1 00:00:02,830 --> 00:01:58,840 [Music] 2 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:03,110 he 3 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:28,750 [Music] 4 00:02:28,760 --> 00:03:06,920 e 5 00:03:06,930 --> 00:07:28,319 [Music] 6 00:07:28,319 --> 00:07:32,970 yeah 7 00:07:32,980 --> 00:08:58,200 [Music] 8 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:00,660 yeah 9 00:09:00,660 --> 00:09:28,120 [Music] 10 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:30,720 yeah 11 00:09:30,720 --> 00:10:23,550 [Music] 12 00:10:23,560 --> 00:10:25,000 before the start of the meeting I'd like 13 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:26,800 to turn the floor over to Mayor McCarthy 14 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:37,030 for a presentation to the Red Cross 15 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:40,120 mayor thank you Madame President i' Des 16 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:44,200 uh Mr Dobson from the Red Cross our golf 17 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:46,839 professional Matt daily and fire chief 18 00:10:46,839 --> 00:10:51,000 Marino to join me inside the rail but uh 19 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:52,600 every year since I've been mayor we've 20 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:55,200 run a little raffle at the golf course 21 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:59,639 as uh it opens up and we have been able 22 00:10:59,639 --> 00:11:01,639 to donate the money to the American Red 23 00:11:01,639 --> 00:11:05,320 Cross to their Disaster Relief Fund and 24 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:07,360 uh it's unfortunate when we have to 25 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:09,320 reach out to you but we are just so 26 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:12,600 fortunate to have you as a fair and 27 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:15,560 consistent partner to step up when uh 28 00:11:15,560 --> 00:11:16,959 unfortunate 29 00:11:16,959 --> 00:11:19,600 circumstances happen to uh individuals 30 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:22,279 and families within skincity and this 31 00:11:22,279 --> 00:11:25,360 year the uh Red Cross has stepped up to 32 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:30,000 assist 36 families so far this year and 33 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:34,320 116 individuals and so I'm uh pleased to 34 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:39,200 be able to present to you uh a check the 35 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:40,920 team at the golf course and with our 36 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:44,720 fire department for uh 37 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:48,240 $1,875 to make a a small donation to the 38 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:50,880 great work that you do and just on 39 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:52,519 behalf of the city I want to extend a 40 00:11:52,519 --> 00:11:55,600 formal thank you and we do appreciate 41 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:57,959 the everything you 42 00:11:57,959 --> 00:12:00,040 do 43 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:02,600 thank you mayor um yeah this is always 44 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:05,160 such a great event every year um it's 45 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:07,240 the start of summer when when the mayor 46 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:08,880 takes his first swing I think you might 47 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:10,600 adopt it this year I'm 48 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:16,320 not but I've seen I've seen some good wax uh in the past um and it's 49 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:18,079 always nice to see the the high school 50 00:12:18,079 --> 00:12:19,959 kids come and and hit a few too that 51 00:12:19,959 --> 00:12:21,920 it's just a great event um sometimes 52 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:24,480 it's cloudy and sometimes it's warm but 53 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:26,079 anyway uh the Red Cross is always 54 00:12:26,079 --> 00:12:28,600 grateful for uh donations like this uh 55 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:29,959 in our work with the with the fire 56 00:12:29,959 --> 00:12:31,320 department the These funds will 57 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:32,639 definitely go towards our Disaster 58 00:12:32,639 --> 00:12:35,880 Relief Fund for conc County residents so 59 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:37,480 thank 60 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:42,079 you and if if anybody wanted to make an 61 00:12:42,079 --> 00:12:45,240 additional donation to the Red Cross the 62 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,480 you can go to redcross.org and when you 63 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:49,680 go there there's a big donate button you 64 00:12:49,680 --> 00:12:51,680 can designate it to disaster relief or 65 00:12:51,680 --> 00:12:54,120 wherever you want is there a tea time 66 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:56,320 available tomorrow there's plenty of tea 67 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:58,600 times yep we appreciate all the players 68 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:01,600 who who uh so generously donated to this 69 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:04,040 great event um and it's definitely our 70 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:05,240 pleasure to be able to present this 71 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:06,839 check every year to them they like the 72 00:13:06,839 --> 00:13:08,920 mayor said they do a tremendous job for 73 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:10,920 the city and uh we're just so happy to 74 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:12,519 be able to contribute something back to 75 00:13:12,519 --> 00:13:14,639 them so thank you very much Derek and to 76 00:13:14,639 --> 00:13:16,720 your organization for everything and to 77 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:18,120 Mayor McCarthy for actually bringing 78 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:20,040 this to our attention he was the one who 79 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:21,360 kind of was The Mastermind behind 80 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:23,440 bringing this every year so we're going 81 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:24,880 to just continue to do this every year 82 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:27,760 and try to raise as much as we 83 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:31,959 can Chief Mar I can't say enough of what 84 00:13:31,959 --> 00:13:35,240 uh the Red Cross does um they're there 85 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:38,199 when people need him the most 2 in the 86 00:13:38,199 --> 00:13:40,680 morning we have a fire we have two 87 00:13:40,680 --> 00:13:42,480 families three families or whatever it 88 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:45,680 is we make a phone call and within a 89 00:13:45,680 --> 00:13:47,279 very short period of time the Red Cross 90 00:13:47,279 --> 00:13:50,560 is there they ask no questions uh other 91 00:13:50,560 --> 00:13:52,600 than where are they and what can we do 92 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:57,000 to help so I have a a a special place in 93 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:00,519 my heart for them and they do great work 94 00:14:00,519 --> 00:14:03,920 but here's a good thing October's fire 95 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:07,399 safety month it's a great time to think 96 00:14:07,399 --> 00:14:09,680 if we have smoke detectors in everyone's 97 00:14:09,680 --> 00:14:12,040 house and we have carbon monoxide 98 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:14,360 detectors in everyone's house maybe we 99 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:16,399 have to call the Red Cross less so 100 00:14:16,399 --> 00:14:18,959 that'd be a great 101 00:14:18,959 --> 00:14:20,880 thing 102 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:27,670 May thank you Madame 103 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:32,389 President 104 00:14:32,399 --> 00:14:33,920 I'd like to call the city Caucus meeting 105 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:37,160 to order for Tuesday October 10th 106 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:39,880 2023 we have 15 items for original 107 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:41,720 consider consideration if the clerk 108 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:43,920 would please read item number 109 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:47,360 one sorry uh public hearing number one 110 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:50,160 the 2024 operating budget and capital 111 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:52,720 budget for the city of SKC thank you 112 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:54,639 public hearing number two public hearing 113 00:14:54,639 --> 00:14:58,399 number two amending 24818 of the city 114 00:14:58,399 --> 00:15:00,800 code to designate J Street from liberary 115 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:03,000 Street to Union Street a two-way street 116 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:04,920 thank you now we have now we have 15 117 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:06,680 items for original consideration if the 118 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:09,480 clerk would please read item number one for original 119 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:11,240 consideration a resolution authorizing 120 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:12,720 the city to enter into an agreement with 121 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:14,199 the New York State Governor's Traffic 122 00:15:14,199 --> 00:15:16,000 Safety Committee Department of Motor 123 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:17,560 Vehicles for funding under the police 124 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:20,120 traffic Services Program campaign 125 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:21,600 discuss the committee without objection 126 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:25,350 on 127 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:27,639 consent item number two for original 128 00:15:27,639 --> 00:15:29,399 consideration a resolution authorizing 129 00:15:29,399 --> 00:15:30,800 the city to enter into an agreement with 130 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:32,800 the New York state division of Homeland 131 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:34,440 Security and emergency services to 132 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:36,800 secure grant funding discussing 133 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:38,600 committee without objection consent item 134 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:40,279 number three item number three for 135 00:15:40,279 --> 00:15:41,959 original consideration a resolution 136 00:15:41,959 --> 00:15:43,680 authorizing the city to enter into a 137 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:45,360 contract with the New York state 138 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:47,240 division of criminal justices to secure 139 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:50,160 law enforcement equipment grant funding 140 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:51,759 discuss the committee with objection on 141 00:15:51,759 --> 00:15:53,639 consent item number four item number 142 00:15:53,639 --> 00:15:55,120 four for original consideration a 143 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:56,880 resolution authorizing the city to enter 144 00:15:56,880 --> 00:15:58,800 into a contract with New York State 145 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:00,399 office of Addiction Services and 146 00:16:00,399 --> 00:16:02,120 supports to receive opioid settlement 147 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:04,160 funds discussed in committee with 148 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:06,000 objection and on consent item number 149 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:07,639 five item number five for original 150 00:16:07,639 --> 00:16:09,399 consideration a resolution authorizing 151 00:16:09,399 --> 00:16:10,920 the city to enter into a contract with 152 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:12,839 New York State Department of Agriculture 153 00:16:12,839 --> 00:16:15,199 and markets for funding for city of 154 00:16:15,199 --> 00:16:17,920 conected animal shelter renovation 155 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:19,480 discuss in committee without objection 156 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:22,079 on consent item number six item number 157 00:16:22,079 --> 00:16:23,560 six for original consideration a 158 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:25,240 resolution authorizing the sale of a 159 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:27,720 vacant lot at 836 Davis Terrace for 160 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:29,399 $2,000 161 00:16:29,399 --> 00:16:31,079 discuss in committee without objection 162 00:16:31,079 --> 00:16:33,480 and on consent item number seven item 163 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:35,240 number seven for original consideration 164 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:37,480 resolution authorizing the sale of 913 165 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:39,600 Francis Avenue for 166 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:41,800 $50,000 discussed in committee with 167 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:43,600 objection and on consent item number 168 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:45,319 eight item number eight for original 169 00:16:45,319 --> 00:16:46,959 consideration a resolution authorizing 170 00:16:46,959 --> 00:16:49,800 the sale of 921 Congress Street for 171 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:52,040 $5,000 discussed in committee without 172 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:53,800 objection and on consent item number 173 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:55,720 nine item number nine for original 174 00:16:55,720 --> 00:16:57,519 consideration resolution authoring 175 00:16:57,519 --> 00:17:00,319 authorizing the sale of 3323 McDonald 176 00:17:00,319 --> 00:17:01,279 Avenue for 177 00:17:01,279 --> 00:17:03,440 $40,000 discussed in committee with 178 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:07,000 objection and on consent item number 10 for original 179 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:08,760 consideration a resolution authorizing 180 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:10,760 settlement of a lawsuit captioned 181 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:15,039 Michelle Sanchez at alv city of SKC at 182 00:17:15,039 --> 00:17:17,600 Al discussed in committee with objection 183 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:20,240 on consent item number 11 item number 11 184 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:22,079 for aigital consideration a resolution 185 00:17:22,079 --> 00:17:24,400 recognizing October as domestic violence 186 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:26,319 awareness month this item will be taken 187 00:17:26,319 --> 00:17:27,799 out of order and presented by council 188 00:17:27,799 --> 00:17:29,160 member Patrick 189 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:31,720 item number 12 item number 12 for 190 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:33,400 original consideration a resolution 191 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,840 recognizing rabina budoo as misconnected 192 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:38,760 in Miss USA New York Pageant this item 193 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:40,640 also will be taken out of um out of 194 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:42,280 order and presented by council member 195 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:45,480 Williams item number 13 item number 13 196 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:47,400 for original consideration a resolution 197 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:49,400 recognizing connec hardware and electric 198 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:52,160 on their 100th anniversary this item 199 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:53,400 would be presented at a later date 200 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:54,840 discussed in committee without objection 201 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:57,039 and on consent item number 14 item 202 00:17:57,039 --> 00:17:58,360 number 14 for original cons 203 00:17:58,360 --> 00:17:59,960 consideration a resolution recognizing 204 00:17:59,960 --> 00:18:02,440 Hearts Family Cleaners this item will be 205 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:04,159 presented at a later date discussed in 206 00:18:04,159 --> 00:18:06,159 committee without objection on consent 207 00:18:06,159 --> 00:18:08,559 item number 15 item number 15 for 208 00:18:08,559 --> 00:18:10,240 original consideration a resolution 209 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:12,120 recognizing Italian American heritage 210 00:18:12,120 --> 00:18:14,200 month this item will be presented at a 211 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:16,320 later date discussed in committee 212 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:20,350 without objection and on 213 00:18:20,360 --> 00:18:23,320 consent I have no uh further um excuse 214 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:24,520 me nothing more to come before the city 215 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:27,520 council cus motion to adjourn move by Mr 216 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:30,280 M and second Miss Patrick all in favor 217 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:35,590 we're adjourned we have two out of order 218 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:38,640 resolutions resolution excuse me agenda 219 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:41,549 item number 220 00:18:41,559 --> 00:18:44,799 11 a resolution 221 00:18:44,799 --> 00:18:47,520 recognizing of the YWCA during domestic 222 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:49,640 violence month Miss Patrick yes may I 223 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:53,270 have the floor please 224 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:57,310 Madam I'm 225 00:18:57,320 --> 00:19:00,720 sorry oh recognizing October is yes a 226 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:02,360 domestic violence 227 00:19:02,360 --> 00:19:05,520 month oh I'm sorry yes we have no one 228 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:07,240 here and I forgot so there's no one here 229 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:10,880 to do our um invocation so we will just 230 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:27,230 all stand for a moment of 231 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:31,029 silence 232 00:19:31,039 --> 00:19:32,640 thank you at this time I ask Miss Carla 233 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:42,510 pagee to lead in The Pledge of 234 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:45,600 Allegiance I pledge allegiance to the 235 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:49,720 flag of the United States of America and 236 00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:53,600 to the Republic for which it stands one 237 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:57,840 nation under God indivisible with 238 00:19:57,840 --> 00:19:58,919 liberty 239 00:19:58,919 --> 00:20:01,520 and justice for 240 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:04,360 all thank 241 00:20:04,360 --> 00:20:06,440 you that's what happens in my life when 242 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:07,919 I don't pray 243 00:20:07,919 --> 00:20:10,000 first I'd like to ask the clerk to 244 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:11,440 please complete the roll 245 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:13,480 call Mr 246 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:20,720 M Mr Toro here Mr Farley is absent Mr 247 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:24,799 Williams Miss patri here Mr palamini M 248 00:20:24,799 --> 00:20:28,200 pfield present okay at this time we have 249 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:29,760 resolution recognizing October's 250 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:31,640 domestic violent violence month and I'd 251 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:33,000 like to call on council member Patrick 252 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:35,320 to please present this 253 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:37,159 resolution thank you may I have the 254 00:20:37,159 --> 00:20:38,600 floor please Madam president you have 255 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:41,559 the floor thank you and may I ask Kim 256 00:20:41,559 --> 00:20:44,039 ceciliano from the executive director of 257 00:20:44,039 --> 00:20:46,559 the YWCA of Northeastern New York to 258 00:20:46,559 --> 00:20:54,909 come and join 259 00:20:54,919 --> 00:20:57,559 me before I read this I just want to you 260 00:20:57,559 --> 00:21:00,240 know compliment the YW on the amazing 261 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:02,320 work that you do uh for so many people 262 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:05,559 in our in our community um and 263 00:21:05,559 --> 00:21:07,799 especially you know October is domestic 264 00:21:07,799 --> 00:21:10,880 violence Awareness Month um whereas when 265 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:13,159 a family member is abused it can have 266 00:21:13,159 --> 00:21:15,840 long-term damaging effects on the victim 267 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:18,440 that may also leave a mark on family 268 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:21,200 friends and the community and whereas 269 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:23,679 domestic violence is recognized as a 270 00:21:23,679 --> 00:21:25,679 pattern of coercive tactics which can 271 00:21:25,679 --> 00:21:28,799 include physical psychological sexual 272 00:21:28,799 --> 00:21:31,640 economic digital and emotional abuse 273 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:34,039 perpetrated by one person against an 274 00:21:34,039 --> 00:21:36,559 adult intimate partner with the goal of 275 00:21:36,559 --> 00:21:38,799 establishing and maintaining power and 276 00:21:38,799 --> 00:21:41,080 control over the 277 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:43,320 victim and whereas the problem of 278 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:45,679 domestic violence is not confined to any 279 00:21:45,679 --> 00:21:48,000 group or groups of people but crosses 280 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:51,279 all economic racial gender educational 281 00:21:51,279 --> 00:21:53,760 religious and societal barriers and is 282 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:55,840 sustained by societal 283 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:58,240 indifference and whereas victims should 284 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:00,039 have helped to find the compassion 285 00:22:00,039 --> 00:22:02,039 comfort and healing they need and 286 00:22:02,039 --> 00:22:03,880 domestic abusers should be punished to 287 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:06,679 the full extent of the law and whereas 288 00:22:06,679 --> 00:22:08,520 the city encourages domestic violence 289 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:10,039 victims and their families to seek 290 00:22:10,039 --> 00:22:11,840 assistance from appropriate victim 291 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:14,360 Services organizations and the New York 292 00:22:14,360 --> 00:22:17,679 State domestic violence hotline 1-800 293 00:22:17,679 --> 00:22:21,190 942 294 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:24,880 6906 1 800 942 295 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:27,520 6906 and whereas the city is committed 296 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:29,200 to increas inreasing public awareness of 297 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:31,159 domestic violence and its prevalence and 298 00:22:31,159 --> 00:22:33,320 to eliminating it through prevention and 299 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:35,600 education all things that you do so well 300 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:39,559 at the YWCA now therefore be it resolved 301 00:22:39,559 --> 00:22:41,640 that the Mayor Gary R McCarthy and the 302 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:43,720 city council do hereby pause in their 303 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:46,320 deliberations to call on all Americans 304 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:48,279 to recognize October as domestic 305 00:22:48,279 --> 00:22:51,000 violence Awareness Month in the city of 306 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:54,360 skinc may I may I um get a motion for 307 00:22:54,360 --> 00:22:56,440 this I need a second 308 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:59,400 please second by Mr Williams all those 309 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:02,279 in favor I I okay thank you the motion's 310 00:23:02,279 --> 00:23:04,480 passed congratulations can I speak yes I 311 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:05,320 want 312 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:09,789 you thank 313 00:23:09,799 --> 00:23:11,440 you 314 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:13,480 appreciate well since you've given me 315 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:14,600 the 316 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:17,880 floor I will certainly take a moment to 317 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:20,440 um give you some information and maybe 318 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:24,080 some stats and to thank all of you so 319 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:26,520 ycca nor Eastern New York is grateful 320 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:29,880 for the support of our local government Mayor Gary McCarthy Madame 321 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:31,520 President Porterfield and city council 322 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:33,760 member Carmel Patrick along with the 323 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:35,360 rest of the city council members and 324 00:23:35,360 --> 00:23:37,919 recognizing October as National Domestic 325 00:23:37,919 --> 00:23:40,320 Violence awareness month as well as for 326 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:43,080 your support of survivors and the yws 327 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:45,480 comprehensive domestic violence services 328 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:47,159 with this recognition of the important 329 00:23:47,159 --> 00:23:49,240 work done by so many resilient and 330 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:51,640 incredible survivors the amazing people 331 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:53,520 who work with them giving of their 332 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:55,200 passion and purpose to strengthen those 333 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:56,520 who have gone through this and the 334 00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:58,200 domestic violence program such such as 335 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:00,840 the yws empowerment healing and Wellness 336 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:03,360 Center I urge all citizens in this great 337 00:24:03,360 --> 00:24:05,400 City and Beyond to actively participate 338 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:08,080 in the scheduled upcoming activities and 339 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:10,760 programs sponsored by the YW and other 340 00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:12,600 community organizations to work toward 341 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:14,760 the elimination of intimate partner 342 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:17,200 violence please see our Facebook page 343 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:19,799 and website for more info the YW has 344 00:24:19,799 --> 00:24:23,440 been in this connec community for 135 345 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:28,120 Years starting today 2023 in 1976 though 346 00:24:28,120 --> 00:24:30,240 a Grassroots movement began at the YW 347 00:24:30,240 --> 00:24:32,360 and the connec Human Services planning 348 00:24:32,360 --> 00:24:34,880 Council formed a community task force to 349 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:36,960 talk about the needs of battered women 350 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:39,559 as they were referred to back then in 351 00:24:39,559 --> 00:24:42,520 February of 1979 the Mary Hill shelter 352 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:44,200 was opened the first of its kind in 353 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:46,000 Upstate New York after only a year it 354 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:48,320 almost closed due to lack of funding but 355 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:51,279 we persevered and in 1985 we expanded 356 00:24:51,279 --> 00:24:54,320 serving 14 survivors to 20 survivors and 357 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:57,200 in 1989 again a fire thought to be 358 00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:59,000 started by a perpetrator destroyed the 359 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:01,200 Mary Hill House Shelter we then moved to 360 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:04,440 mlen Street in 1992 a DV task force 361 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:07,360 Coalition is formed with the YW as lead 362 00:25:07,360 --> 00:25:11,200 and week without violent and take back the night begins we move our 363 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:13,159 shelter one more time before purchasing 364 00:25:13,159 --> 00:25:15,200 our current shelter location called the 365 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:17,480 empowerment healing and Wellness Center 366 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:19,440 our services include advocacy in the 367 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:21,760 courts Partnerships with many area 368 00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:24,480 agencies to support survivors all over 369 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:26,919 the city and Beyond economic empowerment 370 00:25:26,919 --> 00:25:29,159 programming Drive employment training 371 00:25:29,159 --> 00:25:31,520 clinical Counseling Services Patty's 372 00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:33,919 place which is located at syum a program 373 00:25:33,919 --> 00:25:35,720 for sex workers that provides daily 374 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:38,399 basic needs and a $1 million rapid 375 00:25:38,399 --> 00:25:40,320 rehousing program that helps survivors 376 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:42,880 get safe affordable housing addition in 377 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:44,600 addition to advocacy at the local and 378 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:46,480 state levels to support funding domestic 379 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:48,559 violence programming efforts we also 380 00:25:48,559 --> 00:25:50,720 work CL closely with youth supporting 381 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:52,840 teen Dating Violence programming having 382 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:55,240 recently received a $500,000 grant that 383 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:58,159 will start in January 2024 to to date we 384 00:25:58,159 --> 00:26:01,279 have assisted over 50,000 individuals 385 00:26:01,279 --> 00:26:05,720 and so until Justice Just is the YWCA 386 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:07,279 will continue its work here in this 387 00:26:07,279 --> 00:26:09,640 community to support every victim in 388 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:11,960 becoming and feeling that they are now a 389 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:20,830 survivor thank you 390 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:25,470 again thank you thank 391 00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:27,960 you our next out of order res resolution 392 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:29,679 is the resolution recognizing Rubina 393 00:26:29,679 --> 00:26:32,399 bedu as misconnected in the missusa New 394 00:26:32,399 --> 00:26:34,200 York pageant and I call on council 395 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:36,039 member Williams to present this 396 00:26:36,039 --> 00:26:38,240 resolution may I have the floor you have 397 00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:39,960 the floor I'd like to invite rabina and 398 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:41,520 her family if they' wish to come on this 399 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:50,470 side of the 400 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:56,590 aisle hope you can come right over 401 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:59,000 here so before I begin I would like to 402 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:01,440 just say it's always a pleasure uh to uh 403 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:02,960 appreciate the accomplishments of one of 404 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:05,200 sk's own uh so without further Ado this 405 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:08,120 is a resolution recognizing Rubina Badu 406 00:27:08,120 --> 00:27:10,520 as misconnect in the Miss United States 407 00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:13,200 of America New York pageant whereas Rina 408 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:15,360 Badu participated in one of the largest 409 00:27:15,360 --> 00:27:16,919 pageants in the world in the most 410 00:27:16,919 --> 00:27:19,640 competitive State Miss New York uh USA 411 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:21,080 which took place August 4th through 412 00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:24,200 August 6 2023 and whereas the Miss New 413 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:26,559 York USA pageant seeks young women from 414 00:27:26,559 --> 00:27:28,080 diverse backgrounds 415 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:30,000 who not only are who are not only 416 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:31,960 beautiful uh but intelligent and willing 417 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:33,720 to share their hearts and Minds as being 418 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:36,000 ambassadors to our state and nation and 419 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:37,840 whereas the globally recognized pageant 420 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:39,960 platform celebrates the unique beauty of 421 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:42,279 women across cultures intelligence 422 00:27:42,279 --> 00:27:44,360 empowerment to help them raise their 423 00:27:44,360 --> 00:27:46,200 voice and speak their minds it is a 424 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:47,559 platform with new challenges and 425 00:27:47,559 --> 00:27:49,679 opportunities for an outcome that can go 426 00:27:49,679 --> 00:27:52,240 beyond the wildest dreams and whereas 427 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:54,360 rabina was scouted in a Dress Shop Right 428 00:27:54,360 --> 00:27:56,919 In skty by a beauty pageant coach and 429 00:27:56,919 --> 00:27:59,320 judge she entered the pageant went on 430 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:01,279 through interviews and was selected to 431 00:28:01,279 --> 00:28:03,679 take part in the missusa New York 432 00:28:03,679 --> 00:28:06,519 competition representing SKC and whereas 433 00:28:06,519 --> 00:28:08,240 rabina has a master's in Business 434 00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:10,480 Administration she is also incredibly 435 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:12,600 artistic having done ballet and 436 00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:14,840 Bollywood dancing acting modeling 437 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:18,480 singing and playing the harmonia ruina 438 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:20,159 also gives many hours of community 439 00:28:20,159 --> 00:28:22,039 service she loves to volunteer to give 440 00:28:22,039 --> 00:28:24,320 back to her community her motto is To 441 00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:26,600 always improve and keep moving forward 442 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:28,679 and whereas says that being in the 443 00:28:28,679 --> 00:28:30,679 pageant was an extremely exciting and 444 00:28:30,679 --> 00:28:32,360 beautiful experience that made her 445 00:28:32,360 --> 00:28:36,240 realize that she needs to do uh excuse 446 00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:39,399 me that her realized what she needs to 447 00:28:39,399 --> 00:28:41,480 do to be the the absolute best version 448 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:43,679 of herself now therefore be it resolved 449 00:28:43,679 --> 00:28:45,360 that the connected city council and 450 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:47,360 Mayor Gary R McCarthy do hereby pause in 451 00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:49,440 their deliberations to recognize and 452 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:52,279 congratulate rabina as Miss concy and 453 00:28:52,279 --> 00:28:54,279 thank her for representing our city in 454 00:28:54,279 --> 00:28:56,720 the missusa pageant and wish her much 455 00:28:56,720 --> 00:28:58,919 success and her future endeavors I'd 456 00:28:58,919 --> 00:29:00,519 like to move the resolution I need a 457 00:29:00,519 --> 00:29:02,519 second second by Mr muant all those in 458 00:29:02,519 --> 00:29:05,680 favor I motion passes 459 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:18,750 [Applause] 460 00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:21,240 congratulations good evening everyone I 461 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:23,399 am very proud to represent my City's 462 00:29:23,399 --> 00:29:26,000 connectivty in the missusa New York 463 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:27,919 Pageant this pageant has has helped me 464 00:29:27,919 --> 00:29:30,720 to re to really think about the deeper 465 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:33,320 meanings of life and it has helped to 466 00:29:33,320 --> 00:29:36,600 improve myself and become a better 467 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:40,960 person I I call the city of skty my home 468 00:29:40,960 --> 00:29:43,120 and this will always be my home I would 469 00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:45,640 like to thank the mayor of skty Gary 470 00:29:45,640 --> 00:29:50,000 McCarthy and also Junior hitla John moan 471 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:53,120 and Maran Porterfield and also everyone 472 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:56,000 else that was involved thank you so much 473 00:29:56,000 --> 00:30:02,110 for this resolution welcome thank 474 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:04,200 you 475 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:07,320 junior junior move them that way in over 476 00:30:07,320 --> 00:30:09,000 that area if you want to take a group 477 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:10,480 picture you can move them in that 478 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:26,230 area yeah that way you can get 479 00:30:26,240 --> 00:30:53,990 it 480 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:56,240 thank you again 481 00:30:56,240 --> 00:31:05,629 congratulations 482 00:31:05,639 --> 00:31:10,350 oh I want you 483 00:31:10,360 --> 00:31:26,149 that 484 00:31:26,159 --> 00:31:56,149 oh 485 00:31:56,159 --> 00:32:26,070 sure 486 00:32:26,080 --> 00:32:56,029 minut 487 00:32:56,039 --> 00:32:58,440 there 488 00:32:58,440 --> 00:32:59,639 and thank you audience for your 489 00:32:59,639 --> 00:33:01,600 Indulgence it's not every day that we 490 00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:03,039 have or even every year that we have 491 00:33:03,039 --> 00:33:05,360 someone represent us in the Miss USA 492 00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:07,039 pageant so thank you for your for 493 00:33:07,039 --> 00:33:08,240 indulging 494 00:33:08,240 --> 00:33:11,279 that we have two public hearings this 495 00:33:11,279 --> 00:33:13,639 evening and a reminder we've extended 496 00:33:13,639 --> 00:33:15,039 the public hearing comment for the 497 00:33:15,039 --> 00:33:17,480 public hearing portion to four minutes I 498 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:20,320 also ask that each person respectively 499 00:33:20,320 --> 00:33:25,470 um comment only on the public hearing 500 00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:27,720 subject public hearing number one is 501 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:30,440 regarding the 2024 operating budget and 502 00:33:30,440 --> 00:33:32,120 capital and operating budget and capital 503 00:33:32,120 --> 00:33:34,159 budget for the city of 504 00:33:34,159 --> 00:33:37,320 skincity and I have seven people signed 505 00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:39,639 up to speak a reminder this public 506 00:33:39,639 --> 00:33:42,240 hearing is only on the proposed budget 507 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:44,480 and no underfunding sources just what's 508 00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:47,000 in the proposed 509 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:49,440 budget the first person I have to sign 510 00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:55,950 up to speak is Karen M 511 00:33:55,960 --> 00:33:59,549 Ambrose 512 00:33:59,559 --> 00:34:03,159 thank you um I'm Karen Ambrose I'm here 513 00:34:03,159 --> 00:34:05,320 to express support for the Central Park 514 00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:08,079 casino building restoration in the city 515 00:34:08,079 --> 00:34:10,399 budget the building has been vacant and 516 00:34:10,399 --> 00:34:12,520 boarded up for a number of years there's 517 00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:14,760 a proposal on the table to renovate it 518 00:34:14,760 --> 00:34:17,399 primarily for use as an Environmental 519 00:34:17,399 --> 00:34:19,399 Education Center for youths and 520 00:34:19,399 --> 00:34:21,720 secondarily as a resource to support the 521 00:34:21,720 --> 00:34:24,720 commu the park community in general I 522 00:34:24,720 --> 00:34:26,480 think this is a great idea and would 523 00:34:26,480 --> 00:34:29,320 like to C funds allocated in the city 524 00:34:29,320 --> 00:34:34,109 budget for this purpose thank you thank 525 00:34:34,119 --> 00:34:43,510 you next person to speak is Thomas 526 00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:46,119 Ambrose yes I'm Thomas Ambrose I live on 527 00:34:46,119 --> 00:34:49,040 Central Parkway in SKC um I really thank 528 00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:51,320 you for this opportunity to speak in 529 00:34:51,320 --> 00:34:53,440 support of the budget item for the uh 530 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:56,560 Central Park Environmental Center um I 531 00:34:56,560 --> 00:34:58,800 think it's a really important project um 532 00:34:58,800 --> 00:35:00,760 for a lot of reasons that I won't 533 00:35:00,760 --> 00:35:02,160 reiterate because I think other people 534 00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:05,000 will do a much better job but with the 535 00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:08,400 state having provided funding um I think 536 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:11,200 it's really appropriate for the city to 537 00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:14,160 appropriate funds to see this project to 538 00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:17,280 completion um and as a city resident I 539 00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:20,119 wholeheartedly support that allocation 540 00:35:20,119 --> 00:35:21,800 and thank you for its 541 00:35:21,800 --> 00:35:24,720 consideration thank 542 00:35:24,720 --> 00:35:39,550 you Miss Carla page 543 00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:40,880 good evening 544 00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:44,359 mayor city council president and City 545 00:35:44,359 --> 00:35:47,119 Council Members my name is Carla page 546 00:35:47,119 --> 00:35:50,839 and I'm here to uh give you some 547 00:35:50,839 --> 00:35:52,280 feelings about some things that are 548 00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:55,599 going on in this area that um I'm 549 00:35:55,599 --> 00:35:58,640 just I I just want to just put it out 550 00:35:58,640 --> 00:36:01,720 here to the council Excuse Me Miss Paige 551 00:36:01,720 --> 00:36:03,760 I have to just clarify this is only 552 00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:06,200 about the budget okay so I guess I won't 553 00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:08,000 be speaking tonight well no we can put 554 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:10,280 you on for uh City business which is uh 555 00:36:10,280 --> 00:36:12,160 later in the meeting all right well then 556 00:36:12,160 --> 00:36:14,560 do that call me back absolutely will 557 00:36:14,560 --> 00:36:17,230 thank 558 00:36:17,240 --> 00:36:25,710 you thank you you're quite welcome art 559 00:36:25,720 --> 00:36:33,589 Clayman 560 00:36:33,599 --> 00:36:36,560 uh hi everyone uh I'm art 561 00:36:36,560 --> 00:36:40,800 Clayman uh until recently I spent five 562 00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:43,880 uh years as a board member and program 563 00:36:43,880 --> 00:36:46,480 director for Eos the environmental 564 00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:48,079 Clearing House of 565 00:36:48,079 --> 00:36:51,440 skty um and for much of that time I 566 00:36:51,440 --> 00:36:53,359 tried to get the organization which is 567 00:36:53,359 --> 00:36:57,040 located out in Nuna and is to be h is 568 00:36:57,040 --> 00:37:00,200 kind of old and kind of white uh to do 569 00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:02,800 more with the city and involve itself 570 00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:07,280 more in the city and uh to that end uh I 571 00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:10,200 developed a program uh along with the 572 00:37:10,200 --> 00:37:12,680 County Youth Bureau one year and the 573 00:37:12,680 --> 00:37:16,160 city school district for two years uh to 574 00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:18,400 do summer enrichment programs in Central 575 00:37:18,400 --> 00:37:21,240 Park so we had kids taking water samples 576 00:37:21,240 --> 00:37:25,200 from iroy Lake and looking uh at uh 577 00:37:25,200 --> 00:37:27,200 those samples under a micros scope in 578 00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:30,920 the Pavilion which we use as a base uh 579 00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:33,680 running around doing leaf identification 580 00:37:33,680 --> 00:37:36,680 learning how to use a compass uh fishing 581 00:37:36,680 --> 00:37:39,520 and learning about uh composting and 582 00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:42,760 recycling with the good people at the 583 00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:47,200 greenhouse uh so anyway one day nearly 584 00:37:47,200 --> 00:37:50,040 two years ago I was walking in the park 585 00:37:50,040 --> 00:37:52,200 and ran into my friend Tom carry and we 586 00:37:52,200 --> 00:37:55,119 were looking at that building the vacant 587 00:37:55,119 --> 00:37:57,240 casino building and say what the hell 588 00:37:57,240 --> 00:38:00,160 can we do with that building and I said 589 00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:03,560 let's move uh eos's headquarters over 590 00:38:03,560 --> 00:38:06,280 there and turn it into an environmental 591 00:38:06,280 --> 00:38:10,359 center uh so uh that was the The Genesis 592 00:38:10,359 --> 00:38:13,839 of this whole idea and along the way we 593 00:38:13,839 --> 00:38:16,000 picked up some wonderful Partners in the 594 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:18,119 scari River Center which is doing a lot 595 00:38:18,119 --> 00:38:21,520 of things uh that EOS uh that I dreamed 596 00:38:21,520 --> 00:38:23,960 about EOS doing and they're doing 597 00:38:23,960 --> 00:38:26,599 already uh and Community fathers and 598 00:38:26,599 --> 00:38:28,119 another worthy 599 00:38:28,119 --> 00:38:31,040 organization um and uh so it developed 600 00:38:31,040 --> 00:38:34,040 into something much more and uh I'm also 601 00:38:34,040 --> 00:38:36,839 currently the president of a bike 602 00:38:36,839 --> 00:38:39,920 advocacy group called cycles connty and 603 00:38:39,920 --> 00:38:42,560 vice president of the bike rescue which 604 00:38:42,560 --> 00:38:45,040 uh fixes bikes for the community to keep 605 00:38:45,040 --> 00:38:47,760 them out of landfills and primarily our 606 00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:50,240 real goal is to teach kids how to fix 607 00:38:50,240 --> 00:38:53,720 their own bikes so um the very 608 00:38:53,720 --> 00:38:56,720 generously sized basement of the uh 609 00:38:56,720 --> 00:38:59,079 casino building would fit with our 610 00:38:59,079 --> 00:39:01,880 mission there and allow us to relocate 611 00:39:01,880 --> 00:39:04,119 from where we are now kind of out of the 612 00:39:04,119 --> 00:39:07,400 way on Watt Street and uh in the megaan 613 00:39:07,400 --> 00:39:10,319 tow houses to a more central location in 614 00:39:10,319 --> 00:39:12,599 Central Park where it could be a hub for 615 00:39:12,599 --> 00:39:15,440 bicycling and bike activities along with 616 00:39:15,440 --> 00:39:18,520 our environmental Mission uh so I think 617 00:39:18,520 --> 00:39:21,160 it would be really great if the uh if 618 00:39:21,160 --> 00:39:24,119 the council could uh provide the 619 00:39:24,119 --> 00:39:27,599 additional third uh that's needed after 620 00:39:27,599 --> 00:39:30,920 assemblyman Santa Barbara came up with 621 00:39:30,920 --> 00:39:33,079 nearly two-thirds of the money that's 622 00:39:33,079 --> 00:39:36,200 needed and uh I urge you to do that 623 00:39:36,200 --> 00:39:39,640 thank you very much thank 624 00:39:39,640 --> 00:39:48,309 you Tom 625 00:39:48,319 --> 00:39:51,119 Cary hi good evening Council uh 626 00:39:51,119 --> 00:39:52,880 president Porterfield mayor McCarthy 627 00:39:52,880 --> 00:39:55,640 council members I'm Tom carry uh with 628 00:39:55,640 --> 00:39:57,720 the Upper Union neighborhood association 629 00:39:57,720 --> 00:39:59,800 I want to first thank mayor McCarthy for 630 00:39:59,800 --> 00:40:01,880 including funding uh for the rehab of 631 00:40:01,880 --> 00:40:04,480 the casino building in the budget and 632 00:40:04,480 --> 00:40:06,839 I'm here tonight to ask the council to 633 00:40:06,839 --> 00:40:10,280 support that item in the budget um and I 634 00:40:10,280 --> 00:40:12,040 know many of you have already supported 635 00:40:12,040 --> 00:40:20,270 it um I have a little information 636 00:40:20,280 --> 00:40:23,040 brochure um uh as you know the 637 00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:25,520 building's been vacant for many years uh 638 00:40:25,520 --> 00:40:30,720 and it's not only and eyesore but it's actually become a danger um last 639 00:40:30,720 --> 00:40:32,640 December several of us spoke before the 640 00:40:32,640 --> 00:40:34,480 council to ask you to do something about 641 00:40:34,480 --> 00:40:36,520 the building I'm glad to see that that's 642 00:40:36,520 --> 00:40:38,520 led to this uh but since then 643 00:40:38,520 --> 00:40:40,240 unfortunately it's been broken into at 644 00:40:40,240 --> 00:40:42,880 least seven times where we've had to 645 00:40:42,880 --> 00:40:44,880 call the police and have the parks uh 646 00:40:44,880 --> 00:40:48,160 Department um you know pick repair it 647 00:40:48,160 --> 00:40:50,040 and and seal it back up and I want to 648 00:40:50,040 --> 00:40:52,599 thank the police for responding quickly 649 00:40:52,599 --> 00:40:54,440 each time and the park staff for their 650 00:40:54,440 --> 00:40:57,720 work to uh been very diligent it uh I 651 00:40:57,720 --> 00:40:59,040 think they finally got it to the point 652 00:40:59,040 --> 00:41:00,359 where it's going to be very difficult 653 00:41:00,359 --> 00:41:02,280 for anybody else to break in but that 654 00:41:02,280 --> 00:41:04,839 just shows that it's a it's an ongoing 655 00:41:04,839 --> 00:41:08,599 problem uh as um uh some of the previous 656 00:41:08,599 --> 00:41:11,000 speakers said we've formed a partnership 657 00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:13,040 with uh um Community fathers 658 00:41:13,040 --> 00:41:14,800 Incorporated the environmental Clearing 659 00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:17,599 Houses concy and scoary River Center and 660 00:41:17,599 --> 00:41:20,079 developed a plan to uh for the ReUse of 661 00:41:20,079 --> 00:41:22,640 the building that that that brochure um 662 00:41:22,640 --> 00:41:26,720 that I just handed out uh uh summarized 663 00:41:26,720 --> 00:41:28,720 we're ready to help with fundraising and 664 00:41:28,720 --> 00:41:30,560 volunteer work to see this project 665 00:41:30,560 --> 00:41:33,160 through to the uh to completion um it 666 00:41:33,160 --> 00:41:35,920 will be a net zero facility dedicated to 667 00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:37,640 teaching local youth in our community 668 00:41:37,640 --> 00:41:40,079 about environmental issues affecting the 669 00:41:40,079 --> 00:41:42,640 community and we'll do this from an 670 00:41:42,640 --> 00:41:45,079 environmental justice perspective the 671 00:41:45,079 --> 00:41:47,280 center will be available yearround open 672 00:41:47,280 --> 00:41:49,319 most days of the year it'll be a hub for 673 00:41:49,319 --> 00:41:51,640 fieldwork in the park and Beyond it will 674 00:41:51,640 --> 00:41:54,440 be most importantly to me it will be a 675 00:41:54,440 --> 00:41:57,599 carbon neutral um building with onsite 676 00:41:57,599 --> 00:41:59,480 generation of all the energy needed to 677 00:41:59,480 --> 00:42:01,839 heat and power the building this means 678 00:42:01,839 --> 00:42:04,560 there'll be no cost to the city for um 679 00:42:04,560 --> 00:42:07,960 no utility costs um I hope the project 680 00:42:07,960 --> 00:42:10,400 will serve as a model uh for for other 681 00:42:10,400 --> 00:42:12,680 City operations every city facility 682 00:42:12,680 --> 00:42:14,560 should be Net Zero 683 00:42:14,560 --> 00:42:17,040 we the world just experienced the 684 00:42:17,040 --> 00:42:19,119 hottest summer on record with floods all 685 00:42:19,119 --> 00:42:22,480 around us and the wildfires from Canada 686 00:42:22,480 --> 00:42:25,520 and I encourage you all as you review 687 00:42:25,520 --> 00:42:27,880 the budget and can make difficult 688 00:42:27,880 --> 00:42:29,760 funding decisions to keep the global 689 00:42:29,760 --> 00:42:35,119 climate emergency uh in your minds and how that affects us here in connecti 690 00:42:35,119 --> 00:42:38,119 and thank you all again thank 691 00:42:38,119 --> 00:42:43,910 you Kenneth 692 00:42:43,920 --> 00:42:46,839 Brooks uh good evening mayor council 693 00:42:46,839 --> 00:42:48,520 members 694 00:42:48,520 --> 00:42:50,640 president uh I just want to start off by 695 00:42:50,640 --> 00:42:52,040 saying thank you for giving me some time 696 00:42:52,040 --> 00:42:56,400 to speak uh ironically the last event 697 00:42:56,400 --> 00:43:00,359 that was or one of the last events that was held in that casino building 698 00:43:00,359 --> 00:43:03,040 happened to be my uh daughter's baby 699 00:43:03,040 --> 00:43:04,119 shower in 700 00:43:04,119 --> 00:43:08,119 2012 so it was wonderful to to at the 701 00:43:08,119 --> 00:43:10,000 time it was just a blight building and 702 00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:12,520 it was you know going downhill and you 703 00:43:12,520 --> 00:43:15,160 know through some love and family we got 704 00:43:15,160 --> 00:43:16,800 in the building and we we had my 705 00:43:16,800 --> 00:43:21,400 daughter's baby shower um after that I 706 00:43:21,400 --> 00:43:23,280 don't really know too much or remember 707 00:43:23,280 --> 00:43:24,720 too much up the building besides you 708 00:43:24,720 --> 00:43:26,160 know going through Central Park and see 709 00:43:26,160 --> 00:43:29,720 seeing it being not utilized so uh 710 00:43:29,720 --> 00:43:32,200 through a partnership with EOS uh up 711 00:43:32,200 --> 00:43:33,160 Union 712 00:43:33,160 --> 00:43:35,640 Association uh scary River Center 713 00:43:35,640 --> 00:43:36,960 Community fathers and the City of 714 00:43:36,960 --> 00:43:40,200 skincity we plan on you know putting 715 00:43:40,200 --> 00:43:42,040 some use to that building making it uh 716 00:43:42,040 --> 00:43:44,400 environmental Educational Center so 717 00:43:44,400 --> 00:43:46,640 through Community fathers we we're we're 718 00:43:46,640 --> 00:43:48,599 doing a lot of different programs and 719 00:43:48,599 --> 00:43:50,200 one of our programs we partnered with 720 00:43:50,200 --> 00:43:52,040 the scary River Center we have our Urban 721 00:43:52,040 --> 00:43:55,880 environmental study team so uh in in the 722 00:43:55,880 --> 00:43:57,839 past last couple years we have been 723 00:43:57,839 --> 00:43:58,960 things have been moving a little bit 724 00:43:58,960 --> 00:44:01,839 slow lately because just me personally 725 00:44:01,839 --> 00:44:03,319 being so busy and you know just trying 726 00:44:03,319 --> 00:44:04,960 to put together what's needed to get the 727 00:44:04,960 --> 00:44:07,200 programs running but we've taken kids 728 00:44:07,200 --> 00:44:08,760 out to scare and we've taught them how 729 00:44:08,760 --> 00:44:10,520 to make maple syrup we taught them how 730 00:44:10,520 --> 00:44:14,400 to uh hike bike kayak water quality test 731 00:44:14,400 --> 00:44:16,280 and that site in Central Park will be a 732 00:44:16,280 --> 00:44:18,280 great place to do that that's in our own 733 00:44:18,280 --> 00:44:19,839 backyard so we don't have to travel to 734 00:44:19,839 --> 00:44:22,119 skary we're also down at the farmers 735 00:44:22,119 --> 00:44:24,440 market every Sunday with our uh 736 00:44:24,440 --> 00:44:26,640 Cornerstone Bakery project 737 00:44:26,640 --> 00:44:29,040 so uh oii which stands for occupation 738 00:44:29,040 --> 00:44:30,720 instead of incarceration we teach the 739 00:44:30,720 --> 00:44:32,559 youth how to make baked goods how to 740 00:44:32,559 --> 00:44:33,839 package them and then we take them to 741 00:44:33,839 --> 00:44:35,359 the farmers market and we sell them on 742 00:44:35,359 --> 00:44:39,079 Sundays so with that casino building uh 743 00:44:39,079 --> 00:44:41,440 my my fiance Tanica Smith she has a 744 00:44:41,440 --> 00:44:42,920 catering business called kitchen love 745 00:44:42,920 --> 00:44:44,359 we've done a lot of different community 746 00:44:44,359 --> 00:44:48,000 events in the Parks so uh utilizing her 747 00:44:48,000 --> 00:44:50,440 knowledge for you know remodeling the 748 00:44:50,440 --> 00:44:53,319 kitchen and making it you a us a a 749 00:44:53,319 --> 00:44:57,119 useful space for uh community events to 750 00:44:57,119 --> 00:44:59,640 happen so it's a beautiful view uh 751 00:44:59,640 --> 00:45:02,160 overlooking Central Park Lake and it you 752 00:45:02,160 --> 00:45:03,760 know food always brings people out and 753 00:45:03,760 --> 00:45:06,200 brings people together so when there's 754 00:45:06,200 --> 00:45:07,640 uh times in the winter time where the 755 00:45:07,640 --> 00:45:09,119 kids are out sledding and they're cold 756 00:45:09,119 --> 00:45:10,880 and want some hot chocolate or in the 757 00:45:10,880 --> 00:45:13,240 summer time where some people want to uh 758 00:45:13,240 --> 00:45:15,079 you know just have a snack and you know 759 00:45:15,079 --> 00:45:16,599 through all the programs and through the 760 00:45:16,599 --> 00:45:18,599 Partnerships with all the different uh 761 00:45:18,599 --> 00:45:21,119 organizations that are involved to just 762 00:45:21,119 --> 00:45:22,960 you know tie everybody in together and 763 00:45:22,960 --> 00:45:25,160 have something for them whether it's the 764 00:45:25,160 --> 00:45:26,520 kitchen 765 00:45:26,520 --> 00:45:28,720 whether it's you know the the the the 766 00:45:28,720 --> 00:45:31,240 knowledge from the scary River Center 767 00:45:31,240 --> 00:45:33,119 whether it's the people from eost that 768 00:45:33,119 --> 00:45:35,520 do their hiking and do do what they do 769 00:45:35,520 --> 00:45:37,520 in the uh upper neighborhood association 770 00:45:37,520 --> 00:45:38,960 which you know that's their neighborhood 771 00:45:38,960 --> 00:45:41,160 that they represent that Park so just 772 00:45:41,160 --> 00:45:44,280 utilizing the funds to make this 773 00:45:44,280 --> 00:45:46,640 partnership work it'll just be helpful 774 00:45:46,640 --> 00:45:48,319 for the city just bringing us all back 775 00:45:48,319 --> 00:45:50,119 together and uh bringing that building 776 00:45:50,119 --> 00:45:54,870 back to life thank you thank 777 00:45:54,880 --> 00:45:57,520 you 778 00:45:57,520 --> 00:46:04,430 Tena 779 00:46:04,440 --> 00:46:08,119 Smith mayor councel um what can I say 780 00:46:08,119 --> 00:46:10,000 the gentleman has said it all about why 781 00:46:10,000 --> 00:46:11,920 are we all bringing things together 782 00:46:11,920 --> 00:46:13,680 anytime that you see me somebody's going 783 00:46:13,680 --> 00:46:17,200 to eat some organization some event um 784 00:46:17,200 --> 00:46:19,119 that we participate in so I think the 785 00:46:19,119 --> 00:46:21,280 Central Park Casino as he said uh the 786 00:46:21,280 --> 00:46:24,040 last life it had was our baby shower 11 787 00:46:24,040 --> 00:46:27,280 years next Wednesday actually um I 788 00:46:27,280 --> 00:46:29,680 believe that um in doing so and 789 00:46:29,680 --> 00:46:31,359 including in the budget we'll put the 790 00:46:31,359 --> 00:46:33,520 icing on the cake for Central Park I 791 00:46:33,520 --> 00:46:38,720 think that it would be a great terms to revamp the neighborhood children um 792 00:46:38,720 --> 00:46:41,880 high schools have everyone involved so I 793 00:46:41,880 --> 00:46:43,359 without saying any more because they 794 00:46:43,359 --> 00:46:45,480 must basically said it all I appreciate 795 00:46:45,480 --> 00:46:47,319 you and I thank you for consideration 796 00:46:47,319 --> 00:46:51,030 have a good night thank 797 00:46:51,040 --> 00:46:53,480 you I have no one else signed up to 798 00:46:53,480 --> 00:46:55,200 speak so I declare the public hearing 799 00:46:55,200 --> 00:46:57,160 number one cl closed these comments will 800 00:46:57,160 --> 00:47:00,440 be filed in the office of 801 00:47:00,440 --> 00:47:02,559 development public hearing number two 802 00:47:02,559 --> 00:47:05,240 amending 248 d8 of the city code to 803 00:47:05,240 --> 00:47:06,839 designate J Street from Liberty Street 804 00:47:06,839 --> 00:47:09,680 to Union Street a two way street I have 805 00:47:09,680 --> 00:47:12,000 no one signed up to speak so therefore I 806 00:47:12,000 --> 00:47:14,000 de close I declare the public comment 807 00:47:14,000 --> 00:47:16,280 hearing number two closed these com no 808 00:47:16,280 --> 00:47:17,599 well there are no 809 00:47:17,599 --> 00:47:19,839 comments as for approval of a minute 810 00:47:19,839 --> 00:47:21,839 September 25th 811 00:47:21,839 --> 00:47:25,079 2023 moved by Miss move by Miss Patrick 812 00:47:25,079 --> 00:47:29,200 second by Mr mut all in 813 00:47:29,200 --> 00:47:31,480 favor the clerk could read any 814 00:47:31,480 --> 00:47:34,820 Communications and 815 00:47:34,830 --> 00:47:37,880 [Music] 816 00:47:37,880 --> 00:47:40,319 petitions Communications presented to 817 00:47:40,319 --> 00:47:42,680 city council for Tuesday October 10th 818 00:47:42,680 --> 00:47:45,240 2023 under official from the mayor a 819 00:47:45,240 --> 00:47:47,599 list of appointments dated October 10th 820 00:47:47,599 --> 00:47:50,440 2023 under General from PD Boris an 821 00:47:50,440 --> 00:47:52,880 email speaking of the construction of a 822 00:47:52,880 --> 00:47:54,800 building by redor development partners 823 00:47:54,800 --> 00:47:56,559 and asked if there will be any other 824 00:47:56,559 --> 00:47:59,599 demolitions to provide for parking lots 825 00:47:59,599 --> 00:48:02,400 another email from ronet tager with 826 00:48:02,400 --> 00:48:04,359 suggestions for cannabis retail 827 00:48:04,359 --> 00:48:06,839 dispensary zoning and under petitions 828 00:48:06,839 --> 00:48:09,680 there were none thank you call on City 829 00:48:09,680 --> 00:48:13,549 Council Members to provide committee 830 00:48:13,559 --> 00:48:15,720 reports time we'll have privilege of the 831 00:48:15,720 --> 00:48:18,200 floor related to the legislative agenda 832 00:48:18,200 --> 00:48:20,839 I have one person signed up to 833 00:48:20,839 --> 00:48:24,630 speak Janie 834 00:48:24,640 --> 00:48:30,870 or have some handouts here that I 835 00:48:30,880 --> 00:48:33,800 can good evening I'm Jeanie or I a 836 00:48:33,800 --> 00:48:35,920 longtime SKC County resident and program 837 00:48:35,920 --> 00:48:37,640 manager for Capital District tobacco 838 00:48:37,640 --> 00:48:40,480 free communities and my colleague Judy R 839 00:48:40,480 --> 00:48:42,319 me and I have been here the last couple 840 00:48:42,319 --> 00:48:44,520 of months um attending the city council 841 00:48:44,520 --> 00:48:46,480 meeting because we want to impress on 842 00:48:46,480 --> 00:48:48,319 you the importance of considering all 843 00:48:48,319 --> 00:48:50,400 the facts as you make decisions that 844 00:48:50,400 --> 00:48:52,720 will impact connec neighborhoods for 845 00:48:52,720 --> 00:48:55,119 years to come currently the zoning 846 00:48:55,119 --> 00:48:57,319 proposal addresses smoke and vape shops 847 00:48:57,319 --> 00:49:00,160 that primarily sell excuse me I'm sorry 848 00:49:00,160 --> 00:49:02,319 that's not on the legislative agenda is 849 00:49:02,319 --> 00:49:04,000 it on the city it's under City business 850 00:49:04,000 --> 00:49:05,920 oh I'm sorry it's okay do want me want 851 00:49:05,920 --> 00:49:07,319 me to sit down or you'll call back back 852 00:49:07,319 --> 00:49:08,480 up oh I'll call you back when it's time 853 00:49:08,480 --> 00:49:13,829 for City business all right thank 854 00:49:13,839 --> 00:49:16,119 you so I have no one else signed up 855 00:49:16,119 --> 00:49:18,119 speak for the legislative agenda declare 856 00:49:18,119 --> 00:49:19,400 this 857 00:49:19,400 --> 00:49:21,799 closed asking I'll ask the council for 858 00:49:21,799 --> 00:49:23,319 approval of the legislative consent 859 00:49:23,319 --> 00:49:26,040 agenda motion by Mr Williams second by 860 00:49:26,040 --> 00:49:29,920 Mr muchin all in favor 861 00:49:29,920 --> 00:49:32,400 I this time we'll have privilege of the 862 00:49:32,400 --> 00:49:34,520 floor regarding General City business 863 00:49:34,520 --> 00:49:36,280 and now I have two people signed up to 864 00:49:36,280 --> 00:49:47,789 speak Carla 865 00:49:47,799 --> 00:49:50,359 page just a reminder this portion is 866 00:49:50,359 --> 00:49:54,510 three 867 00:49:54,520 --> 00:49:57,720 minutes so my name is Carla page and I 868 00:49:57,720 --> 00:49:59,680 I'm here with a couple of concerns and 869 00:49:59,680 --> 00:50:02,839 there are concerns regarding the uh 870 00:50:02,839 --> 00:50:04,400 streets here and I know other people 871 00:50:04,400 --> 00:50:07,160 have made concerns about them but on 872 00:50:07,160 --> 00:50:10,640 Arley Road over by SKC high school when 873 00:50:10,640 --> 00:50:13,599 you come down Arley Road from the high 874 00:50:13,599 --> 00:50:14,960 school and then a lot of the young 875 00:50:14,960 --> 00:50:17,680 people do drive right at rugby it's 876 00:50:17,680 --> 00:50:20,280 really dangerous there we really need a 877 00:50:20,280 --> 00:50:23,119 traffic light there because the cars are 878 00:50:23,119 --> 00:50:24,720 parked on the street where you have to 879 00:50:24,720 --> 00:50:26,559 inch out out into the middle of the 880 00:50:26,559 --> 00:50:28,440 street to see whether or not to go left 881 00:50:28,440 --> 00:50:31,480 or to go right and even if you're coming 882 00:50:31,480 --> 00:50:34,760 from Union Street over to rugby it's the 883 00:50:34,760 --> 00:50:36,640 same thing it's 884 00:50:36,640 --> 00:50:39,160 dangerous please do something about that 885 00:50:39,160 --> 00:50:42,200 so lives can be saved a traffic light at 886 00:50:42,200 --> 00:50:45,680 Ardsley Road and Rugby Road please and 887 00:50:45,680 --> 00:50:49,200 my second concern is when you're on irie 888 00:50:49,200 --> 00:50:52,079 boulevar turning right or Eerie 889 00:50:52,079 --> 00:50:55,079 Boulevard turning left if you could have 890 00:50:55,079 --> 00:50:59,720 a mark That's like this the it's like 891 00:50:59,720 --> 00:51:03,760 a you know uh what is it uh like a a 892 00:51:03,760 --> 00:51:06,960 direction you know it's a yeah what's 893 00:51:06,960 --> 00:51:10,480 that called an arrow yeah an arrow 894 00:51:10,480 --> 00:51:13,160 that's what it is please put an arrow 895 00:51:13,160 --> 00:51:15,680 there it's dangerous a lot of times 896 00:51:15,680 --> 00:51:17,839 people I've been there trying to turn 897 00:51:17,839 --> 00:51:20,480 left or right cars are beeping behind me 898 00:51:20,480 --> 00:51:23,240 profanities and and obscene gestures are 899 00:51:23,240 --> 00:51:25,559 being done because the drivers are 900 00:51:25,559 --> 00:51:28,119 impatient and they they want to move and 901 00:51:28,119 --> 00:51:31,200 if somebody like myself who doesn't I'm 902 00:51:31,200 --> 00:51:34,000 cautious I just don't feel safe so 903 00:51:34,000 --> 00:51:36,880 please do something an arrow at Erie 904 00:51:36,880 --> 00:51:40,280 Boulevard and Union and a traffic light 905 00:51:40,280 --> 00:51:45,160 at Ardsley and rugby please thank you for letting me speak you're 906 00:51:45,160 --> 00:51:50,670 welcome thank 907 00:51:50,680 --> 00:51:54,349 you Genie 908 00:51:54,359 --> 00:51:57,000 or thank you get it right next time I 909 00:51:57,000 --> 00:52:00,240 come back okay um okay so I won't start 910 00:52:00,240 --> 00:52:02,480 at the beginning but um I just want to 911 00:52:02,480 --> 00:52:03,799 present to you you see the facts in 912 00:52:03,799 --> 00:52:06,079 front of you but I want to make sure 913 00:52:06,079 --> 00:52:08,280 that you consider all the facts that are 914 00:52:08,280 --> 00:52:11,000 going to impact concy neighborhoods for 915 00:52:11,000 --> 00:52:12,920 ears to come like I said currently the 916 00:52:12,920 --> 00:52:14,920 zoning proposal addresses smoke and vape 917 00:52:14,920 --> 00:52:17,040 shops that primarily sell tobacco and 918 00:52:17,040 --> 00:52:19,480 vape products but the tobacco marketing 919 00:52:19,480 --> 00:52:21,559 that influences youth to start smoking 920 00:52:21,559 --> 00:52:23,160 and that make it harder for smokers who 921 00:52:23,160 --> 00:52:26,400 want to quit to quit are not limited to 922 00:52:26,400 --> 00:52:29,160 these smoke and vape shops the location 923 00:52:29,160 --> 00:52:31,559 and density of all retailers that sell 924 00:52:31,559 --> 00:52:33,280 tobacco and vape products influence 925 00:52:33,280 --> 00:52:35,920 youth use and adult use we know this 926 00:52:35,920 --> 00:52:37,520 from research from the Surgeon General 927 00:52:37,520 --> 00:52:39,160 that says the greater your exposure to 928 00:52:39,160 --> 00:52:41,400 Tobacco advertising marketing promotion 929 00:52:41,400 --> 00:52:43,480 the more likely you are to start or 930 00:52:43,480 --> 00:52:47,280 continue tobacco use this means all 111 931 00:52:47,280 --> 00:52:49,040 licensed tobacco retailers in the city 932 00:52:49,040 --> 00:52:51,640 of connec including convenience stores 933 00:52:51,640 --> 00:52:53,799 gas stations discount and grocery stores 934 00:52:53,799 --> 00:52:56,200 that sell tobacco and bit products are 935 00:52:56,200 --> 00:52:58,119 influencing tobacco use in the city 936 00:52:58,119 --> 00:53:00,079 especially in the areas that are the 937 00:53:00,079 --> 00:53:03,359 most impacted by high tobacco use rate 938 00:53:03,359 --> 00:53:05,040 in fact young people are more likely to 939 00:53:05,040 --> 00:53:07,079 enter these types of stores rather than 940 00:53:07,079 --> 00:53:10,720 Standalone vapen smoke shops in August I 941 00:53:10,720 --> 00:53:12,359 brought to you a graph that shows that 942 00:53:12,359 --> 00:53:14,119 the zip codes with the highest poverty 943 00:53:14,119 --> 00:53:15,520 rates have the highest density of 944 00:53:15,520 --> 00:53:18,119 tobacco retailers today I brought you a 945 00:53:18,119 --> 00:53:19,720 summary that includes that graph but 946 00:53:19,720 --> 00:53:21,760 also how the number of tobacco retailers 947 00:53:21,760 --> 00:53:23,200 in your neighborhood matters to the 948 00:53:23,200 --> 00:53:25,839 health of our community members here's a 949 00:53:25,839 --> 00:53:28,079 quick summary of The Facts for young 950 00:53:28,079 --> 00:53:30,119 people the greater their exposure to 951 00:53:30,119 --> 00:53:31,680 Tobacco marketing the more likely they 952 00:53:31,680 --> 00:53:33,799 are to perceive tobacco products 953 00:53:33,799 --> 00:53:36,680 accessible normal and desirable and in 954 00:53:36,680 --> 00:53:38,440 turn the more likely they are to start 955 00:53:38,440 --> 00:53:40,799 using tobacco for current smokers the 956 00:53:40,799 --> 00:53:42,200 greater their exposure to Tobacco 957 00:53:42,200 --> 00:53:43,799 marketing the more likely they are to 958 00:53:43,799 --> 00:53:46,359 make impulse tobacco purchases smoke 959 00:53:46,359 --> 00:53:48,000 more cigarettes per day and find it 960 00:53:48,000 --> 00:53:51,000 harder to quit and tobacco products are 961 00:53:51,000 --> 00:53:53,640 not like any other consumer product 962 00:53:53,640 --> 00:53:56,240 tobacco kills up to half the users when 963 00:53:56,240 --> 00:53:59,480 used as directed and tobacco use is not 964 00:53:59,480 --> 00:54:02,359 just another habit or an activity it's 965 00:54:02,359 --> 00:54:05,280 an addiction that 70% of smokers say 966 00:54:05,280 --> 00:54:07,839 they want to break and no smoker I've 967 00:54:07,839 --> 00:54:10,000 talked to and I've talked to many want 968 00:54:10,000 --> 00:54:12,200 their children grandchild or any young 969 00:54:12,200 --> 00:54:15,680 person to ever start smoking or vaping 970 00:54:15,680 --> 00:54:17,559 it's because as we all know tobacco has 971 00:54:17,559 --> 00:54:20,520 a devastating impact on the smoker and 972 00:54:20,520 --> 00:54:22,760 their family and their friends to their 973 00:54:22,760 --> 00:54:24,720 physical and mental health and to their 974 00:54:24,720 --> 00:54:27,160 Lively hoods it's actually responsible 975 00:54:27,160 --> 00:54:30,480 for one in five deaths in the US so 976 00:54:30,480 --> 00:54:31,839 municipalities throughout the country in 977 00:54:31,839 --> 00:54:33,359 New York have taken steps to address 978 00:54:33,359 --> 00:54:35,200 this tobacco marketing issue because the 979 00:54:35,200 --> 00:54:37,079 oversaturation of tobacco advertising 980 00:54:37,079 --> 00:54:39,760 and promotion in low-income areas is 981 00:54:39,760 --> 00:54:42,000 widespread most recently the city of 982 00:54:42,000 --> 00:54:44,119 Syracuse passed legislation that limits 983 00:54:44,119 --> 00:54:46,119 the number of tobacco and B retailers in 984 00:54:46,119 --> 00:54:48,720 their City through licensing so whether 985 00:54:48,720 --> 00:54:50,440 through licensing or zoning communities 986 00:54:50,440 --> 00:54:52,359 have effectively reduced the impact of 987 00:54:52,359 --> 00:54:54,480 tobacco marketing now the suit of 988 00:54:54,480 --> 00:54:56,240 Syracuse took advantage of the free 989 00:54:56,240 --> 00:54:57,880 technical assistance available through 990 00:54:57,880 --> 00:54:59,640 the public health law Center which is 991 00:54:59,640 --> 00:55:01,240 funded by the New York State Department 992 00:55:01,240 --> 00:55:04,200 of Health to share their tobacco policy 993 00:55:04,200 --> 00:55:06,480 expertise that assistance is available 994 00:55:06,480 --> 00:55:08,559 to all New York municipalities including 995 00:55:08,559 --> 00:55:10,599 the city of skincity thank 996 00:55:10,599 --> 00:55:12,520 you thank 997 00:55:12,520 --> 00:55:14,799 you I have no one else signed up to 998 00:55:14,799 --> 00:55:16,640 speak so I declare the public comment of 999 00:55:16,640 --> 00:55:18,520 City business 1000 00:55:18,520 --> 00:55:20,799 closed this time any miscellaneous 1001 00:55:20,799 --> 00:55:23,990 business from our 1002 00:55:24,000 --> 00:55:28,950 Council 1003 00:55:28,960 --> 00:55:32,000 mayor thank you madam president uh 1004 00:55:32,000 --> 00:55:33,559 always appreciate everyone coming out 1005 00:55:33,559 --> 00:55:37,240 tonight uh a lot of talent here and uh 1006 00:55:37,240 --> 00:55:40,039 can uh appreciate people who've taken an 1007 00:55:40,039 --> 00:55:41,839 interest in supporting the 1008 00:55:41,839 --> 00:55:43,920 transformation of the casino building in 1009 00:55:43,920 --> 00:55:46,640 Central Park had the opportunity this 1010 00:55:46,640 --> 00:55:49,319 weekend to go to Friendship Baptist 1011 00:55:49,319 --> 00:55:53,119 Church their 104th anniversary 1012 00:55:53,119 --> 00:55:56,880 celebration uh a long uh line of 1013 00:55:56,880 --> 00:55:59,000 distinguished spiritual guidance 1014 00:55:59,000 --> 00:56:01,880 provided by that church and at the same 1015 00:56:01,880 --> 00:56:04,079 time uh bethl 1016 00:56:04,079 --> 00:56:07,359 Northside opened their community room so 1017 00:56:07,359 --> 00:56:10,160 it's the conversion of the uh St Anthony 1018 00:56:10,160 --> 00:56:14,680 school and Van Franken Avenue uh Pastor 1019 00:56:14,680 --> 00:56:17,920 uh Hudson has a great group there it's 1020 00:56:17,920 --> 00:56:21,520 an exciting uh group of people and I 1021 00:56:21,520 --> 00:56:22,920 just thank them for all the time and 1022 00:56:22,920 --> 00:56:26,280 effort that they put in place to uh make 1023 00:56:26,280 --> 00:56:28,400 that happen and look forward to working 1024 00:56:28,400 --> 00:56:30,640 with them as we go forward thank you 1025 00:56:30,640 --> 00:56:33,319 madam president thank you mayor and I 1026 00:56:33,319 --> 00:56:34,720 just also want to thank everyone for 1027 00:56:34,720 --> 00:56:36,079 coming out tonight to giving your 1028 00:56:36,079 --> 00:56:38,480 comments on the budget and to you know 1029 00:56:38,480 --> 00:56:40,359 make sure that you had your input into 1030 00:56:40,359 --> 00:56:42,920 as we consider continue in our 1031 00:56:42,920 --> 00:56:45,000 deliberations um as you know there will 1032 00:56:45,000 --> 00:56:46,680 the budget hearings will continue there 1033 00:56:46,680 --> 00:56:49,400 will be one on Thursday and then again 1034 00:56:49,400 --> 00:56:52,160 on Friday um and then we'll move into 1035 00:56:52,160 --> 00:56:55,079 our final deliberations next week so um 1036 00:56:55,079 --> 00:56:56,400 and additionally if you have any 1037 00:56:56,400 --> 00:56:58,240 comments by the on the budget you can 1038 00:56:58,240 --> 00:56:59,680 also submit those in writing through the 1039 00:56:59,680 --> 00:57:01,799 clerk's 1040 00:57:01,799 --> 00:57:03,960 office nothing else to come before the 1041 00:57:03,960 --> 00:57:06,319 council tonight I'll ask for a motion to 1042 00:57:06,319 --> 00:57:09,000 adjourn move by Mr M and second by Mr 1043 00:57:09,000 --> 00:57:11,200 Williams all those in favor I we are 1044 00:57:11,200 --> 00:57:18,950 adjourned thank you good 1045 00:57:18,960 --> 00:57:21,960 night