1 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:31,199 okay 2 00:00:31,199 --> 00:00:33,840 to convert gas light into electric and 3 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:35,800 whereas his son Donald served as 4 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:40,079 president CEO from 1982 to 1993 he grew 5 00:00:40,079 --> 00:00:42,120 a residential business and expanded into 6 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:44,680 Light commercial industry grandson Larry 7 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:48,320 stepped into lead from 1993 to 2008 8 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:50,120 under his leadership the company grew to 9 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:51,520 become the largest electrical 10 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:54,039 contracting firm in the area and where 11 00:00:54,039 --> 00:00:57,359 as the business is now located as at 135 12 00:00:57,359 --> 00:00:59,960 Area Boulevard and the current president 13 00:00:59,960 --> 00:01:02,440 CEO Chris has been driving the business 14 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:04,720 Forest since 2008 and like his 15 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:06,760 predecessors is leaving his mark on some 16 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:08,119 of the Region's most significant 17 00:01:08,119 --> 00:01:10,439 buildings and whereas for a 100 years 18 00:01:10,439 --> 00:01:12,360 connec hardware and electric has been 19 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:14,320 lighting up the capital region as a 20 00:01:14,320 --> 00:01:17,680 premier Union El electrical contractor 21 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:19,560 four generations of spans have proudly 22 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:21,320 been at the home of skincity hardware 23 00:01:21,320 --> 00:01:23,759 and electric and each generation has put 24 00:01:23,759 --> 00:01:25,799 its Mark in the community the business 25 00:01:25,799 --> 00:01:27,720 has evolved immensely over the past 100 26 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:30,320 years and on October 25th they 27 00:01:30,320 --> 00:01:33,200 celebrated their 100y year 28 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:35,640 anniversary now therefore it be resolved 29 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:38,799 that SKC city council and Mayor Gary R 30 00:01:38,799 --> 00:01:40,640 McCarthy du by hereby paus into 31 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:42,840 deliberations to gradually concy 32 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,040 hardware and electric on celebrating 100 33 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:46,960 Years of business in the city's connec 34 00:01:46,960 --> 00:01:48,840 and to wish them continued success for 35 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:51,079 many years quite the accomplishment 36 00:01:51,079 --> 00:01:53,000 would you so this resolution was 37 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,320 previously passed at a earlier council 38 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,799 meeting so there's no motion Rec needed 39 00:01:57,799 --> 00:02:05,709 would you like to congratul 40 00:02:05,719 --> 00:02:07,240 it's been an honor working in the city 41 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:09,440 my whole career and uh being with 42 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:11,879 everybody in this room working together 43 00:02:11,879 --> 00:02:13,200 and uh keeping our business our 44 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:16,040 employees our customers happy um it's 45 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:18,040 very appreciative of city council 46 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:20,319 recognize our efforts and uh I love 47 00:02:20,319 --> 00:02:21,879 being a part of the community in the 48 00:02:21,879 --> 00:02:23,879 City's connecting 49 00:02:23,879 --> 00:02:28,750 so thank you another 100 50 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:31,160 years I don't know about that but uh 51 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:32,920 thank you so much for the honor we we so 52 00:02:32,920 --> 00:02:35,160 appreciate it it's been a long journey 53 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:40,589 and um here we are 2023 100 years 54 00:02:40,599 --> 00:02:44,239 later no I guess what more could be said 55 00:02:44,239 --> 00:02:51,309 after another 100 years 56 00:02:51,319 --> 00:02:58,390 right take 57 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:04,789 picture thank you 58 00:03:04,799 --> 00:03:06,760 again item number eight is the 59 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:08,560 resolution recognizing breast cancer 60 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:10,040 awareness month and I'd like to call on 61 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:12,360 council member Patrick to present this 62 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:14,640 resolution and if I could ask you to to 63 00:03:14,640 --> 00:03:16,159 please join us up 64 00:03:16,159 --> 00:03:18,159 here Madame President may I have the 65 00:03:18,159 --> 00:03:21,400 floor you have the floor thank 66 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:25,110 you 67 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:27,720 hello so breast cancer awareness month 68 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:30,159 was actually in October um but we're 69 00:03:30,159 --> 00:03:33,000 going to recognize that uh this evening 70 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:35,200 whereas breast cancer affects one in 71 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,200 eight women in the United States every 72 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,760 year and 2.3 million women worldwide and 73 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:43,439 whereas about 30% of early stage breast 74 00:03:43,439 --> 00:03:46,360 cancers eventually metastasize spread to 75 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,360 parts of the body away from the breast 76 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:50,439 and there is a need for more research 77 00:03:50,439 --> 00:03:53,159 about Med metatastic 78 00:03:53,159 --> 00:03:55,560 disease and whereas according to the 79 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:57,239 Centers for Disease Control and 80 00:03:57,239 --> 00:03:59,319 prevention breast cancer is the most 81 00:03:59,319 --> 00:04:01,519 common form of cancer diagnosed among 82 00:04:01,519 --> 00:04:03,680 women and the second highest cause of 83 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:06,000 cancer death among women and although 84 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,120 not as common men can get breast cancer 85 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:10,879 as well and whereas regular breast self 86 00:04:10,879 --> 00:04:13,040 exams and annual medical exam and 87 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:15,120 mammograms are important Tools in breast 88 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:17,320 cancer detection especially early 89 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,880 detection when cancers may be more 90 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:22,680 treatable and whereas me mamography and 91 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:25,320 x-ray of the human breast is recognized 92 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:27,560 as the single most effective method of 93 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:29,720 detecting breast changes that may be 94 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:32,120 cancerous long before physical symptoms 95 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:35,800 can be seen or felt and whereas in May 96 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,960 2023 the US preventive Services Task 97 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:41,800 Force issued a draft update to its 98 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:44,320 mamogram recommendations proposing that 99 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:46,320 women at average risk of breast cancer 100 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:49,520 start mammograms at age 40 and have a 101 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:52,919 mamogram every other year and whereas if 102 00:04:52,919 --> 00:04:55,000 you are higher than average risk for 103 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:57,199 breast cancer have dense breast or have 104 00:04:57,199 --> 00:04:59,240 had breast cancer in the past your 105 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:01,280 doctor May recommend that you also get 106 00:05:01,280 --> 00:05:03,199 other breast Imaging tests such as 107 00:05:03,199 --> 00:05:06,360 breast MRI or ultrasound and whereas in 108 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:09,240 order to facilitate early diagnosis and 109 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:11,240 prompt treatment of breast cancer in 110 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:14,440 women and men public education awareness 111 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:16,360 and understanding of the diseas is 112 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:19,199 necessary now therefore be it resolved 113 00:05:19,199 --> 00:05:21,840 that the sked city council and Mayor 114 00:05:21,840 --> 00:05:24,280 Gary R McCarthy hereby pause in their 115 00:05:24,280 --> 00:05:26,960 deliberations to remind individuals to 116 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:28,639 speak to their health care providers 117 00:05:28,639 --> 00:05:31,280 about breast cancer screening and in 118 00:05:31,280 --> 00:05:33,039 remembrance of those who have lost their 119 00:05:33,039 --> 00:05:35,680 lives to breast cancer and in support of 120 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:37,080 those who are currently fighting this 121 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:39,880 disease and of the more than 3.5 million 122 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,039 breast cancer survivors in the United 123 00:05:42,039 --> 00:05:44,759 States um we pause to recognize breast 124 00:05:44,759 --> 00:05:47,240 cancer awareness month and I want to 125 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:49,039 just mention that our skinc fire 126 00:05:49,039 --> 00:05:52,360 department has a uh Cancer Foundation 127 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:53,840 our our two officers here are 128 00:05:53,840 --> 00:05:56,199 representing uh that here this evening 129 00:05:56,199 --> 00:05:59,039 and I'd love to ask you if you would uh 130 00:05:59,039 --> 00:06:01,800 take the microphone U may I uh get a 131 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:03,639 motion to pass this resolution you make 132 00:06:03,639 --> 00:06:05,880 the motion I'll make the motion okay and 133 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:07,880 so may I have a second second by Mr 134 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:10,199 Farley all those in favor I motion 135 00:06:10,199 --> 00:06:16,830 passes 136 00:06:16,840 --> 00:06:19,039 congratulations uh tonight we're here on 137 00:06:19,039 --> 00:06:20,759 behalf of disc connect firefighters 138 00:06:20,759 --> 00:06:23,319 Cancer Foundation as everyone knows in 139 00:06:23,319 --> 00:06:25,479 this room cancer does not discriminate 140 00:06:25,479 --> 00:06:27,759 specifically breast cancer um we are 141 00:06:27,759 --> 00:06:29,560 very honored and proud to be the 142 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:31,319 recipients of this award so thank you 143 00:06:31,319 --> 00:06:33,199 very much thank 144 00:06:33,199 --> 00:06:35,720 you to 145 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:41,230 see thank you so 146 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:44,599 much thank you thank you very much thank 147 00:06:44,599 --> 00:06:49,309 you 148 00:06:49,319 --> 00:06:51,560 again I'd like to ask for approval of 149 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:54,160 the minutes from October 23rd 150 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:58,390 20123 mve by Mr 151 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:01,720 Williams moved by Mr Williams second by 152 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:04,160 Miss Patrick all those in favor 153 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,440 I the clerk could please read any 154 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,909 Communications and 155 00:07:09,919 --> 00:07:12,240 petitions Communications presented to 156 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:14,479 the city council for Monday November 13 157 00:07:14,479 --> 00:07:16,879 2023 under official from the mayor a 158 00:07:16,879 --> 00:07:18,960 list of appointments dated November 13 159 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:21,400 2023 under General there were none and 160 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:23,840 under petitions there were none thank 161 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:26,280 you I'd like to call on council members 162 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:28,319 to provide any committee 163 00:07:28,319 --> 00:07:31,400 reports committee 164 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:33,599 report this time we'll have privilege of 165 00:07:33,599 --> 00:07:35,360 the floor related to the legislative 166 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:38,319 agenda and I have one person signed up 167 00:07:38,319 --> 00:07:47,029 to speak Robert 168 00:07:47,039 --> 00:07:50,039 Sanders good evening mayor council 169 00:07:50,039 --> 00:07:51,879 members 170 00:07:51,879 --> 00:07:55,199 um I see uh number two original 171 00:07:55,199 --> 00:07:58,039 consideration for public hearing on uh 172 00:07:58,039 --> 00:08:01,159 the Upper Union Street um I understand 173 00:08:01,159 --> 00:08:03,479 this great leaders businesses and you 174 00:08:03,479 --> 00:08:07,759 always got to do your thing up there but 175 00:08:07,759 --> 00:08:11,400 how however where I live in woodon okay 176 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:12,599 there's Kings Road and I'm sure you've 177 00:08:12,599 --> 00:08:15,319 heard a lot about that 178 00:08:15,319 --> 00:08:18,720 there's you know where I live in saraphi 179 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:20,560 apartments there's Megan Gardens there's 180 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:22,720 Court Royal there's a lot of traffic 181 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:24,680 going down that road it's just not the 182 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:28,319 traffic but we don't get anything like 183 00:08:28,319 --> 00:08:30,720 this one bit at all all now I don't know 184 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,839 if the woodon leader has to apply for 185 00:08:33,839 --> 00:08:36,800 that but why is your union always 186 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:41,760 getting it you know um that's my main 187 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:45,120 question uh haven't spoken in a while so 188 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:46,240 I'm a little bit 189 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:50,200 nervous but it's important that on 190 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:52,600 King's Road there's been some things and 191 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:53,920 I notic is 192 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,640 about you know about Union Street but if 193 00:08:56,640 --> 00:09:00,120 there was another ESS for you for the 194 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:01,920 people going down Kings Road there would 195 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:04,160 be no speeding problem I said that to 196 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:06,079 the president at the city council I 197 00:09:06,079 --> 00:09:07,480 texted her and I told her that so I 198 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:10,560 wanted to say that and Mr parley lived 199 00:09:10,560 --> 00:09:12,120 over in Wood La for some time he knows 200 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:14,839 what I'm saying so it's not wood law 201 00:09:14,839 --> 00:09:17,360 it's not you know Union Street it's 202 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:19,680 Belleview it's The Stockade everybody 203 00:09:19,680 --> 00:09:22,399 has an issue I just want to say that 204 00:09:22,399 --> 00:09:24,560 it's a good idea and next year I think 205 00:09:24,560 --> 00:09:26,200 everybody should get on the action thank 206 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:28,120 you thank 207 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:29,800 you 208 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:31,360 I have now no one else signed up to 209 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:33,160 speak so I declare the public comment on 210 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:35,720 the legislative agenda 211 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:37,880 closed I'll ask for approval of the 212 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:41,949 consent leg legislative consent 213 00:09:41,959 --> 00:09:50,040 agenda motion by Mr Farley second by Mr mudaron all in favor I thank 214 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:52,279 you uh now we'll have privilege of the 215 00:09:52,279 --> 00:09:53,920 floor regarding General City business 216 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:57,750 and I have two people signed up to 217 00:09:57,760 --> 00:10:01,910 speak jeie 218 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:04,480 or good evening mayor and council 219 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:06,760 members I'm jeie or I know you've seen 220 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:08,360 me here before I'm the program manager 221 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:10,040 for Capital District tobacco feed 222 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:12,480 communities and for the past few months 223 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:14,079 I know that the city council has been 224 00:10:14,079 --> 00:10:15,680 considering how to address the 225 00:10:15,680 --> 00:10:18,079 proliferation of smoke and vape shops in 226 00:10:18,079 --> 00:10:19,640 the city whether it's through moratorium 227 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:22,000 or through zoning and my colleague and I 228 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:23,279 have been attending these meetings to 229 00:10:23,279 --> 00:10:25,279 provide information on how the number 230 00:10:25,279 --> 00:10:26,920 and location of tobacco retailers 231 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:29,240 matters to Community Health and in 232 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:30,440 August I spoke about the 233 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:32,200 disproportionate presence of tobacco 234 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:34,160 retailers in low-income neighborhoods 235 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:36,160 with Hamilton Hill having more than five 236 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:38,480 times the tobacco retailers per capita 237 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:41,200 as Nuna in September my colleague 238 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:42,839 presented on the fact that low income 239 00:10:42,839 --> 00:10:44,480 communities have a higher proportion of 240 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:47,000 tobacco retailers located near schools 241 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:49,160 increasing youth exposure to Tobacco 242 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,440 marketing and promotion and increasing 243 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:54,000 the likelihood of tobacco use among 244 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,519 youth in October I spoke about the 245 00:10:56,519 --> 00:10:58,399 importance of considering all retailers 246 00:10:58,399 --> 00:11:00,279 that sell tobacco on vape shops in the 247 00:11:00,279 --> 00:11:02,639 city not just vape and smoke shops that 248 00:11:02,639 --> 00:11:05,800 primarily sell these products today I 249 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:07,600 bring you preliminary data gathered in 250 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:09,920 the city of SKC that supports the fact 251 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:12,000 that the location and density of all 252 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:14,000 licensed tobacco retailers including 253 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:16,560 convenience stores gas stations discount 254 00:11:16,560 --> 00:11:18,600 and grocery stores influence young 255 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:20,600 people to start and hinder young adults 256 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:22,560 who want to quit from 257 00:11:22,560 --> 00:11:25,680 quitting our team just completed visits 258 00:11:25,680 --> 00:11:28,200 to 31 licensed tobacco retailers located 259 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:31,240 within5 UND ft of one or more schools 260 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:33,040 and the highest poverty ZIP codes in the 261 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:34,079 city of 262 00:11:34,079 --> 00:11:36,800 SKC we observed an alarming number of 263 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:40,399 violations of state law 16 were related 264 00:11:40,399 --> 00:11:42,480 to the sale of flavored Vapes containing 265 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:45,040 nicotine which was banned by state law 266 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:49,240 in um last year and then 19 related to 267 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:51,079 the display of exterior tobacco ads 268 00:11:51,079 --> 00:11:53,399 which are also banned by state law 269 00:11:53,399 --> 00:11:56,320 within 1,000 ft of schools all have been 270 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:58,480 or 1500 ft of schools I'm sorry all have 271 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:00,399 been reported to the connected County 272 00:12:00,399 --> 00:12:01,440 Public Health 273 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:03,920 Services we also observed an alarming 274 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:05,440 amount of marketing and promotion that 275 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:08,600 were perfectly legal legal legal but not 276 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:10,480 necessarily good and actually not good 277 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:13,360 for public health and we observe tobacco 278 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:15,480 displays that take up one half or more 279 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:17,600 of the space behind the checkout counter 280 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:20,480 in 75% of the stores we visited and 281 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:21,920 that's important because everybody has 282 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:24,120 to come to the checkout and that's where 283 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:25,560 young people and people who are trying 284 00:12:25,560 --> 00:12:28,199 to quit um have to go in order to check 285 00:12:28,199 --> 00:12:29,600 out of the store 286 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:31,600 we also observed exterior and interior 287 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:33,320 ads that were disproportionately for 288 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:35,639 flavored cigars and cigaros which are 289 00:12:35,639 --> 00:12:37,519 increasingly popular among high school 290 00:12:37,519 --> 00:12:39,360 students particularly among 291 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:40,920 African-American male 292 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:44,000 youth we also observed that all the 293 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:45,839 stores almost all the stores sold 294 00:12:45,839 --> 00:12:47,959 flavored cigars and cigaros in packages 295 00:12:47,959 --> 00:12:51,720 that sell for $150 or less this leaves 296 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:53,920 tobacco products that are all too 297 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:56,120 affordable for young people and they're 298 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:58,440 very sensitive to price and that's very 299 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:00,639 affordable 300 00:13:00,639 --> 00:13:02,199 uh we're currently compiling a document 301 00:13:02,199 --> 00:13:04,120 that will provide details and photos of 302 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:06,120 what we observed in the field and at a 303 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:08,079 future meeting we plan to take you on a 304 00:13:08,079 --> 00:13:09,920 visual tour of that tobacco marketing 305 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:12,040 and promotion and what it actually looks 306 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:13,519 like in the highest poverty 307 00:13:13,519 --> 00:13:15,800 neighborhoods in the city of skty and 308 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:17,880 why it has such a profound impact on the 309 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:19,959 people who live there we look forward to 310 00:13:19,959 --> 00:13:21,720 sharing our findings in more detail and 311 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:23,399 welcome the opportunity to Dialogue on 312 00:13:23,399 --> 00:13:24,839 the various ways in which other 313 00:13:24,839 --> 00:13:26,360 communities across the state and the 314 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:28,120 nation have been addressing the health 315 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:29,920 iniquities resulting from the abundance 316 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:31,639 of tobacco marketing and promotion in 317 00:13:31,639 --> 00:13:33,720 lower income neighborhoods thank you so 318 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:36,399 much thank 319 00:13:36,399 --> 00:13:42,949 you Robert 320 00:13:42,959 --> 00:13:45,040 Sanders good evening my name is Robert 321 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:47,079 Sanders I live in the city of 322 00:13:47,079 --> 00:13:48,680 SKC 323 00:13:48,680 --> 00:13:51,399 um I would just like to follow up on the 324 00:13:51,399 --> 00:13:54,480 last speaker because uh myself I smoked 325 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:56,440 four cigarettes my whole lifelong I 326 00:13:56,440 --> 00:13:58,560 don't drink anymore I haven't drank 5 327 00:13:58,560 --> 00:14:04,440 years years um but cigarettes cigars all 328 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:05,920 these things are probably no good for 329 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:08,880 you I I smoke cigar every now and then 330 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:11,800 but it's constitutional okay no matter 331 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:13,839 what you think no matter how you do it 332 00:14:13,839 --> 00:14:16,519 it's constitutional you can do this now 333 00:14:16,519 --> 00:14:18,120 I'm not saying that we should put out 334 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:20,040 ads they put out ads for gambling at the 335 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:22,040 casino that's not the most healthiest 336 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:23,759 thing for you but everybody has a 337 00:14:23,759 --> 00:14:26,720 freedom of choice I always hear my body 338 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:30,519 my choice okay that's for everybody okay 339 00:14:30,519 --> 00:14:34,240 now besides just that I want to go on to 340 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:36,519 another thing 341 00:14:36,519 --> 00:14:39,959 um you gave the uh resolution away for 342 00:14:39,959 --> 00:14:42,399 breast cancer awareness month um that 343 00:14:42,399 --> 00:14:46,160 you said was last uh month it was this 344 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:49,639 month is for epilepsy epsol epilepsy 345 00:14:49,639 --> 00:14:51,959 awareness month okay you have the right 346 00:14:51,959 --> 00:14:52,800 colors 347 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:56,440 on that's the color you know so um I was 348 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:57,759 trying to find a tie that color I 349 00:14:57,759 --> 00:14:59,079 couldn't do it but I want to let you 350 00:14:59,079 --> 00:15:01,920 know that because so many people suffer 351 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:04,000 from this ailment and well there's a 352 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:05,560 month for everything and I'm sure you 353 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:06,959 guys know it because you hand out the 354 00:15:06,959 --> 00:15:09,160 resolutions be it's St Patrick's Day for 355 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:12,240 the Hibernians epilepsy is something 356 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:13,040 that's 357 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:15,120 uncontrollable okay and when I say that 358 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:17,639 I mean it like this myself they had me 359 00:15:17,639 --> 00:15:20,279 on all this medication they had and now 360 00:15:20,279 --> 00:15:22,800 I'm down on just two pills and I told 361 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:25,199 them for 25 years that it's was being 362 00:15:25,199 --> 00:15:27,199 overdosed not till I saw something by 363 00:15:27,199 --> 00:15:29,600 Angela Santa Barbara when he held out a 364 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:33,199 Nar narcon thing that I know that I was 365 00:15:33,199 --> 00:15:34,839 taking too much medicine so I feel so 366 00:15:34,839 --> 00:15:37,120 much better today I am so much better 367 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:40,199 today but it's just a stigma around 368 00:15:40,199 --> 00:15:42,279 epilepsy people's neurological 369 00:15:42,279 --> 00:15:44,399 conditions you know we tend to shake a 370 00:15:44,399 --> 00:15:46,639 little more get a little nervous odd 371 00:15:46,639 --> 00:15:48,800 things like that but it is something 372 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:51,040 that's major not only in New York state 373 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:52,680 but you know I should have hit the 374 00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:54,839 lottery because one in a million get one 375 00:15:54,839 --> 00:15:56,720 in a million get the lottery but it's 376 00:15:56,720 --> 00:15:59,240 something that's this month the color is 377 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:02,519 purple so in two weeks I'll be back okay 378 00:16:02,519 --> 00:16:04,959 I'll see you all in purple have a good 379 00:16:04,959 --> 00:16:09,030 day thank 380 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:11,360 you I have no one else signed up to 381 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:13,240 speak so I declare the public comment of 382 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:14,759 City business 383 00:16:14,759 --> 00:16:16,399 closed this time we'll have 384 00:16:16,399 --> 00:16:19,319 miscellaneous business from the 385 00:16:19,319 --> 00:16:21,920 council Miss 386 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:25,440 Patrick I just want to thank everyone um 387 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:27,480 who came out to vote last week it's very 388 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:28,920 important in our democracy see that 389 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:31,440 folks do vote so for everyone that did 390 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:34,440 cast their vote uh thank you very much 391 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:36,800 and um hope everyone will continue to do 392 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:39,319 so in upcoming elections uh as the years 393 00:16:39,319 --> 00:16:41,279 go by and I just want to wish everyone a 394 00:16:41,279 --> 00:16:43,800 Happy Thanksgiving uh coming up next 395 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:48,560 week as well thank you thank you Mr 396 00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:50,680 Farley thank you madam president I just 397 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:52,560 want to again Echo thank everyone for 398 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:54,600 coming out to speak I think um some 399 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:56,800 information uh that we heard today was 400 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,040 uh pretty compelling that and you know I 401 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:02,240 urge uh my uh council members and the 402 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:04,360 broader Community to just think about 403 00:17:04,360 --> 00:17:06,720 ways that we can um increase the 404 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:08,880 likelihood of having a healthy Community 405 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:10,799 I for one and all I'm all about freedom 406 00:17:10,799 --> 00:17:13,319 of choice for people I also know that um 407 00:17:13,319 --> 00:17:16,559 depending on the proximity um of 408 00:17:16,559 --> 00:17:18,959 available things in your community that 409 00:17:18,959 --> 00:17:21,240 can increase your likelihood to make a 410 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:23,640 unhealthy Choice by just mere proximity 411 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:24,799 and we want to make sure that we're 412 00:17:24,799 --> 00:17:27,600 being mindful um that we are uh 413 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:29,960 designing um because city is in 414 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:31,880 continual in design while designing 415 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:34,559 Healthy Communities by uh increasing the 416 00:17:34,559 --> 00:17:37,840 likelihood of healthy choices and um 417 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:39,799 decreasing the likelihood of unhealthy 418 00:17:39,799 --> 00:17:42,039 choices and anytime you have a community 419 00:17:42,039 --> 00:17:45,120 that it's easier to get um uh tobacco 420 00:17:45,120 --> 00:17:47,559 product than as a apple then that's not 421 00:17:47,559 --> 00:17:49,799 really uh the type of community that's 422 00:17:49,799 --> 00:17:51,160 not the setting conditions for a healthy 423 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:53,840 Community um and with that respect 424 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:55,440 understanding that we all make unhealthy 425 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:56,760 choices from time to time because that 426 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:58,880 is with our practives but but um just 427 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:00,640 being mindful of the setting conditions 428 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:03,679 for healthy Community thank 429 00:18:03,679 --> 00:18:07,149 you 430 00:18:07,159 --> 00:18:09,520 mayor thank you madam president 431 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:11,320 appreciate everyone that came out uh 432 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:13,400 also want to thank everyone who uh came 433 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:16,760 out and Tuesday and voted encourage 434 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:18,600 everyone to come out next Saturday for 435 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:21,600 the holiday parade as we kick off the uh 436 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:24,400 season in downtown SKC to come out enjoy 437 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:27,679 the parade uh and then come back during 438 00:18:27,679 --> 00:18:29,559 the season to take advantage of the 439 00:18:29,559 --> 00:18:31,559 venues and the different activities that 440 00:18:31,559 --> 00:18:33,520 are happening not only in downtown but 441 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:35,720 throughout the city of SKC thank you 442 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:37,960 madam president thank you I'd also like 443 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:39,280 to thank everyone that came out tonight 444 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:40,919 and also to the all of the voters that 445 00:18:40,919 --> 00:18:43,799 came out to uh take part in doing their 446 00:18:43,799 --> 00:18:46,120 civic um Duty and I'd like to 447 00:18:46,120 --> 00:18:48,080 congratulate uh the reelected council 448 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:49,679 members as well as our council member 449 00:18:49,679 --> 00:18:52,480 elect Joe Mancini and also the mayor to 450 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:55,679 uh on being reelected so um as we move 451 00:18:55,679 --> 00:18:57,679 forward we have other things to do and 452 00:18:57,679 --> 00:18:59,039 for those of the were watching earlier 453 00:18:59,039 --> 00:19:00,919 I'm just going to mention that we are 454 00:19:00,919 --> 00:19:02,440 still in our budget 455 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:04,760 talks and uh we do have another meeting 456 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:06,960 coming up but we anticipate that it will 457 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:09,400 be done within the week that's that's 458 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:11,320 our anticipation I have to say we are 459 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:14,600 much closer than we've been in week so 460 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:16,520 uh keep I know that people have been 461 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:18,960 sending at least to me comments and you 462 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:21,480 know what things they're they have to 463 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:22,840 say about how we're doing on the budget 464 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:25,320 so you know continue to do that um but 465 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:27,200 you know our goal is to do the absolute 466 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:30,559 best budget for our city residents our 467 00:19:30,559 --> 00:19:33,200 businesses that are here and also to 468 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:35,480 make sure that we um we are able to 469 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:37,840 carry on the business of the city so uh 470 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:39,360 just know that we are continuing to do 471 00:19:39,360 --> 00:19:42,159 that work and I'd just like to say Happy 472 00:19:42,159 --> 00:19:44,280 Thanksgiving to everyone and with that 473 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:46,880 I'll ask for a motion to adjourn moveed 474 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:50,039 by Miss Patrick second by Mr M all in 475 00:19:50,039 --> 00:19:55,510 favor we're adjourn thank 476 00:19:55,520 --> 00:20:00,039 you have a nice Thanksgiving