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all

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I'd like to call the city Caucus meeting

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to order for Monday uh December 26

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2023 we have 10 items for original

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consideration if the clerk would please

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read item number one item number one for

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final consideration and ordinance to

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amend section

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234 234 D1 of the code of the city of

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SCCY to modify the annual income amount

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for tax exemption discuss in committee

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without objection and consent item

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number two item number two for original

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consideration a resolution authorizing

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the mayor to enter into a contract with

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Brink drones Incorporated to purchase an

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Enterprise drone

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program I do the

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parentheses uh parentheses drone as

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first responder discussed in committee

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without objection on consent item number

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three item number three for original

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consideration a resolution accepting the

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ly firefighter Foundation Grant discuss

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in committee with an objection on

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consent item number four item number

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four for final consideration a

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resolution amending resolution 20-18

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d251 authorizing the sale of 130 Front

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Street for

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$110,000 discussed in committee with

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objection on consent item number five for original

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consideration a resolution authorizing

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the sale of 339 geria Avenue to the land

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reutilization Corporation of the Capital

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District for

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$2,500 discuss in committee with an

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objection on cons sent item number six for original

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consideration a resolution authorizing

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the sale of a vacant lot at 543 SKC

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Street for

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$1,600 discussed in committee with the

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objection and on consent item number

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seven item number seven for original

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consideration a resolution authorizing

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the sale of 626 Lansing Street for

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$35,000 discussed in committee with an

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objection on consent item number eight for original

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consideration a resolution authorizing a

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sale of 1038 Glennwood Boulevard for

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$22,000 discussed in committee with

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objection on consent item number nine for contract and Supply

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a resolution authorizing the issuance of

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a purchase order for chlorine gas 2024

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discussed in committee with objection on

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consent item number

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10 item number 10 under contract and

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Supply a resolution author authorizing

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the issuance of a purchase order for

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sodium hypochloride

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2024 discusting committee with objection

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and on consent if there's nothing more

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to come before the city council caucus I

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ask for a motion to adjourn motion by

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Miss Patrick second by Mr Williams all

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in favor I we are adjourned I'd like to

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call to order the connected city council

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meeting for Monday December 26

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2023 and I'd like to call on Pastor

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Dennis Graham Parker for the prayer

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invocation let's pray God we we pray for

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our

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city pray for our leaders pray for

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decision makers to consider those who

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are impacted by these decisions pray for

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provision for comfort and we pray for

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peace in Jesus name amen amen i' ask

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council member Doro to lead us in the

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pledge of the United States of America

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and to the Republic for which it stands

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under God indivisible withy and justice

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for

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all if the clerk would please complete

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the roll

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call Mr Mutan pres Mr Toro Mr Farley

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here Mr Williams Miss Patrick here Mr PA

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palman is absent Miss Porterfield

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here i' like to ask for approval of the

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minutes for December 11th and December

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21st moved by Miss Patrick second by Mr

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Farley all those in favor I if the clerk

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could please read any Comm any

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Communications and

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petitions Communications presented to

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the city council for Monday December 26

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2023 under official none under General

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from Tracy Collins a letter about

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speeding on King's Road from Camila w

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wickoff a letter asking to increase the

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annual income tax exemption to

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$50,000 from Teresa Crane and Sandra J

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Wells an email and an emailed letter

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stating that they are not in favor of a

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proposed tobacco retail establishment

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operating at 16008 Union Street from PD

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Voris an email regarding the brink drf

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drones under petitions none thank you at

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this time I'd like uh to ask uh any City

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Council Members to provide committee

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report

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any committee

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reports now we'll have privilege of the

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floor for the legislative

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agenda I have no one signed up to

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speak so I'll declare the public um the

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public comment on the legislative agenda

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closed I ask for approval of the consent agenda moved by Mr Williams

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second by Mr M Veron all those in favor

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I this time we'll have privilege of the

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floor regarding General City

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business again I have no one signed up

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to speak so I will declare the public

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comment of general city business

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closed any miscellaneous business of the

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council Miss

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Patrick I hope everyone had good

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holidays over the weekend um I wanted to

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thank he's not here this evening but I

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wanted to thank Mr Paula manyi for his

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years of service on the city council um

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and wish him well in his future

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endeavors um I also wanted to note that

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um skincity shares which is a food and

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personal hygiene product Drive uh that

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was started in 2023 is kicking off again

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on January 4th this year uh we're

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hearing from all of our food pantries

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that the need is just tremendous out

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there I mean they really have increased

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uh the folks that they're seeing are uh

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desperate so we hope that folks will uh

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contribute food and personal hygiene

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products there'll be uh over 30 sites

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collecting food including City Hall this

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year thank you mayor McCarthy for uh uh

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agreeing to that um and we will end on

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February 10th um and if anyone would

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like to volunteer they could contact

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myself or Miss Toro uh to help us out

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during the month as well when we do our

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sorting and our picking up and all that

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um tonight's the first night of Quanza

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and I know there's celebrations every

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night this week um I also noticed that

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today's word for Quan K Quanza is unity

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and so as we go into the new year I also

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want to stress that among my colleagues

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that I hope that we will uh ourselves um

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have a a more unified uh Council moving

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forward and that uh we all will

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celebrate the New Year together in

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collaboration and and good communication

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uh and with that happy New Year everyone

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thank

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you

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mayor thank you madam president want to

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uh extend councilman Farley a best

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birthday wishes and for uh everyone

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who's watching at home or here in the

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chamber wishing the best in

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2024 thank you madam president thank you

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mayor first of all I'd like to offer my

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condolences to the family of Stephanie

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Hayes of those of you who remember she

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was um she ran for city council and um

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she passed away