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I'd like to call the city Caucus meeting
to order for Monday uh December 26
2023 we have 10 items for original
consideration if the clerk would please
read item number one item number one for
final consideration and ordinance to
amend section
234 234 D1 of the code of the city of
SCCY to modify the annual income amount
for tax exemption discuss in committee
without objection and consent item
number two item number two for original
consideration a resolution authorizing
the mayor to enter into a contract with
Brink drones Incorporated to purchase an
Enterprise drone
program I do the
parentheses uh parentheses drone as
first responder discussed in committee
without objection on consent item number
three item number three for original
consideration a resolution accepting the
ly firefighter Foundation Grant discuss
in committee with an objection on
consent item number four item number
four for final consideration a
resolution amending resolution 20-18
d251 authorizing the sale of 130 Front
Street for
$110,000 discussed in committee with
objection on consent item number five for original
consideration a resolution authorizing
the sale of 339 geria Avenue to the land
reutilization Corporation of the Capital
District for
$2,500 discuss in committee with an
objection on cons sent item number six for original
consideration a resolution authorizing
the sale of a vacant lot at 543 SKC
Street for
$1,600 discussed in committee with the
objection and on consent item number
seven item number seven for original
consideration a resolution authorizing
the sale of 626 Lansing Street for
$35,000 discussed in committee with an
objection on consent item number eight for original
consideration a resolution authorizing a
sale of 1038 Glennwood Boulevard for
$22,000 discussed in committee with
objection on consent item number nine for contract and Supply
a resolution authorizing the issuance of
a purchase order for chlorine gas 2024
discussed in committee with objection on
consent item number
10 item number 10 under contract and
Supply a resolution author authorizing
the issuance of a purchase order for
sodium hypochloride
2024 discusting committee with objection
and on consent if there's nothing more
to come before the city council caucus I
ask for a motion to adjourn motion by
Miss Patrick second by Mr Williams all
in favor I we are adjourned I'd like to
call to order the connected city council
meeting for Monday December 26
2023 and I'd like to call on Pastor
Dennis Graham Parker for the prayer
invocation let's pray God we we pray for
our
city pray for our leaders pray for
decision makers to consider those who
are impacted by these decisions pray for
provision for comfort and we pray for
peace in Jesus name amen amen i' ask
council member Doro to lead us in the
pledge of the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands
under God indivisible withy and justice
for
all if the clerk would please complete
the roll
call Mr Mutan pres Mr Toro Mr Farley
here Mr Williams Miss Patrick here Mr PA
palman is absent Miss Porterfield
here i' like to ask for approval of the
minutes for December 11th and December
21st moved by Miss Patrick second by Mr
Farley all those in favor I if the clerk
could please read any Comm any
Communications and
petitions Communications presented to
the city council for Monday December 26
2023 under official none under General
from Tracy Collins a letter about
speeding on King's Road from Camila w
wickoff a letter asking to increase the
annual income tax exemption to
$50,000 from Teresa Crane and Sandra J
Wells an email and an emailed letter
stating that they are not in favor of a
proposed tobacco retail establishment
operating at 16008 Union Street from PD
Voris an email regarding the brink drf
drones under petitions none thank you at
this time I'd like uh to ask uh any City
Council Members to provide committee
report
any committee
reports now we'll have privilege of the
floor for the legislative
agenda I have no one signed up to
speak so I'll declare the public um the
public comment on the legislative agenda
closed I ask for approval of the consent agenda moved by Mr Williams
second by Mr M Veron all those in favor
I this time we'll have privilege of the
floor regarding General City
business again I have no one signed up
to speak so I will declare the public
comment of general city business
closed any miscellaneous business of the
council Miss
Patrick I hope everyone had good
holidays over the weekend um I wanted to
thank he's not here this evening but I
wanted to thank Mr Paula manyi for his
years of service on the city council um
and wish him well in his future
endeavors um I also wanted to note that
um skincity shares which is a food and
personal hygiene product Drive uh that
was started in 2023 is kicking off again
on January 4th this year uh we're
hearing from all of our food pantries
that the need is just tremendous out
there I mean they really have increased
uh the folks that they're seeing are uh
desperate so we hope that folks will uh
contribute food and personal hygiene
products there'll be uh over 30 sites
collecting food including City Hall this
year thank you mayor McCarthy for uh uh
agreeing to that um and we will end on
February 10th um and if anyone would
like to volunteer they could contact
myself or Miss Toro uh to help us out
during the month as well when we do our
sorting and our picking up and all that
um tonight's the first night of Quanza
and I know there's celebrations every
night this week um I also noticed that
today's word for Quan K Quanza is unity
and so as we go into the new year I also
want to stress that among my colleagues
that I hope that we will uh ourselves um
have a a more unified uh Council moving
forward and that uh we all will
celebrate the New Year together in
collaboration and and good communication
uh and with that happy New Year everyone
thank
you
mayor thank you madam president want to
uh extend councilman Farley a best
birthday wishes and for uh everyone
who's watching at home or here in the
chamber wishing the best in
2024 thank you madam president thank you
mayor first of all I'd like to offer my
condolences to the family of Stephanie
Hayes of those of you who remember she
was um she ran for city council and um
she passed away