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[0:28] all
[0:32] I'd like to call the city Caucus meeting
[0:34] to order for Monday uh December 26
[0:38] 2023 we have 10 items for original
[0:41] consideration if the clerk would please
[0:42] read item number one item number one for
[0:46] final consideration and ordinance to
[0:48] amend section
[0:50] 234 234 D1 of the code of the city of
[0:54] SCCY to modify the annual income amount
[0:56] for tax exemption discuss in committee
[0:58] without objection and consent item
[1:01] number two item number two for original
[1:03] consideration a resolution authorizing
[1:05] the mayor to enter into a contract with
[1:07] Brink drones Incorporated to purchase an
[1:09] Enterprise drone
[1:12] program I do the
[1:14] parentheses uh parentheses drone as
[1:16] first responder discussed in committee
[1:18] without objection on consent item number
[1:20] three item number three for original
[1:22] consideration a resolution accepting the
[1:24] ly firefighter Foundation Grant discuss
[1:27] in committee with an objection on
[1:29] consent item number four item number
[1:32] four for final consideration a
[1:33] resolution amending resolution 20-18
[1:37] d251 authorizing the sale of 130 Front
[1:40] Street for
[1:41] $110,000 discussed in committee with
[1:43] objection on consent item number five for original
[1:47] consideration a resolution authorizing
[1:49] the sale of 339 geria Avenue to the land
[1:53] reutilization Corporation of the Capital
[1:55] District for
[1:56] $2,500 discuss in committee with an
[1:59] objection on cons sent item number six for original
[2:03] consideration a resolution authorizing
[2:05] the sale of a vacant lot at 543 SKC
[2:08] Street for
[2:10] $1,600 discussed in committee with the
[2:12] objection and on consent item number
[2:14] seven item number seven for original
[2:16] consideration a resolution authorizing
[2:18] the sale of 626 Lansing Street for
[2:21] $35,000 discussed in committee with an
[2:23] objection on consent item number eight for original
[2:28] consideration a resolution authorizing a
[2:30] sale of 1038 Glennwood Boulevard for
[2:33] $22,000 discussed in committee with
[2:35] objection on consent item number nine for contract and Supply
[2:40] a resolution authorizing the issuance of
[2:42] a purchase order for chlorine gas 2024
[2:46] discussed in committee with objection on
[2:48] consent item number
[2:49] 10 item number 10 under contract and
[2:52] Supply a resolution author authorizing
[2:54] the issuance of a purchase order for
[2:56] sodium hypochloride
[2:58] 2024 discusting committee with objection
[3:00] and on consent if there's nothing more
[3:02] to come before the city council caucus I
[3:04] ask for a motion to adjourn motion by
[3:06] Miss Patrick second by Mr Williams all
[3:08] in favor I we are adjourned I'd like to
[3:11] call to order the connected city council
[3:13] meeting for Monday December 26
[3:17] 2023 and I'd like to call on Pastor
[3:19] Dennis Graham Parker for the prayer
[3:26] invocation let's pray God we we pray for
[3:30] our
[3:31] city pray for our leaders pray for
[3:34] decision makers to consider those who
[3:38] are impacted by these decisions pray for
[3:41] provision for comfort and we pray for
[3:44] peace in Jesus name amen amen i' ask
[3:49] council member Doro to lead us in the
[3:53] pledge of the United States of America
[3:56] and to the Republic for which it stands
[4:00] under God indivisible withy and justice
[4:04] for
[4:11] all if the clerk would please complete
[4:13] the roll
[4:14] call Mr Mutan pres Mr Toro Mr Farley
[4:20] here Mr Williams Miss Patrick here Mr PA
[4:25] palman is absent Miss Porterfield
[4:28] here i' like to ask for approval of the
[4:30] minutes for December 11th and December
[4:34] 21st moved by Miss Patrick second by Mr
[4:36] Farley all those in favor I if the clerk
[4:40] could please read any Comm any
[4:41] Communications and
[4:43] petitions Communications presented to
[4:46] the city council for Monday December 26
[4:48] 2023 under official none under General
[4:52] from Tracy Collins a letter about
[4:54] speeding on King's Road from Camila w
[4:57] wickoff a letter asking to increase the
[5:00] annual income tax exemption to
[5:03] $50,000 from Teresa Crane and Sandra J
[5:06] Wells an email and an emailed letter
[5:08] stating that they are not in favor of a
[5:11] proposed tobacco retail establishment
[5:13] operating at 16008 Union Street from PD
[5:17] Voris an email regarding the brink drf
[5:20] drones under petitions none thank you at
[5:25] this time I'd like uh to ask uh any City
[5:27] Council Members to provide committee
[5:29] report
[5:30] any committee
[5:32] reports now we'll have privilege of the
[5:34] floor for the legislative
[5:36] agenda I have no one signed up to
[5:40] speak so I'll declare the public um the
[5:43] public comment on the legislative agenda
[5:47] closed I ask for approval of the consent agenda moved by Mr Williams
[5:52] second by Mr M Veron all those in favor
[5:56] I this time we'll have privilege of the
[5:59] floor regarding General City
[6:01] business again I have no one signed up
[6:04] to speak so I will declare the public
[6:06] comment of general city business
[6:10] closed any miscellaneous business of the
[6:15] council Miss
[6:19] Patrick I hope everyone had good
[6:22] holidays over the weekend um I wanted to
[6:24] thank he's not here this evening but I
[6:26] wanted to thank Mr Paula manyi for his
[6:28] years of service on the city council um
[6:31] and wish him well in his future
[6:33] endeavors um I also wanted to note that
[6:37] um skincity shares which is a food and
[6:41] personal hygiene product Drive uh that
[6:44] was started in 2023 is kicking off again
[6:46] on January 4th this year uh we're
[6:49] hearing from all of our food pantries
[6:50] that the need is just tremendous out
[6:52] there I mean they really have increased
[6:54] uh the folks that they're seeing are uh
[6:56] desperate so we hope that folks will uh
[6:59] contribute food and personal hygiene
[7:01] products there'll be uh over 30 sites
[7:04] collecting food including City Hall this
[7:06] year thank you mayor McCarthy for uh uh
[7:09] agreeing to that um and we will end on
[7:12] February 10th um and if anyone would
[7:14] like to volunteer they could contact
[7:16] myself or Miss Toro uh to help us out
[7:18] during the month as well when we do our
[7:20] sorting and our picking up and all that
[7:23] um tonight's the first night of Quanza
[7:26] and I know there's celebrations every
[7:27] night this week um I also noticed that
[7:30] today's word for Quan K Quanza is unity
[7:33] and so as we go into the new year I also
[7:35] want to stress that among my colleagues
[7:37] that I hope that we will uh ourselves um
[7:40] have a a more unified uh Council moving
[7:44] forward and that uh we all will
[7:46] celebrate the New Year together in
[7:48] collaboration and and good communication
[7:51] uh and with that happy New Year everyone
[7:53] thank
[7:55] you
[7:57] mayor thank you madam president want to
[8:00] uh extend councilman Farley a best
[8:02] birthday wishes and for uh everyone
[8:06] who's watching at home or here in the
[8:09] chamber wishing the best in
[8:12] 2024 thank you madam president thank you
[8:15] mayor first of all I'd like to offer my
[8:17] condolences to the family of Stephanie
[8:19] Hayes of those of you who remember she
[8:21] was um she ran for city council and um
[8:24] she passed away