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he call to order this connected city

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council committee meeting for Monday

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February 5th

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2024 and the first committee is finance

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Mr M there thank you madam president

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call to order finance committee and

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first item is an intergovernmental

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cooperation

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agreement good evening good evening uh

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we're looking to inter to agreement with

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the S County Probation Department to

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accept $40,000 of their give grant

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funding to

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add it to our give grant funding to be

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used towards our anti-violence

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coordinator that we have working for us

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currently it's the amount of

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$40,000 no matching no this match and

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this These funds were actually included

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in my original budget request for

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revenue and I put it together originally

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so this would uh round out the total

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revenue any

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questions may have a motion Mo second all in favor all right

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I next item is the grant award better

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cities for pets Chief yes uh this is

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award from Mars pet care and Civic

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Design Center in the amount of $20,000

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with an additional $2,000 available are

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for Consulting support these would go

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towards create the program the scti pets

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are Family 2 assistance program for

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residents within the city if anyone has

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any specific questions on the program

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itself I Lieutenant Dalton who drafted

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up the program if you don't mind us give

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us an update real

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prly so the uh Grant we became a better

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cities for Pet City uh certified last

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year may McCarthy asked me to look into

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a grant opportunity for uh for this

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grant that was going to be awarded

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there's just a certain number of cities

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in the United States that are going to

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get it so I looked at past programs and

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some needs of the city and people in our

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community and came up with this program

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um submitted it with the help of

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Michelle Davis and my ACO Elizabeth book

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and we came up with this program we were

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selected to win the Grant and uh it's

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aim of the grant is to establish the

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program which will help uh Indigent

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people or people experience crisis with

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pets um help them keep their pets so if

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somebody has a house fire and they don't

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have food they need medical issues with

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the with the animal they need uh help

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with uh crates and and uh supplies and

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stuff like this this gives an Avenue for

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us to help them out there's also

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um so there's also some other help in

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here that wasn't previously available

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through the city code for uh help with

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dog licensing rabies vaccinations vet

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costs and other uh housing and housing

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supply issues so basically this gives us

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a way to help people in crisis with

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animals uh this is primarily for City

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residents this is only for City res

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any other questions does this apply to

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ciz by you're

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than that's all right we'll beat

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you um does this apply to dogs cats and

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there other animals that need to be

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licensed with the city does that matter

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have any we only license dogs so that

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wouldn't matter if their pets

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are we'll just send them into the

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clerk's office so they can get license

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the next if for the purpose of Licensing

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it only would apply to dogs but for the

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medical food housing and supplies um it

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doesn't matter what the pet is we'll be

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that so was there some conversation it's

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sort of like um what's going along with

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what M man said about at least

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registering other animals so in case

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there's an emergency a fire or something

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they know that the animals there is that

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going be a a part of or something that

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you plan on doing no that's not part of

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but okay I thought that was something

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that we were talking M

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President we are doing that as a part of

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a discussion with local company in terms

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of upgrading our licensing process and

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automating it allow better record

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keeping with that and while it's

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primarily focusing on

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dogs the option would be there is what

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we're exploring that'll come back to the

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city council for final decision but the

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option would be for uh an individual

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family to register a pet so that if

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there was a fire or some other event

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there that a responder would know that

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there's cats uh some other animal in the

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building and and could act accordingly

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but it wouldn't be licensing but it

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would just be again a

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registry thank

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you I was just going to add um I I

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should specify this isn't only for

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people who have uh problem with a fire

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it's for for any crisis situation so it

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could be domestic violence it could be

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homelessness that is uh being

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experienced or addiction issues where

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somebody needs to uh they lose their

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house because of that or they have to go

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to rehab or something like that there's

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a variety of circumstances people could

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for and is this is this a yearly this is

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a yearly Grant so we have to apply for a

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year if we run out of

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funds I believe this is a two-year Grant

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and uh

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we have to recertify with better cities

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every two years thank you um I'd just

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like to thank you and and Animal control

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officer Liz and Michelle Davis for uh

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working on this Grant and getting it the

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mayor help out a little

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bit and may Gary McCarthy I'd like to

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thank Gary Gary McCarthy as we all know

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uh our pets become part of our family

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and our life and especially when you're

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in crisis um you definitely want to keep

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them with you so thank you very much

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thank Lieutenant dton put it together

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we're the only city in New York state

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that has this designation for Mars and

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so that they're looking forward of

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working with us not only through this

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grant but the licensing program and some

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are just general interaction to make the

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community more pet

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friendly thank you is there a timeline

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to hold these

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bets I'm sorry

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timeline to hold

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them if somebody gets in Crisis crisis

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how long you hold

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uh it's going to depend on every

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circumstance because you know we can't

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predict the actual needs um there would

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be a timeline where uh what would apply

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to if there hous that Mohawk Hudson

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which would be $120 in shelter

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assistance for Mohawk Hudson which would

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be uh 3

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days any other

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questions see may have a motion Mo

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second second all favor thank you thank you thank

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you the next item is a 2024 capital

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budget reappropriation thato upgrade Mr

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Ferrari council president Council mayor

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um the 2024 capital budget part of it uh

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that was passed included $200,000 for uh

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it equipment and servers um well we told

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by the IT department is that there's a a

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definite and early need to to get these

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servers uh uh the storage units and the

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upgrades of the network uh switches as

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early as possible now as we go through

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the process of getting the uh Capital

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project going uh we would not receive

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the money until May of 2024 whereas we

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like to put in uh invoices and start

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purchasing um this equipment now so that

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we have it in a timely miror uh this is

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something that that we've done in the

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past uh mostly with the garbage trucks

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where what we like to do is borrow the

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use the money from our fund balance up

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until we receive our uh uh loan money uh

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from the ban or bond that we're about to

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take once we receive that money in may

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we will reimburse the uh fund balance uh

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in that amount to make it

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even so what we're looking to do is move in start allocating the money as

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soon as possible so we can start the

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purchase of uh the storage units uh the

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recovery upgrades and the servers and

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switches question any questions see on

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may have a motion second thank you very

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much all in favor I thank you thank you

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and it thanks you

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too thanks the next item is the call for

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public hearing the Central Park sidewalk

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Improvement

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project um just an update last Monday we

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had a wonderful meeting with had several

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of the homeowners in Central Parkway and

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they pretty much give us an okay to move

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forward with a sidewalk project um

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something that has been many years in

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the waiting for and it's finally going

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to happen so I'm going to ask U Mr wng

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just to give us a brief update you on

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the project and the PA

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forwards hello so as many of you were

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aware uh cuz a lot of you were in

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attendance we had a public meeting for

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Central Parkway for sidewalks uh a

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Monday ago and the outcome of that

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meeting was that the residents of the

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street unanimously with the residents

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who were in attendance unanimously

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supported the idea of maintaining the

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character of the street as it is uh and

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leaving the street essentially uh how it

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is constructed today which is with no

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parking on the roadway it was explain

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that to uh accommodate parking on the

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roadway to code uh to make the lanes

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wider we would be losing uh a majority

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of the mature trees within the envelope

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of the roadway and this was deemed uh

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not acceptable to those in attendance so

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what we will be doing is I have uh some

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information we revised our typical

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sections and the concept and we will be

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making that available as materials for

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the public hearing and we will see uh I

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think we will also be mailing out that

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to all of the residents on the street so

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that they uh even those who weren't in

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attendance can see what is being

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proposed for the roadway and then um

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hopefully if there are any objections or

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support they will come to the public

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hearing then from that point from the

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public hearing on uh we'll take that as

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a notice to proceed with the design and

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then move forward with the design of the

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project um the schedule that I roughly

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gave was that it'll take us uh probably

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a month to do the design of it since

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it's going to be a little simpler with

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it being inside uh of the roadway that's

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existing and then we're looking to bid

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in April with construction in the

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summer go ahead um definitely thank you

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for putting on uh the event Mr M as well

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um I was asking with the mailers that

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were going to go out to the households

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do we certify mail just because I want

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to ensure how do we concern confirm

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receipt okay we could certify mail yes

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we'll do mailing also we'll do um hand

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deliver because the organizer who is

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guing us along this they will also be

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integral and helping us make sure

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everybody has a copy of the new version

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that we're moving

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forward and I'm sorry you said

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construction begin plan oh oh probably

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in the summer I would say sometime

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probably in August okay thank you an

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estimated to be like 3 months out three

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months out to complete the job yeah yeah

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I would say 60 days you will see the

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majority of the work but 90 would be a

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good window so we want to make sure that

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it's done this year but if we can if we

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can get it out and April that should

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give us a big enough time frame and like

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I explained at the meeting uh the

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project is fairly straightforward um the

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thing that we're just going to have to

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uh research is work with John on we are

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going to look to upgrade the lighting on

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the roadway there was a desire for that

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so we're going to uh look at the

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decorative white poles and where a meter

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would go things like

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that yeah I think that's that came up of

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the discussion is to make sure that we

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are following your guideline your

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timeline sorry to make sure that we have

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call for the public hearing and not and

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any impede your U mov yeah no this is as expedited as you can have it

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to call for public hearing the week

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after the meeting can't get faster than

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that so it's good any other questions

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comments I just yeah I just want to say

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it was nice to attend that and I just

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think anytime we're providing the

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citizens with an opportunity to really

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weigh in on uh you know what the

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neighborhood is going to look like I

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think this is a clear win for that so

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thank you for your work and thank you uh

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Mr M for that as well thank everyone for

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participating and help us along the way

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it's not it's not one or two person was

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pushing is all of us so may I have a

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motion to move forward calling for

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public hearing second all in favor thank

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you the next item is international broad

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Electrical Workers Local 236

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[Music]

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agreements oh sorry

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sounds good to

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me took a

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while say off to you just going give us

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a brief of this

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agreement

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summarize executive session it's

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contract right isn't the contract these

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have yeah sorry sorry these have to do

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with contract

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so we should we should take these into

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executive

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session uh you could if you have uh

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specific issues

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there if Council has specific questions

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I can answer them or want to go into

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executive session we have been provided

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the uh terms and

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conditions we

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should yeah CU they yeah please okay so

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for the three three item item five six

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and seven we'll go um move those into

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executive

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session and then we'll move for the next

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item number eight B Hill property lease

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agreement Miss bfield thank you um so

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I'm bringing this forward U the city

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owns a property which it rents out on

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Bev Hill and um and it's it it's where

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the um the municipal water reservoir is run from and so you it's on btown LOA

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I've provided all of you with the last

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agreement which was in

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2015 and we haven't raised the rent from

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$500 since 2015 so um since

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uh it's going revenue is like going to

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be top of our list this year um I

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brought this forward so we can really

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consider increasing this rent uh $500

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for rent is not even close to in line

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with what people are paying today uh

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almost any place so I'm bringing this

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forward so we can have a discussion

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around increasing um that that rent

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after 9 years probably something that

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should have been done yearly but it

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wasn't so um I think we should take into

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consideration what the RS are these days

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and they're anywhere between $1,100 and

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$1,500 um so I think we should as a

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council um consider increasing the rent

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on this

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property goad please well I guess I'd

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want to know you know how much you

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wanted to increase it by but also uh I'm

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thinking that we probably have some sort

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of agreement with the employee that is

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in the home so we have to figure that

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out into the context of it as well in

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terms of that person's salary or it

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probably has been a benefit of the job

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so I mean you know to change it um would

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affect that as well so um I'm not sure

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if it's a benefit of job I do know that

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we pay also pay the National Grid so um

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that's a part of it as well so it's just

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the last 500 is all that that the

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individual is paying so um if we need to

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take a look at their um their contract

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as in terms of an employee we certainly

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can do that but um definitely after 9

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years $500 in 2024 is a very quite

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reasonable

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rent go ahead please and then to your

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point U Miss Patrick I don't think we

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need to reset the market with regards

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like raising the rent but definitely I

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can uh see Miss porterfield's point of

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having rents at that um at that

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threshold for a considerable amount of

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time truly renting is an issue

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throughout the city so I definitely

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think we are beyond the timeline to just

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reevaluate and again I do not think we

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need to increase it substantial um

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amount but definitely I think it is

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beyond the point of consideration to at

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least increase it

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somewhat go ahead you have okay yeah I I

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would like to I think I spoke on this

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before that um I've looked lots of

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places where um human board or housing

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is a benefit and a consideration of the

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job that that that was held um I'd like

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to know what it you know if there's

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anything in the contract um for this

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individual who who resides here um and

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if there's not I would like to put

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something maybe into the contract I

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don't know how we would do that stating

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that this would be a benefit and of the

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uh position that

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this Mr go ahead please sorry I was

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going to ask yeah no I was just um

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wondering and this is probably a point

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of clarity for me as well if we're

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talking about a particular individual

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and employee and the benefits um isn't

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that something that we should be

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discussing EXA your session or not I

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think we should because it's going to

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get deeper and as we discuss here in

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public about a specific

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employee so I am suggesting that we um

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take it into executive session okay

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absolutely and we can ask the may have

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for more update on the individual and if

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there's any person found sorry an

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agreement in their contract and the

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contract is this part of the contract

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May

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with this

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person I'm not sure what contract you're

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asking about um there are council

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members who seem to think that as part

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of this employees um employment this is

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part of what they're

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guaranteed there is substantial other

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activities that the employee does that

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have not been narrated as part of the

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discussion tonight would reflect the

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overall

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value that

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[Applause]

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arrangement I think we should but 9

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years is a significant amount of time

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and and over those 9 years we have um

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increased the individual salary so it's

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not like we're not increasing their

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salary but we now we're trying to

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increase their rent so I think it's a a

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worthwh

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conversation so we'll move this into

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executive session finance committee uh

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we'll have four items for the executive

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session St know what item we have a

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motion to recess Mo second all in favor

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thank you

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okay have to call order government Ops

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so um we have four agenda items the

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first agenda is mwv Project updates

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contract compliance and that's Mr

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M thank you uh sir um just up this this

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is something that we have been doing for

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some time Dred for a year or two and

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we're ask our perative action officer um

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to give us an update of where we are in

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terms of U project compliance in terms

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of

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mwbe and if we what is our goal and our

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aim aims and objectives in terms of

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achieving U the mwb requirement so I ask

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you just give us a brief up

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there good evening good afternoon thank

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you for the opportunity um yeah just in

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uh in summary just in a brief uh update

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uh 23 has been a rather um challenging

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year when it comes to you know just

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doing business and anything in general

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but in terms of our mwbe compliance um

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our goals uh is basically uh 30% unless

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we're overridden by uh you know state

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agency or federal agency 15% for

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minority 15% for for women um during 23

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we had uh 15 projects that was uh that

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we were monitoring and tracking and our

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overall goals on those that we reached

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was

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189% for the W M wbe combined and then

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for the MBE by itself was 5% so uh you

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know we got a ways to go our program

519
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itself is good but you know it's it's

520
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time for you know enhancement and moving

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forward and bringing in some things and

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tools to make it work um so so you know

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there there's a lot there so that's

524
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pretty much where we are we're pretty

525
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much in line with most uh agencies

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around the the region anything pretty

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much out of New York City we're pretty

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much in that ballpark in terms of where

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they are so so we've had a lot to uh to

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do that

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also because of the funding that we have

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we've been focusing on the section three

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component as well and we've had a lot of

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good success in terms of the lead

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program and getting section three

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uh contractors involved and we're

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fortunate in that regard because all of

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the contractors that participate in that

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program are section three and all of the

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workers with the exception of two

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workers are sex residents so so we have

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a good um response and a good robust

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program there but again we have an issue

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with capacity getting more firms out

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here to participate and building up the

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capacity and you know things along those

547
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lines so that's where we're um you focus

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it on to try to you know make that

549
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happen any questions concerns yeah so um

550
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I I have two questions actually um

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compared to our past years he said I um

552
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are we seeing any Improvement first and

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foremost yes to answer your question yes

554
00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:46,760
there's definitely Improvement um

555
00:30:46,760 --> 00:30:48,799
there's definitely uh momentum to moving

556
00:30:48,799 --> 00:30:50,640
the bar in a direction where it needs to

557
00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:53,399
be B but there's there's two things that

558
00:30:53,399 --> 00:30:56,159
we have to do here one is we have to

559
00:30:56,159 --> 00:31:00,279
encourage and uh entice more people to

560
00:31:00,279 --> 00:31:03,240
bid on opportunities uh and we have to

561
00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:06,080
encourage and uh entice the prime

562
00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:10,000
contractors to be more um outgoing in

563
00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:11,840
terms of reaching out and you know

564
00:31:11,840 --> 00:31:14,039
making that happen now terms of you know

565
00:31:14,039 --> 00:31:16,159
what the law requires and the good VAP

566
00:31:16,159 --> 00:31:17,799
efforts and all that stuff you know

567
00:31:17,799 --> 00:31:20,600
they're there but there's room to be

568
00:31:20,600 --> 00:31:22,399
made where we can really make a

569
00:31:22,399 --> 00:31:24,519
significant difference by one building

570
00:31:24,519 --> 00:31:26,000
the capacity of the furnit we're trying

571
00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:27,799
to bring on board bringing more

572
00:31:27,799 --> 00:31:30,559
companies into the fold and introducing

573
00:31:30,559 --> 00:31:32,679
opportunities and the third

574
00:31:32,679 --> 00:31:37,080
thing that this body can do I think is

575
00:31:37,080 --> 00:31:38,840
when you look at things specifically to

576
00:31:38,840 --> 00:31:41,559
the uh the street payment program now

577
00:31:41,559 --> 00:31:43,039
that's hist start we been on the low

578
00:31:43,039 --> 00:31:45,399
side 3% 2% or whatever but it's

579
00:31:45,399 --> 00:31:47,000
historically there because it's very

580
00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:50,559
limited store and historically the

581
00:31:50,559 --> 00:31:52,960
programs are put out in one big contract

582
00:31:52,960 --> 00:31:54,519
so for example you got the pav and the

583
00:31:54,519 --> 00:31:56,320
sidewalks and all that stuff to go

584
00:31:56,320 --> 00:31:58,480
together so you got one contractor that

585
00:31:58,480 --> 00:32:01,600
gets that so it's you limit the pool of

586
00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:04,799
firms that can participate in that space

587
00:32:04,799 --> 00:32:07,200
so one thing that could be considered is

588
00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:09,080
maybe on on a project like that is

589
00:32:09,080 --> 00:32:11,279
breaking the scope down in other words

590
00:32:11,279 --> 00:32:13,320
you know debundling some of these things

591
00:32:13,320 --> 00:32:15,399
so you can have more of an opportunity

592
00:32:15,399 --> 00:32:17,480
for some of the smaller firms to you

593
00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:19,559
know compete with and you know and what

594
00:32:19,559 --> 00:32:21,960
I mean by that specifically is do we

595
00:32:21,960 --> 00:32:24,240
have to have the sidewalks and the pav

596
00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:26,039
everything all in one can we break out

597
00:32:26,039 --> 00:32:28,799
the sidewalks something or can we you

598
00:32:28,799 --> 00:32:30,039
know do you know can we do something

599
00:32:30,039 --> 00:32:32,440
more creative so that you can de de

600
00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:34,639
bundle you know these pieces so that

601
00:32:34,639 --> 00:32:36,559
folks can have a little bit more

602
00:32:36,559 --> 00:32:39,240
opportunity to um you know participate

603
00:32:39,240 --> 00:32:40,960
in that

604
00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:43,760
space so just

605
00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:46,039
so I imagine that the reason why we

606
00:32:46,039 --> 00:32:47,880
bundle it might be maybe some cost

607
00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:49,279
savings or something like that but

608
00:32:49,279 --> 00:32:51,000
you're saying that by kinding to

609
00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:52,919
debundling that if you will it'll give

610
00:32:52,919 --> 00:32:56,039
more our minority women owned businesses

611
00:32:56,039 --> 00:32:58,399
uh who might I have the capacity of the

612
00:32:58,399 --> 00:33:00,600
low larger scale but where they can be

613
00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:02,519
more competitive they would have an

614
00:33:02,519 --> 00:33:07,639
opportunity okay thank you like Carl

615
00:33:07,639 --> 00:33:10,600
second question I oh well my other

616
00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:11,760
question I'm

617
00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:13,919
sorry my other he actually answered my

618
00:33:13,919 --> 00:33:15,080
other question

619
00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:17,440
so so my question was going to be I

620
00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:18,760
don't know if it's appropriate I know

621
00:33:18,760 --> 00:33:21,840
Chris was here Mr W um how realistic is

622
00:33:21,840 --> 00:33:25,799
it and I guess that question is for the council um to Deb bundle it I know

623
00:33:25,799 --> 00:33:27,679
you're basically highlighting some cost

624
00:33:27,679 --> 00:33:30,559
savings is there a specific reason uh

625
00:33:30,559 --> 00:33:32,880
could we get a followup from Mr W

626
00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:36,039
afterwards because if it is um a an

627
00:33:36,039 --> 00:33:38,200
option using that as an example it's

628
00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:39,240
very much something that we're going to

629
00:33:39,240 --> 00:33:41,080
be addressing in the coming months I

630
00:33:41,080 --> 00:33:43,360
think we should position ourselves to be

631
00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:45,399
able to open up those opportunities for

632
00:33:45,399 --> 00:33:48,440
some of our um NWS as your suggestion

633
00:33:48,440 --> 00:33:50,120
yeah absolutely and and the other thing

634
00:33:50,120 --> 00:33:53,600
that makes that uh particularly Merit at

635
00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:55,240
this particular juncture we've been

636
00:33:55,240 --> 00:33:56,600
working with the Empire State

637
00:33:56,600 --> 00:33:58,200
development you know technical

638
00:33:58,200 --> 00:33:59,760
assistance and we've been doing this to

639
00:33:59,760 --> 00:34:02,639
build the pool of firms out here and

640
00:34:02,639 --> 00:34:05,399
capacity so so part of our technical

641
00:34:05,399 --> 00:34:07,600
assistance realm is we'll helping firm

642
00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:10,599
prepare for they have access to bonding

643
00:34:10,599 --> 00:34:12,200
which which is a requirement and also

644
00:34:12,200 --> 00:34:15,320
the access to Capital but the technical

645
00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:17,040
assistance component goes in there you

646
00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:19,320
have to you know build them up to that

647
00:34:19,320 --> 00:34:21,480
level in other words the state they they

648
00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:23,440
have you know funding out there to

649
00:34:23,440 --> 00:34:25,320
support these types of programs and our

650
00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:27,919
street program is certainly part of that

651
00:34:27,919 --> 00:34:30,440
but they have to be prepared you know

652
00:34:30,440 --> 00:34:32,280
for this so you got to build them up you

653
00:34:32,280 --> 00:34:34,520
know to that level so some of the things

654
00:34:34,520 --> 00:34:36,839
that we've been doing in our program has

655
00:34:36,839 --> 00:34:38,480
been the technical assistance piece in

656
00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:40,800
terms of bringing firms to you know to

657
00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:43,200
the table uh building them up helping

658
00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:46,520
the get started um doing workshops in

659
00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:49,040
terms of of bidding uh going after

660
00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:51,119
project how to build relationship we

661
00:34:51,119 --> 00:34:53,760
spent a lot of time trying to introduce

662
00:34:53,760 --> 00:34:56,200
firms to like the cow hands of the world

663
00:34:56,200 --> 00:34:58,160
the carers of the world you know the

664
00:34:58,160 --> 00:35:01,079
empires of the world so it can be done

665
00:35:01,079 --> 00:35:02,599
we just have to convince you know the

666
00:35:02,599 --> 00:35:05,040
companies you know to do it and I give

667
00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:06,960
you a specific example of why this is

668
00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:10,240
relevant uh to us so a couple years ago

669
00:35:10,240 --> 00:35:13,480
Empire they won the Pagan project and we

670
00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:17,040
were able to get a single person hired

671
00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:18,680
by them to introduce them to the

672
00:35:18,680 --> 00:35:19,680
construction industry the same

673
00:35:19,680 --> 00:35:21,640
conversation we talking about doing so

674
00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:24,440
we got him in there and you know now

675
00:35:24,440 --> 00:35:26,320
he's been in there for 4 years or

676
00:35:26,320 --> 00:35:28,520
whatever but gradually move forward with

677
00:35:28,520 --> 00:35:30,640
the education process technical

678
00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:32,320
assistance through what we been doing

679
00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:33,040
with

680
00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:37,200
this H Community College for example we

681
00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:38,560
have another program that we work with

682
00:35:38,560 --> 00:35:41,440
the county offering people uh CDL

683
00:35:41,440 --> 00:35:44,480
driver's licenses so he got his CDL

684
00:35:44,480 --> 00:35:47,359
license last year um he's continued to

685
00:35:47,359 --> 00:35:49,520
work with Empire today now this year he

686
00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:53,560
just got his uh Class A U C device and I

687
00:35:53,560 --> 00:35:55,560
here a position to purchase uh one of

688
00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:58,680
our homes here in in the city so that

689
00:35:58,680 --> 00:36:00,040
justes give you a little bit of an idea

690
00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:02,400
of what we can do to plant the seeds you

691
00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:05,480
know to move forward you know in this uh

692
00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:06,680
in this

693
00:36:06,680 --> 00:36:09,240
Arena just just to add to that we don't

694
00:36:09,240 --> 00:36:11,319
mind U with question we have an mwb

695
00:36:11,319 --> 00:36:13,760
policy in place that we adopted U about

696
00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:16,000
two years ago and I think it's coming up

697
00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:17,560
this year for review bag so that's

698
00:36:17,560 --> 00:36:19,119
something we have bundled into the

699
00:36:19,119 --> 00:36:21,760
policy so we can when we revisit the

700
00:36:21,760 --> 00:36:24,599
policy we can able to extract that um

701
00:36:24,599 --> 00:36:28,200
separated the Cil so pleas still that

702
00:36:28,200 --> 00:36:30,800
thank you so thank you for this document

703
00:36:30,800 --> 00:36:33,079
I look forward to reading it um you know

704
00:36:33,079 --> 00:36:36,000
following the meeting um but just a

705
00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:37,480
couple of questions just in a quick

706
00:36:37,480 --> 00:36:40,359
review here but um in terms of these

707
00:36:40,359 --> 00:36:42,319
various training programs for example

708
00:36:42,319 --> 00:36:44,520
like the genarian cleaning program

709
00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:47,800
construction management Etc um how many

710
00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:49,880
folks do we have currently are those

711
00:36:49,880 --> 00:36:52,160
programs running now and how many

712
00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:55,319
students okay do we have um okay so with

713
00:36:55,319 --> 00:36:58,160
the um the Jor Pro that's something that

714
00:36:58,160 --> 00:37:00,160
just started this year so that was a

715
00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:01,839
unique opportunity that came about

716
00:37:01,839 --> 00:37:03,480
because when we talk about this public

717
00:37:03,480 --> 00:37:05,960
private partnership so we work with the

718
00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:08,880
City Mission and and Mike as well as go

719
00:37:08,880 --> 00:37:11,800
New York you as a private sector um so

720
00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:14,920
an opportunity to come that to take take

721
00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:16,880
an opportunity to get people into the

722
00:37:16,880 --> 00:37:19,079
cleaning U business so so that was the

723
00:37:19,079 --> 00:37:22,480
focus so we identifi three uh firms here

724
00:37:22,480 --> 00:37:25,560
locally you know MB mwbe and section 3

725
00:37:25,560 --> 00:37:28,319
company to to to come in and participate

726
00:37:28,319 --> 00:37:30,839
in this so out of that you had three

727
00:37:30,839 --> 00:37:32,200
companies that had an opportunity to

728
00:37:32,200 --> 00:37:34,599
work in this you know in this in this

729
00:37:34,599 --> 00:37:37,640
space and then today we have 12 people

730
00:37:37,640 --> 00:37:40,000
that have been hired to work so they're

731
00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:42,800
over here on proper State Street and

732
00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:45,040
then there's another one that's up INR

733
00:37:45,040 --> 00:37:47,839
so there's 12 people just in that uh

734
00:37:47,839 --> 00:37:50,640
that space there and and on this confess

735
00:37:50,640 --> 00:37:51,680
skills

736
00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:54,480
side um this year we've done three

737
00:37:54,480 --> 00:37:57,800
cohorts I think we had like 80 four

738
00:37:57,800 --> 00:38:00,560
people appli um you know they went

739
00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:03,920
through the process then we had 53 54

740
00:38:03,920 --> 00:38:06,040
that was actually enrolled and I think

741
00:38:06,040 --> 00:38:08,400
33 completed the

742
00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:11,880
program so so this was an opportunity

743
00:38:11,880 --> 00:38:13,720
again these folks are working here

744
00:38:13,720 --> 00:38:15,880
locally some are working like up at the

745
00:38:15,880 --> 00:38:17,680
El school you know we got two or three

746
00:38:17,680 --> 00:38:19,640
of them up there you have one or two out

747
00:38:19,640 --> 00:38:21,359
of some of the older cohorts that went

748
00:38:21,359 --> 00:38:23,640
on to start their own you know little

749
00:38:23,640 --> 00:38:26,359
companies and uh so again we're trying

750
00:38:26,359 --> 00:38:28,160
to help them and assist them any way we

751
00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:30,280
can in terms of building capacity uh

752
00:38:30,280 --> 00:38:32,920
access to bonding and just being a uh an

753
00:38:32,920 --> 00:38:36,119
advocate for them so so I see my primary

754
00:38:36,119 --> 00:38:39,319
role as more like an advocate uh for you

755
00:38:39,319 --> 00:38:40,520
know the small business person that's

756
00:38:40,520 --> 00:38:42,720
trying to get on and and also the worker

757
00:38:42,720 --> 00:38:44,480
is trying to you know create the jobs

758
00:38:44,480 --> 00:38:47,599
and that's that's really where you know

759
00:38:47,599 --> 00:38:49,440
it it is and if we serious about really

760
00:38:49,440 --> 00:38:51,359
trying to make a difference it's one

761
00:38:51,359 --> 00:38:53,079
thing to say okay we have opportunities

762
00:38:53,079 --> 00:38:55,319
and you got 30% you got to go out there

763
00:38:55,319 --> 00:38:57,680
and get it but you don't get them tools

764
00:38:57,680 --> 00:39:00,760
and the support to you know to get there

765
00:39:00,760 --> 00:39:02,400
and then it really doesn't happen or

766
00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:04,680
it's very very short lived of people

767
00:39:04,680 --> 00:39:06,599
disappointed and and and we have to go

768
00:39:06,599 --> 00:39:08,200
get the message out there and be we try

769
00:39:08,200 --> 00:39:09,760
to have like honest conversations with

770
00:39:09,760 --> 00:39:13,040
folks but I get it all the time about I

771
00:39:13,040 --> 00:39:14,480
didn't see nobody working on this

772
00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:16,119
project I don't see nobody working on

773
00:39:16,119 --> 00:39:17,960
that up straight because they they

774
00:39:17,960 --> 00:39:21,240
didn't get it and U but yeah I to tell

775
00:39:21,240 --> 00:39:23,079
me I was I was like it's a game of

776
00:39:23,079 --> 00:39:25,440
numbers like 15 3 and one so for every

777
00:39:25,440 --> 00:39:27,920
opportunity you got to be going after 15

778
00:39:27,920 --> 00:39:29,920
three makes sense and you'll get but if

779
00:39:29,920 --> 00:39:32,160
you just going after just that one thing

780
00:39:32,160 --> 00:39:33,920
that one time then you don't get it and

781
00:39:33,920 --> 00:39:36,720
then everybody is the the enemy we out

782
00:39:36,720 --> 00:39:38,640
here every day trying to create

783
00:39:38,640 --> 00:39:41,040
opportunities open up doors uh build

784
00:39:41,040 --> 00:39:43,400
relationships collaborate with people

785
00:39:43,400 --> 00:39:45,359
and and most of our time is spent on a

786
00:39:45,359 --> 00:39:46,839
collaborative basis so we work with a

787
00:39:46,839 --> 00:39:50,839
lot of people a lot of agency Sun connec

788
00:39:50,839 --> 00:39:54,440
col be a tremendous resource and uh you

789
00:39:54,440 --> 00:39:57,000
know it's just making it work and a lot

790
00:39:57,000 --> 00:39:59,720
of resources here in the house so so

791
00:39:59,720 --> 00:40:02,040
there's a lot that goes into this this

792
00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:04,760
super not just a one shoot B all type of

793
00:40:04,760 --> 00:40:06,960
thing and people come in with all type

794
00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:09,119
of challenges you know you know be

795
00:40:09,119 --> 00:40:11,640
honest with you I I mean serious

796
00:40:11,640 --> 00:40:14,359
challenges so so sometime all they

797
00:40:14,359 --> 00:40:15,960
wanted somebody to listen to just to say

798
00:40:15,960 --> 00:40:17,800
hi and just know that we care you know

799
00:40:17,800 --> 00:40:20,800
something simple as that um sometime

800
00:40:20,800 --> 00:40:22,319
when we went through the gra program

801
00:40:22,319 --> 00:40:24,560
last year we had probably like over 20

802
00:40:24,560 --> 00:40:27,240
something businesses last year alone

803
00:40:27,240 --> 00:40:30,200
that got Grant so we gave like $200,000

804
00:40:30,200 --> 00:40:33,119
about so that that amount made a

805
00:40:33,119 --> 00:40:35,079
tremendous life cheesy difference to a

806
00:40:35,079 --> 00:40:37,520
lot of small companies so so we should

807
00:40:37,520 --> 00:40:38,960
be proud of what we're doing with these

808
00:40:38,960 --> 00:40:42,839
small businesses um we launched a small

809
00:40:42,839 --> 00:40:44,560
business award for what we had you know

810
00:40:44,560 --> 00:40:45,960
just basically recognized small business

811
00:40:45,960 --> 00:40:48,240
we had over 200 people that attended

812
00:40:48,240 --> 00:40:50,480
that event and and to this day people

813
00:40:50,480 --> 00:40:52,480
still talking about it and planning for

814
00:40:52,480 --> 00:40:55,560
next year and what what can we do and um

815
00:40:55,560 --> 00:40:56,560
you know so there a lot lot of

816
00:40:56,560 --> 00:40:58,880
excitement around here to do different

817
00:40:58,880 --> 00:41:02,400
things and and the last part of that is

818
00:41:02,400 --> 00:41:04,680
partnership with the school district um

819
00:41:04,680 --> 00:41:06,760
and how that relates to developing a

820
00:41:06,760 --> 00:41:09,400
pipeline to the to the workforce here CU

821
00:41:09,400 --> 00:41:11,800
if I'm looking at a 7 I'm saying 4 years

822
00:41:11,800 --> 00:41:13,680
or so that might be the person walking

823
00:41:13,680 --> 00:41:15,839
through these doors so what can we do to

824
00:41:15,839 --> 00:41:18,560
introduce to the public service why

825
00:41:18,560 --> 00:41:20,880
can't we have a mogam with young people

826
00:41:20,880 --> 00:41:23,040
coming around leave come to the council

827
00:41:23,040 --> 00:41:25,079
see what the city council does what to

828
00:41:25,079 --> 00:41:26,480
the mayor's office working all

829
00:41:26,480 --> 00:41:28,920
department so we have the opportunity we

830
00:41:28,920 --> 00:41:31,160
have the resources here and I think

831
00:41:31,160 --> 00:41:34,640
people are interested in it but we have

832
00:41:34,640 --> 00:41:37,000
to you know change our culture in terms

833
00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:38,200
of how we want to approach it how we

834
00:41:38,200 --> 00:41:39,680
make it feel like it's welcome and it's

835
00:41:39,680 --> 00:41:42,520
opportunity done in to make a difference

836
00:41:42,520 --> 00:41:44,400
so that's what we're trying to we're

837
00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:45,839
trying to

838
00:41:45,839 --> 00:41:48,240
do yeah looking at this report here on

839
00:41:48,240 --> 00:41:50,359
page two the

840
00:41:50,359 --> 00:41:52,520
subcontractors um the last subcontract

841
00:41:52,520 --> 00:41:55,040
that listed on this report um is

842
00:41:55,040 --> 00:41:57,200
carrying 8%

843
00:41:57,200 --> 00:41:59,720
MW can you highlight why is that

844
00:41:59,720 --> 00:42:02,319
happening looking at the others are 15

845
00:42:02,319 --> 00:42:05,800
26% yeah the two with the A and the 3%

846
00:42:05,800 --> 00:42:07,599
those are primary the street M so you

847
00:42:07,599 --> 00:42:15,280
know a car and C so so you know it's just the the nature of the be it's

848
00:42:15,280 --> 00:42:17,480
tough to get folks into that space and

849
00:42:17,480 --> 00:42:19,920
we're trying to make it happen but the

850
00:42:19,920 --> 00:42:22,760
reality is is you know we we meet with

851
00:42:22,760 --> 00:42:24,440
them before the bid we meet with them

852
00:42:24,440 --> 00:42:26,760
doing the process doing the ad process

853
00:42:26,760 --> 00:42:28,680
and we do everything we can to merge

854
00:42:28,680 --> 00:42:31,680
them together and we do everything you

855
00:42:31,680 --> 00:42:33,839
know that we can to make it happen but

856
00:42:33,839 --> 00:42:35,480
at the end of the day this is what you

857
00:42:35,480 --> 00:42:37,240
end up with you know you know these two

858
00:42:37,240 --> 00:42:38,960
companies just happen they own the truck

859
00:42:38,960 --> 00:42:40,839
C they own the quir they you know they

860
00:42:40,839 --> 00:42:43,319
own everything so that's what I mean by

861
00:42:43,319 --> 00:42:45,040
if we want to seriously look at this

862
00:42:45,040 --> 00:42:46,480
think about debundling this thing you

863
00:42:46,480 --> 00:42:49,480
know so you can create opportunities and

864
00:42:49,480 --> 00:42:51,440
in one area that I looked at

865
00:42:51,440 --> 00:42:53,839
specifically to this was okay we're not

866
00:42:53,839 --> 00:42:55,839
going to get into the game going this

867
00:42:55,839 --> 00:42:58,839
route why can't we build a company why

868
00:42:58,839 --> 00:43:00,559
can't we encourage companies to partner

869
00:43:00,559 --> 00:43:02,559
up in a joint venture or something and

870
00:43:02,559 --> 00:43:04,640
we give them the resources and the tools

871
00:43:04,640 --> 00:43:06,760
to prepare themselves for the next level

872
00:43:06,760 --> 00:43:08,760
for example why can't we do like what

873
00:43:08,760 --> 00:43:10,319
they did out in Buffalo or something

874
00:43:10,319 --> 00:43:12,119
where you took a company and they got

875
00:43:12,119 --> 00:43:13,200
together they and they were able to get

876
00:43:13,200 --> 00:43:15,040
a milling machine so now you got a

877
00:43:15,040 --> 00:43:17,200
trucking company that's been working

878
00:43:17,200 --> 00:43:18,920
here and getting the crumb now they can

879
00:43:18,920 --> 00:43:20,720
go after the Milling part of that

880
00:43:20,720 --> 00:43:23,240
contract and stand a better opportunity

881
00:43:23,240 --> 00:43:25,040
but the reason why those two numbers are

882
00:43:25,040 --> 00:43:26,640
8 to3 that's real

883
00:43:26,640 --> 00:43:29,559
what we're dealing with

884
00:43:29,559 --> 00:43:31,839
so do you have another question and

885
00:43:31,839 --> 00:43:33,440
that's fine I'm willing to continue to

886
00:43:33,440 --> 00:43:36,520
work with you revisiting policy and we

887
00:43:36,520 --> 00:43:38,800
can bring it forward to the council for

888
00:43:38,800 --> 00:43:40,160
to review it and move forward with any

889
00:43:40,160 --> 00:43:42,359
changes that we might have just one at

890
00:43:42,359 --> 00:43:44,240
the beginning you mentioned that um

891
00:43:44,240 --> 00:43:47,520
2023 was a challenging year what are you

892
00:43:47,520 --> 00:43:48,880
going to take from that as you move into

893
00:43:48,880 --> 00:43:51,319
2024 to remove those obstacles well I

894
00:43:51,319 --> 00:43:54,359
think uh the big thing is is is really

895
00:43:54,359 --> 00:43:56,800
staying focused parent down to there a

896
00:43:56,800 --> 00:43:58,559
couple it that we can deal with because

897
00:43:58,559 --> 00:44:01,319
you know in 22 you know earlier we

898
00:44:01,319 --> 00:44:03,440
thought we could conquer the world but

899
00:44:03,440 --> 00:44:07,440
the reality is is not going to happen so

900
00:44:07,440 --> 00:44:09,559
I'm pring down to do what I can in my

901
00:44:09,559 --> 00:44:13,000
space the best that I can do to um you

902
00:44:13,000 --> 00:44:15,240
know you know be honest with folks and

903
00:44:15,240 --> 00:44:17,440
you know transparent and and keeping it

904
00:44:17,440 --> 00:44:19,440
real having a real conversation but I

905
00:44:19,440 --> 00:44:22,160
think when you look at the reason why

906
00:44:22,160 --> 00:44:23,920
I'm so excited and think about the

907
00:44:23,920 --> 00:44:25,559
promising opportunities that's coming

908
00:44:25,559 --> 00:44:26,520
when you look at the people that's

909
00:44:26,520 --> 00:44:28,400
coming through the door and the lives

910
00:44:28,400 --> 00:44:30,240
that we're really changing and the

911
00:44:30,240 --> 00:44:32,119
little letters and notes that I get from

912
00:44:32,119 --> 00:44:34,640
people that's that's Greatful you know

913
00:44:34,640 --> 00:44:36,760
for the efforts you know it makes a

914
00:44:36,760 --> 00:44:39,400
difference that's what we the sty to

915
00:44:39,400 --> 00:44:42,000
move forward and you know keep it moving

916
00:44:42,000 --> 00:44:44,839
and also I think you know about pairing

917
00:44:44,839 --> 00:44:47,599
it down and and just becoming very very

918
00:44:47,599 --> 00:44:49,400
intentional about the direction that we

919
00:44:49,400 --> 00:44:50,839
really want to go and the message that

920
00:44:50,839 --> 00:44:52,720
we're trying to put out there I think

921
00:44:52,720 --> 00:44:54,760
we're on a a great track to make a

922
00:44:54,760 --> 00:44:56,880
difference um I participate and

923
00:44:56,880 --> 00:44:59,760
collaborate with a lot of people um you

924
00:44:59,760 --> 00:45:01,760
know that's been a way this happened I

925
00:45:01,760 --> 00:45:04,040
collaborate with the state I sit you

926
00:45:04,040 --> 00:45:06,800
know on small business um panel once a

927
00:45:06,800 --> 00:45:08,359
month to talk about issue what the

928
00:45:08,359 --> 00:45:10,720
reserv what other location doing and

929
00:45:10,720 --> 00:45:13,040
what can we be doing the viability of

930
00:45:13,040 --> 00:45:15,640
this that so so we spent a lot of time

931
00:45:15,640 --> 00:45:17,599
with a lot of Partners collaborating to

932
00:45:17,599 --> 00:45:20,240
make U these type of things happen so I

933
00:45:20,240 --> 00:45:23,680
bring that home here and you know put

934
00:45:23,680 --> 00:45:26,400
for that information and to open up to

935
00:45:26,400 --> 00:45:30,240
make a difference so so I know that

936
00:45:30,240 --> 00:45:32,559
there's you know there's a state there's

937
00:45:32,559 --> 00:45:34,200
a regulation and then I think you refer

938
00:45:34,200 --> 00:45:35,960
to earlier as what was known as like the

939
00:45:35,960 --> 00:45:37,880
good faith effort of these firms that

940
00:45:37,880 --> 00:45:41,000
they need to do this and um it seems to

941
00:45:41,000 --> 00:45:44,720
be that the good faith effort um uh even

942
00:45:44,720 --> 00:45:47,000
if these if they're being made they're

943
00:45:47,000 --> 00:45:49,680
not really getting the result that we

944
00:45:49,680 --> 00:45:52,079
would like to do um outside of the

945
00:45:52,079 --> 00:45:54,400
bundling some of the projects um when we

946
00:45:54,400 --> 00:45:56,680
were bringing in these larger firms

947
00:45:56,680 --> 00:46:00,880
um uh you know are they expressing a

948
00:46:00,880 --> 00:46:02,920
commitment to this work are they

949
00:46:02,920 --> 00:46:04,280
expressing I mean they companies and

950
00:46:04,280 --> 00:46:05,720
they're in to make profit so we need to

951
00:46:05,720 --> 00:46:07,400
be honest about that but I'm saying like

952
00:46:07,400 --> 00:46:10,960
are we you know really encouraging them

953
00:46:10,960 --> 00:46:14,200
or or having a really uh explicit

954
00:46:14,200 --> 00:46:15,839
conversation around our commitment to

955
00:46:15,839 --> 00:46:17,319
this and and and do you see some

956
00:46:17,319 --> 00:46:18,839
alignment or do you still seeing that

957
00:46:18,839 --> 00:46:25,440
that's pretty far apart no it's not it's a process so so to that end I think

958
00:46:25,440 --> 00:46:27,480
they're not jumping up and down to make

959
00:46:27,480 --> 00:46:29,119
this happen they're doing what's what's

960
00:46:29,119 --> 00:46:31,079
required required so and I give you an

961
00:46:31,079 --> 00:46:33,359
example when come back to the to the a

962
00:46:33,359 --> 00:46:36,040
again I'll get a page you know stack of

963
00:46:36,040 --> 00:46:38,359
paper just stick on a good F what they

964
00:46:38,359 --> 00:46:40,040
do they go and print out the entire

965
00:46:40,040 --> 00:46:42,160
directory from Empire State direct you

966
00:46:42,160 --> 00:46:46,480
know from the state now that's crazy but

967
00:46:46,480 --> 00:46:48,079
that's what they do you know so who's

968
00:46:48,079 --> 00:46:50,160
going to thumb through 100 pages to try

969
00:46:50,160 --> 00:46:52,520
to find a single person that do whatever

970
00:46:52,520 --> 00:46:54,440
and then they don't break the scope down

971
00:46:54,440 --> 00:46:55,839
or they don't break the codes down what

972
00:46:55,839 --> 00:47:00,040
whatever so if you're a small guy you have to spend 8 hours a day just

973
00:47:00,040 --> 00:47:02,880
trying to decode some of these numbers

974
00:47:02,880 --> 00:47:04,680
in there so that you can even get to the

975
00:47:04,680 --> 00:47:07,040
point of putting in a bit so we have to

976
00:47:07,040 --> 00:47:08,720
build a capacity up in terms of helping

977
00:47:08,720 --> 00:47:11,040
folks get prepared to get into that

978
00:47:11,040 --> 00:47:13,839
space we have to encourage these smaller

979
00:47:13,839 --> 00:47:15,640
firms why can't they look into like

980
00:47:15,640 --> 00:47:17,400
mental project relationship but that's

981
00:47:17,400 --> 00:47:19,079
the next thing that we're working on now

982
00:47:19,079 --> 00:47:21,760
what was that mental prot relationship

983
00:47:21,760 --> 00:47:23,559
so that's where a company a smaller

984
00:47:23,559 --> 00:47:26,079
company would pair up with the you know

985
00:47:26,079 --> 00:47:27,960
majority firm that will basically keep

986
00:47:27,960 --> 00:47:29,800
in the roads and also open up

987
00:47:29,800 --> 00:47:31,800
opportunities for them and then by

988
00:47:31,800 --> 00:47:34,240
having a formal relationship or formal

989
00:47:34,240 --> 00:47:36,960
agreement you know they would have

990
00:47:36,960 --> 00:47:38,800
opportunities for the smaller forun to

991
00:47:38,800 --> 00:47:40,440
you know get smaller some of the smaller

992
00:47:40,440 --> 00:47:41,839
contracts they may have and you build

993
00:47:41,839 --> 00:47:44,280
relationship that's going to go you know

994
00:47:44,280 --> 00:47:46,920
four or five years and six years but

995
00:47:46,920 --> 00:47:49,640
also part of that learning process is we

996
00:47:49,640 --> 00:47:52,520
have to let I I cuz it's not all on that

997
00:47:52,520 --> 00:47:54,720
side it's over here too but they have to

998
00:47:54,720 --> 00:47:57,079
you know submit this a bid if the bid

999
00:47:57,079 --> 00:48:00,160
date is June 21st at 11:00 you can't

1000
00:48:00,160 --> 00:48:02,680
come yelling to me July 1st why I'm not

1001
00:48:02,680 --> 00:48:04,920
on it when they start but that's what

1002
00:48:04,920 --> 00:48:07,200
happens a lot you

1003
00:48:07,200 --> 00:48:10,280
know to add to that Miss uh party we did

1004
00:48:10,280 --> 00:48:12,720
remove the the those words good Fai

1005
00:48:12,720 --> 00:48:14,960
effort in our in theb policy because we

1006
00:48:14,960 --> 00:48:16,839
find that some people just they're not

1007
00:48:16,839 --> 00:48:19,319
making the effort to to ACH achieve the

1008
00:48:19,319 --> 00:48:22,720
percentage so that we change to Gold

1009
00:48:22,720 --> 00:48:25,119
instead of good F effort so they have to

1010
00:48:25,119 --> 00:48:26,680
show

1011
00:48:26,680 --> 00:48:28,800
the reason why they can't achieve the

1012
00:48:28,800 --> 00:48:31,760
percentage exactly and you control that

1013
00:48:31,760 --> 00:48:33,640
pretty much in terms of they have to

1014
00:48:33,640 --> 00:48:35,079
something the people work and things

1015
00:48:35,079 --> 00:48:37,359
like that to show cause yeah yeah we

1016
00:48:37,359 --> 00:48:39,359
work with them on that and and we're not

1017
00:48:39,359 --> 00:48:41,280
opposed to working with them and and

1018
00:48:41,280 --> 00:48:42,800
understanding reality I mean we do

1019
00:48:42,800 --> 00:48:44,680
understand we don't have capacity here

1020
00:48:44,680 --> 00:48:47,319
to take on full 30% but we are building

1021
00:48:47,319 --> 00:48:49,160
more firm building the capacity of the

1022
00:48:49,160 --> 00:48:51,240
ones that we have and encouraging joint

1023
00:48:51,240 --> 00:48:52,880
venturing and partnering things like

1024
00:48:52,880 --> 00:48:54,799
that which ultimately means that we're

1025
00:48:54,799 --> 00:48:57,440
going to be creating jobs while

1026
00:48:57,440 --> 00:49:00,720
connected support so on that completing

1027
00:49:00,720 --> 00:49:03,000
jobs because you told us before that 84

1028
00:49:03,000 --> 00:49:06,240
people enrolled and 33 completed um but

1029
00:49:06,240 --> 00:49:08,160
didn't say how many people actually got

1030
00:49:08,160 --> 00:49:10,880
employment do you know that number I I

1031
00:49:10,880 --> 00:49:15,880
do know that like three El Avenue and exp you know can I get this data

1032
00:49:15,880 --> 00:49:17,599
from the career counselor so they track

1033
00:49:17,599 --> 00:49:19,400
all the data for us so they they do all

1034
00:49:19,400 --> 00:49:21,079
the intake and they do all the

1035
00:49:21,079 --> 00:49:23,640
monitoring uh followup but I don't I

1036
00:49:23,640 --> 00:49:26,319
don't know exactly how many is we except

1037
00:49:26,319 --> 00:49:28,760
for those three that's up here out of

1038
00:49:28,760 --> 00:49:30,880
this particular country because I mean

1039
00:49:30,880 --> 00:49:32,359
that really sells the program people

1040
00:49:32,359 --> 00:49:33,799
actually became important so that would

1041
00:49:33,799 --> 00:49:35,640
be absolutely absolutely good dat to

1042
00:49:35,640 --> 00:49:37,839
have absolutely you know and part of

1043
00:49:37,839 --> 00:49:40,359
that is the challenge is when when

1044
00:49:40,359 --> 00:49:41,880
people finish you know if the agreement

1045
00:49:41,880 --> 00:49:43,040
is you're supposed to check in every

1046
00:49:43,040 --> 00:49:44,839
month let us know what's happening you

1047
00:49:44,839 --> 00:49:47,000
work know any issues whatever but they

1048
00:49:47,000 --> 00:49:48,760
don't they don't follow through that so

1049
00:49:48,760 --> 00:49:50,280
they have a tough time just getting the

1050
00:49:50,280 --> 00:49:52,960
data so we don't know unless somebody

1051
00:49:52,960 --> 00:49:54,839
has an issue or they get back to us or

1052
00:49:54,839 --> 00:50:02,710
something like that

1053
00:50:02,720 --> 00:50:06,040
sorry what what kind of Outreach do you

1054
00:50:06,040 --> 00:50:08,960
do to try to get folks I mean are we

1055
00:50:08,960 --> 00:50:13,760
advertising in the Z are we what what do we do to try to promote these

1056
00:50:13,760 --> 00:50:15,559
that we have these opportunities yeah

1057
00:50:15,559 --> 00:50:17,960
well we work with Ser so we do a

1058
00:50:17,960 --> 00:50:20,520
newsletter monthly you know that that

1059
00:50:20,520 --> 00:50:24,040
goes out so so we have a very robust um

1060
00:50:24,040 --> 00:50:27,240
means there and and very very responsive

1061
00:50:27,240 --> 00:50:28,760
and also we work with you know

1062
00:50:28,760 --> 00:50:30,680
organizations so we try to collaborate

1063
00:50:30,680 --> 00:50:33,040
with anybody that we can so you know

1064
00:50:33,040 --> 00:50:34,280
work with our partners and getting the

1065
00:50:34,280 --> 00:50:37,000
work out and just talking to people and

1066
00:50:37,000 --> 00:50:38,839
you know that's how we're you know we're

1067
00:50:38,839 --> 00:50:41,040
able to do it and I I think that's an

1068
00:50:41,040 --> 00:50:43,119
area that we can um you know get more

1069
00:50:43,119 --> 00:50:45,559
robust on so you know maybe get know

1070
00:50:45,559 --> 00:50:49,200
some of the other um social media means

1071
00:50:49,200 --> 00:50:53,000
to you know make it happen but um we

1072
00:50:53,000 --> 00:50:57,000
have a a good um groundwork there we you

1073
00:50:57,000 --> 00:50:58,920
know we got a good foot started and

1074
00:50:58,920 --> 00:51:01,680
we've been very very fortunate because

1075
00:51:01,680 --> 00:51:03,520
you know we just have to have I haveen

1076
00:51:03,520 --> 00:51:05,640
to have a lot of support around me I got

1077
00:51:05,640 --> 00:51:07,559
syvia that's that's tremendous with you

1078
00:51:07,559 --> 00:51:09,760
know doing the stuff got Jamie you know

1079
00:51:09,760 --> 00:51:11,720
over the college so that's how these

1080
00:51:11,720 --> 00:51:14,200
things happen you know you know I may

1081
00:51:14,200 --> 00:51:16,240
know you know who to talk to or how to

1082
00:51:16,240 --> 00:51:18,960
have a conversation with but they really

1083
00:51:18,960 --> 00:51:21,280
are the ones that you know drive this

1084
00:51:21,280 --> 00:51:23,559
bus so we want to you know update you

1085
00:51:23,559 --> 00:51:25,440
know we can you know invest more in

1086
00:51:25,440 --> 00:51:27,319
getting me more out the messaging and

1087
00:51:27,319 --> 00:51:29,440
you know doing more programs and and

1088
00:51:29,440 --> 00:51:32,559
building on what we we're trying to do

1089
00:51:32,559 --> 00:51:33,280
thank

1090
00:51:33,280 --> 00:51:36,280
you any other questions or

1091
00:51:36,280 --> 00:51:38,559
concern no I just want to thank you for

1092
00:51:38,559 --> 00:51:41,119
putting this report together for us as

1093
00:51:41,119 --> 00:51:43,319
usual I'll will try to engage your

1094
00:51:43,319 --> 00:51:45,599
office more um you know rather waiting

1095
00:51:45,599 --> 00:51:48,599
for a year let's do this maybe every um

1096
00:51:48,599 --> 00:51:51,200
6 months give us an update and then we

1097
00:51:51,200 --> 00:51:54,880
can revisit the MW policy revision that

1098
00:51:54,880 --> 00:51:56,319
your

1099
00:51:56,319 --> 00:51:57,839
all right thank you again thank you Mr

1100
00:51:57,839 --> 00:51:59,400
gner and next we have appointments to

1101
00:51:59,400 --> 00:52:01,599
the Downtown special assessment District

1102
00:52:01,599 --> 00:52:03,839
board and that mayor

1103
00:52:03,839 --> 00:52:07,240
McCarthy thank you Mr chairman and put

1104
00:52:07,240 --> 00:52:11,760
names forward uh for the council's

1105
00:52:11,760 --> 00:52:16,520
consideration joining the dsic I think

1106
00:52:16,520 --> 00:52:19,440
individuals are all

1107
00:52:19,440 --> 00:52:22,240
here there any specific questions or

1108
00:52:22,240 --> 00:52:23,880
comments on any of

1109
00:52:23,880 --> 00:52:28,430
them ask for in favorable

1110
00:52:28,440 --> 00:52:30,559
consideration I don't think those are

1111
00:52:30,559 --> 00:52:34,270
they being

1112
00:52:34,280 --> 00:52:40,470
appointed but they've already

1113
00:52:40,480 --> 00:52:42,760
beened I'll move

1114
00:52:42,760 --> 00:52:50,040
this second all in favor I was asking for a

1115
00:52:50,040 --> 00:52:54,230
second

1116
00:52:54,240 --> 00:52:56,359
hi

1117
00:52:56,359 --> 00:52:58,440
okay thirdly we're going to uh move on

1118
00:52:58,440 --> 00:53:00,440
to the appointment of res board resident

1119
00:53:00,440 --> 00:53:02,079
residency board yeah I'd like to pull

1120
00:53:02,079 --> 00:53:04,079
this for two weeks um individual that I

1121
00:53:04,079 --> 00:53:06,400
wanted to bring forward um was not quite

1122
00:53:06,400 --> 00:53:08,440
ready okay we didn't receive the resume

1123
00:53:08,440 --> 00:53:11,599
as what I should say okay all right so

1124
00:53:11,599 --> 00:53:14,000
uh next item agenda item is appointment

1125
00:53:14,000 --> 00:53:16,480
to the ethics board yes um I brought

1126
00:53:16,480 --> 00:53:18,640
this forward because we right now we

1127
00:53:18,640 --> 00:53:22,000
have four people on the ethics board and

1128
00:53:22,000 --> 00:53:24,520
um there was an opportunity if the other

1129
00:53:24,520 --> 00:53:26,599
uh vcy didn't get filled for the council

1130
00:53:26,599 --> 00:53:28,839
to fill it I wanted to bring forward um

1131
00:53:28,839 --> 00:53:32,480
Mr Marne who resume to sit on the ethics

1132
00:53:32,480 --> 00:53:35,000
board he in full disclosure was a former

1133
00:53:35,000 --> 00:53:36,760
employee had an interest in sitting on

1134
00:53:36,760 --> 00:53:38,200
the board when he was here but could not

1135
00:53:38,200 --> 00:53:39,640
because there was always already an

1136
00:53:39,640 --> 00:53:42,040
employee on the board and um I know the

1137
00:53:42,040 --> 00:53:44,920
board has had trouble meeting and

1138
00:53:44,920 --> 00:53:47,359
creating getting a forum excuse me a

1139
00:53:47,359 --> 00:53:49,839
quorum and and right now the chair is

1140
00:53:49,839 --> 00:53:51,319
going to be out for a while so that's

1141
00:53:51,319 --> 00:53:52,720
going to even create more of a problem

1142
00:53:52,720 --> 00:53:55,200
because there's um because he's you know

1143
00:53:55,200 --> 00:53:57,480
he's he's unable to to be able to serve

1144
00:53:57,480 --> 00:54:00,319
for a while so um I just wanted to bring

1145
00:54:00,319 --> 00:54:02,160
this forward to um have the council

1146
00:54:02,160 --> 00:54:05,640
consider um Mr Marne for a seat on the

1147
00:54:05,640 --> 00:54:07,040
ethics

1148
00:54:07,040 --> 00:54:09,599
board any questions concerns comments

1149
00:54:09,599 --> 00:54:13,319
around that is this is this a council

1150
00:54:13,319 --> 00:54:15,559
appointment if the if the mayor doesn't

1151
00:54:15,559 --> 00:54:18,359
um is then within 30 days as the council

1152
00:54:18,359 --> 00:54:20,480
could that's what it says in the code

1153
00:54:20,480 --> 00:54:22,079
and we they're having a problem and we

1154
00:54:22,079 --> 00:54:24,040
didn't get that fourth fifth person for

1155
00:54:24,040 --> 00:54:27,000
the ethics board

1156
00:54:27,000 --> 00:54:30,040
Mr CH I'm sorry can you repeat that yes

1157
00:54:30,040 --> 00:54:32,400
I can that the the code says that the if

1158
00:54:32,400 --> 00:54:34,680
within 30 days there's not when the

1159
00:54:34,680 --> 00:54:37,000
board is convened and they they don't um

1160
00:54:37,000 --> 00:54:39,160
there's opening that the council can put

1161
00:54:39,160 --> 00:54:41,710
it

1162
00:54:41,720 --> 00:54:43,359
Forward

1163
00:54:43,359 --> 00:54:47,960
okay yes 30 days of when I'm sorry I'm just missing well actually the code

1164
00:54:47,960 --> 00:54:49,839
says 30 days when the board is um

1165
00:54:49,839 --> 00:54:53,400
created but so this board was

1166
00:54:53,400 --> 00:54:56,160
reconvened I can't remember last year

1167
00:54:56,160 --> 00:54:59,200
for in order to um look at

1168
00:54:59,200 --> 00:55:01,440
some concerns that were brought forth

1169
00:55:01,440 --> 00:55:02,480
against a council member that were

1170
00:55:02,480 --> 00:55:03,799
convene and since that time there's

1171
00:55:03,799 --> 00:55:05,319
still been that that last opening has

1172
00:55:05,319 --> 00:55:06,760
been there so it's well over 30 days so

1173
00:55:06,760 --> 00:55:11,030
it's well over 30 days

1174
00:55:11,040 --> 00:55:15,549
okay any thoughts comments on

1175
00:55:15,559 --> 00:55:18,760
this I'll entertain a motion so move

1176
00:55:18,760 --> 00:55:25,359
second all those in favor I passes at this time I would like to

1177
00:55:25,359 --> 00:55:27,920
close out government operations so Mo

1178
00:55:27,920 --> 00:55:31,079
second all those in favor I we I'd like

1179
00:55:31,079 --> 00:55:33,039
to cour to aitor Public Safety Committee

1180
00:55:33,039 --> 00:55:34,480
we have one item on the agenda tonight

1181
00:55:34,480 --> 00:55:36,319
that is to discuss the amendment to the

1182
00:55:36,319 --> 00:55:39,200
city code Chapter 93 uh section three

1183
00:55:39,200 --> 00:55:40,520
which specifically speaks about term

1184
00:55:40,520 --> 00:55:43,200
limits holdovers and vacancies um before

1185
00:55:43,200 --> 00:55:46,240
I ask Mr Keith St John to speak about um

1186
00:55:46,240 --> 00:55:48,359
how this is felt as a member of the

1187
00:55:48,359 --> 00:55:50,920
board I can definitely my time on the

1188
00:55:50,920 --> 00:55:53,520
board as chair a few years ago uh

1189
00:55:53,520 --> 00:55:56,400
definitely um vac concerns have been

1190
00:55:56,400 --> 00:55:58,400
existing for a long period of time and

1191
00:55:58,400 --> 00:56:01,280
that is one of the singular reasons that

1192
00:56:01,280 --> 00:56:02,680
could prevent the council from or

1193
00:56:02,680 --> 00:56:04,160
prevent the board excuse me from doing

1194
00:56:04,160 --> 00:56:06,160
the work of reviewing the complaints uh

1195
00:56:06,160 --> 00:56:09,240
so we are not at a crisis Point yet

1196
00:56:09,240 --> 00:56:10,520
however we are at a point where we need

1197
00:56:10,520 --> 00:56:13,720
to act hence having this brought on um I

1198
00:56:13,720 --> 00:56:15,640
know with adjusting the code it requires

1199
00:56:15,640 --> 00:56:17,760
a call for public hearing and as you can

1200
00:56:17,760 --> 00:56:19,799
see the weeks start to add up so then if

1201
00:56:19,799 --> 00:56:21,920
the council or excuse me if the board is

1202
00:56:21,920 --> 00:56:23,440
then put in a position where they're not

1203
00:56:23,440 --> 00:56:25,880
able to have quum then we are starting

1204
00:56:25,880 --> 00:56:27,480
to have complaints pile up that aren't

1205
00:56:27,480 --> 00:56:30,599
reviewed in a timely manner uh so Mr St

1206
00:56:30,599 --> 00:56:32,160
John would you mind

1207
00:56:32,160 --> 00:56:35,240
briefly just highlighting of some of the

1208
00:56:35,240 --> 00:56:37,440
you've already told my joke so there's

1209
00:56:37,440 --> 00:56:40,000
not more much more for me to add but I'm

1210
00:56:40,000 --> 00:56:42,119
here really not only as a board member

1211
00:56:42,119 --> 00:56:43,880
and thank you for those of you who

1212
00:56:43,880 --> 00:56:46,599
helped me get there uh but in Denine

1213
00:56:46,599 --> 00:56:49,160
Peter's absence she's the chair but

1214
00:56:49,160 --> 00:56:50,720
currently on vacation and we'll be back

1215
00:56:50,720 --> 00:56:53,720
later this week so I and perhaps another

1216
00:56:53,720 --> 00:56:56,960
yes uh J hul is here from the board uh

1217
00:56:56,960 --> 00:56:59,599
you've really summed it up well and by

1218
00:56:59,599 --> 00:57:02,079
the last item on your agenda you're very

1219
00:57:02,079 --> 00:57:03,440
familiar with the problems that are

1220
00:57:03,440 --> 00:57:06,200
caused when a when a body is not either

1221
00:57:06,200 --> 00:57:07,720
fully

1222
00:57:07,720 --> 00:57:10,880
impanel uh or when uh the membership for

1223
00:57:10,880 --> 00:57:13,440
whatever reason one of many uh don't

1224
00:57:13,440 --> 00:57:15,119
meet in sufficient numbers so that

1225
00:57:15,119 --> 00:57:18,119
there's a quarum that's what uh the

1226
00:57:18,119 --> 00:57:20,559
current problem is facing the board and

1227
00:57:20,559 --> 00:57:22,599
it will only get worse the longer it

1228
00:57:22,599 --> 00:57:26,400
takes to find a remedy to that problem

1229
00:57:26,400 --> 00:57:28,160
thank you Mr St John uh any questions or

1230
00:57:28,160 --> 00:57:29,640
concerns from the

1231
00:57:29,640 --> 00:57:32,880
councel uh hearing

1232
00:57:32,880 --> 00:57:37,119
none yes so my uh proposition is and

1233
00:57:37,119 --> 00:57:39,400
very much it came from opinions from

1234
00:57:39,400 --> 00:57:42,039
Miss uh Porterfield and also um Mr who

1235
00:57:42,039 --> 00:57:44,720
is the chair uh rather than removing

1236
00:57:44,720 --> 00:57:46,440
organizations from having representation

1237
00:57:46,440 --> 00:57:48,720
on the board uh the consideration was to

1238
00:57:48,720 --> 00:57:51,359
add a 30-day stipulation so already

1239
00:57:51,359 --> 00:57:54,079
before memb term is set to expire 60

1240
00:57:54,079 --> 00:57:55,640
days prior to that an announcement is

1241
00:57:55,640 --> 00:57:57,359
sent to the organization we are

1242
00:57:57,359 --> 00:57:59,920
proposing to add an additional 30 days

1243
00:57:59,920 --> 00:58:02,520
and after that point if a member or an

1244
00:58:02,520 --> 00:58:04,319
alternate has not been selected from the

1245
00:58:04,319 --> 00:58:06,680
organization that the opportunity then

1246
00:58:06,680 --> 00:58:08,640
falls to the council to nominate someone

1247
00:58:08,640 --> 00:58:11,039
at large uh and then also I wanted to

1248
00:58:11,039 --> 00:58:13,000
use this opportunity to add in language

1249
00:58:13,000 --> 00:58:15,799
for organizations to submit alternates

1250
00:58:15,799 --> 00:58:17,240
uh now this is an individual that would

1251
00:58:17,240 --> 00:58:19,039
not have any voting power as long as

1252
00:58:19,039 --> 00:58:21,160
their primary was there however having a

1253
00:58:21,160 --> 00:58:22,799
second person already vetted through the

1254
00:58:22,799 --> 00:58:25,000
process completely streamlines having

1255
00:58:25,000 --> 00:58:26,920
find a replacement

1256
00:58:26,920 --> 00:58:28,920
theref I actually happen to think the

1257
00:58:28,920 --> 00:58:31,359
current code provides provides for

1258
00:58:31,359 --> 00:58:33,359
standby and those persons are the

1259
00:58:33,359 --> 00:58:36,280
equivalent is I readed have an alternate

1260
00:58:36,280 --> 00:58:42,270
can't vote medine until their primary is

1261
00:58:42,280 --> 00:58:45,280
absent need to call for public hearing

1262
00:58:45,280 --> 00:58:46,760
these

1263
00:58:46,760 --> 00:58:49,200
changes any other questions patri oh no

1264
00:58:49,200 --> 00:58:52,319
I was going to make the motion to second

1265
00:58:52,319 --> 00:58:53,720
no

1266
00:58:53,720 --> 00:58:55,440
sorry

1267
00:58:55,440 --> 00:58:58,640
your scenario by which you would uh have

1268
00:58:58,640 --> 00:59:00,319
the appointment go directly to the

1269
00:59:00,319 --> 00:59:02,440
council believe that would have to go to

1270
00:59:02,440 --> 00:59:05,319
the voters you can't we today I'm the

1271
00:59:05,319 --> 00:59:07,359
appointing authority even though it

1272
00:59:07,359 --> 00:59:10,079
comes from the groups going forward

1273
00:59:10,079 --> 00:59:12,559
can't the can't reduce the authority of

1274
00:59:12,559 --> 00:59:14,520
an elected official during their term of

1275
00:59:14,520 --> 00:59:18,359
office so if you P that back so that I'm

1276
00:59:18,359 --> 00:59:20,039
still part of the process you can move

1277
00:59:20,039 --> 00:59:21,640
forward a public hearing and amend the

1278
00:59:21,640 --> 00:59:23,720
code otherwise you would have to put it

1279
00:59:23,720 --> 00:59:27,119
on the ballot for a formal vote November

1280
00:59:27,119 --> 00:59:28,200
so you're saying the appointments would

1281
00:59:28,200 --> 00:59:30,480
have to come from you if after the 30

1282
00:59:30,480 --> 00:59:36,549
days to bring to the council

1283
00:59:36,559 --> 00:59:38,960
yes were you sorry were you looking

1284
00:59:38,960 --> 00:59:42,920
change that rision where the appointment

1285
00:59:42,920 --> 00:59:45,680
come from it says it would go to the

1286
00:59:45,680 --> 00:59:47,680
city council so it takes the mayor out

1287
00:59:47,680 --> 00:59:51,039
of it I'm saying you can't do

1288
00:59:51,039 --> 00:59:54,760
that so under the and all all the

1289
00:59:54,760 --> 00:59:56,480
appointments under the current code um

1290
00:59:56,480 --> 00:59:59,000
come from the mayor's office the names

1291
00:59:59,000 --> 01:00:01,599
go to the mayor right I and supposed to

1292
01:00:01,599 --> 01:00:03,079
be they're supposed to submit two names

1293
01:00:03,079 --> 01:00:05,440
to me I'm supposed to pick one send it

1294
01:00:05,440 --> 01:00:09,559
to the council we've made it more of a

1295
01:00:09,559 --> 01:00:11,559
informal agreement where the names come

1296
01:00:11,559 --> 01:00:14,319
in us there's two one is the primary

1297
01:00:14,319 --> 01:00:17,280
designate one is the alternate so again

1298
01:00:17,280 --> 01:00:20,839
it was trying to keep uh individuals in

1299
01:00:20,839 --> 01:00:22,359
the pipeline to be able to have the

1300
01:00:22,359 --> 01:00:25,240
board do its actual work

1301
01:00:25,240 --> 01:00:26,559
so I would say with that information

1302
01:00:26,559 --> 01:00:28,079
thank you Mr Mayor I would say as long

1303
01:00:28,079 --> 01:00:30,000
as you are still open to receiving uh

1304
01:00:30,000 --> 01:00:31,760
nominations from anyone which I believe

1305
01:00:31,760 --> 01:00:35,119
you are y I have no issue with that uh

1306
01:00:35,119 --> 01:00:37,559
so if we make a motion to have the

1307
01:00:37,559 --> 01:00:40,039
public hearing yes make a motion to call

1308
01:00:40,039 --> 01:00:42,079
the public hearing yes

1309
01:00:42,079 --> 01:00:44,720
um sorry

1310
01:00:44,720 --> 01:00:47,960
um I propose that the council uh wait

1311
01:00:47,960 --> 01:00:49,839
one cycle so that we can propose the

1312
01:00:49,839 --> 01:00:51,559
legislation that you can review it prior

1313
01:00:51,559 --> 01:00:53,920
to having the public hearing okay that's

1314
01:00:53,920 --> 01:00:55,799
fine yeah

1315
01:00:55,799 --> 01:00:58,000
that's so we're going to keep this or

1316
01:00:58,000 --> 01:01:00,760
added to the agenda for two

1317
01:01:00,760 --> 01:01:03,480
weeks thank you whether there any other

1318
01:01:03,480 --> 01:01:04,920
items that a follow Public Safety

1319
01:01:04,920 --> 01:01:06,960
hearing have motion the only other thing

1320
01:01:06,960 --> 01:01:10,119
that is where're we have a set

1321
01:01:10,119 --> 01:01:14,760
of uh Community groups that were uh the

1322
01:01:14,760 --> 01:01:17,760
focus when this legislation was

1323
01:01:17,760 --> 01:01:19,880
drafted again I believe it's still a

1324
01:01:19,880 --> 01:01:23,000
good group people may want to think over

1325
01:01:23,000 --> 01:01:25,720
the next two weeks is there

1326
01:01:25,720 --> 01:01:27,400
other organizations in the community

1327
01:01:27,400 --> 01:01:29,160
that have shifted other areas of

1328
01:01:29,160 --> 01:01:31,599
responsibility that you might want to

1329
01:01:31,599 --> 01:01:35,680
have uh either as formal groups or ones

1330
01:01:35,680 --> 01:01:38,559
that we would reach out informally in

1331
01:01:38,559 --> 01:01:40,640
terms of recruiting membership for the

1332
01:01:40,640 --> 01:01:43,960
board and I would say to that point um I

1333
01:01:43,960 --> 01:01:46,680
want to be careful uh in how I speak to

1334
01:01:46,680 --> 01:01:49,880
the members of the board um we were

1335
01:01:49,880 --> 01:01:52,799
trying to sort of stop the issue from

1336
01:01:52,799 --> 01:01:54,440
occurring and then allowing them what

1337
01:01:54,440 --> 01:01:57,880
with a fuller board to then recommend um

1338
01:01:57,880 --> 01:02:00,319
any additional measures for us to review

1339
01:02:00,319 --> 01:02:03,079
at a later date so try not to overstep

1340
01:02:03,079 --> 01:02:06,000
or I don't think we can for the

1341
01:02:06,000 --> 01:02:08,799
council so we can adjust the code as we

1342
01:02:08,799 --> 01:02:10,680
see fit but with respect to how this

1343
01:02:10,680 --> 01:02:13,240
plays out for their uh interactions I

1344
01:02:13,240 --> 01:02:16,400
would caution against over responding

1345
01:02:16,400 --> 01:02:19,839
over over what I'm sorry over responding

1346
01:02:19,839 --> 01:02:21,599
so allowing them the opportunity to

1347
01:02:21,599 --> 01:02:24,599
expand or Rec to recognize where they

1348
01:02:24,599 --> 01:02:26,480
believe additional organizations are

1349
01:02:26,480 --> 01:02:28,680
necessary I think for so long we have

1350
01:02:28,680 --> 01:02:31,160
not had a full board or they have not

1351
01:02:31,160 --> 01:02:33,400
functioned with a full board

1352
01:02:33,400 --> 01:02:35,880
so the

1353
01:02:35,880 --> 01:02:39,720
uh Le the historic district commission

1354
01:02:39,720 --> 01:02:42,640
requires me to send out a notice

1355
01:02:42,640 --> 01:02:47,039
to predefined group MH if they send in

1356
01:02:47,039 --> 01:02:49,400
names supposed to give those the First

1357
01:02:49,400 --> 01:02:51,960
Act of consideration if they don't send

1358
01:02:51,960 --> 01:02:57,039
any in then I can reach out and put

1359
01:02:57,039 --> 01:02:59,079
names together which then come to the

1360
01:02:59,079 --> 01:03:02,160
city council for confirmation that model

1361
01:03:02,160 --> 01:03:06,039
may still be the better one so that you

1362
01:03:06,039 --> 01:03:09,039
pointed out Carl we and sometimes people

1363
01:03:09,039 --> 01:03:12,279
get it in timely sometimes they don't if

1364
01:03:12,279 --> 01:03:14,880
uh we have a list of organizations we

1365
01:03:14,880 --> 01:03:16,200
want to make sure they know there's a

1366
01:03:16,200 --> 01:03:18,760
vacancy coming up uh there's the ability

1367
01:03:18,760 --> 01:03:20,559
to serve and if they want to put

1368
01:03:20,559 --> 01:03:23,520
somebody in that's fine if they don't

1369
01:03:23,520 --> 01:03:27,000
we're going to do recruitment

1370
01:03:27,000 --> 01:03:28,720
independent

1371
01:03:28,720 --> 01:03:31,480
agree any other questions or

1372
01:03:31,480 --> 01:03:34,559
comments so if they don't put in a name

1373
01:03:34,559 --> 01:03:37,000
would we still be I I think I'm glad

1374
01:03:37,000 --> 01:03:38,960
that we're waiting because there's a lot

1375
01:03:38,960 --> 01:03:41,119
of questions herec because I just want

1376
01:03:41,119 --> 01:03:42,640
to make sure I'm hearing you the right

1377
01:03:42,640 --> 01:03:45,720
way so let's say it's um the Human

1378
01:03:45,720 --> 01:03:48,319
Rights Commission doesn't put in a name

1379
01:03:48,319 --> 01:03:49,640
would you still

1380
01:03:49,640 --> 01:03:52,559
be looking for someone that's within the

1381
01:03:52,559 --> 01:03:54,920
you know that was a bad example

1382
01:03:54,920 --> 01:03:57,000
uh within the SKC United neighborhoods

1383
01:03:57,000 --> 01:03:58,000
in other words would you still be

1384
01:03:58,000 --> 01:04:00,160
looking for someone from that group or

1385
01:04:00,160 --> 01:04:02,599
would you just say

1386
01:04:02,599 --> 01:04:04,880
okay you know now they've sort of given

1387
01:04:04,880 --> 01:04:06,400
up their opportunities so we can get

1388
01:04:06,400 --> 01:04:08,079
anyone from the

1389
01:04:08,079 --> 01:04:10,760
community or are we still need thinkig

1390
01:04:10,760 --> 01:04:12,880
about the reality in these things you

1391
01:04:12,880 --> 01:04:15,599
get widely variant times for recruitment

1392
01:04:15,599 --> 01:04:17,039
sometimes you get levels of activity you

1393
01:04:17,039 --> 01:04:19,760
got people coming forward and of course

1394
01:04:19,760 --> 01:04:22,359
you have a list you hope they're going

1395
01:04:22,359 --> 01:04:26,160
to put forth names but the reality is

1396
01:04:26,160 --> 01:04:27,960
sometimes you can't get them to serve

1397
01:04:27,960 --> 01:04:30,079
and you have to reach Beyond those

1398
01:04:30,079 --> 01:04:32,359
organizational structures and then to

1399
01:04:32,359 --> 01:04:33,960
that point sometimes we're dealing with

1400
01:04:33,960 --> 01:04:35,559
organizations that aren't meeting on a

1401
01:04:35,559 --> 01:04:37,440
monthly basis so then that lengthens the

1402
01:04:37,440 --> 01:04:39,240
timeline so I think rather than

1403
01:04:39,240 --> 01:04:41,839
expunging or adding uh I think this

1404
01:04:41,839 --> 01:04:44,079
allows us to select an individual with

1405
01:04:44,079 --> 01:04:46,200
the mayor uh for a term cycle which is

1406
01:04:46,200 --> 01:04:48,880
two years and then after that point the

1407
01:04:48,880 --> 01:04:50,400
opportunity for the organization to find

1408
01:04:50,400 --> 01:04:53,720
a replacement is still present okay

1409
01:04:53,720 --> 01:04:54,720
thank you

1410
01:04:54,720 --> 01:04:56,680
all right so can I have a motion

1411
01:04:56,680 --> 01:05:01,559
to proceed with the public hearing

1412
01:05:01,559 --> 01:05:05,359
no bring back bring

1413
01:05:05,359 --> 01:05:07,680
back all right if uh with that being

1414
01:05:07,680 --> 01:05:09,200
said are there any other items that come

1415
01:05:09,200 --> 01:05:11,119
before Public Safety Committee hearing

1416
01:05:11,119 --> 01:05:13,720
on can motion to adjourn so move second

1417
01:05:13,720 --> 01:05:15,160
all in

1418
01:05:15,160 --> 01:05:17,359
favor I'd like to call the order City

1419
01:05:17,359 --> 01:05:18,920
development and planning we have 11

1420
01:05:18,920 --> 01:05:22,599
items on the agenda um Miss Carver has

1421
01:05:22,599 --> 01:05:24,559
asked if we can move her up she does

1422
01:05:24,559 --> 01:05:26,839
have a a daycare thing that she needs to

1423
01:05:26,839 --> 01:05:29,240
take care so um so if you don't mind

1424
01:05:29,240 --> 01:05:30,880
we'll move her to the top of the agenda

1425
01:05:30,880 --> 01:05:38,150
to just give us the update on on

1426
01:05:38,160 --> 01:05:40,880
Ara yeah and everyone should have it

1427
01:05:40,880 --> 01:05:41,799
printed

1428
01:05:41,799 --> 01:05:43,720
out good

1429
01:05:43,720 --> 01:05:46,960
evening um I'm going to provide a high

1430
01:05:46,960 --> 01:05:50,440
level update for you tonight on arpa um

1431
01:05:50,440 --> 01:05:53,839
since we last met um coko house and DC

1432
01:05:53,839 --> 01:05:56,799
and Hamilton Hill infi project they are

1433
01:05:56,799 --> 01:05:59,119
currently pending a draft contract to be

1434
01:05:59,119 --> 01:06:02,279
reviewed um by the mayor and Corporation

1435
01:06:02,279 --> 01:06:05,920
Council Electric City Co-Op um has

1436
01:06:05,920 --> 01:06:08,760
submitted 99% of their pre-contractual

1437
01:06:08,760 --> 01:06:10,920
documents to meet their deadline for the

1438
01:06:10,920 --> 01:06:13,839
extension of March 12th um we are still

1439
01:06:13,839 --> 01:06:16,319
waiting for pre-contract pre-contract

1440
01:06:16,319 --> 01:06:19,920
documents for the YMCA Harbor House as

1441
01:06:19,920 --> 01:06:22,960
well some of the updates that I have for

1442
01:06:22,960 --> 01:06:25,520
you tonight is is the miracle and great

1443
01:06:25,520 --> 01:06:27,920
project um as last spoken we know that

1444
01:06:27,920 --> 01:06:30,400
is not happening that is currently in

1445
01:06:30,400 --> 01:06:32,400
the hands of Corporation Council the

1446
01:06:32,400 --> 01:06:34,960
notice of default was sent and pending

1447
01:06:34,960 --> 01:06:37,480
transfer

1448
01:06:37,480 --> 01:06:41,920
title we received um also on hold at

1449
01:06:41,920 --> 01:06:44,160
this time is the empowerment in dor

1450
01:06:44,160 --> 01:06:47,000
Center that project is on hold um we

1451
01:06:47,000 --> 01:06:49,440
received several request for additional

1452
01:06:49,440 --> 01:06:52,160
um arpa funding um the first one to be

1453
01:06:52,160 --> 01:06:54,440
discussed tonight is the Bethesda house

1454
01:06:54,440 --> 01:06:56,680
Bethesda request an additional funding

1455
01:06:56,680 --> 01:06:58,640
amount which the letter formal letter

1456
01:06:58,640 --> 01:07:00,920
was sent to city council for review with

1457
01:07:00,920 --> 01:07:05,789
supporting documents they ask for

1458
01:07:05,799 --> 01:07:08,039
400,000 the

1459
01:07:08,039 --> 01:07:11,200
YMCA again another formal request was

1460
01:07:11,200 --> 01:07:14,480
received they are asking for

1461
01:07:14,480 --> 01:07:18,200
100,000 that is to support the Black and

1462
01:07:18,200 --> 01:07:20,880
Latino Achievers program and based on

1463
01:07:20,880 --> 01:07:23,279
the letter um the supporting letter and

1464
01:07:23,279 --> 01:07:25,480
for request they sent they currently

1465
01:07:25,480 --> 01:07:27,720
have 62 young people in the program from

1466
01:07:27,720 --> 01:07:29,880
SKC and they anticipate that number to

1467
01:07:29,880 --> 01:07:33,520
double on this calendar year question um

1468
01:07:33,520 --> 01:07:36,079
did this group submit an application the

1469
01:07:36,079 --> 01:07:38,480
YMCA did not submit an application all

1470
01:07:38,480 --> 01:07:40,079
right thank

1471
01:07:40,079 --> 01:07:43,720
you and last but not least Miss Carver

1472
01:07:43,720 --> 01:07:46,480
um how much money did they request

1473
01:07:46,480 --> 01:07:51,309
100,000 thank

1474
01:07:51,319 --> 01:07:54,839
you sorry thank you and last but not

1475
01:07:54,839 --> 01:07:57,400
least will be the YWCA they are

1476
01:07:57,400 --> 01:08:00,960
requesting additional ARA funding um for

1477
01:08:00,960 --> 01:08:02,799
1.5

1478
01:08:02,799 --> 01:08:04,960
million they currently have been

1479
01:08:04,960 --> 01:08:06,839
allotted

1480
01:08:06,839 --> 01:08:09,200
$750,000 and that was going that is

1481
01:08:09,200 --> 01:08:12,359
being used to build 54 units of new

1482
01:08:12,359 --> 01:08:15,160
construction um the 1.5 and additional

1483
01:08:15,160 --> 01:08:17,040
funding that they are requesting is for

1484
01:08:17,040 --> 01:08:18,679
construction and substantial

1485
01:08:18,679 --> 01:08:22,359
Rehabilitation to their current 42 unit

1486
01:08:22,359 --> 01:08:25,520
um housing structure on was

1487
01:08:25,520 --> 01:08:28,000
and that concludes my arpa

1488
01:08:28,000 --> 01:08:30,520
updates is this this the group that came

1489
01:08:30,520 --> 01:08:32,080
they came before us before and that time

1490
01:08:32,080 --> 01:08:34,920
wasn't it asked 850,000

1491
01:08:34,920 --> 01:08:40,159
was right H this is um bethesa no y w on

1492
01:08:40,159 --> 01:08:42,080
the back of the sheet the YW yeah I

1493
01:08:42,080 --> 01:08:44,040
thought it was um when they came for

1494
01:08:44,040 --> 01:08:45,920
additional funding was initial that was

1495
01:08:45,920 --> 01:08:47,799
what during our credit session it was

1496
01:08:47,799 --> 01:08:50,400
850,000 when they sent the formal letter

1497
01:08:50,400 --> 01:08:52,279
of request they asking

1498
01:08:52,279 --> 01:08:54,920
for one point

1499
01:08:54,920 --> 01:09:00,910
okay thank

1500
01:09:00,920 --> 01:09:04,600
you but but Bethesda house weren't they

1501
01:09:04,600 --> 01:09:06,719
I thought that their um request for

1502
01:09:06,719 --> 01:09:09,600
additional funds was for 200,000 not our

1503
01:09:09,600 --> 01:09:12,279
last meeting councilwoman I had misspoke

1504
01:09:12,279 --> 01:09:17,980
ah okay it was 400,000 thank

1505
01:09:17,990 --> 01:09:20,679
[Music]

1506
01:09:20,679 --> 01:09:24,359
you and I do have another question so

1507
01:09:24,359 --> 01:09:28,839
for for example um the Durer um

1508
01:09:28,839 --> 01:09:32,120
Empowerment Center with with the city um

1509
01:09:32,120 --> 01:09:36,440
so on hold how long are we going to keep

1510
01:09:36,440 --> 01:09:41,359
things on hold for example because when do we get to the point where we say

1511
01:09:41,359 --> 01:09:43,560
okay well maybe we could use the money

1512
01:09:43,560 --> 01:09:45,239
in a different way didn't know if there

1513
01:09:45,239 --> 01:09:47,960
was any discussion about that for that

1514
01:09:47,960 --> 01:09:50,279
one I I'll speak in particular the um

1515
01:09:50,279 --> 01:09:53,319
jury submit an application individually

1516
01:09:53,319 --> 01:09:55,239
the EMP powerment submitted application

1517
01:09:55,239 --> 01:09:58,400
individually but at some point they were

1518
01:09:58,400 --> 01:10:00,640
put together um I'm assuming in the

1519
01:10:00,640 --> 01:10:01,840
department of development I know that

1520
01:10:01,840 --> 01:10:04,640
was pre pre pre you so at this point in

1521
01:10:04,640 --> 01:10:07,400
time du as my understanding is wanting

1522
01:10:07,400 --> 01:10:09,679
to move forward however because the

1523
01:10:09,679 --> 01:10:11,679
Empowerment Center is not um positioned

1524
01:10:11,679 --> 01:10:13,640
financially to move forward then that

1525
01:10:13,640 --> 01:10:16,950
holds up that project as

1526
01:10:16,960 --> 01:10:20,199
well and if I may add D's original

1527
01:10:20,199 --> 01:10:22,320
application was for

1528
01:10:22,320 --> 01:10:25,159
construction when merg this application

1529
01:10:25,159 --> 01:10:29,270
and is now for

1530
01:10:29,280 --> 01:10:31,320
programming so I guess the question to

1531
01:10:31,320 --> 01:10:32,640
me becomes I don't know where the

1532
01:10:32,640 --> 01:10:33,800
Empowerment Center I think this is going

1533
01:10:33,800 --> 01:10:34,679
these are going to be longer

1534
01:10:34,679 --> 01:10:36,280
conversations I don't know where the

1535
01:10:36,280 --> 01:10:38,520
Empowerment Center is and do we leave

1536
01:10:38,520 --> 01:10:40,760
Dory there because if if we leave Dory

1537
01:10:40,760 --> 01:10:43,719
there and then um the Empowerment Center

1538
01:10:43,719 --> 01:10:46,239
doesn't happen for whatever reason

1539
01:10:46,239 --> 01:10:48,239
because there is a a huge funding Gap is

1540
01:10:48,239 --> 01:10:50,239
my understanding than what happens to

1541
01:10:50,239 --> 01:10:52,640
the other project

1542
01:10:52,640 --> 01:10:56,430
so

1543
01:10:56,440 --> 01:10:59,040
yes Mr Williams um I know um Mr Toro

1544
01:10:59,040 --> 01:11:01,320
raised it during our last meeting of the

1545
01:11:01,320 --> 01:11:03,320
conversation us not extending any

1546
01:11:03,320 --> 01:11:07,480
additional um uh I want to say stays but

1547
01:11:07,480 --> 01:11:09,840
theum that we use

1548
01:11:09,840 --> 01:11:13,920
um not allowing any more postponements

1549
01:11:13,920 --> 01:11:17,199
ex extensions um is there a timeline in

1550
01:11:17,199 --> 01:11:19,760
your mind based on your familiarity with

1551
01:11:19,760 --> 01:11:21,719
these projects when that date is going

1552
01:11:21,719 --> 01:11:23,960
to have to be something where we start

1553
01:11:23,960 --> 01:11:26,120
to miss Patrick's Point Rec cooping back

1554
01:11:26,120 --> 01:11:28,719
some of these allotments well the last

1555
01:11:28,719 --> 01:11:30,719
extensions that we have currently right

1556
01:11:30,719 --> 01:11:33,280
now on file are March 12th so I would

1557
01:11:33,280 --> 01:11:35,239
say anytime after March

1558
01:11:35,239 --> 01:11:40,070
12th

1559
01:11:40,080 --> 01:11:42,480
okay I just have a general question on

1560
01:11:42,480 --> 01:11:46,960
the YWCA asking for 100,000 um in our

1561
01:11:46,960 --> 01:11:48,760
current budget we set aside

1562
01:11:48,760 --> 01:11:52,840
$150,000 for a you program can we have

1563
01:11:52,840 --> 01:11:54,199
them work

1564
01:11:54,199 --> 01:11:55,600
with the mayor's office the school

1565
01:11:55,600 --> 01:11:59,040
district and tap into this $150,000 have

1566
01:11:59,040 --> 01:12:01,280
it under one

1567
01:12:01,280 --> 01:12:06,880
umbrella what program is that YC ym ym

1568
01:12:06,880 --> 01:12:11,600
for 100000 y yes sorry yes okay cuz we

1569
01:12:11,600 --> 01:12:14,600
have $150,000 in the budget here so

1570
01:12:14,600 --> 01:12:15,960
instead of spreading it why not bring

1571
01:12:15,960 --> 01:12:18,159
them together and work along with the

1572
01:12:18,159 --> 01:12:20,120
mayor the school

1573
01:12:20,120 --> 01:12:25,280
district and you know I I'm just

1574
01:12:25,280 --> 01:12:27,239
because I'm do not have budget in front

1575
01:12:27,239 --> 01:12:29,840
of me I think the uh work with the

1576
01:12:29,840 --> 01:12:31,320
school district was more around youth

1577
01:12:31,320 --> 01:12:33,560
employment yes so I think I don't know

1578
01:12:33,560 --> 01:12:34,800
that that would be I think that's a good

1579
01:12:34,800 --> 01:12:35,719
idea but I don't know if they'll

1580
01:12:35,719 --> 01:12:39,000
necessarily align than Patrick um that

1581
01:12:39,000 --> 01:12:40,960
program has been around for a long time

1582
01:12:40,960 --> 01:12:43,520
I was on the initial uh committee that

1583
01:12:43,520 --> 01:12:46,600
set it up and it's they work with the

1584
01:12:46,600 --> 01:12:49,280
school district but not really um it is

1585
01:12:49,280 --> 01:12:51,440
a w it is a Capital District YMCA

1586
01:12:51,440 --> 01:12:55,400
program so it's not not the same as uh

1587
01:12:55,400 --> 01:12:56,880
the Youth Employment Program that we've

1588
01:12:56,880 --> 01:13:00,000
had it's a wonderful program um with

1589
01:13:00,000 --> 01:13:01,639
many graduates who have gone on to

1590
01:13:01,639 --> 01:13:04,000
college um it's it's just a great

1591
01:13:04,000 --> 01:13:06,000
program but but a question are we going

1592
01:13:06,000 --> 01:13:08,480
to be utilizing the entire 150,000 maybe

1593
01:13:08,480 --> 01:13:11,000
we take a portion of that you know

1594
01:13:11,000 --> 01:13:12,679
consider that is I'm trying that on the

1595
01:13:12,679 --> 01:13:15,040
table they're asking for 60 I think

1596
01:13:15,040 --> 01:13:18,080
100,000 oh 100 we could look at that

1597
01:13:18,080 --> 01:13:22,000
again to see if there is some overlap or

1598
01:13:22,000 --> 01:13:23,560
because I think in the last year there

1599
01:13:23,560 --> 01:13:26,000
were some um savings from the last

1600
01:13:26,000 --> 01:13:27,960
program yeah I think we can look at so

1601
01:13:27,960 --> 01:13:29,600
we can look at that as a cable domain

1602
01:13:29,600 --> 01:13:31,440
and see if we can tap in and give them

1603
01:13:31,440 --> 01:13:34,880
some U funding through the 150 mhm and

1604
01:13:34,880 --> 01:13:37,480
then I think after March 12th we

1605
01:13:37,480 --> 01:13:40,239
may be able to revisit other funds I

1606
01:13:40,239 --> 01:13:43,870
just want to bring that to

1607
01:13:43,880 --> 01:13:48,800
that okay so yes Mr Toro thank you um

1608
01:13:48,800 --> 01:13:52,440
how much are for money out there which

1609
01:13:52,440 --> 01:13:54,800
hasn't been

1610
01:13:54,800 --> 01:13:59,550
that is a finance

1611
01:13:59,560 --> 01:14:02,480
[Music]

1612
01:14:02,480 --> 01:14:05,800
question Mr Mr Ferrari did supplies with

1613
01:14:05,800 --> 01:14:07,719
a report actually during um budget

1614
01:14:07,719 --> 01:14:09,880
season so it should be we probably pull

1615
01:14:09,880 --> 01:14:11,520
up in emails and actually send it to you

1616
01:14:11,520 --> 01:14:13,440
because we did get that from him how

1617
01:14:13,440 --> 01:14:15,760
much money was unallocated not unspent

1618
01:14:15,760 --> 01:14:20,480
but unallocated uhhuh yeah so um we

1619
01:14:20,480 --> 01:14:22,880
really I think um we need to actually

1620
01:14:22,880 --> 01:14:25,080
take a deep look at these before

1621
01:14:25,080 --> 01:14:28,239
we making decisions and I would suggest

1622
01:14:28,239 --> 01:14:31,719
we put that on for um two weeks um we

1623
01:14:31,719 --> 01:14:34,040
could conceivably call a special meeting

1624
01:14:34,040 --> 01:14:35,880
and meet only to discuss arpa if the

1625
01:14:35,880 --> 01:14:37,639
council's open to it since we definitely

1626
01:14:37,639 --> 01:14:40,120
have these that we need to discuss so

1627
01:14:40,120 --> 01:14:42,560
that's something that we could also um

1628
01:14:42,560 --> 01:14:44,440
and just make that eting just about the

1629
01:14:44,440 --> 01:14:46,040
AR of money because we really need to

1630
01:14:46,040 --> 01:14:48,360
start closing the door um I don't know

1631
01:14:48,360 --> 01:14:49,960
if that's the best term I use and we

1632
01:14:49,960 --> 01:14:52,080
need really start wrapping this

1633
01:14:52,080 --> 01:14:55,440
up so so yes Mr Williams I do remember

1634
01:14:55,440 --> 01:14:57,320
those conversations being rather lengthy

1635
01:14:57,320 --> 01:14:58,800
and then if we're going to give each

1636
01:14:58,800 --> 01:15:00,719
project the needed time and attention I

1637
01:15:00,719 --> 01:15:06,550
think especially meeting makes

1638
01:15:06,560 --> 01:15:11,719
sense so we can um um ask M mik to send

1639
01:15:11,719 --> 01:15:13,639
out um when you're we're available for

1640
01:15:13,639 --> 01:15:15,159
that and then we can come up and have a

1641
01:15:15,159 --> 01:15:16,440
special meeting and it will be announced

1642
01:15:16,440 --> 01:15:18,800
and public will be able to listen or

1643
01:15:18,800 --> 01:15:22,199
even come I look forward to

1644
01:15:22,199 --> 01:15:25,440
it thank you very much Miss

1645
01:15:25,440 --> 01:15:29,080
haror okay um returning to the agenda uh

1646
01:15:29,080 --> 01:15:31,080
the first item is to authorize the mayor

1647
01:15:31,080 --> 01:15:33,120
or his designity to enter into easement

1648
01:15:33,120 --> 01:15:40,189
and maintenance agreement Mr Wallen he's

1649
01:15:40,199 --> 01:15:42,639
back thank

1650
01:15:42,639 --> 01:15:45,199
you so uh I'd like to acknowledge Phil

1651
01:15:45,199 --> 01:15:47,960
more from the room uh

1652
01:15:47,960 --> 01:15:50,440
is uh you know the uh director of

1653
01:15:50,440 --> 01:15:52,600
procress theater 432 State Street as you

1654
01:15:52,600 --> 01:15:54,480
know uh or as you may or may not be

1655
01:15:54,480 --> 01:15:57,040
aware Proctor Ceder runs both a heating

1656
01:15:57,040 --> 01:15:59,880
and cooling plant and a future

1657
01:15:59,880 --> 01:16:02,480
electricity generation Coen plant at the

1658
01:16:02,480 --> 01:16:05,719
facility adjacent to Proctors um the

1659
01:16:05,719 --> 01:16:07,520
heating and cooling lines are currently

1660
01:16:07,520 --> 01:16:09,920
in the roadway uh they are between the

1661
01:16:09,920 --> 01:16:12,600
buildings uh this would be an easement

1662
01:16:12,600 --> 01:16:14,120
that would encapsulate those existing

1663
01:16:14,120 --> 01:16:17,880
lines as well as encumber new lines to

1664
01:16:17,880 --> 01:16:20,360
um be for the power between the two

1665
01:16:20,360 --> 01:16:21,560
facilities Phil I didn't know if you

1666
01:16:21,560 --> 01:16:23,520
wanted to talk any at the project if you

1667
01:16:23,520 --> 01:16:26,600
were comfortable with me covering it I

1668
01:16:26,600 --> 01:16:28,360
have a few of these These are quite old

1669
01:16:28,360 --> 01:16:30,400
but they're the best I have to

1670
01:16:30,400 --> 01:16:34,880
share okay I thought he might it is

1671
01:16:34,880 --> 01:16:38,159
very interesting because yes we have a

1672
01:16:38,159 --> 01:16:40,679
thermal lines running across the street

1673
01:16:40,679 --> 01:16:43,520
to Center City as well as to the H in

1674
01:16:43,520 --> 01:16:47,239
and the Parker in um and we are now

1675
01:16:47,239 --> 01:16:50,719
adding electric to it the electric is

1676
01:16:50,719 --> 01:16:53,320
cogenerated meaning that all all the

1677
01:16:53,320 --> 01:16:55,520
waste heat on the engine that will make

1678
01:16:55,520 --> 01:16:58,040
electricity will be used to support the

1679
01:16:58,040 --> 01:17:00,400
heating and cooling system so we'll be

1680
01:17:00,400 --> 01:17:03,679
in the neighborhood of 85 to 95%

1681
01:17:03,679 --> 01:17:06,760
efficient most of the grids about 45%

1682
01:17:06,760 --> 01:17:10,280
efficient so it's a huge reduction in

1683
01:17:10,280 --> 01:17:12,360
carbon output for the neighborhood and

1684
01:17:12,360 --> 01:17:15,440
for connec and at the same time means

1685
01:17:15,440 --> 01:17:17,760
that the Y and the City Center

1686
01:17:17,760 --> 01:17:22,320
properties and the CVS and Proctors are

1687
01:17:22,320 --> 01:17:25,159
available has Emergency Shelters could

1688
01:17:25,159 --> 01:17:28,360
there be a flood a storm something that

1689
01:17:28,360 --> 01:17:30,280
requires the grid to be down forces the

1690
01:17:30,280 --> 01:17:33,360
grid to be down will be able to operate

1691
01:17:33,360 --> 01:17:35,840
independently um there's only one other

1692
01:17:35,840 --> 01:17:39,120
one like this in New York state so it's

1693
01:17:39,120 --> 01:17:41,800
pretty remarkable that it can happen it

1694
01:17:41,800 --> 01:17:45,000
was delayed during Co quite a bit so

1695
01:17:45,000 --> 01:17:47,040
what you're looking at is a very old set

1696
01:17:47,040 --> 01:17:50,080
of working documents but it came back

1697
01:17:50,080 --> 01:17:52,520
after Co and now we're looking at it

1698
01:17:52,520 --> 01:17:56,280
being oper AAL by March of

1699
01:17:56,280 --> 01:17:58,840
25 so this is an extension beyond what

1700
01:17:58,840 --> 01:18:03,040
you had in Co during Co um we've always

1701
01:18:03,040 --> 01:18:04,719
had the hot and cold water 18 years

1702
01:18:04,719 --> 01:18:06,440
we've been running hot and cold water

1703
01:18:06,440 --> 01:18:08,639
underground uh this is adding

1704
01:18:08,639 --> 01:18:11,120
electricity to that and putting a line

1705
01:18:11,120 --> 01:18:14,400
right next to the existing thermal hot

1706
01:18:14,400 --> 01:18:16,679
cold water lines um it's making it a

1707
01:18:16,679 --> 01:18:19,080
bigger footprint but also extending the

1708
01:18:19,080 --> 01:18:21,719
easement to be one is one one easement

1709
01:18:21,719 --> 01:18:23,600
rather than two or three

1710
01:18:23,600 --> 01:18:26,470
oh

1711
01:18:26,480 --> 01:18:29,280
okay any other

1712
01:18:29,280 --> 01:18:31,440
questions yes Miss Patrick no I was

1713
01:18:31,440 --> 01:18:33,440
going to

1714
01:18:33,440 --> 01:18:35,239
make well I was going to just say

1715
01:18:35,239 --> 01:18:37,040
something moving it but I have to say

1716
01:18:37,040 --> 01:18:38,639
because for 18 years I thought this was

1717
01:18:38,639 --> 01:18:41,280
an incredibly Visionary project that

1718
01:18:41,280 --> 01:18:43,600
occurred um so I compliment you on

1719
01:18:43,600 --> 01:18:49,120
expanding it now and um thank you for doing it all these years so I will

1720
01:18:49,120 --> 01:18:52,520
make the motion before you do that sorry

1721
01:18:52,520 --> 01:18:55,159
you got me start sorry no I I just I I

1722
01:18:55,159 --> 01:18:57,040
want to highlight especially uh I I

1723
01:18:57,040 --> 01:18:59,760
think in my own experience incity when

1724
01:18:59,760 --> 01:19:01,400
we were going through the pandemic

1725
01:19:01,400 --> 01:19:04,040
Proctors um like a lot of places you

1726
01:19:04,040 --> 01:19:06,080
know kind of had to had to close their

1727
01:19:06,080 --> 01:19:09,000
normal operational doors but acted as um

1728
01:19:09,000 --> 01:19:10,760
a community help for young people in

1729
01:19:10,760 --> 01:19:13,280
need of some inperson instruction and I

1730
01:19:13,280 --> 01:19:14,639
think that so that just kind of speaks

1731
01:19:14,639 --> 01:19:16,880
to kind of the the the spirit of what

1732
01:19:16,880 --> 01:19:18,400
we're trying to do here in case of that

1733
01:19:18,400 --> 01:19:21,320
so I was a Valu partner and I appreciate

1734
01:19:21,320 --> 01:19:25,320
that and I do is well so now okay

1735
01:19:25,320 --> 01:19:28,679
now in second all those in favor thank

1736
01:19:28,679 --> 01:19:30,280
you thank you Mr wall thank you thank

1737
01:19:30,280 --> 01:19:34,360
you Mr Morris uh next item is uh to V

1738
01:19:34,360 --> 01:19:36,280
contract uh for the city of connected

1739
01:19:36,280 --> 01:19:39,520
tennis sport improvements if so as

1740
01:19:39,520 --> 01:19:42,000
you're aware the city of SKC houses a

1741
01:19:42,000 --> 01:19:44,440
large Tennis complex in Central Park

1742
01:19:44,440 --> 01:19:47,679
home the 17 courts the facility is used

1743
01:19:47,679 --> 01:19:50,400
uh as the USDA Regional hub for their

1744
01:19:50,400 --> 01:19:53,040
summer tournament schedule the condition

1745
01:19:53,040 --> 01:19:55,239
of the courts however will not allow us

1746
01:19:55,239 --> 01:19:57,880
to hold the USA events uh I've been

1747
01:19:57,880 --> 01:19:59,840
working with the USA in 15 love for

1748
01:19:59,840 --> 01:20:01,440
about a year now on putting together

1749
01:20:01,440 --> 01:20:03,400
this program that we have here of

1750
01:20:03,400 --> 01:20:05,199
improvements uh we actually had an

1751
01:20:05,199 --> 01:20:07,360
engineer come up from the USA out of

1752
01:20:07,360 --> 01:20:09,320
Long Island Flushing Meadows do an

1753
01:20:09,320 --> 01:20:11,960
evaluation we had cha sports do a second

1754
01:20:11,960 --> 01:20:13,960
evaluation um and what we're looking to

1755
01:20:13,960 --> 01:20:17,520
do is put this work out which is the

1756
01:20:17,520 --> 01:20:20,880
preservation of the lower 10 courts and

1757
01:20:20,880 --> 01:20:23,280
the what we would call the refurbishment

1758
01:20:23,280 --> 01:20:27,040
of the upper Seven Courts um so

1759
01:20:27,040 --> 01:20:28,880
preservation is we essentially going to

1760
01:20:28,880 --> 01:20:32,239
coat seal uh and paint the upper ones

1761
01:20:32,239 --> 01:20:35,679
will be milled uh fabric paved then

1762
01:20:35,679 --> 01:20:38,440
coated sealed in paint so uh at the

1763
01:20:38,440 --> 01:20:40,760
conclusion of that we will have 17

1764
01:20:40,760 --> 01:20:43,440
functioning courts um one of the things

1765
01:20:43,440 --> 01:20:44,880
I just want to point out which is we

1766
01:20:44,880 --> 01:20:46,600
have an expedited schedule we're trying

1767
01:20:46,600 --> 01:20:49,120
to get this work completed by June in

1768
01:20:49,120 --> 01:20:52,000
order to meet the USA schedule uh the

1769
01:20:52,000 --> 01:20:53,840
contractor Carver construction who was

1770
01:20:53,840 --> 01:20:56,719
the loan bidder they were the um loan

1771
01:20:56,719 --> 01:20:59,440
bidder and successful completer of our

1772
01:20:59,440 --> 01:21:02,199
pickle ball complex and uh Fair viiew

1773
01:21:02,199 --> 01:21:04,560
tennis courts in the bellw neighborhood

1774
01:21:04,560 --> 01:21:07,760
which came out uh great um so we have H

1775
01:21:07,760 --> 01:21:09,880
confidence in the group The other thing

1776
01:21:09,880 --> 01:21:11,719
is that the amount here that we're

1777
01:21:11,719 --> 01:21:15,520
showing 671 is above the budgeted amount

1778
01:21:15,520 --> 01:21:17,960
um I am working with the USA on an

1779
01:21:17,960 --> 01:21:20,040
agreement uh and the agreement is a

1780
01:21:20,040 --> 01:21:22,320
partnership where they will hopefully if

1781
01:21:22,320 --> 01:21:24,440
we can come to terms be able to cover

1782
01:21:24,440 --> 01:21:27,080
this cost to do a more of a a

1783
01:21:27,080 --> 01:21:30,679
cooperation uh in terms of uh it would

1784
01:21:30,679 --> 01:21:32,600
tie the investment of the courts that

1785
01:21:32,600 --> 01:21:35,600
they make to the term of the lease um we

1786
01:21:35,600 --> 01:21:37,760
just got it because they went through it

1787
01:21:37,760 --> 01:21:40,280
and our lot of partment reviewing it now

1788
01:21:40,280 --> 01:21:41,760
spoke with the mayor a little bit about

1789
01:21:41,760 --> 01:21:44,840
it uh uh our director of parks with Dean

1790
01:21:44,840 --> 01:21:45,960
and we're just working through the

1791
01:21:45,960 --> 01:21:48,400
details but we really want to get this

1792
01:21:48,400 --> 01:21:50,560
work awarded if we have to change it we

1793
01:21:50,560 --> 01:21:53,719
can but the agreement should be coming

1794
01:21:53,719 --> 01:21:55,280
next cycle because that's what we're

1795
01:21:55,280 --> 01:21:56,560
setting up

1796
01:21:56,560 --> 01:21:59,800
for any yes M Patrick so am I hearing

1797
01:21:59,800 --> 01:22:01,920
you that you're because I was going to

1798
01:22:01,920 --> 01:22:04,199
ask if we could as I always do whether

1799
01:22:04,199 --> 01:22:07,040
we could bring in more revenue from uh

1800
01:22:07,040 --> 01:22:08,440
the

1801
01:22:08,440 --> 01:22:12,840
USA uh in terms of using the courts um

1802
01:22:12,840 --> 01:22:14,440
but so what are you actually saying that

1803
01:22:14,440 --> 01:22:15,679
they're willing or you're going to be

1804
01:22:15,679 --> 01:22:17,800
talking to them about paying us the

1805
01:22:17,800 --> 01:22:21,679
$671,000 is that what I the balance

1806
01:22:21,679 --> 01:22:24,320
there's a balance we have we allocated a

1807
01:22:24,320 --> 01:22:28,080
half a million uh and we have4 475,000

1808
01:22:28,080 --> 01:22:31,760
remaining that balance uh they have they

1809
01:22:31,760 --> 01:22:34,199
have already received approval from USA

1810
01:22:34,199 --> 01:22:36,960
Regional uh however we just want to make

1811
01:22:36,960 --> 01:22:38,360
sure we're all so I don't want to get

1812
01:22:38,360 --> 01:22:40,560
into it too much in detail but we're

1813
01:22:40,560 --> 01:22:41,880
confident that we'll be able to come to

1814
01:22:41,880 --> 01:22:43,960
an agreement to to make this project

1815
01:22:43,960 --> 01:22:48,030
happen if not

1816
01:22:48,040 --> 01:22:51,000
more yeah all right any other we're just

1817
01:22:51,000 --> 01:22:53,440
confident we can get it done by June too

1818
01:22:53,440 --> 01:22:56,679
that's pretty L it is it is uh but

1819
01:22:56,679 --> 01:23:00,639
that's what we're going to and I I think having the usda's backing I mean

1820
01:23:00,639 --> 01:23:02,199
the big thing is Carver will be able to

1821
01:23:02,199 --> 01:23:04,600
get the paving done the issue is it is

1822
01:23:04,600 --> 01:23:06,639
uh you know once you pave it has to sit

1823
01:23:06,639 --> 01:23:08,560
for 3 weeks so we have to hurry up and

1824
01:23:08,560 --> 01:23:10,639
wait so we're going to have to hurry up

1825
01:23:10,639 --> 01:23:12,400
get in there and pave and wait for all

1826
01:23:12,400 --> 01:23:14,360
the oils to dissipate because we cannot

1827
01:23:14,360 --> 01:23:16,920
coat fresh asphalt cuz it will get a

1828
01:23:16,920 --> 01:23:19,239
little slick and and gooey so we're

1829
01:23:19,239 --> 01:23:20,600
going to try to get in there Paving

1830
01:23:20,600 --> 01:23:22,719
usually starts sometime in April so

1831
01:23:22,719 --> 01:23:24,080
we're going to try to get in there right

1832
01:23:24,080 --> 01:23:26,800
when we can to do the work good job yes

1833
01:23:26,800 --> 01:23:29,639
Mr Williams so um I I think it's never a

1834
01:23:29,639 --> 01:23:31,159
safe assumption to think that everyone

1835
01:23:31,159 --> 01:23:33,400
has access to the internet so while this

1836
01:23:33,400 --> 01:23:34,639
construction is going to be going on I

1837
01:23:34,639 --> 01:23:36,199
believe that's ideal tennis playing time

1838
01:23:36,199 --> 01:23:37,960
I don't play tennis is there any way I

1839
01:23:37,960 --> 01:23:39,800
think it's probably better better

1840
01:23:39,800 --> 01:23:42,239
question position for the uh Parks uh

1841
01:23:42,239 --> 01:23:44,000
director but putting out like just

1842
01:23:44,000 --> 01:23:46,360
flyers or notifications just informing

1843
01:23:46,360 --> 01:23:48,520
the local neighborhood uh residents that

1844
01:23:48,520 --> 01:23:50,679
utilize these parks of other options

1845
01:23:50,679 --> 01:23:53,679
throughout the city yeah I can work with

1846
01:23:53,679 --> 01:23:56,840
uh Willie on that thank you any other

1847
01:23:56,840 --> 01:23:58,440
questions or comments

1848
01:23:58,440 --> 01:24:02,400
no second all in favor thank you the

1849
01:24:02,400 --> 01:24:04,120
next item on the agenda is the award be

1850
01:24:04,120 --> 01:24:05,400
the contract for the construction of

1851
01:24:05,400 --> 01:24:07,800
teaching greenhouse building for the

1852
01:24:07,800 --> 01:24:12,040
Central Park Greenhouse facility y so

1853
01:24:12,040 --> 01:24:13,920
the friends of the greenhouse have been

1854
01:24:13,920 --> 01:24:16,880
very successful uh in receiving funding

1855
01:24:16,880 --> 01:24:19,440
from various sources uh this particular

1856
01:24:19,440 --> 01:24:21,360
Grant was received from Phil st's office

1857
01:24:21,360 --> 01:24:24,560
it is a Sam Grant in the amount of

1858
01:24:24,560 --> 01:24:27,719
$125,000 um the use of the Sam Grant is

1859
01:24:27,719 --> 01:24:30,400
to take down an existing dilapidated

1860
01:24:30,400 --> 01:24:31,920
greenhouse and to construct what they're

1861
01:24:31,920 --> 01:24:33,920
calling a teaching Greenhouse teaching

1862
01:24:33,920 --> 01:24:36,800
Greenhouse will be able to hold classes

1863
01:24:36,800 --> 01:24:39,320
um and be used as morval Educational

1864
01:24:39,320 --> 01:24:41,040
Center um they're looking at this to be

1865
01:24:41,040 --> 01:24:43,199
one of the focal points in the facility

1866
01:24:43,199 --> 01:24:45,320
we put out this bid in cooperation with

1867
01:24:45,320 --> 01:24:47,360
them we received three bids the low bid

1868
01:24:47,360 --> 01:24:50,080
was ma shaer construction ma shaer

1869
01:24:50,080 --> 01:24:53,119
construction has um been the successful

1870
01:24:53,119 --> 01:24:55,480
will bidder on two previous projects at

1871
01:24:55,480 --> 01:24:57,880
the greenhouse their composting toilet

1872
01:24:57,880 --> 01:25:00,239
and their storage shed as well as they

1873
01:25:00,239 --> 01:25:02,320
also constructed our Golf Course

1874
01:25:02,320 --> 01:25:04,159
Maintenance building and our fire

1875
01:25:04,159 --> 01:25:06,960
Services uh emergency facility um so

1876
01:25:06,960 --> 01:25:08,840
we've done five previous projects with

1877
01:25:08,840 --> 01:25:11,440
them and have no issues uh with their

1878
01:25:11,440 --> 01:25:13,679
construction to date um they have a good

1879
01:25:13,679 --> 01:25:14,920
relationship with the friends of the

1880
01:25:14,920 --> 01:25:16,480
greenhouse and everyone's excited to

1881
01:25:16,480 --> 01:25:18,800
move forward with the project there is a

1882
01:25:18,800 --> 01:25:21,239
budget discrepancy however I'm planning

1883
01:25:21,239 --> 01:25:23,400
on covering it with allocated funds from

1884
01:25:23,400 --> 01:25:25,760
our facility improvements um it is a

1885
01:25:25,760 --> 01:25:30,440
city facility so I I don't think that is outside of anything given that

1886
01:25:30,440 --> 01:25:31,920
the FR of the greenhouse essentially

1887
01:25:31,920 --> 01:25:35,159
operates a city facility so um that that

1888
01:25:35,159 --> 01:25:36,840
difference uh is what I'm going to make

1889
01:25:36,840 --> 01:25:39,280
up with our how much is that um well

1890
01:25:39,280 --> 01:25:43,840
it's the amount uh 1788 minus 125 so

1891
01:25:43,840 --> 01:25:46,960
it's roughly 53,000 okay what's the

1892
01:25:46,960 --> 01:25:49,440
timeline on this this um this is going

1893
01:25:49,440 --> 01:25:51,639
to be in the spring yeah no this is

1894
01:25:51,639 --> 01:25:52,719
something that we're going to move on

1895
01:25:52,719 --> 01:25:55,800
quickly our city uh just to be clear we

1896
01:25:55,800 --> 01:25:57,560
do we're doing the demolition we're

1897
01:25:57,560 --> 01:25:59,040
doing the grading we're doing the

1898
01:25:59,040 --> 01:26:01,480
plumbing we're doing the electrical so

1899
01:26:01,480 --> 01:26:03,480
there is a savings um this is

1900
01:26:03,480 --> 01:26:05,760
specifically for the concrete and the

1901
01:26:05,760 --> 01:26:08,920
construction of the prefabricated

1902
01:26:08,920 --> 01:26:11,880
Greenhouse any other questions

1903
01:26:11,880 --> 01:26:16,149
comments all those in

1904
01:26:16,159 --> 01:26:19,400
favor okay uh and number four it's uh

1905
01:26:19,400 --> 01:26:22,360
authorize issuance of a re revocable per

1906
01:26:22,360 --> 01:26:25,520
I can say that number 679 to the horse's

1907
01:26:25,520 --> 01:26:28,000
Lounge so the horse's Lounge has been

1908
01:26:28,000 --> 01:26:30,440
purchased and will be operated by uh the

1909
01:26:30,440 --> 01:26:37,199
gentleman who I believe opens broken in Nuna uh they were looking to put the

1910
01:26:37,199 --> 01:26:38,800
essentially the facility back the way it

1911
01:26:38,800 --> 01:26:41,000
is and operated similarly to how it was

1912
01:26:41,000 --> 01:26:43,239
which includes um keeping the sign or

1913
01:26:43,239 --> 01:26:45,880
putting up a new similar sign the sign

1914
01:26:45,880 --> 01:26:49,440
is 12 in into the right of way but

1915
01:26:49,440 --> 01:26:51,360
because of that we still require a vable

1916
01:26:51,360 --> 01:26:54,480
permit okay okay

1917
01:26:54,480 --> 01:26:57,119
questions second all in

1918
01:26:57,119 --> 01:26:59,320
favor thank you Mr W thank you

1919
01:26:59,320 --> 01:27:01,639
appreciate it all right the next item on

1920
01:27:01,639 --> 01:27:04,800
the agenda is uh mohul Harbor mayor

1921
01:27:04,800 --> 01:27:07,920
McCarthy thank you uh mam president and

1922
01:27:07,920 --> 01:27:12,199
a presentation prior cycle from metlex

1923
01:27:12,199 --> 01:27:16,040
the blessie corporation uh colleg is

1924
01:27:16,040 --> 01:27:19,119
here and uh this point looking for your

1925
01:27:19,119 --> 01:27:23,320
formal approval of $2.5 million to allow

1926
01:27:23,320 --> 01:27:27,840
that uh Event Center project to move

1927
01:27:27,840 --> 01:27:32,189
forward

1928
01:27:32,199 --> 01:27:34,600
discussion so I always have a lot of

1929
01:27:34,600 --> 01:27:37,119
questions and I've had more so um and

1930
01:27:37,119 --> 01:27:40,800
I've had um so some of these discussions

1931
01:27:40,800 --> 01:27:45,760
with um Mr he's gone now Mr y

1932
01:27:45,760 --> 01:27:49,119
so and and this is probably for him um I

1933
01:27:49,119 --> 01:27:51,840
understand what the ask is um but my

1934
01:27:51,840 --> 01:27:53,440
question at that time was what was the

1935
01:27:53,440 --> 01:27:55,760
pilot going to be so that to me the

1936
01:27:55,760 --> 01:27:57,639
payment and L of taxes to me is very

1937
01:27:57,639 --> 01:28:00,080
important to this because it becomes

1938
01:28:00,080 --> 01:28:02,040
more than 2.5 million it becomes

1939
01:28:02,040 --> 01:28:11,750
whatever the pilot is so I would like to um to know what that

1940
01:28:11,760 --> 01:28:14,679
is at the presentation I think sorry at

1941
01:28:14,679 --> 01:28:16,119
the presentation I think it was a

1942
01:28:16,119 --> 01:28:18,760
community center was it

1943
01:28:18,760 --> 01:28:22,840
um as project I don't take the pilot of

1944
01:28:22,840 --> 01:28:24,520
the trct for a community Cent non

1945
01:28:24,520 --> 01:28:26,360
for-profit Mr this is not going to be a

1946
01:28:26,360 --> 01:28:28,520
nonprofit this is a privately owned um

1947
01:28:28,520 --> 01:28:30,320
organ not for-profit there wouldn't be a

1948
01:28:30,320 --> 01:28:32,679
pilot be any revenue from it to begin

1949
01:28:32,679 --> 01:28:35,520
right it's not a not for profit it's not

1950
01:28:35,520 --> 01:28:38,159
it's a privately owned project I don't

1951
01:28:38,159 --> 01:28:40,760
know did you want to speak to that you

1952
01:28:40,760 --> 01:28:42,280
want me to speak to it I will I don't

1953
01:28:42,280 --> 01:28:45,320
know the protocol oh yes if you I'm I

1954
01:28:45,320 --> 01:28:46,800
was specifically asking about the pilot

1955
01:28:46,800 --> 01:28:48,679
so would you uh yeah there will be a

1956
01:28:48,679 --> 01:28:52,840
pilot typically these projects are sorry

1957
01:28:52,840 --> 01:28:55,800
this is public the public hears s throat

1958
01:28:55,800 --> 01:28:58,840
I'm sorry uh typically these projects

1959
01:28:58,840 --> 01:29:02,040
are owned by counties cities metroplexes

1960
01:29:02,040 --> 01:29:04,560
or authorities so this would be uh

1961
01:29:04,560 --> 01:29:05,920
actually something similar so there

1962
01:29:05,920 --> 01:29:08,119
would be pilot there would be nominal

1963
01:29:08,119 --> 01:29:10,560
taxes generated the best for this on

1964
01:29:10,560 --> 01:29:15,040
this project uh typically again like MVP

1965
01:29:15,040 --> 01:29:17,480
center it's on by the county uh it's a

1966
01:29:17,480 --> 01:29:19,280
non- taxable event this is one of the

1967
01:29:19,280 --> 01:29:21,440
few that's owned Glenn Falls is owned by

1968
01:29:21,440 --> 01:29:22,920
the city this is one of the few that

1969
01:29:22,920 --> 01:29:24,400
would be because nobody else wanted to

1970
01:29:24,400 --> 01:29:27,800
own it uh but along those lines uh this

1971
01:29:27,800 --> 01:29:30,040
is a community service for us so there

1972
01:29:30,040 --> 01:29:36,119
would be there would be a pilot uh the the benefits would be as well as uh

1973
01:29:36,119 --> 01:29:37,800
the benefits of keeping Union College in

1974
01:29:37,800 --> 01:29:39,199
place we've gone through this before I

1975
01:29:39,199 --> 01:29:41,119
don't want to reiterate uh having a lot

1976
01:29:41,119 --> 01:29:43,719
of U ability to host other events

1977
01:29:43,719 --> 01:29:46,199
whether it's High School uh kids

1978
01:29:46,199 --> 01:29:48,679
programs uh bring other uh smaller

1979
01:29:48,679 --> 01:29:50,880
events to the community as well as

1980
01:29:50,880 --> 01:29:52,239
actually bring people into into the

1981
01:29:52,239 --> 01:29:54,159
harbor bring people into the casino

1982
01:29:54,159 --> 01:29:57,840
which I know the casino is uh pays $2.6

1983
01:29:57,840 --> 01:30:00,440
million a year to the county the city

1984
01:30:00,440 --> 01:30:02,000
the more money that they could pay on

1985
01:30:02,000 --> 01:30:04,480
their revenue the more taxes both the

1986
01:30:04,480 --> 01:30:06,159
city and the county would get as well as

1987
01:30:06,159 --> 01:30:11,119
bed tax sales tax Etc so that's the community benefit uh but

1988
01:30:11,119 --> 01:30:13,159
these typically are not and in a perfect

1989
01:30:13,159 --> 01:30:15,760
world we wouldn't own it either if Union

1990
01:30:15,760 --> 01:30:18,000
College own it it would be uh non-

1991
01:30:18,000 --> 01:30:19,600
taxable if the county owned it it would

1992
01:30:19,600 --> 01:30:23,080
be non- taxable Metroplex owned it would

1993
01:30:23,080 --> 01:30:25,320
uh we just put all this together

1994
01:30:25,320 --> 01:30:27,159
hopefully with the with the state with

1995
01:30:27,159 --> 01:30:29,040
the assembly with the county with

1996
01:30:29,040 --> 01:30:31,119
Metroplex and hopefully the city that we

1997
01:30:31,119 --> 01:30:32,560
could all collaborate and create

1998
01:30:32,560 --> 01:30:34,440
something on a vacant piece of land

1999
01:30:34,440 --> 01:30:36,119
right

2000
01:30:36,119 --> 01:30:38,440
now so we don't know what the pilot

2001
01:30:38,440 --> 01:30:39,600
would be at this

2002
01:30:39,600 --> 01:30:42,159
moment uh the pilot would be nominal at

2003
01:30:42,159 --> 01:30:43,440
best it would it would not be a

2004
01:30:43,440 --> 01:30:45,920
significant amount of taxes at all so

2005
01:30:45,920 --> 01:30:48,080
you so the project would not pay uh it

2006
01:30:48,080 --> 01:30:50,159
would not pay other than some nominal

2007
01:30:50,159 --> 01:30:53,880
fees but not not property taxes okay all

2008
01:30:53,880 --> 01:30:57,600
right yes so I just simp so this project

2009
01:30:57,600 --> 01:30:59,800
um um I know that before we had

2010
01:30:59,800 --> 01:31:02,639
allocated uh 2.5 million to what was

2011
01:31:02,639 --> 01:31:04,920
going to be the Aquatic Center um the

2012
01:31:04,920 --> 01:31:07,400
reason why um I I speak for myself

2013
01:31:07,400 --> 01:31:09,280
reason why it was really important to

2014
01:31:09,280 --> 01:31:11,400
support that is because not only will

2015
01:31:11,400 --> 01:31:13,159
they bring people to into the city

2016
01:31:13,159 --> 01:31:15,119
obviously generate business but there's

2017
01:31:15,119 --> 01:31:19,080
was really um an array of of of of you

2018
01:31:19,080 --> 01:31:20,639
know youth programs and services that

2019
01:31:20,639 --> 01:31:23,280
can be housed um out of that and I think

2020
01:31:23,280 --> 01:31:27,880
that this project right here um has far

2021
01:31:27,880 --> 01:31:30,360
greater capacity to reach our our

2022
01:31:30,360 --> 01:31:32,239
community and especially as it relates

2023
01:31:32,239 --> 01:31:35,480
to like Youth Sports programs and more

2024
01:31:35,480 --> 01:31:37,040
um even in in the way of arts and

2025
01:31:37,040 --> 01:31:38,760
entertainment um so I just kind of

2026
01:31:38,760 --> 01:31:40,679
wanted to to kind of amplify that piece

2027
01:31:40,679 --> 01:31:41,719
because that that's something that is

2028
01:31:41,719 --> 01:31:43,600
really important I don't want to get

2029
01:31:43,600 --> 01:31:46,000
lost in the conversation and one point

2030
01:31:46,000 --> 01:31:47,679
of clarity to the Aquatic Center would

2031
01:31:47,679 --> 01:31:50,480
have been uh have a pilot as well so

2032
01:31:50,480 --> 01:31:56,870
they wouldn't have been a tax pay

2033
01:31:56,880 --> 01:31:59,440
don't let that fall so um the other

2034
01:31:59,440 --> 01:32:02,600
point I don't we the last time that we

2035
01:32:02,600 --> 01:32:04,040
okay with this information we have in

2036
01:32:04,040 --> 01:32:07,080
front of us here says that it's for um

2037
01:32:07,080 --> 01:32:10,229
site prep is that

2038
01:32:10,239 --> 01:32:13,440
correct I'm sorry I didn't hear recy

2039
01:32:13,440 --> 01:32:16,800
reparation yes okay um in the document

2040
01:32:16,800 --> 01:32:19,320
that we got from esdc the it said the

2041
01:32:19,320 --> 01:32:23,159
cost for site trap was 1.5 mil almost

2042
01:32:23,159 --> 01:32:29,750
1.6 as opposed to but this ask is

2043
01:32:29,760 --> 01:32:32,280
2.5 good news and bad

2044
01:32:32,280 --> 01:32:35,360
news the bad news is the site prep is

2045
01:32:35,360 --> 01:32:38,239
significantly more than $3 million

2046
01:32:38,239 --> 01:32:40,080
actually we got a uh actually a lot more

2047
01:32:40,080 --> 01:32:42,239
than $4 million this will go towards a

2048
01:32:42,239 --> 01:32:44,560
portion of it uh we just got to change

2049
01:32:44,560 --> 01:32:47,080
our loan for pilings that are you got to

2050
01:32:47,080 --> 01:32:49,119
change what change order for pilings we

2051
01:32:49,119 --> 01:32:52,080
have to put piles in the ground as well

2052
01:32:52,080 --> 01:32:54,800
as do additional uh Paving and and

2053
01:32:54,800 --> 01:32:56,760
parking lots Etc the piles alone are

2054
01:32:56,760 --> 01:33:00,480
north of $2.1 million that we're all not

2055
01:33:00,480 --> 01:33:04,990
planning a gift that keeps on

2056
01:33:05,000 --> 01:33:08,360
taking all right um

2057
01:33:08,360 --> 01:33:10,199
so let's

2058
01:33:10,199 --> 01:33:13,719
see right now has this project oh maybe

2059
01:33:13,719 --> 01:33:15,800
did you stay

2060
01:33:15,800 --> 01:33:18,800
here I I don't say I do have a little

2061
01:33:18,800 --> 01:33:22,119
com from you all right um so

2062
01:33:22,119 --> 01:33:23,520
has this work already begun because I I

2063
01:33:23,520 --> 01:33:24,639
see there is some work that's started

2064
01:33:24,639 --> 01:33:25,960
down there I just have to you know I

2065
01:33:25,960 --> 01:33:27,639
drive by from time to time there's no

2066
01:33:27,639 --> 01:33:29,760
work started no work started yet no okay

2067
01:33:29,760 --> 01:33:31,840
so are you waiting for is all the

2068
01:33:31,840 --> 01:33:34,639
funding in place uh depends on what you

2069
01:33:34,639 --> 01:33:36,840
guys do tonight so all the other funding

2070
01:33:36,840 --> 01:33:41,840
is 100% in place uh there is uh a uh a

2071
01:33:41,840 --> 01:33:43,920
resolution needed at the county but they

2072
01:33:43,920 --> 01:33:46,000
they're committed to to work with us on

2073
01:33:46,000 --> 01:33:48,360
that so that's it would be the same

2074
01:33:48,360 --> 01:33:51,040
timing as as you people uh but that

2075
01:33:51,040 --> 01:33:52,159
would that would be be the last this

2076
01:33:52,159 --> 01:33:54,639
would be the cherry on the cake for the

2077
01:33:54,639 --> 01:33:56,840
Sunday would would this put us in a

2078
01:33:56,840 --> 01:34:00,840
position to maybe recruit like a um

2079
01:34:00,840 --> 01:34:03,679
semipro basketball team arena football

2080
01:34:03,679 --> 01:34:06,280
or you know looking at the the answer is

2081
01:34:06,280 --> 01:34:09,119
yes and no Arena Football were too small

2082
01:34:09,119 --> 01:34:12,719
it is okay uh but uh and and I can't say

2083
01:34:12,719 --> 01:34:14,280
because I've got a confidentiality but

2084
01:34:14,280 --> 01:34:18,000
we've been approached by um a couple

2085
01:34:18,000 --> 01:34:20,360
professional sports teams and going

2086
01:34:20,360 --> 01:34:21,960
right across the board because there's

2087
01:34:21,960 --> 01:34:25,320
also uh Rochester Syracuse UA they have

2088
01:34:25,320 --> 01:34:29,760
soccer they have the crosses down and we don't want to compete with the

2089
01:34:29,760 --> 01:34:33,239
MVP Center uh but we've had a variety of

2090
01:34:33,239 --> 01:34:36,159
people reach out there's there's the

2091
01:34:36,159 --> 01:34:37,760
answer is yes to the qu with the

2092
01:34:37,760 --> 01:34:39,400
exception Arena Football we Arena

2093
01:34:39,400 --> 01:34:42,119
Football they draw 10,000 people there

2094
01:34:42,119 --> 01:34:43,600
this this is one that wouldn't be able

2095
01:34:43,600 --> 01:34:46,000
to do that but the other is I just

2096
01:34:46,000 --> 01:34:48,199
noticed Binghamton got for instance the

2097
01:34:48,199 --> 01:34:49,800
uh New York State basketball

2098
01:34:49,800 --> 01:34:52,080
championship since the two year bid I

2099
01:34:52,080 --> 01:34:53,159
mean that's something that took from

2100
01:34:53,159 --> 01:34:55,280
Glenn's Falls this would be an ideal

2101
01:34:55,280 --> 01:34:56,960
situation it's centrally located it's

2102
01:34:56,960 --> 01:34:59,480
got more hotel rooms so I think we can

2103
01:34:59,480 --> 01:35:02,080
compete particularly on New York State

2104
01:35:02,080 --> 01:35:03,679
whether it's volleyball whether it's

2105
01:35:03,679 --> 01:35:06,040
gymnastics whether it's basketball

2106
01:35:06,040 --> 01:35:08,199
whether it's hockey uh but the other

2107
01:35:08,199 --> 01:35:12,320
thing too is we really want to make this is a this is a community this is

2108
01:35:12,320 --> 01:35:14,000
something really we're doing this for

2109
01:35:14,000 --> 01:35:17,480
the community as much as uh it's it's a

2110
01:35:17,480 --> 01:35:20,480
for-profit we don't want to own this but

2111
01:35:20,480 --> 01:35:23,320
it's the only way is going to get done

2112
01:35:23,320 --> 01:35:25,040
like yeah some of the uses for the

2113
01:35:25,040 --> 01:35:28,159
community like job fairs running job

2114
01:35:28,159 --> 01:35:31,600
fairs there you you can expand right now

2115
01:35:31,600 --> 01:35:33,400
the the the Event Center at the casino

2116
01:35:33,400 --> 01:35:35,719
is very limited in terms of uh getting

2117
01:35:35,719 --> 01:35:37,440
but I think and we we've had variety of

2118
01:35:37,440 --> 01:35:40,719
meetings with uh discovers connec too I

2119
01:35:40,719 --> 01:35:43,679
mean we're New York State a lot of

2120
01:35:43,679 --> 01:35:46,159
conventions um have to stay in New York

2121
01:35:46,159 --> 01:35:49,560
state a lot of them go to turningstone

2122
01:35:49,560 --> 01:35:51,800
or to Rochester or Syracuse got the

2123
01:35:51,800 --> 01:35:54,920
Turning Stone draws a huge amount I I

2124
01:35:54,920 --> 01:35:56,239
drove by there last time they had a

2125
01:35:56,239 --> 01:35:58,480
fireman's convention this is going to

2126
01:35:58,480 --> 01:36:00,920
bring a lot of spending here and we can

2127
01:36:00,920 --> 01:36:02,639
compete we're not going to compete with

2128
01:36:02,639 --> 01:36:05,400
the capital Center that's that's what 20

2129
01:36:05,400 --> 01:36:07,040
30,000 square ft but we're going to be

2130
01:36:07,040 --> 01:36:09,600
able to compete and bring people here

2131
01:36:09,600 --> 01:36:13,639
Todd if it happens is so excited about

2132
01:36:13,639 --> 01:36:16,000
uh being able to recruit we're going to

2133
01:36:16,000 --> 01:36:17,719
be able to compete with the Saratoga

2134
01:36:17,719 --> 01:36:19,400
we're going to be able to compete I mean

2135
01:36:19,400 --> 01:36:21,480
this is the Glenn Falls this is a little

2136
01:36:21,480 --> 01:36:23,119
data they a nice Community up there but

2137
01:36:23,119 --> 01:36:25,080
I think we can we can bring in a lot of

2138
01:36:25,080 --> 01:36:26,719
things this is so centrally located on

2139
01:36:26,719 --> 01:36:29,360
the throughway so it's really but it's

2140
01:36:29,360 --> 01:36:32,040
sports but it's also events that we can

2141
01:36:32,040 --> 01:36:35,679
do trade shows uh conferences um we've

2142
01:36:35,679 --> 01:36:39,719
had um I mean we had the uh national uh

2143
01:36:39,719 --> 01:36:42,560
Canal conference a few years ago we

2144
01:36:42,560 --> 01:36:45,000
didn't have enough room so those are

2145
01:36:45,000 --> 01:36:47,199
things we can go after you can go after

2146
01:36:47,199 --> 01:36:50,119
a lot of this the uh the trade unions we

2147
01:36:50,119 --> 01:36:51,679
they can have their annual meeting here

2148
01:36:51,679 --> 01:36:52,760
they they have them over at turning

2149
01:36:52,760 --> 01:36:54,800
stone what is turning stone got they got

2150
01:36:54,800 --> 01:36:57,760
golf courses but we've got a city uh

2151
01:36:57,760 --> 01:36:59,719
we've got an airport here I'm originally

2152
01:36:59,719 --> 01:37:01,480
from Roman New York there's nothing out

2153
01:37:01,480 --> 01:37:03,400
there in Verona other than a beautiful

2154
01:37:03,400 --> 01:37:07,590
big casino that doesn't pay

2155
01:37:07,600 --> 01:37:10,960
taxes so I I I really I me out of all

2156
01:37:10,960 --> 01:37:13,840
the things we've done and we've done a

2157
01:37:13,840 --> 01:37:17,159
billion dollars worth of business in SKC

2158
01:37:17,159 --> 01:37:19,800
County we just celebrated our 55th

2159
01:37:19,800 --> 01:37:22,440
anniversary July Janu AR 30th in the

2160
01:37:22,440 --> 01:37:24,800
capital region and we put our money

2161
01:37:24,800 --> 01:37:26,480
where our mouth is and one thing the

2162
01:37:26,480 --> 01:37:30,760
project this is a tough project it's a state it's the county it's

2163
01:37:30,760 --> 01:37:34,000
Metroplex it's the assembly uh the

2164
01:37:34,000 --> 01:37:36,480
governor Carl Hasty every everybody this

2165
01:37:36,480 --> 01:37:40,159
is a need here we don't have it so uh I

2166
01:37:40,159 --> 01:37:44,000
really I we've I'm a sked resident I

2167
01:37:44,000 --> 01:37:46,199
live here I work here I play here the

2168
01:37:46,199 --> 01:37:48,239
fact is that I think this is a missing

2169
01:37:48,239 --> 01:37:49,880
component it's a vacant piece of

2170
01:37:49,880 --> 01:37:52,599
property you've got I mean as I said

2171
01:37:52,599 --> 01:37:54,440
before you could build Apartments there

2172
01:37:54,440 --> 01:37:56,800
our apartments are full but I think this

2173
01:37:56,800 --> 01:37:58,440
benefits the community more you've got

2174
01:37:58,440 --> 01:38:00,840
the the dock that we work with the city

2175
01:38:00,840 --> 01:38:02,840
and the Department of State on so you're

2176
01:38:02,840 --> 01:38:04,599
going to get other other people coming

2177
01:38:04,599 --> 01:38:06,880
on on the on the Harbor uh there's going

2178
01:38:06,880 --> 01:38:08,639
to be boat rentals this year out there

2179
01:38:08,639 --> 01:38:11,159
every year we add something and and and

2180
01:38:11,159 --> 01:38:12,760
tying it into the bike trail and now

2181
01:38:12,760 --> 01:38:14,159
you've got the loop that's going around

2182
01:38:14,159 --> 01:38:17,639
the Metroplex is doing with Glenville

2183
01:38:17,639 --> 01:38:20,520
boy when you look at our City compared

2184
01:38:20,520 --> 01:38:22,280
to some of the others I'm not going to

2185
01:38:22,280 --> 01:38:25,040
pick out them cuz it's public uh but the

2186
01:38:25,040 --> 01:38:28,520
fact is that they asked they ask us to

2187
01:38:28,520 --> 01:38:31,280
come in and talk to them about creating

2188
01:38:31,280 --> 01:38:33,599
stuff in other cities in the capital

2189
01:38:33,599 --> 01:38:36,800
region we connected born Brad here I

2190
01:38:36,800 --> 01:38:38,000
wasn't born I was born in Rome but I've

2191
01:38:38,000 --> 01:38:41,599
been here since 71 one other this is out

2192
01:38:41,599 --> 01:38:44,000
there in left field but in the event

2193
01:38:44,000 --> 01:38:46,199
there was some catastrophic event not

2194
01:38:46,199 --> 01:38:48,800
wouldn't be a flood but ice storm or

2195
01:38:48,800 --> 01:38:50,880
some others that we could maybe have

2196
01:38:50,880 --> 01:38:53,320
here Center in part of our emergency

2197
01:38:53,320 --> 01:38:56,599
planning where setting up bringing folks

2198
01:38:56,599 --> 01:38:58,080
that well I think it's a great idea as

2199
01:38:58,080 --> 01:38:59,520
long as you don't scrw up Union hockey

2200
01:38:59,520 --> 01:39:01,320
games

2201
01:39:01,320 --> 01:39:04,040
yeah but but no you know what think

2202
01:39:04,040 --> 01:39:05,639
about it we were actually we talked to

2203
01:39:05,639 --> 01:39:09,400
Philip about uh using Center City as why

2204
01:39:09,400 --> 01:39:11,880
they are this is let's say you had a

2205
01:39:11,880 --> 01:39:13,760
catastrophe and you could end up with or

2206
01:39:13,760 --> 01:39:16,480
if you needed to to hand out supplies or

2207
01:39:16,480 --> 01:39:21,239
emergency that type of stuff boy look at that we don't have that here not

2208
01:39:21,239 --> 01:39:22,320
going to do in the Proctor is there

2209
01:39:22,320 --> 01:39:25,119
seats there uh but those type of things

2210
01:39:25,119 --> 01:39:27,119
I mean you know the sky's the liit in

2211
01:39:27,119 --> 01:39:28,480
terms of some of the things you can

2212
01:39:28,480 --> 01:39:30,159
really imine that we're just scraping

2213
01:39:30,159 --> 01:39:32,760
the tip of the iceberg along those lines

2214
01:39:32,760 --> 01:39:34,599
but this this connects this connects the

2215
01:39:34,599 --> 01:39:36,840
public it connects the union it connects

2216
01:39:36,840 --> 01:39:38,880
to the high schools it this is going to

2217
01:39:38,880 --> 01:39:40,880
make something it's connected to your

2218
01:39:40,880 --> 01:39:43,040
destination and if the Aquatic Center

2219
01:39:43,040 --> 01:39:45,520
happens in uh in reram which I hope it

2220
01:39:45,520 --> 01:39:47,599
does boy that's even more and it's going

2221
01:39:47,599 --> 01:39:50,040
to they're going to play off each

2222
01:39:50,040 --> 01:39:52,440
other

2223
01:39:52,440 --> 01:39:54,239
Patrick I wouldn't want to see us miss

2224
01:39:54,239 --> 01:39:56,159
this opportunity I think that we've

2225
01:39:56,159 --> 01:39:59,360
spent you know the past what is it 15 or

2226
01:39:59,360 --> 01:40:02,280
20 years I guess um really making sure

2227
01:40:02,280 --> 01:40:04,320
that we have built up our restaurants

2228
01:40:04,320 --> 01:40:07,000
we've built up our hotels um this is

2229
01:40:07,000 --> 01:40:10,199
just going to be another remarkable um

2230
01:40:10,199 --> 01:40:12,119
asset that we will have to be able to

2231
01:40:12,119 --> 01:40:14,960
sell our city to conferences to

2232
01:40:14,960 --> 01:40:17,560
conventions the idea which we talked

2233
01:40:17,560 --> 01:40:19,440
about at the last meeting in terms of

2234
01:40:19,440 --> 01:40:21,679
the Youth Sports um um and the

2235
01:40:21,679 --> 01:40:25,199
opportunity for um our our children to

2236
01:40:25,199 --> 01:40:28,040
have this opportunity as well um I just

2237
01:40:28,040 --> 01:40:29,560
not to mention the parking will be

2238
01:40:29,560 --> 01:40:31,840
better than when we come to a union

2239
01:40:31,840 --> 01:40:34,400
hockey game I'm just teasing there but I

2240
01:40:34,400 --> 01:40:36,599
think that um if we were to say no to

2241
01:40:36,599 --> 01:40:38,639
this if the city was if the city council

2242
01:40:38,639 --> 01:40:40,760
was to say no we're not going to you

2243
01:40:40,760 --> 01:40:42,639
know put funding through to to this

2244
01:40:42,639 --> 01:40:44,679
through to this I I just think it would

2245
01:40:44,679 --> 01:40:47,719
be um you know as if we had said no to

2246
01:40:47,719 --> 01:40:49,639
the casino I mean I just think that

2247
01:40:49,639 --> 01:40:51,320
we've been building building and

2248
01:40:51,320 --> 01:40:53,119
building up our city and the

2249
01:40:53,119 --> 01:40:55,880
opportunities for tourism um and

2250
01:40:55,880 --> 01:40:58,239
attracting people here and I fully

2251
01:40:58,239 --> 01:41:00,639
support the project and US funding it I

2252
01:41:00,639 --> 01:41:02,199
really do think there's the payback is

2253
01:41:02,199 --> 01:41:04,280
there though this is going to in terms

2254
01:41:04,280 --> 01:41:08,000
of sales tax occupancy tax sure uh

2255
01:41:08,000 --> 01:41:10,840
employment and it's going to just create

2256
01:41:10,840 --> 01:41:13,840
the opportunity of again because we got

2257
01:41:13,840 --> 01:41:16,159
to remember too the casino competes with

2258
01:41:16,159 --> 01:41:17,760
Springfield there's going to be casinos

2259
01:41:17,760 --> 01:41:20,199
in New York City we've got to make sure

2260
01:41:20,199 --> 01:41:22,239
that we have this Revenue stream I mean

2261
01:41:22,239 --> 01:41:24,560
we're getting $22.6 million a year which

2262
01:41:24,560 --> 01:41:26,199
is a very nice Revenue stream in

2263
01:41:26,199 --> 01:41:28,679
addition to $4 million in property taxes

2264
01:41:28,679 --> 01:41:31,760
from the casino alone the gesi group

2265
01:41:31,760 --> 01:41:33,520
entities including the casino pay over

2266
01:41:33,520 --> 01:41:36,440
$20 million uh in city county and school

2267
01:41:36,440 --> 01:41:38,159
taxes so we're putting our money where

2268
01:41:38,159 --> 01:41:41,080
our mouth is but this is why as as a

2269
01:41:41,080 --> 01:41:42,960
resident and somebody that's been in

2270
01:41:42,960 --> 01:41:46,119
this Council before it was uh we've been

2271
01:41:46,119 --> 01:41:49,040
there a long time but the fact is I I

2272
01:41:49,040 --> 01:41:51,480
get goosebumps when I I walk through the

2273
01:41:51,480 --> 01:41:55,159
casino and see the amount of employees

2274
01:41:55,159 --> 01:41:56,760
and the lives we've

2275
01:41:56,760 --> 01:41:59,360
changed it's big I mean in and and the

2276
01:41:59,360 --> 01:42:01,800
casino raised their all union wages

2277
01:42:01,800 --> 01:42:04,080
their wages went up over 40% over the

2278
01:42:04,080 --> 01:42:06,520
last 3 years so you got people that

2279
01:42:06,520 --> 01:42:08,440
don't leave there because they're never

2280
01:42:08,440 --> 01:42:10,400
going to get their life their health

2281
01:42:10,400 --> 01:42:12,520
insurance everything is good and and we

2282
01:42:12,520 --> 01:42:15,000
do have I I I think we're a significant

2283
01:42:15,000 --> 01:42:17,080
amount of connected residents and

2284
01:42:17,080 --> 01:42:19,639
definitely I think we're close to 40% in

2285
01:42:19,639 --> 01:42:21,920
not wnb either which is which is

2286
01:42:21,920 --> 01:42:23,679
fantastic and it's really these people

2287
01:42:23,679 --> 01:42:27,199
we've got day wers uh next next week is

2288
01:42:27,199 --> 01:42:31,400
our 7th anniversary so lucky Lucky Seven

2289
01:42:31,400 --> 01:42:33,960
but uh again if I didn't think it was

2290
01:42:33,960 --> 01:42:35,000
that important I wouldn't have spend

2291
01:42:35,000 --> 01:42:37,320
this much time this is something that

2292
01:42:37,320 --> 01:42:40,080
originated uh Dr Harris know

2293
01:42:40,080 --> 01:42:44,520
preco uh and it this this wasn't my idea

2294
01:42:44,520 --> 01:42:47,320
I don't know if it was Dr Harris's idea

2295
01:42:47,320 --> 01:42:49,480
it was it was somebody saying we got to

2296
01:42:49,480 --> 01:42:51,599
find a solution for you and I was around

2297
01:42:51,599 --> 01:42:55,480
in 1977 76 when the killes rink was

2298
01:42:55,480 --> 01:42:58,159
built and parking look at what we're

2299
01:42:58,159 --> 01:42:59,880
doing the we solve another problem with

2300
01:42:59,880 --> 01:43:02,360
the neighborhoods I mean parking along

2301
01:43:02,360 --> 01:43:04,520
you it is a crazy thing to have to go

2302
01:43:04,520 --> 01:43:06,119
park and watch a hockey game it is I

2303
01:43:06,119 --> 01:43:09,199
don't it it served its purpose then but

2304
01:43:09,199 --> 01:43:10,400
you probably could never get that

2305
01:43:10,400 --> 01:43:12,159
project approve on campus again because

2306
01:43:12,159 --> 01:43:14,159
we don't have enough parking and God

2307
01:43:14,159 --> 01:43:15,679
forbid we don't have a

2308
01:43:15,679 --> 01:43:17,960
snowstorm so sorry to take up so much of

2309
01:43:17,960 --> 01:43:20,199
your time no absolutely not um I wanted

2310
01:43:20,199 --> 01:43:22,000
to just highlight your choice of words

2311
01:43:22,000 --> 01:43:23,480
where you said a missing component and I

2312
01:43:23,480 --> 01:43:24,960
think that was very intentional and I

2313
01:43:24,960 --> 01:43:27,000
think accurately reflects the nature of

2314
01:43:27,000 --> 01:43:29,719
this project uh definitely adding this

2315
01:43:29,719 --> 01:43:31,760
type of resource uh to our community I

2316
01:43:31,760 --> 01:43:34,679
think just bolsters uh the electric city

2317
01:43:34,679 --> 01:43:37,800
um Mantra that is continuing to to exist

2318
01:43:37,800 --> 01:43:40,520
a day in and day out um definitely with

2319
01:43:40,520 --> 01:43:42,080
respect to that and try to be careful

2320
01:43:42,080 --> 01:43:43,400
with touching on to like the school

2321
01:43:43,400 --> 01:43:47,360
board and board of educations because we stay separate for a reason but there

2322
01:43:47,360 --> 01:43:49,119
conversations of how do we or what our

2323
01:43:49,119 --> 01:43:50,760
next superintendent looks like and and

2324
01:43:50,760 --> 01:43:52,040
there were comments in the paper that

2325
01:43:52,040 --> 01:43:53,840
highlighted that SKC City school

2326
01:43:53,840 --> 01:43:56,159
districts are seen as uh catapults or or

2327
01:43:56,159 --> 01:43:58,320
leaping PS and I don't think we need to

2328
01:43:58,320 --> 01:44:00,480
I think our city is good enough and we

2329
01:44:00,480 --> 01:44:02,199
do an excellent job with with what we

2330
01:44:02,199 --> 01:44:04,360
offer to our community and I would love

2331
01:44:04,360 --> 01:44:07,520
to think uh magnifying Miss Patrick's uh

2332
01:44:07,520 --> 01:44:09,800
comments uh this is truly something that

2333
01:44:09,800 --> 01:44:13,159
can last Generations it is and combining

2334
01:44:13,159 --> 01:44:16,800
the the school district excuse me with

2335
01:44:16,800 --> 01:44:19,159
Community College with what Union's done

2336
01:44:19,159 --> 01:44:22,000
and their Outreach long before you were

2337
01:44:22,000 --> 01:44:24,239
here Union was an island and you've done

2338
01:44:24,239 --> 01:44:26,520
a great job Dr Harris in terms of

2339
01:44:26,520 --> 01:44:28,679
integrating Union College and your

2340
01:44:28,679 --> 01:44:31,480
students uh in our community and whether

2341
01:44:31,480 --> 01:44:33,239
it's even doing the learn Escape program

2342
01:44:33,239 --> 01:44:36,719
or the field hockey things I mean that's what we have to doing we can keep

2343
01:44:36,719 --> 01:44:40,199
these alumni in town too it's important

2344
01:44:40,199 --> 01:44:42,080
but I think it's right we this is a

2345
01:44:42,080 --> 01:44:44,800
facility that we can really work with uh

2346
01:44:44,800 --> 01:44:46,480
the school district if they want to do

2347
01:44:46,480 --> 01:44:48,520
things you connected to Community

2348
01:44:48,520 --> 01:44:50,719
College if they need a graduation place

2349
01:44:50,719 --> 01:44:53,920
yeah uh I mean take a look at sky the

2350
01:44:53,920 --> 01:44:55,560
limit we're going to look for for

2351
01:44:55,560 --> 01:44:57,760
members of the community on how to make

2352
01:44:57,760 --> 01:44:59,880
this work we got to pay for itself but

2353
01:44:59,880 --> 01:45:01,880
we're looking for people and ideas and

2354
01:45:01,880 --> 01:45:03,679
Joe some of yours were good ideas as

2355
01:45:03,679 --> 01:45:07,880
well Mr M yeah I just want to EO to add

2356
01:45:07,880 --> 01:45:10,239
to Mr party talking about economic

2357
01:45:10,239 --> 01:45:13,040
impact gener and going back to the

2358
01:45:13,040 --> 01:45:15,360
casino um the only remaining city

2359
01:45:15,360 --> 01:45:17,080
council member who voted for the casino

2360
01:45:17,080 --> 01:45:19,960
and still here and at that time we talk

2361
01:45:19,960 --> 01:45:22,159
about the EC impact the casino is going

2362
01:45:22,159 --> 01:45:24,119
to bring to the city and over the year

2363
01:45:24,119 --> 01:45:25,920
we have we have seen that and we

2364
01:45:25,920 --> 01:45:27,840
continue to see the impact that the

2365
01:45:27,840 --> 01:45:30,960
casino project brought to the

2366
01:45:30,960 --> 01:45:34,080
city uh the business that follows that

2367
01:45:34,080 --> 01:45:35,679
you know trickle down to into the

2368
01:45:35,679 --> 01:45:37,520
neighborhood into the other part of the

2369
01:45:37,520 --> 01:45:40,400
city and I think another project like

2370
01:45:40,400 --> 01:45:42,719
this here will also trigger that same

2371
01:45:42,719 --> 01:45:46,760
sort of um you know outcome so listen to

2372
01:45:46,760 --> 01:45:49,520
all the comments things that um you know

2373
01:45:49,520 --> 01:45:51,679
it's something that's

2374
01:45:51,679 --> 01:45:55,159
we I would definitely support we move

2375
01:45:55,159 --> 01:45:58,080
forward with u funding this um project

2376
01:45:58,080 --> 01:46:00,520
because looking at the outcome from the

2377
01:46:00,520 --> 01:46:02,560
casino look at what happened and look

2378
01:46:02,560 --> 01:46:04,800
what continue to happening into the city

2379
01:46:04,800 --> 01:46:06,719
because of the casino and the other

2380
01:46:06,719 --> 01:46:08,960
projects and with this project this even

2381
01:46:08,960 --> 01:46:12,040
center with a capacity of 3,500 seaing

2382
01:46:12,040 --> 01:46:14,760
we're talking about the impact of hotels

2383
01:46:14,760 --> 01:46:17,679
restaurant and all these other stuff

2384
01:46:17,679 --> 01:46:19,560
that is going to trickle behind that

2385
01:46:19,560 --> 01:46:21,840
when the center is they to accommodate

2386
01:46:21,840 --> 01:46:24,280
all these emails I appreciate the kind

2387
01:46:24,280 --> 01:46:27,639
words I'm s of losing my voice okay um

2388
01:46:27,639 --> 01:46:30,760
so you talk a lot about oh you talk a

2389
01:46:30,760 --> 01:46:32,920
lot about there's more oh you need water

2390
01:46:32,920 --> 01:46:35,520
you talked a lot about um the benefits

2391
01:46:35,520 --> 01:46:36,760
to the community so is there an

2392
01:46:36,760 --> 01:46:38,280
opportunity for a written Community

2393
01:46:38,280 --> 01:46:40,840
benefits agreement to make sure that um

2394
01:46:40,840 --> 01:46:44,639
those things are in place of course

2395
01:46:44,639 --> 01:46:48,040
so I that I for one think that's very

2396
01:46:48,040 --> 01:46:51,199
important um I think we've got to be

2397
01:46:51,199 --> 01:46:53,440
uh I you have I don't mean the agreement

2398
01:46:53,440 --> 01:46:54,760
with the Union that's different no we

2399
01:46:54,760 --> 01:46:56,480
got to be cognant of the use of Union

2400
01:46:56,480 --> 01:46:59,560
and that's their teams and their players

2401
01:46:59,560 --> 01:47:01,960
um practices Etc but no this is this is

2402
01:47:01,960 --> 01:47:04,000
a Comm the community is investing in

2403
01:47:04,000 --> 01:47:07,040
this St yeah governor hok and Carl H

2404
01:47:07,040 --> 01:47:09,480
investing in it I hope you guys invest

2405
01:47:09,480 --> 01:47:11,840
in it Angelo Santa bber is investing in

2406
01:47:11,840 --> 01:47:14,360
it I mean the governor wants to would

2407
01:47:14,360 --> 01:47:16,080
she told me that I'd love to come out

2408
01:47:16,080 --> 01:47:17,920
and and have a groundbreaking with us I

2409
01:47:17,920 --> 01:47:19,400
mean think about it they loves

2410
01:47:19,400 --> 01:47:22,599
connecting we we are a poster child if

2411
01:47:22,599 --> 01:47:25,239
you read this the the the the budget or

2412
01:47:25,239 --> 01:47:27,040
the State of the State she talked about

2413
01:47:27,040 --> 01:47:30,560
skty as a model on how to develop in the

2414
01:47:30,560 --> 01:47:35,040
inner city we got to be proud of that I

2415
01:47:35,040 --> 01:47:38,719
am so um I know I'm not the only one

2416
01:47:38,719 --> 01:47:40,040
that talks about Community benefits

2417
01:47:40,040 --> 01:47:41,360
agreement so does anyone have anything

2418
01:47:41,360 --> 01:47:43,360
that they want to talk about what that

2419
01:47:43,360 --> 01:47:45,159
would need to look like because well

2420
01:47:45,159 --> 01:47:46,560
just because I think that we need and

2421
01:47:46,560 --> 01:47:47,920
nobody's trying to step on the toes of

2422
01:47:47,920 --> 01:47:50,639
Union just so you know um but but while

2423
01:47:50,639 --> 01:47:52,440
we're talking about Union and not again

2424
01:47:52,440 --> 01:47:54,520
to put you on the spot

2425
01:47:54,520 --> 01:47:57,800
um you you talked about a pilot so would

2426
01:47:57,800 --> 01:47:59,480
with Union also and I guess I should

2427
01:47:59,480 --> 01:48:00,880
look at you when I say this would there

2428
01:48:00,880 --> 01:48:02,679
also be getting a will be be getting a

2429
01:48:02,679 --> 01:48:05,159
pilot from Union that we're not we don't

2430
01:48:05,159 --> 01:48:07,679
currently no Union is not this has

2431
01:48:07,679 --> 01:48:10,159
nothing to do with a pilot for Union

2432
01:48:10,159 --> 01:48:13,350
okay

2433
01:48:13,360 --> 01:48:16,520
so it's not owned by if Union owned it

2434
01:48:16,520 --> 01:48:18,280
they would need a pilot

2435
01:48:18,280 --> 01:48:20,880
anyway no well I'm just if there was

2436
01:48:20,880 --> 01:48:23,480
like some pilot coming I can ask that

2437
01:48:23,480 --> 01:48:26,719
absolutely good questions uh but the

2438
01:48:26,719 --> 01:48:29,199
benefit of putting their students and

2439
01:48:29,199 --> 01:48:33,679
fans outside the campus I me we can go

2440
01:48:33,679 --> 01:48:37,840
down the checklist and there's I I I I

2441
01:48:37,840 --> 01:48:39,880
don't know if I can come up with

2442
01:48:39,880 --> 01:48:42,119
something bad about this project there's

2443
01:48:42,119 --> 01:48:44,119
a lot of projects that that that are bad

2444
01:48:44,119 --> 01:48:45,960
I can't find one in all honesty and I've

2445
01:48:45,960 --> 01:48:49,199
been developing since 1981 it's

2446
01:48:49,199 --> 01:48:52,270
connecting

2447
01:48:52,280 --> 01:48:54,400
which one Mr Toro did you have a hand up

2448
01:48:54,400 --> 01:48:57,719
as well yeah I Mr Toro thank you I'd

2449
01:48:57,719 --> 01:49:00,920
just like to thank uh Mr buo for your

2450
01:49:00,920 --> 01:49:03,360
investment here in the city for the many

2451
01:49:03,360 --> 01:49:05,760
projects that you undertake

2452
01:49:05,760 --> 01:49:10,030
um by putting some are better than

2453
01:49:10,040 --> 01:49:14,159
others uh the revenue uh that we have

2454
01:49:14,159 --> 01:49:16,400
from the casino and hopefully revenue

2455
01:49:16,400 --> 01:49:18,880
from The Event Center will just continue

2456
01:49:18,880 --> 01:49:20,880
to always make us grow and look better

2457
01:49:20,880 --> 01:49:23,199
so I thank you for your efforts and your

2458
01:49:23,199 --> 01:49:26,199
dedication and your Devotion to our city

2459
01:49:26,199 --> 01:49:27,480
I appreciate it but the revenue comes

2460
01:49:27,480 --> 01:49:29,159
from the hotels it comes to the office

2461
01:49:29,159 --> 01:49:31,320
buildings it comes from the apartments

2462
01:49:31,320 --> 01:49:33,199
and we we've got I mean probably about

2463
01:49:33,199 --> 01:49:35,480
400 people they're all sked residents

2464
01:49:35,480 --> 01:49:38,159
now they work for you they live in the

2465
01:49:38,159 --> 01:49:39,400
apartment oh they live in the apartment

2466
01:49:39,400 --> 01:49:41,639
well of course they are they but think

2467
01:49:41,639 --> 01:49:43,360
about it look at look those are all new

2468
01:49:43,360 --> 01:49:47,000
people condo I I love we brought in a

2469
01:49:47,000 --> 01:49:49,679
lot of new people uh a lot of people

2470
01:49:49,679 --> 01:49:51,920
from the National Guard live there and

2471
01:49:51,920 --> 01:49:53,480
you know it's nice to see them walking

2472
01:49:53,480 --> 01:49:55,440
around with their with their uniforms

2473
01:49:55,440 --> 01:49:57,320
and their they have three dominations

2474
01:49:57,320 --> 01:50:00,800
each anyway sorry about that Mr you

2475
01:50:00,800 --> 01:50:02,520
mentioned about Community agreement what

2476
01:50:02,520 --> 01:50:04,119
are you looking forward in terms of um

2477
01:50:04,119 --> 01:50:06,960
have this in the resolution or have them

2478
01:50:06,960 --> 01:50:09,320
I

2479
01:50:09,320 --> 01:50:11,119
agreement I think that it has to be

2480
01:50:11,119 --> 01:50:13,440
separate in apart than the resolution

2481
01:50:13,440 --> 01:50:15,440
yes Mr you

2482
01:50:15,440 --> 01:50:19,080
a go ahead and we do we add that into

2483
01:50:19,080 --> 01:50:21,159
the resolution that the funding is

2484
01:50:21,159 --> 01:50:22,760
contingent

2485
01:50:22,760 --> 01:50:25,520
upon or make that part of your Grant I

2486
01:50:25,520 --> 01:50:27,679
mean that

2487
01:50:27,679 --> 01:50:30,800
right I agree contract for the money

2488
01:50:30,800 --> 01:50:33,599
contract resolution tends to be more

2489
01:50:33,599 --> 01:50:36,280
generic the contract thank you and we we

2490
01:50:36,280 --> 01:50:37,920
can have clawbacks if we don't live up

2491
01:50:37,920 --> 01:50:39,440
to it too which is great oh we'll put

2492
01:50:39,440 --> 01:50:40,639
that in there

2493
01:50:40,639 --> 01:50:44,520
too I should open I shouldn't open my

2494
01:50:44,520 --> 01:50:48,760
mouth I'm sorry goad Mr far no no no I I

2495
01:50:48,760 --> 01:50:50,639
think that you know what the point I was

2496
01:50:50,639 --> 01:50:52,079
going to raise is kind of an answer I

2497
01:50:52,079 --> 01:50:53,920
think that you know people understanding

2498
01:50:53,920 --> 01:50:55,880
that there's various ways that such a

2499
01:50:55,880 --> 01:50:58,800
project will um you know increase you

2500
01:50:58,800 --> 01:51:00,800
know the quality of life for people

2501
01:51:00,800 --> 01:51:02,639
living the city is connec he kind of

2502
01:51:02,639 --> 01:51:05,360
having those things laid out um in in an

2503
01:51:05,360 --> 01:51:08,719
informa of agreement um can also you

2504
01:51:08,719 --> 01:51:10,920
know sh off uh the confidence for the

2505
01:51:10,920 --> 01:51:12,760
people so again I appreciate your

2506
01:51:12,760 --> 01:51:14,760
flexibility we can collaborate thing too

2507
01:51:14,760 --> 01:51:16,280
and guess what it's some of it's going

2508
01:51:16,280 --> 01:51:17,679
to be a little big because we don't know

2509
01:51:17,679 --> 01:51:20,159
what we don't know yet this is nobody's

2510
01:51:20,159 --> 01:51:22,159
one of these before I think the last one

2511
01:51:22,159 --> 01:51:24,280
built the last one that's actually overw

2512
01:51:24,280 --> 01:51:27,000
too and it was U uh the state gave him a

2513
01:51:27,000 --> 01:51:28,400
lot of money to do that

2514
01:51:28,400 --> 01:51:32,159
one uh but ever around here GL fall cers

2515
01:51:32,159 --> 01:51:33,880
the last thing brother that was long

2516
01:51:33,880 --> 01:51:35,520
time ago excuse

2517
01:51:35,520 --> 01:51:40,199
me so um we need um this is actually a

2518
01:51:40,199 --> 01:51:41,480
question for the council we need to talk

2519
01:51:41,480 --> 01:51:44,480
about what those what the people looking

2520
01:51:44,480 --> 01:51:46,119
for in terms of the community agre I

2521
01:51:46,119 --> 01:51:47,880
mean you brought up one in terms of

2522
01:51:47,880 --> 01:51:49,360
could we use but we need to have that

2523
01:51:49,360 --> 01:51:52,320
language in time for um for you to put

2524
01:51:52,320 --> 01:51:54,239
together the resolution or

2525
01:51:54,239 --> 01:51:57,639
no the resolution would be more generic

2526
01:51:57,639 --> 01:52:00,199
the actual contract for the allocation

2527
01:52:00,199 --> 01:52:03,159
of money is more specific okay so I

2528
01:52:03,159 --> 01:52:06,119
definitely say we would need that um in

2529
01:52:06,119 --> 01:52:10,480
order to to move forward and then and Mr

2530
01:52:10,480 --> 01:52:13,480
um so those those storms those storms

2531
01:52:13,480 --> 01:52:15,400
will be in the contract contract yes so

2532
01:52:15,400 --> 01:52:17,719
we could move forward tonight yeah I

2533
01:52:17,719 --> 01:52:21,480
know I understand that and Mr buo has

2534
01:52:21,480 --> 01:52:23,119
generously said that we can put in if it

2535
01:52:23,119 --> 01:52:24,760
doesn't happen they'll Rec clbs he said

2536
01:52:24,760 --> 01:52:26,719
it I

2537
01:52:26,719 --> 01:52:30,800
didn't um you listen to it can we add

2538
01:52:30,800 --> 01:52:33,199
the special meeting I'm sorry can we add

2539
01:52:33,199 --> 01:52:34,560
to the special

2540
01:52:34,560 --> 01:52:37,280
meeting oh oh

2541
01:52:37,280 --> 01:52:40,280
so Mr um Mr Williams is asking if we

2542
01:52:40,280 --> 01:52:41,440
could have that discussion about what

2543
01:52:41,440 --> 01:52:42,679
we'd want to see into the special

2544
01:52:42,679 --> 01:52:45,280
meeting about the ARA so I'm open to

2545
01:52:45,280 --> 01:52:47,000
that but we could definitely um move

2546
01:52:47,000 --> 01:52:48,520
this tonight but we should have that

2547
01:52:48,520 --> 01:52:49,679
conversation about what that means to

2548
01:52:49,679 --> 01:52:52,480
look like that the language yes yes

2549
01:52:52,480 --> 01:52:56,440
that's MH yeah I'm fine if there so I'm

2550
01:52:56,440 --> 01:52:59,400
willing to move this I'll second it all

2551
01:52:59,400 --> 01:53:01,159
in favor

2552
01:53:01,159 --> 01:53:04,239
I all right you can you can

2553
01:53:04,239 --> 01:53:06,639
go want leave your voice is bothering

2554
01:53:06,639 --> 01:53:09,560
you so we're done thank you all I

2555
01:53:09,560 --> 01:53:13,189
appreciate it's

2556
01:53:13,199 --> 01:53:17,440
exciting all right um oh one more before

2557
01:53:17,440 --> 01:53:20,040
there so discussion on the more and the

2558
01:53:20,040 --> 01:53:24,760
ba shops yes Toro uh yes so uh this is a

2559
01:53:24,760 --> 01:53:26,920
followup from the moratorium I put

2560
01:53:26,920 --> 01:53:30,679
through in that I asked for in July of

2561
01:53:30,679 --> 01:53:34,320
200 uh 23 so there's been actually an

2562
01:53:34,320 --> 01:53:38,960
uptick in um shops that have opened um

2563
01:53:38,960 --> 01:53:42,119
within the city and I get uh increase in

2564
01:53:42,119 --> 01:53:46,040
residents concern about 2 3 4 in a

2565
01:53:46,040 --> 01:53:49,520
neighborhood um uh so we all know that

2566
01:53:49,520 --> 01:53:52,119
uh flavored Vates and smokes are legal

2567
01:53:52,119 --> 01:53:54,679
in New York state and the health

2568
01:53:54,679 --> 01:53:56,679
department is doing their job with

2569
01:53:56,679 --> 01:53:59,159
sanitarians that are going into these uh

2570
01:53:59,159 --> 01:54:03,239
into these Stores um and Cora market and

2571
01:54:03,239 --> 01:54:05,719
um doing a job as far as the illegal

2572
01:54:05,719 --> 01:54:08,400
part of it I'd like to see a moratorium

2573
01:54:08,400 --> 01:54:11,199
imposed for 6 months so we continue so

2574
01:54:11,199 --> 01:54:14,199
we can continue working on uh the zoning

2575
01:54:14,199 --> 01:54:16,440
of uh where where we'd like these shops

2576
01:54:16,440 --> 01:54:17,520
to be

2577
01:54:17,520 --> 01:54:20,679
placed um

2578
01:54:20,679 --> 01:54:24,079
and uh continue with uh with our codes

2579
01:54:24,079 --> 01:54:27,719
Department to go in and uh to see uh to

2580
01:54:27,719 --> 01:54:30,239
make sure they're all compliant um out

2581
01:54:30,239 --> 01:54:34,679
of the many um shops that uh our code

2582
01:54:34,679 --> 01:54:37,560
department has visited since uh July of

2583
01:54:37,560 --> 01:54:42,360
last year um the uh smoke and vape shots

2584
01:54:42,360 --> 01:54:44,520
have not even uh followed through with

2585
01:54:44,520 --> 01:54:47,440
any of the compliance so most of them uh

2586
01:54:47,440 --> 01:54:50,440
on our list are still in violation so so

2587
01:54:50,440 --> 01:54:53,119
um I would like to uh see if we can uh

2588
01:54:53,119 --> 01:54:56,400
impose a moratorium for 6 months can you

2589
01:54:56,400 --> 01:54:57,560
explain again what you said about the

2590
01:54:57,560 --> 01:54:58,760
health department I don't see that here

2591
01:54:58,760 --> 01:55:00,599
in in this writing no it's just I've

2592
01:55:00,599 --> 01:55:02,719
been uh doing some followup uh with the

2593
01:55:02,719 --> 01:55:05,239
health department um to make sure that

2594
01:55:05,239 --> 01:55:07,679
um you know because like I say flavored

2595
01:55:07,679 --> 01:55:10,119
uh smoke and Vapes are illegal Menthol

2596
01:55:10,119 --> 01:55:12,599
and flavored Vapes and cigarettes are

2597
01:55:12,599 --> 01:55:14,520
illegal in New York state so I followed

2598
01:55:14,520 --> 01:55:16,400
up with the health department and they

2599
01:55:16,400 --> 01:55:20,360
are on their part doing uh you know uh V

2600
01:55:20,360 --> 01:55:23,480
uh imposing fines and violations on some

2601
01:55:23,480 --> 01:55:25,360
of these places where they find them

2602
01:55:25,360 --> 01:55:29,280
it's $100 a day for any uh flavored Vape

2603
01:55:29,280 --> 01:55:31,719
that they find in a in a store and it

2604
01:55:31,719 --> 01:55:33,440
can date back as long as it can be

2605
01:55:33,440 --> 01:55:36,639
proved with like maybe sometimes even

2606
01:55:36,639 --> 01:55:39,760
3040 $50,000 in fines that are imposed

2607
01:55:39,760 --> 01:55:44,920
so um so who gets the money County it's

2608
01:55:44,920 --> 01:55:50,159
well it's the county dep County so

2609
01:55:50,159 --> 01:55:53,599
anyway so so needs to get in on this

2610
01:55:53,599 --> 01:55:55,639
yeah that is being that is being done

2611
01:55:55,639 --> 01:55:57,280
and I'd like to just see that the

2612
01:55:57,280 --> 01:56:00,639
moratorium is imposed for uh 6 months so

2613
01:56:00,639 --> 01:56:02,440
again we can continue working on our

2614
01:56:02,440 --> 01:56:07,320
zoning and uh just so my question um

2615
01:56:07,320 --> 01:56:12,119
first is do we have a list of of the

2616
01:56:12,119 --> 01:56:14,520
um ones like you said they're doing this

2617
01:56:14,520 --> 01:56:16,159
is there a list of the ones in concy

2618
01:56:16,159 --> 01:56:18,599
that we have do we have that oh joh send

2619
01:56:18,599 --> 01:56:20,159
us one we

2620
01:56:20,159 --> 01:56:22,079
that we in various stages well we we do

2621
01:56:22,079 --> 01:56:24,599
I I and I have to apologize because I

2622
01:56:24,599 --> 01:56:26,960
don't know the uh I forget the uh G the

2623
01:56:26,960 --> 01:56:29,760
head of code now um but I did yes all

2624
01:56:29,760 --> 01:56:31,119
right no I meant the list from the state

2625
01:56:31,119 --> 01:56:32,520
you said the state's going in do we have

2626
01:56:32,520 --> 01:56:33,920
a list from the state of on they've done

2627
01:56:33,920 --> 01:56:36,040
its connecting no it's it's the county

2628
01:56:36,040 --> 01:56:40,599
is I do not have a list of the county ones because it's a whole

2629
01:56:40,599 --> 01:56:42,880
separate deal I mean that's for them

2630
01:56:42,880 --> 01:56:46,000
being illegal they're not illegal to

2631
01:56:46,000 --> 01:56:48,119
open they're just not in compliance

2632
01:56:48,119 --> 01:56:50,280
right now and I and they're in different

2633
01:56:50,280 --> 01:56:52,320
neighborhoods where a lot of the

2634
01:56:52,320 --> 01:56:54,199
residents are complaining so I just want

2635
01:56:54,199 --> 01:56:58,079
to take care of that part for us okay Mr

2636
01:56:58,079 --> 01:56:59,360
you know I was just going to Echo that

2637
01:56:59,360 --> 01:57:02,440
Soo I did follow um the from the mayor's

2638
01:57:02,440 --> 01:57:05,159
um office and um everybody has a copy of

2639
01:57:05,159 --> 01:57:06,760
it in terms of where they are in terms

2640
01:57:06,760 --> 01:57:10,480
of their um enforcement enforcement and

2641
01:57:10,480 --> 01:57:14,000
I think um I wish it can go faster but

2642
01:57:14,000 --> 01:57:16,159
you know things happen and I heard that

2643
01:57:16,159 --> 01:57:19,119
there also some um in the clerk's office

2644
01:57:19,119 --> 01:57:21,880
there's some application in there also

2645
01:57:21,880 --> 01:57:23,560
uh do we have like a count of how much

2646
01:57:23,560 --> 01:57:26,679
do that so um so the the let me just be

2647
01:57:26,679 --> 01:57:28,239
clear the applications in the clerk

2648
01:57:28,239 --> 01:57:30,520
office are for cannabis

2649
01:57:30,520 --> 01:57:33,639
licenses and um not for smoke shops uh

2650
01:57:33,639 --> 01:57:35,480
we if we want to find out any smoke

2651
01:57:35,480 --> 01:57:36,840
shops are in the pipeline that would

2652
01:57:36,840 --> 01:57:38,280
have to come from the Department of

2653
01:57:38,280 --> 01:57:40,639
development so and speaking about the

2654
01:57:40,639 --> 01:57:43,599
Cannabis um there was 17 the last time I

2655
01:57:43,599 --> 01:57:44,920
looked I don't know what if that number

2656
01:57:44,920 --> 01:57:45,920
has

2657
01:57:45,920 --> 01:57:50,960
increased 17 appli shs in the city yes

2658
01:57:50,960 --> 01:57:53,119
but there's you know um but they can't

2659
01:57:53,119 --> 01:57:54,280
just open like that they have to go

2660
01:57:54,280 --> 01:57:56,239
through a whole process to the state of

2661
01:57:56,239 --> 01:57:59,079
New York and all of that so um and when

2662
01:57:59,079 --> 01:58:01,760
I looked only one person actually had a

2663
01:58:01,760 --> 01:58:02,800
license they all filled out the

2664
01:58:02,800 --> 01:58:03,800
paperwork because they're trying to hold

2665
01:58:03,800 --> 01:58:06,320
their place but only one person actually

2666
01:58:06,320 --> 01:58:07,920
had their license from the state of New

2667
01:58:07,920 --> 01:58:09,599
York and the ones that I looked at but I

2668
01:58:09,599 --> 01:58:11,199
was trying to hold their place but keep

2669
01:58:11,199 --> 01:58:14,239
in mind that this that with um cannabis

2670
01:58:14,239 --> 01:58:15,760
the office of cannabis management

2671
01:58:15,760 --> 01:58:17,199
already put in some things that can

2672
01:58:17,199 --> 01:58:18,920
can't you can't even though you we say

2673
01:58:18,920 --> 01:58:19,840
17

2674
01:58:19,840 --> 01:58:21,880
they can't be within uh I think a thous

2675
01:58:21,880 --> 01:58:24,360
a th000 ft of each other and all that so

2676
01:58:24,360 --> 01:58:26,719
there are 17 right now applications of

2677
01:58:26,719 --> 01:58:28,119
people

2678
01:58:28,119 --> 01:58:30,560
are anticipating and hoping that they

2679
01:58:30,560 --> 01:58:32,800
can open um Cannabis shops that but this

2680
01:58:32,800 --> 01:58:34,880
is that's different than than the smoke

2681
01:58:34,880 --> 01:58:37,520
shops which are currently open is there

2682
01:58:37,520 --> 01:58:39,639
a limit on the Cannabis shops that the

2683
01:58:39,639 --> 01:58:42,480
state gave

2684
01:58:42,480 --> 01:58:45,239
us

2685
01:58:45,239 --> 01:58:47,000
oh that

2686
01:58:47,000 --> 01:58:51,280
impulse myal ran ran out about an hour

2687
01:58:51,280 --> 01:58:52,960
ago

2688
01:58:52,960 --> 01:58:56,360
Mr is is there a a limit on the amount

2689
01:58:56,360 --> 01:58:59,880
of cannabis shops that can open you know

2690
01:58:59,880 --> 01:59:01,040
that's a question actually I think for

2691
01:59:01,040 --> 01:59:02,599
the office of cansas business management

2692
01:59:02,599 --> 01:59:04,960
I don't so let me just just really

2693
01:59:04,960 --> 01:59:06,679
quickly up to date we've been working on

2694
01:59:06,679 --> 01:59:08,280
zoning I don't know where it is at this

2695
01:59:08,280 --> 01:59:11,239
point in time where they can go um you

2696
01:59:11,239 --> 01:59:12,480
know we've had a change in Corporation

2697
01:59:12,480 --> 01:59:14,000
Council so I'm not sure where that is

2698
01:59:14,000 --> 01:59:15,520
right now but one of the reasons we

2699
01:59:15,520 --> 01:59:17,840
didn't do the moratorium before is we

2700
01:59:17,840 --> 01:59:20,520
were moving ahead with uh enforcement

2701
01:59:20,520 --> 01:59:22,480
and we were moving ahead with putting a

2702
01:59:22,480 --> 01:59:25,119
zoning in place so that we could control

2703
01:59:25,119 --> 01:59:28,360
that so at this point in time um the

2704
01:59:28,360 --> 01:59:29,719
zoning

2705
01:59:29,719 --> 01:59:33,320
is is not done yet okay the zoning

2706
01:59:33,320 --> 01:59:35,199
moratorium has to be in place and then

2707
01:59:35,199 --> 01:59:37,560
the zoning will follow behind it doesn't

2708
01:59:37,560 --> 01:59:39,440
have to be but it could be it could be

2709
01:59:39,440 --> 01:59:42,920
but Mor but you had to put the U the

2710
01:59:42,920 --> 01:59:44,920
moratorium so you can work on the

2711
01:59:44,920 --> 01:59:48,239
ordinance and then present that while

2712
01:59:48,239 --> 01:59:51,040
your if you wait if you do the zoning

2713
01:59:51,040 --> 01:59:53,000
afterwards it becomes a non-conforming

2714
01:59:53,000 --> 01:59:55,119
use you don't have the ability to

2715
01:59:55,119 --> 01:59:58,679
displace the business absent some

2716
01:59:58,679 --> 02:00:01,560
financial compensation well then the let

2717
02:00:01,560 --> 02:00:03,800
me just add Mr I'm sorry Mr Williams had

2718
02:00:03,800 --> 02:00:06,800
his hand and then Mr M Mr Williams yes I

2719
02:00:06,800 --> 02:00:08,040
would say the context in which we

2720
02:00:08,040 --> 02:00:09,920
entered I think the council electing not

2721
02:00:09,920 --> 02:00:11,800
to proceed with the moratorium was based

2722
02:00:11,800 --> 02:00:15,000
on relying on or allowing enforcement to

2723
02:00:15,000 --> 02:00:16,599
um reestablish itself within the city

2724
02:00:16,599 --> 02:00:18,679
and I think to miss porterfield's Point

2725
02:00:18,679 --> 02:00:21,199
since there's some staffing changes that

2726
02:00:21,199 --> 02:00:23,199
process has been disrupted so I think it

2727
02:00:23,199 --> 02:00:26,599
is um warranted Mr Toro to bring back

2728
02:00:26,599 --> 02:00:29,480
this this uh item of re-evaluating

2729
02:00:29,480 --> 02:00:31,440
proceeding with the moratorium and I

2730
02:00:31,440 --> 02:00:33,560
think that again to to your point sir it

2731
02:00:33,560 --> 02:00:36,040
allows us the opportunity to reevaluate

2732
02:00:36,040 --> 02:00:38,719
and allows um our Corporation Council to

2733
02:00:38,719 --> 02:00:40,360
um get herself acclimated with our

2734
02:00:40,360 --> 02:00:42,840
zoning um so I think we left off with

2735
02:00:42,840 --> 02:00:45,960
corridors um but again until that

2736
02:00:45,960 --> 02:00:48,119
framework until that uh wording is

2737
02:00:48,119 --> 02:00:50,639
established we are then allowing any any

2738
02:00:50,639 --> 02:00:52,960
business to function at will so I think

2739
02:00:52,960 --> 02:00:57,400
it's i i would support one Mr M yeah no

2740
02:00:57,400 --> 02:00:59,400
I'm going through this um legislation

2741
02:00:59,400 --> 02:01:02,199
here the legislative request and the

2742
02:01:02,199 --> 02:01:06,679
proposal is for um 6 months MH is that

2743
02:01:06,679 --> 02:01:10,880
too much of time to to get all pick up

2744
02:01:10,880 --> 02:01:13,639
here stopped off and let move forward in

2745
02:01:13,639 --> 02:01:16,960
terms of continue where the previous

2746
02:01:16,960 --> 02:01:19,560
cooperation Council left uh would 3

2747
02:01:19,560 --> 02:01:22,639
months be enough to to to get that sort

2748
02:01:22,639 --> 02:01:24,679
out them back to us for

2749
02:01:24,679 --> 02:01:27,840
approval um we we can try uh I mean we

2750
02:01:27,840 --> 02:01:29,239
have to draft the legislation and it has

2751
02:01:29,239 --> 02:01:31,960
to come before Council and there may be

2752
02:01:31,960 --> 02:01:35,560
amendments so it may take more than 3

2753
02:01:35,560 --> 02:01:39,639
months um go ahead Mr M more than three

2754
02:01:39,639 --> 02:01:42,040
mons but is is there something already

2755
02:01:42,040 --> 02:01:44,800
draft yes uh yeah we do have I think we

2756
02:01:44,800 --> 02:01:47,880
do have a draft absolutely so I think 3

2757
02:01:47,880 --> 02:01:49,599
months is 3 months that because there's

2758
02:01:49,599 --> 02:01:51,199
a draft it just need to come back to us

2759
02:01:51,199 --> 02:01:53,040
we review get back to you any changes

2760
02:01:53,040 --> 02:01:55,280
and then move forward in a in a couple

2761
02:01:55,280 --> 02:01:58,840
cycle So within a month time we can roll

2762
02:01:58,840 --> 02:02:01,520
that for six

2763
02:02:01,520 --> 02:02:07,229
weeks um I think Mr Tor had a hand up

2764
02:02:07,239 --> 02:02:10,679
so and the other um legal part can be

2765
02:02:10,679 --> 02:02:14,159
put on hold all the application right

2766
02:02:14,159 --> 02:02:16,880
for the certificates of use yes we can

2767
02:02:16,880 --> 02:02:19,639
put on hold for the yeah for the shops

2768
02:02:19,639 --> 02:02:21,400
and everything else that hear so

2769
02:02:21,400 --> 02:02:22,920
everything that was filed we just put

2770
02:02:22,920 --> 02:02:25,560
stop the clock well even if it's already

2771
02:02:25,560 --> 02:02:29,189
been filed

2772
02:02:29,199 --> 02:02:32,199
yes have to look at each one what the

2773
02:02:32,199 --> 02:02:35,159
status is might be some way administra

2774
02:02:35,159 --> 02:02:37,880
we hold or whether we be acting in an

2775
02:02:37,880 --> 02:02:40,800
arbitrary or capricious manner yeah

2776
02:02:40,800 --> 02:02:42,000
that's why I wanted to address that

2777
02:02:42,000 --> 02:02:44,719
because in this recomendation here it

2778
02:02:44,719 --> 02:02:46,679
did ask for that the whole all

2779
02:02:46,679 --> 02:02:50,239
application yes it specifically said um

2780
02:02:50,239 --> 02:02:52,320
no new applications but no previously

2781
02:02:52,320 --> 02:02:54,400
submitted applications shall be accepted

2782
02:02:54,400 --> 02:02:56,920
or even processed so even though we're

2783
02:02:56,920 --> 02:02:58,520
already submitted the application and

2784
02:02:58,520 --> 02:03:00,320
we've accepted them you're asking that

2785
02:03:00,320 --> 02:03:02,400
they not be processed is that what is

2786
02:03:02,400 --> 02:03:04,599
that what ask I just want to make sure

2787
02:03:04,599 --> 02:03:07,320
that the ask so just just follow on a

2788
02:03:07,320 --> 02:03:08,920
legal standpoint I don't think we can do

2789
02:03:08,920 --> 02:03:11,800
that but if you can just I have to take

2790
02:03:11,800 --> 02:03:14,840
follow and get back to us on that and

2791
02:03:14,840 --> 02:03:16,800
you know my I think I think we already

2792
02:03:16,800 --> 02:03:19,400
have the draft 3 months is good time for

2793
02:03:19,400 --> 02:03:22,760
us to to get it back on the Barner and

2794
02:03:22,760 --> 02:03:25,400
let's move forward with it I'm in favor

2795
02:03:25,400 --> 02:03:29,360
of us hold it for 3 months um and along

2796
02:03:29,360 --> 02:03:32,360
with that if if if we if 3 months isn't

2797
02:03:32,360 --> 02:03:34,079
we can always extend it that's correct

2798
02:03:34,079 --> 02:03:35,760
that we don't get there in three months

2799
02:03:35,760 --> 02:03:39,280
Mr Man was your hand up you just around

2800
02:03:39,280 --> 02:03:42,360
Mr turo Mr turo yes so um I I would

2801
02:03:42,360 --> 02:03:44,320
still like to push for the 6 months only

2802
02:03:44,320 --> 02:03:46,679
because we we we did most of us did meet

2803
02:03:46,679 --> 02:03:50,119
with development um and and uh kind of

2804
02:03:50,119 --> 02:03:52,520
uh I put an overlay on where we would

2805
02:03:52,520 --> 02:03:55,760
like to these uh shops developed with 17

2806
02:03:55,760 --> 02:03:58,280
cannabis applications I I do separate in

2807
02:03:58,280 --> 02:04:00,079
the part I I know it is but I'm going to

2808
02:04:00,079 --> 02:04:02,480
speak on that for one moment thank you

2809
02:04:02,480 --> 02:04:05,320
um with 17 cannabis applications it

2810
02:04:05,320 --> 02:04:07,320
seems as though and and and I've done

2811
02:04:07,320 --> 02:04:09,239
some research where these smoke and vape

2812
02:04:09,239 --> 02:04:11,800
shops kind of hover around um if we just

2813
02:04:11,800 --> 02:04:14,280
look on Upper Union Street there's four

2814
02:04:14,280 --> 02:04:17,040
and then one up a little further in Nuna

2815
02:04:17,040 --> 02:04:19,360
um so I I would just like

2816
02:04:19,360 --> 02:04:21,719
again for us to take our time and

2817
02:04:21,719 --> 02:04:23,920
consider where we want these smoke and

2818
02:04:23,920 --> 02:04:26,559
vape shops to be popping up so again I

2819
02:04:26,559 --> 02:04:28,040
would like to just push for the six

2820
02:04:28,040 --> 02:04:31,280
months and coration Corporation Council

2821
02:04:31,280 --> 02:04:34,480
has a yes you have

2822
02:04:34,480 --> 02:04:38,280
something um Mr Mr Ryan oh so yeah we

2823
02:04:38,280 --> 02:04:41,480
were saying that we can uh we can bring

2824
02:04:41,480 --> 02:04:44,320
the uh the draft to you for the next

2825
02:04:44,320 --> 02:04:46,000
legislative cycle so that you can review

2826
02:04:46,000 --> 02:04:49,719
it um for the moror yes for the moror

2827
02:04:49,719 --> 02:04:55,199
and then we can start reviewing the Zing

2828
02:04:55,199 --> 02:04:56,559
all right Miss Patrick you have your

2829
02:04:56,559 --> 02:05:00,159
hand up I just think I think there's a

2830
02:05:00,159 --> 02:05:03,199
lot of a lot here um and so I would want

2831
02:05:03,199 --> 02:05:05,239
to stick with the six months as well I

2832
02:05:05,239 --> 02:05:07,800
mean I don't know if others are hearing

2833
02:05:07,800 --> 02:05:11,360
the same numbers of complaints um but I

2834
02:05:11,360 --> 02:05:13,159
definitely regularly hear complaints

2835
02:05:13,159 --> 02:05:15,760
about the numbers of smoke shops and V

2836
02:05:15,760 --> 02:05:19,079
vape shops that are popping up um so I

2837
02:05:19,079 --> 02:05:20,960
think the six months is reasonable

2838
02:05:20,960 --> 02:05:25,559
actually um but I do support this um

2839
02:05:25,559 --> 02:05:28,079
hear what other people want to say but

2840
02:05:28,079 --> 02:05:30,280
um I I would like to stick with the six

2841
02:05:30,280 --> 02:05:32,000
months as well it just seems like

2842
02:05:32,000 --> 02:05:34,000
there's a lot that we have to that we

2843
02:05:34,000 --> 02:05:34,880
have to

2844
02:05:34,880 --> 02:05:37,760
do I don't know well I would I would say

2845
02:05:37,760 --> 02:05:39,199
that I want I would prefer to go with

2846
02:05:39,199 --> 02:05:40,880
the three months if we need an extension

2847
02:05:40,880 --> 02:05:43,400
do it because we already had the we

2848
02:05:43,400 --> 02:05:45,159
we've been working on this for some time

2849
02:05:45,159 --> 02:05:47,400
there was a lot of work done we went to

2850
02:05:47,400 --> 02:05:49,639
meet so there's a lot of work that's

2851
02:05:49,639 --> 02:05:50,960
that that Corporation Council is not

2852
02:05:50,960 --> 02:05:51,920
going to have to do because it's already

2853
02:05:51,920 --> 02:05:53,360
been done we already gave our input with

2854
02:05:53,360 --> 02:05:55,119
the exception of course of our newest

2855
02:05:55,119 --> 02:05:57,599
council member so and again if we go

2856
02:05:57,599 --> 02:05:59,480
three months and we're able to make that

2857
02:05:59,480 --> 02:06:01,000
deadline which I would hope that we can

2858
02:06:01,000 --> 02:06:03,119
work through that and get that done then

2859
02:06:03,119 --> 02:06:04,440
if we're not there then we have an

2860
02:06:04,440 --> 02:06:06,800
opportunity for an extension I'm sorry

2861
02:06:06,800 --> 02:06:08,960
Mr M yeah and the draft is already in

2862
02:06:08,960 --> 02:06:11,280
place even they overlay the map the

2863
02:06:11,280 --> 02:06:13,079
draft of the legislation is already in

2864
02:06:13,079 --> 02:06:14,920
place it just need to to pick up the

2865
02:06:14,920 --> 02:06:16,760
speed that we're left off and kind of

2866
02:06:16,760 --> 02:06:18,760
put it together and bring it back to us

2867
02:06:18,760 --> 02:06:21,119
which is kind of in agreement here in

2868
02:06:21,119 --> 02:06:23,880
terms of that and three months is good I

2869
02:06:23,880 --> 02:06:25,480
mean in the past I didn't support it

2870
02:06:25,480 --> 02:06:27,000
because there was an enforcement code

2871
02:06:27,000 --> 02:06:28,559
enforcement but we have change in

2872
02:06:28,559 --> 02:06:32,040
staffing change in Staffing so I cannot

2873
02:06:32,040 --> 02:06:33,880
stand on the fence and says well I'm not

2874
02:06:33,880 --> 02:06:35,639
supporting it at this point of time

2875
02:06:35,639 --> 02:06:37,760
because we need to give both Department

2876
02:06:37,760 --> 02:06:41,239
time to bring it back to us with updated

2877
02:06:41,239 --> 02:06:42,639
um

2878
02:06:42,639 --> 02:06:45,199
narratives and so we do need to clarify

2879
02:06:45,199 --> 02:06:47,679
whether or not it's um we can legally

2880
02:06:47,679 --> 02:06:50,360
stop the application that are in process

2881
02:06:50,360 --> 02:06:51,440
yeah follow

2882
02:06:51,440 --> 02:06:54,079
up okay so and that will that be

2883
02:06:54,079 --> 02:06:55,880
clarified then in the resolution whether

2884
02:06:55,880 --> 02:06:57,280
because if we can't then it won't be a

2885
02:06:57,280 --> 02:06:58,679
part of that we or could you just

2886
02:06:58,679 --> 02:07:00,920
clarify with the council just um you can

2887
02:07:00,920 --> 02:07:02,320
send it to miss mik and she'll send it

2888
02:07:02,320 --> 02:07:03,960
out to all of us whether or not that can

2889
02:07:03,960 --> 02:07:06,000
even be a part of the leg um the

2890
02:07:06,000 --> 02:07:07,920
resolution that we put forward

2891
02:07:07,920 --> 02:07:11,360
absolutely are there other questions

2892
02:07:11,360 --> 02:07:14,400
concerns okay so at this point in time

2893
02:07:14,400 --> 02:07:18,599
go ahead we'll move uh for three months

2894
02:07:18,599 --> 02:07:20,400
moratorium for 3

2895
02:07:20,400 --> 02:07:23,040
months contingent inability for

2896
02:07:23,040 --> 02:07:25,199
applications correct that's correct yes

2897
02:07:25,199 --> 02:07:31,270
than second all in favor I okay three

2898
02:07:31,280 --> 02:07:35,480
months okay um did that so the last four

2899
02:07:35,480 --> 02:07:37,639
items on the agenda are all property

2900
02:07:37,639 --> 02:07:39,000
sales which have to be done in the

2901
02:07:39,000 --> 02:07:41,719
executive session so all members of the

2902
02:07:41,719 --> 02:07:47,510
public will have to

2903
02:07:47,520 --> 02:07:50,709
leave

2904
02:07:50,719 --> 02:07:53,719
he