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I'd like to all call the order the city

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Caucus meeting for Monday February 26

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2024 we have have 22 items for original

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consideration if the clerk would please

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read item number

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one item number one a public hearing for

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regarding Central Parkway sidewalk

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Improvement project discuss in committee

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with objection on

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consent okay I'm sorry we have three

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public

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hearings we have three public

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hearings one one public hearing

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okay item number one for original

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consideration item number one for

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original consideration a resolution

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calling for a public hearing to amend

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city code Chapter 93 civilian police

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revie review board section six term

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limits holdovers and vacancy discussing

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item number two item number two for

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original consideration a resolution

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calling for a public hearing creating a

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special assessment District on a portion

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of North College Street discussed in

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committee with objection on consent item

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number three item number three for

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original consideration a resolution

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supporting assembly Bill a 7652 and

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7546 authorizing the city of connec to

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establish a speed camera enforcement

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demonstration program in school zones

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consent item number four item number

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resolution in support of assembly Bill a

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7545 relating to adjudications and owner

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liability of traffic control signals

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on consent item number five item number

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resolution in support of bills A

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7547 requiring a petition in summary

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proceeding to recover possessions of

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real property in the city of concy to

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allege proof of compliance with local

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laws requiring rental residential

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property registration and lure discussed

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item number six item number six for

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original consideration a resolution

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support accorting assembly Bill a758 and

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7409 to increase the membership of the

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special district operation and

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development committee the dsad and dsic

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discussed in committee with objection

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and on consent item number seven item

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number seven for original consideration

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a resolution authorizing the Department

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of Finance to make budget amendment to

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the 2024 operating budget discussed in

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committee with the objection on consent

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item number eight item number eight for

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joing Christopher Marney to the ethics

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board roll call by Miss

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Toro item number nine item number nine

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for original consideration a resolution

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confirming the appointments of Anthony

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Fowler as the primary representative and

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Arthur Butler as the alternate

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representative of the Human Rights

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objection on consent item number 10 item

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resolution accepting a donation of a

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2021 board Mach e fully electric vehicle

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from Metro Ford for use by the connected

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Police Department discuss in committee

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with objection on consent item number 11 for original

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consideration a resolution authorizing

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the mayor to enter into intermunicipal

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cooperation agreement with connected

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of Criminal Justice Services to support

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local enforcement agencies discussed in

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authorizing the sale of a vacant lot on

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8 Grand Street for $8,000 discussed in

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authorizing the sale of a vacant lot on

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consideration a resolution authorizing

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the sale of 504 Page Street for

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$35,000 discuss in committee with the

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resolution authorizing the sale of 801

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resolution authorizing the settlement of

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a claim by State Farm Mutual automobile

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insurance company as subor of Sandra

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resolution recognizing women's History

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Month this uh item will be taken out of

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order presented by council member

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resolution recognizing David darano of

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Metro Ford Sales this item will be taken

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member muin item number 19 item number

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resolution recognizing James Griffin for

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his 40 4 years of service in the city of

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SKC thank you this item will be taken

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out of order and presented by myself

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authorizing the issuance of revocable

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permit number 680 to Meer restaurant for

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a sign that will overhang the city's

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right of way at 500 State streets

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connected New York discuss in committee

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consideration a resolution authorizing

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the issuance of revocable permit number

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681 one to pierce Renewables for a sign

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that will overhang the city's RightWay

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at 155 area boulevards connected New

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York discuss in committee with objection

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on consent item number 22 item number 22

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under contract and Supply a resolution

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connty municipal golf course Golf Road

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there's nothing more to come before the

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city council caucus I ask for a motion

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adjourn move by Mr mudar and second by

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Miss Patrick all in favor we are

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adjourned I'd like to call to order the

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city council meeting for Monday February

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2024 if you just please all rise for the

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invocation we don't have one anyone here

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today so I will be offering the

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invocation father we come before you and

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ask that you will be here in the

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presence Lord as we conduct the business

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of the city we thank you for everyone

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who has assembled here Lord we thank you

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for the public coming out we thank you

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for all the staff that is here and ask

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that you will um be with us as we

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conduct this business Lord and just

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watch over us continuously as we go

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about our daily lives we thank you for

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all that you have blessed us with God we

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thank you for the opportunity to

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recognize an employee who has given a

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number of years of service to the city

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we ask that you bless him and his family

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and all of his co-workers that he leaves

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here in the city that you will continue

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to allow allow them to do the work uh of

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the city and thank them we want to thank

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them for their service these and all

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blessings we ask in your name

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amen I would ask for Nancy D statue to

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lead us in the Pledge of

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Al United States of

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na indivisible liy and justice for all

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collects the all of the signature Sheets

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if there's anyone who wants to sign up

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to discuss the public hearing which is

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about Central Parkway if you haven't

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signed up on the public hearing we'll

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give you an opportunity to do that at

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you the clerk would please call the

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role Mr Toro

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here Mr Farley's absent Mr manini's

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mataran Miss Patrick here Mr Williams

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here M pfield here thank you we have

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three out of out of order resolutions

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resolution number 17 women's women's

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resolution for women's History Month I'd

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like to call on council member Patrick

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Madame President may I have the floor

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you have the floor ma'am thank

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you hello um so March is women's history

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month and I'm pleased to be able to

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present this resolution to recognize and

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celebrate women's History Month whereas

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in 1980 president presid Jimmy Carter

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designated the first week of March as

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National Women's history week noting

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that quote the achievements leadership

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courage strength and love of the women

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who built America was as vital as that

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of men whose names we know so well and

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whereas since 1987 women's history month

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has been officially recognized by the

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United States Congress and celebrated

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during March and whereas women's history

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month is dedicated ated to the

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accomplishments and achievements of

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women of every race class and ethnic

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background throughout United States

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history that are often overlooked and

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whereas the theme for 2024's women's

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history month is women who advocate for

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recognizing women throughout the country

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who understand that for a positive

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future we need to eliminate bias and

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discrimination entirely from our lives

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and institutions

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and whereas women from every background

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have long realized that an uneven

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playing field will never bring equality

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or Justice and have courageously

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advocated for fairness in our

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institutions and our social

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interactions and whereas recognizing the

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achievements of women in all facets of

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life science Community government

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literature art sports medicine has a

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huge impact on the development of

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self-respect and new opportunities for

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girls and young women and whereas women

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have been inspirational leaders not only

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in advancing their own rights of

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suffrage and equal opportunity but also

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in other social justice movements

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including the Abolitionist Movement the

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industrial labor movement the civil

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rights movement and the gay rights

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movement now therefore be it resolved

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that the Mayor Gary arm macarthy and

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City Council of the city of skincity do

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hereby pause in their deliberations to

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recog ize and celebrate women's History

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Month in March 2024 and acknowledge and

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salute the critical role that women have

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played in the development success and

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achievements of skincity and the United

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States so may I make this

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motion you need a second

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please all those in favor I

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congratulations the motion passes thank

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you so I'd like to introduce M Kora

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Schroeder who works for representative

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Paul TKO and I'd like her to say a few

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words about a women's March that's

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happening this week and accept this

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resolution on behalf of the city thank

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you thank you very much carmell Patrick

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and thank you city council and thank you

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mayor McCarthy so real quick hello good

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evening everyone as Carmel so graciously

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said I am cor schroer and I want to not

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take up too much time but I wanted to

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make a significant announcement and that

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announcement is that this Sunday which

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is March 3rd the first Sunday of the

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month

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my friend Tammy and I Tammy say hello we

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have put together we got our heads

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together and we thought and we thought

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and we said hey let's do a March for

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women for all that Carmel said I'm not

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going to reread this but take a moment

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to think of a woman in your life of

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women who have been in your life and

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women who have allowed your life to

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progress over the thousands of years

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women have been here so March 3rd which

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is the Sunday at 9 900 a.m. here on the

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steps of City Hall we will begin a March to celebrate women

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and I would love to see everybody there

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you do not have to be from SKC you can

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be from wherever you do not have to be a

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woman you can come and just celebrate with a banner celebrate with

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your family celebrate with a shirt

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celebrate and remember women for to for

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March is women's history month thank

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[Applause]

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[Laughter]

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you

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you're

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[Music]

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woman it's okay it's okay it's okay I'm

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right here in the back

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everybody

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[Applause]

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the next out of out of order resolution

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is a resolution recognizing James

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Griffin for for his 40 years of service

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to the city of skincity and I ask

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council member muar to please take the

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uh

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Podium I'd like to invite Mr Griffin and

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everyone coming him behind the rail

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please it's his moment

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okay

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may I have the floor yes all right you

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can come closer you can come closer

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right there you came

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in um well before I read the official

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resolution I just want to say a couple

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of things U because I've known you for a

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very long time and uh you and my brother

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friends and so I remember Jim store and

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all the stuff in the neighborhood so you

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know it really gives me great pleasure

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and I wanted to be the person to be able

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to present this to

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you and on top of that the reason that I

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actually knew about it is because your

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co-workers thought so highly of you

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that they reached out and said hey he's

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retiring we're going to miss him but

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we'd like for the council to do

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resolution so I think that speaks very

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highly of who you are as a person not

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that I didn't already know but the

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people that you would spent 40 years not

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the entire 40 some of them but the

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people that you worked with dayt Day

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thought it not robbery to reach out and

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to say you know we'd like for him to be

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recognized so I know that we talked and

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you said give you your flowers while

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you're here so tonight you're getting

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your flowers not literally we try that

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but anyway that's another conversation

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but so tonight we'd like to give you the

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flowers on behalf of your co-workers who

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brought your name forward and also the

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city

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council whereas James Griffin began his

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career with the city of skincity on SE

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September 17th

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1984 and whereas James Griffin served

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his country for three years in the

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United States Army as a combat engineer

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12b 12b before joining the city

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Workforce and whereas James Works 28

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years in the Bureau of service streets

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department Paving streets filling

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potholes plowing snow and sweeping

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streets and whereas James worked 12

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years in the sewer department his

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responsibilities included inspecting

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condition of sewer lines for leaks Russ

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spots and other defects installing new

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sewer line sewer lines and repairing

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existing ones inst installing new water

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mains and repairing existing ones

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repairs to manholes catch basins and

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other structures in the sewer system

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and whereas his continuous commitment to

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excellent during his many years of

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service this city earned him the respect

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of his co-workers who had this to say

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about him quote I really enjoyed working

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with Griff he's funny conscient

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conscientious and a good guy he's one of

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the few left from the good old days and

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I mean good in Old in a good way and

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whereas another cooworker said I only

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speak for myself James is a w a wise and

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compassionate man who worked hard and

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played harder as he truly enjoys the

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Finer Things in life James enjoys joking

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and laughing as much as he loved a good

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debate whether for sharing or acquiring

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wisdom and knowledge we were blessed to

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have gotten to know him over the years

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and we wish him all the best as he

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enters his new exciting chapter of his

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life end quote and whereas the duties

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James performed though not glamorous

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were essential to the operation of the

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city he made a maintained a strong work

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ethic showed dedication and hard work

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throughout his long career which has

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been instrumental to the city City's

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success now therefore be resolved that

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the SKC city council and Mayor Gary R

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McCarthy do hereby pause in their

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deliberations to recognize James Griffin

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for his 40 years of service in the city

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of skincity and congratulate him and

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wish him well on his retirement I'd like

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to move this can I have a

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second um all in favor I I motion is

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passed congratulations

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thank you very

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much

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spe

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than you

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than

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the next out out of order resolution is

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item number 18 a resolution recognizing

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David darano of Metro Ford Sales I'd

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like to call on council member muon toe

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present this resolution

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Madam president you have the

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floor a resolution recognizing in Dave

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darano of Metro Ford Sales whereas the

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SKC School District wanted to obtain SKC

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police engagement officer to interact

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positively with student and the

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community and whereas to advance the New

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York State Police reform and reinvention

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collaborative plan as approved by

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disconnected AC school on March 22nd

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2021 and whereas in compliance with

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regulation from the commissioner of

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Education a written contract between the

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connected school district and the

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connected police Community engagement

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officer was drafted and whereas this

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contract was signed by mayor kri

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McCarthy and superintendent annabal

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solar establishing this connected police

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Community engagement officer program and

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whereas the conc police department

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desired to expand this successful

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program and develop new Community

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Partnership to F the goals of this

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conected school district district and

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the community engagement officer program

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and whereas Community engagement officer

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Sergeant Charles ronfeld with the goal

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to increase positive interaction to

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raise awareness to this connected Police

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Department work in the schools and to

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develop new partnership in the community

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as Metro Ford Sales Inc if they were

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interested in partnering to support the

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program and whereas David di Rano of

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Metro forward Inc seeing value in

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supporting the program and the City of

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skinc police department

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provide to the community generous offer

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to donate a 2021 Ford Mustang Mai

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electric car and whereas on March 20th

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2024 the vehicle was brought to the city

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skinc police department and to the

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skincity council committee meeting for a

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visual

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inspection whereas this donation will

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enhance the program provide more

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positive interaction with the student at

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disc connected school district and

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increase the efficiency of Officer

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response within the school district

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ultimately serving student their family

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and the community now therefore be it

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resolved that the Mayor Gary AR McCarthy

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and the city council do hereby pause in

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their deliberation to recognize David

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dariano of Metro Ford sale Inc for your

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donation to our Police Department

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community in engagement officer program

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Madame President I move this may I have

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a second second by Miss Patrick all in

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favor I motion passes

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congratulations I wasn't aware I had to

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speak Metro Ford has been in concy doing

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business for 45 years and we've been

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protected by the police our children

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have been educated by the school

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district

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it's an honor to be able to do

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this as a parent a lot of times you

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don't get a pat on the back for doing

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things raising your children and I know

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in police force in school district

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there's not a lot of pats on the back

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but this is our way of just giving

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back like he said it came down it was it

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was an email that came over to our

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office and said would you like to donate

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a

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car and we we got the email and our our

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CPA happened to be there when we got the

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email doing some end of the year stuff

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and I walked in and I said it's is this

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possible can we donate a car he did some

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numbers and such and he says yeah you're

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in a position to be able to do this so

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it was perfect timing it was we we

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didn't think of it it wasn't us the um

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any recognition isn't for me personally

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it's it's for all the hardworking people

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at Metro Ford and all the hardworking

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people here I mean the city it's a great

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City we're glad to be part of it

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couldn't be couldn't be more proud to

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give this and to donate it and Mustang

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Mach e all electric what better car for

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the electric

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city

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[Applause]

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thank you and thank you for the

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donation what was he

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[Music]

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saying

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we have one public hearing tonight and I

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just want to remind everyone that the

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public uh time for the public hearing is

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has been extended to four minutes and

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ask everyone to respectfully only speak

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on the topic of the public hearing thank

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you this time I ask for approval of the

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minutes from February 2012th

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20124 mooved by m Mr Williams second by

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Mr M all in favor

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I okay all right public hearing number

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one I'm

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sorry

566
00:27:49,360 --> 00:27:51,880
[Music]

567
00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:54,840
you public hearing number one regarding

568
00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:57,000
the Central Parkway sidewalk Improvement

569
00:27:57,000 --> 00:27:59,120
project

570
00:27:59,120 --> 00:28:01,679
I have four people signed up to

571
00:28:01,679 --> 00:28:14,870
speak Florence

572
00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:17,080
mcconville hello

573
00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:20,200
everyone um it's been many years since

574
00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:23,200
I've been in here but uh I'm glad to be

575
00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:25,840
back um I live on Central

576
00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:28,799
Parkway and um happy that the city is

577
00:28:28,799 --> 00:28:30,519
going to be doing the

578
00:28:30,519 --> 00:28:33,360
sidewalks um my only concern is the

579
00:28:33,360 --> 00:28:37,519
water that gets in front of my house

580
00:28:37,519 --> 00:28:40,720
I've had many serious conditions

581
00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:44,039
excessive water coming into the house my

582
00:28:44,039 --> 00:28:46,039
furnace breaking the house sinking a

583
00:28:46,039 --> 00:28:51,320
little bit and uh the sewer problems but

584
00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:53,559
um I think this will all get fixed with

585
00:28:53,559 --> 00:28:54,720
the

586
00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:57,600
new excitement of putting the sidewalk

587
00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:01,000
in and fixing the street and the curbs

588
00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:04,159
so that's all I have to say and I'm

589
00:29:04,159 --> 00:29:09,000
happy that the city is doing this and um

590
00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:11,360
I have nothing else to say thank you

591
00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:15,110
very much thank

592
00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:25,909
you uh Janice

593
00:29:25,919 --> 00:29:29,080
Thompson good evening everyone can you

594
00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:32,960
hear me yes it down a little

595
00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:35,679
bit uh yes I'm really glad we're having

596
00:29:35,679 --> 00:29:37,360
the work done on our streets I have a

597
00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:41,679
few questions uh they're not long ones

598
00:29:41,679 --> 00:29:44,760
uh my first question is how much is the

599
00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:48,080
city paying towards

600
00:29:48,080 --> 00:29:50,559
our sidewalks and

601
00:29:50,559 --> 00:29:53,840
curves the city itself how how much are

602
00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:56,279
they paying does anyone know that answer

603
00:29:56,279 --> 00:29:57,880
so ma'am today t tonight you just have

604
00:29:57,880 --> 00:29:59,960
an opportunity to be heard publicly on

605
00:29:59,960 --> 00:30:02,120
your comments if you have any questions

606
00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:04,679
specifically we need um email those

607
00:30:04,679 --> 00:30:06,279
questions and they they can be answered

608
00:30:06,279 --> 00:30:08,000
tonight we'd like to hear your comments

609
00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:10,720
we did deliver um packets to all of the

610
00:30:10,720 --> 00:30:12,399
individuals on Central Parkway but

611
00:30:12,399 --> 00:30:13,840
tonight we will not be able to answer

612
00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:15,720
questions from here we'll just hear your

613
00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:17,600
comments you can ask your questions and

614
00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:18,880
we will record them and get them

615
00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:23,919
answered for you okay so all of my

616
00:30:23,919 --> 00:30:25,240
comments are a

617
00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:29,000
question so I can't get any answers on

618
00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:32,640
those not tonight but if you'd like to hand in those questions

619
00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:33,919
we'll make sure that they are answered

620
00:30:33,919 --> 00:30:35,640
for you as long as you have the contact

621
00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:37,320
information there if you want to answer

622
00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:39,000
your questions out loud so everyone can

623
00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:41,519
hear them you're welcome to do that okay

624
00:30:41,519 --> 00:30:45,720
so so my next question is there's a

625
00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:48,679
slight difference between the principal

626
00:30:48,679 --> 00:30:51,360
on the 10-year plan as opposed to the

627
00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:55,880
15-year plan minor but it's $110

628
00:30:55,880 --> 00:30:58,440
difference and I just wondered why that

629
00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:03,679
is my third question is the travel Lane

630
00:31:03,679 --> 00:31:09,240
is 2 feet shorter than what exists now

631
00:31:09,240 --> 00:31:12,600
would that be narrowed on both sides of

632
00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:16,120
the street and is it because of

633
00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:18,159
something with the curves and the

634
00:31:18,159 --> 00:31:21,360
sidewalks that are making it necessary

635
00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:24,200
to to narrow the travel

636
00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:27,279
Lane those are my questions and I just

637
00:31:27,279 --> 00:31:28,919
wondered how many people from Central

638
00:31:28,919 --> 00:31:31,679
Parkway are here

639
00:31:31,679 --> 00:31:33,600
tonight have everyone from Central

640
00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:35,039
Parkway could raise your

641
00:31:35,039 --> 00:31:50,149
hand there they are I'm just G to count

642
00:31:50,159 --> 00:31:52,519
them okay if you'd like to hand in your

643
00:31:52,519 --> 00:31:55,600
looks like 16 about thank you if you'd

644
00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:57,039
like to hand in your questions so we

645
00:31:57,039 --> 00:31:58,559
have have them in writing we'll take

646
00:31:58,559 --> 00:32:01,200
them from you I'll do that you want me

647
00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:03,480
to do that now yes okay well it's on the

648
00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:06,080
front of my sheet so it's okay as long

649
00:32:06,080 --> 00:32:10,909
as they're and you can get it back

650
00:32:10,919 --> 00:32:14,039
okay they're on the right three thank

651
00:32:14,039 --> 00:32:20,149
you thank you very much thank

652
00:32:20,159 --> 00:32:26,070
you Julie

653
00:32:26,080 --> 00:32:27,880
peretto

654
00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:30,240
hello good evening I'm Julie parado I'm

655
00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:32,440
here with my husband we both own a house

656
00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:35,480
together on Central Parkway um and I'm

657
00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:37,240
really really happy that this initiative

658
00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:39,600
is moving forward um we love the

659
00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:40,960
neighborhood we've lived there for about

660
00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:42,880
seven years and I think it's really

661
00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:44,720
going to increase the walkability of the

662
00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:47,279
neighborhood and really help with safety

663
00:32:47,279 --> 00:32:51,080
for the people who walk um so and I

664
00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:52,760
really appreciate also the payment plan

665
00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:54,360
I think that's going to be very helpful

666
00:32:54,360 --> 00:32:56,480
but I did have some concerns about the

667
00:32:56,480 --> 00:32:58,200
concept and the the plan that was chosen

668
00:32:58,200 --> 00:33:00,679
that I wanted to voice um we noticed

669
00:33:00,679 --> 00:33:03,399
that it's taking away the street parking

670
00:33:03,399 --> 00:33:07,799
and um that is it's narrowing the

671
00:33:07,799 --> 00:33:10,399
driving and taking away the on street

672
00:33:10,399 --> 00:33:12,720
parking and I know that for us when we

673
00:33:12,720 --> 00:33:15,559
went to purchase our home we took street

674
00:33:15,559 --> 00:33:18,559
parking into consideration for when we

675
00:33:18,559 --> 00:33:22,559
had family gatherings and holidays um

676
00:33:22,559 --> 00:33:23,480
and it's just going to be an

677
00:33:23,480 --> 00:33:25,279
inconvenience for us to have to have our

678
00:33:25,279 --> 00:33:27,399
friends and family park a block or two

679
00:33:27,399 --> 00:33:32,320
down and then walk to our home um and

680
00:33:32,320 --> 00:33:33,919
you know that was a big factor as well

681
00:33:33,919 --> 00:33:37,480
when we were home buying so I it we

682
00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:38,720
don't want to move we love our

683
00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:40,440
neighborhood but when we go to resell

684
00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:43,240
our house in the future I just worry

685
00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:45,760
about how that may impact our the cost

686
00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:48,279
that we will get for our house um not

687
00:33:48,279 --> 00:33:51,200
having that street parking available um

688
00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:54,480
so I guess my question is you know I

689
00:33:54,480 --> 00:33:57,200
want the the sidewalk initiative we want

690
00:33:57,200 --> 00:33:59,760
the upgrade um but is there a way that

691
00:33:59,760 --> 00:34:01,600
we can be looking at other Concepts and

692
00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:03,320
plans to be able to keep the on street

693
00:34:03,320 --> 00:34:05,600
parking and that was it thank you so

694
00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:10,310
much for your time thank

695
00:34:10,320 --> 00:34:17,909
you Jessica

696
00:34:17,919 --> 00:34:22,359
badulla hello I'm not used to not facing

697
00:34:22,359 --> 00:34:24,560
all the people usually when I lead

698
00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:27,320
things um so I've never been anything

699
00:34:27,320 --> 00:34:30,520
like this before um I live at 875

700
00:34:30,520 --> 00:34:32,560
Central Parkway so right on the corner

701
00:34:32,560 --> 00:34:34,720
it's the very first nice house ma'am you

702
00:34:34,720 --> 00:34:36,079
have to fit you have to address that the

703
00:34:36,079 --> 00:34:40,000
very first nice house over on the side

704
00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:43,280
um when I was asked to sign the petition

705
00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:45,560
for this project I'll be honest I wasn't

706
00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:47,119
paying attention because I'm not used to

707
00:34:47,119 --> 00:34:49,079
people coming to my door I keep to

708
00:34:49,079 --> 00:34:51,079
myself and you know whatever she was

709
00:34:51,079 --> 00:34:53,639
proposing seemed fine enough signed it

710
00:34:53,639 --> 00:34:56,480
the end um I what I didn't realize is

711
00:34:56,480 --> 00:35:00,359
that I was being asked to pay for my own

712
00:35:00,359 --> 00:35:02,800
sidewalk uh and I'm not in a position to

713
00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:04,760
be able to do that if I had that amount

714
00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:07,720
of money I would probably fix my garage

715
00:35:07,720 --> 00:35:10,480
over the summer there was um someone

716
00:35:10,480 --> 00:35:13,280
stole a vehicle and then parked it in my

717
00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:16,240
three car garage so I got called while I

718
00:35:16,240 --> 00:35:18,200
was out of my home by the police to ask

719
00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:20,160
me to come home and see what this stolen

720
00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:21,680
car was about I didn't have the money to

721
00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:25,359
fix the um garage door and so there's uh

722
00:35:25,359 --> 00:35:27,680
wood in front of it

723
00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:28,839
and

724
00:35:28,839 --> 00:35:31,839
um yeah I'm all for like improving the

725
00:35:31,839 --> 00:35:33,960
neighborhood certainly certainly we all

726
00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:35,320
want to have a nicer neighborhood but

727
00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:37,640
what I'm concerned about is one I can't

728
00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:39,560
pay for another sidewalk two are we

729
00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:41,280
going to make it so welcoming for people

730
00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:42,880
to be walking down the street that

731
00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:45,359
they'll have uh more packages stolen

732
00:35:45,359 --> 00:35:47,119
from my front porch am I going to have

733
00:35:47,119 --> 00:35:49,000
my car broken into more times than it

734
00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:52,920
already has been in the last eight years

735
00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:56,119
so yeah I'm pretty upset about it I'm 42

736
00:35:56,119 --> 00:35:57,880
years old and I've never voluntarily

737
00:35:57,880 --> 00:35:59,560
come into a government building to speak

738
00:35:59,560 --> 00:36:02,520
publicly and here I am I guess that's

739
00:36:02,520 --> 00:36:06,119
all I have to say thank you oh wait no I have another thing because I still

740
00:36:06,119 --> 00:36:08,560
have four minutes I am a single mother

741
00:36:08,560 --> 00:36:12,520
and I am a widow to a active duty Navy

742
00:36:12,520 --> 00:36:14,760
serviceman and I was able to purchase

743
00:36:14,760 --> 00:36:16,640
this home from the settlement that I

744
00:36:16,640 --> 00:36:18,520
received from his active duty

745
00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:20,560
death that was my introduction to

746
00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:22,640
Central Parkway and here we are eight

747
00:36:22,640 --> 00:36:25,400
years later I don't have any money left

748
00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:29,150
thanks thank you

749
00:36:29,160 --> 00:36:30,560
I don't have anyone else signed up to

750
00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:32,240
speak this public hearing so I declare

751
00:36:32,240 --> 00:36:34,440
the public hearing

752
00:36:34,440 --> 00:36:36,680
closed I'll ask the clerk to read any

753
00:36:36,680 --> 00:36:44,670
Communications and

754
00:36:44,680 --> 00:36:47,160
petitions Communications presented to

755
00:36:47,160 --> 00:36:50,160
the city council for Monday February 26

756
00:36:50,160 --> 00:36:52,800
2024 under official For Mayor Gary AR

757
00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:54,760
McCarthy a list of appointments dated

758
00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:57,400
February 26 2024

759
00:36:57,400 --> 00:36:59,640
under General from Dave Connelly and

760
00:36:59,640 --> 00:37:02,160
Michael Murphy an email with questions

761
00:37:02,160 --> 00:37:04,119
and suggestions for the Central Parkway

762
00:37:04,119 --> 00:37:07,200
sidewalk Improvement program and from

763
00:37:07,200 --> 00:37:09,839
Rich and Mary Joe HCK an email in

764
00:37:09,839 --> 00:37:11,599
support of the Central Parkway sidewalk

765
00:37:11,599 --> 00:37:13,839
Improvement program under petitions

766
00:37:13,839 --> 00:37:17,040
there were none thank you as on council

767
00:37:17,040 --> 00:37:20,640
members to provide any committee

768
00:37:20,640 --> 00:37:22,760
reports this time we'll have priv

769
00:37:22,760 --> 00:37:24,599
privilege of the floor related to the

770
00:37:24,599 --> 00:37:26,839
legislative agenda and I have no one

771
00:37:26,839 --> 00:37:29,079
signs up to speak so I declare the

772
00:37:29,079 --> 00:37:32,720
public comment on the legislative agenda

773
00:37:32,720 --> 00:37:34,960
closed this time I ask for approval of

774
00:37:34,960 --> 00:37:36,800
the legislative consent

775
00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:39,480
agenda move by Mr Williams second by Mr

776
00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:43,720
M all in favor I we do have one roll

777
00:37:43,720 --> 00:37:49,870
call vote

778
00:37:49,880 --> 00:37:54,710
resolution resolution number

779
00:37:54,720 --> 00:37:56,839
eight if the clerk would please read

780
00:37:56,839 --> 00:38:01,430
item number

781
00:38:01,440 --> 00:38:03,720
eight item number eight for original

782
00:38:03,720 --> 00:38:05,440
consideration a resolution appointing

783
00:38:05,440 --> 00:38:08,240
Christopher Marney to the ethics

784
00:38:08,240 --> 00:38:13,510
board I need a

785
00:38:13,520 --> 00:38:21,589
motion moveed by Mr Williams

786
00:38:21,599 --> 00:38:24,359
second it has to be

787
00:38:24,359 --> 00:38:27,040
seconded second by miss miss

788
00:38:27,040 --> 00:38:31,309
rck any discussion on this

789
00:38:31,319 --> 00:38:39,349
item Mr

790
00:38:39,359 --> 00:38:42,760
Williams uh so I I really want to make

791
00:38:42,760 --> 00:38:45,720
sure I my comments are received in kind

792
00:38:45,720 --> 00:38:48,119
I think it is a poor show of sound

793
00:38:48,119 --> 00:38:51,440
judgment to refuse an individual that is

794
00:38:51,440 --> 00:38:53,680
volunteering to assist in filling a

795
00:38:53,680 --> 00:38:56,280
vacancy especially in committees and

796
00:38:56,280 --> 00:38:57,720
board boards throughout our city where

797
00:38:57,720 --> 00:39:00,079
we've highlighted that uh participation

798
00:39:00,079 --> 00:39:03,079
is an ongoing challenge uh to this point

799
00:39:03,079 --> 00:39:06,000
I have still not heard any uh comments

800
00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:08,560
or feedback with respect to why uh this

801
00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:10,880
individual would not be an appropriate

802
00:39:10,880 --> 00:39:13,960
member of this board um but again I feel

803
00:39:13,960 --> 00:39:15,800
as local officials it is our

804
00:39:15,800 --> 00:39:17,359
responsibility to make sure we are not

805
00:39:17,359 --> 00:39:19,200
only advocating to the community and the

806
00:39:19,200 --> 00:39:21,560
residents alike but to make sure we also

807
00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:24,040
justify our opinions and decisions when

808
00:39:24,040 --> 00:39:27,319
they in fact uh go against um

809
00:39:27,319 --> 00:39:29,520
something with respect to to to this so

810
00:39:29,520 --> 00:39:31,520
I think

811
00:39:31,520 --> 00:39:34,800
displaying our uh lack of consideration

812
00:39:34,800 --> 00:39:36,640
to why this individual would not be a

813
00:39:36,640 --> 00:39:39,560
good fit I think is not the

814
00:39:39,560 --> 00:39:41,599
collaborative government that I seek to

815
00:39:41,599 --> 00:39:44,359
be a part of and I would hope that as a

816
00:39:44,359 --> 00:39:46,440
body uh we can understand the

817
00:39:46,440 --> 00:39:48,839
ramifications of saying to the community

818
00:39:48,839 --> 00:39:52,800
no and not offering a resolution forward

819
00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:55,240
or identifying what areas make this

820
00:39:55,240 --> 00:39:57,160
individual not an appropriate candidate

821
00:39:57,160 --> 00:39:59,280
to fulfill that

822
00:39:59,280 --> 00:40:02,040
position is there any further

823
00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:04,760
discussion seeing none I'll ask the

824
00:40:04,760 --> 00:40:09,760
clerk to call the role Mr Toro

825
00:40:09,760 --> 00:40:15,560
no Mr muin yes Miss Patrick

826
00:40:15,560 --> 00:40:21,680
no Mr Williams yes M Porterfield yes the

827
00:40:21,680 --> 00:40:23,480
item fails you need we need four

828
00:40:23,480 --> 00:40:25,200
affirmative votes to pass our piece of

829
00:40:25,200 --> 00:40:30,950
resolution so the item fails it's 3

830
00:40:30,960 --> 00:40:34,079
to2 this time we have priv privilege of

831
00:40:34,079 --> 00:40:35,520
the floor regarding General City

832
00:40:35,520 --> 00:40:37,599
business I have three people signed up

833
00:40:37,599 --> 00:40:45,430
to speak first person is Fred de

834
00:40:45,440 --> 00:40:48,880
roer hello hello my name is uh Fred

835
00:40:48,880 --> 00:40:52,040
Rocher I'm a nurse at Ellis Hospital

836
00:40:52,040 --> 00:40:54,119
I've been a nurse for going on 28 years

837
00:40:54,119 --> 00:40:56,720
now I worked at St Claire's for and then

838
00:40:56,720 --> 00:40:59,839
came over at L's Hospital in 2008 so

839
00:40:59,839 --> 00:41:02,160
I've been a nurse in this community for

840
00:41:02,160 --> 00:41:04,480
a long time and what I'm coming up here

841
00:41:04,480 --> 00:41:06,839
to talk about as a member of Ellis

842
00:41:06,839 --> 00:41:08,319
Hospital but also as a member of the

843
00:41:08,319 --> 00:41:10,560
executive committee for the nurses Union

844
00:41:10,560 --> 00:41:13,560
at Ellis Hospital I want to make you all

845
00:41:13,560 --> 00:41:15,960
here aware of what's going on with our

846
00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:18,440
negotiations that are currently um going

847
00:41:18,440 --> 00:41:21,040
on over the last year we've been

848
00:41:21,040 --> 00:41:23,359
negotiating and we normally negotiate

849
00:41:23,359 --> 00:41:25,040
with Ellis Hospital management and it's

850
00:41:25,040 --> 00:41:27,040
just simply Ellis Hospital it is

851
00:41:27,040 --> 00:41:29,680
different now they have Opera management

852
00:41:29,680 --> 00:41:32,480
is Trinity Healthcare a billion dooll

853
00:41:32,480 --> 00:41:35,200
company that's Nationwide um their point

854
00:41:35,200 --> 00:41:36,480
person Deb

855
00:41:36,480 --> 00:41:39,720
Solomon comes around she told us at a

856
00:41:39,720 --> 00:41:42,280
meeting that basically Trinity brings

857
00:41:42,280 --> 00:41:43,680
her around when they need help with

858
00:41:43,680 --> 00:41:46,599
labor problems so apparently the nurses

859
00:41:46,599 --> 00:41:49,680
now are a labor problem to Trinity um

860
00:41:49,680 --> 00:41:51,160
this is we have a lot of great managers

861
00:41:51,160 --> 00:41:53,440
at Ellis but this upper management with

862
00:41:53,440 --> 00:41:55,079
Trinity is very much a problem they're

863
00:41:55,079 --> 00:41:57,640
trying to they're very they're cutting

864
00:41:57,640 --> 00:42:00,400
services you can look to rents SL County

865
00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:02,400
um with the bdet Women's Center they've

866
00:42:02,400 --> 00:42:05,040
already cut services at Ellis Ben Alis

867
00:42:05,040 --> 00:42:06,280
hospital that you may not even know

868
00:42:06,280 --> 00:42:08,599
about we don't you know since the

869
00:42:08,599 --> 00:42:10,800
pandemic they've cut the pediatric

870
00:42:10,800 --> 00:42:13,040
department they've cut Med surge beds

871
00:42:13,040 --> 00:42:15,040
there's less beds there than just four

872
00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:17,079
years ago when we had this pandemic

873
00:42:17,079 --> 00:42:18,599
there's less beds there there's less

874
00:42:18,599 --> 00:42:20,520
beds in the emergency room there's half

875
00:42:20,520 --> 00:42:24,079
the Adult Psychiatric beds um they have

876
00:42:24,079 --> 00:42:26,480
done this with no remorse or no

877
00:42:26,480 --> 00:42:28,200
conscious of the community that's why I

878
00:42:28,200 --> 00:42:30,920
want you know their idea they're not for

879
00:42:30,920 --> 00:42:33,280
profit and they don't act like that

880
00:42:33,280 --> 00:42:34,960
they're acting for profit even though

881
00:42:34,960 --> 00:42:37,559
there's less beds in that hospital right

882
00:42:37,559 --> 00:42:39,200
now there's less nurses than there was

883
00:42:39,200 --> 00:42:42,400
four years ago too so the nurses now

884
00:42:42,400 --> 00:42:44,839
take care of more patients I work in a

885
00:42:44,839 --> 00:42:47,400
crisis unit the nurses in the ER when I

886
00:42:47,400 --> 00:42:49,000
worked through the pandemic in the ER we

887
00:42:49,000 --> 00:42:52,680
had less patients then than we do now um

888
00:42:52,680 --> 00:42:54,359
there's less beds in the ER so there's

889
00:42:54,359 --> 00:42:55,839
more people waiting there's longer wait

890
00:42:55,839 --> 00:42:58,040
times than I've ever over 20 years in

891
00:42:58,040 --> 00:42:59,480
the ER there's longer wait times than

892
00:42:59,480 --> 00:43:01,599
I've ever

893
00:43:01,599 --> 00:43:04,280
seen they do not listen with

894
00:43:04,280 --> 00:43:07,359
negotiations they're very much trying to

895
00:43:07,359 --> 00:43:09,760
um they aren't offering us anything to

896
00:43:09,760 --> 00:43:11,520
be quite honest they're they're talking

897
00:43:11,520 --> 00:43:13,640
about retaining nurses and they're

898
00:43:13,640 --> 00:43:15,200
cutting our benefits saying that they

899
00:43:15,200 --> 00:43:16,640
are they've looked throughout the

900
00:43:16,640 --> 00:43:18,920
community and ours are above average so

901
00:43:18,920 --> 00:43:21,240
they need to cut them um they've cut

902
00:43:21,240 --> 00:43:22,480
them for their other workers who don't

903
00:43:22,480 --> 00:43:25,119
have a voice but we're not going to let

904
00:43:25,119 --> 00:43:27,000
that happen to us talk about I was a

905
00:43:27,000 --> 00:43:28,559
former St Claire's person we all know

906
00:43:28,559 --> 00:43:31,119
about the St Clair's pension so they are

907
00:43:31,119 --> 00:43:33,280
asking us to sign off on selling out our

908
00:43:33,280 --> 00:43:36,559
pensioners that was frozen in 2006 and

909
00:43:36,559 --> 00:43:38,720
they want as part of negotiations us to

910
00:43:38,720 --> 00:43:40,599
write that off so they can sell that off

911
00:43:40,599 --> 00:43:42,559
they it's not a problem to them

912
00:43:42,559 --> 00:43:44,720
financially they want to get rid of it

913
00:43:44,720 --> 00:43:46,760
to clear the books for Trinity to fully

914
00:43:46,760 --> 00:43:48,880
take over because they aren't not for

915
00:43:48,880 --> 00:43:51,200
profit they are for profit and they

916
00:43:51,200 --> 00:43:53,319
aren't good for this community and we

917
00:43:53,319 --> 00:43:55,040
are going to need everybody to be aware

918
00:43:55,040 --> 00:43:56,599
of this as we go forward and that's what

919
00:43:56,599 --> 00:44:00,160
we're here for today thank you thank

920
00:44:00,160 --> 00:44:06,750
you Z

921
00:44:06,760 --> 00:44:09,960
zip good evening I my name is Don zip I

922
00:44:09,960 --> 00:44:12,440
am actually a resident here in connected

923
00:44:12,440 --> 00:44:16,280
east city um I am also an Alis employee

924
00:44:16,280 --> 00:44:19,720
but I am a Belleview Women's Center

925
00:44:19,720 --> 00:44:22,800
employee I am the President of our

926
00:44:22,800 --> 00:44:25,280
bargaining unit for nna I sit at the um

927
00:44:25,280 --> 00:44:27,880
negotiation table I stand on the line

928
00:44:27,880 --> 00:44:29,920
for all my fellow nurses and even more

929
00:44:29,920 --> 00:44:32,319
so for my patients and for my babies

930
00:44:32,319 --> 00:44:35,520
that I take care of in the ncu um I am

931
00:44:35,520 --> 00:44:39,440
here because as we are um embarking upon

932
00:44:39,440 --> 00:44:42,119
this merger my real concern is Woman's

933
00:44:42,119 --> 00:44:44,880
Health it seems to be under major attack

934
00:44:44,880 --> 00:44:46,880
within the United States if anybody has

935
00:44:46,880 --> 00:44:48,720
been paying attention to the news across

936
00:44:48,720 --> 00:44:51,440
the country it is very scary and it is

937
00:44:51,440 --> 00:44:55,280
now hitting the capital region um I was

938
00:44:55,280 --> 00:44:58,119
applaud the the um stand for women and

939
00:44:58,119 --> 00:45:00,359
for women's rights and for women and

940
00:45:00,359 --> 00:45:02,880
what they've done in um history well it

941
00:45:02,880 --> 00:45:04,720
is our time to stand as the women at

942
00:45:04,720 --> 00:45:06,800
bellevie woman's Center and as a

943
00:45:06,800 --> 00:45:09,400
hospital that takes care of women and

944
00:45:09,400 --> 00:45:10,760
that is something that is really

945
00:45:10,760 --> 00:45:12,720
important one of the things that I want

946
00:45:12,720 --> 00:45:14,720
to bring to the Forefront is that Paul

947
00:45:14,720 --> 00:45:17,440
mlon actually spoke yesterday at a local

948
00:45:17,440 --> 00:45:19,800
church in The Stockade and spoke to the

949
00:45:19,800 --> 00:45:22,359
community there and when he was

950
00:45:22,359 --> 00:45:24,520
addressed and asked about the services

951
00:45:24,520 --> 00:45:26,960
that he was going to be um that have

952
00:45:26,960 --> 00:45:28,920
been taken away and continue to be

953
00:45:28,920 --> 00:45:31,240
discussed and being taken away his

954
00:45:31,240 --> 00:45:34,119
phrase on quote was we can't be

955
00:45:34,119 --> 00:45:37,160
everything to everyone the problem is is

956
00:45:37,160 --> 00:45:39,880
we need to be what is important for the

957
00:45:39,880 --> 00:45:42,599
people of this community we cannot

958
00:45:42,599 --> 00:45:45,359
afford to lose any more services we need

959
00:45:45,359 --> 00:45:47,400
to watch what they've done with berett

960
00:45:47,400 --> 00:45:49,280
because the Health Care Health the

961
00:45:49,280 --> 00:45:51,760
Catholic Health Care system is literally

962
00:45:51,760 --> 00:45:54,920
dismantling Health Care for Women across

963
00:45:54,920 --> 00:45:56,960
the country and in New York state down

964
00:45:56,960 --> 00:45:58,839
on Long Island they've closed maternity

965
00:45:58,839 --> 00:46:00,760
Wars in New York City they're attempting

966
00:46:00,760 --> 00:46:03,280
to close maternity Wars these are the

967
00:46:03,280 --> 00:46:06,559
Catholic Health Care Systems again we

968
00:46:06,559 --> 00:46:08,920
cannot afford he said that don't worry

969
00:46:08,920 --> 00:46:11,319
women who are in labor don't take the

970
00:46:11,319 --> 00:46:13,119
cabs to the

971
00:46:13,119 --> 00:46:15,440
hospitals I have to tell you women in

972
00:46:15,440 --> 00:46:18,760
labor take anything that they can I have

973
00:46:18,760 --> 00:46:21,079
actually caught babies in the circle in

974
00:46:21,079 --> 00:46:24,760
front of Belleview in a in a taxi cab so

975
00:46:24,760 --> 00:46:26,680
you know what Paul

976
00:46:26,680 --> 00:46:29,440
women take cabs when they're in labor

977
00:46:29,440 --> 00:46:32,119
and if we keep reducing the things that

978
00:46:32,119 --> 00:46:34,240
we need in our community we are going to

979
00:46:34,240 --> 00:46:36,040
be at a great loss we are putting

980
00:46:36,040 --> 00:46:39,720
mothers and babies at risk by doing this

981
00:46:39,720 --> 00:46:42,280
Trinity is actually sitting at our table

982
00:46:42,280 --> 00:46:44,319
looking to take more and more and more

983
00:46:44,319 --> 00:46:47,040
away from us the nurses and for our

984
00:46:47,040 --> 00:46:48,720
patients we have a deficit of

985
00:46:48,720 --> 00:46:52,480
approximately 20% on nursing staffing

986
00:46:52,480 --> 00:46:54,599
that means your nurses are taking on

987
00:46:54,599 --> 00:46:57,520
anywhere from six to 10 patients when

988
00:46:57,520 --> 00:46:59,800
they should only be taking four and that

989
00:46:59,800 --> 00:47:01,800
is a very scary thing because it's our

990
00:47:01,800 --> 00:47:03,640
family members that are in the hospital

991
00:47:03,640 --> 00:47:05,160
that are being taken care of and they

992
00:47:05,160 --> 00:47:06,920
are being they're not getting the

993
00:47:06,920 --> 00:47:09,480
quality care that they require so I'm

994
00:47:09,480 --> 00:47:11,760
begging and I'm coming to you guys to

995
00:47:11,760 --> 00:47:15,040
stand on our behalf and and advocate for

996
00:47:15,040 --> 00:47:16,920
the nurses and for the patients and the

997
00:47:16,920 --> 00:47:22,990
people of skincity thank you thank

998
00:47:23,000 --> 00:47:28,190
you Jennifer Lipman

999
00:47:28,200 --> 00:47:30,800
hi my name is Jenny um I'm not from this

1000
00:47:30,800 --> 00:47:32,920
AA but my family is firmly planted here

1001
00:47:32,920 --> 00:47:34,880
my husband works at Union College I'm a

1002
00:47:34,880 --> 00:47:36,920
nurse in the same Department as Fred the

1003
00:47:36,920 --> 00:47:38,920
emergency room at Ellis Hospital and our

1004
00:47:38,920 --> 00:47:40,400
kids are in school here and we mean to

1005
00:47:40,400 --> 00:47:44,200
be here um I'm just joining this group

1006
00:47:44,200 --> 00:47:46,480
and wanting to talk about Staffing uh

1007
00:47:46,480 --> 00:47:49,040
you know I'm mostly focused just on the

1008
00:47:49,040 --> 00:47:50,599
day-to-day taking care of people as a

1009
00:47:50,599 --> 00:47:52,839
nurse Fred has been actively involved in

1010
00:47:52,839 --> 00:47:55,040
the negotiations but it's gone on for

1011
00:47:55,040 --> 00:47:57,000
more than a year that they're trying to

1012
00:47:57,000 --> 00:48:02,319
get our contract negotiated and for me I started like when the pandemic was

1013
00:48:02,319 --> 00:48:06,160
just beginning to unfold in 20120 and

1014
00:48:06,160 --> 00:48:09,800
um about a year into my job we lost a

1015
00:48:09,800 --> 00:48:12,240
tremendous percentage of our nurses it

1016
00:48:12,240 --> 00:48:13,880
was like the travel boom when nurses

1017
00:48:13,880 --> 00:48:15,359
could make three to four times as much

1018
00:48:15,359 --> 00:48:19,200
as a staff nurse and I was so upset to

1019
00:48:19,200 --> 00:48:23,000
see the the just this beautiful teamwork

1020
00:48:23,000 --> 00:48:24,359
when in the emergency room people come

1021
00:48:24,359 --> 00:48:26,520
in with heart attacks and people run

1022
00:48:26,520 --> 00:48:28,000
together and and they know each other's

1023
00:48:28,000 --> 00:48:29,480
strengths and they're you know literally

1024
00:48:29,480 --> 00:48:31,119
saving people's lives working together

1025
00:48:31,119 --> 00:48:34,240
and when I saw my sta the the the staff

1026
00:48:34,240 --> 00:48:35,440
people that I really looked up to that I

1027
00:48:35,440 --> 00:48:37,680
need to learn from disappearing I wrote

1028
00:48:37,680 --> 00:48:39,800
to like all the top leadership at the

1029
00:48:39,800 --> 00:48:41,480
hospital and our board and everything

1030
00:48:41,480 --> 00:48:43,319
and I heard back from one person which

1031
00:48:43,319 --> 00:48:45,119
was the department um the head of our

1032
00:48:45,119 --> 00:48:46,440
department the emergency department he

1033
00:48:46,440 --> 00:48:47,720
said well these things kind of come and

1034
00:48:47,720 --> 00:48:50,400
go it'll it'll iron itself out this High

1035
00:48:50,400 --> 00:48:53,119
money it's going to P ped out and we'll

1036
00:48:53,119 --> 00:48:55,359
kind of get a stable staff again but you

1037
00:48:55,359 --> 00:48:57,520
know two two and a half years later we

1038
00:48:57,520 --> 00:49:00,000
are heavily dependent on travel nurses

1039
00:49:00,000 --> 00:49:01,559
and they're bringing in some lovely

1040
00:49:01,559 --> 00:49:03,240
nurses they're really experienced great

1041
00:49:03,240 --> 00:49:05,079
nurses but they have no connection to

1042
00:49:05,079 --> 00:49:06,680
skincity they don't know our people

1043
00:49:06,680 --> 00:49:07,920
they'll be here for a short time then

1044
00:49:07,920 --> 00:49:09,200
they move oh I'm going to go do skiing

1045
00:49:09,200 --> 00:49:11,400
in Colorado next and that's really not

1046
00:49:11,400 --> 00:49:13,640
what we need we need a stable body of

1047
00:49:13,640 --> 00:49:15,920
nurses to take care of our community I I

1048
00:49:15,920 --> 00:49:18,079
see my neighbors all the time in the Ed

1049
00:49:18,079 --> 00:49:21,400
and what we lost just during my short

1050
00:49:21,400 --> 00:49:24,599
time here at Ellis with so much staff

1051
00:49:24,599 --> 00:49:27,240
synchronicity got broken up and the

1052
00:49:27,240 --> 00:49:29,760
hospital has not managed to put it back

1053
00:49:29,760 --> 00:49:31,760
together we're just heavily dependent on

1054
00:49:31,760 --> 00:49:33,480
nurses that have no connection to this

1055
00:49:33,480 --> 00:49:36,079
place and if it takes us more than a

1056
00:49:36,079 --> 00:49:39,160
year and the nurses that are negotiating

1057
00:49:39,160 --> 00:49:41,280
this contract say they are insulting us

1058
00:49:41,280 --> 00:49:43,480
when we're asking about they're taking

1059
00:49:43,480 --> 00:49:46,520
benefits away they're they're trying to

1060
00:49:46,520 --> 00:49:48,319
talk their way out of these stabing

1061
00:49:48,319 --> 00:49:49,839
ratio things I mean I've barely known

1062
00:49:49,839 --> 00:49:52,319
anything but you run for 12 hours you

1063
00:49:52,319 --> 00:49:54,440
don't pee you don't eat you're you feel

1064
00:49:54,440 --> 00:49:55,960
so guilty because you can't take good

1065
00:49:55,960 --> 00:49:58,040
care of people because you're so

1066
00:49:58,040 --> 00:50:00,799
overloaded it's dangerous you know and I

1067
00:50:00,799 --> 00:50:02,119
mean that's kind of basic if we don't

1068
00:50:02,119 --> 00:50:04,960
have enough nurses like you'd think we'd

1069
00:50:04,960 --> 00:50:06,960
want to try to make it decent that

1070
00:50:06,960 --> 00:50:08,440
nurses could take good care of people

1071
00:50:08,440 --> 00:50:10,359
and and having a contract where there's

1072
00:50:10,359 --> 00:50:13,400
decent Staffing and and and wages that

1073
00:50:13,400 --> 00:50:15,280
people agree are reasonable seems like a

1074
00:50:15,280 --> 00:50:17,520
great place to start so that's what I

1075
00:50:17,520 --> 00:50:20,160
wanted to speak in support of thank you

1076
00:50:20,160 --> 00:50:24,430
thank

1077
00:50:24,440 --> 00:50:26,960
you I have no one else signed up to

1078
00:50:26,960 --> 00:50:29,160
speak so I declare the public comment of

1079
00:50:29,160 --> 00:50:32,190
City business

1080
00:50:32,200 --> 00:50:34,480
closed any miscellaneous business from

1081
00:50:34,480 --> 00:50:36,480
the

1082
00:50:36,480 --> 00:50:40,589
council Mr

1083
00:50:40,599 --> 00:50:43,280
muin thank you Madame President I would

1084
00:50:43,280 --> 00:50:45,079
like to um thank all the homeowners from

1085
00:50:45,079 --> 00:50:46,400
Central Parkway who showed up here

1086
00:50:46,400 --> 00:50:49,720
tonight thank you um for your effort and

1087
00:50:49,720 --> 00:50:52,599
I want to especially thank the organizer

1088
00:50:52,599 --> 00:50:54,680
who has brought us to this point here to

1089
00:50:54,680 --> 00:50:57,440
make Central Parkway sidewalk and Street

1090
00:50:57,440 --> 00:50:59,839
Improvement a reality so thank you to

1091
00:50:59,839 --> 00:51:01,319
the organizer thank you to all the

1092
00:51:01,319 --> 00:51:04,680
homeowners for um gra this um this

1093
00:51:04,680 --> 00:51:07,319
evening and to voice your concern all

1094
00:51:07,319 --> 00:51:09,200
the questions on the email that was

1095
00:51:09,200 --> 00:51:11,720
submitted our city engineer will address

1096
00:51:11,720 --> 00:51:13,880
those and as we move forward the next

1097
00:51:13,880 --> 00:51:15,359
couple of week we will share more

1098
00:51:15,359 --> 00:51:17,839
information and uh we will um get you

1099
00:51:17,839 --> 00:51:20,000
involved in terms of um getting that

1100
00:51:20,000 --> 00:51:22,200
message over to you as we move forward

1101
00:51:22,200 --> 00:51:24,119
uh to make this happen for you in

1102
00:51:24,119 --> 00:51:27,839
Central Parkway um just a reminder um

1103
00:51:27,839 --> 00:51:31,400
for the seniors exemptions are due um

1104
00:51:31,400 --> 00:51:33,720
before March 4st so don't wait on March

1105
00:51:33,720 --> 00:51:36,119
for to file your exemption does the

1106
00:51:36,119 --> 00:51:39,920
enhance um senior um exemption and also

1107
00:51:39,920 --> 00:51:44,119
um the senior lwi income exemption we

1108
00:51:44,119 --> 00:51:47,960
recently um um increased the um the

1109
00:51:47,960 --> 00:51:51,079
exemption so to give more um advantage

1110
00:51:51,079 --> 00:51:53,599
to the seniors in our city and I hope

1111
00:51:53,599 --> 00:51:59,240
that they take advantage of it so please file your enhan exemption and

1112
00:51:59,240 --> 00:52:01,960
your senior exemption before March 4th

1113
00:52:01,960 --> 00:52:04,480
thank you madam president thank you Mr

1114
00:52:04,480 --> 00:52:07,960
mutar Miss Patrick thank you um I just

1115
00:52:07,960 --> 00:52:10,000
wanted to remind folks um and I hope

1116
00:52:10,000 --> 00:52:11,599
that the mayor will mention this as well

1117
00:52:11,599 --> 00:52:14,040
but um I've had calls from several

1118
00:52:14,040 --> 00:52:15,160
different residents in different

1119
00:52:15,160 --> 00:52:16,599
neighborhoods over the last just the

1120
00:52:16,599 --> 00:52:19,040
last few days uh talking about the

1121
00:52:19,040 --> 00:52:20,720
litter issue and the fact that people

1122
00:52:20,720 --> 00:52:22,640
are putting their trash out when they

1123
00:52:22,640 --> 00:52:24,799
shouldn't be putting their trash out um

1124
00:52:24,799 --> 00:52:26,280
you really need to pay attention to the

1125
00:52:26,280 --> 00:52:28,720
trash schedule especially right now when

1126
00:52:28,720 --> 00:52:30,359
you know there's a lot of big wind out

1127
00:52:30,359 --> 00:52:32,599
there and you know you can drive up and

1128
00:52:32,599 --> 00:52:34,240
down the streets and see the trash sort

1129
00:52:34,240 --> 00:52:37,520
of floating around um so we're all here

1130
00:52:37,520 --> 00:52:40,160
to take those calls I continue to you

1131
00:52:40,160 --> 00:52:42,760
know then pass that information on to

1132
00:52:42,760 --> 00:52:44,839
our office of General services but

1133
00:52:44,839 --> 00:52:48,599
really um I just really implore folks to

1134
00:52:48,599 --> 00:52:50,319
uh think about the trash schedule put

1135
00:52:50,319 --> 00:52:51,839
your trash out only when you're supposed

1136
00:52:51,839 --> 00:52:54,040
to put your trash out um and make sure

1137
00:52:54,040 --> 00:52:56,400
that it's secure um uh especially right

1138
00:52:56,400 --> 00:52:58,280
now during the during the winter months

1139
00:52:58,280 --> 00:52:59,720
although it doesn't seem like winter

1140
00:52:59,720 --> 00:53:02,079
right now uh given our weather our

1141
00:53:02,079 --> 00:53:04,079
beautiful weather this week but please

1142
00:53:04,079 --> 00:53:08,319
uh pay attention to that thank you thank

1143
00:53:08,319 --> 00:53:10,200
you

1144
00:53:10,200 --> 00:53:13,040
mayor thank you madam president I again

1145
00:53:13,040 --> 00:53:15,119
appreciate everyone coming out tonight

1146
00:53:15,119 --> 00:53:19,200
in the uh consensus seems to be for

1147
00:53:19,200 --> 00:53:21,839
Central Parkway to leave it basically

1148
00:53:21,839 --> 00:53:24,200
the way it is the discussion has been to

1149
00:53:24,200 --> 00:53:27,440
narrow the travel Lane by approximately

1150
00:53:27,440 --> 00:53:31,760
2 feet that has not been cast in stone

1151
00:53:31,760 --> 00:53:33,520
and part of this process is to have your

1152
00:53:33,520 --> 00:53:37,359
input tonight and uh just ongoing

1153
00:53:37,359 --> 00:53:39,520
discussions for that final design

1154
00:53:39,520 --> 00:53:41,280
that'll service the needs of the

1155
00:53:41,280 --> 00:53:44,640
residents and again make it attractive

1156
00:53:44,640 --> 00:53:47,200
and uh hopefully increase the value of

1157
00:53:47,200 --> 00:53:48,040
the

1158
00:53:48,040 --> 00:53:52,240
properties uh for council member uh

1159
00:53:52,240 --> 00:53:54,359
Patrick yes encourage people to follow

1160
00:53:54,359 --> 00:53:57,240
the litter schedule ual appreciate

1161
00:53:57,240 --> 00:53:59,200
council member Doro and council

1162
00:53:59,200 --> 00:54:01,960
president porterfield's time as we're

1163
00:54:01,960 --> 00:54:04,200
working on reviewing the trash policies

1164
00:54:04,200 --> 00:54:06,799
in the city and trying to uh make

1165
00:54:06,799 --> 00:54:10,400
modifications to uh appropriate allocate

1166
00:54:10,400 --> 00:54:12,920
some of the costs the people that abuse

1167
00:54:12,920 --> 00:54:16,000
the system and it doesn't take much

1168
00:54:16,000 --> 00:54:17,799
effort to pick up a little bit of litter

1169
00:54:17,799 --> 00:54:19,680
make sure your cans are sealed and

1170
00:54:19,680 --> 00:54:21,599
tightened up because everybody benefits

1171
00:54:21,599 --> 00:54:22,520
from

1172
00:54:22,520 --> 00:54:26,280
that also the sky police Department uh

1173
00:54:26,280 --> 00:54:29,799
is going to start another uh civilian

1174
00:54:29,799 --> 00:54:33,240
police academy on March 5th and there

1175
00:54:33,240 --> 00:54:35,640
are still slots available in that so

1176
00:54:35,640 --> 00:54:38,160
that people who may want to participate

1177
00:54:38,160 --> 00:54:40,760
in that uh gain a greater knowledge of

1178
00:54:40,760 --> 00:54:42,480
the police operations and their

1179
00:54:42,480 --> 00:54:45,880
Community involvement should uh contact

1180
00:54:45,880 --> 00:54:48,720
uh officer Andrew danal at the SKC

1181
00:54:48,720 --> 00:54:51,040
Police Department thank you madam

1182
00:54:51,040 --> 00:54:53,599
president thank you mayor uh I'd like to

1183
00:54:53,599 --> 00:54:57,670
thank everyone for coming

1184
00:54:57,680 --> 00:55:02,349
can we revisit

1185
00:55:02,359 --> 00:55:05,000
appointment you said that we needed four

1186
00:55:05,000 --> 00:55:07,599
you need four yes that's correct that is

1187
00:55:07,599 --> 00:55:09,480
correct okay thank

1188
00:55:09,480 --> 00:55:12,040
you it's a majority for to pass anything

1189
00:55:12,040 --> 00:55:14,040
there are some things that take five but

1190
00:55:14,040 --> 00:55:17,309
it takes a simple

1191
00:55:17,319 --> 00:55:19,359
majority uh again I'd like to thank

1192
00:55:19,359 --> 00:55:21,359
everyone for coming out tonight I

1193
00:55:21,359 --> 00:55:22,880
appreciate you coming bringing your

1194
00:55:22,880 --> 00:55:25,240
concerns forward and for this show going

1195
00:55:25,240 --> 00:55:26,760
from people from Central Parkway I

1196
00:55:26,760 --> 00:55:28,559
believe it was 16 is what Miss Thompson

1197
00:55:28,559 --> 00:55:30,400
said so thank you for coming out and the

1198
00:55:30,400 --> 00:55:32,119
mayor has already spoken about the

1199
00:55:32,119 --> 00:55:35,520
process um I want to thank the um

1200
00:55:35,520 --> 00:55:37,599
individuals that came from Nisa today to

1201
00:55:37,599 --> 00:55:39,000
talk about the concerns that are going

1202
00:55:39,000 --> 00:55:40,680
on there appreciate you coming and

1203
00:55:40,680 --> 00:55:42,440
bringing these things to our attention

1204
00:55:42,440 --> 00:55:43,680
yet we've been reading about we know

1205
00:55:43,680 --> 00:55:45,680
about it but appreciate you coming out

1206
00:55:45,680 --> 00:55:48,160
and coming to speak to us regarding

1207
00:55:48,160 --> 00:55:51,720
that uh Mr muirin talked about the um

1208
00:55:51,720 --> 00:55:53,720
star exemption so just so just so you

1209
00:55:53,720 --> 00:55:55,520
know March 1st is this Friday I know it

1210
00:55:55,520 --> 00:55:57,200
doesn't sound it sounds far away but

1211
00:55:57,200 --> 00:55:59,240
it's Friday so if you know seniors that

1212
00:55:59,240 --> 00:56:01,640
need to get their exemption in it's this

1213
00:56:01,640 --> 00:56:05,400
Friday and lastly as uh Miss schroer was

1214
00:56:05,400 --> 00:56:06,880
here to talk about the women's March

1215
00:56:06,880 --> 00:56:08,799
this Sunday I guess it starts on City

1216
00:56:08,799 --> 00:56:10,599
Hall steps at 9:00 A.M on Sunday so

1217
00:56:10,599 --> 00:56:12,280
those of you that want to March I don't

1218
00:56:12,280 --> 00:56:13,480
know what the weather's going to be like

1219
00:56:13,480 --> 00:56:15,440
so check before you come whether you

1220
00:56:15,440 --> 00:56:17,440
need to bundle up or dress

1221
00:56:17,440 --> 00:56:19,440
down if there's nothing else to come

1222
00:56:19,440 --> 00:56:20,880
before this Council I'd like to ask for

1223
00:56:20,880 --> 00:56:23,119
a motion to adjourn move by Miss Patrick

1224
00:56:23,119 --> 00:56:26,950
second by Mr Williams all those in favor

1225
00:56:26,960 --> 00:56:36,470
I we are adjourned thank

1226
00:56:36,480 --> 00:56:39,480
you