consent if the clerk would please read
item number one item number one for
original consideration an ordinance
dated March 11 2024 authorizing the
issuance of not to exceed
9,998
684 aggregate principal amount of Serial
bonds of the city of SKC New York
pursuant to the local Finance law to
finance a portion of the 2024 Capital
plan discussed in committee with
objection on consent item number two for final consideration
an ordinance establishing a temporary
moratorium until June 10th 2024 on the
submission and processing of building
permits certificate of occupancies
certificate of use and land use
approvals for smoke shops vape shops and
tobacco or vape consumption businesses
within the city of
SKC discuss in committee with objection
on consent item number three item number
three for original consideration a
resolution supporting this connect
food council's advocacy and empowerment
working groups requests regarding
programs and initiative addressing food
and Security in the New York State
fiscal year 2025
budget discuss committee without
objection on consent item number four for original
consideration a resolution approving the
increase of SKC Municipal Golf Course rates discussed in committee with
objection on consent item number five for original
consideration a resolution authorizing
the 2024 budget reallocation for the
municipal golf course discuss in
committee without objection on
consent item number six item number six
for original consideration a resolution
authorizing the mayor or his designate
to enter into a contract with teram men
Incorporated for the maintenance of this
connect Municipal Golf Course discussed
in committee without objection on
consent item number seven item number
seven for original consideration a
resent a resolution recognizing Navy
veteran CB Dominic DeSantis discussed in
committee with objection on consent this
resolution will be presented this
Saturday March 16th at the honor of vet
ceremony at St Luke's at 1M item number
eight item number eight for original
consideration a resolution honoring the
John F Kennedy division one of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians together
with the John F Kennedy division one of
the ladies Ancient Order Order of
Hibernians and all people of Irish
descent throughout the the city of skty
on the occasion of the Feast of St
Patrick Mark March 17 this item will be
taken out of order and presented by
council member manini item number
nine item number nine for original
consideration a resolution authorizing
the issuance of revocable permit Number
682 to bundles by Tiara for a sign that
will overhang the city's right of way at
447 State Street discuss in committee
with objection on consent item number 10 under contract and
supplies a resolution awarding the bid
and contract for the 2024 SKC chips
Paving to Peter louisi and Brothers
Contracting Incorporated in the amount
of
3,356
18189 discussed in committee with an
objection on consent item number 11 item
number 11 under contract and Supply a
resolution awarding the bidden contract
for the crack seiling of city streets
2024 to seal coat USA Incorporated in
the amount of $72,500
discussed in committee with objection on
consent we have one additional item to
be placed on the agenda this evening
item number 11a if the clerk would
please read item number 11a for
unanimous consent a resolution
authorizing a reappropriation to the
2024 capital budget I need a motion to
place this item on the agenda move by Mr
Mutan second by Miss Patrick all those
in favor
I thank you if there's no objection to
this
item um may I have a motion to place on
the consent agenda so second Mr Farley
if there okay is there maybe have roll
call we need roll call for this should
we do a roll call all right everyone's
in favor okay all right thank you if
there's nothing more to come before the
city council caucus I ask for a motion
to
adjourn motion by Miss Patrick second by
Mr Williams all those in favor we are
adjourned thank you I'd like to to call
the city council meeting to order for
Monday March 11th
2024 and I'd like to ask the pastor
Tristana
Gat Gat to uh lead us in the prayer
invocation can we all bow our heads and
close our eyes as we pray this afternoon
Father in heaven we give you praise and
we give you thanks we honor you God for
who you are you are the king of of glory
and there is none like unto you and so
father as We Gather here this afternoon
We Gather to to God we come together as
a body as one people oh God in making
the right decision oh God for our
community and father I lift you up in
whatever will be said and done I pray it
will bring honor and it will bring Glory
unto your name I pray God that you will
bless every council members I pray God
that you will anoint them from the crown
of their head to the sole of their very
feet and even our mayor I pray God that
you will bless him with a double portion
of your anointing I pray God that you
will always cover him under your blood I
speak your blessing I speak your favor
over his life uh and I pray God that you
will give him the wisdom knowledge and
understanding that he needs to lead your
people Lord for we understand without
you we cannot do anything but through
you we can do any and everything who has
given us the strength uh and today
father I pray as we come together as one
people you will help us God to make the
right decision for this community I pray
God this community will be a place where
our people will feel safe uh Lord our
needy oh God will be fed um and Lord
those evildoers out there God uh Lord
Justice will be served uh and so father
I pray that you will cover this
community oh God's connected as a whole
under your blood I pray God that every
family Lord will feel your peace joy and
happiness in this area in Connected
father I give you praise father for
every person that is here today I pray
God that you going to blend oh God our
decisions together and help us God to
make the right one I give you praise and
I give you thanks Lord give us wisdom
knowledge and understanding in Jesus mighty name we pray and all God's
people say amen and amen praise the Lord
thank you I'd like to ask Dave connley
if you would please lead us in the
Pledge of
Allegiance Al to the flag the United
States of America and to the for it
stands one nation God indivisible with
and justice for all thank
you
if the clerk could please complete the
roll
call Mr
Toro Mr Farley pres Mr
Mancini Mr
muan Miss Patrick here Mr Williams Miss
Porterfield here thank you we do have
one out of order resolution this evening
but before that we have um the dancers
coming are they
ready
yes we ready for the
dancers
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thank
you this time we will have the the
resolution resolution honoring John F
Kennedy division one of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians together with the
John F Kennedy division one of the
ladies Ancient Order of H burans and all
people of Irish descent throughout the
city of skti on the occasion of the
Feast of St Patrick and I'd like to call
on council member manini to present this
resolution thank you like invite the
folks from the high burning up here into
the
well
face
there we go come on get comfortable
thank
Perfect all right fantastic Madam
president may I have the floor you have
the floor
sir resolution honoring the John F
Kennedy division one of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians together with the
John F Kennedy division one of the
ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians and
all people of Irish descent throughout
the city of SKC on the Feast of St
Patrick March 17th whereas St Patrick's
Day is the Feast of St Patrick patron
saint of Ireland he was born in Roman
Britain in the 4th Century he was
kidnapped at the age of 16 and taken to
Ireland as a slave he escaped but
returned about 432 CE to convert the
Irish into Christianity by the time of
his death on March 17th 461 he was he
had established monasteries churches and
schools and whereas the city of connecti
honors its many Irish residents and
residents of Irish descent as well as
their contributions to the city of skty
and whereas the John F Kennedy division
one Ancient Order of I burans together
with the John F Kennedy division one
ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians have
in fact contributed to the general
welfare of the city of sky for over 143
years and 129 years respectively by as
many Financial donations and per
performance of various Goods works and
for worthy causes and deserving
organizations whereas in 2023 disc
connected hurn and family supported
numerous organizations including Street
soldiers connected Historical Society
Patriot flight Toys for Tots City
missioners connec community hospice and
the regional Food Bank of Northeastern
New York to name a few whereas popular
St Patrick's Day recipes include Irish
soda bread corn beef and cabbage and
even beer in sometime is sometimes die
green to celebrate the Day in the United
States people often wear green on St
Patrick Patrick's Day now therefore be
it resolved that the SKC city council
and Mayor Gary R McCarthy declar that
March 17 2024 St Patrick's Day shall be
celebrated throughout the city's
connectivity in recognition of the
contributions and good works of Irish
American people everywhere Madam
president I would like to move the
resolu may I have a second please second
by Miss Patrick all those in favor I
motion passes
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congratulations would anyone like to say
a few
words thank you thank you very much uh
we're very honored for this Proclamation
and very honored to be part of uh City
with such a rich Dynamic history a
history which US Irish are extremely
proud to be great great contributors to
as well Ary Canal many social
contributions more than a few
Mayors but uh our goal is to continue
such contributions into the future and
be part of a truly Dynamic and
diverse culture and city thank you very
much and we hope you'll join us on St
Patrick's Day we'll have lots of great
food dancers bagpipers all kinds of fun
and
beer thank you they're welcome thank you
thank
you good to see
you
we have two public hearings tonight um I
just want to reminder that we've
extended the public comment period for
public hearings to four minutes and also
respectfully ask anyone who has wants to
comment on the public hearing so only
speaks uh on the subject relevant to the
public
hearing public hearing number
one regarding amending the city code
section 936 entitled Civ civilian police
review board to modify the manner of
appointing vacancies to the civilian
police review board I have no one signs
up to
speak so I declare the public hearing
number one
closed
Public public hearing number two
creating an assessment District on a
portion of North North College
Street I have no one signed up to speak
on this public hearing so I declare
public hearing number two
closed ask for approval of the minutes
for uh February 26
2024 move by Mr Farley second by Mr
Williams all those in favor
I oops one
second I ask the clerk to read any
Communications and
petitions Communications presented to
city council for Monday March 11 2024
under official there were none under
General there was an email from Michael
Murphy regarding the Central Park
Parkway sidewalk program requesting the
dimensions of the Street sidewalk and
Island remain the same
under petitions there were none thank
you ask city council members for any
City any uh committee reports committee
reports this time we'll have privilege
of the floor related to the legislative
agenda I have two people signed up to
speak well I I have two things sign
first is ran
artist and you have three minutes sir
thank you good evening rayan Artis uh
City resident business owner I want to
speak about item number 10 uh the
contract and supply for the 2024 chips
Paving project
um nothing bad to say hope you vote for
it Peter Louise Brothers is one of the
few contractors out there who do do the
right thing I've had five conversations
with them since January 1st and two of
the topics have been this job um I've
worked for them
before they do what they're supposed to
do so please vote for yes on this thank
you thank
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you the next um is just description and
the person signed they want to speak on
the moratorium but they did not put a
name is there someone here who sorry
okay M right Meer please come forward
apologize no problem please
um Judy R Meer director of The Tobacco
free
communities and it's 20 plus years of
doing this that caused me to do that um
so again I apologize but I want to um
say that I appreciate that the council
is taking the time to consider a
moratorium on smoke and vape shops in
the city uh I wanted to remind council
members that uh the the more tobacco
marketing and promotion that youth see
the more likely they are to smoke or
vape we also know that the majority of
the marketing and promotion that youth
will see will be in those retailers that
are right in their neighborhoods in
November of 2023 we did a uh store
observations of stores within 1500 feet
of schools and 31 of of retailers with
were within 1500 feet of schools in the
city of skincity and the majority of
those sold flavored Vapes 2third of
those those had exterior advertising
which is in violation of state
law
um those those licensed tobacco
retailers are in disp are
disproportionately located near schools
in high poverty neighborhoods in the
city
um and those children that live in those
High poverty neighborhoods have the
greatest exposure to that tobacco
marketing we also know that 52% of those
stores sold flavored electronic
cigarettes
so um I want to just share for you to
consider this idea of all tobacco and
vape retailers in the city um in
addition to those that are um
specifically smoke and vape shops so
thank you for your time and again I
apologize no problem thank
you I have no one else signed up to
speak so I declare the public comment on
the
legislative I sign yes sir did you sign
up to speak on the legislative agenda
what is your
name okay sir that you you signed up to
speak on the city business is there
something on the agenda which you'd like
to speak on or is it on the city
business I sign it's not a problem so
you want to speak on the legislative
agenda sure I want to speak on something
I'm concerned about is it on the is it
on the agenda that's printed that you
that's before us if not then you'll be
in the next group okay you'll be in the
next group we do we still have more okay thank you sir you're quite welcome
no problem so I have no one else signed
up to speak for a public comment on the
legislative agenda so I declare the
legislative agenda
closed this time I ask for approval of the legislative consent
agenda move by Miss Patrick second by Mr
M Veron all those in favor
I at this time we will have privilege of
the floor regarding General City
business and I have five individuals uh
who are signed up to speak
are you read
this
no this first person sent in their
public
comment the comment is from AET
nagu alolan are you
here okay
no uh she writes thank you for the O
opportunity to introduce our new
non-for-profit organization
cah Incorporated our mission is to
conquer loneliness and social isolation
through engagement experiences in the
homes and community of older adults in
SKC County I have been a nurse for over
24 years working both administratively
and directly with many seniors and their
care providers the most valuable time
for them and selfish selfishly me was
the quality moment spent engaging with
them on social level senior loneliness
and social isolation are un underserved
conditions that cost millions in
Medicare dollars increased health risk
to seniors including early death our
organization has been providing social
engagement events at senior independent
living communities since July 2023 we
became an official nonpr nonprofit
organization in December of 2023 the
success of these events ignites our
passion to add more programs and
services to better meet the needs of our
elderly
population we would like the opportunity
to introduce ourselves to the government
of skti
County how much better would we be able
to support our seniors by partnering
with established social agencies senior
providers nursing assisted living
facilities veteran agencies and others to co cohesively work toward our
mission we are also seeking support and
guidance from the mayor's office to give
this gift of Engagement to our seniors
we would be honored to present our mark
marketing plan at a city council meeting
thank you for your consider
consideration we look forward to hearing
back from you thank you Miss P Miss Miku
uh this time raan
artist good even again I want to I
watched the committee meeting last week
and uh I just want to thank you for
bringing up uh the minority
participation during uh these contracts
and as I was
listening it seemed like uh
your questions were getting the same old
answer oh it's hard it's hard it's only
hard when you don't do anything about
it uh I'm going to explain to you how
and I'm going use the paving contract as
an example I'm a minority contractor
non-minority contractor we're both truck
and
outfits main company Thal and industries
in there has to fill their minority
participation if I have a truck in here
has a truck
now I want you to listen to this we do
not get to bid the job so money is not
the problem it isn't like my number's
High his number's
low we in the trucking industry we work
for what they put out as their Trucking
rate for the season rifenburg Newcastle
louisi you can go on down that's just
how it is I don't get to send in my
number and say I need this much money to
do the job I got to make it work within
there so truck and pay were
even now you need minority participation
I should be going up a little bit cuz he
doesn't have it so I don't understand
why it's so
hard to fit to
fulfill the numbers you're supposed to
meet it's only hard cuz nobody's making
them do
it and another example I want to give
you of the games they play I brought my
friend Terrell Bell down here and we got
t-shirts and hoodies and there's three
companies on here because we're three
minority companies in the area where
they play the game where oh CLA said
he'll do it for this he'll do it for
cheaper than we want we're standing
there having a conversation when his
phone rang and they said that he said
hang on let me put him on the phone for
you these are the games they play and
they can only play it if you allow them
C and industries last year 4 days the
job started in August every day they had
trucks Gary I seen you on the job I
tried to tell you what was going on I
call Ron before the before you guys even
vote on it soon as I can when the the
bid comes out I'm calling at 2:00 saying
do you who who who's the lowest bidder
my next call is to Ron Ron so and so got
the job we going to get on this you know
they're going to you know they're going
to play the
games what's 4
days that's nothing I do it because it's
in my city and I want to work in my
city if you guys don't ask the
questions I don't know what else to say
Gary I I to tell you the truth I'm I'm
just and I know I'm not supposed to
speak directly you but I kind of feel a
certain way because I always believed in
you even when you first started running
and I always told my neighbors and
everybody else if it's the law it's in
the books he's going to make sure they
do it right I and I just feel like it's
not being
done and the fact that I had a
one-on-one with
you really just makes me feel like
you're not paying attention to what's
going on out here that's an insult to
what they're doing they're feeding you
guys any any o excuses it's not hard
okay I need you to summarize sir because
your time is expired but I thank you
very much get us involved thank you for
coming Frank
wicks
okay okay with respect to our trucker
friend uh I think my observation if we
have a trucker brought it and trucking
is a tough job and it's important that
they are treated fairly which means you
know don't circumvent the law so I'm
totally in support of this
trucker Okay so anything you can do to
help him it's good for
everyone okay okay uh I standing here
with my friend uh Larry my name is Larry
meerhoff and here's support Frank and we
have uh Muhammad
Mafi and and just by coincidence here's
my my Muslim friend and here's my Jewish
friend and my Jewish friend is also a
musician who's performing over in G in
gway and uh so he appreciates the Dan
ancers we had here and okay uh the the
uh the proposed way after night might
have sounded pretty uh outside the norm
a month ago over the last weekend the
two United States senators from Vermont
came around and saying the same thing so
we'd like the uh City connected to be on
the record saying the same thing so so
the proposal is for the city of the city
of skinuti urges the president of the
United States and Congress to
immediately stop funding and supplying
weapons to Israel that are now being
used uh to commit Unthinkable crimes
against Palestinian people in Gaza and
Humanity including genocide by weapons
and
starvation ethic cleansing destru ction
of homes hospitals universities and
spiritual and historic sites leaving
desperate people with nowhere to go so
that's a proposal that I hope you can
vote on and the City of skuy can come
down on the side and we hope to make the
same work with other cities communities
villages to do the same thing
uh the the the contact is
the again the Jews were settled and Palestine had
a choice of working in peace and
cooperation with the native Palestinians
as was envisioned by Albert Einstein and
others but chose to forcefully remove
Palestinians from homes with a go of an
ethically pure Jewish Birthright
population extending from the Jordan
River to the Mediterranean Sea as prime
minister Benjamin Netanyahu showed on
the map to the United Nations in
September
2023 the pursuit of this Total
Domination required a massive amount of
the United States tax
money uh and weapons with no constraints
on the
use again see since October 7th on of
2023 Israel could have exercised the
right of
self-defense by restoring effect
effective monitoring on the wall
and that keeps Palestinians and Gaza out
of the Israel and recovered hostages by
exchange with uh what has happened since
shows a Total Domination rather than
defense is is the goal so I need you to
summarize please okay soorry I got three
points there sorry one the property
damage in Gaza from thousands of United
States supplied bomb boms and airplanes
exceeds the combined damage to herim and
Nagasaki from the atam bombs their
deaths and destructions are approaching
the many and may surpass the J Japanese
deaths that happen from the bombs
finally a genocide by starvation is
being done by un under by undermining
the United Nations based food agencies
and blocking uh deliveries by truck the
United Station States is feebly
responding with humanitarian Aid needs
via parachute and telling of a plan to
construct emergency Pier to deliver sea
the cruel irony is the United States is
trying to act heroically to help the
victims of the United States supplied
bombs being dropped by Israel and the
closing thought evil can happen when
good things are when good people are
silent and also when they're okay with
it okay thank you thank
you
may I have a few may I say a few
sentences yeah okay I'll put you down as
a separate individual yes sir you may
just a few sentences I I listened that
initial prayer that you mentioned in
that prayer you asked uh help God help
us to bring honor and glory to God help
us to make the right decisions in the
Pledge of Allegiance you said that we
want to bring liberty and justice for
all within 5 months
31,000
people have been killed more than 70% of
them children and women the bombs as our
tax dollars are thrown they are buried
under the uh buildings hungry thirsty
and it may not work it may not have any
effect but it shows at least some
conscientious people say because this is
done at our in our names people around
the world know this it's only the media
here that keeps the American people
under informed so it would be nice for a
city ofc to say we are not being
Bamboozled by what ABC NBC shows this is
against the humanity against the
consciousness of humans thank you thank
you rob Rod
Hubert hello everyone it's the third
time I've been here and uh nothing's
still been done I don't even get a call
back maybe one of you guys will call me
back I hear about the roads and
connecting that are awful why don't we
have a plan in place you got all these
people that are you know they get voted
in and they don't do anything you know I nice people don't get me wrong but uh
something's got to happen a plan's got
to be in place I guess we're not as
important the roads we as
taxpayers pay your salary you know where
we are when uh you want to run for uh
your campaign but uh second time I
didn't get a call
either but I just don't understand we
live in this city and pay the taxes and
we ask for services especially in woodl
where I live we don't get anything hard
let's wake up here and get get moving
another thing around the park is paved
unit street is paved but no place else
hire a contractor get off your butts and
do something and I didn't swear but and
another thing the park is a mess with
leaves they don't do leaves and I went
through uh the park and saw that
phountain all rusty and paint coming off
of it we got summer coming you got that
swiming pool we don't want things to be
left like that so get moving I don't me
to be mean but you sit there and you're
look then you don't say nothing get with
it I'm sorry but that's how I feel
another thing I bought a new truck I hit
a pothole $4,000 for a truck you know
get going every other week you come here
nothing gets
done I've had it sorry
but just don't get it I'm a former city
employee I'm a retired I know what goes
on they make deals and there's a lot of
Driftwood that does doesn't work and
they get big salaries I knew everything
so please I'm begging you to can
somebody call me and put a plan in
place so with that that's all I got to
say the third time I'm here I'm not
going to
bother all right you guys have a nice
night thank
you uh Andre
Gerard
um hi uh good evening how you doing my
name is Andre
Gerard um I'm here over here to discuss
you know the issue um matter of fact um
my name is Andre Gerard uh I have a AKA
they know me as triple OG um I'm the uh
founder the CEO as well as the executive
director of the Premier business to
reduce violence here in SKC which is
called gang affiliated nonviolent
guidance it is spell gang and you know
one of the amazing things about this
business is that I am forever promoting
hugs no slugs I am forever telling the
blood the the lightning Kings all
these bangers out here to give their
homie a hug instead of a slug and
unfortunately you know um I made so much
sacrifices throughout my years the three
years that I was on Parole uh to do
something positive for the community to
give back in a way that you know um
other other people don't um I don't know
why you know uh at this point in my life
that God called me um to reduce violence
and to uplift the youth but their
respect my handle I learned everything
in threes and I break everything down in
threes and unfortunately I was able to
obtain an ice cream truck that was
maliciously uh confiscated October 27th
by the police in a way to try to
discourage me you know there are people
out in the neighborhoods you know
especially the black and the Latino
people that I'm trying to come bring
together Unity I go through a lot of
problems I go through problems with the
community I go through problems with you
know the officials there are people that
just want to break my spirit and you
know like I come from the area of
getting high robbing stealing you know I
have to put my face on some of the most
you know like humiliating things but
it's a power to help me in my process to
be a better man and you know I'm just
grateful that you know like I was able
to turn around and put this business
together you know and it's just terrible
that the summer is approaching and what
I provided for the Youth is you know um
you know barbecues I provided you know
uh different things such as you know
ciphers where they can uh bring out
their talent I want to turn around and
be able to establish cards games clean
the park you know like one of the uh
initiatives that I initially uh promoted
was uh the help of keeping the park
clean the park is filthy people you know
like I mean it it's just sad that you
know like I have the initiative and I
have the power and ability to keep
skincity safe and clean it's called
project SKC safe and clean streets and I
can't get no help from the very people
that should be grateful because prior to
you winning that election seat you know
you held up my banner you Pro you know
that Banner every official that see that
Banner they praise it police praise it
fire departments praise it I I you know
I just get nothing but praise because
it's the only business that's reducing
violence and connty I am promoting hugs
no slugs and the last thing that I want
to talk about the most serious crisis
that's happening right now in SKC is a
mental illness that is not being
addressed there need comprehensive
reform for mental illness you know there
are there's just too much mental illness
just rampant and then you have these uh
organizations that are I don't know what
you know what they doing with the money
or the funding but nobody is helping the
mentally ill and if the mentally ill are
not going to turn around and be helped I
need you later it's going to be a very
serious serious problem and you sumarize
yes thank you uh please address those
people who have meant illness thank you know no justice for those no peace
for you no justice sir your time is
expired
I have no one else signed up to speak so
I declare the public comment of City
business
closed uh at this time any miscellaneous
business of the
council
mayor okay um first of all I just want
to congratulate um Carlos kotto as being
named the uh new superintendent for the
connected City School District so last
um this past Friday they made that
announcement so I just was uh glad we
were most of us were able to attend and
I'm glad to see that happen um as we've
all heard about the the tragedy of the
child that was um that was killed here
in the city and uh someone asked me a
question uh and saw that thought that we
should pass legislation regarding
abandoned child act so I just wanted
everyone to know uh that there is
legislation called the abandoned infant
protection act where someone can bring
an infant to a c safe place and they
there's no questions asked about it so
in response to the person who raised the
question whether the city council would
be passing any legislation there already
is legislation in place where um someone
can bring an infant if they think
they're going to harm them to bring this
someone to a like a firehouse uh police department a hospital or
someone they feel that can take care of
the infant and will take care of the
infant but I just want people to know
that that is in place and um we uh our
hearts go out to the families of the
child Halo and just pray for the entire
family because it's a tragedy no matter
how you look at
it if there's nothing further to come
before the city council I will ask for a
motion to adjourn moved by Mr Farley
second by Mr manini all those in favor
I we're
adjourned
for