[0:00] consent if the clerk would please read
[0:01] item number one item number one for
[0:03] original consideration an ordinance
[0:06] dated March 11 2024 authorizing the
[0:09] issuance of not to exceed
[0:13] 9,998
[0:15] 684 aggregate principal amount of Serial
[0:18] bonds of the city of SKC New York
[0:20] pursuant to the local Finance law to
[0:23] finance a portion of the 2024 Capital
[0:25] plan discussed in committee with
[0:27] objection on consent item number two for final consideration
[0:32] an ordinance establishing a temporary
[0:34] moratorium until June 10th 2024 on the
[0:37] submission and processing of building
[0:39] permits certificate of occupancies
[0:41] certificate of use and land use
[0:44] approvals for smoke shops vape shops and
[0:47] tobacco or vape consumption businesses
[0:49] within the city of
[0:51] SKC discuss in committee with objection
[0:53] on consent item number three item number
[0:55] three for original consideration a
[0:58] resolution supporting this connect
[1:00] food council's advocacy and empowerment
[1:03] working groups requests regarding
[1:05] programs and initiative addressing food
[1:08] and Security in the New York State
[1:10] fiscal year 2025
[1:13] budget discuss committee without
[1:15] objection on consent item number four for original
[1:19] consideration a resolution approving the
[1:20] increase of SKC Municipal Golf Course rates discussed in committee with
[1:25] objection on consent item number five for original
[1:29] consideration a resolution authorizing
[1:31] the 2024 budget reallocation for the
[1:33] municipal golf course discuss in
[1:36] committee without objection on
[1:38] consent item number six item number six
[1:41] for original consideration a resolution
[1:44] authorizing the mayor or his designate
[1:46] to enter into a contract with teram men
[1:48] Incorporated for the maintenance of this
[1:50] connect Municipal Golf Course discussed
[1:53] in committee without objection on
[1:54] consent item number seven item number
[1:57] seven for original consideration a
[1:59] resent a resolution recognizing Navy
[2:01] veteran CB Dominic DeSantis discussed in
[2:05] committee with objection on consent this
[2:07] resolution will be presented this
[2:08] Saturday March 16th at the honor of vet
[2:11] ceremony at St Luke's at 1M item number
[2:14] eight item number eight for original
[2:16] consideration a resolution honoring the
[2:18] John F Kennedy division one of the
[2:20] Ancient Order of Hibernians together
[2:22] with the John F Kennedy division one of
[2:24] the ladies Ancient Order Order of
[2:26] Hibernians and all people of Irish
[2:29] descent throughout the the city of skty
[2:31] on the occasion of the Feast of St
[2:32] Patrick Mark March 17 this item will be
[2:36] taken out of order and presented by
[2:37] council member manini item number
[2:40] nine item number nine for original
[2:43] consideration a resolution authorizing
[2:45] the issuance of revocable permit Number
[2:47] 682 to bundles by Tiara for a sign that
[2:50] will overhang the city's right of way at
[2:52] 447 State Street discuss in committee
[2:55] with objection on consent item number 10 under contract and
[2:59] supplies a resolution awarding the bid
[3:01] and contract for the 2024 SKC chips
[3:04] Paving to Peter louisi and Brothers
[3:06] Contracting Incorporated in the amount
[3:09] of
[3:10] 3,356
[3:14] 18189 discussed in committee with an
[3:16] objection on consent item number 11 item
[3:18] number 11 under contract and Supply a
[3:21] resolution awarding the bidden contract
[3:23] for the crack seiling of city streets
[3:25] 2024 to seal coat USA Incorporated in
[3:28] the amount of $72,500
[3:31] discussed in committee with objection on
[3:34] consent we have one additional item to
[3:36] be placed on the agenda this evening
[3:38] item number 11a if the clerk would
[3:40] please read item number 11a for
[3:42] unanimous consent a resolution
[3:44] authorizing a reappropriation to the
[3:46] 2024 capital budget I need a motion to
[3:50] place this item on the agenda move by Mr
[3:53] Mutan second by Miss Patrick all those
[3:55] in favor
[3:57] I thank you if there's no objection to
[4:01] this
[4:02] item um may I have a motion to place on
[4:05] the consent agenda so second Mr Farley
[4:10] if there okay is there maybe have roll
[4:12] call we need roll call for this should
[4:14] we do a roll call all right everyone's
[4:16] in favor okay all right thank you if
[4:19] there's nothing more to come before the
[4:20] city council caucus I ask for a motion
[4:22] to
[4:23] adjourn motion by Miss Patrick second by
[4:25] Mr Williams all those in favor we are
[4:27] adjourned thank you I'd like to to call
[4:29] the city council meeting to order for
[4:31] Monday March 11th
[4:33] 2024 and I'd like to ask the pastor
[4:35] Tristana
[4:37] Gat Gat to uh lead us in the prayer
[4:47] invocation can we all bow our heads and
[4:50] close our eyes as we pray this afternoon
[4:53] Father in heaven we give you praise and
[4:55] we give you thanks we honor you God for
[4:57] who you are you are the king of of glory
[5:00] and there is none like unto you and so
[5:02] father as We Gather here this afternoon
[5:05] We Gather to to God we come together as
[5:08] a body as one people oh God in making
[5:11] the right decision oh God for our
[5:14] community and father I lift you up in
[5:17] whatever will be said and done I pray it
[5:20] will bring honor and it will bring Glory
[5:22] unto your name I pray God that you will
[5:25] bless every council members I pray God
[5:28] that you will anoint them from the crown
[5:30] of their head to the sole of their very
[5:32] feet and even our mayor I pray God that
[5:35] you will bless him with a double portion
[5:38] of your anointing I pray God that you
[5:41] will always cover him under your blood I
[5:43] speak your blessing I speak your favor
[5:46] over his life uh and I pray God that you
[5:49] will give him the wisdom knowledge and
[5:51] understanding that he needs to lead your
[5:54] people Lord for we understand without
[5:57] you we cannot do anything but through
[5:59] you we can do any and everything who has
[6:02] given us the strength uh and today
[6:04] father I pray as we come together as one
[6:07] people you will help us God to make the
[6:10] right decision for this community I pray
[6:13] God this community will be a place where
[6:15] our people will feel safe uh Lord our
[6:18] needy oh God will be fed um and Lord
[6:21] those evildoers out there God uh Lord
[6:24] Justice will be served uh and so father
[6:27] I pray that you will cover this
[6:28] community oh God's connected as a whole
[6:31] under your blood I pray God that every
[6:34] family Lord will feel your peace joy and
[6:38] happiness in this area in Connected
[6:41] father I give you praise father for
[6:44] every person that is here today I pray
[6:46] God that you going to blend oh God our
[6:48] decisions together and help us God to
[6:51] make the right one I give you praise and
[6:54] I give you thanks Lord give us wisdom
[6:57] knowledge and understanding in Jesus mighty name we pray and all God's
[7:01] people say amen and amen praise the Lord
[7:05] thank you I'd like to ask Dave connley
[7:08] if you would please lead us in the
[7:09] Pledge of
[7:11] Allegiance Al to the flag the United
[7:14] States of America and to the for it
[7:18] stands one nation God indivisible with
[7:23] and justice for all thank
[7:28] you
[7:30] if the clerk could please complete the
[7:32] roll
[7:34] call Mr
[7:36] Toro Mr Farley pres Mr
[7:40] Mancini Mr
[7:42] muan Miss Patrick here Mr Williams Miss
[7:46] Porterfield here thank you we do have
[7:50] one out of order resolution this evening
[7:51] but before that we have um the dancers
[7:55] coming are they
[7:58] ready
[8:00] yes we ready for the
[8:28] dancers
[8:58] here
[9:28] need
[9:34] [Music]
[9:58] begin
[10:12] [Music]
[10:28] for
[10:48] [Applause]
[10:52] [Music]
[10:56] [Applause]
[10:58] he
[11:02] [Applause]
[11:27] w
[11:42] [Music]
[11:57] w
[12:02] thank
[12:05] you this time we will have the the
[12:08] resolution resolution honoring John F
[12:11] Kennedy division one of the Ancient
[12:13] Order of Hibernians together with the
[12:14] John F Kennedy division one of the
[12:16] ladies Ancient Order of H burans and all
[12:18] people of Irish descent throughout the
[12:20] city of skti on the occasion of the
[12:22] Feast of St Patrick and I'd like to call
[12:24] on council member manini to present this
[12:26] resolution thank you like invite the
[12:30] folks from the high burning up here into
[12:31] the
[12:53] well
[12:57] face
[12:59] there we go come on get comfortable
[13:02] thank
[13:10] Perfect all right fantastic Madam
[13:14] president may I have the floor you have
[13:16] the floor
[13:18] sir resolution honoring the John F
[13:21] Kennedy division one of the Ancient
[13:22] Order of Hibernians together with the
[13:24] John F Kennedy division one of the
[13:25] ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians and
[13:29] all people of Irish descent throughout
[13:30] the city of SKC on the Feast of St
[13:32] Patrick March 17th whereas St Patrick's
[13:36] Day is the Feast of St Patrick patron
[13:39] saint of Ireland he was born in Roman
[13:41] Britain in the 4th Century he was
[13:43] kidnapped at the age of 16 and taken to
[13:46] Ireland as a slave he escaped but
[13:49] returned about 432 CE to convert the
[13:52] Irish into Christianity by the time of
[13:54] his death on March 17th 461 he was he
[13:58] had established monasteries churches and
[14:00] schools and whereas the city of connecti
[14:02] honors its many Irish residents and
[14:04] residents of Irish descent as well as
[14:07] their contributions to the city of skty
[14:09] and whereas the John F Kennedy division
[14:11] one Ancient Order of I burans together
[14:13] with the John F Kennedy division one
[14:16] ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians have
[14:18] in fact contributed to the general
[14:20] welfare of the city of sky for over 143
[14:23] years and 129 years respectively by as
[14:26] many Financial donations and per
[14:28] performance of various Goods works and
[14:31] for worthy causes and deserving
[14:33] organizations whereas in 2023 disc
[14:36] connected hurn and family supported
[14:38] numerous organizations including Street
[14:40] soldiers connected Historical Society
[14:42] Patriot flight Toys for Tots City
[14:45] missioners connec community hospice and
[14:47] the regional Food Bank of Northeastern
[14:49] New York to name a few whereas popular
[14:52] St Patrick's Day recipes include Irish
[14:55] soda bread corn beef and cabbage and
[14:57] even beer in sometime is sometimes die
[15:00] green to celebrate the Day in the United
[15:03] States people often wear green on St
[15:05] Patrick Patrick's Day now therefore be
[15:07] it resolved that the SKC city council
[15:10] and Mayor Gary R McCarthy declar that
[15:12] March 17 2024 St Patrick's Day shall be
[15:16] celebrated throughout the city's
[15:17] connectivity in recognition of the
[15:19] contributions and good works of Irish
[15:21] American people everywhere Madam
[15:23] president I would like to move the
[15:24] resolu may I have a second please second
[15:27] by Miss Patrick all those in favor I
[15:29] motion passes
[15:31] [Applause]
[15:39] congratulations would anyone like to say
[15:41] a few
[15:44] words thank you thank you very much uh
[15:47] we're very honored for this Proclamation
[15:49] and very honored to be part of uh City
[15:52] with such a rich Dynamic history a
[15:55] history which US Irish are extremely
[15:57] proud to be great great contributors to
[15:59] as well Ary Canal many social
[16:03] contributions more than a few
[16:06] Mayors but uh our goal is to continue
[16:09] such contributions into the future and
[16:11] be part of a truly Dynamic and
[16:14] diverse culture and city thank you very
[16:22] much and we hope you'll join us on St
[16:24] Patrick's Day we'll have lots of great
[16:26] food dancers bagpipers all kinds of fun
[16:29] and
[16:31] beer thank you they're welcome thank you
[16:34] thank
[16:37] you good to see
[16:57] you
[16:59] we have two public hearings tonight um I
[17:01] just want to reminder that we've
[17:02] extended the public comment period for
[17:04] public hearings to four minutes and also
[17:06] respectfully ask anyone who has wants to
[17:09] comment on the public hearing so only
[17:10] speaks uh on the subject relevant to the
[17:12] public
[17:13] hearing public hearing number
[17:16] one regarding amending the city code
[17:19] section 936 entitled Civ civilian police
[17:21] review board to modify the manner of
[17:23] appointing vacancies to the civilian
[17:25] police review board I have no one signs
[17:28] up to
[17:29] speak so I declare the public hearing
[17:31] number one
[17:33] closed
[17:34] Public public hearing number two
[17:37] creating an assessment District on a
[17:39] portion of North North College
[17:41] Street I have no one signed up to speak
[17:43] on this public hearing so I declare
[17:45] public hearing number two
[17:48] closed ask for approval of the minutes
[17:50] for uh February 26
[17:53] 2024 move by Mr Farley second by Mr
[17:56] Williams all those in favor
[18:00] I oops one
[18:03] second I ask the clerk to read any
[18:05] Communications and
[18:11] petitions Communications presented to
[18:13] city council for Monday March 11 2024
[18:16] under official there were none under
[18:18] General there was an email from Michael
[18:20] Murphy regarding the Central Park
[18:23] Parkway sidewalk program requesting the
[18:25] dimensions of the Street sidewalk and
[18:26] Island remain the same
[18:29] under petitions there were none thank
[18:31] you ask city council members for any
[18:34] City any uh committee reports committee
[18:38] reports this time we'll have privilege
[18:40] of the floor related to the legislative
[18:44] agenda I have two people signed up to
[18:49] speak well I I have two things sign
[18:52] first is ran
[18:56] artist and you have three minutes sir
[18:59] thank you good evening rayan Artis uh
[19:02] City resident business owner I want to
[19:04] speak about item number 10 uh the
[19:06] contract and supply for the 2024 chips
[19:10] Paving project
[19:12] um nothing bad to say hope you vote for
[19:15] it Peter Louise Brothers is one of the
[19:18] few contractors out there who do do the
[19:21] right thing I've had five conversations
[19:25] with them since January 1st and two of
[19:28] the topics have been this job um I've
[19:32] worked for them
[19:33] before they do what they're supposed to
[19:35] do so please vote for yes on this thank
[19:40] you thank
[19:41] [Music]
[19:43] you the next um is just description and
[19:46] the person signed they want to speak on
[19:48] the moratorium but they did not put a
[19:50] name is there someone here who sorry
[19:53] okay M right Meer please come forward
[19:55] apologize no problem please
[19:58] um Judy R Meer director of The Tobacco
[20:00] free
[20:01] communities and it's 20 plus years of
[20:03] doing this that caused me to do that um
[20:07] so again I apologize but I want to um
[20:10] say that I appreciate that the council
[20:12] is taking the time to consider a
[20:14] moratorium on smoke and vape shops in
[20:16] the city uh I wanted to remind council
[20:19] members that uh the the more tobacco
[20:23] marketing and promotion that youth see
[20:25] the more likely they are to smoke or
[20:27] vape we also know that the majority of
[20:31] the marketing and promotion that youth
[20:34] will see will be in those retailers that
[20:36] are right in their neighborhoods in
[20:38] November of 2023 we did a uh store
[20:41] observations of stores within 1500 feet
[20:44] of schools and 31 of of retailers with
[20:49] were within 1500 feet of schools in the
[20:51] city of skincity and the majority of
[20:54] those sold flavored Vapes 2third of
[20:57] those those had exterior advertising
[21:00] which is in violation of state
[21:02] law
[21:04] um those those licensed tobacco
[21:06] retailers are in disp are
[21:08] disproportionately located near schools
[21:11] in high poverty neighborhoods in the
[21:13] city
[21:15] um and those children that live in those
[21:17] High poverty neighborhoods have the
[21:19] greatest exposure to that tobacco
[21:22] marketing we also know that 52% of those
[21:25] stores sold flavored electronic
[21:27] cigarettes
[21:29] so um I want to just share for you to
[21:33] consider this idea of all tobacco and
[21:36] vape retailers in the city um in
[21:39] addition to those that are um
[21:43] specifically smoke and vape shops so
[21:45] thank you for your time and again I
[21:47] apologize no problem thank
[21:50] you I have no one else signed up to
[21:52] speak so I declare the public comment on
[21:54] the
[21:56] legislative I sign yes sir did you sign
[21:59] up to speak on the legislative agenda
[22:00] what is your
[22:02] name okay sir that you you signed up to
[22:04] speak on the city business is there
[22:06] something on the agenda which you'd like
[22:07] to speak on or is it on the city
[22:09] business I sign it's not a problem so
[22:12] you want to speak on the legislative
[22:13] agenda sure I want to speak on something
[22:16] I'm concerned about is it on the is it
[22:18] on the agenda that's printed that you
[22:19] that's before us if not then you'll be
[22:21] in the next group okay you'll be in the
[22:24] next group we do we still have more okay thank you sir you're quite welcome
[22:28] no problem so I have no one else signed
[22:31] up to speak for a public comment on the
[22:32] legislative agenda so I declare the
[22:34] legislative agenda
[22:36] closed this time I ask for approval of the legislative consent
[22:42] agenda move by Miss Patrick second by Mr
[22:44] M Veron all those in favor
[22:47] I at this time we will have privilege of
[22:50] the floor regarding General City
[22:52] business and I have five individuals uh
[22:55] who are signed up to speak
[22:58] are you read
[23:02] this
[23:07] no this first person sent in their
[23:09] public
[23:12] comment the comment is from AET
[23:16] nagu alolan are you
[23:20] here okay
[23:22] no uh she writes thank you for the O
[23:24] opportunity to introduce our new
[23:26] non-for-profit organization
[23:28] cah Incorporated our mission is to
[23:31] conquer loneliness and social isolation
[23:33] through engagement experiences in the
[23:35] homes and community of older adults in
[23:37] SKC County I have been a nurse for over
[23:40] 24 years working both administratively
[23:44] and directly with many seniors and their
[23:46] care providers the most valuable time
[23:48] for them and selfish selfishly me was
[23:52] the quality moment spent engaging with
[23:54] them on social level senior loneliness
[23:56] and social isolation are un underserved
[24:01] conditions that cost millions in
[24:02] Medicare dollars increased health risk
[24:05] to seniors including early death our
[24:07] organization has been providing social
[24:09] engagement events at senior independent
[24:11] living communities since July 2023 we
[24:14] became an official nonpr nonprofit
[24:17] organization in December of 2023 the
[24:20] success of these events ignites our
[24:22] passion to add more programs and
[24:24] services to better meet the needs of our
[24:26] elderly
[24:28] population we would like the opportunity
[24:30] to introduce ourselves to the government
[24:32] of skti
[24:33] County how much better would we be able
[24:36] to support our seniors by partnering
[24:38] with established social agencies senior
[24:41] providers nursing assisted living
[24:43] facilities veteran agencies and others to co cohesively work toward our
[24:49] mission we are also seeking support and
[24:51] guidance from the mayor's office to give
[24:53] this gift of Engagement to our seniors
[24:56] we would be honored to present our mark
[24:57] marketing plan at a city council meeting
[24:59] thank you for your consider
[25:01] consideration we look forward to hearing
[25:02] back from you thank you Miss P Miss Miku
[25:06] uh this time raan
[25:12] artist good even again I want to I
[25:15] watched the committee meeting last week
[25:17] and uh I just want to thank you for
[25:19] bringing up uh the minority
[25:21] participation during uh these contracts
[25:24] and as I was
[25:25] listening it seemed like uh
[25:29] your questions were getting the same old
[25:30] answer oh it's hard it's hard it's only
[25:33] hard when you don't do anything about
[25:35] it uh I'm going to explain to you how
[25:38] and I'm going use the paving contract as
[25:41] an example I'm a minority contractor
[25:44] non-minority contractor we're both truck
[25:46] and
[25:47] outfits main company Thal and industries
[25:51] in there has to fill their minority
[25:55] participation if I have a truck in here
[25:57] has a truck
[25:59] now I want you to listen to this we do
[26:02] not get to bid the job so money is not
[26:05] the problem it isn't like my number's
[26:08] High his number's
[26:10] low we in the trucking industry we work
[26:13] for what they put out as their Trucking
[26:16] rate for the season rifenburg Newcastle
[26:20] louisi you can go on down that's just
[26:22] how it is I don't get to send in my
[26:25] number and say I need this much money to
[26:27] do the job I got to make it work within
[26:29] there so truck and pay were
[26:32] even now you need minority participation
[26:36] I should be going up a little bit cuz he
[26:37] doesn't have it so I don't understand
[26:41] why it's so
[26:43] hard to fit to
[26:46] fulfill the numbers you're supposed to
[26:48] meet it's only hard cuz nobody's making
[26:51] them do
[26:54] it and another example I want to give
[26:56] you of the games they play I brought my
[26:59] friend Terrell Bell down here and we got
[27:02] t-shirts and hoodies and there's three
[27:04] companies on here because we're three
[27:06] minority companies in the area where
[27:09] they play the game where oh CLA said
[27:12] he'll do it for this he'll do it for
[27:13] cheaper than we want we're standing
[27:16] there having a conversation when his
[27:17] phone rang and they said that he said
[27:20] hang on let me put him on the phone for
[27:21] you these are the games they play and
[27:24] they can only play it if you allow them
[27:29] C and industries last year 4 days the
[27:33] job started in August every day they had
[27:37] trucks Gary I seen you on the job I
[27:40] tried to tell you what was going on I
[27:43] call Ron before the before you guys even
[27:47] vote on it soon as I can when the the
[27:50] bid comes out I'm calling at 2:00 saying
[27:54] do you who who who's the lowest bidder
[27:56] my next call is to Ron Ron so and so got
[27:59] the job we going to get on this you know
[28:01] they're going to you know they're going
[28:02] to play the
[28:03] games what's 4
[28:06] days that's nothing I do it because it's
[28:11] in my city and I want to work in my
[28:16] city if you guys don't ask the
[28:21] questions I don't know what else to say
[28:23] Gary I I to tell you the truth I'm I'm
[28:25] just and I know I'm not supposed to
[28:26] speak directly you but I kind of feel a
[28:29] certain way because I always believed in
[28:31] you even when you first started running
[28:34] and I always told my neighbors and
[28:35] everybody else if it's the law it's in
[28:39] the books he's going to make sure they
[28:42] do it right I and I just feel like it's
[28:45] not being
[28:46] done and the fact that I had a
[28:49] one-on-one with
[28:50] you really just makes me feel like
[28:52] you're not paying attention to what's
[28:54] going on out here that's an insult to
[28:56] what they're doing they're feeding you
[28:58] guys any any o excuses it's not hard
[29:02] okay I need you to summarize sir because
[29:03] your time is expired but I thank you
[29:05] very much get us involved thank you for
[29:11] coming Frank
[29:26] wicks
[29:28] okay okay with respect to our trucker
[29:38] friend uh I think my observation if we
[29:41] have a trucker brought it and trucking
[29:44] is a tough job and it's important that
[29:46] they are treated fairly which means you
[29:49] know don't circumvent the law so I'm
[29:51] totally in support of this
[29:54] trucker Okay so anything you can do to
[29:58] help him it's good for
[30:01] everyone okay okay uh I standing here
[30:05] with my friend uh Larry my name is Larry
[30:09] meerhoff and here's support Frank and we
[30:12] have uh Muhammad
[30:14] Mafi and and just by coincidence here's
[30:18] my my Muslim friend and here's my Jewish
[30:21] friend and my Jewish friend is also a
[30:24] musician who's performing over in G in
[30:30] gway and uh so he appreciates the Dan
[30:33] ancers we had here and okay uh the the
[30:38] uh the proposed way after night might
[30:40] have sounded pretty uh outside the norm
[30:44] a month ago over the last weekend the
[30:47] two United States senators from Vermont
[30:49] came around and saying the same thing so
[30:51] we'd like the uh City connected to be on
[30:54] the record saying the same thing so so
[30:57] the proposal is for the city of the city
[31:00] of skinuti urges the president of the
[31:03] United States and Congress to
[31:05] immediately stop funding and supplying
[31:08] weapons to Israel that are now being
[31:12] used uh to commit Unthinkable crimes
[31:16] against Palestinian people in Gaza and
[31:19] Humanity including genocide by weapons
[31:23] and
[31:24] starvation ethic cleansing destru ction
[31:27] of homes hospitals universities and
[31:31] spiritual and historic sites leaving
[31:34] desperate people with nowhere to go so
[31:37] that's a proposal that I hope you can
[31:39] vote on and the City of skuy can come
[31:42] down on the side and we hope to make the
[31:44] same work with other cities communities
[31:47] villages to do the same thing
[31:51] uh the the the contact is
[31:55] the again the Jews were settled and Palestine had
[32:00] a choice of working in peace and
[32:04] cooperation with the native Palestinians
[32:07] as was envisioned by Albert Einstein and
[32:09] others but chose to forcefully remove
[32:12] Palestinians from homes with a go of an
[32:15] ethically pure Jewish Birthright
[32:19] population extending from the Jordan
[32:21] River to the Mediterranean Sea as prime
[32:25] minister Benjamin Netanyahu showed on
[32:27] the map to the United Nations in
[32:29] September
[32:32] 2023 the pursuit of this Total
[32:34] Domination required a massive amount of
[32:36] the United States tax
[32:38] money uh and weapons with no constraints
[32:41] on the
[32:43] use again see since October 7th on of
[32:50] 2023 Israel could have exercised the
[32:53] right of
[32:54] self-defense by restoring effect
[32:57] effective monitoring on the wall
[33:00] and that keeps Palestinians and Gaza out
[33:04] of the Israel and recovered hostages by
[33:08] exchange with uh what has happened since
[33:13] shows a Total Domination rather than
[33:15] defense is is the goal so I need you to
[33:17] summarize please okay soorry I got three
[33:20] points there sorry one the property
[33:23] damage in Gaza from thousands of United
[33:26] States supplied bomb boms and airplanes
[33:27] exceeds the combined damage to herim and
[33:30] Nagasaki from the atam bombs their
[33:33] deaths and destructions are approaching
[33:35] the many and may surpass the J Japanese
[33:37] deaths that happen from the bombs
[33:40] finally a genocide by starvation is
[33:43] being done by un under by undermining
[33:46] the United Nations based food agencies
[33:49] and blocking uh deliveries by truck the
[33:52] United Station States is feebly
[33:54] responding with humanitarian Aid needs
[33:57] via parachute and telling of a plan to
[34:01] construct emergency Pier to deliver sea
[34:05] the cruel irony is the United States is
[34:07] trying to act heroically to help the
[34:09] victims of the United States supplied
[34:11] bombs being dropped by Israel and the
[34:14] closing thought evil can happen when
[34:16] good things are when good people are
[34:19] silent and also when they're okay with
[34:22] it okay thank you thank
[34:25] you
[34:27] may I have a few may I say a few
[34:30] sentences yeah okay I'll put you down as
[34:32] a separate individual yes sir you may
[34:33] just a few sentences I I listened that
[34:36] initial prayer that you mentioned in
[34:38] that prayer you asked uh help God help
[34:41] us to bring honor and glory to God help
[34:45] us to make the right decisions in the
[34:47] Pledge of Allegiance you said that we
[34:49] want to bring liberty and justice for
[34:51] all within 5 months
[34:55] 31,000
[34:57] people have been killed more than 70% of
[35:00] them children and women the bombs as our
[35:05] tax dollars are thrown they are buried
[35:08] under the uh buildings hungry thirsty
[35:12] and it may not work it may not have any
[35:15] effect but it shows at least some
[35:17] conscientious people say because this is
[35:20] done at our in our names people around
[35:23] the world know this it's only the media
[35:26] here that keeps the American people
[35:28] under informed so it would be nice for a
[35:30] city ofc to say we are not being
[35:33] Bamboozled by what ABC NBC shows this is
[35:36] against the humanity against the
[35:38] consciousness of humans thank you thank
[35:44] you rob Rod
[35:48] Hubert hello everyone it's the third
[35:51] time I've been here and uh nothing's
[35:54] still been done I don't even get a call
[35:57] back maybe one of you guys will call me
[36:00] back I hear about the roads and
[36:01] connecting that are awful why don't we
[36:04] have a plan in place you got all these
[36:06] people that are you know they get voted
[36:08] in and they don't do anything you know I nice people don't get me wrong but uh
[36:15] something's got to happen a plan's got
[36:17] to be in place I guess we're not as
[36:20] important the roads we as
[36:23] taxpayers pay your salary you know where
[36:26] we are when uh you want to run for uh
[36:30] your campaign but uh second time I
[36:33] didn't get a call
[36:35] either but I just don't understand we
[36:37] live in this city and pay the taxes and
[36:40] we ask for services especially in woodl
[36:43] where I live we don't get anything hard
[36:46] let's wake up here and get get moving
[36:49] another thing around the park is paved
[36:52] unit street is paved but no place else
[36:57] hire a contractor get off your butts and
[37:00] do something and I didn't swear but and
[37:02] another thing the park is a mess with
[37:05] leaves they don't do leaves and I went
[37:07] through uh the park and saw that
[37:10] phountain all rusty and paint coming off
[37:13] of it we got summer coming you got that
[37:16] swiming pool we don't want things to be
[37:18] left like that so get moving I don't me
[37:21] to be mean but you sit there and you're
[37:23] look then you don't say nothing get with
[37:27] it I'm sorry but that's how I feel
[37:30] another thing I bought a new truck I hit
[37:32] a pothole $4,000 for a truck you know
[37:37] get going every other week you come here
[37:41] nothing gets
[37:42] done I've had it sorry
[37:47] but just don't get it I'm a former city
[37:49] employee I'm a retired I know what goes
[37:53] on they make deals and there's a lot of
[37:55] Driftwood that does doesn't work and
[37:57] they get big salaries I knew everything
[38:00] so please I'm begging you to can
[38:03] somebody call me and put a plan in
[38:08] place so with that that's all I got to
[38:11] say the third time I'm here I'm not
[38:12] going to
[38:14] bother all right you guys have a nice
[38:16] night thank
[38:21] you uh Andre
[38:25] Gerard
[38:28] um hi uh good evening how you doing my
[38:31] name is Andre
[38:33] Gerard um I'm here over here to discuss
[38:36] you know the issue um matter of fact um
[38:38] my name is Andre Gerard uh I have a AKA
[38:42] they know me as triple OG um I'm the uh
[38:46] founder the CEO as well as the executive
[38:49] director of the Premier business to
[38:51] reduce violence here in SKC which is
[38:54] called gang affiliated nonviolent
[38:57] guidance it is spell gang and you know
[39:00] one of the amazing things about this
[39:02] business is that I am forever promoting
[39:05] hugs no slugs I am forever telling the
[39:08] blood the the lightning Kings all
[39:10] these bangers out here to give their
[39:13] homie a hug instead of a slug and
[39:15] unfortunately you know um I made so much
[39:18] sacrifices throughout my years the three
[39:21] years that I was on Parole uh to do
[39:23] something positive for the community to
[39:25] give back in a way that you know um
[39:28] other other people don't um I don't know
[39:31] why you know uh at this point in my life
[39:35] that God called me um to reduce violence
[39:38] and to uplift the youth but their
[39:40] respect my handle I learned everything
[39:42] in threes and I break everything down in
[39:44] threes and unfortunately I was able to
[39:47] obtain an ice cream truck that was
[39:50] maliciously uh confiscated October 27th
[39:53] by the police in a way to try to
[39:55] discourage me you know there are people
[39:57] out in the neighborhoods you know
[39:59] especially the black and the Latino
[40:01] people that I'm trying to come bring
[40:03] together Unity I go through a lot of
[40:05] problems I go through problems with the
[40:07] community I go through problems with you
[40:09] know the officials there are people that
[40:11] just want to break my spirit and you
[40:13] know like I come from the area of
[40:15] getting high robbing stealing you know I
[40:18] have to put my face on some of the most
[40:20] you know like humiliating things but
[40:22] it's a power to help me in my process to
[40:25] be a better man and you know I'm just
[40:27] grateful that you know like I was able
[40:30] to turn around and put this business
[40:32] together you know and it's just terrible
[40:35] that the summer is approaching and what
[40:38] I provided for the Youth is you know um
[40:41] you know barbecues I provided you know
[40:45] uh different things such as you know
[40:46] ciphers where they can uh bring out
[40:48] their talent I want to turn around and
[40:50] be able to establish cards games clean
[40:54] the park you know like one of the uh
[40:56] initiatives that I initially uh promoted
[40:59] was uh the help of keeping the park
[41:01] clean the park is filthy people you know
[41:05] like I mean it it's just sad that you
[41:08] know like I have the initiative and I
[41:10] have the power and ability to keep
[41:13] skincity safe and clean it's called
[41:15] project SKC safe and clean streets and I
[41:19] can't get no help from the very people
[41:21] that should be grateful because prior to
[41:24] you winning that election seat you know
[41:28] you held up my banner you Pro you know
[41:30] that Banner every official that see that
[41:34] Banner they praise it police praise it
[41:38] fire departments praise it I I you know
[41:40] I just get nothing but praise because
[41:43] it's the only business that's reducing
[41:46] violence and connty I am promoting hugs
[41:50] no slugs and the last thing that I want
[41:52] to talk about the most serious crisis
[41:56] that's happening right now in SKC is a
[42:00] mental illness that is not being
[42:03] addressed there need comprehensive
[42:06] reform for mental illness you know there
[42:09] are there's just too much mental illness
[42:12] just rampant and then you have these uh
[42:16] organizations that are I don't know what
[42:18] you know what they doing with the money
[42:19] or the funding but nobody is helping the
[42:23] mentally ill and if the mentally ill are
[42:27] not going to turn around and be helped I
[42:31] need you later it's going to be a very
[42:34] serious serious problem and you sumarize
[42:37] yes thank you uh please address those
[42:41] people who have meant illness thank you know no justice for those no peace
[42:46] for you no justice sir your time is
[42:55] expired
[43:00] I have no one else signed up to speak so
[43:02] I declare the public comment of City
[43:04] business
[43:06] closed uh at this time any miscellaneous
[43:09] business of the
[43:13] council
[43:18] mayor okay um first of all I just want
[43:21] to congratulate um Carlos kotto as being
[43:25] named the uh new superintendent for the
[43:27] connected City School District so last
[43:29] um this past Friday they made that
[43:31] announcement so I just was uh glad we
[43:33] were most of us were able to attend and
[43:36] I'm glad to see that happen um as we've
[43:39] all heard about the the tragedy of the
[43:43] child that was um that was killed here
[43:46] in the city and uh someone asked me a
[43:49] question uh and saw that thought that we
[43:50] should pass legislation regarding
[43:53] abandoned child act so I just wanted
[43:54] everyone to know uh that there is
[43:57] legislation called the abandoned infant
[43:58] protection act where someone can bring
[44:00] an infant to a c safe place and they
[44:03] there's no questions asked about it so
[44:06] in response to the person who raised the
[44:07] question whether the city council would
[44:09] be passing any legislation there already
[44:11] is legislation in place where um someone
[44:14] can bring an infant if they think
[44:15] they're going to harm them to bring this
[44:17] someone to a like a firehouse uh police department a hospital or
[44:22] someone they feel that can take care of
[44:23] the infant and will take care of the
[44:24] infant but I just want people to know
[44:26] that that is in place and um we uh our
[44:29] hearts go out to the families of the
[44:30] child Halo and just pray for the entire
[44:34] family because it's a tragedy no matter
[44:36] how you look at
[44:37] it if there's nothing further to come
[44:40] before the city council I will ask for a
[44:41] motion to adjourn moved by Mr Farley
[44:44] second by Mr manini all those in favor
[44:48] I we're
[44:54] adjourned
[45:04] for