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[6:25] I'd like to all call to order the city
[6:27] Caucus meeting for Monday May 13th
[6:30] 2024 we have 21 items for original
[6:33] consideration if the clerk would please
[6:35] Deputy clerk would please read item
[6:36] number
[6:39] one item number one for original
[6:41] consideration a resolution supporting
[6:43] submission of an application by city of
[6:45] SCCY for the restore NY round 8 Grant
[6:48] discussed in committee with objection
[6:50] and on consent item number two item
[6:52] number two for original consideration a
[6:55] resolution authorizing the mayor or his
[6:57] designity to enter into a contract with
[6:59] the New York state division of Homeland
[7:01] Security and emergency services
[7:04] dhss to secure grant funding under the
[7:07] fy2021 cyber security grant
[7:10] program discussed in committee without
[7:12] objection on consent item number three under original
[7:16] consideration a resolution authorizing
[7:18] the city to enter into a contract with
[7:20] the New York state division of Homeland
[7:22] Security and emergency services dhss to
[7:26] secure grant funding under the FY 2021
[7:28] Tactical Team grant program discussed in
[7:31] committee with an objection on consent
[7:33] item number four item number four under
[7:35] original consideration a resolution
[7:38] authorizing the city to enter into a
[7:39] contract with the New York state
[7:40] division of Criminal Justice Services to
[7:43] secure grant funding under New York
[7:45] State fy2020 Edward burn Memorial
[7:47] Justice assistant grant program Jag
[7:51] discuss in committee without objection
[7:52] on consent item number five item number
[7:55] five under original consideration a
[7:57] resolution adopting the Albany and crane
[7:58] streets complete Street study discussed
[8:01] in committee with an objection on
[8:02] consent item number six item number six
[8:05] under original consideration a
[8:07] resolution authorizing an easement to
[8:08] Niagara Mohawk power Corporation DBA
[8:11] National Grid discussed in committee
[8:13] with objection on consent item number
[8:15] seven item number seven under original
[8:17] consideration a resolution authorizing
[8:19] an amendment correcting typographical
[8:20] errors and resolution number 2024 D 089
[8:24] discussed in committee with objection on
[8:26] consent item number eight item number
[8:29] eight under original consideration a
[8:30] resolution confirming the appointment of
[8:32] harling Andress as representative of the
[8:34] conc municipal Housing Authority discuss
[8:37] in committee with objection on consent
[8:39] item number nine item number nine under
[8:41] original consideration a resolution
[8:43] authorizing an option agreement to
[8:45] transfer 929 101 and 1014 Pleasant
[8:48] Street and 723 Congress Street to the
[8:52] land reutilization Corporation of the
[8:54] capital region discussed in committee
[8:55] with an objection on consent item number
[8:57] 10 item number 10 under original
[9:00] consideration a resolution authorizing
[9:01] the sale of 1309 First Avenue for
[9:04] $29,000 discussed in committee with
[9:07] objection on consent item number 11 item
[9:09] number 11 under original consideration a
[9:11] resolution authorizing the sale of 853
[9:14] emage Street for $50,000 discussed in
[9:16] committee with objection on consent item
[9:18] number 12 item number 12 under original
[9:20] consideration a resolution authorizing
[9:22] the sale of a vacant lot on paage street
[9:24] for
[9:26] $2,551 discuss in committee with an
[9:28] objection on consent item number 13 item
[9:31] number 13 under original consideration a
[9:33] resolution authorizing the sale of 701
[9:36] Windsor Terrace for $45,100
[9:38] discussed and committee without
[9:40] objection on consent item number 14 item
[9:43] number 14 under original consideration a
[9:45] resolution authorizing the settlement of
[9:47] a claim by Lawrence Daly discussed in
[9:49] committee with an objection on consent
[9:51] item number 15 16 and 17 will be pulled
[9:55] by the request of Corporation councel
[9:57] and brought back at a later date
[10:00] item number 18 item number 18 under
[10:03] original consideration a resolution
[10:05] recognizing Lisa Fagan during Teacher
[10:07] Appreciation Week 2024 this item will be
[10:09] taken out of order and presented by
[10:11] councilman Williams item number 19 item
[10:15] number 19 under original consideration a
[10:17] resolution recognizing Lisa adamic for
[10:19] over 36 years of service to the city of
[10:21] skty this item will be taken out of
[10:23] order and presented by myself item
[10:25] number 20 item number 20 under original
[10:28] consideration a resolution ution
[10:29] recognizing the SKC Heritage Foundation
[10:32] this item will be taken out of order and
[10:34] presented by council member Doro item
[10:37] number 21 item number 21 under contract
[10:39] and Supply a resolution awarding the bid
[10:42] and contract for the conected police
[10:44] locker and toilet room contracts GC EC
[10:47] and PC as listed in a total amount of
[10:50] $571,500
[10:52] discussed in committee with objection
[10:54] and on consent if there's nothing more
[10:56] to come before the city council caucus I
[10:58] ask for a motion to adj
[11:00] motion by Miss Patrick second by Mr
[11:02] Williams all those in favor I we are
[11:04] adjourned I'd like to call the city
[11:06] council meeting to order for Monday May
[11:08] 13
[11:10] 2024 and I'd like to call on co-pastor
[11:12] Amanda Thompson of the new day Christian
[11:14] Empowerment Center for the prayer
[11:22] invocation let us pray Heavenly Father
[11:25] we come before you tonight in humility
[11:28] and faith we thank you for all you have
[11:31] given us and the many blessings in our
[11:33] lives we ask for your guidance and your
[11:36] strength show us the way and fill us
[11:39] with your courage and wisdom help us to
[11:42] remember your love and guidance and be
[11:45] faithful in our service to you give us
[11:49] the patience and the understanding to
[11:51] face life's challenges with
[11:54] Grace Lord Jesus you are the king and
[11:57] the true king of peace
[12:00] in you alone is found
[12:02] Freedom please free our world from
[12:05] conflict bring Unity to troubled Nations
[12:09] let your gracious peace reign in every
[12:12] heart dispel all darkness and evil
[12:16] protect the Dignity of every human being
[12:20] replace hatred with love give wisdom to
[12:24] the leaders of this nation and All
[12:26] Nations free them from selfish
[12:29] Ambitions and eliminate all violence and
[12:33] War in the name of your father we pray
[12:36] amen and amen amen I'd like to ask
[12:39] council member D Tor to Le Us in the
[12:41] pledge i
[12:44] al United States of America to the for
[12:49] stands one nation God indivisible liy
[12:54] and justice for all thank you
[13:02] if the clerk would please complete the
[13:03] roll
[13:05] call Mr Toro pres Mr Farley pres Mr
[13:11] Mancini pres Mr mud is absent Miss
[13:15] Patrick here Mr Williams here miss
[13:18] Porterfield
[13:21] here I'd like to ask council member
[13:23] Patrick to please take the chair so I
[13:25] could present two resolutions
[13:53] s
[14:11] may I have the floor you may thank you
[14:13] I'd like to call John kuchi to come up
[14:25] please I help this a resolution
[14:28] recognizes John kucho for his 35 years
[14:30] of service to the city of
[14:32] skincity whereas John kucho began
[14:35] working for the city of skincity as a
[14:36] signal superintendent on June 12th 1989
[14:40] and and in 2017 John assumed the duties
[14:43] of director of operations for a few
[14:45] months in addition to being the signal
[14:47] supervisor and whereas on August 11th
[14:50] 1989 John received his certificate of
[14:52] achievement for a completion of the
[14:53] signal signal timing organization
[14:55] program Transit syt -7f training
[15:00] provided by the New York State energy
[15:02] Department office and whereas serving as
[15:05] the signal supervisor John's numerous
[15:07] duties included overseeing the
[15:08] installation maintenance and repair of
[15:11] electrical and electronic traffic
[15:12] signals and controllers and of course
[15:15] being responsible being responsible for
[15:17] all signs in the city of
[15:19] skincity and whereas for many years John
[15:22] has worked on the smart city project the
[15:24] goal of which is to help build an
[15:25] environment of sustainability efficiency
[15:27] and improved quality of Life by
[15:29] leveraging technology and Innovation for
[15:32] the betterment of residents and
[15:33] businesses and
[15:34] skincity and whereas some components of
[15:37] that project are the National Grid rev
[15:39] demonstration project smart lighting and
[15:41] the climate smart projects including
[15:43] solar and electric vehicles and whereas
[15:46] in 2013 the city of skincity Mayor
[15:49] McCarthy and John kucho were recognized
[15:51] for assisting the be Bethesda house with
[15:54] Pho Volk system installation project the
[15:57] project consisted of installing solar
[15:59] modules on the roof and installing a
[16:02] conduit from the roof which Carri the
[16:04] free electricity produced by the system
[16:06] to the building's utility system thanks
[16:08] to this project Bethesda house produced
[16:10] free electricity and saved money on
[16:12] their utility bills and whereas in 2018
[16:15] John kucho was responsible for
[16:17] overseeing the roll out of municip
[16:19] municity a cloud-based software program
[16:22] developed to help municipalities combat
[16:24] Urban blight and to help properly keep
[16:26] track of various properties and whereas
[16:29] these highlights are just a few of the
[16:31] project John has been involved in and
[16:32] his lengthy career with the city of
[16:34] skincity now therefore be resolved that
[16:37] the connected city council and Mayor
[16:39] Gary R McCarthy do hereby pause in their
[16:41] deliberations to recognize and
[16:43] congratulate John kucho for his 35 years
[16:46] of service to the city of skincity we
[16:48] thank him for his many contributions to
[16:50] the development of the city and wish him
[16:51] well
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[17:11] I'd like to move the
[17:12] resolution so
[17:14] move oh we we actually um had the
[17:18] resolution was passed at the last
[17:19] council meeting um so no motion is
[17:21] needed thank you congratulations
[17:25] john 35 years
[17:29] oh on I just want to thank everybody for
[17:33] the opportunity to work for the city for
[17:34] this long a period um I love the city I
[17:37] always have and I always will and um I'm
[17:40] sure it's going to continue to prosper
[17:42] and I'll be around and make sure that uh
[17:45] that's the case thank
[17:47] [Applause]
[17:55] you other way
[18:04] thanks thank you John so item number
[18:08] 19a a resolution recognizing Lisa adamic for over
[18:14] 36 Adam for over 36 years of service to
[18:18] the city of SKC this will also be
[18:20] presented by Council of President
[18:22] Porterfield Miss Porterfield you may
[18:25] have the floor thank you I'd like to
[18:26] have Miss adame come up please
[18:32] are you tonight a resolution recognizing
[18:36] Lisa adamic for her more than 36 years
[18:38] of service to the city of sken whereas
[18:41] Lisa Adam was born and raised in skena
[18:43] New York and attended Mount Pleasant
[18:45] High School her family owned a
[18:47] restaurant in the city called Mike
[18:49] called Mike's Pizza Adobe which was
[18:51] located on State Street and she where
[18:53] she worked from her childhood and
[18:54] developed her work ethic and whereas
[18:57] Lisa began working for the the city of
[18:59] skincity in 1987 first as a part-time
[19:02] clerk typist with the within the health
[19:04] Bureau during her employment with the
[19:06] city Lisa has worked in many different
[19:08] positions where she gained a vast amount
[19:10] of experience and knowledge and whereas
[19:12] in 1988 she transferred to the finance
[19:15] department holding the titles of data
[19:18] entry machine operator senior audit
[19:20] Clerk and principal billing audit and
[19:23] accounts payable clerk during that time
[19:26] she was in put in charge of the accounts
[19:27] payable and then the purchasing
[19:29] department and whereas in 2008 Lisa went
[19:32] to work for the Department of utilities
[19:34] and Facilities where she then became
[19:36] part of the information technology
[19:38] department implementing training and
[19:40] programming the city's Tyler munus
[19:42] Financial software and whereas Lisa
[19:45] along with co-workers worked with the
[19:46] city for Technologies and government to
[19:48] design and implement the Unicity
[19:50] software working along with other
[19:52] municipalities she was part of
[19:54] developing the New York State cold
[19:56] officials data exchange she also oversaw
[19:59] all the signs signals street lights and
[20:01] posting of work orders to ensure
[20:03] completeness and accuracy and filled in
[20:05] for the signal superintendent when he
[20:06] was
[20:07] unavailable now therefore it be resolved
[20:10] that the connected city council and
[20:11] Mayor Gary AR McCarthy do hereby pausing
[20:14] their deliberations to recognize Lisa
[20:16] adamic for her years of service to the
[20:18] city of skincity and to congratulate her
[20:20] and wish her well on her retirement I'd
[20:23] like to move
[20:32] moved by council president Porterfield
[20:33] iser
[20:34] second seconded by Mr Williams all those
[20:38] in favor I
[20:41] [Applause]
[20:52] I I just want to like say the same
[20:55] sentiments as John it's been a pleasure
[20:57] to work for the city for all these
[20:59] shares um we did some great things and I
[21:02] see some great things coming in your
[21:03] future and the last thing I want to say
[21:06] is I beat John by a year
[21:11] [Applause]
[21:36] thank you Miss Patrick our next out of
[21:37] order resolution is a recognizing Lisa
[21:40] Fagan for Teacher um excuse me for
[21:44] during Teacher Appreciation Week 2024
[21:46] councilman Williams
[21:59] may I have the floor you have the floor
[22:01] sir all right I'd like to invite Lisa
[22:02] Fagan and her family and friends if
[22:04] they'd like to come up front as
[22:06] well no
[22:29] whereas teachers work tirelessly
[22:31] dedicating their time energy and passion
[22:33] to shaping the minds of future
[22:34] Generations their work extends beyond
[22:37] the classroom because they impart
[22:38] knowledge instill values Inspire
[22:41] creativity and Foster a love for
[22:43] Learning and whereas Teacher
[22:45] Appreciation Week originated in 1953
[22:48] when first lady Elanor Roosevelt urged
[22:50] Congress to recognize the contributions
[22:52] of Educators and it became nationally
[22:54] recognized in 1980 and is celebrated the
[22:57] first full week of May and whereas
[22:59] Teacher Appreciation Week 2024 is
[23:02] celebrated was celebrated from May 6th
[23:04] to May 10th and acknowledges the
[23:06] personal sacrifice and tieless
[23:08] commitments undertaken in the pursuit of
[23:10] shaping and molding
[23:11] Minds it is a time for students parents
[23:15] administrators and communities to come
[23:17] together and express their appreciation
[23:19] for educators dedication and hard work
[23:21] and whereas this year's theme of
[23:23] teachers are shining stars appreciates
[23:25] the impactful work within this vital
[23:27] community that makes the world brighter
[23:29] one student at a time as they prepare
[23:31] school children for the future by their
[23:33] actions both in and out of the
[23:34] classrooms and whereas Lisa Fagan a
[23:37] lifelong teacher tutor and self-regard
[23:39] accessibility specialist has focused her
[23:42] professional career on aiding students
[23:44] with high support needs Miss Fagan
[23:46] embodies the true tenants of teaching by
[23:49] creating an interactive and reflective
[23:50] classroom environment prioritizing
[23:53] inclusivity and fostering deeper
[23:54] learning through collaboration and
[23:57] whereas teacher appreciation we week
[23:58] acknowledges communities to outwardly
[24:00] Express their gratitude to teachers
[24:02] while acknowledging the challenges
[24:04] within our education systems such as but
[24:06] not limited to adapting to and engaging
[24:09] diverse learning styles meeting
[24:11] curriculum standards and balancing
[24:12] workloads teacher appreciation week is a
[24:15] time to listen and stand with Educators
[24:17] to give them the respect they deserve
[24:19] and the resources they need to help
[24:21] students succeed now therefore be it
[24:23] resolved that the city that the concy
[24:25] city council and Mayor Gary AR McCarthy
[24:28] do hear by pausing their deliberations
[24:29] to
[24:30] recognize um to recognize Miss Fagan and
[24:34] her commitments to our education system
[24:36] with the city is connected you
[25:04] I'd like to move the resolution I need a
[25:06] second please you second second M Mr
[25:09] Farley all those in favor I
[25:12] congratulations any
[25:13] [Applause]
[25:16] words thank you so much to the city of
[25:19] SKC and all of you um Council miliams
[25:22] I'm sorry I know you said two or three
[25:24] minutes but they don't often let me
[25:26] speak in public so it might be a little
[25:27] bit more
[25:30] as was stated I've dedicated my entire
[25:32] career to making life easier in the
[25:34] world for students disability is the
[25:36] largest minority class in the world and
[25:39] as Emily ladu States in her book
[25:41] demystifying disabilities disability is
[25:44] the only identity that anyone can
[25:46] suddenly take on at any
[25:48] time think about that for one moment
[25:51] when you break your leg you need to use
[25:53] a wheelchair you're disabled whether
[25:56] it's temporary or permanently you are
[25:57] disable disabled at that moment as a
[26:00] nation we live longer and longer and
[26:03] every person in this room will probably
[26:05] be disabled or has been at some point in
[26:07] their
[26:09] life the problem is as that we
[26:12] hide the visibly disabled because we're
[26:15] afraid of that and we shouldn't and we
[26:17] need to stop we're masking ourselves and
[26:20] we can't as a society we will do
[26:22] anything but seek the help that we need
[26:25] and give people the help they need
[26:28] that's why it took so long for me to get
[26:29] my diagnosis as autistic and
[26:33] ADHD but I always felt the shame of that
[26:36] inner
[26:37] ableism and it starts really really
[26:40] early and it starts when you're
[26:42] tiny I was in the first grade when
[26:45] sister Elaine yelled at me for coloring
[26:46] outside of the lines in front of the
[26:48] entire
[26:49] class thank Betty I have a mother with
[26:52] the sense of social justice and Humanity
[26:54] that she taught me she brought me to the
[26:57] eye doctor I got glasses then she
[27:00] brought me back to school and she had my
[27:02] teacher apologize to me just knowing
[27:05] that I deserve that apology and that
[27:07] every teacher should get each child the
[27:10] grace to assume they are trying every
[27:13] single day their
[27:14] best has shaped my entire life and my
[27:17] career teachers are not infallible we
[27:20] make
[27:21] mistakes but
[27:23] sometimes sometimes they're big
[27:25] sometimes they're small but every single
[27:26] time we need to give kid KS Grace and we
[27:29] need to give them the apologies they
[27:32] deserve my little brother who's all
[27:34] grown up now makes way more money than I
[27:36] do would never have survived a classroom
[27:40] as they are
[27:41] today he needs to move to think he
[27:44] literally walks 10 miles a day now he's
[27:47] the kid that moves so much that it makes
[27:50] you nervous the kind of kid who breaks
[27:52] his arm roller skating on a Saturday and
[27:55] doesn't tell anybody until Wednesday and
[27:58] when they get to the the doctors want to
[28:00] call CPS thank God Dr scandin knew us he
[28:04] couldn't sit still at a desk all day he
[28:07] still can't he's literally physically
[28:09] not able to he didn't go to college but
[28:13] he's read more books and is more
[28:15] intelligent than any other person I've
[28:17] ever met in my entire
[28:19] life I see kids like him every single
[28:22] day being sent out of classrooms in this
[28:25] nation often times in handcuffs
[28:28] because the entire world changed the
[28:31] world was locked down we as Educators
[28:34] had to learn how to teach differently
[28:36] and kids had to learn how to learn
[28:38] differently we came back from school and
[28:41] it was like Wayne said game on and the
[28:44] education system went right back to the
[28:46] status quo of kids sitting in rows being
[28:49] quiet and taking bubble tests it's not
[28:52] party time and it is not excellent the
[28:55] rest of society is adapting to the ever
[28:58] changing world when will our schools do
[29:01] that when I work with kids I don't just
[29:03] see a kid choosing to be a apathetic
[29:06] aggressive or what I usually hear
[29:09] dumb I see a human being with endless
[29:13] potential to change our world who's
[29:16] trying to communicate something but they
[29:18] just don't know how to communicate it
[29:21] yet I absorb and I catalog all of that
[29:24] information the verbal and the
[29:25] non-verbal communication because all
[29:27] Behavior is
[29:30] communication then I use it all to make
[29:32] sure they can thrive in our
[29:35] society anyone who knows me knows that I
[29:38] probably tripped coming up here I almost
[29:41] fell over over
[29:43] there I've often been told I'm clumsy
[29:45] and I need to watch out what I'm
[29:47] doing now as a 47-year-old autistic and
[29:50] ADHD disabled
[29:52] woman I know I have a neurode Divergent
[29:56] brain and one of the traits of this
[29:58] brain is a disabling condition called a
[30:02] praia basically my brain says go over
[30:05] there and my body says you got this they
[30:08] don't got
[30:09] it I have spent years feeling badly
[30:11] about myself because I had no
[30:14] coordination no matter how much I
[30:16] practice some skills I may never be able
[30:19] to get them done that doesn't make me a
[30:22] bad person or mean that I don't
[30:23] contribute to
[30:24] society it just means that I had to
[30:26] learn how to adapt my EnV environment so
[30:29] that I could Thrive and help others
[30:31] Thrive my superpower allows me to change
[30:35] the world for those kids and it's a
[30:38] result of my magical neurode Divergent
[30:40] brain you see when I look up I see
[30:44] computer screens with a B bazillion open
[30:47] tabs and I'm not just saying that
[30:49] figuratively I can actually see
[30:51] information in front of me and then I
[30:53] can use my hands and my mind to sort the
[30:56] information and I open in close Habs and
[30:59] I make connections that no one else can
[31:01] often see for
[31:02] years I can sus out information to the
[31:06] point that sometimes people think I'm a
[31:08] psychic no I'm neurod Divergent
[31:11] empathetic as my mom likes to say every
[31:14] student I see in front of me and every
[31:17] coworker is a living breathing human
[31:20] being they have their own struggles and
[31:22] joys some just need more
[31:24] support some are smarter some are more
[31:27] talented
[31:28] than anyone sitting here today even my
[31:31] little brother if you even made it in
[31:32] Billy if you cannot truly feel that in
[31:35] your
[31:35] soul I really suggest you take a good
[31:38] look at yourself read the book
[31:40] demystifying disabilities and explore
[31:43] your own internalized
[31:45] ableism I'd like to dedicate this
[31:47] resolution in my work to two very
[31:50] important children that have touched my
[31:54] life one I never had the blessing to
[31:57] meet
[31:58] one saves me over and over again every
[32:00] day Samantha Humphrey should be sitting
[32:03] in a classroom at skincity high school
[32:05] tomorrow
[32:07] morning let's not forget that a child in
[32:10] our community was
[32:11] murdered and let's all strive to do
[32:13] better be better and be kind to every
[32:16] single person you
[32:18] meet the other child I want to speak
[32:20] about is estan
[32:22] noé I met her as a child in need who
[32:24] made a mistake
[32:30] she grew in front of my eyes into a
[32:32] bright and beautiful and loving mother
[32:35] and business owner some of you might
[32:37] have known her as this connected sweets
[32:39] woman who was then there for me when I
[32:41] needed her the
[32:43] most she was one of the best humans I've
[32:45] ever met in my life and had the pleasure
[32:47] of knowing and loving and I was beyond
[32:49] devastated to lose her last year she's
[32:52] my angel and she constantly watches over
[32:54] me I do what I do for the Samanthas and
[32:56] the estaphan and the the lucases and the
[32:58] joies and all of them all of the kids of
[33:01] the world and I'll continue to do it to
[33:03] the best of my ability with every single
[33:04] five of my being until I join each of
[33:07] them in conclusion until our world
[33:09] values the expertise and the Magical
[33:12] brains of all of our teachers
[33:15] paraprofessionals
[33:17] custodians and other Direct Care
[33:19] personnel with the same level of pay and
[33:23] respect that we give security monitors
[33:26] and administrators
[33:28] based on our education and experience we
[33:31] will continue to fail as a
[33:33] society treat anyone you meet whether
[33:36] they can speak or cannot speak walk see
[33:40] or think like you do with the same
[33:42] respect and Assumption of Competency as
[33:45] you would want for
[33:46] yourself if you're disabled please be
[33:49] loud and be proud about it make sure
[33:52] that people realize that disability
[33:53] isn't something to be ashamed of or
[33:55] something to be pied make it okay to
[33:58] Flap when you're happy make it okay to
[34:01] rock when you're sad take a break to
[34:03] regulate yourself bring your own hamic
[34:05] chair to meetings normalize being to
[34:08] thrive being able to thrive as a person
[34:12] because the pursuit of happiness is not
[34:15] just
[34:16] survival it's to thrive and that is a
[34:18] basic human right and fre all oppressed
[34:22] people ac across the world including
[34:26] Palestine
[34:29] w w
[34:34] [Applause]
[35:21] we have one more out of out of order
[35:24] resolution resolution 20a recognizing SK
[35:27] the Heritage Foundation Heritage
[35:29] Foundation like to call on council
[35:31] member Doro to present this
[35:34] resolution thank you may I have the
[35:36] floor you have the floor yes I'd like to
[35:38] call up a group of individuals this
[35:40] evening who spend their uh many hours
[35:45] volunteering researching collecting
[35:48] analyzing and interpreting
[35:51] hisat historical data and we're so lucky
[35:54] and proud to have them here in our city
[35:57] and our our
[36:05] County whereas May is dedicated to
[36:07] National preservation month also known
[36:10] as historical preservation month the
[36:13] month celebrates the nation's Heritage
[36:15] through historic places organizations
[36:18] across the country promote a variety of
[36:20] activities on the local state and
[36:23] National
[36:24] levels whether you are interested in
[36:26] touring historical sites are helping to
[36:28] preserve the history in your backyard
[36:30] there is something for everyone whereas
[36:33] not only the places worth preserving but
[36:36] the stories behind them are too
[36:39] everywhere we go there is more to
[36:41] discover whether the story is found in
[36:43] archives or addicts you guys was
[36:47] there
[36:49] um it consists of board of direct uh it
[36:53] can addicts peeling back the layers of
[36:56] time helps us to understand the past
[36:58] recording stories helps us to provide a
[37:01] rich and Lively history of the people
[37:03] who lived and worked here we are a
[37:06] better image we can better imagine their
[37:09] hardships what they have overcome and
[37:11] the difficult decisions they made in the
[37:14] face of
[37:16] adversity whereas SKC Heritage
[37:19] Foundation the foundation is a volunteer
[37:22] nonprofit organization whose mission is
[37:25] to Foster historic preservation in SKC
[37:28] County it consists of a board of
[37:30] directors whose members are dedicated to
[37:33] the principles of historic preservation
[37:36] have expertise in the field and are
[37:38] committed to advancing these principles
[37:40] it is registered with the state of New
[37:42] York the Bureau of
[37:45] Charities whereas it is a true Testament
[37:48] to the dedication and passion passion of
[37:50] the people involved preserving history
[37:52] isn't just about maintaining old
[37:54] buildings or artifacts it's about
[37:56] keeping the story of spirit in place
[37:59] alive for generations to come it is
[38:02] heartwarming to see our community come
[38:04] together to honor their Heritage in such
[38:06] a meaningful way and whereas having
[38:10] dedicated individuals and organizations
[38:13] like the connected City historian the
[38:16] county
[38:17] historian the connected County
[38:20] Historical Society the SK connected
[38:23] Heritage Foundation and dedicated
[38:25] neighborhood groups shows a strong
[38:28] commitment to honoring the past and
[38:30] enduring the future Generations can
[38:33] appreciate and learn from it
[38:35] collaborative efforts like these are
[38:37] essential for maintaining the integrity
[38:39] and richness of historic neighborhoods
[38:41] and
[38:42] landmarks now therefore be it resolved
[38:46] that the city SKC city council and Mayor
[38:49] Gary arm McCarthy do hereby pause in
[38:51] their deliberations to recognize
[38:57] the historic
[39:01] committee for the work they do here in
[39:03] the city thank
[39:06] you I'd like to move
[39:12] it may I have a second please second by
[39:14] Miss Patrick all in favor I
[39:16] congratulations motion
[39:19] [Applause]
[39:26] passes e
[39:54] [Applause]
[40:21] thank you
[40:22] Gloria well thank you uh
[40:25] councilwoman Doro um I just want to
[40:28] thank uh the city and the mayor for
[40:32] supporting SKC Heritage foundation's
[40:35] initiatives to um preserve the history
[40:38] of of the city of skty uh along with my
[40:42] colleagues that were just up here uh we
[40:45] really appreciate working with the city
[40:48] on projects that are both big and small
[40:51] uh everything from changing the zoning
[40:54] of the the uh historic m Sonic Temple to
[40:59] smaller projects like supporting with a
[41:01] grant from the foundation the revision
[41:05] of the historic preservation uh
[41:07] guidelines for the historic commission
[41:10] uh who we love working with um and we
[41:13] look forward to working with the city in
[41:16] the future on all sorts of projects
[41:19] including smaller ones like uh houses
[41:22] that the city sells uh we're currently
[41:25] working with you on one 30 Front Street
[41:28] that we hope will soon go through um
[41:31] another house will be saved in The
[41:33] Stockade um but we appreciate all the
[41:35] efforts of all the people that work in
[41:37] historic
[41:38] preservation and um we hope to continue
[41:41] in the future so thank you so
[41:44] [Applause]
[41:53] much I'll ask for approval of the
[41:55] minutes for April 22nd 2024 for moved by
[41:59] Mr Williams second by Mr Mancini all in
[42:01] favor
[42:03] I like the clerk to read any
[42:05] Communications and
[42:10] petitions Communications presented to
[42:12] city council for Monday May 13th
[42:16] 2024 under official from mayor McCarthy
[42:20] a letter recommending harleen Andrew to
[42:22] the civilian police review
[42:23] board under General from Paul
[42:27] an email requesting either a stop sign
[42:29] or speed bump for Becker Street to slow
[42:32] down
[42:32] traffic from Rabbi Matthew Cutler a
[42:36] letter recognizing Israel Independence
[42:37] Day and the importance of Israel to the
[42:40] Jewish community and requesting sincere
[42:42] efforts to ensure the safety of Jewish
[42:44] residents in our community under
[42:46] petitions none thank
[42:49] you call on council member for any
[42:51] committee reports any committee
[42:55] reports this time we'll have have uh
[42:57] privilege of the floor related to the
[42:59] legislative agenda and I have no one
[43:02] else sign no one signed up to speak so I
[43:03] declare public comment on the
[43:05] legislative agenda
[43:07] closed I'll ask for approval of the
[43:09] consent agenda move my Miss
[43:13] Patrick second by Mr Mancini all in
[43:16] favor
[43:20] I time we'll have privilege of the floor
[43:22] regarding General City business I have
[43:25] 29 people who are signed up to speak
[43:28] I just want to um just go over the the
[43:30] rule guidelines because I know that many
[43:31] of you are not from our municipality and
[43:34] have not perhaps not been at this
[43:36] meeting before we do have a three minute
[43:38] time limit you will hear my phone go off
[43:41] when your time is up if you're in the
[43:43] middle of a sentence I will allow you to
[43:45] complete that however please don't go
[43:48] much over that because then I will ask
[43:49] you have to ask you to summarize we do
[43:52] have 29 people signed up to speak so
[43:54] that's a lot of speakers and everyone
[43:56] deserves their opportunity so please uh
[43:58] I would ask that you will respectfully
[44:00] um stay within your
[44:05] time this first speaker is zarif
[44:13] hanif is zarif hanif
[44:18] here okay uh the next speaker is uh Imam
[44:22] Jamal Sha
[44:26] [Applause]
[44:32] good evening Mr Mayor Madame President
[44:34] honorable council members as you can see
[44:37] not my people but the people have
[44:40] gathered here to remind you all once
[44:42] again we have a ceasefire resolution
[44:45] that was proposed to the city council
[44:47] we've heard public comments from the
[44:49] mayor from some of the council
[44:52] members basically minimizing the
[44:55] ceasefire resolution
[44:57] and we're here to remind you all of your
[45:00] Collective Humanity we're here to remind
[45:02] you
[45:03] all that you can move this resolution to
[45:06] the floor for a vote and make it public
[45:08] as to where you
[45:10] stand those who are in favor and those
[45:13] who are
[45:14] not no feelings will be hurt but it will
[45:17] help us as the people understand your
[45:20] position on a matter that is a red line for us
[45:30] this is important for us I say this on
[45:34] behalf of the residents of the city of
[45:37] skty there's no danger posed to anyone
[45:40] but I will remind you that when you
[45:43] don't listen as an elected official to
[45:45] the people who you're supposed to
[45:47] represent you probably won't hold that
[45:49] seat for too much longer that's just the
[45:51] reality of politics isn't it so I say
[45:57] with the utmost sincerity reaching out
[45:59] to you again where in this resolution do
[46:02] you find hate where in this resolution
[46:05] do you find racism
[46:08] anti-Semitism where in the resolution do
[46:10] you find it problematic to just simply
[46:12] say yes Rabbi Matthew Cutler who issued
[46:17] a statement that was read on record
[46:20] would appreciate the fact that the
[46:21] resolution calls for the release of
[46:23] Israeli hostages held in Gaza the
[46:27] Palestinian brothers and sisters that we
[46:29] have they would appreciate the
[46:31] resolution being passed to speak to the
[46:33] atrocities that their families have had
[46:35] to endure for the last 7 months and 75
[46:39] [Applause]
[46:44] years I've come to you speaking in
[46:47] different ways I've come to you to
[46:49] appeal with my hat in my hand but now
[46:53] I'm coming to you to appeal very
[46:56] directly
[46:57] we had the uh resolution to honor the
[47:01] teacher and you heard her last words
[47:04] free
[47:05] Palestine the last city council meeting
[47:07] we had just over 3 weeks ago since then
[47:11] what has changed in this country I want
[47:13] to ask you all to reflect upon that the
[47:16] young people the next generation of
[47:17] leaders the people who will be sitting
[47:19] in your seats in 20 years in 10 years in
[47:21] 30 years in 40 years and 50
[47:24] years they are not sitting quietly by and
[47:30] saying this has nothing to do with us
[47:33] they are putting themselves their
[47:35] careers and their Futures on the line
[47:37] but guess what their future is a lot
[47:39] brighter than anyone else who who
[47:42] chooses to sit by and let things pass as
[47:45] if they have no role to
[47:46] play all we're asking you is to pass a
[47:50] ceasefire resolution we're not asking
[47:52] you to roll up your sleeves and go to
[47:53] Washington and appeal to the Senators we
[47:55] will do that but we need this resolution
[47:58] passed here to show that we can actually
[48:01] affect change within human beings who
[48:02] were previously uninvolved and un
[48:05] uninitiated and unaware of this whole
[48:09] conflict now you have a
[48:12] choice you can choose to ignore us you
[48:15] choose to ignore us that's as good as
[48:17] saying no I want to remind you of that
[48:20] there is no way out you have to say yes
[48:22] or no and we leave you with that thank
[48:25] you very much
[48:28] [Music]
[48:30] [Applause]
[48:32] [Music]
[48:44] sah
[48:48] [Applause]
[48:53] Samir hello my name is feris ammer I am
[48:57] a native New Yorker a resident of the
[48:59] capital region and I'm a Palestinian
[49:01] American who's been blessed with the
[49:02] opportunity to live in the West Bank I
[49:05] want to just take a moment to introduce
[49:07] you to what was what my life was like
[49:10] living in the West Bank me start with
[49:13] the school bus to school what should
[49:15] have been a 7-minute ride became a
[49:17] 50-minute ride because the intersection
[49:19] connecting my town to the city where my
[49:22] school was in Palestinians weren't
[49:24] allowed to use it it was a segregated
[49:26] Road only for Israelis and when we had
[49:29] to go on a detour 50 minutes we'd stop
[49:32] at a checkpoint some days and be
[49:33] randomly searched taken off the school
[49:35] bus have our bags and bus searched the
[49:38] occupation of water when we'd come home
[49:40] from school on random days and find that
[49:42] the Israeli authorities had said there's
[49:44] not enough water to go around for
[49:45] everybody today there's no water for
[49:47] your village meanwhile across the street
[49:50] the Israeli settlements 24/7 access to
[49:52] water to
[49:55] electricity despite this and many other
[49:58] small or big hardships that we
[50:01] faced I'm not I could not be more
[50:04] thankful to be Palestinian and I am so
[50:07] lucky to be from the West Bank because
[50:10] had I been from a town one hour West I
[50:13] might be trapped in Gazza right now I
[50:15] might be stuck under the rubber right
[50:17] now I might have had to bury loved ones
[50:19] lost limbs had my house bombed my
[50:22] University
[50:24] bombed maybe I would have been a victim
[50:26] of an
[50:27] strike so why does it matter that you
[50:30] hear our local Representatives call for
[50:31] a ceasefire I'd like to think that if I
[50:34] was born inza stuck under the rubble
[50:36] you'd still value my life the same way
[50:38] if I was there as you do that I'm here
[50:41] and it doesn't matter where I'm from
[50:43] what my skin color is what my faith is
[50:45] that you'd value my life regardless
[50:47] thank you cease fire now
[50:52] [Music]
[51:02] Ahmad Abu
[51:10] hamik thank you uh my name is Ahmed Abu
[51:13] hakma and I'm also here um proposing
[51:17] that you pass the ceasefire
[51:19] resolution um as Rabbi Cutler had
[51:21] mentioned something about recognizing
[51:23] the independence of the state of Israel
[51:24] it's important to note that the 15th of
[51:26] May 1948 holds a very tragic historic
[51:29] date for the Palestinians it is the
[51:31] catastrophe that befell
[51:32] them namely that the state of Israel was
[51:36] established on the death destruction
[51:37] dismembered bodies of Palestinians and
[51:39] the destruction of their homes including
[51:41] my wife whose family are
[51:46] refugees
[51:47] similarly it is true that Jews had fled
[51:51] Europe to flee religious persecution and
[51:54] at the same time they established their
[51:55] state by destroying a Palestinian
[51:57] Society just as it is true that the
[52:00] founding fathers of this country were
[52:02] fleeing religious persecution in Western
[52:05] [Applause]
[52:06] Europe and they established this country
[52:10] on the backs of slaves and on the
[52:11] genocide of Native
[52:17] Americans if you'll allow me I'd like to
[52:19] speak about my family who lives there I
[52:21] have relatives in Jerusalem who are from
[52:23] the quote unquote full citizens of
[52:25] Israel who enjoy complete rights my
[52:28] conversations with them are basically
[52:29] non-existent now because their phone
[52:31] lines are tapped and they will be thrown
[52:33] into jail if they say anything to
[52:35] criticize the
[52:36] state my relatives in the West Bank are
[52:40] basically living under house arrest with
[52:41] a completely stalled economy their cash
[52:44] crop the olive they were denied half of
[52:46] their Harvest this year when I went in
[52:49] 2004 I could access Farmland that I
[52:52] couldn't access in 2009 Grandpa why
[52:54] can't we go there now because
[52:57] that road is just for Israelis well what
[52:59] happens if we cross that road nothing
[53:01] will happen to you grandson but I will
[53:04] get shot if I cross that
[53:06] road and that's nothing compared to
[53:10] Gaza but it has everything to do with
[53:12] Gazza because the game plan is to
[53:14] suffocate the Palestinians in the West
[53:16] Bank so that it becomes another Gazza
[53:20] and as we're talking about suffocation
[53:22] we have to recognize that people aren't
[53:24] eating about a month ago
[53:30] a Girl by the name of Charlotte busky 5
[53:33] years old and connected was found dead
[53:35] in her home and police came to the
[53:38] conclusion that she was starved by her
[53:41] father in this
[53:44] town and he faces up to 18 years in
[53:46] prison which I think is very light
[53:49] personally um so then what then should
[53:52] be said about a country in Israel who
[53:54] makes it their public policy to St
[53:56] starve a captive population in
[54:06] Gazza happy belated Mother's Day for the
[54:08] mothers
[54:10] here and yet it's very difficult to
[54:13] celebrate Mother's Day when the Bedrock
[54:15] of
[54:16] society nice ringtone let's turn it
[54:20] off oh that was a timer okay that is
[54:22] your timer sir okay
[54:26] all right I think it's very clear you're
[54:29] either going to offend a people
[54:31] committing a famine and a genocide or
[54:34] the people who are suffering from it by
[54:36] the decisions you make please make the
[54:39] right choice it's very
[54:45] [Music]
[54:50] obvious Barbara Smith
[54:54] [Applause]
[55:01] good evening I appreciate the
[55:03] opportunity to speak here at your
[55:06] council meeting this evening thank you
[55:08] council members thank you president
[55:11] Porterfield thank you mayor McCarthy my
[55:14] name is Barbara Smith I'm a resident of
[55:16] leam New York but for 37 years I was a
[55:20] resident of uh the city of Albany uh I
[55:24] served on the Albany common Council for
[55:26] two terms from 2006 until
[55:30] 2013 so following that I was invited by
[55:35] and hired by the mayor to establish the
[55:37] first Equity agenda for the city of
[55:39] Albany so I have 12 years of government
[55:43] service late in life um I'm here today
[55:47] to of course support the that the conc
[55:51] city council
[55:53] passes uh introduces and passes
[55:56] a ceasefire resolution as you well know
[56:01] the common Council of Albany passed the
[56:04] first ceasefire resolution in New York
[56:07] state on January the 4th I was a part of
[56:11] the small group that worked night and
[56:15] day to help that to happen many many
[56:18] more people than the eight of us and
[56:20] there were only eight of us who worked
[56:21] very very hard the fact that I had been
[56:24] a member of the common Council was
[56:26] helpful in that context because I knew
[56:28] what the rules were I knew what was
[56:30] possible and it was some of the most
[56:32] important work I wrote that the night
[56:35] that actually I think it was the uh
[56:37] night in J uh in December when we went
[56:40] to the common Council not the night that
[56:41] it passed but I wrote to friends of mine
[56:44] I said this is some of the most
[56:45] meaningful political work that I have
[56:47] ever been involved
[56:52] in and I have been involved in working
[56:55] for justice since I was a teenager in
[56:57] Cleveland Ohio in the early
[57:00] 1960s I said I thought that this was
[57:03] some of the most meaningful political
[57:05] work that I had ever been involved in
[57:07] and one of the reasons it was so
[57:08] meaningful to me is because it's we did
[57:12] something that means much to me that is
[57:15] really kind of the Bedrock of why I do
[57:18] many of the things I do that is we
[57:20] worked in Coalition across
[57:23] differences um we worked with members of
[57:25] the Muslim community of the Arab
[57:27] American community of the Palestinian
[57:30] American uh community of the Central
[57:32] Asian Community not just in Albany but
[57:36] in the entire region to get that passed
[57:39] just like tonight with this standing
[57:41] room only crowd here in your city hall
[57:45] hundreds of people hundreds of people
[57:48] came to support the resolution that
[57:50] eventually was passed and you know I
[57:52] have been to a lot of Council meetings I
[57:54] was on for eight years I was going to
[57:56] Council meetings before I was on the
[57:58] common Council so I have been to many
[58:01] Council meetings I had never seen people
[58:02] come out by the hundreds to support uh
[58:06] what they needed to support that's the
[58:07] end of my time I just want to tell you
[58:09] about an article that I hope that I can
[58:11] send to your uh Clerk and whoever passes out and tears things with
[58:17] um with people on the console it's an
[58:20] article that says it's from the nation
[58:22] it's dated March 21st 2024 100 100
[58:26] American communities have called for a
[58:29] Gaza ceasefire resolution
[58:33] 100 so this is not this is not an
[58:36] outlier this is not strange to do at
[58:39] certain times people have to stand on
[58:41] the right side of History I hope that
[58:42] this connected city council does the
[58:45] [Applause]
[58:47] [Music]
[58:53] same Jamaica miles Jamaica
[58:59] [Applause]
[59:07] miles this is not division this is Unity
[59:10] I need you to remember that this is not
[59:11] division this is Unity this is Unity
[59:14] across all types of intersections so
[59:16] don't let anybody fool you about who is
[59:19] calling for this on Saturday I attended
[59:22] the Hamilton Hill collaborative mural
[59:24] unveiling through your mother's eyes it
[59:26] is centered around mothers and sons
[59:28] specifically those Sons whose lives were
[59:29] cut short by acts of violence medical
[59:32] violence in the case of Jerry Burell
[59:34] vigilante and police violence in the
[59:36] case of Martin Luther King Jr EMT till
[59:38] Tamir rice and George Floyd today is the
[59:41] 39th anniversary of the move bombing in
[59:43] Philadelphia in
[59:46] 1985 police raided and bombarded the
[59:50] headquarters to move a black liberation
[59:52] group founded in the early 1970s the
[59:55] group fought for an end to redlining and
[59:57] housing discrimination the group was
[1:00:00] accused of making terrorist threats in
[1:00:03] 1996 a Federal Court ruled that the city
[1:00:05] used excessive force and violated
[1:00:07] constitutional Protections in 2021
[1:00:10] Princeton University forensic
[1:00:12] anthropology course allegedly did a case
[1:00:14] study using the remains of two children
[1:00:16] killed in aerial bombing the University
[1:00:18] of Pennsylvania Museum of archaeology
[1:00:20] and anthropology held the remains before
[1:00:23] transferring them to Princeton the
[1:00:25] medical examiner's office found a box
[1:00:28] labeled move containing uncrated remains
[1:00:33] how is this relevant to the need for a
[1:00:35] ceasefire resolution in SKC the things
[1:00:38] that this very body should be shocked
[1:00:40] and shaken by are happening to people in
[1:00:42] Palestine right
[1:00:47] now every every single part of what I
[1:00:50] read is an everyday reality for
[1:00:52] Palestinians for being Palestinians the
[1:00:55] same way that what happened to all of
[1:00:57] those people right here in this country
[1:00:59] happened because they were black in the
[1:01:01] moment those in power saw no issue with
[1:01:04] the inhumane treatment of one particular
[1:01:06] group excuses were made the same is true
[1:01:09] today the value of human life is not
[1:01:12] treated as equal if you believe
[1:01:14] otherwise it will not be understood by
[1:01:17] your silence it will be known by your
[1:01:19] words and your actions right now it is
[1:01:22] US dollars that are paying for the
[1:01:23] murder of Palestinians the over whelming
[1:01:26] majority of civilians especially women
[1:01:28] and children if the people who represent
[1:01:30] this city and are in charge of making
[1:01:33] decisions in the best interest of its
[1:01:35] residents are not able to condemn
[1:01:37] egregious acts of violence why would
[1:01:40] should we believe that you will be moved
[1:01:42] to help those of us right
[1:01:49] here the residents the residents in this
[1:01:52] city need housing like those that were
[1:01:53] bombed in Philadelphia in 1985 the
[1:01:56] residents in this city need health care
[1:01:57] just like Jerry Burell did the money
[1:01:59] that is being sent to Israel to kill
[1:02:01] would be better used in connecti to heal
[1:02:04] are our residents not worthy of your
[1:02:06] advocacy as elected officials as elected
[1:02:10] officials we we cuz I am an elected
[1:02:13] official as elected officials we are to
[1:02:15] use our position for the betterment of
[1:02:17] our community always a resolution from
[1:02:19] the city council would send a clear
[1:02:20] message that our residents deserve the
[1:02:22] resources necessary for their basic
[1:02:24] needs and more a ceasefire resolution
[1:02:26] says that SKC city council condemns
[1:02:28] violence and prioritizes all life this
[1:02:31] is a message that all of us can support
[1:02:33] and I will close with the same message
[1:02:35] that I shared with the artist Bianca
[1:02:38] dalala that even though the revolution
[1:02:40] may not be televised it will always be
[1:02:43] recorded
[1:02:47] [Music]
[1:02:56] Megan LaVine Megan
[1:03:03] [Applause]
[1:03:12] LaVine mayor McCarthy president
[1:03:15] Porterfield honorable members of the
[1:03:17] city council you've heard my name is Meg
[1:03:20] leavine I am Jewish and I seem to be
[1:03:22] very much
[1:03:23] alone I never thought I would need to
[1:03:26] declare My Religion before a local
[1:03:28] government body but that is the Le
[1:03:31] likely the least
[1:03:35] imaginable thing that has occurred since
[1:03:37] October
[1:03:38] 7th I appear full of Sorrow yet
[1:03:41] determined to persevere to feel Joy and
[1:03:45] to hang on to hope for a better tomorrow
[1:03:48] for all of us as is evident in our
[1:03:51] Theology and culture centuries of Jewish
[1:03:54] people have teetered between sour and
[1:03:58] joy today though is particularly
[1:04:01] significant as we do annually once again
[1:04:04] within 24 hours transition from the
[1:04:06] sorrow of Yom hazikaron which is our day
[1:04:09] of remembrance of Fallen Soldiers and
[1:04:12] victims of war and Terror we move
[1:04:15] towards
[1:04:16] yamut Israel's independence day 76 years
[1:04:20] of struggle strength sorrow and joy but
[1:04:24] little peace
[1:04:26] and I totly understand without
[1:04:29] responding to the comments behind me
[1:04:32] that that is not the same view that
[1:04:36] others have of that time and I'm not
[1:04:39] here to do a history Point by point or
[1:04:42] whether your facts or my facts are more
[1:04:45] to the point to this issue or in fact
[1:04:48] correct but I will say that today as I
[1:04:52] mentioned sorrow and
[1:04:54] joy at weddings of Jewish folks you even
[1:04:58] might have seen it on the movies where
[1:04:59] the groom steps on the glass that glass
[1:05:03] is the broken synagogue in Jerusalem of
[1:05:07] 70
[1:05:08] CE a presence of Jews in Israel from
[1:05:12] thousands of years
[1:05:15] ago my continued Jewish studies as an
[1:05:19] adult is connected me to Israel our l l
[1:05:22] liturgy and our prayers speak to Israel
[1:05:24] in Jerusalem over and over again our
[1:05:27] spiritual home as it is indeed the
[1:05:29] spiritual home of Christianity and
[1:05:32] Muslim I also have read article Islam
[1:05:34] and I've also read articles that have
[1:05:36] deepened my understanding of the pain of
[1:05:38] those who now live in Gaza the West Bank
[1:05:41] in Jordan those who previously lived in
[1:05:44] Israel's 1948 borders that both people's
[1:05:49] experience deep pain is
[1:05:52] incontrovertible yet the actions of some
[1:05:55] want to deny the pain of the other I do
[1:05:58] not as I listened and heard in the first
[1:06:01] of these City Council meetings the pain
[1:06:04] runs deep among those who speak in favor
[1:06:07] of the local body enter entertaining a
[1:06:09] ceasefire
[1:06:11] resolution intended to address
[1:06:13] International
[1:06:15] Affairs yet the city council's
[1:06:17] jurisdiction is not
[1:06:19] International it can't broker much hope
[1:06:21] for peace can't address what happens the
[1:06:24] day after or deal with the necessities
[1:06:26] of the details of a seafire we have
[1:06:29] heard these resolutions waved
[1:06:32] around advocating one perspective very
[1:06:35] much like placards and Banners can't
[1:06:37] possibly contain the nuances of it all
[1:06:40] instead it's like we won they lost that
[1:06:43] is not the kind of resolution that will
[1:06:44] bring our community together and I end
[1:06:46] by saying I believe it's submitted for
[1:06:49] the record a statement on on behalf of
[1:06:52] Rabbi M Matt Cutler David Posner from
[1:06:54] the jccc Robert kovat from Jewish
[1:06:57] Federation and Rabbi Spitzer from
[1:06:59] congregation
[1:07:01] aim the focus is here on this community
[1:07:05] it is with I'll wrap up and say it's
[1:07:06] what this I feel kind of alone with all
[1:07:08] the other comments this is it I think
[1:07:10] for for this view that the that this
[1:07:13] committee focus on joining this
[1:07:16] community together bringing this
[1:07:18] community to a sense of PE pieace
[1:07:21] decreasing the stress in this community
[1:07:23] we had a stronger Interfaith community
[1:07:25] it's afraid we're all afraid thank you
[1:07:28] very much for your attention thank
[1:07:39] you SWA
[1:07:50] Khan good evening my name is sakon I was
[1:07:53] born and raised in skincity New York and
[1:07:56] I'm currently I've just finished my
[1:07:57] junior year at U Albany studying
[1:07:59] political science with a concentration
[1:08:01] in Global Studies this thank you this
[1:08:04] semester I took International Security
[1:08:07] in Conflict where we learned about the
[1:08:08] attributes that make a conflict a war
[1:08:11] there must be two or more sides and
[1:08:13] there must be organized violence one
[1:08:15] military versus another not a military
[1:08:18] versus civilians like it is in Rafa as
[1:08:20] we speak and it must be reciprocal
[1:08:24] violence both both sides must be subject
[1:08:27] to the the to and committing similar
[1:08:30] levels of violence which all of us know
[1:08:34] has not been the case in Palestine for
[1:08:36] the last 76
[1:08:38] [Music]
[1:08:43] years none of the requirements have been
[1:08:46] met to call the current conflict in
[1:08:48] Palestine anything other than ethnic
[1:08:51] cleansing what we are seeing is a
[1:08:54] genocide and your children have been
[1:08:57] learning through our public education
[1:09:00] institutions about genocide for years
[1:09:02] and we are saying enough the young
[1:09:05] members of this community who you claim
[1:09:07] only when it is beneficial are begging
[1:09:09] you to do something consider and pass a
[1:09:12] piece of legislation at the bare minimum
[1:09:15] calling for a ceasefire my University
[1:09:17] student
[1:09:20] Senate was able to write and pass one
[1:09:23] calling for a ceasefire and div m in
[1:09:26] just a few weeks Albany city council did
[1:09:28] it did one calling for a ceasefire in a
[1:09:31] few months and you all won't budge we
[1:09:34] know what resistance to genocide looks
[1:09:36] like we are finally learning what true
[1:09:39] diverse Coalition building and Community
[1:09:41] looks like through this movement for
[1:09:43] Liberation skc's pretty prettily painted
[1:09:46] walls are still walls not Bridges
[1:09:48] without working against Injustice for
[1:09:50] all we know we know we need ceasefire
[1:09:54] resolutions at all government levels and
[1:09:56] divestment but our elected officials
[1:09:58] like yourself our Representatives will
[1:10:01] not listen we are being brutalized on
[1:10:03] our campuses in the streets deny job
[1:10:06] opportunities and face hatred because we
[1:10:08] speak out but we persist because
[1:10:10] Palestinians are being indiscriminately
[1:10:12] bombed every day because Palestinian
[1:10:14] mothers celebrated Mother's Day Without
[1:10:16] adequate pre- and post-natal care with
[1:10:19] Starving Children and with dead children
[1:10:22] we still find the courage to stand up in
[1:10:23] the face of indifference apathy Pro
[1:10:26] genocidal bodies like this one
[1:10:28] [Music]
[1:10:36] because because Palestinians are losing
[1:10:39] limbs without anesthesia because
[1:10:41] Palestinians are in actual recorded
[1:10:43] concentration camps with conditions so
[1:10:46] horrible it made me physically ill to
[1:10:48] read which begs the question do you not
[1:10:51] see what we see we sit here and endure
[1:10:54] apathy and abuse at City Council
[1:10:56] meetings in our universities because
[1:10:57] there are no more universities in Gaza
[1:10:59] because six-year-old Hinn died alone
[1:11:01] amongst her family's corpses because the
[1:11:03] Israeli occupation forces that our
[1:11:06] government funds killed the aid workers
[1:11:08] who went to go save her I will stand
[1:11:12] here and I will shame elected leader
[1:11:14] leaders until there is a ceasefire
[1:11:16] resolution passed through this body
[1:11:18] until there's an end to an occupation of
[1:11:20] Palestine until Gaza is no longer an
[1:11:23] open air prison and Palestine goes back
[1:11:25] to being the land of olive trees and
[1:11:27] citrus fruit stewarded by the indigenous
[1:11:29] people of the land instead of a land of
[1:11:31] bombs and destruction a corruption that
[1:11:33] can only be caused by Colonial occupiers
[1:11:37] this is not the time for apathy it is
[1:11:39] the time for Education especially from a
[1:11:42] body like this in a city as diverse as
[1:11:44] ours the body has stood against
[1:11:46] oppressive violence at home keep that
[1:11:48] energy up for the same oppressive
[1:11:49] violence abroad forever and for always
[1:11:52] free Palestine thank you
[1:12:04] valer Valerie Triano Valerie
[1:12:11] [Applause]
[1:12:13] [Music]
[1:12:15] Triano good evening mayor McCarthy and
[1:12:19] City Council Members I am here tonight
[1:12:22] standing in solidarity with Palestinians
[1:12:24] and in support
[1:12:25] of a call for a permanent ceasefire and
[1:12:28] an end to the Israeli
[1:12:31] occupation of
[1:12:33] his of historic Palestine I feel I feel
[1:12:37] guilt ridden knowing I have Palestinians
[1:12:39] blood on my hands from my federal New
[1:12:42] York and skincity
[1:12:44] taxes that I've been funding the ethnic
[1:12:47] cleansing and genocide of Palestinians
[1:12:49] an estimate of
[1:12:52] 9627 962 074 of concy taxes funds
[1:12:58] Israel's weapons why are our local taxes
[1:13:01] funding weapons for a foreign country
[1:13:04] what I'd much rather see my scy taxes
[1:13:07] fund fixing our infrastructures concy
[1:13:10] County Libraries education and helping
[1:13:12] the homeless on our
[1:13:14] [Applause]
[1:13:21] streets never again means never again
[1:13:24] for all of humanity I have hope we'll
[1:13:26] see a free Palestine as there's Global
[1:13:28] solidarity with Palestine speaking out
[1:13:30] against the ethnic cleansing and
[1:13:31] genocide of Palestinians being a cause
[1:13:34] of unity with folks of different
[1:13:35] religion race class gender and ethnicity
[1:13:38] coming together it's important to ask
[1:13:40] yourself when your children
[1:13:41] grandchildren and great grandchildren
[1:13:44] ask what did you do during the
[1:13:45] Palestinian genocide what you do now is
[1:13:47] your answer to them these last 219 days
[1:13:51] have been absolutely horrifying
[1:13:53] witnessing the suffering and death
[1:13:55] Palestinians this isn't a Judaism versus
[1:13:57] Islam conflict either as the Israeli
[1:14:00] military have also been killing
[1:14:02] Christian and Jewish Palestinians as
[1:14:03] well Rafa is being heavily bom bombarded
[1:14:07] by Israel which is filled with refugee
[1:14:09] camps of Goins from the Israeli military
[1:14:13] forcing gazin out of Gaza and into Rafa
[1:14:15] stating Rafa would be a safe Zone this
[1:14:18] to me is a clear Act of e ethnic
[1:14:20] cleansing and genocide as Israel knows
[1:14:22] Rafa is filled with refugees and
[1:14:24] civilians to conclude I'd like to remind
[1:14:26] everyone we are all human beings who bed
[1:14:29] who believe the
[1:14:31] same and who deserve basic human rights
[1:14:34] decency respect love and to feel safe
[1:14:37] thank you for your time to listen to my
[1:14:38] words thank
[1:14:46] you Tracy Collins Tracy Collins
[1:15:00] good evening mayor city council and name
[1:15:03] is Tracy Collins I live on the corner of
[1:15:04] queen filam and kings Road since the
[1:15:07] last time here my property was destroyed
[1:15:09] again for the eighth time we are now in
[1:15:12] tens of thousands of
[1:15:14] dollars sometimes people don't have
[1:15:16] insurance money comes out of my pocket
[1:15:19] I'm tired of this I'm here to beg you
[1:15:22] I'm here to plead with you to do
[1:15:23] something about King's Road
[1:15:25] enough is enough slow to speeding down
[1:15:28] city clerk just made a comment that
[1:15:30] somebody put in that wants a speed speed
[1:15:32] hump and a stop sign on Becker Street has several stop signs and
[1:15:37] several traffic lights we only have one
[1:15:40] traffic light when is enough going to be
[1:15:42] enough please step up and do something
[1:15:45] my family's life is in danger all I'm
[1:15:48] asking you folks to do is do the damn
[1:15:50] right thing we're not going to live like
[1:15:52] this anymore please bring your kids to
[1:15:56] our house play in our yard you won't you
[1:15:58] won't do it I guarantee mayor Mr Toro I
[1:16:02] thank you for coming to our home several
[1:16:03] times we appreciate
[1:16:05] it how how how do you feel about living
[1:16:08] in your house we don't feel safe in our
[1:16:11] house so I'm again I'm here to ask you
[1:16:14] one last time do something about this
[1:16:16] road mayor I ask you I asked your
[1:16:19] ministration three weeks ago coming up
[1:16:21] from uh Route Seven Up ofne Street on
[1:16:24] the Kings Road there's no sign there to
[1:16:26] tell people the bridge is closed until
[1:16:27] you turn on to King's Road cars are
[1:16:29] flying up King's Road going down to the
[1:16:32] bridge whing the hell out of there
[1:16:35] somebody's going to get seriously hurt
[1:16:36] on this road so again I'm here to ask
[1:16:38] you nicely please do something about
[1:16:40] this road thank you and have a good
[1:16:43] [Applause]
[1:16:50] evening FAA Isa
[1:16:55] [Applause]
[1:17:05] good evening honorable mayor Madame
[1:17:07] President and members of the council
[1:17:10] thank you for listening to us as we
[1:17:11] returned for the fourth time to City
[1:17:14] Hall in support of a ceasefire
[1:17:16] resolution today I will not speak at
[1:17:19] length of the targeting of innocent
[1:17:21] civilians in Gaza and how the Israeli
[1:17:24] Army
[1:17:25] uses Precision guided drones to kill
[1:17:29] Palestinian children children who are
[1:17:32] playing with their friends in the
[1:17:34] streets on the beach or in a field
[1:17:38] instead I would like to use my time to
[1:17:40] thank all those people of conscience who
[1:17:42] have spoken up in support of justice for
[1:17:45] the Palestinian people in particular I
[1:17:48] would like to thank those
[1:17:55] Among Us who practice
[1:17:59] Judaism a religion which is not in any
[1:18:02] way condone
[1:18:04] Zionism they deserve to be singled out
[1:18:07] for thanks because they are people who
[1:18:10] continue to fight for justice in spite
[1:18:13] of the criticism and condemnation they
[1:18:16] receive from their own communities
[1:18:19] [Applause]
[1:18:29] I am in a of them because for me they
[1:18:32] are living examples of a verse from the
[1:18:34] Quran which states oh you who have
[1:18:38] believed be persistently standing firm
[1:18:41] in Justice Witnesses for Allah even if
[1:18:46] it be against yourselves or parents or
[1:18:50] relatives whether one is Rich or poor
[1:18:53] Allah is more worthy of of both so
[1:18:56] follow not personal
[1:18:58] inclination lest you not be just and if
[1:19:02] you Dort your testimony or refuse to
[1:19:04] give it then indeed Allah is ever with
[1:19:09] what you do
[1:19:12] [Applause]
[1:19:18] acquainted in response to those who have
[1:19:21] stated that pushing for a ceasefire
[1:19:22] resolution is causing Division and hat
[1:19:24] in our community I quote the American
[1:19:27] historian Howard Zin who said they will
[1:19:31] say we're disturbing the peace but there
[1:19:34] is no peace what really bothers them is
[1:19:37] that we are disturbing the
[1:19:48] war in closing I relate advice from
[1:19:51] Prophet Muhammad May the peace and
[1:19:52] blessings of God be upon him
[1:19:55] help your brother whether he is an
[1:19:58] oppressor or he is an oppressed one the
[1:20:02] people asked oh God's Apostle it is all
[1:20:06] right to help him if he's oppressed but
[1:20:08] how should we help him if he is an
[1:20:11] oppressor the prophet said by preventing
[1:20:14] him from oppressing others
[1:20:17] [Applause]
[1:20:26] may be may we be of those who call out
[1:20:29] oppression when we see it and thereby
[1:20:32] help the oppressor because the opposite
[1:20:35] of war is not peace it is Justice thank
[1:20:39] [Applause]
[1:20:47] you well
[1:20:50] haana will haana
[1:20:56] [Applause]
[1:21:09] I would say shalom also in
[1:21:11] Jewish we are brothers with everyone in
[1:21:16] the world unless this person treat us
[1:21:20] unjustly then he is not our brother
[1:21:23] anymore so so we
[1:21:27] recognize all Muslims or Jews or
[1:21:31] Christians all of them who are united
[1:21:34] together for Humanity we don't come to
[1:21:39] anybody who is Against Humanity I came
[1:21:43] to to uh connected in
[1:21:47] 1975 I think before most of them before
[1:21:51] most of you were
[1:21:53] born 1975 I came and I I love the city
[1:21:58] and I know a lot of people in the city
[1:22:00] and the mayor he honored our school he
[1:22:04] came and visited us once um I am very
[1:22:08] pleased to be here but I'm not going to
[1:22:11] repeat everything they said all what
[1:22:14] they said is genuine and correct and I
[1:22:18] think all of you know that it is correct
[1:22:24] [Applause]
[1:22:29] thank you very much thank you thank
[1:22:32] [Applause]
[1:22:39] you Elizabeth
[1:22:43] [Applause]
[1:22:47] zadon I would like to start with the
[1:22:50] greetings as my husband said salamu
[1:22:52] alaykum wish is peace
[1:22:54] and I will say shalom as well because my
[1:22:57] religion taught me to respect all
[1:23:00] religions to respect
[1:23:04] everybody where on Earth did it
[1:23:13] go I wrote something and it meant to be
[1:23:17] not to be read because I wanted to say
[1:23:19] from my heart and I know what it comes
[1:23:21] from the heart is going to go into the
[1:23:22] heart of every single one of you here
[1:23:24] because all of us here we are
[1:23:28] humans what you have inside your body is
[1:23:31] the same color as of mine as the ones
[1:23:35] Ina I am originally a Palestinian but I
[1:23:38] was deprived to visit Palestine except
[1:23:42] once in my life and the reason that I
[1:23:45] was privileged to get into my ancestors
[1:23:48] land my parents land is because I got
[1:23:53] the US passport in my hand
[1:23:56] I was born in
[1:23:58] Kuwait I immigrated to this land by my
[1:24:01] parents as a choice I chose this land to
[1:24:05] become a US
[1:24:08] citizen and I wanted my kids to have an
[1:24:12] equal life as everybody in the
[1:24:16] world but I never thought my US
[1:24:20] citizen by obeying the law and the order
[1:24:24] by following the law by paying taxes is
[1:24:29] going to kill my family back in
[1:24:34] Palestine I just can't live with that
[1:24:37] I'm a mother I'm an educator I just
[1:24:41] cannot see children have a school year
[1:24:45] without a school without a parent
[1:24:48] without a school bag or a
[1:24:50] lunchbox I cannot enjoy the new year
[1:24:55] because there is nothing
[1:24:56] promising there's nothing promising
[1:24:59] knowing that my tax money is going to
[1:25:01] continue funding genocides in
[1:25:04] Palestine
[1:25:06] please Palestine is a beautiful land
[1:25:09] it's a blessed land it's known in all
[1:25:12] the holy lands okay and all the
[1:25:15] religions is the land of
[1:25:18] everyone it does not give superity over
[1:25:22] one religion or a group M please let's
[1:25:26] enjoy it to all of us I want all of you
[1:25:29] guys to come and enjoy
[1:25:31] Palestine but until then you're going to
[1:25:34] have to go to
[1:25:36] sleep and you're going to sleep with
[1:25:38] your
[1:25:39] conscience knowing that there are
[1:25:41] children are dying and they are starving
[1:25:44] knowing that they are mothers like me
[1:25:46] and you I see that half of the staff
[1:25:49] here is
[1:25:50] women and the rest you have mothers and
[1:25:54] you have wives so you know what it means
[1:25:57] please remember you are going to be
[1:26:00] changing the history with your decision
[1:26:03] stop the
[1:26:05] [Applause]
[1:26:17] genocide mamad dahalia
[1:26:23] [Applause]
[1:26:28] my name is Muhammad D I'm a Palestinian
[1:26:30] American I was born and raised in
[1:26:33] America but I've always had my
[1:26:36] connection to my homeland because I know
[1:26:40] where my parents are from where my
[1:26:42] grandparents are
[1:26:43] from and the fact that I can't go back
[1:26:46] to my homeland because of an
[1:26:49] imperialistic colonis genocidal State
[1:26:53] and the fact that I come over here to
[1:26:56] the the land of the free the Land of the
[1:26:59] brave but it's full of cowards and
[1:27:02] people who
[1:27:03] protect
[1:27:05] genocide and who protect prisons prisons
[1:27:10] all over our country prisons all over
[1:27:12] other people's countries and the fact
[1:27:14] that I'm in this city the city that I
[1:27:16] spent majority of my life in and I come
[1:27:19] to the city hall that I know of that it
[1:27:21] was like 2 years ago 3 years ago when we
[1:27:23] were talking about Ukraine and it was a
[1:27:25] big Trend you guys would all have little
[1:27:27] Ukrainian pins on your guys' shirts and
[1:27:29] what's it call apples and stuff but
[1:27:31] nobody here has a CFA or a Palestinian
[1:27:34] pin or anything cuz there's no support
[1:27:36] from you guys and it's so easy for you
[1:27:38] guys to give us support to show a little
[1:27:40] bit of support and the fact that we do
[1:27:42] not see that already shows us where you
[1:27:44] guys stand we want you guys to be voting
[1:27:48] for a ceasefire for more than a
[1:27:51] ceasefire cuz that's not where it should
[1:27:52] be ending it should supposed to be
[1:27:55] freedom for
[1:27:56] Palestine Freedom for Gaza freedom for
[1:28:00] the West Bank Freedom for all oppressed
[1:28:03] countries in the world and it is an
[1:28:06] American city and an American state and
[1:28:09] an American country that has to be in
[1:28:11] charge of that because we're the ones
[1:28:13] that imprisoned them we're the ones that
[1:28:15] helped imprison them even when they were
[1:28:18] not going to be it is our
[1:28:20] concern a 100 cities said they they put
[1:28:23] out a SE Fire for free Palestine we need
[1:28:25] to make it 101 we need to make SK proud
[1:28:29] of itself do you know what the average
[1:28:32] person outside this city hall call skty
[1:28:35] they call it City shitti that's
[1:28:38] what they call it because they're not
[1:28:40] proud of the city they live in but you
[1:28:43] guys can make skincity proud because
[1:28:45] this average skan is is for a ceasefire
[1:28:49] is for a pre free Palestine majority of
[1:28:52] skty is for that cuz they have morality
[1:28:55] they have hearts and they understand
[1:28:58] that these people are being oppressed
[1:29:00] the same way we have people oppressed
[1:29:02] here in America and they can't stand for
[1:29:04] that so why are we standing for that
[1:29:06] anymore by paying tax dollars to people
[1:29:10] who are not willing to change or willing
[1:29:13] to show any type of Bravery for the
[1:29:17] oppressed when we are able to go from
[1:29:19] town to town to uh City to City to state okay some people fly to
[1:29:24] countries just to protest just to show
[1:29:26] help to show solidarity and here in our
[1:29:29] own City we can't do that I just want to
[1:29:33] end with the fact that you guys are here
[1:29:36] now and soon if you if we do not see any
[1:29:40] changes people will vote for people who
[1:29:43] will want changes who will put in
[1:29:45] changes okay you you guys know the walls
[1:29:50] have been plastered things the the news
[1:29:54] has been shown you guys know like there
[1:29:55] you don't need to do anything because
[1:29:57] you guys already know what's going on in
[1:29:58] Palestine okay nothing we're going to
[1:30:00] say is going to say anything new to you
[1:30:02] the question is are you guys planning on
[1:30:04] staying in those seats forever or are
[1:30:05] you guys do you guys want to do you guys
[1:30:07] want to leave as soon as possible
[1:30:09] because that's what the votes are
[1:30:10] happening you've got every city in in
[1:30:12] the capital region coming here to tell
[1:30:14] you guys that you guys need to change
[1:30:16] and we're going to also tell you guys
[1:30:18] that at the polls if we see anything
[1:30:19] different
[1:30:27] Miriam
[1:30:30] [Applause]
[1:30:36] hanana Alum uh you do not know me but I
[1:30:40] am a senior in high school and I am
[1:30:43] currently 14 years old I am very eager
[1:30:46] to graduate but I'm also very grateful
[1:30:49] that I am not eager to survive the next
[1:30:52] bomb I am grateful that I am not living
[1:30:55] in rubble
[1:30:57] and surrounded by deceased family
[1:31:00] members and Friends it is utterly
[1:31:02] disgusting that me and my peers are able
[1:31:04] to go to school every single day with
[1:31:07] the main worry of homework and
[1:31:09] graduating but my sisters and brothers
[1:31:12] in Palestine are unable to go to
[1:31:14] elementary school because of the
[1:31:17] constant bombing raids shootings and the
[1:31:19] fear that in the next hour their body
[1:31:22] will be lost among the Rebel
[1:31:24] unrecognizable to their only family and
[1:31:27] friends it is shameful and
[1:31:32] sickening it is shameful and sickening
[1:31:36] that these past weeks has been been the
[1:31:39] media circul circulating around a
[1:31:42] goddamn fashion show with these
[1:31:45] millionaires I'm going to ask people to
[1:31:46] please let me excuse you can please uh
[1:31:50] the profanity has got to stop please
[1:31:53] that for everyone that's going to come
[1:31:54] to this Podium we've been respectful
[1:31:57] we've allowed you to come but you need
[1:31:58] to respect our chamber as well thank you
[1:32:01] okay go right
[1:32:04] ahead
[1:32:06] um it is shame it is sad that these past
[1:32:10] weeks has been the media circulating
[1:32:12] around a fashion show with these
[1:32:15] Millionaires and billionaires that spend
[1:32:18] more money on shoes than the amount of
[1:32:20] standing buildings left in Palestine
[1:32:22] currently the fact that I can go
[1:32:25] anywhere on social media and find and
[1:32:27] continue finding influencers with a high
[1:32:30] amount of followers and just having a
[1:32:35] high pedestal in the world of media and
[1:32:38] they continue to stay in their selfish
[1:32:42] Ways by supporting such um
[1:32:46] corporations such as Starbucks and
[1:32:49] McDonald's due to either being
[1:32:51] uneducated or due to being ignorant
[1:32:54] it is disrespectful to not only
[1:32:57] Palestinians but also themselves it
[1:32:59] shows when you put no effort in making
[1:33:02] decisions it shows when you stick to
[1:33:04] your own selfish wants instead of the
[1:33:06] needs of the people in Gaza and Rafa it
[1:33:10] is necessary to understand that the
[1:33:12] majority in America show their
[1:33:14] undeniable support and anguish towards
[1:33:17] Palestinian pain and
[1:33:19] suffering I hope that you can make the
[1:33:21] right decision thank you
[1:33:23] [Applause]
[1:33:34] Amna
[1:33:38] [Applause]
[1:33:43] dahalia um I will Overlook introductions
[1:33:46] since this day is not about me it's not
[1:33:48] about you it's about
[1:33:50] Palestinians um I wrote a little
[1:33:52] something um just a little bit of poetry
[1:33:55] a little bit of spoken word in 3 minutes
[1:33:57] or less in 3 minutes or less please
[1:34:00] explain why the city of skinc should
[1:34:03] approve a ceasefire resolution in
[1:34:04] Palestine in 3 minutes or less please
[1:34:07] explain why the wholesale Slaughter of
[1:34:09] Palestinians is wrong in 3 minutes or
[1:34:12] less please describe how 75 plus years
[1:34:14] of occupation and apartheid have now led
[1:34:17] to nearly 40,000 deaths and over 6
[1:34:20] months of war in 3 minutes or less
[1:34:22] please describe what it is like to live
[1:34:24] in between checkpoint to checkpoint in a
[1:34:27] country that your great great
[1:34:29] grandparents were born in in 3 minutes
[1:34:32] or less please explain why any form of
[1:34:34] resistance from peaceful to Armed to
[1:34:37] Artistic is condemned and stamped out so
[1:34:40] that any level of sympathy for your
[1:34:43] condition is buried in 3 minutes or less
[1:34:45] please explain what it is like to know
[1:34:47] to call your home your home is a crime
[1:34:50] in 3 minutes or less please explain why
[1:34:53] your people have have to be forcibly
[1:34:54] displaced to atone for the sins of
[1:34:57] Europeans and their racist ideologies
[1:34:59] that follow us into this day in 3
[1:35:01] minutes or less please convince us of
[1:35:04] your Humanity in 3 minutes or less
[1:35:06] please pretend that any level of Human
[1:35:08] Rights extends to Palestinians in 3
[1:35:11] minutes or less please justify Western
[1:35:14] imperialism without calling it Western
[1:35:17] imperialism in 3 minutes or less please
[1:35:20] give context for the military industrial
[1:35:22] machine to wreak its havoc in Gazza the
[1:35:25] same way it did in Afghanistan the same
[1:35:27] way it did in Iraq and the same way it
[1:35:28] did in Vietnam in 3 minutes or less
[1:35:31] please explain rage grief resistance
[1:35:35] anti-Semitism Revolution islamophobia
[1:35:38] hope faith Freedom intersectionality
[1:35:42] environmentalism acceptance tolerance
[1:35:44] equality and exchange in 3 minutes or
[1:35:47] less please remind us how absurd it is
[1:35:49] that you are only given 3 minutes or
[1:35:51] less your timing is important we we
[1:35:53] cannot inconvenience the system that was
[1:35:56] created to ensure our obedience and our
[1:35:58] silence please keep your words to a
[1:36:00] minimum because we don't actually want
[1:36:02] to hear them remember we only have 3
[1:36:05] minutes or less but please do forget the
[1:36:07] images of a father carrying his
[1:36:10] children's limbs in plastic bags of a
[1:36:13] boy cleaning up his mother's remains of
[1:36:16] universities and hospitals bombed into
[1:36:19] Rubble of entire lifetimes buried
[1:36:22] beneath the ground of whole families
[1:36:25] wiped out of existence in 3 minutes or
[1:36:27] less please maintain your decorum and
[1:36:30] respectability in a time that is the
[1:36:32] most undeserving of it in 3 minutes or
[1:36:35] less please describe what it is like to
[1:36:37] be Palestinian knowing that there are no
[1:36:39] words too big to fit your pride and your
[1:36:42] pain in 3 minutes or less please give us
[1:36:45] what little remains of your strength so
[1:36:48] that we can discard it as we have
[1:36:49] already done and we have already done
[1:36:51] with our Morality In 3 Minutes
[1:36:54] Le I can end it by telling you to keep
[1:36:56] your pity and your false sympathy that
[1:36:58] regardless of whatever decision is made
[1:37:00] by a corrupt government living on Stolen
[1:37:03] land built off of stolen labor we will
[1:37:05] live to see every nation free from The
[1:37:08] River To The Sea Palestine will be
[1:37:11] [Applause]
[1:37:21] free so shakima
[1:37:29] so today I'm choosing to raise my voice
[1:37:31] on behalf of those who lost their voices
[1:37:33] and those who lost their lives let it be
[1:37:36] known that we are officially asking you
[1:37:37] to bring this resolution to the floor
[1:37:40] and show us where you stand but before
[1:37:42] we do that I want to tell you this this
[1:37:44] is Unity right here you're talking about
[1:37:46] gender age whatever you talk about sex
[1:37:49] religion I am telling you I am an
[1:37:52] Interfaith leader and I'll tell you this
[1:37:54] Isis hijacked Islam and Zionism is
[1:37:57] hijacking
[1:37:59] Judaism that
[1:38:06] is and I'm going to tell you where
[1:38:08] division stands there is always division
[1:38:12] there is the right and the wrong there
[1:38:13] is the oppressed and the
[1:38:15] oppressor there are those who are on the
[1:38:17] right side of history and there are
[1:38:18] those who are on the wrong side of
[1:38:20] history there are those who Stand United
[1:38:22] in front of you and there are those who
[1:38:24] are the cowards behind the screen typing
[1:38:26] those emails and sending them to you
[1:38:28] there are those who are standing behind
[1:38:30] the screens and there are those who are
[1:38:31] standing in front of the camera there's
[1:38:33] a division between us today who are
[1:38:36] standing and sitting here and you guys
[1:38:38] and I'll tell you where the division is
[1:38:40] we are speaking you're listening but
[1:38:42] tomorrow we want it to be known are you
[1:38:44] going to be standing with us on the
[1:38:45] right side of history or you are you
[1:38:47] going to maintain this Division and I'm
[1:38:49] going to tell you this as we plan for
[1:38:52] today as Muslims we say this I plan and
[1:38:55] you plan and God has the best of plans
[1:38:58] from the the prayer that actually was
[1:39:01] shared with us God has put um what's her
[1:39:05] name uh Amanda Thompson I believe and
[1:39:09] she prayed for Gaza whether you liked it
[1:39:11] or not a teacher stood here being
[1:39:15] recognized and she prayed for Palestine
[1:39:19] and you passing these resolutions this
[1:39:22] hypocrisy
[1:39:24] I'll tell you this I'm a father I can
[1:39:25] preach to my kids day in and day out do
[1:39:28] you know what they learn from from my
[1:39:30] actions you know what's the worst thing
[1:39:32] I can do for my kids is I tell them do
[1:39:34] as I say and do not do as I do so I'm
[1:39:37] asking you are you going to keep passing
[1:39:40] those resolutions taking those nice
[1:39:42] pictures or are you going to stand on
[1:39:44] the right side of history as it was
[1:39:46] mentioned before the history is being
[1:39:49] recorded and I'm telling you this you
[1:39:52] cannot recognize as a teacher while you
[1:39:55] are indifferent to those teachers who
[1:39:58] are being killed in
[1:39:59] Palestine you
[1:40:02] cannot you cannot bring somebody to the
[1:40:06] City Hall to pray to God and you know
[1:40:09] Jesus and God will ask you and say where
[1:40:11] did you stand you cannot ask for bravery
[1:40:14] and you're carding behind a desk and
[1:40:16] sitting as you're rumbling and worried
[1:40:19] that do I have to vote Yes you do have
[1:40:21] to vote whether you're like it or not
[1:40:23] and today all of us are standing here
[1:40:25] today saying we're tired we did extend
[1:40:28] that invitation to people who claim to
[1:40:30] be for peace they refus to join us hand
[1:40:33] in hand we extended that we spoke to
[1:40:36] some of you guys and some of you refused
[1:40:38] to speak to us but you went to the
[1:40:40] newspaper because you want to sound like
[1:40:42] you are making a statement but that is
[1:40:44] the most coward thing that anyone can do
[1:40:47] so I'm telling you we're whole
[1:40:49] collectively standing here today asking
[1:40:51] you to bring that resolution to to the
[1:40:53] floor and we will vote just like you
[1:40:56] will vote I promise that and for those
[1:40:59] who told you I conclude with this who
[1:41:00] told you don't worry about these people
[1:41:02] that will be gone we're here we're
[1:41:05] larger in number we're more diverse and
[1:41:07] we're even
[1:41:18] louder har Haron SAR Haron
[1:41:31] respected council members my name is
[1:41:33] Haron Sarver I represent Masjid ass
[1:41:34] Salam religious non for-profit
[1:41:36] organization in the down trodon area of
[1:41:39] Albany uh some of my colleagues are
[1:41:41] joined here where we asked for ceasefire
[1:41:43] resolution in Albany which was passed uh
[1:41:46] you can say with the majority of the
[1:41:48] people today we're asking for something
[1:41:50] similar asking for ceasefire I think is
[1:41:53] probably the most humbling thing
[1:41:54] somebody can ask for an end to violence
[1:41:56] is not something which should be just
[1:41:58] let gone why do we recognize the
[1:42:01] violence that occurred in Ukraine but we
[1:42:03] failed to recognize this I worked at the
[1:42:06] Office of the State Controller until a
[1:42:08] few months ago and as soon as the war in
[1:42:10] Ukraine started there was a flag outside
[1:42:12] the building for Ukraine and how come is
[1:42:16] it that they blatantly fly the the
[1:42:19] Israeli flag at the beginning of the
[1:42:20] conflict and nobody asks for the voice
[1:42:22] of the palestin Ians we have done
[1:42:24] everything which is possible we have
[1:42:27] protested in front of the Albany Capital
[1:42:29] we have we have done anything and
[1:42:32] everything our kids are suffering from
[1:42:34] depression asking for something a
[1:42:36] ceasefire although it's symbolic it
[1:42:38] makes people feel it makes kids feel
[1:42:40] that they did something right it's a
[1:42:42] gesture it's not something which is
[1:42:44] going to maybe have a profound effect
[1:42:46] but at least for the people of the
[1:42:47] residents of this connecti and the
[1:42:49] Capital District it gives some sort of
[1:42:51] comfort to their heart that they did
[1:42:52] something something that they could
[1:42:54] possibly do peacefully so once again
[1:42:56] it's not something very difficult please
[1:42:59] stand on the right side of the history
[1:43:02] be recorded in the books as you did
[1:43:04] something for peace we're not asking for
[1:43:06] violence we're asking for a ceasefire
[1:43:08] thank you so
[1:43:10] [Applause]
[1:43:16] much Frank Wix Frank wix
[1:43:25] [Applause]
[1:43:33] okay Frank Wix uh just comment on a
[1:43:37] prior one says the uh Isis has hijacked
[1:43:42] uh Islam Zionism has hijacked Judaism
[1:43:47] and they'd say the political right wing
[1:43:49] and others in this country the ISA know
[1:43:52] the is Lobby is uh hijack the American
[1:43:57] [Applause]
[1:44:04] democracy it's a it's good that this
[1:44:07] meeting of the city council starts by
[1:44:10] recognizing the people and teachers and
[1:44:12] volunteers it makes concy a better place
[1:44:14] and everyone should be appreciated for
[1:44:16] being here tonight we can Envy someone
[1:44:20] with a good luck of winning a billion
[1:44:22] dollars in power ball
[1:44:26] but everyone in this room is even
[1:44:28] luckier by living in this connected
[1:44:30] rather than in
[1:44:34] Gaza we can be silent or we can do what
[1:44:37] we can to stop
[1:44:39] it my decision to start doing what I can
[1:44:43] happened in early March when I saw a
[1:44:46] palestinia child missing two legs and an
[1:44:50] arm uh with an American Warhead
[1:44:53] delivered by
[1:44:54] Israelis I don't believe the lie that uh
[1:44:58] this is necessary for Israel to defend
[1:45:00] itself as part of Israel's 76e plan to
[1:45:05] either kill or
[1:45:06] displace every every Palestinian and
[1:45:10] they're now in the endgame final
[1:45:11] solution and it's really up to good
[1:45:14] people to stop it or not to stop it
[1:45:18] uh at that point I I came to the first
[1:45:20] meeting with my Jewish friend uh lar and
[1:45:24] my musl own friend
[1:45:26] Muhammad and uh we we suggested the
[1:45:30] seats for fire resolution a pretty
[1:45:32] minimal thing to do approve of the C
[1:45:35] fire is the right thing to do you can
[1:45:38] put Cony on the right side of History I
[1:45:41] thank you
[1:45:42] [Applause]
[1:45:54] the first name is Ibrahim and the last
[1:45:56] name starts with
[1:45:59] [Applause]
[1:46:04] s Salam alikum everyone uh peace and
[1:46:07] blessings upon you all uh thank you very
[1:46:09] much for having
[1:46:11] me my name is Ibrahim Safir I'm a
[1:46:14] capital region res uh resident and I'm
[1:46:17] here to demand a call for
[1:46:19] ceasefire and I wanted to start with a
[1:46:21] question and it's a very simple question why not call for ceasefire when
[1:46:26] after 35,000 Plus have been massacred
[1:46:29] and many more are missing under Rubble
[1:46:32] as we speak out there's ongoing
[1:46:34] bombardment of Palestinians and who
[1:46:36] knows how many children innocent men and
[1:46:38] women have been killed since
[1:46:40] now over this past weekend my friends
[1:46:43] graduated um and I was able to talk to
[1:46:45] my mom as it was Mother's Day uh Happy
[1:46:48] Mother's Day to all the mothers here um
[1:46:51] that that awesome feeling that had was
[1:46:53] quickly soiled when I chck toos it to
[1:46:57] Palestine to people in Gaza to people in
[1:46:59] Raa there are zero universities left
[1:47:02] there's no one graduating instead there
[1:47:05] are entire populations being starved and
[1:47:07] denied the most basic of Human Rights
[1:47:10] there's lives being cut short and entire
[1:47:13] lineages being eradicated off the face
[1:47:15] of the Earth so I ask you is this what
[1:47:18] we stand for in support As
[1:47:21] Americans is this why we go to work and
[1:47:23] pay taxes so that we can fund something
[1:47:25] like
[1:47:27] this the body's being piled up in pieces
[1:47:30] under the rubble again my first question
[1:47:33] why not call for
[1:47:35] ceasefire what is so complicated about
[1:47:37] calling for an end to massacres the
[1:47:39] return of hostages an end of starving
[1:47:41] and an end of
[1:47:43] killing what is so hard about that
[1:47:46] someone earlier said it is not a it's
[1:47:49] someone said it's more of a you win you
[1:47:51] lose but it's not
[1:47:53] what is so you win you lose when
[1:47:55] everyone can be safe when everyone has a
[1:47:57] right to life liberty and the pursuit of
[1:48:00] happiness this is what we were taught to
[1:48:01] believe uh As Americans that's what I
[1:48:03] was taught to believe as an American in
[1:48:05] this country I'll tell you what is
[1:48:07] divisive though occupation is
[1:48:11] [Applause]
[1:48:17] divisive apartheid is divisive
[1:48:22] [Applause]
[1:48:25] settler colonialism is
[1:48:28] [Applause]
[1:48:31] divisive and forcing Palestinians to be
[1:48:34] eradicated and suffer in silence and
[1:48:36] asking us the rest of us the people of
[1:48:38] Consciousness the people of humanity to
[1:48:40] look the other way that's
[1:48:43] [Applause]
[1:48:48] divisive I I asked you all before what
[1:48:51] is so difficult but the truth is is this
[1:48:53] not a difficult decision nor is it
[1:48:55] complicated take a look at the people
[1:48:57] behind me see all of our wonderful
[1:49:00] diversity we're a coalition of folks
[1:49:02] from all walks of life Shades and colors
[1:49:05] and we're growing day by day as this
[1:49:08] conflict is Raging on the dust is
[1:49:10] starting to settle and sides are being
[1:49:11] taken so I ask you all what side are you
[1:49:14] on are you on the side of humanity or
[1:49:16] Justice or are you on the opposite of
[1:49:18] that and what Legacy would you like to
[1:49:21] leave the lady before she said she
[1:49:24] wanted to bring peace give wisdom to the
[1:49:26] leaders and free them of their Ambitions
[1:49:29] to replace the hatred and eliminate the
[1:49:31] violence and War prayer is awesome
[1:49:33] thought is awesome that is something
[1:49:35] that we on this line can do but you all
[1:49:38] have the ability and now you have the
[1:49:41] responsibility and it is incumbent upon
[1:49:43] all of you to use that responsibility to
[1:49:45] use the power that you have been given
[1:49:47] by these people you have been elected by
[1:49:49] the the people you've been selected by
[1:49:52] the people and if you do not exercise
[1:49:54] that right in a just manner you will be
[1:49:56] replaced by the people so I urge
[1:50:05] you I urge you all to do the Humane
[1:50:07] thing and to do the right thing to do
[1:50:10] the just thing and to call for ceasefire
[1:50:12] thank you all very much thank
[1:50:17] you Peter Peter looker Peter looker
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[1:50:32] thank you um for your
[1:50:35] time as a city taxpayer this won't cost
[1:50:38] us
[1:50:39] anything and for you to vote tonight for
[1:50:42] peace but it will save billions
[1:50:45] nationally we need to ceasefire
[1:50:48] now Jesus of your prayer would want you
[1:50:51] to act now
[1:50:54] I pray you follow his
[1:50:56] teachings yesterday was the
[1:50:59] 154th anniversary of Julia wardh house
[1:51:02] proclamation of Mother's Day of Peace
[1:51:05] which said arise women of the day arise
[1:51:08] women who have a
[1:51:10] heart we women of one country will be
[1:51:13] tender to those of another country
[1:51:16] disarm disarm the sword of murder is not
[1:51:20] the balance of Justice that's sounds
[1:51:22] like a call for ceasefire by this wise
[1:51:25] moral mother of Mother's
[1:51:28] Day last
[1:51:30] week Egypt cutter negotiated to cease
[1:51:33] fire hostage release but Netanyahu
[1:51:35] refuses to cease fire and exchange
[1:51:38] hostages despite cries from all those
[1:51:41] hostage family
[1:51:43] members if you care about the hostages
[1:51:47] support a ceasefire now if you care
[1:51:49] about innocent Gaza babies and children
[1:51:53] vote and cease fire now netanyahu's Army
[1:51:56] kills over 70 innocent Palestinian
[1:52:01] babies and children in Gaza every
[1:52:06] day yes 70 innocent babies and children
[1:52:10] every
[1:52:13] day silence is complicity with
[1:52:16] genocide please vote and cease fire now
[1:52:20] tonight
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[1:52:30] John Romano John
[1:52:39] Romano good evening everybody my name is
[1:52:42] John romano and I want to connect the
[1:52:43] dots for you on why it's so important
[1:52:45] what happens overseas in Palestine can
[1:52:48] help influence what happens here in New
[1:52:50] York and
[1:52:51] connecti um
[1:52:53] so I actually share my story a lot with
[1:52:56] law enforcements and people around the
[1:52:57] country because people right here in our
[1:53:00] hometown know who I am or what I've done
[1:53:02] when I was 16 years old I went into
[1:53:04] Columbia High School and e screen Bush
[1:53:06] New York with a 12 gate shotgun I
[1:53:08] committed a horrible Act of tragedy and
[1:53:11] I tell you one of the influences that
[1:53:13] had on me was the constant seeing of
[1:53:15] Bloodshed around me now that doesn't
[1:53:18] justify what I did what I did was
[1:53:20] horrible but I thought that the world
[1:53:22] had no real meaning or purpose because
[1:53:24] all I saw was chaos and hatred and that
[1:53:28] to me made me feel like there's no point
[1:53:30] there's no reason for going on and I
[1:53:33] hated what I became because I became the
[1:53:35] monster that I was once afraid of and
[1:53:37] I'm telling you that when people
[1:53:39] especially these kids who are watching
[1:53:41] on a day-to-day basis videos of bombings
[1:53:43] and killings and genocide they are
[1:53:46] influenced by that here in skincity here
[1:53:48] in New York and if you think you're not
[1:53:51] you're very misin formed so please you
[1:53:54] asked us earlier with your voice to stop
[1:53:57] the you stop swearing stop the cursing
[1:54:01] we're asking you to use your voice and
[1:54:02] say stop the bombing that's
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[1:54:14] all Ron Sano Ron
[1:54:19] Sorano Lisa Sorano
[1:54:24] Joseph
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[1:54:31] Layman hi my name is Joseph lhan and I'm
[1:54:34] a resident of SKC County and I wanted to
[1:54:36] advocate for a ceasefire for
[1:54:39] Palestine I go out in the corner in my
[1:54:41] neighborhood and I stand out with a
[1:54:43] freedom for Palestine sign and I met
[1:54:45] with disrespect middle fingers and just
[1:54:49] blatant disrespect and it just
[1:54:56] it upsets me that I have to go out there
[1:54:58] and deal with this blatant disrespect
[1:54:59] from people who are uninformed on this
[1:55:01] conflict and to see politicians just
[1:55:04] promote this ignorance among the
[1:55:06] American people and Thrive off of
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[1:55:14] it and to see people with bigger voices
[1:55:17] than me not do anything when I have to
[1:55:19] use my minuscule voice to try and get a
[1:55:21] message across cross and just see
[1:55:23] blatant corruption in the government and
[1:55:26] nobody doing anything about it I just
[1:55:28] want to see Justice and peace and it's not rocket science 1,200 people
[1:55:33] dead is wrong right but 10,000 people
[1:55:36] dead isn't wrong 20,000 30,000 40,000
[1:55:39] 50,000 people dead isn't wrong it's not
[1:55:42] rocket science it's
[1:55:49] not all we're asking for is peace
[1:55:52] we're not asking for anything
[1:55:54] extravagant we're asking for a means of
[1:55:56] speaking we're asking for a means of
[1:55:59] representation for the Palestinians
[1:56:01] we're asking for a negotiation a means
[1:56:04] to exchange prisoners hostages
[1:56:07] everything that Israel claims to want
[1:56:08] but rejects every time they're offered
[1:56:10] that that's all we want so we'd like to
[1:56:13] ask that you use your voice for us on
[1:56:16] account of us having to be brave for you
[1:56:19] and join us in our bravery freedom from
[1:56:22] Palestine please support a ceasefire
[1:56:24] thank
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[1:56:33] you he Heather
[1:56:37] Beno
[1:56:39] Heather okay Rod
[1:56:46] Hubert Mark
[1:56:50] micheller no
[1:56:55] all right is is there anyone who sent in
[1:56:57] a request to speak whose name I didn't
[1:56:59] read I believe we captured all the
[1:57:01] online ones but I want to make sure
[1:57:03] there was no one that sent an online
[1:57:05] request and did not get their name
[1:57:08] called in that case I have no one else
[1:57:10] signed up to speak so I declare the
[1:57:12] public comment of City business
[1:57:14] closed at this time any miscellaneous
[1:57:17] business of the council
[1:57:27] mayor so I um want to thank everyone for
[1:57:30] coming out tonight and um we heard you
[1:57:33] we've been listening and hearing I can't
[1:57:36] make any promises I could just I mean I
[1:57:38] could repeat the same thing I've said
[1:57:39] over and over but you've heard it before
[1:57:41] so appreciate you coming and certainly
[1:57:43] we've heard your voice
[1:57:47] and well just you know those who will
[1:57:50] just take into consideration I really
[1:57:52] you know we've talked about us different
[1:57:54] resolutions but we have not considered
[1:57:55] the one that you've brought forward I
[1:57:57] will I will say that so I'm sorry excuse
[1:58:01] me excuse me excuse me it is my time to
[1:58:04] speak I did not interrupt you this is
[1:58:06] not a back and forth you were allowed to
[1:58:08] speak you spoke and now I'm making my
[1:58:10] comments and I appreciate that respect
[1:58:13] from
[1:58:15] you no sir there's no question answer
[1:58:18] but I will speak with you after the
[1:58:19] meeting if you like thank you
[1:58:22] so uh that is that is all I have to say
[1:58:25] this evening and with that I'll
[1:58:27] entertain a motion to
[1:58:29] adjourn motion to adjourn move by Miss
[1:58:32] Patrick second by Mr Williams all those
[1:58:35] in favor I we are adjourned have a good
[1:58:38] night
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