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shoot it's

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time I'd like to call the city council

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meeting to order for Monday May 28

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2024 and I'd like to call on

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pastor excuse me I'm sorry I'd like to

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call the clock as the order for Monday

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May 28th 2024 and we have 21 items for

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consideration the clerk would please

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read item number

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one item number one for original

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consideration a resolution calling for a

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public hearing to extend the temporary

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moratorium on the submission and

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processing of building permits

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certificates of occupancy certificates

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of use and land use approvals for smoke

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shops V shop vape shops hookah lounges

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and vape consumption businesses as the

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city council considers changes to the

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connect city code chapter 264 discussed

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in committee with objection on consent

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item number two item number two for

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original consideration a resolution

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transmitting to the SKC County Planning

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zoning ordinance entitled the regulation

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of vape shops smoke shops Vape lounges

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hookah lounges and vape consumption

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businesses discussing committee without

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three item number three for original

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consideration a resolution calling for a

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public hearing on June 24th 2024

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regarding the amendments to the city of

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skty zoning ordinance relating to the

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Hamilton Hill Redevelopment plan also

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referred to as the SKC 40 project in the

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area of Albany page State and SKC

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streets discussing committee without

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consent item number four for original

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consideration a resolution transmitting

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to the SKC City Planning Commission an

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application for a zoning ordinance

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Amendment regarding properties located

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the Hamilton Hill Redevelopment plan

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also referred to as the SKC 40 project

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five item number five for original

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consideration a resol resolution

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declaring that the city council is the

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lead Agency for the amendment to the

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skan City Zoning code for the Hamilton

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Hill Redevelopment plan also referred to

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six item number six for original

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consideration a resolution confirming

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the appointment of Megan HK as the

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representative of the League of Women

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Voters of SKC County to the civilian

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police review board discussed in

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number seven item number seven for

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original consideration resolution

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authorizing fee waivers for exterior

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original consideration a resolution

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authorizing a swimming swimming pools

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operating agreement with the Boys and

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Girls Clubs of scnc Incorporated discuss

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resolution authorizing the city to enter

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into a three-year home Consortium

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agreement with the city of Troy and the

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consideration a resolution adopting the

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pro housing communities pledge discussed

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permit number 683 to MTX Group

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overhang the city's right of way at 400

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revocable permit number 684 to Maverick

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Quantum Incorporated for a sign that

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resolution authorizing the sale of a

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vacant lot at 1815 Albany Street for $

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consideration a resolution authorizing

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the sale of 1755 Avenue B for $90,000

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resolution recognizing Sparrow zul

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and Steven Harris for their leadership

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in revitalizing Wood La Park this item

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will be taken out of order and I will be presenting that item number 19 item

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resolution recognizing National

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later date item number 20 item number 20

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under contract and Supply a resolution

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authorizing the issue of a purchase

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resolution awarding the bid and contract

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$94,500 discuss in committee without

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objection non consent if there's nothing

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caucus I ask for motion to adjourn move

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in favor I we are adjourned I'd like to

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call to order the city council meeting

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for Monday May 20 excuse me Tuesday May

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pray Our Father who in heaven be th name

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heaven Lord you have done your heart

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today the sun is in the sky the clouds

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are there and yet for another day you

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order so God help us to do our heart

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on Lord I pray for each counc they are

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here tonight to do their

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part they're here tonight to make

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decisions for the city of

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heart so help us to use our heart to

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make decisions with compassion and love

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for all

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people I pray that you would be with all

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those in attendance tonight who have

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come here to make a statement or to just

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listen that we would all be able to work

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together citizens and elected official

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from one side of the city to the other

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let us work together and live together

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in harmony this is my prayer in Jesus

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amen I'd like to call on Moren Obi to

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lead us in the Pledge of

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Steven Harris for their years of service

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in woodlum park and I asked the majority

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stepen Harris to join me behind the rail

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recognizing Spiro Zulus and stepen

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Harris for their leadership in

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revitalizing woodl park whereas woodlon

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New York in the spring of 2011 after

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years of neglect and limited city

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funding a small group of residents led

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reclaimed the park and whereas in 2012 a

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master plan was developed after the

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first cleanup the excitement enthusiasm

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in the community began to grow more and

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more residents came out to help the

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efforts which included an annual spring

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cleanup and annual fall rake day and

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whereas over the 13 years of renovation

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the park has installed a playground a

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pavilion an area of reflection Memorial

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Garden a rehab basketball court exercise

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stations a sculptural bench a volleyball

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court a horseshoe pit area pavement

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games picnic tables benches grills and

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trash and recycling receptacles some of

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the work was accomplished with numerous

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grants and in-kind services from the

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city and help from small businesses such

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as media well done and Matthew signs and

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whereas throughout the process sparo

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Zulus kept things organized and could be

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seen with his everpresent Flipboard

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keeping track of progress and securing

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various

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grants Stephen Harris who is a

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woodworker by Hobby and trade made signs

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for the park including the main entrance

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and Arbor post signs which greet

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visitors coming into the park and the

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woodlon park stencil sign on the park

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building and whereas in 2019 a splash

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poop pad and cooling Cent was installed

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almost 20 years since the since the park

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pool had closed and whereas funding came

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from a myriad of funding streams

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including the city of skincity the

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skincity foundation's thriving

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neighborhoods Challenge caran Foundation

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right Family Foundation and the William

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G brownon charitable foundation and

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private donors including Trustco Bank

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and whereas the dedicated group of

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volunteers also ra raised funds through

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their numerous pasta dinner fundraisers

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at the woodlon park annual garage sales

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which had its final sale this year and

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whereas the Total Restoration and

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renovation of the park was an investment

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of more than

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$300,000 and whereas for those involved

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the project became more than just a park

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Improvement but rather a symbolic CI

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civil engagement of what happens when a

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group of volunteers hand band together

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to transform what was a overgrown and

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neglected hatch of urban Wilderness into

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a crown Jewel Vilma fuzzy Elliott was

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one of the faithful founding volunteers

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who passed away in

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2022 she said this about the grueling

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work volunteers spent restoring the site

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we never complained we became a

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family now therefore it be resolved that

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this connected city council and Mayor

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Gary arm McCarthy through hereby pausing

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their deliberations to recognize and

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extend heartfelt gratitude to Sparrow

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Zulus and Steven Harris for their 13

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years of dedication and leadership in

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the restoration and Redevelopment of

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woodlon Park I'd like to move the

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resolution may I have a

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second all in favor I resolution is

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passed

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[Applause]

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congratulations thanks Maran

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um uh so I first would like to thank um

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everybody for recognizing us our

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committee members some of whom are here

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with us um I also would like to thank um

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Marian um for who also worked at some of

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our garage sales and volunteered um I

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also particularly want to thank uh the

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Mayor Gary McCarthy because he sat with

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me through numerous meetings when we

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first formed our committee and kind of

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fleshed out what we wanted to foresee

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for the for the park um I also want to

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thank the woodlaw neighborhood

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association um for backing us in our

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efforts um they were with us 100% uh

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also thank a shout out to Janet Chen

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given um the the chair of the friends of

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The woodlon Preserve who served as our

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Fiscal Agent to help us secure all the

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funding for for the grants we applied

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for um and I can't go without saying all

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of our volunteers past and present who

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work tirelessly to redevelop the park um

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it's become one of the most blighted

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Urban spaces um in 2011 to something

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that a lot of the community uh has pride

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in now um and I would I mention this we

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had a dinner a couple weeks ago um and I

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mentioned this to our committee people

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but I would uh mention it to all the

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council members Google woodlon parks

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connecting New York for Google reviews

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we are the top rated Park in the city of

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skinc um and just read through the

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comments um with the parents who bring

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their children into the park um so it's

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definitely a testament to all of the

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work that we've put forth hundreds and

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hundreds of hours um so I extend our

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appreciation and thanks to the city for

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their support and another shout out to

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the office of General Services um Floyd

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from the past and then um uh Lewis

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currently who uh gets back to us

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immediately so um and just the the staff

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at the at City Hall um they've been

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phenomenal so thank you

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all thank

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you sure

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[Applause]

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I'd like to ask for approval of the

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minutes of May 13th

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2024 moved by Mr Williams second by Mr

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manini all in favor I if the clerk would

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please read any Communications and

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petitions Communications presented to

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the city council for Tuesday May 28th

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2024 under official from mayor McCarthy

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a list of appointments dated May 28th

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2024 under General from PD Voris an

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email expressing concerns about the

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locker room contracts for the connected

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Police Department referencing Ronald

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Reagan with a pun and mentioning her

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ongoing displacement and difficulty

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locating her

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belongings under petitions none thank

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you I'd like to uh call on any c council

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members to provide committee

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reports this time we'll ask for

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privilege of the floor related to the

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legislative agenda I have no one signed

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up to speak so I declare the public

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comment on the legislative agenda

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closed I ask for approval of the uh

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consent legislative agenda mooved by

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Miss Patrick second by Mr manini all

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those in favor

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I this time we'll have privilege of the

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floor regarding General City business I

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have four people signed up to speak just

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a reminder the time to speak is 3

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minutes and I will if if you can't hear

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the timer from here from there I'll

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remind you when your time is up the

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first person signed up to speak is

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Ronald

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Sorano I don't see Mr Sorano

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present Edmund Leen

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Jr good evening I was here on 3 25 2024

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when I again asked for your help with

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corrupt judges valo and frost both

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appointed by the mayor I left you all

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proof of my allegations tenica Frost

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signed both of these motions without

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proof of service that is obstruction of

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governmental

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Administration but you all had

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I never received a penny more from

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garnishment after 910 and he said my

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lean on her house was satisfied trial

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was held 11 days later the mayor and now

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County attorney Gardner have denied my

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ethics complaints before a hearing that

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is obstruction of governmental

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Administration and part of the

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conspiracy he prived me of my

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constitutional rights of due process and

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a fair hearing all of you are complicit

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after the

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fact there is no time limit to prosecute

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for conspiracy deprive me of my

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constitutional rights to doe process in

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a fair hair mayor is chief law

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enforcement officer in the city of SCCY

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and must ensure Justice not cover up for

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corruption council members are to help

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taxpaying citizens with governmental

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problems not cover up for corruption

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County attorney Gardner and district

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attorney Carney are mandated by law to

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hold phal accountable when the laws he

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broke are proven to them when they don't

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they are obstructing good governmental

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Administration and I did give them the

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proof also us attorney Barnett is also

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guilty of obstruction of governmental

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Administration for refusing to prosecute

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Pho and frost what do I have to do in

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SKC New York identify as a black

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transgender woman to have my

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constitutional rights upheld by the way

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mayor I had to tell da Carney the

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obstruction law in New York he didn't

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know what it was in New York state which

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he improperly used to arrest Daniel of

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YouTube New York State audit for walking

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up to caution tape he was arrested for

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not moving back I guess the cop couldn't

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do his job but refused to move the tape

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and instead arrested

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Daniel Mr Mayor you have been able to

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keep FBI sheriff police chief from doing

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their job when the axe Falls it will be

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your head that falls in a basket council

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members better contact me it is a color

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blw violation which you are all guilty

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of and the prayer was nice by that woman

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but no one's going to get Justice out of

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you people unless they force it on

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you thank you Lori

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Hoy good

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evening um I live at 8:15 Lake wet

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Avenue so right next to the park um

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Central Park that is and I'm really

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excited about the new pool that is

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coming going to be open at the park

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we've been watching it um be built over

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the winter um and I'm including some

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ideas that I emailed last summer um that

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were then forwarded to the park director

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at the time but I'm following up just as

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I'm not really sure where you know some

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of that lies um and some of these ideas

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are probably too late for this year but

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I'm just hoping for the

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future um first I would love for funding

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to be made available or a business to

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offer free or very reduced lifeguard

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training for connected City School

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District students to become

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lifeguards I'm sure some of them are

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already but I know that's cost

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prohibitive to get the training

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sometimes too and we do have a pool um

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at the school where even if this were

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over next winter developing more guards

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um such a big pool is going to need a

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lot of

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lifeguards um I hate when you see

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section of pools closed because there's

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not enough guards uh number two it would

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be great if the city could coordinate

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with

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CDTA um or something else to have a bus

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or trolley running routes to the pool

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for better access for both Youth and

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adults throughout the

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city um then maybe this third thing I

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don't know how many people non-residents

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are coming to the pool I know many

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non-residents are using our tennis

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courts and disc golf at no no cost um

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and I think many of them are not

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residents which is great but you cannot

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use other um parks in Suburban

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neighborhoods for free um in many cases

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so I would love um if non-residents were

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charged a fee to use the pool to help

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offset the cost of running the pool over

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time um as a city resident I'm unable to

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swim at the nkuna Town pool the col Town

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pool the tenta town pool unless I go

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with a resident and I pay a higher fee

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um these are policies that just like

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I've read online so I don't can't tell

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you what their policies are this year if

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some of those have changed but just as

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an idea the nisun town pool at least

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last year listed $10 um for an adult to

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swim as a guest and you need to come

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with a resident though residents also

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pay $10 for an individual swim um though

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that's discounted if those residents buy

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a pass for the year in Colony Town Park

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it's $12 for an adult non-resident to

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swim and you must come with a resident

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so even if you have the the the fee you

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can't just decide to pay that um an

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adult resident pays

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$7 uh residents pay $2 to get into that

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Park and nonresidents pay

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$10 um so again I think oh is that time

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up it is okay thank you thank

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you mag Lavine

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good

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evening mayor president Porterfield and

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members of the council I signed up to

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speak in the event folks in favor of a

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ceasefire

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resolution um uh which I oppose would be

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appearing tonight as has occurred in

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recent meetings but so is not to

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interrupt the business of the council

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which in my view is critical to the

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welfare of the city as opposed to the

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Affairs in the Middle East which are

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beyond the council's legislated scope I

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decline to speak I don't know if there

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are other speakers but I respectfully

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request that if someone tonight is

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speaking in favor of a ceasefire

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resolution that I may exercise my

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privilege then thank you thank you I

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have no one else signed up to speak on

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the public comment of City business so I

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declare this public comment

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closed at this time miscellaneous

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business of the

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council Miss Patrick thank you um well

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we had two um great ceremonies today um

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our fire department this morning um had

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a ceremony at which um four of our

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officers were received promotions and uh

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now uh the police department was having

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an award ceremony for many many of the

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officers who um had meritorious service

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and other types of awards so I just

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wanted to congratulate um all of those

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uh officers in both departments and also

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thank them for the service that they

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provide uh to all of our residents in

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our city thank

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you thank

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you

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mayor thank you madam president

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apologize for being a little bit late

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was at the uh police

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ceremony uh always appreciate people

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coming out do want to thank the team

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that uh you know did so much for the

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woodlon park uh that was a a Great Park

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in the 60s went in a period of Decline

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and it's really a true model of

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neighborhood and government

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participation where people stepped up

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made a difference and turn that into a

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uh great resource for not only the

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neighborhood but the city as a whole and

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so I thank the whole group that's here

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and appreciate your time and effort and

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I know some of transitioning on to other

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things in life so I wish you the best in

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whatever you choose to do and those that

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are still going to be here helping out

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we uh thank you for that and look

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forward to working with you thank you

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Madame President thank you I'd also like

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to thank everyone for coming out tonight

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to speak and uh to again to also to the individuals who helped in

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Woodlong Park we honored Spiro tonight

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and Steve but there were a lot of

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volunteers some were who actually no

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longer with us and so I want to tell you

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I truly appreciate what happened in that

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Park and thank you for allowing me to be

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a part of it from time to time so um you

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know we're going to miss you not being

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here anymore SPO but uh the park will be

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there for us to remember all the

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wonderful things that you did so thank

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you all for coming out tonight just want

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to remind folks about a couple events

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that are happening this weekend kids

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artsfest is going to be happening around

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City Hall from 12: to 4:00 p.m. and then

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Pride day is taking place over um near

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uh skiny County Community College and

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I'm not sure of the start time but I

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think it's s like 9 in the morning it's a long day so there'll be

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opportunity to bounce back back and

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forth between the two but there's those

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couple events are going on this um this

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Saturday there's nothing else to come

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before the council ask for a motion to

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adjourn moved by Mr Mutan second by Mr

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Mancini all those in favor I we're

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adjourn thank you and have a good night

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