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[0:38] thank you this going to be domestic
[0:43] violence wait a
[0:45] minute okay all
[0:50] right yeah from the
[0:54] floor I'd like to all call to order the
[0:56] city Caucus meeting for Tuesday October
[0:59] 15th
[1:00] 24 we have five public hearings this
[1:03] evening if the clerk could please
[1:07] read all right go ahead just read the
[1:10] public hearings public hearing number
[1:13] one the 2025 proposed operating budget
[1:17] and capital budget for the city of SKC
[1:20] public hearing number two public hearing
[1:22] number two amending section
[1:26] 248-250 code increasing parking
[1:28] violation fines public hearing number
[1:30] three public hearing number three
[1:32] amending section 927 of disc connected
[1:35] city code increasing fees and charges
[1:37] for Police Department records public
[1:39] hearing number four public hearing
[1:42] number four amending sections
[1:44] 124-133 and
[1:46] 24-22 of disconnected the city code
[1:49] increasing administrative fees regarding
[1:51] false alarm calls public hearing number
[1:53] five public hearing number five amending
[1:56] city code
[1:58] 144-146 increase dog license fees thank
[2:01] you we have 20 items for original
[2:04] consideration if the clerk could please
[2:05] read item number
[2:07] one item number one for original
[2:09] consideration a resolution calling for a
[2:11] public hearing to establish a temporary
[2:13] moratorium on the submission and
[2:15] processing of building permits
[2:17] certificates of occupancy certificates
[2:19] of use and land use approvals of
[2:21] cannabis establishments as the city
[2:23] council considers changes to the conc
[2:25] city code chapter 264 discussed in
[2:28] committee with objection on consent item
[2:30] number two item number two for original
[2:32] consideration a resolution calling for a
[2:34] public hearing to amend sections
[2:38] 151-921
[2:40] 13823
[2:42] 13843
[2:44] 15714
[2:46] 13-10 21014 of the connect city code
[2:50] relating to the relating to the
[2:52] increased in set fees and adopting a
[2:54] building code administration fee
[2:56] scheduled pursuant to sections
[2:58] 137-7 1 137 d one sorry
[3:02] 13821 and 138
[3:05] 13811 of this connected city code
[3:07] discussed in committee with objection on
[3:09] consent item number
[3:12] three item number three for original
[3:14] consideration a resolution authorizing
[3:16] the mayor to accept $30,000 442
[3:21] $3,442 74 in bulletproof vest
[3:24] partnership bvp Grant award monies for
[3:28] the conc police department
[3:30] discussed in committee without objection
[3:32] on consent item number four item number
[3:35] four for original consideration a
[3:37] resolution authorizing the city to
[3:38] accept
[3:39] $46,000 police traffic Services Grant
[3:42] monies from the governor's Traffic
[3:43] Safety Committee or gtsc for the conc
[3:47] police department discussed in committee
[3:50] with objection on consent item number
[3:52] five item number five for original
[3:55] consideration a resolution determining
[3:57] that the de that the development of lead
[4:00] service line replacement inventory is a
[4:02] type two action pursuant to 6
[4:05] ncrr
[4:28] 617.980.9025 number 7 under original
[4:30] consideration a resolution authorizing
[4:32] an amendment correcting errors in
[4:34] resolution
[4:36] 2024-25 for the sale of 1044 helderberg
[4:40] Avenue discussed in committee without
[4:42] objection and on consent item number
[4:44] eight item number eight under original
[4:46] consideration a resolution authorizing
[4:48] the sale of a vacant lot on Seldon
[4:50] Street for
[4:52] $1,500 discussed in committee without
[4:54] objection on consent item number nine under original
[4:58] consideration a res resolution
[5:00] authorizing the sale of a vacant lot at
[5:02] 1139 Pleasant Street for
[5:04] $33,000 discussed in committee without
[5:07] objection on consent item number 10 item
[5:09] number 10 under original consideration a
[5:11] resolution confirming the appointment of
[5:13] Alexandra Bland to the connec Planning
[5:15] Commission and reappointment of Randall
[5:17] s Beach to the SKC Planning Commission
[5:20] discuss in committee without objection
[5:21] on
[5:22] consent item number 11 item number item
[5:27] number 11 for final consideration a
[5:29] resolution authorizing the ceremonial
[5:31] naming of a portion of Barrett Street
[5:33] between South Avenue and Union Street to
[5:35] marleene
[5:36] Hillway discussed in committee without
[5:39] objection on consent item number 12 item
[5:41] number 12 under original consideration a
[5:44] resolution recognizing James Thomas Jr
[5:46] for his connected City School District
[5:48] athletic Hall of Fame induction this
[5:50] will be presented as a at a later date
[5:54] item number 13 item number item number
[5:57] 13 under original consideration a
[5:59] resolution acknowledging Ferrari's
[6:01] Restaurante for 50 years of service to
[6:03] the connect Community this item will be
[6:05] taken out of order and presented by
[6:07] council member
[6:08] manini item number 15 14 item number 14
[6:12] under original consideration a
[6:14] resolution celebrating Italian Heritage
[6:16] Month I'll discussed committee with
[6:19] objection on consent and this item will
[6:20] be presented at a later
[6:22] date item number 15 item number 15 under
[6:25] original consideration a resolution
[6:27] recognizing October as Polish American
[6:29] Heritage Month this item will be taken
[6:32] out of of order and presented by council
[6:34] member Patrick item number 16 item
[6:37] number 16 under original consideration a
[6:40] resolution recognizing domestic violence
[6:41] awareness
[6:43] month this item will be taken out of
[6:45] order and presented by council member
[6:47] Doro item number
[6:50] 17 item number 17 under original
[6:52] consideration a resolution authorizing
[6:55] the issuance of revocable permit number
[6:57] 686 to Andy Zang for for a sign and
[7:00] awnings that overhang the city's right
[7:02] of way at 469 State Street discussed in
[7:06] committee without objection on consent
[7:08] item number
[7:11] 19 oh 18 number wrong okay 18 item
[7:16] number 18 under contract and Supply a
[7:18] resolution awarding the bid and contract
[7:20] for the chilled water piping repairs to
[7:22] cedo Plumbing Incorporated in the amount
[7:25] of
[7:26] $94,400 and no this discussed in
[7:30] committee without objection on consent
[7:31] item number 19 item number 19 under
[7:34] contract and Supply a resolution
[7:36] awarding the bid and contract for the
[7:37] emergency service training facility roof
[7:40] simulator to Midstate Industries in the
[7:43] amount of$
[7:44] 56550 and no cents discussed in
[7:47] committee without objection on consent
[7:49] we have one other item to uh add for
[7:51] unanimous consent I would need a motion
[7:54] from the floor Mr B
[7:59] thank you Madame President I would like
[8:01] to move for unanimous consent a
[8:03] resolution authorizing the mayor to
[8:05] accept
[8:07] $636,000 25 in the bipartisan
[8:10] infrastructure bill for lead service
[8:13] line replacement fund Grant award monies
[8:17] I need a second on that second by Miss
[8:21] Patrick um is everyone answer I if
[8:24] everyone is okay by to add this to the
[8:26] consent
[8:28] agenda can we
[8:30] I okay thank you we'll add that to the
[8:32] consent
[8:33] agenda item well we have four three
[8:36] tonight actually to be um done ceremon
[8:41] resol sorry about
[8:44] that all right if there's nothing for to
[8:47] come before the city council caucus I
[8:48] ask for a motion to adjourn move by Miss
[8:51] Patrick second by Mr M all those in
[8:52] favor I I'd like to call to order this
[8:56] connect the city council meeting for
[8:57] Tuesday October 15th 2024
[9:00] for and I'd like to call on Reverend
[9:02] Kiki to lead us in the prayer
[9:08] invocation let us pray Lord we thank you
[9:12] for the rich tapestry that is our city
[9:14] of skincity the Heritage and the wonders
[9:18] of each Community bring together a
[9:21] richness and a beauty that we all share
[9:23] in together with our openness and our
[9:26] acceptance together we all stand in
[9:30] defense of those who are subject to
[9:32] domestic violence whether it be physical
[9:35] or mental or emotional or any or
[9:37] economic that those who stand together
[9:41] will support those who are subjected to
[9:44] this horror and that by the richness of
[9:46] our community we will
[9:49] be supporters
[9:52] and advocates for this community help us
[9:56] help our Council to see clearly your
[9:59] will for this city you bring us such
[10:02] beauty and greatness and in this season
[10:04] of Thanksgiving and wonder and harvest
[10:07] we especially bring to you our thanks
[10:11] amen amen I'd like to call on Anthony
[10:14] Ferrari to lead us in the Pledge of
[10:16] Allegiance I pledge allegiance to the
[10:19] flag of the United States of America and
[10:22] to the Republic for which it stands one
[10:25] nation under God indivisible with
[10:29] liberty and justice for all thank
[10:38] you I'd ask the deputy clerk to please
[10:41] complete the roll
[10:44] call Mr
[10:47] Toro Mr
[10:49] Farley Mr
[10:51] Mancini Mr muchin pres Mrs Patrick here
[10:57] Mr Williams
[10:59] and Miss Porterfield here thank you we
[11:03] do as I said have uh three out of order
[11:05] resolutions tonight but before we do
[11:07] that um the president of the NAACP would
[11:10] like to come forward thank you and to do
[11:12] a
[11:16] presentation nobody
[11:21] there Madam president I here come on
[11:24] back here ma'am nobody signed up
[11:45] uh councilman muta the NAACP
[11:49] recognizes your history making moments
[11:54] in the city of skincity so I come
[11:56] tonight on behalf of the NAACP to
[11:58] present you with the freedom fund award
[12:03] for 2024 and it reads as follows the
[12:06] connected NAACP presents the history
[12:09] maker award to councilman John muta for
[12:12] your commitment to Justice and service
[12:14] to the community 2024 Freedom fund award
[12:20] thank you so much for all that you have
[12:21] done for the community and we appreciate
[12:25] you and we hope that you will continue
[12:28] the work because it's so very important
[12:30] so thank
[12:33] [Applause]
[12:40] you thank you so much you know um I do
[12:44] things in a community I do not look
[12:46] forward for awards and I told that
[12:50] to past Nikki and um I'm I'm surprised
[12:56] but you know what I will accept it and I
[12:58] will continue to do work but let us all
[13:00] continue to do work but don't seek um
[13:02] Awards but you know encourage people to
[13:04] get out there and do things that benefit
[13:06] our community and to make us all better
[13:09] as we work and to make connect better
[13:11] thank you thank
[13:18] you so Mr mudar you weren't able to
[13:21] attend the uh party so we brought the
[13:23] party to
[13:25] you thank you
[13:29] next we will have the um item number 13
[13:32] acknowledging Ferrari's restaurant for
[13:34] 50 years of service to the skincity
[13:36] community and I'd like to call on
[13:37] council member Mancini to please present
[13:40] this
[13:41] resolution Mr
[13:44] manini Madam president may I have the
[13:47] floor you have the floor sir
[14:02] come on
[14:05] up all
[14:16] right this resolution City connec New
[14:20] York City
[14:21] Council where a resolution acknowledging
[14:24] Ferrari's restaurant for 50 years of
[14:26] service to the conected community
[14:28] whereas Ferrari's restaurant located in
[14:30] a m Pleasant neighborhood of concy opens
[14:32] the store opened its stores on October
[14:34] 7th
[14:35] 1974 and has since become a Cornerstone
[14:38] of the community and whereas for the
[14:40] past 50 years Ferrari's restaurant has
[14:42] provided authentic Italian cuisine a
[14:45] warm and welcoming atmosphere and
[14:47] exceptional service to Residents and
[14:48] visitors alike whereas Ferrari's
[14:51] restaurant has become a beloved
[14:52] institution where generations of
[14:54] families have gathered to celebrate
[14:56] Milestones fostering a strong sense of
[14:58] community and family togetherness and
[15:01] whereas the restaurant's long-standing
[15:02] commitment to providing high quality
[15:04] food and Hospitality has contributed
[15:06] significantly to the cultural and social
[15:09] fabri fabric of the M Pleasant
[15:11] neighborhood and city of skincity as a
[15:13] whole and whereas Ferrari's restaurant
[15:15] has consistently contributed to the
[15:17] local economy by providing employment
[15:19] opportunities and attracting visitors to
[15:21] the city elevating connect's profile as
[15:23] a culinary
[15:25] destination and whereas the city council
[15:27] is connected to recognize the importance
[15:29] to celebrating local business Ro in
[15:31] shaping the city's identity and
[15:33] strengthening its neighborhoods and
[15:35] whereas ferrar's restaurants 50-year
[15:37] Milestone is a testament to its enduring
[15:39] quality adaptability and strong relation
[15:43] within the community over the past five
[15:44] years now therefore it be
[15:47] resolved that city of the SK city
[15:50] council and Mayor Gary R McCarthy do
[15:52] hereby recognize and celebrate Ferrari's
[15:54] restaurant for its 50 years of surface
[15:56] serving delicious food and providing
[15:58] outstanding service
[15:59] and contributions to the city of
[16:01] connecti and be it further resolved that
[16:03] a copy of this resolution be presented
[16:04] to the Ferrari family as a token of the
[16:07] city's appreciation for their dedication
[16:08] to Excellence and community service over
[16:11] the past 50 years
[16:14] [Applause]
[16:16] congratulations Mr Man Mr Mancini Mr
[16:20] Mancini would you move the resolution
[16:21] sir would you move the resolution may I
[16:24] yes make a motion to move the resolution
[16:26] may I have a second please oh many
[16:28] seconds all in favor
[16:32] congratulations thank you all we just
[16:35] want to say first of all I want to thank
[16:37] God thank Jesus thank mother Mary I want
[16:39] to thank my parents uh Frank and Rose
[16:41] Ferrari who uh taught us uh a good worth
[16:46] ethic that got us to find the the
[16:48] American way here uh we came here uh you
[16:51] know my father always told us came here
[16:53] with an empty and we he had he had four
[16:56] boys we got families got grandchildren
[16:59] and we 50 years and we worked it and
[17:01] we're going to keep going until we can
[17:03] uh finish the till we're done all right there we go Vince you want to
[17:08] say something okay Joseph my brother
[17:11] Joseph he's the baby yes yes yes so
[17:15] anyway once again thank you very much
[17:18] and it's been you know like the Grateful
[17:19] Dead says a long strange trip but we're
[17:21] enjoying the
[17:22] ride and uh I'd like to you know thank
[17:25] my brothers and our wives you know when
[17:28] you don't you know when you have good
[17:30] backing you could conquer the world and
[17:33] uh I just wanted to say thank you and uh
[17:36] to my mom dad and my brother Johnny
[17:38] looking uh over us you know with a you
[17:42] know grin air to air for us so God bless
[17:45] thank you have a great night
[17:48] [Applause]
[18:17] sure thank
[18:19] [Applause]
[18:23] you our next resolution
[18:30] bye-bye thank you thank you you're
[18:33] welcome thank
[18:36] you our next resolution is recognizing
[18:40] uh Polish American Heritage
[18:43] Month council member
[18:57] Patrick Madam president may I have the
[18:59] floor you have the flooor thank
[19:03] you where'd you
[19:10] go Reverend kikki and other
[19:13] folks thank you for joining
[19:18] me so as um Reverend Kiki said in our
[19:21] opening prayer we are a a very rich we
[19:23] have a lot of Rich diversity here in the
[19:25] city of skinc we started our day um at
[19:29] acknowledging uh Italian Heritage and um
[19:32] this morning and now we're October is
[19:35] also the uh Polish American heritage
[19:37] month so I just want to read this
[19:39] briefly um a resolution proclaiming
[19:42] October 2024 as Polish American Heritage
[19:45] Month in skincity whereas the first
[19:48] polish immigrants arrived in Jamestown
[19:51] Virginia in 1608 performing work as
[19:55] Craftsman and forming the first labor
[19:57] union in this land and and whereas the
[20:00] first polish settlers arrived in SKC New
[20:03] York in
[20:04] 1797 with members graduating from Union
[20:07] College working as merchants and an
[20:10] individual from that Community Who was
[20:12] appointed the police commissioner and
[20:14] whereas skc's Polish immigrant and
[20:17] subsequent Polish American Community
[20:19] contributed greatly to the religious
[20:22] cultural economic Fabric and demographic
[20:25] landscape of this diverse City since its
[20:27] earliest days by influencing arts and
[20:30] education business and government social
[20:33] services and scientific and
[20:36] technological advancements and whereas
[20:39] polish Heroes like General Casmir pki
[20:42] and general Thaddius
[20:45] kazuko how is it K kushko thank you um
[20:50] played a vital role in our nation's
[20:52] fight for independence and whereas in
[20:55] 1984 the United States House of
[20:58] represent Representatives joint
[21:00] resolution
[21:01] 577 does August later change to October
[21:06] as Polish American heritage month to
[21:08] celebrate the cultural heritage
[21:10] achievements and contributions polish
[21:12] Americans have made to our nation and
[21:15] whereas in celebration of Polish
[21:17] American Heritage Month the Polish
[21:20] American Congress Central Division of
[21:22] New York state has chosen skincity for
[21:25] the inaugural running of the perogi 5K
[21:28] in SKC Central Park on Saturday October
[21:31] 26th and whereas the perogi 5K is
[21:35] intended to combine a focus on health
[21:37] and fitness with a celebration of Polish
[21:40] American Heritage culture and food now
[21:44] therefore be it resolved that Mayor Gary
[21:47] R McCarthy and the sked city council do
[21:50] hereby pause in their deliberations to
[21:53] Proclaim October 2024 Polish American
[21:57] Heritage Month in concy and encourage
[22:00] all residents to join in celebrating the
[22:03] many contributions of Polish Americans
[22:06] so I'd like to move this may I have a
[22:08] second please second by Mr M all those
[22:11] in favor I thank you very much passes
[22:15] congratulations conratulations
[22:21] I can
[22:23] hold just trying to make this camera
[22:26] work
[22:29] oh sure somebody who knows what they're
[22:32] doing she has a camera so she we can
[22:35] send it to you
[22:47] too what would you like to say a few
[22:49] words oh yeah I think I talked too much
[22:51] already uh uh but thank you uh Madame
[22:54] President uh members of the council uh
[22:57] mayor m y for this honor uh for for
[23:01] recognizing this month we're very
[23:03] excited uh for bringing uh really a
[23:06] large scale um activity that honors
[23:09] polish Heritage to the city of skinuti
[23:12] and we hope that this inaugural Pugi 5K
[23:14] will be something that will go on for
[23:16] years uh it's going to be a lot of fun
[23:18] we're going to have good food and and we
[23:20] hope everyone will turn out for that uh
[23:23] you know growing up in an ethnic family
[23:26] um you know we were always taught those
[23:28] core values that are so important in
[23:30] every community and one of the things we
[23:32] always learned about in school and
[23:34] subsequent study was you know the
[23:36] Democratic Heritage of Poland uh Poland
[23:40] was formed as an elective monarchy where
[23:44] uh as opposed to other places where a
[23:46] very small percentage of people were
[23:49] represented in the sort of the hierarchy
[23:51] or the royalty and so on uh a good
[23:54] 25% of Polish Society voted for their
[23:58] kings and and so on and so forth and uh
[24:01] the the idea of the liberum veto where a
[24:03] member of the assembled um uh group of
[24:08] people who would vote uh could veto any
[24:11] item that was up for consideration with
[24:13] a single word you know saying veto and
[24:16] that that sort of democratic tradition
[24:19] and Heritage is something that was so
[24:21] important because it was very unique in
[24:23] the European landscape um you know at
[24:27] the uh late um 1700s the Polish
[24:31] Constitution was right up there with the United States Constitution and
[24:37] the um the constitution in in France
[24:40] post Revolution uh so those kind of
[24:43] markers really spoke broadly to people's
[24:48] desire for freedom for democracy for
[24:50] representation and we're very privileged
[24:53] to be here in the United States and
[24:55] participating in this beautiful
[24:57] democracy
[25:04] it's it's hard to follow Father Jim um
[25:06] but I just want to say my grandparents
[25:08] were immigrants from Poland who settled
[25:10] here in skincity
[25:12] so there we go I'm I'm part of
[25:16] that that's okay okay so everybody come
[25:19] good food it'll be a lot of fun we
[25:21] welcome everybody so us
[25:25] [Applause]
[25:31] I'm not
[25:37] run our next resolution is recognizing
[25:40] domestic violence awareness month and
[25:43] I'd like to call on council member Doral
[25:44] to present this resolution thank you
[25:46] madam uh president Porterfield may I
[25:48] have the floor please you have the floor
[25:50] ma'am thank you I'd like to call forward
[25:52] my dear friend Arthur fenex his
[25:55] beautiful wife his beautiful daughter
[25:58] and whomever else is with Arthur here
[26:00] this
[26:05] evening I'd also like to mention that up
[26:08] here or afterwards I have a lot of uh
[26:10] domestic violence uh purple ribbons uh
[26:13] for for anyone to take um and to wear
[26:17] and support uh domestic violence uh not
[26:20] only for the month of November but
[26:23] throughout um
[26:30] whereas October was first declared as
[26:32] National Domestic VI violence Awareness
[26:35] Month in 1989 pretty sad that it waited
[26:38] till then but since then October has
[26:41] been a time to acknowledge domestic
[26:43] violence survivors and to be a voice for
[26:45] its victims and whereas domestic
[26:48] violence is prevent in every Community
[26:51] affects all people regardless of age
[26:53] economic status sexual
[26:56] orientation gender race religion or
[26:59] nationality physical violence is often
[27:02] accompanied by emotional abusive and
[27:04] controlling Behavior as part of a much
[27:08] larger systematic pattern of dominance
[27:10] and control domestic violence can result
[27:13] in physical injury injury psychological
[27:17] Tri trauma and even death the
[27:19] devastating consequences of domestic
[27:22] violence can cross generations and last
[27:24] a long time a
[27:26] lifetime and whereas
[27:29] domestic violence is a serious crime
[27:31] that affects people of all Races ages
[27:34] gender identities economic backgrounds
[27:37] and education levels causing harm to
[27:39] individuals families and communities
[27:42] whereas victims of domestic viol
[27:44] violence suffer isolation low
[27:47] self-esteem depression anxiety according
[27:50] to the National Coalition against
[27:52] domestic violence approximately 1 in4
[27:56] women and 1 in N men experience severe
[27:58] intimate partner physical violence
[28:02] sexual violence or stalking with
[28:04] devastating effects on their health and
[28:07] safety whereas raising awareness through
[28:10] education advocacy and Community
[28:12] engagement is essential in preventing
[28:14] domestic violence supporting victims and
[28:17] holding Abus abusers
[28:19] accountable now therefore be it resolved
[28:22] that the SKC city council and Mayor Gary
[28:26] AR M McCarthy do hereby pause in their
[28:30] deliberations to call on all Americans
[28:32] to remember the victims celebrate the
[28:35] survivors and remit to the ending
[28:38] domestic violence in all forms like ask
[28:41] for a motion to move the resolution may
[28:44] I have a second please second by Miss
[28:46] Patrick all those in favor I motion
[28:48] passes
[28:56] congratulations thank you thank you for
[28:58] having us U first and foremost I want to
[29:00] say thank you to Dorene for just
[29:01] inviting me down here to share my story
[29:04] of of Hope um Dorene has been a friend
[29:07] of mine for a while now from middle
[29:10] school and high school when I was uh
[29:12] doing all the wrong things uh I was
[29:15] really good friends with her her family
[29:17] and her her kids and um I just remember
[29:20] her always
[29:21] allowing um her door to be wide open to
[29:23] me uh while I was wrestling through some
[29:25] things it was a place that was safe um
[29:28] and she was very generous and loving I
[29:30] appreciate um all that you've done in my
[29:32] life um I want to share my condolences
[29:35] with the families who are suffering
[29:38] right now I know this connect is
[29:39] grieving um there's just some hard
[29:43] things that people are working through
[29:45] right now with the shooting on Congress
[29:47] Street and a mother who lost another
[29:49] child to um
[29:52] shootings and all the children that have
[29:54] W witnessed that um we're praying for
[29:57] you and
[29:58] uh you're not
[30:00] alone that's one of the reasons why I
[30:02] wanted to share my story um although
[30:05] it's domestic violence Awareness Month
[30:07] um I wanted to share my story for people
[30:10] who have hard stories I remember growing
[30:12] up um I felt alone I needed somebody who
[30:15] could relate to the severity of my
[30:17] suffering um that's why I'm encouraged
[30:19] to share mine today um to know that
[30:22] there is hope um despite the
[30:24] tragedy see my mother she was loved she
[30:27] was cherished hardworking athletic and
[30:31] was striving for a better life trying to
[30:33] become a nurse to provide for her family
[30:36] she had a big heart her name was Melissa
[30:39] Amy
[30:40] fenex not only did she have a big heart
[30:43] she was so generous and kind she would
[30:46] give you the shirt off her back now my
[30:48] mother was in a relationship early on in
[30:51] her life and unfor
[30:53] fortunately uh she was so generous she
[30:56] gave her heart away to a man that would
[30:57] abuse use it that was my
[31:01] father as time went on she began to see
[31:03] the abusive patterns of this man and how
[31:06] he was a threat not only to
[31:08] herself but to her family my father was
[31:12] an enraged individual unable to process
[31:14] emotion addicted to drugs unable to
[31:18] accept rejection or the word no the last
[31:21] type of person you want your daughter to
[31:22] be with now my mother tried to see the
[31:25] good in people often times when we are
[31:27] in and love and give our hearts away we
[31:30] make promises that would uh love them
[31:33] unconditionally through their
[31:34] shortcomings through thick and thin we
[31:37] hope that they would change however
[31:39] unfortunately my father did not change
[31:42] um July 27th
[31:45] 1992 my mother was horrifically taken um
[31:48] in the presence of her nieces her
[31:50] nephews and all the children all her
[31:53] children while protecting an infant in
[31:55] her
[31:56] arms my mother though she lost her life
[32:00] she was
[32:02] courageous this story is heavy and it
[32:05] has baggage however I'm here to share
[32:07] this story to not only share the damage
[32:09] that it can cause or the hardship on an
[32:12] individual a family or Community but to
[32:15] ultimately
[32:16] point to ultimately be a point of
[32:19] reference to individuals or families in
[32:20] the area who are and have suffered by
[32:23] these traumatic crimes I'm sharing
[32:26] because there is hope despite the
[32:27] circumstance
[32:28] ances I would be lying to tell you that
[32:31] it was easy picking up the pieces it
[32:33] took courage to finish school it took
[32:35] courage for my sister to go to college
[32:37] it took courage for my grandmother to
[32:39] raise her deceased daughter's children
[32:41] while working through that loss I would
[32:44] also be lying to tell you that I'm
[32:45] completely free from what I witnessed I
[32:48] would be lying to tell you that all I
[32:49] need was coping grieving closure therapy
[32:53] although all those things are necessary
[32:54] I needed something deeper I was broken
[32:56] at the soul I remember when I was broken
[32:59] at my lowest moment high on drugs I
[33:02] cried out to the Lord and he heard my
[33:03] cry the next day I was invited to play
[33:06] basketball at to church over in
[33:07] Belleview where I would hear the gospel
[33:09] the truth of the relationship with Jesus
[33:12] Christ and a promise for my life
[33:16] Jeremiah 29:11 says for I know the plans
[33:18] I have for you says the Lord plans to
[33:21] prosper you and not to harm plans to
[33:24] give you hope in a future although my
[33:27] doubts and disbelief I chose that day to
[33:29] trust and seek Him turning away from my
[33:31] toxic behaviors praying although I
[33:33] believe help me with my
[33:35] unbelief ever since then he's been
[33:39] healing my heart mending my mind washing
[33:41] away the grief he has Set Me Free from
[33:43] seeking revenge and has given me a heart
[33:45] of forgiveness he has brought closure he
[33:48] has replaced fear with peace and has
[33:50] provided abundantly for my my life and
[33:52] family he has blessed me with a
[33:55] beautiful wife that I don't deserve and
[33:56] a healthy baby girl
[33:58] that likes to sing a lot now that the
[34:01] Lord has brought me Leaps and Bounds
[34:03] from where I have been I am now thriving
[34:06] in a position to lead youth of concy as
[34:08] a site director at the City Life Center
[34:10] over in Belleview Off Broadway teaching
[34:13] them about the importance of educational
[34:15] success financial literacy health and
[34:17] wellness coping skills spiritual and
[34:20] moral direction for their future while
[34:21] giving them new opportunities in and out
[34:24] of state giving hope for the Next
[34:26] Generation thank you for your your
[34:28] [Applause]
[34:43] time hi my name is Claudia Fenix I'm
[34:47] Melissa's
[34:49] mother Melissa Amy fenex was my daughter
[34:54] she was ripped savagely from our lives
[34:58] as Arthur said on July 27th
[35:05] 1992 the children her children and my
[35:09] other
[35:13] grandchildren were forced into
[35:16] witnessing this
[35:18] assault on their innocent little
[35:21] eyes and to hear her my daughter's
[35:24] screams
[35:28] calling for her
[35:31] mother I want to thank you so much for
[35:34] this opportunity I don't want Melissa or
[35:38] any victim of domestic violence to be
[35:41] forgotten because it's like they're
[35:43] murdered and they're just tossed away
[35:45] like
[35:46] garbage but with things like this as a
[35:53] remembrance it just warms all of our
[35:56] hearts and we thank all of you
[35:59] sincerely Melissa was she wanted to be a
[36:03] nurse just like
[36:05] me
[36:07] and when she was going to school her
[36:11] abuser said he didn't want her to be a
[36:14] nurse cuz she'd have to bathe
[36:16] men there is
[36:19] nothing provocative about bathing a sick
[36:23] person it's all about making them well
[36:27] making them whole Melissa had the heart
[36:29] for
[36:30] it at her funeral there were so many
[36:34] people people I didn't know coming up to
[36:36] me telling me what a wonderful daughter
[36:39] I
[36:40] had and I'm proud of Melissa's
[36:46] children all three of them
[36:48] are people to be proud of I used to tell
[36:54] Arthur Arthur you're going to show your
[36:56] father what it's like to be a man and oh
[36:59] my has he done
[37:08] that I just want to thank
[37:11] everyone and to
[37:14] keep if people would only raise their
[37:18] daughters to be strong and not feel as
[37:21] if they have to take any malchy like
[37:25] that and for their sons to be
[37:29] compassionate and and not be
[37:32] bullies and we're seeing it as Arthur
[37:34] had mentioned and shootings gun violence
[37:38] families fighting each other it's just
[37:44] horrific and I pray to God that we see
[37:47] an end to this which I don't see
[37:50] happening because you can enact that's
[37:54] right you can enact laws but can't
[37:57] change people's
[38:00] hearts you
[38:03] anything thank you so much thank you
[38:06] thank
[38:07] [Applause]
[38:17] you
[38:23] thank thank you all for coming and thank
[38:25] you Arthur for sharing your story
[38:47] we have P five public hearings this
[38:49] evening and just to reminder that we
[38:52] have extended the public comment period
[38:54] for the public hearing to 4 minutes and
[38:56] I also respectfully ask that everyone
[38:58] keep their comments related to the uh
[39:00] subject relevant to the public hearing
[39:02] thank
[39:04] you so public hearing number one is on
[39:09] the 2025 proposed operating budget and
[39:12] capital budget for the city of SCC toity
[39:14] and I think there may um be some
[39:16] clarification here I have no one signed
[39:18] up to speak on the sheet is there anyone
[39:20] who signed up perhaps on the incorrect
[39:23] sheet is there anyone here who wishes to
[39:25] speak on public hearing number one
[39:27] regarding the 2025 proposed operating
[39:30] budget okay have you all right let me
[39:32] just see all right um all right Johan
[39:37] matth Matthews your hand is
[39:39] up okay give me a minute to just get
[39:41] everyone else because I think some
[39:42] people also signed anyone else who is
[39:45] here to sign uh to speak
[39:49] okay FAO
[39:53] okay anyone
[39:55] else Rachel
[39:59] and past
[40:01] Nicole is there anyone else here to sign
[40:04] to wishes to speak on the public hearing
[40:06] about the
[40:07] budget
[40:12] okay so the first person to speak is
[40:14] Johan
[40:15] Matthews you have four
[40:18] minutes all right thank you good evening
[40:21] everyone I'm Johan I'm a city resident
[40:24] and I'm here speaking on behalf of the
[40:26] Carver family Resource Center a group of
[40:29] 10 homegrown service providers already
[40:31] providing services to hundreds maybe
[40:33] thousands of Hamilton Hill residents for
[40:36] over seven years the community has not
[40:38] given up on an effort to reestablish a
[40:40] community center in Hamilton Hill we've
[40:44] evolved our approach previously Mar Clan
[40:47] Craig another group of community
[40:49] residents got over 600 uh signatures and
[40:52] petitions to make sure this thing kept
[40:54] going and they never gave up even even
[40:57] though they face challenges they return
[40:59] to building and they still support the
[41:01] effort now I work with a group of 10
[41:03] plus service providers all homegrown all
[41:06] skincity based who want to continue this
[41:09] so we've had the residents now we've had
[41:11] service
[41:12] providers and they realize they can't
[41:15] access real estate in their own
[41:16] Community to provide these essential
[41:18] services to Residents who would frankly
[41:21] rather be served by them people who care
[41:23] about them who grew up in this community
[41:25] so that's a big problem The Proposal
[41:27] budget doesn't account for Carver while
[41:30] there are unique pressures facing the
[41:31] city I completely understand that I
[41:34] don't believe that problem justifies
[41:36] overlooking this one the city has made a
[41:39] lot of economic investment into Hamilton
[41:41] Hill with the Craig man connection over
[41:44] the last couple years and so this is an
[41:47] investment to the social infrastructure
[41:49] not just sidewalks and parks and things
[41:51] like that beautiful things but it won't
[41:53] change anything unless we have a space
[41:55] where our community can come together to
[41:57] heal grow evolve they're going to
[41:59] continue to be unattended children
[42:02] shootings murders taking away the
[42:05] potential of our next Generation so I
[42:08] think that's what the opportunity to
[42:09] support the Carver Family Resource
[42:11] Center represents and so my question to
[42:14] you is have you given up on this and
[42:17] I've asked some of you in person but I
[42:19] want to ask all of you together the
[42:21] mayor council members have you given up
[42:24] on the Carver Family Resource Center
[42:26] because it's not accounted for in the
[42:28] budget okay and if you have not given up
[42:32] on this what would you do to communicate
[42:35] your resolve to the children of Hamilton
[42:37] Hill andjon communities who need these
[42:40] Services again police won't do it not
[42:42] even the schools only Community can hold
[42:46] our families together so I ask you have
[42:49] you given up and if not what can you do
[42:52] to demonstrate your resolve with the
[42:54] budget thank you thank
[43:03] you uh Fabo Matt
[43:14] lock good evening everyone it's been a
[43:16] while since I've been here to see you
[43:18] all it's good to see you I'm here um
[43:20] supporting the Carver initiative as well
[43:23] I stand as the president of the board of
[43:25] directors for the Hamilton hill art
[43:27] center and we have upon
[43:31] occasion um in numerous
[43:34] instances found ourself in similar
[43:37] situations as this as we push forward to
[43:41] make sure that the members of our
[43:43] community are not left
[43:45] behind quite frankly and it
[43:50] is if I'm going to be at all truthful
[43:54] very frustrating to stand here once
[43:56] again
[43:57] asking that uh Carver not be left behind
[44:03] and um overlooked in the allocation of
[44:07] resources in terms of the budget um in an area that
[44:12] desperately needs the funds okay so I
[44:17] know
[44:19] that there has been a lot of support for
[44:22] us here recently but I want to look at
[44:26] historically
[44:27] where we have been put in this whole
[44:31] length of um the the Hamilton Hill
[44:33] Community I should say that in the
[44:35] entire history of from what I have um
[44:40] actually been exposed to for
[44:44] instance for the past 50 years the
[44:47] Hamilton hill art center has served the
[44:50] community and has done so on a Sho
[44:53] string budget um that has actually recently been looked
[45:02] at and provided with the resources that
[45:05] we can move forward in pulling along the
[45:07] other members of our community and
[45:10] sometimes that has been a frustration to
[45:12] others who have not looked at the monies
[45:15] that we've received in the context of
[45:17] how many years we have actually served
[45:19] the community Carver once again is in
[45:22] the same situation and here we are
[45:25] before you I feel like begging for you
[45:28] to acknowledge what it is that we need
[45:31] in the community to serve our own people
[45:34] and I'm asking you to do so we just
[45:36] prayed here to open our hearts and so I
[45:40] stand before you as not only someone who
[45:44] serves the community
[45:46] tirelessly okay without being paid but
[45:50] as a priest myself before God who has to
[45:54] open my heart on a regular basis to ask
[45:57] you to open yours and make sure that
[45:59] their's money allocated for Carver thank
[46:02] you thank
[46:06] you Rachel
[46:14] Khan hello I'm Rachel Khan thank you for
[46:16] letting me speak today I'm here both as
[46:19] a representative of um the Carver Family
[46:22] Resource Center and as uh the director
[46:24] of the Hamilton hill art center one of
[46:26] the the programs that will be offering
[46:28] Services there um I think what we've
[46:31] presented is very important because as
[46:34] we make improvements in Hamilton Hill
[46:36] it's important that the community
[46:37] understands that these improvements are
[46:39] for them and that they have some control
[46:41] over what those look like um the plan
[46:44] that we have proposed allows the
[46:47] residents to take ownership over their
[46:49] Community Center and I think that's an
[46:51] important um distinguishment between the
[46:55] other plans and I think one that we need
[46:57] to consider thank you thank
[47:02] you Pastor
[47:04] Nicole John
[47:09] Simone good evening again um president
[47:12] Porta I just want to make clear I I
[47:13] should have signed up twice I think for
[47:15] this and I also had something else to
[47:17] say at the end that does not relate to
[47:18] that you can be on both okay I just
[47:20] wanted to make sure I could come back up
[47:22] um okay so I'm now putting on my pastor
[47:25] Nikki hat right um because uh now having
[47:29] been in this community for 6 years I do
[47:31] have members of my church that remember
[47:34] the Carver Center probably like in it's
[47:35] Heyday right and they talk about the
[47:38] good times that they had there and the things that they learned there and
[47:42] um I'm reading a book right now it's
[47:44] called how to kill a city by Peter M
[47:48] MTZ um and in the book it talks about um
[47:53] how most Urban or uh black and brown
[47:56] communities in the United States had
[47:58] this moment of
[48:01] disinvestment where uh money came out of
[48:04] the community um whether that was from
[48:07] white flight industry being taken away
[48:10] I've been trying to kind of put my
[48:11] finger on like when that moment was in
[48:13] connec people have like different
[48:15] stories but a lot of people say it was
[48:16] GE you know like people say you know
[48:18] that was the moment that money kind of
[48:20] left the community and people left right
[48:23] and you can walk around the Hamilton
[48:25] Hill um section of of the city and you
[48:28] see blighted properties and things like
[48:30] that you see the carveron are boarded up
[48:32] and you know that something used to
[48:34] happen here right so um I think the time
[48:39] has come though for a reinvestment in
[48:41] our neighborhood and I that's what you
[48:44] know my church and the NAACP were trying
[48:48] to do that's what the Hamilton hill art
[48:49] center is doing um so you know when I
[48:54] received um an email today saying that
[48:57] uh funding might not be going to uh any
[49:00] funding going to the Carver Center um I
[49:03] was concerned because what I'm
[49:05] realizing with the work that I'm trying
[49:08] to do um and that my my church and NAACP
[49:12] has been doing in his community for
[49:14] decades is that if we have the
[49:17] partnership of the city we can go to the
[49:20] county we can go to the state we can go
[49:23] to other people and say the city is
[49:25] supporting us and their partner in with
[49:27] us but when you pull out then others
[49:30] pull out I hope you understand what I'm
[49:31] saying so it's like we it's like we
[49:35] need the council the mayor we need
[49:39] everybody to partner with us and to come
[49:42] and stand in solidarity with us for that
[49:44] reinvestment to happen in our
[49:47] communities um so I think that you know
[49:50] the time has come you know for a
[49:52] reinvestment in the Hamilton Hill
[49:54] section of town um
[49:57] and I can see the work that has been
[50:00] done um somebody showed me not too long
[50:03] ago old pictures of
[50:04] downtown I never I wasn't here and
[50:07] connected him when downtown was looking
[50:08] like that but you can see evidence of
[50:11] the reinvestment in that section of town
[50:14] so I think that the the residents and uh
[50:17] that I serve as Pastor they want to see
[50:19] that same reinvestment in their section
[50:21] of town so I hope what I'm saying makes
[50:24] sense um if you have time read the book
[50:27] it's very good but I'm here in support
[50:29] of the Carver Center to say let's come
[50:32] together and figure out how to do
[50:35] that thank
[50:38] you I have no one else signed up to
[50:40] speak on public hearing number one so I
[50:43] declare this public hearing
[50:47] closed public hearing number two is
[50:50] regarding amending section 248 D2 of the
[50:53] connected D city code increasing parking
[50:55] violations fines is there anyone here
[50:57] for this public
[50:59] hearing if not I declare public hearing
[51:02] number two
[51:04] closed public hearing number three
[51:07] regarding amending section
[51:09] 92-70 city code increasing fees and
[51:12] charges for the Police Department
[51:14] Records is there anyone here to speak to
[51:17] this public on this public hearing if
[51:20] not I declare the public hearing number
[51:22] three
[51:23] closed Public public hearing number four
[51:27] regarding amending sections 1
[51:30] 34-13 and
[51:32] 24-22 of the connected city code
[51:35] increasing administrative fees regarding
[51:37] false alarm calls is there anyone here
[51:40] who wishes to speak to this public
[51:42] hearing if not I declare public hearing
[51:44] number four
[51:46] closed public hearing number five
[51:49] regarding amending city code
[51:52] 144-146 increasing dog license fees
[51:58] sorry about
[52:00] that is there anyone here to speak to
[52:02] public hearing number
[52:05] five if not I declare public number five
[52:07] public hearing number five
[52:09] closed thank you if the clerk could
[52:12] please uh excuse me would could we
[52:13] please have approval of the minutes from
[52:15] September 23rd
[52:17] 2024 I need a motion move by Mr Farley
[52:21] second by Miss Patrick all those in
[52:23] favor
[52:24] I if the clerk could please read any
[52:27] Communications and
[52:28] [Music]
[52:32] petitions Communications presented to
[52:34] the city council for Tuesday October 15
[52:37] 2024 under official there is none under
[52:41] General an emailed letter from David
[52:43] Doro dated September 23 2024 regarding
[52:46] the renaming of Barrett Street Barrett
[52:48] Village Lane to Luigi Lane and Alternate
[52:51] suggestion for Marlene
[52:54] Hillway next is an email from Ida
[52:56] Drexler dated September 26 2024
[53:00] regarding properties on Summit Avenue
[53:02] and not having the opportunity to
[53:04] purchase adjacent
[53:06] properties next is an email from
[53:09] Margaret Novak D dated October 8th 2024
[53:13] on behalf of the goose Hill neighborhood
[53:15] association requesting arpa funds that
[53:17] were allocated for Steinman Park be
[53:19] allocated to be used at the kery street
[53:22] park and last for General there is an
[53:25] email from Ray fought president of the
[53:27] Belleview preservation incorporation
[53:29] dated October 12th 2024 regarding arpa
[53:32] funds being
[53:34] reallocated under petitions there are
[53:36] none thank you call on council members
[53:39] to provide any committee
[53:42] reports this time we'll have privilege
[53:44] of the floor related to the legislative
[53:46] agenda I have one person signed up to
[53:49] speak Tom Kennedy
[54:05] good evening Mr Mayor city council I
[54:08] apologize for my voice I don't have one
[54:10] anymore before we even started the 2025
[54:13] budget process uh this budget was a
[54:16] failure not only because it has tax
[54:19] increased because this Council failed in
[54:22] their fiduciary responsibility to the
[54:24] city of connec before this budget
[54:27] proposal was even penned this Council
[54:29] squandered much of the $52 million in
[54:32] American
[54:34] Rescue uh plan act funds let me repeat
[54:37] that much of $ 52
[54:41] million of American Rescue plan funds that could have went for projects
[54:47] that would have lessened our tax
[54:50] liabilities but no uh Porterfield and
[54:53] progressives in many cases diverted f to
[54:56] their friends and
[54:59] supporters but the failure of this
[55:02] Council had no bounds even when deficit
[55:06] warnings were being forecasted for the
[55:09] 2025
[55:11] budget you voted for raises for
[55:14] yourselves you voted raises for
[55:16] yourselves in a budget that you failed
[55:18] to approve by its
[55:21] deadline but even
[55:24] then handing out raises went on and on
[55:27] in City Hall to even the most highly
[55:29] paid
[55:30] employees again with a budget coming
[55:34] budget being forecasted with deficits
[55:37] now we are hearing the city council is
[55:39] considering even more raises when our
[55:41] federal citizens will be seeing a tax
[55:45] height the failures of this budget have
[55:48] yet to be realized but we already know
[55:50] that American Rescue plan act funds are
[55:53] being proposed to cut financial
[55:55] shortfalls and this budget proposal and
[55:58] fund reserves are being drained which
[56:00] will return next year as bu budget
[56:03] deficits and future property tax
[56:06] increases which have
[56:10] been reported as high as $7 to9 million
[56:14] for next
[56:17] year this Council are also playing their
[56:21] part in raising taxes as they raise fees
[56:24] for a wide array of mun will find some
[56:27] of which we're talking about tonight and
[56:29] more to come as we've been told which in
[56:32] is itself is ironic as only a year
[56:35] ago uh only just a year ago uh the same
[56:41] Council was referring to garbage fees as
[56:45] raising
[56:47] taxes so no matter how you look at where
[56:50] we find ourselves today failures have
[56:52] been and will be the driving factors in
[56:55] this year's budget
[56:56] in Beyond as we Face further tax
[57:01] increases just want to just mention
[57:04] thing off wasn't prepared I know I
[57:07] listened to some of my
[57:08] fellow
[57:10] um talk about Carver Community Center uh
[57:14] I remember Carver Community Center when
[57:15] I was growing up I was a
[57:18] kid just real quick that is your time
[57:21] that's much my time yes
[57:23] sir so we're going to have to come back
[57:25] and talk about the Carver Community
[57:26] Center if you'd like if I like if you'd
[57:30] like well I'll just put it in in a
[57:33] personal release have a good day thank
[57:36] you sir I'm going to have start of
[57:38] timing these
[57:40] myself I have no one else signed up to
[57:42] speak so I declare the public comment on
[57:44] the legislative agenda
[57:45] closed this time I ask for approval of
[57:48] the legislative con consent
[57:50] agenda moving by Mr mutar second by Mr
[57:53] Williams all in favor I
[57:59] uh now we'll have privilege of the floor
[58:01] regarding General City business I
[58:03] have one person two people signed up to
[58:06] speak uh the first person is Tom
[58:13] Kennedy I'm
[58:16] back all right I didn't know get back
[58:20] this quick but I guess we for go the
[58:22] press conference on the press release uh
[58:24] so again I I I heard my fellow sadian
[58:27] talking about the importance of the oh
[58:29] sorry the SK Community Carver Community
[58:33] Center you
[58:35] know it wasn't too long ago or I think
[58:38] it was last couple weeks I think Miss
[58:40] ffield said something about that that
[58:44] they didn't have one they didn't have a community center in that area of the
[58:48] Town um with the loss of the community
[58:51] center which is true but as I looked at
[58:55] this town been here for a few years and
[58:58] there's no Community Center in bellw
[59:01] there's none one in woodon there isn't
[59:04] one in Goose Hill in fact there isn't
[59:07] anyone anywhere else in the city so I
[59:11] would say that I would ask the mayor in
[59:14] the city council is to look at how best
[59:16] are we going to serve all the youth
[59:19] because we are having
[59:21] shootings in all kinds of issues all
[59:24] over our city with youth
[59:27] vandalism all types of things so we've
[59:29] got to find a way in which we can engage
[59:32] all our children all our youth not just
[59:35] one part of a town not one part of a
[59:38] community but all Community because I'm
[59:40] just as interested I can come from
[59:42] woodlon about the woodlon kids and
[59:45] there's people here with bellw kids and
[59:47] every other where in the city so I think
[59:50] at this point now we don't have a
[59:52] community center anywhere in the city so
[59:55] I think it's time time that we start
[59:56] looking at how we're going to address
[59:59] the Youth of our future thank you very
[1:00:03] much thank
[1:00:04] you Pastor Nicole John
[1:00:12] Simone good evening again um I would
[1:00:16] like to excuse me invite you Council
[1:00:20] mayor everyone we will be having a
[1:00:23] Harvest Festival on um o October 31st
[1:00:27] from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at um at our
[1:00:31] church but what's really exciting is
[1:00:34] it's going to be the grand opening of
[1:00:36] Heritage Corner which is a pocket park
[1:00:39] that we're opening um so one of the
[1:00:43] goals for the uh church for our
[1:00:47] nonprofit is to use every property that
[1:00:50] we own to serve the city so uh if you
[1:00:54] know a little history about D dor
[1:00:56] Memorial was started by Isaac
[1:00:58] Dorie 187 years ago he was a Dutch of
[1:01:04] Dutch ancestry a student at um Union
[1:01:07] College and a member of the Reformed
[1:01:08] Church uh down in Stockade and he used
[1:01:12] his ability to buy property at that time
[1:01:15] um to make sure that black residents had
[1:01:18] a space to worship and have church right
[1:01:21] so
[1:01:22] he uh got the he never served as the
[1:01:25] Pastor he just knew that he had the
[1:01:28] ability and the black residents did it
[1:01:30] to get the property and so he did and so
[1:01:34] now um dur ye we have um we have the
[1:01:37] church building we have this plot of
[1:01:40] land uh on huet WE a down uh further
[1:01:43] down huet we have a um community garden
[1:01:46] that sium or I mean um s more uh
[1:01:51] collaborative um is is U managing um
[1:01:54] they've been using that but we own that
[1:01:56] property so we want to use every bit of
[1:01:58] our property to serve the community and
[1:02:00] so now we're going to have this park and
[1:02:02] so I want to invite you to the grand
[1:02:04] opening of it um it's going to be uh
[1:02:08] probably around 4:30 5 o' I'll send you
[1:02:10] an email the exact time we're going to
[1:02:11] do the grand opening but it's going to
[1:02:12] be a lot of fun we're doing a trunk
[1:02:13] Retreat for the kids we got a 150 Happy
[1:02:18] Meals coming so we want to feed
[1:02:21] everybody um and we've been doing a lot
[1:02:24] of work you know turn this land into a park so please come out on the
[1:02:29] 31st the 31st yes okay thank you thank
[1:02:38] you okay I have no one else signed up to
[1:02:40] speak uh the public comment of City
[1:02:42] business so I declare this public
[1:02:43] comment
[1:02:46] closed any miscellaneous business of the
[1:02:50] council Mr Mr Farley
[1:03:01] I can hear
[1:03:01] [Music]
[1:03:06] you well thank you thank you madam
[1:03:09] president I want to my thank you to
[1:03:12] everyone that came out to share today I
[1:03:15] think it's very important that we do
[1:03:16] acknowledge that we are going to CH time
[1:03:20] of our city our city is morning um L
[1:03:23] very pris
[1:03:25] and these type of tragedies happens this
[1:03:28] is something that will be
[1:03:32] Community I do want to say that I have
[1:03:37] very throughout my work there I was able
[1:03:40] to some our young people outside of the
[1:03:43] institutional supports and supports part
[1:03:46] agencies amazing job I just want to back
[1:03:49] I saw our young people organically
[1:03:52] really caring for each other and
[1:03:53] uplifting each other that that's a story
[1:03:57] that's not often
[1:04:00] told this is such a tragic incident but
[1:04:04] I just really want to make sure that we
[1:04:06] amplify that and people recognize that
[1:04:08] we have um some brilliant um loving
[1:04:12] compassionate um young people through
[1:04:15] our community and now is the time for us
[1:04:17] to WRA around them support them and look
[1:04:21] for ways to get involved other than just
[1:04:24] conversations with people
[1:04:26] um local churches
[1:04:28] nonets obviously school look way to get
[1:04:32] involved um and recogniz people
[1:04:36] encourage them to move for
[1:04:38] after and
[1:04:48] [Music]
[1:04:53] bless do yours again no
[1:04:57] thank you well I also want to add my
[1:05:00] condolences to um the entire family of
[1:05:03] this connected D City School District um
[1:05:05] in light of the tragedies that um
[1:05:08] occurred this week so um I uh join with
[1:05:12] Mr Farley in that and um hope that you
[1:05:16] know together as a community we can uh
[1:05:18] continue to help our youth and help um
[1:05:22] you know understand that uh the use of
[1:05:25] violence
[1:05:26] um is is just uh going to hurt us all
[1:05:32] um with that I also want to I have to
[1:05:35] switch gears for a second and uh note that on Wednesday from uh 12: to 5:
[1:05:41] this Wednesday over at Key hall our SKC
[1:05:44] fire department and our SKC Police
[1:05:46] Department are joining together in what
[1:05:48] they're calling the battle of the badges
[1:05:50] um in order to uh try to help the
[1:05:53] American Red Cross bring in uh increase
[1:05:56] its blood supply so I encourage folks to
[1:05:58] get over there on Wednesday and give
[1:06:01] blood um and finally um I I do want to
[1:06:05] say something about the email that we
[1:06:06] all received um from uh Mr fought the
[1:06:09] president of the Belleview uh
[1:06:11] neighborhood association um he
[1:06:14] definitely had some misinformation that
[1:06:16] I believe was provided to him by someone
[1:06:19] else um indicate he thought that um um
[1:06:24] at least Miss Porterfield and s had uh
[1:06:27] said that we wanted to take resources
[1:06:28] away from Hillcrest Park um in bellw and
[1:06:32] uh we wanted to definitely both of us
[1:06:35] reached back out to him to indicate that was uh not true not not information
[1:06:40] that uh he he somehow had had been given
[1:06:43] um incorrect information so I did want
[1:06:46] to clarify that publicly since his uh
[1:06:48] email to all of us was also public um
[1:06:51] that's it thank you Madame President uh I just
[1:07:00] want to update with regards to our
[1:07:02] budget um we just concluded our um
[1:07:05] budget hearing a very successful um
[1:07:07] budget hearing and I want to commend um
[1:07:09] all the department heads the mayor and
[1:07:12] my colleagues for a very productive um
[1:07:16] budget hearing we are now in the next
[1:07:18] couple days to with the council and the
[1:07:20] mayor and his department head to
[1:07:23] negotiate a budget but um I can say
[1:07:26] proudly say that um from last year to
[1:07:29] this year things have changed and we
[1:07:32] have seen the respect that in the
[1:07:35] negotiation in the discussion the
[1:07:36] hearing that my colleagues the mayor and
[1:07:39] his department head have shown over the
[1:07:41] last couple of days and I encourage
[1:07:44] everyone for us to continue our dialogue
[1:07:47] continue our um discussion as we move
[1:07:50] the next couple days and we're hoping
[1:07:53] fingers crossed that we're going to have
[1:07:54] a budget in a near
[1:07:56] um in the next couple days um just this
[1:07:59] evening we voted um on a resolution to
[1:08:01] accept um $ 636,000 to help with the
[1:08:05] lead service line replacement survey and
[1:08:09] I just want to remind homea as I have
[1:08:11] told my colleagues today um downstairs
[1:08:13] in room 110 that we all have to chip in
[1:08:16] to help to make sure that our resident
[1:08:18] complete this survey and to return it
[1:08:21] back so that we can have an accurate
[1:08:22] count of the lead um pipe I encourage um
[1:08:26] homeowners if you're looking please you
[1:08:28] should receive something like this
[1:08:30] please it's very important that you
[1:08:32] complete the survey and return it there
[1:08:35] are information on this survey that you
[1:08:37] can reach out to if you need information
[1:08:39] or I'm going to put it reach out to your
[1:08:41] city council member reach out to me
[1:08:43] reach out to the mayor's office if you
[1:08:45] have questions or concern please do not
[1:08:47] hesitate it's a very short survey and I
[1:08:51] ask that you complete it return it so
[1:08:53] our water department and the relevant
[1:08:55] Authority has the information so that we
[1:08:58] can able to work towards changing these
[1:09:00] lead pipe in the city of skincity so
[1:09:02] once again there's a number on here 3
[1:09:06] 382
[1:09:08] 5023 you have the city council member
[1:09:11] number you have the mayor's number
[1:09:13] please reach out to us for any
[1:09:14] information whatsoever you need and we
[1:09:16] can assist you to get this information
[1:09:18] this survey back to where it belongs to
[1:09:20] and we can move forward with this survey
[1:09:22] and to address the lead pipe concerning
[1:09:25] this C has connect thank
[1:09:27] you Mr
[1:09:29] Toro thank you um I was just going to
[1:09:33] say one thing but again speaking with Mr
[1:09:36] Farley and actually what Mr Kennedy said
[1:09:39] I mean we suffer as a community um when when tragic events like this happen
[1:09:44] and what are we going to do for our
[1:09:46] youth throughout the whole city uh
[1:09:49] hopefully we'll be able to figure
[1:09:51] something out I'd just like to remind
[1:09:53] everyone that this Thursday night at
[1:09:54] 5:30 at the YW on Washington Avenue is
[1:09:58] take back the night um there's always
[1:10:00] some speakers um regarding domestic
[1:10:03] violence it's a good turnout and then
[1:10:05] there's a a beautiful walk and some
[1:10:07] fundraising for uh victims of domestic
[1:10:10] violence and survivors thank
[1:10:20] you again the discussion for Carver
[1:10:23] Community Center has uh shifted somewhat
[1:10:26] uh joining the city school district
[1:10:29] where some of their needs for space May
[1:10:32] complement the reutilization of that
[1:10:34] building so I'm uh fairly comfortable
[1:10:37] with the uh discussions that are going
[1:10:39] on that are going to result in a project
[1:10:41] that would be better and more
[1:10:43] sustainable for the community as a
[1:10:46] whole uh again on the evening of October
[1:10:49] 12th there was a sweet 16 party on
[1:10:52] Congress Street in city of skty
[1:10:55] council members have alluded to that
[1:10:58] resulted in the uh death of uh Dunbar
[1:11:02] nolles a young man was shot and again
[1:11:06] lost his life also a 13-year-old girl
[1:11:09] was
[1:11:10] wounded uh these are just tragic events
[1:11:14] my uh thoughts prayers and sympathy go
[1:11:16] out to the family and friends this is an
[1:11:19] active investigation City Police
[1:11:21] Department uh State Police there other
[1:11:24] resources that being brought in and I
[1:11:27] anticipate that that will conclude in
[1:11:29] those individuals being held accountable
[1:11:32] for their actions that resulted in that
[1:11:34] death and uh uh injuries to the girl so
[1:11:39] not only on that case but other cases
[1:11:42] that are
[1:11:43] there people in the community if you
[1:11:45] have information have the opportunity to
[1:11:48] stand up and draw a line because you
[1:11:51] want to do what's right do that reach
[1:11:54] out to the police Department there a
[1:11:56] tips line where the information will be
[1:11:58] followed up on and
[1:12:00] again when people do what's right it
[1:12:04] creates real value in the community it
[1:12:07] displaces those individuals who choose
[1:12:09] to make poor decisions the negative
[1:12:12] influence and that it allows us to
[1:12:15] continue the investment and the
[1:12:16] transition that's happening in this
[1:12:18] community with a real
[1:12:20] Renaissance thank you madam president
[1:12:22] thank you may and thank you all members
[1:12:25] and I'd like to thank everyone that came
[1:12:26] out tonight to speak about um the
[1:12:28] various topics that that are your of
[1:12:31] concern to you regarding the city and
[1:12:34] also first of all I would like to also
[1:12:36] offer my condolences to the family of
[1:12:38] duar noes who's often who is known also
[1:12:40] as Tyreek in the community and I just
[1:12:42] ask that everyone really lift this
[1:12:44] family up because this mother has lost
[1:12:45] two children to violence and so you know
[1:12:49] it's got to be a difficult I can't even
[1:12:51] imagine what it's like so I just want to
[1:12:53] offer my condolence to that family and
[1:12:55] also any help that um that I could be to
[1:12:58] the family I know the grandmother really
[1:12:59] well so it's it's an unfortunate thing
[1:13:02] and as has been said we really have to
[1:13:04] see how we can help our children and
[1:13:05] support them in any way possible because
[1:13:08] this is a difficult time but also that
[1:13:10] we're not just doing things after things
[1:13:13] happen but how can we help to support
[1:13:15] our children so things can be prevented
[1:13:17] from
[1:13:19] happening I'd like to uh thank everyone
[1:13:21] that came out uh this past weekend for
[1:13:24] the uh tennis pickleball tournament to
[1:13:27] fundraiser actually to support the
[1:13:29] police and the fire um excuse me the
[1:13:31] connected firefighters Cancer Foundation
[1:13:34] uh everybody had a great time and uh the
[1:13:37] weather was
[1:13:39] perfect so couldn't ask for more so
[1:13:42] thank you all and if you still want to
[1:13:43] donate to that effort it's
[1:13:45] neveralone.org
[1:13:47] and the money goes directly to this
[1:13:49] connec firefighters um Cancer Foundation
[1:13:53] there's been conversation to today about
[1:13:55] the arpa allocation I want to make a
[1:13:58] couple of points of clarification first
[1:14:00] and foremost if people want to see where
[1:14:02] the allocations went they can see as
[1:14:05] opposed to a speaker saying tonight that
[1:14:07] I he called my name that I and my
[1:14:09] friends got it I don't have that many
[1:14:11] friends that for how this moneu was
[1:14:13] allocated so let's really take a look
[1:14:14] what really happened here and not just
[1:14:16] speak about things that we thought
[1:14:19] happened somebody told us without doing
[1:14:21] the investigation so I invite people to
[1:14:23] take a look at how we did AR arer
[1:14:25] allocations it was an open process
[1:14:28] documents were provided so you know
[1:14:30] people have a chance to take a look at
[1:14:31] that and as Miss Patrick has said there
[1:14:34] was an email uh saying that we had had a
[1:14:36] conversation about reallocating
[1:14:37] something at a at one of the meetings
[1:14:40] that was misinformation uh the person
[1:14:42] who sent the email I don't believe
[1:14:43] actually personally watched the meeting
[1:14:45] but was given information by someone
[1:14:47] else so I invite everyone if you have a
[1:14:49] question regarding what's going on with
[1:14:51] the council you can contact the council
[1:14:53] members all of our information is on the
[1:14:55] city website you can call us you can
[1:14:57] send us an email the same way you send
[1:14:59] an email to say you did this you can
[1:15:01] send an email said what happened so we
[1:15:04] just want you know we want there to be
[1:15:06] Clarity between the council the mayor
[1:15:08] and our residents so that everyone
[1:15:10] understands that we what every effort
[1:15:12] that we're doing here is for the best of
[1:15:14] all residents of the city of SKC because
[1:15:16] we are all residents of the city of SKC
[1:15:19] not just other people but the council
[1:15:20] members were residents as well so
[1:15:22] everything we do we want to do with
[1:15:24] residents and fine so I have nothing
[1:15:27] else and with that I'll ask for a motion
[1:15:29] to adjourn move by Miss Patrick second
[1:15:32] by Mr manini all those in favor I have a
[1:15:35] good night thank
[1:15:41] you yeah so I don't know if the court
[1:15:44] mic really works for me but
[1:15:55] anymore