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[2:24] I'd like to call to order the C City

[2:26] Caucus meeting for Monday December 23rd

[2:30] 2024 we have 18 items for original

[2:33] consideration and three for unanimous

[2:35] consent if the clerk would please

[2:39] read item number one for final

[2:41] consideration an ordinance to amend

[2:43] section 1382 C of Article 1

[2:48] 138-139 43b of article 8 138 84h of

[2:54] Article 15 of chapter 138

[2:58] 1519a of Article 2 151 9e of Article 2

[3:02] of chapter

[3:03] 151 16714 D of Article 2 of chapter 167

[3:08] 18310 of Article 2 chapter 183 210- 14a

[3:13] of article 3 of chapter 210 of this

[3:15] connected city code related to building

[3:18] code

[3:21] fees Mr Williams

[3:30] okay so you would like you asking for it

[3:31] to be return to committee I need a

[3:33] second on that second okay need aoll

[3:35] call right now which item is that Madam

[3:38] president um do

[3:40] we after okay okay item number two item

[3:45] number two for final consideration a

[3:46] resolution amending the building code

[3:48] fee schedule as authorized by section

[3:51] 13717 of chapter 137 was moved in second

[3:54] was it Roll Call

[4:00] okay with the items a roll call go ahead

[4:03] amending the build and code fee schedule

[4:05] as authorized by section 13717 of

[4:08] chapter 137 of the connected city code

[4:10] and sections 13821 and 138 11.1 Article

[4:14] 4 of chapter 138 of this connected

[4:18] code yes Mr

[4:25] Williams all right um these are related

[4:28] items so I need a second on that

[4:30] second we will do a roll

[4:32] call uh item number three item number

[4:36] three for original consideration a

[4:37] resolution calling for a public hearing

[4:39] to amend certain section of this

[4:40] connected city code chapter 248

[4:43] regarding setting Citywide speed limit

[4:45] at 25 miles

[4:47] hour discussed in committee without

[4:49] objection and on consent item number

[4:51] four item number four for original

[4:53] consideration a resolution of accepting

[4:55] a grant from Metroplex Development

[4:56] Authority for the Broadway Corridor

[4:58] Improvement

[5:00] discussed in committee without objection

[5:02] and on consent item number five item

[5:04] number five for original consideration a

[5:06] resolution authorizing a license to

[5:08] Metroplex for the aloh Heritage Trail

[5:10] extension project discussed in committee

[5:13] with objection on consent item number

[5:15] six item number six for original

[5:17] consideration a resolution authorizing

[5:19] the mayor to enter into an agreement

[5:20] with the USA Eastern for rehabilitation

[5:23] to City Tennis

[5:26] facilities discuss in committee without

[5:28] objection on consent item number seven

[5:31] item number seven for original

[5:33] consideration a resolution authorizing

[5:34] the implementation and funding of the

[5:37] first instant 100% of the federal aid

[5:39] and state marchelli program Aid eligible

[5:42] costs of Transportation federal aid

[5:44] project and appropriating funds

[5:47] therefore discussed in committee with

[5:49] objection on consent item number eight

[5:51] item number eight for original

[5:53] consideration a resolution accepting a

[5:54] proposal to operate disc connected

[5:57] Municipal Golf Course concession

[6:00] discussing committee without objection

[6:01] on consent item number nine item number

[6:04] nine for original consideration a

[6:05] resolution amending resolution

[6:10] 224-4604 for the sale of a property

[6:14] located at 461 hulet Street discussed in

[6:17] committee with objection on consent item

[6:20] number 10 item number 10 under original

[6:23] consideration a resolution authorizing

[6:25] the sale of a vacant lot located at 16

[6:27] Grove place for $6,000

[6:29] discussed in committee without objection

[6:31] on consent item number 11 item number 11

[6:33] for original consideration a resolution

[6:35] authorizing the sale of 543 Mumford

[6:37] Street for

[6:38] $5,000 discussed in committee without

[6:41] objection on consent item number 12 item

[6:43] number 12 for original consideration a

[6:45] resolution authorizing the sale of a

[6:46] vacant lot located at 756 Cutler Street

[6:49] for

[6:51] $1,750 discussing committee with the

[6:53] objection on consent item number 13 item

[6:56] number 13 for original consideration a

[6:58] resolution authorizing the sale of 946

[7:00] Davis terce for

[7:03] $35,000 discussed in committee without

[7:06] objection on consent item number 14 item

[7:08] number 14 under contract and Supply a

[7:10] resolution authorizing the issuance of a

[7:12] purchase order for chlorine gas

[7:15] 2025 discussed in committee without

[7:17] objection on consent item number 15 item

[7:20] number 15 under contract and Supply a

[7:22] resolution authorizing the issuance of a

[7:24] purchase order for hydrofluosilicic acid

[7:28] 2025 discussed in committee without

[7:30] objection and on consent item number 16

[7:33] item number 16 under contract and Supply

[7:35] a resolution authorizing the issuance of

[7:37] a purchase order for liquid sodium

[7:40] bisulfate

[7:41] 2025 discuss in committee without

[7:43] objection and consent item number 17

[7:47] item number SE 17 under contract and

[7:49] Supply a resolution authorizing the

[7:51] issuance of a purchase order for sodium

[7:53] hypochloride

[7:55] 2025 discuss in committee with objection

[7:58] and on consent

[8:00] item number 18 item number 18 under

[8:03] contract and Supply a resolution

[8:04] awarding the bid and contract for the

[8:06] grat Park improvements to Carver

[8:08] Construction Incorporated in the amount

[8:10] of $643,000

[8:29] 2022 to 24 to modify the amount of funds

[8:33] for Coco

[8:35] house any

[8:39] motion to move right or do we move

[8:49] for need a motion to move to the consent

[8:52] agenda oh Mr M yeah um before we this to

[8:56] the C agenda I would like to could you

[8:58] stand please I would like to submit a

[9:00] motion for us to to hold these three

[9:03] items of one item consider all three

[9:06] because they

[9:07] a and move them to special city council

[9:11] meeting to discuss them and to address

[9:13] the agency concern and concern

[9:17] terms I need a second on that

[9:20] motion second for Miss to miss Patrick

[9:23] okay we will have a roll call on that

[9:25] item and we're going to still go through

[9:27] the other items because they are on the

[9:30] agenda so item number

[9:32] 18b item number 18b under unanimous

[9:35] unanimous consent a resolution

[9:36] authorizing the purchase of a plow

[9:39] truck same here item call for City

[9:44] meeting discuss okay I need a

[9:47] second second thank you item number 18 c

[9:51] item number 18 c under unanimous consent

[9:53] a resolution allocating

[9:56] $140,000 in arpa funding for the 2025

[9:59] former Youth Employment

[10:02] Program Mr mud same here like to ask

[10:06] motion to hold it for special City counc

[10:09] meeting

[10:11] discuss I need a

[10:13] second second by Miss Patrick okay uh we

[10:17] will have a roll call on those as on

[10:18] that as

[10:21] well if there's nothing else to come

[10:23] before the city caucus I ask for a

[10:25] motion to

[10:26] adjourn Mo move by Mr mudar second by Mr

[10:30] Williams all in favor I we are adjourned

[10:33] I'd like to call the city council

[10:34] meeting to order for Monday December

[10:36] 23rd

[10:38] 20124 and I'd like to call on councilman

[10:40] Williams to offer

[10:48] Prayer Will everyone please bow their

[10:50] heads dear heavenly father we come

[10:52] before you today and we just want to say

[10:54] thank you thank you for all the

[10:55] blessings you continue to bestow upon

[10:57] each of us and for our community

[10:58] collectively

[10:59] as we continue through our holiday

[11:01] season and welcome in a new year I ask

[11:03] that you continue to place upon us a

[11:05] peaceful heart and a che charitable

[11:07] heart uh there are many of us throughout

[11:08] the city that do not have and are less

[11:10] fortunate and ask that as we continue uh

[11:13] to be servants P pushing forward your

[11:15] good will that we remember those who do

[11:17] not have as we continue forward um as we

[11:20] continue the business throughout the

[11:21] city I just ask that you give us um you

[11:24] relax our tongues and you order our

[11:26] steps so that we are able to do the best

[11:28] work for the resident of the city of

[11:29] conc and it is with these blessings that

[11:32] I ask before you amen amen May I'd like

[11:36] to call on the mayor to L The Pledge I

[11:40] pledge to of the United States of

[11:45] America

[11:48] stands

[11:50] indivisible andice for

[11:53] all thank

[11:56] you I'll ask for approval of the minutes

[11:58] for December member 9th 2024 and

[12:00] December 13th

[12:04] 2024 approval of the

[12:07] minutes moved by Miss Patrick second by

[12:09] Mr mudaron all in favor

[12:14] I I'd ask the clerk to read any

[12:17] Communications and

[12:19] petitions Communications presented to

[12:22] the city council for Monday December

[12:23] 23rd 2024 under official there were none

[12:26] under General there were none and under

[12:28] petitions there were none going to send

[12:29] a text regard i' ask um call on council

[12:32] members to provide any committee

[12:39] reports this time we'll have privilege

[12:41] of the floor related to the legislative

[12:47] agenda um so just to be clear the

[12:50] anything for the legislative agenda is

[12:52] what's on here so I know um Mr Rivas

[12:54] you've signed up for City business

[12:56] however if you want to speak to

[12:58] something that's on the agenda

[12:59] you can speak through at this

[13:04] time um Madam president um mayor

[13:08] McCarthy city council uh first I kind

[13:10] want to thank you guys I know this arper

[13:12] process has been kind of daunting for

[13:14] everyone um really what I just want to

[13:16] address is you know at coko house we

[13:18] really just tried to do our best to

[13:20] abide by the process there was a lot of

[13:23] uh miscommunication in the very

[13:24] beginning so for the first five months

[13:26] we didn't utilize almost any of our

[13:27] funds because it was communicated that

[13:30] we couldn't without raising a large

[13:32] amount of money up front I became more

[13:34] involved in the process because our

[13:36] board president and CFO Robert um became

[13:39] very ill and he had to step down in June

[13:42] when I began meeting with the city of

[13:45] City uh um I believe it was Mitch grman

[13:48] and Denise Brooker what was explained to

[13:50] me was that we have the entirety of the

[13:52] three years to utiliz the entirety of

[13:54] the $500,000 the arpa so we scheduled it

[13:57] out as that the thing is from the very

[14:00] beginning um in the arbit contract it

[14:02] was allocated from my um salary to be

[14:05] increased to $70,000 which I opted to

[14:08] not take until we hired staff from the

[14:11] community first so for the entirety of

[14:13] the beginning of the contract until now

[14:15] I have opted to not be paid the amount

[14:18] that was allocated in the arpa because I

[14:19] wanted to make sure we took care of the

[14:21] community first it was recently just

[14:23] brought to my attention like literally

[14:26] within the last few days that uh arpa

[14:29] contract I guess it's supposed to end

[14:32] the allocation supposed to end on the

[14:34] 31st that's not what it was explained to

[14:36] us so we have hired staff as we spoke

[14:38] about we do have resumés to hire more

[14:41] staff continuously so I spoke with

[14:44] Alexandria earlier so I guess the the

[14:47] conversation is I would just like for

[14:48] somebody to really explain is it the

[14:51] full three years for the contract or is

[14:54] it a yearly contract because I've been

[14:56] given basically two different

[14:58] explanations now based on my

[15:00] conversation with Alexandria earlier um

[15:02] I did speak to my board and if the

[15:04] contract itself ends at a one-year

[15:07] glance on the 31st then me and my board

[15:09] have had the conversation about possibly

[15:11] allowing some money to go back into the

[15:13] pot if it's necessary but if the

[15:16] allocation is for the total three years

[15:18] then is that what's supposed to happen

[15:20] because there's been two totally

[15:21] different conversations with me so I

[15:24] thank you guys first off I I don't want

[15:26] to see like in any way like I'm trying

[15:28] to be uh not appreciative I appreciate

[15:31] the allocation and our ability we just

[15:32] hired a young man from the community 21y

[15:35] old who is being able to make a

[15:37] sustainable living wage for himself this

[15:39] is what we want to be able to do with

[15:41] the arpa but there's been a lot of

[15:42] confusion about the timeline and how

[15:45] we're able to use it either way myself

[15:47] and my board are committed to making a

[15:50] decision and working with the city as to

[15:52] what works best for everyone but I think

[15:54] we just have to have some very clear

[15:56] communication and dialogue and have some

[15:58] timelines some things spelled out for

[16:00] what's necessary thank you thank

[16:06] you I have no one else signed up to

[16:08] speak so I declare a public comment on

[16:10] the legislative agenda

[16:12] closed this time I ask for approval of

[16:14] the legislative consent

[16:17] agenda move by Mr mitar second Mr Mr

[16:20] manini all those in favor I we have five

[16:27] items for a roll

[16:33] call let's see if the clerk could please

[16:35] read item number one this will be a roll

[16:38] call to um return this item to committee

[16:41] for further

[16:42] discussion item number one for final

[16:45] consideration and ordinance to amend

[16:46] section 1382 C of Article 1 138 23b of

[16:51] article 4 138 43b of article 8 13884 h

[16:56] of art Article 15 of chapter 138

[17:01] 1519a of Article 2 1519 e of Article 2

[17:05] of chapter 151 1671 14d of Article 2 of

[17:09] chapter 167 18310 of Article 2 of

[17:12] chapter 183 210- 14a of article 3 of

[17:16] chapter 210 of disconnecting city code

[17:18] related to building code fees this um

[17:21] this item was I I need a motion in in

[17:25] City moved by

[17:27] Mr Mr William second by Mr mudaron okay

[17:30] is there any discussion on this item

[17:32] before we have the roll call Mr

[17:39] Williams thank you so during our uh

[17:42] committee meetings we had a lot of

[17:43] discussion around this particular item

[17:45] with respect to raising some uh code

[17:47] fees and my hesitation with proceeding

[17:50] uh center is around wanting to make sure

[17:52] we are putting in place appropriate

[17:54] workflow adjustments rather than relying

[17:56] on increases with our fees alone similar

[17:59] to The Stance I took with um waste and

[18:03] and water and previous budgets I want to

[18:04] ensure that prior to us putting in place

[18:07] additional raises um monetarily I want

[18:10] to ensure that our operations reflect

[18:12] the best practices this is not a

[18:14] comination of anything that's happening

[18:16] within uh the code Department however um

[18:19] based on my seat uh I feel it is best

[18:21] appropriate to ensure that prior to us

[18:23] putting in place additional monetary

[18:25] fees uh that we again are evaluating

[18:28] other measures prior to doing

[18:30] that all right any further

[18:33] discussion Miss

[18:37] Patrick I thought when we voted that

[18:39] what we were voting was to discuss have

[18:40] further discussion at an upcoming

[18:42] committee meeting on the this item and

[18:43] the next one right so we couldn't we um

[18:46] yes that that is what we're voting on

[18:48] right now okay so to move take it back

[18:50] to committee not not to vote it out

[18:51] tonight but to vote take it back to

[18:53] committee for further discussion okay

[18:54] thank you

[18:58] okay is there any other questions for

[19:00] further

[19:01] discussion if the clerk would please

[19:03] call the role Mr

[19:07] Toro Mr Farley is not here uh Mr Mancini

[19:12] yes Mr muan yes Miss Patrick yes Mr

[19:16] Williams yes Mr pfield

[19:20] yes the motion passes

[19:25] 521 item number two for roll call

[19:29] item number two for final consideration

[19:31] a resolution amending the building code

[19:33] fee as authorized by section

[19:35] 13717 of chapter 137 of the SKC city

[19:38] code in sections 13821 and 138 111.1

[19:42] Article 4 of chapter 138 of the connec

[19:45] city code

[19:47] motion by Mr mutar second by Mr uh

[19:51] Williams any discussion on this

[19:55] item none okay uh for a roll call please

[20:00] Mr

[20:01] Toro Mr Farley zson Mr Mancini yes Mr M

[20:06] yes Miss Patrick yes Mr Williams yes Mr

[20:10] pfield yes both these items will be um

[20:13] I'm sorry the motion passes 5 to one um

[20:16] both of these items will be returned to

[20:26] committee okay the next uh three items

[20:29] are to um ask to have to remove these

[20:33] items from the agenda is that what

[20:34] you're asking for Mr

[20:36] muan and um have a special meeting for

[20:40] discussion if the clerk okay thank you

[20:43] um the clerk would please read the items

[20:46] item 188 under unanimous consent a

[20:48] resolution amending resolution number

[20:51] 224-225 to modify the amount of funds

[20:53] for Coco house

[20:56] motion second second second by Mr

[20:59] Williams okay would clerk would please

[21:01] call the role Mr Toro yes Mr Farley is

[21:06] absent Mr Mancini yes Mr Mutan yes Miss

[21:10] Patrick yes Mr Williams yes Miss

[21:13] Porterfield

[21:14] yes item number

[21:17] 18b item number

[21:19] 18b for unanimous consent a resolution

[21:22] authorizing the purchase of a plow

[21:25] truck I need a motion to return this

[21:30] moveed by Mr mudaron second by Mr

[21:32] Williams if the clerk would please call

[21:34] the

[21:35] role Mr Toro

[21:38] no Mr farle is absent Mr manini yes Mr

[21:42] muon yes Miss

[21:46] Patrick Mr Williams yes M portfield yes

[21:51] the item passes 4

[21:53] to2 and I'm sorry item number 18a passed

[21:56] 5 to one

[22:00] um or I'm Sorry Miss Miss um six item

[22:03] pass unanimously on

[22:06] 18a um item number 18

[22:09] c item number 18 c under unanimous

[22:12] consent a resolution allocating $140,000

[22:15] in arpa funding for the 2025 Summer

[22:18] Youth Employment

[22:19] Program motion so second by Miss Patrick

[22:25] if the clerk would please call the

[22:27] role Miss Mr Toro yes Mr farle is absent

[22:31] Mr Mancini

[22:33] yes Mr muan yes Miss Patrick yes Mr

[22:38] Williams yes M pfield yes the item

[22:41] passes 6 to

[22:43] zero thank

[22:46] you and these items will we return to

[22:48] committee we will call a special city

[22:50] council committee meeting because these

[22:51] are time sensitive um items and so the

[22:55] meeting will be will be given the

[22:57] three-day notice for the meeting

[23:06] this time we'll have um privilege of the

[23:08] floor related to General City business I

[23:11] have one person signed up to speak Tom

[23:19] Kennedy good evening everyone mayor city

[23:22] council uh excuse

[23:25] me sorry been fighting

[23:29] the ravages of a typ flu hey don't W get

[23:33] too close to

[23:34] this I'm going step back everybody can

[23:36] hear me anyway um I'm

[23:39] uh I stand tonight uh to talk about arpa

[23:46] um I I'm getting tired to talk about

[23:49] arpa from from up here but once again it

[23:52] just shows this has been a shame from

[23:55] the beginning the first day that you

[23:57] guys dealt with this you didn't deal

[24:00] with the the uh deal with the

[24:03] recommendations from the Committees that

[24:05] said did hard work on this in fact the

[24:07] first day if you go back and take a look

[24:09] at it was horse trading across the table

[24:11] everybody had their own proposals

[24:12] everybody was getting done and I believe

[24:14] KOCO house was one of them and it's kind

[24:16] of ironic that we're here tonight

[24:19] talking about Coco house again this

[24:22] thing has been all over the map uh went

[24:24] went to buildings and then changed and

[24:26] then it went to to uh to salaries uh and

[24:31] now we're talking about tonight where

[24:33] they're taking funds back from this

[24:35] thing um but that's not the only

[24:38] one but what the city residents have

[24:42] looked at is you guys burn through

[24:45] millions of dollars millions of dollars

[24:49] and yet tonight we're still arguing

[24:51] about stuff like this going back to the

[24:53] to the thing um it's

[24:56] been inconsistent

[24:59] many people that's been and I've set up

[25:01] here it's been corrupt because if you go

[25:04] back and take a look at all the funds

[25:06] that were talked about the first night

[25:08] uh many of these many of those things uh

[25:10] were put out again one of them was Coco

[25:14] house uh we still haven't found out

[25:16] what's going on with du that thing's all

[25:18] been all over the map as well these are

[25:20] millions of

[25:21] dollars so um the bottom line is that

[25:25] we're going to have to take a look at

[25:27] this when you guys ever get done with it

[25:29] um and uh we're going to have to go

[25:31] through these different proposals but uh

[25:34] as far as I'm concerned the city did not

[25:36] get the bang for the

[25:37] buck over over over arpa um and quite

[25:42] honestly you guys should be ashamed of

[25:44] yourselves because you guys could have

[25:46] done some major things in our city that

[25:49] could have helped our city become a

[25:52] better City better for the taxpayers

[25:54] better for the kids and uh so uh

[25:59] I'm going to

[26:00] reserve to say what I wanted to say

[26:03] about these other ones when you have

[26:04] your special council meeting but I just

[26:06] wanted to say that it's it's uh it's

[26:08] it's unfortunate that this Council

[26:11] didn't take advantage of what it could

[26:13] have happen and I do appreciate the golf

[26:16] golf course um because that's a money

[26:19] maker for the city and the pool the

[26:23] pools is something that the city should

[26:25] be very proud of because a lot of kids

[26:27] use it just went up there just to watch

[26:29] the kids and uh she' be very very proud

[26:31] of that pool so other than

[26:34] that uh missed the

[26:41] opportunity thank

[26:56] you okay

[26:58] sorry we didn't take

[27:02] attendance nothing

[27:06] counts okay so miss miss Michael would

[27:09] call the role Mr

[27:11] Toro Mr Farley is absent Mr Mancini here

[27:15] Mr muon President M Patrick here Mr

[27:18] Williams M

[27:20] Porterfield

[27:22] here okay so I have no one signed else

[27:25] signed up to speak for the public

[27:26] comment of City business so I declare

[27:29] closed any miscellaneous business from

[27:31] Council

[27:34] Members Miss

[27:38] Patrick Mr Williams I want to just take

[27:41] a quick moment to just wish everyone

[27:42] throughout our city and our neighboring

[27:44] cities uh happy holidays as we uh close

[27:46] out at 202 2024 there's definitely a lot

[27:50] to be thankful for and I ask that as

[27:52] everyone makes their resolutions uh you

[27:53] do so with a generous heart and mind and

[27:55] I also wanted to take a moment to as we

[27:57] welcome in this really cold weather um

[28:00] that as we bundle up and stay indoors

[28:02] there are a lot of uh there are a lot of

[28:05] occupations that do their work outside

[28:06] for the benefit of each of us um of

[28:08] those to name a few are ems workers um

[28:12] our utility service response teams and I

[28:14] had another one that escapes me but I

[28:16] just wanted to give all of them up and

[28:17] our city employees that are responding

[28:19] to removing snow removal and also still

[28:22] traing trash out on a daily basis I

[28:24] sincerely wanted to say thank you for

[28:25] all that you do on a day in day out

[28:27] basis it is has not missed on me that's

[28:29] it thank you Miss Patrick thank you um I

[28:34] want to wish everyone happy holidays

[28:36] this week it's been um a very

[28:38] challenging

[28:39] 2024 uh both uh really in our country

[28:43] and in the world uh lots of conflict I

[28:46] wish for everyone that 2025 that there's

[28:48] more peace in the world uh that there's

[28:50] a lot of joy in our own homes uh and

[28:53] locally um and I wish that everybody

[28:55] would have uh good holidays also want to

[28:58] say um it's pretty dark outside uh at

[29:02] night and I really would encourage

[29:04] people uh if you're out at night on

[29:06] bicycles or walking uh to please please

[29:09] wear some sort of reflective something

[29:12] uh so that folks see you as they're as

[29:14] they're driving down the streets I hope

[29:16] everybody stays safe over the next

[29:18] several days uh you know with driving

[29:20] and enjoying your celebrations uh and

[29:23] just again wish everyone happy

[29:26] holidays Mr Toro than thank you um i'

[29:30] just like to take a moment to express my

[29:31] gratitude to Mayor McCarthy um and draw

[29:34] attention to our new trash receptacles

[29:36] throughout the city um they're all over

[29:39] um Erie Boulevard State Street um and

[29:43] they're attractive Compact and they're

[29:45] being used frequently uh when I walk my

[29:48] dog I I I do use them frequently by the

[29:50] pedestrians in our neighborhoods uh

[29:52] which contributes uh which our goal was

[29:55] for a cleaner and more welcoming streets

[29:57] um the initiative does trace back to it

[30:00] starts with me litter campaign a project

[30:02] launched in collaboration with

[30:04] councilman uh councilwoman Patrick

[30:06] myself and former councilman paleni um

[30:10] seeing the positive impact of this uh

[30:12] effort in our community is truly

[30:14] rewarding and then I'd like to just add

[30:16] as we approach the holiday season I EXT

[30:19] my extend my heartfelt blessings to all

[30:22] uh whether you're celebrating Christmas

[30:24] Hanukkah Kwanza or another cherished

[30:27] tradition May the season bring each of

[30:29] you Joy and May the New Year be filled

[30:31] with health and happiness thank you

[30:34] thank you Mr

[30:37] muan thank you like my colleagues I

[30:39] would like to wish my colleagues um our

[30:43] our city staff and our resident merry

[30:45] Christmas happy holidays whoever is

[30:47] celebrating is that time of giving so I

[30:50] encourage our residents our colleagues

[30:52] and everybody here to please consider

[30:54] your neighbor consider the less

[30:56] fortunate and in time of C weather

[30:58] please reach out to our neighbors our

[31:00] seniors and to make sure somebody make a

[31:03] phone call and make sure that they're

[31:05] okay in this time of giving and yes this

[31:07] is a year um we have to be thankful

[31:11] especially on the city council I want to

[31:13] thank my colleagues for us working

[31:15] together despite the fact that sometimes

[31:17] we don't see eye to eye which is a good

[31:19] thing so that we express our opinion we

[31:22] respect each others which is a wonderful

[31:24] thing that we carry this entire year and

[31:26] I'm so proud of what we're doing and I

[31:28] wish that we all continue to do the same

[31:31] into next year and Beyond so once again

[31:34] happy holidays to everyone and please go

[31:36] there enjoy and have some good times

[31:38] with your family and

[31:40] friends oh Mr

[31:43] Mancini hello I want to take this time

[31:46] as concluding my first year as a city

[31:48] councilman and it's been an honor for me

[31:50] for this year and thank the mayor the

[31:52] council council president um all that

[31:55] served the city city workers for all the

[31:57] hard work they do I've um from my first

[31:59] year here I've really gotten to see the

[32:01] the dedication and hard work from the

[32:03] city staff and the leadership of the

[32:05] city has been fairly impressive for me

[32:08] I'm just want to wish all the residents

[32:09] a happy and safe holiday season to take

[32:12] this time to reflect with your family

[32:14] and loved ones um take those areas that

[32:18] didn't go so well and and put those in

[32:20] the past and move forward next year with

[32:22] a with a new future for all of us I look

[32:24] forward to continuing my work here with

[32:26] the city and want to thank everyone um

[32:29] for everything you all

[32:32] do thank you

[32:37] mayor thank you Madame President uh

[32:40] councilman manini the ugly sweater

[32:43] contest was Friday afternoon here at

[32:45] City Hall

[32:50] so but uh I too want to wish uh everyone

[32:54] uh holiday greetings from the city I

[32:58] whether you celebrate Christmas Hanukkah

[33:00] Panza whatever your faith may be to

[33:02] enjoy your family friends the good

[33:05] things that we have going on in the

[33:07] community uh we're truly fortunate

[33:10] because of

[33:12] that the same time we've gotten a couple

[33:15] little snowstorms we may get a little

[33:17] bit of snow tonight it's going to be on

[33:19] the low end but I encourage people uh

[33:21] one shovel on each side of a fire

[33:23] hydrant if we uh get a little bit more

[33:26] snow to keep it clear in the unlikely

[33:29] event the fire department has to access

[33:31] it it's uh ready

[33:33] enabl and with the temperatures dropping

[33:37] to below zero and there is not much snow

[33:42] cover the frost will go in the ground

[33:44] and people should be cognizant of uh

[33:48] their pipes uh freezing up and if you

[33:51] have a pipe that's on an outside wall or

[33:54] a fixture uh just leaving it on a little

[33:57] so that it will drip will keep it going

[33:59] and keep it uh from freezing so some of

[34:02] those small precautions can save you big

[34:04] expense and a lot of headache if you

[34:07] have to go through an unfortunate

[34:09] situation with burst pipe but thank you

[34:11] Madame President thank you mayor uh

[34:14] first of all I'd like to thank everyone

[34:15] that came out this evening to speak um

[34:17] on whatever City business I appreciate

[34:20] your input and

[34:22] um you know providing information that

[34:24] maybe we had not heard had before um I

[34:27] I'm sorry the gentleman left but I did

[34:29] want to speak to his uh comments

[34:31] regarding arpa however what I'm going to

[34:33] do is just put together a full report on

[34:35] how the arpa money was spent and um so

[34:38] for people to say things like corrupt

[34:40] and we were you know helping our friends

[34:41] Etc um none of which is true so uh

[34:46] Community organizations that do good

[34:48] work deserve to be funded so I will take

[34:51] it upon myself to uh with getting the

[34:53] information from finance and just

[34:54] putting together a report and showing

[34:56] how actually that money was spent within

[34:58] the city as well as a matter of fact the

[35:00] majority of it actually was SP with

[35:02] spent within the city and not on the

[35:03] community projects but people want to

[35:05] put on the face of it so it looks a

[35:07] certain way which is not true but the

[35:10] numbers will speak for themselves so

[35:12] that's what will

[35:13] happen so as we're ending this year on a

[35:18] still one more meeting note just by the

[35:20] way we have we're going to have that

[35:21] special meeting so but um as we have

[35:23] this actual public meeting um with the

[35:26] city council here I just want to thank

[35:27] everyone first of all for all your work

[35:29] all year long for your considerations on

[35:31] the legislation that has come before you

[35:34] um for giving it for those of you who

[35:36] really gave it thought um a thought

[35:38] thoughtful process as we moved forward

[35:41] and I'm looking forward to us to for the

[35:43] next year as we move forward and to um

[35:46] again pass some meaningful legislation

[35:48] arpa did take a lot of our time because

[35:50] it was money that we first of all did

[35:52] expect and secondly had to be expended

[35:54] within a certain time frame so I know

[35:56] there's much more work to be done done

[35:58] and that I believe that this council is

[36:00] up to doing it so I look forward to that

[36:02] I'd like to wish a very merry Christmas

[36:05] happy K Quanza happy Hanukkah or

[36:07] whatever celebration that individuals um

[36:10] celebrate to the council members to the

[36:12] uh our um to the city staff and to our

[36:15] residents at large thank you very much

[36:18] for your time and your effort and um

[36:21] with that I'll ask for a motion to

[36:22] adjourn oh maybe I can say happy new

[36:25] year right now because we only have a

[36:28] special meeting and not another council

[36:29] meeting on the 30th we don't have

[36:31] another council meeting before the uh

[36:33] new year so I could say happy new year

[36:34] as well so with that I'll ask for a

[36:37] motion to adjourn moved by Miss Patrick

[36:40] second by Mr Williams all those in favor

[36:42] I we are adjourned have a good

[36:45] night

[36:47] 34 little slower are you going to be

[36:50] around for a while oh you headed

[36:52] straight out the

[36:53] door get

Schenectady City Council Meeting, December 23, 2024

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