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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