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hey, hey.

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I'd like to call to order the city

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caucus meeting for Monday, August 11th,

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2025.

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We have one public hearing this evening.

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If the clerk could please read.

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>> Public hearing number one regarding the

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2023 consolidated annual performance and

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evaluation report. Caper.

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>> Thank you. We have eight items for

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original consideration. If the deputy

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clerk could please read item number one.

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>> Item number one under original

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consideration, a resolution calling for

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a public hearing for the proposed 2025

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2026 HUD annual action plan

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>> discussed in committee without objection

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on consent. Item number two. Item number

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two, under original consideration, a

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resolution authorizing the mayor to

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enter into an amended finance agreement

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with the United States Tennis

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Association Eastern Incorporated, USA

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for reh rehabilitation of city tennis

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facilities.

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>> Discussed in committee without objection

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on consent. Item number three. Item

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number three, under original

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consideration, a resolution authorizing

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the mayor to enter into a use agreement

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with the United States Tennis

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Association Eastern Incorporated USA for

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use of city tennis facilities.

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>> Discussed in committee without objection

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on consent. Item number four.

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» Item number four, under original

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consideration, a resolution authorizing

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the issuance of revocable permit number

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689 to Solstice Kitchen LLC for a sign

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that will overhang the city's right of

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way at 515 State Street, Skenctity, New

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York.

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>> Item number five.

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under original

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consideration, a resolution authorizing

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the redemption and withdrawal of 246

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Chiswell Road from foreclosure.

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on consent for item number four and item

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number five discussed in committee

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without objection on consent. Item

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number six.

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>> Item number six under original

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consideration a resolution authorizing

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the redemption and withdrawal of 11236

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Avenue from foreclosure.

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>> Discussed in committee without objection

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on consent and item number seven.

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>> Item number seven under contract and

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supply a resolution awarding the bid and

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contract for the Central Park Tennis

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Court improvements to Gallow

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Construction Corporation. discussed and

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committed without objection on consent.

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We have actually have seven items for

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original consideration and the public

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hearing.

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So you're the numbers are incorrect on

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your paper. So if there's nothing more

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to come before the city caucus, I'd ask

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for a motion to adjurnn.

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Moved by Mr. Mood and second by Miss

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Patrick. All those in favor?

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>> I we are adjourned. I'd like to call the

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city council meeting to order for

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Monday, August 11, 2025.

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And uh we don't have anyone for prayer

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tonight, but I did um

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print out a prayer for us. So I'd like

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to offer that prayer.

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Heavenly Father, we lift us we come

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before you to lift up our government

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leaders to you. We ask that you give us

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wisdom to guide as we make decisions

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that affect our communities and

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sometimes our nation. God, we ask that

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you give us courage to stand what is

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right, even when it is difficult. Help

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us to lead with humility and a servant's

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heart, prioritizing the needs of all of

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our constituents, especially the most v

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vulnerable. God, we understand that

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sometimes we juggle with our own

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interests, the interests of many

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constituents, and sometimes the

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interests of organizations. It can be

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hard to find solutions that meets

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everyone's wants and needs. So we pray

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that we make that we as leaders

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represent all of our constituencies

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constituents well and courageously

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uphold what is right. May we be

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instruments of your peace and justice

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working for the common good. We pray all

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these things in Jesus name. Amen.

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>> Amen.

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>> I'd like to call on uh our deputy clerk

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to lead us in the pledge.

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>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the

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republic for it stands. One nation under

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God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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» If the deputy clerk could please

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complete the roll call.

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» Mr. Toro,

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>> present.

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>> Mr. Farley is absent. Mr. Mancini

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>> Mr. Mutiver,

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>> Miss Patrick

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>> Mr. Williams

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>> present.

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>> We have one public hearing this evening.

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Just a reminder that we've extended the

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public hearing comment period to four

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minutes for this and ask that anyone

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that wishes to speak does so only on the

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public hearing topic.

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Okay. We have no one signed up to speak.

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So I declare public hearing number one

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regarding the 2023 consolidated annual

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performance and evaluation paper report

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closed.

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I'll ask for minutes approval of minutes

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of July 28th 2025

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moved by Mr. Mutaron second by Miss

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Patrick. All those in favor?

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>> If the clerk could please read any

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communications and petitions.

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Communications presented to the city

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council for Monday, August 11th, 2025.

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Under official, there are none. Under

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general, there are none. And under

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petitions, there are none.

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>> Thank you. I'd like to call on council

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members for any committee reports.

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Not this time. We have priv privilege of

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the floor related to the legislative

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agenda. I have one person signed up to

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speak.

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Just a reminder that this part of the

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agenda is three minutes and I'd like to

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call on Anthony Curada.

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Good evening, Mr. Mayor, City Council

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Madam President. Um, I know this is

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legislative session part of the council

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meeting. So, I'll just give my remarks

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here about the housing task force and

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then mark something else.

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>> That's not on the agenda tonight, sir.

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So that would have to be under city

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business on the when it comes to the

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legislative agenda, you have to speak to

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things that are actually on our agenda

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>> Um yeah, my remarks to the housing task

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force is just simply this.

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>> Excuse me. The housing task force is not

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on the agenda tonight. So your remarks

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would have to be under general city

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>> Okay. I'll do my other thing then. I'll

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save the remarks there for task force

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for some another day.

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about the um

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yeah, it should deal with uh affordable

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housing within communities.

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>> So, anything's on that's on our written

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agenda is what you can speak to during

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this particular time. It has to be on

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the agenda and and where housing is not

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city uh business then.

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So, I have no one else signed up to

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speak. So, I declare the public comment

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on legislative agenda closed. I'll ask

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for approval of the legislative consent

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agenda. Moved by Miss Patrick, second by

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Mr. Mutiveran. All those in favor?

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Now, we'll have privilege of the floor

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related related to general city

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business. And I have three people signed

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up to speak. And the first person,

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Cordia Twigs.

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No Cordia Twigs. The person submitted

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something online. Anthony Curata.

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Okay. See business part. Um,

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good evening, Mr. May. City Council

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Madam President.

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Before I get to speak on, I want you all

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to see my t-shirt here.

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2,000 years ago event occurred that

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changed human history.

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When the Lord Jesus Christ died on the

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cross, he and the debate of which like

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matter, he died for all. Now the reason

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why I say that is because I want to talk

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about this double standard or this rules

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apply for the but not for me type things

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going around with government bodies like

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this one

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last month when you had fellow residents

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speaking on issues there landlords

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tenants a particular resident

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I will not say her name she came up here

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literally badmouththed the current

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administration ban him out the president

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attacked a political party saying that

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political party was doing fear monkeying

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to other people and another political

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party

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then she said highly offensive thing

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she pointed out to what on there the

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public property

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certain people's life matter more than

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else hence the fact that that debate's

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over when Jesus Christ died on the cross

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he didn't debate which life matters

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He died for all all lives matter. And

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the fact that if I said that,

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Mad President, you would have banged

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that gabble on me saying that was a

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offensive and call me racist, attack me

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and say I was racist. Cuz matter of

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fact, when they had a public hearing a

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couple years back about Junth, I sent my

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remarks against it. I was attacked on

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this very very room by you when you were

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a council member saying I was racist and

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it was offensive what I said. Then later

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another resident has spoken with regards

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to how this gun body was using uh co

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relief funds from the state andor

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federal government. He was attacked

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being racist.

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What that what that resident said was

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highly offensive and racist. If I or

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anybody said what she said, you wouldn't

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even bang that gabble on me and said

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that was enough uncalled for and racist.

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There's a double standard and the rules

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apply for the but not for me thing going

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on.

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You should have banged that G at that

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res when she said what she said.

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None of this double standard rules apply

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for thee but not for me cuz if I said I

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or any said what she said I would have

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been walked out of here escorted by the

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police officers that gone banged on me.

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Enough of this double standard

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because simply said if she said what she

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said be offensive that g been banged on.

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But if I said it, no problem. Enough of

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this double standard. Cuz the thing is

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if you people would actually listen to

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us, you would actually bang that guy

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said what she said was racist.

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Thank you.

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Sean Ratigan.

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» Yeah. Hi, good evening. Um, my comments

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today are with respect to the uh updates

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to Central Park and the discussion

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surrounding park parking at the tennis

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courts and other areas with large

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events. Um, I'd like to use this matter

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to once again highlight the importance

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of public transit and comprehensive

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planning in the city of Skenkity.

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As the utilization of Central Park

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grows, I'd like the city to consider

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just how isolated Central Park is from

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those traveling by bus, particularly

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individuals who may be mobility

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impaired. Um, we have uh we would like

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all residents of the city uh to make the

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most of Central Park and the amenities

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invested in it and able to participate

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in the events held there. The city

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should look at public transit options to

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allow riders access to the pool, the

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tennis courts, and music haven. As the

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city's built in a hub and spoke model,

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uh the main bus lines, which still

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aren't frequent enough in my opinion,

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only run the spokes of that hub. I'd

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encourage the city to look into bus

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service that would connect Union Street

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and State Street via Fair A. Uh a loop

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which also connects to Mont Pleasant via

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Brandy Wine may also be attractive as

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access to groceries and drugstores is

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also lacking within the city.

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I did appreciate when the concern of

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parking was brought up that Mayor

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McCarthy acknowledged uh that there's a

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lot of parking already available

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u and it's really just a short walk. I

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personally would oppose any expansions

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to parking and would instead ask that

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the city considers shuttles for high

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volume events or or integrates public

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transit directly into the design of

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Central Park. Thanks.

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>> Thank you.

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I have no one else signed up to speak,

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so to declare the public comment of city

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business closed.

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At this time, I'll entertain any

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miscellaneous business of the council.

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Mr. Turo,

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thank you. Uh, a couple of things I'd

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like to uh bring attention to. This is

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week six of the swim lessons at

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Skenctity High School for all ages. the

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last week. Uh I'd like to um just say

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thank you to CoachRandle and all the

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other coaches. Um over the six weeks

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that I I've brought my granddaughter,

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um you've actually seen children who

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have learned to trust the water and

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their coaches. Um and it was just uh

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just wonderful to see. Um and I'd like

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to uh again ask anyone, you don't need

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to sign up, just head over anytime this

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week. um Monday through Friday, Monday,

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Tuesday, Wednesday, one day, all of the

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days just to get your child, grandchild,

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niece, nephew, whomever you uh care for,

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uh some

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for you,

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>> some lessons, um some feeling

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comfortable with the water. Um, the next

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thing I'd like to talk about briefly is

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with the approaching uh August 22nd uh

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deadline for uh submissions and

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applications to the uh to the uh city

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clerk for the poet laurette. Um I just

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have some concerns

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um I guess regarding resolution

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2025-087.

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Um I'd still like to be aware of who

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would be on the nominating panel. um

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regarding the uh who's going to be

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selected. Um I do appreciate the

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information that was put out to us. Uh

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but I was waiting for the nominating

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panel to come as well.

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In addition, there are um who's going to

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be on this uh nominating panel, a

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representative from Union College,

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Sunni, Skenctity, Skenctity School

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District, the library uh board of

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trustees, um and the city of Skenctity.

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So I guess my questions are my question

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is who from those individual

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organizations has the author authority

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to appoint? So say someone from Sunni uh

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you know is that just anyone from Sunni?

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Does the president of Sunni have the

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right to appoint the board of trustees?

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Um someone from the city of Skenctity a

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resident uh does the mayor have the

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authority to appoint or is just anyone?

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So I do have a lot of questions uh with

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this deadline fast approaching and my

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last concern is with copyright. So um I

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looked into a little did a little bit of

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research as far as um our poet laurate

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here in the city of Skenctity becomes

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very famous with a poem that they write

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maybe for the city or acting while they

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are the poet laurate. Um who has

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copyright privileges uh to that piece of

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poetry that they write? Does it belong

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to the city or does it belong to the

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actual poet? Um so those those are some

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questions that that I have moving

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forward again with the fast approaching

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date uh for emissions by the 22nd. Um so

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those are things that I'd like to bring

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forward

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» council and the other council member Mr.

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Williams.

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» I would uh first like to say thank you

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to everyone who uh chose to come out and

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speak. Uh definitely regardless of your

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position, this is your opportunity to

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share your thoughts and concerns with us

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as your elected body. So the concerns

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raised to Toro. This is the first time

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aside from requesting the members which

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was requested during our last committee

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meeting. We have not had another

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committee meeting yet. So there's still

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time to submit those names. Um with

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respect to your concerns, none of those

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were raised during the conversations we

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had. If you are looking for updates,

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feel free to reach out to me or you can

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send it to me in email or you can

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discuss it when we are actually in

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session. Um, with regards to uh the

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concerns about how people are nominated,

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discussions were had with the

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superintendent of the school district,

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the um vice president for the strategic

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marketing and planning for Union

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College, uh the uh president for Sunnis

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connectity and the board of trustees.

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Um, so if you have further concerns

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beyond that, definitely can reach out to

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me offline. My number is the same. You

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can reach out to me via email or you can

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bring these concerns up during our

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council meeting where we can have a

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collective dialogue.

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» Any other council members? Mayor.

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>> Thank you, Madam President. Uh, and

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moving toward a record setting meeting.

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Uh just would remind people today it got

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up uh close to 90, supposed to get uh in

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the low 90s tomorrow. Encourage people

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to uh make sure they stay hydrated. Uh

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check in on any of your neighbors who

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might be senior citizens. Uh

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don't overexert yourself and uh enjoy

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the summer weather.

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>> Thank you, Madam President.

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>> You're welcome. I'd like to also thank

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the people that came out tonight to

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speak on on various topics and to um

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just express their opinion. And I will

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say in terms of the remarks by c by a

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council member regarding questions,

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those are things we really should be um

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discussing in committee because now we

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not don't have an opportunity to

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dialogue. So those questions can be

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forwarded through the clerk or directly

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to a council member so that we can

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discuss them actually because that

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that's not really general city business.

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that's really something that we need to

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discuss um as a um as a body and there's

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no room for discussion right now. And so

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if we could do that, if you could

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forward the questions, we could um put

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it back on the agenda if that's the case

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and then have those discussions there so

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we actually have an opportunity to

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discuss and respond to any questions. Um

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and I also I just encourage all of us if

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we have questions regarding something

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that we see on the agenda, something

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like that we submit those ahead of time

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so that the person has the opportunity

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to prepare and we can discuss it as a

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body.

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Thank you. Um I just also want to

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acknowledge and u join with the police

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department when they announced the

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passing of the retired K9 M minders who

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was affectionately known as Durst. Um

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the this was a K-9 animal and they um he

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began his service in 2019 with his

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partner uh Detective Doug Smith. He

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retired in June 24 and after five years

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of faithful and courageous service

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specializing in explosive detection and

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was also supported by the US Marshall

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Albany task force providing perimeter

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security during high-risisk operations.

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So um the police department lost a

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member of their K9 team. So, I just want

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to acknowledge that um and that the the

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uh the police department thanked Durst

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for his uh partnership with leading

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coordinator Jeff Calder and the trainer

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partnership and unwavering support that was provided throughout Dur's

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career.

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I have no other announcements. So, at

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this time, I will entertain a motion to

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adjurnn. Moved by Miss Patrick, second

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by Mr. Williams. All those in favor? I.

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We are adjourned. Thank you. Have a good

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night.

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>> Let's see. 7:20. Is that a record? 720.

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>> I don't think it's a record.

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>> I don't think

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Hey. Hey. Hey.

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