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a seat good morning and

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welcome to new york city york

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city council of the committee

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on finance at this time can

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everybody please silence your

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oapproach the dais chair we are

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ready to begin thank you

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sergeant okay good morning

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good afternoon everybody

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welcome to today's meeting of

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the committee on finance I'm

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councilmember brannon I have

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the honor of serving as chair

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of this committee before we

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begin I want to note today's

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meeting marks my final time

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chairing the finance committee

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over the past four years it

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has been a privilege to help

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lead this committee through

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some of the most consequential

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and challenging budget years

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in our cities history from

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navigating the uncertainty of

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the pandemic recovery t

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ofighting to protect essential

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services to insisting on

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transparency and fairness and

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how the city raises and spends

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our public dollars this

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committee has done serious

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meaningful work on behalf of

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all new yorkers and none of

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that happens without an

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extraordinary team so I want

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to take a second to thank the

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mighty finance committee the

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council central staff our

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speaker our agency partners

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for their professionalism and

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expertise and tireless

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commitment over these past

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four years of course want t

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othank my colleagues on this

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committee for their

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collaboration their rigor

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their shared belief that

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budgets are not just

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spreadsheets but moral

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documents that reflect our

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values and our priorities as a

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city we have a full and

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important agenda today with

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legislation that goes directly

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to the core of what new york

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er's expect from their

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government fairness

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accountability and investment

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in strong livable

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neighborhoods today's item

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address how we manage vacant

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and distressed properties how

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we use and oversee the city's

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tax lien tools and how he

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strengthen transparency so

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communities are not left in

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the dark and how we support

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affordable housing small

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businesses and local economic

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growth across our city among

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the bills before us today our

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legislation to lay the

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groundwork for a new york city

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land bank giving the city

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better tools to take neglected

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and tax delinquent properties

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and put them back t

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oproductive use for the public

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good we're also voting on a

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package of tax lien reforms

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that respond directly to the

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work of the council's

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temporary task force tax lien

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task force which measures and

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priorities that prioritize

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notice oversight and

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accountability especially for

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homeowners and condo residents

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who deserve clarity and

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fairness when leans are sold

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legislation that supports

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transparency in the budget

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process itself ensuring

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deadlines reflect the

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years while preserving the

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council ability to do our job

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thoroughly and responsibly and

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finally we're advancing

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investments that help keep new

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york er's right where they

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live approving affordable

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housing tax exemptions that

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will create and preserve homes

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and communities across the

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city modifying the budgets t

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oresponsibly reflect new

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revenues and establishing the

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coney island business

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oand stronger small businesses

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and one of new york city's

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most iconic neighborhoods

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taken together today's agenda

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reflects the work that this

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committee has focused on over

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the past four years protecting

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taxpayers strengthening

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neighborhoods and making sure

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city policy works for the

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people it's supposed to serve

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so with that we'll proceed

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with today's agenda today the

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committee will vote on the

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following items propose intro

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number 5 70 be sponsored by

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councilmember brewer it would

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subject to the approval of the

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new york state urban

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development corporation t

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oestablish a land bank for new

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york city with powers under

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state law relating to the

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acquisition warehousing and

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oimprove local management of

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properties I want to invite

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council member for remarks on

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her bill.

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>>thank you very much and

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cheer brennan you have done a

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great job even when you're on

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social media you know what the

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hell is going on.

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very impressive and thank you

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for your leadership and all

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things finance which is the

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heart and soul of the city

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council.

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>>so intro 570 would establish

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as you heard the new york city

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land bank to help our city

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address and ameliorate the

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problems related to vacant

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abandoned and taxed delinquent

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properties land banks which

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exist in other parts of the

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state and the country are

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empowered to purchase tax

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lanes and to enforce them.

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>>unlike the current tax lien

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system where properties go t

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othe highest bidder regardless

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of intended use this bill

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would establish a hierarchical

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ranking of priorities for the

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use of real property upon

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disposal by the land bank one

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result in the creation or

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preservation of affordable

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housing.

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oindustrial manufacturing or

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maritime three as a fresh food

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store for as a public space or

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place and five is a wildlife

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conservation area I know that

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this administration

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particularly my friend

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commissioner of finance is

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concerned that they will lose

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revenue but to be clear the

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prompt resolution of unpaid

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city taxes and timely

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collection of city taxes

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remains essential and I feel

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strongly that this bill does

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not slack on collecting city

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taxes that are old most

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importantly is to thank the

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hours on this bill and got it

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right and I can totally

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goldsmith from my office.

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sandy nurse who helped all of

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these bills get through thank

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.>>thank you council member

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just to note we've been joined

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by council members brewer

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obviously lewis carr powers

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william stevens deputy speaker

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ous and majority whip brooks

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powers I'm going to read

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through the rest of these

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bills and then members if they

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want to make statements they

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can do so after because we've

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got a bunch of stuff here a

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proposed intro 14 7 a

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would amend section elevent

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authorizing the commissioner

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of finance to sell tax leans

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in their discretion through

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december 31 2028 intro 14 11

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also sponsored by council

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member would implement a

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recommendation of the

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onotify the board of managers

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of a condo if the commissioner

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that encumber h's a unit

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within the condo intro 14 19 a

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nurse would implement

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recommendations of the

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temporary task force on tax

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lanes to require the

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osubmit to the council and post

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online an annual report on

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properties encumbered by tax

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lanes that remain unsatisfied

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violations intro 14 20 a also

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nurse would require the

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commissioner of finance to

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require a purchasers of tax

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liens to make best efforts to

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transfer such lanes to a city

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land bank if established upon

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certain triggering events

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intro 14 20 27 sponsored by me

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would establish the coney

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district ah a bill sponsored

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as well by me would

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permanently extend the

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deadline for submission of the

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pmr in years following the

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election of a mayor ah

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consistent with the adoption

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of the ballot proposal of the

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mayor's 20 24 charter revision

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commission which extends the

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their preliminary budget in

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those years the bill would

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also extend other preliminary

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othe preparation of the 2

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resolution approving new

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designations and changes in

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organizations set to receive

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funding in the expense budget

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for 26 a resolution sponsored

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by me to approve a

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modification of the city's

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budget pursuant to charter

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section 107 e approving a new

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request received from the

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director of to appropriate new

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city revenues and 26 in the

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amount of $512.1 million and

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finally eight preconceived

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erred resolutions all

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sponsored by me approving real

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property tax exemptions under

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article 11 and article five o

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fthe private housing finance

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law for the private following

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projects projects addresses 20

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29 23 street and council

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member of villas district the

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tyson apartments and

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councilmember cars district

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thousand 16 990702700 an

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dunion street and council

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member hudson's district

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longfellow and cluster phase

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two and council member

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salamanca's district

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settlement cluster three and

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council member stevens and

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salamanca's district and

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finally malcolm x to phase b

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and council member salam's

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district before we proceed

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with with statements from my

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colleagues I just want to make

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a brief statement in support

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of intro 427 which would

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establish the coney island

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business improvement district

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coney island is home to more

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than 350 businesses and

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roughly 50000 residents it

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welcomes millions of visitors

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every year it's a place known

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around the world but it's also

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a real neighborhood with

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workers families and small

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business owners who are there

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year round not just in the

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summer when the weather is

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nice for a long time local

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merchants community leaders

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and institutions have been

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asking for a tool that helps

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match coney island's global

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reputation with everyday

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investment in the basics

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cleaner streets coordinated

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public safety stronger support

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for our small businesses and

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smarter year round marketing

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creates a locally governed

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framework with dedicated

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sustainable funding to support

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enhanced sanitation and

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beautification campaigns small

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business services and a place

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based economic development so

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that coney island looks and

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feels cared for every day of

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the year this effort builds on

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more then a decade of

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collaboration led by the

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alliance for kony island and

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reflects broad support from

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small businesses cultural

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institutions and community

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stakeholders across the board

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I want to thank all of them

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for their persistence and

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partnership and getting us t

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othis point and I'm very proud

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to be here to get this done

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coney island is the people's

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playground the bid is about

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pride stability and making

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sure this iconic neighborhood

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continues to thrive for

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residents workers and visitors

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alike for generations to come

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I now want to ask is there are

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any of my colleagues who have

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statements regarding any of

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their bills before we hear

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testimony no okay well now

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hear testimony from the

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department of small business

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services on the coney island

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bid intro 14 27 we're joined

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by deputy commissioner calvin

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brown I'm now going to turn it

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over to my committee counsel

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brian sarfu to swear in

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commissioner brown good

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afternoon commissioner do you

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.>>swear to tell the truth

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among.

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>>do you swear to tell the

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tell nothing but the truth

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before this committee of

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council members I do you begin e

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finance committee I'm calvin t y

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commissioner for neighborhood

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development at the department

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of small business services I'm

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joined by my colleague leslie

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velasquez the director of bid

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development and legislation

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today we would like to report

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on the results of the

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objection file with the city

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clerk against I mean against

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the establishment of the

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proposed coney island business

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improvement district as

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required by lore the coney

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island steering committee

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mailed the survey summary of

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the city council resolution to

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the following parties to each

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owner of real property within

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the proposed district at the

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address shown on the latest

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city assessment role to such

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other persons as our

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registered to the city t

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oreceive tax bills concerning

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the real property within the

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district and to tenants of

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each building within the

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proposed district furthermore

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the coney island bid staring

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committee arranged for the

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publication of a copy of the

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summary of the resolution at

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least once in local newspapers

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at the conclusion of the

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objection period at five p m

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on december 12 2025 and taken

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into consideration any

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objections postmarked by that

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date we're happy to report

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that there were no objections

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that were filed with the city

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clerk for properties within

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the district the department of

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small business services

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supports the establishment of

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the proposed coney island bed

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and hope you vote to approve

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it today at this time take any

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questions thank you okay well

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now here testimony from any

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other registered witnesses who

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wish to testify on any of

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today's legislation okay

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seeing none we will now ask

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billy martin there you are the

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committee clerk to call the

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roll

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.>>thank you good afternoon

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mister chair it's been an

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honor thank you for your kind

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of for the past few years here

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we go william martin committee

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clerk roll call vote committee

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on finance all items are

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coupled chair brennan farias.

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>>ayala I okay we'll come back s

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chair years here in council in

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the floor as the chair of the

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finance committee and all your

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river thank you louis

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.>>just want to congratulate

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iron oreennan

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.>>brewer

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.>>I won't I and I just want t

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osay that emory out of is a

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rock

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.>>star thank you hanks hudson

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um imara is a rock star and is

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also my constituent and

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congratulations to chair

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brennan for an amazing fou

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ryears running this.

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>>committee and I and all o

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hsay we have had so much fun on

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this committee over the past

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four years and I want to thank

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chair brennan for being the

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leader of that fund I vote aye s

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powers I will I on all and

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just want to also thank

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council member brandon an

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amazing four years of

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excitement on the committee on

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finance sanchez I vote aye on

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all and I am going to miss my

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big brother next to us at the

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dais but I know that you're

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going to continue to do

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incredible things for our city I

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on all and I'm honored that I

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was able to have a rock star

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rock the finance committee for

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the last four years and we're

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going to miss you you williams

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finished here as I you'll be

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missed one

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.>>I vote aye and thank you

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chair brannon for the hundreds

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of hours that you spent

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chairing this committee for

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the last four years thank you

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salaam fort I own all and as

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I've learned to say in the

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council I like my eye to the

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associated with all of the

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great remarks to our chair

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brannon thank you moya

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councilmember carr.

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>>thank you I just want t

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ocongratulate the chair on his

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successful chairmanship of

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this committee and in

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particular his partnership on

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the cold war veterans.

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>>and an interest rate reform.

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>>a wonderful initiatives we

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were able to work on together

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and I also want to thank all

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the finance staff for the

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great work that they do.

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>>each and every year during

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budget off budget they are a

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phenomenal team thank you for

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everything and with that said

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14 20 a as well as preions

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considered resolution 186

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which is the transparency

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resolution and I on the rest

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thank you all items have been

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adopted with a vote of 15 I

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nthe affirmative zero on the

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negative into abstentions with

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the exceptions of introduction

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hundred 70 a thousand hundre

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d70 14 a all right and pre

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considered resolution and

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organizational zx have been

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adopted with 14 with 14 in the

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affirmative one in the

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negative no abstentions chair

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thank you billy all right for

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the last time this committee

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is adjourned thank