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» Good evening.
I'd like to call to order the
Schenectady City Caucus meeting for
Monday, March 23rd, 2026.
We have 15 items for consideration. If
the Deputy Clerk would please read.
Item one on under final consideration, a
resolution approving the neighborhood
revitalization strategy area NRSA public
comment record.
Discuss in committee without objection
on consent. Item number two.
[clears throat]
Item number two under original
consideration, a resolution declaring no
environmental impact for the J Street
Connector project and is an unlisted
action under the State Environmental
Quality Review Act, SCQRA. Discuss in
committee without objection on consent.
Item number three.
under original
consideration, a resolution confirming
the appointment of Erica Faulkner to the
Recreation Advisory Committee. Discuss
in committee without objection on
consent. Item number four.
under original
consideration, a resolution confirming
the appointment of Haley Viccaro to the
Schenectady Planning Commission. Discuss
in committee without objection on
consent. Item number five. Item number
five under original consideration, a
resolution supporting the Schenectady
County's Food Council's Advocacy
Empowerment Working Group 2027 State
Legislative Priorities. Discuss in
committee without objection on consent.
This item will be discussed out of order
and presented by Mr. Toro.
Item number seven.
Or correction, item number six.
for original
consideration, a resolution honoring the
John F. Kennedy Division 1 of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians together
with the John F. Kennedy Division 1 of
the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians
and all people of Irish descent
throughout the City of Schenectady on
the Feast of St. Patrick, March 17th.
And at this time I'll entertain a motion
to remove this from the consent agenda.
Moved by Mr. Toro, seconded by Mr.
Chairs. All those in favor? Aye.
Item number seven.
under original
consideration, a resolution authorizing
the issuance of revocable permit number
694
to The Good I C L L C DBA Echo for a
sign that will overhang the city's right
of way on on the face of the building at
508 State Street, Schenectady, New York.
Discuss in committee without objection
on consent. Item number eight. Item
number eight under original
consideration, a resolution amending
resolutions number 21 2021-238
and 2024-106
to authorize the sale of five properties
to the Land Reutilization Corporation
of the Capital District for the
development of affordable homeownership
opportunities in Mont Pleasant
neighborhood.
Discuss in committee without objection
on consent. Item number nine. Item
number nine under original
consideration, a resolution authorizing
the sale of seven vacant lots to the
Land Reutilization Corporation of the
Capital District for the development of
affordable homeownership opportunities.
Discuss in committee without objection
on consent. Item number 10.
under original
consideration, a resolution authorizing
the sale of a vacant lot at 234 Duane
Ave. for $6,500.
Discuss in committee without objection
on consent. Item number 11. Item number
11 under original consideration, a
resolution authorizing the sale of 506
Hattie Street for $60,000.
Discuss in committee without objection
on consent. Item number 12. Item number
12 under original consideration, a
resolution authorizing the sale of 2201
Broadway for $1,500. Discuss in
committee without objection on consent.
Item number 13. Item number 13 under
original consideration, a resolution
authorizing the sale of 1679 Broadway
for $5,050.
Discuss in committee without objection
on consent. Item number 14. Item number
14 under original consideration, a
resolution authorizing the settlement of
a claim by Allstate ASO Biggs Darnell.
Discuss in committee without objection
on consent and item number 15. Item
number 15 under contract and supply, a
resolution awarding the bid and contract
for the Crane Street, Chrysler Avenue,
and Main Street intersection improvement
base bid and alternate number one to
Callanan Industries Incorporated in the
total amount of $1,361,107.50.
Discuss in committee without objection
on consent. If there is nothing more to
come before the City Caucus, I'd ask for
a motion to adjourn. Moved by Mr.
Chairs.
Seconded by Mr. Toro. All those in
favor? Aye. Aye. We adjourn.
I'd like to call to order the
Schenectady City Council meeting for
March 23rd, 2026. I will be reading a
prayer followed by Mr. Chairs providing
the Pledge of Allegiance. Everyone
please stand.
Lord,
you are the true source of wisdom.
Give us elected leaders understanding
that goes beyond strategy and human
insight. Replace pride with the humility
and confusion with clarity.
Let your knowledge shape us, shape our
choices for the good of the people that
we are elected to serve. Amen.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
If the Deputy Clerk would please take
the roll.
Just give me one moment.
Mr. Chairs? Present.
Mr. Toro? Present.
Mr. McFerran is absent.
Ms. Wiggins? Present.
Ms. Carmello is absent.
Ms. Patrick?
Um Mr. Wynn? Mr. Mr. Engert?
Uh absent as well. And Mr. Williams?
Present.
At this time, we will have a resolution
provided by Mr. Toro.
Thank you, Mr. President. May I have the
floor, please? Yes, ma'am. Thank you.
I'd like to invite the
members of Schenectady County
uh Food Council's Advocacy Empowerment
Working Group to step forward,
everyone.
Thank you. I know how true and dear this
is to my heart, but you guys give it all
every day, every day. It's what you do.
Whereas,
it is the vision of the Schenectady
County Food Council that all residents
of Schenectady County will have
consistent, reliable, and equitable
access to
sufficient amount of healthy food for
themselves and their families.
And whereas, the Schenectady County Food
Council has developed and supports the
following priorities for the New York
State budget for the fiscal year 2027.
Supporting
13 1,318
and 665,
which would guarantee a minimum
supplement
nutrition assistance program known as
SNAP
at a minimum of $100 per month, fully
funding the Hunger Prevention and
Nutrition
Program,
HPNAP,
Hipnap.
And Nourish New York program at $75
million each.
Passing the Good Food Bill New York,
A
8091A
and S7638A,
and funding the New York Local Food
Council's LFC at $2 million.
And whereas, the Schenectady County Food
Council's Advocacy Empowerment Working
Group sent a letter requesting support
for the priorities listed above to our
Governor Kathy Hochul and local
representatives State Senator James
Tedisco, State Assembly Member Phil
Steck, and State Assembly Member Angelo
Santabarbara. Now, therefore, be it
resolved the City of the Schenectady
City Council and Mayor Gary R. McCarthy
formally support the request by the
Schenectady County Food Council's
Advocacy Empowerment Working Group and
fully encourages the Governor and New
York State Legislators to address the
legislative priorities listed above the
New York State fiscal year budget for
2027.
I'd like to move this resolution. Moved
and seconded by Mr. Chairs. All those in
favor? Aye. Thank you. Congratulations.
>> [applause]
» Thank you.
My name is Aldo Juarez Romero, a City of
Schenectady resident who lives at 501
State Street.
I'm speaking today in support of a
municipal resolution backing the
Schenectady County Food Council 2026
advocacy priorities in the New York
State Legislature.
I serve as an executive director of SICM
Collaborative,
a nonprofit with nearly 60 years of
service in the city.
Through our food pantry, mobile
distribution, and community
partnerships, we provide dignified food
access to thousands of individuals and
families across Schenectady County every
year.
When SICM Collaborative was founded,
SICM at the time, nearly 60 years ago,
the plan was for the organization to
work itself out of job within a few
years.
The idea was the hunger will be solved.
But more than five decades later, we are
the largest food pantry in the capital
region and deliver just over 1 million
meals last fiscal year.
And things are not slowing down.
That should tell us something about the
depth of this crisis and the urgency of
the investment which we are here to
discuss tonight.
I can tell you that need is not
abstract. It shows up at our door every
single day.
It's a mother choosing choosing between
groceries or paying the electric bill.
It's a senior on a fixed income
stretching $24
in SNAP benefits across the entire
month, less than a dollar per day.
It's the family that just moved here
hoping for a fresh start and does not
know where their next meal is going to
come from.
These are our neighbors. These are
people that we see on a daily basis.
We serve people who deserve better from
the systems that are meant to protect
them.
Organizations like ours cannot close
this gap alone. We need you guys. We
need the state level investment that
matches the scale of this crisis.
Fully funding HIP and Nourish New York
at $75 million
each will strengthen the emergency food
network at our that our pantry depends
on.
Raising the SNAP minimum benefit
to $100 a month will put real purchasing
power into the hands of families facing
the worst food affordability crisis
since the Great Depression.
Rotterdam, Niskayuna, Scotia, and the
County Legislature have already passed
similar resolutions on a bipartisan
basis.
And we should do the same.
Every resolution we pass sends a clear
message to Albany in these final weeks
of budget negotiations. Access to food
is a human right and our community will
not stay stay silent until this right is
real for everyone in our neighborhood.
Thank you.
>> [applause]
» At this time, I'll ask for approval of
the minutes from March 9th, 2026.
Move by Ms. Torro, second by Mr. Chairs.
All those in favor? Aye.
If the Deputy Clerk can please read any
communications or petitions.
Communications presented to the City
Council for Monday, March 23rd, 2026.
Under official from the Mayor, a list of
appointments dated March 23rd, 2026.
Under general, from Maureen Connor, a
comment submitted expressing concerns about
ongoing drug activity, excessive trash,
and disorderly conditions at 17-19
Moyston Street, which she says are
negatively impacting tenants and
surrounding properties. She requested
information
on what actions the city,
tenants, and neighborhood can take to
address the situation.
Under petitions, there are none.
Thank you.
I'd like to call on any council members
for their committee reports.
Hearing none, at this time, I'll
entertain a privilege of the floor
concerning matters of the legislative
agenda. We have three individuals signed
up to speak. A reminder that you will
have 3 minutes each.
The first of which is Karen Wolf
Piotto.
>> [laughter]
» Good evening. Um thank you for allowing
me this time to speak. My name is Karen
Wolf Piotto, the CHS alum.
And I'm the volunteer and community
engagement coordinator at SICM
Collaborative, formerly SICM, located on
Albany Street. I have lived and worked
in the city of Schenectady for nearly 22
years. And I'm here tonight to give a
voice to the people we serve every day
at our food pantry.
The numbers tell part of the story. From
July 2025 through February 2026, our
pantry recorded approximately 12,250
visits, an average of 130 families every
service day in just 150 minutes. That's
more than one family per minute walking
through our doors.
And that's only our main pantry.
When you include our mobile pantries at
eight elementary schools, three
satellite locations, 40 weekly home
deliveries, and partnerships with
organizations like the YWCA and the SEAT
Center,
families accessed food from SICM more
than 15,000 times in those eight months.
Nearly 660,000 meals worth of food.
Nearly half of the people we served were
children and seniors.
We are the largest food pantry in
Schenectady, but we are far from the
only one.
And that just shows that the need in our
city is urgent and undeniable.
But the numbers don't tell the whole
story.
I'm in the pantry every service hour
working alongside our amazing volunteers
and talking with our neighbors.
And what I hear breaks my heart every
single day.
I hear from people working two jobs who
still can't afford groceries after
paying rent and utilities.
From seniors on fixed incomes choosing
between food and medication.
From families whose SNAP benefits were
cut or delayed. Benefits that already
amount to as little as 80 cents per day.
I hear from people who who eat from a
dumpster.
People who didn't eat at all.
People who feel embarrassed standing in
line in 0° or sweltering heat.
And people tell me who tell me that they
feel like they've lost their dignity.
That's what I've witnessed in just one
year.
Tonight, I thank you so much for helping
to give some of that dignity back.
Thank you for passing the resolution
supporting fully funding HIP and Nourish
New York, the minimum SNAP benefit from
24 to $100 per month,
passing the Good Food New York bill, and
funding policy food councils across food
policy councils across the state.
These are not abstract policy questions.
They are about whether your constituents
eat. The people coming through our doors
are your neighbors. They're your
community.
And they will be watching and they will
see that the city stands with them.
Thank you.
» [applause]
» Ariel Wright.
Hello and good evening. Um thank you
all. Um
Mr. Mayor, city council members, staff,
and community members for being here
tonight.
Um my name is Ariel White and I'm a city
of Schenectady resident. And I'm
speaking today and tonight in support of
the municipal resolution backing this
year's Schenectady County Food Council's
advocacy priorities in the New York
State Legislature.
As a parent with children in our public
schools, this resolution hits close to
home. It's a crucial opportunity to
infuse our school meal programs with
incredible, wholesome ingredients from
local New York producers. Imagine the
impact. Our kids get connected to the
most nutritious food grown right in our
backyard while we actively boost our
hardworking farmers and producers who
nourish our communities.
And let's be honest, everyone loves
pizza Fridays, right? We all do.
So, wouldn't it be absolutely fantastic
if we could make that favorite lunch
even better by sourcing every delicious
ingredient right here locally?
The Food Council's goal to fully fund
HIP and Nourish New York at $75 million
each would strengthen emergency food
programs across the city when support is
most needed. Raising the SNAP minimum
benefit from only $24 a month
to $100 a month would put funds directly
into the pockets of our neighbors
suffering amidst the worst food
affordability crisis since the Great
Depression.
$2 million funding for local food
policy councils would ensure the voices
from across New York State are included
in improving our local food systems.
Passing the Good New York
Food bill would make it easier for
public institutions like our schools to
source healthy, nutritious food directly
from New York State farmers and
producers. Similar resolutions have
already passed in the town of Rotterdam,
Niskayuna, West Scotia,
and now here today. So, thank you all
for doing that
on bipartisan basis.
Every local resolution in Schenectady
County helps remind our elected leaders
in Albany that access to nutritious food
is a basic human right and right now is
the time to act. So, thank you all for
passing that resolution and I hope you
have a great evening.
» [applause]
» Sage Hamilton.
» [snorts]
>> Hello. Thank you for your time. My name
is Sage Hamilton at America. I'm a
resident of Brooklyn, New York. Uh
appreciate the time of the Mayor, City
Council, the Clerk's office, and
residents of the city of Schenectady. Uh
I've previously presented at the county
level and I am a representative of the
Underground Railroad Consortium of New
York State and I will hold
Excuse me, just this portion of the
meeting is for legislative items. Don't
believe that this is such. I can move
you to the general city business. That's perfectly fine. I appreciate
that. Welcome, sir.
So at this time we have no one else
signed up to speak. So I'll
declare the comment period for
legislative agenda closed.
I will ask for approval of the
legislative consent agenda.
Move by Mr. Toro, second by Mr. Sears.
All those in favor? I.
At this time I'll entertain privilege of
the floor concerning general city
business.
We now have two individuals sign up to
speak.
The first of which is
Maureen Connor.
Hi, thank you very much. I just want to
state um
I didn't realize I was emailed
photos of my presentation and I was
supposed to give it to the city clerk,
so I apologize.
But I replied all to the email that Carl
sent me.
Apologies.
Um my name is Maureen Connor and I am a
resident a 32-year resident of the city
of of Schenectady. I want to thank you
very much for your time and service here
and I understand you guys have a lot on
your plate. But I have a specific
concern this evening regarding Moyston
Street, specifically number 17-19.
I own 15 Moyston Street and there is
literally a door's width between these
two buildings.
Um
Moyston Street is not the best
neighborhood in Schenectady and
experiences a lot of foot traffic and
cut-throughs from Nott Street through
the cemetery and then out Moyston Street
and out and down to State Street.
This area of State Street has a history
of drug offenses and neglect. Over the
past couple of years businesses and
agencies have sought to invest and
develop the area with the addition of
Clara House, new owners of the former
Twin Motel, as well as the redevelopment
of 1540 or excuse me, 1147-1157
Hildebrandt, bringing 11 or 12 new
apartments to the city.
Um
as an owner of 15 Moyston Street, I've
invested a lot of money in improving the
apartments and then in this past year
and a half I've had to spend even more
money
securing the property, the back fence on
the property because people were cutting
through,
um security cameras and then I finally
put up a gate across the driveway
because people were literally going down
the driveway behind the house,
doing whatever they do and then coming
back and twitching out on my property.
And there's photos of that.
Um if there was any way for me to
permanently block that front stoop, I
would, but it goes right up onto the
sidewalk.
From my tenants, who by the way I have
four lovely tenants who pay their rent
on time, they're super clean and they're
very conscientious,
and I've received numerous complaints
regarding what's happening next door.
There is trash in the front, it's always
there. There's drug activity at 19
Moyston Street.
I don't know if I'm I'm allowed to say
names here, but apparently there's a
gentleman who goes by the name of Live
that lives at 19 and is known to engage
in drug sales as well as prostitution,
directing and beating up women.
His reputation in the neighborhood is
that of some type of informant with the
city and he seems to just do whatever he
wants, selling drugs.
Um today I went down to take some
pictures and I literally watched four
people go in and out of his apartment,
one of whom I've seen around the city
for years, known drug addict.
Um yesterday was the last straw. There
was some type of brawl, mayhem going on
um regarding I don't even know what it
was, but there were a lot of cops there
and my tenant sent me the information.
So I'm here to ask the city council
not just what can you do, but what can I
do to help my tenants? What can we do as
a community?
Um and and what can the city do because
there's a
I don't live there, but I hear what my
tenants have to say on a regular basis
and
I don't know
at one point at some point they're going
to leave and then how do I with a
straight face try to rent out these
apartments
knowing exactly what's going on next
door? And I'll need you to summarize.
Pardon? Summarize, please. Summarize?
What can we do? How can How can the city
help with Moyston Street and the drug
activity that's going on there?
Oh, so this conversation is not
interactive. If you would like to wait
till after, I imagine council members
>> that's my question. The summary, it's a
question, but yes, thank you.
Sage Hamilton.
Hello, once again, thank you
the council, mayor, clerk and the town.
Excuse me, the city.
My name is Sage Hamilton-Zarka. I
represent the Underground Railroad
Consortium of New York State. We're a
non-profit group of it's an association
of Underground Railroad historians,
cultural heritage sites and museums
from the city to the North Country to
the Capital Region to Western New York,
all over. And in 2023 we received a
grant from the Economic Development
Agency
as part of the post-COVID tourism relief
project and our initiative teaming up
with tourism in Cayuga County and other
destination marketing organizations and
the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area
and also in partnership with other
national heritage areas such as the
Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River National
Heritage Area, the Erie Canalway
National Heritage Corridor
uh
those two.
Was to develop a scenic byway
proposal to the New York State
Department of Transportation. So we've
been working hand-in-hand with NYDOT
NYSDOT
following their playbook of how to build
a scenic byway proposal. In our case, we
are looking for a 500-mile route across
New York State from Niagara Falls to
Albany to New York City to be designated
as a state scenic byway honoring the
travel of Harriet Tubman freedom seekers
and the the legacy of the Underground
Railroad in New York State. Scenic
byways are series of
state roads that designate a certain
kind of characteristic. Some cases it
can be scenic, other cases it can be
historic or recreational. In this case,
we are looking for a historic route to
be designated and our ask for the city
of Schenectady is to uh
issue a resolution that acknowledges and
supports
our initiative, but then also
includes language that follows the DOT
guidelines for for what scenic byways and scenic
roads need. So in the case of uh
Highway 5 from the from the border with
Glenville to the west to the border with
Niskayuna to the east, that would be a
limitation on new off-premise
advertisement, which basically just
means new commercial billboards.
Existing billboards would be
grandfathered in
and then
any property owners or business owners
that wish to make their own signage have
no limitations. Scenic byways are
important because they increase tourism
spending, but then because
DOT requires our byway program to be
cooperative with local organizations and
municipalities,
any
benefit to the city that would come from
tourism would be
engineered in a way that it would
benefit local organizations and the
community. Um
we know we know that Harriet Tubman
traveled through New York State, specifically
taking trains and potentially traveling
alongside that were
along the Erie Canal, which was
constructed the same time and we would
love to honor that history with the
support of the city. Happy to come back
with a full presentation as needs permit.
Thank you. Thank you.
So I have no one else signed up to
speak, so I'll declare public comment on
general city business closed.
At this time I'll enter
At this time I'll entertain any
miscellaneous business of the council.
Mr. Sears.
Thank you, Council President Williams.
Just couple things.
>> [clears throat]
>> First I just want to address
the shooting of the 13-year-old boy that
happened last week in the city.
Um
though tragic that it happened and
occurred, I I also want to one push the
narrative as I started when I came in
that as community members we need to
make sure that we're taking care of each
other, doing our best to keep our youth
and our community safe as a whole and I
wanted to issue a special thank you to
the officers who arrived on that scene,
who administered life-saving procedures
for that young man and the nurses and
doctors that were able to get him in
stable condition at the hospital quickly
to make sure that this didn't become a a
tragic situation in our city. So, I just
wanted to address that. Um
When it comes to our community events
and things coming up as well, I just
wanted to
note a couple things happening this week
and say a special thank you to our our
food council
for coming here today to receive the
resolution. I am a a child and former
one of the original Sickem and worked
there at 14 years old as one of my first
jobs under Ms. Janet Mathis and know the
amazing work that you guys do taking
care of our city and our neighbors.
Please continue fighting, keep doing
that work. I have the same hope as you
that one day this won't be necessary,
but while you are necessary, thank you
for everything that you do.
Uh we have two other
three excuse me three events happening
this week at the excuse me two events
Ada chapter Oh yes Order of the Eastern
Stars youth group has a fish fry dinner
March 27th at Eastern Parkway United
Methodist Church from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
That youth group is a coalition of young
women of color that is guided through
all their day-to-day from academics to
being able to travel across the country
to compete in different events being
able to see the world and meet and
connect with other people including our
military veterans. At the Vietnam
Veterans Day ceremony is also happening
at SUNY Schenectady 10:00 a.m. and the
Van Curler room at Eastern Hall at SUNY
Schenectady this Saturday and I also to
go with Ms. Councilwoman
Ditoro's resolution want to congratulate
the Hibernian Hall and the the ladies of
the Hibernian. I had stopped in on St.
Patrick's Day to get some corned beef
and cabbage was able to hang out for an
hour, but by the time I had got out of
work at 6:30, they had sold out of
everything. So, congratulations to them
on a successful fundraiser and all those
that were included and I just want to
finish with a a happy Women's History
Month to all of the strong women of this
city and a happy birthday to my mother
today as well.
Ms. Ditoro Thank you. So, um
working off of Mr. Chair's
um there's a lot of things that
happening this weekend. Um just going to
say one is Sunday at 3:00 p.m. at the
M&T Center the first home game of our
Schenectady Phoenix. So, uh we've been
waiting since last year. I'm sure I'll
see Mr. Williams sitting down
enjoying the game as well as I will be.
Please come out and support that. As far
as everything that else is happening, I I want to invite everyone to at least
if you don't get the mayor's newsletter
or the DSI C Downtown Schenectady
Improvement Corp, there's a plethora of
information and events always happening.
Um right now we're getting ready for
Earth Day and clean up and every
neighborhood association is looking for
individuals to come out and help
including Mona Golab who will be doing a
special event with tree planning at
Central Park. Um and then lastly,
so the Vietnam Veteran honoree this year
is Bill Frank. Bill is a vital part of
our community. He was a Schenectady
County Veteran Service Agent for many
years helping many veterans throughout
um
throughout his career here and I'd like
to give him special thanks.
Anyway, thank you.
Ms. Mayor
Thank you, Mr. President. Appreciate
everyone that
came out tonight and again do want to
thank you for the work that's done at
the Sycamore Collaborative because it
does make a difference in so many
people's lives.
Uh some of the council members point out
some of things that are happening, but
if you don't have plans for tomorrow
night
the Schenectady City School District
Education Foundation is having their
annual event at the GE Black Box Theater
and I think the donation they're looking
for is $50. It's always a great event
and supports a lot of good work within
the school district and as the council
members have outlined the weather's
shifting uh
the snow is gone, thank goodness.
I but with that there's a little bit of
remnants and sometimes it's not the most
polite thing. We look at some of the
litter that's out there and things in
our neighborhood. I ask
homeowners and business owners
if you can do a little bit of pick up
around your own business or property, it
makes a big difference. And
the neighborhood associations and
different groups are organizing
throughout the city so that as been
pointed out you know
a band is going to do one Goose Hill
Engine Hill
Upper Union Street Bellevue and Mona
Golab conjunction with Price Chopper and
Market 32 on Earth Day it'll make a lot
of difference in our city and makes the
community more attractive as we get into
the warmer months and people are able to
take advantage of the many things that
are going on in our city. Thank you, Mr.
President.
Thank you.
I would like to first point out an event
there will be a Women's History Month
celebration that is hosted by the
Schenectady NAACP part of which honoring
one of Schenectady's very own Marshall
Mortimer. That will be occurring on
March 28th
this Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at 1 North
Church Street which is the Stockade Inn.
I'd like to give a
congratulations to all the award
recipients at the YWCA's recent gala
that happened earlier last week and
especially to our very own Alexandria
Carver. Truly she is an amazing resource
not just to City Hall, but to the
community members within our city and
also give a special shout out to Ray
Frazier who gave an amazing keynote
address kind of speaking about love and
how we can never have too much. Um
I look forward to seeing the mayor
tomorrow at the Schenectady City School
District Educational Foundation Gala.
And I also think in response to just the
comments that we've heard about just the
rising cost of living
in addition to being understanding of
the rising cost of gas. I appreciate
what our prior council was able to do
with passing a budget that was very
responsive and considerate to the
financial impacts of those within the
city of Schenectady. Sincerely every
dollar counts. And especially in moments
of financial and economic uncertainty.
But if there are no further issues or
conversations, I'd like to entertain a
motion to adjourn.
Move by Mr. Chair, second by Ms. Ditoro.
All in favor? I, we are adjourned. Have
a good evening.
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