[0:02] I want to thank our

[0:04] head of maintenance here Dan Dan Gray here.

[0:09] Dan Mac Thank you very much for

[0:12] making the decorating decisions. He

[0:14] picked out the colors and the draperies

[0:17] in our chamber and I think he did a

[0:18] beautiful job. Now got the patio doors

[0:20] that go out onto veranda and some

[0:22] sunlight in here. So I really want to

[0:24] thank him. He worked hard at this. It

[0:25] took him a lot of time, a lot of thought

[0:27] and the craftsman that we hired did a

[0:28] great job.

[0:30] So thank you Dan.

[0:31] >> Great good. Great job.

[0:36] » Whenever you guys ready.

[0:37] >> I will call to order.

[0:40] Now call

[0:42] August 4th, 2026

[0:46] at 5:30

[0:48] >> [clears throat]

[0:49] >> p.m.

[0:52] Okay.

[0:54] Resolution 2627-19

[0:58] Resolution adopting the minutes from the

[1:00] last council.

[1:01] That is fine.

[1:04] Resolution 2627-20

[1:07] Alderman Marcello.

[1:09] >> Um

[1:11] We're going to give the SPCA

[1:13] It's a $7,000 increase from last year.

[1:17] So we discussed this.

[1:20] But

[1:20] Mayor and I talked about it already.

[1:23] >> Yeah.

[1:24] Um

[1:25] the problem is that um

[1:28] What do you call the animals they pick

[1:29] up and

[1:31] What's the term stray dogs?

[1:33] >> Fair feral feral animals

[1:35] >> No, no, no. What they call the term they use for dogs that get

[1:40] brought and don't get picked up. They

[1:43] There's been a big problem at the SPCA

[1:45] not just here but nation nation

[1:47] nationwide where animals are

[1:48] >> dogs? Abandoned?

[1:50] >> Not abandoned but There's been no

[1:52] reclamations of dogs. They're being

[1:55] brought to the SPCA and I don't want to

[1:57] say redemptions cuz that's the wrong

[1:58] thing. But people are not coming to pick

[2:00] up their dogs and they're not able to

[2:03] distribute the strays. So as a result

[2:05] they they met with me several months ago

[2:08] actually

[2:09] to talk about the fact that they needed

[2:11] more money from the city to handle the

[2:13] number of dogs that they're

[2:15] they have to count for longer periods of

[2:17] time. And um

[2:19] it was a significant increase. I did not smile when they told me about

[2:23] it. You know, I I asked for facts. They

[2:25] gave me the facts, but it's a lot of

[2:27] money. It's a big increase, but there's

[2:28] a real problem nationwide that they're

[2:31] having with us since COVID as a matter

[2:32] of fact where people are bringing dogs

[2:35] to the SPCA the people are our our

[2:38] animal control officers picking up stray

[2:39] dogs and no one is claiming them.

[2:43] So that that was the biggest driver of

[2:45] this. That plus of course the their

[2:47] utility bills are higher etc. etc.

[2:49] Um but they don't have the space they

[2:51] need

[2:52] to take care of all of our dogs and also

[2:55] others as well. So we have to pay more

[2:57] for the space is basically what they're

[2:59] telling us.

[3:00] >> This might be a crazy question, but do

[3:02] you think that there's

[3:03] a lack of education regarding, you know,

[3:06] hey, are you missing your dog? Maybe

[3:08] check in with the SPCA kind of thing,

[3:10] right? Like

[3:11] >> Could I I don't know.

[3:12] >> Is there anything we can do as a city to

[3:14] kind of

[3:15] promote like

[3:17] >> I believe they do,

[3:19] but but do you own a dog? Do you have a

[3:21] >> I used to. Yeah, and that's just kids

[3:23] now. So it's

[3:25] >> I know that if anything ever happened to

[3:26] my wife's dog, [clears throat] she'd be

[3:28] over the SPCA in about a second.

[3:29] >> Right. Not everyone.

[3:31] >> It's a situation where I think um

[3:34] you know, it's nationwide, so it isn't

[3:36] just in Amsterdam.

[3:37] >> It's true.

[3:38] >> These these these animals are being

[3:40] >> The reason why they have a license is to

[3:42] prevent any event you lose your dog.

[3:44] >> That's true, too. Yeah.

[3:45] >> You call the city hall to see if anybody

[3:48] is found the dog.

[3:49] >> They got a tag. If anybody is found the

[3:51] dog, believe me, I see them

[3:53] They have been

[3:54] >> add They have been

[3:56] >> We do We do have So, the police

[3:58] department where usually we encounter a

[3:59] stray dog, especially after hours, the

[4:02] animal control officer. We have had

[4:03] great success with just posting to

[4:05] social media as a network of other care

[4:08] agencies and other pet places that will

[4:10] share our posts. So, we do get a lot of

[4:13] dogs where yes, there is an owner that

[4:15] is looking for them. We're able to get

[4:17] that quickly and even get the dog right

[4:18] back to them or pick it up at their

[4:20] headquarters. But we have we have seen

[4:22] people that dumped their dog from a

[4:24] neighboring community, so no one

[4:25] recognizes it. It's not to get right. If

[4:27] you're the owner of the dog and you want

[4:29] your dog, you're you find you're going

[4:30] to go get it back. A lot of these dogs

[4:32] is an unfortunate situation where

[4:33] they're They come from

[4:36] a different community, bring them here,

[4:38] drop them, and go.

[4:39] >> Yeah.

[4:40] >> And I when when we spoke to the officers

[4:42] of the SPCA regarding this increase, I

[4:44] had Gina Kline come over. Does fantastic

[4:47] job. She knows animals in our city

[4:49] better than anyone. And she confirmed

[4:51] every all the facts and figures that

[4:52] they were giving me in terms of the

[4:54] number of days that our dogs were now

[4:56] being kept versus what they used to be

[4:57] kept, etc. And she agreed that, you

[5:00] know, it's really an issue. She's doing

[5:02] all she can.

[5:03] But you know,

[5:05] that's why I brought this in front of

[5:06] you tonight such an increase.

[5:08] >> Is this the same increase that we

[5:09] approved during the budget?

[5:11] >> Um I believe it is. It It is the number

[5:13] of vagaries. It is At least I believe we

[5:16] had that number in our budget.

[5:17] >> contractual to catch up with what we

[5:18] approved. Okay.

[5:20] >> Yeah, yes, we discussed it at length.

[5:21] Yes, we did.

[5:22] >> Mhm.

[5:23] >> Okay.

[5:27] Give me when you're done.

[5:28] >> Yes.

[5:29] >> Resolution 2627-21.

[5:33] Resolution authorizing the mayor to

[5:34] renew the

[5:35] lease agreement [clears throat] with New

[5:36] York State Senate for Senator Patricia

[5:38] A. Fahy's district office at City Hall.

[5:42] >> Yeah, um

[5:43] Senator Fahy's uh

[5:46] office is again leasing an office space

[5:48] here at City Hall. As a matter of fact,

[5:49] I think this goes beyond her term.

[5:51] Um, it's going to, you know, hopefully

[5:53] she gets reelected, but again, it's it's going to be a the office for

[5:59] Amsterdam's representative in the state

[6:01] Senate uh, regardless of when

[6:04] who's who's going to So, they're doing

[6:05] it through 2030.

[6:07] >> 30.

[6:09] From January 2027 to December 2030.

[6:11] >> The only issue here is they have more

[6:13] paperwork that got when it comes to

[6:15] >> It is

[6:15] >> having to sign the lease on it.

[6:17] But, we're very grateful that they're

[6:19] going to still have their presence here

[6:20] at City Hall. It's a convenient thing

[6:22] for our residents.

[6:25] » Resolution 2627-22.

[6:28] >> [clears throat]

[6:30] >> Mr. Mayor, should I

[6:30] >> Yes, the the tugboat

[6:33] are down at the Riverlink Park.

[6:35] As you can see, we received it in

[6:37] November 23rd.

[6:39] Now, the Canal Corporation, well, like I

[6:41] said, they take over ownership

[6:43] of it.

[6:45] >> Thank you.

[6:45] >> It's on our property.

[6:47] >> Okay.

[6:48] >> We accepted it. Again, um,

[6:50] we have we were trying to get a grant.

[6:52] We had an issue that blocked our ability

[6:54] to get a grant to fix to paint that and

[6:56] do

[6:59] >> Um, it was it had been a line item in a

[7:01] larger grant that we had applied We were

[7:03] going to apply for.

[7:04] Um, and the larger grant just the scope

[7:07] of the grant didn't quite fit the

[7:09] >> Well, we still need to do that because

[7:11] our originally when they brought us the

[7:13] tender that the state official who

[7:15] actually accompanied the tender to

[7:17] Amsterdam,

[7:19] uh, spoke with me for about a half an

[7:21] hour regarding he said, "Apply for this

[7:23] grant." which we did. Uh, this was

[7:25] before you were here again, I believe,

[7:27] when it came in.

[7:28] And, uh, we didn't get it. He said, "You

[7:30] you guarantee you're going to get it.

[7:32] you know, it'll be enough to paint.

[7:33] We're going to build a deck around it so

[7:34] that it could be really used as a as

[7:37] what it we hoped it would be a tourist

[7:38] attraction." So, we're going to continue

[7:39] to try and do that, but we didn't get

[7:40] that grant. Uh, so, it's sitting there

[7:42] right now. Mike, you found some

[7:43] batteries in there, correct?

[7:46] >> Quite a few batteries, yeah.

[7:47] >> Which we have to get rid of as well.

[7:49] >> It was that that boat was originally

[7:51] diesel powered and sometime in the past

[7:55] dozen years or so they converted it to

[7:57] an electric motor and there's

[8:02] » So I'm going to address We're going to

[8:03] address those batteries and uh continue

[8:05] to search for a grant to try and make

[8:07] that what we envisioned it to be when we took it out. But now they want

[8:11] us to take it over officially, so it's

[8:13] going to be ours.

[8:15] Jimmy, if you got room in your backyard

[8:16] >> Yeah, I would I would like to have it.

[8:18] It's just matter of getting it there.

[8:21] >> No, it will be it will be nice. We just

[8:23] got to keep working at it.

[8:27] » Resolution 2627-23.

[8:31] Resolution authorizing uh contract

[8:33] renewal Municipal Solutions Ultimate.

[8:36] >> Yes, Municipal Solutions is a company

[8:38] that we've been

[8:39] in contract with contract with since

[8:41] 2008. And what it's a company that um

[8:45] controller's office utilizes for when we

[8:47] go out for bonds, bans, and what they do

[8:50] is they go out and find the lowest

[8:51] interest on these bans and they bring

[8:55] them back to us. So when I say we're

[8:56] going to bond something, we're going to

[8:58] take out a note or lease

[9:01] and that's what they do.

[9:02] >> And Louise, you've been happy with them?

[9:04] >> Yeah, very much.

[9:05] >> And they also provide advice and counsel

[9:07] regarding how to how to finance

[9:10] >> Yeah.

[9:10] >> our projects, so

[9:13] » Yep.

[9:14] Resolution 2627-24.

[9:18] Resolution authorizing

[9:20] new renewal period for 5-year contract

[9:23] with New York State Unified Court

[9:25] System.

[9:27] >> Mike, uh Chief Spencer, you want to talk

[9:28] about this at all?

[9:30] >> Yeah, this is uh we're up We do usually

[9:32] do it in 5-year increments, so we're

[9:34] coming up on that milestone. Um

[9:37] The court system is located in the

[9:39] public safety building on the second

[9:40] floor. They have a few offices and we uh

[9:43] provide locker room space for their

[9:45] personnel, the court officers and

[9:47] offices for for both of the city city

[9:50] court buildings.

[9:51] So, this is a continuation of a an

[9:53] agreement relationship that we've had

[9:55] long-standing and it's continuing to

[9:57] work out favorably.

[9:58] >> Move the phone.

[10:00] You have that?

[10:02] Okay.

[10:03] Thank you, Chief.

[10:04] Resolution 2627-25,

[10:07] resolution schedule public hearing to

[10:09] consider submission of an application

[10:11] under New York State Community

[10:12] Development Block Grant. Alderman

[10:15] Carpenter.

[10:16] >> This [clears throat] is for 24 Willow

[10:18] Street um

[10:19] and I believe it was the last meeting

[10:21] that we we passed a resolution to become

[10:23] the

[10:24] seeker.

[10:25] Did I Did I say that right?

[10:26] >> Yeah, seeker.

[10:27] >> Um this is for the cleanup and

[10:29] remediation of it for us to apply for

[10:32] um the HCR grant.

[10:35] Is anything else to add?

[10:36] >> Yeah, this is for the public hearing.

[10:38] >> The public hearing.

[10:39] >> So, next next meeting we'll have the

[10:40] public hearing and and then adopt the

[10:42] seeker.

[10:43] >> Um August 18th at 5:55. So.

[10:46] >> The next step is we'll be able to apply

[10:48] to get the public hearing. That's what

[10:49] we'll do.

[10:49] >> And Dan, is this is going to be uh

[10:51] is this connected to the county funding?

[10:55] >> This is the county funding, it's the

[10:56] brownfield money.

[10:56] >> Okay.

[10:57] >> This is This is This is That's to do

[10:59] testing, this is to clean up the area.

[11:04] » Resolution 2627-26,

[11:07] resolution authorizing interfund loans

[11:09] for upgrades to Shadow Lawn Park.

[11:12] Alderman Holiday.

[11:13] >> Great, thank you. Um

[11:15] I could speak on this, but Louis, do you

[11:17] have more information? I mean

[11:19] >> Well, we've been awarded a grant.

[11:21] >> Sure.

[11:22] >> As as you often are.

[11:24] And it's a reimbursement grant. So, this

[11:26] is just a way of avoiding having to

[11:28] borrow the funds. We're just sort of

[11:30] just

[11:31] lending the funds from one

[11:34] fund to another fund internally so that

[11:37] we can you know I move forward with

[11:39] these this initiative and then we will

[11:41] be reimbursed by DEDC.

[11:43] >> Right.

[11:44] >> Eventually.

[11:46] >> Thank you.

[11:46] >> We've spent approximately half of the

[11:48] money

[11:49] on the scoreboard and we have other

[11:51] projects up there that have not started

[11:53] yet. We're waiting for the state

[11:55] contract

[11:56] on this $520,000 grant. We've been

[11:59] assured

[11:59] >> [clears throat and cough]

[12:00] >> We've been assured in a letter from

[12:03] Alderman Santa Barbara that

[12:05] the Alderman and Santa Barbara's office

[12:07] that the money is coming but we don't

[12:09] have the contract in place yet. So

[12:12] but already half of the proceeds have

[12:14] been spent and we're working on the

[12:16] other half.

[12:17] >> Wonderful. Thank you.

[12:19] Do you know what the other items are?

[12:21] >> Uh yeah, we have some I think project

[12:23] with softball.

[12:25] I think it's about $90,000.

[12:26] >> They need a lot of work.

[12:27] >> We have some pickleball work to do.

[12:30] >> I'm like you can do it. You know what's

[12:31] going on up there?

[12:34] Is softball

[12:34] >> Yeah, pickleball, softball

[12:37] Um

[12:38] >> You don't get the truck route truck

[12:40] trail.

[12:40] >> Oh, that's right. Yeah.

[12:42] >> are the three main

[12:43] >> Cool.

[12:44] >> It'd be an awesome place for the truck

[12:46] trail to go through.

[12:49] I love it.

[12:50] >> [laughter]

[12:50] >> Thank you.

[12:52] Resolution 2627-27.

[12:56] Alderman Carpenter.

[12:57] >> Okay, this is a resolution. Now if you

[12:59] remember last year um the

[13:02] property company 5 Corners Development

[13:03] and NPR Group applied for an HDR grant.

[13:06] The HDR grant was denied at that time.

[13:09] Um and they're [clears throat]

[13:10] reapplying this year

[13:12] um for the development of the 66

[13:15] affordable housing senior units at 1719

[13:18] Edward Street where the old mill used to

[13:21] be. You this is the one that we talked

[13:23] about before the meeting where we needed

[13:25] to change the date on the second whereas

[13:28] to 2026.

[13:29] 2023 was was incorrect.

[13:32] And it's just for the council to support

[13:35] this project.

[13:38] For the HCR application.

[13:45] » Resolution 2627-28

[13:47] [clears throat] resolution approving

[13:49] recommendation from the Amsterdam

[13:50] property disposition committee.

[13:53] And authorizing the sale of two

[13:54] properties.

[13:57] » So this is for 21 2nd Avenue and 11

[13:59] Edison Street. The 21 2nd Avenue is

[14:01] going to go for $1,000 and I'm going to

[14:04] let Mayor Sponaugle

[14:07] tell us what Methilie's last name is

[14:09] because I

[14:11] >> Well, no, they

[14:13] again both both of these parcels are

[14:15] being sold parties that expressed an

[14:17] interest in purchasing them. We put them

[14:19] out for bid. After the property

[14:21] disposition committee, these were the

[14:22] high bidders on both property but each

[14:24] of those properties and the property

[14:26] disposition committee voted unanimously

[14:28] to recommend to the council that they

[14:30] sell these two properties to these two

[14:32] bidders.

[14:33] The

[14:39] Is the they're both going to be

[14:41] maintained as vacant lots.

[14:43] They're going to be of course maintained

[14:44] which they are not right now.

[14:46] The

[14:47] one of these is going to the cart the

[14:50] golf cart company and they do a great

[14:51] job with their property.

[14:53] >> right it's virtually right next door to

[14:54] the golf cart company where Methilie's

[14:56] is right next door to the house she owns

[14:57] on on Vanderveer.

[14:59] >> Right. So we expect we expect to see an

[15:02] improvement and you know, right now

[15:03] we're cutting them.

[15:05] We won't have to cut them any longer but

[15:06] we're hoping more cases they are

[15:08] maintained.

[15:12] » Any questions? They're they're both very

[15:14] good people very good lots.

[15:17] >> Resolution 2627-29

[15:20] resolution approving the audit.

[15:22] is fine. [laughter]

[15:25] We have consent.

[15:27] 2627-30,

[15:30] resolution of award contract

[15:31] [clears throat] for the 102650.58

[15:34] accident and pedestrian safety project.

[15:37] Hold in Marcel.

[15:39] >> I think Dan, you explained it very well

[15:41] in your email.

[15:43] What the subproject is about.

[15:45] This one about the sidewalks and Main

[15:47] Street. I mean not in the

[15:48] Yes, not in the Main Street.

[15:50] >> Yes, so this is the

[15:51] >> Sidewalks, road program, lights.

[15:53] Um

[15:55] Yes, you you explained it. Go ahead.

[15:57] >> So this is the this is the complete

[15:59] streets project.

[16:00] Um it is where they're

[16:02] We put it out to bid. Um we got bids

[16:04] back July 24th.

[16:06] Um Becky

[16:08] Joint Line LLC came in as the low bid

[16:09] and this is to fix to do the

[16:12] improvements for Main Street. Um

[16:15] >> Sidewalks.

[16:16] >> The sidewalks, the lighting, and do the

[16:18] paving. Um do the part from the mall to

[16:22] where Stewart's is.

[16:24] On the other side to do some

[16:25] improvements on Bridge Street and then

[16:27] do some improvements along Skyway

[16:28] Street, which will allow us to

[16:30] eventually close down the Route 5

[16:31] eastbound corridor.

[16:32] >> Okay.

[16:37] >> It's going to be a big project.

[16:40] >> [clears throat]

[16:40] >> Because right now they're already

[16:41] starting.

[16:42] I'm already starting to get com-

[16:44] compliments on Well, I see people

[16:46] working on down there and the parking,

[16:50] paving, the sidewalks, the street

[16:53] lighting. All this is going to be a big

[16:55] improvement. Especially that one area.

[16:58] So thank you very much for all those

[17:00] Well, thank you very much.

[17:02] And thank you, Dan.

[17:04] Engineer, thank you.

[17:07] » Yes.

[17:08] Resolution 2627-31,

[17:11] consent.

[17:12] Resolution budget transfer

[17:13] appropriation, hold in holiday.

[17:16] >> Cool. So, um

[17:18] this is a tree removal expense that was

[17:21] originally not

[17:23] in the

[17:25] operating budget. Um so, we're just kind

[17:28] of moving some money around.

[17:32] » And the boardwalk splash

[17:33] >> Boardwalk splash pad.

[17:34] >> Okay.

[17:36] >> Yep.

[17:36] That's true. Yep, they're removing it to

[17:38] paint.

[17:39] Make it safe.

[17:42] So, we are

[17:43] >> I don't know which tree.

[17:45] >> You know, I don't know.

[17:46] >> Probably the one at um

[17:48] >> I have to get a phone call on this one.

[17:52] » I think it's the sassafras one.

[17:54] I had to guess what would cost $15,000.

[17:56] That's a big tree.

[17:57] >> That's a big tree.

[18:03] » That concludes our agenda.

[18:07] I had a couple of things for the golf

[18:09] and recreation. I got an email from uh

[18:13] one of the Arnold Avenue neighbors uh

[18:15] commending recreation department on the

[18:18] work that they did at the Arnold Avenue

[18:19] Park.

[18:20] >> paint and the um

[18:22] >> and the cement around it and then also

[18:25] the fence.

[18:26] Um so, that was great to hear that the

[18:28] neighborhood is seeing some pride in

[18:30] that. Um and then on Sunday the uh golf

[18:35] course the Union Golf Foundation had a

[18:39] family tournament. And Alderman

[18:41] Martuscello and I were both in it.

[18:44] >> Nice.

[18:45] >> Yeah.

[18:45] >> Did she uh another request tell me how

[18:47] to golf?

[18:48] >> It was a lot of fun.

[18:49] Um and it's been subsidized by the

[18:51] foundation and by some of the other like

[18:53] groups that donate for youth sports and

[18:56] I hope um they're going to have two more

[18:58] and I hope people will join that, but um

[19:01] there was a marshmallow hitting contest

[19:03] and Alderman Martuscello beat me. Um he

[19:06] hit the marshmallow further than I did.

[19:10] But, that was really great to see some

[19:11] activity up there.

[19:12] >> Foundation

[19:13] >> is a great job.

[19:13] >> The work that they're doing and the

[19:15] improvements. And then after And it was

[19:16] the only day that that golf course was

[19:18] not underwater this week. So, um there's

[19:21] been a lot of that in the city. And I

[19:22] know that the DBW's have worked hard

[19:25] to get things cleared up and public

[19:27] safety

[19:28] keeping our roads safe.

[19:30] >> Yeah, I'm just going to uh piggyback on

[19:32] that. I was going to talk about the uh

[19:34] the flooding. Uh we came out of it uh

[19:37] basically well. I'm sure Michael will

[19:38] address it further. But again, you know,

[19:40] I know our DBW was out there all night.

[19:42] Uh our police department our our

[19:44] >> [laughter]

[19:45] >> our fire department everyone was out

[19:46] there working uh to There was a lot of

[19:48] water. Uh this city cannot swallow that

[19:51] much water.

[19:52] Uh and uh the thing that really amazed

[19:54] me was that the the old uh Brookside exterior reservoir

[19:59] filled up and overflowed.

[20:00] >> Yeah.

[20:01] >> I mean, that's a lot of rain.

[20:02] >> Yeah.

[20:02] >> So, uh thank you everybody all the all

[20:04] the city employees who worked uh very hard to try and uh mitigate those

[20:09] problems. And they did a good job.

[20:11] Mike, we'll let you go from there.

[20:13] >> And Mike, can you just uh

[20:15] piggyback on what Holly said? The golf

[20:18] course, a lot of people were inquiring.

[20:21] I know Kelly got calls, too. On the golf

[20:24] cart pass, can you give us an update

[20:26] about that?

[20:26] >> Well,

[20:27] yeah, sure. I I've actually got that in

[20:29] my record.

[20:31] So, we have that

[20:35] project uh it's being bid right now. I

[20:38] have um

[20:41] It it's it's advertised. I have a

[20:43] pre-bid meeting tomorrow. There's been

[20:45] quite a turnout. I think we've got six

[20:47] or seven plan holders.

[20:50] Um and I have a bid It's a pre-bid

[20:53] meeting tomorrow.

[20:54] Anybody that's that I'm going to accept

[20:56] a bid from has got to show up because

[20:58] it's

[20:59] not like paving a street. We're more

[21:00] particular [laughter] and access is

[21:02] crucial so we don't tear the place up in

[21:05] the process of fixing the paths,

[21:08] we're going to open it next Monday,

[21:10] which

[21:11] I the mayor and I talked

[21:14] I don't want to wait until the next

[21:16] meeting because time is of the essence

[21:18] at this point. So,

[21:22] hoping for a quick special meeting next

[21:24] week to

[21:26] award and whoever's going to do that

[21:28] contractor whoever's ever going to do

[21:30] that work.

[21:31] Um

[21:33] but

[21:34] we want to start and we want to get it

[21:35] going as soon as we can.

[21:38] We've gone through the steps.

[21:39] In other news,

[21:41] um

[21:41] >> Mike, I just want to interrupt. I wanted

[21:43] to announce that yeah, I think most of

[21:45] you know that Senator Fahey did provide

[21:47] us with a grant. Uh and as part of that

[21:49] project, it's going to fix the paths,

[21:52] but it's also going to make it possible

[21:54] for us to have a cross-country ski uh

[21:57] loop this summer or this winter, which

[22:00] will be about a mile in length. And Joe

[22:03] and BrightView and

[22:05] Joe and the foundation had worked

[22:06] together and the golf commission, I

[22:07] should say, to to to have that done. But

[22:10] I want to thank Senator Fahey for that

[22:13] contribution. So,

[22:14] it's going to be it's going to make the

[22:16] golf course so much more of a

[22:17] season-round

[22:18] year-round venue.

[22:22] » Is there going to be a rental shop

[22:23] there?

[22:24] >> Well, yeah, we have skates now. I mean,

[22:26] no, we have skates We're going to put

[22:27] our We're going to also bring our ice

[22:29] skating rink. I'm sorry. Well, we do not

[22:31] rent cross-country skis, but that's a

[22:32] possibility.

[22:33] >> Cool.

[22:38] » All right, Mike. I'm sorry. Go ahead.

[22:41] » Uh okay. Remember at the last meeting,

[22:44] we talked last February about

[22:45] authorizing us to

[22:48] enter into the intermunicipal or revised

[22:50] intermunicipal agreement with the town

[22:51] of Amherst and for sewer. That's fully

[22:53] ex- executed now.

[22:55] As a requirement of that and also a BBC,

[22:59] uh we are upgrading or right now we're

[23:01] up- upsizing a line on Henrietta

[23:05] between Guy Park and Stuart

[23:07] called 15-in is

[23:10] It'll be a couple week project at least.

[23:14] And we've committed a lot of our forces

[23:16] to it. It's a joint venture. Towns has

[23:19] brought in a lot of the materials for us

[23:21] and

[23:22] for backfill and they're providing

[23:24] trucking and hauling out all the spoils.

[23:26] Um

[23:28] which is a a huge help.

[23:30] Um

[23:32] And [clears throat] again, that that

[23:34] it's one of the requirements that gets

[23:36] us back in the good standing with

[23:38] the EC and

[23:40] does the same for the town. Um

[23:43] Also

[23:44] in a short

[23:45] >> I mean, remember the odor

[23:47] on Stuart Street of backed up sewer gas?

[23:50] >> Yes.

[23:51] >> Um this right, Mike? Which we've

[23:53] >> That's what they should So,

[23:55] >> [clears throat]

[23:55] >> you've got Stuart Street is is 12-in

[23:58] line. Everything above it's 15-in line.

[24:00] So, almost all the water waste water

[24:02] from the town of Amsterdam all the way

[24:04] up Route 30

[24:06] comes to the golf course,

[24:08] down along the edge and into that line.

[24:11] And when it down that steep hill, when

[24:13] it hits that smaller line, it

[24:14] pressurizes it.

[24:15] >> Right.

[24:15] >> Uh that's also why you may or may not

[24:17] have seen some levitating manholes when

[24:20] we had some really high water last week.

[24:22] Um because they're flowing it actually

[24:24] pressurized it.

[24:25] >> Right.

[24:25] >> It pushes that gas ahead of it and it

[24:27] goes out where you know, because some of

[24:29] our catch basins are tied in. And it'll

[24:31] vent on certain conditions.

[24:33] Um Henrietta is one of them. South side

[24:36] it also occurs as well. Uh periodically

[24:39] on Broadway when there's heavy flow from

[24:42] Vizza. Um anyway

[24:45] it's going to increase the capacity and

[24:47] hopefully reduce or eliminate that

[24:50] the the the the methane odor that

[24:53] >> And I know the residents of

[24:56] I was up there two nights uh

[24:59] 3 years ago and we're walking around

[25:00] trying to figure out where this smell

[25:02] was coming from. And now we know where

[25:04] we're hoping this is going to resolve

[25:05] that. So,

[25:06] >> Could that be over like on Ramsey and

[25:08] Francisco, too? Off of Van Dyke? Yeah.

[25:10] >> you can get it.

[25:11] >> That That would make sense for the town.

[25:16] » Yeah, so I'll go ahead and look

[25:17] >> I also mentioned the Dan already covered

[25:19] it and folks discussed the resolution

[25:23] two bids

[25:25] received for complete streets project.

[25:27] I've tabulated them

[25:29] in the report.

[25:31] I

[25:34] » [laughter]

[25:36] » Uh we now have approval from

[25:38] HCR to advertise for bid for the wet

[25:41] service line project. We're going to do

[25:42] that this week.

[25:44] That's going to be 3-week period and I

[25:46] expect

[25:47] opening bids on August 28th. And

[25:52] so the reality of that is by the end of

[25:54] September we'll be It's late in the

[25:56] season, but we'll be

[25:58] hopefully mobilizing a contractor to do

[26:00] those services. Um

[26:05] Southside Boardwalk splash pad is open.

[26:07] That's good news.

[26:09] Uh

[26:10] it

[26:11] actually

[26:12] looks really nice and people seem to

[26:14] enjoy it. Um

[26:18] And what else was I going to mention to

[26:20] you? Uh and

[26:21] the road program is underway and I still

[26:24] expect they'll signal in here shortly to

[26:27] begin paving.

[26:28] Uh I think where they're going to be

[26:30] first is on the longest streets that

[26:32] have the least

[26:34] um have the most milling and the least

[26:37] amount of structures. So, the upper

[26:39] piece of

[26:40] Market Street um

[26:44] Sloan is another one. I believe all the concrete work is done there and

[26:48] that's a

[26:50] large

[26:52] heavy quantity street in terms of tons

[26:54] of asphalt. Um the last one that's going

[26:57] to get done and I'm hoping the timing

[26:59] works out is Northampton. I expect it

[27:02] will and National Grid's making good

[27:03] progress.

[27:05] Uh and again they're replacing

[27:06] low-pressure gas line all the way from

[27:11] its intersection with Guide Board all

[27:13] the way to Route 30. And from Van

[27:16] [clears throat] Dyke up, they're also

[27:18] running a parallel medium-pressure line.

[27:22] Uh

[27:22] which is going to serve that area and it

[27:25] actually should help boost pressure to

[27:28] um sections of the city like well, like

[27:32] our golf course clubhouse, for example.

[27:34] We're We're off a low-pressure line, but

[27:36] they had It's because it that ends they

[27:39] National Grid has told me that in the

[27:40] winter they bump pressures up through

[27:42] the regulators to so you get adequate

[27:44] flow. Um

[27:47] it's going to help that area It's going

[27:48] to help that entire area with that.

[27:52] So as soon as they're done with that, I

[27:53] expect to be right behind them and repay

[27:56] that entire road.

[27:57] >> Thank you, Alderman.

[27:58] >> That's about a mile road, actually.

[28:01] >> Uh call the meeting to order. Please

[28:02] stand for a pledge.

[28:04] >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

[28:06] United States of America and to the

[28:08] republic for which it stands, one nation

[28:11] under God, indivisible, with liberty and

[28:13] justice for all.

[28:16] >> Alderwoman Quesdemars? Here. Alderman

[28:18] Holiday?

[28:19] >> Here.

[28:19] >> Alderwoman Collins? Here.

[28:21] >> Alderman Carpenter?

[28:22] >> Here.

[28:22] >> Alderman Marticella?

[28:23] >> Here.

[28:24] >> Motion to adopt the agenda.

[28:30] » Oh, sorry.

[28:31] Motion to adopt the agenda with 11

[28:34] resolutions and two concepts.

[28:37] >> Okay.

[28:38] >> Call the roll. Alderwoman Collins?

[28:40] >> Aye.

[28:40] >> Alderman Carpenter?

[28:41] >> Aye.

[28:42] >> Alderman Marticella?

[28:43] >> Aye.

[28:44] >> Alderwoman Quesdemars?

[28:45] >> Aye.

[28:45] >> Alderman Holiday?

[28:46] >> Aye.

[28:47] >> Uh we have no proclamations this evening

[28:49] Uh and no communications and

[28:51] presentations I'm thinking. Um there's

[28:54] only two people out there in the public

[28:56] and I don't think either one of them

[28:57] wants to talk to us tonight.

[28:59] But if you do, now's the time. But I

[29:01] would like to ask our fire chief

[29:03] Agresta, could you talk a little bit

[29:05] about the fire? In the paper we talked

[29:07] about some of the

[29:08] Yeah.

[29:09] The There were five firefighters who

[29:12] required treatment. Could you just go

[29:13] through that a little bit and tell

[29:15] >> Council explain the fire.

[29:16] >> There was a fire on Saturday.

[29:18] Temperatures were extremely warm. The

[29:20] fire was extremely hot.

[29:22] The house structure had a lot of contents in it and it was just

[29:27] a very hot fire where initial attack

[29:31] crews were going through their second

[29:32] bottle and in some cases were getting

[29:34] into a third bottle. We had evaluations

[29:36] and rehab on scene and an ankle injury

[29:38] in another fire go to the hospital for

[29:40] treatment.

[29:40] >> And they're all good? Everybody's

[29:42] healthy? Hanging in there?

[29:45] And they did a great job They did a

[29:46] great job on the fire. We appreciate

[29:47] that. Chief Spencer

[29:48] >> Some animals lost.

[29:50] Investigations still getting finished

[29:52] up. I think actually on the way back or

[29:54] shortly after that they were feeling up

[29:56] being kind of a red-tailed hawk and found the red-tailed hawk and was

[30:00] able to contact DEC and get the hawk

[30:03] placed where it should be.

[30:05] So we didn't need the SPCA.

[30:07] >> What would that cost?

[30:11] » Chief Spencer, you guys had any drug

[30:13] raid? You want to talk about that a

[30:14] little bit?

[30:15] >> Uh yes. Yep. Uh the other morning we had

[30:17] a culmination of a very long

[30:18] investigation into narcotics trafficking

[30:21] and uh

[30:22] you know, it led us to the the main

[30:23] target of the investigation who was was

[30:25] his name was charged in the press

[30:27] release of an A1 felony, the highest

[30:29] felony there is for a drug trafficking.

[30:31] A considerable amount of narcotics. Uh

[30:34] there was 26 oz of cocaine along with a

[30:37] weapon. Uh secondary co-conspirators,

[30:40] different houses. So it's a It really is

[30:42] a it's a

[30:44] good good chunk of a network of drug

[30:47] distribution, not just in our city, but

[30:49] into into the neighboring cities as

[30:50] well.

[30:51] Um so, I'm very very pleased with the result of the investigation.

[30:55] Very pleased with the performance of the

[30:57] investigators and the SWAT operators.

[31:00] Um we and our partners at the Sheriff's

[31:01] Office and the State Police who also

[31:03] assisted us. Um so, very very happy with

[31:05] that with that outcome having the drugs

[31:07] and the guns off our streets.

[31:10] >> Congratulations, Alderman Collins.

[31:11] >> Thank you.

[31:12] >> Mhm.

[31:13] >> Thank you, both guys. Um

[31:16] And Mike, you already did your

[31:17] engineering report.

[31:18] So, we are on to old business and we

[31:21] don't have any.

[31:22] And so, we are on to new business.

[31:25] >> [clears throat and cough]

[31:26] >> Resolution number 2627-19,

[31:29] resolution adopting minutes from last

[31:30] Common Council meeting.

[31:33] Alderman

[31:37] Alderwoman Collins.

[31:38] >> Aye.

[31:39] >> Alderman Carpenter.

[31:40] >> Aye.

[31:40] >> Alderman Marticello.

[31:42] >> Aye.

[31:42] >> Alderwoman Christman.

[31:43] >> Aye.

[31:43] >> Alderman Holiday.

[31:44] >> Aye.

[31:46] >> Resolution number 2627-20,

[31:48] resolution authorizing Mayor to execute

[31:51] dog shelter services agreement with

[31:53] Montgomery County SPCA by Alderman

[31:55] Marticello.

[31:57] >> So moved.

[31:58] Any discussion?

[32:01] Call the roll.

[32:02] >> Alderman Marticello.

[32:03] >> Aye.

[32:04] >> Alderwoman Christman.

[32:05] >> Aye.

[32:05] >> Alderman Holiday.

[32:06] >> Aye.

[32:07] >> Alderwoman Collins.

[32:08] >> I will abstain.

[32:12] » Alderman Carpenter.

[32:13] >> Aye.

[32:15] » Resolution number 2627-21,

[32:19] resolution authorizing Mayor to renew a

[32:21] lease agreement with the New York State

[32:23] Senate for Senator Patricia A. Fahy's

[32:25] district office at City Hall by

[32:27] Alderwoman Collins.

[32:29] >> Just read the resolve.

[32:31] >> Resolved that the Mayor that Mayor

[32:33] Santangelo is hereby authorized to enter

[32:35] into a foresaid agreement with the New

[32:37] York State Senate for a four-year term

[32:40] commencing January 1st, 2027 and ending

[32:43] December 31st, 2030 in the amount of

[32:46] $1,200

[32:47] annually payable to the city of

[32:49] Amsterdam in equal monthly installments

[32:51] of $100.

[32:52] >> So moved.

[32:54] Any questions? Call the roll.

[32:56] >> Alderwoman Collins.

[32:57] >> Aye.

[32:57] >> Alderman Carpenter.

[32:58] >> Aye.

[32:59] >> Alderman Marcella.

[33:00] >> Aye.

[33:01] >> Alderwoman Questel-Mars.

[33:02] >> Aye.

[33:03] >> Alderman Holiday.

[33:03] >> Aye.

[33:06] » Resolution number 2627-22,

[33:09] [clears throat] resolution authorizing

[33:10] agreement to accept ownership of vessel

[33:13] known as Tender 4 from the New York

[33:15] State Canal Corporation by Alderman

[33:17] Marcella.

[33:18] >> Aye. Please read it.

[33:20] >> Okay.

[33:21] Whereas NYSCC delivered a tugboat Tender

[33:24] 4 to the city in November 2023, which is

[33:28] displayed at Riverlink Park, and whereas

[33:30] NYSCC wishes to transfer ownership of

[33:33] the vessel to the city at no cost, and

[33:36] whereas a copy of the ownership transfer

[33:39] agreement being attached here to, it is

[33:41] hereby resolved that the attached

[33:42] agreement with the New York State Canal

[33:44] Corporation is hereby authorized.

[33:46] >> So moved.

[33:48] Question, please.

[33:50] Call the roll.

[33:50] >> Alderman Marcella.

[33:51] >> Aye.

[33:52] >> Alderwoman Questel-Mars.

[33:53] >> Aye.

[33:54] >> Alderman Holiday.

[33:55] >> Aye.

[33:55] >> Alderwoman Collins.

[33:56] >> Aye.

[33:57] >> Alderman Carpenter.

[33:57] >> Aye.

[34:00] » Resolution number 2627-23,

[34:03] resolution authorizing contract renewal

[34:06] Municipal Solutions Inc. by Alderman

[34:08] Marcella.

[34:09] >> Please read that. Third [clears throat]

[34:10] Ward Alderman.

[34:12] >> Whereas the services provided by

[34:14] Municipal Solutions Inc. pertain to the

[34:16] goal of borrowing at the lowest overall

[34:18] cost to taxpayers, with the services

[34:20] more specifically pertaining to bond

[34:22] anticipation note borrowing and

[34:24] long-term serial bond borrowing.

[34:27] >> Thank you. Any questions?

[34:29] Call the roll.

[34:30] >> [clears throat]

[34:30] >> Alderman Marcella.

[34:31] >> Aye.

[34:32] >> Alderwoman Questel-Mars.

[34:33] >> Aye. Alderman Holiday.

[34:34] >> Aye. Alderwoman Collins. Alderman

[34:37] Carpenter.

[34:42] Resolution number 2627-24,

[34:46] resolution authorizing new renewal

[34:48] period for 5-year contract with New York

[34:50] State Unified Court System by Alderwoman

[34:52] Collins.

[34:54] Whereas, by way of background, Amsterdam

[34:56] City Court is located at the Public

[34:58] Safety Building located at 1 Guy Park

[35:00] Avenue. Said building being owned by the

[35:03] City of Amsterdam. And whereas, by way

[35:06] of resolution 2324-45,

[35:09] entered into a contract for a period of

[35:11] up to 5 years, retroactive to the date

[35:14] of April 1st, 2023, with the New York

[35:16] State Unified Court System relating to

[35:19] interior cleaning, minor repairs, and

[35:21] preventative building and property

[35:23] maintenance services for court

[35:25] facilities.

[35:26] And whereas, pursuant to section 1 of

[35:28] the contract, New York State Unified

[35:31] Court System seeks to establish a new

[35:33] period of renewal retroactive to April

[35:35] 1st, 2026, and ending on March 31st,

[35:38] 2027, with maximum compensation to the

[35:42] City of Amsterdam for said period being

[35:45] $115,200.

[35:52] Alderwoman Collins.

[35:53] Alderman Carpenter.

[35:55] Alderman Marsello. Alderwoman

[35:57] Quist-Martz. Alderman Holiday.

[36:01] » [clears throat]

[36:03] >> Resolution number 2627-25,

[36:06] a resolution scheduling public hearing

[36:08] to consider the submission of an

[36:10] application under the New York State

[36:12] Community Development Block Grant CDBG

[36:15] program for the cleanup and remediation

[36:17] of activities at 24 Willow Street by

[36:20] Alderman Carpenter.

[36:21] >> Stacey, just read the section 1 and 2 of

[36:23] now therefore be it resolved.

[36:26] >> Public hearing date and location. of

[36:28] public hearing shall be conducted by the

[36:30] common council on August 18th, 2026 at

[36:33] 5:55 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers,

[36:36] 61 Church Street, Amsterdam, New York to

[36:38] hear all interested parties and citizens

[36:40] on the CDBG program and the proposed

[36:43] cleanup activities at 24 Willow Street.

[36:46] Notice of public hearing, the city clerk

[36:48] is hereby authorized and directed to

[36:50] cause a notice of said public hearing to

[36:52] be published in the official newspaper

[36:54] of the City of Amsterdam at least 10

[36:56] days prior to the day of hearing in

[36:58] compliance with section 570.486

[37:03] subpart 1 of the code of federal

[37:05] regulations CFR and state guidelines.

[37:08] >> So moved. Any questions?

[37:10] Call the roll, please.

[37:11] >> Alderman Carpenter.

[37:12] >> Aye.

[37:12] >> Alderman Martuscello.

[37:14] >> Aye.

[37:14] >> Alderwoman Quist-Martz.

[37:15] >> Aye.

[37:16] >> Alderman Holiday.

[37:16] >> Aye.

[37:17] >> Alderwoman Collins.

[37:18] >> Aye.

[37:20] » Resolution number 26-27-26,

[37:23] resolution authorizing interfund loans

[37:25] for upgrades to Shuttleworth Park by

[37:27] Alderman Holiday.

[37:29] >> Stacey, if you could just read the

[37:30] fourth whereas, that that would be it.

[37:33] Thank you.

[37:33] >> Whereas, the city has been awarded a

[37:35] state and municipalities SAM grant in

[37:37] the amount of $525,000

[37:40] for upgrades and enhancements to

[37:42] Shuttleworth Park. The recreation

[37:44] department The recreation department is

[37:46] seeking authorization to allow an

[37:48] interfund transfer as a temporary

[37:50] borrowing between the general fund and

[37:52] the capital fund for this project. The

[37:54] amount transferred must be repaid either

[37:57] in the same fiscal year or the following

[37:59] fiscal year if the transfer takes place

[38:01] within the final 120 calendar days of a

[38:04] fiscal year.

[38:05] >> Thank you, Stacey. Um so moved. Any

[38:07] questions? Call the roll, please.

[38:09] >> Alderman Holiday.

[38:10] >> Aye.

[38:10] >> Alderwoman Collins.

[38:11] >> Aye.

[38:12] >> Alderman Carpenter.

[38:13] >> Aye.

[38:14] >> Alderman [clears throat] Martuscello.

[38:15] >> Aye.

[38:15] >> Alderwoman Quist-Martz.

[38:16] >> Aye.

[38:19] » Resolution number 26-27-27,

[38:23] resolution in support of Five Corners

[38:25] and Home Leasing Senior Housing project

[38:27] for 17 through 19 Edward Street by

[38:30] Alderman Carpenter.

[38:32] Whereas Five Corners Development and NRP

[38:35] Group wish to construct 66 affordable

[38:38] senior housing units at 17 through 19

[38:40] Edward Street. And whereas this project

[38:43] supports the goals outlined in both the

[38:45] city of Amsterdam's 2026 comprehensive

[38:48] plan, which is the most recent

[38:50] comprehensive plan adopted by the city,

[38:52] and the goals outlined in the Northern

[38:54] Neighborhoods Brownfield Opportunity

[38:55] Area. Now, therefore, be it resolved the

[38:58] city of Amsterdam supports Five Corners

[39:00] NRP Group's senior housing project.

[39:03] >> So moved. Any questions?

[39:05] >> Andrew, I have questions. Why are we

[39:07] supporting

[39:08] Why is it necessary we are supporting

[39:10] this now?

[39:11] >> Because we supported it last time when

[39:12] they applied for their HDR grant as part

[39:14] of the application process, and they're

[39:16] reapplying because we didn't get it

[39:18] before, so they're reapplying for the

[39:20] HDR grant again, and they they want the

[39:23] city council support.

[39:24] >> It adds strength to their application.

[39:26] >> Okay. Thank you.

[39:27] >> Thank you.

[39:30] » So moved. Any questions?

[39:33] Call the roll.

[39:34] >> Alderman Carpenter.

[39:35] >> Aye.

[39:35] >> Alderman Martuscello.

[39:36] >> Aye.

[39:37] >> Alderwoman Quist-Martz.

[39:38] >> Aye.

[39:38] >> Alderman Holiday.

[39:39] >> Aye.

[39:40] >> Alderwoman Collins.

[39:40] >> Aye.

[39:43] » Resolution number 2627-28,

[39:46] resolution approving recommendations

[39:48] from the Amsterdam Property Disposition

[39:50] Committee and authorizing the sale of

[39:51] two parcels by Alderman Carpenter.

[39:54] >> Stacie, just read um

[39:56] this third whereas and the fourth

[39:57] whereas, please.

[39:59] >> Whereas with regard to 21 Second Ave,

[40:01] the city having received a total of one

[40:03] bid from Methilie Methuselah in the

[40:06] amount of $1,273,

[40:09] and the PDC having recommended the sale

[40:12] of said parcel to Methilie Methuselah

[40:15] for $1,273. And whereas, with regard to 11 Edson

[40:21] Street, the city having received a total

[40:23] of two bids, one from Israel Edery in

[40:26] the amount of $1,500,

[40:28] and a bid from Par for the Course Prop

[40:31] LLC in the amount of $1,501,

[40:34] and the PDC having recommended sale of

[40:37] said parcel to Par for the Course Prop

[40:39] LLC in the amount of $1,501.

[40:42] >> So moved. Any questions?

[40:45] Call the roll, please.

[40:46] >> Alderman Carpenter.

[40:47] >> Aye.

[40:47] >> Alderman Martuscello.

[40:48] >> Aye.

[40:49] >> Alderwoman Quist-Martuscello.

[40:50] >> Aye.

[40:50] >> Alderman Holiday.

[40:51] >> Aye.

[40:52] >> Alderwoman Collins.

[40:53] >> Aye.

[40:56] » Resolution number 26-27-29,

[40:59] resolution approving audit by Alderwoman

[41:01] Collins.

[41:02] >> So moved. Any questions?

[41:04] Call the roll.

[41:05] >> Alderwoman Collins.

[41:06] >> Aye.

[41:07] >> Alderman Carpenter.

[41:08] >> Aye.

[41:08] >> Alderman Martuscello.

[41:09] >> Aye.

[41:10] >> Alderwoman Quist-Martuscello.

[41:12] >> Aye.

[41:12] >> Alderman Holiday.

[41:13] >> Aye.

[41:14] >> Resolution number 26-27-30,

[41:17] consent resolution awarding contract for

[41:20] the PIN 2650.58

[41:22] Amsterdam Pedestrian Safety Project to

[41:25] Kubricky Joint Venture LLC by Alderman

[41:27] Martuscello.

[41:29] Whereas,

[41:30] >> I need just need reading last

[41:32] the now therefore be it resolved.

[41:35] >> Now therefore be it resolved by the

[41:36] Common Council of the City of Amsterdam

[41:39] that the contract for PIN 2650.58

[41:43] Amsterdam Pedestrian Safety Project is

[41:45] hereby awarded to Kubricky Joint Venture

[41:47] LLC located at Wilton, New York for the

[41:50] total base bid amount of $3,222,000.

[41:54] >> Thank you.

[41:56] So moved. Is there any discussion?

[41:58] Thank you very much. Call the roll,

[42:00] please.

[42:00] >> Alderman Martuscello.

[42:01] >> Aye.

[42:02] >> Alderwoman Quist-Martuscello.

[42:03] >> Aye.

[42:04] >> Alderman Holiday.

[42:05] >> Aye.

[42:05] >> Alderwoman Collins.

[42:06] >> Aye.

[42:07] >> Alderman Carpenter.

[42:08] >> Aye.

[42:08] >> [clears throat]

[42:09] >> Resolution number 26-27-31,

[42:13] resolution budget transfer recreation by

[42:15] Alderman Holiday.

[42:16] >> Just read the two first whereases if you

[42:18] don't mind.

[42:19] >> Whereas the recreation department

[42:20] incurred a $15,500

[42:23] tree removal expense that was not

[42:25] included in the 2026-27 operating

[42:28] budget. Whereas the recreation

[42:30] department had to absorb a $12,064

[42:33] expense for removing the paint on the

[42:35] boardwalk/splash pad.

[42:37] >> Okay, thank you Stacy. I'll so move.

[42:39] Any discussion? Call the roll, please.

[42:42] >> Alderman Holiday.

[42:43] >> Hi.

[42:43] >> Alderwoman Collins.

[42:44] >> Hi.

[42:45] >> Alderman Carpenter. [clears throat]

[42:46] >> Hi.

[42:47] >> Alderman Marticello.

[42:48] >> Hi.

[42:48] >> Alderwoman Krystyniak.

[42:49] >> Hi.

[42:50] >> So Council, can we the bidding the bid

[42:53] opening might be

[42:54] Monday, correct for the golf course?

[42:56] >> Monday at 11:00 a.m.

[42:57] >> Can we schedule a meeting for as early

[42:59] as possible next week? A special

[43:00] [clears throat] meeting?

[43:01] >> I'm available.

[43:02] >> Is a day good, bad?

[43:04] >> Um Tuesday's out for me. Any other day

[43:06] is fine.

[43:08] >> Wednesday?

[43:10] Monday afternoon would be too soon?

[43:12] >> Probably.

[43:13] >> Wednesday?

[43:16] >> Wednesday's fine.

[43:17] >> Thursday?

[43:17] >> I'm fine any day.

[43:19] >> Wednesday's fine

[43:19] >> I like mornings if we could.

[43:21] >> Is Wednesday good for you?

[43:22] >> Yeah, I'll make it happen.

[43:23] >> Anyone else?

[43:25] We need three we we would need at least

[43:27] three members to form a quorum and then

[43:29] we have to be a unanimous consent at

[43:30] that point, but

[43:32] >> Wednesday morning's fine with me.

[43:34] >> Wednesday's good for you. We got two. Do

[43:36] we have a third?

[43:37] >> I'll do my best.

[43:39] August is tough.

[43:40] >> We have four of us. You're you're not

[43:42] here Jim, right?

[43:43] >> Jim is not.

[43:44] >> Right.

[43:44] >> Wednesday?

[43:45] >> Yeah, I'm here.

[43:46] >> Are you here?

[43:46] >> Next Wednesday.

[43:47] >> Wednesday the 12th.

[43:49] >> Yeah, I'm here.

[43:50] >> Good.

[43:51] That's three.

[43:52] >> I don't know.

[43:53] Possibly.

[43:54] >> Possibly impossibly.

[43:56] So 10:00 good?

[43:59] Any earlier? Nine?

[44:00] >> Earlier.

[44:01] >> Nine would be nice. Nine?

[44:02] >> Nine.

[44:03] okay?

[44:03] >> Yeah.

[44:04] >> Okay, nine.

[44:05] >> Nine.

[44:06] >> Make sure it's on Thursday. [laughter]

[44:08] >> I will.

[44:09] >> Put that in my calendar.

[44:11] >> Um is tonight

[44:12] >> night out?

[44:12] >> Yes.

[44:13] >> At Veterans?

[44:14] >> Yes.

[44:15] >> And it's going on right now.

[44:17] So, if you have an opportunity to get up

[44:19] there, that's our public safety people

[44:21] are up there doing a great job and then

[44:22] we had a lot of vendors. Swimming pool

[44:24] is open. I think they had they had a

[44:26] show movie tonight for the kids.

[44:28] >> That's right.

[44:28] >> Usually there's bounce houses.

[44:30] >> Yes, so it should be a nice night. We

[44:31] have great weather.

[44:35] » Motion to adjourn.

[44:35] >> Before we wrap it up.

[44:37] >> Yeah.

[44:37] >> The Water Proof Foundation would like to

[44:39] thank the mayor for his incredible job.

[44:42] At 518 Got Talent, our second in our

[44:44] second year. Um it was an incredible

[44:47] show and everybody really sung their

[44:50] hearts out.

[44:51] >> [clears throat]

[44:51] >> And you know, I I I got to tell you, I

[44:53] really appreciate the work that mayor

[44:55] puts in to MC'ing it because he just

[44:57] doesn't get up there and read from a

[44:58] piece of paper. He really does his research. And as I

[45:02] told the council before you walked in

[45:04] here, if you were allowed to be

[45:05] performing that show, you would have

[45:07] taken first place.

[45:08] >> No.

[45:09] >> So so it's a mission mission of love.

[45:11] >> Thank you. [clears throat] Thank you

[45:12] very much for for all your work.

[45:14] >> it. Thank you. It was a great show. We

[45:15] appreciate what AWF does for our city.

[45:18] >> Okay. Roll the roll.

[45:19] >> Okay.

[45:20] >> [clears throat]

[45:20] >> Alderman Collins. Hi. Alderman

[45:22] Carpenter.

[45:22] >> Hi.

[45:23] >> Alderman Martis Calloway.

[45:24] >> Hi.

[45:25] >> Alderman Preston Marlowe.

[45:26] >> Hi.

[45:26] >> Alderman Holiday.

[45:27] >> Hi.

[45:28] >> Thank you very much. Wednesday then?

[45:30] >> Yep.

[45:31] >> At 9:00.

[45:33] >> [clears throat]

[45:33] >> I only do show tunes.

[45:35] >> I can see it.

[45:38] >> Yes, sir.

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