[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.