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Good evening. The meeting will now begin if we could all please stand for the invocation.

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I am going to suspend the rules and I'm going to move resolution R48 to the front of the agenda tonight.

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Sir Hamlet, if you conduct a roll call, please.

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President, Ms. Apa.

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President, I think I just started.

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Mr. Naples.

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Mr. Santos.

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Ms. Modi is absent. Mr. Hamrix.

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Ms. Bontaro is on the phone.

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Very good.

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R48.

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Is suspension of the rules?

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I think you should get something from Ms. Montaro because you might have to do courtesy of the four first.

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I don't want to weigh in on that.

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I think you're right.

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Mr. P3 card table four.

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Mr. Hendrix has requested suspension of the rules.

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And I guess the question is, is courtesy of the floor.

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Does it always need to be the first item of business?

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No. It could be conducted after the resolution in red and then discussed in loaded on.

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Prequest to suspend the rules in place R48 at the beginning of the agenda by common consent.

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R48 is a resolution.

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Let me get to it.

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R48 is a resolution to protect and grant refuge to members of the LGBTQ plus community and people fleeing states with anti-LGBTQ plus laws to clear

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anti-LGBTQ community and urges the county and state officials to support the legislation and all council

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versus our sponsoring legislation.

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Any comments from the Dias?

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Ms. Gerla.

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So I'm definitely interested to hear.

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It looks like we've got some folks here in the public to hear their comments.

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But I'm just like the thank my colleagues for voting for signing on to the resolution.

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And I've been here for like five years.

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I can't really recall many things that we all can agree on.

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So it's great to see that we can all agree on this.

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We've all read it and that we all agree to the language of it.

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We all agree to it's a statement.

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We all agree.

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We understand how the resolution is a statement on a law.

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And yeah. Thank you. So this should be a pretty straightforward vote for tonight.

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Okay. Thank you. Anybody else?

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Okay. I will take comments. Mr. Allen, do you have a several?

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Good afternoon council.

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Good afternoon council.

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My name is Emilia Conway and I'm here today to speak in favor of resolution 48.

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I'm a trans woman and I received my transition related care in Allen town.

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What's often missed in the headlines and click the news stories is the personal impact of transition.

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The lives meet whole thanks to gender affirming care which is the big part of this resolution and being a welcoming city.

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For LGBTQ residents access to this treatment quite literally made my life in one worth living.

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It was the antidote the dysphoria or gender misalignment that I plagued me since puberty.

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For over 10 years I had suffered in silence and alien in my own body.

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Night spent wondering why I had been born at all and I tried to run from it.

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I tried to be the perfect son. It would have been easier. I didn't want to be trans.

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Being trans meant giving up the beautiful lie that I had been living my entire life.

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It meant embracing a painful truth and living that out in its place.

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But I will say this. Transitioning has been the single best thing that has happened to me in my life.

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It has been one of the most difficult things that I have done simply because it is forced me to confront my insecurities.

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It's forced me to take embrace who I am inside and it's also forced me to be able to take a leadership role within my community.

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These are things that on my own. I would have no business doing.

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I simply would have listened to the power of that be and had that all dictated to me.

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I said who wants those to be, what rules and supposed to follow and just embrace this identity.

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But the thing is that that wasn't me. I was acting year after year after year and it was exhausting.

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I'm fortunate because I'm 27 years old. I started transition when I was 23.

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And so I was able to actually have some effects in my body that did not that could go against you.

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The needle puberty that I've been moved born into.

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Unfortunately, that needle puberty, you know, it stuck with me.

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And there is something that's gotten me through transition is you do the best you come with what you have before you're at.

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And that has been my philosophy just moving forward.

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And things aren't always going to be perfect. That doesn't even mean we don't try.

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And I'd like to bring that same mentality here.

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There is a lot of chaos and craziness going on in the news right now as we can all tell.

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And this is a good first step forward to being able to make a stand for people like me because to be true.

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Like there is threat to this care all across the country.

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Arizona recently planned parenthood suspended care for even minors as well as adults.

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And I can tell you that missing a dose can be quite destabilizing.

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But being able to have access to this care has been literally life changing.

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So tonight I really do urge you to please pass on this resolution.

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Because it means the world to me is someone who receives their care in downtown.

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Because at the end of the day, trans rights are human rights.

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And it isn't just a matter of protecting trans people.

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It's protecting our right to be and become the best versions of ourselves we can be.

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My name is Robin.

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I receive gender affirming care at the south side of the HN clinic.

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I'm also a volunteer and a number of organizations in Alentown and the community organizer.

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I'm grateful that the council is poised to pass a resolution to further protect our queer and trans community.

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I hope we view this as a start and beginning and not an end goal.

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After all, Alentown has been a leader in anti discrimination protections since the passing of the first LGBTQ plus and non discrimination ordinance in the state.

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I learned just a day ago that some groups are also here to be urging the city to consider raising them in one wage.

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These issues are not separate.

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No one can reasonably live in Alentown for 725 an hour.

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All our communities are struggling but I've directly seen an increase in queer and trans people struggling to make rent.

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A forward food and pay utility bills.

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I hope this council will consider how to change this.

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We cannot truly be a haven for anyone.

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If we do not create, continue to create more equity in all areas.

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We have slum words like time and charging exorbitably high rent placing our communities in even more financially precarious situations.

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And then who have the guts to ask on how people living in tents to relocate.

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We need so much more.

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This is life or death for our communities and I'm so glad we're here to take this step.

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But I urge the council to pass this resolution and continue to think about what more we can do for queer and trans people.

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Thank you so much.

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Good evening on herbal members of the city council.

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Thank you for allowing me to speak.

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My name is Christopher and I serve as the interim executive director of the Bradbury Sullivan LGBT Community Center.

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Which proudly serves and advocates for the rights, health and dignity of LGBTQ plus individuals and families in our community.

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I'm here tonight to urge you to support the resolution.

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For our own town to be safe and welcoming heaven for the LGBTQ plus community.

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This resolution will affirm our city's commitment to keeping the LGBTQ plus health care safe accessible and free from discrimination or government interference.

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Across the country, LGBTQ plus communities, especially transgender and non-barinary individuals are under attack.

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State legislators are advancing laws that ban gender affirming care, criminalized providers and strip away fundamental rights.

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These actions not only jeopardize lives, but also send a chilling message that LGBTQ plus people are not worthy of care, safety or belonging.

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We cannot allow that message to take root here, not in our city, not in our town.

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In the city of downtown, we have the opportunity and the responsibility to lead with compassion and justice.

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A resolution in support of LGBTQ plus people is more than symbolic.

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It is a statement that our city values health equity recognizes the diversity of our residents and refuses to be complicit in harmful systems.

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LGBTQ plus people deserve to access the care they need, whether it's mental health support, gender affirming treatment, HIV prevention or reproductive health care, without fear, shame or barriers.

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In 2024, statewide LGBTQ plus health needs assessment, 40% of all respondents identified the need for access to affirming care, affirming health care services, safe lives.

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It improves mental health outcomes and builds a stronger, more resilient community for all.

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This resolution would publicly affirm that LGBTQ plus residents are seen, supported and protected.

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It would signal to health care providers, institutions and policy makers that our city stands firmly on the side of dignity and inclusion.

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And it would help to ensure that no one in our community is left behind simply because of who they are, who they live or how they express themselves.

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I urge this Council to adopt this resolution that protects and affirms LGBTQ plus people.

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In doing so, you will help safeguard the health and well-being of some of our city's most vulnerable and most vibrant residents.

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Thank you for your time, your leadership and your commitment.

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I'm Liz Bradbury.

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I am the chair of the L.I. County Human Relations Commission and the CEO of Keystone Equality, the statewide LGBTQ.

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I'm so encouraged that I'll seven you of you have signed on to this important right to care resolution.

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At a time when the very fundamentals of democracy are being challenged by the hateful actions of the Trump administration.

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You are the voices of hope.

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Karim Goodwin and Councilman Santos asked me to craft the language of this resolution so that it could be clear, direct, and something we could all get strongly behind.

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So that the language really would assert policy to protect the health care rights of LGBTQ plus people, especially transgender people in Allentown.

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I'm proud to have done so. All municipalities can use the language and pass this resolution.

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Which of you is all enough to remember the height of the AIDS epidemic?

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The year was 1990-35 years ago, and Candida, you were at the very helm to fight and advocate and plead for the tiniest bit of recognition by the US government.

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President Ronald Reagan wouldn't even say the word AIDS until four years into the epidemic and wouldn't even address it until two years after that.

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As our dear friends were dying every week and you, Dina, were championing the rainbow games so that fact could pay for the funerals of our cherished friends.

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We felt and were so powerless. We were so powerless. The government had turned its back. All we could do was blend trees along the high creek to honor the dead.

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Who among us, who among our comrades in our fight against AIDS? What of the imagined Candida that today? You would be a member of a powerful longtime member of Allentown City Council as an out lesbian.

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Who would imagine that the federal government today wouldn't just not be talking about LGBT health care rights, but actively trying to borrow LGBT people, especially transgender people, from even being able to access fundamental health care at all.

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Even criminalizing doctors who were providing our people care. Who among the angels of the ones we lost? What have imagined that a powerful local resolution that would protect the health care of LGBT people, especially including trans people would come into your hands today for which you have the power to sponsor.

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And vote. Through you, Candida, and each of those of you who have stood up to sponsor this resolution, all of you, especially Councilwoman Natalie Santos, who wasn't even alive during the AIDS epidemic, but who had the moxie to bring this resolution forth. You all can make it so that our community doesn't have to feel power like it did 35 years ago. Because of your support, support today, you are a great city council.

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This is the best of government in action. You're nodding together to stand up for what is right.

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It's why I'm proud to be part of the city of Allentown, proud that you have put your actions ahead of deluded empty words and for the rights and protections of the city citizens without a single step back. Thank you very much.

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Good evening, Council members. Thank you all for sponsoring this resolution. It really sends a message that's important to our community.

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My name is Corinne Goodwin. I'm executive director and founder of Eastern Pennsylvania Trans Equity Project. I'll leave have Ali Basin on profit with a mission of supporting and empowering transgender, gender expansive and intersex Pennsylvania's.

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Last week, I had the honor speaking to the human resources committee about a number of facts and statistics related to the importance of ensuring that transgender people have access to affirming here here in this city.

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I provided information about how people are fleeing other states and coming to Pennsylvania, including Allentown to seek life saving care.

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I spoke about how prosecutors and other states are pursuing and charging those people and their healthcare providers with crimes.

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While in other cases, they're trying to revoke parental rights of those who are seeking life saving care for their children.

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And I spoke about how those same prosecutors have gone after organizations like the Trans Equity Project and like the Bradbury Sullivan Center for referring people to gender affirming clinics and care.

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I'm not going to bore you as statistics today. Instead, I'm going to give you an update on what's transpired in just the last seven days.

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Over the last week, the number of anti transgender bills introduced across the country has increased to an astonishing 854.

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In the past week, Pennsylvania healthcare providers and networks, including those based here in the Lehigh Valley, have taken action to scrub their websites of any information related to providing transgender affirming healthcare.

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In the past 48 hours, a major healthcare provider in Arizona and others across this nation have joined UMPC here in Pennsylvania and pre complying with the Trump regimes executive orders, even though they have been stayed by the courts.

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And then the past 24 hours, the regime in Washington has launched a tip line that is encouraging people to report medical providers if they offer gender affirming treatment to transgender people.

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Care that's not only lifesaving, but is also 100% legal.

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People's lives are at stake and now's not the time to be shy.

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Now is not the time to be reticent. Now is the time to reinforce and update the city's non-discrimination ordinance for the 21st century.

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Now is the time to ensure that the city's human relations committee is fully staffed.

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Now is the time to take action to protect transgender and queer people who are living in and seeking life-saving care in downtown.

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Now is the time to stand up for what is right.

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I look forward to your positive vote this evening. Thank you.

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Hi, good evening. I wanted to speak tonight in support of protecting the rights of LGBTQ members of the city.

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queer and trans people are losing their rights at a federal level rapidly, terrifyingly fast.

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And we have to attempt to protect those rights in the city now before they're completely stripped federally.

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Trans youth are at a significantly higher risk of suicide and gender affirming health care is literally lifesaving. It keeps people alive.

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Everyone here and it seems like you all will to vote in support of this resolution protecting queer and trans people is the absolute bare minimum we can do.

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And if nothing else this resolution sends a message that the city supports its trans and queer community members and that in and of itself is worthwhile. Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Have you seen a ordinance in receipt?

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I'm reading Christine and it looks like a ordinance.

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So it's definitely Christine.

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My handwriting is not fantastic.

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Hello, my name is Dr. Christine Hartigan. I'm a licensed psychologist. I practice in downtown providing transgender affirming care.

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So I'm so happy to see that this is in come across this resolution.

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I also provide continued education and I help other clinicians become competent in providing care to the community.

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I was here back in 2017 to speak in favor of the conversion therapy ban for youth.

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And I hope that the council will continue that legacy sounds like it goes back even further than that of protecting this community.

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As everyone has said, the care that we provide has been under threat recently.

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And we need to know that we can keep providing this life saving care to our clients.

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Gender affirming care is not a new concept and we have standards that are in the international level that we follow to make sure that we're giving our clients the best care that we can.

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The standards of care originally came out in 1979.

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They're most recently updated in 2022.

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There is a lot of research backing up doing this care and that is safe and effective and life saving for clients.

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Additionally, psychologists also follow EPA's guidelines for psychological practice.

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So we have a lot of research backing up what we do.

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And we know that limiting access to this care is incredibly detrimental to individuals, especially transgender individuals.

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They can lead to increased rates of anxiety, depression, substance use and has several people have already mentioned even suicide.

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So this is life saving care that we know it works and I hope that you all vote to pass this resolution.

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Thank you.

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She raised.

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Good.

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Hello there.

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My name is Ceres Capri.

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Ceres or Ceres.

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I live in Bethlehem but my last position my last employment was in Alentown and I received gender from in care in Alentown.

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I've only known that I was a trans woman for about six months and I was trying to think of what I could provide to convince this council of passing this legislation.

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But it seems like you all don't need that much convincing, which is great.

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The experience they say it takes a village to raise a child.

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When I was a child I didn't know that I was a trans child.

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I want to convey how isolating the experiences I was told by my parents and my grandparents and most of the people that I was raised around that I was supposed to be a boy.

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I moved forward and my parents say, oh, you're just not trying hard enough.

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Let me send you to an all boys high school.

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There's this disconnect that builds and builds.

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You make it into this high school and you feel completely disconnected from the people who are supposed to be right there next to you.

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Having the same or similar gender experiences.

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I know this isn't something that happens to everyone but I'll say for my personal experience.

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My parents saw me hanging out with people who weren't gender-conforming and they were like, I don't like those people.

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I'm going to try and make you go with other people.

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This influence continued throughout my life.

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The influence of the community pushed me to not come out until the point in my life that I'm currently at.

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I think this community is incredibly important and it's something that I've really appreciated about our own town.

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I didn't mention, but I grew up on Long Island, the town that I went to high school and just recently passed a ban on any trans people, trans children playing on sports teams.

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They can find any school district.

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I'm talking about.

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To come from an environment like that into a community like this where there are multiple organizations established community organizations.

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That support trans people that support LGBTQ people.

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They say that it takes a village to raise a child and they also say that it takes that transition is kind of like a second puberty.

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I'm quite grateful to have the LGBT support in this community, the organization.

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And I think that in order to make this town the strongest town it can be and to look the barbarism of the current administration directly in the eyes and say, no, we will not change.

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I think those are should be downtown top priorities right now in resisting fascism and I think passing this legislation is a great first step.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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My name is state representative Josh Siegel and I want to commend all of you for bringing this very important resolution forward.

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And I do recognize that you know, nimony on council, especially in this day and age is not easy, so I applaud all of you for coming together to speak one voice.

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I think it's more important now than ever that our local legislative bodies lead by example.

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We know that help and any degree of tolerance, respect and dignity is not knowing to emanate from the federal government.

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We see administration and DC that I think is animated by chaos, cruelty and corruption.

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And frankly, we've seen this tale as old as time, the goal posts of hate always shift, but the goal remains the same, frankly, which is to distract

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from a deeply unpopular and divisive agenda.

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There is no constituency for tax cuts for the rich or slices to Medicaid.

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And so in order to distract from that, we find a vulnerable group of people and we put a target on their back.

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I stand before you tonight as the son of an out-game man and a brother of a transistor.

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And I want to make sure that families like mine and Alan Town know that they're loved, they're respected, and they're welcomed.

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Never been they then versus you.

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It has always been us versus the wealthy, versus the elites, versus the oligarchs, and is us versus Musk.

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And resolutions like this help counteract that narrative.

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I don't think that life is a zero of some game to try to elevate and acknowledge the hardship of one community does not diminish or disrespect or disregard the hardship of another.

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Our trans and our LGBT community are hurting, they are suffering, and resolutions like this are so important.

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As a state legislator, I can tell you, I've introduced legislation at the state level to create a shield law around gendering a firm and care in Pennsylvania and protect our health care providers from out-of-state prosecutors.

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Those bills will never see the light of day because our Republican Senate won't move them.

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Last year we passed the fairness act, which would have ensured that folks seeking housing or employment in Pennsylvania could not be discriminated against because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

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We passed that through the House, it cannot run in the Senate because they will not take it up.

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Even our Constitution still defines marriage, as between a man and a woman, despite the fact that over a decade ago, the Supreme Court ruled that the law of the land was love is love.

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It is more important than ever now that our local bodies, our counties and our cities, speak with one voice to push back on this hateful narrative that the reason for people's hardship in life is that trans kids want to belong and place sports with their friends,

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nothing could be further from the truth or that the reason that someone else is suffering is because we want to make sure that everybody can participate in this economy and gain access to housing.

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We can do both.

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We can build an economy of abundance where everybody has access to good jobs and health care and housing and we can make sure that everyone no matter who they are or what they choose to identify as or who they love can access it all the same.

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So I applaud you for this courage tonight for being a beacon of hope and a world full of darkness.

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It's time that this body lead by example and you are doing that tonight as one voice and I commend you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Will you go, Ricky?

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Good evening members of the council.

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My name is William Grecky.

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I'm returning from last week to essentially restate my pieces.

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My opinion on the matter have not changed.

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And I would like to get my perspective to anyone who wasn't present.

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I'm a lifelong member of Allentown, I've lived there my whole life.

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Graduate of Billing 21, class 20.

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22, valvictorian, currently employed by the DaVinci Science Center, as you can tell by my fashion statement today, I came here right after work.

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I am currently teaching a after school science class at Trexon Middle School, which has a young trans woman in it. Over the course of the last three months I've watched her confidence increase in class.

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I want to say I am impressed and happy to hear that all of you have sponsored this resolution.

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And I hope that we continue to sponsor resolutions like this and pass bills like this in the future, as was said by my fellow members of the public.

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This is a great first start. Let's keep going from here and sparking the confidence of hundreds of thousands of young people in our school system and that live throughout the city of downtown. Thank you.

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And Karen and costume.

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Hello, my name is Karen Ocasio, south side, Alan town. I'm here in favor of the bill as well, but while we're fighting for these race, we also have to make sure that these race are implemented in the city of Alan town.

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Just a few weeks ago, my friend, Danny and a girl was fired.

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It, um, with after being here for 19 years, the reasons why it's because someone who is known to be a liar.

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I guess other employees in the city of Alan some made up lies about my brother, Danny and a girl who is a transgender man.

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Um, this organization, this administration is not for the LGBTQ plus community. They use this as a platform to get votes.

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And I want everybody to open up their eyes because this is just an agenda more of an agenda on his end and on the end of this administration.

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I can tell you of countless people before Danny and a girl who were part of the community who there has been another supervisor that's sitting here today.

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That was discriminating against this person during the time that they were FMLI. They were on FMLA and I can tell you because I was that representative that HR representative that was handling that case.

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So while we're fighting for rights across the country, we have to make sure that we take care of home first.

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And let's start getting the people out who don't need to be here who are using the community for both and both for the right people. Thank you.

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Thank you.

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That's the last one. Okay. Mayor, you want to speak?

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Yeah, if I have if please give me the opportunity. So I have a few things I want to say, but I think that I think it was a million who said it very, very well and I think it's an incredibly helpful context for everything that we do.

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Here and correctly, if I'm wrong, I'm going to be aware of it. You said, you do the best you can with what you have and where you're at that accurate got it.

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We have a responsibility that's in the amount of time to create a safe clean and healthy environment that promotes the well being of all our residents and gives our folks an opportunity to get ahead.

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You know, and certainly this community knows that safety is more than just physical safety. We're talking about more than public safety. We're talking about psychological safety.

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We're talking about emotional safety. And that's what you have in front of you now is an opportunity to provide for more than simply the public safety, but towards the emotional safety of a community of people here in Illinois.

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I asked a Korean in a message earlier today about an estimate of the number of transgender people that live in Allen town. And I think that estimates across the country are that anywhere between one and two percent of the population identifies as transgender, which would make the number here in Allen town in the thousands, but their thousands of people that you and I represent who are looking for safety.

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And that's our fundamental duty as city leaders. You heard it many times that this is a time that's marked by uncertainty and rapid change.

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Korean points out a number of things that have changed just in the past seven days.

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And we now have to stand up and provide clear guidance to the people that we serve and a clear message to let them know that they can find safety in the city of Allen town.

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We have a responsibility to create an environment where people feel like they truly belong.

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We're a discussion of inclusivity. And welcoming is more than as many people said tonight just words. It has to be more than that. It has to be action as well.

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Reading the, and I want to especially thank Councilwoman Santos for your leadership in this, I have a definition of leadership that I picked up from.

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I think it was Marshall Ganons that talked about leadership being the accepting the responsibility to empower people to achieve shared value in times of uncertainty.

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And I think that you brought this resolution to a city council with no support.

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And your leadership led to seven members supporting that resolution. So I thank you for that. I don't want to applaud you for doing that many people did tonight as well.

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It's also led to we looked at the five really five bullet points that you put out there as policy and have started a craft policy now at the city of Allen town and that would prohibit criminal prosecution.

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Or administration paneling against individuals and does it you have more detail there, but against individuals who are seeking gender affirming.

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Healthcare that would prohibit city personnel from imposing penalty or criminal prosecution on individuals who are coming from states where this type of healthcare has been criminalized.

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And a policy that that declines requests and sees not to fill set facilitate the collection of any information related to gender affirming healthcare.

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So that policy is underway you've even in advance of council passing the resolution to urging us to adopt policy we're beginning that work because we can see where you're coming from and we can see how important that is.

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I think that it leads me to a very good point that it's now up to us to not turn our back on a community, particularly in times of crisis.

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This is a group of people here in this room and there's many, many, many hundreds of other people in the city of Allen town and nearly have all who are looking for that stability right now who are looking for safety and.

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You are now committing to safeguard and support every individual and you're recognizing validating those inherent rights and I want to thank you for that.

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I do want to say a couple things though.

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First and current mentioned the human relations commission. There are a lot of there's a lot of people and I'll turn and address you all there's a lot of people in this room.

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Who are residents of the city of Allen town and all you have to do is put in an application to the human relations commission and we'll consider that application.

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We have, I think, seven vacancies on the commission right now and I think there's a single nomination in front of council tonight to fill one of those vacancies.

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But there's many more vacancies and very few people are willing to raise their hand and say yes, I will serve so I will happily entertain anybody's application.

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Yeah, he's here tonight.

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I want to also thank council or representative.

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Seagull and I think that should be a message to everybody here as well is that representation matters at all levels of government.

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It's not just the cities who are here to be the ultimate check on administrations that are systematically removing the rights or individuals.

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We have to make sure that we have protections at the state level as well. So I'm grateful that council and seagull has stood up and done what he can to protect folks.

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We've heard so many beautiful stories of people who feel more seen and feel more part of a community.

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After having received care would make sure that you continue to receive that care legally here in the state of Pennsylvania and all the time we'll stand up and protect you.

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But I'm going to make one more ask of you and that you don't just advocate at a local level that we ultimately as a city of responsibility the policies that we enact.

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We have to be consistent with the laws of the city of Hamilton and that's up to city council to pass legislation that creates new ordinances.

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So it continued advocacy for laws that protect your rights at the city level.

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Continued we the city has to follow the laws of the state so you must also advocate at the state level to not just.

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The type of legislation the council and seagull is pursuing but also fighting against legislation that would systematically dismantle your rights that you see in a Republican controlled Senate.

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The state has to follow the rules of the United States and that's where we also must continue to work and make sure that nobody takes away your existence in your right to be a human being so.

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It's somewhat on to the council but it's a lot on you and it's a lot on us as well to continue to be involved.

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With that said I want to thank you again council and senators and thank all of city council for taking up this resolution.

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And for supporting our administration and making sure that all of our residents feel safe and that they're well being is promoted to the city of Hamilton.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, Mayor.

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Danny.

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No, everyone.

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Okay, so I see that you guys talking about the LGBT and so on.

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Let me just tell you guys real quick that I got three minutes right.

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So I've been reporting corruption so on and everything right so about the city because I had problems with access to bathrooms.

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Uniforms and fit me right because I don't have a curvy or whatever sexy body or no like that so it's hard for me to find clothes by size even shoes so.

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I had problems to get accommodated so I can perform my job safely and productive and make changes to the city clean up the Senate.

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Nothing ever.

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But anyways.

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So when matoric started in office I was able to email him and so on.

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So I've been emailing him his administration.

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Everyone up in humor resources.

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Everyone is off his office.

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I've been reaching out to everyone and anything and everything for years.

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And when he started an office he and do a darn thing.

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But he and his management got me fired in the worst way.

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I got a sexual harassment case on my on my name, which I never did because I do respect women just because I'm a transgender as a mean that I want to slope up every femo that's in my path.

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So I had reached out to him.

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I reached out to everyone to the point that whenever they seen me in city hall was accused of being a lawyer.

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So I was watching these cameras here every time that I would come here and speak out.

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The wrong door.

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So anyway so I've been reaching out to management and he has done anything.

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He's not for the LGBT.

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He's not here for the Latinos.

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I'm Puerto Rican.

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I'm 50 years old and because of them I lost my medical.

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I lost my mental health.

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I lost my everything my dignity.

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Who's who the hell is going to hire 50 or trans man.

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So he says that he has a transgender child or something.

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I've been compassionate and he should have investigated what was really going on.

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And I gave him the names.

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I gave him where how why and and I gave him everything.

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The details of everything and everyone that was corrupt in the city that has abusing me for years.

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For a point I got multiple injuries and all that stuff because I had any issues because people.

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These employees thought that I was a joke joke of the day.

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But anyways, so I just want to say that Matt's work is not here for LGBT.

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Community.

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And like I said, as him having a child, this transgender, as he says, he should have been a little bit more compassionate

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and understood that these people that have reported him to are the ones that have been abused me for years.

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So his job to do as a leader as somebody that protects us all including the community and all hasn't done that.

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If anything, I got like I said, fired in the worst way.

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I lost everything and anything.

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Now they put a block on my unemployment.

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I can even get my unemployment because they want to release the block.

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And I think that every pain is that because I have sweat and blood cleaning these filthy alleys.

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I know other city employees would touch.

400
00:43:53,000 --> 00:43:55,000
And so today they don't do none.

401
00:43:55,000 --> 00:43:58,000
But I was the one that was playing all this syringe.

402
00:43:58,000 --> 00:43:59,000
Oops.

403
00:43:59,000 --> 00:44:00,000
Infested areas.

404
00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:03,000
So he is not for the LGBT community.

405
00:44:03,000 --> 00:44:04,000
No Latino.

406
00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:05,000
So do not.

407
00:44:05,000 --> 00:44:06,000
I'm telling you.

408
00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:09,000
If you choose this guy, he is going to just go to destroy his own.

409
00:44:09,000 --> 00:44:10,000
Because he destroyed me.

410
00:44:10,000 --> 00:44:12,000
And I was one of the people that had reached out to him.

411
00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:14,000
So he's no good.

412
00:44:14,000 --> 00:44:15,000
Thank you very much.

413
00:44:16,000 --> 00:44:17,000
Thank you.

414
00:44:24,000 --> 00:44:25,000
Quick, quick.

415
00:44:37,000 --> 00:44:38,000
Okay.

416
00:44:38,000 --> 00:44:42,000
Well, quit now in here of what's really going on in America.

417
00:44:42,000 --> 00:44:44,000
Anyway.

418
00:44:44,000 --> 00:44:47,000
As I said last time if you passed this bill.

419
00:44:47,000 --> 00:44:53,000
Protect the procedures for anyone 18 and over.

420
00:44:53,000 --> 00:44:56,000
Because quite frankly,

421
00:44:56,000 --> 00:45:00,000
you should be minimum of 18 to have.

422
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:19,000
Any kind of procedure, any other medical procedure. If you're under 18, if someone is under 18, they should go see a therapist.

423
00:45:19,000 --> 00:45:29,000
What things out, because usually it's, I think it's at 17 and you have to run it at a fucking place.

424
00:45:29,000 --> 00:45:36,000
All right, next time you're being removed, we're not going to have outbreak like that.

425
00:45:36,000 --> 00:45:48,000
Go on, sir. But anyway, so yeah, under 18, I would say, let the adolescents work.

426
00:45:48,000 --> 00:46:03,000
And when they become 18, they will have more informed decisions, because there are kids who are regretting the decisions throughout this nation.

427
00:46:03,000 --> 00:46:11,000
Thousands, tens of thousands. And one of them is a national news right now.

428
00:46:11,000 --> 00:46:27,000
So, yeah, I've been keeping an eye on this issue for a long time.

429
00:46:28,000 --> 00:46:34,000
And so, but yeah, but you know what?

430
00:46:34,000 --> 00:46:42,000
I will treat everyone as a human being. Danny knows it.

431
00:46:42,000 --> 00:46:55,000
Thank you. And so yeah, so my position hasn't changed, but so yeah, 18 and over.

432
00:46:55,000 --> 00:47:11,000
Do whatever you want. It's your body. You have your thoughts. You do whatever you want. When you're under 18, you know, any other medical procedures usually had to go through.

433
00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:18,000
And don't say anyway, like parents and doctors and stuff. So I'll leave that that.

434
00:47:18,000 --> 00:47:20,000
Thank you.

435
00:47:20,000 --> 00:47:24,000
Okay, I'm not bad.

436
00:47:24,000 --> 00:47:27,000
Kelly Kelly, Kenny.

437
00:47:35,000 --> 00:47:38,000
Yes, good evening. My name is Dr. Kelly Kenny.

438
00:47:38,000 --> 00:47:44,000
I am an emeritus professor of higher education from Cutstown University. I spend 34 years there.

439
00:47:44,000 --> 00:47:55,000
And another six years at Desayles University. So effectively December 31. I retired after 40 years in higher education.

440
00:47:55,000 --> 00:48:04,000
I am extremely appreciative to the council for this resolution and for your support of this resolution.

441
00:48:05,000 --> 00:48:16,000
And I speak on behalf of countless numbers of students coming to this area from all over the country.

442
00:48:16,000 --> 00:48:27,000
And wanting to know LGBT students wanting to know that they're going to have a safe and comfortable college experience.

443
00:48:27,000 --> 00:48:33,000
And if they are here for college at our two local institutions,

444
00:48:33,000 --> 00:48:40,000
theater crest as well as Milhamburg, but then the other local institutions of Cutstown,

445
00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:45,000
Moravian, Lafayette, Lehigh, and even Desayles University.

446
00:48:45,000 --> 00:48:50,000
So again, I am extremely appreciative on behalf of all college students.

447
00:48:50,000 --> 00:49:03,000
In their families, quite honestly, who want to know that when their students come here for four year or even a graduate level of experience that they're going to be in a safe and welcoming environment.

448
00:49:03,000 --> 00:49:06,000
So thank you all once again.

449
00:49:06,000 --> 00:49:08,000
Thank you.

450
00:49:09,000 --> 00:49:14,000
Is there anybody else in Australia?

451
00:49:14,000 --> 00:49:16,000
Nope, that's it.

452
00:49:16,000 --> 00:49:18,000
Okay. I'm going to give it up.

453
00:49:18,000 --> 00:49:21,000
Do you get it? Do you get it? Do you want to say anything?

454
00:49:21,000 --> 00:49:22,000
Let's grow up.

455
00:49:22,000 --> 00:49:25,000
Yeah, I just wanted to thank everyone for coming out.

456
00:49:25,000 --> 00:49:27,000
And mostly everyone's already said it.

457
00:49:27,000 --> 00:49:31,000
But thank you, council person Santos for your leadership and force.

458
00:49:31,000 --> 00:49:42,000
Seeing what's happening nationally and knowing that it is the responsibility of local bodies of government to respond during times of crises.

459
00:49:42,000 --> 00:49:45,000
We might not be able to do sometimes it.

460
00:49:45,000 --> 00:49:48,000
I feel helpless sometimes where it's like, what do we do?

461
00:49:48,000 --> 00:49:54,000
You see all this craziness with different groups of people being under attack.

462
00:49:54,000 --> 00:49:57,000
And sometimes it feels like what can you do?

463
00:49:57,000 --> 00:50:01,000
Well, we're in a position where we can try to do something.

464
00:50:01,000 --> 00:50:07,000
We might not be able to change the world, but maybe we can change downtown.

465
00:50:07,000 --> 00:50:09,000
Maybe we can help folks in Allentown.

466
00:50:09,000 --> 00:50:25,000
So I hope that that's what this resolution does and conjunction with internal administrative policy change that at least people in Allentown will know that they are a little bit safer because they live here.

467
00:50:26,000 --> 00:50:36,000
The quote I just kept thinking of when people were speaking is a side of Shakur is it is our duty to fight for our freedom.

468
00:50:36,000 --> 00:50:38,000
It is our duty to win.

469
00:50:38,000 --> 00:50:40,000
We must love and support one another.

470
00:50:40,000 --> 00:50:43,000
And we have nothing to lose but our change.

471
00:50:43,000 --> 00:50:46,000
And I think that quote applies to the situation.

472
00:50:46,000 --> 00:50:48,000
So thank you.

473
00:50:48,000 --> 00:50:49,000
Thank you.

474
00:50:50,000 --> 00:50:52,000
Please have a look.

475
00:50:54,000 --> 00:50:57,000
Hey, Mr. Handler, please conduct the book.

476
00:50:57,000 --> 00:50:59,000
Ms. Appa.

477
00:50:59,000 --> 00:51:01,000
Yes.

478
00:51:01,000 --> 00:51:02,000
Ms. Girllock.

479
00:51:02,000 --> 00:51:04,000
Yes.

480
00:51:04,000 --> 00:51:05,000
Mr. Napoli.

481
00:51:05,000 --> 00:51:06,000
Yes.

482
00:51:06,000 --> 00:51:07,000
Ms. Santos.

483
00:51:07,000 --> 00:51:08,000
Yes.

484
00:51:08,000 --> 00:51:09,000
Mr. Zhukov.

485
00:51:09,000 --> 00:51:10,000
Yes.

486
00:51:10,000 --> 00:51:13,000
Mr. President passes six out.

487
00:51:19,000 --> 00:51:29,000
Thank you.

488
00:51:29,000 --> 00:51:31,000
Thank you.

489
00:51:31,000 --> 00:51:32,000
All right.

490
00:51:32,000 --> 00:51:35,000
We're going to take a five-minute break for those who are here for other items.

491
00:51:35,000 --> 00:51:37,000
Please remain if you wish to leave.

492
00:51:37,000 --> 00:51:39,000
And we're going to welcome to.

493
00:51:39,000 --> 00:51:42,000
Mr. Hollisowski.

494
00:51:42,000 --> 00:51:48,000
John Hallisowski, I work with the city.

495
00:51:48,000 --> 00:51:51,000
And I retired in 2005.

496
00:51:51,000 --> 00:51:54,000
One of the last members in the only pension.

497
00:51:54,000 --> 00:51:57,000
The pension was closed on and brought 1980.

498
00:51:57,000 --> 00:51:58,000
There are new members.

499
00:51:58,000 --> 00:52:00,000
No new members coming in.

500
00:52:00,000 --> 00:52:03,000
I'm not sure how many members are left.

501
00:52:03,000 --> 00:52:06,000
I'm not sure how much money is left in the pension fund.

502
00:52:06,000 --> 00:52:09,000
But I think it's a considerable amount.

503
00:52:09,000 --> 00:52:13,000
And with the way things are going now.

504
00:52:13,000 --> 00:52:20,000
And we haven't gotten an increase in 20 years that I'm gone.

505
00:52:20,000 --> 00:52:29,000
I'd like to say petition counsel to give us last remaining only members and increase.

506
00:52:29,000 --> 00:52:31,000
As what happened, I don't know how many people are in there.

507
00:52:31,000 --> 00:52:33,000
Probably less than 100.

508
00:52:33,000 --> 00:52:37,000
And I know it's going to be about $10 million or something like that.

509
00:52:37,000 --> 00:52:39,000
I'm not sure the number figure.

510
00:52:39,000 --> 00:52:42,000
But what happens when the last one of us dies.

511
00:52:42,000 --> 00:52:44,000
Does the city take that money?

512
00:52:44,000 --> 00:52:47,000
I mean, I would.

513
00:52:47,000 --> 00:52:52,000
I won't use give us all time or say, uh, increase.

514
00:52:52,000 --> 00:52:53,000
That's it.

515
00:52:53,000 --> 00:52:55,000
That's what I want to say.

516
00:52:55,000 --> 00:52:56,000
Okay.

517
00:52:56,000 --> 00:52:58,000
That's.

518
00:52:58,000 --> 00:53:00,000
Well, have to look at that.

519
00:53:00,000 --> 00:53:03,000
I mean, the finances here and there's something to think about.

520
00:53:03,000 --> 00:53:05,000
Boy, what's that?

521
00:53:05,000 --> 00:53:09,000
I said there's someone here from the finance department and perhaps there'll be something to.

522
00:53:09,000 --> 00:53:10,000
I can't hear that.

523
00:53:10,000 --> 00:53:11,000
I couldn't even work.

524
00:53:11,000 --> 00:53:12,000
The city will.

525
00:53:12,000 --> 00:53:13,000
I'm sorry that it had to.

526
00:53:13,000 --> 00:53:14,000
I think.

527
00:53:14,000 --> 00:53:15,000
I counted.

528
00:53:15,000 --> 00:53:17,000
Control and Glacier would know this.

529
00:53:17,000 --> 00:53:18,000
The O.P.

530
00:53:18,000 --> 00:53:20,000
The board is a public meeting.

531
00:53:20,000 --> 00:53:24,000
And you should probably attend to one of those O.P. board meetings.

532
00:53:24,000 --> 00:53:25,000
And.

533
00:53:25,000 --> 00:53:27,000
Control and Glacier can give you the date.

534
00:53:27,000 --> 00:53:29,000
I said, guys, before an ace at Compton Council.

535
00:53:29,000 --> 00:53:31,000
You know, I think I went to.

536
00:53:31,000 --> 00:53:34,000
I don't only meeting years ago.

537
00:53:34,000 --> 00:53:38,000
And then with the pandemic and I have problems at home with my wife's and stuff.

538
00:53:38,000 --> 00:53:40,000
Just first chance I got to come out and I.

539
00:53:40,000 --> 00:53:42,000
So I come out.

540
00:53:42,000 --> 00:53:45,000
Why don't whatever I mean, I don't, you know.

541
00:53:45,000 --> 00:53:48,000
I know the last time when I was on the board.

542
00:53:48,000 --> 00:53:50,000
I got an increase for the retirees.

543
00:53:50,000 --> 00:53:51,000
John, you know what?

544
00:53:51,000 --> 00:53:52,000
It took me years.

545
00:53:52,000 --> 00:53:55,000
Mr. Glacier will help you with that.

546
00:53:55,000 --> 00:53:57,000
And to give you that information.

547
00:53:57,000 --> 00:53:58,000
Okay.

548
00:53:58,000 --> 00:53:59,000
Thank you.

549
00:53:59,000 --> 00:54:00,000
Thank you.

550
00:54:00,000 --> 00:54:01,000
Thank you.

551
00:54:02,000 --> 00:54:03,000
Leticia Santos.

552
00:54:03,000 --> 00:54:04,000
Thank you.

553
00:54:04,000 --> 00:54:05,000
Hello.

554
00:54:05,000 --> 00:54:06,000
I'm leticia Santos.

555
00:54:06,000 --> 00:54:07,000
And I'm homeless.

556
00:54:07,000 --> 00:54:09,000
I don't want to live in a.

557
00:54:09,000 --> 00:54:11,000
In the tent city.

558
00:54:11,000 --> 00:54:14,000
And I know we all had a trip in the clean.

559
00:54:14,000 --> 00:54:15,000
We also need garbage cans for all the tents and.

560
00:54:15,000 --> 00:54:16,000
For the party.

561
00:54:16,000 --> 00:54:18,000
And I got learning disability.

562
00:54:18,000 --> 00:54:19,000
And.

563
00:54:19,000 --> 00:54:20,000
And.

564
00:54:20,000 --> 00:54:21,000
And.

565
00:54:21,000 --> 00:54:22,000
And.

566
00:54:22,000 --> 00:54:24,000
And.

567
00:54:24,000 --> 00:54:25,000
And.

568
00:54:25,000 --> 00:54:26,000
And.

569
00:54:26,000 --> 00:54:27,000
And.

570
00:54:27,000 --> 00:54:28,000
And.

571
00:54:28,000 --> 00:54:29,000
And.

572
00:54:29,000 --> 00:54:30,000
And.

573
00:54:30,000 --> 00:54:31,000
And.

574
00:54:31,000 --> 00:54:32,000
And.

575
00:54:32,000 --> 00:54:33,000
And.

576
00:54:33,000 --> 00:54:34,000
And.

577
00:54:34,000 --> 00:54:35,000
And.

578
00:54:35,000 --> 00:54:36,000
And.

579
00:54:36,000 --> 00:54:37,000
And.

580
00:54:37,000 --> 00:54:38,000
And.

581
00:54:38,000 --> 00:54:39,000
And.

582
00:54:39,000 --> 00:54:40,000
And.

583
00:54:40,000 --> 00:54:41,000
And.

584
00:54:41,000 --> 00:54:42,000
And.

585
00:54:42,000 --> 00:54:43,000
And.

586
00:54:43,000 --> 00:54:44,000
And.

587
00:54:44,000 --> 00:54:45,000
And.

588
00:54:45,000 --> 00:54:46,000
And.

589
00:54:46,000 --> 00:54:47,000
And.

590
00:54:47,000 --> 00:54:48,000
And.

591
00:54:48,000 --> 00:54:49,000
And.

592
00:54:49,000 --> 00:54:50,000
And.

593
00:54:50,000 --> 00:54:51,000
And.

594
00:54:51,000 --> 00:54:52,000
And.

595
00:54:52,000 --> 00:54:53,000
And.

596
00:54:53,000 --> 00:54:54,000
And.

597
00:54:54,000 --> 00:54:55,000
And.

598
00:54:55,000 --> 00:54:56,000
And.

599
00:54:56,000 --> 00:54:57,000
And.

600
00:54:57,000 --> 00:54:58,000
And.

601
00:54:58,000 --> 00:54:59,000
And.

602
00:54:59,000 --> 00:55:07,960
for the poor, they have poor parties, garbage can, everything clean up and we also mean

603
00:55:07,960 --> 00:55:13,960
help with the poor people, the homeless, because I live in those tents and we need help.

604
00:55:13,960 --> 00:55:21,000
And especially with the people that got disability like me, I can't read all right, and I need

605
00:55:21,000 --> 00:55:28,040
the most help to them. And I have all kids that I want to be with and I can't. And I need

606
00:55:28,120 --> 00:55:36,120
home for my babies. Okay, the reason that we're here is because we are seeking for guidance for

607
00:55:36,120 --> 00:55:42,840
people like her. A person that has a learning disability, we want to know that this should be

608
00:55:42,840 --> 00:55:51,560
some type of, you know, funding for education, or let's say that you are at the agency and you're

609
00:55:51,560 --> 00:56:00,200
asking for guidance, because she can read it right. That's one of the things that is lacking,

610
00:56:00,200 --> 00:56:04,920
I must stay working and that's going to make things that is lacking as stay worker. So because of

611
00:56:04,920 --> 00:56:11,720
a learning disability, she draws a housing, now she's homeless, and she feels that this should be

612
00:56:11,720 --> 00:56:17,160
somewhere that she can go that, you know, to get started. So that's what we're here, which we're here to show

613
00:56:17,480 --> 00:56:27,240
to say, what can we do? Mr. Andrews? Good. We don't normally engage with the public, but I think

614
00:56:27,240 --> 00:56:34,040
it's very important and your story is very important. They just recently opened the 1528 building on

615
00:56:34,040 --> 00:56:40,200
Hamilton Street, and some of those departments are specifically for individuals with disability.

616
00:56:40,280 --> 00:56:48,920
I would encourage you to contact them and, okay, but they're, yeah, they're sure, but there will be

617
00:56:48,920 --> 00:56:55,000
people there to help you. So what we're going to find the information for that 1528 is there, like a

618
00:56:55,000 --> 00:57:03,400
number is there, an address, anything? Yeah, right. It's one of the very newest building they opened up,

619
00:57:03,400 --> 00:57:08,600
it's supposed to be very, very nice, and it is specifically rooms for disabilities. Thank you.

620
00:57:11,080 --> 00:57:13,400
Thank you. Thank you.

621
00:57:19,000 --> 00:57:30,120
Carmen? Carmen, no. Good evening. Hello. Good evening. Hi, I'm Michelle. I'm a town with a stand

622
00:57:30,120 --> 00:57:39,240
rest in. So I'm very buoyed by the passage of the resolution for LGBTQ plus rights that gives me hope

623
00:57:39,240 --> 00:57:46,040
in a time when our community is being set up on by the federal government, but does that seem to

624
00:57:46,040 --> 00:57:55,000
clear or understand the constitution or the idea of due process? I'm troubled, though, by what I

625
00:57:55,000 --> 00:58:01,080
read or say, and I know that words matter. And so for me, I just want to get some clarity about something

626
00:58:01,160 --> 00:58:09,080
that was published on WFMZ about two weeks ago. It involves the incident where the news was

627
00:58:09,080 --> 00:58:15,000
left on a desk of a city employee, and eventually the city employee was recently charged with putting

628
00:58:15,000 --> 00:58:23,080
that news there herself. And so the report says to the President of Council, does this cast in your

629
00:58:23,080 --> 00:58:29,560
mind any doubt on previous allegations of discrimination in city hall that have been made by other

630
00:58:29,720 --> 00:58:36,760
employees? And the President of Council responds, it absolutely does. I do not believe that there's any

631
00:58:36,760 --> 00:58:43,720
racial animosity among the employees of the city, but it is not widespread whatsoever, and I believe that the

632
00:58:43,720 --> 00:58:49,320
investigation results will bring it out. So I'm confused by that that there is a statement that there

633
00:58:49,320 --> 00:58:58,120
was no widespread racism in the city of downtown, and that this investigation about whether or not the

634
00:58:58,120 --> 00:59:05,560
set employee perpetrated this bad act herself will somehow prove that there's no racism in the

635
00:59:05,560 --> 00:59:10,680
city of downtown. So we could just have some clarity about that, because I was confused by that statement.

636
00:59:10,680 --> 00:59:15,720
That's all I'm working for. I'd be more than happy to speak to you alone, probably about that.

637
00:59:16,920 --> 00:59:22,280
I'm not going to speak now about that. I mean, that's why you won't address that now, because this is a

638
00:59:22,280 --> 00:59:31,160
public newspaper, a public, a public statement that was made and published where the whole city and

639
00:59:31,160 --> 00:59:37,160
others across the nation created, so I'm just asking for clarity. You're a leader in the community,

640
00:59:37,160 --> 00:59:43,160
you're running for reelection, you represent the city of downtown, and I just need to have some faith

641
00:59:43,160 --> 00:59:49,640
in the people who are going to represent me that they are not closing their mind to what may be other

642
00:59:49,640 --> 00:59:54,120
bad acts that are happening in the city of downtown, and that is the reason why I'm here tonight.

643
00:59:54,120 --> 01:00:00,120
Again, this is not the place to bring that up. What time would win, when do we address this for the person?

644
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:09,000
President of the City Council, about a public statement that they have made, if not during the City Council meeting, courtesy of the four.

645
01:00:09,000 --> 01:00:15,000
Okay, I made a statement at the time, based on the evidence that I was presented.

646
01:00:15,000 --> 01:00:18,000
And I stand by that.

647
01:00:18,000 --> 01:00:22,000
So I'm just to be clear, and then I'll see my time.

648
01:00:22,000 --> 01:00:27,000
That what you're saying is based on the fact that someone has a ledge to have committed a bad act.

649
01:00:27,000 --> 01:00:36,000
It means that there is no racism that's happening in the city of Alentam, based on the allegations that based on the alleged act of one person.

650
01:00:36,000 --> 01:00:40,000
All other employees who made that allegation are not to be believed.

651
01:00:40,000 --> 01:00:43,000
Is that what we're saying?

652
01:00:43,000 --> 01:00:44,000
Are you a few heard tonight?

653
01:00:44,000 --> 01:00:45,000
There's no argument.

654
01:00:45,000 --> 01:00:47,000
This is not the forum.

655
01:00:47,000 --> 01:00:49,000
The talk about this.

656
01:00:49,000 --> 01:00:51,000
Thank you.

657
01:00:51,000 --> 01:00:56,000
I find that answer completely unsatisfactory as the President of City Council.

658
01:00:56,000 --> 01:01:01,000
I would expect this would be more responsive, and that you would address the statement that you made.

659
01:01:01,000 --> 01:01:03,000
Thank you very much.

660
01:01:03,000 --> 01:01:04,000
Thank you.

661
01:01:05,000 --> 01:01:14,000
Thank you.

662
01:01:14,000 --> 01:01:21,000
Sharon, Benigan.

663
01:01:21,000 --> 01:01:24,000
Hi, Sharon, Benigan Alentam.

664
01:01:24,000 --> 01:01:30,000
It was very heartening to hear the support for the last rule 48 resolution.

665
01:01:30,000 --> 01:01:36,000
But I was a little confused at the, you know, there was absolutely a wonderful support in the room.

666
01:01:36,000 --> 01:01:41,000
People are excited, and everybody wants to clap, and it's allowed tonight.

667
01:01:41,000 --> 01:01:57,000
And my confusion is when there are situations and instances where there's a lot of support in the black and brown community in particular, told to sit down, shut up, quiet, stop clapping, stop everything.

668
01:01:57,000 --> 01:02:03,000
And it just seems like a very odd, unbalanced use of the rules.

669
01:02:03,000 --> 01:02:10,000
And then in the context of what Carmen Bell just said, it's kind of fitting.

670
01:02:10,000 --> 01:02:17,000
So I don't understand why clapping is, when it's black and brown, clapping is shut down.

671
01:02:17,000 --> 01:02:19,000
People are told to be quiet, sit down.

672
01:02:19,000 --> 01:02:25,000
If it's anybody else in the white community, or people need to have private conversations in the middle of a meeting.

673
01:02:25,000 --> 01:02:28,000
And if they're white, it seems to be okay.

674
01:02:28,000 --> 01:02:31,000
Thank you.

675
01:02:31,000 --> 01:02:36,000
Thank you.

676
01:02:36,000 --> 01:02:40,000
Is it, courtesy of the floor, Barbara?

677
01:02:40,000 --> 01:02:47,000
Courage of the floor.

678
01:02:47,000 --> 01:02:49,000
Hi, Barbara, I'm glad you're improving.

679
01:02:49,000 --> 01:02:53,000
I agree with Carmen Bell and the other lady spoke up.

680
01:02:53,000 --> 01:03:00,000
When I saw the newspaper article, I was very upset about what was said, because we cannot be judged by what we're going to do.

681
01:03:00,000 --> 01:03:04,000
And if we're going to be judged by what one person does and does not do.

682
01:03:04,000 --> 01:03:16,000
Like I said, you're innocent until you're proving guilty, however, to make that statement, that we all, that the entire, all in black and brown employees were lying.

683
01:03:16,000 --> 01:03:23,000
That's what it's, it appeared to and the news article that you were saying, that what they were saying is not true.

684
01:03:23,000 --> 01:03:29,000
What they're saying is true and we have evidence that it's true and I just want to let you know what was said.

685
01:03:29,000 --> 01:03:34,000
You were wrong, you were out of character and you're supposed to be a leader and you should act like a leader.

686
01:03:34,000 --> 01:03:39,000
If you had something to say, you should be no comment. Thank you.

687
01:03:45,000 --> 01:03:46,000
That's it.

688
01:03:46,000 --> 01:03:47,000
Okay.

689
01:03:50,000 --> 01:03:55,000
So other people filled out cards for resolution 49, which is the call.

690
01:03:55,000 --> 01:04:00,000
So then you would speak at that time when they're doing resolution 49.

691
01:04:00,000 --> 01:04:04,000
Well, she still has the right to speak under the first amendment.

692
01:04:04,000 --> 01:04:05,000
I don't know more.

693
01:04:05,000 --> 01:04:12,000
I'm just speaking to the cards that I have.

694
01:04:12,000 --> 01:04:17,000
People handed in cards, they want to speak to resolution 49.

695
01:04:17,000 --> 01:04:23,000
So we want to speak to a bill on the African advisory board that would happen at that time.

696
01:04:23,000 --> 01:04:27,000
But we're moving on to contract approvals.

697
01:04:27,000 --> 01:04:31,000
R41.

698
01:04:31,000 --> 01:04:43,000
Okay. R41 is a cooperative authorization of cooperative contract greater than 40,000 to provide the city with various goods and services for a version of a lot of these.

699
01:04:43,000 --> 01:04:50,000
With more forward, able, uh, recon, Kimball Midwest, auto zone,

700
01:04:50,000 --> 01:04:55,000
Hail trail of break and Miller foreign company.

701
01:04:55,000 --> 01:04:58,000
All on cooperative contracts.

702
01:04:58,000 --> 01:05:00,000
Okay.

703
01:05:00,000 --> 01:05:03,000
Does anybody need to speak?

704
01:05:03,000 --> 01:05:04,000
The spare hit.

705
01:05:04,000 --> 01:05:05,000
No.

706
01:05:05,000 --> 01:05:06,000
Just.

707
01:05:06,000 --> 01:05:07,000
Okay.

708
01:05:07,000 --> 01:05:10,000
Is there any questions or comments from my colleague?

709
01:05:11,000 --> 01:05:12,000
Just quick question.

710
01:05:12,000 --> 01:05:13,000
Yes.

711
01:05:13,000 --> 01:05:16,000
I saw forward and I didn't bring the actual document up.

712
01:05:16,000 --> 01:05:20,000
Is that, uh, are we still, we're not moving towards electric vehicles anymore, right?

713
01:05:20,000 --> 01:05:22,000
This is for some.

714
01:05:22,000 --> 01:05:30,000
We have the, the grant that was allowing us for to make electric vehicle pilots frozen at the moment.

715
01:05:30,000 --> 01:05:31,000
Right.

716
01:05:31,000 --> 01:05:33,000
By the administration, we're, we're fighting that.

717
01:05:33,000 --> 01:05:38,000
But I think the, the contract with Whitman or four, is it for electric vehicles?

718
01:05:38,000 --> 01:05:39,000
Okay.

719
01:05:39,000 --> 01:05:40,000
Just like a regular truck.

720
01:05:40,000 --> 01:05:41,000
All right.

721
01:05:41,000 --> 01:05:42,000
Okay.

722
01:05:42,000 --> 01:05:43,000
Thank you.

723
01:05:43,000 --> 01:05:44,000
Okay.

724
01:05:44,000 --> 01:05:47,000
Any comments from the public?

725
01:05:47,000 --> 01:05:48,000
She not.

726
01:05:48,000 --> 01:05:49,000
Mr. Haley conduct the vote.

727
01:05:49,000 --> 01:05:50,000
Ms. Gorillac.

728
01:05:50,000 --> 01:05:51,000
Yes.

729
01:05:51,000 --> 01:05:53,000
Mr. Napoli.

730
01:05:53,000 --> 01:05:54,000
Yes.

731
01:05:54,000 --> 01:05:55,000
Ms. Santos.

732
01:05:55,000 --> 01:05:56,000
Yes.

733
01:05:56,000 --> 01:05:57,000
Just do a call.

734
01:05:57,000 --> 01:05:58,000
Yes.

735
01:05:58,000 --> 01:05:59,000
Mr. Henricks.

736
01:05:59,000 --> 01:06:00,000
Yes.

737
01:06:00,000 --> 01:06:01,000
And Ms. Apa.

738
01:06:01,000 --> 01:06:02,000
Yeah.

739
01:06:02,000 --> 01:06:04,000
President of the United States.

740
01:06:04,000 --> 01:06:07,000
Thank you, Mr. Haley.

741
01:06:07,000 --> 01:06:09,000
minutes of previous meetings.

742
01:06:09,000 --> 01:06:10,000
Okay.

743
01:06:10,000 --> 01:06:13,000
We've got three sets of minutes.

744
01:06:13,000 --> 01:06:15,000
The first set.

745
01:06:19,000 --> 01:06:20,000
Mr. Napoli.

746
01:06:20,000 --> 01:06:21,000
Yes.

747
01:06:21,000 --> 01:06:22,000
Santos.

748
01:06:22,000 --> 01:06:23,000
Yes.

749
01:06:23,000 --> 01:06:24,000
Just do a call. Yes.

750
01:06:24,000 --> 01:06:25,000
Hendricks.

751
01:06:25,000 --> 01:06:26,000
Yes.

752
01:06:26,000 --> 01:06:27,000
Mr. Apa.

753
01:06:27,000 --> 01:06:28,000
Yes.

754
01:06:28,000 --> 01:06:29,000
Ms. Gorillac.

755
01:06:29,000 --> 01:06:30,000
Yes.

756
01:06:30,000 --> 01:06:31,000
Yes.

757
01:06:31,000 --> 01:06:32,000
And that's a piece.

758
01:06:32,000 --> 01:06:33,000
No.

759
01:06:33,000 --> 01:06:34,000
The second set.

760
01:06:34,000 --> 01:06:36,000
The April 2nd.

761
01:06:36,000 --> 01:06:38,000
Ms. Santos.

762
01:06:38,000 --> 01:06:39,000
Yes.

763
01:06:39,000 --> 01:06:40,000
Mr. Zuko. Yes.

764
01:06:40,000 --> 01:06:41,000
Mr. Henricks.

765
01:06:41,000 --> 01:06:42,000
Yes.

766
01:06:42,000 --> 01:06:43,000
Ms. Apa.

767
01:06:43,000 --> 01:06:44,000
Yes.

768
01:06:44,000 --> 01:06:45,000
Scrolling.

769
01:06:45,000 --> 01:06:46,000
Yes.

770
01:06:46,000 --> 01:06:47,000
Mr. Napoli.

771
01:06:47,000 --> 01:06:48,000
Yes.

772
01:06:48,000 --> 01:06:50,000
President of the United States.

773
01:06:50,000 --> 01:06:52,000
And the final set.

774
01:06:52,000 --> 01:06:58,000
Mr. Zuko. Yes.

775
01:06:58,000 --> 01:07:00,000
Mr. Henricks. Yes.

776
01:07:00,000 --> 01:07:01,000
Ms. Apa.

777
01:07:01,000 --> 01:07:02,000
Yes.

778
01:07:02,000 --> 01:07:04,000
Mr. Napoli. Yes.

779
01:07:04,000 --> 01:07:07,000
Ms. Santos. Yes.

780
01:07:07,000 --> 01:07:08,000
Mr. Napoli.

781
01:07:08,000 --> 01:07:09,000
Yes. And the Santos.

782
01:07:09,000 --> 01:07:11,000
Yes.

783
01:07:11,000 --> 01:07:13,000
事情 of Nations.

784
01:07:13,000 --> 01:07:15,000
UnknownIIoking.

785
01:07:15,000 --> 01:07:17,000
Communications.

786
01:07:17,000 --> 01:07:18,000
Council held in an executive session this evening.

787
01:07:18,000 --> 01:07:23,000
To discuss a confidential personnel matter.

788
01:07:23,000 --> 01:07:29,000
I'm also looking to remind visitors of the City Council that we encourage you to park in the business as a私.

789
01:07:29,000 --> 01:07:36,760
visitors to City Council that we encourage you to park in the government deck next door to City Hall and to see our clerk, Mr. Mike Hamlin, for a

790
01:07:36,760 --> 01:07:38,760
chaser to pay for your parking. Thank you.

791
01:07:42,600 --> 01:07:48,200
The administration received two bids for the City on property at 325 West Hamilton Street.

792
01:07:49,080 --> 01:07:53,640
One bid was rejected. The Allentown Rescue Mission was the bitter.

793
01:07:53,720 --> 01:08:05,000
Reports from committee to the brief correction that our clarification, Allentown Rescue Mission was the successful bitter.

794
01:08:05,000 --> 01:08:13,720
Yes. Reports from committees, budget and finance, Chairman Mr. Naples.

795
01:08:13,720 --> 01:08:19,000
Thank you. The committee, men on April 9th, and forwarded an item on tonight's agenda.

796
01:08:19,000 --> 01:08:21,160
There are no future meetings scheduled. Thank you.

797
01:08:22,040 --> 01:08:25,240
Thank you. Community and economic development.

798
01:08:26,200 --> 01:08:31,480
Chairperson on that is Ms. Motor. She's not here tonight. I'll speak for her.

799
01:08:32,840 --> 01:08:38,360
The committee met on April 9th and forwarded a bill on this evening's agenda. The next meeting is

800
01:08:38,360 --> 01:08:46,120
scheduled for Wednesday April 23rd at 6 p.m. Even resources administration and appointments.

801
01:08:46,440 --> 01:08:49,880
Chairwoman Ms. Santos.

802
01:08:49,880 --> 01:08:55,240
Thank you. The committee met on April 9th and we forwarded two items on this evening's agenda.

803
01:08:55,240 --> 01:09:00,280
One of those which we are already voted on and there are no future meetings scheduled.

804
01:09:00,920 --> 01:09:05,240
Thank you. Parts and recreation. Chairwoman Ms. Gerlop.

805
01:09:05,240 --> 01:09:11,960
Yes. Thank you. The committee met this evening. The next meeting is scheduled for May 7th at 6 p.m. Thank you.

806
01:09:12,360 --> 01:09:14,200
Thank you. Public safety.

807
01:09:15,560 --> 01:09:22,200
Chairwoman Ms. AFA? Yes. The committee met this evening. The next meeting is scheduled for May 7th at 5 p.m.

808
01:09:22,920 --> 01:09:29,800
Thank you Chairman Mr. Suckel. Public works. Chairman Suckel. The committee is not

809
01:09:29,800 --> 01:09:32,840
met since the last council meeting. The next meeting is not yet scheduled.

810
01:09:34,040 --> 01:09:38,360
Thank you. Rules, chambers, intergovernmental relations and strategy.

811
01:09:39,160 --> 01:09:43,560
That is my committee. The committee has not met since the last council meeting.

812
01:09:43,560 --> 01:09:45,560
No meetings are scheduled currently.

813
01:09:47,480 --> 01:09:50,360
Controllers report. Thank you, Mr. President.

814
01:09:52,520 --> 01:10:00,920
There are four reports on the agenda for the evening. One is an accounts payable. One is a

815
01:10:00,920 --> 01:10:07,880
peacard. One is a bank reconciliation. I'm not going to report on those this evening.

816
01:10:07,880 --> 01:10:12,840
You guys can take a look at it yourself or the public can take a look at those reports by

817
01:10:12,840 --> 01:10:16,760
accessing them from the control which website. We report on those all the time.

818
01:10:17,800 --> 01:10:23,960
What I do have for you this evening is an audit of the city's tuition reimbursement program.

819
01:10:23,960 --> 01:10:28,920
I'm going to talk about this for a little bit because it's a little bit different. I'm going to say that

820
01:10:28,920 --> 01:10:33,720
there are a number of other awards coming down the pike in the next two or three weeks.

821
01:10:34,440 --> 01:10:39,960
Once again, different from the basic peacard or accounts payable stuff. That stuff is an interesting

822
01:10:39,960 --> 01:10:45,640
mind. This is a little bit different and gives us a little bit broader picture about how we do things

823
01:10:45,640 --> 01:10:52,520
in the city. We've basically three programs for tuition reimbursement. Nine bargaining employees,

824
01:10:52,600 --> 01:10:59,800
municipal employees like SCIU and then firefighters have their own program. Police are

825
01:10:59,800 --> 01:11:05,720
handled a little bit different. Part of those folks are non bargaining but the officers get a lot of

826
01:11:05,720 --> 01:11:15,320
continuing education through the police budget. We don't see much of that. Once again, the audit is

827
01:11:15,320 --> 01:11:21,400
conducted in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards and utilizes an approach

828
01:11:21,400 --> 01:11:28,040
that includes staff interviews, review documents and reports of examinations. The period selected

829
01:11:28,040 --> 01:11:35,640
for this reimbursement was from all of 2023 and 2024. Now, you may remember that in the last

830
01:11:35,640 --> 01:11:45,080
accounts payable report, we noted that we made an issue of a tuition reimbursement because it was

831
01:11:45,080 --> 01:11:54,520
over by $1550 and that check was corrected in the reimbursement to the applicant was corrected.

832
01:11:54,520 --> 01:11:59,720
But we looked at that and we thought, you know, we haven't looked at this in a long long time and that

833
01:11:59,720 --> 01:12:12,120
issue generated this complete audit. In 2023, there were seven people that applied to reimbursement

834
01:12:12,120 --> 01:12:20,440
in 2024, there were five. We noticed that there was nine compliance with a six six dash of three

835
01:12:20,440 --> 01:12:27,160
relief of city employment, educational reimbursement for non bargaining unit employees who voluntarily

836
01:12:27,160 --> 01:12:33,560
or involuntarily released city employment before a full calendar year has transpired, following the

837
01:12:33,560 --> 01:12:40,920
completion of course for which they have received reimbursement. Over turn the total education reimbursement

838
01:12:40,920 --> 01:12:49,560
to the city. In 2023, we identified Tune-On bargaining who left the city prior to one year,

839
01:12:50,840 --> 01:12:57,560
the end of the course state and did not return the tuition reimbursement. Total uncollected was $9,587.

840
01:12:59,560 --> 01:13:04,760
Consideration should be given to building the employees, administration should trap the payments

841
01:13:04,760 --> 01:13:10,760
and ensure compliance. The administration responds, we agreed to formulate a process to track

842
01:13:10,760 --> 01:13:16,760
and build appropriately by the end of 2025. We are currently considering the time that we'll

843
01:13:16,760 --> 01:13:25,880
come inside for the rollout of our new personnel management or the new SCI contract, the exact time

844
01:13:25,880 --> 01:13:32,840
and may change due to enforcing circumstances. I will tell you that somebody leaves it's pretty hard to

845
01:13:32,840 --> 01:13:39,960
call the money back because there's really no payroll to deduct because maybe you got two weeks

846
01:13:39,960 --> 01:13:47,400
notice. It is hardening that administration has acknowledged the issue and will work to a good solution

847
01:13:47,400 --> 01:13:54,360
to it in the future. And if it's in the PPM, I think that needs counsel approval so you guys will get

848
01:13:54,360 --> 01:14:01,640
a bite of that apple. Not bargaining tuition reimbursement amount errors. Purned administrative

849
01:14:01,640 --> 01:14:12,040
email data 121522 and 2023, not bargaining staff reimbursement was increased from $2,900 per

850
01:14:12,040 --> 01:14:19,400
annum to $5,250 per annum. Employees are eligible to receive reimbursement for tuition,

851
01:14:19,400 --> 01:14:25,480
registration fees, and a lab fees. Books and other required course materials, not covered by

852
01:14:25,480 --> 01:14:31,480
course tuition fees, are the employees responsibility and will not be reimbursed. We know the following.

853
01:14:32,520 --> 01:14:41,800
One nine bargaining employee for 2023 requested and received tuition of $4,337.50. The documentation

854
01:14:41,880 --> 01:14:53,960
total 302750. The review of paperwork indicated an error in addition on the submission form

855
01:14:53,960 --> 01:14:59,960
that resulted in an overpayment of $1,050 that employees no longer acted with a city.

856
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:05,000
And that would have been referenced in the prior one, where somebody would have prior to a year.

857
01:15:05,000 --> 01:15:16,000
Or also referenced. One night, one non-bargling employee, for 2024, was reimbursed for total of $5,500.

858
01:15:16,000 --> 01:15:28,000
The maximum yearly is $5,250. This is an overpayment of $250. One night, then employee still within the city's employee.

859
01:15:28,000 --> 01:15:31,000
So I'm looking for resolution there from the administration.

860
01:15:31,000 --> 01:15:37,000
One non-bargling employee, for 2024, was reimbursed for credit card service charge.

861
01:15:37,000 --> 01:15:44,000
A $53 and $13, as a matter of fact, this city does not reimburse for credit card service charges,

862
01:15:44,000 --> 01:15:53,000
whether it be for something like this, or even when we go out and buy materials for city usage.

863
01:15:53,000 --> 01:16:00,000
One non-bargling employee, for 2024, was reimbursed for a payment plan fee of $25.

864
01:16:00,000 --> 01:16:08,000
We note that tuition reimbursement forms generic and not specific to the bargain unit, and does not include the provisions required,

865
01:16:08,000 --> 01:16:14,000
nor the maximum reimbursement amounts, which may vary by bargain unit.

866
01:16:14,000 --> 01:16:20,000
We recommend that the overpay tuition reimbursement be collected, the administration should reiterate,

867
01:16:20,000 --> 01:16:25,000
and be trained, the tuition reimbursement approvers of the proper policy.

868
01:16:25,000 --> 01:16:32,000
Consideration should be given to revising the tuition reimbursement form and tailoring it to each bargain unit.

869
01:16:32,000 --> 01:16:38,000
The form should include the provisions requirements and the maximum reimbursement amount.

870
01:16:38,000 --> 01:16:45,000
The administration agrees with the recommendations, and by the end of 2025,

871
01:16:45,000 --> 01:16:56,000
we'll ensure that those responsible for overpayments are collected, and that the appropriate tuition reimbursement form revisions are included.

872
01:16:56,000 --> 01:17:00,000
We also note that this is supposed to be a reimbursement.

873
01:17:00,000 --> 01:17:03,000
You're supposed to pay first and then get reimbursed.

874
01:17:03,000 --> 01:17:09,000
From the documentation we receive, it's not always clear that that happens.

875
01:17:09,000 --> 01:17:16,000
Sometimes it looks like the city is actually paying for the tuition, and nobody's getting reimbursed.

876
01:17:16,000 --> 01:17:25,000
We're asking for better documentation that this is actually a reimbursement for those people who are applying.

877
01:17:25,000 --> 01:17:31,000
I also note there's a lack of class-grade information, some people supply it, but not everybody does.

878
01:17:31,000 --> 01:17:37,000
We're asking that that be dealt with.

879
01:17:37,000 --> 01:17:39,000
And those are the highlights.

880
01:17:39,000 --> 01:17:47,000
You know, once again, they're on the website, you guys haven't taken a moment to read them.

881
01:17:47,000 --> 01:18:00,000
This was the first time the new HR director got to respond to an audit, and it took a little bit of time from Mr. Velasquez to do it,

882
01:18:00,000 --> 01:18:11,000
but he gave good responses that were thought out and certainly showed the administration's willingness to tackle this problem.

883
01:18:11,000 --> 01:18:15,000
So this program goes forward without these hiccups.

884
01:18:15,000 --> 01:18:21,000
If you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer them.

885
01:18:21,000 --> 01:18:22,000
Thank you, Mr. Velasquez.

886
01:18:22,000 --> 01:18:24,000
Thank you, Mr. President.

887
01:18:24,000 --> 01:18:26,000
Much appreciated.

888
01:18:26,000 --> 01:18:30,000
All right, we're going to move on to ordinances for final passage.

889
01:18:30,000 --> 01:18:32,000
Bill 29.

890
01:18:32,000 --> 01:18:43,000
Bill 29 amends the African-American Advisory Council by clarifying and adding a section on selecting members.

891
01:18:43,000 --> 01:18:54,000
Okay, and I also note that there are some changes to the proposal here submitted by Miss Holmes.

892
01:18:54,000 --> 01:19:05,000
And at this time, I would like to make a motion that DB read and put into the bill itself rather than sending it back to committee that we do at all tonight.

893
01:19:05,000 --> 01:19:10,000
So I would ask for someone to second my motion to do just that.

894
01:19:10,000 --> 01:19:14,000
All right, second and Mr. Hanline, if you would.

895
01:19:14,000 --> 01:19:17,000
Okay, do you want me to read the amendment?

896
01:19:17,000 --> 01:19:18,000
Yes, please.

897
01:19:18,000 --> 01:19:39,000
Okay, so the amendment would take out the section that mimics the Latino Advisory Committee and add the section that says the list of African-American organizations that may nominate or select applicants for the African-American Affairs Advisory Council for nomination by the mayor will include but not be limited to the following.

898
01:19:39,000 --> 01:19:42,000
African-American Business Organizations.

899
01:19:42,000 --> 01:19:52,000
And they include African-American Business Leaders Council, Black Woman Connected Lee Hi Valley, African-American Community Organizations and non-profits.

900
01:19:52,000 --> 01:20:01,000
They include Promise Neighborhoods, Cohesion Network, Global, Hope International Lee Hi Valley Black Church, Housing Alliance, the Rising Sun Initiative,

901
01:20:02,000 --> 01:20:13,000
Allentown, NAACP, Black Luther King and Coretta Scott King, Memorial Project, the Lee Hi Valley, Power Lee Hi Valley, resume erected life community development corporation.

902
01:20:13,000 --> 01:20:26,000
And then another category is African-American Lead Youth Services and Programs, Boys and Girls Club of Allentown, youth and team renovations, James Lawrence Freedom School, the Thrive Hub, Fine Feather Foundation,

903
01:20:26,000 --> 01:20:42,000
and then another category is African-American Church's faith-based organizations, Saint James and Hamie Zilkzion, Zion's Church, Union Baptist Church, Living Spring International Center, Resurrected Life Community Church, Restoration Temple,

904
01:20:42,000 --> 01:21:08,000
We're home with Church, Black Christian Church, as a Minister of Alliance, another category, African-American Business Services, Service Base, Achieving Coaching and Consulting are in Residence, Resilience, LLC, Lee Hi Valley Black, News Network, and another category, African-American businesses, retail, slash brick and mortar, Beeskin Full House of Glam, Bank's Beauty Bar, Michigan Premium,

905
01:21:08,000 --> 01:21:25,000
Backe, Wissett's Candles, the Culture, Curl, Napa by Choice, CCJ's Snacks, VIP the next level, Barbershop and the Cosio African-American Saudic Foods, and that's it.

906
01:21:25,000 --> 01:21:32,000
Thank you. Any questions, comments from my colleagues?

907
01:21:33,000 --> 01:21:57,000
I think this might be from his homes. So if there is, this is a very extensive list of entities, where most leaders would be involved, but like for example, about one gentleman I had emailed you about, I don't think he's involved in any of these.

908
01:21:57,000 --> 01:22:13,000
So I mean, I'm reading the language it says, but not limited to, so therefore this gentleman can apply and go forth and serve hopefully.

909
01:22:13,000 --> 01:22:27,000
In response to your colleague's assessment and question, I'm affirming that absolutely yes and also I'm able to say that I did reach out to that gentleman and had a brief conversation with him.

910
01:22:27,000 --> 01:22:47,000
And I think the language with the assistance of Mr. Mike Hamlin, Councilwoman, Cynthia Mota and Councilwoman CC Curlock, we were able to have that language reflect what would be obviously most amicable to both the community that it represents and also not too limiting.

911
01:22:47,000 --> 01:22:55,000
So that individuals would also obviously be involved, invited and feel very welcome to be a part of it. Thank you.

912
01:22:55,000 --> 01:23:08,000
I can come back to that comment. Any other questions comments from my colleagues? Any comments from the public?

913
01:23:08,000 --> 01:23:15,000
Okay. On the amendment. Mr. Hendrix. Yes. Ms. Apa.

914
01:23:15,000 --> 01:23:25,000
Yes. Ms. Crawlock. Yes. Mr. Napley. Yes. Ms. Santos. Yes. Yes.

915
01:23:25,000 --> 01:23:33,000
Mr. President of the United States. Okay. And now the bill itself.

916
01:23:33,000 --> 01:23:37,000
The comments from my colleagues.

917
01:23:37,000 --> 01:23:40,000
Any comments from the public?

918
01:23:40,000 --> 01:23:48,000
Okay. No. Mr. Bill itself has amended Mr. Hendrix. Yes. Ms. Apa.

919
01:23:48,000 --> 01:23:55,000
Yes. Ms. Crawlock. Yes. Mr. Napley. Yes. Ms. Santos. Yes. Yes.

920
01:23:55,000 --> 01:24:02,000
Mr. Santos. Yes. President of the United States. Thank you. Bill 30. Bill 30.

921
01:24:03,000 --> 01:24:13,000
The 2025 capital project provides supplemental appropriation of $185,000 from the Pennsylvania Department of Community Economic Development

922
01:24:13,000 --> 01:24:17,000
for the sport of feasibility study of the MLK Trail Phase 3.

923
01:24:17,000 --> 01:24:21,000
Thank you. Ms. Gerlock, this was in your committee?

924
01:24:21,000 --> 01:24:23,000
Yes. It wasn't. It was forwarded.

925
01:24:24,000 --> 01:24:35,000
Thank you. Any comments from the Dias? Any comments from the public?

926
01:24:35,000 --> 01:24:44,000
See none, Mr. Hendrix. Ms. Apa. Yes. Ms. Crawlock. Yes. Mr. Napley. Yes.

927
01:24:44,000 --> 01:24:49,000
Ms. Santos. Yes. Mr. Zootball. Yes. Mr. Hendrix. Yes.

928
01:24:50,000 --> 01:24:54,000
Thank you Mr. Annlon. Bill 31. Bill 31.

929
01:24:54,000 --> 01:25:00,000
It means the trex are fine by authorizing a supplemental appropriation from the trexlor Esco and appropriate cash balance

930
01:25:00,000 --> 01:25:07,000
in the amount of $108,000 to $105.75.

931
01:25:07,000 --> 01:25:18,000
And the funds will be used for the construction of phase one of the trail in the spot of the 2020-2024-25 trexlor capital project allocation.

932
01:25:18,000 --> 01:25:21,000
Thank you. And it's also was in your committee, Ms. Gerlock?

933
01:25:21,000 --> 01:25:25,000
Yes. And it was also forwarded. Favorite week to tonight's meeting. Thank you.

934
01:25:25,000 --> 01:25:29,000
Thank you. Any comments? Questions from my colleagues?

935
01:25:29,000 --> 01:25:32,000
See none. Any comments from the public?

936
01:25:32,000 --> 01:25:35,000
See none, Mr. Halin. Please conduct the vote.

937
01:25:35,000 --> 01:25:40,000
Ms. Gerlock. Yes. Mr. Napley. Yes.

938
01:25:40,000 --> 01:25:44,000
Ms. Santos. Yes. Mr. Zootball. Yes. Mr. Hendrix. Yes.

939
01:25:44,000 --> 01:25:48,000
Mr. Napley. Yes.

940
01:25:48,000 --> 01:25:51,000
Mr. Net six years and no nations. Thank you, Mr. Hannon. Bill 32.

941
01:25:51,000 --> 01:26:00,000
Bill 32. It means the general fund budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of 46,766 dollars from the Department of Justice,

942
01:26:00,000 --> 01:26:09,000
or to fund a work flow management system and a portable weighing scales for the police department.

943
01:26:09,000 --> 01:26:13,000
Thank you, Mr. Halin. And this was in your committee.

944
01:26:13,000 --> 01:26:16,000
I think tonight is chair, Mr. Zuko.

945
01:26:16,000 --> 01:26:17,000
Yes, right.

946
01:26:17,000 --> 01:26:18,000
And it was set favorably.

947
01:26:18,000 --> 01:26:19,000
Favorably.

948
01:26:19,000 --> 01:26:20,000
Thank you.

949
01:26:20,000 --> 01:26:22,000
Any questions or comments from my colleagues?

950
01:26:22,000 --> 01:26:23,000
Seeing none.

951
01:26:23,000 --> 01:26:25,000
Any comments from the public?

952
01:26:25,000 --> 01:26:28,000
Seeing none, Mr. Hamlet. Please conduct the vote.

953
01:26:28,000 --> 01:26:29,000
Mr. Napoli.

954
01:26:29,000 --> 01:26:30,000
Yes.

955
01:26:30,000 --> 01:26:31,000
Ms. Santos?

956
01:26:31,000 --> 01:26:32,000
Yes.

957
01:26:32,000 --> 01:26:33,000
Mr. Zuko?

958
01:26:33,000 --> 01:26:34,000
Yes.

959
01:26:34,000 --> 01:26:35,000
Mr. Hendrix?

960
01:26:35,000 --> 01:26:36,000
Yes.

961
01:26:36,000 --> 01:26:38,000
Ms. Garlock?

962
01:26:38,000 --> 01:26:39,000
Yes.

963
01:26:39,000 --> 01:26:41,000
Mr. Napoli.

964
01:26:41,000 --> 01:26:42,000
Thank you.

965
01:26:42,000 --> 01:26:44,000
Bill 33.

966
01:26:44,000 --> 01:26:45,000
Bill 33.

967
01:26:45,000 --> 01:26:46,000
And, man, it's part two.

968
01:26:46,000 --> 01:26:47,000
General legislation.

969
01:26:47,000 --> 01:26:48,000
Chapter two, seven.

970
01:26:48,000 --> 01:26:49,000
No fees.

971
01:26:49,000 --> 01:26:50,000
Article five.

972
01:26:50,000 --> 01:26:51,000
Community and economic development fees.

973
01:26:51,000 --> 01:26:53,000
To include plan review.

974
01:26:53,000 --> 01:26:57,000
And to consolidate building permits.

975
01:26:57,000 --> 01:26:58,000
And update blank.

976
01:26:58,000 --> 01:27:00,000
Which of the city code?

977
01:27:00,000 --> 01:27:01,000
Thank you.

978
01:27:01,000 --> 01:27:02,000
This was in your committee.

979
01:27:02,000 --> 01:27:03,000
Mr. Napoli?

980
01:27:03,000 --> 01:27:04,000
Correct.

981
01:27:04,000 --> 01:27:06,000
Which you are a member?

982
01:27:06,000 --> 01:27:07,000
Yes.

983
01:27:07,000 --> 01:27:10,000
And it was forwarded favorably to the full council.

984
01:27:10,000 --> 01:27:11,000
Thank you.

985
01:27:11,000 --> 01:27:14,000
Any comments or questions from my colleagues?

986
01:27:14,000 --> 01:27:17,000
Any comments from the public?

987
01:27:17,000 --> 01:27:19,000
Seeing none, Mr. Hamlet.

988
01:27:19,000 --> 01:27:20,000
Please conduct the vote.

989
01:27:20,000 --> 01:27:21,000
Ms. Santos?

990
01:27:21,000 --> 01:27:22,000
Yes.

991
01:27:22,000 --> 01:27:23,000
Mr. Zuko?

992
01:27:23,000 --> 01:27:24,000
Yes.

993
01:27:24,000 --> 01:27:25,000
Mr. Hendrix?

994
01:27:25,000 --> 01:27:26,000
Yes.

995
01:27:26,000 --> 01:27:27,000
Ms. Apa?

996
01:27:27,000 --> 01:27:28,000
Yes.

997
01:27:28,000 --> 01:27:29,000
Ms. Garlock?

998
01:27:29,000 --> 01:27:30,000
Yes.

999
01:27:30,000 --> 01:27:32,000
And Mr. Napoli?

1000
01:27:32,000 --> 01:27:33,000
Yes.

1001
01:27:33,000 --> 01:27:34,000
Mr. Napoli.

1002
01:27:34,000 --> 01:27:35,000
Mr. Napoli.

1003
01:27:35,000 --> 01:27:36,000
Thank you.

1004
01:27:36,000 --> 01:27:37,000
Bill 34.

1005
01:27:37,000 --> 01:27:38,000
Bill 34, man.

1006
01:27:38,000 --> 01:27:40,000
It's the 2025 general fund budget.

1007
01:27:40,000 --> 01:27:43,000
Provide for supplemental appropriation of $30,000.

1008
01:27:43,000 --> 01:27:44,000
$30,000.

1009
01:27:44,000 --> 01:27:47,000
And it's to the police department.

1010
01:27:47,000 --> 01:27:52,000
To reimbursed.

1011
01:27:52,000 --> 01:27:55,000
We have expenses to purchase case management software.

1012
01:27:55,000 --> 01:27:57,000
Mobile devices program analysis.

1013
01:27:57,000 --> 01:27:59,000
Unit a pair on additional community.

1014
01:27:59,000 --> 01:28:02,000
And funded additional community intervention specialist.

1015
01:28:02,000 --> 01:28:04,000
Thank you, Mr. Hamlet.

1016
01:28:04,000 --> 01:28:05,000
This was in your committee.

1017
01:28:05,000 --> 01:28:06,000
Did I miss this?

1018
01:28:06,000 --> 01:28:07,000
Yes.

1019
01:28:08,000 --> 01:28:09,000
Thank you.

1020
01:28:09,000 --> 01:28:10,000
Any comments?

1021
01:28:10,000 --> 01:28:12,000
Questions from my colleagues?

1022
01:28:12,000 --> 01:28:13,000
Seeing none.

1023
01:28:13,000 --> 01:28:15,000
Any comments from the public?

1024
01:28:15,000 --> 01:28:17,000
Seeing none, Mr. Hendrix?

1025
01:28:17,000 --> 01:28:19,000
Please conduct the vote.

1026
01:28:19,000 --> 01:28:20,000
Mr. Zuko?

1027
01:28:20,000 --> 01:28:21,000
Yes.

1028
01:28:21,000 --> 01:28:22,000
Mr. Hendrix?

1029
01:28:22,000 --> 01:28:23,000
Yes.

1030
01:28:23,000 --> 01:28:24,000
Ms. Apa?

1031
01:28:24,000 --> 01:28:25,000
Yes.

1032
01:28:25,000 --> 01:28:26,000
Ms. Garlock?

1033
01:28:26,000 --> 01:28:27,000
Yes.

1034
01:28:27,000 --> 01:28:28,000
Mr. Napoli?

1035
01:28:28,000 --> 01:28:29,000
Yes.

1036
01:28:29,000 --> 01:28:30,000
Ms. Santos?

1037
01:28:30,000 --> 01:28:31,000
Yes.

1038
01:28:31,000 --> 01:28:33,000
Mr. Napoli?

1039
01:28:33,000 --> 01:28:34,000
Thank you.

1040
01:28:34,000 --> 01:28:35,000
Bill 36.

1041
01:28:35,000 --> 01:28:37,000
Bill 35.

1042
01:28:37,000 --> 01:28:40,000
Bill 35.

1043
01:28:40,000 --> 01:28:42,000
Bill 35.

1044
01:28:42,000 --> 01:28:43,000
Bill 35.

1045
01:28:43,000 --> 01:28:46,000
It means the 2025 general fund budget

1046
01:28:46,000 --> 01:28:48,000
5 per supplemental appropriation.

1047
01:28:48,000 --> 01:28:50,000
$85,900.

1048
01:28:50,000 --> 01:28:53,000
For the purchase of portable breathtaking devices.

1049
01:28:53,000 --> 01:28:56,000
Bethescent devices and pair driving simulator kit.

1050
01:28:56,000 --> 01:28:59,000
And a trailer and training officers.

1051
01:28:59,000 --> 01:29:01,000
Thank you, Mr. Hamlet.

1052
01:29:01,000 --> 01:29:02,000
Mr. Zuko?

1053
01:29:02,000 --> 01:29:03,000
Yes.

1054
01:29:04,000 --> 01:29:06,000
Thank you.

1055
01:29:06,000 --> 01:29:10,000
Any questions or comments from my colleagues?

1056
01:29:10,000 --> 01:29:11,000
Seeing none.

1057
01:29:11,000 --> 01:29:13,000
Any comments from the public?

1058
01:29:13,000 --> 01:29:16,000
Seeing none, Mr. Hendrix?

1059
01:29:16,000 --> 01:29:17,000
Mr. Hendrix?

1060
01:29:17,000 --> 01:29:18,000
Yes.

1061
01:29:18,000 --> 01:29:20,000
Ms. Apa?

1062
01:29:20,000 --> 01:29:22,000
Yes.

1063
01:29:22,000 --> 01:29:23,000
Ms. Garlock?

1064
01:29:23,000 --> 01:29:24,000
Yes.

1065
01:29:24,000 --> 01:29:25,000
Mr. Santos?

1066
01:29:25,000 --> 01:29:26,000
Yes.

1067
01:29:26,000 --> 01:29:27,000
Mr. Zuko?

1068
01:29:27,000 --> 01:29:28,000
Yes.

1069
01:29:28,000 --> 01:29:29,000
Mr. Zuko?

1070
01:29:29,000 --> 01:29:32,000
Yes.

1071
01:29:32,000 --> 01:29:33,000
Bill 36.

1072
01:29:33,000 --> 01:29:37,000
It means various funds by appropriating funds

1073
01:29:37,000 --> 01:29:40,000
from the inappropriate balances for the roll-over of

1074
01:29:40,000 --> 01:29:45,000
encumbrances from the prior year commitments.

1075
01:29:45,000 --> 01:29:48,000
And this was in your committee, Mr. Napoli?

1076
01:29:48,000 --> 01:29:49,000
Yes.

1077
01:29:49,000 --> 01:29:50,000
It was forwarded favorably.

1078
01:29:50,000 --> 01:29:51,000
Thank you.

1079
01:29:51,000 --> 01:29:54,000
Questions or comments from my colleagues?

1080
01:29:54,000 --> 01:29:55,000
Seeing none.

1081
01:29:55,000 --> 01:29:57,000
Any comments from the public?

1082
01:29:57,000 --> 01:29:59,000
Seeing none, Mr. Hamlet?

1083
01:29:59,000 --> 01:30:00,000
Mr. Napoli?

1084
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:06,640
Ms. Ava. Ms. Gerlock? Yes.

1085
01:30:06,640 --> 01:30:09,040
So, happily? Yes. Ms. Santos? Yes.

1086
01:30:09,040 --> 01:30:10,480
Juzugal. Yes.

1087
01:30:10,480 --> 01:30:12,720
And Mr. Hendrix. Yes.

1088
01:30:12,720 --> 01:30:14,640
It's a phrase of absentities in today's.

1089
01:30:14,640 --> 01:30:16,480
Thank you.

1090
01:30:16,480 --> 01:30:19,520
Consent agenda.

1091
01:30:19,520 --> 01:30:24,480
Yeah, a few items, the appointment of Abigail Goldfarb to the Commission of homelessness

1092
01:30:24,480 --> 01:30:28,720
or Linda Aguilar to the Human Relations Commission.

1093
01:30:28,720 --> 01:30:33,600
Hi, I'll Robski to the Shadery Commission, Leslie Hartzel to the Planning Commission

1094
01:30:33,600 --> 01:30:37,920
and Richard Larry's to the noise hearing board.

1095
01:30:38,960 --> 01:30:42,240
Thank you. Any questions or comments from my colleagues?

1096
01:30:44,240 --> 01:30:46,240
Seeing none. Any comments from the public?

1097
01:30:47,520 --> 01:30:50,160
Seeing none. Please conduct the vote, Mr. Hendrix.

1098
01:30:51,120 --> 01:30:52,480
Ms. Gerlock? Yes.

1099
01:30:54,080 --> 01:30:55,360
Mr. Napoli? Yes.

1100
01:30:55,360 --> 01:30:56,480
The Santas? Yes.

1101
01:30:56,560 --> 01:30:57,680
Mr. Zuzugal? Yes.

1102
01:30:57,680 --> 01:30:58,880
Mr. Hendrix? Yes.

1103
01:30:58,880 --> 01:30:59,680
And Ms. Ava?

1104
01:31:01,520 --> 01:31:02,000
Yes.

1105
01:31:03,120 --> 01:31:03,520
Mr. Napoli?

1106
01:31:03,520 --> 01:31:04,560
Mr. Napoli?

1107
01:31:05,360 --> 01:31:05,920
Yes. Thank you.

1108
01:31:12,160 --> 01:31:13,200
Our 49.

1109
01:31:15,040 --> 01:31:19,360
Our 49 is a resolution calling on the Pennsylvania State Legislature

1110
01:31:19,360 --> 01:31:23,680
to raise the minimum wage and grant local wage control.

1111
01:31:26,480 --> 01:31:29,920
Any comments?

1112
01:31:31,200 --> 01:31:33,280
Questions from my colleagues? Ms. Gerlock?

1113
01:31:33,280 --> 01:31:36,880
Oh, yeah, just once again, I'd like to thank everyone for signing on to this.

1114
01:31:39,360 --> 01:31:46,000
I mean, as state rep Seagull said, you know, you never, it's hard to get things out

1115
01:31:46,000 --> 01:31:54,000
of committee and Harrisburg, but I think it is important for local bodies to again make statements

1116
01:31:54,800 --> 01:32:00,640
of support. We've got a working class city and our working class city deserves to thrive.

1117
01:32:00,640 --> 01:32:03,040
So, thank you for signing on to this.

1118
01:32:05,040 --> 01:32:06,240
Okay. Anybody else?

1119
01:32:07,840 --> 01:32:09,280
Any comments from the public?

1120
01:32:09,280 --> 01:32:11,760
You have a number of speakers that would like to speak to this.

1121
01:32:12,880 --> 01:32:13,200
Okay.

1122
01:32:14,240 --> 01:32:20,240
Just very quick comment. So, I think that your resolution is calling on the state legislature

1123
01:32:20,240 --> 01:32:23,760
to raise the minimum wage, which I think is absolutely commendable. I believe there's an additional

1124
01:32:23,760 --> 01:32:28,720
component to the resolution that calls for reduction in preemption for those of the,

1125
01:32:28,720 --> 01:32:33,920
that don't know preemption is when the state tells local municipalities that they can't do certain

1126
01:32:33,920 --> 01:32:40,240
things. And I think giving the Allotown City Council to power to establish a minimum wage for the

1127
01:32:40,240 --> 01:32:47,360
city of Allotown is good policy. I think that the state, make a further comment that as long as the

1128
01:32:47,360 --> 01:32:53,360
city council is issuing commentary related to a emanation of preemption. There's a lot of other things

1129
01:32:53,360 --> 01:32:58,960
that we'd like to see the state eliminate in terms of preemption particularly around gun laws.

1130
01:32:58,960 --> 01:33:05,600
So, I think city council for making this statement to our state legislature and encourage you to do more of it.

1131
01:33:05,600 --> 01:33:06,080
Thank you.

1132
01:33:07,440 --> 01:33:08,640
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

1133
01:33:08,640 --> 01:33:10,640
So, we have Suzy.

1134
01:33:11,520 --> 01:33:12,160
The last name.

1135
01:33:21,360 --> 01:33:22,080
Good evening.

1136
01:33:22,720 --> 01:33:29,440
Thank you for letting me speak President, Mayor, and controller. My name is Miss Suzy. I cook for

1137
01:33:29,440 --> 01:33:36,640
the public school system. And I've been a member of SEIU workers united for 26 years, which is our union

1138
01:33:36,640 --> 01:33:45,040
here in Allotown. I'm speaking in support of the HB-1150, the bill that will raise the minimum wage to

1139
01:33:45,040 --> 01:33:52,000
15 per hour and lift the preemption to communities like Allotown that they can make a

1140
01:33:52,000 --> 01:33:58,160
livable wage. I'm speaking in support of the resolution to call on the P.A. legislation

1141
01:33:58,160 --> 01:34:05,920
to pass this HB-1150. My brothers and sisters in union are not making a livable wage,

1142
01:34:05,920 --> 01:34:12,960
$10, $13 an hour. They don't have health care. My mother has worked in food service all over

1143
01:34:12,960 --> 01:34:23,920
life and still works in food service at the HB-76. She, I have been, she's been an absent parent

1144
01:34:23,920 --> 01:34:31,840
on my life working under these low wages, works every holiday, works every birthday, works every

1145
01:34:31,840 --> 01:34:40,480
christening, graduation, weekend, works all the time. She finally got two weeks vacation because she had

1146
01:34:40,480 --> 01:34:49,280
breast cancer. Imagine getting two weeks off because you might die. That's kind of sad. The

1147
01:34:49,280 --> 01:34:56,960
livable wage has been in a crisis for a long time. The community is family, families are dying

1148
01:34:56,960 --> 01:35:04,560
under the financial starvation of these low and unlivable wages where they're at. This is why we,

1149
01:35:04,560 --> 01:35:10,800
you, I'm so glad that you're practical, common sense. You've executed that tonight. Thank you for

1150
01:35:10,800 --> 01:35:17,520
having this on the agenda and letting me address the concern with everything around this.

1151
01:35:19,760 --> 01:35:26,000
And this is why we should support it. And as I sell the students that I feed, it's a no-brainer. So

1152
01:35:26,000 --> 01:35:30,320
I'll thank you so much for your common sense. And I yield the rest of my time and thank you for

1153
01:35:30,320 --> 01:35:41,120
your attention in this matter. Thank you. Anybody else wish to speak to this?

1154
01:35:41,120 --> 01:35:56,080
Hi. Yeah. Regina. Here you go. She's still here. Hello, my name's Regina Padilla. I'm Alan Thomas and I would

1155
01:35:56,080 --> 01:36:03,200
like to share my portion of reality. I'm not fond of sharing information regarding my finances,

1156
01:36:03,200 --> 01:36:09,280
but today I do find it necessary. I work for a local nonprofit, which absolutely feels my soul,

1157
01:36:09,280 --> 01:36:17,600
but I earn $29,000 a year. I pay 1050 a month for housing, which is over 56% of my income. And that doesn't

1158
01:36:17,600 --> 01:36:22,960
include the utilities that I pay. While I feed people for a living, I struggle to feed myself. I used to

1159
01:36:22,960 --> 01:36:32,160
receive snap benefits of $227 a month, but now I've been cut to $23.23. That is a dollar for

1160
01:36:32,160 --> 01:36:37,360
every year I've been born. I'm currently seeking a second job because full-time work simply isn't enough to

1161
01:36:37,360 --> 01:36:42,720
make ends meet. This isn't just my story. It's a story of thousands of my fellow residents in

1162
01:36:42,720 --> 01:36:47,920
Alan town. People who strive each and every day yet fall short. That's why I'm encouraging you to

1163
01:36:47,920 --> 01:36:54,080
back a minimum wage increase to $15 an hour. The minimum wage should not be set to $725,

1164
01:36:54,080 --> 01:37:00,240
in addition to being outdated. It's absolutely impossible to live on. A minimum wage of $15 is not

1165
01:37:00,800 --> 01:37:06,960
demanding luxury. It's about rent, groceries, and simply being able to breathe each month. That's

1166
01:37:06,960 --> 01:37:13,600
what the luxury of $15 offers. Some people will tell you that an increase in wages will hurt businesses,

1167
01:37:13,600 --> 01:37:18,000
but the fact is when workers earn more money. They spend more money in their own communities.

1168
01:37:18,000 --> 01:37:22,240
They support businesses right here in Alan town and they have a chance to thrive not just survive.

1169
01:37:23,280 --> 01:37:29,200
The people impacted the most by low wages or women, people of color and immigrants. The backbone of

1170
01:37:29,200 --> 01:37:35,520
our workforce. We want and deserve more. I'm asking you to be bold to lead and to stand up for workers

1171
01:37:35,520 --> 01:37:39,840
like me, who do the right things and cannot get ahead. That's why I'm encouraging you to back

1172
01:37:39,840 --> 01:37:44,480
this resolution that tells Harrisburg to raise the minimum wage to $15 and give a control of

1173
01:37:44,480 --> 01:37:51,840
future wage setting back to the city of Alan town. Thank you.

1174
01:38:00,320 --> 01:38:07,120
Good evening. I'm wanting to speak today in support of the race. The resolution, the current minimum

1175
01:38:07,120 --> 01:38:13,440
wage is not livable. I think we all are aware of that. My personal experience is I'm a type one

1176
01:38:13,440 --> 01:38:20,800
diabetic and my healthcare needs total over $6,000 per month just for diabetes, not counting the

1177
01:38:20,800 --> 01:38:28,000
two other chronic illnesses I have with a minimum wage job. There is no possible way I could cover

1178
01:38:28,000 --> 01:38:33,040
those expenses. I'm lucky enough to have Medicaid, but we'll see how much longer that lasts.

1179
01:38:33,520 --> 01:38:39,680
But a lot of people don't. A lot of people don't have access to healthcare and regardless of

1180
01:38:39,680 --> 01:38:45,680
that they should be making enough money to have that to have access to housing, healthcare, and food.

1181
01:38:46,720 --> 01:38:52,960
And not only does having such a low minimum wage restrict people's access to human rights,

1182
01:38:53,680 --> 01:38:59,200
it also negatively impacts the economy because when people aren't making money to even afford their rent,

1183
01:38:59,200 --> 01:39:03,920
they're certainly not spending money at local businesses. So I really urge you all to

1184
01:39:03,920 --> 01:39:07,680
vote yes on this resolution. Thank you. Thank you.

1185
01:39:10,960 --> 01:39:13,520
And Quinn Allen.

1186
01:39:21,920 --> 01:39:29,120
I have been in the work for us since I was 19. Consistently to make a living for myself.

1187
01:39:30,080 --> 01:39:39,360
And I will say, every time wages increased, so did the cost of everything else. On top of that,

1188
01:39:41,360 --> 01:39:49,200
every time wages increased, the employers, the upper management, always wants less people on the

1189
01:39:49,200 --> 01:40:01,440
floor, leaving one or two people to take care of 20 to 40 customers in line. And I'm working

1190
01:40:01,440 --> 01:40:15,440
that even today as a side job, which CC got a look, knows about, knows that place. And on top of all that,

1191
01:40:15,920 --> 01:40:25,040
and let's take a look at California right now, they increased minimum wage on fast food employees

1192
01:40:26,800 --> 01:40:37,440
to 20 bucks an hour. And many businesses either let people go or shut down the entire businesses,

1193
01:40:37,440 --> 01:40:43,840
they got a phone call that very next day after the implementation of the $20 an hour,

1194
01:40:44,400 --> 01:40:49,600
and caught off the entire crew and say, sorry, you don't have a job anymore, because

1195
01:40:51,280 --> 01:41:01,440
I cannot afford to pay that. So California, many Californians lost their jobs because of that.

1196
01:41:03,200 --> 01:41:12,560
So and this has been consistent, even five little years ago, when businesses were so desperate to

1197
01:41:12,560 --> 01:41:24,240
get employees due to the COVID, they increased their wages on their own to 15 bucks an hour,

1198
01:41:24,240 --> 01:41:35,840
15 dollars an hour at McDonald's. And so my big Mac meal went from $7 to like $10.

1199
01:41:35,840 --> 01:41:44,640
Because they would pay more, could they afford to pay the employees better? Oh yeah, absolutely,

1200
01:41:44,640 --> 01:41:53,200
absolutely, but that doesn't mean greed was stopped. And I'm sure that the government is making a lot

1201
01:41:53,200 --> 01:42:03,200
more money in taxes because of those increases between the buyers and the employees pay and the

1202
01:42:03,200 --> 01:42:14,480
big corporations. So that's all I say about that. Thank you. That's it. Okay,

1203
01:42:14,480 --> 01:42:22,160
sorry, I don't know if you would could talk to both. Okay, on the resolution. Mr. Napoli. Yes.

1204
01:42:23,440 --> 01:42:32,400
Miss Santas? Yes. Mr. Zuko? Yes. Mr. Henryx? Yes. Saffa? Yes. Emma's girl. Yes.

1205
01:42:33,440 --> 01:42:36,320
For example, she is a known A's. Thank you.

1206
01:42:36,720 --> 01:42:49,840
Are 50 of those is a submission of an application for a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the renovations of Ithaca Park?

1207
01:42:49,840 --> 01:42:58,320
Any comments, questions from my colleagues? Seeing none. Any comments from the public?

1208
01:42:59,600 --> 01:43:04,400
Seeing none, Mr. Henryx. Please conduct a vote. Miss Santas? Yes.

1209
01:43:04,480 --> 01:43:10,800
Mr. Zuko? Yes. Mr. Henryx? Yes. Saffa? Yes.

1210
01:43:11,440 --> 01:43:14,160
Mr. Garlock? Yes. Mr. Napoli? Yes.

1211
01:43:15,520 --> 01:43:19,760
Mr. President, that's the case. Thank you. Are 51.

1212
01:43:19,760 --> 01:43:25,280
Are 51 approves a submission of an application for a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Conservation

1213
01:43:25,280 --> 01:43:29,120
and Natural Resources for the construction of phase two of the MLK Trail?

1214
01:43:29,440 --> 01:43:39,200
Any questions or comments from my colleagues? Seeing none. Any comments from the public?

1215
01:43:41,760 --> 01:43:52,800
Yes. Please come forward. Just a question if I may to know where the plans for phase two would be listed.

1216
01:43:52,800 --> 01:44:02,080
Is that on the site for the city? Yes. If you could ask maybe to ignore a hard start.

1217
01:44:06,560 --> 01:44:16,800
Also to know or to request that those plans, which, you know, are however they're made public,

1218
01:44:16,800 --> 01:44:23,760
that they are shared widely with the community, especially because large amounts of funds go to that area.

1219
01:44:23,760 --> 01:44:31,360
And I'm expressing that, especially because as many of you probably know, that was the area before

1220
01:44:31,360 --> 01:44:37,360
gentrification of a number of black owned businesses, homes in the African-American community,

1221
01:44:37,360 --> 01:44:44,800
formerly known as Lauren Street, so our community would continue to have a great interest in how that's developed.

1222
01:44:44,800 --> 01:44:52,800
And I know a lot of times the developments happen, and then they're made public or the decisions are then made public afterwards.

1223
01:44:52,800 --> 01:44:56,160
So I would just like to know any ways that those could be made more public,

1224
01:44:57,040 --> 01:45:00,720
one suggestion might be for someone like myself.

1225
01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:03,200
Let's hear what you wrote the letter. So here in City Council on eine really regular basisOrderrise

1226
01:45:03,200 --> 01:45:10,560
to me, if those could be wa shared at the front information desk and if that can also be put on

1227
01:45:10,560 --> 01:45:14,600
the social media and then I also want to commend you know, obviously when those things are

1228
01:45:14,600 --> 01:45:20,040
shared, that way it's very helpful. To ask that the interests and involved community because

1229
01:45:20,040 --> 01:45:24,940
it gives us an opportunity to see it even if we're not already linked in to those committees.

1230
01:45:24,940 --> 01:45:29,640
So thanks very much for your attention to the many times that that has been done.

1231
01:45:29,640 --> 01:45:30,640
Thanks.

1232
01:45:30,640 --> 01:45:32,140
Thank you for your comments.

1233
01:45:32,140 --> 01:45:34,740
I just fully know it's here and did hear them in.

1234
01:45:34,740 --> 01:45:39,340
I'm sure she will follow through on that.

1235
01:45:39,340 --> 01:45:42,340
Anybody else?

1236
01:45:42,340 --> 01:45:44,440
Mr. Hanlin, connect the vote.

1237
01:45:44,440 --> 01:45:45,240
Mr. Zootball.

1238
01:45:45,240 --> 01:45:45,740
Yes.

1239
01:45:45,740 --> 01:45:46,540
Mr. Hendrix.

1240
01:45:46,540 --> 01:45:47,540
Yes.

1241
01:45:47,540 --> 01:45:49,740
Ms. Afa.

1242
01:45:49,740 --> 01:45:50,740
Yes.

1243
01:45:50,740 --> 01:45:51,540
It's girl out.

1244
01:45:51,540 --> 01:45:52,340
Yes.

1245
01:45:52,340 --> 01:45:53,140
She's an athlete.

1246
01:45:53,140 --> 01:45:53,740
Yes.

1247
01:45:53,740 --> 01:45:54,540
Ms. Santos.

1248
01:45:54,540 --> 01:45:56,140
Yes.

1249
01:45:56,140 --> 01:45:58,340
She's very active in New News.

1250
01:45:58,340 --> 01:45:58,740
Thank you.

1251
01:45:58,740 --> 01:46:00,940
R51.

1252
01:46:00,940 --> 01:46:01,940
Sir?

1253
01:46:01,940 --> 01:46:02,940
Sir.

1254
01:46:02,940 --> 01:46:04,940
Thank you.

1255
01:46:04,940 --> 01:46:05,940
Sir.

1256
01:46:05,940 --> 01:46:06,940
Sir.

1257
01:46:06,940 --> 01:46:08,940
I'm sorry.

1258
01:46:08,940 --> 01:46:10,940
Yes.

1259
01:46:10,940 --> 01:46:12,940
I'm sorry.

1260
01:46:12,940 --> 01:46:13,940
I'm sorry.

1261
01:46:13,940 --> 01:46:14,940
Yes, sir.

1262
01:46:14,940 --> 01:46:15,940
I'm sorry.

1263
01:46:15,940 --> 01:46:16,940
Yes.

1264
01:46:16,940 --> 01:46:17,940
I'm sorry.

1265
01:46:17,940 --> 01:46:18,940
I'm sorry.

1266
01:46:18,940 --> 01:46:19,940
Yes.

1267
01:46:19,940 --> 01:46:20,940
Sorry.

1268
01:46:20,940 --> 01:46:21,940
Yes.

1269
01:46:21,940 --> 01:46:22,940
Yes.

1270
01:46:22,940 --> 01:46:23,940
Yes.

1271
01:46:23,940 --> 01:46:25,940
This is for introduction.

1272
01:46:25,940 --> 01:46:26,940
This is for introduction.

1273
01:46:26,940 --> 01:46:31,940
The first one is in amending the 2025 grant funds to provide for a supplemental

1274
01:46:31,940 --> 01:46:35,940
appropriation of $1 million from the State Office of Budget redevelopment assistance

1275
01:46:35,940 --> 01:46:41,940
capital projects funds are passed to grant for a secret press call.

1276
01:46:41,940 --> 01:46:42,940
Good.

1277
01:46:42,940 --> 01:46:48,940
Any comments from the public?

1278
01:46:48,940 --> 01:46:52,940
Seeing that this will go to.

1279
01:46:52,940 --> 01:46:57,940
I'll be Miss Moira.

1280
01:46:57,940 --> 01:47:00,940
Bill 38.

1281
01:47:00,940 --> 01:47:01,940
Bill 38.

1282
01:47:01,940 --> 01:47:05,940
Bill 38 amends the 2025 grant fund.

1283
01:47:05,940 --> 01:47:10,940
Budgets provide for a supplemental appropriation of $400,000.

1284
01:47:10,940 --> 01:47:16,940
Funds are passed to grant that will support the lease athletic leave.

1285
01:47:16,940 --> 01:47:17,940
Thank you.

1286
01:47:17,940 --> 01:47:20,940
Any comments from the public?

1287
01:47:20,940 --> 01:47:24,940
Seeing that this will go to Miss Athos committee.

1288
01:47:24,940 --> 01:47:25,940
Yeah.

1289
01:47:25,940 --> 01:47:26,940
Thank you, President.

1290
01:47:26,940 --> 01:47:27,940
You're welcome.

1291
01:47:27,940 --> 01:47:28,940
Bill 39.

1292
01:47:28,940 --> 01:47:34,940
Bill 39 is an ordinance that provides for the expenditure of federal funds for the purpose

1293
01:47:34,940 --> 01:47:40,940
of undertaking programs of housing and community development.

1294
01:47:40,940 --> 01:47:45,940
Any comments from the public?

1295
01:47:45,940 --> 01:47:49,940
Seeing that this will likewise go to Miss Moira?

1296
01:47:49,940 --> 01:47:51,940
That's not fair.

1297
01:47:51,940 --> 01:47:52,940
Bill 40.

1298
01:47:52,940 --> 01:47:59,940
Bill 40 amends the 2025 general fund budget for a supplemental appropriation of $15,000 from the Commonwealth

1299
01:47:59,940 --> 01:48:04,940
to the Allen Town Pirate EMS Department for training women.

1300
01:48:04,940 --> 01:48:06,940
Thank you, Mr. Halman.

1301
01:48:06,940 --> 01:48:08,940
Any comments from the public?

1302
01:48:08,940 --> 01:48:11,940
Seeing that this will go to your committee?

1303
01:48:11,940 --> 01:48:14,940
Councilwoman Miss Athos.

1304
01:48:14,940 --> 01:48:15,940
Yes.

1305
01:48:15,940 --> 01:48:16,940
Thank you.

1306
01:48:16,940 --> 01:48:17,940
That's great.

1307
01:48:17,940 --> 01:48:18,940
Bill 41.

1308
01:48:18,940 --> 01:48:20,940
Bill 41 amends the 2025.

1309
01:48:20,940 --> 01:48:25,940
Gofund budgets will accommodate a reorganization within the fund.

1310
01:48:25,940 --> 01:48:29,940
Any comments from the public?

1311
01:48:29,940 --> 01:48:30,940
Seeing none.

1312
01:48:30,940 --> 01:48:32,940
This will go to your committee.

1313
01:48:32,940 --> 01:48:33,940
Miss Gerler.

1314
01:48:33,940 --> 01:48:34,940
Thank you.

1315
01:48:37,940 --> 01:48:38,940
Bill 42.

1316
01:48:38,940 --> 01:48:43,940
Bill 42 amends the civil service board rules governing the appointment of promotion

1317
01:48:43,940 --> 01:48:46,940
of police officers and firefighters.

1318
01:48:46,940 --> 01:48:47,940
Thank you.

1319
01:48:47,940 --> 01:48:49,940
The comments from the public?

1320
01:48:49,940 --> 01:48:50,940
Seeing none.

1321
01:48:50,940 --> 01:48:55,940
This will go to councilwoman Miss Athos.

1322
01:48:55,940 --> 01:48:57,940
Thank you, Mr. President.

1323
01:48:57,940 --> 01:48:58,940
You're welcome.

1324
01:48:58,940 --> 01:48:59,940
Bill 43.

1325
01:48:59,940 --> 01:49:01,940
Bill 43 amends the 2025.

1326
01:49:01,940 --> 01:49:07,940
Grant's funds to provide for a supplemental appropriation of $1,000,000 from the state and, again,

1327
01:49:07,940 --> 01:49:11,940
this is the past of grant of support BD ministries.

1328
01:49:11,940 --> 01:49:12,940
Thank you.

1329
01:49:12,940 --> 01:49:15,940
Any comments from the public?

1330
01:49:15,940 --> 01:49:16,940
Seeing none.

1331
01:49:16,940 --> 01:49:21,940
This will go to councilwoman Miss motor also.

1332
01:49:21,940 --> 01:49:25,940
Moving on to resolutions for introduction.

1333
01:49:25,940 --> 01:49:31,940
Our 52 is a resolution that establishes a special committee to work with the police department

1334
01:49:31,940 --> 01:49:35,940
to review and develop community policing.

1335
01:49:35,940 --> 01:49:38,940
Any comments from the public?

1336
01:49:39,940 --> 01:49:40,940
If I can.

1337
01:49:40,940 --> 01:49:42,940
Mr. Hunt comes up.

1338
01:49:42,940 --> 01:49:43,940
President.

1339
01:49:43,940 --> 01:49:46,940
This is you have the option to vote when these.

1340
01:49:46,940 --> 01:49:47,940
Right now.

1341
01:49:47,940 --> 01:49:51,940
I think that you'd voting now would just accelerate the development of that committee.

1342
01:49:51,940 --> 01:49:54,940
Allow that work to get started sooner rather than later.

1343
01:49:54,940 --> 01:49:57,940
I'm fine with that.

1344
01:49:57,940 --> 01:49:58,940
I would just say this.

1345
01:49:58,940 --> 01:49:59,940
Miss.

1346
01:49:59,940 --> 01:50:03,940
Miss motor was the sponsor of this and was thinking that it would go to committee.

1347
01:50:04,940 --> 01:50:07,940
Any lighters are not being heard tonight.

1348
01:50:07,940 --> 01:50:11,940
I would rather not the driver of that.

1349
01:50:11,940 --> 01:50:15,940
That's okay.

1350
01:50:15,940 --> 01:50:16,940
Okay.

1351
01:50:16,940 --> 01:50:21,940
So this will go to Miss motor's committee.

1352
01:50:21,940 --> 01:50:22,940
Anything.

1353
01:50:22,940 --> 01:50:23,940
I think it goes to.

1354
01:50:23,940 --> 01:50:26,940
I think that may go to my committee.

1355
01:50:26,940 --> 01:50:27,940
Yes.

1356
01:50:27,940 --> 01:50:28,940
Public safety.

1357
01:50:28,940 --> 01:50:29,940
I'm sorry.

1358
01:50:29,940 --> 01:50:30,940
Miss.

1359
01:50:30,940 --> 01:50:31,940
You're right.

1360
01:50:31,940 --> 01:50:32,940
Yeah.

1361
01:50:33,940 --> 01:50:34,940
Once again.

1362
01:50:34,940 --> 01:50:35,940
Not my committee.

1363
01:50:35,940 --> 01:50:36,940
Okay.

1364
01:50:36,940 --> 01:50:38,940
I defer to you.

1365
01:50:38,940 --> 01:50:41,940
Anything for good and welfare.

1366
01:50:41,940 --> 01:50:42,940
Okay.

1367
01:50:42,940 --> 01:50:44,940
Excuse the adjourn.