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in real life good evening everyone thank
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you for joining our regularly scheduled
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uh court of common council meeting for
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today october 12th 2021 uh my name is
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councilman tj clark i'm serving i serve
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as the major majority leader and i will
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be presiding over our city council
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meeting tonight uh we are broadcasting
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live on uh comcast
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channel 96
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as well as uh frontier
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uh six six zero nine
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and as well as on all of our harford
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public access tv's social media site and
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their website we are here uh with my
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steam colleagues councilman james
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sanchez uh councilwoman shirley surgeon
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councilwoman marilyn rossetti councilman
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john gail uh and
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that is all that we have here today
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uh and so uh with
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no no other business um to discuss right
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now mr clerk can you please call the
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roll
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councilwoman bermudez
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councilman clark here
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councilman gayle here
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councilman lebron
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councilman mitchum
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councilwoman rosado
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councilman rosetti here
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councilman sanchez
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president
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council and surgeon here
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you have a quorum
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thank you mr clerk and now our uh city
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clerk will lead us in the pledge of
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allegiance
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i pledge allegiance to the flag
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of the united states of america
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and to the republic
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for which it stands one nation under god
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indivisible with liberty and justice for
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all
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thank you mr clerk uh cosmo sanchez you
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have the floor
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thank you and good evening everyone and
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through you uh uh mr president i'd like
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to make a motion to approve the minutes
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of september 27 2021's uh meeting
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second
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the motion is made by councilman sanchez
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and it's been seconded by council miguel
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any discussions
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any discussions uh hearing none mr clerk
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can you please call the role
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councilman clark
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yes
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councilman gail yes
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councilwoman rosetti
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councilman rosetti
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yes
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councilman sanchez
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yes
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comes from surgeon
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yes
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motion pass
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thank you mr clerk uh councilman sanchez
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you have the floor
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yes i'd like to uh through you council
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president i'd like to make a uh
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motion to refer the following items
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3.1
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3.2 to the operation management budget
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and budget and government accountability
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committee and to the planning and
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planning and zoning commission
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the public hearing will be held on
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monday october 18th
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2021
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uh item
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number 3.8
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to the operation management budget and
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government accountability committee
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now before i continue i will read out
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what those items are
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3.1
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and
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3.2 go back here
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this uh mayor brolin is with a company
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resolution authorizing the mayor subject
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to review and approval of a term sheet
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for the project
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yes sir i'm sorry i just have to enter
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juggle point of order uh we actually
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went out of order uh on our agenda uh so
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if you could just withdraw your motion
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and so that we can begin with the uh
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consented items on the consent calendar
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i withdraw my motion uh for the
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referrals
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thank you uh any objection
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saying done all right councilman you may
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call the
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call the order for consent item
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go to councilman sanchez
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okay so
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so just for clarification i will repeat
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my motion uh to put the following items
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on the consent calendar is that correct
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yes okay contain a motion for
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consent calendar items
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okay
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so the consent item are 3.1
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and uh i will read those no sir no sorry
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um on the
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on the list the consent calendar starts
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with 3.3
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my apologies that's okay
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so the so the items are
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3.3
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3.4
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3.5
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4.2
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4.3
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4.4
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4.5
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4.6
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4.7
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4.8
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and 5.1
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second
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it's been probably the motion has been
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made in property second uh
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on consent calendar items that were
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called any discussion on the consent out
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calendar items and discussion uh hearing
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none uh mr clerk can you please call the
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role
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councilman clark
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yes
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councilman gayle yes
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councilman rosetti
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yes
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councilman sanchez
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yes
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councilman surgeon yes
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motion pass
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thank you mr clerk councilman sanchez
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now on the referral items okay thank you
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and through you council president i'd
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like to refer the following items and
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make a motion to refer the following
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items
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3.1 and 3.2
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to the operation management budget and
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government accountability committee and
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to the planning and zoning commission uh
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for public hearing monday october 18
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2021
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second
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motion has been made in property second
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to refer
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uh items 3.1 and 3.2
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um
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but i'm not necessarily sure we should
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just do separate motions you can
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continue on the rest of the referral
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items
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okay so i just want to uh clarify that
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3.1 is a resolution by mayor
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bronin
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with um authorizing the mayor subject to
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review and approval of a term sheet for
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the project to enter into a purchase and
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sales agreement and ground lease with
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the development team of wonder works
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construction corporation of 275 pearl
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street
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the 3.2 is mayor broner with a company
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resolution authorizing the mayor subject
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to review and approval of a term sheet
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for the project to enter into a
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development agreement and ground lease
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with the development team of wonder
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works construction corp of 525 main
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street and lease slash sale for 17 and
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21 wellspring
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you can continue with the rest of the
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referral items we can take them all at
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one time
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thank you
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i'd like to make motion to refer the
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following item of 3.8 to the operation
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management budget and government
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accountability committee
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and 3.8 is
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uh mayor broner with a company
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resolution authorizing to make the
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following transfers from the uncommitted
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fiscal year 2021 budget surplus for the
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board of education
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uh like to make a motion
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i'm just going to continue on with the
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motions that find the council president
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that's right you don't have to continue
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to make a motion you can just continue
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on reading the referral right okay
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um the following items are 3.9 and 7.2
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to the planning economic development and
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housing committee uh those items are
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3.9 mary broner with a company
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resolution confirming the appointment of
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los caderon to the housing authority and
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scroll down
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and
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resolution
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authorizing the creation implementation
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of a south metals area redevelopment
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task force smart
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following item 3.10 and 7.1 to the
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health and human services committee
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3.10
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is a more is a
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mayor's bonus with accompanying
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resolution authorizing and empowered to
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enter into a memorandum of understanding
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the mou with harford healthcare
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just scrolling down here
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and
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resolution um that urges the department
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of health and human services the
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department of public works and other
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department in using existing completed
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research of
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753.7
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nm uv-c lighting for an added extra
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level of disinfection
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and we'll continue with the
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item 3.7 to the committee of the whole
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that item
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mayor brown with accompanying resolution
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confirming the appointment of
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client
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kelly
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as the first troubadour of the city of
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harper and leo
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marie syaz as the first flow artist of
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the city of hartford
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and that completes that motion
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i'll second it
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all right motion has been made and
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properly second uh on all the referral
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items that were uh read by councilman
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sanchez any discussion on these referral
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items
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and just want to make a point of
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clarification items three point one and
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three point two is going to planning as
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well and because of the fact that it's
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uh requires a 824 review uh per
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connecticut general statues
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a discussion on the matter uh
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saying none mr clerking please call the
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roll
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councilman clark
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yes
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councilman gail yes
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councilman mitchum
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yes
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councilman rosado
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i'm sorry councilwoman rosetti
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yes
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councilman sanchez yes
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councilwoman surgeon
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yes
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motion pass
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thank you
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councilman uh mitch jim good to see you
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uh councilman sanchez you have the floor
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yes and through you uh uh council
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president i i'd like to make a motion to
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postpone the following item until
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october 25 21 and those are
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uh 4.1 and 6.1
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second
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the motion has been made second to
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postpone items 4.1 to 6.1 any
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discussions any discussions uh any
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discussions uh hearing mr clerking
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please call the role councilman clark
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yes
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councilman gayle yes
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councilman mitchell
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yes
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councilwoman rosetti
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yes councilman sanchez yes
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council woman surgeon yes motion pass
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thank you uh mr clerk uh councilman
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sanchez you have before yes i'd like to
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make a motion to enter into executive
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session for the item um of 3.6
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which is
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mayor broden with company resolution a
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proving settlement of the tammy kenny
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versus city harford
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second
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motion has been made and probably second
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to enter into executive session any
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discussions
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uh hearing none mr clerking please call
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the role councilman clark yes
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councilman gail yes
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councilman mitchdom yes
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councilwoman rosetti
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yes
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councilman sanchez yes
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councilwoman surgeon yes motion pass
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thank you mr clerk um for those that are
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viewing are viewing a
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health meeting the council will now
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enter to an executive session you can
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feel free to stay on until we get done
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but now the council will stand at ease
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as we enter into executive session
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you um mr president i'd like to make a
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motion to reconvene from executive
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session
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second
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has been made in property
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second in discussion
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uh hearing none mr clerk can you please
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call the roll
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husband clark yes
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councilman gayle yes
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councilman yes
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councilwoman rosetti yes councilman
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sanchez
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yes
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councilwoman surgeon yes motion pass
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thank you mr clerk councilman sanchez
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yes i'd like to make a motion to
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place on action item 3.6
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second
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ocean has been mainly property second to
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take action on uh
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his settlement offer of 3.6 which was an
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executive session any discussion any
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discussion
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uh seeing none mr kirk can you please
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call the role
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huntsman clark yes councilman gail yes
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councilman mitchell yes
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councilman woman rosetti yes councilman
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sanchez yes councilwoman surgeon yes
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motion pass
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all right thank you very much uh seeing
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that we have no other business to
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discuss uh this council meeting is now
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adjourned thank you very much for tuning
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in uh we wish you a farewell please
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continue to stay safe stay healthy get
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tested get vaccinated if you choose to
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and we'll see you next time have a good
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evening good night good night good night