1
00:00:05,894 --> 00:00:07,914
[clears throat]

2
00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:15,360
Roll call for the city council meeting
of Wednesday, September 2nd at 9:00 a.m.

3
00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:16,800
Council members Titus
>> here.

4
00:00:15,759 --> 00:00:19,039
» Brzinski
>> present.

5
00:00:17,359 --> 00:00:20,400
» Flores.
>> Horton

6
00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:21,359
» here.
>> Paul

7
00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:22,400
» here.
>> Shaw

8
00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:26,119
» here.
>> Troop

9
00:00:23,119 --> 00:00:26,119
» yes.

10
00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:32,719
» We had a little bit of a a spill issue.
So, we're going to just have to grab a

11
00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:36,160
towel. Okay.
>> All right. Pay no attention to what's

12
00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:39,360
happening behind the curtain on the left
of stage.

13
00:00:38,645 --> 00:00:44,960
[laughter]
>> Um, we will go ahead and stand for the

14
00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:51,039
pledge of allegiance. Uh, starting with
a moment of silence.

15
00:00:46,879 --> 00:00:58,079
» Dr. Titus, if I may. Um, thank you. I
would, uh, to think of today uh, Sister

16
00:00:54,800 --> 00:01:09,280
Maria Assumpta Rousa, Sisters of St.
Joseph who was 89 years old and she had

17
00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:17,360
passed away August 31st in her 70th year
of religious life. So um that's

18
00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:26,720
remarkable service and uh a friend Pete
Griswinsky who passed away on Sunday uh

19
00:01:22,799 --> 00:01:32,159
or Saturday night of uh accident on a
ebike in West Springfield. And for the

20
00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:36,759
driver as well because that's a
nightmare. Thank you.

21
00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:36,759
» Thank you.

22
00:01:44,799 --> 00:01:54,799
I aliance to the flag of the United
States of America and to the republic

23
00:01:51,680 --> 00:02:01,640
for which it stands. One nation under
God, indivisible, with liberty and

24
00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:01,640
justice for all.

25
00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:10,800
Motion to accept the minutes from the
August 19th city council meeting and

26
00:02:08,399 --> 00:02:14,959
bills for payment on September 4th and
11th, 2026. Members Brzinski,

27
00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:16,239
» yes.
>> Flores,

28
00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:17,280
» yes.
>> Horton,

29
00:02:16,879 --> 00:02:18,160
» yes.
>> Pull,

30
00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:19,120
» yes.
>> Sha,

31
00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:20,080
» yes.
>> Troop,

32
00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:23,720
» yes.
>> Titus,

33
00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,720
» yes.

34
00:02:24,879 --> 00:02:35,519
» So, I believe there are no presentations
this morning. Um, is there anybody here

35
00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:39,319
to speak on a repository sale?
>> Come up to the microphone.

36
00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:46,560
» Sir, if you're when you're finished,
could you go into the clerk's office and

37
00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:48,000
give her a copy of your license?
>> Of course.

38
00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:51,920
» Thank you.
>> And there should be a list of questions

39
00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:55,519
that that are up at the podium there. Y
and those are the questions that we if

40
00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:58,879
you could read those and then just uh
answer those for us. But if you wanted

41
00:02:56,879 --> 00:03:01,840
to just say your name and then the
address of the property as well.

42
00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:09,120
» Okay.
>> I'm Cristiano Ferrari. I'm from Las

43
00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:16,400
Vegas and uh my company is CJ Ferrari.
Um I

44
00:03:12,319 --> 00:03:22,959
p I actually started the purchase of six
vacant lots and one uh duplex

45
00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:30,560
um couple weeks ago and that's why I was
called here. So the first uh question is

46
00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:38,799
is the property vacant or does it have a
structure on it? So supposedly be six

47
00:03:34,640 --> 00:03:45,840
vacant lots but uh few of them have some
kind of structure on it probably from

48
00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:52,400
the previous owner as a background uh
backyard uh some playgrounds. So few of

49
00:03:49,760 --> 00:04:00,319
them have that and three four of them
have nothing just threes and a high

50
00:03:55,280 --> 00:04:08,400
grass. Uh and one has a duplex on it.
Okay. My plans and intentions for the

51
00:04:04,159 --> 00:04:14,480
properties. So the last year I've been
um

52
00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:20,560
really uh uh merging to
tax property sales. So I've been

53
00:04:17,280 --> 00:04:26,000
studying a lot about this and uh my
understanding is not everybody knows

54
00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:32,639
about the how the the the properties are
being sold the repository list and my

55
00:04:28,639 --> 00:04:38,400
intention of course it's uh um towards
profit but also brings the properties

56
00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:44,479
back to the productive use right u
responsible ownership paying taxes and

57
00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:51,040
maintaining the lots and developing
whatever I can do to help the city also

58
00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:57,840
grows. So that's my my intention. Uh the
condition the properties are in they're

59
00:04:53,040 --> 00:05:03,759
vary right ones have a big grass. I have
the pictures. I visited myself the last

60
00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:12,160
uh probably year. I've been in Erie
seven times already. I can fly in um in

61
00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:17,600
one day. It's a 4-hour flight. So I I
can if anything that needs to be done,

62
00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:22,720
I'll be here in one day or or something
like that. Uh

63
00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:29,520
do I live near the property? No, I live
in Las Vegas, but again, it's a 4-hour

64
00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:36,639
flight. I came yesterday uh um night and
uh I'm flying today. Um how I'm going to

65
00:05:33,919 --> 00:05:44,479
provide maintenance of the property. So,
um, the last I I also already have a

66
00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:52,800
property near on East 22nd which I
purchased on a judicial sale and got

67
00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:58,160
granted the deed couple weeks ago and uh
I'm maintaining the property with uh a

68
00:05:55,520 --> 00:06:02,800
relationship that I already made with a
real estate agent, some companies, the

69
00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:11,440
construction companies that you know
have providing services. So that's my um

70
00:06:07,919 --> 00:06:16,479
basic my my relationship group and and
growing moving forward. If this uh it's

71
00:06:14,479 --> 00:06:23,039
something that I'm I'm going to be able
to do in in in Erie um I'm going to have

72
00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:29,759
this people around and and partners to
work with. Okay.

73
00:06:26,479 --> 00:06:36,319
And uh have you confirmed that any plans
made for the property comply with all

74
00:06:32,319 --> 00:06:40,720
codes? So we um me and my wife that
basically do the all the researches. We

75
00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:46,759
called the zoning department. We called
everybody and the information was that

76
00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:52,479
any that's nothing uh that
[clears throat] doesn't uh uh allowed us

77
00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:58,560
to build or any violation on anything
yet. Okay. But if we got granted, then

78
00:06:56,880 --> 00:07:02,880
of course we're going to have to go
through the process and see what uh what

79
00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:08,160
it needs to be done to bring it up back
to code

80
00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:12,560
and uh yeah. No, I didn't have any code
valuation in the last three years.

81
00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:17,520
» Okay. Go ahead, council. Sorry.
>> Um I have a question. You said that one

82
00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:21,280
of the um prop well one of the I don't
know one of them is a duplex. Do you

83
00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:25,520
have renters living there currently or
is it a vacant?

84
00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:30,560
» So that's the problem. I didn't want to
step in. So, the only thing I did, I

85
00:07:27,919 --> 00:07:35,599
took pictures on the sides. It looks
empty, but I also I saw a cat on the

86
00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:41,360
window and I saw some belonging. And
that's my questions like is that any way

87
00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:46,639
that I can ask somebody to verify
there's anybody living there? How that

88
00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:53,840
works?
Well, if it's on for the sale up on the

89
00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:57,440
repository sales, it should be vacant
from

90
00:07:54,560 --> 00:08:00,800
» It doesn't look it. Yeah.
>> Are you able to give us the address?

91
00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:06,360
» Do you have the address for that?
>> 112 11:22 Wayne Street.

92
00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:14,080
» So, I I again, I went there. I look
around. I didn't want to, you know, try

93
00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:18,160
to open any doors or anything like that
because I know that's

94
00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:21,840
» counselor Flores, Dr. Titus.
>> Yes.

95
00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:25,120
» Uh just because it's on the repository
uh sale does not mean uh that it's

96
00:08:24,479 --> 00:08:28,560
vacant.
>> The landlord could be losing.

97
00:08:26,479 --> 00:08:33,519
» Well, even if there's not a lease
agreement, you just don't know who's

98
00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:40,159
living there or or squatted or you we we
just don't know. Uh if it's a someone

99
00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:45,920
could have may be deceased and it could
be a family member uh that's been served

100
00:08:42,959 --> 00:08:50,160
notice notice notice. Uh but we you
almost have to send somebody out and

101
00:08:47,680 --> 00:08:53,760
make sure that nobody lives there or
nobody's there.

102
00:08:51,519 --> 00:08:58,320
» Put a point on that. I've been doing
this in the last six months and I've

103
00:08:55,519 --> 00:09:03,279
encountered some situations also that
when you buy from the repository there

104
00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:08,480
still people living in it because many
factors could be applied as as a you

105
00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:14,160
know somebody to seize or nobody knows
about that property and yeah

106
00:09:11,519 --> 00:09:19,040
» but I don't have the the way to knock
the door so if you guys can help me out

107
00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:23,680
» if you just leave the address and make
sure our clerk has it someone from our

108
00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:28,000
I'm Sure, we can send someone out from
our code enforcement. They probably, and

109
00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:32,959
if it's on the repository sale, I would
I would go out on a limb and say that

110
00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:40,240
they already have extensive records uh
of of trying to make contact uh with

111
00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:45,200
someone uh which still uh which still
doesn't mean that someone hasn't taken

112
00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:47,920
residency. Yeah. As to your point,
>> of course. Yeah.

113
00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:52,959
» And [clears throat] who is the person
that I can't contact or I somebody

114
00:09:50,399 --> 00:09:56,399
contact me? how that works.
>> We we'll get your contact information um

115
00:09:55,200 --> 00:10:00,320
after. We'll have you go fill out
information with the clerk's office and

116
00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:03,360
then um we'll do some internal
discussion around this too. So, no, we

117
00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:06,399
won't vote on anything [snorts] today.
So, there's still information has to go

118
00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:07,519
with council and then we'll get some
back to you.

119
00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:10,880
» Okay.
>> And I just have one more question. You

120
00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:13,360
said that you do own a property in the
city that you have tenants as of a few

121
00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:15,360
weeks.
>> No, it's a vacant lot.

122
00:10:14,560 --> 00:10:19,680
» Oh, so it's a vacant.
>> It's East 22nd Street.

123
00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:23,920
» East which I purchased on the judicial
sale. the last judicial show in uh

124
00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:28,320
January.
>> Uh what's that address if I may inquire

125
00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:32,720
on 22nd Street? I know it's not a
structure there, but what was the

126
00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:37,519
» address to it? Um let me get
>> what's the adjoining, you know, is it

127
00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:43,519
between German and Holland is my
interest. I have the parcel number and I

128
00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:48,800
have the the the address the next door
which

129
00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:53,680
» uh the the owner of that house it was
the owner of the property as well and

130
00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:57,440
both properties went to judicial
>> if

131
00:10:54,160 --> 00:11:02,399
» but he he he paid it back the house. So
>> if you if you would just pro provide the

132
00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:06,560
address for that way I can I know I can
tell you what block it is or the block

133
00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:11,760
that I'm interested in. The block I'm
more interested in. It's probably the 2

134
00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:15,519
to 300 block or the 3 to 400. I mean
excuse me the one to 200 block.

135
00:11:13,839 --> 00:11:18,320
» Actually I think it's the 2 to 300
block.

136
00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:22,320
» So the properties
>> quite a few vacant lots there and we own

137
00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:24,880
quite a few of them through our land
bank. So

138
00:11:23,680 --> 00:11:29,440
» for redevelopment
>> 1253 East 22nd.

139
00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:31,440
» Okay. So that's
>> next to the corner.

140
00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:37,040
» Mhm.
>> Which the old the old owner was Jeffrey.

141
00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:42,800
» I know exactly. And it's over by
Mckenley Park or Pennsylvania Avenue I

142
00:11:40,079 --> 00:11:46,000
think is or Brandis is the 1200 block
over there. It's a park not far from the

143
00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:48,800
park there.
>> Yeah. It's a park

144
00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:53,839
» in the school. Mckenley. It's I know
exactly where you're talking about.

145
00:11:51,279 --> 00:11:58,240
Yes,
>> sir. Did you say you just put the bids

146
00:11:56,480 --> 00:12:00,240
in on these properties?
>> Yes.

147
00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:04,000
» I don't think that we've gotten the
information yet to to have council

148
00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:08,800
review it.
>> Yes, I got this list from Pamela.

149
00:12:08,399 --> 00:12:11,519
» Okay.
>> And that's the reason I'm here.

150
00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:19,040
» Okay.
>> So, this is uh

151
00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:21,360
I started this uh two weeks, three weeks
ago. two weeks ago.

152
00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:26,040
» All right.
>> Yeah. And then they should send me the

153
00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:33,120
» So, we will follow up, make sure that
we've got the applications that have

154
00:12:30,560 --> 00:12:37,760
been completed. Um, and then we can be
in touch once we get that information uh

155
00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:40,240
» here as council, but we won't vote on
anything today. We still have to look at

156
00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:46,000
all the packets,
>> of course. Yeah. And I also

157
00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:49,000
I also have all the receipts that the
the the

158
00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:54,240
Oops.
So, all the payments that I already did.

159
00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:58,480
» Okay.
>> So, if any Okay.

160
00:12:56,800 --> 00:13:01,120
» We'll have our clerk in the clerk's
office take copies of everything for

161
00:12:59,920 --> 00:13:05,600
you. You can just walk right through the
door. She's in there. Thank you so much.

162
00:13:04,560 --> 00:13:07,600
» Right [clears throat] through that door.
>> Yeah.

163
00:13:06,399 --> 00:13:13,279
» Thank you. Thank you,
>> Dr. Titus. I just want to enter into the

164
00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:18,560
record, too, because the duplex you have
a situation where uh it may be someone

165
00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:23,600
living in one and not the other. where
they both could be occupied or

166
00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:29,440
unoccupied and I just want that to be
duly noted as well.

167
00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:32,399
» We'll loop back with um
with the administration make sure that

168
00:13:30,560 --> 00:13:36,320
we we go especially over with code and
have that checked out. Thank you. Is

169
00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:41,600
there anybody else here for repository
sale? Anyone else here to speak on a

170
00:13:39,279 --> 00:13:48,000
repository sale?
Anyone else to speak on repository sale?

171
00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:52,639
Okay. At this time then we will move
into uh public comment. Um so when you

172
00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:57,040
come up to the podium make sure that you
are signing in uh that's over here this

173
00:13:55,120 --> 00:14:01,040
little desk over here printing your name
clearly and that you when you come up to

174
00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:05,040
the podium you state your name clearly
and the municipality in which you reside

175
00:14:02,959 --> 00:14:08,560
and note that you will have 5 minutes.
We will have a timer go off so please be

176
00:14:06,959 --> 00:14:14,600
mindful when that timer goes off your
time is up. Um but once you're signed in

177
00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:14,600
go ahead.

178
00:14:14,784 --> 00:14:20,079
» [clears throat]
>> I'm going to get to the point.

179
00:14:18,639 --> 00:14:22,480
Got a little bit of a frog in the
throat. You know how that goes. Can you

180
00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:25,680
hear me?
>> Yes.

181
00:14:22,959 --> 00:14:27,680
» All right. Um, what concerns me is these
>> Could you just state your state your

182
00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:31,600
name?
>> David French, Lower East Side.

183
00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:37,839
» Thank you.
>> These ebikes who choose not to use the

184
00:14:34,959 --> 00:14:42,240
bike path, they insist on using the
sidewalks. And when you see them coming,

185
00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:45,360
it's not that big a deal. But when
they're coming behind you, they seem

186
00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:50,720
like they want to get kind of close to
you. And I've been in a couple pretty

187
00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:55,199
bad car accidents in my life and survive
them. But I'm getting a little

188
00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:59,279
frustrated with it. A lot of these
people that have the ebikes don't have a

189
00:14:57,040 --> 00:15:05,680
driver's license. That's why they got
these. So I think the regulations are

190
00:15:02,639 --> 00:15:10,800
need to be um
expedited because there's already been

191
00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:15,680
some accidents. the bus drivers are kind
of tired of the whole situation and I'll

192
00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:20,959
leave it at that because it's a
technology that is really getting out of

193
00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:23,040
hand and I don't want to see anybody get
hurt. Thank you so much.

194
00:15:22,639 --> 00:15:25,839
» Thank you.
>> Thank you. And usually we don't do the

195
00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:29,120
public comment back and forth, but I do
think that this is an important actually

196
00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:34,560
like public service announcement that
the ebikes still are required to follow

197
00:15:31,839 --> 00:15:40,160
the rules uh and the laws regarding a
motorized vehicle. And it's correct and

198
00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:44,399
but that's more for for ebike riders to
be aware that they are still expected to

199
00:15:43,199 --> 00:15:48,160
follow follow those laws and that they
can have consequences when they don't.

200
00:15:46,639 --> 00:15:53,040
But absolutely noted.
>> Thank you so much.

201
00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:58,720
» Thank you, Dr. Titus. Yes.
>> I'm I'm not sure. I I cuz I I thought I

202
00:15:56,880 --> 00:16:01,680
read somewhere it has an engine on
there. They're considering that you do

203
00:16:00,399 --> 00:16:07,279
have to have
>> license, driver's license to be on the

204
00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:13,040
road. And I'm not sure that the public
is even educated about that stuff. And

205
00:16:10,399 --> 00:16:17,600
we're we're educating uh we had a
contract on here to educate about

206
00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:23,360
autotheft. Uh maybe we ought to do a
campaign about ebikes too before some of

207
00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:27,680
our residents get really really hurt uh
out here. I I think that u summer's

208
00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:33,040
coming and we've been blessed not to
have as many motorcycle fatalities as

209
00:16:30,399 --> 00:16:38,160
we've had in years gone by. Uh but I
fully expect without an education

210
00:16:35,279 --> 00:16:43,600
campaign of some sort uh right down to
proper uh wear and how to protect

211
00:16:40,639 --> 00:16:47,279
yourself with protective clothing uh
we're going to see a rise on those type

212
00:16:45,279 --> 00:16:52,959
of things. It it was actually covered on
the news last night or the night before

213
00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:58,880
that there's more injuries of adolescent
and young adults based off of the ebike

214
00:16:55,920 --> 00:17:04,000
because they're getting hit. They're
having upper body um injuries. They're

215
00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:08,160
having to um have like broken arms,
broken wrists um and they're not wearing

216
00:17:06,559 --> 00:17:14,160
head gear. So, they're having a lot of
concussions. So, it's it's up and a lot

217
00:17:10,799 --> 00:17:18,720
of the like um pediat pediatricians on
the national level have brought alert to

218
00:17:16,559 --> 00:17:23,120
this issue. So, I'm not sure what we're
doing, but I know that they recommended

219
00:17:20,799 --> 00:17:26,480
that even though your older kids don't
want to wear a helmet, please encourage

220
00:17:25,039 --> 00:17:32,080
them wear a helmet when they're riding
these ebikes because the the injuries

221
00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:35,360
are severe. I actually think I see more
of those on the road than I do pedal

222
00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:40,400
bikes
>> nowadays, you know, which I'm very proud

223
00:17:37,919 --> 00:17:46,080
to say that I still own and and hope to
get back riding uh soon.

224
00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:49,840
» Duly noted by all members of council. Um
and I don't want to get us too far away

225
00:17:47,360 --> 00:17:54,559
from from public comment, but I noted
and even put a little asterisk in ink in

226
00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:59,440
my in my because this is something that
we do need to and have needed to address

227
00:17:56,559 --> 00:18:02,559
for a minute. Um, any other members who
would of the of the public who would

228
00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:05,559
like to make public comment are here to
speak.

229
00:18:17,679 --> 00:18:24,880
Good morning, Cindy Triber, born and
raised in Erie, currently living in

230
00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:28,960
Edinburgh. Um, if I may first just ask
whatever God spiritual entity you

231
00:18:27,679 --> 00:18:34,559
believe in, can you please be praying
for our military over in the Middle East

232
00:18:31,360 --> 00:18:41,679
right now, including my loved one? Um,
wanted to talk to you all about the

233
00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:47,280
Council for Police Review Collaboration,
whatever we're going to be calling this.

234
00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:51,039
Um it is my understanding and I would I
really would love to be educated on this

235
00:18:48,799 --> 00:18:56,000
because I don't know that I have found
maybe the correct information. Um but

236
00:18:54,080 --> 00:19:01,600
whenever we have a board that is being
created is typically created by the

237
00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:10,320
council under an ordinance.
Um I do not recall an ordinance being

238
00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:15,280
presented or passed on a specific
police collaboration review board. So I

239
00:19:13,120 --> 00:19:19,120
I just would like some clarification if
that has been done. I did I'm pretty

240
00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:22,720
good at the research but I know that I
am a little bit stressed right now. So I

241
00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:27,520
have may have missed it. So I'd like to
know how we created a board without that

242
00:19:25,039 --> 00:19:33,440
being done. Um I also have some
questions on that board. Um including

243
00:19:31,039 --> 00:19:37,919
who is allowed to sit on the board? What
parameters as far as their education

244
00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:42,480
experience
um need to be in place to be on the

245
00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:47,919
board? how applications were submitted,
how the selection process was submitted,

246
00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:52,160
how the demographics have been chosen,
um where those demographics are from.

247
00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:57,120
Are all persons representative? Do we
have veterans on that board? Do we have

248
00:19:54,720 --> 00:20:03,039
women on that board? Do we have new
Americans, African-Americans, um

249
00:19:59,360 --> 00:20:07,760
different other um cultural groups on
that board? Um, do we have persons who

250
00:20:05,679 --> 00:20:12,960
are no longer law enforcement, who may
be retired, who can speak freely about

251
00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:21,280
things that they are concerned about or
that they see without the ramifications

252
00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:27,919
possibly of union or FOP or bargaining
right um pressure. So I I also it is my

253
00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:34,240
understanding that when we have a board
that information is public

254
00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:39,679
and we should know all of the afor
mentioned we should know who, why, what,

255
00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:46,720
where, when and we should know it before
the meetings happen. Um, so I'm I'm very

256
00:20:43,039 --> 00:20:51,600
confused as how we have such a a very
important topic that we have been

257
00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:57,600
pressing for over 10 years that has
actually been mentioned in several

258
00:20:54,080 --> 00:21:02,720
lawsuits settlements as part of this
settlement should be that we have a

259
00:20:59,360 --> 00:21:06,159
police review board. But we are not
talking about any of those things

260
00:21:04,559 --> 00:21:10,480
publicly.
For me, it is a like the action should

261
00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:15,360
correspond with the intent or the
importance of the event. And I don't see

262
00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:19,280
that happening. And that's concerning to
me because that says to me that it's

263
00:21:17,919 --> 00:21:26,159
actually not that important because
we're not doing the due diligence to

264
00:21:21,919 --> 00:21:30,240
explain. So, I have those questions. Um,
I personally also feel that there should

265
00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:35,440
be people outside of the city on that
board. um whether they be subject matter

266
00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:39,039
experts, nonprofits,
um a consultant, if we have money to

267
00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:42,880
bring in consultants for everything
else, I feel like we should be able to

268
00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:48,640
bring a consultant in maybe from cola or
or uh Nicole on on how we are going to

269
00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:52,559
do this board and what powers we have
that there's plenty of organizations in

270
00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:56,640
Pennsylvania that I know for a fact that
would be willing to help. Um, so I'd

271
00:21:55,120 --> 00:22:03,120
just like some clarification on that and
and I really would like for that that

272
00:21:59,120 --> 00:22:07,840
board to stop until the public is
um given the information that they are

273
00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:14,480
owed since we're the ones paying
everybody and voting for everybody. Um

274
00:22:10,799 --> 00:22:19,360
my second concern is um Mayor Daria if
you don't mind when you had originally

275
00:22:17,039 --> 00:22:24,799
talked about the policies of the police
um I I know and we have met that it is

276
00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:31,039
not it's certainly not anyone's
intention to speak down to the public.

277
00:22:29,120 --> 00:22:35,200
Um but I I wondered if you had
considered using the verbiage that you

278
00:22:33,360 --> 00:22:38,799
used may have been offensive. It was
offensive to me and I'm high I I

279
00:22:37,039 --> 00:22:45,280
consider myself pretty intelligent and
educated. Um when you when we say to the

280
00:22:41,919 --> 00:22:49,760
public, you know, even myself
found these policies to be hard to

281
00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:55,280
understand with the legal ease. So we
want to, you know, basically dumb them

282
00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:59,360
down for everybody. So my concern is
that the population that is having the

283
00:22:57,200 --> 00:23:03,600
most interaction with the police is the
new American and African-American

284
00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:09,120
communities. I don't know if it's the
best approach to say, "Hey, you're I'm

285
00:23:06,799 --> 00:23:15,360
smarter than you. You're not as smart as
me, so let me dumb this down for you."

286
00:23:12,159 --> 00:23:23,280
They that population and many others are
being so over inundated, whether it be

287
00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:27,440
because of high saturation or not. I
think we need to get more information,

288
00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:31,919
not less. like let's have a town hall
and get more and let's stop treating

289
00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:33,679
people like they don't know what they're
doing.

290
00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:38,240
» Thank you.
>> Thank you.

291
00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:45,120
» We can address um and answer these
comments during our our liaison reports.

292
00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:51,039
Um is there anyone else here to speak to
or for public comment? Anyone else to

293
00:23:48,159 --> 00:23:56,240
speak during public comment? Anyone else
to speak during public comment?

294
00:23:53,679 --> 00:24:02,360
Okay, we will go ahead and move
Move on.

295
00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:02,360
» Ordinances for final passage.

296
00:24:06,559 --> 00:24:13,679
Council file number 16629, official
ordinance 492026,

297
00:24:11,919 --> 00:24:17,760
an ordinance appropriating the sum of
$10,000 from unappropriated and

298
00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:21,600
unanticipated revenue to be received
from a community partnership grant

299
00:24:20,159 --> 00:24:26,799
administered by the Pennsylvania
Department of Conservation and Natural

300
00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:30,799
Resources, which is DCNR, and providing
it for the expenditure thereof.

301
00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:35,200
Sponsored by Council Member Shaw,
seconded by Council Member Titus. that

302
00:24:32,559 --> 00:24:38,960
council file ordinance bill number 16629
and now known as official file ordinance

303
00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:42,400
492026
be finally passed by city council

304
00:24:41,120 --> 00:24:43,440
members Brzinski
>> yes

305
00:24:42,799 --> 00:24:44,960
» Flores
>> yes

306
00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:45,840
» yes
>> Paul

307
00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:46,799
» yes
>> Shaw

308
00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:47,840
» yes
>> troop

309
00:24:47,360 --> 00:24:50,880
» yes
>> Titus

310
00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:57,120
» yes
>> city council read and adopt and pass

311
00:24:53,520 --> 00:25:00,679
official file ordinance 49 2026 by yay 7
nay zero Council

312
00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:13,200
file number 16630, official ordinance 50
20226, an ordinance appropriating the

313
00:25:10,559 --> 00:25:17,200
sum $25,000 from unappropriated and
unanticipated revenue for the

314
00:25:15,279 --> 00:25:19,760
expenditure thereof. The contribution is
from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

315
00:25:18,559 --> 00:25:23,840
acting through the Pennsylvania
Historical and Museum Commission PHMC

316
00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:27,840
and from the Keystone Historic
Preservation Grant. Sponsored by Council

317
00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:33,600
Member Shaw, seconded by Council Member
Titus. That council file ordinance 16630

318
00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:38,320
and now known as official file ordinance
50 2026 be finally passed by city

319
00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:39,840
council. Members Brzinski,
>> yes.

320
00:25:38,799 --> 00:25:40,960
» Lores,
>> yes.

321
00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:41,840
» Horton,
>> yes.

322
00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:42,720
» Paul,
>> yes.

323
00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:43,679
» Shaw,
>> yes.

324
00:25:43,120 --> 00:25:44,799
» Troop,
>> yes.

325
00:25:44,159 --> 00:25:48,159
» Titus,
>> yes.

326
00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:54,360
City Council pass official file
ordinance 50 2026 finally by yay 7 nay

327
00:25:51,360 --> 00:25:54,360
zero.

328
00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:05,440
Council file number 16631
official ordinance 512026

329
00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:09,440
an ordinance appropriating the sum of
$25,000 from unappropriated and

330
00:26:07,919 --> 00:26:13,200
unanticipated revenue for the
expenditure thereof. This contribution

331
00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:16,240
is from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
acting through the Pennsylvania

332
00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:22,240
Historical and Museum Commission, the
PHMC from the FFY 2025 Certified Loan

333
00:26:20,159 --> 00:26:25,679
Government Grant. Sponsored by Council
Member Schoff, seconded by Council

334
00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:30,400
Member Titus, that council file
ordinance bill number 16631

335
00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:35,360
and now known as Official File Ordinance
51, 2022 be finally passed by city

336
00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:36,320
council. Members Brzinski,
>> yes.

337
00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:37,200
» Flores,
>> yes.

338
00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:38,080
» Horton,
>> yes.

339
00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:39,200
» Pull,
>> yes.

340
00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:40,720
» Shaw,
>> yes. Troop.

341
00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:43,440
» Yes.
>> Titus.

342
00:26:41,360 --> 00:26:47,360
» Yes.
>> City council pass official file

343
00:26:45,360 --> 00:26:51,880
ordinance 512026
finally by yay 7 nay zero.

344
00:26:54,880 --> 00:27:03,760
Ordinances for first reading
or

345
00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:09,520
council file number 16632 an ordinance
appropriating the sum of $88,823

346
00:27:07,279 --> 00:27:15,760
from unappropriated and unanticipated
revenue for the expenditure thereof for

347
00:27:11,360 --> 00:27:22,000
an $88,000 $823 grant from the
Department of Justice fiscal year 25 JAG

348
00:27:19,039 --> 00:27:26,880
program local solicitation for police
equipment sponsored by council Member

349
00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:31,600
Horton, seconded by council member Shaw,
that council file ordinance 16632 having

350
00:27:29,919 --> 00:27:34,559
been read is hereby adopted on first
reading by city council. Members

351
00:27:33,679 --> 00:27:35,760
Brzinski,
>> yes.

352
00:27:35,120 --> 00:27:36,720
» Flores,
>> yes.

353
00:27:36,159 --> 00:27:37,600
» Horton,
>> yes.

354
00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:38,720
» Paul,
>> yes.

355
00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:40,720
» Shaw,
>> oh, sorry.

356
00:27:40,159 --> 00:27:41,760
» Yes.
>> Droop,

357
00:27:41,279 --> 00:27:45,120
» yes.
>> Titus,

358
00:27:42,559 --> 00:27:51,120
» yes.
>> City council read and adopt council file

359
00:27:47,279 --> 00:27:54,120
ordinance 16632 by Yay 7 N0 on first
reading.

360
00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:06,559
We don't have any old business. So,
Council President, this takes us to new

361
00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:11,200
business.
>> At this point, I would ask for a motion

362
00:28:08,799 --> 00:28:14,080
to move the balance of the agenda.
>> Motion.

363
00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:17,399
» Second.
>> Any separations?

364
00:28:19,039 --> 00:28:24,559
» Um, I'll separate one just so I can make
a comment about it. Which one?

365
00:28:22,799 --> 00:28:29,320
» The new business number one, the
recreation, parks, and open space plan.

366
00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:35,559
» Any other separations?

367
00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:42,640
» That's it. Lori
>> moving the balance of the agenda.

368
00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:44,240
Members Brzinski,
>> yes.

369
00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:45,360
» Flores,
>> yes.

370
00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:46,559
» Horton,
>> yes.

371
00:28:45,919 --> 00:28:47,600
» Paul,
>> yes.

372
00:28:47,039 --> 00:28:48,720
» Shaw,
>> yes.

373
00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:49,840
» Troop,
>> yes.

374
00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:55,559
» Titus,
>> yes. Resolution passes. Yay. 7 nay zero.

375
00:28:56,240 --> 00:29:01,440
» Um I right right now I can make comment
or we wait.

376
00:28:59,840 --> 00:29:05,120
» We'll wait till she reads the actual
plan. This is sponsored by council

377
00:29:03,440 --> 00:29:10,080
member Titus, second by council member
Shaw. That the proper city officials

378
00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:15,039
hereby formally adopt Erie outside city
of Erie comprehensive recreation parks

379
00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:19,440
and open space plan as a shared vision
and practical road map for maintaining

380
00:29:17,279 --> 00:29:24,559
improving investing in Eerie's parks to
better serve residents today while

381
00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:29,120
preparing the future. Discussion
>> um I just wanted to bring this uh to the

382
00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:33,039
community's awareness. We have been
working on this plan for the last three

383
00:29:31,120 --> 00:29:37,760
or four years. I know when I first came
on the council, I was um invited to the

384
00:29:36,159 --> 00:29:41,039
community centers and asked to come and
look at playgrounds and just see the

385
00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:48,000
conditions in which our young people
have to play in. And it really justarted

386
00:29:45,279 --> 00:29:51,919
me. It made me sad to see that even our
playgrounds were run down and our kids

387
00:29:49,919 --> 00:29:58,159
really don't have much to look forward
to. So, I really pushed to make sure

388
00:29:54,960 --> 00:30:02,240
that we're making our community spaces
more representative of what we want to

389
00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:06,399
see Erie as. So, I'm happy to see that
the community participated in surveys,

390
00:30:04,559 --> 00:30:12,559
were able to formally adopt this plan,
and then go to the state and get grant

391
00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:16,320
funding to help increase our remodels of
all of our parks over time. So, it's

392
00:30:14,799 --> 00:30:19,679
just a great plan that I think the
community is really going to be able to

393
00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:23,520
enjoy during our spring, summers, and
falls. Thank you. Council,

394
00:30:22,799 --> 00:30:31,440
» any other discussion?
>> Thank you, Dr. Titus. Um, yes, I am

395
00:30:27,039 --> 00:30:40,399
looking forward to this. Um, was very um
interested in the outside park plan and

396
00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:46,240
love that um they are being used. I went
to uh

397
00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:54,320
the Land Lighthouse Park um with Miss
Pole last week and very nice uh

398
00:30:51,200 --> 00:31:00,240
playground opportunities there for the
children as well as a beautiful view.

399
00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:08,720
Yesterday,
um the daycare facility on State Street

400
00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:16,799
had the children playing a ball type of
game out in front of uh in on Perry

401
00:31:13,520 --> 00:31:26,320
Square and looks like they were having a
great time. But um I like how they also

402
00:31:21,919 --> 00:31:36,080
broke down the median age of you know
people who use parks and uh how they're

403
00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:44,799
foreseeing um seniors um
in their senior years using parks as as

404
00:31:40,640 --> 00:31:53,039
well because um that's so important on
the quality of life. Um, I actually have

405
00:31:48,480 --> 00:32:00,559
a friend um moving out of Mil Creek um
down south because um she's in her

406
00:31:56,080 --> 00:32:10,080
senior years and um she has found a
place near her family, but um they focus

407
00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:15,039
on uh senior community and senior
well-being.

408
00:32:11,840 --> 00:32:22,399
And this out eerie outside park plan
really has done a great job of

409
00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:30,240
recognizing all the people using the
parks. And I also liked how they put the

410
00:32:26,399 --> 00:32:37,200
history of it. Andrew Elott was one of
the first surveyors in 1795

411
00:32:34,159 --> 00:32:45,760
um who did Perry Square, Gridley Park,
and Wayne Park. um because at that time

412
00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:52,159
too they were looking for um civicminded
open spaces. So um they built upon the

413
00:32:49,519 --> 00:33:00,720
history of our past and now going
forward to the future and that the last

414
00:32:56,399 --> 00:33:06,000
uh park plan hadn't been since 1993
which as we well know was more than 30

415
00:33:03,039 --> 00:33:12,080
years ago. So, um, thank you for
everyone who, um, put their, um, stamp

416
00:33:09,679 --> 00:33:16,240
on it, effort into it, and did the
research. Thank you.

417
00:33:14,640 --> 00:33:21,919
» Any other counselors?
>> Yes, Dr. Titus. Thank you.

418
00:33:18,427 --> 00:33:27,519
[clears throat] And thank you, uh,
colleagues Sha and Flores for your

419
00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:32,799
comments. Um,
wow. I've been here all my life. I

420
00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:39,679
didn't know the city had 32 parks. And
that was the first thing that blew me

421
00:33:34,399 --> 00:33:44,640
away. Uh, and some I've never been to.
I'm soon to be a little older.

422
00:33:43,318 --> 00:33:51,519
[laughter]
Um, but one thing that I do want to say

423
00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:57,279
about the plans from Eerie outside and
that their plans for the future,

424
00:33:54,960 --> 00:34:01,880
but when I look at park number five,
which is Perry Square East and West,

425
00:34:02,960 --> 00:34:11,679
My colleague to my left can appreciate
it. There are some right now things we

426
00:34:07,840 --> 00:34:16,159
need to take care of about our park.
We have It's embarrassing to have a park

427
00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:22,240
caddy corner from city hall with no
restrooms, no public restrooms.

428
00:34:20,079 --> 00:34:28,560
And I I walk through there at least once
or twice a week. Uh there's that wall

429
00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:35,359
that runs diagonal along there. I I call
that Matthew's porch cuz I see some of

430
00:34:31,599 --> 00:34:40,960
everything in the net up in there. It's
a lot of good, a lot of good people, a

431
00:34:37,040 --> 00:34:46,399
lot of brokenness over there. But surely
uh in the center of our town square, we

432
00:34:44,480 --> 00:34:56,079
have statues
uh of our fallen officers and statues of

433
00:34:51,040 --> 00:35:01,839
our heroes of years gone by. We can't
have a public restroom

434
00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:08,640
or a point of decency.
Uh you got to know where you're at. You

435
00:35:05,119 --> 00:35:14,400
got six high-rise buildings down here in
the 16501. They don't deserve basic

436
00:35:12,240 --> 00:35:18,880
decency.
And we're spending money on a lot of

437
00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:24,960
things.
Uh, and we do have a budget coming

438
00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:31,599
and that's one thing that should be
non-negotiable

439
00:35:27,520 --> 00:35:36,880
is our our public works. Uh, we have
children, people bringing their kids to

440
00:35:33,920 --> 00:35:41,760
play in the fountain as I did as a kid
when they used to have bathrooms.

441
00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:45,680
Imagine that.
Uh, so I'm really disappointed. And

442
00:35:43,520 --> 00:35:49,599
that's one of the first things we have
the festivals. They bring the

443
00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:53,760
portaotties. They got some pretty good
ones now uh that you can put up with

444
00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:58,880
wash stations. You can lock them at
night and clean them or whatever at a

445
00:35:56,240 --> 00:36:02,160
certain hour, but surely we're a better
city than this.

446
00:36:01,119 --> 00:36:05,839
Thank you.
>> Thank you. Any other comments from any

447
00:36:05,119 --> 00:36:10,960
other counselor?
>> Dr. guys. Um, I was just curious, this

448
00:36:08,720 --> 00:36:16,320
might sound like a silly question, but
with the research that the I don't know

449
00:36:14,160 --> 00:36:22,000
the companies are doing with the parks,
um,

450
00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:26,240
do they have, um, information on like
how parks can be used like in the winter

451
00:36:23,839 --> 00:36:33,359
time? I mean, I don't know. You know
what I mean? That's like time that

452
00:36:28,720 --> 00:36:38,079
they're unused. So, do cities have ways
of using

453
00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:42,720
the parks in the wintertime?
Are there things that can be done like

454
00:36:40,079 --> 00:36:48,160
events or I I'm not sure if other cities
do that, but that's just a curiosity.

455
00:36:45,200 --> 00:36:51,359
» I do recall um just I guess jump and
answer that that was actually put in

456
00:36:50,079 --> 00:36:54,880
quite a bit of quite a bit of thought
and and process with the the new updates

457
00:36:53,359 --> 00:36:59,599
that we got especially during our study
session was how to activate during

458
00:36:56,640 --> 00:37:02,640
during the winter. um because I we're
not getting any cooler summers and we're

459
00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:07,040
certainly not getting any right
>> warmer winters. So I know that that was

460
00:37:04,960 --> 00:37:11,280
part of the the plan as well. But point
well made.

461
00:37:09,119 --> 00:37:15,680
» If if council is is okay then I will go
ahead and call for the vote on this

462
00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:17,040
» members. Brazinski
>> yes.

463
00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:18,079
» Flores
>> yes.

464
00:37:17,520 --> 00:37:19,119
» Horton
>> yes.

465
00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:20,160
» Paul
>> yes.

466
00:37:19,599 --> 00:37:21,119
» Shaw
>> yes.

467
00:37:20,560 --> 00:37:22,320
» Troop
>> yes.

468
00:37:21,599 --> 00:37:27,119
» Titus
>> yes.

469
00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:29,680
» Resolution passes. Yay seven nay zero. I
believe this takes us to committee

470
00:37:28,720 --> 00:37:36,000
reports.
>> All right, we will go ahead and start

471
00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:40,800
with uh councelor pull.
>> I just have a short report this morning.

472
00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:47,040
um
past couple weeks uh the OE and fire

473
00:37:44,160 --> 00:37:53,920
pension uh both had their monthly
meetings that I attended through Zoom

474
00:37:51,119 --> 00:38:02,320
and they're doing well and ongoing
except for a few passings

475
00:37:57,520 --> 00:38:08,480
um of retirees. It's always a sad
sad thing to say goodbye to that um when

476
00:38:05,200 --> 00:38:11,480
they're taken off the the pension roles.
Um,

477
00:38:12,079 --> 00:38:15,880
» apologize.
>> It's all right.

478
00:38:17,760 --> 00:38:28,240
» I attended um on the 21st of August. Um,
it's a couple Fridays ago, Ainsworth

479
00:38:24,800 --> 00:38:34,960
Field. Um, they had like a fundraiser
uh because they want to update it, redo

480
00:38:31,599 --> 00:38:40,160
it because it's
it's in horrible shape. um

481
00:38:38,079 --> 00:38:47,040
since they knocked down the school in
front of it. They used to have all kinds

482
00:38:42,960 --> 00:38:51,119
of activities there um through the years
and um growing up not too far from

483
00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:56,240
there. I used to spend a lot of time
around there at the tennis courts,

484
00:38:53,280 --> 00:39:00,400
things like that. Um, and it's good to
see them trying to revive it and

485
00:38:58,400 --> 00:39:04,160
hopefully not only the school district
because it is owned by the school

486
00:39:01,599 --> 00:39:10,240
district um that the city can partner
with them a little bit and um not

487
00:39:06,880 --> 00:39:15,920
monetarily but um
you know put get together and um bring

488
00:39:13,680 --> 00:39:20,720
that back to life and have activities
there again and even you know maybe

489
00:39:18,720 --> 00:39:24,000
little league or you know anything
that'll bring that back to life a little

490
00:39:22,400 --> 00:39:28,359
bit and bring the history back to that
area. Um,

491
00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:36,440
and I do I think about the military
often because it's in the news daily.

492
00:39:33,440 --> 00:39:36,440
Um,

493
00:39:37,359 --> 00:39:47,839
I have a um, you know, me many relatives
that served in the in the service.

494
00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:53,119
Um, and one recently after 9/11. um and
you worry and you pray and I continue to

495
00:39:50,720 --> 00:39:57,520
pray for for all the military no matter
where they're stationed but mainly where

496
00:39:55,520 --> 00:40:01,440
the um
where everything's going on right now.

497
00:39:59,760 --> 00:40:06,880
Um that's it. Thank you.
>> Thank you. Uh councelor Ch.

498
00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:12,800
» Thank you uh Dr. Titus. Um I'll just
keep it brief today. Um, I just want to

499
00:40:09,760 --> 00:40:17,839
um really want to thank Area Events for
um coordinating

500
00:40:14,720 --> 00:40:24,880
um gym city soul night last night for
the city. Um it was um relatively short

501
00:40:22,480 --> 00:40:30,640
notice that it was put together and and
um it was really well attended.

502
00:40:27,839 --> 00:40:34,800
Um everybody had a great time together.
Um

503
00:40:32,160 --> 00:40:40,400
before in one of these meetings I I
talked about um the city having wins and

504
00:40:38,400 --> 00:40:44,160
I think that the city walked away last
night feeling like they had a win

505
00:40:42,160 --> 00:40:48,160
together. You know what I mean? Um a
very diverse crowd and it felt like

506
00:40:46,640 --> 00:40:53,599
people felt like it was it was a
victory. So um thank Eerie Events and

507
00:40:51,599 --> 00:40:58,000
the bands that participated, the sound
crew and all the community and and

508
00:40:56,000 --> 00:41:01,280
vendors and things that came together
rather quickly to make that happen.

509
00:40:59,839 --> 00:41:05,200
That's all I have. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Councelor Flores.

510
00:41:02,720 --> 00:41:09,119
» Um I'll I'll have a brief um report. I
just wanted to acknowledge that, you

511
00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:13,599
know, with us having our students back
in in school for us to be mindful of

512
00:41:11,599 --> 00:41:19,760
them on their journey to school and on
their path um home. I also wanted to um

513
00:41:17,760 --> 00:41:24,319
make sure that people are aware that the
city did announce the next couple of

514
00:41:21,839 --> 00:41:28,800
heritage festivals we will be having
through the month of September. But

515
00:41:26,240 --> 00:41:32,880
also, there are a few more um heritage
festivals that are going to be winding

516
00:41:30,400 --> 00:41:36,880
down the season for us. So, these are a
great way for us to build community with

517
00:41:34,640 --> 00:41:41,119
one another. We all come from different
places. Unless you're Native American,

518
00:41:38,640 --> 00:41:45,599
you migrated here from somewhere. And
for us to respect one another's views

519
00:41:43,200 --> 00:41:49,040
and our heritage and our culture is a
beautiful thing. That's what makes

520
00:41:46,800 --> 00:41:53,040
America a melting pot. So, we just have
to be mindful on how we're interacting

521
00:41:51,520 --> 00:41:57,119
with one another. A lot of us are
carrying heavy weights, especially with

522
00:41:55,040 --> 00:42:03,920
some of the negativity that is on social
media. Um, we have a lot of toxic views

523
00:42:01,839 --> 00:42:08,079
on social media that people feel really
brazen to say to people behind a

524
00:42:06,160 --> 00:42:11,040
keyboard, but yet when they see you in
person, they really just look at you and

525
00:42:09,599 --> 00:42:15,119
give you a dirty look and that's about
it. So, I just want people to be aware

526
00:42:13,119 --> 00:42:20,640
that unless we're Native American, we
did migrate from somewhere.

527
00:42:17,680 --> 00:42:25,440
We're all forced here on slave ships and
bondage. So just acknowledge the true

528
00:42:23,200 --> 00:42:30,000
American history and maybe we can move
forward because right now things are at

529
00:42:27,520 --> 00:42:34,160
tense times and when we are at war with
other countries and we have a lot of

530
00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:37,359
things going on at home, we need to
acknowledge that our community is what

531
00:42:35,680 --> 00:42:42,240
makes us beautiful and Erie has always
been welcoming and acknowledging

532
00:42:39,920 --> 00:42:45,280
everyone's heritage. So please make sure
you make it to any of these festivals

533
00:42:43,839 --> 00:42:49,599
that are going to be winding down our
summer season because it is a beautiful

534
00:42:47,440 --> 00:42:55,200
experience to see everybody enjoying
their culture. Thank you.

535
00:42:51,440 --> 00:43:04,800
» Thank you, Council Brzinski.
>> Thank you. Uh start off by saying Zawa

536
00:42:58,640 --> 00:43:11,359
was a once again a fantastic weekend. Uh
Yogi Bear used to say nobody goes there

537
00:43:07,119 --> 00:43:18,079
anymore because it's too busy. Uh
lines stretched over a block to get some

538
00:43:15,119 --> 00:43:23,440
goumpkies or pyogis or potato pancakes.
Uh everybody was happy, everybody was

539
00:43:20,400 --> 00:43:28,720
having a good time and uh it does bring
the community together which is a

540
00:43:24,800 --> 00:43:34,079
beautiful thing. Uh with that uh let's
be reminded that the German fest

541
00:43:31,760 --> 00:43:40,079
uh on old French road is this weekend I
believe and uh the great Irish St.

542
00:43:36,960 --> 00:43:45,599
Patrick's one is uh some place around
the 20th of September I believe. keep it

543
00:43:43,359 --> 00:43:50,000
in mind and if you get a chance, go
there because you're going to see

544
00:43:46,720 --> 00:43:53,599
smiling faces wherever you turn. Thank
you.

545
00:43:50,640 --> 00:43:59,200
» Thank you, Councelor Horton.
>> Uh thank you, Dr. Titus. Um

546
00:43:57,760 --> 00:44:03,359
all the meetings are starting to run
together for me. I don't know whether

547
00:44:01,119 --> 00:44:09,599
it's a redevelopment or zoning. I
certainly did not attend the blighted

548
00:44:05,920 --> 00:44:14,880
property review board uh but or the land
bank um meeting. I can't believe I've

549
00:44:11,760 --> 00:44:19,280
watched online. Uh the big takeaway is
that they want to do a housing

550
00:44:16,240 --> 00:44:24,560
development on 22nd Street, which is why
I was asking the gentleman, we're at u

551
00:44:22,720 --> 00:44:31,760
uh the redevelopment. Mr. Snipper and
his staff have uh uh done a great job.

552
00:44:28,000 --> 00:44:37,119
Um uh Jake and the building inspectors
have did all the necessary paperwork.

553
00:44:34,880 --> 00:44:43,359
I'm continuing to learn about the
processes of acquiring and blighting and

554
00:44:40,000 --> 00:44:47,680
uh selling properties and place them on
repository. So, it's been quite a

555
00:44:45,359 --> 00:44:52,880
learning experience. But again, the big
takeaway is they want to build uh they

556
00:44:49,920 --> 00:44:57,280
have had like 40 something lots uh up
there. It sounded like 20 something, but

557
00:44:55,839 --> 00:45:02,800
they're going to take six or seven of
those lots and and turn it into

558
00:45:01,200 --> 00:45:07,520
housing supposed to be quality
affordable housing. And I won't get into

559
00:45:04,880 --> 00:45:16,000
the numbers of it cuz it's still uh
mind-boggling to me. Uh but that that's

560
00:45:10,720 --> 00:45:21,040
what's on the uh horizon. Uh anyway, um
uh I think that I would like to really

561
00:45:18,240 --> 00:45:24,960
just take the opportunity to just thank
uh some people. Um really I want to

562
00:45:23,359 --> 00:45:31,839
start with thanking my colleagues. I
know it's been a difficult year uh and

563
00:45:28,400 --> 00:45:36,000
we've taken uh in quite a bit uh from
the residents, but we've really turned

564
00:45:33,680 --> 00:45:42,400
out some really good product too with
the help of the uh executive branch and

565
00:45:38,640 --> 00:45:47,920
and Mayor Develin uh and our solicitor
uh and a lot of the questions that come

566
00:45:44,160 --> 00:45:52,240
to us from that podium um uh are not
questions that I care to even try to

567
00:45:50,079 --> 00:45:57,359
take an answer and I would I would think
that you all would not either. But we

568
00:45:54,480 --> 00:46:02,880
have a very capable solicitor. Uh those
type questions should be directed to

569
00:45:59,280 --> 00:46:10,480
him. Uh and they're all valid questions.
Uh u you know, but uh I am glad that uh

570
00:46:06,880 --> 00:46:16,400
the mayor has initiated a process uh to
at least address some of the things that

571
00:46:12,720 --> 00:46:20,960
the community is asking for. And one
thing that I know to be wrong is to

572
00:46:18,319 --> 00:46:25,520
stand by and do nothing. And so, Mayor
Develin, I want to thank you and your

573
00:46:22,640 --> 00:46:29,680
staff and Lori, I I hate to stop naming
people because you have so many very

574
00:46:27,280 --> 00:46:34,079
capable people who are all contributing.
None of the work gets turned around by

575
00:46:32,079 --> 00:46:41,040
one or two or even a few people, but
it's a team approach. Um, and finally,

576
00:46:37,680 --> 00:46:47,119
I'll I'll add that it was a great night
uh last night. Kudos to Mr. Troop and

577
00:46:44,000 --> 00:46:52,560
kudos to Mr. Pine and the Eerie events
uh for holding such a a great event. It

578
00:46:50,000 --> 00:46:56,319
was a wonderful night. I believe last
night we probably had uh we in Erie,

579
00:46:54,880 --> 00:47:01,440
Pennsylvania probably had some of the
best weather anywhere in the world. Uh

580
00:46:58,880 --> 00:47:06,160
with the nice lake breeze blowing up off
of it and soft tones of music which

581
00:47:03,760 --> 00:47:12,079
always seemed to bring people together.
Uh and I I counted a win and this city

582
00:47:08,720 --> 00:47:15,760
always needs wins. Uh so thank you again
and that concludes my report. Thank you,

583
00:47:14,880 --> 00:47:22,160
Council Shaw.
>> Thank you, Dr. Titus. Um, I've been in

584
00:47:18,640 --> 00:47:30,160
uh Conversation with Nick Paladus, who
currently has 2,000 signatures

585
00:47:25,520 --> 00:47:37,359
um to open up the Southeast Erie Post
Office. We met with um Senator Kelly and

586
00:47:34,160 --> 00:47:44,560
or Congressman Kelly and
hopefully um there will be some action

587
00:47:40,800 --> 00:47:51,040
on that and he encourages everyone to
write to the postmaster general because

588
00:47:48,880 --> 00:47:57,520
uh this
um in his research um has been going on

589
00:47:54,560 --> 00:48:06,079
not just in Erie but um throughout
Pennsylvania. Um there have been some

590
00:48:01,200 --> 00:48:14,880
post office closures and um if you are
concerned about um your service

591
00:48:10,480 --> 00:48:22,480
definitely um contact
as many people as you can because the

592
00:48:17,760 --> 00:48:29,920
squeaky wheel gets the grease. Um
Odessa's place thanks to Carol Troop and

593
00:48:26,000 --> 00:48:38,640
her team gave out many back to school
supplies and was very helpful to the

594
00:48:35,280 --> 00:48:44,720
people who came to her the doors of
Adessa's place ready to go back to

595
00:48:41,280 --> 00:48:52,160
school as well as the Blue Coats and
Daryl Craig with their uh back to school

596
00:48:48,000 --> 00:49:00,480
bash at Perry square and they had an
excellent giveaway too and Angela McNair

597
00:48:57,119 --> 00:49:09,280
um did one on Sunday as well and there
were even other places so anyone who

598
00:49:04,880 --> 00:49:15,119
contributed and volunteered and donated
in any way thank you very much for what

599
00:49:11,839 --> 00:49:23,200
you've done um the Ainsworth field I did
attend that I hope the Erie school

600
00:49:17,280 --> 00:49:30,000
district um does a great job um with
their renovations that they want to do

601
00:49:27,040 --> 00:49:37,680
because again the Ainsworth field has so
much history behind it and um it would

602
00:49:34,319 --> 00:49:45,040
be wonderful to see that place restored.
Um, thank you to Matthew Falconee who

603
00:49:40,960 --> 00:49:54,880
checked out some trees. Um,
in South or North Erie. Um, David French

604
00:49:51,200 --> 00:50:04,720
today had mentioned ebikes and my friend
Pete Griswinsky, who I met in 2018 in

605
00:49:59,599 --> 00:50:12,480
Perry Square, um, died over the weekend.
And um I just can't imagine um the

606
00:50:09,119 --> 00:50:19,760
family and the driver's family affected
by that. That's one of my greatest

607
00:50:15,119 --> 00:50:28,240
nightmares. Um especially in the evening
while um driving because like David

608
00:50:24,000 --> 00:50:36,880
French mentioned um there
are accidents waiting to happen. um they

609
00:50:32,319 --> 00:50:44,160
can come up behind you and you think
like you're going to get run over at

610
00:50:38,800 --> 00:50:50,079
times and um I hope that everyone starts
um

611
00:50:46,160 --> 00:50:56,160
following the rules as far as their own
safety and the safety of others.

612
00:50:53,280 --> 00:51:03,040
um Friday night. Um for those people
looking for things to do, um Frontier

613
00:50:59,520 --> 00:51:12,640
Park continues to have a music series
there and um it's quite enjoyable. Um

614
00:51:07,760 --> 00:51:18,640
it's near the Leaf building, so it's not
like on the Blues and Jazz Fest side

615
00:51:16,480 --> 00:51:26,160
where they have the Frontier Park. It's
it's closer to the slides and the and

616
00:51:21,839 --> 00:51:32,800
the hill and um it's quite enjoyable. I
attended the Eerie Water Authority

617
00:51:28,160 --> 00:51:41,359
meeting and the Erie sewer um meeting as
well. And um Miss Flores had mentioned

618
00:51:37,280 --> 00:51:46,800
earlier about um the pediatricians
and

619
00:51:43,200 --> 00:51:52,200
the increase of accidents and I watched
the same thing and it's actually 671%

620
00:51:52,319 --> 00:52:04,160
increase um from
Yes. Um it it's quite um alarming. Um

621
00:52:00,480 --> 00:52:10,640
there was a father who gave his ch
12-year-old child one and ended up

622
00:52:07,661 --> 00:52:21,040
[snorts] with a horrific injury that
took a long process of surgical healings

623
00:52:15,680 --> 00:52:28,000
and um there was an expose on that. Um
thank you. Have a great day. Thank you.

624
00:52:25,200 --> 00:52:32,720
Um so I will start in really quickly
with the two uh authorities that I

625
00:52:30,319 --> 00:52:36,640
attended on August 26th. I was at the
Erie airport authority meeting. Um

626
00:52:35,119 --> 00:52:41,359
wanted to announce that they had two
executive sessions, one on August 5th,

627
00:52:38,480 --> 00:52:46,319
one on August 26th to discuss um
personnel and real estate matters. Um

628
00:52:44,079 --> 00:52:51,119
and also complete their evaluation of
their their uh executive director. Um at

629
00:52:49,680 --> 00:52:54,800
this past meeting their executive
director did get a salary increase. So

630
00:52:53,520 --> 00:53:00,400
that was approved [snorts] unanimously
and voted on by the authority. Um also

631
00:52:58,240 --> 00:53:04,319
they have negotiated through two
different union contracts and so they

632
00:53:02,160 --> 00:53:08,000
are solidifying those. Uh they've
reached agreements on both of those

633
00:53:05,520 --> 00:53:11,599
which I it's it's great for for
everybody involved when we're able to go

634
00:53:10,000 --> 00:53:18,160
ahead and wrap up those those union
negotiations. Um they also appointed um

635
00:53:16,559 --> 00:53:22,079
the the board member that we had seated
who will be joining and sitted on the se

636
00:53:20,240 --> 00:53:25,520
officially seated on the board at their
next meeting. Uh you can learn more

637
00:53:23,920 --> 00:53:29,359
about just the time and the location of
the airport authority meetings on their

638
00:53:26,960 --> 00:53:35,839
website. I was at the Erie events
authority meeting on the 27th um just to

639
00:53:32,800 --> 00:53:39,839
notify that there is uh has been some
changes in the times but the next two

640
00:53:38,400 --> 00:53:43,119
meetings there will also be change in
location due to events that are

641
00:53:41,280 --> 00:53:46,800
happening at the convention center. So
to just please check out their website.

642
00:53:44,880 --> 00:53:50,160
The public is permitted to attend
authority meetings. So just to note to

643
00:53:48,640 --> 00:53:54,480
go on to their website so you know where
those are happening overall that they

644
00:53:52,720 --> 00:54:00,160
there's been some changes in the tax
revenue around um uh hotel taxes and so

645
00:53:58,160 --> 00:54:04,800
they are seeing some revenue increase.
Uh some of the discussion that I want to

646
00:54:02,400 --> 00:54:08,400
make sure I I brought up here continues
to be around the zoo and how they are

647
00:54:07,119 --> 00:54:12,880
structuring it. They are currently
seeking out consultants on developing a

648
00:54:10,319 --> 00:54:16,880
master plan. Uh and that will lay out
the whole entirety of the property. Um

649
00:54:15,040 --> 00:54:19,760
and the public will will ask be asked
for input. So I'm asking again for the

650
00:54:18,640 --> 00:54:23,599
public to make sure that we're paying
attention to that. So when we are

651
00:54:21,760 --> 00:54:29,040
developing this master plan that the
whole community gets to have their voice

652
00:54:25,119 --> 00:54:33,200
heard. They're looking uh at the vet
center. um they need to have the vet

653
00:54:31,599 --> 00:54:37,119
center up and have movement on that for
the accreditation process but also the

654
00:54:35,359 --> 00:54:42,559
CRIS authority is looking to support
that which um I'll come back to in a

655
00:54:40,319 --> 00:54:47,599
second here on that but overall they are
moving the the eerie events always has a

656
00:54:45,680 --> 00:54:51,680
million things going on um but they're
really starting to to move in in how are

657
00:54:50,079 --> 00:54:55,599
we going to lay out the zoo and how is
that property going to be um developed

658
00:54:54,240 --> 00:55:01,119
and so I think it's important for all of
us to to pay attention to that and have

659
00:54:57,520 --> 00:55:04,400
our participation in that um I also
wrote a note in here uh that I would

660
00:55:02,960 --> 00:55:07,920
like to bring to council for us to
discuss but I would like to invent

661
00:55:06,240 --> 00:55:11,280
invite the cruise authority I know we've
talked about this with the mayor but

662
00:55:09,839 --> 00:55:16,000
there are so many projects that are
moving very quickly um and I want to

663
00:55:13,760 --> 00:55:20,240
make sure that we fully understand the
process of how these properties and

664
00:55:17,680 --> 00:55:24,720
these project are selected uh when we
have a like eerie events being selected

665
00:55:23,280 --> 00:55:27,440
um and they're already a taxexempt
authority want to making [snorts] sure

666
00:55:25,680 --> 00:55:31,440
that we fully understand how the money's
coming in how the money is going out as

667
00:55:29,440 --> 00:55:35,839
a as a council um because these projects
impact us, they impact the community.

668
00:55:33,200 --> 00:55:40,319
And so I know we're heading into
uh budget season, but for us to be also

669
00:55:38,319 --> 00:55:44,480
having that on our radar as well, so we
can start to plan um to to extend that

670
00:55:43,200 --> 00:55:49,040
invite and maybe plan out when we could
get them here. There is the date change

671
00:55:46,960 --> 00:55:53,119
for the housing town hall that we'll be
hosting with the the city. Uh it's moved

672
00:55:51,280 --> 00:55:57,599
now to the 22nd. It's going to be at
East Middle School. it the the event

673
00:55:55,839 --> 00:56:02,799
itself the town hall goes from 6:00 to 8
but the doors will open at 5:30m for a

674
00:56:00,559 --> 00:56:05,760
resource fair and so that residents are
able to come in there'll be two

675
00:56:04,480 --> 00:56:09,599
different kind of tracks will be
actually three things that are happening

676
00:56:07,200 --> 00:56:13,440
the the county is going to be collecting
some of their data around their housing

677
00:56:11,440 --> 00:56:17,040
assessment and their project so for
community input there we'll be talking

678
00:56:15,200 --> 00:56:21,119
to homeowners and some of the resources
available to them but then also uh

679
00:56:18,880 --> 00:56:26,000
tenants and renters uh so that they can
know their rights and and resources

680
00:56:23,040 --> 00:56:31,599
available to them as well So 922 East
Middle School. And then to also address

681
00:56:28,720 --> 00:56:35,440
the ebikes comment that we heard, um
there is an enormous safety concern.

682
00:56:33,760 --> 00:56:39,599
We've seen even in New York City where
they actually sued some of the people

683
00:56:37,200 --> 00:56:42,799
who were selling the ebikes. Um, I would
caution all of us as we approach these

684
00:56:41,440 --> 00:56:47,200
to make sure that we're doing it through
a lens of equity as oftentimes ebikes

685
00:56:45,440 --> 00:56:51,839
are the only means of transportation due
to the economy and various things and

686
00:56:49,280 --> 00:56:56,319
that any any rules or ordinances we
create will inadvertently impact certain

687
00:56:54,319 --> 00:56:59,599
groups of our community more than
others. Not saying that we shouldn't,

688
00:56:58,079 --> 00:57:05,280
but just saying as we do this that we be
mindful. Um, and then I will

689
00:57:03,680 --> 00:57:08,720
challenge all of us on council to pay
attention to what's happening with flock

690
00:57:06,720 --> 00:57:12,000
cameras. there's national discussion
happening, but now there is a very loud

691
00:57:10,240 --> 00:57:16,079
state discussion that is happening. And
this has bipartisan support at this

692
00:57:14,400 --> 00:57:21,839
point to move in the direction of
blocking or limiting um as the software

693
00:57:18,240 --> 00:57:26,079
is incredibly dangerous. Um and so I'm
working with some other local advocates

694
00:57:23,599 --> 00:57:30,640
to get uh legislation that we could we
could review, but also to that might be

695
00:57:28,400 --> 00:57:35,280
a mute point if it comes in front of our
our authorities. Uh and with that, I

696
00:57:33,040 --> 00:57:39,680
will mic pass because we got the timers
going for us. Thank you Lori for doing

697
00:57:36,720 --> 00:57:44,400
that. Um to ask the solicitor to address
the comments made around uh boards and

698
00:57:42,000 --> 00:57:49,720
authorities noting that we do not have
one um that has been codified around the

699
00:57:46,400 --> 00:57:49,720
police and safety.

700
00:57:51,280 --> 00:57:57,359
» U obviously there's the boards that
everyone knows about that are enacted

701
00:57:55,760 --> 00:58:00,480
through diff the different ordinances
and you can find those on uh those are

702
00:57:59,440 --> 00:58:04,160
the easy ones like the planning
commission and zoning hearing board.

703
00:58:01,839 --> 00:58:08,880
However, the mayor through her executive
power is allowed to form or unform

704
00:58:06,559 --> 00:58:12,720
advisory councils and those advisory
councils would then be at the discretion

705
00:58:10,640 --> 00:58:16,960
of the mayor for certain topics. For
instance, so the the one that's being

706
00:58:14,720 --> 00:58:21,040
referenced is an advisory council
through the executive arm. And so that

707
00:58:19,440 --> 00:58:26,319
is
her prerogative to get experts or

708
00:58:23,680 --> 00:58:29,839
opinions through that that manner. So
that's what's going on right now. Now

709
00:58:27,920 --> 00:58:33,760
obviously there has been a a lot of
discussion of doing like a citizens

710
00:58:32,000 --> 00:58:40,160
review board or a police review board
type of um commissioner board that would

711
00:58:37,680 --> 00:58:44,880
be enacted by ordinance that if that was
to be created that would be at the same

712
00:58:43,119 --> 00:58:48,880
the same rules as say the planning
commission or the zoning hearing board

713
00:58:46,720 --> 00:58:54,240
um bylaws will be enacted and that sort
of thing. So the mayor and and it's not

714
00:58:52,400 --> 00:58:57,760
just Mayor Develin doing this. Mayor
Shamber also had advisory boards that

715
00:58:55,920 --> 00:59:05,400
were in place. And so sometimes those
boards, you know, uh go away or they

716
00:59:00,319 --> 00:59:05,400
continue uh when a new mayor comes on.

717
00:59:06,480 --> 00:59:09,720
» Thank you.

718
00:59:11,760 --> 00:59:18,960
» Good. Sorry. Um passing notes up here to
make sure that I go over everything that

719
00:59:16,640 --> 00:59:23,799
I was supposed to go over. Uh,
controller, if you want to go ahead and

720
00:59:20,160 --> 00:59:23,799
share your report out.

721
00:59:25,280 --> 00:59:31,040
» Hi. Um, we are always working hard in
the controllers's office. Um, so I just

722
00:59:29,839 --> 00:59:34,960
want to give you an update on the things
that are going on. Uh, we just attended

723
00:59:33,280 --> 00:59:39,200
a very valuable workshop and team
building exercise last Friday for all of

724
00:59:37,040 --> 00:59:42,240
our third floor staff. Uh, I want to
commend Lori, the mayor's chief of

725
00:59:40,640 --> 00:59:45,920
staff, on a wellthoughtout,
wellorganized, and extremely productive

726
00:59:44,079 --> 00:59:50,880
session. I know good things will come
out of this workshop for us. I am also

727
00:59:48,880 --> 00:59:54,079
working on several projects right now.
Um I have formed a committee to

728
00:59:52,400 --> 00:59:58,400
streamline policies and procedures
related to our bills paying process. Uh

729
00:59:56,480 --> 01:00:02,720
so our first meeting on that is next
week. We're going to draft a mission

730
01:00:00,160 --> 01:00:07,200
statement and kind of outlay the process
and see if we can make it easier and

731
01:00:04,880 --> 01:00:11,280
better. And I'll give updates as they're
appropriate on that. And I want to

732
01:00:09,520 --> 01:00:15,200
remind everyone uh this wasn't mentioned
here today. Um, and I apologize if it's

733
01:00:13,680 --> 01:00:19,520
outside my boundaries, but I want to
remind everyone of the Labor Day parade

734
01:00:16,640 --> 01:00:24,000
on Monday the 7th at 10:00 a.m. I will
be marching with the Teamsters. Uh, and

735
01:00:21,520 --> 01:00:29,200
it's a great day, beautiful parade, and
it celebrates labor as we should on that

736
01:00:26,079 --> 01:00:32,240
day. And as always, I want to give a
thank you to my staff for their

737
01:00:30,799 --> 01:00:36,079
continued hard work and commitment to
excellence in our office. Kate, Kelly,

738
01:00:34,400 --> 01:00:39,599
and Meg. You all do a wonderful job.
Thank you so much for everything you do.

739
01:00:38,480 --> 01:00:43,280
And that's it.
>> Thank you, Mayor.

740
01:00:44,640 --> 01:00:51,920
Thank you, Dr. Titus. Uh, I want to
start out this morning by thanking the

741
01:00:49,599 --> 01:00:56,880
planning department who maybe has
stepped out, but um, Jackie Spry and her

742
01:00:54,880 --> 01:01:00,319
team um, for the incredible work on the
parks plan that has been noted today. It

743
01:00:58,559 --> 01:01:04,000
was a long road and they just did an
incredible job. So, I want to thank them

744
01:01:01,520 --> 01:01:07,760
for that. Um, just want to note a couple
of other things. We did hold a Celebrate

745
01:01:05,599 --> 01:01:11,119
Yuri debrief internally last week to
talk about what worked and didn't work

746
01:01:09,359 --> 01:01:15,520
for Celebrate Yuri so that we can begin
planning for next year. And on that

747
01:01:13,520 --> 01:01:18,559
note, it's not too early to start to
start planning for next year. This

748
01:01:17,119 --> 01:01:22,160
morning actually, I'll be holding a
summer debrief meeting with all the

749
01:01:20,480 --> 01:01:26,319
partners that we funded for summer
programming. So that's through our CDBG

750
01:01:24,400 --> 01:01:30,960
dollars and also our parks dollars to
have a conversation about how the summer

751
01:01:28,400 --> 01:01:35,119
went, what obstacles they found, how the
literacy initiative that we started this

752
01:01:32,880 --> 01:01:38,960
year worked so that we can really begin
immediately starting to plan for next

753
01:01:37,119 --> 01:01:44,240
summer. Um because I think we have a lot
of areas that we can improve there. Um

754
01:01:42,000 --> 01:01:47,920
just a couple of notes on on scheduling.
So we did announce welcoming week. We

755
01:01:46,240 --> 01:01:53,119
held a press conference the other day. I
want to thank um Marta Alsad at Almadina

756
01:01:51,040 --> 01:01:57,599
Supermarket who help uh hosted us on
Parade Street for our announcement of

757
01:01:55,280 --> 01:02:03,440
welcoming week that is coming September
10th through the 19th. And a couple of

758
01:02:00,559 --> 01:02:07,280
there's a huge um amount of activities
going on that week. There's educational

759
01:02:05,119 --> 01:02:10,880
activities, festivals, and things. You
can find all of that on our website. But

760
01:02:08,880 --> 01:02:15,359
a few things to note there. Of course,
Fiesta in the Square will happen on

761
01:02:13,280 --> 01:02:19,680
September 12th. Um, and that is
something that we do in coordination

762
01:02:16,960 --> 01:02:23,839
with our uh, Latino community. And then
also the new American Jamberee on

763
01:02:21,760 --> 01:02:27,680
September 18th. That will be the first
time that that event will be held in

764
01:02:25,280 --> 01:02:31,359
Perry Square. And so those are two
events that really are marking uh,

765
01:02:29,359 --> 01:02:35,680
welcoming week as we celebrate that here
in the city of Erie. Um, I do want to

766
01:02:33,680 --> 01:02:40,720
address the ebike education, the
comments today. We have actually done

767
01:02:38,319 --> 01:02:44,960
some social media education on this
topic but hearing the comments today and

768
01:02:43,119 --> 01:02:50,400
your comments council I think we need to
do more there. So heard and noted and I

769
01:02:47,520 --> 01:02:55,200
I will take that back to the to the um
Mocha team and see what they can do

770
01:02:52,160 --> 01:03:00,240
there. Also just talking about um a
couple of other dates certainly Patriot

771
01:02:57,040 --> 01:03:04,960
Day 911 is coming. Um I was in uh
conversation with the county executive

772
01:03:02,079 --> 01:03:09,200
yesterday. There is a county um ceremony
planned on the morning of September

773
01:03:06,400 --> 01:03:13,920
11th. I think it begins at 8:30 um down
in front of the the memorial there. So,

774
01:03:12,079 --> 01:03:18,160
I I'm sure more information will be
coming, but I just want you to all be

775
01:03:15,680 --> 01:03:21,839
aware um that that hopefully is on your
calendars. Um also today, the Sons of

776
01:03:20,319 --> 01:03:24,880
Lake Erie, of course, are having their
event. We're very grateful to the Suns

777
01:03:23,440 --> 01:03:29,359
for all the work they do around
conservation. We all know Mr. Kle is a

778
01:03:27,359 --> 01:03:33,359
passionate advocate and we appreciate
all the work that all of them do. So, I

779
01:03:31,280 --> 01:03:38,480
hope I'll see some of you there for
their annual fish fry this afternoon.

780
01:03:36,079 --> 01:03:43,039
And then lastly, uh just want to put a
few more uh words around the solicitor's

781
01:03:40,799 --> 01:03:47,359
comments regarding the mayor's council
on community safety and trust. Um this

782
01:03:45,520 --> 01:03:51,039
is in line with the other councils. For
example, the mayor's council on on

783
01:03:49,200 --> 01:03:54,400
disabilities, the mayor's council on new
American Affairs. There has been a

784
01:03:52,720 --> 01:03:58,720
long-standing tradition for mayors to
have these advisory councils. However, I

785
01:03:56,640 --> 01:04:03,599
do want to remind the public as we've
discussed I think a few times that the

786
01:04:00,799 --> 01:04:08,880
work we are doing is to codify something
that can be passed by ordinance by

787
01:04:05,920 --> 01:04:13,680
council so that the work long outlives
this administration and all of you. So

788
01:04:11,440 --> 01:04:17,839
as we have said I think a few times the
the council the group that has been

789
01:04:15,520 --> 01:04:23,520
brought together is advisory in nature.
they are helping us to first have really

790
01:04:20,880 --> 01:04:27,359
really difficult conversations
um to build some trust and then to work

791
01:04:25,680 --> 01:04:31,440
together on the codification of
something that will be long lasting. Um

792
01:04:29,760 --> 01:04:35,200
we have been very clear that the group
that's together now might not be the

793
01:04:33,039 --> 01:04:38,880
group that's together after codification
but it is a start to your point

794
01:04:36,720 --> 01:04:42,880
councelor Horton. It's some action that
we felt needed to be taken to begin this

795
01:04:40,960 --> 01:04:47,520
work. So I am happy to have
conversations at any time um about that

796
01:04:45,440 --> 01:04:51,520
council, about its priorities, about how
people were picked. So very happy to do

797
01:04:49,839 --> 01:04:58,160
that um and and would welcome those
questions at any time. Um and with that,

798
01:04:55,520 --> 01:05:01,119
I think I will uh close my comments.
Thank you.

799
01:04:59,440 --> 01:05:06,559
» Thank you. So just again to remind the
public, we have a study session next

800
01:05:03,920 --> 01:05:10,799
Thursday. Uh we have the housing town
hall. We have a another study session at

801
01:05:09,440 --> 01:05:16,079
the end of the month that will happen
between this study session and then our

802
01:05:13,760 --> 01:05:21,359
city council evening meeting. Um and so
we are ramping into that budget process.

803
01:05:18,720 --> 01:05:24,559
And this is really we want the public
always paying attention. But this is

804
01:05:23,200 --> 01:05:28,400
where you're going to start to see
rubber kind of hit the road um and some

805
01:05:26,720 --> 01:05:32,559
big changes that we that we can start to
do um to write some ships in in the

806
01:05:30,559 --> 01:05:34,880
city. And with that we will go ahead and
call Oh, no. Sorry. Go ahead.

807
01:05:33,680 --> 01:05:37,520
» Before we adjourn
>> Yes. to the study sessions.

808
01:05:36,960 --> 01:05:43,920
» Yes,
>> study sessions. Um, I'd like to uh

809
01:05:42,160 --> 01:05:48,559
interest you and our colleagues in the
mayor's office and uh putting together a

810
01:05:46,559 --> 01:05:53,200
study session on community benefit
agreements since you mentioned the Chris

811
01:05:51,440 --> 01:05:57,839
and everybody's going to try to come
through here and push those projects.

812
01:05:55,440 --> 01:06:02,880
Everything's going to be priority. And I
kind of look at it like we look at it in

813
01:06:00,400 --> 01:06:08,079
terms of internet safety. when they say
hurry up quick and do something, it

814
01:06:04,799 --> 01:06:12,559
makes me pause. Uh, and there's and uh
we should demand more of a return on

815
01:06:10,160 --> 01:06:18,640
investment for the things that we're
putting on the taxpayer. Uh, and so I'd

816
01:06:16,000 --> 01:06:23,039
like to convene or work with you in
administration in convening a community

817
01:06:20,799 --> 01:06:27,839
benefit agreement thing. I think the
time is now.

818
01:06:24,319 --> 01:06:34,240
» Agree. And we should be able to codify
uh some of that uh even within our

819
01:06:30,000 --> 01:06:40,760
zoning structure. So yeah. So thank you.
>> Thank you. All right. With that we will

820
01:06:36,319 --> 01:06:40,760
go ahead and adjourn today's meeting.