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The agenda was discussed. The Council received introductions from the City of Albany Violence Prevention Task Force members.
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But
after
speaking
with
the
chair
of
planning
and
having
some
discussions
with
other
members,
I
I'm
gonna
opt
out
to
have
it
go
through
the
committee
process.
It's
it's
a
local
law.
We
should
discuss
it
in
committee
and
we
haven't
touched
this
thing
in
of
many
moons,
so
it
will
be
going
to
the
planning
committee,
and
I
know
you
want
to
say
something,
mr
nani,
so
you
you.
Can
you
hear
me
yeah.
F
I'm
just
curious,
so
when
can
an
individual
discharge
just
for
point
of
information,
just
when
can
an
individual
discharge,
a
piece
of
legislation
out
of
committee
and
with
your
recommendation
that
you're
given
is
that
in
your
power
to
do
so?
Are
you
just
giving
your
opinion
about
how
you
feel
about
my
legislation.
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Gave
you
noticed
that
you
intended
to
and
and
I
made
a
lot
of
assumptions
going
into
you
know
from
the
point
where
you
requested
it
of
me.
I
assumed
you
had
talked
to
the
chair
of
planning
and
you
hadn't,
and
I
I
I
I
made
the
assumption
to
go
and
didn't
go
back
through
to
make
sure
that
it
was
entertained
and
discussed
in
committee.
F
Yeah,
I'm
just
really
confused
because
michael
bryant
discharged
a
piece
of
legislation
and
I'm
not
sure
if
there
was
a
similar
discussion
with
the
chair.
Clearly
it
was
delayed,
so
I
just
want
to
know
just
for
future
preference
like
just
actions
moving
forward.
I
still
want
to
discharge
it
come
monday,
I'm
going
to
ask
for
it
to
be
discharged.
I
think
this
is
clear
when
it
comes
to
digital
divide
here
in
our
city,
it
exists
and
individuals.
This
has
been
on
the
left
on
the
agenda
since
2018
members.
F
If
they
were
really
serious
about
addressing
a
digital
divide,
this
conversation
would
have
been
had.
There
would
have
been
emails
to
the
sponsor
saying
that
hey
wusu,
I
know,
there's
something
that
you're
passionate
about.
This
is
how
we
can
move
forward.
It
has
to
take
a
discharge,
but
now
individuals
want
to
take
action
on
something.
That's
near
and
dear.
We
look
at
what's
happening
the
pandemic,
where
40
percent
of
residents
in
the
city
of
albany
don't
have
access
to
the
internet.
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Yeah
can
can
we
also
join
this
discussion
with
an
update
as
to
where
we
are
with
spectrum
or
whatever
other
internet
provider
we
want
to
contract
with.
It
seems
to
me
the
two
issues
are
kind
of
joined
and
it'd.
Be
nice
got
to
join
them
together,
because
our
contract
is
either
expired
or
is
about
to.
F
Yeah,
thank
you
mike,
and
I've
spoken
to
the
administration
about
this
piece
of
legislation
and
they
seem
like
they're,
okay
with
it,
but
I
guess
kathy
said
she
was
going
to
follow
up
with
the
administration
because,
god
forbid,
we
pass
anything
without
speaking
to
the
administration
first,
but
yeah.
So
I
spoken
to
the
staff
they
okay
with
it.
I
think
some
of
the
concerns
they
have
is
looking
for
members
who
want
to
be
part
of
the
commission.
I
Okay,
I
I
just
want
to
say
that
it
is
not
up
to
us
to
reach
out
to
you
regarding
your
legislation.
It
is
your
responsibility
to
reach
out
to
the
chairs
of
the
committee.
If
you
want
a
committee
meeting-
and
you
know
it
actually
does
make
sense-
to
talk
to
administration
and
get
their
feedback
on
legislation-
that's
being
proposed
because
they're,
the
ones
who
are
going
to
have
to
institute
so
whether
you
agree
with
them
or
not,
it
is
still
good
to
get
their
input,
and
this
is
the
first
I'm
hearing.
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Let
me
finish:
one
of
the
things
I
said
to
kelly
is
that
I'm
happy
to
have
this
conversation
with
you.
I
don't
think
it
needs
to
happen
here
at
caucus.
If
you
have
some
concerns
about
the
way
the
planning
committee
or
myself
is
handling
things.
Let's
talk
about
it,
I'm
happy
to
do
that
and
I
just
want
to
share
that
with
everyone.
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I
And
yes,
that
was
that
it's
true
always
do
that
happen,
but
it's
very
bad
precedent
to
be
setting
as
far
as
discharging
legislation.
Ideally,
you
wanted
to
go
through
committee.
You
want
the
input
of
your
colleagues
on
these
on
this
legislation.
It's
a
way
of
educating
them
about
an
issue
and
also,
you
know,
building
consensus.
So
that's
all
I'm
gonna
say
right
now,.
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Okay,
okay
and
just
lastly,
every
piece
of
legislation.
I
think
there
have
only
been
two
or
three
that
have
been
discharged
like
that.
I
think
I
did
it
twice
and
maybe
richard
did
it
once,
but
but
I'll
get
you
joe
in
a
minute,
but
they
all
went
to
committee
got
disgusted
in
committee
and
got
held
up
for
some
reason.
This
piece
of
legislation
has
not
documented.
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We
have
this
as
a
base
to
work
from
because,
right
now
these
resolutions
get
lost,
and
probably
initially
it
should
have
been
done
this
way
to
begin
with,
but
this
is
just
corrects
that
and
puts
it
in
code,
but
it's
the
same
language
from
the
wrestling
that
resolute.
Those
resolutions
are
part
of
the
supporting
memo.
I
sent
out
same
language
as
we
adopted
in
2012,
so
these
are
the
boundaries
that
are
currently
in
effect
makes
no
changes
at
all,
simply
moves
it
into
city
code.
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No
because
we
don't,
we
don't
have
all
the
authority.
We
want
right
now
because
we're
trying
to
do
beyond
the
area
that
you're
concerned
about
alfredo,
but
there
are
some
other
areas
as
well,
so
this
would
actually
create
the
base
that
we
then
can
work
off
of
if
we
get
the
authority
in
terms
of
the
home
rule
legislation.
E
Yeah
yeah
and
I
want
to
follow
up
with
our
you
know.
I
know
this
week
is
kind
of
like
everybody's,
focusing
on
other
things,
but
I
do
want
to
follow
up
with
the
the
contact
I
had
with
our
legislative
reps
in
terms
of
moving
forward
and
trying
to
get
that
home
rule
bill
back
in
again,
so
we
can
move
on
with
that
as
soon
as
possible.
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The
thing
is,
you
should
be
saying:
is
that
it's
going
to
committee?
It's
not
just
you
don't
think
something
is
necessary
to
authorize
if
you
want
to
send
it
to
committee.
You
could
do
that
okay,
but
to
say
that
you
don't
think
something
is
necessary.
Well,
I
took
the
time
to
write
this
legislation
and
to
say
that
it's
nothing,
it's
not
necessary.
It's
essentially
disrespectful,
and
you
know
to
me
specifically.
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It's
it's
fine!
It's
fine,
kelly!
You've
done
enough
today,
anyway,
on
the
resolution,
there's
been
many
calls
to
particularly
marginalized
communities
that
feel
that
this
flag,
when
you
look
at
the
basis
of
the
of
the
albany's
flag,
is
a
flag
of
the
netherlands,
which
has
been
co-opted
by
white
supremacy
groups.
Many
residents
have
noted
the
inherent
hypocrisy
of
a
city.
F
You
know
talking
about
equity
and
diversity
and
promoting
our
diversity
when
our
flag
resembles
white
supremacy,
you
know-
and
this
is
not
new
many
municipalities
all
across
our
country
have
changed
their
flag.
This
flag
has
been
around
for
the
past
111
years.
There's
been
a
growing
movement
to
just
have
a
discussion
about.
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The
mayor
is
already
making
some
improvements,
as
relates
to
the
albany
seal
you're,
not
seeing
it
on
the
mayor's
letterhead
anymore
as
much,
and
you
will
see
a
new
symbol
which
I
think
that
shows
the
pride
in
our
city
and
it
was
done
by
the
college
of
saint
rose
students.
So
maybe
that's
something
that
we
could
also
look
at
where
we
can
have
our
anchor
institutions
look
at
something
that
resembles
pride
and
the
rich
diversity
that
exists
here
in
the
city
of
albany.
A
Thank
you,
mr
anani,
and
don't
misunderstand
me
by
saying
it's
not
necessary.
Obviously
changing
the
flag
is
necessary,
but
my
point
was
that
you
could
simply
have
a
conversation
with
the
mayor
and
get
something
like
this
going
without
without
doing
the
resolution
to
do
that.
So
we'll
refer
to
council
operations.
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Also,
I
think
the
resolution
could
use
a
little
more
language
in
it
like
addressing
fraud
and
it's
kind
of
basic,
and
I
think
if
we
talked
about
it
in
in
the
committee,
we
could
probably
extend
it
and
come
up
with
some
some
more
language.
That's
that'll
strengthen
it.
So
that's
a
referral
to
council
operations
also
next
resolution.
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Right,
okay
and
again,
I
don't
see
these
being
lengthy
discussions
on
these
three
resolutions,
but
just
getting
together
to
put
some
more
information
in
there
and
make
it
better.
Next
resolution:
3
11,
21,
okay,
authorizing
the
implementation
of
real
property
tax
law.
Section
111.
Excuse
me
1011a
in
the
city
of
albany.
It's
it's
speeding
up.
Foreclosures
finance
it'll
be
a
referral.
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Okay,
we'll
be
passed
on
on
monday,
mr
cosgrove,
that
is
it
for
the
regular
agenda,
and
so
now
we'll
move
on
to
just
getting
introductions
just
from
the
folks
that
we
chose
for
the
violence
prevented
task
force.
Obviously,
violence
has
been
an
issue,
it's
always
an
issue,
but
this
year
in
particular
and
so
much
so
that
we,
you
know,
we
felt
the
need
to
put
together
this
task
force
to
discuss
the
issues
and
try
to
come
up
with
some
solutions.
It's
also
a
part
of
our
equity
agenda.
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Hello,
so
I'm
joe
mancini,
currently
I'm
the
director
at
the
capitol
district
juvenile
security
detention
facility,
started
here.
In
july,
I
retired
from
government
service
february
of
2019
spent
most
of
my
career
skype
county
probation.
I
was
worked.
Most
of
my
work
has
been
in
the
juvenile
justice
system.
I've
been
very
active
in
creating
programs
where
community-based
programs
that
remove
the
need
to
send
a
youth
to
institutions,
and
you
know
about
a
real
passion
for
working
with
communities.
I
did
that
for
30
years
at
different
levels.
P
Then
I
went
to
ocfs
as
an
associate
commissioner
for
the
office
of
community
partnerships
and
there
I
designed
their
aftercare
model
and
some
pretty
innovative
programming
community-based
programming.
While
I
was
there
and
then
retired
in
2019,
my
parents
weren't
doing
so
well,
and
actually
my
mother
passed
away
this
past
august.
She
had
alzheimer's,
so
I
took
some
time
off,
but
I
really
you
know
I
love
this
work.
P
It's
really
my
kind
of
my
passion
and
when
I
saw
this
opportunity
I
applied
and
hope
that
I
can
bring
some
some
of
my
knowledge
and
experience
that
can
help
with
what
you
guys
are
up
to
if
you
all
are
up
to
it.
So
it's
so
important,
but
yes,
so
rewarding,
but
also
very
challenging
when
we
can
come
together
and
come
up
with
some
pretty
good
solutions.
A
Q
Good
evening
everyone
I'm
orville
abrahams,
I
I
know
many
of
you-
I
have
grown
up
in
the
city
of
albany,
started
off
living
in
arbor
hill
at
dudley
heights
and
my
formative
years
spent
down
south
pearl
street
at
ezra
apprentice.
I
love
the
south
end.
I
consider
it
a
home
as
I
do.
The
entire
city,
I've
gone
to
albany
public
schools,
I'll
be
high,
went
on
to
graduate
from
suny
alby,
so
I've
been
someone
who's
been
intricately
involved
in
this
community.
R
Hi
I'd
like
to
thank
the
council
again
for
appointing
me
to
this
role.
I
as
well
grew
up
albany
public
schools,
suny
albany
for
my
undergraduate
degree,
and
I
currently
work
for
the
city
fire
department,
so
I
first
hand
them
dealing
with
some
of
the
violence
effects
dealing
with
some
of
the
effects
that
this
violence
has
on
the
different
neighborhoods
throughout
the
community,
and
I've
seen
the
struggle
that
it
has
started
to
put
on
the
different
neighborhoods
in
this
community.
R
L
Hi,
thank
you
so
much
very
happy,
and
I
want
to
thank
the
public
safety
committee
for
recommending
me.
I
currently
work
for
planned
parenthood,
but
have
worked
for
many
elected
officials
in
the
government
for
many
years
and
really
worked
on
criminal
justice
issues.
So
I'm
very
excited
about
this
opportunity.
I
think
we
can
make
create
a
model
that
works
with
the
community
and
really
do
some
innovative
things
that
I
think
we
have
the
capacity
and
the
ability
to
do
so.
L
So
I'm
really
excited
about
this,
and
I
really
want
to
thank
everyone,
I'm
I
think,
there's
the
it's
unlimited
in
terms
of
what
we
can
accomplish
and
also
really
work
on
the
mental
health
issues
as
well
as
trauma
and
dealing
with
the
community
and
working
with
them
in
conjunction
to
make
sure
that
we're
really
listening
to
those
that
are
directly
affected
and
how
we
can
make
the
whole
community
much
better.
So
thank
you
so
much.
J
Everybody
thank
you
for
accepting
me,
I'm
glad
to
be
here.
My
name
is
joyce
williams.
I'm
born
and
raised
here
in
albany
right
here
in
arbor
hill.
I
grew
up
on
first
street,
so
I
have
lived
in
arbor
hill
southend
know
a
lot
about
the
city,
but
I
submitted
my
application
because
my
nephew
was
a
victim
of
gun
violence.
He
was
killed
in
the
washington
park.
J
He
was
part
of
washington
park,
murders
that
happened
back
in
97,
so
I
always
wanted
to
do
something
to
like
help,
my
community,
because
in
that
situation
nobody
won.
Four
young
boys
killed
him,
and
so
four
young
boys
are
doing
life
three.
Oh
my
doing
life
in
prison
right
now
so
and
then
there's
a
lot
of
gun
violence
going
on.
So
I
wanted
to
see
how
can
I
help
and
growing
up
in
albany?
We
had
a
lot
of
things
to
do
back
in
the
days,
but
there's
nothing
to
do
so.
J
I'm
hoping
that
I
can
help
bring
some
of
that
back,
like
community
centers
activities
for
the
young
people,
jobs
for
the
young
people.
What
I
do
now
I
work
in
albany.
I
am
a
substance
abuse
counselor,
certified
by
new
york,
state
or
office
of
alcohol
and
substance
abuse.
I've
been
in
that
field
for
the
last
27
years.
I
love
it.
It's
my
compassion.
J
I've
seen
you
know
how
the
drugs
ravaged
my
community
and
people
that
I
grew
up
with,
so
my
compassion
was
to
try
to
help
and
give
back,
and
you
know,
show
people
that
there
is
another
way
that
they
don't
have
to
be
out
there
and
I'm
honored
to
be
working
for
the
homer
perkins
center.
Who
was
a
county
legislator
who
this
building
is
named
after
so
I
feel,
like
you
know,
drug
addiction
brings
about
violence.
J
S
S
I
have
a
lot
of
there's
a
lot
of
intersections
with
those
who
my
peers,
who
already
spoke-
and
I
grew
up
on
37
morton
avenue
before
it
became
lincoln
square,
also
went
to
school
24
before
it
became
toast,
and
I
was
also
present
when
mayor
corning
was
the
mayor,
so
not
that
I
hopefully
showing
my
age,
but
I've
been
part
of
the
albany
community
for
a
long
time.
I
live
in
the
pine
hills
area.
S
Currently
I
work
for
the
new
york
state
department
of
health.
I'm
a
social
worker
by
profession
will
do
sony,
albany,
undergrad
and
grad
school.
My
passion
around
youth
development
and
one
of
the
things
that
I
have
in
common
with
with
joe
is
that
I
was
a
probation
officer
for
albany
county
back
in
1985
and
just
primarily
work
with
the
juvenile
in
the
juvenile
department
or
unit.
S
But
what
changed
my
life
and
that
experience
was
meeting
family
court
judges
who
really
understood
the
community,
who
understood
the
relationships
about
marginalized
community,
and
I
lift
up
judge,
anthony
cardona
and
beverly
tobin
and
for
those
who
remember,
judge
cheeseman,
but
my
life
really
was
changed
in
those
types
of
interactions
on
being
a
double
minority
as
a
black
male
and
just
black
in
a
space
that
often
we
were
over
represented
within
those
systems.
I
currently
work.
S
S
The
last
thing
I
mentioned
is
that
I
was
also
part
of
albany
service
corps
when
we
talk
about
really
good
programs,
but
the
albany
service
corps
really
served
a
great
opportunity
for
youth
who
were
coming
from
the
city
gave
them
projects
skills
building,
but
it
also
gave
them
some
money
and
so
that
investment
from
the
city
from
the
state
was
a
really
valuable
institutions.
So
I'm
a
I'm
a
proponent
of
this
service
corps.
S
K
T
My
name,
my
name,
is
danielle
joseph.
I
am
a
son
of
south
central
los
angeles.
I
grew
up
in
gangs
and
violence.
I
grew
up
in
the
same
situation
that
is
facing
the
city
of
albany
in
a
lot
of
our
major
cities.
Today,
I
want
the
youth
to
have
opportunity
not
only
to
stop
the
violence,
but
to
have
other
things
that
they
can
look
forward
to
other
than
have
to
embrace
the
negativity
of
our
world.
T
The
problem
we're
having
one
of
the
problems
we'll
be
having
in
albany
is
what
is
coming
into
oven
from
other
parts
of
this
state
and
they're
coming
up
here
with
this
mentality,
and
we
have
to
stop
it.
We
have
to
warn
of
these
young
people
the
consequences
we
have
to
get
brochures
to.
Let
them
know
what
a
gun
con,
what
a
case
cut
with
a
gun
if
you
get
caught
with
a
9
24.
This
is
what
the
results.
If
you
kill
somebody,
this
is
the
results.
T
T
It's
not
going
to
be
easy,
but
together
we
can
do
it,
and
I
want
to
get
to
know
every
one
of
the
members
of
the
task
force,
because
our
responsibility
is
very
deep
and
we
have
to
rely
on
each
other
to
work
with
each
other
to
understand
each
other,
to
talk
to
each
other,
to
share
our
interests
and
share
our
problems
to
share
everything
that
we're
working.
To
do
I
plan
to
to
do
everything
I
can
I'm
planning
to
hit
the
pavement
walk
the
streets.
T
Talk
to
these
youngsters
go
to
the
churches,
go
to
the
schools.
We
have
to
get
the
we
can't,
let
the
wolves
be
among
the
sheep.
We
have
to
let
our
communities
where
our
children
will
feel
safe
to
go
to
school,
to
feel
safe
to
go
to
college.
We
need
these
colleges
to
also
reach
back.
We
need
our
leaders
to
also
work
with
us.
T
T
T
I
don't
like
to
see
young
people
due
time,
but
those
murders
have
to
be
addressed
because
if
they
do
not
be
addressed,
the
police
is
not
going
to
have
the
respect
they're
going
to
have
this
task
force
is
not
going
to
have
the
respect
they're
going
to
have.
They
have
the
no
snitch
policy
which
I
understand.
T
I
grew
up
in
that
culture,
but
we
have
to
go
to
us
the
students
we
have
to
reach
the
parents,
that's
as
much
as
we
have
to
reach
the
use
and
we
have
to
keep
everything
that's
coming
out
of
albany.
That's
bringing
this
trouble
out
of
here.
Albany
is
a
very
beautiful
city.
It's
one
of
the
most
beautiful
cities
I
ever
been
in
my
life.
This
is
my
home.
I
will
probably
die
here
and
be
buried
in
one
of
the
cemeteries.
Here
I
would
lie.
I
love
to
walk
the
streets.
T
I
love
to
talk
in
my
garden.
We
cannot
have
this
this
this
violence
in
our
city.
No
longer
can
we
continue
to
wait
around
and
just
think
the
police
can
do
everything
and
the
parents
put
all
the
responsibilities
on
the
police
office
when
the
police
don't
know
what
to
do.
They
can't
really
say
what
they
want
to
say
like
mother.
Can
you
talk
to
your
son
mother?
Can
you
talk
to
your
daughter?
We
have
to
go
into
these
schools.
The
schools
are
very
important.
T
People
don't
realize
a
lot
of
the
problems
that
we
have
now
started
in
schools.
Most
people
don't
know
that
crips
and
blood
started
in
the
high
school.
What
was
the
teachers
I'm
to
give
everything?
I
can
that
I
know
to
this
committee.
It
might
mean
more
to
me
than
most
people,
because
I'm
also
a
victim.
I've
lost
three
brothers,
a
niece
and
over
a
hundred
friends
to
this
bias.
So
every
time
violence
comes,
it
touches
me
deeply.
K
Thank
you
kelly.
I
hope
everyone's
doing
well.
I
first
want
to
say
thank
you
for
being
appointed
to
this
committee.
I've
been
with
the
city
water
police
department
for
20
years
now
I
would
have
most
of
my
time
in
patrol
I
worked
at
arbor
hill,
the
western
neighborhood.
I
walked
to
be
on
central
avenue.
For
a
few
years
I
was
promoted
to
sergeant
2013
lieutenant
in
2016.,
and
I
currently
oversee
supervisory
neighbor
engaged
unit,
which
consists
of
all
the
peacocks
that
you
see
out
there.
K
I'm
biking
on
foot,
community
service
officers,
the
prevention
service
officers,
they're
the
track
officers
and
the
issue
officers
and
school
resource
officers.
So
I
am
looking
forward
to
working
with
all
of
you,
I
believe,
in
having
creative
and
creating
long-term
solutions
to
problems
and
not
just
putting
a
band-aid
on
it.
So
I'm
looking
forward
to
everybody's
input
and
I
bring
my
creativity
to
this
community.
Thank
you.
U
Yeah,
that's
my
old
title:
ashley
thanks
kelly,
I'm
currently
with
the
district
director
of
safe
schools
and
violence
prevention,
which
basically
boils
down
to
security.
I
spent
more
than
26
years
in
law
enforcement
quite
a
bit
of
time
with
the
albany
police
department.
I
worked
with
joe
and
kelly
a
number
of
years
ago
and
from
this
role
in
the
school
side,
I
certainly
see
that
we
have
the
opportunity
to
equitably
distribute
some
services.
U
U
So
we
have
the
opportunity
to
reach
out
and
spread
that
wealth,
so
to
speak,
to
get
the
services
where
they
need
keep
those
long-standing
projects
going
and
if
we
need
to
start
new
ones,
go
right
ahead
with
that.
But
we
have
a
lot
of
valuable
services
already
in
place.
We
just
need
to
strengthen
them
and
get
them
out
to
the
people.
K
D
B
I
just
wanted
to
echo
those
sentiments,
we're
very
appreciative
of
all
of
you
who
are
willing
to
volunteer
your
time
and
and
take
this
task
on
we're
very
lucky
to
have
such
a
array
of
individuals
from
different
backgrounds,
different
perspectives
to
come
together
and
really
take
a
holistic
approach
of
how
we
can
try
to
address
this
issue
in
our
city.
So.
V
E
M
F
Yes,
first,
I
just
want
to
echo
saturn
my
colleagues.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
putting
your
hat
in
this
is
something
that
is
a
disease
that
is
plaguing
our
city
and
we
cannot
continue
to
go
forward
this
way.
You
know
my
years
of
being
in
a
council
or
just
working
the
government.
One
things
I've
noticed
is
that
there's
no
sense
of
urgency
in
government.
Any
everything
could
be.
You
know,
let's
take
care
of
it.
Another
time.
Let's
you
know,
let's
deal
with
it
another
time,
let's
wait
for
this.
F
Let's
just
kicking
the
can
down
the
road,
so
I
just
want
to
let
you
know
that
if
things
are
moving
slower
than
you
expect,
don't
hesitate
to
reach
out
to
us.
If
there's
legislation
that
you
want
to
put
forward,
don't
hesitate
to
reach
out
to
us.
Don't
wait
on
two
to
three
years
to
you
know,
come
back
recommendation
so
there's
something
that
could
be
addressed
today.
Let's
address
it
today,
there's
something
that
could
be
addressed
three
months.
F
Let's
address
that,
so
I
just
want
to
thank
you
all
so
much
for
you
know
putting
a
hat
to
cure
this
disease.
That's
plague!
In
our
city-
and
I
just
want
to
thank
you
all
for
the
work
that
you're
doing
and
mr
donald
I'm
not
sure
if
you've
been
to
brooklyn,
but
it's
a
great
place
out
here
to
visit
too.
But
thank
you
all
so
much.
V
Yeah,
I
know
I'm
sorry,
you
know
I'm
really
concerned
about
some
of
the
stuff
we
talked
about
earlier.
I
want
to
know
number
one.
What's
racist
about
our
flag?
Okay,
if
somebody
told
me
something
about
the
color
orange,
you
know
the
irish
flag
has
orange
in
it
because
when
ireland
was
trying
to
be
put
together,
there
was
people
who
protestants
who
had
come
in
from
the
netherlands
and
settled
there
and
the
irish
said
they
wanted
to
be
inclusive
and
they
decided
to
put
that
color
in
there.
V
They
immigrated
to
this
country
back
in
1680,
so
because
they
were
dutch,
they
didn't
own
slaves.
Are
we
saying
that
they're
racist,
because
the
you
know
city
albany
was
founded
by
the
dutch
the
island
of
manhattan
was
born,
was
bought
by
the
dutch
okay?
So
I
do
have
a
lot
of
concerns
and
my
big
concern
is
we're
facing
a
financial
difficulty
and
the
amount
of
money
you
know.
Has
anybody
even
looked
into
how
much
it
would
cost
to
change
all
our
flags
to
change
all
our
symbols?
V
I
don't
see
them
as
being
overtly
racist,
but
I'm
not
an
expert
and
I'm
I
think
it's
due
to
discussion.
I
did
reach
out
to
the
mohican
nation.
I
told
them
about
that.
You
know
there's
talk
of
taking
their
symbol
on
our
seal
off
and
I
want
to
see
what
they
say.
I'd
see
if
they
agree
with
it
or
not.
I
know
there's
a
big
controversy
going
on
about
exit
3..
V
You
know
these
are
the
original
people
in
this
land
or
nation
or
whatever
you
want
to
call
it
and
to
just
like
push
them
away
and
throw
away
that
400
year
history.
I
just
don't
understand
it
so
and
again
it's
I
need
to
be
educated.
Maybe,
but
I
just
you
know
this
like
we
have
to
do
it
now
in
the
middle
of
a
financial
crisis.
V
I
I
just
don't
agree
with
it
and
I
I
gotta
get
that
out
there,
because
I
am
upset
about
it.
You
know.
I
just
think
this
is
the
wrong
time.
You
know
we
have
people
dying.
Left
and
right
we
covered,
the
rates
are
phenomenal.
We
have
people
shooting
each
other.
I
mean
we
have
a
lot
of
problems
and
we're
going
to
you
know
is
changing
a
flag,
changing
a
seal
really
going
to
make
a
difference.
I
don't
know.
Thank
you.
A
F
F
So
you
know
I
look
forward
to
you
know
a
thoughtful
discussion
when
it
goes
to
committee,
but
I
will
say
that
I
know
the
mayor
is
already
making
strides
to
you
know
as
it
relates
to
the
sale
of
the
city
to
make
it
more
inclusive.
Make
individuals
feel
like
there's.
A
sense
of
pride,
so,
like
kelly
said,
is
going
to
go
to
committee,
we'll
have
for
a
discussion,
I'll
get
all
the
facts,
and
I
hope
you
too,
you
also
do.
B
B
Nuisance
to
many
of
our
neighborhoods,
I
understand
the
heart
behind
it.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
it
doesn't
misguidedly
affect
some
of
our
vulnerable
populations,
especially
at
this
time,
where
we're
seeing
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
difficulty
out
there
for
many
of
our
residents
because
of
the
pandemic
because
of
job
loss
and
income
laws.
B
B
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
it's
something
where
we
we
take
that
into
consideration,
and
we
don't
you
know
we
do
something-
that's
passive
to
take
to
deal
with
these
abandoned
properties,
but
not
in
a
situation
where
we
take
someone
from
their
home
faster
than
we
would
have.
You
know
who's
still
living
there.
That's
still
occupied.
E
E
But
my
other
question
was:
I
think
there
was
some
discussion
at
the
last
meeting
or
caucus
or
whatever
about
snow
removal
issues,
and
I
was
unclear
as
to
how
we
ended
that
whether
there
was
going
to
be
some
discussion
through
the
general
services
committee
with
the
commissioner
not
critical
of
the
work
whatever.
But
just
you
know
some
issues
that
have
come
up
that.
I
think
we
need
to.
You
know
raise
in
fairness
from
our
constituents
and
mike
if,
whatever
the
processes
want
to
clarify.
H
A
Okay,
if
there's
nothing
further,
I
want
to
close
out
the
meeting
it's
our
last
meeting
of
the
years.
I
mean
it's
just
the
caucus,
but
again
2020
has
been
a
year
to
remember,
to
remember,
I'm
hoping
that
2021
brings
greater
joy
and
success
again,
just
hope
on
the
horizon.
We
have
the
vaccine,
that's
that's
going
to
help
someone,
but
it's
still
going
to
take
some
time
for
us
to
get
back
to
normal.