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From YouTube: Monday, July 1, 2019, Albany Common Council Meeting
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Legislation Passed - Ordinance 8.32.19 (Doesschate, Hoey & Anane), Ordinance 11.61.19 (Anane), Resolution 43.71.19R (Conti), Resolution 44.71.19R (MC) (Doesschate), Resolution 45.71.19R (Applyr), Resolution 39.62.19R (Kimbrough) & Resolution 40.71.19R (MC) (Balarin)
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A
Now
we
proceed
to
next
item
on
our
agenda,
which
is
our
public
comment
period
during
public
comment.
You
have
five
minutes
to
speak
up
about
any
subject
you
choose
to
and
when
you
come
to
the
table,
please
state
your
name
and
your
address
for
the
record.
All
statements
are
to
be
addressed
to
the
chair,
which
is
me
and
also
at
that
time.
Council
members
are
not
do
not
answer
your
questions,
so
please
don't
ask
him
any
questions
at
this
time.
A
Whatever
statement
you
make,
if
council
members
feel
the
need
to
answer
those
questions,
they
will
do
so
at
a
later
time.
In
the
meeting
we
want
to
be
respectful
to
council
members
and
everyone
who
speaks
so
I
will
give
you
a
warning
when
you
have
a
minute
left
on
your
time
to
speak
and
in
that
process.
I
hope
that
you'll
wrap
up
your
comments.
With
that
being
said,
can
the
clerk
please
call
the
first
speaker.
D
My
name
is
peachy
and
I
live
at
32
Buckingham
Drive
I
just
wanted
to
provide
a
little
a
few
of
the
details
and
specificity
of
what
my
wife
Margie.
We
just
talked
about.
Of
course,
this
is
in
regard
to
the
project
at
563,
New
Scotland
Avenue,
and
should
be
noted
that
this
project
also
covers
583
New,
Scotland,
Avenue
and
301
313
3:15
and
319
South
Allen
Street,
and
a
number
of
Lots
under
under
dock
Avenue,
which
is
a
which
is
a
paper
Street
okay.
D
Recommendations
are
based
on
the
disruption
to
the
community
and
its
character,
both
during
the
demolition
and
the
construction
phases
as
well
and
to
be
clear,
a
type
1
action
under
seeker
means
it
is
more
likely
to
have
a
significant
adverse
impact
on
the
environment
than
other
actions
or
classes
of
actions,
and
this
is
the
case
here
and
I
want
to
explain
why
and
under
a
little
more
detail
under
seeker.
An
activity
must
be
classified
as
type
1
when
it
when.
F
D
D
E
D
One
key
impact
is
on
transportation.
One
of
the
key
considerations
is:
will
the
proposed
action
degrade
existing
transit
access?
Yes,
it
will
anyone's
been
on
New
Scotland.
Avenue
is
aware
that
impact
on
noise
order
and
light
the
key
consideration
does
the
proposed
action
may
produce
sound
sound
noises
above
levels
established
by
regulation.
F
D
D
As
most
of
you
do,
it
certainly
does
and
then
number
four
consistent
with
consistency
with
community
character.
The
key
consideration
does
the
proposed
action.
Is
it
can
inconsistent
with
a
predominant
architectural
scale
and
character
and
you've
heard
a
number
of
other
people
speak
here.
This
thing
is
out
of
scale
with
a
neighborhood.
Okay,
the
EIS
ensures
and
key
points
on
the
environmental
impact
statement.
These
were
not
just
you
know
some
regulation.
These
things
actually
mean
something
to
people
like
ourselves
and
our
community
on
the
ground.
It
ensures
public
participation
in
the
environmental
is
one.
D
D
Know
sort
of
non
environmental
but
important
considerations
are
the
displacement
of,
for
example,
renters
from
from
South
Allen
Street.
You
know,
I
spoke
to
someone
who's
lived
there
for
30
years
and
and
the
landlord
hasn't
said
anything
to
them
and
now
they're
gonna.
If
this
goes
through
they're
gonna
be
out.
I
spoke
to
another
young
lady
who
just
moved
here,
she's
paying
a
thousand
fifty
dollars
in
rent
right
now
and
I.
Think
it's
projected
that
these
rents
are
gonna
start
at
$1,500
and
the
common
counsel
should
be
considering
this
and
talking
to
people
about.
D
D
Under
the
environmental
impacts
and
an
to
environmental
impact
statement,
Thank
You,
Kathy,
joy,
yes,
I
know,
I
gave
copies
to
all
of
you.
Jack
make
sure
you
read
it.
I
gave
copies
to
all
of
you
prior
to
this
I,
don't
even
copy
the
Planning
Board
and
the
mayor
and
and
the
Planning
Board,
and
the
Zoning
Board
Thank.
G
Good
evening,
common
councilmembers
and
Wendy
Gibson
I
live
with
my
husband
as
six
Tudor
Road
directly
behind
the
proposed
site
of
the
1211
Western
Avenue
construction
is
the
resident
of
Albany
for
over
35
years,
as
both
the
renter
and
a
homeowner
I
sit
here
tonight
overcome
with
frustration
regarding
the
twelve
eleven
project.
I'm
also
filled
with
alarm
that
twelve
eleven
is
just
one
of
many
projects
on
track
to
cause
irreparable
harm
to
the
fabric
of
our
communities.
It's
unfathomable
to
me.
G
The
Albany
leadership
leadership
in
the
city's
planning
process
continued
to
put
our
city's
future
in
jeopardy
and
risk
our
neighborhoods,
but
it
certainly
makes
it
easier
and
easier
to
understand
the
decades
long
flight
to
the
suburbs.
As
for
our
family,
we
gladly
welcome
economic
development,
but
not
when
the
only
projects
on
the
horizon,
both
figuratively
and
literally,
translate
into
unreasonably
sized
ill-planned
high-density
construction
with
harmful
demands
on
our
fragile
and
inadequate
existing
infrastructure.
G
We
gladly
welcome
a
stronger
tax
base,
but
with
the
huge
tax
breaks
and
deferrals
used
as
incentives,
these
developers
will
not
be
paying
into
our
public
city
coffers
for
years
to
come,
while
placing
significant
demands
on
city
resources,
including
police
and
fire.
We
gladly
welcome
walkability
I've
yet
to
understand
why
a
scaled-back
proposal
of
an
apartment,
building
at
half
the
size
more
like
two
or
three
storeys,
would
make
the
city
any
less
walkable.
We
are
not
opposed
to
renters
and
students.
They
are
an
important
part
of
our
community.
G
In
fact,
on
the
corner
of
Tudor
and
Western
Avenue,
three
of
the
four
corners
anchoring
our
intersection,
our
apartment
complexes.
We
are
not
opposed
to
apartment
buildings.
We
are
opposed
to
the
inappropriately
sized
behemoths
that
would
tower
over
the
existing
homes
and
yards
and
stand
out
as
the
very
worst
type
of
landmark,
a
seven
story.
Building
that
can
be
seen
for
miles
and
we're
furthering
the
city's
woefully
aging
infrastructure.
We
are
not
opposed
to
growth.
We
are
opposed
to
a
questionable
planning
process
whose
outcomes
seem
predetermined
in
every
step.
G
This
hasn't
been
a
lesson
in
civics
as
much
as
a
lesson
in
futility.
Investment
works
both
ways
for
the
city's
lack
of
accountability
and
all
the
focus
giving
the
developers
the
green
light
to
undertake
these
massive
projects.
Where
is
the
commitment
longtime
residents,
like
my
husband
and
me,
and
our
neighbors,
as
well
as
residents
across
the
city?
That's
worth
it
for
us
to
make
investments
in
our
homes
and
in
our
communities
before
we
hand
developers
the
keys
of
the
kingdom
at
the
expense
of
neighborhoods
like
Eagle,
Hill,
New,
Scotland,
Melrose
and
more.
G
Maybe
we
can
take
a
breath
and
hit
the
pause
button
long
enough
to
take
a
meaningful
look
at
the
full
impacts
of
these
projects,
both
short
and
long
term
for
1211.
That
would
mean
a
full
seeker
review.
As
an
end
note,
I
would
call
your
attention
to
the
USDA
on
the
city
of
Albany
website.
Of
the
eight
points
listed
about
the
US
do
promote
economic
investment
in
the
city
holds
a
more
prominent
position
than
protecting
and
preserving
the
city's
residential
neighborhoods.
G
G
It
is
vital
to
Albany
make
strong
investments
in
its
future,
but
that
does
not
mean
they
should
forget
and
ignore
the
people
who
have
built
and
sustained
the
city
for
years,
finance
new
schools
and
libraries
paid
much
higher
taxes
than
our
neighboring
towns
and
created
vibrant
communities
that
are
now
at
risk.
With
development
comes
responsibility,
yet
I
fear
the
city
has
reneged
on
its
responsibility
and
is
poised
to
repeat
the
mistakes
of
the
past.
We
can
do
better
and
we
should
deserve
better
from
our
government.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
H
Now,
as
far
as
the
development
goes
over
our
New
Scotland
Avenue,
this
is
just
the
latest
in
a
series
of
issues,
but
again
to
their
detriment.
This
is
for
their
own
public.
Because,
again,
when
this
issues
was
raised
long
ago,
there's
a
NIMBY
issue,
the
only
time
people
get
up
in
arms
as
when
is
in
their
backyard.
We
went
through
this
in
Park
South.
We
went
through
this
and
our
behavior.
H
We
went
through
this
in
West
Elm
and
it's
not
just
a
New
Scotland
Island
problem,
it's
a
city
problem
and
they
need
to
place
a
moratorium
on
citywide
development
until
they
find
a
way
to
make
development
that
is
functional.
We
have
dysfunctional
development
in
this
city
and
it's
a
fact
and
that's
what
they're
talking
about
it's
dysfunctional?
It's
not
coordinated.
It's
not
linked,
it's
not
functional
and
the
plans
that
have
been
advanced
indeed,
the
whole
2030
initiative
needs
to
be
revisited
and
re-examined,
because
the
dysfunctional
development
is
not
creating
business.
H
It's
not
strengthening
the
attackee
basis
and
not
creating
jobs.
It's
just
dysfunctional
development,
that's
catering
to
a
small
few
and
a
small
few
is
not
a
city,
and
when
you
talk
about
a
small
few
that
goes
to
what
I'm
here
to
talk
about
once
again,
we
are
here
wasting
time
money
and
resources,
sitting
legislation
to
put
chicken
coops
farm
animals
in
the
city
of
Albany
and
why?
H
H
Again,
it's
a
example
of
how
out
of
touch
leadership,
and
many
individuals
in
the
city
are
with
the
needs
of
the
people
in
the
city.
It's
very
much
out
of
touch
to
be
thinking
that
always
it's
a
wonderful
thing.
It's
very
much
out
of
touch
to
think
that
something
like
chicken
coops
will
even
be
entertained
and
have
committee
meetings
votes
in
City
Hall.
Don't
you
have
better
things
to
focus
on?
Aren't
people
dying
in
our
streets?
Aren't
people
homeless
in
our
streets?
Aren't
our
schools
failing?
Aren't
our
communities
falling
apart?
H
Aren't
our
arts
communities
being
overdeveloped
and
exploited
by
developers,
and
yet
we
are
here
tonight
to
cater
to
a
needs
of
a
small
few
for
their
fancy
because
they
feel
like
having
something
a
little
a
musical.
That's
all
this
amusement
amusement
for
a
few.
Everybody
doesn't
want
chicken
coops,
nobody,
everybody's,
not
gonna,
be
or
not
change
tickets.
It's
just
gonna,
be
on
my
new
few
people
and
for
the
resources
and
money
in
time
that
the
city
of
Albany
will
have
to
devote
to
follow
up
and
make
sure
those
chicken
coops
are
safe.
H
A
F
Hello,
my
name
is
shotsie
typical
I
live
at
56,
South
Swan,
Street,
Albany,
New
York,
one
two,
two
one
zero
mr.
chairman
and
the
Honorable
members
of
the
City
Council.
Thank
you
for
giving
the
opportunity
to
speak
today.
I
recently
moved
to
Albany
New
York
from
North
Carolina
I'm
here
for
work.
I
am
here
to
discuss
parking
issues
where
I
live
on.
F
Buildings
that
occupy
that
Street
I
have
spoken
to
all
of
my
neighbors,
the
vast
majority
of
whom
agree
that
parking
is
a
significant
issue,
the
ones
who
don't
feel
it
to
be
an
issue
do
not
drive
for
multiple
reasons
that
we
don't
need
to
get
into
and,
as
a
result,
don't
really
have
a
comment
on
it.
However,
it
parking
is
a
serious
issue
for
the
ones
who
do
Drive,
because
some
of
these
people
work
at
night
and
have
to
sleep
during
the
day
and
the
only
recourse
they
have
to
even
park.
F
F
I
looked
into
this
topic
a
little
bit
and
it
turns
out
that
where
my
apartment
is
located
is
a
different
district
or
Ward
I
forgot
what
it's
called
then
if
you
were
to
go
like
20
blocks,
east
from
my
front
door
or
not
20
bucks,
20
steps
east
from
my
front
door,
where
parking
permits
have
been
instituted
for
people
who
live
in
those
buildings.
There
are
no
parking
permits
where
I
live.
F
So
all
it
is,
is
free
street
parking
parking
garages
that
the
state
provides
are
actually
financially
inaccessible
for
the
majority
of
people
who
live
in
this
place
as
well,
because
we
are
outside
of
the
distance
that
would
be
at
a
discounted
rate
which
is
$85
or
something
like
that.
So
we
end
up
having
to
pay
$140
to
use
a
parking
garage.
That's
20
minutes
away
by
walk
and
I
mean
honestly
I,
don't
know
what
winters
are
like.
F
This
is
gonna
be
my
first
winter
in
the
north,
but
there
is
no
way
I
can
afford
to
pay
$140
just
to
walk
in
I,
don't
even
what
the
temperatures
gonna
beep
I'm,
pretty
scared
when
I
think
about
it.
So
I
just
don't
think.
That's
that's
really
feasible.
State
employees
can
park
in
parking
garages
for
I
believe
$25
a
month,
which
is
just.
Are
you
guys
really
skimping
out
on
$25
just
to
keep
parking
spots
away
from
people
who
live
in
these
apartment?
F
Buildings
I've
spoken
to
Joyce
Young,
who
was
unfortunately
unable
to
make
it
to
this
meeting
because
she's
at
a
conference,
and
she
strongly
recommended
that
I
come
here
and
speak,
which
is
why
I
came
today.
In
addition
to
this,
I
have
begun
drafting
a
letter
with
support
from
my
fellow
apartment
dwelling
folks
who
will
be
signing
this
letter.
F
F
I,
don't
think
it's
fair
that
people
who
live
in
apartment
buildings
have
to
compete
with
state
employees
who
get
cheap
parking
available
to
them
to
compete
for
parking
spots
and
I'm,
truly
hoping
that
the
City
Council
members
could
address
this
topic
and
and
potentially
make
our
lives
easier.
I
want
to
thank
you
guys
for
taking
the
time
to
listen
to
me
and
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
Thank.
I
Scott
Kellogg
my
address
is
59
Elm
Street,
hello,
common
council.
My
name
is
dr.
Scott
Kellogg
I
am
the
educational
director
at
the
radix
ecological
sustainability
Center
and
the
chair
of
urban
agriculture
for
Albanese
sustainability,
Advisory
Committee
I
am
here
tonight
to
speak
highly
in
favor
of
the
chicken
legalization
amendment
as
a
professor
educator
farmer
and
sustainability
advocate
I
cannot
overstate
the
importance
of
the
role
that
chickens
can
play
in
creating
sustainable
and
equitable
food
and
waste
systems
in
the
city
of
Albany.
I
I
That
would
otherwise
be
rotting
in
this
landfill
converting
those
nutrients
into
eggs
and
manures
the
eggs
have
been
distributed
through
farmers,
markets
and
farm
shares
to
Albanese
South
End
residents,
helping
to
address
the
poor
access
to
fresh
food
in
that
neighborhood
manures
have
been
composted
and
used
to
regenerate
the
health
of
Albany's,
frequently
degraded
and
contaminated
soils,
and
additionally
used
as
a
fertilizer
for
vegetable
products
chickens.
Furthermore,
provide
important
educational
value,
teaching
both
children's
and
adults,
about
processes
of
food
production
and
ecological
cycles.
I
I
would
like
to
draw
attention
to
how,
in
addition
to
its
numerous
environmental
benefits,
chicken
legalization
is
also
a
matter
of
equity
and
fairness,
as
laws
enacted
in
this
country
to
ban
chickens
and
cities
have
often
been
motivated
by
biases
against
immigrants
and
communities
of
color.
Removing
these
prohibitions
is
a
way
to
correct
a
historical
injustice.
I
For
these
stated
reasons,
I
urged
the
Common
Council
to
vote
in
favor
of
this
legislation,
so
that
the
myriad
benefits
that
chickens
provide
may
be
shared
by
a
greater
number
of
citizens.
Permitting
all
residents
to
keep
chickens
will
greatly
enhance
both
the
social
and
ecological
sustainability
of
our
city.
Radix
is
committed
to
assisting
the
city
of
Albany
with
the
implementation
of
this
legislation.
I
J
Good
evening
my
name
is
Elizabeth.
Barbarian
I
live
at
25
Clarendon
Road
in
the
Eagle
Hills
neighborhood
of
Albany,
just
down
the
street
from
where
1211
Western
Avenue
is
I.
Wanted.
I
was
here
a
few
weeks
ago,
and
I
testified
about
all
of
our
concerns,
which
have
been
duly
noted
by
my
neighbors
about
this
project
as
I
Drive
by
twelve
less
than
twelve
eleven
Western
Avenue,
which
now
has
a
three-story
building
on
it.
J
Now,
on
top
of
my
despair
about
having
fought
this
building
for
five
years
and
seeing
that
it
will
probably
come
to
fruition,
I'm
learning
of
the
devaluation
of
property
in
my
neighborhood
I
purchased
my
home
in
2003
for
two
hundred
and
twenty
five
thousand
dollars.
It's
now
assessed
at
two
hundred
and
fifteen
thousand
dollars,
and
that's
before
this
development
goes
into
place.
J
Homes
on
Tudor
people
are
already
leaving
this
neighborhood
because
of
this
development
and
their
homes
are
selling
for
fifty
to
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
less
than
their
assessed
value.
I
pay,
nine
thousand
dollars
in
taxes
and
I
feel
like
I've,
had
no
input
into
what
I
think
should
happen.
In
my
neighborhood,
there
are
a
number
of
three
and
four-story
apartment
buildings
that
are
already
in
existence
on
Western
Avenue
and
that's
what
we
are
promoting
responsible
development
clearly
by
the
fact
that
our
homes,
the
value
of
our
homes,
is
decreasing.
J
I'm
opposed
to
this
project,
I'm
opposed
to
other
projects
in
the
city
of
Albany,
which
are
not
in
scale
with
the
neighborhoods
in
which
they
are
being
placed.
I
belong
to
save
the
stories.
It's
not
an
anti
development
group.
It's
a
group!
That's
very
concerned
about
this
city.
The
direction
the
city
is
going,
I
love
this
city,
I
came
for
a
one-year
internship,
I've
stayed
38
years,
I.
Think
I
should
have
something
to
say
about
the
direction
my
neighborhood
is
going.
It
used
to
be
surrounded
by
forests.
J
Now
all
the
animals
that
lived
in
the
forest
are
living
in
my
yard,
there's
constant
roadkill.
We
are
over
developing
this
city
and
yet
we're
also
tearing
down
neighborhoods.
We
tore
down
a
fuller,
Road
neighborhood
I'm,
very
concerned
about
the
Raab
Road
neighborhood
I'm,
very
concerned
about
my
neighborhood
I'm
concerned
about
the
New
Scotland
neighborhood,
as
I
Drive
home
from
work.
I
work
at
one
Commerce
Plaza
remaining.
A
J
J
Neighborhoods
are
rotting
away.
The
Tudor
houses
on
Holland,
Avenue
I,
just
I
honestly,
don't
understand
how
the
development
and
planning
of
this
city
is
going
on
in
terms
of
the
twelve
eleven
project.
We
are
supporting
a
complete
environmental
study
on
this
property.
What
will
happen
when
you
put
a
wooden
structured,
seven
storey,
building
right
on
top
of
Western
Avenue,
so
I?
Thank
you
for
your
time,
I'm,
hoping
that
you
will
decide
to
make
this
city
more
rather
than
less
livable.
Thank
you.
Thank.
K
Good
evening
my
name
is
Vince
Arrigo,
so
I've
over
13
Beach
Avenue
Albany
New
York.
As
you
see
over
the
for
the
last
couple
weeks,
we
stand
outside
the
Common
Council,
which
signs
to
say,
stop
the
story,
so
I
wanted
to
tell
you
who
we
are
and
what
we
want
we're
a
longtime
residents
of
all
ages
of
the
city
of
Albany.
K
We
want
Responsible,
lawful
development
that
it's
consistent
with
our
neighborhood,
where
I
want
our
voices
heard,
and
we
want
the
city
to
listen
to
us.
It's
taxpaying
residents,
not
just
developers.
We
don't
want
to
stop
the
progress.
We
want
to
help
the
decide.
What
progress
is
good
for
our
area
in
our
city,
giant
apartment
buildings
that
do
not
fit
in
existing
neighborhoods
and
that
will
that
will
be
provided
with
a
20
year.
Tax
abatement
for
development
is
irresponsible
and
should
not
be
allowed.
K
The
us
do
is
in
keeping
development
consistent
with
the
existing
neighborhood
characteristics
and
isn't
consistent,
consistent
the
impact
from
the
development
on
traffic
infrastructure
and
environmental
concerns.
The
city
must
pause
development
until
proper
environmental
impact
statements
can
be
done.
Traffic
in
the
city
of
Albany
is
out
of
control
and
growing
daily.
We
want
the
city
to
fix
the
traffic
problems
we
currently
have
before.
We
add
more
people
to
our
road
with
so
much
additional
flooding.
Currently
in
the
city
of
Albany,
we're
very
concerned
about
the
additional
sewage
on
our
water
infrastructure.
K
The
infrastructure
must
be
strengthened
if
we
think
that
Melrose
and
lower
Beacon
Avenue
Adirondack
in
the
15th
water
flooded
with
this
development
of
1211
Western
Avenue
and
where
they
propose
to
put
the
storm
water
and
sewage
will
just
increase
the
number
of
times
that
that
people
have
raw
sewage
in
their
cellar.
Many
current
said
many
current
cities.
Rentals
are
nowhere
near
capacity.
So
where
is
the
insurance
from
the
city
that
these
giant
new
giant
developments
will
will
be
filled?
Who
are
to
propose?
K
How
will
how
will
they
afford
these
new
spaces?
The
high
voltage
wires
and
the
fire
concerns
the
1211
Western
Avenue
have
not
been
addressed,
and
if
you
talk
to
anyone
in
the
planning
board,
especially
our
commissioner,
he
says
that
they
don't
have
to
worry
about
him,
that
we
don't
have
to
bury
it.
The
wires
like
the
fire
chief
of
the
city
of
Albany
said
that
they
should
be
buried
prior
to
any
work
being
done
on
that
site.
But
how
did
that
interpretation?
K
The
Commissioner
of
planning,
states
that
the
wires
don't
have
to
be
buried
into
an
occupancy
permit.
His
granny's
I
don't
understand
his
interpretation
of
the
Chiefs
letter,
the
third
and
last.
Lastly,
one
here
on
563
New,
Scotland
Avenue.
There
is
a
four
four
year:
demolition,
excavation
and
construction
of
that
proposed
apartment.
Can't
you
just
picture
yourself
being
in
a
hospital
being
ill
and
listening
to
the
pounding
of
a
of
these
piles
being
driven
into
the
ground.
I.
K
Just
think
and-
and
we've
talked
about
it
in
this
comic
console
a
few
times
that
we
have
to
basically
put
a
moratorium
and
slow
down
this
development
until
we
can
get
our
act
together.
I
can't
believe
that
we
can
come
here
to
every
two
weeks
and
talk
about
what
we
should
do,
but
what
we
don't
do
we
don't
get
together
and
say
what
is
right
for
the
city
out
of
this
week's
Business,
Review
I
thought
the
two
statements
here
into
the
great
zero
zone
and
what
it
is.
K
It
tells
you
how
all
these
developments
are
being
built
in
these
zones
that
the
federal
government
is
set
up,
but
the
two
lines
that
stood
out
to
me
and
it's
it's
Albany
all
over
again.
It
says
thousands
of
neighborhoods
are
primed
for
an
investment
search.
Will
a
rising
tide
lifts
all
boats
or
will
our
poorest
least
educated
communities
be
upended
in
the
name
of
economic
development?
K
I
can't
believe
that,
with
all
these
apartment
complexes
and
there's
just
been
a
few
more
added
to
the
for
the
to
the
list-
is
Western
Avenue,
237
101
unit
apartment
house.
Now
we're
talking
about
putting
the
last
apartment
there
on
Central
right
across
away
from
Swinburne
Park
and
nobody
seems
to
want
to
go
down
where
I
have
my
houses
are
in
disrepair.
They
need
help.
K
L
Hello,
my
name
is
RJ
I
live
at
808,
Washington,
Avenue,
I'm,
a
u
Albany
student
and
I'm.
Currently
a
student
at
the
radix
ecological
sustainability,
Center
I'm,
taking
two
courses
there
with
Professor
Scott
and
Professor
Griffin
Lacey
I,
came
to
say
that
I
am
in
favor
of
the
chicken
legislation
I
learned
in
professor
Scott's
class
that
when
food
scraps
are
sent
to
a
dump,
basically
they
become
anaerobic,
which
means
that
the
like
they
don't
have
any
oxygen
in
them.
L
So
they
begin
producing
methane
and
when
methane
is
produced
in
such
huge
quantities,
it
affects
the
environment
and
the
ecosystem
and
the
air.
So
it's
it's
a
greenhouse
gas
and
it's
really
bad
for
the
environment.
So
obviously
this
is
happening
on
a
mass
scale
and
having
chickens
would
mean
you
can
feed
them
your
food
scraps,
which
means
that
we
would
be
making
less,
was
sending
less
of
that
into
the
dumps
to
become
methane
in
the
environment.
L
Essentially,
and
also
of
course,
you
know,
chickens
produce
eggs,
so
people
can
have
a
say
about
where
their
food
comes
from,
which
is
something
that's
really
important,
because
the
world
we
live
in
now.
The
way
it's
developed
means
that
most
people
don't
know
where
their
food
comes
from.
They
don't
make
their
own
food,
they
don't
grow
their
own
food,
they
don't
slaughter
their
own
food,
so
it's
really
like
their
health
and
their
lives
are
in
the
hands
of
other
people,
which
is
really
unfair.
L
I
also
wanted
to
say
that
I
at
the
same
time,
that
I
feel
this
way.
I
also
agree
with
what
the
person
said
before
about
how
this
chicken
legislation
is
something
that's
important,
but
legislation
about
schools
and
homelessness,
and
things
like
that
aren't
don't
seem
to
be
as
important
and
about
resource
distribution.
I
think
that
both
things
are
important,
I
think
I,
don't
know,
priorities,
I
think
that
we
need
to
think
more
seriously
about
people
that
are
I.
L
M
A
lot
of
client
29,
Linwood
1
to
208
9
1
to
203.
Mr.
president,
you
have
amended
your
introduction
in
the
past.
I
think.
One
thing
that
I
would
suggest
is
suggesting
to
the
first
speaker
make
making
sure
the
microphone
is
turned
on.
We
could
hear
the
comments,
but
I'm
not
sure
I'll
be
able
to
pick
you
picked
up
on
the
video
I'd,
also
like
to
say:
I
commend
the
courage
of
the
two
young
speakers
they
came
before
the
council
tonight.
M
M
They
weren't
allowed
to
vote
until
the
20s
and
in
1872
Susan,
be
anything
was
actually
arrested
for
trying
to
exercise
the
basic
human
right
to
vote
as
we're
seeing
around
the
country.
It's
not
LGBTQ.
People
as
transgender
individuals
are
no
longer
allowed
to
serve
in
the
military,
Gavin
Gavin
Graham's
case
about
access
to
public
utilities
or
public
facilities.
I'm
sorry
he's
coming
up
before
the
Supreme
Court
I'm,
not
sure
when
that
will
be
taken
up,
but
I
don't
have
high
hopes
for
that.
At
that
case,.
M
Indigenous
people
were
not
free
by
any
means
in
1776
there's
a
little
thing
called
manifest
destiny,
which
was
force-fed
into
our
heads
as
a
good
thing.
When
we
were
in
school,
it
was
basically
the
pillage
and
thunder
and
slaughter
of
people
that
were
here
before
Columbus
before
Plymouth
Rock
and
then,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
the
colonizers
went
over
to
Africa,
but
what
millions
of
people
here
and
made
them
slaves.
M
M
People
say
this
is
not
who
you
are
I
would
argue.
This
is
exactly
who
we
are
and
exactly
who
we've
always
been,
and
it
needs
to
change
right
now
we
have
migrant
children
in
detention,
centers
who
don't
have
access
to
beds,
blankets
or
basic
hygiene
products.
Even
diapers
kids
are
taking
care
of
younger
kids.
M
A
E
N
A
A
P
P
P
A
variety
of
other
issues-
and
please
get
me
any
questions
you
might
have,
preferably
in
advance,
so
I
can
pass
them
on
to
mr.
Shaw
Navarre
and
also
mr.
wheeler
I
have
asked
mr.
wheeler
the
budget
director
to
also
attend
that
meeting.
So
we
can
ask
him
any
questions
we
might
have
about
where
we
are
in
the
current
year's
budget
and
also
what
happened
in
2018,
Thank.
Q
N
Q
So
it's
interesting
tonight
today,
all
day
I
was
thinking
about.
You
know
which
way
would
I
go
on
this,
because
when
I
talk
to
large
the
larger
number
of
people
that
I
thought
to
was
against
this,
but
I
would
say
if
we
had
40
dr.
Stacy's
and
40
dr.
Scott.
This
would
be
a
real,
easy
passage
because
you
know
in
my
employment,
through
the
City
School
District,
our
kids
benefit
from
the
Braddock
Center.
Q
Q
So
that's
problematic
as
it's
a
hard
pill
for
me
to
swallow,
but
at
the
same
time
you
know
I
want
to
thank
the
college
student
for
acknowledging
more
pressing
issues
when
when,
when
a
person
validates
was
actually
going
on,
it
makes
you
open
to
hear
her
message
as
well
or
their
message
as
well
and
I'm.
Just
you
know.
Mr.
Anderson,
you
know
we
don't
agree,
often
like
we
did
tonight,
because
there's
a
lot
going
on
in
our
city
and
for
us
to
be
having
extensive
conversations
about
this
matter
and
not
more
pressing
matters.
Q
You
know
I
want
it
when
I
thought
about
what
was
I
gonna.
Do
you
know
I
always
want
to
be
responsive
to
the
word
that
I
represent,
but
I
also
am
learning
more.
You
know
each
time
I
come
in
contact
with
dr.
Scott
and
I
respect
what
he
is
trying
to
bring
to
our
area,
because
if
you
look
at
our
water
supplies
are
being
affected,
a
number
of
different
ways,
I
never
thought
we
would
have
to
worry
about
water
and
I
know
little
about
soil,
but
I.
Q
Just
feel
like
it's
a
tough,
it's
a
tough
decision
to
be
responsible
for
right
now,
because
you
don't
want
to
just
look.
You
don't
want
to
block
off
what
you
think
you
know,
and
we
have
to
do
something
different
in
terms
of
how
we
look
at
our
community.
We
have
to
have
different,
be
open
to
new
approaches,
so
I'm
gonna
sit
back
and
I'm
gonna,
listen
to
other
comments,
but
this
was
very
interesting
and,
once
again,
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
college
student
who
acknowledged.
R
R
You
have
diversity
of
me
and
so
I
think
it's
important
to
on
certain
issues,
not
just
think
about
your
ward,
specifically,
but
think
citywide
and
what's
in
the
best
interest
of
not
just
the
people
that
live
specifically
in
one
neighborhood,
but
think
about
the
needs
of
others
across
the
city.
I
want
to
commend
councilman,
Hoey
and
councilman
Zoe
in
a
knotty,
because
there
are
quite
a
few
restrictions
in
here.
I
think
that
this
is
reading
it.
R
If
one
took
the
time
to
educate
residents
who
are
against
the
legislation,
I
think
it
could
lend
itself
to
change
in
people's
perception,
because
there
are
a
lot
of
restrictions
and
it's
a
very
comprehensive
piece
of
legislation.
I
think
people
really
get
caught
up
on
the
enforcement,
which
is
out
of
the
control
of
councilmembers,
and
we
have
enforcement
issues
when
it
comes
to
quality
quality
of
life.
In
the
city
currently.
R
Some
of
our
constituents
tonight
brought
up
issues
of
food
insecurity.
I
do
represent
parts
of
the
South
End,
where
you
know
we
do
have
food
deserts,
people
don't
have
access
to
food,
and
so
this
is
an
opportunity
to
allow
people
to
have
access
to
food
people
don't
know
where
their
food
comes
from
and
as
a
mother
of
a
seven
month
old,
the
privilege
of
buying
her
organic
food
and
making
it
at
home.
But
everyone
doesn't
have
those
privileges
and
I
do
commend
the
work
of
radix.
R
They
do
some
excellent
work
in
our
city
and
if
they
are
committed
to
helping
with
the
implementation
of
this
legislation,
I
am
very
optimistic
and,
lastly,
I'll
just
say
that
it's
easy
to
assume
the
worst,
but
I
want
to
be
optimistic
about
the
potential
that
this
legislation
could
have
on
improving
the
quality
of
life
for
our
residents.
So
with
that
out
we'll
be
supporting
the
legislation
and
thank
you
all
for
your
thoughtfulness.
Thank.
O
O
I
was
on
the
council
that
voted
in
favor
of
this
the
last
time
around
quite
a
few
years
ago,
and
I
will
be
voting
in
support
of
it
tonight.
I
appreciate
the
fact
that
it
will
be
a
two-year
pilot.
I
think
that
is
a
you
know,
makes
perfect
sense
that
we
see
how
this
works
out
here
in
our
city.
Thank
you.
N
A
S
Thank
You,
mr.
president
and
I
do
echo
other
sentiments
of
most
of
my
colleagues.
I
want
to
I
want
to
say
that
when
this
legislation
was
first
introduced,
I
was
definitely
against
it,
but
I
do
appreciate
the
work
of
the
committee
and
also
the
sponsors
of
this
piece
of
legislation
to
take
into
consideration
some
of
the
issues
and
concerns
of
the
council
members,
but
also
the
public
at
large
I'm.
In
support
of
this,
for
primarily
three
reasons.
The
first
reason
is
it
takes
in
two
takes
in
the
concerns
of
neighboring
properties.
S
P
Thank
You.
Mr.
president,
first
of
all,
I
want
to
acknowledge
the
comments
regarding
there
are
more
important
issues
for
us
to
address,
but
that
doesn't
mean
that
we
exclude
addressing
this
particular
issue.
I
will
comment
that
when
I
ran
for
office
five
years
ago,
a
number
of
or
six
years
ago,
I
guess
it
is
now
a
number
of
constituents
raise
this
issue
with
me
and
I
fully
intended
to
raise
it,
but
then
found
myself
really
inundated
with
a
lot
of
issues
that
we
needed
to
address.
P
There
are
people
who
have
dogs
with
cats
who
have
rabbits
I,
have
a
neighbor
four
doors
down.
Who
has
a
number
of
birds
in
her
house,
and
sometimes
you
can
see
them
and
hear
them.
When
you're
walking
down
the
street,
people
have
rabbits,
my
kids
had
gerbils
with
regard
to
issues
of
potential
disease
and
cleanliness,
etc.
P
Issues
are
raised
with
regard
to
that
I
have
known
three
people
who
have
raised
hens,
one
in
mass
out
and
Gill
toll
and
I
say
in
mass,
maybe
about
twenty
hens.
I
was
surprised
at
how
they
didn't
you
wouldn't
even
really
know
you
know.
I
expected.
You
know
a
Cana
fee
when
I
you
know
visit
at
their
house
and
that
just
did
not
materialize.
I
have
a
niece
down
in
Saugerties
who
has
a
hen
sitting
in
a
cage
outside
her
rear
door
and
for
a
lot
of
people's.
P
P
P
I
think
that
we
came
up
with
really
good
compromises
that
make
this
a
worthwhile
venture
to
do
it
for
two
years
and
let's
see
what
happens
and
I
thank
everybody
for
their
support
and
their
work
on
this
particular
issue
and
I
look
forward
to
its
passage
and
us
focusing
on
more
important
things.
Thank
you.
T
Then
we
have
to
understand
how
our
decisions
are
going
to
impact
others
in
our
city
and
my
turret
issue
that
I
had
with
this
is
how
it's
gonna
create
conflicts
in
my
neighborhoods
between
my
neighbors
as
someone
that's
how
to
mediate,
disputes
between
neighbors
to
share
yard
but
landlords
who
don't
have
fences
and
neighbors
who
have
dogs
and
like
to
use
dogs,
don't
see
any
border
lines,
they
don't
see
property
line
divisions.
Animals
are
free
to
go
where
they
please,
and
sometimes
they
go
where
your
neighbor
doesn't
own.
So
that
creates
problems
that
creates
conflict.
T
So
it's
created.
Conflicts
in
my
neighborhoods
were
resident
a
constantly
bickering
about
this
issue,
so
I
had
some
serious
concerns
of
how
this
was
going
to
create
more
conflict
in
my
neighbors
I
appreciate
the
flexibility
from
those
who
are
sponsoring
it
to
make
it
an
80
permit
limit
and
make
it
a
pilot
program
that
eases
some
of
my
concerns
when
it
comes
to
the
overburdening
about
closed
apartment.
I
am
still
very
concerned
about
the
fact
that
we
don't
have
any
any
language
that
requires
there
to
be
offense,
a
specific
border
that
says.
T
If
these
birds
get
out
of
the
little
hatches,
they
won't
go
into
a
neighbor's
yard,
so
I'm
hoping
that
something
that
we
can
discuss.
I
appreciate
the
fact
that
it's
only
a
two-year
proposal
that
will
sunset
so
that
week
actually
discuss
what
works
and
what
doesn't.
So
when
we
see
what
doesn't
work,
we
can
make
the
changes
and
not
put
it
off
on
those
neighbors
that
have
to
issue
so
I
will
support
this
bill.
T
C
Briefly,
everything
was
mentioned:
I
just
like
to
thank
the
committee,
the
meetings
that
we
had
there's
probably
some
of
the
best
committee
meetings
that
I
attended
because
it
was
give
and
take,
and
everybody
compromised
at
the
end
when
you
know
all
the
language
that
we
didn't
mend
and
the
pilot
program
whenever
they
like
to
thank
dr.
back
there,
I
was
probably
the
one
to
come
in
more
leery
of
this
than
anybody.
C
After
what
I
went
through
ten
years
ago,
at
least,
but
one
thing
I
did
bring
up
and
I'd
like
to
see
until
the
doctor
is
there's
so
much
good
work
that
goes
down
there
at
the
erratic
Center
and
these
people
behind
with
the
TV
cameras
I,
think
sometime.
They
should
be
invited
down
there
and
get
a
little
play
for
you,
because
it's
important
to
educate
the
kids
as
I
was
saying,
and
then
everybody
know
what's
going
on
there
and
keep
abreast
of
this
issue.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you.
Mr.
president,
I
rise
in
support
of
this
legislation.
First
I
want
to
thank
my
colleague,
Tom
Hobie
and
Julie
dorcette,
who
so
I
just
took
the
lead
on
making
sure
that
we
have
a
piece
of
legislation
that
many
of
my
colleagues
could
support.
I
also
want
to
thank
our
legal
counsel,
mr.
Palin,
for
all
the
research
that
he
did.
I
also
want
to
thank
Scott
for
his
participation
from
the
beginning
to
accomplish
this
piece
of
legislation.
That's
since
this
backyard,
hence,
legislation
was
introduced.
B
We
have
looked
at
the
history
of
this
type
of
legislation,
the
concerns
people
had
about
it
and
why
the
original
legislation
was
vetoed.
We
listen
to
our
constituents
and
got
feedback
from
them
on
what
they
wanted
to
see
in
this
legislation.
We
looked
at
what
other
cities
were
doing
when
legalized
backyard
hens,
and
so
what
were
the
best
practices
for
this
legislation?
B
These
efforts
have
allowed
us
to
produce
a
final
piece
of
legislation,
which
is
a
common-sense
approach
to
allow
an
Albany
residents
to
have.
Hence,
once
again,
this
legislation
provides
an
appropriate
regulatory
approach
that
address
the
residents,
concerns
about
race
and
hence
in
the
urban
environment.
That
is
the
reason
why
I
support
this
legislation.
B
However,
that's
not
the
only
reason
why
I
rise
in
support
of
this
legislation
I
believe
passing.
This
legislation
says
a
clear
message
about
the
type
of
Albany
we
want
to
be.
Do
we
want
to
become
a
city
that
reject
bold
ideas
and
initiatives,
because
it
makes
few
people
uncomfortable
or
do
we
want
to
become
a
city
that
tries
new
things
and
it's
on
the
forefront
of
progress?
B
Progress
is
what
defines
the
city
it's
why
many
people
are
choosing
to
live
in
cities,
it's
what
will
force
the
growth
in
the
city
of
Albany
and
it's
what
will
move
our
city
forward
in
the
future?
This
legislation
was
nothing
special,
larger
and
small
cities
have
passed
similar
legislation
and
those
cities
have
moved
on
when
you
look
at
cities
that
we're
trying
to
be
like
Houston
Austin,
Texas,
Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
New,
York
City.
All
of
these
big
major
cities
have
passed
this
legislation
without
a
problem.
What
of
greater
importance?
B
Is
our
willingness
to
be
bold
as
a
city
and
embrace
unique
ideas
that
contribute
to
Albany
vibrancy
and
again?
This
is
not
gonna
solve
all
Albany
problems,
but
if
you
look
at
some
of
the
steps
that
have
made
over
the
past
a
couple
of
years
as
relates
to
you
know,
ideas
have
been
brought
out
with
the
gondola
ideas
that
were
brought
out
with
the
bike
lanes:
ideas
as
the
Skyway
project.
B
A
T
P
C
Q
E
S
B
B
B
When
the
neglect
goes
on
long
enough,
it
often
ends
with
an
emergency
demolition.
According
to
Commission
auricular
joy,
nearly
all
emergency
demolitions
are
caused
by
water
infiltration
and
deterioration,
both
of
which
could
be
prevented.
If
we
take
the
necessary
steps
to
address
this
matter,
having
the
ability
to
see
and
address
these
issues
before
they
get
out
of
hand
is
the
only
way
we
will
ever
get
ahead
of
this
problem.
B
This
legislation
which
amends
the
vacant
building
registry,
is
to
improve
compliance
and
the
overall
effectiveness
of
the
registry
and
prevent
in
serious
structural
deterioration
of
vacant
and
abandoned
buildings.
I
would
like
to
share
with
you
some
facts
about
some
of
the
vacant
buildings
that
exist
over
the
past
couple
years.
Currently
we
have
one
thousand
and
four
known
vacant
buildings.
B
There
are
401
buildings
placard
with
the
white
X
on
it.
In
2015,
we
demolished
41
properties
at
an
average
cost
of
$30,000.
In
2016
we
demolished
85
properties
at
an
average
cost
of
29
thousand.
In
2007,
we
demolished
87
at
an
average
cost
of
40,000
in
2008,
with
demolished
69
properties,
an
average
cost
of
32,000
in
2019.
We
have
demolished
41
at
an
average
cost
of
38,000.
B
It
is
my
hope
that
this
proactive
approach
will
result
in
the
city
being
able
to
take
serious
strides
towards
reducing
the
number
of
dangerous,
dilapidated
abandoned
buildings
within
city
limits.
The
changes
proposed
would
give
building
and
codes
greater
access
to
inspect
and
identify
interior
structural
depth
deficits.
B
B
Second,
we
require
documented
proof
that
all
utilities
have
been
terminated:
ie,
electric
natural
gas
and
water.
The
third
requirement
is
of
weatherization
or
necessary
water
drain
and
heating
lines
empty
of
all
sin
and
water
materials
being
placed
in
all
necessary
traps.
I
want
to
thank
take
the
moment
to
thank
our
Commissioner
Rick
Lajoie,
who
has
you
know,
quite
frankly,
I
think
that
this
has
been
the
mayor's
one
of
the
best
picks
and
appointments
by
the
mayor.
B
Over
the
past
couple
of
years,
I've
worked
with
him
over
the
since
being
elected
on
a
monthly
basis
where
we're
working
together
to
address
some
of
the
blight
that
exists
here
in
the
city
of
Albany
and
I
want
to
thank
him
for
his
responsiveness
and
not
just
sitting
and
waiting
for
the
council
that
made
to
come
up
with
solutions
that
move
our
city
forward,
but
also
as
a
commissioner
to
come
up
with
ideas
and
legislative
ideas.
And/Or
research
to
address
the
blight
that
exists
here
in
the
city
of
Albany.
B
So
again,
I
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to
also
thank
to
thank
Rick,
Lee
joy.
Urban
blight
is
a
disease
that
plagued
many
cities
and
I
believe
that
dr.
Lovejoy
working
with
the
council
is
going
to
address
this
moving
forward.
Quite
frankly,
I
believe
that
this
may
be
the
most
important
and
proactive
measure
the
city
has
ever
taken
as
a
relates
to
vacant
buildings.
Let's,
let
us
renew
our
city
together.
Thank
you.
Thank.
O
It's
I
think
it's
a
tremendous
piece
of
legislation.
We
really
do
have
an
opportunity
here
to
reduce
the
number
of
vacant
buildings.
We
have
I,
can't
tell
you
how
many
buildings
I
personally
know
of
that
you
know,
because
we
haven't
been
able
to
get
inside.
You
know
there
was
major
deterioration,
whether
it
was
flooding
from
pipes
that
were
frozen
and
and
and
and
then
these
buildings
eventually
had
to
be
demoed.
So
I
really
appreciate
the
work
of
the
administration.
A
V
T
Q
S
N
U
B
E
E
P
N
Q
E
R
U
U
T
T
U
T
Think
the
Common
Council
for
supporting
this
resolution
co-sponsoring
it
Reverend
Howard,
has
been
a
resident
of
neighborhood
for
over
30
years.
He's
served
our
community
well
he's
born
in
Rochester
got
his
four-year
degree
from
Blackhawk
University,
say:
Bordeaux,
fine,
Sigma,
Beta,
Phi,
Beta,
Phi,
Beta,
Sigma
Fraternity
I
mean
I,
get
that
one
I'll
get
myself
in
trouble.