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From YouTube: April 19, 2021 Caucus and Regulard Meeting
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C
D
Right
so,
okay,
we'll
get
started,
welcome
it's
our
monday
april
19th
caucus
of
the
albany
common
council.
It's
our
caucus
prior
to
our
main
meeting
for
the
record.
Right
now.
We
have
council
members,
o'brien
love,
conti,
doshay,
ballerin,
igo,
farrell,
fahey,
robinson
annani,
son,
miss
frederick
council
president
ellis
staff,
john
rafael,
piccardo,
research,
council,
danielle,
gillespie,
r
clerk,
brett
williams,
the
corporation
council.
I
think
I
got
everyone.
D
D
Next
on
to
local
laws,
hell
there's
mr
o'shea's
local
law,
see
which
we're
slated
to
to
be
voting
on
tonight,
can't
pass
up
on
this
last
opportunity
to
to
to
reach
out
to
members
and
say
hey
like
before.
I
don't,
I
don't
think
it's
ready
or
I
don't
think
it's
complete.
But
it's
you
know
it's
not
just
up
to
me.
What
happens
to
it?
D
I
wish
it
was
if,
if
it
was,
I
I
hold
it
up,
but
I
you
know
it's
not
for
me
to
do
any
further
comment
from
council
members,
because
it
seems
like
every
meeting
that
we've
had
on
this.
This
topic,
I
mean
a
few
members
of
time
been,
but
it's
kind
of
been
mr
shea
and
her
position
and
me
and
mine,
and
not
really
getting
a
whole
lot
of
feedback.
D
E
E
I
got
a
wood
for
that
last
year
and
I
have
not
been
in
the
best
of
house
health
since
I
got
the
tear
gas
last
year,
my
eyes
and
I
have
crystals
in
my
lungs
now
I
do
want
a
band-aid,
but
I'm
asking
judy
to
postpone
this
for
at
least
30
days
40
days
until
we
can
put
some
teeth
in
this
we're
going
to
postpone,
tear
gas
and
then
we'll
what
do
we
have
to
replace
it
with?
We
need
a
policy
and
a
procedure
in
order
to
re,
withdraw
something
we're
leaving
ourselves
wide
open.
F
So
it's
not
a
matter
of
what
I'm
going
to
replace
it
with
it's,
what
the
administration
should
be
doing
and
as
a
result
of
the
mayor
referring
to
in
her
press
release
referring
to
best
practices.
I
asked
mr
alice
since
he
was
a
co-signer
on
that
press
release.
Where
are
these
best
practices
that
the
mayor
has
suggested
that
you
know
the
u.s
conference
of
mayors
and
other
people?
I've
gotten
no
response
to
that.
F
F
F
They
talk
about
police
officers
in
soft
gear,
getting
out
in
amongst
a
crowd
of
people
who
are
protesting
and
talking
to
the
crowd
and
developing
relations
with
the
crowd.
They
talk
about
commanders
and
police
being
specially
calling
in
specially
trained
police
officers
and
commanders
who
have
been
specially
trained
in
crowd
control.
F
It's
interesting
in
their
report.
They
don't
mention
in
their
summary.
They
don't
mention,
tear
gas.
What
they
talk
about,
then
in
terms
of
escalating
processes
is
then
moving,
and
hopefully
you
avoid
this,
but
moving
to
arrests,
moving
to
documentation
of
what
people
are
doing.
That
is
illegal
in
the
crowd,
removing
people
who
are
who
are
acting
inappropriately,
who
are
engaging
in
criminal
activity,
removing
them
from
the
crowd
and
thereby
protecting
the
other
protesters.
F
F
The
legislation
requires
the
the
police
chief
to
develop
a
policy
with
regard
to
the
use
of
tear
gas
when
it
is
allowed
in
the
narrow
circumstances
set
forth
in
this
legislation,
and
that
would
be
in
the
opportune
time
and
really
over.
The
last
nine
months
would
have
been
an
opportune
time
for
the
police
chief
to
be
focusing
on
doing
something
other
than
using
tear
gas.
E
E
E
My
community
is
asking
me
to
withdraw
this
thing
until
we
can
sit
down
the
community
and
some
parts
of
the
community
ourselves
and
hold
the
mayor
and
the
chief
respon
responsible
for
what
has
not
been
done.
That's
I'm
just
that's
my!
I
be
honest
with
you.
If,
from
talking
to
my
constituents,
I
cannot
support
this
and
I'm
gonna
vote
present.
If
you
don't
withdraw
it,
I
just
need
to
just
not
with
joy.
Just
postpone
it.
Let's
talk
about
it
all
15,
council
members.
Let's
talk
about
it.
E
I
think
we
need
to
put
some
teeth
to
this
thing.
We're
pulling
the
teeth
out
and
we're
not
putting
nothing
back
and
you're
saying
the
mayor
is
supposed
to
do
this
and
our
chief
was
posted
it
let's
hold
a
hand
to
the
fire.
That's
as
much
as
I
want
to
support
this,
my
constituents
won't.
Allow
me
I'm
getting
phone
calls
from
my
own
family
members,
whose
retired
state
troopers
don't
leave
this
thing
without
no
no
repercussion
we're
pulling
out
something
and
we're
not
replacing
it
with
anything.
E
F
F
I
don't,
I
think,
it's
a
very
dangerous
thing
for
us
to
now
be
telling
the
community
we're
going
to
back
down
we're
going
to
water
down
the
recommendations
you
know
in
that
report.
I
think
I
think
the
time
is
now
for
real
police
reform
now.
The
other
thing
I
want
to
comment
on
is
it's
been
32
years
since
they've
had
to
use
tear
gas,
there
have
been
many
tension-filled
demonstrations
in
this
city
in
that
32
years.
F
In
addition,
in
1976
10
000
students
came
to
albany
to
protest,
increases
in
tuition,
the
institution
of
tuition
at
the
city
university
of
new
york
and
increased
tuition
at
suny.
By
like
a
third
something,
a
lot
of
students
could
not
afford.
10
000
students
came
to
albany
about
200
of
them
went
up
the
capitol
steps
and
crashed
through
the
capitol
doors.
F
F
D
G
G
I
think,
if
anything,
she's
looking
to
do
exactly
the
opposite,
to
put
real
meaning
into
a
long-range
piece
of
legislation
which
does
educate
the
police,
which
does
require
the
mayor
and
the
administration,
the
police
chief,
to
come
forward
with
better
planning,
and
I
also
note
that,
late
this
afternoon
or
early
this
evening,
jenny,
councilmember
farrell-
I
didn't
reduce
it
to
legislative
format
but
made
some
excellent
suggestions
she
had
like
all
of
us.
None
of
us
is
opposed
to
limiting
the
use
of
tear
gas.
G
I
think
that's
exactly
what
everybody
who
has
concerns
about
this
particular
legislation,
as
it's
written
want
to
do.
We
want
to
limit
it.
We
want
to
make
it
smart.
We
want
to
expand
the
suggestions,
as
the
council
of
mayors
has
said,
offered
suggestions
in
terms
of
soft
policing
in
the
midst
of
dangerous
situations,
yeah.
All
that
should
be
taken
into
account
and
jenny's
suggestion
had
written
into
it.
G
The
fact
that
any
kind
of
decision
to
use
the
non-lethal
forms
of
crowd,
control
chemical
cloud
control
would
require
after-action
reports,
seven-day
seven-day
reports
to
justify
why
it
was
used.
You
know
that
seems
to
me
to
be
the
big
problem
with
the
incidents
that
triggered
the
writing
this
legislation-
I
don't
know
if
we
even
know
who
authorized
its
use-
and
I
know
I
wasn't
there,
but
I
listened
to
what
kelly
said
and
I
listened
to
what
other
people
were.
G
B
I
think
added
respect
and
then
being
collegial,
that's
something
that
we
should
do
so
I
I
support
council
members
for
further
discussion
and
fleshing
out
some
of
the
the
issues
concerns
that
she
has,
which
I
would
like
to
benefit
from
that
discussion
as
well.
I
have
a
better
understanding
of
types
of
de-escalation
or
alternative
methods
that
we
might
use,
so
so
I'm
in
support
there,
and-
and
I
still
you
know-
I
need
to
clarify
some
of
these
points
in
terms
of
the
recommendation
itself.
B
My
understanding
is
the
recommendation
that
came
out
of
the
work
group
that
was
charged
with
this
particular
issue.
I
recommended
restrictions
on
use
as
opposed
to
a
prohibition,
so
I
understand
that
there
was
maybe
another
work
group
that
didn't
have
jurisdiction
over.
The
issue
was
not
charged
with
that
issue.
That
may
have
made
a
different
recommendation
or
a
suggestion,
but
the
recommendation
from
the
work
group
charged
with
this
issue
is
at
variance
with
with
the
local
law.
B
B
You
know,
kind
of
like
pigeonholed
as
somewhere,
where
you
you
don't
want
to
be
so
you
know,
I
think
it's
important,
that
we
have
some
more
deliberative
discussion
on
it
and
also
as
someone
who's
worked
at
the
capitol
or
you
know
the
lb
capital
for
like
close
to
30
years
and
seen
my
share
of
demonstrations
down
there.
I
don't
think
there
is
anything
that
is
the
equivalent
of
what
we
may
have
experienced
last
year,
particularly
the
first
night.
B
There
have
been
mass
demonstrations
at
the
capitol
our
capital,
not
the
one
in
washington.
There
have
been
where
the
you
know,
the
tactics
have
more
been
civil
disobedience
and
coordination
with
state
police.
There
has
been.
I
do
recall
an
instance
where
I
think,
the
the
doors
to
the
the
second
floor
of
the
chamber
were
smashed,
but
those
are
all
situations
where
tear
gas
would
never
ever
enter.
You
know
the
the
thought
as
a
way
of
handling
a
situation
in
those
situations
down
there.
B
So
I
think
there's
some.
You
know
we
to
look
at
the
equivalency
of
some
of
these.
These
issues
before
throwing
them
out
a
little
bit
great
deal
of
respect
for
judy.
But
I
I
just
disagree
with
using
that
as
an
analogy,
but
I
do
think
we
could.
We
could
stand
a
little
bit
more
discussion
in
terms
of
how
we
flesh
this
out
and
how
we
put
in
place
the
standards,
alternatives
or
outline
work,
really
the
standards
and
alternatives
that
will
be
put
in
place.
B
H
Thank
you.
I
I
think.
First
and
foremost,
this
is
an
incredibly
important
discussion
and
especially
after
the
events
of
last
summer
and
the
broader
discussion
over
police
police
conduct
and
their
interaction
with
our
communities,
I
think
joyce
has
an
absolutely
not
just
an
excellent
point,
but
something
that
we
should
always
ask
ourselves.
H
I
think
it's
it's
one
thing
to
just
put
out
something
and
say
this
is
a
ban,
but
I'm
not
offering
any
solutions.
I
don't
think
that's
the
right
way
to
legislate
part
of
what
we
do
is
problem
solving
and
I
I
think
most
council
members
would
agree.
The
majority
of
our
work
is
not
actually
what
people
see
here,
but
it's
behind
closed
doors,
and
I
don't
mean
that
in
a
secretive
way.
H
I
mean
that
by
reading
I
mean
that
by
discussing
I
mean
that
by
writing
that
it's
really
the
work
that
goes
into
it.
That
is
so
important
to
what
we
actually
do,
and
I
think
one
of
the
issues
last
year
was
people
and
we
had
somebody
from
delmar
come
in
and
throw
molotov
cocktails
at
our
police
officers.
H
That
is
that's
not
I
mean
that
goes
well
beyond
crowd
control
and
that's
the
kind
of
thing
that
we're
talking
about.
So
when
you
show
up
to
something
with
the
makings
of
a
molotov
cocktail,
you're
not
planning
to
do
it
peacefully,
and
I
promise
you
with
those
10
000
students.
None
of
them
arrived
with
molotov
cocktail
makings
and
that's
the
kind
of
thing
that
we
have
to
keep
in
mind
and
we
have
to
deal
with
so
how?
H
Could
things
have
been
done
differently
absolutely?
And
I
judy
I
completely
agree,
and
I
think
it
is
an
excellent
point
that
there
isn't
any
of
those
best
practices
piece,
and
I
would
actually
say
that's
a
point
that
you
have
made
that
your
legislation
still
needs
work.
Your
legislation
does
not
include
any
of
these
best
practice
pieces
in
it,
and
this
is
our
opportunity
to
do
that
here.
H
We-
and
I
personally
think
that
it's
actually
a
an
innovative
and
important
idea
to
have
different
practices
by
the
police
have
an
immediate
trigger,
where
a
report,
a
justification
on
use,
a
report
with
very
specific
things
in
there
is
then
given
to
an
oversight.
There's
options
for
oversight,
the
one
that
I
put
forward
was
the
public
safety
committee
that
could
actually
respond
and
say
we're
going
to
take
this
piece
out.
You
cannot
use
that
anymore
for
tear
gas.
H
H
H
So
I
I
agree
with
joyce
on
this,
and
I
would
like
to
actually
have
this
worked
on
some
more,
and
I
would
also
point
out
that
this
should
be
a
learning
moment
for
all
of
us.
I
understand
why
this
was
advanced
through
the
committee,
but
we
really
need
to
actually
finish
legislation
fully
before
it
goes
through
a
committee,
because
this
isn't
this
is
not
a
great
place
for
any
of
us
to
be
in
right.
Now.
I
I
I
felt
right
from
the
start
that
this
is
an
extremely
serious
piece
of
legislation
and
I
and
as
junie's,
been
saying
as
richard's
been
saying,
it
really
does
deserve
more
discussion,
and
I
and
I
I
want
you
to
know
judy
the
more
you
know,
because
this
is
such
a
really
critical
piece
of
legislation.
I've
done
tremendous
research
myself,
you
know,
tear
gas
is
horrendous.
I
The
more
I
read
about
it.
It's
completely
unregulated
there
it
is,
it
is
sent
out
within
different
strengths,
there's
all
kinds
of
long-term
effects
that
people
are
having
from
it.
So
I
have
you
know,
there's
no
denying
that
it
is
a
terrible
thing
that
has
to
be
stopped,
but
we
have
to
have
to
look
at
the
alternatives
in
a
real
way
in
a
complete
way,
and
I
think
that
what
joyce
is
suggesting
additional
time
further
discussions
with
apd
and
the
administration
and
others
as
well.
I
I
I
think
we
should
be
demanding
that
our
our
our
state
and
federal
government
look
more
closely
as
to
why
we
regulate
everything
in
this
country,
but
we
don't
regulate,
tear
gas.
They
have
to
look
at
these
quote-unquote
less
lethal
weapons
and
we
have
to
come
up
with
alternatives.
We
have
to
look
at
what's
being
done
elsewhere.
There
are
other
methods
being
used,
but
we
haven't
had
that
full
discussion.
I
J
Track.
Thank
you,
mr
kimball.
I
gotta
disagree
with
you
with
some
of
the
comments
you
made
earlier.
I
think
I've
been
engaged
with
this
issue
since
day
one
I
I
think
I've
been
involved
in
this
conversation
haven't
been
afraid
to
take
the
heat
on
the
heat
has
come
and,
and
it's
maybe
have
some
very
difficult
conversations
with
individuals,
some
very
difficult
conversations
with
some
close
friends
from
people.
D
J
J
J
It
was
wrong
for
people
to
try
to
set
police
officers
on
fire.
It
was
wrong
for
people
to
hijack
attack
the
trailer
and
put
it
in
grace.
It
was
wrong
for
people
to
root
our
neighborhoods,
but
it
was
also
wrong
for
the
command
staff
to
think
to
get
the
order
to
send
pink-like
devices
down
side,
streets
and
twelve
gas
chasing
people
that
had
no
weapons
that
were
trying
to
run
away
into
neighborhoods
with
seniors
kids
and
infants
in
quebs
that
had
to
breed
that.
J
J
J
J
J
D
Thank
you,
mr
ballerin.
So,
and
again
I
you
know,
I
I'm
I
I
want
these
restrictions.
I
think
we
can
do
better
and
come
up
with
something
so
with
with
all
of
you
know
what
we
just
discussed.
I
just
so
I'm
not
doing
this.
It's
us
making
this
decision
just
the
show
of
hands
who
wants
to
you
know
have
more
time
and
and
work
through
this,
and
it
wouldn't
be
a
meeting
of
the
public
safety
committee.
D
F
Kelly,
can
I
can
I
just
so
I'm
listening
to
everybody
and
I'm
really
really
struggling
with
this,
and
I
want
to
respect
people
and
their
desire
to
go
back
to
the
drawing
board.
I
I
think
that
I've
been
very
clear
with
people
who
have
talked
to
me
about
a
desire
to
modify
this
to
come
up
with
language
that
addresses
many
of
the
concerns
and
honors
the
recommendations
in
in
the
report.
F
F
I'm
also
very
mindful
that
I've
been
hearing
from
a
lot
of
people
a
lot
of
my
constituents,
a
lot
of
other
people
that
they
want
this
ban
and
and
there's
also
the
aspect
of
it
that
I
I'm
the
prime
sponsor
go
back
to
committee.
It's
not
neces,
I
don't
necessarily
you
know,
control
the
product,
then,
and
and
then
it
has
my
my
name
on
it
potentially,
with
a
result
that
I'm
not
comfortable
with.
F
I
am
comfortable
with
the
legislation
as
written
and
part
of
that
comfort
comes
from
knowing
that
there
are
a
lot
of
ways
of
doing
things
and
tear
gas
when
used
is
not
a
great
answer,
didn't
solve
things
on
may
30th
or
whatever
that
was
you
know.
Last
year,
didn't
I
mean
it
took
care
of
one
problem
and
it
moved
the
violence
elsewhere.
F
And
I
think
we
have
to
look
at
that,
so
I
I
my
gut
is
well,
I
don't
want
to
be
disrespectful.
I
think
that
the
public
deserves
an
up
or
down
vote
on
this
particular
piece
of
legislation,
and
then
people
can
you
know
if
it
goes
down,
then
people
can
work.
The
problem,
you
know
and
continue
to
you
know
come
up
with.
F
F
B
Yeah,
and
actually
I
thought
you-
I
thought
I
heard
kelly-
say
that
not
going
back
to
committee
but
working
on
it
amongst
all
of
us
outside
of
committee,
so
that
therefore
you're
concerned
about
it
being
bottled
up
committee.
That
wouldn't
happen,
and
ultimately
you
would
have
to
accept,
reject
any
potential
amendments.
It's
a
matter
of
whether
or
not
you
know
where
the
majority
of
the
council
would
be
in
terms
of
trying
to
pass
something.
B
If
you
have
two
conflicting
recommendations
and
one
came
out
of
the
committee
or
the
work
group
that
was
specifically
charged
at
looking
at
general
orders
and
made
one
recommendation,
and
the
other
recommendation
came
out
of
a
committee
that
wasn't
charged
with
the
issue,
and
I
haven't
have
to
go
back
and
read
what
they
actually
said.
But
it
says
talk
about
establish
a
goal.
B
I
I
don't.
You
know
you,
you
reconcile
it
by
going
with
the
the
work
group
that
was
charged
with
the
responsibility
for
looking
at
the
issue
or
you
adopted
both
recommendations
because
which
are
conflicting.
Maybe
because
they're
both
in
the
reports
you
got
to
resolve
it
in
some
way,
I'm
not
sure
how
you
do
it,
but
again,
I
think
the.
B
B
F
B
Yeah,
but
you
know,
I
think
we
try
to
work
with
through
consensus
and
everything
they're
hostile
amendments
emotion
can
be
made
to
table
it
tonight.
You
know
motions
to
table
and
not
debatable
so
there's
all
these
types
of
things,
but
you
know
I
think,
we're
I'd
like
to
get
back
to
the
days
when
there
was
a
little
bit
more
collegiality
on
the
council,
which
I
think
this
virtual
stuff
is
kind
of
help
put
a
damper
on.
K
B
G
D
D
Who,
may
you
know
end
up
suffering
in
this
also-
and
I
think
olympia
conversation
is
what
we
need,
so
I'm
gonna
hold
it
and
we
we're
gonna,
have
to
schedule
a
meeting
of
the
council
to
take
this
up,
and
I
agree
with
mr
ballerin
with
we.
We
need
to
you
know
to
work
on
this
sooner
rather
than
later,
and
not
let
it
sit
around
in
language.
So
we
we
have
to
schedule.
F
F
B
F
All
right
right,
all
right,
listen
folks!
You
know
this
isn't
easy,
and
you
know,
and
and
because
of
who
I
live
with
I've
become
a
little
bit
of
a
about
more
of
a
history
buff.
You
know
and
changes.
You
know
the
tough
changes.
You
know
things
like
ending
slavery,
getting
people
the
right
to
vote,
getting
women
the
right
to
vote.
F
Were
very
concerned
about
those
kind
of
significant
changes,
and
I
you
know
it
can
be
scary,
but
sometimes
I
think
making
the
change
is
worth
it,
and
so
you
know,
while
why
and
I
respect
the
debate,
you
know,
I
respect
all
the
conversations
that
I've
had
with
people
and
you
know,
while
I
I
speak
strongly,
I'm
still
listening
and
and
processing
etc.
So,
thank
you
all.
D
D
These
guys
are
all
mixed
up.
We
have
37
42
21
by
mr
anani
for
the
verizon
right
away
equipment
in
the
right
of
way.
That's
mr
nani
will
be
an
intro
going
to
planning
number
38
42-21
be
miss
fahey.
It's
singulair,
singular
wireless
installation
of
equipment
in
the
right-of-way
that'll
also
be
going
to
planning.
D
D
D
M
M
J
D
Residence,
it's
yours,
okay,
I
flip-flopped
them.
Okay,
you're!
This
is
yours.
On
behalf
of
housing
and
community
development,
my
apologies,
it's
20,
22,
21,
r
that'll
be
a
pass,
and
the
next
number
resolution
32
41
21r-
is
miss
love
also
dealing
with
affordable,
homeownership
and
grants
maintenance
assistance.
That
will
be
a
path
I
will
be
voting
on
it,
and
so
that
brings
us
to
the
end
of.
D
C
J
K
G
G
A
G
G
C
C
C
C
It
is
for
us
to
listen
to
you
and
council
members.
If
they
choose
to
do
so
later
on
in
the
in
the
agenda,
they
will
respond,
but
I'll
say
it
again
once
again
public
comment
period.
Council
members
cannot
respond
to
any
questions
or
any
any
statements
they
can
choose
to
do
so
if
they
feel
free
to
do
that
at
another
point
in
the
agenda
tonight
and
once
again
you
have
three
minutes.
I
will
keep
in
time.
C
I
will
give
you
a
one
minute
warning
when
you
get
to
two
minutes
I'll
say
you
have
a
minute
remaining
and
we're
doing
that,
because
we
want
as
many
people
you
want
to
hear
as
many
comments
as
we
can
in
our
our
public
comment
period
time.
So
with
that
being
said,
can
the
clerk
please
call
the
first
speaker.
A
N
Yeah
just
want
to
say,
given
all
that's
going
on
in
the
country.
The
fact
that
y'all
aren't
coming
to
a
vote,
I
think
is,
is
pretty
concerning
in
a
way,
but
I'll
continue
with
my
my
written
speech,
you
know
so,
as
we've
seen
in
minnesota,
portland
and
here
in
albany,
the
use
of
tear
gas
does
not
stop
citizens
from
protesting.
It
only
causes
us
to
feel
pain.
The
protesters
in
portland
came
back
night
after
night
for
five
months.
Despite
the
tear
gas
and
rubber
bullets
fired
by
police.
N
N
A
O
P
Thank
you
so
much.
My
name
is
ivy
morris.
I
reside
at
23
wilbur
street
albany
new
york.
I
wanted
to
thank
the
council
tonight
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
in
regards
to
the
tear
gas
legislation.
I
stand
in
support
of
the
original
tear
gas
bill
submitted
by
council
person
dosha,
which
bans
all
use
of
tear
gas
in
urban
settings.
P
After
hearing
council
person,
ballerin
explain
his
amendments,
which
would
allow
tear
gas
to
be
used
in
hostage
situations
and
council
person,
kimbrough's
amendment
to
allow
tear
gas
to
be
used
in
smaller
groups
defined
by
apd
as
riots.
I
still
believe
that
the
use
of
tear
gas
should
be
banned,
with
no
amendments
full
stop
as
a
resident.
I
say
this
as
a
resident
of
the
south
end
and
I
experienced
the
tear
gassing
last
summer
in
response
to
the
george
floyd
protest
at
south
station.
P
To
say
we
were
traumatized
is
an
understatement.
In
the
days
that
followed,
the
children
and
the
people
who
have
breathing
issues
in
our
neighborhood
were
experiencing
the
residual
effects
of
expired,
tear
gas
usage
based
on
abs,
apd's
response
to
the
situation.
In
my
opinion,
they
have
shown
the
community
that
they
cannot
be
trusted
to
use
reasonable
discretion
when
interacting
with
south
end
residents
going
forward
case.
P
In
point
last
wednesday,
at
the
south
station,
where
community
members
were
exercising
their
civil
rights
to
protest,
the
killing
of
black
and
brown
people
again
by
police,
they
were
met
with
more
violence
and
no
effort
to
de-escalate
I.
So
I
reta,
I
reiterate
my
first
point:
tear
gas,
rubber
bullets
and
armed
vehicles
are
weapons
of
war,
as
the
person
before
me
said.
P
Q
I'm
here
my
name
is
abby
harris
and
I'm
at
204,
lancaster
street,
and
I
want
to
say
we
should
do
a
full
ban
of
tear
gas.
It
is
a
chemical
agent
of
warfare
that
has
been
banned
by
the
geneva
convention.
It's
completely
unethical
and
immoral
to
be
using
it
on
the
residents
of
our
city.
It
causes
permanent
damage,
it
is
disabling
and
it
shows
the
rise
of
white
supremacy
that
we're
okay
with
using
it
on
our
black
and
brown
communities.
A
R
R
R
The
introduction
of
local
aussie
is
the
first
recommendation
of
the
collaborative
that
has
come
up
for
consideration
by
the
common
council
for
those
of
us
truly
committed
to
the
reinvention
of
policing.
The
hostile
reaction
to
local
sea
by
individual
council
members
and
our
city-wide
elected
leadership
is
far
from
encouraging.
R
It
is
absolutely
clear
from
listening
to
the
public's
discussion
of
local
lawsee,
whether
you
listen
to
the
public
comments
at
the
public
safety
committee
meeting
or
the
prying
comment
common
council
discussion
that
we
do
not
agree
that
the
community
has
spoken
with
one
voice
and
with
one
message.
We
do
not
agree
that
the
use
of
tear
gas
from
ap
is
and
rubber
bullets,
and
we
agree
that
these
weapons
should
be
removed
from
apd's
toolbox
asap.
R
Our
police
department
should
be
engaged
in
proactively,
protecting
our
right
to
protest,
our
right
to
express
religious
anger
and
a
right
to
advocate
for
changes
in
policy
or
engage
in
other
first
amendment
activities
and
apd
should
not
be
focusing
on
how
to
curtail
our
first
amendment
rights.
Thank
you.
T
T
They
referred
to
tear
gas
as
non-lethal
force
five
times
in
the
statement,
and
they
also
said
that
they
consulted
the
u.s
conference
of
mayors
to
find
best
practices
for
crowd
and
riot
control
as
they
called
it.
I
find
this
remarkable
because
that
is
the
organization
that
sent
mayor
kathy
sheehan
on
an
all-expenses
paid
trip
to
israel
in
2019.
T
as
an
activist
for
palestinian
rights.
I
know
firsthand
that
tear
gas
and
rubber
bullets
are
in
fact,
lethal.
Rubber
bullets
were
introduced
by
the
british
in
the
1970s
to
be
used
against
the
northern
irish
seeking
independence.
They
were
deployed
against
south
african
protesters
in
the
1980s
and
they
are
regularly
used
by
israeli
military
against
palestinians.
Today,
a
study
by
u.s
based
researcher
researchers
in
2017
found
that
three
of
every
100
people
injured
by
robert
bullitt
have
died
and
15
were
left
with
permanent
disabilities.
T
Last
week
a
14
year
old
boy
is
it
aldine
albach
lost
an
eye
when
he
was
struck
by
an
israeli
rubber
coated
steel
bullet,
and
I
stress
that
these
are
not
bullets
that
are
entirely
made
of
rubber.
They
are
cut
steel
bullets
covered
in
rubber
in
2009
bassam
abu
rahma
was
killed
when
an
israeli
soldier
shot
a
tear
gas
canister
into
his
chest.
T
U
U
U
It
attacks
innocent
people
as
it
drifts
through
the
city.
It
collectively
punishes
crowds
that
are
always
overwhelmingly
peaceful,
as
has
been
mentioned
almost
a
century
ago,
it
was
deemed
that
tear
gas
was
too
terrible
of
a
weapon
to
be
even
permitted
in
times
of
war.
It's
too
terrible
for
war,
but
it's
just
right
for
albany's
city
streets,
but
even
still,
if
we
can
persuade
you
now
to
ban
tear
gas,
I
have
no
confidence
that
you
won't
replace
it
with
something
equally
grotesque.
U
That
is
why,
when
we
finish
sorting
out
what
weapons
the
police
force
are
and
aren't
allowed
to
use,
we
might
want
to
shift
the
conversation
and
ask
ourselves:
why
are
we
turning
weapons
against
our
community?
In
the
first
place,
we
brought
cardboard
signs
and
vigil
candles
and
the
police
brought
weapons
of
war.
We
didn't
ask
for
this.
This
wasn't
a
tit-for-tat
sort
of
thing:
these
weapons
were
not
deployed
in
self-defense.
They
are
strictly
deployed
to
intimidate
our
community
into
fearful
compliance.
U
U
A
S
A
V
Good
evening
my
name
is
megan
of
it.
I
reside
at
382,
broadway
albany
new
york.
I
am
here
to
voice
my
opinion
and
concern
on
local
law
sea.
I
am
100
in
favor
of
the
complete
ban
of
chemical
weapons
and
rubber
bullets
in
albany.
The
amendment
that
allows
certain
circumstances
for
its
uses
is
unacceptable
and
neglectful
of
the
harm
it
causes
to
the
surrounding
community.
Chief
eric
hawkins
and
the
albany
police
department
had
an
opportunity
to
collaborate,
research
and
develop
a
safer,
more
effective,
de-escalation
procedure.
They
failed
to
take
this
opportunity
to
reform
their
practices.
V
Instead,
they
conducted
a
presentation
about
the
makeup
and
side
effects
of
chemical
weapons.
Any
one
of
us
could
have
google
searched.
They
lacked
critical
thinking,
innovation
and
empathy
in
their
response
to
this
issue.
This
was
an
opportunity
to
take
the
concerns
of
the
community
they
serve
and
to
lead
by
example,
in
transforming
violent
and
harmful
de-escalation
tactics
to
use
these
kinds
of
weapons
against
protesters
who
are
expressing
decades
of
generational
trauma
that
police
departments
and
the
criminal
justice
system
as
a
whole
inflicted
is
revolting.
V
The
protests
were
initiated
by
police
brutality,
yet
police
use
brutal
force
to
address
these
protesters.
That
should
never
be
acceptable.
One
of
the
solutions
chief
eric
hawkins
and
the
police
department
gave
to
common
council
and
the
public
safety
committee.
That
meeting
was
a
louder,
sound
system,
although
confirmed
by
a
common
council
member.
No
announcements
were
made
prior
to
the
deployment
of
piergas.
Therefore,
I
am
utterly
dissatisfied
with
that
resolution.
V
W
W
W
The
numerous
amounts
of
demonstrators
that
clog
streets
for
other
purposes
and
it's
never
used
against
the
second
amendment,
people
who
march
around
with
guns
in
the
city
streets.
It's
only
ever
used
against
people
of
color.
I
can't
believe
that
we're
only
just
getting
around
a
year
later
to
win
the
first,
the
first
incidents
last
year
to
banning
it,
and
I
think
that
no
amendments
it
needs
to
be
banned.
We
can't
control
tear
gas,
it
goes
everywhere.
It
goes
into
people's
apartments
and
buildings.
W
We
have
lots
of
old,
victorian
buildings
and
you
can't
you
can't
stop
that
air
from
going
in
and
and
people
affected
children
are
affected.
Apd
has
demonstrated
an
inability
to
control
itself.
We
need
to
remove
this
tool
from
their
arsenal.
They
are
not
responsible
enough
to
use
it
properly.
We
need
to
ban
this
chemical
from
our
city.
No
amendments,
no
exceptions,
full
stop.
A
X
X
X
X
It
is
2021.,
it
shouldn't
take
reverends
and
community
leaders
to
speak
out
against
communities.
Thank
you.
It
is
2021.
It
shouldn't
take
reverends
and
community
leaders
to
speak
out
against
the
use
of
chemical
weapons
against
civilians,
civilians
and
children
with
respiratory
health
concerns
during
a
respiratory
pandemic,
it
is
2021
and
we
say
no
more
to
police,
no
more
to
platitudes
and
reforms
that
only
serve
police
and
the
mayor's
best
interests.
X
Y
Y
The
people
of
the
city
that
police,
brutality
and
police
violence
is
permissible
that
the
common
council
is
not
ready
for
change
and
that
again
will
sleep
on
an
issue
that
we
have
the
ability
to
actually
change.
The
common
council
can
do
something
by
voting
and
it's
clear
that
we're
we're
stalling
and
that
we're
pausing
that,
but
I'm
excited
to
see
the
vote
when
it
occurs.
Y
Y
I'm
deeply
and
really
troubled
at
the
what-ifs
proposed
by
the
city's
leadership
in
support
of
the
use
of
tear
gas
there's
no
best
practice
with
tear
gas.
Let
us
all
remember
that
tear
gas
is
banned
in
other
countries,
and
the
use
of
tear
grass
is
incredibly
hard
to
target
and
predict.
So,
therefore,
by
deploying
it,
you
will
affect
innocent
people,
and
the
effects
of
this
weapon
include
long-term
issues
with
menstrual
cycles.
Y
Y
Y
We
can
be
a
leader
in
this
movement,
and
this
is
your
opportunity,
as
the
elected
common
council
members,
to
show
that
you
actively
listen
to
the
community,
but
that
you're
also
on
the
forefronts
of
change
and
racial
justice,
and
I
support
the
passage
of
local
law,
see
and
oppose
any
amendments
to
this
bill.
Thank
you.
Z
Hi,
dr
it's
lauren,
dr
green,
asked
me
to
read
her
comments
tonight.
She
can't
be
here
so
the
center's
address
is
220
green
street
albany,
new
york,
12202,
the
center
for
law
and
justice
supports
local
law
c,
as
proposed
by
common
council
member
judy
duchette,
and
opposes
the
amendment
proposed
by
member
kelly
kimbrough
public
safety
committee
members
are
to
be
commended
for
the
respectful
manner
in
which
they
discuss
local
law
c.
A
ban
on
the
use
of
tear
gas
except
in
hostage
situations.
Z
Mr
cambro's
amendment
would
allow
tear
gas
if
police
leadership
declares
a
riot
exists.
It
was
clear
that
all
members
were
deliberating
with
the
same
goal
in
mind:
protecting
as
many
people
as
possible
from
harm
those
who
support.
Mr
shett's
version
did
not
disparage
the
police
and
those
who
support
mr
kimbrough's
version
did
not
demonize
protesters.
Z
The
center
came
to
a
final
decision.
After
watching
chief
hawkins
friday
evening,
press
conference,
the
chief
defended
police
actions
on
wednesday
evening
that
harmed
community
members,
one
woman
suffered
facial
injuries
after
an
officer
grabbed
her
megaphone
and
several
people
were
pepper,
sprayed
chief
hawkins
labeled
the
incident
a
riot.
He
said,
protesters
distractions,
including
lights,
megaphones
and
name-calling,
constituted
an
imminent
threat
to
our
station.
However,
according
to
the
times
union,
no
protester
can
be
seen
in
the
video
physically
attacking
or
confronting
an
officer
under
mr
kimbrough's
amendments.
Z
Chief
hawkins,
application
of
the
word
riot
to
this
incident
would
have
permitted
the
police
to
use
tear
gas
wednesday's
events
could
have
unfolded
without
harm.
Had
the
department
better
anticipated
possible
unrest,
alternatives
to
tear
gas
already
exist
in
the
form
of
proper
preparation
and
preemptive
de-escalation.
Z
Just
last
year,
the
south
station
building
was
pelted
with
bricks
rocks
and
fireworks
in
the
wake
of
george
floyd's
murder.
Despite
that
recent
experience,
the
apd
appeared
stunningly
unprepared
for
the
possibility
that
tempers
might
flare
during
a
week
full
of
heartbreak
surrounding
george
floyd
dante,
wright
and
adam
toledo.
Z
Z
No
plan
had
been
made
to
secure
the
building,
as
demonstrated
by
the
almost
comical
footage
of
officers
trying
to
lock
the
door
with
handcuffs.
No
one
had
thought
to
preemptively
de-escalate
the
situation
by
having
the
chief
come
out
on
the
ramp
as
the
protesters
first
approached
using
his
own
megaphone
to
say
something
like
all
of
us
are
devastated
by
the
death
of
dante
wright.
We
respect
your
right
to
peacefully
protest
and
want
to
work
with
you
tonight
to
keep
everyone
safe
events
of
the
past
week
have
demonstrated
that
is
not
likely.
Z
A
AA
AA
D
D
AB
S
AC
Yes,
I'm
here
my
name
is
dan
asylum.
I
live
on
elm
street
in
the
mansion
neighborhood
and
I
know
nobody
seems
to
have
brought
it
up
so
far
that
in
the
32
years
that
the
police
have
had
the
tear
gas
as
a
weapon,
not
a
tool
as
a
weapon,
they
have
only
used
it
last
year,
even
though
there
has
been
another
riot.
AC
A
AD
Fisher
hi
everyone,
my
name,
is
dora
fisher.
I
live
at
91
dove
street.
I
am
commenting
today
as
a
citizen
taxpayer,
homeowner
and
parent.
I
am
the
parent
of
a
six-year-old
boy,
a
six-year-old
black
boy
who
said
to
me
the
other
day
when
we
were
walking
to
the
stop
asian
hate
rally.
He
looked
at
me
and
he
said
mom,
I'm
so
excited
to
go
and
stand
up
for
our
neighbors,
but
I'm
afraid
that
the
police
are
going
to
use
that
stuff.
That
hurts
your
eyes.
AD
What
does
that
tell
you
when
a
six-year-old
child
is
afraid
of
expressing
his
his
feelings
and
his
opinions
and
his
and
wants
to
speak
truth
to
power,
but
is
afraid
of
what
the
government
is
going
to
do
to
silence
him?
I
am
speaking
today
in
support
of
a
full
ban
of
tear
gas
in
the
city
of
albany.
I
do
not
support
chemical
weapons
used
against
our
own
citizens.
AD
AE
The
system
of
policing
in
america
is
racist.
We
know
that
and
if
you
don't
know
that-
or
you
don't
admit
that
you're
in
complete
denial
of
what
you
see
in
front
of
your
eyes
every
single
day
in
this
country,
just
since
the
beginning
of
the
derek
children
trial,
at
least
64
people
have
been
shot
and
killed
by
law
enforcement
nationwide.
AE
Black
and
latino
people
represent
50
of
those
deaths.
As
of
saturday.
The
average
was
three
killings
a
day
by
police
officers
of
citizens
in
this
country.
It's
a
broken
system,
but
furthermore,
it's
a
system
that
was
designed
to
harm
black
people
from
the
beginning
and
it
has
to
be
defunded,
dismantled
and
eventually
abolished.
AE
No
accountability,
detective
michael
fargione
last
year
after
the
protest
of
may
30th
assaulting
and
fracturing
the
arm
of
desiree
schumann
and
kamani
addison,
no
accountability
still
on
the
payroll.
This
is
about
accountability.
The
city
council
is
supposed
to
represent
the
people
and
enact
legislation
that
the
people
want,
which
holds
police
officers
accountable.
AE
To
stand
with
them
and
not
being
accountable,
we
have
to
take
a
different
approach.
This
is
not
working.
We
need
to
reduce
the
harm
caused
by
police.
We
need
to
demilitarize
the
police,
we
need
to
defund
the
police.
This
is
a
start,
and
so
what's
clear
tonight
is
that
you
guys.
I
understand
that
you
might
be
scared.
You
might
be
intimidated
by
the
by
the
police
department
by
the
police
union
chief.
AE
But
if
you
vote
against
this
and
you
go
against
the
will
of
the
people
it's
an
election
year-
and
you
know
that-
and
people
are
organizing
in
this
city
right
now,
people
are
in
front
of
the
south
station
as
we
speak,
trying
to
hold
accountable
a
police
officer
who
should
be
fired
for
his
aggressive
behavior
for
assaulting
a
protester
and
pepper
spraying
them.
So
I'm
in
favor
one
whole
100
of
the
ban
of
tear
gas
and
rubber
bullets,
and
I
think
I
stand
with
thousands
and
thousands
of
city
residents.
AE
AF
AF
The
quote:
eliminate
the
use
of
tear
gas.
The
entire
process
here
in
in
crafting
this
legislation
and
and
supposed
to
be
voting
on,
has
shown
that
a
lot
of
members
of
the
council
talk
a
lot
about
systemic
change
and
and
fighting
systemic
racism,
but
when
they
have
the
chance
to
take
action,
they
refuse
to
do
so.
AF
The
the
second
thing
in
the
statement
that
is
blatantly
false
is
is
arguing
that
no
city
has
gone
as
far
as
albany
and
the
proposed
legislation
to
ban
tear
gas
when,
in
fact,
multiple
states
and
many
cities
across
the
country,
including
philadelphia
charlotte
north
carolina
and
portland
oregon,
have
passed
full
bands
of
tear
gas
with
the
mayor
signing
on
to
that
in
philadelphia.
They
had
a
open
process.
AF
Protesters
who
showed
up
to
peacefully
protest
they're
going
to
feel
the
effects
of
tear
gas,
whether
it's
a
riot
or
a
protest,
and-
and
this
is
a
weapon
of
war-
that's
banned
by
the
international
community.
So
just
to
the
albany
residents,
especially
young
people,
like
bowen,
was
saying
that
it
is
election
year.
AF
AG
AG
First,
it
was
brought
to
our
attention
that
at
approximately
4
p.m.
Today
the
albany
common
council
posted
54
images
to
their
facebook
page.
These
images
were
screenshots
of
comments
submitted
to
the
council
in
advance
of
this
meeting.
These
screenshots
contained
personal
information,
including
names
and
home
addresses
of
people
who
submitted
comments
to
the
council.
This
is
a
serious
safety
concern
not
only
for
people
who
have
tried
to
participate
in
the
political
process
in
good
faith,
but
also
for
survivors
of
sexual
violence,
domestic
violence
and
police
violence.
AG
AG
An
acknowledgment
of
the
collective
trauma
experienced
by
our
black
and
brown
community
members
and
an
end
to
the
albany
police
department's
use
of
excessive
force
against
protesters
state
and
local
officials
have
repeatedly
ignored
these
calls,
which
is
what
brings
us
here
today,
as
experts
on
trauma.
Nescasa,
is
concerned
about
how
decisions
made
by
law
enforcement
and
our
local
officials
will
continue
to
traumatize
our
communities,
both
in
albany
and
across
the
state.
AG
In
june
2020,
our
staff
were
first-hand
witnesses
to
intensified
policing
and
surveillance
in
primarily
black
communities,
as
you've
heard
from
others.
Tonight,
individuals
living
in
these
neighborhoods
were
held
to
vague
curfews,
threatened
with
violence
from
law
enforcement
and
overall,
thank
you.
Had
there
any
label
civil
rights
dismissed
last
week,
we
saw
this
again.
AG
The
the
core
thing
that
I
want
to
share
today
is
niskasa
joins
our
albany
neighbors
in
demanding
an
end
to
the
use
of
tear
gas
and
rubber
bullets
by
the
albany
police
department.
We
call
on
the
albany
common
council
to
demonstrate
transformative
leadership
in
this
critical
moment.
You
must
pass
local
lawsuit
as
it
is
written
and
ban
the
use
of
chemical
weapons
and
kinetic
energy
munitions.
AG
AH
I
want
to
echo
the
previous
speaker
in
registering
an
objection
to
the
publishing
without
warning
of
the
addresses
and
phone
numbers
of
people
who
trusted
in
the
public
process
by
submitting
written
comments
to
you
that
was
unnecessary
and
dangerous
and
will
suppress
participation
in
the
public
process
to
the
main
matter
at
hand.
Tonight
I
also
support
local
lawsey
unamended.
AH
You
have
heard
arguments
from
the
police
as
to
why
they
need
these
weapons,
but
when
they
have
been
used
and
when
they
have
not
been
used,
give
the
lie
to
that
argument.
They
are
not
used
when
drunk
white
college
students
riot
and
destroy
cars,
or
when
white
supremacists
harass
and
attack
people.
They
have
only
been
used
against
black
people,
who
have
the
temerity
to
be
visibly
angry
about
the
violence
that
their
communities
have
been
subject
to.
AH
Officers
of
the
law,
who
cannot
refrain
from
responding
violently
to
having
verbal
anger,
directed
at
them
or
being
inconvenienced
by
a
protest,
do
not
need
more
and
stronger
weapons.
They
need
fewer
leaders
of
institutions
that
are
supposed
to
protect
and
serve
the
people,
who
cannot
imagine
any
tactics
other
than
do
nothing,
deploy
chemical
weapons
or
use
lethal
force
in
response
to
inanimate
objects?
AH
The
amendments
that
have
been
given
to
this
legislation
as
supposedly
a
way
to
avoid
a
veto
weaken
the
measure
enough
to
make
it
meaningless,
because
we've
seen
when
anything
can
be
declared
a
riot.
That
is
a
good
way
to
please
no
one
and
get
nothing
meaningful
done.
They
are
a
lose-lose
if
police
are
outside
civilian
control.
AH
AH
A
A
AI
Men,
my
name
is
jasmine
vantrapole
and
I
live
in
west
albany,
quincy
street
in
albany
county.
I
have
spent
majority
of
my
life
in
albany
county.
I
have
worked
in
many
different
areas
in
albany
county,
whether
it
be
from
working
in
bars,
whether
it
be
working
at
live,
concert,
events
being
in
part
of
the
pride
parade.
I
have
been
part
of
protest,
so
I
have
seen
the
albany
police
at
their
best
and
at
the
worst-
and
I
remember
things
I
remember
being
down
and
when
live
at
five
would
be
covered.
AI
AI
AI
You
have
to
ban
this.
You
are
putting
civilian
lives
in
danger
who
are
just
sitting
there
watching
other
people
express
their
first
amendment
rights,
but
you
angry
about
it.
So
you
can
use
chemical
weapons
just
because
you
have
it.
No,
when
we
say
defund
the
police,
we
mean
it,
we
shouldn't
see
armored
tanks
or
whatever
you
want
to
call
it
rolling
down
henry
johnson,
when
they're
still
boards
and
x's
on
henry
johnson
put
that
money
that
you
spend
on
your
chemical
weapons
into
the
county
that
you're
supposed
to
be
protecting.
AI
AI
AJ
C
AJ
AJ
So
I
live
right
by
henry
johnson
and
when
I
tell
you
that
I
couldn't
see
outside
my
windows,
because
there
was
thick
fog
everywhere
and
there
were
tear
gas
leaking
through
my
windows
to
the
point
where
my
family
had
to
shelter
in
the
middle
of
the
living
room
because
we
couldn't
breathe.
When
my
aunt,
who
has
asthma
was
coming
downstairs,
running
downstairs,
we
couldn't
have
access
to
call
the
police
or
call
any
support
for
her,
because
there
was
tear
gas
literally
leaking
through
our
windows.
AJ
We
weren't
a
part
of
the
protests
that
were
happening
on
henry
johnson.
We
were
just
unfortunately
at
the
cross
section.
We
were
just,
unfortunately,
have
to
having
to
be
a
part
of
it
because
we
live
in
a
town
that
isn't
that
isn't
pretty
or
we
don't
live
in
a
town
that
isn't
rich
or
we
don't
live
in
a
town
that
isn't
like
it's
predominantly
black
and
brown
is
what
I'm
trying
to
get
at.
AJ
So
I
think
to
the
point
where,
oh,
by
the
way,
we
didn't
get
an
apology,
the
tear
gas
lasted
for
about
a
week
on
my
block,
so
that
was
great
too
having
to
suffer
going
outside
every
day.
Having
leftover
tear
gas
from
something
that
we
didn't
sign
up
for
we're
just
a
family
living
our
lives
in
the
house
in
our
house
on
the
block.
AJ
That's
personally
what
I
want
to
say.
I
hope
this
doesn't
fall
on
deaf
ears.
I
hope
that
the
shakings
of
I
agree
with
you
heads
doesn't
just
last
in
the
zoom
call.
I
really
hope
that
we
are
able
to
get
this
done
like
I
don't
think
anyone
is
here
just
to
talk
and
be
heard.
I
think
everyone's
here
to
talk
and
be
heard
and
have
action
be
put
to
those
words
I
yield
my
time.
Thank
you
very
much.
AJ
A
Perfect,
the
first
comment
is
from
catherine
mules,
mules
of
335,
south
main
avenue,
and
her
comment
reads
as
follows:
tear
gas
is
a
chemical
weapon
designed
to
attack
a
victim's
lungs.
This
weapon
should
not
be
used
against
the
people,
let
alone
by
our
own
public
servants.
Use
of
chemical
weapons
on
the
battlefield
is
considered
a
war
crime
palace
is
still
up
for
debate
june.
Last
year
there
were
albany
residents
who
had
to
temporarily
evacuate
their
own
homes,
their
crime.
A
They
lived
in
an
apartment
downwind
from
where
albany
police
officers
had
deployed
tear
gas.
It
wasn't
even
deployed
in
accordance
with
albany
police's
own
rules.
What
is
to
guarantee
that
those
rules
won't
be
ignored
again
in
the
future.
Medical
research
has
found
that
tear
gas
leads
to
miscarriages
birth
defects,
long-term
hormonal
dysregulation.
A
S
Continue,
the
next
comment
is
provided
by
betsy
marcogliano
3
wilbur
street
albany,
new
york
12202.
I
am
writing
out
a
deep
frustration
and
an
attempt
to
start
more
conversation
between
the
city
and
our
neighborhood.
I
am
a
member
of
the
mansion
neighborhood
and
lived
here
for
almost
50
years.
I
care
deeply
about
our
parks,
especially
right
now
the
phillips
street
playground
in
lincoln
park
as
a
whole.
I
am
involved
deeply
with
lincoln
park
alliance
lpa.
S
I
want
to
call
to
your
attention
a
very
frustrating
problem
we
are
having
in
working
in
the
renovations
to
both
the
phillips
street
playground
and
lincoln
park,
a
deep
lack
of
community
engagement
on
the
part
of
the
rec
department
and
other
department
heads.
We
keep
getting
told
how
the
redesign
of
this
thing
is
going
to
be.
We
were
told
that
the
redesign
for
the
playground
has
been
in
the
making
for
two
years.
Yet
members
of
the
neighborhood
have
been
asking
for
two
years.
S
What
are
the
what
the
plans
are
and
have
received
nothing
in
all
caps
until
a
representative
from
the
company
who
sells
the
equipment?
Hardly
an
unbiased
representative
of
the
city
told
us
what
the
design
for
the
playground
would
be
and
trying
to
get
the
rec
department
to
work
with
us
to
include
neighborhood
desires
and
input
has
been
an
uphill
battle,
to
put
it
mildly.
S
As
a
neighborhood,
we
quickly
created
a
survey
of
approximately
60
neighbors,
created
an
alternate
plan,
sent
it
to
the
rec
department
and
have
have
heard
nothing,
except
that
they
are
going
to
have
the
playground
equipment
company
contact
us.
Where
is
the
wreck
department
in
terms
of
communication
with
neighborhoods
same
thing
with
lincoln
park?
Twice
this
week
we
were,
we
have
been
told
plans
that
we
were
never
informed
of
and
never
had.
S
Our
input
solicited
for
dumping
five
feet
of
dirt
into
the
blinking
park
bowl
when
construction
happens
on
the
beaver,
creek
water
treatment
on
sensibly
to
improve
drainage,
immediate
questions
has
the
soil
been
tested
for
contaminants?
It
is
all
clay
which
is
likely
which,
as
a
gardener,
I
know,
will
improve
drainage
which
will
make
the
bowl
unusable
for
at
least
two
years.
The
impact
of
having
the
park
bowl
unusable
affects.
So
so
many
groups
teams
have
the
folks
been
included
in
the
discussion.
S
I
know
we
were
not
and
were
alternatives
to
using
the
bowl
for
two
years
as
a
construction
staging
area
even
considered
and
with
whom
and
then
random
destruction
of
almost
every
tree.
Thanks
to
two
neighbors,
two
trees
were
saved
on
the
east
end
of
lincoln
park
where
a
basketball
court
complex
is
to
be
built.
S
When,
where
were
we
have
been
assured,
the
city
forester
was
going
to
talk
meet
with
lpa
april
eight
or
nine
prior
to
cutting
the
not
starting
until
april
12
of
three
only
the
necessary
trees
to
make
the
room
for
the
courts,
not
all
the
trees
and
after
four,
a
safety
net
fence
was
put
up.
None
of
those
steps
were
taken
when
the
trees
removal
company
showed
up
on
the
morning
of
april
8
and
proceeded
to
cut
every
tree,
save
the
two
that
the
neighbors
sat
next
to
in
order
to
stop
the
chainsaws.
S
Even
when
asked
to
stop
and
told
the
city
engineer,
he
had
to
stop
and
a
further
lucrative
ludicrous
infuriating.
Part
of
the
plan
is
the
trees
will
be
replanted.
In
many
of
the
exact
places
where
trees
were
cut
down,
something
is
abundantly
wrong,
with
either
leadership
communication
or
both
in
these
plans.
Why
was
there
no
one
from
the
city
at
the
site
on
thursday?
Why
is
it
so
hard
to
insist
on
plans
impacting
neighborhoods
need
to
include
the
neighbors
before
the
plan
are
made?
S
The
mayor
is
working
very
hard
to
build
a
culture
of
inclusion
and
equity
in
her
administration.
Yet
a
lot
of
players
don't
seem
to
have
gotten
the
message.
These
events
are
generating
a
lot
of
bad
feelings
and
distrust.
I
have
heard
here
we
go
again
dump
on
the
poorest
neighborhoods
once
again
way
too
many
times
in
the
last
weeks.
The
culture
of
racism
deeply
extends
to
how
cities
are
planned,
how
they
design
things,
how
they
engage
people,
as
it
has
been
for
two
years.
S
There
never
ever
has
been
a
waste
of
treatment
facility
planned
for
washington
park
or
buckingham
pond,
and
we
both
know
why.
If
there
was
a
need
for
digging
anything
substantial
washington
park,
there
would
never
be
a
suggestion
to
dump
the
soil
somewhere
in
the
park,
rather
than
allocate
the
money
to
remove
the
soil
and
again,
I
know
why
this
has
to
stop.
We
need
to
hear
an
invitation
every
time
to
be
at
the
table
right
away.
As
per
the
plans.
S
Lincoln
bowl
is
slated
to
be
fenced
in
within
months
department,
heads
engineering,
forestry
parks
and
rec
departments
etc
must
bring
the
citizens
to
the
table
and
listen
to
us,
and
my
understanding
is
that
lpa
has
a
legal
right
to
be
at
the
table.
The
lincoln
park
master
plan
meetings
of
over
a
year
ago
seems
like
a
first
step
yet
so
much
of
that,
let's
build
together
feeling
is
absolutely
absent.
S
C
C
F
Thank
you,
mr
president.
On
april
7th
the
housing
and
community
development
committee
met,
and
we
took
up
two
matters.
The
first
matter
that
we
took
up
was
holding
a
public
hearing
on
the
proposed
awards
for
year,
47
of
our
hud
funding,
and
there
was
nobody
had
requested
to
be
heard
during
that
hearing.
There
were
no
appeals
to
the
recommendations
made
by
the
city
community
development
agency.
F
F
AK
C
A
Yes,
mr
president,
a
local
law
amending
article,
one
public
grounds
designated
as
parks,
government
and
care
of
parks
and
parkways
of
chapter
251
parks
and
recreation
of
the
code
of
the
city
of
albany
in
relation
to
alienation
of
certain
parkland
within
lincoln
park.
Discontinuance
of
a
right
of
way
and
dedication
of
replacement,
parkland.
A
Mr
president,
I'm
sorry
to
interrupt.
We
also
have
a
communication
from
the
mayor's
office
for
consideration
or
right
underneath
local
laws
and
our
agenda.
It
says:
communication
from
mayor
department,
heads
and
other
city
officials.
It's
a
statement
from
the
mayor's
office.
Would
you
like
me
to
read
it
into
the
record
law?
Okay,
it's
regarding
local
law
c.
K
G
G
A
K
I
G
L
C
G
H
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
would
just
like
to
thank
my
colleagues
for
the
support
on
this
and
for
many
colleagues,
continual
interest
and
passion
about
making
sure
that
all
of
the
employees
within
the
city
of
albany
make
a
living
wage,
and
I
know
that
this
is
a
resolution,
but
I
can
promise
I'm
going
to
work
very
hard
to
make
sure
that
this
happens
and
that
our
all
of
our
employees
are
paid
a
living
wage
by
this
summer.
So
I
appreciate
all
your
support.
AB
Thank
you,
mr
president.
First
I
just
want
to
thank
the
spot
bringing
this
up.
You
know
I
stand
here
in
support
of
this
resolution,
which
sets
the
deadline
of
june
1st
right
2021
for
all
city
and
employees
to
earn
a
living
wage.
Mr
president,
we
see
over
the
past
couple
of
years.
Health
care
costs
are
going
up.
AB
AB
We
have
to
set
an
example
as
a
city,
and
I
want
to
thank
the
sponsor
for
bringing
this
up,
because
very
too
often
there
are
elected
officials
who
talk
about
being
champions
for
working
families,
but
when
it's
time
to
prepare
on
paper
is
always
a
delay,
you
know,
I
think,
about
martin
luther
king.
He
talks
about
the
fierce
urgency
of
now.
AB
Mr
president,
there
are
people
who
want
government
to
act
now
as
don't
kick
the
can
down
the
road
you
know.
After
all,
it
was
the
former
governor
and
president
franklin,
roosevelt,
said
no
business,
which
depends
for
existence
on
paying
less
than
the
living
wage
to
its
workers,
has
a
right
to
continue
in
this
country.
AB
Mr
president,
you
know
sometimes,
when
people
talk
about
living
wage,
what
does
that
mean?
By
living
wage?
I
mean
more
than
the
bare
subsidies
level.
I
mean
the
wages
of
a
decent
living.
This
is
something
that
must
apply
to
city
government
all
across
the
board,
and
I
want
to
the
sponsor
of
this
resolution
as
well
as
all
the
advocates.
AB
So?
This
is
something
that
I
know
near
and
dear
to
many
of
my
colleagues
and
we're
going
to
keep
fighting
for
a
living
wage,
and
I
want
to
thank
the
sponsor
again
because
I
think
you
know
as
very
too
often
you
know
people
look
councilman
some
of
the
young
council
members
that
think
that
we
want
everything
yesterday,
which
it
is
true,
because
that's
the
type
of
pressure
our
constituents
put
on
us
to
act
not
to
delay.
AB
B
All
right
inspired
by
mr
owusu's
passion,
I
can't
let
this
moment
pass
and
just
make
the
observation
and
remind
members.
You
know
a
couple
of
years
ago
we
made
amendments
to
the
living
wage
ordinance,
the
city's
living
wage
ordinance.
That
was
intended
to
strengthen
it
and
strengthen
the
oversight
and
to
provide
a
process
for
recommendations.
B
There
were
we
we
do
get
reports.
We
have
a
better
understanding
of
some
of
the
issues
there,
but
which
something
I'm
very
concerned
about-
and
I
think
mr
howie
is
also
concerned
about-
is
that
we
are
still
waiting
the
mayor's
appointments
to
the
living
wage
compliance
committee,
which
is
the
really
the
key
part
of
that
ordinance
to
assure
oversight
to
assess
the
the
law,
as
was
implemented
and
to
make
recommendations.
B
So
I
hope
that
we
can
possibly
maybe
a
leadership
in
the
next
leadership
meeting
can
again
raise
that
issue
about
the
importance
of
making
those
those
nominations
or
appointments
which
are
subject
to
our
confirmation.
I
believe
of
the
five
appointments.
Only
one
name
had
been
submitted
and
we
are
waiting
to
do
a
confirmation
until
we
have
a
full
slate.
So
we
know
what
the
full
committee
looks
like,
but
we've
been
waiting
a
while
for
that.
So
I
think
the
topic
for
the
the
next
leadership
meeting.
Thank
you.
AB
AL
A
AK
M
M
M
She
inspired
many
around
the
city
of
albany,
including
her
daughter,
dr
rhonda
ferguson,
who
shared
her
musical
gifting
by
being
a
music
teacher
and
taught
myself
growing
up
and
many
other
countless
children
across
the
city,
and
so
it
is
with
great
joy
and
great
honor
that
I
present
this
and
I
asked
and
asked
my
colleagues
to
vote
in
favor
of
this
resolution.
Honoring
minister
janie
jacobs,
franklin.
A
J
L
A
F
A
A
AA
G
K
M
E
E
He's
very
excited
he's
waiting
on
to
see
this
past
tonight
he's
not
a
zoom
person
he's
in
his
80s.
So
I
try
to
get
him
to
come
here,
so
we
can
speak
on
it,
but
he's
not
a
zoom
person,
but
I'd
like
to
also
thank
judy
for
all
the
people
that
she
brought
on
board
to
get
this
resolution
where
it
is
today.
F
Yeah
so,
first
of
all,
I
am
sorry
for
the
oversight
in
not
recognizing
jr's
work
on
this,
and
it
was
not
me
who
arranged
for
all
those
people
to
come
in,
but
it
was
jr
and
he
had
some
additional.
You
know
conversations
with
people
as
I
did.
You
know
prior
to
their
attendance,
but
he
did
yeoman's
work
on
this
and
it's
a
an
important
issue
and
I
appreciate
your
bringing
it
forward.
F
A
L
D
C
A
Yes,
mr
president,
we
applaud
the
council's
desire
to
address
our
community's
concerns
about
the
use
of
tear
gas
and
other
non-lethal
force
by
the
albany
police
department.
We
owe
it
to
our
residents
to
ensure
we
have
their
trust,
that
apd
is
not
using
tear
gas
or
other
non-lethal
force
indiscriminately.
A
While
our
research
has
failed
to
find
a
single
city
or
state
in
the
country
has
adopted
the
restrictions
contemplated
in
the
legislation
currently
being
considered
by
the
council.
We
strongly
support
legislation
that
would
restrict
and
control
the
use
of
tear
gas
and
other
non-lethal
force,
including
restricting
use
to
when
a
riot
is
declared,
as
defined
by
new
york
state
law
requiring
a
police
chief
or
deputy
chief
to
order
its
use
requiring
two
notifications
to
the
public
in
the
immediate
vicinity.
A
Tear
gas
is
about
to
be
used,
requiring
an
emt
to
be
on
site
prior
to
its
deployment
prohibiting
its
use
in
residential
neighborhoods.
Unless
absolutely
necessary
to
protect
lives.
In
the
last
32
years,
tear
gas
has
been
used
outdoors
by
the
albany
police
department.
Only
twice
on
may
30th,
2020
and
june
1st
2020
after
members
of
the
albany
police
department,
were
assaulted.
With
bricks
molotov
cocktails,
fireworks
police
vehicles
were
damaged,
a
police
horse
was
burned
and
police
equipment
was
stolen.
At
least
one
member
of
apd
is
still
recovering
from
their
injuries.
A
A
complete
ban
on
tear
gas
will
create
a
situation
where
should
city
hall
be
attacked
by
armed
insurrectionists,
similar
to
what
we
saw
at
the
u.s
capitol
on
january
6,
the
albany
police
department
will
face
the
choice
of
doing
nothing
or
using
lethal
force.
We
understand
there
are
some
people
who
participated
in
the
policing
collaborative
who
expressed
the
desire
for
the
city
to
find
alternatives
to
tear
gas
and
other
current
non-lethal
methods
of
responding
to
violence.
A
We
have
not
been
provided
a
viable
alternative
other
than
doing
nothing
or
using
lethal
force.
We
believe
it
is
important
to
pass
legislation
that
ensures
tear
gas
is
never
used
in
non-violent
protests,
but
as
elected
officials,
we
have
an
obligation
to
protect
our
residents
in
our
workforce.
We
urge
the
common
council
to
include
common
sense
amendments
that
will
keep
our
community
safe
and
address
our
shared
desire
to
ensure
tear
gas
is
used
only
when
absolutely
necessary
to
protect
against
mass
violence.
C
AB
Yeah,
thank
you,
mr
president.
I
just
want
to
thank
the
governor
and
also
the
state
legislature
for
signing
bill
requiring
internet
providers
to
offer
15
plans
to
low
income
families.
Quite
frankly,
I
think
is
a
great
great
start,
particularly
in
these
challenging
times
that
we're
in
and
I
know
I've
been
getting
a
lot
of
calls.
This
relates
to
our
minis
internet
endeavor.
I
will
say
there
is
a
short
term
going
as
a
long-term
goal,
but
we
have
to
see
how
this
comes
into
effect.
AB
Will
internet
providers
pick
up
the
potential
loss
of
revenue
by
increasing
the
cost
for
equipment?
Is
there
any
mechanism
for
increasing
minimum
speed,
provided
as
the
internet
develops?
You
know
a
couple
of
years
ago
was
considered
high
speed
20
years
ago.
Just
quite
frankly,
we
won't
fly
at
this
moment.
So
I
just
want
to
you
know
just
kind
of
thank
the
governor
and
also
thank
the
legislature
making
sure
that
broadband
individuals
in
our
marginalized
communities
have
access,
but
it's
not
the
end
or
beyond.
AB
C
AK
I'm
disappointed.
We
didn't
vote
today
on
the
tear
gas
and
I
would
like
to
make
a
comment.
I
didn't
hear
one
person
come
to
our
meeting
and
say
they
supported
using
tear
gas
and
they
were
in
fact
opposed
to
the
any
amendment
to
to
that.
So
I
know
we
got
a
lot
of
work
to
do
very
disappointed,
but
you
know
there's
always
tomorrow
and
I'm
hoping
that
we
can
do
something
to
make
our
citizens
happy
and
thank
you.
D
Kimbrough,
I'm
muted
yeah.
Just
I
would
just
like
to
add
that
I
know
folks
are
disappointed
that
we
didn't
pass
local
lossy
or
move
forward
with
it.
But
again
it's
it's
not
done,
there's
going
to
be
further
discussion,
so
this
isn't
the
end,
and
I
I'd
like
to
think
and
hope
that
the
folks
that
are
here
advocating
for
its
passage
as
it
was
written
would
also
take
part
in
those
those
conversations
in
those
discussions.
D
So
we
can
we
can.
We
can
move
forward
with
that.
I've
received
a
lot
of
calls
against
it
for
it,
and
I
think
we
we
can't
forget
that
we
have
to
take
that
that
into
consideration
all
all.
Also
so-
and
I
I
think
we're
in
a
moment
in
time
in
the
history
right
now,
and
I
I
I
don't
think
activists
should
let
up
or
or
not
you
know,
should
stop
fighting
to
move
forward
with
with
things
like
this,
but
I
think
we
need
to
have
discussions.
D
D
I
think
the
police
need
to
step
up
and
and
and
start
being,
a
part
and
a
partner
with
the
community
to
get
through
and
come
up
with
some
of
these,
these
solutions
that
that
work
for
for
everyone,
I
think
that's
missing,
maybe
as
we
move
forward
and
try
to
make
these
changes
that
you
know
that
happens.
I
I
I
am
an
african-american
man.
I
was
a
police
officer,
but
I'm
a
black
man.
D
First
with
all
the
same
scars
fears,
experiences
of
any
other
black
man,
and
I
think
people
tend
to
forget
that
both
mental
and
physical
scars
there
there
is
a
problem
in
policing.
Racism
does
exist,
there
is
systemic
racism.
All
of
that
stuff
is
true
and
we
need
to
address
it,
and
I
think
the
moment
that
we're
in
right
now
we
are
taking
steps
towards
making
those
changes.
I
I
would
say
to
the
folks
that
are
disappointed
that
we
didn't
pass
it
tonight.
It's
still
in
play,
we're
still
working
on
it.