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B
Okay,
good
evening,
everyone
welcome
to
our
june
7th
the
2021
caucus
of
the
albany
common
council
council
prior
to
our
our
full
council
meeting
for
the
record.
We
have
council
members,
o'brien
hoey
council
president
ellis
councilman,
johnson,
councilwoman,
frederick
councilman,
conte
and
councilman
robinson,
along
with
our
clip
danielle
gillespie
research,
council,
john
rafael,
piccardo
and
court
counsel.
B
Brett
williams
also
joined
by
councilmember
fahey,
and
I'm
not
sure
if
mr
balaram
was
here
before,
but
we're
all
here,
just
jumping
into
the
into
the
agenda
for
approval
of
minutes.
For
mr
shay's
also
joining
us
approval
minutes
for
from
a
previous
meeting
I'll
have
both
the
may
3rd
and
may
17th
meeting
minutes
for
a
passage
for
looking
for
approval
on
those.
B
B
B
Okay,
next,
under
local
lost,
hell
we'll
be
taking
up
local
lawsee
by
miss
o'shea.
We
had
it
was
placed.
It
was
table
that
our
previous
meeting
we'll
be
moving
forward.
With
that
we've
cleared,
you
know,
discussed
the
process,
we'll
we'll
have
a
motion
from
mr
bellerin
to
un
to
remove
it
from
the
table,
and
mr
conte
will
be
a
second
and
we'll
move
forward
with
that
and
be
voting.
Miss
doshay.
C
C
B
Okay,
going
I
mean
you,
you
are
the
sponsor,
but
we've
been
going
back
and
forth
we're
trying
to
to
move
forward
with
this
we've
delayed
it.
I
have
no
problem
with
your
request.
This
is
your
request
as
the
sponsor,
so
I
mean
it
took
a
bit
for
us
to
get
to
this
point,
but
it's
and
that's
assuming
that
the
outcome
would
be
different
in
in
in
in
two
weeks
also,
but
I'm
not
gonna,
we'll
see
what
the
members
say.
B
C
E
D
G
B
B
B
C
B
B
H
I
Just
real
quick
billy,
it's
the
ordinance
18
has
been
referred
officially
today
to
the
albany
county
planning
board.
It
will
be
taken
up
at
their
june
17th
meeting.
So
once
we
here,
once
it's
taken
up
on
june
17th
we'll
be
free
to
go
on
june,
21st
and
also
in
review
of
secret.
It's
a
type
two
matter,
so
it
doesn't
need
a
any
further
environmental
analysis.
B
J
B
B
B
Yes,
everyone's
got.
These
puzzles
looked
on,
look
on
their
face
all
right
and
then
next
to
the
two
items,
we're
adding
by
majority
consent
resolution
52,
61-21r
and
53-61-21r
52
is
the
gun,
violence
awareness
which
we're
all
co-sponsors
on
and
53
is
celebrating
washington,
park's
150th
anniversary,
which
we
all
agreed
to
co-sponsor.
Also
they'll
be
passed.
A
E
B
How
are
we
looking
for
time
just
updates
we're
working
on
the
legislative,
a
position,
we're
scheduling
the
the
interviews
for
the
end
of
next?
Excuse
me,
the
10th
and
the
11th,
so
we
can
get
through
some
of
the
interested
candidates,
so
we're
working
on
that.
Also
just
we've
been
having
discussions
with
with
miss
gillespie
regarding
trying
to
get
back
into
the
chambers.
It's
been
put
back
together,
cleaned
up.
B
Our
big
issue
now
is
just
trying
to
maintain
contact
and
maybe
trying
to
figure
a
way
to
stream
to
keep
folks
engaged,
and
we
we
actually
have
a
meeting
with
the
vendor
on
the
17th
to
discuss
getting
him
getting
in
there
and
putting
that
that
that
together
for
us,
so
we
can,
we
can
maintain
our
online
presence
and
engagement
with
folks.
So
that's
stuff.
We're
working
on
anybody
got
anything.
Mr
o'brien.
G
B
A
B
F
F
I
believe
the
honorable
kimbrough
will
come
in
on
friday
and
we're
going
to
do
a
test
of
the
system
and,
if
other
members
want
to
come
in
just
so,
we
can
kind
of
get
a
feel
for
capturing
the
audio
and
streaming
at
the
same
time
to
see
if
it's
a
viable
option,
I
did
talk
to
the
vendor
again
today
to
try
and
get
a
etc
estimated
time
to
complete
for
the
project.
If
the
city
were
to
award
it
to
him,
how
long
he?
What
was
his
timeline?
F
B
Right
right
and
it's
not
it's
probably
not
it's
not
going
to
happen
overnight.
Obviously,
we
also
have
to
work
out
the
logistics
around
security,
because
the
oca
folks
are
only
there
until
like
4,
4
30,
maybe
5
o'clock,
and
our
meetings
are
generally
after
that.
So
we
have
to
make
sure
we're
secure.
Mr
shea.
C
B
C
And
does
anybody
have
any
information
about
the
governor's
executive
order
with
regard
to
our
being
able
to
meet
remotely
via
zoom?
In
you
know
those
conditions
I
don't
know
if
there
was
or
is
an
expiration
date?
I
think
that
it
was
left
at
until
he
decides
that
the
crisis
is
over
or
issues
another
executive
order.
Do
we
have
any
insight
and
information
into.
I
If
he
was
going
to
amend
it
last
I
saw
they're
still
in
effect,
the
only
thing
is
now
there's
a
question
of
what
what
is
going
to
be
amended
as
the
governor
has
now
stated
that
once
we
reach
a
70
vaccination
rate
in
the
state
which
were
shy
of
like
1.4,
that
restrictions
in
terms
of
capacity
will,
majority
of
them
will
be
lifted.
What
the
majority
of
those
mean
we
not
we're
not
sure
yet.
A
C
Are
still
you
know,
I'm
sorry,
but
I'm
older
and
I'm
fully
vaccinated,
but
you
know
wading
into
this
process
of
being
places.
I
still
wear
a
mask,
you
know
in
stores
and
stuff,
and
so
I
I'm
wondering
not
only
for
people
like
me,
but
you
know
other
people
who
would
want
to
come
and
potentially
attend
our
meetings
in
person
about
rules
and
that
kind
of
thing.
So
I
assume
you
don't
have
the
answers
to
that.
C
E
Well,
the
executive
order
he
issued
today
is
very
unclear.
It
just
says
you
know.
First,
it
continues
to
suspension
that
modification
law
unless
superseded
model
file
otherwise
expired
by
july,
5th
july
5th.
2021
second
extends
directives
unless
suspended,
modified
or
otherwise
expired
made
by
executive
order
2020
and
each
successor
order
for
30
days
through
july
5th,
2021.
F
B
K
No,
I
was,
I
was
just
going
to
follow.
The
comment
with
jr
said
that
we
were
1.4
away
from
actually
reaching
that
threshold
and
I
just
want
to
say
I'm
optimistic
with
the
treasures
and
the
mayor's
decision
to
waive
parking
tickets
fees.
I
believe
that
we're
gonna
get
there,
probably
by
the
end
of
this
week.
So
please,
council
members,
get
the
word
out.
K
I
feel
like
the
more
people
that
get
vaccinated
the
more
we
can
get
out
there
to
working
hard
and
also
enjoying
and
supporting
some
of
the
local
businesses.
So
I
urge
my
colleagues
to
get
the
word
out
to
encourage
people
to
be
vaccinated
also
to
encourage
them
about
the
measure
that's
in
place
right
now,
as
it
relates
to
getting
the
parking
ticket
waived
by
the
treasure
and
also
by
the
mayor.
K
J
On
a
different
topic,
I
just
wanted
to
update
folks
on
our
permanent
parking
home
rule
bill,
which
it
looks
like
we're.
I'm
I
think
I'm
guardedly
optimistic.
I'm
never
optimistic
until
it's
already
done,
but
it
has
passed
the
senate.
So
it's
done
over
there
and
it's
been
moving
through
committee
in
the
assembly
and
today
it
moved
out
of
the
ways
and
means
committee
to
the
rules
committee.
J
J
But
you
know
it's
going
to
involve
traffic
engineering,
it's
going
to
involve
the
planning
department
as
well,
so
just
to
put
it
on
your
radar
screen.
Once
we
get
the
authorization.
There
is
a
a
process
that
we
have
to
go
through
to
be
able
to
implement
the
expansion
and
identify
the
areas
that
we
want
to
address,
but
we're
looking.
L
L
E
C
H
F
N
B
F
G
E
E
E
And
now
we'll
move
on
to
our
public
comment
period
with
tonight's
meeting,
like
normally,
we
have
anyone
signed
up
to
speak
when
you're
called
upon
you
state
your
name
first
and
last
name
and
address
for
the
record.
You
have
five
minutes
to
speak
upon
any
topic.
You
choose
to
speak
upon
tonight,
common
council
members
cannot
answer
your
questions
at
that
time.
So
please
address
all
questions
to
myself
as
mr
president
or
chair
whichever
one
you
choose.
E
If
council
members
choose
to
answer
or
respond
to
your
questions,
they
will
do
so
at
a
later
time.
In
the
meeting
when
you
hit
the
four-minute
mark,
I
will
give
you
a
one-minute
warning
that
you
have
one
minute
remaining
to
close
your
comments
with.
That
being
said,
can
the
clerk
please
call
the
first
speaker.
O
Good
evening
my
intention
was
to
speak
in
favor
of
local
lost
c,
but
I
do
appreciate
the
fact
that
council
is
not
going
to
take
it
up
until
two
weeks,
because
I
think
it's
a
very
important
issue
that
every
council
member
should
go
on
the
record
for
so
I
will
save
my
remarks
for
two
weeks.
Thank
you
very
much.
P
P
E
P
F
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
F
R
F
F
Who
is
I'm
urging
the
common
council
again
to
pass
local
law,
see
the
calls
for
the
ban
of
tear
gas
tear
gas
is
a
military
weapon
banned
in
war
that
has
devastating
physical
and
mental
health
effects
on
the
people.
It
touches
by
nature
of
being
a
widely
diffusive
aerated
weapon.
Its
deployment
will
affect
innocent
people.
F
In
fact,
last
summer,
when
tear
gas
was
deployed
on
albany
residents,
tons
of
families,
innocent
children
included,
were
affected
by
the
deployment
of
tear
gas
and
feel
the
lasting
effects
of
its
use
on
their
mental
health
and
trust
in
our
leadership.
Allowing
for
tear
gas
to
continue
to
be
used.
Signals
to
us,
the
members
of
the
albany
community,
that
the
common
council
is
okay
with
indiscriminate
police
violence
and
is
unable
to
take
action.
F
F
F
My
name
is
aidan,
I'm
a
member
of
the
youth
political
alliance
and
want
to
re-emphasize
our
support
for
the
original
unamended
version
of
local
law
c,
as
it
was
written
which
would
ban
the
use
of
tear
gas
outright
the
push
by
some
members
of
the
council
to
table
delay
and
change.
This
law
illustrates
their
desire
to
uphold
the
status
quo,
a
status
quo
that
threatens
the
lives
of
our
communities
on
a
daily
basis,
continuing
to
allow
apd
to
possess
these
weapons
of
war
only
increases
friction
between
the
community
and
the
police
department.
F
The
overwhelming
support
for
the
unamended
version
of
this
law
from
the
public
and
community
cannot
be
overstated.
Delaying
or
even
passing.
Local
lawsuit
with
amendments
is
an
open
expression
from
members
of
the
council
that
they
do
not
represent
the
interest
of
people,
they
represent
the
interest
of
themselves,
and
that
was
from
aidan
resident
of
ward
two,
and
that
concludes
what
I
have
for
comment.
B
S
E
E
N
T
F
A
local
law
amending
article,
one
public
grounds
designated
as
parks,
government
and
care
of
the
parks
and
parkways
of
chapter
251
parks
and
recreation.
The
code
of
the
city
of
albany
in
relation
to
alienation
of
certain
park
land
within
lincoln
park,
discontinuance
of
a
right-of-way
and
dedication
of
replacement,
parkland
discussion.
M
F
U
S
N
A
M
M
G
Two
things
the
golf
course
subcommittee
met
today
and
heard
from
the
general
services.
Commissioner.
They
had
issued
an
rfp,
exploring
ideas
for
enhancement
of
recreational
opportunities.
Golf
course
they
did
not.
They
got
seven
responses
which
they
did
not
like,
because
they
felt
they
just
concentrated
on
athletic
fields
and
didn't
look
at
the
broader
scope
potential
enhancements,
so
they're
going
to
reissue
them.
G
T
U
On
may
19th,
we
discussed
local
law
k
which
we
just
passed.
We
also
discussed
the
programs
for
our
youth
if
any
of
our
council
members
get
an
opportunity
go
to
the
website.
Justin
atlas
did
an
excellent
job,
creating
programs
which
is
very
accessible
to
the
residents
of
the
city
of
albany,
to
work
and
to
sign
up
for
also
on
june
23rd
we're
going
to
discuss
resolution
49,
52
21r
about
the
capital
lights.
Thank
you.
B
E
F
E
V
V
Even
when
there
was
a
declaration
of
their
freedom,
the
phrase
we
are
not
free
until
we
are
all
free
captures
the
essence
of
what
juneteenth
means
to
african
americans
across
our
country.
Our
freedom
is
not
tied
to
our
individuality,
but
our
freedom
is
tied
to
the
souls
of
our
fellow
black
brothers
and
sisters
across
this
nation.
V
V
O
J
J
On
june
1st.
I
recalled
in
my
remarks
my
first
time
here
in
the
county
you're
in
the
council
chambers.
Well,
you
know
what
I
mean
my
first
time
at
city
hall
and
in
any
official
capacity,
was
on
june
18th
1987,
and
it
was
the
first
public
hearing
on
the
what
we
call
the
game,
the
gay
rights
ordinance
back.
J
You
can
imagine
what
it
would
take
for
members
of
the
community
to
come
out
and
demand
their
rights.
But
you
know
I
did
speak
at
that
hearing
that
night
there
were
other
members
in
the
community
who
spoke
that
night.
There
were
more
than
a
few
of
us
who
came
out
that
night
and,
of
course
the
rest
is
history.
The
ordinance
was
defeated
a
couple
of
times,
but
it
was
in
december
7th
1992
that
it
finally
passed
under
council
member
key
st
john's
sponsorship.
J
E
C
E
K
G
J
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Just
briefly.
You
know.
I've
always
said
that
parks
are
the
great
equalizers
because
they
are
a
a
space,
a
green
space
that
brings
people
together
that
are
utilized
by
everyone,
regardless
of
race,
color,
creed,
economic
status,
sexual
orientation
and
any
difference
when
you
go
when
you're
in
a
park
really,
there
are
no
differences
because
we
all
are
there
to
enjoy
it.
For
the
same
reasons,
urban
parks
especially
play
a
really
important
role
in
providing
a
space
for
recreation.
J
Sometimes
I
say
you
know
for
me,
it's
just
to
go
in
there
and
clear
my
mind
of
the
urban
density,
because
it's
it's
such
a
quiet,
green
space.
That's
there
meant
to
enjoy
and
washington
park
is
a
park
that
hosts
a
number
of
activities
from
you
know
in
terms
of
the
the
tennis
courts,
the
basketball
courts
skateboard
park,
as
well
as
other
activities
and
and
it's
a
place
where
people
will
set
up
their
volleyball
in
the
winter.
It
can
be
used
for
winter
sports
when
we're
not
dealing
with.
J
You
know,
wires
and
lights,
and
things
like
that.
But
you
know
it's
really
a
great
place
and
I
think
all
of
our
parks
are
big
parks.
Washington
park,
I'm
excited
by
what's
happening
at
lincoln
park
and
our
preserves,
like
tivoli,
are
really
beautiful
areas
that
we
should
always
celebrate,
and
this
is
our
150th
anniversary.
J
I
really
commend
you
to
read
the
resolution,
which
was
put
together
with
the
help
of
the
washington
park
conservancy,
it's
full
of
real
information,
interesting
information
about
the
history
of
the
park,
its
development,
how
it's
grown
over
the
years
and
how
it's
grown
with
the
community
to
have
you
know
more
options
and
things
to
do
and
as
well
so
appreciate
your
support.
You
know,
I
think
it's
it's
a
beautiful
park
and
150
years
great
to
celebrate
it.
So
thank
you.
E
A
E
S
Yeah
just
real
fast,
I
I
have
a
relative
and
his
girlfriend
claimed
that
the
police
came
over
and
were
very
disrespectful
and
I
was
very
concerned.
You
know
with
the
way
things
are
these
days,
so
I
reached
out
to
the
chief
and
deputy
chief.
I
want
to
make
sure
I
think
I
can't
think
of
his
name
now.
I'm
sorry
anyhow.
S
And
what
I
saw
was
a
very
professional
policeman.
Very
you
know
honorable,
and
it
was
just.
I
was
shocked
because
I
had
two
people
telling
me
something
different
and
what
was
interesting.
What
deputy
hogan
told
me
is
this
happens
all
the
time.
People
sometimes
imagine
things
being
said
that
really
weren't
said
so
publicly.
S
I
just
want
to
thank
the
chief
and
deputy
chief
hogan
for
making
me
feel
a
lot
better
with
this
incident,
and
I
wanted
to
say
it
publicly,
because
I
was
embarrassed
I'll,
be
honest
with
you,
because
you
know
you
believe
people
that,
especially
when
they're
related
to
you
and
then
you
find
out.
You
know
this
didn't
happen
and
thank
god
for
the
the
cameras
that
we
have
the
body
camps.
I
think
it's
probably
one
of
the
most
important
improvements
in
policing
that
that
has
come
about.
So
thank
you.
G
We
went
out
and
researched
it
and
we
come
up
with
indisputable
proof
that
the
city
had
applied
for
federal
and
state
park.
Land
grants
to
build
that
particular
entrance
to
the
park,
and
mr
hertzberg
was
the
engineer
on
all
those
plans.
Even
though
40
years
later,
he
denied
that
it
was
part
of
the
park
and
his
assertions
for
the
sake
of
his
current
developer
partner
were
taken
gospel
by
the
board
of
planning.
G
So
that's
just
to
me
mystifying
that
we
have
a
clear
violation
of
park.
Alienation
without
the
proper
authorization-
and
we
are
blithely
told,
as
a
neighborhood
association
and
apparently
as
council-
that
our
only
redress
is
to
file
an
article
78.
They
are
not
going
to
bring
it
back
for
another
site
plan
review
and
you
know,
spend
thousands
of
dollars
to
to
see
justice
on
this.
So
it's
kind
of
ironic
that
it
happened.
V
I
think,
mr
president,
I
just
want
to
set
the
wounded
that
the
first
three
of
the
planning
sessions
for
the
west
hill
new
west
hill
community
center
will
begin
on
tomorrow.
The
session
will
be
held
from
six
to
seven
pm
and
there
will
be
food.
We
did
a
canvas
of
the
neighborhood
on
today
and
got
great
feedback
from
the
residents
and
so
we're
looking
forward
and
we're
excited
about
it.
Thank.
E
K
Thank
you,
mr
president,
and
this
resolution
is
something
that
has
been
passed
over
the
past
couple
of
years,
particularly
since
I've
been
on
the
council
is
to
bring
attention
to
gun
violence
awareness
for
june
here
in
our
city.
Quite
frankly,
despite
the
progress
that
our
city
has
made
in
addressing
gun
violence
over
the
last
decade.
K
K
K
K
We
all
want
the
violence
to
stop,
and
yes,
we
need
the
community
to
assist
with
the
effort
by
cooperating
with
law
enforcement,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day,
quite
frankly,
we
need
leadership
and
a
plan
to
properly
address
this.
So
this
is
so
that
this
violence
does
not
become
a
normal
part
of
albany's
history.
K
It
is
also
important
that
we
as
a
council
work
with
our
police
department,
our
neighborhood
associations
and
any
other
key
stakeholder
to
develop
a
concrete
policy
that
will
make
gun
violence
a
thing
of
the
past,
and
I
know
that
we're
working
with
gun
violence
task
force,
and
I
hear
nothing
but
positive
actions
moving
forward,
but
we
have
to
stop
this
bleeding.
That
is
taking
place.
K
E
Thank
you,
mr
anani.
We
mentioned
earlier
about
the
committee
looking
at
garland's
family,
dedicating
a
street
to
them
in
their
name
and
this
past
week
this
saturday,
the
garland
family
buried
their
matriarch
of
their
family,
ms
garland
and
ms
garland.
As
we
as
we
talk
about
the
gun,
violence
in
our
communities,
and
we
talk
about
what
can
be
done.
It
starts
at
home.
First,
it
starts
with
the
love
of
one
another,
the
caring
of
one
another,
that's
where
it
starts.
First.
E
He
was
a
beautiful
woman.
She
was
class,
she
had
dignity,
but
the
first
thing
you
noticed
was
her
love
for
you.
She
loved
all
the
kids
who
came
through
the
wreck
and
creating
stories
on
third
avenue,
and
it
was
so
bad
that
her
love
was
so
infectious
when
we
were
kids.
We
didn't
know
who
was
her
real
kids
and
who
was
just
community
people
because
she
treated
us
all
the
same.
E
But
I
want
to
make
sure
the
resolution
does
recognize
ms
carlin
as
well,
because
the
barriers
she
broke
down
as
a
woman
as
being
one
of
the
first
women
to
become
a
mortuary
embalmer
and
the
struggle
she
had
to
fight
through
to
do
that.
The
women's
organizations
that
she
started
in
her
neighborhood
that
led
to
her
city.
E
E
We
can.
We
have
tons
of
programs
in
this
city
tons
some
being
used,
some
not,
but
until
we
get
people
to
understand,
love
is
the
way
you
get
through
these
things,
because
we
were
poor
and
I
know
a
lot
of
council
members
on
this
council.
You
grew
up
the
same
way.
I
grew
up,
but
the
love
was
there
and
that
love
keeps
you
on
the
straight
now.