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Albany Common Council Meeting - Monday, May 7, 2018
Featured Legislation - Ordinances Introduced - 27.42.18 & 28.42.18 (Love) - Resolutions Passed - 23.51.18R (Kimbrough), 24.51.18R, 25.51.18R, 26.51.18R, 27.51.18R, 29.51.18R, 16.42.18R, 21.42.18R (Fahey), 17.42.18R (Igoe) & 18.42.18R (Applyrs)
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D
Good
evening
my
name
is
Leticia
Barroso,
and
this
is
my
husband,
Doug
Van
Zandt,
and
we
live
in
the
ten
broke.
Triangle
neighborhood
here
in
Albany
I
came
to
talk
to
the
council
members
today
regarding
the
resolution
to
adopt
prosecutorial
misconduct
and
I
just
wanted
to
start
off
by
saying
that,
according
to
the
2008
American
Bar
Association
standards
on
prosecutorial
investigations,
the
prosecutors
client
client
is
the
public.
It
says
these
are
the
exact
words.
D
The
client
is
a
public,
not
particularly
agencies
or
victims,
and
their
primary
duty
is
to
seek
justice
and
I
would
say
that
that
absolutely
did
not
happen
in
our
son's
case,
because
our
son
was
charged
as
a
17
year
old.
He
had
no
criminal
record
and
he
was
charged
with
arson.
He
was
treated
an
adult
when
he
could
have
been
treated
as
a
juvenile.
He
was
denying
youthful
offender
status,
even
though
he
qualified
and
it
was
recommended
by
the
pre-sentence
investigation
report.
D
He,
the
sole
cause
of
his
crime,
was
a
mental
illness,
and
yet
it
was
completely
ignored
by
the
district
attorney
and
to
this
day
he
says
that
he
does
not
think
our
son
was
mentally
ill.
Even
though
we
had
three
psychiatric
evaluations
in
a
very
detailed
mental-health.
Forensic
evaluation
done
for
the
court,
which
was
ignored.
So
I
think
that
those
are
the
things
that
probably
need
to
need
to
change
and
also
they
need
to
be
addressed.
D
So
there
may
have
been
obviously
some
things
that
were
going
on
in
the
background
that
we
just
were
not
privy
to,
and
our
son
was
giving
four
to
twelve
years
in
state
prison
as
an
adult,
and
he
was
slapped
with
five
half
a
million
dollars
in
restitution
which
was
payable
to
the
insurance
company,
and
our
son,
of
course,
was
absolutely
unprepared
for
adult
prison
and
he
was
also
mentally
ill
and
in
almost
four
years
that
he
spent
in
prison.
He
he
was
sexually
assaulted.
He
was
coerced
by
gang
members.
D
He
was
threatened
with
his
life
by
correctional
officers
for
complaining
about
mistreatment.
He
was
thrown
into
solitary
confinement
on
trumped-up
charges
and
eventually
he
ended
up
taking
his
own
life
at
Fishkill,
Correctional
Facility,
while
in
solitary
confinement
and
all
of
this
I
think
could
have
been
prevented.
If
we
had
someone
that
would
have
looked
toward
rehabilitation
which
our
son
certainly
could
have
been
rehabilitated,
rather
than
just
focusing
on
punitive
punishment
and
not
looking
at
alternatives,
we
don't
even
have
a
mental
health
court
in
Albany,
County
yeah.
A
E
The
the
mental
illness
that
our
son
suffered
was
an
onset
of
severe
depression
which
manifested
itself
in
auditory
hallucinations.
We
had
no
idea
that
anything
like
like
this
was
going
on
with
our
son.
He
it
was.
It
was
our
first
indication
was
when,
when
the
police
came
to
our
house
to
arrest
him
and
they
coerced
a
confession
out
of
him,
he
didn't
know
it
was
a
confession.
He
was
told
that
they
were
going
to
help
him
out
from
there.
E
Just
went
downhill,
I
had
served
in
a
military
as
an
officer,
my
wife,
she
works
for
the
state.
Our
our
lives
are
have
been
to
make
things
better
for
others,
and
we
had
no
idea
how
poorly
we'd
be
treated
by
by
the
court
system
by
the
and
and
eventually
by
the
prison
system.
Our
son
was
not
given
any
any
break
whatsoever.
He
the
DA.
E
He
refused
to
to
look
into
to
wait
for
a
psychological
evaluation,
a
minute
left,
and
he
basically
just
did
what
is
normally
done
at
the
DA
levels
in
he
forced
a
plea
bargain
on
us
and
like
Alicia,
said
to
this
day.
He
does
not
believe
that
our
son
had
a
mental
illness
and
it's
a
crime
for
the
DA
to
make
medical
decision,
especially
one
that
resulted
in
the
death
of
our
son,
and
this
has
to
stop
and
I
sure
hope
that
that
Albany
recognizes
this
this
problem
and
and
supports
this
resolution.
A
For
our
next
speaker,
I'd
like
to
once
again
each
speaker
has
five
minutes
to
talk
about
what
he
or
she
wishes
to
speak
about.
The
council.
Members
cannot
comment
at
this
time
during
public
comment
period,
but
if
they
wish
to
do
so
at
a
later
date
in
the
agenda,
they
will
do
so
so
can
a
clerk.
Please
call
the
next
speaker,
Adria.
F
Good
evening,
everyone
I
support
the
resolution
too,
because
I
was
wrongfully
arrested
for
trespassing
at
my
own
property,
place
of
business
and
assaulted
by
three
white
male
officers
in
the
city
of
Albany,
down
the
south
pearl,
the
owner,
simply
fish
and
jazz,
and
so
you
know
Davis
soars
when
I
saw
him
like
two.
Three
days
later,
he
was
like.
Oh
I
can't
speak
with
you
Andreea
and
I.
Was
they
wanted
me
to
cop
a
plea?
F
F
Once
I
was
on
lock,
Street
like
two
years
later
being
threatened
to
be
arrested
again
for
trespassing,
because
I
was
in
the
Longstreet
florist
and
her
they
did
not
want
to
refund
my
money,
and
she
said:
oh,
my
boyfriend
is
a
police
officer,
call
the
police,
it's
sure
enough
for
me,
PD
they
come
and
they
threatened
to
arrest
me
for
trespassing
on
their
property.
So
I
commenced
the
civil
suit.
It's
been
five
years
now
come
the
18th
I
got
arrested,
November
12
or
2008
12
November
2012
the
year
that
I
lost
my
mom.
F
We
are
currently
in
a
civil
suit.
They
threw
out
your
criminal
charges
and
the
judge
just
granted
me
dismiss
your
motion
for
summary
judgment
to
toss
my
case
out
so
I'm
scheduled
to
go
to
trial
on
June,
18th
and
Utica,
but
I
want
to
say
to
y'all
I,
don't
understand
how
the
city
can
waste
taxpayer
dollars
and
be
so
wrong
and
strong
about
police
brutality
on
women
and
people
of
color
within
the
city.
F
We
know
they
are
killing
the
black
males
all
over
the
universe,
but
you
know
what's
being
done
with
women
when
we're
under
the
custody
of
police
officer,
we're
being
abused
and
assaulted.
I
have
a
torn
rotator
cuff,
and
you
have
this
law
firm,
Steve,
rapist,
okay,
what
a
waste
of
our
taxpayer
dollars
as
he
sits
and
play
with
his
cufflinks
and
brag
about
his
family,
going
skiing
and
whatnot
he's
on
your
book.
He
classified
my
case
as
oh:
it's
a
nuisance
to
the
city.
It's
worth
like
that
$5,000!
F
Well,
that's
what
the
city's
seen
women
being
abused
by
your
office's
and
people
being
wrongfully
arrested
as
a
frivolous
case
and
a
nuisance
to
the
city
that
the
value
is
$5,000.
In
the
meantime,
you
can
hire
his
law
firm,
his
father
and
generation
after
generation
pour
money
into
that
family.
Look
at
the
merits
of
people
cases
don't
be
so
strong
on
wrong
actions
of
your
officers
or
charge.
Is
that
a
trumped
up
want
people
that
the
DA
sits
here
and
want
to
enforce
it's
unfair?
F
F
My
trial
I
have
a
videotape
that
I
will
be
bringing
to
each
and
every
one
of
you
because
I'm
at
the
point
like
just
like
the
guides
of
Starbucks
and
those
students,
I'm
a
retired
high
school
guidance
counselor
who
will
marching
across
the
stage
for
graduation
I'm
ready
to
let
my
video
go
viral
as
you
all
sit
here
and
want
to
look
for
a
new
chief
of
police.
Really.
A
F
So
I
ask
of
you
to
please
look
into
the
brutality
just
taken
place
on
women
and
people
of
color
within
your
city
of
Albany
and
when
you're
wrong.
Stop
wasting
time
panel
is
to
fight
when
you're
still
wrong.
Take
that
money
and
invested
in
tranio
officers
to
be
much
more
sensitive
to
the
need
of
the
people
who
they
are
servicing
within
their
community,
and
the
last
note
is
I'm
about
to
put
in
the
fifth
or
sixth
cabaret
license
I'm,
not
attaching
to
check
with
it.
F
I
was
told
that
the
only
people
holding
up
my
cabaret
license
is
Albany
PD.
Well,
isn't
that
something
I'm
in
litigation
with
Albany
PD,
it's
retaliation,
so
I'm
gonna
submit
my
application.
I
hope
that
you
guys
can
get
your
department
to
do
a
due
process
and
have
it
completed
within
30
days.
In
the
meantime,
time's
up,
thank
you.
Ma'am
I
will
be
play.
Music,
I'm,
miss
Rosa
parts
of
the
Cabaret
license
and
I'd
appreciate
it.
Thank.
B
G
Good
evening,
everyone
you've
seen
your
agenda,
so
my
point
of
why
I'm
speaking
about
understand
it
should
be
obvious.
The
following
is
a
suicide
know
of
leelah
Alcorn
edited
only
for
profanity.
If
you're
reading
this,
it
means
I
have
committed
suicide
and
obviously
failed
to
delete
this
post
from
my
queue.
Please
don't
be
sad.
It's
for
the
better
the
life
I
would
have
lived.
Is
he
worth
living
in,
because
I'm
transgender
I
could
go
into
detail?
Explain
why
I
feel
that
way?
But
this
note
is
probably
going
to
be
lengthy
enough
as
it
is.
G
G
Boyish
things
when
I
was
14,
I
learned
what
transgender
met
and
cried
of
happiness
after
10
years
of
confusion,
I
finally
understood
who
I
was
I
mean
they
told
my
mom,
and
she
reacted
extremely
negatively
telling
me
that
it
was
just
a
phase
that
would
never
truly
be
a
girl
that
God
doesn't
make
mistakes.
That
I
am
wrong.
If
you
are
reading
those
parents,
please
don't
do
this
to
kids,
even
if
you
were
a
Christian
or
against
transgender
people.
G
Don't
ever
say
that
to
someone
especially
your
kid
that
won't
do
anything
but
make
them
hate
themselves.
That's
exactly
what
it
did
to
me.
My
mom
started
taking
me
to
a
therapist,
but
only
would
take
me
to
Christian
therapists,
who
were
all
very
biased,
so
I
never
got
never
actually
got
the
therapy
I
needed
to
cure
me
of
my
depression.
G
I
only
got
more
Christians
telling
me
that
I
was
selfish
and
wrong
and
I
should
look
to
God
for
help
when
I
was
16,
I
realized
that
my
parents
would
never
come
around
and
then
I
would
have
to
wait
until
I
was
18
to
start
any
sort
of
transitioning
treatment
which
absolutely
broke
my
heart.
The
longer
you
wait,
the
harder
it
is
to
transition
I
felt
hopeless.
That
was
just
going
to
look
like
a
man
in
drag
for
the
rest
of
my
life.
G
On
my
16th
birthday,
when
I
didn't
receive
consent
from
my
parents
to
start
transitioning
I
cried
myself
to
sleep,
I
formed
a
sort
of
forget
you
attitude
towards
my
parents
and
came
out
as
gay
of
school
thinking
that
maybe,
if
I
eased
into
coming
out
as
trans,
it
will
be
less
of
a
shock.
All
the
other
reaction
for
my
friends
was
positive.
My
parents
were
pissed,
they
felt
like
I
was
attacking
their
image
and
that
I
was
an
embarrassment
to
them.
G
They
wanted
me
to
be
their
perfect
little
straight
Christian
boy
and
that's
obviously
not
what
I
wanted.
So
they
took
me
at
public
school
took
away.
My
laptop
and
phone
and
forbid
me
from
getting
on
any
sort
of
social
media
completely
isolating
me
from
my
friends.
This
was
probably
the
part
of
my
life
when
I
was
most
impressed
and
surprised,
I
didn't
kill
myself.
I
was
completely
alone
for
five
months.
No
friends,
no
support,
no
love,
just
my
parents,
disappointment
and
the
cruelty
of
loneliness
at
the
end
of
the
school
year.
G
G
I
live
for.
I've
decided
that
I've
had
enough.
I'm
never
going
to
transition
successfully,
even
when
I
move
out,
I'm
never
gonna
be
happy
with
the
way
I
look
or
sound
I'm,
never
going
to
have
enough
friends
to
satisfy
me.
I'm!
Never
gonna
have
enough
love
to
satisfy
me.
I'm,
never
gonna
find
a
man
who
loves
me.
I'm,
never
gonna
be
happy
either.
I
live
the
rest
of
my
life
as
a
lonely
man
who
wishes
he
were
a
woman.
G
Well
then,
my
life
has
a
lonelier
woman
who
hates
herself
there's
no
winning,
there's
no
way
out
I'm
sad
enough
already.
I
don't
need
my
life
to
get
any
worse.
People
say
it
gets
better,
but
that
isn't
true.
In
my
case,
it
gets
worse
each
day,
I
get
worse.
That's
suggestive!
That's
why
I
feel
like
killing
myself.
Sorry,
if
that's
not
good
enough
reason
for
you,
it's
good
enough
for
me.
As
for
my
will,
I
want
a
hundred
percent
of
the
things
that
I
legally
own
to
be
still.
G
You
and
the
morning
got
some
money,
my
bank,
to
give
them
to
trained
civil
rights
movements
and
support
groups.
I
don't
give
a
care
which
one
the
only
way
I
will
rest
in
peace
is
if
one
day
transgender
people
aren't
read
the
way
I
was
they're
treated
like
humans
with
their
own
feelings
and
human
rights.
Gender
needs
to
be
taught
about
in
schools
the
earlier
the
better.
My
death
needs
to
mean
something.
G
My
death
needs
to
be
counted,
and
the
number
of
transgender
people
who
committed
suicide
this
year
I
want
someone
to
look
at
that
number
and
say
that's
messed
up
and
fix
it
fix
Society
of
sees
goodbye.
We
got
Alcorn
and
approximately
2:30
a.m.
on
December
28
2014
leader.
They
took
a
walk
along
Interstate
71
in
Lebanon
Ohio
and
stepped
in
front
of
a
semi-truck
ending
our
life.
Please
support
the
ordinance
banning
conversion
therapy.
Thank
you.
H
H
The
last
day
that
was
open
was
May
31st
2017.
Now
they
have
hired
a
person
who
was
a
coordinator
to
run
the
channel.
I
was
told
that
the
reason
that
well,
the
first
job
II
was
supposed
to
do
was
inventory
all
the
equipment
that
the
TV
station
had,
but
it
was
around
April,
18th
or
19th
that
he
actually
started
working
there,
and
it
doesn't
take
that
long
to
inventory
the
equipment
that
they
have
in
that
TV
studio.
It's
been
three
weeks
since
he's
been
working.
H
He
is
only
part-time,
but
even
so
I
think
he
should
have
the
equipment,
inventoried
and
I
think
the
TV
studio
should
be
able
to
open
soon.
I
also
was
very
discouraged
when
I
attended
the
PEG
Oversight
Committee
meeting
on
April
12th.
There
are
11
they're
supposed
to
be
11
members
on
the
PEG
Oversight
Committee.
Two
of
the
seats
are
not
filled,
so
there's
nine
members
that
are
actually
on
the
peg
Oversight
Committee
now,
but
the
total
number
of
members
of
the
committee
present
at
that
meeting
was
three.
H
Now
you
have
to
have
half
half
of
the
number
that
you
half
of
the
number
that
you're
supposed
to
have
on
the
board.
There's
two
seats
that
aren't
filled,
but
only
the
quorum
leads.
They
were
supposed
to
have
was
six
and
only
three
members
of
the
PEG
Oversight
Committee
showed
up.
So
of
course
they
couldn't
conduct
any
business.they.
They
had
a
meeting,
but
they
couldn't
conduct
any
business,
and
this
isn't
right
because
these
people,
who
are
members
of
the
peg
Oversight
Committee,
are,
are
getting
something
that
looks
pretty
good
on
their
resume.
H
This
was
back
when
Joe
Caniff
was
chairman
of
the
tech
Oversight
Committee,
and
that
was
terrible
too,
and
then
we
for
a
while.
We
had
a
time
when
people
were
at
least
showing
up
for
the
the
peg
oversight
board
meetings.
But
this
this
meeting
last
on
April
12th
made
me
feel
very
discouraged
and
the
next
peg
Oversight
Committee
meeting
is
scheduled
for
May
14th,
which
is
next
Monday
and
I.
B
J
Good
evening,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
you
all
this
evening.
My
name
is
Simone
Freeman.
This
is
my
first
time
speaking
before
the
Common,
Council
and
I.
Consider
it
a
privilege.
I
am
here
as
a
20
plus
year
resident
in
the
city
of
Albany
and
a
proud
homeowner
in
the
Delaware
Avenue
community
I'm,
also
here,
as
a
community
health
advocate
and
as
a
child
advocate
and
I'm
here,
because.
J
I've
been
participating
in
a
very
critical
issue
that
is
on
your
discussion
tonight
for
approval,
specifically
the
authorization
of
alienation
of
a
portion
of
Lincoln
Park
resolution
number
to
eight
five
one.
One
eight
are
as
well
as
resolution:
two
nine
five
one.
One
eight
are
authorizing
the
council
to
allow
alienation
of
a
portion
of
Lincoln
Park
for
the
placement
of
a
disinfection
and
floatable
control
facility,
known
otherwise,
as
a
Beaver,
Creek,
clean
River,
Project,
I.
J
Those
of
us
who
basically
became
aware
of
this
project
for
the
first
time
in
about
two
weeks
ago,
the
first
part
of
April.
We
learned
that
this
particular
Big
C
project
to
be
built
in
the
Lincoln
Park
area,
which
adjoins
an
elementary
school.
The
Thomas
O'brien
Elementary
School,
from
which
I'm
a
graduate
myself
as
a
child
I
have
some
wonderful
memories
attending
that
school.
J
J
Because
the
public
was
not
involved
in
this
process.
From
the
outset
now
mind
you,
this
is
a
capstone
project
and
it's
my
understanding.
This
project
started
around
2001
and
2002.
There
were
many
stakeholders
involved
in
this
process,
primarily
from
what
the
records
that
I've
review
and
that
we've
been
reviewing.
It
appears
there
are
primarily
administrative
officials.
There
were
no
community
advisory
input.
It's.
J
From
the
neighborhood
associations
and
sadly
and
I'm
gonna
direct,
this
comment
to
my
Common
Council
representative
Kathy
Fahey,
and
it's
very
disheartening,
because
I've
attended
several
neighborhood
association
meetings,
I've
advocated
with
you
another
issue
such
as
stop
sign
issues
in
our
community.
Yet
no
one
was
made
aware
of
this
project.
The
bottom
line
is
this
is
not
the
correct
place
for
the
placement
of
this
project,
I'm
asking
that
it
be
tables
so
that
the
community
has
an
opportunity
to
obtain
further
input,
whether
it
means
obtaining
additional
sources
giving
their
input.
J
K
If
you
haven't
attended
one
of
the
meetings,
one
of
the
forums
now
that
we've
got
more
forums
coming
up,
please
I
urge
you
to
attend
them.
There's
it's
a
very
complicated
issue.
I
understand
there
is
a
problem:
I'm
not
prepared
to
say
that
I
agree
with
this
as
a
solution,
and
a
lot
of
the
community
also
feels
that
way.
I
also
have
to
reinforce
what
what
was
already
said
that
we,
the
community,
feels
like
they
were
very
left
out
of
the
process
and
that's
not
appropriate.
K
You
know
there
are
some
things
that
have
now
become
that
the
water
Cartman
now
says
are
committed
to
after
hearing
from
the
community
that
they
should
have
been
committed
to
from
the
beginning
and
had
community
been
appropriately
involved
in
that
particularly
the
communities
downhill
from
the
proposed
site.
I
think
that
we
would
be
in
a
difference,
a
different
situation
right
now,
so
please
there's
the
the
he'll
be
speaking
at
the
the
board.
K
The
excuse
me
the
school
board
on
the
17th
at
the
Montessori
School
and
then
at
a
community
forum
on
Saturday,
the
19th
at
4
p.m.
at
Grand
Street,
community
arts
at
the
corner
of
Madison
and
Grand.
Secondly,
I
just
you
know
want
to
request
your
support
on
the
the
Commission
on
prosecutorial
conduct
bill.
K
You
know,
prosecutors
job
is
to
ensure
that
the
public
really
likes
them
and
that's
usually
done
through
being
what
the
public
considers
tough
on
crime.
Because
of
this
is
the
stance
that
they
generally
take
their
interpretation
and
their
application
of
the
law
changes
with
the
change
of
the
community,
and
there
are
many
instances
where
it's
not
applied
appropriately.
K
You
know,
if
you
look
at
the
data
that's
available
there
between
the
19,
the
early
1900's
and
2014
inmates
have
spent
over
nineteen
hundred
years
in
prison
for
crimes
they
didn't
commit,
many
of
which
were
the
cause
of
prosecutorial
misconduct.
You
know
this:
could
we
found
that
the
Commission
on
judicial
conduct
has
worked?
Well,
it
wasn't
the
big
horrible
thing
that
the
judges
felt
it
would
be.
It's
addressed
issues
with
judges.
People
are
human,
you
know
they're,
but
they
need
to
be
accounted
held
accountable
for
the
actions
that
they
take.
K
So
I
think
it's
really
important
that
you
guys
support
that
that
Commission,
you
know
it's
one
more
way
to
ensure
that
justice
really
is
fair
and
let's
face
it.
It
hasn't
been
fair
for
black
and
brown
people
in
a
long
time.
So,
let's
put
something
in
place
to
make
it
a
little
bit
more
fair.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
A
L
A
M
A
M
A
M
You,
mr.
president,
just
want
to
acknowledge
that
the
pic
ad
hoc
committee
will
be
meeting
this
week
to
review
and
discuss
some
of
the
application
that
some,
but
all
of
the
applications
that
came
in
from
community
members
since
we
do
have
the
vacancies
on
the
board.
I
also
want
to
clarify
a
few
things.
M
The
oversight
board
met
a
few
weeks
ago.
There
was
a
strategic
planning
meeting
that
was
was
held
where
they
talked
about
their
strategic
goals
and
the
way
forward
for
that
body,
and
it
was
a
very
productive
meeting.
The
issue
of
the
studio
being
closed
I
want
to
clarify
that
the
reason
that
their
studio
has
been
closed
is
because
the
library
made
it
very
clear
that
until
the
city
of
Albany
signed
an
agreement
with
the
library,
no
one
was
to
enter
the
studio.
M
Because
council
members
haven't
voted
on
it
because
the
oversight
board
has
fallen
asleep
behind
the
wheel.
It
was
really
a
decision
that
was
reached
by
the
library
and
they
were
not
going
to
move
forward
until
an
agreement
was
a
formal
agreement
was
agreed
upon
between
the
library
in
the
city.
I
also
want
to
point
out
that
there
was
a
member
who
was
unable
to
be
at
the
last
oversight
meeting
because-
and
he
wanted
me
to
clarify,
as
he
will
do
so
at
another
time.
M
His
wife
has
cancer,
and
he
clarified
that
he
is
often
at
every
meeting
and
this
one
particular
meeting.
He
was
not
able
to
be
at
because
he
was
dealing
with
maddis
with
his
wife
and
he
wanted
the
public
to
be
respectful
of
the
fact
that
there
are
times
in
which
members
cannot
be
at
meeting
so
I
wanted
to
publicly
state
that
and
that
member
at
the
appropriate
time
will
also
make
that
statement.
M
The
other
thing
I
want
to
point
out
is
that
the
oversight
board
has
had
some
successes,
one
they
have
hired
a
new
studio
court
Nader
and
second,
they
were
able
to
get
the
MoU
between
the
library
and
the
city
signed.
Those
were
two
major
hiccups
or
things
that
were
delaying
things
moving
forward,
but
those
things
have
been
addressed.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
N
Met
on
April
18th,
member
of
the
IDN
CRC
board
and
put
forth
the
name
of
joking
hope,
jackeen
hope
with
a
positive
recommendation
and
the
Planning
and
Economic
Development
Committee
also
met
on
April,
25th
and
26th
to
interview
members
of
for
the
sustainability
committee
and
put
forth
with
a
positive
recommendation:
the
names
of
daniel
kirk,
Davidoff,
andre
lake
and
tino
lieberman.
Thank
you.
Thank.
O
B
O
B
A
B
B
P
Yes,
I
would
just
like
to
reiterate
some
of
the
reasons
why
I'm
opposed
to
this.
That
I
had
stated
in
caucus,
first
and
foremost
as
chair
of
the
Finance
Committee
I'm,
painfully
aware
of
the
fact
that
we
got
a
half
million
dollars
less
in
capital
city
funding
this
year
than
is
in
our
2018
budget,
and
that,
along
with
the
failure
of
the
Queens
property
sale
to
go
through,
has
left
us
starting
out
with
over
a
million
dollars
in
the
hole
on
that
basis.
P
I
think
that
it
is
prudent
that
if
we
are
going
to
be
approving
new
positions,
that
we
be
asking
departments,
as
we
tend
to
do,
while
long
to
find
the
savings
within
their
own
departments,
so
that
there
is
not
increase
costs
associated
with
this.
In
this
particular
case,
we're
taking
money
out
of
the
contingency
fund.
With
this,
we
will
have
depleted
the
fund
by
half
four
hundred
thousand
dollars.
It's
not
a
lot
to
start
with.
P
This
brings
us
down
to
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
that
fund
and
with
us
being
1.1
million
dollars
in
the
hole
compared
to
what
we
passed
as
budget
in
terms
of
the
revenue
we
anticipated
I,
don't
know
how
we're
going
to
make
that
up
and
then
have
this
additional
funding
for
this
particular
position.
This
particular
position
will
also,
along
with
the
MWBE,
be
baked
into
next
year's
budget,
we're
hiring
people
on
a
permanent
basis.
That's
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
when
you
count
the
salary
and
likely
benefits
that
we
will
be
paying
for
that.
P
That
equates
to
a
quarter
percent
tax
increase
so
approving
this.
Along
with,
if
you
voted
for
the
MWBE,
that's
a
quarter
percent
tax
increase
that
you're
voting
for
additionally.
I
have
noted
that,
while
I
understand
that
there
are
frustrations
and
people
feel
overworked,
that's
true
of
people
in
many
places
within
the
city,
we
have
an
and
there's
also
a
desire
to
compensate
people
hire.
We
had
extensive
conversations
last
year
regarding
the
treasurer
and
his
desire
to
take
thirty
thousand
dollars
from
his
salary.
P
Just
so,
he
could
fund
some
additional
raises,
so
he
could
retain
qualified
staff
in
positions
and
he's
fearful
of
losing
those
positions.
I,
don't
know
why
we're
approving
this
complete
new
position
to
double
the
staff
taking
care
of
civil
service
when
we
did
not
take
care
of
providing
increases
for
those
individuals.
P
We
have
people,
we
just
lost
David
Gonzalez
in
the
law
department,
extremely
qualified
individual
who
has
gone
to
work
for
the
state.
Perhaps
if
we
had
have
increased
the
salaries
in
our
corporation
counsel's
office
to
be
more
equivalent
with
what
state
attorneys
are
being
paid,
we
might
be
able
to
preserve
those
positions.
P
The
there's
also
we're
negotiating
raises
with
unions
and
I
think
that
this
diminishes
our
credibility.
When
we
said
we
don't
have
the
money
at
the
bargaining
table,
this
equates
to
for
the
unionized
police
office.
The
entire
force
equates
to
a
half
a
percentage
raise
this
year,
probably
even
more
considering
were
partially
through
the
year.
If
we
were
to
settle
a
contract
at
this
particular
point
in
time,
I'm
just
concerned,
but
sometimes
we
need
to
make
tough
decisions
and
say
no
to
additional
expenditures.
Q
P
Up
so,
for
those
reasons,
I
just
feel
like
we
do
not
have
the
money
to
be
adding
additional
staff
in
the
department
that
this,
along
with
the
other
one
that
was
approved
last
month,
essentially
increases
their
staff
by
10%.
This
year
increases
staff
salaries
by
10%
after
the
adoption
of
the
2018
budget,
it's
actually
a
20%
increase
in
staff
salaries
because
of
the
amount
of
increase
that
we
provided
in
the
2018
budget.
When
we
considered
that
again,
I
understand
the
critical
need
and
I
wish
had
the
funding,
but
I
don't
think
we
do.
P
B
B
B
P
S
A
B
A
N
A
A
A
N
A
A
A
B
A
N
N
B
D
N
Thank
You,
mr.
president,
I
just
want
to
remind
people
that
that
this
resolution
just
begins
the
Parkland
alienation
process.
It's
a
very
long
involved
process
and
we
do
have
to
receive
permission
from
the
state.
The
bill
will
be
introduced
in
the
state
legislature
to
begin
this
process
and
people
will
the
public
will
have
an
opportunity
to
have
input
in
this
process
because,
anytime,
you
talk
about
alienating
parkland,
it's
a
serious
topic,
and
that
is
looked
at
very
carefully.
So
people
will
have
an
opportunity
for
input
on
this,
but
this
just
gets
that
process
going.
Thank.
O
R
Duh
I
know
this
is
just
the
beginning
of
the
process
and
I
understand
that.
I
also
know
that
this
is
gonna,
be
a
long
process
and
I
think
the
public
deserves
and
I
to
hear
why
we
vote
the
way
we
vote
I
attended
the
meeting
three
weeks
ago,
two
weeks
ago
at
school,
where
they
showed
how
all
the
pipelines
were
going
through
this
section
and
it
finally
dawned
on
me
what
I
had
read
a
few
weeks
before
that
about
a
new
building.
R
It
was
designed
in
a
time
where
we
thought
that
our
pollution
going
into
the
Hudson
wasn't
a
problem,
and
unfortunately,
for
that
we
are
the
generation
that
has
to
correct
it,
and
part
of
that
is
making
some
tough
choices.
Part
of
my
concern
why
attend
at
the
school
meaning
is
because
I'm
also
looking
at
stolen,
family
and
I'm
thinking,
my
kids
might
be
going
to
this
school
in
a
couple
of
years
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
create
a
system
that
is
safe
for
our
next
generation.
R
I
am
optimistic
that
we
can
do
that,
I'm
glad
that
the
Commission
has
been
willing
to
move
forward
with
the
Advisory
Committee
that
was
brought
up
at
that
meeting.
I.
Think
that's
the
first
step.
Part
of
the
reason
people
are
so
upset
is
because
they
thought
that
maybe
they
weren't
part
of
the
process.
So
hopefully
we
can
correct
that
we
can
make
sure
people
feel
they're
up
all
the
process
so
that
people
don't
see
this
as
a
negative
effect
on
their
community,
but
something
that
gave
me
a
positive
in
a
long
term.
Q
Just
wanted
to
say
that
this
was
a
teachable
moment.
If
you
listen
to
the
community.
The
community
feels
strongly
about
being
informed
at
this
about
this
at
the
last
moment,
at
the
last
minute
and
as
a
council
person
as
the
voice
of
the
community
I
feel,
like
you
know,
I've
walked
into
kind
of
a
Ready,
Set
Dell.
When
it
was
explained
to
me.
You
know
it
was
very
like
it
was
at
the
last
minute.
Q
A
N
Thank
You.
Mr.
president,
it's
this
whole
process.
I
understand
it
is
very
important
that
the
public
be
part
of
the
process
and
I
think
I
have
to
say
honestly.
I
do
believe
that
that
was
the
and
right
from
the
very
beginning.
Here
the
engineers
put
forth.
This
idea
well
thought
out
idea,
but
right
from
the
very
start
they
were
committed
to
meeting
with
the
public
meeting
with
the
community
and
getting
their
input,
and
you
know
they've
made
they've
already
made
significant.
N
You
know
looked
at
things
differently,
for
example
the
parkland
alienation
process,
as
that
was
brought
up
by
our
former
councilmember
Dominic
Castle
era.
The
Advisory
Committee
I
mean
I.
Absolutely
they
got
on
board
with
that.
So
you
know
I've
attended
all,
but
one
meeting
I
didn't
get
down
to
the
one
at
a
village,
and
my
impression
was
that
the
administration
really
took
every
effort
to
try
to
understand
residents,
concerns
about
this
process
and
they're
still
open
to
that.
So
you
know
for
folks
who
who
think
this
is
a
done
deal?
It's
not.
N
Those
of
you
who
haven't
attended
any
of
these
meetings
may
not
know
this,
but
that
ravine
near
where
we're
talking
about
in
your
toast
can
be
like
a
cesspool
at
different
points
in
the
area
after
a
heavy
storm
and
I
have
had
I
have
many
constituents
who
have
complained
to
me
over
the
years
about
the
about
the
smell,
the
headaches
that
they
would
get
from
the
from
the
overflow.
There
is
also
a
sink
a
large
sinkhole
at
the
top
of
the
ravine.
It
is
fenced
in
yes,
it
is,
it
is
sat
there.
N
For
many
years
we
have
tons
of
kids
who
go
up
and
down
walk
nearby
to
me,
it's
hazardous
for
those
for
those
kids,
because
they
really
could
be
hurt
if
they
climbed
a
fence
into
that
area.
We
also
have
in
the
ravine
we
have
I
was
just
over
there.
The
other
day,
because
we
had
a
cleanup
in
that
in
this
neighborhood
looking
down
in
the
ravine,
we
have
homeless
folks,
there's
a
homeless
encampment
there.
Every
single
year,
I
had
some
people.
I
talked
to
this
past
Saturday.
They
talked
about
public
safety
issues.
N
You
know
they
have
a
teenage
daughter.
They
don't
want
her
walking
near
there
they're
concerned.
So
there's
a
lot
of
other
issues
here,
but
again
just
want
to
emphasize
this.
This
resolution
here
tonight
is
the
beginning
of
a
process.
This
parkland
alienation
process.
I
think
these
are
some.
We
have
to
give
the
administration
a
lot
of
credit.
We
are
remediating
a
very
important
problem,
a
very
significant
problem
in
our
our
neighborhood.
As
far
as
notification
of
the
community
I
think
it's
extremely
important
that
we
do
our
best
to
get
the
word
out.
N
M
L
B
O
A
A
S
O
A
F
M
D
A
M
Thank
You,
mr.
president,
so
I
don't
want
to
beat
a
dead
horse.
I
want
to
thank
the
council
members,
a
part
of
the
Public
Safety
Committee
for
their
consideration
and
their
vote
tonight,
and
also
members
of
the
public
who
came
out
to
talk
about
their
personal,
the
personal
impact
of
this
legislation
on
their
lives,
in
particular
the
bazzara
family,
as
you
heard
from,
and
then
also
mr.
M
And
so
this
is
one
tool
that
we
have
at
our
disposal
and
that
is
really
urging
the
state
legislature
to
pass
this
legislation
that
would
require
the
creation
of
this
body
to
provide
oversight
to
our
prosecutors
in
the
state
of
New
York
we've
talked
about
the
financial
implications
of
lawsuits
due
to
misconduct.
I
don't
want
to
beat
that
there
horse,
but
I
want
to
particularly
highlight
the
costs
of
families
and
communities
that
takes
place
when
there
is
this
level
of
misconduct.
So
with
that
I
appreciate
all
of
the
support
for
this
legislation.
Thank
you.
I
T
T
S
To
remind
everybody
that
tomorrow
is
the
police
memorial
parade
and
the
mass
is
at
10:30
and
around
11:30.
It
should
be
over
with
and
we're
dedicating
Street
next
to
st.
Mary's
as
father
of
the
fever
away,
so
if
anybody's
around
he
did
serve
the
community
and
the
police
department
for
over
50
years.
Thank
you
thank.
A
M
Just
want
to
highlight
the
sign
on
letter
that
was
circulated
about
David
Clarke,
the
former
sheriff
for
Milwaukee,
who
will
be
speaking
in
Albany
on
Wednesday,
and
this
letter
just
basically
really
reiterates
the
point
that
council
members
do
not
support
his
racially
charged
rhetoric
in
the
treatment
of
inmates
and
people
in
Milwaukee
I
have
so
far
signatures
from
council
member
Robinson,
Flynn
Oh,
Brian
Ferrill
I
go
and
don't
so.
If
anyone
is
interested,
let
me
know:
okay,
Conti
I
emailed
it
out
today
and
it's
going
to
be
sent
out
tomorrow.