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From 6:30-7:00 work session of the council to discuss legislative action to be taken at the regular meeting beginning at 7:00pm. All legislation discussed and the active calendar for this meeting can be found on our website at: https://www.albanyny.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03012021-514
A
Thank
you.
Thanks
welcome
everyone
to
our
monday
march
1st
meeting
of
the
council.
This
is
our
caucus
prior
to
our
our
main
meeting
for
the
record
I'll
just
run
through
who's
here
from
the
council.
Mr
ballerin,
mr
o'brien
council,
president
ellis
mr
hoey
mister.
I
go
miss
pharaoh,
miss
frederick
mr
o'shea,
mr
conte.
A
A
Mr
johnson
is
here:
staff
research
council,
mr
bacharato
city,
clerk
and
council
clerk
danielle
gillespie
is
also
with
us.
Did
I
miss
oh
and
mr
brett
williams.
Corp
council
is
also
with
us
and
miss.
A
All
right
so
yeah
I'll
just
get
right
into
the
into
the
agenda
for
approval
amendments.
We
got
the
february
18th
meeting
minutes
for
approval
february,
18th
21.
A
And
next
on
to
local
laws
introduced
local
lawsee
of
2021
by
mr
shea
regarding
the
use
of
chemical
weapons
will
be
a
referral
to
the
public
safety
committee.
A
Okay,
next
on
to
local
laws
held
number
two
by
well
it's
by
most
of
us,
but
local
law,
j.
It's
it's
came
out
of
public
safety
with
a
positive
recommendation.
It's
it's
it's
aged,
so
we're
ready
to
pass
it
so
we'll
be
voting
on
that
this
evening.
Did
you
want
to
add
anything
to
that
richard,
okay,
good?
All
right?
That's
number!
A
Two
under
local
lost
health
next
on
to
loc
under
local
laws
held
number
four,
also
with
mr
conte
and
a
few
other
members,
local
law
m
number
four
of
2020.
we'll
be
voting
on
that
also
this
evening
with
a
lot
m
of
2020.
A
That's
it
for
local
laws.
Next,
on
to
ordinances
introduced,
we
got
4
31
21
by
mr
o'brien
for
the
general
services
committee.
It'll,
be
a
referral
to
general
services
committee.
A
It's
in
relation
to
the
city's
use
or
requirement
to
use
lead
pipes.
Okay,.
A
On
ordinances,
helves
number,
nine,
mr
conti
again
will
be
it's
ordinance
number
21
92-20
as
amended,
we'll
be
voting
on
that
also.
C
D
A
Okay,
next
on
to.
A
Resolutions
introduced
22
31
21r
by
miss
farrell
on
behalf
of
finance,
that'll,
be
a
referral
to
the
finance.
A
next
another
by
ms
farrell
for
finance
finances,
23,
31
21..
What
happened
to
my
screen
here?
Okay,
there,
you
go
that'll,
be
a
referral
to
finance;
also,
that's
23
31
21
on
excuse
me
next,
it's
24,
31
21r
by
council
members,
love
and
robinson
with
all
of
us
as
co-sponsors.
It's
a
resolution
honoring
the
life
and
legacy
of
victor
kane,
we're
all
listed
as
co-sponsors
on
that.
A
That's
24,
31,
21r,
okay,
okay,
next
another
finance
by
miss
farrell
for
finance,
2531-21r
that'll,
be
a
referral
to
finance.
A
A
Okay
next
resolution
introduced
is,
is
mine.
It's
in
relation
to
executive
order,
203
regarding
the
police,
collaborative
and
the
police
reforms.
That's
26,
31,
21,
r
it'll
be
introduced
and
I'll
refer
to
public
safety.
A
Next
intros
2731-21r.
A
It's
by
myself,
mr
robinson
and
miss
love.
It's
honoring!
It's
a
resolution,
honoring
the
life
of
warren
mackey
and
renaming
a
portion
of
livingston
avenue
in
his
honor
as
mr
robinson
and
well
this
now
the
last
time
I
kind
of
skipped
by
and
let
him
didn't
give
him
a
chance
to
speak
on
it.
But
I
don't
see
him
so
that'll
be
a
pass,
we're
all
again!
Listen!
There's
co
sponsors
on
that.
One:
okay,.
B
A
That,
yes,
general
service,
it's
going
to
because
it's
a
street
renaming.
Of
course.
I
said
that
on
wednesday,
but
not
today,
yeah
because
of
the
the
street
renaming
it's
going
to
the
general
service
committee.
A
C
This
is,
and
I
think
we
talked
about
last
time-
this
is
just
commemorating
the
50th
anniversary
of
the
the
first
statewide
march
on
albany,
the
statewide
margin
of
state
capital,
which
happened
to
be
in
albany
for
gay
and
lesbian
civil
rights,
and
so
that
the
anniverse
actual
anniversary
is
march
14th
of
this
year.
A
A
A
A
A
So
without
I'll,
just
I
guess
open
the
floor
is
any
anyone.
A
A
A
I
mentioned
caucus
initially,
but
just
based
on
advice
from
from
mr
prichardo
and
a
little
bit
of
history
from
mr
conte,
it's
probably
better
not
to
set
that
precedent,
so
we're
gonna
have
the
representatives
from
shotspotter
reach
out
to
members
with
the
time
to
to
for
us
to
meet
in
in
and
listen
to
to
what
they
have
to
say
about
their
technology.
The
thing
is
with
all
of
the
violence
we
have
going
on
in
the
city:
it
really
it's
just.
A
It
would
be
one
more
tool
if,
if
the
administration
and
the
police
chief
decides
to
take
it
on
one
more
tool
to
help
us
in
in
dealing
with
with
this,
this
gun
violence,
so
we're
gonna,
we're
gonna,
wait
to
hear
from
the
shot
spider
folks
to
set
up
a
meeting
for
us
to
attend.
I
think
they're
waiting
to
hear
from
you
the
shot
spotter
folks,
you
said
you
met.
C
With
her
today,
yeah,
actually
I
met
with
with
them
today
and
I
think
violet
mentioned
danielle
that
she'd
be
in
touch
with
you,
and
I
thought
that
I
know
that
email
was
going
around.
I
thought
that
there
was
an
effort
to
coordinate
or
to
identify
members
who
might
be
interested
in
a
date,
and
you
know
my
suggestion
would
be
then
to
pass
that
information.
A
long.
A
A
Right
so
no
we
haven't
gotten
there.
Yet
we've
been
kind
of
having
a
conversation
amongst
ourselves,
we'll
get
that
out
to
members
to
to
work
on
getting
that
set
up.
D
Yeah
danielle
us
a
note
noting
that
they
got
one
response
to
the
rfp
for
equipping
the
council
chamber
and
I
believe
the
caucus
room
with
audio
visual
equipment
and
zach
simpson
reviewed.
It
he's
a
member
of
the
peg
access
board.
He
said
the
only
thing
missing
that
he
noted
was
a
microphone
stand
and
a
screen,
so
I'm
assuming
that
they
could
be
easily
added
on.
Maybe
there's
enough
time
warner
money.
I
know
there
was
like
six
figures
of
time,
one
of
money,
but.
F
F
Another
thing
that
the
council
can
do
is
invite
the
submitter
to
come
in
and,
and
you
can
ask
questions
to
the
submitter
of
items
that
is
in
that
rfp,
that
he
provided
when
the
when
it
closed
on
february
25th.
So
that's
an
option.
A
Which
yeah
that
and
that's
the
the
conversation
that
I've
been
having
with
danielle
around,
maybe
having
that
person
come
in
and
lay
out
some
of
the
options,
not
that
we
all
understand
this
stuff
and
and
whatnot,
but
maybe
I
figure-
maybe
you
all
would
want
to
hear
from
from
the
bitter
it's
unfortunate
well,
the
first
time
around.
We
we
didn't
get
any
bidders
in
the
second
time
around
we've
gotten
we've
gotten
the
one
so
and
we
really
need
to
get
going
on
this.
A
Not
that
I
want
you
know
want
to
rush
into
this,
but
we
before
long
we'll
be
back
in
the
chambers
and
it'd
be
nice
to
be
to
to
have
it
all
modernized
and
be
able
to
communicate
like
you
know
so
many
other
bodies
that
I
I
watch
their
their
council
meetings,
and
I
I
mean
the
technology's
out
there
and
we
really
need
to
take
advantage
of
it.
Also.
G
Would
allow
us
to
come
back
in
earlier,
potentially
because
one
of
the
big
issues
is
public
comment,
so
if
this
was
something
where
we
could
still
do
remote
public
comment
in
a
way
so
it'd
just
be
council
members
in
the
chamber,
I
mean
it.
I
think
it
would
open
a
lot
of
different
possibilities
on
getting
back
in
there.
F
H
I
D
H
H
E
Since
we
got
some
time,
I
really
wanted
to
talk
to
council
members.
I
talked
to
leadership
about
this,
but
I
really
want
council
members
to
start
thinking
about
what
we
look
at
staff
for
this
council
and
for
the
next
council,
the
next
council.
What
I've
seen
over
the
last
three
years
is
that
council
members
are
becoming
more
legislative
body
different
than
you
know,
probably
councils
in
the
past,
and
so
we
are
at
a
point
where
we
need
more
staff
to
be
better
legislators,
and
so
what
I'd
like?
E
What
what
your
view
on
of
what
type
of
staff
members
we
would
need,
because
we
have
to
start
letting
this
administration
know
that
they
have
to
start
thinking
about
the
council
as
as
a
real
legislative
body
and
the
staffing
needs
that
we
that
we're
going
to
need
to
move
forward.
I
I
look
at
it
as
it's.
E
It's
a
honor
to
really
look
at
it
and
say
we
need
more
staff,
because
that
means
council
members
are
becoming
more
legislators,
right,
they're,
they're,
doing
their
homework,
they're
doing
the
work
and
they
want
to
be
legislators,
so
we're
going
to
be
the
staff.
So
we
don't.
Our
staff
is
already
overburdened
a
wonderful
job.
They
do,
but
we're
going
to
need
more
of
those
resources
and
I'd
like
council
members
to
restart
bringing
those
issues
and
ideas
to
me
through
email.
E
So
we
can
have
discussions
around
our
budget,
so
we
can
have
those
discussions
around
this
money.
That's
coming
through.
You
know,
and
you
know
we
always
see
job
title
changes
for
salaries.
That's
all
good,
but
we
need
to
really
start
making
our
case
and
putting
this
forward
in
the
next
budget
about
the
need.
What
our
needs
for
is
to
become
better
legislators,
make
a
more
efficient
legislators
moving
forward.
K
I
I
will
say
for
starters,
especially
looking
at
some
of
the
members
that
will
not
be
back
next
year.
We
definitely
need
somebody
on
finance,
because
we're
gonna
miss
judy
and
all
her
attention
to
detail
that
she
does
so
fine
financial
analyst
would
be
a
good
position.
You
know
to
brief
us
about
budget
and
just
moving
forward
so
and
also
losing
mike
o'brien
someone
that
I've
worked
with.
I
remember
my
first
year
going
coming
through
the
budget,
so
just
want
to.
Thank
you.
K
Two
and
all
I
can
think
of
is
someone
in
the
finance
with
a
finance
background.
Thank
you.
C
Yeah,
I
would
agree
in
terms
of
some
type
someone
it
could
even
be
a
part-time
position,
a
budget
analyst
of
some
sort,
because
they're
particularly
needed
during
certain
parts
of
the
year-
and
I
think
I've
also
raised
issues
in
the
past
about
you-
know
a
part-time
administrative
assistant
thinking
back
to
michelle,
because
that
was
released
her
some
of
the
other,
some
of
the
administrative
tasks
that
very
time
consuming
that
could
be
delegated
under
her
supervision
under
that
person's
supervision.
C
To
kind
of
an
administrative
assistant
in
terms
of
you
know,
pulling
agendas
together,
coordinating
meetings,
things
of
that
nature
and
that
that
could
be
a
part-time
position
also,
but
and
that
would
allow
someone
to
focus
more
on
policy
and
analysis
and
things
of
that
nature.
C
But
we
do
need
you
know.
Research
capacity
is
important.
That's
you
know.
In
terms
of
thinking
of
areas,
research
capacity
is
an
important
area
to
think
about,
and.
C
Yeah
rockefeller,
I
think,
also
has
sometimes
have
a
interim
program
if
they've
might
be
another
resource
to
use
as
well.
H
Yes,
I
I
do
think
the
council
would
also
benefit
from
somebody
like
a
parliamentarian
that
is,
you
know,
familiar
with
the
rules
to
make
sure
that
the
process
is
followed.
That
is
something
that
richard
has
been
doing,
and
we
all
rely
on
him
to
do
that,
and
I
think
that
things
can
fall
apart
very
quickly.
H
If
you
don't
have
somebody
who
is
very
focused
on
that
and
having
somebody,
you
know,
consult
with
the
leadership
and
preparation
for
a
meeting
about
the
procedures
or
you
know,
attending
caucus
and
attendance,
or
just
attending
caucus
and
attending
a
meeting
to
assist
with
that
kind
of
thing.
It's
a
very
important
function.
H
That
it
looks
like
we
can
expect
the
stimulus
there'll
be
a
co-ed
relief
bill
to
pass
by
the
middle
of
march,
and
I-
and
I
do
hope
that
very
early
on
we're
going
to
know.
I
expect
that
very
early
on
we're
going
to
know
how
much
money
the
city
of
albany
can
recently
expect
to
get
out
of
that,
and
I
think
that
the
leadership
needs
to
be
having
conversations
with
the
mayor's
office
about
them,
not
making
commitments
with
that
money
without
the
common
council
being
very
strongly
involved.
In
that.
H
I
expect
that
it
will
make
us
whole
for
this
year.
We
were
we've
been
nervous
about
a
budget
gap,
but
I
also
think
that
there
will
be
an
opportunity
to
replenish
some
of
our
reserves
and-
and
I
think
that
we
need
to
be
cautious
about
making
spending
decisions,
maybe
a
little
bit
too
quickly
for
what
funding
might
be
there.
H
The
potential
for
additional
challenges
like
this
or
other
challenges
etc.
And
I
know
that
the
mayor
will
probably,
if
I'm
right
in
my
supposition
and-
and
you
know
from
some
of
my
conversations
that
I
had
with
senator
schumer's
office
a
few
months
ago-
that
it's
likely
that
there
will.
D
H
Room
for
some
property
tax
relief
as
the
mayor
had
wanted
to
occur
this
year,
but
then
couldn't
because
of
this
very
significant
drop
in
sales
tax
for
us.
So
but
I
I
want
to
encourage
the
leadership
to
get
us
in
the
trenches
involved
in
those
discussions
as
soon
as
possible.
So.
G
H
G
I'm
sorry,
my
dog
is
telling
my
son
he's
a
dog,
but
that
will
be
part
of
the
conversation
at
the
finance
committee
meeting.
They
can't
make
any
definitive
because
they
don't
know
that
they
have
the
money
yet
so
there's
not
necessarily
any
commitments
there,
but
to
start
the
planning-
and
it
was
something
we
talked
about
in
leadership
and
we'll
continue
to
talk
about.
So
I
appreciate
you
bringing
it
up.
G
E
Like
like
nobody's
business,
so
this
is
not
you
know
what
you
said:
judy
is
apropos,
but
ms
farrell's,
being
very
spouted,
she's
been
on
this
as
finance
chair
about
not
making
any
moves.
We
want
to
hit
so
do
what
you
said.
Our
finance
chair
has
been
on
it
yeah,
but.
G
A
A
F
That's
because
we
only
have
one
person
that
wants
to
speak
live
during
tonight's
meeting
at
seven
and
then
there
was
one
person
that
submit
submitted
a
written
comment,
but
it
wasn't
specific
to
this
meeting.
It
was
just
about
an
experience
that
they
had,
which
was
shared
with
the
council
and
then
the
appropriate
department,
so
that
they
could
resolve
it.
There's
some
things
in
there
about
a
trip
and
fall
and
an
injury
that
may
not
be
appropriate
to
share
during
the
meeting
so.
H
A
A
H
As
long
as
we
have
a
moment,
I
want
to
make
sure
everybody's
aware
of
the
fact
that
we
noticed
a
glitch
in
our
calendar
with
regard
to
the
next
caucus
appeared
as
being
march
24th
and
instead,
it's
march
31st,
and
that
was
when
we
had
a
housing
and
community
development
committee
meetings
scheduled
so
rather
than
doubling
up,
because
we
never
know
what
is
going
to
be
brought
up
in
caucus
or
what
kind
of
presentations
we
might
have
we're
going
to
take
advantage
of
the
april
7th
date,
and
I've
asked
danielle
just
to
check
with
committee
members
to
make
sure
that
people
are
still
available
for
that
particular
date
and
then
to
have
a
backup
date
of
april
15th.
H
F
A
G
F
I
I
don't
know
how
to
access
the
google
calendar
or
the
google
documents
that
we
have.
So
if
you
send
out
an
email
with
the
date
and
the
google
information
I'll
apply
to
the
email,
I'm
not
very
tech,
savvy
myself.
So.
D
G
You
can
try,
I
mean
I
have
issues
with
outlook
calendar.
I
don't
love
it,
but
I
am,
but
I
can
certainly
cooperate
with
you
in
any
way
that
you'd,
like.
E
You
so
now
we
got
that
it
is
now
seven
o'clock.
We
will
welcome.
Let's
begin
the
march
first
2021
albany
common
council
meeting.
Can
the
clerk
please
call.
B
J
E
A
E
Thank
you
and
now
we'll
move
on
to
item
on
our
agenda.
Our
public
comment
period,
madam,
during
a
public
comment
period.
Remember
the
public
can
talk
about
any
subject
they
wish
to
talk
about.
You
have
five
minutes
to
comment
at
that
time.
Council
members
cannot
answer
your
questions
or
at
that
time,
if
they
choose
to
do
so,
they
will
respond
to
your
public
comment
at
a
later
time
in
the
agenda.
E
Anybody
doing
public
comment.
We
ask
that
you
state
your
name
and
your
address
for
the
record
and
at
four
minutes
point
of
the
public
comment.
I
will
tell
you
have
one
minute
remaining
and
after
the
five
minute
mark,
I
will
ask
you
to
please
conclude
your
remarks
so
with
that
being
said,
madam
clerk,
do
we
have
anyone
signed
up
for
public
comment
period.
E
N
N
We
are
happy
and
we
think
that
local
rj
would
bring
those
wishes
to
fruition.
We
also
would
like
to
you
know.
As
you
all
all
know,
we
are
very
active
board
and
we
continue
to
think
of
ways
to
better
the
board
and
to
better
serve
the
community.
So
we
ask
that
you
be
open
to
future
changes
and
and
proposals
from
the
board
to
do
so.
We
thank
you
and
again.
We
urge
all
of
you
to
to
pass
this
important
measure.
Thank.
E
And
we
don't
have
any
written
in
comments,
okay,
no
one
waiting
in
the
queue
and
no
written
comments.
This
time
we
will
be
in
public
comment
period
closed
for
march,
1st
2021
and
we'll
move
on
to
approval
of
minutes.
Mr
kimber.
E
E
Gotta
get
out
my
notes,
I
don't
know
it's
my
notes.
Local
law
introduced
miss
duchess.
H
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
noticed
a
local
did
you
say:
j,
it's
rc
of
2021
america,
local
sc
of
2024,
introduction.
H
Yeah,
so
I
just
want.
E
H
I
just
want
to
comment
on
this
briefly.
I
know
it
is
going
to
committee,
but
I
feel
very
strongly
about
this
legislation.
H
I've
been
very
upset
that
it
seems
as
though
tear
gas
is
being
used
predominantly
on
people
of
color
in
residential
neighborhoods,
where
predominantly
people
of
color
live,
and
I
don't
think
that
that's
an
accident.
I
think
that
sometimes
people
think
a
little
differently
about
what
they're
doing
when
it
affects
certain
populations,
and
I
think
it's
time
that
we
change
the
dynamic
and
we
say
enough
is
enough
and
we
need
to
figure
out
a
different
way
of
doing
things.
H
There's
been
some
discussion
about
just
prohibiting
tear
gas
in
residential
areas
where
you
know
in
in
residential
areas
and
the
question.
D
H
H
I
think
that
both
the
police
and
the
public
will
benefit
from
us
saying
we
need
to
figure
out
a
different
way
of
doing
things
and
banning
the
use
of
these
kinds
of
weapons
in
in
an
attempt
to
control
people.
I
we
want
a
safe
and
productive
conversation
between
the
police
and
members
of
the
public,
and
that
will
benefit
both
the
police
and
the
public.
H
So
I
am
hoping
that
I
know
some
people
have
reservations
about
this.
I'm
hoping
that
people
have
an
open
mind
to
this
as
we
move
this
into
committee
discussions.
Thank
you.
C
C
Thank
you,
mr
president.
So
you
know
this
isn't
the
first
time
we've
had
a
discussion
in
terms
of
establishing
a
strong
review
board,
actually
back
in
1999
2000.
Before
the
current
board
was
established.
There
was
a
community
relation
relations
board
and
I
stressed
the
term.
It
was
a
relationship
board
which
is
what
localities
did
back.
Then,
when
there
was
a
problem
it
was
meant
to
create
better
relations,
as
opposed
to
a
stronger
review
board,
to
look
at
inappropriate
actions
and
review
discipline.
C
But
the
discussion
we
had
back
in
99
2000,
some
of
the
same
issues
that
we're
having
discussions
that
we're
having
today
were
ones
that
were
having
that
were
had
back
then.
But
at
the
time
there
wasn't
a
consensus
to
move
forward
on
what
could
have
been
a
stronger
review
board
than
was
was
established
in
2000.
C
Even
so,
the
2000
board
was
considered
a
model
at
the
time
and
there
were
a
lot
of
positive
attributes
to
it,
but
I
I
do
want
to
also
acknowledge
some
of
the
members
who
were
advocates
and
proponents
of
the
strong
review
board
back
then,
including
our
former
colleagues
carolyn
mclaughlin,
sarah
curry,
cobb
and
dur
shirley
foskey.
C
I
was
also
a
member
of
that
task
force
and
the
current
board
was
developed,
but
we've
come
a
long
way
since
then,
and
so
the
review
board
that
is
embodied
in
this
legislation
before
us
tonight
is
a
significant
step
forward
from
where
we
were
in
2000
embodies
issues
we
discussed
back
in
2000,
but
weren't
ready
to
move
forward
on,
and
while
I
would
say,
we
all
would
wish
that
the
circumstances
that
brought
us
here
weren't
what
they
were.
C
We
are
now
at
that
point
of
really
putting
together
a
stronger
board.
I'm
just
going
to
quickly
run
down
some
of
the
revisions
that
this
local
law
would
make
to
the
current
practice
one.
C
It
does
open
up
the
role
that
is
currently
occupied
by
the
government
law
center,
so
that
administrative
role
that
they
have
will
no
longer
be
tied
in
the
statute
to
the
government
law
center,
but
will
be
opened
up
to
a
competitive
process
that
will
be
issued
periodically,
which
could
be
the
government
law
center,
but
we'll
open
it
up
to
other
entities
that
might
have
the
ability
to
carry
out
that
role
and
that
process
that
rfq
process
will
be
done
in
conjunction
in
cooperation
with
members
of
the
cprb
and
the
council.
C
So
there
would
be
involvement
in
there
as
well.
C
It
would
provide
the
cprb
with
a
a
stable
budget,
which
would
be
a
minimum
of
one
percent
of
the
albany
police
department's
budget,
which
in
current
dollars
is,
could
be
in
the
area
of
540
thousand
dollars.
It
could
be
more
than
that,
but
that
would
that
would
be
the
floor
that
they
could.
They
know
they
could
work
with.
It
provides
the
cprb
the
ability
to
hire
staff,
including
their
own
council.
C
It
provides
independent
investigatory
authority
and
powers,
including
subpoena
authority,
and
also
allows
the
the
cprb
to
undertake
investigations.
Even
in
the
absence
of
the
formal
complaint,
it
also
provides
the
cprb
the
right
to
make
findings
and
to
make
disciplinary
determinations,
which
is
important.
C
It
improves
language,
access
to
cprb
materials
and
the
whole
process,
so
that
language
will
not
be
a
barrier.
It
expands
the
cprb's
access
to
information
and
records,
and
we
try
to
put
some
provisions
in
there
as
well
that
if
there
are
impediments
or
barriers,
we
can
work
through
that
and
the
council
can
be
assistants
to
make
sure
that
you
know
they're
not
stolen,
shall
we
say,
and
there
are
other
provisions
in
there.
C
But
I
think
those
are
some
of
the
highlights
that
are
included,
and
you
know,
through
this
process,
we
were
guided
by
the
public
comment
we
received
through
the
public
safety
committee
in
those
discussions,
as
well
as
the
numerous
recommendations
that
we
received
from
the
cprb
itself
and
attempted
to
accommodate
and
incorporate
those
recommendations
into
the
proposal.
C
So
it
comes.
You
know
a
long
way
from
what
we
did
in
2000
to
what
we
are
about
to
embark
on
tonight
in
terms
of
moving
forward.
C
And
I
want
to
also
you
know,
acknowledge
the
work
of
the
public
safety
committee.
The
many
members
who
participate
in
this
process
for
their
recommendations
and
their
contributions
to
this
whole
process.
There's
still
more
work
to
be
done.
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
our
research
council
for
the
work
he
did.
C
Jr
was
really
helpful
in
terms
of
some
of
the
research
in
terms
of
how
other
communities
deal
with
this
reaching
out
to
other
communities
such
as
rochester,
working
on
with
the
government
law
center
drafting
some
of
the
amendments
and
helping
working
on
the
revisions
etc,
and
he
really
dug
into
it.
You
might
say
and
got
into
it-
and
I
I
wanted.
I
do
want
to
express
appreciation
to
jr
for
all
the
work
that
he
did.
C
He
was
very
helpful
and
valuable
in
terms
of
trying
in
terms
of
moving
this
forward.
So,
as
I
say
tonight,
we're
going
to
take
a
giant
step
forward
and
there's
it's
not
the
end
of
the
discussion.
Obviously
we
have
the
police
collaborative
reforms
to
discuss,
which
will
begin
that.
I
guess
tomorrow
night,
but
this
is
a
significant
part
of
the
process
moving
forward.
Thank.
H
Thank
you.
I
just
want
to
thank
both
richard
and
j.r,
and
also
the
public
safety
committee
for
all
your
work
on
this.
I
was
glad
to
see
some
improvements
put
forward,
but
I
didn't
feel
comfortable
being
a
co-sponsor
because
I
didn't
think
the
original
legislation
went
far
enough
and
with
the
changes
that
have
been
made
over
the
last
couple
months.
E
So
you
know
I'd
like
to
just
say
thank
mr
conte,
the
public
safety
committee
and
the
community
as
well.
Oh,
mr
inani
people
can
you
please
raise
your
hand,
I
mean,
let's
not
wait.
Just
say
you
want
to
speak
and
we'll
call
you
in
the
order
of
you
raising
your
hand.
K
First
of
all,
I'll
keep
it
brief.
I
really
want
to
thank
all
the
members
who
advocated
for
this
piece
of
legislation.
I
want
to
thank
the
members
of
the
public
last
year
was
rough
and
we've
been
through
a
lot,
and
I
want
to
thank
everyone
who
produced
public
comment,
sent
information
to
council
members
talking
about
what
other
municipalities
and
cities
are
doing.
Let's
face
it.
K
The
reason
why
we
were
here
particularly
to
make
some
of
these
legislations
some
amendments
and
police
reforms
is
because
albany,
like
many
cities,
has
demanded
that
our
local
police
department
be
reformed
in
the
wake
of
george
floyd's
murder.
K
These
reforms
are
designed
to
to
make
it
crystal
clear
that
if
police
officers
engage
in
any
type
of
behavior,
that's
harmful
to
residents
of
our
city,
there's
an
independent
agency
that
is
going
to
hold
them
accountable.
There
are
also
a
mechanism
in
place
where
police
officers
will
be
held
accountable
for
their
actions.
K
I
want
to
be
clear
about
something
the
people
of
albany
do
not
serve
the
police
department.
The
police
department
is
supposed
to
protect
and
serve.
We,
the
people,
and
I
feel
that
these
reforms
is
a
step
in
the
right
direction.
These
reforms
are
the
step
that
you
know
working
with
elected
officials,
stakeholders.
This
is
what
democracy
is
about.
K
On
a
personal
note,
as
an
african-american
who
grew
up
in
brooklyn
in
an
era
of
stop
and
frisk,
I
understand
some
of
the
feelings
that
many
of
our
residents
sometimes
feel
when
they
encounter
law
enforcement,
where
there
are
some
individuals
who
believe
that
the
justice
system
is
rigged
and
does
not
protect
them.
So
I'm
just
so
proud
of
all
my
council
colleagues,
proud
of
jr,
proud
of
the
public
for
their
input
on
local
law
jay.
K
Quite
frankly,
we
must
confront
racism
and
hold
any
individual
who
believe
that
they
above
the
law
accountable,
particularly
when
it's
towards
a
certain
segment
of
our
population.
There
is
no
place
in
our
society
for
police
brutality
and,
yes,
black
lives
do
matter
on
a
final
note.
As
a
councilman,
I've
worked
with
police
departments
in
our
city,
whether
in
the
summertime
introducing
our
beat
officer
to
the
neighbors
hosting,
meet
and
greets
with
our
seniors
walking
around
the
naval
law
enforcement
advocating
for
a
contract
for
our
police
officers.
K
But
these
are
the
reforms
that
the
residents
of
the
city
are
calling
for,
and
I
want
to
thank
all
my
colleagues.
I
want
to
thank
our
staff
for
acting
on
these
reforms
and
I'm
glad
to
be
a
co-sponsor.
Thank
you.
L
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
too
want
to
commend
the
public
safety
committee
and
all
the
members
of
the
community
who
have
worked
worked
on
this
legislation
and
just
to
echo
some
of
you
know
what
richard
was
saying
earlier,
that
this
has
been
in
the
works
for
many
years
now.
Since
I've
been
first
been
on
the
council,
there
have
been
serious
discussions
about
different
aspects
of
this
legislation,
particularly
the
subpoena
power.
So
I
think
we
can
all
take.
L
You
know
all
be
reassured
that
this
is
something
that
the
community
has
looked
at
very
carefully
and
something
that
has
percolated
for
many
many
years.
So
I
again
commend
everybody
for
their
work
on
this,
and
I
will
be
co-sponsoring.
Thank
you.
I
Yes,
can
you
hear
me
yep?
Thank
you.
I
also
want
to
take
everybody,
because
we
have
a
good
group
of
community
members
that
came
out
meeting
after
meeting
I'd
like
to
thank
the
members
of
the
board,
including
vives,
that's
here
and
who
worked
on
many
of
these
recommendations
as
well,
and
we
had
some
very
good
back
and
forth
and
that's
something
that
we
should
be
proud
of.
I
I
I
But
I
I
agree
with
what
my
colleagues
have
said
and
I
do
want
to
thank
everyone
who
came
to
the
table
and
had
those
difficult
conversations
and
stayed
because
sometimes
these
difficult
conversations
making
some
people,
you
know
walk
away.
But
people
came
in
after
meeting
meeting
after
meeting
and
looked
at
the
different
changes
looked
at
how
we
can
make
this
a
better
policy,
and
I
really
want
to
say
I
appreciate
all
those
people
who
who
were
there.
Thank
you.
E
You
know
okay!
Well,
I
just
like
to
give
mr
johnson.
O
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
everyone's
effort
and
I'm
gonna
keep
my
comments
short
and
brief,
but
this
is
only
the
beginning
of
the
reform
that
the
people
are
looking
for,
so
we're
glad
to
be
going
in
some
direction.
But,
as
I
said,
this
is
just
the
beginning
of
with
what
people
are
looking
for.
So
thank
you
again
to
everyone.
A
A
Police
officers
think
this
went
too
far.
Community
members
think
it
didn't
go
far
enough
as
a
person
that
falls
on
both
sides
of
this
issue,
not
exactly
sure.
A
However,
I
would
say
to
mr
inani's
point:
the
the
police
are
here
to
serve
the
community
so
and
in
that
equation
we
go
with
what
what
the
community
wants
and
needs
and
desires.
It's
about
building
trust.
This
is
not
to
be
meant
to
be
punitive
for
for
the
police.
It's
it's
meant
to
give
and
provide
transparency
and
accountability.
A
It's
it's
important,
it's
important
to
that
relationship,
and
it's
been
a
long
time
in
the
making
george
floyd
occurred
last
year
and
that
kind
of
set
a
a
lot
of
it
set
the
country
in
motion
really
but,
and
I've
had
some
of
my
co-workers
or
my
old
co-workers
that
that
say
why?
Why
are
we
dealing
with
this
or
why
are
we
doing
this?
You
know
we're
not.
This
isn't
ferguson
we're
not
minnesota,
mentioning
our
police
department.
A
We
have
incidents
that
occur
here
that
parallel
incidents
that
help
happen
elsewhere
and
without
naming
names
there
was,
you
know,
a
shooting
of
a
young
man.
That's
quite
there
are
some
questionable
things
that
have
occurred
and,
like
the
community,
I
I
just
think
that
we're
not
clear
on
what
exactly
happened
in
those
instances.
A
It's
important
that
the
community
trust
the
police
and
I
think
the
cprb
their
legislative
legislation
will
help
us
get
at
some
of
those
missing
pieces
to
help
build
the
trust
and-
and
honestly,
I
think,
on
some
level,
this
will
remove
pressure
from
some,
maybe
police
officers
that
may
not
feel
they
can
step
up
without
repercussion
this
right
here
for
lack
of
a
better
way
of
describing
it
provides
them
with
cover.
A
I
mean
the
truth
is
the
truth,
and
for
me
that's
always
what
it's
been
about,
it's
being
truthful
in
in
these
interactions
and
it's
it
doesn't
always
occur
that
way,
and
that's
why
we
are
where
we
are
and
that's
why
we're
dealing
with
what
we're
dealing
with,
and
this
is
going
to
help
move
us
forward.
E
Thank
you,
mr
kimbrough,
mr
victor
hugo
said
there's
nothing
more
powerful
than
an
idea
whose
time
has
come
and
the
idea
of
giving
our
civilian
review
board
subpoena
power,
making
an
individual
agency
outside
of
government
has
come
and
what
we've
done
here-
and
I
just
want
to
put
this
in
context-
people
when
we
talk
about
people
or
you
know,
police
department
may
feel
a
certain
way
new
york
city.
They
gave
their
their
individual
civilian
complaint
review
board
subpoena
power
in
1993
1993.
E
This
is
2021.
that
was
under
mayor
dave.
This
is
2021
in
albany.
So
what
we're
doing
here
is
not
something
that's
unheard
of
something.
That's
not
already
been
done.
It's
just
taking
this
long
for
us
to
have
a
city
council
that
has
that
is
a
legislative
body.
E
The
reforms
when
we
stood
on
city
hall
steps-
and
I
think
it
was
july
that
hot
summer
day
with
activists
screaming
at
us
and
we
were
trying
to
get
them
to
listen
to
the
reforms
we
were
putting
together
and
for
us
to
put
this
reform
together
and
mr
conte
accepting
to
be
the
sponsor
of
this
because
of
his
his
knowledge
of
what
happened
in
the
past,
and
thank
you
for
mr
conte
for
mentioning
those
those
council
members
in
the
past
who
are
part
of
putting
this
first
thing
together.
E
It's
very
important
and
thank
you
for
that,
but
it's
also
very
important
to
say,
even
though
it's
monumental
in
the
city
of
albany,
it
took
this
long.
It's
unfortunate.
It
has
taken
it
on
it's
unfortunate
that
it
had
to
be
an
act,
a
national
act
that
pushed
so
we
could
get
to
this
point,
and
that's
why
I
said
1993
new
york
city.
They
had
subpoena
power
for
their
civilian
complaint
review
board.
E
So
when
we
move
forward,
we
have
to
keep
that
in
mind
when
we
move
forward
and
we
go
through
this
process.
I
do
want
the
community
to
be
excited.
I
do
want
the
community
to
to
see
this
as
a
possibility
of
building
on
it.
You
know
it's
going
to
be
trial
and
error.
A
lot
of
things,
and
I
thank
miss
viewers
for
commenting
about
the
board-
might
have
other
ideas,
that's
great,
because
that's
what
we
want,
we
want
you
to
be
independent.
E
We
want
you
to
have
those
ideas
that
are
focusing
on
community
driven
and
community
ideas,
and
that
is
the
purpose
of
this.
Of
this
local
law
is
to
begin
and
start
that
process,
and
so
I
am
glad
that
this
council
continues
to
show
that
they
continue
to
listen
to
the
citizens
of
albany
and
they
continue
to
legislate.
That
way
and-
and
and
this
is
you
know,
even
though
it's
2021
this
council
council
members
should
be
proud
of
themselves.
E
E
This
council
is
your
legislative
branch
of
government
and
they
are
doing
a
great
job
and
they're
listening
to
their
constituents
and
they're
working
through
those
issues
and-
and
I'm
just
I'm
just
proud
today-
that
we're
moving
forward
and
passing
this
local
law,
because
it
shows
the
work
of
a
council
of
the
legislative
body
working
together
hearing
what
the
citizens
wants
and
really
getting
down
and
doing
the
work.
So
this
idea
has
come
and
I'd
like
to
thank
our
council
members
for
putting
in
the
work
to
make
it
happen.
Thank
you.
K
F
F
B
N
F
J
F
C
C
C
Thank
you,
mr
president,
and
to
speak
to
both
this
local
law,
and
my
comments
will
also
include
ordinance,
21
92
20
later
on
the
agenda,
which
complements
this.
They
they
go
together.
C
So
you
know
one
of
our
greatest
assets,
I
think,
is
our
historic
landmarks
or
historic
districts
and
buildings,
and
every
time
we
lose
a
part
of
that
historic
infrastructure.
We
have
a
part
of
our
history.
We
lose
a
part
of
our
history
as
well,
and
it's
especially
discouraging
when
that
that
losses
comes
through
an
emergency
demolition.
C
So
what
this
local
law
and
the
accompanying
ordinance
does?
Doesn't
it's
not?
It
doesn't
solve
the
problem
in
a
sense,
it
doesn't
eliminate
emergency
demolitions,
but
what
it
seeks
to
do
is
to
really
strengthen
the
review
process
for
emergency
demos
and
stabilizations.
Emergency
actions
can
be
a
a
demolition
or
it
can
be
a
stabilization
of
a
historic
structure
and
to
establish
it
also
establishes
the
oversight
authority
of
the
historic
resources
commission,
which
they
clearly
didn't
have
in
terms
of
emergency
situations.
C
It
also
provides
an
annual
report
by
the
hrc
on
emergency
demos,
which
will
include,
could
include
recommendations
on
how
to
prevent
future
actions,
and
it
said,
sets
forth
in
the
code.
The
policy
that
emergency
demos,
of
historic
structures
within
an
historic
district
shall
be
used
as
a
last
resort,
when
no
other
method
will
save
will
serve
to
protect
occupants
or
public
from
a
direct
hazard.
C
It
also
provides
that
the
hrc
will
receive
timely
notification
of
emergency
actions
and
information
and
findings
that
are
the
basis
of
those
actions,
including
engineering
and
structural
reports
of
the
history
of
prior
code
violations
and
citations,
and
it
also
expands
the
vacant
building
registry,
quarterly
reports
to
include
information
on
the
number
of
vacant
buildings
within
historic
districts
that
are
registered
and
also
the
number
of
emergency
actions
that
are
taken
within
historic
districts
by
historic
districts,
so
that
we
can
look
at
each
individual
district
and
see
what
what
what
the
current
case
might
be.
C
This
is
both
of
these
are
are
consistent
with
and
include
elements
from
the
recently
adopted
historic
preservation
plan.
That's
being
worked
on
in
terms
of
implementation
through
the
planning
department,
and
you
know,
combined
with
the
work
that
the
building
the
buildings
department
is
doing
in
terms
of
identifying
structures
at
risk
and
trying
to
do
early
intervention.
C
I
think
it
sets
the
stage
for
a
more
comprehensive
and
active
review
of
emergency
actions
and
hopefully
gets
us
to
the
point
where
we
won't
have
to
destroy
those
buildings,
and
we
can
look
at
how
we
can
preserve
and
revitalize
neighborhoods
through
the
revitalization
of
our
historic
structures.
I
do
want
to.
You
know,
acknowledge
the
support
you
know
from
the
planning
committee
on
this.
I
also
want
to
thank
council
members,
fahey
and
doshay
for
co-sponsoring
and
their
support
and
participation
in
developing
this
proposal.
C
I
want
to
acknowledge
that,
through
the
discussion
in
the
committee,
the
support
from
the
the
planning
department
especially
want
to
recognize
brad,
glass
and
aaron
glennon,
who
is
the
historic
preservation
planner
within
the
planning
department.
I
want
to
recognize
the
involvement
support
from
rick
lejoy
in
the
buildings
department.
C
Amy
levine
in
corp
council's
office,
who
helped
in
terms
of
revising
some
of
the
language
which
were
which
has
been
incorporated
into
the
amended
version,
and
also
this
was
discussed
at
a
couple
of
meetings
by
of
the
historic
resources
commission
where
they
had.
I
think
you
know
very
good
discussions
in
terms
of
the
policy
the
process,
what
they
felt
they
needed,
also
in
terms
of
moving
forward,
and
I
wanted
so.
I
do
want
to
thank
the
support
that
we
received
from
hrc.
C
So
I
think
this
is
an
important
step
moving
forward
and
helps
us
to
shed
more
light
and
discussion
on
the
whole
process
and
try
to
get
it
to
the
point
where
we
can
look
at
stabilizing
and
preserving
our
historic
resources
rather
than
demolishing
them.
Thank
you.
L
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
I
want
to
commend
councilmember
conte
for
bringing
this
legislation
forth.
It
really
did
respond
from
an
outcry
from
the
public
about
our
historic
buildings
and
just
losing
the
historic
fabric
of
our
city,
and
you
know
there.
It
really
was
part
of.
It
was
a
very
poor
communication
between
between
the
city
and
the
public
and
as
far
as
the
actions
that
were
taken-
and
I
say
poor
communication
in
that
there's-
not
enough
communication.
L
We
have
a
lot,
we
have
people
with
tremendous
backgrounds
and
are
saving
our
historic
buildings
and
and
also
our
city
staff
is
making
those
you
know
important
safety
decisions
all
the
time
trying
to
protect
the
public
when
buildings
are
truly
dangerous
and
put
place
people
at
risk.
L
But
there
was
tremendous
frustration
and
this
legislation,
and
also
some
of
the
work
by
the
historic
resources,
commission
and
and
actions
by
the
public,
really
brought
the
whole
issue
to
the
forefront
and
some
of
the
communication
that
has
occurred
both
on
historic
resources,
commission,
with
with
our
planning
department
and
our
buildings
and
codes
department
and
the
communication
that
occurred
in
our
committee
meetings
on
this
legislation
was
been
tremendously
productive.
L
So
we
are
going
to
there's
going
to
be
great
improvements
here
as
far
as
the
decisions
that
are
made
about
our
historic
buildings
that
are
are
so
at
risk
and
we'll
have
recommendations
from
people
with
very
strong
backgrounds
in
this
area
and
good
communication
in
both
directions.
So
again,
I
just
want
to
commend
everyone
involved
in
as
to
their
work
on
this
legislation.
Thank
you.
E
I
F
F
F
J
F
D
E
Thank
you,
local
law
law
assets,
I'm
moving
on
to
reports
of
any
standing
committees
or
committee
reports.
I
think,
mr
kimbrough,
do
you
have
a
report
I'll
go
to
miss
faith.
L
Well,
thank
you.
Mr
president.
The
planning
committee
met
on
february
16th
to
discuss
a
local
m
of
2020,
passed
out
with
a
positive
recommendation
that
we
just
passed
and
ordinance
20
its
companion,
ordinance,
21,
92
20
all
having
to
do
with
strength,
strengthening
oversight
of
the
historic
resource
commission
on
demolitions
of
our
and
stabilizations
of
our
historic
buildings.
L
We
also
met
on
ordinance,
46
122
20,
regarding
technical
amendments
to
the
usdo,
and
we
will
also
the
planning
committee
will
also
be
meeting
on
march
3rd
on
resolution.
18,
22,
21
r,
that's
a
reappointment
of
jeffrey
sperry,
who
is
the
member
and
chair
of
the
parking
authority,
and
we
will
be
discussing
again
46
122,
20
technical
amendments
to
the
usdo,
and
we
will
also
be
doing
a
general
review
of
this
past
year's
usdo
activities.
A
Yes,
thank
you.
Mr
president.
The
public
safety
committee
has
meetings
scheduled
for
march
2nd,
which
is
tomorrow
and
march,
8th,
to
receive
to
have
a
discussion
and
receive
public
comment
on
the
police
collaborative
final
report.
H
Thank
you.
Mr
president.
The
housing
and
community
development
committee
will
be
meeting
on
march
9th
to
begin
its
review
of
the
process
for
awarding
grants
through
the
community
development
block
grants
and
other
federal
funding,
and
then
we
are
in
the
process
of
rescheduling
the
joint
meeting
with
the
community
development
and
housing
agency
to
april
7th
for
us
to
hold
a
hearing
on
anybody
who
wants
to
contest
their
awards
or
lack
thereof
through
the
process
through
the
review
process.
H
E
G
Mention
this
last
time,
but
on
this
thursday
march
4th
we
will
have
a
finance
committee
meeting
we'll
have
an
update
from
the
treasurer
and
the
budget
director
about
the
city
finances,
hopefully
including
we've
discussed
with
them,
including
some
snapshot
of
what
we're
expecting
from
the
state.
G
In
addition,
it's
not
all
that
we
also
get
to
discuss
ordinances,
so
we'll
be
discussing
ordinance
number
44.122.20
with
the
closing
of
scots
scott
street
and
it's
a
partner,
ordinance,
45.1
222.20,
authorizing
the
sale
of
scratch,
scott
street
and
then
finally
resolution
number
13.21.21
r,
which
will
be
consenting
to
the
elimination
of
one
full-time
position
in
the
creation
of
another
which
will
affect
a
salary
total
in
the
office
of
human
resources.
E
Thank
you
said
all
wicked
mini
reports.
Okay,
continuing
on
our
agenda
going
to
ordinances
introduced
mr
o'brien.
A
I
can't
hear
you
yeah:
okay,
I'm
I'm
on
the
rest
of
the
ordinances
are
held;
no,
no,
no,
actually
they're,
not
no!
For
for
for
this
one,
it's
going
to
general
services
43
mr
o'brien
is
going
to
generally.
Thank
him.
Sorry
about
that.
C
Thank
you,
mr
president,
I
notice
ordinance
21.92.20
as
amended
request
passage
and
a
roll
call
vote
thereon.
L
F
M
F
J
F
B
A
E
Thank
you.
Ernest
passes
continuing
on
mr
kimbrough
now.
E
E
Thank
you,
mr
kimbrough.
A
I'm
muted
I'll
be
a
referral
finance.
E
Thank
you
continuing
on
miss
pharaoh.
E
M
M
M
O
Thank
you,
mr
president,
you
know
I'm
happy
that
the
resolution
was
put
out
there.
Vic
is
morgan
deserving
of
it.
You
know
just
if
I
could
speak
again.
O
You
know
I
was
listening
to
a
young
man
and
tell
me
about
his
time
at
liverson
at
a
time
when
vic
would
just
hand
pick
a
number
of
kids
and
take
them
and
buy
sneakers
for
them,
and
you
know
you
just
think
about
how
important
sneakers
are
to
students-
and
you
know
I
just
thought
about
some
of
the
comments
that
were
shared
when
people
found
out
that
vic
passed
away,
and
you
know
he
was
he
was
there
every
step
of
the
way,
and
you
know
just
on
a
personal
note.
O
Vic
was
very
supportive
to
me
and
all
my
friends
and
you
know
I
I
just
feel
sad,
and
you
know
I
woke
up
the
other
day
and
I
just
thought
that
vic
is
not
here
anymore.
On
top
of
the
many
people
that
we
are
losing,
and
I
I
just
every
day
that
I
think
about
some
of
the
accomplishments
vic
had
and-
and
you
know,
the
obstacles
that
he
had
ahead
against
him.
O
He
persevered
and
I
think
that,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
vic
will
go
down
as
an
overachiever
if
it
was
everyone.
So
thank
you
to
the
sponsors
of
the
the.
E
Resolution
you,
mr
johnson,
any
further
discussion
on
this
resolution,
since
we
are
all
since
you're
all
co-sponsors,
we
will
do
this
by
voice
vote.
Mr
conte,
sorry
just
blow
your
hand
go
ahead.
Mr
cotton.
C
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Actually
the
victor
was
a
resident
of
park
south
when
I
first
met
him
back
in
1997,
he
was
living
in
park
south.
That
was
also
the
time
when
the
the
common
council
seat
opened
up
and
for
a
time
he
was
actually
a
candidate
for
council
that
year,
but
that
was
a.
I
got
an
opportunity
to
to
know
victor
his
involvement
in
the
neighborhood.
C
I
haven't
seen
him
for
a
long
time,
but
what
I
recall
is
his
is
caring
about
the
neighborhood,
his
commitment,
his
involvement
and
I
want
to
join
other
members
and
really
express
my
condolences
for
the
loss
to
our
community.
Thank
you.
C
E
Conte
see
you
know
for
a
discussion,
since
this
is
every
council
member
is
a
co-sponsor
of
this
resolution.
We
will
do
it
by
the
voice
of
all
those
in.
B
A
A
A
Yes,
I
notice
thank
you
vice
president
resolution,
27
31
21r,
and
ask
for
its
introduction.
A
I
think
it
needs
an
emcee
first
yeah.
Yes,
thank
you.
Is
it
yeah,
mr
kimbrough?
Okay,
yeah.
Thank
you,
mr
president,
make
the
motivation
to
add
resolution
28
31-21
by
majority
consent.
E
C
Thank
you.
Mr
president,
I
offer
resolution
28,
31,
21,
21
r
and
request
its
reading
and
passage.
E
E
Okay,
I'm
sorry,
I
hope
you
guys
can
see
me.
My
computer
froze
any
discussion
on
this
resolution.
Mr
conte.
C
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
appreciate
the
support
tonight.
This
the
stonewall
uprising
of
1969
was
the
spark
that
gave
birth
to
the
political
activism
of
the
the
modern-day
lgbtq
human
rights
movement.
1971
50
years
ago
was
also
the
time
when
we
had
the
introduction
of
the
the
sexual
orientation
non-discrimination
act.
The
first
statewide
non-discrimination
bill
that
was
in
february
of
1979
71.
C
I'm
sorry
that
bill
didn't
actually
pass
and
become
law
until
2002,
but
it
was
also
the
year
of
the
first
march
for
the
first
gay
and
lesbian
march
for
civil
rights
on
a
state
capitol
anywhere
in
the
country,
and
that
happened
right
here
in
albany
back
up
march,
14th
1971..
C
C
C
The
reports
were
that
they
were
threatening
phone
calls,
that
there
were
threats
about
snipers
and
there
was
even
reports
of
buses
being
advised
by
the
state
police
not
to
stop
at
certain
through-way
stops
on
the
way
up,
so
as
not
to
create
tensions
in
other
issues
or
make
people
feel
uncomfortable.
C
The
albany
police
department
actually
refused
to
issue
a
permit
for
participants
to
march
to
the
capitol
for
the
rally,
and
so
they
were
forced
instead
and
a
lot
of
them
came
from
the
unitarian
church
up
on
washington
avenue,
which
was
the
host
of
a
dance
off
the
the
night
before.
C
But
marches
would
have
to
march
single
file
along
the
sidewalk
down
washington
avenue
until
they
arrived
at
the
the
rally
site
in
front
of
the
capitol
and
along
the
way
there
were
reports
of
you
know,
eggs,
rotten
eggs
being
thrown.
There
was
a
lot
of
snow
on
the
ground,
snowballs
being
thrown
things
of
that
nature
as
well,
but
the
rally
took
place.
C
It
was
an
historic
event.
It
happened
50
years
ago,
as
I
said
march
15
march
14th
of
this
year
was
the
exact
anniversary
march
14th
of
sunday,
and
so
I
think
it's
important.
It
was
a
special
part
in
in
the
history
of
the
the
lgbtq
movement.
Albany
played
a
role
in
it,
and
so
this
resolution
recognizes
that
event.
What
happened
the
time
and
you
know
it-
it
was
really
the
birth
of
a
lot
of
activism.
C
There
was
political
activism
here
in
albany,
as
well
as
in
other
other
parts
of
the
state
that
all
came
together
and
contributed
to
to
this,
and
that's
how
we
eventually
had
a
number
of
localities
adopting
human
rights
ordinances
prior
to
the
2002
statewide
law,
but
it
all
grew
out
of
the
activism
from
stonewall.
C
This
march,
which
was,
as
I
said
the
first
march
anywhere
in
the
country,
the
first
statewide
march
anywhere
in
the
country
on
the
state,
capitol,
so
appreciate
your
support
tonight,
one
of
the
things
that
it
does
ask
that
we
fly
the
pride
flags
for
the
the
buy
trans
and
the
rainbow
flag
from
city
hall
the
weekend,
the
anniversary
weekend
of
the
march
as
a
commemoration.
C
C
Thank
you
and
thank
you
by
the
way
for
people
who
don't
remember
the
person
here
in
the
trench
coat
in
the
back
there,
that's
ernie
ray
who
was
one
of
the
leaders,
and
I
think
some
people
will
remember
and
knew
ernie
who
passed
away
in
1991.
I
knew
him
well.
I
learned
a
lot
from
him.
C
Ernie
was
one
of
the
leaders
of
the
march.
He
was
actually
he
worked
for
senator
manfred
orenstein
at
the
time
and
he
was
senator
orenstein's
liaison
to
the
gay
and
lesbian
community.
C
Senator
ornstein
from
manhattan
was
the
democratic
minority
leader
and
it
was
senator
orenstein
from
manhattan
and
assembly
member
al
blumenthal
from
manhattan
who
introduced
the
first
gay
rights
ordinance
in
1971,
as
I
say
that
eventually
passed
in
2002,
but
that
that's
ernie
in
the
back
there
in
the
trench
coat-
and
I
know
a
number
of
us
might
remember
him
and
have
fond
memories
of
him
as
well.