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Local Law D of 2021
Resolution 25.31.21R
Resolution 33.41.21R
Resolution 34.21.21R
A
Excellent
welcome
everyone
to
another,
of
course,
exciting
and
wonderful
finance
committee
meeting.
I
actually
want
to
start
with
mike
wheeler.
This
is
his
last
committee
meeting,
so
I
mean,
I
guess,
it'll
be
a
quiet
round
of
applause,
but
everybody
give
him
a
round
of
applause
that
he
can
see
thanks
mike
for
everything
that
you
have
done
for
the
city
over
the
years,
and
we
just
really
appreciate
you
and
we
really
miss
you
and
glad
that
you
are
still
working
in
municipal
government
and
hope
that
you'll
come
back
to
see
us.
C
A
D
D
D
We
do
need
to
get
the
police
officers
union
to
a
point
where
they
can
actually
sit
at
the
table
with
us,
and
hopefully
that
will
happen
soon.
That's
no
fault
of
mike's,
and
I
just
I
mean
it
was
a
herculean
task.
I
it
blew
my
mind
when
I
started
and
we
were
so
far
behind
on
these
and
we
would
get
these
updates
and
not
much.
D
A
Go
ahead,
so
I
will
now
tell
the
wonderful
people
who
are
watching
everyone
that
is
here.
We
have
committee
members,
judy
deshay,
alfredo
ballerin
jamel
robinson
and
mike
o'brien,
we're
also
joined
by
tom
hoey
and
usu
nane.
Are
there
any
other
council?
I
don't
see
any
other
council
members,
but
we
have
some
incredible
staff
in
addition
to
mike,
obviously
mike
miller,
we
are
also
joined
by
our
mayor,
kathy
shann,
who
will
be
going
up
first
to
discuss
the
external
task
force.
A
But
before
I
introduce
you
kathy
fully,
I'm
going
to
say
everybody
else.
That's
here
we
also
have
danielle
gillespie
john
rafael
piccardo.
We
have
our
treasurer
daria
shanafar.
We
have
our
director
of
operations.
Rachel
mcinenny.
Is
that
the
correct
title
for
you,
the
commissioner?
Commissioner?
That's
right,
you
have
a
fancier
title.
We
have
dr
dorcia
pliers,
our
auditor
and
we
also
have
rick
lejoy
and
valerie
scott.
I
believe
valerie
is
rick's
right-hand
person
and
solves
many
of
the
issues
that
he
deals
with.
So
we
appreciate
her
joining
him.
A
Phillip,
it's
so
nice
to
see
your
to
see
your
face.
We've
seen
you
in
emails,
so
mayor.
If
you
wouldn't
mind,
kicking
us
off
this,
is
the
mayor
said
that
she
would
come
and
provide
an
update
on
the
external
task
force
that
would
be
really
focusing
on
the
funds
in
the
community
that
we're
getting
from
the
federal
government
and
how
it's
impacting
it.
G
There
have
been
a
number
of
conference
calls
that
have
happened
with
the
u.s
conference
of
mayors
and
members
of
the
biden,
administration
and
treasury,
so
that
we
could
provide
our
input
as
to
the
desire
to
have
flexibility.
We
certainly
want
accountability,
but
we
also
want
flexibility
as
communities
across
the
country
have
varying
impacts
from
covid.
G
G
G
So
as
you
can
see,
the
purpose
of
the
task
force
is
not
to
spend
any
money,
so
I
want
to
be
really
clear
about
that.
They
will
have
no
authority
to
allocate
funds
or,
to
you
know,
even
review,
grant
applications
or
requests
for
funding.
You
know
that
purview
is
going
to
fall
under
the
responsibility
of
myself
as
the
mayor
and
the
council
with
respect
to
authorizing
our
budgetary
allocations.
G
G
We're
not
sure
how.
But
we
will
be
allowed
to
focus
our
funding.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
strategically
maximize
the
resources
that
are
available
to
our
residents
and
that
we're
engaging
every
sector,
and
so,
if
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
you
know.
The
reason
that
this
is
important
is
that
there
are
a
number
of
funding
sources
that
are
available
to
our
community.
G
The
save
our
stages
money,
restaurants,
have
a
grant
source
that
is
going
to
be
available
to
them
that
will
bridge
the
gap
between
their
2019
profits
and
their
2020
profits.
There
is
a
rent
relief
in
the
neighborhood
of
50
billion
dollars.
The
county
is
administering
some
of
that.
The
state
is
administering.
Some
of
that
there
is
cares,
act,
funding
that
the
city
has
that
is
designed
to
focus
on.
You
know
our
underserved
communities
that
meet
certain
criteria
and
there's
also
ppp
funding
the
school
district.
G
If
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
you
know
the
school
district
is
receiving
46
million
dollars,
cdta
is
receiving
over
51
million
dollars.
The
county
is
receiving
59
million
dollars,
so
we
don't
want
to
duplicate
efforts.
We
have
an
opportunity
if
we
work
in
coordination
with
one
another
to
understand
where
the
best
resource
is
to
meet
the
needs
that
are
identified
by
the
task
force.
G
So
if
we
go
to
the
next
slide,
you
know,
as
I
said,
there's
broad
language
in
the
recovery
act
about
how
that
funding
can
be
spent,
and
I
think
that
you
know
this
this
you
know.
Obviously,
first
and
foremost,
we
need
to
ensure
that
we're
balancing
our
budget
that
we're
making
up
for
our
lost
revenue
so
that
we
can
be
on
firm
grounds
to
provide
essential
city
services
over
the
next
three
years.
G
One
of
the
examples
that
I'll
give
you
is
that
our
housing
authority
they
are
currently
about
2.3
million
dollars
down
in
revenue.
They
have
dozens
and
dozens
of
tenants
that
have
not
paid
rent
and
are
at
risk
of
eviction,
and
so
the
much
of
the
funding
that's
been
made
available
for
rev
for
rental
assistance
is
prohibitedly
excluded
from
being
used
by
housing
authorities.
G
In
that
final
paragraph,
there
necessary
investments
in
water,
sewer
or
broadband
infrastructure.
I
think
for
the
city
of
albany.
We
would
all
agree
that
broadband
infrastructure
is
something
that's
critically
important
and
the
pandemic
has
only
highlighted
the
importance
of
ensuring
that
everyone
has
access
to
broadband.
G
The
2020
projected
is,
you
know,
that's
a
pretty
solid
number,
we're
still
closing
out
our
books,
but
we
had
a
revenue
shortfall
based
on
the
you
know,
2019
compared
to
2020
of
just
over
15
million
dollars,
and
you
know
we're
projecting
additional
shortfalls.
We've
been
working
really
closely
with
darius
on
where
we
are
with
our
property
tax
collections.
G
We
have
some
pretty
significant
concerns
about
potential
impacts
on
our
tax
base.
If
office
buildings
do
not
come
back
fully
so
that
forecast
of
lost
revenue
is
based
on
some,
you
know
very
rough
estimates
of
what
would
happen
if
we
lose
certain
percentages
of
the
the
property
values,
mainly
of
commercial
properties.
G
But
that
helps
us
with
the
work
that
we
are
doing
to
advance
the
needs
of
our
most
fiscally
challenged
and
resource
challenged.
Neighborhoods.
So
next
slide,
so
you
know
these
are
the
sectors
that
are
represented.
I
don't
need
answers
tonight,
but
you
know
certainly
want
input
from
the
council,
and
there
are
a
number
of
council
members
that
are
on
the
the
task
force.
Who
are
we
missing
and
and
how
can
we
make
sure
that
we
are
addressing
you
know
any
gaps?
G
If
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
you
know
we're
on
a
pretty
fast
timeline,
because
we
know
that
we
are
going
to
be
working
with
the
council
on
our
2021,
our
2022
budget
very
soon,
and
we're
going
to
be
needing
to
make
some
changes
to
our
2021
budget.
We
do
want
to
get
this
money
out
the
door
this
year
to
the
extent
that
we
are
able
to,
and
the
guidelines
allow
us
to,
so
that
we
can
keep
people
housed
and
meet
needs
that
are
identified.
G
Sorry,
so
so
you
know
we're
we're
in
the
process
of
of
working
with
the
members
of
the
task
force
to
identify
the
best
time
for
us
to
meet,
we
will
be
conducting
a
needs
assessment.
We're
working,
capitalized
albany
is
providing
a
staff
person
to
help
us
with
drafting
surveys
and
getting
those
surveys
out
so
that
we
can
determine
what
the
needs
are
and
then
get
recommendations
drafted
and
finalized.
G
G
We
really
want
to
understand
how
we
can
help
remove
those
barriers
and
how
we
can
connect
our
institutions
with
the
resources
that
they
need.
You
know
another
really
good
example
is
the
save
our
stages
money,
the
way
that
those
grants
have
been
structured?
As
I
understand
it,
the
belief
is
that
the
larger
institutions
like
the
palace
cap,
rep,
are
going
to
have
a
big
advantage
in
getting
the
bulk
of
those
funds,
and
some
of
our
smaller
arts
organizations
are
going
not
going
to
be
able
to
access
that
funding.
G
G
So
that's
all
that
I
have
with
respect
to
where
we
are
in
this
process,
and
I
know
that
council
member
duchess
had
submitted
a
number
of
questions.
We
provided
a
written
response
to
those
questions
and
you
know
again.
I
want
to
assure
you
this
is
not
a
spending
or
fund
granting
task
force.
This
is
a
a
task
force
designed
to
really
give
us
as
much
clarity
as
we
can
get
as
decision
makers
and
as
elected
officials
about
what
the
needs
are
in
our
city
across
communities
and
across
sectors.
H
G
You
know
we're
going
to
be
yes,
I
mean
you
know
anybody
can
come
to
the
meetings.
It
was
kind
of
funny
to
see
everybody
so
excited
at
being
there
for
it,
many
of
them
at
their
first
in-person
meeting
that
they've
had
since
covid
and
the
times
union
center
has
graciously
offered
to
host
the
meetings.
I
think
that
there
will
be
a
lot
of
sector
work.
That
is
done,
and
you
know
that's
kind
of
a
tbd
as
to
how
they're
going
to
collect
that
information.
G
But
certainly
we
have
a
a
landing
space
on
the
website
and
what
we
anticipate
mike
is
it
will
be
soliciting
input
via
survey
and
via
outreach
sort
of
like
you
know,
I
think
we're
we're
we're
really
kind
of
envisioning,
like
the
the
regional
economic
development
council
model.
Where
that
you
know
the
council
meets
and
discusses
its
agenda,
but
then
there's
an
opportunity
for
people
to
present
their
ideas
with
respect
to
funding,
but
we're
really
you
know
this
isn't
about.
You
know
folks,
pet
projects.
It
really
is
about.
G
You
know
identifying.
Where
are
the
gaps
right?
What
what
is
you
know?
What
we're
really
gonna
be
asking
our
business
community
for
is
like
how
many
businesses
in
the
downtown
bid
are
not
going
to
be
able
to
access
any
other
bucket
of
funding,
and
what
is
the
collective
need?
That
is
there
in
order
for
them
to
stay
in
business
right,
we
know
that
there
are
businesses
that
haven't
paid
rent.
So
you
know
it's
really
collecting
that
information
so
that
we
have
an
understanding
of
what
the
need
is.
G
Right
but
I
do
think
darius
you
know
I
I
you
know,
I
I
understand
that
people
want
to
ensure
that
that
their
voice
is
being
heard
with
respect
to
needs
right
so
right.
So
absolutely
there
needs
to
be
a
public
facing
part
of
this,
but
everything
that
we
pull
together
and
and
and
the
information
that
we
collect
is
gonna
land
on
that
that
website
or
that
page
of
of
the
city
website.
D
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
mayor
for
the
clarification
with
regard
to
them,
not
having
authority.
I
did
I
get
to
make
specific
awards.
I
I
have
two
questions.
I
do
want
to
follow
up
on
on
something
you
just
said
with
regard
in
answer
to
mike's
question.
You
said
anyone
can
attend,
but
then
that
requires
the
public
us
to
be
provided
with
notice
of
when
and
where
the
meetings
are
going
to
be.
Is
that
going
to
be
the
case.
G
Yeah
we
haven't
determined
when
and
where.
Well,
I
think
we
know
where
the
meetings
are
going
to
be
we're.
I
you
know
the
room
at
that
bob
belber
provided
at
the
times
union
center,
I
think,
is,
is
probably
is
going
to
be
where
we
land
and
and
the
last
meeting
we
did
have
people
participate
by
zoom.
So
it's
very
easy
to
make
that
public.
The
the
challenge
is,
as
you
know,
with
audio,
so
we're
just
gonna
have
to
work
that
out.
D
D
I
grew
up
before
the
sunshine
was,
and
I
lobbied
for
the
sunshine
laws
when
I
was
in
college
and
things
were
different
and
and
so
some
people
don't
understand
why
I'm
making
an
issue
out
of
it.
But
it
is
different
when
you
see
what
people
are
saying
and
some
of
the
information
and
maybe
there's
information
that
needs
to
be
corrected
in
some
way
or
to
get
a
little
bit
different
perspective.
D
Second
question
is
ms
farrell
has
talked
about
the
buckets
of
funding
and
I
think
I've
gotten
a
little
bit
of
clarification
on
that,
because
our
85
million
dollars
in
no
way
is
directed
at
this
point
by
the
government.
As
far
as
we
know
into
any
particular
bucket,
we
have
our
list
of
our
four
uses
for
which
we
can
use
it,
but
it
doesn't
say:
oh
15
million
is
going
in
here
and
20
million
is
going
in
there.
D
It's
that's
left
to
us,
but
I
think
what
has
happened
is
when
people
are
talking
about
the
buckets
they're
talk.
You
just
were
talking
about
not
our
85
million,
but
the
other
programs
and
other
money
that
is
out
there.
That
can
also
assist
residents
and
businesses
and
not-for-profits
in
our
city,
in
addition
to
the
85
million.
So
so
this
task
for
us
will
be
helping
in
some
way
provide
guidance
to
encourage
people
to
apply
for
those
funds.
Is
that
part
of
what
I
understand.
G
I
mean
right:
we
think
it's
really
important,
that
people
have
information
about
how
to
access
the
various
programs
that
are
available
to
them,
and
so
you
know
there
are
already
workshops
happening
for
restaurant
owners
about
the
grant
program
that
will
be
available
to
restaurant
owners.
There
have
been
workshops
for
theater
organizations,
arts
organizations
about
how
to
access
that
funding.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
everyone
has
access
to
that
information.
G
You
know
the
sunshine
laws
apply
to
deliberative
bodies
like
this
one
that
have
the
ability
to
set
policy
and
spend
taxpayer
dollars,
and
so,
in
addition
to
the
the
broad-ranging
conversations
that
we
want
to
be
able
to
have
about
equity
and
about
needs
and
about
how
to
build
back
better.
Ultimately,
the
decisions
are
going
to
then
be.
G
You
know,
discussed
deliberated
and
debated
by
the
council
as
we
allocate
this
funding
in
our
budget,
and
that's
you
know
that
is
it's
very
important
to
make
sure
that
the
public
knows
that
you
know,
even
if,
even
if,
for
example,
let's
say
that
I'm
looking
at
this
list,
the
albany
community
action
partnership
identifies
that
there
is
a
a
20
million
dollar
need
for
child
care
in
the
city
of
albany.
That
doesn't
mean
we're
going
to
spend
20
million
dollars
on
child
care
in
the
city
of
albany.
G
We're
going
to
have
a
robust
discussion
about
how
do
we?
How
do
we
determine
where
that
funding
is?
You
know,
can
we
advocate
for
it
within
the
county
within
the
school
district?
You
know.
So
you
know
that's
where
you
know
we
we
want
to
ensure
that
we're
providing
the
space
for
advocacy
and-
and
what
was
you
know,
I
think,
left
to
its
own
devices.
G
All
of
us
would
be
getting
stopped
every
time
we
went
to
the
grocery
store
and
you
all
probably
will
anyway,
with
people
saying
you
know
you
need
to
help
landlords
or
you
need
to
help.
You
know
this
after
school
program
or
you
know
you
need
to
fund
whatever
you
know
a
person's
you
know
idea
is,
but
you
know
this
is
really
trying
to
find
a
a
a
way
for
us
to
do
that.
G
D
One
final:
well,
two
final
comments.
One
is
part
of
the
reason
why
I've
been
asking
these
questions
is
when
I
go
down
to
woodland
park
and
I'm
watering
the
grass
down
there
or
I'm,
taking
a
walk
around
the
neighborhood
and
looking
at
the
trees
that
were
taken
down
or
whatever
I'm
getting
being
asked
these
questions
about.
D
What?
How
is
this
going
to
happen?
How
is
this
money
going
to
be
allocated?
What
is
the
task
force
role?
What
is
the
common
council's
role,
and
I-
and
this
is
the
first
time-
I'm
getting
a
better
sense
of
really
what
our
role
will
be
in
that,
and-
and
the
final
thing
I
just
want
to
say,
is-
I
hope,
the
administration
and
other
people
are
thinking
about
talent.
That
specifically
has
experience
in
grant
writing
in
application,
writing,
etc
that
we
can
hire
to
actually
assist
people.
A
If
not
mayor,
thank
you
so
much
for
coming
and
updating
us.
I
would
like
to
I
usually
like
to
take
care
of
our
legislation
before
we
do
the
budget
update.
Are
you?
Okay
with
that
darius
and
mike
I
know,
wusu
has
a
commitment
that
he
has
to
get
to,
so
he
at
least
would
love
to
do
local
law
d,
which
would
then
free
fill
up
as
well.
So
so
why
don't?
Thank
you
so
much.
I
I
And
again,
I
know
during
the
the
pandemic,
the
mayor,
through
the
governor's
executive
order,
was
able
to
grant
additional
sick
days,
and
this
this
legislation
is
going
to
codify
the
executive
order.
Currently,
the
mayor
does
not
have
the
authority
to
provide
additional
paid
leave
related
to
public
health
crisis,
and
that's
why
I
think
this
is
an
important
step
in
the
right
direction
and
also
I
just
want
to
add
that
other
municipalities
have
passed
similar
measures.
More
recently
was
hudson,
and
I
think
schenectady
is
also
looking
into
this.
Thank
you.
A
J
Questions
yeah,
so
I
mean
the
way
that
I
read.
The
law
actually
makes
my
job
a
lot
easier
because,
like
I
said
the
way
that
I
read
it
is
that
it
it
allows
the
mayor
to
give
out
sick
leave
on
a
very
ad-hoc
basis
so
like.
If
somebody
gets
sick
with
covet,
then
the
mayor
is
allowed
to.
You
know,
extend
additional
sick
days.
J
You
know
I
was
kind
of
worried
about
a
situation
where
you
know,
for
example,
like
the
mayor
would
just
give
everybody
a
certain
amount
of
sick
days
to
you
know,
compensate
for
any
time
that
they
do
potentially
get
covered,
which
would
have
you
know
kind
of
wreaked
havoc
with
our
current
union
contracts,
but
the
way
that
it
is
structured.
Like
I
said
it's
much.
J
J
So
I
so,
admittedly
it's
actually
not
specified
like
what
would
happen
if
there
was
like
any
sort
of
remaining
sick
time
or
anything
like
that.
Like
I
said
I,
I
would
kind
of
encourage
the
way
the
law
is
structured
to
be
that
you
know
the
mayor
gives
two
weeks
and
then
the
employee
has
to
use
those
two
weeks
all
at
once,
in
order
to
avoid
a
situation
where
you
know,
say
they
quarantine
for
only
one
week
and
then
have
another
week
of
sick
time
extra.
J
You
know
that
I
would
think
you
know,
could
we
could
run
into
some
problems
if
we
were
to
stretch
it
that
way,
so
I
would
think
that
you
know
like.
I
said
the
way
that
I
would
it
would
work
with
that.
The
mayor
would
give
two
weeks
and
the
employees
expected
to
use
those
two
weeks
fully.
Okay,
so
that
they're
not
able
to
bank
any
extra
sick
time
or
anything
like
that.
I
H
H
J
J
Well,
I
mean
I
don't
know.
I
recently
saw
the
news
that,
for
example,
you
know
we
don't
really
expect
to
reach
herd
immunity
any
time
soon
and
therefore
you
know
what
will
kind
of
demarcate
the
end
of
the
pandemic
is
much
more
than
you
know.
It's.
It's
not
a
clear
cut
and
dry
like
sort
of
date,
or
anything
like
that.
So
you
know
I
mean
if
we
have
instances
of
covet
like
you
know
well
into
the
future.
J
You
know,
certainly
I
could
see
they're
being
used
for
keeping
that,
but
at
the
same
time
I
do
agree
that
you
know
eventually
it's
not
something
that
we
want
to
just
keep
indefinitely.
You
know
so
I
mean
I
how
far
into
the
future,
we
would
keep
it.
I
honestly
don't
know,
but
it
doesn't
have
any
sense.
J
J
Like
I
said
I,
I
don't
know
that
I
I
wouldn't
necessarily
like
language
like
that.
Just
because,
like
I
said
I
do,
I
am
afraid
that
if
we
were
to
like
have
it,
you
know
like
a
program
or
like
everybody
gets
a
certain
amount,
then
you
know
we
would
see
a
situation
where
people
are
essentially
getting
extra
sick
time
without
necessarily
needing
it.
D
J
D
D
F
D
I'm
trying
to
keep
her
or
him
out
of
trouble.
You
know
with
this
I'm
also.
I
just
want
to
note
that
there
there
are
there's
the
phrase:
the
mandatory
quarantine
for
precautionary
isolation
of
a
city,
employee
is
stated
in
the
first
clause
and
it
says
the
mandatory
quarantine
or
isolation
period
in
the
second.
You
know
following
that.
J
D
K
D
Right
and
I-
and
I
hope
that
that
is
a
minor
change
we
can
make
without
calling
a
real
amendment
so
anyway,
you
know
that
that's
my
only
concern
is
that
this
could
be
quite
expansive
because
you
need,
you
can't
be
arbitrary
capricious
and
you
need
to
treat
like
employees
like
not
that
you
know
not
that
it's.
You
know
the
exact
same
job,
but
people
who
fit
these
qualifications
if
they're
allowed
an
extra
week
of
sick
leave,
then
pretty
much.
D
E
J
And
you
know
that
that
is.
That
is
an
interesting
point
that
you
bring
up,
because
I
mean
the
language
of
the
law
as
it's
written
doesn't
necessarily
say
that
you
know
the
mayor
would
be
extending
additional
sick
time.
It
just
says
a
period
of
leave.
You
know
so
I
mean
you
know
I
I
gathered
that
it
is
supposed
to
be
sick
time.
J
Just
from
the
you
know,
the
kind
of
background
that
came
along
with
the
law,
but,
like
I
said
I
mean
the
law
itself
as
it's
written,
doesn't
state
that
it
is
necessarily
for
sick
leave,
which
you
know
it
could
be
a
good
thing
in
that
it
does
cover.
You
know
both
situations
where
somebody
is
sick,
but
also
a
situation
where
they're
not
necessarily
sick,
but
they
just
need
to
quarantine.
D
A
E
F
E
I
don't
have
them
with
me,
but
I
can
certainly
we
had
a
daily
tracker
that
I
think
director,
lejoy
and
darius.
Sean
farquhan
and
valerie
can
share
you
that
we
watched
and
tracked
on
a
daily
basis,
we're
happy
to
say
today
for
the
last
few
days.
No
one
has
covet
in
the
whole
city
of
albany,
so
we've
been
tracking
it
very
closely,
of
course,
because
we
also
wanted
to
track
it
for
possible
fema
reimbursement
as
well.
So
we
knew
who
was
working
and
when
they
were
working
so.
F
H
I
F
F
So
I
like
the
idea
of
that's,
being
moved
forward.
I'm
glad
we
already
have
something
in
place.
I'm
glad
to
hear
that
that's
important
for
our
employees.
I
do
think
it
should
say
paid.
You
know
it's
a
big
difference
between
leave
and
paid
leave.
Some
people
can
default
just
to
take
me
if
it's
not
paid,
so
we
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
we're
addressing
those
constellations
as
well.
E
Yeah,
that's
correct
we're
kind
of
anxious
to
get
new
directives
out
of
the
out
of
new
york
state
because,
as
more
and
more
people
come
back
to
work,
you
know
things
have
changed
and
we
don't
have
very
new
updates
for
our
employees
as
they
return
to
work
from
the
health
department
in
the
in
the
department
of
state.
So
I
think
our
last
update
was
like
the
end
of
may.
We
have
some
stuff
out
of
the
cdc,
so
we're
really
as
people
kind
of
coming
back
more
and
more
into
the
office.
A
Guidelines-
okay,
so
we
will
be
tabling
local
id
for
further
work.
Next
up
a
resolution
25.31.21
r.
This
is
the
resolution
of
the
common
council
consenting
to
the
elimination
of
one
full-time
position,
the
creation
of
another
which
will
affect
the
salary
total
for
the
2021
budget.
This
is
for
the
department
of
wreck.
Don't
see
anyone
from
the
department
of
rec
here.
A
A
Yeah,
I
believe
you
are
correct.
Next
up,
we
have
resolution
33.41.21
r.
This
is
the
resolution
of
the
common
council
consenting
to
the
elimination
of
two
full-time
positions
in
the
creation
of
two
others,
which
will
affect
salary
totals
for
the
2021
budget
office
of
the
treasurer
darius.
You
are
on.
B
A
B
Yeah
we,
what
we've
had
here
is
basically
I
had
people
who
applied
for
promotion
qualified
and
we
didn't
have
the
positions
open.
We
had
one
position
open
for
an
account
position.
This
is
for
my
front
line
staff,
administrative
assistant
and
a
counselor,
and
so
what
we
want
to
do
is
basically
create
three
positions
and
eliminate
two
of
the
account
clerk
positions.
So
we.
B
And
the
money
that's
coming
from
it
is
coming
from.
I
think
I
believe
it's
our
postage
budget,
which
has
which
has
gone
down
in
usage
in
part,
because
we
put
the
waste
collection
fees
on
people's
property
tax
bills
for
this
year.
We
have
enough
leeway
within
our
budget
to
to
do
this
and
have
really
a
terrific
opportunity
for
once
for
me,
which
has
been
the
worst
part
of
civil
service,
quite
frankly,
to
be
able
to
promote
people
in
my
office
who
are
willing
to
to
to
do
it.
F
D
D
C
If
there
shouldn't
be
an
increase
in
the
health
insurance,
if
there's
not
a
full
additional
position
being
created,
but
there
should
be
a
little
bit
a
little
bit
in
there
for
social
security
honestly.
So
I
don't
let
me
I
don't
know
what
to
say,
but
I
don't
you
know
it
that
won't
be
it's
based
on
what
we're
moving.
That
would
not
be
a
hugely
significant
number.
B
C
Yeah,
when
we
looked
at
it
last,
I
didn't
we
didn't
it.
Looked
like
there
was
enough
being
moved
over
to
cover
all
the
expenses,
so
I
really
don't
see
it
as
being
a
being
an
issue
as
far
as
voting
on
it
tonight,
whether
to
for
it
to
happen.
There
is
the
budgetary
flexibility
in
there
and
we
can
break
that
out
of
dna
for
the
for
those
non-salary
items,
which
really
should
only
be
social
security.
D
B
A
All
in
favor
aye,
that
appears
to
be
unanimous.
Thank
you
very
much.
Don't
go
anywhere,
though,
because
we
need
to
hear
more
from
you
in
just
a
little
bit.
Next
up,
we
have
resolution
34,
21
21r,
a
resolution
of
the
common
council
consenting
to
the
elimination
of
one
full-time
position,
the
creation
of
another
which
will
affect
salary
totals
for
the
2021
budget,
department
of
buildings
and
regulatory
compliance,
rick
and
valerie.
You
guys
are
on.
L
Thank
you
yeah,
so
we're
just
looking
to
reclassify
a
current
clerk
position
into
a
permit
tech
position,
which
is
more
in
line
with
the
duties
of
the
the
position
and
the
increase
in
money
is
actually
coming
from.
Our
other
permit
technician
position
where
we
hired
at
a
lower
salary.
So
it's
a
budget
neutral
change,
but
it's
definitely
more
in
line
of
what
we
need
internally.
L
A
C
C
C
C
You
know
a
piece
we
were
looking
at,
but
you
know
I
would
say,
99
of
our
actuals
are,
if
not
more
are
actually
in
are
in
now,
so
these
should
be
very
solid
numbers
give
or
take
a
couple
of
adjustments,
but
these
should
be
the
numbers
that
were
or
where
we
should
be
ending
with,
for
the
most
part
we'll
just
go.
We
can
just
go
through
them
line
by
line
and
give
you
some
context
with
property
tax.
C
Really,
nothing
was
affected
on
this
end,
because
really
we
did,
we
do
receive
our
taxes
before
obviously
covet
and
that
won't
catch
up
to
us
until
down
the
road,
the
next,
the
next
you
know
tax
roll
anyway,
so
that's
really
a
normal.
A
normal
a
normal
year
we're
a
little
bit
ahead.
Only
because
of
the
challenges
and
certifications
that
come
in
were
less
this
year
than
have
been
previous
years.
We
budgeted
about
300
000.
For
that
and
we
didn't
see.
We
didn't
see
that
you
know
it's
about.
C
C
C
state
aid,
you
would
think
would
be
what
we
had
talked
about
as
far
as
aim
and
some
other
direct
aid,
but
not
really
on
aim.
We
did
receive
95
of
our
normal
aim.
We
are
still
waiting
on
word
about
the
final
five
percent.
We
had
heard
from
nikon
that
we
would
be
getting
that
additional
five
percent
when
stimulus
comes
in,
so
we
were
still
waiting
to
see
how
that
rolls
out,
but
it
is
possible.
Another
600,
000
plus,
is
coming
when
that
happens.
C
The
real
drop-off
in
that
state
aid
was
directly
related
towards
reimbursable
programs
and
grant
programs
that
we
did
have
amended
in
our
budget
for
but
did
not
really
actualize
the
receipt
of
those
prime
most
of
them
are
within
the
police
department.
So
I'm
working
with
when
we're
working
with
the
police
to
do
a
deeper
dive
to
really
find
out.
If
these
are
this,
money
is
gone
or
this
money
is
just
delayed.
So
that's
kind
of
we're
kind
of
in
limbo
a
bit
on
that,
but
we
are
looking.
C
B
Boy,
you
just
missed
my
great
conversation
yeah.
I
think
same
thing,
as
mike
said,
with
the
with
the
aim
reduction
they're.
I
think
they're
waiting
for
the
money
to
come
in
from
the
federal
government
and
then
they'll
see
what,
if
what
they'll
be
able
to
do
so
they
just
don't
have
any
guidance
for
me
yet
as
to
when
or
if
that
will
happen.
C
I'll
give
you
some
of
the
examples
of
what,
where
we
saw
some
biggest
losses
in
there.
Certainly,
the
big
losses
within
within
there
were
some
parking
revenue
and
also,
obviously,
all
the
revenue
from
our
special
events,
so
between
the
parking
and
special
events
makes
up
about
1.2
million
of
that
number.
C
Landfill,
the
the
biggest,
obviously,
obviously
we
were
down
you
know
from
what
what
generated
us
being
down
primarily
from
our
budgeted
number,
was
really
the
sale
of
methane
gas.
There
is
some
ongoing
litigation
with
the
company
that
that
does
buy
that
gas
from
us.
So
I
really
can't
speak
specifically,
but
we
did
see
about
a
400
000
loss
from
budget
on
what
was
expected
to
be
our
sale
from
from
methane
gas.
C
So
that's
that's!
What's
really
driving
that
landfill
itself
was
down
significantly
from
ninth
from
2019,
not
necessarily
reflected
in
the
budgetary
piece
of
this,
but
we
did
see
a
slow
down
because
of
the
economy,
slower,
economy
slower.
You
know
solar,
slower,
garbage
production,
so
there
was
a
relationship
there.
But
for
this
the
purpose
is
here
for
a
budget.
It
was
primarily
driven
by
the
loss
of
methane
gas
sales,
appropriated
debt
reserve.
We
might.
H
H
C
Yeah,
we
should
definitely
be
able
to
use
stimulus
for
that
for
that
loss,
so
that
is
appropriate
with
the
appropriate
debt
reserve.
We
put
it
in
the
revenue
spot,
but,
as
we've
discussed
before,
we
don't
actually
see
that
go
through
that
line
where
you
see
that
is
on
the
reduction
of
debt
service
at
the
bottom
at
the
bottom
of
the
page
and
we'll
get
down
to
that
a
little
bit
later,
with.
F
C
Other-
and
this
is
another
tricky
thing
that
I
continuously
try
to
explain
and
it's
difficult
to
conceptualize
we
did
not.
This
was
pretty
flat
to,
but
this
was
pretty
flat
to
budget
when
you,
when
you
look
at
everything,
what's
creating
the
what's,
creating
the
shortfall
from
budget
is
we
need
to
budget
4.2
million
for
housing
and
development
because
of
their
hud
funding.
It's
something
we
had
contacted
hud
several
times
to
to
advocate
for
removing
from
our
budget,
because
these
funds,
don't
they
only
go
through
as
a
pass-through.
C
There
aren't
any
actual
expenses
that
from
city
funds
that
are
affected
here,
so
that
variance
there
is
directly
related
just
towards
what
we
have
to
book
in
the
budget
for
the
for
for
housing,
community
development,
it's
it
overall.
Those
revenues
were
pretty
flat
to
budget
and
we
didn't
have
a
ton
of
shortfall
there.
So
that's
not
something
that
would
be
eligible
for
for
stimulus.
That's
not
that's!
Just
a
number
that
we
have
to
put
into
the
budget
that
unfortunately
inflates
our
budget
I
feel
unnecessarily,
but
hud
feels
differently.
C
So
I
know
that's
always
a
tricky
thing
to
kind
of
kind
of
think
about
with
our
our
salaries
and
we
had
the
hiring
freeze
and
when
you
combine
salaries,
the
health
insurance
and
the
fica,
you
know
we
did.
We
did
see
we
we
saw
you
know
about
about
a
half
million
dollar
gain,
which
is
not
bad.
Considering
we
had
about
a
two
million
dollar
payout
for
the
police
supervisors
contract
because
it
was
rolling
back
to
2015..
C
The
retro
went
to
2017..
It
was
close
to
2
million
so
that
hiring
freeze
actually
did
help
us
offset
the
majority
of
the
costs
of
that
of
that
contract
settlement.
So
I
felt
like
that
was
that
was
successful.
You
know
the
hiring
groups
are
successful
in
that
end
and
that
it
did
achieve
us
in
being
able
to
afford
that
retirement.
I
would
consider
to
be
pretty
flat
operating.
C
It
was
a
little
elevated
from
budget
only
because
the
comptroller's
office
did
increase
the
firefighter
portion
significantly
after
we
had
already
budgeted
that
number.
Previously
we
always
plugged
it
on
the
projected
number
and
then
you're
kind
of
subject
to
what's
going
to
come
in
for
the
actual
invoice,
and
so
we
were
a
bit
we're
a
bit
under-budgeted
for
that
and
operating
expenses
was
really
where
we
made
a
lot
of
hay
with
the
with
our
spending
controls.
C
The
same
thing
applies
here
and
this
that
number
in
this
piece
of
it
is
about
3.2
million
of
their
contract
of
contracted
services,
where
it's
really
it's
a
big
variance
from
budget,
because
it's
something
we
have
to
plug
into
our
budget,
so
we
don't
actually
see
any
any
expenses
going
through
there.
So,
overall
we
did
see
we
did
see
about
a
five
million
dollar.
You
know
variance
from
you
know
from
budget
under
budget.
C
For
that
you
know,
for
that
category,
I'm
just
going
to
give
you
a
couple
of
examples
of
what
what
what
is
in
what
is
in
that
those
lines.
So
you
know
there
are
about
70
70
lines
in
there,
so
I
won't
bore
you
with
naming
them
all,
but
some
you
know
some
of
the
of
the
of
the
big
ones
that
that
we
see
are
things
like
other
equipment,
which
was
600
000
under
budget
and
also
like.
C
I
said
one
of
the
big
the
big
one
was
contract
services,
which
was
about
3.2
million
about
I'm
sorry
about
three
mil
about
three
million
under
budget
there.
We
had
300
000
for
contracts
and
snow
removal.
We
got
hundred
thousand
for
hazardous
waste
collection,
so
there
are
a
large
assortment
of
accounts
in
here.
Certainly
I
can
you
know
I
I
can
have
nick
producer
report
for
you
guys
that
breaks
this
down
by
category,
so
you
can
see
the
detail.
C
You
know
for
yourselves
now
that
now
that
the
actuals
are
pretty
much
gin,
we
can
definitely
share
that
with
you.
But
that's.
We
did
have
a
tremendous
success
in
controlling
our
costs
in
that
area,
but
at
the
same
time
we
also
had
a
postponed
delay
and
not
and
not
get
a
lot
of
the
things
that
the
city
needed.
C
Retiree
health
is
very
difficult
to
to
predict.
It
has
has
quite
a
bit
of
fluctuation
to
it.
We
had
previously
seen
three
consecutive
years
of
a
downward
turn
and
this
year
was
significantly
high,
but
the
question
is
because
we
are
self-insured
and
we
pretty
much
pay
by
the
individual
cost
did
cove
would
have
a
large
impact
on
our
on
our
retirees.
C
But
you
know
we
definitely
are
working
with
our
with
wally
our
outside
tpa
for
health
insurance
to
kind
of
get
some
data
on
what
may
have
been
the
drivers
there
you
know,
workers
comp
was
was
was
came
in
really,
you
know
close
to
kind
of
you
know
kind
of
what
we
thought
it
was
going
to
be.
We
didn't
really
at
this
point.
There
wasn't
anything
covered
related
with
workers
comp,
so
it
was
your
normal
normal
workers
comp
year
and
then
the
debt
service
piece
is
we,
like.
C
C
C
It
was
very
it'd,
be
very
similar
to
using
fund
balance
except
you're,
using
debt
reserve
and
not
fund
balance,
but
you
are
using
a
reserve
to
pay
that
debt
down
to
to
reduce
our
gap
would
have
been
and
when
it
comes
to
really
determining
how
well
you
performed
for
the
year,
it
is
those
actuals
that
you
look
at
you
look
at
that.
Your
total
revenue
that
you've
taken
in
versus
your
total
expenses
that
went
out
the
door
and
we
did
come
in
at
about
4.1
about
4.1
million
of
a
deficit.
C
So
that
is
so.
That
is
funding
that
we
would
normally
use
our
fund
balance
to
compensate
for.
But
we
know
that
we'll
be
able
to
use
stimulus
for
for
a
large
percentage
of
the
revenue
that
we
did
lose.
So
so
we
have
to
see
how
we
don't
really
know
how
that's
going
to
be
accounted
for,
how
we're
going
to
budget
that
for
2020
and
how
we're
going
to
introduce
that.
You
know
how
you
know.
C
All
those
all
those
kind
of
accounting
functions
will
be
determined
when
payment
comes
up
with
the
additional,
with
the
additional
information
of
what
they
want.
Us
to
do
with
that,
but
this,
so
that's
really
that's
really
how
we
finish
it's
pretty
close
to.
I
think
where
we
thought
we
were
going
to
be
right
from
the
get
go.
I
think
we
were
around
88
and
a
half
million
we
ended
up
coming
in
about
you
know
seven
so
seven
about
7.5
7.6.
C
A
M
It's
not
super
new,
but
it
I
have
to
say
it's
a
lot
better
than
when
we
were
a
year
ago
when
we
were
looking
at
these
numbers
in
the
potential
cap
and
shortfall.
So
it's
it's
a
good
place
to
be
in
knowing
that
we
also
have
the
feds
actually
now
making
it
so
we're
going
to
be
whole,
so
our
fund
balance
isn't
going
to
have
to
take
a
4.1
million
hit
when
it
was
already
below
the
estimated
or
the
recommended
number.
M
So
I
guess
my
my
question
more
is
knowing
that
we
were
going
to
be
better
than
we
expected.
How
are
we
able
to
use
those
federal
dollars
to
possibly
put
ourselves
in
a
stronger
position?
Specifically
I'm
thinking
getting
our
fund
balance
to
a
place
where
it
should
be.
It
should
be
10
of
our
total
budget,
and
it's
not
there
now,
you
know.
Are
we
able
to
use
those
federal
dollars
to
be
able
to
get
us
to
a
more
solid
ground.
B
The
the
short
answer,
the
short
answer-
operators-
we
don't
know
yet
you
know
100.
I
will
say
that
that
just
based
on
the
text
of
the
of
the
law
passed
by
passed
by
congress,
I
do
think
that
we're
going
to
be
fairly
easily
going
to
be
fairly
easily
able
to
essentially
replenish
our
our
funds.
We
essentially
use
that
money
to
reimburse
ourselves
for
lost
revenue,
so
that
should
enable
us
to
build
back
a
big
chunk
of
the
fund
balance.
I
think
we
have
to.
B
We
have
to
figure
out
when
you
know
exactly
how
that's
gauged,
we
don't
really
quite
know
yet.
Are
we
going
to
be
able
to
reimburse
ourselves
for
two
and
a
half
million
for
lost
sales,
tax
revenue
to
budget
or
based
on
2019
budgeted?
Here?
You
know,
we
don't
know
those
specifics
yet,
but
I
think
that
that
that's,
the
first
step
is,
I
think
we
are
going
to
have
the
ability
to
to
essentially
reimburse
ourselves
for
a
lot
of
lost
revenue.
C
Actually
darius,
it
is
going
to
be
compared
to
2019
and
those
are
the
revenue
numbers
that
are
on
that
are
on
that
sheet.
That's
in
that
external
stimulus
presentation
the
mayor
gave
earlier
so
we
we
do
know
that,
for
but
for
sales
tax,
that's
pretty
much
the
same
number,
but
it
may
not
be
the
same
for
others.
So
yes,
I
agree.
We
are.
M
I
guess
an
additional
point
is
part
of
why
we
were
able
to
bridge
that
gap
and
cut
that
gap
significantly
is
because
we
had
a
very
painful
year
to
get
there.
So
are
we
able
to
heal
some
of
that
pain
by
reinvesting
some
of
those
dollars
that
we
lost
million
dollar
revenue
loss
versus
the
gap
and
the
fact
we
were
able
to
save
12
million
dollars?
M
B
B
That's
a
question
that
that's
a
question
that
we
have
and
and
for
as
little
guidance
as
we
have
from
the
from
the
feds
on
how
to
expend
this
money.
We
have
zero
guidance,
thus
far
on
the
accounting
side
as
well.
So
you
know,
accounting
rules
may
be
crucial
to
where
we
can
actually
put
the
money
into
our
system,
essentially
and
and
where
then
we
can
take
it
out
from
so.
A
lot
of
questions
remain
and
they
won't
start
getting
answered
until
next
week.
F
F
A
B
That
being
said,
I
think
the
key
takeaway
and
I
provided
the
report
earlier.
It
really
is,
I'm
just
gonna
go
through
the
highlights
really.
For
me,
one
is
sales
tax.
It
came
in
a
little
bit
less
than
the
first
quarter
of
last
year,
but
actually
last
year's
first
quarter
was
actually
pretty
good,
except
for
the
last
couple
weeks
of
that.
So
it's
it's
january
and
february.
B
We're
still
coming
out
of
covid
but
march
was
a
very
good
month,
12
and
12,
and
a
half
percent
over
the
year
before
that
fact
isn't
in
here.
But
the
controls
report
told
us
that
so
that
really
points
to
a
really
solid
direction
for
our
for
our
sales
tax
revenue
going
forward.
Hopefully
that
continues
the
number
at
24
of
budget
in
the
first
quarter.
That's
a
good
percentage
where
to
be
in
the
first
quarter.
Usually
it's
22
23!
B
So
that's
that's
solid
pilots.
The
pilot
revenue
is
down
a
little
bit
compared
to
last
year,
but
really
because
some
larger
ones
came
off
the
the
pilot
program
and
are
back
on
the
tax
rolls
landfill
revenue.
It's
it's
much
lower
first
quarter
year
that
we're
showing
here,
but
a
lot
of
that
revenue
has
been
made
up
over
the
last
month
or
so
and
also,
as
mike
pointed
out
presentation
earlier,
landfill
revenue
has
been
down
overall
all
over
because
of
lower
garbage
created
by
economic
activity.
B
The
other
thing
of
note,
I
think,
is
on
state
aid
is
that
we
did
receive
3.6
million
from
the
state,
and
this
is
on
this-
was
you
know,
kind
of
found
money
to
a
certain
extent
for
workers,
compensation
buyouts?
If
you
have
questions
on
that
mike's
here
to
answer
overall
on
the
disbursements
on
the
expenses
side,
you
know
we're
a
little
bit
higher
budgetary
compared
to
last
year.
B
But
again
the
key
figure
right
now
is
percentage
of
budget
and
we're
if
you're
below
25,
particularly
personnel
benefits
and
fringe
benefits
that
that's
a
good
thing.
That
means
we're
saving
money
compared
to
where
we
thought
we
would
be
comparing
right
to
where
we
were
budgeted.
Non-Personnel
services
also
down
at
19
percent
of
budget
for
the
for
the
year.
So
that's
that's
also
a
solid
shows,
a
solid
trajectory.
B
H
B
Again,
like
I
said
over
time,
you
know
a
lot
of
departments
are
higher
in
overtime,
but
but
the
amount,
that's
that
we're
over
in
overtime,
is
really
driven
by
the
fire
department.
I
know
chief
gregory,
he
sent
an
explanation.
You
know
for
everything
that
was
going
on
which
people
want
to.
I
can
email
that
out
to
people
if
they,
if
they
really
want
and
again
cash
flow
at
this
point
is,
is
you
know
largely
where
we
expect
it
to
be?
B
Nothing,
no
major
surprises
right
now.
I
we're
looking
forward
to
the
money
the
revenue
coming
in
next
week,
taking
measures
from
the
federal
government,
I
should
say
taking
measures
to
to
to
you
know,
get
it
taken
in
earning
the
interest
on
it
that
we
can.
While
we
wait
to
figure
out
where
we
direct
it
and
it's
going
to
make
things,
I
think
a
lot
easier
in
one
respect
next
year.
B
D
F
D
Would
like
the
report
from
the
fire
department?
Okay,
I
I
I
think
it
should
be
shared
with
everybody,
with
nick
riley,
having
been
the
chief
financial
manager
for
the
fire
department
and
him
leaving,
and
he
was
working
on
the
overtime
issue
there.
I
think
that
we
all
need
to
be
paying
a
certain
amount
of
attention
to
that.
It
exists.