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The committee reviewed and discussed Resolution 75.111.19R calls o Mayor Sheehan's administration to conduct a Housing Vacancy study to determine the City of Albany's eligibility to opt into the Emergency Tenant Protection Act.
A
Yes,
okay
welcome
everyone
I
like
to
welcome
everyone
to
the
November
20th
meeting
of
the
Housing
and
Community
Development
Committee
of
the
Common
Council
for
the
record
committee
members
Conti
myself,
Kimber,
loved
and
bowren
are
here
along
with
a
councilmember
Judy
Joe
Shea,
the
sponsor
of
the
legislation
and
our
legislative
aide,
Michelle
Andre.
The
topic
of
discussion
is
resolution.
75
111
19,
a
resolution
asking
mayor
Sheen's
administration
to
conduct
the
housing
vacancy
study
to
determine
Albanese
eligibility
for
the
emergency
tenant
Protection
Act.
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B
B
We
might
be
the
only
municipality
and
therefore
we
would
essentially
point
all
the
members
to
the
board
to
regulate
rents
in
the
city
of
Albany.
Unfortunately,
the
way
the
state
legislation
works.
It's
only
for
properties
that
have
more
than
six
units
and
built
before
1974
and
I
am
hoping
that
that
is
something
that
changes
in
the
future,
because
we
are
having
a
lot
of
properties
be
developed
in
the
city
of
Albany,
and
a
lot
of
people
are
getting
significant
tax
breaks
and
they
are
charging
very
high
rents.
B
In
the
sense
recently,
a
project
that
I
discouraged
the
idea
of
giving
as
great
a
tax
break
to
as
they
did,
the
plating
project
is
now
renting
apartments
for
1450
starting
at
1450,
and
they
got
a
cent
tax
abatement
for
the
first
12
years
of
operation
and
then
defining
from
there.
I
did
I
encouraged.
B
So
that's
blatantly
unfair
that
we're
giving
tax
breaks
to
people
to
entities
like
that
and
and
then
having
them,
charge
those
kinds
of
coverings.
But
then
they
start
helping
part
of
the
problem.
Is
they
start
helping
fuel
the
expectations
about
what
other
landlords
will
be
able
to
charge
and
will
charge
in
the
city
of
Albany
and
I?
Think
that
that's?
Why
we're
seeing
winds
go
up
in
general
across
the
city
and
and
I
think
that
we
need
to
address
that.
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B
B
With
regard
to
the
number
of
people
who
are
ready,
challenged
in
the
city
of
Albany,
and
we
know
that
I
know
that
we
have
a
lot
of
housing
stock
city
of
Albany
that
is
underdeveloped
or
needs
to
be
communities
being
abandoned.
For
the
most
part,
those
are
properties
that
have
two
three
and
four
units
in
them,
and
this
would
not
affect
those
particular
properties.
I
want
to
note.
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A
B
B
C
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B
We
have
you
know,
five
weeks
before
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year,
in
which
that's
a
that's,
a
normal
time
frame
to
do
an
RFP,
especially
when
there's
a
lot
of
models
out
there
for
the
administration.
There's
other
municipalities
that
are
doing
this
kind
of
thing.
So
I,
don't
think.
That's
a
heavy
lift
for
the
evening
to
put
the
eternity
out
there
and
see
kids
on
this
and.
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D
F
D
B
E
B
B
B
At
the
end
of
the
year
every
year
we're
doing
transfers
from
one
account
to
another
exceeding
four
million
dollars,
because
we
didn't
pay.
We
didn't
have
all
those
people
on
salary
in
you
know,
for
example,
in
dgs
or
you
know
the
police
department,
but
we
didn't
spend
that
amount
of
money
on
printing
supplies
or
contractors
etc.
The
you
know
the
Common
Council
every
year
you
know,
doesn't
use
about
twenty
to
thirty
thousand
dollars
of
its
budget.
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B
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B
G
A
C
We
are
thank
you
for
having
me.
We
met
with
some
of
the
advocates
that
are
joined
that
have
joined
the
committee
tonight
and
you
know
we
went
over
this,
the
the
class
of
buildings
that
this
would
apply
to
in
the
city.
We
have
very
similar
information.
You
know
we
don't
have
any
objection
to
this
resolution
in
terms
of
the
concern
over
cost.
I
think
you
know
some
of
us
had
some
sticker
shock
when
we
looked
at
what
other
municipalities
paid,
I
sort
of
think
we
can
cut,
get
that
price
down.
C
I
find
the
money.
Well,
we
you
know,
that's
something:
I
don't
want
to
get
too
specific.
It's
something
I
brought
to
the
attention
of
the
budget
director
I
would
yield
to
him
I'm,
not
sure
that
this
is
an
expense
that
we
can
under
state
law
bond
for
it,
because
you
know
it's.
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A
C
F
F
H
C
If
you
take
that
size-
and
you
multiply
it
to
you-
know
to
match
our
population,
it's
obviously
much
more,
it's
a
much
more
significant
cost,
but
I'm.
You
know,
I'm,
not
convinced
that
I
would
like
to
believe
that
we
can
get
this
to
a
more
reasonable
cost.
We've
done
a
lot
of
studies
on
a
whole
host
of
things.
They
don't
come
in
that
high.
They
don't
come
in.
You
know
150,000,
so
I'm
hopeful
that
we
can
get
there
yeah.
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F
C
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B
F
B
C
F
Yeah,
we
reserve
the
right
date
with
that.
Yes,.
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C
B
I
A
Set
you're
you're
all
set
so
that,
thank
you.
Thank.
B
A
J
I'm
Laura
felt
I
work
at
United,
tenants
of
Albany
I
live
at
143
ego
Street
up
the
road,
I'm
not
gonna,
be
I'm
going
to
try
not
to
be
super
redundant.
I
think
I
had
a
couple
of
answers
to
some
of
the
questions
that
were
raised
before
so
Kingston.
Our
Kingston's
RFP
is
on
the
move.
Somebody
is
doing
their
vacancy
study
right
now.
J
It's
over
a
thousand
units
and
I
think
so
that
cost
came
in
around
$30,000,
but
they
had
no
access
to
universities
or
any
real
good
kind
of
like
more
public
entity
that
might
do
this
at
a
lower
cost.
So
I
really
think
that
the
universities
could
be
a
really
good
resource
for
us
and
kind
of
embarking
on
this
endeavor.
J
With
more
than
four
units
so
and
I
think
we
know
from
being
just
from
working
at
United
tenants
of
opening
it's
really
hard
for
people
to
find
housing
in
these
kind
of
larger
buildings
that
even
kind
of
intrinsically
have
a
little
bit
more
regulation.
Just
because
of
the
fact
that
they're
bigger
and
they
might
have
a
property
manager,
respect.
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J
J
D
F
F
J
So
Kingston
and
Ossining
both
did
their
RFP
process
outside
of
their
budget
period,
which
I
just
think
is
interesting
and
making
it
of
importance,
and
some
of
the
other
things
that
UTPA
does
so
I
know.
We've
talked
about
how
it's
going
to
limit
and
manage
the
amount
that
rents
are
increased
every
year.
It's
also
going
to
require
landlords
to
keep
all
equipment
and
services
in
good
working
order
in
these
buildings.
J
So
it's
going
to
be
a
really
good
measure
to
protect
us
against
blight
in
vacancy
in
those
buildings,
because
they're
going
to
have
to
be
in
good
repair
and
kind
of
a
more
clear
regulated
way
than
what
we
have
with
our
code
enforcement
system.
As
it
exists
now,
it
gives
tenants
the
right
to
a
lease
renewal.
So
it's
going
to
have
those
intrinsic
good
cause,
eviction
protections
that
we
lack
and
the
enforcement
and
regulation
of
ET
PA
is
handled
by
the
state
Division
of
Housing
and
Community
Renewal.
So
it's
not
going
to
be
something.
J
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L
And
address
Adriene
Hill,
728,
Madison,
Avenue
apartment
208
good
evening,
currently
hi.
How
are
you
with
decieves
currently
to
organize
the
new
community
organizer
for
United
tennis
I've
only
been
in
the
position
7
weeks,
but
I
have
been
a
service
provider
in
the
capital
district
since
1993,
working
with
at-risk
and
vulnerable
populations
economically
disadvantaged
racial
and
ethnic
minorities,
low
income,
families,
women
and
children,
the
elderly
homeless,
people
with
HIV
mentally
ill
men
and
women
transitioning
out
of
the
prison
system
and
rehabilitation
facilities.
L
Direct
service
where
stabilization
is
oftentimes
necessary
before
the
real
work
can
be
done
for
the
issues
that
people
resent
for
I,
believe
my
experience.
I
can
speak
to
the
connection
between
housing
and
health
and
why
I
believe
the
vacancy
study
is
so
crucial
for
a
sector
of
the
population
who
sometimes
can't
find
their
voice
and-
and
there
are
those
of
us
who
work
in
this
community
that
are
their
voice
oftentimes.
L
We
are
their
hands
their
feet
and
even
think
for
them,
and
when
they
come
to
us,
they
come
to
us
with
some
very
concrete
needs,
housing
being
one
of
them.
A
basic
human
need
that
people
who
are
already
experiencing
trauma
and
difficulty
who
may
have
some
histories
with
dysfunction
it's
a
very
necessary
component
to
help
them
move
along
in
the
continuum.
L
Part
of
my
duties
at
United
tenants
is
listening
to
the
calls
from
tenants
who
utilize
our
housing
hotline
I
then
put
them
into
a
database
in
the
housing
counselors
return.
Those
calls
six
out
of
ten
calls
are
reporting,
inadequate
housing
problems
with
plumbing
eating
electricity
pipes,
bursting
problems
with
their
toilets,
sewage
systems,
backing
up
into
their
apartments,
pest
infestation,
peeling
paint
and
other
structural
problems,
and
all
these
things
impact
health
directly.
L
The
rental
rates
for
apartments
in
Albany
continue
to
increase
people's
wages
and
those
who
are
on
teittleman's
have
not
have
not
the
maximum
benefit
amount
for
a
single
person
on
temporary
assistance
in
Albany
County
is
three
hundred
and
sixty-seven
dollars
a
month.
A
household
of
three
is
six
hundred
and
ninety
eight
dollars
a
month.
L
People
who
work
minimum
wage
jobs-
let's
say
just
$11
an
hour-
they
bring
home
between
275
and
325
dollars
after
taxes
add
to
those
expenses.
Groceries
hygiene
products,
utilities,
childcare,
transportation,
co-pays.
If
they
have
medical
conditions
where
they
have
to
get
medications
from
pharmacies
and
that
money
goes
very
quickly.
L
Housing
instability
disrupts
work,
school
and
daycare
arrangements,
as
well
as
social
networks
of
both
both
parents
and
children
worries
over
the
stability
of
one's
housing
situation
and
poor
control
over
the
conditions
of
one's
home
can
result
in
distress
as
subsequent
anxiety
and
depression.
Children
and
adults
experience
poor
housing,
quality
and
instability
differently.
L
A
N
O
Deborah
remembered
and
I
had
a
group
called
stamp
is
a
Schenectady
Tennis
Association
program
where
I
help
people
with
these
same
problems
that
you
people
are
dealing
with
over
here
in
Albany
and
I.
Recently,
here,
I
have
experienced
some
issues
that
have
happened
here
in
Schenectady.
I
have
family
members
that
live
here
as
well.
He
was
connected,
I
mean
Albany,
I'm,
saying
connected
meant
to
say
Albany.
N
O
Okay,
I
was
just
talking
to
some
of
the
group.
I've
been
dealing
with
a
certain
action
group
and
they
wanted
me
to
mention
that
I
bring
to
the
attention
read
survey
that
we
need
to
get
the
the
mayor
to
consider
rent
survey
for
this
area.
We
need
to
consider
rent
survey
in
Schenectady
as
well
and
also
reported
that
speaker
was
saying
we
need
to
an
octorok
throughout
the
capital
district.
O
As
has
already
been
said,
you
know,
and
we
need
to
change
the
dynamics
of
that,
because
people
who
literally
suffering
we
have
people
that
are
five
in
a
household
and
they
may
be
just
one
working
one
person,
that's
actually
working
in
the
household
and
they're
not
able
to
adequately
you
know
and
if
they
were
to
try
to
get
a
better
job
or
give
two
jobs
to
try
to
substantiate
their
family.
Their
rent
goes
up
astronomically
if
they
get
one
dollar
over
the
amount
of
money
that
is
required
for
them
and
that
needs
to
change.
O
He
needs
to
go
higher
so
that
people
might
be
able
to
substantially
take
care
of
their
families
her
you
know,
because
if
they,
if
they
try
to
do
two
jobs,
they
get
penalized
for
that
that
that
needs
to
change,
and
you
know
in
a
lot
of
these
places
where
they
have
these
high
risers.
They
are
also
charging
people.
If
you
come
into
the
egg,
come
into
their
they'd,
be
up
there
for
scooty
they're
charging
you
for
parking.
O
If
you're
visiting
your
family
member
and
that's
$65
and
that's
a
hundred
and
thirty
135
dollars
when
they
tow
your
vehicle,
how
many
poor
people
can
afford
that
you
know,
and-
and
you
know,
and
if
you
have-
and
it's
a
try
to
give
some
kind
of
a
event
like
like
a
birthday
party
or
something
everybody
that
comes
to
that
party
has
to
pay,
has
to
pay
$35
or
else
how
their
vehicle
was
towed.
This
is
something
that
needs
to
be
considered.
O
Also,
I
don't
want
to
over
talk
here,
because
you
did
say
three
minutes,
but
a
lot
of
the
things
that
I
wanted
to
bring
to
the
table
has
already
been
brought
to
the
table.
So
I'm
really
hoping
that
you
will
consider
thinking
about
what's
happening
to
these
families
and
other
things
they
that
they
have
on
the
on
the
process
or
some
of
these
housing
facilities.
They
have
the
washer
and
dryer
over
there.
O
Okay,
if
you
have
stair-step
children,
you
can't
go
over
there
and
take
all
them
stairs
to
have
children
and
the
laundry
to
go
wash
your
clothes
they
need
to.
They
need
to
have
these
facilities
since
they're
charging
all
this
money,
where
you
can
have
your
watch
dryer
in
your
apartment,
so
that
because
they
had-
and
they
have
washer
and
dryers
that
are
just
for
apartment
type
quarters
anyway,
dad
can
help
these
mothers
to
keep
their
houses
up
and
keep
their
children's
clothes
clean.
So
they
may
be
able
to
go
to
school
the
next
day.
O
O
P
P
Tyler
Tracy
Harris,
formerly
known
as
Ida,
Yarborough,
Holmes
and
I,
think
that's
important
because,
as
you
all
know,
I
am
watching
gentrification
in
real
time
around
my
house,
I'll
start
with
the.
How
are
we
going
to
fund
this?
It's
a
little
infuriating
to
me
because
you
guys
have
a
history
to
look
back
on.
Where
did
you
find
the
money
to
fund
the
new
police
chief?
You
always
as
a
city
find
money
when
you
want
it,
but
you
can
never
find
the
money
when
the
community
needs
it
that
was
like
out
the
blue.
P
We
need
extra
$25,000
to
pay
him.
You
guys
found
it
like
that.
Where'd
you
find
that
money.
It's
there.
That
being
said,
I,
don't
think
so.
In
2016
data
showed
half
of
the
people
living
in
Albany
earned
less
than
$25,000
I've
made
$24,000
for
a
long
time.
Do
you
know
what
that
looks
like
that
is
nine
hundred
and
fifty
dollars
every
two
weeks
before
taxes,
I
literally,
was
paying
eighty
nine
percent
of
my
income
for
a
two-bedroom
apartment
when
I
needed
three
bedrooms.
P
My
saving
grace
was
waiting
four
years
on
the
public
housing
waiting
list
and
getting
in
I
was
chronically
homeless.
For
all
of
my
20s
and
much
of
my
30s
until
I
got
into
housing
my
son,
who
is
now
22,
it
took
him
three
years
to
pass
his
Regents
exams
and
graduate
after
he
hit
the
12th
grade.
I,
really
attributed
that
to
the
seven
different
schools
he
had
to
attend.
Every
time
we
ended
up
homeless.
I
was
blessed
that
friends
and
family
who
loved
me
so
I
didn't
end
up
in
a
shelter.
P
I
ended
up
couchsurfing,
but
every
time
I
would
have
to
uproot
my
son
I
lost
everything.
I
owned
I
had
to
start
all
over
and
it
wasn't
for
lack
of
not
working
hard
enough.
Not
trying
hard
enough.
I
came
from
generational
poverty.
I
grew
up
in
the
projects
when
I
was
young.
Nobody
left
of
my
family
anything
to
start
with,
and
there
is
no
way
you
guys
can
continue,
as
councilmember
Dusek
pointed
out
to
grant
all
these
tax
breaks.
Where
do
you
find
the
money
for
that
and
not
consider
your
most
vulnerable
population?
P
Notices,
I
literally
grew
up
with
a
state
of
PTSD
I,
just
not
been
in
housing
since
2010
and
in
a
place
where
I
don't
have
this
constant
anxiety
that
one
bad
thing
is
going
to
leave
me
and
my
children
homeless.
You
guys
have
the
power.
It's
not
a
lot
of
money,
one
less
parade,
one
less
alive
at
five,
one
less
statute
in
Washington
Park,
the
money's
there.
Q
Hello
name
and
address
my
name's
Regina:
do
I
live
at
49
Jennings
Drive
in
Albany,
New
York,
part
of
Albany
housing
authority
and
I,
came
to
Albany
as
a
result
of
very
dysfunctional
marriage.
When
I
left
that
I
came
into
a
community
where
I
worked
for
my
rent
and
when
they
became
too
demanding
of
me,
I
had
to
leave
there
and
I
became
homeless
and
I
lived
in
a
shelter,
a
woman
shelter
for
a
summer,
and
that
was
a
huge
educational
experience
for
me.
Q
Q
Q
It
is
KeyBank
on
a
deposit
at
the
right
time
this
month
or
am
I
going
to
get
an
eviction
notice.
I
always
pay
my
rent,
but
quite
often
of
in
the
past.
I
have
gotten
eviction
notices,
not
no
fault
of
mine.
It
was
Key,
Bank,
wasn't
depositing
it
on
time.
It's
scary,
it's
a
very
scary
thing
to
think.
Oh,
my
god,
you
know
I'd
have
to
go
back
to
the
shelter
but
Friday
nights.
I
go
visit,
my
cousin
from
time
to
time
who
works
with
the
street.
Q
People
here
in
Academy,
Park,
feeding,
the
homeless
and
I
was
astounded
at
it's
at
least
a
two-hour
line
of
homeless
people
getting
food.
She
makes
she
comes
up
from
Kendrick,
making
egg
salad
sandwiches
for
people
to
eat,
and
you
know
in
there
handing
people
pootie
I
said
this
is
the
capital
of
New,
York,
City
and
there's
lines,
and
children's
and
old
people
and
veterans,
and
just
people
like
you
and
me
that
are
homeless.
You
know
one
paycheck
away
from
being
on
the
streets
and
you
know
I
think
we
can
do
a
lot
better.
Q
At
one
point
in
time,
I
was
working
in
section
8
and
I
asked
the
city
for
a
list
of
rent
rental
units
in
the
city,
and
it
was
that
thick.
There
are
a
lot
of
rental
units
that,
maybe
you
don't
even
know
about,
but
I
think
we
can
do
a
lot
better
job.
Something
happened
in
the
60s,
where
you
know
when
medicine
became
profitable
housing
became
profitable.
We
got
to
get
back
to
human
rights,
it's
human
right,
medical
care,
rent
control,
it's
the
only
sane
way
to
go
and
we
have
to
become
human
again.
Q
F
A
E
F
I
A
C
R
E
R
That
a
lot
of
the
stipulations
in
the
resolution
were
pretty
clear
of
what
the
the
need
is
and
I
think
that
this
is
a
very
good
way
of
what
sort
of
stabilizing
rents
in
the
city
and
keeping
housing
affordable,
while
some
of
the
other
things
that
are
be
going
on
in
the
city
will
help,
because
we
do
have
a
an
issue
where
the
supply
is
less
than
the
demand
in
affordable
housing
in
the
city,
and
this
is
one
way
of
keeping
some
of
these
units
affordable.
So
that's
my
thank.
H
Name
is
Sean
Kelly,
her
12
California
have
apartment
B
for
14
of
me,
I'm,
an
organizer
with
the
capital
district.
Two
Democratic
socialists
of
America
I,
like
to
talk
about
how
wrenched
up
is
a
rent,
stabilization
and
task
rights,
as
represented
in
the
ECPA,
are
important
to
quality
of
life
and
how
important
they
are
to
making
a
city
thrive
and
how
important
are
to
making
the
residents
lives
flourish.
It's
been
a
trend
in
recent
times
that
rents
have
risen
and
wages
have
been
stagnant,
testimonials.
H
The
statistics
from
some
of
the
other
speakers
here
have
shown
that
more
so
that
won't
get
too
into
it,
but
it
is
a
overwhelming
of
systemic
trend.
That
is
not
something
that
can
be
solved
by
individuals
driving
by
just
individuals
trying
their
hardest.
If
something
that
can
only
be
tackled
through
large
systemic
action
with
something
such
as
the
emergency
task,
Protection
Act
and.
H
Has
raised
concerns
about
the
cost
of
these
study,
which
would
be
the
first
step
towards
this
and
I
think
the
city
should
be
investing
in
his
future
should
be
investing
in
his
people.
I
think
that
that
sort
of
investment
should
not
take
the
form
of
new
developments
or
new
hotels,
or
what
have
you
that
many
times
will
just
get
used
by
real
estate
business
men.
You
see
these
homes
as
just
units
of
profits,
not
as
places
for
people
to
grow
a
family
for
people
to
live
their
lives
of
thrive.
H
We
should
invest
in
the
city's
future
by
making
it
an
easier
place
to
live,
making
a
place
where
people
can
not
be
precarious,
mayham
place
where
people
actually
want
to
live,
where
people
can
live
their
lives
to
the
fullest,
not
be
stressed
by
the
precariat
having
to
pay
rent
that
they
can
barely
afford,
makes
which
we
will
want
to
move
and
want
to
stay.
So
I
urge
you
to
support
the
working
people,
the
low-income
people,
every
all
residents
of
Albany
and
move
forward
with
a
study
and
UTPA.
A
I
just
want
to
add
a
quick
comment,
I
think
not
related
to
you.
It's
just
in
general,
when
I
asked
mr.
Monroe
do--she
how
we
would
pay
for
it,
that
wasn't
to
say
how
are
we
gonna
pay
for
this,
like
I?
Have
a
problem
with
I?
Absolutely
don't
have
a
problem
with
it.
I
actually
already
knew
her
her
response,
because
I
talked
to
her
about
to
stop
I,
wanted
you
all
to
hear
it.
Okay,
that's
why
I
did
that
I?
Have
don't
don't
get
me
wrong
all
right,
so
don't
don't!
Okay,.
G
D
G
G
G
A
D
K
K
Name
is
Bridget,
are:
do
we
nee
I
live
at
141
Benson
in
the
11
port
I.
Just
I
would
like
to
thank
the
council
for
moving
the
motion.
I
fully
expect
your
support
of
this
throughout
the
process
and
I
urge
you
to
do
this.
Not
for
my
personal
benefit,
I
would
don't
live
in
a
unit
that
would
qualify,
but
I
wanted
to
share
a
personal
experience
that
I've
had
as
a
renter
just
this
summer.
K
K
I
recognize
fully
that
not
everyone
does,
and
we
need
to
protect
those
folks.
So
I
realized
that
this
you
know
this.
This
legislation,
eventually,
if
it
were
to
passed,
would
not
necessarily
directly
affect
me
but
I'm
here
to
tell
you
that
I
will
be
on
the
front
lines
fighting
for
people
who
have
less
privileged
than
me.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
I
Hi,
my
name
is
Andy
Kyra
I
live
on
83
Spring,
Street,
I'm,
Tennant
I'll,
be
very
brief
because,
as
as
has
been
mentioned,
that
the
fight
isn't
isn't
here,
it
will
continue
outside
of
this
room.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here.
Thank
you
for
the
support.
I
in
truth
had
very
little
dad
on
top
of
the
powerful
commentary
that
before
tonight,
I
really
appreciate
the
other
folks
who
have
come
forward
and
ensured
their
their
stories
I'm
up
here
to
voice.
I
M
A
M
A
M
Okay
and
watch
that
church
diddly
right
in
the
middle
of
our
neighborhood,
unnecessarily
I
think
the
church
can
be
renovated
into
a
magnet
school
for
their
health
sciences
and
performing
arts.
All
the
studies
that
I've
read
show
that
the
jobs
that
are
gonna
grow
in
the
future
in
technology
and
health
services,
I'm
78
years
old,
we've
been
living
longer.
I
need
people
to
take
care
of
me.
M
M
Ira
Hill
is
filled
with
black
people,
but
that's
not
the
problem
robbery.
Other
skill
with
poor
people
who
need
jobs
if
they
had
jobs
that
paid
a
decent
wage.
They
wouldn't
need
section
eight
and
foolish
day
when
I
discussed
the
idea
of
renovating
that
church
I
got
three
minutes
a
ring
of
a
night
cherished
edition.
M
D
M
They
talked
about
how
can
people
afford
if
you
we
renovate
that
church?
How
can
people
afford
to
go
to
that
school?
First
of
all,
it
will
be
a
public
school
second
of
all,
get
partners
to
develop
the
church.
If
it's
gonna
be
a
church
to
develop
the
Health
Sciences
for
kids,
you
got
Albany
Medical
Center
that
other
Hospital
over
there
Whitney
M
young
those
partners
could
be
brought
in
to
be
contribute,
contribute
to
the
funds
to
train
the
people
there
who
are
higher
in
the
future,
the
nurses,
the
pharmacists,
etc.
They
could
be
flat
partners.
M
The
second
thing
is
far:
things
are.
When
they
look
at
income
package,
they
don't
look
at
the
total
picture.
They
just
say
you
can't
have
this
because
you
only
make
$10
$11
an
hour,
but
what
about
the
Earned
Income
Credit
you
like
two
or
three
kids,
you
will
get
three
or
four
$10,000
and
you
can
also
get
some
of
that
money
during
during
the
year.
You
have
to
wait
it
in
here.
M
They
don't
look
at
that
package,
so
they
can
say
let's
shift
emphasis
from
low-income
rental
units
to
low-income
home
ownership
and
look
at
all
the
construction
and
demand
in
a
certain
percentage
of
all
that
construction.
That's
done.
People
from
Marble
Hill
did
some
of
those
jobs.
So
it's
not
based
upon
race.
M
It's
based
on
class,
but
anyway,
what
I
want
to
do
is
actually
some
group
to
support
the
idea
of
developing
that
church
until
a
magnet
school
for
the
Health
Sciences
and
Performing
Arts
I'll
be
prepared
to
write
up
a
more
detailed
proposal
and
have
it
tight
if
I
think
that
you'll
consider
it
and
bring
it
back
to
this
committee.
The
next
time
you'll
be
I.
Q
S
Good
evening,
I
am
a
renter
now,
but
I
would
like
to
speak
a
little
bit
about
the
problems
of
small
investors
and
landlords.
I,
don't
know
if
you
have
special
sessions
for
this,
but
they
have
their
own
problem
with
renting.
A
S
Where
I
live,
175
South,
Lawn,
Street,
the
broken
okay,
so
I
pay.
My
rent,
everything
is
pretty
much.
Everything
is
good.
It's
big
building
so
and
actually
I
like
the
idea
to
go
from
small
low
income
renting
to
low
income
housing,
but
the
renting
has
its
own
problems
for
landlords,
for
example,
when
I
decided
to
become
some
sort
of
homeowner
I
purchased
the
house
for
for
myself
and
my
family.
Unfortunately,
the
circumstances
changed
pretty
quickly
and
I
needed
to
consider
to
do
something
with
renting
or
selling
this
house
so
I
started.
S
Building
this
house
and
I
encouraged
very
big
obstacles
from
the
city.
They
stopped
my
constructions
because
the
deck
was
exceeding
the
maximum
coverage
when
the
coverage
was
extended.
So
it's
problem
for
me
that
was
improper
stopping
because
they
stopped
this.
This
construction
I
encouraged
a
lot
of
losses
because
I
had
FHA
supported
alone,
and
the
loan
was
sitting
not
available
to
me.
I
was
paying
mortgage
I
encourage
a
lot
of
losses,
so
this
building
becomes
like
treasure
for
me
and
to
rent
it
for
free,
it's
not
possible.
S
We
still
live
in
capitalism
and
we're
still
responsible
for
our
properties
and
the
properties
are
costly
and
we
are
investing
our
money.
It's
a
more
like
government
solution
to
help
the
citizens
and
support
this.
But
this
is
the
problem
of
renting.
If
the
house
is
expensive
became
expensive
because
of
actions
from
the
city
which
improperly
stopped
construction
now,
they
kind
of
supporting,
but
I
had
already
a
lot
of
investment
there
and
losses.
So
the
other
kind
of
side
of
this,
my
contractor
always
saying
he's
renting
out
his
properties
for
decades.
S
He
builds
your
hands
and
he
said
that
forget
that
you
will
have
this
property
next
year
in
the
same
condition.
I
know
this
house
try
to
build
this
house
like
for
myself,
with,
with
whatever
washing
machines,
dryers.
Everything
is
there,
because
I
was
thinking
that
my
family
will
be
living
there
so,
and
he
said
well,
he
rented
out
it
will
be
destroyed
in
one
year,
it's
very,
very
rare
when
the
property
is
kept
properly.
So
how
to
resolve
this
situation.
S
I
don't
know.
So
there
is
no
encouragement
for
investments
to
build
something
good
and
to
renovate
their
properties,
which
are
vacant
at
this
point
now,
when
they
anticipate
that
bed
treatment
from
the
renters
so
how
to
resolve
this
problem,
it's
it's
need
to
be
kind
of
resolved
and
to
make
encouragement
for
investments
for
investors
to
invest
in
the
properties
and
cheaper
buildings.
That
would
be
a
good
approach
as
well.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
A
G
Need
to
make
one
more
comment:
okay,
I
understand
the
struggles
that
landlords
have
I'm
I'm
a
landlord
I
work
very
hard
for
the
key
I
have
on
this
teaching.
So
I
understand
that,
but
I
also
remember
not
having
the
keys
on
this
keychain
I.
Remember
these
fellows
of
trying
to
make
make
it
so
the
moisture
doesn't
come
to
your
door,
so
I
understand
there
needs
to
be
a
balance.
I
do!
But
what
acting
for
is
to
create
stabilization
so
that
we
don't
create
a
city
where
it's
only
for
one
group
of
people.
G
D
G
G
All
the
way
to
the
end
and
I've
made
that
very
clear
to
the
administration.
I've
made
it
very
clear
to
everybody
I'm
way
to
fight
for
this
all
the
way
to
the
end,
because
I
want
to
make
sure
other
people
feel
that
they
can
make
this
their
home,
no
matter
how
much
money
they
make,
because
you
know
we
talked
about
income
dear
today.
G
It's
hard
survive
our
median
income
and
our
median
income
in
Albany
is
45,000.
That
is
our
medium
income.
That
means
half
the
people
in
our
city
are
making
less
than
that.
That's
roughly
$2,200
before
they
take
out
your
health
insurance.
If
you
have
a
family
now
you're
talking
about
taking
home
1,700
with
a
three-unit
at
a
minimum,
you
can
pay
today,
it's
1200,
so
we
need
to
do
something.
People
know
I've
been
frustrated
when
I
got
on
with
the
fact
that
I
feel
like
how
power
is
limited.