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From YouTube: Beacon Council Meeting 5-8-23
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The City of Beacon Council Meeting from May 8, 2023
A
B
Fly
on
the
United
States
of
America
and
to
the
Republic
for
which
it
stands,
one
nation,
indivisible
liberty
and
justice
for
all.
Thank
you
all
right.
Let
me
do
a
roll
call.
I
See,
Molly,
Justice,
George,
Wren,
Dan
Leah's
here
Paloma
is
excused.
I,
see
the
city
administrator
I
assume
we
have
an
attorney
on
the
call
somewhere.
A
B
Correct,
okay,
so
welcome
everyone.
The
first
thing
we've
got
is
a
community
segment
and
we
have
a
police
advisory
committee.
That
was
a
committee
that
I
was
an
ad
hoc
one.
That
I
appointed
and
I
asked
to
look
at
the
follow-up
issues
associated
with
police
oversight
and
various
policies
that
the
council
had
asked
them
to
take
a
look
at
and
I'm
just
going
to
turn
it
over
to
the
group.
I
think
it's
Pastor
Perez
and
Terry
Nelson.
Are
you
going
to
talk
to
us
and
we've
got
Lieutenant
figlio
here
as
well?
D
Well,
good
evening,
everyone,
and
certainly
to
our
esteemed
mayor
and
to
all
of
our
Council.
We
thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
come
and
share
this
report.
We
were
put
together
with
myself
and
it
was
originally
myself
and
Mark
Unger,
who
were
the
co-chairs
and
then
Mark
through
to
got
busy
with
his
other
duties
and
I.
D
A
D
Yeah
I
think
he
and
I
now
are
continuing
the
efforts
of
this
police
advisor
so
really
where
it
came
from,
is
that
I
worked
on
the
e-203
for
Dutchess
County
and
then
also
worked
on
e-203
for
the
city
of
Beacon
and
what
we
did
was
we
put
together
a
lot
of
the
things
that
came
from
the
report
through
judges,
County
and
then
took
what
was
really
applicable
to
the
city
and
of
those
things.
I
believe
that
everyone
has
a
copy
of
the
full
report.
D
D
So
when
we
look
at
Community
engagement,
you
know
one
of
the
things
that
was
was
covered
in
our
meetings.
We
had
presentations
made
with
regard
to
the
beacon
youth
police
academy
and
how
that
was
restarted
and
I
think
that
when
we
saw
that
you
have
the
opportunity
to
touch,
you
know
20
lives
through
in
our
high
school
and
at
least
either
that
they
want
a
a
to
look
at
how
to
become
an
officer.
Maybe
down
the
road
or
just
learn
more
about
it.
D
Everybody
was
trying
to
get
the
cameras
deployed
throughout
the
county.
Well,
a
lot
of
our
a
lot
of
our
fellow
municipalities
are
now
starting
to
get
cameras.
We've
had
cameras
for
four
years
and
I.
Think
with
that.
We
have
been
one
city
that
we
can
say
or
is
ahead
of
the
curve
on
that.
The
other
thing
is
that
was
the
training,
and
it
was
an
incident
again
in
2022
when
an
officer
due
to
his
you
know,
scenario-based
training
was
able
to
apprehend
the
individual
that
was
reported
on
a
domestic
violence
issue
because
of
his
training.
D
Because
of
the
way
he
reacted.
There
was
an
incident
that
really
was
resolved
without
using
his
weapon
and
that,
because
of
the
training
that
he
had
was
something
that
we
certainly
looked
at
was
a
positive.
The
other
aspect
was
is
that
we
had
a
chance
during
our
committee
meetings
to
meet
with
and
talk
about
the
mental
health
progression
in
this
in
in
this
city,
and
we
certainly
thought
that
that
was
a
highlight
again.
D
You
know
one
of
the
things
I
think
we
we
are
certainly
looking
to
to
increase
and
see
and
see.
Better
is
certainly
from
the
community
policing,
and
it
was
something
that
I
know
when
I
talked
to
Chiefs
fans,
and
he
was
saying
that
he,
you
know
when
he
first
became
chief.
He
wanted
to
make
sure
that
he
had
officers,
certainly
walking
the
streets
being
visible,
and
certainly
we
continue
to
encourage
that.
D
The
last
thing
was
because
we
worked
on
it
from
a
county
perspective,
was
how
we've
we've
seen
the
increase
in
diversity,
with
the
last
testing
that
was
done.
I
believe
the
numbers
that
we
received
from
the
county
level
that
it
was
over
1300
people
that
took
the
test-
these
were
waived,
training
was
done
of
the
1300
I.
Think
it
whittled
down
to
like
1100
was
the
number
and
to
seed
it.
D
It
was
probably
the
most
diverse
ever
and
probably
in
a
long
time,
a
diverse
amount
of
people
that
took
that
test,
both
in
the
African-American
line
and
Latino
community,
and
to
see
that
we
have
now
looked
to
have
a
more
diverse
police
force
and
to
see
that
we're
starting
to
look
more
like
our
community.
That
is
a
step
in
the
right
direction
and
certainly
to
see
that
happening
and
to
see
how
it
was.
A
lot
of
people
worked
really
hard
to
see
that
diversity
happen
in
that
civil
service
exam.
D
There's
still
a
lot
of
work
to
be
done
there,
but
as
a
city,
I
think
that
we've
made
improvements
in
that
and,
like
I,
said
I
didn't
want
to
hit
the
whole
report.
I
think
that
when
you
have
some
time,
if
you
haven't
read
it
already,
I
would
certainly
encourage
you
to
read
the
entire
report,
but
I
think
those
are
some
of
the
highlights
that
we
we
looked
at
and
certainly
want
to
build
on
and
continue.
F
To
add
anything
ditto,
please
just
I
want
to
just
thank
you
all
for
your
support.
I
think
going
forward.
Having
this
be
quarterly
is,
is
a
really
good
thing.
I
think
that,
well,
you
can
read
the
report
for
yourself.
I.
Think
we've
made
great
strides
in
the
last
four
years
and
by
no
means
is
the
work
done.
This
is
an
ongoing
thing
and
I.
Think
reform
and
change
is
ongoing.
It's
not
finite,
so
we
are
here
for
the
Long
Haul.
Thank
you.
B
All
right
so
before
we
open
it
up
to
any
questions
on
the
council,
I
just
wouldn't
make
one
remark:
I
I
read
the
intro
section,
and
it
reminded
me
that
you
know
a
lot
of
the
work
actually
started
quite
some
time
ago.
So
the
Department
of
Justice
got
involved
in
2004
when
they
opened
an
investigation
on
the
city
and
the
council,
and
the
mayor
spent
a
lot
of
time.
Trying
to
figure
out
how
to
professionalize
the
department
and
having
Justice
come
in
was
a
very
helpful
opportunity.
G
H
Thank
you
for
that
clarification
on
page
I
believe
it's
well
of
the
report.
When
it's
talking
about
statistics
and
comparative
data,
one
of
the
things
that's
mentioned
is
that
our
violent
crime
rate
is
less
than
half
of
poughkeepsie's
and
I
was
wondering
if
this
is
proportionally
accounting
for
the
difference
in
population
sizes.
Or
is
this
specifically
numbers
wise.
G
H
Oh
in
in
that
section
as
well,
there
was
a
suggestion
in
the
report
for
an
increased,
more
increased
statistics
being
captured
on
the
Department's
end.
Would
you
suggest
enhancing
our
Capital
capacity
for
a
data
collection
through
a
national
accreditation
program,
as
opposed
to
the
New
York
State
accreditation
program,
whereas
a
certain
national
accreditation
programs,
such
as
glia,
require
more
data
collection
than
the
New
York
State
accreditation
would.
G
D
I
mean
councilman
great
I'm,
always
one
about
data,
so
I
think
that
if
data
is
is,
it
could
be
captured
with
without
it
putting
a
significant
infringement
on
your
budget.
You
know,
because
that's
this
stuff
costs
money,
so
I
think
look
the
more
data
points
you
can
get
the
better.
We
are
I
think
that
it
certainly
helps
us
in.
In
that
point,
I
mean
I'm
just
from
I'm
a
data
nerd,
so
I
mean
I.
So
I
can
always
speak
from
my
own.
D
I
Just
a
follow-up
question
on
the
data,
so
in
2020
I
think
it
was
September
2020
we
looked
at
a
data
set,
it
might
have
been
you
lieutenant
philia.
Maybe
that
took
us
through
it.
It
was
a
a
breakdown
of
all
the
different
calls
that
were
received
and
how
they
were
tagged
and
might
have
been
following
State
codes
and
I.
G
You
know
some
of
them
were
using
police
jargon
like
we
were
calling
something
according
to
it's
a
little
bit
Insider,
but
right
there
used
to
be
a
program
called
nice
bin
and
when
you
put
in
a
stolen
vehicle,
you
called
it
a
file
one
that
was
the
file
that
went
through
a
nice
bit
and
it
created
a
lot
of
confusion.
People
saw
that
and
said
file,
one
that
must
be
some
kind
of
paperwork
thing
right,
rather
than
a
stolen
car.
What
we've
done
since
is
we've
eliminated
a
number
of
the.
G
I
G
I
The
public,
if
they
wanted
that
cool
I,
mean
appreciate
all
the
work
that
you
guys
have
done
on
this
by
the
way
I
should
have
started
with
that.
I
really
appreciate
it
and
I
appreciate
your
commitment
to
data,
because
knowing
the
truth
is
really
the
best
way
to
form
policy,
so
I'm
wondering
if
there
could
be
a
some
kind
of
way
to
share
that
information
with
the
Council
on
a
periodic
basis,
even
an
annual
basis,
just
like
what
is
the
nature
of
the
calls
that
we
get
and
when
do
they
happen.
I
I,
obviously
don't
want
to
create
a
ton
of
work.
But
if
the
as
you
said,
the
information
is
out
there,
perhaps
that's
something
that
we
could
just
all
review,
even
if
it's
an
executive
session
or
something
just
so
that
we
are
all
kind
of
have
a
shared
understanding
of
what
kind
of
calls
you
guys
are
getting.
Yeah.
J
Wants
yeah
to
piggyback
on
that
data
request,
I
did
I
didn't
even
know
that
the
blotter
was
on
the
website,
full
confession,
so
I
went
and
found
it,
and
so
it
was
great
to
have
that
information.
I,
assume
I
started
to
understand
all
the
categories,
but
they
weren't
police
jargon,
so
I
kind
of
just
need
probably
a
little
more
primer
in
that
and
I
wonder
if
we
can
make
that
available
to
the
public
as
well
and
then
I
also
wonder
as
Dan
was
saying
just
about.
What's
our
overall
position.
J
For
example,
how
much
are
violent
crimes
versus
traffic
or
Park,
a
traffic
or
parking
violations
versus
other
types
of
crimes
like
burglaries
and
thefts,
and
so
having
that
understanding
is
what's
actually
going
on
in
Beacon?
Will
it
help
us,
as
one
form
of
oversight,
help
you,
as
the
committee
is
another
form
of
oversight,
kind
of
figure
out?
Well,
what
is
the
future
of
of
policing
and
Beacon?
What
is
the
reality
right
now,
so.
G
One
thing
that
we
do
do
in
doing
this
for
ages
and
required
to
is
we
report
to
the
state:
it's
called
the
national
incident-based
reporting
system,
and
so
every
month
we
send
statistics
up
to
the
state
and
then
they
compile
at
the
end
of
the
year.
But
you
know
it's
the
state,
so
not
really
the
end
of
the
year,
like
the
middle
of
next
year,
right
we're
looking
at
probably
2022
becoming
available
shortly.
G
2022
wasn't
out
the
last
time,
I
checked
and
so
that
we
have
the
ibr
statistics
and
they're
actually
available
through
dcjs's
website.
If
you
guys
want
a
more
specific
breakdown,
you
know
we
can
always
work
with
you
guys
to
do
that.
If
again,
if
you
guys
want
to
kind
of
get
an
idea
of
what
type
of
Statistics
What
specifically,
you
want
to
know
and
then
filter
those
through
through
Chris,
and
we
can
go
from
there.
K
We've
done
that
recently,
Justice
asked
for
an
analysis
of
the
primary
reason
for
a
traffic
stop
like.
Why
were
they?
Why
were
they
pulled
over
and
Sands?
The
chief
and
I
decided
that
that
would
be
track
through
May,
so
that
we
have
that
data
back
and
can
take
a
look
at
that.
I'm
hoping
that's
happening
because
I
know
Sans
has
was
out
and
if
it's
not
we'll
do
it
for
June,
but.
A
J
I'm
curious,
what
you
see
your
role
versus
the
role
of
the
council
I'm
pleased
to
hear
that
the
committee
will
continue
and
I'm
wondering
what
what
you
see
as
some
of
your
I,
see,
there's
also
a
list
in
the
packet
of
some
of
the
things
you've
accomplished,
some
of
the
things
that
are
in
process.
The
packet
also
talks
a
little
bit
about
some
things:
you're
not
currently
pursuing
and
I'm
just
curious.
What
what
you
see
ongoing
in
the
next
couple
years,
kind
of
how
it
should
work
from
here.
F
I
mean
I
think
that
we
would
definitely
welcome
your
feedback
if
there's
something
that
we're
missing
or
you
know,
Victory
is
missing
you.
You
inform
us,
and
you
give
us
guidance
on
where
to
go
forward.
If
there
there's
something
you
need
to
know,
we
can
work
on
that
and
look
at
it
and
figure
it
out
we're
hoping
to
work
with
you
not
like
in
these
individual
silos,
where
we're
not
talking
to
each
other.
So
hopefully
I
mean
when
we
meet
quarterly
I.
Don't
know
you're
up
for
this,
but
you
know.
B
B
Things
I
I
asked
them
to
consider
is
how
the
process
would
work
going
forward.
So
I
think
you're,
asking
kind
of
a
similar
question,
and
so
I
said
it
can
be
simple.
It
can
just
be
a
page,
but
it's
like
okay,
if
you
think
there's
an
ongoing
role,
try
to
Define
how
it
works
you're
asking.
How
is
it
in
connection
with
what
the
council
might
do?
B
D
I
think
what
we
tried
to
do
is
really
focus
on
the
one,
a
couple
things
that
we
could
we
we
could
impact.
You
know
when
we
we
brought
the
the
Youth
Academy.
We
we
knew
that
we
could
hey.
Could
we
let's
get
that
going?
Let's
make
sure
that
that's
really,
let's
take
it
from
where
it
was
and
let's,
let's
move
it
forward.
So
those
are
those
are
some
of
the
things
but
I
think
going
forward.
D
I'd
really
like
to
see
this.
This
advisory
committee
invite
the
community
in
and
let
us
know
what
what
are
they
seeing?
What
are
they
Hearing
in
their
their
neighborhoods?
You
know
if
we're
a
safe
place
to
land
come
and
talk
to
us
right
and
I.
Think
I
invite
you
to
be
at
these
meetings
and
to
hear
directly,
maybe
you're
not
hearing
from
everybody
that
we're
hearing
from
maybe
there's
a
disconnect
and
I
think
sometimes
to
connect.
Those
pieces
is
how
we
get
better
as
a
community.
D
So
we're
just
looking
to
see.
We
just
want
to
make
this
better
and
I
think
that
we
we
had
our
first.
You
know
we
had
our
first
run
at
it
and
I
think
now
that
he's
here,
we'll
just
you
know
we'll
just
we'll
make
it
better.
So
there
are
opportunities,
but
we
we
invite
input
from
you
as
well.
We
don't
want
to
like
I
said:
I,
don't
wanna,
we
don't
want
to
operate
in
a
silo
and-
and
we
want
to
be
able
to
bring
recommendations
that
we're
hearing
from
the
community.
D
You
know
if
there's
a
community
event
that
we
feel
that
you
know
that
that's
that
Chief
Frost
should
be
at
I
think
that
we
should
be
able
to
make
those
two
or
three
hey.
This
is
your
calendar
for
the
year.
These
are
the
five
things
that
are
happening,
which
one
do
you
want
to
really
be
at
and
really
focus
on
those
things
to
make
it
to
make
it
what
it
is
not
just
showing
not
just
to
show
and
tell
and
showing
up
no
really
be.
D
L
D
I
I
think
we
we
should
I
think
it
should
be
a
part
of
it.
I
think
you
know
now
Pastor
Rembert.
Certainly
we
try
to
do
those
early
on
in
the
203.
We
did
one
or
two,
you
know
I.
Think
Justice.
You
were
the
only
person
that
showed
up
consistently
but
but
I
think
we
need
more
voices
and
it
shouldn't
just
be
a
voice.
L
L
D
D
Think
bringing
new
voices
to
the
table
to
hear
what's
going
on
in
policing
and
getting
their
feedback
is,
as
I
think,
the
ideal
situation
that
we
need
to
do
and
invite
people
that
haven't
been
heard
to
be
heard
so
that
their
voices
can
be
applied
to
some
of
these
situations
because,
again
they're
seeing
things
that
we're
not
and
they're
hearing
things
that
we're
not
and
giving
them
a
place
to
come
and
talk
about.
It
is
what
we
need.
That's
that's
where
I
feel
that
we
could
be
of
a
great
assistance.
J
I
also,
my
my
two
cents
on
this
is
that
the
when
the
committee
first
formed
it
kind
of
did
two
main
things:
it
won.
It
kind
of
it
dealt
with
any
low-hanging
fruit,
like
you
were
mentioning
like
the
Youth
Academy,
not
to
suggested
it
was,
you
know,
easy
peasy
to
do
it
or
were
there
any
major,
Grievous
things
that
were
going
on
in
the
police
department?
J
J
We
can
gather
more
data,
but
involves
resources,
but
if
we're
like
well
that's
what
we
need
to
get
to
this
Vision
that
we
all
have
for
our
community
policing,
then
that's
what
we
have
to
put
resources
towards
so
I
feel
like
there
might
be
a
step
that
we
get
the
advisory
committee
could
help
come
up
with.
Where
do
we
want
our
policing
to
be?
Where
are
we
now
compared
to
that
and
where
are
our
gaps
and
I?
Think
some
of
that's
in
there
I
was
just
missing
that
unifying
Vision
a
bit.
D
That's
the
educator
in
you
coming
out:
she's,
good,
I'm,
sorry,
but
but
I
think
Molly.
What
I
think
one
thing
that
I
would
like
to
add
to
that
is
I
think
it's
who
makes
the
Wii
right
who
makes
up
the
way
and
I
think
if
we
collectively
yes,
are
adding
those
voices
that
haven't
been
heard
and
bringing
those
to
the
table
and
we
give
them
a
place
that
they
can
talk
to
I,
think
that's
great
and
seeing
how
they
want
to
shape
this
going
forward.
D
But
I'd
like
to
hear
from
different
people
me
personally,
I'd
like
to
you
know,
see
hear
from
those
that
haven't
been
heard
and
give
them
a
place
that
they
can
talk
about
their
police
department
and
see
what
hey.
This
is
great
and
then
be
honest.
This
sucks
it's
broken
and
I,
don't
like
it
and
then
bring
those
those
recommendations,
those
suggestions,
those
negatives
and
those
positives.
Back
and
saying:
okay,
I
heard
we
had
out
of
20
people
that
showed
up
15
people
said
this
was
broken.
D
K
Do
we
fix
it,
but
I
I
think
also
like
the
chief
isn't
here
today,
because
she
he's
on
on
the
leave
for
personal
reasons
today,
but
again,
part
of
the
part
of
the
challenge
here
is
educating
people
on
how
the
police
department
works.
Having
somebody
come
in,
who
doesn't
have
any
idea
of
it?
We
take
complaints.
All
the
time
understand.
There's
multiple
routes
from
which
complaints
can
come.
You
can
put
a
complaint
form
in
through
the
police
department.
K
What
was
good
about
this
committee
is
that
the
police
department
took
time
to
work
with
them
to
educate
them,
because
you
have
to
actually
understand
what
these
processes
are
before
you
start
to
dig
in
and
say:
well,
we
should
do
x,
y
and
z
and,
and
so
I
just
want
to
be.
You
know
clear
that
there
was
a
lot
of
time
spent
going
through
all
of
the
procedures
with
this
committee
going
through
where
we
came
with
Department
of
Justice.
K
J
It's
also
true,
at
least
on
paper,
that
we
are
the
people
like.
We
are
voted
in
by
Representatives,
whether
or
not
everyone
who
we
represent
agrees
with
us.
They
can
do
that,
but
also
I
I,
see
our
Collective
voices
amongst
us
and
I
hope
that
we
also,
as
a
council,
get
an
opportunity
to
talk
about
where
we
stand
and
what
we've
heard,
because
we
also
you
know.
J
D
That
as
well,
it
could
be
Molly.
We
go
to
the
different
Wards
too
right.
It
could
be
that
maybe
we
do
whatever
I
think
look
whatever
can
get
people
in
out
of
their
comfort
out
of
their
comfort
zones
and
bring
them
to
and
have
a
conversation
I
think.
That's
what
we're
open
to
and
I
think
to
Chris's
point
that,
for
example,
with
that
incident
that
happened
on
Main
Street.
If
they
didn't
come
in
and
explain
to
us
everything
that
happened,
they
explained
it
to
us.
D
D
So
for
just
Joe
Navas,
you
know
I
think
that
we,
we
certainly
had
an
understand,
better
understanding
and
some
clarity
as
to
what
happened
because
looking
at
it
from
the
way
I
looked
at
it
from
the
first
time,
I
was
like
what
in
the
world's
going
on,
but
here's
what
I
did
I'll
be
honest.
I
started
calling
my
friends
who
were
in
law
enforcement,
I,
said
I,
explained
to
them
kind
of
and
said
no,
they
did
everything
by
the
book.
D
Not
that
I,
don't
trust
you,
but
I
wanted
to
also
hear
from
every
somebody
else,
because
not
not
only
do
I
represent
this
community,
but
I
also
represent
a
church
and
I'm.
Also
Elite.
As
a
pastor
and
people
ask
me
a
question:
I
wanted
to
make.
They
know.
I
do
my
homework
and
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
I
did
my
due
diligence
as
well.
B
A
I
Are
items
in
that
list
that
have
not
been
completed
and
the
recommendation
is
that
they
still
be
done
or
what's
the
what's,
the
recommendations
for
going
forward
because
it
seemed
like
it
was
like
we've
implemented
a
bunch
of
things
in
there
and
they're
quite
good
and
they've
made
a
difference,
but
I
was
looking
through
the
the
the
plan
for
March
2021
and
saw
a
few
things
that
had
never
been
done
that
were
recommended.
So
are
you
recommending
that
we
go
through?
I
D
Yeah
well
the
chaplain
One's
near
and
dear
to
my
heart,
but
I
mean
let's:
let's
I
mean
I
can
I.
Can
we
can
find
that
one
for
now,
but
I
think
there
were
a
couple
of
things,
but
look
when
you're
talking
about.
We
could
make
the
recommendations,
but
it's
at
the
end
of
the
day.
It's
also
what
it
cost
you
to
do
it
as
well
right.
K
K
D
B
To
finish,
I'm
going
to
finish
my
statement,
Mr
White,
all
right,
so
let's
figure
out
how
to
move
forward
on
this.
What
my
suggestion
would
be
to
council
member
a
mark,
Blair's
question
is
that
if
there's
areas
that
we
haven't
picked
up,
we
should
record
them
and
we
should
just
take
a
look
as
to
whether
you
want
to
pick
them
up
or
you
think
you
know
that
they're
not
necessary
or
they've,
been
covered
in
a
different
way,
and
that
might
be
one
of
your
next
steps.
F
M
Thank
you,
I
did
have
the
same
question
as
I
was
looking
at
the
two
charts.
Just
you
know
trying
to
understand
which
of
these
were
ones
that
we
had
decided
to
put
to
the
committee
have
made
it
decided
to
put
to
bed
or
that
the
committee
had
decided
that
they
wanted
to
continue
to
pursue,
and
what
I
hear
you
saying
is
that
there
maybe
are
some
of
both
in
here.
A
F
M
M
M
And
I
also
want
to
say,
I
appreciate
your
one
voice
on
wanting
to
continue.
The
committee
and
I
also
really
appreciate
your
interest
in
involving
the
community
more
and
being
open
to
community
discussions
within
the
wards
or
with
the
council,
as
member
Rhodes
suggests.
I
think
I
hear
that
loud
and
clear
and
I
agree
with
you.
B
So
let
me
just
suggest:
if
there's
you
know
further
questions
comments,
let's
forward
them
to
the
committee,
you
can
send
them
the
band
and
he'll
forward
them
on
and
then
we'll
just
take
a
look
and
again
you
one
of
your
next
steps
needs
to
just
be.
You
know,
try
to
Define
what
you're,
what
you
think
your
process
is
going
forward
and
we'll
have
a
conversation
about
it
and
let
folks
know
all
right.
That
would
be
great.
Okay.
B
B
E
E
So
many
of
these
projects
recently
built
currently
in
construction,
as
well
as
the
many
on
the
table
for
reviewing
awaiting
for
approvals
or
either
poorly
designed
out
of
character
with
the
neighborhood
or
most
have
seriously
in
seriously
infringed
on
our
protected
view,
sheds,
and
now
these
past
few
weeks,
you're
in
discussion
pushing
more
overdeveloped
projects
throughout
every
zoning
District
on
every
square
inch
in
every
neighborhood
in
our
city.
This
rampant
building
spree
is
spreading
like
wildfire
and
it's
got
to
be
stopped.
I
saw
the
perfect
hat
in
the
Pet
Parade
yesterday.
E
Surely
there
has
to
be
a
way
to
put
some
kind
of
regulations
in
effect,
so
that
this,
the
city
is
not
continually
being
designed
by
the
same
one
architect
represented
by
the
same
one
lawyer
and
Law
Firm,
the
Helen
cultural
center
and
its
non-profit
board
patrons
and
visitors
are
witnessing
Shadows
forming
from
the
massive
build
out
at
5,
tyronda
Avenue
as
they're
building
up
and
out
a
new
higher
roofline
and
a
massive
Dormer
rooms
above
and
directly
in
the
center's
sight
line.
From
now
on,
all
our
outdoor
concerts
and
event
attendees
will
be
watching.
E
E
E
Shame
on
the
city
of
Beacon
for
letting
this
pass
through
a
back
door
and
not
be
being
required
to
go
through
a
full
planning
board
process,
because
the
fact
is
this
is
a
total
rebuild.
There
was
no
preservation,
restoration
work
done
on
this
historic
building
built
in
1870.
This
is
not
only
within
footsteps
of
the
city's
historic
overlay
district
and
the
Jewel
of
Beacon,
but
it's
also
abutting
two
other
historic
property
lines
and
sits
directly
across
the
street
from
other
historic
buildings.
E
C
E
But
you're,
probably
talking
about
bringing
in
the
busloads
from
the
city
that
made
Rockland
County
issue
a
state
of
emergency,
truthfully
I,
don't
like
complaining
any
more
than
you
like
listening
to
it,
but
the
serious
problem
is
I.
Don't
think
you
really
listen,
you
all
ran
on
that
ticket
stating
you'd
work
hard
to
stop
over
development
in
Beacon
and
honestly,
you've
delivered
just
the
opposite.
I
wish
there
was
somebody
that
would
be
brave
enough
to
run
for
mayor
and
I
wish.
I
had
the
time.
N
Hello,
Pam
Weatherby,
66,
Main,
Avenue,
So
I,
listened
to
the
council
meeting
the
other
day
and
I'm
so
disappointed
to
hear
that
the
Route
52
project
will
be
delayed
near
my
end
of
town
from
Memorial
Park
to
the
City
Line.
You
know
this
is
a
one
of
four
entryways
into
our
city
and
I
hope
that
this
project
stays
top
of
mind
for
completion,
and
hopefully
we
can
get
additional
County
state
and
federal
money
to
have
this
done
in
less
than
five
years.
N
N
You
know
at
the
very
least
that
section
of
Road
needs
to
be
milled
and
paved
since
the
road
was
ripped
up
for
gas
and
Sewer
lines.
Recently,
the
crosswalk
at
Mill
Street
needs
to
be
painted
and
crosswalk
signs
installed.
Hardly
any
Vehicles
acknowledge
this
crosswalk
I
was
trying
to
cross
the
other
day
at
least
20
Vehicles
passed
me
by
while
I
stood
in
a
crosswalk.
N
This
crosswalk
is
ignored.
We
have
more
residents
moving
in
there.
We
have
planning
board
projects
currently
there
and
somebody's
going
to
get
hit,
and
it
possibly
could
be
me.
There's
a
telephone
pole
at
the
beginning
of
the
one
crosswalk
I'm
big
enough-
that
they
probably
could
maybe
see
me
but
they're
not,
but
if
a
child
or
small
person
stood
on
the
West
Side
trying
to
cross
to
Mill
Street
I
would
be
afraid
that
they
wouldn't
be
seen
and
be
hit.
N
I
really
would
love
it
if
we
could
have
the
lights
on
there
and
somebody
pushed
a
button
and
lights
go
on
because
people
coming
into
the
city.
There
are
not
driving
30
miles
an
hour,
I'm,
not
100
sure
if
they
acknowledge
it's
30
miles
an
hour
and
also
you
know,
we've
had
flooding
there
in
front
of
kempering
and
all
the
time
at
the
Family
Dollar
Plaza,
because
for
years
there's
clogged
drains.
One
is
I've
just
right.
N
N
N
Watched
a
stroller
go
through
it
and
they
were
side
to
side
they
couldn't
even
get
through,
but
that's
typically
where
the
handicap
where
the
wheelchairs
are
in
the
road,
so
I
strongly
recommend
that
we
we
really
try
to
to
not
give
up
on
this
area
and
I
think
there's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
growth
there
in
the
next
10
years.
Thank
you.
O
O
So
setting
all
that
aside.
The
only
thing
that
would
make
me
happy
is
if
President
Biden,
when
he
comes
here
two
days
from
now,
is
if
the
council
will
tell
the
president
Mr
President.
We
need
a
Crossing
to
Stewart
Airport
and
we
need
High-Speed
Rail
and
we
need
to
clear
the
West
Side
yards.
We
have
more
than
one
train
line
and
we
need
it.
O
With
a
plan,
rather,
we
are
now
passing
the
20th
year
of
Microsoft
Access.
There
is
no
one
more
familiar.
Who's
ever
stepped
in
this
room
than
I,
with
the
power
of
data
in
the
suppression
of
government.
Almost
fascists
like
oppression,
create
fear
for
data
and
intelligence
and,
ultimately
truth
and
so
America.
Today,
America
today
is
on
the
threshold
of
either
data.
They
call
AI
or
fascism.
O
So
it's
open-
and
this
Council
needs
to
tell
the
president
when
he
comes
in
two
days
from
now.
The
only
way
he'll
have
Clark
government
support
in
the
demonstrations
primaries
is
that
he
solved
the
problem
with
train
access,
High-Speed
Rail
for
New,
York,
State,
and
so
our
economy
can
grow
in
an
economy
that,
with
Canada,
is
40
million
dollars,
New
York
state
in
the
Canadian
border.
That's
really
40
million
people.
Your
time
is
left
and
that's
our
Market.
B
C
B
J
J
Beacon
is
celebrating
their
20th
year
in
our
community
and
there's
a
whole
host
of
activities,
including
I,
hear
a
proclamation
may
be
given
by
someone
around
this
table
related
to
it
talk
more
and
then
the
other
is
that
the
foundation
for
Beacon
schools
has
a
film
festival
their
second
year,
and
that's
going
to
be
this
coming
Saturday
as
well.
In
the
afternoon.
You
can
find
out
more
about
it
on
their
website
and
then
the
other
only
thing
I'll
mention
is
I'll
have
office
hours
on
May
21st.
H
Thanks
I
see,
the
mayor
has
a
proclamation
for
mental
health
awareness
month
and
in
addition
to
May
being
mental
health
awareness
month.
It's
also
Asian
American
Pacific
Islander
heritage
month,
and
there
are
events
across
the
county
and
in
our
region
that
you
can
check
out
from
your
local
libraries,
to
your
local
cultural
centers,
but
I
just
wanted
to
acknowledge
that
and
I
will
not
be
hosting
office
hours
this
month
or
formal
office
hours
this
month.
H
But
if
you
would
like
to
schedule
a
time
to
meet
with
me,
you
could
do
so
on
the
city
website
on
the
city
council
page
there's
a
link
right
under
my
name
that
says
schedule
a
meeting
with
Justice
and
the
only
other
thing
I
had
was
paloma's
office
hours
which
Molly
covered
so
I
will
pass
it
to
you.
George.
L
Thank
you,
yeah
I
just
wanted
to
thank
all
the
people
that
helped
organize
the
Hat
parade
this
weekend.
It
was
the
first
time
we
brought
it
back
in
I
think
the
last
12
or
14
years.
So
it's
a
great
tradition.
It
was
a
great
turnout
and
a
great
day.
So
hopefully
the
tradition
will
continue,
but
thanks
again
for
all
the
effort
that
went
into
that,
that's
it.
M
Yes,
foundation
for
Beacon
schools
is
holding
a
film
festival,
and
this
year
on
this
Saturday
and
this
year,
they're
going
to
divide
up
so
that
at
2
30
you
get
to
see
the
elementary
school
films
films
made
by
Beacon,
Elementary,
School,
kids
and
then
at
6
30
for
the
filmmakers
and
the
funds
raised,
support
Beacon
schools,
there's
also
a
date
set
for
Pride
celebrations.
June
17th
we'll
be
celebrating
pride
and
you
can
find
information
on
that
at
on
the
Facebook
account
for
what
is
their
Facebook
account
called.
M
M
A
M
So
actually,
the
Facebook
is
Beacon
lgbtq
Liberation
for
all
of
the
different
events
that
are
going
on
for
pride
in
June.
There
are
family
events
and
events
later
at
night
and
there
will
be
a
flag
raising
which
will
ceremony,
which
we'll
announce
as
soon
as
we
have
it
scheduled
and
as
for
my
office
hours,
I
usually
hold
them
on
Wednesdays
by
appointments.
So
you
can
email
me
at
my
city
account
and
we'll
schedule
something.
I
All
right,
so
my
chair
has
been
empty
for
a
few
weeks.
I'm
glad
to
be
back.
I
just
want
to
thank
everyone
for
your
patience
and
understanding
as
I've
been
kind
of
slow
in
responding
to
emails.
I'm
just
about
caught
up
but
I,
had
to
travel
and
take
care
of
some
family
matters
in
the
month
of
April,
but
I'm
glad
to
be
back.
I
was
out
this
weekend
at
the
compass
Arts
showcase
at
the
yard
and
the
Forest
Hills
spring
Spring
Fest
on
Saturday.
It
was
a
really
great
time.
I
It
was
nice
to
be
back
in
my
community
and
I'm
going
to
try
and
make
it
up
to
everybody
as
as
much
as
I
can
in
the
coming
weeks.
So
you'll
see
me
walking
around
town
I'll
be
walking
around
and
just
checking
in
with
folks
and
seeing
what's
going
on
in
the
neighborhood
and
what
issues
are
important
and
what
we
need
to
work
on.
I'll
also
be
hosting
my
office
hours
again,
starting
it's
the
third
Sundays
of
every
month.
B
Yeah,
just
a
couple
of
things:
one
I
had
the
opportunity
to
attend
a
luncheon
of
the
Les
surami
habla,
which
is
a
service
organization
of
African-American.
Women
based
in
Beacon
I,
had
an
opportunity
to
see
some
people
I've
known
for
a
long
time
and
also
some
new
faces.
So
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
go
to
that.
I
also
just
want
to
spend
a
few
minutes
talking
about
assessments,
so
every
May
assessment
letters
come
out.
B
Beacon
is
a
full
value
assessment
Community,
which
means
that
they
try
to
keep
the
assessments
close
to
the
market
value,
and
so
the
thing
that's
in
the
letter
this
year,
it's
a
little
hard
to
sort.
But
the
letter
not
only
shows
the
dollar
amount
that
you're
increased
by
on
the
Assumption.
Your
assessment
increased,
but
it
also
shows
the
percentage
increase
for
all
Residential
Properties.
B
So
I
can
give
you
my
my
letter
as
an
example:
I
calculated
the
percentage
increase
in
my
assessment
on
our
home
and
it
was
up
10
percent
and
then
I
looked
at
the
bottom
of
the
letter,
and
it
said
that
Residential
Properties
on
average
were
raised,
10
percent,
how
I?
How
you
can
interpret
that
is
that
your
assessment
went
up
at
the
same.
At
least
my
assessment
went
up
at
the
same
rate
as
the
average
for
the
city,
which
means
I
won't
be
getting
any
larger
portion
of
the
tax
bill
right.
B
It
does
not
mean
that
your
taxes
will
rise,
10
percent.
What
will
undoubtedly
happen
as
long
as
the
council
approves
a
modest
budget
increase.
Is
that
that
10
percent
increase
in
assessment
will
be
offset
largely
by
a
substantial
reduction
of
the
tax
rate
right.
It
won't
be
10
percent
if
the
if
the
budget
goes
up
a
little
bit,
but
it'll
be
something
close
to
that
that
the
rate
will
come
down
right
because
we
do
full
value
assessment.
B
All
that
means
is
that
the
relative,
Equity
or
fairness
of
our
assessments
stays
really
close
to
normal
right
and
communities
that
don't
update
every
year,
and
there
are
some
that
don't
I
think
it's
18
of
the
22
communities
in
the
county,
update
annually
or
something
close
to
that,
so
we're
a
county
that
generally
stays
up
to
date.
There
are
other
places
in
New
York
state
that
haven't
updated
their
roles
since
the
Civil
War.
So
if
you
think
that's
to
your
benefit,
you're
you're
wrong
on
that.
B
What
it
means
is
that
the
numbers
are
so
skewed
and
messed
up,
that
nobody
knows
exactly
whether
it's
appropriate
or
not,
and
and
people
who
have
the
means
to
to
go
to
court
to
get
their
assessments
adjusted
when
and
people
who
don't
tend
to
lose
out.
That
tends
to
be
seniors
that
tends
to
be
people
in
lower
in
neighborhoods
that
aren't
appreciating
at
the
same
rate
as
other
parts
of
the
community.
B
So
we
went
to
full
value
assessing
almost
20
years
ago
now,
as
did
most
of
the
county
and
as
a
result,
our
the
frequency
of
our
suits
are
almost
nil
as
a
result.
Now
that
doesn't
mean
that
your
assessments
may
not
be
right
on
your
letter,
there'll
be
a
date
for
assessment.
What
are
called
grievances?
What
I
would
encourage
people
to
do
is,
if
you
think
your
number
is
off,
come
and
make
an
appointment
and
talk
to
the
board
of
assessment
review.
B
Is
you
can
find
your
parcel
and
then
you
can
literally
highlight
the
ones
in
your
neighborhood
and
see
what
the
assessments
are
for
your
neighbors,
and
that
should
give
you
a
pretty
reasonable
sense
of
whether
your
assessment
is
in
line
or
is
not
so
I
would
just
encourage
that
and
just
note
that
if
the
average
rate
was
10
percent
for
residential
assessment
increases,
and
yours
is
less
than
that,
you're
actually
going
to
be
getting
a
decrease
in
your
taxes.
If
yours
was
more
than
that,
you
may
be
getting
an
increase
right.
K
Just
another
reminder
that
we're
continuing
to
flush
hydrants,
so
if
you
see
hydrants
in
your
neighborhood
being
flushed
this
week
and
next
week
or
you
experience
brown
brown
Water,
please
it's
a
temporary
situation,
just
run
your
cold
water
and
that
won't
pass
through
again.
This
is
a
yearly
maintenance,
that's
critical
to
making
sure
that
sediment
is
removed
from
the
system
and
that
our
fire
suppression
system
is
is
working.
K
I
also
just
wanted
to
note
that
last
year
we
did
participatory
budgeting
and
decided
to
take
the
recommendation
of
several
high
school
students
who
had
come
and
presented
their
ideas
to
the
council.
The
new
basketball,
backboards
and
rims
were
installed
at
South
Avenue
and
the
refilling
stations
are
in
and
are
being
set
set
up
at
Memorial,
Park
and
Green
Street
in
the
next
two
weeks.
K
B
B
B
B
I
just
want
to
say:
Jim
Eve
has
been
in
the
community
for
I
guess
since
the
70s.
He
predates
me
by
a
whale
a
while.
So
I
don't
know
exactly
when,
but
it's
30
plus
years
and
he's
done
a
you
can
see
in
the
resume
he's
got
an
extensive
background
in
Recreation
and
he
wanted
to
get
involved
again.
So
we
put
in
an
application,
so
I
just
wanted
to
encourage
the
council
to
approve
this
one.
K
A
C
That
was
pretty
quickly
agreed
upon
by
the
committee.
So
at
this
point,
if
you
want
to
move
forward
with
it,
it
would
be
to
set
a
public
hearing
to
get
the
input
from
community
members
on
whether
or
not
they
believe
it's
a
good
idea
as
well.
That's
the
first
of
the
two
options
and
then
the
second
one
was
to
extend
no
parking
along
East
Main
a
little
further
along
and
on
the
North
End
of
the
Street,
not
just
the
South
and
Molly
had
asked
about
fire
and
emergency
vehicle
access.
C
C
Access
on
this
stretch,
and
chief
van
Voris
did
tell
me
that,
with
parking
on
either
side
of
the
street
along
this
stretch,
it
does
make
very
difficult
access
for,
especially
for
the
larger
fire
department
vehicles,
but
he
also
said
he
had
heard
that
water
department
Vehicles
also
struggled
to
have
access
to
this
stretch
when
there's
parking
even
on
one
of
the
two
sites.
So
I
hope
that
does
answer
your
question,
and
this
is
the
second
of
the
two
proposal
puzzles.
A
J
I
have
a
question,
maybe
for
you
Christian
I,
just
noticed
in
the
description
of
the
actual
language
about.
If
we
do
approve
this,
that
it
sounds
like
what
we
do.
It
makes
sense
that
from
we
we
go
the
direction
of
travel
so
from
on
the
North
side,
which
is
going
down
the
hill,
we
say
from
Mountain
Lane
to
Shay
lane
and
then
from
going
up
the
hill
we
say
from
pocket
road
to
Mountain.
Lane
I
was
just
wondering
why
it
wasn't
both
pocket,
Road
or
both
Shea
Lane.
J
J
A
J
They
both
intersect.
If
you
look
in
the
packet
at
the
intersection,
they
both
intersect
at
East
Main,
and
so
it's
basically
the
same
thing.
I
think
unless
we're
saying
on
the
one
side,
it's
like
one
less
spot,
so
it
was
just
a
question:
I
had
I
spent
I
was
kind
of
caught
up
by
and
so
I
just
thought,
I'd
ask
so.
K
It
does
make
sense
we
they're
used
interchangeably
here
because
they
intersect
at
the
same
point,
but
what
we
should
be
doing
is
making
this
consistent
with
the
existing.
So
the
existing
is
no
parking
along
the
south
side
of
East
Main
between
pocket,
Road
and
Mountain
Lane
I
think
we
probably
want
to
use
pocket
Lane
in
lieu
of
Shea
Lane
to
be
consistent.
Yeah.
K
B
B
Yep,
all
right,
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye.
Anyone
opposed
all
right.
So
the
next
one
is
the
resolution
authorizing
the
city
administrator,
exceeding
agreement
with
alpine
tree
service
and
that's
for
tree
removal
and
pruning
can
I
get
a
motion
and
a
second
on
that
motion
of
Ren
and
George
Chris.
You
want
to
give
us
any
further
information.
K
We
talked
about
this
last
week,
every
two
years
we
put
out
to
bid
our
tree
services.
We
we
did
that
again
in
the
low
bidder,
was
Alpine
Tree
Service,
which
has
done
a
lot
of
work
for
us
over
the
years,
so
the
superintendent
of
street
is
recommending.
We
go
with
them
again
for
the
two
years
and
again,
the
value
of
this
contract
is
probably
around
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
a
year
for
two
years,
and
we
had
four
bidders
if
it's
of
Interest.
K
As
we
mentioned
last
week
by
two
minutes
concrete,
it's
just
asphalt
pavement.
This
is
the
contract
for
the
annual
milling
and
Paving
that
we
use.
We
do
each
year
using
chips,
funds,
the
Consolidated,
Highway
Improvement
program,
we'll
be
doing
that,
probably
in
September
October,
we
received
three
bids
and
the
low
bidder
was
clove
excavators
which
we
used
last
year
and
which
were
terrific,
worked
out
great
and
again,
this
is
a
two-year
contract
that
values,
probably
somewhere
in
the
four
to
five
hundred
thousand
dollar
range
per
year.
J
B
B
I
K
Yes,
so
asphalt,
Milling
is
the
preparation
before
we
repave
and
it
basically
is
a
grinding
down
of
the
existing
asphalt
Surface.
By
about
a
half
an
inch
we
again
put
this
out
to
bid.
Colarusso
was
colorus
and
Sun
were
the
low
Bitters
and
again
we
received
three
bids.
This.
This
work
is
probably
in
the
neighborhood
of
fifteen
thousand
dollars
per
year,
and
it
it
goes
the
day
before
we
start
Paving.
So
this
goes
pretty
quickly
and
then
they
come
back
and
they
repave
everything.
K
A
B
A
B
H
So
right
now,
there's
pending
State
legislation
for
right
to
council
for
all
and
as
those
who
may
be
following
this
Council
has
done
pretty
much
all
that
we
could
to
help
protect
and
preserve
our
tenants
here
and
begin.
But
the
state
has
this
legis
pending
legislation
that
gives
the
opportunity
for
anybody
facing
evictions
to
have
a
right
to
counsel
and
it's
been
passed
in
other
states
Statewide,
and
we,
this
resolution
is
just
urging
the
state
to
move
forward
New
York
state
to
move
forward
with
this
as
well.
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H
A
A
B
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K
Sure
these
are
the
the
first
one
is
a
transfer
of
six
thousand
dollars
from
the
contingency
fund
to
fire
training.
This
was
a
result
of
having
we
ended
up,
sending
two
firefighters
to
the
academy
this
year,
where
we
had
anticipated,
only
one
would
be
going,
and
this
helps
to
backfill
their
training
budget
so
that
the
other
members
of
the
department
can
do
other
trainings.
A
K
Pedestrian
activated
Crossing
signals
on
Wolcott,
where
between
the
Elks
club
and
Sergeant
School,
and
this
is
something
that
the
Traffic
Safety
Committee
considered
for
a
long
time
tried
to
figure
out.
Why
why,
in
this
area?
Would
this
be
something
that
we
would
do,
but
not
put
them
on
every
block
and
what
we
decided
is
because
of
its
proximity
to
the
school,
the
the
volume
of
the
road
and
the
speed
of
the
road
that
this
was
an
appropriate
place.