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From YouTube: Beacon Council Meeting 12-5-22
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The City of Beacon Council Meeting from December 5, 2022
A
A
Me
do
a
roll
call,
I
am
looking
around
the
room
and
I
see
the
entire
council
is
present.
If
someone's
not
present,
would
you
let
me
know,
I
see
Drew,
online
and
I,
see
the
city
administrator
here
so
that'll
take
care
of
roll
call.
We
have
a
couple
of
community
segments.
The
first
one
we'll
do
is
the
swearing-in
of
a
new
police
officer,
Jerome
Burton
Sands.
Do
you
wanna,
introduce
our
new
colleague
and
I'll
come
out
and
we'll
do
the
book
and
all
that.
D
Everybody's
met
your
home
already
the
last
meeting,
and
you
started
with
us
last
Tuesday
Jerome's,
a
beacon,
high
school
graduate
he's
attended,
Our
Youth
Academy
a
couple
times
done.
A
ride
along
program
successfully
completed
our
our
background,
which
is
pretty
extensive
and
glad
to
have
him
on
board
I'm,
just
waiting
for
an
Academy
to
start.
C
C
A
A
A
G
A
G
Thank
you
for
coming,
so
I
hope.
I
I
am
able
to
achieve
that.
So
thank
you
for
having
me
tonight,
as
I
mentioned
I'm.
Also
the
CEO
of
think
Duchess.
For
those
who
don't
know
me
think
Duchess
is
economic
development
Organization
for
Dutchess
County,
it's
not
a
county
agency,
but
we
work
with
the
county
to
do
Economic
Development
on
behalf
of
the
county.
So
one
thing
I
did
want
to
share
with
you
is
my
love
for
Beacon.
This
is
our
inaugural
magazine
that
we
use
to
help
with
Talent
attraction
and
retention,
a.
G
Larger
employers,
like
IBM
help
new
bands,
now
use
these
magazines
to
attract
Talent
here,
as
well
as
to
retain
talent,
and
then
we
also
use
as
a
marketing
tool
to
attract
businesses
here
so
on
the
cover,
you
may
recognize
it's
a
local
business
flora
and
then
we
have
a
whole
chapter
in
here
about
Beacon
showcasing.
Let's
see
your
DIA.
G
C
G
Where
Beacon
is
so
it's
it's
really
been
a
great
asset
for
us
to
Market,
so
so
yeah
so
think,
Dutchess,
real,
quick
and
we're
charged
with
business
attraction
and
retention,
business
expansion,
entrepreneurship
and
we
Market
the
county
as
a
good
place
to
live
work
and
play
one
of
the
tools
that
we
do
use
to
help
achieve.
That
is
with
the
Ida,
the
Ida.
G
The
incentives
approved
by
the
Ida
helps
businesses
retain
and
create
jobs,
remain
competitive
and
invest
more
private
money
into
Dutchess
County.
So
there
are
a
couple
tools
that
the
Ida
uses:
one
is
sales
tax
exemptions,
During
the
period
of
construction
for
construction
materials.
That's
a
temporary
sales
tax
benefit.
A
mortgage
tax
benefit
where
we
exempt
mortgage
tax
benefits.
Only
the
county
portion.
The
projects
still
need
to
pay
the
MTA
portion
of
the
mortgage
tax
and
the
other
is
a
pilot
which
I'm
here
this
evening
to
talk
about
so
to
kind
of
frame.
I
Economic
development
is
the
engine
that
helps
communities
grow
successfully.
It
creates
housing,
employment
opportunities,
improve
shared
natural
resources
and
fosters
a
thriving
business
environment.
One
of
the
tools
economic
developers
use
to
bolster
the
economy
is
a
pilot.
What
is
a
pilot?
A
payment
in
lieu
of
taxes
is
a
property
tax
abatement
or
an
incremental
tax
payment.
The
abatement
acts
as
a
financial
incentive
to
undergo
an
economic.
I
Project
under
a
pilot,
a
company
agrees
to
invest
in
equipment
and
or
real
estate
and
create
jobs
in
return
for
a
temporary
reduction
in
property
taxes,
support
a
company's
decision
to
invest
capital
in
projects
that
create
jobs
and
increase
the
County's
tax
base.
Let's
look
at
a
Pilot
in
Action,
a
duchess
company
is
growing
and
needs
to
purchase,
equipment
and
add
20
employees.
Investing
in
the
existing
facilities
will
increase
the
assessed
property
value
and
make
staying
in
Dutchess
County
cost
prohibitive.
It
must
decide
to
one
not
expand.
I
Two
invest
at
their
current
location:
three
relocate
to
a
more
cost
effective
alternative,
rather
than
potentially
lose
employees
moving
out
of
state.
They
decide
to
apply
for
a
pilot
to
offset
some
of
the
expansion
costs.
There
are
many
valid
questions
regarding
Pilots
will
I
have
to
make
up
for
taxes
not
paid?
No,
the
pilot
is
an
abatement,
but
does
not
create
a
budget
deficit
that
is
paid
for
by
the
public.
I
I
Our
Pilots,
given
to
companies
that
have
already
committed
to
undergoing
the
project
no
expansion
would
not
occur,
but
for
the
Ida's
assistance
so
to
review
through
Pilots
companies
are
encouraged
to
invest
capital
in
projects
that
create
jobs
and
increase
the
County's
tax
base,
thereby
improving
the
quality
of
life
for
Duchess
County
residents
for
more
information
on
pilot
projects.
Please
visit
us
at
www.thinkduchas.com
and
follow
us
on
social
media
to
find
out
what
makes
Duchess
a
great
place
to
live,
work
and
play.
F
G
In
essence,
what
it
is
is
it
slowly
introduces
the
full
tax
rate
of
for
a
project
wants
improvements
and
Investments
are
made.
There
are
certain
criteria
that
idas
use.
We
are
State
Authority
and
New
York
State
dictates
by
law
and
regulation,
the
type
of
projects
that
we
can
do.
So
we
do
commercial
and
Industrial
projects.
We
don't
do
retail
projects,
we
don't
do
service
projects
and
I
say
that
in
general
there
are
exceptions
to
the
rule,
but
in
general
it
is
limited
to
Industrial
and
Commercial
projects.
G
G
The
impact
of
the
project
is
going
to
have
on
area
businesses
and
and
the
amount
of
tax
revenue
that
will
be
created
with
the
creation
of
the
job.
So
that's
some
of
the
criteria
that
is
included.
I
Chris
had
mentioned
that
he
included
in
your
packet
this
evening.
Our
uniform
tax
exemption
policy,
which
kind
of
goes
into
more
detail
of
the
criteria.
F
G
Do
meet
the
commitments
that
they
have
promised
when
they
are
granted
the
pilot
so
and
we
have
recapture
Clauses.
So
if
they
don't
meet
those
things
that
they
have
said
that
they
would
deliver,
the
Ida
has
the
authority
to
recapture
those
benefits,
so
basically
that's
kind
of
a
pilot.
In
a
really
short
nutshell:
the
IGA
has
the
authority
to
pass
pilots.
In
this
case.
G
G
K
L
K
I'm,
looking
under
the
the
last
page,
we're
at
the
hotel
and
motel
projects
of
this,
this
helpful
Detachment
and
it
says
that
the
project
that
it's
a
requirement
for
the
project
to
have
written
support
from
the
taxing
jurisdiction.
So
if
you
did
not
have
written
support
from
both
the
city
and
the
school
district,
we
would
not
be
able
to
proceed
with
yet
you
wouldn't
be
able
to
approve
the
Ida.
So.
E
L
Yeah
I'm
curious
in
your
experience,
how
much
you're
aware
of
how
other
municipalities
go
about
determining
whether
or
not
they're
going
to
support
it,
particularly
how
much
they
the
the
body
that
would
issue
the
letter
kind
of
discusses
it
publicly
versus
it?
Is
it's
made
sort
of
a
decision
that
doesn't
necessarily
involve
public
conversation
at
whatever
the
local
government
level
is
and
I'm
curious.
Just
in
what
you've
seen
you
might
not
have
Insight,
but
just
if
you
have
any
I.
G
Think
it's
a
little
bit
of
a
mix.
I
would
say
that
if
a
municipality
has
a
an
extensive
strategic
economic
strategic
plan
and
the
project
fits
within
that
strategic
plan
and
that
plan
also
addresses
a
a
pilot
and
some
do
for
certain
types
of
projects
not
be
as
much
public
input
from
how
or
the
or
the
city
as
those
that.
Maybe
in
this
case,
where
you
don't
see
Pilots
quite
so
often
in
the
city
of
Beacon,
there
might
be
a
little
bit
more
public
discussion.
You
know
at
the
top
at
the
council
level,
so.
G
Say
it
depends,
I
would
say:
I've
seen
certain
municipalities
where
it's
just
mentioned
and
then
approved,
and
then
somewhere
it's
actually,
you
know
an
item
that
they
get
public
input
on.
I
will
also
say
that
part
of
the
idea
process
is
a
public
hearing.
So
we
do.
The
Ida
does
hold
a
public
Hearing
in
the
municipality
that
the
project
is
being
put
in
to
to
collect
that
public
opinion
opinion.
Okay,
in
addition
to
getting
the
councils.
A
So
I
can
give
you
a
little
bit
of
color
what's
in
our
comprehensive
plan,
so
for
a
number
of
years
our
comprehensive
plan
was
simply
looking
to
rejuvenate
the
community,
looking
largely
at
residential
construction
as
a
way
of
doing
that,
we
revised
our
comprehensive
plan
to
kind
of
strive
for
more
of
a
live
work
community,
and
so
the
importance
of
commercial
is
grown.
We're
not
very
experienced
at
that.
A
I
think
our
first
pilot
of
note
was
Dia,
and
that
was
the
New
York
State
development
organization,
putting
a
substantial
investment
because
it
never
would
happen
without
it,
which
has
been
transformative.
But
more
recently,
we've
got
along
our
Creek
and
at
our
Waterfront
are
the
only
kind
of
significant
sites
left
of
development
and
those
we
have
required
a
commercial
component
in
the
hopes
of
attracting
you
know,
good
paying
jobs
so
that
we
can
have
more
of
a
live
work.
Community,
that's
consistent
with
our
comprehensive
plan
that
this
is
by
far
the
largest
available
site.
A
It
was
zoned
residential.
In
fact
it
was
owned.
I
think
it
was
r140
or
R1
80.
So
it's
two
acre
zoning,
which
would
be
a
limited
number
of
homes
it
laid
fallow
for
more
than
30
years.
There
were
several
proposals
along
the
way.
The
residential
ones
would
all
have
netted
some
property
tax
and
then
also
school
children
to
the
district.
So
the
net
impact
actually
might
have
been
negative
on
at
least
the
school
tax
situation.
A
This
project
converts
that
residential
zoning
to
commercial.
So
the
first
thing
that
it
does
is
we
have
two
tax
rates
in
the
city
of
Beacon.
We
have
a
higher
rate
for
commercial
property
than
we
do
Residential
by
about
40
percent,
so
immediately
that
generates
40
percent
additional
revenue
on
exactly
the
same
site
at
exactly
the
same
assessment,
simply
because
it
shifted
to
commercial,
which
is
one
of
the
reasons
we're
very
interested
and
in
our
comprehensive
plan
we
lay
out
the
goal
of
increasing
our
commercial.
A
If
we're
able
to
do
that
at
that
site,
the
other
one
that
occurred
most
recently
and
I
believe
the
Ida
was
involved
in
was
the
docuware
site,
which
is
in
that
same
area.
It's
not
the
same
zoning
that's
Fishkill
Creek
Zoning,
which
requires
25
commercial.
That
was
a
recent
zoning
change
that
we
undertook
consistent
with
our
comprehensive
plan.
So
we
are
looking
at
those
we're
very
appreciative
of
the
docuware.
That's
a
huge
win
for
our
community
and
apparently
it
required
the
idea,
the
pilot,
in
order
to
kind
of
make
the
numbers
work.
A
L
Can
you
say
a
little
more
about
because
I,
you
have
approved
projects
in
the
past
and
you
said
that
you
have
public
meetings.
Is
there
documentation
of
your
decisions
that
member
of
the
public
could
look
at
so
they
can
understand
how
you've
made
decisions
in
the
past,
both
for
and
against
proposals.
L
Another
question
is
I'm
curious:
there
might
a
municipality
might
be
in
support
of
a
project
because
it
fits
with
a
comprehensive
plan
and
still
have
questions
about,
but
does
this
particular
developer
need
this
financial
support
in
order
for
the
project
to
be
viable
and
I'm
curious?
If
that's
something
you're,
also
looking
at
when
you
have
your
public
hearings
and
making
your
determination
yeah.
G
G
In
my
experience,
Hotel
projects
and
especially
Resort
projects,
it
is
they
do
you
know
looking
at
their
finances,
they
do
need
that,
especially
as
a
result
of
covid
we've
had
just
in
case
in
point.
We
had
several
Hotel
projects
in
the
queue
pre-covered
and
then
after
covid,
a
lot
of
those
projects
either
went
away
or
have
been
stalled
because
hotels
are
considered
very
risky.
G
You
know
during
covid
no
one
traveled,
anyone
stayed
at
hotel.
There
were
no
conventions,
things
like
that,
so
that
ability
to
create
revenue
and
to
pay
off
their
loans,
so
banks
have
increased,
what's
called
their
cost
to
debt
or
ratio.
That
ratio
has
gotten
much
bigger
for
hotels
in
the
past,
so
other
considered
a
risk.
You
know,
so
they
so
Ida
Pilots
are
often
used
to
help
mitigate
some
of
that
risk.
M
G
G
Concerned
so
we
are
not
generally
allowed
to
incentivize,
like
Hotel
a
hotel
if
it
supports
area
tourism.
So
let's
say
like
a
Holiday
Inn
or
a
Marriott
Courtyard.
It
would
be
very
difficult
for
us
to
support
because
people
don't
necessarily
are
traveling
to
stay
at
that
particular
Marriott
Courtyard
they're,
coming
they
stay
at
that
Marriott
Courtyard,
because
they're
going
to
look.
You
know,
climate
Beacon
enjoy
the
restaurants
and
Beacon,
and
you
know
air
like
Wappingers
and
such.
G
G
M
F
M
F
So
we
we
did
have
conversations
with
the
Ida
about
what
the
proposed
pilot
would
be
and
what
the
potential
cost
benefit
would
be,
and
the
Ida
advised
us
that
this
isn't
out
of
the
ordinary
one
of
the
other
things
that
they
mentioned.
That
Sarah
forgot,
maybe
to
mention
is
that
the
cost
of
construction
is
also
very
high
and
we're
seeing
that
right
across
the
board,
including
the
firehouse.
So
your
square
foot
cost
of
construction
has
gone
up
markedly
and
they're
they're
having
trouble
like
they're.
F
They
have
to
raise
more
than
40
million
dollars
in
financing
to
be
able
to
make
the
project
go.
We
did
look
at
what
the
tax
impact
was
on
this,
and
this
is
not
the
only
pilot
we're
going
to
have
another
pilot
coming
for
Tompkins
Terrace,
because
they're
doing
a
14
or
15
million
dollar
renovation,
and
they
want
to
extend
out
a
pilot.
So
we
thought
this
is
a
good
time
to
talk
about
Pilots,
because
you
are
you,
you
do
pilots
for
economic
development,
but
you
can
also
do
it
for
affordable
housing
right
now.
F
This
site
at
Craig
house
is
assessed
at
three
million
dollars
and
that
assessment
actually
went
down
in
2017
or
2018
because
it
was
challenged
because
there
was
no
use
of
the
project
of
the
property
within
a
few
years
of
this
pilot
that
goes
up
to
25
million
dollars.
Right
now,
the
property
pays
just
under
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
taxes
to
the
four
entities
that
collect
taxes,
the
county,
the
city,
the
school
district
and
the
library
by
year.
Seven,
that's
estimated
to
go
up
to
eight
hundred
and
thirty
thousand.
F
So
while
this
sounds
like
a
tax
break,
you
know
you
hear
a
tax
break
and
you're
like
oh
wow.
My
taxes
are
going
to
go
up
because
now
I
got
to
pay
for
somebody
not
paying
their
taxes.
What
this
is
doing
is
basically
allowing
them
to
get
financing
to
put
all
these
tens
of
millions
of
dollars
into
the
facility
that
raise
the
assessment,
and
then
they
get
a
discount
on
that,
but
even
with
the
discount
you're,
still
going
within
seven
years
from
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
taxes
a
year
to
over
eight
hundred
thousand.
F
So
that's
what
we
looked
at.
We
talked
about
it
in
executive
session.
We
talked
to
our
attorneys.
Who
said
you
don't
need
a
vote.
You
just
need
to
kind
of
notify.
The
council
feel
feel
out
how
it
goes
and
we
have
issued
an
initial
letter
saying
we're
open
to
the
concept.
Now
we
want
to
see
the
eventual
deal
and
that
it's
complies
with
what
we
understood.
It
would
be,
but
again
in
theory
before
they
even
go
and
apply,
they
did
have
conversations
with
us.
I
went
over
and
saw
the
facility.
F
The
the
old
Howland
Mansion
is
in
awful
shape.
I
hadn't
seen
it
in
25
years
and
it's
a
challenging
building
to
have
to
renovate
and
a
challenging
site
because
they
have
limitations
on
what
they
can
do
with
the
historic
feature.
Features
like
the
windows
in
the
building,
they're
also
limited
on
what
they
can
do
on
parts
of
the
site,
because
their
pre-settlement
archaeological
sites,
so
again
they're
cost
their
cost
to
develop
this
because
it's
an
Adaptive,
reuse
and
a
challenging
property.
F
G
Is
that
the
cost
of
since
the
pandemic
and
I
have
one
hotel
project
in
the
county
that
is
receiving
Ida
benefits?
Pre-Covered
the
budget
was
18
million.
Now
it's
36
million.
They
have
come
back
to
the
Ida
for
additional
benefits
because
of
that
of
the
increased
cost
of
construction,
materials
and
labor.
G
They
also
are
about
four
years
behind
in
projects
because
they
lost
their
financing
at
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
and
it's
taken
them
up
until
late
last
year
to
find
new
lender
that
will
be
willing
to
finance
them,
based
on
the
terms
of
the
pilot
that
was
approved
pre-covered,
so
so
they
do
have
impact
and
the
other
thing
is
adaptive.
Use
projects
are
more
expensive
than
new
construction,
because
you
are
often
confined
by
certain
rules
of
construction
and
things
that
you
can
do.
G
And
the
other
thing
is:
it's
not
necessarily
lost
revenue
for
tax,
because
this
is
above
four,
they
won't
be
able
to
do
it
without
the
assistance
of
the
Ida.
So
if
they
don't
get
Ida
assistance,
they
wouldn't
go
forward
project.
So
it's
not
Revenue
that
I
mean
that
you
would
necessarily
lose.
Is
it's
we're
just
debating
the
difference
between
the
current
assessment
and
the
new
assessment.
F
Since
that
time
it's
already
escalated
to
54
million
and
I
and
again
I'm
scared
about
the
firehouse
project.
Next
year,
we're
going
to
have
some
similar
escalation
of
the
square
foot
price
to
do
these
projects
and
we're
seeing
it
even
in
the
insurance.
When
we
bring
you
Insurance,
you
know
the
the
cost
of
replacement
of
construction
has
gone
up.
The
other
factor
that
we
looked
at
is
the
job
creation.
This
is
about
a
hundred
permanent
jobs.
F
G
The
other
unique
thing
about
this
job
is:
it
is
a
hospitality
and
tourism
project
so
as
an
it
would
be.
You
know
act
as
a
an
Ang
while
it
could
be
an
anchor
for
your
community.
Those
people
who
visit
the
area
would
also
you
know,
eat
at
your
local
restaurants,
shop
in
your
local
shops
and
add
you
know
additional
revenue
for
those
shops
along
Main
Street
as
well.
So
there
is.
We
also
in
in
addition
to
direct
Economic
Development
benefits.
We
also
look
at
indirect
and
induced
benefits
as
well.
K
G
So
they
are
required
to
report
to
us
on
an
annual
basis
on
the
number
of
jobs
on
ftes
that
they
have
on
site.
We
are,
then
required
to
report
that
to
New
York
State.
That
is
a
statute
that
they
must
require
that
they
do.
We
also
do
at
least
one
site
visit
to
the
property
a
year.
Not
only
to
you
know,
make
sure
everything
is
going
fine,
but
on
the
think,
Duchess
part
is
just
there
are
other.
K
G
Do
so
we
have
we
have
a
recapture
policy,
and
so
they
have
to
maintain
90
of
the
jobs
that
they
have
said
that
they
were
going
to
create
as
part
of
their
application,
which
then
becomes
in
their
agreement.
If
they
fail
to
meet
that
requirement,
they
are
then
required
to
come
in
front
of
the
board
and
explain
why
they
did
not
meet
that
requirement
so
and
it
could
be
range
from
the
board
has
its
discretion,
but
it
could
be
Market
forces
right,
so
it
could
be
covet
happen
and
we
lost
a
lot
of
employees.
G
So
at
that
point
we
may
not
recapture,
but
if
the
business
says
well,
we
replaced
all
our
employees
we're
robots.
That's
not
the
intention
of
the
of
the
policy.
Then
we,
the
board,
can
come
in
and
say
well
we're
going
to
recapture
that
because
you,
you
know,
that's
not
the
intention,
so
we
will
recapture
those
benefits
and
then
that
those
returned
to
the
taxes.
The
other
thing
that
can
happen
is
that
there
is
a
multiple
violation
or
a
gross
violation
of
the
agreement.
K
So
I'm
trying
to
compare
this
to
is
what
what
taxes
would
they
have
had
to
pay
or
would
any
business
have
had
to
pay
and
had
this
11-year
program
not
existed,
meaning
for
my
understanding,
the
mirror
boat
project
is
supposed
to
be
built
in
phases,
so
wouldn't
they
only
have
to
pay
tax
on
the
assessed
value
with
what's
built
on
there
I
mean
they
don't
have
to
pay
taxes
on
what
they're
planning
on
building
seven
years
from
now
right.
So
when
what's
the
big
change
here
for
them,
I
guess.
G
Well,
so
so
the
taxes,
the
pilot,
is
just
a
percentage
of
the
current
assessment,
so
the
assessment
can
go
up.
So,
let's
say
in
year
one
through
five:
they
only
build
that
one
building
and
then
that
assessment
is
going
to
be
10.
You
know
10
million
dollars,
but
then
three
years
later
they
add
to
their
campus
and
then
the
now
the
whole
property
is
worth
18
million
dollars.
G
K
F
We
so
we
have
estimates
from
the
appraiser
from
our
assessor,
so
our
assessor
did
have
conversations
with
them
to
try
to
figure
out
what
a
what
a
conservative
estimate
of
what
the
assess
value
would
be,
and
she
came
up
with
25
million
dollars
starting
in
year.
Seven
and
again
it
goes
my
understanding
is
that
the
school
board
it
was
mentioned
that
the
assessment
is
also
Frozen,
and
that
is
not
the
case.
F
It's
not
being
proposed
for
this
I
Pilots
can
take
very
different
forms
in
this
case.
The
only
thing
that
they're
locking
in
is
the
discount
rate
on
the
the
taxes
overall,
so
the
first
three
years,
four
years
or
first
five
years
or
fifty
percent,
then
it
goes
down
to
45
percent
a
discount
and
and
again
each
year,
their
assessed
value
could
go
up
higher
than
what
we've
estimated.
We
asked
them
to
do.
K
So
my
last
question
about
the
taxes
is,
you
know,
I'm
very
happy
to
hear
that
there's
no
additional
tax
burden
on
taxpayers
by
doing
this,
but
then
I'm
thinking.
Maybe
this
is
a
question
for
you
Lee
how
the
the
base
proportions
come
into
play.
So
if,
if
we
have
this
big
surge
in
the
in
commercial
tax
revenue
with
or
without
the
Ida,
but
if
the
commercial
can
only
be
thirty
percent
of
our
tax
levy,
doesn't
that
pushed
money
pushed
some
of
the
tax
burden
over
to
the
residential
side?
So.
B
A
No,
but
but
you're
right,
the
only
person
in
the
room
who
has
even
the
slightest
clue
on
how
that
Arcane
thing
works.
Yeah,
probably
me
unless
you
have
some
idea,
so
this
is
where
a
community
that
has
two
tax
rates,
the
the
statute
that
approved
that
system
40
years
ago,
has
this
very
Arcane
method
of
calculating
I,
believe
and
I
cannot
say
this
with
certainty
that
new
construction
can
change
those
proportions.
In
other
words,
what
it
tries
to
keep
in
place
is
ignoring
new
construction.
Here.
A
The
here
are
the
two
ratios,
but
then
they
have
to
take
into
account
new
construction.
So
you
know,
if
you
know,
a
thousand
new
homes
are
are
generated,
that
70
will
change
to
a
higher
number
and
it
goes
the
same
in
the
other
direction.
So
this
is
new
commercial
construction
and
actually
a
removal
of
residential
property
from
the
role
so
I
believe
it
will
change
those
proportions.
That's
what
I
understand,
but
I
can't
guarantee
that
I
can
bring
in
an
expert
to
understand
it,
but
I'm
pretty
sure.
That's
right,
because.
A
G
Yeah
Homestead
of
non-home,
there
are
municipalities
that
have
percentages
limitations
on
that,
and
so
what
happens
is
when
commercial
creates
a
greater
portion.
It
actually
kicks
off
some
of
the
residential
equation,
so
it
ends
up
the
commercial
ends
up
paying
more
of
your
tax
burden
than
the
residential.
So
it
lowers
it
can
lower
the
residential
Tax,
Board
yep.
A
Yeah
and
then
the
other
thing
I
just
want
to
reiterate,
is
that
the
only
part
of
this
agreement
that
is
fixed
is
the
percentage
either.
You
know
that
is
taken
off
the
tax
roll
in
each
of
the
years
and
that
what
is
allowed
to
vary
is
the
assessment
at
all
times,
and
the
tax
rate
right
and
the
assessment
is
set
by
the
assessor.
E
G
F
F
F
F
F
Again,
these
assessments
are
just
estimates
and
they're,
probably
low.
The
tax
rate
is
the
current
tax
rate
of
all
the
taxing
entities,
but
again
that
that's
subject
to
change
and
you'll
see
by
year.
Seven,
their
full
tax
bill
would
have
been
831
000
with
the
discount
it's
at
400
000,
and
then
it
goes
up
from
there.
K
A
F
I
think
she
would
watch
it
because
it's
going
to
be
one
of
your
single
highest,
paying
tax
parcels.
You
know
again,
if
there's
an
agreement,
we
only
have
a
handful
of
Pilots
that
we
monitor.
Most
of
them
are
housing
like
Beacon
Housing,
Authority,
Tompkins
terrorists,
South,
Davis,
Terrace,
Meadow,
Ridge,
Meadow,
Ridge,.
F
H
N
F
A
F
N
G
It's
very,
very
rare,
very
few
projects,
I'll
say
one
project.
The
only
project
I
have
that
did
not
show
that.
But
for
is
the
IBM
project,
that's
a
settlement
project
between
the
state
and
IBM,
and
we
worked
as
a
pass-through
for
that,
and
that
was
that's
that
didn't
have
to
go
through
that
platform.
But
the
rest
of
my
Ida
projects
have
gone
through
that,
but
for
statement.
N
G
The
15-year
span
is
to
to
align
with
their
financing,
so
their
their
Bank,
probably
had
you
know,
they're
taking
out
a
15-year
mortgage,
and
so
the
bank
wants
to
see
a
as
much
stability
in
all
their
payments
as
possible.
So,
and
one
of
them
is
the
pilot
so
that
they
know
that
they're
paying
a
certain
payment
every
year
and
able
to
pay
their
loan
basically
or
mortgage.
K
H
F
L
I
have
a
question
which
might
actually
be
more
for
Drew
our
legal
advisor,
because
this
project
has
not
been
approved
by
the
planning
board.
Is
there
any
conflict
of
us?
As
the
city
council
saying
we
approve
tax
tax
abatements,
it
seems
to
be
we're
essentially
saying
we
approve
of
the
project
on
some
level,
so
I'm,
just
making
sure
that
that's
doesn't
cross
any
legal
lines
or
how
that
works
legally.
So.
G
The
project
before
the
Ida
can
approve
a
project
has
to
go
through
the
planning
process.
So
if
it
doesn't
go
through
the
planning
process,
then
and
gets
approvals
from
the
planning
process.
We,
the
idea,
cannot
approve
the
project.
What
we're
asking
for
the
city
council
is
just
to
provide
their
support.
They
acknowledge
that
this
project
is
going
to
be
coming
coming
to
the
idea,
potentially
for
a
deviated
pilot
and
that
the
council
supports
that
project
and
acknowledges
that
there's
a
enhanced
pilot.
So
it's
not
you're.
E
G
O
And
just
to
kind
of
piggyback
off
that
statement,
you're,
not
in
any
sort
of
legal
trouble
for
acknowledging
the
project
and
and
saying
that
you
have
support
for
the
pilot,
even
though
it's
still
pending
before
the
planning
board,
so
the
planning
board
is
going
to
review
it
for
planning
issues.
You're
really
looking
to
say
you
know,
there
are
benefits
to
this
project
in
the
city.
O
Pending
planning
board
approval.
We
would
support
such
a
pilot.
This
is
this
happens
all
the
time.
It's
the
way
it
has.
Procedurally,
it's
the
way
it
has
to
work
you're,
not
telling
the
planning
board
that
they
have
to
approve
the
project,
and
so
they're
still
going
to
go
through
their
review
process,
they're
going
to
go
through
the
secret
process,
they're
going
to
add
any
conditions
that
they
feel
are
appropriate
to
the
project.
O
L
A
The
one
thing
I
I
will
add,
since
you
reminded
me
of
the
planning
process-
is
that
the
one
ass
that
was
occurring
during
the
planning
process,
which
is
ongoing,
is
the
interest
in
Greenway
Trail
on
the
that
side
of
the
creek.
There's
nothing
in
our
comprehensive
plan
on
that
on
that
side
of
the
creek
there's
nothing
in
our
Greenwich
Trail
plans
with
respect
to
that
property
on
that
side
of
the
creek.
So
we
really
didn't
have
any
notice
or
or
authority
to
require
it
in
the
planning
process.
A
G
P
F
G
So
yeah,
so
the
fourth
benefit
that
idas
can
provide
and
I
see
this
mostly
on
the
what
the
local
Development
Corporation
side
is
tax
exempt
bonding.
So
we
can
issue
tax
exempt
bonds
for
projects
the
benefit
for
tax
exempt
bond.
Is
the
investor
of
that
Bond
doesn't
have
to
report
capital
gains
on
the
interest
that
they
earn,
so
the
bond
itself
is
issued
a
lower
interest
rate
than
than
a
conventional
financing.
G
G
G
Usually
the
bank
is
the
one
who
buys
them
for
their
investors,
so
it
has
no
impact
on
them
around
the
municipality.
The
other
thing
is
Tompkins
is
going
to
be
coming
for
a
pilot
I've.
Yet
to
see
what
that
formula
looks
like,
but
the
I
want
to
be
clear,
so
in
New
York
state
the
state
has
it:
has
the
authority
to
issue
Pilots
as
well
for
affordable
housing?
G
Tompkins
is
going
to
come
to
the
idea
for
both
a
pilot
tax-exempt
bonding
because
there
are
certain
there's
some
flexibility
in
that
project,
an
advantage
for
them
to
do
that
because
it
will
align
with
their
with
the
bond
primarily
and
some
of
the
other
restrictions
that
they
have
on
that
property.
The
state's
pilot
for
housing,
their
pilot
doesn't
go
through
this
process.
It
doesn't
have
any
public
comment.
The
state
has
the
right
to
issue
those
Pilots
without
public
comment
and.
F
That's
how
Tompkins
Terrace
was
built.
We
actually
got
a
letter
from
dhcr
the
Department
of
Housing
and
Community
Renewal
back
in
the
80s
saying.
Thou
shalt
give
them
this
pilot
agreement,
and
we
have
abided
by
that
that
pilot
agreement
is
extinguished
in
about
I,
think
10
or
15
years,
after
which
the
affordability
could
go
away.
Doing
this
pilot
helps
ensure
that
the
affordability
of
that
complex,
which
has
193
Apartments,
will
remain
affordable
for
40
years
at
a
minimum.
So
again
we
we're
getting
something
out
of
that.
F
L
F
G
Usually
those
are
financed
through
my
competitor,
which
is
the
dormitory
Authority,
and
so
the
dormitory
Authority
would
then
Finance
it,
and
then
they
would
get
the
pilot
from
the
state
the
advantage.
The
other
advantage
in
terms
of
the
community
is
by
coming
through
the
Ida
I
collect
administrative
fees
for
these
projects
with
ideas.
Those
fees
are
then
rolled
into
programming
for
my
our
local
businesses.
So,
for
example,
right
now
we're
running
a
gears
program,
which
is
an
accelerator
Without
Walls
Susan
from
denning's
point,
is
participating
in
my
gears
program.
G
F
N
Yeah,
thank
you.
I
would
like,
as
an
internal
procedure.
I
would
like
to
make
a
request
that
we
do
these
pilot
conversations
in
public
I.
Don't
know
if
we
need
to
be
passing
a
resolution.
I
understand.
We
aren't
required
to
pass
a
resolution,
but
I
prefer
to
I
appreciate
this
conversation
in
the
future.
I'd
prefer
to
have
this
conversation
in
public.
A
Okay,
let's
do
public
comments.
I've
got
a
list
in
front
of
me
and
just
recall
you
can
talk
on
any
topic.
You
want
other
than
a
public
hearing.
We
have
one
single
public
hearing
which
happens
to
be
on
a
building
code,
update
where
we're
incorporating
the
State's
new
building
code
and
other
than
that
you
can
talk
in
anything.
You
like
the
order
of
battle
for
comments.
I
got
Blair
Patterson.
First.
R
Person
I
live
at
28,
Masters,
Place,
Ward
4.
I'm
up
here
tonight
to
State
my
support
for
the
recent
proposal
to
ban
gas
hookups
and
all
new
construction
I
work
for
a
small
business
in
Beacon
and
our
main
mission
as
a
business
is
to
address
the
environmental
crisis
through
landscape.
We
create
ecologically
focused
artistic
plans.
We
build
them
out.
R
We
sell
native
plants
locally
on
Main
Street,
as
well
as
in
a
new
location
on
the
edge
of
Beacon
and
glenham,
and
we
also
educate
the
community
Through
events
and
conversations
attempting
to
augment
our
work
through
connecting
with
the
people
and
the
environment
that
surrounds
us.
All
of
us.
We've
worked
on
almost
150
Gardens
in
Beacon
over
the
last
five
years.
R
Ensuring
that
Beacon
becomes
the
ecological
Refuge
that
we
desperately
need
I'm
extremely
passionate
about
my
work,
but
recently
I
realized
that
the
work
that
I
do
in
my
day,
job
isn't
going
to
be
enough
for
the
type
of
large-scale
change
that
we
actually
need.
I
think
what
will
allow
us
to
make
impactful
change
is
legislation
like
the
gas
ban
on
new
construction?
Methane
is
a
major
pollutant
and
lasts
in
the
atmosphere
for
nine
years
at
minimum,
and
our
Perpetual
resist
Reliance
on
it,
for
residential
utilities
is
totally
unnecessary.
R
If
we
make
changes
now,
we'll
actually
be
able
to
see
the
benefits
within
the
next
decade
and
massive
benefits
within
our
lifetime.
We
don't
need
to
continue
to
rely
on
gas
that
actively
pollutes
at
every
stage
of
this
journey,
especially
within
our
homes.
We
have
the
opportunity
to
be
leaders
in
the
Hudson
Valley
in
this
instance,
to
not
only
be
an
additional
example
for
other
towns
and
major
cities
for
area
to
follow
suit,
but
to
additionally
put
pressure
on
the
state
to
make
large-scale
changes
like
this
as
well.
P
It
and
I'm
a
resident
of
Workforce
I'm,
also
here,
to
express
my
support
for
the
beacon
city
council
to
pass
a
gas-free
new
buildings
policy
and
ensure
that
all
new
buildings
in
Beacon
are
prohibited
from
burning
fossil
fuels
indoors.
My
partner
and
I
just
moved
to
Beacon
and
we've
already
really
fallen
in
love
with
the
city,
we're
really
eager
to
plan
what
our
life
will
be
like
when
we
stay
here
long
term
and
the
biggest
goals
they're
buying
a
house
and
starting
a
family.
P
Both
of
these
goals
feel
deeply
connected
to
the
passage
of
the
gas-free
new
buildings
policy.
As
future
homeowners,
we
want
to
invest
in
a
property
that
will
be
both
cost
efficient
and
sustainable,
with
an
average
projected
savings
cost
of
848
dollars
a
year
with
an
electric
heat
pump
and
93
fever
carbon
emissions.
It
feels
clear
to
us
that
the
only
answer
is
to
go
Electric.
P
What
feels
even
clearer
to
us,
however,
is
how
our
actions
today
will
have
lasting
consequences
on
the
future
family.
We
want
to
build
here
in
Beacon.
Investing
in
new
construction
that
relies
only
on
gas
would
mean
putting
our
children
at
risk.
Both
immediately
by
exposing
them
to
toxic
air
pollutants
in
our
home,
but
also
in
the
long
run
by
continuing
to
pollute
the
planet,
they
will
inhabit
long
after
we're
gone.
P
For
these
reasons,
I
urge
a
city
council
to
schedule
a
public
hearing
to
discuss,
crafting
and
passing
a
gas-free
new
buildings
bill
that
bans
indoor
gas
hookups
in
all
buildings.
I'm
really
excited
to
build
a
life
here
in
Beacon
and
I'm
committed
to
fighting
for
the
sustainable
future
the
city
deserves.
Thank
you.
S
So
why
does
this
matter
to
me
for
as
long
as
I
can
remember,
I've
wanted
to
have
kids
and
I'm
now
at
a
point
where
my
at
my
a
point
in
my
life,
where
I'm
seriously
considering
having
a
baby
I,
always
thought
that
this
would
be
a
joyous
and
hopeful
time
and
in
some
ways
it
is.
But
it's
also
a
time
of
great
fear
and
anxiety
as
I
consider
our
climate
future.
S
Hope,
despite
this,
by
joining
with
my
neighbors
as
a
member
of
Beacon
climate
action
now
and
organizing
in
service
of
creating
a
new
narrative
around
our
climate
future
and
what
our
world
is
capable
of
achieving
together
and
that
future
looks
like
us
starting
locally,
where
we
work
together
as
a
community,
where
we
pass
laws
that
allow
us
to
make
these
improvements
to
get
back
on
track
to
achieving
the
climate
future.
That
I
desire
and
I
believe
that
we
all
collectively
desire.
S
J
S
But
it
also
is
a
policy
that
has
broad
public
support.
I've
been
knocking
on
doors
I've
been
at
local
events.
We've
been
doing
the
work
to
build
public
consensus
around
this.
We
have
over
400
veganites
who've
signed
a
petition
in
favor,
so
I
urge
you
to
draft
this
legislation,
hold
a
public
hearing
and
pass
this
policy
here
in
Beacon.
Thank
you.
T
Hi
everybody,
my
name
is
Susan
Austin
I'm,
a
proud
member
of
Ward
2.
and
four
years
ago
my
family
built
a
gas-free
house
here
in
Beacon,
so
I
wanted
to
come
and
talk
today
a
little
bit
about
that
experience.
We
many
people
have
talked
about
the
various
reasons.
Probably
our
reasons
aligned
with
that
climate
Health,
but
I
want
to
actually
talk
about
the
economic
reason.
T
So
we
when
we
were
getting
ready
to
build
when
we
were
approaching
many
various
people,
everyone
was
like
it's
gonna,
be
so
expensive
for
you
to
do
this,
it's
going
to
be
complicated.
It's
there's
going
to
be
issues
attached
with
this
and
I
will
not
stand
up
here
and
say
that,
like
there
were
no
complications
or
it
was
wildly
cheap,
but
the
impression
that
we
got
approaching
this
was
not
our
experience,
so
we
built
an
1800
square
foot
house
the
comparisons,
because
we
were
pre-pandemic.
T
This
four
years
ago
are
hard,
but
we
built
our
house
for
under
200
a
square
foot
which,
even
by
those
standards,
was
less
than
average
I.
Think
in
Duchess
I
can
look
at
the
numbers,
but
you
know,
and
I
don't
have
data
on
this,
but
I
can
tell
you
amongst
talking
to
our
friends.
We
have
the
lowest
energy
bills
of
anybody.
We
know
amongst
our
friends.
T
So
what
I
want
to
just
talk
about
is
like
the
misinformation
of
that
and
how
also
just
actually
what
Aaron
just
said
inspired
me
to
say
this,
which
is
like
I,
think
there's
a
lot
of
fear
around
this
and
that
Beacon
not
only
has
the
opportunity
to
lead
I,
think
in
terms
of
legislation
which
I'm
fully
in
support
of,
but
also
in
terms
of
helping
people
along
because
I
do
think.
This
is
a
transitional
moment
and
I
do
think.
T
People
are
afraid,
I,
think
people
don't
like
change
and
I
think
even
things
about
new
technologies
that
people
don't
understand.
There's
a
lot
to
know
about
all
of
this,
so
I
just
want
to
say
not
only
in
support
of
gas-free
Beacon
and
the
legislation,
but
say
that
I
do
think
the
council
and
the
community
has
a
moment
to
be
able
to
say
we're,
not
helpless
to
climate
change.
We're
not
helpless
to
toxins
in
the
environment.
T
We're
not
just
a
sort
of
victim
to
this
economic
moment
that
we
can
do
things
that
are
actually
possible
today
that
are
affordable.
That
can
make
the
compu
Community
I
think
more
whole
in
a
proactive
way,
because
I
know
that,
like
we,
when
we
were
starting
to
build
the
house
and
I'll
just
say
this
last
thing,
I'll
say
quick
is.
T
T
If
you
do
this
and
this
and
this
and
so
I
think
as
a
community,
we
have
an
opportunity
and
when
I
hear
about
no
I'm
going
over,
but
when
I
hear
about
potential
big
building
and
Beacon
and
stuff
like
that,
I
think
my
gosh,
the
impact
we
could
make
because
of
the
developments
that's
happening
here
so
anyway,
I'm
in
full
support
and
I
hope
we
can
move
ahead
on
this.
Thank
you.
U
U
It
took
everything
in
my
power
to
be
here
tonight,
but
I
had
to
come
and
say
that
New
York,
State,
Electric
Grill
grid
cannot
handle
a
full
electric
state
or
in
our
small
City
that
this
council
is
advocating
for
with
no
natural
gas
new,
build
capacity
and
new
construction
or
extensive
rebuild
moving
forward.
Do
you
want
to
be
told
that
you
can't
plug
in
your
toys,
or
you
can
only
plug
in
your
electric
car
that
can
travel
only
350
miles
without
another
charge?
You
can't
do
what
you
want
to
do.
U
Do
you
want
to
live
in
crisis
mode
like
the
state
of
California,
when
you're
told
at
3
pm
in
the
afternoon
that
you
can't
plug
in
your
electric
car
or
turn
on
your
air?
Conditioner
I,
don't
think
that's
where
I
want
to
live,
because
I
chose
to
live
in
Beacon
in
1977
I
believe
in
moderation.
I
want
us
to
talk
about
processed
food
that
is
killing
our
residents,
young
and
old.
That's
what's
killing
us,
not!
U
You
know
gas,
electric
and
all
that
it's
the
other
crap
many
people
who
are
living
in
new
development
projects
who
have
electric
heat
pumps
spent
the
last
few
years,
freezing
their
asses
off
in
their
million
dollar
condos
in
horror.
We're
watching
the
crisis
on
the
southern
border.
The
Democrats
have
opened
our
borders
for
immigrants
seeking
Sanctuary
cities
like
many
I,
am
thankful
for
our
previous
administration,
who
chose
to
designate
Beacon
as
a
welcoming
City
The
Strain
on
our
medical
system,
and
our
social
services
is
jeopardizing
all
of
us
think
about
the
numbers
in
November.
U
The
U.S
has
led
enough
people
in
our
unsecured
borders
to
fill
26
and
a
half
cities
the
size
of
Beacon,
and
that's
just
the
month
of
November.
We
can't
save
the
world's
problem,
but
we
can
save
our
city,
let's
start
by
enforcing
traffic
laws
and
parking
laws
and
violations
happening
daily
throughout
the
city
before
our
very
eyes.
Iamans
in
support
of
the
Dutchess
County
Ida's
support
of
the
Marabou
seeking
payment
in
lieu
of
tax
relief.
U
I
think
the
city
will
gain
prosperity
for
all
residents
with
this
project
in
the
scope
of
the
city
as
a
live
work
Community,
our
residents
and
youth
can
find
Future
employment
in
the
hotel
and
the
Environmental
Green
food
industry.
This
project
will
leave
this
historic
property
available
to
All
City
residents
as
a
site
for
employment
and
a
treasure
to
visit
and
the
trails
to
explore
along
the
creek
tonight.
U
You
I'd
rather
see
this
remain
open
to
our
community
than
locked
into
a
site
forever.
Hidden
from
Beacon
residents.
I
prefer
this
project
than
the
last
owner,
who
planned
on
subdividing
the
land
into
high
density
housing
with
proposed
Apartments
and
buildings.
They
showed
us
that
concept
four
years
ago
by
a
religious
group
and
that
would
have
been
off
the
tax
racket
records
forever.
J
Yes,
we
have
a
couple
of
people:
attending
online
I'll
read
our
instructions.
If
you're
on
zoom
and
you'd
like
to
make
a
comment,
please
use
the
raise
hand
option
at
the
bottom
of
your
Zoom
screen.
If
you're
using
a
phone,
you
may
press
star
9
and
you
will
need
to
press
star
6
to
unmute
once
called
upon.
If
you're
watching
on
YouTube,
you
will
need
to
join
the
zoom
by
visiting
beaconny
.gov
and
as
of
now,
we
have
no
hands
raised
on
Zoom.
A
Okay,
let's
move
on,
we
got
a
public
hearing
to
do
so.
I'll
need
a
motion
to
open
the
public
hearing
regarding
a
proposed
local
law
to
end
chapter
119
of
the
code
of
the
city
concerning
Administration
and
enforcement
of
the
New
York
State,
uniform
fire
prevention
and
building
code
and
the
state
energy
conservation
construction
code
to
incorporate
recent
updates
to
the
state
statute.
V
O
Sure
I'm
gonna,
I'm
gonna
jump
right
in
so
in
2020,
the
state
updated
the
uniform
code
and
then
the
state
energy
code.
As
a
result,
they
then
had
to
update
the
regulations
which
are
located
in
19
nycrr
part
1203.
As
a
result,
the
state
said:
okay,
municipalities
in
New
York.
You
have
one
year
to
incorporate
these
changes
into
your
Municipal
codes.
So
these
the
regulations
were
adopted.
December
2021,
we
have
until
December
30th
2022
to
update
our
building
construction
and
uniform
code
enforcement
program
to
incorporate
all
the
changes
set
forth
in
part
1203.
O
O
O
O
A
U
Mm-Hmm
they
all
left
the
room,
so
I'll
just
speak,
I
say
yes,
go
ahead
and
update
the
uniform
code,
but
the
only
way
the
proposed
local
law
will
work
is
if
the
city
is
strict
and
transparent
in
its
enforcement
of
this
uniform
fire
prevention
and
building
code
and
the
state
energy
conservation
code
I
just
question
why
some
of
the
new
commercial
developments
are
still
being
built
without
two
fire
code
materials?
Basically,
a
stick
frame
construction.
U
A
L
I
thought
was
really
fruitful,
so
I
appreciate
them
thinking
about
this
and
and
would
agree
with
Paloma
that
that,
in
the
future,
if
we
have
these
things,
such
as
with
Tompkins
Terrace,
that
there's
an
opportunity
to
discuss
publicly
whether
or
not
we
as
a
city
council,
want
to
vote
on
anything
formally
I
think
that
I
certainly
really
value
the
opinions
of
others
and
I.
Think
it's
great
for
the
public
to
be
informed
as
well,
and
the
only
other
thing
that
I
will
add
is
that
I
will
not
have
formal
office
hours
in
December.
L
V
M
Good
evening,
I
just
wanted
to
announce
that
we'll
be
having
a
press
release
coming
this
week,
we'll
be
announcing
that
in
the
future,
the
at
the
police
department,
all
those
who
have
hypodermic
needles,
that
they
need
medically
and
are
used
and
are
accumulating
at
home.
That
will
have
a
drop
off
facility
at
the
police
department.
Up
until
now,
those
people
who
daily
use
hypodermic
needles
would
to
were
encouraged
to
throw
them
out
in
the
garbage.
So
through
the
great
effort
of
Chris
White,
our
city
administrator,
Chief,
Sands,
Frost
and
detective
Durkin.
M
F
N
I
wanted
to
make
one
announcement,
which
is
that
communities
for
local
power
are
hosting
a
workshop
on
December
8th
at
Newburgh
Free
Library,
to
help
people
understand
how
to
enroll
in
the
state's
low-income,
electric
and
gas
debt
relief
program.
The
deadline
to
apply
is
the
end
of
the
year.
December
31st
2022,
low-income
households
can
potentially
have
all
of
their
debts
for
past
electric
and
gas
bills
relief
forgiven
in
full.
N
You
can
find
out
more
information
at
bit.ly,
backslash,
no
more
debt,
2022
or
just
look
up
communities
for
local
power
and
find
more
information
through
them.
And,
lastly,
my
office
hours,
my
last
of
the
month,
will
be
this
Sunday
December
11th
from
4
to
6,
PM
I'm,
going
back
to
Happy
Valley
because
they
have
heat
lamps
outside
and
they're,
also
a
lovely
place,
and
it's
a
great
place
to
bring
your
kids
and
make
them
play
games.
N
N
Q
K
I'd
also
like
to
have
a
public
conversation
about
Community,
Choice,
aggregation
and
and
community
community
distributed
generation,
which
are
the
options
that
we
have
or
the
different
tools
that
we
have
for
ensuring
Beacon
is
consuming
energy
and
they're.
Both
opt-out
programs
and
we
have
decisions
to
make
and
I
think
putting
the
pros
and
cons
of
these
programs
on
the
table
would
be
helpful
and
there
is
someone
in
Deacon
who
works
on
both
of
these
programs
and
and
other
programs
like
them.
K
So
if
we
want
to
have
a
really
rich
conversation,
perhaps
we
can
invite
him
in
I
want
to
volunteer
him
tonight
by
name
but
I
think
this
is
a
you
know.
There's
been
a
lot
of
consternation
over
the
years
about
the
CCA,
it's
a
very
good
program,
but
I.
You
know,
people
are
quite
passionate
about
this.
Energy
bills
are,
are
making
people
a
little
uneasy,
so
any
kind
of
public
discussion
that
we
have
about
this
I
think
we
should
always
be
airing
on
sharing
as
much
information
as
public
as
possible
and
getting
their
employees
thanks.
A
Okay,
I'm
just
appreciative
for
everyone's
here
and
spoke
and
I
am
otherwise
good.
I
will
add.
One
anecdote.
I
have
the
opportunity
to
attend
a
reception
at
the
superintendent's
house
at
West
Point,
my
my
spouse
worked
there
at
West
Point
for
a
number
of
years.
She
was
editor
of
the
West
Point
magazine
and
head
of
marketing
Communications
through
the
association
of
graduates.
A
A
You
know,
I
was
identified
as
the
you
know,
elected
official
from
Beacon
and
how
many
comments
we
got
from
people
at
the
event
and
the
event
was
well
attended
by
local
electives.
That
particular
session
was
for
local
electives
from
the
West
Point
area
of
just
how
popular
we
are
and
how
thoughtful
you
know.
People
were
in
terms
of
the
turnaround.
A
That's
occurred
here,
especially
the
lifelong
residents,
and
it
was
just
kind
of
gratifying
to
hear
and
I'm
always
appreciative
of
how
much
work's
been
done
over
the
last
three
decades
by
a
number
of
councils
and
administrations
and
I
think
we
all
benefit
from
it.
So
otherwise,
that's
all
I
got
City
Minister
I.
F
Just
want
to
remind
you,
we
have
two
meetings
left
this
year.
We
have
a
workshop
next
Monday
and
then
your
final
voting
meeting
on
the
19th.
We
have
a
ton
to
pack
in
next
week,
including
presentations
from
the
high
school
about
participatory
budgeting.
We
did
had
a
very
successful
bid
for
the
abatement
phase
of
asbestos
in
our
Firehouse,
so
we'll
be
bringing
you
a
contract
to
award.
F
We
I
did
talk
to
the
attorney
this
afternoon
and
he
hopes
to
bring
a
decision
tree
about
the
fossil
fuel
free
buildings
in
January
and
we're
trying
to
find
I've
asked
him
to
try
to
find
the
ability
to
just
do
that
as
simply
as
possible
and
see.
If
we
can,
you
know,
jump
over
having
to
model
the
performance
of
buildings
to
just
electric,
so
he
is
exploring
that
and
that's
all
I
have.
F
B
A
All
right
and
then
the
second
one
is
authorizing
the
state
administrator
sign,
an
agreement
with
Lincoln
Tully
for
Engineering
Services
and
the
third
Senate
agreement
with
John
Clark
for
planning.
Services
can
I
get
a
motion
for
each
of
those
and
then
a
second
for
each
of
those
we'll
do
them
all
we'll.
Do
them
one
vote
at
a
time.
I
guess.
F
O
Q
E
L
F
F
L
F
I
think
again,
there's
Flex
there's
give
if
we're
not
using
the
hours
for
other
things.
We
can
have
a
conversation
with
the
attorneys
to
say:
hey
does
under
this
new
agreement.
If
we
go
outside
the
retainer
in
their
spending
on
an
hourly
basis,
they
have
to
inform
me
and
and
get
approval
before
we
do
that.
A
Is
a
proposed
local
law
to
amend
chapter
119.?
This
is
the
one
that
we
have
the
public
hearing
on,
which
is
the
code
of
the
City
Beacon
concerning
Administration
enforcement
in
the
New
York
State,
uniform
fire
prevention
and
building
code
and
the
state
energy
conservation,
construction
code
Motion.
In
a
second
motion,
so
Justice
and
Dan
any
discussion
having
just
had
it
explained
by
Drew
before
we
can
have
her
explain
it
again,
and
but
we
run
the
risk
of
the
meeting
derailed
by
the
chair
falling
asleep.
O
A
O
Just
want
to
say
traditionally
we
do
not
vote
on
local
laws.
In
the
same
night
we
have
the
public
hearing.
Sometimes
we
do
for
traffic
in
this
case,
because
these
are
mandates
by
the
state
and
we
have
to
get
it
to
the
state
by
December
31st.
That
is
why
it
was
a
public
hearing
and
a
vote,
so
I
just
wanted
to.
You
know
put
that
on
the
record
and
clarify.
B
B
A
Q
A
A
All
right,
so
that
means
we
don't
have
a
choice,
but
we
have
a
resolution
and
any
discussion
all
in
favor,
say:
aye
aye
aye
opposed
number
six.
We
have
two
amendments
to
the
operating
budget.
If
I
recall
and
Chris,
do
you
want
to
discuss
them
or
do
I
want
to
introduce
them?
Let
me
get
a
motion
and
a
second
for
two
amendments
to
this
year's
budget.
N
F
F
E
L
A
L
I
had
a
question
question
about
the
the
comments,
the
language
under
public
hearing
for
the
proposed
2023
budget.
We
we
continued
the
public
hearing
from
a
previous
session
I
just
I
didn't
know
if
the
word
open
is
correct
because
we
might
have
actually
literally
said
open
in
the
meeting
if
it
should
say
continued
or
to
reopen
I
guess,
maybe
Drew.
That's
a
legal
question
for
you.
H
W
State,
hello
go
start
with
the
town,
videographer
we'll
go
with
that
one
first
city
videographer,
you
guys
were
talking
last
week
and
I,
don't
know
if
you
had
time
to
look.
Ben
had
asked
me
about
the
meetings
I
think
Paloma
had
said.
Sometimes
it
gets
cumbersome
trying
to
bang
through
for
find
what
you
need.
W
So
what
Ben
had
asked
me
and
because
we
have
so
many
meetings
now
on
YouTube,
we're
able
to
separate
everything
into
playlists,
didn't
realize
that
last
week,
when
I
texted
you
he
already
had
that
taken
care
of
with
the
with
the
county.
So
if
you
look
at
the
front
page
of
our
website
down
at
the
bottom,
your
bigger
photos
are
city,
council
and
City
workshops
underneath
it
there's
another
bar.
That's
all
planning
underneath
that
there's
another
bar,
that's
all
zoning,
so
residents
can
simply
click
what
they
want
and
scroll
through.
W
W
Your
regular
meetings
and
then
you've
got
a
bar
for
planning
and
a
bar
for
zoning,
and
they
will
list
from
newest
to
oldest.
So
it's
all
separated
people
don't
have
to
scroll
through
40
meetings
to
find
that
so
as
I
process,
the
meetings
they'll
they'll
stay
on
the
main
YouTube
channel.
If
residents
follow
that,
if
not,
then
they
can
go
to
whatever
they
need
to,
but
it's
a
good
little
thing
with
YouTube
as
well,
and
it'll
stay
with
the
closed
captioning
that
we
have
even
on
the
main
site.
W
Okay,
that
had
off
homeowners
association
hat
back
on
I
want
to
thank
Chris
on
behalf
of
Metro
homeowners
from
Roundtree
Court.
We
got
our
road
paved
this
year.
The
guys
were
great.
Really.
The
reason
for
me
being
here
is
you
guys
need
to
know
the
good,
sometimes
I
know
a
lot
of
people
come
up
here
and
complain.
W
I
have
a
neighbor
whose
wife
is
in
hospice
care,
so
he's
got.
Nurses
coming
in
he's
got
therapists
coming
in
music
therapists
between
the
city,
DPW
and
the
company.
You
guys
hired.
They
worked
with
him
to
a
t
to
make
sure
that
his
people
could
come
in
for
his
wife,
no
issues.
We
also
have
another
Resident
up
in
the
back
who's
in
and
out
with
dialysis,
so
he
had
to
get
out
a
couple
times.
W
So
as
far
as
me,
you
know
with
like
I
said
I'm
on
the
HOA.
We
had
no
issues,
the
guys
were
great
from
the
city
and
from
the
company
that
you
hired.
So
just
so.
You
know
that
and
third
as
a
proud
parent
and
I'm,
also
putting
this
out
yonarella
School
of
Dance
66
years
old
here
in
Beacon,
has
officially
been
invited
to
dance
at
the
Disney
parade.
W
So
we
are
all
headed
down,
including
my
daughter
this
weekend
and
they
are
going
to
be
dancing
in
the
Main
Street
parade
representing
Beacon,
as
well
as
performing
on
the
big
stage
at
Downtown
Disney.
They
get
20
minutes
to
do
a
couple.
Numbers
I
was
told
that
this
is
part
of
the
annual
holiday
parade
that
they
show
on
Christmas,
Day
or
the
day
after
Christmas
on
ABC.
So
we
will
see
a
piece
of
Beacon,
hopefully
in
the
hot
and
the
parade,
so
we're
we're
proud
of
that.
It's
going
to
be
a
good
weekend.