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From YouTube: Beacon Council Meeting 11-7-22
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The City of Beacon Council Meeting from November 7, 2022
A
A
Let's
do
a
roll
round,
so
I
observed
five
council
members
and
myself
present,
we
received
an
email
from
council
member
George
Mansfield
that
he
has
an
illness
in
his
family
and
is
not
may
be
able
to
return
in
time,
but
he's
excused
okay,
so
first
order
of
business
is
public
comment.
There
is
a
public
hearing
tonight
so
just
to
remind
people
if
you
want
to
discuss
the
item,
that's
in
the
public
hearing,
which
is
the
budget
wait
for
that
public
hearing.
A
A
C
I
saw
a
lot
of
people
in
shorts
today,
wow
what
a
weekend
for
the
city
of
Beacon,
glorious
weather,
a
great
bonfire
event
and
great
Vibes
on
Main
Street
I
talked
to
hundreds,
if
not
thousands,
of
people.
This
weekend,
many
strolled
our
main
street
by
chance
and
some
were
looking
for
the
incredible
venues
around
the
city.
I
could
not
keep
up
with
and
count
how
many
tourists
told
me
they
were
staying
in
an
Airbnb
and
in
Adu
just
around
the
block
up
the
hill
or
near
the
river.
But
what
I
can
tell
you?
C
Is
those
numbers
far
exceed
the
numbers
registered
in
our
city?
Books
say
what
you
will,
but
the
proof
was
on
the
streets
and
judging
from
the
overflowing
trash
receptacles
located
up
and
down
Main
Street,
we
are.
We,
as
a
municipality
and
host
to
this
influx
of
visitors,
should
do
a
better
job
at
greeting
our
company
and
our
family
residents.
Where
are
those
new
trash
cans?
C
I
know
I
always
say
I'm
on
the
edge
with
safety
concerns,
but
it's
the
inevitable
that
I
fear
most
reading.
Recent
syndicated
Publications
describing
the
city
as
being
known
for
having
laws
on
the
books
that
are
simply
not
enforced
as
cringe-worthy
one
crucial
component
is
being
overlooked.
The
explosion
of
newly
constructed
and
in
the
pipeline
accessory
dwelling
units
are
really
short-term,
rentals
and
future
airbnbs.
While
you're
voting
tonight
to
approve
a
new
budget,
we
need
to
be
looking
into
expanding
our
emergency
services
and
increasing
our
Highway
crew.
So
many
heads
are
retiring.
D
A
person
I
also
wanted
to
speak
from
my
history
with
Beacon
prison
action
and
the
beacon
prison
rights
program
here
in
volunteer
project
here
in
Beacon.
That
I
know,
through
my
work
with
so
many
beaconites,
that
we
have
a
shared
understanding
of
our
shared
Humanity
with
and
that
that
humanity
is
not
removed
by
one
must
be
stake.
One
criminal
conviction
that
ones
need
to
contribute
to
society
to
earn
a
living
is
not
removed
from
that
and
I
think
the
Clean
Slate
Bill
helps
to
honor
that.
So.
Thank
you
all.
E
I,
don't
have
any
prepared
statements,
but
I'll
just
say
that
I
know
there's
2.3
million
New
Yorkers
that
have
some
kind
of
conviction,
history,
and
by
automatically
sealing
and
expunging
that
it
would
allow
for
Economic
Opportunity
inclusion
in
society
in
ways
that
are
really
meaningful.
I
work
for
an
organization
called
Hudson
link
for
higher
education
in
prison,
and
we
have
over
1500
alumni
that
have
worked
on
getting
college
degrees.
E
We've
awarded
over
700
and
850
college
degrees
and
1500
of
our
alumni
have
come
home
and
are
working
and
living
in
the
community
and
oftentimes.
It's
it's
heartbreaking
to
hear
how
many
people
have
been
denied
jobs
or
have
gotten
jobs,
and
then
gotten
kicked
out
of
their
jobs
and
told
that
they
no
longer
have
a
job
there.
Just
based
on
their
conviction,
history
alone,
I
think
we
are
all
more
than
the
worst
thing
we've
ever
done
in
our
lives
and
people
that
have
served
their
time
have
been
deemed
eligible
to
come
back
to
society
whatever.
E
That
means
are
still
being
perpetually
punished
in
our
society
and
are
unable
to
economically
support
their
families
in
ways
that
all
of
us
would
would
like
to
be
able
to.
So.
By
supporting
this
resolution,
it
will
help
to
support
and
show
the
state
government
that
they
should
be
passing
this
on
a
Statewide
level
and
yeah,
there's
just
tons
of
people
that
I
love
and
care
about
that.
This
would
fundamentally
make
their
lives
a
lot
easier
and
give
them
a
second
chance
that
that
we
all
would
want.
So.
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F
If
you
were
on
zoom
and
you'd
like
to
make
a
public
comment,
please
use
the
raise
hand
option
at
the
bottom
of
your
Zoom
screen.
If
you're
on
a
phone,
you
can
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
right
now.
We
have
no
hands
raised.
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A
A
I
So
the
2023
operating
budget
was
presented
at
a
meeting
on
October
3rd
we've
had
at
least
two
workshops.
Maybe
three
now
we've
had
the
six
major
asset
departments
and
Staffing
departments
come
in
and
do
presentations.
In
that
initial
presentation,
we
had
anticipated
that
the
public
hearing
would
be
tonight.
I
We,
the
our
only
requirement,
is
we
have
to
pass
the
budget
by
the
end
of
the
year,
so
our
last
meeting
is
December
19th
the
budget.
We've
we've
gone
through
a
number
of
workshops
on
it.
That,
basically,
is,
is
posted
on
the
website
and
has
I
think
we've
had
one
one
change,
which
was
a
missing
salary
and
and
I.
Think
Susan
will
be
here
next
week
again
to
Workshop
other
items
and
talk
about
the
summary
of
changes
that
she
had
so
and
again
this
isn't
the
capital
program.
J
B
A
C
I
expect
you'll
pass
this
budget
listening
to
the
presentations
and
reviewing
the
documentations
for
the
proposed
2023
budget.
I
have
faith
in
Susan,
Tucker
and
More
in
our
city
numbers
geek.
Why
are
there
no
monies
in
the
greenway
Trail
line
item
the
chicken
permits
are
flatlining
and
this
city
can
make
a
lot
more
money
in
parking
tickets
and
driving
violations.
C
This
budget
will
go
into
the
history
books
as
a
great
major
infrastructure,
investment
for
our
water
sewer
dams
and
Road,
rebuilding
and
improvements,
and
hopefully
for
a
new
Firehouse
that
looks
as
if
it
belongs
and
pays
tribute
to
our
historic,
Factory,
City
and
brickworks,
and
not
just
another
cookie
cutter
box
that
has
become
the
new
Norm
in
Beacon.
Thank
you.
K
Foreign
good
evening,
first
time
long
time,
I'd
like
to
thank
all
of
you
for
sitting
at
the
table
for
all
the
time
and
service
that
you've
given
to
the
city
already
I
would
also
like
to
thank
all
of
you
for
the
proposed
funding
for
continuation
of
the
compost
drop-off
program.
We
are
just
shy
of
30
000
pounds
collected
in
the
six-month
span
for
just
four
thousand
dollars.
K
It's
been
said
that
one
of
the
biggest
costs
in
our
budget
was
Labor.
I,
find
it
somewhat
interesting
that
a
city
that
relies
so
heavily
on
volunteers
has
labor
issues
as
well
as
the
recurring
conversation
that
city
employees
don't
get
paid
much
and
they
can't
even
live
in
our
city.
Just
a
thought
I
witnessed
this
problem
regarding
that
almost
weekly
as
a
small
piece
of
land
owned
and
managed
by
the
city
right
outside
my
house
that
gets
cut.
The
grass
gets
cut
on
a
weekly
basis,
whether
it
needs
it
or
not.
K
K
I
was
hoping
to
which
I
think
all
of
the
city
and
its
residents
benefited
from
that
fixed
rate.
Deal
I'm
curious
if
there's
an
update
from
the
legal
department,
if
litigation
or
class
action
with
the
other
municipalities
against
Colombia
has
been
launched
and
where
we
are
on
that,
as
I
said
I'm
very
concerned
with
how
those
electricity
costs
are
budgeted
moving
forward.
Now
we
have
a
back
to
a
variable
rate
and
we've
seen
that
that
Market's
been
volatile.
L
L
L
A
a
historical
reference
point
of
of
a
planner
in
in
in
in
in
in
progeny
by
name
I,
don't
know
if
by
relative
relation
that
goes
back
20
30
years
of
of
basically
Westchester
influence
deciding
you
know,
kind
of
like
how
Beacon
looks
and
so
I
think
you're,
woefully
short
on
paid
staff
that
sits
in
the
building
and
communicates
with
the
public
planning
department,
building
department
assessment.
These
real
estate
related
issues
quander
the
Bounty
of
the
location
of
Beacon
through.
K
L
Decision
making
not
personalizing
this
to
each
of
you
but
you're
in
a
system
of
the
one.
This
is
what
we
do
rather
than
maybe
this
is
what
we
should
do,
and
so
what
escapes
from
that
is
of
the
private
Consultants
that
budgets
go
into
the
millions,
but
often
or
maybe
it
doesn't.
Maybe
it's
only
hundreds
of
thousands
I
doubt
it,
but
certainly
over
time
and
and
the
point
is,
is
there's
no
real,
definitive
Allegiance
in
In
Cadence
of
of
a
staffer
who
reports
to
you,
a
council
and
when
we
talk
about
Council,
I.
L
Think
as
though
that
we
need
to
you
didn't
none
of
you
were
elected
and
you
never
really
had
elections
last
time
it
was
I
mean
you
know,
let's
be
honest
because
it
it.
You
know,
you
have
to
be
super
committed
for
some
reason
or
another.
Maybe
you
don't
have
an
agenda,
maybe
you
do,
but
the
the
healthiness
of
competition
over
a
salary
for
a
council
person
can
bring
out
a
more
enhanced
Duty
to
really
understand,
to
dig
deep
and
to
confront
in
the
confront.
L
15
seconds
and
I
don't
think
the
budget
reflects
that
and
I
think
it's
a.
It
really
is
something
that
you
really
ought
to
think
about,
because
the
deficiencies
show
through
maybe
not
to
the
average
person,
but
the
person
who
loves
government
like
myself
and
understands
it
I
I
can
see
very
very
clearly
that
you
really
need
help.
F
A
M
Do
we
know
Chris
what
Susan
is
talking
about
next
week?
Is
there
anything
substantial?
We
also
have
extra
time
so
I'm
thinking,
maybe
we
keep
it
open,
as
we
I
know
we
have
in
past
years,
but
I
was
curious.
First
about
whether
or
not
we
think
the
stuff
we
brought
up
next
week
will
actually
mean
that
there'll
be
stuff,
that
we
want
the
public
to
be
able
to
give
feedback
on.
I
I
H
A
G
A
O
O
As
a
council
knows,
we
set
aside
ten
thousand
dollars
in
the
annual
operating
budget
this
year
to
go
through
a
participatory
budgeting
process.
We
decided
that
we
wanted
to
engage
the
Beacon
high
school
as
a
partner
in
this
and
I'm
happy
to
report
that
that
process
has
been
moving
forward.
Chris
and
I
spent
the
day
on
Friday
October
28th
the
whole
day
talking
to
11
class
groups
of
the
beacon,
High
School
senior
class.
O
We
gave
them
some
101
about
how
the
city
operates
and
then
spent
the
bulk
of
each
period,
beginning
to
Workshop
initial
ideas
that
students
had
about
how
that
money
could
be
spent.
I'll,
say
anecdotally.
That
I
think
we
had
some
really
great
conversations
and
heard
some
really
good.
Initial
Ideas
I'm
not
going
to
bias
the
council
now
about
which
ideas
were
most
exciting,
but
you'll
you'll
hear
more
of
them,
and
currently
students
have
been
asked
to
fill
out
a
simple
questionnaire
of
what
they
would
like
to
see.
O
Ten
thousand
dollars
spent
on
to
improve
the
city
and
then
Erin
hadelan
who's.
The
teacher
that
we
are
liaising
with
who's
amazing
and
does
the
these
are
all
the
participation
in
government
or
economics
classes
of
the
senior
class.
So
they
have
some
context
for
this.
Aaron
and
I
are
going
to
help
support
some
enthusiastic
students
in
developing
their
ideas.
J
O
This
is
part
of
a
eight
speaker
series
that
the
participation
in
government
class
is
going
to
engage
with
us,
the
city
on
monthly
through
the
end
of
this
semester
and
I'll.
Let
Chris
talk
more
about
subsequent
session
plans,
if
you'd
like
to,
but
we
did
the
first
one
and
I
think
it
went
well
and
I'm
excited
to
keep
going
with
it.
O
I
wanted
to
also
thank
everybody
who
spoke
about
Clean
Slate
I'm
excited
for
this
resolution
and
for
the
potential
of
this
New
York
state
law.
I
think
that
it
will,
as
was
stated,
do
a
lot
of
good
for
a
lot
of
people,
and
I
also
want
to
note
that
it
is
Native
American
heritage
month.
It's
a
national
holiday,
our
nationally
recognized
designation
and
just
a
few
quick
facts.
There
are
eight
federally
recognized
tribes
in
New,
York
state,
nearly
60
000
indigenous
people
live
in
New
York
state
according
to
census.
O
Data
and
I
want
to
note
that
the
people
and
communities
whose
homelands
Beacon
is
situated
on
have
been
displaced
to
reservations
as
far
as
Wisconsin
Oklahoma,
Southern,
Ontario
and
elsewhere.
It's
important
to
recognize
both
the
history
of
native
peoples.
In
this
land,
and
also
the
vibrant
present
cultures
that
exist
in
this
country,
finally,
my
office
hours
this
month
will
be
this
coming
Sunday
from
four
to
six
across
the
street.
At
pole,
Hill
Park,
as
always,
I,
encourage
people
to
come
and
talk
to
me
about
anything
and
hope
to
see
folks
out
there
I
think.
N
All
right,
I
have
a
few
things
tonight.
So
please
pardon
the
length
of
my
report.
First
off
you
may
have
heard
tomorrow
is
an
election
of
some
importance.
Ward
4
voters
you,
your
polling
place,
is
the
memorial
building
on
Main.
Street
and
polls
are
open
from
6
a.m
to
9
pm.
So
please
get
out
there
and
vote
if
you
haven't
already
next
up
on
November
20th
from
11
to
1
o'clock,
I'll
be
hosting
along
with
Yvette
Valdez
Smith
who's,
the
minority
leader
in
the
Dutchess
County
Legislature
we'll
be
hosting
award
for
Community
Forum.
N
N
So
again,
that's
that's
11
to
1
at
the
memorial
building
on
November
20th
Sunday
November,
20th
I
wanted
to
check
in
because
I
think
we're
at
the
point
where
we
were
supposed
to
get
an
update
Chris
on
Airbnb
data.
I
think
we
wanted
to
look
at
it
at
the
end
of
October
early
November
I,
don't
know
where
you
guys
are
at,
but
I'm
just
thought.
I'd
bring
that
up
again
and
then,
as
far
as
other
laws
that
we're
working
on,
we
have
a
couple
environmental
laws,
one.
N
We
were
looking
at
leaf
blowers,
noise
pollution,
small
gasoline
engines.
The
resolution
of
that
conversation
with
the
council
was
that
we
would
solicit
feedback
from
the
CAC
I,
don't
believe,
I've
seen
the
feedback,
though
I'm
told
that
the
feedback
might
have
been
completed.
So
perhaps
we
could
re-up.
N
This
conversation
I'd
also
like
to
hear
from
Keenan
Bean
on
the
status
of
their
Research
into
what
more
we
can
do
to
protect
water
bodies
and
wetlands
within
the
city
of
beacon,
in
addition
to
some
of
the
ideas
from
New
York
state
that
I
shared
with
the
council
and
then
I'd
also
like
to
introduce
a
new
local
law
that
addresses
climate
change
potentially
for
discussion
next
week.
If
we
can
so
several
folks
over
the
last
couple
years
have
been
working
on
climate
legislation
for
the
city
of
Beacon.
N
Looking
at
how
we
can
ban
new
gas
hookups
to
new
construction
and
significant
Renovations,
the
that's
something
that's
preempted
by
the
state
of
New
York,
but
our
objective
Remains,
the
Same,
which
is
that
we
want
to
stop
with
all
the
new
construction
that's
going
on.
We
don't
want
all
of
them
to
be
gas
burning
infrastructure,
and
so
what
I'd
like
to
do
is
propose
to
the
council
that
next
Workshop,
Paloma
and
I
present
a
law
that
the
two
of
us
have
been
working
on
along
with
Tom
Wright
who's.
Here
in
the
audience.
N
N
M
You
thanks
Dan,
just
a
couple
of
things
from
me.
As
Dan
said
we
have
elections,
you
haven't
had
a
chance
to
participate
in
early
voting.
The
polls
will
be
open
tomorrow
from
6
to
9
pm
I
represent
Ward
one
there's
actually
two
different
places
to
vote
in
Ward
one
Tompkins
host
Firehouse
a
rombout
middle
school,
but
rather
than
get
into
the
details,
just
a
reminder
that
everyone
can
look
it
up
for
themselves
if
they
have
the
internet
on
voter.
H
Thank
you,
Molly
I
want
to
thank
I
want
to
start
off
by
thanking
everybody.
That's
just
been
approaching
me
on
the
street
reaching
out
to
me
and
like
talking
to
me,
wherever
I
am
and
taking
the
opportunity
to
have
me
meet
you
where
you're
at
I'm
so
glad
that
people
have
been
finding
ways
to
reach
out
to
me
and
scheduling
meetings
with
me
and
keep
your
eye
on
the
city
website
for
when
I
post
my
office
hours,
but
in
the
meantime
anytime.
H
You
see
me
out
and
about
you're
more
than
welcome
to
stop
me.
You
can
also
schedule
a
meeting
with
me
anytime,
through
my
booking
link,
which
I've
mentioned
before,
and
I
will
gladly
mention
again
but
feel
free
to
send
me
an
email
as
well,
and
we
can
schedule
a
time
if
you
want
to
chat
Today,
Was,
A,
really
lovely
day
and
the
past
couple
weekends
we've
had
gorgeous
weather
75
degrees
in
November,
in
New,
York
and
honestly,
that's
kind
of
terrifying.
H
That
being
said,
I'm
so
glad
to
be
on
a
council.
That's
working
toward
mitigating
climate
change
on
the
local
level
and
I
look
forward
to
discussing
Dan
and
paloma's
climate
initiatives
in
next
week's
Workshop
jumping
toward
the
budget.
I,
don't
support
the
four
thousand
dollar
budget
line
item
listed
as
youth
programs
found
on
page
12
on
the
budget
under
police.
It's
my
understanding
that
this
funding
is
for
a
police,
Youth,
Academy
and
I.
H
Don't
see
that
as
something
the
city
needs
to
be
investing
in
at
this
time,
I
think
that
we
can
all
agree
that
safety
and
the
well-being
of
the
people
in
the
city
is
the
city,
our
friends,
our
families
and
our
neighbors
is
something
that
should
be
prioritized
and
while
a
youth,
Police
Academy
would
scratch
an
interest
in
the
carceral
system
and
policing
for
a
select
few
young
individuals,
I,
don't
think
or
it
does
nothing
to
address.
The
public
safety
needs
that
we're
presently
facing
in
our
community.
H
There
are
a
lot
of
people
in
our
city
whose
material
needs
aren't
being
met
and
I
would
much
rather
Focus
that
four
thousand
dollars
in
making
sure
that
people
have
what
they
need,
because
that's
what
safety
is
now.
This
Council
still
hasn't
heard
from
the
police
advisory
committee,
but
I
can't
and
of
sound
mind,
invest
in
any
reforms
that
back
or
that
aren't
first
people
first
based
initiatives
focused
in
prevention
and
Humanity
I
know
this
Council
suggested
not
investing
in
a
police
academy
without
also
investing
in
other
emergency
service
youth
academies.
H
I
say
that,
knowing
that
there's
so
much
more
work
to
be
done
to
make
housing,
Equitable,
accessible
and
stable
in
the
city,
but
I'd
also
like
to
start
working
towards
solutions
for
another
piece
of
the
housing
puzzle.
That
I
don't
think
our
Council
has
had
the
opportunity
to
address,
and
that's
our
unhoused
population
I've
seen
a
lot
of
municipalities
and
larger
cities
attack
the
unhoused
populations
by
attempting
to
funnel
them
through
the
carceral
system
or
push
them
somewhere
else.
H
Think
I
know
where
I
want
to
start
as
a
municipality.
I
would
like
to
make
hostile
architectural
hostile
architecture
illegal
in
the
city
of
Beacon
and,
if
you're
unfamiliar
with
it.
It's
infrastructure.
That's
designed
with
the
intent
of
presenting
someone
from
laying
or
existing
in
spaces
that
are
stereotypically.
We
see
on
House
people
resting
I've,
seen
this
as
spikes
under
bridges
or
under
or
out
under
underpasses,
or
overpasses
rather
and
I've.
H
P
P
I
just
wanted
to
remind
everyone.
My
office
hours
are
Wednesdays.
You
can
make
an
appointment
with
me
w
a
long
no
at
beaconny.gov
and
I
just
want
to
say
thanks
to
everyone
in
the
city
who
helped
and
all
the
volunteers
and
all
the
artists
and
musicians
who
made
the
beacon
bonfire
a
couple
of
days,
pretty
darn
fun,
and
that's
all
for
me.
Thanks.
A
I
I
So
we
hope
to
finish
up
by
Thursday
of
this
week
or
Friday,
and
thank
you
for
your
continued
patience
as
we
close
roads
for
brief
amounts
of
time
to
allow
that
asphalt
to
set
up
I
also
wanted
to
give
an
update
on
Hannah
Lane
Fishkill
Avenue
again,
thank
you
for
your
patience.
While
that
area
was
under
construction,
we
hope
to
finish
the
paving
at
Hannah,
Lane
and
close
up
that
project
by
the
end
of
the
week,
and
that
was
the
replacement
of
water
mains
on
Fishkill,
Avenue
and
Teller
Avenue.
I
In
anticipation
of
next
year's
major
road
reconstruction,
we
are
you'll,
see
we're
putting
out
to
bid
on
Wednesday
a
the
first
phase
of
the
firehouse
project.
So
we
have
asbestos
containing
materials
that
need
abatement
that
will
be
going
out
and
I
hope
to
bring
that
contract
to
you
for
discussion
on
December
12th
and
a
vote
on
the
19th.
So
we
can
start
right
after
the
New
Year.
The
last
announcement
I
have
is
that
we
are
doing
our
both
bulk
leaf
pickup
for
the
next
few
weeks.
I
So
this
is
the
only
time
of
year
that
we
send
the
vacuum
truck
out
to
pick
up
piles
of
leaves
on
your
sidewalk
or
on
on
the
side
of
your
property,
normally
during
the
Spring.
If
you
want
to
do
that,
you
have
to
put
it
in
bags.
So
the
next
few
weeks,
if
you
want
to
leave,
leaves
out
by
the
edge
of
your
property.
We
have
two
trucks
that
are
going
to
be
going
around
the
the
city,
picking
those
up.
I
So
when
do
those
two
trucks
go
around
Chris
I
think
we're
going
to
start
on
Wednesday.
So
some
of
the
staff
that
we've
had
on
Paving
we're
going
to
shift
over
so
our
hope
is
Wednesday
and
city
offices.
Just
a
reminder
are
closed
tomorrow
for
election
day
and
close
Friday
for
Veterans
Day.
In
response
to
a
couple
questions
I
don't
have
updates
on
Airbnb,
we
have
a
new
building
inspector
and
there
was
a
pile
left
when
he
arrived
and
he's
working
through
that.
I
The
CAC
feedback
on
the
leaf
blower
regulation
is
in
and
it
will
be
in
your
packet
for
next
week
and
thank
you
to
the
CAC
and
Sergey
for
doing
a
really
thoughtful
job
on
that
and
the
gas
hookups
I
think
our
attorneys
want
to
look
into
what
Ithaca
did
did.
So
we
have
a
pretty
full
agenda
next
week.
We
might
want
to
I,
don't
know
when
they'll
be
back,
but
they
want
to
look
into
how
Ithaca
set
up
their
law
before
we
have
a
discussion.
H
I
N
So
Chris
I'd
still
like
to
have
the
conversation
about
the
gas
appliances
next
week.
I
just
want
to
emphasize
we're
not
talking
about
gas
hookups
we're
just
talking
about
gas
appliances
and
the
city
has
the
authority
to
regulate
appliances
in
our
building
code.
I
know
because
I'm
I
was
forced
to
buy
a
garbage
disposal
when
I
built
my
house
so
I,
don't
know
I
mean
we
can
look
at
what
Ithaca
did,
but
I'm
pretty
sure
they
did
the
same
thing.
G
N
I
The
impetus
for
it
was
that
we
are
running
well
above
where
we
should
be
on
overtime,
mainly
because
we've
had
multiple
injuries,
we're
still
losing
time
to
covid.
We
had
a
military
reservist
have
to
get
called
up,
and
and
because
we
have
four
vacancies
in
the
department
that
we
are
trying
to
fill
and
I
hope
to
bring
somebody
to
Executive
session
next
week
for
you
to
meet,
we,
we
are
continue
to
have
an
issue
with
overtime
and
we
will,
through
at
least
2023..
I
So
what
we've
tried
to
do
is
figure
out
how
we
can
work
with
the
BBA
so
that,
rather
than
them,
taking
vacation
days
at
the
end
of
the
year,
basically
burning
them
so
that
they
don't
lose
them,
which
causes
us
over
time
that
we
could
buy
them
back
and
give
them
greater
flexibility.
So
this
side,
litter
agreement,
does
two
things
one.
It
allows
them
to
take
individual
vacation
days
without
limitation
right
now.
I
If,
if
an
officer
is
there
less
than
seven
years,
they
can
only
do
that
with
five
vacation
days,
and
then
they
have
to
take
it
in
blocks
of
five.
Similarly,
for
somebody
who's
been
there
longer
than
seven
years,
they
can
only
take
10
individual
days
and
then
the
other
10
or
whatever
they've
carried
over
they
have
to
take
in
blocks
and
what
we
found
is
at
the
end
of
the
year,
if
they've
already
used
their
individual
days,
they
end
up
taking
five
days
where
they
might
have
just
needed
one.
I
So
we
heard
from
them
that
you
know
that's
one
way
of
stopping
kind
of
burning
vacation
time
at
the
end
of
the
year.
The
other
is
offering
a
limited
buyback
of
10
up
to
10
vacation
days
in
2022
and
2023,
and
that
way
we're
basically
paying
regular
time
for
those
hours
instead
of
having
to
fill
that
backfill
that
vacation
time
that's
used
with
overtime.
I
So
these
are
two
things
that
were,
we
think
we're
we're
again
not
going
to
solve
it,
but
they're
going
to
help
us
manage
it,
and
we
are
managing
events.
We've
been
the
chief
and
I
meet
on
a
weekly
basis
about
overtime.
We
go
over,
what's
proposed,
he's
done
a
great
job
in
reducing
the
overtime,
but
we're
we're
probably
going
to
have
to
come
back
to
you
in
the
next
few
weeks
with
another
budget
amendment
to
cover
what
we
expect
to
pay
through
the
end
of
the
year.
M
For
any
reason
why
the
flexibility
on
vacation
time
wasn't
isn't
extended
throughout
the
remaining
life
of
the
contract?
Why
it's
just
for
next
year,
I
kind
of
get
how
the
buyout
we
might
want
to
limit
to
one
year,
but
the
flexibility
I'm
curious
is
there
benefits
for
people
taking
five
blocks
in
terms
of
scheduling
police
and
we
don't
want
them
to
take
them
one
day
at
a
time
as
much
as
this
allows
for
next
year.
It.
I
Was
just
to
have
a
very
limited
side
letter
agreement
without
opening
that
broader
issue,
which
apparently
has
again
if
we
were
up
and
fully
staffed,
we
might
not
want
the
police
to
take
individual
days
because
it
does.
It
makes
your
scheduling
harder
and
that's
why
it
was
originally
I
think
it
looks
like
it
was
put
in
originally
by
the
city.
A
O
I
So
this
was
the
only
in-rem
tax
foreclosure
we
had
from
2019..
We,
we
normally
are
able
to
work
out
payment
plans
with
property
owners
and
we've
we've
actually
not
had
any
properties
since
then
get
in
into
as
much
trouble.
This
was
a
property
that
we
ended
up
taking
in
June
of
2021
for
back
taxes.
There
were
title
issues
that
needed
to
be
cleared,
so
we've
been
working
for
over
a
year
to
clear
up
title
issues.
I
I
M
I
A
Although
this
city
doesn't
make
as
much
money,
but
that
shouldn't
be
how
we
make
our
money
so
and
that's
been
going
down.
In
contrast,
you
know,
other
local
cities
have
large
number
of
parcels
that
go
into
foreclosure
that
end
up
on
the
city
rolls,
and
we
just
don't
have
that
problem.
So
so
we
used
to
actually.
I
I
I
N
Chris
sometime
well,
it's
been
a
while,
but
the
last
few
times
that
there's
been
a
sale
of
of
reclaimed
property
folks
have
kind
of
raised
that
we're
doing
back
room
dealing
and
were
you
know,
enriching
our
buddies?
Can
you
give
any
kind
of
assurances
to
the
public,
but
can
you
give
assurances
to
the
public
about
the
process
and
how
it's
fair
and
how
you
know
you're
doing
everything
above
board
and
yeah.
I
I
J
I
We
found
that
that
actually
didn't
get
us
the
best
price
that
sometimes
being
able
to
go
back
and
say:
okay
to
all
the
bidders
give
us
your
highest
and
best
at
this
point
and
because
the
the
markets
change
there,
there
are
bidding
wars
now,
so
we
I
I
will
tell
you
we
had.
This
was
the
highest
offer.
I
A
O
If
there
is
a
way
or
methodology
to
take
the
money,
that
is,
the
city
will
be
receiving,
which
I
realize
is
a
fairly
modest
amount
of
money
from
this
sale
and
designate
it
for
or
an
equivalent
amount
of
money
for
a
long-term
project,
and
this
is
sort
of
perhaps
a
parallel
idea
to
what
Dan
was
talking
about.
In
our
last
meeting
around
a
a
fund
for
sidewalks,
which
I
recognize
we
decided
should
just
be
in
the
capital
plan,
but
wanted
to
put
that
question
out.
There.
A
So
I'll
give
you
a
little
history.
We
did
discuss
Lambic
at
one
point:
we
we
never
have
enough
to
make
a
difference
or
to
for
it
to
be
of
value
in
the
process.
If
you
compare
to
other
cities,
those
that
have
a
program
are
dealing
with
dozens
of
properties
and
not
you
know
ones
and
twos.
So
it
you
know
we
did.
We
did
talk
about
it.
It
really
didn't
make
any
sense.
I
Financially
and
they're
Limited
in
number
by
the
state,
so
you
have
to
apply
and
there's
only
so
many
that
have
been
authorized
by
New
York
state
law,
because
we
did
one
up
in
Ulster
County
and
we
came
up
against.
We
actually
had
to
combine
it
with
Kingston's
because
we
couldn't
get
a
new
one.
So
these
really
are
designed
for
municipalities
that
have
dozens
or
scores
of
properties
so
that
they
can
aggregate
them
and
kind
of
sell
them
as
as
a
whole
Redevelopment
package.
N
I
Can
put
money
on
trust,
I'll
answer?
The
second
question
I
was
trying
to
answer
just
the
first
one,
but
this
little.
This
is
a
very
little
bit
of
money
in
terms
of
the
budgets
that
we
run.
We
would
like
to
put
it
back
towards
the
capital
projects
we
have.
We
have
41
million
dollars
in
capital
projects
that
are
running
this
year
and
next
year
we
don't
have
any
extra
money
to
buy
little
pieces
of
property
right
now
we
have
a
two
massive
projects
that
are
coming
up
next
year
that
are
basically
Legacy
projects.
I
You
have
Fishkill
teller,
Avenue,
that's
almost
10
million
dollars
and
has
been
sitting
around
for
21
years.
You
have
a
firehouse
that
right
now
is
at
11
million,
but
it's
probably
going
to
escalate
really
quickly,
because
every
time
we
turn
around
you
know
the
price
of
materials
has
gone
up.
So
if
anything,
I'm
I'm
going
to
need
this
money
towards
the
escalation
and
costs
on
the
firehouse.
I
So
again,
I
think
we're
at
a
this
year
is
going
to
be
this
coming
year
is
going
to
be
a
crunch
and,
to
the
extent
that
we
can
fund
those
things
out
of
fund
balance
and
not
debt,
the
the
bond
ratings
have
or
the
bond
rates
have
gone
up,
they've
doubled.
So
to
the
extent
that
we
can
use
monies
that
we've
gotten
from
these
the
proceeds
of
these
in-rem
rather
than
going
to
the
bond
market,
and
it
really
helps
us
out.
A
So
the
way
that
we've
chipped
out
our
you
know
our
infrastructure
Investments
is
you
know
this
sort
of
activity
right.
It
might
only
be
a
couple
hundred
grand
here.
It
might
be.
You
know
something
at
a
budget
left
over,
but
that's
consistently
what
we've
done
in
order
to
kind
of
kind
of
fiscally
allocate
appropriately
that's
what
the
capital
plan
is
for
right.
A
J
M
I
O
So
what
this
resolution
is
doing
is
the
city
expressing
support
for
a
state
law
that
is
currently
pending
in
the
state
legislature,
which
would
when
a
person
has
completed
their
jail
or
prison.
Time
has
completed
their
probation
or
parole
and
is
not
on
the
sex
offender
registry
and
also
has
no
subsequent
New
York
State
convictions
or
New
York
State
pending
charges.
It
would
automatically
seal
their
criminal
record
after
one
year
for
misdemeanors
or
three
years
for
felonies.
O
This
comes
up
in
employment,
this
concept,
with
housing
and,
in
addition
to
as
some
individuals
in
the
audience
said,
this
is
about
prioritizing
our
shared
Humanity
as
people
in
the
face
of
a
criminal
legal
system
that
I
often
in
many
ways
strips
people
of
their
Humanity,
but
is
also
a
matter
of
public
policy.
This
has
benefits
for
the
economy
when
people
are
able
to
fully
participate
in
society,
everybody
benefits
both
in
terms
of
a
having
a
shared
community
of
care
and
in
terms
of
economic
benefits
and
Pursuits.
O
A
J
A
Those
are
the
two
examples
I
was
given,
and
what
I
heard
was
that
that
sort
of
kept
the
bill
from
moving
forward
and
there's
there
may
be
some
amendments
in
those
areas.
Those
struck
me,
as
kind
of
you,
know
worth
doing
questions
so
I
just
want
to
propose
some
language
that
is
limited
just
to
that.
One
item
that
I
heard
so
in
the
final
therefore
be
resolve.
Recalls
on
us.
A
And
we
just
wanted
to
add
something
like
with
any
appropriate
amendments
to
clarify
what
specific
employer
inquiries
might
be
permissible
under
what
circumstances,
because,
apparently,
what
I
heard
from
the
assembly
member's
office
was.
That
was
the
issue,
so
I
just
want
to
add
that
language,
otherwise
I'm,
supportive
and
I,
think
it
will
pass
the
next
time.
I
think
what
I
was
hearing
was.
There
may
be
some
changes
right
in
that
area.
H
Is
that
language
necessarily
necessary
I
mean?
Would
the
council
consider
I
mean
I
I
think
this
Council
has
support
for
this
this
bill,
but
yeah
this
resolution
so
I
whether
or
not
they
do
make
the
changes
I
think
adding
that
language
makes
it
sound
like
we
support
this.
If
those
changes
happen,
not
just
whether
or
not
the
changes
happen.
A
A
N
O
Do
you
have
thoughts,
yeah,
I'm
I'm,
fine
with
that
Amendment?
If
that's
what
the
council
agrees
on,
but
I
will
say
that,
in
my
opinion,
having
a
DUI
on
your
record,
especially
if
you
have
not
had
the
same
issue
for
many
years-
should
not
count
against
you.
That
is
sort
of
the
purpose
of
the
law
and
same
for
other
misdemeanors
or
other
smaller
crimes,
and
so
I'm
personally
would
not
support
those
amendments
and
those
changes.
H
A
A
N
I
just
want
to
express
why
it
doesn't
create
too
much
of
a
problem
for
me,
be
adding
this,
because
really
what
this
resolution
is
doing
is
communicating
to
our
elected
officials
in
Albany
that
this
is
something
that
we
want
to
get
done
and
I,
don't
think.
For
example,
assembly
member
Jacobson
is
going
to
be
looking
at
the
wording
of
our
resolution,
saying,
like
oh
Beacon,
supported
without
amendments
or
with
amendments.
So
I
can't
do
this
I
think
really.
J
A
J
A
O
It's
an
important
and
part
of
the
point
of
this
is
to
get
as
Dan
said,
to
get
the
message
to
our
assembly
members
that
we
support
this,
and
we
can
do
that
in
the
form
of
resolution.
We
can
do
that
in
the
form
of
talking
to
them,
but
I
think
the
resolution
is
an
important
statement.
Public
statement.
A
N
A
N
F
Many
hats:
you
should
see
my
resume
okay,
so
there's
two
recommendations
made
by
the
Traffic
Safety
Committee
over
the
course
of
a
couple
meetings.
The
first
was
to
make
this
an
intersection
of
South
bread
and
Beacon
Street
a
four-way
stop
as
of
now
it
is
a
two-way
stop.
There
was
a
couple
different
residents
that
have
reached
out
about
that
and
the
committee
was
unanimously
in
favor
of
doing
so.
A
second
recommendation
is
an
older
one
that
we
brought
to
you
once
before.
F
F
Since
our
last
public
hearing
on
the
matter,
the
fire
department
did
measure
the
intersection
to
figure
out
what
sort
of
clearance
we
need,
and
that
was
50
feet
on
the
on
the
north
side
of
the
street,
along
West
Church
I
noted
here
a
few
existing
parking
restrictions
that
were
not
otherwise
amended,
so
those
will
continue
anything
that's
notated
in
yellow
and
on
the
South
Side
West
Church.
The
law
will
specify
that
there's
a
30-foot
or
as
as
drafted
right
now,
would
specify
that
there's
a
30
foot,
no
parking
radius
from
that
intersection.
F
That
is
the
standard
State
city-wide
for
all
intersections.
But
for
the
sake
of
clarity,
it
was
added
here
as
well
just
to
make
sure
that
it
was
clear
walk.
So
that's
where
we
stand
with
the
recommendations
and
right
now
we're
just
asking
you
to
vote
on
whether
or
not
you
want
to
set
a
public
hearing.
M
M
M
B
G
G
I,
just
you
know
we
we
went
in
and
we
made
this
local
law.
We
took
the
opportunity
to
clean
up
some
of
the
things
happening
on
West
Church
Street.
There
was
a
lot
of
Provisions
that
I
think
maybe
have
forgot,
have
been
forgotten.
So
that's
why
we
have
the
update
language
for
the
time.
Restrictions
and
you'll
see
the
other
references
on
West
Church
Street.
So
it
should
be
clear
for
all
residents
in
the
city
of
Beacon
or
anyone
traveling
in
Beacon
what
the
rules
are
for
West,
Church,
Street.
M
You
know
I
appreciate
that
Drew
there's
a
big
history
and
continues
to
be
an
issue
with
how
parking
should
best
work
on
that
street.
It's
so
close
to
Main
Street.
It's
so
close
to
the
train
station
that
those
who
live
on
there
have
lots
of
thoughts
about
moving
forward.
So
I
appreciate
you
cleaning
up
where
we
are
now,
even
if
we
choose
to
try
to
amend
things
in
the
future.
J
H
I
Sure
so,
as
we
talked
about
in
workshop
two
weeks
ago,
these
monies
are
allocated
by
the
county.
There
are
federal
funds
through
HUD
Housing
and
Urban
Urban
Development.
Each
year
we
get
an
allocation
of
about
15
percent
of
the
counties,
share
and
they're
opening
the
application
process
for
2023.
So
we
actually
have
to
get
a
letter
of
intent
in
this
month
and
our
application
in
next
month.
They
also
require
a
public
hearing,
be
done,
and
just
so
you
have
context.
I
These
monies
have
to
be
used
for
an
allowable
purpose
in
an
allowable
area
area
and
our
our
map
of
the
neighborhoods
that
are
eligible
for
this
continues
to
shrink.
So
this
past
year
we
did
new
sidewalks
on
South
Avenue
by
the
South
Avenue
Park.
We
also
did
the
sewer
main
work.
Part
of
that
was
funded
by
the
cdbg
from
the
year
before.
So
the
public
hearing
is
to
generate
any
ideas
on
this.