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A
Hey
when
you
are
lori
good
morning,
everyone,
it's
11
15
on
wednesday
september,
1st
2021
for
the
weekly
meeting
of
the
board
of
estimate
and
apportionment
present
are
mayor.
Rich
david
ron,
lake,
john
paddock,
lee
rogers
and
frank.
A
Give
that
one
to
john
paddock
all
in
favor,
hi,
hi.
Okay,
that's
close,
though
new
business.
We
have
a
budget
amendment,
an
ordinance
to
amend
the
2021
budget
to
allocate
american
rescue
planet
funds
for
improvements
to
the
water
filtration
plant
and
sewer
and
water
pump
stations.
The
this
is
city
council
scheduled
to
vote
on
this
tonight.
A
Correct,
okay
for
all
of
these
items-
and
we've
discussed
this
at
length
before
this
is
a
four
plus
million
dollar
project-
to
make
some
much
needed
investments
and
improvement
in
the
water
filtration
plant,
which
is
located
on
broome
street
on
the
south
side
of
the
city
of
binghamton,
not
to
be
confused
with
the
binghamton
johnson
city
joint
sewage
treatment
plant,
which
is
located
in
the
town
of
vessel
outside
of
the
city
of
binghamton.
A
This
is
a
project,
as
we've
discussed
in
the
past,
to
address
pumps,
screens,
the
overall
filtration
equipment,
and
obviously
one
of
the
top
priorities
for
the
city
is
to
ensure
the
continuation
of
the
highest
quality
of
safe
drinking
water.
A
These
improvements
are
much
needed
and
consists
of
the
bulk
and
major
work
that
is
needed
for
this
facility
to
go
another
two
decades.
I
happen
to
have
been
working
at
the
city
in
2000
when
I
believe
it
was
a
12
million
dollar
rehabilitation
project
took
place
20
years
ago.
20
years
was
the
approximate
life
span.
A
So
this
is
a
an
important
project.
I'm
glad
to
see
it's
finally
moving
forward.
It
is
very
clearly
spelled
out
in
the
american
rescue
plan
act
that
water
and
sewer
is
one
of
the
specific
items
outlined
for
use
and
encouragement
to
spend
these
funds
just
a
reminder
that
the
federal
government
requires
that
these
funds
be
spent
by
december
31st
2024.
A
A
I'm
glad
to
see
that
this
this
project
is
moving
forward.
It
has
my
full
support
that
if
anybody
has
any
questions
or
discussion,
we'll
entertain
a
motion,
promotion
motion-
ken
frank
second,
john
paddock,
favor,
all
right
next
budget
amendment
and
ordinance
to
amend
the
2021
budget
to
use
the
fund
balance
of
purchase,
equipment
for
police
and
dpw.
A
On
on
this,
I
just
want
to
reiterate:
this
is
not
funds
from
the
american
rescue
plant
act.
These
are
funds
from
our
general
purpose
fund
balance,
much
needed
vehicles
and
public
works,
including
garbage
trucks
and
other
important
vehicles
to
update
our
aging
fleet.
I
think
the
city
has
done
a
very
good
job
under
commissioner
paddock's
leadership
of
making
proactive
investments
in
our
fleet
to
continue
to
offer
the
highest
level
of
service
and
expand
the
capacity
and
multi-purpose
use
of
these
vehicles.
A
Those
garbage
trucks
will
be
equipped
with
plow
attachments
to
again
allow
the
city
to
expand
the
number
of
vehicles
that
will
be
in
service
during
times
of
snow
emergency
without
having
to
buy
separate
snow
plow
vehicles.
And,
of
course
there
are
several
outlines.
There
are
several
vehicles
within
the
police
department
as
well,
a
van
marked
and
unmarked
vehicles
as
well
replacing
vehicles
in
the
police
department.
So
these
are,
these
are
positive
investments.
A
A
A
Oh,
I'm
sorry!
So!
Yes,
that's!
That
is
correct.
This
is,
I
have
misspoke
on
that.
So
that
is
correct.
This
is
an
ordinance
to
amend
the
2021
budget,
to
use
fund
balance
to
reduce
debt
costs
associated
with
the
new
community
center
and
park
improvements
at
columbus
park.
We've
talked
at
length
about
the
need
for
the
youth
and
community
center
at
columbus
park.
City
council
will
be
voting
on
this
tonight.
A
A
On
this,
I
will
just
point
out
that
broadband,
as
I
indicated
for
a
water
and
sewer
broadband,
is
another
very
specific
category
that
is
outlined
in
the
treasury
department,
guide,
guidance
and
guidelines
for
use
for
the
arpa
funds,
and
I
suppose
I
should
also
mention
that
one
of
the
reasons
that
specific
categories
were
outlined
in
the
treasury
guidance
is
because
the
federal
government
recognizes
that
there
are
certain
categories
of
investment
that
you
know.
Many
municipalities
are
not
able
to
fund
exclusively
on
their
own.
Broadband
is
extremely
expensive.
Water
and
sewer
is
extremely
expensive.
A
The
federal
government
realizes
that
many
municipalities
typically
have
to
borrow
money
in
order
to
make
these
sorts
of
investments,
which
is
why
they
specifically
outline
and
encourage
investments
in
this
area.
We've
been
working
with
the
southern
tier
network
for
a
significant
period
of
time
on
building
on
the
back
of
the
broadband
infrastructure.
A
That's
been
put
in
place
already.
There
are
several
private
companies
that
have
also
expressed
an
interest
in
expanding
into
the
city
of
binghamton.
A
The
way
that
we
look
at
this
our
approach
is
one
that
is
multifaceted
in
the
sense
that
it
is
important
that
every
area
of
the
city,
regardless
of
their
financial
capacity,
should
have
access
to
broadband,
and
there
are
an
economic
development
standpoint.
There
are
strategic
locations
in
the
city
that
we
want
to
get
broadband
closer
to
to
make
those
sites
more
competitive.
A
From
an
economic
development
standpoint,
we
talk
a
lot
about
infrastructure.
I
would
I
would
compare
broadband
to
the
digital
infrastructure
of
the
future
and,
as
our
economy
continues
to
shift
more
towards
technology
based.
This
sort
of
digital
infrastructure
is
critical
to
making
locations
and
municipalities
competitive
as
companies
look
for
the
best
place
to
locate
or
expand
their
businesses.
A
I
would
refer
to
scott
tech
on
upper
court
street
on
the
east
side
is
the
latest
example
of
a
company
that
would
not
be
in
binghamton,
had
it
not
been
for
the
close
access
on
proximity
to
broadband,
and
that
is
a
great
manufacturing
company
on
the
on
the
east
side
of
the
city?
So
we're
very
pleased
to
see
this
move
forward,
we're
hopeful
that
additional
significant
investments
in
broadband
are
continuing
to
be
made
in
the
city
in
the
future.
We
have
a
motion,
promotion
and
frank
john
paddock.
A
Ordinance
to
amend
the
2021
budget
to
allocate
american
rescue
plan
act
funds
for
affordable
housing.
This
falls
into
the
category
of
the
previous
amendments
that
I
just
outlined.
Affordable
housing
is
something
that
is
very
specifically
allocated
and
outlined
in
the
treasury.
Guidance
for
use
for
the
american
rescue
plan
act.
A
Funds
city
of
city
of
binghamton
has
made
a
commitment
for
six
million
dollars
out
of
the
total
allocation
of
46
million
dollars
for
affordable
housing,
and
this
is
the
first
portion
of
that
six
million
dollars,
two
projects,
opportunities
for
broome
and
first
ward
action
council
have
already
received
funding
as
a
portion
of
that
affordable
housing
allocation.
We'll
continue
to
work
with
the
public
and
city
council
to
identify
the
best
of
programs
and
projects
to
expend
the
remaining
funds
as
well.
A
B
Yeah,
this
is
the
transfer
money,
it's
a
kind
of
a
two-fold
it's
pm
for
snow
removal
equipment.
It's
also
much
needed
parts
daily
for
the
operations
of
our
second
sanitation
vehicle
and
those
type
of
things
plus
the
costs
are
starting
to
go
up.
Some
of
these
prices.
A
Okay,
very
good.
Do
we
have
motion
motion
ken
frank
second,
second,
john
paddock,
all
in
favor
hi
budget
amendment
and
ordinance
to
amend
the
2021
finance
budget
for
personal
service
and
temporary
services?
I
have
talked
to
the
comptroller
about
this
in
essence,
he's
shifting
some
responsibilities
around
among
two
positions
and
and
paying
them
paying
them
equally.
A
I
think
it's
a
good
idea.
I
think
it's
part
of
a
transition
for
the
for
the
next
administration
to
ensure
that
you
have
multiple
individuals
who
are
able
to
provide
the
same
level
of
critical
payroll
and
other
financial
administration
funds
on
a
daily
basis,
so
that
that
we
don't
find
the
next
administration
doesn't
find
themselves
confronted
with
the
challenges
that
we
were
confronted
with.
Does
this
also
provide
some
overlap
for
training
that
part
of
it
as
well?
It
does
okay,
it
does
so.
A
The
the
attached
documentation
is
outlined,
it's
a
transfer
of
just
under
thirty
four
thousand
dollars.
I
do
have
a
motion
ken
frank
second
ron
lake,
all
in
favor
hi.
Are
there
any
add-ons?
That's
it!
Okay!
Do
we
have
a
motion
to
adjourn
ken
frank
ron,
lake,
all
favor
all
right?
Thank
you.
Everyone.