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From YouTube: City Council Business Meeting 2023.02.08
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0:00:50 Call to Order
0:02:15 Committee Appointments
0:09:15 Public Comments
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0:25:30 IO23-30
0:25:45 IO23-31
0:26:00 IO23-32
0:27:50 IO23-33
0:28:05 IR23-07
0:28:30 IR23-08
0:28:45 IR23-09
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1:05:30 Communication from Council Members
B
A
D
C
E
F
A
Any
Nays
you
guys
have
it
passes
unanimously.
There
are
no
reports
from
standing
committees
or
any
approval
of
minutes
from
such
we'll
move
to
agenda
item
number
six:
approval
of
appointments.
Currently
there
is
a
vacancy
for
the
cdac
or
Community
Development
advisory
committee
city
council
at
large
position.
I
want
to
thank
both
of
the
gentlemen
Mr
Hotchkiss,
as
well
as
Mr
coupon,
who
submitted
their
CVS
with
interest
so
I.
Thank
them
both
for
that.
A
That's
great
I
know
the
clerk's
office
sent
that
out
an
electronic
form
respectively
when
they
came
in
and
I
spoke
with
the
city
clerk's
office
and
requested
that
they
resend
those
just
to
get
them
at
the
top
of
our
inboxes
earlier
today.
So
I
appreciate
that
keep
in
mind
that
this
is
a
chartered
vote
that
requires
a
majority
with
respect
to
the
Charter
at
this
time.
Colleagues,
is
there
any
discussion?
G
Thank
you,
council
president.
As
I
stated
time
and
time
again,
we
went
over
this
process
extensively.
We
said
we
would
have
all
CVS
resumes
in
by
the
business
meeting
then
subsequently,
due
to
further
discourse,
another
sub
CV
was
submitted.
That
was
not
what
we
discussed
previously,
however,
since
here
we
are
again,
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
that
was
noted
on
the
record,
because
you
and
I
talked
extensively
about
process
and
we
did
not
follow
said
process
so
I'm
just
bringing
that
up.
G
D
You
president
scrungy
I,
would
like
to
speak
in
favor
of
Nathan
Hotchkiss
as
the
cdac
city
council
at
large
position,
even
literally
years
before
he
applied
for
this.
He
has
sent
us
information
with
data
city
data
that
he
has
compiled,
he's
emailed
us
multiple
times
on
multiple
occasions.
So
I
think
it's
clear
he's
proven
himself
that
he
has
his
finger
on
the
pulse
of.
D
H
Yeah
I'd
like
to
speak
about
Mr
Hodges
as
well.
You
know
since
I've
been
on
I,
don't
know
him
well,
one-on-one,
but
I
know
him
as
someone
who
is
involved
in
the
community
in
such
a
way
that
he
is
always
sending
information
that
I
wouldn't
previously
have
had.
That
has
helped
me
a
great
deal
in
a
lot
of
my
city
council
Endeavors.
So
you
know
we
we
ask
people
to
get
involved
and
he
he
isn't
just
now
getting
involved,
he's
always
involved.
That's
it.
Thank
you.
Thank.
E
You
working
no
I,
just
real
briefly
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
both
those
candidates.
It's
really
nice
to
have
to
appear
to
be
qualified
candidates
offer
this
particular
position
and
it's
been
a
while,
since
we've
had
that
bill
and
also
thank
them
for
their
patience,
because
it
did
take
a
little
longer,
I
think
they
both
expected.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
A
Thank
you,
ma'am,
please
be
mindful
that
microphones
are
on
and
just
we
they
have
to.
They
don't
have
a
good
long
distance.
So
please
make
sure
you
can
keep
them
as
close
to
you
as
you
possibly
can.
Thank
you
for
that.
Any
other
discussion,
okay,
seeing
non
chair
will
entertain
motions.
Please
be
mindful
that
motions.
A
A
I
A
E
A
C
Okay,
the
city
of
Binghamton
will
hold
a
public
hearing
regarding
RL
23-33
and
it's
an
ordinance
to
amend
the
zoning
map
to
rezone
portions
of
Henry
Street
Fayette,
Street,
Pine,
Street,
Lewis,
Street
and
Liberty
Street.
In
accordance
with
the
stadium
District
Master
Plan,
the
public
hearing
will
take
place
at
6
PM
during
the
next
regular
city
council
business
meeting
on
March
1st
2023
here
in
city
council
chambers.
C
A
Thank
you,
Mr
clerk.
At
this
time,
we'll
move
to
the
public
comment
portion
of
the
meeting
item
agenda
number
nine
residents
wishing
to
speak
during
public
comment
may
do
so
electronically
by
emailing
their
comments
prior
to
1pm
on
the
day
of
the
meeting
to
clerk
at
city
of
binghamton.gov
or
in
person
during
the
meeting.
At
this
time,
individuals
from
the
public
may
come
to
the
front
and
speak.
Please
make
sure
you
state
your
name
and
whether
you
work
and
or
reside
in
the
city
of
Binghamton.
I
I
I
These
are
promotional
positions
and
it
will
deny
the
current
employees
an
opportunity
for
advancement
and
increases
in
wages
and
benefits.
That's
what
they
forgot
to
tell
you.
These
two
positions
will
be
eliminated
right
now.
There's
three,
and
if
this
goes
through,
there's
only
be
one
City
needs
to
invest
in,
invest
in
their
employees.
Give
current
employees
the
training
they
need
to
do
their
job
as
a
score,
store
keeper
or
more
efficiently.
This
would
eliminate
missing
parts,
stop
delaying
getting
parts
and
keep
better
records.
I
I
This
move
will
also
affect
local
vendors,
as
I
mean
they,
they
contribute
to
the
local
economy.
I,
don't
I
think
we
should
use
local
people
to
get
parts
and
not
Outsiders
City
doesn't
need
a
private
firm
for
parts.
The
current
employees
who
perform
the
job
as
store
Keepers
do
a
good
job
with
some
training
and
updates
in
the
computer
system.
They
will
be
more
efficient
and
do
a
better
job
as
far
as
the
non-union
and
Union
matter.
I
I
just
think
it's
going
to
be
just
make
the
work,
work,
environment,
not
good,
I,
just
non-union
and
Union
working
together
that
usually
don't
take
place
in
the
pla.
The
places
I
represent
either
they're,
Union
or
non-union.
So
I,
don't
think
that's
going
to
work
over
or
or
good.
As
far
as
the
employees
go,
it's
going
to
cause
dissension.
I
J
My
name
is
Kathy
Staples
I
work
on
Pine
Street
in
Binghamton,
I
live
on
the
next
block
of
Pine
Street
in
Binghamton,
so
part
of
what
you
guys
are
going
to
be
talking
about.
The
next
meeting
is
the
development
that's
going
to
be
on
Henry
Street,
with
an
unexplained
Wing
onto
Pine
Street,
so
I've
seen
Council
a
bunch
of
times,
because
I
came
to
all
the
zoning
meetings
because
it
is
a
residential,
neighborhood
and
I
know
that
there's
a
context
that
a
lot
of
people
have
that
people
on
Pine
Street
were
poor.
J
We
don't
care
about
our
neighborhood,
we
don't
care
about
our
systems
and
our
processes
well
I'm
here
so
I
do
and
that's
where
I
live
and
work
and
the
people
that
don't
attend
stuff.
They
don't
attend
because
they're
also
at
work
but
I
digress
them.
So
the
wing
that's
going
to
be
on
Pine
Street
is
going
to
be
three
stories
tall.
J
The
houses
are
two
stories
tall,
so
our
backyard
that
I've
gotten
to
enjoy
with
my
family
is
now
going
to
have
people
that
can
look
into
it.
That's
creepy
I
have
a
six
foot:
privacy
fence,
there's
trees
around
my
backyard
and
yes,
I
live
on
Pine
Street,
but
it's
a
beautiful
backyard.
My
garden
and
now
I'm
gonna
have
people
that
look
over
it.
J
They
did
make
a
concession
in
moving
their
garbage
from
next
to
my
front
porch.
They
did
make
that
concession,
but
the
connotation
of
we
didn't
get
any
voice
in
the
fire
department.
We
got
none,
we
weren't
informed.
We
weren't
told
of
any
zoning
meetings,
nothing.
We
were
told
nothing
and
we
have
a
giant
fire
department
in
our
neighborhood,
oh
and
we're
going
to
lose
parking
on
our
street
because
nobody
bothered
to
check
into
the
fact
that
a
fire
truck
might
have
a
problem.
Turning
into
that
lot,.
J
So
when
you
consider
that
there's
going
to
be
a
development,
yes
great,
like
there
is
a
huge
lot
in
Henry
Street
that
they're
going
to
take
up
with
a
mixed-use
building
fantastic,
keep
that
that
property
has
been
vacant.
For
years
there
was
garage,
there
was
a
garbage
dump
like
yes
keep
that,
but
one
of
the
few
low-income
neighborhoods
left
in
the
city-
and
we
don't
seem
to
get
a
voice
or
we
don't
seem
to
get
heard.
J
So
it
kind
of
makes
sense
why
people
don't
attend
things
because
they
don't
have
a
voice
and
they
don't
get
heard
and
I
mean
we
don't
live
in
a
rich
neighborhood,
but
we
still
live
here
and
we
still
pay
taxes
and
we
still
work,
and
we
still
want
our
kids
and
our
families
to
have
a
really
enjoyable
life.
Here.
J
K
C
K
K
K
L
Good
evening
evening
my
name
is
Tina:
chronopoulos
I
live
on
Laurel
Avenue,
which
happens
to
be
in
the
district
of
Sofia
rasciniti
who's
sitting
over
there
in
the
corner,
I'm
here
tonight
to
talk
to
you
about
a
bunch
of
things.
First
of
all,
I
would
like
to
support
the
first
Speaker
here,
there's
nothing
more
terrible
than
bringing
in
private
management
to
deal
with
an
issue
that
can
be
solved
locally.
I'm
sure
you
can
think
of
a
bunch
of
examples
where
we
have
seen
a
happening.
L
There
is
nothing
like
having
unionized
workers
to
work
for
the
community
to
get
paid
a
living
wage
to
do
the
job
that
they've
been
hired
to
do
and
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
the
pro
worker
council
members
voting
no
on
this
proposition
that
is
on
the
table
tonight.
I
mean
I,
know
that
some
of
you
are
pro-business,
which
is
hard
to
believe.
L
Given
the
building
work
that
took
place
on
State
Street,
which
was
so
badly
bungled
that
several
private
businesses
from
what
I've
heard
have
talked
to
council
members
and
to
the
mayor
and
were
basically
waved
aside,
including
one
business
where
they
weren't
able
to
pay
themselves
any
wages,
because
the
street
wasn't
such
a
bad
state
that
people
couldn't
go
and
shop
at
those
businesses
can
I.
Please
hear
from
my
Council
a
representative
who
I
believe
is
pro-business
or
some
of
you,
others
who
maybe
also
pro-business
how
that
was
pro-business.
L
That's
not
how
that
would
have
gone
down.
Had
the
work
been
carried
out
on
the
street
where
your
private
business
is
located
and
then
the
third
thing
that
I
want
to
talk
about
is
as
somebody
who
pays
taxes
in
this
city,
which
I
have
been
doing
since
property
taxes,
since
2012
I
have
a
stake,
I
guess
and
some
of
the
decisions
that
I
made
here,
even
though
I
feel
unrepresented
and
unheard.
And
you
know
frankly,
yes,
unheard
by
my
Council
representative
I
have
a
stake
in
some
of
the
decisions
that
happen
here.
L
The
city's
budget
is,
in
large
part,
dedicated
to
policing
and
I,
frankly,
am
disgusted
and
and
to
use
a
word
that
was
used
by
the
mayor
recently,
who
tweeted
on
the
28th
of
January
in
in
a
really
kind
of
shameful
way.
I
find
the
video
showing
the
brutal
and
deadly
vial
against
the
entire
against
Ty
Nichols
at
the
hands
of
Memphis
Police
is
horrific
and
appalling.
Unconscionable
my
heart
breaks
for
the
loved
ones
of
Mr
Nichols,
and
especially
his
four-year-old
son,
that
is
empty
rhetoric.
We
know
it
just
stop
tweeting
that
stuff.
L
It's
disgusting
when,
in
your
own
City
on
the
1st
of
January
this
year,
a
black
man
was
nailed
to
the
ground
by
a
police
officer
with
a
knee
that
is
illegal.
It
has
been
banned
in
2020.
Both
the
van
Meyer
noted,
chokeholds
and
neck
restraints
may
not
be
used
by
police
officers
are
also
required
to
de-escalate
situations.
F
L
Turns
out,
thank
you,
I
looked
it
up,
the
Binghamton
Police
use
of
force
policy
seems
to
be
out
of
date
because
there
they
still
allow
it
so
I,
don't
know
what's
going
on
there,
but
as
a
stakeholder,
I
am
disgusted
by
the
inaction
by
the
mayor's
Hollow
tweeting
by
the
fact
that
the
police
officer
is
now
on
desk
Duty.
Can
you
imagine
at
my
job
if
I
did
something
like
that,
I
would
be
fired
desk
Judy?
Are
you
kidding
me
and
then
the
refusal
to
carry
out
the
proper
outside
investigation?
L
A
C
C
D
Thank
you,
president
scramji
I
think
I
mentioned
it's
at
the
work
session.
When
this
came
up.
I
I
have
mixed
feelings
about
this
and
they're,
not
at
all
tied
to
the
Broome
County
Arts
Council
itself.
I
love
what
they're
doing
I
think
they're
an
incredible
asset
to
this
community
I
visited
their
first
Friday
exhibit
on
it
was
last
Friday
and
they,
in
my
opinion,
are
a
wonderful
organization.
D
I
have
mixed
feelings
only
because
I
I
don't
know
that
I
mean
arpa
can
be
used
to
increase
tourism
that
maybe
declined
over
kovid
and
also
that
they're,
the
Broome
County
Arts
Council,
not
the
city
of
Binghamton,
Arts
Council,
so
I
I
hesitate
a
little
bit.
I
will
vote
Yes,
but
I
just
wanted
to
that.
You
know
it's
I.
Think
I,
don't
know
I
just
needed
to
put
that
in
the
record
of
my
thoughts.
It's
an
unequivocal
yes
to
supporting
the
Broome
County
Arts
Council.
Is
this
the
most
appropriate
use
of
funding?
D
B
A
D
F
D
D
A
A
D
A
E
A
B
B
F
A
E
So
I
make
a
motion
to
issue
a
negative
declaration
under
Seeker
for
the
following
reasons.
This
is
the
sale,
I'm
city
property
for
the
construction
of
a
mixed-used
building
with
65
dwelling
units
and
4
300
square
feet
of
commercial
space
and
one
ancillary
parking
area
purchases,
a
private
New,
York,
State
developer
that
intends
to
create
affordable
housing,
units
of
parcels
and
the
subject.
Side
are
currently
vacant
and
the
proposed
City
plan,
land
use
and
Associated
variances
have
been
approved
by
the
City
Planning
Commission
and
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals.
E
C
G
A
M
H
D
B
D
D
One
of
our
speakers
said:
significant
portion
of
our
City's
budget
goes
toward
the
police
department.
I
remember
when,
when
we
first
collected
onto
city
council,
one
of
the
pieces
of
legislation
that
came
before
us
was
about
explosive
detection,
canine
and
I
I,
don't
remember
if
it
was
a
grant
or
if
it
was
City
funds.
But
I
did
some
research
in
preparation
for
that
and
I
was
asking
questions
like
how
often
is
an
explosive
detection
9
used,
and
the
answer
was
not
not
very
often
if
at
all,
where
would
it
be
used?
D
Well,
probably
at
the
bus
station,
which
is
in
my
district,
who
tends
to
use
the
bus,
it
tends
to
be
people
without
disposable
income
who
need
to
take
public
transportation
because
they
don't
have
their
own
car
I
am
generally
not
in
favor
of
providing
the
police
department
with
any
more
money.
I
understand
that
this
is
a
grant,
so
it's
not
taxpayer
money,
but
it
still
doesn't
sit
right
with
me
when
there's
so
much
going
on
with
the
way
that
we
police
and
a
lot
of
it
is
reactionary
and
so
I
I.
D
G
President
I
know
it
doesn't
surprise
you
that
I
will
be
speaking
after
my
co-counsel
partner
here,
council
person
Friedman,
but
in
the
past
I
typically
supported
anything
related
to
grant
funding
and
I.
Don't
know
if
you
recall,
as
a
councilman
council
person,
Freeman
stated
when
we
first
started
receiving
the
grants
for
review
by
the
police
department.
We
were
discussing
with
officer,
Bidwell
and
I.
Believe
I
also
asked
cheat,
always
mess
it
up.
G
However,
that
was
not
true,
because
we
can
have
funds
allocated
for
the
dogs
receive
a
grant
that
will
add
to
that
line,
but
yet
we
still
always
need
additional
funding
for
operations
for
the
police,
and
that
confuses
me,
so
I
too
will
be
voting
no
and
you
do
notice.
My
name
is
also
not
on
this
legislation.
So.
A
E
C
B
A
M
D
D
This
is
a
to
councilwoman
Riley's
point.
This
is
a
grant.
That
also
requires
a
local
match.
So
it's
not
just
money
coming
into
the
city.
This
requires
the
city
to
contribute.
309,
000
and
change
dollars
and
I
have
yet
to
see
a
convincing
report
or
study
that
shows
that
more
cops
make
our
communities
safer.
In
fact,
police
officers
often
show
up.
D
After
the
fact
there
was
an
incident
in
my
neighborhood
a
little
while
ago,
where
there
someone
had
shot
a
gun
just
into
the
air,
and
then
afterward
right
in
front
of
my
house
was
roped
off
as
a
crime
scene.
There
were
something
like
20
police
officers
there
and
guess
what
they
showed
up
after
that
person
shot
that
gun
twice.
They
didn't
prevent
that
from
happening.
So
I
am
hard-pressed
to
understand.
D
Why
again,
when
the
police
officers
are
some
of
the
highest
paid,
employees
of
the
city
and
a
significant
chunk
of
our
city
budget
goes
to
the
police.
Why
we're
trying
to
bring
in
more
police
officers?
When
you
know
we
see
also
in
the
in
the
New
Year's
Day
incident,
the
police
did
not
de-escalate
that
situation.
They
escalated
that
situation,
so
I
will
be
voting
against
this
grant.
Thank
you.
G
So
we
have
a
pool
of
candidates
that
can
move
right
into
the
pipeline,
and
then
we
allocated
covid
arpa
funds
for
bonuses
to
retain
our
police
officers
and
we
did
not
have
the
same
type
of
support
for
the
other
front
line.
Agencies
that
worked
during
covet
I
received
several
emails
about
the
multiple
three
thousand
dollar
disbursements
for
some
of
our
police
officers
compared
to
our
ambulance
and
other
direct
service
providers.
G
I
said
all
of
that
to
say
that
we
are
at
a
shortage
and
I've
received
reports
from
various
constituents
about
the
police
sitting
in
certain
parts
of
the
community,
and
you
all
were
here
when
I
asked
Chiefs
the
cusky
about
that
as
well,
and
he
said
well
they're
writing
reports.
So
they
don't
have
to
come
back
to
the
office
and
d
and
and
increase
the
time
to
respond.
Okay,
I
took
that.
G
G
These
are
city
employees,
yet
one
subset
of
the
city.
Employees
are
treated
as
royalty
and
and
that
that's
a
little
disheartening
for
me
and
so
I
say
all
all
of
that
to
again
highlight
how
we
prioritize
things
for
one
office
or
one
Department
in
the
city,
and
although
I
know
you
guys
do
not
Veer
from
the
mandates
from
above
I
encourage
you
to
think
about
this.
G
H
H
We
made
sure
that
we
budgeted
this
coming
year
to
fill
those
gaps
and
so
I
don't
see
any
reason
to
add
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
that
from
any
line
really
I
mean
we've,
we've
done
what
the
chief
said.
This
is
what
he
needs
and
we
gave
it
to
him
so
I.
Don't
think
that
we
need
to
give
I
like
free
money.
H
H
B
M
D
D
I
am
curious
to
hear
from
my
colleagues
if
they
would
do
us
the
the
honor
of
sharing,
why
they
feel
that
this
would
be
a
useful,
because
I
have
not
been
made
privy
to
any
data
or
study
or
report.
That
shows
that
more
surveillance
leads
to
safer
communities,
so
I
encourage
anyone
who
supports
this
legislation
to
explain
why
they
might
do
that
and
I
will
be
voting
against
it.
Thank
you.
A
G
G
G
D
D
In
my
district
Columbus
Park
with
the
beloved
by
many
people,
it
has
the
splash
pad
I,
see
from
my
office
window,
children
all
throughout
the
day,
going
into
that
Park
and
I
think
it
was
maybe
last
year
another
incident
of
a
gunshot
and
someone
was
injured
in
that
instance,
did
the
police
prevent
that
from
happening?
No,
they
showed
up
after
that
happened
to
punish
whoever
did
it
and
obviously
I
am
not
justifying
that
act.
But
the
point
remains
that
police
did
not
prevent
that
from
happening.
D
They
showed
up
after
it
had
already
happened
after
somebody
was
already
shot.
I,
don't
know
what
that
person's
motivation
was.
Maybe
it
was
Gang
Related.
Maybe
it
was
poverty.
Maybe
it
was
drug
related,
I,
don't
know,
but
all
of
those
issues
stem
from
lack
of
access
to
resources,
not
lack
of
presence
of
police.
Thank
you
thank.
G
G
We
know
why
there
were
no
arrests
during
Santa
Con,
because
SantaCon
looked
awfully
familiar
to
our
Police
Department,
just
like
post
Parade
day,
but
when
it
comes
to
other
events
where
they
don't
look
as
familiar.
Oh
we're
gonna
Implement
that
Grant,
then
I
just
want
you
to
be
mindful
of
such.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
E
B
E
G
G
G
We
can
ask
for
those
things,
but
if
we
have
people
that
are
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
organization
that
know
this,
these
details,
intimately
it
is
up
to
them
to
the
burden
of
proof,
is
on
them.
They
hired
the
candidates.
So
then,
if
there's
something
wrong,
we
have
to
look
at
the
system.
Failure
and
I
brought
that
up
yesterday
about
when
there's
an
issue.
We
have
to
do
a
root
cause
analysis.
We
look
at
the
system
entirely.
G
Bernice
came
to
the
mic
and
said
I
just
got
here.
There's
no
way
I
could
have
been
in
charge
of
that.
Nor
could
I
have
affected
it.
In
fact,
it
was
Billy.
Billy
was
here,
but
we
didn't
know.
Billy
was
in
in
in
in
that
seat
and
we
were
unable
to
ask
her
questions,
but
all
along
throughout
the
process.
Ultimately,
both
of
those
employees
reported
to
the
Comptroller,
the
Comptroller.
Never
once
said.
Let
me
take
the
fall
or
the
blame
for
the
oversight
of
the
two
employees
and
the
employee
that
was
responsible
for
res
checking.
G
You
have
to
look
at
where
the
system
failed
and
when
someone
brings
you
a
Smoking,
Gun
saying
here's
the
problem.
Look
at
this
guy,
you
better
look
at
who's,
holding
the
Smoking
Gun
and
why
they're
holding
the
Smoking
Gun
too
many
times
we
receive
reports
with
people
named
that
can
be
claimed
as
defamation
inappropriately
in
a
formal
setting
too
many
times,
and
never
once
they
say.
Okay
well,
I've
been
sitting
in
the
seat.
Let
me
be
authentic.
Let
me
tell
you
what
really
happened.
G
G
G
So
then,
here
we
are
again
he
said
versus
he
said
who's
telling
the
truth,
and
why
do
we,
as
counsel
have
to
become
investigative
reporters
to
find
out
what
we
need?
What
what
is
accurate
and
factual
so
that
we
Advocate
on
behalf
of
our
constituents
and
our
employees?
Why
do
we
have
to
do
that?
And
why
do
we
have
to
continuously
ask
questions
in
half
of
you
leave.
G
Is
that
not
important?
Are
these
questions
not
concerning
to
you,
or
are
you
already?
You
already
know
what
you've
been
told
to
vote?
No
I'm
I'm,
really
just
asking
I'm
asking
because
we
spend
a
lot
of
time
on
this.
You
were
here.
You
were
here,
I
even
said,
I'll
add
Geo
to
our
fold
because
it
was
the
Democrats
and
Geo.
So
Geo
got
to
come
on
in
with
the
Democrat
Party
I,
don't
know
how
he
felt.
We
won't
go
there,
but
he
was
there
and
it
took
a
while.
G
G
H
A
H
H
You
know
we,
we,
our
employees,
are
smart
enough
to
learn
a
computer,
learn
a
computer
program
and-
and
also
we've
talked
about
the
fact
that
you
know
they
were
saying
that
on
one
side
of
the
window
they
give
them
the
parts
and
then
once
and
that's
the
store,
Keeper's
job
to
keep
track
of
of
the
parts
that
they've
given
out
it's
out
of
their
hands.
At
that
point,
literally
out
of
their
hands,
so
you
know
this
is
a
DPW
problem.
H
When
the
treatment
plant
was
going
to
go
private,
we
we
all
came
down
and
said
no.
This
is
a
you
know.
You
can't
just
do
away
with
the
Union.
You
just
can't
do
that
and
and
we
and
we
did
save-
that
we
did
save
the
union
over
there.
But
I
believe
this
is
the
beginning
of
a
privatization
of
our
Public
Works,
Department
and
I.
Don't
think
that
we
should
do
it
anyway.
That's
it
thanks.
G
You,
council,
president,
as
quickly
as
possible,
I'd
like
to
put
on
the
record
and
maybe
ask
the
clerk
to
assist
me
with
this.
I
would
like
a
copy
of
the
resumes,
as
as
stated
by
Chuck
shager
they're
hiring
time,
as
well
as
the
competitive
price
list
that
Napa
provided
for
us
in
terms
of
how
the
prices
will
be
analyzed
a
sample
of
how
they
compare
to
the
other
vendors
that
we
typically
use,
such
as.
G
What's
the
local
one,
you
guys
Stadium
the
stadium
Stadium
sounds
familiar,
Stadium
I
want
to
know,
I
want
to
know
how
we
compare
how
they
compare
with
the
additional
10
that
will
be
added
as
per
this
contract.
So
if
you
can
assist
me
with
that,
that
is
my
request
of
Chuck
Shaker
and
the
representatives
from
Opera
I
would
also
like
verification
of
their
time
in
otiga
from
arpa
I
mean
not
arpa,
NAPA
NAPA
arpa's.
On
my
mind,
you
know
from
Napa
I
need
truth.
I
need
actual
data,
some
type
of
proof.
Thank
you.
F
B
A
B
D
Oh
okay,
okay,
I,
I,
don't
have
that
much
to
report;
I,
don't
think
happy.
Black,
History,
Month,
I
I'm,
trying
to
think
of
anything
that
was
going
on
in
the
fourth
district.
I
went
I
braved
the
cold
last
Friday
the
bitter
cold,
to
attend
first
Friday,
and
it
was
wonderful
as
always,
if
you,
if
you're
scared
of
the
cold
I
understand,
but
first
Friday,
it's
still
happening,
there's
a
wonderful
slew
of
galleries
that
are
open
on
State,
Street
and
I.
D
Though
our
Police
Department
to
my
knowledge,
has
not
killed
anyone
in
recent
memory,
we
came
pretty
close.
We
came
too
close
for
comfort
for
me
on
New
Year's
and
the
the
response
by
the
the
police
department,
not
just
our
Police
Department
Johnson
City's
police
department,
and
there
there
were
multiple
municipalities
that
sent
their
police
there.
The
the
Sheriff's
Office
was
there.
D
D
D
You
immediately
pepper
sprays,
a
bunch
of
people
you
can,
you
can
watch
the
footage,
it
is
so
upsetting,
and
so
just
outrageously,
over
exaggerated,
the
the
how
that
could
be
thought
of
as
Community
safety
is,
is
obscene
to
me
and
I
Tyree
Nichols
is,
you
know
like
God
forbid,
that
could
have
been
amayel
Waddell.
That
could
have
been
thank
God.
D
It
was
not,
but
we
see
so
many
I
I
think
I
think
that
every
day
so
far
this
year,
police
have
killed
at
least
one
American
person,
I
I
believe,
and
that's
not
Community
safety
to
me
so
what's
happening
around
the
US
is
reflective
and
I
I
heard
a
saying
once
that
was
anything.
Any
preventative
measures
before
something
happens
is
viewed
as
an
overreaction.
Anything
that
happens,
afterward
is
viewed
as
an
under
reaction,
so
I
I
would
rather
have
something
that
is.
D
D
A
lot
of
them,
I
was
made
aware,
were
charged
with
resisting
arrest.
I,
don't
know
how
it's
possible
to
be
arrested
for
resisting
arrest,
but
it
it
it's.
You
know
our
Police
Department
was
involved
in
that,
and
so
we
we
have
a
whole.
We
had
three
pieces
of
legislation
giving
the
police
department
more
money,
so
they
can
pepper
spray
people
who
are
holding
a
remembrance
event
or
someone
who
was
murdered
by
police.
That's
not
where
I
want
my
money
to
go.
D
That's
not
where
my
constituents
want
their
tax
dollars
to
go
and
people
are
scared.
People
are
scared
of
the
police,
maybe
not
the
people
who
look
like
the
police,
but
a
lot
of
my
constituents
are
scared
of
the
police
and
I.
Just
it
not
in
good
conscience.
I
cannot
possibly
give
more
money
to
the
police
and
good
conscience,
so
unfortunately,
I
wish
I
had
some
more
uplifting
news.
I
should
have
saved
the
first
Friday
bit
for
the
end,
but
those
are
my
thoughts.
Thank
you.
Thank.
H
Thank
you
well
outside
of
the
Fifth
District
I
was
watching
the
President
last
night
and
I
thought
it
was
a
great
speech
and
got
thinking
that
I.
Two
two
weeks
ago,
I
went
and
I
listened
to.
Mayor
cram
had
mentioned
that
he
had
gone
down
in
Washington
and
got
to
go
to
the
White
House
and
the
president
spoke
so
I
went
to
YouTube.
F
H
I
I
looked
it
up
that
the
speech
that
that
he
had
listened
to
and
and
I
listened
to
it
and
he
was
speaking
to
all
the
mayors
and
he
talked
about
the
arpa
money
and
I'm
just
grateful
that
he
was
president
at
the
time
that
all
the
cities
in
the
United
States
needed
him
to
be
the
president,
because
otherwise
you
know
we
would
have
been
up
up
that
creek
without
the
paddle
anyway.
So
I'm
grateful
for
that,
and
that's
all
I
got
thanks.
M
M
With
that
amount
of
money,
and
with
my
background
in
accounting
that
that
is
very
bothersome
to
me,
either
way
I
do
struggle
between
with
the
Comptroller
and
the
commissioner
of
DPW,
the
head
of
the
department
in
charge
of
the
internal
control
supporting
this,
but
I
had
had
talked
to
one
of
the
storekeepers
who
is
related
to
the
one
of
the
people,
and
they
vehemently
oppose
it
so,
but
they
were
working
in
that
area.
So
I
want
to
gather
a
little
bit
more
information,
but
I
do
I.
M
G
You
thank
you
for
remembering
me
during
black
history
month.
Thank
you.
I'm
representing
District,
three
I
am
an
elected
official
I,
do
get
to
talk
and
represent
my
District
number.
One
I
want
to
bring
up
the
fact
that
we
heard
from
our
constituents
regarding
communication
in
the
city
and
I
too
agree
that
communication
in
the
city
is
poor
several
times.
You
can
hear
me
stating
that
I
hear
most
of
my
information
from
press
releases.
G
If
I
am
an
elected,
official
and
I
can't
get
information,
then
I
know
people
that
have
no
tithes
to
the
mayor
via
email.
Probably
don't
have
any
information.
In
fact,
many
of
my
constituents
say
thank
you
for
posting
as
much
as
I
do
on
Facebook,
because
that
is
what
I
know
has
been
effective
outside
of
me:
posting
notes
in
their
door
jams
or
what
have
you
so
we
must
do
better.
G
Even
the
signs
from
zoning,
the
green
and
white
signs
that
are
posted
in
The
Lawns
are
not
as
effective
if
you
don't
travel,
past
them
and
stop
and
read.
What's
actually
on
there.
I
myself
saw
a
sign
next
door
to
me
that
I
didn't
even
know
about
and
came
to
find
out
that
they
wanted
me
to
speak
at
said.
Voting
meeting,
I
didn't
know
so.
G
Nevertheless,
I
I
agree
with
all
of
the
constituents,
both
here
in
in
person
and
watching
the
the
teleconference
again
I
want
to
highlight.
February
is
an
important
month,
and
not
only
in
District
three
but
across
the
globe.
February
is
American
Heart
month
and
as
I
reflect
on
the
passing
of
one
of
my
cousins,
who
was
only
five
years.
G
But
before
I
leave,
you
I
want
to
highlight
a
black
history
fact
for
you.
In
fact,
on
this
day
in
19
February
8
1968,
three
South
Carolina
state
students
were
killed,
shot
dead
by
officers
on
the
campus
of
South
Carolina
University
in
Orangeburg
South
Carolina
again,
the
students
were
gathered
to
protest,
the
segregated
bowling
alley
and
as
opposed
to
de-escalating
the
Civil
Rights
civil
rights
events,
police
began,
shooting
into
the
crowd.
Nine
police
officers
were
tried
and
acquitted.
Although
Witnesses
testified,
there
was
no
gunfire
prior
to
the
police.
G
G
G
Er,
as
as
mentioned
earlier,
our
mayor
made
a
tweet
about
Tyree,
Tyree
Nichol
and,
although
I'm
not
sure
what
the
intent
was
I
was
afforded
the
opportunity
to
attend
a
meeting
with
the
mayor
and
several
of
the
ecumenical
leaders,
the
pastors
NAACP
pretty
much
I
guess
what
somebody
would
coin.
The
black
leaders
meeting
in
out
of
that
meeting.
G
A
Thank
you
for
the
information
councilwoman.
Please
accept
my
deepest
apology
that
I
miss
you
on
the
turnaround
of
the
communications,
just
a
few
things
as
it
relates
to
the
first
district
I
incredibly
want
to
thank
many
of
the
residents
in
the
ward,
particularly
near
Front.
Street
and
I
also
want
to
really
thank
DPW
and
code
Chris
slider
and
his
entire
staff.
We
had
a
major
major
issue
with
a
property
that
required
a
lot
of
turnaround.
All
I
will
say
is
quite
literally
two
garbage
trucks
and
it
was.
A
It
was
Fastlane
as
quickly
as
possible
and
I
know
I've
heard
from
a
number
of
residents,
as
well
as
smaller
meeting
that
I
had
with
a
few
of
them
down
there.
It
was
incredibly
impactful,
so
I
really
want
to
say
thank
you
to
them
just
a
few
things
as
it
relates
to
body
and
moving
forward
some
things
that
I
have
in
some
way
shape
or
form
over
the
last
few
weeks
had
individual
conversations
with
all
of
you.
A
I
am
listening
and
therefore
I
am
responding
in
the
following
way:
number
one
councilman
Burns.
Thank
you
for
time
on
the
finance
committee.
Thank
you
for
serving
on.
It
truly
appreciate
it.
This
leaves
a
vacancy
in
it.
Therefore,
I
am
appointing
as
a
standing
committer
committee
member
of
the
finance
committee,
councilman
Friedman,
Mr
clerk.
Please
make
sure
any
appropriate
legislation,
any
documentation,
paperwork
and
the
city's
website
reflects
that
change,
and
thank
you
for
your
interest
in
number.
A
We
can
look
to
adjust,
obviously,
as
we
go
forward
in
further
discussions,
but
I
just
wanted
to.
Let
you
know
that
a
number
of
you,
a
number
of
you,
did
bring
that
to
my
attention.
So
Mr
clerk,
if
you
could
please
I,
believe
the
budget
review
on
the
city.
Council
calendar
is
coded
with
the
color,
yellow
I
believe
so,
if
we
could
fill
that
date
in
and
then
we'll
look
requisitely
if
we
need
to
change
or
adapt
or
anything
else.
A
I'm
currently
in
the
process
of
reviewing
what
has
gone
through
some
turnaround
time
in
the
city
clerk's
office.
After
speaking
with
a
number
of
you
and
I,
got
a
chance
to
speak
to
the
mayor
about
this
as
well
as
some
department
heads
the
reality
of
it
is,
is
the
logistical
process
of
how
agendas
are
created
and
the
way
we
receive
the
requisite
information
for
those
agendas
needs
to
be
changed.
A
A
I
am
going
to
reserve
my
right
to
give
a
once
more
over
review
on
that
final
draft
just
before.
I
circulate
it
just
to
make
sure
that
I've
dotted
my
eyes
and
across
my
T's
that
will
come
down
at
the
at
the
latest
at
the
next
work
session
and
if
I've
got
a
good
sense
of
things.
Obviously,
I'll
circulate
that
electronically.
Earlier
councilman
O'reilly
I
received
your
email.
I
responded
to
it.
I
apologize
I
was
in
class.
I
couldn't
get
that
right
away,
so
this
is
for
obviously
ensuring
timely
documentation.
A
A
Another
deals
with
public
input
I
had
a
few
I,
had
a
few
colleagues
bring
up
that
they
would
like
the
opportunity
where
appropriate
and
where
possible,
when
and
I,
don't
mean
this
in
a
in
a
downturning
way,
but
just
in
the
pejorative
sense
of
larger
big
concerns.
Councilwoman
Freeman
and
I
had
a
good
long
conversation
I
think
we
started
calling
them
like
big
ticket
items.
A
I
think
it
was
right
for
opportunities
for
maybe
a
special
business
meeting
as
it
might
relate
to
maybe
eliciting
more
public
input
or
something
like
that
completely
open
to
that.
We
can
look
that
on
a
case-by-case
basis,
gauge
where
the
body
is
and
if
we
need
it
we'll
do
it
no
problem
with
that.
So,
let's
see
finance
budget
new
RL.
A
I'm
not
going
to
fully
go
into
this
tonight
only
because
I
had
some
good
conversations
with
colleagues,
and
we
talked
about
the
idea
of
a
of
the
body
looking
at
a
30-day
review
in
the
ways
in
which
we
deal
with
RLS
that
come
before
us
that
have
a
public
hearing
that
is
attached
to
them.
It's
not
wanted
it's,
not
100
percent,
but
an
overwhelming
majority
of
the
time.
It's
usually
due
to
the
fact
that
there's
some
Bond
ordinance,
that's
usually
associated
with
that
RL
and
there's
been
concerns
about
you
know.
A
Obviously
there
are
some
public
hearings
where
no
one
speaks,
and
there
are
some
public
hearings
where
some
people
speak
and
there's
some
public
hearings
where
more
people
speak,
but
particularly
in
the
cases
in
which
people
do
speak.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
taking
the
time
to
kind
of
look
into
and
review
and
take
into
account
the
good
feed
whack
we've
been
given.
A
So,
given
the
fact
that
we
actually
didn't
have
a
public
hearing
tonight-
and
we
set
one
for
two
weeks
from
today-
I'll
get
into
that
more
specifically
at
our
next
work
session,
but
I
wanna
try
to
find
a
way
to
kind
of
clear
that
out
and
I'm
happy
with
some
of
the
conversations
that
we've
had
and
I'm
very
much
open
to
the
body.
Looking
at
that
a
30-day
review
process,
something
like
that
right
and
then,
if
we,
if
everything's
good,
hey
we
good.
A
If
we
need
to
make
some
changes,
we
make
alterations
and
write
changes
of
changing
process.
So
I'm
listening,
that's
where
I'm
at
right
now
any
changes
or
anything
that
you
think
might
be
helpful
for
the
body,
the
public,
the
building,
whatever
it
might
be.
Obviously
I
will
take
those
into
consideration
as
they
come
so
I
just
wanted
to.
Let
you
know
I'm
listening
and
I
appreciate
all
of
them
back
and
that
being
said,
I
will
entertain
a
motion
to
adjourn
boy
or
a
second.