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From YouTube: City Council Work Session 2023.09.18
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CONTENTS
02:00 Call to Order
02:50 RL23-196
21:45 RL23-195
34:00 RL23-197
36:50 RL23-199 & 200
41:15 Discussion
B
A
C
A
F
David
as
we
speak
right
now,
there's
a
pep
rally
happening
at
rabbitoh
Stadium,
the
first
playoff
appearance
since
2017
for
the
team,
so
I'll
be
there
tomorrow
night
rooting
on
the
team
and
we
we
have
a
stack
team.
So
we're
excited
about
it.
But,
as
I
mentioned,
David
has
lost
his
voice
a
little
bit
so
I'll
I'll
handle
kind
of
just
the
prep
for
it
and
I'll
turn
it
over
to
him.
F
So
essentially
in
2021,
a
city
council
passed
and
the
city
entered
into
an
agreement
with
operation
of
a
baseball
franchise
at
city-owned,
rabbitoh
Stadium.
As
part
of
that
that
lease
agreement,
it
identified
certain
improvements
that
would
be
made
as
well
as
other
future
improvements,
both
enumerated
and
terminal
drainage
and
then
any
others
that
are
required
for
Major
League
Baseball
requirements.
F
So
we're
at
the
point
now
where
some
of
the
improvements
have
been
made
as
part
of
a
pretty
comprehensive
last
round,
but
the
drainage
component
and
a
couple
other
components
are
still
needed.
So
we're
looking
to
modify
the
bond
ordinance
to
meet
and
fulfill
those
requirements
as
per
the
lease
and
as
part
of
a
few
years.
Back
with
the
help
of
Senator
Schumer
and
the
support
of
this,
this
body,
keeping
a
baseball
and
Binghamton.
E
E
As
the
mayor
mentioned,
when
we
bought
the
team,
we
were
certainly
cognizant
that
there
were
a
number
of
issues
with
the
Aging
infrastructure
at
arabino
stadium
that
would
come
to
the
fore
over
the
next
few
years
and
that
Major
League
Baseball
would
continue
to
modify
and
get
more
specific
about
some
of
their
requirements
or
what
they
expected
out
of
franchisees
in
their
professional
development
leads,
which
is
what
they
call
the
minor
leads.
The
flooding
situation
has
gone
from
bad
to
intolerable.
E
We
lost
several
games
last
year,
not
because
it
was
raining
at
game
time,
but
because
it
arranged
earlier
in
the
day
and
the
water
just
had
nowhere
to
go.
Henry
Street
backed
up.
Excuse
me.
As
a
result.
Not
only
could
we
not
clear
the
water
out
of
the
stadium,
but
we
actually
had
water
coming
back
in
from
Henry
Street,
including
sewage,
into
the
stadium.
B
E
So
all
these
things
are
come
to
the
fore
very
quickly
and
were
questioned
about,
and
so
we
are
being
questioned.
How
are
you
going
to
mitigate
this
risk
because
we
need
to
play
our
games?
Part
of
the
contract
that
we
have
with
you
is
that
you're
providing
a
place
for
our
young
players
to
develop
for
them
to
develop.
They
need
to
play
their
schedule
so
in
the
2021
agreement.
E
This
was
such
a
large
issue
that
it
was
specifically
scoped
out
and
frankly,
as
my
letter
outlined,
we
were
never
undertaken
the
purchase
of
our
team.
If
we
didn't
think
that
the
water
issue
is
going
to
be
humidity,
is
turned
into
somewhat
more
of
a
complex
problem
because
of
Henry
Street
excuse
me,
but
nonetheless,
we
think
we
have
a
way
to
fix
it,
and
we
would
like
to
pursue
that.
E
Our
scoreboard,
unfortunately,
has
not
performed
it
breaks
down
constantly
and
although
a
majority
of
those
times
is
not
during
game
time,
we've
experienced
multiples
of
games,
probably
high
single
digits,
low,
double
digits,
where
something
is
wrong
with
the
scoreboard.
During
the
day,
the
scoreboard
is
not
just
for
the
fans,
entertainment.
E
The
scoreboard
is
actually
a
part
of
the
game
that
the
managers,
the
players,
the
umpires
used
as
their
tool,
and
if
we
can't
provide
a
working
scoreboard,
we're
not
fulfilling
our
obligation
under
our
contract,
so
we
are
left
in
a
position
now
where
we
are
really
not
in
compliance
with
the
PDL,
and
we
need
to
get
these
things
addressed
before
opening
day.
There's
some
smaller
things
that
also
need
to
be
addressed
such
as
netting.
A
Dave,
thank
you
and
mayor.
Thank
you
for
I,
don't
usually
like
to
overstep,
but
so
just
to
put
this
in
context
number
one
for
either
both
of
you.
So
it
sounds
like
these
issues
are
number
one.
They
seem
to
be
like
major
league
baseball
compliance
issues
if,
if
that's
correct
and
that's
correct,
yeah
thank
you
mayor
and,
second
of
all,
Dave
going
back
to
some
of
the
water
stuff
that
you've
discussed.
A
E
E
E
people
do
not
understand
yeah
and
what's
more,
the
water
comes
into
the
clubhouses
and
causes
really
a
fire
drill.
Where
we
have
to
move
everything
out
of
the
clubhouses
and
dry.
It
then
try
to
put
it
back.
So
not
only
are
players
but
the
opposition
players,
their
equipment
is
getting
water,
locked,
their
uniforms
are
getting
soaked,
and
so,
even
if
the
Play
Feels
was
playable,
it's
not
possible
to
put
on
a
professional
baseball.
Okay,
I.
A
G
Thank
you,
council,
president,
hello,
again,
Mr,
savaka
and
I'm
glad
to
see
you
thank
you
for
pushing
through
to
even
give
us
as
much
as
you
did
today.
I
even
said,
stop
talking,
because
I
didn't
want
you
to
over
stress,
but
you
and
I
talked
a
little
bit
via
email,
because
I
do
believe.
The
Henry
Street
issue
is
a
city
issue.
I
was
just
I'm
just
opposed
to
using
arpa
funds
Ford
when
we
have
infrastructure
money.
G
So
there's
it
was
about
noticing
that
the
city
is
responsible
for
things,
but
arpa
to
me
should
go
to
support
the
people
we
talk
about
the
most,
which
is
why
we
received
the
money.
So
I
just
want
to
say:
I
I
did
read
through
this,
and
we
do
see
that
it
is
a
change
in
terms
of
it's
a
significant
change
in
terms
of
the
bond
amount
and
what
I'm
going
to
ask
from
Chuck.
Although
we
have
our
budget
I
want
to
be
certain.
G
We
have
the
most
up-to-date
totals
in
terms
of
our
bond,
our
our
our
outstanding
Bond
ordinances,
because
we
did
do
a
lot
of
refinancing
and
selling
back.
So
it's
up
to
us
to
have
the
best
information,
but
I
will
say,
despite
not
having
that
in
front
of
me.
I
I
want
to
support
what
you
do,
because
when
you
came,
you
gave
us
a
lot
of
time
to
not
only
commit
show
commitment
to
this
community,
but
throughout
your
time
owning
the
rumble
ponies.
G
H
H
E
E
E
It
creates
like
a
torrential
River
coming
both
from
Tokyo
and
then
down
from
the
state
have
tried
to
come
up
with
solutions
that
would
pump
that
water
out
to
Henry
Street
without
success,
because
the
Henry
Street
pipes,
it's
I've,
been
told
by
sitting
engineering
and
mayor,
knows
a
lot
more
about
this
than
I.
Do
a
Henry.
Street
pipes
do
not
have
the
capacity
to
take
the
law
and,
in
fact,
because
there's
more
pressure
on
the
Henry
Street
pipes
and
in
our
pipes
we
actually
start
with
seabing
one
from
Henry
Street,
which
just
makes
the
problem.
I
I
J
Is
that
in
the
playoffs
and
the
number
of
people
that
came
to
watch
baseball
this
year?
So
it's
great
now
all
right
now,
mayor,
Henry
Street's,
already
been
financed
right.
The
design
has
right,
but
we're
we
are
getting
money
from.
You
were
saying
before
about
the
federal
government
that
we're
getting
money
to
finance
the
sewer
and
water.
Yes,.
F
So
the
design
has
been
financed
and
that
will
commence
over
the
course
of
say
the
next
12
months
the
there
was
five
million
dollars
earmarked
in
the
House
Appropriations
bill,
but
it's
it's
a
one
house
bill,
so
it
does
not
have
the
support
of
the
Senate.
So
assuming
that
there
is
a
final
budget
that
happens
at
some
point
this
year
or
early
next
year.
However,
that
works.
You
know
that
that
appropriation
would
stand
to
be
in
there
and
the
city
would
be
recipient
of
that
funding
we
did
receive.
F
Congressional
earmarks
the
last
time
around,
and
so
it's
having
it
in
an
Appropriations
bill
is
is
very
good
news.
If
it's
not
the
full
amount,
five
million.
You
know
we
would
anticipate
Millions
coming
from
that
process,
except
to
Hope.
Washington
gets
together
and
passes
a
budget
sometime
before
the
end
of
the.
F
And
then
the
totality
of
the
Henry
Street
project
would
further
enhance
a
drainage,
potentially
even
sending
it
to
a
different
way
to
get
out
to
the
river
through
downtown,
as
opposed
to
down
the
Brandywine
Creek
and
also
mitigate
all
of
the
the
storm
water.
That's
on
the
street,
that's
contributing
to
the
problems
that
we
Face
inside
the
stadium.
So
that's
obviously
a
more
long-term
kind
of
plan
than
what
we're
talking
about
today.
J
I
definitely
agree
that
we
should
fix
the
water
problem
within
one
part.
That's
definite
now,
as
far
as
like
the
scoreboard
and
all
that,
a
few
years
ago,
when
mayor
David
said
that
we
were
going
to
borrow
the
money
to
finance,
to
make
sure
that
Major
League
Baseball
stayed
here
that
we
were
we
were
at,
we
were,
we
were.
J
We
were
making
sure
that
major
league
baseball
approved
our
stadium,
so
we
put
a
lot
of
money
into
it
and
then
I
was
under
the
impression
that
we
were
approved
by
Major
League
now
other
than
the
flooding,
and
all
that
I
mean.
How
did
we
didn't?
We
do
something
with
the
scoreboard
at
that
time.
It's.
F
About
Five
Seasons
old,
the
biggest
issue
is
that
it
was
basically
has
been
subject
to
hundreds
and
hundreds
of
calls
for
service
and
has
been
failing.
So
it
would
be
my
anticipation
and
and
probably
more
apt
for
a
non-public
discussion
about
ways
that
the
city
will
look
to
make
sure
that
we
got
our
money's
worth
as
part
of
that
scoreboard,
which
did
not
operate
to
anyone's
expectations
when
it
was
first
first
purchased.
F
A
A
L
To
follow
along
with
Ron
we're
just
saying
if
you
turn
to
the
very
last
paragraph
of
the
proposed
legislation
on
page
one
and
the
succeeding
five
or
six
paragraphs,
it
explains
to
you
exactly
what
we're
trying
to
get
what
we
could
not
get
and
if
we
read
the
rest
of
that
document,
it
explains
very
clear
language
that
it's
very
small
sizes
of
square
feet.
It's
almost
always
contiguous.
Sometimes
it's
a
continuous
to
an
existing
sidewalk,
it's
always
for
doing
handicap
ramps
or
for
making
better
for
more
safe
crosswalks.
L
L
L
D
L
L
I
think
maybe
this
legislation
coming
to
the
floor
has
spurred
one
or
two
of
those
people
but
say:
oh,
maybe
they're
really
serious
about
this
I'll
deal
with
them.
So
we
may
not
do
it,
but
we
ask
you
to
adopt
it
just
the
way
it
is
so
in
case
they
back
out
or
change
their
mind
that
we're
prepared
to
go
forward.
If
you
need
to.
I
D
I
D
I
D
I
L
Understanding
required
my
understanding.
Maybe
you
can
address
this
more
of
the
evidence
of
proceed,
the
main
procedures
that
we
would
actually
commence
in
action.
If
that
it's
for
successful
initial
action,
we
would
be
given
title
almost
immediately
and
then
there
may
be
litigation
about
what
the
actual
value
is
Right,
given
the
potential
values
for
these
properties.
L
I,
don't
anticipate
there
being
a
lot
of
people
wanting
to
spend
a
lot
of
money.
Haggling
over.
You
could
spend
morning
more
money
on
the
appraisal
than
this
bill.
This
property
is
worth
in
total,
so
I've
imagined
practically
speaking.
If
you
get
past
that
first
Total
the
court
says:
yes,
that's
a
public
purpose,
here's
the
title
to
it.
We
will
resolve
these
pretty
quickly.
D
You
could
you
can
imagine
it
on
two
of
those
four
were
talking
like
40,
plus
or
minus
square
feet,
and
the
other
two
were
talking
like
100
square
100
square
feet
or
so.
But
those
are
areas
where
we
had
already
put
in
sidewalk,
although
it
wasn't
our
property.
So
now
we
want
to
make
it
our
property,
because
it's
needed
for
safety.
L
I
G
G
D
G
G
H
G
I
really
can't
see
these
Maps
even
with
myself.
Okay,
so
we've
we've
I,
know
you're,
saying
the
the
amount
of
land
is
negligible,
I
mean
it's
minimal,
but
it's
a
personal
thing.
You
know,
I
I
just
want
our
residents
to
understand
what
the
city
is
saying.
They
want
to
do
because
they've
already
done
something
and
then
make
it
right,
because
now
we're
making
it
handicapped
well.
L
L
Property,
yes-
and
there
probably
was
some
kind
of
agreement
back
in
the
40s
and
50s
that
allowed
us
to
do
that
that
never
got
recorded
or
wasn't
done
properly
or
it's
in
city
council
books.
It's
the
type
of
thing
we
can't
find.
It
happens
quite
frequently
actually
throughout
the
city
and
the
the
compensation
that
they're
being
recommended
ranges
from
400
at
the
low
end,
500
800
and
1400
yeah
from
doing
tax
assessment
cases.
L
I
can
tell
you
that
almost
all
the
value
in
a
parcel
of
the
city
is
in
the
building
on
the
parcel
itself,
and
maybe
the
associated
land
parking
lot,
there's
a
principle
more
in
rural
communities,
but
it
sort
of
applies
here.
If
you
have
a
house
with
300
acres,
95
of
the
value
of
that
parcel's
in
the
house
and
the
surrounding
acre
the
rest
of
it
is
almost
the
dollar
per
square
foot.
L
It's
the
market.
You
have
more
something
that's
worth
less
so
that
this
numbers
of
vacant
square
feet
goes
plummets
down.
You
could
probably
chop
these
little
sections
off
this
property
and
the
assessment,
the
assessment
needle
would
move
very,
very
minimally,
and
then
you
do
it
by
this.
And
then
you
do
the
taxes
by
the
thousands
per
property
you're
only
going
to
maybe
you
chop
a
thousand
off
that
76
reduction
again.
L
G
B
A
D
D
So
it's
it's
a
it's
a
tough
procedure.
It's
called
M
seal
and
in
order
to
replace
it,
you
have
to
go
in
and
you
have
to
grind,
remove
the
sealed
and
grind
the
area
that
gets
a
fixed
to,
and
then
you
have
to
put
down
a
mastic
or
an
epoxy
that
has
an
8D
cure
time,
and
so
we
need
some
good
weather,
but
it
it
takes
a
lot
of
time
to
do
it.
D
We
have
to
do
all
the
work
to
remove
and
install
the
old
seal
and
that's
why
we're
looking
at
a
pretty
expensive
project,
because
it's
in
those
in
excessive
in
accessible
areas
that
takes
a
lot
of
planning
we
have
to
put
in
flanking
and
block
off
the
flows,
so
they
can
go
in
and
work
it's
it's
really.
This
is
really
a
tough
assignment.
D
A
B
M
M
This
is
essentially
just
an
add-on
to
an
RL
that
city
council
approved
earlier
this
year
to
accept
Grant
funds
from
Broome
County
for
some
pedestrian
safety
improvements
in
the
area
of
MacArthur
and
Binghamton
High
School,
the
county
is
offering
the
city
an
additional
ten
thousand
dollars
to
add
signaled
crosswalks
near
both
of
those
schools
and
some
additional
pedestrian
safety
improvements.
Thank.
M
M
The
state,
historic
preservation,
office
or
shippo
is
requesting
a
further
assessment
and
Analysis
of
the
condition
of
the
structure
covering
the
carousel.
So
the
supplemental
agreement
will
allow
EDR
to
do
that.
Work
and
the
design
of
a
new
structure
should
it
be
determined
that
it
needs
to
be
built
where
it's
relocated.
M
G
G
M
M
A
Thank
you,
councilwoman.
Any
other
discussion
see
none
Megan.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you
appreciate
you
all
right,
colleagues,
if,
as
we're
moving
toward
the
end
of
the
agenda
here,
if
you
would
please
take
a
few
moments
just
to
look
at
the
very
last
page
of
our
work
session
packet
I
want
to
thank
our
I,
want
to
thank
our
clerk's
office
for
making
this
a
priority
and
moving
this
forward.
So
thank
you,
Janine.
Thank
you
John.
A
This
is
a
draft
calendar
for
fiscal
year
or
I,
guess
technically
also
calendar
year,
2024,
starting
obviously
for
next
term.
We
want
to
try
to
get
this
moving
as
forward
as
quickly
as
possible.
You'll
notice.
We
also
followed
the
the
same
color
code
coding
schematic
that
we
adopted
last
year
in
relation
to
putting
the
budget
dates
in
yellow
on
the
actual
calendar
in
and
of
itself,
and
so
with
Council
support
I'd
like
to
move
this
forward
to
the
next
business
meeting.
I
I
B
H
D
A
All
right,
Madam,
Clerk,
Deputy
clerk.
Thank
you.
Let's
move
this
forward
and
we
can
we'll
move
this
forward
to
the
next
business
meeting
and
then
we'll
put
it
for
a
vote
to
formally
accept
it.
Thank
you
again
both
of
you
for
your
hard
work
on
this
alrighty
Madam
clerk.
Anything
in
relation
to
pending
ledge
from
the
clerk's
office.
C
A
G
A
A
No
I
missed
it.
No,
no,
of
course,
and
keep
in
mind,
obviously
regardless,
not
even
if
it's
just
planning
but
as
just
as
a
generality.
My
my
general
Prospect
is
if
there
is
if
there
is
a
standing
committee
of
the
Binghamton
City
Council,
regardless
of
whether
you're
a
sitting
member
of
that
committee
or
not,
of
course,
you
are
always
welcome
to
to
join
and
and
provide
any
discussion
points
or
any
input,
absolutely
yeah.
Definitely
so,
as
that
circles
around
definitely
we'll
communicate
that
I'll
work,
but
I
appreciate
that
anything
else.