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From YouTube: 2023.04.24 City Council Work Session
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0:01:00 Call to Order
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0:04:05 RL23-96
0:11:00 RL23-93
0:16:00 RL23-95
0:43:10 RL23-98
0:45:35 RL23-97 & 99
0:50:00 RL23-103, 102 & 100
1:11:15 RL23-101
B
A
C
B
E
Thank
you,
president
scrungy
hi
Billy.
How
are
you
I'm
good?
How
are
you
good,
so
these
trip
me
up
every
single
time.
Okay
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
increasing
these
lines
because
we
are
receiving
the
the
corresponding
amount
of
money.
Is
that
correct?
So,
even
though
it
sounds
like
it's
an
expense
to
the
city,
it's
actually
not
we're
getting
reimbursed
right.
Is
that
correct?
That's
correct!
Okay,
thank
you
for
clarifying,
for
the
umpteenth
time,.
D
B
G
G
G
E
G
So
that's
why
this
expansion
is
so
important
because
sometimes
in
the
past,
I
believe
BPD
would
like
to
do
that
more
than
they
were
able
to
in
the
past.
So
by
expanding
the
mobile
crisis
hours
that
they're
available,
there
will
hopefully
be
a
mental
health
professional
available
to
go
with
BPD
on
those
calls
more
often,
okay,.
E
And
when,
let's
say
when
there
is
a
mental
health
specialist,
does
that
maybe
change
the
trajectory
of
the
interaction
where
you
know
I,
obviously,
I
understand
they're
they're
there
to
support
but
I'm
wondering
what
is
it
just?
You
know
a
police
interaction
where
there's
a
mental
health
specialist
like
standing
on
the
side
or
like
what
does
that
interaction?
Look
like
how
do
they
actually
maybe
change
the
the
interaction
with
the
police
and
the
person
in
a
crisis.
Sure.
G
So
I
I
I'm
sure
it
depends
largely
on
the
nature
of
the
call
yeah.
But
to
your
point
that
you
made
earlier
oftentimes,
a
call
will
come
in
and
go
out
through
dispatch
and
where
it's
really
a
mental
health
call,
maybe
a
neighbor
or
a
resident
is
calling
police
they're
calling
9-1-1
because
they
don't
know
who
else
to
call
or
they
don't
have.
The
m
has
number
readily
available.
G
So
when
someone
from
mhas
goes
out
to
BPD,
they
can
kind
of
work
together
to
gauge
the
situation
and
the
steps
that
need
to
happen
next
and
then
part
of
this
too,
is
that
mhas
will
do
follow-up
with
those
individuals.
So
it's
not
just
like
a.
We
responded
to
this
incident
and
you
know
there's
no
follow-up
to
make
sure
the
person
is
getting
the
mental
health
care
that
they
need,
or
just
like
any
resources
that
Ms
can
connect
them
with.
E
Okay,
so
this
in
a
way
is
One
path
that
individuals
can
get
plugged
into
the
mental
health
infrastructure
in
the
city.
Okay-
and
my
last
question
is
I-
don't
know
if
you
would
be
able
to
answer
this,
but
I'm
wondering
if
I'm
wondering
why
we
don't
budget
for
this
in
the
police
budget
and
instead
have
to
use
cdbg
funds
for
that
I.
Don't
know
if
you're
able
to
speak
to
that.
G
So
if
I
recall
correctly,
This
was
in
the
I
think
it
was
the
2021
budget,
okay
and
I'm,
not
sure
if
it
was
under
police
or
where
it
fell
exactly.
But
this
when
this
was
initially
budgeted
for
that's
when
sort
of
mhass
was
having
these
organizational
changes
in
turnover
and
they
weren't
able
to
spend
the
money.
E
A
H
They
can
also
call
empaths
as
an
option,
and
there
have
been
times
when
empath
gets
into
this
is
borderline,
but
this
person
doesn't
need
to
go
to
mhat.
It
doesn't
need
to
go
to
CPAP,
you
don't
need
to
transport,
you
can
just
clear
the
scene.
We
will
do
follow-up
with
that
person,
so
we
can
change
it
directly
to
the
outcome.
I
I
You
this
is
for
special
inspections
that
were
conducted
at
the
fire
station.
We
had
an
initial
contract
with
Keystone
for
twenty
five
thousand
dollars.
That
was
estimated
and
it's
a
timed
material
project
and,
as
we
got
closer
toward
the
end,
they
realized
that
it
wasn't
enough
to
cover
it,
so
they
had
estimated
another
three
thousand
dollars
to
get
us
through
the
whole
thing
and,
as
it
turns
out
we're
slightly
over
that
we
got
three
thousand
something
and
I
just
want
to
get
them
paid.
Excellent.
E
I
Things
really
happened
during
during
construction.
There
was
a
period
when
we
were
having
a
hard
time
getting
materials
and
we
weren't
completing
a
project
as
fast
as
we
should
have
been
in
the
project
ran
over
and
that
caused
them
to
have
to
have
some
more
inspections,
and
there
were
some
other
things
that
were
added
during
a
project
that
caused
some
more
inspections.
E
I
I
E
B
Thank
you.
Thank
you
councilman.
This
will
wrap
this
up
so
to
speak.
This
will
wrap
up
excellent.
Thank
you.
Any
other
discussion,
Circle
the
councilman
strong
any
other
discussion,
seeing
none
Ron.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
Appreciate
you
this
time,
I'd
like
to
ask
the
supervisor
of
code
enforcement
Chris
schleiter
to
join
us
for
RL
23-95.
J
This
is
stemming
from
a
desk
audit
that
was
done
in
conjunction
with
a
salary
study
or
six
municipalities
of
similar
size
and
demographics
to
the
city
of
Binghamton,
just
to
clarify
the
desktop
is
being
conducted
by
the
personnel
office.
It's
a
comparison
of
titles,
job
descriptions,
minimum
requirements
within
the
city
of
Binghamton
and
ensuring
that
those
are
aligned
with
other
municipalities.
With
regards
to
the
level
of
responsibility
the
qualifications
needed
to
perform
the
task.
J
J
J
The
skill
set
that
was
needed
in
2007
when
I
started
has
increased
dramatically
between
then,
and
today.
We've
had
not
just
from
the
pandemic,
but
certainly
contributing
factors
from
the
pandemic
included
an
increased
complexity
of
of
legal
cases.
We've
dealt
with
carryovers
of
of
tenants
who
formally
would
have
been
asked
to
move
on
just
thus
ending
any
kind
of
conflict
or
reoccurring
violations.
We've
had
eviction
moratoriums
an
increase
in
tenants
rights,
higher
reports
actually
higher
confirmed
amounts
of
squatters.
It
was
a
word
I
didn't
even
hear
in
2007.
J
J
We've
recruited
people
whose
skill
sets
did
not
align
with
the
needs
of
the
department
and
have
had
to
ask
people
to
vacate
their
positions.
We've
had
highly
qualified
people
who
have
accepted
the
position
only
to
vacate
it
within
a
very
short
amount
of
time,
because
they
found
that
they
couldn't
live
on
the
wage
and
the
demands
of
the
job
were
not
commensurate
with
the
salary
that's
being
offered.
J
And
what
I'm
proposing
tonight
is
that
we
fund
those
positions,
not
necessarily
the
people.
I.
Don't
look
at
this
as
a
way
of
managing
the
current
staff,
but
I
look
at
this
as
a
way
of
managing
the
department
positioning
it
so
that
if
we
did
have
another
vacancy,
we
would
be
able
to
fill
that
vacancy
with
somebody
who's
equally
or
more
skilled
than
what
we
currently
have
and
I.
J
J
We've
never
had
eight
since,
since
that
additional
position
was
funded
at
the
beginning
of
2022,
so
for
well.
Over
a
year
we
have
never
achieved
an
eight-person
staff
and
I
think
it's
time
we
reshuffle
the
deck
and
we
take
another
look
at
this
and
find
another
way
of
approaching
it,
and
if
we
can't
have
eight
marginally
skilled
people
doing
the
job,
then
maybe
it's
better
to
have
six
highly
skilled
people
performing
the
tasks.
J
The
combined
increases
that
I
proposed
is
a
total
of
one
hundred
and
six
six
thousand
dollars.
It's
a
net
Savings
of
just
over
a
thousand
dollars
for
the
city,
I'm,
not
bragging
about
the
savings,
but
I
am
saying
this
is
a
Net
Zero
cost
to
the
city
to
make
this
adjustment
we're
not
asking
for
additional
funding,
we're
using
the
funding,
that's
currently
available
to
our
apartment
and
consolidating
the
resources
in
a
way
that
we
think
are
going
to
have
the
biggest
impact
and
the
biggest
increase
on
productivity.
J
I
know.
We
all
know
that
the
the
building
had
a
partial
collapse,
and
that
was
obvious
on
State
Street.
What
wasn't
seen
was
that,
while
we
were
going
through
the
building,
we
found
that
the
alarm
system
was
showing
that
it
was
in
the
alarm
state.
Yet
none
of
the
horns
were
sounding
and
none
of
the
strobes
were
going
off.
J
This
is
something
could
have
been
overlooked
by
a
less
skilled
person.
It
could
have
gone
unattended,
but
it
was
because
we
had
a
very
highly
trained,
highly
skilled
individual
there.
That
was
able
to
demand
a
fire
watch
be
put
in
place
and
an
inspection
of
their
alarm
system
take
place
immediately,
that
we
were
able
to
ensure
that
the
occupants
of
23,
Henry
Street
were
provided
safe,
habitable
quarters
and
that
no
catastrophic
events
took
place
while
the
city
had
knowledge
of
deficiencies
in
the
fire
safety
equipment.
K
Hi
Chris
I
just
want
to
say
it's
not
a
question,
just
a
comment
that
I
I
sincerely.
You
know
I
appreciate
everything
that
you
know
you
guys
do
and
your
Department's
response
to
our
communities
needs
to
make
sure
to
ensure
its
safety
and
well-being
and
I
I,
hear
everything
that
you
stated
and
I
appreciate
you
having
taken
the
steps
and
give
us
a
thorough
explanation
as
to
you
know,
the
reasoning
behind
this
change
and
I
would
certainly
supporting
this
and
support
everything
that
you
are
all
doing.
Oh,
thank
you
very.
E
Thank
you,
president
scramji
hi
Chris.
How
are
you
great
so
that
I
appreciate
all
of
the
the
background,
information
and
the
context
surrounding
this
proposal,
because
it
is
in
a
way,
like
you,
said,
you're
kind
of
stuck
between
a
rock
and
a
hard
place
right
where
the
these
are
not
some
of
our
best
paid
city,
employees
and
they're
asked
to
do
tasks
that
are
sometimes
unpleasant
and
sometimes,
frankly,
dangerous,
so
I.
E
Obviously,
I
am
a
big
proponent
of
compensating
our
employees
fairly
for
their
labor,
of
course.
But
then
there
is
this
glaring
issue
of
defunding
to
like
eliminating
two
positions,
and
you
know
from
our
conversations
in
the
past.
I
know
of
continual
running
theme
is
that
the
code
department
is
at
capacity,
sometimes
even
over
capacity,
so
I'm
I'm
wondering
if
you
had
looked
at
any
any
other
sources
of
funding
or
anything
else
that
does
not
involve
eliminating
two
of
these
positions.
J
Yeah
well,
we
have,
and
that's
that's
a
good
question.
The
fact
that
the
eighth
position
was
funded
for
a
year
and
four
months
now
yet
has
never
been
filled,
speaks
to
the
point
that
while
we
could
use
additional
resources
to
fund
additional
positions,
it
can't
be
done
at
thirty.
Four
thousand
dollars
nobody's
like
nobody's
bet.
Nobody
applied.
Nobody
was
hired.
That
position
was
never
filled.
So
if,
if
your
proposal
is
to
hire
more
it
I
I
would
not
say
that
that's
unwarranted,
but
it
can't
be
done
at
these
salaries.
J
It
has
to
be
after
the
increase
and
at
an
increased
rate,
and
rather
than
proposing
that
the
city
you
know
take
on
it.
These
raises
and
then
add
another.
You
know
forty
three
thousand
dollars,
plus
training
benefits,
payroll
contributions
and
and
all
those
which,
honestly
it's
it's
double
or
more
than
what
the
salary
amount
is,
rather
than
tasking
the
the
city
with
coming
up
with
an
additional
80
plus
thousand
dollars.
J
I
wanted
to
try
this
first
and
the
reason
is
we're
doing
a
pretty
good
job
right
now,
but
we
have
five
inspectors
and,
and
so
by
eliminating
these
two
positions.
We're
not
asking
anybody
to
take
up
work,
that's
going
to
be
abandoned
that
that
work
is
already
taken
up,
we're
already
doing
it
with
five,
if
I
could
do
it
with
six
all
the
better.
J
If
at
that
point
we
say
this
is
going
great,
but
it's
really
a
quantity
issue.
Then
we'll
talk
about
asking
the
city
to
come
up
with
another
eighty
thousand
dollars
to
fund
an
additional
position
and
computer
and
tablet
and
phone
and
car
it's
a
very
expensive
undertaking
and
I
think
you're
going
to
get
more
out
of
it
with
this
proposal
than
you
would
by
just
throwing
more
money
at
it.
It's
really
about
getting
the
highest
level
productivity
you
can,
with
non-renewable
resources
or
with
limited
resources.
E
J
J
That's
still
puts
us
at
the
bottom
of
the
list
across
these
municipalities
yeah,
so
I'm,
not
even
I'm,
not
even
asking
to
match
what
the
next
best
municipality
does
we're
just
barely
keeping
up.
So
you
know
this
is
a
modest
ask.
I
I
tried
to
be
as
as
modest
as
possible
and
still
have
an
impacts
that
we
need
to
stop
the
department
succeed
and
to
move
into
the
future.
J
You
know,
to
be
quite
honest,
we
have
a
couple
positions
that
will
probably
be
vacated
in
the
next
couple
years
and
being
that
I
have
not
been
able
to
recruit,
a
new
officer
makes
me
a
little
nervous
when
I
think
I'm
going
to
have
two
more
leaving.
What
am
I
going
to
do
then,
and,
and
you
know
if
my
plumbing
inspector
leaves
he's
in
the
60s
and
going
to
be
retiring,
what
quality
are
we
going
to
get
at
his
current
salary.
E
J
E
E
J
To
yeah
absolutely
number
one:
they
they
do,
there's
no
way
I
will
ever
get
anybody
as
good
as
Dave
Watson
at
fifty
three
thousand
dollars.
There's
there's
absolutely
no
way.
Another
thing
is
we've
created
compression.
If
you
give
the
inspectors,
the
current
inspectors
increases
you
put
compression
on
the
assistant,
inspector's
salary,
meaning
that
he
is
now
earning
less
than
the
people
that
he's
supervising,
which
makes
me
think
that
he
would
probably
not
be
the
assistant
and
take
on
that
liability,
the
legal
liability
and
the
responsibility
when
he
could
earn
more
by
doing
less.
J
J
We
also
see
that
two
of
the
other
municipalities
have
plan
examiners
making
anywhere
from
you
know,
68
to
75
000
estimate
on,
for
example,
our
new
parking
ramp,
the
four
million
dollar
Family
and
Children's
Center.
That's
going
up
on
Main
Street,
those
very
high-end,
complex
land
reviews
ensuring
that
they're
going
to
be
built
in
compliance
with
a
code.
It's
usually
tasked
to
a
professional
engineer
and
the
City
of
binghams
is
asking
me
and
Dave
Watson
to
do
that
for
53
and
70
000
and
manage
two
departments.
J
The
the
position
that
I'm
in
after
the
increase
puts
me
in
line
with
basically
the
the
bottom
paying
jobs
in
the
state,
the
bottom
paying
jobs
I
mean
the
highest.
You
know
Department
supervisors,
making
105.,
you
know
in
Ithaca
they
make
93
and
I'm
asking
for
84.1,
which
is
really
the
second
lowest
in
the
state
and
I'll
be
honest
with
you
Schenectady,
although
that
would
be
slightly
lower
than
what
I'm
asking
for
at
83.5
paid
a
hundred
and
one
thousand
dollars.
Last
year.
J
E
Yeah
and
I,
just
I
I
have
no
doubt
you
know
I
again.
I
am
very
much
in
favor
of
compensating
fairly
you
know
for
for
people's
labor.
Of
course
you
know
I,
don't
I,
don't
want
to
come
off
like
I.
Don't
think
that
everyone
who
works
in
the
code
department
is
deserving
of.
You
know
an
increased
salary,
that's
not
at
all
where
I'm
coming
from
I
just
am
coming
from
a
place
of
concern.
Ultimately,
of
reducing
the
number
of
code.
Employees.
J
Want
to
get
into
you
know
a
long
story
scenario
without
you
asking
for
the
details
and
being
willing
to
listen,
but
I'll
tell
you.
The
position
of
the
department
supervisor
carries
a
lot
more
legal
liability
than
anybody,
even
myself
ever
realized,
and
and
it's
because
every
person
on
this
on
this
in
this
department
is
responsible
for
their
work,
I'm
responsible
for
my
work
and
the
work
of
11
other
people,
and
if
anybody
in
this
department
does
something
wrong
or
puts
the
public
in
jeopardy
or
is
responsible
for
any
injury
or
any
catastrophic
loss.
J
L
Chris
I
think
this
is
a
great
plan.
I
think
I
I
mean
the
way
I
look
at
it
is
in
in
the
middle
of
a
budget
year
to
use
vacancies
is
smart
and
then
we
probably
need
to
look
at
even
more
refilling
those
at
the
higher
salaries
for
the
next
budget.
Let's
see
if
we
can
at
least
fill
them,
or
at
least
at
least
add
one
back,
but
but
in
budget
I,
think
I
think
it's
wise
to
use
vacancies
you're
having
trouble
anyway.
So
why
not?
We.
A
F
You
know
helping
families
with
that
is
vitally
important,
so
I'm
all
in
favor
of
getting
the
best
appreciate
it
yeah
and
also
I
hope
that
when
we
go
to
do
the
budget
next
year
that
we
can
find
a
way
to
keep
as
many
people
because
I
have
the
same
concern
is
councilman
Friedman
of
cutting
back
the
number
of
people
in
the
department,
but
we
do
need
the
best
now
and
I'm
wondering.
How
do
you
find
I
mean
it's
such
a
complicated
job
such
a
specialty?
F
J
J
These
are
people
who
are
very
conscientious.
They
have
the
greater
good
and
as
they're
as
they're
Guiding
Light.
They
see
that
the
reason
the
why
we
do
this
is
because
there's
human
lives
involved
right
and
the
ones
who
come
in
with
some
Roofing
experience
or
maybe
a
little
bit
of
framing
experience,
really
don't
get
that
and
they
might
have
a
technical
skill
set.
That's
valuable
for
inspecting
structures,
as
they
have
you
know
constructed.
J
But
it's
it's
the
people
who
see
the
human
side
of
it
they're
able
to
go
the
extra
mile
and
and
be
give
the
attention
to
the
details,
whether
it's
in
in
you
know,
written
warnings,
prosecution
or
just
understanding
the
severity
of
a
minor
attraction
and
how
that
can
impact
everybody's
lives.
So
we've
had
we've
had
some
good
success,
recruiting
out
of
Broome
Community
College
from
their
engineering
department.
J
Those
people
are
more
skilled
than
we're
compensating
for
they
quickly
leave
people
work
for
NYSEG
or
FEMA
or
someone
else,
but
the
ones
who
who
have
who
have
stayed
have
had
a
background
in
in
human
services
and
they're
the
ones
who
really
get
the
underlying
reason.
Why
we're
here
and
why
we
do
it?
Yeah.
B
Yeah
I'll
just
say
I'll
just
say
very
bluntly
to
me:
this
is
an
issue
of
retention.
The
reality
of
it
is,
is
that
you
know
when
I
was
when
I
was
reading
through
this.
The
first
thing
that,
oddly
enough
actually
popped
up
into
my
head,
was
I
actually
wish
that
there
was
some
sort
of
ride-along
feature
that
the
BPD
has
that
people
could
actually
do
with
code
enforcement
officers
because
what
they
put
up
with
on
a
day-to-day
basis.
It's
ridiculous,
I,
I,
can't
think
of
any
other
word.
B
J
I
agree
wholeheartedly.
This,
like
I,
said
this
is,
although
it's
a
small
number
of
five
right
now,
it's
the
best
five
that
this
Department's
ever
had
and
they
can't
afford
to
lose
any
one
of
them
and,
more
than
anything,
I
need
to
regroup
somebody
of
equal
caliber
to
bring
them
on
board
and
keep
them
there.
B
And
I
think
it's
also
worth
noting
as
well
right
just
for
Clarity
of
information
with
respect
to
the
desk
audit
in
and
of
itself
right
that
process,
that's
actually
a
process
that,
in
conjunction
you
know
with
mayor
cram.
This
is
really
driven
by
the
respective
departments
to
actually
go
and
research.
This
information
and
come
up
with
you
know
the
data
to
provide
tables
and
the
comparison
contrast.
B
B
M
So
this
amendment
is
for
us
to
extend
an
existing
contract
with
new
heights
ministry.
That's
the
church
down
there
on
the
corner
of
I,
believe
Riverside
and
Front
Street
the
pastor.
There
is
Larry
Simpson
they
were
entered.
They
were
awarded
funds
in
47,
so
that
would
have
been
last
year
to
do
some
work
on
what
was
originally
going
to
be
an
elevator
handicapped,
elevator
and
some
brick
work.
Their
situation
changed
and
they
decided
to
do
a
ramp
instead.
M
On
the
same
page,
it's
a
little
too
late
in
the
day
to
do
it
for
the
end
of
August
this
year,
I,
don't
think
I'll
be
able
to
do
it
in
time.
I
am
confident
they'll
be
able
to
get
the
entire
project
done
in
the
time
allotted.
If
we
extend
it
until
that
point
in
time,
and
that's
why
I'm
asking
for
the
extension
thank.
B
M
A
N
B
E
E
N
N
N
B
B
H
O
I'll
start
with
102.
I
was
here
last
time
to
start
the
secret
process.
What
I
brought
last
time
was
the
part
one
of
the
secret
form,
which
is
a
statement
of
the
facts
of
the
site,
the
data
of
the
environmental
status
of
the
site,
and
so
what
you
have.
That
was
last
time
what
you
have
now,
in
addition
to
the
secret
resolution,
are
Parts
two
and
part
three,
which
are
the
city's
findings
on
whether
or
not
based
on
the
facts
in
part,
one
and
the
facts
about
the
proposed
project.
O
So
the
findings
are
that
that
there's
no
significant
adverse
impact
and
that
the
aspects
of
the
project
that
have
the
potential
to
be
significant
are
mitigated
in
one
way
or
another,
and
that's
laid
out
in
part
three
that
those
mitigating
factors
so
that
that's
what
the
first
piece
of
legislation
is
about.
102..
B
B
O
So
that
that's
the
second
part
of
this.
Similarly,
it's
our
presentation
of
the
findings
under
the
eminent
domain
procedure,
basically
States
the
reasons
why
we're
taking
the
property,
what
the
public
purpose
is,
the
the
sort
of
detailed
explanation
is
in
the
transcript
that
that
Brian
handed
out
last
time-
and
this
is
the
final
legislation
to
adopt
our
findings
and
move
forward
with
the
eminent
domain
process
for
Binghamton
Plaza.
H
B
There
is
a
very
strict
schedule
in
relation
to
this.
If
my
understanding
is
correct
right
so
much
so
that
the
timetable
is
actually
iterated
from
a
legal
perspective.
These
aren't
just
hey
a
random.
This
Wednesday
looks
good.
Is
there
any
way
it
can
be
articulated?
What
hypothetically
is
to
happen
if
action
is
not
taken
within
that
legally
prescribed
timeline.
H
H
O
B
Whatever
the
outcome
is.
That's
what,
however,
the
majority
of
the
body
votes?
That's
not
what
I'm
concerned
about
I'm
concerned
here
about
process
I'm,
not!
We
are
not
going
to
put
the
city
in
the
position
where
we
have
to
start
over
again.
That's
that's
my
biggest
issue,
so
I'm,
just
I'm
gonna
put
that
out
there
now
just
to
be
transparent
and
open
and
respectful
to
everyone.
B
H
A
H
I
would
really
highly
ask
that
you
do
is
I
mean
read
the
determination
as
well,
which
is
also
included
with
this,
but
for
secret
purposes.
This
is
more
involved
secret
than
normal.
I
would
read
pages
70
through
89.
Look
at
them.
If
you
have
any
questions,
given
the
timeline
feel
free
to
reach
out
by
email
to
me
or
to
Tito
or
both
of
us
together,
we
probably
can
get
your
answer.
I
know
that
counts
little
Friedman
already
did
and
had
some
good
questions
and
I
think
we
want
to
get
some
answers
to
her.
B
Yeah
and
and
just
to
add
to
that
and
I
appreciate
that,
on
behalf
of
Corp
Council,
again
just
for
purposes
of
transparency
to
get
on
the
record,
my
understanding
is,
there
is
no
City
Department.
The
mayor's
office
is
not
asking
this
to
be
expedited,
just
to
follow
the
normal,
legally
prescribed
window
that
comes
along
with
this.
B
This
is
done
for
the
purpose
of
respect
to
ensure
that
if
you
have
any
questions,
if
you
have
any
thoughts
comments,
concerns
cares
in
the
world
the
earlier
you
bring
these
forward
the
higher
the
probability
that
we
it
is
that
we
can
get
you
the
answer
that
you
need,
because
waiting
to
the
last
minute
procedurally
will
not
help
anyone,
so
we
want
to
be
transparent.
We
want
to
be
open
lots
of
time
here
and
get
those
questions
in
as
early
as
we
can
and
if
I
can
help
facilitate
that
in
any
way.
A
E
it
says
conflict
with
communities,
plans
or
goals.
So
I
just
you
know
this.
This
is
one
of
those
projects.
I've
been
saying
this
the
whole
time.
This
is
one
of
these
projects.
You
know
in
my
district
I'm
hearing
conflicting
information,
I,
don't
want
to
say
conflicting
people
have
different
opinions
that
are
in
opposition
to
each
other,
but
one
thing
that
I
I
don't
know
that
I
agree
with
just
based
on
the
concerns
that
my
constituents
have
been
raising
so
under
conflict
with
communities,
plans
or
goals.
E
So
the
the
last
sentence
is
the
project
is
also
consistent
with
and
supportive
of,
the
city's
goal
of
returning
vacant,
dilapidated
and
derelict
commercial
properties
to
productive
economic
use
and
I.
Think
that
that
sentence
is
in
conflict
with
what
I'm
hearing
from
the
business
owners
who
have
thriving
businesses
in
that
property
and
I
think
they
would
say
well.
This
is
productive.
E
Economic
use
and
tearing
down
the
whole
building
instead
of
just
the
parts
that
are
irreparably
damaged-
and
you
know
totaled
in
the
sense
that
the
the
cost
to
rehab
them
is
more
than
the
value
of
them.
I
think
they
probably
would
not
agree
with
this
sentence
and
I'm
wondering
if
you
could
maybe
speak
to
that
or
you
know
if
you
were
to
speak
to
them.
What
what
might
you
say,
yeah.
O
H
The
bldc
or
the
economic
development
folk
from
the
city
have
not
reached
out
to
people
during
this
process,
simply
because
you
could
give
the
appearance
that
they're
somehow
finding
influence
their
opinion
of
the
project.
However,
when
somebody
has
called
them
from
that
site,
they
have
rendered
assistance.
So
if
there's
some
people
who
own
businesses
there
who
have
concerns
and
are
looking
for
help,
they
should
really
call
the
bldc
and
if
they
reach
out
to
the
bill,
they
see
the
bill.
This
will
be
more
than
happy.
E
Because
I
will,
you
know
there
have
been
a
number
of
projects
and
proposals
throughout
my
tenure
where
it
there's
there's
not
a
clear
answer
here.
You
know
and
so
I'm
functioning
in
the
capacity
of
a
microphone
for
the
people
who
are
in
my
district
and
and
particularly
who
have
businesses
here
and
I
I've.
Also,
you
know
I
just
want
to
voice
that
there
has
been
additional
pushback
from
residents
on
the
North
side,
who
don't
own
businesses
there,
but
who
do
like
having
you
know
a
business
Hub
there.
E
Of
course,
I
understand
that
a
lot
of
this
structure
is
not
structurally
sound.
It's
not
only
not
productive,
but
you
know
you
could
argue,
maybe
dangerous,
even
but
I'm
kind
of
being
pulled
in
both
directions
here
and
so
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
Elevate
the
concerns
that
have
been
brought
to
me
from
my
constituents.
G
Councilmember
Friedman
I
would
just
add
that
to
Brian's
point,
I
would
encourage
any
businesses
that
you're
hearing
from
that
have
concerns
about
or
want
help
with
relocation
to
reach
out
to
the
office
of
Economic.
Development
I
was
just
having
a
conversation
with
the
director
of
the
this
afternoon
and
to
this
point
she
hasn't
heard
from
any
of
businesses
seeking
relocation
assistance,
so
I
would
just
urge
them
to
reach
out
and
contact
her.
G
E
Okay
and
I'm
I'm
wondering
out
loud
now,
if
we
could
and
I
can
reach
out
to
Sarah
as
well,
but
I'm
just
wondering
out
loud
if
we
couldn't
establish
some
kind
of
bona
fide
like
program
or
something
because
there
there
are
a
number
of
businesses
in
there.
You
know
I'd,
maybe
maybe
there's
something
that
we
can
do
as
the
city,
maybe
some
Outreach
or
something
like
that.
I,
don't
know:
I'm
I'm,
just
thinking
out
loud.
G
Sure
I
I
know
that
they'd
be
more
than
willing
to
help
and
that
office
does
that
kind
of
work
already
with
businesses
looking
for
locations,
so
that's
something
that
they
could.
They
could
I'm
sure
do
pretty
easily
and
effectively.
So
any
any
businesses
that
have
questions
or
are
looking
for
help.
You
know
where,
like
I,
said,
we're
kind
of
getting
ahead
of
ourselves
here,
but
they
they
should
reach
out
to
the
office
of
Economic
Development.
A
A
F
E
A
E
F
Yeah
thanks
I
guess
just
for
Brian
about
the
eminent
domain,
so
just
so
folks
that
are
watching
watching
at
home
that
the
city's,
not
just
that
this,
this
I'm
all
for
the
Redevelopment
of
the
of
it.
It's
going
to
change
the
whole
neighborhood
I
believe,
but
in
a
good
way,
but
we're
not
just
we're
not
just
taking
somebody's
property,
we're
we
would
we
if
they
owe
us
money,
I,
know
they're
back
on
their
taxes
and
everything.
H
F
H
F
H
B
H
Taking
title
may
be
a
little
simpler
because
it
comes
a
point
where,
if
the
judge
Prevail,
we
say
we
Prevail,
we
pay
in
a
specific
amount
that
we're
ordered
to
titles,
then
transferred,
then
there's
a
continuing
litigation
to
see
whether
that's
fair
market
or
not,
and
that
can
be
that
can
go
on
for
tracking
to
that
hope.
That
answers
your
question
without
creating
more
more
questions.
O
B
Yes,
thank
you
any
anything
else.
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
take
if
I
didn't
take
a
moment
to
say
Megan.
Thank
you
very,
very
much
for
all
of
your
hard
work
on
this
Tito.
Thank
you
for
all
your
hard
work
on
this
and
Brian
and
Court
Council.
Thank
you
for
all
your
hard
work
on
this
I
know.
There
was
a
lot
that
went
into
this.
So
thank
you
all
really
appreciate
that
all
right.
That
being
said,
let's
move
on
to
RL
23-101.
O
A
F
F
O
O
D
P
So
with
the
I
know,
I'm
usually
over
there,
so
with
the
recent
retirement
of
the
registrar,
Vital
Statistics,
she
was
here
for
I
think
30
years
and
we
did
lose
a
lot
of
institutional
knowledge.
There
anyways
we're
bringing
on
we'd
like
to
fund
a
part-time
registrar
to
come
in
and
start
training.
This
person
has
already
started
it's
actually
one
of
the
registrars
from
the
village
of
Johnson
City.