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From YouTube: 2022.05.04 City Council Business Meeting
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21:45 Communications from Council Members
A
A
B
F
C
E
A
D
A
A
D
Yes,
okay.
So
the
first
item
on
tonight's
deferred
agenda
is
introductory
ordinance
22-79
considered
in
finance,
and
this
is
an
ordinance
to
amend
the
2022,
binghamton
johnson
city,
joint
sewage
board
budget
to
increase
the
insurance
recovery
revenue
and
the
2022
budget
appropriations
as
related
to
the
baf,
complex
repair
and
rehabilitation.
A
D
A
G
You,
president
stron,
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
this
is
the
kind
of
thing
that
I
think
that
american
rescue
plan
act.
Funds
were
designed
to
fund
and
I
feel
the
need
to
say
this
because
a
lot
of
times,
I
think
I
come
off
as
a
naysayer
or
I'm
just
like.
No,
no,
no.
This
isn't
right
well.
This
is
something
that
I
think
is
directly
related
to
the
pandemic
and
lockdown
mental
health
for
many
people,
plummeted
and
substance.
G
E
Riley
go
ahead.
You
council,
president,
strong
and
in
typical
fashion.
Councilwoman
friedman
has
shared
my
sentiment,
but
I
wanted
to
highlight
the
fact
that
may
is
mental
health
awareness
month,
so
it
makes
this
even
more
special
that
we
are
using
the
funds
to
support
the
underrepresented
community,
which
is
which
are
those
that
are
stigmatized
and
just
endure
a
lot
of
hardships
that
again
were
exacerbated
through
the
covet
period.
E
As
I
mentioned
earlier,
this
is
mental
health
awareness
month
and
the
slogan
or
the
focus
is
together
for
mental
health,
and
I
think
again
this
legislation
says
that
the
city
of
england
binghamton,
is
working
hard
to
do
so.
So
I
stand
and
support
this
legislation
and
this
use
of
opera
funding.
Thank
you.
E
E
E
E
E
A
D
D
A
A
A
C
E
B
B
A
A
G
You
president,
something
that
I've
mentioned
before,
particularly
when
we
were
talking
about
when
we
had
the
police
reimagination
committee
that
was
convening
was
reimagining.
What
it
is
that
we
ask
our
police
officers
to
do
and
is
it
necessary
in
certain
situations
to
send
an
armed
uniformed
police
officer.
G
I
you
know
I
I
aired
my
qualms
with
the
police,
reimagination
committee
or
collaborative
rather
because
I
don't
you
know,
I
think,
there's
some
avenues
that
we
did
not
necessarily
explore
when
thinking
about
okay,
what?
How
do
we
reimagine
community
safety,
11
of
all
fatal
police
shootings
happen
during
traffic
stops,
and
I
you
know,
while
I'll
I'll
vote,
to
support
this.
Just
because
it's
you
know
it's
not
coming
out
of
our
our
taxpayers
pockets,
but
I
I
do
believe
that
this
is
worth
re-examining
in
the
future.
G
A
C
C
F
A
E
E
Yes,
you
heard
me
correctly,
because
mothers
deserve
a
week
if
not
a
month,
if
not
a
year,
and
I
want
to
shout
out
there's
going
to
be
an
awesome
speaker
at
trinity.
Amy
zion
this
sunday
representing
the
mom.
So
if
you
are
looking
for
something
that
will
uplift,
you
come
out
to
trinity
am
e
a
m
e
zion
on
oak
street.
E
Finally,
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
did
not
bring
up
reproductive
rights
and
all
the
tragedy
that
is
occurring
surrounding
roe
versus
wade
and
some
of
the
decisions
that
have
been
shared
publicly
again.
There's
lots
of
discourse
going
on
in
various
venues,
but
as
a
woman,
I
deserve
the
choice
and
I
think
it's
important
that
we
listen
to
those
that
are
affected
by
these
changes
and
continue
to
advocate
appropriately.
E
G
G
Of
us
have
more
than
a
40-hour
work
week,
but
in
theory
a
40-hour
work
week
and
a
two-day
weekend-
and
you
know,
workers
are
the
labor
force
is
most
of
us
will
be
in
the
labor
force
for
a
large
part
of
our
wives.
And
you
know
I
want
to
shout
out
to
various
labor
organizations
and
laborers
throughout
our
community,
also
like
councilwoman
riley.
G
G
G
It's
because
I'm
representing
the
residents
of
downtown
in
the
north
side
of
binghamton
as
their
city
council
representative,
which
is
what
I'm
doing
here
right
now,
but
what
I
also
do
in
my
in
my
other
job
and
to
be
clear,
not
my.
My
remarks
here
do
not
represent
the
the
views
necessarily
of
my
employer,
but
I've
had
the
pleasure
of
working
for
the
past
six
years
as
a
community
educator
at
family
planning,
which
is
a
reproductive
health
care
provider.
G
G
G
Despite
these
astronomically
low
odds
here,
she
was
sitting
before
me.
Pregnant
people
become
pregnant
unexpectedly
for
a
myriad
of
reasons,
including
times
when
they
take
precautions
to
prevent
it.
It's
precisely
because
of
this
that
we
cannot
really
pick
and
choose
to
whom
the
privilege
of
abortion
access
is
granted.
We
all
lose
when
we
start
to
play
the
moral
purity
game.
G
Abortion
is
a
small
but
visible
tip
of
a
larger
iceberg,
though
roe
v
wade
is
in
some
senses
about
abortion.
There
are
other
pieces
to
this
puzzle.
I
dream
to
live
in
a
world
where
abortion
is
not
necessary
procedure
where
every
pregnancy
is
intentionally
consensually
and
joyfully
conceived
and
carried
safely
to
terms,
however,
we're
not
there
yet
birth
control
fails.
Sexual
assault
is
still
happening
and
people
did
not
are
denied
their
own
agency
and
prohibited
from
accessing
information
about
their
bodies
and
their
desires.
G
Though
yes,
the
attack
on
abortion
is
so
so
real.
We
must
not
let
it
eclipse
the
larger
picture.
I
want
to
live
in
a
world
where
people
are
allowed
to
be
sexual
safely
and
they
are
informed
and
they
are
able
to
be
their
own
advocate
criminalizing.
Abortion
does
not
stop
it
from
happening,
but
what
it
does
do
is
stigmatize
sexual
health
and
sexuality.
G
It
prevents
people
from
accessing,
safe
abortions.
Criminalizing
abortion
disproportionately
affects
those
who
are
already
marginalized:
poor
people,
people
of
color,
disabled
people
and
transgender
people
to
name
a
few.
If
we
want
to
reduce
abortion,
we
must
give
people
tools
and
skills
and
resources
to
be
full
agents
of
their
own
bodies
and
their
own
sexualities.
G
So,
even
though
this
is
a
national
issue,
it
will
trickle
down
I
hate
to
use
that
term,
but
but
trickle
down
and
absolutely
it's
going
to
affect
it's
going
to
affect
people
locally,
maybe
not
in
new
york,
because
we
do
have
strong
protections
again
for
abortion,
health
care,
but
also
privacy
and
in
health
care
and
affordable
health
care,
which
is
amazing.
But
you
know
an
attack
on.
One
of
us
is
an
attack
on
all
of
us,
so
I
do
think
it.
F
F
F
And
I
lived
on
walnut
street
and
where
the
gas
station
is
on
walnut
and
maine,
it
used
to
be
the
used
to
be
the
catholic
charities
and,
and
once
a
week
there
was
all
time
outside
of
there.
My
mom
would
explain
to
me:
that's
poor
people
lined
up
there
to
get
clothes
or
whatever
help
they
could
get
from
the
catholic
charities.
F
So
I
don't
you
know
I.
I
would
like
to
work
with
everybody
across
every
aisle.
Give
me
not
just
me
one
hour.
We
need
five
aisles
I'll
work
with
anybody.
We've
got
to
figure
out
how
to
stop
this
and
it's
young
people.
You
know
these
young
people
with
guns.
We
have
to
help
them.
We
have
to
help
ourselves,
we
have
to
stop
it
and
that's
all
I
got
thanks.
B
B
C
A
I
appreciate
those
that
group
for
organizing
that
and
councilman
burns,
and
I
had
the
privilege
of
being
there
to
support
it
and
to
pick
up
a
pick
up
some
things
on
her
own
as
well,
and
I
would
just
encourage
you
know
it's
easy.
It
would
be
easy
to
organize
a
street
or
two
or
half
a
street,
or
just
you
and
your
neighbors,
and
if
everybody
just
picked
up
a
few
things
here
and
there
it
would
make
a
big
difference.
A
So
this
the
winner,
is
tough
on
that
kind
of
stuff
garbage
everywhere
just
gets
ugly.
So
thank
thank
you
for
that
group
and
for
all
the
groups
across
the
city.
I
think
the
east
side
is
doing
one
coming
up
and
I'm
sure
they'll
be
more
organized
throughout
the
city
and
thanks
thank
you
for
dpw
for
providing
the
bags
and
picking
them
up,
and
things
like
that
as
well.
A
Thank
also
thank
dpw
and
parks
for
working
together.
I
think
a
lot
of
residual
tree
from
that
storm
out
there.
So
if
you,
if
you
have
something
that
you
think
that
the
city
should
pick
up,
if
you
can
get
that
cut
up
and
put
out,
I'm
sure
they'll
pick
it
up
on
on
mondays,
coming
up
or
reach
out,
if
you,
if
you
need
some
help
in
other
areas,
that
would
be
fine
just
wanted
to
mention
the
we
will
be
having
a
a
pretty
good
discussion.
A
I
think
at
our
next
word
section
on
the
16th
about
some
of
the
initiatives
that
the
mayor
announced
today
surrounding
the
the
recent
gun,
violence
in
the
city-
and
I
just
want
to
say
it's-
I
heard
something
on
the
the
radio
earlier
that
seemed
to
indicate
a
lack
of
concern
or
things
like
that,
and
at
least
from
my
perspective,
it's
the
complete
opposite.
I
think
we
might
all
have
a
little
different
angle
of
how
to
how
to
do
it
or
what
the
best
approach
is.
A
A
You
know
some
individual
points,
but
I
think
as
a
whole,
we
will,
you
know,
do
our
best
to
try
to
support
our
community,
as
we
can
from
our
positions
here
to
to
try
to
to
stop
this
and
to
try
to
to
take
a
stand
against
it
and
certainly
would
encourage
people
out
there.
As
the
you
know,
police
force
and
detectives
ask
for
assistance
if
people
do
have
seen
anything
or
do
know
anything,
please
speak
up
and
please
help
we
all
need
to
work
together.
We
can't
be
everywhere.