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From YouTube: 2022.10.06 City Council Business Meeting
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0:00:00 Call to Order
0:02:00 Public Hearing for RL22-215 - Solak
0:08:00 Public Hearing for RL22-216 - Halloway
0:13:11 Public Hearing for RL22-216 - Solak
0:18:30 Public Hearing for RL22-216 - Liscia
0:24:25 Public Hearing for RL22-216 - Rennia
0:30:00 Public Hearing for RL22-216 - Stephanie (Letter)
0:33:35 Public Hearing for RL22-216 - Erik (Letter)
0:38:45 Public Hearing for RL22-216 - Rose (Letter)
0:44:30 Public Hearing for RL22-217 - Solak
0:49:40 Public Hearing for RL22-218 - Solak
0:53:45 Public Comment - Solak
0:59:30 Public Comment - Rennia
1:05:00 Reconsideration of Perm. Ordinance 22-132
1:08:55 Preferred Agenda
1:13:45 IO 22-136
1:21:30 IO 22-137
1:35:50 IO 22-138
1:38:45 IO 22-145
1:40:50 IO 22-140
1:45:55 Communications from Council Members
A
B
B
D
Okay,
the
city
of
Benson
will
hold
a
public
hearing
regarding
RL
22-215,
entitled
an
ordinance
amending
chapter
410
of
the
code
of
ordinances
zoning
to
allow
cannabis
related
businesses
in
certain
zoning
districts
yeah.
If
you'd
like
to
speak,
please
come
down.
You'll
have
five
minutes
and
please
state
your
name
and
if
you
live
or
work
in
the
city
of
Binghamton.
C
G
I
think
it's
naive
to
think
that
the
Cannabis
business
can
be
ring
fenced
in
only
only
government
would
think
that
you
could
ring
fence
the
sale
of
cannabis
in
a
certain
area.
I'm
against
this
I'm
against
this,
and
you
know,
I
asked
the
state
high
power
people
in
the
state.
I
said
how
come
the
people
that
were
convicted
of
sports
betting
didn't
get
the
first
dibs
on
on
legal
sports
betting.
You
know.
G
Question
is:
does
this
increase
the
property
values
in
these
areas,
or
does
it
decrease
the
property
values
and
if
it
increases
the
property?
Let's
put
it
this
way?
Let's
put
it
this
way.
I
think
the
whole
this.
This
is
a
good
spot.
Reassessment
case.
You
know
you
want
to
want.
To
put
you
want
to
take
a
whole
section
of
the
city
and
dedicate
it
to
cannabis,
and,
let's
reassess
suspect
section
of
the
city,
then
we'll
find
out
then
we'll
find
out
and
I
I
think.
That's
only
fair.
G
You
know
it
was
Jerry
Brown.
That
said,
how
are
we
going
to
compete
with
the
Chinese
if
we're
all
stoned
and
I
think
that
holds
true?
I,
don't
see
this
doing
the
city
any
good
and
I
I
think
it's
complicated
when
you
lose
moral,
Authority
I
mean
you
know.
The
whole
thing
against
the
law
and
drugs
was
it.
That
was
bad.
It
was
killing
people.
It
was
you
know.
When
you
lose
that
moral
Authority,
then
it
just
becomes
a
revenue
thing.
You
know,
then
it
just
becomes.
G
Let's
go
in
and
get
these
shopkeepers
that
are
going
up,
the
Turning
Stone
and
getting
their
cigarettes
up
there
yeah.
What
have
you
now?
Somebody's
gonna
make
money
for
a
while,
but
have
you
gone
over
your
costs
with
the
police
department
with
all
these
other
other
things
and
by
the
way
have
we
asked
the
sitting
judge?
Is
this
the
end
of
drug
court?
G
Is
drug
court
going
to
be
kaput
now
so
I
I
think
this
is
a
terrible,
terrible
mistake
and
I
think
that
the
just
like
the
places
that
didn't
get
involved
in
urban
renewal
are
to
die
for
places
to
go.
You
know
well,
the
places
that
are
not
going
to
be
involved
in
cannabis
in
any
way
shape
are
probably
are
going
to
be
the
places
just
for
sheer
aggravation
standpoint
but
you're
in
unchartered,
Waters
and
I.
G
Don't
know
why,
if
why
it
would
have
to
be
in
certain
areas,
you
know
if,
if
it's
legal,
then
why
does
it?
Why
does
it
have
to
be
put
in
I?
I
can't
think
of
I'm
trying
to
think
of
another
product.
I
mean
I,
know
that
there's
restrictions
on
alcohol
and
close
to
churches,
but
I,
don't
know
I,
don't
know
of
another
product,
that's
legal!
G
G
I
think
if
this
can
be
postponed,
I
think
it
would
be
postponed,
but
somebody,
somebody's
gonna,
make
a
ton
of
money
some
way
somehow
and
they're
they're
going
to
use
a
building
in
the
city
of
Binghamton
to
make
a
lot
of
money,
and
that
is,
you
are
enhancing
the
property
values
of
that
of
this
whole
area,
and
it
would
be
interesting
to
see
who's
buying.
These
properties.
B
F
E
B
D
Okay,
at
this
time,
the
city
of
Binghamton
will
hold
a
public
hearing
regarding
RL
22-216,
entitled
an
ordinance
amending
chapter
410
of
the
code
of
ordinances,
zoning
to
address
student
housing
you'll
each
have
five
minutes
to
speak.
Please
come
down
one
by
one
and
state
your
name
and
if
you
live
or
work
in
the
city
of
Binghamton.
Thank
you.
I
I
am
sorry,
is
this
working
all
right
here
we
go
so
my
name
is
Ben
Holloway
I'm,
currently
a
senior
here
at
Binghamton,
University,
I,
live
in
the
downtown
area
and
so
I'm
here
tonight
to
talk
to
you
guys
about
this.
The
proposed
student
housing
legislation
and
just
some
of
the
you
know
kind
of
concerns
of
someone
who
is
a
student
actually
at
Binghamton,
University
and
kind
of
the
impact
that
I
believe
that
this
will
have
on
the
community.
I
Where
I've
lived
for
the
last
four
years,
you
know
being
the
downtown
area,
and
so,
when
I
think
about
this
legislation,
I
think
about
the
experience
of
well
in
my
own
life,
and
also
that
of
my
peers.
I
think
that
the
downtown
community
and
otherwise
student
housing
downtown
is
it's
an
integral
part
of
the
Binghamton
experience,
and
if
new
housing
laws
are
drawn
out
where
it
starts
to
limit
the
amount
of
students
that
can
live
in
X
area.
I
I
Then
there
are
you
know
than
others,
but
it's
a
pretty
even
spread
across
the
board
and
this
kind
of
housing
legislation
there'll
be
a
lot
of
people
who,
when
they
decide
like
you
know
where
am
I
going
to
go
to
college,
am
I
going
to
go
to
SUNY
Binghamton
am
I
going
to
go,
Geneseo
am
I
going
to
go
to
Cortland.
You
know
they're
going
to
decide
where
they
want
to
live
based
on.
I
I
You
know
moved
forward
anymore,
because
I
think
that
the
students
I
mean
between
housing,
medical
advice,
hardware
supplies,
you
know,
you
name
it.
We
spend
money
on
it
down
here
and
if
it
was
not
for
the
local
small
business
owners
who
run
the
Food
Shops
the
restaurants,
the
bars
all
that
we
would
have
nothing
here,
either
so
I
to
me
it's
always
been
this
kind
of
symbiotic
relationship
between
you
know
the
city
itself
and
the
students
and
seeing
the
decline
of
at
least
us
to
students.
I
I
think
that
it's
worth
considering
that
there
may
also
be
you
know
a
d
pawn
and
attendance
at
Binghamton
University
over
this
kind
of
action
and
B
that
there'll
be
less
people,
spending
money,
downtown
and
I'm.
Aware
of
a
lot
of
the
you
know,
big,
we
got
the
I
m3ny
factory
coming
to
Endicott
5
500
jobs
give
or
take.
Obviously
I
think
that
I
can
tell
that
the
city
is
starting
to
look
to
other
places.
To
get
this
kind
of.
I
You
know
well
an
economic
impact
from
and
I
I'm
aware
of
that
and
I
understand
it,
but
I
think
that
it's
still
worth
considering
people
like
me,
who
will
happily
be
spending
money
downtown
at
any
kind
of
restaurant
store.
You
open,
you
know,
that's
we're
good
like
that,
as
students,
so
I
think
that
it's
important
to
consider
the
impact
that
this
kind
of
legislation
would
have
on
students
willingness
to
even
be
a
part
of
this
community
downtown
and
I.
Thank
you
guys
for
your
time.
G
This
goes
back
a
long
time.
You
know
over
20
years
ago
the
the
same
same
issues
were
the
West
Side
neighborhood
association
was
against
the
students.
They
were,
they
had
a
personal
grievance
with
one
guy
that
was
making
a
little
money.
He
was
renting
out
rooms
for
300
now
they're
700.,
but
the
Binghamton
University.
What
you've
got
to
understand
about
that
University
is
is
extraordinarily
poorly
managed
from
an
administrative's
thing.
G
You
know
if
I
was
president
of
the
University
I'd
grab,
some
people
say:
let's
go
over
there.
Is
it
going
to
kill
us
to
buy
it
to
spend
a
half
hour
there
and
buy
a
hundred
dollars
worth
of
groceries?
You
know
these
things,
don't
make
any
sense,
and
this
doesn't
either.
You
know
this
and
the
solution
that
was
put
forth
by
the
West
Side
neighborhood,
while
these
students
are
going
to
end
up
downtown
they're
going
to
be
off
the
West
Side.
Well,
that
didn't
happen.
Now.
Did
it
now.
G
The
first
guy
to
be
a
student
landlord
was
the
guy
in
the
crab
Administration
he's
still
around
a
Anthony
sedula
was
the
guy's
name
and
he
bought
a
lot
of
property
and
all
the
real
estate.
He
said,
geez
I
never
heard
of
this
guy
and
he
had
an
office
downtown
and
he
was
in
with
Juanita
and
he
he
went
bankrupt
and
you
know
whatever
he
was
in
foreclosure.
The
problem
here
is
from
on
a
on
a
Binghamton
native
basis.
G
G
G
So,
there's
nothing
unique
it's
how
a
college
town
is
managed
and
and
normally-
and
let
me
tell
you
where
this
and
it
even
goes
to
things
like
the
open
container
law,
normally
in
any
college
town,
self-respecting
college
town
There's
a
Crackdown
in
the
beginning
of
the
year,
the
first
two
weeks
of
the
year
there's
a
show
of
force
or
something
here's
how
far
you
can
go
kids.
You
know
this
is
what
we're
going
to
tolerate.
There's
none
of
that
here.
G
G
So
look
abdelazim
is
150
percent
right.
This
town
needs
to
be
reassessed
and
until
because
there's
nothing
in
it
for
the
city,
there's
absolutely
nothing
in
it.
For
the
city,
if
you
can't
get
increased
property
valuations
from
the
student
rent,
when
rents
have
tripled
and
quadrupled,
then
you're
not
participating
you're,
not
not.
You
know,
I
mean
I.
You
want
to
go
to
Duke
University
18
miles
a
row,
they're
responsible
for
18
miles
of
Road.
They
plow
it,
they
pave
it.
They,
you
know,
I
mean
payment
in
lieu
of
taxes.
G
G
That's
about,
if
something
happens,
the
poor
guy
that
works
for
the
Johnson
City
Police
Department
is
going
to
have
to
go
out
and
take
the
Heat
and
the
university
you
know,
but
they
they
did
go
after
me,
though
you
know,
I
had
a
camera
out
there.
Anyway,
you
need
to
reassess
the
city,
you
need
to
get
the
city
and-
and
if
you're
not
going
to
do
that
and
he's
not
going
to
this
guy's,
not
gonna,
do
it
low
energy
guy
he's
he
wants
to
clutter
up
Memorial
Bridge.
He
doesn't
want
to
do
it.
G
K
My
name
is
Mark
Lisha.
My
office
is
at
65
Leroy
Street
I'm
here
tonight,
with
my
wife
Cassandra
and
our
daughter
Andrea.
My
wife
arrived
in
Binghamton
19
years
ago,
as
a
freshman
at
Binghamton,
University
I
arrived
two
years
later.
As
a
transfer
student
after
University,
we
stayed
in
the
area
and
worked
for
local
companies.
While
we
started
our
real
estate
business
15
years
ago.
K
This
area
is
home
to
us
and
we
decided
to
raise
our
family
here.
Then
we
run
our
business
full-time
along
with
our
employees.
We
own
many
properties
inside
of
the
current
archery
Zone
and
the
expanded
R3
Zone.
We
also
own
many
properties
outside
of
the
archery
Zone
in
other
parts
of
the
city
we
run
to
many
families
and
also
to
many
students.
K
I
would
like
to
say
thank
you
to
those
on
city,
council
and
the
city
employees.
We
have
spoken
to
the
last
couple
weeks
who
have
helped
us
answer
our
questions
and
concerns
about
the
new
legislation
and
Zoning
changes.
We've
been
a
part
of
this
conversation
for
12
years
now,
and
we
support
almost
everything
in
its
current
form
and
believe
it's
time
to
make
this
work
to
help
the
local
community
and
all
of
its
stakeholders.
K
I
do
have
some
comments
and
questions
I
would
like
to
share.
First,
there
are
over
6
000
Binghamton
University
students
who
live
within
the
city
limits.
The
largest
concentration
is
on
the
West
Side
adjacent
to
downtown
and
in
downtown
itself,
but
there
are
lots
of
students
throughout
the
Far
West
Side
neighborhood
up
to
and
including
on
Floral
Avenue,
along
with
Riverside
Drive
and
Main
Street
corridors
and
the
South
Side
as
well.
These
students
make
up
a
large
percentage
of
our
community
and
outside
of
the
expanded
R3
Zone.
K
They
live
in
one
bedroom,
two
bedroom
and
three
bedroom
apartments
and
mostly
cause
no
issues.
Many
of
these
students
outside
of
the
proposed
new
zone
are
older,
graduate
level
students
who
are
studying
in
Masters
and
PHD
programs.
They
choose
to
live
in
these
areas
because
they
are
residential
neighborhoods.
K
K
Secondly,
inside
the
current
R3
Zone
and
the
expanded
R3
Zone
I
would
ask
that,
if
you
think
of
adding
four
bedroom
houses
and
apartments
into
the
grandfathering
process,
if
the
dwelling
units
with
five
to
ten
bedrooms
that
are
legal,
are
going
to
be
grandfathered
I
ask
you
to
do
the
same
with
four
bedrooms
before
shoot.
Four
bedroom
houses
create
less
parking
problems
than
their
larger
counterparts
and
I
do
not
agree
with
making
a
smaller
four
bedroom
units
have
to
conform
to
higher
parking
requirements.
K
K
students
always
begin
their
Housing
search
when
they
arrive
to
school
in
September
for
the
following
school
year.
We
are
over
80
percent
pre-released
for
the
term
beginning
in
June
of
next
year,
as
are
most
of
our
fellow
landlords.
There's
the
four
bedroom
houses
and
apartments
inside
the
new
R3
zone
are
not
grandfathered.
There
could
be
some
potential
issues.
These
include
students
who
have
already
Chosen
and
signed
a
lease
to
live
in
a
smaller
four-bedroom
house.
K
Instead
of
a
larger
home
with
six
seven
or
eight
students
will
potentially
be
in
housing
that
is
not
approved,
while
the
five
six
or
seven
bedroom
home
next
door's,
grandfather
and
legal
will.
Students
try
to
break
leases
because
of
the
new
legislation
will
landlords
release
students
from
leases
while
waiting
for
zoning
approval,
what
if
approval
is
withheld
for
some
reason,
I
believe
that
houses
that
are
safe
and
have
zoning
certificates
were
inventored,
as
four
bedrooms
already
should
be
included
in
this
grandfathering
process.
D
K
Have
signed
leases
already
that
end
mid-year,
2024.,
Binghamton
University
is
a
great
institution
and
Binghamton
is
a
great
City.
The
university
is
the
most
selective
in
the
SUNY
system
and
attracts
the
brightest
Minds
in
all
of
New
York
State.
The
people
studying
there
and
doing
research
work
are
the
future
of
our
state
and
Country.
We
should
do
all
we
can
to
make
sure
that
all
stakeholders
are
being
thought
of
when
passing
this
legislation,
including
the
students.
K
We
want
to
encourage
the
students
to
continue
to
be
part
of
the
community
and
are
to
be
welcomed
and
accepted.
We
want
them
to
dive
deeper
into
our
city
and
county
and
to
stay
after
graduation
and
choose
Binghamton
to
be
their
home.
As
my
wife
and
I
did
the
more
students
we
can
keep
here
in
Binghamton
after
their
studies
are
finished,
the
better
this
great
City
will
be.
Thank
you.
J
J
We
love
having
you
on
the
west
side
of
Binghamton,
but
we
do
have
a
whole
other
population
that
we
need
to
be
conscious
of
and
so
segwaying
off
that
to
Mark
and
Cassandra
I
had
the
pleasure
of
working
with
Mark
and
Cassandra
10
12
years
ago,
as
landlords
on
the
West
Side,
they
I
can
certainly
testify
that
they
are
super
responsible.
I
know
that
they
rent
to
students
I
know
that
they
also
rent
to
families.
I
know
that
they
care
about
the
properties
that
they
own
and
equally
important.
J
They
care
about
the
neighborhoods
in
which
they
own
the
properties.
I
want
to
follow
up
by
saying
I.
It
breaks
my
heart
to
say,
but
Mark
and
Cassandra,
and
my
experience
are
the
exception
to
the
student
landlords
in
this
town.
Certainly
there
are
some
good
ones.
I
do
not
mean
to
condemn
everyone,
but
regardless
of
whether
you
have
good
landlords
or
bad
landlords,
I
have
a
couple
of
concerns
and
questions
about
the
legislation
as
presented
and
again
it's
not
anti-student,
but
I
live
in
an
R1
neighborhood
that
borders.
J
The
area
that
we're
talking
about
and
I
can
tell
you.
There
are
several
properties
in
my
neighborhood
and
Mari
R1
neighborhood
that
our
currently
student
rentals
this
year,
it's
been
fine
in
past
years,
not
always
fine.
There
are
parking
issues.
There
are
garbage
issues,
there's
any
number
of
things
that
we
need
to
be
concerned
about.
J
My
concern
with
this
plan
as
it
stands,
is
that
it
appears
that
what
we're
doing
is
spreading
we're
eliminating
a
whole
section
of
R2
we're
spreading
the
R3
and
really
the
neighborhood,
where
that
seems
to
be
expanding,
is
a
neighborhood
that
has
already
been
largely
mixed
recently
in
the
last
couple
of
years,
with
a
lot
of
students
in
single-family
homes,
where
additional
bedrooms
have
been
added
homes
that
are
listed
with
the
city
as
four
bedroom,
where
11
people
are
living.
So
we
know
that
they've
been
converted
and
we
haven't
enforced.
J
The
law
now
we're
going
to
extend
the
R3
and
we're
talking
about
grandfathering
things
and
so
you're
talking
about
just
instead
of
enforcing
the
law,
we're
just
going
to
move
the
borders
and
make
it
legal
and
it
creates
a
whole
series
of
problems
for
homeowners.
On
top
of
all
of
that,
I
mean
aside
from
property
values
and
all
of
that
other
stuff.
We
have
a
major
housing
crisis
in
this
city
and
by
incentivizing
landlords,
specifically
landlords
who
focus
on
congregate,
living
student
landlords.
We
are
making
our
housing
crisis
for
Working
Families
much
more
difficult.
J
When
mayor
cram
held
his
press
conference
in
July,
he
touted
this
plan
as
being
a
plan
to
help
families
who
are
living
paycheck
to
paycheck
have
more
options.
This
plan
doesn't
do
this.
This
plan
creates
more
incentive
for
landlords
who
may
be
irresponsible
to
pack
as
many
people
into
a
property
as
they
can.
J
A
J
Whatever
reason
the
city
has
chosen
not
to
enforce
that
law
under
the
previous
administration,
I
was
hoping
it
would
be
different
under
this
Administration,
but
that
law
is
there
the
important
thing
about
the
law?
That's
on
the
books,
that's
not
being
enforced
is
when
that
law
was
written.
It
was
written
around
a
table
with
people
like
Mark
and
Cassandra
Lucia
with
people
like
these
young
men.
Here
there
were
students,
there
were
homeowners,
there
were
landlords.
The
stakeholders
were
at
the
table.
This
this
law
seems
to
be
just
catering
to
landlords.
B
A
M
M
M
We
are
trying
to
read
the
letters
that
we
received
from
the
public,
so
you
are
aware
of
what
we've
been
receiving
from
our
neighbors
and
constituents.
So
that's
why
you
see
us
moving
around
I
think
for
transparency.
Yes,
we
did
receive
it,
but
I
think
it's
important
that
you
hear
them
as
well,
so
give
us
a
second:
we
move
a
little
slow
with
our
technology,
I'll,
just
open
it
and
then
pass
it
back
and
forth.
M
B
C
M
Okay,
I'll
read
this
first
one
again
these
were
received
in
city,
council
chambers.
We
have
a
new
rule
that
any
letters
must
be
received
before
1
pm.
On
the
day
of
the
meeting,
so
I'll
read
the
first
one.
This
is
received
from
Stephanie
carluk.
It
says
hello,
I'm
unable
to
attend
the
hall
on
October
6,
due
to
being
out
of
town
that
week.
However,
the
zoning
law
is
something
that
I'm
interested
in
and
that
I
would
like
to
comment
on.
M
There
have
been
multiple
cities
that
have
attempted
to
enforce
a
similar
law,
but
they
have
not
found
it
to
be
successful.
The
one
Avenue
that
would
ensure
success
for
the
residents
of
Binghamton
is
to
make
profession
a
protected
class
under
the
Binghamton
Fair
Housing
Act.
This
would
get
rid
of
the
discrimination
against
non-students
in
the
area
and
open
up
housing
for
those
that
cannot
find
any
due
to
the
over
abundance
of
student.
Private
housing
students
are
only
here
for
four
years.
The
community
is
here
for
life.
M
Our
lifeblood
is
being
drained
and
being
replaced
with
temporary
residents,
who
add
nothing
to
the
culture
of
this
city
and
leave
it
in
a
worse
State
than
it
was
before,
having
no
pride
in
the
community.
They
are
in
because
it
is
not
their
own.
Coming
from
a
student
who
was
born
and
raised
in
Binghamton,
we
need
to
focus
on
the
community
and
not
the
University.
N
N
While
the
proposed
ordinance
has
many
worthy
goals,
the
means
to
accomplish
them.
They
should
not
come
at
the
expense
of
fundamental
fairness
or
inadvertently
be
counterproductive.
The
landlord
I
represent
has
provided
quality
housing
for
25
years.
He
has
followed
all
the
rules
put
forth
by
the
city
throughout
this
entire
period.
He
has
never
had
any
code
problems
at
times
even
having
voluntary
inspection.
He
runs
to
both
community
members
and
students.
N
His
tenants
have
included
seniors
vets,
young
couples
and
couples
to
be
and
students,
people
of
all
backgrounds
and
identities.
His
properties
are
broadly
affordable
for
this
area
of
providing
housing
to
people
who
need
it.
He
personally
lives
next
to
a
building
that
houses
students.
He
is
both
a
good
neighbor
and
the
type
of
local
landlord.
The
city
should
want
to
attract
and
encourage.
He
is
also
a
Vanishing
type
of
landlord.
He
began
his
business
like
many
relying
on
the
stability
of
the
rules
issued
by
the
city.
N
The
proposed
changes
will
have
a
significant
negative
impact
on
his
investment.
They
will
decrease
the
income
available
for
paying
expenses
associated
with
his
properties.
They
will
also
decrease
any
price
he
receives
when
he
finally
sells
a
property.
In
short,
the
proposed
ordinance
will
financially
squeeze
a
whole
set
of
responsible
landlords.
The
lack
of
stability
in
the
regulatory
framework
will
be
a
concern
not
only
for
him
and
others
in
the
housing
market,
but
for
any
business
that
is,
that
is
considering
a
long-term
investment
in
the
city
of
Binghamton.
N
There
are
good
and
attentive
landlords,
and
there
are
bad
slumlords
with
many
shadings
in
between
policy,
for
the
best
should
not
be
set
by
the
conduct
of
the
words.
If
you
are
not
being
a
part
of
the
problem,
why
should
you
have
to
make
highly
disruptive
changes?
In
fact,
bad
landlords
will
still
probably
stay
bad
landlords
even
with
this
ordinance.
N
Finally,
two
practical
notes.
First,
the
time
when
any
such
law
goes
into
effect
is
important.
Many
students
arrange
for
the
next
year's
housing
before
the
current
school
year
ends.
Lease
is
frequently
Run
for
the
entire
school
year.
The
starting
date
of
the
law
should
take
this
into
consideration,
so
existing
leases
are
not
nullified
at
the
end
of
the
first
semester.
Second,
sorry,
second,
one
approach
for
providing
both
stability
and
positive
change
could
be
to
grandfather
existing
buildings
that
could
be
contingent
on
not
being
the
source
of
problems.
H
H
A
M
M
This
information
was
previously
discussed
with
councilwoman
Angela
Riley
from
District
three
on
March
27th
of
this
year,
I
was
admitted
to
Wilson
Memorial
Hospital
after
noise
and
the
startling
effect
of
one
of
three
student
parties
on
Chapin
Street.
While
this
was
a
triggering
event,
it
was
also
the
build
up
of
eight
months
of
parties
and
Noise
noise
on
Leroy
in
front
of
my
apartment
and
house.
It
has
increased
since
September
of
2021..
M
M
Historically,
a
fatal
motor
vehicle
accident
occurred
in
2018
in
the
same
spot
at
the
same
property
at
the
same
intersection.
Besides,
the
toil
of
toll
of
noise
parties
bring
trash
to
the
front
of
my
lawn
every
weekend.
As
the
house
is
on
the
corner.
It's
not
just
the
Leroy
Street
bus
Leroy
street,
but
Chapin
Street
exposure.
So
there's
twice.
The
level
of
noise
trash
and
traffic
students
have
stolen.
M
The
no
parking
sign
every
weekend
has
meant
not
just
the
lack
of
sleeping
peace
but
having
to
actively
address
the
issues
with
the
students
from
the
front
porch
and
calling
the
police
on
nights.
When
the
call
is
made
to
the
Binghamton
police,
a
female
dispatcher
responds
normally,
her
response
is
it's
student
and
it's
Friday
night
I
contacted
the
mayor's
office
last
Fall
by
calling
and
sending
email
with
no
response,
I
reached
out
to
BPD
community
outreach
and
documented
the
dispatcher's
response.
M
I
received
an
email
back
from
community
outreach,
called
BPD
detectives
regarding
the
sale
of
drugs
and
had
no
response
proactively
I
attempted
to
resolve
these
issues.
Officers
are
often
tied
up
and
can
take
half
an
hour
to
respond.
Sometimes
the
second
call
has
to
be
placed
the
same
night.
Ongoing
fireworks
are
still
an
issue.
Besides,
the
student
traffic
on
Chapin
Street
through
July
of
this
year
was
a
source
of
many
calls
to
BPD
noise
levels
causing
my
windows
and
Floors
to
vibrate
were
daily.
The
noise
interfere
with
my
ability
to
work
remotely
and
sustain
income.
M
Snow
removal
is
also
affected
at
this
intersection,
because
students
park
at
the
corner-
and
it
is
never
well
cleaned
trash
day-
is
another
issue.
The
move
out
with
the
students
trash
piled
up
and
leftovers
remaining
on
lawns
for
weeks
made
the
city
and
neighborhood
look
dirty.
The
public
works
department
worked
diligently
for
weeks
late
into
the
night.
If
landlords
aren't
going
to
provide
dumpsters
for
move
out,
then
there
should
be
a
fee
to
cover
Manpower
in
overtime.
M
This
year,
calls
to
Amethyst
have
had
to
take
place
due
to
student,
exposing
himself
and
urinating
on
my
lawn,
while
threatening,
while
another
threatened
to
throw
up.
In
addition
to
police
car
calls,
parties
of
upwards
of
50
students
has
been
occurring
with
that
noise
and
trash
the
city
of
Cortland
also
faced
similar
issues
and
was
able
to
find
legislation,
language
that
protected
the
city's
Heritage
and
hard-working
people
along
with
Student
Activity
My
Hope
Is,
that
the
city
will
be
more
proactive
in
monitoring
student
housing
in
its
footprint.
Thank
you.
D
C
G
C
G
G
G
G
G
C
G
You
know
I
remember
when
they
redid
Clinton
Street
and
there
was
an
issue
about
burying
the
electric
cable.
So
they
said
700
000
was
too
too
much
to
bury
the
electric
cables.
Maybe
maybe
you
can
bury
him
this
time
at
you
know
like
five
million
or
10
million.
So
it's
is
this
a
a
profit-making
venture
or
a
non-profit,
just
deferred
word
Action,
Council
again.
G
L
G
I
remain
ignorant,
then
I
am
I.
I
have
a
nice
day.
Well,
okay,
I'm
against
it
how's
that
I'm
100
against
it
and
I'm
I'm
100
against
it,
because
I
don't
know,
what's
going
on
in
this
city,
I'm
against
spot
zoning,
how
about
that
I'm
against
special
favors?
How
about
that
I'm
against
people
getting
rich
off
politicians
and
then
fueling
the
money
back
to
them
and
campaign
contributions?
G
So
let's
keep
it
the
way.
It
is
what's
wrong
what
what?
What
is
wrong
with
the
way
it
is.
Why
does
it
have
to
be
changed?
These
are
the
issues
that
tonight
I'm
going
to
lie
in
bed
and
toss
and
turn
over
this
thing.
This
is
the
biggest
event
forget
about
Ukraine
right
now.
This
is
the
stuff.
That's
keeping
me
up!
You
know
this
is
the
stuff
that's
going
to
trigger
another
coronary,
so
look
I'm
against
it,
I'm
against
everything
except
Romance.
D
Okay,
at
this
time,
the
city
of
Binghamton
will
hold
a
public
hearing
regarding
RL
22-218,
entitled
a
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
to
submit
an
application
for
funding
from
the
Empire
State
Development
Corporation
Restore
New
York
communities,
initiative
round
six
you'll
each
have
five
minutes.
Please
come
down
one
by
one
and
state
your
full
name
and
if
you
live
or
work
in
the
city
of
Binghamton.
G
Yeah
I'm
so
like
Binghamton,
New
York
now
now,
why
do
you
think
you
have
to
prove
this
and
why
does
the
mayor
have
to
apply
now?
I
would
submit
to
you
that
it's
because
their
strings
attached
there's
compliance
issues.
It's
not
free!
That's
why
you
have
to
approve
it
now.
I,
don't
know,
but
I
ask
you
numerous
times.
G
If
you've
got
documents,
documents
and
a
lot
of
you
say:
well,
we
don't
have
them,
we
don't
know,
but
the
I
that
you
have
to
I
mean
I
would
rather
see
an
approval
of
an
application
than
a
blank
check.
You
know
an
authorization
for
the
mayor
to
do
what
he
wants
to
oh
boy.
It's
like
the
U.N.
Now
so
you
know,
I
I,
don't
know
I,
don't
know
nobody
knows
about
this,
this
compliance
issue,
but
everything
should
be
costed
out.
You
know,
nothing
is
free.
G
These
people,
The
Corporation
Council
their
time
is
valuable.
They
don't
keep
Time
Records,
but
I
know
their
time
is
valuable.
So
you
know
you're
just
okaying.
The
mayor
again
comes
from
the
executive
branch.
You've
got
to
okay,
it
I'd
like
to
see
the
mayor
down
here.
Question
was
he
at
a
work
session
or
anything,
no
yeah,
so
you
I,
don't
know
much
and
you
don't
I
bet
you
don't
you
know
just
about.
Maybe
this
much
more
than
I
do
on
this
thing.
C
B
D
D
B
D
G
My
name
is
John
solac
I
live
in
the
city
of
Binghamton,
congratulations
to
Chuck
Schumer
and
to
Ryan
McMahon
to
the
governor
for
finally
bringing
a
project
of
substance
to
Upstate
New
York.
Now.
Imagine
yourself,
you're
in
ninth
grade
in
your
ninth
grade
in
the
city
of
Binghamton
or
your
ninth
grade
in
the
town
of
Clay.
G
G
G
G
So
this
this
thing
shows
and
I
think
it
shows
the
way.
Binghamton
is
viewed
at
the
state
level
and
I
I
think
it
shows
where
the
action
is.
Now
we
have
a
the
Ryan
McMahon
10
11
tax
cut
has
a
billion
dollar
budget
billion
one
as
360
000
people.
We
have
200
000
people,
480
million
dollar
budget.
We
pay
our
County
Executive
five
thousand
dollars
more
than
Onondaga
County.
G
So
look
what
they
did
is
they
turned
Conklin
into
a
trucking
Hub
which
it
was
before,
but
General
Electric
was
always
was
up
there
for
a
Time
and
the
problem
with
warehousing
and
it's
honest
work,
don't
get
me
wrong,
but
you're
not
creating
any
added
value.
You
know
you're
just
moving
around
Chinese
stuff
you're
bringing
in
the
returns
moving
it
back
taking
them.
You
know
whatever
it's
just
moving
stuff
around,
there's
no
added
value,
but
this
thing
is
huge.
G
This
thing
is
unbelievable
and
you
know:
Syracuse
has
hit
some
home
runs
and
they've
bombed
out,
I
mean
Destiny,
USA
I
guess
was
successful
for
a
while,
but
it
wasn't
great,
but
it
just
shows
you
that's
that's
where
the
action
is
and
I've
as
I
Utica
brand
new
hospital,
two
million
dollars
go
up
and
look
at
it.
You
want
to
see
something
impressive
going
gaze
at
it.
It's
it's
unbelievable
and
you
would
assume
that
a
brand
new
hospital
will
attract
medical
Talent.
That's
the
Assumption,
that's
the
Assumption!
G
So
when
I'm
finished
here,
I'm
going
there,
because
the
only
thing
that
I
need
is
Aldi's
in
a
hospital
I
don't
need
anything
any
any
other
than
that
at
this
age.
So
you
know
where's
the
city
going
this
Memorial
Bridge.
You
know
you
can't
they
can't
plow
and
salt
the
thing-
and
you
know,
let
me
tell
you
something
else:
Garo
cachadorian
came
to
this
meeting
after
they
repaired
the
Memorial
Bridge
and
he
said
someone
stole
the
granite
out
of
Memorial
Bridge
and
he
says
I
can
take
you.
There.
G
I
saw
the
guy
pick
it
up
and
take
it
to
his
house
in
the
Town
of
Binghamton
and
he
had
a
connection
to
the
city.
He
says:
I'll
take
you
right
there
and
there
was
absolutely
no
interest
and
doing
that.
So
you
know
I
I'm
going
to
just
say
this
here:
conservative
liberal,
all
this
stuff,
Juanita
crab
I
guess
was
a
liberal.
She
got
money
from
EMILY's
List
12
years
of
Juanita
crab
30
million
expenditure.
She
built
a
hotel
in
a
stadium,
30
million
thousand
debt
Buchi.
G
Damn
thing,
so
you
know
what
do
you
want
a
guy
like
me
to
do
you?
You
want
me
to
to
praise
Buchi
who
kept
the
city
functioning
and
made
no
adjustments
when
they
lost
and
attack
the
largest
taxpayer
largest
water
customer
and
the
largest
assessment
all
because
they
wouldn't
lower
the
assessment,
Philadelphia
sales
and
business.
G
J
Speaking
of
transparency
first
note:
this
one
o'clock
rule
is
relatively
new.
Her
letter
was
submitted
at
2
10.
second,
and
why
you
need
four
hours
to
print
a
letter
to
read
it
into
the
record
is
beyond
me.
Second
of
all,
all
of
your
emails
on
the
city
website
are
wrong,
so
her
letter
was
her
original
letter
was
submitted
at
210.
It
bounced
back
to
her
and
was
resubmitted
at
231
231,
three
and
a
half
hours
before
your
meeting
print.
It
really
doesn't
take
that
long
when
letters
are
submitted.
J
I
know
you
all
get
copies,
but
the
public
doesn't
know
if
they
don't
get
read
out
loud
and
with
that
I'm
going
to
read
this
letter
from
Dorian
zaka
who
lives
on
Vincent,
Street
and
I'm
old
now
good
evening,
council
members,
my
apologies
for
not
being
able
to
address
you
in
person.
Please
read
this
into
the
record
on
July
19th
mayor
cram,
released
a
statement
entitled
mayor
cram,
announces
zoning
law
to
curb
student
housing
in
binghamton's
residential
neighborhoods.
J
In
this
release
he
announced
an
effort
to
protect
the
Integrity
of
single-family
residential
neighborhoods,
while
expanding
the
market
for
non-student
rentals
to
make
sure
Binghamton
family
is
living
paycheck
to
paycheck
aren't
competing
with
college
students
for
affordable
housing.
That
was
a
direct
quote.
The
press
release
went
on
to
quote
councilman
resonetti
is
saying:
when
a
family
buys
a
home
in
a
single
family
neighborhood,
they
shouldn't
have
to
worry
about
the
properties
around
them.
Turning
into
student
housing
and
changing
the
character
of
where
they
live,
end
quote
well.
J
J
I
am,
however,
very
concerned
about
the
housing
crisis
in
Binghamton
and
about
irresponsible
landlording
as
a
retired,
30-year
educator
in
the
Binghamton
City
School
District,
the
direct
correlation
between
housing
and
the
lives
of
students
was
a
daily
occurrence.
The
instability
of
constantly
moving
due
to
housing
costs
is
traumatizing.
The
conditions
that
many
families
are
forced
to
live
in
do
to
housing
costs
is
reprehensible,
and
the
effects
on
these
kids
is
traumatizing.
J
Legislation
is
supposed
to
reflect
a
concern
for
this.
There
is
a
demographic
reality
to
the
choices
that
are
made,
and
this
city
appears
to
be
at
a
crisis
point
for
both
working
families
and
professional
families
choosing
to
rent
and
often
buy.
In
addition,
I
am
very
suspect
of
new
zoning
laws
when
existing
laws
were
enforced
in
many
instances
it
does
seem
that
a
number
of
the
properties
that
are
contained
within
the
boundaries.
F
J
J
The
underlying
problems
can
happen
anywhere
eventually,
as
a
community-minded
resident
of
Binghamton
I
respectfully
ask
that
the
zoning
be
proposed
proposal
be
put
on
hold
until
such
a
time
as
the
stated
goals
of
Mayor
cram
and
council
member
resonady,
as
well
as
many
others,
can
be
fully
realized
and
communicated
in
such
a
way
as
to
be
clear
at
this
time.
The
rules
of
R1
as
they
pertain
to
students
are
not
clear,
nor
is
the
wisdom
of
eliminating
R2
into
entirely
nor.
C
A
B
B
A
I
F
M
D
B
D
D
A
L
D
B
N
N
N
N
N
B
C
D
F
F
F
C
M
D
B
N
F
B
E
Motion
to
issue
a
negative
declaration
under
Seeker
for
the
following
reasons:
the
prosection
will
not
have
a
significant
impact.
Significant
impact
on
the
environment
does
not
conflict
with
the
comprehensive
plan
in
in
confirms
to
State
legislation
regarding
adult
use
cannabis.
As
stated
in
the
negative
declaration.
G
H
D
H
H
We
didn't
get
a
definitive
answer
on
that
from
the
planning
department,
and
you
know
young
women
will
be
going
into
these
places
and
if
they're
pregnant,
they're
they're
they're
their
babies,
could
you
know
in
the
CDC
says:
pregnant
women
should
not
be
around
the
marijuana
smoke
and
I
want
to
know
more
about
what
the
signage
is
going
to
be.
You
know
our
dope
is
better
than
their
dope.
You
know
we're
calling
it
cannabis,
but
it's
dope.
You
know,
in
my
opinion,
so
I
just
don't
like
the
look
of
it
for
Binghamton
I.
N
Friedman,
thank
you,
president.
Pro
tem
resinity
I
would
like
to
respectfully
disagree
with
my
colleague,
councilman
burnsball
I
I.
Think
that
you
bring
up
some
some
valid
points
that
you
know
it
is
that
cannabis
is
a
controlled
substance
and
I
think
that
we
do
need
to
be
careful
about
who
who
and
where
we're
allowing
it
to
be
sold
and
consumed.
I
have
to
say
that
I'm
really
excited
about
allowing
cannabis
to
come
to
the
city
of
Binghamton.
N
I
think
that
it
is
a
lucrative
industry
and
let's
be
frank,
that
whether
or
not
it's
legal
people
are
going
to
be
selling
and
consuming
it,
and
so
what
I?
What
I
am
particularly
excited
about
is
the
idea
that
New
York
state
is
giving
out
licenses
with
preferential
consideration
for
people
who
have
been
involved
in
the
justice
system
with
a
cannabis,
related
charge
and
I.
N
E
E
N
E
E
B
E
Issue
a
negative
declaration
or
secret
for
the
following
reasons:
The
Proposal,
the
proposed
amendment
to
the
zoning
map
to
read
to
rename
the
defined
area
is
consistent
with
the
existing
uses
of
those
lots,
as
well
as
with
the
general
character
of
the
surrounding
area.
As
stated
in
the
negative
declaration.
M
C
D
B
M
M
M
We
all
still
value
our
small
businesses
and
one
of
the
emails
I
got
this
week.
They
told
me
there's
one
of
the
llc's
in
this
District
that
has
over
1
000
beds
in
Third
District
in
the
area,
that's
being
rezoned,
potentially
they
rent
each
bed
for
7.50
and
they
are
making
over
seven
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
based
upon
their
property
load.
M
They
pay
taxes
based
upon
a
residential
rate
were
compared
to
our
small
businesses
that
are
in
the
area
which
are
in
some
of
them
in
areas
that
are
zoned
differently.
Like
our
pizza,
our
laundry
mat,
our
dry
cleaners,
there's
taxed
differently
and
don't
make
half
as
much
as
this
the
some
of
these
llc's
in
the
district.
So
this
doesn't
solve
the
problem.
M
J
M
So
I
am
going
to
make
a
motion
that
we
hold
this
over,
so
we
can
have
a
detailed
discussion,
pull
the
data
from
when
the
overlay
was
drawn
up.
Have
students
have
landlords,
good
and
bad
as
as
described,
to
have
a
a
discussion
that
had
detail?
I
did
not
know
about
the
2023
date
because
it
was
presented
to
me
differently,
so
I
then
reached
out.
We
didn't
know
about
an
implementation
date
that
is
yet
to
be
determined.
M
O
H
I
may
not
I'm
gonna,
be
here
at
the
next
meeting
foreign
in
regards
to
the
west
side
and
I'll.
Preface
this
by
saying:
I
I
love
the
west
side.
I
was
on
Walnut
Street.
When
I
was
born,
we
moved
to
Leroy
Street.
My
grandparents
lived
on
air
Street,
one
house
away
from
each
other.
They
got
married,
moved
to
Bennett
Avenue,
where
my
father
was
born
in
the
second
floor
of
a
house
on
Bennett
Avenue,
so
I
know
the
west
side.
H
That
said,
we
are
trying
to
in
some
ways
we're
trying
to
re
Reserve,
a
residential
district
that
is
no
longer
a
residential
district.
It's
a
business
district.
The
business
is
student,
housing
and
Ron
Saul
downtown.
Here
he
has
to
pay
business
taxes
and
he
doesn't
make
nearly
as
much
as
these
companies
Amicus
being
being
one
of
them,
and
these
are
corporations.
H
Unless,
unless
we
go
and
and
and
and
reassess
the
city,
we
could
make
this
a
business
district.
Not
only
could
we
reassess
them
as
businesses,
we
should
be
doing
it
rather
than
be
defining
a
family.
We
should
be
defining
what
a
business
is,
how
many
beds?
Okay,
you've
got
four
beds
you
to
students,
you
are
a
business,
the
lady
next,
you
know
this
is
this.
H
H
Instead
of
sending
our
money
to
these
large
corporations
who
take
our
money,
our
tax
money
and
they
call
it
their
profit,
so
I
I
really
would
I
would
love
it
to
have
a
meeting
with
us
and
the
mayor
and
talk
about
how
we
can
get
a
plan
to
reassess.
Let's
say
that
we're
not
going
to
reassess
right
away.
Let's
take
a
look,
what
the
plan
is
and
how
it
really
would
affect
the
homeowners,
but
I
believe
that
the
average
homeowner,
almost
any
of
them
person
that's
living
in
a
in
a
home.
H
Their
taxes
could
go
down
if
we
did
this
properly
and
we
could
lower,
as
well
as
lower
the
tax
rate,
and
if
we
lowered
the
tax
rate
based
on
this
additional
money,
we'd
get
in
we'd,
be
encouraging
more
people
to
come
in
and
build
in
Binghamton
and
do
new
business
in
Binghamton.
They
go
elsewhere
because
of
this
so-called
tax
rate,
the
tax
rate
is
so
high
is
because
the
assessments
are
so
low.
H
C
M
M
If
we
want
to
pass
this
map,
that
was
the
proposed
we
can
make
it
C4
and
then
add
language
and
stipulation
as
to
what
is
deemed
a
commercial
entity,
and
we
have
landlords
that
are
supporting
such
and
the
revenue
generated
from
that
tax
base
can
then
fund
the
roads
and
the
signs
that
we
were
just
talking
about
that
we're
not
even
able
to
pay
for
at
5
30..
Do
you
remember
that
conversation
when
he
said
we're
not
able
to
meet
the
the
cause?
Not
that
again
that
I'm
opposed
to
landlords?
M
Good
landlords,
bad,
you
know,
but
again
we
have
the
power
to
amend
it.
We
have
the
power
to
also
add
how
the
trash
is
handled,
because
everyone
that
has
talked
or
written
us
talked
about
trash.
They
also
talked
about
noise.
We
also
talked
about
how
the
the
violators
likes
the
student
rental
on
Lincoln
Avenue,
which
is
R1,
is
not
being
handled,
so
we
have
the
power
to
do
so.
I
just
want
to
add
that
and
that's
what
council
can
do.
Thank
you.
I.
M
F
H
Then
you
know
what
what
I
I
don't
see,
especially
we're
grandfathering
these
people
and
anyway
we
could
stop
the
creation
of
the
Seven
Grand
part
of
those
people
in
that
are
going
to
be
within
that
map.
But
we
should
be,
and
you
know
we
should
be
trying
to
get.
We
should
be
trying
to
get
student
housing.
We
should
be
trying.
You
know
we
should
be.
We
are
a
college
town.
H
We
should
just
embrace
it
for
what
it
is
and
get
the
most
that
we
can
get
out
of
it
and
the
money
that
we
could
get.
Every
people
talk
about
the
dirt
and
the
garbage.
You
know
we
could
hire
people
to
go
around
and
make
it
beautiful
all
the
time
you
know
it
would.
It
doesn't
have
to
be.
I
went
down
to
my
see
my
son
down
in
Virginia
down
in
Charlottesville,
and
it
is
perfect.
H
There
is
not
a
blade
of
grass
anywhere
on
any
public
Highway,
the
medians
everywhere
you
go
to
the
median
some
of
the
medians
around
town,
they're,
overgrown,
et
cetera,
et
cetera.
This
town
is
absolutely
perfect.
Why
can't
we
be
even
close
to
that?
I,
don't
know
I
guess
we
are
close
in
some
neighborhoods
but
anyway
that's
it.
Thanks.
O
C
C
M
E
F
F
F
D
O
B
F
F
D
F
O
D
L
D
O
D
F
N
N
I
am
in
support
of
all
of
these
pieces
of
legislation,
as
they
I
I
think
are
all
almost
all
for
Youth
Services,
which
I
think
is
an
excellent
use
of
arpa
funds,
and
some
there
was
one
with
fines
as
well,
which
is
coming
up,
but
the
the
reason
why
I
pulled
them
from
the
preferred
agenda,
despite
supporting
these
and
ultimately
I,
do
hope
to
vote
in
in
favor
of
them.
What
makes
me
nervous
is
that
there
are
a
lot
of
pieces
of
legislation
having
to
do
with
arpa
money.
N
N
Although
this
this
is
I
think
this
packet
of
legislation
is
the
closest
we've,
come
to
kind
of
like
a
a
plan
or
a
you
know,
kind
of
a
funding
with
a
vision
like
I
see
it
I
get
it
with
the
youth
programming,
but
it
makes
me
nervous
to
vote
Yes
on
any
of
these
right
now,
while
we
don't
have-
or
you
know,
I
don't
have
an
updated
Ledger
of
how
much
funding
is
left.
So
because
of
that
reason
again,
let
me
reiterate
one
last
time:
I
do
support
all
of
these
pieces
of
legislation.
N
O
N
N
O
L
O
N
So
I'll
withdraw
the
motion
that
I
just
made
and
instead
I
would
like
to
make
a
motion
to
hold
over
introductory
ordinance.
22-140
introductory
ordinance,
22-141
introductory
resolution
22-80
introductory
resolution
22-81
introductory
resolution
22-82
introductory
resolution
at
22-83
and
introductory
Resolute
resolution
22-86.
O
M
Ahead,
give
me
the
gavel
all
right
so
again
guys
this
has
been
an
awesome
week
as
I
shared
earlier.
You
do
not
know
the
number
of
calls
and
messages
and
students
and
people
stopping
me.
I
did
not
want
to
walk
my
dogs
just
FYI,
but
it
has
been
great
the
discourse
and
and
just
the
conversation
that
we've
had
surrounding
this
legislation
again
great
ideas,
I
wish
I
could
have
written
them
all
out,
but
the
meetings
went
up
until
about
four
o'clock
today.
M
I
do
want
to
also
share
the
unfortunate
privilege
I
had
this
week.
I
went
to
the
mall
and
I
had
to
get
some
things.
I
forgot
the
mall
closed
early,
so
I
was
there
till
about
eight
something
and
I
walked
outside
and
it
was
a
person
with
a
palette
and
it
was
someone
that
I
had
canvassed
not
only
for
my
own
campaign,
but
during
my
recent
support
of
currently
running
candidates
and
I
said
well.
Why
are
you
here
and
he-
and
they
said
oh
I'm,
just
hanging
out-
they
lied
to
me.
M
M
You
know
the
covet
money
didn't
come
on
time
and
my
landlord
wouldn't
wait
and
I
say
all
of
that
just
to
share
the
reality
and
it
hits
different
when
you
know
somebody
it
hits
different,
so
I
said
well,
we
can't
sit
out
here,
it's
cold,
it
was
the
first
call.
It
was
after
our
work
session
Monday
because
we
ran
out
of
here.
I
went
to
the
mall,
it
was
cold
and
it
was
raining
and
it
was
one
of
the
colder
days
and
I
I.
Couldn't
leave
that
person
there
so
I
got
on
the
phone.
M
M
M
We
typically
don't
know
it
hits
differently
and
I
I
didn't
know
what
to
do
so
long
story
short
I
made
sure
the
person
had
housing
as
long
as
I
could
accommodate,
but
the
per
the
the
I
had
I
reached
out
to
members
of
the
stakeholders
of
Broome
they've
been
here.
They
had
inboxed
me
about
housing
issues
and
I
said
well.
What
do
I
do?
They
gave
me
the
steps
and
then
they
said
there
is
this
in
this?
Try
this
fine.
M
We
did
that
I
called
the
city
the
next
day
on
what
I
should
do
and
they
said
next
time.
Have
the
person
walk
to
the
VOA
and
try
now
remember
I'm
in
charge
of
the
city,
how
the?
How
are
they
going
to
walk
to
the
VOA
and
if
they
get
to
the
VOA,
and
they
say
they
don't
have
anyone
tell
them
to
walk
from
the
VOA
to
the
Y
and
they
have
to
keep
them?
F
M
So
that's
that
on
a
brighter
note,
this
is
homecoming
weekend
so
come
and
hang
out
in
the
third
time,
because
you
don't
know
it's
going
to
be
fun.
My
daughter,
I
mean
High
School
homecoming
is
this
weekend
too
so
you'll
see
all
the
high
schoolers
running
around
excited
shout
out
to
the
court
really
proud
of
them,
and
the
Binghamton
University
high
schools
I
mean
college
students
that
are
also
having
Homecoming
this
sheet
this
weekend,
so
just
be
mindful
of
such
and
I.
Think
that's
all
I
want
to
share.
Thank
you.
N
J
N
I
caught
covid
took
me
two
and
a
half
years
and
it
it
finally
got
me
so
I
spent
a
lot
of
time
alone
in
my
bedroom
thinking
about
things
so
I
I
don't
have
too
much
to
report
in
terms
of
City
business
as
I
was
not
I
didn't
really
attend
anything,
but
it
was
the
Jewish
holidays.
So
that's
why
we
have
our
meeting
today
on
Thursday
instead
of
on
our
normally
scheduled
Wednesday.
N
B
N
Fallen
short
as
a
person
as
a
council
member
and
it's
yeah,
you
know
I
I,
think
that
was
really
powerful,
councilwoman
Riley.
What
what
you
just
shared
because
I
we
we
were
out
canvassing
together
and
I.
Remember
that
person
you
know-
and
it
does
make
me
think
about
like
my
shortcomings
as
a
council
member
where
yeah
it's
easy
to
I
mean
we
deal
with
multiple
thousands
of
dollars.
N
You
know
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
on
an
everyday
basis
and
it's
easy
to
just
be
like
yeah
sure,
without
thinking
about
like
what
what
do
we
owe
the
people
that
that
live
here
you
know
as
a
as
our
constituents-
and
you
know
it's
hard
I
think
about
shortcomings
like
yeah
I
want
to
save
the
world.
You
know
I.
Think
a
lot
of
us
ran
for
office
because
we
want
to
save
the
world
and
it's
it's
really
frustrating
when
we're
not
able
to
to
do
that
so
yeah.
N
There
was
one
other
thing
that
I
wanted
to
mention.
That
is
escaping
me
at
the
moment.
There's
a
couple
of
Trunk
or
Treat
events
that
are
coming
up
kind
of
Superfluous
to
mentioned
those.
After
talking
about
homelessness
but
I
guess
there
there
will
be
another
work
set
or
a
business
meeting
before
those
events,
but
that's
the
only
thing
really
that
I
have
on
my
calendar.
N
H
Thank
you
for
bringing
that
up
and
letting
us
sharing
that
with
us.
The
since
I
spoke
last,
the
Binghamton
fire
department
lost
a
retiree.
His
name
was
Richard
Callahan,
so
I
just
wanna
recognize
from
city
council
and
thank
him
and
his
family
for
his
35
years
of
service.
He
was
a
captain.
He
happened
to
be
my
first
friend
in
school
in
kindergarten
and
helped
me
deliver
papers
on
that
paper.
H
E
So
reassessment
in
the
city
of
Binghamton
I
asked
a
previous
assessor.
If,
during
reassessment
itself,
it
sounds
great
because
we're
going
to
take
the
people
whose
homes
are
the
student
housing,
there's
so
slow
We
want
to
make
it
pay
more
taxes.
I
get
out.
It
makes
a
lot
of
sense,
but
she
could
not.
E
The
previous
sister
could
not
tell
me
that
my
neighbor's
house
will
not
go
up
during
reassessment,
which
means
people
in
our
districts,
people
that
we
represent
and
she
had,
and
he
had
no
way
of
saying
if
the
residents
who
live
in
her
District,
the
normal
homeowner
taxes
were
not
going
to
go
up
and
I
guarantee.
The
assessor
today
said
everybody
would
say
the
same
thing:
they
cannot
guarantee
that
so
there's
no
way
I
could
support
reassessment.
The
city
of
Binghamton,
an
attempt
to
raise
people's.
You
know
attempt
to
raise
businesses
and
in
student
housing.
E
B
Thank
you,
councilman
scaringy,
not
much
to
report.
I
just
wanted
to
remind
everybody
that
this
month
is
a
breast
cancer
awareness
month.
It's
really
important
I
think
that
probably
all
of
us
know
somebody
someone
who's
been
affected,
impacted
by
breast
cancer,
and
so
I
would
just
encourage
us
all
to,
as
we
move
forward.
Certainly
I
mean
always,
but
certainly
in
the
month
of
October,
to
be
making
sure
that
we're
supporting
any
awareness
and
education
in
any
way
shape
or
form.