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A
Good
evening
and
welcome
to
the
august
24th
meeting
of
the
city
administration
committee,
we'll
go
ahead
and
call
this
body
to
order.
I
see
all
the
person
mcgonagall
from
the
first
board
is
here
all
the
person
who
win
in
the
second
ward,
all
the
person
barking
from
the
third
ward
and
all
the
person
definitely
from
the
fourth
ward,
as
well
as
myself
from
the
fifth.
A
Are
all
here
agenda
review
quickly,
I'll
I'll
just
note,
there
was
some
correspondence
today,
colleagues
may
or
may
not
have
seen,
but
item
4.1
we're
gonna
strike
from
the
agenda
at
the
request
of
city
staff.
That
item
does
not
need
to
be
discussed
this
evening,
and
that
is
the
only
change
to
the
agenda
that
I
have
any
additional
comments
on
the
agenda.
A
All
right,
then,
we'll
move
to
the
approval
of
the
minutes.
Can
I
get
a
motion
on
those
jorge?
Thank
you.
A
A
All
right,
they're
approved
four
to
one.
Did
you
have
a
comment
duck.
B
B
Was
muted,
I
had
my
speakers.
Muted,
I
didn't
hear
stuff
was
happening.
A
Okay,
cool
so
yeah
we
can
reflect
minutes
adopted
five
zero.
Thank
you
all
right.
We
have
three
speakers
before
us
today.
First
on
my
list
is
margaret
johnson.
A
I
will
manage
folks
time
I'll
remind
all
of
our
speakers
this
evening
that
you
have
a
maximum
of
three
minutes.
I
will
not
interrupt
you
until
your
time
is
over
margaret
thanks
for
joining
us,
and
your
three
minutes
begin
now.
D
Hi,
my
name
is
margaret
johnson.
I'm
the
director
of
a
program
called
bike,
walk
tompkins
at
the
center
for
community
transportation,
I'm
here
tonight
on
behalf
of
the
coalition
for
snow,
free,
sidewalks
and
crosswalks,
which
includes
the
finger
leaks,
independence
center,
the
county
office
for
the
aging,
the
ithaca,
pedestrian
snow
project
and
others.
D
You'll
likely
recall
that
we
spoke
with
you
about
this
issue
at
a
prior
meeting.
We
have
since
learned
from
the
acting
mayor
that
we'll
be
able
to
present
our
request
for
one
a
study
to
scope
out
the
problem
and
to
a
pilot
program
to
actually
try
this
out
in
selected
locations
at
a
budget
hearing
on
october
13th.
D
D
Are
you
considering
a
study
and
a
pilot,
or
just
a
raw
dollar
amount
to
be
included
in
the
budget?
What
dollar
amount
might
be
being
considered
in
whose
budget
and
in
your
proposal,
whose
job
would
it
be
to
implement
the
study
and
the
pilot?
We
would
love
to
hear
from
you
about
these
things.
Many
thanks
for
this
opportunity
to
speak
and
for
all
you're
doing.
A
A
E
Hi,
my
name
is
john
mancovich,
I'm
here
speaking
on
behalf
of
ithaca
dsa's
campaign
for
green
expanded,
tcat
and
specifically,
I'm
responding
to
the
proposed
edits
to
the
transportation
agreement
on
the
agenda
today,
in
which
it
appears
that
cornell
and
its
representatives
are
once
again
undermining
their
obligations
to
tcat
this
after
multiple
other
incidents
in
the
past
year,
firstly
of
cornell,
extorting
tcaf
for
over
300
thousand
dollars
during
the
pandemic,
then
failing
to
adjust
their
mou
contribution
to
inflation.
E
E
Cornell
already
benefits
a
disproportionate
amount
in
terms
of
the
the
service
that
the
the
service
that
they
that
they
receive
from
tcat,
an
estimated
75
of
riders
are
cornell
affiliated
and
what
we
see
here
is
once
again
cornell
chipping
away
at
the
very
idea
of
public
transit,
and
I
think
the
the
response
needs
to
be
that
you
do
not
get
to
bully
your
way
into
a
discount
on
your
contractual
obligations.
E
You
do
not
get
to
support
a
public
utility
only
in
so
far
as
it
works
to
your
own
benefit,
and-
and
I
I
think
this
is
a
conversation
worth
having
for
you
all
today,
and
so
what
would
protecting
tcat
as
a
public
utility?
Actually
look
like
for
a
start.
I
think
it
means
acknowledging
that
our
current
situation
is
not
just
fine
for
people.
It's
not
working
for
people.
E
I
can
speak
for
myself
and
say
in
the
past
two
weeks
I've
spent
upwards
of
three
hours
waiting
for
buses
that
were
criminally
late
and
never
came.
There
are
others
in
this
community
that
rely
on
the
bus
service.
Far
more
than
I
do,
and
in
terms
of
the
climate,
you
know
what
is
our
plan
for
building
and
it
will
be
a
long
process.
But
what
is
our
plan
for
building
viable
alternatives
for
private
vehicles
to
get
them
off
the
road?
I
don't
see
one.
E
I
recognize
that
there
have
been
challenges
at
tcat,
but
for
your
part,
as
public
representatives
as
representatives
of
the
public,
I
find
it
quite
astonishing
that
there's
been
such
limited
support
for
for
challenging
cornell
to
do
more.
When
we
all
know
cornell
is
capable
of
contributing
more
financially,
it
escapes
taxes
and
countless
ways,
and
the
university
literally
doesn't
function
without
the
toil
of
workers
all
across
the
county.
So,
in
light
of
all
this,
I
I
think
the
committee
should
strongly
consider
john.
A
A
For
your
time,
up
next
is
sabrina
letty
to
be
weighing
in
on
the
same
topic.
A
You
have
three
minutes
and
that
time
begins
when
you
start
speaking.
Thank
you.
G
G
The
elimination
of
fares
and
expansion
of
services
are
undeniably
effective.
Approaches
to
reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
currently
30
to
40
percent
of
county
emissions
come
from
transportation
and
making
these
changes
would
help
take
private
vehicles
off
the
road.
The
aims
of
free
cat
would
also
improve
quality
of
life
for
historically
underserved
communities
by
increasing
transit
accessibility.
G
We've
spoken
with
elected
city
and
county
officials,
tcat
executive
board
members,
tcat
drivers
and
everyday
citizens,
and
I
want
to
highlight
just
a
huge
disconnect
that
we've
noted
citizens
are
sometimes
hesitant
about
the
idea
of
free
cat
until
we
tell
them
that
we
intend
for
cornell
to
fund
it,
then
they're
very
supportive.
Conversely,
city
and
county
officials,
as
well
as
tcat
board
members
have
consistently
been
supportive
until
they
learn
of
our
intention
to
involve
cornell,
and
I
don't
want
to
speculate
about
the
roots
of
this
hesitation.
G
G
That's
who
you're
here
to
represent,
we
will
support
you,
we're
behind
you
and
we
won't
accept
being
pressured
by
cornell
away
from
pursuing
the
best
option
for
the
people.
Cornell's
portion
of
t
cat
ridership
is
75,
but
they
currently
pay
around
a
quarter
of
the
annual
budget,
and
that
doesn't
sound
fair
to
me.
I
hope
it
doesn't
sound
fair
to
you,
john
mentioned
a
number
of
other
ways
in
which
cornell
has
not
been
a
fair
partner,
and
I
hope
you
won't
prioritize
their
interests
over
those
of
the
citizens.
G
Finally,
I'd
like
to
raise
one
concern
that
we
have
with
the
transportation
agreement.
That's
up
for
renewal
and
you'll,
be
discussing
today.
Last
month,
tcat's
board
of
executives
resolved
to
conduct
a
one-year
study
into
the
logistics
of
tcat
going
far
free.
The
results
of
that
study
could
signal
drastic
alterations
to
keep
tcats
budget
and,
as
such,
a
renewal
for
years
or
even
decades
seems
very
unwise.
G
So
I'm
urging
you
all
to
consider
approving
a
renewal
of
this
agreement
for
one
year
or
until
the
study's
conclusion
so
that
at
that
time,
adjustments
can
be
made
accordingly,
without
so
many
administrative
difficulties
from
renewing
this,
for
you
know,
10
or
15
years.
So
thank
you
again
for
listening
and
I
relinquish
the
rest
of
my
time.
A
H
Can
you
hear
me
okay,
every
time
I
tell
myself,
I
gotta
keep
my
mouth
shut
and
then
I
open
my
mouth.
I
want
to
thank
all
the
speakers
they
spoke
eloquently.
I
have
questions
to
the
two
people
who
spoke
on
behalf
of
free
tcat.
H
Have
you
gone
to
any
cornell
board
meetings
and
expressed
your
concerns
about
cornell,
to
cornell
or
to
ithaca
college
for
that
matter?
If,
if
they're
the
bad
guys
in
this,
they
they
should
be
under
pressure
too
and
to
margaret.
I
there's
no
question
that
snow
removal
is
a
problem
and
the
there
were
a
number
of
emails.
We
got
this
this
week.
That
really
spoke
to
that.
H
H
H
A
I
Thank
you,
yeah
I'll,
see
I'll
save
most
of
my
comments
since
they're
relevant
to
other
points
on
regards
to
snow
removal
and
tcat
services.
I'll
just
share
quickly,
just
a
quick,
because
john
one
of
john's
points
about
waiting
for
the
bus
for
three
hours
struck
with
me.
One
of
my
constituents.
J
Shared
with
me,
they're
they're
out
there
they're
elderly,
they
don't
drive,
they
rely
on
the
bus
services
and
they're
telling
me
that
they
went
to
the
ithaca
mall
and
they
found
themselves
waiting.
You
know
upwards
of
you
know
beyond
30
minutes
for
a
bus
that
was
well
well
overdue,
to
be
to
be
showing
up
and-
and
I
feel
like
that's
a
good
encapsulation
of
a
lot
of
the
issues
that
we're
having
here
and
what
I'm
hearing
a
lot
of
folks
calling
for
when
it
comes
to
free
and
expanded
tcat.
J
We
have
to
make
sure
that
our
services
are
running
to
peak
efficiency,
because
they're
not
we're
really
leaving
out
a
lot
of
folks
who
we're
not
just
talking
about
convenience.
Here,
we're
talking
about
accessibility,
we're
talking
about
the
elderly,
the
disabled,
who
rely
on
a
lot
of
public
transit
to
get
around,
and
if
we
aren't
adequately
funding
them,
you
know
and
making
the
barriers
to
entry
diminished.
J
We
have
really
big
problem
here,
and
so
I
think
this
is.
This
is
very
clearly
a
kitchen
table
issue
that
we
really
need
to
look
into
and
making
sure
that
we
can
adequately
staff
tcat
the
same
way
that
we
would,
you
know,
want
to
staff
the
fire
department.
We
don't
want
to
see
houses
catching
fire.
We
have
to
make
sure
that
folks
can
get
around
town,
and
so
I
feel
like
a
lot
of
those
sentiments
are,
are
very
transferable,
and
I
appreciate
the
speakers
tonight.
A
Thank
you
jorge
other
colleagues
ducks
please.
B
Yeah,
we'll
talk
more
obviously
during
the
agenda.
The
portion
of
the
agenda
deals
with
this,
but
just
as
a
board
member,
I
I
do
want
to
say
that
we
are
committed
to
getting
hiring
back.
Some
of
it
is
supply
chain
stuff.
So
it's
always
just
bus
equipment
which
we
can
do
little
about
until
that
unjams,
but
yeah.
We're
totally
aware
that
we're
letting
down
the
community
top
spot
right
now,
but
hopefully
after
union
negotiations,
get
the
wages
up
and
make
it
attractive.
A
Wasn't
sure
if
that
was
me
looks
like
duck,
might
be
having
some
connectivity
issues
any
additional
comments,
all
right.
Well,
thank
you
all
to
our
speakers
also
want
to
acknowledge.
I
see
mayor
lewis
is
here
as
well.
Mayor
you're
welcome
to
participate.
If
you
have
any
questions
or
like
to
weigh
in
on
any
of
the
agenda
items
with
that,
we'll
go
ahead
and
close
response
to
public
comment.
A
Next
on
our
agenda
is
a
public
hearing
about
the
2023
silent,
walk
improvement,
district
assessments.
Would
someone
please
give
me
a
motion
to
open
this
public
hearing?
A
I
see
jorge
seconded
by
george.
All
right
public
hearing
is
open.
K
Yeah,
I
believe,
particularly
when
public
hearings
open,
I'm
not
sure
how
the
procedure
resumed.
I
guess
they
would
ask
to
register
and
sign
up
and
present
in
comments
now,
but
in
the
past
we've
opened
the
public
hearing
and
in
the
six
years
I've
been
here,
no
one's
ever
actually
come
to
the
public
hearing,
which
is
fine,
but
I
believe
there
are
a
few
comments
I
submitted
to
you
to
attach
the
minutes
for
the
future,
and
it
does
say
I
I
have
20
minutes
here
to
do
a
quick
presentation.
A
I
think,
with
respect
to
the
presentation,
we
can
go
ahead
and
hold
that
for
when
it's
later
in
the
agenda
for
the
voting
item,
scott
were
there
folks
who
signed
up
in
particular
to
to
speak
for
the
public
hearing.
A
All
right,
so
I
want
the
public
to
bear
with
me
because
there
is
no
public
here
right
now
and
I
think
procedurally
the
thing
to
do
would
be
to
close
the
public
hearing
and
I
would
reflect
you
know.
I
know
I
have
a
copy
of
these
written
comments.
I'll
make
sure
john,
I'm
not
sure
if
you
send
them
to
me
or
all
colleagues
we'll
make
sure
we
circulate
those
and
append
those
minutes.
A
A
Thank
you
all
right
with
that.
We'll
go
to
our
first
voting
item,
which
is
the
renewal
of
the
tcat
transportation
services
for
the
public
again
and
for
for
colleagues,
you'll
know,
agenda
item
4.1
was
removed
from
the
agenda
today.
Would
someone
like
to
please
move
item
4.2
jorge,
please.
J
4.2,
renewal
of
tcat
transportation
agreement,
whereas
on
november
7th
1990,
the
city
of
ithaca,
tompkins,
county
and
cornell
university
entered
into
an
agreement
for
the
design
of
a
regional
transit
facility,
whereas
on
october
9
1991,
the
city
county
and
cornell
entered
into
a
20-year
construction
and
operation
agreement
for
the
new
trade
facility
and
whereas,
on
april,
1st
1998,
the
city
county
and
cornell
entered
into
an
agreement
to
create
a
tcat
joint
venture
to
provide
public
transportation
services.
And
whereas,
on
january,
1st
2005
transportation
agreement
was
signed
among
three
parties.
J
Whereas
on
february
12
2018,
an
agreement
was
signed
between
the
city
and
county
regarding
the
ownership
of
the
transit
facility
and
whereas
the
transportation
agreement
is
set
to
expire
in
october
of
this
year.
And
whereas
the
city,
county
and
cornell
would
like
to
renew
the
transportation
agreement.
Now,
therefore
be
it
resolved.
The
common
council
authorizes
the
mayor
to
sign
a
renewal
of
the
current
transportation
agreement,
as
amended
in
a
manner
substantially
similar
to
the
amendments
included.
Herewith.
A
Thank
you
jorge.
Is
there
a
second
seconded
by
dachshund?
I
will
invite
comments
and
discussion,
but
first
I
would
just
ask
ari
if
he
has
any
preparatory
comments,
he'd
like
to
share.
L
Thanks
robert
yeah,
and
I
can
imagine
that
the
mayor
may
have
some
additions
as
well,
but
I'm
happy
to
start
if
that's
useful
I'll
start
simply
by
noting
that
the
current
agreement
is
on
a
one
year,
extension
from
last
october
through
this
october,
which
means
that,
in
order
to
get
the
agreement
renewed,
presumably
for
a
longer
period
of
time
than
the
one
year,
extension
that
we're
on
right
now,
it
is
important
that
this
reach
common
council
at
the
september
council
meeting.
That's
upcoming.
L
So
that's
one
simple
comment:
the
next
more
complicated
one
that
goes
with
that
is
that
the
the
three
parties,
the
so-called
underwriters,
meaning
the
city,
the
county
and
cornell,
have
been
in
ongoing
discussions
and
have
a
couple
remaining
issues
that
need
to
be
ironed
out
amongst
the
three
of
them
to
reach
agreement
on
so
with
apologies.
L
I
guess
I
need
to
note
for
the
committee
that
our
hope
is
that
you
will
vote
this
resolution
out
of
committee
tonight
to
september
council
with
the
understanding
that
there
may
be
a
you
know,
one
or
two
updates
that
will
need
to
be
brought
to
council
for
the
september
council
meeting
that
you
can
evaluate
at
that
time
to
finish
it
out.
The
most
important
of
those
I
shouldn't
say
most
important.
L
I
think
the
one
that's
in
the
most
flux
still
is,
I
guess,
the
way
to
say
it
is
likely
around
the
term
of
the
agreement
and
you'll
see
in
your
agenda
packet
that
it
proposes
a
15-year
term
with
a
five-year
automatic
renewal,
absent
action
by
any
parties
at
the
end
of
that
15
years.
L
An
alternative
version
of
that
term
that
at
least
one
party
seems
to
be
I'm
seriously
discussing
at
this
point
is
a
20-year
term
that
I
I
believe
the
city's
negotiating
team
would
be
very
supportive
of
in
principle,
but
but
with
a
element
that
we
might
be
less
supportive
of,
which
is
that
any
party
would
have
the
right
to
opt
out
on
two
years
notice.
L
At
any
time
after
the
first
five
years,
which
creates
a
minimum
term
of
seven
years
and
a
remaining
auto
renew
so
to
speak
up
through
the
20th
year,
absent
action
by
any
party,
so
those
are
sort
of
the
initial
comments
that
I
wanted
to
make.
I
know
there
are
some
specific
questions
that
council
has
also
expressed,
and
I
am
happy
to
speak
to
those
either
now
or
a
little
later
in
the
conversation
here,
as
you
prefer.
A
And
all
right,
just
for
public
edification,
the
procedure
of
us
voting
this
through
for
for
free
for
council.
Can
you
just
speak
to
the
consequence
of?
If
that
doesn't
happen,.
L
Oh
yeah
well,
the
agreement
is
currently
scheduled
to
expire
on
october,
9th.
A
L
No
auto
renew
right
yeah.
No,
if
this
does
not
move
forward
in
time
for
the
city,
the
county
and
cornell
to
sign
a
new
agreement
prior
to
october,
9th
tcat
would
find
itself
effectively
unfunded
in
the
near
future,
which
would
be
a
disastrous
consequence.
So
we
I
I
know
all
three
underwriters
hardly
share
the
objective
of
getting
this
in
force
prior
to
october,
9.
F
Yes,
thank
you
and
thank
you
ari
for
outlining
the
timing.
It
is
also
my
hope
that
this
is
voted
out
of
committee
tonight
so
that
it
can
be
taken
up
at
the
september
7th
council
meeting.
It
then
would
be
taken
up
at
the
september
22nd
tcat
board
meeting,
so
we
are
still
in
conversations
all
three
underwriters
on
some
of
the
terms,
but
we
are
close
to
agreement
and
I
will
say
that
this
is
in
response
to
one
of
the
comments
earlier.
F
There
is
a
clear
benefit
to
tcat
in
terms
of
enabling
long-range
budgetary
planning
and
stability
to
have
a
transportation
agreement
that
covers
a
certain
span
of
time,
a
span
of
time
that
is
more
than
one
year.
So,
if
it
is
a
15-year
20-year,
it
provides
the
greatest
stability
in
terms
of
planning
for
the
transit
organization.
A
You
very
much
other
colleagues.
H
H
But
I'd
like
I'd
like
you
to
please
speak
to
the
issue
that
was
brought
up
in
public
comment
about
cornell
getting
75
percent
of
the
service
for
tcat.
B
I
can
say
a
little
bit
about
that,
so
the
base
funding
from
the
three
underwriters
is
equal
and
then
we
get
state
and
federal
funding
and
then
there's
the
the
balance,
essentially
the
fare,
and
so
there's
a
little
over
four
million
dollars
in
fares.
One
million
comes
from
the
ridership.
They
pay
through
tk.
A
Seems
like
ducks
internet
issues
have
not
resolved
themselves.
Mayor
lewis,
yes,.
F
Yeah
until
duck
reconnects,
the
point
he
was
making
is
that
there
is
equal
share
amongst
the
underwriters
on
the
transportation
agreement,
then.
In
addition,
there
is
also
an
mou
between
cornell
and
tcat,
where
there
is
an
amount
paid
to
tcat
by
cornell
that
reflects
the
the
service
the
ridership
duck.
Are
you
unfrozen?
Did
you
want
to
add
to
that
comment?.
B
I
don't
think
the
I
think,
as
long
as
you
were
explaining
that
in
terms
of
fair
three
quarters
of
that
is
the
mou
roughly
three
quarters
a
little
more
than
three
quarters.
Actually,
you
can
count
different
ways,
but
in
terms
of
non-grant
non-underwriter
based
payment
revenues,
it
it
kind
of
works
out,
so
they.
F
H
B
They
do
not,
but
they
also
don't,
as
far
as
I
know,
don't
provide
any
benefit
to
their
students
or
faculty
for
bus.
D
B
And
real
quick,
I
want
to
note-
I
was
right.
T-Cap
is
in
favor
of
a
longer
term
for
the
sake
of
stability
and,
probably
speaking,
depending
on
who
you
speak
to
not
in
favor
of
the
changes
in
6.3,
and
so
that's
what
I'm
asking.
F
L
No
thank
you
so
6.3
is
undoubtedly
a
valid
policy
question
for
council
to
explore
and
and
to
reach
a
determination
on
in
terms
of
where
council
wants
to
go
with
it.
The
the
reality
in
6.3
is
that
there
are-
and
I
expect
duck
and
laura
can
actually
speak
more
eloquently
to
what
I'm
about
to
say
than
I
can,
but
there
are
effectively
two
different
steps
in
the
funding
in
the
possible
potential
funding
process
for
tcap.
L
One
step
is
that,
each
year
each
of
the
three
underwriters
approve
equal
amounts
of
their
annual
support
for
tcat
right,
and
that
is
actually
in
section
3.5.
I
think
it
is
of
the
agreement
and
then
separately,
section
6.3
speaks
to
its,
which
is
titled
apportionment
of
loss.
So
this
is
not
about
just.
How
are
we
going
to
support
tcat
each
year
in
terms
of
its
operating
budget
and
capital
budgets?
This
is
a
separate
question.
It's
apportionment
of
loss
and
6.3
speaks
to
the
question
of
what
happens.
L
If
tcat
is,
I
mean
the
the
wording
is
any
amount
by
which
expenses
exceed
revenues
right.
This
is
this
is
if
ftcad
is
losing
more
money
than
expected
right.
It's
always
dcad
always
requires
public
support
in
addition
to
fares,
just
as
duck
and
laura
were
just
describing,
that's
fine.
That's
already
accounted
for
up
in
section.
Three
6.3,
however,
is
speaking
to
the
idea
that,
even
after
all,
that
was
accounted
for.
If
it's.
L
If
something
goes
wrong,
basically
or
perhaps,
if
tcat
makes
some
particular
set
of
choices
in
terms
of
how
to
spend
additional
money
within
the
year
in
excess
of
what
was
budgeted
to
tcat
and
in
excess
of
tcats
other
revenues
and
grants,
and
so
on,
then
what
happens
and
right
now
what
6.3
says
is
that
each
of
the
underwriters
will
automatically
absorb
a
third
of
whatever
additional
losses.
Tcat
sustains
there.
L
The
revised
version
of
6.3
proposes
to
say
that
each
of
the
underwriters
will
consider
absorbing
those
losses
and
that,
if
they
absorb
them,
they
all
need
to
absorb
them
in
equal
measure
and,
and
so
the
question
here
for
council
to
ask
itself
is:
do
you
prefer
that
the
tcat
board
and
tcat
as
an
operation
have
the
ability
to
make
what
amounts
to
budgetary
determinations
that
the
common
council
has
to
pay
for,
but
did
not
get
to
vote
on?
L
Or
do
you
prefer
to
leave
that
those
determinations
as
to
absorbing
tcat's
losses
within
the
budgetary
determinations
of
the
common
council
and
the
county
legislature
and
cornell
respectively?
And
that's
that
that's
the
driving
force
behind
on
this
proposal?
I
understand
that
it
provides
tcat
with
more
assurance
to
know
that
the
underwriters
will
automatically
absorb
whatever
additional
expenditures
tcat
engages
in
in
excess
of
the
revenues
and
budgeted
underwriter
contributions
that
are
annually
made.
And
the
question
is:
is
that
something
that
council
is
comfortable
continuing
with.
A
I'm
gonna
just
quickly
ask
steve
if
there's
anything
he
wants
to
add
about
that
change
with
respect
to
the
overall
fiscal
situation
of
the
city,
not
me
not
to
put
you
on
the
spot
steve,
but
if
there's
just
if
there
is
anything
you
want
to
add
to
what
already
had
said.
M
No,
not
really,
I
think,
ari,
pretty
much
said
what
needed
to
be
said
on
on
this
particular
item
so
yeah.
I
think
it's
good.
J
Yeah
I
had
a
couple
of
questions,
and
maybe
you
could
help
me
out
with
this
all
the
person
barack
sent
an
email
a
couple
of
days
ago,
since
you
could
not
be
here
addressing
some
concerns
with
some
of
these
sections,
one
of
them
being
6.3,
and
this
is
something
that's
concerning
to
me
as
well.
J
Is
I'm
wondering
if,
with
this
new
language,
with
the
edits
of
6.3,
about
the
payments
having
to
be
jointly
agreed
to,
does
this
essentially
ostensibly
give
a
veto
power
to
any
one
individual
party
when
it
comes
to
discussing
and
agreeing
upon
deficit
payouts?
J
Is
it
essentially
granting
a
power
of
veto
to
one
individual
that
could
sync
an
agreement?
That's
supposed
to
be
for
three
parties?
If
there's
no
general
agreement
amongst
the
three,
because
one
pers,
because
one
party
is
is-
is
not
in
favor
of
it.
L
I
mean,
I
think,
I
think
you
someone
can
use
the
description
veto
power
if
they
want,
and,
alternatively,
you
can
describe
it
the
way
I
just
described
it
and
I
think
they're
both
true,
which
is
that
the
alternative
way
to
describe
it
is
that
this
is
providing
agency,
so
to
speak,
to
each
of
the
three
underwriters
to
evaluate
their
own
budgetary
outlook
and
what
they
want
to
support,
and
you
know
in
the
extreme
right.
L
The
question
is:
if
tcat
were
to
decide
to
engage
in
a
major
investment
in
some
direction,
in
excess
of
its
revenues
and
and
grants
and
and
annual
support
from
the
underwriters.
Is
that
a
decision
that
the
common
council
is
willing
to
defer
to
the
tcat
board
on
having
made
without
uncount,
even
though
the
council
will
then
be
paying
for
a
third
of
that
cost
in
excess
of
of
t
cat's
ability
to
pay?
L
That's
I
mean
that's
what
this
paragraph
says
so
so
yeah
you
can
describe
it
as
a
veto.
You
can
describe
it
as
providing
each
of
the
underwriters
with
their
own
governing
body's
ability
to
evaluate
those
expenses.
The
other
angle-
I
guess
I
should
touch
on
from
this-
is
that
we
in
order
to
get
the
agreement
renewed.
We
need
all
three
underwriters
to
agree
on
renewing
it
on
what
those
terms
look
like
and
cornell
clearly
also
wants
this
term.
L
I,
I
think,
there's
a
good
argument,
as
you
can
hear
that
this
is
to
the
city's
benefit
in
terms
of
giving
the
common
council
ability
in
this
regard,
but
it
also
is
unclear
whether
to
be
blunt
whether
the
deal
would
get
done
if
this
term
is
not
in
there.
Given
that
another
party
is
also
existing.
J
I
guess
another
question
I
had
was
it's
it's
this
come
knowledge
that
you
know
the
tcap
board
is,
has
approved,
doing
a
a
year-long,
fair,
free
study
and
if
we
were
to
sort
of
to
to
renew
this
agreement
and
then
pursue
the
the
15-20
year
contract
with
the
existing
parameters
of
it.
That
say,
the
study
were
to
reveal
that
there
was
a
way
for
us
to
pursue
either
going
fear
free
or
something
similar
or
something
in
that
direction.
J
Would
that
essentially
postpone
those
plans
for
the
next
15
to
20
years,
while
that
contract,
as
it's
been
renewed,
is,
is
going
out,
or
is
there
a
possibility
to
amend
that
and
and
sort
of
try
and
pursue
and
and
seek
to
implement
any
of
the
of
the
pathways
or
approaches
that
the
study
could
yield
for
something
like
fair,
free.
L
L
Be
pursued
so
I
don't
actually
see
much
of
a
difference
in
feasibility
of
amending
whether
there's
a
short
or
a
long
contract
on
the
way
to
getting
there.
L
I
will
say
that
the
as,
as
I
said
at
the
the
beginning
of
my
comments
here
tonight,
there
remains
a
fair
amount
of
flux
around
exactly
what
the
term
of
the
agreement
the
length
of
the
agreement
should
look
like
and,
as
I
said,
one
proposal
that's
now
recently
come
forward
is
around
a
20-year
term,
but
that
can
be
any
party
can
cancel
on
two
years
notice
after
the
first
five
years,
which
amounts
to
a
seven
year,
fixed
term
up
front,
followed
by
13
years
of
potential
auto
renewal,
and
that
might
be
a
sort
of
a
a
good
middle
of
the
road
approach
to
the
issue
that
you're
getting
at
right
now.
L
Jorge,
though
again,
I
don't
believe
that
a
short
term
is
particularly
important
in
terms
of
being
able
to
amend.
I
don't
think
it's
going
to
change
one
way
or
another
okay,
I
don't
think
it
will
change
our
ability,
one
way
or
another,
to
do
that.
Okay,.
N
Yeah,
I
just
want
to
speak
to
the
fact
that,
as
is
referenced
at
the
start
of
this
resolution,
this
collaboration
is
decades
old.
I
think
everybody
has
a
lot
invested
in
it.
It's
necessary
that
we
move
forward
and
and
extend
some
faith
to
our
partners
in
this.
I
think
that
that's
a
worthwhile
gesture
to
make-
and
so
I
support
this.
A
A
Could
I
invite
the
tcat
board
members
to
maybe
comment
on
how
frequently
tcat
sort
of
does
overspend
in
this
respect
and
and
what
the
magnitude
is
on
that
expenditure.
F
Well
I'll
jump
in
first,
if
you
don't
mind
and
then
turn
it
over
to
duckson
for
comment.
First,
I
I
want
to
say
what
others
may
be
aware
of.
The
tcat
board
is
made
up
of
equal
representation
from
all
three
of
the
underwriters.
That's
the
board
as
a
whole.
As
many
on
this
meeting
tonight
understand.
There
are
individual
committees,
including
a
budget
committee.
There
is
a
planning
committee
and
looking
at
the
possibility
of
going
fare.
Free
is
something
that
the
planning
committee
is
actively
engaging
in.
F
We
do-
and
I
think
duck
referred
to
this
earlier-
that
tcat
organization
does
have
concerns
for
the
number
of
drivers
and
the
number
of
mechanics.
F
So
these
are
things
that
really
have
to
be
studied
before
making
making
any
decision.
There
are
regular
discussions
in
our
board
meetings
and
our
committee
meetings
about
this
topic
as
well
as
others.
It
is
not
often
that
we
see
overruns
of
expenditures.
F
And
the
tcat
staff,
I
must
say,
are
also
extremely
good
at
looking
for
other
sources
of
funding,
so
I'll
just
ask
ducks
and
if
he
has
additional
comments
there
in.
B
My
six
ish
seven
years
years
on
the
board,
we
have
never
run
a
deficit
and
we
do
have
a
fund
balance
who's
whose
size
escapes
me
right
now
to
draw
upon
what
like
the
city,
where
we
could
go
into
financial
difficulties
and
my
understandings
before
my
time.
My
understanding
in
the
past,
the
county
has
extended
tcat
a
line
of
credit
with
pretty
much
no
strings
attached.
Basically,
because
tca
can
cannot
issue
its
own
debt.
B
The
county
has,
in
the
past,
extended
the
line
of
credit
that
it
has
drawn
upon
so
yeah.
So
now
is
the
short
answer.
A
Thank
you
both
further
discussion
from
colleagues.
A
All
right,
oh
ducks
in
please.
B
Sorry
yeah,
so
I
don't
love
6.3,
but
I
do
understand
the
you
know,
wearing
both
hats
here:
the
the
desire
to
have
agency
over
our
own
spending
decisions.
So
it
doesn't
bother
me
that
much
and
I'm
fine
moving
moving
forward
with
that
and
to
jeff's
point.
B
You
know
before
the
early
90s,
the
city,
the
county
and
cornell
each
random
bus
services,
and
it
was
duplicative
and
not
quite
as
a
far-reaching
as
it
is,
as
is
today
so
we're
quite
lucky
in
a
county
as
small
as
ours,
to
have
the
extent
of
transit
service
that
we
do
and
the
attention
from
from
funding
agencies
like
the
state
and
the
federal
government
to
give
this
tiny
little
upstate
outpost
the
money
to
to
buy
17
electric
buses.
So
it's
quite
remarkable-
and
you
know
community.
A
All
right
that
said,
we
will
go
ahead
and
move
to
a
vote.
All
those
in
favor
of
the
resolution,
as
drafted.
A
Moving
on
to
5.1
dpw
approval
of
sidewalk
improvement,
district
assessments,
george.
H
5.1,
approval
of
sidewalk
improvement
district
assessments,
whereas
section
c73
of
the
city
charter,
creates
five
sidewalk
improvement
districts,
each
sid
for
the
construction
repair
sidewalk
and
provides
for
an
assessment
against
each
property
located
in
each
sid
for
the
benefits
received
by
the
property
from
such
construction
and
repair
and
whereas
typically,
the
board
of
public
works,
would
recommend.
Sid
assessment
work
plan
and
budget
to
common
council.
H
H
The
proposed
2023
sid
budget
assessments
and
schedule
of
work
attached
here
to
and
be
it
further
resolved
that
the
common
council
recommends,
including
in
the
mayor's
proposed
2023
budget,
and
to
adopt
this
2023
sidewalk
improvement,
district
budget
assessments
and
work
plan
for
by
local
law.
In
concert
with
the
approval
of
the
city's
2023
budget.
Isil
move.
A
Thank
you,
george
seconded
by
duckson,
so
before
we
begin
discussion
I'll
just
invite
john
to
provide
a
brief
presentation
overview,
and
then
we
can
have
a
discussion
and
ask
him
any
questions.
Take
it
away,
john.
K
Yeah,
thank
you
robert.
I
can
share
my
screen.
A
Yes,
it
is
scott,
I
think
you
need
to
give
permission
there.
I
don't
have
the
ability
to
do
so.
K
So
today
we
don't
have
to
vote
on
anything.
I'm
glad
ari's
here
as
well
to
help
clarify
that.
K
K
So
I'm
gonna
do
the
speed
version
of
this
presentation,
mostly
for
jeffrey
and
jorge
and
each
year
it's
always
good
to
get
a
refresher
on
the
plan.
So
this
is
the
current
work
plan.
We
worked
almost
everywhere
the
city
that
most
of
the
work
has
already
been
included
by
millennium
construction,
which
was
the
qualified
little
bitter
this
year,
and
we
also
did
a
third
of
a
mile
in
java
street,
thanks
in
part
to
the
design
funds
that
we
had
used
to
initially
design.
K
About
the
300
block
to
the
thousand
block
of
the
southern
end
of
java
street
and
a
third
of
a
mile
also
did
a
short
section
on
east
state
street,
but
this
was
mostly
funded,
50
50
with
a
dec
grant,
so
that
was
also
a
capital
project.
So
these
are
photos
from
from
this
construction
season
on
columbia.
So
there's
still
plenty
of
areas
that
need
help.
I'm
sure
everyone
has
walked
and
seen
a
poor
sidewalk
before
2014
each
property
owner
was
responsible
for
replacement
of
the
actual
structural,
concrete,
dissimilar,
most
cities.
K
Currently,
the
cost
of
the
assessment
for
each
property.
Family
homes
are
70
and
that's
it
all.
The
properties,
pay
140,
plus
a
frontage
fee
and
gross
square
footage
fee,
and
we
don't
do
snow
if
you
want
to
do
the
work
yourself.
You're
welcome
to
hire
your
own
contractor
and
there's
a
credit
system
for
that.
Nowadays,
that's
pretty
rare,
maybe
once
a
year
twice
a
year.
Someone
will
do
this.
Do
the
work
themselves
and
ask
for
the
assessment
credit.
K
So
these
are
five
districts,
they're,
mostly
balanced
out
by
budget
numbers,
so
different
than
the
war
districts,
and
this
is
the
main
slide
I
want
to
show.
So
this
shows
from
2015
to
2022
over
the
right-hand
side.
It's
also
in
your
page
24
page
21
of
your
agenda,
the
assessments
or
the
revenue
for
the
sidewalk
districts.
K
It's
roughly
gone
up,
roughly
three
percent,
just
under
900
000
and
the
bottom
table
table
two
shows
the
base
annual
square
foot
cost
for
the
contracts,
and
it
was
the
first
year
about
16
and
now
it's
up
to
about
22.
K
So
that's
risen
for
about
24,
so
just
trying
to
show
that
the
assessments
are
flat
and
just
like
everything
else
in
the
family
budget,
inflation
factors
have
happened,
but
this
is
the
first
time
where
we
actually
proposed
this
fee
increase
for
the
assessments
back
in
2019
for
the
2020
year,
but
that
was
turned
down
during
the
mayor's
proposed
budget.
K
So
the
fee
would
is
proposed
to
go
up
to
80
from
seven
to
just
twelve
percent
increase
and
all
our
properties
pay
hundred
fifty
dollars,
plus
an
increase
in
the
frontier
fee
and
square
footage
fee
as
well.
So
what?
What
does
that
do
for
us?
Here's
some
examples
of
what
that
would
mean
for
a
few
different
types
of
businesses
or
larger
buildings.
K
Walmart,
a
larger
business
would
just
go
up
calculated
out
24,
but
the
proposed
increase
of
assessments
would
increase
fees
by
just
under
quarter
million
or
28.
So
this
is
definitely
not
something
myself
and
tim
or
other
engineering
staff
talk
about
we're,
not
looking
to
increase
this
every
year.
It's
just
trying
to
keep
up
in
the
past
eight
years,
so
just
go
up
to
12,
12
or
80
cents
a
month
for
10
for
a
single
family
house.
So
this
is
the
in
the
resolution.
K
George
just
read,
it
says
that
you
are
passing
the
assessment,
so
common
council
or
city
admin
first
would
choose
one
budget,
so
the
increased
budget
b-
it's
called
here
as
in
I
guess,
for
lack
of
a
better
word
of
bump
in
the
budget-
would
increase
to
1.1.
N
K
Dollars-
and
this
just
shows
the
breakdown
where
all
those
costs
go-
there's
still
some
capital
project
repayment
about
sixty
four
thousand
dollars
and
then
the
admin
cost
insurance.
So
the
capital
pride
repayment
is
going
towards
hector
street
as
well
as
the
bell
sherman
district
and
old
oman
road
and
even
a
portion
of
giles
street
as
well.
So
it's
exciting
that
we
have
had
these
funds
to
help
back
those
larger
projects,
and
now
we
just
need
to
pay
them
off.
K
Of
course-
and
this
is
the
the
current
budget
or
the
standard
budget,
a
which
would
not
change
in
the
formulary
for
the
assessment
fees,
so
this
would
show
all
those
same
costs,
but
just
less
of
construction
money.
The
construction
money
is
about
533
thousand
dollars
here
versus
the
increased
construction
money
of
7.65.
K
And
then
just
showing
that
we
use
a
number
of
criteria
to
choose
which
sidewalks
to
choose
first,
just
trying
to
save
some
time.
Here
we
have
a
nice
gis
matrix,
a
database
that
we
choose
an
algorithm
where
I
could
go
through
to
try
to
choose
which
sidewalks
are
first.
This
is
just
showing
some
red
lines
of
all
the
missing
sidewalks
in
district
one.
K
So
each
of
the
districts
still
has
some
areas
of
they
have
no
sidewalk
and
due
to
the
creeks
in
other
topography,
there
may
never
be
sidewalks
in
some
along
some
streets,
it's
very
expensive
to
build
a
retaining
wall,
and
this
map
shows.
Where
have
we
worked
in
2014
to
2022?
What
areas
have
we
done?
So
we've
definitely
done
a
lot
of
areas
of
just
one
side
of
the
street,
which
is
exciting.
We
still
haven't
been
everywhere
in
the
eight
years
and
there's
still
about
300
requests
out
there
to
hey
fix
my
sidewalk,
so
301.
K
A
K
Sure
these
are
hard
to
see
as
well.
So
maybe
just
looking
here
is
a
good
way
of
showing
it.
So
the
top
four
lines
are
the
standard
budget.
You
would
go
to
these
four
streets
on
aurora,
lewis
and
yates
with
the
increased
budget
as
budget
b,
we
would
then
potentially
go
or
hope
we
would
go
to
thurston
avenue
and
ec
8th
street.
I
know
this
is
currently
august.
So
by
october
november
we
know
where
water
and
sewer
hopefully
be
and
where
streets
want
to
mill
and
pave.
K
So
if
they're
going
to
do
us,
work
I'll
hold
off
on
doing
the
sidewalk
there
and
we'll
get
another
one
of
these
streets
from
a
contingency
list
below
and
move
up.
So
these
are
the
proposed
streets,
they
can
get
refined,
but
this
is
the
one
that
we
first
want
to
try
to
do
so
the
contingency
list
below
would
only
move
up.
If
not
something
doesn't
work
out
for
coordinating
other
construction
projects
in
the
top
top
two
areas.
So.
M
K
So
if
we
went
to
district
two
more
of
the
college
town,
belle
sherman
area
still
areas
that
have
no
sidewalk
jowl,
street's
exciting
now
we've
got
that
one
taken
care
of,
and
then,
where
have
we
been
mostly
in
the
areas
that
have
sidewalk?
K
Although
the
design
project
in
the
400
block
of
ocav
is
an
exciting
one,
because
it
was
passed
on
private
cattle
projects
last
year
to
do
the
400
block
of
oak
cav,
I'm
very
excited
about
it,
and
cornell
will
pick
up
a
large
portion
of
that.
So
this
year
proposed
is
the
400
block
of
ogav,
which
would
take
all
the
construction
money.
K
Now
if
we
approve
assessment
role
b,
we
could
then
do
additionally
north
quarry
street
and
100
block
of
trident
road.
It's
not
all
dryden
road,
100,
but
it'd
be
doing
this
smaller
sections
that
are
and
throughout
all
these
streets.
If
it's
good,
concrete
we're
leaving
it
if
it's
structurally
sound,
but
if
it's
not
ada
compliant
or
if
it's
has
poor
standard,
then
we're
removing
it
and
replacing
it.
K
So
we
I
really
like
doing
my
best
to
stretch
the
city
dollar
and
we
work
hard
at
that
to
ensure
good
construction
practices
and
standards
and
at
the
bottom
of
the
sheet,
just
shows
areas
with
future
collaboration
and
I've
crossed
off
a
few,
because
it
is
exciting.
We've
certainly
larger
projects
that
require
grant
money
or
part
of
a
larger
capital
project,
but
college
avenues
under
construction.
Currently,
child
street
is
just
about
done
just
a
punchless
vitamins,
as
well
as
the
1100
block
east
state
street.
K
So
then
district
3
here
has
much
less
missing.
Sidewalk
we've
been
almost
a
little
bit
everywhere,
still
not
everywhere,
but
many
areas
in
district
3,
the
downtown
and
all
over
the
flats
area
and
propose
is
kind
of
a
good
scatter
shot
of
construction
projects
as
well,
and
this
can
be
any
questions
at
the
end.
I
just
got
a
few
more
slides
here.
District
four
there's
still
a
lot
of
areas
with
no
sidewalk.
I
think
this
district
still
all
I
need
and
try
to
be
a
little
bit
everywhere
in
the
past,
and
the
proposal
here.
K
And
so,
with
assessment
role
b,
we
would
propose
to
try
to
start
saving
up
money
to
do
the
200
block
of
cecilia
malone
drive,
but
I
think
it
probably
might
take
two
years
of
saving
up
money
for
that.
It's
probably
more
of
a
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollar
hundred
forty
thousand
projects,
so
I'll
kind
of
kind
of
put
a
placeholder
sixty
nine
thousand
dollars
there
for
this
coming
year,
but
then
we
would
also
be
on
south
hill
terrace
south
plain
street.
K
Before
turning
place
and
at
the
public
meeting
I
had
yesterday,
people
were
talking
about
the
need
for
the
300
block
of
spencer
road
to
do
work
there,
as
well
as
retaining
walls
on
east
spencer
street.
K
Those
are
larger
projects,
six
figure
projects
and
definitely
hope
to
do
those
and
pursue
grants
and
capital
projects
funding
for
do
those
and,
lastly,
district
5
there's
a
lot
of
areas
that
have
no
sidewalk.
We
did
accomplish
hector
street,
which
was
wonderful,
2.2
million
dollar
project,
and
you
know
showing
the
areas
we've
been
the
proposal
here.
K
So
the
proposal
is
100
elm
street
and
potentially
100
sunrise
road.
It's
got
a
vertical
and
a
horizontal
curve
and
george
and
I've
talked
about
this
before
so
we'll
see
if
that
goes
as
well
as
spots
along
if
with
the
increased
budget
which,
in
parts
of
black
cliff
street.
K
So
this
is
all
the
areas
and
I'm
happy
to
take
questions
but,
like
I
said,
if
we
pass
the
resolution
today,
I
would
ask
that
you
say
which
assessment
b
or
a
and
or
you
can
clarify
too,
that
common
council
can
ratify
anything
as
well
if
they
decide
to,
but
in
the
past,
they've
always
taken
recommendations
from
vpw
all
right.
Thank
you.
Rob
everyone.
A
Thanks
john
all,
right
so
really
appreciate
that
presentation,
we'll
open
up
to
colleagues
for
their
comments
and
questions.
A
Yep
george
and
then
jorge,
maybe
you
can
stop
sharing
john.
So
it's
easier
to
you
wouldn't
mind.
Thank
you.
K
H
You
john,
I,
I
really
think
you
do
excellent
work.
I
I
really
admire
how
you
go
about
your
job.
You've
got
a
lot
of
work
done
and
you've
listened
to
constituents
of
mine,
certainly
and
probably
throughout
the
city
and
you've
you've
genuinely
tried
to
fit
the
sidewalks
into
what
people
need.
H
Fee
for
single-family
home
owners
of
ten
dollars,
I
think
that's
totally
reasonable.
The
one
that
stands
out
to
me
is
an
increase
of
twenty
dollars
for
every
55
feet
for
larger
buildings
and
businesses.
H
I
I
notice
on
that
earlier
graphic
that
the
immaculate
conception
church,
their
fees,
would
go
up
50
and
I
also
noticed
somewhere
else.
I
was
looking
at
ag
ways:
increased
costs,
it's
it's
several
hundred
dollars,
so
I
want
to
support
this,
but
I
would
suggest
that
we
lower
the
increase
on
that
third
item
to.
K
We
did
myself
in
tim,
logan
and
dan
cogan.
We
did
go
through
a
number
of
iterations
to
kind
of
come
up
with
this
trying
to
balance
out.
You
know
commercial
districts
as
well
as
non-profits
and
and
single-family
homes.
So
this
one
did
seem
the
most
fair.
I
just
ran
the
americans.
K
Examples
are
great,
I'm
glad
they're
here
for
discussion,
so
it
was
440
at
the
max
conception
church,
where
it's
currently
that
it
would
go
up
to
660.,
and
I
just
did
a
quick.
It's
a
increase
of
33.
So
220
is
it's
not
small
change,
but
it's
50.
K
Yeah,
it's
yeah
and
then
other
areas
too,
so
it
would
just
be
a
it
would
make
it
harder
to
do
all
the
try
to
get
caught
up
with
all
the
construction
repairs.
Currently
you
know
they
said
there's
over
300
requests
currently,
and
I
I
have
the
line
of
saying
yes,
we're
going
to
add
you
to
the
sidewalk
repair
list,
but
I
can
never.
It
will
give
someone
a
timeline
where
we're
going
to
be
there,
because
our
budget
only
goes
so
far
so
yeah.
K
H
Yeah
I
even
though
we've
had
our
public
hearing
and
nobody
showed
up-
I
think
a
lot
of
local
businesses
are
going
to
be
upset
by
this,
and
so
I
would
recommend
to
my
colleagues
that
we
we
keep
an
increase,
so
we
can
do
more
work,
but
not
make
it
such
a
a
steep
increase
on
two
levels
for
commercial
properties.
A
John,
can
I
just
ask,
I
know
you
said
this
in
the
presentation
and
certainly
in
our
conversations,
but
just
for
for
clarity
for
the
public.
Can
you
just
again
let
us
know
the
last
time
there
was
an
increase
in
the
sidewalk
improvement
district
assessment
fee.
K
Yeah
thanks
rob.
There
hasn't
been
any
increase
since
the
program
just
started.
A
A
I
also
think
to
be
able
to
keep
up
that
pedestrian
access
and
that
quality
of
transportation
for
the
folks
in
the
city,
you
know
john's
been
doing
a
great
job
with
less
but
those
dollars
depreciate
in
value
every
year,
and
I
would
just
remind
colleagues
to
also
consider
that,
when
we're
not
increasing
things
with
inflation,
it
does
have
to
sometimes
be
a
little
bit
more
substantial
to
be
able
to
still
deliver
the
the
service
quality
that
we're
hoping
for
jorge.
I
had
you
next.
I
J
Like
money's
got
to
come
from
somewhere-
and
we
really
do
need
to
be
thinking
about
accessibility
issues
for
the
elderly
and
disabled
and
making
sure
that
our
our
walkways
are
walkable,
I
mean
I've
done.
I've
been
around
throughout
the
city
in
different
neighborhoods
trying
to
walk,
and
you
know
I'm.
I
think,
I'm
in
pretty
good
shape
and
22
years
old,
and
I
still
have
good
control
of
my
my
my
balance
and
I
still
find
myself
almost
skipping
and
falling
because
of
the
state
of
a
lot
of
this
stuff.
J
So
it's
really
precarious
for
folks
to
do
it,
and
on
top
of
that,
our
city
staff
has
been
asked
to
be
doing
miracles.
You
know,
without
with
with
what
we've
been
giving
them,
and
so
I
think
you
know
we
got
to
make
this
happen
somehow
and
I
think
that's
the
best
way
forward,
but
I
guess
just
two
questions
I
had
john
and
I
don't
know
if
you
have
the
the
answers
to
them.
It's
okay,
if
you
don't,
one
of
them
is
really
in
the
weeds.
J
K
Yeah
jorge
I
apologize,
I
haven't,
I
think
I've
met
you
in
person
yet
or
jeff,
but
I'm
happy
to
have
a
long
conversation
with
you
anytime,
and
I've
got
like
a
three-page
protocol
of
from
ruth
law
salon
as
to
how
they
made
the
algorithm
with
eric
hathaway
actually
helped
design.
Most
of
it
so
fob
questions,
but
it
it
basically
says
I
know
I
breathed
through
it
too
fast,
but
how
big
is
the
heave
or
the
displacement?
The
sidewalk?
How
close
are
your
government
buildings
or
bus
stops?
D
K
The
sidewall
crumbling
so
there's
at
least
10
different
factors
that
go
into
scoring
each
one,
and
so
the
worse
sidewalks
do
get
scored
higher
and
they
become
higher
on
the
list.
But
if
the
sidewalk
is
crumbling
really
badly,
how
big
is
the
heave
and
then
there's
a
number
of
factors
of
you
know
trying
to
balance
out
the
equity
environment.
I'm
saying:
is
it
close
to
a
government
building
or
a
school
or.
K
Yeah,
I'm
happy
to
tweak
it
at
any
time,
and
I
agree
that
it's
probably
due
for
an
update
because
eric
designed
it
he's
gotten
older
now
and
but
I
think
it's
important
to
to
update
these
factors,
because
now
we
have
much
more
data
and
the
u.s
census
has
been
updated.
So
we
should
definitely
consider
that
and
the
goal
of
the
whole
program,
which
makes
it
unique
and
it's
kind
of
fun
when
other
people
across
the
country
in
denver
and
texas
or
they'll
reach
out
or
other
people
in
new
york,
say
hey.
K
K
At
some
point
you
know
there's
going
to
be
construction,
there's
going
to
be
inconvenience,
but
after
a
few
weeks,
you'll
see
some
some
progress
and
progress
is
messy,
of
course,
but
it
does
look
good
and
it
will
be
ada
compliant
when
we're
done,
and
it
had
just
two
individuals
come
to
the
open
house
and
one
person
was
a
senior
citizen
and
one
was
a
a
developer
and
they're
both
saying
hey.
We
can
do
more.
No
one
talked
about
how
the
fees
were
too
high
and.
K
I'm
happy
to
do
whatever
you
want
and
with
the
increased
budget
you
know
all
the
admin
costs
already
taken.
Care
of
this
would
just
go
towards
more
replacement
or
there's
definitely
been.
Some
of
the
feedback
was
saying,
focus
on
replacement
versus
trying
to
add
new
blocks,
and
I
I
definitely
respect
that
whenever
there
has
been
new
sections,
it's
been
shorter
sections
and
whenever
there
have
been
like
a
few
hundred
feet,
a
few
thousand,
it
was
cost
of
grant
money.
So
just
a
little
background.
J
Gotcha,
I
would
yeah
I'd
love
to
connect
further
about
that
and
talk
about
those
things
and
maybe
see
if
we
can
get
that
updated,
but
I
guess
my
last
question
that
is
really
fascinating.
Well,
my
last
question
is
in
regards.
J
I
don't
know:
if
do
we
have
an
idea
of
like
what
the
timeline
is
for
a
lot
of
these
light
constructions
or
replacements,
considering
the
state
of
things
like
the
department
of
public
works,
I
don't
know
if
we're
still,
how
long
a
lot
of
that
would
what
would
be
done
or
like
how
much
that's
going
to
factor
into
like
timelines
for
these
things
or
if
you
have
a
feel
for
that,
it's
totally
fine.
J
You
had
an
idea
considering,
like
you
know,
stash
shortages
or
on
issues
like
that
regards
to
the
department
of
public
works,
how
fast
or
like
an
idea
of
like
a
timeline
of
some
of
these
projects.
Oh.
K
I
I
got
you
so
for
the
most
part,
aside
from
myself
and
usually
there's
a
engineering
technician.
Most
of
these
projects
are
hired
out,
so
a
staff
level
we
haven't
been
able
to
fill
the
engineering
technician
role
in
a
little
bit.
So
I
was
wearing
two
hats,
but
so
most
of
the
work
is
tied
up.
It's
definitely
stretches
the
data
further.
K
If
we
are
able
to
say
hey
dpw
crew
they're
great,
can
you
work
on
some
sidewalk
when
you're
doing
a
million
paving
job,
and
sometimes
they
say
yes,
which
is
great,
because
the
costs
are
cheaper
because
their
labor
is
sort
of
built.
In
already
thank
you,
steve
and
mike,
but
a
lot
of
times
they've
had
to
say
no,
we
can't
collaborate
higher
up
for
someone
else,
because
they're
there
have
to
focus
on
potholes
or
millionaire
paving
or
some
of
the
other
jobs.
K
You
know
snow
clearing,
stormwater,
so
it's
great
that
we
have
been
hiring
out.
I
think
it's!
You
know,
I
hold
it's
it's.
When
you
have
contractors,
you
can
hold
them
to
different
kind
of
standards,
a
little
bit
in
terms
of
timeliness
and
fixing
things
and
there's
different
yeah
construction
parameters,
but
cost
increases
up
have
been
increasing.
So
that's
all
it's
just
the
amount
of
work
you
can
do
in
a
single
year.
B
I
love
this
program
and
I
think
it
was.
Our
predecessors
did
well
designed
once
that
you
know
money
stays
within
a
certain
district.
It's
been.
B
You
don't
get
too
much
in
a
given
year,
but
over
the
past
you
know
seven
years
or
so
addressing
the
the
worst
of
it.
And
it's
really
great,
not.
B
Isn't
plenty
left
to
do
so?
Thank
you
for
your
work
on
this
so
first
for
somebody
say,
I
support
the
increase
as
you
proposed,
and
I
will
say
that
I
wish
and
I've
talked
about
this
in
the
past
empowering
years.
I
wish
that
we
had
done
smaller
increases
in
in
prior
years
so
that
there
wouldn't
be
a
perceived
big
one,
but
that's
on
that's
on
us
as
prior
councils
and
maybe
in
this
budget
season
we
can
talk
about
more
systematic
increases
so
that
it's
not
a
larger
one.
D
B
Several
years
and
then
I
had
a
question
about
in
the
memo
table
two:
can
you
talk
about
what
happened
in
2019?
There's
a
note
that
the
contractor
went
to
bankruptcy
but
the
what
stood
out
to
me.
K
Yeah
so
in
2019
the
contractor
yeah
he
did
fold
all
the
construction
was
completed.
We
actually
did
a
large
amount
of
traffic
control
traffic
calming
features
as
well.
K
We
collaborated
with
eric's
program
and
the
funding
was
about
to
put
speed
tables
in
as
well
as
some
bump
outs,
which
was
great
utilizing
the
same
contractor,
but
even
though
his
price
was
somewhat
decent
concurrently
to
what
we
have
here,
he
ended
up
not
paying
some
of
his
subcontractors
and
they
had
to
go
against
his
insurance
to
file
that
so
it
was
a
little
bit
messier.
All
construction
was
completed
and
went
well,
but
what
kind
of
time
to
final
payment
we
couldn't
yeah
do
that
got
kind
of
messy.
I'm.
B
Sorry,
I
actually
meant
2021
sorry.
K
Yeah
that
was
really
stunning,
so
currently
millennium
construction
really
likes
the
city
of
ithaca
and
they
really
wanted
to
work
here.
They
come
from,
niagara
falls,
they
stay
in
some
local
hotels
and
they
priced
it
to
win
it,
which
was
great
for
us.
We
got
a
lot
of
construction
time
and
then
they
won
it
again
this
year
and
we're
like
we
can't
afford
it
to
do
it
at
the
same
price
we
had
last
year,
so
they
went
from
thirteen
dollars
to
twenty
two
dollars.
K
I
wanna
say
that
other
people
really
wanna
work
here
too,
but
I
think
I
can
look
at
a
check
again.
I
think
we've
only
had
two
or
three
people
bid
the
job
each
year.
It's
not
like.
We
have
six
or
eight
people
trying
to
compete,
and
I
wish
we
had
more
local
employers
or
contractors
that
would
apply
for
it.
I
know
there's
a
currently:
we
passed
the
the
not
the
intern
program,
the
apprenticeship
program,
but
yeah.
It's
not
the
many
local
contractors
applying
for
the
job.
B
K
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Ari.
L
Thanks
robert
and
thank
you
very
much
john
for
pushing
us
forward.
It
is
an
exciting
program.
L
I
will
very
very
briefly
reminisce
just
to
say
that
I
remember
back
what's
now
coming
on
a
full
decade
ago,
when
I
chaired
the
sidewalk
and
task
force
that
designed
this
system
sitting
at
a
conference
table
in
my
office
for
months
on
end,
and
it
was
a
wonderful
group-
and
I
it's
been
one
of
the
most
gratifying
experiences.
L
I've
had
in
city
government
actually
to
watch
what
had
been
a
system
of
sidewalks
that
were
being
left
in
consistent
disrepair
with
very
very
little
investment
and
virtually
no
new
sidewalk
being
built
and
and
watch.
It
really
transform
it
in
the
wake
of
the
changes
that
we
made.
So
so
that's
been
very
exciting,
but
that's
not
why.
I'm
speaking,
I
was
speaking
for
two
other
reasons.
L
One
stemming
from
the
comments
I
just
made
is
to
note
that
when
we
designed
this
system-
and
we
tinkered
with
a
whole
variety
of
variables
and
different
versions
of
the
cost
formula
of
the
fee
formula
that
is
now
being
discussed
for
an
increase,
we
were
full
well
aware
that
it
would
require
increases
eventually,
and
that
was
back
in
2013
that
we
launched
this
program.
L
So
here
we
are
approximately
a
decade
later.
It's
no
surprise
that
the
that
the
system
could
need
some
increased
speeds
at
some
point
here,
and
I
just
want
to
note
that
this
is
not
some
unexpected
consequence.
This
is
a
very
expected
consequence
of
the
passage
of
time
and
it
makes
perfectly
good
sense.
The
question
is
just
what
level
and
what
particular
version
of
the
formula
council
wants
to
adopt
where
that's
concerned.
So
that's
one
point,
and
then
the
other
is
just
around
the
question
of
timing
for
approval.
L
With
apologies
to
john
I
do.
I
do
suggest
that
you
stick
with
the
timeline
outlined
in
the
memo
of
returning
to
ca
next
month
as
well.
Bpw
would
normally
have
two
different
were
this
at
bpw.
It
would
normally
have
two
different
touch
points
around
this
time
of
year,
plus
the
trip
to
council
for
the
local
law
as
part
of
the
budget
process,
and
I
still
recommend
that
you
do
that,
particularly
in
light
of
the
fee
adjustment.
That's
that's
proposed
how.
L
A
Thanks
ari
jeff,
please.
N
Done
great
great
presentation,
I
really
appreciate
it
and
learning
about
this.
It
really
does
sound
like
a
fantastic
program.
I
just
I
I
think
I
want
to
echo
what
george
raised
at
the
start
of
this.
I
think
there's
going
to
be
some
sticker
shock
for
larger
businesses
in
town
that
are,
you
know
I
mean
every
business
has
been
under
pretty
intense
duress
for
a
long
time
now,
and
so
I
think
you
know
hitting
with
them
with
this.
N
They
may
not
be
ready
for
it
aware
of
it,
and
so
I
wonder,
is
there
a
way
to
kind
of
phase
the
you
know
if
a
property
exceeds
the
spatial
assessment
so
that
they're
going
to
get
hit
with
a
larger
fee?
Would
it
be
a
way
to
phase
it
in
so
when
you're
out
two
years
out
three
years
out,
they
understand
that
it's
escalating
but
up
front.
N
It's
not
it's
not
going
to
just
hit
them
so
hard,
because
I
think
that's
going
to
contribute
to
additional
angst
among
business
owners.
K
Yeah,
I
guess
we
could
do
it
anyway.
The
way
the
assessments
currently
are
made.
Jay
franklin,
the
county,
provides
an
awesome
service
where
he
takes
the
gis
data
on
building
square
footages,
and
you
know
the
frontage
of
each
building
along
the
street,
and
he
calculates
that
and
he
runs
it
somehow
and
provides
the
idea
because
he
runs
all
these
assessments
for
everything
for
the
county.
So
I'd
have
to
ask
him
the
best
way
to
tweak
it
and
or
or
to
re,
to
rerun.
It.
L
I'll
just
say,
john,
I
I
think
jeff's
point
which
I
I'm
not
expressing
of
you
know
substantive
view
on
one
way
or
another,
but,
procedurally
speaking,
I
think
all
that
jeff's
suggesting
it's
not
about
recalculating
the
data
that
comes
from
jay
franklin's
office.
L
I
think
the
question
is
simply
that
jeff
is
suggesting
that
council
take
a
few
steps
towards
its
objective
across
the
next
few
years
and
instead
of
making
a
you
know,
ten
dollar
per
year
increase
in
one
component
of
the
fee
this
year
make
a
three
dollar
increase
this
year,
a
three
dollar
increase
next
year
and
a
four
dollar
increase
the
year
after
that
again,
I
want
to
be
very
clear:
it's
not
that
I'm
endorsing
or
I'm
objecting
to
that
point
of
view,
but
I
am
just
explaining
what
I
think
he
means.
N
Go
ahead,
jeff
yeah
just
to
follow
up,
so
I
mean,
I
think
what
I'm
suggesting
is.
I
agree
with
george
that
the
smaller
properties,
smaller
businesses,
that
sounds
fair
and
reasonable,
but
there's
just
such
a
big
spread
on
the
the
larger
properties
and
and
in
their
assessment
that
you
could
hit
them.
N
You
know
raised
over
the
course
of
three
four
years
and
I
think
that
that
would
just
be
more
amenable
and
stomachable
for
for
business
owners
who
are
going
to
see
that,
on
top
of
everything
else
that
you
know,
they're
expect
experiencing
inflation
at
every
corner
of
their
business
and
and
that-
and
they
may
or
may
not
be
aware
that
this
bill
is
coming.
It's
just.
I
think
it's
going
to
seem
kind
of
whopping
and
contribute
to
some
angst.
A
Thank
you
jeff.
I
see
george
and
then
I
see
jorge.
H
Thanks
rob,
I
appreciate
what
jeff
is
saying.
I
I'd
worry
that
doing
it.
That
way
would
would
create
a
lot
of
paperwork
and-
and
I
don't
think
we
need
more
of
that-
I
just
want
to
be
clear.
I
I
support
this
program
and
I
appreciate
the
fact
that
we
have
to
raise
the
fees
because
of
inflation
and
because
everything
costs
more
and
because
we
want
to
make
more
sidewalk.
I
have
no
dispute
about
that
whatsoever.
H
I'm
just
suggesting
that
the
20
dollars
per
55
feet
increase
is
too
high
and
I'm
gonna
support
this.
Whatever
we
decide,
but
when
it
comes
to
a
vote,
I'm
gonna
propose
that
we
decrease
that
twenty
dollars
to
ten
dollars,
but
that'll
be
next
month.
C
J
J
J
I
feel
like
that's
what
they've
had
as
of
late,
and
I
think
this
is
just
common
sense
that
we
need
the
money
needs
to
come
from
somewhere,
and
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
is
that
this
is
going
to
impact
folks,
a
lot
more
marginalized,
we're
a
lot
more
at
a
disadvantage
and
that's
who
we
should
be
representing
and
advocating
for
and
me
it
just
seems
very
common,
since
we
have
to
do
this.
A
Thank
you,
jorge
yeah,
I'll
just
say
I
mean
I.
I
hear
jeff
and
george's
points
and
I
really
value
that
perspective
and
I
also
I
forget,
which
colleague,
suggested
revisiting
how
we
may
do
this
in
the
future
to
maybe
build
in
a
more
annual
or
automatic
increase
to.
I
think
I
think,
address
those
concerns
that
are
that
are
raised
about
you
know
sticker
sticker
shock
or
or
the
impact,
but
you
know
I
I
would
agree
that
inflation
certainly
is
hurting
our
our
our
residents
and
our
local
businesses.
A
It's
also
hurting
the
city's
ability
to
carry
out
its
functions
as
jorge
was
saying,
and
so
you
know
again,
I
think
it's
really
needed
and
john.
I
know
everyone
else
has
said
it,
but
I
really
appreciate
the
work
the
program
does
and
thank
you
for
for
for
doing
that.
Work
and
thank
you
for
joining
us
here
ducks
and
I
see
your
hand-
and
I
think
that
might
be
the
last
comment.
B
Sorry,
I
have
a
quick
question
when,
by
and
large
when
a
new
development
goes
up-
and
you
know
it's
a
larger
project
today
and
I'm
thinking
of
just
off
the
top
of
my
head.
An
example
is
lakeview's
new
west
end
heights
at
court
and
buffalo
there's
new
sidewalk
all
around
that
building
is
the
one
across
from
ithaca
bakery
in
those
projects,
does
developer
generally
pay
for
a
new
sidewalk.
K
That's
a
great
point.
So
if
the
condition
of
the
sidewalk
is
bad,
they
will
replace
it
as
part
of
the
developer
and
so
without
sidewalk
funds.
But
there
was
a
comment
from
the
public
escape
from
her
name,
but
she
had
this
great
idea.
I
thought
if
this,
even
the
sidewalk
condition
was
good.
The
developer
should
put
their
money
that
they
would
pay
to
replace
it
in
a
pool
to
be
spent
elsewhere.
K
I
thought
that
was
really
an
idea,
something
I
don't
know
if
ari's
got
an
idea
already,
but
I
wonder
if
that
could
potentially
become
a
change
in
law
or
planning
code
where,
if
they
don't
have
to
replace
the
sidewalk
as
part
of
a
larger
project,
you
know
not
just
a
remodeling
kitchen
but
a
larger
building,
that
if
the
sidewall
condition
is
good,
that
they're,
gifted
or
grandfathered
into
the
money
to
pay
for
a
new
sidewalk
could
go
into
some
fund
and
george.
K
Just
as
one
point
you
know,
I'm
happy
to
come
up
with
a
bigger
investigation,
but
I
think
that's
a
page
three
of
that
memo
for
yeah
three.
It
shows
that,
after
all,
the
fees
in
comparison
to
the
original,
it's
said,
increasing
in
front
of
your
feet
by
20
would
generate
115
000
a
year,
so
just
half
of
that
going
by
just
ten
dollars
would
be
about
a
little
less
than
58
thousand
dollars.
K
So
that's
the
difference
in
right
over
obviously
to
individual
property
owner
that
difference
is
much
bigger,
but
to
the
overall
sidewalk
budget
holding
all
those
properties.
K
Would
be
keeping
the
all
the
other
categories
the
same,
but
just
decreasing
from
twenty
dollars
to
ten
dollars
for
the
frontage
fee
you
were
calling
out
the
front.
Digital
feed
portion
would
be
a
difference
of
fifty
eight
thousand
dollars
less.
L
Right,
george,
I
think
your
point
is
that
a
10
increase
over
thirty
dollars
is
a
third
of
thirty
and
a
half
cent
increase
over
one
and
a
half
cents
is
a
third
of
one
of
them.
Upsets
is
your
point,
although
some
of
the
others
then
don't
follow
that
right,
then
there's
ten
dollars
a
year
increase
on
a
140
base
so
and
ten
dollars
on
the
70.
No.
L
H
I
actually
I
actually
had
a
related
question
related
to.
We
were
just
talking
about
new
development
if
there
is
no
sidewalk
where
a
new
building
is
going
up,
does
the
developer
pay
f
for
sidewalk
in
front
of
their
building?
I'm
thinking
particularly.
K
Cherry
street
did
that
yesterday
yeah
any
of
the
newer
buildings
that
doesn't
have
sidewalk.
They
would
be
requested
to
do
that.
L
All
right,
oh
thanks,
robert
yeah
two
points
one
to
follow
up
on
the
question
that
was
just
asked
a
couple
times.
The
legal
answer
is
that
we
designed
the
the
this
sidewalk
law
to
not
override
the
city's
authority
and
site
plan
review
to
impose
conditions
on
new
buildings.
L
So
what
we're
actually
talking
about
here
is
that
the
planning
board
has
the
ability
to
impose
conditions
on
site
plan
approval
and
those
conditions
commonly
include,
rebuilding
or
or
building
new
sidewalk
as
part
of
the
project
to
join
a
project
and
that
authority
remains
independent
of
the
sidewalk.
Well,
so
that's
what
we're
talking
about
here
and
therefore,
when
we
talk
about
the
question
of
whether
every
new
building
should
automatically
have
to
put
in
money
for
sidewalk,
even
where
it
wasn't
needed.
L
That's
a
complex
question,
because
the
ability
to
have
a
developer
build
the
new
sidewalk
doesn't
stem
from
the
sidewalk
law.
It
stems
from
the
planning
board's
ability
to
impose
conditions
on
site
plan
approval
which
in
turn,
are
supposed
to
be
about
functional
considerations.
Right
about
you
know,
is
this
building
going
to
create
a
lot
of
new
foot
traffic
and
the
city
is
going
to
be
best
served
by
having
good
sidewalk
in
front
of
the
building
right,
which
is
a
site-specific
determination
and
though
it's
extremely
common
that
the
appropriate
answer
is.
L
Yes,
we
want
new
sidewalk
built
as
part
of
this
building,
so
that
is
that
point
and
of
course
I
had
one
other,
that's
probably
going
to
escape
me
now,
which
was
oh.
Yes,
I
hear
potentially
a
couple
members
of
the
committee.
Definitely
one
referring
to
the
idea
that
you
might
like
to
tinker
with
the
proposed
formula.
L
I
mean
fair
enough
from
one
perspective.
Obviously
that's
council's
determination.
I
do
want
to
note
that.
L
Percentage
across
the
different
types
of
fee,
different
components
of
the
fee
and
I'll
remind
us
that
the
different
sidewalk
improvement
districts
are
also
not
consistent
in
the
types
of
properties
that
they
have
in
them
right.
Some
of
them
are
much
more
residential
and
some
of
them
are
much
more
commercial.
L
So
when
you
think
about
the
ultimate
revenue
generation
that
will
occur
and
think
about
the
ultimate
revenue
generation
that
will
occur
in
one
district
versus
the
next
and
what
the
needs
are
in
those
districts
and
where
john
is
recommending
that
the
city
might
go
with
the
sidewalk
sidewalk
program
in
future
years,
it
is
a
pretty
complex
undertaking
to
think
about
those
impacts,
and
then
so
I
just
want
to
encourage
you
to
give
john
an
opportunity
to
to
give
you
some
insight
into
the
impacts
of
those
changes.
If
you
tinker
with
it.
A
It's
bedtime
at
contempo
house,
okay,
that
being
said,
let's
go
ahead
and
bring
that
to
a
vote.
L
A
L
L
A
There
a
second
seconded
by
jeff,
all
those
in
favor
of
tabling
this
till
next
month's
ca
meeting.
A
J
5.2
youth
bureau
request
to
him
in
the
2022
budget,
whereas
the
city,
the
ithaca
city
school
district,
has
agreed
to
give
the
youth
bureau
five
thousands
of
new
funding
for
the
student
curriculum
review
program,
c
scrp,
and
whereas
the
goal
of
this
program
is
bringing
middle
and
high
school
students
together
with
teachers,
so
that
teachers
can
build
relationships
and
community
with
teachers
as
well
as
ensure
that
curriculum
and
lessons
are
developed
to
be
inclusive
and
meet
with
the
needs
of
students
of
diverse
backgrounds,
income
levels,
abilities
and
identities,
and
whereas
the
youth
bureau
of
staff
will
work
closely
with
the
scrp
students
from
the
ithaca
city
school
district
to
pay
students
and
assist
them
in
this
work,
therefore,
be
it
resolved.
J
The
common
council
here
by
amends
the
2022
youth
bureau
budget
as
follows:
increased
revenues,
youth
development
of
five
thousand
dollars
increase
expenses,
part-time
seasonal
4050
office
supplies,
203
program
supplies,
202,
the
fica
medicare
310
workers,
compensation
235
to
a
total
of
five
thousand
dollars
assemblies.
A
A
And
that
carries
unanimously.
Thank
you.
5.3
acceptance
of
congressionally
directed
spending
towards
the
downtown
ithaca
conference
center,
someone
like
to
move
them.
B
Whereas
common
council
has
adopted
resolutions
committing
the
city
to
support
the
funding
of
the
downtown
ethical
conference
center
project
with
city
hotel
room,
occupancy
tax
revenues
and
provide
a
financial
assistance
agreement
to
support
the
bond
financing
for
the
project
and
whereas
the
center
is
currently
on
track
to
open
in
2024
and
a
successful
conference
center
will
be
announced
to
the
city
of
ithaca.
B
I'm
going
to
skip
around,
whereas
the
city
applied
for
and
was
awarded
two
million
dollars
in
federal
funding
through
the
congressionally
directed
spending
process
in
the
2022
federal,
consolidated
appropriations.
Act
and
congress
listed
the
city
of
vettel
as
the
recipient
of
these
funds.
In
the
joint
explanatory
statement
of
the
act
for
the
downtown
ithaca
conference
center,
an
affordable
housing
project,
whereas.
B
Of
italian
is
allowed
to
apply
for
these
funds,
which
have
been
earmarked
for
this
project,
but
to
access
this
federal
grant
award.
The
city
must
submit
a
formal
grant
application
to
hud
to
obligate
the
federal
funds
for
this
project
and
documentation
of
common
council
authorization
to
apply
for
and
receive.
These
funds
is
the
requirement
of
the
formal
application,
whereas
the
conference
center
is
currently
under
construction
and
experiencing
budget
increases,
whereas
the
city
of
ithaca
has
an
agreement
with
downtown
ithaca
local
development
corporation
and
which
is
responsible
for
conference
center
operations.
B
B
These
funds
would
negatively
impact
the
conference
center
project,
whereas
administration
of
the
contract
between
the
city
of
ithaca
and
hud
and
administration,
the
subcontract
between
the
city
and
the
dildc
will
be
managed
by
the
city's
department
of
planning
and
development
with
support
from
dildc
staff,
whereas
no
matches
required
for
the
grant
and
no
additional
funding
beyond
room
tax
funds
that
have
already
been
committed
by
the
city
to
the
project
or
the
subject
of
separate
annual
room
tax
budgets
is
required
as
a
match.
For
this
grant
now,
therefore
be
it
resolved.
B
The
common
council
wholeheartedly
supports
the
city's
grant
application
to
obligate
and
access
the
two
million
dollars
in
hud
edi
grant
funded
funds
allocated
by
congress
to
the
city
of
ithaca
for
the
downtown
ithaca
conference
center
and
affordable
housing
project
through
the
2022
federal
consolidated
appropriations
act
and
being
further
resolved.
That
common
council
hereby
establishes
capital
project
914
ithaca,
downtown
conference
center
hud
edi
grant
in
the
amount
of
2
million
for
implementation
of
hud
edi
grant
funding
the
conference
center
before
the
resolve.
B
The
funds
needed
for
said
capital
project
shall
be
derived
entirely
from
hud
edi
grant.
Funding
would
be
a
further
resolve
that
the
mayor
or
their
designee,
subject
to
revenue
by
the
city
attorney
is
authorized
to
enter
agreements
with
hud
and
with
the
downtown
ithaca
local
development
corporation
for
implementation
of
this
grant
funding
and
be
a
further
resolve
that
the
common
council,
here
by
authorizes
appropriation
of
said
hud
edi
grant
funds
to
support
the
ithaca
downtown
conference
center
in
compliance
with
xqc
agreements
with
hud
and
d-I-l-d-c.
A
And
discussion.
H
Just
a
quick,
friendly
amendment
to
the
first
resolved,
could
we
get
rid
of
the
word
wholeheartedly.
M
O
O
They're
doing
really
well,
we
are
exceeding
projections
currently
through
the
second
quarter
by
43
we
budgeted
very
conservatively
for
room
tax
and
the
the
industry
has
been
rebounding
more
rapidly
than
we
anticipated,
but
we,
you
know,
there's
still
uncertainty
in
the
market.
We
continue
to
monitor
closely
and
you
know
those
room
tax
funds.
Should
we
see
them?
You
know
in
a
surplus
and
you're
going
to
see
the
2023
budget
very
soon.
O
M
B
Already
hearing
expressions
of
interest
for
events
here.
O
N
Yeah
just
curious,
I
know
there
was
some
gun
violence
around
that
area.
Not
too
too
long
ago.
I
just
was
curious.
You
know
if
we
needed
to
reassure
folks
that
were
the
area
is
secure,
it's
good
for
tourism,
and
you
know,
if
anything
is
being
done
to
just
make
sure
that
that
area
is.
You
know
just
say.
O
Thanks
jeffrey
yeah,
we
we
actually
met
as
a
small
group
just
the
week
before
last,
to
discuss
on
basically
issues
of
destination,
reputation
and
crime,
and
you
know
it
is
something
that
is
a
concern
when
there
are
media
reports
about
criminal
activity
in
the
downtown-
and
you
know,
will
that
dampen
interest
in
the
conference
center
project.
I
think
it's
incumbent
upon
those
of
us
that
will
be
involved
in
managing
the
operations
of
conference
center
and
marketing.
O
The
conference
center
to
you
know,
put
information
out
that
you
know
speaks
to
the
safety
of
our
city.
You
know
the
positive
climate
and
the
positive
attributes
of
our
city,
and
so
yeah
I
mean
those
attempts
will
definitely
be
what
will
definitely
be
part
of
the
marketing
for
the
conference
center.
But
you
know
your
your
point
is
well
taken
and-
and
there
is
an
intersection
between
destination,
reputation
and
reports
of
crime.
A
Thank
you
both
any
further
discussion.
Jeff
did
you
have
a
follow-up.
N
No,
that
was
very
helpful
thanks
tom
just
I
know
folks
are
looking
for
some
reassurance.
There.
A
Seeing
no
additional
hands
we'll
go
ahead
and
move
that
to
a
vote.
All
those
in
favor
of
the
resolution
as
written.
A
Time
and
I'll
I'll,
just
let
the
minutes
reflect,
I
said
as
written,
but
of
course
there
was
a
friendly
amendment
and
changed
the
pronouns,
of
course,
that
that
is
carried
all
right.
Next
is
another
similar
resolution.
We're
got
5.4
authorization
to
receive
a
grant
from
park
foundation
to
support
the
ithaca
green
new
deal.
Someone
like
to
move
jeff.
N
Scrolling
down
yes,.
N
So
yeah
5.4,
pvz
and
ed
authorization
to
receive
a
grant
from
park
foundation
to
support
the
ithaca
green
new
deal,
whereas
the
city
of
ithaca
has
demonstrated
its
desire
and
commitment
to
be
a
leader
in
sustainability
and
social
equity,
as
exemplified
by
the
adoption
of
the
ithaca
new
green
new
deal.
Ign
and
whereas
key
objectives
of
the
ign
are
to
substantially
reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions
from
economic
activity
and
address
historical
inequities,
social
injustice
and
economic
inequality.
N
Whereas
the
ign
currently
includes
at
least
12
different
programs
necessary
to
achieve
these
objectives
with
all
of
them
requiring
constant
interaction
with
and
feedback
from
the
community.
Whereas
the
ign
requires
the
development
of
a
web-based
platform
website
to
increase
interaction
and
gather
feedback
from
the
community
and
the
cost
associated
with
such
platform
exceeds
the
funds
currently
allocated
to
the
ign.
N
And
whereas
the
development
and
implementation
of
all
programs
associated
with
the
ign
require
support
and
technical
understanding
of
technology,
finance
and
climate
justice.
And
whereas
the
sustainability
staff
is
currently
at
a
limit
in
terms
of
available
hours
to
devote
to
this
effort
and
whereas
the
results
and
deliverables
of
the
sustainability
spring
and
summer.
Internship
programs,
with
participation
of
graduate
students
from
both
cornell
university
and
ithaca
college,
demonstrated
to
yield
the
necessary
results,
therefore,
be
it
resolved.
N
The
common
council
authorizes
staff
to
receive
a
70
000
grant
from
park
foundation
with
the
purpose
of
funding
the
following
activities:
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
for
the
development
of
a
new
ign
interactive
website
to
be
developed
by
a
third
party
selected
through
an
open
competitive
process.
Forty
five
thousand
dollars
for
a
year-long
paid
internship
program,
including
three
to
four
graduate
students
to
support
technical
aspects
of
the
ign
implementation,
committing
a
combined
48
to
60
hours
per
week
for
the
following
12
months
and
be
it
further
resolved.
N
The
common
council
authorizes
staff
to
issue
an
rfp
for
the
selection
of
the
of
an
interactive
web-based
platform
and
be
it
further
resolved.
The
common
council
authorizes
a
year-long
sustainability
internship
program
for
the
period
of
september
2022
august
2020
to
august
2023,
managed
by
the
director
of
sustainability
and
supervised
by
the
director
of
planning,
building
zoning
and
economic
development
and
be
it
further
resolved
that
staff
will
periodically
report
to
common
council
progress
on
both
the
development
of
the
web-based
platform.
N
An
internship
program
and
be
it
further
resolved
that
the
2022
authorized
planning
department
budget
be
hereby
amended
as
follows
to
account
for
said,
grant
increased
revenue
account
for
planning
gifts
and
donations.
75
70
000
increase
appropriation
accounts
for
planning
hour
and
p;
slash
t
forty
five
thousand
dollars
planning
contracts,
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
so
total.
Seventy
thousand
dollars.
A
Movie,
okay,
you're
just
excited
about
it
all
right,
so
emotions
been
moved
and
seconded
and
I
believe
luis
and
rebecca
yep
are
both
here
to
answer
any
questions
we
may
have
anything
you
want
to
say
in
terms
of
preparatory
comments,
luis.
C
There
is
an
error
at
the
end
of
the
I
think
in
the
last
resolve.
It
says
75
000,
where
it
should
be
70
000.
M
F
C
A
Okay:
okay,
thank
you.
Thanks
for
catching
that
jeff,
you
have
a
question.
N
Yeah
just
to
say
you
know,
I'm
really
excited
about
this.
I
think
it's
an
opportunity
to
bring
students
into
the
the
the
project
and
the
endeavor
really
that
we're
on
here.
I
guess
I
was
just
hoping
that
louise
could
speak
to
if
he
has
any
thoughts
on
it
already.
But
what.