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A
A
The
area
you
entered
initially
and
then
there
is
an
exit
to
my
left,
should
exit
to
Huga
and
Green
Street
until
further
notification.
Anyone
with
restricted
mobility
in
the
event
of
emergency,
it's
best
to
move
to
one
of
the
stairwells
and
First
Responders,
will
arrive
to
Aid
you.
So
we
want
everyone
to
be
safe,
be
aware
of
your
surroundings
and
offer
help
when
it
is
not
to
your
detriment.
As
you
are.
A
Your
own
best
advocate
I
do
want
to
begin
with
a
couple
of
announcements
first,
because
this
is
a
special
meeting
of
council
and
a
number
of
people
have
pre-existing
commitments.
I
do
want
to
mention
that
our
controller
Steve
Thayer
is
away
this
week.
I
will
mention
that
alderperson
Haynes
sharp
will
need
to
leave
tonight's
meeting
at
approximately
7
30
due
to
a
pre-arranged
commitment
and
City
attorney.
Ari
Levine
will
be
joining
the
meeting
at
approximately
eight
o'clock
due
to
a
pre-existing
meeting.
A
All
the
person
cantelmo
has
agreed
to
move
the
resolution
tonight
and
to
then
make
a
motion
to
table
the
resolution
until
October
11th.
This
will
allow
a
window
of
opportunity
for
continued
public
input
and
for
common
council
members
to
communicate
with
constituents
and
to
communicate
amongst
one
another,
but
there
will
be
discussion
tonight.
It
is
listed
on
the
agenda
initially
as
a
voting
item.
That
vote
will
not
be
tonight.
It
will
instead
be
on
October.
11.
A
I
also
want
to
announce
that,
given
the
number
of
speakers
this
evening,
the
speaking
time,
that
would
be
three
minutes
if
it
were
a
smaller
crew,
will
in
fact
be
two
minutes
tonight.
I
will
mention
also
that
anyone
can,
as
many
of
you
have
already
email
common
council
with
your
comments,
but
there
will
be
opportunity
to
hear
from
members
of
the
public
who
wish
to
address
Council
this
evening.
A
That
will
be
the
opportunity,
as
well
as
written
comments
that
may
be
sent
to
any
council
member
to
hear
from
the
public
when
Council
moves
into
agenda
item
3.2
and
has
discussion.
That
will
be
time
for
discussion
amongst
Council
and
to
ask
questions
at
that
time.
Okay,
so
voting
item
October
11th,
which
is
on
the
calendar
already
by
the
way
as
a
budget
meeting.
So
there
will
be
a
special
common
council
meeting
prior
to
that
budget
meeting
on
October
11th,
and
at
that
meeting
there
will
be
a
final
vote.
A
Comments
will
be
allowed
for
a
two-minute
time
frame
and
you
will
see
the
clock
I'm
looking
to
Alan,
but
I
believe
you
will
see
the
timer
right
behind
me.
Okay,
so
please
respect
that
time
and
I
would
also
ask
that
speakers
address
the
issues
and
rather
than
comments
on
persons
individuals.
We
want
there
to
be
a
debate
on
issues
not
on
any
personal
issues:
okay,
the
first
Speaker,
then,
as
we
move
forward,
is
Teresa
Alt.
B
B
B
The
housing
problems
are
aggravated
by
Cornell's.
Failure
to
adequately
fund
tcat
buses
would
have
to
go
more
frequently
to
more
far
away
places
and
go
much
later
at
night
and
start
much
earlier
in
the
morning.
If
clerical
and
service
staff
and
off-campus
service
workers
were
to
be
able
to
live
outside
the
city
and
come
to
work
by
bus,
so
Cornell's
stinginess
keeps
both
the
city
and
the
county
unable
to
address
the
housing
crisis.
C
However,
when
presented
with
the
proposed
4
million
dollar
contribution
from
Cornell
I
can't
help,
but
wonder
if
they
genuinely
believe
that
this
offer
of
0.04
of
the
10
billion
dollar
endowment
is
in
good
faith
or
if
they
just
don't
think
we
have
the
initiative
to
stand
up
for
the
residents
of
this
town
as
a
science
educator.
One
of
my
favorite
things
to
do
is
translate
information
into
more
relatable
forms.
So,
let's
get
just
a
little
bit
silly
here.
C
If
they
say
time
is
money,
let's
imagine
that
instead
of
10
billion
dollars,
Cornell
has
10
billion
seconds.
If
I
were
to
stand
here
and
count
out,
10
billion
seconds,
Allen
would
be
mad,
because
I
would
be
standing
here
for
317
years,
35
days
and
17
hours
proportionally.
What
Cornell
has
offered
0.04
percent
would
equate
to
a
little
over
46
days,
and
that
is
the
lifespan
of
a
single
flea
over
40
over
over
317
years,
to
put
it
differently.
C
C
If
someone
has
a
10
course
meal
and
they
go
from
offering
you
crumbs
to
a
single
piece
of
bread,
that
is
a
significant
increase,
but
is
not
just,
and
it
should
not
be
considered.
The
best
that
they
can
do
to
say
yes
tonight
and
agree
to
this
deal
is
to
be
too
too
jaded
to
fight
two
conditions,
to
being
relegated
to
less
than
and
too
worn
down
by
the
Ivory
Tower.
A
D
James
Smith
paramedic,
apparently
yesterday
people
were
busy
obstructing
roadways
and
also
progress
on
the
encampments.
Apparently,
your
plans
for
the
encampments
have
virtually
collapsed.
You
need
more
metrics,
there's
been
a
kidnapping
and
a
murder.
Yet
you
need
more
metrics.
There
is
literally
mass
murderer
occurring
by
drug
dealers
in
the
encampments.
You
need
more
metrics.
What
would
motivate
you
to
act?
Does
a
first
responder
need
to
be
decapitated
with
a
machete.
D
I
spoke
to
the
Tompkins
County
Legislature
last
evening,
I
asked
them
why
the
Tompkins
County
Health
Department
is
not
citing
the
city
for
illegal
camping
with
no
Sanitation.
The
soil
has
been
contaminated
by
methamphetamine
Administration.
The
New
York
State
recognizes
meth
labs
as
a
Hazmat
site.
Does
the
soil
need
to
be
tested
and
remediated
before
any
camping
can
be
allowed
who's
going
to
pay
for
that?
What's
the
cost?
D
What's
facilities
liability
going
forward
regarding
deaths
in
the
encampment
and
the
inlet
one
of
the
most
tragic
things
that
I've
seen
in
my
experience
here
was
a
young
trans
woman
who
drowned
in
the
inlet
police
fire
an
EMS
had
all
interacted
with
her
for
years.
We
knew
her
by
her
first
name.
Did
any
of
you
know
her
name
yet
you
went
ahead
voting
for
Ithaca
to
be
a
sanctuary
for
transgender
Health
Care.
Do
you
have
any
self-awareness?
D
E
Hello,
so
I,
thank
you
all
tonight
for
your
your
commitment
to
or
whatever
it
is
to
to
table
the
policy,
the
mou
and
come
back
to
it.
The
you
know
we
I
stand
with
all
of
you.
I
know
that
you're
that
that
you
deserve
better
for
Ithaca.
We
deserve
better
for
Ithaca,
and
you
know
it's
sneaking
through
this.
This
deal
now
like
trying
to
get
it
through
now
is
it's
not
ready?
E
I
also
am
excited
about
the
updated
encampment
policy
I
in
in
enforcing
creating
a
camping
van
and
enforcing
it
is
an
ineffective
and
violent
way
of
addressing
homelessness,
and
so
I'm
glad
to
see
that
that
is
not
in
the
policy
anymore
and
the
amenities
the
set
forth
are
great.
I.
Also
think
that
now
you
know,
there's
the
question
of
how
do
we
present,
instead
of
like
a
negative
incarceral
vision
of
how
we
can
address
homelessness?
What's
the
like?
E
Where
are
we
going
positively
and
I
am
drawn
back
to
the
mou,
because
you
we,
the
the
you
all
know
that
the
budget
is
a
is
a
terrible
puzzle
and
the
city
would
like
to
fund
more
services
and
be
able
to.
You
know,
expand
its
ability
to
provide
affordable
housing
and,
to
you
know,
pass
other
laws
that
would
facilitate
affordable
housing
and
you
know,
maybe
send
some
of
the
money
along
to
the
county
to
expand,
shelter
and,
and
things
like
that.
E
F
Hello,
I'm
Luke,
O'brien
and
I'm,
a
freshman
at
Cornell,
University
back
home
I
worked
for
the
Pennsylvania
Department
of
Transportation,
where
I
paved
roads,
flagged
work
zones
and
solid
apart
Fallen
trees
being
a
public
worker
takes
resources
and
it
takes
people
that
know
what
they're
doing.
If
there
hadn't
been
long-term
employees
to
guide
the
work,
nothing
could
have
gotten
done.
I've
seen
that
Ithaca
needs
their
public
workers
as
well,
well
trained
and
capable
to
keep
the
city
functioning
to
let
the
trucks
that
bring
food,
furniture
and
paper
to
Cornell
to
drive
on
the
roads.
F
And
if
you
want
quality
these
public
workers
need
competitive
pay.
It's
not
generosity,
you'd
think
a
school
that
trains,
businessmen
by
the
baker's
dozen
would
know
how
a
deal
works
with
a
number
like
4
million
it's
as
if
they'd
rather
be
a
parasite
and
I'd
rather
be
in
a
student
in
a
town.
That's
properly
funded.
I
wish
my
school
felt
the
same
way
and
I
urge
the
council
to
accept
no
less
than
25
million.
G
G
This
is
like
family
in
fighting.
Your
initial
ask
of
eight
million
dollars
sounds
so
reasonable.
I
know
what
the
city
can
do.
We
talk
about
homelessness.
We
talk
about
people
not
being
able
to
get
to
bus.
You
know
work
because
they
don't
they
can't
get
free
buzz.
I
mean
you
can
do
the
school
system,
the
pavement,
the
roads.
You
know
it.
Four
million
is
great
money,
but
it's
really
nothing
compared
to
the
problems
we
have.
So
thank
you
again
for
what
you're
doing
and
and
when
you
do
this
deal
this
moment
will
remain
forever.
G
H
I
I
came
to
be
a
Cornell
grad
student
and
I
loved
my
experience
and
I
I
loved
the
mentorship
and
the
services
I
got
there,
but
I
was
also
a
citizen.
Member
of
Ithaca
I
worked
that
whole
time.
I
worked
and
went
to
school
and
raised
a
kid
and-
and
it's
an
amazing
place
to
raise
a
kid.
But
it
takes
a
lot
and
we
all
this.
I
I
then
ended
up
being
a
homeowner,
so
I've
been
a
homeowner
for
20
years
and
my
taxes
are
insane
and
the
the
chatter
between
people
who
are
owning
homes
and
and
people
who
are
renters,
because
the
cost
gets
passed
on
to
them
and
the
people
who
can't
afford
to
live
in
Ithaca.
But
yet
they
work
at
Cornell
and
they
work
in
Ithaca,
so
I
get
really
concerned
and
I'm
actually
fairly
privileged
and
so
I.
Imagine
how
it
is
for
people
who
are
really
struggling
or
who
want
to
re-enter
our
community.
I
J
Hi,
my
name
is
Trevor
cross
I
live
in
Dryden
now,
I
also
wanted
to
Echo.
The
last
couple
points
the
same
things
for
pushing
harder
for
a
better
deal
with
Cornell.
This
is
wonderful
news
and
just
I
guess
I,
don't
know
if
corn,
if
people
from
Cornell
or
people
with
that.
Sorry,
oh,
but
just
as
also
someone
who
has
lived
here
for
a
while,
you
know
I
went
to
Cornell
for
grad
school
as
well.
J
J
If,
if
you
know
a
better
mou
is,
is
struck
a
more
a
more
generous
deal,
I'm
I'm
kind
of
as
an
experiment,
I'm
kind
of
curious
just
to
see
what
life
would
how
life
would
differ
here
if
that
goes
forward,
and
so
yeah
just
you
know,
just
if
anybody
from
Cornell
is
listening,
it's
it's
impressive.
How
much
people
complain
about
these?
These
services,
like
tcat,
not
working?
So
much
just
a
couple
hours
ago,
I
was
talking
to
some
friends
who,
without
prompting,
were
like
oh
yeah.
J
You
know
I've
been
late
for
meetings
before
because
buzzes
just
keep
passing
on
by,
and
so
you
know
not
to
mention
all
the
other
various
services
that
I
probably
am
not
aware
about.
So
yeah
keep
going
forward
and
oh
and
I
I
loved
Olivia's
explanation
of
proportions.
That
was
wonderful,
so
yeah
keep
going
and
thank
you.
K
K
Thank
you
for
letting
me
speak
in
order
for
the
city
to
develop
a
better
negotiating
strategy.
I
think
it
would
be
helpful
to
know
a
few
things
who
specifically
at
Cornell
are
we
negotiating
with
Cornell
has
over
18
000
employees
and
22
000
students?
Cornell
is
not
a
democracy,
students,
professors,
administrators
coaches
facilities
and
service
workers.
K
How
did
how
did
Cornell
decide
on
the
specific
amount
of
four
million
dollars?
Is
that
a
random
negotiating
number
to
see
what
sticks
without
an
understanding
of
their
process
and
who
decides
that
Cornell's
track
record
would
suggest
they're
lowballing
Cornell
has
an
annual
operating
budget
of
5
billion
and
an
endowment
of
10
billion
4
billion
4
million
is
such
a
small
percentage
of
Cornell's
budget,
as
we've
heard
from
Liv
that
it
requires
a
I'll
use,
a
pizza
metaphor?
How
about
that
for
any
normal
person?
I
understand
here's
the
pizza
math.
K
If
Cornell's
budget
was
a
pizza
with
1
250
slices,
the
city
of
Ithaca
would
get
one
of
those.
Does
that
sound
like
generous
sharing
to
you?
We
aren't
asking
for
a
handout.
We
are
asking
Cornell
to
improve
the
quality
of
life
here
for
all
of
us,
including
itself,
but
to
do
that
it
would
be
helpful
to
know
who
we
are
negotiating
with
and
how
they
are
deciding.
What
is
a
fair
amount
to
contribute?
Thank
you
for
letting
me
share.
L
Good
evening
Council,
my
name
is
Nick
Wilson
and
I'm
a
second
year
at
Cornell
undergraduate
living
on
campus
in
Ward.
Four
I've
only
lived
here
in
Ithaca
for
just
over
a
year,
but
it
already
feels
just
right
to
call
call
it
home
and
that's
not
just
because
of
anything
Cornell
has
done
for
me.
Instead,
this
place
feels
like
home
because
of
the
people
in
this
room.
The
people
who,
despite
Cornell's,
often
parasitic
relationship
with
ethica,
have
me
and
countless
students
like
me
into
this
community
with
Grace
and
hospitality.
L
When
discussing
the
pilot
agreement,
lots
of
folks
like
to
discuss
all
the
economic
investment
that
Cornell
brings
to
Ithaca
I,
think
that
point
should
be
flipped.
What
would
Cornell
be
without
Ithaca?
It
is
this
community,
the
public
spaces,
small
businesses
and
vibrant
neighborhoods.
The
ithacans
work
so
hard
to
create
that
make
our
University
a
special
place
to
attend.
L
Students
and
locals
alike
rely
on
it
that
could
display
safe
roads,
accessible,
extensive
and
sufficient
public
transit
and
many
other
public
and
Social
Services
to
get
by
in
our
community,
regardless
of
what
our
administrators
or
those
individuals
may
say.
Cornell
would
be
nothing
without
Ithaca
I'm
grateful
to
hear
that
the
council
is
taking
more
time
to
reconsider
this
deal
and
the
vote
will
be
held
at
a
later
date.
It's
not
for
me
to
tell
you
what
a
sufficient
deal
looks
like
or
what
you
deserve
out
of
this
agreement.
L
A
M
Hi,
my
name
is
Evelyn
Kennedy,
Jaffe
and
I
live
on
Aurora
street
I'll.
Keep
it
really
short
and
just
reiterate
what
other
people
have
already
very
eloquently
said:
I'm
a
former
former
Cornell
student
and
a
current
Ithaca
resident
I
care
deeply
about
the
city
and
all
the
people
who
call
it
home.
Please
vote
no
on
Cornell's
four
million
dollar
proposal,
because
the
city
and
the
community
deserve
a
lot
better
and
please
vote
Yes
on
the
encampment
policy.
Thank
you.
N
Hi
there
I'm
Pierre
I
live
in
ward
3,
and
you
know
it's
not
an
understatement
to
say
that
I
I
wouldn't
exist
without
Cornell
right.
My
parents
were
brought
together
in
good
part
by
Cornell.
They
were
married
in
Sage,
Chapel
I
grew
up
in
Martha
van
Rensselaer,
Hall
and
I
grew
up
in
Ithaca
in
the
time
just
after
our
first
mou
and
I
was
able
to
be
a
beneficiary
of
all
that
we
were
able
to
do
with
that
mou.
N
O
Hello,
thank
you
so
much
for
for
wow.
There's
a
lot
of
people
in
here
today.
That's
really
exciting
yeah.
My
name
is
Maggie
Foster
I'm,
an
ethical
resident
I
live
in
South,
Hill
I'm.
Also
a
second
year
PhD
student
at
clarkina,
Clark
University,
once
Clark
is
an
undergrad
at
Cornell,
University
and
yeah
I'll,
keep
it
short
and
sweet.
Thank
you
for
taking
the
initiative
to
r
d
table
the
pilot
agreement.
O
That
is
something
that
is
so
important
and
impactful
for
our
entire
community
and
we
all
deserve
to
have
more
time
to
think
it
over.
We
also
have
we
deserve
much
more
as
a
community
as
Ithaca
and
also
please
vote
Yes
on
the
encampment
policy,
for
the
same
reasons
that
others
have
already
said.
So.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
P
P
P
Accountability
means
taking
responsibility
for
one's
choices
and
actions.
Accountability
is
a
fundamental
component
of
healthy
community
and
sound
governance.
Enabling
is
the
in
the
context
of
my
remarks
today
refers
to
patterns
within
our
community
that
support
any
harmful,
problematic
or
anti-social
Behavior
and
make
it
easier
for
that
behavior
to
continue.
Enabling
is
one
of
the
most
Insidious
forms
of
abuse,
because
the
denying
individuals,
the
opportunity
to
experience
consequences
for
their
choices
and
actions
presents
a
failure
to
allow
community
members
to
learn
accountability.
P
Containment
is
the
action
of
keeping
something
harmful
under
control
or
within
limits,
passing
the
proposed
encampment
policy.
Without
a
containment
policy
in
place
is
the
textbook
definition
of
enabling
the
city's
unwillingness
to
hold
people
accountable
for
their
choices
amounts
to
enabling
those
in
crisis.
It's
the
opposite
of
compassion.
P
The
jungle
encampments
are
the
site
of
routine
violence,
including
sexual
assault
theft,
kidnapping,
human
trafficking,
methamphetamine
manufacturing
and
a
policy
of
non-enforcement
will
lead
to
only
more
crime
and
violence
amongst
our
communities.
Most
vulnerable
population
more
than
a
year
of
planning
and
deliberation
was
scrapped
in
one
meeting
last
month.
Why?
It's
clear
that
several
members
of
council
possess
hostility
towards
law
enforcement
and
policing
in
general,
these
biased
members
have
sabotaged
the
process
of
the
of
deciding
and
on
an
actual
harm
reduction
policy.
P
In
the
absence
of
containment
component,
those
most
vulnerable
to
abuse
and
exploitation
will
lose
the
one
Ally
they
have
in
the
encampments.
The
police,
if
safety
for
the
most
vulnerable
in
our
community
is
at
the
heart
of
the
encampment
policy,
a
clear
enforcement
plan
for
no
camping
or
red
zones
must
be
returned
to
the
plan.
Thank.
A
Q
We
both
want
to
see
policies
and
programs
that
benefit
the
Ithaca
community,
that
support
working
class
ithacans
and
that
make
this
city
a
better
place
to
live.
But
achieving
that
goal
requires
money.
We
need
money
to
decarbonize
the
grid.
We
need
money
to
install
rooftop
solar.
We
need
money
to
Electrify,
Municipal
and
residential
buildings.
We
need
money
to
install
VV
charging
infrastructure.
We
need
money
to
expand
public
housing
access.
We
need
money
to
fund
permanent,
Supportive
Housing.
Q
We
need
money
to
continue
working
on
housing
policies
that
adequately
address
the
housing
crisis
in
Ithaca
and
Cornell
needs
to
pay
a
play.
A
far
more
substantial
role
in
providing
that
money,
they
reap
all
the
benefits
of
ithaca's
Public
Services,
our
transit
system,
which
they
chronically
underfund
our
roads,
our
Department
of
Public
Works,
our
water
and
sewer
systems,
and
yet
they
refuse
to
pay
their
fair
share.
Q
Their
endowment
is
10
billion
dollars
and
we
are
asking
for
an
incredibly
small
percentage
of
that
money,
and
we
are
here
standing
beside
you
and
demanding
that
Cornell
pays
its
fair
share.
Think
about
all
the
ways
our
city
could
benefit
from
increased
funding,
including
expanding
access
to
affordable
housing
in
Ithaca.
Q
Q
Not
only
is
this
parasitic
relationship
a
Dutchman
to
your
public
infrastructure,
Transit
and
more,
but
it
also
affects
your
ability
to
meet
your
sustainability
goals
without
enough
money
to
repair
or
innovate
you're
not
facing
two
major
issues:
first
and
foremost,
you're
not
able
to
effectively
represent
your
people.
We
know
that
the
deterioration
of
Municipal
infrastructure,
disproportionately
impacts,
already
under-resourced
and
historically
marginalized
communities,
mostly
communities
of
color.
Without
enough
money,
the
cycle
only
perpetuates
fracturing
our
community
and
leaving
more
and
more
communities
on
housed.
Q
Second,
this
issue
is
so
much
larger
than
the
city
like
I,
said
my
city
and
others
across
the
country
Look
to
You
for
inspiration.
They
think
that
you're
at
the
Forefront
of
sustainability,
because
the
rebel
because
of
the
resolutions
you've
passed
the
definitions,
you've
approved
and
so
much
more,
but
you
can't
accomplish
any
of
these
goals
of
sustainability,
let
alone
other
policy
areas
without
enough
budget.
Q
Therefore,
I
know
Cornell
is
a
seemingly
Untouchable
parasite
at
times,
but
your
citizens
and
the
people
across
the
country
are
looking
up
to
you
and
are
worth
the
battle
I'm,
so
glad
you
decided
to
table
the
vote
until
October
11th,
but
I
urge
you
to
do
more
than
that
to
make
these
negotiations
negotiations
more
public
facing.
So
we
can
continue
to
support
you
and
during
this
extra
time,
I
also
hope
you
will
bear
in
mind.
The
legacy
of
our
fracture
Community
is
in
your
hands
right
now.
It
starts
with
you
demanding
what
you're
owned.
A
R
Hello,
my
name
is
Karen
Adams
I
live
in
South
Hill
on
Gile,
Street
and
I'm
a
current
fourth
year
at
Cornell,
and
the
time
that
I've
been
here.
I've
come
to
love
Ithaca
like
my
home
I
love
where
I
live.
I
love
my
Creek,
but
I
recognize
that
my
residents
in
Ithaca
is
part
of
the
burden.
Cornell
lays
on
the
city
and
I
want
to
urge
the
common
Council
to
vote
no
on
the
four
million
dollar
offer.
R
We
can't
allow
Cornell
to
get
away
with
a
fraction
of
what
it
owes.
Despite
the
ivory
Hill
Cornell
likes
to
sit
on
it
is
embedded
in
the
community.
Cornell
relies
on
Ithaca
I'm
sure
they
can
make
all
kinds
of
arguments
on
what
Cornell
gives
back,
but
they
fall
flat.
If
Cornell
believes
that
that
translates
into
just
four
million
dollars,
this
relationship
is
Tainted
by
the
power
imbalance
inherent
in
Cornell's
economic
Mass.
If
they
want
to
relegate
the
city
into
a
company
town,
the
city
has
to
fight
back,
don't
forget.
R
S
Good
evening,
everyone
I
have
the
under
my
wow
I'm
sorry
I
had
the
honor
Monday
evening
to
address
the
card
at
the
make
Cornell
pay
rally,
a
rally
where
150
people
of
the
Ithaca
and
Cornell
University
Community
joined
together
to
stand
in
solidarity
for
One
Singular
belief.
Cornell
needs
to
be
doing
more
for
our
city,
their
City
growing
up
and
being
an
active
member
within
our
community.
S
I
have
been
able
to
see
how
having
Cornell
University
has
negatively
impacted
our
community
from
their
contributions
to
gentrification
and
climate
Injustice
injustices,
just
such
as
flood
zones
to
the
over
utilization
of
Our
Community
Resources,
such
as
transportation
services
or
even
access
to
child
care.
Last
week,
one
of
my
designers
teens
were
kicked
off
of
the
tcat
due
to
overcrowding
of
the
bus.
S
Working
at
the
center
I
have
also
experienced
firsthand
the
scarcity
of
child
care
programs
in
the
city,
and
yes,
I
will
acknowledge.
Cornell
does
have
child
care
programs
for
their
faculty.
However,
that
does
not
stop
faculty
from
continuing
to
use
the
community's
child
care
resources
and
organizations,
making
it
less
likely
for
one
of
our
local
community
members
to
have
access
to
such
resources.
My
point
in
these
examples
is
that,
as
they
speak,
is
that
they
speak
to
the
culture
that
has
been
created
within
the
city
when
it
comes
to
prioritizing
Cornell
and
their
wants.
S
Yet
where
is
or
how
is
Cornell,
currently
prioritizing
the
city
and
what
they
are
are
in
the
city
that
they
are
in
or
its
residents
Cornell
needs
to
begin
to
work.
Work
with
the
city
as
a
partnership
and
having
a
four
million
dollar
deal
for
the
next
20
years,
is
not
that
I
encourage
the
council
to
vote
no
to
this
deal
and
push
for
a
shorter
term
contract
so
that
we
can
revisit
more
often
and
a
payment
that
can
effectively
improve
our
community
so
that
we
are.
We
can
begin
tackling
problems
like
the
flood
zones.
S
T
Hi
Council,
my
name
is
David
wangarden
I
live
in
Ward
2.
I
moved
to
Ithaca
two
years
ago
with
my
family
and
I'm
here,
because
I
feel
deeply
concerned
that
we're
on
a
track
of
living
in
a
place.
That's
not
affordable
or
livable.
The
teachers
who
teach
my
son
in
his
Public
School
can't
afford
to
live
in
this
community
because
the
rents
are
too
high.
I'm
a
homeowner
I,
my
property
taxes
have
gone
up.
T
Okay,
with
being
a
good
neighbor
is
something
that
we
all
understand
and
we
embody
it.
We
live
it
every
day.
I
see
it
and
I
know
you're
all
doing
it
because
you're
doing
this
service
for
us.
Thank
you
for
doing
this
service.
For
us.
Thank
you
for
listening,
but
I
just
wanted
to
say
this
is
unsustainable
and
it's
not
abstract.
This
isn't
a
future
thing
21
years
away.
This
is
happening
now
and
one
of
the
worst
Parts
I
believe
about
the
mou
deal
is
that
it
locks
Us
in
for
21
years.
T
T
A
U
Okay,
hello,
everyone,
my
name
is
Ali
trombatis
I'm,
a
city
of
Ithaca
resident
I'm,
also
an
Alum
of
Cornell
graduate
school,
and
as
somebody
who
has
been
a
graduate
student
and
a
supervisor
of
undergraduates
and
a
Community
member
Cornell
really
does
need
the
city
and
I
know
that
people
have
been
saying
this.
You
know
over
and
over
specifically
about
the
services,
but
also
you
know,
the
the
university
really
needs
us
to
run
the
academic
programs
that
they
provide.
They
need
us
to
supervise
their
interns.
They
need
us
to
come,
speak
on
panels.
U
They
need
to
study
residents
to
be.
You
know
willing
to
be
involved
in
research.
All
these
things
that
Cornell
brags
about
it
is
because
of
this
city,
and
so
the
city
has
a
lot
of
Leverage
in
that
regard.
You
know
it.
The
university
needs
to
be
surrounded
by
a
city
that
is
passing
Progressive
policies
like
the
revised
encampment
policy,
which
I
would
encourage
you
to
vote
Yes
on
it
really
there.
U
There
is
so
much
that
is
happening
in
the
interface
between
the
university
and
the
city,
and
this
is
a
really
incredible
place
to
live.
It's
a
really
incredible
place
to
be
a
Community
member
that
seems
to
be
what's
being
echoed
tonight,
and
so
the
the
city
really
does
need
to
make
sure
that
Cornell
is
being
aware
and
attentive,
and
a
good
citizen
as
part
of
this
community
and
I
really
believe
that
in
these
negotiations,
city
is
as
powerful
as
it
allows
itself
to
be.
Thank
you.
Thank.
V
Good
evening,
two
housekeeping
things
first
I
I'd
like
to
say
I'm
still
waiting
for
these
meetings
to
be
on
cable.
That
has
to
be
a
priority
for
our
community
and
for
democracy
in
this
community.
The
second
thing
is:
if
we're
going
to
be
so
neck
and
neck
with
each
other
in
this
room,
I
think
everybody
needs
to
wear
masks.
Okay,
I,
don't
feel
comfortable
that
everybody's,
so
close
together,
some
people
are
coughing.
Sneezing
I
think
that's
very
appropriate
to
have
mass
at
a
meeting
like
this
I've
been
in
Ithaca
for
40
years
I.
V
Also
in
that
time
have
been
protesting
for
Cornell
to
give
us
more
money.
I
remember
when
Ben
Nichols
stood
up
to
Cornell.
That
was
that
was
an
amazing
feat:
okay,
the
next
manner
Alan
Cohen.
He
he
signed
that
that
last
agreement,
okay
and
I
I-
was
here
for
that
and
I
didn't
feel.
Cornell
gave
us
that
much
and
I
appreciate
the
outcry
in
this
community.
I
feel
it's
a
lot
more
than
it's
ever
been,
not
that
it
hasn't
been
there
all
along.
But
it's
a
lot
more
I.
V
Think
I
could
be
wrong
on
that,
but
the
Cornell
needs
to
realize,
and-
and
this
is
this
is
a
historic
moment-
because
there's
a
lot
of
momentum
in
this
Cornell
needs
to
realize
they
have
to
give
to
our
community,
so
we
both
could
survive
now.
The
last
thing
I
want
to
say
and
and
I
know,
I'm
always
running
out
of
time
is
zvante
was
on
CNN.
V
He
was
on
the
national
stage
and
I
watched
it
and
he
said
nothing
other
than
potholes
and
I
want
this
to
go
down
in
record,
because
I
watched
that
meeting
that
that
that
panel
with
horror
he
was
on
the
national
stage.
He
was
asked
twice
what
is
the
most
critical
problem
in
Ithaca
and
he
said
potholes
he
let
this
community
down
so
I'm,
hoping
that
the
media
everybody
comes
together
and
put
this
issue
on
the
national
stage,
because
it
needs
to
be
thank.
W
Others
here
have
spoken
on
the
struggles
faced
by
ithaca's
residents
and
on
the
dragon's
horde
upon
atop,
which
Cornell
fits
high
rent
and
high
property
taxes
come
as
a
direct
result
of
Cornell's
presence.
Tcat
is
crumbling,
the
list
goes
on,
Cornell
needs
Ithaca,
they
need
our
roads
and
our
sidewalks
and
our
buses.
They
need
a
thriving
Ithaca
in
order
to
attract
the
students
and
faculty
that
they
seek.
They
are
not
an
island
as
much
as
they
may
pretend
to
be
Cornell,
craved,
The,
Prestige
of
being
the
equal
of
their
peer
institutions.
W
W
As
stated
by
others,
Cornell
student
tree
stands
behind
you
in
the
fight
for
a
better,
better
deal
from
Cornell
the
turnout
at
Monday.
The
rally
demonstrates
that
clearly
they
think
they
can
get
away
with
waving
away
the
city
of
Ithaca
with
little
more
than
what
is,
as
others
have
said,
ocean
couch
cushion
change
for
them.
I
urge
the
common
Council
prove
them
wrong,
stand
up
and
fight
with
that
fight
them.
On
this,
please
vote
no
on
the
memorandum
with
Cornell
Thank
you
for
your
time.
X
Y
Y
Y
You
come
to
realize
this
is
kind
of
the
issue
that
underlies
all
of
City
politics
and
the
opportunity
to
finally
budge
the
issue.
As
former
mayor
Myrick
failed
to
do
being
stuck
in
the
middle
of
the
agreement
in
2014
doesn't
come
around
very
often,
and
so
it
all
begs
the
question:
why
on
Earth
are
we
moving
on
Cornell's
timeline.
Y
This
offer
on
the
table
the
way
they've
tried
to
course
you
into
accepting
it
by
swooping
in
and
solving
the
budget
deficit.
The
fact
they
commence
negotiations
15
months
before
the
mou
was
up.
All
of
it
is
daylight
extortion,
so
I
hope
you
vote
no
on
October
11th
that
you
demand
a
one-year
deal
minimum
to
address
the
budget
crisis.
While
we
give
the
full
negotiations
the
proper
amount
of
care
and
Community
participation
to
me,
8
million
is
the
floor,
not
the
ceiling.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
AA
Good
evening,
David
Jersey
30-year
resident
of
Ithaca
and
a
long
time
member
of
the
Cornell
faculty
like
many
in
this
room.
Indeed,
the
vast
majority
I
suspect
I
welcome
the
fact
that
the
vote
has
been
tabled
for
tonight,
but
I
believe
that
this
issue
should
be
taken
up
in
the
political
realm
and
should
be
postponed
at
the
very
minimum
until
after
the
election.
This
is
the
defining
issue
in
Ithaca
of
a
generation
21
years,
and
it
needs
to
be
worked
out
in
the
political
Realm.
AA
AA
AB
Good
evening
my
name
is
Emily:
Turner
I
live
on
West
York
Street
in
Ithaca.
I
was
two
years
old
when
the
first
mou
between
Cornell
and
the
City
of
Ithaca
was
negotiated,
I
will
be
51
years
old.
When
this
proposed
mou
was
renegotiated,
the
year
will
be
2024.
I
think
we
can't
even
fathom
the
ways
in
which
the
world
will
have
change
in
the
next
21
years.
I
think
it
is
a
heartbreaking
disservice
of
the
city's
negotiation
team
would
ever
agree
to
such
a
lengthy
agreement.
AB
I
ask
you
to
please
facilitate
Community
forums
and
engaging
engage
with
Community
experts
at
this
critical
Nextel
step.
Help
our
negotiating
team
get
creative,
read
the
Princeton
Court
case,
withhold
building
permits,
issue
zoning
issues,
zoning
citations
threatened
to
phase
out
Cornell's
use
of
the
Ithaca
fire
department
over
the
next
21
years.
If
it
takes
you
longer
to
strategize
for
these
things,
which
I
imagine
it
would
please
push
the
vote?
Beyond
October
11th,
you
are
the
only
line
of
defense
between
the
city
and
Cornell's
ever
compounding
wealth.
AB
AC
AC
I
won't
repeat
too
much
of
what
has
already
been
said:
I'm
a
lecturer
at
Cornell
and
so
I
see
a
little
bit
of
this
from
the
inside
and
I
just
want
to
underscore
what
others
have
said
about
how
much
Cornell
needs
depends
and
consistently
brags
about
its
place
in
this
community.
The
watchword
in
teaching
these
days
at
Cornell
is
community
engagement.
AC
There
are
several
centers
currently
being
set
up
at
Cornell
to
emphasize
engaged
learning
engaged
research,
but
the
problem
is
if
engagement
is
all
about
a
one-way
flow
of
resources
from
the
community
to
the
students
and
faculty
and
their
activities
at
Cornell
that
doesn't
really
qualify
as
genuine
engagement
to
me.
It
needs
to
be
a
two-way
relationship
where
Cornell
contributes
back
as
much
as
it
takes
so
I'm
merging
I've
also
said
on
two
faculty:
hiring
committees
where
Cornell
consistently
touted
the
benefits
of
the
community,
its
strong
schools,
its
strong
social
infrastructure.
AC
These
are
very
services
that
Cornell
is
consistently
refusing
to
properly
fund.
So
I
just
want
to
understand
what
other
underscore
what
others
have
said
that
we're
counting
on
you,
the
members
of
the
council,
to
stand
up
for
us
to
slow
down
this
process,
to
open
it
up
to
public
scrutiny
and
to
take
as
much
time
as
it
needs
to
get
a
fair
deal
from
Cornell
Thank.
You
very
much.
Z
Z
AE
A
AE
Hi,
my
name
is
Caroline
feindell
I'm,
a
resident
of
Ithaca
I'll,
be
very,
very
brief.
I
just
want
to
commend
the
Council
on
moving
on
the
homelessness,
encampment
policy.
I
know
it's
been
a
lot
of
back
and
forth.
It's
been
there's
been
some
hard
feelings,
both
ways,
I
think,
but
I
know
that
we're
all
on
the
same
page
we've
all
this
is
a
progressive
town.
We
wanna,
we
all
want
to
help
people.
We
just
disagree
on
how
best
to
do
it
and
I
I
do
think.
AE
I
do
want
to
commend
and
acknowledge
that
you
know
there's
been
a
lot
of
different
opinions
and
it's
I
believe
at
least
that
it's
good
that
you're
moving
forward
with
this
adjusted
policy
and
just
echoing
what
everyone
else
has
said,
Cornell
needs
to
pay
their
fair
share.
4
million
is
an
insult
to
everyone
in
this
room
to
this
entire
city.
That's
all
I
have
to
say.
AF
AF
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
all
the
members
of
common
Council
had
read
the
excellent
letter
published
in
the
Ithaca
voice
Yesterday
by
the
former
Ithaca
City
attorney.
Charles
Gutman
did
anyone.
If
you
have
copies,
you
can
give
them
to
the
clerk
I'm.
Sorry,
oh,
okay,
okay,
and
maybe
you
can
give
an
amounts.
AF
AF
Apart
was
when
he
said
to
me
after
I
presented,
you
know
just
a
fraction
of
the
data
and
from
my
own
experience
that
Cornell
keeps
winning
the
goat
of
Labor
award
every
year
from
the
Compton's
County
Worker
Center,
because
the
people
who
build
Cornell's
expansion
literally
can't
afford
to
live
here
and
half
of
them
are
not
earning
a
living
wage.
Thank
you,
Barbara.
That
is
your
time.
That's
an
extra
point.
What
that
is
your
time?
Oh
God,
I'm,
sorry,
I
can't
can
I
say
one
point
that.
AF
H
AG
Hey
good
evening,
my
name
is
Carolyn
Christina
hedlam
I
would
first
like
to
thank
older
person,
kentomo
Council
and
mayor
Lewis,
for
tabling
the
vote
until
the
budget
hearing
on
October
11th
I
would
like
to
state
that
the
city
budget
is
an
ethical
document,
and
ethics
evolve
over
time,
especially
in
a
college
town.
People
come
and
go
and
our
needs
grow
in
order
to
better
advocate
for
Community
I.
AG
Think
you
need
to
hear
directly
from
Community
as
you're
doing
tonight,
I'd
like
to
state
that
the
position
of
being
a
public
servant
is
a
position
of
power
and
power
is
the
ability
to
act
right.
You
all
have
the
power
to
act
on
behalf
of
the
residents
and
employees
of
this
city
and
for
the
benefit
of
your
constituents.
AG
AG
AH
Hi,
my
name
is
Jason
Houghton
I'm,
a
Ithaca
resident
and
a
property
taxpayer
and
I'm
here
to
encourage
you
all
to
vote.
No
on
the
proposed
memorandum
of
understanding,
I'm,
a
data
person
and
I
tend
not
to
like
make
assertions
without
some
data
to
back
it
up.
So
I
did
a
little
research
when
I
found
out
at
the
end
of
last
week
about
this
proposal.
AH
AH
AH
That
means
Ithaca
tax
bills,
given
the
change
in
the
tax
rate
have
increased
150
percent
over
the
past
20
years.
If
we
even
consider
a
generous
inflation
rate,
Cornell's
payment
over
the
next
20
years
will
increase
60
percent
over
time.
Cornell's
contribution
to
this
city
will
diminish
relative
to
the
taxpayers.
Finally,
provision.
Six
of
the
agreement
precludes
the
city
from
pursuing
any
change
to
Cornell's
vast
tax
exempt
status.
AI
Thank
you,
I'll,
be
brief.
I
see
no
need
to
repeat
what
anyone
else
has
already
said.
I
simply
hope
that
as
someone
who
worked
for
the
school
district
for
the
past
four
years
and
as
an
aide
and
was
paid,
therefore
half
of
a
teacher
pays.
If
we
do
I
would
love
to
see
Cornell
pay
more,
because
I
would
hope,
and
that
may
that
would
mean
more
money
for
the
school
district.
AI
A
AJ
You
see
me
okay,
too,
or
no.
Okay,
hi.
My
name
is
David
billoteck
I'm,
a
resident
of
Nate's
floral
Estates
in
Ward,
one
in
the
resident
of
Ithaca
for
46
years.
First
vote
no
on
the
mou
second
I'm
here
to
talk
about
policy
on
homelessness,
encampments
and
city
property.
That
policy
is
an
initial
step
in
the
right
direction.
This
proposal
is
a
city,
land
use
policy,
how
to
use
a
parcel
of
land
and
a
place
where
facilities
and
services
can
be
provided.
AJ
It
includes
exploration
of
collaborative
efforts
with
Tompkins,
County
adjacent
Visa
municipalities
and
service
providers
to
reduce
unsheltered
homelessness.
We
first
must
recognize
that
if
we
bill
this,
they
will
not
all
come
to
that
zone.
Some
people
will
continue
to
camp
in
other
City
Parcels
by
personal
choice
or
for
other
reasons,
the
message
to
address
that
may
need
to
be
defined
in
the
future.
This
proposal
does
not
Corral
the
homeless,
nor
does
it
criminalize
homelessness.
AJ
Now,
calling
people
homeless
or
even
unsheltered
oversimplifies
the
problem.
These
are
people
that
are
clearly
in
need,
but
for
many
different
reasons,
I
would
guess
that,
for
most
homelessness
or
lack
of
shelter
is
the
result
of
another
issue
and
not
the
direct
problem
that
needs
to
be
solved
by
only
providing
shelter.
AJ
We
are
not
solving
the
problem
by
providing
a
designated
green
area
on
the
map,
we
are
providing
a
place
where
the
problems
that
cause
homelessness
can
be
determined
individually
and
addressed
over
time,
and
then
this
and
then
the
city
and
the
county
can
provide
the
services
and
the
guidance
that
assist
in
placing
the
person
in
housing
and
periodic
follow-up
to
maintain
that
person
in
housing.
Periodic
follow-up
is
crucial.
AJ
AK
Right,
fine.
Thank
you.
Thanks
for
the
opportunity
to
address
the
council,
thank
you
for
publishing
the
actual
proposed
mou
and
indicating
in
blue
changes
proposed
to
the
current
mou.
What
we
didn't
know
until
published
on
Friday
are
the
words
in
black
and
what
these
are
saying
that
are
left
in
place
from
the
previous
negotiation.
For
example,
in
the
Preamble
it
states,
Purnell
was
among
the
first
University
Nations
to
make
voluntary
payments,
and
it
remains
committed
to
doing
so
within
the
availability
of
its
Financial
Resources.
AK
Many
in
the
community
are
questioning
as
we
should.
If
the
proposed
agreement
on
the
table
is
less
than
what
is
within
the
availability
of
Cornell's
Financial
Resources
in
another
section.
If
the
proposal
mou
is
passed,
these
words
in
Black
will
continue
to
say
that
Cornell
doesn't
ever
plan
to
sign
a
payment
in
lieu
of
taxes,
contract
and
as
part
of
the
agreement.
AK
The
city
isn't
allowed
to
lobby
for
any
change
in
this
at
the
state
level
to
limit
what
educational
organizations
can
and
can
keep
off
the
tax
rolls
as
a
taxpayer
of
the
city
I.
Ask
that
you
return
to
the
negotiating
table
and
to
strengthen
your
hand
by
declaring
that
the
2024
budget
will
be
prepared
without
including
any
monetary
benefits
from
Cornell.
If
and
when
the
city
and
Cornell
reach
an
agreement,
then
budget
line
items
may
be
increased
accordingly,
based
on
processes
that
either
the
current
Council.
AK
If
it
happens
this
year
or
the
future
Council
and
city
manager
established,
Cornell
should
not
hold
common
Council
on
all
of
us
hostage
by
dangling
money
that
would
go
into
the
budget.
Cornell
students
have
already
shown
their
support
for
the
city
as
Illustrated
even
tonight.
For
example,
over
time
Cornell
alumni
and
the
broader
public
will
come
to
our
support
and
at
some
point
Cornelius.
AK
AL
Foreign,
hello,
my
heart
is
really
really
full
watching
this
meeting
tonight.
There
are
so
many
people
here
who
are
organizing
and
mobilizing
for
themselves
and
for
each
other
and
who
are
passionate
and
engaged
in
their
community
and
who
know
what
they
deserve.
It's
really
beautiful
and
it's
what
motivates
me
to
organize,
and
it
reminds
me
why
I'm
a
Democratic
Socialist,
even
though
that
isn't
always
easy,
because
I
believe
so
deeply
in
the
need
for
everyday
people
to
come
together
and
fight
for
the
equitable
distribution
of
resources
and
the
writing
of
historic
wrongs.
AL
And
you
know
just
like
it
was
a
Democratic
Socialist
mayor
back
in
the
90s
who
fought
hard
for
this
initial
mou
from
Cornell.
I'm,
really
encouraged
to
see
local
Democratic
socialists
who
have
put
in
so
much
volunteer
time
to
organize
now
to
stand
behind
this
Council
and
to
fight
Cornell.
You
know
to
get
a
better
deal
for
Ithaca
in
the
future.
AL
AM
Foreign
thank
you
for
taking
the
time
to
listen
to
All
of
the
constituents
today.
I
am
a
assistant
of
Ithaca
I
live
in
the
new
Ward
one
and
I
just
would
like
to
Echo
what
a
lot
of
my
fellow
comrades
have
already
said
tonight,
which
is
to
thank
you
for
tabling
the
deal
to
October
11th,
to
give
more
time
for
public
input
and
additional
deliberation.
I
will
stress
that
transparency
in
this
mou
negotiation
is
essential.
AM
H
A
AN
I,
thank
you
for
everyone
who
came
out
to
speak
today.
First
off
happy,
Hispanic,
Heritage
Month
just
want
to
bring
attention
to
that
to
my
fellow
latinx
folks
in
the
community,
and
then
secondly,
I
want
to
take
a
quick
second
and
thank
our
city
staff
and
the
negotiators
with
the
city
for
getting
us.
This
far
in
regards
to
negotiations
with
Cornell
they've
tried
their
hardest,
their
damnedest
to
assess
the
city's
needs
and
to
go
to
bat
for
us
and
our
interests.
AN
AN
What's
really
sad
and
Incredibly
frustrating
is
that
we
can't
have
an
honest
conversation
about
this
proposed
deal
on
its
merits,
because
everyone
at
this
table
is
concerned
and
rightfully
so
about
what.
How
do
we
square
away
the
budget
without
taking
this
offer?
To
me,
that
sounds
less
like
a
partnership
and
more
like
a
hostage
situation.
AN
AO
My
boys
are
four
and
two
were
born
in
Ithaca
and
it's
wild
to
think
that
they
will
be
before
the
next
could
potentially
be
before
the
next
Council.
Having
the
same
conversation
I.
The
city
is
currently
at
70
of
its
debt
limit
and
it
has
significant
near-term
infrastructural
demands
which
support
not
just
the
city
residents
who
are
here
with
us
this
evening,
but
the
growing
number
of
Faculty
staff
and
students
who
travel
into
and
out
of
Ithaca
every
day
to
work
and
study
at
the
University.
AO
Like
my
colleague,
I'm
dismayed
that
we
need
to
weigh
the
choice
around
this
mou
against
a
looming
budget
deadline
and
I'll
Echo.
That
call
for
a
pledge
of
at
least
contributing
the
4
million
that
they've
offered
to
our
budget
negotiations,
so
that
we
a
sustained
impasse,
doesn't
doesn't
Force
Council
to
make
a
choice
between
cutting
essential
services
or
a
five
and
a
half
percent
increase
on
property
taxes.
AO
AP
Just
to
address
some
apparent
confusion,
I'm
not
in
office,
because
I
believe
that
every
law
is
just
if
everyone
in
government,
if
everybody
in
government
ever
only
focused
on
changing
laws
from
the
inside
this
country,
would
be
in
a
very
different
place,
and
that's
because
sometimes
change
has
to
be
demanded
when
the
voice
of
the
public
is
being
ignored.
I
think
that
it's
my
responsibility
as
a
representative
to
help
uplift
a
platform
from
which
they
can
be
heard.
AP
So
I
want
to
ask
what
truly
is
Criminal
here,
a
peaceful
protest
or
the
way
Cornell
has
been
exploiting
this
city.
Isn't
it
more
criminal
to
push
people
out
of
their
houses
and
out
of
Ithaca?
Isn't
it
more
criminal
to
rob
people
of
their
property
taxes
than
to
temporarily
block
our
broken
roads
to
try
and
ask
that
they
be
fixed.
AP
Foreign
for
Council,
as
an
activist
first,
because
I've
always
been
inspired
and
guided
by
the
others
who
have
fought
for
change
before
me.
Other
politicians,
Bernie
Sanders,
Joe,
Biden,
ilhan,
Omar,
Alexandra
ocasio-cortez,
and
her
original
moderate
primary
opponent,
Joe
Crowley,
John
Lewis.
All
people
arrested
protesting
our
laws.
We
think
we
have
been
negotiating
with
Cornell.
Our
negotiating
team
has
done
a
great
job,
kindly
and
in
good
faith,
and
it
has
still
not
been
working.
Sometimes
you
have
to
shout
to
be
heard.
AP
AQ
AQ
You
know
all
of
this
kind
of
stuff
right,
but
I
want
you
to
feel
that
when
it's
issues
in
our
community
I
I
really
am
happy
and
will
be
saying
yes
tonight
for
for
the
what's
that
thing,
y'all
know
what
I'm
talking
about
for
for
the
encampments
yeah
it's
very
important
but
I
want
us
to
remember.
The
encampments
is
not
only
where
people
are
struggling.
AQ
There
is
Couchsurfing
going
on.
They
are
black
and
brown
people
who
don't
go
into
campus
I,
say
all
this
to
remind
us,
because
sometimes
you
know
we
can
see
as
far
as
what
we
want.
You
know,
but
there
are
some
other
struggling
issues
in
our
community.
That
I
was
put
on
this
Council,
to
remind
you
all
about
at
least
I
believe
so,
but
I
also
am
so
proud
of
what
I
watched
happen.
AQ
AQ
You
know
like
y'all
did
that
y'all
did
that,
but
we
need
y'all
also
to
to
turn
out
in
this
room
when
the
issues
are
affecting
communities
that
still
haven't
got
the
courage
and
the
privilege
that
you
do
to
full
a
room
like
this
right.
I
mean
you
know:
I,
don't
I,
don't
you
know,
I
really.
I
really
am
excited
about
doing
this
job
and
being
here
and
being
with
y'all
for
real
for
real
right,
but
I
do
know
that
I
I,
I,
I,
I,
I
gotta,
say
this.
AQ
How
many
people
came,
how
many
people
up
there
are
that
you
know,
but
yeah
we
got
to
keep
doing
this
and
that,
and
that,
for
me,
is
what
why
I
I
joined
this
Council,
because
it's
real
important
for
me
to
see
us
all
work
together
to
get
what
we
need,
because
we
can't
do
it
individually
right.
We
do
really
have
to
work
together.
So
thanks
for
coming
out,
thank.
AR
AR
AR
We
have
all
recognized
that
this
is
a
singular
opportunity
that
we
don't
often
get,
and
we
need
to
do
everything
we
can
to
advocate
for
a
better
deal,
and
we
can
do
that
because
of
people
who
are
able
to
come
out
and
cry
about
the
injustice
Injustice
that
has
been
done
to
our
community.
As
Phoebe
says,
it
is
a
privilege
to
come
here
and
speak
out.
It
is
a
privilege
to
sit
on
this
side
of
the
table.
AR
It
is
a
responsibility
to
demand
more
especially
for
those
people
who
cannot
stand
up
and
fight
for
themselves
and
we
as
a
community
have
been
suffering
because
of
Cornell's
lack
of
commitment,
lack
of
Engagement.
The
mere
fact
that
they
would
continue
to
offer
and
demand
a
20-year
agreement
which
gives
them
an
excuse
to
not
be
involved
with
the
rest
of
the
community,
every
step
of
the
way
I
really
appreciate.
AS
AR
You
know
Kayla
mentioned
a
scenario
that
I
hadn't
even
thought
about
how,
when
we
do
offer
those
Services
oftentimes,
it
is
the
the
faculty
and
staff
of
Cornell
that
have
the
opportunity
to
take
those
slots
when
workers
and
residents
don't
have
that
opportunity.
So,
even
as
we
struggle
to
make
these
services
available,
they
they
don't
actually
get
to
venture
outside
of
the
Cornell
community
and-
and
that
also
is
a
tremendous
Injustice.
AR
AT
AU
So
I'll
just
add
my
thanks
to
everyone
for
coming
out.
This
is
always
the
most
interesting
part
of
the
meeting
frankly,
and
that's
someone
saying
that
who's
been
sitting
through
it
for
almost
eight
years
but
I'm
going
to
reserve
my
other
comments
about
the
two
items
that
we
have
still
discussions
yet
to
come.
So
if
you
want
to
stick
around
for
those
we're
happy
to
have
you
here,
thank
you.
A
Thank
you.
Yes,
I
too
will
reserve
my
comments
until
we
get
to
3.1
and
3.2
I.
I
will
add
just
one
comment
that
as
mayor
and
as
one
member
of
the
city's
negotiating
team
I
want
to.
Let
others
know
that
the
members,
the
names
of
the
members
of
Cornell's
negotiating
team
and
the
city's
negotiating
team
are
available.
It
was
part
of
the
information
that
was
circulated
last
week
and
I
will
also
just
point
out
that
we
are
in
the
planning
stages
of
our
2024
budget.
A
AQ
A
Yeah,
thank
you
and
thank
you
everyone
for
turning
out
tonight.
Certainly
we
always
appreciate
hearing
from
members
of
the
public.
It
helps
us
think
through
complex
issues
and
challenges.
So
we
definitely
appreciate
your
comments.
As
I
said
at
the
outset
tonight
many
of
you
have
emailed
Council.
We
appreciate
that.
We
also
appreciate
you
speaking
up
tonight,
seeing
no
other
comments
from
colleagues
at
this
time.
A
A
I
was
gratified
to
hear
a
number
of
commenters
support.
The
policy
there
have
been
multiple
revisions.
I
want
to
personally
thank
the
working
group
on
this
topic.
They
have
spent
a
tremendous
amount
of
time
addressing
a
topic
that
is
so
complex
and
a
few
of
the
speakers
tonight
referenced
that
if
it
was
easy
to
respond
to
such
a
complex
issue,
we
and
other
municipalities
across
the
country
would
have
done
it
by
now.
A
But
there
is
a
sensitivity
we
absolutely
do
not
want
to,
and
our
policy
does
not
criminalize
unhoused
criminalize
homelessness,
but
this
is
a
very,
very
challenging
issue
for
all
municipalities
to
to
address
and
I'm
glad
that
there
were
speakers
commenting
on
that
this
evening,
so
Lisa
Nicholas,
who
is
the
director
of
planning
and
development,
is
here
this
evening.
Lisa
was
one
member
of
the
working
group
and
did
a
great
deal
of
the
work
on
this
policy.
Lisa
could
I
turn
some
of
this
over
to
you.
A
There
are
other
members
of
the
working
group
who
are
here
this
evening.
I
know
that
Jorge
was
a
member
of
this
working
group.
There
have
been
so
many
working
groups,
and
so
many
searches
right
now
that
please
pardon
me
if
I'm,
not
remembering
everyone
but
I,
believe
that
Cynthia
Brock
and
George
McGonagall
were
also
on
the
working
group.
A
AN
Whereas
draft
policy
pilot
policy
further
recommended
a
six-step
week
by
week,
Progressive
enforcement
protocol
to
respond
to
encampments
located
where
prohibited,
whereas
no
ped's
consensus
was
achieved
regarding
an
enforcement
protocol
and
whereas
the
pedc
discussion
resulted
in
a
staff
direction
to
bring
back
a
revised
policy
containing
the
following
elements:
establish
a
sanctioned
camping
area
with
a
buffer
from
any
residential
neighborhood,
provide
basic
living
facilities
and
services
in
the
sanctioned
camping
area.
Retain
the
existing
prohibition
on
camping
outside
the
sanction
area.
Request
Tompkins
County
convene
a
cross-agency
multi-sector
task
force
to
address
unsheltered
homelessness.
AN
Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved.
The
city
of
Ithaca,
common
Council
hereby
adopts
the
pilot
administrative
policy
to
manage
homeless,
encampments
on
city
property
and
dated
September
15
2023
and
be
it
further
resolved.
The
city
of
Ithaca
common
Council
recognizes
that
a
city
Land
Management
policy
regarding
encampments,
does
not
address
the
root
cause
of
unsheltered
homelessness
and
therefore
requests
Tompkins
County
as
the
primary
administrator
of
social
welfare
services
for
needy
persons
throughout
the
county
convene
stakeholders
to
establish
a
cross-agency
multi-sector
working
group
charged
with
recommending
solutions
to
reduce
unsheltered
homelessness,
be
it
further
resolved.
AN
The
city
staff
is
directed
to
work
with
Community
Partners
and
service
providers
to
develop
and
Implement
a
plan
for
demarcating
a
sanctioned
camping
area
to
provide
supportive
facilities
and
services
in
the
area
beginning
no
later
than
April
15
2024.
Be
it
further
resolved
that
the
mayor
is
hereby
authorized
to
appoint
City
representatives
to
a
county
convene
cross
agency,
multi-sector
task
force
to
address
unsheltered
homelessness,
I,
so
move.
AN
First
off,
thank
you
so
much
Lisa,
Nels
and
staff.
So
much
for
working
on
this.
It's
been
it's
been
a
crucible,
but
but
we're
coming
out
of
it.
Acknowledging
that
this
is
the
very
this
is
one
of
the
very
first
steps
that
we
were
taking
to
address
is
that
this
is
a
pilot
program
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
moving
forward
with
this
and
I
know
that
Lisa
we've
talked
about
this
in
multiple
meetings,
as
have
the
rest
of
the
working
group
and
the
rest
of
City
staff.
AN
If
we
go
down
to
section
B
at
minimum,
basic
living
facilities
to
be
provided
shall
include,
toilets
a
drinking
water
supply,
Sharps
disposal,
container,
garbage
collection
and
cleanup
of
abandoned
amps
additional
facilities
such
as
hot
water
showers,
Storage
phone
charging,
security
lighting
and
facilities
for
meeting
with
Outreach
workers
may
be
provided
as
resources
and
Staffing
are
available.
I
think
all
that
is
great,
but
a
comment.
AN
AV
I'll
say
that,
after,
if
you
know
passing
this,
will
allow
us
to
work
with
service
providers
and
the
county
to
make
a
plan
for
the
the
facilities
that
can
be
there.
I
think
we
have
to
do.
You
know
we
have
to
have
a
place
to
put
them
first,
and
so
the
the
plan
would
be
to
work
with,
in
collaboration
with
the
county
and
service
providers,
to
see
what
is
feasible.
A
This
is
a
challenge
that
the
city
cannot
take
on
a
loan
and
it
is
important
to
build
the
collaborative
partnership
with
the
county
and
with
other
social
service
agencies,
so
that
this
draft
policy,
which
is
a
pilot
and
I,
want
to
emphasize
that
it
is
a
one-year
pilot
during
which
we
will
learn
a
great
deal
going
into
this.
We
understand
that
there
is
much
we
need
to
learn
and
this
Pilot's
policy
will
allow
us
to
to
learn
and
to
build
those
collaborative
relationships.
AQ
A
AW
I'll
chime
in
with
thanks
to
I,
know,
we've
had
a
lot
of
meetings
and
it's
hard
to
follow
the
string
of
conversation
from
you
know:
five
Council
Members
Plus,
whatever
happens
to
visit,
but
I
think
he
did
a
great
job
of
distilling
down
our
intent
given
the
last
meeting.
So
thank
you
for
that
work.
I'm
just
curious.
What
are
is
any
of
the
are
any
of
the
access
roads
existing
now
or
will
they
all
have
to
be,
because
that
was
a
big
point
of
a
great
need
too.
AV
A
AT
AW
AR
AR
AV
AV
AR
AR
It
currently
says
that
the
policy
should
be
reviewed
annually
and
the
suggestion
I've
received
I'm
putting
forward
is
like
a
quarterly
review.
I
know
that
there's
a
working
group
that's
going
to
be
meeting
quarterly,
and
so
presumably
this
is
something
that
will
be
done
anyway,
but
just
to
make
very
clearly
clear
that
revisions
can
be
made
and
reviewed
based
on
changing
environments,
so
I'd
like
to
change
from
annual
to
quarterly.
If
that's,
okay,
the
other
suggestion
that
I
have
is
to
take
the
second
bullet
under
purpose.
AR
So
my
suggestion
is
to
mimic
that
add
it
as
a
bullet
under
Section
8
evaluation
and
have
it
as
the
second
to
last
bullet.
That
says,
to
continue
from
the
headline
staff
and
collaboration
with
service
providers
will
develop
appropriate
metrics
to
evaluate
the
effectiveness
of
the
policy,
including,
but
not
limited
to
the
following,
and
so
the
Bullet
I
would
add
would
say
whether
public
health
safety,
general
welfare
and
protection
of
environmental
resources
are
being
effectively
maintained.
AN
I
would
like
to
if
it's
okay.
The
second
bullet
point
is
I
I,
don't
find
offense
like
I,
find
it
friendly
for
the
first
bullet
point
before
I,
say
it
I,
guess
before
I
say
it's
friendly.
We
incorporate
it
I'd
like
to
hear
but
I'd
like
to
see
if
it's
possible
to
hear
from
Lisa
regarding
her
assessment
on
the
ability
to
make
quarterly
reports
versus
annual
reports.
AX
AV
AV
I
think
we'll
just
I
mean
we
can
make
the
we
can
make
every
effort
to
do
that,
to
look
review
thing
to
review
quarterly,
but
as
with
the
rest
of
the
policy,
we're
seeing
what
works
and
I
think
we
can
evaluate
that.
We
can
aim
for
that
and
try
to
evaluate
quarterly
and
if
that
doesn't
work
for
whatever
reason
we
can
adjust
it.
A
AO
AO
AS
AO
I
think
the
best
thing,
while
we
continue
discussion,
would
be
to
quickly
figure
out
how
you'd
write
a
a
resolved
in
between
the
first
and
the
second
that
specifies
the
exact
language
changes
that
you
want.
The
new
policy
to
or
that
the
adopted
policy
to
reflect
I
know
Ari,
just
arrived
and
I
know
more
he's
here.
So
if
anyone
wants
to
fact
check
me
on
that,
but
I'm
pretty
sure
the
policy,
the
the
resolution
is
the
thing
we're
debating
right
now
and
we
can't
amend
the
policy
that
is
dated
in
the
past
and.
AR
AQ
My
question
was
about
and
I
think
it
doesn't
change
the
us
moving
on
and
voting
on
it
that
that
Still
Remains
right
but
I
just
was
thinking.
So
this
is
a
pilot
program
and
and
so
I'm
understanding
what
you're
saying
a
pilot
program
for
a
year.
So
at
the
end
of
the
year,
you'll
Pro
will
come
back
and
and
and
review
and
evaluate
and
see
if
we
need
change,
kind
of
and,
and
you
and
Cynthia
wants
to
more
of
like
follow
the
when
you
say
quarterly.
AR
I'm
just
asking
yeah:
no,
let
me
respond
sure.
So
the
way
it
is
written,
it's
basically
saying
that
this
working
group
will
create
a
a
series
of
metrics
to
evaluate
with
if
their
work
is,
is
actually
achieving
the
stated
goals.
And
so
it's
it's
a
matter
of
saying
more
than
once
a
year
will
they
be
evaluating
if
they're,
actually
achieving
the
goals
that
we
set
forward
in
the
in
the
policy.
AR
So
I
I
say
this
because
things
change
very
quickly
and
and
you
might
need
to
revise
your
activities
because
groups
of
people
have
moved
or
resources
have
changed
or
something
stops
working.
You
know,
and
so
it's
about
reminding
us
that
that
this
is
a
constantly
evolving
process
and
that
metrics
need
to
constantly
be
reevaluated
to
see
if
we're
being.
AQ
AR
So
I
understand
again,
there
is,
and
the
last
resolved
a
cross-agency
multi-sector
task
force
who's
being
brought
together
to
address
unsheltered
homelessness,
I
believe
that
they
are
working
in
collaboration
with
the
city
to
administer
this
policy
that
task
force
as
I
understand.
It
will
be
meeting
at
least
quarterly
and
so,
and
they
are
also
the
ones
I
believed
under
the
policy
charged
with
creating
the
metrics
to
develop
appropriate
metrics.
To
evaluate
the
effectiveness
of
the
policy.
AU
AV
A
AY
AN
I,
that's
this
is
friendly
to
me
on
the
on
the
basis,
as
Lisa
mentions
that
if
we
find
that
these
quarterly
reviews
are
just
not
sustainable,
because
this
data
takes
time
to
collect.
Similarly,
it
could
adapt
quickly,
but
it
could
just
not
be
feasible
for
our
city
staff
or
County
staff
or
Outreach
workers
to
just
compile
this
data,
and
we
might
find
that
you
know
it
might
need
to
be.
AN
We
need
to
keep
with
annual
and
I
think
on
the
condition
that
we
can
assess
that
and
just
be
comfortable
with
the
fact
that
that
we
can't
reflect
you
know
accordingly,
if
we
don't
find
it
sustainable
is,
is
the
content
is
my
you
know,
condition
I,
guess,
and
it
seems
like
we're
all
in
agreement
on
that.
So.
AR
A
AR
AR
AR
How
can
this
be
addressed?
I,
you
know,
I
I,
think
there's
a
leap
of
faith
here
and
I:
don't
want
to
have
a
leap
of
faith.
So
how?
How
do
you
suggest
that
we
address
this
in
terms
of
making
sure?
Not
only
is
this
space
inviting
because
it
has
toilets
and
sanitation
facilities
and
and
so
on,
but
it
is
inviting
because
we
can
say
to
people
if
you
go
there,
there
will
be
support
on
hand
to
make
sure
that
you
are
safe.
A
If,
if
I
may
respond,
that
to
me
also
is
part
of
the
collaborative
work
that
must
be
done,
because
providing
Services
is
a
function
of
the
county
of
DSs
of
Continuum
of
Care
it.
The
city,
must
partner
with
other
stakeholders
in
order
to
address
some
of
the
concerns,
so
I
believe
it
is
not
an
oversight.
However,
it
is
the
fact
that
the
city
does
not
have
the
capacity
and
will
need
to
work
with
other
stakeholders
and
partners
on
that.
So
it
is
not
an
an
oversight,
Lisa
and
then
Rob.
AU
If
you
don't
mind,
I'll,
just
pop
into
Cynthia
I,
think
it's
a
very
good
point.
I
do
think
that
your
addition
of
quarterly
reviews
will
probably
bring
issues
to
light
that
we
haven't
anticipated.
That
would
allow
us
to
perhaps
amend
the
policy
on
a
regular
basis
and
take
that
quite
seriously,
rather
than
you
know,
put
things
off
for
the
annual
review.
AV
Yeah
man
or
I
agree
and
that
yes,
that's
an
excellent
point
and
I
agree
with
Robin
under
evaluation.
It
does
say
part
of
the
evaluation
will
be
if,
if
it's
providing
a
reasonably
safe
environment-
and
it
does
mention
that
is-
allows
residents
to
connect
with
Outreach
workers,
so
I
think
under
that
that
could
be.
You
know,
that's
certainly
a
a
lens
through
which
the
evaluation
will
happen.
AQ
I,
you
know,
I
may
not
be
popular
for
this,
but
I
don't
go
into
these
kind
of
things
that
are
going
to
help
the
community
thinking.
What
could
possibly
go
wrong?
Let's
make
sure
we
have
it
safe.
Let's
make
sure
we
worry
about
all
the
things
that
can
definitely
go
wrong,
and
maybe
that's
because
of
who
I
am
but
I
think
really
like
somewhere
in
here.
AQ
A
AR
What
I
hear
when
people
interact
with
individuals
who
are
choosing
not
to
go
into
Southwest
Park?
Is
they
don't
want
to
go
there
because
they
don't
think
it's
safe,
that
they
won't
be
safe?
There
individuals
feel
vulnerable
when
they're
unhoused.
We
have
people
who
trade
in
things
in
order
to
have
a
safe
place
to
be
and
they're,
making
some
very
difficult
and
inhumane
choices.
AR
AR
If
we
are
going
to
create
a
space
that
we
are
assuring
people
that
that,
if
we
are
encouraging
them
and
saying
this
is
a
place
you
can
be,
it
is
also
a
place
where
you
will
be
safe.
I'm
not
saying
you
have
to
be
on
your
p's
and
q's
I'm,
just
saying
that,
how
can
we
provide
compassionate
support
if
we
are
creating
a
resource
that
it
is
a
resource
where
people
can
be
safe,
and
so
we
go
as
far
as
to
talk
about
phone
charging.
AQ
How
can
we
start
talking?
Could
stop
continuing
to
make
this
sound
like
this?
Is
I
I
get
very,
very
like
when
I
hear
the
way
that
we
continue
to
label
this
jungle
in
this
this
tone
of
how
dangerous
and
scary
and
Boogie
Manish
it
is
when
there's
no
guarantee
any
of
us
can
walk
out
this
door
and
something
possibly
can
happen
to
us,
but
I
do
I
do
notice
what
I
have
watched
and
it
has
been
very
uncomfortable
because
when
I
moved
here
31
years
ago,
the
jungle
has
been
there.
AQ
AV
AV
AU
AR
AR
AU
AU
AS
AT
Yeah
that
that's
important
pedc
couldn't
agree
on
enforcement
parts.
So
it's
not
part
of
this
at
all
which
this
is
good
as
far
as
it
goes,
but
it's
incomplete
I
would
turn
everybody's
attention
to
the
map.
Please
and
I
thank
staff
for
taking
the
the
odd
shape
pink
area
right
behind
Lowe's,
which
is
city
property
out
of
the
green
zone.
AT
This
is
where
the
gentleman
Mr
wrath
was
kidnapped
and
murdered
from
this
is
where
a
lot
of
the
crime
that
happens
at
Nate's,
floral,
Estates
and
at
Lowe's
seems
to
go
in
and
out
of
I
on
the
way
down
here
today,
I
took
a
picture
of
the
of
the
hole
that's
torn
in
the
defense.
It
nates
that
has
a
footpath
directly
from
this
encampment
into
nates.
AT
Every
winter
most
of
these
encampments
become
unoccupied.
People
take
advantage
of
Code
Blue.
The
state
allows
people
to
stay
in
motels
when
the
weather
is
cold.
This
past
winter,
this
area
was
empty,
as
was
the
area
between
Nate's
or
between
Cesar
Malone
Drive
and
what's
the
other
Street
friendly.
Thank
you.
AT
The
city
took
the
opportunity
to
clean
up
the
area
between
Brinley
and
Cecil
B
Malone
last
spring.
They
put
a
fence
up
and
nobody's
camped
there.
This
year
it
took
a
tremendous
amount
of
work
from
DPW
to
clean
it
up.
It's
still
not
totally
clean
and
I
would
hope
that
next
year's
Council
will
take
the
opportunity
to
to
do
the
same
thing.
With
this
area
behind
Lowe's,
it's
horribly
compromised,
environmentally
right.
AT
AP
Yeah
I
just
wanted
to
again
say
thank
you
to
the
members
of
the
working
group
who
have
done
like
so
much
work
on
this
so
far
over
the
past
few
months,
and
obviously
the
work
is
not
going
to
be
finished
once
we
pass
this
today.
You
know
there
are
going
to
become
clear
the
ways
in
which
we
should
be
implementing
this
as
we
collaborate
with
the
county
with
service
social
workers
and
people
who
are
residents
of
nates
as
well
as
residents
of
the
Jungle
I.
AP
That's
why
I
think
right
now,
I
would
like
to
call
the
question
and
move
to
a
vote
on
this
policy.
I
think
that
it
as
it
stands
right
now
is
clearly
the
product
of
a
lot
of
great
work
and,
as
we
move
forward,
I'm
looking
forward
to
seeing
how
we're
going
to
implement
this
in
collaboration
with
our
partners.
AR
You
Tiffany
I,
oppose
I,
do
have
one
change,
I'd
like
to
say
I'm,
just
looking
again
at
the
resolution,
I
think
it's
more
appropriate
that
the
first
resolved
include
the
edits
to
the
policy.
The
second
resolve
then
adopts
the
policy,
so
I
just
want
to
say
I'm
going
to
turn.
Those
first
two
resolves
around
point.
AZ
AR
A
AV
H
A
AO
Resolution
3.2
resolution
authorized
amended
mou
for
voluntary
contribution
by
Cornell,
given
the
hour
and
everyone's
familiarity
with
this
I
will
skip
to
the
resolves
resolve.
The
common
Council
approves
and
ratifies
the
term
sheet
included
herein,
specifying
that
Cornell
shall
commence
annual
contribution,
annual
payment
to
the
city
of
Ithaca,
four
million
dollars,
plus
upward
adjustments
for
inflation
for
each
year
for
21
years,
beginning
in
2023,
and
be
further
resolved.
AO
The
mayor
is
authorized
on
the
devices,
the
attorney
to
execute
an
amended
memorandum
of
understanding
between
the
city
of
Ithaca
and
Cornell
University,
reflecting
the
foregoing
term
sheet
in
a
form
substantially
similar
to
the
amended
memorandum
of
understanding
included
herein
I
move.
This
resolution
is
written.
A
For
a
second
all
right,
thank
you.
As
we
move
into
discussion,
as
I
mentioned
at
the
outset
of
this
meeting,
we
will
have
discussion
concluding
council's
discussion
tonight.
I
will
invite
a
motion,
as
has
already
been
mentioned,
a
motion
to
table
the
resolution
in
Robert
has
agreed
to
do
so.
We'll
do
that
at
the
end
of
the
the
discussion.
A
I
will
also
point
out,
as
I
did
few
moments
ago,
maybe
an
hour
ago
now
that
as
mayor
and
as
a
member
of
the
negotiating
team,
I
am
supportive
of
this
agreement
and
I
appreciate
Robert
the
hour
and
that
we
moved
right
to
the
resolve.
There
are
a
few
of
the,
whereas
is
that
I
believe
are
important
to
me
at
least
to
highlight,
and
that
is.
A
True
up
payments
to
be
made
within
30
days
of
execution,
thus
providing
the
city
and
its
residents
immediate,
significant
new
Financial
Resources
we
do
have
a
member
of
the
Cornell
negotiating
team
with
us
and
I
would
invite
Joel
Molina
to
join
us
at
the
tables
so
that
he
can
respond
to
any
of
the
questions
that
that
Council
may
have
in
introducing
this
again.
I
will
bear
with
me.
Please
I
will
take
the
privilege
of
pointing
out,
because
there
has
been
a
lot
of
email.
A
There
has
been
some
misinformation,
and
so
I
do
want
to
state
that
the
four
million
dollar
annual
payment,
80
percent-
of
that
four
million
dollars
would
be
unrestricted.
The
city
gets
to
determine
fully
what
is
best
use
of
that
80
annually
of
the
40
of
the
four
million
dollars
and
of
the
20
of
that
four
million
dollars.
There
would
be
a
annual
yearly
increase
inflationary
increase
and
the
20
there
would
be
a
joint
project
selection
made
up
of
city
council
members
and
University
Representatives.
A
Each
will
provide
priority
projects
for
discussion
mutually
beneficial
projects
that
would
be
on
city
property
and
yet
likely
in
the
college.
Town
campus
adjacent
area.
I
will
point
out
that
Cornell
has
agreed
they.
They
will
not
retain
a
a
veto
power
over
that
20
percent,
so
it
will
be
collaboratively,
decided
But.
Ultimately,
it
will
be
the
city's
decision.
So
those
are
some
of
the
key
points.
A
A
So
that
contribution
is
very
likely
to
be
in
excess
of
100
million
dollars.
I
will
point
out.
I
will
make
a
point
that
a
city
staff
member
made
in
a
meeting
yesterday
that
20
years
provides
predictability
of
the
revenue
stream
for
the
city
and
there
are
significant
City
projects
that
are
multi-year
and
large
items
that
there
is
a
need
for
years
of
planning
and
raising
funds
to
address
some
of
the
larger.
The
larger
projects.
A
Those
are
some
of
the
key
points
that
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
are
highlighted
this
evening.
I
I
will
also
just
add
that
the
city
negotiating
team
went
into
this.
These
discussions,
these
negotiations
in
good
faith
I
believe
that
Cornell
came
into
the
negotiations
in
good
faith.
We
had
a
number
of
very
pointed
discussions.
A
Presenting
information
was
Council
was
updated
on
the
progress
on
this
agreement.
So
some
of
the
concerns
that
have
been
raised-
I
just
wanted
to
address
those
by
pointing
out
some
of
the
factual
information
and
now
I'll
open
it
up
to
council
colleagues,
and
if
you
have
questions
that
are
specific
to
the
Cornell
Representatives
who
are
here
tonight.
Please
also
raise
your
hand
Donna.
AS
So
I
hope
that
you
can
explain
the
position
to
everybody
about
why,
in
the
mind
of
the
Cornell
negotiators,
the
20-year
term
is
key.
Many
people
feel
that
a
shorter
term
would
be
in
the
city's
best
interest
anything
from
five,
seven
or
ten
years
so
I'd.
Like
an
understanding
of
why
the
Cornell
team
feels
that
the
20-year
term
is
solid
or
fixed.
AX
AX
First,
thank
you
for
inviting
me
tonight.
I,
do
appreciate
this
I'll
Echo.
What
the
mayor
started
with
by
noting
predictability
that
is
very
much
at
the
Forefront
of
Cornell's
concerns
as
well.
It's
important
when
planning
for
significant
expenditures
to
know
the
duration
and
the
estimated
expenditures
over
time.
I
will
note
mayor
Lewis
that
our
estimates
a
little
more
than
100
million
it's
108
million
over
the
duration,
but
beyond
predictability.
AT
AT
AY
So
yeah,
no
thank
you
good
question.
George
under
the
City
Town
fire
agreement,
you're
correct
that
the
town
pays
for
roughly
one-third
of
ifd's
budget
and
that
the
city
pays
for
the
other
two-thirds
roughly
and
to
your
point,
any
incoming
revenues
that
are
specific
to
fire,
get
credited
against
the
total
IFD
budget
that
that's
being
split
one.
Third,
two.
AY
AD
AO
Thanks
for
your
both
being
here,
your
fiscal
year
begins
in
July,
so
your
operating
budget
for
FY
24
is
presumably
already
adopted,
whereas
ours
begins
in
January
and
so
I
hear
the
stability
arguments,
but
I
am
curious
if
you
could
elaborate
for
us
what
Cornell's
budget
and
payment
plan
would
be
now
or
during
any
mou
renewal.
In
the
event,
a
decisive
agreement
could
not
be
reached
by
the
expiration.
Is
it
Cornell's
policy
budgeting
policy
to
assume
continued
levels
of
support,
or
were
those
default
to
zero
dollars?.
AP
If
you're
comfortable,
answering
I
would
just
like
to
know
what
the
reasoning
behind
upping
the
offer
to
4
million
at
the
time
that
you
did
was
other
than
the
press
release
being
released
a
month
after
negotiation
stall
and
days
before
your
new
offer.
What
would
the
negotiating
committee
claim
that
the
reasoning
behind
the
new
offer.
AX
Was
sure
well,
I
can
speak
for
my
own
experience.
It
was
early
August
that
the
negotiating
team
met
and
we
had
made
our
3.1
million
dollar
offer
and
change.
That
was
when
the
city
countered,
with
their
five
million
dollar,
offer
our
3.1
was
our
third
offer.
So,
as
the
mayor
indicated
early,
these
were
numerous
meetings
that
were
at
times
very
difficult,
but
always
very
structured
in
terms
of
our
desire
to
get
to
a
successful
outcome.
AX
AX
Actually
the
mayor
had
reached
out
to
me
and
I
wasn't
at
that
point
aware
of
or
having
not
seen
the
press
release
so
the
conversation
that
we
had
had
nothing
to
do
with
what
later
was
released,
but
I
did
offer
to
the
mayor
in
that
phone
call
whether
there
might
be
any
flexibility
on
both
of
our
parts.
I
did
not
say
how
about
four
million
dollars.
I
said:
can
we
find
a
middle
ground?
AX
AX
We
then
were
able
to
speak
later
that
day,
I
believe
after
I
spoke
with
President,
Pollock
and
I
was
able
to
say
four
million
dollars
is
what
we
can
do
so
the
sense
with
all
negotiations
there
are
fits
and
starts.
I
know
there
was
a
lot
written
about
Cornell
walking
away,
I
would
say,
that's
a
mischaracterization.
AX
Our
position
was
reflective
of
that
moment
in
time
that
that
was
the
extent
of
our
contribution,
but
we
kept
working
and
we
kept
figuring
out
what
we
could
do
and
this
four
million
dollar
number
which
I
have
to
admit
when
we
started
all
these
months
ago,
I
never
thought
that
we
would
get
to
this
amount.
This
is
a
significant
opportunity
for
Cornell
and
the
city
to
really
put
immediate
and
significant
new
resources
to
work
for
the
people
in
the
city.
AQ
So
when
you're
talking
predictability,
you
have
to
explain
what
y'all
mean
by
that,
because
a
little
another
thing
is
for
me:
you're
saying
four
million
I,
just
wanna
I
wanna
get
the
the
the
how
four
million
dollars
sound
like
a
whole
lot
of
money
when
you're
getting
a
hundred
or
more
in
endowments
billions.
Y'all
get
billions
in
endowment,
so
I
want
to
know
when
you
looking-
and
you
say,
four
million
dollars
is
like
a
whole
lot
right.
AQ
Somebody
who
never
had
it
might
think
is
a
whole
lot
or
somebody
who's
had
it
before
know
how
fast
that
goes
and
I
know
we're
all
into
the
but
I
just
I
I'm.
Just
trying
to
ask
about
that
when
you
know
what
y'all
pulling
in
and
so
again
for
me
and
when
I
hear
this
emergency,
when
covert
came
up,
you
know
living
in
a
pandemic,
all
my
life,
it's
kind
of
hard
to
like
wow.
That
was
really
hard,
but
another
thing
is
my
question
also
is
about
the
community.
AQ
AQ
AX
AQ
AX
AX
AX
Expenditures
that
directly
benefit
the
city
and
its
residents.
So
it's
this
four
million
dollars
which
we're
proposing,
as
is
in
the
agreement
before
you,
it
is
5.8
million
dollars
that
covers
our
commitments
to
critical
services
like
tcat.
Our
contribution
to
the
amazing
Community
Housing
Development
Fund.
H
AX
Contribution
to
Ithaca
area,
Economic,
Development
or
contributions
to
numerous
non-profits,
then
you
add
on
to
it
the
650
000
a
year
to
the
Ithaca
City
School
District.
Then
you
add
on
the
over
19
million
dollars
that
we
spend
on
what
we
call
Municipal
likes.
Yes,
it's
Public
Safety
sewer,
Paving,
snow
removal.
These
are
expenses
that
Cornell
pays
that
the
city
might
otherwise
be
responsible
for
cool.
So
you
add
this
up.
AX
Yes,
four
million
when
you
look
at
30,
is
a
very
small
component,
but
the
30
plus
million
dollars
that
we
do
spend
to
benefit
the
city.
I
think
is
a
number
that
should
resonate
for
the
people
of
the
city
and
the
increase
from
1.6
to
4
million.
I.
Think
says
a
lot
about
our
desire
to
be
a
partner
to
be
committed
to
the
future
of
the
city.
I
moved
here
10
years
ago.
We're
never
leaving
I'll
be
long
gone
from
Cornell,
and
this
will
be
my
home.
AX
It
is
a
it
is
a
love
of
community
that
I
know
all
of
you
share
because
you
choose
to
spend
your
time
doing
this
important
work.
Yes,
so
it's
it's
important
that
we
keep
the
components
of
this
volunt
of
this
mou
in
the
context
of
everything
else
that
we
do.
Your
last
question
about
the
endowment.
Also
really
important
Cornell
has
a
large
endowment
yeah.
AX
AX
Payout
is
about
right
to
ensure
that
that
core
amount
is
able
to
continue
to
be
there,
but
the
five
percent
payout
goes
toward
financial
aid.
It
goes
toward
all
of
the
many
elements
of
our
budget.
Yes,
that
is
not
to
say
that
a
contribution
to
the
city
of
Ithaca
isn't
in
that
bucket
of
priorities.
It
is
and
that's
where
these
dollars
would
be
dedicated.
AX
AT
AX
AN
AN
AX
AN
Second,
I'd,
like
a
follow-up
on
all
the
person
Kumar's
question.
In
regards
to
what
changed
in
negotiations,
you
said
that
you
work
some
stuff
out
with
President,
Pollock
and
stuff,
like
that.
I
don't
feel
like
I
got
a
really
satisfying
answer
as
to
what
exactly
was
worked
out
and
what
exactly
did
change
sure.
H
AX
AN
AX
We
absolutely
recognize
the
financial
challenges
that
you
and
the
city
face.
That
is
why
we
sought
in
agreement.
That
is
why
we
are
putting
forward
the
amount
of
dollars
that
we
are.
That
is
why
we
are
turning
what
otherwise
would
be
a
20-year
agreement
into
a
21-year
agreement.
We
have
an
agreement
that
expires
in
June
of
2024.
We
are
choosing
to
make
an
extra
payment
of
2.4
million
dollars
within
30
days
of
your
approval
of
this
agreement.
AN
X
AX
AN
AX
AZ
A
A
Yes,
it
has
my
support
and
to
increase
the
voluntary
payment
from
1.6
million
dollars
to
four
million
dollars.
Annually
is
significant
and
the
amount
of
money
in
the
2023
budget
and
I
do
not
view
that,
as
pressure
on
the
part
of
Cornell
I,
understand
that
others
May
view
it
differently,
but
I
do
support
this.
I
I
don't
vote
that
will
be
up
to
council.
George,
wanted
to
say
something
a
few
minutes
ago,
I
think
and
then
I'll
turn
to
Cynthia
and
Phoebe
George.
AR
AX
AR
AR
AR
New
York
state
is
intentionally
starving
municipalities
of
resources.
The
conditions
of
the
original
agreement
was
terrible
when
it
was
laid
out
in
1995.
It
is
exponentially
more
terrible
now
and
so
I
understand
when
it's
more
convenient,
it's
very
comfortable
to
replicate
those
conditions
in
terms
of
predictability
on
behalf
of
Cornell,
but
it
is
just
untenable.
AR
AR
Even
if
something
like
covet
happens,
you
recognize
the
obligation,
the
partnership
that
you
have
with
this
community
and
would
continue
at
least
in
the
very
beginning
or
at
the
very
level
to
say
we're
not
going
to
pay
any
less
than
we
did
last
year.
But
let's
sit
down
and
think
again
about
what
our
community
needs.
How
can
we
help,
and
it's
not
just
about
you-
know,
I,
recognize
and
appreciate
that
Cornell
pays
for
a
lot
of
IT
services
that
would
otherwise
be
brought
by
a
municipality,
and
you
have
luxuries
that
go
along
with
that.
AR
You
get
snow
removal
much
faster
than
the
average.
It
can
get
snow
removal
you
get
to
have
big
wide
sidewalks
and
huge
tree
Lawns,
and
a
lot
of
trees
and
Landscaping
that
we,
as
a
municipality,
can't
provide
to
our
residents
a
lot
of
residents
on
West
hell
have
no
sidewalk,
have
no
Tree
Lawn.
Have
none
of
these
amenities
that
Cornell
gets
to
give
for
itself,
and
so
yes,
you
could
add.
AR
Some
very
large
dollar
amounts
to
the
high-end
premium
services
that
you
provide
for
yourself
that
we
don't
have
to
provide
but
recognize
that
the
average
ithacan
doesn't
come
up
to
the
hill
and
doesn't
get
to
partake
in
that
and
so
I.
Don't
really
think
it's
fair
to
say
that
that
is
a
community,
a
contribution
that
you're
making
to
ithacans
so
I
urge
you
in
good
faith
as
a
partner
to
the
people
who
work
at
Cornell,
who
take
care
of
your
children
who
take
care
of
your
family
members
who
provide
groceries
and
food
and
everybody
else.
AR
Who's
struggling
to
make
ends
meet
to
continue
this
commitment
for
the
2023
budget,
the
2024
budget,
to
continue
to
negotiate
with
our
team
to
come
up
with
something
that
allows
us
to
look
in
the
eyes
of
our
workers
and
our
constituents
and
say
Yes,
Cornell
and
Ithaca
are
partnering
together
to
support
each
other
and
we're
going
to
try
to
find
a
reasonable,
rational
deal
that
will
help
us
into
the
future.
But
a
20-year
term
tied
to
inflation
at
four
million
dollars
is
not
that
deal.
A
AX
AX
What
we
are
here
advocating
for
is
an
agreement
that
has
a
significant
amount
of
money
that
has
even
greater
ability
for
the
city
to
apply
it
wherever
it
wishes,
not
I
mean
you've
got
lots
of
priorities,
but
you
have
greater
discretion
to
porn
to
pour
it
towards
areas
that
perhaps
have
been
neglected.
So
that's
an
important
element
of
this
new
agreement
as
well.
In
addition,
I
I
I
hope.
No
one
is
thinking
that
this
20-year
term
is
somehow
Cornell's
effort
to
game
the
system.
AX
I
want
to
go
back
to
what
the
mayor
said
early
on
and
what
I
said.
There
is
a
huge
benefit
of
that
predictability
that
we've
talked
about.
Yes,
there
is
an
opportunity
for
either
party
to
leave
with
six
months
notice,
but
we
need
to
be
wary
just
as
there
are
very
strong
emotions
in
this
room
today.
Those
are
emotions
that
could
result
in
stalemates
that
could
have
years
of
repercussions
if
an
agreement
were
to
expire.
AX
I
think
there's
value
to
you
and
your
constituents,
with
this
type
of
an
investment
upfront
increasing
over
the
term
of
this
agreement,
to
lock
that
in
with
still
the
ability
to
get
out,
if
you're
not
happy,
but
this
is
a
a
deal
that
I
think
the
city
should
should
enact
it's
an
important
one
that
would
inject
immediate,
significant
new
resources.
The
last
thing
I'll
say
is
about
partnership.
AX
There
is
a
very
active
set
of
Partnerships
and
collaborations
that
go
far
beyond
money
that
go
far
beyond
this
mou.
In
my
10
years,
I
have
spent
wonderful
times
in
that
room
back
there
talking
with
Mayors
and
common
council
members
about
joint
efforts
and
ways
that
we
can
work
together,
Beyond
dollars
to
help
the
people,
whether
that's
support
in
Albany
support
in
Washington.
My
team
is
a
resource
for
the
city
to
tap
into.
We
want
to
get
Beyond
arguments
around
dollars.
AX
AT
George,
thank
you
mayor
and
thanks
again
for
both
both
of
you
for
coming,
perhaps
typically
I
I'm.
Thinking
of
this
in
more
narrow
terms
we
have
signed
or
are
in
the
process
of
signing
four
labor
contracts
for
our
workers,
most
of
whom
particularly
DPW,
was
underpaid,
we're
losing
valued
employees
because
of
what
we're
paying
them.
So
we've
negotiated
good
contracts
with
sizable
increases
in
pay.
AT
AT
The
example
I
use
is
there's
a
lot
of
black
families
that
used
to
live
on
Cleveland
Avenue
that
live
in
Newfield
now
and
if
you
don't
believe
me,
just
look
at
the
new
field,
basketball
team,
so
we're
dealing
with
these
very
real
problems,
and
this
is
an
offer
that
maybe
it's
not
what
we
all
want.
Everybody
wants
more
money
from
Cornell
University,
it's
two
and
a
half
times
what
our
current
donate
or.
AT
H
AQ
AQ
Anyone
no
I,
don't
want
to
hear
tonight.
I
think
you
should
think
about
it
and
anybody
else
in
this
room
that
heard
that
comment
that
was
out
of
pocket.
But
for
me
I'm
feeling
like
okay,
the
city
of
Ithaca
is
like
you
all:
don't
have
to
give
us
anything
you're
a
non-for-profit
right,
so
you
1.6
million
dollars,
might
feel
like.
AQ
Oh
you're
doing
a
good
thing
for
a
million
dollars.
My
scent
feel
like
a
good
thing
when
you
don't
have
to
right,
because
you
don't
have
to
because
of
the
New
York
state
law,
your
your
tax
exempt,
your
not-for-profit.
You
don't
have
to
give
anything
to
the
community,
but
to
be
really
honest,
got
left
honest.
That
would
not
be
a
good
thing
for
you
to
do
right.
It's
not
in
a
good
space.
It's
not
in
a
good
place
for
you
either
right
because
actually
you're
sitting
on
Stolen
land
right.
AQ
So
it's
not
like
you
know,
I
mean
y'all
can
play
hardball
and
yeah
y'all,
don't
sign
by
a
certain
type
type
of
a
certain
amount
of
time.
Y'all
asked
out,
excuse
my
language,
but
it's
the
truth.
Right
we'll
be
in
a
hard
place,
but
you
will
too,
you
will
too
you'd
feel
it
too,
quite
naturally
I'm
not
on
a
negotiating
team,
which
is
a
good
thing,
because
if
we
lose
you
lose.
AX
Us
just
as
much
as
we
need
y'all,
absolutely
and
I
will
speak
to
the
words
that
President
Pollock
and
mayor
Lewis
used
in
their
joint
statement,
which
I've
been
talking
about
since
I
arrived
in
this
community
Cornell
would
not
be
Cornell
without
Ithaca
and
Ithaca
would
not
be
Ithaca
without
Cornell.
You
are
absolutely
right.
AX
Phoebe
we
are
intertwined
with
one
another,
which
is
why
we
need
to
figure
this
out
and
which
is
why
so
many
of
us
have
put
in
the
time
over
these
months
to
try
to
bring
to
you
an
agreement
that
again
from
my
perspective
and
I
hope,
the
common
Council
will
agree
reflects
that
hard
work.
We
are
not
imposing
a
deadline.
This
is
not
a
power
play.
We
are
very
interested
in
securing
an
agreement
as
soon
as
feasible.
The
notion
that
we
can
feel
that
we
have
this
in
the
bag.
AX
No
I
I
am
very
focused
on
getting
this
to
fruition.
I'm,
not
assuming
anything.
You
have
this
decision
in
your
hands.
I
am
just
here
to
answer
questions
and
to
let
you
make
an
informed
decision,
so
I
very
much
align
myself
with
everything
you
said.
We
want
a
relationship
that
will
be
mutually
fruitful
for
everyone
in
this
community.
AU
So
that's
pretty
clear,
but
then
it
also
asks
the
city
to
agree
that
we
would
take
no
step
to
seek
any
change
to
that
through
kind
of
judicial,
legislative
or
other
means,
which
I
think
is
a
little
fuzzy
and
I.
Think
we
being
maybe
more
comfortable
not
having
our
any
any
in
any
way
scene
that
we
would
be
restricted
from
doing
that,
whether
that
be
individuals
or
the
city
in
some
capacity,
so
I
think
we
probably
will
bring
some
ideas
forward
that
we
could
be
talking
about.
That
might
modify
that
so
I
hope.
AX
Thank
you
for
raising
that
Rob,
because
this
has
come
up
in
a
few
conversations,
you're
right
that
this
is
a
clause
that
was
just
in
the
agreement,
and
so
our
Focus
was
on
redlining.
The
dollar
amounts
and
I
should
say
we
haven't,
talked
at
all
about
the
hundred
thousand
dollar
grant
for
a
faculty
member
to
work
with
the
city,
which
I
think
is
a
wonderful
new
element
of
the
commitment
as
well
you're,
absolutely
right
that
there
are
elements
of
that
Clause
which
I
think
could
be
looked
at.
AX
Certainly,
we
are
not
looking
at
the
agreement
as
being
open
for
Amendment.
This
is
the
agreement
that
we've
We've
signed
off
on,
but
if
the
council
were
ready
to
approve
this
agreement
with
an
amendment
to
that
clause
likely
around
the
lines
of
striking
the
language
precluding
you
from
lobbying,
I
think
you
are
right
that
it
is
not
our
intent
to
tell
the
council
or
to
expect
the
council
not
to
do
its
work.
What
is
important
to
us
is
that
the
Clause
around
judicial
action
remain.
AX
A
A
AP
Thanks
so
much
for
being
here
to
answer
our
questions
tonight
and
I'm.
Sorry
to
ask
for
a
clarification
on
a
clarification,
but
I
I
really
am
still
curious
as
to
what
exactly
changed
to
make
4
million
affordable
when
it
wasn't
before
the
press
release,
which
was
which
came
out
a
month
after
negotiation,
stalled.
AX
Negotiations,
in
any
context,
have
a
life
that
goes
from
one
conversation
to
the
next.
What
is
a
commitment
of
one
discussion
can
change
over
time
and
we
had
those
discussions
and
it
resulted
in
our
hope
that
we
could
reach
a
middle
ground
with
the
city
and
I'm
very
pleased
that
we
were
able
to
to
do
that.
AP
Well,
I
I
mean
I
have
issues
you
know
with
the
with
the
deal
itself,
but
honestly
I.
It
seems
to
me
into
a
lot
of
the
public
that
as
soon
as
this,
the
results
of
these
negotiations
became
public.
That
was,
when
Cornell
decided
to
make
make
a
compromise.
So
I'm
wondering
what
the
negotiating
committee
would
say.
The
reasoning
was
what
exactly
was
figured
out
and
why
didn't
it
happen
in
the
month
between
negotiations
being
stalled
and
the
press
release
coming
out.
AP
But
when
negotiations
stalled,
he
said
you
were
comfortable.
You
know-
and
you
mentioned,
that
that
was
at
the
time
the
amount
that
you
felt
you
could
afford
what
changed
to
make
4
million
affordable
and
what?
What
is
so
interchangeable
that
it
can't
happen
again.
We
can't
go
up
to
5
million
because,
as
you
say,
this
is
something
that
is
a
living
process
that
you're
committed
to.
AX
3.1
million
and
change
was,
as
far
as
we
were
willing
to
go
in
August
4th.
As
far
as
the
president
was
willing
to
go
in
early
August,
we
were
able,
through
the
president's
directive,
to
increase
that
to
4
million
in
early
September.
That
is
a
good
thing
that
resulted
in
our
ability
to
reach
an
agreement
that
we're
now
talking
about
today
and
that.
AP
AP
AX
Operates
under
a
CPI
adjustment
in
all
of
our
budgeting,
all
of
our
salaries
Etc,
and
that
is
how
we
have
done
business
for
a
very
long
time.
That
is
how
most
entities
in
our
nation
adjust
costs
over
time,
and
this
is
the
way
these
agreements
have
been
structured.
Thankfully,
this
agreement
provides
a
bit
more
clarity
in
calculating
it,
which
again
provides
a
bit
more
predictability
of
what
will
be
an
ongoing
increase
and
no
possibility
of
decrease.
AX
AP
AX
AP
You
well
the
one
more
thing:
I
wanted
to
comment.
I
wanted
to
actually
address
the
soup
analogy.
It
feels
to
to
a
lot
of
people
in
this
city
like
we're,
watching
Cornell
every
single
day,
eat,
filet,
mignon
and
caviar.
You
know
so
yeah
I'm
gonna
ask
for
some
gravy
on
my
potatoes.
You
know.
That's
all.
Thank
you.
A
AD
AT
AT
A
AT
A
AD
AN
AX
Me
be
clear
that
I
did
not
choose
to
miss
that
no
right,
we
were
invited
for
a
certain
time.
I
would
have
been
happy
to
be
here.
I.
Oh,
no,
absolutely
in
fact,
in
the
negotiating
one
of
our
negotiating
sessions
when
I
said
I'd
be
happy
to
come
before
Council
there
was
a
similar
reaction.
I
am
absolutely
willing
in
most
of
my
job
at
Cornell
is
to
talk
with
people
who
feel
very
strongly
about
things
that
we
do
that
they're
not
happy
with
so
I
I
learn
from
listening,
so
I
just
didn't.
AX
Would
have
very
much
liked
to
know
that
many
of
the
people
who
I
have
heard
from
who
have
been
in
the
city
for
a
long
time
who
have
recognized
the
significance
of
the
contents
of
this
agreement
and
principle.
It
would
have
been
great
for
them
to
come,
but
I
didn't
expect
that
they
would,
but
that
doesn't
minimize
the
opinions
of
those
you've
heard
from.
AN
AN
It
is
also
Cornell
University's
theme
this
year.
Freedom
and
expression,
yes,
and
so
with
the
university
that
I
will
admit,
has
a
much
greater
capacity
financially
than
the
city
of
Ithaca.
Can
you
imagine
ways
at
Cornell,
University
and
sticking
up
for
a
deal
that
you've
arrived
at
with
common
council,
could
take
steps
to
engage
the
public
that
is
animated
one
way
or
another
for
this
mou
in
a
way
to
sort
of
again.
AN
AX
AO
My
question
is
only
one
question:
sorry
to
disappoint
so
Joel
and
Jared.
Again,
thank
you
for
being
here
this
evening
and
having
this
conversation
with
us
Joel
tonight
in
part,
you
know
you
recounted
some
of
the
work
that
your
team
has
done
in
engaging
this
negotiation
process
and
advocating
for
the
city
and
Cornell
partnership
to
the
University
Administration
in
increasing
those
offers.
I
think
this
is
to
all
the
person
Kumar's
line
of
questioning.
AO
Obviously
many
of
my
colleagues
are
sharing
some
concerns
about
the
deal
with
you
and
I
just
want
to
ask
you
know
in
in
the
event
that
Council
elects
not
to
ratify
this
deal.
Are
you
willing
to
continue
to
serve
in
that
role,
to
Advocate,
to
the
administration,
for
something
that's
Equitable
and
and
reasonable
for
for
our
continued
partnership.
AO
AX
Absolutely
my
my
job
is
to
be
the
head
of
community
relations
Cornell
and
this
community.
As
I've
said
a
few
times
tonight
and
I'll
say
it
again,
it
is
among
the
most,
if
not
the
most
important
relationship.
So
yes,
as
long
as
I'm
in
this
role,
it
would
be
a
priority
of
mine
to
try
to
maximize
opportunities
for
partnership
between
Cornell
and
the
City.
AC
H
AR
AR
If
you
had
been
here
earlier,
you
have
heard
about
the
homeless
population
and
the
the
growing
needs
there.
The
county
needs
resources
that
aren't
being
reimbursed
by
the
state
and
federal
government
in
order
to
address
people
who
are
falling
between
the
cracks,
because
they
don't
get
DSS
reimbursement
and
that's
going
to
come
out
of
County
funds,
but
as
far
as
I
know,
that
Cornell
does
not
contribute
to
County
taxes
either,
and
so
we
as
a
city
are
struggling
to
make
up
those
those
services
and
our
taxpayers
are
paying
for
that.
AR
I
cannot
in
good
conscience,
support
this
deal
that
is
being
offered
a
20-year
term
tied
to
inflation.
I
appreciate
the
four
million
dollars
I
think
it's
great.
In
light
of
the
lack
of
contribution
to
the
county
and
the
school
district.
It
is
still
not
enough.
I
mean
650
000
to
the
school
district
great,
but
you
know
from
a
person's
property
taxes,
that's
pretty
much
half
of
their
property
taxes,
the
school
district
taxes.
AR
AR
I,
don't
believe
your
health
care
is
tied
to
inflation.
I'm
sure
you
say
you
face
the
same
type
of
pension
and
health
care
increases
the
way
we
do
I'm
sure
you
budget
for
that
as
well.
I'm
sure
that
there
are
ways
that
we,
you
could
accommodate
for
inflation
Plus
as
much
as
you
can
accommodate
for
inflation
as
much
as
you
can
accommodate
for
rapidly
increasing
Insurance
costs
and
everything
else.
So
I
do
believe
that
there
could
be
I
would
like
to
see
flexibility.
AR
AR
You
know
this
is
something
that
we
weren't
even
talking
about
seven
years
ago,
I'd
like
to
see
a
seven
year
term,
a
higher
contribution
and
inflation
plus
two
I
hope
you
will
share
that
in
part
of
your
conversations
with
your
team
and
just
as
your
job
is
community
relations.
My
job
is
community
relations.
Is
we
go
door
to
door
and
meet
with
our
constituents.
AX
If
I
may,
because
there
are
important
points
that
I
would
like
to
respond
to
okay,
you
talked
about
the
question
of
taxes.
We
are
the
second
largest
taxpayer
in
Tompkins
County.
Most
people
don't
realize
that
you
talk
about
taxes
to
the
school
district.
We
paid
two
million
dollars
to
the
Ithaca
City
School
District
in
taxes
this
past
year.
AX
The
six
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
which
was
received
with
gratitude
by
the
superintendent
and
the
chair
of
the
board
of
education
is
specifically
to
help
them
with
retention,
which
we
believe
is
as
critical
to
our
needs
as
it
is
to
your
needs.
When
we
talk
about
support
for
the
county,
a
lot
of
us
spend
lots
of
time
on
tcat,
which
is
facing
lots
of
troubles.
AX
What
they
are
not
facing
right
now
is
budgetary
troubles
because
of
these
significant
funding
that
the
city
county
and
Cornell
provide
Cornell
to
the
tune
of
4.3
million
dollars
each
year.
So
what
I
would
just
like
to
say
when
you
framed
it
as
you're?
Looking
for
the
best
deal
for
your
community
I
see
this
deal
before
you,
this
agreement
as
a
great
deal
for
the
community.
AX
AW
Just
really
quickly
I'll
follow
up
on
what
Rob
said
that
I'm
not
voting
tonight,
but
I
I
do
anticipate
that
the
piece
about
limiting
our
ability
to
lobby
for
for
changes
is
going
to
come
out
and
I
appreciate
that
you're
speaking
to
that
point,
yes,
and
because
we've
mentioned
it
so
many
times,
I'm
not
much
of
a
talker.
The
public
was
incredibly
vocal
and
and
spoke
well
tonight
and
I
encourage
you,
because
the
the
our
meeting
is
recorded
on
YouTube
to
check
that
out
right
and
hear
from
the
public.
AQ
I'll
be
really
quick
for
one
I
wanted
to
say
that
I.
Take
you
up
on
offer
of
a
town
hall
is
very
important
for
you
to
hear
the
community
I
mean
you'll,
hear
them
if
you
listen,
but
to
be
in
in
space
with
them,
because
I
had
a
lot
of
misconceptions
myself
right
about
it,
not
understanding
some
things
that
I
think
you
can
make.
H
AX
AQ
AN
AN
AX
Absolutely,
and
let
me
make
clear
that
I
am
as
unhappy
with
tcat
Service,
as
all
of
you
are
or
should
be,
the
current
situation
is
unacceptable,
and
the
mayor
and
I
and
the
chair
of
the
County
Legislature
have
had
recent
conversations
about
the
need
for
immediate
fixes
that
have
to
be
taking
place
soon.
This
is
something
that
tcat
management
is
aware
of,
and
they
need
to
take
action
now.
There
are
significant
retention
problems.
There
are
significant
morale
issues.
AX
A
AN
And
then,
lastly,
somebody
to
older
person,
Brock
I'll,
mention
that
as
it
stands
right
now,
I,
don't
I
can't
conscious
support
this
deal.
The
term
is
far
too
high
in
terms
of
length
and
the
contribution
I,
don't
think
is
reflects
what
we
need
beyond
the
2024
budget
and
onward
and
I
am
really
hoping
similar
to
how
we
address
the
negotiations.
A
I
think
we
well
first
thank
you
and
thank
you
to
my
colleagues
for
the
very
thorough
discussion
tonight.
This
was
the
goal
this
evening
for
Council
to
be
able
to
discuss
and
share
perspectives
and
to
raise
questions,
but
I'll
now
invite
motion
to
table
until
the
October
11th
meeting
go
ahead.
Robert,
yes,.