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A
Okay,
great
well
welcome
everybody
to
the
April
first
meeting
of
Common
Council
in
the
first
ever
virtual
meeting
of
Common
Council
I
want
to
thank
the
council
and
the
public
for
all
their
patients,
as
we
adjust
just
about
everything
we
do
here
in
the
city
in
response
to
the
Cova
19
crisis,
I
wanna
begin
the
meeting
if
I
could,
before
we
begin
with
a
general
review.
I
want
to
just
a
brief
update
about
about
the
public
health
crisis
that
we're
facing.
A
So
everybody
knows
the
krona
virus
is
spreading
throughout
the
world
described
throughout
the
country
and
New
York
State.
So
the
Tompkins
County
Health
Department
is
the
lead
agency
on
the
response
and
they've
done
a
great
job,
working
primarily
with
the
hospital,
but
also
working
for
the
state
and
all
of
us
to
do
what
we
can
to
flatten
the
curve
by
reducing
the
spread
and
buying
them
more
time
to
both
staff
up,
create
enough
ICU
beds
and
it
the
medical
equipment
that
they
need.
Our
efforts
at
social
isolation
seem
to
be
working.
A
The
spread
has
definitely
slowed
over
the
last
five
days
about
four
or
five
days.
They
just
reported
today
that
we
are
now
at
80
confirmed
positive
cases
as
well
as
so.
In
most
we've
only
ever
had
two
people
in
hospital.
One
of
those
people
has
been
discharged
so
we're
down
to
two.
Now
we're
gonna
try
to
have
as
normal
a
council
meeting
as
possible.
We
did
receive
quite
a
lot
of
public
comment.
A
I,
don't
know
if
it's
fair
for
me
to
summarize
that
public
comment,
maybe
maybe
it's
enough
to
tell
the
public
that
we
received
everything
Road
and
on
the
phone
calls
you've
made
over
the
last
week.
The
vast
vast
majority
of
public
comment
has
been
around
to
the
idea
of
a
red
freeze,
a
resolution
weighing
in
on
that
not
enacting
a
local
rent
freeze,
but
weighing
in
on
our
feel
on
our
it's
self
worth.
I
was
waiting
the
resolution
so
I.
A
Let
him
speak
to
it
when
we
get
there,
but
I
could
say
that
the
broad
feeling
of
the
council
that
we
think
a
local
rent
freeze
is
unworkable,
likely
because
it's
illegal
definitely
because
it's
it's
infeasible.
We
heard
from
hundreds
hundreds
and
hundreds
of
people
were
really
freaked
out
a
word:
we've
lost
her
job
and
lost
their
income
and
are
worried
about
their
friends
and
family
who
lost
their
job
lost
their
income.
We
also
did
and
I'll
speak
for
myself.
A
I
also
heard
from
quite
a
few
landlords,
probably
a
couple
hundred
landlords,
or
someone
literally
freaked
out
and
they're,
saying
that
they
have
expenses,
they've
got
mortgages
and
taxes
and
utilities
and
a
simple
freeze
that
doesn't
reimburse
them
is
going
to
lead
to
calamity
as
well
foreclosures
loss
of
property,
lower
tax
revenue,
which
could
have
a
spiral.
So
that
was
the
bulk
of
the
public
comment.
Just
today,
we
did
get
a
bunch
of
public
comments,
mostly
from
people
who
work
downtown
so
heard
from
a
few
business
owners.
A
People
work
in
nonprofits
downtown
the
hotels
urging
us
to
continue
on
with
the
conference
center.
We
did
get
one
letter
to
the
opposite
effect
from
a
landlord
downtown
saying
that
a
conference
center
should
put
the
pause
on,
did
I,
miss
anything
and
summarizing
the
public
comment
we
received
anybody.
A
B
A
A
A
E
E
The
wind
picked
up
just
now,
I
last
in
our
last
meeting,
we
did
pass
our
resolution
for
the
conference
center.
We've
gotten
a
lot
of
emails.
Most
of
them
actually
were
in
support
of
it,
I
think.
Ultimately,
our
vote
was
10:00
to
4:00,
and
this
was
after
the
the
the
shutdown
that
we've
had
this.
The
county
actually
shutdown
things
before
the
state
did.
E
The
vote
happens
after
that,
so
it
was
definitely
in
a
stressful
situation,
but
ultimately
everybody
decided
majority
of
people
decided
that,
given
that
the
construction
would
happen
in
three
years-
and
you
know,
the
great
concern
that
we
have
right
now
is
having
a
robust
plan
for
economic
recovery
and
the
reliance
on
you
know
just
a
few
sources
of
economic
recovery
that
this
provides
an
additional
like
diversity
to
to
that.
But
there
was
also
you
know
deep
recognition
of
the
situation
we're
in
right
now,
but
I
think.
E
E
Particularly
in
support
of
you
know
the
downtown
hotels,
tourism,
restaurants
as
part
of
the
process
of
supporting
them
coming
back
online,
so
that
was
major
decision.
We've
really
streamlined
our
committees,
basically
bringing
as
little
as
possible
and
trying
to
keep
any
resolutions
focused
on
kovat
related
needs.
We
have
a
command
center,
I'm,
not
sure
how
familiar
everybody
is,
but
that
command
center
was
put
in
place
at
the
health
department.
It's
got.
E
E
G
E
So
I
know
that
the
Department
of
Mental
Health
has
they
have
been
working
to
bring
themselves
back
up
to
full
staff,
but
using
telehealth
systems.
So
if
you
find
people
who
aren't
in
need,
I
would
direct
them
to
their
crisis.
Hotline
and
I
know
that
they're
working
with
agencies
like
the
alcohol
and
drug
counselor
ill
to
provide
supports,
so
they
are
providing
one-on-one
management.
You
know
and
services
through
that
line.
E
So
that's
one
Avenue
that
would
be
directly
through
the
county
and
I
know
that
they're
coordinating
and
referring
out
you
know
as
needed
from
that
hub.
So
that's
one
thing
I
would
talk
about.
You
actually
brought
up
another
that
you
didn't
ask
this
question,
but
I've
seen
this
on.
Unless
there's
a
lot
people
wondering
about
whether
or
not
the
health
system
is
going
to
provide
details
on
cases
and
I
would
just
offer
that
you
know.
E
H
E
I
know
they're
in
the
process
of
working
out.
The
details
of
you
know,
system
that
you
know
is
comprehensive
and
coordinated
with
the
system
that
we
have.
They
don't
have
like
a
final
outline
of
or
protocol
recommendations.
I
did
talk
to
Jennifer
Dodson
about
car
share
car
share,
for
example,
and
I
know
they're
talking
to
Jay
Franklin.
E
That's
you
know
they
brought
to
my
attention
anything
that
I've
been
researching
updates
from
the
county
state
federal,
but
as
soon
as
I
have
that
I've
been
in
touch
with
Jay
who's,
the
head
of
the
planning
team
as
soon
as
they
have
a
protocol,
I
will
put
it
up
in
my
daily
summary
and
I'll.
Send
it
to
all
of
you
as
well.
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C
I
A
A
H
Yes,
Thank
You
mayor
I
would
like
to
thank
the
public
for
their
patience
for
their
efforts
at
social
distancing
and
for
the
comments
of
the
questions
that
we've
received.
It
has
been
overwhelming
to
see
the
community
input
and
concern
and
questions
I
think
the
governor's
daily
press
conferences
have
been
helpful
and
it
really
highlighted
that
we
are
all
experiencing
anxiety
on
a
personal
level,
professional
level,
social
level,
economic
level,
but
we
definitely
are
all
in
this
together
and
it
has
been
a
challenge
to
reply
to
everyone
to
listen
to
the
numerous
voice.
H
G
G
A
J
Second,
everything
Laura
and
Cynthia
said
on
a
different
note,
I
just
like
to
let
the
city
know
that
the
barricades
went
up
on
Hector
Street
today
and
Hector
streets
going
to
be
closed
for
a
couple
couple.
Three
months,
a
number
of
different
projects
are
underway,
we're
putting
the
drainage,
stormwater
drainage,
underground,
extending
the
sidewalk
and
reconfiguring
some
of
the
curves
on
the
street,
so
it'd
be
best
to
avoid
Hector
Street.
If
you
live
or
you
can
still
get
to
your
house,
that's
all
I
have
thank.
B
A
I
A
I'm
sorry
I'm
not
going
on
my
phone
I
need
to
be
able
to
look
at
all
of
you
as
what's
going
on
as
well
as
I.
Can
my
agenda
so
I
had
to
log
in
twice.
Let
me
know
if
it's
tight.
Second
again,
it
need
to
be
able
to
I
also
want
to
be
able
to
look
at
all
of
you.
I
didn't
mean
to
make
it
sound
like
an
obligation.
K
Okay,
so
this
is
going
to
be
the
reports.
Current
financial
status
report
much
different
than
normal.
Obviously,
things
have
drastically
changed
in
in
just
a
short
period
of
time,
so
I'll
go
into
a
few
things:
I'll
try
to
take
it
slow,
and
certainly,
if
you
have
any
questions,
let
me
know
after
I'm
done
and
I
could
continue.
Hopefully,
to
answer
your
questions
just
to
start
off
our
financial
status.
Coming
into
this
crisis,
we
had
some
good
timing.
Obviously
we
had
our
first
installment
taxes
in
January,
so
that
gave
us
extended
cash
flow.
K
In
addition,
we
made
our
larger
debt
payments
January
through
March,
and
then
we
have
less
of
debt
service
payments
due
now
through
mid
July.
So
roughly
a
million
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
is
now
due
into
July,
and
then
we
had
and
then
that
ramps
up
again
after
that
point.
In
addition,
we
did
issue
our
borrowings.
Our
debt
for
2020
in
February
right
before
the
market
went
into
turmoil,
so
we
were
able
to
obtain
a
good
interest
rate.
K
In
addition,
early
sales
tax
collections
January
through
March
we're
up
about
nine
point,
seven
percent,
so
that
was
also
very
good.
In
addition,
our
cash
reserves
on
hand
from
2019
we
had
these.
We
have
decent
reserves
estimated
to
be
about
sixteen
and
a
half
percent
of
our
activity
or
operations.
So
we
have
a
current
fund
balance
heading
into
2020
of
about
nine
million
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars,
so
those
things
are
all
very
good
items
and
very
good
financial
backing
for
us,
as
we
move
into
this
very,
very
difficult
period
ahead.
K
Now
saying
that
we
have
many
issues
facing
us
now,
obviously
trying
to
estimate
what's
going
to
happen
in
the
short
term
and
also
in
the
long
term,
becoming
very,
very
difficult.
But
I
can
tell
you,
as
you
all
know,
we
are
pretty
heavily
reliant
on
sales
tax.
Our
2020
sales
tax
budget
is
fifteen
million
six
hundred
and
fourteen
thousand
dollars
as
approved
that's
roughly
25
percent
of
our
budget
and,
of
course,
property
taxes
are
even
a
higher
percentage
of
our
budget,
so
sales
tax,
as
we
know,
now,
is
going
to
take
a
drastic
hit.
K
It
it's
going
to
take
a
little
bit
of
time
to
feel
that
impact,
because
there
is
a
lag
in
collections
for
us.
For
instance,
our
next
payments
are
April,
7th
and
April
10th,
and
these
collections
relate
mostly
to
the
February
time
period
and
a
little
bit
into
March.
So
we
expect
that
those
two
collections,
probably
will
be.
You
know
fairly
consistent
with
what
we've
seen
over
the
past
few
years
and
maybe
slightly
slightly
less.
K
However,
the
next
collections
in
May
will
obviously
relate
to
March
and
April
periods
and,
along
with
the
June,
we're
also
relate
to
April
and
some
May.
So
we
expect
fully
that
those
collections
for
sales
tax
will
see
a
drastic,
slow
reduction,
but
a
drastic
reduction
as
we
get
further
into
the
period.
If
again,
it's
so
hard
to
estimate
what
we're
going
to
see
here,
but
what
I'm
projecting
at
this
point
time
is
that
we
could
lose
sales
tax
revenue
in
the
neighborhood
of
anywhere
from
five
to
fifteen
percent.
K
If
everything
is
over
by
you
know,
if
this
crisis
is
over
by
the
end
of
May,
so
numbers
wise,
this
could
mean
anywhere
from
seven
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
dollars
to
two
million
three
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
again
a
big
range,
because
until
we
see
the
data
to
back
our
projections,
it's
hard
to
really
know
exactly.
What's
going
to
happen
there
in
addition
parking
revenue
we
expect
you
know
we
had
a
budget
for
2020
of
a
little
over
three
million
dollars.
K
We
could
expect
to
see
anywhere
from
six
hundred
and
seventy
five
thousand
to
a
two
million
dollar
revenue
loss
if
this
continues
and
looking
at
other
fees,
of
course,
that
will
be
impacted
here.
Building
permits,
other
building
department
fees,
use
services
and
related
program
fees,
recreation
fees,
our
interest,
earnings
fines,
mortgage
tax,
other
state
and
federal
aid
will
all
be
impacted
by
this
crisis
in
some
way
or
another.
K
And,
of
course,
if
this
issue
continues
at
any
length,
you
know
right
now,
projections
that
I'm,
looking
at
you
know,
will,
for
the
short
term,
impacting
us
probably
into
early
June,
but
we
do
know
once
we
come
out
of
any
kind
of
recovery,
we
don't
know
what
the
future
holds.
There
I
assume
that
the
recovery
will
be
very
slow
for
us,
as,
as
is
normal
through
these
recovery
processes
and
probably
go
definitely
into
2021.
K
So,
as
we
look
at
our
current
budget
in
2020,
you
know
we
have
areas
that
can
be
considered
to
assist
our
cash
flows
if
we're
in
need.
Of
course,
we
have
our
current
cash
on
hand
to
help
us
out.
We
also
have
the
ability
to
go
out
and
get
tax,
anticipation,
notes
or
revenue
anticipation,
notes
based
on
our
tax
projections
and
revenues.
K
If,
if
we
needed
to
do
that
also,
we
have,
of
course
a
bonding
available
to
us
if
we
had
to
do
something
in
the
short
term
and
the
bonding
our
debt
limit,
obviously
is
roughly
about
70%
exhausted
already.
That
would
give
us
roughly
available
about
40
million
dollars.
However,
realistically
more
like
twenty
seven
million
dollars
would
get
us
to
around
the
ninety
percent
capacity,
which
is
we
wouldn't
want
to
go
to
much
higher
than
that
and,
of
course,
property
taxes
in
the
future
or
another
revenue
source.
K
In
addition,
we
don't
know
a
court
stimulus
bill
has
been
passed,
but
other
bills
are
possible
at
this
current
time
we
don't
have
any
stimulus,
help
from
the
government,
so
we,
our
state
aid,
has
not
been
or
they
haven't
said
that
they're
looking
to
reimburse
any
of
our
losses
at
this
time
and
we'll
have
to
see
how
that
comes
down
the
line.
If
there's
changes,
they're
made,
that
will
will
assist
us.
K
So
what
we?
What
have
we
done
currently
to
try
to
start
this
basically
cut
back
budget
process.
We've
now
asked
a
city
city
staff
to
restrict
all
expenses
to
only
those
essential
and
emergency
expenses
during
this
period.
In
addition,
we're
looking
very
closely
at
any
personnel
vacancies
and
only
authorizing
approved
of
those
in
the
absolute
necessity.
K
In
addition,
of
course,
our
goal
would
be
to
keep
staff
levels,
as
is,
however,
you
know,
based
on
projections.
This
likely
would
be
a
difficult
thing
for
us
to
to
do
in
the
future.
So
I
think
it's
probably
a
little
too
early
to
talk
about
staffing
changes
at
this
point
or
2021
tax
rate
adjustments,
but
just
understand
that
if
this
impact
continues,
it
will
definitely
have
a
negative
outlook
for
our
2020
activity
in
2021
budgets.
K
In
addition,
you
know
it's
very
likely
most
likely
that
we'll
have
to
amend
the
city,
the
2020
city
budget
during
this
coming
year,
as
a
result
of
the
lower
revenue
and
possible
increase
of
any
expenses.
Of
course,
we'll
get
more
data
on
that
and
we're
developing
those
numbers.
As
we
speak,
part
of
the
stimulus
bill
was
improved
in
unemployment
benefits,
they
did
did
make
a
longer
benefit
period.
I
think
it
increased
it
from
26
weeks
to
39
weeks
and
also
added
I
believe
$600
per
week.
So
there
are
some
changes
in
unemployment
benefits.
K
If
staff
changes
had
to
be
made
down
the
line
also
our
state's
revenue,
our
state
aid,
just
our
general
state
aid
that
we
receive
from
the
state
which
is
currently
budgeted
by
New
York
State,
at
two
million
six
hundred
and
ten
thousand
dollars,
we've
talked
many
years
about
how
this
hasn't
changed.
It
is
very
likely
that
the
state
would
look
at
this
as
a
possible
adjustment
if
they
they've
said
that
their
current
budget
includes
this
amount.
K
Although
we
don't
have
a
current
proof
state
budget,
it
is
very
possible
that
that
could
be
adjusted
down
the
line.
That's
there's
no
guarantee
that
as
those
funds
we've
had
we've
seen
back
in
1991,
we
saw
that
they
made
a
change
and
reduced
drastically
reduced
that
amount
of
money
so
that
it's
very
possible
as
the
state
tries
to
get
through
their
financial
crisis
as
well.
In
addition,
all
their
aid
is
as
far
as
like
chips,
funds
and
those
things
may
also
see
a
reduction
also
as
we
work
through
this
situation.
K
You
know
where
we're
headed
so,
in
addition,
expect
increased
pension
rates
for
2021
as
lower
interest
rates
and
investments
turmoil
has
has
really
thrown
a
wrench
into
the
retirement
gains
that
they
expect
and
project
for
our
rate,
so
I
would
would
fully
expect
those
rates
would
increase
for
2021.
So,
in
a
nutshell,
not
great
news.
Obviously
it's
you
know:
I've
been
here
almost
31
years
now,
I've
been
through
many
difficult
and
challenging
times
with
significant
financial
impacts
to
the
city.
K
You
know
where
state
and
federal
aid
was
reduced
in
the
early
90s,
two
recessions
of
the
2008
through
2010
area
time
period,
other
ups
and
downs,
but
this
type
of
impact
has
never
been
experienced.
The
course
this
is
massive.
The
uncertainty
is
huge
and
the
ultimate
impact
at
this
point
time
is
unknown.
All
I
can
say
is
that
you
know
we
have
to
work
together
and
and
have
full
cooperation
from
all
of
our
staff
to
move
this
through
and
hopefully
prevail
and
on
that
I
think
I'll
end
and
take
any
questions
that
people
may
have.
K
A
You
Steve
a
grim
report
and,
and
maybe
not
at
all,
hyperbolic
I
mean
first
anybody
who
knows
you
and
has
worked
with
you
knows
that
hyperbole
is
not
your
your
style,
but
also
anybody
who's
watching
all
these
indicators,
and
even
just
stepping
out
into
the
street
all
the
errors
in
which
the
city
has
funded
the
places.
Will
we
get
our
revenue,
it's
all
dried
up.
So
any
questions
yes
done.
It's.
L
Really
quickly,
not
necessarily
a
question,
but
this
is
the
CA
section.
You
don't
have
any
necessarily
any
voting
items,
but
this
is
normally
the
time
when
we
would
start
thinking
about
budget
meetings
and
I'm
wondering
if
a
few
of
us
will
want
to
put
our
heads
together
to
think
about.
You
know:
I
know
that
we
always
try
to
have
it
done
around
a
certain
time
frame.
L
We
may
need
an
extra
cushion
in
order
to
do
some
deliberations,
to
figure
out
what
aid
may
come
in
or
be
adjusted
so
I
just
wanted
to
see
if
everyone
might
be
agreeable
to
adding
in
some
more
November
dates
than
we
normally
had.
Just
in
the
event
that
we
have
to
do
some
kind
of
on-the-fly
modifications.
We
know
it's
going
to
be
very
challenging
for
the
mayor
and
Steve
to
put
this
budget
together.
So
what
I'm
gonna
just
ask
everybody
to
do
is
to
start
looking
at
your
calendars.
L
Hopefully
we
won't
be
having
the
budget
process
via
this
format,
but
if
we
have
to,
then
we
also
are
gonna
have
to
think
about
how
we
modify
that
process
for
this
new
format.
So
I'll
work
with
Dan
and
probably
Julie
to
get
some
budget
dates
together
and
we'll
try
to
get
those
on
everybody's
calendar
as
soon
as
possible.
But
everybody
agreeable
so
that.
M
J
Sorry,
can
you
hear
me
now
yep
Steve,
what
what
were
the
numbers?
You
said
for
potential
loss
of
revenue
this
year,
nine
million
dollars.
K
Yeah,
so
obviously
these
estimates
are
very
difficult
to
project,
but
yeah
I
was
estimating
you
know
between
15
and
30
percent,
roughly
nine
million
dollars
to
as
much
as
twenty
million
this
changes
daily.
But
as
the
mayor
mentioned,
you
just
go
outside
and
you
walk
down
the
street
and
it's
unbelievably
sad
to
look
around
with
with
no
activity.
So
if
this
goes
on
for
any
period
of
time,
it
could
get
really
really
ugly.
Oh.
B
I
K
B
G
K
G
K
Revenue
yeah,
no,
that
would
include
that
number
and
would
make
it
more
on
the
higher
side.
So
the
state
aid
that
we
do
receive.
We
normally
receive
roughly
three
hundred
and
thirty
eight
thousand
dollars
in
September,
and
then
they
make
their
final
payment
to
us.
December
15th
roughly
around
that
time.
So
they
have
plenty
of
time
to
make
adjustments
to
that
I've
been
hurt.
K
G
I
do
have
one
follow-up
question
so,
with
regards
to
any
previous
awards
that
the
city
has
received
on
construction
projects,
builds
bridges,
roads
and
so
on.
Are
those
considered
secured
or
they
can.
They
also
be
unwound.
I
say
this
in
light
of
the
recognition
that
the
state
had
committed
to
initiate
our
dredging
project,
for
example,
and
now
I'm
told
that
that
project
is
is
on
hold,
so
can
we
expect
that
that
other
city
contracts
may
also
be
on
hold
or
that
those
commitments
may
no
longer
be
available.
K
I
would
have
to
say
at
this
point
in
time.
Probably
those
types
of
projects
would
because
they're
committed
and
probably
would
be
made
good
on
by
the
state.
It's
the
the
things
like
that.
They
don't
give
us
guarantee,
like
our
state
aid
and
those
types
of
things
that
they
have
the
ability
to
make
adjustments
there.
G
K
A
N
And
the
other
area,
the
other
important
distinction
to
remember
for
the
dredging
is
that
it
was
an
actual
estate
project,
as
opposed
to
being
state
funding
for
a
city
project.
The
dredging
is
actually
a
state
project
in
and
of
itself.
So
the
reason
they
were
able
to
stop
it
is
that
they
were
stopping
a
project
that
was
their
own
project
and
now
they
restarted
it
anyway.
B
B
A
D
Sure
and
before
I
do
have
a
resolution
that
I
wanted
to
read,
but
before
I
do
that
I
just
wanted
to
echo
what
savant
they
said
earlier
about
all
of
the
phone
calls
that
we
received
over
the
last
few
days.
A
lot
of
the
calls
that
I
receive
are
from
workers
that
had
lost
their
jobs,
a
lot
of
them,
people
that
I
know
from
downtown
and
all
kind
of
echoing
the
same
thing,
which
is
that
they
just
don't
have
enough
money
to
pay
April
rent
and
a
concern
about
how
they
were
gonna
pay.
D
And
you
know
the
Steve
mentioned
the
unemployment
benefits.
You
know
there's
that
extra
$600
a
week
that
was
included
in
the
federal
benefit
I
think
that's
gonna
help
a
lot
of
people
with
the
problem
is
that
the
state
has
been
overloaded
by
jobless
claims
and
the
system
has
been
really
challenged
to
respond
to
everybody.
People
are
making
calls
and
the
money's
just
not
coming
as
quickly
as
as
we
hope
it.
It
is,
and
so
there's
a
lot
of
challenges
right
now,
with
people
being
very
anxious
about
how
they're
gonna
afford
housing.
D
The
other
calls
we
got
a
lot
of
emails
and
phone
calls
were
from
landlords
and
say
particularly
smaller
landlords.
You
know
the
majority
of
landlords
in
Tompkins
County
are
10
units
or
less.
You
know.
These
are
people
who
have
worked
very
hard
to
build
their
livelihoods
and
they're
facing
a
situation
where
people
are
not
able
to
pay
the
rent.
It's
a
very
frightening
time.
You
know
have
to
pay
mortgage
payments,
they
have
to
pay
taxes,
they
have
to
pay
insurance
and
so
between.
Two,
these
two
of
these
groups.
D
You
know
I,
came
up
with
this
resolution.
That's
basically
calling
on
the
on
the
state
to
waive
rents
for
a
90-day
period
and
also
mortgage
payments,
and
this
should
also
be
paired
with
relief
both
for
for
unemployed
workers,
additional
relief
and
also
for
landlords
who
are
struggling
to
make.
You
know
their
to
pay
their
expenses.
I
did
have
a
couple
questions
just
before
that,
because
one
thing
that
has
come
up
again
and
again
is
the
question
of
whether
the
city
is
able
to
do
this.
D
N
Sure,
thank
you
so
yeah.
Unfortunately,
there
are
two
legal
constraints
there.
The
first
is
that
the
actual
III
really
the
first
is
that
the
governor's
executive
orders
have
prohibited
disabilities
across
the
state.
Now
I'm,
not
including
the
city
from
issuing
emergency
orders
related
to
the
current
crisis,
and
because
this
severance,
where
the
proposed
repeat
freeze,
would
of
course
be
a
result
of
the
current
crisis.
We
don't
have
that
authority
without
additional
permission
from
state.
N
N
That
were,
of
course,
coming
in
and
actually
making
them
more
a
toll
for
the
rent
that
I'm
warrant
paid
under
entries.
But
it
brings
up
a
third
problem,
which
is
that,
as
we
just
heard
from
Steve,
the
city's
finances
are
in
tatters
or
will
be
soon
more
exactly
and
we
we
need
the
money
to
make
those
landlord
toll.
In
order
for
this
to
be
a
viable
legal
time.
D
Thanks
all
right,
just
before
I
read
this
resolution,
I
do
want
to
say-
and
this
is
actually
included
in
the
resolution,
but
you
know
what
I've
heard
again
and
again
from
the
people
who
have
been
calling
is
that
this
is
not
a
call
for
for
us
to
freeze
rents
across
the
board.
I
mean
that
yeah.
The
idea
is
that
people
should
still
be
paying
their
rent.
If
they
can
now,
the
state
passed
a
halted
evictions
so
for
90
days.
D
So
what
that
means
that
nobody's
getting
kicked
out
of
their
their
house-
and
you
know
the
next
week
or
the
next
two
weeks
or
months
during
that
90-day
period,
what
the
concern
is,
if
somebody
is
goes
into
debt
to
their
landlord.
What
happens?
You
know
four
months
down
the
line
five
months
down
the
line
when
these
restrictions
are
lifted?
Are
they
gonna
suddenly
have
to
owe
a
bunch
of
back
rent?
That
is
the
concern
I've
heard
over
and
over
again
that
the
the
concern
isn't
with
just
right
now
with
getting
kicked
out
of
someone's
home.
D
Be
it
further
resolved
that
the
Common
Council
of
the
city
of
Ithaca
urges
our
state
and
federal
representatives
to
pare
any
suspension
of
rent
due
to
kovat
19
hardship,
with
additional
relief
to
help
unemployed
workers
and
emergency
funding
to
assist
landlords
who
are
facing
financial
hardship
due
to
non-payment
of
rent
and
I.
So
move.
Thank.
A
I'll
give
stuff
my
appreciation
for
dropping
this
resolution.
You
know
I
really
badly,
think
we
need
a
nationwide
program
to
help
renters
and
I
think
that
should
be
a
rent,
freeze,
ie.
You
can
tell
the
federal
ideally
but
failing
that
the
state
government,
what
your
rent
was
I'm
sure
you're
gonna
be,
and
they
should
come
through
with
the
check
to
you
or
a
check
to
your
landlord
I,
really
believe.
We
need
that
because
of
my
own
experience
you
all
of
you
know
my
family's
experience,
homelessness
before
and
I.
Think.
A
All
of
you
know
that
the
reason
we
were
able
to
to
build
a
secure
if
never
comfortable
home
life
was
because
we
had
support
both
government
supports
and
supports
in
the
community,
but
those
community
supports
are
in
real
danger
of
eroding
right.
Now,
we've
never
seen
unemployment
at
this
love
never
ever
ever
and
it's
going
to
get
worse
before
it
gets
better,
both
kovat
and
economic
fallout,
and
so
I'm
worried
about
it.
A
I'm
worried
as
a
renter,
even
though
I'm
blessed
to
still
have
an
income
I'm
worried
for
my
mom
who's,
a
renter
here
in
Ithaca,
my
brother,
both
brothers
and
sisters,
who
are
renting
all
across
the
country
and
so
I
think
it's
the
right
move.
I
do
regret
that
we
couldn't
do
it
locally.
I
know
that
some
of
the
organizers
were
like.
A
Well,
you
really
could
do
this
if
you
pushed
the
boundaries,
if
you
so
it
wasn't
in
my
powers
and
the
mayor's
emergency
powers,
but
they
made
the
case
that
council
could
give
me
additional
emergency
powers
and
then
I
could
make
this
declaration.
Even
if
that
worked,
we
would
have
to
then
get
approval
from
the
governor
of
the
Department
of
Child.
We've
heard
that
they're
not
granting
any
approvals,
especially
for
something
this
forward-thinking,
which
is
too
bad.
A
But
even
then,
if
they
had
approved
this,
we
would
have
likely
been
facing
a
series
of
lawsuits
that
that
you
know
when
Ari
says
and
I
believe
when
we
would
have
been
on
the
losing
side
and
then
landlords
would
have
been
evicting
tenants
who
thought
they
were
under
the
protection
of
the
city
of
Ithaca.
So
I
don't
think
enacting
a
local
rent
freeze
would
have
accomplished
what
we
want
to
accomplish,
but
I
do
think
that
we
all
need
to
be
shouting
from
the
mountaintops
I.
A
Really
don't
I'm
really
concerned
that
our
federal
representatives
don't
understand
it
yet
because
they're
not
seeing
what
it's
like
out
here,
I
mean
they're
not
seeing,
and
our
community
is
a
little
bit
different.
Yes,
because
it
relies
on
on
higher
education
and
when
the
college
is
shut
down
is
a
huge
shock,
but
there
are
waves
of
shocks
coming
and
I'm,
seeing
a
lot
of
federal
representatives
who
passed
this
last
stimulus
and
there's
and
they're
saying.
A
Well,
we
we
did
our
part
walk
away
and
I
and
I
think
that's
a
real
big
mistake,
so
I
will
continue
to
push
for
rent,
freeze,
rent
forgiveness
and
reimbursement
for
landlords
and
all
of
my
conversations
with
our
congressional
delegation
and
delegations
across
the
country,
but
thanks
again
stuff
for
writing.
This
great
I
have
Cynthia
Ben,
Donna
and
then
Seth
no.
B
G
You
Savan
da
I
agree
with
you
100%
what
what
is
very
interesting
about
this
current
situation
is.
It
has
fully
revealed
the
vulnerability
of
our
community,
and
ours
is
generally
considered
an
economically
secure
community
because
of
our
universities
and,
of
course,
our
Medical
Center
and
other
essential
services.
And
yet
we
see
such
a
high
level
of
impact
on
our
residents.
G
We
are
seeing
that
we
have
a
large
part
of
our
economy
that
is
based
on
the
hospitality
industry,
an
industry
that
tends
to
have
individuals
who
are
not
receiving
a
living
wage
who
have
very
little
job
security.
We
have
a
growing
reliance
on
on
gig
work
and
an
informal
employment
economy
in
our
community,
and
these
are
positions
that
lack
not
only
job
security.
They
lack
benefits,
they
lack
continuity,
and
so
they
were,
of
course,
the
most
vulnerable
and
the
high
most
impacted.
G
I
fully
recognize
that
there
are
a
huge
portion
of
individuals
who
are
not
going
to
receive
the
government
assistance
that
has
been
put
out,
individuals
who
are
fresh
out
of
school,
who
don't
have
an
employment
history
that
are
now
on
their
own
and
so
therefore
can't
apply
for
unemployment.
I
also
recognize
that
unemployment
is
based
on
the
theory
that
it's
not
meant
to
replace
a
person's
income.
It
provides
a
small
subsidy
to
encourage
people
to
get
back
to
work
and
continue
looking
for
work.
They
can't
do
that.
They
can't
look
for
work.
G
They
can't
get
back
to
work
and
the
unemployment
insurance
that
they
receive
will
not
in
any
way
meet
their
obligation
because
it
wasn't
designed
to
be
something
to
to
to
provide
that
kind
of
assistance
income.
So
you
know
this
is:
is
a
system
that
was
never
intended
to
be
used,
the
way
that
it
has
to
be
used
now,
like
all
insurance
systems,
which
is
what
unemployment
is.
G
It
is
always
intended
and
is
structured,
or
only
a
small,
member
or
small
number
of
individuals
are
actually
going
to
be
receiving
payouts
because
the
majority
of
people
are
healthy
and
so
on
and
now
that's
not
the
situation
so
I'm
not
even
sure
the
vibrancy
of
our
of
our
unemployment,
insurance
trust
funds
and
their
ability
to
continue
functioning
for
the
long
term.
So
I
think
this
speaks
to
as
we
look
to
the
future,
our
need
to
diversify
our
economy.
G
Re
reinforces
to
all
of
us
that
we
need
to
focus
on
getting
our
rent
levels
back
to
reasonable
levels.
So
we
don't
have
such
a
high
population
of
individuals
in
our
community
who
are
rent
burden
and
paying
more
than
30%
of
their
income
on
rent.
So
I
think
this
is.
We
are
doing
what
we
need
to
do
and
we
will
continue,
as
requested
to
to
advocate
with
the
state,
to
try
to
provide
whatever
services
available,
to
allow
our
community
to
continue
to
function
and
be
secure
both
in
their
housing
and
food
stability.
O
Hi
everybody
have
talked
to
lots
of
people
since
Monday
morning
at
nine
o'clock
when
we
started
getting
calls
I've
listened
to
the
voicemail
messages,
I
think
I
was
assigned
a
group
of
about
a
dozen
people
who
called
me
three
times
so
I've
talked
to
a
few
people
few
times,
I've
heard
some
interesting
and
sad
stories.
Kind
of
a
range
of
stories
and
I've
commented
to
several
people
that
this
crisis
has
highlighted
a
lot
of
weaknesses
in
our
in
the
US
economy.
O
Already
everything
from
the
kind
of
spotty
access
to
Internet,
which
more
and
more
people
are
relying
on
now
I
mean
imagine,
kids
kicked
out
of
who
aren't
in
school
now
who
don't
have
internet
either.
So
that's
a
problem,
our
lousy
public
health
care
system,
I
mean
it
hasn't.
I
mean
my
daughter
commented
in
anger
last
week
since
when
does
the
United
States
care
about
public
health
anyway?
O
O
Regarding
this
particular
issue,
I've
been
consistent
with
people,
I've
talked
to
to
say:
why
cannot
support
a
city,
rent
freeze
and
it's
what
people
have
summarized
earlier?
First
of
all,
it's
not
in
our
purview.
Secondly,
it
shouldn't
be
done
without
means
testing,
because
there
are
some
people
who
can
pay
rent
it.
O
The
city
doesn't
have
the
staff
to
administer,
it
means
testing
program
program
shouldn't
be
in
place,
that
doesn't
compensate
landlords
and
the
thirty-third
city
certainly
doesn't
have
funds
to
compensate
landlords.
So
I
think
this
was
the
right
step
to
look
to
the
state
for
statewide
legislation
that
would
address
these
issues
and
I'm
grateful
to
stuff
for
having
drafted
the
resolution.
D
Just
I
wanted
to
say
that
you
know
I'd,
you
know
like
the
legislation.
We're
calling
for
I
mean
this.
This
isn't
a
perfect
solution.
I
mean
there's
a
lot
of
bills
in
Albany
right
now,
there's
a
lot
of
Assembly
members
and
Senators
figuring
out
how
to
move
forward
with
this,
just
as
we're
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
move
forward
with
this
at
the
local
level-
and
you
know
I
kind
of
see
this
as
this
step
as
really
pushing
the
state
to
examine
this
issue
and
to
move
forward
with
it
in
a
serious
way.
D
But
again
it
isn't
perfect.
I
mean
you
know.
Obviously
these
are
unbelievably
unprecedented
times
where
we
find
ourselves
and
the
one
thing
I
wanted
to
say
locally,
because
I
have
heard
you
know
there
are
a
lot
of
people
who
have
lost
their
jobs,
but
there
are
also
a
lot
of
people
who
are
still
drawing
a
salary
and
I
really
want
to
encourage
all
those
people
to
continue
to
pay
the
rent.
I
think
the
message
needs
to
be.
If
you
can't
pay
your
rent,
you're
gonna
be
okay,
don't
pay
your
rent.
D
If
you
can't
pay
your
rent,
food
is
probably
the
priority
right
now.
If
you
can
pay
some
of
your
rap,
you
should
pay
some
of
your
rent.
If
you
can
pay
all
of
your
rent
pay
your
rent,
because
what
that
will
do,
is
it
not
only
will
help
these
smaller
landlords
who
are
struggling
right
now,
trying
to
figure
out
how
they're
gonna
move
forward,
who
are
very
scared
at
seeing
their
whole
livelihoods
disappear?
Who
are
worried
themselves
about
being
out
on
the
street?
It
will
also
help
the
city
of
Ithaca.
D
It
will
help
the
school
district.
It
will
help
the
county,
because
a
big
part
of
that
rent
goes
towards
taxes.
You
know
that
sometimes
people
don't
think
that
renters
pay
taxes,
but
they
do
their
rent
is
going
to
taxes
and
those
taxes
pay
for
school
teachers.
They
pay
for
firefighters,
they
pay
for
nurses
in
the
county.
D
These
are
people
who
are
actually
at
the
front
lines
of
dealing
with
this
crisis,
so
I
really
would
encourage
everybody
who
can
pay
to
pay
your
rent
and
I
also
wanted
to
say
on
top
of
that
they're
you
know
we're
about
I.
Think
you
know
it's
$1,200
from
the
federal
government.
I
saw
that
there
was
an
op-ed
and
you
get
the
could
voice
written
by
somebody
who
I
thought
came
up
with
a
very
good
proposal.
D
If
you
don't
need
that
$1,200
right,
if
you
have
a
job,
if
you're
working
the
idea
of
redistributing
that
locally,
you
know
sending
it
to
a
foundation,
you
know
we
have
the
Community
Foundation.
We
have
Robyn's
fund
which
helps
people
who
are
facing
challenges
in
their
life.
There's
a
lot
of
really
good
local
resources
where
that
money
could
be
could
be
put
to
and.
F
D
B
I
Find
the
button
thank
you
say
if
I
wanted
to
thank
you
and
other
colleagues
that
worked
on
this
I
think
this
is
a
really
a
wonderful
response.
We've
all
had
a
lot
of
calls.
I
just
want
to
apologize.
I
haven't
been
able
to
get
to
all
of
those
I've
tried
as
much
as
I
can,
but
I
think
that
concern
that's
been
expressed
just
emphasizes
what
a
difficult
situation
we're
in
right
now.
I
I
did
have
a
question
about,
and
I've
heard
a
couple
of
comments
from
from
homeowners
with
lower
incomes
that
have
are
struggling
to
think
about
their
mortgage
payments
and
I
know.
This
is
rightly
focused
on
renters
and
landlords,
because
that's
the
majority
of
housing,
if
but
I,
I'm,
just
worried
or
concerned
to
that
and
I,
don't
know
the
situation
in
terms
of
lower
income,
homeowners
that
are
going
to
be
struggling
with
their
mortgage
payment
and
I.
I
This
I
think
just
to
reiterate
the
comments
that
people
have
been
made
about
the
really
positive
response
to
this
crisis
that
I've
seen
in
the
community
in
terms
of
people
that
I
work
with,
but
also
my
neighbors,
a
lot
of
the
students
up
here
in
college
town
I've
still
here.
But
there
really
are
now
responding
and
recognize
the
situation
and
I
just
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
the
coop
up
here
in
college
town
I
think
many
students
would
be
completely
devastated
without
that
resource
in
terms
of
local
for
them.
B
H
Thank
you,
I
agree
with
all
the
comments
made
by
my
colleagues
already
I
just
wanted
to
add
a
few
additional
points
to
Seth's
point
that
those
who
have
not
lost
their
jobs
as
a
result
of
the
current
crisis,
who
are
able
to
work
who
are
working
at
home
and
who
can
afford
to
pay
their
rent.
I
just
wanted
to
comment
that
that
will
also
potentially
allow
their
landlords
to
be
flexible
if
they
have
a
range
of
tenants
at
different
income
levels.
I've
heard
from
some
renters
whose
landlords
have
been
flexing
with
them.
H
C
Also
say
briefly
that
I
I
to
apologize
for
not
getting
back
to
everybody
gotten
well
over
100,
so
I
think
the
organization
is
very
impressive
and
they
should
be
commended
for
before
being
so
engaged
and
understand,
like
reading
city
code,
which
most
residents
don't
do
making
suggestions
it
may
not.
You
know,
Marcia
attorneys
opinion
on
it
and
our
reading
of
the
log
may
not
be
the
same,
but
it's
impressive
that
someone
went
through
and
looked
for.
A
A
J
You
I'd
like
to
thank
all
my
colleagues
for
their
work
this
week
and
savant
a
took
a
picture
from
the
top
of
City
Hall
this
afternoon,
or
maybe,
as
a
couple
days
ago
at
rush
hour
and
the
street
green
street
was
empty
and
Steve
Thayer
made
a
comment
about
walking
down
the
Commons
I
agree
that
we
need
our
state
and
federal
representatives
to
understand
what's
going
on
in
our
community
and
we
often
invite
them
forth.
A
Q
A
B
D
D
We
have
further
resolved
that
the
mayor
and
the
city
of
Ithaca,
of
the
county
of
Tompkins
be
and
is
hereby
authorized
to
sign
all
necessary
agreements
in
the
New
York
State
Department
of
Transportation
secure
the
necessary
aid
for
the
project
resolved
that
the
superintendent
Public
Works
be
and
is
hereby
authorized
to
administer.
D
D
B
B
D
Everybody's
mind
is
obviously
the
financial
picture
for
the
city,
and
we
had
one
constituent
who
emailed
it
was
basically
like
cancel
all
capital
projects.
I
mean
is
there
about
this
about
this.
Now
that
you
know
just
given
the
change
that
we're
all
experiencing
and
its
impact
to
the
economy
and
its
impacted
the
city
budget,
moving
forward
with
this
and
yeah
any
other
capital
project.
That
was
my
you.
B
D
O
I
think
my
thinking
has
changed.
I
think
I'm,
okay
with
option
one,
because
you
get
the
same
lifespan
35
to
40
years
with
300
thousands
of
fewer
dollars
that
by
the
city,
I
mean
sure
I
had
not
a
good
option
three
and
rebuilt
the
whole
thing
and-
and
it
would
work
the
last
75
years-
I
mean
that
that
would
be
a
smart
investment.
If
but
I
don't
think
we
can
do
it
right
now.
So
I'm,
okay,
going
with
option
number
one,
which
was
the
actually
the
original
plan
anyway
to
just
repair.
O
J
I,
don't
know
if
everybody
saw
the
email
that
Tim
sent
late
this
afternoon,
but
that
helped
me
quite
a
bit
because
staff
actually
thinks
that
choice.
Number
three
is
better
than
choice
number
two,
but
that
as
Donna
just
pointed
out
option
number
one
was
the
original
plan
and
staff's
comfortable
with
that.
J
S
Er
still
in
design,
this
project
will
go
into
construction
next
year.
So
typically,
our
financing
runs
a
couple
years
after
that.
My
and
my
daddy
Sue
and
Jo
give
us
the
technical
classic
a
kind
of
bridge,
but
if
you've
walked
across
those
sidewalks
you'd
think
it's
in
necessarily
in
need
of
repair
work.
S
I'd
like
to
keep
this
bridge
on
schedule,
but
uncomfortable
with
the
idea
considering
Steve's
report
that
I'm
going
back
to
the
original
scope
of
the
more
straightforward
rehabilitation
project
seems
totally
reasonable
at
this
point.
But
I
would
like
to
keep
the
project
on
schedule.
I
think
would
be
important.
A
A
We
were
running
annual
deficits
and
after
the
last
recession,
and
it
meant
often
that
we
had
raised
our
tax
was
quite
a
lot
and
we
had
to
really
watch
our
spending
and
cut
and
decommission
some
infrastructure
in
two
years
ago.
Around
two,
maybe
three
years
ago
we
turned
the
corner
where
we
were
actually
running.
Surpluses
were
able
to
lower
the
tax
rate
and
we
were
able
to
do
more
investment
both
in
our
employees
and
in
our
infrastructure
and
I
said
then
that
we
were
in
make
hay
while
the
Sun
shines
kind
of
moment.
A
You
know
we
make
hay
is
because
we've
got
grass,
but
you
want
it
to
last
long.
You
wanted
to
live
longer
than
grass
last,
so
the
Eternity
pay
and
we
will
stay
in
the
winter,
and
so
you
make
hay
when
the
Sun
shines
and
that
meant,
then
you
know
that
there
were
a
lot
of
different
places.
Different
versions
of
grass
and
the
infrastructure
is
one
of
them.
A
Infrastructure
is
a
great
place
to
put
money
when
you've
got
it
to
invest
a
little
bit
more
than
you
would
otherwise
go
for
the
option
that
will
last
you
75
years
instead
of
35
years,
and
we've
made
a
bunch
of
those
decisions
in
the
last
few
years
to
opt
for
the
more
expensive
project
because
it
was
a
smarter
investment
long
term.
Suddenly,
I
were
not
suddenly,
the
Sun
is
not
shining
anymore,
there's
no
opportunities
to
make
hay.
This
is
when
you
open
the
barn.
A
Then
you
eat
the
hay
that
you
made,
but
you
know
so
I
think.
Even
you
know.
A
month
ago
we
were
in
a
scenario:
three
environment
right,
I
would
have
supported
scenario
three,
but
I
really
think
now
we
have
to
go
with
the
less
expensive
option
just
because
of
all
the
hard
traverses
would
be
forced
to
make
in
the
coming
months
and
all
the
sacrifices
that
we
all
have
to
make
our
constituents,
when,
after
making
our
employees
laughter
so
I
would
I
would
agree
that
scenario.
One
Laura
yeah.
H
I
completely
agree
for
the
reasons
that
are
mentioned
to
go
with
option
one.
It
gives
us
a
service
life
on
the
bridge
of
35
to
40
years
still,
and
it
does
not
rely
on
any
chips.
Funding
as
I
look
at
the
proposals
and,
as
Steve
pointed
out,
the
chips
funding
may
not
be
there,
given
the
current
circumstances,
so
I
think
it's
the
better
option
for
a
number
of
reasons.
I
do
agree
with
going
ahead
with
the
project.
I
think
this
project
will
create
some
jobs,
some
design
and
building
jobs
as
it
comes
to
fruition.
T
G
So
I
do
know
that
when
the
city
had
recently
undertaken
a
flood
hazard
study
in
in
that
study,
one
of
the
remedies
that
was
put
forward
in
terms
of
dealing
with
what
are
increasingly
more
extreme
weather
events
is
to
address
pinpoints
in
our
major
waterways
that
include
bridges.
For
example,
I
do
believe
that
alternative
one
which,
which
I
support
given
our
current
financial
situation,
does
not
include
the
refurbishment
or
or
realignment
of
the
bridge
abutments.
G
That's
why
it's
cheaper,
but
given
the
expectation
that
in
the
next
30
to
40
years,
we
are
going
to
be
seeing
more
extreme
weather
events.
Do
you
see
are
not
taking
this
opportunity
to
realign
those
rigid
abutments
as
being
something
that
might
be
a
missed
opportunity
at
this
point
because
of
weather
changes
and
and
how
this
impacts
our
community.
T
Well,
there
were
like
three
scour
critical
bridges
in
our
on
our
categories,
which
are
Brindley
streets,
Lake,
Street
bridge
and
one
more
for
that
which
one
but
South
Kaiba
Street
Bridge
is
not
on
that
list,
which
means
it's
not
on
risk
of
you
know
collapsing
and
a
flooding
event
and
I.
Don't
expect
that
by
taking
in
you
know,
or
by
picking
alternative
one,
we
will
risk
you
know
any
kind
of
flooding
event
or
any
risk
of
losing
the
structures.
H
F
As
far
as
as
far
as
the
hydraulics,
there
there's
sufficient
clearance
between
the
design
foot
in
the
low
steel
and
we
would
be
managing
the
low
steel
we
wouldn't
we
reconstruct
it
and
it's
a
decent
man
mentioned
there
is.
This
is
not
an
asked
our
critical
list
that
those
two
bridges
he
noted
in
the
North
Aurora
was
similar.
Did
that
where
we
had
to
address
something
bring
design,
this
bridge
is
actually
is
on
rock
some
of
the
scour
protection.
F
That's
currently,
there
will
probably
be
doing
some
work
with
that
to
make
sure
that
it
fills
a
couple
undermining
situations
that
we
have,
but
we're
certainly
comfortable
going
with
alternate
one
I
think
the
whole
thing
was
tried
to
accommodate
the
future
development
with
an
8-foot
sidewalk.
You
know
a
wider
sidewalk
to
be
more
comfortable
pedestrians,
similar.
What
we
did
you
know
down
on
East,
Clinton,
Street
bridge.
You
know
to
keep
room
between
the
bikes
cars
in
the
pedestrians
walking
over
there.
F
A
A
T
When
I
prepared
those
two
resolution,
I
didn't
prepare
one
for
alternative
number.
One
I
only
assumed
that's
just
a
default
options.
You
know
one
without
their
number
one,
so
only
prepared
number
two
in
number
three,
so
for
construction.
Currently,
we
only
have
budget
for
primary
design
and
in
final
design
and
at
some
point,
probably
at
the
end
of
this
year,
I'll
come
to
you
guys
to
authorize
construction
funding
so
properly.
T
T
Yeah,
so
the
plan
is:
if
council
choose
alternative
one,
our
engineers,
dental
engineers,
could
finalize
a
design
and
we'll
be
able
to
beat
the
projects
by
the
end
of
this
year
or
early
next
year,
so
by
then
we'll
just
before
that
we
will
come
to
Common
Council
and
ask
for
construction
funding.
So
that's
the
process
and
somehow
we
hoped
you
know
like
customers
or
a
few
months
ago.
T
You
know
alternative
to
it.
Mystery
is
kind
of
rabid
option.
For
sake
of
you
know,
accommodating
pedestrians,
but
again
we
just
brought
down
both
alternative.
Our
default
alternative
will
be
alternative.
One
and
out
being
fine
with
that,
and
for
the
scheduled
job
could
also
explain
what
our
plan
is
in
terms
of
finalizing
the
final
design
reports.
F
C
B
A
Hearing
talk
on
and
will
press
the
congressman
on
a
bit
harder
tomorrow
is
that
the
next
round
of
stimulus
will
be
an
infrastructure
package,
no
I'm
just
saying
every
week
since
January
20th
2017
is
supposed
to
be
infrastructure
week.
The
president
ran
out
and
promised
a
trillion
dollar
infrastructure
package,
and
it
hasn't
never
even
made
it
out
of
committee
much
less
to
a
vote,
but
these
are
being
extraordinary
times
the
dogmatic
stimulus
of
two
trillion
dollars,
or
even
more,
if
that
were
to
happen
say
in
the
next
month.
A
If
that
were
to
get
voted
on
and
approved
in
the
next
month
and
the
money
went
to
the
states
and
then
made
its
way
down
to
municipality
sometime
this
fall.
Would
we
be
able
to
reconsider
this
vote?
Eight
more
important.
Is
that
what
what's
the
date
of
no
return?
Well,
we
can't
say:
okay,
accidents
that
have
just
a
place
in
the
deck
we
do
want
to
replace
the
entire
bridge,
a.
S
F
A
Well
then,
I
I
wouldn't
suggest
that
we
I
would
suggest
that
we
wait.
I
mean
if
it
by
far,
if
our
actual
preferred
alternative
is
two
or
three,
but
we
will
take
one
because
we
don't
have
the
money
and
if
money
is
going
to
come
from,
the
federal
government
they'll
be
looking
for
shovel-ready
projects.
This
might
be
that
shovel-ready
project
I
think
it
doesn't
hurt
us
to
wait
a
month
and
see
if
the
bill
passes.
What's
in
it,
how
it
looks
things
are
moving
pretty
you
know.
A
O
O
Q
O
B
A
A
B
S
J
F
De
Niro
is
to
have
a
shared
Lane
with
bicycle
traffic,
and
then
you
know
the
area
through
the
city
of
their
warns
white
school
use,
so
the
minimum
shared
Lane
is
the
three
feet
shoulder
there
and
that's
with
the
11
foot
I
think
it's
11
foot
lanes
we
have
so
we
could
revisit
that
as
Tim
said,
but
I
think
I,
don't
think.
That's
that's
three
three
foot
lanes
shared
lane
for
a
bike
and
then
the
minimum
you
know
the
sidewalk
we
have.
There
allows
us
three
use
the
existing
substructures
without
lightning
yeah.
A
D
Point
two
is
a
creation
of
a
capital
project
for
the
survey
of
the
green
and
Seneca
Street
intercity
bus
locations,
where,
as
section
346
31
at
the
city
code
states
that
no
bus
they'll
operate,
stop
on
or
stand
on
any
city
street.
Nor
shall
such
bus
pickup
or
discharge
passengers
on
any
city
street
or
curb
or
any
other
public
property
or
within
200
feet
of
any
city.
Bus
stop
and
the
corporate
limits
of
the
city
of
Ithaca.
Unless
a
permit
is
obtained
from
the
Common
Council
or
its
designee.
D
Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
that
the
Common
Council
approves
the
establishment
of
a
capital
project
in
the
amount
of
$25,000
to
be
funded
by
bus,
permit
fees
for
the
purpose
of
establishing
an
engineering
survey.
The
survey
will
be
used
in
the
design
of
an
improved
bus,
stop
for
the
inner
city,
buses
at
131,
a
screen
street
and
130
East,
Seneca,
Street
and
I
said
no.
O
So
what
would
we
have
used
this
bus
permit
fee
for,
if
we
weren't
using
it
for
this
I
know,
we've
spent
a
lot
of
staff.
Time
has
been
used
to
on
this
bus,
stop
project,
so
I
wonder
what
we
had
designated
these
funds
for
or
what
could
we
use
these
phones
for,
if
we
don't
use
it
for
this.
D
A
Won't
you
just
add,
though,
just
so
legally
re-correct
my
from
wrong
back.
We
could
use
these
funds
on
anything
we
wanted.
We
could
use
this
to
build
a
new
playground
in
Stuart
Park,
but
it
was
council's
intention
when
I
think
that's
smart
too,
to
use
these
funds
to
help
improve
the
intercity
bus
situation
in
some
way.
N
There's
no
legal
restriction
is
not
a
special
benefit
assessment
or
anything
like
that.
It's
a
federal
fund
review
it
could
be
spent
on
anything
and
in
terms
areas
we're
already
spending
it
on.
So
the
question
that
was
just
asked
one
area
to
remember
in
addition
to
that
is
we've
effectively
spent
it
on
lost
revenue
in
other
areas
like
we
eliminated
parking
spaces,
I
made
some
other
changes
that
actually
reduced
city
revenue,
extremes
that
used
to
come
to
the
city
in
order
to
create
the
bus
situation
and.
G
Maybe
this
is
an
steve
question:
I'm
presuming
that
we
have
a
fund
of
bus,
permit
fees
that
we've
been
receiving
that
is
funded.
Why
is
this
being
set
up
as
a
capital
project
which
makes
me
think
that
we're
we're
borrowing
money
for
this?
If
do
we
not
have
money
in
the
fund?
That
was
that
it
receives
bus,
permit
fees
that
can
just
spend
$25,000.
M
Yeah
and
so
far
those
fees
to
date
are
one
hundred
and
sixty
three
thousand
dollars
is
what
we've
collected
to
date.
Now,
that's
in
some
ways,
difficult
to
quantify
because
of
the
things
that
Ari
and
others
have
pointed
out.
There's
been
a
lot
of
staff.
Time
lost
parking
revenue,
other
sorts
of
things,
so
you
can't
just
think
about
it.
You
know
as
purely
what
could
be
invested
in
a
capital
project,
but
that's
certainly
one
option
but
I
won't
use
that
term
capital
project.
I'll,
say
in
a
infrastructure
project.
B
G
B
G
M
Well,
that's
it's
a
really
good
question
and
that's
why
you
bring
it
to
Council
from
the
start
about
a
year
and
a
half
ago
when
the
inner
city
buses
started
operating,
you
know
pretty
early
on.
We
noticed
some
issues.
You
know
we
certainly
got
a
lot
of
feedback
and
you're
all
very
familiar
with
that.
M
So
the
message
from
staff
has
been
since
that
time
that
eventually,
if
we
decide
that
we're
gonna
keep
operations
going
on
Green,
Street
and
then
now
on
Seneca
Street,
that
we
would
come
back
and
say,
the
next
step
is
to
do
some
design
and
then
do
capital
project,
and
now
the
timing,
you
know,
couldn't
be
worse
to
to
try
to
consider
doing
that.
So
we're
just
trying
to
be
consistent
with
the
message
so
far,
but
it's
very
understandable
if
now
is
not
the
time
to
do
something
like
this.
M
Just
a
couple
of
things
to
consider
related
to
it
is
potential
timing.
If
we
were
to
start
doing
a
survey
now
at
this
point
and
the
surveys
sort
of
the
baseline
to
do
to
do
anything,
you
know,
even
if
we
would
just
want
to
do
lighting,
you
need
to
do
a
survey.
So
you
don't
put
the
light
in
through
some
of
the
utility
that's
in
the
sidewalk.
M
So
do
you
think
it's
sort
of
a
minimum
that
we
could
do
at
this
point,
but
at
the
same
time-
and
we
would
eventually
design
it
in-house-
is
the
thought
at
this
point.
You
know
based
on
staffing
levels,
to
try
to
save
money
in
that
way.
But
one
important
thing
is:
if
we
start
the
survey
now,
we
could
probably
could
potentially
do
construction
in
a
year.
If
funds
were
there
to
do
it.
M
Probably
if
we
wait,
you
know
another
few
months,
we're
looking
more,
it
may
be
2022
as
a
time
would
we
be
able
to
get
out
to
construction.
So
it's
just
another
thing
to
consider
with
all
this
yeah
so
that
the
main
purpose
of
doing
this
survey
would
be
to
improve
lighting
video
improve.
You
know,
potentially
put
shelters
in
place
signage.
Maybe
some
improvements
to
the
road
to
allow
for
better
movement
of
the
buses-
and
you
know
25,000-
is
an
estimate.
M
It
certainly
could
be
less
conservative
with
that,
so
yeah
that
that's
really
on
the
information
on
it,
but
it's
you
know
it
doesn't
feel
like
there
could
have
been
a
worse
time
to
move
forward
with
what
we've
been
talking
about.
So
I
can
understand.
Whichever
direction
council
wants
to
go
on
this.
Thank.
H
M
Well,
I
think
there's
been
certainly
a
lot
of
ideas
around
Seneca
Street.
You
know
when
it
redevelops
that
could
potentially
be
a
location,
I,
don't
think,
there's
anything.
You
know
definite
at
this
point.
I
think.
The
only
thing
we
know
right
now
is
that
you
know
for
the
probably
next
I
would
guess
at
least
two
or
three
years
that
that
there
wouldn't
be
an
off-road
option
like
that
right.
H
Right
and
I
I
would
just
add
that
I
think
the
success
of
the
current
model,
both
Green
Street
and
Seneca
Street,
is
because
of
the
work
you've
done.
Eric
and
the
flexibility
of
some
of
the
business
owners
and
the
library
and
the
bus
companies
themselves,
but
you've
put
in
a
lot
of
work
to
make
this
arrangement
feasible,
and
yet
we
are
hearing
from
the
public
a
desire
for
more
permanent
bus
terminal.
So
I
would
hope
that
this
survey
could
help
us
in
the
short
term,
yeah.
M
Now
you've
definitely
highlighted
another
complication
of
this
issue,
which
is
you
know
we
see
this
is
continuing
for
now
and
we
want
it
to
be
good.
For
you
know
we
want
to
be
something
that
works
for
people,
but
ultimately
I
think
everybody's
looking
towards
something
that
would
be
probably
in
a
garage
or
something
like
that.
So
it
complicates
the
decision-making
around
doing
investments
in
the
near-term
because,
of
course,
we're
all
looking
to
know
better
potential
five-year
solution.
I
B
I
M
Yeah
I
do
think
it's
fairly
localized
I
think
as
far
as
construction
in
the
street.
There
certainly
wouldn't
be
very
much
and
really
it's
probably
more
focused
on
the
area
outside
of
the
street
you're,
improving
that
pedestrian
area
I,
don't
think
if
the
curb
were
to
move
at
all,
it
might
move
just
a
little
bit.
There
might
be
some
restriping
in
the
street,
but
I
really
do
think
that
the
areas
that
would
be
mostly
affected
would
not
be
so
affected
by
other
projects.
So.
M
Right
no
excellent
point
and
I
should
have
mentioned
that
early
on.
There
are
no
intercity
buses
running
at
the
moment,
which
makes
this
a
whole
situation
even
more
precarious
right,
they've
all
stopped
operating
as
of
just
a
few
days
ago.
Coach
was
the
last
one
so
yeah
there
isn't
there
isn't
any
current
activity
right
now,
hopefully
imagine
it
would
come
back.
B
N
And
that
may
be
true
for
quite
some
time
what
we're
hearing
from
bus
companies
are
trying
to
project
out
even
a
few
months.
Is
that
they're
not
running
at
all
right
for
the
next
few
months
and
then,
after
that,
they
expected
on
a
radically
reduced
level
compared
to
what
they
were
doing
so
there's
a
very
different
Rockies
from
there?
That's.
M
R
I
Wrap
up
and
say
I
mean
given
that
and
what
I'm
sensing
from
you
area
the
kind
of
lack
of
urgency
of
this
I
mean
if
we
had
this
flexibility
with
this
160
and
I
know.
This
is
all
important
work,
but
I'm
just
thinking.
Maybe
this
is
not
the
time
to
commit
to
spending
twenty
five
thousand
when
we're
looking
to
be
in
an
emergency
situation.
I
guess
so.
That's
just
my
thinking.
Right
now,
ya,.
M
Know
and
I
think
that's
really
understandable,
I
feel
very
conflicted
on
it
myself.
You
know
professionally
speaking.
You
know
because
I
see
someone
needs
there
for
sure,
but
it's
a
unique
time.
So
that's
why
I
just
wanted
to
bring
it
back
to
Council.
You
know
to
be
consistent
with
what
I
said
before,
but
I
really
trust
your
judgment
on
this
and
I
really
would
accept
either
way
that
you
decide
as
being
a
wise
move.
Thank
you.
Eric.
A
B
M
B
I
I
A
D
D
5.3
is
an
ordinance
to
approve
a
contingent
purchase
agreement
for
the
east
direction
of
the
Green
Street
urban
renewal
project,
whereas
Properties
LLC
proposes
to
purchase
property
at
the
eastern
section
of
the
green
Street
parking
garage.
Where
is
the
premise
consists
of
their
rights
above
a
privately
owned?
Ground-Floor
commercial
needs
to
elevated
Park
public
parking
decks
constructed
in
1974.
Where
is
it?
D
In
the
event,
the
city
of
Ithaca
proposes
to
decommission
or
convey
the
premises,
whereas
hotel
difficut
LLC
is
12
months
from
the
date
of
notice
to
exercise
their
option.
Whereas
a
structural
study
of
the
green
street
parking
garage
conducted
by
Stantec
revealed
that
significant
structural
deficiencies
exist
in
the
eastern
section.
D
After
the
avoided,
demolition
cost
is
considered,
whereas
on
March
26,
2020
Board
of
Public
Works
determine
the
retention
in
the
ownership
of
the
premises
is
surplus
for
municipal
purposes,
whereas
the
purchase
agreement
is
contingent
on
the
city
of
Ithaca
Common
Council
approval
of
an
IRA
proposed
disposition.
Development
agreement
with
Ithaca
properties
I'll
see
to
implement
an
urban
real
project,
whereas
the
city
charter
requires
approval
by
three-fourths
of
the
Common
Council
to
authorize
and
sale
the
property,
whereas
the
city
charter
further
requires
notice
of
a
proposed
sale
to
be
published
no
less
than
one.
D
D
Sure
I
just
you
know,
as
we
all
probably
remember,
we
tabled
this
because
there
was
some
issues
with
the
two
tenant
home,
green
home
and
sunny
days
since
that
point.
The
developer
has
reconfigured
his
plans
and
will
no
longer
impact
those
tenants.
So
the
the
threat
of
displacement
is
no
longer
exists,
so
bringing
it
back
now
for
Bruhl.
C
Know
if
everyone
got
a
chance
to
read
what
detergents
well
CentOS,
but
can
we
do
we
have
guarantees
after
it?
Let's
say
we
move
ahead
with
this,
that
that
the
plan
would
would
continue
in
this
way
without
affecting
they
had
wealth,
child
building,
and
also
can
we
indeed
maybe
assist
the
retailer's
with
whatever
legal
fees
they
incurred.
W
Just
one
let
you
know
my
internet
connections
a
little
unstable
so
if
I
drop
out
a
phone
in
but
doc
I
do
that
that
issue
I
think
the
best
way
to
address
that
is
part
of
the
disposition
and
development
agreement.
The
IRA
already
had
recommended
imposing
a
standard
that
if
there
was
any
displacement
that
there
would
be
a
need
for
a
mitigation
plan,
we
can
keep
that
requirement
in
the
disposition
development
greement.
So
it
would
continue
going
forward
if
the
plans
were
to
change
again.
W
C
B
B
J
A
Sorry,
I'd
love
that
in
as
part
of
PDC,
so
Nellis
and
tonight
the
deputy
director
of
economic
development
I
joined
the
call
I've
asked
them
over
the
last
couple
of
weeks
to
we
do
the
analysis.
They
did
a
good
analysis
and
good
stress
tests
that
showed
us
really.
Frankly,
the
conservative
estimates
for
what
a
conference
center
would
cost,
how
we
think
it
would
work
and
we
based
our
vote
a
month
ago
on
those
estimates.
A
lot
has
changed,
so
we
asked
him
to
do
a
new
analysis.
A
They
did
it
pretty
quickly
but
very
thoroughly,
and
we
asked
them
to
be
here
tonight
to
talk
us
through
what
our
options
are.
The
outlook
is
Jason.
Molino
has
also
joined
us,
the
County
administrators,
you
kind
enough
height,
as
if
he
doesn't
have
enough
to
do
we're
very
grateful
that
you
join
us
about
the
caucus,
though
so
I
don't
know.
Who
wants
to
kick
us
off
now's
the
time
Altaria
latina.
X
Thanks
to
Ontario,
I'll
start
off
and
I
just
mentioned,
also
that
we
have
Gary
Ferguson
and
generative
Jennifer
Tavares
on
the
line
as
well.
So
if
there
are
questions
that
would
be
best
suited
answer
there,
they're
available
miss
thing
so
nails,
naira
goodness
our
tag
team
here
just
talk
through
the
approach
that
we
took
with
this,
and
so
then
I'll
start
so
basically,
obviously
we're
expecting
a
very
large
decline
in
hotel
room
tax
revenues
this
year
in
2020,
followed
by
a
recovery.
At
some
point
we
don't
really
know
when
the
recovery
would
start.
X
There
is
some
industry
intelligence
and
which
I
forwarded
to
you
today.
That's
suggesting
that
we
could
begin
a
recovery
in
the
industry,
starting
in
the
fourth
quarter
of
this
year
going
through
next
year,
and
you
know,
they're
projected
projecting
a
strong
recovery
when
the
recovery
begins
to
occur.
We
we
take
took
another
look,
obviously
at
room
tax
revenues.
X
The
the
15%
is
double
that
and
we
also
wanted
to
model
a
scenario
that
showed
you
know
what
how
bad
would
it
have
to
get
under
the
assumptions
we
created
for
for
there
to
be
a
hit
on
on
the
general
fund,
so
Nell's
is
going
to
speak
a
little
bit
to
sort
of
what
the
what
the
results
and
the
outcomes
of
the
risk
analysis
were
with
those
new
room.
Taxes
functions.
X
W
Thanks
Tom,
the
analysis
shows
with
the
assumptions
we
use
that
just
described,
which
are
building
on
the
pessimistic
case
from
hundin's
analysis
or
recommendations
for
what
a
pessimistic
case
would
be,
which
was
20%
reduced
from
his
most
likely
case
in
terms
of
revenues
and
an
increase
of
9%
operating
expenses.
So
now
we're
layering
on
additional
stresses
on
that
analysis.
W
The
first
one
is
we're
adding
pre-opening
cost
at
$250,000,
which
was
not
considered
in
our
first
analysis,
which
we
now
know
is
going
to
be
an
expense
we're
going
to
have
to
fund
and
then
those
reductions
in
the
hotel
tax
revenues
so
under
scenario,
one
of
just
a
7%
reduction,
starting
in
2021
and
continuing
in
2022
before
picking
up
a
two
percent
interest
rate,
the
the
system
of
reserves
with
withstands
that
without
any
problem
there
wouldn't
be
a
call
on
the
city
funds,
nor
even
touching
the
final
reserve.
Under
that
scenario.
W
In
our
analysis,
if
you
add
the
loss
of
a
hundred
room
hotel
and
a
7%
reduction,
we
still
don't
have
any.
We
don't
exhaust
the
final
reserve
for
the
city
when
you
get
to
the
reduction
of
15%.
Now
you
have
triggered
an
impact
on
exhausting
the
final
reserve,
and
that
would
occur
in
your
six
in
that
scenario,
and
it
would
require
about
a
$200,000
investment
from
the
general
fund
to
cover
those
that
that
deficiency
in
the
process.
W
So
we
found
that
the
the
flex
point
is
somewhere
between
probably
somewhere
around
13
or
14
percent
reduction
for
two
years
before
it
starts
picking
up
with
growth
in
the
hotel
revenues
to
bring
us
back
up
to
where
we
have
sufficient
revenues
to
cover
the
debt
service.
Well,
the
the
rent,
which
is
a
debt
service
payment,
essentially
as
well
as
the
operating
deficit
in
the
in
the
facility
itself.
So
that's
so
essentially
the
program
is
structured
to
provide
for
in
moderate
recession,
including
closing
of
a
hotel
under
current
is
that
under
the
current
structure.
W
But
if
we
get
a
deep
recession
that
lasts
too
long,
it
would
start
to
impact
and
exhaust
the
reserves.
The
good
news
about
that
analysis
is
that
the
call
on
the
city
funds
would
decrease
over
time
as
tax
revenues
generally
pick
up
and
increase
year
to
year,
whereas
the
debt
service
is
stable
for
thirty
years.
So
we
have
a
stable
debt
service,
like
your
house
loan,
but
we
have
projected
increases
and
have
had
a
history
of
increases
in
hotel
revenue
collections.
So
that's
kind
of
what
the
stress
test
is
telling
us.
X
If
we
start
to
see
just
a
very
briefly
touch
on
if
I
may,
if
we
start
to
see,
you
know
something
closer
to
scenario,
3
or
worse,
there's,
certainly
a
lot
of
uncertainty
out
there
about
when
we're
gonna
start
to
see
that
recovery.
Well,
what
are
what
would
we
start
to
look
at
to
fill
gaps
and
I?
Think
there
are
some
options
that
we
that
we
would
look
at.
They
would
include
ideas
like
putting
less
of
the
pre
opening
collections
directly
into
the
construction
budget
and
borrowing
more.
X
We
actually
know
now
that
if
we
were
to
borrow
that
money
today,
we
would
borrow
it
a
lot
cheaper,
so
that
might
be
a
good
strategy
to
look
at
another
strategy
might
be
to
to
use
something
like
the
tid,
but
just
for
a
very
short
period
to
boost
those
revenues
in
addition
to
the
room
tax.
We
also
know
from
our
previous
research
that
if
we
use
a
bit
of
a
benefit
assessment
district
approach,
we
we
were
able
to
collect
on
those
stays
that
would
otherwise
be
tax
exempt.
X
Those
represent
about
25%
of
the
stays
under
the
under
the
room
tax
approach,
so
that
you
know
if
later
this
year,
things
are
looking
like
they're,
not
as
positive
or
not
as
bad.
Less
worse,
that's
here
you
go
less
worse
than
we
or
worse
worse
than
we
thought.
Then
then
that
would
be
an
approach
we
could
look
at
and
just
in
closing
the
presentation
piece
I
want
to
remind
folks.
You
know
that
we
did
make
a
lot
of
pessimistic
assumptions
with
this
revenues.
X
X
A
I,
like
that,
you
know,
I
actually
called
meeting
together
a
couple
weeks
ago,
because
I
had
gone
from
bullish
to
bearish
on
the
conference
center.
I
was
a
big
supporter
ever
the
month
ago,
and
I
am
as
worried
about
the
economy,
as
anybody
I
actually
think
in
many
ways,
I'm
more
worried
about
the
state
of
the
national
economy
than
most
people,
I'm
talking
to
and
I
feel
like
I'm
trying
to
grab
every
lapel
I
can
from
6
feet
away
and
say
you
got
to
do
more.
A
You
have
to
invest
more
in
this
economy
to
keep
it
afloat,
because
I
really
am
worried
and
for
that
reason
I
was
thinking
we
should
pull
back.
This
analysis
has
given
me
a
bit
more
confidence,
seeing
a
stress
test
that
really
assumes
catastrophic
lilo
levels
of
rooms,
taxes
and
100
rooms
going
offline
and
still
is
not
assuming
any
revenue
from
Airbnb,
which
I
don't
think
is
unrealistic.
It's
so
showing
that
it's
workable.
That
one
gives
me
some
confidence
to.
The
time
frame
gives
me
confidence.
Would
we
want
to
open
a
conference
center
today?
A
Absolutely
not
it
wouldn't,
of
course.
Now,
if
we
were
going
to
do
a
ribbon-cutting
on
the
conference
centre
in
July
of
2020
it'd
be
terrible,
I
think
in
2021
it
would
still
be
too
early.
I
think
we're
going
to
be
recovering
in
2021,
2022
I
would
feel
a
little
bit
better
about,
but
I
actually
think
2023
is
the
exact
right
time.
A
We
will
be
to
shock
the
shocks
become
in
the
future
and
I've
just
heard
from
from
Barton
I
shouldn't,
say
every
bartender
downtown,
because
I
haven't
met
every
bartender
downtown,
but
I've
met
well,
I
would
say
70%
of
them
and
every
server
you
know
who's,
trying
to
support
the
family
and
trying
to
make
the
rent.
They
really
need
to
see
an
investment
like
this,
so
I
still
support
it.
I
think
it
is
certainly
really
scared
everything
riskier
in
this
environment,
but
for
those
three
reasons
one
is
it
stress:
tests
show
that
this
is
viable.
A
It's
still
under
even
extremely
harsh
condition.
I
think
the
timing
will
be
right
to
open
this
in
2023
3,
because
because
this
can
attract
state
and
federal
dollars
more
than
the
five
million
it's
already
attracted
and
then
four,
because
we
really
do
need
to
diversify
our
economy.
So
it's
more
resilient
to
shocks
like
this.
A
Y
No
I,
don't
think
I
have
anything
to
add
other
than
the
legislature.
You
know
passed
the
resolution.
I,
don't
remember
it
was
in
March
I
want
to
it.
Was
the
17th
I
think
it
was
a
Tuesday
at
the
17th
to
agree
to
the
4%
contribution
of
gross
receipts
of
the
room
tax
that
hasn't
changed.
The
conversation
hasn't
come
back
up,
although
we
haven't
had
a
legislative
meeting
and
I
don't
have
any
I've.
D
A
question
I
guess:
maybe
this
is
for
Tom
or
if
Gary's
done
online
I
mean
do
we
know
what
the
status
of
the
five
million
dollar
grant
is
I
admit
to
being
somewhat
worried
about
that
I
mean
with
the
state
being
in
such
terrible
financial
shape.
Is
there
a
risk
of
that
money
being
repurposed
to
balance
the
state
budget?
Has
there
been
any
conversations
with
I
guess,
there's
a
big
ESD
about
the
grant
and
whether
it's
still
there
and
they're
still
committed
to
the
project?
Yes,.
X
Z
We
spoke
with
several
Empire
State
Development
contacts
just
a
few
weeks
ago.
At
that
point
there
was
certainly
no
indication
that
we
have
any
concerns
related
to
the
grant
funding.
Obviously
we
became
aware
a
few
days
ago
about
this
conversation
and
so
I'm
happy
to
check
in
with
them
again
in
the
next
day
or
two
see,
if
there's
anything
different
about
our
status,
but
there's
no
reason
why
we
would
think
there
was.
B
A
Got
some
of
the
officials
in
the
state
and
a
couple
folks
in
the
federal
level,
including
Senator
Schumer's
office
and
everybody
we
reiterated
the
same,
which
was
this
is
exactly
the
kind
of
project
that
we're
going
to
want
to
invest
in
in
the
years
to
come.
They
couldn't
make
any
promises
or
assurances,
but
they
all
said
yeah.
This
is
the
kind
of
thing
we
that
would
get
funded
in
the
Recovery
Act.
J
W
We
did
the
original
modeling.
We
weren't
aware
that
there
was
going
to
be
a
need
for
a
$250,000
pre-opening
expenses
when
you
bring
on
the
management
operator
and
prepare
for
the
project,
so
that
wasn't
built
into
our
original
pro
forma.
So
we
added
that
into
the
stress
test.
So
the
good
news
is
that
even
you
know
with
even
with
including
that
extra
upfront
expense,
the
the
model
still
works
for
that
moderate
recession
with
loss
of
100
rooms.
So
we've
built
that
in
as
an
extra
stressor
on
the
budget.
J
J
Okay,
so
my
second
question
is
I'm
very
impressed
with
with
all
the
downtown
businesses
and
people
like
spike,
who
are
really
eager
to
have
this
happen
and
think
it's
very
important,
I'm
I'm,
extremely
protective
of
City
taxpayers,
and
we
are
the
only
we
are
the
last
line
and
in
these
times
I'm
worried
about
getting
to
that
back
line
of
defense
and
I'm
wondering
if
the
hotels
or
anyone
else
is
expressed.
Any
willingness
to
increase
their.
W
Don't
think
we've
approached
them
with
that
specific
question.
I
think
they're
all
reeling
from
the
issues
of
Kovan
19
and
remit,
and
we've
probably
exhausted
that
during
the
prior
prior
discussion
to
some
degree,
we
do
have
some
ideas
of
how
to
address
and
protect
the
taxpayer.
If
you
want
to
explore
some
different
approaches,
but
you
know
that's
if
you
think
there's
too
much
risk
with
the
project
as
structured,
currently
I'd.
A
Yeah
yeah,
why
don't
we
both
want
to
pitch
idea
because
I
think
it's
a
good
one
worth
considering,
and
then
maybe
we
should
also
talk
about
timeline.
If
we
wanted
to
amend
the
project,
do
we
have
to
do
it
tonight,
especially
if
it
were
to
include
like
a
better
McFee?
Is
that
something
we
could
do
next
month
or
a
few
months
down
the
road.
W
Okay,
great
yeah,
so
Tom
and
I
were
talking
about
three
different
approaches
to
strategies
to
reduce
the
risk
to
the
taxpayer.
One
we've
talked
about
the
the
main
way
to
raise
revenue
from
the
hospitality
sector
has
been
either
ate
a
hotel
tax,
occupancy
room
tax
or
a
kid:
a
tourism,
Improvement
District.
W
Where
we're
having
questions
now
about
whether
the
hotel
revenues
are
going
to
meet
projections,
we
could
be
assured
that
we
would
hit
our
target
if
it
was
a
tip.
So
one
option
is
to
establish
a
kid
and
not
focus
on
the
hotel
tax.
We
could
say
we
need
to
raise
1.9
million
dollars
a
year,
which
was
the
projected
amount
with
hotel
taxes,
and
just
do
that
through
a
betterment
assessment,
district
called
a
tid
and
assure
ourselves
that
we're
going
to
get
that
amount
of
money
through
assessing
property
owners
who
benefit
from
the
project.
W
As
Tom
pointed
out
to
me,
that
would
also
Inc
Griese
revenues,
because
that
would
also
include
tax-exempt
customers
rather
than
just
taxable
customers.
So
one
option
is
to
focus
on
the
tid
rather
than
the
hotel
tax
is
a
revenue
source.
It
has
some
downsides
that
Ari
has
identified
previously
in
terms
of
having
to
override
the
tax
cap,
and
it
probably
requires
more
administrative
effort
and
an
annual
vote
of
the
County
Council,
but
it
does
provide
some
benefit.
So
that's
option
number
one
I'd
go
with
the
tip
option.
W
That's
got
some
pros
and
cons
as
well,
of
course,
and
one
is
that
we
would
be
looking
for
the
same.
There
very
same
people
to
raise
the
kid
money
from
who
are
suffering
by
not
raising
enough
hotel
taxes
or
having
that
visitors
downtown,
but
it
would
protect
the
taxpayer
and
provide
that
option
that
we
could
have
a
contingent
kid
in
the
event
of
a
shortfall.
The
city
could
adapt
of
a
tourism
Improvement
District
to
make
up
for
the
difference
in
the
shortfall
and.
X
W
And
the
idea
with
that,
also
in
a
timing
perspective
is
we
could
wait
to
see
what
the
collections
are
in
21
in
most
of
22
and
come
fall
of
22.
We
would
see
exactly
where
our
collections
are,
and
that
comes
with
couldn't
make
a
decision
at
that
point,
whether
it's
appropriate
to
add
a
kid
or
maybe
there's
some
other
revenue
sources
that
are
coming
in,
that
we
didn't.
W
We
didn't
really
model
well,
for
example
the
Airbnb
or
there's
some
other
savings
we
find
in
the
project
or
other
funding
sources,
so
that
could
be
a
decision
that
could
be
deferred
until
that
time
period.
The
final
idea
is
to
increase
the
initial
capitalization
of
the
final
reserve,
as
it's
currently
projected
we're
trying
to
fund
that
reserve
through
pre-opening
hotel
tax
revenues.
We
could
also
build
a
million
dollars
or
something
like
that
amount
into
the
development
budget.
W
It
would
have
the
effect
of
increasing
the
annual
rent
because
it
would
be
part
of
the
debt
service
payment,
but
it
would
also
build
a
bigger
cushion
in
that
reserve.
So
it's
got
some.
You
know
that
would
be
probably
best
viewed
if
we
knew
that
the
interest
rate
was
going
to
be
very
low,
because
it
would
make
my
borrowed
money
for
30
years
essentially,
but
it
would
also
build
the
cushion
up
and
provide
more
time
before
the
city
general
fund
would
be
tapped.
W
N
Before
that,
the
special
benefit
assessment
model,
which
is
what
we're
calling
a
kid,
should
really
be
a
backup
option
and
not
the
main
option
it
does
come
with.
It
will
be
the
first
first
time
in
New,
York
State,
that
this
was
been
done
on
this
basis
anywhere
in
the
state.
There's
nothing
clearly
in
state
law
to
definitively
authorize
it,
and
it
comes
of
additional
risk
that
I
think
should
be
used
as
a
backup,
so
I
think.
F
J
X
C
J
I'm,
sorry,
can
you
hear
me
now
yep
yep
I'm
just
wondering
if,
if
at
some
point
we
get
to
the
to
the
general
fund-
and
we
have
to
pay
in
to
support
this
project
for
a
period
of
time
and
then
as
the
economy
gets
stronger
and
and
the
conference
center
makes
more
money.
Is
there
in
this?
In
this
whole
complex
arrangement?
Is
there
a
way
to
pay
the
general
fund
back
in
the
in
the
good
years
that
follow
that
made
a
sense?
Doesn't.
A
Make
sense
yeah
yeah
and
it's
a
good
question.
I'll,
maybe
know
that
I'm
a
better
dancer
it
I,
guess
well.
I
was
used
to
pay
back.
This
investment
is,
of
course,
the
increased
sales
tax
revenue
and
the
associated
spin-off
revenue
that
we
get
from
all
those
new
people
visiting
the
community
in
the
room
nights.
But
but
that's
an
interesting
question
like
an
actual
getting
like
a
stake
in
the
conference
center.
If
we
have
to
pay
out
of
the
general
fund,
I
thought
I
already
knows
tom
is
the
Jennifer.
Have
you
seen
anything
like
this
Jason?
A
Z
So
an
absolute
priority
would
have
to
be
recapitalizing
the
reserve
funds-
or
you
know,
rebalancing
them
I
think
I
think,
certainly
if,
if
it
got
down
to
that
and
I
just
want
to
remember
I
want
us
to
remember
how
many
millions
of
extra
dollars
we're
talking
about
likely
before
that
were
to
happen
and
the
additional
200,000
that
would
be
coming
from
other
sources
in
every
single
operating
year.
Prior
to
anything.
Z
Coming
from
the
city's
dedicated
lodging
stream
of
income
funded
tax
source
so
again,
I
mean
I,
understand
all
the
justifications
for
playing
worst
case
scenarios,
but
I
think
I'm
sure
that
folks
would
be
willing
to
look
at.
You
know
if
we
had
like
a
couple
of
really
awful
years
and
then
we're
able
to
recapitalize
the
reserve
funds,
and
there
was
extra
and
things
were
going
really
well
paying
the
city
back
or
reimbursing
that
fund
as
well
could
make
sense,
but
that
funds
going
to
have
a
revenue
source
that
will
recapitalize
it
annually
anyway.
A
I
Fine
thanks,
so
let
me
just
go
back
to
the
original
conversation
about
the
ground.
So
if
the
five
million
ground
we've
had
the
reassurances-
and
this
is
a
great
project,
but
the
state
is
going
to
be
in
serious
financial
trouble
after
this
in
the
best-case
scenario,
so
if
the
ground
isn't
there,
then
the
project
doesn't
go
forward.
Is
that
my
understanding?
I
Okay?
Thank
you,
so
I
think
you
already
addressed
this
I
mean
one
of
my
concerns
is
you
know
in
the
previous
discussion
and
in
fact,
in
the
vote,
I
was
reluctant
supporter
and
it
was
largely
based
on
the
stress
analysis
that
you
provided
Nels
and
Tom.
So
I
really
appreciate
your
work
on
this
and
also
the
prospect
of
diversifying
the
local
economy,
but
I
I
did
have
this
question
and
I
said
that
round
by
email
about.
If
we
didn't
reach
that
reserve,
you
know
what
those
options
would
be
and
Nell's
you've
outlined
some
of
those.
I
My
main
concern
going
forward.
Is
you
know,
even
in
the
best
years
we
struggle
with
the
budget
every
year
we
struggle
with
the
budget.
In
terms
of
you
know,
the
property
taxes
we've
just
seen:
the
assessments
go
up,
so
I
really
regard
tapping
into
the
general
fund.
There's
almost
not
an
option
for
us,
so
I'm
glad
to
hear
nails
that
there
are
these
other
options
available.
I
certainly
take
our
ease
comment
about
the
tid,
but
it's
certainly
reassuring
to
hear
that
you
could
consider
some
combination,
because
I
really
think
my
main
concern
is
I.
I
Don't
want
to
be
tapping
the
general
fund
for
this
project.
It
would
have
to
be
very
serious
for
Rita
to
get
into
that
position
just
because
you
know
as
I
say,
I
think
each
year
we
we
struggle
to.
You
know,
get
property
taxes
down
to
a
level
that
people
kind
of
to
be
here.
So
I
look
forward
to
exploring
some
of
those
other
options,
because
that
was
my
main
concern
is
I,
know
Jennifer,
you
say,
you've
got
all
these
reserves,
but
you
know
I,
don't
want
the
city
taxpayers
to
to
be
on
the
hook.
I
A
A
C
So
I
guess
like
so
one
question
is:
what
does
anyone
know
like
what
how
far
they've
gotten
and
what
a
bird
name
would
be
on
their
project
to
the
change
course,
this
late
and
then
another
question
was:
do
we
have
a
fourth
option?
Another
idea,
what
number
one
an
option
of
shutting
down
the
conference
center
in
future
years
and
repurposing
it
and
what
kind
of
spot
has
been
given
to
it's?
The
potential
will
be
purposely
I.
W
Can
I
can
address
the
Machine
a
question
a
little
bit.
Vecino
is
very
committed
to
the
project.
Now
they
understood
that
the
County
Legislature
vote
was
the
last
vote
to
commit
to
the
conference
center
and,
as
you
mentioned,
they've
hired
a
design
consultant
who
specializes
in
conference
centers
and
has
been
working
with
a
stakeholder
group.
They've
also
worked
to
address
the
foundation
issues
and
structural
issues
for
the
project.
W
But
you
know
we
can.
We
can't
expect
they'll
be
cost
savings
on
this
large
development
project.
It's
a
complicated
project
and
we
want
to
make
sure
it's
the
very
best
project
as
well.
So
we
don't
want
to
do
too
much
value
engineering
unless
absolutely
necessary
and
I
have.
The
second
question
you
had
about
repurposing
is:
is
not
a
good
out,
not
a
good
outcome,
not
a
good
solution
for
us.
W
If
we
have
to
go
to
that
place,
it's
going
to
be
it's
going
to
require
a
new
investment
in
the
project,
because
a
conference
center
is
a
purpose-built
building
and
it
doesn't
lend
itself
to
a
lot
of
other
uses.
So
there
would
be
a
need
for
investment
in
that
and
I
would
think.
The
important
thing
would
be
to
monitor
the
economic
performance
year
to
year.
If
we
think
it's
not
going
to
turn
around,
we
need
to
make
the
decision,
while
there's
still
funding
in
the
reserves
to
help
accomplish
that
change.
W
A
V
Just
wanted
to
add
that,
as
we're
putting
together
the
structure
for
how
this
would
be
governed,
there
would
be
an
operating
board
at
the
city
and
and
and
and
all
the
partners,
and
that
the
industry
and
would
all
have
seats
on.
But
there
would
be
a
separate
carve
out
where
there
would
be
a
fiscal
oversight
group
what
the
city
would
actually
have
majority
control
over
and
that
fiscal
oversight
group
I
call
it
a
fiscal
oversight
board
has
some
reserve
powers
in
this
project,
at
least
as
we're
thinking
about
it.
V
Now
that
would
oversee
and
and
help
regulate
how
these
reserves
get
tapped
and
when
they
get
tapped
and
at
what
speed
and
what
happens
so
I
think
we're
very
cognizant
to
the
fact
that
we
don't
want
to
get
to
the
point
where
there
would
be
taxpayer
money
going
into
this
project
and
I
think
the
whole
idea
behind
some
of
these
alternatives.
We're
thinking
about,
are
to
find
ways
to
make
sure
that
never
happens,
but
you
would
have
the
you
would
actually
through
the
through
the
operations
that
we're
trying
to
put
together.
A
Okay,
so
I
do
want
to
see
if
this,
oh
I'm,
sorry
I,
have
stuff
and
then
I'll
see
if
there's
more
discussion
before
you
know,
while
we
have
Jason
with
us,
it
would
be
great
if
there's
any
covered,
19
questions,
health
response,
the
economic
response
or
Jason's
been
doing
a
great
job,
leading
the
comi
and
with
for
include
by
the
Health
Department
through
this
tough
time.
So
I
don't
want
to
rush
us
through
this
conversation,
but
I
do
want
to
get
to.
A
N
B
R
N
J
N
While
there
are
various
defense
mechanisms
so
to
speak,
that
we've
been
discussing
this
evening
that
might
help
mitigate
that
if
it
gets
to
the
point
that
that's
happening,
I
believe
only
a
last
minute.
Implementation
of
a
kid
style
additional
fee
at
that
juncture
would
be
the
likely
defense
systems
that
were
available
in
speak.
I,
don't
think
other
things
can
be
done
at
the
last
minute,
they're,
more
long-term,
I
believe
and.
N
R
N
W
I
think
that's
right,
sorry
that
there
would
be
if
we
had
lower
hotel
revenues.
Would
it
would,
by
definition,
mean
that
the
hotel
hotels
were
not
selling
as
many
rooms
at
the
same
price,
however,
that
Ted
could
be
established.
That
would
include
more
than
just
the
hotels
it
could
expand
to
others
who
are
benefitting
other
property
owners
who
are
benefiting
from
the
conference
center,
but
you're
right.
That
could
be
a
hardship
on
some
properties
who
are
already
struggling.
That
is
a
concern
with
that
option.
Not.
X
An
ideal
scenario
in
terms
of
competitiveness
either.
Basically,
you
know
you're
you're,
creating
a
scenario
where
you
have
an
eighteen
percent
tax
on
stays
here,
which
is
fairly
high.
You
had
an
additional
percent
on
that.
You
know.
Do
people
begin
to
think
about
alternate
locations
and
substitutes,
etc.
So
it's
not
a
not
a
great
option.
A
I
A
Okay:
well
thanks
thanks
everybody
here,
so
we
will
keep
you
in
the
loop.
This
project
team
is
still
working
obviously,
and
we're
working
to
try
to
get
as
much
state
and
federal
money
as
we
can.
So
we
will
keep
you
in
the
loop
as
it
continues,
especially
if
we
feel
the
need
to
pursue
at
it
alongside
the
current
hotel
rooms
tax.
But
please
also,
let
me
know
how
you're
thinking
and
how
you're
feeling
and
and
if
you
want
a
brainstorming
session
with
the
staff
was
working
on
this.
We
can
arrange
that
too.
A
So
now,
I
want
to
thank
Jason
and
mention
that
the
county
has
done
a
few
of
these
great
sessions
for
elected
officials.
I
know
many
of
you
on
council
last
Saturday
can
I
actually
ask
so
they're
doing
another
one
tomorrow
morning,
Nels
and
I
will
be
at
the
I,
who
are
a
well
we'll
be
exactly
where
we
are
right
now
we'll
be
sitting
in
our
chair
chairs,
but
I
have
to
leave
the
iske
urban
vanilla
agency
meeting
at
8:30
in
the
morning.
Is
there
anybody
who
could
represent
the
city
I'm
looking
at
dad
and
stuff?
A
First,
Deb's
hands
up
great
at
8:30
on
the
call
tomorrow,
much
appreciated.
So
if
you
have
questions
that
you
like
asked
and
answered,
you
can
send
those
to
bed
before
8:30
tomorrow
and
I
just
forwarded
around
the
call
and
information
for
everybody.
But
are
there
any
questions
for
Jason
now,
while
we
have
them.
A
C
I
heard
today
from
our
tcats
turner
manager
that
they've
been
meetings
about
other
transportation
options
to
take
people
say
from
downtown
actual,
had
a
constituent
right
and
say
she
has
no
car
so
and
because
we've
necessarily
had
to
cut
peak
at
service
and
there's
less
less
or
no
over
a
list
service.
Right
now
to
having
more,
you
can
say
about
using
gana
Vader
or
there
sure.
Y
No,
that's
a
that's
a
good
question
that
we've
had
and
and
thank
you
again
for
the
opportunity,
I'd
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
about
about
to
copa90
response.
So
the
transportation
question
has
been
something
that
we've
been
working
on
with
some
partners
over
the
past
few
days.
As
you
know,
last
Tuesday
we
opened
our
CMC
opened
the
drive-through
testing
site.
The
transportation
question
came
up
then
as
to
how
do
we
best
address
it
and
for
the
time
being,
when
a
response
like
this
happens
is
the
best
thing.
Y
The
first
thing
we
need
to
do
is
to
be
able
to
get
an
initial
response
in
place
and
then
start
to
work
on
the
details
of
the
smaller
issues
that
come
up
from
that,
and
this
is
one
of
them,
particularly.
What
about
people
that
folks,
that
don't
have
transportation
means
we're
we're
not
encouraging
that
they
take
public
transit
out
of
the
risk
that
you
could
expose
more
people
on
the
public
transit
on
the
bus
there.
So
what
we've
been
able
to
work
with
with
tika
gadabout
CarShare
is
to
have
a
conversation
about
possibly
outfitting.
Y
A
car
car
share
may
volunteer
a
car
to
be
outfitted
and
where
it
can
be
sick,
you
know
you
can
have
a
protection
barrier
between
the
rear
seat.
The
front
seat,
I
will
volunteer,
then
go
and
pick
up
the
individual.
The
individual
then
go
through
the
drive-thru.
Have
the
test
take
and
the
individual
be
brought
back
to
their
residence,
and
then
we
would
bring
the
vehicle
over
to
chica
and
they
would
sanitize
it
prior
to
the
next
pickup
so
that
there
isn't
any
cross-contamination.
Y
You
know
that
is,
that
is
the
probably
the
best
way
to
to
be
able
to
transport.
Folks
without
transportation
means
primarily,
you
know.
One
of
the
biggest
challenges
we
run
into
is
a
burning
through
PPE
in
between
each
each
situation.
If
we
were
to
do
that
differently,
so
how
do
we
minimize
the
use
of
a
personal
protective
equipment
because,
as
you
know,
the
nation
globally
we're
going
through
a
shortage
and
the
first
set
of
generally
you
know
PPE
is
preserved
for
for
healthcare
workers
and
first
responders.
Y
So
how
do
we
minimize
the
use
of
that
creating
a
barrier
that
might
be
able
to
do?
That
is
what
they're
working
on
now
for
situations
where
folks
may
have
mobility
challenges
in
general,
where
we're
trying
to
work
out
an
arrangement
where
maybe
a
gadabout
bus
can
be
used,
but
a
similar
situation
where
we'd
be
able
to
create
a
barrier
and
then
be
able
to
sanitize
the
vehicle
before
the
next
pickup.
So
that's
I
think
we're
hopeful
that
by
next
week
we'll
have
something
in
place
to
be
able
to
do
that.
Y
Y
The
this
is
the
the
issue
of
of
PPE,
because
the
person
taking
the
sample
has
to
be
in
personal
protective
equipment
and
then
there's
an
issue
of
them
work.
You
know
taking
samples,
keeping
track
of
the
samples
documenting
the
samples
and
then
being
able
to
bring
the
samples
back
to
b2b
distributors
sent
out
to
a
lab.
Y
So
it's
it's
one
of
the
other
options
and
they're
they're,
not
great
options,
so
we're
trying
to
identify
what's
what's
the
way
of
burning
through
the
least
amount
of
PPE,
but
still
keeping
the
sampling
intact
at
the
drive-thru
may
add
more
benefits
and
try
to
take
the
sampling
around
the
location
location.
Obviously,
if
neither
of
them
working
and
that's
the
only
option
available
for
whatever
the
circumstances
and
that's
a
judgment,
call
that
have
to
be
made
at
that
time.
Y
I
Yeah
I've
had
a
couple
of
emails
and
phone
calls
about
what
they're
kind
of
local
priorities
are
for
people.
You
know
in
terms
of
farm
I
know
people
are
making
masks,
making
donations
go
to
blood
drives
and
start.
Is
there
any
sense
of
what
the
real
kind
of
there's
so
many
things
that
people
are
doing?
Do
you
have
a
sense
of
the
priorities
for
the
county.
Y
There's
you
know,
there's
a
lot
of
priorities
and
sometimes
those
priorities
shift
based
on
the
day.
That's
been
one
of
the
challenges
of
all
this.
You
know
we're
working.
You
know
the
testing
was
a
priority
last
year,
getting
the
working
the
CMC,
getting
the
testing
up
and
running,
and
it's
been
successful.
Y
Continuing
to
communicate
with
quarantined
individuals
or
intervals
that
are
in
isolation,
folks
have
tested
positive,
is
important.
We've
had
a
lot
of
support
through
volunteers,
nurses
that
are
prior
medical
staff
that
are
volunteering
to
attend.
That
can
help
out.
That's
been
a
great
asset,
we're
working
with
food
providers
to
ensure
foods
available
and
I
think
that
will
continue
to
develop
in
the
upcoming
weeks.
One
of
the
things
we're
trying
to
understand,
which
we
we
don't
know
is,
will
we
see
cases
go
you
know
increased
drastically
in
the
next
week
or
two?
Y
Will
it
not
like
well
stay
where
it's
at
and
that
combined
with
the
possibility
of
more
folks
becoming
unemployed,
less
paychecks?
Is
there
going
to
be
an
increased
demand
on
food
needs?
So
a
lot
of
this
day's
fluid?
You
know
a
lot
of
the
issues
we're
aware
of
and
we
are
working
closely
with
with
our
nonprofit
and
our
human
service.
You
know
agencies
and
partners
because
they're
providing
a
lot
of
the
service
directly,
for
example,
child
care
needs
and
ensuring
that
first
responders
that
healthcare
providers
that
child
care
was
a
big
step.
Y
It
was
a
big
push
early
on
last
week
or
the
week
before
we
all
had
to
narrow
down
our
non-essentials
had
to
had
to
close
and
and
and
a
lot
of
businesses
and
employees
had
to
go
home.
So
right
now,
I,
don't
know
that
I
could
say,
there's
one
arching
priority.
Obviously
PPE
is
a
big
priority,
but
there's
nothing.
We
can
do
about
that.
We
can't
you
know
we.
Y
Y
You
know
so
I,
don't
really
have
a
great
answer
for
you
other
than
there
are
a
lot
of
balls
in
the
air
at
one
time,
sometimes,
depending
on
the
day
the
priority
may
shift,
but
I
can
say
the
collaboration
with
with
the
community
the
collaboration
with
the
human
service
agencies,
nonprofit
agencies,
collaboration
with
other
music.
A
ladies
has
been
overwhelming
and
great
collaboration
from
higher
ed,
where
Nell
has
been
able
to
donate
and
provide
quite
a
bit
of
additional
PPE.
Y
That's
been
redistributed,
so
you've
seen
a
really
outpour
of
support
when
those
issues
come
up
for
prioritization,
you
know
the
federal
stimulus
and
how
that's
rolled
out
and
implemented
I
think
will
also
shift
priorities
based
on
on
on
economic
recovery.
So
I
don't
have
anything
to
say.
You
know
this
is
a
this
is
one
priority
or
another
and,
depending
on
the
day,
could
shift
thanks.
Joe.
H
Y
Y
So
right
now
we're
starting
to
see
the
turnaround
much
you
know,
and
we
and
we
now
have
several
days
of
that
turnaround
under
our
belt,
so
that
that
that
wait
time
is
nowhere
near
what
it
was
when
it
was
originally
when
it
was
originally
started,
and
I
mean
that's
partially
just
due
to
when
testing
ramped
up
all
at
once.
There
was
a
huge
influx
of
tests.
There
was
minimal
labs
that
could
do
it.
So
therefore
wait
times
were
longer
and
now
that
more
labs
have
come
on
they're
getting
better.
Y
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
that
you
know
probably
I'm
in
contact
with
an
Cogan
once
a
day
or
so
we
kind
of
we
just
regularly
issues.
I
know,
Chief
arsons
has
reached
out
multiple
times
as
well
as
other
city
staff
have
been
wonderful
to
work
with,
and
it's
a
great
partnership.
So
we
appreciate
the
collaboration
as
we
go.
I'll
deal
with
this
in
different
ways.
C
A
C
H
A
A
V
A
H
Was
just
going
to
report
that
there
we
got
an
email
from
TK
from
the
general
manager
today
Scott
and
he
reported
there
are
no
T
ket
employees
would
have
tested
positive,
which
is
very
good
news.
It's
given
that
they're
still
out
there
on
the
road
and
then
the
one
other
thing
I
wanted
to
report
was
the
I.
You
are
a
you
reference,
this
Monta,
the
public
hearings
on
the
HUD
entitlement
grant
programs.
H
There
was
a
public
hearing
last
Thursday,
March
and
March
22nd
rather,
and
a
second
public
hearing
is
scheduled
for
tomorrow
morning
and
those
public
hearings.
There
will
be
agency
organization
representatives
coming
to
talk
about
their
proposals,
their
grant
applications.
The
city
has
been
awarded.
The
IU
re
has
been
awarded
six
hundred
eighty
two
thousand
dollars
of
CDBG
grant
money
and
335
thousand
dollars
of
home
investment.
Partnership,
I,
don't
know
so
Monty.
If
you
wanted
to
add
anything
to
those
figures,
no.
A
Only
that
the
figures
are
fine,
we
are
concerned,
as
it's
been
well
actually
finds
relatively
speaking.
Our
concern
always
with
those
had
dollars,
is
that
they
would
take
a
drastic
cut
and
under
the
Trump
administration
truth
is
that
Congress
has
done
a
very
good
job.
Protecting
there's
been
a
bipartisan
coalition,
that's
protected
them.
The
Trump
administration
tries
to
hear
them
out
every
year
and
they
get
added
back
more
or
less
around
the
levels
they
were
now.
A
That's
said
in
an
ideal
world
would
they
we
would
get
four
times
that
funding,
because
we
see
about
seven
times
that
number
of
requests,
so
they
should
be
okay,
but
we
are
also
hearing
that
the
next
round
of
stimulus
that
has
just
barely
missed
out
on
being
included
in
this
past
round
and
that
it's
likely
to
be
included
in
the
next
round
so
that
we
can
jump-start
the
building,
housing
and
affordable
housing.
It's
over
yeah.
H
J
What
now
good?
Okay,
just
a
reminder
that
today
is
considered
census
day,
so
everybody
should
fill
out
their
census
and
I'll.
Ask
my
colleagues
to
please
remind
their
constituents
that
they
need
to
fill
out
their
census
so
that
we
get
six
or
seven
more
congressmen
in
the
state
of
New
York.
B
A
P
C
Quick,
so
it's
not
really
an
official
liaison.
The
like
TR
was
I'm
on
the
board
of
the
United
Way
and
Thank
You
mayor
for
using
your
platform
to
raise
money
for
them.
It
will
be
a
birthday,
so
they
and
the
Community
Foundation
had
these
funds
for
for
covent
relief
and
so
I
know.
We
talked
earlier
about
resources,
like
speaking
of
resources
for
the
most
vulnerable.
They
are
collecting
money.
So
if
you
do
have
excess
stimulus
checks
or
just
you
know
anything,
you
can
look
forward
to
give
these.
These
funds
could
really
use
it.
C
There's
also
multiple
mutual
aid
groups
on
Facebook,
identifying
need
and
matching
them
to
to
the
people
who
have
them
anything
from
like
beech
tree.
They,
the
health
care
area
in
South
Side.
They
need
laptops
and
tablets,
because
the
old
folks
there
use
them
too
and
they're
sharing
them,
you're,
saying
like
two
computers
or
something
to
communicate
with
their
loved
ones
and
so
yeah.
You
have
stuff
in
your
drawers
that
you're
not
using
there's
a
lot
of
cloud
to
forget
out
there.
L
Really
quick:
when
we're
talking
about
community
resources,
Human
Services
Coalition
has
established
there's
some
people
on
the
two-on-one
line
that
are
very
good
at
helping
people
navigate.
All
of
these
different
new
possibilities
for
support
I
know
several
local
nonprofits
have
put
specific
pots
of
money
and
resources
aside
for
people
who
have
been
hit
in
whatever
a
particular
way
from
this.
So
it's
very
confusing
to
figure
that
out
on
your
own,
so
calling
two
one.
One
is
really
a
good
place
to
start.
L
A
C
A
Yeah,
according
a
lot
I
should
say
you
should
see
behind
the
scenes.
I
mean
quick,
fast,
creating
MOU
that
all
the
bargaining
units
agreed
to
provide
paid
leave
for
employees
by
furloughs
and
on
top
of
that,
interpreting
the
orders
which
seem
to
come
from
the
governor's
office
every
single
day
and
figuring
out
how
we
can
continue
to
conduct
the
city's
business
remotely
again
one
month
ago
seemed
unnecessary
and
impossible
and
our
ADA
staffers
and
put
it
together.
I
think
I
think
pretty
well
great.
A
Say
that
and
while
while
we
have
Julie
here,
I
mean
the
public
information
and
problems
that
she's
been
forced
to
solve.
In
short
order
is
nothing
short
of
gargantuan
and
she
and
her
team
doing
a
great
job
helping
all
of
us
as
we
are
tempted
to
punch
our
computers,
making
it
happen
and
keeping
the
Republicans
engaged
so
we'll
hold
them.
The
minutes
for
now
will
help
them
move
those
next
month,
but
is
there
a
motion
to
adjourn
move
by
c
ii?