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A
I
would
like
to
remove
one
of
the
commission
assignments
that
is
at
the
end
of
our
meeting
and
that
is
to
hold
clear,
nope.
I'm
sorry
hold
Anika
McGraw
because
of
the
term
for
the
Ithaca
housing
authorities.
So
we
will
look
at
her
appointment
to
the
Ithaca
Housing
Authority
in
November.
Otherwise,
I
will
be
as
they're
presented
in
in
the
agenda.
A
I
want
to
begin
today's
meeting
with
a
recognition
of
indigenous
people's
day,
as
we
recognize
the
Legacy
and
impact
of
colonialism
on
Native
communities.
We
will
be
celebrating
the
culture
contributions
and
resilience
of
the
Contemporary
native
peoples
later
in
the
week,
I'll
remind
speakers
and
my
Council
colleagues
to
please
push
the
microphone
in
front
of
you
until
the
green
light
is
on
in
order
to
speak
and
I
will
also
remind
any
of
our
speakers
to
please
limit
their
comments
to
three
minutes.
A
A
Julie
took
on
significant
additional
responsibilities
with
this
merger,
including,
but
not
limited,
to
overhauling
the
city's
website,
increasing
the
city's
social
media
presence,
taking
on
the
supervision
of
several
additional
staff
members
and
whereas,
in
the
year
2020
when
covid
hit
Julie
had
her
hands
full
with
the
pivot
leading
and
meeting
the
demands
for
setting
up
Zoom
licenses,
Zoom
meetings,
YouTube
hybrid
meetings,
ordering
laptops,
webcams
and
making
sure
all
employees
had
what
they
needed
to
do
their
jobs.
I
expect
that's
a
partial
list.
A
A
handful
of
those
accomplishments
include
a
remarkable
skill
at
disseminating
public
information
and
fostering
good
public
relations,
converting
records
to
digital
archives
and
numerous
details
to
ensure
successful
special
events
being
a
key
stakeholder
on
the
gorge
safety
task
force,
managing
requests
for
use
of
city
parks
and
filming
on
city
property.
Now,
therefore,
I
Laura
Lewis,
happy
mayor
of
the
city
of
Epica
do
hereby
Proclaim
October
5th
2022,
as
Julie
Conley
Holcomb
day.
A
B
B
We're
just
going
to
take
a
second
to
say.
Thank
you!
So
much,
it's
been
such
an
incredible
honor
to
not
only
serve
the
city
of
Ithaca
but
to
work
side
by
side
with
all
of
you
and
all
the
incredible
Mayors
and
councils
that
came
before
you
that
this
is
my
hometown
and
she
said-
and
it's
just
been
probably
one
of
the
greatest
pleasures
of
my
life
to
serve
the
citizens.
So
thank
you
so
much.
A
E
So
the
goal
is
to
come
before
you
at
least
four
times
a
year,
so
it's
either
me
or
Rich
depaolo,
the
deputy
supervisor.
Remember
it's
a
two-way
street,
so
you
folks
are
always
welcome
to
come
to
a
town
board
meeting
for
fun.
If
you
go
to
our
new
website,
which
we
we
really
like
and
go
to
about
our
town
There's
a
great
little
narrated
video
about
South
Hill,
it
uses
Drone
footage
eventually,
we'll
have
one
for
East
Hill
and
West
Hill.
E
One
of
our
staff
says:
oh
my
God,
it's
too
good
everyone's
going
to
want
to
move
to
South
Hill
in
the
town
of
Ithaca.
So
when
you
get
a
chance,
I
go
to
our
website
and
look
at
that
tomorrow
evening.
The
full
Town
board
will
be
reviewing
our
draft
2023
budget.
The
budget
and
finance
committee
have
been
working
on
this
for
several
months:
the
town
budget.
If
this
is
approved,
it
would
increase
about
5
million
from
a
little
over
25
million
to
a
little
over
30
million.
E
E
Our
overall
tax
rate
is
down,
but
the
levy
is
up
and
that
will
be
offset
by
the
increase
in
assessments.
So
we,
you
know
we
do
this
calculation
on
what
the
taxes
might
mean
for
a
a
regular
property
owner,
but
sometimes
we
have
to
be
careful
with
that,
because
it
depends
on
how
much
your
assessment
went
up
and
but
anyway,
so
tomorrow
we
start
that
process,
our
public
hearing
or
the
budget
will
be
on
October
17th.
E
We're
pleased
that
we
have
initiated
with
the
city
quarterly
meetings
involving
planning
staff
and
Municipal
officials
just
to
check
signals
and
share
information
about
planning
projects
and
initiatives.
We've
found
that
useful
I
think
our
colleagues
on
the
city
Side
have
also
found
it
abuse,
so
I
don't
think
we
meet
again
until
early
or
sometime
in
January,
I
know
you're
still
working
on
your
short-term
rental
law
we
have
hired.
E
Granicus
is
the
firm
to
help
us
monitor,
short-term
rental
activity,
make
sure
people
aren't
hiding
so
that
we
can
track
their
work
in
the
town.
The
village
of
Cayuga
Heights
has
also
hired
granicus.
You
know
we
share
this
information
with
Tom
Knight
in
the
county,
so
there's
a
bit
of
a
discount,
the
more
municipalities
and
the
county
that
choose
granicus.
So
keep
that
in
mind.
E
Cynthia,
Brock
and
Dan
Klein
will
be
attending
our
town
board
meeting
in
November
to
provide
an
update
on
the
homeless
encampment
initiative
we
are
here
in
the
town
is
hearing
from
our
of
our
own
residents
with
some
concerns,
so
we're
obviously
wanted
to
stay
tuned
and
see
what
the
potential
impacts
might
be
since
it's
it's
close
to
the
town
city
border.
E
So
Cynthia,
thanks
in
advance
for
coming
to
our
November
meeting
the
town
board
passed
Our,
Community
Choice
aggregation
enabling
legislation
last
month,
and
we
continue
to
work
closely
with
the
city
on
that
initiative.
I
hope,
I
think
it's
coming
to
council
soon.
Basically,
the
enabling
legislation
was
almost
identical
for
the
city
and
the
town.
E
We
look
forward
to
working
with
this.
This
is
a
hint
we
look
forward
to
working
with
the
city
on
a
potential
new
historic
preservation,
ordinance
and
a
new
joint
landmarks
commission.
So
we
look
forward
to
working
with
the
city
on
that
we're
just
waiting
to
get
some
information
back
from
the
city.
E
There's
so
much
more
to
say,
I
know
you
have
a
full
agenda,
so
you
know
we're
working
on
our
we're
revising
our
telecommunications
law,
which
of
course
involves
5G
those
Inlet
Valley
zone,
I'm.
Just
going
to
mention
these
in
case
anyone
has
any
questions
about
the
a
new
Inlet
Valley
zoning
overlay,
the
new
neighborhood
code
regulating
plan
for
the
South
Hill,
the
Ithaca
energy
code,
supplement
I
believe
finally
got
formal
approval
at
the
state
level.
E
Folks
are
working
on
our
plant
to
plant
agreements.
Open
gov
I
believe
you
guys
are
have
also
signed
a
contract
with
opengov
we're.
Actually,
there
was
some
bumps
in
the
road,
but
we're
very
pleased
with
open
gum
and
we're
hearing
positive
things
about
our
residents
about
opengov
as
well,
so
I'll
leave
it
there
to
see.
If
there's
any
questions,
foreign.
A
E
And
can
I
just
extend
my
congratulations
to
Julie,
so
Julie.
It's
great
I
got
to
even
work
with
Julie
a
little
bit
when
I
was
at
the
History
Center
so
which
makes
sense
given
her
long
family
history
with
Ithaca.
So
congratulations,
Julie.
E
A
F
A
C
Yeah,
my
name
is
Wales
Brown
I
live
206,
Eddie
Street
in
the
city
of
Ithaca
I'm
delighted
to
see
nine
of
you
here
in
the
Flash
I'm,
a
frequent
user
of
tcat
questions.
C
C
C
Second,
we'll
get
more
Riders
if
we
run
buses
to
outline
areas
of
the
county
and
I
would
specially
stress
wineries
with
tasting
rooms,
beer
breweries
that
have
tap
rooms,
cider
producers
that
have
outdoor
tables
and
distilleries
that,
let
you
try
their
products
on
the
premises
in
short,
any
place
where
you
can
go
and
drink,
you
shouldn't
need
to
drive
your
own
car
in
order
to
get
back
home.
Thank
you.
Thank.
G
Good
evening
Michael
spinner
eight
Jake
Street
mates
tomorrow,
States
I
often
have
people
ask
me.
You
know
why.
Why
am
I
here?
Why
do
I
get
involved
and
the
short
answer
is
I
want
to
make
a
difference.
G
H
G
Is
expect
what
you
focus
on?
If
you
focus
on
the
bad,
you
can
expect
more
bad.
If
you
can
you
focus
on
the
good
things
you
can
expect
good
things
to
happen
now,
there's
some
differences
that
that
obvious,
but
that's
kind
of
what
what
my
thing
is
last
meeting
there
was
a
comment
made
about
and
I
hope:
I'm,
not
mischaracterizing,
you
Phoebe
Mr
Brown,
but
you
you
said
something
to
the
effective
that
the
way
that
this
reimagining
thing
is
going
makes
your
head
spin.
G
Makes
your
head
spin-
and
maybe
the
one
people
are
talking
about
here
well,
my
suggestion
is,
is
maybe
change
how
we're
presenting
it
to
people
and
maybe
change
some
of
the
ways
that
some
of
the
things
in
there
may
be
tweaking
just
a
thought.
G
So
I
come
here
with
a
lack
of
confidence
and
decision
maintenance.
It's
it's
done
here
with
the
council,
passiveness
of
enforcing
laws
or
policies.
G
You're,
not
my
voice,
I,
find
it
very
hard
to
agree
with
a
lot
of
what
transpires
here
in
policies
and
things
that
they'd
go
on
to
there.
Homelessness
crime,
pollution,
overdose
deaths,
human
waste,
the
lack
of
aggressive
response
could
to
address.
Are
you?
Are
you
all?
Okay
with
this?
It's
a
rhetorical
question,
because
if,
if
you
weren't,
okay
with
it,
you'd
be
doing
something
different
than
you're
doing
now
and
stuff
going
down
and
take
a
look
at
what
are
we
doing
now
and
and
that's
not
working
and
make
changes.
A
A
Address
common
Council:
there
is
a
time
limit
of
three
minutes,
but
we
also
welcome
people's
written
comments,
and
this
is
not
an
opportunity
to
engage
in
back
and
forth.
There
will
be
time
for
a
response
from
from
Council
after
public
speaking,
our
next
in-person
speaker
is
Zachary
win.
J
I'm
with
the
229
South
Geneva
here
in
City
Vista,
my
first
comment
is
to
acting
mayor
Lewis,
with
about
five
weeks
remaining
until
the
election.
I
am
curious
if
you
would
be
interested
in
participating
in
a
debate
or
Forum
to
discuss
the
issues
relating
to
management
of
various
crisis
crises.
Excuse
me
in
the
city,
in
order
to
better
inform
the
voting
public
I
reached
out
via
email
on
September,
1st
and
again
by
phone
on
the
14th
and
I
did
not
receive
response.
So
on
the
off
chance
that
you
did
miss.
J
Those
I
would
just
like
to
ask
you
if
you'd
like
to
participate.
J
Since
last
month's
meeting
at
this
Council,
there
has
been
back
and
forth
about
council
person,
barking
statements
regarding
reimagining
Public
Safety,
and
it's
still
over
effect
of
losses
of
ipd
officers
that
has
and
the
effect
that
has
had
on
the
ambulance
service
specifically
relating
to
overdoses.
This.
I
J
Has
been
shown
to
be
factual
with
both
Tompkins
weekly
and
a
recent
wetf
story
confirming
the
core
issue
raised
by
Trumansburg
mayor
Gordon,
Hart,
reimagining,
Public
Safety
has
caused
the
end
of
the
police
department
to
Hemorrhage
officers
and
be
unable
to
recruit.
Would
you
listed
drug
Supply?
Why
do
they
acknowledge
to
be
contaminated,
but
with
not
only
fentanyl
but
also
animal
tranquilizer
ambulance
services
and
emergency
First
Response
are
more
crucial
than
ever.
J
These
overdoses
occur
continuously
from
the
entrance
of
Wegmans
just
recently
the
bathroom
their
Walmart,
this
street
in
front
of
the
Sunoco
gas
station
across
the
street
and
in
various
bathrooms
and
businesses
throughout
the
community,
as
well
as
a
bench
in
front
of
the
nearby
Retirement
Home
on
Clinton
Street.
The.
J
K
J
People
are
dying
as
a
matter
of
routine,
including
in
the
jungle
and
meaningful
action
needs
to
be
taken
immediately
to
address
this
crisis
before
more
people
die
As.
You
move
forward
with
the
budget
process.
I
suggest
money
be
set
aside
to
build
access
roads
into
all
city
land
where
various
encampments
have
been
constructed.
J
There
is
an
out
of
control
situation
just
across
the
street,
at
the
A-Plus
gas
station,
with
open
drug
use
and
drug
dealing
and
the
owners
7-Eleven
declining
press
charges.
Every
time
they
call
the
police
I,
put
out
photographs
of
the
needles,
human
waste
and
other
things.
J
There
and
if
you'd
like
I,
can
send
it
to
you,
but
this
is
a
literal
Stone,
throw
for
where
this
meeting
is
taking
place
and.
J
A
A
L
L
Evening,
unlike
Julie
I
am
not
an
Ithaca
native
and
I
learned,
actually
very
shortly
after
I
moved
here
some
50
odd
years
ago
that
there
would
be
no
way
that
I
could
be
considered
a
real
ithacan
because
I
wasn't
born
here.
However,
Ithaca
has
been
my
hometown
for
over
50
years.
My
son
went
to
school
here
and
ithac
has
been
really
good
to
me.
L
It
has
offered
an
opportunity
for
me
to
grow
and
expand
and
meet
wonderful
people
and
eventually
to
own
a
house
and
I
live
downtown
in
sort
of
Fall,
Creek
adjacent
and
very
much
enjoy
Ithaca
and
have
participated
in
Ithaca
activities
for
the
better
part
of
the
50-plus
years
that
that
I've
lived
here
and
one
of
the
things
that
I've
done
and
for
me,
the
most
significant
professional
involvement
that
I've
had
in
my
life
is
to
be
the
founding
editor
and
publisher
of
Firebrand
books.
L
Firebrand
books
lived
and
thrived
for
over
15
years,
and
my
office
was
in
what
was
then
called
the
home
Dairy
building
and
now
is
potentially
going
to
be
renamed.
The
Andrus
home
Dairy
and
Firebrand
books
building
and
the
reason
that
Firebrand
was
significant,
is
because,
in
those
15
plus
years,
a
staff
of
myself
and
one
other
person
and
Freelancers
published
104
titles,
many
of
which
changed
the
lives
of
the
women
who
read
them.
L
L
It
was
committed
to
publishing
feminist
and
lesbian
material,
and
perhaps
a
third
I
would
say
quite
honestly
that
a
third
of
the
books
were
by
not
white
women,
and
that
was
quite
intentional
on
my
part,
because
it
was
very
clear
to
me
that,
in
order
to
understand
what
was
happening
in
this
burgeoning
lesbian
and
feminist
world,
one
had
to
listen
to
the
voices
of
women
who
did
not
look
like
me
as
well
as
other
other
white
women.
L
So
I
just
want
to
say
tonight
that
I'm
really
very
pleased
and
gratified
that
common
council
is
considering
this
historic
designation
for
the
building
where
I
worked
for
15
and
a
half
years
and
moved
from
one
office
to
three
offices.
On
the
same
on
the
same
floor
and
I
hope
that
you
will
give
your
blessing
to
the
recommendation
for
from
the
landmarks
preservation
people
be
because
the
kind
of
influence
that
Firebrand
has
had
nationally
is
absolutely
significant
and
I.
L
A
N
Lgbtq.
History
only
existed
in
large
cities
on
the
east
or
west
coast
like
New
York
and
San
Francisco,
that
is
until
I
encountered
a
novel,
Nancy
bariano
published
in
1993.
Leslie
Feinberg
Stone
Butch
Blues
When,
I,
Was
An,
undergraduate
Feinberg
was
a
working
class,
Jewish
transgender,
lesbian
writer
and
revolutionary
from
Buffalo.
N
Her
semi-autobiographical
novel
tells
the
story
of
Jess
Goldberg,
A
working
class,
gay
and
gender
non-conforming
person
who
comes
of
age
in
Buffalo's
factories
and
bars
during
the
1960s
and
1970s,
though
I'm
not
really
the
target
audience
for
the
press.
This
book
changed
my
life.
It
expanded
my
vision
and
it
showed
me
it
was
possible
to
be
a
queer
historian
from
a
place
like
Buffalo.
N
Seeing
oneself
represented
is
a
very
powerful
thing
and
Firebrand
existed
during
a
period
when
mainstream
publishing
houses
were
not
releasing
books
about
the
lives
of
women.
Lgbtq
people
or
people
of
color
had
Leslie
Feinberg,
not
written
stonebush
blues
and
had
Nancy
bariano,
not
the
boldness
and
Cutting
Edge
Vision.
To
publish
a
book
like
this
I
probably
would
not
be
the
be
doing
the
work.
I
am
today
to
document
and
conserve
lgbtq
places
and
their
history.
N
I'm,
confident
in
stating
that
I
am
just
one
of
hundreds,
if
not
thousands,
of
people
who
have
a
similar
story
about
how
Firebrand
books
transform
their
lives
for
the
better.
While
working
on
this
nomination,
I
was
Disturbed
to
witness
the
current
backlash
against
women
and
lgbtq
rights
playing
out
across
the
United
States,
but
in
voting
in
favor
of
this
nomination,
you
have
the
opportunity
to
demonstrate
that
Ithaca
will
chart
a
different,
more
just
path
and
affirm
the
humanity
of
women
and
lgbtq
people
and
our
histories
specifically
how
they
are
contained
within
the
built
environment.
N
He
will
also
affirm
the
anti-racist
principles.
Firebrand
books
was
founded
upon
and
practiced
for
16
years.
For
all
of
these
reasons,
I
strongly
urge
you
to
vote
in
favor
of
locally
landmarking
143
East
State
Street,
the
Andrus
home
Dairy
and
Firebrand
books,
building
I.
Thank
the
council
for
your
time
and
I'll
conclude
there.
O
I
don't
know
oh
yeah,
the
video
is
coming
up:
okay,
great
hi,
my
name
is
Frederick
Boucher
I
own
parts
of
New,
York
Winery
on
Tabor
Street,
we've
been
here
20
years
and
we've
seen
a
lot
of
stuff
happening
in
the
neighborhood.
O
O
People
who
are
walking
around
are
scaring
our
customers
and
by
the
way
we
have
between
five
to
six
thousand
non-ethicants
that
come
every
year
in
the
winery
people
with
families
Etc
a
lot
of
people
turn
around
when
they
see
what's
going
on
and
I'm
talking,
of
course,
about
the
jungle,
there
is
no
secret
there,
but
also
what's
going
on
at
the
alt
house.
So
we
have
accumulation
of
things
that
are
quite
concerning
my
wife,
who
is
now
retired
and
works
with
me
has
to
live
early
before
before
five
o'clock.
O
Otherwise,
the
the
pedestrian
traffic
is
quite
scary.
People
with
knives
walking
around
shouting
lots
of
drug
dealing
out
parking
lots,
so
we've
had
to
call
the
police
I
count
less
amount
of
times
loss
of
a
revenue,
significant
loss
of
our
Revenue
this
year
due
to
people
who,
just
we
can
see
them,
they
come
in
and
they
turn
around
as
soon
as
there
is
too
many
homeless
in
our
parking
lot
or
in
the
street.
O
So
the
other
thing
that
is
happening
in
the
neighborhood
that
is
very
exciting
to
me,
of
course,
is
the
fact
that
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
the
tourist
bureau
is
going
to
move
right
across
from
us,
so
never
mind
the
five
to
six
thousand
customers.
We
have
non-ethicants
think
about
the
amount
of
tourists
that
are
going
to
come
here
and
right
across
from
them
is
the
jungle,
so
I
really
urge
you
to
consider
the
tides
project
to
to
make
a
difference.
O
I
think
this
is
a
a
very
good
solution.
I
I
recognize
that
this
is
a
national
issue,
but
I
can't
think
of
any
other
solution.
I,
really,
thank
you
for
listening
to
me.
We
are
doing
whatever
we
can.
We
to
keep
the
neighborhood
clean,
but
it's
it's
it's
really
concerning
right
now
and
and
and
more
and
more
dangerous,
I'm,
very
afraid
of
these
early
winter
nights.
O
When
it's
gonna
be
night
at
five
o'clock
last
year
was
pretty
bad
I,
you
know,
I,
don't
know
if
I
should
I
carry
a
weapon
or
should
I
close
at
four
o'clock.
I,
don't
know
what
to
do
so.
Thank
you
for
listening.
P
P
Just
want
to
say,
I
was
almost
moved
to
Tears
by
by
Jeff's
comments
earlier.
Thank
you.
I'm
Brenda,
Marston
I
live
at
111
Bridge
Street
in
Ithaca,
and
tonight
I
speak
as
an
individual
in
support
of
recognizing
the
Firebrand
books
building
as
a
Historic
Landmark
I've
lived
in
Ithaca
since
1989
when
I
began
work
as
curator
of
Cornell
University,
libraries,
human
sexuality,
collection,
Cornell's,
director
of
archives,
invited
firebrand's,
publisher,
Nancy
bariano,
to
serve
on
a
board
to
advise
the
sexuality
collection.
Her
influence
shapes
my
work
to
this
day.
P
I
can
offer
insight
into
firebrand's
historic
importance
locally
and
internationally.
Firebrand
was
at
the
Forefront
of
lesbian,
small
press
publishing
for
over
15
years,
and
it
gave
a
platform
to
influential
cultural
figures.
Who
challenged
Notions
of
race,
gender
and
sexuality
and
whom
we
likely
would
not
have
heard
from.
P
It
was
sad
to
witness
Firebrand,
closing
and
leaving
that
space
I
tried
my
best
to
preserve
items
that
would
carry
the
memory
of
the
important
things
that
happened
there.
I
helped
Mariano
take
posters
down
from
the
walls
so
that
people
would
be
able,
in
the
future
to
recreate
a
tangible
sense
of
the
space
she
worked
in.
The
13
posters
from
the
Firebrand
office
are
preserved
at
Cornell
in
special
flat
storage,
and
they
could
be
digitized
and
reprinted
for
use
in
publicity.
P
When
there
is
news
to
share
about
landmarking
the
building,
not
only
did
Firebrand
books
influence
readers
in
the
1980s
and
90s,
but
the
titles
that
published
and
as
archives
continue
to
clarify
Inspire
and
influence
ideas
and
people.
Today,
this
small
press
in
Ithaca
has
had
an
outsized
impact
on
culture
and
politics
in
the
United,
States
and
Beyond,
and
has
continued
to
do
so,
even
in
the
years
after
bariano
retired
and
emptied
her
office
space.
P
K
Good
evening
everybody
can
you
hear
me?
Okay,
yes,
good!
Thank
you
and
also
I'd,
add
my
congratulations
to
Julie
Holcomb,
who
has
supported
me
and
my
family
through
all
the
various
City
processes
and
licenses
that
you
can
imagine.
K
So
congratulations
to
Julie
I'm
here
today,
speaking
also
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
effort
to
Landmark
153
East,
State,
Street
I'm,
the
interim
executive
director
of
student
equity
and
belonging,
and
these
the
director
of
the
LGBT
Center
at
Ithaca,
College
and
I've,
made
my
home
in
downtown
Ithaca
for
more
than
20
years
and
in
personally
and
professionally
I
again,
would
would
Echo
what
many
people
have
already
shared.
K
That
I
strongly
advocate
for
the
landmark
designation
of
the
Firebrand
books
building
because
of
its
National
and
international
significance
as
the
place
where
Firebrand
books
was
founded
in
1984
or
if
somehow,
you
have
managed
to
escape
the
work
of
myself
and
my
students.
We
created
an
Ithaca
lgbtq
local
history
tour
a
couple
of
years
ago
celebrating
the
cultural
heritage
and
the
educational
Heritage
of
lgbtq
sites
in
Ithaca
and
the
surrounding
area,
including
Firebrand
books
and
Nancy
bariano's
work
and
their
influence
on
American
culture.
K
As
many
people
have
said,
Firebrand
books
was
founded
in
1984
as
a
publisher
of
feminist
and
lesbian
fiction
and
non-fiction
and
again
significantly
Nancy's
centered
works
by
authors,
whose
work
who
who
had
been
marginalized,
works
by
culturally
socioeconomically
ethnically
and
racially
diverse
authors
that
focused
on
themes
of
Working,
Class,
People,
sexuality,
violence
and
hope,
and
as
another
young
person
growing
up
impacted
by
all
of
those
themes,
particularly
see
again.
Seeing
myself
reflected
in
literature
as
Jeff
talked
about,
and
also
seeing
stories
that
showed
challenge.
K
Adversity,
resilience
but
also
hope
was
really
a
driving
force
in
my
life
and
continues
to
be
so
today.
K
Data
from
the
Ithaca,
Tompkins,
County,
Convention
and
visitors
bureau
also
shows
that
one
in
five
visitors
and
guests
to
our
area
self-identify
as
lgbtq
people
who
are
drawn
here
in
part
due
to
our
reputation
for
being
safe,
welcoming
and
affirming
the
lgbtq
tour
history.
Initiative
itself
has
been
featured
regionally
and
nationally
beckoning.
K
Landmark
designations
and
historic
markers
of
key
lgbtq
sites
would
greatly
contribute
to
the
experience
of
both
visiting
tourists
and
local
residents
alike
and
serve
as
reminders
that
lgbtq
history
is
Ithaca
history
and
indeed
American
history,
and
so
for
those,
and
so
many
of
the
other
reasons
that
other
folks
have
shared
tonight.
I
and
my
students
join
with
me
to
enthusiastically
support
this
effort
that
would
preserve
and
officially
recognize
the
site
and
its
founder
and
their
profound
significance
to
Ithaca
to
our
County
and
the
larger
National
and
international
lgbtq
and
women's
communities
and
I.
Thank.
K
A
Q
Thank
you
hi
good
evening,
everyone,
mayor,
Lewis,
common
council
members
and
Brian
McCracken
and
Nancy
bariano.
Of
course,
I'm
going
to
be
speaking
about
the
local
landmark
in
case
before
you
I'm
Susan
Holland.
For
those
of
you
who
don't
know
me,
I'm
the
director
at
historic,
Ithaca
and
historic
Ithaca
is
the
only
preservation
organization
in
Tompkins,
County
and
we've
been
in
business
since
1966..
In
that
time,
we've
advocated
for
hundreds
of
buildings
to
be
nominated
for
ithaca's,
local
landmarking
and
the
national
register
of
historic
places.
Q
Many
of
you
have
seen
us
before
I'm
gonna
make
my
remarks
brief
and
best
to
say
that
historic
Ithaca
enthusiastically
supports
this
nomination.
We
thank
and
commend
Dr
Jeff
ivanone
for
his
excellent
research
and
formal
nomination.
We
support
the
ilpcs
and
the
pedc's
decisions
to
send
it
to
you.
I'm
excited
that
the
Andrus
home
Dairy
Firebrand,
building
books,
Bill
books
building,
is
before
you
to
seek
your
approval
as
a
local
landmark.
Q
I
wanted
to
just
mention
an
important
issue
in
the
preservation
community
and
really
for
everyone
that
we
all
recognize
the
crucial
importance
of
putting
historically
underrepresented
groups
on
our
local
and
National
registers.
Of
historic
site,
we
have
a
lot
to
do
in
this
regard,
and
this
nomination
celebrating
lgbtq
history
and
its
early
movements
are
a
Great
Leap
Forward
in
the
right
direction,
celebrating
the
ground
breaking
accomplishments
of
Miss
Mariano,
her
colleagues
at
Firebrand,
the
authors
and
their
impact
on
our
lgbtq
community.
Q
This
nomination
follows
designation
criteria
and
your
own
city
code
228-3,
because
it
possesses
special
historic
interests
through
its
direct
connection
to
our
local
and
National
social
and
cultural
history.
This
action
puts
it
on
the
map
forever
and
for
future
Generations.
We
thank
you
for
your
consideration
on
this
and
for
your
support
of
this
excellent
nomination.
I
really
appreciate
the
time
to
speak.
Thank
you.
R
Great
hello,
everybody
great
so
I
wanted
to
take
a
minute
to
say
that
my
entire
advocacy
career
with
the
city
of
Ithaca
has
been
watched
by
and
supported
by
Julie
Holcomb
and
Conley
Holcomb
and
I
I.
R
You
know,
I've
been
around
the
city,
bothering
you
and
advocating
on
behalf
of
other
people
for
since
1989,
so
Julie
is
a
huge
asset
to
the
city,
but
but
specific
specifically
I'm
here
to
talk
about
snow
and
ice
removal
and
to
remind
you
that
hundreds
and
hundreds
of
people
responded
to
a
survey
done
by
the
matcom
with
ideas
and
their
complaints.
R
Several
people
have
been
sending
you
letters
asking
you
to
do
something
about
the
snow.
Nice
problem
in
Ithaca
I
was
just
realizing
that
I've
been
experiencing
Winters
in
Tompkins
County
for
almost
50
years
and
in
the
city
for
more
than
36
of
those
years,
and
every
year,
I
experienced
more
and
more
how
difficult
it
is
to
get
around,
because
hardly
anything
happens
on
the
key
issues
that
many
of
us
have
been
talking
to
you,
especially
this
year
through
the
Coalition
that
is
working
on
these
issues.
R
I
would
ask
you
to
put
in
the
budget
a
money
for
a
study
and
a
pilot
project
for
how
this
problem
can
be
resolved,
particularly
as
it
relates
to
removing
snow
and
ice
from
curb
ramps,
because
you
know
the
day
after
a
storm
or
two
days
after
a
storm.
R
That's
one
thing:
five
days:
Six
Days,
Seven
days
after
a
storm
with
nothing,
changing
it's
entirely
something
else.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
paying
attention
to
this
art
up
this
issue
and
to
say
many.
Many
people
are
expecting
the
city
to
take
this
problem
seriously
and
we
were
watching
and
I
just
want
to.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
nice
to
see
you
Julie.
A
S
My
name
is
Joanna
spicky
I'm
at
421,
south
Titus
Avenue
and
recently
I've
been
working
with
the
Ithaca
Coalition
for
snow,
free,
sidewalks
and
crosswalks
and
like
Larry
just
before
me,
I
want
to
urge
common
Council
and
the
mayor's
office
to
support
and
implement
the
coalition's
suggestions
for
expanding
the
city's
procedures
for
clearing
snow
from
City
walkways
during
the
winter.
I
have
personally
been
affected
by
the
Mounds
of
compressed
snow
and
ice,
especially
at
the
corners
of
virtually
every
block.
S
In
my
neighborhood
after
past
snowstorms
I'm
76
I
walk
for
exercising
to
get
places
and
I
walk
between
a
half
a
mile
and
a
mile
and
a
half
almost
every
day.
However,
over
the
past
few
years,
walking
during
winter
has
become
increasingly
stressful,
giving
the
accumulation
of
ice
and
snow,
especially
at
the
end
of
each
block.
By
and
large,
the
homeowners
in
my
area
make
good
faith
efforts
to
clear
their
sidewalks
and
the
corner
crosswalks
as
well.
S
Now
compared
to
the
many
serious
repairs
and
maintenance
facing
the
Department
of
Public
Works,
making
winter
walkways
clear
enough
to
allow
safe
passage
for
all
people,
not
traveling
by
car
might
seem
a
less
a
priority.
The
dangers
of
falling
at
Icy
walkways
limit
people's
activities
in
so
many
ways.
These
range
from
being
completely
housebound
for
weeks
to
being
unable
to
get
to
doctor
appointments
to
never
shopping
downtown
in
Winter,
to
difficulty,
shopping
for
groceries,
accessing
pharmacies,
walking
dogs
or
just
getting
outside
for
exercise
and
to
breathe
fresh
air.
S
Improving
snow
and
ice
clearance
is
a
very
visible,
tangible
and
serious
way
for
residents
to
see
how
their
city
government
is
working
to
improve
our
lives.
I
have
heard
Ithaca
described
a
pedestrian
friendly,
accessibility,
friendly
and
age
friendly,
but
in
reality
that
is
not
reliably
the
case
from
November
through
March.
If
we're
lucky,
please
consider
the
effects
of
snow
on
the
lives
of
City
residents
and
visitors
and
address
the
problem
of
winter
storm
cleanup.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
F
I'd
like
to
First
apologize
for
responding
back
to
the
speaker,
it's
a
little
different
when
you're
in
person
I've
done
this
whole
new
thing
on
zoom
and
so
to
hear
my
name
right
in
my
ear
was
a
little.
You
know
thing
so
anyway,
I
apologize.
F
But
what
I'd
like
to
say
is
that
I'm
not
going
to
go
back
and
forth
about
that?
But
I
need
to
really
comment
about
reimagining,
Public
Safety
being
used
as
a
reasoning
of
why
we're
not
getting
police
officers
to
apply
and
why
we
aren't
getting
them
to
come
on
board,
because
that's
not
true
and
if
you're
not
informed
about
it,
I
think
you
should
be
more
clear
about.
Yes,
this
is
Nationwide,
but
in
this
area
it
is
not
because
of
reimagining
Public
Safety,
for
me
is
yes,
it
makes
me
dizzy.
F
It
makes
me
dizzy
because,
as
a
woman
watching
what
happened
to
George
Floyd
as
a
black
woman
with
black
sons,
black
uncles,
black
cousins,
men,
women
and
children,
it's
bothers
me
how
the
executive
order
203
by
Cuomo,
who
didn't
do
a
lot
of
things
right,
but
right
there.
He
got
that
right
because
we
do
need
to
also
feel
safe
to
also
not
have
to
worry
when
our
sons
and
daughters
and
people
who
look
like
us
walk
the
streets.
So.
I
F
It
to
be
taken
as
long
as
it
takes
and
for
us
not
to
be
able
to
put
it
in
place.
I
thought
Mona
was
speaking
tonight
and
that's
not
happening.
What
I
do
know
is
that
I'd
like
to
see
us
begin
with
imagining
Public
Safety
so
that
we
can
find
out
what
is
working
and
what
is
not
working.
We
haven't
even
started
it
and
to
begin
to
use
it
as
a
reasoning
why
we
aren't
Gathering
the
input
from
people
to
want
to
become
police
officers.
F
That's
another
thing
we
should
really
think
about
why
right
and
not
reimagining
Public
Safety
I
came
through
an
error
when
you
asked
the
class
what
they
wanted
to
be.
Their
first
response
was
firemen
or
police
officers.
We
need
to
understand
what
has
made
that
change,
and
me
personally
is
because
now
we're
learning
the
truth,
so
I
don't
wanna.
F
What
did
he
kind
of
send
me
that
Edward,
it
is,
and
maybe
I
do,
but
I'm
always
going
to
come
from
my
heart,
that
I
am
and
so,
for
you
know,
I'm
getting
a
little
tongue-tied,
a
little
heartfelt
and
so
I'll
leave
it
there.
Thanks
for
letting
me
speak,
thank.
A
You
Fifi
I,
see
George's
hand
and
then
I'll
turn
to
Robert
George.
T
Thanks
Laura,
can
you
all
hear
me?
Yes,.
T
Okay,
I'd
like
to
thank
Michael
Fenner
for
coming
and
speaking
to
us
and
also
Frederick
I,
agree
with
Michael.
We
have
failed
the
people
of
his
neighborhood.
T
We
do
have
a
crisis
surrounding
homelessness
and
I
would
also
say:
we've
failed.
The
people
in
the
jungle,
because.
T
We
really
need
to
to
create
a
better,
safer,
cleaner,
more
hygienic,
sanctioned
encampment,
and
we
need
to
quit
kicking
the
can
back
and
forth
between
the
city
and
the
county
and-
and
we
need
to-
we
need
to
do
this,
and
I
I
will
take
a
big
portion
of
the
blame
because
I
represent
this
part
of
the
city
and
I
have
not
accomplished
a
darn
thing
and
we
we
just
have
to
keep
trying
and
we
we
really
need
to
do
something.
T
That's
all
I
have
to
say
except
I
want
to
thank
Larry
and
the
and
the
lady
who
came
after
him
and
I
want
to
particularly
thank
Larry
for
recognizing
that
winter
time
doesn't
play
by
anybody
else's
rules
except
wintertime,
and
it
may
be
too
big
a
lift
to
clear
every
sidewalk
in
the
city,
but
I
think
we
do
need
to
focus
on
plowed
in
corners
and
and
open
those
up
more
quickly.
U
Thank
you,
I
will
be
brief,
I
largely
just
want
to
Second
collect
all
person.
Brown
said
I
think
it's
really
important
I'll.
Also.
Second,
you
know
the
comments
about
the
executive
order
being
something
that
good
came
out
that
gubernatorial
Administration
I
fully
agree.
I
want
to
remind
everyone
that
that
mandate
didn't
come
with
additional
State
support,
though,
and
so
you
know
it's
been
a
difficult
process,
the
work
that
we've
done
so
far,
we've
done
as
a
community
with
without
the
full
State
support
that
we
could
have
received.
U
But
the
things
like
Georgia
said
you
know
addressing
the
homelessness
challenges
in
our
community.
Addressing
harm
reduction
is
a
positive,
is
a
Force
for
good
in
the
world.
You
know
we
need
to
continue
to
make
progress
and
not
bristle
at
the
idea
of
change
being
hard
right.
It's
it's
important
for
us
to
stay
the
course
on
this
and
see
it
through
and
I
would
also
just
kind
of
respond
to.
One
comment
about
Staffing.
U
As
my
colleagues
on
the
special
Committee
for
Public
Safety
know,
Ithaca
received
I
think
it
was
in
the
top
half
of
civil
service
applications
received
this
year,
Statewide
for
new
officers,
so
I
think
the
narrative
that
our
staffing
issues,
while
they
aren't,
while
they
aren't
challenged
right
just
as
they
are
in
DPW
just
there
elsewhere
in
the
city,
I,
don't
see
a
relationship
between
the
good
intention
and
progressing
reform
efforts
that
we're
making
with
hiring
issues.
Thank
you.
A
A
Sometimes
the
ca
goes
before
planning
tonight,
however,
because
presentation
of
the
budget
will
be
part
of
planning
her
sorry
City,
Administration
I,
requested
that
planning
an
economic
development
may
go
first,
so
in
the
agenda
packet,
this
is
an
ordinance
to
amend
the
municipal
code
of
the
city
of
Ithaca,
entitled
zoning
section
three
definitions
and
word
usage
to
modify
the
definition
of
story
and
basement
the
first
4.1
a
is
to
declare
the
city
of
Ithaca
declare
itself
lead
agency.
This
is
a
standard
procedure,
so
I'll
ask
if
there's
a
motion
to
approve
lead
agency.
A
A
Second,
is
the
Declaration
of
environmental
significance
again,
this
is
a
fairly
standard
result
that
this
common
Council
as
lead
agency
in
this
matter,
hereby
adopts
as
its
own.
The
findings
and
conclusions
more
fully
set
forth
in
the
full
environmental
assessment
form
dated
July
14
2022
and
be
it
further
resolved
that
this
common
Council
as
lead
agency
in
this
matter,
hereby
determines
that
the
proposed
action
at
issue
will
not
have
a
significant
effect
on
the
environment
and
then
further
environmental
review
is
unnecessary.
A
A
And
where
is
this
discrepancy
primarily
occurs
on
sloped
sites
where
a
basement
is
considered
a
story
under
one
code,
but
not
the
other,
and
whereas
aligning
the
two
definitions
of
story.
We
create
consistent,
Building
height
calculations
under
the
zoning
code
in
a
New
York
State
Building
Code
would
simplify
project
analyzes
for
staff
and
Property
Owners.
A
At
any
point
and
Story
the
portion
of
the
building,
which
is
between
one
floor
level
and
the
next
higher
floor
level
or
the
roof.
A
mezzanine
is
defined
in
the
New
York
State
uniformed
fire
prevention
and
building
code
is
not
a
story.
A
basement
shall
be
named
to
be
a
story
when
the
finished
surface
of
the
floor.
Next
above
is
one
more
than
16th
above
grade
plane
or
two
more
than
12
feet
above
finished
ground
level.
At
any
point,
a
seller
shall
not
be
deemed
a
story.
A
U
Just
a
minor
comment:
your
motion
was
to
move
it
as
read
and
there
is
a
final
section
of
that
effective
date.
A
Yes,
thank
you,
so
we
will
vote
on
it
as
written
with
the
effective
date.
This
ornaments
shall
take
effect
immediately
and
in
accordance
with
law
upon
publicational
purposes,
as
provided
in
this
the
city
chart.
Thank
you
all
those
in
favor,
and
that
is
unanimous.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
City
staff
issued
a
call
for
proposals
and
awareness
of
the
six
proposals
received.
The
following
projects:
scored
highest
against
state
and
local
evaluation
criteria.
The
Hugo
Street
Rehabilitation
Urban,
core
LLC
and
chainworks
District,
building
24
Unchained,
Properties
LLC
and
we're
a
city
of
IUI
staff
recommend
submission
of
the
Cuba
Street
Rehabilitation
project.
In
round
six
and
the
chain,
Works
District,
building
24
project
for
round
seven
and
whereas
a
restore
New
York,
since
application
must
include
Municipal
resolution.
A
The
application
proof
that
a
public
hearing
was
held
on
proposed
application
and
a
site
control
affidavit
for
projects
located
in
non-municipally,
owned
property
and
whereas
the
property
owner
has
green
to
provide
all
required
local
match
contribution.
So
no
City
Med
funds
are
required.
Now,
therefore
be
resolved
that
the
city
of
Ithaca,
common
Council
hereby
endorses
a
restore
New
York
six
application
for
up
to
two
million
dollars
for
the
Q
District
Rehabilitation
project
that
includes
Rehabilitation
of
buildings,
located
on
the
following:
Providence
115
to
121,
South,
Yuba,
Street,
123,
South,
Cuba,
Street
and.
A
Development
and
preservation
of
economic
of
Community
Resources
and
the
project
develops
and
enhances
infrastructure
and
for
facilities
in
a
manner
that
will
attract,
create
and
sustain
employment
opportunities.
Where
applicable,
be
it
further
resolved
that
the
mayor
upon
advisements
of
the
attorney
is
hereby
authorized
to
take
all
actions
necessary
to
submit
or
Restore
New
York
six
application
in
accordance
with
this
resolution,
including
them
out
limited
to
certification
of
the
application.
Be
it
further
resolve
that
the
mayor
is
authorized.
M
P
H
I
just
have
a
question
and
perhaps
I
misunderstood,
so
we
have
submitted
an
application
for
this
award
in
the
past
correct
and
they
included
the
Cuban
Street
Rehabilitation
and
the
chain
Works
District
are
those
applications
still
outstanding?
Are
they
open
for
a
possible
award
or
is
it
mentioned
here
just
because
this
is
something
we've
submitted
in
the
past
that
received
High
marks,
but
wasn't
selected.
V
The
city
has
applied
for
several
rounds
of
Restore
New
York
funding
and
been
awarded
four
times
out
of
six
four
to
five
times.
The
this
round
is
open.
You
know
for
submissions
in
in
next
week,
and
the
two
projects
that
are
listed
here
are
the
ones
that
we
think
are
the
best
candidates
for
around
six
and
round
seven.
So
neither
of
these
have
been
brought
forward
or
received
prior
funding.
Urban
Encore
LLC,
which
is
the
sponsor
of
the
cougar
Street
Rehabilitation
project,
did
was.
V
Ownership
is
affiliated
with
the
owner
that
received
funding
for
the
Press
Bay
Court
projects,
as
well
as
the
Ithaca
Journal
building,
which
was
the
award
granted
in
round
five,
but
it
is
a
separate
entity
in
this
case,
so
there
was.
There
is
some
experience
with
the
applicants
and
no
and
they
know
what
is
required
in
the
application
as
well
as
in
the
dispers.
V
You
know
the
disbursement
agreement,
which
is
quite
complicated
in
some
cases,
but
I
think
these
are
new
projects
that
are
coming
forward
and
both
provide
for
a
significant
increase
in
housing,
as
well
as
a
private
investment
in
these
projects.
Did
I
answer
your
question
or
did
I
misunderstand
where
you're
going
well.
H
V
Let
me
explain
that
then,
so
that
we
put
a
call
out
for
projects
that
met
that
were
eligible
for
funding
and
what
we
did
is
we
looked
at
those
projects
and
compared
them
against
the
Restore
New
York
grant
funding
criteria
to
see
which
projects
would
be
most
likely
to
be
competitive
in
the
application
process
at
the
state,
and
both
of
these
had
significant
housing
as
well
as
private
investment,
and
they
were
both
well
advanced
in
their
planning.
So
they
scored
well
against
the
state's
criteria.
V
F
Question
might
be
a
little
off
because
I
just
I
want
to
ask
a
question
about
I,
hear
Urban
news
quite
a
bit
and
when
I
think
of
some
of
the
places
you
mentioned,
I,
don't
know
in
my
mind,
is
that
Urban
and
so
I
might
need
a
definition
of
what
does
urban
mean
when
y'all
say
it
right
and
also
I'm,
just
trying
to
think
with
Southside
Community
Center
meet
someone
who
would
be
eligible
to
apply
for
something
like
this.
V
Yeah,
it's
really
focused
as
a
downtown
project
and
and
downtowns
can
count
whether
they're
in
smaller
places
or
if
they're,
located
in
in
larger
urban
areas.
Municipally
owned
buildings
are
not
eligible
for
this
program,
so
Southside
Community
Center,
is
not
an
eligible
project.
We
made
the
mistake
of
applying
for
giac
funding
in
the
first
or
second
round
and
learned
that
those
were
ineligible
projects
and
we
learned
a
lesson
at
that
time
around.
So
it's
really
only
for
buildings
that
are
vacant,
50,
vacant
or
condemned
and
that
typically,
it
must
be
privately
owned.
A
V
B
L
W
Corey,
do
we
do
we
have
any
confirmation
or
understanding
versus
something
that
needs
to
be
sussed
out
and
decided
later
on
on
the
process
if
those
housing
units
will
be
market
rate
affordable
or
what
type
of
process
determines
that
it's
the
first
time
seeing
this
and
so
I've
been
wondering,
if
there's
any
insight,
you
can
provide
yeah.
V
This
is
one
of
the
few
State
programs
that
does
not
require
job
creation
or
affordable
housing
as
a
mandate.
In
the
case
of
the
South
Cuca
Street
project,
they
will
be
providing
all
the
rental
units
at
affordability
to
household
earning
80
of
Everyman
income-
that's
not
as
affordable
as
a
tax
credit,
but
it
still
is
a
you
know:
kind
of
a
Workforce
focused
rent,
especially
for
new
construction.
V
It's
a
you
know
it's
a
nine
million
dollar
project
in
the
you
know,
if
you
don't
show
that
the
project
is
gonna
be
financially
feasible,
the
state
is
unlikely
to
funded
as
well.
So
you
have
to
show
that
a
sufficient
income
from
rents
to
support
the
bank
loan,
essentially
that
would
be
required.
So
80
Ami
units
are
proposed
for
this
project.
V
A
A
And
I
will
now,
let's
turn
to
5.1,
which
is
a
special
order
of
business,
and
this
is
so
I
am
so
sorry,
Nancy
I.
I
S
A
A
Yes,
thank
you
rushing
ahead.
This
is
the
local
Landmark
designation
of
the
Andres
block
home
Dairy
and
Firebrand
books,
building
at
143,
East
State
Street
awareness
as
a
fourth
in
section
228-4
is
the
municipal
code.
It's
the
landmarks
preservation
committee.
Commission
is
responsible
for
recommending
two
common
Council,
the
designation
of
structures
or
resources
as
individual
landmarks
and
historic
districts
within
the
city
and.
E
A
On
August
16
2022,
the
ilpc
conducted
a
public
hearing
for
the
purpose
of
considering
a
proposal
to
designate
the
address,
building
home,
address,
block
home,
Dairy
and
Firebrand
books,
building
at
143,
East,
State
Street
as
a
local
landmark,
and
whereas
the
designation
of
a
local
Landmark
as
a
type
2
action
under
the
New
York
State,
Environmental,
Quality,
review
Act
and
the
city
Environmental
Quality,
review
ordinance
and
as
such,
requires
no
further
environmental
review.
Where
is
the
ilpc
found
that
the
proposal
meets
criteria?
One
two?
A
Building
at
143,
East
State
Street
meets
the
criteria
for
local
designation.
As
set
forth
in
the
municipal
code
as
follows,
and
I
won't
read
all
of
those
that
follow
turn
to
the
result:
that
common
Council
approves
the
recommendation
to
designate
the
address
lab
home,
Dairy
and
Firebrand
books,
building
at
143,
East,
State
Street
and
the
adjacent
areas
that
are
identified
as
tax
title
parsing
under
70-5-10
as
a
local
landmark,
and
the
apologies
for
overlooking
this
initially
I
saw
move
and
I
see
Rob
Gerhart.
Is
that
a
second?
Thank
you.
A
Okay,
thank
Cynthia.
H
It
is
wonderful
to
have
an
opportunity
to
highlight
and
and
fix
for
future
Generations
a
location
that
has
been
a
cultural
leader
in
a
movement,
an
inspiration,
a
safe
space,
I
know
I've
known
Nancy
for
years
and
the
work
that
she's
done.
She
has
done
and
I've
been
so
impressed
to
learn
about
the
history
of
Firebrand
books
and
her
creation
and
commitment
and
dedication
to
it.
H
X
So
adjacent
areas
include
anything
that
the
the
one
or
two
feet
that
may
be
around
the
building.
It's
the
the
building
itself,
but
our
our
landmarks
include
the
property
tax
for
documentation,
purposes
and
mapping
purposes.
X
Home
Dairy
alley,
I,
don't
believe,
is
part
of
the
home
Dairy
building
parcel.
If
it
was
part
of
the
same
parcel
it
would.
But
if
it
is
a
separate
parcel,
it
will
not.
M
Just
a
quick
thanks
again
to
Nancy
and
Jeff
in
particular,
we
also
everyone
a
lot
about
this
building
and
its
history
and
agenda
and
performance
speakers
today.
So
thank
you.
We're
going
after
the
past
hundreds
of
times
almost
there.
A
Yes,
I'll
add
my
thanks.
My
thanks
also
to
Luca,
who
has
organized
towards
lgbtq
tours
through
the
city
and
they
have
been
well
attended
from.
So
thank
you.
H
A
T
That's
okay,
yeah.
This
is
this-
is
this
is
way
worthy
of
historic
designation,
I'd,
just
like
to
shout
out
to
Bob
and
Nancy
Avery,
who
ran
the
home
home
Dairy
for
years
and
years
and
made
a
really
really
cool
and
unique
place.
T
It's
where
I
I
met
a
lot
of
people
when
I
first
moved
to
Ithaca,
and
it
was
really
something
and
Bob's
no
longer
with
us,
but
Nancy's
lived
on
West,
Hill
and
I
just
want
to
thank
them.
I
A
I,
remember
those
as
well
yeah,
it's
essential
okay.
Moving
on
and
now
we
do
have
a
special
order
of
business.
This
is
5.1
resolution
renewal
of
tcat
Transportation
agreement
as
amended.
You
will
recall
that
we
have
discussed
this
previously.
A
We've
had
very
productive
and
thorough
discussions
of
this
I
will
add
that
please,
that
the
two
other
Underwriters
Cornell
University
and
the
county
have
reviewed
and
fined
it's
satisfactory.
They
have
approved
this
Transportation
agreement
as
amended,
as
has
the
TCAP
board.
So
I
will
read
this
and
Dustin
I
may
turn
to
you
because
of
your
role
on
the
tcat
board.
Of
course,
sharing
the
tcat
board
I
recused
myself
from
that
discussion
and
vote
at
tcat.
Would
you
like
to
read
the
resolution
sure.
M
Thank
you.
We
will
take
care
Transportation
agreement,
whereas
on
November,
7th
1990,
the
city
of
difficult
Tompkins,
County
or
Pinole
University
entered
into
an
agreement
with
the
design
of
a
regional
transit
facility,
whereas
on
October,
9th
1991,
the
city
county
and
Cornell
entered
into
the
20-year
construction
and
operation
agreement
for
the
commutative
facility.
M
That
facilitated
further
negotiation
among
the
requirements,
particularly
as
section
6
Arrow,
whereas
the
party
subsequently
reached
agreement
subject
to
County
Council
approval
and
the
original
Transportation
agreement
included
here,
with
a
difference
in
substance
from
the
version
approved
by
Council,
as
well
as
primarily
in
particulars
of
section
6.98
and
6.3
and
I'll,
be
appropriate.
Result.Com
Council
authorizes
America
to
sign
and
remove
the
current
traffic
agreement,
as
amended
in
various
similar
to
The
Vision
included.
A
A
Y
Just
a
quick
thank
you
to
Phoebe
from
last
month,
when
we
were
talking
this
out,
I,
don't
know
it
was
a
little
more
contentious,
I
think,
a
month
ago,
where
we
are
now
at
the
T
category
of
it.
But
my
thanks.
Everybody
at
that
spot
I
especially
want
to
thank
it's
John
and
the
folks
accounting,
who
that's
a
lot
after
about
last
month
to
come
to
this
version
of
the
agreement,
and
especially
thanks
to
Ari
for
helping.
M
Yeah,
you
know,
as
opposed
to
the
original
changes.
M
I
W
Happy
to
see
that
we
were
able
to
come
to
a
resolution
and
I
think
we
all
from
the
get-go
recognized
that
tcat
is
it's
a
public
good
and
I'm,
not
getting
public
good.
We
want
to
see
it
funded
and
well
maintained
and
I
look
forward
to
continuing
that
partnership,
most
all
Underwriters
in
the
future,
and
that
we
can
fund
it
get
through
any
troubling
storms
that
might
be
on
the
horizon
together.
A
Thank
you,
and
that
is
unanimous,
and
I
too,
want
to
thank
all
my
colleagues
for
a
very
helpful
comments
in
our
last
meeting.
I
think
it
was
made
for
a
stronger
agreement
and
ensures
our
public
transit
as
a
public
goodness
or
his
moving
forward
for
a
considerable
length
of
time.
So
thank
you,
foreign.
U
and
whereas
Council
has
given
new
consideration
of
the
objections.
If
any
presented
by
property
owners
in
accordance
with
section
c
73,
now,
therefore
be
a
result
that
com
Council
approves
the
proposed
2023
sap
budget
assessment,
B
and
schedule
of
work
attached
here
too,
and
be
a
further
resolved
common
Council
recommend,
including
the
2023
sip
budget
assessments,
B
and
work
plan
by
local
law
in
cities.
2023
budget
isomers.
R
T
I
was
I
was
trying
to
find
the
right
pages,
so
I
want
to
make
sure
we're
talking
about
6.1
approval
of
assessment,
budget
and
work
plan.
I
T
Okay,
so
in
CA
the
suggested
price
structure,
cost
structure
was
approved.
Three
three
votes
to
two
and
I
voted
against
and
I
wanna
tell
you
why
and
I
want
to
once
again
suggest
we
amend
these
these
rates,
it's
clear
that
we
have
to
raise
the
rates.
I
I,
don't
question
that
at
all.
T
T
That
John
put
together
with
examples
of
how
how
the
commercial
and
high
high
impact
properties
would
be
increased.
I
think
you
can
see
that
they're
they're
increased
a
lot
specifically.
T
There's
there's
three
ways
that
they
they're
increased:
the
maintenance
fees
increased
by
ten
dollars.
That's
the
same
as
the
increase
for
low
traffic
and
single-family
homes,
ten
dollars,
although
their
rate
is
much
higher
and
the
second
is
an
increase
in
building
square
footage
fee
by
one
five
thousandths
of
a
square
foot.
T
I,
don't
understand
that
so
I'm
not
even
going
to
deal
with
that,
but
the
third
thing
is
increasing
the
frontage
fee
by
twenty
dollars,
a
segment
from
thirty
dollars
to
fifty
dollars
for
each
55
foot
segment
along
the
street
I
think
that's
too
much
I
I
think
it
should
be
increased
and
I
would
propose
that
we
increase
it
ten
dollars
per
segment
as
opposed
to
twenty
dollars
a
segment.
T
And
if
you
look
at
the
the
examples
that
that
John
put
together,
you
can
see
how
how
much
they
increase
like
the
Immaculate
Conception
Church.
For
example,
the
increase
is
from
440
dollars
to
660
dollars.
That's
50!
T
It's
not
on
this
one,
but
agways
goes
up
like
seven
hundred
dollars
from
an
already
pretty
high
rate,
so
I
would
like
to
propose
that
we
modify
the
and
it's
up
to
us.
It's
not
up
to
of
the
engineering
department,
as
they've
pointed
out
so
I'd
like
to
propose
that
we
change
this
in
the
one
instance
where
we
reduce
the
increase
in
the
frontage
fee
from
twenty
dollars
to
ten
dollars,
a
segment.
U
Yeah,
so
just
to
your
thank
you
amendment
that
you're
offering
is
just
that
last
non-low
foot
traffic
Lots
Frontage
fee
by
ten
dollars
per
second
right.
A
Okay,
discussion
of
George's
motion.
Y
I
Z
Yes,
yeah,
yes,
I
appreciate.
Let
me
come
in
here:
Channel,
Citra,
civil
engineer
and
de
facto
sidewalk
program
manager
for
a
little
longer.
Thank
you
George.
Let
me
speak
yeah.
It
just
be
reducing
the
overall
budget
by
about
57
000,
the
proposed
by
just
you
know,
twenty
dollars
to
ten
dollars.
Z
What
that
actually
looks
like
I
can't
say
that
a
whole
street
right
now
the
proposal
would
get
eliminated
by
that
it
would
just
be
a
you
know.
Further
reduction,
roughly
about
200
feet
of
sidewalk,
is
about
sixty
thousand
dollars,
give
or
take
the
the
width
of
the
sidewalk,
which
is
typically
five
feet,
but
yeah
most
streets
are
around
sixty
thousand
dollars.
Actually
so
by
cutting
in
half
you're.
Z
Seeing
one
more
Street
would
be
pushed
down
until
the
following
year
and
I
just
want
to
ask
if
I
don't
know
if
Ari's
there
is.
This
point
of
order
would
be
that
both
of
these
assessments
were
a
public
hearing
happened
for
them
and
if
we're
going,
one
in
the
middle
I
would
think
that
would
be
allowed.
Z
H
A
T
I
wasn't
clear
on
what
John
was
saying
about
the
middle
increase
is:
are
you
saying
that
increasing
the
building
square
footage
doesn't
have
to
be
redone,
but
the
punishment
does
if
we
change
it,.
Z
I
was
thinking
towards
that
any
change
might
have
to
get
re
a
new
notice
for
that
to
get
published
and.
I
Z
Just
maybe
it
would
be
okay,
but
I
think
it's
up
to
I.
Think
a
good
legal
procedural
questions
is
outside
my
purview,
but
there
was
a
number
of
notices
that
went
out
ahead
of
time,
but
it
does
say
in
the
resolution
I
believe
in
past
years
that
common
Council
has
the
right
to
ratify
the
work
plan.
But
I
don't
know
if
it's
the
same
thing
about
the
assessments,
foreign.
H
Y
T
AA
You
yeah
I,
guess
I'll
just
add
that
I
understand
George's
point,
but
but
building
my
sidewalk
this
year
also
means
building
my
sidewalk
next
year
and
building
a
sidewalker
you're
after
and
building
my
sidewalk
figure
after
that.
So
so,
unless
we're
willing
to
take
on
these
periodic
increases,
I
think
this
is
just
going
to
dig
a
deeper
hole
for
us,
as
we
know
these
kind
of
infrastructure
projects
and
ones
that
we
really
need
to
catch
up
on.
A
Thank
you
rob
yeah,
that
that
is
a
good
point.
George
go
ahead.
T
As
I've
said
before,
I'm
not
suggesting
we
don't
increase
the
fees
I'm
suggesting
that
we
don't
increase
them
this.
This
March,
because
this
is
a
this-
is
a
burden
on
local
non-profits
and
local
businesses,
and
they
are
contributing
already
and
they
will
be
contributing
more
I.
Just
think
this
is
too
much
for
one
year.
Y
A
Z
Z
Yeah
I
think
2015-20
I.
Think
money
was
raised
in
the
2014,
but
2015.
Z
I
D
D
More
than
the
average
share
of
sidewalk
you
know
this
is
going
to
come
as
another
bill
on
top
of
other
expenses
that
are
rising,
especially
for
business
owners,
and
we
should
be
cognizant
of
what
was
said
earlier
this
evening
by
Frederick
business
owner
of
downtown.
You
know
businesses
are
absorbing
quite
a
lot
of
damage
daily,
and
so
that's
also
in
the
minds
of
these
business
owners,
and
so
we
have
an
opportunity
here
with
George's
amendment
to
I
think
show
that
we
see
the
hardships
that
they
are
enduring
and
appreciate.
D
You
know
their
their
commitment
to
to
being
here.
That
can
be
very
important
to
a
lot
of
folks.
I.
Think
right
now
and
say
a
lot
about
you
know
our
contents
of
the
pain
that
inflation
and.
I
A
Think
their
responsibility
to
do
that
all
right,
I
see
Robert
and
Rahim.
Thank.
U
U
I
hear
George's
point,
but
I
would
also
say
a
lot
of
what
I
heard
from
the
Republic
this
evening
was
questions
about
city
services
and
especially
the
folks
from
the
softball
Coalition
right
I
mean
they're
here
talking
about
the
state
of
the
sidewalks
in
the
city,
I
think
Rob's
point
is
very
valuable.
One
I
definitely
empathize
with
Jordan's
position
and
the
position
that
you
raised
Jeff.
You
know
committee
last
week,
but
again
there
is
a
knock
on
effect.
U
If
you
don't
do
it
now,
it
will
have
the
spillover
that
Rob
talked
about,
and,
yes,
it
is
an
increase.
We
talked
in
committee
as
well
about
the
idea
of
exploring
pegging
this
to
CPI
in
the
future
so
that
we
are
not
giving
people
the
sticker
shock.
That
folks
seem
to
be
concerned
about
with
increases
of
less
reliable
basis
and
I.
Think
that's
really
worth
looking
into,
but
I
am
still
going
to
vote
against.
The
amendment
I
think
it's
really
overdue
for
us
to
to
do
this
and
I
trust.
U
A
You,
okay,
okay,
I,
would
like
to
move
Cory.
Did
you
have
something
you
need
to
say
before
we
vote
on
the
amendment.
W
Yeah
yeah,
just
I
I,
also
sympathize
with
a
lot
of
what's
been
brought
up
here
and
you
know
we're
discussed
at
CA
and
yeah
there's
a
lot
of
hardship
and
we
don't.
We
really
want
to
try
and
mitigate
what
type
of
Hearts
we're
putting
on
different
folks.
W
But
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
is
that
that
hardship
is
going
to
go
around
in
one
form
or
another
and
I
know
that
this
amendment
is
not
talking
about
not
increasing
at
all.
This
is
something
about
reducing
that
increase,
but,
as
has
been
mentioned,
if,
if
we
go,
that
course
we're
going
to
be
playing
catch-up
that
unless
we
change
this,
we
won't
be
able
to
do
in
the
coming
years.
W
It
hasn't
been
changed
in
almost
a
decade
and
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
that
hardship
is
going
to
spill
over
to
other
people
or
other
communities
that
are
also
currently
experiencing
different
type
of
hardship
with
these
streets
being
disrepair
and
I
know
when
I'm
walking
in
my
community
and
not
talking
to
the
situents,
who
are
there,
whether
they
be
college
students
or
a
long-term
residents,
I'm
hearing
a
lot
of
pain
in
regards
to
like
the
accessibility
of
the
sidewalks
and
streets
being
difficult
to
walk
around
and
that's
a
challenge
that's
going
to
continue
to
to
worsen.
A
H
Is
there
a
time
limit
on
adopting
this
at
this
point?
Why
I'm
asking
is
it's
helpful
to
look
at
fees
and
assessments
in
context
with
the
other
things
that
we
may
be
raising
at
the
same
time?
Are
we
raising
our
water
fees?
Are
we
raising
our
sewer
fees?
We,
you
know
we
have
a
whole
slew
of
fees
as
well
as
the
tax
rate
to
consider
so
being
able
to
hold
off
on
this
decision,
or
at
least
include
this
as
part
of
the
budget
process.
H
A
Yeah,
thank
you
good
good
point.
We
will
have
a
presentation
of
the
mayor's
budget
shortly.
I
think
it
is
helpful
to
have
this
resolution
passed
now
and
then,
when
we
are
discussing
the
budget
next
week
after
tonight's
presentation
we
have
a
meeting.
Please
remember:
we
have
a
meeting
next
Wednesday
and
Thursday
night
to
discuss
the
budget
and
you
can
look
at
the
agenda
on
that.
But
my
notes
indicate
that
it's
on
October
20
we'll
be
talking
about
ebw
infrastructure
Transit,
and
that
includes
sidewalks.
H
I'm
sorry,
so
my
my
question
is
so:
is
there
a
chance
to
amend
if
we
choose
as
part
of
the
budget
process
in
terms
of
the
assessments,
if
we,
if
we
pass
it
now
and
then
go
into
the
budget
and
say
of
all
the
things
we're
choosing
to
prioritize,
we
either
you
know
we
may
choose
to
rethink
this.
Do
we
have
an
opportunity
to
do
that?
Then.
I
I
Z
In
past
years,
we're
supposed
to
vote
at
the
November
common
council
meeting
on
a
local
law
and
I
would
also
kind
of
refer
to
Ari
again,
because
it
has
any
type
of
local
law
has
to
go
through
such
a
procedure
as
mandated
by
New
York
State
I.
Just
don't
want
missing
the
calendar
events
and
it
may
be
acceptable
to
push
it
back
a
month,
but
the
calendar
has
been
reviewed
in
the
past
years
by
Kern
and
Ari,
and
Sarah
Myers
and
Julia
really
important
to
help
Stick
it
to
the
the
guidelines.
Z
So
at
the
October
meeting
was
supposed
to
be
about
the
work
and
budget
and
the
November
meeting
was
supposed
to
be
about
the
local
law.
Passing
that
so
I
I
might
be
a
second
question
for
Ari
when
he
comes
back
later
on.
H
U
I
think
I
had
to
answer
that
question.
No,
we
can't
because,
in
order
to
do
the
assessments,
the
way
that
this
was
structured
in
years
past,
we
do
have
to
have
the
local
law
approved.
U
My
understanding
is
with
it
can't
it
cannot
come
after
the
budget
process,
but
by
that
same
token,
approving
this
now
to
your
other
point,
something
it
doesn't
set
our
budget
and
so
that
budget
process
still
moves
forward,
but
we're
up
the
budget
process
move
forward
with
the
operating
assumption
that
schedule
B
is
the
one
that
we're
having
in
the
mayor's
proposed
budget
before
it's
finally
adopted.
So
in
a
roundabout
way,
we
are
not
making
that
decision
until
we
approve
the
budget.
That's
my
interpretation
of
this
year.
Z
H
B
There
will
be
a
specialized
public
hearing
on
this
topic.
I'm
proposing
October
20th
with
the
DPW
budget.
I
just
need
confirmation
from
the
mayor
that
that
works
and
we'll
get
it
published.
So
there
there's
already
been
one
public
hearing,
there'll
be
another
public
hearing
before
the
budget
and
then
just
on
this
topic,
and
then
the
local
law
goes
with
the
budget
and
then
there's
another
public
hearing.
After
just
on
the
local
law,
which
is
separate
from
this
just.
A
I'm
going
to
just
jump
in
here
and
say
there
are
a
number
of
very
good
questions
and
procedures
that
I
am
not
completely
clear
on
and
I
propose
that
we
table
this
until
later
in
tonight's
meeting,
when
Ari
will
be
able
to
join
us
up,
I
want
to
acknowledge
this
is
an
important
Jewish
holiday
and
so
I
appreciate
Ari's
willingness
to
join
us
later
and
so
I
propose
that
we
table
this
until
he
can
join
us
and
answer
the
questions
that
people
are
raising.
If
that's
agreeable
sure
can
tell
more
the.
U
Last
thing,
I
would
say
on
this
point
is
just
that
again
to
John's
point:
the
local
law
will
be
the
actual
changes.
Our
resolution
here
is
just
including
the
proposed
changes
in
the
mayor's
budget,
which
we
presented
as
the
next
item,
so
we,
this
does
not
bind
us
to
do
anything
until
we
pass
that
local
law.
A
A
So
vote
of
five
fails.
So
let's
now
take
a
vote
on
this.
Y
Y
Y
I
B
I
U
A
S
A
A
A
Long
hours,
this
is
an
amazingly
incredibly
I,
don't
know
how
many
adjectives
I
could
add
challenging
budget,
and
it
is
challenging
because
City
residents
are
looking
for
the
city
to
provide
services
and
in
order
to
provide
services
that
requires
budgetary
obligations.
I
also
want
to
say
that,
as
we
begin,
the
presentation
as
I
was
in
discussions
and
considering
what
to
put
before
Council
for
the
2023
budget
I
had
two
clear
priorities.
A
The
first
priority
is
for
City
staff.
Our
city
staff
have
worked
amazingly
hard
long
hours
under
challenging
circumstances
for
two
plus
years.
In
many
instances
they
have
worked
with
staff
shortages
and
resources
that
have
been
limited.
They
have
had
to
make
do
we've
heard,
for
example,
all
of
many
things
that
you
really
welcome
and
her
staff
have
had
to
do,
and
that
is
certainly
the
case
for
a
number
of
our
city
departments
that
are
shortstep.
A
I
have
strained
resources.
The
second
priority
that
I
was
focusing
on
in
preparing
this
budget
is
the
infrastructure
needs
in
the
city
and
just
as
we
were
talking
moments
ago
about
the
sidewalks,
there
is
deferred
maintenance
that
we
have
not
had
the
resources
to
address
for
many
years
and
in
this
budget,
I
have
set
as
a
priority.
Our
infrastructure
needs
so
you'll,
see
and
I.
Don't
have
this
on
my
laptop,
so
I
will
turn
my
head.
A
H
A
However,
I
do
want
to
say
that
our
mission
remains
to
strive
to
make
it
the
Continental
model.
Community
a
great
place
to
create
Dream,
Live,
learn,
work
and
play
our
vision
is
to
deliver
the
highest
quality
services,
to
preserve
and
enhance
the
well-being
of
all
members
of
our
community
in
terms
of
our
values,
values
for
those
we
employ
and
those
we
serve
primarily
our
people,
the
relationships
we
develop
and
the
excellent
results
we
strive
to
achieve.
A
A
Pandemic
shut
down
the
economy
in
March
2020.,
the
pandemic,
called
it
caused
a
drop
in
revenue
and
created
deficits.
There
were
furloughs
of
City
stamp
14
City
staff
members
were
furloughed,
we've
been
fortunate
to
be
able
to
bring
staff
back,
but
we
are
still
dealing
with
Staffing
shortages
in
2021.
We
began
rebuilding
them
in
2022.
We
reopened
many
businesses,
our
own
businesses,
and
we
reopened
City
car
to
the
public.
We
have
an
obligation
to
be
open
and
transparent
to
our
public
in
2023.
We
will
focus
on
our
Workforce
and
on
infrastructure
as
statement.
A
So
where
are
we
now
Staffing
levels?
Pre-Pandemic
ends
today,
as
I
mentioned,
we
are
not
back
to
our
earlier
pre-pandemic
Staffing
levels
we
do
have
had.
We
have
had
excuse
me
support
from
the
American
Rescue
plan,
the
arpa
funds,
as
I
mentioned,
City
Hall
doors
are
open
and
staff
are
back
in
this
building
and
in
our
other
buildings
in
the
youth
Bureau
in
Gia
in
DPW
and
I
will
tell
you
that
walking
through
the
halls
of
City
Hall,
it
is
a.
I
A
A
Also
are
enhancing
employment
opportunities,
we
have
four
congressionally
directed
earmarks
that
have
been
approved
and
we
are
eager
to
find
funds
coming
through
the
IRA,
the
inflation
reduction
act.
We
don't
have
specifics
on
that
yet,
but
we
are
looking
forward
to
specifics
in
the
not
existing
future.
A
So
what
are
the
challenges?
We
are
still
recovering
fully
from
the
pandemic.
There
are
Workforce
shortages,
there
are
certainly
supply
chain
shortages,
even
when
we
have
Staffing
there
are
times
that
they
do
not
have
the
product
they
need.
This
is
certainly
the
case
for
DPW
who
is
waiting
on
Prime,
and
they
too
have
Staffing
shortages,
inflation.
I
A
I
A
I
A
Must
attend
to
these
important
infrastructure
means.
So
where
are
we
going?
Even
though
we
have
challenges?
It
is
important
to
look
at
opportunities
for
the
future,
so
we
are
looking
at
continued
investment
in
the
workforce.
We
are
looking
at
infrastructure,
investment,
capital
projects
being
funded,
and
we
will
see
more
about
that.
But
later
in
the
presentation,
there
are
28
capital
projects
that
have
been
funded,
Community
investment
and
economic
development,
Economic
Development,
we
can
see
all
around
us.
We
see
the
development
of
housing
units.
A
H
A
A
This
is
something
that
is
also
relevant
and
important
that
influences
our
budget,
and
that
is
the
percentage
of
tax-exempt
property
in
the
same
in
2023.
The
tax-exempt
property
is
at
57.83
percent.
That
is
down
from
59.47
in
2022..
Now,
that's
that's
a
slight
decrease,
but
still
a
significant
decrease.
When
we
look
at
the
dollar
impact-
and
certainly
Steve
can
say
more
about
that
sales,
tax
2023
estimated
sales
tax
is
17.
118
000.,
that's
up
14.6
from
2022..
A
E
A
Other
themes,
the
sidewalk
fee
we
spoke
about
earlier
and
we
do
anticipate
the
increases
in
2023
again,
just
as
a
reminder
to
the
public.
Those
rates
were
not
increased
over
a
significant
period
of
time
and
then
points
to
the
importance
to
raise
some
of
these
incrementally
so
that
we
don't
look
at
substantial
increases
in
any
one
given
year,
but
water
rates
will
see
we're
proposing
a
two
percent
increase
sewer
rates,
proposing
a
10
increase
and
no
change
on
trash
tags
or
yard
waste
tags.
A
A
Projects
and
housing
and
these
numbers
are
I,
I,
think
really
instructive
and
and
in
2022
19
projects
worth
approximately
275
million
dollars
was
awarded
with
930
housing
units,
either
approved
or
pending
approval
in
2023.
Now
that
is
included.
Those
figures
are
included
in
our
budget
presentation,
but.
I
A
there
is
the
rebuild
of
92
units
that
the
Ithaca
Housing
Authority
I,
believe
it's
82
units
at
the
North
Side
apartments,
that
is
part
of
the
Ithaca
housing
authorities,
public
housing,
and
that
is
an
increase
from
70
units
to
82
units.
The
reason
they
are
the
they
were
able
to
increase
those
limits,
because
there
is
an
increase
in
one
bedroom
units.
After
producting
there
was
research.
They
learned
that
those
were
sought,
after
mostly
mixed
use
or
housing
projects,
with
the
exception
of
Cornell's
computer
science
building
streets
and
road
work.
I
A
A
A
A
A
A
I
A
A
Reimagining
Public
Safety
there
is
a
collaboration
with
the
county
with
Tompkins
County
on
the
community
Justice
Center
that
we've
talked
about
quite
a
bit.
There
is
in
the
budget
a
proposal
for
a
deputy
chief
of
staff
in
the
city
that
will
have
responsibility
for
Public
Safety,
so.
E
A
Come
on
that
unsanctioned
encampment
in
the
city,
there
is
also
in
the
budget,
a
position
for
a
homeless,
Outreach
coordinator
and
I've,
been
in
discussions
with
the
county
about
partnering.
On
that
we
don't
have
a
definite
position
description,
although
that
is
a
work
in
progress.
A
There
is
also
a
working
group
of
council
members
and
staff
who
will
be
developing
policy
and
enforcement,
and
we
will
be
collaborating
through
that
working
group
with
Partners
within
the
community
to
address
concerns
and
create
viable
Solutions
I
appointed
this
working
group,
because
I
do
think
it's
important
that
we
not
kick.
This
particular
can
down
the
road.
This
is
a
critical
concern
and
issue
and,
as
others
have
said,
it
is
an
issue
that
touches
everyone
in
our
city.
It
touches
businesses,
it
touches
residents,
cows
and
unhoused
residents.
So.
H
A
New
positions
in
the
budget
and
that
Steve
Sayer
might
not
have
been
thrilled
by
that
suggestion,
because
there
is
budgetary
implications
when
we
add
positions,
but
Steve
is
supportive
of
these
decisions
again.
This
reflects
our
values,
and
so
our
values
are
reflected
in
our
in
our
budget
succession
planning.
We
have
retirements
and
we
have
to
pay
attention
to
succession
planning
the
human
resources
compensation
study
is
an
ongoing
process.
A
We
want
to
do
what
we
can,
while
balancing
realistic
needs
and
resources
and
the
results.
When
we
understand
the
results
have
the
results
from
the
Consultants
will
have
to
be
negotiated
and
our
HR
department
will
be
working
with
unions
on
them
and
then
open
gov
is
yet
another
way
that
we're
looking
to
increase
efficiencies
and
transparencies
right
now
mentioned
open
gov
in
his
presentation.
A
A
Thought
it
was
helpful
to
look
at
the
capital
investment
requests
by
Department
and
this
pie
chart
shows
how
water
and
sewer
requests
are
at
53
engineering,
31
percent
fire,
seven
percent
DPW
four
percent.
So
this
is
a
reflection
of
where
our
needs
are
in
the
city:
Department
Department
of
Public
Works,
2023,
total
funding,
450
000.
I
A
That
is
for
Department
of
Public
Works
2023
total
funding,
450
000,
that
is
primarily
for
vehicle
and
Equipment
replacement
and.
A
Say
that,
where
possible,
we
are
replacing
city
fleet
vehicles
with
electric
vehicles,
where
as
possible
in.
H
A
Instances
it
is
not
yet
possible
because
the
technology
is
not
there.
The
cost
is
prohibitive
wherever
possible.
We
are
looking
for
electric
vehicles,
DPW
engineering,
2023,
total
funding,
3
million
956
000,
and
a
few
examples
of
where
that
engineering
expense
will
be
going
to
city
court
desperately
needs
a
new
roof.
A
A
Dpw,
Water
and
Sewer
total
funding,
three
million
850
000
and
a
few
examples
include
repair
to
the
60-foot
dam,
Meadow,
Street,
sewer
and
water
main
pumping
station
rebuilds.
There
are
14
pumping
stations
in
the
city
of
Ithaca,
all
of
which
need
work.
A
The
highest
priority
as
I
understand
it
from
an
APW
is
the
Wood
Street
which
handles
a
significant
amount
of
products,
and
then
water
meter,
replacement,
Ithaca
fire
department,
2023,
total
funding,
2
850,
000,
East,
Hill
fire
station,
heavy
rescue
truck
replacement
and
here
to
we're
looking
at
a
diesel
heavy
truck
replacement,
an
electric
heavy
truck
replacement
would
be
double
the
cost
and
there
are
I
think
there's
only
one
company
that
produces.
You
might
need
two,
but
here
again
is
where
the
technology
we
need
more
experience
with
such
vehicles.
P
A
The
vehicles
reach
a
certain
end
of
life
and
we
need
to
replace
those
before
they
are
no
longer
functional
and
when
warranties
have
worn
out
public
information
and
Technology
2023
total
funding.
A
A
Foreign
projects
that
will
come
from
our
operating
budget
and
those
Total
1
602
500
dollars,
Public
Works
total
funding,
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
dedicated
to
emergency
repairs.
There's
some
repairs.
You
can
build
into
the
system.
There
are
others
that
must
be
addressed
by
emergency
response:
college
town,
beautification,
Economic,
Development,
total
funding,
25
000
for
college
town
beautification.
Looking
at
Patrick
is.
A
A
Treatment
plant
is
also
included
in
that.
Finally,
the
sap
youth
Bureau
2023
total
funding,
15
500.
This
is
to
replace
a
cast
Park
Gator.
This
is
a
vehicle
that
is
as
really
served.
The
city
well
IT
addresses
all
of
the
Playing
Fields
it.
It
is
an
old
piece
of
equipment,
but
we
have
definitely
gotten
our
money's
worth
out
of
it,
and
it
is
now
time
to
retire
that
particular
piece
of
equipment.
A
A
Columns,
as
has
been
said
earlier,
there
will
be
the
first
of
three
public
hearings.
Next
Wednesday
October,
12th,
Thursday,
October
13th
is
a
second
public
hearing
and
then
the
third
public
hearing,
and
hopefully.
I
A
Vote
on
the
budget
will
be
November
2nd,
so
copies
of
this
budget
will
be
sent
tomorrow
morning
to
council
and
to
staff,
and
then
there
will
be
questions
and
we
will
get
into
looking
at
the
budget
at
next
week's
meeting.
So
tonight
is
not
intended
to
be
for
Q
a
Steve.
Did
you
have
a
controller's
report.
AB
Sure
yeah
I,
don't
I'm
not
going
to
go
into
any
details
on
the
budget
tonight
and
I
won't
bore
you
with
any
up-to-date
numbers
because
we'll
talk
about
numbers
for
the
whole
next
month,
so
you'll
hear
from
me.
Often
the
only
thing
I
need
to
know
is:
if
anybody
needs
a
hard
copy
of
the
budget.
AB
Okay,
so
we
will
send
electronically,
we'll
also
make
copies
of
the
budget
and
put
those
in
your
boxes.
Mailboxes,
you
can
save
the
paper.
I'll
show
you,
okay,.
AB
So
we'll
have
that
all
for
you
tomorrow,
we'll
also
have
with
the
budget.
We
we
send
out
a
nice
narrative
that
has
a
number
of
schedules
and
gives
you
the
highlights
of
the
budget,
so
that
should
help
you
as
you
go
through.
It
certainly
questions
that
come
up.
Obviously,
that's
we'll
be
talking
about
the
budget
for
the
next
month.
So
that's
when
we
can
really
dive
into
all
the
details.
AB
A
A
Okay,
there
are
now
a
number
of
appointments
to
be
made.
I
withdrew
one
of
those.
A
That
will
be
presented
in
November
instead
of
tonight,
but
you
have
received
copies
of
resumes
applications.
I
should
say
from
those
individuals
who
are
being
considered
tonight.
So
I
am
making
a
motion
to
appoint
Donna
Fleming
to
the
board
of
zoning
Appeals
to
a
point
Brian
toy
to
the
Board
of
Public
Works
foreign.
A
A
F
A
Are
volunteer
appointments
to
boards
and
commissions
and
yes,
I'm
glad
you
asked
that
question
because
in
each
case
the
term
may
vary
in
some
instances
it
would
be
a
one
year
or
a
three-year
or
in
the
case
of
the
Ithaca
Housing
Authority.
It
is
a
five-year
and
the
current
term
for
that
particular
Housing
Authority
ends
October
17,
and
that's
why
I'm
holding
this
appointment
to
November,
because
if
this
individual
is
approved
in
November,
it
would
then
be
for
a
five-year
Journey.
A
We
do
benefit
from
tremendous
Volunteers
in
our
community,
we're
extremely
fortunate
for
them.
Okay,.
F
I
was
I
met
last
week
with
the
South
side
at
the
award
meeting,
which
was
really
exciting
and
a
lot
of
things
on
the
horizon.
They
have
a
lot
of
needs
that
they're
going
to
be
asking
us
to
help
with
and
I
look
forward
to
my
father
who's
listening
to
them.
Last
night
we
had
a
retreat
and
we
hosted
it
across
the
street
in
envisions
the
new
store
she
sell,
pocketbooks
vegan
Platinum
books,
black
owned
business,
very
close
friend
of
mine,
and
so
we
did
everything
there,
which
was
amazing.
F
We
had
some
amazing
food
come
from
come
from
Binghamton
soul,
food,
restaurant
right
and
I
am
sitting
here
like
I,
can't
wait
to
get
home
to
get
into
it,
but
yeah
they're
doing
a
lot
of
amazing
work
and
really
excellent
group
of
board
members
staff.
F
A
T
Yeah
I
just
like
to
tell
everybody
that
this
is
50th
year
of
giac
being
in
existence.
Okay
got
Gala
is
going
to
take
place
a
month
from
today
on
November
5th
and
there's
going
to
be
a
silent
auction
involved
in
that,
and
a
lot
of
local
businesses
are
contributing
interesting
things,
so
I
would
encourage
everybody
to
get
involved
in
that.
A
Okay,
Julie.
B
A
A
A
You,
okay,
I,
now,
will
ask
for
a
motion
to
enter
into
executive
session
to
discuss
the
proposed
and
position
sale
or
lease
of
real
property,
the
publicity
of
which
would
substantially
affect
the
value
thereof
and
I
see
Robert
moves
and
Patrick
seconds
Elizabeth
in
favor
of
entering
into
executive
session,
and
that
is
unanimous.
So
we
will
ask
members
of
the
public
to
please
exit
the
building.
We
thank
you
for
joining
us
this
evening.
A
A
Yeah
there's
a
request
from
multiple
individuals.