COUNCIL
Regular MeetingScranton, PA · September 15, 2025
Minutes
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1 COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF SCRANTON
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GERALD SMURL - PRESIDENT
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MARK MCANDREW, VICE PRESIDENT
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JESSICA ROTHCHILD
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THOMAS SCHUSTER
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WILLIAM KING
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FRANK VOLDENBERG, CITY CLERK
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KATHY CARRERA, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
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THOMAS GILBRIDE, ESQ., COUNCIL SOLICITOR
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1 (Pledge of Allegiance.)
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3 MR. SMURL: Please remain standing
4 for a moment of silent reflection for our
5 service men and women throughout the world and
6 for those who have passed away in our
7 community, especially Dr. Author Jordan, Tom
8 Jordan, Jamie Valvano, Monsignor Robert Paul
9 Senetsky and Mike Calpin. Thank you. Roll
10 call, please.
11 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. King.
12 MR. KING: Present.
13 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Schuster.
14 MR. SCHUSTER: Present.
15 MS. HERBSTER: Dr. Rothchild.
16 DR. ROTHCHILD: Here.
17 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. McAndrew.
18 MR. MCANDREW: Present.
19 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Smurl.
20 MR. SMURL: Here. Dispense with the
21 reading of the minutes.
22 MR. VOLDENBERG: THIRD ORDER.
23 3-A. OVERTIME REPORT FOR ALL
24 DEPARTMENTS FOR AUGUST 2025, AS PROVIDED BY
25 CITY CONTROLLER, RECEIVED SEPTEMBER 2, 2025.
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1 MR. SMURL: Are there any comments
2 on any of the Third Order items? If not,
3 received and filed. Do any Council members
4 have any announcements at this time?
5 MR. MCANDREW: I have two quick
6 ones. So coming up in October 4th, the annual
7 Green Ridge Fall Festival. It's Saturday,
8 October 4th, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. And I have
9 another one, it's going to be Scranton -- the
10 DPW Public Works again once again are going to
11 have their Touch a Truck event up Nay Aug.
12 It's a great event. I have been up
13 there with my grandkids. It's a great time.
14 It's going to be September 27th. And it will
15 be 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., again at Nay Aug Park.
16 And that's all I have. Thanks.
17 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Mr. McAndrew.
18 Anyone else?
19 DR. ROTHCHILD: I have a couple.
20 First, Miss Jeffries said that she might not be
21 able to make it tonight. And she asked if I
22 could mention that food drive that she was
23 discussing last week is going to be cancelled
24 just because there's another organization that
25 is having a food drive that day.
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2 one as well. She didn't provide me with
3 additional information. So I can't say which
4 one it is. But that's great that so many
5 people are interested in gathering food for
6 those in need.
7 And a couple of other announcements
8 I had last week I did mention this one. But
9 Miss Connors asked me to bring it up until the
10 event, so I'm happy to do that. Jim Connors
11 Day is going to be held Saturday, September
12 20th at the park where the bandstand is.
13 That's going to be from 1 to 6 p.m.
14 Not only will there be a lot of
15 music, but there will be a lot of family fun
16 activities as well. And there's a lot of
17 things happening that Saturday, September 20th.
18 UNC is also having their annual welcoming
19 Scranton event.
20 And that's going to be at their
21 headquarters over on 526 Cedar Avenue. And
22 that's from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. And then the
23 Needs Community is having a festival and
24 celebration at Nay Aug that day. It's going to
25 be on the other side of the park across from
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2 And that will be Saturday from 10
3 a.m. to 5 p.m. So that's -- that's all that I
4 have. Thank you.
5 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Dr.
6 Rothchild. Anyone else?
7 MR. VOLDENBERG: FOURTH ORDER.
8 CITIZENS PARTICIPATION.
9 MR. SMURL: First on our list, Joan
10 Hodowanitz.
11 MS. HODOWANITZ: Joan Hodowanitz,
12 Scranton. First, just remind everybody that
13 this week at the Steamtown Mall, second floor,
14 the library is having another book sale. So
15 please go and get yourself some bargains. We
16 have something like 2000 music CDs, so a lot of
17 bargains to be had. DPW, do we have a new
18 director yet?
19 MR. SMURL: No, we do not.
20 MS. HODOWANITZ: Do we have any hope
21 of getting a new director?
22 MR. SMURL: They advertised for it.
23 MS. HODOWANITZ: Okey-dokey. How
24 about collective bargaining agreement?
25 MR. SMURL: I asked yesterday. The
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1 city provided -- had provided three dates, but
2 the DPW's attorney evidently wasn't for those.
3 So they are working on three other dates.
4 MS. HODOWANITZ: We're coming up on
5 nine months. You do realize that's how long it
6 takes to have a baby, but that's neither here
7 nor there. How about the 2024 audit?
8 MR. SMURL: We should have it
9 shortly. Everything is on schedule.
10 MS. HODOWANITZ: Okay. I'll hold
11 you to that. Item 5-C, authorizing entry level
12 employment in the police department without
13 competition under certain conditions affecting
14 public safety.
15 I had to read this several times
16 because, you know, I'm not really familiar with
17 a lot of police recruitment and Civil Service
18 Commissions. But my first question is, what
19 does the Civil Service Commission think of this
20 ordinance?
21 MR. SMURL: That, I haven't spoken
22 with them.
23 MS. HODOWANITZ: I think it would be
24 a good thing to ask them their opinion. Do we
25 know what the current staffing levels are in
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1 the police department? I know that the whole
2 country is facing recruitment challenges. But
3 I would like to see some specific numbers
4 because I ask this every year during budget
5 meetings.
6 MR. SMURL: Do you want the exact
7 numbers now?
8 MS. HODOWANITZ: If you have them.
9 MR. SMURL: Scranton Police
10 Department has a total staff of 167 employees
11 which include 147 full-time sworn-in officers
12 and 20 non civilian personnel.
13 MS. HODOWANITZ: What is the
14 shortage number?
15 MR. SMURL: I believe it's 20.
16 MS. HODOWANITZ: Only 20? Okay,
17 what is the authorized number currently? How
18 many are they authorized to have, 167?
19 MR. SMURL: That is their total
20 staff is 167.
21 MS. HODOWANITZ: No, I want to know
22 what is the authorized number.
23 MR. SMURL: I believe that just
24 changed. What was the total officers?
25 MS. HODOWANITZ: Okay, for next week
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1 your homework is what is the authorized number
2 and how many are we short, and are those entry
3 level positions and what is driving any
4 shortage problems like, you know, excessive
5 retirements, whatever.
6 Recruitment problems, one of the
7 problems I had with this -- this ordinance, the
8 Civil Service Commission was established back
9 in the 19th century to eliminate the patronage
10 system. You remember to the victor belongs the
11 spoils after an election?
12 Well, they created the Civil Service
13 Commission so that people would be hired under
14 merit based qualifications. They would take an
15 examination based on the scores they made.
16 They would be listed under certain order.
17 Reading through this backup, you're not going
18 to have that examination and process because it
19 takes too long according to this document.
20 So they are going to look at things
21 like lateral transfers from other
22 municipalities of certified police officers.
23 And as far as that goes, that may be fine. But
24 then the Civil Service Commission's got to
25 establish this alternate eligibility list,
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1 okay, and list their officers in random order.
2 And then the Chief of Police, if
3 need be, gets to select who he thinks is the
4 best qualified and most needed. And that can
5 be fine, you know, we have a good Police Chief.
6 But I don't see the guardrails in this system
7 because this system -- I think can easily be
8 abused, not that Scranton has a history of
9 corruption mind you, okay.
10 But, you know, this thing deserves a
11 whole lot of discussion so that it doesn't
12 develop into a Frankenstein monster down the
13 road or lead to a lot of litigation from people
14 who are not selected. Thank you.
15 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Joan. Next,
16 Angela Ramone.
17 MS. RAMONE: It's good to see
18 everybody again. I know I've been away for a
19 little bit. I'm here today to talk about some
20 of the agenda items primarily pertaining to the
21 grants that the City of Scranton wants to
22 pursue for various projects including
23 Lackawanna Avenue and Capouse.
24 And I just want to talk a little bit
25 about the project for some of the audience and
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1 the City Council to make sure that some more
2 important aspects of these proposals are
3 emphasized.
4 In particular with Capouse Avenue,
5 some of the grant money that's being sought out
6 would help with improvements of West Olive
7 Street and Capouse Avenue. I'm not sure how
8 familiar you all are with that intersection.
9 But it is near Scranton High.
10 And many kids who walk to school who
11 live in Green Ridge and live in the Hill
12 Section go through that intersection, walk
13 under those bridges to get to school every day.
14 And for years it's been an incredibly dangerous
15 hazard, very narrow sidewalks with no actual
16 protection for pedestrians and a road that
17 constantly floods and the sidewalks themselves
18 are not maintained, so they are often overgrown
19 with weeds and other grasses.
20 And it's not cheap to make the
21 improvements that are needed for this. And
22 we're talking about an area where there are two
23 different bridges the trains run over that we
24 need to be accommodated for when making any
25 changes to the streetscape.
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1 The city is not made of money
2 obviously. And when we're talking about grant
3 proposals, it's essentially throwing our hat in
4 the ring to potentially get free money to help
5 improve conditions in our city. So I would
6 like to say especially in particular for
7 Capouse Avenue, I cannot overstate my support
8 in pursuing grant money for the streetscape
9 project.
10 But also for other bids that the
11 city would like to pursue for grant money for
12 Lackawanna Avenue, especially, I'm not sure how
13 many of you have like walked downtown
14 frequently. I, myself, I walk and talk the bus
15 just about everywhere I go. I'm downtown all
16 the time.
17 And Lackawanna Avenue is a place
18 that myself and many other pedestrians try to
19 avoid at all costs. It's an incredibly wide
20 road that encourages drivers to go quick. And
21 crossing -- crossing the road takes an eternity
22 every single time.
23 It feels like you're playing
24 frogger, essentially. And the grant money
25 that's being pursued for this is not just for
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2 It's also to help improve and create
3 infrastructure for cyclists. And we've seen
4 many more of them in recent years in our
5 downtown area with little to no infrastructure
6 to actually make safe for them to come here.
7 And also, another thing I didn't see
8 on the agenda but some of that grant money
9 would also go towards stormwater improvements
10 on Lackawanna Avenue which I know that the city
11 has been prioritizing for quite some time now
12 trying to get our stormwater up to the 21st
13 century.
14 So again, I would like to say for
15 all of these various grants that the city is
16 asking to pursue, I think it would be in the
17 best interest of the city, of its residents and
18 of its visitors to throw our hat in the ring at
19 getting these grants and potentially making
20 massive improvements to the streets of our
21 city. Thank you for your time.
22 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Les
23 Spindler.
24 MR. SPINDLER: Good evening,
25 Council, Les Spindler, city resident,
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1 homeowner. Any update on the hole on Dorothy
2 Street that I have been talking about for
3 months? Has Council done anything on that
4 situation?
5 MR. SMURL: Mr. Voldenberg, have you
6 gotten anything back from the administration?
7 MR. VOLDENBERG: We did reach out to
8 DPW again and they're going to advise us back
9 on the next steps.
10 MR. SMURL: Thank you.
11 MR. SPINDLER: Well, it has to be
12 done. The city has to put pressure on the
13 water company. It's their problem. They
14 denied it, but it's their problem. I saw them
15 digging it up the one day a couple years ago.
16 They're the ones that are causing that problem
17 and they should be taking care of it. And
18 Council has to put pressure on them.
19 Did anybody look into what I spoke
20 about last week about the city inspector
21 driving around in Dunmore? Why was a city
22 inspector car driving around in Dunmore?
23 Crickets.
24 Moving on, last night on Channel 16
25 there was a story about Shamokin having the
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1 same problem we have with the ATVs and other
2 unlicensed vehicles on the roads. They're
3 trying to do something. They're trying to --
4 they want to talk to the people doing this
5 stuff and see if they could work out a
6 solution.
7 If not, they are going to fine them
8 and/or confiscate their vehicles. At least
9 they're trying to doing something. This City
10 is doing nothing. I come here week after week
11 after week told you about examples of how
12 serious this is.
13 They're doing it because it's a
14 safety issue. And it's a safety issue here
15 like the story I told last week about the one
16 coming down right on Main Avenue coming right
17 at my car. If I couldn't move, my car would
18 have been damaged. But that driver probably
19 would have been dead, which might not have been
20 a bad thing.
21 And I spoke to the police officer
22 here last week and asked them what their policy
23 is. Their policy is they cannot chase these
24 ATVs because they're afraid of a lawsuit
25 against them.
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1 I think Council should write a
2 letter to Senator Marty Flynn asking him to
3 look at legislation and see if we could get a
4 bill passed that will take the responsibility
5 away from the police officers if they chase an
6 ATV and somebody is injured or killed because
7 that's their fault.
8 They shouldn't be on the streets.
9 It's a safety issue. It's out of control.
10 They go by my house all of the time and it just
11 ridiculous. The city has to do something about
12 it. So I hope you get off your hands and
13 instead of sitting on your hands and do
14 something about this problem and write a letter
15 to Marty Flynn and see if he'll do something
16 about it. Marty is a good man. That's all I
17 have. Thank you for your time.
18 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Ron Ellman.
19 MR. ELLMAN: Hello, Council. I see
20 you didn't charge me for my long walk from the
21 back to here. Well, I assume nobody wishes to
22 find a worst Mayor that we got because I didn't
23 hear of one.
24 Last week when I protested the
25 misuse of our tax dollars all going downtown
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1 for the Mayor's corporate welfare program, I
2 was walking on North Main Sunday with my dog.
3 From -- almost from Market Street to the Toyota
4 dealer, half the sidewalks are gone or just --
5 you can't use them. You can't ride a bicycle
6 or anything on them.
7 Now, these little electric bikes are
8 in the street. This kid's about five years old
9 riding around. A little girl stopped a couple
10 weeks ago to play with my dog. I don't know,
11 she's on a scooter. There's two of them go by
12 the house, one got a seat on it. They ride in
13 the street like a vehicle.
14 Anyway, I guess she was like five,
15 six years old. Sunday, a little kid coming
16 towards me on a smaller electric bike, he had
17 to be going 50, went right through the
18 stoplight at Parker Street. You know, if he
19 hit somebody walking or crossing, the place is
20 full of kids. There's no insurance.
21 If they get hit on the school
22 grounds, the city is going to be responsible
23 for a victim. And you people don't do a thing
24 about all of the EVs. If you have to have a
25 license on a small scooter like I did on my
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1 Vespa, these machines either be licensed or
2 else they don't belong on sidewalks and they
3 don't belong in the street. They are not
4 supposed to be transportation to and from jobs.
5 But that's how it's turned into.
6 And when I was sitting there trying
7 to have a cocktail during the week, the Mayor
8 running for another term come up. I don't know
9 how this obstructionist wants the people in
10 this city want four more years. And it looks
11 like that's what we'll get.
12 You know, people stand here every
13 week talking and so forth. You people just
14 have forgotten about the population of this
15 city. You just don't do nothing for us. Why
16 can't you -- you gave this greedy bunch of
17 investors 2 million dollars in tax money.
18 Why can't people with a placard or
19 handicap plate park free downtown? There's not
20 a reason in the world. They try to milk the
21 last dollar out of handicap people because I
22 happen to talk to one that got a ticket because
23 they didn't know how to use the machine right
24 or something.
25 You're not helping the city. The
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1 parking situation isn't helping downtown.
2 There's people don't come because you have to
3 go to 7:00 now. I don't know. I just hope the
4 people of this city don't vote for a failure
5 which it seems like that's where we're going.
6 If I knew a few months ago no one --
7 there wasn't no competition for Miss Cognetti,
8 I would have thrown my hat in the ring because
9 I have access to the funding. This is
10 ridiculous. I went down last week going to the
11 Wal-Mart, Tish got a little girl waiving her
12 hands in front of a card table as her --
13 beginning of her running. This is terrible.
14 This whole thing is just turned out to a joke.
15 Thank you.
16 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Lee Morgan.
17 MR. MORGAN: Good evening, Council.
18 You know, in regards to the Mayor, you think
19 that the Republican candidate would challenge
20 her candidacy on the fact that she doesn't live
21 in the city and would hire a private
22 investigator to determine where she actually
23 lives and then challenge her placement on the
24 ballot and remove her.
25 Okay, so that's where I think we are
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1 on that. I just like to say that my case in
2 federal court against ECTV and the city is
3 proceeding forward. And ECTV admits that they
4 take money from the county and the city.
5 So I don't think there's going to be
6 any summary judgment against me at this point
7 because I don't know how they could possibly do
8 that. But like I said, I'm only a truck
9 driver. I only read law and do what I can.
10 But you know I had to do a letter brief to the
11 judge and explain to him that in Manhattan
12 versus Haddox, Justice Kavanaugh said that that
13 wasn't a blanket rule.
14 So he couldn't use that in this case
15 in regards ECTV and myself because the city and
16 the county are -- they're not parties in the
17 litigation at this point. Like I told you
18 before, I dropped them because it benefitted
19 me. But, you know, I had to do a brief in
20 support of my motion to compel because Attorney
21 Hinton and ECTV don't want to answer questions.
22 And the first 25 questions that I
23 gave them, they made dog meat out of them and
24 didn't really want to respond. And the judge
25 was upset with me because I told him that
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1 Attorney Hinton was an officer of the Court and
2 he didn't answer my questions properly.
3 And then I had to turn around and
4 file a motion to compel with my second group of
5 interrogatories. And you know what I find
6 extremely troubling is that you're a
7 legislative body. And we don't seem to be
8 legislating anything of any value and how the
9 Council allowed ECTV to become a government
10 channel which in the end it's not going to be
11 one, but to make a citizen my like myself go to
12 federal court and argue this point is
13 absolutely ridiculous because when you read
14 what the Congress and Senate did when they
15 created the public access channels, it was to
16 give residents a voice.
17 But the people that are so anti free
18 speech are all Democrats. And they've just
19 committed such heinous crimes against the
20 residents of our country. I mean, look at the
21 poor lady that was stabbed to death in the
22 North Carolina and the list goes on and on and
23 on of all of the illegals that crossed the
24 border killing people and robbing people and
25 destabilizing our country.
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1 This is all Democrats that did this
2 to us. There were no Republicans. And, I
3 mean, when you look at where we are now, our
4 water bills, our sewer bills, all the
5 government, you know, I'm getting ready to file
6 against the reassessment because that thing is
7 just beyond cooked.
8 I don't see how that thing could be
9 legal at all because none of it's legal. The
10 problem is, there is no group of citizens.
11 And when someone tells me they're a Democrat I
12 look at them and ask them why. They don't have
13 an answer why.
14 They can't tell you why they're a
15 Democrat. Why would anybody support the things
16 that the Democrats have done to our country.
17 It's just, like, the grant money. The grant
18 money, we need to stop spending grant money.
19 And we need to invite people in to have
20 discussions, real open discussions on what this
21 grant money is for and where it's going and
22 what it's going to accomplish.
23 I think the federal government needs
24 to end all the grant money because we just
25 wasted tons of it. And we have nothing of any
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1 benefit to show the residents.
2 I mean we -- I can't believe how
3 either ignorant or stupid Democrats are, okay.
4 Ignorant means you are not educated. But
5 stupid means that facts don't matter. And I
6 just think that this city has to realize that
7 this Mayor should not be retained.
8 I don't even see how she's on the
9 ballot. If somebody doesn't challenge her
10 candidacy and hire a private detective and
11 prove that she doesn't live here, they
12 shouldn't be on the ballot either.
13 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Ezra
14 Zvirblis.
15 MR. ZVIRBLIS: So first I would like
16 to present a petition I made for this. So my
17 name is Ezra Zvirblis. With me is my sister
18 Addie Zvirblis.
19 MS. ZVIRBLIS: Hello.
20 MR. ZVIRBLIS: And we wanted to talk
21 about the benefits of keeping roosters in
22 suburban homes.
23 MR. SMURL: Ezra, move a little
24 closer to the microphone. There you go.
25 MR. ZVIRBLIS: Last week when we got
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1 home from school we noticed a letter in the
2 mail stating that there's an ordinance
3 preventing us from keeping our pet roosters.
4 Because of this, my sister went across the
5 neighborhood collecting almost 100 signatures
6 for a petition to change this ordinance.
7 For this speech I want to provide
8 the benefits of keeping roosters in hopes that
9 you will allow us and future generations to
10 come a chance to keep these pets.
11 Roosters are more than just noisy
12 and aggressive birds. They are vigilant
13 guardians of their flock. With sharp eyes and
14 a protective instinct, they watch for predators
15 from hawks to neighborhood cats and sound the
16 alarm when something is wrong.
17 Their presence lowers stress among
18 hens who feel safer with a rooster nearby. A
19 protected flock, is a calm healthier flock.
20 Our particular breeds, the Americana and Easter
21 Eggers in particular are known for being less
22 aggressive and more manageable than other
23 breeds making them ideal for our family and
24 where safety and temperament matter.
25 Chickens love to scratch, peck, and
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1 eat bugs, and roosters are no exception.
2 Together with your hens they help control many
3 different gardens pests from ticks to beetles.
4 Their scratching also helps airate soil and
5 their droppings contribute to rich organic
6 compost.
7 With a rooster as part of your
8 flock, you're enhancing the natural cycle of
9 your yard and garden improving both soil's
10 health and biodiversity. Suburban homesteading
11 is on the rise and roosters play a key role in
12 that by maintaining your own flock and
13 collecting your own eggs, you reduce your
14 environmental footprint.
15 Breeds like the Americana and Easter
16 Egger not only lay beautiful colorful eggs
17 while also thrive in small scales sustainable
18 setups. Raising chickens especially with a
19 rooster also teaches us more about how farm
20 animals are raised. It's a step away from
21 industrial food systems and a step toward
22 reconnecting with nature.
23 Roosters offer a unique learning
24 opportunity for children and adults alike.
25 Observing flock dynamics like the white rooster
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1 breaks up fights between hens or calls the
2 flock to food and water can be incredibly
3 educational. Breeds like Easter Eggers and
4 Americanas are known for their docile behavior
5 making them great choices for families with
6 kids who want hands-on learning experiences.
7 I personally sometimes will invite
8 friends to come and learn more about my
9 roosters. Many backyard chicken keepers are
10 choosing to preserve heritage breeds or
11 maintain unique bloodlines. Roosters make that
12 possible. Americanas in particular are a
13 recognized breed with specific standards
14 including their icon muffs and beards.
15 Breeding them responsibly helps
16 preserve their genetic diversity and unique
17 traits, plus I can donate the eggs that are
18 laid to other neighbors who might want them.
19 Roosters are essential for natural flock
20 dynamics. They maintain order, protect hens
21 and even perform food calls and water calls to
22 care for the group.
23 A well-behaved Easter Egger rooster
24 contributes to a peaceful and operative flock.
25 The presence allows chickens to behave as they
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1 would in nature, something many backyard
2 keepers strive for. Yes, roosters crow. But
3 that doesn't have to be a deal breaker. Some
4 breeds including ours are quieter than others.
5 Roosters can be trained to crow less
6 frequently by keeping coops dark in the early
7 morning. We tolerate dogs, ATVs, social clubs,
8 fire trucks, the multiple nearby highways, the
9 frequent helicopter and plane landings and the
10 constant sound of gardening tools. Roosters
11 deserve the same level of understanding. Thank
12 you.
13 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Ezra and your
14 sister for coming.
15 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you.
16 MR. SMURL: Mr. King, will you give
17 that to Attorney Gilbride and perhaps he could
18 review it and we'll figure out what we're going
19 to do after that. Thank you. That is all for
20 our sign-in sheet. Anyone else wish to address
21 Council? Mr. Gilbride, if you'll review that
22 for us and perhaps next week give us an
23 opinion? Thank you.
24 MR. ARGENTA: That's a tough speech
25 to follow. Virgil Argenta, Scranton resident,
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1 City Council candidate. I would like to
2 present a proposal tonight to City Council to
3 honor the sacrifice of two fallen city heros
4 we're all familiar with, Officer John Wilding
5 722 and Firefighter Steve Sunday.
6 I would like to propose that we name
7 our skate parks or a park after each of them.
8 It would serve as a lasting tribute to the
9 bravery and dedication to our community. We
10 have the skate park on Jackson Street. We also
11 have -- I don't know if it's a city hall or a
12 neighborhood center on Bromley and Jackson
13 Street that is available.
14 And we'll soon have the new skate
15 park at Weston Field. Officer John Wilding
16 gave his life in the line of duty and
17 Firefighter Steve Sunday made the ultimate
18 sacrifice while serving during the Covid
19 pandemic.
20 By naming these parks after these
21 two brave men would ensure their memories live
22 on and inspire future generations. I believe
23 this would be a fitting way to recognize their
24 contributions and show our appreciation for
25 their service to the City of Scranton and its
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1 residents. I'd be happy to work in any way
2 with the City Council and the city
3 administration to make this proposal a reality.
4 AI, not in our backyard. Artificial
5 intelligence is growing nationwide and new AI
6 data centers may affect our community.
7 Council, will you be reviewing any current
8 zoning laws to ensure they address noise,
9 energy use and building codes for large scale
10 AI centers?
11 I urge the City Council to work with
12 relevant departments to confirm our regulations
13 are adequate so we're ready for the challenge
14 and opportunities these centers bring if it so
15 well happens they pick Scranton. These
16 facilities power essential tools every day but
17 also create challenges, including noise,
18 traffic, infrastructure strain, environmental
19 risk like air and water pollution.
20 Past decisions by this Council has
21 sometimes overlooked Scranton's best interest
22 highlighting the importance of careful review
23 and community feedback. For instance, a recent
24 report found that a single data center can use
25 as much water daily as a small town, hundreds
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1 of thousands of gallons that are crucial for
2 our households, emergency services, and even
3 our hospitals. If we experience a dry spell
4 during the summer like we have, residents may
5 be asked to ration water raising concerns about
6 whether our essential needs can be met.
7 Similarly, these centers require
8 substantial amounts of electricity placing a
9 further strain on our already ageing
10 infrastructure. During hot summer months we
11 are often asked again to curb our electricity
12 use due to grid overload.
13 The additional demand from AI
14 centers could exasperate this problem making
15 power shortages more likely in addition to
16 these resource concerns. AI centers also
17 produce significant noise and heat which may
18 negatively impact nearby neighborhoods.
19 Drawing these direct comparisons
20 highlight how the resource consumption of AI
21 facilities could compete with the everyday
22 needs of our community and underscores the
23 urgency of addressing these challenges before
24 moving forward with any new projects.
25 Emergency preparation is crucial,
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1 but we need to address specific gaps in our
2 city's safety. Are first responders equipped
3 for chemical leaks? Are communications systems
4 reliable during failure? Do we have enough
5 trained staff for fires or hazardous spills?
6 Ambulance response time has been an
7 issue lately. Will that be resolved? A
8 thorough review of emergency protocols and
9 regular training could help ensure our teams
10 are all ready for that situation. I ask for
11 transparency through impact studies and real
12 community input to ensure proper investment in
13 emergency services before approving any large
14 project.
15 I'm not against technology. I
16 support responsible growth that protects
17 neighborhoods, our neighbors, and ensures that
18 Scranton benefits fairly rather than being left
19 behind. To maximize the benefits of AI and
20 address its challenges, I ask this Council to
21 form a task force or study group, study these
22 issues and suggest proactive policies. This
23 will help Scranton stay ahead in the evolving
24 field of AI. Thank you, Council.
25 MR. SMURL: Thank you.
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1 MR. MANCINI: Good evening, Scranton
2 City Council, Mike Mancini, Scranton. Tonight
3 I will finally -- since -- sorry, since I will
4 finally hopefully have closure on Friday
5 regarding my son's unwanted death, tonight I
6 will talk about the opioid crisis here in
7 Scranton and Lackawanna County.
8 Everyone seems to know who has or is
9 being impacted by opioids. Everyone knows
10 someone who has passed away from fentanyl-laced
11 drugs. I know many including my only child
12 Christian who was an active Marine when he
13 passed away the day after his 26th birthday.
14 He had an ear procedure that went
15 horribly wrong in October of 2019, the
16 procedure ended up being four and a half hours
17 because an ENT ruptured his eardrum. They
18 ended up planting a piece of titanium to
19 stabilize his eardrum.
20 In April of 2020 he had a stroke.
21 I flew out to see him in the hospital until he
22 was released. He dropped me off at the airport
23 on April 27th, 2020. That would be the last
24 time I would see him alive. He passed away the
25 day after his 26th birthday. On day 90 during
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1 Covid, I reached out to NCIS Los Angeles Field
2 Service Supervisor told me that his autopsy
3 showed that it was fentanyl that caused his
4 death.
5 Words cannot describe the feeling of
6 losing your only child in this manner. I had
7 conversations with my son about listening to
8 doctors and taking your medicine as prescribed.
9 They weaned him off his meds. They never
10 addressed the migraine or the discomfort.
11 He trusted a fellow Marine who
12 introduced him to a civilian. I was at the
13 trial where the Defendant was found guilty. I
14 had to watch everything unfold in court
15 including a video of my son leaving the night
16 of his birthday which turned out to be a lethal
17 dose of a fake and dirty pill.
18 There are so many caring people here
19 in the Scranton, Lackawanna County, and
20 Northeastern Pennsylvania. Thank you to every
21 one of you by showing your support and kindness
22 over the years when you try to get closure. I
23 know firsthand after my son's passing, these
24 people are the fabric of our communities.
25 They know -- they all know somebody
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1 who passed away because of fake pills laced
2 with fentanyl or tranq. Part of me feels
3 guilty. I'll hopefully have closure at his
4 sentencing on Friday in San Diego for the
5 opioid crisis.
6 Here in Scranton we have the same
7 problems but to a lesser extent. However, the
8 problems that we do have are extended because
9 of changes made to our Scranton Police
10 Department over the last five years. I'm
11 hoping that one of City Council members would
12 ask the administration and our police
13 department the following.
14 At one time the Scranton Police
15 Department had 13 that focused only on drugs.
16 From what I understand from a very reliable
17 source, there are now only five. To me that's
18 very alarming because we embrace those who
19 choose to reside in our city from other states,
20 not all are bad by any means.
21 Most drug dealers and gang members
22 get their start, their so-called craft in other
23 states. They could care less about who they
24 impact. We had a pill press found in our city.
25 How many did that impact? How many people died
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1 from that pill press? I spoke with many
2 families since my only child's passing.
3 Not many get justice like our family
4 will receive. Not all drug dealers have burner
5 phones. The question I ask not only for myself
6 but for all the other families, friends,
7 neighbors, coworkers who lost somebody, the
8 same consequence are very simple.
9 How many Scranton Police -- how is
10 our Scranton Police Department changed in the
11 last five years dealing with drugs? Is it 13
12 or is it 5? How many have been prosecuted for
13 unwanted opioid-related deaths through the city
14 in the last five years? I know the answer.
15 But I need to ask it anyways. How
16 many people passed away since January 1st, 2020
17 due to opioids. Our citizens deserve answers
18 to these questions on behalf of them and our
19 future include -- which includes children we
20 heard from earlier. These are very important
21 questions. I would hopefully ask that you
22 please answer them tonight. Thank you.
23 MR. SMURL: Thank you.
24 MR. MCANDREW: Mr. Voldenberg, can
25 you inquire to the police department -- I know
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1 that after the horrific shooting of Officer
2 Gilmartin that through collaboration, three law
3 enforcement entities, the State Police, the
4 Lackawanna County Drug Task Force and the
5 Scranton Police Department joined forces and
6 worked together, you know, trying to eliminate
7 all the drug problems.
8 Now, I just want to know without
9 them disclosing their strategies which might
10 be, of course, confidential or sensitive; but
11 I'd like to know if that combined collaborative
12 law enforcement group is still pursuing or
13 still together working in tandem to eliminate
14 these problems.
15 MR. VOLDENBERG: I will, sir.
16 MR. MCANDREW: All right. Thank
17 you.
18 MR. LITTLE: Hello, Rik Little. I'd
19 like to see that independent artist who wrote
20 the song The Devil is a Democrat who surpassed
21 Cardi B in the marketplace. I'd like to see
22 that be the official City of Scranton song. I
23 don't know how to do that.
24 But anyway, we have a lot of
25 sunshine. And that's -- sunshine, the Sunshine
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1 Act, well, let me start with where we are. You
2 know, we live in a county that there is 77
3 counties in Pennsylvania and only 8 of them are
4 Home Rule Charter counties. Lackawanna became
5 a Home Rule Charter county in 1977 and the City
6 of Scranton became a Home Rule Charter city in
7 1976.
8 And I'm beginning to understand
9 after my talks with Tommy Culkin why his
10 favorite Mayor was Peters because he was the
11 Mayor at this time. I see everything changed
12 after this time. And we got a government that
13 is an unconstitutional government. It's
14 unequal. It's inequity, you know, and all of
15 this equality and equity stuff started in 1871.
16 That's about the fringe on the American flag.
17 Most of the judges are really
18 administrative judges. And court watching is
19 something I have been doing for 20 years, you
20 know, especially in New York Family Courts and
21 just going through Andrew Cuomo's Moreland
22 Commission where the person on the commission
23 was Loretta Lynch. I don't know, I don't want
24 to get into who she is on the tarmac with Bill
25 Clinton.
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1 But things are messed up in
2 government. We need sunshine which the word --
3 when a county or city become a Home Rule
4 Charter, it's based on the Sunshine Act. It
5 goes back to a case of Railroad v. Clinton
6 decided by a judge named Dillon, D-I-L-L-O-N,
7 in Iowa. That is the ruling thing.
8 But you try to look up the history
9 of anything around here it's gone. I mean, the
10 corporate records of Scranton have gone to
11 Lackawanna -- the suburb of Lackawanna, suburb
12 of Buffalo in Lackawanna and the train records
13 burned down in a building on Linden Street and
14 Forest.
15 And I had an awful time court
16 watching. And it doesn't make sense to me that
17 these judges and magistrates are paid three
18 times more than any major legislative or
19 executive figure in the county government and
20 certainly 15 times more than any of you.
21 And they could say, you know, get
22 out of my courtroom. You can't watch what they
23 do. I have been trying to get an appointment
24 with Judge Gibbons. I've been trying to get an
25 appointment with the DA. For years I've been
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1 trying to get the DA. We got three judges, you
2 know, Judge Jarbola and Judge Barrasse and now
3 Judge Powell who all were in the DA's Office
4 and the DA's Office is running Scranton Housing
5 Authority and people are being evicted.
6 And, you know, there's no
7 Certificate of Occupancy. When I came to this
8 body for help when they confiscated all of my
9 property, I mean, it should have been a breach
10 of contract, simple thing that I could go to
11 court. And I did go to court. I bought a
12 docket number.
13 And then the things that happened to
14 me in the Court, you know, the judge takes my
15 docket number away -- Judge Moyle, and combines
16 it with the eviction proceeding. People don't
17 have a chance. People in Park Gardens won't
18 have a chance when they're being evicted. And
19 we need sunshine.
20 We need open -- openness of -- so
21 people could see what's going on because it's
22 not coming through the newspaper. It's not
23 coming through WNEP or any of the television.
24 And people have no idea what's going on. I'm
25 running for Mayor. I think we need pride in
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1 every office.
2 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Anyone else
3 wish to --
4 MR. COYNE: Good evening, Council,
5 Tom Coyne, Minooka. Interesting to see in the
6 paper that our hometown boy, our hometown hero
7 wanted to make everything here wonderful is
8 going and putting the Biden Library in
9 Delaware. I guess he really didn't want people
10 to come to Scranton and boost us up.
11 I guess he wasn't that hometown hero
12 that we expected when he left in his early
13 teens to spend 50 years in Delaware. I guess
14 we went through a lot of rigamarole to put
15 signs and welcoming and kissing for a man who
16 just said, thank you, but my hometown is
17 Delaware. I only said Scranton because it
18 politically felt good.
19 But we bought it and we have a
20 highway. We have a city street named after it
21 but we don't have the money for a presidential
22 library. Moving on, Lackawanna Avenue, we have
23 that before us for grants, all well and great.
24 Talk about the walkability study.
25 It's funny in the walkability study
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1 was we were supposed to have another meeting
2 six months later. I guess that didn't happen
3 because at the walkability study, there were a
4 lot of uncomfortable questions that were not
5 answered that could not be answered. They were
6 put on the floor that were tried to be shut
7 down.
8 And then once everything was said
9 and done, they said, not a problem. We'll go
10 and we'll have a second meeting beforehand.
11 Well, I guess we're going to do all the funding
12 and get everything rolling and have everything
13 on paper before we actually have a meeting for
14 the public because once again, it doesn't
15 matter what the public says.
16 Now to move on tonight, I have a
17 lovely selection here which is put out for
18 everyone to hear. It's a little political
19 satire and I hope you enjoy it.
20 "I know I should have stopped it. I
21 said it all along, my family, oh, they
22 counseled me. Obviously it was wrong. I filed
23 faulty papers, tried to sweep it under the rug,
24 how dare people hold me accountable. They
25 really are the thugs. They really are the
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1 thugs. They really are the thugs.
2 I can't hold back and I was weak. I
3 don't like when the people speak. So for me
4 they created this new song, for me they created
5 this new song. John Q public took a turn to
6 speak. I could not hold it down. As he turned
7 to walk away, I whispered out this sound,
8 whispered out this sound.
9 I turned to whisper with the mic
10 turned on. They are acting just like kids.
11 Ignorant of all my chains is exactly what I
12 did. I won't respond to anything. I promise
13 to do what's right. But like the rules in my
14 own world, it's from a prior night.
15 I would say vote for me. I stand
16 for you and snatch the wrong from right.
17 Holding to my own word is not happening
18 tonight. I need your vote. I need to pass.
19 So please ignore this song. Reelect me to this
20 seat so I can do what's wrong. Reelect my
21 rubber stamp so I could continue to be wrong.
22 That is available at
23 AFG-media.ussmural-song. It's created -- it
24 was created by me and it's under creative
25 comments. No copyright. Use it as you will.
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1 Have at it. Thank you and have a good night.
2 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Anyone else?
3 MS. GILMARTIN: Good evening, my
4 name is Celeste Gilmartin. My concern is with
5 the zoning board laws and how they're being
6 enforced.
7 MR. SMURL: Did you say Celeste?
8 MS. GILMARTIN: Celeste Gilmartin.
9 MR. SMURL: Gilmartin, thank you.
10 MS. GILMARTIN: So in April, the
11 zoning board closed down an airbnb that was
12 considered a business up on our mountain --
13 East Mountain in Scranton where our zoning does
14 not permit businesses. That was in April and
15 he's still running the business. And I was
16 just wondering what the procedure is.
17 MR. SMURL: Everyone is pretty much
18 keeping a close eye on it. If I could have
19 Attorney Gilbride give you -- bring you
20 up-to-date on what we know about it on your
21 time; is that okay?
22 MS. GILMARTIN: Yes.
23 MR. SMURL: Okay. Attorney
24 Gilbride?
25 ATTY. GILBRIDE: Thank you. Mrs.
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1 Gilmartin, at the behest of the members of
2 Council, I was asked to look into this issue as
3 they have been aware of it for some time. City
4 did as I'm sure you're aware, they did cite the
5 property owner. That was then forwarded to the
6 district justice's office which is the
7 appropriate path for that to take.
8 From there it has to be served on
9 the person -- the property owner. That service
10 has not been made to date, can't find the
11 person apparently. However, I'm told as of
12 Friday when I had the conversation with the
13 legal department that they feel confident of
14 their ability to get that served forthwith.
15 I guess there is new information
16 that came out that they have. Once that's done
17 following the procedures, there will be a
18 hearing before the district justice. The
19 district justice will then have to issue an
20 order.
21 MS. GILMARTIN: So he's just allowed
22 to run it until he has another hearing.
23 ATTY. GILBRIDE: As of this point he
24 has not been served. Although we can assume
25 that he probably knows because I'm sure it's
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1 spoken about in the public.
2 MS. GILMARTIN: Are there any
3 penalties for him to --
4 ATTY. GILBRIDE: That would be up to
5 the district justice.
6 MS. GILMARTIN: Okay, so --
7 ATTY. GILBRIDE: And again, this is
8 just procedural due process. He has not been
9 served. So at this point there's the case --
10 he has not been given this notice that there's
11 a case against him. And so they have to follow
12 the rules.
13 MS. GILMARTIN: So the zoning on
14 East Mountain is I believe we're zoned as a six
15 which does not allow businesses or long -- or
16 short-term rentals. There's a hole bunch of
17 them starting to pop up. Nothing seems to be
18 done about it. Across the street from that
19 particular house, the airbnb, there is another
20 short-term rental.
21 And they -- I was just wondering, I
22 actually saw the zoning board car going around
23 but I don't see him stopping anywhere.
24 MR. MCANDREW: You mean code
25 enforcement?
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1 MS. GILMARTIN: Is that what it was,
2 code enforcement?
3 MR. SMURL: Blue and white cars?
4 MS. GILMARTIN: Yes.
5 MR. SMURL: Yeah, that's code
6 enforcement.
7 MR. MCANDREW: Can you provide the
8 address to Mr. Voldenberg of the other airbnb
9 across the street?
10 MS. GILMARTIN: Yes, I believe
11 it's --
12 MR. MCANDREW: We'll alert code
13 enforcement.
14 MR. KING: It's an airbnb.
15 MS. GILMARTIN: No, that's not.
16 That's just a short-term rental.
17 MR. KING: Well, I believe they -- I
18 believe they are allowed. We'll have to
19 double-check the zoning on that. But they have
20 to live there six months of the year and then
21 they could rent for six months of the year.
22 MS. GILMARTIN: But they don't. I
23 believe it's a realty company that's leasing it
24 out.
25 MR. KING: Well, if that's the case,
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1 yeah, absolutely.
2 MS. GILMARTIN: And it's very
3 neglected. I mean, there's weeds growing up
4 past the windows. And, you know, there's been
5 some trouble with some of the people that he
6 leased it to, criminal things happening there.
7 So -- so our zone six, so I believe that at one
8 time we were a zone eight. Am I wrong about
9 that?
10 MR. KING: We were rezoned. When
11 did we do that, two years ago?
12 MR. MCANDREW: 2022.
13 MR. SCHUSTER: One is R-8 and the
14 other is R6.
15 MR. KING: We're R6.
16 MR. SCHUSTER: I believe R6 is the
17 majority of the mountain. Below Wintermantle
18 is R8.
19 MS. GILMARTIN: So these -- so they
20 are illegal and they will be taken care of?
21 MR. KING: Airbnbs are not
22 permitted.
23 MS. GILMARTIN: What about the
24 short-term rentals?
25 MR. KING: Short-term rentals I
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1 believe are. We'll have to double-check that.
2 MS. GILMARTIN: Even with absentee
3 owners?
4 MR. KING: Excuse me?
5 MS. GILMARTIN: Even with absentee
6 owners they are still allowed?
7 MR. KING: The rules associated with
8 that are, I believe, the owner has to live in
9 the house for six months and they could rent it
10 for six months. For instance, like, if
11 somebody is -- they go to Florida all winter
12 and they want to rent their place.
13 Now, whether those rules are being
14 followed is another thing. So that is
15 something that we absolutely have to look into.
16 Yeah, I believe that's --
17 MR. MCANDREW: You still need a
18 petition -- you still need to go before zoning
19 for a special exception to actually operate.
20 And then it's in their hands if they are going
21 to deny it or not. I know the property you are
22 speaking of was denied and they never appealed
23 it. So it comes -- and there's a process like
24 Solicitor Gilbride just explained.
25 It might not be fast enough for us
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1 and I agree. But at this point, I mean, they
2 are breaking the ordinance. So, I mean, I
3 believe that code enforcement should, you know,
4 keep their eye on it. If they are still
5 operating they should be cited again.
6 I'm not a legal expert by no means
7 but I was thrilled to hear today before the
8 meeting that this was in process which means
9 it's being followed through. And it's
10 unfortunate it's not quick enough and this
11 person still continues to break the law or the
12 ordinance.
13 That's unfortunate. But that, you
14 know, I think we need to alert code enforcement
15 about the property across the street to check
16 it out, you know, and this -- and alert them to
17 the fact that they are still operating. The
18 responsibility is on them.
19 I don't want to sound like I'm
20 pushing the buck. We share the same concerns
21 as you do. And do you know how many people
22 approach us about whether they -- they call
23 them airbnbs -- that's how they're listed or
24 short-term rentals. We hear it not just from
25 your part of the city, we hear it from all
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1 over. And I just think we have to get a better
2 handle on it obviously.
3 MS. GILMARTIN: So we have -- do
4 they have -- do the owners have to have, like,
5 background checks on these people?
6 MR. MCANDREW: I don't believe
7 that's the case. We need to be fair across the
8 city. So I think we might have to take a look
9 at how it's, you know, how it's read or written
10 in the ordinance and take another look at it
11 because obviously it's not working.
12 MS. GILMARTIN: Right.
13 MR. MCANDREW: It's still a problem.
14 MS. GILMARTIN: Right. Yeah, our
15 neighborhood is changing up there. I mean, it
16 used to be, you know, you'd feel safe walking
17 down the street and everybody was friendly.
18 And now they have these people that have dark
19 curtains over their windows and weeds growing
20 all over the place.
21 So we're wondering are they drug
22 dealers? Are they -- you know, who are they?
23 Do they have any background checks on them.
24 MR. MCANDREW: I don't believe
25 that's done. That's not --
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1 MR. SMURL: I don't know. We really
2 don't --
3 MS. GILMARTIN: So I guess it's
4 something --
5 MR. SMURL: We know as much as you
6 do. We see it advertised airbnb, puts the
7 address and there you have it. So it is being
8 operated according to the advertisement. But
9 it is in process and that's all we can do.
10 It's totally up the magistrate at this point.
11 MS. GILMARTIN: Okay.
12 MR. SMURL: All right.
13 MR. KING: One thing I would ask is
14 if we could reach out to code enforcement if
15 they could go in -- actually actively have
16 somebody go into the airbnb site and just
17 search potential airbnbs throughout the city as
18 if they are a customer looking to, you know,
19 wanting to stay there and then take a look at
20 the associated zoning to see if they are
21 permitted.
22 And if they are permitted,
23 furthermore, did they actually follow through
24 the proper process to become certified to do
25 that, did they go to zoning or what have you.
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1 MR. VOLDENBERG: I will, Mr. King.
2 DR. ROTHCHILD: (Inaudible.) --
3 police and then as we get closer to it. And
4 then also background checks aren't required.
5 You have to give them, like, your license
6 information. They have to verify who you are
7 so they do have that information in case there
8 is, you know, an issue that takes place or a
9 crime or anything.
10 Police, yeah, and then, you know,
11 you could have like reviews based on yourself
12 as someone who has gone to airbnbs from other
13 places or, you know, you also look for places
14 that there are reviews that the person has, the
15 renter. So that's --
16 MS. GILMARTIN: Okay. Well, thank
17 you. I'm glad to hear you are really taking
18 care of it.
19 MR. SCHUSTER: With this particular
20 property, zoning denied them on April 7th.
21 MS. GILMARTIN: Yes.
22 MR. SCHUSTER: They were attempting
23 to serve them for an August 28th hearing that
24 never occurred because the individual --
25 MS. GILMARTIN: Right. And they had
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1 a hearing but they didn't show up.
2 MR. SCHUSTER: Correct. So there is
3 a new hearing date. It's towards the end of
4 October. They are going to make that attempt
5 to serve them. And the zoning closed them down
6 or denied them for several issues that they had
7 at the time. I believe one of them was the six
8 month rule that they have to live in the home
9 at six months.
10 But moving forward I do believe we
11 have to look into our ordinance. And if we
12 need updates and amendments to it, move from
13 there. But this case here may be one of those
14 that sets that ball rolling if it already
15 hasn't, which I believe it has.
16 MS. GILMARTIN: Yes, thank you.
17 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Anyone else?
18 MR. VOLDENBERG: FIFTH ORDER. 5-A.
19 MOTIONS.
20 MR. SMURL: Mr. King, do you have
21 any motions or comments?
22 MR. KING: Just a few comments. An
23 individual said they speak to Democrats and
24 they don't know what they believe in. Well,
25 I'm a Democrat. I believe in the Constitution.
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1 I believe in the rule of law. I believe in
2 doing what we can to help the poor, respecting
3 women, respecting every citizen no matter what
4 their background is. I'm against illegal
5 immigration. But I support the opportunity for
6 people to assimilate in this country.
7 I'm for lower taxes for the middle
8 and lower income and higher taxes for
9 billionaires. There's a lot of things I'm for.
10 I'm not going to sit here and go through the
11 litany of things. But, yeah, and there's a lot
12 of things that I'm not for that the other side
13 is for. And we get to watch that every day on
14 television. So that's all I have to say about
15 that. Thank you.
16 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Mr. King.
17 Mr. Schuster, do you have any motions or
18 comments?
19 MR. SCHUSTER: Yeah, a few comments.
20 We did get a list of some of the stormwater
21 projects that are going to be going on in the
22 city. They are going to be clearing out Lindy
23 Creek, which is off of Frink Street, some of
24 the debris that's in there as well as cleaning
25 out a storm pipe in Keyser Valley.
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1 So some of those Keyser Valley
2 projects are going to be starting if they
3 haven't already. Also, the phase one of
4 Fawnwood is going out to bid. So those
5 projects should be starting to go out to bid
6 and secure contractors for those when it comes
7 to stormwater.
8 And many of the North Scranton
9 stormwater projects are going to be starting as
10 well. So I'm glad to hear that those projects
11 are beginning and bids are being secured.
12 Quite a bit of money went into the stormwater
13 and 23 million dollars of that stormwater money
14 was coming -- comes from ARPA -- ARPA funding.
15 So it's good to see those projects
16 beginning to occur. I had a few pending
17 concerns from residents, one being on Cottage
18 Avenue and the other one on Van Buren. I sent
19 them over a day or so ago. And then one of the
20 other things is I was looking for an update on
21 Dorothy Street.
22 So we haven't heard anything back
23 officially on what's occurring Dorothy Street,
24 Mr. Voldenberg?
25 MR. VOLDENBERG: No, we haven't, but
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1 I'll contact the water company in the morning
2 and get a direct status.
3 MR. SCHUSTER: Okay. Thank you very
4 much. I want to let the rest of the Council
5 members know last year in the capital budget we
6 did amend the wording in the capital budget to
7 make sure that the fire station Engine 10 on
8 East Mountain had the language of Engine 10.
9 This year there is a paragraph in
10 the capital budget that gives a little bit of
11 history of Engine 10. But it doesn't state the
12 location. So I just want to make a friendly
13 amendment as we approve the capital budget and
14 move forward with that that we make sure that
15 language is again in it this year.
16 MR. KING: Absolutely.
17 MR. SCHUSTER: And then when it
18 comes to the SRA, I was happy to see the
19 Director of the SRA come in tonight and explain
20 some of the things that are going on there with
21 their projects, to hear some of those funding
22 sources which are mostly ARPA funding sources
23 and how they're pursuing some of those
24 projects.
25 We did get a copy of their meeting
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1 minutes. So can we please ask the
2 administration that those meeting minutes go up
3 onto the city website so they are viewable for
4 the public? I think a lot of confusion
5 occurred with residents and ourselves not
6 knowing exactly what was going on with the
7 Redevelopment Authority.
8 And then I did ask Miss Martindale
9 tonight for a copy of their budget as well as
10 their audited financial statements if we could
11 just secure those from the SRA Director.
12 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll be sure to get
13 them.
14 MR. SCHUSTER: All right. Thank you
15 very much. That's all.
16 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Mr. Schuster.
17 Dr. Rothchild, do you have any motions or
18 comments?
19 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes, I do. Thank
20 you. First, I wanted to have us reach out to
21 American Water. They had given us a list of
22 their projects for the season. And I wanted to
23 get updates on which ones were completed, which
24 ones were still ongoing. There are -- several
25 roads around the city that still have not been
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1 completed.
2 And before we know it, it will be
3 cold and they'll say that they can't until the
4 spring. So I want to make sure that some of
5 those major projects are completed. And I'm
6 not sure which ones are American Water projects
7 or if there other utility companies involved.
8 But I know some of the ones that
9 come to mind are along North Webster Avenue in
10 the hill, North Main Avenue in North Scranton
11 and Pittston Avenue in South Side are some of
12 them that come to mind. So if we could check
13 in on those projects and ask that they send us
14 updates on all the ones that they worked on.
15 MR. VOLDENBERG: (Inaudible.)
16 DR. ROTHCHILD: I greatly appreciate
17 it. Thank you. And I have another question
18 for Parks and Rec this week, something that
19 came up from a citizen who has a child with
20 autism. And they were wondering about what
21 parks we have in the city that are gated.
22 So I know that some of them are but
23 not all of them. And I was wondering if we
24 would be able to get a list of which ones are
25 gated and secure for children who might have a
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1 habit of running out of a park.
2 For example, Robinson Park that I
3 mentioned that I went to recently does have a
4 gate around, but it's not complete. There are
5 sections of it that it's not fully encapsulated
6 around the park, so wanted to find out some
7 more about which ones are gated for that family
8 and for others who might be wondering about
9 that too.
10 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll get that
11 information, Dr. Rothchild.
12 DR. ROTHCHILD: Thank you. And I
13 received a complaint about a property that's
14 at 1428-1430 Linden Street that has pretty tall
15 grass and there's been multiple complaints over
16 the summer about it. And I believe they did
17 have at least one warning or a yellow door tag.
18 But the residents are saying that
19 nothing further was done about it. It still
20 has not been addressed.
21 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll follow up.
22 DR. ROTHCHILD: Thank you. And
23 lastly, I just wanted to address the young man
24 Evan who had spoken earlier along with the
25 young lady who joined him at the podium. I was
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1 really impressed to hear him speak. He had a
2 really well-prepared speech and was well-spoken
3 and clearly very passionate about roosters.
4 And I learned a lot about roosters just in his
5 five minute speech and equally impressed with
6 the amount of signatures that they obtained.
7 So they really worked hard to bring
8 that to us and I want to make sure that we
9 really take into consideration. I have had
10 other people bring concerns to me of the number
11 of chickens in our ordinance. I think it's a
12 maximum of, like, two that people are allowed
13 to have, so to be able to increase that amount
14 of chickens.
15 So while we're examining the
16 ordinance and the possibility of roosters if
17 maybe that is also a consideration that Council
18 takes or begins to discuss. That's all that I
19 have. Thank you.
20 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Dr.
21 Rothchild. Mr. McAndrew, do you have any
22 motions or comments?
23 MR. MCANDREW: Yeah, I got a couple.
24 So before I report out on previous inquiries
25 that I asked for, I too am having a problem
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1 with the ATVs and the electric bikes. I know I
2 was here a few years ago when we amended the
3 ordinance. And I remember being told that
4 they, you know, okay, they don't want to chase
5 them and I get that. Somebody could get
6 seriously hurt.
7 But I remember from the Chief I
8 believe he said there would be a strategy of
9 like I'm trying to remember. It was
10 triangulate the use -- using the use of cameras
11 that are throughout the city where, you know,
12 maybe they see one running -- riding down
13 Lackawanna Avenue and through the command
14 center they could radio ahead and maybe catch
15 them instead of chasing them.
16 I remember that as a strategy. I
17 don't know if that is still utilized for it or
18 if it has worked. And then I also remember the
19 change in the ordinance. We pretty much follow
20 the state one. So the state one said -- and I
21 think we adopted almost all of it that, you
22 know, they're not allowed obviously.
23 But they could be seized. They
24 could be impounded. If the owner is convicted,
25 the Court could order seizure of, sale of,
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1 destruction of the illegal ATV. They should be
2 registered with the Pennsylvania -- must
3 register with the Department of Conversion and
4 Natural Resources. All riders and passengers,
5 you know, if they are legal -- legally
6 registered should wear helmets.
7 I don't see any of that. And I'll
8 be honest with you -- and then the one I have
9 trouble with but, you know, it's part of the
10 new state law we adopted it that said there's a
11 specific ordinance preventing the dispersement
12 of gasoline into a running ATV on a city
13 street, which means we are putting the
14 responsibility on, you know, maybe some 16, 17
15 year old kid working at a convenient or
16 filling this that we, you know, we empower them
17 to make that decision.
18 I never understand how that would
19 work. In addition, and I think this is the
20 same thing. The electric bike to me is the
21 same thing. I too have seen them on Main
22 Avenue. I drive from West Scranton to North
23 Scranton every day to work back and forth.
24 All right. I don't see ATVs every
25 day, but on occasion more than previous years.
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1 But I'm seeing a ton of these little electric
2 bikes with little kids on it. I don't know if
3 I saw a five year old. That scares me if a
4 five year old is riding around without any
5 supervision but, you know, 11.
6 And, you know, I'm old enough to
7 remember to be mindful of cyclist where they
8 used to use their arm and they'd follow the
9 rules and just a regular cyclist. I remember
10 seeing that growing up. And, you know, you
11 were cognizant, you know, you rode on the
12 sidewalk versus the street.
13 But these kids are darting in and
14 out on these electric bikes. They're not
15 looking. There's no helmets. And they are not
16 paying attention. It's almost like a game when
17 there is two of them. So, Solicitor Gilbride,
18 I mean, I think we need to take a look at this
19 ordinance again because I know we changed it a
20 couple years ago.
21 It doesn't seem to be working. So
22 if something is not working, of course, we
23 should take a look at it and see if there is
24 anything we could do, you know, and outside of,
25 you know, the liability issues and I get that.
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1 But if there is any other way that we could
2 attack this, because it's a public safety
3 issue, let's face it, especially with the
4 little kids on these bikes. And they are all
5 over the place.
6 I see them almost daily, you know,
7 maybe until, you know, the weather starts
8 getting cold but someone is going to get hurt
9 and then whose fault is it; you know what I
10 mean? I don't want to read in the paper that,
11 you know, an 11 year old got killed on an
12 electric bike without a helmet and, you know,
13 we didn't even attempt to look at how to police
14 this or control it because they're gaining
15 popularity.
16 So if you could please look into
17 that, you know, reach out and talk to the city
18 about it, the plan that's in place that we
19 changed to is it working, okay, Solicitor
20 Gilbride? Thank you. So last week I asked
21 about -- I inquired about -- and this is
22 another big problem throughout the city, people
23 parking on sidewalks and in their yards.
24 All right. It's a huge problem
25 throughout the city. I know people own more
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1 cars than they did 10, 20, 30 years ago. I get
2 that. But they are becoming a safety issue.
3 So since I inquired about it, the response I
4 got from administration is the SPD was notified
5 of the issue. So since between last week and
6 this week, a resident said, again, you know,
7 the 600 block of Harrison on the odd side
8 parked on the sidewalks where all of these cars
9 are, but the court behind it has garages and
10 other parking spots.
11 So I don't understand. So, you
12 know, I try to sympathize as much as I can with
13 the residents that have nowhere to park on a
14 narrow street. I get it. So can you just
15 forward this additional concern to the police
16 department or through 311, whatever avenue you
17 have to take? All right?
18 MR. VOLDENBERG: I will, Mr.
19 McAndrew.
20 MR. MCANDREW: Thank you. So again,
21 the legislation we're going to move forward --
22 we already introduced it was, it was the grant
23 application for, you know, the Lackawanna
24 Avenue for the streetscape, the sidewalks, and
25 part of the stormwater and curbing issues that
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1 are related to that.
2 It was a lot of money. It was 1.2
3 million. I know it's ARPA money. But I know
4 there was a walkability study. And I know they
5 only had one meeting and they were supposed to
6 have more than two and entertain some ideas and
7 criticisms.
8 But I remember the one that I had
9 the biggest problem with was changing the light
10 to stop signs four ways on Lackawanna Avenue
11 and most of downtown. That never made any
12 sense to me. And we talked about safety and I
13 know they're putting bike lanes in and what
14 about the poor handicap they have trouble, you
15 know, they wait for that button.
16 They might get 11 seconds. How many
17 seconds are you going to get with a stop sign
18 and, you know what, God forbid the poor people
19 with sight problems trying to navigate through
20 downtown. So I was afraid and, you know, and I
21 hate to be that guy, but I was afraid that that
22 piece of it was embedded in this legislation
23 and I just didn't see it.
24 So I wanted confirmation and asked
25 last week, hey, 5-F because it's a lot of money
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1 is somehow, you know, removing the lights and
2 changing them to stop signs embedded in this
3 because it's part of the walkability study.
4 So I was, of course, I got a
5 response that traffic signals are no part of
6 this application. So what does that mean? I
7 don't know if it's coming in another piece of
8 legislation a week from now, a month from now.
9 I don't know. I still don't like it.
10 So you could thank administration.
11 You could thank them for the response. But I
12 would like to expand on my question if that
13 piece of the walkability study that they were
14 in favor of is there any legislation that we
15 don't know about that might be forthcoming
16 removing the lights and changing them to stop
17 signs because there was like Mr. Coyne said,
18 there was no other meetings to -- followup to
19 decide if that's even a strategy.
20 I don't want to wait for it to just
21 be entered into legislation. I'd like to know
22 ahead of time if that's going to be part of the
23 project.
24 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll ask those
25 questions.
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1 MR. MCANDREW: Thank you. And what
2 else do I have? I think that's it. That's all
3 I have. Thanks.
4 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Mr. McAndrew.
5 The first issue was up on East Mountain
6 resident's concern about a swale that was put
7 in at the top of the mountain to catch
8 stormwater. I believe our DPW did it and put a
9 couple pieces across driveways or entrance
10 roads.
11 They were concerned about a
12 hazardous situation. So I went up and looked
13 at it. And it is not a very safe situation.
14 It's just a big trench dug at the side of the
15 road. My concern was wearing away from the
16 road being so close with water running through
17 it the road may collapse or if it underwashes
18 it.
19 So I did ask for a meeting with our
20 Business Administrator, Eileen Cipriani. And I
21 asked her if our DPW could go back up there and
22 put in a perforated -- the perforated
23 corrugated piping and tie it in from where they
24 went to the driveways and tie it in across the
25 entire area they put a swale in and then cover
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1 it either with crushed stone or gravel to level
2 it back off with the street.
3 So we will still get the same
4 effect. We will catch the water, but it will
5 not be a swale in the side of the road. I
6 thought we were trying to eliminate those. I
7 know the one going up Elm Street when you are
8 going up you turn left, you turn right and you
9 turn left again, you come down there and it's
10 very dangerous.
11 So I hope that our engineer comes
12 back because it was sent to him and that they
13 will just put the pipe underground and then
14 cover it. And I believe our DPW can do that
15 because they did what I believe was the first
16 stage of it. So hopefully they will get that
17 covered up.
18 Also, last week Norma Jeffries asked
19 about sidewalks in the city are people required
20 to have them. So according to our construction
21 code that we use in the City of Scranton, it
22 states that you must provide a path to your
23 front door. And that is it, no sidewalks on
24 the sides, no sidewalks to the rear. So,
25 Norma, no, nobody has to put sidewalks in.
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1 MR. MCANDREW: How old is that
2 ordinance?
3 MR. SMURL: This is not an
4 ordinance. This is actually our construction
5 code that we had that we go by it. It was
6 three years ago I believe. The problem being,
7 I know if you go up on River Street, the last
8 block going up there is all stone.
9 And there would be absolutely no way
10 to do it. That would be a hardship because it
11 would be thousands of dollars just cutting it.
12 But according to the code that we use,
13 construction code that we use, it is not
14 mandated. So they don't have to do it.
15 Also, on the board of directors met
16 actually yesterday we met for the Scranton
17 Parking system. And the bond closing was
18 August 8th, Series A bonds, 23,530,000,
19 interest rate was 6.447. That is the tax
20 exempt bonds.
21 The Series B bonds, the 360,000,
22 that was 6.25 and they are taxable. And the
23 Series C bonds, 4,640,000. And that rate is
24 7.75. That is also tax exempt. Also, on the A
25 bonds, there will be no interest until February
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1 1st of 2026 so that we could fully fund the
2 debt service back up to $185,000 plateau and
3 pay off the B bonds by August of 2026.
4 And in our capital reserve, there is
5 $215,000. And in the debt service reserve
6 there is $210,000. That was the parking
7 agreement that I agreed to go to every month
8 and update everyone with what's actually
9 happening because for years we sold the Parking
10 Authority and nobody knew what was going on.
11 But as long as I'm invited, I will
12 go and report back every month what is
13 happening. Also while I was there, I did
14 request a meeting to ask them for basically for
15 exception between the hours of 5 and 7 p.m. in
16 front of City Hall and in Dix Court behind City
17 Hall.
18 Anytime there is a meeting at City
19 Council, any type of meeting that someone has
20 to come here into City Hall after 5 p.m., I
21 don't believe we should force them to pay until
22 7 p.m. We're making people come down here to
23 the Appeals Board meetings and we're charging
24 them.
25 And it's never been like that. So
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1 they agreed to a meeting. And I don't know how
2 they would do it. But I asked them if they
3 would look into it and consider it. So they
4 said they would and I will be meeting with them
5 to see if we could actually do that.
6 Also I met with Julie Schumacher
7 Cohen from the University of Scranton again
8 same as I did last year about their donation
9 and their economic impact on the City of
10 Scranton. Last year I did get all of the
11 numbers of every penny they paid in taxes.
12 This year they provided me with this
13 book. I got -- all of the Council people
14 should have it. I gave everybody one of these.
15 And Mr. Voldenberg will put the website on the
16 back of here on our website so anyone can
17 access that.
18 You could see this book. It tells
19 you right to the dollar every penny of taxes
20 they paid. It's all in here. So there are no
21 more guesses because there are a lot of things
22 I was told over the years that they don't pay
23 taxes on their restaurants and they don't pay
24 taxes on empty parking lots. They do and it's
25 all in here.
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1 So if anybody would like to see
2 that, I believe, Mr. Voldenberg, will that be
3 available tomorrow?
4 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll have that
5 placed on the website tomorrow.
6 MR. SMURL: Okay, so that anyone
7 will be able to see it. And that -- that is
8 it.
9 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-B. FOR
10 INTRODUCTION - AN ORDINANCE - AMENDING CHAPTER
11 379 OF CITY CODE ("SECONDHAND GOODS AND
12 DEALERS") TO EXPLICITLY AUTHORIZE REQUIRING
13 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION AND TO
14 UPDATE OTHER LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT
15 PROVISIONS.
16 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll
17 entertain a motion that Item 5-B be introduced
18 into its proper committee.
19 MR. MCANDREW: So moved.
20 MR. KING: Second.
21 MR. SMURL: On the question? So on
22 the question, this will require businesses such
23 as pawn shops or people that deal in used
24 items, it will require them to upload all of
25 this information, the sales information into a
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1 database because what's currently happening now
2 is they are required to report this. But what
3 they do is, they may print out 2, 3,000
4 receipts and take it down to the Scranton
5 Police Department and drop off 3,000 pages for
6 us to enter it.
7 I don't believe that's the way to do
8 it. We are probably one of the last people
9 that still do it. So that is what this
10 ordinance is all about. And I spoke with Chief
11 Carroll and he said that the police department
12 will go to each of these businesses and they
13 will teach them how to get onto that site and
14 they'll explain every step of the way, the
15 entire procedure and show them what this is all
16 about.
17 So this will -- this is done
18 everywhere else. And, I mean, why would you
19 drop off 3,000 receipts when you could just
20 enter it into a database and that's what this
21 is all about. All those in favor of
22 introduction signify by saying aye.
23 MR. KING: Aye.
24 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.
25 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.
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1 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.
2 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes
3 have it and so moved.
4 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-C. FOR
5 INTRODUCTION - AN ORDINANCE - AUTHORIZING
6 ENTRY-LEVEL EMPLOYMENT IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
7 WITHOUT COMPETITION UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS
8 AFFECTING PUBLIC SAFETY.
9 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll
10 entertain a motion that Item 5-C be introduced
11 into its proper committee.
12 MR. MCANDREW: So moved.
13 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.
14 MR. SMURL: On the question?
15 MR. SCHUSTER: On the question, Mr.
16 Voldenberg, can we just ask the administration
17 this is just for officers to start who have
18 already had some of this training and Act 120
19 and when these officers -- if they are to
20 start, would they be regular full-time
21 officers?
22 And then would the city still be --
23 if they don't already have their civil service
24 testing, would the city still be considering
25 testing as part of the vetting process?
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1 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll ask both
2 questions.
3 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you.
4 MR. KING: On the question, I'm
5 going to call the Chief. I have a few
6 questions I would like to ask him. And if
7 anybody wants to, you know, if you think of
8 anything if you want to e-mail it to me, I'll
9 be glad to ask the Chief those questions.
10 So I'm going to vote for
11 introduction. I just want to make sure we're
12 doing everything properly.
13 MR. SCHUSTER: Yeah, I'm going to
14 vote for introduction as well. I just want to
15 make sure that we're, you know, in some cities
16 they could hire the officers; but as they move
17 up the ranks they would still need to complete
18 that civil service testing and still keep them
19 as part of the vetting.
20 MR. SMURL: All right. So I did
21 meet to -- to speak with the Chief only because
22 of these two, for instance, the second one,
23 5-C, it's very difficult to read. I didn't
24 really get a lot of out it. So I met with
25 Chief -- or I spoke with Chief Carroll
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1 yesterday.
2 And this kind of -- the explanation
3 how he explained it to me, he said this will
4 help fill permanent vacancies faster. For
5 instance, right now if someone came to the
6 police department for employment, we would
7 sponsor them, provide them with a conditional
8 letter of employment.
9 Then they would need to take the Act
10 120 course and we would -- and right now we
11 only have one academy a year. So that's 12
12 months. And once they pass all of the
13 requirements, then they must also have six
14 months of field training.
15 So for a brand new officer to come
16 in, it's pretty much 18 months from day one
17 until they are in the car by themself is how
18 it's explained. So with this ordinance,
19 they -- the city will be able -- the Chief,
20 whoever does the hiring, will hire someone from
21 say another police department that has the Act
22 120 already done.
23 They would also have to go through a
24 thorough evaluation process to conform their
25 sustainability qualifications and their
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1 trustworthiness for the position. This is
2 specific only to the State of Pennsylvania for
3 the Act 120. If they come from another state
4 and they don't meet all the requirements that
5 the City of Scranton has, they would have to
6 take that section of the Act 120 test over.
7 Otherwise we would be able to -- so
8 if someone came down from Blakely and wanted to
9 be hired, they had the Act 120 and they were
10 certified and everything, they could start
11 tomorrow. But say you come from New Jersey and
12 basically you don't have the same rules or the
13 same stipulations, requirements that the City
14 of Scranton has, you would be required to do
15 all of that. So that is how it was explained
16 to me and so I pass that along.
17 MR. SCHUSTER: And to answer Joan's
18 question, in this piece of legislation it does
19 state that the Civil Service Commission would
20 review these candidates.
21 MR. SMURL: Yeah, the only
22 difference is to fast track it. But they have
23 to still meet every qualification that the City
24 of Scranton has. But brand new officers for 18
25 months, this person could be put in within a
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1 month if they are --
2 MR. KING: That might work out for a
3 part-timer at Dickson City or Blakely or Throop
4 that maybe they're only part time in those
5 departments and they would be able to just fill
6 up the rest of their schedule here until our
7 people go through the 18 month process.
8 MR. SMURL: Well, no, this would be
9 a full-time position. They would be hired as a
10 full-time officer. This is to fill permanent
11 vacancies.
12 MR. KING: What happens when, like,
13 so they then become a full-time police officer
14 for the City of Scranton until retirement?
15 MR. SMURL: Yes. Yes. You're
16 hired as a full-time police officer. The only
17 difference is how I figured this to work was,
18 they already have the Act 120 finished. They
19 have all the requirements that we're requiring
20 everyone else to have.
21 So all we're doing is we're taking
22 an officer from somewhere else and hiring them.
23 But it's to fill a full time open position
24 which I don't --
25 MR. KING: So this wouldn't even
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1 have been an issue --
2 MR. SMURL: We've been doing this
3 except --
4 MR. KING: A year or two ago it
5 wouldn't have been an issue because you
6 couldn't do it because they were required to
7 live in the city.
8 MR. SMURL: Correct.
9 MR. KING: So that's why this is
10 coming up.
11 MR. MCANDREW: This benefits people
12 for lateral moves. This is a good tool.
13 DR. ROTHCHILD: As long as we make
14 sure, like, they are still being properly
15 vetted.
16 MR. SMURL: Every single thing
17 that --
18 DR. ROTHCHILD: And they're
19 qualified for the position.
20 MR. SMURL: It's all in there. They
21 have to follow every single rule that the
22 officer starting at Act 120 day one at
23 Lackawanna, everybody has to do the same thing
24 except they already have this completed.
25 So instead of making them go through
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1 this entire thing again, you know, they may
2 have done it five years ago, doesn't make sense
3 to send them back to school. They already
4 qualify. So that is how I figured this would
5 be a good thing to fill the positions.
6 And somewhere around 20 officers I
7 was told somewhere -- and I'm not exactly sure
8 and I don't know where that came from, but 20
9 sticks in my head for some reason that we are
10 20 officers short. So this might help us
11 recoup some quickly. All right anyone else?
12 All right. All those in favor of introduction
13 signify by saying aye.
14 MR. KING: Aye.
15 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.
16 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.
17 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.
18 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes
19 have it and so moved.
20 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-D. FOR
21 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - ACCEPTING A
22 DONATION PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF SCRANTON FIRE
23 DEPARTMENT FROM DIVINE MERCY PARISH IN THE
24 AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00).
25 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll
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1 entertain a motion that Item 5-D be introduced
2 into its proper committee.
3 MR. KING: So moved.
4 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.
5 MR. SMURL: On the question? All
6 those in favor of introduction signify by
7 saying aye.
8 MR. KING: Aye.
9 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.
10 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.
11 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.
12 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes
13 have it and so moved.
14 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-E. FOR
15 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - APPROVING THE
16 APPLICATION BY THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND
17 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF SCRANTON
18 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC
19 DEVELOPMENT'S MAIN STREET MATTERS GRANT PROGRAM
20 FOR UP TO $1,000,000.00 TO BE USED TOWARDS THE
21 SLOCUM HOLLOW PROPERTIES, LLC PROJECT.
22 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll
23 entertain a motion that Item 5-E be introduced
24 into its proper committee.
25 MR. MCANDREW: So moved.
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1 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.
2 MR. SMURL: On the question? On the
3 question, this request is from Frank Dubas. He
4 has done many other projects throughout the
5 city, you know, the 715 Cedar Avenue, Garden of
6 Hearts, John Lennon mural downtown and my
7 favorite one the April Showers, the exhibit in
8 Bogart Court where all the umbrellas are up and
9 stuff.
10 So this is the same gentleman that
11 is looking to do this. And this is for
12 revitalizing some of our street areas. All
13 those in favor of introduction signify by
14 saying aye.
15 MR. KING: Aye.
16 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.
17 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.
18 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.
19 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes
20 have it and so moved.
21 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-F. FOR
22 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING THE
23 MAYOR AND OTHER APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO
24 EXECUTE AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH TITAN
25 TREE SERVICES INC. TO PERFORM PROFESSIONAL TREE
84
1 SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF SCRANTON.
2 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll
3 entertain a motion that Item 5-F be introduced
4 into its proper committee.
5 MR. MCANDREW: So moved.
6 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.
7 MR. SMURL: On the question?
8 MR. KING: On the question, I'm just
9 wondering why -- why we need Titan when we have
10 DPW workers that actually have a tree division?
11 Is this something that is beyond their scope or
12 ability?
13 MR. SMURL: I did have the same
14 question. I went to the administration again.
15 And so I was told in the past, Mr. Santoli, who
16 is our arborist does everything for --
17 basically doesn't charge the city, but he would
18 designate who removed the trees that our DPW
19 tree department could not handle over high
20 tension power lines, in between houses where we
21 simply don't have the equipment to do it or
22 enough people most of the time.
23 So any dangerous conditions such as
24 that, he would just hand it out without a bid.
25 So that is --
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1 MR. KING: As long as we're not
2 violating the DPW contract or --
3 MR. SMURL: I agree.
4 MR. KING: And those conditions
5 are -- it sounds like it's happened for a long
6 time.
7 MR. SMURL: It is. There are some
8 trees that are pretty much out of our reach.
9 And if it's an emergency we have something like
10 this under contract so we're not giving out
11 free passes to our friends to cut trees down.
12 MR. KING: Right. Okay.
13 MR. SMURL: Okay?
14 MR. MCANDREW: I share the same
15 issue initially, you know, you don't want to
16 take work -- union work away from the DPW. You
17 don't. And I looked at the legislation a
18 little deeper.
19 And, you know, it stated that Titan
20 has had a working relationship with the city I
21 think 15 years it said. So that would lead me
22 to believe, of course, they're larger trees.
23 And I know a lot of the city trees have been
24 taken down over years 30 feet high. And I know
25 that DPW, they don't have the equipment.
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1 MR. KING: It's beyond our
2 capability.
3 MR. MCANDREW: Yeah, or the
4 equipment to do, you know, so then it made
5 sense to me -- because there's lot of old
6 trees, a lot of old arbor trees and stuff like
7 that that get, you know, very dangerous and 80,
8 90 feet I've seen them come down -- being taken
9 down. It makes sense so I'm okay with it.
10 MR. SMURL: Anyone else? Okay. All
11 those in favor of introduction signify by
12 saying aye.
13 MR. KING: Aye.
14 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.
15 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.
16 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.
17 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes
18 have it and so moved.
19 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-G. FOR
20 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING THE
21 MAYOR AND OTHER APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO
22 APPROVE THE EXECUTION AND SUBMISSION OF THE
23 GRANT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT BY THE OFFICE OF
24 ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY
25 OF SCRANTON TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND
87
1 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT'S MAIN STREET MATTERS
2 GRANT PROGRAM FOR UP TO $333,576.00 TO BE USED
3 TOWARDS THE SWEENEY'S BEACH SCOPE PROJECT.
4 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll
5 entertain a motion that Item 5-G be introduced
6 into its proper committee.
7 DR. ROTHCHILD: So moved.
8 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.
9 MR. SMURL: On the question? All
10 those in favor of introduction signify by
11 saying aye.
12 MR. KING: Aye.
13 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.
14 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.
15 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.
16 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes
17 have it and so moved.
18 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-H. FOR
19 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING THE
20 ACQUISITION OF FIVE KEYSER VALLEY PROPERTIES
21 INTENDED FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
22 IMPROVEMENTS.
23 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll
24 entertain a motion that Item 5-H be introduced
25 into its proper committee.
88
1 MR. KING: So moved.
2 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.
3 MR. SMURL: On the question?
4 MR. SCHUSTER: On the question, it's
5 great to see these stormwater projects moving
6 forward. It's been needed for quite some time.
7 So I'm happy to see these projects beginning.
8 MR. SMURL: All those in favor of
9 introduction signify by saying aye.
10 MR. KING: Aye.
11 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.
12 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.
13 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.
14 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes
15 have it and so moved.
16 MR. VOLDENBERG: SIXTH ORDER.
17 6-A. READING BY TITLE - FILE OF THE
18 COUNCIL NO. 91, 2025 - AN ORDINANCE - APPROVING
19 AND ACCEPTING THE CITY OF SCRANTON CAPITAL
20 BUDGET, WHICH INCLUDES A CAPITAL RESERVE FUND
21 SPENDING PLAN, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026
22 PURSUANT TO SECTION 904 OF THE CITY'S HOME RULE
23 CHARTER AND FILE OF THE COUNCIL NO. 11 OF 2024.
24 MR. SMURL: You've heard reading by
25 title of Item 6-A. What is your pleasure?
89
1 MR. MCANDREW: Mr. Chairman, I move
2 that Item 6-A pass reading by title.
3 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.
4 MR. SMURL: On the question? All
5 those in favor signify by saying aye.
6 MR. KING: Aye.
7 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.
8 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.
9 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.
10 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes
11 have it and so moved.
12 MR. MCANDREW: I make a motion to
13 table Item 6-A.
14 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.
15 MR. SMURL: There's a motion on the
16 floor and a second to table Item 6-A. This
17 ordinance is being tabled until a public
18 hearing can be held on Tuesday, September 23rd,
19 2025 at 5:45 p.m. On the question?
20 MR. SCHUSTER: On the question, as I
21 said -- I stated it last week and also earlier
22 in the meeting if we could just before final
23 passage of this add the language that states
24 that this Engine 10 in the capital budget
25 remain in the location that it is in.
90
1 MR. KING: Could that be in the form
2 of friendly amendment?
3 MR. MCANDREW: I agree.
4 MR. SCHUSTER: Would you like me to
5 make the amendment now or as we -- I would say
6 as we proceed into Seventh Order?
7 MR. SMURL: Okay. All those in
8 favor signify by saying aye.
9 MR. KING: Aye.
10 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.
11 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.
12 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.
13 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes
14 have it and so moved.
15 MR. VOLDENBERG: 6-B. READING BY
16 TITLE - FILE OF THE COUNCIL NO. 92, 2025 - AN
17 ORDINANCE - TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM INACTIVE
18 SPECIAL CITY ACCOUNTS AND CAPITAL PROJECT FUND
19 ACCOUNT TO THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND AND CAPITAL
20 RESERVE FUND AND CLOSING AND ABOLISHING SUCH
21 ACCOUNTS.
22 MR. SMURL: You've heard reading by
23 title of Item 6-B. What is your pleasure?
24 MR. MCANDREW: Mr. Chairman, I move
25 that Item 6-B pass reading by title.
91
1 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.
2 MR. SMURL: All those in favor
3 signify by saying aye.
4 MR. KING: Aye.
5 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.
6 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.
7 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.
8 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes
9 have it and so moved.
10 MR. VOLDENBERG: 6-C. READING BY
11 TITLE - FILE OF THE COUNCIL NO. 93, 2025 - AN
12 ORDINANCE - AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF 110
13 WEST MARKET STREET (PARCEL 13412080007) TO THE
14 REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF
15 SCRANTON.
16 MR. SMURL: You've heard reading by
17 title of Item 6-C. What is your pleasure?
18 MR. MCANDREW: Mr. Chairman, I move
19 that Item 6-C pass reading by title.
20 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.
21 MR. SMURL: On the question? All
22 those in favor signify by saying aye.
23 MR. KING: Aye.
24 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.
25 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.
92
1 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.
2 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes
3 have it and so moved.
4 MR. VOLDENBERG: SEVENTH ORDER.
5 7-A. FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE
6 COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - FOR
7 ADOPTION - RESOLUTION NO. 247, 2025 - RATIFYING
8 AND APPROVING THE EXECUTION AND SUBMISSION OF
9 THE GRANT APPLICATION BY THE CITY OF SCRANTON
10 TO THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF
11 TRANSPORTATION'S MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION FUND
12 FOR UP TO $500,000.00 TO BE USED TOWARDS THE
13 CAPOUSE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
14 MR. SMURL: What is the
15 recommendation of the Chairperson for the
16 Committee on Community Development?
17 DR. ROTHCHILD: As Chairperson for
18 the Committee on Community Development, I
19 recommend final passage of Item 7-A.
20 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.
21 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll
22 call, please.
23 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. King.
24 MR. KING: Yes.
25 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Schuster.
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1 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.
2 MS. HERBSTER: Dr. Rothchild.
3 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.
4 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. McAndrew.
5 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.
6 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Smurl.
7 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare
8 Item 7-A legally and lawfully adopted.
9 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-B. FOR
10 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY
11 DEVELOPMENT - FOR ADOPTION - RESOLUTION NO.
12 248, 2025 - RATIFYING AND APPROVING THE
13 EXECUTION AND SUBMISSION OF THE GRANT
14 APPLICATION BY THE CITY OF SCRANTON TO THE
15 PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S
16 MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION FUND FOR UP TO
17 $1,264,658.00 TO BE USED TOWARDS THE LACKAWANNA
18 AVENUE PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE IMPROVEMENTS
19 PROJECT.
20 MR. SMURL: What is the
21 recommendation of the Chairperson for the
22 Committee on Community Development?
23 DR. ROTHCHILD: As Chairperson for
24 the Committee on Community Development, I
25 recommend final passage of Item 7-B.
94
1 MR. KING: Second.
2 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll
3 call, please.
4 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. King.
5 MR. KING: Yes.
6 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Schuster.
7 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.
8 MS. HERBSTER: Dr. Rothchild.
9 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.
10 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. McAndrew.
11 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.
12 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Smurl.
13 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare
14 Item 7-B legally and lawfully adopted.
15 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-C. FOR
16 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC
17 WORKS - FOR ADOPTION - RESOLUTION NO. 249,
18 2025 - AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND OTHER
19 APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE AND ENTER
20 INTO A CONTRACT WITH REILLY ASSOCIATES TO
21 PERFORM ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE
22 CLOVER FIELD PROJECT.
23 MR. SMURL: What is the
24 recommendation of the Chairperson for the
25 Committee on Public Works?
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1 MR. SCHUSTER: As Chairperson for
2 the Committee on Public Works, I recommend
3 final passage of Item 7-C.
4 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.
5 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll
6 call please.
7 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. King.
8 MR. KING: Yes.
9 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Schuster.
10 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.
11 MS. HERBSTER: Dr. Rothchild.
12 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.
13 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. McAndrew.
14 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.
15 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Smurl.
16 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare
17 Item 7-C legally and lawfully adopted.
18 MR. VOLDENBERG: EIGHTH ORDER. No
19 business at this time.
20 MR. SMURL: If there's no further
21 business, I'll entertain a motion to adjourn.
22 MR. MCANDREW: Motion to adjourn.
23 MR. SMURL: Thank you. This meeting
24 is adjourned.
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AND [25] - 73:11, ARPA [4] - 55:14, 58:11, 61:13, 62:22, became [2] - 37:4, block [2] - 65:7, 70:8
73:13, 73:14, 82:16, 56:22, 66:3 65:24, 66:10, 83:5 37:6 bloodlines [1] - 26:11
82:18, 83:23, 83:24, artificial [1] - 29:4 AVENUE [1] - 93:18 become [4] - 21:9, blue [1] - 46:3
86:21, 86:22, 86:24, artist [1] - 36:19 avenue [1] - 65:16 38:3, 51:24, 79:13 board [4] - 43:5,
86:25, 88:19, 88:23, AS [1] - 3:24 avoid [1] - 12:19 becoming [1] - 65:2 43:11, 45:22, 70:15
90:18, 90:19, 90:20, aspects [1] - 11:2 aware [2] - 44:3, 44:4 beetles [1] - 25:3 Board [1] - 71:23
92:8, 93:12, 93:13, assimilate [1] - 54:6 awful [1] - 38:15 beforehand [1] - body [2] - 21:7, 39:8
93:18, 94:18, 94:19, ASSISTANT [1] - 2:9 aye [11] - 74:22, 81:13, 41:10 Bogart [1] - 83:8
94:21 associated [2] - 48:7, 82:7, 83:14, 86:12, beginning [5] - 19:13, bond [1] - 70:17
Andrew [1] - 37:21 51:20 87:11, 88:9, 89:5, 37:8, 55:11, 55:16, bonds [6] - 70:18,
Angela [1] - 10:16 ASSOCIATES [1] - 90:8, 91:3, 91:22 88:7 70:20, 70:21, 70:23,
Angeles [1] - 33:1 94:20 Aye [55] - 74:23, begins [1] - 60:18 70:25, 71:3
animals [1] - 25:20 assume [2] - 16:21, 74:24, 74:25, 75:1, behalf [1] - 35:18 book [3] - 6:14, 72:13,
announcements [2] - 44:24 75:2, 81:14, 81:15, behave [1] - 26:25 72:18
4:4, 5:7 attack [1] - 64:2 81:16, 81:17, 81:18, behaved [1] - 26:23 boost [1] - 40:10
annual [2] - 4:6, 5:18 attempt [2] - 53:4, 82:8, 82:9, 82:10, behavior [1] - 26:4 border [1] - 21:24
answer [6] - 20:21, 64:13 82:11, 82:12, 83:15, behest [1] - 44:1 bought [2] - 39:11,
21:2, 22:13, 35:14, attempting [1] - 52:22 83:16, 83:17, 83:18, behind [3] - 31:19, 40:19
35:22, 78:17 attention [1] - 63:16 83:19, 86:13, 86:14, 65:9, 71:16 boy [1] - 40:6
answered [2] - 41:5 Attorney [4] - 20:20, 86:15, 86:16, 86:17, belong [2] - 18:2, 18:3 brand [2] - 77:15,
answers [1] - 35:17 21:1, 27:17, 43:19 87:12, 87:13, 87:14, belongs [1] - 9:10 78:24
anti [1] - 21:17 attorney [2] - 7:2, 87:15, 87:16, 88:10, below [1] - 47:17 brave [1] - 28:21
anytime [1] - 71:18 43:23 88:11, 88:12, 88:13,
benefit [1] - 23:1 bravery [1] - 28:9
anyway [2] - 17:14, 88:14, 89:6, 89:7,
ATTY [4] - 43:25, benefits [5] - 23:21, breach [1] - 39:9
36:24 89:8, 89:9, 89:10,
44:23, 45:4, 45:7 24:8, 31:18, 31:19, break [1] - 49:11
anyways [1] - 35:15 90:9, 90:10, 90:11,
ATV [3] - 16:6, 62:1, 80:11 breaker [1] - 27:3
appealed [1] - 48:22 90:12, 90:13, 91:4,
62:12 benefitted [1] - 20:18 breaking [1] - 49:2
Appeals [1] - 71:23 91:5, 91:6, 91:7,
ATVs [5] - 15:1, 15:24, best [4] - 10:4, 13:17, breaks [1] - 26:1
APPLICATION [3] - 91:8, 91:23, 91:24,
27:7, 61:1, 62:24 29:21, 96:6 breed [1] - 26:13
82:16, 92:9, 93:14 91:25, 92:1, 92:2
audience [1] - 10:25 better [1] - 50:1 breeding [1] - 26:15
application [2] - ayes [11] - 75:2, 81:18,
audit [1] - 7:7 between [4] - 26:1, breeds [6] - 24:20,
65:23, 67:6 82:12, 83:19, 86:17,
audited [1] - 57:10 65:5, 71:15, 84:20 24:23, 25:15, 26:3,
apply [1] - 96:22 87:16, 88:14, 89:10,
Aug [3] - 4:11, 4:15, beyond [3] - 22:7, 26:10, 27:4
90:13, 91:8, 92:2
appointment [2] - 5:24 84:11, 86:1 bridges [2] - 11:13,
38:23, 38:25 August [3] - 52:23, bicycle [1] - 17:5 11:23
appreciate [1] - 58:16 70:18, 71:3 B bid [3] - 55:4, 55:5, brief [2] - 20:10, 20:19
appreciation [1] - AUGUST [1] - 3:24 84:24 bring [5] - 5:9, 29:14,
baby [1] - 7:6
28:24 Author [1] - 3:7 Biden [1] - 40:8 43:19, 60:7, 60:10
background [4] -
approach [1] - 49:22 Authority [3] - 39:5, bids [2] - 12:10, 55:11 Bromley [1] - 28:12
50:5, 50:23, 52:4,
appropriate [1] - 44:7 57:7, 71:10 big [2] - 64:22, 68:14 buck [1] - 49:20
54:4
APPROPRIATE [3] - AUTHORITY [1] - biggest [1] - 66:9 budget [7] - 8:4, 56:5,
backup [1] - 9:17
83:23, 86:21, 94:19 91:14 BIKE [1] - 93:18 56:6, 56:10, 56:13,
backyard [3] - 26:9,
approve [1] - 56:13
3
57:9, 89:24 case [9] - 20:1, 20:14, 37:5, 37:6, 38:4 88:19, 90:18, 91:14, coming [11] - 4:6, 7:4,
BUDGET [1] - 88:20 38:5, 45:9, 45:11, CHARTER [1] - 88:23 92:9, 93:14, 94:19 15:16, 17:15, 27:14,
Buffalo [1] - 38:12 46:25, 50:7, 52:7, chase [3] - 15:23, City [22] - 10:21, 11:1, 39:22, 39:23, 55:14,
bugs [1] - 25:1 53:13 16:5, 61:4 28:1, 28:2, 28:25, 67:7, 80:10
building [2] - 29:9, catch [3] - 61:14, 68:7, chasing [1] - 61:15 29:2, 29:11, 32:2, command [1] - 61:13
38:13 69:4 cheap [1] - 11:20 34:11, 36:22, 37:5, comments [8] - 4:1,
bunch [2] - 18:16, cats [1] - 24:15 check [4] - 46:19, 69:21, 71:16, 71:18, 42:25, 53:21, 53:22,
45:16 caused [1] - 33:3 48:1, 49:15, 58:12 71:20, 72:9, 78:5, 54:18, 54:19, 57:18,
Buren [1] - 55:18 causing [1] - 14:16 checks [3] - 50:5, 78:13, 78:23, 79:3, 60:22
burned [1] - 38:13 CDs [1] - 6:16 50:23, 52:4 79:14 commission [1] -
burner [1] - 35:4 Cedar [2] - 5:21, 83:5 chemical [1] - 31:3 CITY'S [2] - 88:22, 37:22
bus [1] - 12:14 celebration [1] - 5:24 chicken [1] - 26:9 90:19 Commission [5] -
business [4] - 43:12, Celeste [3] - 43:4, Chickens [1] - 24:25 city's [1] - 31:2 7:19, 9:8, 9:13,
43:15, 95:19, 95:21 43:7, 43:8 chickens [4] - 25:18, Civil [6] - 7:17, 7:19, 37:22, 78:19
Business [1] - 68:20 center [3] - 28:12, 26:25, 60:11, 60:14 9:8, 9:12, 9:24, Commission's [1] -
businesses [4] - 29:24, 61:14 Chief [10] - 10:2, 10:5, 78:19 9:24
43:14, 45:15, 73:22, centers [6] - 29:6, 61:7, 74:10, 76:5, civil [2] - 75:23, 76:18 Commissions [1] -
74:12 29:10, 29:14, 30:7, 76:9, 76:21, 76:25, civilian [2] - 8:12, 7:18
button [1] - 66:15 30:14, 30:16 77:19 33:12 committed [1] - 21:19
BY [11] - 3:24, 82:16, century [2] - 9:9, child [3] - 32:11, 33:6, cleaning [1] - 54:24 COMMITTEE [3] -
86:23, 88:17, 90:15, 13:13 58:19 clearing [1] - 54:22 92:6, 93:10, 94:16
91:10, 92:5, 92:9, CERTAIN [1] - 75:7 child's [1] - 35:2 clearly [1] - 60:3 committee [7] - 73:18,
93:10, 93:14, 94:16 certain [2] - 7:13, 9:16 children [3] - 25:24, CLERK [2] - 2:8, 2:9 75:11, 82:2, 82:24,
certainly [1] - 38:20 35:19, 58:25 Clinton [2] - 37:25, 84:4, 87:6, 87:25
C Certificate [1] - 39:7 choices [1] - 26:5 38:5 Committee [6] -
certificate [1] - 96:21 choose [1] - 34:19 close [2] - 43:18, 92:16, 92:18, 93:22,
calm [1] - 24:19 certified [3] - 9:22, choosing [1] - 26:10 68:16 93:24, 94:25, 95:2
Calpin [1] - 3:9 51:24, 78:10 Christian [1] - 32:12 closed [2] - 43:11, communications [1] -
cameras [1] - 61:10 certify [1] - 96:3 Cipriani [1] - 68:20 53:5 31:3
cancelled [1] - 4:23 certifying [1] - 96:24 cite [1] - 44:4 closer [2] - 23:24, communities [1] -
candidacy [2] - 19:20, chains [1] - 42:11 cited [1] - 49:5 52:3 33:24
23:10 Chairman [3] - 89:1, cities [1] - 76:15 CLOSING [1] - 90:20 community [6] - 3:7,
candidate [2] - 19:19, 90:24, 91:18 citizen [3] - 21:11, closing [1] - 70:17 28:9, 29:6, 29:23,
28:1 Chairperson [6] - 54:3, 58:19 closure [3] - 32:4, 30:22, 31:12
candidates [1] - 78:20 92:15, 92:17, 93:21, citizens [2] - 22:10, 33:22, 34:3 Community [5] - 5:23,
cannot [3] - 12:7, 93:23, 94:24, 95:1 35:17 CLOVER [1] - 94:22 92:16, 92:18, 93:22,
15:23, 33:5 challenge [4] - 19:19, CITIZENS [1] - 6:8 clubs [1] - 27:7 93:24
capability [1] - 86:2 19:23, 23:9, 29:13 city [55] - 7:1, 12:1, cocktail [1] - 18:7 COMMUNITY [6] -
capital [6] - 56:5, 56:6, challenges [4] - 8:2, 12:5, 12:11, 13:10, code [11] - 45:24, 82:17, 82:18, 86:24,
56:10, 56:13, 71:4, 29:17, 30:23, 31:20 13:15, 13:17, 13:21, 46:2, 46:5, 46:12, 86:25, 92:6, 93:10
89:24 CHAMBERS [1] - 1:12 13:25, 14:12, 14:20, 49:3, 49:14, 51:14, companies [1] - 58:7
CAPITAL [4] - 88:19, chance [3] - 24:10, 14:21, 15:9, 16:11, 69:21, 70:5, 70:12, company [3] - 14:13,
88:20, 90:18, 90:19 39:17, 39:18 17:22, 18:10, 18:15, 70:13 46:23, 56:1
Capouse [4] - 10:23, change [2] - 24:6, 18:25, 19:4, 19:21, CODE [1] - 73:11 comparisons [1] -
11:4, 11:7, 12:7 61:19 20:2, 20:4, 20:15, codes [1] - 29:9 30:19
CAPOUSE [1] - 92:13 changed [5] - 8:24, 23:6, 28:3, 28:11, Cognetti [1] - 19:7 compel [2] - 20:20,
car [5] - 14:22, 15:17, 35:10, 37:11, 63:19, 29:2, 34:19, 34:24, cognizant [1] - 63:11 21:4
45:22, 77:17 64:19 35:13, 37:6, 38:3, Cohen [1] - 72:7 compete [1] - 30:21
card [1] - 19:12 changes [2] - 11:25, 40:20, 44:3, 49:25, cold [2] - 58:3, 64:8 competition [2] - 7:13,
Cardi [1] - 36:21 34:9 50:8, 51:17, 54:22, collaboration [1] - 19:7
care [5] - 14:17, 26:22, changing [4] - 50:15, 57:3, 57:25, 58:21, 36:2 COMPETITION [1] -
34:23, 47:20, 52:18 66:9, 67:2, 67:16 61:11, 62:12, 64:17, collaborative [1] - 75:7
careful [1] - 29:22 channel [1] - 21:10 64:22, 64:25, 69:19, 36:11 complaint [1] - 59:13
caring [1] - 33:18 Channel [1] - 14:24 75:22, 75:24, 77:19, collapse [1] - 68:17 complaints [1] - 59:15
Carolina [1] - 21:22 channels [1] - 21:15 80:7, 83:5, 84:17, collecting [2] - 24:5, complete [2] - 59:4,
CARRERA [1] - 2:9 CHAPTER [1] - 73:10 85:20, 85:23 25:13 76:17
Carroll [2] - 74:11, charge [2] - 16:20, CITY [17] - 1:1, 2:8, collective [1] - 6:24 completed [4] - 57:23,
76:25 84:17 2:9, 3:25, 73:11, colorful [1] - 25:16 58:1, 58:5, 80:24
cars [3] - 46:3, 65:1, charging [1] - 71:23 81:22, 82:17, 83:23, combined [1] - 36:11 compost [1] - 25:6
65:8 Charter [4] - 37:4, 84:1, 86:21, 86:24, combines [1] - 39:15 concern [4] - 43:4,
4
65:15, 68:6, 68:15 conversation [1] - 69:14 deal [2] - 27:3, 73:23 93:24
concerned [1] - 68:11 44:12 covered [1] - 69:17 dealer [1] - 17:4 DEVELOPMENT [4] -
concerns [5] - 30:5, conversations [1] - Covid [2] - 28:18, 33:1 dealers [3] - 34:21, 82:17, 86:24, 92:6,
30:16, 49:20, 55:17, 33:7 coworkers [1] - 35:7 35:4, 50:22 93:11
60:10 Conversion [1] - 62:3 COYNE [1] - 40:4 DEALERS [1] - 73:12 DEVELOPMENT'S [2]
conditional [1] - 77:7 CONVEYANCE [1] - Coyne [2] - 40:5, dealing [1] - 35:11 - 82:19, 87:1
conditions [4] - 7:13, 91:12 67:17 death [3] - 21:21, Devil [1] - 36:20
12:5, 84:23, 85:4 convicted [1] - 61:24 craft [1] - 34:22 32:5, 33:4 Dickson [1] - 79:3
CONDITIONS [1] - cooked [1] - 22:7 create [2] - 13:2, 29:17 deaths [1] - 35:13 died [1] - 34:25
75:7 coops [1] - 27:6 created [6] - 9:12, debris [1] - 54:24 Diego [1] - 34:4
confident [1] - 44:13 copy [3] - 56:25, 57:9, 21:15, 42:4, 42:23, debt [2] - 71:2, 71:5 difference [2] - 78:22,
confidential [1] - 96:5 42:24 decide [1] - 67:19 79:17
36:10 copyright [1] - 42:25 creative [1] - 42:24 decided [1] - 38:6 different [2] - 11:23,
confirm [1] - 29:12 corporate [2] - 17:1, Creek [1] - 54:23 decision [1] - 62:17 25:3
confirmation [1] - 38:10 crickets [1] - 14:23 decisions [1] - 29:20 difficult [1] - 76:23
66:24 correct [3] - 53:2, crime [1] - 52:9 declare [3] - 93:7, digging [1] - 14:15
confiscate [1] - 15:8 80:8, 96:6 crimes [1] - 21:19 94:13, 95:16 Dillon [1] - 38:6
confiscated [1] - 39:8 corrugated [1] - 68:23 criminal [1] - 47:6 dedication [1] - 28:9 DILLON [1] - 38:6
conform [1] - 77:24 corruption [1] - 10:9 crisis [2] - 32:6, 34:5 deeper [1] - 85:18 direct [3] - 30:19,
confusion [1] - 57:4 costs [1] - 12:19 criticisms [1] - 66:7 Defendant [1] - 33:13 56:2, 96:23
Congress [1] - 21:14 Cottage [1] - 55:17 crossed [1] - 21:23 Delaware [3] - 40:9, Director [2] - 56:19,
Connors [2] - 5:9, COUNCIL [7] - 1:1, crossing [3] - 12:21, 40:13, 40:17 57:11
5:10 1:12, 2:10, 88:18, 17:19 demand [1] - 30:13 director [2] - 6:18,
consequence [1] - 88:23, 90:16, 91:11 crosswalks [1] - 13:1 Democrat [4] - 22:11, 6:21
35:8 Council [26] - 4:3, crow [2] - 27:2, 27:5 22:15, 36:20, 53:25 directors [1] - 70:15
consider [1] - 72:3 11:1, 13:25, 14:3, crucial [2] - 30:1, Democrats [5] - 21:18, dirty [1] - 33:17
CONSIDERATION [3] 14:18, 16:1, 16:19, 30:25 22:1, 22:16, 23:3, disclosing [1] - 36:9
- 92:5, 93:10, 94:16 19:17, 21:9, 27:21, crushed [1] - 69:1 53:23 discomfort [1] - 33:10
consideration [2] - 28:1, 28:2, 29:2, Culkin [1] - 37:9 denied [4] - 14:14, discuss [1] - 60:18
60:9, 60:17 29:7, 29:11, 29:20, Cuomo's [1] - 37:21 48:22, 52:20, 53:6 discussing [1] - 4:23
considered [1] - 43:12 31:20, 31:24, 32:2, curb [1] - 30:11 deny [1] - 48:21 discussion [1] - 10:11
considering [1] - 34:11, 40:4, 44:2, curbing [1] - 65:25 department [10] - discussions [2] -
75:24 56:4, 60:17, 71:19, current [2] - 7:25, 29:7 7:12, 8:1, 34:13, 22:20
constant [1] - 27:10 72:13 curtains [1] - 50:19 35:25, 44:13, 65:16, dispense [1] - 3:20
constantly [1] - 11:17 counseled [1] - 41:22 customer [1] - 51:18 74:11, 77:6, 77:21, dispersement [1] -
Constitution [1] - counties [2] - 37:3, cut [1] - 85:11 84:19 62:11
53:25 37:4 cutting [1] - 70:11 Department [7] - 8:10, district [4] - 44:6,
construction [3] - country [5] - 8:2, cycle [1] - 25:8 34:10, 34:15, 35:10, 44:18, 44:19, 45:5
69:20, 70:4, 70:13 21:20, 21:25, 22:16, cyclist [2] - 63:7, 63:9 36:5, 62:3, 74:5 diversity [1] - 26:16
consumption [1] - 54:6 DEPARTMENT [6] - DIVINE [1] - 81:23
cyclists [1] - 13:3
30:20 county [6] - 20:4, 75:6, 81:23, 82:18, division [1] - 84:10
contact [1] - 56:1 20:16, 37:2, 37:5, 86:25, 92:10, 93:15 Dix [1] - 71:16
38:3, 38:19
D
contained [1] - 96:4 DEPARTMENTS [1] - docile [1] - 26:4
continue [1] - 42:21 County [3] - 32:7, DA [2] - 38:25, 39:1 3:24 docket [2] - 39:12,
continues [1] - 49:11 33:19, 36:4 DA's [2] - 39:3, 39:4 departments [2] - 39:15
contract [3] - 39:10, couple [7] - 4:19, 5:7, daily [2] - 29:25, 64:6 29:12, 79:5 doctors [1] - 33:8
85:2, 85:10 14:15, 17:9, 60:23, damaged [1] - 15:18 describe [1] - 33:5 document [1] - 9:19
CONTRACT [2] - 63:20, 68:9 dangerous [4] - 11:14, deserve [2] - 27:11, dog [3] - 17:2, 17:10,
83:24, 94:20 course [5] - 36:10, 69:10, 84:23, 86:7 35:17 20:23
contractors [1] - 55:6 63:22, 67:4, 77:10, dare [1] - 41:24 deserves [1] - 10:10 dogs [1] - 27:7
contribute [1] - 25:5 85:22 DESIGN [1] - 94:21 dokey [1] - 6:23
dark [2] - 27:6, 50:18
contributes [1] - Court [7] - 1:24, 21:1, designate [1] - 84:18 dollar [2] - 18:21,
darting [1] - 63:13
26:24 39:14, 61:25, 71:16, destabilizing [1] - 72:19
data [2] - 29:6, 29:24
contributions [1] - 83:8, 96:11 21:25
database [2] - 74:1, DOLLARS [1] - 81:24
28:24 court [8] - 20:2, 21:12, destruction [1] - 62:1
74:20 dollars [4] - 16:25,
control [4] - 16:9, 33:14, 37:18, 38:15, detective [1] - 23:10
date [3] - 43:20, 44:10, 18:17, 55:13, 70:11
25:2, 64:14, 96:23 39:11, 65:9 determine [1] - 19:22
53:3 donate [1] - 26:17
CONTROLLER [1] - courtroom [1] - 38:22 develop [1] - 10:12
dates [2] - 7:1, 7:3 DONATION [1] - 81:22
3:25 Courts [1] - 37:20 Development [4] -
dead [1] - 15:19 donation [1] - 72:8
convenient [1] - 62:15 cover [2] - 68:25, 92:16, 92:18, 93:22,
5
done [12] - 14:3, drugs [3] - 32:11, Ellman [1] - 16:18 environmental [2] - expand [1] - 67:12
14:12, 22:16, 41:9, 34:15, 35:11 ELLMAN [1] - 16:19 25:14, 29:18 expected [1] - 40:12
44:16, 45:18, 50:25, dry [1] - 30:3 Elm [1] - 69:7 equality [1] - 37:15 experience [1] - 30:3
59:19, 74:17, 77:22, Dubas [1] - 83:3 embedded [2] - 66:22, equally [1] - 60:5 experiences [1] - 26:6
81:2, 83:4 due [3] - 30:12, 35:17, 67:2 equipment [3] - 84:21, expert [1] - 49:6
door [2] - 59:17, 69:23 45:8 embrace [1] - 34:18 85:25, 86:4 explain [3] - 20:11,
Dorothy [3] - 14:1, dug [1] - 68:14 emergency [5] - 30:2, equipped [1] - 31:2 56:19, 74:14
55:21, 55:23 Dunmore [2] - 14:21, 30:25, 31:8, 31:13, equity [1] - 37:15 explained [4] - 48:24,
dose [1] - 33:17 14:22 85:9 especially [6] - 3:7, 77:3, 77:18, 78:15
double [2] - 46:19, during [7] - 8:4, 18:7, emphasized [1] - 11:3 12:6, 12:12, 25:18, explanation [1] - 77:2
48:1 28:18, 30:4, 30:10, employees [1] - 8:10 37:20, 64:3 EXPLICITLY [1] -
double-check [2] - 31:4, 32:25 employment [3] - ESQ [1] - 2:10 73:12
46:19, 48:1 duty [1] - 28:16 7:12, 77:6, 77:8 essential [3] - 26:19, extended [1] - 34:8
down [18] - 10:12, dynamics [2] - 25:25, EMPLOYMENT [1] - 29:16, 30:6 extent [1] - 34:7
15:16, 19:10, 38:13, 26:20 75:6 essentially [2] - 12:3, extremely [1] - 21:6
41:7, 42:6, 43:11, empower [1] - 62:16 12:24 eye [2] - 43:18, 49:4
50:17, 53:5, 61:12, E empty [1] - 72:24 establish [1] - 9:25 eyes [1] - 24:13
69:9, 71:22, 74:4, encapsulated [1] - established [1] - 9:8 Ezra [4] - 23:13,
78:8, 85:11, 85:24, e-mail [1] - 76:8 59:5 eternity [1] - 12:21 23:17, 23:23, 27:13
86:8, 86:9 ear [1] - 32:14 encourages [1] - evaluation [1] - 77:24
downtown [9] - 12:13, eardrum [2] - 32:17, 12:20 Evan [1] - 59:24 F
12:15, 13:5, 16:25, 32:19 end [3] - 21:10, 22:24, evening [5] - 13:24,
18:19, 19:1, 66:11, early [2] - 27:6, 40:12 53:3 19:17, 32:1, 40:4, fabric [1] - 33:24
66:20, 83:6 easily [1] - 10:7 ended [2] - 32:16, 43:3 face [1] - 64:3
DPW [11] - 4:10, 6:17, East [4] - 43:13, 32:18 event [4] - 4:11, 4:12, facilities [2] - 29:16,
14:8, 68:8, 68:21, 45:14, 56:8, 68:5 energy [1] - 29:9 5:10, 5:19 30:21
69:14, 84:10, 84:18, Easter [4] - 24:20, enforced [1] - 43:6 everyday [1] - 30:21 facing [1] - 8:2
85:2, 85:16, 85:25 25:15, 26:3, 26:23 enforcement [9] - everywhere [2] - fact [2] - 19:20, 49:17
DPW's [1] - 7:2 eat [1] - 25:1 36:3, 36:12, 45:25, 12:15, 74:18 facts [1] - 23:5
DR [35] - 3:16, 4:19, economic [1] - 72:9 46:2, 46:6, 46:13, evicted [2] - 39:5, failure [2] - 19:4, 31:4
52:2, 57:19, 58:16, ECONOMIC [4] - 49:3, 49:14, 51:14 39:18 fair [1] - 50:7
59:12, 59:22, 74:25, 82:16, 82:18, 86:24, ENFORCEMENT [1] - eviction [1] - 39:16 fairly [1] - 31:18
75:13, 80:13, 80:18, 87:1 73:14 evidence [1] - 96:4 fake [2] - 33:17, 34:1
81:16, 82:10, 83:1, ECTV [5] - 20:2, 20:3, Engine [4] - 56:7, evidently [1] - 7:2 Fall [1] - 4:7
83:17, 84:6, 86:15, 20:15, 20:21, 21:9 56:8, 56:11, 89:24 evolving [1] - 31:23 fallen [1] - 28:3
87:7, 87:14, 88:2, educated [1] - 23:4 engineer [1] - 69:11 EVs [1] - 17:24 familiar [3] - 7:16,
88:12, 89:3, 89:8, educational [1] - 26:3 ENGINEERING [1] - exact [1] - 8:6 11:8, 28:4
89:14, 90:11, 91:1, effect [1] - 69:4 94:21 exactly [3] - 42:11, families [3] - 26:5,
91:6, 91:20, 91:25, Egger [2] - 25:16, enhancing [1] - 25:8 57:6, 81:7 35:2, 35:6
92:17, 93:3, 93:23, 26:23 enjoy [1] - 41:19 examination [2] - family [5] - 5:15,
94:9, 95:4, 95:12 Eggers [2] - 24:21, ensure [4] - 28:21, 9:15, 9:18 24:23, 35:3, 41:21,
Dr [9] - 3:7, 3:15, 6:5, 26:3 29:8, 31:9, 31:12 examining [1] - 60:15 59:7
57:17, 59:11, 60:20, eggs [3] - 25:13, ensures [1] - 31:17 example [1] - 59:2 Family [1] - 37:20
93:2, 94:8, 95:11 25:16, 26:17 ENT [1] - 32:17 examples [1] - 15:11 far [1] - 9:23
drawing [1] - 30:19 eight [1] - 47:8 ENTER [2] - 83:24, exasperate [1] - 30:14 farm [1] - 25:19
drive [3] - 4:22, 4:25, EIGHTH [1] - 95:18 94:19 except [2] - 80:3, fast [2] - 48:25, 78:22
62:22 Eileen [1] - 68:20 enter [2] - 74:6, 74:20 80:24 faster [1] - 77:4
driver [2] - 15:18, 20:9 either [4] - 18:1, 23:3, entered [1] - 67:21 exception [3] - 25:1, fault [2] - 16:7, 64:9
drivers [1] - 12:20 23:12, 69:1 entertain [9] - 66:6, 48:19, 71:15 faulty [1] - 41:23
driveways [2] - 68:9, election [1] - 9:11 73:17, 75:10, 82:1, excessive [1] - 9:4 favor [12] - 67:14,
68:24 electric [7] - 17:7, 82:23, 84:3, 87:5, excuse [1] - 48:4 74:21, 81:12, 82:6,
driving [3] - 9:3, 17:16, 61:1, 62:20, 87:24, 95:21 EXECUTE [2] - 83:24, 83:13, 86:11, 87:10,
14:21, 14:22 63:1, 63:14, 64:12 entire [3] - 68:25, 94:19 88:8, 89:5, 90:8,
drop [2] - 74:5, 74:19 electricity [2] - 30:8, 74:15, 81:1 EXECUTION [3] - 91:2, 91:22
dropped [2] - 20:18, 30:11 entities [1] - 36:3 86:22, 92:8, 93:13 favorite [2] - 37:10,
32:22 ELECTRONIC [1] - entrance [1] - 68:9 executive [1] - 38:19 83:7
droppings [1] - 25:5 73:13 ENTRY [1] - 75:6 exempt [2] - 70:20, Fawnwood [1] - 55:4
drug [4] - 34:21, 35:4, eligibility [1] - 9:25 entry [2] - 7:11, 9:2 70:24 February [1] - 70:25
36:7, 50:21 eliminate [4] - 9:9, ENTRY-LEVEL [1] - exhibit [1] - 83:7 federal [3] - 20:2,
Drug [1] - 36:4 36:6, 36:13, 69:6 75:6 21:12, 22:23
6
feedback [1] - 29:23 floor [3] - 6:13, 41:6, 35:6, 85:11 27:21, 43:19, 43:24, guy [1] - 66:21
feet [2] - 85:24, 86:8 89:16 fringe [1] - 37:16 48:24, 63:17, 64:20
fellow [1] - 33:11 Florida [1] - 48:11 Frink [1] - 54:23 GILMARTIN [27] - H
felt [1] - 40:18 Flynn [2] - 16:2, 16:15 frogger [1] - 12:24 43:3, 43:8, 43:10,
fentanyl [3] - 32:10, focused [1] - 34:15 FROM [2] - 81:23, 43:22, 44:21, 45:2, habit [1] - 59:1
33:3, 34:2 follow [7] - 27:25, 90:17 45:6, 45:13, 46:1, Haddox [1] - 20:12
fentanyl-laced [1] - 45:11, 51:23, 59:21, front [3] - 19:12, 46:4, 46:10, 46:15, half [2] - 17:4, 32:16
32:10 61:19, 63:8, 80:21 69:23, 71:16 46:22, 47:2, 47:19, Hall [3] - 71:16, 71:17,
Festival [1] - 4:7 followed [2] - 48:14, full [8] - 8:11, 17:20, 47:23, 48:2, 48:5, 71:20
festival [1] - 5:23 49:9 75:20, 79:9, 79:10, 50:3, 50:12, 50:14, hall [1] - 28:11
few [6] - 19:6, 53:22, following [2] - 34:13, 79:13, 79:16, 79:23 51:3, 51:11, 52:16, hand [1] - 84:24
54:19, 55:16, 61:2, 44:17 full-time [6] - 8:11, 52:21, 52:25, 53:16 handicap [3] - 18:19,
76:5 followup [1] - 67:18 75:20, 79:9, 79:10, Gilmartin [4] - 36:2, 18:21, 66:14
Field [2] - 28:15, 33:1 food [6] - 4:22, 4:25, 79:13, 79:16 43:4, 43:8, 44:1 handle [2] - 50:2,
field [2] - 31:24, 77:14 5:5, 25:21, 26:2, fully [3] - 59:5, 71:1, gilmartin [1] - 43:9 84:19
FIELD [1] - 94:22 26:21 96:4 girl [2] - 17:9, 19:11 hands [5] - 16:12,
FIFTH [1] - 53:18 footprint [1] - 25:14 fun [1] - 5:15 given [2] - 45:10, 16:13, 19:12, 26:6,
fights [1] - 26:1 FOR [24] - 1:1, 3:23, FUND [6] - 88:20, 57:21 48:20
figure [2] - 27:18, 3:24, 73:9, 75:4, 90:18, 90:19, 90:20, glad [3] - 52:17, 55:10, hands-on [1] - 26:6
38:19 81:20, 82:14, 82:20, 92:11, 93:16 76:9 happy [4] - 5:10, 29:1,
figured [2] - 79:17, 83:21, 84:1, 86:19, fund [1] - 71:1 God [1] - 66:18 56:18, 88:7
81:4 87:2, 87:18, 87:21, funding [5] - 19:9, GOODS [1] - 73:11 hard [1] - 60:7
file [2] - 21:4, 22:5 88:21, 92:5, 92:6, 41:11, 55:14, 56:21, government [7] - 21:9, hardship [1] - 70:10
FILE [4] - 88:17, 92:12, 93:9, 93:11, 56:22 22:5, 22:23, 37:12, Harrison [1] - 65:7
88:23, 90:16, 91:11 93:16, 94:15, 94:17, FUNDS [1] - 90:17 37:13, 38:2, 38:19 hat [3] - 12:3, 13:18,
filed [2] - 4:3, 41:22 94:21 funny [1] - 40:25 grandkids [1] - 4:13 19:8
fill [5] - 77:4, 79:5, forbid [1] - 66:18 furthermore [1] - GRANT [5] - 82:19, hate [1] - 66:21
79:10, 79:23, 81:5 Force [1] - 36:4 51:23 86:23, 87:2, 92:9, hawks [1] - 24:15
filling [1] - 62:16 force [2] - 31:21, future [3] - 24:9, 93:13 hazard [1] - 11:15
final [4] - 89:22, 92:19, 71:21 28:22, 35:19 grant [12] - 11:5, 12:2, hazardous [2] - 31:5,
93:25, 95:3 forces [1] - 36:5 12:8, 12:11, 12:24, 68:12
finally [2] - 32:3, 32:4 foregoing [1] - 96:21 G 13:8, 22:17, 22:18, head [1] - 81:9
financial [1] - 57:10 Forest [1] - 38:14 22:21, 22:24, 65:22 headquarters [1] -
fine [3] - 9:23, 10:5, forgotten [1] - 18:14 gaining [1] - 64:14 grants [4] - 10:21, 5:21
15:7 form [2] - 31:21, 90:1 gallons [1] - 30:1 13:15, 13:19, 40:23 health [1] - 25:10
finished [1] - 79:18 forth [2] - 18:13, 62:23 game [1] - 63:16 grass [1] - 59:15 healthier [1] - 24:19
fire [2] - 27:8, 56:7 forthcoming [1] - gang [1] - 34:21 grasses [1] - 11:19 hear [9] - 16:23,
FIRE [1] - 81:22 67:15 gaps [1] - 31:1 gravel [1] - 69:1 41:18, 49:7, 49:24,
Firefighter [2] - 28:5, forthwith [1] - 44:14 garages [1] - 65:9 great [6] - 4:12, 4:13, 49:25, 52:17, 55:10,
28:17 forward [7] - 20:3, Garden [1] - 83:5 5:4, 26:5, 40:23, 56:21, 60:1
fires [1] - 31:5 30:24, 53:10, 56:14, garden [1] - 25:9 88:5 heard [5] - 35:20,
first [10] - 4:20, 6:9, 65:15, 65:21, 88:6 gardening [1] - 27:10 greatly [1] - 58:16 55:22, 88:24, 90:22,
6:12, 7:18, 20:22, forwarded [1] - 44:5 Gardens [1] - 39:17 greedy [1] - 18:16 91:16
23:15, 31:2, 57:20, four [3] - 18:10, 32:16, gardens [1] - 25:3 Green [2] - 4:7, 11:11 hearing [6] - 44:18,
68:5, 69:15 66:10 gasoline [1] - 62:12 grid [1] - 30:12 44:22, 52:23, 53:1,
firsthand [1] - 33:23 FOURTH [1] - 6:7 gate [1] - 59:4 grounds [1] - 17:22 53:3, 89:18
FISCAL [1] - 88:21 Frank [1] - 83:3 gated [3] - 58:21, group [5] - 21:4, Hearts [1] - 83:6
fitting [1] - 28:23 FRANK [1] - 2:8 58:25, 59:7 22:10, 26:22, 31:21, heat [1] - 30:17
five [10] - 17:8, 17:14, Frankenstein [1] - gathering [1] - 5:5 36:12 heinous [1] - 21:19
34:10, 34:17, 35:11, 10:12 GENERAL [1] - 90:19 growing [4] - 29:5, held [2] - 5:11, 89:18
35:14, 60:5, 63:3, free [4] - 12:4, 18:19, generations [2] - 24:9, 47:3, 50:19, 63:10 HELD [1] - 1:4
63:4, 81:2 21:17, 85:11 28:22 growth [1] - 31:16 helicopter [1] - 27:9
FIVE [1] - 87:20 frequent [1] - 27:9 genetic [1] - 26:16 guardians [1] - 24:13 hello [3] - 16:19,
flag [1] - 37:16 frequently [2] - 12:14, gentleman [1] - 83:10 guardrails [1] - 10:6 23:19, 36:18
flew [1] - 32:21 27:6 GERALD [1] - 2:2 guess [8] - 17:14, helmet [1] - 64:12
flock [9] - 24:13, Friday [3] - 32:4, 34:4, Gibbons [1] - 38:24 40:9, 40:11, 40:13, helmets [2] - 62:6,
24:19, 25:8, 25:12, 44:12 GILBRIDE [5] - 2:10, 41:2, 41:11, 44:15, 63:15
25:25, 26:2, 26:19, friendly [3] - 50:17, 43:25, 44:23, 45:4, 51:3 help [10] - 11:6, 12:4,
26:24 56:12, 90:2 45:7 guesses [1] - 72:21 13:2, 25:2, 31:9,
floods [1] - 11:17 friends [3] - 26:8, Gilbride [7] - 27:17, guilty [2] - 33:13, 34:3 31:23, 39:8, 54:2,
7
77:4, 81:10 40:11, 40:16 improving [1] - 25:9 75:10, 82:1, 82:23, Judge [5] - 38:24,
helping [2] - 18:25, homework [1] - 9:1 IN [2] - 75:6, 81:23 84:3, 87:5, 87:24 39:2, 39:3, 39:15
19:1 honest [1] - 62:8 INACTIVE [1] - 90:17 INTRODUCTION [7] - judges [4] - 37:17,
helps [2] - 25:4, 26:15 honor [1] - 28:3 inaudible [2] - 52:2, 73:10, 75:5, 81:21, 37:18, 38:17, 39:1
hens [4] - 24:18, 25:2, hope [5] - 6:20, 16:12, 58:15 82:15, 83:22, 86:20, judgment [1] - 20:6
26:1, 26:20 19:3, 41:19, 69:11 INC [1] - 83:25 87:19 Julie [1] - 72:6
HERBSTER [20] - hopefully [4] - 32:4, include [2] - 8:11, introduction [9] - justice [4] - 35:3,
3:11, 3:13, 3:15, 34:3, 35:21, 69:16 35:19 74:22, 76:11, 76:14, 44:18, 44:19, 45:5
3:17, 3:19, 92:23, hopes [1] - 24:8 includes [1] - 35:19 81:12, 82:6, 83:13, Justice [1] - 20:12
92:25, 93:2, 93:4, hoping [1] - 34:11 INCLUDES [1] - 88:20 86:11, 87:10, 88:9 justice's [1] - 44:6
93:6, 94:4, 94:6, horribly [1] - 32:15 including [6] - 10:22, investigator [1] -
94:8, 94:10, 94:12, horrific [1] - 36:1 26:14, 27:4, 29:17, 19:22 K
95:7, 95:9, 95:11, hospital [2] - 6:1, 32:11, 33:15 investment [1] - 31:12
95:13, 95:15 32:21 income [1] - 54:8 investors [1] - 18:17 KATHY [1] - 2:9
hereby [4] - 93:7, hospitals [1] - 30:3 increase [1] - 60:13 invite [2] - 22:19, 26:7 Kavanaugh [1] - 20:12
94:13, 95:16, 96:3 hot [1] - 30:10 incredibly [3] - 11:14, invited [1] - 71:11 keep [3] - 24:10, 49:4,
heritage [1] - 26:10 hours [2] - 32:16, 12:19, 26:2 involved [1] - 58:7 76:18
hero [2] - 40:6, 40:11 71:15 independent [1] - Iowa [1] - 38:7 keepers [2] - 26:9,
heros [1] - 28:3 house [4] - 16:10, 36:19 issue [14] - 15:14, 27:2
High [1] - 11:9 17:12, 45:19, 48:9 individual [2] - 52:24, 16:9, 31:7, 44:2, keeping [5] - 23:21,
high [2] - 84:19, 85:24 households [1] - 30:2 53:23 44:19, 52:8, 64:3, 24:3, 24:8, 27:6,
higher [1] - 54:8 houses [1] - 84:20 industrial [1] - 25:21 65:2, 65:5, 68:5, 43:18
highlight [1] - 30:20 Housing [1] - 39:4 inequity [1] - 37:14 80:1, 80:5, 85:15 key [1] - 25:11
highlighting [1] - huge [1] - 64:24 INFORMATION [1] - issues [4] - 31:22, Keyser [2] - 54:25,
29:22 HUNDRED [1] - 81:24 73:13 53:6, 63:25, 65:25 55:1
highway [1] - 40:20 hundreds [1] - 29:25 information [7] - 5:3, Item [22] - 7:11, 73:17, KEYSER [1] - 87:20
highways [1] - 27:8 hurt [2] - 61:6, 64:8 44:15, 52:6, 52:7, 75:10, 82:1, 82:23, kid [2] - 17:15, 62:15
hill [1] - 58:10 59:11, 73:25 84:3, 87:5, 87:24, kid's [1] - 17:8
Hill [1] - 11:11 infrastructure [4] - 88:25, 89:2, 89:13, kids [7] - 11:10, 17:20,
I 89:16, 90:23, 90:25,
Hinton [2] - 20:21, 13:3, 13:5, 29:18, 26:6, 42:10, 63:2,
21:1 icon [1] - 26:14 30:10 91:17, 91:19, 92:19, 63:13, 64:4
hire [4] - 19:21, 23:10, idea [1] - 39:24 injured [1] - 16:6 93:8, 93:25, 94:14, killed [2] - 16:6, 64:11
76:16, 77:20 ideal [1] - 24:23 input [1] - 31:12 95:3, 95:17 killing [1] - 21:24
hired [4] - 9:13, 78:9, ideas [1] - 66:6 inquire [1] - 35:25 items [3] - 4:2, 10:20, kind [1] - 77:2
79:9, 79:16 ignorant [3] - 23:3, inquired [2] - 64:21, 73:24 kindness [1] - 33:21
hiring [2] - 77:20, 23:4, 42:11 65:3 KING [44] - 2:6, 3:12,
79:22 ignore [1] - 42:19 inquiries [1] - 60:24 J 46:14, 46:17, 46:25,
history [3] - 10:8, illegal [3] - 47:20, inspector [2] - 14:20, 47:10, 47:15, 47:21,
38:8, 56:11 Jackson [2] - 28:10, 47:25, 48:4, 48:7,
54:4, 62:1 14:22
hit [2] - 17:19, 17:21 28:12 51:13, 53:22, 56:16,
illegals [1] - 21:23 inspire [1] - 28:22
Hodowanitz [2] - 6:10, Jamie [1] - 3:8 73:20, 74:23, 76:4,
immigration [1] - 54:5 instance [4] - 29:23,
6:11 January [1] - 35:16 79:2, 79:12, 79:25,
impact [5] - 30:18, 48:10, 76:22, 77:5
HODOWANITZ [11] - Jarbola [1] - 39:2 80:4, 80:9, 81:14,
31:11, 34:24, 34:25, instead [3] - 16:13,
6:11, 6:20, 6:23, 7:4, Jeffries [2] - 4:20, 82:3, 82:8, 83:15,
72:9 61:15, 80:25
7:10, 7:23, 8:8, 8:13, 69:18 84:8, 85:1, 85:4,
impacted [1] - 32:9 instinct [1] - 24:14
8:16, 8:21, 8:25 Jersey [1] - 78:11 85:12, 86:1, 86:13,
importance [1] - 29:22 insurance [1] - 17:20
hold [4] - 7:10, 41:24, JESSICA [1] - 2:4 87:12, 88:1, 88:10,
important [2] - 11:2, intelligence [1] - 29:5
42:2, 42:6 Jim [1] - 5:10 89:6, 90:1, 90:9,
35:20 INTENDED [1] - 87:21
holding [1] - 42:17 impounded [1] - 61:24 Joan [3] - 6:9, 6:11, 91:4, 91:23, 92:24,
interest [4] - 13:17,
hole [2] - 14:1, 45:16 10:15 94:1, 94:5, 95:8
impressed [2] - 60:1, 29:21, 70:19, 70:25
HOLLOW [1] - 82:21 Joan's [1] - 78:17 King [5] - 27:16,
60:5 interested [1] - 5:5
HOME [1] - 88:22 improve [2] - 12:5, jobs [1] - 18:4 53:20, 92:23, 94:4,
interesting [1] - 40:5
home [2] - 24:1, 53:8 13:2 John [4] - 28:4, 28:15, 95:7
interrogatories [1] -
Home [4] - 37:4, 37:5, IMPROVEMENT [1] - 42:5, 83:6 king [3] - 3:11, 52:1,
21:5
37:6, 38:3 92:13 joined [2] - 36:5, 54:16
intersection [2] - 11:8,
homeowner [1] - 14:1 IMPROVEMENTS [2] - 59:25 kissing [1] - 40:15
11:12
homes [1] - 23:22 87:22, 93:18 joke [1] - 19:14 knowing [1] - 57:6
INTO [2] - 83:24,
homesteading [1] - improvements [5] - Jordan [2] - 3:7, 3:8 known [2] - 24:21,
94:20
25:10 11:6, 11:21, 13:1, judge [4] - 20:11, 26:4
introduced [9] -
hometown [4] - 40:6, 13:9, 13:20 20:24, 38:6, 39:14 knows [2] - 32:9,
33:12, 65:22, 73:17,
8
44:25 94:14, 95:17 51:19, 52:13, 53:11, massive [1] - 13:20 34:11, 34:21, 44:1,
legislating [1] - 21:8 63:18, 63:23, 64:13, matter [4] - 23:5, 56:5
L legislation [8] - 16:3, 64:16, 72:3 24:24, 41:15, 54:3 memories [1] - 28:21
65:21, 66:22, 67:8, looked [2] - 68:12, MATTERS [2] - 82:19, men [2] - 3:5, 28:21
laced [2] - 32:10, 34:1 67:14, 67:21, 78:18, 85:17 87:1 mention [2] - 4:22, 5:8
LACKAWANNA [1] - 85:17 looking [4] - 51:18, maximize [1] - 31:19 mentioned [1] - 59:3
93:17 legislative [2] - 21:7, 55:20, 63:15, 83:11 maximum [1] - 60:12 MERCY [1] - 81:23
lackawanna [1] - 37:4 38:18 looks [1] - 18:10 MAYOR [3] - 83:23, merit [1] - 9:14
Lackawanna [15] - Lennon [1] - 83:6 Loretta [1] - 37:23 86:21, 94:18 messed [1] - 38:1
10:23, 12:12, 12:17, Les [2] - 13:22, 13:25 Los [1] - 33:1 Mayor [7] - 16:22, met [5] - 30:6, 70:15,
13:10, 32:7, 33:19, less [3] - 24:21, 27:5, losing [1] - 33:6 18:7, 19:18, 23:7, 70:16, 72:6, 76:24
36:4, 38:11, 38:12, 34:23 lost [1] - 35:7 37:10, 37:11, 39:25 mic [1] - 42:9
40:22, 61:13, 65:23, lesser [1] - 34:7 love [1] - 24:25 Mayor's [1] - 17:1 microphone [1] -
66:10, 80:23 lethal [1] - 33:16 lovely [1] - 41:17 MCANDREW [44] - 23:24
lady [2] - 21:21, 59:25 letter [5] - 16:2, 16:14, lower [2] - 54:7, 54:8 2:3, 3:18, 4:5, 35:24, middle [1] - 54:7
laid [1] - 26:18 20:10, 24:1, 77:8 lowers [1] - 24:17 36:16, 45:24, 46:7, might [12] - 4:20,
landings [1] - 27:9 level [4] - 7:11, 9:3, Lynch [1] - 37:23 46:12, 47:12, 48:17, 15:19, 26:18, 36:9,
lanes [1] - 66:13 27:11, 69:1 50:6, 50:13, 50:24, 48:25, 50:8, 58:25,
language [3] - 56:8, 60:23, 65:20, 68:1,
LEVEL [1] - 75:6 M 59:8, 66:16, 67:15,
56:15, 89:23 levels [1] - 7:25 70:1, 73:19, 75:1, 79:2, 81:10
large [2] - 29:9, 31:13 liability [1] - 63:25 machine [1] - 18:23 75:12, 80:11, 81:17, migraine [1] - 33:10
larger [1] - 85:22 library [2] - 6:14, machines [1] - 18:1 82:11, 82:25, 83:18, Mike [2] - 3:9, 32:2
last [23] - 4:23, 5:8, 40:22 magistrate [1] - 51:10 84:5, 85:14, 86:3, milk [1] - 18:20
14:20, 14:24, 15:15, Library [1] - 40:8 magistrates [1] - 86:16, 87:15, 88:13, million [3] - 18:17,
15:22, 16:24, 18:21, license [2] - 17:25, 38:17 89:1, 89:9, 89:12, 55:13, 66:3
19:10, 32:23, 34:10, 52:5 mail [2] - 24:2, 76:8 90:3, 90:12, 90:24, mind [3] - 10:9, 58:9,
35:11, 35:14, 56:5, licensed [1] - 18:1 MAIN [2] - 82:19, 87:1 91:7, 91:18, 92:1, 58:12
64:20, 65:5, 66:25, LICENSING [1] - Main [4] - 15:16, 17:2, 93:5, 94:11, 95:14, mindful [1] - 63:7
69:18, 70:7, 72:8, 73:14 58:10, 62:21 95:22 Minooka [1] - 40:5
72:10, 74:8, 89:21 life [1] - 28:16 maintain [2] - 26:11, McAndrew [8] - 3:17, minute [1] - 60:5
Last [1] - 23:25 light [1] - 66:9 26:20 4:17, 60:21, 65:19, minutes [3] - 3:21,
lasting [1] - 28:8 lights [2] - 67:1, 67:16 maintained [1] - 11:18 68:4, 93:4, 94:10, 57:1, 57:2
lastly [1] - 59:23 likely [1] - 30:15 maintaining [1] - 95:13 Miss [4] - 4:20, 5:9,
lately [1] - 31:7 Linden [2] - 38:13, 25:12 McCool [2] - 1:24, 19:7, 57:8
lateral [2] - 9:21, 59:14 major [2] - 38:18, 58:5 96:10 misuse [1] - 16:25
80:12 Lindy [1] - 54:22 majority [1] - 47:17 mean [14] - 21:20, moment [1] - 3:4
law [6] - 20:9, 36:2, line [1] - 28:16 Mall [1] - 6:13 22:3, 23:2, 38:9, money [20] - 11:5,
36:12, 49:11, 54:1, man [3] - 16:16, 40:15, 39:9, 45:24, 47:3, 12:1, 12:4, 12:8,
lines [1] - 84:20
62:10 59:23 49:1, 49:2, 50:15, 12:11, 12:24, 13:8,
list [7] - 6:9, 9:25,
lawfully [3] - 93:8, manageable [1] - 63:18, 64:10, 67:6, 18:17, 20:4, 22:17,
10:1, 21:22, 54:20,
94:14, 95:17 24:22 74:18 22:18, 22:21, 22:24,
57:21, 58:24
laws [2] - 29:8, 43:5 MANAGEMENT [1] - means [7] - 23:4, 23:5, 40:21, 55:12, 55:13,
listed [2] - 9:16, 49:23
lawsuit [1] - 15:24 87:21 34:20, 49:6, 49:8, 66:2, 66:3, 66:25
listening [1] - 33:7
lay [1] - 25:16 MANCINI [1] - 32:1 62:13, 96:22 Monsignor [1] - 3:8
litany [1] - 54:11
lead [2] - 10:13, 85:21 Mancini [1] - 32:2 meat [1] - 20:23 monster [1] - 10:12
litigation [2] - 10:13,
leaks [1] - 31:3 mandated [1] - 70:14 media.ussmural [1] - month [6] - 53:8, 67:8,
20:17
learn [1] - 26:8 42:23 71:7, 71:12, 79:1,
LITTLE [1] - 36:18 Manhattan [1] - 20:11
learned [1] - 60:4 medicine [1] - 33:8 79:7
live [10] - 11:11, 19:20, manner [1] - 33:6
learning [2] - 25:23, meds [1] - 33:9 months [14] - 7:5,
23:11, 28:21, 37:2, Maria [2] - 1:24, 96:10
26:6 meet [3] - 76:21, 78:4, 14:3, 19:6, 30:10,
46:20, 48:8, 53:8, Marine [2] - 32:12,
leased [1] - 47:6 78:23 41:2, 46:20, 46:21,
80:7 33:11
leasing [1] - 46:23 meeting [15] - 41:1, 48:9, 48:10, 53:9,
lives [1] - 19:23 MARK [1] - 2:3
least [2] - 15:8, 59:17 41:10, 41:13, 49:8, 77:12, 77:14, 77:16,
LLC [1] - 82:21 MARKET [1] - 91:13
leaving [1] - 33:15 56:25, 57:2, 66:5, 78:25
location [2] - 56:12, Market [1] - 17:3
Lee [1] - 19:16 68:19, 71:14, 71:18, Moreland [1] - 37:21
89:25 marketplace [1] -
left [4] - 31:18, 40:12, 71:19, 72:1, 72:4, Morgan [1] - 19:16
LOCATION [1] - 1:10 36:21
69:8, 69:9 89:22, 95:23 MORGAN [1] - 19:17
look [19] - 9:20, 14:19, Mart [1] - 19:11
legal [5] - 22:9, 44:13, meetings [3] - 8:5, morning [2] - 27:7,
16:3, 21:20, 22:3, Martindale [1] - 57:8
49:6, 62:5 67:18, 71:23 56:1
22:12, 38:8, 44:2, Marty [3] - 16:2, 16:15,
legally [4] - 62:5, 93:8, members [5] - 4:3, most [5] - 10:4, 34:21,
48:15, 50:8, 50:10, 16:16
9
37:17, 66:11, 84:22 56:17, 57:12, 57:14, 7:10, 7:23, 8:8, 8:13, 11:21, 88:6
O
mostly [1] - 56:22 57:16, 58:15, 59:10, 8:16, 8:21, 8:25, needs [3] - 22:23,
motion [13] - 20:20, 59:21, 60:20, 60:23, 10:17, 23:19, 43:3, 30:6, 30:22 observing [1] - 25:25
21:4, 73:17, 75:10, 65:18, 65:20, 67:24, 43:8, 43:10, 43:22, Needs [1] - 5:23 obstructionist [1] -
82:1, 82:23, 84:3, 68:1, 68:4, 70:1, 44:21, 45:2, 45:6, negatively [1] - 30:18 18:9
87:5, 87:24, 89:12, 70:3, 73:4, 73:6, 45:13, 46:1, 46:4, neglected [1] - 47:3 obtained [1] - 60:6
89:15, 95:21, 95:22 73:9, 73:16, 73:19, 46:10, 46:15, 46:22, neighborhood [4] - obviously [5] - 12:2,
MOTIONS [1] - 53:19 73:20, 73:21, 74:23, 47:2, 47:19, 47:23, 24:5, 24:15, 28:12, 41:22, 50:2, 50:11,
motions [4] - 53:21, 74:24, 75:1, 75:2, 48:2, 48:5, 50:3, 50:15 61:22
54:17, 57:17, 60:22 75:4, 75:9, 75:12, 50:12, 50:14, 51:3, neighborhoods [2] - occasion [1] - 62:25
mountain [3] - 43:12, 75:14, 75:15, 76:1, 51:11, 52:16, 52:21, 30:18, 31:17 Occupancy [1] - 39:7
47:17, 68:7 76:3, 76:4, 76:13, 52:25, 53:16, 92:23, neighbors [3] - 26:18, occur [1] - 55:16
Mountain [4] - 43:13, 76:20, 78:17, 78:21, 92:25, 93:2, 93:4, 31:17, 35:7 occurred [2] - 52:24,
45:14, 56:8, 68:5 79:2, 79:8, 79:12, 93:6, 94:4, 94:6, never [6] - 33:9, 48:22, 57:5
move [10] - 15:17, 79:15, 79:25, 80:2, 94:8, 94:10, 94:12, 52:24, 62:18, 66:11, occurring [1] - 55:23
23:23, 41:16, 53:12, 80:4, 80:8, 80:9, 95:7, 95:9, 95:11, 71:25 October [4] - 4:6, 4:8,
56:14, 65:21, 76:16, 80:11, 80:16, 80:20, 95:13, 95:15 new [12] - 6:17, 6:21, 32:15, 53:4
89:1, 90:24, 91:18 81:14, 81:15, 81:17, muffs [1] - 26:14 28:14, 29:5, 30:24, odd [1] - 65:7
moved [18] - 73:19, 81:18, 81:20, 81:25, MULTIMODAL [2] - 42:4, 42:5, 44:15, OF [32] - 1:1, 73:11,
75:3, 75:12, 81:19, 82:3, 82:4, 82:5, 92:11, 93:16 53:3, 62:10, 77:15, 73:13, 81:22, 81:24,
82:3, 82:13, 82:25, 82:8, 82:9, 82:11, multiple [2] - 27:8, 78:24 82:16, 82:17, 82:18,
83:20, 84:5, 86:18, 82:12, 82:14, 82:22, 59:15 New [2] - 37:20, 78:11 84:1, 86:22, 86:23,
87:7, 87:17, 88:1, 82:25, 83:2, 83:15, municipalities [1] - newspaper [1] - 39:22 86:24, 86:25, 87:20,
88:15, 89:11, 90:14, 83:16, 83:18, 83:19, 9:22 next [4] - 8:25, 10:15, 88:17, 88:19, 88:22,
91:9, 92:3 83:21, 84:2, 84:5, mural [1] - 83:6 14:9, 27:22 88:23, 90:16, 91:11,
moves [1] - 80:12 84:7, 84:8, 84:13, music [2] - 5:15, 6:16 night [4] - 14:24, 91:12, 91:14, 92:8,
moving [5] - 14:24, 85:1, 85:3, 85:4, must [3] - 62:2, 69:22, 33:15, 42:14, 43:1 92:9, 92:10, 93:13,
30:24, 40:22, 53:10, 85:7, 85:12, 85:13, 77:13 nine [1] - 7:5 93:14, 93:15
88:5 85:14, 86:1, 86:3,
NO [7] - 88:18, 88:23, offer [1] - 25:23
86:10, 86:13, 86:14,
Moyle [1] - 39:15 N 90:16, 91:11, 92:7, Office [2] - 39:3, 39:4
MR [266] - 3:3, 3:12, 86:16, 86:17, 86:19,
93:11, 94:17 OFFICE [2] - 82:16,
3:14, 3:18, 3:20, 87:4, 87:8, 87:9, name [3] - 23:17, 28:6, nobody [3] - 16:21, 86:23
3:22, 4:1, 4:5, 4:17, 87:12, 87:13, 87:15, 43:4 69:25, 71:10 office [2] - 40:1, 44:6
6:5, 6:7, 6:9, 6:19, 87:16, 87:18, 87:23, named [2] - 38:6, noise [3] - 29:8, 29:17, officer [9] - 15:21,
6:22, 6:25, 7:8, 7:21, 88:1, 88:3, 88:4, 40:20 30:17 21:1, 28:15, 77:15,
8:6, 8:9, 8:15, 8:19, 88:8, 88:10, 88:11, naming [1] - 28:20 noisy [1] - 24:11 79:10, 79:13, 79:16,
8:23, 10:15, 13:22, 88:13, 88:14, 88:16, narrow [2] - 11:15, non [1] - 8:12 79:22, 80:22
13:24, 14:5, 14:7, 88:24, 89:1, 89:4, 65:14 none [1] - 22:9 Officer [2] - 28:4, 36:1
14:10, 14:11, 16:18, 89:6, 89:7, 89:9, nationwide [1] - 29:5 Norma [2] - 69:18, officers [12] - 8:11,
16:19, 19:16, 19:17, 89:10, 89:12, 89:15, Natural [1] - 62:4 69:25 8:24, 9:22, 10:1,
23:13, 23:15, 23:20, 89:20, 90:1, 90:3, natural [2] - 25:8, North [7] - 17:2, 16:5, 75:17, 75:19,
23:23, 23:25, 27:13, 90:4, 90:7, 90:9, 26:19 21:22, 55:8, 58:9, 75:21, 76:16, 78:24,
27:15, 27:16, 27:24, 90:10, 90:12, 90:13, nature [2] - 25:22, 58:10, 62:22 81:6, 81:10
31:25, 32:1, 35:23, 90:15, 90:22, 90:24, 27:1
91:2, 91:4, 91:5, Northeastern [1] - Official [2] - 1:24,
35:24, 36:15, 36:16, navigate [1] - 66:19 33:20 96:11
36:18, 40:2, 40:4, 91:7, 91:8, 91:10, Nay [3] - 4:11, 4:15, notes [1] - 96:5 official [1] - 36:22
43:2, 43:7, 43:9, 91:16, 91:18, 91:21,
5:24 nothing [5] - 15:10, officially [1] - 55:23
43:17, 45:24, 46:3, 91:23, 91:24, 92:1,
NCIS [1] - 33:1 18:15, 22:25, 45:17, OFFICIALS [3] -
46:5, 46:7, 46:12, 92:2, 92:4, 92:14,
near [1] - 11:9 59:19 83:23, 86:21, 94:19
46:14, 46:17, 46:25, 92:20, 92:21, 92:24,
nearby [3] - 24:18, notice [1] - 45:10 often [2] - 11:18,
47:10, 47:12, 47:13, 93:1, 93:5, 93:7,
27:8, 30:18 noticed [1] - 24:1 30:11
47:15, 47:16, 47:21, 93:9, 93:20, 94:1,
need [22] - 5:6, 10:3, notified [1] - 65:4 okey [1] - 6:23
47:25, 48:4, 48:7, 94:2, 94:5, 94:7,
11:24, 22:18, 22:19, nowhere [1] - 65:13 okey-dokey [1] - 6:23
48:17, 50:6, 50:13, 94:11, 94:13, 94:15,
31:1, 35:15, 38:2, number [7] - 8:14, old [10] - 17:8, 17:15,
50:24, 51:1, 51:5, 94:23, 95:1, 95:5,
39:19, 39:20, 39:25, 8:17, 8:22, 9:1, 62:15, 63:3, 63:4,
51:12, 51:13, 52:1, 95:8, 95:10, 95:14,
42:18, 48:17, 48:18, 39:12, 39:15, 60:10 63:6, 64:11, 70:1,
52:19, 52:22, 53:2, 95:16, 95:18, 95:20,
49:14, 50:7, 53:12, numbers [3] - 8:3, 8:7, 86:5, 86:6
53:17, 53:18, 53:20, 95:22, 95:23
63:18, 76:17, 77:9, Olive [1] - 11:6
MS [60] - 3:11, 3:13, 72:11
53:22, 54:16, 54:19, 84:9
3:15, 3:17, 3:19, ON [3] - 92:6, 93:10,
55:25, 56:3, 56:16, needed [4] - 5:1, 10:4,
6:11, 6:20, 6:23, 7:4, 94:16
10
once [5] - 4:10, 41:8, 73:10, 75:5, 88:18, 6:8 94:21 7:17, 8:1, 9:22,
41:14, 44:16, 77:12 90:17, 91:12 particular [7] - 11:4, perform [1] - 26:21 15:21, 16:5, 34:12,
ONE [1] - 81:24 organic [1] - 25:5 12:6, 24:20, 24:21, perhaps [2] - 27:17, 35:25, 52:3, 52:10,
one [39] - 4:9, 5:2, 5:4, organization [1] - 4:24 26:12, 45:19, 52:19 27:22 64:13, 65:15, 74:11,
5:8, 9:6, 14:15, OTHER [4] - 73:14, parties [1] - 20:16 permanent [2] - 77:4, 77:6, 77:21, 79:13,
15:15, 16:23, 17:12, 83:23, 86:21, 94:18 pass [6] - 42:18, 79:10 79:16
18:22, 19:6, 21:11, otherwise [1] - 78:7 77:12, 78:16, 89:2, permit [1] - 43:14 Police [10] - 8:9, 10:2,
33:21, 34:11, 34:14, ourselves [1] - 57:5 90:25, 91:19 permitted [3] - 47:22, 10:5, 34:9, 34:14,
47:7, 47:13, 51:13, outside [1] - 63:24 passage [4] - 89:23, 51:21, 51:22 35:9, 35:10, 36:3,
53:7, 53:13, 55:3, overgrown [1] - 11:18 92:19, 93:25, 95:3 person [6] - 37:22, 36:5, 74:5
55:17, 55:18, 55:19, overload [1] - 30:12 passed [7] - 3:6, 16:4, 44:9, 44:11, 49:11, POLICE [1] - 75:6
59:17, 61:12, 61:20, overlooked [1] - 29:21 32:10, 32:13, 32:24, 52:14, 78:25 policies [1] - 31:22
62:8, 66:5, 66:8, overstate [1] - 12:7 34:1, 35:16 personally [1] - 26:7 policy [2] - 15:22,
69:7, 72:14, 74:8, OVERTIME [1] - 3:23 passengers [1] - 62:4 personnel [1] - 8:12 15:23
76:22, 77:11, 77:16, own [5] - 25:12, 25:13, passes [1] - 85:11 pertaining [1] - 10:20 political [1] - 41:18
80:22, 83:7 42:14, 42:17, 64:25 passing [2] - 33:23, pests [1] - 25:3 politically [1] - 40:18
ones [9] - 4:6, 14:16, owner [4] - 44:5, 44:9, 35:2 pet [1] - 24:3 pollution [1] - 29:19
57:23, 57:24, 58:6, 48:8, 61:24 passionate [1] - 60:3 Peters [1] - 37:10 poor [4] - 21:21, 54:2,
58:8, 58:14, 58:24, owners [3] - 48:3, past [3] - 29:20, 47:4, petition [3] - 23:16, 66:14, 66:18
59:7 48:6, 50:4 84:15 24:6, 48:18 pop [1] - 45:17
ongoing [1] - 57:24 path [2] - 44:7, 69:22 pets [1] - 24:10 popularity [1] - 64:15
open [3] - 22:20, patronage [1] - 9:9 population [1] - 18:14
39:20, 79:23
P phase [1] - 55:3
Paul [1] - 3:8 phones [1] - 35:5 position [4] - 78:1,
openness [1] - 39:20 p.m [9] - 4:8, 4:15, pawn [1] - 73:23 pick [1] - 29:15 79:9, 79:23, 80:19
operate [1] - 48:19 5:13, 5:22, 6:3, pay [4] - 71:3, 71:21, piece [5] - 32:18, positions [2] - 9:3,
operated [1] - 51:8 71:15, 71:20, 71:22, 72:22, 72:23 66:22, 67:7, 67:13, 81:5
operating [2] - 49:5, 89:19 paying [1] - 63:16 78:18 possibility [1] - 60:16
49:17 pages [1] - 74:5 peaceful [1] - 26:24 pieces [1] - 68:9 possible [1] - 26:12
operative [1] - 26:24 paid [3] - 38:17, 72:11, peck [1] - 24:25 pill [3] - 33:17, 34:24, possibly [1] - 20:7
opinion [2] - 7:24, 72:20 PEDESTRIAN [1] - 35:1 potential [1] - 51:17
27:23 pandemic [1] - 28:19 93:18 pills [1] - 34:1 potentially [2] - 12:4,
opioid [3] - 32:6, 34:5, paper [3] - 40:6, pedestrians [2] - pipe [2] - 54:25, 69:13 13:19
35:13 41:13, 64:10 11:16, 12:18 piping [1] - 68:23 Powell [1] - 39:3
opioid-related [1] - papers [1] - 41:23 penalties [1] - 45:3 Pittston [1] - 58:11 power [3] - 29:16,
35:13 paragraph [1] - 56:9 pending [1] - 55:16 placard [1] - 18:18 30:15, 84:20
opioids [2] - 32:9, PARCEL [1] - 91:13 Pennsylvania [4] - place [7] - 12:17, predators [1] - 24:14
35:17 PARISH [1] - 81:23 33:20, 37:3, 62:2, 17:19, 48:12, 50:20, preparation [1] -
opportunities [1] - Park [3] - 4:15, 39:17, 78:2 52:8, 64:5, 64:18 30:25
29:14 59:2 PENNSYLVANIA [2] - placed [1] - 73:5 prepared [1] - 60:2
opportunity [2] - park [9] - 5:12, 5:25, 92:10, 93:15 placement [1] - 19:23 prescribed [1] - 33:8
25:24, 54:5 18:19, 28:7, 28:10, penny [2] - 72:11, places [2] - 52:13 presence [2] - 24:17,
Opposed [11] - 75:2, 28:15, 59:1, 59:6, 72:19 placing [1] - 30:8 26:25
81:18, 82:12, 83:19, 65:13 people [46] - 5:5, 9:13, plan [1] - 64:18 present [5] - 3:12,
86:17, 87:16, 88:14, parked [1] - 65:8 10:13, 15:4, 17:23, 3:14, 3:18, 23:16,
PLAN [1] - 88:21
89:10, 90:13, 91:8, Parker [1] - 17:18 18:9, 18:12, 18:13, 28:2
plane [1] - 27:9
92:2 Parking [2] - 70:17, 18:18, 18:21, 19:2, PRESENTED [1] -
planting [1] - 32:18
ORDER [6] - 3:22, 6:7, 71:9 19:4, 21:17, 21:24, 81:22
plate [1] - 18:19
53:18, 88:16, 92:4, parking [5] - 19:1, 22:19, 33:18, 33:24, preserve [2] - 26:10,
plateau [1] - 71:2
95:18 64:23, 65:10, 71:6, 34:25, 35:16, 39:5, 26:16
play [2] - 17:10, 25:11
order [5] - 9:16, 10:1, 72:24 39:16, 39:17, 39:21, PRESIDENT [2] - 2:2,
playing [1] - 12:23
26:20, 44:20, 61:25 parks [3] - 28:7, 39:24, 40:9, 41:24, 2:3
pleasure [3] - 88:25,
Order [2] - 4:2, 90:6 28:20, 58:21 42:3, 47:5, 49:21, presidential [1] -
90:23, 91:17
ordinance [19] - 7:20, Parks [1] - 58:18 50:5, 50:18, 54:6, 40:21
Pledge [1] - 3:1
9:7, 24:2, 24:6, 49:2, part [12] - 25:7, 34:2, 60:10, 60:12, 64:22, press [2] - 34:24, 35:1
plus [1] - 26:17
49:12, 50:10, 53:11, 49:25, 62:9, 65:25, 64:25, 66:18, 69:19, pressure [2] - 14:12,
podium [1] - 59:25
60:11, 60:16, 61:3, 67:3, 67:5, 67:22, 71:22, 72:13, 73:23, 14:18
point [7] - 20:6, 20:17,
61:19, 62:11, 63:19, 75:25, 76:19, 79:3, 74:8, 79:7, 80:11, pretty [5] - 43:17,
21:12, 44:23, 45:9,
70:2, 70:4, 74:10, 79:4 84:22 59:14, 61:19, 77:16,
49:1, 51:10
77:18, 89:17 part-timer [1] - 79:3 perforated [2] - 68:22 85:8
police [17] - 7:12,
ORDINANCE [5] - PARTICIPATION [1] - PERFORM [2] - 83:25, preventing [2] - 24:3,
11
62:11 49:15, 52:20, 59:13 quick [3] - 4:5, 12:20, RECEIVED [1] - 3:25 46:16
previous [2] - 60:24, proposal [2] - 28:2, 49:10 received [2] - 4:3, rentals [4] - 45:16,
62:25 29:3 quickly [1] - 81:11 59:13 47:24, 47:25, 49:24
pride [1] - 39:25 proposals [2] - 11:2, quieter [1] - 27:4 recent [2] - 13:4, renter [1] - 52:15
primarily [1] - 10:20 12:3 quite [3] - 13:11, 29:23 report [4] - 29:24,
print [1] - 74:3 propose [1] - 28:6 55:12, 88:6 recently [1] - 59:3 60:24, 71:12, 74:2
prioritizing [1] - 13:11 prosecuted [1] - 35:12 recognize [1] - 28:23 REPORT [1] - 3:23
private [2] - 19:21, protect [1] - 26:20 R recognized [1] - 26:13 reporter [1] - 96:24
23:10 protected [1] - 24:19 recommend [3] - Reporter [2] - 1:24,
proactive [1] - 31:22 protection [1] - 11:16 R-8 [1] - 47:13 92:19, 93:25, 95:2 96:11
problem [14] - 14:13, protective [1] - 24:14 R6 [3] - 47:14, 47:15, recommendation [3] - reproduction [1] -
14:14, 14:16, 15:1, protects [1] - 31:16 47:16 92:15, 93:21, 94:24 96:22
16:14, 22:10, 30:14, protested [1] - 16:24 R8 [1] - 47:18 reconnecting [1] - Republican [1] - 19:19
41:9, 50:13, 60:25, protocols [1] - 31:8 radio [1] - 61:14 25:22 Republicans [1] - 22:2
64:22, 64:24, 66:9, prove [1] - 23:11 Railroad [1] - 38:5 records [2] - 38:10, request [2] - 71:14,
70:6 provide [5] - 5:2, 24:7, raised [1] - 25:20 38:12 83:3
problems [8] - 9:4, 46:7, 69:22, 77:7 raising [2] - 25:18, recoup [1] - 81:11 require [3] - 30:7,
9:6, 9:7, 34:7, 34:8, PROVIDED [1] - 3:24 30:5 recruitment [3] - 7:17, 73:22, 73:24
36:7, 36:14, 66:19 provided [3] - 7:1, Ramone [1] - 10:16 8:2, 9:6 required [5] - 52:4,
procedural [1] - 45:8 72:12 RAMONE [1] - 10:17 REDEVELOPMENT 69:19, 74:2, 78:14,
procedure [4] - 32:14, PROVISIONS [1] - random [1] - 10:1 [1] - 91:14 80:6
32:16, 43:16, 74:15 73:15 ranks [1] - 76:17 Redevelopment [1] - requirements [4] -
procedures [1] - 44:17 Public [3] - 4:10, rate [2] - 70:19, 70:23 57:7 77:13, 78:4, 78:13,
proceed [1] - 90:6 94:25, 95:2 rather [1] - 31:18 reduce [1] - 25:13 79:19
proceeding [2] - 20:3, public [9] - 7:14, RATIFYING [2] - 92:7, reelect [2] - 42:19, REQUIRING [1] -
39:16 21:15, 41:14, 41:15, 93:12 42:20 73:12
proceedings [1] - 96:3 42:5, 45:1, 57:4, ration [1] - 30:5 reflection [1] - 3:4 requiring [1] - 79:19
process [9] - 9:18, 64:2, 89:17 reach [5] - 14:7, regarding [1] - 32:5 reserve [2] - 71:4,
45:8, 48:23, 49:8, PUBLIC [2] - 75:8, 51:14, 57:20, 64:17, regards [2] - 19:18, 71:5
51:9, 51:24, 75:25, 94:16 85:8 20:15 RESERVE [2] - 88:20,
77:24, 79:7 PURSUANT [1] - reached [1] - 33:1 register [1] - 62:3 90:20
produce [1] - 30:17 88:22 read [6] - 7:15, 20:9, registered [2] - 62:2, reside [1] - 34:19
PROFESSIONAL [1] - pursue [3] - 10:22, 21:13, 50:9, 64:10, 62:6 resident [3] - 13:25,
83:25 12:11, 13:16 76:23 regular [3] - 31:9, 27:25, 65:6
program [1] - 17:1 pursued [1] - 12:25 READING [3] - 88:17, 63:9, 75:20 resident's [1] - 68:6
PROGRAM [2] - pursuing [3] - 12:8, 90:15, 91:10 regulations [1] - 29:12 residents [10] - 13:17,
82:19, 87:2 36:12, 56:23 reading [8] - 3:21, REILLY [1] - 94:20 21:16, 21:20, 23:1,
project [4] - 10:25, pushing [1] - 49:20 9:17, 88:24, 89:2, REIMBURSEMENT [1] 29:1, 30:4, 55:17,
12:9, 31:14, 67:23 put [13] - 14:12, 14:18, 90:22, 90:25, 91:16, - 86:23 57:5, 59:18, 65:13
PROJECT [6] - 82:21, 40:14, 41:6, 41:17, 91:19 related [2] - 35:13, RESOLUTION [8] -
87:3, 90:18, 92:13, 68:6, 68:8, 68:22, ready [3] - 22:5, 29:13, 66:1 81:21, 82:15, 83:22,
93:19, 94:22 68:25, 69:13, 69:25, 31:10 relationship [1] - 86:20, 87:19, 92:7,
projects [17] - 10:22, 72:15, 78:25 real [2] - 22:20, 31:11 85:20 93:11, 94:17
30:24, 54:21, 55:2, puts [1] - 51:6 reality [1] - 29:3 released [1] - 32:22 resolved [1] - 31:7
55:5, 55:9, 55:10, putting [3] - 40:8, realize [2] - 7:5, 23:6 relevant [1] - 29:12 resource [2] - 30:16,
55:15, 56:21, 56:24, 62:13, 66:13 really [14] - 7:16, reliable [2] - 31:4, 30:20
57:22, 58:5, 58:6, 20:24, 37:17, 40:9, 34:16 Resources [1] - 62:4
58:13, 83:4, 88:5, Q 41:25, 42:1, 51:1, remain [2] - 3:3, 89:25 respecting [2] - 54:2,
88:7 52:17, 60:1, 60:2, remember [9] - 9:10, 54:3
promise [1] - 42:12 qualification [1] - 60:7, 60:9, 76:24 61:3, 61:7, 61:9, respond [2] - 20:24,
proper [9] - 31:12, 78:23 realty [1] - 46:23 61:16, 61:18, 63:7, 42:12
51:24, 73:18, 75:11, qualifications [2] - rear [1] - 69:24 63:9, 66:8 responders [1] - 31:2
82:2, 82:24, 84:4, 9:14, 77:25 reason [2] - 18:20, remind [1] - 6:12 response [4] - 31:6,
87:6, 87:25 qualified [2] - 10:4, 81:9 remove [1] - 19:24 65:3, 67:5, 67:11
properly [3] - 21:2, 80:19 reassessment [1] - removed [1] - 84:18 responsibility [3] -
76:12, 80:14 qualify [1] - 81:4 22:6 removing [2] - 67:1, 16:4, 49:18, 62:14
PROPERTIES [2] - questions [10] - 20:21, Rec [1] - 58:18 67:16 responsible [2] -
82:21, 87:20 20:22, 21:2, 35:18, receipts [2] - 74:4, rent [3] - 46:21, 48:9, 17:22, 31:16
property [7] - 39:9, 35:21, 41:4, 67:25, 74:19 48:12 responsibly [1] -
44:5, 44:9, 48:21, 76:2, 76:6, 76:9 receive [1] - 35:4 rental [2] - 45:20, 26:15
12
rest [2] - 56:4, 79:6 82:10, 83:1, 83:17, Schumacher [1] - 72:6 SECTION [1] - 88:22 serving [1] - 28:18
restaurants [1] - 72:23 84:6, 86:15, 87:7, SCHUSTER [37] - 2:5, Section [1] - 11:12 sets [1] - 53:14
retained [1] - 23:7 87:14, 88:2, 88:12, 3:14, 27:15, 47:13, section [1] - 78:6 setups [1] - 25:18
retirement [1] - 79:14 89:3, 89:8, 89:14, 47:16, 52:19, 52:22, sections [1] - 59:5 Seventh [1] - 90:6
retirements [1] - 9:5 90:11, 91:1, 91:6, 53:2, 54:19, 56:3, secure [3] - 55:6, SEVENTH [1] - 92:4
review [5] - 27:18, 91:20, 91:25, 92:17, 56:17, 57:14, 74:24, 57:11, 58:25 several [3] - 7:15,
27:21, 29:22, 31:8, 93:3, 93:23, 94:9, 75:15, 76:3, 76:13, secured [1] - 55:11 53:6, 57:24
78:20 95:4, 95:12 78:17, 81:15, 82:4, see [34] - 8:3, 10:6, sewer [1] - 22:4
reviewing [1] - 29:7 Rothchild [8] - 3:15, 82:9, 83:16, 86:14, 10:17, 13:7, 15:5, Shamokin [1] - 14:25
reviews [2] - 52:11, 6:6, 57:17, 59:11, 87:8, 87:13, 88:4, 16:3, 16:15, 16:19, share [2] - 49:20,
52:14 60:21, 93:2, 94:8, 88:11, 89:7, 89:20, 22:8, 23:8, 32:21, 85:14
revitalizing [1] - 83:12 95:11 90:4, 90:10, 91:5, 32:24, 36:19, 36:21, sharp [1] - 24:13
rezoned [1] - 47:10 RPR [2] - 1:24, 96:10 91:24, 92:20, 93:1, 37:11, 39:21, 40:5, sheet [1] - 27:20
rich [1] - 25:5 rubber [1] - 42:21 94:7, 95:1, 95:10 45:23, 51:6, 51:20, shooting [1] - 36:1
ride [2] - 17:5, 17:12 rug [1] - 41:23 Schuster [5] - 54:17, 55:15, 56:18, 61:12, shops [1] - 73:23
riders [1] - 62:4 Rule [4] - 37:4, 37:5, 57:16, 92:25, 94:6, 62:7, 62:24, 63:23, short [8] - 9:2, 45:16,
Ridge [2] - 4:7, 11:11 37:6, 38:3 95:9 64:6, 66:23, 72:5, 45:20, 46:16, 47:24,
ridiculous [3] - 16:11, RULE [1] - 88:22 schuster [1] - 3:13 72:18, 73:1, 73:7, 47:25, 49:24, 81:10
19:10, 21:13 rule [4] - 20:13, 53:8, scooter [2] - 17:11, 88:5, 88:7 short-term [6] - 45:16,
riding [3] - 17:9, 54:1, 80:21 17:25 seeing [2] - 63:1, 45:20, 46:16, 47:24,
61:12, 63:4 rules [6] - 42:13, SCOPE [1] - 87:3 63:10 47:25, 49:24
rigamarole [1] - 40:14 45:12, 48:7, 48:13, scope [1] - 84:11 seem [2] - 21:7, 63:21 shortage [2] - 8:14,
Rik [1] - 36:18 63:9, 78:12 scores [1] - 9:15 seized [1] - 61:23 9:4
ring [3] - 12:4, 13:18, ruling [1] - 38:7 Scranton [42] - 4:9, seizure [1] - 61:25 shortages [1] - 30:15
19:8 run [2] - 11:23, 44:22 5:19, 6:12, 8:9, 10:8, select [1] - 10:3 shortly [1] - 7:9
rise [1] - 25:11 running [9] - 18:8, 10:21, 11:9, 27:25, selected [1] - 10:14 show [4] - 23:1, 28:24,
risk [1] - 29:19 19:13, 39:4, 39:25, 28:25, 29:15, 31:18, selection [1] - 41:17 53:1, 74:15
River [1] - 70:7 43:15, 59:1, 61:12, 31:23, 32:1, 32:2, Senate [1] - 21:14 showed [1] - 33:3
62:12, 68:16 32:7, 33:19, 34:6, Senator [1] - 16:2 Showers [1] - 83:7
road [8] - 10:13,
ruptured [1] - 32:17 34:9, 34:14, 35:9, send [2] - 58:13, 81:3 showing [1] - 33:21
11:16, 12:20, 12:21,
35:10, 36:5, 36:22, Senetsky [1] - 3:9
68:15, 68:16, 68:17, shut [1] - 41:6
S 37:6, 38:10, 39:4, sense [5] - 38:16,
69:5 Side [1] - 58:11
40:10, 40:17, 43:13, 66:12, 81:2, 86:5,
roads [3] - 15:2, side [5] - 5:25, 54:12,
sacrifice [2] - 28:3, 55:8, 58:10, 62:22, 86:9
57:25, 68:10 65:7, 68:14, 69:5
28:18 62:23, 69:21, 70:16, sensitive [1] - 36:10
robbing [1] - 21:24 sides [1] - 69:24
safe [3] - 13:6, 50:16, 72:7, 72:10, 74:4, sent [2] - 55:18, 69:12
Robert [1] - 3:8 sidewalk [1] - 63:12
68:13 78:5, 78:14, 78:24, sentencing [1] - 34:4
Robinson [1] - 59:2 SIDEWALK [1] - 92:13
safer [1] - 24:18 79:14
rode [1] - 63:11 September [5] - 1:7, sidewalks [12] - 11:15,
safety [9] - 7:14, SCRANTON [9] - 1:1,
role [1] - 25:11 4:14, 5:11, 5:17, 11:17, 13:1, 17:4,
15:14, 16:9, 24:24, 81:22, 82:17, 84:1, 89:18
roll [3] - 3:9, 94:2, 18:2, 64:23, 65:8,
31:2, 64:2, 65:2, 86:25, 88:19, 91:15,
95:5 SEPTEMBER [1] - 65:24, 69:19, 69:23,
66:12 92:9, 93:14
Roll [1] - 92:21 3:25 69:24, 69:25
SAFETY [1] - 75:8 Scranton's [1] - 29:21
rolling [2] - 41:12, Series [3] - 70:18, sight [1] - 66:19
sale [2] - 6:14, 61:25 scratch [1] - 24:25
53:14 70:21, 70:23 sign [2] - 27:20, 66:17
sales [1] - 73:25 scratching [1] - 25:4 serious [1] - 15:12
ron [1] - 16:18 sign-in [1] - 27:20
San [1] - 34:4 search [1] - 51:17 seriously [1] - 61:6
rooster [5] - 24:18, signals [1] - 67:5
Santoli [1] - 84:15 season [1] - 57:22 serve [3] - 28:8, 52:23,
25:7, 25:19, 25:25, signatures [2] - 24:5,
satire [1] - 41:19 seat [2] - 17:12, 42:20 53:5
26:23 60:6
Saturday [4] - 4:7, Second [4] - 73:20, served [4] - 44:8,
Roosters [1] - 26:11 significant [1] - 30:17
5:11, 5:17, 6:2 84:6, 91:1, 91:20 44:14, 44:24, 45:9
roosters [15] - 23:21, signify [11] - 74:22,
saw [3] - 14:14, 45:22, second [15] - 6:13, Service [7] - 7:17,
24:3, 24:8, 24:11, 81:13, 82:6, 83:13,
63:3 21:4, 41:10, 75:13, 7:19, 9:8, 9:12, 9:24,
25:1, 25:11, 25:23, 86:11, 87:10, 88:9,
scale [1] - 29:9 76:22, 82:4, 83:1, 33:2, 78:19
26:9, 26:19, 27:2, 89:5, 90:8, 91:3,
scales [1] - 25:17 87:8, 88:2, 89:3, service [7] - 3:5,
27:5, 27:10, 60:3, 91:22
scares [1] - 63:3 89:14, 89:16, 92:20, 28:25, 44:9, 71:2,
60:4, 60:16 signs [4] - 40:15,
schedule [2] - 7:9, 94:1, 95:4 71:5, 75:23, 76:18
ROTHCHILD [36] - 66:10, 67:2, 67:17
79:6 SECONDHAND [1] - services [2] - 30:2,
2:4, 3:16, 4:19, 52:2, silent [1] - 3:4
school [5] - 11:10, 73:11 31:13
57:19, 58:16, 59:12, similarly [1] - 30:7
11:13, 17:21, 24:1, seconds [2] - 66:16, SERVICES [3] - 83:25,
59:22, 74:25, 75:13, simple [2] - 35:8,
81:3 66:17 84:1, 94:21
80:13, 80:18, 81:16, 39:10
13
simply [1] - 84:21 snatch [1] - 42:16 57:11 88:5 41:1, 66:5
single [4] - 12:22, so-called [1] - 34:22 stabbed [1] - 21:21 STORMWATER [1] - surpassed [1] - 36:20
29:24, 80:16, 80:21 social [1] - 27:7 stabilize [1] - 32:19 87:21 sustainability [1] -
sister [3] - 23:17, soil [1] - 25:4 staff [3] - 8:10, 8:20, story [2] - 14:25, 77:25
24:4, 27:14 soil's [1] - 25:9 31:5 15:15 sustainable [1] -
sit [1] - 54:10 sold [1] - 71:9 staffing [1] - 7:25 strain [2] - 29:18, 30:9 25:17
site [2] - 51:16, 74:13 Solicitor [3] - 48:24, stage [1] - 69:16 strategies [1] - 36:9 swale [3] - 68:6,
sitting [2] - 16:13, 63:17, 64:19 stamp [1] - 42:21 strategy [3] - 61:8, 68:25, 69:5
18:6 SOLICITOR [1] - 2:10 stand [2] - 18:12, 61:16, 67:19 SWEENEY'S [1] - 87:3
situation [5] - 14:4, solution [1] - 15:6 42:15 STREET [3] - 82:19, sweep [1] - 41:23
19:1, 31:10, 68:12, someone [8] - 22:11, standards [1] - 26:13 87:1, 91:13 sworn [1] - 8:11
68:13 32:10, 52:12, 64:8, standing [1] - 3:3 street [13] - 17:8, sworn-in [1] - 8:11
six [11] - 17:15, 41:2, 71:19, 77:5, 77:20, start [5] - 34:22, 37:1, 17:13, 18:3, 40:20, sympathize [1] - 65:12
45:14, 46:20, 46:21, 78:8 75:17, 75:20, 78:10 45:18, 46:9, 49:15, system [4] - 9:10,
47:7, 48:9, 48:10, sometimes [2] - 26:7, started [1] - 37:15 50:17, 62:13, 63:12, 10:6, 10:7, 70:17
53:7, 53:9, 77:13 29:21 starting [5] - 45:17, 65:14, 69:2, 83:12 systems [2] - 25:21,
SIXTH [1] - 88:16 somewhere [3] - 55:2, 55:5, 55:9, Street [13] - 11:7, 31:3
skate [3] - 28:7, 28:10, 79:22, 81:6, 81:7 80:22 14:2, 17:3, 17:18,
28:14 son [2] - 33:7, 33:15 starts [1] - 64:7 28:10, 28:13, 38:13, T
SLOCUM [1] - 82:21 son's [2] - 32:5, 33:23 State [2] - 36:3, 78:2 54:23, 55:21, 55:23,
small [3] - 17:25, song [6] - 36:20, state [6] - 56:11, 59:14, 69:7, 70:7 table [3] - 19:12,
25:17, 29:25 36:22, 42:4, 42:5, 61:20, 62:10, 78:3, streets [2] - 13:20, 89:13, 89:16
smaller [1] - 17:16 42:19, 42:23 78:19 16:8 tabled [1] - 89:17
SMURL [106] - 2:2, soon [1] - 28:14 statements [1] - 57:10 streetscape [3] - tag [1] - 59:17
3:3, 3:20, 4:1, 4:17, sorry [1] - 32:3 states [4] - 34:19, 11:25, 12:8, 65:24 talks [1] - 37:9
6:5, 6:9, 6:19, 6:22, sought [1] - 11:5 34:23, 69:22, 89:23 stress [1] - 24:17 tall [1] - 59:14
6:25, 7:8, 7:21, 8:6, sound [5] - 24:15, stating [1] - 24:2 strive [1] - 27:2 tandem [1] - 36:13
8:9, 8:15, 8:19, 8:23, 27:10, 42:7, 42:8, station [1] - 56:7 stroke [1] - 32:20 tarmac [1] - 37:24
10:15, 13:22, 14:5, 49:19 status [1] - 56:2 studies [1] - 31:11 task [1] - 31:21
14:10, 16:18, 19:16, sounds [1] - 85:5 stay [2] - 31:23, 51:19 study [8] - 31:21, Task [1] - 36:4
23:13, 23:23, 27:13, source [1] - 34:17 Steamtown [1] - 6:13 40:24, 40:25, 41:3, tax [4] - 16:25, 18:17,
27:16, 31:25, 35:23, sources [2] - 56:22 step [3] - 25:20, 25:21, 66:4, 67:3, 67:13 70:19, 70:24
40:2, 43:2, 43:7, South [1] - 58:11 74:14 stuff [4] - 15:5, 37:15, taxable [1] - 70:22
43:9, 43:17, 43:23, SPD [1] - 65:4 steps [1] - 14:9 83:9, 86:6 taxes [6] - 54:7, 54:8,
46:3, 46:5, 51:1, speaking [1] - 48:22 Steve [2] - 28:5, 28:17 stupid [2] - 23:3, 23:5 72:11, 72:19, 72:23,
51:5, 51:12, 53:17, SPECIAL [1] - 90:18 sticks [1] - 81:9 SUBMISSION [4] - 72:24
53:20, 54:16, 57:16, special [1] - 48:19 still [23] - 36:12, 73:13, 86:22, 92:8, teach [1] - 74:13
60:20, 68:4, 70:3, 36:13, 43:15, 48:6, 93:13 teaches [1] - 25:19
specific [5] - 8:3,
73:6, 73:16, 73:21, 48:17, 48:18, 49:4, substantial [1] - 30:8 teams [1] - 31:9
26:13, 31:1, 62:11,
75:2, 75:9, 75:14, 49:11, 49:17, 50:13, suburb [2] - 38:11 technology [1] - 31:15
78:2
76:20, 78:21, 79:8, 57:24, 57:25, 59:19, suburban [2] - 23:22, teens [1] - 40:13
speech [5] - 21:18,
79:15, 80:2, 80:8, 61:17, 67:9, 69:3, 25:10 television [2] - 39:23,
24:7, 27:24, 60:2,
80:16, 80:20, 81:18, 74:9, 75:22, 75:24, SUCH [1] - 90:20 54:14
60:5
81:25, 82:5, 82:12, 76:17, 76:18, 78:23, suggest [1] - 31:22 temperament [1] -
spell [1] - 30:3
82:22, 83:2, 83:19, 80:14 summary [1] - 20:6 24:24
spend [1] - 40:13
84:2, 84:7, 84:13, summer [3] - 30:4,
spending [1] - 22:18 stipulations [1] - tension [1] - 84:20
85:3, 85:7, 85:13, 30:10, 59:16
SPENDING [1] - 88:21 78:13 term [7] - 18:8, 45:16,
86:10, 86:17, 87:4, Sunday [4] - 17:2,
spills [1] - 31:5 stone [2] - 69:1, 70:8 45:20, 46:16, 47:24,
87:9, 87:16, 87:23, 17:15, 28:5, 28:17
Spindler [2] - 13:23, stop [5] - 22:18, 47:25, 49:24
88:3, 88:8, 88:14, sunshine [4] - 36:25,
13:25 66:10, 66:17, 67:2, terrible [1] - 19:13
88:24, 89:4, 89:10, 38:2, 39:19
SPINDLER [2] - 13:24, 67:16 test [1] - 78:6
89:15, 90:7, 90:13,
14:11 stoplight [1] - 17:18 Sunshine [2] - 36:25, testing [3] - 75:24,
90:22, 91:2, 91:8,
spoils [1] - 9:11 stopped [2] - 17:9, 38:4 75:25, 76:18
91:16, 91:21, 92:2,
spoken [4] - 7:21, 41:20 supervision [2] - 63:5, THE [45] - 1:1, 75:6,
92:14, 92:21, 93:7,
45:1, 59:24, 60:2 stopping [1] - 45:23 96:23 81:22, 81:23, 82:15,
93:20, 94:2, 94:13,
sponsor [1] - 77:7 storm [1] - 54:25 Supervisor [1] - 33:2 82:16, 82:17, 82:18,
94:23, 95:5, 95:16,
spots [1] - 65:10 stormwater [10] - support [6] - 12:7, 82:20, 83:22, 84:1,
95:20, 95:23
spring [1] - 58:4 13:9, 13:12, 54:20, 20:20, 22:15, 31:16, 86:20, 86:22, 86:23,
Smurl [4] - 3:19, 93:6,
SRA [3] - 56:18, 56:19, 55:7, 55:9, 55:12, 33:21, 54:5 86:24, 86:25, 87:3,
94:12, 95:15
55:13, 65:25, 68:8, supposed [3] - 18:4, 87:19, 88:17, 88:19,
14
88:21, 88:22, 88:23, 73:5, 78:11 truck [1] - 20:8 4:12, 5:9, 7:4, 13:12, 36:15, 52:1, 53:18,
90:16, 90:19, 91:11, ton [1] - 63:1 Truck [1] - 4:11 14:15, 18:8, 26:1, 55:25, 57:12, 58:15,
91:12, 91:13, 91:14, tonight [9] - 4:21, trucks [1] - 27:8 32:16, 32:18, 38:1, 59:10, 59:21, 65:18,
92:5, 92:8, 92:9, 28:2, 32:2, 32:5, trusted [1] - 33:11 38:8, 40:10, 43:12, 67:24, 73:4, 73:9,
92:10, 92:12, 93:10, 35:22, 41:16, 42:18, trustworthiness [1] - 43:20, 45:4, 45:17, 75:4, 76:1, 81:20,
93:12, 93:13, 93:14, 56:19, 57:9 78:1 47:3, 50:15, 51:10, 82:14, 83:21, 86:19,
93:17, 94:16, 94:18, tons [1] - 22:25 try [5] - 12:18, 18:20, 53:1, 57:2, 58:19, 87:18, 88:16, 90:15,
94:21 took [1] - 42:5 33:22, 38:8, 65:12 59:21, 63:10, 68:5, 91:10, 92:4, 93:9,
themself [1] - 77:17 tool [1] - 80:12 trying [12] - 13:12, 68:12, 68:21, 69:7, 94:15, 95:18
themselves [1] - 11:17 tools [2] - 27:10, 15:3, 15:9, 18:6, 69:8, 69:17, 70:7, Voldenberg [7] - 14:5,
they've [1] - 21:18 29:16 36:6, 38:23, 38:24, 70:8, 71:2, 76:17, 35:24, 46:8, 55:24,
thinks [1] - 10:3 top [1] - 68:7 39:1, 61:9, 66:19, 79:6, 80:10, 83:8 72:15, 73:2, 75:16
THIRD [1] - 3:22 total [3] - 8:10, 8:19, 69:6 up-to-date [1] - 43:20 vote [5] - 19:4, 42:15,
Third [1] - 4:2 8:24 Tuesday [2] - 1:7, update [3] - 14:1, 42:18, 76:10, 76:14
THOMAS [2] - 2:5, totally [1] - 51:10 89:18 55:20, 71:8
2:10 Touch [1] - 4:11 turn [5] - 21:3, 42:5, UPDATE [1] - 73:14 W
thorough [2] - 31:8, tough [1] - 27:24 69:8, 69:9 updates [3] - 53:12,
77:24 toward [1] - 25:21 turned [6] - 18:5, 57:23, 58:14 wait [2] - 66:15, 67:20
thousands [2] - 30:1, towards [3] - 13:9, 19:14, 33:16, 42:6, upload [1] - 73:24 waiving [1] - 19:11
70:11 17:16, 53:3 42:9, 42:10 upset [1] - 20:25 Wal [1] - 19:11
three [6] - 7:1, 7:3, TOWARDS [4] - 82:20, two [11] - 4:5, 11:22, urge [1] - 29:11 Wal-Mart [1] - 19:11
36:2, 38:17, 39:1, 87:3, 92:12, 93:17 17:11, 28:3, 28:21, urgency [1] - 30:23 walk [5] - 11:10,
70:6 town [1] - 29:25 47:11, 60:12, 63:17, USED [4] - 82:20, 11:12, 12:14, 16:20,
thrilled [1] - 49:7 Toyota [1] - 17:3 66:6, 76:22, 80:4 87:2, 92:12, 93:17 42:7
thrive [1] - 25:17 track [1] - 78:22 type [1] - 71:19 utility [1] - 58:7 walkability [6] - 40:24,
Throop [1] - 79:3 traffic [2] - 29:18, 67:5 utilized [1] - 61:17 40:25, 41:3, 66:4,
67:3, 67:13
throughout [6] - 3:5, train [1] - 38:12 U
51:17, 61:11, 64:22, V walked [1] - 12:13
trained [2] - 27:5, 31:5
64:25, 83:4 ultimate [1] - 28:17 walking [3] - 17:2,
training [3] - 31:9,
throw [1] - 13:18 umbrellas [1] - 83:8 vacancies [2] - 77:4, 17:19, 50:16
75:18, 77:14
throwing [1] - 12:3 UNC [1] - 5:18 79:11 wants [3] - 10:21,
trains [1] - 11:23
thrown [1] - 19:8 uncomfortable [1] - VALLEY [1] - 87:20 18:9, 76:7
traits [1] - 26:17
thugs [3] - 41:25, 42:1 41:4 Valley [2] - 54:25, 55:1 warning [1] - 59:17
tranq [1] - 34:2
ticket [1] - 18:22 unconstitutional [1] - value [1] - 21:8 wasted [1] - 22:25
transcript [2] - 96:6,
ticks [1] - 25:3 37:13 Valvano [1] - 3:8 watch [4] - 24:14,
96:21
tie [2] - 68:23, 68:24 under [8] - 7:13, 9:13, Van [1] - 55:18 33:14, 38:22, 54:13
TRANSFERRING [1] -
timer [1] - 79:3 9:16, 11:13, 41:23, various [2] - 10:22, watching [2] - 37:18,
90:17
Tish [1] - 19:11 42:24, 85:10, 96:23 13:15 38:16
transfers [1] - 9:21
TITAN [1] - 83:24 UNDER [1] - 75:7 vehicle [1] - 17:13 water [10] - 14:13,
transparency [1] -
Titan [2] - 84:9, 85:19 underground [1] - vehicles [2] - 15:2, 22:4, 26:2, 26:21,
31:11
titanium [1] - 32:18 69:13 15:8 29:19, 29:25, 30:5,
transportation [1] -
underscores [1] - verify [1] - 52:6 56:1, 68:16, 69:4
title [6] - 88:25, 89:2, 18:4
30:22 versus [2] - 20:12, Water [2] - 57:21, 58:6
90:23, 90:25, 91:17, TRANSPORTATION
91:19 underwashes [1] - 63:12 ways [1] - 66:10
[2] - 92:11, 93:16
TITLE [3] - 88:17, 68:17 Vespa [1] - 18:1 weak [1] - 42:2
TRANSPORTATION'
90:16, 91:11 unequal [1] - 37:14 vetted [1] - 80:15 weaned [1] - 33:9
S [2] - 92:11, 93:15
TO [23] - 73:12, 73:13, unfold [1] - 33:14 vetting [2] - 75:25, wear [1] - 62:6
TREE [2] - 83:25
81:22, 82:18, 82:20, unfortunate [2] - 76:19 wearing [1] - 68:15
tree [2] - 84:10, 84:19
83:23, 83:25, 86:21, 49:10, 49:13 VICE [1] - 2:3 weather [1] - 64:7
trees [7] - 84:18, 85:8,
86:25, 87:2, 88:22, union [1] - 85:16 victim [1] - 17:23 website [4] - 57:3,
85:11, 85:22, 85:23,
90:19, 91:13, 92:10, unique [3] - 25:23, victor [1] - 9:10 72:15, 72:16, 73:5
86:6
92:12, 93:14, 93:16, 26:11, 26:16 video [1] - 33:15 Webster [1] - 58:9
trench [1] - 68:14
93:17, 94:19, 94:20 University [1] - 72:7 viewable [1] - 57:3 weeds [3] - 11:19,
trial [1] - 33:13
today [2] - 10:19, 49:7 unless [1] - 96:23 vigilant [1] - 24:12 47:3, 50:19
triangulate [1] - 61:10
together [3] - 25:2, unlicensed [1] - 15:2 violating [1] - 85:2 week [24] - 4:23, 5:8,
tribute [1] - 28:8
36:6, 36:13 unwanted [2] - 32:5, Virgil [1] - 27:25 6:13, 8:25, 14:20,
tried [2] - 41:6, 41:23
tolerate [1] - 27:7 35:13 visitors [1] - 13:18 15:10, 15:11, 15:15,
trouble [3] - 47:5,
Tom [2] - 3:7, 40:5 UP [4] - 82:20, 87:2, voice [1] - 21:16 15:22, 16:24, 18:7,
62:9, 66:14
Tommy [1] - 37:9 92:12, 93:16 VOLDENBERG [30] - 18:13, 19:10, 23:25,
troubling [1] - 21:6
tomorrow [3] - 73:3, up [39] - 4:6, 4:11, 2:8, 3:22, 6:7, 14:7, 27:22, 58:18, 64:20,
15
65:5, 65:6, 66:25, 46:21, 56:5, 56:9,
67:8, 69:18, 89:21 56:15, 62:15, 63:3,
weeks [1] - 17:10 63:4, 64:11, 72:8,
welcoming [2] - 5:18, 72:10, 72:12, 77:11,
40:15 80:4
welfare [1] - 17:1 YEAR [1] - 88:21
well-behaved [1] - years [24] - 11:14,
26:23 13:4, 14:15, 17:8,
well-prepared [1] - 17:15, 18:10, 33:22,
60:2 34:10, 35:11, 35:14,
well-spoken [1] - 60:2 37:19, 38:25, 40:13,
WEST [1] - 91:13 47:11, 61:2, 62:25,
West [2] - 11:6, 62:22 63:20, 65:1, 70:6,
Weston [1] - 28:15 71:9, 72:22, 81:2,
WHICH [1] - 88:20 85:21, 85:24
whisper [1] - 42:9 yellow [1] - 59:17
whispered [2] - 42:7, yesterday [3] - 6:25,
42:8 70:16, 77:1
white [2] - 25:25, 46:3 York [1] - 37:20
whole [3] - 8:1, 10:11, young [2] - 59:23,
19:14 59:25
wide [1] - 12:19 yourself [2] - 6:15,
Wilding [2] - 28:4, 52:11
28:15
WILLIAM [1] - 2:6 Z
windows [2] - 47:4,
zone [2] - 47:7, 47:8
50:19
zoned [1] - 45:14
winter [1] - 48:11
zoning [12] - 29:8,
Wintermantle [1] -
43:5, 43:11, 43:13,
47:17
45:13, 45:22, 46:19,
wish [2] - 27:20, 40:3
48:18, 51:20, 51:25,
wishes [1] - 16:21
52:20, 53:5
WITH [2] - 83:24,
Zvirblis [3] - 23:14,
94:20
23:17, 23:18
WITHOUT [1] - 75:7
ZVIRBLIS [4] - 23:15,
WNEP [1] - 39:23
23:19, 23:20, 23:25
women [2] - 3:5, 54:3
wonderful [1] - 40:7
wondering [7] - 43:16,
45:21, 50:21, 58:20,
58:23, 59:8, 84:9
word [2] - 38:2, 42:17
wording [1] - 56:6
words [1] - 33:5
workers [1] - 84:10
Works [3] - 4:10,
94:25, 95:2
WORKS [1] - 94:17
world [3] - 3:5, 18:20,
42:14
worst [1] - 16:22
write [2] - 16:1, 16:14
written [1] - 50:9
wrote [1] - 36:19
Y
yard [1] - 25:9
yards [1] - 64:23
year [15] - 8:4, 46:20,