on this ordinance before we have public comment ordinance before we have public comment can we have someone from the can we have someone from the administration explain this item for the administration explain this item for the administration explain this item for the public uh good morning council president council members Allison lad director of council members Allison lad director of Economic and Housing Development uh the Economic and Housing Development uh the ordinance before you is a companion ordinance before you is a companion piece to an ordinance this Council piece to an ordinance this Council approved last year regarding assessing approved last year regarding assessing fees to vacant buildings this ordinance fees to vacant buildings this ordinance is requesting your consideration to is requesting your consideration to allow the city to assess fees to vacant allow the city to assess fees to vacant land and we would use a similar protocol land and we would use a similar protocol land and we would use a similar protocol that we are currently using to register that we are currently using to register and assess vacant buildings in a way we and assess vacant buildings in a way we which we would register and assess which we would register and assess vacant land the fee schedule uh for uh vacant land the fee schedule uh for uh that's being proposed is um for smaller that's being proposed is um for smaller Lots it would be $50 a square foot the Lots it would be $50 a square foot the first renewal would be $1 a square foot first renewal would be $1 a square foot and the second would be and the second would be $11.50 uh per square foot and for any $11.50 uh per square foot and for any subsequent renewal it would be $2 a subsequent renewal it would be $2 a square foot we'd be happy to answer any square foot we'd be happy to answer any questions thank you any questions for uh questions thank you any questions for uh questions thank you any questions for uh Council CNN public speaking thank you Lisa Parker um every time these ordinance Parker um every time these ordinance come here that you're come here that you're amending uh it's nothing more than word amending uh it's nothing more than word salad because clearly there's vacant salad…
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on this ordinance before we have public comment ordinance before we have public comment can we have someone from the can we have someone from the administration explain this item for the administration explain this item for the administration explain this item for the public uh good morning council president council members Allison lad director of council members Allison lad director of Economic and Housing Development uh the Economic and Housing Development uh the ordinance before you is a companion ordinance before you is a companion piece to an ordinance this Council piece to an ordinance this Council approved last year regarding assessing approved last year regarding assessing fees to vacant buildings this ordinance fees to vacant buildings this ordinance is requesting your consideration to is requesting your consideration to allow the city to assess fees to vacant allow the city to assess fees to vacant land and we would use a similar protocol land and we would use a similar protocol land and we would use a similar protocol that we are currently using to register that we are currently using to register and assess vacant buildings in a way we and assess vacant buildings in a way we which we would register and assess which we would register and assess vacant land the fee schedule uh for uh vacant land the fee schedule uh for uh that's being proposed is um for smaller that's being proposed is um for smaller Lots it would be $50 a square foot the Lots it would be $50 a square foot the first renewal would be $1 a square foot first renewal would be $1 a square foot and the second would be and the second would be $11.50 uh per square foot and for any $11.50 uh per square foot and for any subsequent renewal it would be $2 a subsequent renewal it would be $2 a square foot we'd be happy to answer any square foot we'd be happy to answer any questions thank you any questions for uh questions thank you any questions for uh questions thank you any questions for uh Council CNN public speaking thank you Lisa Parker um every time these ordinance Parker um every time these ordinance come here that you're come here that you're amending uh it's nothing more than word amending uh it's nothing more than word salad because clearly there's vacant salad because clearly there's vacant Lots here that the city is not um Lots here that the city is not um charging any type of fees to finding the charging any type of fees to finding the charging any type of fees to finding the owners of these vacant lots and they owners of these vacant lots and they aren't expressing what changes you made aren't expressing what changes you made from the original so how is the public from the original so how is the public supposed to be informed about what supposed to be informed about what changes you're making and it's coming changes you're making and it's coming here today and you asked the director to here today and you asked the director to here today and you asked the director to come up here to explain this word salad come up here to explain this word salad on the ordinance public hearings are for the public to have an understanding of what public to have an understanding of what you're voting on and why you're voting you're voting on and why you're voting on on it up to now you continue to disrespect it up to now you continue to disrespect and have contempt for the public by and have contempt for the public by continuing to bring these ordinance continuing to bring these ordinance forward that no one knows what you're forward that no one knows what you're talking about and what it applies talking about and what it applies to next speaker good morning Council Felicia Austin sing Austin sing Singleton okay um when you say in vacant Singleton okay um when you say in vacant Singleton okay um when you say in vacant land and you have a construction site land and you have a construction site that was built or started to being built that was built or started to being built that was built or started to being built in 2017 and to this day is not even completed isn't that still completed isn't that still vacant a shell of a vacant a shell of a building you have sat here and amended building you have sat here and amended the amendment to the amendment to amend the amendment to the amendment to amend another part of the amendment and y'all another part of the amendment and y'all don't even know which part we talking don't even know which part we talking about at this point you sit here and about at this point you sit here and think you're creating legislation create think you're creating legislation create think you're creating legislation create the legislation that needs to be done the legislation that needs to be done create the inclusionary Zoning for for create the inclusionary Zoning for for these vacant lots that on onsite dig these vacant lots that on onsite dig let's get to that right right um let's get to that right right um councilman um Gonzalez breaking of councilman um Gonzalez breaking of ground automatically supposed to have ground automatically supposed to have 20% these vacant Lots should be 20% these vacant Lots should be contracted under that the io said once contracted under that the io said once you start and break ground is already you start and break ground is already guaranteed 20% set aside but you could guaranteed 20% set aside but you could set you could set the bar higher if you set you could set the bar higher if you want at the end of the day no one is want at the end of the day no one is following the rules but you want the following the rules but you want the residents to follow the residents to follow the rules rules were made so that we can go rules rules were made so that we can go by by law bacon Lots is not just a piece of law bacon Lots is not just a piece of parcel that's standing there with dirt parcel that's standing there with dirt or grass on it vacant lots are them just or grass on it vacant lots are them just or grass on it vacant lots are them just deplorable houses that you had stand deplorable houses that you had stand sitting up there saying you got sitting up there saying you got affordable housing in the city room is affordable housing in the city room is filled with a whole bunch of developers filled with a whole bunch of developers and lawyers today waiting for these tax and lawyers today waiting for these tax abatements but I don't see none of them abatements but I don't see none of them setting aside 70% set aside with a 30 to setting aside 70% set aside with a 30 to setting aside 70% set aside with a 30 to 40% of the Ami why are they here they're concern is not the city of here they're concern is not the city of New York their concern is to get New York their concern is to get anything that you give them and and and anything that you give them and and and get the vacant piece of land that yall get the vacant piece of land that yall trying to give them so that they can trying to give them so that they can make money it's not better for the make money it's not better for the citizens of North nothing they they citizens of North nothing they they don't even give back to the citizens of don't even give back to the citizens of North and yet and still you'll all say North and yet and still you'll all say yes say no say abstain until they come yes say no say abstain until they come to the table and bring something that's to the table and bring something that's better our city government does not help better our city government does not help better our city government does not help help help developers is to hear the residents for developers is to hear the residents for us to have a seat at the table and for us to have a seat at the table and for them to explain what's going on they them to explain what's going on they guaranteeing up in here see if you pass guaranteeing up in here see if you pass some vacant Lots nobody's stupid I'm GNA some vacant Lots nobody's stupid I'm GNA some vacant Lots nobody's stupid I'm GNA take a picture of everybody in here and take a picture of everybody in here and I'mma send it over to you know who next I'mma send it over to you know who next speaker good morning council president um I'm a little confused right president um I'm a little confused right president um I'm a little confused right now because um of a statement that you now because um of a statement that you made concerning these made concerning these ordinances um on the last meeting and I ordinances um on the last meeting and I also posted your comment about these also posted your comment about these these ordinances not being in play these ordinances not being in play anymore because um they were written anymore because um they were written before you got elected and some of the before you got elected and some of the other Council people got elected so so other Council people got elected so so this ordinance that you're talking about this ordinance that you're talking about this ordinance that you're talking about right now has to do with the same right now has to do with the same ordinance that you said is not in play ordinance that you said is not in play anymore we're talking about land anymore we're talking about land cells it falls under the First Source cells it falls under the First Source linkage program which was written in the linkage program which was written in the linkage program which was written in the year 2000 before you became a council year 2000 before you became a council person it's still in person it's still in place it still has to do with econom EIC place it still has to do with econom EIC place it still has to do with econom EIC incentives on page three it talks about incentives on page three it talks about one tax abatements two federal state or one tax abatements two federal state or Municipal grants or loans three city Municipal grants or loans three city property which is Coveted at a private property which is Coveted at a private sale City contracts for services Madame sale City contracts for services Madame President these laws are still in President these laws are still in place everything you do falls under place everything you do falls under these laws unless there's been an these laws unless there's been an amendment there has not been any amendment there has not been any amendment to these laws when it comes to amendment to these laws when it comes to amendment to these laws when it comes to the N Employment Commission which you the N Employment Commission which you said was no longer in play and I would said was no longer in play and I would like uh to I would like you to respond like uh to I would like you to respond to that to what did you mean when you to that to what did you mean when you said that these laws are no longer in said that these laws are no longer in play play so until we get a clear understanding of so until we get a clear understanding of so until we get a clear understanding of how this government is functioning under how this government is functioning under how this government is functioning under these economic these economic incentives we should not be giving incentives we should not be giving economic incentives even this land cell economic incentives even this land cell falls under economic falls under economic incentives if you don't know the incentives if you don't know the legislation I encourage you I submitted legislation I encourage you I submitted it to the it to the council it is a part of our laws it is council it is a part of our laws it is in play Madame in play Madame President the newor resident employment President the newor resident employment policy it's in play Madam president policy it's in play Madam president president it needs to be enforced it president it needs to be enforced it also applies to the use of these also applies to the use of these sales economic incentives so I would sales economic incentives so I would like to know which part of this like to know which part of this ordinance is not in ordinance is not in play can you please answer that at the play can you please answer that at the end of this since you commented it on me end of this since you commented it on me end of this since you commented it on me when I came to this mic before so could when I came to this mic before so could you please let the public know what you you please let the public know what you meant by these laws no longer being in meant by these laws no longer being in play thank thank you very much next speaker seeing no other speakers public speaking is now closed U Mr Tillman in
on this ordinance before we have public comment ordinance before we have public comment can we have someone from the can we have someone from the administration explain this item for the administration explain this item for the administration explain this item for the public uh good morning council president council members Allison lad director of council members Allison lad director of Economic and Housing Development uh the Economic and Housing Development uh the ordinance before you is a companion ordinance before you is a companion piece to an ordinance this Council piece to an ordinance this Council approved last year regarding assessing approved last year regarding assessing fees to vacant buildings this ordinance fees to vacant buildings this ordinance is requesting your consideration to is requesting your consideration to allow the city to assess fees to vacant allow the city to assess fees to vacant land and we would use a similar protocol land and we would use a similar protocol land and we would use a similar protocol that we are currently using to register that we are currently using to register and assess vacant buildings in a way we and assess vacant buildings in a way we which we would register and assess which we would register and assess vacant land the fee schedule uh for uh vacant land the fee schedule uh for uh that's being proposed is um for smaller that's being proposed is um for smaller Lots it would be $50 a square foot the Lots it would be $50 a square foot the first renewal would be $1 a square foot first renewal would be $1 a square foot and the second would be and the second would be $11.50 uh per square foot and for any $11.50 uh per square foot and for any subsequent renewal it would be $2 a subsequent renewal it would be $2 a square foot we'd be happy to answer any square foot we'd be happy to answer any questions thank you any questions for uh questions thank you any questions for uh questions thank you any questions for uh Council CNN public speaking thank you Lisa Parker um every time these ordinance Parker um every time these ordinance come here that you're come here that you're amending uh it's nothing more than word amending uh it's nothing more than word salad because clearly there's vacant salad…
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on this ordinance before we have public comment ordinance before we have public comment can we have someone from the can we have someone from the administration explain this item for the administration explain this item for the administration explain this item for the public uh good morning council president council members Allison lad director of council members Allison lad director of Economic and Housing Development uh the Economic and Housing Development uh the ordinance before you is a companion ordinance before you is a companion piece to an ordinance this Council piece to an ordinance this Council approved last year regarding assessing approved last year regarding assessing fees to vacant buildings this ordinance fees to vacant buildings this ordinance is requesting your consideration to is requesting your consideration to allow the city to assess fees to vacant allow the city to assess fees to vacant land and we would use a similar protocol land and we would use a similar protocol land and we would use a similar protocol that we are currently using to register that we are currently using to register and assess vacant buildings in a way we and assess vacant buildings in a way we which we would register and assess which we would register and assess vacant land the fee schedule uh for uh vacant land the fee schedule uh for uh that's being proposed is um for smaller that's being proposed is um for smaller Lots it would be $50 a square foot the Lots it would be $50 a square foot the first renewal would be $1 a square foot first renewal would be $1 a square foot and the second would be and the second would be $11.50 uh per square foot and for any $11.50 uh per square foot and for any subsequent renewal it would be $2 a subsequent renewal it would be $2 a square foot we'd be happy to answer any square foot we'd be happy to answer any questions thank you any questions for uh questions thank you any questions for uh questions thank you any questions for uh Council CNN public speaking thank you Lisa Parker um every time these ordinance Parker um every time these ordinance come here that you're come here that you're amending uh it's nothing more than word amending uh it's nothing more than word salad because clearly there's vacant salad because clearly there's vacant Lots here that the city is not um Lots here that the city is not um charging any type of fees to finding the charging any type of fees to finding the charging any type of fees to finding the owners of these vacant lots and they owners of these vacant lots and they aren't expressing what changes you made aren't expressing what changes you made from the original so how is the public from the original so how is the public supposed to be informed about what supposed to be informed about what changes you're making and it's coming changes you're making and it's coming here today and you asked the director to here today and you asked the director to here today and you asked the director to come up here to explain this word salad come up here to explain this word salad on the ordinance public hearings are for the public to have an understanding of what public to have an understanding of what you're voting on and why you're voting you're voting on and why you're voting on on it up to now you continue to disrespect it up to now you continue to disrespect and have contempt for the public by and have contempt for the public by continuing to bring these ordinance continuing to bring these ordinance forward that no one knows what you're forward that no one knows what you're talking about and what it applies talking about and what it applies to next speaker good morning Council Felicia Austin sing Austin sing Singleton okay um when you say in vacant Singleton okay um when you say in vacant Singleton okay um when you say in vacant land and you have a construction site land and you have a construction site that was built or started to being built that was built or started to being built that was built or started to being built in 2017 and to this day is not even completed isn't that still completed isn't that still vacant a shell of a vacant a shell of a building you have sat here and amended building you have sat here and amended the amendment to the amendment to amend the amendment to the amendment to amend another part of the amendment and y'all another part of the amendment and y'all don't even know which part we talking don't even know which part we talking about at this point you sit here and about at this point you sit here and think you're creating legislation create think you're creating legislation create think you're creating legislation create the legislation that needs to be done the legislation that needs to be done create the inclusionary Zoning for for create the inclusionary Zoning for for these vacant lots that on onsite dig these vacant lots that on onsite dig let's get to that right right um let's get to that right right um councilman um Gonzalez breaking of councilman um Gonzalez breaking of ground automatically supposed to have ground automatically supposed to have 20% these vacant Lots should be 20% these vacant Lots should be contracted under that the io said once contracted under that the io said once you start and break ground is already you start and break ground is already guaranteed 20% set aside but you could guaranteed 20% set aside but you could set you could set the bar higher if you set you could set the bar higher if you want at the end of the day no one is want at the end of the day no one is following the rules but you want the following the rules but you want the residents to follow the residents to follow the rules rules were made so that we can go rules rules were made so that we can go by by law bacon Lots is not just a piece of law bacon Lots is not just a piece of parcel that's standing there with dirt parcel that's standing there with dirt or grass on it vacant lots are them just or grass on it vacant lots are them just or grass on it vacant lots are them just deplorable houses that you had stand deplorable houses that you had stand sitting up there saying you got sitting up there saying you got affordable housing in the city room is affordable housing in the city room is filled with a whole bunch of developers filled with a whole bunch of developers and lawyers today waiting for these tax and lawyers today waiting for these tax abatements but I don't see none of them abatements but I don't see none of them setting aside 70% set aside with a 30 to setting aside 70% set aside with a 30 to setting aside 70% set aside with a 30 to 40% of the Ami why are they here they're concern is not the city of here they're concern is not the city of New York their concern is to get New York their concern is to get anything that you give them and and and anything that you give them and and and get the vacant piece of land that yall get the vacant piece of land that yall trying to give them so that they can trying to give them so that they can make money it's not better for the make money it's not better for the citizens of North nothing they they citizens of North nothing they they don't even give back to the citizens of don't even give back to the citizens of North and yet and still you'll all say North and yet and still you'll all say yes say no say abstain until they come yes say no say abstain until they come to the table and bring something that's to the table and bring something that's better our city government does not help better our city government does not help better our city government does not help help help developers is to hear the residents for developers is to hear the residents for us to have a seat at the table and for us to have a seat at the table and for them to explain what's going on they them to explain what's going on they guaranteeing up in here see if you pass guaranteeing up in here see if you pass some vacant Lots nobody's stupid I'm GNA some vacant Lots nobody's stupid I'm GNA some vacant Lots nobody's stupid I'm GNA take a picture of everybody in here and take a picture of everybody in here and I'mma send it over to you know who next I'mma send it over to you know who next speaker good morning council president um I'm a little confused right president um I'm a little confused right president um I'm a little confused right now because um of a statement that you now because um of a statement that you made concerning these made concerning these ordinances um on the last meeting and I ordinances um on the last meeting and I also posted your comment about these also posted your comment about these these ordinances not being in play these ordinances not being in play anymore because um they were written anymore because um they were written before you got elected and some of the before you got elected and some of the other Council people got elected so so other Council people got elected so so this ordinance that you're talking about this ordinance that you're talking about this ordinance that you're talking about right now has to do with the same right now has to do with the same ordinance that you said is not in play ordinance that you said is not in play anymore we're talking about land anymore we're talking about land cells it falls under the First Source cells it falls under the First Source linkage program which was written in the linkage program which was written in the linkage program which was written in the year 2000 before you became a council year 2000 before you became a council person it's still in person it's still in place it still has to do with econom EIC place it still has to do with econom EIC place it still has to do with econom EIC incentives on page three it talks about incentives on page three it talks about one tax abatements two federal state or one tax abatements two federal state or Municipal grants or loans three city Municipal grants or loans three city property which is Coveted at a private property which is Coveted at a private sale City contracts for services Madame sale City contracts for services Madame President these laws are still in President these laws are still in place everything you do falls under place everything you do falls under these laws unless there's been an these laws unless there's been an amendment there has not been any amendment there has not been any amendment to these laws when it comes to amendment to these laws when it comes to amendment to these laws when it comes to the N Employment Commission which you the N Employment Commission which you said was no longer in play and I would said was no longer in play and I would like uh to I would like you to respond like uh to I would like you to respond to that to what did you mean when you to that to what did you mean when you said that these laws are no longer in said that these laws are no longer in play play so until we get a clear understanding of so until we get a clear understanding of so until we get a clear understanding of how this government is functioning under how this government is functioning under how this government is functioning under these economic these economic incentives we should not be giving incentives we should not be giving economic incentives even this land cell economic incentives even this land cell falls under economic falls under economic incentives if you don't know the incentives if you don't know the legislation I encourage you I submitted legislation I encourage you I submitted it to the it to the council it is a part of our laws it is council it is a part of our laws it is in play Madame in play Madame President the newor resident employment President the newor resident employment policy it's in play Madam president policy it's in play Madam president president it needs to be enforced it president it needs to be enforced it also applies to the use of these also applies to the use of these sales economic incentives so I would sales economic incentives so I would like to know which part of this like to know which part of this ordinance is not in ordinance is not in play can you please answer that at the play can you please answer that at the end of this since you commented it on me end of this since you commented it on me end of this since you commented it on me when I came to this mic before so could when I came to this mic before so could you please let the public know what you you please let the public know what you meant by these laws no longer being in meant by these laws no longer being in play thank thank you very much next speaker seeing no other speakers public speaking is now closed U Mr Tillman in