October 1, 2024

any other questions thank you deputy director 10A is approval of the raffle license next item public comment we are now in the 30 now in the 30 minute I'm sorry uh councilman uh Kelly minute I'm sorry uh councilman uh Kelly thank you uh Mr President can I go back thank you uh Mr President can I go back to um e uh I just want to sponsor that make sure I just want to sponsor that make sure that I'm a sponsor for that I'm a sponsor for that Council McKelly sponsor 7 r2e is that Council McKelly sponsor 7 r2e is there second second by councilwoman there second second by councilwoman Scott [Music] rry all right public comment we are now rry all right public comment we are now in a 30 minute public comment portion of in a 30 minute public comment portion of in a 30 minute public comment portion of this meeting where each speaker will this meeting where each speaker will have three minutes to speak please state have three minutes to speak please state have three minutes to speak please state your name for the record first Speaker good morning George Tillman Jr good morning I'm sorry um the um the ordinances that we've been um the um the ordinances that we've been um the um the ordinances that we've been discussing now for quite some time the discussing now for quite some time the last last um update that was given is that the um update that was given is that the council was working towards putting council was working towards putting together some amendments to these together some amendments to these ordinances so that the government would ordinances so that the government would be in compliance however um date has been given to when this anticipated uh amendments are going to anticipated uh amendments are going to come forth for a public hearing or um a come forth for a public hearing or um a community meeting because there's no way community meeting because there's no way community meeting because there's no way that we we're doing amendments to an that we we're doing amendments to an ordinance that has to do with the hiring ordinance that has to do with the hiring ordinance that has to do with the hiring of nework residents that has not been of nework residents that has not been done for 22 years almost 24 years sorry done for 22 years almost 24 years sorry and that it's going to take more than and that it's going to take more than just changing just changing legislation there's a process of legislation there's a process of implementation of certain departments implementation of certain departments that do certain things towards the that do certain things towards the ordinance so when I look at the budget ordinance so when I look at the budget and I also put in an Oprah and I also put in an Oprah request for the anticipated revenue for request for the anticipated revenue for all the tax all the tax abatements and the uh actual money abatements and the uh actual money that's been re received in by the the that's been re received in by the the government for 2021 22 and 23 unfortunately um the clerk's office 23 unfortunately um the clerk's office was not able to give me that information was not able to give me that information was not able to give me that information at this time um that department is not supposed to be um that department is not supposed to be um that department is not supposed to be doing those sort of things because this doing those sort of things because this information um I spoke to Mr information um I spoke to Mr Guzman the information that I'm Guzman the information that I'm requesting is information the public is requesting is information the public is supposed to be um privy to without an supposed to be um privy to without an Oprah request that commission is Oprah request that commission is supposed to give us this supposed to give us this information regarding um the revenue of information regarding um the revenue of all the developers that ow the city all the developers that ow the city money each year and those who are paying money each year and those who are paying money each year and those who are paying and those who are not and those who are not paying this information this data that paying this information this data that we're not receiving like I'm having to we're not receiving like I'm having to go request this information Mr guzar go request this information Mr guzar that's a very difficult task for that that's a very difficult task for that that that that department because it's that that that department because it's not slated to do that it has to go and not slated to do that it has to go and look at every look at every individual tax abatement every developer individual tax abatement every developer individual tax abatement every developer that received the tax abatement for that received the tax abatement for those years and see if they paid and if those years and see if they paid and if their delinquent there is no no uh oversight right now that we can say oversight right now that we can say confidently that nework residents are confidently that nework residents are working working thank you thank you Mr tman next speaker good morning council members good morning I am here to report the good morning I am here to report the same thing that happened I'm sorry can

same thing that happened I'm sorry can you please state your name for the you please state your name for the record please Susie record please Susie McGee I am here to report the the same McGee I am here to report the the same thing has happened at 129 that happened thing has happened at 129 that happened at 130 Chancellor Avenue they are at 130 Chancellor Avenue they are cutting the apartments up rooms up cutting the apartments up rooms up turning three and a half room Apartments turning three and a half room Apartments turning three and a half room Apartments into four room Apartments uh and I have spoken with someone from uh and I have spoken with someone from the code enforcement I've spoken to the code enforcement I've spoken to someone from my southwalk councilman's someone from my southwalk councilman's office but things remain the same office but things remain the same I'm just wondering what can youall do I'm just wondering what can youall do about about it because I I did not see any permits it because I I did not see any permits CA Department over me and apartment CA Department over me and apartment under me they did it I didn't see permit under me they did it I didn't see permit under me they did it I didn't see permit in the building thank you thank you Miss McGee I'm sure someone will speak with you in I'm sure someone will speak with you in the yeah Denise Cole I just want to say to city council I did call the city council I did call the Ada um I did speak to the clerk so Ada um I did speak to the clerk so they're in the process of looking up the they're in the process of looking up the they're in the process of looking up the ADA requirements and the law because ADA requirements and the law because they gave me it and I am entitled they gave me it and I am entitled because I made the because I made the request um I also want to say for the request um I also want to say for the police information that was just given police information that was just given could you also ask through that non could you also ask through that non Civil Service certification how many Civil Service certification how many africanamerican africanamerican males and females how many males and females how many lgbtq are being recruited through that lgbtq are being recruited through that process the reason why we have the process the reason why we have the disparity in our community that we have disparity in our community that we have is because our police force are not is because our police force are not representative of everyone in the representative of everyone in the community so I do want you to look at community so I do want you to look at that too okay um second of all I want to that too okay um second of all I want to that too okay um second of all I want to give the honorable counsil in Accolade give the honorable counsil in Accolade for the great job that you do but we for the great job that you do but we have so much more to do as a team and I have so much more to do as a team and I am one of those citizens captain of the am one of those citizens captain of the United States Army who is a veteran who United States Army who is a veteran who understand and I'm not put on any of understand and I'm not put on any of these boards like your citizen complaint these boards like your citizen complaint these boards like your citizen complaint board like yeah um I want to thank board like yeah um I want to thank councilman ano raino for always inviting councilman ano raino for always inviting councilman ano raino for always inviting me to the education committee because me to the education committee because that is one area I do know and know well that is one area I do know and know well that is one area I do know and know well I want to thank you thank my councilman I want to thank you thank my councilman Patrick Council because whenever I call Patrick Council because whenever I call him with a concern I would like this him with a concern I would like this city council to also look at how our city council to also look at how our landlords can raise our rent 2 percent 3 landlords can raise our rent 2 percent 3 landlords can raise our rent 2 percent 3 percent 5 perent every year and do percent 5 perent every year and do nothing in our apartments no work orders nothing in our apartments no work orders nothing in our apartments no work orders no nothing especially in my building no nothing especially in my building that Albert and that Albert and Alber development run where for a year Alber development run where for a year and a half I've been asking for my work and a half I've been asking for my work orders to get done that I had to call my orders to get done that I had to call my orders to get done that I had to call my councilman Council Patrick he sent code councilman Council Patrick he sent code enforcement then he had the re code enforcement then he had the re code enforcement been there four times why do enforcement been there four times why do enforcement been there four times why do I have to fight with a landlord that I have to fight with a landlord that raised my rent every year 5% and did no raised my rent every year 5% and did no work or Capital Improvements in my work or Capital Improvements in my apartment and I've been there 2 four apartment and I've been there 2 four years I pay him every increase he asked years I pay him every increase he asked me yet my apartment work orders are not me yet my apartment work orders are not getting done you all have to ask that getting done you all have to ask that question you should not be allowed to question you should not be allowed to raise our rent if you're not doing the raise our rent if you're not doing the Capital Improvements that your Capital Improvements that your abatements say that they must be doing abatements say that they must be doing especially when a tenant move out that especially when a tenant move out that whole apartment is supposed to be whole apartment is supposed to be rehabed from bottom to rehabed from bottom to top so that's all I wanted to say thank top so that's all I wanted to say thank you thank you Miss Cole and thank you you thank you Miss Cole and thank you for your service too thank you next speaker good morning LaToya Jackson Tucker Central W residents um last week Tucker Central W residents um last week I gave y'all Flyers was y'all able to I gave y'all Flyers was y'all able to look at them did anybody Google or try look at them did anybody Google or try to understand what drill rapping to understand what drill rapping was I'm looking for a head not I know was I'm looking for a head not I know y'all can't Okay so I just bumped into y'all can't Okay so I just bumped into Roger Leon outside I sent uh the email Roger Leon outside I sent uh the email to every last board member and also to to every last board member and also to every council person to people on ovp every council person to people on ovp I've been sending it everywhere he I've been sending it everywhere he doesn't know he's our superintendent no doesn't know he's our superintendent no disrespect to him but he told me that he disrespect to him but he told me that he disrespect to him but he told me that he doesn't know about it and I he meets Tom doesn't know about it and I he meets Tom doesn't know about it and I he meets Tom we don't have time our children are we don't have time our children are dying they're on social media exploit dying they're on social media exploit and they self we don't have time and I and they self we don't have time and I have a lot on my plate this morning I have a lot on my plate this morning I had to go to a doctor's appointment with had to go to a doctor's appointment with had to go to a doctor's appointment with my mother drag her down here she my mother drag her down here she constantly tell me I vote but I'm not constantly tell me I vote but I'm not into that but she still came and into that but she still came and supported me so the same support that my supported me so the same support that my supported me so the same support that my 74 year old mother can give I need it 74 year old mother can give I need it from y'all now I'm stuck in the middle from y'all now I'm stuck in the middle of grisela of grisela blancco and Michelle Obama that's where blancco and Michelle Obama that's where I'm stuck at because I I'm stuck at because I how everything works I'm stuck in how everything works I'm stuck in between the hill the hood and the hill between the hill the hood and the hill you know I want to make it to the hill you know I want to make it to the hill but there's a lot going on I've been but there's a lot going on I've been everywhere in every Department to everywhere in every Department to basically ask for people to start having basically ask for people to start having basically ask for people to start having these conversations because it's these conversations because it's necessary I have to right now without my necessary I have to right now without my necessary I have to right now without my mother supporting me I feel alone mother supporting me I feel alone although we have all these resources we although we have all these resources we have all these people and I'm not trying have all these people and I'm not trying have all these people and I'm not trying to take anything away from work that is to take anything away from work that is being done because I understand but I'm being done because I understand but I'm frustrated because I'm a mother going frustrated because I'm a mother going through this with a bunch of other through this with a bunch of other mothers that's scared to step up and mothers that's scared to step up and talk about this elephant in the room we talk about this elephant in the room we have our children who can be doing so have our children who can be doing so much more and our one thing that we much more and our one thing that we always say within this work is if we can always say within this work is if we can always say within this work is if we can save one let that one be my son I come save one let that one be my son I come down here I support y'all let that one down here I support y'all let that one be my son if it's only one that we can be my son if it's only one that we can save let that one be my son because like save let that one be my son because like save let that one be my son because like I said I'm stuck in between I said I'm stuck in between grzela and Michelle Obama I'm stuck in grzela and Michelle Obama I'm stuck in between a hood and a hill and what I'm between a hood and a hill and what I'm experiencing right now what I feel I do experiencing right now what I feel I do not like it but I won't come down here not like it but I won't come down here disrespecting anybody I won't come down disrespecting anybody I won't come down here saying what is not being done I'm here saying what is not being done I'm asking y'all to seriously have this asking y'all to seriously have this conversation at every w conversation at every w in every neighborhood because education in every neighborhood because education jails money all of this stuff is going jails money all of this stuff is going together and we should understand that together and we should understand that our people are the product that's being our people are the product that's being sold I don't I don't want to understand sold I don't I don't want to understand that part please help me in had this that part please help me in had this conversation thank you Miss Jackson next

morning my name is Lisa best I'm representing our my sister's lighthouse representing our my sister's lighthouse in New in New York thank you for allowing me to York thank you for allowing me to approach your platform sure um on behalf approach your platform sure um on behalf approach your platform sure um on behalf of my director Miss Jacqueline Limehouse of my director Miss Jacqueline Limehouse of my director Miss Jacqueline Limehouse which couldn't be here today I just which couldn't be here today I just wanted to um remind you all that on a wanted to um remind you all that on a previous meeting pre- meeting I did previous meeting pre- meeting I did bring Flyers about our walk rally and bring Flyers about our walk rally and Fest against domestic violence this Fest against domestic violence this Saturday um thank you so much Saturday um thank you so much councilwoman Scott rree for everything councilwoman Scott rree for everything that you're doing thus far um this is that you're doing thus far um this is like I we said so many times before a like I we said so many times before a quieted plight um a young lady was just quieted plight um a young lady was just killed on last week shot in the store by killed on last week shot in the store by killed on last week shot in the store by her um by her partner he ran she ran to her um by her partner he ran she ran to a store for help and he ran in right a store for help and he ran in right behind her and shot her in front of behind her and shot her in front of everybody this this is DV it happens to everybody this this is DV it happens to it's affected all of us in so many ways it's affected all of us in so many ways shapes and form um and we are an shapes and form um and we are an organization for those who don't know organization for those who don't know that deal with and support those who are that deal with and support those who are that deal with and support those who are domestic violence um victims and domestic violence um victims and survivors we offer resources and support survivors we offer resources and support survivors we offer resources and support um our event is at 10:00 a.m. I did um our event is at 10:00 a.m. I did email every single Council person's email every single Council person's assistant um I'm just waiting for assistant um I'm just waiting for confirmation but since I'm here formally confirmation but since I'm here formally confirmation but since I'm here formally I would like to reinvite you all to walk I would like to reinvite you all to walk I would like to reinvite you all to walk with us in support of um all the victims with us in support of um all the victims with us in support of um all the victims and survivors and let them know just and survivors and let them know just like Miss jacn Lim house right now um as like Miss jacn Lim house right now um as like Miss jacn Lim house right now um as of October or later this this month of October or later this this month she'll be receiving surgery on her knee she'll be receiving surgery on her knee um she doesn't mind me sharing this um she doesn't mind me sharing this because she is a DV victim um and because she is a DV victim um and Survivor and the reason why she's Survivor and the reason why she's getting surgeries because this is the getting surgeries because this is the post results of her um being abused um post results of her um being abused um she deals with daily pain this is the she deals with daily pain this is the result of being abused and she deals result of being abused and she deals with mental things just like so many with mental things just like so many others it's trauma overall those who others it's trauma overall those who witness it those who are involved with witness it those who are involved with it directly so I would love I would it directly so I would love I would appreciate seeing every single one of appreciate seeing every single one of you if you can to just even walk with us you if you can to just even walk with us you if you can to just even walk with us in support of all of these um in support of all of these um individuals I brought more flyers to individuals I brought more flyers to distribute out there for those who are distribute out there for those who are here um I'll leave one just in case but here um I'll leave one just in case but I did send that out to um to everyone so I did send that out to um to everyone so I did send that out to um to everyone so thank you so much and thank you so much thank you so much and thank you so much councilman Council for everything that councilman Council for everything that you're doing also I appreciate that I you're doing also I appreciate that I hear the conversation so so God bless hear the conversation so so God bless you all and I hope to see you all soon you all and I hope to see you all soon oh and Monifa is our Grand Marshall she oh and Monifa is our Grand Marshall she also happens to be a Survivor okay thank also happens to be a Survivor okay thank also happens to be a Survivor okay thank you thank you Miss best NE next speaker any other speakers you want to speak step to the speakers you want to speak step to the microphone please how the council doing today thanks for letting me speak Mrs dpri thanks for letting me speak Mrs dpri Miss Round Tree I gotta get familiar Miss Round Tree I gotta get familiar with Mr Crum can we get your name for with Mr Crum can we get your name for the record please Rashid Co I was at the the record please Rashid Co I was at the the record please Rashid Co I was at the last Mee on September 18th um I spoke last Mee on September 18th um I spoke about a couple of things um lowincome about a couple of things um lowincome Housing Development Redevelopment and Housing Development Redevelopment and homelessness I wanted to probably start homelessness I wanted to probably start a uh nonprofit for that um also I heard someone speak about landlords raising the landlords raising the rent I wouldn't have a problem with even rent I wouldn't have a problem with even rent I wouldn't have a problem with even starting something myself with starting something myself with overseeing those landlords in the overseeing those landlords in the community like I will go out personally community like I will go out personally review records and make sure everybody's review records and make sure everybody's review records and make sure everybody's in compliance even putting lowincome in compliance even putting lowincome people in these new developments as we people in these new developments as we all know there a lot of Redevelopment all know there a lot of Redevelopment going on and a lot of people from n have going on and a lot of people from n have going on and a lot of people from n have no part of it I want to be a part of it no part of it I want to be a part of it um domestic violence prevention which um domestic violence prevention which she just touched on she just touched on um I was kind of a part of that but not um I was kind of a part of that but not a part of it went to the prosecutor a part of it went to the prosecutor office and filled out for the I guess office and filled out for the I guess the um what they give you the um what they give you pay you because you was in domestic pay you because you was in domestic violence whatever I think that needs violence whatever I think that needs more oversight um last thing well not more oversight um last thing well not the last thing real quick last meeting the last thing real quick last meeting on September 18th we had a Theo Reich on September 18th we had a Theo Reich here from Lake TriCity they do solar here from Lake TriCity they do solar power from the Lakes I believe y you power from the Lakes I believe y you guys took the information I took he he guys took the information I took he he gave me information the same information gave me information the same information gave me information the same information he gave you guys on the 18th he wants to he gave you guys on the 18th he wants to he gave you guys on the 18th he wants to rent the Lakes I don't know if it's rent the Lakes I don't know if it's Essence County or just know it but he Essence County or just know it but he was showing me these lakes and the was showing me these lakes and the numbers that he make and is for numbers that he make and is for lowincome electricity to charge people lowincome electricity to charge people less than what psng is charging and all less than what psng is charging and all he needs the mayor or the councilman to he needs the mayor or the councilman to sign off on it and they actually pay the sign off on it and they actually pay the sign off on it and they actually pay the city so it's not like he's looking for city so it's not like he's looking for funding they pay the city to rent these funding they pay the city to rent these lakes and they create solar power I lakes and they create solar power I believe Mr Crump had got something about believe Mr Crump had got something about believe Mr Crump had got something about this but I told him I would come down this but I told him I would come down here and try to speak to you guys and here and try to speak to you guys and speak to Mr RZ about this because they speak to Mr RZ about this because they he said all he needs them to sign off on he said all he needs them to sign off on he said all he needs them to sign off on it of course it would be a little it of course it would be a little beneficial to me because I'm trying to beneficial to me because I'm trying to do the lowincome you know housing and do the lowincome you know housing and homelessness so we could combine the two homelessness so we could combine the two homelessness so we could combine the two um last but not least Black Wall Street um last but not least Black Wall Street Mr dpri I'm still waiting for that Mr dpri I'm still waiting for that meeting with Mr muhamad and so we in the meeting with Mr muhamad and so we in the meeting with Mr muhamad and so we in the New Jersey films so I could do this CGI New Jersey films so I could do this CGI I created a new company CGI animation I created a new company CGI animation films I want to give New Jersey films I films I want to give New Jersey films I really want to talk to Shaq because really want to talk to Shaq because that's where I'm trying to get the other that's where I'm trying to get the other that's where I'm trying to get the other funding from besides the njeda where I funding from besides the njeda where I could use the Aspire program to get 68 could use the Aspire program to get 68 million I still need like 190 so I want million I still need like 190 so I want to try to set something up with Shaq to try to set something up with Shaq that's the last thing I'm always in that's the last thing I'm always in contact with Mr uh Kelly and Miss rry contact with Mr uh Kelly and Miss rry over here so you know I want to talk sit over here so you know I want to talk sit over here so you know I want to talk sit down and talk the rise with all you you down and talk the rise with all you you know people I need to talk to thanks for know people I need to talk to thanks for know people I need to talk to thanks for your time thank you next speaker none we need to go in executive session oh I'm sorry public speaking is oh I'm sorry public speaking is closed we have to go on Executive