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good morning counsil members my name is fera Bradley I curently still reside at fera Bradley I curently still reside at 200 George ging Village waiting my exit 200 George ging Village waiting my exit on 10524 as of 10:15 24 I have to vacate the premises at 200 George King Village the premises at 200 George King Village by 4M I'm forever grateful I received a denial letter from grateful I received a denial letter from exas County division of family assistant exas County division of family assistant exas County division of family assistant at 320 321 University Avenue in North at 320 321 University Avenue in North New Jersey I was told to take the denial letter to Once in Williams Street letter to Once in Williams Street forever grateful the stud Nork office of forever grateful the stud Nork office of forever grateful the stud Nork office of homeless prevention at once Williams homeless prevention at once Williams Street North New New Jersey Room 112 Street North New New Jersey Room 112 Kyra wats Kyra watts and Courtney Derby Kyra wats Kyra watts and Courtney Derby has helped me to secure a unit I'm has helped me to secure a unit I'm forever grateful so grateful thanks very forever grateful so grateful thanks very forever grateful so grateful thanks very helpful very professional good job I helpful very professional good job I appreciate appreciate you I'm exing today I'm not finished I you I'm exing today I'm not finished I got to get through it I'm asking the got to get through it I'm asking the counsel counsel today Reverend Louise Scott Round Tree today Reverend Louise Scott Round Tree Crump Pat counsel and D pre please exped Crump Pat counsel and D pre please exped Crump Pat counsel and D pre please exped dat an emergency inspection on my unit dat an emergency inspection on my unit on the property I have secured because I on the property I have secured because I on the property I have secured because I have nowhere to go I have no emotional have nowhere to go I have no emotional support animal his name is Fluffy who support animal his name is Fluffy who has never been away from has never been away from me he's 5 years old me he's 5 years old I also have nowhere to…
good morning counsil members my name is fera Bradley I curently still reside at fera Bradley I curently still reside at 200 George ging Village waiting my exit 200 George ging Village waiting my exit on 10524 as of 10:15 24 I have to vacate the premises at 200 George King Village the premises at 200 George King Village by 4M I'm forever grateful I received a denial letter from grateful I received a denial letter from exas County division of family assistant exas County division of family assistant exas County division of family assistant at 320 321 University Avenue in North at 320 321 University Avenue in North New Jersey I was told to take the denial letter to Once in Williams Street letter to Once in Williams Street forever grateful the stud Nork office of forever grateful the stud Nork office of forever grateful the stud Nork office of homeless prevention at once Williams homeless prevention at once Williams Street North New New Jersey Room 112 Street North New New Jersey Room 112 Kyra wats Kyra watts and Courtney Derby Kyra wats Kyra watts and Courtney Derby has helped me to secure a unit I'm has helped me to secure a unit I'm forever grateful so grateful thanks very forever grateful so grateful thanks very forever grateful so grateful thanks very helpful very professional good job I helpful very professional good job I appreciate appreciate you I'm exing today I'm not finished I you I'm exing today I'm not finished I got to get through it I'm asking the got to get through it I'm asking the counsel counsel today Reverend Louise Scott Round Tree today Reverend Louise Scott Round Tree Crump Pat counsel and D pre please exped Crump Pat counsel and D pre please exped Crump Pat counsel and D pre please exped dat an emergency inspection on my unit dat an emergency inspection on my unit on the property I have secured because I on the property I have secured because I on the property I have secured because I have nowhere to go I have no emotional have nowhere to go I have no emotional support animal his name is Fluffy who support animal his name is Fluffy who has never been away from has never been away from me he's 5 years old me he's 5 years old I also have nowhere to store my I also have nowhere to store my belongings um do you know where I can belongings um do you know where I can get the resources for a storage to store get the resources for a storage to store get the resources for a storage to store what I have left I'm in what I have left I'm in in on hard times for the moment building in on hard times for the moment building in on hard times for the moment building my case I'm forever grateful please can my case I'm forever grateful please can C help me to secure a storage unit and C help me to secure a storage unit and temporary shelter for me and my cat temporary shelter for me and my cat fluffy until my unit is complete thanks fluffy until my unit is complete thanks to my landlords now I want to thank the to my landlords now I want to thank the councilman at large Larry CL Walter councilman at large Larry CL Walter Bryant dpre Kelly and my favorite I'm Bryant dpre Kelly and my favorite I'm going to be just like you one day going to be just like you one day Reverend Lise Scott ramree I love you Reverend Lise Scott ramree I love you and appreciate you your help has not and appreciate you your help has not gone gone unnoticed I can't say the city north has unnoticed I can't say the city north has unnoticed I can't say the city north has not helped me because y'all d y help me not helped me because y'all d y help me trly I'm grateful District leader 13 trly I'm grateful District leader 13 year C thank you my bonus mother I love year C thank you my bonus mother I love and appreciate you thanks for your and appreciate you thanks for your guidance I'm up next stance I'm a walking testimony I will remain grateful through the long remain grateful through the long suffering I ask for forgiveness so I can suffering I ask for forgiveness so I can suffering I ask for forgiveness so I can remain using my superpowers my remain using my superpowers my superpowers is forgiveness love Hope and superpowers is forgiveness love Hope and superpowers is forgiveness love Hope and Faith love is most important without Faith love is most important without love you don't got nothing a whole love you don't got nothing a whole chapter on charity 1 Corinthians 13 the chapter on charity 1 Corinthians 13 the chapter of chapter of love my God I want to apologize for my love my God I want to apologize for my Outburst inside the chambers of the city Outburst inside the chambers of the city Outburst inside the chambers of the city of North Council and disrespecting the of North Council and disrespecting the chambers I will not do it again step chambers I will not do it again step back into my professional stage again I back into my professional stage again I will articulate better and I'm coming will articulate better and I'm coming for respectfully M's for respectfully M's um I appreciate you thank you for your um I appreciate you thank you for your comments next this so n l Grabber new land grabber Allison Grabber new land grabber Allison lad we came before you and told her she lad we came before you and told her she she never does community engagement the she never does community engagement the right way in the city she never right way in the city she never advertised she got we got Channel 78 we advertised she got we got Channel 78 we got Channel 19 we got uh y'all could do pamphlets the lady came here last week pamphlets the lady came here last week and said from James Street homeowners and said from James Street homeowners association that she haven't been association that she haven't been invited to no meetings and she had invited to no meetings and she had haven't been invited to this meeting haven't been invited to this meeting until the public uh the community showed until the public uh the community showed until the public uh the community showed her that there's a special meeting about her that there's a special meeting about her that there's a special meeting about this this is this is this this this is this is this criminal no other way to describe it criminal no other way to describe it criminal she back there shaking the criminal she back there shaking the developer hand oh yeah way to go we developer hand oh yeah way to go we already know that they they uh pay to already know that they they uh pay to your campaigns and you don't care your campaigns and you don't care nothing about us cuz you don't there's nothing about us cuz you don't there's no oversight there's no transparency and no oversight there's no transparency and no oversight there's no transparency and there's no accountability and nothing there's no accountability and nothing should roll through this city talking should roll through this city talking about the community and talking about about the community and talking about housing for ners if you don't have that housing for ners if you don't have that type of agreement from the type of agreement from the community community benefits should be community community benefits should be from the community period and the discussion that agreement and you sign discussion that agreement and you sign the agreement and if you violate the the agreement and if you violate the agreement there will be penalties now on agreement there will be penalties now on agreement there will be penalties now on with this uh uh fail corrupt government this is the black near force during a baraka's Administration now during a baraka's Administration now listen at this the dome of City Hall in listen at this the dome of City Hall in nework is painted gold but a crowd that nework is painted gold but a crowd that rallied in front of the building rallied in front of the building Saturday proclaimed that the the Saturday proclaimed that the the administration of Mayor sharp James is administration of Mayor sharp James is hoarding all the gold for itself hoarding all the gold for itself close to 125 of those demonstrators led close to 125 of those demonstrators led by Baraka and the near Force this is by Baraka and the near Force this is what Baraka what Baraka stated he uh laid out a laundry list of stated he uh laid out a laundry list of corrupt charges now you had the uh corrupt charges now you had the uh Corporation Council came up here oh we Corporation Council came up here oh we don't have corruption under our don't have corruption under our Administration now you got one went down Administration now you got one went down Administration now you got one went down last week another went down months ago last week another went down months ago and so still going and so still going down this is why we fight newers and down this is why we fight newers and this is why we get banned for meetings this is why we get banned for meetings because we exposing them for what they because we exposing them for what they are failures no other way to describe are failures no other way to describe you that's what you are you ban me and you that's what you are you ban me and Donna because we got posters on on uh Donna because we got posters on on uh Facebook calling us informants and then Facebook calling us informants and then will somebody turn around and call your will somebody turn around and call your mayor informant which he is and inform mayor informant which he is and inform it thank you for your comments next it thank you for your comments next speaker you want to ban us from a [Music] speaker worry for the people you I think speaker worry for the people you I think speaker worry for the people you I think if I made this up I don't know if it if I made this up I don't know if it would be as good this is crazy all of would be as good this is crazy all of you the last meeting last week stood up you the last meeting last week stood up for the people yeah we need a meeting for the people yeah we need a meeting there needs to be a community meeting there needs to be a community meeting how many people were at the community how many people were at the community meeting two people oh that's meeting two people oh that's unacceptable we can't vote on this but unacceptable we can't vote on this but we already knew that there was going to we already knew that there was going to be a text a phone call a meeting about be a text a phone call a meeting about something y'all were going to have to something y'all were going to have to pass this and here we are a week later pass this and here we are a week later and every one of you that requested and every one of you that requested demanded Community involvement oh let me demanded Community involvement oh let me demanded Community involvement oh let me let me say this Allison L got up here let me say this Allison L got up here with an attitude after we said what we with an attitude after we said what we said well it's not for the community said well it's not for the community this is between the developers and the this is between the developers and the City of City of newk so again I am n the people are NK newk so again I am n the people are NK the people are the city and you all that the people are the city and you all that the people are the city and you all that are supposed to be representing us and are supposed to be representing us and you sat here and got fake mad no this is you sat here and got fake mad no this is you sat here and got fake mad no this is unacceptable we're going to abstain not unacceptable we're going to abstain not say no we're going to abstain and no say no we're going to abstain and no it's not going to pass but then you had it's not going to pass but then you had a meeting and you're back here and then a meeting and you're back here and then you Bamboozled it to where those of us you Bamboozled it to where those of us who spoke last time well let's put this who spoke last time well let's put this wording in here and then we're going to wording in here and then we're going to tell them if they spoke they can't speak tell them if they spoke they can't speak tell them if they spoke they can't speak next what in the world you create it as next what in the world you create it as you go you make it up as you go and then you go you make it up as you go and then you go you make it up as you go and then you bang your gavel within a seat that you bang your gavel within a seat that you should not even be in quiet you should not even be in quiet quiet excuse me quiet excuse me sir that is not how you address sir that is not how you address adults the constituents that pay your adults the constituents that pay your salary and you are in a seat that you salary and you are in a seat that you did not did not earn you have not earned the respect of earn you have not earned the respect of the people because you have not worked the people because you have not worked for we the for we the people you sit up there with your head people you sit up there with your head on your hand the same way you did in the on your hand the same way you did in the on your hand the same way you did in the corner over corner over here the fact that they voted on you here the fact that they voted on you sitting in that seat you yourself should sitting in that seat you yourself should sitting in that seat you yourself should have had enough respect to say no I do have had enough respect to say no I do not deserve to sit in the seat it should not deserve to sit in the seat it should not deserve to sit in the seat it should go to go to kentak the longest serving the highest kentak the longest serving the highest vote vote getter I am the least experienced in getter I am the least experienced in this seat the least qualified I don't this seat the least qualified I don't you should have been honest with yourself and not taking that seat and those of you who sat here and seat and those of you who sat here and voted yes and and Gonzalez I always said voted yes and and Gonzalez I always said voted yes and and Gonzalez I always said this only once did you did you come this only once did you did you come through you'll give us all the reasons through you'll give us all the reasons why it should not go through and you why it should not go through and you will agree with us and then vote Yes will agree with us and then vote Yes the sister stood up here and gave you the sister stood up here and gave you the original document where the the city the original document where the the city the original document where the the city of newk the people benefited with 70% of of newk the people benefited with 70% of of newk the people benefited with 70% of the low Tom moderate the low Tom moderate income and didn't ask the question but income and didn't ask the question but what happened y'all don't care because what happened y'all don't care because like Allison said y'all don't do it for like Allison said y'all don't do it for us you make the deals with the us you make the deals with the developers thank you for your comments developers thank you for your comments next speaker h hello Council uh juwel Baskerville again I'm just a bit Baskerville again I'm just a bit confused on what was the point of asking confused on what was the point of asking confused on what was the point of asking for Community feedback if you were just for Community feedback if you were just going to vote Yes going to vote Yes um there are literally thousands of um there are literally thousands of lowincome to medium income families lowincome to medium income families waiting on these list and you just give waiting on these list and you just give us luxury apartments with 20% affordable us luxury apartments with 20% affordable us luxury apartments with 20% affordable and when I say affordable I don't mean and when I say affordable I don't mean affordable I mean like a studio for affordable I mean like a studio for ,000 and that most likely does not ,000 and that most likely does not include parking and I hope you don't include parking and I hope you don't have any pets yes um just moving forward have any pets yes um just moving forward have any pets yes um just moving forward I would really like to see the council I would really like to see the council look at what the people are saying and look at what the people are saying and what they really need they need what they really need they need affordable housing we don't need no more affordable housing we don't need no more affordable housing we don't need no more luxury apartments they look nice yes luxury apartments they look nice yes they they have you know like pools and they they have you know like pools and fitness centers but a community fitness centers but a community Community Center could do that too you Community Center could do that too you know like we don't need thousands upon know like we don't need thousands upon thousands of veganes and also I would thousands of veganes and also I would like to know if like the veganes are like to know if like the veganes are available for the people to see because available for the people to see because I would like to know how much space is I would like to know how much space is being taken up that could have went to being taken up that could have went to people who need to be housed um also people who need to be housed um also just since I do have more time um as I just since I do have more time um as I said please pay attention to who these said please pay attention to who these developers are you know do a little developers are you know do a little research real quick because this is the research real quick because this is the one of the largest black communities in one of the largest black communities in New Jersey with three times the poverty New Jersey with three times the poverty rate and I think it's very important to rate and I think it's very important to know the beliefs of these developers and know the beliefs of these developers and know the beliefs of these developers and how they feel about lowincome people how they feel about lowincome people before they try to make a profit off of before they try to make a profit off of us so um thank you for your time and us so um thank you for your time and please think more of the people thank please think more of the people thank you for your comments next speaker quick question is there public comment during the special conference just
[Music] public comment we are now in the public public comment we are now in the public comment portion of this meeting where comment portion of this meeting where each speaker will have three minutes to each speaker will have three minutes to speak if you have an item to address to speak if you have an item to address to the council please state your name for the council please state your name for the record Lisa Parker respect is earned for the last 10 years under this earned for the last 10 years under this Administration the lawlessness the Administration the lawlessness the corruption the non-accountability the corruption the non-accountability the fact that a councilman could talk about fact that a councilman could talk about somebody should be respectful to you somebody should be respectful to you when you've done nothing as a body on when you've done nothing as a body on that day but disrespect the people and that day but disrespect the people and the voices and have done nothing to the voices and have done nothing to address the issues and the concerns of address the issues and the concerns of the people that put you in those seats the people that put you in those seats the same I'll say for all of you unions the same I'll say for all of you unions out out there that allow this out out there that allow this Administration to disrespect contract Administration to disrespect contract language don't honor contract language language don't honor contract language to give people a living wage and to give people a living wage and benefits the same group of people all of benefits the same group of people all of benefits the same group of people all of you up there that go along with this you up there that go along with this affordable when half of the municipal affordable when half of the municipal workers rely on vouchers to pay their workers rely on vouchers to pay their rent it is not affordable if you can rent it is not affordable if you can cannot make $120,000 a year so let's stop the nonsense we heard the lies from this nonsense we heard the lies from this Administration when you told us there Administration when you told us there was no lead in the water listen up…
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[Music] public comment we are now in the public public comment we are now in the public comment portion of this meeting where comment portion of this meeting where each speaker will have three minutes to each speaker will have three minutes to speak if you have an item to address to speak if you have an item to address to the council please state your name for the council please state your name for the record Lisa Parker respect is earned for the last 10 years under this earned for the last 10 years under this Administration the lawlessness the Administration the lawlessness the corruption the non-accountability the corruption the non-accountability the fact that a councilman could talk about fact that a councilman could talk about somebody should be respectful to you somebody should be respectful to you when you've done nothing as a body on when you've done nothing as a body on that day but disrespect the people and that day but disrespect the people and the voices and have done nothing to the voices and have done nothing to address the issues and the concerns of address the issues and the concerns of the people that put you in those seats the people that put you in those seats the same I'll say for all of you unions the same I'll say for all of you unions out out there that allow this out out there that allow this Administration to disrespect contract Administration to disrespect contract language don't honor contract language language don't honor contract language to give people a living wage and to give people a living wage and benefits the same group of people all of benefits the same group of people all of benefits the same group of people all of you up there that go along with this you up there that go along with this affordable when half of the municipal affordable when half of the municipal workers rely on vouchers to pay their workers rely on vouchers to pay their rent it is not affordable if you can rent it is not affordable if you can cannot make $120,000 a year so let's stop the nonsense we heard the lies from this nonsense we heard the lies from this Administration when you told us there Administration when you told us there was no lead in the water listen up was no lead in the water listen up people out there we listened to the lies people out there we listened to the lies people out there we listened to the lies when you said you did a 100% pipe when you said you did a 100% pipe replacement and we're learning now you replacement and we're learning now you didn't do that and y'all said there was didn't do that and y'all said there was going to be an investigation so while going to be an investigation so while you are up there talking about what you are up there talking about what respect looks like how about you start respect looks like how about you start working for the people and stop doing working for the people and stop doing these slide of hand deals their urgency these slide of hand deals their urgency to submit their application has nothing to submit their application has nothing to do with the fact that they didn't to do with the fact that they didn't engage the community you got to Aspire engage the community you got to Aspire right now giving 11.5 million for a right now giving 11.5 million for a project for the same person that's project for the same person that's involved in the pipe replacement involved in the pipe replacement Scandal so let's talk about who's Scandal so let's talk about who's advocating on behalf of the advocating on behalf of the people respect is earned respect is earned all of you people sitting up earned all of you people sitting up there talking about you on your there talking about you on your apparatus for certain reasons and apparatus for certain reasons and whatever your Aid supposed to do that do whatever your Aid supposed to do that do whatever your Aid supposed to do that do the research before you get here half of the research before you get here half of the research before you get here half of y'all are up there don't even read y'all are up there don't even read what's in these ordinances what's in these ordinances let's get real and then you want to do let's get real and then you want to do the slide of hand thing and why I said the slide of hand thing and why I said that you asked the right questions that you asked the right questions Gonzalez but you always vote on it but Gonzalez but you always vote on it but you've done nothing in your tenure to you've done nothing in your tenure to help the people that need tax help the people that need tax relief let's get real y'all are relief let's get real y'all are corrupt thank you for your comments next corrupt thank you for your comments next corrupt thank you for your comments next speaker