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council members um for those of you who don't know me my name is John Crystal
don't know me my name is John Crystal I'm a captain with the nework police I'm a captain with the nework police department and president of our Superior department and president of our Superior department and president of our Superior Officers Association but I'd like to Officers Association but I'd like to bring to your attention um we have a bring to your attention um we have a sergeant Kenneth Brown call him sergeant Kenneth Brown call him Kenny um January 21st of this year he Kenny um January 21st of this year he succumbed to 911 related cancer he had succumbed to 911 related cancer he had lung cancer and he passed away he was lung cancer and he passed away he was also a decorated Marine who served his also a decorated Marine who served his country in Desert Storm well upon his country in Desert Storm well upon his death according to his Time Records he death according to his Time Records he had 87 acred vacation had 87 acred vacation days but when he he went to get PA's days but when he he went to get PA's estate his wife the Office of Management estate his wife the Office of Management estate his wife the Office of Management and budget that Darlene Tate and Walter Melvin took off reduced his vacation to Melvin took off reduced his vacation to 52 days he was owed an additional 35 52 days he was owed an additional 35 days now understate statute under njsa days now understate statute under njsa 4A 14137 point1 it authorizes the 4A 14137 point1 it authorizes the governing body of any municipality governing body of any municipality having a PL paid Police Department to having a PL paid Police Department to pay upon the death of a me member in pay upon the death of a me member in good standing all acrw vacation time so good standing all acrw vacation time so we filed a grievance and we're trying to we filed a grievance and we're trying to we filed a grievance and we're trying to get this matter resolved for his wife he get this matter resolved for his wife he get this matter resolved for his wife he has a wife and a teenage daughter and has a wife and a teenage daughter and he's entitled to AC crude vacation…
don't know me my name is John Crystal I'm a captain with the nework police I'm a captain with the nework police department and president of our Superior department and president of our Superior department and president of our Superior Officers Association but I'd like to Officers Association but I'd like to bring to your attention um we have a bring to your attention um we have a sergeant Kenneth Brown call him sergeant Kenneth Brown call him Kenny um January 21st of this year he Kenny um January 21st of this year he succumbed to 911 related cancer he had succumbed to 911 related cancer he had lung cancer and he passed away he was lung cancer and he passed away he was also a decorated Marine who served his also a decorated Marine who served his country in Desert Storm well upon his country in Desert Storm well upon his death according to his Time Records he death according to his Time Records he had 87 acred vacation had 87 acred vacation days but when he he went to get PA's days but when he he went to get PA's estate his wife the Office of Management estate his wife the Office of Management estate his wife the Office of Management and budget that Darlene Tate and Walter Melvin took off reduced his vacation to Melvin took off reduced his vacation to 52 days he was owed an additional 35 52 days he was owed an additional 35 days now understate statute under njsa days now understate statute under njsa 4A 14137 point1 it authorizes the 4A 14137 point1 it authorizes the governing body of any municipality governing body of any municipality having a PL paid Police Department to having a PL paid Police Department to pay upon the death of a me member in pay upon the death of a me member in good standing all acrw vacation time so good standing all acrw vacation time so we filed a grievance and we're trying to we filed a grievance and we're trying to we filed a grievance and we're trying to get this matter resolved for his wife he get this matter resolved for his wife he get this matter resolved for his wife he has a wife and a teenage daughter and has a wife and a teenage daughter and he's entitled to AC crude vacation time he's entitled to AC crude vacation time he served 27 years on the police he served 27 years on the police department and he served this country department and he served this country and he's entitled to this and he's entitled to this money and we're asking you for your money and we're asking you for your assistance to get his widow and his assistance to get his widow and his daughter paid now as you know the city daughter paid now as you know the city diverted over $20 million from the diverted over $20 million from the police budget to the office of violent police budget to the office of violent uh violent uh protection and trial uh violent uh protection and trial so in one of these organizations they so in one of these organizations they diver they allocate funding to certain diver they allocate funding to certain groups well one group was the office of groups well one group was the office of New Direction right and the person in New Direction right and the person in charge of that is khil Tut also known as charge of that is khil Tut also known as charge of that is khil Tut also known as Omar tindel he gave this organization Omar tindel he gave this organization over over over over $100,000 and this guy om um khil Tut he $100,000 and this guy om um khil Tut he was a convicted murderer of a North was a convicted murderer of a North Police Officer Dwayne Reed Reaves so you Police Officer Dwayne Reed Reaves so you Police Officer Dwayne Reed Reaves so you can give the city can allocate over can give the city can allocate over $100,000 to a cop killer organization $100,000 to a cop killer organization but the 35 vacation days it comes out to but the 35 vacation days it comes out to but the 35 vacation days it comes out to roughly $1,347 can't give his widow that money and that's why we're asking you the city and that's why we're asking you the city and that's why we're asking you the city council to assist us in getting Kenny council to assist us in getting Kenny Brown's Widow paid I thank you very much Brown's Widow paid I thank you very much Brown's Widow paid I thank you very much for your time and I'll entertain any for your time and I'll entertain any questions that you may have questions that you may have thank you councilman canana uh this thank you councilman canana uh this person was a sergeant this person was person was a sergeant this person was also 911 at Ground Zero yes we sent we also 911 at Ground Zero yes we sent we sent a group of New York police officer sent a group of New York police officer at the time I was on the city at the time I was on the city council mayor sharp James Mayors around council mayor sharp James Mayors around the the state of New Jersey we were our the the state of New Jersey we were our country was at an attack and we needed n country was at an attack and we needed n country was at an attack and we needed n 11 we we sent our police officers to New 11 we we sent our police officers to New 11 we we sent our police officers to New York to Ground York to Ground Zero um I'm appla of what you're saying Zero um I'm appla of what you're saying because this is someone who deserves because this is someone who deserves this is no question this is someone who this is no question this is someone who deserves this kind of of of deserves this kind of of of respect Ground Zero I remember most of respect Ground Zero I remember most of them who went to Ground Zero they were them who went to Ground Zero they were there for weeks trying to find bodies there for weeks trying to find bodies and and Etc when we question uh the whole thing Etc when we question uh the whole thing that you're bringing up about 18,000 that you're bringing up about 18,000 when we just approved the law department when we just approved the law department when we just approved the law department for a law firm you know it's it's it's for a law firm you know it's it's it's it's we got to set priorities where they it's we got to set priorities where they it's we got to set priorities where they are and I don't see the priorities being are and I don't see the priorities being are and I don't see the priorities being set so to the administration's respect set so to the administration's respect please I want to see if we can resolve please I want to see if we can resolve this in some way because I remember this in some way because I remember those those officers that went to Ground Zero I officers that went to Ground Zero I don't know any anyone in here's family don't know any anyone in here's family who went to ground Z zero to do anything who went to ground Z zero to do anything who went to ground Z zero to do anything but it was about our country at a time a but it was about our country at a time a but it was about our country at a time a b our country was so vulnerable because b our country was so vulnerable because we didn't know our police officers were we didn't know our police officers were there putting their lives at risk too there putting their lives at risk too they did so for us to talk about back they did so for us to talk about back pay I think this is a personal matter pay I think this is a personal matter which needs to be resolved and it needs which needs to be resolved and it needs to be resolved as soon as to be resolved as soon as possible and i' like they had the count possible and i' like they had the count he was assigned to the emergency service he was assigned to the emergency service he was assigned to the emergency service unit at the time they were all detailed unit at the time they were all detailed over there they spent weeks on the pile over there they spent weeks on the pile and it's all documented so just and I and it's all documented so just and I appreciate you um speaking but when we appreciate you um speaking but when we in this portion is it's not a back and in this portion is it's not a back and forth um I I understanding what you're forth um I I understanding what you're saying I just want to make sure that we saying I just want to make sure that we do it across the board with everybody I do it across the board with everybody I don't want to be unfair to other don't want to be unfair to other speakers who spoke previously so I do speakers who spoke previously so I do have two more comments I believe two have two more comments I believe two more from over here first councilman more from over here first councilman Kelly and then councilman Gonzalez you know I I just want to say that I I'm you know I I just want to say that I I'm in agreeance with you that I I think in agreeance with you that I I think that this should be looked at and I do that this should be looked at and I do agree that it might be a Personnel agree that it might be a Personnel matter but um when you talk about matter but um when you talk about $118,000 you know for somebody that $118,000 you know for somebody that fought for our city you know um and fought for our city you know um and fought for our country being at Ground fought for our country being at Ground Zero you know I I think you know I Zero you know I I think you know I support that that we figure this out and support that that we figure this out and support that that we figure this out and get our Law Department to help us solve get our Law Department to help us solve this so and I know Council MZ wants to this so and I know Council MZ wants to speak but I think before we get into too speak but I think before we get into too speak but I think before we get into too much of the detail we should probably much of the detail we should probably have it in executive session have a have it in executive session have a discussion on this discussion on this matter um and if unless you have matter um and if unless you have something that brief I just want to to something that brief I just want to to ask whether we have let's say a ask whether we have let's say a computation of why the 18 days or computation of why the 18 days or whatever days were whatever days were discounted if we have record of why that discounted if we have record of why that discounted if we have record of why that that was done let's say was were the that was done let's say was were the records not properly kept or or what records not properly kept or or what what trigger the reduction in the let's what trigger the reduction in the let's say in those days because normally let's say in those days because normally let's say in those days because normally let's say whatever time is accumulated by a say whatever time is accumulated by a retiring officer or someone that dies is retiring officer or someone that dies is retiring officer or someone that dies is paid based on the record that the police paid based on the record that the police paid based on the record that the police department keeps so I I don't know how department keeps so I I don't know how the they say the records that the police the they say the records that the police the they say the records that the police depart perment keeping in this case were depart perment keeping in this case were depart perment keeping in this case were reduced by 18 days so let's let's have reduced by 18 days so let's let's have uh Mr waldrup from the administration uh Mr waldrup from the administration speak where is he briefly on that M I'm speak where is he briefly on that M I'm sorry coun council rre did you want to sorry coun council rre did you want to say no I I I just agree with my say no I I I just agree with my colleagues regarding someone we're colleagues regarding someone we're talking about Ground Zero but he gave 27 talking about Ground Zero but he gave 27 talking about Ground Zero but he gave 27 years of his life to the city of Newark years of his life to the city of Newark and an Unexpected death it wasn't like and an Unexpected death it wasn't like you know there was a plan for this to you know there was a plan for this to happen so I just agree with my happen so I just agree with my colleagues sir so so I think before we colleagues sir so so I think before we go into too much that detail and we go into too much that detail and we continue to go that way we really need continue to go that way we really need to think about going not think about we to think about going not think about we need to go and ex session to have a full need to go and ex session to have a full need to go and ex session to have a full discussion on this matter investig yeah discussion on this matter investig yeah that's real real quick Mr yeah no no that's real real quick Mr yeah no no that's correct uh councilman my that's correct uh councilman my understanding is that this uh matter is understanding is that this uh matter is in the grievance process and all of in the grievance process and all of those uh issues will be worked out and those uh issues will be worked out and my commitment is to getting this my commitment is to getting this resolved as soon as possible all right resolved as soon as possible all right thank you thank you any other speaker thank you thank you any other speaker another okay uh good morning morning another okay uh good morning morning council members council president my
council members council president my name is Sergio Pereira I'm a captain name is Sergio Pereira I'm a captain with the New York Police Department with the New York Police Department first vice president of the superior first vice president of the superior Officers Association uh I'm here to Echo Officers Association uh I'm here to Echo Officers Association uh I'm here to Echo with John Crystal uh my counterpart with John Crystal uh my counterpart president of the uh SOA what he just president of the uh SOA what he just spoke about our Union's uh Duty and spoke about our Union's uh Duty and obligation is to represent the best obligation is to represent the best interests of our members and so we're interests of our members and so we're not here to argue city of New York not here to argue city of New York policies but we'd like to shed light on policies but we'd like to shed light on how these policies are put into practice how these policies are put into practice how these policies are put into practice city of Newark has allocated funds to city of Newark has allocated funds to the office of prevention and Trauma the office of prevention and Trauma program as highlighted in mayor barac's program as highlighted in mayor barac's state of the city address in turn OBP state of the city address in turn OBP has granted $100,000 of New Direction an has granted $100,000 of New Direction an has granted $100,000 of New Direction an organization founded and operated by its organization founded and operated by its organization founded and operated by its president khil Tut convicted cop killer president khil Tut convicted cop killer who served prison time for killing who served prison time for killing nework special Police Officer Dwayne nework special Police Officer Dwayne Reeves at the beginning of this year on Reeves at the beginning of this year on January 21st Sergeant Kenneth Brown January 21st Sergeant Kenneth Brown passed away due to complications from a passed away due to complications from a 911 illness as we stated before after 911 illness as we stated before after serving 27 years with the Newark police serving 27 years with the Newark police department Sergeant Brown was a first department Sergeant Brown was a first responder at 911 arguably one of the responder…
council members council president my name is Sergio Pereira I'm a captain name is Sergio Pereira I'm a captain with the New York Police Department with the New York Police Department first vice president of the superior first vice president of the superior Officers Association uh I'm here to Echo Officers Association uh I'm here to Echo Officers Association uh I'm here to Echo with John Crystal uh my counterpart with John Crystal uh my counterpart president of the uh SOA what he just president of the uh SOA what he just spoke about our Union's uh Duty and spoke about our Union's uh Duty and obligation is to represent the best obligation is to represent the best interests of our members and so we're interests of our members and so we're not here to argue city of New York not here to argue city of New York policies but we'd like to shed light on policies but we'd like to shed light on how these policies are put into practice how these policies are put into practice how these policies are put into practice city of Newark has allocated funds to city of Newark has allocated funds to the office of prevention and Trauma the office of prevention and Trauma program as highlighted in mayor barac's program as highlighted in mayor barac's state of the city address in turn OBP state of the city address in turn OBP has granted $100,000 of New Direction an has granted $100,000 of New Direction an has granted $100,000 of New Direction an organization founded and operated by its organization founded and operated by its organization founded and operated by its president khil Tut convicted cop killer president khil Tut convicted cop killer who served prison time for killing who served prison time for killing nework special Police Officer Dwayne nework special Police Officer Dwayne Reeves at the beginning of this year on Reeves at the beginning of this year on January 21st Sergeant Kenneth Brown January 21st Sergeant Kenneth Brown passed away due to complications from a passed away due to complications from a 911 illness as we stated before after 911 illness as we stated before after serving 27 years with the Newark police serving 27 years with the Newark police department Sergeant Brown was a first department Sergeant Brown was a first responder at 911 arguably one of the responder at 911 arguably one of the worst events and tragedies that have worst events and tragedies that have taken place on American soil we are taken place on American soil we are outraged that the city of Newark OMB outraged that the city of Newark OMB would nickel and dime the Widow of would nickel and dime the Widow of deceased Sergeant Kenny Brown over 35 deceased Sergeant Kenny Brown over 35 acrude vacation days which roughly acrude vacation days which roughly translates to 18,000 translates to 18,000 more or less currently Sergeant Brown's more or less currently Sergeant Brown's Widow has been refused the city can Widow has been refused the city can provide money and funds to whatever provide money and funds to whatever organization it sees fit it can give organization it sees fit it can give money to known felons who it believes money to known felons who it believes deserve a second chance but it can't pay deserve a second chance but it can't pay deserve a second chance but it can't pay our legitimate acrude vacation days to a our legitimate acrude vacation days to a our legitimate acrude vacation days to a veteran police officer who died from veteran police officer who died from helping in recovery efforts at helping in recovery efforts at 911 please help us understand how this 911 please help us understand how this makes sense Sergeant Brown's family is currently represented by the barish and currently represented by the barish and McGary Law Firm McGary Law Firm they represent victims of 911 who have they represent victims of 911 who have contracted illnesses from ground zero contracted illnesses from ground zero and the surrounding areas we would be and the surrounding areas we would be more than happy to invite them to a city more than happy to invite them to a city more than happy to invite them to a city council meeting to explain further how council meeting to explain further how the exposure at 911 Ground Zero the exposure at 911 Ground Zero contributed to his death in conclusion contributed to his death in conclusion on behalf of uh Sergeant Brown's family on behalf of uh Sergeant Brown's family I am pleading to your common sense to I am pleading to your common sense to your honor and to your integrity as your honor and to your integrity as public servants to resolve this matter public servants to resolve this matter with urgency in favor of a selfless hero with urgency in favor of a selfless hero with urgency in favor of a selfless hero who dedicated his life to saving others who dedicated his life to saving others thank you thank you for your comments thank you thank you for your comments next speaker good morning uh council president Crump and members of the uh
president Crump and members of the uh city council uh my name is oen dard I'm
city council uh my name is oen dard I'm a lieutenant with the uh New York police a lieutenant with the uh New York police a lieutenant with the uh New York police dep department and second vice president dep department and second vice president dep department and second vice president of the superior officer Association just of the superior officer Association just of the superior officer Association just to summarize what my colleagues are to summarize what my colleagues are talking about talking about uh Sergeant Kenny brown or KB like we uh Sergeant Kenny brown or KB like we used to call them died in January this used to call them died in January this year of 9911 related cancer his widow year of 9911 related cancer his widow was Ed the remaining vacation time which was Ed the remaining vacation time which was Ed the remaining vacation time which according to the city's records is 35 according to the city's records is 35 days the S SOA has tried unsuccessfully days the S SOA has tried unsuccessfully to get this resolve for Kenny Brown's to get this resolve for Kenny Brown's Widow uh we later learned that this Widow uh we later learned that this Council approved monies and increased Council approved monies and increased funding to the office of violence funding to the office of violence prevention and Trauma recovery also prevention and Trauma recovery also known as known as ovp uh ovp uh advocate ated more than ovp uh ovp uh advocate ated more than $100,000 for a group called New $100,000 for a group called New Direction new Direction reportedly is a Direction new Direction reportedly is a high-risk intervention and conflict high-risk intervention and conflict resolution Group whatever that means uh resolution Group whatever that means uh new D New Direction is also part of the new D New Direction is also part of the Brick City peace Collective and uh other Brick City peace Collective and uh other Brick City peace Collective and uh other groups like uh new community street team groups like uh new community street team groups like uh new community street team which has also received City which has also received City money through an uh internet search we money through an uh internet search we learned that new directions president learned that new directions president and co-founder…
city council uh my name is oen dard I'm a lieutenant with the uh New York police a lieutenant with the uh New York police a lieutenant with the uh New York police dep department and second vice president dep department and second vice president dep department and second vice president of the superior officer Association just of the superior officer Association just of the superior officer Association just to summarize what my colleagues are to summarize what my colleagues are talking about talking about uh Sergeant Kenny brown or KB like we uh Sergeant Kenny brown or KB like we used to call them died in January this used to call them died in January this year of 9911 related cancer his widow year of 9911 related cancer his widow was Ed the remaining vacation time which was Ed the remaining vacation time which was Ed the remaining vacation time which according to the city's records is 35 according to the city's records is 35 days the S SOA has tried unsuccessfully days the S SOA has tried unsuccessfully to get this resolve for Kenny Brown's to get this resolve for Kenny Brown's Widow uh we later learned that this Widow uh we later learned that this Council approved monies and increased Council approved monies and increased funding to the office of violence funding to the office of violence prevention and Trauma recovery also prevention and Trauma recovery also known as known as ovp uh ovp uh advocate ated more than ovp uh ovp uh advocate ated more than $100,000 for a group called New $100,000 for a group called New Direction new Direction reportedly is a Direction new Direction reportedly is a high-risk intervention and conflict high-risk intervention and conflict resolution Group whatever that means uh resolution Group whatever that means uh new D New Direction is also part of the new D New Direction is also part of the Brick City peace Collective and uh other Brick City peace Collective and uh other Brick City peace Collective and uh other groups like uh new community street team groups like uh new community street team groups like uh new community street team which has also received City which has also received City money through an uh internet search we money through an uh internet search we learned that new directions president learned that new directions president and co-founder is khil Tut also Al known and co-founder is khil Tut also Al known and co-founder is khil Tut also Al known as Omar as Omar tendel uh I was personally involved in tendel uh I was personally involved in the arrest of khil Tut in July 2005 he the arrest of khil Tut in July 2005 he was arrested for killing special Police was arrested for killing special Police Officer Dwayne Reeves and wounding his Officer Dwayne Reeves and wounding his partner by gunfire in August of7 a partner by gunfire in August of7 a superior court judge sentenced Tut to superior court judge sentenced Tut to prison for the murder of Officer Reeves prison for the murder of Officer Reeves and other weapons offenses for the death and other weapons offenses for the death and other weapons offenses for the death of a nor police of a nor police officer what we in the SOA cannot officer what we in the SOA cannot understand is how can the city give understand is how can the city give money to someone who served prison time money to someone who served prison time for the death of a police officer but for the death of a police officer but cannot pay money that is owed to the cannot pay money that is owed to the Widow of another police officer not only Widow of another police officer not only Widow of another police officer not only did we give khil Tut money but we also did we give khil Tut money but we also gave him an gave him an award an award to someone who killed a award an award to someone who killed a police officer guardian of the city of police officer guardian of the city of nework this would not happen in any nework this would not happen in any other city so the nework police officers other city so the nework police officers other city so the nework police officers that uh that are still here um this guy that uh that are still here um this guy khil Tut he's like he's a Derek schin to khil Tut he's like he's a Derek schin to khil Tut he's like he's a Derek schin to us we've been told that people deserve us we've been told that people deserve Second Chances so does a person like Second Chances so does a person like Derek schin deserve a second chance to Derek schin deserve a second chance to create a uh group like this and receive create a uh group like this and receive money from the city this wouldn't happen money from the city this wouldn't happen money from the city this wouldn't happen anywhere else so we're asking you as our anywhere else so we're asking you as our anywhere else so we're asking you as our uh Council to use your uh your power and uh Council to use your uh your power and uh Council to use your uh your power and authority to help us resolve this matter authority to help us resolve this matter authority to help us resolve this matter for uh Kenny Brown's wife and to look for uh Kenny Brown's wife and to look into this khil ovp Brick City police C into this khil ovp Brick City police C uh uh Collective Circle uh thank you for uh uh Collective Circle uh thank you for uh uh Collective Circle uh thank you for your time your time Mr thank you for your comments Mr Mr thank you for your comments Mr chair I think we have one can we councilman you have anything to say we councilman you have anything to say before yes I before yes I do uh first and foremost um you know to do uh first and foremost um you know to the to the family of of Sergeant Brown the to the family of of Sergeant Brown we give our continued condolences uh you we give our continued condolences uh you we give our continued condolences uh you know in this city and I think it's know in this city and I think it's important that we not up here to try to important that we not up here to try to conflate issues or politicize a conflate issues or politicize a situation in a family that has gone situation in a family that has gone through suffering um I don't know if through suffering um I don't know if this matter was about khil Tut or if it this matter was about khil Tut or if it was about Sergeant Brown because if it was about Sergeant Brown because if it was about Sergeant Brown and the was about Sergeant Brown and the conflict that is happening which is a conflict that is happening which is a Personnel matter there is another Personnel matter there is another professional way to handle this the professional way to handle this the office of violence prevention and Trauma office of violence prevention and Trauma office of violence prevention and Trauma recovery uh is housed with the city of recovery uh is housed with the city of New New Direction is a subrecipient or a New New Direction is a subrecipient or a New New Direction is a subrecipient or a contractor uh that w a grant through the contractor uh that w a grant through the contractor uh that w a grant through the office of violence prevention crime office of violence prevention crime recovery for the work that they are recovery for the work that they are doing out in the community but I think doing out in the community but I think it's important to make those dis it's important to make those dis distinctions uh because of some of what distinctions uh because of some of what the speakers have said to identify a a a the speakers have said to identify a a a the speakers have said to identify a a a specific person good bad specific person good bad indifferent and not laying out indifferent and not laying out the Precision and which needs to happen the Precision and which needs to happen and understanding the fight for sergeant and understanding the fight for sergeant and understanding the fight for sergeant Brown I just want to be clear uh about Brown I just want to be clear uh about that and I'm not defending uh any that and I'm not defending uh any situation or circumstance but we have to situation or circumstance but we have to situation or circumstance but we have to understand a parameters uh and how all understand a parameters uh and how all the list uh is is laid out and so you the list uh is is laid out and so you know showing the the the pictures of the know showing the the the pictures of the know showing the the the pictures of the the the mayor with with an individual or the the mayor with with an individual or the the mayor with with an individual or doing all of those other things take doing all of those other things take takes away the concern and focus on what takes away the concern and focus on what takes away the concern and focus on what is supposed to be happening to try to is supposed to be happening to try to execute a right from someone who has execute a right from someone who has given their life for this city uh for given their life for this city uh for even this country uh and handling even this country uh and handling matters as it relates to 911 and it matters as it relates to 911 and it removes the focus uh to give other removes the focus uh to give other people an opportunity to provide a people an opportunity to provide a narrative that takes away from what we narrative that takes away from what we should be focused on with this family so should be focused on with this family so should be focused on with this family so I I just really you know needed to say I I just really you know needed to say that and I thought it was important um that and I thought it was important um that we we differentiate that because that we we differentiate that because one of the speakers said I don't know one of the speakers said I don't know what what the office of violence what what the office of violence prevention and Trauma recovery does prevention and Trauma recovery does which which I I find that hard to which which I I find that hard to believe and think that that conversation believe and think that that conversation believe and think that that conversation should not even be happening because it should not even be happening because it begins to cause this kind of begins to cause this kind of divisiveness uh you know between the divisiveness uh you know between the branches of government and things that branches of government and things that are trying to get done uh in these are trying to get done uh in these communities so I I think that's communities so I I think that's important thank you all right thank than important thank you all right thank than important thank you all right thank than you councilman councel uh thank you you councilman councel uh thank you Michelle Nelson for assistant Law Michelle Nelson for assistant Law Department um I'll just Echo a little Department um I'll just Echo a little bit of what councilman Council said and bit of what councilman Council said and that's just that these are two brioc that's just that these are two brioc matters um we honor and respect the matters um we honor and respect the service that was given this is a service that was given this is a grievance matter and because it's a grievance matter and because it's a grievance matter is going through the grievance matter is going through the process and for us to talk about it it process and for us to talk about it it would be inappropriate so while we don't would be inappropriate so while we don't would be inappropriate so while we don't you know why we can't comment we don't you know why we can't comment we don't want to dismiss all the service and want to dismiss all the service and respect that was given thank you next
respect that was given thank you next speaker council president I just have a speaker council president I just have a question before she sits down did please how did it come to this how did we get to this point where these how did we get to this point where these how did we get to this point where these men have to come here well it's going men have to come here well it's going through the grievance matter so I can't through the grievance matter so I can't discuss with an open Forum what's going discuss with an open Forum what's going on I understand I understand this but on I understand I understand this but grievances usually would go to Executive grievances usually would go to Executive grievances usually would go to Executive session they're already settled how does session they're already settled how does session they're already settled how does a case like this where we have all the a case like this where we have all the circumstances in front of us come to circumstances in front of us come to this point and we have to be here in this point and we have to be here in public where everybody sees it it just public where everybody sees it it just so happens to be Kenny brown right where so happens to be Kenny brown right where so happens to be Kenny brown right where he has a voice PE could it be any City he has a voice PE could it be any City employee that don't have a voice and employee that don't have a voice and we're treating people like this 27 years we're treating people like this 27 years we're treating people like this 27 years of service let me finish let me finish of service let me finish let me finish 27 years of service and this is the way 27 years of service and this is the way we at the end of the day treat people we at the end of the day treat people treat our employees it shouldn't have to treat our employees it shouldn't have to treat our employees it shouldn't have to come to this where these men have to come to this where these men have to come here in public and come here in public and and and say…
respect that was given thank you next speaker council president I just have a speaker council president I just have a question before she sits down did please how did it come to this how did we get to this point where these how did we get to this point where these how did we get to this point where these men have to come here well it's going men have to come here well it's going through the grievance matter so I can't through the grievance matter so I can't discuss with an open Forum what's going discuss with an open Forum what's going on I understand I understand this but on I understand I understand this but grievances usually would go to Executive grievances usually would go to Executive grievances usually would go to Executive session they're already settled how does session they're already settled how does session they're already settled how does a case like this where we have all the a case like this where we have all the circumstances in front of us come to circumstances in front of us come to this point and we have to be here in this point and we have to be here in public where everybody sees it it just public where everybody sees it it just so happens to be Kenny brown right where so happens to be Kenny brown right where so happens to be Kenny brown right where he has a voice PE could it be any City he has a voice PE could it be any City employee that don't have a voice and employee that don't have a voice and we're treating people like this 27 years we're treating people like this 27 years we're treating people like this 27 years of service let me finish let me finish of service let me finish let me finish 27 years of service and this is the way 27 years of service and this is the way we at the end of the day treat people we at the end of the day treat people treat our employees it shouldn't have to treat our employees it shouldn't have to treat our employees it shouldn't have to come to this where these men have to come to this where these men have to come here in public and come here in public and and and say this to us councilman I and and say this to us councilman I respect your opinion but there's respect your opinion but there's protocol and policies that we have to protocol and policies that we have to follow in the law department and I'm follow in the law department and I'm unable to discuss this matter in this unable to discuss this matter in this open Forum at this time my apologies open Forum at this time my apologies yeah so let's just have the the rest of yeah so let's just have the the rest of this conversation and an executive this conversation and an executive session okay moving forward next speaker hello city council my name is qu speaker hello city council my name is qu Porter and I'm the founder and executive Porter and I'm the founder and executive Porter and I'm the founder and executive director of Brothers building of better director of Brothers building of better nation and I wanted to come with a nation and I wanted to come with a community report community report so just this past week we brought over so just this past week we brought over 40 youth to five HBCU on our one nation 40 youth to five HBCU on our one nation pilgrimage tour here at the city thank pilgrimage tour here at the city thank you so much to the office of violence you so much to the office of violence prevention to HBCU scholarship um fund prevention to HBCU scholarship um fund and HBCU scholarship ride and also to M and HBCU scholarship ride and also to M to nor who assisted us and all the uh to nor who assisted us and all the uh the chaperons that was there as well the chaperons that was there as well also um Brothers building a better also um Brothers building a better nation has begun to execute on this nation has begun to execute on this contract with the partnership for contract with the partnership for children of Essex right now I am the um children of Essex right now I am the um Soul work on that contract so we're Soul work on that contract so we're looking at fundraise to actually hire looking at fundraise to actually hire more staff there but we need we saw that more staff there but we need we saw that more staff there but we need we saw that was necessary to begin to bring some was necessary to begin to bring some Revenue in to start to build on our Revenue in to start to build on our community center and up there in the community center and up there in the community center we've been able to community center we've been able to successfully raise since the last time successfully raise since the last time we came here over we came here over $77,000 um from the uh for the community $77,000 um from the uh for the community $77,000 um from the uh for the community set of fund uh and we're looking to set of fund uh and we're looking to appropriate $50,000 of it right now for appropriate $50,000 of it right now for the build and then the other 20,000 the build and then the other 20,000 27,000 for uh Staffing um because we're 27,000 for uh Staffing um because we're beginning to knock on doors we've been beginning to knock on doors we've been able to over 190 signatures for the able to over 190 signatures for the community center as well showing that community center as well showing that the community's involvement and our the community's involvement and our investment to ensure that the investment to ensure that the community's voices is also being heard community's voices is also being heard during this time and lastly one of the during this time and lastly one of the things that I was told when we was first things that I was told when we was first things that I was told when we was first doing this project is that this project doing this project is that this project might seem risky and one of the things might seem risky and one of the things that I uh always heard from a old wise that I uh always heard from a old wise man is that one of the riskiest things man is that one of the riskiest things you could do is better against an alpha you could do is better against an alpha when a when he's on a project so I would when a when he's on a project so I would when a when he's on a project so I would love to say that and say how much I love love to say that and say how much I love love to say that and say how much I love everybody who's invested in giving time everybody who's invested in giving time um to this project and I hope to show um to this project and I hope to show how much involved that we are uh I love how much involved that we are uh I love a challenge and I love being pushed and a challenge and I love being pushed and I love that I've given an opportunity to I love that I've given an opportunity to I love that I've given an opportunity to uh assist my community because I'm uh assist my community because I'm obsessed with my community's healing and obsessed with my community's healing and obsessed with my community's healing and we're looking to scale the healing as we're looking to scale the healing as much as we can so once again thank each much as we can so once again thank each and every one of you for pouring into me and every one of you for pouring into me and every one of you for pouring into me thanks so much for uh mentoring nor uh thanks so much for uh mentoring nor uh Hassan um from HBCU scholarship ride all Hassan um from HBCU scholarship ride all Hassan um from HBCU scholarship ride all the individuals that continuously see the individuals that continuously see that all I want to do is have my that all I want to do is have my community healed and I know that to do community healed and I know that to do that you have to go through a process that you have to go through a process and that process is what I'm undergoing and that process is what I'm undergoing right now so thank you everybody and I right now so thank you everybody and I can't wait to give you more Community can't wait to give you more Community updates thank you for your comments next updates thank you for your comments next
updates thank you for your comments next speaker seeing none any any comments speaker seeing none any any comments from the from the from the from the council I I will say one thing um just council I I will say one thing um just on on my behalf uh I don't I don't work on on my behalf uh I don't I don't work for the uh Watershed and I do not make for the uh Watershed and I do not make $110,000 if I don't work there I don't $110,000 if I don't work there I don't make money first of all so I'm not sure make money first of all so I'm not sure where that came from and why that came where that came from and why that came up but that is completely false and up but that is completely false and incorrect anything from the administration uh just like to take a moment to have the uh Mr Al to state moment to have the uh Mr Al to state your name s uh uh president my name is
your name s uh uh president my name is Melvin waldrup I'm the chief of staff Melvin waldrup I'm the chief of staff for the business administrator and I for the business administrator and I would just like to take uh you know this would just like to take uh you know this would just like to take uh you know this time to have our uh deputy mayor uh time to have our uh deputy mayor uh Deputy Mayor lad to come forward and Deputy Mayor lad to come forward and give you an update on the P housing uh give you an update on the P housing uh Grant application we made some revisions Grant application we made some revisions Grant application we made some revisions to it based on public input uh you know to it based on public input uh you know that we got so I think it's important that we got so I think it's important for you to understand the public uh to for you to understand the public uh to understand that their input was understand that their input was incorporated so uh Deputy Mayor l good morning council president council members um thank you assistant ba members um thank you assistant ba waldrip uh for that introduction um yes waldrip uh for that introduction um yes uh Allison lad director of Economic and uh Allison lad director of Economic and Housing Development uh think I wanted to Housing Development uh think I wanted to Housing Development uh think I wanted to just clarify and share um an update on just clarify and share um an update on our application for pro housing round our application for pro housing round two uh that we submitted um last week oh two uh that we submitted um last week oh two uh that we submitted um last week oh sorry two weeks ago we had a public uh sorry two weeks ago we had a public uh comment and public hearing here in City comment and public hearing here in City Hall and we did have uh attendance um Hall and we did have uh attendance um from many people uh that also come to from many people uh that also come to Council meetings and I thought we had a Council meetings and I thought we had a really robust conversation um as…
your name s uh uh president my name is Melvin waldrup I'm the chief of staff Melvin waldrup I'm the chief of staff for the business administrator and I for the business administrator and I would just like to take uh you know this would just like to take uh you know this would just like to take uh you know this time to have our uh deputy mayor uh time to have our uh deputy mayor uh Deputy Mayor lad to come forward and Deputy Mayor lad to come forward and give you an update on the P housing uh give you an update on the P housing uh Grant application we made some revisions Grant application we made some revisions Grant application we made some revisions to it based on public input uh you know to it based on public input uh you know that we got so I think it's important that we got so I think it's important for you to understand the public uh to for you to understand the public uh to understand that their input was understand that their input was incorporated so uh Deputy Mayor l good morning council president council members um thank you assistant ba members um thank you assistant ba waldrip uh for that introduction um yes waldrip uh for that introduction um yes uh Allison lad director of Economic and uh Allison lad director of Economic and Housing Development uh think I wanted to Housing Development uh think I wanted to Housing Development uh think I wanted to just clarify and share um an update on just clarify and share um an update on our application for pro housing round our application for pro housing round two uh that we submitted um last week oh two uh that we submitted um last week oh two uh that we submitted um last week oh sorry two weeks ago we had a public uh sorry two weeks ago we had a public uh comment and public hearing here in City comment and public hearing here in City Hall and we did have uh attendance um Hall and we did have uh attendance um from many people uh that also come to from many people uh that also come to Council meetings and I thought we had a Council meetings and I thought we had a really robust conversation um as well as really robust conversation um as well as really robust conversation um as well as I think we were able to share some good I think we were able to share some good information so at the time we had information so at the time we had published our application in draft form published our application in draft form and that draft form actually was revised and that draft form actually was revised and that draft form actually was revised based upon the comments we received based upon the comments we received during that public meeting so I just during that public meeting so I just wanted to sh what we actually are wanted to sh what we actually are applying for um we're applying for $7 applying for um we're applying for $7 million and it's going to be in five million and it's going to be in five categories the first is affordable home categories the first is affordable home ownership and housing production so that ownership and housing production so that ownership and housing production so that will be affordable housing production will be affordable housing production for both rental and Home Ownership the for both rental and Home Ownership the second is going to be to support rapid second is going to be to support rapid supportive and transitional housing supportive and transitional housing Rehabilitation to really uh support our Rehabilitation to really uh support our path home uh plan through our office of path home uh plan through our office of homeless services homeless services um the third is the inclusionary zoning um the third is the inclusionary zoning preparedness program um this will preparedness program um this will support as you know the work we've been support as you know the work we've been doing through IO and the 90day first doing through IO and the 90day first right that our residents have to access right that our residents have to access the units the fourth item is around down the units the fourth item is around down the units the fourth item is around down payment assistance for residents that payment assistance for residents that make 80% to 100% of Ami we have seen make 80% to 100% of Ami we have seen some of our residents um who are above some of our residents um who are above 80% of Ami seeking down payment 80% of Ami seeking down payment assistance and because this program will assistance and because this program will assistance and because this program will allow us to reach 100% of Ami we thought allow us to reach 100% of Ami we thought allow us to reach 100% of Ami we thought this would be a good addition and then this would be a good addition and then finally rental and security deposit finally rental and security deposit assistance um we found that through our assistance um we found that through our office attendant legal services that office attendant legal services that some residents are also having some residents are also having challenges finding security deposits um challenges finding security deposits um and paying first or last month's rent and paying first or last month's rent and so we want to help more residents and so we want to help more residents get into housing uh so this was get into housing uh so this was something that we wanted to propose so something that we wanted to propose so we did um work to make sure that these we did um work to make sure that these five items are actually part of the five items are actually part of the application again we're going after 7 application again we're going after 7 million doll which is the maximum amount million doll which is the maximum amount million doll which is the maximum amount we're able to uh apply for through HUD we're able to uh apply for through HUD and we were um really working to take in and we were um really working to take in and we were um really working to take in some of the comments that were made some of the comments that were made during the hearing last uh two weeks ago during the hearing last uh two weeks ago during the hearing last uh two weeks ago um so we hope we're successful um in um so we hope we're successful um in closing I'll say that for round one um closing I'll say that for round one um we were as you may remember one of 20 we were as you may remember one of 20 uh jurisdictions across the country that uh jurisdictions across the country that uh jurisdictions across the country that were selected there were over a 100 were selected there were over a 100 applications and the City of nework applications and the City of nework received 4 million uh we actually received 4 million uh we actually received more than New York DC and a few received more than New York DC and a few received more than New York DC and a few other places across the country so we're other places across the country so we're other places across the country so we're really proud that we were able to be really proud that we were able to be successful in round one and we're successful in round one and we're hopeful we'll be successful in round two hopeful we'll be successful in round two hopeful we'll be successful in round two so I'm happy to take any questions um so I'm happy to take any questions um but thank you for the opportunity thank but thank you for the opportunity thank you councilman Gonzalez how are the $7 you councilman Gonzalez how are the $7 million distributed in the five million distributed in the five categories that you have oh sure I'm categories that you have oh sure I'm happy to share that um council president happy to share that um council president happy to share that um council president to council member Gonzalez's question to council member Gonzalez's question the affordable housing um home ownership the affordable housing um home ownership the affordable housing um home ownership and production is 2.6 million the rapid and production is 2.6 million the rapid supportive and transitional housing is supportive and transitional housing is 2.5 million the inclusionary zoning 2.5 million the inclusionary zoning resident preparedness program is resident preparedness program is 300,000 the expand live nework down 300,000 the expand live nework down payment assistance program is a million payment assistance program is a million and the rental and security deposit was and the rental and security deposit was 600,000 and that would total um 7 600,000 and that would total um 7 million thank you can we get this in million thank you can we get this in writing to to the council please writing to to the council please absolutely council president we have the absolutely council president we have the absolutely council president we have the full application we do plan to publish full application we do plan to publish it online if it's not already available it online if it's not already available um and we'll be be happy to share it um and we'll be be happy to share it with the council great thank you any with the council great thank you any other other questions seeing none uh anything else questions seeing none uh anything else from the administration thank you I do from the administration thank you I do have one more thing to add I will said have one more thing to add I will said you know um recognizing that there's no you know um recognizing that there's no there isn't a central ward council there isn't a central ward council person at the time at larges have person at the time at larges have already discussed being more actively already discussed being more actively involved in the central Ward um we we involved in the central Ward um we we we've been um issues that are coming up we've been um issues that are coming up in the central board we've been in the central board we've been addressing at at larges have been addressing at at larges have been addressing uh meetings that are coming addressing uh meetings that are coming up um addressing U being in more up um addressing U being in more involved so the the thought that just involved so the the thought that just because we're at large is an a central because we're at large is an a central Ward and the central Ward is going to be Ward and the central Ward is going to be Ward and the central Ward is going to be neglected or false and incorrect we are neglected or false and incorrect we are going to be there um and be involved all going to be there um and be involved all going to be there um and be involved all of us we've had this conversation and we of us we've had this conversation and we of us we've had this conversation and we will continue to do for I mean some of will continue to do for I mean some of us not some of us all of us have already us not some of us all of us have already us not some of us all of us have already been involved throughout the city and been involved throughout the city and and so this is just and so this is just a I want say an amendment but this is a I want say an amendment but this is just us doing even more than we've just us doing even more than we've already been doing so with that being already been doing so with that being said get a roll call for executive session Council yes Gonzalez yes Kelly yes Gonzalez yes Kelly yes kintana Ramos yes Scott rry yes Silva kintana Ramos yes Scott rry yes Silva yes president Crump yes president Crump yes so we need water department yes so we need water department and and uh law I couldn't think of what and and uh law I couldn't think of what law
all right all right Madam clerk public comment yes comment yes we are now in the 30 minute public we are now in the 30 minute 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 please address your comments to speak please address your comments to the council is there anyone wishing to the council is there anyone wishing to be heard good morning Deborah Salters Warrior for the people city of NK um I Warrior for the people city of NK um I wasn't here for the second reading wasn't here for the second reading public hearing on the parking um that public hearing on the parking um that was here and this is for councilman was here and this is for councilman Silva I see that Silva I see that um basically my question would be when um basically my question would be when is my ordinance going to be put on here is my ordinance going to be put on here for the parking in the area where we for the parking in the area where we live right um before the councilwoman live right um before the councilwoman left she took away all of the event left she took away all of the event parking down parking down by um the entire area down on uh by by um the entire area down on uh by Symphony Hall that area over there where Symphony Hall that area over there where Symphony Hall that area over there where those new buildings are um and we still those new buildings are um and we still have no resolve um I want to address have no resolve um I want to address something I know that the mayor is something I know that the mayor is trying to get his pick for this Central trying to get his pick for this Central Ward seat we have four at large so three Ward seat we have four at large so three Ward seat we have four at large so three I don't know what y'all do one I know I don't know what y'all do one I know because I'm in the streets and I can because I'm in the streets and I can make the call and say this person…
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all right all right Madam clerk public comment yes comment yes we are now in the 30 minute public we are now in the 30 minute 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 please address your comments to speak please address your comments to the council is there anyone wishing to the council is there anyone wishing to be heard good morning Deborah Salters Warrior for the people city of NK um I Warrior for the people city of NK um I wasn't here for the second reading wasn't here for the second reading public hearing on the parking um that public hearing on the parking um that was here and this is for councilman was here and this is for councilman Silva I see that Silva I see that um basically my question would be when um basically my question would be when is my ordinance going to be put on here is my ordinance going to be put on here for the parking in the area where we for the parking in the area where we live right um before the councilwoman live right um before the councilwoman left she took away all of the event left she took away all of the event parking down parking down by um the entire area down on uh by by um the entire area down on uh by Symphony Hall that area over there where Symphony Hall that area over there where Symphony Hall that area over there where those new buildings are um and we still those new buildings are um and we still have no resolve um I want to address have no resolve um I want to address something I know that the mayor is something I know that the mayor is trying to get his pick for this Central trying to get his pick for this Central Ward seat we have four at large so three Ward seat we have four at large so three Ward seat we have four at large so three I don't know what y'all do one I know I don't know what y'all do one I know because I'm in the streets and I can because I'm in the streets and I can make the call and say this person need make the call and say this person need help and that at large shows up we don't help and that at large shows up we don't help and that at large shows up we don't need to fill that seat right now I mean need to fill that seat right now I mean until we do have a special election until we do have a special election there are three of you that can take there are three of you that can take over the roles of that c w seat because over the roles of that c w seat because what else are you doing you're getting a what else are you doing you're getting a what else are you doing you're getting a paycheck you are at larges which means paycheck you are at larges which means that you are the mayors of this city so that you are the mayors of this city so the three of you can handle that Central the three of you can handle that Central the three of you can handle that Central Ward seat until we fill it okay so Ward seat until we fill it okay so there's no excuse the people need stuff there's no excuse the people need stuff done get it done and not sitting in done get it done and not sitting in meetings with developers as the former meetings with developers as the former Central War councilwoman did with uh Central War councilwoman did with uh Paramount assets and voted yes on their Paramount assets and voted yes on their project but to give what the people need project but to give what the people need project but to give what the people need that's what we that's what you're that's what we that's what you're getting paid for so fill that seat and getting paid for so fill that seat and handle the responsibilities of the handle the responsibilities of the people that we have here people that we have here um also uh Mr Crump I you know this um also uh Mr Crump I you know this thing has been on my mind about even as thing has been on my mind about even as far as you being in again the far as you being in again the president's seat which I have an issue president's seat which I have an issue with um because I need a report card um with um because I need a report card um for what has been done for the people in for what has been done for the people in for what has been done for the people in this city I understand that in your this city I understand that in your parking authority seat you're making parking authority seat you're making 175 the Council seat you get 120 as 175 the Council seat you get 120 as being the president Watershed you get being the president Watershed you get 110 and if my numbers are off please 110 and if my numbers are off please correct me so that is a total of about correct me so that is a total of about what what $455,000 but I don't see a report card $455,000 but I don't see a report card for the things that you have done to for the things that you have done to benefit we the people of this city so I benefit we the people of this city so I need a refund right and I believe also need a refund right and I believe also your wife works for the city in some your wife works for the city in some Department that's about another 100,000 Department that's about another 100,000 so for a half a million dollars a year so for a half a million dollars a year what do we get for our money I don't see what do we get for our money I don't see what do we get for our money I don't see anyone fighting for We the People to anyone fighting for We the People to have a better quality of life these have a better quality of life these rents are again through the roof and it rents are again through the roof and it can be abated by you all but you don't can be abated by you all but you don't again our senior women in their 60s and again our senior women in their 60s and 70s are in the streets because they had 70s are in the streets because they had to walk away from apartments that they to walk away from apartments that they could not afford what is being done could not afford what is being done about thank you for your comments next about thank you for your comments next speaker buman uh I know the ba probably come up here and Gaslight us but folks you need here and Gaslight us but folks you need to wake to wake up now like I said before we got a ba in up now like I said before we got a ba in up now like I said before we got a ba in in here who came into this city was a in here who came into this city was a municipal municipal judge went from a municipal judge to a judge went from a municipal judge to a uh administrator of uh administrator of orange and then bounced into City Hall orange and then bounced into City Hall and come here and go behind us and talk and come here and go behind us and talk about the lies that he's saying we about the lies that he's saying we saying but boom it comes on national TV saying but boom it comes on national TV you know corruption after you know corruption after corruption so it behooves you all city corruption so it behooves you all city of newk residents to stop listening to of newk residents to stop listening to this person calling us a fraud when he's this person calling us a fraud when he's this person calling us a fraud when he's the fraud make it make sense and come up the fraud make it make sense and come up the fraud make it make sense and come up here and talk to us while you resign here and talk to us while you resign from your position and then we'll be all from your position and then we'll be all from your position and then we'll be all right now the city of newor right now the city of newor receive almost $7 million on container receive almost $7 million on container homes Millions on homes Millions on shelters 10 million on one shelters 10 million on one hotel and another proposed hotel and another proposed 11 million for housing grant that they 11 million for housing grant that they already reive 4 million now council already reive 4 million now council members I'm coming to you asking you members I'm coming to you asking you there's a $4 million and another there's a $4 million and another proposal for another uh 11 million 7 million coming in from a okay and the grant calls for identifying and removing bar barers for identifying and removing bar barers to affordable housing to affordable housing production preservation and lowering the production preservation and lowering the production preservation and lowering the housing cost for newers and here you have the housing department Allison lad have the housing department Allison lad who we sat in uh her public hearing that who we sat in uh her public hearing that who we sat in uh her public hearing that only a few people attended she's trying only a few people attended she's trying to allocate $1 million to kada Towers okay use funding for organizations that okay use funding for organizations that ain't even into ain't even into housing and other stuff and I'm just housing and other stuff and I'm just asking y'all are y'all looking at what asking y'all are y'all looking at what these proposals for these grants are these proposals for these grants are because it ain't no way possible that if because it ain't no way possible that if because it ain't no way possible that if the grant calls the grant calls for affordable housing production which for affordable housing production which we definitely need low housing low we definitely need low housing low income income housing Pres ation of Housing and housing Pres ation of Housing and lowering the housing cost which we are lowering the housing cost which we are rent buring and you got somebody rent buring and you got somebody proposing something different you need proposing something different you need to start looking into these grants and to start looking into these grants and doing something about it thank you for doing something about it thank you for your comments next speaker good morning uh Mr President George stman Jr um you should have be in George stman Jr um you should have be in George stman Jr um you should have be in front of you I gave to the clerk um an front of you I gave to the clerk um an ordinance um an f-c June 17 2015 and this is the amendment to um 6s 2015 and this is the amendment to um 6s and FD and FD 1118 2002 to newk Employment Commission 1118 2002 to newk Employment Commission um if you go real quick the reason why I um if you go real quick the reason why I um if you go real quick the reason why I gave it to you today because I'm GNA gave it to you today because I'm GNA discuss it tomorrow discuss it tomorrow um I went and I did some due diligence um I went and I did some due diligence to find out that um what I've been to find out that um what I've been asking you for over a year now I was asking you for over a year now I was able to find out that this commission um able to find out that this commission um able to find out that this commission um has been repelled and the duties of this has been repelled and the duties of this has been repelled and the duties of this commission has been given to the commission has been given to the affirmative action review Council not affirmative action review Council not only that um in this ordinance you will only that um in this ordinance you will also see that um in the new section uh also see that um in the new section uh the implementation was given to new the implementation was given to new Works in section two you also see the Works in section two you also see the job opportunities also um the First job opportunities also um the First Source registered that was Source registered that was responsibility of newk works it also responsibility of newk works it also talks about how all the construction talks about how all the construction developments and all the jobs that we've developments and all the jobs that we've developments and all the jobs that we've been discussing are supposed to be been discussing are supposed to be posted on the city's website since uh posted on the city's website since uh 2015 it also states that on page six as 2015 it also states that on page six as you go on in the ordinance that you go on in the ordinance that enforcement and monitoring was given to enforcement and monitoring was given to the affirmative action review Council um the affirmative action review Council um the affirmative action review Council um and the same duties of the nework and the same duties of the nework Employment Commission um Mr Employment Commission um Mr President um and you can confirm this um President um and you can confirm this um President um and you can confirm this um I discussed with one of the members of I discussed with one of the members of the affirmative action review Council I the affirmative action review Council I also confirmed with the clerk's office also confirmed with the clerk's office and um councilman defa you can confirm and um councilman defa you can confirm it um the affirmative action review it um the affirmative action review Council has not met this year at all I put in an open request for the minutes I put in an open request for the minutes for the affirmative action review for the affirmative action review Council also put in request from n works Council also put in request from n works Council also put in request from n works for the First Source for the First Source register um I also put in a request to register um I also put in a request to communication as to why these these jobs communication as to why these these jobs communication as to why these these jobs as per this ordinance from as per this ordinance from 2015 have not been posted on the city's 2015 have not been posted on the city's website as per this ordinance website as per this ordinance so so councilwoman Round Tree I don't so so councilwoman Round Tree I don't know who you're going to meet with I know who you're going to meet with I would like to be a part of that meeting would like to be a part of that meeting here is the amendment to the here is the amendment to the ordinance and I think that we should ordinance and I think that we should seriously have a seriously have a conversation and these tax abatements conversation and these tax abatements need to be stopped no residents aren't need to be stopped no residents aren't working and these offices are not doing working and these offices are not doing their jobs thank their jobs thank you thank you for your comments next you thank you for your comments next speaker good afternoon uh afterno president council members um for those of you who