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April 29, 2025

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Tax abatement

Scott Roundtree, yes. Silva, yes. President Clint, yes. Public portion. We are now in the public portion of this We are now in the public portion of this We are now in the public portion of this meeting in which each speaker has three meeting in which each speaker has three minutes to speak. Please state your name minutes to speak. Please state your name minutes to speak. Please state your name for the record. Is there anyone wishing for the record. Is there anyone wishing to address the council? Good morning, council president. Good morning, honorable council members. Um, morning, honorable council members. Um, at the last council meeting, I discussed at the last council meeting, I discussed at the last council meeting, I discussed the affirmative action review council the affirmative action review council and the compliance of the the government and the compliance of the the government and the compliance of the the government regarding this this body that under our regarding this this body that under our ordinance, it it monitors and enforces ordinance, it it monitors and enforces the New York resident employment policy. the New York resident employment policy. the New York resident employment policy. However, um as I stated to you before, However, um as I stated to you before, this this body is not meeting on a on a this this body is not meeting on a on a regular basis as as per the ordinance. regular basis as as per the ordinance. It does not have a a a full body that It does not have a a a full body that attends those meetings. It's not having attends those meetings. It's not having any compliance reviews. They're not any compliance reviews. They're not having any annual reports, anything that having any annual reports, anything that having any annual reports, anything that has to do with the state of the has to do with the state of the affirmative action, these tax affirmative action, these tax abatements. None of these things are abatements. None of these things are going on at these meetings. However, um, going on at these meetings. However, um, going on at these meetings. However, um, as I discussed with you, uh, Councilman as I discussed with you, uh, Councilman Silva, who is an active member of this Silva, who is an active member of this review council,…

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Scott Roundtree, yes. Silva, yes. President Clint, yes. Public portion. We are now in the public portion of this We are now in the public portion of this We are now in the public portion of this meeting in which each speaker has three meeting in which each speaker has three minutes to speak. Please state your name minutes to speak. Please state your name minutes to speak. Please state your name for the record. Is there anyone wishing for the record. Is there anyone wishing to address the council? Good morning, council president. Good morning, honorable council members. Um, morning, honorable council members. Um, at the last council meeting, I discussed at the last council meeting, I discussed at the last council meeting, I discussed the affirmative action review council the affirmative action review council and the compliance of the the government and the compliance of the the government and the compliance of the the government regarding this this body that under our regarding this this body that under our ordinance, it it monitors and enforces ordinance, it it monitors and enforces the New York resident employment policy. the New York resident employment policy. the New York resident employment policy. However, um as I stated to you before, However, um as I stated to you before, this this body is not meeting on a on a this this body is not meeting on a on a regular basis as as per the ordinance. regular basis as as per the ordinance. It does not have a a a full body that It does not have a a a full body that attends those meetings. It's not having attends those meetings. It's not having any compliance reviews. They're not any compliance reviews. They're not having any annual reports, anything that having any annual reports, anything that having any annual reports, anything that has to do with the state of the has to do with the state of the affirmative action, these tax affirmative action, these tax abatements. None of these things are abatements. None of these things are going on at these meetings. However, um, going on at these meetings. However, um, going on at these meetings. However, um, as I discussed with you, uh, Councilman as I discussed with you, uh, Councilman Silva, who is an active member of this Silva, who is an active member of this review council, is boycotting attending review council, is boycotting attending these meetings, which should be a clear these meetings, which should be a clear indication that that that that body that indication that that that that body that indication that that that that body that is overseeing the compliance and is overseeing the compliance and monitoring this resident employment monitoring this resident employment policy should be addressed. I've been policy should be addressed. I've been coming to this microphone asking for a coming to this microphone asking for a special conference to have the