March 3, 2026

the state back and it has a uh three-year payown schedule. >> Public comment. >> We are in the 30 minute public comment >> We are in the 30 minute public comment >> We are in the 30 minute public comment portion of this meeting where each portion of this meeting where each speaker will have three minutes to speaker will have three minutes to speak. Please [clears throat] state your speak. Please [clears throat] state your speak. Please [clears throat] state your name for our records. Is there anyone name for our records. Is there anyone wishing to address the council? Um, I gave the uh the officer uh the official rundown, you know, the itemized official rundown, you know, the itemized official rundown, you know, the itemized situation, but I also have some situation, but I also have some >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> gist that I'm giving you guys right now. >> gist that I'm giving you guys right now. >> gist that I'm giving you guys right now. I'm hoping that um Silva, I'm looking I'm hoping that um Silva, I'm looking for you to sponsor it, you know. So, I for you to sponsor it, you know. So, I hope that you can >> check it out and um get the rest of the team on and um get the rest of the team on board. I really want to make sure our board. I really want to make sure our city is moving in the right direction city is moving in the right direction wholeheartedly and collectively. wholeheartedly and collectively. And um I know that I have a a way of And um I know that I have a a way of articulating things and so that's what articulating things and so that's what I'm trying to use my um my platform for. I'm trying to use my um my platform for. I'm trying to use my um my platform for. It should be about two pages each. It should be about two pages each. Okay. So good morning council. Okay. So good morning council. >> Morning. >> Morning. >> Um with the conclusion of the federal >> Um with the conclusion of the federal >> Um with the conclusion of the federal consent decree, NORC has reached an consent decree, NORC has reached an important milestone. Federal oversight important milestone. Federal oversight has ended. That means the responsibility has ended. That means the responsibility has ended. That means the responsibility to maintain progress now rests fully on to maintain progress now rests fully on us. This ordinance before you is not reactionary. It's not anti police. It's reactionary. It's not anti police. It's not political theater. It's structure not political theater. It's structure governance. governance. First, it establishes a 48 hour First, it establishes a 48 hour preliminary disclosure standard. Second, preliminary disclosure standard. Second, preliminary disclosure standard. Second, it requires preservation and full it requires preservation and full context release of all body worn and context release of all body worn and dash camera footage. Third, it dash camera footage. Third, it strengthens evidence preservation. strengthens evidence preservation. Fourth, it formalizes an early Fourth, it formalizes an early intervention system to identify patterns intervention system to identify patterns intervention system to identify patterns before they become crisis. Fifth, it before they become crisis. Fifth, it creates a public transparency dashboard, creates a public transparency dashboard, creates a public transparency dashboard, quarterly reporting requirements, and an quarterly reporting requirements, and an quarterly reporting requirements, and an independent audit structure. Finally, it independent audit structure. Finally, it independent audit structure. Finally, it includes a fiscally responsible funding includes a fiscally responsible funding provision. I know you like that, provision. I know you like that, council. Okay. uh allowing up to 10% of council. Okay. uh allowing up to 10% of riskmanagement reserves to be reinvested riskmanagement reserves to be reinvested riskmanagement reserves to be reinvested in prevention. And I'm sure that the in prevention. And I'm sure that the corporate council uh you know, I'm sure corporate council uh you know, I'm sure that there's money in there. That sounds that there's money in there. That sounds that there's money in there. That sounds like a good idea. Uh this ordinance does like a good idea. Uh this ordinance does like a good idea. Uh this ordinance does not disinish diminish due process. It not disinish diminish due process. It aligns with New Jersey Attorney aligns with New Jersey Attorney General's directives and Oprah and General's directives and Oprah and Kelly. It protects good officers while Kelly. It protects good officers while strengthening public confidence. That's strengthening public confidence. That's [snorts] what we want to do. [snorts] what we want to do. That's what we want to do. I'm I'm back, That's what we want to do. I'm I'm back, That's what we want to do. I'm I'm back, Gonzalez. You feel me? I would love if Gonzalez. You feel me? I would love if you can second this. You know what I'm you can second this. You know what I'm saying? Another notch on the belt. But saying? Another notch on the belt. But NORC has worked too hard to regress. The NORC has worked too hard to regress. The NORC has worked too hard to regress. The end of federal oversight should not mean end of federal oversight should not mean end of federal oversight should not mean the end of structural transparency. This the end of structural transparency. This the end of structural transparency. This ordinance institutionalizes ordinance institutionalizes progress. And thank you for your time progress. And thank you for your time and consideration. You know, I told and consideration. You know, I told them, you know, I can't be out there, them, you know, I can't be out there, but I understand that this is a system but I understand that this is a system and we have to be a little bit of and we have to be a little bit of everywhere and you want to use your everywhere and you want to use your talents in the spaces that you feel like talents in the spaces that you feel like talents in the spaces that you feel like is good. So, I'm hopefully this is is good. So, I'm hopefully this is received well. Hopefully, President received well. Hopefully, President Trump, they told me to call you first, Trump, they told me to call you first, but I was like, but I was like, [laughter] you know what I'm saying? But [laughter] you know what I'm saying? But [laughter] you know what I'm saying? But I love y'all. Thank you. I love y'all. Thank you. >> Mr. McDougall, though, can can you We >> Mr. McDougall, though, can can you We >> Mr. McDougall, though, can can you We didn't get enough copies. Can you didn't get enough copies. Can you >> Oh, I'm sorry about that. just to the >> Oh, I'm sorry about that. just to the >> Oh, I'm sorry about that. just to the clerk's office and and then they'll clerk's office and and then they'll provide them to us. provide them to us. >> Oh, yes. Yes. And I'll give you the full >> Oh, yes. Yes. And I'll give you the full >> Oh, yes. Yes. And I'll give you the full itemized version like I gave the um the itemized version like I gave the um the officer here. >> Okay. >> And uh again, I thank y'all for the warm >> And uh again, I thank y'all for the warm >> And uh again, I thank y'all for the warm kind of welcoming, hoping that everybody kind of welcoming, hoping that everybody kind of welcoming, hoping that everybody wants to, you know, us to do this. wants to, you know, us to do this. >> All right. >> All right. >> You know, thank you. >> You know, thank you. >> Thank you. >> Good morning, council. My name is Justin

>> Good morning, council. My name is Justin Gomez. I'm here about an economic and Gomez. I'm here about an economic and housing development question. Um, we housing development question. Um, we were looking to buy a vacant lot and we were looking to buy a vacant lot and we were told and denied that we had some were told and denied that we had some violations at the property registered to violations at the property registered to violations at the property registered to our business, uh, which is the Grafton our business, uh, which is the Grafton Avenue house. But our concern, and I Avenue house. But our concern, and I think this is something that you guys think this is something that you guys are unaware of, we have no association are unaware of, we have no association with that property at all. We with that property at all. We established a business there over almost established a business there over almost established a business there over almost 20 years ago, and that house has 20 years ago, and that house has multiple violations, but has nothing to multiple violations, but has nothing to do with us. So, they're saying we can't do with us. So, they're saying we can't purchase a vacant lot. We're a small purchase a vacant lot. We're a small business, and we finally have the business, and we finally have the opportunity to invest and help the opportunity to invest and help the community do affordable housing. what community do affordable housing. what they said and denied our purchase they said and denied our purchase because of violations at a property that because of violations at a property that because of violations at a property that we're no longer associated with. I just we're no longer associated with. I just asked if you guys can hear us out, but asked if you guys can hear us out, but they said this is something we will not they said this is something we will not be talking about today. I felt it was be talking about today. I felt it was correct for me for me to at least correct for me for me to at least express what's going on. Um, that express what's going on. Um, that property we established 15 years ago. My property we established 15 years ago. My property we established 15 years ago. My uncle did. I'm currently learning the uncle did. I'm currently learning the business and following his steps, but we business and following his steps, but we business and following his steps, but we have no association whatsoever with that have no association whatsoever with that have no association whatsoever with that house. And now that is currently house. And now that is currently denying us permission to buy a vacant denying us permission to buy a vacant lot. I thought that was something we lot. I thought that was something we needed to clarify. We do not reside needed to clarify. We do not reside there. The business was open and there. The business was open and established there, but we have no established there, but we have no association with that with those association with that with those violations at all. violations at all. >> Thank you for your comments. >> Thank you for your comments. >> Please. Thank you. You guys can >> Please. Thank you. You guys can >> Please. Thank you. You guys can reconsider. Thank you. Thank you. reconsider. Thank you. Thank you. >> Next speaker. bell electics. No other way to describe you. I'm going No other way to describe you. I'm going to keep saying it. No other way to keep saying it. No other way to describe you. There's no other way. It's nothing good to say. And I don't It's nothing good to say. And I don't know why people come up here saying good know why people come up here saying good know why people come up here saying good things about you. cuz you're a failure things about you. cuz you're a failure on every level. DON'T YOU KNOW YOU ALL GOING DOWN THE history as the worst of the worst administrations administrations in the history OF NEW YORK. THE WORST. in the history OF NEW YORK. THE WORST. You worse THAN BOOKER. You worse THAN BOOKER. AND ANYBODY WHO'S WORSE THAN HIM AND ANYBODY WHO'S WORSE THAN HIM [screaming] IS THE WORST. YOUR LEGACY IS A FAILURE. YOU ARE DRIVING YOUR OWN city in the YOU ARE DRIVING YOUR OWN city in the ground. Y Booker wasn't from here. ground. Y Booker wasn't from here. That's what y'all touted. He ain't from That's what y'all touted. He ain't from here. Booker until he sprung board on out of here. YOU DRIVE YOUR OWN CITY IN THE GROUND WORSE THAN ANY. SHARP DIDN'T LIVE here WORSE THAN ANY. SHARP DIDN'T LIVE here and he resurrected the city from the and he resurrected the city from the ashes. AND YOU ALL YOU ARE FROM HERE AND YOU DRIVING THIS CITY INTO THE GROUND. DRIVING THIS CITY INTO THE GROUND. IT IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE IT IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE THAT YOU'RE DRIVING INTO THE GROUND FOR THAT YOU'RE DRIVING INTO THE GROUND FOR YOUR PERSONAL GAIN for 30 pieces of YOUR PERSONAL GAIN for 30 pieces of silver. silver. THAT'S ALL IT IS. MONEY. YOU GOT TWO AND THAT'S ALL IT IS. MONEY. YOU GOT TWO AND THAT'S ALL IT IS. MONEY. YOU GOT TWO AND THREE JOBS. YOU GOT THIS. YOU GOT THAT. THREE JOBS. YOU GOT THIS. YOU GOT THAT. BUT YOUR LEGACY IS A BUDGET DEFICIT, BUT YOUR LEGACY IS A BUDGET DEFICIT, CORRUPTION, FAILED POLICIES. FUDGE, CRIME AND HOUSING REPORTS, filthy FUDGE, CRIME AND HOUSING REPORTS, filthy FUDGE, CRIME AND HOUSING REPORTS, filthy streets, POOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES, SLUM streets, POOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES, SLUM POLITICIANS, POLITICIANS, SLUM LORDS, AND THE LIST COULD GO ON. SLUM LORDS, AND THE LIST COULD GO ON. WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS CITY? Nepotism WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS CITY? Nepotism just for your friends and your family. just for your friends and your family. And guess what? And guess what? YOU'RE DRIVING YOUR OWN CITY in the YOU'RE DRIVING YOUR OWN CITY in the ground. Look at your streets. ground. Look at your streets. >> Thank you for your comments. Next >> Thank you for your comments. Next >> Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. speaker. >> TAKE YOUR SOCIAL BLINDERS OFF. >> No other speakers. Public speaking is >> No other speakers. Public speaking is now closed. Anything from the council?