COUNCIL — Scranton, PA
Date: 2025-07-21

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 GERALD SMURL - PRESIDENT
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 MARK MCANDREW, VICE PRESIDENT
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 JESSICA ROTHCHILD
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 THOMAS SCHUSTER
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 WILLIAM KING
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 FRANK VOLDENBERG, CITY CLERK
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 KATHY CARRERA, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
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 THOMAS GILBRIDE, ESQ., COUNCIL SOLICITOR
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 1 (Pledge of Allegiance.)

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 3 MR. SMURL: Please remain standing

 4 for a moment of silent reflection for our

 5 service men and women throughout the world and

 6 for those who have passed away in our

 7 community, especially Kathleen Malloy, Walter

 8 Evans, Joseph Ferguson and Paul Wedlock. Thank

 9 you. Roll call, please.

10 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. King.

11 MR. KING: Here.

12 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Schuster.

13 MR. SCHUSTER: Present.

14 MS. HERBSTER: Dr. Rothchild. Mr.

15 McAndrew.

16 MR. MCANDREW: Present.

17 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Smurl.

18 MR. SMURL: Here. Attorney

19 Gilbride, will you address --

20 ATTY. GILBRIDE: Prior to tonight's

21 Council meeting, Council held an executive

22 meeting dealing with personnel and litigation

23 issues.

24 MR. MCANDREW: I make a motion for

25 reconsideration of File of the Council No. 84
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 1 of 2025.

 2 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.

 3 MR. SMURL: There's a motion and a

 4 second on the floor to reconsider placing

 5 File of the Council No. 84, 2025 on the agenda.

 6 This ordinance failed to move from Sixth to

 7 Seventh Order last week and it will be placed

 8 in Sixth order. On the question? All those in

 9 favor signify by saying aye.

10 MR. KING: Aye.

11 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

12 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

13 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

14 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

15 have it and so moved. There will be a motion

16 this evening to suspend the rules and move File

17 of the Council No. 84, 2025 from Sixth to

18 Seventh Order for final vote. Anyone who would

19 like to speak on this piece of legislation may

20 do so in Fourth Order during Citizens

21 Participation. Dispense with the reading of

22 the minutes.

23 MR. VOLDENBERG: THIRD ORDER.

24 3-A. SINGLE TAX OFFICE CITY FUNDS

25 DISTRIBUTED COMPARISON REPORT FOR YEAR-TO-DATE
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 1 JULY 11, 2025 AND YEAR-TO-YEAR COMPARISON

 2 REPORT FOR JULY 10, 2024 THROUGH JULY 11, 2025.

 3 MR. SMURL: Are there any comments

 4 on any of the Third Order items? If not,

 5 received and filed. Do any Council members

 6 have any announcements at this time?

 7 MR. MCANDREW: I just want to touch

 8 base during the moment of silence you

 9 referenced Paul Wedlock. And I would just like

10 to say a few words. So back in August of 2009,

11 a native Westsider, a neighbor of mine, Paul

12 Wedlock was awarded the Silver Star Award for

13 gallantry in action -- for his actions in South

14 Vietnam in 1969.

15 When under fire in open terrain and

16 with complete disregard for his own safety,

17 rushed to the aid of -- a severely wounded

18 officer with another soldier. He pulled the

19 wounded officer from a crater and dragged him

20 on a poncho to a medical evac helicopter. So

21 he's a great guy and he's going to be sorely

22 missed.

23 And also starting this Thursday will

24 be St. Ann's Solemn Novena. It happens every

25 year. It's a great event. And it's always
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 1 nice to see people attend it if you can. And

 2 that is all I have. Thanks.

 3 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Mr. McAndrew.

 4 Anyone else?

 5 MR. SCHUSTER: I have one other. I

 6 would like to wish Sam Cherra from Tripp Park a

 7 happy 101st birthday today. It's his 101st

 8 birthday today, so happy birthday, Sam.

 9 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Mr. Schuster.

10 Anyone else?

11 MR. VOLDENBERG: FOURTH ORDER.

12 CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.

13 MR. SMURL: First, Joan Hodowanitz.

14 MS. HODOWANITZ: Joan Hodowanitz,

15 Scranton. I wish you had also mentioned when

16 you are remembering a moment of silence, John

17 Wilding who died 10 years ago last Saturday,

18 July 12th serving the city. He gave his life

19 to protect the citizens of Scranton and we

20 should never forget.

21 Okay, I don't know what to say about

22 tonight. I have lived downtown since March

23 24th, 1999, first in the Forum and then in

24 Samter's Lofts. And in all of those years,

25 there's never been anyone reaching out to the
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 1 residents downtown to ask their opinion or

 2 concerns with parking.

 3 Okay, and I'm not quite sure how

 4 aggressively anybody's reached out to the

 5 downtown businesses or any of the other

 6 stakeholders, you know, that you should all be

 7 talking to. I no longer drive, so I don't have

 8 a skin in this particular game. But I do care

 9 about the downtown growth and the quality of

10 life downtown, so it matters to me.

11 As I said last week, if ever we had

12 a need for a town hall meeting in which the

13 general public could ask questions directly,

14 this is one of those times. And I know you're

15 probably going to move on this legislation

16 tonight.

17 I got confused when Mr. McAndrew

18 was, you know, bringing back to the table -- I

19 couldn't find out where in this thing because

20 you all mumble up there. And I would have, you

21 know, liked to have seen in the backup some of

22 this.

23 And I would love to see these slides

24 in third order next week because we in the

25 peanut gallery can't really read those slides
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 1 on the wall.

 2 And, you know, we all have a stake

 3 in this. I'm still not convinced that this

 4 gang has their crap together. I would like to

 5 see hard data. If they have talked to the

 6 businesses and they have talked to the

 7 residents, I would like to see that data

 8 because I don't think it's happened.

 9 And I don't think there was any real

10 intent to talk to these people as evidenced by

11 the people coming last week voicing their

12 concerns. This is no way to run a railroad and

13 you should all know better.

14 I understand, you know, that the

15 bondholders are putting pressure on the city

16 and everybody is running down the street with

17 their hair on fire.

18 But it's this and, you know, it's

19 other issues that come up. And it's just that,

20 you know, I mean, it's almost like dealing in

21 the back room in a smoke filled room, you know,

22 kind of thing and, you know, patting us

23 taxpayers on the head and don't worry about it

24 we'll take care of it.

25 That's got to stop. We need far
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 1 more transparency and foreclosure. And, you

 2 know, if somebody's political future is going

 3 to be put at risk, so be it. But, you know,

 4 I'm not hurt financially by which -- whatever

 5 happens here's tonight, but other people will

 6 be.

 7 And, you know, ask the students why

 8 they are not parking in the garages. I parked

 9 in the garages for several years, once in the

10 Forum and once in the Linden Street for various

11 years. My car was vandalized twice. There is

12 no real security parking in the parking

13 garages. The only thing it protects you is

14 from the weather, and that's it.

15 So if you want people to be paying

16 to park in the garages, you know, ask them why

17 they don't park there. You know, do I want to

18 park in the Linden Street garage and then walk

19 to the Forum at, you know, 9 or 10:00 at night

20 or even later at midnight when I was working

21 Moses Taylor, you better believe I didn't want

22 to do it.

23 But I did it until I got rid of my

24 car and then I took a cab home. But it seems

25 like, you know, one more time you're going to
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 1 be making decisions that affect the taxpayers

 2 and the residents in the downtown and the city

 3 as a whole without talking to the right people

 4 giving them the courtesy of, you know, you pay

 5 hard tax dollars, you have a right to hear your

 6 voice heard.

 7 And that's not happening. And I'm

 8 sure there will be another crisis and another

 9 topic and it be the same darn thing. That's

10 why God invented the town hall. So listen to

11 your constituents. Thank you.

12 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Joan. Mr.

13 Voldenberg -- applause -- please. Mr.

14 Voldenberg, will you ask Attorney Jessica for

15 the presentation and put it into Third Order

16 next week?

17 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll do that, sir.

18 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Les

19 Spindler.

20 MR. SPINDLER: Good evening,

21 Council, Les Spindler, city resident and

22 homeowner, taxpayer. Well, Joan beat me to the

23 punch. I'm wearing this shirt tonight in

24 memory of John Wilding. I knew Saturday was 10

25 years since his tragic passing.
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 1 And the back of this shirt says

 2 never forgotten. I know myself, I'll never

 3 forget. And next thing, I don't know what more

 4 to say. Joan covered everything. I think her

 5 presentation was terrific.

 6 And like she said, the residents who

 7 live downtown and the business people, they

 8 should have been consulted about this. The

 9 city went about this all the wrong way. And I

10 don't know what the solution is, but it could

11 have been done much better.

12 Next thing, my favorite subject,

13 pave cuts in the city. Well, finally today I

14 saw a little bit of progress on the pave cut on

15 my block that's been sinking every week. At

16 least today I noticed a white line drawn around

17 the pave cut. So at least that's some kind of

18 progress.

19 That's telling me eventually maybe

20 they are going to try to fix it. God knows

21 when that will be. But at least that was a

22 little bit of progress. Let's see how long

23 that takes to fix it. And pave cuts, these

24 pave cut inspectors whoever they are, they are

25 not doing their job.
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 1 And they're just -- why are we --

 2 why is the city paying them? We're paying an

 3 outside company to inspect pave cuts and they

 4 are not doing their job. I've complained about

 5 the one on my block for I don't know how many

 6 weeks now and nothing is done.

 7 Has Council looked into this at all?

 8 Crickets. That's what we get every week.

 9 MR. MCANDREW: We ask almost every

10 week, Les, honestly. If you're here you notice

11 that. We're still waiting for all them answers

12 from administration. I know it's frustrating.

13 It's just as frustrating for us, honest to God.

14 MR. SPINDLER: We hire people to do

15 a job and they are not doing it. Maybe we

16 should look for somebody else to do the job.

17 It's ridiculous. The roads downtown are

18 terrible. The whole city is terrible. I've

19 complained for years that these utilities are

20 killing our streets and nothing is done.

21 We let them get away with murder.

22 It's just beyond belief that this can happen.

23 Lastly, it's been a little over three weeks now

24 that hole opened up on Dorothy Street.

25 Nothing's been done. Has Council contacted
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 2 MR. SMURL: We have.

 3 MR. SPINDLER: Who did you contact?

 4 MR. SMURL: Scranton 311, is Isaiah

 5 is the gentleman that takes care of that stuff.

 6 MR. SPINDLER: It's the water --

 7 it's right in the middle of a pave cut that the

 8 water company did. So I think the water

 9 company should get contacted and tell them to

10 fix the darn thing. It keeps getting worse and

11 worse.

12 It's just unbelievable what things

13 are let go in this city. I don't know.

14 Changes have to be made. That's all I have.

15 Thank you.

16 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Angela

17 Ramone.

18 MS. RAMONE: It's good to see you

19 all again. I was a bit disappointed that I

20 wasn't able to make it in for the full meeting

21 earlier. However, I would like to say this

22 much when it comes to parking downtown. It's

23 probably an unpopular opinion.

24 But I do hope and believe that free

25 and abundant parking downtown rather than
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 1 enabling the growth of business and opportunity

 2 in our city has been strangling the development

 3 of our businesses, of our homes, and multiple

 4 opportunities across our city.

 5 When we look at the actual cost of

 6 having people drive cars into downtown, the

 7 cost on our roads, the cost -- the cost

 8 directly with the maintenance, the cost of

 9 opportunity that we're missing out on when

10 we're using land that is the most valuable,

11 valuable land in our city to park cars rather

12 than have businesses built and homes built, the

13 city misses out on tons of revenue, tons of

14 opportunity and so do the residents and

15 visitors to our city.

16 I think that often times people can

17 miss out on the opportunities that we have when

18 you only really -- really consider cars as our

19 means of getting people around when we have

20 many, many other options that we would enable

21 that we could choose to enable as a city

22 because cars don't spend money, people do.

23 What we actually want is for there

24 to be more people downtown. And if we're

25 trying to achieve that goal, then focusing on
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 1 having parking be as abundant and cheap as

 2 possible is not something that's going to

 3 actually help us. And it is, in fact, going to

 4 hold us back.

 5 And in that case I would say like

 6 it's important to consider that when we decide

 7 whether or not we're going to enforce parking

 8 on the weekends, right, there's tons of

 9 negative externalities that come with free

10 parking on the weekends.

11 That's when people go out to bars.

12 That's when they're drinking. And when we make

13 driving to those places the easiest option,

14 forget the wear and tear on the roads, forget

15 the inconvenience of road space being taken up

16 by cars that are parked, we're incentivizing

17 people to do things like drive out to bars and

18 get drunk and drive themselves home.

19 Right, there -- and there's tons of

20 other examples for the ways we negatively

21 impact ourselves when you choose policies that

22 prioritize making space for cars over anything

23 else.

24 And when we look at the actual cost

25 to the city of how people get around, the
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 1 single most expensive way that people can

 2 travel across our city is in our personal

 3 vehicle.

 4 Right, we're looking at personal

 5 vehicles like cars and trucks. Then we're

 6 looking at ride share as the next less

 7 expensive. And there's public transit and

 8 buses or trains or metros.

 9 And there's biking and walking are

10 the cheapest by far. And when we create

11 incentives for people to move up that scale

12 when they don't need to, when those trips

13 aren't necessary for -- to be made in a car,

14 but we incentivize people to do that anyways,

15 we're wasting our own money.

16 We're wasting our own time. And

17 we're increasing the burden on the city and the

18 danger of our resident -- towards our residents

19 when we want people downtown. We want people

20 walking out and about. And we enable -- and we

21 choose policies that enable our streets to be

22 choked by car traffic.

23 So I would like to say to kind of

24 wrap this up a little bit that I think it's

25 ultimately a good decision for the city to
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 1 charge money for parking. I think it's a good

 2 decision for the city to consider alternative

 3 uses for our land downtown than parking that

 4 could move more people with the same amount of

 5 space into our downtown areas.

 6 And I think it's -- again, to

 7 reiterate, I think it's important to remember

 8 that the thing that spends money is not a car.

 9 It's a person. It's people that come downtown

10 no matter how they get there and go to

11 businesses and go to restaurants, spend their

12 money at shops, right, that's what we want to

13 happen and we need to make sure that we're

14 focused on actually achieving that rather than

15 achieving a particular means by enabling as

16 many cars to come downtown as possible. Thank

17 you very much for your time. Have a good

18 night.

19 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Ron Ellman.

20 MR. ELLMAN: Hello, Council, you

21 look at that Les. He got me up here so he

22 could get my seat just now. All of this

23 urgency for -- go, go, go while I'm up here,

24 Les.

25 While I -- before I start, when I
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 1 was in my wanderings around this week, there

 2 was a fellow watching some program on his

 3 telephone. And he told me he has the antenna

 4 system at home. He says it's too bad that

 5 Channel 19's not on it with all the thousands

 6 of antenna systems in this city.

 7 Besides that, he said if they had

 8 some great big movies on, there'd be more

 9 people watching 19 than anything else put

10 together. So I don't get 19. So I don't -- I

11 don't know about how all that works why we

12 don't have it.

13 What I do know, every single person

14 that I talk to is totally -- they're tired.

15 They're tired of the way this city just abuses

16 the taxpayers. And Council -- Council needs an

17 advisory group of people for us between the

18 residents and the city.

19 And all you are is an arm for the

20 Cognetti administration. This is just more

21 final examples of big business and her

22 policies. This is a phoney nonprofit. When

23 they made money, it was great. Then the

24 mismanagement and whatever -- you can't just

25 keep blaming Covid.
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 1 Two years now, they're down the

 2 drain. I talked to a friend of mine in Little

 3 Rock that since 1980's been a stock and bonds

 4 business. He told me worldwide, those people

 5 understand the risk factor in buying stocks and

 6 bonds.

 7 In 1982 I bought -- I forgot the

 8 company. But I lost $2,000. It was a big -- a

 9 real bad episode for the whole country.

10 Nobody -- nobody said I could get my money back

11 like you're wanting to do for a phoney bunch

12 that don't pay no taxes. We don't get a thing

13 out of them. It doesn't make sense. Let them

14 start over.

15 Janet Evans Council, they chose the

16 people of this city over mismanagement and high

17 salaries from the Scranton Parking Authority at

18 that time. Right now you got the same --

19 you're in the same position except they use --

20 they say it's Covid.

21 It's just total mismanagement the

22 last two years instead of cutting salaries and

23 doing things, they just want taxpayers to cover

24 for them.

25 It can't be done, you know, there's
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 1 no more dollar garages to sell. There's no

 2 airports for Scranton to sell, no Sewer

 3 Authorities. You have got to stick up for the

 4 taxpayers of this city once and for all or else

 5 you just don't belong in those seats. Thank

 6 you.

 7 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Mr. Ellman.

 8 Jen Saunders.

 9 MS. SAUNDERS: Hi, good evening, Jen

10 Saunders. I am a downtown business owner of

11 two businesses and a resident. And I had the

12 pleasure of attending last week's meeting and

13 wanted to follow up with tonight's meeting.

14 Thank you for allowing me to speak.

15 Thank you for the questions that you

16 asked of what I call the Parking Authority

17 because I don't recall the gentleman's name

18 that you asked again tonight. It still seems

19 like there's some unanswered question that

20 there still might need to be answered.

21 I am glad that with the elimination

22 of Saturdays on the table that that part of the

23 responsibility is taken off of the residents

24 and the customers and the people that come to

25 downtown. That's a step in the right
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 2 I still think with the extension

 3 during the week that the businesses will be

 4 negatively impacted. As stated earlier in some

 5 of the commentary, there was some concerns that

 6 I had throughout the day as the news stations

 7 and newspapers are reporting that there was

 8 already an agreement made with the Mayor when

 9 it has not come to City Council until now.

10 Mr. McAndrew, you made a very valid

11 point about education. Listening in the cafe

12 today to my customers, trying to answer my

13 staff's questions without education to the

14 people of this city and proper communication,

15 town halls, focus groups, whatever it may be,

16 whatever that solution is, there is so many

17 rumors, there is so many discrepancies.

18 That has to end in order for things

19 to probably smoothly roll forward for lack of

20 better words. When I moved downtown, it would

21 be two years -- it will be two years in

22 October. I went over to the Parking Authority

23 for a parking spot. I had never lived in a

24 city before.

25 In addition to my rent for the cafe,
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 1 I pay to park behind it. But I live on

 2 Lackawanna Avenue so I wanted a spot a little

 3 closer, weather and stuff like that. And I was

 4 told that there was a two-year waiting list for

 5 the lower level on Washington Avenue near the

 6 Connell building.

 7 So the gentleman has done nothing

 8 but the last few weeks but say how open the

 9 garages are. Well, no one's called Jen

10 Saunders about her parking spot yet. I guess

11 I'll have to take a walk over there and see if

12 I could get a spot because it would be nice.

13 I love the idea of the residential

14 owners having a nice package plan to be

15 included and get some spots for their

16 residences. I've already talked to the owners

17 of my building because that's something they

18 need to know. Sorry, I was prepared this week

19 and I'm going off my notes.

20 Talking today about a future study,

21 I think we all know that that should have been

22 done prior. Company, nonprofit, whatever they

23 are of that size should be required to do their

24 due diligence and that includes talking to the

25 people that they are servicing.
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 1 The comment that was made by I

 2 believe the city attorney that no one is going

 3 to walk three blocks to Northern Lights, I'll

 4 challenge that. I have customers that walk

 5 from University of Scranton, the medical

 6 college, Lackawanna College, businesses on

 7 Franklin Avenue to Jefferson Avenue from

 8 Mulberry Street to Lackawanna Avenue -- was not

 9 happy to hear her say that tonight.

10 My product and my services are worth

11 the walk. So this brings me to a final

12 thought. I don't know timewise, but when the

13 City of Scranton announced the walkability plan

14 it was called at that time -- I know it's

15 changing names, haven't heard too much about

16 that in the last year or so.

17 I know a gentleman from the city

18 called me and asked me loads of questions and

19 said he would be in contact because he thought

20 I would be great in part of the planning

21 because I'm always willing to help.

22 What is this parking agreement

23 hearing that some of it might change in three

24 years? Has anyone thought about or brought in

25 the people working on the walkability plan and
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 1 how that may impact where we're parking, where

 2 the garages are, what we're charging, what

 3 we're trying to accomplish.

 4 So I just wanted to bring that to

 5 the attention because I just wasn't sure where

 6 that was as a project itself, let alone having

 7 to coincide with parking changes.

 8 MR. SMURL: Thank you.

 9 MS. SAUNDERS: Thank you. I

10 appreciate it.

11 MR. SMURL: That's all for our

12 sign-in sheet. Anyone else wish to address

13 Council?

14 MS. JEFFRIES: Good evening, Norma

15 Jeffries, Scranton resident. And I was glad to

16 hear that they took the Saturday parking off

17 the table and there won't be a fee for the

18 Saturday parking, so that's good. I was hoping

19 for the 7:00 to be revised as well, but as any

20 negotiation goes, you know, if you get a 50/50

21 you're doing good.

22 So it was good to hear that the

23 Saturday parking fees will not happen. I tried

24 to find the slides online from the caucus from

25 last week because I had questions about that --
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 1 I couldn't find anything. So maybe you could

 2 help me answer. All of the reference to the

 3 parking refers to downtown.

 4 Does it cover any area in the city

 5 that has the kiosks like around the

 6 universities, the hospitals, libraries, does it

 7 cover the whole area or just downtown

 8 considering from Washington to Lackawanna and

 9 Adams to Penn?

10 Like, I wasn't sure when it was kept

11 referring to downtown if all of the parking

12 kiosks throughout the city will be affected by

13 the change.

14 MR. SMURL: Norma, I will ask Frank

15 to look up the week before also and add it to

16 today's and put them on Third Order. All of

17 them, yeah.

18 MS. JEFFRIES: It is all over the

19 whole city so that if we're going to the

20 hospital now that you worry about your loved

21 one who's ill, you got to worry to get down

22 there before 7:00 that your fee's only going to

23 last until 7:00, okay.

24 MR. SMURL: Norma, just one second.

25 I was talking about the slide presentation.
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 1 That's what I wanted, okay. Thanks, sorry,

 2 Norma.

 3 MS. JEFFRIES: Okay. So another

 4 thing that I thought about as I was sitting

 5 there, Mr. King, you gave the scenario of a

 6 resident coming home from work and they get

 7 home at 5:00 and today they don't have to pay

 8 for parking.

 9 But in the new revise, they will

10 have to pay from 5:00 to 7:00 they will be on

11 the clock, right? So if I was a resident of

12 the city, you know, and I got home from 5:30 or

13 6:00, I'm tired. And it will pay for me to go

14 ahead and pay that dollar or I guess it's two

15 dollars an hour, whatever it's going to be.

16 So I'll pay the parking fee from

17 6:00 or whatever to seven. So I could still

18 park free around the clock and still, you know,

19 get up in the morning and go to work. So to

20 me, I don't think that's a very good scenario,

21 I guess, that the people are going to do that

22 trying to make people go to the garage.

23 I'm not sure I would do that if I

24 lived down there. So then when they come from

25 work on Friday and they park and they pay, they
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 1 still could park Saturday and Sunday and take

 2 up that parking spot until Monday morning. So

 3 I don't know what it's accomplishing by putting

 4 that 7:00 timestamp on the kiosk parking.

 5 And I was also wondering about the

 6 fee. I didn't see anything about that -- well,

 7 I couldn't find it. Now it's $35 if you get a

 8 ticket. Is it going to increase with that? I

 9 don't know. I didn't hear anything about that,

10 you know, whether the fees are going to be

11 increased if you get a ticket.

12 And the other thing -- the slides --

13 oh, the software, you know, when, Jessica, you

14 mentioned it as well because I was thinking

15 the same thing. When there's a broken kiosk,

16 you know, I've seen those little cars go around

17 checking people's license plates to make sure

18 they are in the system.

19 So when I register I put my money

20 in -- well, I use a card. But I put my card

21 in. My license plate gets registered. I'm

22 imagining someplace in their software and so

23 when that little card goes by and zaps my

24 license plate number, they know that I'm legit

25 that they don't have to give me a ticket.
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 1 It seems to me that the software

 2 update could do the same thing for the kiosks

 3 that are broken because I've seen people walk

 4 back and forth trying to find a kiosk. Just

 5 right here on Washington Avenue because I'll go

 6 to Abe's. And they go back and forth looking

 7 for a kiosk, you know, that will work.

 8 And it's so sad. And most of them

 9 are out of state. So it seems like a software

10 update could work on those cars as they ride

11 around and zap our license plate, you know,

12 that they could also zap the kiosks.

13 And I wanted to also say -- Marie's

14 not I'm here tonight but they did fix that big

15 whole on Spruce Street, you know, so that's

16 fixed, you know, so she's not here. I didn't

17 see her anyway. So that's all I have to say

18 tonight.

19 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Norma.

20 MR. COYNE: Tom Coyne, Minooka.

21 First of all, it was mentioned there was an

22 executive session that was held that was a

23 litigation issue. Litigation -- listing it as

24 a litigation issue is not a proper response.

25 When executive session needs to be put in
 29

 1 place, you need to put either the case number

 2 or the subject under it.

 3 You could shake your head all you

 4 want, Mr. Gilbride, but that's the law. Moving

 5 on, my five minutes was hijacked by the Mayor

 6 this morning. The Mayor went onto WILK and

 7 announced her decision to modify this metered

 8 time with a contracted company.

 9 It was agreed to drop Saturday. The

10 city pays $50,000 a year to cover for it.

11 Saturday has been negotiated out. Was this

12 deliberation and a Sunshine Act violation that

13 they were able to negotiate it out because the

14 Mayor herself is her quorum.

15 If a decision was made by the Mayor

16 in negotiation, I want to see the minutes from

17 that meeting. Where was the public invited to

18 it because that was a deliberation directly on

19 changes for this government. And as a sir

20 member, that is supposed to be open under the

21 Sunshine Act.

22 It was amended by the Mayor. So why

23 are we here tonight before Council? Obviously

24 she announced it earlier today which means it

25 doesn't matter what you say because she's
 30

 1 already said what you're going to vote. Your

 2 vote doesn't matter because the Mayor already

 3 said so.

 4 It was amended by the Mayor and

 5 that's -- that's horrible unto itself. The

 6 Mayor says people will not have to pay on

 7 Saturday but the agreement says we're going to

 8 give them $50,000 for an estimated $72,000 a

 9 year income.

10 So in effect, she said we're not

11 going to have to pay for it. That's true. The

12 city is going to pay for it which means the

13 residents are going to pay for it anyway. It

14 just gets funneled to everyone because the city

15 does not create money. The city creates taxes.

16 So you are robbing the people to pay

17 these groups. As a procedural note, your

18 reintroduction could be voted on, but it's not

19 supposed to be done until after Eighth Order.

20 I talked on that, but evidently Robert's Rules

21 are not being taken a look at because it could

22 be run on but is not actually supposed to be

23 voted on until the order is -- everything on

24 the table is actually run and exposed.

25 So once the agenda is clear, then
 31

 1 it's actually proper. You could vote it under

 2 Roberts's Rules. I've looked over the street

 3 parking ordinance multiple times. They're

 4 convoluted and conflicting.

 5 It has extremely murky verbiage and

 6 the same cover sheet explainer was used on all

 7 the ordinances regarding -- regardless of the

 8 content changes.

 9 It even had in the paper and the

10 news saying that the extended hour change was

11 dead. But it's undead in 7-A, File 91 tonight.

12 The ordinance last week 84 of 2025 that was

13 struck down was on the ability of the city

14 administration to authorize changes and

15 modification of parking contracts.

16 And it was retrospective. The

17 failure of the ordinance and removing of the

18 overlying authority has removed the changes.

19 Section one that failed was City Council

20 approves and authorizes the Mayor and

21 appropriate city officials to enter into,

22 execute, deliver and restate agreements.

23 As it stands, City Council denied

24 city officials the ability to enter into this,

25 execute, deliver, and restate this agreement
 32

 1 for the immediate time because it was voted

 2 down in the last session.

 3 Now we have 7-A, a bill containing

 4 similar conditions that were struck down. I

 5 bring your attention to 7-A, File 91, Section 1

 6 amends bagging service and fees. But it has in

 7 it the meeting -- metered parking hours

 8 extension.

 9 Pervasive extending of the meeting

10 hours and multiple places have been precluded

11 because it's a modification which was not

12 allowed from what was struck down last week.

13 This is your legislation, Mr. President. Can

14 you explain how failed ordinance 84 affects

15 ordinance 91 as the city from last week was not

16 allowed to continue negotiations and the Mayor

17 obviously did unless City Council did it

18 backdoor, had a quorum and didn't discuss with

19 the people.

20 You had a chance to table last week

21 and we all know you wanted to move it forward.

22 But you pushed the issue and it got voted down.

23 Can any of you answer -- I'm only asking the

24 President why we're going forward when this was

25 struck down and why is it a rush to get it
 33

 1 through and kick it through an order today?

 2 Why not one more week? It seems like we're

 3 going through a meat grinder. Good night.

 4 MR. SMURL: Thank you.

 5 MR. ARGENTA: Virgil Argenta,

 6 Scranton taxpayer, Scranton City Council

 7 candidate. 5-B, 1928 antiquated provision

 8 overnight parking on city streets, do you have

 9 any idea how many calls to service our officers

10 have on a given night and you want them to

11 worry about parking on city streets?

12 I'm addressing you tonight as both a

13 resident and an advocate for accountability and

14 community focused decisionmaking. Miss

15 Saunders, I will walk to Northern Lights for my

16 Chai tea from anywhere in the city.

17 2016, Scranton entered into an

18 agreement intended to stabilize our parking

19 system and protect residents from financial

20 burdens. The entity behind this arrangement

21 now operating as Grow America was granted 45

22 years of operational control. With that

23 responsibility comes accountability.

24 Currently this organization is

25 facing default. It is important to clarify
 34

 1 that the city is not liable for that debt.

 2 Scranton residents neither caused the

 3 breakdown, nor should they be responsible for

 4 covering 2 million dollars or accepting

 5 increased metering enforcements on behalf of an

 6 organization that has not filled its

 7 obligations.

 8 Such measures do not exemplify

 9 fiscal stewardship. Rather, they constitute a

10 bailout for mismanagement. The approach does

11 not align with community driven governance. It

12 results in the extraction of value from

13 Scranton citizens. We have higher

14 expectations. We call for fiscal transparency

15 including full disclosure on budgets,

16 liabilities and actual figures.

17 We ask for consideration of our

18 downtown community. Solutions must not

19 penalize our businesses, students, library

20 patrons or visitors for failing outside of

21 their control. Above all, we seek

22 accountability ensuring that future agreements

23 are structured to safeguard the public, not

24 expose them to unnecessary risk masquerading as

25 a rescue.
 35

 1 My vision for Scranton centers on

 2 inclusions, transparency and resilience. No

 3 debt should be assumed without robust debate.

 4 No concession should be approved when our

 5 community is required to compromise extensively

 6 with very little benefit in return.

 7 We understand what is at stake. And

 8 we are prepared to lead with clarity, integrity

 9 and determination. It bears repeating, the

10 operator was positioned as the expert brought

11 in to support us on this parking issue.

12 A decade later it is the city being

13 asked to bail out the organization that was

14 supposed to bail us out. Their management

15 failures are the not fault of Scranton

16 residents. And our community's assets must

17 remain protected.

18 Furthermore, when this entity

19 defaults, there is direct impact on the city's

20 financial standing. The current administration

21 has not clearly communicated that Scranton is

22 not directly responsible for bondholder losses.

23 The debt arises from a concession

24 agreement with bonds issued by the operator,

25 not the city. As such, Scranton did not
 36

 1 guarantee these bonds and holds no legal

 2 obligations to underwrite losses resulting from

 3 a default.

 4 Ultimately residents placed trust in

 5 an external expert to resolve the challenges

 6 that now face demands for additional payments

 7 due to their mismanagements not of their own

 8 making.

 9 Let us remain clear, Scranton is not

10 responsible for this debt. Mr. Gilbride can

11 second that. Despite suggestion to the

12 contrary, they failed. Give us back our

13 assets. Week after week, Mr. Smurl, I bring

14 issues to the forefront. I ask questions. I

15 receive no answers.

16 How when you don't answer any

17 questions can I talk to citizens who are

18 supporting me if I can't get answers from the

19 administration? I've asked about lawsuits and

20 I asked about dollar amounts. One lawsuit in

21 particular, I would like to inquire about, Miss

22 Virginia Flynn's wrongful termination.

23 How much has it cost us to defend

24 this case to date? That shouldn't be hard for

25 you to get this info. After all, it's
 37

 1 taxpayers's money that's being spent. Thank

 2 you, Council.

 3 MR. SMURL: Thank you.

 4 MR. MANCINI: Good evening, Council,

 5 Mike Mancini, Scranton. There are always right

 6 ways to do things and there are wrong ways too.

 7 Let's dive right into it, shall we?

 8 Hear me twice, Paige Cognetti,

 9 because I will only say this once, poor choices

10 get poor results. It starts with your City

11 Solicitor who's part of the legal team

12 regarding the sale of the Scranton Parking

13 Authority and the Scranton Sewer Authority.

14 The later of which was the only

15 reason why you are no longer in Act 47. No

16 need to do a victory dance or a photo

17 opportunity over that one. Same could be said

18 about the debate -- debacle regarding the

19 mismanagement of this nonprofit and the bailout

20 of our parking issues.

21 Once again, two plus two equals

22 potato. The initial deal was to include paid

23 Saturday parking. This was the Mayor and the

24 solicitor's decision. Now she takes a step

25 back and no Saturday parking. To me it's like
 38

 1 a smoking mirror. This was the plan all along,

 2 remove Saturday, if need be, and still sock it

 3 to those who park and businesses, some of which

 4 try to prosper in small margins.

 5 Not one of our city -- not one in

 6 our city agrees that these garages are worth 45

 7 million dollars plus the 2 million dollars,

 8 plus but the 150,000, the city's contribution

 9 over 10 years. Combined, they are worth maybe

10 15 million dollars.

11 No one to this point asked about

12 what would happen if we truly default --

13 actually a nonprofit defaults. Google their

14 nonprofit. They've had problems all over the

15 country. Who's to say they're not using their

16 funds to bail out one of their other failing

17 projects.

18 Two weeks in the row we listen to

19 the equivalent, two fast talking car salesmen

20 who previously said Covid was not an issue.

21 Now it's an excuse. The nonprofit cannot be

22 trusted or rewarded for poor quality of work.

23 What happens if we make them

24 default? Do we lose the garages? Are they

25 worth anywhere near 47 million dollars plus 10
 39

 1 years from now? The answer is no. I don't

 2 think any victory lap is made to be had here.

 3 Looks like the bailout to the people who should

 4 not deserve another chance who clearly were

 5 careless with the truth when they were in good

 6 shape not long ago.

 7 I hope that Mr. McAndrew and Mr.

 8 Schuster do the right thing through the

 9 deception and lies of both this administration

10 and the failing nonprofit.

11 It seems like everyone in this

12 administration sticks their noses into

13 something and gets messed up, four less deep

14 end pools, an extra set of locked doors to

15 greet individuals because the Mayor feels so

16 unsafe in her own city, the shortage of

17 Scranton Police Officers who protect us nonstop

18 to the best of their ability, contract

19 negotiations with DPW that continue to go

20 nowhere, the homeless crisis with no answers,

21 parking issues that bail out a failing

22 management nonprofit who cannot be trusted,

23 recently two stabbings on Sunday night with a

24 second call required backup from Dunmore and

25 Dickson City, the extreme required police
 40

 1 presence, not one prosecution for an unwanted

 2 opoid death, miles and miles of ripped up roads

 3 that require swerve patterns because we cannot

 4 make PA Water responsible for their work,

 5 blight issues that are starting to have a plan

 6 in place in a day -- gauged where the number of

 7 photo opportunities are a must.

 8 If you think some of these things

 9 that I mention are good for you, your

10 neighbors, your friends, your family, your

11 community, then vote for Paige Cognetti and her

12 failing expansion team. I personally chose to

13 run for Mayor because I recently suspended my

14 campaign.

15 The timing wasn't right for me. I

16 need closure for my son's unwanted death. I

17 hope to get that closure on September 12th. I

18 personally spoke to 267 registered voters in

19 the City of Scranton who signed my petition.

20 There would have been -- there would have been

21 no need to be represented by a law firm from

22 Philadelphia to represent me like Council

23 President Smurl.

24 I did my homework. Mr. Smurl. I

25 triple dog dare you to enter the Council race
 41

 1 because I will be there to contest your

 2 petitions and ask the Lackawanna County

 3 District Attorney's Office to proceed

 4 accordingly.

 5 The burden of proof will be

 6 provided. What happened was more than just

 7 being overzealous. There are legal questions,

 8 hints, a law firm from Philly, follow the Mayor

 9 around like a little wet dog. Never question

10 her intentions --

11 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Mr. Mancini.

12 Your time is up. Thank you.

13 MR. MANCINI: -- release everything.

14 MR. SMURL: Thank you.

15 MR. MANCINI: Good luck with your

16 project.

17 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Never grow

18 up, do they. Anyone else?

19 MR. LITTLE: Hi, Rik Little,

20 Scranton. When I first moved here around 2004,

21 you know, there was one -- they had the same

22 kind of parking meters that were in the movie

23 Cool Hand Luke where he's taking apart -- in

24 the first scene he's taking apart the parking

25 meter and then he ends up in the road gang
 42

 1 fixing roads and digging holes and filling them

 2 in.

 3 There's a basic problem in Scranton

 4 with the whole -- to get things done. I mean,

 5 to run an orchestra, you need a conductor. To

 6 run a, you know, a construction crew, you need

 7 a foreman, make a film, you need a director.

 8 And it's just as an observer through

 9 the years, you know, from one kind of parking

10 meter to another kind of parking meter to

11 another kind of parking meter -- and each time

12 it just gets more expensive and more convoluted

13 and more scare tactics like the bond is due and

14 we're all going to die if we don't pay this

15 amount.

16 But there is no focus on Scranton,

17 all of these people, all of these outside

18 contractors -- almost everything is outside of

19 Scranton. I mean, even the Scranton YMCA is in

20 Dunmore. I mean, it's outside of Scranton.

21 It's not building Scranton.

22 And there's no -- there's no

23 impotence to build Scranton because in the

24 constitutional setup of Scranton, it's the Home

25 Rule Charter, same as the county, oh, it's to
 43

 1 make things go easier. Well, they are spending

 2 a hell of a lot of money on lawsuits.

 3 And it's taxpayer money being spent

 4 on lawsuits. And it goes on and on and on.

 5 And, you know, I come here and everybody is

 6 talking about, oh, the roads are bad and

 7 everything. But, you know, there is like a

 8 different department for everything.

 9 I mean, they dig up the road. They

10 cut the road. They cut the top and they dig a

11 hole and you see the hole for, you know,

12 sometimes a couple weeks, months. And, you

13 know, that's to fix the water pipe, you know,

14 and then they do it again for the sewer pipe

15 and they do it again for gas pipe or the cable

16 pipe or electric pipe.

17 There has to be some sort of

18 coordination, and that's the problem. There's

19 no coordination. Oh, we're going to put the

20 parking with these experts, same experts that

21 are in all the sanctuary cities across America.

22 You could just see how it's ripping apart, you

23 know, the local communities.

24 To save Scranton, you're going to

25 have to concentrate on Scranton, you know,
 44

 1 maybe a thing in the college for a meter maid,

 2 you know, the meter maid degree or, you know,

 3 the hole digging degree. But to dig the hole

 4 and have one whole separate organization, you

 5 know, it's so convoluted.

 6 American Water and PP & L and all of

 7 these different companies, you know, who are

 8 experts. That's basically what it is. We're

 9 going to hire an expert to take care of it.

10 And then we won't have to think about it. Just

11 like I've been reading about, oh, they put a

12 security system in at Scranton Housing

13 Authority.

14 They have HIG. They're an expert in

15 security, you know, but no one goes into

16 the -- there's no -- you can't justify the

17 amount of money that's spent -- taxpayer money

18 that's spent with the result.

19 And the result in the long run is --

20 it's unsustainable. You are not going to keep

21 the city going. And as far as government

22 things go when they are digging up the streets,

23 which are the public streets, you shouldn't dig

24 them up seven times. It should be coordinated

25 in a way and we're in a crisis situation.
 45

 1 We need a pump house now. You don't

 2 wait until it rains a lot and then there's

 3 floods and then -- and then, oh, everybody

 4 forgot about it. And then it rains again, you

 5 know, we have got to get the federal fund money

 6 coming in.

 7 You know, it's too much

 8 concentration of outside money coming in and

 9 people used to it in all the big agencies, the

10 HUD, the Department of Education, Health and

11 Human Services. You need some coordination,

12 coordination in governance here in Scranton

13 that supports Scranton and people of Scranton

14 and the businesses of Scranton. Thank you.

15 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Anyone else?

16 MR. VOLDENBERG: FIFTH ORDER. 5-A.

17 MOTIONS.

18 MR. SMURL: Mr. King, do you have

19 any motions or comments?

20 MR. KING: No, just to reiterate

21 Norma pointed it out. I was thrilled to see

22 that on Biden Street that that strip across

23 just past Jefferson Avenue is filled so we

24 didn't bottom our cars out every time we came

25 to town.
 46

 1 But in terms of the parking

 2 situation, all I know is the city went into

 3 default once before. And I'm not going to let

 4 history repeat itself. That's all. Thank you.

 5 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Mr. King.

 6 Mr. Schuster, do you have any motions or

 7 comments?

 8 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes. A couple people

 9 in the audience tonight brought up John

10 Wilding, Officer Wilding. He was a personal

11 friend of mine. And I just want to say his

12 name for his family. And I hope his family

13 peace of mind to all of his family and friends.

14 When it comes to the parking

15 situation, I will -- I'll speak to that on the

16 question. But, Frank, I do have a couple

17 things that are pending. As you know, a lot of

18 e-mails with the -- you've gone over. I have

19 some water issues, some code enforcement issues

20 and then some police issues that we'll get

21 over.

22 But other than that, I'll -- we

23 could touch on on another different day. So

24 they'll be coming over. But that's all for

25 tonight, Mr. Smurl.
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 1 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Mr. Schuster.

 2 Dr. Rothchild, do you have any motions or

 3 comments?

 4 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes, I have a

 5 couple. Thank you for those who did mention

 6 Officer Wilding as well. It's 10 years and

 7 it's very sad that we lost him as a city. And

 8 I want to make sure we don't ever lose someone

 9 like that again.

10 So I wanted to bring up an issue

11 that I've mentioned previously. And I'm not

12 sure why it's not being addressed. And I don't

13 believe we received any recent responses on it.

14 But there's been a few places that I

15 brought up that have had issues with garbage or

16 recycling pickup. And this place in

17 particular, it's still an issue. So it's

18 Fairview Avenue, the 100 block.

19 The neighbors have not been getting

20 their recyclables picked up. And I think it

21 was first brought to my attention over a month

22 ago at least. And I've brought it up a number

23 of times and nothing's happened since then.

24 MR. VOLDENBERG: We were advised

25 last week that that would be taken care of.
 48

 1 I'll follow up.

 2 DR. ROTHCHILD: It still has not.

 3 I'm not sure why it can't be added into Rubicon

 4 if it's not already there or why they are

 5 getting their garbage picked up and not the

 6 recycle. I just don't understand what the

 7 barrier is there. So if we can get some

 8 answers and ensure that it is taken care of.

 9 MR. VOLDENBERG: I will. I'll ask

10 management.

11 DR. ROTHCHILD: Thank you. There is

12 an empty corner lot and this has also been

13 brought to my attention before. And we have

14 like City of Scranton barricades up. It's at

15 the corner of Prescott and Vine.

16 And like I said, it's an empty lot.

17 And it's getting quite overgrown before. So I

18 think we've had our blight folks take care of

19 it in the past so if we could send them over

20 there to that property again.

21 MR. VOLDENBERG: I will, Dr.

22 Rothchild.

23 DR. ROTHCHILD: Thank you. And

24 since the storm that happened a couple of

25 nights ago, some of the streets that I was
 49

 1 bringing up and asking that DPW take care of

 2 have worsened, particularly Pine Street around

 3 Regional Hospital so, like, Pine and Jefferson.

 4 It's in really bad shape and even

 5 more blacktop has been washed away since the

 6 more recent storm. So I'd like to get an

 7 answer on when that's going to be addressed.

 8 MR. VOLDENBERG: I will.

 9 DR. ROTHCHILD: Thank you. And

10 that's everything that I have for now.

11 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Dr.

12 Rothchild. Mr. McAndrew, do you have any

13 motions or comments?

14 MR. MCANDREW: Yeah, so regarding

15 Officer Wilding, Joan is right. We must never

16 forget. I can't believe it's 10 years because

17 it's hard to believe that happened 10 years

18 ago. So God bless his soul. God bless his

19 family. We'll definitely always remember.

20 I didn't get responses from my

21 inquiries last week. One that's really pending

22 that I really need to know or like to get a

23 response to was the one on -- in Tripp Park,

24 KOZ that property where the resident is very

25 concerned where they, you know, spray painted a
 50

 1 whole bunch of white lines regarding the

 2 internet or the broadband installation.

 3 You know, she's concerned about

 4 shrubbery, the lines might go under her

 5 concrete paved driveway. So please, if you

 6 could follow up and see what's going on there.

 7 And again, she wants to know -- this resident,

 8 is it required, is it mandatory. I don't think

 9 it has to be.

10 I mean, everybody -- there's a bunch

11 of different providers out there. I don't

12 think she needs to have her yard all dug up. I

13 don't know. That's not my wheelhouse. But

14 she's concerned and I share the same concern if

15 that starts happening with residents that, you

16 know, need answers.

17 And then behind the Burger King on

18 Luzerne Street there's a baseball field. I

19 think most people are familiar with it. It's

20 called the Oxford Plot or referred to as the

21 Oxy. And I have been getting a lot of

22 concerned baseball moms and baseball dads that

23 when you exit the baseball field onto Meridian

24 Avenue, there is only a yield sign.

25 I mean, it might have been okay when
 51

 1 they first initially put it in. But these

 2 parents are very concerned. They think it's a

 3 public safety issue that warrants a traffic

 4 study. And I agree because Meridian's a very,

 5 very busy road.

 6 And there's a lot of foliage that

 7 might block the view of, you know, even around

 8 the yield sign. So would you please reach out

 9 and see if we could have a traffic study on

10 behalf of the parents? And I agree. I think

11 it's warranted.

12 MR. VOLDENBERG: I will, Mr.

13 McAndrew.

14 MR. MCANDREW: Thank you. And

15 that's all I have.

16 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Mr. McAndrew.

17 I just have a couple comments on the parking

18 garages. For one, we don't have 45 million

19 dollars to pay for them to take ownership back.

20 That is simply never going to happen.

21 But I'm not also going to let this

22 go into receivership like last time. We all

23 saw what it did last time. We had zero

24 control. We had a company come in. All they

25 did was run it themselves. And their main goal
 52

 1 will be to get their money back.

 2 So really to allow that to happen

 3 again is for me, it's off the table. So I hope

 4 we move forward with this tonight. That's it.

 5 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-B. FOR

 6 INTRODUCTION - AN ORDINANCE - REPEALING AN

 7 ANTIQUATED 1928 PROVISION THAT PROHIBITS

 8 OVERNIGHT PARKING ON ANY STREET IN THE CITY.

 9 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

10 entertain a motion that Item 5-B be introduced

11 into its proper committee.

12 MR. KING: So moved.

13 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.

14 MR. SMURL: On the question?

15 MR. MCANDREW: So, Solicitor

16 Gilbride, I mean, this is an antiquated old

17 ordinance. I think some people might be

18 confused as to what, it doesn't make any sense.

19 But it's something we have to clean the books

20 from. Can you briefly explain it for the

21 public, please? Thanks.

22 ATTY. GILBRIDE: Sure. I wasn't

23 around in 1928, so I can't tell you what they

24 were thinking. However, I'm assuming that

25 because there were very few cars owned by very
 53

 1 few people back then. Probably those on the

 2 wealthier side owned cars.

 3 They all had off-street parking,

 4 carriage houses. This law basically back then

 5 said that no cars can be parked on any city

 6 street in any street in the city anywhere.

 7 This ordinance just repeals that. Luckily our

 8 Scranton Police Department is wise enough not

 9 to waste their time enforcing a law that no

10 longer make sense in an era where many people

11 have more than one car.

12 And certainly there is more than one

13 car in each household. But under this law, you

14 could still face jeopardy if you park your car

15 on the street. We're just cleaning that up if

16 you approve this and getting rid of it.

17 MR. MCANDREW: Thank you.

18 MR. SMURL: Anyone else? The reason

19 is -- last week this was brought before Council

20 that we had options to tow cars at night. So

21 I'm glad this has come to our attention and it

22 is being removed.

23 MR. MCANDREW: It's a little funny

24 and ironic that it appears, you know, in the

25 same two weeks of the bunch of legislation
 54

 1 we're dealing with, but, okay.

 2 MR. SMURL: Okay. All those in

 3 favor of introduction signify by saying aye.

 4 MR. KING: Aye.

 5 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

 6 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

 7 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

 8 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

 9 have it and so moved.

10 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-C. FOR

11 INTRODUCTION - AN ORDINANCE - AUTHORIZING

12 EXECUTION OF A TEMPORARY EASEMENT TO

13 PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN WATER COMPANY FOR A

14 COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT AT ROARING

15 BROOK.

16 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

17 entertain a motion that Item 5-C be introduced

18 into its proper committee.

19 MR. MCANDREW: So moved.

20 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.

21 MR. SMURL: On the question? Mr.

22 Voldenberg, I do have an issue for this. UGI

23 was up there last year. They used that as a

24 staging area. They were supposed to return it

25 back to its natural condition that it was in
 55

 1 and they have not. So I will be moving this

 2 forward tonight.

 3 But will you ask the water company

 4 if they are going to go back and repair the lot

 5 to the right of the parking lot. It looks like

 6 they are going to need about three tri axles of

 7 topsoil to finish what they did not finish.

 8 And they are going right back in the same spot

 9 again.

10 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll ask them.

11 MR. SMURL: Thank you. All those in

12 favor of introduction signify by saying aye.

13 MR. KING: Aye.

14 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

15 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

16 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

17 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

18 have it and so moved.

19 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-D. FOR

20 INTRODUCTION - AN ORDINANCE - AUTHORIZING

21 EXECUTION OF A GRANT OF RIGHT-OF-WAY TO PPL

22 ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION FOR

23 STABILIZATION OF AN EXISTING POLE.

24 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

25 entertain a motion that Item 5-D be introduced
 56

 1 into its proper committee.

 2 MR. MCANDREW: So moved.

 3 MR. KING: Second.

 4 MR. SMURL: On the question? All

 5 those in favor of introduction signify by

 6 saying aye.

 7 MR. KING: Aye.

 8 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

 9 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

10 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

11 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

12 have it and so moved.

13 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-E. FOR

14 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - RESOLUTION FOR

15 PLAN REVISION FOR NEW LAND DEVELOPMENT LOCATED

16 AT 1225 NORTH KEYSER AVENUE.

17 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

18 entertain a motion that Item 5-E be introduced

19 into its proper committee.

20 DR. ROTHCHILD: So moved.

21 MR. KING: Second.

22 MR. SMURL: On the question? All

23 those in favor of introduction signify by

24 saying aye.

25 MR. KING: Aye.
 57

 1 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

 2 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

 3 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

 4 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

 5 have it and so moved.

 6 MR. VOLDENBERG: SIXTH ORDER.

 7 6-A. READING BY TITLE - FILE OF THE

 8 COUNCIL NO. 86, 2025 - AN ORDINANCE - AMENDING

 9 CHAPTER 18 ARTICLE VI OF CITY CODE TO AMEND

10 PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE VACANT ("BLIGHTED")

11 PROPERTY REVIEW COMMITTEE.

12 MR. SMURL: You've heard reading by

13 title of Item 6-A. What is your pleasure?

14 MR. MCANDREW: Mr. Chairman, I move

15 that Item 6-A pass reading by title.

16 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.

17 MR. SMURL: All those in favor

18 signify by saying aye.

19 MR. KING: Aye.

20 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

21 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

22 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

23 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

24 have it and so moved.

25 MR. VOLDENBERG: 6-B. READING BY
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 1 TITLE - FILE OF THE COUNCIL NO. 87, 2025 - AN

 2 ORDINANCE - AUTHORIZING THE NAMING OF THE

 3 "NORTH SCRANTON MINI PARK" ON THE 1800 BLOCK OF

 4 WAYNE AVENUE IN NORTH SCRANTON IN HONOR OF

 5 ANTHONY "TONY" WALSH.

 6 MR. SMURL: You've heard reading by

 7 title of Item 6-B. What is your pleasure?

 8 MR. MCANDREW: Mr. Chairman, I move

 9 that Item 6-B pass reading by title.

10 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.

11 MR. SMURL: On the question?

12 MR. SCHUSTER: On the question, as I

13 stated last week, I'm extremely proud to

14 support this action. It's a great honor in

15 Mr. Walsh's memory and for his family.

16 MR. SMURL: Thank you.

17 MR. MCANDREW: Very -- very

18 deserving.

19 MR. SMURL: Thank you. All those in

20 favor signify by saying aye.

21 MR. KING: Aye.

22 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

23 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

24 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

25 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes
 59

 1 have it and so moved.

 2 MR. VOLDENBERG: 6-C. PREVIOUSLY

 3 DEFEATED. READING BY TITLE - FILE OF THE

 4 COUNCIL NO. 84, 2025 - AN ORDINANCE - AMENDING

 5 FILE OF THE COUNCIL NO. 37 OF 2016, AN

 6 ORDINANCE - "AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND OTHER

 7 APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE AND ENTER

 8 INTO CONCESSION ARRANGEMENTS WITH COMMUNITY

 9 DEVELOPMENT PROPERTIES, SCRANTON, INC. (THE

10 "CONCESSIONAIRE") WITH RESPECT TO METERED

11 PARKING IN THE CITY OF SCRANTON (THE "CITY")

12 AND THE GARAGES OWNED BY THE PARKING AUTHORITY

13 OF THE CITY OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA (THE

14 "AUTHORITY") PURSUANT TO THE SCRANTON METERED

15 PARKING SYSTEM CONCESSION AND SERVICES

16 AGREEMENT (THE "METERED SYSTEM CONCESSION

17 AGREEMENT") AND SCRANTON PARKING FACILITIES

18 SYSTEM CONCESSION AND LEASE AGREEMENT (THE

19 "FACILITIES CONCESSION AGREEMENT"), AND TO

20 AUTHORIZE CERTAIN ACTIONS AND ANCILLARY

21 AGREEMENTS CONTEMPLATED BY THE METERED SYSTEM

22 CONCESSION AGREEMENT AND THE FACILITIES

23 CONCESSION AGREEMENT", AS AMENDED BY FILE OF

24 THE COUNCIL NO. 23, 2018 AND FILE OF THE

25 COUNCIL NO. 27, 2022 (AS SO AMENDED, THE
 60

 1 "AMENDED 2016 AGREEMENTS"), TO AUTHORIZE THE

 2 MAYOR AND OTHER APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO

 3 EXECUTE AND ENTER INTO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED

 4 SCRANTON METERED PARKING SYSTEM CONCESSION AND

 5 SERVICES AGREEMENT AND THE AMENDED AND RESTATED

 6 SCRANTON PARKING FACILITIES SYSTEM CONCESSION

 7 AND LEASE AGREEMENT (COLLECTIVELY, THE "AMENDED

 8 AND RESTATED AGREEMENTS") TO AMEND THE ORIGINAL

 9 AGREEMENTS, TO REFLECT THE AUTHORITY'S TRANSFER

10 OF THE SCRANTON METERED PARKING SYSTEM AND THE

11 SCRANTON PARKING FACILITIES SYSTEM TO THE CITY,

12 TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE AMENDED 2016

13 AGREEMENTS, AND TO MAKE CERTAIN OTHER REVISIONS

14 TO THE AMENDED 2016 AGREEMENTS, AND TO

15 AUTHORIZE CERTAIN ACTIONS AND ANCILLARY

16 AGREEMENTS CONTEMPLATED BY THE AMENDED AND

17 RESTATED AGREEMENTS.

18 MR. SMURL: You've heard reading by

19 title of Item 6-C. What is your pleasure?

20 MR. SMURL: Mr. Chairman, I move

21 that Item 6-C pass reading by title.

22 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.

23 MR. SMURL: On the question?

24 MR. SCHUSTER: On the question, Mr.

25 Gilbride, this is just a reintroduction of
 61

 1 Sixth Order from last week; is that correct?

 2 ATTY. GILBRIDE: As amended.

 3 MR. SCHUSTER: As amended. And

 4 we're going to make our amended -- -

 5 ATTY. GILBRIDE: The concession

 6 agreement was amended, sent back to us for your

 7 consideration.

 8 MR. SCHUSTER: All right. It's

 9 going to be amended in Seventh Order though,

10 correct? We're going to add those amendments

11 in Seventh Order?

12 ATTY. GILBRIDE: No, you're

13 confusing two different --

14 MR. SCHUSTER: Yeah, I just want

15 clarity on it.

16 ATTY. GILBRIDE: You're confusing

17 two different ones. This is the concession

18 agreement. The times and dates are the Seventh

19 amendment order one that you're discussing.

20 This is the actual concession agreement itself.

21 MR. SCHUSTER: As amended.

22 ATTY. GILBRIDE: As -- when I say

23 amended, the ordinance has not been amended.

24 You are accepting the concession agreement

25 that's attached to this ordinance. The
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 1 attachment has been amended under the new rules

 2 that Council spoke about last week at the

 3 meeting. So I'm not trying to be difficult

 4 with you here but --

 5 MR. SCHUSTER: I know. I'm just

 6 trying to make sure this is done correctly.

 7 ATTY. GILBRIDE: The ordinance

 8 itself has been amended. You are basically

 9 accepting the concession agreement. The

10 concession agreement has been amended to

11 reflect the changes to concession agreement.

12 MR. SCHUSTER: And this action that

13 we're taking is moving it from Sixth to

14 Seventh, correct, and it's going to go to

15 Seventh for final passage.

16 ATTY. GILBRIDE: No, this your

17 approving it and then you'll -- after this,

18 that will move it from Sixth to Seventh.

19 MR. MCANDREW: So for all intents

20 and purposes, this piece right now we're voting

21 on is the amended piece and with all the

22 concessions that were discussed tonight.

23 ATTY. GILBRIDE: Correct.

24 MR. MCANDREW: Okay.

25 MR. SMURL: Anyone else?
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 1 ATTY. GILBRIDE: And again, not

 2 to --

 3 MR. MCANDREW: I know we're going to

 4 piecemeal a little bit --

 5 ATTY. GILBRIDE: That was agreed to

 6 between the company and the city.

 7 MR. MCANDREW: Correct.

 8 MR. SCHUSTER: Where I'm confused is

 9 next we're going to start to actually make

10 those amendments, correct? It going to go

11 into Seventh.

12 ATTY. GILBRIDE: It's going to go

13 into Seventh and then you'll vote all of it

14 again. You'll vote for this again in Seventh

15 and then you'll vote for the changes to the

16 hours all the rest that were approved last

17 week.

18 Although this concession agreement

19 approval was not approved last week, the others

20 were.

21 MR. SCHUSTER: Correct. Okay.

22 MR. SMURL: Anyone else?

23 MR. MCANDREW: So we could speak on

24 the question now or in final --

25 ATTY. GILBRIDE: You could speak on
 64

 1 the question whenever you'd like to.

 2 MR. MCANDREW: I'm going to speak on

 3 the question now. All right. So last week I

 4 made the motion to table this legislation after

 5 listening to business owners stakeholders and

 6 residents, many of whom felt this was their

 7 only opportunity to be heard.

 8 It was disheartening that they never

 9 had a seat at the table. We needed to take a

10 pause. My no vote was a yes for them. The

11 two-two failure sent a clear message to the

12 administration, Grow America and bondholders

13 this deal is not good enough for me or not for

14 the people I represent.

15 But here we go -- here we are again,

16 another rush job by the administration. They

17 brought back this down at the last minute

18 urging us not to table it just days before we

19 break for the summer. This kind of rush last

20 second maneuvering needs to stop.

21 The Mayor and her administration

22 needs to act more professionally and start

23 respecting the process and the people. This

24 isn't a great deal. And it's certainly nothing

25 to be promoted as a political victory for
 65

 1 whatever race she may be running.

 2 I stood firmly with downtown

 3 business owners and residents who oppose

 4 Saturday parking fees. Small businesses are

 5 the backbone of our city and many are still

 6 recovering from years of economic challenges.

 7 Weekend parking fees would have hurt them at

 8 their busiest time.

 9 That's why my focus was on finding a

10 solution that avoids default without placing

11 more burdens on the small businesses,

12 residents, students or even the library

13 patrons.

14 Only Councilman Schuster or I had

15 the ability to reconsider and bring this

16 legislation back. And I want to be clear, I

17 would never have considered doing so without

18 the complete removal of weekend parking fees.

19 I believe I did my job with the best interest

20 of our residents in mind.

21 Had I not voted no last week, I'm

22 not sure we ever would have seen a better

23 outcome.

24 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Mr. McAndrew.

25 Anyone else?
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 1 MR. SCHUSTER: So I guess I will

 2 save my comments for the Seventh Order piece.

 3 DR. ROTHCHILD: I will as well.

 4 MR. SMURL: All those in favor

 5 signify by saying aye.

 6 MR. KING: Aye.

 7 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

 8 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

 9 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed?

10 MR. SCHUSTER: No.

11 MR. SMURL: One no, the ayes have it

12 and so moved.

13 MR. KING: I make a motion to

14 suspend the rules to move Item 6-C to Seventh

15 Order for final vote.

16 MR. MCANDREW: Second.

17 MR. SMURL: There's a motion on the

18 floor and a second to suspend the rules to move

19 Item 6-C to Seventh Order for final vote. On

20 the question? All those in favor signify by

21 saying aye.

22 MR. KING: Aye.

23 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

24 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

25 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed?
 67

 1 MR. SCHUSTER: No.

 2 MR. SMURL: The ayes have it and so

 3 moved.

 4 MR. VOLDENBERG: SEVENTH ORDER.

 5 7-A. FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE

 6 COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY - FOR ADOPTION -

 7 FILE OF THE COUNCIL NO. 85, 2025 - AMENDING

 8 FILE OF THE COUNCIL NO. 91, 2002 "AN ORDINANCE

 9 (AS AMENDED) PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF

10 PARKING METER ZONES WITHIN THE CITY OF

11 SCRANTON; ESTABLISHING HOURS OF OPERATION;

12 PROVIDING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF METERS AND

13 PARKING METER RATES; AUTHORIZING THE

14 ENFORCEMENT OF PARKING ORDINANCES AND PROVIDING

15 PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREFOR BY AMENDING

16 SECTION 3(A) TO REFLECT THE CHANGE IN HOURLY

17 RATES", AS AMENDED BY FILE OF THE COUNCIL NO.

18 41, 2016 AND FILE OF THE COUNCIL NO. 67, 2019,

19 TO AUTHORIZE AN INCREASE IN CERTAIN METERED

20 PARKING FEES, AN EXTENSION OF THE HOURS OF

21 METERED PARKING ENFORCEMENT AND THE

22 IMPLEMENTATION OF A SERVICE FEE FOR CREDIT CARD

23 AND CERTAIN OTHER PAYMENT METHODS.

24 MR. MCANDREW: I make a motion to

25 amend Item 7-A as follows:
 68

 1 Number one, in the fifth whereas

 2 clause in the last line, change the enforcement

 3 hours from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., Monday through

 4 Friday to 8 a.m. until 7 p.m., Monday through

 5 Friday, additionally removing Saturday hours of

 6 enforcement.

 7 Number two, in Section one after the

 8 now therefore clause, add the line the increase

 9 in bagging fees and the service permit fees as

10 set forth in Exhibit A are hereto to the

11 metered parking hours extension and the

12 implementation of service fee are hereby

13 authorized.

14 MR. KING: Second.

15 MR. SMURL: There's a motion on the

16 floor and a second to amend Item 7-A. On the

17 question?

18 MR. SCHUSTER: On the question, I am

19 going to vote yes to add these amendments into

20 this as because of the failure of last week,

21 the actions of me and Mr. McAndrew led to these

22 concessions. So I will vote to add these in

23 and reserve my vote for Seventh Order final

24 passage.

25 DR. ROTHCHILD: On the question,
 69

 1 I'll be voting for the amendments as well.

 2 Last week I chose not to vote to table the

 3 piece because I knew that it could go into

 4 Seventh Order this week.

 5 And had we not received the response

 6 that we were looking for, then I would not have

 7 been voting on it tonight or would have myself

 8 tabled it.

 9 So last week during caucus there was

10 a discussion about -- about removing Saturdays

11 and so I'm glad to see that that occurred and

12 that the bondholders were in agreement to do

13 that as well as the changes from the weekly

14 hours from 7 to 7 to 8 to 7.

15 I know that will still be a change

16 for our residents and business owners. And I

17 am happy to see that they're committed to doing

18 a study. And I've asked for data on the number

19 of points multiple times in past.

20 And I think it is really important

21 that they talk to the business owners and to

22 the residents to make sure that this is --

23 this is fair and that we're able to get people

24 into the garages and everyone could get a bit

25 of what they want. So that's what compromise
 70

 1 is.

 2 And, you know, this is -- this is

 3 necessary as you heard tonight that they

 4 reiterated and that Councilman McAndrew had

 5 asked about too for clarity on that this --

 6 this is going to help us to avoid default and

 7 receivership and getting back into a situation

 8 that we were in previously. So I believe this

 9 is the most fiscally responsible option for the

10 city.

11 MR. SMURL: Thank you.

12 MR. SCHUSTER: Also on the question,

13 I much preferred to table this last week as

14 when we looked at the timeline for the city or

15 for them going -- actually going out for the

16 bond, I didn't want to hold up that date to

17 have an affect on the interest rate.

18 So as to not have an affect on the

19 interest rate, I much prefer to table it last

20 week, however, it failed.

21 MR. SMURL: All those in favor

22 signify by saying aye.

23 MR. KING: Aye.

24 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

25 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.
 71

 1 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

 2 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

 3 have it and so moved. What is the

 4 recommendation of the Chairperson for the

 5 Committee on Public Safety?

 6 MR. MCANDREW: As Chairperson for

 7 the Committee on Public Safety, I recommend

 8 final passage on Item 7-A.

 9 MR. KING: Second.

10 MR. MCANDREW: As amended.

11 MR. KING: Second.

12 MR. SMURL: On the question?

13 MR. SCHUSTER: On the question,

14 Mr. Gilbride, when saying yes to this, is it

15 agree to final passage or is it just on the

16 amendments?

17 ATTY. GILBRIDE: I'm sorry, what?

18 MR. SCHUSTER: Is a yes vote on this

19 just for the amendments or is it final --

20 ATTY. GILBRIDE: No, this is final

21 passage. You already voted the amendments.

22 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you. Now,

23 what's moving to Seventh -- as I'm looking at

24 this, I see something moving to 7-C. What is

25 it that's moving to 7-C?
 72

 1 ATTY. GILBRIDE: That is one of

 2 the -- 6-C you mean -- 6-C moving to 7-C. Is

 3 that what you are referring to?

 4 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.

 5 ATTY. GILBRIDE: Yeah, so a vote

 6 here would be to approve the amended 7-A. 7-A

 7 came forward. It was passed last week. Mr.

 8 McAndrew made amendments to it to reflect the

 9 changes in the enforcement. You voted the

10 changes to the enforcement. Now you're voting

11 on the original 7-A.

12 MR. SCHUSTER: So this is 7-A with

13 those amendments.

14 MR. MCANDREW: As amended.

15 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you.

16 MR. MCANDREW: But 7-C is final

17 passage, correct?

18 ATTY. GILBRIDE: That's with

19 regard -- correct, that with regard --

20 MR. MCANDREW: Okay.

21 MR. SMURL: Roll call, please.

22 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. King.

23 MR. KING: Yes.

24 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Schuster.

25 MR. SCHUSTER: No.
 73

 1 MS. HERBSTER: Dr. Rothchild.

 2 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

 3 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. McAndrew.

 4 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.

 5 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Smurl.

 6 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare

 7 Item 7-A as amended legally and lawfully

 8 adopted.

 9 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-B. FOR

10 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY

11 DEVELOPMENT - FOR ADOPTION - RESOLUTION NO.

12 241, 2025 - RESOLUTION FOR PLAN REVISION FOR

13 NEW LAND DEVELOPMENT LOCATED ON A PORTION OF

14 THE LANDS IDENTIFIED AS MAP NUMBER 16718030009,

15 THE SITE OF THE HILLTOP MANOR APARTMENTS.

16 MR. SMURL: What is the

17 recommendation of the Chairperson for the

18 Committee on Community Development?

19 DR. ROTHCHILD: As Chairperson for

20 the Committee on Community Development, I

21 recommend final passage of Item 7-B.

22 MR. KING: Second.

23 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll

24 call, please.

25 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. King.
 74

 1 MR. KING: Yes.

 2 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Schuster.

 3 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.

 4 MS. HERBSTER: Dr. Rothchild.

 5 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

 6 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. McAndrew.

 7 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.

 8 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Smurl.

 9 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare

10 Item 7-B legally and lawfully adopted.

11 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-C FORMALLY 6-C -

12 FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES -

13 FOR ADOPTION - FILE OF THE COUNCIL NO. 84,

14 2025 - AMENDING FILE OF THE COUNCIL NO. 37 OF

15 2016, AN ORDINANCE - "AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND

16 OTHER APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE AND

17 ENTER INTO CONCESSION ARRANGEMENTS WITH

18 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROPERTIES, SCRANTON,

19 INC. (THE "CONCESSIONAIRE") WITH RESPECT TO

20 METERED PARKING IN THE CITY OF SCRANTON (THE

21 "CITY") AND THE GARAGES OWNED BY THE PARKING

22 AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA

23 (THE "AUTHORITY") PURSUANT TO THE SCRANTON

24 METERED PARKING SYSTEM CONCESSION AND SERVICES

25 AGREEMENT (THE "METERED SYSTEM CONCESSION
 75

 1 AGREEMENT") AND SCRANTON PARKING FACILITIES

 2 SYSTEM CONCESSION AND LEASE AGREEMENT (THE

 3 "FACILITIES CONCESSION AGREEMENT"), AND TO

 4 AUTHORIZE CERTAIN ACTIONS AND ANCILLARY

 5 AGREEMENTS CONTEMPLATED BY THE METERED SYSTEM

 6 CONCESSION AGREEMENT AND THE FACILITIES

 7 CONCESSION AGREEMENT", AS AMENDED BY FILE OF

 8 THE COUNCIL NO. 23, 2018 AND FILE OF THE

 9 COUNCIL NO. 27, 2022 (AS SO AMENDED, THE

10 "AMENDED 2016 AGREEMENTS"), TO AUTHORIZE THE

11 MAYOR AND OTHER APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO

12 EXECUTE AND ENTER INTO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED

13 SCRANTON METERED PARKING SYSTEM CONCESSION AND

14 SERVICES AGREEMENT AND THE AMENDED AND RESTATED

15 SCRANTON PARKING FACILITIES SYSTEM CONCESSION

16 AND LEASE AGREEMENT (COLLECTIVELY, THE "AMENDED

17 AND RESTATED AGREEMENTS") TO AMEND THE ORIGINAL

18 AGREEMENTS, TO REFLECT THE AUTHORITY'S TRANSFER

19 OF THE SCRANTON METERED PARKING SYSTEM AND THE

20 SCRANTON PARKING FACILITIES SYSTEM TO THE CITY,

21 TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE AMENDED 2016

22 AGREEMENTS, AND TO MAKE CERTAIN OTHER REVISIONS

23 TO THE AMENDED 2016 AGREEMENTS, AND TO

24 AUTHORIZE CERTAIN ACTIONS AND ANCILLARY

25 AGREEMENTS CONTEMPLATED BY THE AMENDED AND
 76

 1 RESTATED AGREEMENTS.

 2 MR. SMURL: Officer, will you ask

 3 them to quiet down in the hallway, please?

 4 Thank you. As Chairperson for the Committee on

 5 Rules, I recommend final passage of Item 7-C.

 6 MR. KING: Second.

 7 MR. SMURL: On the question?

 8 MR. SCHUSTER: On the question, I

 9 just want to start by making sure that everyone

10 knows that the ordinance that we have in front

11 of us last week was completely crafted and

12 negotiated and written by the Mayor and the

13 city administration. And what we've already

14 heard that there's been some taking credit for

15 this deal.

16 I just want to restate that, you

17 know, without actions of myself and my

18 colleague Mr. McAndrew who voted this down last

19 week, the residents wouldn't see the deal which

20 we have in front of us tonight. With that --

21 with the failing motion last week, the

22 administration was forced to go back to the

23 negotiating table.

24 So I am happy to see that the

25 Saturdays -- that was one of the biggest
 77

 1 concerns last week that Saturdays remain free.

 2 I'm happy to see that has occurred. And I see

 3 that there's a small reduction on the weekdays.

 4 So you've seen one hour reduction on the

 5 weekdays.

 6 When it comes to this new agreement,

 7 businesses that operate within those normal

 8 hours aren't affected anymore. So I am happy

 9 to say that. But those businesses that do

10 operate in those outside of normal hours such

11 as restaurants, hair salons, the library and

12 the schools in the area are affected.

13 And I don't want to see any business

14 in the City of Scranton affected by that. I am

15 happy that concessions have been made. But I

16 feel the deal could have been a little bit

17 better if the city didn't have to come out of

18 pocket for the money that was -- that was asked

19 here, I would be voting yes for this.

20 But I think a better deal can be

21 made. I would like the vote here tonight to

22 reflect the actual conversations that were had

23 in this room. And three years out when the

24 data is collected, we could move in a path but

25 that this vote here reflects the conversations
 78

 1 that were had and the input from our citizens

 2 and our downtown businesses.

 3 And I would like to say that we did

 4 listen to those businesses when they came last

 5 week. Thank you.

 6 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Mr. Schuster.

 7 Anyone else? Roll call, please.

 8 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. King.

 9 MR. KING: Yes.

10 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Schuster.

11 MR. SCHUSTER: No.

12 MS. HERBSTER: Dr. Rothchild.

13 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

14 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. McAndrew.

15 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.

16 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Smurl.

17 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare

18 Item 7-C legally and lawfully adopted.

19 MR. VOLDENBERG: EIGHTH ORDER.

20 8-A. File of the Council No. 80,

21 2025.

22 MR. SMURL: This ordinance is a HUD

23 2025 Consolidation Plan. It has been tabled

24 until a public hearing can be held, Tuesday,

25 July 29th, 2025, at 5:45 p.m.
 79

 1 MR. VOLDENBERG: 8-B. File of the

 2 Council No. 81, 2025.

 3 MR. SMURL: This ordinance

 4 establishes a school zone at Francis Willard

 5 Elementary School.

 6 MR. VOLDENBERG: 8-C. File of the

 7 Council No. 82, 2025.

 8 MR. SMURL: This ordinance

 9 establishes a no parking zone on Eynon Street

10 near Francis Willard Elementary School.

11 MR. VOLDENBERG: 8-D. File of the

12 Council No. 83, 2025.

13 MR. SMURL: This ordinance

14 establishes Hampton Street as one way eastbound

15 from 12th Avenue to Main Avenue.

16 If there's no further business, I'll

17 entertain a motion to adjourn.

18 MR. MCANDREW: Motion to adjourn.

19 MR. SMURL: This meeting is

20 adjourned.

21

22

23

24

25
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 1 C E R T I F I C A T E

 2

 3 I hereby certify that the proceedings and

 4 evidence are contained fully and accurately in the

 5 notes taken by me of the above-cause and that this copy

 6 is a correct transcript of the same to the best of my

 7 ability.

 8

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 $ 24th [1] - 6:23 15:24, 34:16, 61:20, 60:9, 60:13, 60:14,
 8
 267 [1] - 40:18 77:22 60:16, 60:17, 75:5,
$2,000 [1] - 19:8 27 [2] - 59:25, 75:9 8 [2] - 68:4, 69:14 Adams [1] - 25:9 75:10, 75:17, 75:18,
$35 [1] - 27:7 29th [1] - 78:25 8-A [1] - 78:20 add [5] - 25:15, 61:10, 75:22, 75:23, 75:25,
$50,000 [2] - 29:10, 8-B [1] - 79:1 68:8, 68:19, 68:22 76:1
 30:8 3 8-C [1] - 79:6 added [1] - 48:3 agrees [1] - 38:6
$72,000 [1] - 30:8 8-D [1] - 79:11 addition [1] - 21:25 ahead [1] - 26:14
 3(A [1] - 67:16 80 [1] - 78:20 additional [1] - 36:6 aid [1] - 5:17
 1 3-A [1] - 4:24 81 [1] - 79:2 additionally [1] - 68:5 airports [1] - 20:2
 311 [1] - 13:4 82 [1] - 79:7 address [2] - 3:19, align [1] - 34:11
1 [1] - 32:5 37 [2] - 59:5, 74:14 83 [1] - 79:12 24:12 Allegiance [1] - 3:1
10 [8] - 5:2, 6:17, 84 [7] - 3:25, 4:5, 4:17, addressed [2] - 47:12, allow [1] - 52:2
 10:24, 38:9, 38:25, 4 31:12, 32:14, 59:4, 49:7 allowed [2] - 32:12,
 47:6, 49:16, 49:17 74:13 addressing [1] - 33:12 32:16
100 [1] - 47:18 41 [1] - 67:18 85 [1] - 67:7 adjourn [2] - 79:17, allowing [1] - 20:14
101st [2] - 6:7 45 [3] - 33:21, 38:6, 86 [1] - 57:8 79:18 almost [3] - 8:20,
10:00 [1] - 9:19 51:18 87 [1] - 58:1 adjourned [1] - 79:20 12:9, 42:18
11 [2] - 5:1, 5:2 47 [2] - 37:15, 38:25 administration [12] - alone [1] - 24:6
1225 [1] - 56:16 12:12, 18:20, 31:14, alternative [1] - 17:2
 9
12th [3] - 6:18, 40:17, 5 35:20, 36:19, 39:9, AMEND [3] - 57:9,
 79:15 9 [1] - 9:19 39:12, 64:12, 64:16, 60:8, 75:17
15 [1] - 38:10 5-A [1] - 45:16 91 [4] - 31:11, 32:5, 64:21, 76:13, 76:22 amend [2] - 67:25,
150,000 [1] - 38:8 5-B [3] - 33:7, 52:5, 32:15, 67:8 adopted [3] - 73:8, 68:16
15th [1] - 1:7 52:10 74:10, 78:18 amended [18] - 29:22,
 5-C [2] - 54:10, 54:17
16718030009 [1] -
 5-D [2] - 55:19, 55:25
 A ADOPTION [3] - 67:6, 30:4, 61:2, 61:3,
 73:14 73:11, 74:13 61:4, 61:6, 61:9,
18 [1] - 57:9 5-E [2] - 56:13, 56:18 a.m [2] - 68:3, 68:4 advised [1] - 47:24 61:21, 61:23, 62:1,
1800 [1] - 58:3 50/50 [1] - 24:20 Abe's [1] - 28:6 advisory [1] - 18:17 62:8, 62:10, 62:21,
19 [2] - 18:9, 18:10 5:00 [2] - 26:7, 26:10 ability [5] - 31:13, advocate [1] - 33:13 71:10, 72:6, 72:14,
19's [1] - 18:5 5:30 [1] - 26:12 31:24, 39:18, 65:15, affect [3] - 10:1, 73:7
1928 [3] - 33:7, 52:7, 5:45 [1] - 78:25 80:7 70:17, 70:18 AMENDED [20] -
 52:23 able [3] - 13:20, 29:13, affected [4] - 25:12, 59:23, 59:25, 60:1,
1969 [1] - 5:14 6 69:23 77:8, 77:12, 77:14 60:3, 60:5, 60:7,
1980's [1] - 19:3 above-cause [1] - affects [1] - 32:14 60:12, 60:14, 60:16,
 6-A [3] - 57:7, 57:13, 80:5 67:9, 67:17, 75:7,
1982 [1] - 19:7 agencies [1] - 45:9
 57:15 abundant [2] - 13:25, 75:9, 75:10, 75:12,
1999 [1] - 6:23 agenda [2] - 4:5,
 6-B [3] - 57:25, 58:7, 15:1 75:14, 75:16, 75:21,
 30:25
 58:9 abuses [1] - 18:15 75:23, 75:25
 2 6-C [8] - 59:2, 60:19,
 aggressively [1] - 7:4
 accepting [3] - 34:4, ago [5] - 6:17, 39:6, AMENDING [5] - 57:8,
2 [2] - 34:4, 38:7 60:21, 66:14, 66:19, 61:24, 62:9 59:4, 67:7, 67:15,
 47:22, 48:25, 49:18
2002 [1] - 67:8 72:2, 74:11 accomplish [1] - 24:3 74:14
 agree [3] - 51:4,
2004 [1] - 41:20 67 [1] - 67:18 accomplishing [1] - amendment [1] -
 51:10, 71:15
2009 [1] - 5:10 6:00 [2] - 26:13, 26:17 27:3 61:19
 agreed [2] - 29:9, 63:5
2016 [10] - 33:17, 59:5, accordingly [1] - 41:4 agreement [16] - 21:8, amendments [9] -
 60:1, 60:12, 60:14, 7 accountability [3] - 23:22, 30:7, 31:25, 61:10, 63:10, 68:19,
 67:18, 74:15, 75:10, 33:13, 33:23, 34:22 33:18, 35:24, 61:6, 69:1, 71:16, 71:19,
 7 [6] - 68:3, 68:4, 71:21, 72:8, 72:13
 75:21, 75:23 accurately [1] - 80:4 61:18, 61:20, 61:24,
 69:14 amends [1] - 32:6
2018 [2] - 59:24, 75:8 achieve [1] - 14:25 62:9, 62:10, 62:11,
 7-A [12] - 31:11, 32:3, America [3] - 33:21,
2019 [1] - 67:18 achieving [2] - 17:14, 63:18, 69:12, 77:6
 32:5, 67:5, 67:25, 43:21, 64:12
2022 [2] - 59:25, 75:9 17:15 AGREEMENT [16] -
 68:16, 71:8, 72:6, AMERICAN [1] - 54:13
2024 [1] - 5:2 Act [3] - 29:12, 29:21, 59:16, 59:17, 59:18,
 72:11, 72:12, 73:7 American [1] - 44:6
2025 [19] - 1:7, 4:1, 37:15 59:19, 59:22, 59:23,
 7-B [3] - 73:9, 73:21, amount [3] - 17:4,
 4:5, 4:17, 5:1, 5:2, act [1] - 64:22 60:5, 60:7, 74:25,
 74:10 42:15, 44:17
 31:12, 57:8, 58:1, action [3] - 5:13, 75:1, 75:2, 75:3,
 7-C [7] - 71:24, 71:25, amounts [1] - 36:20
 59:4, 67:7, 73:12, 58:14, 62:12 75:6, 75:7, 75:14,
 72:2, 72:16, 74:11,
 74:14, 78:21, 78:23, ACTIONS [4] - 59:20, 75:16 AN [13] - 52:6, 54:11,
 76:5, 78:18
 78:25, 79:2, 79:7, 60:15, 75:4, 75:24 agreements [2] - 55:20, 55:23, 57:8,
 7:00 [5] - 24:19, 25:22, 58:1, 59:4, 59:5,
 79:12 actions [3] - 5:13, 31:22, 34:22
 25:23, 26:10, 27:4 67:8, 67:19, 67:20,
23 [2] - 59:24, 75:8 68:21, 76:17 AGREEMENTS [16] -
241 [1] - 73:12 actual [5] - 14:5, 59:21, 60:1, 60:8, 74:15
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ANCILLARY [4] - approved [3] - 35:4, authorized [1] - 68:13 baseball [4] - 50:18, broken [2] - 27:15,
 59:20, 60:15, 75:4, 63:16, 63:19 authorizes [1] - 31:20 50:22, 50:23 28:3
 75:24 approves [1] - 31:20 AUTHORIZING [6] - basic [1] - 42:3 BROOK [1] - 54:15
AND [52] - 5:1, 59:6, approving [1] - 62:17 54:11, 55:20, 58:2, bears [1] - 35:9 brought [9] - 23:24,
 59:7, 59:12, 59:15, area [4] - 25:4, 25:7, 59:6, 67:13, 74:15 beat [1] - 10:22 35:10, 46:9, 47:15,
 59:17, 59:18, 59:19, 54:24, 77:12 AVENUE [2] - 56:16, behalf [2] - 34:5, 47:21, 47:22, 48:13,
 59:20, 59:22, 59:24, areas [1] - 17:5 58:4 51:10 53:19, 64:17
 60:2, 60:3, 60:4, Argenta [1] - 33:5 Avenue [11] - 22:2, behind [3] - 22:1, budgets [1] - 34:15
 60:5, 60:7, 60:8, ARGENTA [1] - 33:5 22:5, 23:7, 23:8, 33:20, 50:17 build [1] - 42:23
 60:10, 60:13, 60:14, arises [1] - 35:23 28:5, 45:23, 47:18, belief [1] - 12:22 building [3] - 22:6,
 60:15, 60:16, 67:12, arm [1] - 18:19 50:24, 79:15 belong [1] - 20:5 22:17, 42:21
 67:14, 67:18, 67:21, arrangement [1] - avoid [1] - 70:6 benefit [1] - 35:6 built [2] - 14:12
 67:23, 74:15, 74:16, 33:20 avoids [1] - 65:10 best [3] - 39:18, 65:19, bunch [4] - 19:11,
 74:21, 74:24, 75:1, ARRANGEMENTS [2] Award [1] - 5:12 80:6 50:1, 50:10, 53:25
 75:2, 75:3, 75:4, - 59:8, 74:17 awarded [1] - 5:12 better [7] - 8:13, 9:21, burden [2] - 16:17,
 75:6, 75:8, 75:11, ARTICLE [1] - 57:9 axles [1] - 55:6 11:11, 21:20, 65:22, 41:5
 75:12, 75:13, 75:14, AS [7] - 59:23, 59:25, aye [10] - 4:9, 54:3, 77:17, 77:20 burdens [2] - 33:20,
 75:16, 75:17, 75:19, 67:9, 67:17, 73:14, 55:12, 56:6, 56:24, between [2] - 18:17, 65:11
 75:22, 75:23, 75:24, 75:7, 75:9 57:18, 58:20, 66:5, 63:6 Burger [1] - 50:17
 75:25 assets [2] - 35:16, 66:21, 70:22 beyond [1] - 12:22 buses [1] - 16:8
Angela [1] - 13:16 36:13 Aye [48] - 4:10, 4:11, Biden [1] - 45:22 busiest [1] - 65:8
ann's [1] - 5:24 ASSISTANT [1] - 2:9 4:12, 4:13, 4:14, big [5] - 18:8, 18:21, business [11] - 11:7,
announced [3] - assumed [1] - 35:3 54:4, 54:5, 54:6, 19:8, 28:14, 45:9 14:1, 18:21, 19:4,
 23:13, 29:7, 29:24 assuming [1] - 52:24 54:7, 54:8, 55:13, biggest [1] - 76:25 20:10, 64:5, 65:3,
announcements [1] - AT [2] - 54:14, 56:16 55:14, 55:15, 55:16, biking [1] - 16:9 69:16, 69:21, 77:13,
 5:6 attached [1] - 61:25 55:17, 56:7, 56:8, bill [1] - 32:3 79:16
answer [6] - 21:12, attachment [1] - 62:1 56:9, 56:10, 56:11, birthday [3] - 6:7, 6:8 businesses [17] - 7:5,
 25:2, 32:23, 36:16, 56:25, 57:1, 57:2, bit [7] - 11:14, 11:22, 8:6, 14:3, 14:12,
 attend [1] - 6:1
 39:1, 49:7 57:3, 57:4, 57:19, 13:19, 16:24, 63:4, 17:11, 20:11, 21:3,
 attending [1] - 20:12
answered [1] - 20:20 57:20, 57:21, 57:22, 69:24, 77:16 23:6, 34:19, 38:3,
 attention [5] - 24:5,
answers [6] - 12:11, 57:23, 58:21, 58:22, blacktop [1] - 49:5 45:14, 65:4, 65:11,
 32:5, 47:21, 48:13,
 36:15, 36:18, 39:20, 58:23, 58:24, 58:25, blaming [1] - 18:25 77:7, 77:9, 78:2,
 53:21
 48:8, 50:16 66:6, 66:7, 66:8, 78:4
 attorney [2] - 3:18, bless [2] - 49:18
antenna [2] - 18:3, 66:9, 66:22, 66:23, busy [1] - 51:5
 23:2 blight [2] - 40:5, 48:18
 18:6 66:24, 66:25, 70:23, buying [1] - 19:5
 Attorney [1] - 10:14 BLIGHTED [1] - 57:10
ANTHONY [1] - 58:5 70:24, 70:25, 71:1, BY [16] - 57:7, 57:25,
 Attorney's [1] - 41:3 block [4] - 11:15, 12:5,
ANTIQUATED [1] - 71:2 59:3, 59:12, 59:21,
 ATTY [19] - 3:20, 47:18, 51:7
 52:7 ayes [10] - 4:14, 54:8, 59:23, 60:16, 67:5,
 52:22, 61:2, 61:5, BLOCK [1] - 58:3
antiquated [2] - 33:7, 55:17, 56:11, 57:4, 67:15, 67:17, 73:10,
 61:12, 61:16, 61:22, blocks [1] - 23:3
 52:16 57:23, 58:25, 66:11, 74:12, 74:21, 75:5,
 62:7, 62:16, 62:23, bond [2] - 42:13,
ANY [1] - 52:8 67:2, 71:2 75:7, 75:25
 63:1, 63:5, 63:12, 70:16
anyway [2] - 28:17, 63:25, 71:17, 71:20, bondholder [1] -
 30:13 72:1, 72:5, 72:18 B 35:22 C
anyways [1] - 16:14 audience [1] - 46:9 bondholders [3] -
apart [3] - 41:23, backbone [1] - 65:5 cab [1] - 9:24
 August [1] - 5:10 8:15, 64:12, 69:12
 41:24, 43:22 backdoor [1] - 32:18 cable [1] - 43:15
 Authorities [1] - 20:3 bonds [4] - 19:3, 19:6,
APARTMENTS [1] - backup [2] - 7:21, cafe [2] - 21:11, 21:25
 authority [1] - 31:18 35:24, 36:1
 73:15 39:24 campaign [1] - 40:14
 AUTHORITY [4] - books [1] - 52:19
applause [1] - 10:13 bad [4] - 18:4, 19:9, candidate [1] - 33:7
 59:12, 59:14, 74:22, bottom [1] - 45:24
apply [1] - 80:22 43:6, 49:4 cannot [3] - 38:21,
 74:23 bought [1] - 19:7
appreciate [1] - 24:10 bagging [2] - 32:6, 39:22, 40:3
 Authority [6] - 19:17, break [1] - 64:19
approach [1] - 34:10 68:9 car [9] - 9:11, 9:24,
 20:16, 21:22, 37:13, breakdown [1] - 34:3
APPROPRIATE [4] - bail [4] - 35:13, 35:14, 16:13, 16:22, 17:8,
 44:13 briefly [1] - 52:20
 59:7, 60:2, 74:16, 38:16, 39:21 38:19, 53:11, 53:13,
 AUTHORITY'S [2] - bring [5] - 24:4, 32:5,
 75:11 bailout [3] - 34:10, 53:14
 60:9, 75:18 36:13, 47:10, 65:15
appropriate [1] - 37:19, 39:3 CARD [1] - 67:22
 authorize [1] - 31:14 bringing [2] - 7:18,
 31:21 barricades [1] - 48:14 card [3] - 27:20, 27:23
 AUTHORIZE [7] - 49:1
approval [1] - 63:19 barrier [1] - 48:7 care [8] - 7:8, 8:24,
 59:20, 60:1, 60:15, brings [1] - 23:11
approve [2] - 53:16, bars [2] - 15:11, 15:17 13:5, 44:9, 47:25,
 67:19, 75:4, 75:10, broadband [1] - 50:2
 72:6 base [1] - 5:8 48:8, 48:18, 49:1
 75:24
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careless [1] - 39:5 40:12, 69:2 collected [1] - 77:24 50:3, 50:14, 50:22, 39:19
CARRERA [1] - 2:9 cities [1] - 43:21 COLLECTIVELY [2] - 51:2 contract [1] - 39:18
carriage [1] - 53:4 CITIZEN [1] - 6:12 60:7, 75:16 concerns [4] - 7:2, contracted [1] - 29:8
cars [15] - 14:6, 14:11, Citizens [1] - 4:20 college [2] - 23:6, 44:1 8:12, 21:5, 77:1 contractors [1] -
 14:18, 14:22, 15:16, citizens [4] - 6:19, College [1] - 23:6 CONCESSION [18] - 42:18
 15:22, 16:5, 17:16, 34:13, 36:17, 78:1 combined [1] - 38:9 59:8, 59:15, 59:16, contracts [1] - 31:15
 27:16, 28:10, 45:24, City [11] - 21:9, 23:13, coming [5] - 8:11, 59:18, 59:19, 59:22, contrary [1] - 36:12
 52:25, 53:2, 53:5, 31:19, 31:23, 32:17, 26:6, 45:6, 45:8, 59:23, 60:4, 60:6, contribution [1] - 38:8
 53:20 33:6, 37:10, 39:25, 46:24 74:17, 74:24, 74:25, control [4] - 33:22,
case [3] - 15:5, 29:1, 40:19, 48:14, 77:14 comment [1] - 23:1 75:2, 75:3, 75:6, 34:21, 51:24, 80:23
 36:24 city [61] - 6:18, 8:15, commentary [1] - 21:5 75:7, 75:13, 75:15 conversations [2] -
caucus [2] - 24:24, 10:2, 10:21, 11:9, comments [7] - 5:3, concession [10] - 77:22, 77:25
 69:9 11:13, 12:2, 12:18, 45:19, 46:7, 47:3, 35:4, 35:23, 61:5, convinced [1] - 8:3
caused [1] - 34:2 13:13, 14:2, 14:4, 49:13, 51:17, 66:2 61:17, 61:20, 61:24, convoluted [3] - 31:4,
centers [1] - 35:1 14:11, 14:13, 14:15, committed [1] - 69:17 62:9, 62:10, 62:11, 42:12, 44:5
CERTAIN [8] - 59:20, 14:21, 15:25, 16:2, COMMITTEE [4] - 63:18 Cool [1] - 41:23
 60:13, 60:15, 67:19, 16:17, 16:25, 17:2, 57:11, 67:6, 73:10, CONCESSIONAIRE coordinated [1] -
 67:23, 75:4, 75:22, 18:6, 18:15, 18:18, 74:12 [2] - 59:10, 74:19 44:24
 75:24 19:16, 20:4, 21:14, committee [4] - 52:11, concessions [3] - coordination [4] -
certainly [2] - 53:12, 21:24, 23:2, 23:17, 54:18, 56:1, 56:19 62:22, 68:22, 77:15 43:18, 43:19, 45:11,
 64:24 25:4, 25:12, 25:19, Committee [5] - 71:5, concrete [1] - 50:5 45:12
certificate [1] - 80:21 26:12, 29:10, 30:12, 71:7, 73:18, 73:20, condition [1] - 54:25 copy [1] - 80:5
certify [1] - 80:3 30:14, 30:15, 31:13, 76:4 conditions [1] - 32:4 corner [2] - 48:12,
certifying [1] - 80:24 31:21, 31:24, 32:15, communicated [1] - conductor [1] - 42:5 48:15
Chai [1] - 33:16 33:8, 33:11, 33:16, 35:21 conflicting [1] - 31:4 CORPORATION [1] -
Chairman [3] - 57:14, 34:1, 35:12, 35:25, communication [1] - confused [3] - 7:17, 55:22
 58:8, 60:20 38:5, 38:6, 39:16, 21:14 52:18, 63:8 Correct [1] - 62:23
Chairperson [5] - 44:21, 46:2, 47:7, communities [1] - confusing [2] - 61:13, correct [9] - 61:1,
 71:4, 71:6, 73:17, 53:5, 53:6, 63:6, 43:23 61:16 61:10, 62:14, 63:7,
 73:19, 76:4 65:5, 70:10, 70:14, COMMUNITY [4] - Connell [1] - 22:6 63:10, 63:21, 72:17,
challenge [1] - 23:4 76:13, 77:17 54:14, 59:8, 73:10, consider [3] - 14:18, 72:19, 80:6
challenges [2] - 36:5, CITY [19] - 1:1, 2:8, 74:18 15:6, 17:2 correctly [1] - 62:6
 65:6 2:9, 4:24, 52:8, 57:9, Community [2] - consideration [2] - cost [7] - 14:5, 14:7,
CHAMBERS [1] - 1:12 59:7, 59:11, 59:13, 73:18, 73:20 34:17, 61:7 14:8, 15:24, 36:23
chance [2] - 32:20, 60:2, 60:11, 67:10, community [6] - 3:7, CONSIDERATION [3] Council [30] - 3:21,
 39:4 74:16, 74:20, 74:21, 33:14, 34:11, 34:18, - 67:5, 73:10, 74:12 3:25, 4:5, 4:17, 5:5,
 74:22, 75:11, 75:20 35:5, 40:11 considered [1] - 65:17
change [5] - 23:23, 10:21, 12:7, 12:25,
 city's [2] - 35:19, 38:8 community's [1] - considering [1] - 25:8
 25:13, 31:10, 68:2, 17:20, 18:16, 19:15,
 69:15 clarify [1] - 33:25 35:16 Consolidation [1] - 21:9, 24:13, 29:23,
CHANGE [1] - 67:16 clarity [3] - 35:8, companies [1] - 44:7 78:23 31:19, 31:23, 32:17,
changes [11] - 13:14, 61:15, 70:5 company [9] - 12:3, constituents [1] - 33:6, 37:2, 37:4,
 24:7, 29:19, 31:8, clause [2] - 68:2, 68:8 13:8, 13:9, 19:8, 10:11 40:22, 40:25, 53:19,
 31:14, 31:18, 62:11, clean [1] - 52:19 22:22, 29:8, 51:24, constitute [1] - 34:9 62:2, 78:20, 79:2,
 63:15, 69:13, 72:9, cleaning [1] - 53:15 55:3, 63:6 constitutional [1] - 79:7, 79:12
 72:10 clear [4] - 30:25, 36:9, COMPANY [1] - 54:13 42:24 COUNCIL [17] - 1:1,
changing [1] - 23:15 64:11, 65:16 COMPARISON [2] - construction [1] - 1:12, 2:10, 57:8,
Channel [1] - 18:5 clearly [2] - 35:21, 4:25, 5:1 42:6 58:1, 59:4, 59:5,
CHAPTER [1] - 57:9 39:4 complained [2] - 12:4, consulted [1] - 11:8 59:24, 59:25, 67:7,
charge [1] - 17:1 CLERK [2] - 2:8, 2:9 12:19 contact [2] - 13:3, 67:8, 67:17, 67:18,
charging [1] - 24:2 clock [2] - 26:11, complete [2] - 5:16, 23:19 74:13, 74:14, 75:8,
Charter [1] - 42:25 26:18 65:18 contacted [2] - 12:25, 75:9
cheap [1] - 15:1 closer [1] - 22:3 completely [1] - 76:11 13:9 Councilman [2] -
cheapest [1] - 16:10 closure [2] - 40:16, compromise [2] - contained [1] - 80:4 65:14, 70:4
checking [1] - 27:17 40:17 35:5, 69:25 containing [1] - 32:3 country [2] - 19:9,
Cherra [1] - 6:6 code [1] - 46:19 concentrate [1] - CONTEMPLATED [4] 38:15
choices [1] - 37:9 CODE [1] - 57:9 43:25 - 59:21, 60:16, 75:5, County [1] - 41:2
choked [1] - 16:22 Cognetti [3] - 18:20, concentration [1] - 75:25 county [1] - 42:25
 37:8, 40:11 45:8 content [1] - 31:8 couple [6] - 43:12,
choose [3] - 14:21,
 coincide [1] - 24:7 concern [1] - 50:14 contest [1] - 41:1 46:8, 46:16, 47:5,
 15:21, 16:21
chose [3] - 19:15, colleague [1] - 76:18 concerned [5] - 49:25, continue [2] - 32:16, 48:24, 51:17
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Court [2] - 1:24, 80:11 decision [5] - 16:25, discrepancies [1] - driven [1] - 34:11 entered [1] - 33:17
courtesy [1] - 10:4 17:2, 29:7, 29:15, 21:17 driveway [1] - 50:5 entertain [5] - 52:10,
cover [5] - 19:23, 25:4, 37:24 discuss [1] - 32:18 driving [1] - 15:13 54:17, 55:25, 56:18,
 25:7, 29:10, 31:6 decisionmaking [1] - discussed [1] - 62:22 drop [1] - 29:9 79:17
covered [1] - 11:4 33:14 discussing [1] - 61:19 drunk [1] - 15:18 entity [2] - 33:20,
covering [1] - 34:4 decisions [1] - 10:1 discussion [1] - 69:10 due [3] - 22:24, 36:7, 35:18
Covid [3] - 18:25, declare [3] - 73:6, disheartening [1] - 42:13 ENVIRONMENTAL [1]
 19:20, 38:20 74:9, 78:17 64:8 dug [1] - 50:12 - 54:14
COYNE [1] - 28:20 deep [1] - 39:13 Dispense [1] - 4:21 Dunmore [2] - 39:24, episode [1] - 19:9
Coyne [1] - 28:20 default [7] - 33:25, disregard [1] - 5:16 42:20 equals [1] - 37:21
crafted [1] - 76:11 36:3, 38:12, 38:24, DISTRIBUTED [1] - during [4] - 4:20, 5:8, equivalent [1] - 38:19
crap [1] - 8:4 46:3, 65:10, 70:6 4:25 21:3, 69:9 era [1] - 53:10
crater [1] - 5:19 defaults [2] - 35:19, District [1] - 41:3 especially [1] - 3:7
create [2] - 16:10, 38:13 dive [1] - 37:7 E ESQ [1] - 2:10
 30:15 DEFEATED [1] - 59:3 dog [2] - 40:25, 41:9 establishes [3] - 79:4,
creates [1] - 30:15 defend [1] - 36:23 dollar [3] - 20:1, e-mails [1] - 46:18 79:9, 79:14
CREDIT [1] - 67:22 definitely [1] - 49:19 26:14, 36:20 EASEMENT [1] - ESTABLISHING [1] -
credit [1] - 76:14 degree [2] - 44:2, 44:3 dollars [8] - 10:5, 54:12 67:11
crew [1] - 42:6 deliberation [2] - 26:15, 34:4, 38:7, easier [1] - 43:1 ESTABLISHMENT [1]
crickets [1] - 12:8 29:12, 29:18 38:10, 38:25, 51:19 easiest [1] - 15:13 - 67:9
crisis [3] - 10:8, 39:20, deliver [2] - 31:22, done [10] - 11:11, eastbound [1] - 79:14 estimated [1] - 30:8
 44:25 31:25 12:6, 12:20, 12:25, economic [1] - 65:6 evac [1] - 5:20
current [1] - 35:20 demands [1] - 36:6 19:25, 22:7, 22:22, Education [1] - 45:10 Evans [2] - 3:8, 19:15
customers [3] - 20:24, denied [1] - 31:23 30:19, 42:4, 62:6 education [2] - 21:11, evening [5] - 4:16,
 21:12, 23:4 Department [2] - doors [1] - 39:14 21:13 10:20, 20:9, 24:14,
cut [6] - 11:14, 11:17, 45:10, 53:8 Dorothy [1] - 12:24 effect [1] - 30:10 37:4
 11:24, 13:7, 43:10 department [1] - 43:8 down [13] - 8:16, 19:1, EIGHTH [1] - 78:19 event [1] - 5:25
cuts [3] - 11:13, 11:23, deserve [1] - 39:4 25:21, 26:24, 31:13, Eighth [1] - 30:19 eventually [1] - 11:19
 12:3 deserving [1] - 58:18 32:2, 32:4, 32:12, either [1] - 29:1 evidence [1] - 80:4
cutting [1] - 19:22 despite [1] - 36:11 32:22, 32:25, 64:17, electric [1] - 43:16 evidenced [1] - 8:10
 determination [1] - 76:3, 76:18 ELECTRIC [1] - 55:22 evidently [1] - 30:20
 D 35:9 downtown [26] - 6:22, Elementary [2] - 79:5, examples [2] - 15:20,
 Development [2] - 7:1, 7:5, 7:9, 7:10, 79:10 18:21
dads [1] - 50:22 73:18, 73:20 10:2, 11:7, 12:17, elimination [1] - 20:21 except [1] - 19:19
dance [1] - 37:16 DEVELOPMENT [5] - 13:22, 13:25, 14:6, Ellman [2] - 17:19, excuse [1] - 38:21
danger [1] - 16:18 56:15, 59:9, 73:11, 14:24, 16:19, 17:3, 20:7 EXECUTE [4] - 59:7,
dare [1] - 40:25 73:13, 74:18 17:5, 17:9, 17:16, ELLMAN [1] - 17:20 60:3, 74:16, 75:12
darn [2] - 10:9, 13:10 development [1] - 20:10, 20:25, 21:20, empty [2] - 48:12, execute [2] - 31:22,
data [4] - 8:5, 8:7, 14:2 25:3, 25:7, 25:11, 48:16 31:25
 69:18, 77:24 Dickson [1] - 39:25 34:18, 65:2, 78:2 enable [4] - 14:20, EXECUTION [2] -
date [2] - 36:24, 70:16 die [1] - 42:14 DPW [2] - 39:19, 49:1 14:21, 16:20, 16:21 54:12, 55:21
DATE [1] - 4:25 died [1] - 6:17 Dr [7] - 3:14, 47:2, enabling [2] - 14:1, executive [3] - 3:21,
dates [1] - 61:18 different [6] - 43:8, 48:21, 49:11, 73:1, 17:15 28:22, 28:25
days [1] - 64:18 44:7, 46:23, 50:11, 74:4, 78:12 end [2] - 21:18, 39:14 exemplify [1] - 34:8
dead [1] - 31:11 61:13, 61:17 DR [28] - 4:2, 4:12, ends [1] - 41:25 Exhibit [1] - 68:10
deal [7] - 37:22, 64:13, difficult [1] - 62:3 47:4, 48:2, 48:11, enforce [1] - 15:7 EXISTING [1] - 55:23
 64:24, 76:15, 76:19, dig [4] - 43:9, 43:10, 48:23, 49:9, 52:13, ENFORCEMENT [2] - exit [1] - 50:23
 77:16, 77:20 44:3, 44:23 54:6, 54:20, 55:15, 67:14, 67:21 expansion [1] - 40:12
dealing [3] - 3:22, digging [3] - 42:1, 56:9, 56:20, 57:2, enforcement [5] - expectations [1] -
 8:20, 54:1 44:3, 44:22 57:16, 57:21, 58:10, 46:19, 68:2, 68:6, 34:14
death [2] - 40:2, 40:16 diligence [1] - 22:24 58:23, 60:22, 66:3, 72:9, 72:10 expensive [3] - 16:1,
debacle [1] - 37:18 direct [2] - 35:19, 66:7, 66:23, 68:25, enforcements [1] - 16:7, 42:12
 80:23 70:25, 73:2, 73:19, 34:5
debate [2] - 35:3, expert [4] - 35:10,
 direction [1] - 21:1 74:5, 78:13 enforcing [1] - 53:9
 37:18 36:5, 44:9, 44:14
 directly [4] - 7:13, dragged [1] - 5:19 ensure [1] - 48:8
debt [4] - 34:1, 35:3, experts [3] - 43:20,
 35:23, 36:10 14:8, 29:18, 35:22 drain [1] - 19:2 ensuring [1] - 34:22 44:8
decade [1] - 35:12 director [1] - 42:7 drawn [1] - 11:16 enter [3] - 31:21, explain [2] - 32:14,
deception [1] - 39:9 disappointed [1] - drinking [1] - 15:12 31:24, 40:25 52:20
decide [1] - 15:6 13:19 drive [4] - 7:7, 14:6, ENTER [4] - 59:7, explainer [1] - 31:6
 disclosure [1] - 34:15 15:17, 15:18 60:3, 74:17, 75:12
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expose [1] - 34:24 fees [8] - 24:23, 27:10, folks [1] - 48:18 G grow [1] - 41:17
exposed [1] - 30:24 32:6, 65:4, 65:7, follow [4] - 20:13, growth [2] - 7:9, 14:1
EXTEND [2] - 60:12, 65:18, 68:9 41:8, 48:1, 50:6 gallantry [1] - 5:13 guarantee [1] - 36:1
 75:21 fellow [1] - 18:2 follows [1] - 67:25 gallery [1] - 7:25 guess [4] - 22:10,
extended [1] - 31:10 felt [1] - 64:6 FOR [23] - 1:1, 4:25, game [1] - 7:8 26:14, 26:21, 66:1
extending [1] - 32:9 Ferguson [1] - 3:8 5:2, 52:5, 54:10, gang [2] - 8:4, 41:25 guy [1] - 5:21
EXTENSION [1] - few [5] - 5:10, 22:8, 54:13, 55:19, 55:22, garage [2] - 9:18,
 67:20 47:14, 52:25, 53:1 56:13, 56:14, 56:15, 26:22 H
extension [3] - 21:2, field [2] - 50:18, 50:23 67:5, 67:6, 67:9, GARAGES [2] - 59:12,
 32:8, 68:11 FIFTH [1] - 45:16 67:12, 67:15, 67:22, 74:21 hair [2] - 8:17, 77:11
extensively [1] - 35:5 fifth [1] - 68:1 73:9, 73:11, 73:12, garages [11] - 9:8, 9:9, hall [2] - 7:12, 10:10
external [1] - 36:5 figures [1] - 34:16 74:12, 74:13 9:13, 9:16, 20:1, halls [1] - 21:15
externalities [1] - 15:9 File [7] - 3:25, 4:5, forced [1] - 76:22 22:9, 24:2, 38:6, hallway [1] - 76:3
extra [1] - 39:14 4:16, 31:11, 32:5, foreclosure [1] - 9:1 38:24, 51:18, 69:24 Hampton [1] - 79:14
extraction [1] - 34:12 79:1, 79:11 forefront [1] - 36:14 garbage [2] - 47:15, Hand [1] - 41:23
extreme [1] - 39:25 file [2] - 78:20, 79:6 foregoing [1] - 80:21 48:5 happy [8] - 6:7, 6:8,
extremely [2] - 31:5, FILE [14] - 57:7, 58:1, foreman [1] - 42:7 gas [1] - 43:15 23:9, 69:17, 76:24,
 58:13 59:3, 59:5, 59:23, forget [5] - 6:20, 11:3, gauged [1] - 40:6 77:2, 77:8, 77:15
Eynon [1] - 79:9 59:24, 67:7, 67:8, 15:14, 49:16 general [1] - 7:13 hard [4] - 8:5, 10:5,
 67:17, 67:18, 74:13, forgot [2] - 19:7, 45:4 gentleman [3] - 13:5, 36:24, 49:17
 F 74:14, 75:7, 75:8 forgotten [1] - 11:2 22:7, 23:17 head [2] - 8:23, 29:3
 filed [1] - 5:5 FORMALLY [1] - gentleman's [1] - Health [1] - 45:10
face [2] - 36:6, 53:14 filled [3] - 8:21, 34:6, 74:11 20:17 hear [6] - 10:5, 23:9,
FACILITIES [10] - 45:23 forth [3] - 28:4, 28:6, GERALD [1] - 2:2 24:16, 24:22, 27:9,
  59:17, 59:19, 59:22, filling [1] - 42:1 68:10 Gilbride [6] - 3:19, 37:8
  60:6, 60:11, 75:1, film [1] - 42:7 Forum [3] - 6:23, 9:10, 29:4, 36:10, 52:16, heard [8] - 10:6,
  75:3, 75:6, 75:15, final [15] - 4:18, 18:21, 9:19 60:25, 71:14 23:15, 57:12, 58:6,
  75:20 23:11, 62:15, 63:24, forward [6] - 21:19, GILBRIDE [20] - 2:10, 60:18, 64:7, 70:3,
facing [1] - 33:25 66:15, 66:19, 68:23, 32:21, 32:24, 52:4, 3:20, 52:22, 61:2, 76:14
fact [1] - 15:3 71:8, 71:15, 71:19, 55:2, 72:7 61:5, 61:12, 61:16, hearing [2] - 23:23,
factor [1] - 19:5 71:20, 72:16, 73:21, four [1] - 39:13 61:22, 62:7, 62:16, 78:24
failed [5] - 4:6, 31:19, 76:5 Fourth [1] - 4:20 62:23, 63:1, 63:5, held [3] - 3:21, 28:22,
  32:14, 36:12, 70:20 finally [1] - 11:13 FOURTH [1] - 6:11 63:12, 63:25, 71:17, 78:24
failing [6] - 34:20, financial [2] - 33:19, Francis [2] - 79:4, 71:20, 72:1, 72:5, HELD [1] - 1:4
  38:16, 39:10, 39:21, 35:20 79:10 72:18 helicopter [1] - 5:20
  40:12, 76:21 financially [1] - 9:4 Frank [2] - 25:14, given [1] - 33:10 hell [1] - 43:2
failure [3] - 31:17, finish [2] - 55:7 46:16 glad [4] - 20:21, 24:15, hello [1] - 17:20
  64:11, 68:20 fire [2] - 5:15, 8:17 FRANK [1] - 2:8 53:21, 69:11 help [4] - 15:3, 23:21,
failures [1] - 35:15 firm [2] - 40:21, 41:8 Franklin [1] - 23:7 goal [2] - 14:25, 51:25 25:2, 70:6
fair [1] - 69:23 firmly [1] - 65:2 free [4] - 13:24, 15:9, God [5] - 10:10, 11:20, HERBSTER [19] -
Fairview [1] - 47:18 first [7] - 6:13, 6:23, 26:18, 77:1 12:13, 49:18 3:10, 3:12, 3:14,
familiar [1] - 50:19 28:21, 41:20, 41:24, Friday [3] - 26:25, Google [1] - 38:13 3:17, 72:22, 72:24,
family [6] - 40:10, 47:21, 51:1 68:4, 68:5 governance [2] - 73:1, 73:3, 73:5,
  46:12, 46:13, 49:19, fiscal [2] - 34:9, 34:14 friend [2] - 19:2, 46:11 34:11, 45:12 73:25, 74:2, 74:4,
  58:15 fiscally [1] - 70:9 friends [2] - 40:10, GOVERNING [1] - 74:6, 74:8, 78:8,
far [3] - 8:25, 16:10, five [1] - 29:5 46:13 57:10 78:10, 78:12, 78:14,
  44:21 fix [5] - 11:20, 11:23, front [2] - 76:10, 76:20 government [2] - 78:16
fast [1] - 38:19 13:10, 28:14, 43:13 frustrating [2] - 12:12, 29:19, 44:21 hereby [5] - 68:12,
fault [1] - 35:15 fixed [1] - 28:16 12:13 GRANT [1] - 55:21 73:6, 74:9, 78:17,
favor [10] - 4:9, 54:3, fixing [1] - 42:1 full [2] - 13:20, 34:15 granted [1] - 33:21 80:3
  55:12, 56:5, 56:23, floods [1] - 45:3 fully [1] - 80:4 great [7] - 5:21, 5:25, hereto [1] - 68:10
  57:17, 58:20, 66:4, floor [3] - 4:4, 66:18, fund [1] - 45:5 18:8, 18:23, 23:20, herself [1] - 29:14
  66:20, 70:21 68:16 FUNDS [1] - 4:24 58:14, 64:24 hi [2] - 20:9, 41:19
favorite [1] - 11:12 Flynn's [1] - 36:22 funds [1] - 38:16 greet [1] - 39:15 HIG [1] - 44:14
federal [1] - 45:5 focus [3] - 21:15, funneled [1] - 30:14 grinder [1] - 33:3 high [1] - 19:16
fee [4] - 24:17, 26:16, 42:16, 65:9 funny [1] - 53:23 group [1] - 18:17 higher [1] - 34:13
  27:6, 68:12 focused [2] - 17:14, furthermore [1] - groups [2] - 21:15, hijacked [1] - 29:5
FEE [1] - 67:22 33:14 35:18 30:17 HILLTOP [1] - 73:15
fee's [1] - 25:22 focusing [1] - 14:25 future [3] - 9:2, 22:20, Grow [2] - 33:21, hints [1] - 41:8
FEES [1] - 67:20 foliage [1] - 51:6 34:22 64:12 hire [2] - 12:14, 44:9
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history [1] - 46:4 [1] - 67:22 invented [1] - 10:10 KEYSER [1] - 56:16 lawsuit [1] - 36:20
Hodowanitz [2] - 6:13, implementation [1] - invited [1] - 29:17 kick [1] - 33:1 lawsuits [3] - 36:19,
 6:14 68:12 ironic [1] - 53:24 killing [1] - 12:20 43:2, 43:4
HODOWANITZ [1] - important [4] - 15:6, Isaiah [1] - 13:4 kind [8] - 8:22, 11:17, lead [1] - 35:8
 6:14 17:7, 33:25, 69:20 issue [9] - 28:23, 16:23, 41:22, 42:9, LEASE [4] - 59:18,
hold [2] - 15:4, 70:16 impotence [1] - 42:23 28:24, 32:22, 35:11, 42:10, 42:11, 64:19 60:7, 75:2, 75:16
holds [1] - 36:1 IN [7] - 52:8, 58:4, 38:20, 47:10, 47:17, KING [25] - 2:6, 3:11, least [4] - 11:16,
hole [5] - 12:24, 43:11, 59:11, 67:16, 67:19, 51:3, 54:22 4:10, 45:20, 52:12, 11:17, 11:21, 47:22
 44:3 74:20 issued [1] - 35:24 54:4, 55:13, 56:3, led [1] - 68:21
holes [1] - 42:1 INC [2] - 59:9, 74:19 issues [10] - 3:23, 56:7, 56:21, 56:25, legal [3] - 36:1, 37:11,
Home [1] - 42:24 incentives [1] - 16:11 8:19, 36:14, 37:20, 57:19, 58:21, 66:6, 41:7
home [6] - 9:24, incentivize [1] - 16:14 39:21, 40:5, 46:19, 66:13, 66:22, 68:14, legally [3] - 73:7,
 15:18, 18:4, 26:6, incentivizing [1] - 46:20, 47:15 70:23, 71:9, 71:11, 74:10, 78:18
 26:7, 26:12 15:16 Item [20] - 52:10, 72:23, 73:22, 74:1, legislation [6] - 4:19,
homeless [1] - 39:20 include [1] - 37:22 54:17, 55:25, 56:18, 76:6, 78:9 7:15, 32:13, 53:25,
homeowner [1] - included [1] - 22:15 57:13, 57:15, 58:7, King [6] - 26:5, 45:18, 64:4, 65:16
 10:22 includes [1] - 22:24 58:9, 60:19, 60:21, 50:17, 72:22, 73:25, legit [1] - 27:24
homes [2] - 14:3, including [1] - 34:15 66:14, 66:19, 67:25, 78:8 Les [5] - 10:18, 10:21,
 14:12 inclusions [1] - 35:2 68:16, 71:8, 73:7, king [2] - 3:10, 46:5 12:10, 17:21, 17:24
homework [1] - 40:24 income [1] - 30:9 73:21, 74:10, 76:5, kiosk [4] - 27:4, 27:15, less [2] - 16:6, 39:13
honest [1] - 12:13 inconvenience [1] - 78:18 28:4, 28:7 level [1] - 22:5
honestly [1] - 12:10 15:15 items [1] - 5:4 kiosks [4] - 25:5, liabilities [1] - 34:16
HONOR [1] - 58:4 INCREASE [1] - 67:19 itself [5] - 24:6, 30:5, 25:12, 28:2, 28:12 liable [1] - 34:1
honor [1] - 58:14 increase [2] - 27:8, 46:4, 61:20, 62:8 knows [2] - 11:20, libraries [1] - 25:6
hope [5] - 13:24, 39:7, 68:8 76:10 library [3] - 34:19,
 40:17, 46:12, 52:3 increased [2] - 27:11, J KOZ [1] - 49:24 65:12, 77:11
hoping [1] - 24:18 34:5 license [4] - 27:17,
horrible [1] - 30:5 increasing [1] - 16:17 Janet [1] - 19:15 L 27:21, 27:24, 28:11
hospital [1] - 25:20 individuals [1] - 39:15 Jefferson [3] - 23:7, lies [1] - 39:9
 info [1] - 36:25 45:23, 49:3 lack [1] - 21:19 life [2] - 6:18, 7:10
Hospital [1] - 49:3
 initial [1] - 37:22 JEFFRIES [3] - 24:14, Lackawanna [5] - Lights [2] - 23:3,
hospitals [1] - 25:6
 input [1] - 78:1 25:18, 26:3 22:2, 23:6, 23:8, 33:15
hour [3] - 26:15,
 Jeffries [1] - 24:15 25:8, 41:2 Linden [2] - 9:10, 9:18
 31:10, 77:4 inquire [1] - 36:21
 Jen [3] - 20:8, 20:9, LAND [2] - 56:15, line [3] - 11:16, 68:2,
HOURLY [1] - 67:16 inquiries [1] - 49:21
 22:9 73:13 68:8
hours [9] - 32:7, inspect [1] - 12:3
 jeopardy [1] - 53:14 land [3] - 14:10, 14:11, lines [2] - 50:1, 50:4
 32:10, 63:16, 68:3, inspectors [1] - 11:24
 JESSICA [1] - 2:4 17:3 list [1] - 22:4
 68:5, 68:11, 69:14, INSTALLATION [1] -
 Jessica [2] - 10:14, LANDS [1] - 73:14
 77:8, 77:10 67:12 listen [3] - 10:10,
 27:13 lap [1] - 39:2 38:18, 78:4
HOURS [2] - 67:11, installation [1] - 50:2
 67:20 Joan [6] - 6:13, 6:14, last [42] - 4:7, 6:17, listening [2] - 21:11,
 instead [1] - 19:22
house [1] - 45:1 10:12, 10:22, 11:4, 7:11, 8:11, 19:22, 64:5
 integrity [1] - 35:8
 49:15 20:12, 22:8, 23:16, listing [1] - 28:23
household [1] - 53:13 intended [1] - 33:18
 job [6] - 11:25, 12:4, 24:25, 25:23, 31:12,
houses [1] - 53:4 intent [1] - 8:10 litigation [4] - 3:22,
 12:15, 12:16, 64:16, 32:2, 32:12, 32:15,
Housing [1] - 44:12 intentions [1] - 41:10 28:23, 28:24
 65:19 32:20, 47:25, 49:21,
HUD [2] - 45:10, 78:22 intents [1] - 62:19 LITTLE [1] - 41:19
 John [3] - 6:16, 10:24, 51:22, 51:23, 53:19,
Human [1] - 45:11 interest [3] - 65:19, live [2] - 11:7, 22:1
 46:9 54:23, 58:13, 61:1,
hurt [2] - 9:4, 65:7 70:17, 70:19 lived [3] - 6:22, 21:23,
 Joseph [1] - 3:8 62:2, 63:16, 63:19,
 internet [1] - 50:2 26:24
 JULY [3] - 5:1, 5:2 64:3, 64:17, 64:19,
 I INTO [4] - 59:8, 60:3,
 July [3] - 1:7, 6:18, 65:21, 68:2, 68:20,
 loads [1] - 23:18
 74:17, 75:12 local [1] - 43:23
 78:25 69:2, 69:9, 70:13,
idea [2] - 22:13, 33:9 introduced [4] - LOCATED [2] - 56:15,
 justify [1] - 44:16 70:19, 72:7, 76:11,
IDENTIFIED [1] - 52:10, 54:17, 55:25, 73:13
 76:18, 76:21, 77:1,
  73:14 56:18 LOCATION [1] - 1:10
 78:4
ill [1] - 25:21 INTRODUCTION [4] - K locked [1] - 39:14
 lastly [1] - 12:23
imagining [1] - 27:22 52:6, 54:11, 55:20, Lofts [1] - 6:24
 Kathleen [1] - 3:7 law [6] - 29:4, 40:21,
immediate [1] - 32:1 56:14 look [6] - 12:16, 14:5,
 KATHY [1] - 2:9 41:8, 53:4, 53:9,
impact [3] - 15:21, introduction [4] - 15:24, 17:21, 25:15,
 keep [2] - 18:25, 44:20 53:13
  24:1, 35:19 54:3, 55:12, 56:5, 30:21
 keeps [1] - 13:10 lawfully [3] - 73:7,
impacted [1] - 21:4 56:23 looked [3] - 12:7,
 kept [1] - 25:10 74:10, 78:18
IMPLEMENTATION 31:2, 70:14
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looking [5] - 16:4, 51:14, 52:15, 53:17, 74:24, 74:25, 75:5, 4:3, 4:15, 52:10, 57:20, 57:22, 57:23,
  16:6, 28:6, 69:6, 53:23, 54:7, 54:19, 75:13, 75:19 54:17, 55:25, 56:18, 57:25, 58:6, 58:8,
  71:23 55:16, 56:2, 56:10, metering [1] - 34:5 64:4, 66:13, 66:17, 58:11, 58:12, 58:16,
looks [2] - 39:3, 55:5 57:3, 57:14, 57:22, METERS [1] - 67:12 67:24, 68:15, 76:21, 58:17, 58:19, 58:21,
lose [2] - 38:24, 47:8 58:8, 58:17, 58:24, meters [1] - 41:22 79:17, 79:18 58:22, 58:24, 58:25,
losses [2] - 35:22, 62:19, 62:24, 63:3, METHODS [1] - 67:23 MOTIONS [1] - 45:17 59:2, 60:18, 60:20,
  36:2 63:7, 63:23, 64:2, metros [1] - 16:8 motions [4] - 45:19, 60:23, 60:24, 61:3,
lost [2] - 19:8, 47:7 66:8, 66:16, 66:24, middle [1] - 13:7 46:6, 47:2, 49:13 61:8, 61:14, 61:21,
love [2] - 7:23, 22:13 67:24, 71:1, 71:6, midnight [1] - 9:20 move [14] - 4:6, 4:16, 62:5, 62:12, 62:19,
loved [1] - 25:20 71:10, 72:14, 72:16, might [6] - 20:20, 7:15, 16:11, 17:4, 62:24, 62:25, 63:3,
lower [1] - 22:5 72:20, 73:4, 74:7, 23:23, 50:4, 50:25, 32:21, 52:4, 57:14, 63:7, 63:8, 63:21,
luck [1] - 41:15 78:15, 79:18 51:7, 52:17 58:8, 60:20, 62:18, 63:22, 63:23, 64:2,
luckily [1] - 53:7 McAndrew [16] - 3:15, Mike [1] - 37:5 66:14, 66:18, 77:24 65:24, 66:1, 66:4,
Luke [1] - 41:23 6:3, 7:17, 21:10, miles [2] - 40:2 moved [16] - 4:15, 66:6, 66:8, 66:9,
Luzerne [1] - 50:18 39:7, 49:12, 51:13, million [6] - 34:4, 21:20, 41:20, 52:12, 66:10, 66:11, 66:13,
 51:16, 65:24, 68:21, 38:7, 38:10, 38:25, 54:9, 54:19, 55:18, 66:16, 66:17, 66:22,
 70:4, 72:8, 73:3, 56:2, 56:12, 56:20, 66:24, 66:25, 67:1,
 M 74:6, 76:18, 78:14
 51:18
 57:5, 57:24, 59:1, 67:2, 67:4, 67:24,
 mind [2] - 46:13,
maid [2] - 44:1, 44:2 McCool [2] - 1:24, 65:20 66:12, 67:3, 71:3 68:14, 68:15, 68:18,
mails [1] - 46:18 80:10 mine [3] - 5:11, 19:2, movie [1] - 41:22 70:11, 70:12, 70:21,
Main [1] - 79:15 mean [9] - 8:20, 42:4, 46:11 movies [1] - 18:8 70:23, 70:24, 71:1,
main [1] - 51:25 42:19, 42:20, 43:9, moving [7] - 29:4, 71:2, 71:6, 71:9,
 MINI [1] - 58:3
 50:10, 50:25, 52:16, 55:1, 62:13, 71:23, 71:10, 71:11, 71:12,
maintenance [1] - Minooka [1] - 28:20
 72:2 71:24, 71:25, 72:2 71:13, 71:18, 71:22,
 14:8 minute [1] - 64:17
 means [5] - 14:19, MR [221] - 3:3, 3:11, 72:4, 72:12, 72:14,
MAKE [2] - 60:13, minutes [3] - 4:22,
 17:15, 29:24, 30:12, 3:13, 3:16, 3:18, 72:15, 72:16, 72:20,
 75:22 29:5, 29:16
 80:22 3:24, 4:3, 4:10, 4:11, 72:21, 72:23, 72:25,
Malloy [1] - 3:7 mirror [1] - 38:1
 measures [1] - 34:8 4:13, 4:14, 4:23, 5:3, 73:4, 73:6, 73:9,
management [3] - mismanagement [5] -
 meat [1] - 33:3 5:7, 6:3, 6:5, 6:9, 73:16, 73:22, 73:23,
 35:14, 39:22, 48:10 18:24, 19:16, 19:21,
 medical [2] - 5:20, 6:11, 6:13, 10:12, 74:1, 74:3, 74:7,
MANCINI [3] - 37:4, 34:10, 37:19
 23:5 10:17, 10:18, 10:20, 74:9, 74:11, 76:2,
 41:13, 41:15 mismanagements [1]
 meeting [11] - 3:21, 12:9, 12:14, 13:2, 76:6, 76:7, 76:8,
Mancini [2] - 37:5, - 36:7
 3:22, 7:12, 13:20, 13:3, 13:4, 13:6, 78:6, 78:9, 78:11,
 41:11 miss [2] - 14:17, 33:14
 20:12, 20:13, 29:17, 13:16, 17:19, 17:20, 78:15, 78:17, 78:19,
mandatory [1] - 50:8 Miss [1] - 36:21
 32:7, 32:9, 62:3, 20:7, 24:8, 24:11, 78:22, 79:1, 79:3,
maneuvering [1] - missed [1] - 5:22
 79:19 25:14, 25:24, 28:19, 79:6, 79:8, 79:11,
 64:20 misses [1] - 14:13
 member [1] - 29:20 28:20, 33:4, 33:5, 79:13, 79:18, 79:19
MANOR [1] - 73:15 missing [1] - 14:9
 members [1] - 5:5 37:3, 37:4, 41:11, MS [26] - 3:10, 3:12,
MAP [1] - 73:14 modification [2] -
 memory [2] - 10:24, 41:13, 41:14, 41:15, 3:14, 3:17, 6:14,
March [1] - 6:22 31:15, 32:11 13:18, 20:9, 24:9,
 58:15 41:17, 41:19, 45:15,
margins [1] - 38:4 modify [1] - 29:7 24:14, 25:18, 26:3,
 men [1] - 3:5 45:16, 45:18, 45:20,
Maria [2] - 1:24, 80:10 moment [3] - 3:4, 5:8, 72:22, 72:24, 73:1,
 mention [2] - 40:9, 46:5, 46:8, 47:1,
Marie's [1] - 28:13 6:16 73:3, 73:5, 73:25,
 47:5 47:24, 48:9, 48:21,
MARK [1] - 2:3 moms [1] - 50:22 74:2, 74:4, 74:6,
 mentioned [4] - 6:15, 49:8, 49:11, 49:14,
masquerading [1] - Monday [3] - 27:2, 74:8, 78:8, 78:10,
 27:14, 28:21, 47:11 51:12, 51:14, 51:16,
 34:24 68:3, 68:4 78:12, 78:14, 78:16
 Meridian [1] - 50:23 52:5, 52:9, 52:12,
matter [3] - 17:10, money [18] - 14:22, Mulberry [1] - 23:8
 Meridian's [1] - 51:4 52:14, 52:15, 53:17,
 29:25, 30:2 16:15, 17:1, 17:8, multiple [4] - 14:3,
 message [1] - 64:11 53:18, 53:23, 54:2,
matters [1] - 7:10 17:12, 18:23, 19:10, 54:4, 54:5, 54:7, 31:3, 32:10, 69:19
 messed [1] - 39:13
MAYOR [4] - 59:6, 27:19, 30:15, 37:1, 54:8, 54:10, 54:16, mumble [1] - 7:20
 60:2, 74:15, 75:11 meter [6] - 41:25, 43:2, 43:3, 44:17, 54:19, 54:21, 55:10, murder [1] - 12:21
 42:10, 42:11, 44:1, 45:5, 45:8, 52:1,
Mayor [17] - 21:8, 55:11, 55:13, 55:14, murky [1] - 31:5
 44:2 77:18
 29:5, 29:6, 29:14, 55:16, 55:17, 55:19, must [4] - 34:18,
 29:15, 29:22, 30:2, METER [2] - 67:10, month [1] - 47:21
 67:13 55:24, 56:2, 56:3, 35:16, 40:7, 49:15
 30:4, 30:6, 31:20, months [1] - 43:12 56:4, 56:7, 56:8,
 32:16, 37:23, 39:15, metered [3] - 29:7, morning [3] - 26:19,
 40:13, 41:8, 64:21, 32:7, 68:11 27:2, 29:6
 56:10, 56:11, 56:13, N
 56:17, 56:21, 56:22,
 76:12 METERED [14] - Moses [1] - 9:21 56:25, 57:1, 57:3, name [2] - 20:17,
MCANDREW [42] - 59:10, 59:14, 59:16,
 most [5] - 14:10, 16:1, 57:4, 57:6, 57:12, 46:12
 2:3, 3:16, 3:24, 4:13, 59:21, 60:4, 60:10,
 28:8, 50:19, 70:9 57:14, 57:17, 57:19, names [1] - 23:15
 5:7, 12:9, 49:14, 67:19, 67:21, 74:20,
 motion [15] - 3:24,
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NAMING [1] - 58:2 38:14, 38:21, 39:10, Officers [1] - 39:17 25:16, 30:19, 61:1, PA [1] - 40:4
native [1] - 5:11 39:22 Official [2] - 1:24, 61:9, 61:11, 66:2, package [1] - 22:14
natural [1] - 54:25 nonstop [1] - 39:17 80:11 66:15, 66:19, 68:23, paid [1] - 37:22
near [3] - 22:5, 38:25, norma [1] - 25:14 officials [2] - 31:21, 69:4 Paige [2] - 37:8, 40:11
 79:10 Norma [5] - 24:14, 31:24 ORDER [6] - 4:23, painted [1] - 49:25
necessary [2] - 16:13, 25:24, 26:2, 28:19, OFFICIALS [4] - 59:7, 6:11, 45:16, 57:6, paper [1] - 31:9
 70:3 45:21 60:2, 74:16, 75:11 67:4, 78:19 parents [2] - 51:2,
need [19] - 7:12, 8:25, normal [2] - 77:7, often [1] - 14:16 order [6] - 4:8, 7:24, 51:10
 16:12, 17:13, 20:20, 77:10 old [1] - 52:16 21:18, 30:23, 33:1, park [10] - 9:16, 9:17,
 22:18, 29:1, 37:16, NORTH [3] - 56:16, ON [6] - 52:8, 58:3, 61:19 9:18, 14:11, 22:1,
 38:2, 40:16, 40:21, 58:3, 58:4 67:6, 73:10, 73:13, ORDINANCE [9] - 26:18, 26:25, 27:1,
 42:5, 42:6, 42:7, Northern [2] - 23:3, 74:12 52:6, 54:11, 55:20, 38:3, 53:14
 45:1, 45:11, 49:22, 33:15 once [7] - 9:9, 9:10, 57:8, 58:2, 59:4, Park [2] - 6:6, 49:23
 50:16, 55:6 noses [1] - 39:12 20:4, 30:25, 37:9, 59:6, 67:8, 74:15 PARK [1] - 58:3
needed [1] - 64:9 note [1] - 30:17 37:21, 46:3 ordinance [16] - 4:6, parked [3] - 9:8,
needs [5] - 18:16, notes [2] - 22:19, 80:5 one [33] - 6:5, 7:14, 31:3, 31:12, 31:17, 15:16, 53:5
 28:25, 50:12, 64:20, nothing [4] - 12:6, 9:25, 12:5, 23:2, 32:14, 32:15, 52:17, parking [52] - 7:2, 9:8,
 64:22 12:20, 22:7, 64:24 25:21, 25:24, 31:19, 53:7, 61:23, 61:25, 9:12, 13:22, 13:25,
negative [1] - 15:9 nothing's [2] - 12:25, 33:2, 36:20, 37:17, 62:7, 76:10, 78:22, 15:1, 15:7, 15:10,
negatively [2] - 15:20, 47:23 38:5, 38:11, 38:16, 79:3, 79:8, 79:13 17:1, 17:3, 21:23,
 21:4 notice [1] - 12:10 40:1, 41:21, 42:9, ORDINANCES [1] - 22:10, 23:22, 24:1,
negotiate [1] - 29:13 noticed [1] - 11:16 44:4, 44:15, 49:21, 67:14 24:7, 24:16, 24:18,
negotiated [2] - 29:11, Novena [1] - 5:24 49:23, 51:18, 53:11, ordinances [1] - 31:7 24:23, 25:3, 25:11,
 76:12 nowhere [1] - 39:20 53:12, 61:19, 66:11, organization [4] - 26:8, 26:16, 27:2,
negotiating [1] - 76:23 NUMBER [1] - 73:14 68:1, 68:7, 72:1, 33:24, 34:6, 35:13, 27:4, 31:3, 31:15,
negotiation [2] - number [7] - 27:24, 76:25, 77:4, 79:14 44:4 32:7, 33:8, 33:11,
 24:20, 29:16 29:1, 40:6, 47:22, one's [1] - 22:9 ORIGINAL [2] - 60:8, 33:18, 35:11, 37:20,
negotiations [2] - 68:1, 68:7, 69:18 ones [1] - 61:17 75:17 37:23, 37:25, 39:21,
 32:16, 39:19 online [1] - 24:24 original [1] - 72:11 41:22, 41:24, 42:9,
 open [3] - 5:15, 22:8, OTHER [7] - 59:6, 42:10, 42:11, 43:20,
neighbor [1] - 5:11 O
neighbors [2] - 40:10, 29:20 60:2, 60:13, 67:23, 46:1, 46:14, 51:17,
 47:19 obligations [2] - 34:7, opened [1] - 12:24 74:16, 75:11, 75:22 53:3, 55:5, 65:4,
never [11] - 6:20, 6:25, 36:2 operate [2] - 77:7, ourselves [1] - 15:21 65:7, 65:18, 68:11,
 11:2, 21:23, 41:9, observer [1] - 42:8 77:10 outcome [1] - 65:23 79:9
 41:17, 49:15, 51:20, obviously [2] - 29:23, operating [1] - 33:21 outside [7] - 12:3, PARKING [22] - 52:8,
 64:8, 65:17 32:17 OPERATION [1] - 34:20, 42:17, 42:18, 59:11, 59:12, 59:15,
new [3] - 26:9, 62:1, occurred [2] - 69:11, 67:11 42:20, 45:8, 77:10 59:17, 60:4, 60:6,
 77:6 77:2 operational [1] - 33:22 overgrown [1] - 48:17 60:10, 60:11, 67:10,
NEW [2] - 56:15, 73:13 October [1] - 21:22 operator [2] - 35:10, overlying [1] - 31:18 67:13, 67:14, 67:20,
news [2] - 21:6, 31:10 OF [46] - 1:1, 54:12, 35:24 OVERNIGHT [1] - 52:8 67:21, 74:20, 74:21,
newspapers [1] - 21:7 55:21, 55:23, 57:7, opinion [2] - 7:1, overnight [1] - 33:8 74:24, 75:1, 75:13,
next [6] - 7:24, 10:16, 57:9, 58:1, 58:2, 13:23 overzealous [1] - 41:7 75:15, 75:19, 75:20
 11:3, 11:12, 16:6, 58:3, 58:4, 59:3, opoid [1] - 40:2 own [5] - 5:16, 16:15, Parking [4] - 19:17,
 63:9 59:5, 59:11, 59:13, opportunities [3] - 16:16, 36:7, 39:16 20:16, 21:22, 37:12
nice [3] - 6:1, 22:12, 59:23, 59:24, 60:10, 14:4, 14:17, 40:7 OWNED [2] - 59:12, part [3] - 20:22, 23:20,
 22:14 60:12, 67:7, 67:8, opportunity [5] - 14:1, 74:21 37:11
night [6] - 9:19, 17:18, 67:9, 67:10, 67:11, 14:9, 14:14, 37:17, owned [2] - 52:25, Participation [1] -
 33:3, 33:10, 39:23, 67:12, 67:14, 67:17, 64:7 53:2 4:21
 53:20 67:18, 67:20, 67:22, oppose [1] - 65:3 owner [1] - 20:10 PARTICIPATION [1] -
nights [1] - 48:25 73:13, 73:15, 74:13, Opposed [10] - 4:14, owners [6] - 22:14, 6:12
NO [15] - 57:8, 58:1, 74:14, 74:20, 74:22, 54:8, 55:17, 56:11, 22:16, 64:5, 65:3, particular [4] - 7:8,
 59:4, 59:5, 59:24, 75:7, 75:8, 75:19, 57:4, 57:23, 58:25, 69:16, 69:21 17:15, 36:21, 47:17
 59:25, 67:7, 67:8, 75:21 66:9, 66:25, 71:2 ownership [1] - 51:19 particularly [1] - 49:2
 67:17, 67:18, 73:11, off-street [1] - 53:3 option [2] - 15:13, Oxford [1] - 50:20 pass [3] - 57:15, 58:9,
 74:13, 74:14, 75:8, Office [1] - 41:3 70:9 Oxy [1] - 50:21 60:21
 75:9 OFFICE [1] - 4:24 options [2] - 14:20, passage [8] - 62:15,
Nobody [1] - 19:10 Officer [4] - 46:10, 53:20 P 68:24, 71:8, 71:15,
nobody [1] - 19:10 47:6, 49:15, 76:2 orchestra [1] - 42:5 71:21, 72:17, 73:21,
nonprofit [8] - 18:22, officer [2] - 5:18, 5:19 Order [15] - 4:7, 4:18, p.m [3] - 68:3, 68:4, 76:5
 22:22, 37:19, 38:13, officers [1] - 33:9 4:20, 5:4, 10:15, 78:25 passed [2] - 3:6, 72:7
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passing [1] - 10:25 pervasive [1] - 32:9 position [1] - 19:19 protect [3] - 6:19, 57:25, 59:3
past [3] - 45:23, 48:19, petition [1] - 40:19 positioned [1] - 35:10 33:19, 39:17 reading [8] - 4:21,
 69:19 petitions [1] - 41:2 possible [2] - 15:2, protected [1] - 35:17 44:11, 57:12, 57:15,
path [1] - 77:24 Philadelphia [1] - 17:16 protects [1] - 9:13 58:6, 58:9, 60:18,
patrons [2] - 34:20, 40:22 potato [1] - 37:22 proud [1] - 58:13 60:21
 65:13 Philly [1] - 41:8 PP [1] - 44:6 provided [1] - 41:6 real [3] - 8:9, 9:12,
patterns [1] - 40:3 phoney [2] - 18:22, PPL [1] - 55:21 providers [1] - 50:11 19:9
patting [1] - 8:22 19:11 precluded [1] - 32:10 PROVIDING [3] - 67:9, really [8] - 7:25, 14:18,
Paul [3] - 3:8, 5:9, photo [2] - 37:16, 40:7 prefer [1] - 70:19 67:12, 67:14 49:4, 49:21, 49:22,
 5:11 picked [2] - 47:20, preferred [1] - 70:13 PROVISION [1] - 52:7 52:2, 69:20
pause [1] - 64:10 48:5 prepared [2] - 22:18, provision [1] - 33:7 reason [2] - 37:15,
pave [7] - 11:13, pickup [1] - 47:16 35:8 PROVISIONS [1] - 53:18
 11:14, 11:17, 11:23, piece [5] - 4:19, 62:20, Prescott [1] - 48:15 57:10 receive [1] - 36:15
 11:24, 12:3, 13:7 62:21, 66:2, 69:3 presence [1] - 40:1 public [8] - 7:13, 16:7, received [3] - 5:5,
paved [1] - 50:5 piecemeal [1] - 63:4 present [2] - 3:13, 29:17, 34:23, 44:23, 47:13, 69:5
pay [16] - 10:4, 19:12, Pine [2] - 49:2, 49:3 3:16 51:3, 52:21, 78:24 receivership [2] -
 22:1, 26:7, 26:10, pipe [5] - 43:13, 43:14, presentation [3] - PUBLIC [1] - 67:6 51:22, 70:7
 26:13, 26:14, 26:16, 43:15, 43:16 10:15, 11:5, 25:25 Public [2] - 71:5, 71:7 recent [2] - 47:13,
 26:25, 30:6, 30:11, place [3] - 29:1, 40:6, PRESIDENT [2] - 2:2, pulled [1] - 5:18 49:6
 30:12, 30:13, 30:16, 47:16 2:3 pump [1] - 45:1 recently [2] - 39:23,
 42:14, 51:19 placed [2] - 4:7, 36:4 President [3] - 32:13, punch [1] - 10:23 40:13
paying [3] - 9:15, 12:2 places [3] - 15:13, 32:24, 40:23 purposes [1] - 62:20 recommend [3] - 71:7,
PAYMENT [1] - 67:23 32:10, 47:14 pressure [1] - 8:15 PURSUANT [2] - 73:21, 76:5
payments [1] - 36:6 placing [2] - 4:4, previously [3] - 38:20, 59:14, 74:23 recommendation [2] -
pays [1] - 29:10 65:10 47:11, 70:8 pushed [1] - 32:22 71:4, 73:17
peace [1] - 46:13 PLAN [2] - 56:15, PREVIOUSLY [1] - put [11] - 9:3, 10:15, reconsider [2] - 4:4,
peanut [1] - 7:25 73:12 59:2 18:9, 25:16, 27:19, 65:15
penalize [1] - 34:19 plan [5] - 22:14, 23:13, prioritize [1] - 15:22 27:20, 28:25, 29:1, reconsideration [1] -
PENALTIES [1] - 23:25, 38:1, 40:5 problem [2] - 42:3, 43:19, 44:11, 51:1 3:25
 67:15 Plan [1] - 78:23 43:18 putting [2] - 8:15, 27:3 recovering [1] - 65:6
pending [2] - 46:17, planning [1] - 23:20 problems [1] - 38:14 recyclables [1] - 47:20
 49:21 plate [3] - 27:21, procedural [1] - 30:17 Q recycle [1] - 48:6
Penn [1] - 25:9 27:24, 28:11 proceed [1] - 41:3 recycling [1] - 47:16
PENNSYLVANIA [3] - plates [1] - 27:17 proceedings [1] - 80:3 quality [2] - 7:9, 38:22 reduction [2] - 77:3,
 54:13, 59:13, 74:22 pleasure [4] - 20:12, process [1] - 64:23 questions [8] - 7:13, 77:4
people [49] - 6:1, 8:10, 57:13, 58:7, 60:19 product [1] - 23:10 20:15, 21:13, 23:18, reference [1] - 25:2
 8:11, 9:5, 9:15, 10:3, Pledge [1] - 3:1 professionally [1] - 24:25, 36:14, 36:17, referenced [1] - 5:9
 11:7, 12:14, 14:6, Plot [1] - 50:20 64:22 41:7 referred [1] - 50:20
 14:16, 14:19, 14:22, plus [4] - 37:21, 38:7, program [1] - 18:2 quiet [1] - 76:3 referring [2] - 25:11,
 14:24, 15:11, 15:17, 38:8, 38:25 progress [3] - 11:14, quite [2] - 7:3, 48:17 72:3
 15:25, 16:1, 16:11, pocket [1] - 77:18 11:18, 11:22 quorum [2] - 29:14, refers [1] - 25:3
 16:14, 16:19, 17:4, point [2] - 21:11, PROHIBITS [1] - 52:7 32:18 REFLECT [3] - 60:9,
 17:9, 18:9, 18:17, 38:11 project [2] - 24:6, 67:16, 75:18
 19:4, 19:16, 20:24, pointed [1] - 45:21 41:16 R reflect [3] - 62:11,
 21:14, 22:25, 23:25, points [1] - 69:19 PROJECT [1] - 54:14 72:8, 77:22
 26:21, 26:22, 28:3, POLE [1] - 55:23 race [2] - 40:25, 65:1 reflection [1] - 3:4
 projects [1] - 38:17
 30:6, 30:16, 32:19, Police [2] - 39:17, railroad [1] - 8:12 reflects [1] - 77:25
 promoted [1] - 64:25
 39:3, 42:17, 45:9, 53:8 rains [2] - 45:2, 45:4 regard [2] - 72:19
 proof [1] - 41:5
 45:13, 46:8, 50:19, police [2] - 39:25, Ramone [1] - 13:17 regarding [5] - 31:7,
 proper [7] - 21:14,
 52:17, 53:1, 53:10, 46:20 RAMONE [1] - 13:18 37:12, 37:18, 49:14,
 28:24, 31:1, 52:11,
 64:14, 64:23, 69:23 policies [3] - 15:21, rate [2] - 70:17, 70:19 50:1
 54:18, 56:1, 56:19
people's [1] - 27:17 16:21, 18:22 RATES [2] - 67:13, regardless [1] - 31:7
 PROPERTIES [2] -
permit [1] - 68:9 political [2] - 9:2, 67:17 Regional [1] - 49:3
 59:9, 74:18
person [2] - 17:9, 64:25 property [2] - 48:20, rather [4] - 13:25, register [1] - 27:19
 18:13 poncho [1] - 5:20 49:24 14:11, 17:14, 34:9 registered [2] - 27:21,
personal [3] - 16:2, pools [1] - 39:14 PROPERTY [1] - reach [1] - 51:8 40:18
 16:4, 46:10 poor [3] - 37:9, 37:10, 57:11 reached [1] - 7:4 reintroduction [2] -
personally [2] - 40:12, 38:22 prosecution [1] - 40:1 reaching [1] - 6:25 30:18, 60:25
 40:18 PORTION [1] - 73:13 read [1] - 7:25 reiterate [2] - 17:7,
 prosper [1] - 38:4
personnel [1] - 3:22 READING [3] - 57:7, 45:20
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reiterated [1] - 70:4 49:23, 69:5 ron [1] - 17:19 SAUNDERS [2] - 20:9, 71:11, 76:6
release [1] - 41:13 responses [2] - 47:13, room [3] - 8:21, 77:23 24:9 Second [5] - 52:13,
remain [4] - 3:3, 49:20 Rothchild [7] - 3:14, save [2] - 43:24, 66:2 54:20, 56:3, 56:21,
 35:17, 36:9, 77:1 responsibility [2] - 47:2, 48:22, 49:12, saw [2] - 11:14, 51:23 73:22
remember [2] - 17:7, 20:23, 33:23 73:1, 74:4, 78:12 scale [1] - 16:11 section [1] - 31:19
 49:19 responsible [5] - 34:3, ROTHCHILD [29] - scare [1] - 42:13 SECTION [1] - 67:16
remembering [1] - 35:22, 36:10, 40:4, 2:4, 4:2, 4:12, 47:4, scenario [2] - 26:5, Section [2] - 32:5,
 6:16 70:9 48:2, 48:11, 48:23, 26:20 68:7
removal [1] - 65:18 rest [1] - 63:16 49:9, 52:13, 54:6, scene [1] - 41:24 security [3] - 9:12,
remove [1] - 38:2 restate [3] - 31:22, 54:20, 55:15, 56:9, school [1] - 79:4 44:12, 44:15
removed [2] - 31:18, 31:25, 76:16 56:20, 57:2, 57:16, School [2] - 79:5, see [23] - 6:1, 7:23,
 53:22 RESTATED [8] - 60:3, 57:21, 58:10, 58:23, 79:10 8:5, 8:7, 11:22,
removing [3] - 31:17, 60:5, 60:8, 60:17, 60:22, 66:3, 66:7, schools [1] - 77:12 13:18, 22:11, 27:6,
 68:5, 69:10 75:12, 75:14, 75:17, 66:23, 68:25, 70:25, schuster [1] - 3:12 28:17, 29:16, 43:11,
rent [1] - 21:25 76:1 73:2, 73:19, 74:5, SCHUSTER [37] - 2:5, 43:22, 45:21, 50:6,
repair [1] - 55:4 restaurants [2] - 78:13 3:13, 4:11, 6:5, 46:8, 51:9, 69:11, 69:17,
REPEALING [1] - 52:6 17:11, 77:11 row [1] - 38:18 54:5, 55:14, 56:8, 71:24, 76:19, 76:24,
repeals [1] - 53:7 result [2] - 44:18, RPR [2] - 1:24, 80:10 57:1, 57:20, 58:12, 77:2, 77:13
repeat [1] - 46:4 44:19 Rubicon [1] - 48:3 58:22, 60:24, 61:3, seek [1] - 34:21
repeating [1] - 35:9 resulting [1] - 36:2 Rule [1] - 42:25 61:8, 61:14, 61:21, sell [2] - 20:1, 20:2
REPORT [2] - 4:25, results [2] - 34:12, RULES [1] - 74:12 62:5, 62:12, 63:8, send [1] - 48:19
 5:2 37:10 Rules [3] - 30:20, 63:21, 66:1, 66:10, sense [3] - 19:13,
reporter [1] - 80:24 retrospective [1] - 31:2, 76:5 67:1, 68:18, 70:12, 52:18, 53:10
Reporter [2] - 1:24, 31:16 rules [4] - 4:16, 62:1, 70:24, 71:13, 71:18, sent [2] - 61:6, 64:11
 80:11 return [2] - 35:6, 54:24 66:14, 66:18 71:22, 72:4, 72:12, separate [1] - 44:4
reporting [1] - 21:7 revenue [1] - 14:13 rumors [1] - 21:17 72:15, 72:25, 74:3, September [1] - 40:17
represent [2] - 40:22, REVIEW [1] - 57:11 run [8] - 8:12, 30:22, 76:8, 78:11 SERVICE [1] - 67:22
 64:14 revise [1] - 26:9 30:24, 40:13, 42:5, Schuster [9] - 6:9, service [5] - 3:5, 32:6,
represented [1] - revised [1] - 24:19 42:6, 44:19, 51:25 39:8, 46:6, 47:1, 33:9, 68:9, 68:12
 40:21 REVISION [2] - 56:15, running [2] - 8:16, 65:14, 72:24, 74:2, services [1] - 23:10
reproduction [1] - 73:12 65:1 78:6, 78:10 Services [1] - 45:11
 80:22 REVISIONS [2] - rush [3] - 32:25, SCRANTON [22] - 1:1, SERVICES [4] - 59:15,
require [1] - 40:3 60:13, 75:22 64:16, 64:19 58:3, 58:4, 59:9, 60:5, 74:24, 75:14
required [5] - 22:23, rewarded [1] - 38:22 rushed [1] - 5:17 59:11, 59:13, 59:14, servicing [1] - 22:25
 35:5, 39:24, 39:25, rid [2] - 9:23, 53:16 59:17, 60:4, 60:6, serving [1] - 6:18
 50:8 ride [2] - 16:6, 28:10 S 60:10, 60:11, 67:11, session [3] - 28:22,
rescue [1] - 34:25 ridiculous [1] - 12:17 74:18, 74:20, 74:22, 28:25, 32:2
reserve [1] - 68:23 RIGHT [1] - 55:21 sad [2] - 28:8, 47:7 74:23, 75:1, 75:13, set [2] - 39:14, 68:10
residences [1] - 22:16 RIGHT-OF-WAY [1] - safeguard [1] - 34:23 75:15, 75:19, 75:20 setup [1] - 42:24
resident [9] - 10:21, 55:21 SAFETY [1] - 67:6 Scranton [42] - 6:15, seven [2] - 26:17,
 16:18, 20:11, 24:15, Rik [1] - 41:19 safety [2] - 5:16, 51:3 6:19, 13:4, 19:17, 44:24
 26:6, 26:11, 33:13, ripped [1] - 40:2 Safety [2] - 71:5, 71:7 20:2, 23:5, 23:13, SEVENTH [1] - 67:4
 49:24, 50:7 ripping [1] - 43:22 salaries [2] - 19:17, 24:15, 33:6, 33:17, Seventh [17] - 4:7,
 risk [3] - 9:3, 19:5, 19:22 34:2, 34:13, 35:1, 4:18, 61:9, 61:11,
residential [1] - 22:13
 34:24 sale [1] - 37:12 35:15, 35:21, 35:25, 61:18, 62:14, 62:15,
residents [21] - 7:1,
 salesmen [1] - 38:19 36:9, 37:5, 37:12, 62:18, 63:11, 63:13,
 8:7, 10:2, 11:6, road [5] - 15:15,
 salons [1] - 77:11 37:13, 39:17, 40:19, 63:14, 66:2, 66:14,
 14:14, 16:18, 18:18, 41:25, 43:9, 43:10,
 Sam [2] - 6:6, 6:8 41:20, 42:3, 42:16, 66:19, 68:23, 69:4,
 20:23, 30:13, 33:19, 51:5
 Samter's [1] - 6:24 42:19, 42:20, 42:21, 71:23
 34:2, 35:16, 36:4, roads [6] - 12:17,
 sanctuary [1] - 43:21 42:23, 42:24, 43:24, several [1] - 9:9
 50:15, 64:6, 65:3, 14:7, 15:14, 40:2,
 Saturday [14] - 6:17, 43:25, 44:12, 45:12, severely [1] - 5:17
 65:12, 65:20, 69:16, 42:1, 43:6
 10:24, 24:16, 24:18, 45:13, 45:14, 48:14,
 69:22, 76:19 ROARING [1] - 54:14 Sewer [2] - 20:2,
 24:23, 27:1, 29:9, 53:8, 77:14
resilience [1] - 35:2 robbing [1] - 30:16 37:13
 29:11, 30:7, 37:23, seat [2] - 17:22, 64:9
RESOLUTION [4] - Robert's [1] - 30:20 sewer [1] - 43:14
 37:25, 38:2, 65:4, seats [1] - 20:5
 56:14, 73:11, 73:12 Roberts's [1] - 31:2 shake [1] - 29:3
 68:5 second [16] - 4:2, 4:4,
resolve [1] - 36:5 robust [1] - 35:3 shall [1] - 37:7
 Saturdays [4] - 20:22, 25:24, 36:11, 39:24,
RESPECT [2] - 59:10, Rock [1] - 19:3 shape [2] - 39:6, 49:4
 69:10, 76:25, 77:1 57:16, 58:10, 60:22,
 74:19 Roll [1] - 72:21 share [2] - 16:6, 50:14
 Saunders [4] - 20:8, 64:20, 66:16, 66:18,
respecting [1] - 64:23 roll [4] - 3:9, 21:19, sheet [2] - 24:12, 31:6
 20:10, 22:10, 33:15 68:14, 68:16, 71:9,
response [3] - 28:24, 73:23, 78:7 shirt [2] - 10:23, 11:1
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shops [1] - 17:12 68:15, 70:11, 70:21, stakeholders [2] - 7:6, 58:14 59:11, 59:12, 59:13,
shortage [1] - 39:16 71:2, 71:12, 72:21, 64:5 supporting [1] - 36:18 59:14, 59:16, 59:18,
shrubbery [1] - 50:4 73:6, 73:16, 73:23, standing [2] - 3:3, supports [1] - 45:13 59:21, 59:22, 59:24,
side [1] - 53:2 74:9, 76:2, 76:7, 35:20 supposed [5] - 29:20, 59:25, 60:1, 60:3,
sign [3] - 24:12, 50:24, 78:6, 78:17, 78:22, stands [1] - 31:23 30:19, 30:22, 35:14, 60:5, 60:7, 60:8,
 51:8 79:3, 79:8, 79:13, Star [1] - 5:12 54:24 60:9, 60:10, 60:11,
sign-in [1] - 24:12 79:19 start [5] - 17:25, suspend [3] - 4:16, 60:12, 60:14, 60:16,
signed [1] - 40:19 Smurl [8] - 3:17, 19:14, 63:9, 64:22, 66:14, 66:18 67:5, 67:7, 67:8,
signify [10] - 4:9, 54:3, 36:13, 40:23, 40:24, 76:9 suspended [1] - 40:13 67:9, 67:10, 67:12,
 55:12, 56:5, 56:23, 46:25, 73:5, 74:8, starting [2] - 5:23, swerve [1] - 40:3 67:13, 67:16, 67:17,
 57:18, 58:20, 66:5, 78:16 40:5 SYSTEM [16] - 59:15, 67:18, 67:20, 67:21,
 66:20, 70:22 SO [2] - 59:25, 75:9 starts [2] - 37:10, 59:16, 59:18, 59:21, 73:10, 73:14, 73:15,
silence [2] - 5:8, 6:16 sock [1] - 38:2 50:15 60:4, 60:6, 60:10, 74:12, 74:13, 74:14,
silent [1] - 3:4 software [4] - 27:13, state [1] - 28:9 60:11, 74:24, 74:25, 74:15, 74:19, 74:20,
Silver [1] - 5:12 27:22, 28:1, 28:9 stations [1] - 21:6 75:2, 75:5, 75:13, 74:21, 74:22, 74:23,
similar [1] - 32:4 soldier [1] - 5:18 step [2] - 20:25, 37:24 75:15, 75:19, 75:20 74:25, 75:2, 75:5,
simply [1] - 51:20 Solemn [1] - 5:24 stewardship [1] - 34:9 system [4] - 18:4, 75:6, 75:8, 75:9,
 SOLICITOR [1] - 2:10 stick [1] - 20:3 27:18, 33:19, 44:12 75:10, 75:12, 75:14,
SINGLE [1] - 4:24
 Solicitor [2] - 37:11, sticks [1] - 39:12 systems [1] - 18:6 75:16, 75:17, 75:18,
single [2] - 16:1, 18:13
 52:15 75:19, 75:20, 75:21,
sinking [1] - 11:15 still [14] - 8:3, 12:11,
 75:23, 75:25
SITE [1] - 73:15 solicitor's [1] - 37:24 20:18, 20:20, 21:2, T themselves [2] -
sitting [1] - 26:4 solution [3] - 11:10, 26:17, 26:18, 27:1,
 21:16, 65:10 38:2, 47:17, 48:2, table [13] - 7:18, 15:18, 51:25
situation [4] - 44:25,
 solutions [1] - 34:18 53:14, 65:5, 69:15 20:22, 24:17, 30:24, there'd [1] - 18:8
 46:2, 46:15, 70:7
 someone [1] - 47:8 stock [1] - 19:3 32:20, 52:3, 64:4, THEREFOR [1] -
Sixth [6] - 4:6, 4:8,
 someplace [1] - 27:22 stocks [1] - 19:5 64:9, 64:18, 69:2, 67:15
 4:17, 61:1, 62:13,
 sometimes [1] - 43:12 stood [1] - 65:2 70:13, 70:19, 76:23 therefore [1] - 68:8
 62:18
 son's [1] - 40:16 stop [2] - 8:25, 64:20 tabled [2] - 69:8, they've [1] - 38:14
SIXTH [1] - 57:6
 sorely [1] - 5:21 storm [2] - 48:24, 49:6 78:23 thinking [2] - 27:14,
size [1] - 22:23
 sorry [3] - 22:18, 26:1, tactics [1] - 42:13 52:24
skin [1] - 7:8 strangling [1] - 14:2
 71:17 TAX [1] - 4:24 THIRD [1] - 4:23
slide [1] - 25:25 STREET [1] - 52:8
 sort [1] - 43:17 tax [1] - 10:5 third [1] - 7:24
slides [4] - 7:23, 7:25, street [6] - 8:16, 31:2,
 soul [1] - 49:18 taxes [2] - 19:12, Third [3] - 5:4, 10:15,
 24:24, 27:12 53:3, 53:6, 53:15
 South [1] - 5:13 30:15 25:16
small [4] - 38:4, 65:4, Street [10] - 9:10,
 space [3] - 15:15, taxpayer [4] - 10:22, THOMAS [2] - 2:5,
 65:11, 77:3 9:18, 12:24, 23:8,
 15:22, 17:5 28:15, 45:22, 49:2, 33:6, 43:3, 44:17 2:10
smoke [1] - 8:21
 spend [2] - 14:22, 50:18, 79:9, 79:14 taxpayers [5] - 8:23, thousands [1] - 18:5
smoking [1] - 38:1
 17:11 streets [7] - 12:20, 10:1, 18:16, 19:23, three [5] - 12:23, 23:3,
smoothly [1] - 21:19
 spending [1] - 43:1 16:21, 33:8, 33:11, 20:4 23:23, 55:6, 77:23
SMURL [86] - 2:2, 3:3,
 spends [1] - 17:8 44:22, 44:23, 48:25 taxpayers's [1] - 37:1 thrilled [1] - 45:21
 3:18, 4:3, 4:14, 5:3,
 spent [4] - 37:1, 43:3, strip [1] - 45:22 Taylor [1] - 9:21 THROUGH [1] - 5:2
 6:3, 6:9, 6:13, 10:12,
 44:17, 44:18 struck [4] - 31:13, tea [1] - 33:16 throughout [3] - 3:5,
 10:18, 13:2, 13:4,
 Spindler [2] - 10:19, 32:4, 32:12, 32:25 team [2] - 37:11, 40:12 21:6, 25:12
 13:16, 17:19, 20:7,
 10:21 structured [1] - 34:23 tear [1] - 15:14 Thursday [1] - 5:23
 24:8, 24:11, 25:14,
 SPINDLER [4] - 10:20, students [3] - 9:7, telephone [1] - 18:3 ticket [3] - 27:8, 27:11,
 25:24, 28:19, 33:4,
 37:3, 41:11, 41:14, 12:14, 13:3, 13:6 34:19, 65:12 TEMPORARY [1] - 27:25
 41:17, 45:15, 45:18, spot [6] - 21:23, 22:2, study [4] - 22:20, 51:4, 54:12 timeline [1] - 70:14
 46:5, 47:1, 49:11, 22:10, 22:12, 27:2, 51:9, 69:18 TERM [2] - 60:12, timestamp [1] - 27:4
 51:16, 52:9, 52:14, 55:8 stuff [2] - 13:5, 22:3 75:21 timewise [1] - 23:12
 53:18, 54:2, 54:8, spots [1] - 22:15 subject [2] - 11:12, termination [1] - timing [1] - 40:15
 54:16, 54:21, 55:11, spray [1] - 49:25 29:2 36:22 tired [3] - 18:14,
 55:17, 55:24, 56:4, Spruce [1] - 28:15 suggestion [1] - 36:11 terms [1] - 46:1 18:15, 26:13
 56:11, 56:17, 56:22, St [1] - 5:24 summer [1] - 64:19 terrain [1] - 5:15 TITLE [3] - 57:7, 58:1,
 57:4, 57:12, 57:17, stabbings [1] - 39:23 Sunday [2] - 27:1, terrible [2] - 12:18 59:3
 57:23, 58:6, 58:11, STABILIZATION [1] - 39:23 terrific [1] - 11:5 title [6] - 57:13, 57:15,
 58:16, 58:19, 58:25, 55:23 Sunshine [2] - 29:12, THAT [1] - 52:7 58:7, 58:9, 60:19,
 60:18, 60:20, 60:23, stabilize [1] - 33:18 29:21 THE [87] - 1:1, 52:8, 60:21
 62:25, 63:22, 65:24, staff's [1] - 21:13 supervision [1] - 57:7, 57:10, 58:1, TO [33] - 4:25, 5:1,
 66:4, 66:9, 66:11, staging [1] - 54:24 80:23 58:2, 58:3, 59:3, 54:12, 55:21, 57:9,
 66:17, 66:25, 67:2, stake [2] - 8:2, 35:7 support [2] - 35:11, 59:5, 59:6, 59:9, 59:7, 59:10, 59:14,
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  59:19, 60:1, 60:2, trust [1] - 36:4 28:10 voting [5] - 62:20, week's [1] - 20:12
  60:8, 60:9, 60:11, trusted [2] - 38:22, urgency [1] - 17:23 69:1, 69:7, 72:10, weekdays [2] - 77:3,
  60:12, 60:13, 60:14, 39:22 urging [1] - 64:18 77:19 77:5
  67:16, 67:19, 74:16, truth [1] - 39:5 uses [1] - 17:3 weekend [2] - 65:7,
  74:19, 74:23, 75:3, try [2] - 11:20, 38:4 UTILITIES [1] - 55:22 W 65:18
  75:10, 75:11, 75:17, trying [7] - 14:25, utilities [1] - 12:19 weekends [2] - 15:8,
  75:18, 75:20, 75:21, 21:12, 24:3, 26:22, wait [1] - 45:2 15:10
  75:22, 75:23 28:4, 62:3, 62:6 V waiting [2] - 12:11, weekly [1] - 69:13
today [9] - 6:7, 6:8, Tuesday [2] - 1:7, 22:4 weeks [6] - 12:6,
  11:13, 11:16, 21:12, 78:24 VACANT [1] - 57:10 walk [7] - 9:18, 22:11, 12:23, 22:8, 38:18,
  22:20, 26:7, 29:24, twice [2] - 9:11, 37:8 valid [1] - 21:10 23:3, 23:4, 23:11, 43:12, 53:25
  33:1 two [18] - 19:1, 19:22, valuable [2] - 14:10, 28:3, 33:15 Westsider [1] - 5:11
today's [1] - 25:16 20:11, 21:21, 22:4, 14:11 walkability [2] - 23:13, wet [1] - 41:9
together [2] - 8:4, 26:14, 37:21, 38:18, value [1] - 34:12 23:25 wheelhouse [1] -
  18:10 38:19, 39:23, 53:25, vandalized [1] - 9:11 walking [2] - 16:9, 50:13
Tom [1] - 28:20 61:13, 61:17, 64:11, various [1] - 9:10 16:20 whereas [1] - 68:1
tonight [20] - 6:22, 68:7 vehicle [1] - 16:3 wall [1] - 8:1 white [2] - 11:16, 50:1
  7:16, 9:5, 10:23, two-two [1] - 64:11 vehicles [1] - 16:5 WALSH [1] - 58:5 whole [9] - 10:3,
  20:18, 23:9, 28:14, two-year [1] - 22:4 verbiage [1] - 31:5 Walsh's [1] - 58:15 12:18, 19:9, 25:7,
  28:18, 29:23, 31:11, VI [1] - 57:9 Walter [1] - 3:7 25:19, 28:15, 42:4,
  33:12, 46:9, 46:25, U VICE [1] - 2:3 wanderings [1] - 18:1 44:4, 50:1
  52:4, 55:2, 62:22, victory [3] - 37:16, wants [1] - 50:7 Wilding [6] - 6:17,
  69:7, 70:3, 76:20, UGI [1] - 54:22 39:2, 64:25 warranted [1] - 51:11 10:24, 46:10, 47:6,
  77:21 ultimately [2] - 16:25, Vietnam [1] - 5:14 warrants [1] - 51:3 49:15
tonight's [2] - 3:20, 36:4 view [1] - 51:7 washed [1] - 49:5 WILK [1] - 29:6
  20:13 unanswered [1] - Vine [1] - 48:15 Washington [3] - Willard [2] - 79:4,
tons [4] - 14:13, 15:8, 20:19 violation [1] - 29:12 22:5, 25:8, 28:5 79:10
  15:19 unbelievable [1] - VIOLATIONS [1] - waste [1] - 53:9 WILLIAM [1] - 2:6
TONY [1] - 58:5 13:12 67:15 wasting [2] - 16:15, willing [1] - 23:21
took [2] - 9:24, 24:16 undead [1] - 31:11 Virgil [1] - 33:5 16:16 wise [1] - 53:8
top [1] - 43:10 under [8] - 5:15, 29:2, Virginia [1] - 36:22 watching [2] - 18:2, wish [3] - 6:6, 6:15,
topic [1] - 10:9 29:20, 31:1, 50:4, vision [1] - 35:1 18:9 24:12
topsoil [1] - 55:7 53:13, 62:1, 80:23 visitors [2] - 14:15, water [6] - 13:6, 13:8, WITH [4] - 59:8, 59:10,
total [1] - 19:21 underwrite [1] - 36:2 34:20 43:13, 46:19, 55:3 74:17, 74:19
totally [1] - 18:14 universities [1] - 25:6 voice [1] - 10:6 WATER [1] - 54:13 WITHIN [1] - 67:10
touch [2] - 5:7, 46:23 University [1] - 23:5 voicing [1] - 8:11 Water [2] - 40:4, 44:6 women [1] - 3:5
tow [1] - 53:20 unless [2] - 32:17, Voldenberg [3] - WAY [1] - 55:21 wondering [1] - 27:5
towards [1] - 16:18 80:23 10:13, 10:14, 54:22 WAYNE [1] - 58:4 words [2] - 5:10,
town [4] - 7:12, 10:10, unnecessary [1] - VOLDENBERG [25] - ways [3] - 15:20, 37:6 21:20
  21:15, 45:25 34:24 2:8, 4:23, 6:11, wealthier [1] - 53:2 works [1] - 18:11
traffic [3] - 16:22, unpopular [1] - 13:23 10:17, 45:16, 47:24, wear [1] - 15:14 world [1] - 3:5
  51:3, 51:9 unsafe [1] - 39:16 48:9, 48:21, 49:8, wearing [1] - 10:23 worldwide [1] - 19:4
tragic [1] - 10:25 unsustainable [1] - 51:12, 52:5, 54:10, weather [2] - 9:14, worry [4] - 8:23,
trains [1] - 16:8 44:20 55:10, 55:19, 56:13, 22:3 25:20, 25:21, 33:11
transcript [2] - 80:6, unto [1] - 30:5 57:6, 57:25, 59:2, Wedlock [3] - 3:8, 5:9, worse [2] - 13:10,
  80:21 unwanted [2] - 40:1, 67:4, 73:9, 74:11, 5:12 13:11
TRANSFER [2] - 60:9, 40:16 78:19, 79:1, 79:6, week [42] - 4:7, 7:11, worsened [1] - 49:2
  75:18 up [35] - 7:20, 8:19, 79:11 7:24, 8:11, 10:16, worth [4] - 23:10,
transit [1] - 16:7 12:24, 15:15, 16:11, vote [19] - 4:18, 30:1, 11:15, 12:8, 12:10, 38:6, 38:9, 38:25
transparency [3] - 9:1, 16:24, 17:21, 17:23, 30:2, 31:1, 40:11, 18:1, 21:3, 22:18, wounded [2] - 5:17,
  34:14, 35:2 20:3, 20:13, 25:15, 63:13, 63:14, 63:15, 24:25, 25:15, 31:12, 5:19
travel [1] - 16:2 26:19, 27:2, 39:13, 64:10, 66:15, 66:19, 32:12, 32:15, 32:20, wrap [1] - 16:24
tri [1] - 55:6 40:2, 41:12, 41:18, 68:19, 68:22, 68:23, 33:2, 36:13, 47:25, written [1] - 76:12
tried [1] - 24:23 41:25, 43:9, 44:22, 69:2, 71:18, 72:5, 49:21, 53:19, 58:13, wrongful [1] - 36:22
triple [1] - 40:25 44:24, 46:9, 47:10, 77:21, 77:25 61:1, 62:2, 63:17,
Tripp [2] - 6:6, 49:23 47:15, 47:20, 47:22, voted [8] - 30:18, 63:19, 64:3, 65:21,
 48:1, 48:5, 48:14,
 Y
trips [1] - 16:12 30:23, 32:1, 32:22, 68:20, 69:2, 69:4,
trucks [1] - 16:5 49:1, 50:6, 50:12, 65:21, 71:21, 72:9, 69:9, 70:13, 70:20, yard [1] - 50:12
true [1] - 30:11 53:15, 54:23, 70:16 76:18 72:7, 76:11, 76:19, YEAR [3] - 4:25, 5:1
truly [1] - 38:12 update [2] - 28:2, voters [1] - 40:18 76:21, 77:1, 78:5 year [6] - 5:25, 22:4,
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 23:16, 29:10, 30:9,
 54:23
YEAR-TO-DATE [1] -
 4:25
YEAR-TO-YEAR [1] -
 5:1
years [20] - 6:17, 6:24,
 9:9, 9:11, 10:25,
 12:19, 19:1, 19:22,
 21:21, 23:24, 33:22,
 38:9, 39:1, 42:9,
 47:6, 49:16, 49:17,
 65:6, 77:23
yield [2] - 50:24, 51:8
YMCA [1] - 42:19

 Z
zap [2] - 28:11, 28:12
zaps [1] - 27:23
zero [1] - 51:23
zone [2] - 79:4, 79:9
ZONES [1] - 67:10