COUNCIL — Scranton, PA
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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 in our community,

 7 especially Elizabeth Cardamone and Martin

 8 Russo. Thank you. Roll call, please.

 9 MS. CARRERA: Mr. King.

10 MR. KING: Present.

11 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Schuster.

12 MR. SCHUSTER: Present.

13 MS. CARRERA: Dr. Rothchild.

14 DR. ROTHCHILD: Here.

15 MS. CARRERA: Mr. McAndrew.

16 MR. MCANDREW: Present.

17 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Smurl.

18 MR. SMURL: Here. Dispense with the

19 reading of the minutes.

20 MR. VOLDENBERG: THIRD ORDER.

21 3-A. OVERTIME REPORT FOR ALL

22 DEPARTMENTS, AS PROVIDED BY CITY CONTROLLER

23 RECEIVED MARCH 3, 2025.

24 3-B. CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED FROM

25 CITY BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ON MARCH 5, 2025,
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 1 REGARDING UPDATED PAYROLL PREPARATION TAX

 2 COLLECTIONS AS OF FEBRUARY 25, 2025.

 3 3-C. MINUTES OF THE SCRANTON

 4 HOUSING AUTHORITY MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 2,

 5 2025.

 6 MR. SMURL: Are there any comments

 7 on any of the Third Order items?

 8 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes, I have two

 9 comments. So 3-A, looking at overtime, I just

10 want to point out that Parks and Rec is 43

11 percent of their budget within the first two

12 months of the year.

13 And then with 3-B, you know, the

14 Payroll Prep Tax began in 2022. It's trended

15 above projections every year since it came into

16 effect. That's all.

17 MR. SMURL: Anyone else? If not,

18 received and filed. Do any Council members

19 have any announcements at this time?

20 DR. ROTHCHILD: I just want to give

21 a quick mention I know Councilman Smurl had

22 mentioned him during the time of silence, but

23 Martin Russo who had passed away two days ago,

24 he lives on Delaware Street in Scranton. And

25 he was an LGBTQ advocate that I had known. So
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 1 I just wanted to mention him as well and my

 2 thoughts are with his family.

 3 MR. KING: I'd just like to

 4 congratulate Attorney Gilbride and his

 5 committee for putting on an outstanding parade

 6 over the weekend, extremely well-attended. And

 7 it sounds like it was a great weekend and

 8 appreciate all the effort and time that went

 9 into making a great event. It brought a lot of

10 people into the city. So thank you for your

11 efforts.

12 DR. ROTHCHILD: I would agree.

13 Thank you for bringing up the parade. I also

14 wanted to make a quick mention of it because I

15 wanted to thank the SPD for all their hard work

16 that day. It seemed like there were a lot of

17 calls and a lot of issues that came up

18 throughout that day. And I know they meet

19 those challenges every year.

20 But I don't know, it seems like a

21 lot this year. I don't know if it was any more

22 than usual. But I appreciate their work in

23 keeping the city safe. And then thank you to

24 DPW for helping with the cleanup after parade

25 day because I think Monday morning I drove down
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 1 through downtown and the place looked great.

 2 So thank you very much.

 3 MR. SCHUSTER: I guess at this point

 4 in time it's time to talk about the parade.

 5 Congratulations, Mr. Gilbride. The day was a

 6 success. Thank you for SPD for helping with

 7 the parade route. A lot of officers were out

 8 this year. And marking off the parade route

 9 was done a little bit different this year,

10 especially along the courts.

11 But it seemed to be a success. It

12 kept cars and vehicles off the parade route and

13 also off the race route. And just happy to

14 report, we had more racers this year than last

15 year even with the high winds and the

16 temperature.

17 MR. MCANDREW: Okay. So I would

18 also like thank the Scranton Police Department,

19 the fire department, DPW, and, of course,

20 Attorney Gilbride for their as usual stellar

21 efforts providing safety and service for last

22 week's St. Patrick's Day Parade. That's all I

23 have. Thank you.

24 MR. SMURL: Thank you.

25 MR. VOLDENBERG: FOURTH ORDER.
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 1 CITIZENS PARTICIPATION.

 2 MR. SMURL: First is Joan

 3 Hodowanitz.

 4 MS. HODOWANITZ: Joan Hodowanitz,

 5 Scranton. You know, when I first moved to

 6 downtown Scranton in 1999, the St. Patrick's

 7 Day Parade was something we residents downtown

 8 did not look forward to, a lot of drinking, a

 9 lot of fights in the streets, a lot of public

10 urination. And although I'm not complaining, a

11 lot of groping. But it certainly improved over

12 the years.

13 And I -- and it's the city

14 employees, the police, the firefighters, DPW,

15 doing a very good job. There was considerably

16 more evidence of dump trucks and other things,

17 garbage trucks, you know, guarding the streets.

18 So there seemed to be an elevated sense of

19 security.

20 But last several years, you know,

21 you haven't heard of any major incidents. And

22 so it's been I think a good thing. Now, if

23 anybody could just get control of the weather,

24 you know, we'd be really fine. Okay, talking

25 about weather, last Friday there was a brief in
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 1 the Scranton paper Thomas J. Drozdick, 67 of

 2 Scranton died from severe cardiovascular

 3 disease. His body was found down an embankment

 4 in a wooden area near the corner of West Gibson

 5 Street and North Main Avenue. Drozdick was

 6 likely homeless.

 7 I remember several weeks ago talking

 8 about the brutal winter the homeless people

 9 were enduring and that we're going to start

10 finding people dead. And he died of

11 cardiovascular disease. But I can't imagine

12 that the weather helped his condition.

13 This is particularly poignant for me

14 because Mr. Drozdick used to attend mass at the

15 Cathedral at 6:30 in the morning before Covid

16 hit. And he was a very nice man, never caused

17 any problems. We knew he was homeless. We

18 would see him walking around the streets

19 pushing his little grocery cart.

20 And this is a sad commentary on how

21 we're taking care of some of the most

22 (inaudible) people in our community. The

23 special counsel for parking matters Dilworth

24 Paxson for the debt restructure of the parking

25 system which they discussed earlier, I just
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 1 don't understand with all the attorneys we have

 2 running around serving the city why we have to

 3 hire a law firm for debt restructuring and

 4 amendment to the lease concession agreement.

 5 You know, I mean, we are a gold mine

 6 for the legal profession. And I couldn't see

 7 anywhere in the backup where it was such a

 8 specialized area of law that we had to do that.

 9 But what do I know.

10 MR. SMURL: Joan, it is very

11 specialized, but Attorney Gilbride will in

12 Fifth Order, he'll explain that whole thing.

13 MS. HODOWANITZ: I'm sorry?

14 MR. SMURL: Attorney Gilbride will

15 explain that whole process because it is a

16 specialized --

17 MS. HODOWANITZ: Okay, good, when we

18 come up to that item. But we do seem to hire a

19 lot of legal firms for various reasons. And I

20 read the minutes of the housing authority. And

21 if you saw it from February 3rd, they had an

22 offer from for somebody to buy Park Gardens for

23 10.5 million dollars. Did you notice the real

24 estate agent's name that was in there? His

25 name was Pat Rogan. Anybody remember Pat
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 1 Rogan? He used to be a Councilman. So that

 2 was that there.

 3 I had a friend, by the way, who told

 4 me that he was trying to get a sticker to

 5 update his handicap parking. You have to get a

 6 sticker every year. He called City Hall three

 7 times. No one will return his phone call.

 8 Now, this is a systemic problem that

 9 I've heard ever since the Mayor restricted

10 access to City Hall. She had said if you need

11 to get into City Hall make an appointment,

12 call, someone will call you back. And again

13 and again and again this does not happen.

14 If you are going to restrict access

15 to City Hall, people need to call back. And

16 there should be an explanation when an employee

17 fails to do that. It's not right for the

18 citizens that are paying taxes, just not right.

19 And my compliments too to Attorney

20 Gilbride. It was a really good parade. Thank

21 you.

22 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Joan. John

23 Thomas.

24 MR. THOMAS: John Thomas, Scranton.

25 I have to say about Mayor Cognetti -- I'm a
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 1 terrible speaker here, bear with me -- Mayor

 2 Cognetti. I voted for her in the last

 3 election. And I'm very disappointed in her

 4 overall performance. And I'm hoping we can get

 5 a strong candidate to oppose her in the

 6 upcoming election.

 7 I don't know where to start now, but

 8 I'm going to go off on federal. We had three

 9 generations of Trumpisms, grandfather was a

10 grifter, father was a liar and a cheat. And

11 the buffoon in office now is undescribable.

12 You have no idea what he's going to do from the

13 next day to the next.

14 He doesn't understand legislation.

15 He don't know how to talk. He can't even talk

16 to his own people. If you don't agree with

17 him, well, you're fired. I hope I could

18 survive the next four years. I'm almost 78

19 years old. And I've never seen anyone in my

20 lifetime -- president level that talked like

21 this man and especially in public.

22 I mean, I got done listening to him

23 after 2019 to be honest with you because every

24 other word that comes out of this man's mouth

25 is a lie. He blames everybody else. The other
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 1 day he was talking about Obama did something.

 2 They asked him a question that had

 3 nothing to do with Obama. Obama did this.

 4 We're going to do it right, this and that and

 5 this and that. And anybody that comes to speak

 6 in public, don't call yourself a republican if

 7 you support D. T. You're a Maga extremist,

 8 okay? Let's get that straight.

 9 And Putin is a dictator. Uh-oh, do

10 I have to have security coming out of here

11 after saying that? Republicans, Liz Cheney,

12 Congresswoman from Wyoming, a republican. You

13 have former Vice President Mike Pence, a

14 republican. Adam Kinzinger, retired

15 Congressman, a republican.

16 And there's a few other ones that

17 I'd like to say, Mitt Romney, former Senator of

18 Utah, a republican, and the seven republicans

19 who voted to impeach this man the second time

20 republicans with backbones.

21 I have to say there's a columnist

22 and a conservative republican speaker for the

23 past 20-odd years or so, she hated Bill

24 Clinton. She didn't like President Obama and

25 she didn't like President Biden.
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 1 But, you know, what she said about

 2 that man sitting in the oval office? Donald

 3 Trump should make America happy and die in his

 4 sleep. Thank you, Council.

 5 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Lee Morgan.

 6 MR. MORGAN: Good evening, Council,

 7 always thankful for free speech. You know, the

 8 first thing I have here is today everybody

 9 filed their petitions for public office here.

10 We definitely need a big change in Scranton.

11 As I've already acknowledged, I didn't vote for

12 anyone on this Council because I really didn't

13 think that you knew what you were are doing.

14 Nothing personal. The city is just a complete

15 mess.

16 We've got to do something in this

17 city because we've got to start talking about

18 reality, okay, like, Pennsylvania American

19 Water buying a billion dollars worth of assets

20 and having among the most expensive water in

21 the United States of America.

22 And our Council did that to us, all

23 of these rate increases and the Governor and

24 the PUC and just blind politics with no respect

25 for the voter or the people that have to live
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 1 in these communities and can't afford this rate

 2 for water.

 3 But, you know, the other tragic

 4 thing is, we keep electing candidates that are

 5 incapable like the presentation we had by the

 6 parking -- the people who run the park garages.

 7 Most of their meters don't take money. You

 8 can't put change in them.

 9 Everything is broken, okay,

10 everything. We had a Mayor Doherty who built

11 parking garages that the Council itself

12 admitted that we couldn't pay for. And this is

13 the beating we're taking. You know, you read

14 the Pennsylvania Constitution. Get your mind

15 around that some day. It might be

16 enlightening.

17 The other thing is, look at the

18 pension fund. It's a travesty. It pays out

19 over a million dollars every month but it's not

20 funded right. It's not even managed right.

21 It's not -- the data isn't even up-to-date. I

22 don't know what the plan is to keep it going

23 forward so that it could meet its obligations.

24 And you can't look at the firemen

25 and the policemen or the DPW workers or the
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 1 clerical union because they backed all the

 2 failed candidates that looted it. And then it

 3 falls on the ordinary taxpayers that are

 4 getting taxed out of their homes. And for this

 5 one election, I'd like the city unions to stay

 6 out of politics for once because you're killing

 7 us.

 8 We need independent candidates for

 9 office. I'm not thrilled with the candidates

10 that are on the ballot. I'm not sure if any of

11 them can really do the job. And I'm not trying

12 to offend anybody. The two party political

13 system has absolutely failed. And we've got to

14 realize, you know, you light Donald Trump on

15 fire, but the majority of Americans want a

16 change in their government.

17 And the new wave republicans, they

18 aren't republicans at all. They're Americans

19 that have had their fill of the system. They

20 threw the old guard republicans out of the

21 Congress and out of the Senate. The vast

22 majority of them are veterans that fought in

23 foreign wars, okay, that have just had it.

24 I don't think there's a real

25 republican in the whole republican party. I
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 1 think most of them are democrats and

 2 independents that have had it with the system.

 3 You represent a system here that doesn't work.

 4 You're talking about spending a million dollars

 5 at Connell Park and we got homeless people

 6 everywhere.

 7 It just doesn't make any sense.

 8 None of it makes any sense. You got a

 9 licensing and inspections department.

10 Mr. Smurl, you had an investigation. There was

11 an investigation done. I don't hear you

12 talking about it.

13 I think the people have a right to

14 know that the licensing and inspections

15 department is used as a weapon by the political

16 base here. Okay, it's time to face the reality

17 that you're part of the corruption here, all

18 five of you, not just one of you and the Mayor.

19 And having a City Hall that the

20 residents are locked out of is a joke, okay.

21 And using the Court as a weapon against

22 residents just like the parking thing here,

23 none of their equipment works. You're writing

24 people tickets. Now you're going to put

25 something across their windshield.
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 1 But the one thing you don't realize,

 2 the residents of this city own the street.

 3 They were forced into buying parking garages

 4 that the Doherty administration wanted that

 5 they knew they couldn't afford. And all you

 6 keep doing is whipping the residents and

 7 kicking them and talking utter silliness up

 8 there.

 9 We need independent candidates that

10 are going to run for public office that are

11 going to do the job and change this city before

12 it's completely dead. Look at the downtown.

13 It's a parking lot. And millions of dollars

14 for Doherty park?

15 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Cecelia

16 Gonzales.

17 MS. GONZALES: Good evening. I'm

18 here to shed some light and possibly get some

19 help on a situation that's been occurring to

20 me. Since changing from apartments at a

21 housing complex in January -- sorry -- I have

22 at least four times witness someone completely

23 naked and expose their bodies from the inside

24 of their apartment but in the housing complex

25 between the hours of 9:30 and 10:30 p.m.
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 1 At least one of those times my eight

 2 year old daughter encountered this person and

 3 brought it to my attention that quote, unquote

 4 from her he was being a creep and just staring

 5 at our place. I can't exactly say that he's

 6 staring at my place. But he's definitely

 7 staring at our row of apartments and like side

 8 to side.

 9 The very next time that I did see

10 him and this encounter happened I called the

11 cops which this was now February 17th. I moved

12 into this apartment January, like the second

13 weekend. February 17th I've at least seen him

14 four times completely to the nude in this

15 window.

16 February 17th I call -- I had -- the

17 encounter happened February 16th, I'm sorry.

18 February 17th in the afternoon once I had

19 someone come watch my kids, I had called

20 Scranton PD and made a report, called housing

21 the next day because they were closed for

22 Presidents Day that 17th.

23 And I get people can be nude in

24 their house. I'm not saying he can't. But

25 attached in that file is a picture of his
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 1 window. The very next day the blinds are down.

 2 Every single time I catch this man naked, the

 3 blinds are up. The very next morning the

 4 blinds are down.

 5 I have reported it to the SPD. I

 6 made a report, reported it to the office.

 7 Attached is a text from an office staff

 8 claiming that they can't do anything because

 9 law isn't involved or whatever they're trying

10 to say, which I think it's insane because I

11 have received eviction notice 10 -- 10-day

12 eviction notice over a dog -- my family members

13 visiting with their dog on the property.

14 So I don't understand how a dog is

15 that big of a deal that I'm in the street in

16 ten days, but a man my eight year old can see a

17 man's genitals and he lives in front of a park.

18 Between our two windows there is a park five

19 doors from the bus stop in Townhouse Village

20 Park Apartments.

21 And authorities can't come and

22 remove them from the property and this office

23 can't remove them from the property.

24 MR. MCANDREW: This is bizarre.

25 These pictures are horrific. Mr. Voldenberg,
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 2 MS. GONZALES: That's what --

 3 MR. MCANDREW: I'm sorry, I don't

 4 want to take up your time. I'll speak to this

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 6 MS. GONZALES: No, that's all I have

 7 to say. And just I don't understand why this

 8 has to happen why this private matter has now

 9 turned into a televised public matter for me to

10 have, like, peace with me and my kids. I go to

11 school. I work, like, I'm a mom to three.

12 I don't -- the last of my worries

13 should be there's someone like this living

14 across the window.

15 MR. KING: There has to be something

16 we can do about this. I want to reach out to

17 the Chief and see if we could set up a meeting

18 because this is ridiculous, absolutely

19 unacceptable.

20 MR. MCANDREW: It's disgusting. I

21 mean, there's evidence right here.

22 MS. GONZALES: There is -- there is

23 some discrepancy on that police report, like,

24 my address is the one on their address and then

25 the address that's under my name is like my old
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 1 address.

 2 I assume because that's what's on my

 3 ID. But I did file the report and nothing was

 4 done. So I did post it on social media and a

 5 friend kindly suggested that I came here

 6 tonight and I spoke about the situation.

 7 DR. ROTHCHILD: Thank you for coming

 8 and informing us about the situation. We'll

 9 certainly make sure to get in touch with the

10 chief and find out what could be done about it

11 to keep that from occurring. I'm sorry that

12 you and your children had to -- had to witness

13 that.

14 MS. GONZALES: Okay. Thank you.

15 MR. SCHUSTER: And 1304 is the

16 residence where this person was.

17 MS. GONZALES: Yes. Yes, it's

18 like -- I don't even know what street that is.

19 But Mount Vernon I think it is. It should be

20 on the police report though.

21 MR. SMURL: It is.

22 MS. GONZALES: Thank you.

23 MR. SMURL: Thank you.

24 MR. MCANDREW: Thanks.

25 MR. SMURL: Frank, do you have a
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 1 copy of this?

 2 MR. VOLDENBERG: I do. I'll reach

 3 out first thing in the morning.

 4 MR. SMURL: Does Attorney Gilbride

 5 also have a copy?

 6 MR. VOLDENBERG: He does.

 7 MR. SMURL: Okay. Very good. Thank

 8 you. Les Spindler.

 9 MR. SPINDLER: Good evening,

10 Council, Les Spindler. Well, walking my dog in

11 the neighborhood yesterday I came across the

12 two pave cuts I've been talking about the last

13 few weeks.

14 I'm glad to say I think there's some

15 progress being made. There was white outlines

16 painted around both pave cuts. So it looks

17 like hopefully they're going to get ready to

18 take care of and dig them up and fill them in

19 the right way. I hope it's done fairly

20 quickly.

21 Next thing, I drive up and down

22 Green Ridge Street every day. And what they're

23 doing on the Lackawanna River that temporary

24 bridge they're putting up, I mean, the steel

25 monstrosity they're making, it's unbelievable.
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 1 We're not talking about the Mississippi here.

 2 It's the Lackawanna river.

 3 I mean, I think -- I'm no engineer,

 4 I think there's a much easier way to make a

 5 temporary bridge than blocking off Nay Aug

 6 Avenue. All they had to do is put supports on

 7 either side of the bridge. They have these

 8 premade concrete slabs as decks.

 9 I've seen it done before driving

10 down 81 about two years ago the Suscon Road

11 bridge, they replaced it. They didn't pour

12 concrete. They just put these huge slabs on

13 supports and that's all they did. I mean, I'm

14 sure there was other stuff that was done.

15 But there's no reason why they had

16 to block off Nay Aug Avenue. All they had to

17 do was put the big slab on supports. And I

18 know they had to do more stuff to make it safe.

19 But that's all they had to do instead of

20 blocking off Nay Aug.

21 And the detour, it's ridiculous the

22 detour they made. They're telling people to go

23 over Main Avenue to Market Street, down Market

24 and back on Nay Aug Avenue the other way.

25 All you have to do is turn off Green
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 1 Ridge on Ross Street which goes into the Giant

 2 Market. There's a beer outlet there, make a

 3 left at the beer outlet. It takes you right

 4 out to Nay Aug Avenue.

 5 I go to the garden place there every

 6 spring to get my plants. So they're telling me

 7 I have to go all the way around to come back

 8 the other way. No, go in the Giant parking lot

 9 and just go out and the Garden Path is right

10 there. Whoever made that detour, I think they

11 should be fired. It's ridiculous.

12 Next thing, I went by Scranton High

13 School today at 2:30. They get out at 3:00.

14 There was a line of cars there already parked

15 illegally where there's no parking signs a half

16 hour before school gets out. And where's our

17 parking enforcement people? You know where

18 they are, in the neighborhood harassing people

19 if they're parked in the wrong direction.

20 And it happened to me once. But

21 they let these people park illegally halfway

22 out in the street and nothing is done. It's

23 unbelievable. Lastly, 7-A, this Rubicon

24 contract, there's a gentleman here he works

25 with software. He put on a great exhibit. How
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 1 you people -- I know who the three of you are

 2 that voted to pass it through, how you could

 3 vote to pass that through and this gentleman

 4 said it wasn't working and he had proof and the

 5 three you still voted to put it through.

 6 Councilman Smurl, I heard from a

 7 city worker you were at DPW last week. And

 8 they -- the DPW workers told you it doesn't

 9 work. How could you people pass this? It's

10 not working. Did somebody get money in their

11 pockets to pass this through or what?

12 I mean, all you people do is rubber

13 stamp everything the Mayor wants to do. You

14 don't care what the people who come here and

15 say. I mean, there's proof that it isn't

16 working and the three of you still pass it. So

17 how you could live with yourself just siding

18 with this woman is unbelievable. You don't

19 care about the taxpayers. That's all I have.

20 Thank you.

21 MR. SMURL: Thanks, Les. And your

22 comment, that was really uncalled for. Nobody

23 puts money in my pocket. Jennifer Reed.

24 MS. REED: Jennifer Reed, Scranton

25 citizen, homeless advocate and founder of Feed
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 1 the Need, Scranton. I had other people that

 2 were going to come tonight. So, hi, Michael

 3 and Tamma watching from home.

 4 Over the past few months that I have

 5 not been able to attend meetings I still have

 6 been watching and nothing much has changed

 7 except for the number of homeless people have

 8 gone up.

 9 We've had numerous times during the

10 course of the winter where the shelters were

11 not open due to staffing issues. It looks like

12 when the part where just a few cents above

13 minimum wage wasn't even brought up as one of

14 those issues.

15 The pay is certainly not worth the

16 job needing to be done. And I'm almost 100

17 percent certain that not one person in this

18 room would do that job overnight with such

19 little pay. And that's embarrassing. I'm

20 grateful for the wonderful woman that runs the

21 code blue shelter on the nights that it has

22 been open which is only nights where the

23 temperature reaches 20 degrees or less.

24 I'm also thankful for Butch and

25 Keystone Mission because the communication is
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 1 finally refreshing. Dr. Rothchild and

 2 Mr. Smurl have gone out with us several times

 3 to see what we do and talk to those people that

 4 we serve. However, whenever myself or anyone

 5 else in my group has asked who else would come

 6 out and see the problem in person and

 7 understand better, everyone else looks down at

 8 their papers or pretends to take notes.

 9 I have given up on waiting for a

10 call from the Mayor or having her show up

11 either. We're not even remotely acknowledged.

12 Is there a reason for this? Is it too

13 inconvenient? Maybe the weather is just --

14 maybe that the weather that these people have

15 to sleep in is just a little too uncomfortable

16 to be out in. And if the people are out there

17 sleeping, we're out there helping.

18 People keep asking about ways to

19 throw out trash without being considered

20 illegal dumping. As shown in the picture that

21 I handed in, I told people to keep their camps

22 clean. And they brought their trash to the

23 pavilion on Olive Street. However, there was

24 still trash in there from last week when I went

25 today.
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 1 And that picture was taken today.

 2 It is time-stamped. I didn't even get my trash

 3 picked up this week. I started my group years

 4 ago and set out not only to help people get a

 5 hot meal and basic necessities that we all take

 6 for granted, but also to help them get back on

 7 their feet and to figure out where the

 8 roadblocks are. And by the way, there are

 9 many.

10 I've had nasty comments in my

11 e-mails as well as my inboxes on both Facebook

12 and Instagram, death threats, people making

13 jokes about burning down tents with people

14 inside and that would rid of the problem. And

15 I also know from watching these meetings live

16 on TV that there are some keyboard warriors

17 right now talking behind the scenes but not

18 showing up.

19 I'm not stopping what I do any time

20 soon. I've had people supposedly wanting to

21 help me only to use my hard work and call it

22 their own. I've had -- I've been sent in a

23 million directions looking for help for people.

24 I'm not even getting a single answer. And I've

25 even been told by the rude lady at Career Link,
 29

 1 people should come down and ask their own

 2 questions when all I asked was can you get a

 3 job if you don't have an address.

 4 If I'm asking -- if I'm having this

 5 much trouble and getting the runaround with all

 6 of the resources that I have available to me,

 7 how do we expect anything to change for those

 8 who do not have those same resources? I

 9 witnessed on March 6th, 2025, where people were

10 being removed from their camps.

11 I had a meeting at 10 a.m. that

12 morning and left my house at 9 a.m. after

13 receiving calls as a reminder and made sure

14 that they had breakfast and hot coffee and that

15 they were taken care of and ready to face what

16 was ahead of them for the day.

17 Do you remember what you were doing

18 at 9:00 on Thursday morning and did you have to

19 worry about whether or not you would have to

20 come home and figure out if you had a place to

21 sleep?

22 Do you know what the 8th Amendment

23 is? In 1791 it was added to the bill of rights

24 and protects against excess bail, fines, and

25 cruel and unusual punishment.
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 1 According to the Ninth Circuit of

 2 the Court of Appeals in 2018, case of Martin

 3 versus the City of Boise, punishing people for

 4 sleeping outside if there is no available

 5 shelter is considered cruel and unusual

 6 punishment according to the amendments that we

 7 are supposed to uphold.

 8 While this was overturned, how is

 9 the city getting away with taking people's

10 rights away? Twenty-six beds is the current

11 number of beds available year round overnight

12 shelter, an additional 30 beds for overnight

13 when the temperature is below freezing -- far

14 below freezing.

15 So during the rest of the year when

16 30 emergency beds are not available, where are

17 people supposed to legally go? There's no

18 answer. We need to give them an answer.

19 Shoving them from one place to another is

20 stressful for them and a waste of time and

21 resources for this city.

22 I am and have been completely

23 exhausted from bringing up the same common

24 sense things over and over. Is there anyone

25 else that is stressed out and exhausted by
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 1 this? We want plans, answers, and a way to

 2 move forward with solutions in place so that

 3 those of us doing the work behind the scenes

 4 can take a break and not have to worry about

 5 the people who no one else gives a damn about.

 6 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Ron Ellman.

 7 MR. ELLMAN: Hello, Council. Every

 8 time I pass this old bank building on Market

 9 and Main, I wonder when they are going to --

10 the present owners are going to come to the

11 city wanting some grants for repairs and

12 remodeling and so on. Why can't that building

13 be used like the community building on Capouse?

14 It just sits empty.

15 I pass it every single day. It's

16 sure a nice piece of property. It should have

17 been given to the city anyway if you ask me to

18 be for the community. Okay, next, right now

19 under our noses, the worst of the worst. I

20 refer to them as -- last month as the good ol'

21 boys and Kelly calls them the democratic party

22 of Lackawanna County, whatever, I don't know.

23 But these people, they're using a

24 back door. They are intent on taking over our

25 government. You know, I hear on the radio and
 32

 1 the TV everybody complaining money didn't vote

 2 Musk. No one voted for these three over the

 3 hill has beens they want to stick in office.

 4 This is just -- this is why this place got such

 5 a name forever. You can't get rid of them.

 6 Graft and corruption just lives right here in

 7 Scranton.

 8 You know, people of this city need

 9 to take more interest in their government.

10 This building, this very building, this is an

11 office. This isn't a nursery, a day care

12 center. This is a business. Scranton is a

13 business. This should be our business office.

14 I was one of the people that wanted

15 this remodeling done. You know, we talked

16 about buying an 11 million dollar property. We

17 still would have had this building.

18 I don't -- I think it was a very

19 good investment. This building should be here

20 forever. And here we come with another

21 election, all of these people coming out of the

22 woodwork everywhere I never heard of. To me --

23 and I know this applies to Council, but if you

24 don't have any interest in attending a Council

25 meeting, a zoning board, school, whatever, you
 33

 1 don't belong in this administration.

 2 And lastly here, wishing someone

 3 dead is a sick demented disgusting statement

 4 that only a damn fool would make publicly.

 5 Thank you.

 6 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Bob Bolus.

 7 MR. BOLUS: Good evening, Council,

 8 Bob Bolus, Scranton. On E, what part of Tenth

 9 Street are you purchasing -- is the city buying

10 on Tenth Street?

11 MR. SMURL: Right next to Novembrino

12 Park, the little parking lot there next to the

13 dentist.

14 MR. BOLUS: By Novembrino Park.

15 MR. SMURL: Yeah.

16 MR. BOLUS: Okay, because our former

17 trucking company, the Bolus Motor Lines

18 actually was part of that whole area years ago.

19 I was born and raised on Tenth Street.

20 MR. SMURL: Yeah.

21 MR. BOLUS: So I was just curious

22 what was being -- so you're going to be

23 expanding Novembrino Park.

24 MR. SMURL: Yes, for parking at

25 Novembrino to relieve the street for the
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 1 neighbors.

 2 MR. BOLUS: Okay. And F, I don't

 3 understand why our law department, we have to

 4 be paying the high price to law firms to

 5 support them and keep them going. Why aren't

 6 we doing it inhouse?

 7 We have the ability to hire our own

 8 internal lawyers, paralegals. Treat it -- the

 9 city law department in the future as a law firm

10 and cut out all of this bleed to the legal

11 departments around the state and the city and

12 everything else we're doing. It's an absurdity

13 to see the money just squandered.

14 The other one I looked at here is

15 this thing with the recycling with the public

16 works, I think a five year contract is an

17 absurdity. One year should be more than

18 sufficient and renewed at the end of one year.

19 If we had the competent people in

20 DPW, the management, the logistics, you don't

21 need these people. We don't need to spend this

22 money. I operated 600 trucks all over the

23 United States. I had a load of solid waste out

24 of New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia. And

25 I didn't need these people and our trucks
 35

 1 moved.

 2 We're the house carrier for

 3 Anheuser-Busch, Charles Chips. My trucks moved

 4 all over the United States. We didn't need

 5 these type of people. What you need is

 6 management people that are qualified to operate

 7 the DPW, no more game playing, no more

 8 politics. That's what you need here. And I

 9 think this should be thrown down.

10 It shouldn't be no five years. Give

11 them a year. It's a waste of money. You're

12 better off investing in people in the DPW than

13 you are wasting our money like this.

14 We don't need to be managed by

15 people. That's why we have a Council, a Mayor

16 and a city. And people that run the city, they

17 are the only ones that should be involved. And

18 I think the next thing the city needs to do is

19 hire its own engineers.

20 We're spending millions of dollars

21 on engineering, engineering and we're going

22 nowhere. We don't need them. Get our own

23 engineers. They are trained the same way as

24 the one you are hiring and spending millions of

25 dollars on.
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 1 Connell Park is an absolute joke.

 2 You're going to spend millions of dollars to

 3 have people tell you what you can and cannot do

 4 when you should be able to do it inhouse.

 5 That's the taxpayer's losses. That's how

 6 things should be done around here. It should

 7 be done as a business and it's not.

 8 One thing for Lee Morgan, I want to

 9 tell him I am a real Republican so he gets

10 that through and I'll have Les along with it.

11 And Donald Trump is my president, period. But

12 putting all that to the side, today I filed my

13 petitions to run for Mayor on the Republican

14 ticket for the City of Scranton.

15 People are going to challenge and

16 say, oh, I can't take it. Well, they're in for

17 a hell of a surprise. I'm doing it because I

18 know I could be there at the end. I'm not a

19 bought and paid for politician. I've always

20 been about the people in my city and my

21 background as well documented on what I've done

22 for the city over the last 30-some years.

23 And I'll take everyone's challenge

24 that I can't take the seat. Well, that's going

25 to change in the next few weeks. What's coming
 37

 1 down the pike is not -- my business. It's none

 2 of theirs at this point. They'll get to read

 3 it in the paper or see it on TV.

 4 I believe that the city is

 5 mismanaged, the potholes. Beyond that, Nay Aug

 6 turned into a mud pond. If I wind up in the

 7 city, Nay Aug will be Nay Aug again, what it

 8 should have been and should stay, not filling

 9 it in with dirt.

10 I have enough volunteer people that

11 I deal with that will clean the mud out of

12 there again and make it the lake it used to be.

13 And that was Lake Lincoln, bring back the

14 amusement rides, bring back the culture that we

15 had here when we all grew up each and every one

16 of us and make Scranton Scranton again.

17 But the first thing I'll do the

18 first day I ever get in office, I could assure

19 you Biden signs will be gone. It will be

20 Spruce Street and Scranton Expressway again.

21 MR. SMURL: Thank you.

22 MR. BOLUS: And we'll change how we

23 live here, not under the political atmosphere

24 that we had whether we liked it or we didn't.

25 Thank you.
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 1 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Lynn

 2 Labrosky.

 3 MS. LABROSKY: Good evening,

 4 Council, Lynn Labrosky, resident, homeowner,

 5 business owner. So I also wanted to comment on

 6 the parade and congratulate Mr. Gilbride for

 7 doing such a great job and also thank our fire,

 8 police, and DPW workers. They did really an

 9 amazing job down there this weekend.

10 I know I felt safe anyway because

11 they were on every corner. So that was good.

12 So I did see a big improvement with the traffic

13 pattern with the Elm Street bridge project.

14 That's good. Their arrows are working. And

15 everything seems to be flowing pretty smoothly

16 now.

17 You know, I wish it could have been

18 done before the project started. Maybe in the

19 future we could try to make sure that's in

20 place prior to bridges being closed down and

21 stuff like that because it seemed a little

22 silly to do it after the fact.

23 So another thing is, I did see that

24 the Mayor is having a spring sprucing up

25 Scranton spring cleanup I believe this Saturday
 39

 1 at the Jackson Street skate park. And that's

 2 terrific. But we need a lot of cleanups. I

 3 know my husband and I participated in quite a

 4 few cleanups last year and a lot of it seems to

 5 be back to the way it was.

 6 So if we're not going to keep up on

 7 trying to eliminate the garbage or keep on top

 8 of cleaning up the garbage, then it's just

 9 going to keep -- it's not going to look any

10 better.

11 I know I asked last week about

12 containers having lids and things like that.

13 And I'm not going to read the codes because it

14 will probably take too long. But, you know, in

15 the E code, the 305 one through sixteen, there

16 are quite a few rules regarding the garbage.

17 I don't know if that's enforced or

18 are there fines given out if people don't abide

19 by that, like, having lids on cans and stuff

20 because we do live in NEPA. And, you know,

21 it's pretty windy.

22 Also, I guess we have an anti litter

23 account. Anybody know about that? It's in the

24 code. It says that there is an anti litter

25 account. So I guess money from giving out
 40

 1 fines for people littering whether from their

 2 vehicle or on their property would go into that

 3 account to enforce people not trashing our city

 4 with garbage? No, nobody knows about it?

 5 MR. SMURL: I don't think that's

 6 what it's for. But I'll check --

 7 MS. LABROSKY: All right. Yeah, if

 8 we could check on that or if I have to do a

 9 right to know. But, yeah, so coming into City

10 Hall is like Fort Knox. I mean, I had to come

11 down here yesterday to file some paperwork.

12 And it really feels like you are not welcome.

13 You ring the bell and you are not allowed

14 through the doors.

15 So that just feels, I don't know,

16 like -- like, it's not our taxpayer -- our tax

17 dollars aren't really being spent on what

18 they're supposed to be being spent on. This is

19 our building. We should have a right to come

20 in here anytime we want.

21 And then when I finally did come

22 into the building, it's just a really eerie

23 feeling, like, it's quiet and there's no

24 activity. And it's just kind of weird. But I

25 did request some information that is supposed
 41

 1 to be public knowledge. But I was told once

 2 again I have to do a right to know.

 3 And I don't understand why if

 4 something's public information why they can't

 5 just hand me those records instead of having to

 6 do a right to know because there's other

 7 agencies in the city that you can request that

 8 information and just verbally and they'll

 9 e-mail it to you without a problem.

10 But it seems like in City Hall

11 everything is a right to know and then you

12 don't often times get information back on that.

13 Code enforcement, it's a joke. They don't --

14 they don't enforce the code. So I don't know

15 if, you know, if anybody can look into that.

16 But I know it just seems like certain people

17 have codes enforced on them and other people

18 don't.

19 And as far as like I said with the

20 garbage, I just if -- I don't know if you have

21 any answers later on about what I asked about

22 last week. And then I don't know if I have to

23 do a right to know. I know the Mayor is

24 running for reelection. Are we allowed to find

25 out if she's running for Congress next year?
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 1 Is that something we can ask?

 2 MR. SMURL: I believe you have to

 3 ask her. We wouldn't know.

 4 MS. LABROSKY: Yeah, you can't

 5 really get in touch with her. It's kind of

 6 difficult.

 7 MR. SMURL: Yeah, I couldn't tell

 8 you.

 9 MS. LABROSKY: But if we're going to

10 elect someone for a four-year term, I want to

11 make sure they are going to fulfill that

12 four-year term. And so I know personally as a

13 business owner and a homeowner, I pay a lot of

14 money in taxes in the city. I just don't feel

15 like personally I'm getting enough bang for my

16 buck. And I think a lot people in the city

17 would agree with that. So all right, that's

18 it. Thank you.

19 MR. SMURL: Lynn, if you're -- if

20 you ask for documentation, anything printed

21 out, that would be a right to know. If you are

22 asking, like, questions to us, anything that we

23 can answer, we would try to answer for you.

24 But if you're looking for an actual document

25 like you are asking for, that is a right to
 43

 1 know. And that's just --

 2 MS. LABROSKY: Well, if something is

 3 supposed to be on file here in City Hall, then

 4 I don't know why I wouldn't have the right to

 5 look at that file. Why would I have to do a

 6 right to know so then that file could be

 7 updated by the time I know if I even know at

 8 all if that make senses.

 9 MR. SMURL: All I know is you ask

10 for documentation, right, and to receive --

11 MS. LABROSKY: But I asked to see

12 documentation, like, right then and there, not

13 five days or thirty days or --

14 MR. SMURL: Yeah, I don't know what

15 you're looking for if it was available at that

16 point. I don't know any of that. I wasn't

17 there so --

18 MS. LABROSKY: It's documentation

19 that's supposed to be public information. So,

20 okay, but thank you.

21 MR. SMURL: Thank you.

22 MS. LABROSKY: Have a good night.

23 MR. SMURL: That's all for our

24 sign-in list. Anybody else wish to speak with

25 or address Council?
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 1 MR. COYNE: Good evening, Council,

 2 Tom Coyne, Minooka. Since we're getting close

 3 at this point since it's six months left until

 4 that September opening of Nay Aug Park for all

 5 the pools being open as of September, do we

 6 have any idea what the funding is at this point

 7 on it because we're well aware that it fell

 8 through and that they put through a request for

 9 1 million dollars through the horse racing

10 gambling fund to get 1 million dollars towards

11 the project and we had 3 million I think from

12 ARPA funds and the other 3 million were up in

13 the air and we were looking for magical

14 ferries from nonprofits and businesses to

15 donate to the city to actually take care of the

16 funding that was supposed to be there in the

17 first place for the two and a half years that

18 this project went -- didn't go forward until it

19 was finally called that it should go forward.

20 Do we have any idea how much we've

21 secured towards the total of Nay Aug Park at

22 this point? And if not, can we get the actual

23 numbers of how much of that deficit we're

24 secured and how much we're actually short?

25 Can we also get a copy of the
 45

 1 contract for the lights being put up in Nay Aug

 2 Park? It would be nice to have the public

 3 information of the amount of money that was

 4 spent for the putting up the Christmas lights

 5 that never came through here.

 6 I'd like to see who signed that,

 7 who authorized it, where it went through

 8 because obviously we saw when it was bid out.

 9 The bids went out. The bids were open. The

10 bids were read by the city. And then the bids

11 were ignored and it was just handed out like

12 candy without coming through this body.

13 So it would be nice to actually see

14 that contract and what's included in it which

15 should have been here as part of documentation

16 for it to be approved in the first place.

17 Moving onto trash, I know the Mayor said they

18 were looking at different recycling companies.

19 And I'm not sure there's actually

20 been a bid out there for different recycling

21 companies. But with that 80, 85 percent of the

22 trash -- of the recycling going from the

23 recycling facility directly over to the

24 landfill at $120 a ton, the current amount that

25 we have spent and thrown away into that dump by
 46

 1 not addressing that is $44,644.50.

 2 We're 18 months out on that since it

 3 first came across. We can't find a solution in

 4 18 months -- sorry, 18 weeks, 18 weeks. We

 5 can't find a solution, yet we still continue to

 6 throw money at it at $1,900 a week. When do we

 7 stop this, when it hits 100,000? When it hits

 8 $200,000?

 9 When do we finally address it and

10 look for why don't we have -- we're looking for

11 people to do recycling, why don't we have bids

12 before us? Who's dealing with it? When is

13 this going to happen? And if there's a

14 negotiation that is going to happen with the

15 Recycling Center, why is no one talking about

16 it? Are we just going to continue to dump

17 money and ignore it?

18 And last Rubicon, they've had three

19 years. They promised a million dollars. They

20 promised us a great new fantastic system. Last

21 week Mr. King asked whether or not the original

22 contract had in it an extension of a year to

23 year.

24 Actually in the bill before you that

25 sits in Seventh Order it says right in the
 47

 1 description of that bill if you read it

 2 properly and thoroughly that it was a three

 3 year contract. They were moving to a six -- a

 4 five year extension because the original was a

 5 year to year.

 6 It was right in the documentation

 7 that at the end of it in December we could

 8 renew year to year. Now, if I hire you for a

 9 project say working on my house and you draw

10 plans and I give you the money and three years

11 later you've done nothing on it and you come

12 back and say I'm going to continue working on

13 it and I'll get it fixed the way you want it

14 to, just give me another five years and a lot

15 more money and I'll deliver what I originally

16 said I was.

17 Would you hire that person for

18 another five years to fix your house? The

19 answer is no. You'd say you didn't do it in

20 three years, you don't deserve any more because

21 you haven't performed. Yet today, we're

22 looking at that and that's insanity. Good

23 night.

24 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Anyone else?

25 MR. ARGENTA: Virgil Argenta,
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 1 Scranton. 5-B, is Mr. Hanley also on the

 2 Scranton Housing Authority Board? How many

 3 boards can one serve on effectively? What are

 4 the required qualifications and is there a

 5 public resume available for this position?

 6 5-C, another civil service member.

 7 Are you aware of how many civil service members

 8 we had in the last four years? What experience

 9 does Mr. Miller have regarding emergency

10 services, promotion, and testing?

11 Again, is there a public resume

12 available detailing his qualifications for

13 viewing? The hourly rate for the attorneys for

14 the Parking Authority issues, $440 an hour

15 capped at 20,000. Why do we have solicitors?

16 Is Attorney Harvey a former local resident that

17 represents Dilworth and Paxson?

18 For the record, will the city pause

19 funding from neighborhood works until after the

20 election due to a potential conflict with the

21 candidate who is the director of community

22 development running for City Council?

23 The grant money goes to his

24 department for block beautification and

25 administrative costs. In 2024, $353,000 in
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 1 grant funding had been distributed and made it

 2 possible with support from the City of Scranton

 3 funds.

 4 As the Council President who is also

 5 running for reelection, do you perceive any

 6 potential conflict of interest? Because word

 7 on the street is that this individual may be

 8 one of your running mates. How do you plan to

 9 address this issue? And do you believe it

10 could influence voters similarly to the

11 supermarket gift cards that have been mentioned

12 over and over with no accountability.

13 Please note that these gift cards

14 are all numbered and they could be traced to

15 see when and if they were redeemed.

16 NeighborWorks is accepting applications until

17 March 28th, 2025. Awards will be announced in

18 May, 2025, coincidently right before the

19 election.

20 NeighborWorks is a highly regarded

21 program that upholds ethical standards. Please

22 don't play a part in tarnishing this great

23 program, Council.

24 For the record, the parade day per

25 police reports was labeled one of the worst, if
 50

 1 not the worst. And it wasn't with the parade

 2 itself. It was with the University of Scranton

 3 students and their guests. Their blatant

 4 disregard of the law, disrespect of the city,

 5 disrespect of our law enforcement men and women

 6 and most importantly the disrespect of the

 7 University of Scranton.

 8 The tax exempt University of

 9 Scranton provides an annual contribution of

10 pittance to the City of Scranton in lieu of

11 taxes. This pilot payment in lieu of taxes was

12 fully utilized to address issues in 400 block

13 of Clay Avenue.

14 The university's yearly donation of

15 pittance was exhausted on Saturday to say the

16 least. It was insufficient to cover the

17 manpower and a strain on our emergency

18 services. Moreover, several police units

19 incurred flat tires due to the broken glass.

20 You could check with Kost Tire.

21 Over 24 arrests, this isn't how good

22 Catholic Jesuits should conduct themself. Is

23 anyone planning to request a meeting with

24 President Father Marina and/or University

25 Police Chief Donald Bergman about Saturday's
 51

 1 issues?

 2 If you are hesitant on those

 3 meetings, let me know. This is an ideal matter

 4 for a Council candidate to address. Quote

 5 from the University's website: "Our university

 6 community takes great pride in knowing that

 7 Scranton students are prepared and challenged

 8 to go forth and set the world on fire."

 9 Is this before or after the events

10 of Saturday that took place in the city them

11 temporarily reside in. Have a nice night,

12 Council.

13 MR. SMURL: Thank you.

14 MR. MANCINI: Good evening, Council,

15 Mike Mancini, Scranton. Prayers to the police

16 officer that was involved in an accident today

17 on Keyser Avenue. The airbags were deployed.

18 I spoke with Officer Troutman just now. One of

19 our finest will be okay.

20 Also heartfelt thank you to

21 Scranton Police, DPW, first responders for

22 parade day and every other single day. The

23 University of Scranton needs to step up and

24 take better control of their students.

25 It's one thing to celebrate
 52

 1 responsibly like I did with my Irish and Welsh

 2 heritage. It's another to involve our local

 3 law enforcement to the point that several were

 4 on scene throughout the day and night. Later

 5 in the evening there was a gunshot.

 6 Thankfully no one was injured.

 7 Last thing I know, he remains at large. I

 8 respectfully appeared before Council quite a

 9 few times. And I've asked very important

10 questions just for them to go unanswered. This

11 independent is starting to think that the same,

12 bird of a feather flock together. Hence,

13 crickets.

14 Regardless of the importance of our

15 roads if it's the points of our roads with

16 swerve patterns burned into our memories, extra

17 set of doors downstairs, the increased nature

18 and frequency of our 911 calls, shallow pool

19 coming next -- coming real soon with pickle

20 ball being more important at Nay Aug, sale of

21 the Sewer Authority, progress in election year,

22 no balance and accountable link for the ARPA

23 funds on the city website, flipping the bird to

24 all of our amazing unionized employees, net

25 savings on bond refinancing just to cover the
 53

 1 lawsuits by this expansion team.

 2 Changing the police examination, it

 3 was never broken; disbanding the Drug Task

 4 Force, the current homeless condition, etc.,

 5 etc. A pill press was found in our city. How

 6 many local people did that impact? How many

 7 lost their lives?

 8 My son passed away because he ended

 9 up trusting someone to have taken his life a

10 day after his 26th birthday. The person who

11 did this is accountable. He will be sentenced

12 June 18th. I'll get my closure. Locally no

13 one gets closure. This is morally wrong on so

14 many levels.

15 To disband the Drug Task Force,

16 expect the county detectives to pick up 40

17 percent more cases is reckless. We have a

18 railway coming soon. We're nowhere near ready,

19 nor will we be ready with a slate of

20 individuals who have announced.

21 On one side we have puddle pool

22 Paige who thinks it's okay to feature pickle

23 ball courts over a deep pool at Nay Aug with

24 diving boards. Seven years families have

25 missed memories because of someone who doesn't
 54

 1 care.

 2 You know who else doesn't care?

 3 Unclean Gene Barrett. He was the Director of

 4 the Scranton Sewer Authority when it was sold.

 5 Where was he? Where is he? He knows where

 6 this is at. He knows Council. The only reason

 7 why he has appeared is because I keep

 8 mentioning the Sewer Authority sale.

 9 I was told by someone that people

10 don't care about that. I think so. Millions

11 of questionable dollars were spent on 51

12 attorneys. I hope they start practicing

13 Karaoke. Somebody is going to be singing the

14 beginning of 2026, the good people of Scranton

15 have their way.

16 To my son's passing, so many amazing

17 people have reached out to me. I'm so humbled

18 by it. The city is very special to me. My son

19 never would have wanted to come home to our

20 current climate.

21 Tomorrow, I will pick up the

22 necessary documents to start the process to run

23 for Mayor of our beautiful City of Scranton. I

24 feel as if no one else is more inclined to make

25 better decisions for the good people of
 55

 1 Scranton.

 2 And when you set the narrative, you

 3 know, or can get the answers. I'm not going

 4 anywhere. I will knock on one door at a time

 5 and be humbled by those I meet because I am one

 6 of them.

 7 Day one I will be John Taffer from

 8 Bar Rescue, I'll rip off the extra set of

 9 doors. I will bust open the books. And I will

10 have the City of Scranton and the Electric City

11 shine bright once again because change is

12 coming. It's inevitable.

13 No one can do this better than

14 someone who cares, someone without the strings.

15 And on day one, all of those problems that

16 we've had in the past with the corruption, all

17 the people looking for handouts and the

18 careless contracts that we put out like

19 Rubicon, they're all gone. And for two of you,

20 it will be an honor to serve with you. Good

21 evening, Council.

22 MR. SMURL: Anyone else?

23 MR. LITTLE: Hello, Council, Rik

24 Little from Scranton. I'd like to talk about

25 basic civics of democracy locally. The way I
 56

 1 see it, we saved our republic with the last

 2 presidential election. But everybody is

 3 freaking out because it's been the same for so

 4 long.

 5 In the city government and the

 6 Lackawanna government, it's everybody waiting

 7 for their federal thing. It's especially --

 8 that's especially in like the school board, the

 9 housing board, and the other nine boards.

10 They talk -- everybody talks about

11 transparency.

12 But last Friday on the website for

13 Lackawanna County, they still had Matt

14 Cartright as the 8th District Congressman. And

15 that's just wrong. I don't know if they

16 changed it. I told them about it.

17 I think the main problem is the

18 constitution for the city and the county.

19 We're supposed to follow the US Constitution in

20 civics and the state constitution which mirrors

21 that. But when you get down to the county and

22 the city, it's Home Rule Charter.

23 That is the constitution that people

24 have been going under. And it's just so wrong.

25 I think it really started to go wrong around
 57

 1 1977. And it's just gotten worse and worse. I

 2 mean, HUD -- SHA was talking about, oh, they're

 3 going to get a consultant.

 4 And I went to the meeting and they

 5 had to amend their minutes on the consultant.

 6 Everything is with a consultant or a study

 7 committee. And this is all just keeping people

 8 away from the information that needs to be

 9 known.

10 I mean, the Lackawanna County

11 budget, 48 percent of it has to do with law

12 enforcement. And that's the police and the

13 courts and everything. And if you look into

14 the family court, you know, they budget the

15 courts. But two-thirds of it is for the family

16 courts.

17 I see it as like a, you know, the

18 Marxist thing that's been coming in, the

19 democrat thing. People are freaking out. And

20 I read in the paper today, you know, about the

21 change in power. And it's really being --

22 there's no -- there's no -- they are just

23 talking about things most people don't even

24 understand and that is, you know, democrats

25 resubmit same three potential candidates.
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 1 This is taxation without

 2 representation. We voted on stuff. We got

 3 three people that constitute the legislature

 4 and the executive for all of Lackawanna County.

 5 But then it goes to the Court of Common Pleas

 6 judges.

 7 And it's just crazy when you look at

 8 how much these judges are paid. They are paid,

 9 you know, a couple thousand more than judges in

10 Philly are paid. And a US Senator is paid like

11 174,000. These judges are paid $237,000. But,

12 you know, they made up a rule in October of

13 2019.

14 You read it in the paper. They're

15 going under PA Code 1908. And you read it and,

16 you know, that's taking democracy away from

17 people. It's all being put into the judges.

18 And everybody is reading the papers and getting

19 out of shape because they're reading the AP,

20 the same AP that USAID funded for propaganda.

21 That's all people know.

22 And it has to get better. There has

23 to be -- some sort of real democracy, respect

24 for the civics of government rules. And we

25 have to know the government rules. Thank you.
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 1 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Anyone else?

 2 MS. SCHUMACHER: Good evening,

 3 Council, Marie Schumacher. Did the -- do you

 4 know whether or not the DPW did the cleanup

 5 after the parade or was that contracted out to

 6 somebody?

 7 MR. SMURL: I don't know of any

 8 contracts. I know DPW was out there. I don't

 9 know of any other contract.

10 MS. SCHUMACHER: Okay, because it

11 was really quite -- I was impressed with how

12 fast they got it back to normal. So now a

13 while back, you all voted to put a light

14 behind -- I don't know what you call them --

15 the end of the lookout on 307. And it never

16 happened.

17 And I'm, I mean, we all knew that it

18 wasn't going to stop anything, but I'm pretty

19 sure it would have cut back the damage done to

20 the place because people do go up and down and

21 like call the police for Pete's sake. But so

22 may I have these --

23 MR. MCANDREW: Is this current?

24 MS. SCHUMACHER: Yes, it is.

25 MR. MCANDREW: I mean, you know,
 60

 1 before the winter I brought it to our school.

 2 The masonry class was going take it on as a

 3 project. And I was told by the city, whoa,

 4 slow down. Wait a second. We'll take a look

 5 at it and we'll probably take care of it. I

 6 didn't realize nothing --

 7 MS. SCHUMACHER: Yeah, it's -- you

 8 got to agree it's beautiful, right?

 9 MR. MCANDREW: I thought it was

10 taken care of, sorry. Can we check it out,

11 please, see why nothing's been done?

12 MS. SCHUMACHER: I mean, it's

13 pathetic.

14 MR. MCANDREW: The students were

15 prepared to do it before the winter. So it's

16 probably worse now because of the winter and

17 the elements.

18 MS. SCHUMACHER: So what happens,

19 something or do we have just leave it like

20 that? Okay. You're talking about doing --

21 making the city look better. And I went to the

22 Council or the Commissioners of the County and

23 asked them to do something about that wall that

24 goes from the Radison down to the next building

25 on Lackawanna Avenue because that is not very
 61

 1 inviting.

 2 As a matter of fact, probably would

 3 want to go across the street for fear if you go

 4 down that, it might fall down on you. It needs

 5 to be taken down and redone. And they said,

 6 yeah, that they were meeting with the Mayor.

 7 Now, do you know has the Mayor communicated

 8 with you at all? Did --

 9 MR. SMURL: Marie, the only thing I

10 know about that wall is that was included in a

11 project and they were awaiting for approval

12 from PennDOT. But they tried to separate that

13 wall so they could do that wall before the

14 entire project. That's the last I know of.

15 MS. SCHUMACHER: Well, can you find

16 out because that is not -- that does not invite

17 you to the city, I could tell you that. Okay.

18 Well, thank you. And how many pilots do we

19 have? Do you have --

20 MR. SCHUSTER: There's a little bit

21 over a thousand.

22 MS. SCHUMACHER: Over a thousand?

23 And how much in dollars and cents?

24 MR. SCHUSTER: I couldn't tell you.

25 I don't have the information in front of me.
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 1 MS. SCHUMACHER: Okay, just

 2 wondering. Curious. Okay, thank you.

 3 MR. SCHUSTER: Mr. Voldenberg, can

 4 we look at -- can we ask the administration

 5 where we're at on the Lackawanna project. I

 6 know there was two projects grant funding was

 7 available, one for the wall, one for the road

 8 if we could just get an update where we're at

 9 with that.

10 MR. VOLDENBERG: I will, sir.

11 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you very much.

12 MR. DOBRZYN: Good evening, Council,

13 Council, Dave Dobrzyn, resident of Scranton.

14 Next time on the PUC I mentioned this last

15 week, I hope to stay on it. We need to tag

16 team between Council and the Mayor.

17 And I think it's about time we

18 tighten up on this because my gas bill was, oh,

19 about $120 more up to $430 with modern windows

20 and the works. It's immoral. And the state

21 constitution requires us to have tax exempts.

22 And they do great things.

23 I mean, nobody wants to see anybody

24 die because they were driven to a hospital down

25 in Hoboken, New Jersey or something. However,
 63

 1 we need a citizens Council to study this and

 2 possibly raise money to get into court and have

 3 the state required to replace some of the money

 4 at least of the taxes that are lost.

 5 It's too much, too much. Now, a few

 6 basic facts. You know, in Moscow, Russia,

 7 there are road signs laying claim to Alaska.

 8 And this is true. It's true. They actually

 9 have road signs claiming that they should

10 re-annex Alaska. How many time zones does

11 Mr. Poopski need over there that he does

12 nothing with.

13 And another fact of life, we hear a

14 lot about Medicaid and Medicare and welfare and

15 all types of assistance. 80 percent of all

16 people on assistance have jobs. They just

17 don't pay a living wage. I wish they had never

18 come up -- or I never heard of that inequality.

19 Some people go to school for 10 years or 12

20 years to just to become a surgeon.

21 Do they really deserve somebody to

22 stumble into a garage one day and hopefully

23 became the top dog like I did. You know, there

24 was nobody left. They moved on or got too old

25 or whatever. And here 's a couple things that
 64

 1 happened this week.

 2 A C17 was flown to India with eight

 3 undocumented immigrants. There was an ad to

 4 sell the CIA building, National Oceanic

 5 building and Atmospheric, ya, ya, ya;

 6 Department of Justice and the Social Security

 7 building in Plains was also listed.

 8 And by the way, there are 2.7

 9 trillion dollars in the trust fund for Social

10 Security as we speak. So somebody wants to

11 pause on it. And that's all there is to it or

12 they don't want to repay on the government

13 bonds that they issued for the money.

14 Ukraine was suspended both on aid

15 and intelligence. And a little story about

16 General Dynamics, they quadrupled their

17 productive capacity because a 155 millimeter

18 artillery shell was 2,100 bucks and it went up

19 to 8,400 bucks, 400 percent, 400 percent.

20 And on Steamtown, those were not

21 protesters down there. Employees are forbidden

22 to participate in politics. They could have

23 been fired for going down to the courthouse.

24 That was Mr. Casey, Bob Casey, not the Senator.

25 He's a school director.
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 1 And, okay, we have 20 trillion

 2 taxable income and 3 trillion in imports. So

 3 how is 3 trillion in imports going to make up

 4 for the taxes of 20 trillion, hardly being paid

 5 on. And the -- one of the Steamtown people

 6 were fired were a mechanic. And they were

 7 working on museum pieces that are 10 times more

 8 difficult to work on.

 9 So think about it and have a good

10 night. By the way, I'm sick and tired of

11 people being accused of corrupt without

12 evidence here. It stinks.

13 MR. SMURL: Anyone else?

14 MR. SIMRELL: Good evening, Council.

15 My name is Bailey Simrell. You probably

16 remember me from last week. I am a Scranton

17 resident. I am also a technology consultant,

18 software developer. I wanted to share some

19 additional observations that I think are

20 crucial on the Rubicon Routeware situation.

21 You could, of course, choose to

22 accept my perspective or not; but I just want

23 to get my thoughts out there. So first of all,

24 regarding pricing and financials, on February

25 25th at the caucus, the IT Director emphasized
 66

 1 a supposed discount noting that the first year

 2 software fee of about $33,805 was lower than

 3 our previous costs.

 4 However, the contract contains as

 5 you all know built in initial 10 percent

 6 increase after the first year and 15 percent

 7 year increase year over year after. So the

 8 breakdown after five years costs a total of

 9 $227,927.

10 And that is $58,000 more than if the

11 fee just stayed at the flat rate. So given

12 we've already invested millions into this with

13 no proven savings, I don't know how we could

14 justify these escalating costs without a robust

15 analysis.

16 In regards to contractual terms,

17 renewals, extensions and due process, the

18 initial contract from years ago ended on

19 December 31st, 2024. But Rubicon continues to

20 operate in our city. Under what basis? Under

21 what budget?

22 So operating under an expired

23 contract is more than just a little thing. It

24 raises concerns about unauthorized spending,

25 compliance with procurement rules and the
 67

 1 city's overall accountability.

 2 If Council never formally authorized

 3 a bridge or a holdover extension on this, then

 4 we need an immediate explanation as to who

 5 approved these ongoing payments and under what

 6 legal authority.

 7 And if there aren't ongoing

 8 payments, then what are the terms for this

 9 interim period? Additionally, the new document

10 is stamped draft in all caps and marked as

11 offer good through January 1st, 2025.

12 Well, as of today, March 11th, 2025,

13 that date is obviously invalid which from a

14 legal perspective I think would call the entire

15 contract's enforceability into question. So if

16 the good until date has passed, the contract is

17 arguably void or unenforceable as it is

18 written.

19 Even if the city attempts to sign it

20 now, any future legal dispute can leave us

21 exposed because the vendor or a court might

22 argue that this was never a valid contract in

23 the first place. We also need to consider how

24 the purported exit clauses or other provisions

25 would hold up if the entire agreement of the
 68

 1 framework is anchored to a date that is already

 2 expired.

 3 I want to also address some comments

 4 last week to different Council members. So

 5 first in response to Councilman King, last week

 6 you noted that although there is an exit clause

 7 if Rubicon fails to perform, we haven't seen

 8 enough proof of its performance. You also said

 9 you wanted answers before we move forward, yet

10 the process continues.

11 If we don't have concrete metrics

12 like whether the software reliably detects when

13 a truck is full, how can we ever prove failure

14 to perform in court if we needed to? In

15 regards to Councilwoman Rothchild, you

16 acknowledged barriers to switching software

17 vendors, but I respectfully disagree with you

18 that continuing with Rubicon is our only option

19 because a switch might be more costly.

20 Switching or developing inhouse can

21 definitely be expensive. But continuing to

22 fund software with no demonstrated ROI is also

23 expensive. And we've already poured a lot of

24 money into this. And the projected $395,000

25 per year in savings is still nowhere to be
 69

 1 found.

 2 We have no robust before and after

 3 data about reduced overtime, fewer fines or

 4 lower maintenance cost. And I honestly think

 5 that that is unacceptable if we're signing on

 6 for a five-year contract. We haven't seen a

 7 thorough cost benefit analysis of other

 8 solutions.

 9 And you've mentioned a need for more

10 data on performance metrics and exit clauses.

11 Yet, here we are prepared to vote. I think we

12 really should try and get these details ironed

13 out. I don't think there should be one thing

14 up in the air if we're going to be voting on

15 something like this.

16 In regards to what you said last

17 week, Councilman Smurl, you said we've already

18 poured money into Rubicon and that it's

19 starting to work. With respect, that is like

20 the sunken cost fallacy. Previous investments

21 don't justify pressing forward without tangible

22 proof of savings.

23 You talked about repeated issues

24 with turn by return where drivers deviate to

25 collect missed pickups and handle -- and the
 70

 1 system constantly resets causing delays and

 2 overtime. And if the software can't handle

 3 routine deviations, we have to ask is it truly

 4 optimizing anything.

 5 I'm out of time here, but I have a

 6 little more on this if anybody wants to talk

 7 about it, of course, I'm happy to chat. But,

 8 yeah, I just think three years, no hard data,

 9 price escalations and contractual concerns with

10 the details -- a lot of red flags.

11 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Anyone else?

12 MR. SCHUSTER: Mr. Voldenberg, can

13 we ask the administration, so we were presented

14 that we were going to -- initially we were

15 present with we were going to have a possible

16 software update that we were going purchase.

17 But can we ask if, in fact, Rubicon is still

18 operating in the city because I was under the

19 impression that we were operating software that

20 we already purchased with the possibility of an

21 update.

22 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll ask that

23 question.

24 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you.

25 MR. VOLDENBERG: FIFTH ORDER. 5-A.
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 1 MOTIONS.

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

 3 any motions or comments?

 4 MR. KING: Mr. Voldenberg, can we

 5 get an update on the funding for phase two for

 6 the pool at Nay Aug? I believe there was an

 7 expectation that the eight lane pool would be

 8 done this year. That was going to be the

 9 second phase. But I know that they're moving

10 forward with the zero entry pool and the splash

11 pad, which was the first phase.

12 But I'm wondering about the funding.

13 I know that they've been -- they've applied for

14 some additional funding for the eight lane

15 pool.

16 MR. VOLDENBERG: I will, Mr. King.

17 MR. KING: And also, code

18 enforcement records, I was wondering if we

19 could get an update on like just maybe back a

20 couple months of how many, you know, citations

21 have been ordered or issued, paid, fines, just

22 an update for Council over the last few months.

23 MR. VOLDENBERG: I will, sir.

24 MR. KING: I think that's all I

25 have. Thank you.
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 1 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Mr. King.

 2 Mr. Schuster, do you have any motions or

 3 comments?

 4 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes, I have a few.

 5 Thank you, Mr. King for asking for that update

 6 on phase two. I know with phase one, some of

 7 the infrastructure for phase two is going to go

 8 in. But I'm curious to see what that update

 9 would be.

10 Mr. Voldenberg, can we also get an

11 update on the recycling bids? Within the last

12 three weeks I received an answer that we would

13 be looking to put a recycle bid together. So

14 if we could just get an update.

15 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll make note of

16 that.

17 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you very much.

18 In regard to Marie with the tax exempt

19 properties, there is over a thousand. There's

20 about 1600 on the list. But that's not 1600

21 individual tax exempt entities. A lot of

22 those, you know, there may be 500 properties

23 for the University of Scranton.

24 Some of those are disabled veterans,

25 you know, a lot of them are churches, schools,
 73

 1 etc. So it's not 1600 individual. After I

 2 stated that I didn't want to get -- I didn't

 3 want everybody to be under the impression that

 4 there was 1600 individual properties or over a

 5 thousand individual properties.

 6 I had some questions last week. We

 7 discussed the amount of refuse trucks that had

 8 scales on them. So we do have 15 refuse trucks

 9 at this point in time. Nine of them have

10 scales. I believe half of that nine was

11 probably installed on those trucks in the last

12 two years.

13 And we have two new trucks coming

14 April. And they will also have scales. So 15

15 trucks in total, nine currently have the scales

16 to determine where they are at in regard to

17 weight.

18 I asked about an update with the

19 pave cut. As of January we've -- the

20 administration has decided to go in a new

21 direction with our pave cuts. They have

22 negotiated with the union that those pave cut

23 inspections -- inspectors are now out of the

24 contract and they're going to be using a

25 company for pave cuts.
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 1 So I got an answer on this. For

 2 routine prescheduled work, the utility company

 3 is going to submit a permit and notify the

 4 inspection firm before the work begins. An

 5 inspector is going to be present onsite for

 6 most of the work documenting the progress

 7 through the field reports and through photos.

 8 The information is uploaded to the

 9 permit on Open Gov. If any compliance issues

10 of restoration arise, the inspector directly

11 contacts the designated city point of contact.

12 For emergency work, the utility company must

13 submit a permit within 24 hours for the next

14 business day.

15 DPW is open and notified of the

16 inspection firm and the excavation. These

17 inspections may not always be conducted in

18 real time the administration stated. But field

19 reports, photos and documentation of issues

20 follow the same process of routine inspection.

21 And it's on Open Gov.

22 So this was the process that was

23 given to us by the administration. It's only

24 two months into their new process. So we shall

25 see how it goes. So I'll remain on top of
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 1 this. I asked some questions about the fire

 2 department and when we're called out of the

 3 city.

 4 And the answer that I got was that

 5 Chief John Judge can discuss these matters at a

 6 caucus on April 15th. So Chief Judge will be

 7 in on April 15th. I have several more. So

 8 last week Keystone Mission was in. And I

 9 discussed there's a balance between taking care

10 of people in need and also being good

11 neighbors.

12 We can take care of people in need

13 as well as being good neighbors. We were told

14 that on the 28th of February, SPD, DPW, the Law

15 Department and Lackawanna Valley Heritage

16 Authority were meeting to discuss the river and

17 the railroad corridor.

18 And I'd like to ask, Mr. Voldenberg,

19 can we please find out if the Keystone Mission

20 has been invited, will they be part of those

21 discussions and will they be part of a cleanup

22 if there is, indeed, a cleanup?

23 MR. VOLDENBERG: I will, sir.

24 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you. In regard

25 to Meadow Brook, we were informed that a
 76

 1 meeting was to occur on the 27th between DGS

 2 and DEP, the city and Reilly Associates to make

 3 adjustments to the plan that were discussed and

 4 agreed upon by the affected residents as well

 5 as the city administration.

 6 Can we ask if there has been an

 7 update from that 27th -- that February 27th

 8 meeting and can we get those updated plans to

 9 those residents?

10 MR. VOLDENBERG: I will.

11 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you very much.

12 I know we got some questions. I know Mr. King

13 had some questions on Rubicon last week. And

14 Mrs. Rothchild also had some questions on that.

15 Did you guys have your questions answered? Did

16 you receive answers for the go backs?

17 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes, I was able to

18 have a conversation with Jack Reager and report

19 on that.

20 MR. SCHUSTER: Okay. So a

21 conversations was had with the IT Department.

22 All right. I just wanted to make sure -- I

23 know Mr. Gilbride forwarded some of the answers

24 that --

25 MR. KING: I met with Jack Reager as
 77

 1 well and got a lot of things answered.

 2 MR. SCHUSTER: Okay. Thank you.

 3 That is all for now, Mr. Smurl.

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

 5 Dr. Rothchild, do you have any motions or

 6 comments?

 7 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes, thank you.

 8 First off, I just wanted to report an address,

 9 636 Harrison Avenue. A neighbor was

10 complaining that there was some furniture and

11 debris out front of the property. People may

12 have been moving recently and there was a piece

13 of furniture that ended up in front of their

14 property and they moved it back to the other

15 one and tried to get in touch with the people

16 living there but was unable to.

17 So I'd like to see if we could get

18 code enforcement over to that property to see

19 what's going on there.

20 MR. VOLDENBERG: I will, Dr.

21 Rothchild.

22 DR. ROTHCHILD: Thank you. And

23 there's a few things that I want to touch on

24 that I have in the past and I'm getting tired

25 of repeating myself. So please make sure that
 78

 1 these get sent to the Mayor and the

 2 administration.

 3 I would like to get responses back

 4 to my questions. So the first concern that was

 5 brought to me by a resident along the 1900

 6 block of Prospect Avenue with several noise

 7 complaints well documented and a lot of

 8 information that we have forwarded along, I

 9 want to find out what has been done about it

10 along the lines with SPD if there is any

11 conversations with the neighbors or residents

12 who are causing the noise complaint issues and

13 how we might address that.

14 MR. VOLDENBERG: I will.

15 DR. ROTHCHILD: The next one is for

16 code enforcement. And that's once again the

17 Vine Street Station or former Vine Street

18 Station at the corner of Vine and Prescott,

19 which I drive past pretty regularly myself and

20 the trash and debris problem is getting out of

21 hand there.

22 And I'm not sure if people are

23 dumping there at this point. There have been

24 tires but now there's a number of other things

25 there. And a lot of people parking there who
 79

 1 are not using the community center next door

 2 which I think is fine if the owner is okay with

 3 that. But it's more of the trash and dumping

 4 that I'm concerned with.

 5 MR. VOLDENBERG: They are in

 6 discussions with the owner. I'll get a

 7 timeframe.

 8 DR. ROTHCHILD: I know they're in

 9 discussions but they've been in discussions and

10 nothing's happened. So I want to know if the

11 next step -- like, why they aren't being taken

12 to the magistrate like we have been doing with

13 the other properties.

14 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll firm it up.

15 DR. ROTHCHILD: Thank you. And

16 another thing as well that I was reminded of,

17 prior to the winter there were markings made by

18 DPW there. But the curb cut that we've been

19 asked for probably like a dozen times on Colfax

20 and Olive, wanted to get an update on what's

21 happening with that and if work will begin on

22 that soon.

23 MR. VOLDENBERG: I will.

24 DR. ROTHCHILD: Thank you. And one

25 more thing, Lackawanna Avenue I know we've had
 80

 1 people bring this up in the past and I just

 2 want to get an update on it and I didn't hear

 3 from any others.

 4 So I know that it's partly state

 5 owned and I think it's kind of embarrassing too

 6 when the parade is going down Lackawanna Avenue

 7 and you are hitting every pothole and the poor

 8 markings there has well. So I want to, you

 9 know, see what PennDOT is planning on doing

10 about that.

11 I know that there was -- was work

12 being done by utilities along there prior to

13 the winter but want to know if that work's

14 completed and when repaving will happen as well

15 as line working and signage.

16 MR. VOLDENBERG: I will.

17 DR. ROTHCHILD: And I did want to

18 thank them for being responsive to the concerns

19 that we had on South Washington Avenue. I did

20 hear that -- that there were lines painted on

21 there. So that's all that I have.

22 And then with regards to Rubicon or

23 Routeware, that contract I plan on speaking to

24 that when it comes up in legislation. Thank

25 you.
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 1 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Dr.

 2 Rothchild. Mr. McAndrew, do you have any

 3 motions or comments?

 4 MR. MCANDREW: I have a couple. So

 5 since public comment I'm sitting here and I'm

 6 sick to my stomach for what Miss Gonzales and

 7 your daughter had to go through. This is

 8 unacceptable. And for your daughter to

 9 actually witness this, this gentleman -- not

10 gentleman, this scumbag probably knew it.

11 There is no excuse for this. It

12 occurred more than once -- at least four times.

13 I know we said this earlier, but we need

14 answers. This piece of garbage should not be

15 living in any complex and should have been

16 arrested already. The pictures here say it

17 all. They're evidence in my opinion.

18 So please, you know, make sure we

19 reach out to the police department. This

20 complex and who is responsible there and why

21 really nothing has been done. We need answers.

22 I do. I'm sure my colleagues here and the

23 public needs answers, okay. Thank you.

24 So next, there's a lot next to

25 Willard School. Every year it's an issue.
 82

 1 It's not kept. Now that it got a little

 2 warmer, there's a ton of garbage there. The

 3 same resident is complaining. I feel sorry for

 4 the poor guy because he has to look it all the

 5 time.

 6 You know, it's cleaned up once in a

 7 while. But can we please follow up on that?

 8 It's a yearly issue that needs to be taken care

 9 of once and for all. So the bidding for

10 recycling, this all stems from commingling and

11 the ability that they want -- you know, the

12 landfill doesn't want to deal with it or want

13 to charge more because China doesn't do it

14 anymore for us like they used to.

15 So, you know, 18 weeks is a couple

16 months that we're waiting to hear what the plan

17 is. Initially I brought it up. I think most

18 of us brought it up. And we were told there

19 will be discussion. Well, I think a discussion

20 should have been had by now.

21 And then now the decision was, hey,

22 we'll put recycling out to bid. I mean, I made

23 a suggestion right from the start that, you

24 know, okay, if the commingling of plastic and

25 bottles is the issue, which is producing more
 83

 1 costs for us and all of you, why not not have

 2 an extra pickup, just another rotation.

 3 You know you got paper one week.

 4 You got plastic the next week and then glass

 5 the next week at least until they figure this

 6 out. I recommended it, on deaf ears. So now

 7 we're paying to $44,000. Maybe we didn't have

 8 to do that.

 9 Now, we're going to wait for -- you

10 know, keep waiting to hear about we're going to

11 put out bids or the administration is for

12 recycling. But this is another example of

13 just, you know, the slow process and the lack

14 of transparency when we asked a question and we

15 think it's being done like this wall here.

16 It will be taken care of. So when

17 we hear that, we actually believe it. I don't

18 believe it anymore. I don't believe it as

19 much. So that's an issue that we need some

20 more answers for. And let's see here.

21 So I asked multiple questions,

22 multiple weeks with regards to the fire

23 department with reciprocal services that exist.

24 I asked if they were in writing somewhere with

25 all the -- with the surrounding boroughs when
 84

 1 the fire department goes on a call.

 2 We're told it's in writing. It's an

 3 agreement forever. But, like I said, I still

 4 have issue with it because when our brave

 5 firefighters are outside of the city, we want

 6 to help them but what happens here. What about

 7 our own? Are we staffed enough? We never got

 8 all of these answers. All the questions I

 9 asked and then we finally get an answer weeks

10 later that, well, we'll have to have a

11 discussion.

12 So now what I've got from last week

13 is, Councilman McAndrew asked, of course, all

14 of these questions and now please be advised

15 that there will be a caucus with Chief Judge

16 scheduled for April 15th to address all of our

17 questions. So I look very much forward to

18 that.

19 And Rubicon, I'll deal with that in

20 Fifth Order. That's beating a dead dog there.

21 But that was addressed. And I think that's all

22 I have. Thank you.

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

24 Before we proceed onto Fifth Order, Attorney

25 Gilbride, will you inform everyone about the
 85

 1 reason we need legal counsel and what it's all

 2 about on Item 5-F?

 3 ATTY. GILBRIDE: Yes. So the

 4 current legislation that you're considering

 5 tonight, the resolution in regard to the

 6 appointment of Dilworth Paxson on behalf of the

 7 city, special counsel for parking matters, as

 8 you heard from our caucus earlier when the

 9 Borough America and the car park were here,

10 they are going to be going out for bond issues

11 basically.

12 They need refinancing. Public

13 financing is an extremely specialized portion

14 of the law. And not all attorneys are allowed

15 to actually practice in that field. I myself

16 am not. I'm pretty sure there is nobody here

17 in the city that has their certification to do

18 that work.

19 And that's because it's just so

20 highly specialized and Dilworth Paxson is a

21 firm that's been around for almost a hundred

22 years at least. I know they do a ton of this

23 type of work because we are going -- this is

24 really Council and the city setting yourselves

25 up to be protected in case when they go out for
 86

 1 the bond deal, the city is protected.

 2 I do need you to keep in mind that

 3 the appointment of this Council costs the city

 4 zero. Even though the numbers are in the

 5 resolution, that's just to show what their fees

 6 are. But those fees will come from the

 7 proceeds of the bonds once the bonds go out to

 8 the public.

 9 As you heard from Grow America, I

10 believe Mr. Trevisani told us that because of

11 the issues that they dealt with during the

12 pandemic -- and we all know what those were.

13 The whole world was shout down. So nobody was

14 putting money in the parking meters and no

15 money was coming in.

16 And they still had to make payments

17 to their bondholders, their investors. And

18 they basically from what they said today, it

19 sounds to me like they used up all their

20 reserves they had. They tried to wait out

21 the -- from what they said, it sounds like they

22 tried to wait out the markets hoping that the

23 interest rates would drop. They have not.

24 And so now they have to go out to do

25 this at a great loss from what he said for the
 87

 1 actual bondholders. So I don't know what that

 2 amount would be. But obviously the bondholders

 3 themselves have made the decision that they're

 4 better off losing whatever money they're going

 5 to lose now to make sure that the system itself

 6 stays strong and doesn't fail completely and

 7 then turn into a bankruptcy which would at that

 8 point impact the City of Scranton and the

 9 taxpayers.

10 So you're really just doing this

11 prophylactically so you have counsel -- the

12 city has counsel to make sure that whatever

13 changes are getting made to that concession

14 agreement when it goes out to bid, the city

15 itself is protected.

16 MR. SMURL: Okay. Thank you,

17 Attorney Gilbride.

18 MR. SCHUSTER: Just so it's repeated

19 again, the legal fees and this legal contract

20 are going to be covered by the proceeds of the

21 bond.

22 ATTY. GILBRIDE: That's correct. In

23 these type of public financing deals, those

24 come from the bond proceeds.

25 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you.
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 1 MR. SMURL: Okay. Frank, 5-B.

 2 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-B. FOR

 3 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - REAPPOINTMENT OF

 4 MICHAEL HANLEY AS A MEMBER OF THE SCRANTON

 5 REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD FOR A TERM TO

 6 EXPIRE ON FEBRUARY 4, 2030.

 7 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

 8 entertain a motion that Item 5-B be introduced

 9 into its proper committee.

10 MR. MCANDREW: So moved.

11 DR. ROTHCHILD: So moved.

12 MR. KING: Second.

13 MR. SMURL: On the question? All

14 those in favor of introduction signify by

15 saying aye.

16 MR. KING: Aye.

17 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

18 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

19 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

20 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

21 have it and so moved.

22 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-C. FOR

23 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - APPOINTMENT OF

24 THOMAS MILLER AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE

25 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE
 89

 1 WITH THE TERM OF THE MAYOR.

 2 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

 3 entertain a motion that Item 5-C be introduced

 4 into its proper committee.

 5 MR. KING: So moved.

 6 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.

 7 MR. SMURL: On the question?

 8 MR. SCHUSTER: On the question,

 9 looking at the background information and the

10 resume, it may appear that this individual has

11 moved to the city in 2022. But it does say

12 he's working remotely. Can we just ensure that

13 this individual does have residence in the City

14 of Scranton?

15 MR. VOLDENBERG: I will, Mr.

16 Schuster.

17 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you.

18 MR. SMURL: All right. All those in

19 favor of introduction signify by saying aye.

20 MR. KING: Aye.

21 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

22 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

23 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

24 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

25 have it and so moved.
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 1 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-D. FOR

 2 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING THE

 3 CITY OF SCRANTON'S FIRE CHIEF, AS EMERGENCY

 4 MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR, TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT

 5 WITH PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 6 (PENNDOT) TO ACCESS THE PENNDOT CAMERA SYSTEM

 7 IN THE SCRANTON AREA FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

 8 AND EMERGENCY INCIDENTS.

 9 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

10 entertain a motion that Item 5-D be introduced

11 into its proper committee.

12 MR. MCANDREW: So moved.

13 MR. KING: Second.

14 MR. SMURL: On the question? All

15 those in favor of introduction signify by

16 saying aye.

17 MR. KING: Aye.

18 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

19 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

20 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

21 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

22 have it and so moved.

23 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-E. FOR

24 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING THE

25 MAYOR AND OTHER APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO
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 1 EXECUTE AND ENTER INTO ANY ALL DOCUMENTS

 2 NECESSARY TO PURCHASE CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE

 3 PROPERTY SITUATED AT THE 200 BLOCK OF SOUTH

 4 10TH AVENUE IN SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA (PARCEL

 5 15606-030-00102).

 6 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

 7 entertain a motion that Item 5-E be introduced

 8 into its proper committee.

 9 MR. KING: So moved.

10 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.

11 MR. SMURL: On the question? All

12 those in favor of introduction signify by

13 saying aye.

14 MR. KING: Aye.

15 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

16 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

17 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

18 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

19 have it and so moved.

20 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-F. FOR

21 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING AND

22 APPROVING THE FEE AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES

23 FROM THE LAW FIRM OF DILWORTH PAXSON, LLP ON

24 BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SCRANTON AS SPECIAL

25 COUNSEL FOR PARKING MATTERS.
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 1 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

 2 entertain a motion that Item 5-F be introduced

 3 into its proper committee.

 4 MR. MCANDREW: So moved.

 5 MR. KING: Second.

 6 MR. SMURL: On the question?

 7 MR. MCANDREW: On the question, so

 8 like you, Miss Hodowanitz, when I saw this

 9 legislation I thought, oh, God, we need more

10 lawyers? Because that happens a lot here. And

11 but I just want to thank Mr. Gilbride for

12 bringing up the value -- the valid points and

13 the necessity of this specialty.

14 I'm disappointed that that should

15 have been included in the legislation so none

16 of us would have had the questions that you had

17 or I had. It's just another example because

18 this happens a lot where we get something late,

19 last minute, you know, it raises my eyebrow

20 and, you know, like you because we've been, you

21 know, brought out before in front of us, like,

22 we're getting more lawyers, more consultants,

23 more -- so I'm glad that Solicitor Gilbride

24 clarified that for all of us; and I appreciate

25 it. Thank you.
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 1 MR. SMURL: Thank you.

 2 MR. SCHUSTER: Also on the question,

 3 that is what I had written down for tonight as

 4 well why can't our law department handle this?

 5 We have more lawyers than we've had in the past

 6 and the salaries over the last few years have

 7 gone up. Maybe it's something we think about

 8 moving forward having someone on hand that does

 9 have some of these skills. But thank you,

10 Mr. Gilbride, for speaking with the

11 administration and getting our answer.

12 MR. SMURL: All those in favor of

13 introduction signify by saying aye.

14 MR. KING: Aye.

15 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

16 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

17 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

18 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

19 have it and so moved.

20 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-G. FOR

21 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - AMENDING BOARD

22 APPOINTMENT RESOLUTIONS TO BRING HISTORICALLY

23 INCORRECT TERMS INTO COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND

24 CITY LAW, FOR THE SCRANTON REDEVELOPMENT

25 AUTHORITY, BOARD OF ETHICS, PLANNING
 94

 1 COMMISSION, AND SCRANTON PARKING AUTHORITY.

 2 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

 3 entertain a motion that Item 5-G be introduced

 4 into its proper committee.

 5 MR. MCANDREW: So moved.

 6 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.

 7 MR. SMURL: On the question? All

 8 those in favor of introduction signify by

 9 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.

16 MR. VOLDENBERG: SIXTH ORDER.

17 6-A. READING BY TITLE - FILE OF THE

18 COUNCIL NO. 60, 2025 - AN ORDINANCE -

19 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND OTHER APPROPRIATE

20 CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE AND ENTER INTO A

21 CABLE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF

22 SCRANTON AND RCN TELECOM SERVICES (LEHIGH), LLC

23 D/B/A ASTOUND BROADBAND.

24 MR. SMURL: You've heard reading by

25 title of Item 6-A. What is your pleasure?
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 1 MR. MCANDREW: Mr. Chairman, I move

 2 that Item 6-A pass reading by title.

 3 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.

 4 MR. SMURL: On the question? All

 5 those in favor signify by saying aye.

 6 MR. KING: Aye.

 7 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

 8 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

 9 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

10 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

11 have it and so moved.

12 MR. VOLDENBERG: 6-B. READING BY

13 TITLE - FILE OF THE COUNCIL NO. 61, 2025 - AN

14 ORDINANCE - RATIFYING THE EXECUTION OF

15 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT AGREEMENTS FOR

16 PARCELS LOCATED AT 1771 MCDONOUGH AVENUE AND

17 1804 BLOOM AVENUE, SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

18 MR. SMURL: You've heard reading by

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

20 MR. MCANDREW: Mr. Chairman, I move

21 that Item 6-B pass reading by title.

22 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.

23 MR. SMURL: On the question? All

24 those in favor signify by saying aye.

25 MR. KING: Aye.
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 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: SEVENTH ORDER.

 7 7.A. FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE

 8 COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS - FOR ADOPTION - FILE

 9 OF THE COUNCIL NO. 59, 2025 - AMENDING FILE OF

10 THE COUNCIL NO. 92 OF 2021 "AUTHORIZING THE

11 MAYOR AND OTHER APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO

12 EXECUTE AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE

13 CITY OF SCRANTON AND RUBICON GLOBAL, LLC, TO

14 PROVIDE SMART WASTE RECYCLING DATA COLLECTION

15 AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE

16 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS' SOLID WASTE AND

17 RECYCLING FLEET" TO AMEND THE NAME TO READ

18 ROUTEWARE, INC., EXTEND THE TERM AN ADDITIONAL

19 60 MONTHS AND UPDATE THE PRICE SCHEDULE.

20 MR. SMURL: What is the

21 recommendation of the Chairperson for the

22 Committee on Public Works?

23 MR. SCHUSTER: As Chairperson for

24 the Committee on Public Works, I recommend

25 final vote on Item 7-A.
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 1 MR. KING: Second.

 2 MR. SMURL: On the question?

 3 MR. SCHUSTER: On the question, as

 4 Mr. McAndrew said earlier, this is like beating

 5 a dead horse. We've spoken for three and a

 6 half years or I could say myself, I've spoken

 7 for three and a half years against this system.

 8 They've had three years to optimize

 9 routes. They've had three years to show

10 savings. The administration has had three

11 years to prove that this company works. We've

12 seen no return on investment. We've seen no

13 savings. We've seen no savings that were

14 reported.

15 We've seen no maintenance of our

16 vehicles. The last caucus that we had, we

17 heard of some issues that the system may even

18 be, in fact, causing to our vehicles. And our

19 routes are not completed and optimized.

20 So I don't know why after three

21 years with this company we would continue to go

22 down this path and extend this contract for

23 another five years. I will be voting no as I

24 have since the start.

25 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Mr. Schuster.
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 1 MR. MCANDREW: On the question, so I

 2 voted no for the first contract. And I'm glad

 3 I did because their performance was below

 4 subpar. They made promises they never kept.

 5 Million dollars first year savings, come on.

 6 And then they rolled it out three times in the

 7 three years. And every time they did, garbage

 8 laid for weeks.

 9 They'd come back and say, well, you

10 know, we're collecting data that we could get

11 easily from the landfill which we already did.

12 And then, you know, then they changed hands and

13 they came in and, you know, initially the

14 contract was going to be a one year renewal.

15 So again, I mean, I can't reward a

16 five-year contract for performance that was

17 horrible and we are beating a dead horse here.

18 They've proven nothing to me. And, you know,

19 we get a couple people that think it's okay

20 because, you know, they're okay with change.

21 And it wasn't about change when it came to the

22 DPW workers.

23 Initially they wanted to sit down

24 for free and map this out. And then after, you

25 know, this three-year contract of subpar
 99

 1 performance, they want us to just give them a

 2 five-year contract.

 3 And then also what enlightened me

 4 was this young man Mr. Simrell who brought

 5 great expertise and perspective the past two

 6 weeks. I thank you again. So, you know, like

 7 I said, I don't want to beat a dead horse.

 8 And then of all things, I take a

 9 little deeper look into the legislation and

10 Rubicon changed owners and out of the 49 other

11 states in the United States, guess where this

12 company is? Portland, Oregon. I know. I

13 mean, I don't know, you know, it's just -- it

14 just keeps getting too much for me. So I'll be

15 voting no actually.

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

17 MR. KING: On the question, I had

18 the opportunity to meet with Jack Reager the

19 other day and asked a number of questions. He

20 gave me a demonstration of exactly how the new

21 Routeware program is working. They gave a

22 presentation here before us.

23 As is any program, it's important to

24 note that no program will work unless the

25 people are committed to it. We have new
 100

 1 leadership down at DPW over the last two to

 2 three -- three, four months. And it appears as

 3 though the vast majority of our DPW workers

 4 have embraced this program. It seems to be

 5 working.

 6 As of right now, we haven't paid

 7 anything. It's -- the bill is 70 days over --

 8 overdue. So the -- really to start over --

 9 it's also, it's a software only renewal. And

10 as of right now, we don't even have paper maps

11 of any of the routes. It's all, you know,

12 built within the software.

13 So they do have ways of identifying

14 the weights and the tonnage. And based on

15 everything that was presented to me, I'm going

16 to support this.

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

18 MR. SCHUSTER: Also on the question,

19 something I would like state is when this came

20 in front of us about three and a half years

21 ago, I did say I wasn't against the

22 digitization of routes. In fact, we may need

23 our routes digitized to, you know, come into

24 the modern age here.

25 But at this point in time they are
 101

 1 not fulfilling their part of the contract. And

 2 I see it as that's, I mean, that's the end,

 3 period. They haven't filled their part of the

 4 contract. So again, I'll be voting no.

 5 MR. SMURL: Thank you.

 6 DR. ROTHCHILD: On the question, I

 7 have a number of things to say about this. But

 8 first, I just want to -- some of my

 9 conversations with -- that I had with Jack

10 Reager and some of the questions that I had

11 including, like, the data points. So one of

12 them that I was looking for was on the go

13 backs.

14 And what I had received last week,

15 that was more on the not outs, so they record

16 the not outs when someone's trash is not out

17 and they take a picture and say, here, it's,

18 you know, it's not out. And then so if someone

19 was to call in and say you forgot to pick up my

20 trash, they could say, well, we have a -- we

21 have a picture.

22 It was not out at that time. And so

23 they still make a, you know, return for it.

24 But if someone is a repeat offender and this

25 continues and they're, you know, seemingly
 102

 1 taking advantage, then that's when that's --

 2 that's an issue. And so that's where the

 3 tracking becomes helpful.

 4 When I want -- I wanted to see what

 5 the go backs if that was lessening in the

 6 amount that we were returning to these

 7 properties for trash. And basically I was told

 8 that there's like a lack of previous reporting.

 9 So from what I remember a few years ago with

10 Rubicon, they did have some numbers and I'm not

11 really clear on where those numbers came from

12 at the time for the go backs.

13 I was told that, you know, perhaps

14 it was an estimate from the DPW Director at the

15 time. So, you know, I wish there was some of

16 that to be able to look towards to see since

17 this has been implemented if that's changed.

18 However, I did receive some additional data

19 points that I did want to share that I think

20 are helpful in seeing some of the changes.

21 So one of them is on the

22 overweights. So when a truck is overweight,

23 there is the potential for them to be fined.

24 And that could be $150 per 500 pounds

25 overweight. And there could be worsening
 103

 1 penalties if this continues if they've received

 2 multiple violations.

 3 So and January of last year there

 4 were 29 overweight violations compared to

 5 January of this year after the optimization of

 6 Rubicon there were 13. So it was 29 and now

 7 it's 13. So there are less overweight

 8 violations. And within the year of 2024, there

 9 were 306 total violations.

10 So some of this is going to be

11 difficult to tell because it hasn't been

12 optimized for all that long to be able to get

13 some of that longer data. And then in addition

14 to that, there was some other things in terms

15 of driver compliance and the amount of routes

16 that have been logged, issues logged, and then

17 the tonnage that is being logged.

18 And so all of those have, like, have

19 drastically improved from the numbers that were

20 shared with me. So I do appreciate receiving

21 that and seeing that information. I do feel

22 like that's helpful. As I previously expressed

23 I have been frustrated in the length of time

24 that it's been to implement this program and

25 for the optimization that we were promised
 104

 1 earlier.

 2 So I have no problem with admitting

 3 that I also have not been happy with this

 4 company and the services that, you know, we had

 5 received from them and the amount of time. And

 6 I do understand that there were various

 7 barriers and challenges even within our city

 8 for implementing as we've been told in the past

 9 when we've had caucuses on this.

10 But there's -- there are some

11 reasons why I will be in favor of this even

12 despite those -- despite those challenges that

13 we've had and what I've expressed. So -- one

14 of the biggest points is that if tomorrow if we

15 did not have this if we voted no and this did

16 not pass tonight, then what is our next step?

17 So, yes, we could put, you know,

18 then put out a bid for other software, but what

19 are their drivers going to do tomorrow; is

20 trash going to be picked up; do they have these

21 routes memorized in their mind; what will they

22 follow to get there, what happens when there is

23 numerous callouts for drivers that are familiar

24 with the routes and then you have other drivers

25 stepping in and doing that job.
 105

 1 I'm not confident that we would be

 2 able to get back on track that quickly or, you

 3 know, to revert to the previous routes. I

 4 really think that this would be a big step back

 5 and it would wreak havoc. And, you know, even

 6 like we are in this, unfortunately, and I think

 7 it would be too difficult to get out of the

 8 software and then get into another one.

 9 Also the contract, I did want to ask

10 Solicitor Gilbride just to speak briefly on the

11 contract. So and as it was mentioned from one

12 of our other Council members that we are past

13 due in paying on the contract. So my question

14 is, you know, does that put us at legal risk

15 with this contract that's here before us

16 tonight if we were to vote on it?

17 ATTY. GILBRIDE: Councilwoman, with

18 regard to being at risk, I mean, once we agreed

19 to the contract and signed off by both parties

20 it's a binding contract. So your only risk is

21 that going forward over the life of the

22 contract, the city would be on the hook to pay

23 that for the next five years. I mean, that's

24 your risk.

25 DR. ROTHCHILD: And then the
 106

 1 contract from what I'm being told too the five

 2 years because it's starting off at a lower

 3 price, it's to lock in that price and then that

 4 does progressively increase.

 5 ATTY. GILBRIDE: That's correct. I

 6 have been informed by the parties that actually

 7 negotiated with Rubicon that the pricing that

 8 they were able to get down -- this originally

 9 started I believe at $62,000 a month or a year.

10 And they were able to get it down to

11 33 based upon the five year length of time.

12 That's not unusual in contract situations. You

13 will pay less. Companies will take less if

14 they know they have it for a longer period of

15 time.

16 If you are looking for a short

17 period of time, you could expect that the cost

18 will go up. What it would go up, I can't tell

19 you. I could only tell you that it started at

20 60-some thousand and then ended up at the

21 current price of 33 based on the five-year

22 contract.

23 DR. ROTHCHILD: Okay. Thank you.

24 MR. SCHUSTER: In regards to

25 legality, last week it was discussed if we were
 107

 1 to try to attempt to exit this contract prior

 2 to five years, it would result in litigation in

 3 the courts, correct, Mr. Gilbride?

 4 ATTY. GILBRIDE: Well, you could

 5 almost guarantee it would result in litigation.

 6 But there is -- there is a way. There's a

 7 mechanism within the contract that allows that

 8 to happen. If we use our right -- if the city

 9 deemed that it was no -- that they were

10 violation based upon what's in the contract

11 unless it was obvious which I'm not sure

12 anybody would admit to, you could bet that they

13 would probably threaten legal action or take

14 legal action.

15 But it can be -- we're not dealing

16 in facts here. We're dealing in what could

17 have happened.

18 MR. SCHUSTER: Correct, both parties

19 would have to agree that there was a breech in

20 contract, correct?

21 ATTY. GILBRIDE: Yeah, both sides

22 would actually have to agree. So we'd have to

23 say that they were in breech. And then if they

24 weren't going to sue us, I would imagine that's

25 because they either found that it wasn't worth
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 1 while monetarily or they agree that they were

 2 in breech.

 3 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you.

 4 MR. SMURL: Okay. So we are only

 5 looking to keep this the software, nothing else

 6 from Rubicon, not their direction, not any help

 7 from them just, nothing, just the software.

 8 And Rubicon software, their main purpose was to

 9 balance out routes so that any driver can run

10 any route.

11 And in the beginning, some of the

12 routes were an hour to an hour and a half,

13 while others took over four hours. So that

14 is -- that is -- it's just wrong to have a

15 department running like. You'll have one truck

16 finished in an hour and a half and then the

17 other truck is finished four hours from then.

18 Every route should take

19 approximately the same amount of time. And

20 that's what the software was designed to do was

21 to balance every route out. So that gives all

22 the employees an equal amount of work instead

23 of dumping it all on one or whoever the newest

24 guys are in this case.

25 It also gives us the ability to
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 1 cover routes when somebody calls in sick and we

 2 can't -- we can't just put somebody in a truck

 3 without any direction. So anybody else with a

 4 CDL license can also get in this truck and

 5 follow that route without having a problem.

 6 So if this doesn't go through and

 7 happen, tomorrow we shut it off, we don't have

 8 maps. We have no way to know where every --

 9 except for the memory of the drivers. Asking a

10 driver to run the route, it's totally unfair.

11 That's unfair to him and it's unfair to the

12 taxpayers to have one person know a route that

13 they're on.

14 I don't see how that is beneficial

15 at all. We have no other way of moving forward

16 with this. So just to turn it off and start

17 over just doesn't make sense. And the

18 beginning of this whole thing was because

19 everybody was afraid that they were being just

20 tracked and watched everywhere they were going.

21 Believe me, if that was the case,

22 we'd have a different looking DPW today. So

23 that really isn't the case. None of that has

24 ever happened. This was designed to make

25 everyone's job easier. So I also spoke with
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 1 our IT Department and I've also spoken with a

 2 lot of drivers down at the DPW when I went down

 3 to meet with them.

 4 So I trust our IT Department's

 5 judgment. And if I didn't, then I would not

 6 vote no, but I will be voting yes. Roll call,

 7 please.

 8 MS. CARRERA: Mr. King.

 9 MR. KING: Yes.

10 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Schuster.

11 MR. SCHUSTER: No.

12 MS. CARRERA: Dr. Rothchild.

13 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

14 MS. CARRERA: Mr. McAndrew.

15 MR. MCANDREW: No.

16 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Smurl.

17 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare

18 Item 7-A legally and lawfully adopted.

19 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-B. FOR

20 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC

21 WORKS - FOR ADOPTION - RESOLUTION NO. 184,

22 2025 - AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, THE BUSINESS

23 ADMINISTRATOR AND OTHER APPROPRIATE CITY

24 OFFICIALS FOR THE CITY OF SCRANTON TO EXECUTE

25 AND ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH
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 1 GREENMAN-PEDERSEN, INC., TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING

 2 AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE CONNELL PARK

 3 REHABILITATION PROJECT.

 4 MR. SMURL: What is the

 5 recommendation of the Chairperson for the

 6 Committee on Public Works?

 7 MR. SCHUSTER: As Chairperson for

 8 the Committee on Public Works, I recommend

 9 final passage of Item 7-B.

10 MR. KING: Second.

11 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll

12 call, please.

13 MS. CARRERA: Mr. King.

14 MR. KING: Yes.

15 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Schuster.

16 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.

17 MS. CARRERA: Dr. Rothchild.

18 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

19 MS. CARRERA: Mr. McAndrew.

20 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.

21 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Smurl.

22 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare

23 Item 7-B legally and lawfully adopted.

24 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-C. FOR

25 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY
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 1 DEVELOPMENT - FOR ADOPTION - RESOLUTION NO.

 2 185, 2025 - RESOLUTION FOR PLAN REVISION FOR

 3 NEW LAND DEVELOPMENT LOCATED IN THE 400 BLOCK

 4 OF DAVIS ST.

 5 MR. SMURL: What is the

 6 recommendation of the Chairperson for the

 7 Committee on Community Development?

 8 DR. ROTHCHILD: As Chairperson for

 9 the Committee on Community Development, I

10 recommend final passage of Item 7-C.

11 MS. CARRERA: Mr. King.

12 MR. KING: Yes.

13 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Schuster.

14 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.

15 MS. CARRERA: Dr. Rothchild.

16 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

17 MS. CARRERA: Mr. McAndrew.

18 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.

19 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Smurl.

20 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare

21 Item 7-C legally and lawfully adopted.

22 MR. VOLDENBERG: EIGHTH ORDER.

23 8-A. Resolution No. 183 of 2025.

24 MR. SMURL: This resolution is a

25 liquor license transfer. And it will be tabled
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 1 until the public hearing which was held this

 2 evening -- it will be brought back from the

 3 table next Tuesday and placed in Seventh Order

 4 for a final vote.

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

 6 entertain a motion to adjourn.

 7 MR. MCANDREW: Motion to adjourn.

 8 MR. SMURL: Thank you. This

 9 meeting is adjourned.

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Bob [3] - 33:6, 33:8, 31:12, 31:13, 32:10, careless [1] - 55:18 change [11] - 13:10, 76:2, 76:5, 84:5,
 64:24 32:17, 32:19, 40:19, cares [1] - 55:14 14:8, 15:16, 17:11, 85:7, 85:17, 85:24,
bodies [1] - 17:23 40:22, 60:24, 64:4, CARRERA [21] - 2:9, 29:7, 36:25, 37:22, 86:1, 86:3, 87:12,
body [2] - 8:3, 45:12 64:5, 64:7 3:9, 3:11, 3:13, 3:15, 55:11, 57:21, 98:20, 87:14, 89:11, 104:7,
Boise [1] - 30:3 built [3] - 14:10, 66:5, 3:17, 110:8, 110:10, 98:21 105:22, 107:8
Bolus [3] - 33:6, 33:8, 100:12 110:12, 110:14, changed [5] - 26:6, City [18] - 10:6, 10:10,
 33:17 burned [1] - 52:16 110:16, 111:13, 56:16, 98:12, 99:10, 10:11, 10:15, 16:19,
 burning [1] - 28:13 111:15, 111:17, 102:17 30:3, 36:14, 40:9,
BOLUS [6] - 33:7,
 bus [1] - 19:19 111:19, 111:21, changes [2] - 87:13, 41:10, 43:3, 48:22,
 33:14, 33:16, 33:21,
 Busch [1] - 35:3 112:11, 112:13, 102:20 49:2, 50:10, 54:23,
 34:2, 37:22
 business [9] - 32:12, 112:15, 112:17, changing [2] - 17:20, 55:10, 87:8, 89:13
bond [5] - 52:25,
 32:13, 36:7, 37:1, 112:19 53:2 city's [1] - 67:1
 85:10, 86:1, 87:21,
 38:5, 42:13, 74:14, carrier [1] - 35:2 charge [1] - 82:13 civics [3] - 55:25,
 87:24
 113:5 cars [2] - 6:12, 24:14 Charles [1] - 35:3 56:20, 58:24
bondholders [3] -
 BUSINESS [2] - 3:25, cart [1] - 8:19 Charter [1] - 56:22 civil [2] - 48:6, 48:7
 86:17, 87:1, 87:2
bonds [3] - 64:13, 110:22 Cartright [1] - 56:14 chat [1] - 70:7 CIVIL [1] - 88:25
 86:7 businesses [1] - case [5] - 30:2, 85:25, cheat [1] - 11:10 claim [1] - 63:7
books [1] - 55:9 44:14 108:24, 109:21, check [4] - 40:6, 40:8, claiming [2] - 19:8,
born [1] - 33:19 bust [1] - 55:9 109:23 50:20, 60:10 63:9
Borough [1] - 85:9 Butch [1] - 26:24 cases [1] - 53:17 Cheney [1] - 12:11 clarified [1] - 92:24
boroughs [1] - 83:25 buy [1] - 9:22 Casey [2] - 64:24 CHIEF [1] - 90:3 class [1] - 60:2
bottles [1] - 82:25 buying [4] - 13:19, catch [1] - 19:2 Chief [5] - 20:17, clause [1] - 68:6
bought [1] - 36:19 17:3, 32:16, 33:9 Cathedral [1] - 8:15 50:25, 75:5, 75:6, clauses [2] - 67:24,
 BY [6] - 3:22, 94:17, Catholic [1] - 50:22 84:15 69:10
boys [1] - 31:21
 95:12, 96:7, 110:20, caucus [5] - 65:25, chief [1] - 21:10 Clay [1] - 50:13
brave [1] - 84:4
 111:25 75:6, 84:15, 85:8, children [1] - 21:12 clean [2] - 27:22,
break [1] - 31:4
 97:16 China [1] - 82:13 37:11
breakdown [1] - 66:8
 cleaned [1] - 82:6
breakfast [1] - 29:14 C caucuses [1] - 104:9 Chips [1] - 35:3
 caused [1] - 8:16 choose [1] - 65:21 cleaning [1] - 39:8
breech [3] - 107:19,
 C17 [1] - 64:2 causing [3] - 70:1, Christmas [1] - 45:4 cleanup [5] - 5:24,
 107:23, 108:2
 CABLE [1] - 94:21 78:12, 97:18 churches [1] - 72:25 38:25, 59:4, 75:21,
bridge [6] - 22:24,
 callouts [1] - 104:23 CDL [1] - 109:4 75:22
 23:5, 23:7, 23:11, CIA [1] - 64:4
 CAMERA [1] - 90:6 Cecelia [1] - 17:15 cleanups [2] - 39:2,
 38:13, 67:3 Circuit [1] - 30:1
 camps [2] - 27:21, celebrate [1] - 51:25 39:4
bridges [1] - 38:20 citations [1] - 71:20
 29:10 Center [1] - 46:15 clear [1] - 102:11
brief [1] - 7:25 citizen [1] - 25:25
 candidate [3] - 11:5, center [2] - 32:12, clerical [1] - 15:1
briefly [1] - 105:10 CITIZENS [1] - 7:1
 48:21, 51:4 79:1 CLERK [2] - 2:8, 2:9
bright [1] - 55:11 citizens [2] - 10:18,
 candidates [6] - 14:4, cents [2] - 26:12, climate [1] - 54:20
BRING [1] - 93:22 63:1
 15:2, 15:8, 15:9, 61:23 Clinton [1] - 12:24
bring [3] - 37:13, CITY [15] - 1:1, 2:8,
 17:9, 57:25 CERTAIN [1] - 91:2 close [1] - 44:2
 37:14, 80:1 2:9, 3:22, 3:25, 90:3,
 candy [1] - 45:12 certain [2] - 26:17, 90:25, 91:24, 93:24, closed [2] - 18:21,
bringing [3] - 5:13,
 cannot [1] - 36:3 41:16 94:20, 94:21, 96:11, 38:20
 30:23, 92:12
 cans [1] - 39:19 certainly [3] - 7:11, 96:13, 110:23, closure [2] - 53:12,
BROADBAND [1] -
 capacity [1] - 64:17 21:9, 26:15 110:24 53:13
 94:23
 Capouse [1] - 31:13 certificate [1] - 114:22 city [62] - 5:10, 5:23, Code [1] - 58:15
broken [3] - 14:9,
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code [8] - 26:21, 111:25 consider [1] - 67:23 CONTROLLER [1] - couple [6] - 58:9,
 39:15, 39:24, 41:13, Community [2] - considerably [1] - 3:22 63:25, 71:20, 81:4,
 41:14, 71:17, 77:18, 112:7, 112:9 7:15 conversation [1] - 82:15, 98:19
 78:16 companies [3] - CONSIDERATION [3] 76:18 course [5] - 6:19,
codes [2] - 39:13, 45:18, 45:21, 106:13 - 96:7, 110:20, conversations [3] - 26:10, 65:21, 70:7,
 41:17 company [8] - 33:17, 111:25 76:21, 78:11, 101:9 84:13
coffee [1] - 29:14 73:25, 74:2, 74:12, considered [2] - COORDINATOR [1] - court [4] - 57:14, 63:2,
Cognetti [2] - 10:25, 97:11, 97:21, 99:12, 27:19, 30:5 90:4 67:21, 68:14
 11:2 104:4 considering [1] - 85:4 cops [1] - 18:11 Court [5] - 1:24,
coincidently [1] - compared [1] - 103:4 constantly [1] - 70:1 copy [4] - 22:1, 22:5, 16:21, 30:2, 58:5,
 49:18 competent [1] - 34:19 constitute [1] - 58:3 44:25, 114:5 114:11
Colfax [1] - 79:19 complaining [4] - constitution [4] - corner [3] - 8:4, 38:11, courthouse [1] -
colleagues [1] - 81:22 7:10, 32:1, 77:10, 56:18, 56:20, 56:23, 78:18 64:23
collect [1] - 69:25 82:3 62:21 correct [6] - 87:22, courts [6] - 6:10,
collecting [1] - 98:10 complaint [1] - 78:12 Constitution [2] - 106:5, 107:3, 53:23, 57:13, 57:15,
COLLECTION [1] - complaints [1] - 78:7 14:14, 56:19 107:18, 107:20, 57:16, 107:3
 96:14 complete [1] - 13:14 CONSTRUCTION [1] - 114:6 cover [3] - 50:16,
COLLECTIONS [1] - completed [2] - 80:14, 95:15 CORRESPONDENC 52:25, 109:1
 4:2 97:19 consultant [4] - 57:3, E [1] - 3:24 covered [1] - 87:20
columnist [1] - 12:21 completely [5] - 57:5, 57:6, 65:17 corridor [1] - 75:17 Covid [1] - 8:15
coming [13] - 12:10, 17:12, 17:22, 18:14, consultants [1] - corrupt [1] - 65:11 COYNE [1] - 44:1
 21:7, 32:21, 36:25, 30:22, 87:6 92:22 corruption [3] - 16:17, Coyne [1] - 44:2
 40:9, 45:12, 52:19, complex [4] - 17:21, contact [1] - 74:11 32:6, 55:16 crazy [1] - 58:7
 53:18, 55:12, 57:18, 17:24, 81:15, 81:20 contacts [1] - 74:11 cost [4] - 69:4, 69:7, creep [1] - 18:4
 73:13, 86:15 COMPLIANCE [1] - contained [1] - 114:4 69:20, 106:17 crickets [1] - 52:13
comment [3] - 25:22, 93:23 containers [1] - 39:12 costly [1] - 68:19 crucial [1] - 65:20
 38:5, 81:5 compliance [3] - contains [1] - 66:4 costs [6] - 48:25, 66:3, cruel [2] - 29:25, 30:5
commentary [1] - 8:20 66:25, 74:9, 103:15 continue [4] - 46:5, 66:8, 66:14, 83:1, culture [1] - 37:14
comments [8] - 4:6, compliments [1] - 46:16, 47:12, 97:21 86:3 curb [1] - 79:18
 4:9, 28:10, 68:3, 10:19 continues [4] - 66:19, Council [38] - 4:18, curious [3] - 33:21,
 71:3, 72:3, 77:6, concern [1] - 78:4 68:10, 101:25, 103:1 13:4, 13:6, 13:12, 62:2, 72:8
 81:3 concerned [1] - 79:4 continuing [2] - 68:18, 13:22, 14:11, 22:10, current [7] - 30:10,
commingling [2] - concerns [3] - 66:24, 68:21 31:7, 32:23, 32:24, 45:24, 53:4, 54:20,
 82:10, 82:24 70:9, 80:18 CONTRACT [1] - 33:7, 35:15, 38:4, 59:23, 85:4, 106:21
COMMISSION [2] - concession [2] - 9:4, 96:12 43:25, 44:1, 48:22, cut [5] - 34:10, 59:19,
 88:25, 94:1 87:13 contract [38] - 24:24, 49:4, 49:23, 51:4, 73:19, 73:22, 79:18
Commissioners [1] - concrete [3] - 23:8, 34:16, 45:1, 45:14, 51:12, 51:14, 52:8, cuts [4] - 22:12, 22:16,
 60:22 23:12, 68:11 46:22, 47:3, 59:9, 54:6, 55:21, 55:23, 73:21, 73:25
committed [1] - 99:25 condition [2] - 8:12, 66:4, 66:18, 66:23, 59:3, 60:22, 62:12,
committee [8] - 5:5, 53:4 67:16, 67:22, 69:6, 62:13, 62:16, 63:1, D
 57:7, 88:9, 89:4, conduct [1] - 50:22 73:24, 80:23, 87:19, 65:14, 67:2, 68:4,
 90:11, 91:8, 92:3, conducted [1] - 74:17 97:22, 98:2, 98:14, 71:22, 85:24, 86:3, D/B/A [1] - 94:23
 94:4 confident [1] - 105:1 98:16, 98:25, 99:2, 105:12 damage [1] - 59:19
COMMITTEE [3] - conflict [2] - 48:20, 101:1, 101:4, 105:9, COUNCIL [7] - 1:1, damn [2] - 31:5, 33:4
 96:8, 110:20, 111:25 49:6 105:11, 105:13, 1:12, 2:10, 94:18, data [8] - 14:21, 69:3,
Committee [6] - congratulate [2] - 5:4, 105:15, 105:19, 95:13, 96:9, 96:10 69:10, 70:8, 98:10,
 96:22, 96:24, 111:6, 38:6 105:20, 105:22, Councilman [6] - 101:11, 102:18,
 111:8, 112:7, 112:9 congratulations [1] - 106:1, 106:12, 4:21, 10:1, 25:6, 103:13
common [1] - 30:23 6:5 106:22, 107:1, 68:5, 69:17, 84:13 DATA [1] - 96:14
Common [1] - 58:5 Congress [2] - 15:21, 107:7, 107:10, Councilwoman [2] - date [4] - 14:21, 67:13,
communicated [1] - 41:25 107:20 68:15, 105:17 67:16, 68:1
 61:7 Congressman [2] - contract's [1] - 67:15 counsel [5] - 8:23, daughter [3] - 18:2,
communication [1] - 12:15, 56:14 contracted [1] - 59:5 85:1, 85:7, 87:11, 81:7, 81:8
 26:25 Congresswoman [1] - contracts [2] - 55:18, 87:12 Dave [1] - 62:13
communities [1] - 12:12 59:8 COUNSEL [1] - 91:25 DAVIS [1] - 112:4
 14:1 CONNELL [1] - 111:2 contractual [2] - County [5] - 31:22, days [5] - 4:23, 19:16,
community [7] - 3:6, Connell [2] - 16:5, 66:16, 70:9 56:13, 57:10, 58:4, 43:13, 100:7
 8:22, 31:13, 31:18, 36:1 contribution [1] - 50:9 60:22 dead [7] - 8:10, 17:12,
 48:21, 51:6, 79:1 conservative [1] - control [3] - 7:23, county [3] - 53:16, 33:3, 84:20, 97:5,
COMMUNITY [1] - 12:22 51:24, 114:24 56:18, 56:21 98:17, 99:7
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deaf [1] - 83:6 description [1] - 47:1 discount [1] - 66:1 60:11, 71:8, 78:9, driving [1] - 23:9
deal [5] - 19:15, 37:11, deserve [2] - 47:20, discrepancy [1] - 80:12, 81:21, 83:15 drop [1] - 86:23
 82:12, 84:19, 86:1 63:21 20:23 door [3] - 31:24, 55:4, drove [1] - 5:25
dealing [3] - 46:12, DESIGN [1] - 111:2 discuss [2] - 75:5, 79:1 Drozdick [3] - 8:1, 8:5,
 107:15, 107:16 designated [1] - 74:11 75:16 doors [4] - 19:19, 8:14
deals [1] - 87:23 designed [2] - 108:20, discussed [5] - 8:25, 40:14, 52:17, 55:9 Drug [2] - 53:3, 53:15
dealt [1] - 86:11 109:24 73:7, 75:9, 76:3, down [35] - 5:25, 8:3, due [5] - 26:11, 48:20,
death [1] - 28:12 despite [2] - 104:12 106:25 19:1, 19:4, 22:21, 50:19, 66:17, 105:13
debris [2] - 77:11, detailing [1] - 48:12 discussion [3] - 23:10, 23:23, 27:7, dump [3] - 7:16,
 78:20 details [2] - 69:12, 82:19, 84:11 28:13, 29:1, 35:9, 45:25, 46:16
debt [2] - 8:24, 9:3 70:10 discussions [4] - 37:1, 38:9, 38:20, dumping [4] - 27:20,
December [2] - 47:7, detectives [1] - 53:16 75:21, 79:6, 79:9 40:11, 56:21, 59:20, 78:23, 79:3, 108:23
 66:19 detects [1] - 68:12 disease [2] - 8:3, 8:11 60:4, 60:24, 61:4, during [4] - 4:22, 26:9,
decided [1] - 73:20 determine [1] - 73:16 disgusting [2] - 20:20, 61:5, 62:24, 64:21, 30:15, 86:11
decision [2] - 82:21, detour [3] - 23:21, 33:3 64:23, 80:6, 86:13, Dynamics [1] - 64:16
 87:3 23:22, 24:10 Dispense [1] - 3:18 93:3, 97:22, 98:23,
 100:1, 106:8,
decisions [1] - 54:25 developer [1] - 65:18 dispute [1] - 67:20 E
decks [1] - 23:8 developing [1] - 68:20 disregard [1] - 50:4 106:10, 110:2
declare [3] - 110:17, development [1] - disrespect [3] - 50:4, downstairs [1] - 52:17 e-mail [1] - 41:9
 111:22, 112:20 48:22 50:5, 50:6 downtown [4] - 6:1, e-mails [1] - 28:11
deemed [1] - 107:9 DEVELOPMENT [2] - distributed [1] - 49:1 7:6, 7:7, 17:12 ears [1] - 83:6
deep [1] - 53:23 112:1, 112:3 District [1] - 56:14 dozen [1] - 79:19 EASEMENT [1] -
deeper [1] - 99:9 Development [2] - diving [1] - 53:24 DPW [22] - 5:24, 6:19, 95:15
deficit [1] - 44:23 112:7, 112:9 DOBRZYN [1] - 62:12 7:14, 14:25, 25:7, easier [2] - 23:4,
definitely [3] - 13:10, deviate [1] - 69:24 Dobrzyn [1] - 62:13 25:8, 34:20, 35:7, 109:25
 18:6, 68:21 deviations [1] - 70:3 document [2] - 42:24, 35:12, 38:8, 51:21, easily [1] - 98:11
degrees [1] - 26:23 DGS [1] - 76:1 67:9 59:4, 59:8, 74:15, eerie [1] - 40:22
 documentation [7] - 75:14, 79:18, 98:22, effect [1] - 4:16
Delaware [1] - 4:24 dictator [1] - 12:9
 42:20, 43:10, 43:12, 100:1, 100:3, effectively [1] - 48:3
delays [1] - 70:1 die [2] - 13:3, 62:24
 43:18, 45:15, 47:6, 102:14, 109:22, effort [1] - 5:8
deliver [1] - 47:15 died [2] - 8:2, 8:10
 74:19 110:2 efforts [2] - 5:11, 6:21
demented [1] - 33:3 different [5] - 6:9,
 documented [2] - Dr [8] - 3:13, 27:1, eight [5] - 18:1, 19:16,
democracy [3] - 45:18, 45:20, 68:4,
 36:21, 78:7 77:5, 77:20, 81:1, 64:2, 71:7, 71:14
 55:25, 58:16, 58:23 109:22
 documenting [1] - 110:12, 111:17, EIGHTH [1] - 112:22
democrat [1] - 57:19 difficult [4] - 42:6,
 74:6 112:15 either [3] - 23:7,
democratic [1] - 31:21 65:8, 103:11, 105:7
 documents [1] - 54:22 DR [33] - 3:14, 4:20, 27:11, 107:25
democrats [2] - 16:1, dig [1] - 22:18
 5:12, 21:7, 76:17, elect [1] - 42:10
 57:24 digitization [1] - DOCUMENTS [1] -
 77:7, 77:22, 78:15,
demonstrated [1] - 100:22 91:1 electing [1] - 14:4
 79:8, 79:15, 79:24,
 68:22 digitized [1] - 100:23 dog [6] - 19:12, 19:13, election [8] - 11:3,
 80:17, 88:11, 88:18,
demonstration [1] - Dilworth [4] - 8:23, 19:14, 22:10, 63:23, 11:6, 15:5, 32:21,
 89:6, 89:22, 90:19,
 99:20 48:17, 85:6, 85:20 84:20 48:20, 49:19, 52:21,
 91:10, 91:16, 93:16,
dentist [1] - 33:13 DILWORTH [1] - 91:23 Doherty [3] - 14:10, 56:2
 94:6, 94:12, 95:3,
DEP [1] - 76:2 direct [1] - 114:24 17:4, 17:14 Electric [1] - 55:10
 95:8, 95:22, 96:2,
Department [5] - 6:18, direction [4] - 24:19, dollar [1] - 32:16 elements [1] - 60:17
 101:6, 105:25,
 64:6, 75:15, 76:21, 73:21, 108:6, 109:3 dollars [16] - 9:23, elevated [1] - 7:18
 106:23, 110:13,
 110:1 directions [1] - 28:23 13:19, 14:19, 16:4, eliminate [1] - 39:7
 111:18, 112:8,
DEPARTMENT [2] - directly [2] - 45:23, 17:13, 35:20, 35:25, Elizabeth [1] - 3:7
 112:16
 90:5, 96:16 74:10 36:2, 40:17, 44:9, Ellman [1] - 31:6
 draft [1] - 67:10
department [12] - Director [3] - 54:3, 44:10, 46:19, 54:11, ELLMAN [1] - 31:7
 drastically [1] -
 6:19, 16:9, 16:15, 65:25, 102:14 61:23, 64:9, 98:5 Elm [1] - 38:13
 103:19
 34:3, 34:9, 48:24, director [2] - 48:21, Donald [4] - 13:2, embankment [1] - 8:3
 draw [1] - 47:9
 75:2, 81:19, 83:23, 64:25 15:14, 36:11, 50:25 embarrassing [2] -
 drinking [1] - 7:8
 84:1, 93:4, 108:15 dirt [1] - 37:9 donate [1] - 44:15 26:19, 80:5
 drive [2] - 22:21, 78:19
Department's [1] - disabled [1] - 72:24 donation [1] - 50:14 embraced [1] - 100:4
 driven [1] - 62:24
 110:4 disagree [1] - 68:17 done [23] - 6:9, 11:22, EMERGENCY [3] -
 driver [3] - 103:15,
departments [1] - disappointed [2] - 16:11, 21:4, 21:10, 90:3, 90:7, 90:8
 108:9, 109:10
 34:11 11:3, 92:14 22:19, 23:9, 23:14, emergency [4] -
 drivers [6] - 69:24,
DEPARTMENTS [1] - disband [1] - 53:15 24:22, 26:16, 32:15, 30:16, 48:9, 50:17,
 104:19, 104:23,
 3:22 disbanding [1] - 53:3 36:6, 36:7, 36:21, 74:12
 104:24, 109:9, 110:2
deployed [1] - 51:17 38:18, 47:11, 59:19, emphasized [1] -
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 65:25 38:3, 44:1, 51:14, extension [3] - 46:22, 26:4, 26:12, 36:25, 98:5, 101:8
employee [1] - 10:16 52:5, 55:21, 59:2, 47:4, 67:3 39:4, 39:16, 52:9, five [18] - 16:18,
employees [4] - 7:14, 62:12, 65:14, 113:2 extensions [1] - 66:17 63:5, 71:22, 72:4, 19:18, 34:16, 35:10,
 52:24, 64:21, 108:22 event [1] - 5:9 extra [3] - 52:16, 55:8, 77:23, 93:6, 102:9 43:13, 47:4, 47:14,
empty [1] - 31:14 events [1] - 51:9 83:2 fewer [1] - 69:3 47:18, 66:8, 69:6,
encounter [2] - 18:10, everywhere [3] - 16:6, extremely [2] - 5:6, field [3] - 74:7, 74:18, 97:23, 98:16, 99:2,
 18:17 32:22, 109:20 85:13 85:15 105:23, 106:1,
encountered [1] - eviction [2] - 19:11, extremist [1] - 12:7 Fifth [3] - 9:12, 84:20, 106:11, 106:21,
 18:2 19:12 eyebrow [1] - 92:19 84:24 107:2
end [5] - 34:18, 36:18, evidence [5] - 7:16, FIFTH [1] - 70:25 five-year [4] - 69:6,
 47:7, 59:15, 101:2 20:21, 65:12, 81:17, F fights [1] - 7:9 98:16, 99:2, 106:21
ended [4] - 53:8, 114:4 figure [3] - 28:7, fix [1] - 47:18
 66:18, 77:13, 106:20 exactly [2] - 18:5, face [2] - 16:16, 29:15 29:20, 83:5 fixed [1] - 47:13
enduring [1] - 8:9 99:20 Facebook [1] - 28:11 FILE [4] - 94:17, flags [1] - 70:10
enforce [2] - 40:3, examination [1] - 53:2 facility [1] - 45:23 95:13, 96:8, 96:9 flat [2] - 50:19, 66:11
 41:14 example [2] - 83:12, fact [6] - 38:22, 61:2, file [6] - 18:25, 21:3, FLEET [1] - 96:17
enforceability [1] - 92:17 63:13, 70:17, 97:18, 40:11, 43:3, 43:5, flipping [1] - 52:23
 67:15 excavation [1] - 74:16 100:22 43:6 flock [1] - 52:12
enforced [2] - 39:17, except [2] - 26:7, facts [2] - 63:6, 107:16 filed [3] - 4:18, 13:9, flowing [1] - 38:15
 41:17 109:9 fail [1] - 87:6 36:12 flown [1] - 64:2
enforcement [8] - excess [1] - 29:24 failed [2] - 15:2, 15:13 fill [2] - 15:19, 22:18 follow [5] - 56:19,
 24:17, 41:13, 50:5, excuse [1] - 81:11 fails [2] - 10:17, 68:7 filled [1] - 101:3 74:20, 82:7, 104:22,
 52:3, 57:12, 71:18, EXECUTE [4] - 91:1, failure [1] - 68:13 filling [1] - 37:8 109:5
 77:18, 78:16 94:20, 96:12, 110:24 fairly [1] - 22:19 final [4] - 96:25, 111:9, fool [1] - 33:4
engineer [1] - 23:3 EXECUTION [1] - fall [1] - 61:4 112:10, 113:4 FOR [26] - 1:1, 3:21,
engineering [2] - 95:14 fallacy [1] - 69:20 finally [5] - 27:1, 88:2, 88:5, 88:22,
 35:21 executive [1] - 58:4 falls [1] - 15:3 40:21, 44:19, 46:9, 88:25, 90:1, 90:7,
ENGINEERING [1] - exempt [3] - 50:8, familiar [1] - 104:23 84:9 90:23, 91:20, 91:22,
 111:1 72:18, 72:21 families [1] - 53:24 financials [1] - 65:24 91:25, 93:20, 93:24,
engineers [2] - 35:19, exempts [1] - 62:21 family [4] - 5:2, 19:12, financing [2] - 85:13, 95:15, 96:7, 96:8,
 35:23 exhausted [3] - 30:23, 57:14, 57:15 87:23 96:15, 110:19,
enlightened [1] - 99:3 30:25, 50:15 fantastic [1] - 46:20 fine [2] - 7:24, 79:2 110:21, 110:24,
enlightening [1] - exhibit [1] - 24:25 far [2] - 30:13, 41:19 fined [1] - 102:23 111:2, 111:24,
 14:16 exist [1] - 83:23 fast [1] - 59:12 fines [5] - 29:24, 112:1, 112:2
ensure [1] - 89:12 exit [4] - 67:24, 68:6, father [1] - 11:10 39:18, 40:1, 69:3, forbidden [1] - 64:21
ENTER [4] - 91:1, 69:10, 107:1 Father [1] - 50:24 71:21 Force [2] - 53:4, 53:15
 94:20, 96:12, 110:25 expanding [1] - 33:23 favor [9] - 88:14, finest [1] - 51:19 forced [1] - 17:3
entertain [7] - 88:8, expansion [1] - 53:1 89:19, 90:15, 91:12, finished [2] - 108:16, foregoing [1] - 114:22
 89:3, 90:10, 91:7, expect [3] - 29:7, 93:12, 94:8, 95:5, 108:17 foreign [1] - 15:23
 92:2, 94:3, 113:6 53:16, 106:17 95:24, 104:11 FIRE [1] - 90:3 forever [3] - 32:5,
entire [3] - 61:14, expectation [1] - 71:7 fear [1] - 61:3 fire [7] - 6:19, 15:15, 32:20, 84:3
 67:14, 67:25 expensive [3] - 13:20, feather [1] - 52:12 38:7, 51:8, 75:1, forgot [1] - 101:19
entities [1] - 72:21 68:21, 68:23 feature [1] - 53:22 83:22, 84:1 formally [1] - 67:2
entry [1] - 71:10 experience [1] - 48:8 FEBRUARY [3] - 4:2, fired [4] - 11:17, former [5] - 12:13,
equal [1] - 108:22 expertise [1] - 99:5 4:4, 88:6 24:11, 64:23, 65:6 12:17, 33:16, 48:16,
equipment [1] - 16:23 EXPIRE [2] - 88:6, February [9] - 9:21, firefighters [2] - 7:14, 78:17
escalating [1] - 66:14 88:25 18:11, 18:13, 18:16, 84:5 Fort [1] - 40:10
escalations [1] - 70:9 expired [2] - 66:22, 18:17, 18:18, 65:24, firemen [1] - 14:24 forth [1] - 51:8
especially [5] - 3:7, 68:2 75:14, 76:7 firm [6] - 9:3, 34:9, forward [12] - 7:8,
 6:10, 11:21, 56:7, explain [2] - 9:12, 9:15 federal [2] - 11:8, 56:7 74:4, 74:16, 79:14, 14:23, 31:2, 44:18,
 56:8 explanation [2] - fee [2] - 66:2, 66:11 85:21 44:19, 68:9, 69:21,
ESQ [1] - 2:10 10:16, 67:4 FEE [1] - 91:22 FIRM [1] - 91:23 71:10, 84:17, 93:8,
estate [1] - 9:24 expose [1] - 17:23 Feed [1] - 25:25 firms [2] - 9:19, 34:4 105:21, 109:15
estimate [1] - 102:14 exposed [1] - 67:21 fees [3] - 86:5, 86:6, first [22] - 4:11, 7:2, forwarded [2] - 76:23,
etc [3] - 53:4, 53:5, expressed [2] - 87:19 7:5, 13:8, 22:3, 78:8
 73:1 103:22, 104:13 feet [1] - 28:7 37:17, 37:18, 44:17, fought [1] - 15:22
ethical [1] - 49:21 Expressway [1] - fell [1] - 44:7 45:16, 46:3, 51:21, founder [1] - 25:25
ETHICS [1] - 93:25 37:20 felt [1] - 38:10 65:23, 66:1, 66:6, four [10] - 11:18,
evening [13] - 13:6, EXTEND [1] - 96:18 ferries [1] - 44:14 67:23, 68:5, 71:11, 17:22, 18:14, 42:10,
 17:17, 22:9, 33:7, extend [1] - 97:22 few [14] - 12:16, 22:13, 77:8, 78:4, 98:2, 42:12, 48:8, 81:12,
 7

  100:2, 108:13, General [1] - 64:16 group [2] - 27:5, 28:3 84:6, 108:6 hot [2] - 28:5, 29:14
  108:17 generations [1] - 11:9 Grow [1] - 86:9 helped [1] - 8:12 hour [5] - 24:16,
four-year [2] - 42:10, genitals [1] - 19:17 guarantee [1] - 107:5 helpful [3] - 102:3, 48:14, 108:12,
  42:12 gentleman [4] - 24:24, guard [1] - 15:20 102:20, 103:22 108:16
FOURTH [1] - 6:25 25:3, 81:9, 81:10 guarding [1] - 7:17 helping [3] - 5:24, 6:6, hourly [1] - 48:13
framework [1] - 68:1 GERALD [1] - 2:2 guess [4] - 6:3, 39:22, 27:17 hours [4] - 17:25,
FRANCHISE [1] - Giant [2] - 24:1, 24:8 39:25, 99:11 hence [1] - 52:12 74:13, 108:13,
  94:21 Gibson [1] - 8:4 guests [1] - 50:3 hereby [4] - 110:17, 108:17
Frank [2] - 21:25, 88:1 gift [2] - 49:11, 49:13 gunshot [1] - 52:5 111:22, 112:20, house [5] - 18:24,
FRANK [1] - 2:8 GILBRIDE [7] - 2:10, guy [1] - 82:4 114:3 29:12, 35:2, 47:9,
freaking [2] - 56:3, 85:3, 87:22, 105:17, guys [2] - 76:15, Heritage [1] - 75:15 47:18
  57:19 106:5, 107:4, 107:21 108:24 heritage [1] - 52:2 housing [5] - 9:20,
free [2] - 13:7, 98:24 Gilbride [16] - 5:4, 6:5, hesitant [1] - 51:2 17:21, 17:24, 18:20,
freezing [2] - 30:13, 6:20, 9:11, 9:14, H hi [1] - 26:2 56:9
  30:14 10:20, 22:4, 38:6, high [2] - 6:15, 34:4 Housing [1] - 48:2
frequency [1] - 52:18 76:23, 84:25, 87:17, half [8] - 24:15, 44:17, High [1] - 24:12 HOUSING [1] - 4:4
Friday [2] - 7:25, 92:11, 92:23, 93:10, 73:10, 97:6, 97:7, highly [2] - 49:20, HUD [1] - 57:2
  56:12 105:10, 107:3 100:20, 108:12, 85:20 huge [1] - 23:12
friend [2] - 10:3, 21:5 given [5] - 27:9, 31:17, 108:16 hill [1] - 32:3 humbled [2] - 54:17,
FROM [2] - 3:24, 39:18, 66:11, 74:23 halfway [1] - 24:21 hire [6] - 9:3, 9:18, 55:5
  91:23 glad [3] - 22:14, 92:23, Hall [8] - 10:6, 10:10, 34:7, 35:19, 47:8, hundred [1] - 85:21
front [6] - 19:17, 98:2 10:11, 10:15, 16:19, 47:17 husband [1] - 39:3
  61:25, 77:11, 77:13, glass [2] - 50:19, 83:4 40:10, 41:10, 43:3 hiring [1] - 35:24
  92:21, 100:20 GLOBAL [1] - 96:13 hand [3] - 41:5, 78:21, HISTORICALLY [1] - I
frustrated [1] - 103:23 God [1] - 92:9 93:8 93:22
fulfill [1] - 42:11 gold [1] - 9:5 handed [2] - 27:21, hit [1] - 8:16 ID [1] - 21:3
fulfilling [1] - 101:1 Gonzales [2] - 17:16, 45:11 hits [2] - 46:7 idea [3] - 11:12, 44:6,
full [1] - 68:13 81:6 handicap [1] - 10:5 hitting [1] - 80:7 44:20
fully [2] - 50:12, 114:4 GONZALES [7] - handle [3] - 69:25, Hoboken [1] - 62:25 ideal [1] - 51:3
fund [4] - 14:18, 17:17, 20:2, 20:6, 70:2, 93:4 Hodowanitz [3] - 7:3, identifying [1] -
  44:10, 64:9, 68:22 20:22, 21:14, 21:17, handouts [1] - 55:17 7:4, 92:8 100:13
funded [2] - 14:20, 21:22 hands [1] - 98:12 HODOWANITZ [3] - ignore [1] - 46:17
  58:20 Gov [2] - 74:9, 74:21 HANLEY [1] - 88:4 7:4, 9:13, 9:17 ignored [1] - 45:11
funding [8] - 44:6, government [8] - hanley [1] - 48:1 hold [1] - 67:25 illegal [1] - 27:20
  44:16, 48:19, 49:1, 15:16, 31:25, 32:9, happy [4] - 6:13, 13:3, holdover [1] - 67:3 illegally [2] - 24:15,
  62:6, 71:5, 71:12, 56:5, 56:6, 58:24, 70:7, 104:3 Home [1] - 56:22 24:21
  71:14 58:25, 64:12 harassing [1] - 24:18 home [3] - 26:3, imagine [2] - 8:11,
funds [3] - 44:12, Governor [1] - 13:23 hard [3] - 5:15, 28:21, 29:20, 54:19 107:24
  49:3, 52:23 graft [1] - 32:6 70:8 homeless [7] - 8:6, immediate [1] - 67:4
furniture [2] - 77:10, grandfather [1] - 11:9 hardly [1] - 65:4 8:8, 8:17, 16:5, immigrants [1] - 64:3
  77:13 grant [3] - 48:23, 49:1, Harrison [1] - 77:9 25:25, 26:7, 53:4 immoral [1] - 62:20
future [3] - 34:9, 62:6 Harvey [1] - 48:16 homeowner [2] - 38:4, impact [2] - 53:6, 87:8
  38:19, 67:20 granted [1] - 28:6 hated [1] - 12:23 42:13 impeach [1] - 12:19
 grants [1] - 31:11 havoc [1] - 105:5 homes [1] - 15:4 implement [1] -
 G grateful [1] - 26:20 hear [8] - 16:11, honest [1] - 11:23 103:24
 great [11] - 5:7, 5:9, 31:25, 63:13, 80:2, honestly [1] - 69:4 implemented [1] -
gambling [1] - 44:10 6:1, 24:25, 38:7, 80:20, 82:16, 83:10, honor [1] - 55:20 102:17
game [1] - 35:7 46:20, 49:22, 51:6, 83:17 hook [1] - 105:22 implementing [1] -
garage [1] - 63:22 62:22, 86:25, 99:5 heard [10] - 7:21, 10:9, hope [4] - 11:17, 104:8
garages [3] - 14:6, Green [2] - 22:22, 25:6, 32:22, 63:18, 22:19, 54:12, 62:15 importance [1] - 52:14
 14:11, 17:3 23:25 85:8, 86:9, 94:24, hopefully [2] - 22:17, important [3] - 52:9,
garbage [9] - 7:17, GREENMAN [1] - 95:18, 97:17 63:22 52:20, 99:23
 39:7, 39:8, 39:16, 111:1 hearing [1] - 113:1 hoping [2] - 11:4, importantly [1] - 50:6
 40:4, 41:20, 81:14, GREENMAN- heartfelt [1] - 51:20 86:22 imports [2] - 65:2,
 82:2, 98:7 PEDERSEN [1] - held [1] - 113:1 horrible [1] - 98:17 65:3
garden [1] - 24:5 111:1 HELD [2] - 1:4, 4:4 horrific [1] - 19:25 impressed [1] - 59:11
Garden [1] - 24:9 grew [1] - 37:15 hell [1] - 36:17 horse [4] - 44:9, 97:5, impression [2] -
Gardens [1] - 9:22 grifter [1] - 11:10 hello [2] - 31:7, 55:23 98:17, 99:7 70:19, 73:3
gas [1] - 62:18 grocery [1] - 8:19 help [7] - 17:19, 28:4, hospital [1] - 62:24 improved [2] - 7:11,
Gene [1] - 54:3 groping [1] - 7:11 28:6, 28:21, 28:23, 103:19
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improvement [1] - inspector [2] - 74:5, 95:2, 95:19, 95:21, kept [3] - 6:12, 82:1, lane [2] - 71:7, 71:14
  38:12 74:10 96:25, 110:18, 98:4 large [1] - 52:7
IN [3] - 90:7, 91:4, inspectors [1] - 73:23 111:9, 111:23, keyboard [1] - 28:16 last [40] - 6:14, 6:21,
  112:3 Instagram [1] - 28:12 112:10, 112:21 Keyser [1] - 51:17 7:20, 7:25, 11:2,
inaudible [1] - 8:22 installed [1] - 73:11 item [1] - 9:18 Keystone [3] - 26:25, 20:12, 22:12, 25:7,
inboxes [1] - 28:11 instead [3] - 23:19, items [1] - 4:7 75:8, 75:19 27:24, 31:20, 36:22,
INC [2] - 96:18, 111:1 41:5, 108:22 itself [4] - 14:11, 50:2, kicking [1] - 17:7 39:4, 39:11, 41:22,
incapable [1] - 14:5 insufficient [1] - 50:16 87:5, 87:15 kids [2] - 18:19, 20:10 46:18, 46:20, 48:8,
incidents [1] - 7:21 intelligence [1] - killing [1] - 15:6 52:7, 56:1, 56:12,
INCIDENTS [1] - 90:8 64:15 J kind [3] - 40:24, 42:5, 61:14, 62:14, 65:16,
inclined [1] - 54:24 intent [1] - 31:24 80:5 68:4, 68:5, 69:16,
included [3] - 45:14, interest [4] - 32:9, Jack [4] - 76:18, kindly [1] - 21:5 71:22, 72:11, 73:6,
  61:10, 92:15 32:24, 49:6, 86:23 76:25, 99:18, 101:9 KING [27] - 2:6, 3:10, 73:11, 75:8, 76:13,
including [1] - 101:11 interim [1] - 67:9 Jackson [1] - 39:1 5:3, 20:15, 71:4, 84:12, 92:19, 93:6,
income [1] - 65:2 internal [1] - 34:8 January [6] - 17:21, 71:17, 71:24, 76:25, 97:16, 100:1,
inconvenient [1] - INTO [5] - 91:1, 93:23, 18:12, 67:11, 73:19, 88:12, 88:16, 89:5, 101:14, 103:3,
  27:13 94:20, 96:12, 110:25 103:3, 103:5 89:20, 90:13, 90:17, 106:25
INCORRECT [1] - introduced [6] - 88:8, Jennifer [2] - 25:23, 91:9, 91:14, 92:5, lastly [2] - 24:23, 33:2
  93:23 89:3, 90:10, 91:7, 25:24 93:14, 94:10, 95:6, late [1] - 92:18
increase [3] - 66:6, 92:2, 94:3 Jersey [2] - 34:24, 95:25, 97:1, 99:17, Law [1] - 75:14
  66:7, 106:4 INTRODUCTION [6] - 62:25 110:9, 111:10, law [13] - 9:3, 9:8,
increased [1] - 52:17 88:3, 88:23, 90:2, JESSICA [1] - 2:4 111:14, 112:12 19:9, 34:3, 34:4,
increases [1] - 13:23 90:24, 91:21, 93:21 Jesuits [1] - 50:22 King [6] - 68:5, 71:2, 34:9, 50:4, 50:5,
incurred [1] - 50:19 introduction [6] - Joan [4] - 7:2, 7:4, 72:5, 100:17, 52:3, 57:11, 85:14,
indeed [1] - 75:22 88:14, 89:19, 90:15, 9:10, 10:22 111:13, 112:11 93:4
independent [3] - 91:12, 93:13, 94:8 job [10] - 7:15, 15:11, king [6] - 3:9, 46:21, LAW [2] - 91:23, 93:24
  15:8, 17:9, 52:11 invalid [1] - 67:13 17:11, 26:16, 26:18, 71:16, 72:1, 76:12, lawfully [3] - 110:18,
independents [1] - invested [1] - 66:12 29:3, 38:7, 38:9, 110:8 111:23, 112:21
  16:2 investigation [2] - 104:25, 109:25 Kinzinger [1] - 12:14 lawsuits [1] - 53:1
India [1] - 64:2 16:10, 16:11 jobs [1] - 63:16 knock [1] - 55:4 lawyers [4] - 34:8,
individual [7] - 49:7, investing [1] - 35:12 John [4] - 10:22, knowing [1] - 51:6 92:10, 92:22, 93:5
  72:21, 73:1, 73:4, investment [2] - 10:24, 55:7, 75:5 knowledge [1] - 41:1 laying [1] - 63:7
  73:5, 89:10, 89:13 32:19, 97:12 joke [3] - 16:20, 36:1, known [2] - 4:25, 57:9 leadership [1] - 100:1
individuals [1] - 53:20 investments [1] - 41:13 knows [3] - 40:4, 54:5, lease [1] - 9:4
inequality [1] - 63:18 69:20 jokes [1] - 28:13 54:6 least [8] - 17:22, 18:1,
inevitable [1] - 55:12 investors [1] - 86:17 Judge [3] - 75:5, 75:6, Knox [1] - 40:10 18:13, 50:16, 63:4,
influence [1] - 49:10 invite [1] - 61:16 84:15 Kost [1] - 50:20 81:12, 83:5, 85:22
 invited [1] - 75:20 judges [5] - 58:6, leave [2] - 60:19,
inform [1] - 84:25
 inviting [1] - 61:1 58:8, 58:9, 58:11, L 67:20
information [12] -
 involve [1] - 52:2 58:17 Lee [2] - 13:5, 36:8
  40:25, 41:4, 41:8,
 involved [3] - 19:9, judgment [1] - 110:5 labeled [1] - 49:25 left [4] - 24:3, 29:12,
  41:12, 43:19, 45:3,
  57:8, 61:25, 74:8, 35:17, 51:16 June [1] - 53:12 Labrosky [2] - 38:2, 44:3, 63:24
  78:8, 89:9, 103:21 Irish [1] - 52:1 Justice [1] - 64:6 38:4 LEGAL [1] - 91:22
informed [2] - 75:25, ironed [1] - 69:12 justify [2] - 66:14, LABROSKY [8] - 38:3, legal [12] - 9:6, 9:19,
  106:6 issue [7] - 49:9, 81:25, 69:21 40:7, 42:4, 42:9, 34:10, 67:6, 67:14,
informing [1] - 21:8 82:8, 82:25, 83:19, 43:2, 43:11, 43:18, 67:20, 85:1, 87:19,
infrastructure [1] - 84:4, 102:2 K 43:22 105:14, 107:13,
  72:7 issued [2] - 64:13, lack [2] - 83:13, 102:8 107:14
 Karaoke [1] - 54:13 Lackawanna [12] - legality [1] - 106:25
inhouse [3] - 34:6, 71:21
 KATHY [1] - 2:9 22:23, 23:2, 31:22, legally [4] - 30:17,
  36:4, 68:20 issues [14] - 5:17,
 keep [14] - 14:4, 56:6, 56:13, 57:10, 110:18, 111:23,
initial [2] - 66:5, 66:18 26:11, 26:14, 48:14,
 14:22, 17:6, 21:11, 58:4, 60:25, 62:5, 112:21
injured [1] - 52:6 50:12, 51:1, 69:23,
 27:18, 27:21, 34:5, 75:15, 79:25, 80:6 legislation [6] - 11:14,
insane [1] - 19:10 74:9, 74:19, 78:12,
 39:6, 39:7, 39:9, lady [1] - 28:25 80:24, 85:4, 92:9,
insanity [1] - 47:22 85:10, 86:11, 97:17,
 54:7, 83:10, 86:2, laid [1] - 98:8 92:15, 99:9
inside [2] - 17:23, 103:16
 108:5 lake [1] - 37:12 legislature [1] - 58:3
  28:14 IT [4] - 65:25, 76:21,
 keeping [2] - 5:23, Lake [1] - 37:13 LEHIGH [1] - 94:22
inspection [3] - 74:4, 110:1, 110:4
 57:7 LAND [1] - 112:3 length [2] - 103:23,
  74:16, 74:20 Item [17] - 85:2, 88:8,
 keeps [1] - 99:14 landfill [3] - 45:24, 106:11
inspections [4] - 16:9, 89:3, 90:10, 91:7,
 92:2, 94:3, 94:25, Kelly [1] - 31:21 82:12, 98:11 Les [4] - 22:8, 22:10,
  16:14, 73:23, 74:17
 9

  25:21, 36:10 look [17] - 7:8, 14:17, MARCH [2] - 3:23, 95:16 million [11] - 9:23,
less [4] - 26:23, 103:7, 14:24, 17:12, 39:9, 3:25 Meadow [1] - 75:25 14:19, 16:4, 28:23,
  106:13 41:15, 43:5, 46:10, March [4] - 1:7, 29:9, meal [1] - 28:5 32:16, 44:9, 44:10,
lessening [1] - 102:5 57:13, 58:7, 60:4, 49:17, 67:12 mean [21] - 9:5, 11:22, 44:11, 44:12, 46:19,
level [1] - 11:20 60:21, 62:4, 82:4, Maria [2] - 1:24, 20:21, 22:24, 23:3, 98:5
levels [1] - 53:14 84:17, 99:9, 102:16 114:10 23:13, 25:12, 25:15, millions [6] - 17:13,
LGBTQ [1] - 4:25 looked [2] - 6:1, 34:14 Marie [3] - 59:3, 61:9, 40:10, 57:2, 57:10, 35:20, 35:24, 36:2,
liar [1] - 11:10 looking [15] - 4:9, 72:18 59:17, 59:25, 60:12, 54:10, 66:12
license [2] - 109:4, 28:23, 42:24, 43:15, Marina [1] - 50:24 62:23, 82:22, 98:15, mind [3] - 14:14, 86:2,
  112:25 44:13, 45:18, 46:10, MARK [1] - 2:3 99:13, 101:2, 104:21
licensing [2] - 16:9, 47:22, 55:17, 72:13, marked [1] - 67:10 105:18, 105:23 mine [1] - 9:5
  16:14 89:9, 101:12, Market [3] - 23:23, means [1] - 114:23 minimum [1] - 26:13
lids [2] - 39:12, 39:19 106:16, 108:5, 24:2 mechanic [1] - 65:6 Minooka [1] - 44:2
lie [1] - 11:25 109:22 market [1] - 31:8 mechanism [1] - minute [1] - 92:19
lieu [2] - 50:10, 50:11 lookout [1] - 59:15 markets [1] - 86:22 107:7 minutes [3] - 3:19,
life [3] - 53:9, 63:13, looks [3] - 22:16, marking [1] - 6:8 media [1] - 21:4 9:20, 57:5
  105:21 26:11, 27:7 markings [2] - 79:17, Medicaid [1] - 63:14 MINUTES [1] - 4:3
lifetime [1] - 11:20 looted [1] - 15:2 80:8 Medicare [1] - 63:14 mirrors [1] - 56:20
light [3] - 15:14, lose [1] - 87:5 Martin [3] - 3:7, 4:23, meet [5] - 5:18, 14:23, mismanaged [1] -
  17:18, 59:13 losing [1] - 87:4 30:2 55:5, 99:18, 110:3 37:5
lights [2] - 45:1, 45:4 loss [1] - 86:25 Marxist [1] - 57:18 meeting [10] - 20:17, Miss [2] - 81:6, 92:8
likely [1] - 8:6 losses [1] - 36:5 masonry [1] - 60:2 29:11, 32:25, 50:23, missed [2] - 53:25,
Lincoln [1] - 37:13 lost [2] - 53:7, 63:4 mass [1] - 8:14 57:4, 61:6, 75:16, 69:25
line [2] - 24:14, 80:15 lower [3] - 66:2, 69:4, mates [1] - 49:8 76:1, 76:8, 113:9 Mission [3] - 26:25,
Lines [1] - 33:17 106:2 Matt [1] - 56:13 MEETING [1] - 4:4 75:8, 75:19
lines [2] - 78:10, 80:20 lynn [2] - 38:1, 42:19 matter [4] - 20:8, 20:9, meetings [3] - 26:5, Mississippi [1] - 23:1
link [1] - 52:22 Lynn [1] - 38:4 51:3, 61:2 28:15, 51:3 Mitt [1] - 12:17
Link [1] - 28:25 MATTERS [1] - 91:25 MEMBER [2] - 88:4, modern [2] - 62:19,
liquor [1] - 112:25 M matters [3] - 8:23, 88:24 100:24
list [2] - 43:24, 72:20 75:5, 85:7 member [1] - 48:6 mom [1] - 20:11
 Maga [1] - 12:7 Mayor [17] - 10:9, members [5] - 4:18, moment [1] - 3:4
listed [1] - 64:7
 magical [1] - 44:13 10:25, 11:1, 14:10, 19:12, 48:7, 68:4, Monday [1] - 5:25
listening [1] - 11:22
 magistrate [1] - 79:12 16:18, 25:13, 27:10, 105:12 monetarily [1] - 108:1
litigation [2] - 107:2,
  107:5 mail [1] - 41:9 35:15, 36:13, 38:24, memories [2] - 52:16, money [24] - 14:7,
litter [2] - 39:22, 39:24 mails [1] - 28:11 41:23, 45:17, 54:23, 53:25 25:10, 25:23, 32:1,
littering [1] - 40:1 Main [2] - 8:5, 23:23 61:6, 61:7, 62:16, memorized [1] - 34:13, 34:22, 35:11,
LITTLE [1] - 55:23 main [3] - 31:9, 56:17, 78:1 104:21 35:13, 39:25, 42:14,
live [5] - 13:25, 25:17, 108:8 MAYOR [5] - 89:1, memory [1] - 109:9 45:3, 46:6, 46:17,
  28:15, 37:23, 39:20 maintenance [2] - 90:25, 94:19, 96:11, men [2] - 3:5, 50:5 47:10, 47:15, 48:23,
lives [4] - 4:24, 19:17, 69:4, 97:15 110:22 mention [3] - 4:21, 63:2, 63:3, 64:13,
  32:6, 53:7 major [1] - 7:21 MCANDREW [32] - 5:1, 5:14 68:24, 69:18, 86:14,
living [4] - 20:13, majority [3] - 15:15, 2:3, 3:16, 6:17, mentioned [5] - 4:22, 86:15, 87:4
  63:17, 77:16, 81:15 15:22, 100:3 19:24, 20:3, 20:20, 49:11, 62:14, 69:9, monstrosity [1] -
Liz [1] - 12:11 man [7] - 8:16, 11:21, 21:24, 59:23, 59:25, 105:11 22:25
LLC [2] - 94:22, 96:13 12:19, 13:2, 19:2, 60:9, 60:14, 81:4, mentioning [1] - 54:8 month [3] - 14:19,
 19:16, 99:4 88:10, 88:19, 89:23, mess [1] - 13:15 31:20, 106:9
LLP [1] - 91:23
 man's [2] - 11:24, 90:12, 90:20, 91:17, met [1] - 76:25 months [10] - 4:12,
load [1] - 34:23
 19:17 92:4, 92:7, 93:17, meters [2] - 14:7, 26:4, 44:3, 46:2,
local [3] - 48:16, 52:2,
 managed [2] - 14:20, 94:5, 94:13, 95:1, 86:14 46:4, 71:20, 71:22,
  53:6
 35:14 95:9, 95:20, 96:3, metrics [2] - 68:11, 74:24, 82:16, 100:2
locally [2] - 53:12,
 management [2] - 98:1, 110:15, 69:10 MONTHS [1] - 96:19
  55:25
 34:20, 35:6 111:20, 112:18, MICHAEL [1] - 88:4 morally [1] - 53:13
LOCATED [2] - 95:16,
 MANAGEMENT [3] - 113:7 Michael [1] - 26:2 moreover [1] - 50:18
  112:3
 90:4, 90:7, 96:15 McAndrew [9] - 3:15, might [5] - 14:15, Morgan [2] - 13:5,
LOCATION [1] - 1:10
 MANCINI [1] - 51:14 81:2, 84:13, 84:23, 61:4, 67:21, 68:19, 36:8
lock [1] - 106:3
 Mancini [1] - 51:15 97:4, 99:16, 110:14, 78:13 MORGAN [1] - 13:6
locked [1] - 16:20
 manpower [1] - 50:17 111:19, 112:17 Mike [2] - 12:13, 51:15 morning [6] - 5:25,
logged [3] - 103:16,
 map [1] - 98:24 McCool [2] - 1:24, Miller [1] - 48:9 8:15, 19:3, 22:3,
  103:17
 maps [2] - 100:10, 114:10 MILLER [1] - 88:24 29:12, 29:18
logistics [1] - 34:20
 109:8 MCDONOUGH [1] - millimeter [1] - 64:17 Moscow [1] - 63:6
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most [8] - 8:21, 13:20, 77:4, 77:20, 78:14, 111:15, 111:17, neighborWorks [1] - 19:11, 19:12
 14:7, 16:1, 50:6, 79:5, 79:14, 79:23, 111:19, 111:21, 49:20 notified [1] - 74:15
 57:23, 74:6, 82:17 80:16, 81:1, 81:4, 112:11, 112:13, NEPA [1] - 39:20 notify [1] - 74:3
motion [8] - 88:8, 84:23, 87:16, 87:18, 112:15, 112:17, net [1] - 52:24 noting [1] - 66:1
 89:3, 90:10, 91:7, 87:25, 88:1, 88:2, 112:19 never [13] - 8:16, Novembrino [4] -
 92:2, 94:3, 113:6, 88:7, 88:10, 88:12, mud [2] - 37:6, 37:11 11:19, 32:22, 45:5, 33:11, 33:14, 33:23,
 113:7 88:13, 88:16, 88:17, multiple [3] - 83:21, 53:3, 54:19, 59:15, 33:25
MOTIONS [1] - 71:1 88:19, 88:20, 88:22, 83:22, 103:2 63:17, 63:18, 67:2, nowhere [3] - 35:22,
motions [4] - 71:3, 89:2, 89:5, 89:7, museum [1] - 65:7 67:22, 84:7, 98:4 53:18, 68:25
 72:2, 77:5, 81:3 89:8, 89:15, 89:17, Musk [1] - 32:2 new [8] - 15:17, 46:20, nude [2] - 18:14,
Motor [1] - 33:17 89:18, 89:20, 89:21, must [1] - 74:12 67:9, 73:13, 73:20, 18:23
Mount [1] - 21:19 89:23, 89:24, 90:1, 74:24, 99:20, 99:25 number [5] - 26:7,
mouth [1] - 11:24 90:9, 90:12, 90:13, N New [3] - 34:24, 62:25 30:11, 78:24, 99:19,
move [4] - 31:2, 68:9, 90:14, 90:17, 90:18, NEW [1] - 112:3 101:7
 95:1, 95:20 90:20, 90:21, 90:23, naked [2] - 17:23, 19:2 newest [1] - 108:23 numbered [1] - 49:14
moved [22] - 7:5, 91:6, 91:9, 91:11, NAME [1] - 96:17 next [29] - 11:13, numbers [5] - 44:23,
 18:11, 35:1, 35:3, 91:14, 91:15, 91:17, name [5] - 9:24, 9:25, 11:18, 18:9, 18:21, 86:4, 102:10,
 63:24, 77:14, 88:10, 91:18, 91:20, 92:1, 20:25, 32:5, 65:15 19:1, 19:3, 22:21, 102:11, 103:19
 88:11, 88:21, 89:5, 92:4, 92:5, 92:6, narrative [1] - 55:2 24:12, 31:18, 33:11, numerous [2] - 26:9,
 89:11, 89:25, 90:12, 92:7, 93:1, 93:2, nasty [1] - 28:10 33:12, 35:18, 36:25, 104:23
 90:22, 91:9, 91:19, 93:12, 93:14, 93:15, National [1] - 64:4 41:25, 52:19, 60:24, nursery [1] - 32:11
 92:4, 93:19, 94:5, 93:17, 93:18, 93:20, nature [1] - 52:17 62:14, 74:13, 78:15,
 94:15, 95:11, 96:5 94:2, 94:5, 94:7, 79:1, 79:11, 81:24,
 94:10, 94:11, 94:13,
 Nay [14] - 23:5, 23:16, O
moving [6] - 45:17, 23:20, 23:24, 24:4, 83:4, 83:5, 104:16,
 47:3, 71:9, 77:12, 94:14, 94:16, 94:24, 37:5, 37:7, 44:4, 105:23, 113:3 Obama [4] - 12:1,
 93:8, 109:15 95:1, 95:4, 95:6, 44:21, 45:1, 52:20, nice [5] - 8:16, 31:16, 12:3, 12:24
MR [232] - 3:3, 3:10, 95:7, 95:9, 95:10, 53:23, 71:6 45:2, 45:13, 51:11 obligations [1] - 14:23
 3:12, 3:16, 3:18, 95:12, 95:18, 95:20, near [2] - 8:4, 53:18 night [5] - 43:22, observations [1] -
 3:20, 4:6, 4:8, 4:17, 95:23, 95:25, 96:1, NECESSARY [1] - 47:23, 51:11, 52:4, 65:19
 5:3, 6:3, 6:17, 6:24, 96:3, 96:4, 96:6, 91:2 65:10 obvious [1] - 107:11
 6:25, 7:2, 9:10, 9:14, 96:20, 96:23, 97:1, necessary [1] - 54:22 nights [2] - 26:21, obviously [3] - 45:8,
 10:22, 10:24, 13:5, 97:2, 97:3, 97:25, 26:22 67:13, 87:2
 necessities [1] - 28:5
 13:6, 17:15, 19:24, 98:1, 99:16, 99:17, nine [4] - 56:9, 73:9,
 necessity [1] - 92:13 occur [1] - 76:1
 20:3, 20:15, 20:20, 100:17, 100:18, 73:10, 73:15
 Need [1] - 26:1 occurred [1] - 81:12
 21:15, 21:21, 21:23, 101:5, 106:24,
 need [32] - 10:10, Ninth [1] - 30:1 occurring [2] - 17:19,
 21:24, 21:25, 22:2, 107:18, 108:3,
 10:15, 13:10, 15:8, NO [6] - 94:18, 95:13, 21:11
 22:4, 22:6, 22:7, 110:9, 110:11,
 17:9, 30:18, 32:8, 96:9, 96:10, 110:21, Oceanic [1] - 64:4
 22:9, 25:21, 31:6, 110:15, 110:17,
 34:21, 34:25, 35:4, 112:1 October [1] - 58:12
 31:7, 33:6, 33:7, 110:19, 111:4,
 35:5, 35:8, 35:14, nobody [6] - 25:22, OF [27] - 1:1, 4:2, 4:3,
 33:11, 33:14, 33:15, 111:7, 111:10,
 35:22, 39:2, 62:15, 40:4, 62:23, 63:24, 88:3, 88:4, 88:23,
 33:16, 33:20, 33:21, 111:11, 111:14,
 63:1, 63:11, 67:4, 85:16, 86:13 88:24, 89:1, 90:3,
 33:24, 34:2, 37:21, 111:16, 111:20,
 67:23, 69:9, 75:10, noise [2] - 78:6, 78:12 90:5, 91:2, 91:3,
 37:22, 38:1, 40:5, 111:22, 111:24,
 75:12, 81:13, 81:21, none [5] - 16:8, 16:23, 91:23, 91:24, 93:25,
 42:2, 42:7, 42:19, 112:5, 112:12,
 83:19, 85:1, 85:12, 37:1, 92:15, 109:23 94:17, 94:21, 95:13,
 43:9, 43:14, 43:21, 112:14, 112:18,
 86:2, 92:9, 100:22 nonprofits [1] - 44:14 95:14, 96:9, 96:10,
 43:23, 44:1, 47:24, 112:20, 112:22,
 needed [1] - 68:14 normal [1] - 59:12 96:13, 96:16,
 47:25, 51:13, 51:14, 112:24, 113:7, 113:8
 needing [1] - 26:16 North [1] - 8:5 110:24, 112:4
 55:22, 55:23, 59:1, MS [48] - 3:9, 3:11,
 needs [6] - 35:18, noses [1] - 31:19 offend [1] - 15:12
 59:7, 59:23, 59:25, 3:13, 3:15, 3:17, 7:4,
 51:23, 57:8, 61:4, note [3] - 49:13, offender [1] - 101:24
 60:9, 60:14, 61:9, 9:13, 9:17, 17:17,
 81:23, 82:8 72:15, 99:24 offer [2] - 9:22, 67:11
 61:20, 61:24, 62:3, 20:2, 20:6, 20:22,
 negotiated [2] - 73:22, noted [1] - 68:6 office [12] - 11:11,
 62:10, 62:11, 62:12, 21:14, 21:17, 21:22,
 106:7 notes [2] - 27:8, 114:5 13:2, 13:9, 15:9,
 65:13, 65:14, 70:11, 25:24, 38:3, 40:7,
 negotiation [1] - 46:14 nothing [12] - 12:3, 17:10, 19:6, 19:7,
 70:12, 70:22, 70:24, 42:4, 42:9, 43:2,
 neighbor [1] - 77:9 13:14, 21:3, 24:22, 19:22, 32:3, 32:11,
 70:25, 71:2, 71:4, 43:11, 43:18, 43:22,
 neighborhood [3] - 26:6, 47:11, 60:6, 32:13, 37:18
 71:16, 71:17, 71:23, 59:2, 59:10, 59:24,
 60:7, 60:12, 60:18, 22:11, 24:18, 48:19 63:12, 81:21, 98:18, officer [1] - 51:16
 71:24, 72:1, 72:4,
 61:15, 61:22, 62:1, neighbors [4] - 34:1, 108:5, 108:7 Officer [1] - 51:18
 72:15, 72:17, 75:23,
 110:8, 110:10, 75:11, 75:13, 78:11 nothing's [2] - 60:11, officers [1] - 6:7
 75:24, 76:10, 76:11,
 110:12, 110:14, NeighborWorks [1] - 79:10 Official [2] - 1:24,
 76:20, 76:25, 77:2,
 110:16, 111:13, 49:16 notice [3] - 9:23, 114:11
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OFFICIALS [4] - 96:4 paid [9] - 36:19, 58:8, passage [2] - 111:9, 27:21, 28:4, 28:12,
 90:25, 94:20, 96:11, optimization [2] - 58:10, 58:11, 65:4, 112:10 28:13, 28:20, 28:23,
 110:24 103:5, 103:25 71:21, 100:6 passed [4] - 3:6, 4:23, 29:1, 29:9, 30:3,
often [1] - 41:12 optimize [1] - 97:8 Paige [1] - 53:22 53:8, 67:16 30:17, 31:5, 31:23,
ol' [1] - 31:20 optimized [2] - 97:19, painted [2] - 22:16, passing [1] - 54:16 32:8, 32:14, 32:21,
old [7] - 11:19, 15:20, 103:12 80:20 past [10] - 12:23, 26:4, 34:19, 34:21, 34:25,
 18:2, 19:16, 20:25, optimizing [1] - 70:4 pandemic [1] - 86:12 55:16, 77:24, 78:19, 35:5, 35:6, 35:12,
 31:8, 63:24 option [1] - 68:18 paper [6] - 8:1, 37:3, 80:1, 93:5, 99:5, 35:15, 35:16, 36:3,
Olive [2] - 27:23, ORDER [6] - 3:20, 57:20, 58:14, 83:3, 104:8, 105:12 36:15, 36:20, 37:10,
 79:20 6:25, 70:25, 94:16, 100:10 Pat [2] - 9:25 39:18, 40:1, 40:3,
ON [6] - 3:25, 88:6, 96:6, 112:22 papers [2] - 27:8, Path [1] - 24:9 41:16, 41:17, 42:16,
 91:23, 96:8, 110:20, Order [6] - 4:7, 9:12, 58:18 path [1] - 97:22 46:11, 53:6, 54:9,
 111:25 46:25, 84:20, 84:24, paperwork [1] - 40:11 pathetic [1] - 60:13 54:14, 54:17, 54:25,
once [11] - 15:6, 113:3 parade [15] - 5:5, 5:13, Patrick's [2] - 6:22, 55:17, 56:23, 57:7,
 18:18, 24:20, 41:1, ordered [1] - 71:21 5:24, 6:4, 6:7, 6:8, 7:6 57:19, 57:23, 58:3,
 55:11, 78:16, 81:12, ORDINANCE [2] - 6:12, 7:7, 10:20, pattern [1] - 38:13 58:17, 58:21, 59:20,
 82:6, 82:9, 86:7, 94:18, 95:14 38:6, 49:24, 50:1, patterns [1] - 52:16 63:16, 63:19, 65:5,
 105:18 ordinary [1] - 15:3 51:22, 59:5, 80:6 pause [2] - 48:18, 65:11, 75:10, 75:12,
one [53] - 10:7, 15:5, Oregon [1] - 99:12 Parade [1] - 6:22 64:11 77:11, 77:15, 78:22,
 16:18, 17:1, 18:1, original [2] - 46:21, paralegals [1] - 34:8 pave [6] - 22:12, 78:25, 80:1, 98:19,
 20:24, 26:13, 26:17, 47:4 PARCEL [1] - 91:4 22:16, 73:19, 73:21, 99:25
 30:19, 31:5, 32:2, originally [2] - 47:15, PARCELS [1] - 95:16 73:22, 73:25 people's [1] - 30:9
 32:14, 34:14, 34:17, 106:8 Park [10] - 9:22, 16:5, pavilion [1] - 27:23 per [3] - 49:24, 68:25,
 34:18, 35:24, 36:8, OTHER [4] - 90:25, 19:20, 33:12, 33:14, Paxson [4] - 8:24, 102:24
 37:15, 39:15, 46:15, 94:19, 96:11, 110:23 33:23, 36:1, 44:4, 48:17, 85:6, 85:20 perceive [1] - 49:5
 48:3, 49:8, 49:25, outlet [2] - 24:2, 24:3 44:21, 45:2 PAXSON [1] - 91:23 percent [10] - 4:11,
 51:18, 51:25, 52:6, outlines [1] - 22:15 park [7] - 14:6, 17:14, pay [7] - 14:12, 26:15, 26:17, 45:21, 53:17,
 53:13, 53:21, 54:24, outs [2] - 101:15, 19:17, 19:18, 24:21, 26:19, 42:13, 63:17, 57:11, 63:15, 64:19,
 55:4, 55:5, 55:7, 101:16 39:1, 85:9 105:22, 106:13 66:5, 66:6
 55:13, 55:15, 62:7, outside [2] - 30:4, PARK [1] - 111:2 paying [4] - 10:18, perform [2] - 68:7,
 63:22, 65:5, 69:13, 84:5 parked [2] - 24:14, 34:4, 83:7, 105:13 68:14
 72:6, 77:15, 78:15, outstanding [1] - 5:5 24:19 payment [1] - 50:11 performance [6] -
 79:24, 83:3, 98:14, PARKING [2] - 91:25, 11:4, 68:8, 69:10,
 oval [1] - 13:2 payments [3] - 67:5,
 101:11, 102:21, 94:1 98:3, 98:16, 99:1
 overall [2] - 11:4, 67:1 67:8, 86:16
 104:13, 105:8, Parking [1] - 48:14 performed [1] - 47:21
 overdue [1] - 100:8 PAYROLL [1] - 4:1
 105:11, 108:15, parking [16] - 8:23, perhaps [1] - 102:13
 overnight [3] - 26:18, Payroll [1] - 4:14
 108:23, 109:12 8:24, 10:5, 14:6, period [5] - 36:11,
 30:11, 30:12 pays [1] - 14:18
ones [2] - 12:16, 35:17 14:11, 16:22, 17:3, 67:9, 101:3, 106:14,
 OVERTIME [1] - 3:21 PD [1] - 18:20
ongoing [2] - 67:5, 17:13, 24:8, 24:15, 106:17
 overtime [3] - 4:9, peace [1] - 20:10
 67:7 24:17, 33:12, 33:24, permit [3] - 74:3, 74:9,
 69:3, 70:2 PEDERSEN [1] -
onsite [1] - 74:5 78:25, 85:7, 86:14 74:13
 overturned [1] - 30:8 111:1
open [6] - 26:11, Parks [1] - 4:10 person [7] - 18:2,
 overweight [4] - penalties [1] - 103:1
 26:22, 44:5, 45:9, part [10] - 16:17, 21:16, 26:17, 27:6,
 102:22, 102:25, Pence [1] - 12:13
 55:9, 74:15 26:12, 33:8, 33:18, 47:17, 53:10, 109:12
 103:4, 103:7 PennDOT [2] - 61:12,
Open [2] - 74:9, 74:21 45:15, 49:22, 75:20, personal [1] - 13:14
 overweights [1] - 80:9
opening [1] - 44:4 75:21, 101:1, 101:3 personally [2] - 42:12,
 102:22 PENNDOT [2] - 90:6
operate [2] - 35:6, participate [1] - 64:22 42:15
 own [8] - 11:16, 17:2, Pennsylvania [2] -
 66:20 participated [1] - 39:3 perspective [3] -
 28:22, 29:1, 34:7, 13:18, 14:14
operated [1] - 34:22 PARTICIPATION [1] - 65:22, 67:14, 99:5
 35:19, 35:22, 84:7 PENNSYLVANIA [3] -
operating [3] - 66:22, 7:1 Pete's [1] - 59:21
 owned [1] - 80:5 90:5, 91:4, 95:17
 70:18, 70:19 particularly [1] - 8:13 petitions [2] - 13:9,
 owner [4] - 38:5, pension [1] - 14:18
OPERATIONS [1] - parties [3] - 105:19, 36:13
 42:13, 79:2, 79:6 people [87] - 5:10, 8:8,
 96:15 106:6, 107:18 phase [6] - 71:5, 71:9,
 owners [2] - 31:10, 8:10, 8:22, 10:15,
opinion [1] - 81:17 partly [1] - 80:4 71:11, 72:6, 72:7
 99:10 11:16, 13:25, 14:6,
opportunity [1] - party [3] - 15:12, Philadelphia [1] -
 16:5, 16:13, 16:24,
 99:18 15:25, 31:21 34:24
oppose [1] - 11:5
 P 18:23, 23:22, 24:17,
 Philly [1] - 58:10
 pass [10] - 25:2, 25:3, 24:18, 24:21, 25:1,
Opposed [8] - 88:20, p.m [1] - 17:25 25:9, 25:11, 25:16, phone [1] - 10:7
 25:9, 25:12, 25:14,
 89:24, 90:21, 91:18, PA [1] - 58:15 31:8, 31:15, 95:2, photos [2] - 74:7,
 26:1, 26:7, 27:3,
 93:18, 94:14, 95:10, pad [1] - 71:11 95:21, 104:16 27:14, 27:16, 27:18, 74:19
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pick [3] - 53:16, 54:21, 20:23, 21:20, 38:8, President [4] - 12:13, promotion [1] - 48:10 24:25, 25:5, 44:8,
 101:19 49:25, 50:18, 51:15, 12:25, 49:4, 50:24 proof [4] - 25:4, 25:15, 45:1, 55:18, 58:17,
picked [2] - 28:3, 53:2, 57:12, 59:21, presidential [1] - 56:2 68:8, 69:22 59:13, 72:13, 82:22,
 104:20 81:19 Presidents [1] - 18:22 propaganda [1] - 83:11, 104:17,
pickle [2] - 52:19, policemen [1] - 14:25 press [1] - 53:5 58:20 104:18, 105:14,
 53:22 political [3] - 15:12, pressing [1] - 69:21 proper [6] - 88:9, 89:4, 109:2
pickup [1] - 83:2 16:15, 37:23 pretends [1] - 27:8 90:11, 91:8, 92:3, Putin [1] - 12:9
pickups [1] - 69:25 politician [1] - 36:19 pretty [5] - 38:15, 94:4 puts [1] - 25:23
picture [5] - 18:25, politics [4] - 13:24, 39:21, 59:18, 78:19, properly [1] - 47:2 putting [5] - 5:5,
 27:20, 28:1, 101:17, 15:6, 35:8, 64:22 85:16 properties [6] - 72:19, 22:24, 36:12, 45:4,
 101:21 pond [1] - 37:6 previous [4] - 66:3, 72:22, 73:4, 73:5, 86:14
pictures [2] - 19:25, pool [7] - 52:18, 69:20, 102:8, 105:3 79:13, 102:7
 81:16 53:21, 53:23, 71:6, previously [1] - property [9] - 19:13, Q
piece [3] - 31:16, 71:7, 71:10, 71:15 103:22 19:22, 19:23, 31:16,
 77:12, 81:14 pools [1] - 44:5 price [5] - 34:4, 70:9, 32:16, 40:2, 77:11, quadrupled [1] -
pieces [1] - 65:7 Poopski [1] - 63:11 106:3, 106:21 77:14, 77:18 64:16
pike [1] - 37:1 poor [2] - 80:7, 82:4 PRICE [1] - 96:19 PROPERTY [1] - 91:3 qualifications [2] -
pill [1] - 53:5 portion [1] - 85:13 pricing [2] - 65:24, prophylactically [1] - 48:4, 48:12
pilot [1] - 50:11 PORTIONS [1] - 91:2 106:7 87:11 qualified [1] - 35:6
pilots [1] - 61:18 Portland [1] - 99:12 pride [1] - 51:6 Prospect [1] - 78:6 questionable [1] -
pittance [2] - 50:10, position [1] - 48:5 printed [1] - 42:20 protected [3] - 85:25, 54:11
 50:15 possibility [1] - 70:20 private [1] - 20:8 86:1, 87:15 questions [17] - 29:2,
place [14] - 6:1, 18:5, possible [2] - 49:2, problem [8] - 10:8, protects [1] - 29:24 42:22, 52:10, 73:6,
 18:6, 24:5, 29:20, 70:15 27:6, 28:14, 41:9, protesters [1] - 64:21 75:1, 76:12, 76:13,
 30:19, 31:2, 32:4, possibly [2] - 17:18, 56:17, 78:20, 104:2, prove [2] - 68:13, 76:14, 76:15, 78:4,
 38:20, 44:17, 45:16, 63:2 109:5 97:11 83:21, 84:8, 84:14,
 51:10, 59:20, 67:23 post [1] - 21:4 problems [2] - 8:17, proven [2] - 66:13, 84:17, 92:16, 99:19,
placed [1] - 113:3 potential [4] - 48:20, 55:15 98:18 101:10
Plains [1] - 64:7 49:6, 57:25, 102:23 proceed [1] - 84:24 PROVIDE [2] - 96:14, quick [2] - 4:21, 5:14
plan [5] - 14:22, 49:8, pothole [1] - 80:7 proceedings [1] - 111:1 quickly [2] - 22:20,
 76:3, 80:23, 82:16 potholes [1] - 37:5 114:3 PROVIDED [1] - 3:22 105:2
PLAN [1] - 112:2 proceeds [3] - 86:7, provides [1] - 50:9 quiet [1] - 40:23
 pounds [1] - 102:24
planning [2] - 50:23, 87:20, 87:24 providing [1] - 6:21 quite [4] - 39:3, 39:16,
 pour [1] - 23:11
 80:9 process [8] - 9:15, provisions [1] - 67:24 52:8, 59:11
 poured [2] - 68:23,
PLANNING [1] - 93:25 54:22, 66:17, 68:10, PUBLIC [3] - 96:8, quote [2] - 18:3, 51:4
 69:18
plans [3] - 31:1, 47:10, power [1] - 57:21 74:20, 74:22, 74:24, 96:16, 110:20
 76:8 practice [1] - 85:15 83:13 public [19] - 7:9, R
plants [1] - 24:6 practicing [1] - 54:12 procurement [1] - 11:21, 12:6, 13:9,
 race [1] - 6:13
plastic [2] - 82:24, prayers [1] - 51:15 66:25 17:10, 20:9, 34:15,
 racers [1] - 6:14
 83:4 premade [1] - 23:8 producing [1] - 82:25 41:1, 41:4, 43:19,
 45:2, 48:5, 48:11, racing [1] - 44:9
play [1] - 49:22 Prep [1] - 4:14 productive [1] - 64:17
 81:5, 81:23, 85:12, radio [1] - 31:25
playing [1] - 35:7 PREPARATION [1] - profession [1] - 9:6
 86:8, 87:23, 113:1 Radison [1] - 60:24
Pleas [1] - 58:5 4:1 program [7] - 49:21,
 Public [4] - 96:22, railroad [1] - 75:17
pleasure [2] - 94:25, prepared [3] - 51:7, 49:23, 99:21, 99:23,
 99:24, 100:4, 103:24 96:24, 111:6, 111:8 railway [1] - 53:18
 95:19 60:15, 69:11
 progress [3] - 22:15, publicly [1] - 33:4 raise [1] - 63:2
Pledge [1] - 3:1 prescheduled [1] -
 52:21, 74:6 PUC [2] - 13:24, 62:14 raised [1] - 33:19
pocket [1] - 25:23 74:2
 progressively [1] - puddle [1] - 53:21 raises [2] - 66:24,
pockets [1] - 25:11 Prescott [1] - 78:18
 106:4 punishing [1] - 30:3 92:19
poignant [1] - 8:13 Present [1] - 3:16
 project [9] - 38:13, punishment [2] - rate [4] - 13:23, 14:1,
point [13] - 4:10, 6:3, present [5] - 3:10,
 38:18, 44:11, 44:18, 29:25, 30:6 48:13, 66:11
 37:2, 43:16, 44:3, 3:12, 31:10, 70:15,
 47:9, 60:3, 61:11, purchase [1] - 70:16 rates [1] - 86:23
 44:6, 44:22, 52:3, 74:5
 61:14, 62:5 PURCHASE [1] - 91:2 RATIFYING [1] - 95:14
 73:9, 74:11, 78:23, presentation [2] -
 87:8, 100:25 PROJECT [1] - 111:3 purchased [1] - 70:20 RCN [1] - 94:22
 14:5, 99:22
points [5] - 52:15, projected [1] - 68:24 purchasing [1] - 33:9 re [1] - 63:10
 presented [2] - 70:13,
 92:12, 101:11, projections [1] - 4:15 purported [1] - 67:24 re-annex [1] - 63:10
 100:15
 102:19, 104:14 projects [1] - 62:6 purpose [1] - 108:8 reach [3] - 20:16,
 PRESIDENT [2] - 2:2,
Police [3] - 6:18, promised [3] - 46:19, pushing [1] - 8:19 22:2, 81:19
 2:3
 50:25, 51:21 46:20, 103:25 put [19] - 14:8, 16:24, reached [1] - 54:17
 president [3] - 11:20,
police [11] - 7:14, promises [1] - 98:4 23:6, 23:12, 23:17, reaches [1] - 26:23
 12:24, 36:11
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read [9] - 9:20, 14:13, RECYCLING [2] - repairs [1] - 31:11 88:3, 88:23, 90:2, ROI [1] - 68:22
 37:2, 39:13, 45:10, 96:14, 96:17 repaving [1] - 80:14 90:24, 91:21, 93:21, roll [3] - 3:8, 110:6,
 47:1, 57:20, 58:14, Recycling [1] - 46:15 repay [1] - 64:12 110:21, 112:1, 112:2 111:11
 58:15 recycling [10] - 34:15, repeat [1] - 101:24 RESOLUTIONS [1] - rolled [1] - 98:6
READ [1] - 96:17 45:18, 45:20, 45:22, repeated [2] - 69:23, 93:22 Romney [1] - 12:17
READING [2] - 94:17, 45:23, 46:11, 72:11, 87:18 resources [3] - 29:6, ron [1] - 31:6
 95:12 82:10, 82:22, 83:12 repeating [1] - 77:25 29:8, 30:21 room [1] - 26:18
reading [7] - 3:19, red [1] - 70:10 replace [1] - 63:3 respect [3] - 13:24, Ross [1] - 24:1
 58:18, 58:19, 94:24, redeemed [1] - 49:15 replaced [1] - 23:11 58:23, 69:19 rotation [1] - 83:2
 95:2, 95:18, 95:21 REDEVELOPMENT report [8] - 6:14, respectfully [2] - 52:8, Rothchild [10] - 3:13,
ready [4] - 22:17, [2] - 88:5, 93:24 18:20, 19:6, 20:23, 68:17 27:1, 68:15, 76:14,
 29:15, 53:18, 53:19 redone [1] - 61:5 21:3, 21:20, 76:18, responders [1] - 51:21 77:5, 77:21, 81:2,
Reager [4] - 76:18, reduced [1] - 69:3 77:8 response [1] - 68:5 110:12, 111:17,
 76:25, 99:18, 101:10 Reed [2] - 25:23, REPORT [1] - 3:21 responses [1] - 78:3 112:15
real [6] - 9:23, 15:24, 25:24 reported [3] - 19:5, responsible [1] - ROTHCHILD [34] -
 36:9, 52:19, 58:23, REED [1] - 25:24 19:6, 97:14 81:20 2:4, 3:14, 4:20, 5:12,
 74:18 reelection [2] - 41:24, reporter [1] - 114:25 responsibly [1] - 52:1 21:7, 76:17, 77:7,
reality [2] - 13:18, 49:5 Reporter [2] - 1:24, responsive [1] - 80:18 77:22, 78:15, 79:8,
 16:16 refer [1] - 31:20 114:11 rest [1] - 30:15 79:15, 79:24, 80:17,
realize [3] - 15:14, refinancing [2] - reporting [1] - 102:8 restoration [1] - 74:10 88:11, 88:18, 89:6,
 17:1, 60:6 52:25, 85:12 reports [3] - 49:25, restrict [1] - 10:14 89:22, 90:19, 91:10,
really [22] - 7:24, reflection [1] - 3:4 74:7, 74:19 restricted [1] - 10:9 91:16, 93:16, 94:6,
 10:20, 13:12, 15:11, refreshing [1] - 27:1 represent [1] - 16:3 restructure [1] - 8:24 94:12, 95:3, 95:8,
 25:22, 38:8, 40:12, refuse [2] - 73:7, 73:8 representation [1] - restructuring [1] - 9:3 95:22, 96:2, 101:6,
 40:17, 40:22, 42:5, regard [5] - 72:18, 58:2 resubmit [1] - 57:25 105:25, 106:23,
 56:25, 57:21, 59:11, 73:16, 75:24, 85:5, represents [1] - 48:17 result [2] - 107:2, 110:13, 111:18,
 63:21, 69:12, 81:21, 105:18 reproduction [1] - 107:5 112:8, 112:16
 85:24, 87:10, 100:8, regarded [1] - 49:20 114:23 resume [3] - 48:5, round [1] - 30:11
 102:11, 105:4, REGARDING [1] - 4:1 republic [1] - 56:1 48:11, 89:10 route [10] - 6:7, 6:8,
 109:23 regarding [3] - 39:16, Republican [2] - 36:9, retired [1] - 12:14 6:12, 6:13, 108:10,
REAPPOINTMENT [1] 48:9, 65:24 36:13 return [4] - 10:7, 108:18, 108:21,
 - 88:3 regardless [1] - 52:14 republican [8] - 12:6, 69:24, 97:12, 101:23 109:5, 109:10,
reason [4] - 23:15, regards [6] - 66:16, 12:12, 12:14, 12:15, returning [1] - 102:6 109:12
 27:12, 54:6, 85:1 68:15, 69:16, 80:22, 12:18, 12:22, 15:25 revert [1] - 105:3 routes [12] - 97:9,
reasons [2] - 9:19, 83:22, 106:24 republicans [6] - REVISION [1] - 112:2 97:19, 100:11,
 104:11 regularly [1] - 78:19 12:11, 12:18, 12:20, reward [1] - 98:15 100:22, 100:23,
Rec [1] - 4:10 REHABILITATION [1] 15:17, 15:18, 15:20 rid [2] - 28:14, 32:5 103:15, 104:21,
receive [3] - 43:10, - 111:3 request [4] - 40:25, 104:24, 105:3,
 rides [1] - 37:14
 76:16, 102:18 Reilly [1] - 76:2 41:7, 44:8, 50:23 108:9, 108:12, 109:1
 Ridge [2] - 22:22, 24:1
received [6] - 4:18, reliably [1] - 68:12 required [2] - 48:4, Routeware [3] - 65:20,
 ridiculous [3] - 20:18,
 19:11, 72:12, relieve [1] - 33:25 63:3 80:23, 99:21
 23:21, 24:11
 101:14, 103:1, 104:5 remain [2] - 3:3, 74:25 requires [1] - 62:21 ROUTEWARE [1] -
 rights [2] - 29:23,
RECEIVED [2] - 3:23, Rescue [1] - 55:8 96:18
 remains [1] - 52:7 30:10
 3:24 reserves [1] - 86:20 routine [3] - 70:3,
 remember [5] - 8:7, Rik [1] - 55:23
receiving [2] - 29:13, resets [1] - 70:1 74:2, 74:20
 9:25, 29:17, 65:16, ring [1] - 40:13
 103:20 reside [1] - 51:11 row [1] - 18:7
 102:9 rip [1] - 55:8
recently [1] - 77:12 reminded [1] - 79:16 residence [2] - 21:16, RPR [2] - 1:24, 114:10
 risk [4] - 105:14,
reciprocal [1] - 83:23 reminder [1] - 29:13 89:13 rubber [1] - 25:12
 105:18, 105:20,
reckless [1] - 53:17 remodeling [2] - resident [6] - 38:4, RUBICON [1] - 96:13
 105:24
recommend [3] - 31:12, 32:15 48:16, 62:13, 65:17, Rubicon [18] - 24:23,
 River [1] - 22:23
 96:24, 111:8, 112:10 remotely [2] - 27:11, 78:5, 82:3 46:18, 55:19, 65:20,
 river [2] - 23:2, 75:16
recommendation [3] - 89:12 residents [8] - 7:7, 66:19, 68:7, 68:18,
 road [3] - 62:7, 63:7,
 96:21, 111:5, 112:6 16:20, 16:22, 17:2, 69:18, 70:17, 76:13,
 remove [2] - 19:22, 63:9
recommended [1] - 17:6, 76:4, 76:9, 80:22, 84:19, 99:10,
 19:23 Road [1] - 23:10
 83:6 78:11 102:10, 103:6,
 removed [1] - 29:10 roadblocks [1] - 28:8
record [3] - 48:18, Resolution [1] - 106:7, 108:6, 108:8
 renew [1] - 47:8 roads [2] - 52:15
 49:24, 101:15 112:23 rude [1] - 28:25
 renewal [2] - 98:14, robust [2] - 66:14,
records [2] - 41:5, resolution [3] - 85:5, Rule [1] - 56:22
 100:9 69:2
 71:18 86:5, 112:24 rule [1] - 58:12
 renewals [1] - 66:17 Rogan [2] - 9:25, 10:1
recycle [1] - 72:13 RESOLUTION [9] - rules [4] - 39:16,
 renewed [1] - 34:18
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 58:24, 58:25, 66:25 100:18, 106:24, sell [1] - 64:4 sick [4] - 33:3, 65:10, 3:18, 4:6, 4:17, 6:24,
run [7] - 14:6, 17:10, 107:18, 108:3, Senate [1] - 15:21 81:6, 109:1 7:2, 9:10, 9:14,
 35:16, 36:13, 54:22, 110:11, 111:7, Senator [3] - 12:17, side [5] - 18:7, 18:8, 10:22, 13:5, 17:15,
 108:9, 109:10 111:16, 112:14 58:10, 64:24 23:7, 36:12, 53:21 21:21, 21:23, 21:25,
runaround [1] - 29:5 schuster [1] - 3:11 sense [5] - 7:18, 16:7, sides [1] - 107:21 22:4, 22:7, 25:21,
running [7] - 9:2, Schuster [7] - 72:2, 16:8, 30:24, 109:17 siding [1] - 25:17 31:6, 33:6, 33:11,
 41:24, 41:25, 48:22, 77:4, 89:16, 97:25, senses [1] - 43:8 SIGN [1] - 90:4 33:15, 33:20, 33:24,
 49:5, 49:8, 108:15 110:10, 111:15, sent [2] - 28:22, 78:1 sign [2] - 43:24, 67:19 37:21, 38:1, 40:5,
runs [1] - 26:20 112:13 sentenced [1] - 53:11 sign-in [1] - 43:24 42:2, 42:7, 42:19,
Russia [1] - 63:6 SCRANTON [12] - 1:1, separate [1] - 61:12 signage [1] - 80:15 43:9, 43:14, 43:21,
Russo [2] - 3:8, 4:23 4:3, 88:4, 90:7, 91:4, September [2] - 44:4, signed [2] - 45:6, 43:23, 47:24, 51:13,
 91:24, 93:24, 94:1, 44:5 105:19 55:22, 59:1, 59:7,
 94:22, 95:17, 96:13, 61:9, 65:13, 70:11,
 S serve [3] - 27:4, 48:3, signify [8] - 88:14,
 110:24 55:20 89:19, 90:15, 91:12, 71:2, 72:1, 77:4,
sad [1] - 8:20 Scranton [42] - 4:24, service [4] - 3:5, 6:21, 93:13, 94:8, 95:5, 81:1, 84:23, 87:16,
safe [3] - 5:23, 23:18, 6:18, 7:5, 7:6, 8:1, 48:6, 48:7 95:24 88:1, 88:7, 88:13,
 38:10 8:2, 10:24, 13:10, SERVICE [1] - 88:25 signing [1] - 69:5 88:20, 89:2, 89:7,
safety [1] - 6:21 18:20, 24:12, 25:24, services [4] - 48:10, signs [4] - 24:15, 89:18, 89:24, 90:9,
sake [1] - 59:21 26:1, 32:7, 32:12, 50:18, 83:23, 104:4 37:19, 63:7, 63:9 90:14, 90:21, 91:6,
salaries [1] - 93:6 33:8, 36:14, 37:16, silence [1] - 4:22 91:11, 91:18, 92:1,
 SERVICES [3] - 91:22,
sale [2] - 52:20, 54:8 37:20, 38:25, 48:1, 92:6, 93:1, 93:12,
 94:22, 111:2 silent [1] - 3:4
Saturday [3] - 38:25, 48:2, 49:2, 50:2, 93:18, 94:2, 94:7,
 serving [1] - 9:2 silliness [1] - 17:7
 50:15, 51:10 50:7, 50:9, 50:10, 94:14, 94:24, 95:4,
 set [6] - 20:17, 28:4, silly [1] - 38:22
Saturday's [1] - 50:25 51:7, 51:15, 51:21, 95:10, 95:18, 95:23,
 51:8, 52:17, 55:2, similarly [1] - 49:10
saved [1] - 56:1 51:23, 54:4, 54:14, 96:4, 96:20, 97:2,
 55:8 SIMRELL [1] - 65:14
savings [8] - 52:25, 54:23, 55:1, 55:10, 97:25, 99:16,
 setting [1] - 85:24 Simrell [2] - 65:15,
 66:13, 68:25, 69:22, 55:24, 62:13, 65:16, 100:17, 101:5,
 seven [2] - 12:18, 99:4
 97:10, 97:13, 98:5 72:23, 87:8, 89:14 108:4, 110:17,
 53:24 singing [1] - 54:13
 SCRANTON'S [1] - 111:4, 111:11,
saw [3] - 9:21, 45:8, SEVENTH [1] - 96:6 single [4] - 19:2,
 90:3 111:22, 112:5,
 92:8 Seventh [2] - 46:25, 28:24, 31:15, 51:22
 scumbag [1] - 81:10 112:20, 112:24,
scales [4] - 73:8, 113:3 sit [1] - 98:23
 seat [1] - 36:24 113:8
 73:10, 73:14, 73:15 several [7] - 7:20, 8:7, sits [2] - 31:14, 46:25
 second [11] - 12:19, social [1] - 21:4
scene [1] - 52:4 27:2, 50:18, 52:3, sitting [2] - 13:2, 81:5
 18:12, 60:4, 71:9, Social [2] - 64:6, 64:9
scenes [2] - 28:17, 75:7, 78:6 SITUATED [1] - 91:3
 88:12, 92:5, 94:6, software [17] - 24:25,
 31:3 severe [1] - 8:2 situation [4] - 17:19,
 95:3, 95:22, 97:1, 65:18, 66:2, 68:12,
SCHEDULE [1] - Sewer [3] - 52:21, 21:6, 21:8, 65:20
 111:10 68:16, 68:22, 70:2,
 96:19 54:4, 54:8 situations [1] - 106:12
 Second [3] - 89:6, 70:16, 70:19, 100:9,
scheduled [1] - 84:16 SHA [1] - 57:2 six [3] - 30:10, 44:3,
 90:13, 91:10 100:12, 104:18,
School [2] - 24:13, shall [1] - 74:24 47:3
 secured [2] - 44:21, 105:8, 108:5, 108:7,
 81:25 shallow [1] - 52:18 sixteen [1] - 39:15
 44:24 108:8, 108:20
school [7] - 20:11, shape [1] - 58:19 SIXTH [1] - 94:16
 security [2] - 7:19, sold [1] - 54:4
 24:16, 32:25, 56:8, share [2] - 65:18, skate [1] - 39:1
 12:10 SOLICITOR [1] - 2:10
 60:1, 63:19, 64:25 102:19 skills [1] - 93:9
 Security [2] - 64:6, Solicitor [2] - 92:23,
schools [1] - 72:25 shared [1] - 103:20 slab [1] - 23:17
 64:10 105:10
SCHUMACHER [9] - shed [1] - 17:18 slabs [2] - 23:8, 23:12
 see [29] - 8:18, 9:6, solicitors [1] - 48:15
 59:2, 59:10, 59:24, shell [1] - 64:18 slate [1] - 53:19
 18:9, 19:16, 20:17, solid [1] - 34:23
 60:7, 60:12, 60:18, shelter [3] - 26:21, sleep [3] - 13:4, 27:15,
 27:3, 27:6, 34:13, SOLID [1] - 96:16
 61:15, 61:22, 62:1 30:5, 30:12
 37:3, 38:12, 38:23, 29:21 solution [2] - 46:3,
Schumacher [1] - 59:3 shelters [1] - 26:10
 43:11, 45:6, 45:13, sleeping [2] - 27:17, 46:5
SCHUSTER [40] - 2:5, shine [1] - 55:11 30:4
 49:15, 56:1, 57:17, solutions [2] - 31:2,
 3:12, 4:8, 6:3, 21:15, short [2] - 44:24, slow [2] - 60:4, 83:13
 60:11, 62:23, 72:8, 69:8
 61:20, 61:24, 62:3, 106:16
 74:25, 77:17, 77:18, SMART [1] - 96:14 someone [14] - 10:12,
 62:11, 70:12, 70:24, shout [1] - 86:13
 80:9, 83:20, 101:2, smoothly [1] - 38:15 17:22, 18:19, 20:13,
 72:4, 72:17, 75:24, shoving [1] - 30:19
 102:4, 102:16, Smurl [10] - 3:17, 33:2, 42:10, 53:9,
 76:11, 76:20, 77:2, show [3] - 27:10, 86:5,
 109:14 4:21, 16:10, 25:6, 53:25, 54:9, 55:14,
 87:18, 87:25, 88:17,
 seeing [2] - 102:20, 97:9 27:2, 69:17, 77:3, 93:8, 101:18, 101:24
 89:8, 89:17, 89:21,
 103:21 showing [1] - 28:18 110:16, 111:21, something's [1] - 41:4
 90:18, 91:15, 93:2,
 seem [1] - 9:18 shown [1] - 27:20 112:19 somewhere [1] -
 93:15, 94:11, 95:7,
 seemingly [1] - 101:25 shut [1] - 109:7 SMURL [91] - 2:2, 3:3, 83:24
 96:1, 96:23, 97:3,
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son [2] - 53:8, 54:18 109:16 stuff [5] - 23:14, TAX [1] - 4:1 THIRD [1] - 3:20
son's [1] - 54:16 started [5] - 28:3, 23:18, 38:21, 39:19, Tax [1] - 4:14 Third [1] - 4:7
soon [4] - 28:20, 38:18, 56:25, 106:9, 58:2 taxable [1] - 65:2 thirds [1] - 57:15
 52:19, 53:18, 79:22 106:19 stumble [1] - 63:22 taxation [1] - 58:1 thirty [1] - 43:13
sorry [8] - 9:13, 17:21, starting [3] - 52:11, submit [2] - 74:3, taxed [1] - 15:4 THOMAS [4] - 2:5,
 18:17, 20:3, 21:11, 69:19, 106:2 74:13 taxes [6] - 10:18, 2:10, 10:24, 88:24
 46:4, 60:10, 82:3 state [6] - 34:11, subpar [2] - 98:4, 42:14, 50:11, 63:4, Thomas [3] - 8:1,
sort [1] - 58:23 56:20, 62:20, 63:3, 98:25 65:4 10:23, 10:24
sounds [3] - 5:7, 80:4, 100:19 success [2] - 6:6, 6:11 taxpayer [1] - 40:16 thorough [1] - 69:7
 86:19, 86:21 STATE [1] - 93:23 sue [1] - 107:24 taxpayer's [1] - 36:5 thoroughly [1] - 47:2
SOUTH [1] - 91:3 statement [1] - 33:3 sufficient [1] - 34:18 taxpayers [4] - 15:3, thoughts [2] - 5:2,
South [1] - 80:19 States [4] - 13:21, suggested [1] - 21:5 25:19, 87:9, 109:12 65:23
SPD [5] - 5:15, 6:6, 34:23, 35:4, 99:11 suggestion [1] - 82:23 team [2] - 53:1, 62:16 thousand [6] - 58:9,
 19:5, 75:14, 78:10 states [1] - 99:11 sunken [1] - 69:20 technology [1] - 65:17 61:21, 61:22, 72:19,
speaker [2] - 11:1, Station [2] - 78:17, supermarket [1] - TELECOM [1] - 94:22 73:5, 106:20
 12:22 78:18 49:11 televised [1] - 20:9 threaten [1] - 107:13
speaking [2] - 80:23, stay [3] - 15:5, 37:8, supervision [1] - temperature [3] - threats [1] - 28:12
 93:10 62:15 114:24 6:16, 26:23, 30:13 three [27] - 10:6, 11:8,
special [3] - 8:23, stayed [1] - 66:11 support [4] - 12:7, temporarily [1] - 51:11 20:11, 25:1, 25:5,
 54:18, 85:7 stays [1] - 87:6 34:5, 49:2, 100:16 TEMPORARY [1] - 25:16, 32:2, 46:18,
SPECIAL [1] - 91:24 Steamtown [2] - supports [3] - 23:6, 95:15 47:2, 47:10, 47:20,
specialized [5] - 9:8, 64:20, 65:5 23:13, 23:17 temporary [2] - 22:23, 57:25, 58:3, 70:8,
 9:11, 9:16, 85:13, steel [1] - 22:24 supposed [9] - 30:7, 23:5 72:12, 97:5, 97:7,
 85:20 stellar [1] - 6:20 30:17, 40:18, 40:25, ten [1] - 19:16 97:8, 97:9, 97:10,
specialty [1] - 92:13 stems [1] - 82:10 43:3, 43:19, 44:16, Tenth [3] - 33:8, 97:20, 98:6, 98:7,
speech [1] - 13:7 step [4] - 51:23, 79:11, 56:19, 66:1 33:10, 33:19 98:25, 100:2, 100:20
spend [2] - 34:21, 104:16, 105:4 supposedly [1] - tents [1] - 28:13 three-year [1] - 98:25
 36:2 stepping [1] - 104:25 28:20 TERM [4] - 88:5, threw [1] - 15:20
spending [4] - 16:4, stick [1] - 32:3 surgeon [1] - 63:20 88:25, 89:1, 96:18 thrilled [1] - 15:9
 35:20, 35:24, 66:24 sticker [2] - 10:4, 10:6 surprise [1] - 36:17 term [2] - 42:10, 42:12 throughout [3] - 3:5,
spent [5] - 40:17, still [12] - 25:5, 25:16, surrounding [1] - TERMS [1] - 93:23 5:18, 52:4
 40:18, 45:4, 45:25, 26:5, 27:24, 32:17, 83:25 terms [3] - 66:16, throw [2] - 27:19, 46:6
 54:11 46:5, 56:13, 68:25, survive [1] - 11:18 67:8, 103:14 thrown [2] - 35:9,
Spindler [2] - 22:8, 70:17, 84:3, 86:16, Suscon [1] - 23:10 terrible [1] - 11:1 45:25
 22:10 101:23 suspended [1] - 64:14 terrific [1] - 39:2 Thursday [1] - 29:18
SPINDLER [1] - 22:9 stinks [1] - 65:12 swerve [1] - 52:16 testing [1] - 48:10 ticket [1] - 36:14
splash [1] - 71:10 stomach [1] - 81:6 switch [1] - 68:19 text [1] - 19:7 tickets [1] - 16:24
spoken [3] - 97:5, stop [3] - 19:19, 46:7, switching [2] - 68:16, thankful [2] - 13:7, tighten [1] - 62:18
 97:6, 110:1 59:18 68:20 26:24 time-stamped [1] -
spring [3] - 24:6, stopping [1] - 28:19 SYSTEM [2] - 90:6, thankfully [1] - 52:6 28:2
 38:24, 38:25 story [1] - 64:15 96:15 THE [37] - 1:1, 4:3, timeframe [1] - 79:7
Spruce [1] - 37:20 straight [1] - 12:8 system [10] - 8:25, 88:4, 88:24, 89:1, Tire [1] - 50:20
sprucing [1] - 38:24 strain [1] - 50:17 15:13, 15:19, 16:2, 90:2, 90:6, 90:7, tired [2] - 65:10, 77:24
squandered [1] - Street [14] - 4:24, 8:5, 16:3, 46:20, 70:1, 90:24, 91:2, 91:3, tires [2] - 50:19, 78:24
 34:13 22:22, 23:23, 24:1, 87:5, 97:7, 97:17 91:22, 91:23, 91:24, TITLE [2] - 94:17,
St [2] - 6:22, 7:6 27:23, 33:9, 33:10, systemic [1] - 10:8 93:24, 94:17, 94:19, 95:13
ST [1] - 112:4 33:19, 37:20, 38:13, 94:21, 95:13, 95:14, title [4] - 94:25, 95:2,
staff [1] - 19:7 39:1, 78:17 T 96:7, 96:9, 96:10, 95:19, 95:21
staffed [1] - 84:7 street [7] - 17:2, 96:12, 96:15, 96:17, TO [14] - 88:5, 88:25,
staffing [1] - 26:11 19:15, 21:18, 24:22, table [1] - 113:3 96:18, 96:19, 90:4, 90:6, 90:25,
stamp [1] - 25:13 33:25, 49:7, 61:3 tabled [1] - 112:25 110:20, 110:22, 91:2, 93:22, 94:20,
stamped [2] - 28:2, streets [3] - 7:9, 7:17, Taffer [1] - 55:7 110:24, 111:2, 96:11, 96:13, 96:17,
 67:10 8:18 tag [1] - 62:15 111:25, 112:3 110:24, 111:1
standards [1] - 49:21 stressed [1] - 30:25 talks [1] - 56:10 theirs [1] - 37:2 today [11] - 13:8,
standing [1] - 3:3 stressful [1] - 30:20 Tamma [1] - 26:3 themself [1] - 50:22 24:13, 27:25, 28:1,
staring [3] - 18:4, strings [1] - 55:14 tangible [1] - 69:21 themselves [1] - 87:3 36:12, 47:21, 51:16,
 18:6, 18:7 strong [2] - 11:5, 87:6 tarnishing [1] - 49:22 they've [8] - 46:18, 57:20, 67:12, 86:18,
start [9] - 8:9, 11:7, students [4] - 50:3, Task [2] - 53:3, 53:15 71:13, 79:9, 97:8, 109:22
 13:17, 54:12, 54:22, 51:7, 51:24, 60:14 tax [5] - 40:16, 50:8, 97:9, 98:18, 103:1 together [2] - 52:12,
 82:23, 97:24, 100:8, study [2] - 57:6, 63:1 62:21, 72:18, 72:21 thinks [1] - 53:22 72:13
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Tom [1] - 44:2 7:17, 34:22, 34:25, 64:3 urination [1] - 7:10 32:2, 58:2, 59:13,
tomorrow [4] - 54:21, 35:3, 73:7, 73:8, unenforceable [1] - US [2] - 56:19, 58:10 98:2, 104:15
  104:14, 104:19, 73:11, 73:13, 73:15 67:17 USAID [1] - 58:20 voter [1] - 13:25
  109:7 true [2] - 63:8 unfair [3] - 109:10, usual [2] - 5:22, 6:20 voters [1] - 49:10
ton [3] - 45:24, 82:2, truly [1] - 70:3 109:11 Utah [1] - 12:18 voting [5] - 69:14,
  85:22 Trump [3] - 13:3, unfortunately [1] - utilities [1] - 80:12 97:23, 99:15, 101:4,
tonight [6] - 21:6, 15:14, 36:11 105:6 utility [2] - 74:2, 74:12 110:6
  26:2, 85:5, 93:3, Trumpisms [1] - 11:9 union [2] - 15:1, 73:22 utilized [1] - 50:12
  104:16, 105:16 trust [2] - 64:9, 110:4 unionized [1] - 52:24 utter [1] - 17:7 W
tonnage [2] - 100:14, trusting [1] - 53:9 unions [1] - 15:5
  103:17 try [4] - 38:19, 42:23, United [4] - 13:21, wage [2] - 26:13,
 V 63:17
took [2] - 51:10, 69:12, 107:1 34:23, 35:4, 99:11
  108:13 trying [4] - 10:4, units [1] - 50:18 valid [2] - 67:22, 92:12 wait [4] - 60:4, 83:9,
top [3] - 39:7, 63:23, 15:11, 19:9, 39:7 university [1] - 51:5 Valley [1] - 75:15 86:20, 86:22
  74:25 Tuesday [2] - 1:7, University [6] - 50:2, value [1] - 92:12 waiting [4] - 27:9,
total [4] - 44:21, 66:8, 113:3 50:7, 50:8, 50:24, various [2] - 9:19, 56:6, 82:16, 83:10
  73:15, 103:9 turn [4] - 23:25, 69:24, 51:23, 72:23 104:6 walking [2] - 8:18,
totally [1] - 109:10 87:7, 109:16 University's [1] - 51:5 vast [2] - 15:21, 100:3 22:10
touch [4] - 21:9, 42:5, turned [2] - 20:9, 37:6 university's [1] - vehicle [1] - 40:2 wall [6] - 60:23, 61:10,
  77:15, 77:23 TV [3] - 28:16, 32:1, 50:14 vehicles [3] - 6:12, 61:13, 62:7, 83:15
towards [3] - 44:10, 37:3 unless [3] - 99:24, 97:16, 97:18 wants [4] - 25:13,
  44:21, 102:16 twenty [1] - 30:10 107:11, 114:24 vendor [1] - 67:21 62:23, 64:10, 70:6
Townhouse [1] - twenty-six [1] - 30:10 unquote [1] - 18:3 vendors [1] - 68:17 warmer [1] - 82:2
  19:19 two [19] - 4:8, 4:11, unusual [3] - 29:25, verbally [1] - 41:8 warriors [1] - 28:16
traced [1] - 49:14 4:23, 15:12, 19:18, 30:5, 106:12 Vernon [1] - 21:19 wars [1] - 15:23
track [1] - 105:2 22:12, 23:10, 44:17, up [56] - 5:13, 5:17, versus [1] - 30:3 Washington [1] -
tracked [1] - 109:20 55:19, 57:15, 62:6, 9:18, 14:21, 17:7, veterans [2] - 15:22, 80:19
tracking [1] - 102:3 71:5, 72:6, 72:7, 19:3, 20:4, 20:17, 72:24 WASTE [2] - 96:14,
traffic [1] - 38:12 73:12, 73:13, 74:24, 22:18, 22:21, 22:24, Vice [1] - 12:13 96:16
tragic [1] - 14:3 99:5, 100:1 26:8, 26:13, 27:9, VICE [1] - 2:3 waste [3] - 30:20,
trained [1] - 35:23 two-thirds [1] - 57:15 27:10, 28:3, 28:18, viewing [1] - 48:13 34:23, 35:11
transcript [2] - 114:6, type [3] - 35:5, 85:23, 30:23, 37:6, 37:15, Village [1] - 19:19 wasting [1] - 35:13
  114:22 87:23 38:24, 39:6, 39:8, Vine [3] - 78:17, 78:18 watch [1] - 18:19
transfer [1] - 112:25 types [1] - 63:15 44:12, 45:1, 45:4, violation [1] - 107:10 watched [1] - 109:20
transparency [2] - 51:23, 53:9, 53:16, violations [4] - 103:2, watching [3] - 26:3,
  56:11, 83:14 U 54:21, 58:12, 59:20, 103:4, 103:8, 103:9 26:6, 28:15
TRANSPORTATION 62:18, 62:19, 63:18, Virgil [1] - 47:25 Water [1] - 13:19
  [1] - 90:5 uh-oh [1] - 12:9 64:18, 65:3, 67:25, visiting [1] - 19:13 water [2] - 13:20, 14:2
trash [12] - 27:19, Ukraine [1] - 64:14 69:14, 77:13, 79:14, void [1] - 67:17 wave [1] - 15:17
  27:22, 27:24, 28:2, unable [1] - 77:16 80:1, 80:24, 82:6, ways [2] - 27:18,
 VOLDENBERG [32] -
  45:17, 45:22, 78:20, unacceptable [3] - 82:7, 82:17, 82:18, 100:13
 2:8, 3:20, 6:25, 22:2,
  79:3, 101:16, 20:19, 69:5, 81:8 85:25, 86:19, 92:12, weapon [2] - 16:15,
 22:6, 62:10, 70:22,
  101:20, 102:7, unanswered [1] - 93:7, 101:19, 16:21
 70:25, 71:16, 71:23,
  104:20 52:10 104:20, 106:18, weather [5] - 7:23,
 72:15, 75:23, 76:10,
trashing [1] - 40:3 unauthorized [1] - 106:20 7:25, 8:12, 27:13,
 77:20, 78:14, 79:5,
travesty [1] - 14:18 66:24 up-to-date [1] - 14:21 79:14, 79:23, 80:16, 27:14
treat [1] - 34:8 unbelievable [3] - upcoming [1] - 11:6 88:2, 88:22, 89:15, website [3] - 51:5,
trended [1] - 4:14 22:25, 24:23, 25:18 UPDATE [1] - 96:19 90:1, 90:23, 91:20, 52:23, 56:12
Trevisani [1] - 86:10 uncalled [1] - 25:22 update [15] - 10:5, 93:20, 94:16, 95:12, week [22] - 25:7,
tried [4] - 61:12, unclean [1] - 54:3 62:8, 70:16, 70:21, 96:6, 110:19, 27:24, 28:3, 39:11,
  77:15, 86:20, 86:22 uncomfortable [1] - 71:5, 71:19, 71:22, 111:24, 112:22 41:22, 46:6, 46:21,
trillion [5] - 64:9, 65:1, 27:15 72:5, 72:8, 72:11, Voldenberg [6] - 62:15, 64:1, 65:16,
  65:2, 65:3, 65:4 under [12] - 20:25, 72:14, 73:18, 76:7, 19:25, 62:3, 70:12, 68:4, 68:5, 69:17,
trouble [1] - 29:5 31:19, 37:23, 56:24, 79:20, 80:2 71:4, 72:10, 75:18 73:6, 75:8, 76:13,
Troutman [1] - 51:18 58:15, 66:20, 66:22, UPDATED [1] - 4:1 volunteer [1] - 37:10 83:3, 83:4, 83:5,
truck [6] - 68:13, 67:5, 70:18, 73:3, updated [2] - 43:7, vote [8] - 13:11, 25:3, 84:12, 101:14,
  102:22, 108:15, 114:24 76:8 32:1, 69:11, 96:25, 106:25
  108:17, 109:2, 109:4 undescribable [1] - uphold [1] - 30:7 105:16, 110:6, 113:4 week's [1] - 6:22
trucking [1] - 33:17 11:11 upholds [1] - 49:21 voted [9] - 11:2, weekend [4] - 5:6, 5:7,
trucks [10] - 7:16, undocumented [1] - uploaded [1] - 74:8 12:19, 25:2, 25:5, 18:13, 38:9
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weeks [11] - 8:7, Works [4] - 96:22, yourselves [1] - 85:24
 22:13, 36:25, 46:4, 96:24, 111:6, 111:8
 72:12, 82:15, 83:22, WORKS' [1] - 96:16 Z
 84:9, 98:8, 99:6 world [3] - 3:5, 51:8,
weight [1] - 73:17 86:13 zero [2] - 71:10, 86:4
weights [1] - 100:14 worries [1] - 20:12 zones [1] - 63:10
weird [1] - 40:24 worry [2] - 29:19, 31:4 zoning [1] - 32:25
welcome [1] - 40:12 worse [3] - 57:1, 60:16
welfare [1] - 63:14 worsening [1] -
well-attended [1] - 5:6 102:25
Welsh [1] - 52:1 worst [4] - 31:19,
West [1] - 8:4 49:25, 50:1
whipping [1] - 17:6 worth [3] - 13:19,
white [1] - 22:15 26:15, 107:25
whoa [1] - 60:3 wreak [1] - 105:5
whole [6] - 9:12, 9:15, writing [3] - 16:23,
 15:25, 33:18, 86:13, 83:24, 84:2
 109:18 written [2] - 67:18,
Willard [1] - 81:25 93:3
WILLIAM [1] - 2:6 Wyoming [1] - 12:12
wind [1] - 37:6
window [3] - 18:15, Y
 19:1, 20:14
windows [2] - 19:18, year [50] - 4:12, 4:15,
 62:19 5:19, 5:21, 6:8, 6:9,
winds [1] - 6:15 6:14, 6:15, 10:6,
windshield [1] - 16:25 18:2, 19:16, 30:11,
windy [1] - 39:21 30:15, 34:16, 34:17,
winter [7] - 8:8, 26:10, 34:18, 35:11, 39:4,
 60:1, 60:15, 60:16, 41:25, 42:10, 42:12,
 79:17, 80:13 46:22, 46:23, 47:3,
wish [4] - 38:17, 47:4, 47:5, 47:8,
 43:24, 63:17, 102:15 52:21, 66:1, 66:6,
wishing [1] - 33:2 66:7, 68:25, 69:6,
 71:8, 81:25, 98:5,
WITH [4] - 89:1, 90:5,
 98:14, 98:16, 98:25,
 93:23, 110:25
 99:2, 103:3, 103:5,
witness [3] - 17:22,
 103:8, 106:9,
 21:12, 81:9
 106:11, 106:21
witnessed [1] - 29:9
 yearly [2] - 50:14, 82:8
woman [2] - 25:18,
 years [39] - 7:12, 7:20,
 26:20
 11:18, 11:19, 12:23,
women [2] - 3:5, 50:5
 23:10, 28:3, 33:18,
wonder [1] - 31:9
 35:10, 36:22, 44:17,
wonderful [1] - 26:20
 46:19, 47:10, 47:14,
wondering [3] - 62:2,
 47:18, 47:20, 48:8,
 71:12, 71:18
 53:24, 63:19, 63:20,
wooden [1] - 8:4
 66:8, 66:18, 70:8,
woodwork [1] - 32:22
 73:12, 85:22, 93:6,
word [2] - 11:24, 49:6 97:6, 97:7, 97:8,
work's [1] - 80:13 97:9, 97:11, 97:21,
worker [1] - 25:7 97:23, 98:7, 100:20,
workers [5] - 14:25, 102:9, 105:23,
 25:8, 38:8, 98:22, 106:2, 107:2
 100:3 yesterday [2] - 22:11,
works [6] - 16:23, 40:11
 24:24, 34:16, 48:19, York [1] - 34:24
 62:20, 97:11 young [1] - 99:4
WORKS [2] - 96:8, yourself [2] - 12:6,
 110:21 25:17