COUNCIL — Scranton, PA
Date: 2025-12-01

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 1 COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF SCRANTON

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 1 C O U N C I L M E M B E R S:

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

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 3 MR. SMURL: Please remain standing

 4 for a moment of silent reflection for our

 5 service men and women throughout the world and

 6 for those who have passed away in our

 7 community, especially Mike Musheno. Thank you.

 8 Roll call, please.

 9 MS. CARRERA: Mr. King. Mr.

10 Schuster.

11 MR. SCHUSTER: Present.

12 MS. CARRERA: Dr. Rothchild.

13 DR. ROTHCHILD: Here.

14 MS. CARRERA: Mr. McAndrew.

15 MR. MCANDREW: Present.

16 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Smurl.

17 MR. SMURL: Here. Dispense with the

18 reading of the minutes.

19 MR. VOLDENBERG: THIRD ORDER.

20 3.A. LACKAWANNA COUNTY PLANNING

21 COMMISSION SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT

22 EVALUATION REPORTS REVIEWED NOVEMBER 5, 2025.

23 3.B. MINUTES OF THE SCRANTON

24 FIREFIGHTERS PENSION COMMISSION MEETING HELD

25 OCTOBER 15, 2025.
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 1 3.C. MINUTES OF THE COMPOSITE

 2 PENSION BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 15, 2025.

 3 3.D. MINUTES OF THE NON-UNIFORM

 4 MUNICIPAL PENSION BOARD MEETING HELD OCTOBER

 5 15, 2025.

 6 3.E. AGENDA FOR THE NON-UNIFORM

 7 MUNICIPAL PENSION BOARD MEETING HELD NOVEMBER

 8 19, 2025.

 9 3.F. AGENDA FOR THE SCRANTON CITY

10 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 19,

11 2025.

12 3.G. MINUTES OF THE SCRANTON POLICE

13 PENSION COMMISSION MEETING HELD OCTOBER 15,

14 2025.

15 3.H. CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED

16 NOVEMBER 20, 2025 FROM THE SCRANTON SHADE TREE

17 COMMISSION.

18 3.I. CORRESPONDENCE DATED NOVEMBER

19 17, 2025, FROM JOHNSON COLLEGE PRESIDENT & CEO

20 DR. KATIE PITTELLI, ED. D., REGARDING SUPPORT

21 FOR GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM EXPANSION IN

22 SCRANTON.

23 3.J. OVERTIME REPORT FOR ALL

24 DEPARTMENTS FOR NOVEMBER 2025, AS PROVIDED BY

25 CITY CONTROLLER, RECEIVED NOVEMBER 21, 2025.
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 1 MR. SMURL: Are there any comments

 2 on any of the Third Order items?

 3 MR. SCHUSTER: I have a comment on

 4 one of the Third Order items, Item 3-F. So it

 5 was the agenda for the city Planning Commission

 6 meeting held November 19th. So can we -- I

 7 know that they don't approve their minutes

 8 prior to next month's meeting, but can we reach

 9 out and get the minutes so we know what exactly

10 happened at the Planning Commission meeting?

11 MR. VOLDENBERG: I checked on that

12 today. And they are not yet prepared. But

13 I'll follow up tomorrow.

14 MR. SCHUSTER: All right. Thank you

15 very much. At that meeting do we know -- so I

16 have a couple questions about what happened at

17 that meeting. Can we ask if plans were

18 presented by Geisinger at that meeting? Who

19 put it on the agenda for the Planning

20 Commission? What members were present that

21 night? What was the actual vote?

22 And then the meeting took place in

23 the Governor's room next door. Was there any

24 meeting that was scheduled in Council Chambers

25 that night for the meeting to be moved over to
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 1 the Governor's room?

 2 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll ask all of

 3 those questions.

 4 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you. That's

 5 it.

 6 MR. MCANDREW: I have similar

 7 talking points I'll reserve for Fifth Order

 8 with regards to that.

 9 MR. SMURL: Anything else? If not,

10 received and filed. Do any Council members

11 have any announcements at this time?

12 MR. MCANDREW: I don't have an

13 announcement, just a wish. I'd like to wish

14 everybody a Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you're

15 surrounded by the people you love and have some

16 really good food. That's all I have on that.

17 MR. SMURL: Thank you.

18 MR. SCHUSTER: Also Happy

19 Thanksgiving.

20 MR. VOLDENBERG: FOURTH ORDER.

21 CITIZENS PARTICIPATION.

22 MR. SMURL: First, Joan Hodowanitz.

23 MS. HODOWANITZ: Joan Hodowanitz,

24 Scranton. Next week, Tuesday, December 2nd

25 through Saturday, December 6th, the library
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 1 will be having its pre Christmas book sale at

 2 the Marketplace at Steamtown on the second

 3 floor right in front of Crunch Gym. And a lot

 4 of the books they sell for one or two dollars,

 5 are in pristine condition.

 6 They would make great Christmas

 7 gifts, especially for children, you know, and

 8 support literacy for your children if you want

 9 them to have a good education. Okay, has there

10 been any progress finding somebody to become

11 the new Director of DPW?

12 MR. SMURL: I haven't heard

13 anything.

14 MS. HODOWANITZ: No, okay. And

15 they're still working on their collective

16 bargaining agreement?

17 MR. SMURL: I would hope.

18 MS. HODOWANITZ: Okay. At least

19 they're working on it. With regard to the

20 budget, I had a long talk with Matt. And my

21 concern was looking at the police department.

22 There's a line item in there which says Social

23 Security $509,000.

24 Now, you need to understand that the

25 uniform police do not pay Social Security.
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 1 What that line should say is it FICA tax and

 2 there should be a footnote at the bottom of the

 3 page which you can do in Excel.

 4 You put a footnote there and it says

 5 this $509,000 is compromised of Social Security

 6 and Medicare for various public safety

 7 departments, basically fire and police. That's

 8 how you get the grand total of $509,000.

 9 And I asked -- I asked Matt, "Well,

10 why do you have that labeled Social Security

11 and you put it in the police department and

12 they do not pay that?" He says, "This is the

13 way it's always been done." So he has agreed

14 for next year to change it to a FICA tax with a

15 footnote explaining how that figure is broken

16 down.

17 And, you know, you may think, well,

18 this is kind of nitpicking in the weeds. The

19 taxpayers should be able to look at that budget

20 and understand what it says. And when you

21 start confusing them with this kind of

22 nonsense, you know, I mean, this is not

23 transparency.

24 This is not the kind of full

25 disclosure when you are talking about the
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 1 expenditure of tax dollars. It may sound like

 2 a little thing, but it's this kind of attention

 3 to detail that you need when you're handling

 4 our money.

 5 I was happy about one thing, you

 6 know, I saw the overtime statistics through the

 7 month of November and the grand total, 105

 8 percent. And if you look at the proposed

 9 budget, they have increased the figure up to

10 117 percent.

11 So they are trying to adjust

12 overtime figures so that they will reflect the

13 actual expenditures that they expect next year.

14 The only other thing is 5-F, this 3 million

15 dollars to buy the Fidelity Bank. I'm not

16 convinced that you need that building because

17 you're too crowded in this building.

18 I'm a little concerned that what

19 we're actually doing is buying a building where

20 the general public could go to get a permit, to

21 pay their tax bill, anything that requires

22 having contact with the city employees and that

23 this building would be locked down and we'll

24 never get in here, except for maybe the City

25 Council meeting at night.
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 1 Somebody really needs to justify to

 2 me this 3 million dollars nontaxable debt which

 3 we're adding to the city's finances. Do we

 4 really need that Fidelity Bank building or are

 5 we just trying to divert the general public

 6 away from City Hall during the daytime?

 7 I'm still not convinced that we have

 8 a massive security issue that the general

 9 public cannot come into this building. We came

10 into it for years and everybody survived. I

11 don't know why we have to change. Thank you.

12 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Joan. I do

13 have one announcement. 5-C on the agenda

14 tonight, we had to remove it. It will be put

15 back on for next week. There was an error

16 found. Next on the list is Tyler.

17 MR. WARDEN: Hi, Council members.

18 My name is Tyler Warden. And I am a homeless

19 person -- a homeless individual that lives in

20 the city. I'm trying to find out what is the

21 Council doing to help us because we are like a

22 community.

23 We all work together, help each

24 other out, food, clothing and all of that. But

25 what are you guys going to help us do to
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 1 survive? We have been -- I've been hearing

 2 from organizations that we are being illegally

 3 evicted from our campsites in the middle of

 4 winter.

 5 And I'm trying to figure out, is

 6 there a solution we could come up working with

 7 the city and working with the homeless people

 8 because we don't feel comfortable going to

 9 cops at all. And that's become an issue with

10 between law enforcement and us trying to work

11 together and see what we could do.

12 So any -- I was wondering if you had

13 any thoughts or any ideas on how you could help

14 us because it's getting pretty bad.

15 MR. SMURL: Okay, Tyler, I'm not

16 totally up on what the new plan is. I know

17 they're working on something. But I could

18 find out. Mr. Voldenberg, if you could ask the

19 administration if they did come up with what

20 we're going to do and if we're going to be

21 taking camps down?

22 MR. VOLDENBERG: I will, sir.

23 MR. WARDEN: Okay, and one more

24 thing. I would like to know if there's a way

25 that maybe the homeless community could get
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 1 involved in helping Council members make

 2 decisions since we live the lifestyle, we know

 3 exactly what goes on the streets.

 4 And I already talked to the Mayor

 5 about some cost effective options that work in

 6 other cities that I was in like tiny homes

 7 instead of like, you know, campsites where they

 8 could throw trash everywhere and mess it up,

 9 you know?

10 Maybe do like a trash program where

11 it's an incentive, get a tiny home which is

12 basically a house -- a small house built on a

13 trailer and maybe trash cans around some of

14 these spots, you know, that are campsites to

15 help, you know, control the amount of DPW

16 coming in and having to remove trash. And I

17 hear that's very expensive.

18 MR. SMURL: Okay. Well, all of that

19 that you've said is the administration and that

20 you spoke to the right person. You spoke to

21 the Mayor. I would continue on that track.

22 MR. WARDEN: Okay. Thank you.

23 That's all I got for tonight. Thank you, guys.

24 MR. SMURL: Thank you.

25 MR. SCHUSTER: Tyler, can I ask you
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 2 MR. WARDEN: Yes.

 3 MR. SCHUSTER: What other cities

 4 were you in?

 5 MR. WARDEN: I was homeless in

 6 Nashville, Tennessee where they did the same

 7 thing. And it was very effective in reducing

 8 the number of homeless individuals on the

 9 streets.

10 I worked with many organizations in

11 Nashville as well. They were trying to find

12 out ways to help. I also was with an

13 organization that went to Washington, DC and

14 sat on the Capitol and we did peaceful

15 protests.

16 And they were there because they

17 were trying to ban homelessness which would

18 make it harder for homeless people to have a

19 spot to stay. You know, they wanted us out of

20 the city. They were going to throw us in jail

21 or three -- six years and $3,000 fine every

22 time we would be caught homeless on the street.

23 And that would have been detrimental

24 to, you know, people feeling safe and a lot of

25 stuff went on in the homeless community that I
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 1 think we could actually improve on and make it

 2 a better situation for the city and for

 3 homeless individuals all together.

 4 MR. SCHUSTER: Now, when you're here

 5 in Scranton, what services do you access?

 6 MR. WARDEN: There are very limited

 7 resources here. I have -- as far as places to

 8 stay overnight, we have one overnight shelter

 9 that services all of Lackawanna County and is

10 not even any room. Code blue is run out of the

11 same shelter.

12 And what I want to know, why Weston

13 Field hasn't been reopened. That was a bigger

14 venue and it could fit more people. The Olive

15 Street shelter only has, like, 25 men beds and

16 like 4 women's bed. And that's not even big

17 enough to run a code blue out of because you

18 got more than 25 men and 4 women in Scranton

19 that are homeless at any given time due to

20 Keystone shutting down and the fact that they

21 shut down the Wilkes-Barre one.

22 And a lot of people are coming from

23 Wilkes-Barre because Wilkes-Barre is cracking

24 down and throwing people in jail for being

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 1 MR. SCHUSTER: When you go to the

 2 shelter at night, about how many individuals

 3 are there; do you know?

 4 MR. WARDEN: On any given day, there

 5 could be like three beds on the men's side

 6 available with all the other men that normally

 7 stay there, like, every day year round. The

 8 women's beds are never available. There is not

 9 one women's bed every time I stayed in there,

10 not one.

11 MR. SCHUSTER: All right. Thank

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13 MR. WARDEN: You're welcome. Thank

14 you.

15 MR. SMURL: Mike Mancini.

16 MR. MANCINI: Mike Mancini, good

17 evening, Scranton. There was a Planning

18 Commission last week. There was -- where there

19 was approval for the GCMC project. I do not

20 believe that the public and local media outlets

21 were properly notified.

22 Because of this reason alone, it

23 should be appealed. Here's my suggested

24 compromise, mind you, very smart people do

25 think alike. The parking garage needs to be
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 1 taken out of the equation and built at the

 2 location where the employees currently park

 3 their vehicles at Nay Aug.

 4 I'm sure the brilliant minds with

 5 Geisinger would immediately have ideas for the

 6 extra square footage. I expect to see an

 7 increase in citizenship to our local region

 8 once the railway system is introduced.

 9 We do appreciate GCMC and their

10 amazing employees and embrace expansion on --

11 for this well-funded and well-needed project,

12 but not in its current condition. I hope that

13 all parties could resolve this dispute and

14 consider my recommendation.

15 Thank you to Geisinger for wanting

16 to invest in our future and taking care of us

17 in a time of need, willing to expand for the

18 right reasons. That very same railway will

19 attract and introduce unruly individuals to our

20 region including Scranton, guns, drugs, and

21 gangs, something that we are already familiar

22 with.

23 Once the railway system is

24 introduced to Scranton, the trouble south and

25 east of us will be increased in our own
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 1 hometown. Future -- I politely asked for

 2 months and recently with sharper words that

 3 once -- that would one of you or all of you

 4 please answer our concerns related to the

 5 safety, the future of Scranton.

 6 Some concerns that are a matter of

 7 life or death like the city opioid related

 8 deaths without justice. Last week, Scranton

 9 lost a friend, a family lost a loved one.

10 Prayers to everyone who knew him, especially

11 the family.

12 I know that feeling too well. They

13 deserve justice like so many other families. I

14 was told by our Police Chief that all drug

15 dealers have burner phones and that we

16 eventually catch them doing other things. I

17 was recently corrected by a Scranton Police

18 Officer that we have well over 2,000 active

19 warrants. How safe does that sound to you?

20 It's the very same reason why the

21 prison overtime is at an all time low, not

22 everyone is held accountable for their actions.

23 Tonight Council needs to be held accountable.

24 And the technician for ECTV, please split the

25 screen with Council and myself. Thank you.
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 1 You know the questions. As a

 2 referral, I will ask again. Where is the

 3 breakdown with the police department as to why

 4 not one family receives justice over a loved

 5 one's opioid related death?

 6 What is the current process for

 7 taking the active bad actors with warrants off

 8 of our streets and making them safer? How many

 9 warrants are active? What's the difference

10 between the former Drug Task Force and the

11 current structure?

12 Are there less police officers

13 specific to drug related crimes? When is the

14 next unhoused task force meeting? This will be

15 the last time that I will ask these questions

16 politely. Refusal comes with recourse. While

17 getting rest, remember these words. Think

18 about the families and friends without justice

19 for their loss.

20 I will have justice in a couple

21 weeks. Still lose sleep over missing my son.

22 Which one of you would like to ask Mr.

23 Voldenberg to forward my questions to Chief

24 Carroll and the administration? This past week

25 we lost an amazing guy, experienced two
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 1 separate machete incidents in one day.

 2 One of those machetes was used to

 3 attack a female. Our city also experienced a

 4 homeless camp that burnt to the ground. How

 5 important is the safety and the future of

 6 Scranton to each one of you? Not answering my

 7 safety concerns does not make them go away.

 8 Neither will I.

 9 If you choose to -- if you choose to

10 ignore not only my concerns, but also those of

11 so many others, consider yourselves as an

12 accomplice to the current climate, the

13 assaults, the burglaries, the armed robberies

14 and every unwanted death. One victim is too

15 many. Which one of you is going to ask Mr.

16 Voldenberg tonight? Anybody? But the three of

17 you sit there and --

18 MR. MCANDREW: These answers -- you

19 just talked to Chief Carroll. All right. You

20 posed them questions to him. He should --

21 MR. MANCINI: You're the head for

22 public safety. You should be asking those --

23 MR. MCANDREW: Okay. Okay. I'm not

24 going to engage you. But the answers you seek

25 about prosecution you asked last week, that's
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 1 not our purview. Prosecution --

 2 MR. MANCINI: Two thousand warrants.

 3 You're the head of public safety, the chair for

 4 public safety.

 5 MR. MCANDREW: Okay. All right. I

 6 know that.

 7 MR. MANCINI: Two thousand. Is that

 8 a concern of yours?

 9 MR. MCANDREW: Listen -- yes, but

10 there's a process.

11 MR. MANCINI: Then ask him how many

12 there are? Ask him what the process is. Ask

13 him why there's so many.

14 MR. MCANDREW: The DA prosecutes.

15 The police make the arrests. There is a

16 process.

17 MR. MANCINI: Right. Nobody is

18 getting arrested, Mark. Do you understand

19 that? Nobody. Nobody. And yet, you're

20 silent. But yet you --

21 MR. MCANDREW: I'm not silent.

22 MR. MANCINI: You're not asking --

23 you're not asking the questions. The concern

24 is simple. People are dying. There's a

25 railway system coming through. And you refuse
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 2 But yet, you're going to be begging

 3 for the support of the FOP again. Very

 4 shameful. Good night, everybody. Happy

 5 Thanksgiving.

 6 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Patricia

 7 Spalletta.

 8 MS. SPALLETTA: Good evening,

 9 Council. My name is Patricia Spalletta,

10 resident of the Hill Section. I'm going to

11 read portions of a letter that was drafted by

12 Mr. Scacchitti and sent yesterday to Nick

13 Coleman at GCMC on behalf of the park area

14 residents. Copies have been sent to you in an

15 e-mail.

16 "There is great concern by the

17 affected neighbors and other Scranton residents

18 regarding the proposed zoning amendment

19 advanced by the Mayor on behalf of GCMC which

20 will undo the zoning compromise for both the

21 200 and 400 blocks of Colfax Avenue which the

22 park area residents and neighbors were able to

23 achieve a year and a half ago when Scranton

24 City Council adopted a comprehensive zoning

25 ordinance along with other communities in
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 1 Lackawanna County.

 2 In connection with the comprehensive

 3 zoning ordinance adopted in 2023, the Mayor

 4 proposed the same zoning classification as is

 5 presently before Scranton City Council. The

 6 net effect of what the Mayor wanted then and is

 7 promoting now is shown on this photograph. I

 8 think this will be included in the e-mail -- of

 9 the 400 block of Arthur Avenue with a 120 foot

10 garage on the easterly side of the 400 block of

11 Colfax Avenue.

12 At last week's Council meeting,

13 Council President Smurl suggested to the

14 neighbors that we should attempt a meeting with

15 GCMC representatives to discuss the proposed

16 zoning amendment and the prospect of an

17 agreement as to an alternative to the zoning

18 change that will give both GCMC and the

19 neighbors something that we can -- both sides

20 can live with.

21 Such an agreement will allow GCMC's

22 proposed development plan to go forward without

23 destroying the fabric of the adjacent

24 residential community. On behalf of the park

25 area residents and neighbors and other
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 1 concerned Scranton residents, we request to

 2 meet with you and other GCMC representatives to

 3 discuss entering into a community benefits

 4 agreement or CBA. A CBA is typically used when

 5 there is a conflict between developers and the

 6 community.

 7 The CBA would include but not be

 8 limited to issues that would come before the

 9 Scranton Zoning Hearing Board, such as, height

10 restrictions, setbacks, screening, lighting,

11 noise, etc., that would allow the GCMC proposed

12 development to go forward without zoning

13 approval other than to the extent as may be

14 necessary in the actual construction phase.

15 A CBA will address all of these

16 issues to our mutual satisfaction and will

17 serve as a basis for further agreement between

18 GCMC and the affected neighbors and

19 neighborhood going forward. We would like to

20 invite you and other representatives of GCMC to

21 meet with the park area residents and neighbors

22 and other Scranton residents who are concerned

23 about the impact on Nay Aug Park on Monday,

24 December 1st in the early evening hours at the

25 Nay Aug Park Community Room at the Olive Street
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 2 It will be helpful if you could

 3 bring the proposed plans, drawings, etc.,

 4 intended to be presented at the caucus before

 5 Scranton City Council on Tuesday, December 2nd,

 6 2025 to aid in our discussion of a possible

 7 compromise.

 8 We are hopeful that GCMC

 9 representatives will participate in this

10 overture for a good faith settlement

11 discussions. Thank you."

12 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Len Srebro.

13 MR. SREBRO: Good evening, Council.

14 It's been a while since I've been here. Did

15 you miss me?

16 MR. MCANDREW: Yeah.

17 MR. SREBRO: Just like a migraine,

18 right? Okay, what's going on is this past

19 summer -- oh, yeah, Happy Thanksgiving to you

20 guys.

21 MR. MCANDREW: Thanks.

22 MR. SREBRO: And you people too.

23 The flooding problem at Keyser Valley here, you

24 know, it still exists. We've been pretty lucky

25 this year during the summer except for two
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 1 really nasty storms that the neighbors all got

 2 flooded.

 3 You know, so after that, DPW put in

 4 new curbs; but we don't know yet if they do

 5 anything. But what I'm really here to bring to

 6 attention on the 2300 block Lafayette Street

 7 has a gravel ditch that runs down to the

 8 retention pond in the corner by my property

 9 there.

10 That ditch is not a ditch anymore.

11 It's filled with debris. The leaves now that

12 have fallen and the wind just tends to blow

13 them in that direction. I'm hoping that we

14 could get DPW to clean out that ditch because

15 with that ditch filled, I mean, I do know the

16 flooding process how it works.

17 If it's not being taken to that

18 pond, the water comes over the road, goes into

19 my property and then all the other neighbors,

20 it goes right through the properties. So I'm

21 hoping that, you know, we could get DPW up

22 there to get their flushing or vacuum machine.

23 Now the pond that ditch goes to, I

24 don't know. You have to get the supervisor to

25 determine if that needs to be flushed too. I
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 1 mean, we found out over the years that

 2 maintaining help in the flooding problem, you

 3 know, whatever is yet to come. So, you know,

 4 that's what I'm hoping for to, you know --

 5 MR. MCANDREW: Mr. Voldenberg, can

 6 you alert DPW to Lenny's issues and see if they

 7 could rectify them?

 8 MR. VOLDENBERG: I will.

 9 MR. SREBRO: Thank you. Now, I

10 noticed when the fire department was here on

11 one of their posts, they had the SFD initiative

12 for an emergency plan for the floodplains.

13 Jeez, I don't know anything whatsoever about

14 any kind of emergency flooding plan that they

15 had on there.

16 I'm hoping that I could find out

17 more about it because there is nothing that

18 goes on in the event of a flood.

19 MR. MCANDREW: Can you also get a

20 copy of that?

21 MR. SREBRO: Yeah, so if I could

22 find out anything else, you know.

23 MR. MCANDREW: We'll get you a copy.

24 MR. SREBRO: Okay. Merry Christmas

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 1 MR. MCANDREW: You too.

 2 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Len. Alan

 3 Lucas.

 4 MR. LUCAS: Good evening, Council,

 5 Alan Lucas, Scranton, President IFF Local 60

 6 representing the Scranton Firefighters.

 7 Normally I'm here for something different so

 8 this is a change of tune.

 9 I just wanted to take the time to

10 address City Council tonight and say that I

11 brought up a concern this morning to the Mayor

12 and it was immediately addressed. And it was

13 an increase to safety of the members of Local

14 60.

15 So on behalf of the membership of

16 Local 60, we just want to publically

17 acknowledge and tell her we appreciate her

18 attentiveness to the matter. I usually speak

19 here pubically when we're not going -- not

20 doing well with the Mayor, so it's only right

21 that I acknowledge when something positive does

22 happen. So I just wanted to take a quick 45

23 seconds to do that. Thank you.

24 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Alan. Les

25 Spindler.
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 1 MR. SPINDLER: Good evening,

 2 Council, Les Spindler, city resident,

 3 homeowner. Mr. Smurl, you can't pick and

 4 choose what rules you enforce. You have to

 5 enforce everything the same.

 6 Last week you wouldn't allow people

 7 to clap. Yes, they can. Under the United

 8 States Constitution, that's freedom of

 9 expression. For years we came here when Mayor

10 Doherty tried to stop the police and

11 firefighters from getting a contract.

12 These chambers were jammed and

13 everybody clapped and nobody said that we

14 nobody else -- we can't clap. So on the other

15 hand, everybody that came here in support of

16 Geisinger last week, you didn't ask where they

17 were from. You have to be a Scranton resident

18 to speak here.

19 I guarantee none of those people

20 lived in Scranton and you allowed them to

21 speak. So enforce the rules evenly, okay?

22 You'll only be here for another month so, so I

23 don't why I'm wasting my breath because you

24 only do what the Mayor tells you to do anyway.

25 Next thing, yesterday I came across
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 1 a serious situation, was coming down Green

 2 Ridge Street towards Main Avenue where the new

 3 bridge is being built. And traffic is backed

 4 up both ways. It used to be at the top of the

 5 hill there where North Scranton Junior High

 6 used to be. There were two lanes that turn

 7 right and left.

 8 Now, they're putting a curb in by

 9 where Triumph Auto is -- auto repair and they

10 took one lane away. So there is one lane to

11 come down and one lane to go up. And the

12 traffic is backed all the way down the bridge

13 both ways.

14 And I was behind an ambulance

15 yesterday. It was about a block ahead of me.

16 The ambulance was stuck on the bridge with the

17 siren going, lights going. It must have been

18 there 2 or 3 minutes before it got through the

19 traffic. That's a serious situation. I don't

20 know what could be done.

21 But whoever planned that bridge,

22 they should have put a lane -- an extra lane

23 there for emergency vehicles. Somebody's loved

24 one was -- they were going to pick somebody up

25 probably at somebody's house and they couldn't
 30

 1 get -- somebody's loved one could have been

 2 dying and that ambulance was stuck on that

 3 bridge. It's terrible. And that's probably

 4 not the first time that's happened. It's just

 5 the first time I witnessed it.

 6 Whoever designed that plan, they

 7 should lose their job because emergency

 8 vehicles shouldn't be stuck on a bridge like

 9 that.

10 Lastly, I always talk about this

11 idiot in the White House. But Donald Trump,

12 he's unbelievable. I don't know if anybody saw

13 the news last week. He was on Air Force One.

14 And a reporter from Bloomberg asked him about

15 the Epstein files and he said quiet piggy.

16 Then the other day or two later Mary

17 Bruce from ABC asked the same question and he

18 said you're a terrible reporter. You work for

19 a terrible network. What -- what president

20 would ever insult people like that? Never in

21 my lifetime. The guy is an embarrassment and a

22 disgrace to the office of President of the

23 United States.

24 It's unbelievable. And now he's

25 threatening that the six Congress people who
 31

 1 are war heros -- war veterans who said that

 2 military shouldn't obey illegal rules. Illegal

 3 is the operative word there. It's in the

 4 Constitution. They don't have to obey illegal

 5 rules.

 6 And he's saying they should be put

 7 to death. What kind of man did these people

 8 elect? No other president would ever say these

 9 things. He's unbelievable. He's got so many

10 unhinged reporters -- supporters, I mean. They

11 was even on the news, they could start going

12 after these people like they did going after

13 the Capitol on January 6th.

14 So it -- he's the one that's

15 unhinged along with a lot of his supporters. I

16 don't know. He should go. Like I said, he's

17 an embarrassment. Thank you for your time and

18 everybody have a Happy Thanksgiving.

19 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Lee Morgan.

20 MR. MORGAN: Good evening, Council,

21 Lee Morgan. You know, I listened to Les here,

22 so I figured I'd say, you know, the President

23 is doing -- President Trump is doing such a

24 great job. And I know Les is really wrestling

25 with that, but that's okay.
 32

 1 The first thing I have here is just

 2 a couple brief things. I think the County

 3 Commissioner, Chris Chermak should appeal Judge

 4 Gibbons' decision in regards to the

 5 reassessment.

 6 And, you know, it's a lot more

 7 complicated than that. But he definitely has

 8 to do an appeal of Judge Gibbons' order. The

 9 other thing I have is, in the new budget ECTV

10 should become a public educational and

11 government channel. Its funding and its

12 direction should change.

13 This federal case I filed is just

14 really just starting. It's probably going to

15 take a decade or longer to wind through the

16 Court. But in the end, I firmly believe I'm

17 going to prevail. And the sad part is that

18 when you read what the Congress and Senate

19 intended for that channel and by allowing the

20 government itself which is the Council and the

21 way the channel is funded and the Mayor, to

22 steal that asset from the residents who own it

23 is really a crime, an injustice.

24 And to be a representative republic

25 that the Congress and the Senate created a
 33

 1 channel to give them a voice and have the

 2 government move in and let somebody operate it

 3 as if they have a right to contain free speech,

 4 it's wrong. And in the end I'm going to

 5 prevail.

 6 And it's really pathetic that I have

 7 to do these things. And I think it would

 8 behoove the city to save itself because there's

 9 going to be a lot more actions coming. I

10 retire in February. I don't think you have a

11 law department big enough to handle what's

12 going to come. And I'm just a truck driver.

13 So imagine if I was a real attorney

14 what would happen. I just think that too many

15 people aren't willing to stand up for what our

16 founders envisioned for us. But the Congress

17 and Senate was straightforward with what it

18 said and what it did when it created those

19 channels and there was a reason for it.

20 The city gave one channel away and

21 then stifled any kind of discussions like the

22 Community Medical Center. That should be an

23 issue that should be really discussed on that

24 channel in depth because doing a zoning change

25 to make anything happen there, I think is
 34

 1 criminal.

 2 And to be honest with you, that

 3 hospital is in the wrong place. It's outgrown

 4 its footprint. And it can't serve the

 5 community from there. Okay, we need to build a

 6 new hospital. We need to be in discussions

 7 with somebody that could make that happen off

 8 the Mulberry Street bridge, probably across

 9 from the veterans' hospital or in close

10 proximity to it.

11 Regional has just been completely

12 just neglected by its owner. And Moses Taylor

13 needs to be resurrected as a pregnancy hospital

14 which it serves at this point, okay, and a

15 neonatal intensive care hospital for children

16 and newborns because of where it sits in the

17 neighborhood.

18 We keep doing projects and keep

19 mismanaging this city and it really has to end

20 and somebody has to stand up and make some

21 smart decisions. We all have a lot of respect

22 for the CMC and its staff. But the hospital is

23 antiquated and to make it function is

24 impossible.

25 A modern hospital is something this
 35

 1 community needs. We had three hospitals.

 2 Well, we had four but the Governor killed the

 3 State Hospital which was probably the most

 4 functional and best hospital in the city at the

 5 time.

 6 But we can't cry over spilled milk.

 7 But we have to build a hospital that's more

 8 conducive to treatment of residents and from

 9 citizens around this area. And that hospital

10 can't do it. Modern hospitals are much

11 different. The equipment would be much

12 different.

13 The whole thing would be better.

14 Mulberry Street is constricted and it has no

15 place to grow where it is. It needs to move.

16 Thank you.

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

18 That's all for our sign-in sheet. Anybody else

19 wish to speak?

20 MR. COYNE: Tom Coyne, Minooka.

21 Again, I bring in tonight Chunky soup, Dente

22 Moore Beef Stew and spicy chili. It's

23 Thanksgiving. Not only are people going

24 hungry, some of them just got the food handout

25 from the poor for the turkey handout it was
 36

 1 tonight in front of the community center.

 2 A lot of people probably missed it

 3 because there was not a lot of advertisement

 4 saying that that was going on. We look at code

 5 blue in this city. We say we're trying to

 6 make things better. We have a home -- an

 7 unsheltered task force that's been in operation

 8 now for years.

 9 Keystone closed -- announced they

10 closed on June 17th of this year, five months

11 ago. And we're still looking at who should

12 operate a code blue shelter. Maybe it should

13 have been done before code blue was here.

14 Maybe in five months there should have been an

15 initiative, a program, an incentive, a reason

16 to get behind making sure the homeless have a

17 place to go before they're freezing.

18 But like everything else, we wait

19 until the last minute. Be it homeless taking

20 care of the homeless or be it bringing things

21 before City Council that have to be done

22 instantly because there's no time to do it

23 because suddenly it appeared and there's only

24 three weeks left or funding runs out or

25 whatever the excuse.
 37

 1 It's always an urgency because no

 2 one is proactive. Mike had a number of

 3 questions here. And a lot of people have

 4 questions and a lot of them don't get answered.

 5 And I understand how frustrating that is.

 6 Sometimes they're not clear and

 7 that's the issue. But there are people who are

 8 hurting who are looking for answers or just to

 9 be heard and listened to. You're aware -- if

10 you looked at anything in the news, I'm sure

11 you're aware that Axon and Flock have recently

12 come up because they're sharing all the photos

13 and data with the Immigration and

14 Naturalization Service.

15 And they have been combing over all

16 of the cameras to locate people, follow, track

17 them and contact police departments to track

18 who they determine are suspicious people

19 through these cameras. It is now been

20 discovered. Not only do we know that they look

21 at political stickers on cars and mark those

22 down in their database, but they've also been

23 known -- they've also been used for civil

24 protests and meetings for doing facial

25 recognition.
 38

 1 It's gone beyond license plate

 2 readers to surveillance. And what we have here

 3 with putting in Flock and these cameras is a

 4 surveillance network that is not for the

 5 benefit of the City of Scranton. It's also to

 6 the detriment when INS is using it to search

 7 your own population without you even knowing

 8 it.

 9 Moving on, community care, Geisinger

10 has a community care center behind Sheetz.

11 It's two or three stories tall. It's tucked

12 back in there. It's right off the Scranton

13 Expressway. And that's someplace that no one

14 in the area probably -- right on the other side

15 of the school would have a problem with

16 something 120 feet.

17 You could build up. There is room

18 back there. There is land back there. That's

19 the place to build something like that. Leave

20 the critical care up at the hospital. Build an

21 expansive care center and beds down next to the

22 expressway. There's rooms and there is not the

23 community upset for it.

24 Moving on, tonight we have on the

25 agenda 7-E for Dwayne Heisler. Did any of you
 39

 1 look at it or review it and review the

 2 documents for him? Mr. Smurl, did you

 3 specifically when you had paperwork here

 4 signally him out take a look? Or how about 7-G

 5 for Joseph Murray as a sitting planing

 6 commission?

 7 None of them have filed the

 8 financial information paperwork and none of

 9 them are allowed to act in the positions they

10 are in now. Why are we reelecting them or

11 appointing them when they're not allowed

12 currently because they're not in compliance

13 with the Sophe regulations.

14 And you brought this, Mr. Smurl,

15 before this body into the Legal Department so I

16 don't know how you're not aware that these

17 people on this --

18 MR. SMURL: Thank you.

19 MR. COYNE: Do your job.

20 MS. O'MALLEY: Hello, Barbara

21 O'Malley, city resident. I have spoken on the

22 CMC before but that's not why I'm at the podium

23 tonight. I want to offer a thank you to Mr.

24 Voldenberg for helping with the sound in

25 Council.
 40

 1 I'll give you a little bit of a

 2 background. I was here two meetings. And

 3 after the last one I did e-mail Frank and

 4 ask -- I told him I couldn't hear. I have -- I

 5 do have a hearing loss. It's a little humbling

 6 to have to admit. Maybe too much rock music in

 7 my youth. I don't know.

 8 But I'm walking in the shoes of

 9 people who can't -- you know, I think -- I'm

10 sorry, dad, for all the times I lost my

11 patience with you when, you know, when he was

12 losing his hearing. So at any rate, I did take

13 the time to e-mail and ask if something could

14 be done in City Council Chambers because it's

15 really important to be able to participate in

16 what's going on and next week is a vital

17 meeting for those of us who are concerned about

18 Geisinger.

19 So initially Frank in his response

20 said, gee, you know, people don't really point

21 that out. And I thought about it. And I

22 probably, you know, probably people it's like a

23 one and done maybe, you know, to take the time

24 to; but it's really about Frank and his

25 kindness and his attention because from the
 41

 1 minute you sit down until the minute you're

 2 finished, it's, Mr. Voldenberg, would you look

 3 at this? Mr. Voldenberg, can you do this? And

 4 he's exceedingly polite.

 5 And he's exceedingly kind. And I

 6 believe that runs in your family. Was it your

 7 uncle who was a City Clerk? Who was in your

 8 family that --

 9 MR. VOLDENBERG: Ozzie Quinn.

10 MS. O'MALLEY: Pardon me? Ozzie?

11 MR. VOLDENBERG: Bob Ozzie Quinn.

12 MS. O'MALLEY: A civil servant as

13 well. I really want to thank you, Frank. It

14 means the world to me what you did. I could

15 hear.

16 MR. VOLDENBERG: My pleasure.

17 MS. O'MALLEY: I can hear. I could

18 hear everybody. And I also want to thank

19 everybody that came to Council tonight on up

20 there and down here because this is the

21 democratic process. And we all need to be

22 heard, literally and figuratively. So thank

23 you. Happy Thanksgiving to everybody.

24 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Barbara.

25 Anyone else?
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 1 MR. LITTLE: Hello, Dunmore -- I

 2 mean, Scranton, Rik Little. I ran for Mayor,

 3 came in last. I'd like to talk about the

 4 process that everybody is really thinking

 5 about. I mean, this is a beautiful city, but

 6 not in the right way.

 7 I mean, I'm a photographer. I walk

 8 around. I see great light. I see all the

 9 stonework. I feel all of this energy from

10 hundreds of years of people. And I picked this

11 city to live in. And then they evicted me.

12 And I'd like -- I'd like to give the Tenants

13 Bill of Rights. People are here.

14 It's just -- I mean, this is a good

15 thing that was put out by the renter woman who

16 I've tried to talk to today and when they

17 opened up City Hall about certain things that

18 are wrong in this. I mean, it's good that it

19 comes out.

20 But, you know, I lived in Scranton

21 Housing Authority in the elderly building that

22 was built for the elderly. And I'm elderly.

23 And there is all of these young people in

24 there. And I don't really understand where

25 we're going here. But in the big picture, I do
 43

 1 understand because I've always been into

 2 government.

 3 The town I lived in, Wheaton,

 4 Illinois my father was like the main person

 5 pushing that community into becoming an all

 6 American city in 1967. And it was the most

 7 heartbreaking thing of my life to have to move

 8 from there in 1968 to western New York.

 9 But I've learned a lot in running

10 for Mayor and through my life. And there needs

11 to be a good system. I mean, I've been coming

12 here for over six years and talking because I

13 don't understand how it works, you know, when

14 there's a problem, you go to somebody.

15 And there's a chain of command. But

16 I can't see the chain of command but of how it

17 works in the Home Rule Charter city and county.

18 But there's too much legal stuff going on. I

19 mean, I hear that Governor Shapiro is suing --

20 suing President Trump or HUD or something.

21 All of these lawsuits like Lee

22 Morgan was saying, they just go on forever.

23 It's a thing. And what I notice about this

24 area, it's overly filled with law. There has

25 to be somebody you could go talk to, some sort
 44

 1 of ombudsman thing, you know, because it's

 2 crazy here calling 311 and trying to get an

 3 appointment with people.

 4 Anyway, there's a lot of people that

 5 care about the city. And I've always watched,

 6 you know, how my father worked with the

 7 different factions in Wheaton, Illinois. And I

 8 watch the city of Wheaton, Illinois combined

 9 with Naperville, they tore down my high school.

10 And it just went to hell. And I notice a lot

11 of communities, municipalities just go to hell.

12 Even in Pike County, they got rid of

13 their police department so they could use the

14 State Police to save money. Somebody has to be

15 thinking about an intelligent way to have what

16 you have and make the best of it. And there

17 needs to be a map, some sort of map to

18 understand how government works because it, you

19 know, we're in a war with AI really.

20 I mean, you come here. We're

21 talking about surveillance. This is

22 surveillance. And I'm running out of time.

23 But, you know, I've been following this thing,

24 you know, Archbald right up next to the Valley

25 View High School is Lockheed Martin. And I
 45

 1 know downtown you got General Dynamics.

 2 These are globalist factions. And

 3 I've seen all of these big politicians come in

 4 here signing bombs for a war and that is the

 5 biggest problem because the data centers, we're

 6 going to make it unlivable here. And it

 7 shouldn't be a political thing. People have to

 8 talk about it.

 9 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Anyone else?

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

11 MOTIONS.

12 MR. SMURL: Mr. Schuster, do you

13 have any motions or comments?

14 MR. SCHUSTER: I'll just be quick

15 tonight. Mr. Voldenberg, I have a request for

16 you. Can we check on the paving of Jackson

17 Street? I did get some e-mails and some calls

18 about it if it's going to be paved prior to the

19 winter or if it's going to remain in that

20 condition until the spring.

21 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll check into it.

22 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you. And then

23 I do have two code enforcement addresses I'm

24 going to give over to you. I'll give them to

25 you after the meeting as well as two petitions
 46

 1 for streetlights that I received earlier this

 2 week. So I'll talk to you after the meeting

 3 about those.

 4 MR. VOLDENBERG: Thank you, sir.

 5 MR. SCHUSTER: Yep. Thank you.

 6 That's all, Mr. Smurl.

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

 8 Dr. Rothchild, do you have any motions or

 9 comments?

10 DR. ROTHCHILD: No, none at this

11 time. Thank you.

12 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Mr.

13 McAndrew, do you have any motions or comments?

14 MR. MCANDREW: I do. I'm sorry, so

15 I said I would speak in Fifth Order. So first

16 of all, thank you for reading the letter that

17 we received and the community benefits

18 agreement. That is something I'm not totally

19 familiar with. But it looks like a good idea.

20 I always say most good ideas come

21 from our residents. So I don't know if that

22 requires an ordinance itself for us so I'm

23 going to task our Solicitor if you would please

24 look into that based on the letter we received

25 and see what that's all about and how that
 47

 1 would apply to us and how it could benefit.

 2 So the plot kind of thickens

 3 concerning last week's Planning Commission

 4 meeting. I take issue with the meeting too.

 5 The day after our meeting, the proposed zoning

 6 amendment for Geisinger moved from Fifth Order

 7 to Sixth Order and then it was tabled. This

 8 was last week.

 9 So the day after, there's a planning

10 meeting -- commission meeting. And, you know,

11 this is the proposed zoning amendment for

12 Geisinger. That's actually the name of it now.

13 Every party is calling it now. It's pretty sad

14 that Geisinger has legislation pretty much

15 named for them. It's concerning.

16 So this regular scheduled Planning

17 Commission meeting was moved from City Hall

18 Chambers where meetings are here and recorded

19 and agendas are posted on ECTV. It was moved

20 to the Governor's room where it was not taped.

21 I didn't see an agenda until days later.

22 All right. It was finally posted.

23 So that's concerning as well. Like I said, so

24 this regularly scheduled Planning Commission

25 meeting was moved from City Hall Chambers where
 48

 1 meetings are recorded and agendas are posted on

 2 ECTV to the Governor's room where it was not

 3 taped. No agenda was posted anywhere until a

 4 day or two after the meeting.

 5 For the past week I've been seeking

 6 the meeting minutes for this meeting to no

 7 avail. Only being told they have to be voted

 8 on next meeting and were not yet prepared by

 9 the Assistant City Planner who is leaving city

10 employment for a new job.

11 So my questions are, okay, so what

12 was actually voted on? We don't know. The

13 Mayor's proposed amendment for Geisinger, I

14 don't know. Was that voted on in the planning

15 meeting? Proposals from the Mayor aren't voted

16 on in Planning meetings not that I'm, you know,

17 I've ever heard as long as I'm here.

18 Were the plans presented by

19 Geisinger or any plans? Don't know. So is

20 this Planning Commission and not the Mayor's

21 proposed amendment commission? Excuse my

22 language, but this was done half-assed

23 backwards.

24 Geisinger is not appealing our

25 decision two years ago or restarting the
 49

 1 process by going to the Planning Commission and

 2 presenting their plans and then onto zoning to

 3 seek the variances. That's process, guys,

 4 procedure.

 5 I've stated up here more than a few

 6 times that I sit in this seat at the pleasure

 7 of the residents. We are voted into these

 8 seats by residents who want us to be their

 9 representatives and their voice making

10 decisions based on their best interest.

11 Do we embrace and engage economic

12 development? Sure. Do we embrace, encourage

13 and welcome better quality healthcare? Of

14 course. In our roles, we are supposed to be

15 fair to everyone we serve. This is why we have

16 authorities, boards, and commissions that

17 provide procedures, processes and continuity.

18 When our biggest developers like

19 John Basalyga, Charlie Jefferson and Art Russo,

20 just to name a few, want to do what they do

21 best, they play by the rules and present their

22 plans to the Planning Commission which are then

23 moved forward to zoning to hash out variances

24 if needed or warranted with public input. This

25 is good government.
 50

 1 These gentlemen along with other

 2 developers have greatly stimulated economic

 3 growth, increased revenue to the city and has

 4 transformed downtown into something special.

 5 There are no special proposed zoning amendments

 6 named after them or special treatment given to

 7 them through the planning and zoning process.

 8 So this has to be rebooted. I mean,

 9 this is -- again, this is not about not being

10 for advancement of healthcare. This is about

11 following the process that is not being

12 followed, all right? So like I said, everybody

13 claims along with me they want a compromise.

14 Compromise can only take place in

15 front of the zoning board during the variance

16 request process and will not occur after an

17 amended ordinance. I'm telling you, I don't

18 know what you're being told or what you think

19 you hear.

20 The only thing that Geisinger --

21 this ordinance -- the amended ordinance is

22 approved, they could come back to zoning if

23 they want to go over 100 feet. They could come

24 back to zoning if there is an issue with

25 setbacks. That is the only other time we're
 51

 1 going to see them again, folks, if this is

 2 passed.

 3 I'm not sure if my colleagues

 4 understand this could possibly be precedent

 5 setting. In all fairness, the residents who

 6 voted for us to be their representatives, we

 7 need to vote this proposed amendment down and

 8 that would task Geisinger to follow the same

 9 fair and established good practices that

10 everyone else has to follow. That is all I

11 have. Thank you.

12 MR. SMURL: Thank you.

13 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-B. FOR

14 INTRODUCTION - AN ORDINANCE - TRANSFERRING

15 FUNDS FROM, CLOSING AND ABOLISHING INACTIVE

16 SPECIAL CITY ACCOUNTS; AMENDING ACCOUNT

17 120-29541-000-000-000000; AND CREATING AND

18 ESTABLISHING A NEW ACCOUNT

19 120-29643-000-000-000000 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF

20 PARKS AND RECREATION TO RECEIVE AND DISBURSE

21 DONATIONS TO ALL CITY PARKS.

22 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

23 entertain a motion that Item 5-B be introduced

24 into its proper committee.

25 MR. MCANDREW: So moved.
 52

 1 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

 2 MR. SMURL: On the question? All

 3 those in favor of introduction signify by

 4 saying aye.

 5 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

 6 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

 7 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

 8 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

 9 have it and so moved.

10 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-D. FOR

11 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - ACCEPTING A

12 DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS

13 ($10,000.00) TO THE CITY OF SCRANTON'S PARKS

14 AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO BE PLACED IN THE

15 SPECIAL CITY SERVICES ACCOUNT:

16 120-29643-000-000-000000.

17 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

18 entertain a motion that Item 5-D be introduced

19 into its proper committee.

20 MR. MCANDREW: So moved.

21 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

22 MR. SMURL: On the question? All

23 those in favor of introduction signify by

24 saying aye.

25 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.
 53

 1 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

 2 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

 3 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

 4 have it and so moved.

 5 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-E. FOR

 6 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING THE

 7 MAYOR AND OTHER APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO

 8 EXECUTE AND SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION BY THE

 9 OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OF

10 THE CITY OF SCRANTON TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF

11 PENNSYLVANIA ACTING THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH

12 FINANCING AUTHORITY FOR A LOCAL SHARE ACCOUNT

13 GRANT, FOR UP TO $141, 678.00 TO BE USED

14 TOWARDS THE TRIPP PARK MISS-E LEAGUE FENCING

15 REPLACEMENT PROJECT.

16 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

17 entertain a motion that Item 5-E be introduced

18 into its proper committee.

19 MR. MCANDREW: So moved.

20 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

21 MR. SMURL: All those in favor of

22 introduction signify by saying aye.

23 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

24 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

25 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.
 54

 1 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

 2 have it and so moved.

 3 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-F. FOR

 4 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING THE

 5 CITY TO REIMBURSE ITSELF IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO

 6 EXCEED THREE MILLION DOLLARS ($3,000,000.00)

 7 FOR EXPENDITURES PAID BY THE CITY FROM ITS

 8 GENERAL FUND IN CONNECTION WITH CAPITAL

 9 PROJECTS TO BE COMPLETED DURING CALENDAR YEAR

10 2026 WITH A NON-TAXABLE DEBT ISSUANCE AND IN

11 COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 1.150-2 OF THE UNITED

12 STATES TREASURY REGULATIONS, AS AMENDED, AND

13 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND PROPER OFFICERS OF

14 THE CITY TO CARRY OUT THE INTENT AND PURPOSE OF

15 THIS RESOLUTION, SPECIFICALLY INCLUDING, BUT

16 NOT LIMITED TO, THE MAKING OF TIMELY

17 REIMBURSEMENT ALLOCATIONS UPON THE ISSUANCE OF

18 THE DEBT.

19 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

20 entertain a motion that Item 5-F be introduced

21 into its proper committee.

22 MR. MCANDREW: So moved.

23 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

24 MR. SMURL: On the question?

25 MR. MCANDREW: So this isn't -- this
 55

 1 doesn't have anything to do with the Fidelity

 2 purchase, right, because it seems like the same

 3 amount; but it's not. That's the legislation

 4 we have yet to see, correct?

 5 ATTY. GILBRIDE: This is not --

 6 MR. MCANDREW: Correct. Okay, just

 7 a clarification. Thank you.

 8 MR. SCHUSTER: Hang on. Hang on a

 9 minute. This piece authorizes the city to

10 carry out a temporary borrowing to fund the

11 purchase of the Fidelity Bank Building located

12 at 134-136 North Washington Avenue, Scranton.

13 ATTY. GILBRIDE: The sales agreement

14 comes down next week. That's for the purchase.

15 This is to get in line the debt if the purchase

16 is decided -- they're going to make the

17 purchase.

18 MR. MCANDREW: I'm sorry, I can't

19 hear you. I apologize.

20 ATTY. GILBRIDE: The purpose of this

21 legislation is to -- so the city could go

22 forward to line up the debt. And the city

23 could pay itself back if, in fact, they go

24 forward with the purchase.

25 The ordinance with regard to whether
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 1 or not to purchase the building comes down next

 2 week. We just received it today and it will be

 3 on your agenda for next week.

 4 MR. SCHUSTER: Would it make more

 5 sense that that comes first or it's -- makes

 6 more sense for this to come first?

 7 ATTY. GILBRIDE: It's not a matter

 8 of making sense. They have to get the -- they

 9 have to get the loans in line if they're going

10 to do it. I'm not involved in it. So I can't

11 speak to actually the deal that's happening and

12 how quickly and why they're moving like they

13 are.

14 It could be that Fidelity has

15 another buyer and they're trying to get ahead

16 of that before it occurs. I don't know that

17 because I'm not involved in that sale. I could

18 certainly reach out and try to find out

19 information for you on that.

20 MR. SCHUSTER: Yeah, let's try to --

21 moving forward let's find out what's going on

22 there.

23 ATTY. GILBRIDE: Absolutely.

24 MR. SMURL: Okay. All those in

25 favor of introduction signify by saying aye.
 57

 1 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

 2 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed?

 3 MR. SCHUSTER: No.

 4 MR. MCANDREW: No.

 5 MR. SMURL: Okay. Motion fails.

 6 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-G. FOR

 7 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - ACCEPTING THE

 8 RECOMMENDATION OF THE HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL

 9 REVIEW BOARD ("HARB") AND DENYING THE

10 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE

11 INSTALLATION OF A FENCE AT 301 303 PENN AVENUE.

12 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

13 entertain a motion that Item 5-G be introduced

14 into its proper committee.

15 MR. MCANDREW: So moved.

16 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

17 MR. SMURL: On the question? All

18 those in favor of introduction signify by

19 saying aye.

20 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

21 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

22 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

23 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

24 have it and so moved.

25 MR. MCANDREW: I make a motion to
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 1 table Item 5-G.

 2 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

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

 4 floor and a second to table Item 5-G. This

 5 piece of legislation is being tabled to allow

 6 for advertisement of a public hearing to be

 7 held Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

 8 On the question? All those in favor signify by

 9 saying aye.

10 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

11 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

12 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

13 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

14 have it and so moved.

15 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-H. FOR

16 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING THE

17 MAYOR AND OTHER APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO

18 EXECUTE AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH KRIGER

19 CONSTRUCTION, INC. TO PERFORM SERVICES FOR THE

20 WYOMING AVENUE STREETSCAPE PROJECT.

21 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

22 entertain a motion that Item 5-H be introduced

23 into its proper committee.

24 MR. MCANDREW: So moved.

25 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.
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 1 MR. SMURL: On the question? All

 2 those in favor of introduction signify by

 3 saying aye.

 4 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

 5 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

 6 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

 7 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

 8 have it and so moved.

 9 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-I. FOR

10 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING THE

11 MAYOR AND OTHER APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO

12 EXECUTE AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH KRIGER

13 CONSTRUCTION, INC. TO PERFORM SERVICES FOR THE

14 LINDEN STREET/NORTH WASHINGTON AVENUE

15 STREETSCAPE PROJECT.

16 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

17 entertain a motion that Item 5-I be introduced

18 into its proper committee.

19 MR. MCANDREW: So moved.

20 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

21 MR. SMURL: On the question? All

22 those in favor of introduction signify by

23 saying aye.

24 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

25 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.
 60

 1 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

 2 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

 3 have it and so moved.

 4 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-J. FOR

 5 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING THE

 6 MAYOR AND OTHER APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO

 7 EXECUTE AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH AMERICAN

 8 ASPHALT PAVING COMPANY TO PERFORM SERVICES FOR

 9 THE ADAMS AVENUE STREETSCAPE PROJECT.

10 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

11 entertain a motion that Item 5-J be introduced

12 into its proper committee.

13 MR. MCANDREW: So moved.

14 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

15 MR. SMURL: On the question? All

16 those in favor of introduction signify by

17 saying 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: SIXTH ORDER.

24 6-A. READING BY TITLE - FILE OF THE

25 COUNCIL NO. 105, 2025 - AN ORDINANCE - AMENDING
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 1 THE INVESTMENT POLICY FOR THE CITY OF SCRANTON.

 2 MR. SMURL: You've heard reading by

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

 4 MR. MCANDREW: Mr. Chairman, I move

 5 that Item 6-A pass reading by title.

 6 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

 7 MR. SMURL: On the question? All

 8 those in favor signify by saying aye.

 9 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

10 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

11 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

12 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

13 have it and so moved.

14 MR. VOLDENBERG: SEVENTH ORDER.

15 7-A. FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE

16 COMMITTEE ON RULES - FOR ADOPTION - RESOLUTION

17 NO. 294, 2025 - REAPPOINTMENT OF WILLIAM LAZOR

18 AS A MEMBER OF THE SCRANTON/LACKAWANNA HEALTH

19 AND WELFARE AUTHORITY FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE

20 DECEMBER 31, 2030.

21 MR. SMURL: As Chairperson for the

22 Committee on Rules, I recommend final passage

23 of Item 7-A.

24 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

25 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll
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 1 call, please.

 2 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Schuster.

 3 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.

 4 MS. CARRERA: Dr. Rothchild.

 5 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

 6 MS. CARRERA: Mr. McAndrew.

 7 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.

 8 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Smurl.

 9 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare

10 Item 7-A legally and lawfully adopted no king.

11 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-B. FOR

12 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES - FOR

13 ADOPTION - RESOLUTION NO. 295, 2025 -

14 REAPPOINTMENT OF WILLIAM LAZOR AS A MEMBER OF

15 THE TAX COLLECTION COMMITTEE ("TCC") FOR A TERM

16 TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 2026.

17 MR. SMURL: As Chairperson for the

18 Committee on Rules, I recommend final passage

19 of Item 7-B.

20 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

21 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll

22 call, please.

23 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Schuster.

24 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.

25 MS. CARRERA: Dr. Rothchild.
 63

 1 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

 2 MS. CARRERA: Mr. McAndrew.

 3 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.

 4 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Smurl.

 5 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare

 6 Item 7-B legally and lawfully adopted no king.

 7 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-C. FOR

 8 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES - FOR

 9 ADOPTION - RESOLUTION NO. 296, 2025 -

10 REAPPOINTMENT OF SHERRY FRABLE AS A MEMBER OF

11 THE LACKAWANNA COUNTY LAND BANK BOARD FOR A

12 TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 2030.

13 MR. SMURL: As Chairperson for the

14 Committee on Rules, I recommend final passage

15 of Item 7-C.

16 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

17 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll

18 call, please.

19 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Schuster.

20 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.

21 MS. CARRERA: Dr. Rothchild.

22 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

23 MS. CARRERA: Mr. McAndrew.

24 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.

25 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Smurl.
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 1 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare

 2 Item 7-C legally and lawfully adopted.

 3 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-D. FOR

 4 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES - FOR

 5 ADOPTION - RESOLUTION NO. 297, 2025 -

 6 REAPPOINTMENT OF MARION GATTO AS A MEMBER OF

 7 THE LACKAWANNA COUNTY LAND BANK BOARD FOR A

 8 TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 2030.

 9 MR. SMURL: As Chairperson for the

10 Committee on Rules, I recommend final passage

11 of Item 7-D.

12 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

13 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll

14 call, please.

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-D legally and lawfully adopted.

24 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-E. FOR

25 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES - FOR
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 1 ADOPTION - RESOLUTION NO. 298, 2025 -

 2 APPOINTMENT OF DWAYNE HEISLER AS A MEMBER OF

 3 THE SCRANTON MUNICIPAL RECREATION AUTHORITY TO

 4 REPLACE NORMA JEFFRIES FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE ON

 5 JANUARY 3, 2027.

 6 MR. SMURL: As Chairperson for the

 7 Committee on Rules. I recommend final passage

 8 of Item 7-E.

 9 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

10 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll

11 call, please.

12 MR. MCANDREW: Wait. On the

13 question, so is the paperwork in order for this

14 gentleman to be put on? Can I just make a

15 motion so we take a week to take a look at it

16 to make sure all the proper paperwork is in

17 order? I just made a motion.

18 MR. SMURL: Okay. I have a motion.

19 ATTY. GILBRIDE: What -- is your

20 motion to table this?

21 MR. MCANDREW: Yeah, just until

22 we -- if he's thoroughly vetted. There was a

23 question brought.

24 ATTY. GILBRIDE: So we have a motion

25 to table. You need a second or it dies.
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 1 MR. SMURL: Okay, we do not have a

 2 second. Anyone else on the question? Roll

 3 call, please.

 4 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Schuster.

 5 MR. SCHUSTER: No.

 6 MS. CARRERA: Dr. Rothchild.

 7 DR. ROTHCHILD: No on the motion to

 8 table.

 9 ATTY. GILBRIDE: The motion is on

10 the underlying --

11 MR. MCANDREW: It didn't get --

12 DR. ROTHCHILD: I apologize. Then

13 yes on the legislation.

14 MS. CARRERA: Mr. McAndrew.

15 MR. MCANDREW: No.

16 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Smurl.

17 MR. SMURL: Yes. Item 7-E fails.

18 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-F. FOR

19 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES - FOR

20 ADOPTION - RESOLUTION NO. 299, 2025 -

21 REAPPOINTMENT OF MELINDA KROKUS AS AN ALTERNATE

22 MEMBER OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

23 FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2025

24 AND EXPIRING MAY 31, 2028.

25 MR. SMURL: As Chairperson for
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 1 Committee on Rules, I recommend final passage

 2 of Item 7-F.

 3 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

 4 MR. SMURL: On the question?

 5 MR. MCANDREW: So on the question,

 6 this might be the same issue with regard to all

 7 the financial paperwork's in order. And I

 8 would like to table this until we find out for

 9 sure.

10 MR. SMURL: There's a motion to

11 table.

12 MR. MCANDREW: Correct.

13 MR. SMURL: Can I have a second?

14 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

15 MR. SMURL: So we have a second.

16 All those in favor of tabling this, signify by

17 saying aye.

18 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

19 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

20 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed?

21 DR. ROTHCHILD: No.

22 MR. SMURL: The ayes have it and so

23 moved.

24 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-G. FOR

25 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES - FOR
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 1 ADOPTION - RESOLUTION NO. 300,2025 -

 2 REAPPOINTMENT OF JOSEPH ("JAY") MURPHY AS A

 3 MEMBER OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION FOR A

 4 TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 2029.

 5 MR. SMURL: As Chairperson for the

 6 Committee on Rules, I recommend final passage

 7 of Item 7-G.

 8 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

 9 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll

10 call, please.

11 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Schuster.

12 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.

13 MS. CARRERA: Dr. Rothchild.

14 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

15 MS. CARRERA: Mr. McAndrew.

16 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.

17 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Smurl.

18 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare

19 Item 7-G legally and lawfully adopted.

20 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-H. FOR

21 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY

22 DEVELOPMENT - FOR ADOPTION - RESOLUTION NO.

23 302, 2025 - AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND OTHER

24 APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE AND

25 SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF THE
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 1 CITY OF SCRANTON'S OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND

 2 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF

 3 PENNSYLVANIA, ACTING THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH

 4 FINANCING AUTHORITY FOR A LOCAL SHARE ACCOUNT

 5 GRANT PURSUANT TO THE PA RACEHORSE DEVELOPMENT

 6 AND GAMING ACT, FOR UP TO $395,760.00 TO BE

 7 USED TOWARDS THE DISCOVERY MONTESSORI SCHOOL

 8 BUILDING UPGRADES PROJECT.

 9 MR. SMURL: What is the

10 recommendation of the Chairperson for the

11 Committee on Community Development?

12 DR. ROTHCHILD: As Chairperson for

13 the Committee on Community Development, I

14 recommend final passage of Item 7-H.

15 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

16 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll

17 call, please.

18 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Schuster.

19 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.

20 MS. CARRERA: Dr. Rothchild.

21 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

22 MS. CARRERA: Mr. McAndrew.

23 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.

24 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Smurl.

25 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare
 70

 1 Item 7-H legally and lawfully adopted.

 2 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-I. FOR

 3 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC

 4 SAFETY - FOR ADOPTION - RESOLUTION NO. 303,

 5 2025 - AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND OTHER

 6 APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE AND

 7 SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF THE

 8 CITY OF SCRANTON TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF

 9 PENNSYLVANIA, ACTING THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH

10 FINANCING AUTHORITY FOR A LOCAL SHARE ACCOUNT

11 GRANT PURSUANT TO THE PA RACEHORSE DEVELOPMENT

12 AND GAMING ACT, FOR UP TO $500,000.00 TO BE

13 USED TOWARDS THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF

14 TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT FOR THE CITY OF SCRANTON'S

15 POLICE DEPARTMENT.

16 MR. SMURL: What is the

17 recommendation of the Chairperson for the

18 Committee on Public Safety?

19 MR. MCANDREW: As Chairperson for

20 the Committee on Public Safety, I recommend

21 final passage of Item 7-I.

22 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

23 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll

24 call, please.

25 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Schuster.
 71

 1 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.

 2 MS. CARRERA: Dr. Rothchild.

 3 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

 4 MS. CARRERA: Mr. McAndrew.

 5 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.

 6 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Smurl.

 7 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare

 8 Item 7-I legally and lawfully adopted.

 9 MR. VOLDENBERG: EIGHTH ORDER.

10 8-A. File of Council No. 102, 2025.

11 MR. SMURL: This ordinance is the

12 general city operating budget for 2026. It was

13 tabled until a public hearing can be held last

14 week. It will be taken from the table on

15 December 2nd, 2025 and placed in Seventh Order

16 for a final vote.

17 MR. VOLDENBERG: 8-B. Resolution

18 No. 301, 2025.

19 MR. SMURL: This resolution is an

20 appointment of Anna Campbell to the Board of

21 Scranton Housing Authority. It has been tabled

22 pending further review.

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

24 Council No. 104, 2025.

25 MR. SMURL: This is the amendment to
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 1 the zoning ordinance. It has been tabled until

 2 Council can meet with officials from Geisinger

 3 December 2nd and also until a public hearing

 4 can be held on Tuesday, December 9th, 2025 at

 5 5:45 p.m.

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

 7 entertain a motion to adjourn.

 8 MR. MCANDREW: Motion to adjourn.

 9 MR. SMURL: Thank you. This meeting

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 61:17, 62:13, 63:9, 5-B [2] - 51:13, 51:23 ADVISORY [1] - 66:22 AND [31] - 3:21, 51:15,
 above-cause [1] -
 64:5, 65:1, 66:20, 5-C [1] - 10:13 affected [2] - 21:17, 51:17, 51:20, 52:14,
 73:5
 66:23, 68:23, 70:5, 5-D [2] - 52:10, 52:18 23:18 53:7, 53:8, 53:9,
 absent [1] - 2:6
 71:10, 71:15, 71:18, 5-E [2] - 53:5, 53:17 AGENDA [2] - 4:6, 4:9 54:10, 54:12, 54:13,
 absolutely [1] - 56:23
 71:24, 72:4 5-F [3] - 9:14, 54:3, agenda [7] - 5:5, 5:19, 54:14, 57:9, 58:17,
 ACCEPTING [2] -
2026 [3] - 54:10, 54:20 10:13, 38:25, 47:21, 58:18, 59:11, 59:12,
 52:11, 57:7
 62:16, 71:12 5-G [4] - 57:6, 57:13, 48:3, 56:3 60:6, 60:7, 61:19,
 access [1] - 14:5
2027 [1] - 65:5 58:1, 58:4 agendas [2] - 47:19, 66:24, 68:23, 68:24,
 accomplice [1] -
2028 [1] - 66:24 5-H [2] - 58:15, 58:22 48:1 69:1, 69:6, 70:5,
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 70:6, 70:12, 70:13 Assistant [1] - 48:9 ayes [10] - 52:8, 53:3, bit [1] - 40:1 64:25, 66:19, 67:25,
Anna [1] - 71:20 ASSISTANT [1] - 2:9 54:1, 57:23, 58:13, block [4] - 22:9, 22:10, 68:21, 70:3
announced [1] - 36:9 AT [1] - 57:11 59:7, 60:2, 60:21, 25:6, 29:15
announcement [2] - attack [1] - 19:3 61:12, 67:22 blocks [1] - 21:21 C
 6:13, 10:13 attempt [1] - 22:14 Bloomberg [1] - 30:14
announcements [1] - attention [3] - 9:2, B blow [1] - 25:12 CALENDAR [1] - 54:9
 6:11 25:6, 40:25 blue [5] - 14:10, 14:17, cameras [3] - 37:16,
answer [1] - 17:4 attentiveness [1] - backed [2] - 29:3, 36:5, 36:12, 36:13 37:19, 38:3
answered [1] - 37:4 27:18 29:12 Board [2] - 23:9, 71:20 camp [1] - 19:4
answering [1] - 19:6 attorney [1] - 33:13 background [1] - 40:2 BOARD [6] - 4:2, 4:4, Campbell [1] - 71:20
answers [3] - 19:18, attract [1] - 16:19 backwards [1] - 48:23 4:7, 57:9, 63:11, camps [1] - 11:21
 19:24, 37:8 aTTY [1] - 66:9 bad [2] - 11:14, 18:7 64:7 campsites [3] - 11:3,
antiquated [1] - 34:23 ATTY [7] - 55:5, 55:13, ban [1] - 13:17 board [1] - 50:15 12:7, 12:14
anyway [2] - 28:24, 55:20, 56:7, 56:23, BANK [2] - 63:11, 64:7 boards [1] - 49:16 cannot [1] - 10:9
 44:4 65:19, 65:24 Bank [3] - 9:15, 10:4, bob [1] - 41:11 cans [1] - 12:13
apologize [2] - 55:19, Aug [3] - 16:3, 23:23, 55:11 body [1] - 39:15 CAPITAL [1] - 54:8
 66:12 23:25 Barbara [2] - 39:20, bombs [1] - 45:4 Capitol [2] - 13:14,
appeal [2] - 32:3, 32:8 authorities [1] - 49:16 41:24 book [1] - 7:1 31:13
appealed [1] - 15:23 Authority [2] - 42:21, bargaining [1] - 7:16 books [1] - 7:4 care [8] - 16:16, 34:15,
appealing [1] - 48:24 71:21 Barre [3] - 14:21, borrowing [1] - 55:10 36:20, 38:9, 38:10,
appeared [1] - 36:23 AUTHORITY [5] - 14:23 bottom [1] - 8:2 38:20, 38:21, 44:5
APPLICATION [3] - 53:12, 61:19, 65:3, Basalyga [1] - 49:19 breakdown [1] - 18:3 CARRERA [37] - 2:9,
 53:8, 68:25, 70:7 69:4, 70:10 based [2] - 46:24, breath [1] - 28:23 3:9, 3:12, 3:14, 3:16,
apply [2] - 47:1, 73:22 authorizes [1] - 55:9 49:10 bridge [7] - 29:3, 62:2, 62:4, 62:6,
appointing [1] - 39:11 AUTHORIZING [8] - basis [1] - 23:17 29:12, 29:16, 29:21, 62:8, 62:23, 62:25,
APPOINTMENT [1] - 53:6, 54:4, 54:13, BE [5] - 52:14, 53:13, 30:3, 30:8, 34:8 63:2, 63:4, 63:19,
 65:2 58:16, 59:10, 60:5, 54:9, 69:6, 70:12 brief [1] - 32:2 63:21, 63:23, 63:25,
appointment [2] - 68:23, 70:5 beautiful [1] - 42:5 brilliant [1] - 16:4 64:15, 64:17, 64:19,
 44:3, 71:20 Auto [1] - 29:9 become [3] - 7:10, 64:21, 66:4, 66:6,
 bring [3] - 24:3, 25:5,
appreciate [2] - 16:9, auto [1] - 29:9 11:9, 32:10 66:14, 66:16, 68:11,
 35:21
 27:17 avail [1] - 48:7 becoming [1] - 43:5 68:13, 68:15, 68:17,
 bringing [1] - 36:20
APPROPRIATE [6] - available [2] - 15:6, bed [2] - 14:16, 15:9 69:18, 69:20, 69:22,
 broken [1] - 8:15
 15:8 beds [4] - 14:15, 15:5, 69:24, 70:25, 71:2,
 53:7, 58:17, 59:11, brought [3] - 27:11,
 Avenue [5] - 21:21, 15:8, 38:21 71:4, 71:6
 60:6, 68:24, 70:6 39:14, 65:23
 22:9, 22:11, 29:2, Beef [1] - 35:22 Carroll [2] - 18:24,
APPROPRIATENES Bruce [1] - 30:17
 55:12 begging [1] - 21:2 19:19
 S [1] - 57:10 budget [5] - 7:20,
 AVENUE [4] - 57:11, BEHALF [2] - 68:25, CARRY [1] - 54:14
approval [2] - 15:19, 8:19, 9:9, 32:9,
 58:20, 59:14, 60:9 70:7 carry [1] - 55:10
 23:13 71:12
 aware [3] - 37:9, behalf [4] - 21:13, cars [1] - 37:21
approve [1] - 5:7 build [5] - 34:5, 35:7,
 37:11, 39:16 21:19, 22:24, 27:15 case [1] - 32:13
approved [1] - 50:22 38:17, 38:19, 38:20
 Axon [1] - 37:11 behind [3] - 29:14, catch [1] - 17:16
Archbald [1] - 44:24 building [8] - 9:16,
 aye [12] - 52:4, 52:24, 36:16, 38:10 caucus [1] - 24:4
ARCHITECTURAL [1] 9:17, 9:19, 9:23,
 - 57:8 53:22, 56:25, 57:1, behoove [1] - 33:8 caught [1] - 13:22
 10:4, 10:9, 42:21,
area [7] - 21:13, 21:22, 57:19, 58:9, 59:3, benefit [2] - 38:5, 47:1 56:1 CBA [4] - 23:4, 23:7,
 22:25, 23:21, 35:9, 59:23, 60:17, 61:8, benefits [2] - 23:3, Building [1] - 55:11 23:15
 38:14, 43:24 67:17 46:17 center [3] - 36:1,
 BUILDING [1] - 69:8
armed [1] - 19:13 Aye [40] - 52:5, 52:6, best [5] - 35:4, 44:16, 38:10, 38:21
 built [4] - 12:12, 16:1,
arrested [1] - 20:18 52:7, 52:8, 52:25, 49:10, 49:21, 73:6 Center [1] - 33:22
 29:3, 42:22
arrests [1] - 20:15 53:1, 53:2, 53:3, better [4] - 14:2, centers [1] - 45:5
 burglaries [1] - 19:13
Art [1] - 49:19 53:23, 53:24, 53:25, 35:13, 36:6, 49:13 CEO [1] - 4:19
 burner [1] - 17:15
Arthur [1] - 22:9 54:1, 57:2, 57:20, between [4] - 11:10, certain [1] - 42:17
 burnt [1] - 19:4
AS [9] - 4:24, 54:12, 57:21, 57:22, 57:23, 18:10, 23:5, 23:17 certainly [1] - 56:18
 business [1] - 72:6
 61:18, 62:14, 63:10, 58:10, 58:11, 58:12, beyond [1] - 38:1 certificate [1] - 73:21
 BUT [1] - 54:15
 64:6, 65:2, 66:21, 58:13, 59:4, 59:5, big [4] - 14:16, 33:11, CERTIFICATE [1] -
 buy [1] - 9:15
 68:2 59:6, 59:7, 59:24, 42:25, 45:3 57:10
 buyer [1] - 56:15
ASPHALT [1] - 60:8 59:25, 60:1, 60:2, bigger [1] - 14:13 certify [1] - 73:3
 buying [1] - 9:19
assaults [1] - 19:13 60:18, 60:19, 60:20, biggest [2] - 45:5, certifying [1] - 73:24
 BY [13] - 4:24, 53:8,
assed [1] - 48:22 60:21, 61:9, 61:10, 49:18 chain [2] - 43:15,
 54:7, 60:24, 61:15,
asset [1] - 32:22 61:11, 61:12, 67:18, Bill [1] - 42:13 43:16
 62:12, 63:8, 64:4,
 67:19, 67:20 bill [1] - 9:21 chair [1] - 20:3
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Chairman [1] - 61:4 47:17, 47:25, 48:9 COMMITTEE [10] - 32:18, 32:25, 33:16 county [1] - 43:17
Chairperson [11] - city's [1] - 10:3 61:16, 62:12, 62:15, CONNECTION [1] - couple [3] - 5:16,
 61:21, 62:17, 63:13, civil [2] - 37:23, 41:12 63:8, 64:4, 64:25, 54:8 18:20, 32:2
 64:9, 65:6, 66:25, claims [1] - 50:13 66:19, 67:25, 68:21, connection [1] - 22:2 course [1] - 49:14
 68:5, 69:10, 69:12, clap [2] - 28:7, 28:14 70:3 consider [2] - 16:14, Court [3] - 1:24,
 70:17, 70:19 clapped [1] - 28:13 Committee [11] - 19:11 32:16, 73:11
chambers [1] - 28:12 clarification [1] - 55:7 61:22, 62:18, 63:14, CONSIDERATION [9] COYNE [2] - 35:20,
CHAMBERS [1] - 1:12 classification [1] - 64:10, 65:7, 67:1, - 61:15, 62:12, 63:8, 39:19
Chambers [4] - 5:24, 22:4 68:6, 69:11, 69:13, 64:4, 64:25, 66:19, Coyne [1] - 35:20
 40:14, 47:18, 47:25 clean [1] - 25:14 70:18, 70:20 67:25, 68:21, 70:3 cracking [1] - 14:23
change [6] - 8:14, clear [1] - 37:6 COMMONWEALTH Constitution [2] - crazy [1] - 44:2
 10:11, 22:18, 27:8, Clerk [1] - 41:7 [6] - 53:10, 53:11, 28:8, 31:4 created [2] - 32:25,
 32:12, 33:24 CLERK [2] - 2:8, 2:9 69:2, 69:3, 70:8, constricted [1] - 35:14 33:18
channel [6] - 32:11, climate [1] - 19:12 70:9 construction [1] - CREATING [1] - 51:17
 32:19, 32:21, 33:1, close [1] - 34:9 communities [2] - 23:14 crime [1] - 32:23
 33:20, 33:24 closed [2] - 36:9, 21:25, 44:11 CONSTRUCTION [2] - crimes [1] - 18:13
channels [1] - 33:19 36:10 community [15] - 3:7, 58:19, 59:13 criminal [1] - 34:1
Charlie [1] - 49:19 CLOSING [1] - 51:15 10:22, 11:25, 13:25, contact [2] - 9:22, critical [1] - 38:20
Charter [1] - 43:17 clothing [1] - 10:24 22:24, 23:3, 23:6, 37:17 crowded [1] - 9:17
check [2] - 45:16, CMC [2] - 34:22, 39:22 34:5, 35:1, 36:1, contain [1] - 33:3 Crunch [1] - 7:3
 45:21 Code [1] - 14:10 38:9, 38:10, 38:23, contained [1] - 73:4 cry [1] - 35:6
checked [1] - 5:11 43:5, 46:17 continue [1] - 12:21 curb [1] - 29:8
 code [5] - 14:17, 36:4,
Chermak [1] - 32:3 Community [4] - continuity [1] - 49:17 curbs [1] - 25:4
 36:12, 36:13, 45:23
Chief [3] - 17:14, 23:25, 33:22, 69:11, contract [1] - 28:11
 Coleman [1] - 21:13 current [4] - 16:12,
 18:23, 19:19 69:13 CONTRACT [3] -
 Colfax [2] - 21:21, 18:6, 18:11, 19:12
children [3] - 7:7, 7:8, COMMUNITY [3] - 58:18, 59:12, 60:7
 22:11
 34:15 53:9, 68:21, 69:2 control [2] - 12:15,
 colleagues [1] - 51:3
 COMPANY [1] - 60:8
 D
chili [1] - 35:22 COLLECTION [1] - 73:23
choose [3] - 19:9, COMPLETED [1] - CONTROLLER [1] - DA [1] - 20:14
 62:15
 28:4 54:9 4:25 dad [1] - 40:10
 collective [1] - 7:15
Chris [1] - 32:3 completely [1] - 34:11 convinced [2] - 9:16, data [2] - 37:13, 45:5
 COLLEGE [1] - 4:19
Christmas [3] - 7:1, compliance [1] - 10:7 database [1] - 37:22
 combined [1] - 44:8
 7:6, 26:24 39:12 copies [1] - 21:14 DATED [1] - 4:18
 combing [1] - 37:15
Chunky [1] - 35:21 COMPLIANCE [1] - cops [1] - 11:9 days [1] - 47:21
 comfortable [1] - 11:8
cities [2] - 12:6, 13:3 54:11 copy [3] - 26:20, daytime [1] - 10:6
 coming [6] - 12:16,
citizens [1] - 35:9 complicated [1] - 32:7 26:23, 73:5 DC [1] - 13:13
 14:22, 20:25, 29:1,
CITIZENS [1] - 6:21 COMPOSITE [1] - 4:1 corner [1] - 25:8 deal [1] - 56:11
 33:9, 43:11
citizenship [1] - 16:7 comprehensive [2] - correct [4] - 55:4, dealers [1] - 17:15
 command [2] - 43:15,
city [27] - 5:5, 9:22, 21:24, 22:2 55:6, 67:12, 73:6 death [4] - 17:7, 18:5,
 43:16
 10:20, 11:7, 13:20, compromise [5] - corrected [1] - 17:17 19:14, 31:7
 comment [1] - 5:3
 14:2, 17:7, 19:3, 15:24, 21:20, 24:7, CORRESPONDENC deaths [1] - 17:8
 comments [4] - 5:1,
 28:2, 33:8, 33:20, 50:13, 50:14 E [2] - 4:15, 4:18
 45:13, 46:9, 46:13 debris [1] - 25:11
 34:19, 35:4, 36:5, compromised [1] - cost [1] - 12:5
 commission [3] - DEBT [2] - 54:10,
 39:21, 42:5, 42:11, 8:5 Council [27] - 5:24,
 39:6, 47:10, 48:21 54:18
 43:6, 43:17, 44:5, concern [5] - 7:21, 6:10, 9:25, 10:17,
 Commission [10] - debt [3] - 10:2, 55:15,
 44:8, 48:9, 50:3, 20:8, 20:23, 21:16, 10:21, 12:1, 17:23,
 5:5, 5:10, 5:20, 55:22
 55:9, 55:21, 55:22, 27:11 17:25, 21:9, 21:24,
 15:18, 47:3, 47:17, decade [1] - 32:15
 71:12 concerned [4] - 9:18, 22:5, 22:12, 22:13,
 47:24, 48:20, 49:1, DECEMBER [5] -
CITY [24] - 1:1, 2:8, 23:1, 23:22, 40:17 24:5, 24:13, 27:4,
 49:22 61:20, 62:16, 63:12,
 2:9, 4:9, 4:25, 51:16, concerning [3] - 47:3, 27:10, 28:2, 31:20,
 COMMISSION [6] - 64:8, 68:4
 51:21, 52:13, 52:15, 47:15, 47:23 32:20, 36:21, 39:25,
 3:21, 3:24, 4:10, December [8] - 6:24,
 53:7, 53:10, 54:5, concerns [5] - 17:4, 40:14, 41:19, 71:10,
 4:13, 4:17, 68:3 6:25, 23:24, 24:5,
 54:7, 54:14, 58:17, 17:6, 19:7, 19:10, 71:24, 72:2
 Commissioner [1] - 58:7, 71:15, 72:3,
 59:11, 60:6, 61:1, 21:1 COUNCIL [5] - 1:1,
 32:3 72:4
 68:3, 68:24, 69:1, condition [3] - 7:5, 1:12, 2:10, 60:25,
 commissions [1] - decided [1] - 55:16
 70:6, 70:8, 70:14 16:12, 45:20 66:22
 49:16 decision [2] - 32:4,
City [14] - 9:24, 10:6, conducive [1] - 35:8 COUNTY [3] - 3:20,
 committee [8] - 51:24, 48:25
 21:24, 22:5, 24:5, conflict [1] - 23:5 63:11, 64:7
 52:19, 53:18, 54:21, decisions [3] - 12:2,
 27:10, 36:21, 38:5, confusing [1] - 8:21 County [4] - 14:9, 34:21, 49:10
 57:14, 58:23, 59:18,
 40:14, 41:7, 42:17, 60:12 Congress [4] - 30:25, 22:1, 32:2, 44:12 declare [7] - 62:9,
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 63:5, 64:1, 64:22, documents [1] - 39:2 e-mails [1] - 45:17 error [1] - 10:15 F
 68:18, 69:25, 71:7 Doherty [1] - 28:10 early [1] - 23:24 especially [3] - 3:7,
definitely [1] - 32:7 dollars [4] - 7:4, 9:1, east [1] - 16:25 7:7, 17:10 fabric [1] - 22:23
democratic [1] - 41:21 9:15, 10:2 easterly [1] - 22:10 ESQ [1] - 2:10 facial [1] - 37:24
Dente [1] - 35:21 DOLLARS [2] - 52:12, economic [2] - 49:11, established [1] - 51:9 fact [2] - 14:20, 55:23
DENYING [1] - 57:9 54:6 50:2 ESTABLISHING [1] - factions [2] - 44:7,
department [6] - 7:21, Donald [1] - 30:11 ECONOMIC [2] - 53:9, 51:18 45:2
 8:11, 18:3, 26:10, DONATION [1] - 52:12 69:1 etc [2] - 23:11, 24:3 fails [2] - 57:5, 66:17
 33:11, 44:13 DONATIONS [1] - ECTV [4] - 17:24, 32:9, EVALUATION [1] - fair [2] - 49:15, 51:9
Department [1] - 51:21 47:19, 48:2 3:22 fairness [1] - 51:5
 39:15 done [7] - 8:13, 29:20, ED [1] - 4:20 evening [7] - 15:17, faith [1] - 24:10
DEPARTMENT [3] - 36:13, 36:21, 40:14, education [1] - 7:9 21:8, 23:24, 24:13, fallen [1] - 25:12
 51:19, 52:14, 70:15 40:23, 48:22 educational [1] - 27:4, 28:1, 31:20 familiar [2] - 16:21,
DEPARTMENTS [1] - door [1] - 5:23 32:10 evenly [1] - 28:21 46:19
 4:24 down [18] - 8:16, 9:23, effect [1] - 22:6 event [1] - 26:18 families [2] - 17:13,
departments [2] - 8:7, 11:21, 14:20, 14:21, EFFECTIVE [1] - eventually [1] - 17:16 18:18
 37:17 14:24, 25:7, 29:1, 66:23 everywhere [1] - 12:8 family [5] - 17:9,
depth [1] - 33:24 29:11, 29:12, 37:22, effective [2] - 12:5, evicted [2] - 11:3, 17:11, 18:4, 41:6,
deserve [1] - 17:13 38:21, 41:1, 41:20, 13:7 42:11 41:8
designed [1] - 30:6 44:9, 51:7, 55:14, EIGHTH [1] - 71:9 evidence [1] - 73:4 far [1] - 14:7
destroying [1] - 22:23 56:1 elderly [3] - 42:21, exactly [2] - 5:9, 12:3 father [2] - 43:4, 44:6
detail [1] - 9:3 downtown [2] - 45:1, 42:22 EXCEED [1] - 54:6 favor [11] - 52:3,
determine [2] - 25:25, 50:4 elect [1] - 31:8 exceedingly [2] - 41:4, 52:23, 53:21, 56:25,
 37:18 DPW [6] - 7:11, 12:15, embarrassment [2] - 41:5 57:18, 58:8, 59:2,
detriment [1] - 38:6 25:3, 25:14, 25:21, 30:21, 31:17 Excel [1] - 8:3 59:22, 60:16, 61:8,
detrimental [1] - 13:23 26:6 embrace [3] - 16:10, except [2] - 9:24, 67:16
developers [3] - 23:5, dr [1] - 46:8 49:11, 49:12 24:25 February [1] - 33:10
 49:18, 50:2 Dr [9] - 3:12, 62:4, emergency [4] - excuse [2] - 36:25, federal [1] - 32:13
DEVELOPMENT [6] - 62:25, 63:21, 64:17, 26:12, 26:14, 29:23, 48:21 feet [2] - 38:16, 50:23
 3:21, 53:9, 68:22, 66:6, 68:13, 69:20, 30:7 EXECUTE [6] - 53:8, female [1] - 19:3
 69:2, 69:5, 70:11 71:2 employees [3] - 9:22, 58:18, 59:12, 60:7, FENCE [1] - 57:11
Development [2] - DR [24] - 3:13, 4:20, 16:2, 16:10 68:24, 70:6 FENCING [1] - 53:14
 69:11, 69:13 46:10, 52:6, 53:1, employment [1] - exists [1] - 24:24 few [2] - 49:5, 49:20
development [3] - 53:24, 57:1, 57:21, 48:10 expand [1] - 16:17 FICA [2] - 8:1, 8:14
 22:22, 23:12, 49:12 58:11, 59:5, 59:25, encourage [1] - 49:12 EXPANSION [1] - 4:21 Fidelity [5] - 9:15,
dies [1] - 65:25 60:19, 61:10, 62:5, end [3] - 32:16, 33:4, expansion [1] - 16:10 10:4, 55:1, 55:11,
difference [1] - 18:9 63:1, 63:22, 64:18, 34:19 expansive [1] - 38:21 56:14
different [4] - 27:7, 66:7, 66:12, 67:21, energy [1] - 42:9 expect [2] - 9:13, 16:6 Field [1] - 14:13
 35:11, 35:12, 44:7 68:14, 69:12, 69:21, enforce [3] - 28:4, expenditure [1] - 9:1 FIFTH [1] - 45:10
direct [1] - 73:23 71:3 28:5, 28:21 expenditures [1] - Fifth [3] - 6:7, 46:15,
direction [2] - 25:13, drafted [1] - 21:11 enforcement [2] - 9:13 47:6
 32:12 drawings [1] - 24:3 11:10, 45:23 EXPENDITURES [1] - figuratively [1] - 41:22
Director [1] - 7:11 driver [1] - 33:12 engage [2] - 19:24, 54:7 figure [3] - 8:15, 9:9,
DISBURSE [1] - 51:20 Drug [1] - 18:10 49:11 expensive [1] - 12:17 11:5
disclosure [1] - 8:25 drug [2] - 17:14, 18:13 ENTER [3] - 58:18, experienced [2] - figured [1] - 31:22
discovered [1] - 37:20 drugs [1] - 16:20 59:12, 60:7 18:25, 19:3 figures [1] - 9:12
DISCOVERY [1] - 69:7 due [1] - 14:19 entering [1] - 23:3 EXPIRE [6] - 61:19, FILE [1] - 60:24
discuss [2] - 22:15, Dunmore [1] - 42:1 entertain [9] - 51:23, 62:16, 63:12, 64:8, file [1] - 71:23
 23:3 during [3] - 10:6, 52:18, 53:17, 54:20, 65:4, 68:4 File [1] - 71:10
discussed [1] - 33:23 24:25, 50:15 57:13, 58:22, 59:17, EXPIRING [1] - 66:24 filed [3] - 6:10, 32:13,
discussion [1] - 24:6 DURING [1] - 54:9 60:11, 72:7 explaining [1] - 8:15 39:7
discussions [3] - DWAYNE [1] - 65:2 entrance [1] - 24:1 expression [1] - 28:9 files [1] - 30:15
 24:11, 33:21, 34:6 Dwayne [1] - 38:25 ENVIRONMENTAL [1] Expressway [1] - filled [3] - 25:11,
disgrace [1] - 30:22 dying [2] - 20:24, 30:2 - 66:22 38:13 25:15, 43:24
Dispense [1] - 3:17 Dynamics [1] - 45:1 envisioned [1] - 33:16 expressway [1] - final [10] - 61:22,
dispute [1] - 16:13 Epstein [1] - 30:15 38:22 62:18, 63:14, 64:10,
ditch [6] - 25:7, 25:10, E equation [1] - 16:1 extent [1] - 23:13 65:7, 67:1, 68:6,
 25:14, 25:15, 25:23 equipment [1] - 35:11 extra [2] - 16:6, 29:22 69:14, 70:21, 71:16
 e-mail [4] - 21:15, EQUIPMENT [1] -
divert [1] - 10:5 finally [1] - 47:22
 22:8, 40:3, 40:13 70:14
 5

finances [1] - 10:3 30:13 48:19, 48:24, 50:20, 24:19, 31:18 13:17
financial [2] - 39:8, force [2] - 18:14, 36:7 51:8, 72:2 HARB [1] - 57:9 homeowner [1] - 28:3
  67:7 foregoing [1] - 73:21 General [1] - 45:1 harder [1] - 13:18 homes [1] - 12:6
FINANCING [3] - forever [1] - 43:22 general [4] - 9:20, hash [1] - 49:23 hometown [1] - 17:1
  53:12, 69:4, 70:10 former [1] - 18:10 10:5, 10:8, 71:12 head [2] - 19:21, 20:3 honest [1] - 34:2
fine [1] - 13:21 forward [8] - 18:23, GENERAL [1] - 54:8 HEALTH [2] - 4:21, hope [3] - 6:14, 7:17,
finished [1] - 41:2 22:22, 23:12, 23:19, gentleman [1] - 65:14 61:18 16:12
fire [2] - 8:7, 26:10 49:23, 55:22, 55:24, gentlemen [1] - 50:1 healthcare [2] - 49:13, hopeful [1] - 24:8
FIREFIGHTERS [1] - 56:21 GERALD [1] - 2:2 50:10 hoping [4] - 25:13,
  3:24 founders [1] - 33:16 Gibbons' [2] - 32:4, hear [8] - 12:17, 40:4, 25:21, 26:4, 26:16
Firefighters [1] - 27:6 four [1] - 35:2 32:8 41:15, 41:17, 41:18, hospital [11] - 34:3,
firefighters [1] - 28:11 FOURTH [1] - 6:20 gifts [1] - 7:7 43:19, 50:19, 55:19 34:6, 34:9, 34:13,
firmly [1] - 32:16 FRABLE [1] - 63:10 GILBRIDE [9] - 2:10, heard [5] - 7:12, 37:9, 34:15, 34:22, 34:25,
first [7] - 6:22, 30:4, FRANK [1] - 2:8 55:5, 55:13, 55:20, 41:22, 48:17, 61:2 35:4, 35:7, 35:9,
  30:5, 32:1, 46:15, Frank [4] - 40:3, 56:7, 56:23, 65:19, Hearing [1] - 23:9 38:20
  56:5, 56:6 40:19, 40:24, 41:13 65:24, 66:9 hearing [6] - 11:1, Hospital [1] - 35:3
fit [1] - 14:14 free [1] - 33:3 given [3] - 14:19, 15:4, 40:5, 40:12, 58:6, hospitals [2] - 35:1,
five [2] - 36:10, 36:14 freedom [1] - 28:8 50:6 71:13, 72:3 35:10
Flock [2] - 37:11, 38:3 freezing [1] - 36:17 globalist [1] - 45:2 heartbreaking [1] - hours [1] - 23:24
flood [1] - 26:18 friend [1] - 17:9 government [6] - 43:7 House [1] - 30:11
flooded [1] - 25:2 friends [1] - 18:18 32:11, 32:20, 33:2, height [1] - 23:9 house [3] - 12:12,
flooding [4] - 24:23, FROM [4] - 4:16, 4:19, 43:2, 44:18, 49:25 Heisler [1] - 38:25 29:25
  25:16, 26:2, 26:14 51:15, 54:7 Governor [2] - 35:2, HEISLER [1] - 65:2 Housing [2] - 42:21,
floodplains [1] - 26:12 front [3] - 7:3, 36:1, 43:19 HELD [6] - 1:4, 3:24, 71:21
floor [2] - 7:3, 58:4 50:15 Governor's [4] - 5:23, 4:4, 4:7, 4:10, 4:13 HUD [1] - 43:20
flushed [1] - 25:25 frustrating [1] - 37:5 6:1, 47:20, 48:2 held [6] - 5:6, 17:22, humbling [1] - 40:5
flushing [1] - 25:22 full [1] - 8:24 grand [2] - 8:8, 9:7 17:23, 58:7, 71:13, hundreds [1] - 42:10
folks [1] - 51:1 fully [1] - 73:4 GRANT [6] - 53:8, 72:4 hungry [1] - 35:24
follow [4] - 5:13, function [1] - 34:23 53:13, 68:25, 69:5, hell [2] - 44:10, 44:11 hurting [1] - 37:8
  37:16, 51:8, 51:10 functional [1] - 35:4 70:7, 70:11 hello [2] - 39:20, 42:1
followed [1] - 50:12 fund [1] - 55:10 gravel [1] - 25:7 help [7] - 10:21, 10:23, I
following [2] - 44:23, FUND [1] - 54:8 great [4] - 7:6, 21:16, 10:25, 11:13, 12:15,
  50:11 funded [2] - 16:11, 31:24, 42:8 13:12, 26:2 idea [1] - 46:19
food [3] - 6:16, 10:24, 32:21 greatly [1] - 50:2 helpful [1] - 24:2 ideas [3] - 11:13, 16:5,
  35:24 funding [2] - 32:11, Green [1] - 29:1 helping [2] - 12:1, 46:20
foot [1] - 22:9 36:24 ground [1] - 19:4 39:24 idiot [1] - 30:11
footage [1] - 16:6 FUNDS [1] - 51:15 grow [1] - 35:15 hereby [8] - 62:9, IFF [1] - 27:5
footnote [3] - 8:2, 8:4, future [4] - 16:16, growth [1] - 50:3 63:5, 64:1, 64:22, ignore [1] - 19:10
  8:15 17:1, 17:5, 19:5 guarantee [1] - 28:19 68:18, 69:25, 71:7, illegal [3] - 31:2, 31:4
footprint [1] - 34:4 guns [1] - 16:20 73:3 illegally [1] - 11:2
 guy [2] - 18:25, 30:21 heros [1] - 31:1 Illinois [3] - 43:4, 44:7,
FOP [1] - 21:3 G
FOR [53] - 1:1, 4:6, guys [4] - 10:25, hi [1] - 10:17 44:8
  4:9, 4:21, 4:23, 4:24, GAMING [2] - 69:6, 12:23, 24:20, 49:3 High [2] - 29:5, 44:25 imagine [1] - 33:13
  51:13, 51:19, 52:10, 70:12 Gym [1] - 7:3 high [1] - 44:9 immediately [2] -
  53:5, 53:12, 53:13, gangs [1] - 16:21 Hill [1] - 21:10 16:5, 27:12
  54:3, 54:7, 57:6, garage [2] - 15:25, H hill [1] - 29:5 Immigration [1] -
  57:10, 58:15, 58:19, 22:10 HISTORIC [1] - 57:8 37:13
  59:9, 59:13, 60:4, GATTO [1] - 64:6 half [2] - 21:23, 48:22 Hodowanitz [2] - 6:22, impact [1] - 23:23
  60:8, 61:1, 61:15, GCMC [11] - 15:19, half-assed [1] - 48:22 6:23 important [2] - 19:5,
  61:16, 61:19, 62:11, 16:9, 21:13, 21:19, Hall [4] - 10:6, 42:17, HODOWANITZ [3] - 40:15
  62:12, 62:15, 63:7, 22:15, 22:18, 23:2, 47:17, 47:25 6:23, 7:14, 7:18 impossible [1] - 34:24
  63:8, 63:11, 64:3, 23:11, 23:18, 23:20, hand [1] - 28:15 home [2] - 12:11, 36:6 improve [1] - 14:1
  64:4, 64:7, 64:24, 24:8 handle [1] - 33:11 Home [1] - 43:17 IN [6] - 4:21, 52:12,
  64:25, 65:4, 66:18, GCMC's [1] - 22:21 handling [1] - 9:3 homeless [16] - 10:18, 52:14, 54:5, 54:8,
  66:19, 66:23, 67:24, gee [1] - 40:20 handout [2] - 35:24, 10:19, 11:7, 11:25, 54:10
  67:25, 68:3, 68:20, GEISINGER [1] - 4:21 35:25 13:5, 13:8, 13:18, INACTIVE [1] - 51:15
  68:22, 69:4, 69:6, Geisinger [15] - 5:18, hang [2] - 55:8 13:22, 13:25, 14:3, INC [2] - 58:19, 59:13
  70:2, 70:4, 70:10, 16:5, 16:15, 28:16, happy [3] - 9:5, 21:4, 14:19, 14:25, 19:4, incentive [2] - 12:11,
  70:12, 70:14 38:9, 40:18, 47:6, 41:23 36:16, 36:19, 36:20 36:15
Force [2] - 18:10, 47:12, 47:14, 48:13, Happy [4] - 6:14, 6:18, homelessness [1] - incidents [1] - 19:1
 6

include [1] - 23:7 57:13, 58:1, 58:4, KING [1] - 2:6 46:16, 46:24
 M
included [1] - 22:8 58:22, 59:17, 60:11, King [1] - 3:9 library [1] - 6:25
INCLUDING [1] - 61:3, 61:5, 61:23, knowing [1] - 38:7 license [1] - 38:1 machete [1] - 19:1
  54:15 62:10, 62:19, 63:6, known [1] - 37:23 life [3] - 17:7, 43:7, machetes [1] - 19:2
including [1] - 16:20 63:15, 64:2, 64:11, KRIGER [2] - 58:18, 43:10 machine [1] - 25:22
increase [2] - 16:7, 64:23, 65:8, 66:17, 59:12 lifestyle [1] - 12:2 mail [4] - 21:15, 22:8,
  27:13 67:2, 68:7, 68:19, KROKUS [1] - 66:21 lifetime [1] - 30:21 40:3, 40:13
increased [3] - 9:9, 69:14, 70:1, 70:21, light [1] - 42:8 mails [1] - 45:17
 71:8
  16:25, 50:3 L lighting [1] - 23:10 Main [1] - 29:2
individual [1] - 10:19 item [1] - 7:22 lights [1] - 29:17 main [1] - 43:4
individuals [4] - 13:8, items [2] - 5:2, 5:4 labeled [1] - 8:10 LIMITED [1] - 54:16 maintaining [1] - 26:2
  14:3, 15:2, 16:19 ITS [1] - 54:7 Lackawanna [2] - limited [2] - 14:6, 23:8 MAKING [1] - 54:16
information [2] - 39:8, itself [4] - 32:20, 33:8, 14:9, 22:1 LINDEN [1] - 59:14 man [1] - 31:7
  56:19 46:22, 55:23 LACKAWANNA [3] - line [5] - 7:22, 8:1, Mancini [2] - 15:15,
initiative [2] - 26:11, ITSELF [1] - 54:5 3:20, 63:11, 64:7 55:15, 55:22, 56:9 15:16
  36:15 Lafayette [1] - 25:6 list [1] - 10:16 MANCINI [7] - 15:16,
injustice [1] - 32:23 J LAND [3] - 3:21, Listen [1] - 20:9 19:21, 20:2, 20:7,
input [1] - 49:24 63:11, 64:7 listened [2] - 31:21, 20:11, 20:17, 20:22
INS [1] - 38:6 Jackson [1] - 45:16 land [1] - 38:18 37:9 map [2] - 44:17
INSTALLATION [2] - jail [2] - 13:20, 14:24 lane [5] - 29:10, 29:11, literacy [1] - 7:8 Maria [2] - 1:24, 73:10
  57:11, 70:13 jammed [1] - 28:12 29:22 literally [1] - 41:22 MARION [1] - 64:6
instantly [1] - 36:22 JANUARY [1] - 65:5 lanes [1] - 29:6 LITTLE [1] - 42:1 mark [1] - 37:21
instead [1] - 12:7 January [1] - 31:13 language [1] - 48:22 live [3] - 12:2, 22:20, MARK [1] - 2:3
insult [1] - 30:20 JAY [1] - 68:2 last [14] - 15:18, 17:8, 42:11 Mark [1] - 20:18
intelligent [1] - 44:15 jeez [1] - 26:13 18:15, 19:25, 22:12, lived [3] - 28:20, Marketplace [1] - 7:2
intended [2] - 24:4, Jefferson [1] - 49:19 28:6, 28:16, 30:13, 42:20, 43:3 Martin [1] - 44:25
  32:19 JEFFRIES [1] - 65:4 36:19, 40:3, 42:3, lives [1] - 10:19 Mary [1] - 30:16
intensive [1] - 34:15 JESSICA [1] - 2:4 47:3, 47:8, 71:13 loans [1] - 56:9 massive [1] - 10:8
INTENT [1] - 54:14 Joan [3] - 6:22, 6:23, lastly [1] - 30:10 LOCAL [3] - 53:12, Matt [2] - 7:20, 8:9
interest [1] - 49:10 10:12 law [3] - 11:10, 33:11, 69:4, 70:10 matter [3] - 17:6,
INTO [3] - 58:18, job [4] - 30:7, 31:24, 43:24 Local [3] - 27:5, 27:13, 27:18, 56:7
  59:12, 60:7 39:19, 48:10 lawfully [7] - 62:10, 27:16 MAY [1] - 66:24
introduce [1] - 16:19 John [1] - 49:19 63:6, 64:2, 64:23, local [2] - 15:20, 16:7 MAYOR [7] - 53:7,
introduced [10] - 16:8, JOHNSON [1] - 4:19 68:19, 70:1, 71:8 locate [1] - 37:16 54:13, 58:17, 59:11,
  16:24, 51:23, 52:18, JOSEPH [1] - 68:2 lawsuits [1] - 43:21 located [1] - 55:11 60:6, 68:23, 70:5
  53:17, 54:20, 57:13, Joseph [1] - 39:5 LAZOR [2] - 61:17, LOCATION [1] - 1:10 Mayor [13] - 12:4,
  58:22, 59:17, 60:11 Judge [2] - 32:3, 32:8 62:14 location [1] - 16:2 12:21, 21:19, 22:3,
INTRODUCTION [8] - June [1] - 36:10 LEAGUE [1] - 53:14 locked [1] - 9:23 22:6, 27:11, 27:20,
  51:14, 52:11, 53:6, JUNE [1] - 66:23 learned [1] - 43:9 Lockheed [1] - 44:25 28:9, 28:24, 32:21,
  54:4, 57:7, 58:16, Junior [1] - 29:5 least [1] - 7:18 look [9] - 8:19, 9:8, 42:2, 43:10, 48:15
  59:10, 60:5 justice [5] - 17:8, leave [1] - 38:19 36:4, 37:20, 39:1, Mayor's [2] - 48:13,
introduction [8] - 17:13, 18:4, 18:18, leaves [1] - 25:11 39:4, 41:2, 46:24, 48:20
  52:3, 52:23, 53:22, 18:20 leaving [1] - 48:9 65:15 mcAndrew [1] - 66:14
  56:25, 57:18, 59:2, justify [1] - 10:1 Lee [3] - 31:19, 31:21, looked [1] - 37:10 MCANDREW [56] -
  59:22, 60:16 43:21 looking [3] - 7:21, 2:3, 3:15, 6:6, 6:12,
invest [1] - 16:16 K left [2] - 29:7, 36:24 36:11, 37:8 19:18, 19:23, 20:5,
INVESTMENT [1] - Legal [1] - 39:15 looks [1] - 46:19 20:9, 20:14, 20:21,
  61:1 KATHY [1] - 2:9 legal [1] - 43:18 24:16, 24:21, 26:5,
 lose [2] - 18:21, 30:7
invite [1] - 23:20 KATIE [1] - 4:20 legally [7] - 62:10, 26:19, 26:23, 27:1,
 losing [1] - 40:12
involved [3] - 12:1, keep [2] - 34:18 63:6, 64:2, 64:23, 46:14, 51:25, 52:7,
 loss [2] - 18:19, 40:5
  56:10, 56:17 Keyser [1] - 24:23 68:19, 70:1, 71:8 52:20, 53:2, 53:19,
 lost [4] - 17:9, 18:25,
ISSUANCE [2] - 54:10, Keystone [2] - 14:20, legislation [5] - 47:14, 53:25, 54:22, 54:25,
 40:10
  54:17 36:9 55:3, 55:21, 58:5, 55:6, 55:18, 57:4,
 love [1] - 6:15
issue [7] - 10:8, 11:9, killed [1] - 35:2 66:13 57:15, 57:22, 57:25,
 loved [4] - 17:9, 18:4,
  33:23, 37:7, 47:4, kind [9] - 8:18, 8:21, Len [2] - 24:12, 27:2 58:12, 58:24, 59:6,
 29:23, 30:1
  50:24, 67:6 8:24, 9:2, 26:14, Lenny's [1] - 26:6 59:19, 60:1, 60:13,
 low [1] - 17:21
issues [3] - 23:8, 31:7, 33:21, 41:5, Les [4] - 27:24, 28:2, 60:20, 61:4, 61:11,
 Lucas [2] - 27:3, 27:5
  23:16, 26:6 47:2 31:21, 31:24 62:7, 63:3, 63:24,
 LUCAS [1] - 27:4
Item [30] - 5:4, 51:23, kindness [1] - 40:25 less [1] - 18:12 64:20, 65:12, 65:21,
 lucky [1] - 24:24
  52:18, 53:17, 54:20, king [2] - 62:10, 63:6 letter [3] - 21:11, 66:11, 66:15, 67:5,
 7

 67:12, 67:19, 68:16, mind [1] - 15:24 3:17, 3:19, 5:1, 5:3, 62:21, 62:24, 63:3, Nashville [2] - 13:6,
 69:23, 70:19, 71:5, minds [1] - 16:4 5:11, 5:14, 6:2, 6:4, 63:5, 63:7, 63:13, 13:11
 72:8 Minooka [1] - 35:20 6:6, 6:9, 6:12, 6:17, 63:16, 63:17, 63:20, nasty [1] - 25:1
McAndrew [9] - 3:14, minute [4] - 36:19, 6:18, 6:20, 6:22, 63:24, 64:1, 64:3, Naturalization [1] -
 46:13, 62:6, 63:2, 41:1, 55:9 7:12, 7:17, 10:12, 64:9, 64:12, 64:13, 37:14
 63:23, 64:19, 68:15, minutes [5] - 3:18, 10:17, 11:15, 11:22, 64:16, 64:20, 64:22, Nay [3] - 16:3, 23:23,
 69:22, 71:4 5:7, 5:9, 29:18, 48:6 11:23, 12:18, 12:22, 64:24, 65:6, 65:9, 23:25
McCool [2] - 1:24, MINUTES [4] - 3:23, 12:24, 12:25, 13:2, 65:10, 65:12, 65:18, necessary [1] - 23:14
 73:10 4:1, 4:3, 4:12 13:3, 13:5, 14:4, 65:21, 66:1, 66:5, need [10] - 7:24, 9:3,
mean [13] - 8:22, mismanaging [1] - 14:6, 15:1, 15:4, 66:11, 66:15, 66:17, 9:16, 10:4, 16:17,
 25:15, 26:1, 31:10, 34:19 15:11, 15:13, 15:15, 66:18, 66:25, 67:3, 34:5, 34:6, 41:21,
 42:2, 42:5, 42:7, MISS [1] - 53:14 15:16, 19:18, 19:21, 67:4, 67:5, 67:10, 51:7, 65:25
 42:14, 42:18, 43:11, miss [1] - 24:15 19:23, 20:2, 20:5, 67:12, 67:13, 67:14, needed [2] - 16:11,
 43:19, 44:20, 50:8 MISS-E [1] - 53:14 20:7, 20:9, 20:11, 67:15, 67:18, 67:19, 49:24
means [2] - 41:14, missed [1] - 36:2 20:14, 20:17, 20:21, 67:20, 67:22, 67:24, needs [9] - 10:1,
 73:22 missing [1] - 18:21 20:22, 21:6, 24:12, 68:5, 68:8, 68:9, 15:25, 17:23, 25:25,
media [1] - 15:20 modern [2] - 34:25, 24:13, 24:16, 24:17, 68:12, 68:16, 68:18, 34:13, 35:1, 35:15,
Medical [1] - 33:22 35:10 24:21, 24:22, 26:5, 68:20, 69:9, 69:15, 43:10, 44:17
Medicare [1] - 8:6 26:8, 26:9, 26:19, 69:16, 69:19, 69:23, neglected [1] - 34:12
 moment [1] - 3:4
meet [3] - 23:2, 23:21, 26:21, 26:23, 26:24, 69:25, 70:2, 70:16, neighborhood [2] -
 Monday [1] - 23:23
 72:2 27:1, 27:2, 27:4, 70:19, 70:22, 70:23, 23:19, 34:17
 money [2] - 9:4, 44:14
MEETING [6] - 3:24, 27:24, 28:1, 31:19, 71:1, 71:5, 71:7, neighbors [9] - 21:17,
 MONTESSORI [1] -
 4:2, 4:4, 4:7, 4:10, 31:20, 35:17, 35:20, 71:9, 71:11, 71:17, 21:22, 22:14, 22:19,
 69:7
 4:13 39:18, 39:19, 41:9, 71:19, 71:23, 71:25, 22:25, 23:18, 23:21,
 month [2] - 9:7, 28:22
meeting [29] - 5:6, 5:8, 41:11, 41:16, 41:24, 72:8, 72:9 25:1, 25:19
 month's [1] - 5:8
 5:10, 5:15, 5:17, 42:1, 45:9, 45:10, MS [44] - 3:9, 3:12, neonatal [1] - 34:15
 months [3] - 17:2,
 5:18, 5:22, 5:24, 45:12, 45:14, 45:21, 3:14, 3:16, 6:23, net [1] - 22:6
 36:10, 36:14
 5:25, 9:25, 18:14, 45:22, 46:4, 46:5, 7:14, 7:18, 21:8,
 Moore [1] - 35:22 network [2] - 30:19,
 22:12, 22:14, 40:17, 46:7, 46:12, 46:14, 39:20, 41:10, 41:12,
 Morgan [4] - 31:19, 38:4
 45:25, 46:2, 47:4, 51:12, 51:13, 51:22, 41:17, 62:2, 62:4,
 31:21, 35:17, 43:22 never [3] - 9:24, 15:8,
 47:5, 47:10, 47:17, 51:25, 52:1, 52:2, 62:6, 62:8, 62:23,
 MORGAN [1] - 31:20 30:20
 47:25, 48:4, 48:6, 52:5, 52:7, 52:8, 62:25, 63:2, 63:4,
 morning [1] - 27:11 New [1] - 43:8
 48:8, 48:15, 72:9 52:10, 52:17, 52:20, 63:19, 63:21, 63:23,
 Moses [1] - 34:12 NEW [1] - 51:18
meetings [5] - 37:24, 52:21, 52:22, 52:25, 63:25, 64:15, 64:17,
 most [3] - 35:3, 43:6, new [7] - 7:11, 11:16,
 40:2, 47:18, 48:1, 53:2, 53:3, 53:5, 64:19, 64:21, 66:4,
 46:20 25:4, 29:2, 32:9,
 48:16 53:16, 53:19, 53:20, 66:6, 66:14, 66:16,
 motion [21] - 51:23, 34:6, 48:10
MELINDA [1] - 66:21 53:21, 53:25, 54:1, 68:11, 68:13, 68:15,
 52:18, 53:17, 54:20, newborns [1] - 34:16
MEMBER [7] - 61:18, 54:3, 54:19, 54:22, 68:17, 69:18, 69:20,
 57:5, 57:13, 57:25, news [3] - 30:13,
 62:14, 63:10, 64:6, 54:23, 54:24, 54:25, 69:22, 69:24, 70:25,
 58:3, 58:22, 59:17, 31:11, 37:10
 65:2, 66:22, 68:3 55:6, 55:8, 55:18, 71:2, 71:4, 71:6
 60:11, 65:15, 65:17, next [16] - 5:8, 5:23,
 56:4, 56:20, 56:24, Mulberry [2] - 34:8,
members [5] - 5:20, 6:24, 8:14, 9:13,
 65:18, 65:20, 65:24, 57:2, 57:3, 57:4, 35:14
 6:10, 10:17, 12:1, 66:7, 66:9, 67:10, 10:15, 10:16, 18:14,
 57:5, 57:6, 57:12, MUNICIPAL [3] - 4:4,
 27:13 72:7, 72:8 28:25, 38:21, 40:16,
 57:15, 57:16, 57:17, 4:7, 65:3
membership [1] - MOTIONS [1] - 45:11 44:24, 48:8, 55:14,
 57:20, 57:22, 57:23, municipalities [1] -
 27:15 56:1, 56:3
 motions [3] - 45:13, 57:25, 58:2, 58:3, 44:11
men [4] - 3:5, 14:15, Nick [1] - 21:12
 46:8, 46:13 58:10, 58:12, 58:13, MURPHY [1] - 68:2
 14:18, 15:6 night [5] - 5:21, 5:25,
 move [4] - 33:2, 35:15, 58:15, 58:21, 58:24, Murray [1] - 39:5
men's [1] - 15:5 9:25, 15:2, 21:4
 43:7, 61:4 58:25, 59:1, 59:4, Musheno [1] - 3:7
Merry [1] - 26:24 moved [24] - 5:25, nitpicking [1] - 8:18
 59:6, 59:7, 59:9, music [1] - 40:6
mess [1] - 12:8 47:6, 47:17, 47:19, NO [10] - 60:25, 61:17,
 59:16, 59:19, 59:20, must [1] - 29:17
middle [1] - 11:3 47:25, 49:23, 51:25, 62:13, 63:9, 64:5,
 59:21, 59:24, 60:1, mutual [1] - 23:16
might [1] - 67:6 52:9, 52:20, 53:4, 65:1, 66:20, 68:1,
 60:2, 60:4, 60:10,
migraine [1] - 24:17 53:19, 54:2, 54:22, 68:22, 70:4
 60:13, 60:14, 60:15,
mike [1] - 37:2 57:15, 57:24, 58:14, 60:18, 60:20, 60:21,
 N nobody [5] - 20:17,
Mike [3] - 3:7, 15:15, 58:24, 59:8, 59:19, 60:23, 61:2, 61:4, 20:19, 28:13, 28:14
 name [4] - 10:18, 21:9,
 15:16 60:3, 60:13, 60:22, 61:6, 61:7, 61:9, noise [1] - 23:11
 47:12, 49:20
military [1] - 31:2 61:13, 67:23 61:11, 61:12, 61:14, NON [3] - 4:3, 4:6,
 named [2] - 47:15,
milk [1] - 35:6 moving [4] - 38:9, 61:21, 61:24, 61:25, 54:10
 50:6
million [2] - 9:14, 10:2 38:24, 56:12, 56:21 62:3, 62:7, 62:9, NON-TAXABLE [1] -
 Naperville [1] - 44:9
MILLION [1] - 54:6 MR [262] - 3:11, 3:15, 62:11, 62:17, 62:20, 54:10
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NON-UNIFORM [2] - 68:24, 70:6 overly [1] - 43:24 people [33] - 6:15, plot [1] - 47:2
 4:3, 4:6 Olive [2] - 14:14, overnight [2] - 14:8 11:7, 13:18, 13:24, podium [1] - 39:22
none [4] - 28:19, 39:7, 23:25 overtime [3] - 9:6, 14:14, 14:22, 14:24, point [2] - 34:14,
 39:8, 46:10 ombudsman [1] - 44:1 9:12, 17:21 15:24, 20:24, 24:22, 40:20
nonsense [1] - 8:22 ON [12] - 61:16, 62:12, OVERTIME [1] - 4:23 28:6, 28:19, 30:20, points [1] - 6:7
nontaxable [1] - 10:2 63:8, 64:4, 64:25, overture [1] - 24:10 30:25, 31:7, 31:12, POLICE [2] - 4:12,
NORMA [1] - 65:4 65:4, 66:19, 67:25, own [3] - 16:25, 32:22, 33:15, 35:23, 36:2, 70:15
normally [2] - 15:6, 68:21, 68:25, 70:3, 38:7 37:3, 37:7, 37:16, Police [3] - 17:14,
 27:7 70:7 owner [1] - 34:12 37:18, 39:17, 40:9, 17:17, 44:14
North [2] - 29:5, 55:12 once [3] - 16:8, 16:23, Ozzie [2] - 41:9, 41:11 40:20, 40:22, 42:10, police [10] - 7:21,
NOT [2] - 54:5, 54:16 17:3 ozzie [1] - 41:10 42:13, 42:23, 44:3, 7:25, 8:7, 8:11, 18:3,
notes [1] - 73:5 One [1] - 30:13 44:4, 45:7 18:12, 20:15, 28:10,
 one [30] - 5:4, 7:4, 9:5, percent [2] - 9:8, 9:10 37:17, 44:13
nothing [1] - 26:17 P
notice [2] - 43:23, 10:13, 11:23, 14:8, PERFORM [3] - 58:19, POLICY [1] - 61:1
 44:10 14:21, 15:9, 15:10, p.m [2] - 58:7, 72:5 59:13, 60:8 polite [1] - 41:4
noticed [1] - 26:10 17:3, 17:9, 18:4, PA [2] - 69:5, 70:11 permit [1] - 9:20 politely [2] - 17:1,
notified [1] - 15:21 18:22, 19:1, 19:2, page [1] - 8:3 person [3] - 10:19, 18:16
November [3] - 1:7, 19:6, 19:14, 19:15, PAID [1] - 54:7 12:20, 43:4 political [2] - 37:21,
 5:6, 9:7 26:11, 29:10, 29:11, paperwork [4] - 39:3, petitions [1] - 45:25 45:7
NOVEMBER [7] - 29:24, 30:1, 31:14, 39:8, 65:13, 65:16 phase [1] - 23:14 politicians [1] - 45:3
 3:22, 4:7, 4:10, 4:16, 33:20, 37:2, 38:13, paperwork's [1] - 67:7 phones [1] - 17:15 pond [3] - 25:8, 25:18,
 4:18, 4:24, 4:25 40:3, 40:23 pardon [1] - 41:10 photograph [1] - 22:7 25:23
number [2] - 13:8, one's [1] - 18:5 Park [2] - 23:23, 23:25 photographer [1] - poor [1] - 35:25
 37:2 opened [1] - 42:17 park [5] - 16:2, 21:13, 42:7 population [1] - 38:7
 operate [2] - 33:2, 21:22, 22:24, 23:21 photos [1] - 37:12 portions [1] - 21:11
 36:12 pick [2] - 28:3, 29:24
 O PARK [1] - 53:14 posed [1] - 19:20
 operating [1] - 71:12 parking [1] - 15:25 picked [1] - 42:10 positions [1] - 39:9
O'MALLEY [4] - 39:20, operation [1] - 36:7 PARKS [3] - 51:20, picture [1] - 42:25 positive [1] - 27:21
 41:10, 41:12, 41:17 operative [1] - 31:3 51:21, 52:13 piece [2] - 55:9, 58:5 possible [1] - 24:6
O'Malley [1] - 39:21 opioid [2] - 17:7, 18:5 part [1] - 32:17 piggy [1] - 30:15 possibly [1] - 51:4
obey [2] - 31:2, 31:4 opposed [1] - 57:2 participate [2] - 24:9, Pike [1] - 44:12 posted [4] - 47:19,
occur [1] - 50:16 Opposed [10] - 52:8, 40:15 PITTELLI [1] - 4:20 47:22, 48:1, 48:3
occurs [1] - 56:16 53:3, 54:1, 57:23, PARTICIPATION [1] - place [6] - 5:22, 34:3, posts [1] - 26:11
OCTOBER [4] - 3:25, 58:13, 59:7, 60:2, 6:21 35:15, 36:17, 38:19, practices [1] - 51:9
 4:2, 4:4, 4:13 60:21, 61:12, 67:20 parties [1] - 16:13 50:14 prayers [1] - 17:10
OF [45] - 1:1, 3:23, options [1] - 12:5 party [1] - 47:13 PLACED [1] - 52:14 pre [1] - 7:1
 4:1, 4:3, 4:12, 51:19, Order [7] - 5:2, 5:4, pass [1] - 61:5 placed [1] - 71:15 precedent [1] - 51:4
 52:12, 52:13, 53:9, 6:7, 46:15, 47:6, passage [9] - 61:22, places [1] - 14:7 pregnancy [1] - 34:13
 53:10, 54:11, 54:13, 47:7, 71:15 62:18, 63:14, 64:10, plan [5] - 11:16, 22:22, prepared [2] - 5:12,
 54:14, 54:16, 54:17, order [4] - 32:8, 65:13, 65:7, 67:1, 68:6, 26:12, 26:14, 30:6 48:8
 57:8, 57:10, 57:11, 65:17, 67:7 69:14, 70:21 planing [1] - 39:5 present [4] - 3:11,
 60:24, 61:1, 61:17, ORDER [6] - 3:19, passed [2] - 3:6, 51:2 planned [1] - 29:21 3:15, 5:20, 49:21
 61:18, 62:14, 63:10, 6:20, 45:10, 60:23, past [3] - 18:24, 24:18, Planner [1] - 48:9 presented [3] - 5:18,
 64:6, 65:2, 66:21, 61:14, 71:9 48:5 Planning [11] - 5:5, 24:4, 48:18
 66:22, 68:2, 68:3, ORDINANCE [2] - pathetic [1] - 33:6 5:10, 5:19, 15:17, presenting [1] - 49:2
 68:25, 69:1, 69:2, 51:14, 60:25 patience [1] - 40:11 47:3, 47:16, 47:24, presently [1] - 22:5
 70:7, 70:8, 70:13, ordinance [9] - 21:25, Patricia [2] - 21:6, 48:16, 48:20, 49:1, president [2] - 30:19,
 70:14 22:3, 46:22, 50:17, 21:9 49:22 31:8
offer [1] - 39:23 50:21, 55:25, 71:11, paved [1] - 45:18 planning [3] - 47:9, President [6] - 22:13,
OFFICE [2] - 53:9, 72:1 PAVING [1] - 60:8 48:14, 50:7 27:5, 30:22, 31:22,
 69:1 organization [1] - paving [1] - 45:16 PLANNING [3] - 3:20, 31:23, 43:20
office [1] - 30:22 13:13 pay [4] - 7:25, 8:12, 4:10, 68:3 PRESIDENT [3] - 2:2,
Officer [1] - 17:18 organizations [2] - 9:21, 55:23 plans [6] - 5:17, 24:3, 2:3, 4:19
OFFICERS [1] - 54:13 11:2, 13:10 peaceful [1] - 13:14 48:18, 48:19, 49:2, pretty [4] - 11:14,
officers [1] - 18:12 OTHER [6] - 53:7, pending [1] - 71:22 49:22 24:24, 47:13, 47:14
Official [2] - 1:24, 58:17, 59:11, 60:6, PENN [1] - 57:11 plate [1] - 38:1 prevail [2] - 32:17,
 73:11 68:23, 70:5 play [1] - 49:21
 PENNSYLVANIA [3] - 33:5
officials [1] - 72:2 OUT [1] - 54:14 53:11, 69:3, 70:9 pleasure [3] - 41:16, prison [1] - 17:21
OFFICIALS [6] - 53:7, outgrown [1] - 34:3 PENSION [5] - 3:24, 49:6, 61:3 pristine [1] - 7:5
 58:17, 59:11, 60:6, outlets [1] - 15:20 4:2, 4:4, 4:7, 4:13 Pledge [1] - 3:1
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proactive [1] - 37:2 purchase [7] - 55:2, RECEIVE [1] - 51:20 REPLACEMENT [1] - Rik [1] - 42:2
problem [5] - 24:23, 55:11, 55:14, 55:15, received [5] - 6:10, 53:15 road [1] - 25:18
 26:2, 38:15, 43:14, 55:17, 55:24, 56:1 46:1, 46:17, 46:24, REPORT [1] - 4:23 robberies [1] - 19:13
 45:5 purpose [1] - 55:20 56:2 reporter [3] - 30:14, rock [1] - 40:6
procedure [1] - 49:4 PURPOSE [1] - 54:14 RECEIVED [2] - 4:15, 30:18, 73:24 roles [1] - 49:14
procedures [1] - 49:17 PURSUANT [2] - 69:5, 4:25 Reporter [2] - 1:24, Roll [3] - 62:21, 63:17,
proceedings [1] - 73:3 70:11 receives [1] - 18:4 73:11 68:9
process [12] - 18:6, purview [1] - 20:1 recently [3] - 17:2, reporters [1] - 31:10 roll [7] - 3:8, 61:25,
 20:10, 20:12, 20:16, pushing [1] - 43:5 17:17, 37:11 REPORTS [1] - 3:22 64:13, 65:10, 66:2,
 25:16, 41:21, 42:4, put [9] - 5:19, 8:4, recognition [1] - representative [1] - 69:16, 70:23
 49:1, 49:3, 50:7, 8:11, 10:14, 25:3, 37:25 32:24 Room [1] - 23:25
 50:11, 50:16 29:22, 31:6, 42:15, recommend [9] - representatives [6] - room [6] - 5:23, 6:1,
processes [1] - 49:17 65:14 61:22, 62:18, 63:14, 22:15, 23:2, 23:20, 14:10, 38:17, 47:20,
program [2] - 12:10, putting [2] - 29:8, 38:3 64:10, 65:7, 67:1, 24:9, 49:9, 51:6 48:2
 36:15 68:6, 69:14, 70:20 representing [1] - rooms [1] - 38:22
progress [1] - 7:10 Q RECOMMENDATION 27:6 ROTHCHILD [24] -
PROJECT [5] - 53:15, [1] - 57:8 reproduction [1] - 2:4, 3:13, 46:10,
 58:20, 59:15, 60:9, quality [1] - 49:13 recommendation [3] - 73:22 52:6, 53:1, 53:24,
 69:8 questions [10] - 5:16, 16:14, 69:10, 70:17 republic [1] - 32:24 57:1, 57:21, 58:11,
project [2] - 15:19, 6:3, 18:1, 18:15, recorded [2] - 47:18, request [3] - 23:1, 59:5, 59:25, 60:19,
 16:11 18:23, 19:20, 20:23, 48:1 45:15, 50:16 61:10, 62:5, 63:1,
projects [1] - 34:18 37:3, 37:4, 48:11 recourse [1] - 18:16 requires [2] - 9:21, 63:22, 64:18, 66:7,
PROJECTS [1] - 54:9 quick [2] - 27:22, RECREATION [3] - 46:22 66:12, 67:21, 68:14,
promoting [1] - 22:7 45:14 51:20, 52:14, 65:3 reserve [1] - 6:7 69:12, 69:21, 71:3
PROPER [1] - 54:13 quickly [1] - 56:12 rectify [1] - 26:7 resident [4] - 21:10, Rothchild [10] - 3:12,
proper [9] - 51:24, quiet [1] - 30:15 reducing [1] - 13:7 28:2, 28:17, 39:21 46:8, 62:4, 62:25,
 52:19, 53:18, 54:21, Quinn [2] - 41:9, 41:11 reelecting [1] - 39:10 residential [1] - 22:24 63:21, 64:17, 66:6,
 57:14, 58:23, 59:18, referral [1] - 18:2 residents [13] - 21:14, 68:13, 69:20, 71:2
 60:12, 65:16 R reflect [1] - 9:12 21:17, 21:22, 22:25, round [1] - 15:7
properly [1] - 15:21 reflection [1] - 3:4 23:1, 23:21, 23:22, RPR [2] - 1:24, 73:10
properties [1] - 25:20 RACEHORSE [2] - refusal [1] - 18:16 32:22, 35:8, 46:21, Rule [1] - 43:17
property [2] - 25:8, 69:5, 70:11 refuse [1] - 20:25 49:7, 49:8, 51:5 RULES [7] - 61:16,
 25:19 railway [4] - 16:8, regard [3] - 7:19, Resolution [1] - 71:17 62:12, 63:8, 64:4,
proposals [1] - 48:15 16:18, 16:23, 20:25 55:25, 67:6 RESOLUTION [17] - 64:25, 66:19, 67:25
proposed [13] - 9:8, ran [1] - 42:2 REGARDING [1] - 52:11, 53:6, 54:4, rules [5] - 28:4, 28:21,
 21:18, 22:4, 22:15, rate [1] - 40:12 4:20 54:15, 57:7, 58:16, 31:2, 31:5, 49:21
 22:22, 23:11, 24:3, reach [2] - 5:8, 56:18 regarding [1] - 21:18 59:10, 60:5, 61:16, Rules [7] - 61:22,
 47:5, 47:11, 48:13, read [2] - 21:11, 32:18 regards [2] - 6:8, 32:4 62:13, 63:9, 64:5, 62:18, 63:14, 64:10,
 48:21, 50:5, 51:7 readers [1] - 38:2 region [2] - 16:7, 65:1, 66:20, 68:1, 65:7, 67:1, 68:6
prosecutes [1] - 20:14 reading [4] - 3:18, 16:20 68:22, 70:4 run [2] - 14:10, 14:17
prosecution [2] - 46:16, 61:2, 61:5 regional [1] - 34:11 resolution [1] - 71:19 running [2] - 43:9,
 19:25, 20:1 READING [1] - 60:24 regular [1] - 47:16 resolve [1] - 16:13 44:22
prospect [1] - 22:16 real [1] - 33:13 regularly [1] - 47:24 resources [1] - 14:7 runs [3] - 25:7, 36:24,
protests [2] - 13:15, really [18] - 6:16, 10:1, regulations [1] - 39:13 respect [1] - 34:21 41:6
 37:24 10:4, 25:1, 25:5, REGULATIONS [1] - response [1] - 40:19 Russo [1] - 49:19
provide [1] - 49:17 31:24, 32:14, 32:23, 54:12 rest [1] - 18:17
PROVIDED [1] - 4:24 33:6, 33:23, 34:19, REIMBURSE [1] - 54:5 restarting [1] - 48:25 S
proximity [1] - 34:10 40:15, 40:20, 40:24, restrictions [1] - 23:10
 REIMBURSEMENT [1]
pubically [1] - 27:19 41:13, 42:4, 42:24, resurrected [1] - sad [2] - 32:17, 47:13
 - 54:17
public [13] - 8:6, 9:20, 44:19 34:13 safe [2] - 13:24, 17:19
 related [4] - 17:4,
 10:5, 10:9, 15:20, REAPPOINTMENT [6] retention [1] - 25:8 safer [1] - 18:8
 17:7, 18:5, 18:13
 19:22, 20:3, 20:4, - 61:17, 62:14, retire [1] - 33:10 SAFETY [1] - 70:4
 remain [2] - 3:3, 45:19
 32:10, 49:24, 58:6, 63:10, 64:6, 66:21, revenue [1] - 50:3 safety [8] - 8:6, 17:5,
 remember [1] - 18:17
 71:13, 72:3 68:2 REVIEW [1] - 57:9 19:5, 19:7, 19:22,
 remove [2] - 10:14,
PUBLIC [1] - 70:3 reason [4] - 15:22, review [3] - 39:1, 20:3, 20:4, 27:13
 12:16
Public [2] - 70:18, 17:20, 33:19, 36:15 71:22 Safety [2] - 70:18,
 renter [1] - 42:15
 70:20 reasons [1] - 16:18 REVIEWED [1] - 3:22 70:20
 reopened [1] - 14:13
publically [1] - 27:16 reassessment [1] - rid [1] - 44:12 sale [2] - 7:1, 56:17
 repair [1] - 29:9
PURCHASE [1] - 32:5 sales [1] - 55:13
 REPLACE [1] - 65:4 Ridge [1] - 29:2
 70:13 rebooted [1] - 50:8 sat [1] - 13:14
 Rights [1] - 42:13
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satisfaction [1] - second [21] - 7:2, 36:12 64:22, 65:6, 65:10, 34:20
 23:16 52:1, 53:20, 54:23, SHERRY [1] - 63:10 65:18, 66:1, 66:17, standing [1] - 3:3
Saturday [1] - 6:25 57:16, 58:2, 58:4, shoes [1] - 40:8 66:25, 67:4, 67:10, start [2] - 8:21, 31:11
save [2] - 33:8, 44:14 58:25, 60:14, 61:24, shown [1] - 22:7 67:13, 67:15, 67:20, starting [1] - 32:14
saw [2] - 9:6, 30:12 62:20, 65:9, 65:25, shut [1] - 14:21 67:22, 68:5, 68:9, State [2] - 35:3, 44:14
Scacchitti [1] - 21:12 66:2, 67:3, 67:13, shutting [1] - 14:20 68:18, 69:9, 69:16, STATES [1] - 54:12
scheduled [3] - 5:24, 67:14, 67:15, 68:8, side [3] - 15:5, 22:10, 69:25, 70:16, 70:23, States [2] - 28:8,
 47:16, 47:24 69:15, 70:22 38:14 71:7, 71:11, 71:19, 30:23
school [2] - 38:15, Second [5] - 52:21, sides [1] - 22:19 71:25, 72:9 statistics [1] - 9:6
 44:9 59:20, 61:6, 63:16, sign [1] - 35:18 smurl [1] - 66:16 stay [3] - 13:19, 14:8,
SCHOOL [1] - 69:7 64:12 sign-in [1] - 35:18 Smurl [13] - 3:16, 15:7
School [1] - 44:25 seconds [1] - 27:23 signally [1] - 39:4 22:13, 28:3, 39:2, stayed [1] - 15:9
SCHUSTER [56] - 2:5, Section [1] - 21:10 signify [11] - 52:3, 39:14, 46:6, 62:8, steal [1] - 32:22
 3:11, 5:3, 5:14, 6:4, SECTION [1] - 54:11 52:23, 53:22, 56:25, 63:4, 63:25, 64:21, Steamtown [1] - 7:2
 6:18, 12:25, 13:3, Security [4] - 7:23, 57:18, 58:8, 59:2, 68:17, 69:24, 71:6 Stew [1] - 35:22
 14:4, 15:1, 15:11, 7:25, 8:5, 8:10 59:22, 60:16, 61:8, Social [4] - 7:22, 7:25, stickers [1] - 37:21
 45:14, 45:22, 46:5, security [1] - 10:8 67:16 8:5, 8:10 stifled [1] - 33:21
 52:1, 52:5, 52:21, see [10] - 11:11, 16:6, signing [1] - 45:4 Solicitor [1] - 46:23 still [5] - 7:15, 10:7,
 52:25, 53:20, 53:23, 26:6, 42:8, 43:16, silent [3] - 3:4, 20:20, SOLICITOR [1] - 2:10 18:21, 24:24, 36:11
 54:23, 55:8, 56:4, 46:25, 47:21, 51:1, 20:21 solution [1] - 11:6 stimulated [1] - 50:2
 56:20, 57:3, 57:16, 55:4 similar [1] - 6:6 someplace [1] - 38:13 stonework [1] - 42:9
 57:20, 58:2, 58:10, seek [2] - 19:24, 49:3 simple [1] - 20:24 sometimes [1] - 37:6 stop [1] - 28:10
 58:25, 59:4, 59:20, seeking [1] - 48:5 siren [1] - 29:17 son [1] - 18:21 stories [1] - 38:11
 59:24, 60:14, 60:18, sell [1] - 7:4 sit [3] - 19:17, 41:1, Sophe [1] - 39:13 storms [1] - 25:1
 61:6, 61:9, 61:24, Senate [3] - 32:18, 49:6 sorry [3] - 40:10, straightforward [1] -
 62:3, 62:20, 62:24, 32:25, 33:17 sits [1] - 34:16 46:14, 55:18 33:17
 63:16, 63:20, 64:12, sense [3] - 56:5, 56:6, sitting [1] - 39:5 sort [2] - 43:25, 44:17 street [1] - 13:22
 64:16, 65:9, 66:5, 56:8 situation [3] - 14:2, sound [3] - 9:1, 17:19, Street [7] - 14:15,
 67:3, 67:14, 67:18, sent [2] - 21:12, 21:14 29:1, 29:19 39:24 23:25, 25:6, 29:2,
 68:8, 68:12, 69:15, separate [1] - 19:1 six [3] - 13:21, 30:25, soup [1] - 35:21 34:8, 35:14, 45:17
 69:19, 70:22, 71:1 serious [2] - 29:1, 43:12 south [1] - 16:24 STREET/NORTH [1] -
Schuster [11] - 3:10, 29:19 Sixth [1] - 47:7 Spalletta [2] - 21:7, 59:14
 45:12, 46:7, 62:2, servant [1] - 41:12 SIXTH [1] - 60:23 21:9 streetlights [1] - 46:1
 62:23, 63:19, 64:15, serve [3] - 23:17, 34:4, sleep [1] - 18:21 SPALLETTA [1] - 21:8 streets [3] - 12:3,
 66:4, 68:11, 69:18, 49:15 special [3] - 50:4,
 small [1] - 12:12 13:9, 18:8
 70:25 serves [1] - 34:14 50:5, 50:6
 smart [2] - 15:24, STREETSCAPE [3] -
Scranton [28] - 6:24, Service [1] - 37:14 SPECIAL [2] - 51:16,
 34:21 58:20, 59:15, 60:9
 14:5, 14:18, 15:17, service [1] - 3:5 52:15
 SMURL [95] - 2:2, 3:3, structure [1] - 18:11
 16:20, 16:24, 17:5, SERVICES [4] - 52:15, specific [1] - 18:13
 3:17, 5:1, 6:9, 6:17, stuck [3] - 29:16, 30:2,
 17:8, 17:17, 19:6, 58:19, 59:13, 60:8 SPECIFICALLY [1] -
 6:22, 7:12, 7:17, 30:8
 21:17, 21:23, 22:5, services [2] - 14:5, 54:15
 10:12, 11:15, 12:18, stuff [2] - 13:25, 43:18
 23:1, 23:9, 23:22, 14:9 specifically [1] - 39:3
 12:24, 15:15, 21:6, SUBDIVISION [1] -
 24:5, 27:5, 27:6, setbacks [2] - 23:10, speech [1] - 33:3
 24:12, 27:2, 27:24, 3:21
 28:17, 28:20, 29:5, 50:25 spicy [1] - 35:22
 31:19, 35:17, 39:18, SUBMIT [3] - 53:8,
 38:5, 38:12, 42:2, setting [1] - 51:5 spilled [1] - 35:6
 41:24, 45:9, 45:12, 68:25, 70:7
 42:20, 55:12, 71:21
 settlement [1] - 24:10 46:7, 46:12, 51:12, Spindler [2] - 27:25, suddenly [1] - 36:23
SCRANTON [10] - 1:1,
 SEVENTH [1] - 61:14 51:22, 52:2, 52:8, 28:2 suggested [2] - 15:23,
 3:23, 4:9, 4:12, 4:16,
 Seventh [1] - 71:15 52:17, 52:22, 53:3, SPINDLER [1] - 28:1 22:13
 4:22, 53:10, 61:1,
 SFD [1] - 26:11 53:16, 53:21, 54:1, split [1] - 17:24 suing [2] - 43:19,
 65:3, 70:8
 SHADE [1] - 4:16 54:19, 54:24, 56:24, spoken [1] - 39:21 43:20
SCRANTON'S [3] -
 shameful [1] - 21:4 57:2, 57:5, 57:12, spot [1] - 13:19 summer [2] - 24:19,
 52:13, 69:1, 70:14 57:17, 57:23, 58:3,
 Shapiro [1] - 43:19 spots [1] - 12:14 24:25
SCRANTON/ 58:13, 58:21, 59:1,
 SHARE [3] - 53:12, spring [1] - 45:20 supervision [1] -
 LACKAWANNA [1] - 59:7, 59:16, 59:21,
 69:4, 70:10 square [1] - 16:6 73:23
 61:18 60:2, 60:10, 60:15,
 sharing [1] - 37:12 Srebro [1] - 24:12 supervisor [1] - 25:24
screen [1] - 17:25 60:21, 61:2, 61:7,
 sharper [1] - 17:2 SREBRO [6] - 24:13, support [3] - 7:8, 21:3,
screening [1] - 23:10 61:12, 61:21, 61:25,
 sheet [1] - 35:18 24:17, 24:22, 26:9, 28:15
search [1] - 38:6 62:9, 62:17, 62:21,
 Sheetz [1] - 38:10 26:21, 26:24 SUPPORT [1] - 4:20
seat [1] - 49:6 63:5, 63:13, 63:17,
 shelter [5] - 14:8, staff [1] - 34:22 supporters [2] -
seats [1] - 49:8 64:1, 64:9, 64:13,
 14:11, 14:15, 15:2, stand [2] - 33:15,
 11

 31:10, 31:15 57:9, 57:10, 58:16, together [3] - 10:23, 30:16, 38:11, 40:2, veterans' [1] - 34:9
supposed [1] - 49:14 58:19, 59:10, 59:13, 11:11, 14:3 45:23, 45:25, 48:4, vetted [1] - 65:22
surrounded [1] - 6:15 60:5, 60:9, 60:24, Tom [1] - 35:20 48:25 via [1] - 2:4
surveillance [4] - 61:1, 61:15, 61:18, tomorrow [1] - 5:13 Tyler [3] - 10:16, VICE [1] - 2:3
 38:2, 38:4, 44:21, 62:12, 62:15, 63:8, tonight [11] - 10:14, 10:18, 11:15 victim [1] - 19:14
 44:22 63:11, 64:4, 64:7, 12:23, 17:23, 19:16, tyler [1] - 12:25 View [1] - 44:25
survive [1] - 11:1 64:25, 65:3, 66:19, 27:10, 35:21, 36:1, typically [1] - 23:4 vital [1] - 40:16
survived [1] - 10:10 66:22, 67:25, 68:3, 38:24, 39:23, 41:19, voice [2] - 33:1, 49:9
suspicious [1] - 37:18 68:21, 68:23, 68:25, 45:15 U Voldenberg [8] -
SYSTEM [1] - 4:21 69:2, 69:3, 69:5, took [2] - 5:22, 29:10 11:18, 18:23, 19:16,
system [4] - 16:8, 69:7, 70:3, 70:5, top [1] - 29:4 unbelievable [3] - 26:5, 39:24, 41:2,
 16:23, 20:25, 43:11 70:7, 70:8, 70:9, tore [1] - 44:9 30:12, 30:24, 31:9 41:3, 45:15
 70:11, 70:13, 70:14 total [2] - 8:8, 9:7 uncle [1] - 41:7 VOLDENBERG [34] -
 they've [2] - 37:22, under [2] - 28:7, 73:23
 T totally [2] - 11:16, 2:8, 3:19, 5:11, 6:2,
 37:23 46:18 underlying [1] - 66:10 6:20, 11:22, 26:8,
table [8] - 58:1, 58:4, thickens [1] - 47:2 TOWARDS [3] - 53:14, undo [1] - 21:20 41:9, 41:11, 41:16,
  65:20, 65:25, 66:8, thinking [2] - 42:4, 69:7, 70:13 unhinged [2] - 31:10, 45:10, 45:21, 46:4,
  67:8, 67:11, 71:14 44:15 towards [1] - 29:2 31:15 51:13, 52:10, 53:5,
tabled [5] - 47:7, 58:5, THIRD [1] - 3:19 town [1] - 43:3 unhoused [1] - 18:14 54:3, 57:6, 58:15,
  71:13, 71:21, 72:1 Third [2] - 5:2, 5:4 track [3] - 12:21, UNIFORM [2] - 4:3, 59:9, 60:4, 60:23,
tabling [1] - 67:16 THIS [1] - 54:15 37:16, 37:17 4:6 61:14, 62:11, 63:7,
tall [1] - 38:11 THOMAS [2] - 2:5, traffic [3] - 29:3, uniform [1] - 7:25 64:3, 64:24, 66:18,
taped [2] - 47:20, 48:3 2:10 29:12, 29:19 UNITED [1] - 54:11 67:24, 68:20, 70:2,
Task [1] - 18:10 thoroughly [1] - 65:22 trailer [1] - 12:13 United [2] - 28:7, 71:9, 71:17, 71:23
task [4] - 18:14, 36:7, thoughts [1] - 11:13 transcript [2] - 73:6, 30:23 vote [3] - 5:21, 51:7,
  46:23, 51:8 thousand [2] - 20:2, 73:21 unless [1] - 73:23 71:16
TAX [1] - 62:15 20:7 TRANSFERRING [1] - unlivable [1] - 45:6 voted [6] - 48:7,
tax [4] - 8:1, 8:14, 9:1, THOUSAND [1] - 51:14 unruly [1] - 16:19 48:12, 48:14, 48:15,
  9:21 52:12 transformed [1] - 50:4 unsheltered [1] - 36:7 49:7, 51:6
TAXABLE [1] - 54:10 threatening [1] - transparency [1] - unwanted [1] - 19:14
taxpayers [1] - 8:19 30:25 8:23 up [21] - 5:13, 9:9, W
Taylor [1] - 34:12 three [6] - 13:21, 15:5, trash [4] - 12:8, 12:10, 11:6, 11:16, 11:19,
TCC [1] - 62:15 19:16, 35:1, 36:24, 12:13, 12:16 12:8, 25:21, 27:11, wait [2] - 36:18, 65:12
technician [1] - 17:24 38:11 TREASURY [1] - 29:4, 29:11, 29:24, walk [1] - 42:7
TECHNOLOGY [1] - THREE [2] - 54:6, 54:12 33:15, 34:20, 37:12, walking [1] - 40:8
  70:14 66:23 treatment [2] - 35:8, 38:17, 38:20, 41:19, war [4] - 31:1, 44:19,
telephone [1] - 2:4 THREE-YEAR [1] - 50:6 42:17, 44:24, 49:5, 45:4
temporary [1] - 55:10 66:23 TREE [1] - 4:16 55:22 WARDEN [8] - 10:17,
TEN [1] - 52:12 THROUGH [3] - 53:11, tried [2] - 28:10, 42:16 UP [3] - 53:13, 69:6, 11:23, 12:22, 13:2,
Tenants [1] - 42:12 69:3, 70:9 TRIPP [1] - 53:14 70:12 13:5, 14:6, 15:4,
tends [1] - 25:12 throughout [1] - 3:5 Triumph [1] - 29:9 UPGRADES [1] - 69:8 15:13
Tennessee [1] - 13:6 throw [2] - 12:8, 13:20 trouble [1] - 16:24 UPON [1] - 54:17 Warden [1] - 10:18
TERM [7] - 61:19, throwing [1] - 14:24 truck [1] - 33:12 upset [1] - 38:23 warranted [1] - 49:24
  62:15, 63:12, 64:8, TIMELY [1] - 54:16 Trump [3] - 30:11, urgency [1] - 37:1 warrants [4] - 17:19,
  65:4, 66:23, 68:4 tiny [2] - 12:6, 12:11 31:23, 43:20 USED [3] - 53:13, 18:7, 18:9, 20:2
terrible [3] - 30:3, TITLE [1] - 60:24 try [2] - 56:18, 56:20 69:7, 70:13 WASHINGTON [1] -
  30:18, 30:19 title [2] - 61:3, 61:5 trying [10] - 9:11, 10:5, 59:14
Thanksgiving [7] - TO [36] - 51:20, 51:21, 10:20, 11:5, 11:10, V Washington [2] -
  6:14, 6:19, 21:5, 52:13, 52:14, 53:7, 13:11, 13:17, 36:5, 13:13, 55:12
  24:19, 31:18, 35:23, 53:10, 53:13, 54:5, 44:2, 56:15 vacuum [1] - 25:22 wasting [1] - 28:23
  41:23 54:9, 54:14, 54:16, tucked [1] - 38:11 Valley [2] - 24:23, watch [1] - 44:8
THE [69] - 1:1, 3:23, 58:17, 58:19, 59:11, Tuesday [5] - 1:7, 44:24 watched [1] - 44:5
  4:1, 4:3, 4:6, 4:9, 59:13, 60:6, 60:8, 6:24, 24:5, 58:7, variance [1] - 50:15 water [1] - 25:18
  4:12, 4:16, 51:19, 61:19, 62:16, 63:12, 72:4 variances [2] - 49:3, ways [3] - 13:12, 29:4,
  52:12, 52:13, 52:14, 64:8, 65:3, 65:4, tune [1] - 27:8 49:23 29:13
  53:6, 53:8, 53:10, 68:4, 68:24, 69:2, turkey [1] - 35:25 various [1] - 8:6 weeds [1] - 8:18
  53:11, 53:14, 54:4, 69:5, 69:6, 70:6, turn [1] - 29:6 vehicles [3] - 16:3, week [18] - 6:24,
  54:7, 54:11, 54:13, 70:8, 70:11, 70:12 Two [1] - 20:7 29:23, 30:8 10:15, 15:18, 17:8,
  54:14, 54:16, 54:17, today [3] - 5:12, 42:16, two [12] - 7:4, 18:25, venue [1] - 14:14 18:24, 19:25, 28:6,
  54:18, 57:7, 57:8, 56:2 20:2, 24:25, 29:6, veterans [1] - 31:1 28:16, 30:13, 40:16,
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 46:2, 47:8, 48:5, 36:8, 42:10, 43:12,
 55:14, 56:2, 56:3, 48:25
 65:15, 71:14 yesterday [3] - 21:12,
week's [2] - 22:12, 28:25, 29:15
 47:3 York [1] - 43:8
weeks [2] - 18:21, young [1] - 42:23
 36:24 yourselves [1] - 19:11
welcome [2] - 15:13, youth [1] - 40:7
 49:13
WELFARE [1] - 61:19 Z
well-funded [1] -
 16:11 Zoning [1] - 23:9
well-needed [1] - zoning [19] - 21:18,
 16:11 21:20, 21:24, 22:3,
western [1] - 43:8 22:4, 22:16, 22:17,
Weston [1] - 14:12 23:12, 33:24, 47:5,
whatsoever [1] - 47:11, 49:2, 49:23,
 26:13 50:5, 50:7, 50:15,
Wheaton [3] - 43:3, 50:22, 50:24, 72:1
 44:7, 44:8
White [1] - 30:11
whole [1] - 35:13
Wilkes [3] - 14:21,
 14:23
Wilkes-Barre [3] -
 14:21, 14:23
WILLIAM [3] - 2:6,
 61:17, 62:14
willing [2] - 16:17,
 33:15
wind [2] - 25:12, 32:15
winter [2] - 11:4,
 45:19
wish [3] - 6:13, 35:19
WITH [6] - 54:8, 54:10,
 54:11, 58:18, 59:12,
 60:7
witnessed [1] - 30:5
woman [1] - 42:15
women [2] - 3:5, 14:18
women's [3] - 14:16,
 15:8, 15:9
wondering [1] - 11:12
word [1] - 31:3
words [2] - 17:2,
 18:17
works [4] - 25:16,
 43:13, 43:17, 44:18
world [2] - 3:5, 41:14
wrestling [1] - 31:24
WYOMING [1] - 58:20

 Y
year [6] - 8:14, 9:13,
 15:7, 21:23, 24:25,
 36:10
YEAR [2] - 54:9, 66:23
years [8] - 10:10,
 13:21, 26:1, 28:9,