COUNCIL — Scranton, PA
Date: 2025-09-29

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 1 COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF SCRANTON

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

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 3 MR. SMURL: Please remain standing

 4 for a moment of silent reflection for our

 5 service men and women throughout the world and

 6 for those who have passed away in our

 7 community, especially Joseph Acuri, Sam

 8 Barrett, Robert Michael Acheck{phonetic}

 9 Detective Sgt. Cody Becker, Detective Mark

10 Baker, and Detective Isaiah Emenheiser from the

11 Northern York County Regional Police Officers.

12 Thank you. Roll call, please.

13 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. King.

14 MR. KING: Present.

15 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Schuster.

16 MR. SCHUSTER: Present.

17 MS. HERBSTER: Dr. Rothchild.

18 DR. ROTHCHILD: Here.

19 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. McAndrew.

20 MR. MCANDREW: Present.

21 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Smurl.

22 MR. SMURL: Here. There will be a

23 motion this evening to suspend the rules and

24 move Items 5-F and 5-G from Fifth to Seventh

25 Order for a final vote. Anyone who would like
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 1 to speak on these pieces of legislation may do

 2 so in Fourth Order during Citizens

 3 Participation. Dispense with the reading of

 4 the minutes.

 5 MR. VOLDENBERG: THIRD ORDER.

 6 3.A. LACKAWANNA COUNTY PLANNING

 7 COMMISSION SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT

 8 EVALUATION REPORT REVIEWED AUGUST 25, 2025.

 9 3.B. MINUTES OF THE SCRANTON

10 FIREFIGHTERS PENSION COMMISSION MEETING HELD

11 AUGUST 20, 2025.

12 3.C. MINUTES OF THE NON-UNIFORM

13 MUNICIPAL PENSION BOARD MEETING HELD AUGUST 20,

14 2025.

15 3.D. AGENDA FOR THE NON-UNIFORM

16 MUNICIPAL PENSION BOARD MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER

17 17, 2025.

18 3.E. MINUTES OF THE SCRANTON POLICE

19 PENSION COMMISSION MEETING HELD AUGUST 20,

20 2025.

21 3.F. MINUTES OF THE COMPOSITE

22 PENSION BOARD MEETING HELD AUGUST 20, 2025.

23 3.G. SINGLE TAX OFFICE CITY FUNDS

24 DISTRIBUTED COMPARISON REPORT FOR YEAR-TO-DATE

25 SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 AND YEAR-TO-YEAR COMPARISON
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 1 REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 THROUGH SEPTEMBER

 2 12, 2025.

 3 MR. SMURL: Are there any comments

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

 5 received and filed. Do any Council members

 6 have any announcements at this time?

 7 MR. KING: Just I, you know, it

 8 might be a little bit premature, but Sunday,

 9 October 12th is the Steamtown Marathon, 28th

10 Annual Steamtown Marathon. The course was

11 changed this year, which actually I think is

12 going to be better for traffic control the way

13 the runners come into the city.

14 They'll still come in Boulevard

15 Avenue and take a left up Electric Street. But

16 when they get up to the islands, they're going

17 to take a right and go directly out Capouse

18 Avenue. They'll head directly down Capouse to

19 Walnut, take a left on Walnut and a right on

20 North Washington straight in.

21 So in the past we used to go all the

22 way up Electric over to North Washington, go

23 over to Delaware and come back down. So it

24 kind of boxed in that neighborhood. So that

25 has been eliminated.
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 1 We'll ask, you know, people on that

 2 particular day to just be a little patient.

 3 We'll get vehicles across the course if they

 4 have to come through town. If you are over in

 5 the Green Ridge area, the best way is to cross

 6 Green Ridge Street.

 7 We'll have police there helping to

 8 cross people. If you want to get around the

 9 marathon downtown, the best way is to go down

10 around Lackawanna Avenue. We'll get you around

11 or I believe Spruce -- or Biden Street will be

12 open one lane during the race. So that's about

13 it.

14 And I should also mention we do have

15 runners coming from about 36 different states

16 and a couple countries, so pretty exciting,

17 good for the area and St. Joseph's Center.

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

19 Anyone else?

20 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes, I just wanted

21 to say Shanah Tovah. So happy Rosh Hashanah to

22 those who celebrate. That's the Jewish New

23 Year. It's taking place today and tomorrow.

24 And that's all that I have. Thank you.

25 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Dr.
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 1 Rothchild. Anyone else?

 2 MR. VOLDENBERG: FOURTH ORDER.

 3 CITIZENS PARTICIPATION.

 4 MR. SMURL: First, Norma Jeffries,

 5 you're good from before? All right. Thank

 6 you, Norma. Joan Hodowanitz.

 7 MS. HODOWANITZ: Joan Hodowanitz,

 8 Scranton. First, I want to mention that every

 9 morning when I go to mass, I see these

10 gentlemen with humongous garbage cans walking

11 up and down the sidewalks picking up litter.

12 Now, I don't know whether that they

13 are city employees or for a nonprofit or

14 whatever, but it is sure nice to see someone

15 trying to clean up the litter. So whoever is

16 doing it, thank you. Has anybody applied to

17 become the Director of DPW yet?

18 MR. SMURL: No, no, not that I know

19 of.

20 MS. HODOWANITZ: Okey-dokey. And

21 we're still working on their Collective

22 Bargaining Agreement?

23 MR. SMURL: Yeah, I know they do

24 have a meeting scheduled.

25 MS. HODOWANITZ: Okay. Now, the
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 1 2024 audit, you mentioned before that it should

 2 be in by September 30th. Is there any hope of

 3 seeing a copy of it in Third Order for next

 4 week's meeting which will be September 30th?

 5 MR. SMURL: They said our auditors

 6 are in the final review of it. So it should be

 7 done.

 8 MS. HODOWANITZ: Okey-dokey. I'm

 9 looking forward to it. And now let's talk

10 about Item 7-B. This is the ordinance

11 authorizing entry level employment in the

12 police department without competition under

13 certain conditions affecting public safety.

14 I still see red flags on this.

15 Another Scranton taxpayer contacted me and very

16 kindly sent me a copy of Chapter 144 of the

17 state's law on civil service and pointed out

18 Section 14407, tenure and temporary

19 appointments.

20 Temporary appointments, in case of

21 riot or emergency, temporary appointments to

22 positions in the civil service may be made

23 without complying with the provisions of this

24 chapter. I don't understand what might be in

25 the Home Rule Charter that would supersede a
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 1 thing like this.

 2 Certainly we're not having a riot or

 3 an emergency situation that I've heard about.

 4 But I have several questions. I asked last

 5 week whether the police union was contacted for

 6 input on this and I really didn't get a

 7 positive answer.

 8 I talked to some people when I was

 9 at the Police Pension Commission last week and

10 asked them if they were aware of this

11 legislation. And they said they hadn't heard

12 of it. But it raises certain questions. If

13 you look at the union contract when police are

14 normally hired, they're automatically entered

15 into the union.

16 And they start paying into pension

17 and you get pension eligibility, so on and so

18 forth. Will these hires be entered into the

19 union?

20 MR. SMURL: Joan, the way it was

21 explained to me, it still goes to the Civil

22 Service Commission. They supply the list. The

23 Chief --

24 MS. HODOWANITZ: That doesn't answer

25 my question. Will they be --
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 1 MR. SMURL: Everything else is

 2 supposed to be in the same order. The only

 3 difference would be if they did possess Act 120

 4 or something equivalent to it, they would

 5 accept that instead of making them go back to

 6 school and do it over again.

 7 MS. HODOWANITZ: So they have to

 8 become members of the union. They will be

 9 eligible for pensions including disability

10 pension. They would be eligible for Heart and

11 Lung benefits, eligible for promotion exams.

12 How do they determine seniority with

13 those who were hired under competition?

14 MR. SMURL: Well, that's when you

15 start --

16 MR. KING: They go to the bottom of

17 the list.

18 MS. HODOWANITZ: Bottom of the list?

19 MR. KING: Yep.

20 MR. SMURL: Yeah, day one is day

21 one.

22 MS. HODOWANITZ: Okay. But I really

23 think that there are a lot of questions. And I

24 don't -- if you had -- if the administration

25 has not consulted with the union for input, I
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 1 think you should table this and bring the union

 2 in, bring the Police Chief in, bring the head

 3 of Civil Service in.

 4 If their solicitors are available,

 5 bring them in. You should not let this go

 6 forward and then down the road have issues

 7 because the last thing this city needs is more

 8 union controversy and, God forbid, more

 9 lawsuits.

10 You know, we should -- if we're

11 going to hire these people, they should know

12 what their protections are and what their

13 requirements are. And the union should be

14 aware. This should not be dropped on them

15 without their involvement. I know you're going

16 to pass it, but I recommend you table it.

17 Thank you.

18 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Joan. Ron

19 Ellman. Ron?

20 MR. ELLMAN: I'm sorry. I wasn't

21 paying attention. This shirt isn't of any

22 political significance. I'm not endorsing the

23 Mayor or anyone in case some of you wondered.

24 People, you know, undoubtedly when I

25 talk up here, I'm not reaching the right
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 1 people, the ones who pay for everything and I

 2 guess you call them the quiet ones. Yesterday

 3 they auctioned off 150 properties here and in

 4 the county.

 5 I've talked to a couple people over

 6 the years that lost their property like that.

 7 It's so heartbreaking. I realize that

 8 probably most of them were financial problems.

 9 One lady I talked to years ago, Catholic

10 services loaded her house up. The people

11 destroyed it.

12 They wouldn't help her one iota.

13 She didn't have money to do the repairs. She

14 lost it, lived right across the street. I

15 don't know. She's probably not there anymore.

16 This was probably 10 years ago.

17 We have a downtown just overrun by

18 wealthy developers and property owners, most of

19 them already have tremendous tax breaks. Some

20 of them just on these historic buildings next

21 to no tax. And we're looking at a women that

22 wants to sell properties like the hospital to

23 non-profits.

24 Almost every street you go down got

25 some kind of an abandoned house we've lost the
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 1 tax base on. And on my block, I have three

 2 houses on one block. The lady died in one

 3 house. The next two houses are vacant. The

 4 house across the street the man was

 5 constructing it and ran out of money.

 6 And -- but that's four of them. But

 7 three are the one on my side of the street that

 8 are just -- they don't cut the grass or

 9 nothing. They did recently. I guess -- I

10 guess Oleski's office got on them.

11 These 150 properties, there's people

12 that I talked to that are so fearful of -- I

13 told them -- here about the deferred tax plan.

14 I don't know if anyone took advantage of it.

15 But so many people are just fearful of coming

16 up here or talking about this -- this

17 administration is just a vile, relentless,

18 vindictive one.

19 Maybe they're fearful of having

20 their car towed while they're drinking coffee

21 or even worse, getting some tickets for

22 uncovered garbage cans. I don't know.

23 Hopefully maybe one of these tax

24 cheats will open up a casino downtown so we'll

25 have a cheap buffet like Vegas. Thank you.
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 1 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Ron. That is

 2 all for our sign-in sheet. Would anyone else

 3 like to address Council?

 4 MR. COYNE: Good evening, Council,

 5 Tom Coyne, Minooka. I see that the Mayor got

 6 weekend four of advertisements from the Times

 7 for the Lackawanna Avenue Streetscape Project.

 8 When we had the last walkability, it was

 9 underfunded.

10 And we were assured it would come

11 back to us review -- it would come back to us

12 for review of the plans. I guess we'll get the

13 plans and have it bid out and then we'll get

14 told what it will be before we could actually

15 have an input on it.

16 The Mayor constantly said the

17 citizens of Scranton, your input is neither

18 wanted nor desired. If we put a big wall

19 around the bike trail, we could keep out all

20 other parts of the city that we have chosen

21 with all of the funds that we have gathered not

22 to fund.

23 That brings me back to the Recovery

24 Act under this administration. They allocated

25 the funds by supposed stakeholders and meetings
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 1 that they said on their YouTube channel when

 2 they released it. I did a public right to know

 3 and found out that the stakeholders and

 4 meetings that they said that they had never

 5 happened because I asked for names of people

 6 who were at those meetings.

 7 And there were no names. There were

 8 no stakeholders. There were no meetings. But

 9 the YouTube Channel that the Mayor put out said

10 we gathered all of this information. I guess

11 all the stakeholders were probably internal to

12 the government deciding in the Mayor's office

13 what they wanted because the right to know

14 certainly said that stakeholders outside never

15 were brought in for input.

16 Ignore the public, that's what we

17 had to deal with. We've had the Times who

18 produces one-sided supportive stories for the

19 Mayor. It does not challenge the fact. It

20 does not show the timelines. But I guess like

21 Jimmy -- the Kimmel issue, it does not want to

22 risk rocking the local boat with a government

23 that takes out ads.

24 This is stilly because there is no

25 other publication in the city that the city
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 1 could actually use as part of their operations.

 2 So we have four weekends of the Mayor's

 3 projects, not a peep out of public concerns.

 4 We now have 5-B, repealing outdated

 5 provisions regarding the city's pavings of

 6 streets. Can anyone on Council tell us what is

 7 outdated in there, what we were removing at

 8 all, what is replacing because there is nothing

 9 in the body that actually shows us what's being

10 struck and what's being replaced.

11 Every other legislative body when

12 something like this comes up or something is

13 struck, you get the legislation that is being

14 removed with lines through it and anything

15 that's added in it is actually written in it

16 that's going to be applied.

17 Are we removing all pavement

18 guidelines and now it's pavement is whatever

19 the city says it is because all I see in here

20 is striking all the rules. I see nothing on

21 adding.

22 MR. KING: We discussed that during

23 caucus. And we're going to be requesting that

24 exact detail.

25 MR. COYNE: Thank you. Maybe it
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 1 should have been presented in this before it

 2 came to the body because that detail is not

 3 something that should be forgotten. It should

 4 have been here before this was even presented

 5 up here.

 6 5-F, the United Neighborhood Centers

 7 of Northeastern Pennsylvania, $150,000 towards

 8 an exterior upgrade projects. For years we've

 9 asked about Code Red when the fires were

10 burning in Canada and people were told to stay

11 inside. Recovery funds went to Keystone. We

12 even paid for a coordinator for the position

13 for the charities.

14 We have a secret unsheltered task

15 force who meets behind closed doors and as of

16 now has talked and done nothing. Maybe the

17 Mayor will take the lead from Fox News who said

18 maybe with the homeless we should jail them or

19 euthanize them.

20 We have done nothing so far but

21 that's okay as long as we don't say cold snap

22 before the elections. We're looking at snow.

23 We're looking at winter. We're looking at

24 $150,000 to fix the outside of the building and

25 we have done nothing for the homeless. This is
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 1 the City of Scranton's humanity. Shameful.

 2 Good night.

 3 MR. SMURL: Thank you.

 4 MR. MANCINI: Relax, you're not

 5 getting served. Good evening, Council. Mike

 6 Mancini, Scranton. Tonight I'll speak about

 7 our road's infrastructure, blight and our

 8 amazing DPW employees. Mr. Schuster as the

 9 Chair for Public Works, I would strongly

10 suggest that you hear me twice because I will

11 only say this once.

12 It's not the speaker before you.

13 It's the words they choose. My words get

14 ignored. You also ignore the same concerns of

15 many of other residents. As of today, we've

16 only heard whispers. You are in an election

17 year. Let us know why you deserve that very

18 same chair once again.

19 Let us get started, shall we? Our

20 roads are in the worst shape of my lifetime.

21 Prior Council members ensured that our

22 ordinances were followed. Today we're changing

23 5-B, an ordinance for paving. Anything could

24 be changed. But if not enforced, those words

25 mean nothing. And to whose those who sat in
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 1 the chairs previously, it all just gets

 2 ignored.

 3 You, the rest of Council, along with

 4 the Mayor, her Duck Dynasty, not only

 5 disrespect those who have taken those seats but

 6 also the good people of Scranton. Our

 7 crosswalks are finally being painted, a year

 8 and a half after I mentioned it but with the

 9 wrong paint.

10 Did you address that? Do you think

11 DPW should have taken that responsibility?

12 They've done so every year previously. How do

13 you feel about the roads? Do you think that PA

14 Water should become more responsible for the

15 pave cuts and the city enforcing the

16 ordinances.

17 Do you think PA Water needs to come

18 before caucus very soon to answer for their

19 blatant disrespect towards the citizens of our

20 city or Council and you personally. Do you

21 think the city residents deserve a pave cut

22 inspector?

23 The company that currently inspects

24 our roads is not from Scranton. They don't

25 know our roads. Unfortunately because of the
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 1 current climate the Mayor has created, we have

 2 the most blighted neighborhoods ever.

 3 Do you believe that DPW should be

 4 knocking these properties down? Blight is

 5 currently being handled as a clerical function

 6 instead of instead of DPW. Do you think it

 7 should be taken back by DPW?

 8 We've all witnessed neighborhoods

 9 going downhill for the past five years. Do you

10 believe that blighted neighborhoods also cause

11 crime? We witnessed tractor-trailer striking

12 lower railroad bridges. There was another one

13 today.

14 They are close to over 100 years

15 old. Do you think an engineer should inspect

16 these bridges and ask for replacement and

17 raising the height requirements? Do you think

18 the city would be better served with an inhouse

19 engineer?

20 How many times in the past did the

21 city ask for an outside company to cut trees

22 down? Now everything is being outsourced.

23 We've outsourced so many things like pave cut

24 inspectors, crosswalks, knocking down blighted

25 properties, blight crew. It's part of the
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 1 clerical union.

 2 I'm sure we both agree Rubicon is

 3 bogus. We had a refuse truck driver for 41

 4 years. He knew where to go. A word to the

 5 wise, anything with con in it is not good.

 6 Nobody does it better than our 91 unionized DPW

 7 employees who continue to work without a

 8 contract.

 9 They've been through so much. The

10 turnover at the top, we're currently on the

11 seventh acting director. Instead of an Eddie

12 Pisano, they ended up with the likes of Scott

13 Gassenmeyer. They deserve better without

14 insulting their intellectual abilities.

15 Thank you to our amazing DPW

16 employees. Change is coming. To the Mayor,

17 Scranton here, your city is corrupt, really?

18 You're not even from here. On Saturday your

19 Oregon Ducks face Penn State. Who are you

20 picking?

21 We all know when it comes to City of

22 Scranton, you chose yourself with our city as

23 your backup plan. Good luck Saturday, duck

24 duck Paige. Good evening, Council.

25 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Anyone else?
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 1 MR. VOLDENBERG: FIFTH ORDER. 5-A.

 2 MOTIONS.

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

 4 any motions or comments?

 5 MR. KING: Not at this time, just

 6 what was brought up before, I guess it will

 7 come up on the motion. We want to get some of

 8 that detail that was brought up we discussed in

 9 caucus Mr. Coyne brought up tonight. Thank

10 you.

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

12 Mr. Schuster, do you have any motions or

13 comments?

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

15 got some answers back. I did pose to the

16 administration about updating residents in our

17 capital budget. There was over 5 million

18 dollars going towards housing buyouts in North

19 Scranton and Keyser Valley.

20 And I did ask that the residents be

21 informed of this. I did speak to several of

22 those residents who weren't informed of it.

23 But I reached out to administration to see when

24 that had last been done.

25 And the answer that I got was that
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 1 all members of the buyout program were updated

 2 in April when the BRIC grant was cancelled. A

 3 meeting for impacted residents both in Keyser

 4 Valley and the Keyser Valley stormwater

 5 projects and residents for the buyout program

 6 was held on May 15th, 2025, where residents

 7 were invited and encouraged to attend.

 8 Those residents that I spoke to did

 9 not attend this meeting and were unaware of it.

10 Any questions on the project impacting in

11 regard to the buyout program, residents were

12 made aware by the city's application to the

13 hazard mitigation grant program -- and that is

14 where that funding in our capital budget is

15 coming from -- for funding and appraisals that

16 would be completed.

17 We respond to all inquiries from

18 residents as they are received. So at this

19 point in time it seems there was a meeting on

20 May 15th. But the city administration has not

21 reached out to those neighbors. So if we could

22 just contact the city administration and just

23 please ask that they update these residents

24 that are affected.

25 There's 20 properties in total. It
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 1 doesn't seem like a lot to be -- to be updated

 2 on those projects.

 3 MR. VOLDENBERG: I will, sir.

 4 MR. SCHUSTER: I inquired about

 5 Ferdinand Street. It was quite some time ago.

 6 We spoke about Ferdinand Street. At the time I

 7 was told that it was going out to bid. The

 8 answer that I got about 1800 block of Ferdinand

 9 Street was that the city completed the FEMA

10 work on Ferdinand Street that was out to bid

11 earlier this year which included debris removal

12 and road stabilization.

13 However, the paving work for the

14 street is going to be added to the 2026 paving

15 list. So those on Ferdinand Street, that will

16 be occurring in 2026 according to the answer I

17 got this week.

18 I want to thank DPW for Crisp Ave.

19 Last week the department did a great job on

20 Crisp Ave., replacing the bar ditch on the side

21 of the road and they replaced it with stone.

22 They cleaned out that ditch that had been

23 filled with sediment for several years now.

24 And it was coming across the

25 property into several resident's yards which
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 1 inevitably goes into the Frink Street -- the

 2 creek on Frink Street. So the residents came

 3 to me with their concerns.

 4 I had the opportunity to see the

 5 site during the storm. Those improvements were

 6 made last week and the residents did call to

 7 express their thanks to the department that

 8 completed that project.

 9 For the last two weeks since the SRA

10 director was in, I had asked at that point in

11 time that any kind of budgets or audited

12 financial statements be sent over to Council.

13 Did we receive any of those yet from the SRA?

14 MR. VOLDENBERG: We did. And I sent

15 them to Council.

16 MR. SCHUSTER: All right. Thank you

17 very much. We got an answer on South Summer

18 Street which I did relay. And I believe that's

19 all for tonight, Mr. Smurl. Thank you.

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

21 Dr. Rothchild, do you have any motions or

22 comments?

23 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes, thank you. I

24 have a few. First off, I also wanted to point

25 out on 5-B I brought it up in caucus that we
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 1 didn't have any specifics or information on

 2 what was changing with the ordinance.

 3 So I was disappointed to see that.

 4 And we can introduce tonight but we obviously

 5 need that information before considering this

 6 legislation further.

 7 Regarding the unsheltered task

 8 force, I know there's a meeting set for

 9 mid-October that I plan on attending. But I'd

10 like to find out in advance of that meeting

11 because of the urgency of making sure that we

12 have a Code Blue Shelter in place for once it

13 starts getting cold out, if we could please ask

14 the administration what their current plans are

15 on the Code Blue Shelter and if there are any

16 updates on it. Thank you.

17 And another thing that I wanted to

18 mention over the weekend, we were at Connell

19 Park. I think each weekend we're visiting a

20 different park. I didn't mean for it to be

21 that away. We were just going around city

22 parks and just noticing things as we do that.

23 And over at Connell while we were

24 there, someone did come back by from the city

25 to empty the trash cans out. But then I
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 1 noticed a little while later, there was a woman

 2 walking around with gloves and garbage bags and

 3 she was just a resident who was going around

 4 and picking up litter and trash from the park.

 5 So I thought, well, why -- why

 6 should she have to be doing that? I mean, they

 7 came to empty the garbage cans, but they should

 8 also be cleaning up the park and taking litter

 9 from it. So I'd like to make sure that that's

10 happening on a regular basis from our Parks and

11 Rec Department with all of our parks.

12 But I want to make sure that that is

13 happening at Connell too. I mean, it's great

14 that she was taking it upon herself to do that.

15 But residents shouldn't have to be doing that

16 when we have our Parks and Rec Department.

17 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll send that out.

18 DR. ROTHCHILD: Okay. Thank you.

19 And then one thing I received a response on

20 from last week someone who was asking about the

21 rear of 621 Alder Street -- and it's an

22 overgrown vacant property that's been in bad

23 shape for quite a while.

24 And the response I received in

25 reference to it is that the redevelopment and
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 1 blight coordinator visited it this week and the

 2 overall viability of the home is unknown due to

 3 the overgrown lot surrounding it.

 4 So it must be pretty -- pretty

 5 severe -- will seek a formal review from Barry

 6 Isett for consideration for future demolition.

 7 So that is all that I have currently on that

 8 property. But we'll stay on top of it to see

 9 what Barry Isett has with their review. That's

10 all. Thank you.

11 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Dr.

12 Rothchild. Mr. McAndrew, do you have any

13 motions or comments?

14 MR. MCANDREW: I have a few

15 responses from inquiries that I sent on the 9th

16 and 16th and a couple other things. So first

17 off, I asked does DPW embrace a program for

18 elderly property owners that can't afford tree

19 removal?

20 The assistance from our city DPW to

21 remove trees from their property has been much

22 interest or activity because I remember talking

23 about this but never seeing it implemented

24 because I got people reaching out to me that

25 maybe their neighbors are having problems and
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 1 can't afford tree removal.

 2 But these trees they're, you know,

 3 encroaching or growing over the neighbors'

 4 yards. So what I was told is, yes, the City of

 5 Scranton does embrace such a program. The

 6 Office of Community and Economic Development

 7 dangerous tree removal assistance program is

 8 specifically designed to help low to moderate

 9 homeowners, including elderly residents who

10 can't afford the high cost of removing

11 dangerous trees or branches from their

12 property.

13 So I asked, you know, I wasn't

14 really aware of this. I don't think the public

15 was. I think, you know, and I said how does

16 this work? And so what I received was, to

17 qualify, residents must live in Scranton,

18 obviously, own and occupy their home, carry and

19 share proof of insurance, have a tree or branch

20 marked as dangerous by city code enforcement,

21 the blight coordinator, the city forester and

22 meet household income requirements.

23 The program provides assistance at

24 no cost to the homeowner ensuring the safety

25 concern. So this sounds like a great program,
 30

 1 but I don't think anybody was really aware of

 2 it outside of me just seeing a couple minutes

 3 before in the spring.

 4 But it says since launching, the

 5 city has received an overwhelming response

 6 quickly reaching the budgeted limit for

 7 available assistance for the 2025 fiscal year.

 8 This strong interest demonstrates both the need

 9 and the effectiveness of this program,

10 particularly for the elderly and low income

11 homeowners would otherwise struggle.

12 Like I said, this sounds like a

13 great program. So can we get a little more

14 information on it? Okay, so the funds are

15 exhausting. I get it. But so maybe next year

16 this could be more visible to the public either

17 on the website -- obviously it's on the

18 website; but I was unable to find it or

19 through, you know, social media posts.

20 We seem to see a lot of other stuff.

21 I don't remember seeing this at all. So if we

22 could get a little bit more information and see

23 how this would be marketed next year for the

24 people that really need it. All right?

25 Also, there is two inquiries here
 31

 1 that actually Mr. Schuster asked but somehow --

 2 there may be a little confusion here. Anyway,

 3 regarding tree cutting position with the city

 4 DPW, is this position currently filled? It

 5 says Mr. McAndrew indicated that the employee

 6 may have bid out of his position.

 7 So we asked if there is possibly two

 8 different jobs descriptions that are present

 9 for the position. If so, have they been

10 mutually agreed upon or if there has been some

11 update that occurred unilaterally when it comes

12 to the tree cutting position.

13 So the response we received is, the

14 tree trimmer position has not been filled. The

15 city is working with union leadership to

16 address this position.

17 Also I asked, you know, to reach out

18 to City Engineer regarding the remaining

19 crossing walk at Lincoln Jackson Academy

20 because this was a big one last year I brought

21 up a couple of times.

22 You know, and then -- in lieu of all

23 the other ones that were done. So I remember

24 there was a pause. So the response I got, the

25 city has prioritized this crosswalk. I mean,
 32

 1 my grades are going to be due in a couple weeks

 2 for the first quarter, so this should be done

 3 above, you know, instead of all the other ones

 4 that are everywhere you turn around. This is

 5 more of a safety issue for our students.

 6 What else do I have here? So I

 7 asked -- this was on -- this was on the 9th.

 8 Is the law enforcement team still consisting of

 9 the SPD, Lackawanna Sheriffs and District

10 Attorneys Office continuing to address the drug

11 opiate crisis in our area from the joint task

12 force standpoint.

13 And what I got back was, the

14 Scranton Police Department remains steadfast in

15 all of criminal investigations to include

16 narcotic and opiate enforcement. Our

17 partnerships with law enforcement agencies

18 remain stronger than they have ever been and

19 contribute to our ability to solve crime.

20 We remain committed to addressing

21 the drug opiate crisis and any crime associated

22 with it. And, you know, it's evident that a

23 couple public service announcements that were

24 posted by the District Attorneys Office that

25 this is really happening and they're doing a
 33

 1 fantastic job. So I'm happy to hear that.

 2 I also asked if they would -- the

 3 SPD would revisit the large increase in ATV

 4 activity, electronic bikes, you know, everybody

 5 knows it's a problem.

 6 And the response I -- and if there's

 7 a new strategy to address this because what

 8 we're doing really isn't working because I

 9 remember they spoke of triangulation method to

10 track ATV and other offenders versus the danger

11 to public of chasing these operators on the

12 city streets.

13 So any nonregistered, noninsured

14 vehicle on our roadway is illegal. We know

15 that and poses a safety factor. Of course we

16 know that. Again, like I said the past two

17 weeks, I was driving home from work yesterday

18 and one of them electric bikes are flying in

19 and out of Main Avenue on the way home.

20 It's dangerous. Someone's going to

21 get killed and no helmet. And these are

22 electric bikes. It's crazy. So the police

23 department is committed to traffic safety and

24 do enforce such violations.

25 Anyone aware of the identity of
 34

 1 persons committing traffic violations using

 2 these devices should forward to the SPD for

 3 followup. So what they're saying and, you

 4 know, it kind of make sense if we're not going

 5 to chase them because of safety issues, you

 6 know, maybe when we see them we should try to

 7 identify them and pass this onto the police

 8 department.

 9 I also asked let's revisit vehicles

10 parking on sidewalks along Harrison Avenue

11 knowing that many of the properties have

12 garages and off-street parking but they

13 continue to park in the street. And what we

14 were told is, it has been received and it was

15 added to the SPD's enforcement schedule. So

16 they'll take a look at it.

17 So I also mentioned in caucus that

18 last weekend, you know, my understanding there

19 was a rash of break-ins and home invasions. I

20 know of one that actually happened a couple

21 doors up from my house which was horrific and

22 crazy what happened.

23 I spoke to the neighbor and she

24 was -- they were both shaken up. And I was

25 even shaken up. The problem I have is, you
 35

 1 know, what we have crime in the city whether

 2 you like it or not.

 3 I mean, of course we don't like it.

 4 But this information should have got out from

 5 our administration to make everyone aware that

 6 this is going on, not just my neighborhood. Do

 7 I care about the -- I care about the whole

 8 city. The public should be informed when this

 9 type of behavior or criminal activity happens

10 so we're on guard.

11 Instead of just -- I don't know what

12 happened. But when situations like this

13 happen, everybody needs to be informed. We all

14 care about each other in the city. We all want

15 to protect each other in the city. But if this

16 information doesn't get out there and then, you

17 know, shame on us or shame on administration.

18 All I could say is, guess what,

19 please lock your doors, lock your windows

20 because this is -- this is what happens. And

21 like I said, I don't know if, in fact, these

22 situations happened on the weekend in other

23 parts of the city. I can't verify.

24 But I can verify the one that was a

25 couple doors from my house and it's horrible.
 36

 1 So I think the administration needs to get

 2 better at letting the public be aware when

 3 these incidents happen just to be on guard.

 4 I'm kind of disappointed with that.

 5 Also, it's no secret that last week

 6 there was an incident in West Scranton High

 7 School that forced a lockdown of a person that

 8 was appointed to be on the Human Relations

 9 Committee, okay.

10 And for clarity's sake, the Mayor

11 for the most part appoints everyone on the

12 boards and authorities except for zoning that

13 we do that Council is responsible for. All

14 right. So do we vet them? No. That's the

15 responsibility of the administration.

16 What actually happens when they come

17 down to us, it's a formality vote. We have no

18 authority to appointing to any other boards or

19 authority except for zoning. All right? So

20 after seeing that, you know, there was -- it

21 was reported to the paper that this person, you

22 know, pretty much abandoned his position in

23 August.

24 We were unaware of that because we

25 didn't appoint him per se and that he had not
 37

 1 participated in the past two years within that

 2 appointment. So that should be on the

 3 administration. That should have been taken

 4 care of prior to some of these incidents.

 5 This person should have been

 6 removed. So I just want to make the public

 7 aware -- so, I guess, it's another thing that I

 8 didn't think we should have to, but maybe

 9 anymore when these appointments come down, we

10 might have to take a little extra time and do

11 some vetting that's not being done obviously or

12 not being done enough.

13 And then, you know, part of that

14 article said, you know, we'll try to replace

15 this person. And then, of course, it will be

16 up to Council to -- what do you mean up to us?

17 It's a formality vote. If it was up to us, I'd

18 like to make a motion right now to have this

19 person removed from that authority. I just

20 made a motion.

21 MR. SMURL: All right. So can I

22 respond just to --

23 MR. MCANDREW: Yeah, go ahead.

24 MR. SMURL: That board -- that

25 particular board, to have someone removed, the
 38

 1 Mayor cannot actually fire someone from that

 2 board or remove them.

 3 The board itself actually -- its

 4 bylaws has to request a person to be removed

 5 from that board. So -- and I know they haven't

 6 been there in two years. I know that also.

 7 But also, there are some legal issues to fire

 8 somebody that has -- had some -- a few issues

 9 right now.

10 As, you know, is that why we're

11 firing them or removing them from the job?

12 It's not -- I know it's not a paid position.

13 But it would still be -- make a bit liable.

14 MR. MCANDREW: Well, how would I

15 make a motion that that committee starts the

16 process?

17 MR. SMURL: They did say they

18 started it.

19 MR. MCANDREW: Okay.

20 MR. SMURL: Yes, they did tell me

21 that.

22 MR. MCANDREW: Well, like, again,

23 we're not aware. I wasn't aware that this

24 person didn't participate in two years. I

25 wasn't aware that as of August he abandoned his
 39

 1 position. But I am aware what was reported in

 2 the paper that, oh, you know, for the most part

 3 it comes down to Council. Well, I guess it

 4 doesn't. All right. What else do I have --

 5 oh, another thing too --

 6 MR. SCHUSTER: Before we move on

 7 from that though, are we aware that the

 8 commission started that process?

 9 MR. SMURL: Yes.

10 MR. SCHUSTER: We've been told that.

11 Okay, because I would --

12 MR. SMURL: The administration

13 requested they start it and they agreed.

14 MR. SCHUSTER: All right. So we

15 have that update. So, I mean, I would be in

16 favor of making that motion that the board make

17 the recommendation. So let's see what we get

18 next week. Can we just get an update -- ask

19 for an update on that, Mr. Voldenberg?

20 MR. VOLDENBERG: I will, sir.

21 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you.

22 MR. MCANDREW: Also, since, you

23 know, we heard -- all this was we heard

24 secondhand. Is there any truth that the Parks

25 and Rec Director has resigned? I hear it
 40

 1 everywhere I go. Have we heard it as a body?

 2 MR. SMURL: I believe he has. I was

 3 told by a city employee at a meeting that he

 4 had resigned and his last day will be this

 5 Friday.

 6 MR. MCANDREW: Okay. Thanks.

 7 That's all I have thanks.

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

 9 I have -- your question for the people

10 downtown, there is actually four employees. It

11 was funded by Senator Marty Flynn, the City of

12 Scranton, and Lackawanna County. We all put

13 money in.

14 And what it does, it funds these

15 four positions. And their job would be for

16 blight, for garbage. Any type of maintenance

17 downtown, replanting gardens, weeds, buildings

18 that are not being used or abandon or, you

19 know, they don't cut their grass or like you

20 said, they blow all of their garbage out to the

21 street, this is their job -- well, is to do all

22 of this.

23 And it's funded naturally by the

24 three bodies. I was told if -- there's

25 something that you see or whatever, this
 41

 1 program is directed. It seems pretty much by

 2 Scranton Tomorrow because of they're in town

 3 all the time and they deal with everyone.

 4 So if somebody doesn't put their

 5 garbage out the back or not using a dumpster,

 6 these guys will go and clean all of that stuff

 7 up. But it is -- I know it's for a minimum of

 8 one year. But it may be a few years we're

 9 going to have them for.

10 And the county did give them an

11 office in the garage in the rear of the county

12 building. So they have a place to go and

13 that's been their job for the past -- I believe

14 it's only two weeks now that they're out. But

15 you could see a difference downtown already.

16 So and that's what they were doing.

17 Also, I received two days ago the

18 audit for liquid fuels tax fund from January

19 1st, 2023 until December 31st of 2024. This

20 should be -- if it is not already available on

21 the city's website. So anybody would like to

22 see that audit, it should be available shortly.

23 That's all, Mr. Voldenberg.

24 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-B. FOR

25 INTRODUCTION - AN ORDINANCE - REPEALING
 42

 1 OUTDATED PROVISIONS REGARDING THE CITY'S PAVING

 2 OF STREETS.

 3 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

 4 entertain a motion that Item 5-B be introduced

 5 into its proper committee.

 6 MR. KING: So moved.

 7 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

 8 MR. SMURL: On the question?

 9 MR. SCHUSTER: On the question, I

10 believe everyone up here on Council is in favor

11 of getting what those changes would be. We

12 discussed them in caucus and we'll be awaiting

13 that for next week.

14 MR. SMURL: Thank you.

15 ATTY. GILBRIDE: Mr. President, I

16 have already emailed Attorney Eskra asking for

17 what changes are going to be made and the

18 reasons that it is necessary.

19 MR. SMURL: Great. Thank you.

20 Anyone else? All those in favor of

21 introduction signify by saying aye.

22 MR. KING: Aye.

23 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

24 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

25 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.
 43

 1 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

 2 have it and so moved.

 3 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-C. FOR

 4 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - DONATING A

 5 HISTORICAL CHAIR TO THE LACKAWANNA HISTORICAL

 6 SOCIETY.

 7 MR. KING: So moved.

 8 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.

 9 MR. SMURL: On the question? All

10 those in favor of introduction signify by

11 saying aye.

12 MR. KING: Aye.

13 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

14 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

15 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

16 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

17 have it and so moved.

18 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-D. FOR

19 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - ACCEPTING THE

20 RECOMMENDATION OF THE HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL

21 REVIEW BOARD (HARB) AND DENYING THE CERTIFICATE

22 OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A

23 DIGITAL BILLBOARD, LOCATED AT 141 JEFFERSON

24 AVE.

25 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll
 44

 1 entertain a motion that Item 5-D be introduced

 2 into its proper committee.

 3 MR. KING: So moved.

 4 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.

 5 MR. SMURL: On the question? All

 6 those in favor of introduction signify by

 7 saying aye.

 8 MR. KING: 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: 5-E. FOR

15 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING THE

16 MAYOR AND OTHER APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO

17 EXECUTE AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH

18 MULTISCAPE, INC. TO PERFORM CONSTRUCTION

19 SERVICES FOR THE LACKAWANNA AVENUE STREETSCAPE

20 PROJECT.

21 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

22 entertain a motion that Item 5-E be introduced

23 into its proper committee.

24 MR. MCANDREW: So moved.

25 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.
 45

 1 MR. SMURL: On the question?

 2 MR. SCHUSTER: On the question, this

 3 legislation includes $18,600 for the removal of

 4 streetlights. Can we just verify that this is

 5 streetlights and not traffic lights?

 6 ATTY. GILBRIDE: I did verify that

 7 today.

 8 MR. SCHUSTER: All right. Thank

 9 you.

10 MR. MCANDREW: Yeah, on the

11 question, I was concerned because when I saw

12 this legislation, I saw that eight lights were

13 going to be removed. And, you know, there's

14 been a lot of back and forth with this

15 walkability study.

16 And for the past two weeks I asked

17 and I'm going back here to the September 9th

18 meeting if the administration has a timeframe

19 on when legislation related to walkability

20 study traffic light removal would stop light

21 replacement may be expected.

22 The answer I got was technical

23 specifications for this legislation are

24 currently being completed by the project

25 engineers. Once completed, it will be sent to
 46

 1 Council. So when I quickly look at this

 2 legislation and I went through it and the bid

 3 that was awarded, it wasn't clear as to what

 4 type of lights. But it said streetlights are

 5 being removed.

 6 I wish administration -- because

 7 this is on my radar and a lot of -- a lot of

 8 people in the community, especially received

 9 e-mails from the Blind Association concerned

10 about this, which I am also concerned, from

11 Centers for Independent Living, their concerns

12 with replacing lights with stop signs.

13 And so I too reached out to our

14 solicitor and said, okay, let's get some

15 clarification because it wasn't clear about

16 what lights are being removed. So my

17 understanding is, this is only a piece of that

18 whole project and that, you know, it's probably

19 going to come here, another piece of

20 legislation removing the streetlights, which

21 I'm not in favor for.

22 And I'll be prepared when that

23 comes. But for clarity sake, I reached out to

24 our Solicitor and thank you for clarifying

25 that. That is all I have on the question.
 47

 1 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Anyone else?

 2 All those in favor of introduction signify by

 3 saying aye.

 4 MR. KING: Aye.

 5 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

 6 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

 7 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

 8 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

 9 have it and so moved.

10 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-F. FOR

11 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING THE

12 MAYOR AND OTHER APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO

13 EXECUTE AND SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION ON

14 BEHALF OF THE UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS OF

15 NEPA ("UNC") TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF

16 PENNSYLVANIA ACTING THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH

17 FINANCING AUTHORITY FOR A LOCAL SHARE ACCOUNT

18 (MONROE) GRANT, PURSUANT TO THE PA RACEHORSE

19 DEVELOPMENT AND GAMING ACT FOR UP TO

20 $150,000.00 TO BE USED TOWARDS AN EXTERIOR

21 UPGRADES PROJECT.

22 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

23 entertain a motion that Item 5-F be introduced

24 into its proper committee.

25 MR. MCANDREW: So moved.
 48

 1 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.

 2 MR. SMURL: On the question? All

 3 those in favor of introduction signify by

 4 saying aye.

 5 MR. KING: Aye.

 6 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

 7 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

 8 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

 9 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

10 have it and so moved.

11 DR. ROTHCHILD: I make a motion to

12 suspend the rules and move Item 5-F to Seventh

13 Order for a final vote.

14 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

15 MR. MCANDREW: Second.

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

17 floor and a second to suspend the rules and

18 move Item 5-F to Seventh Order for a final

19 vote. On the question?

20 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes, on the

21 question, this piece of legislation as well as

22 the next one, 5-G, we were requested to move

23 both of those to Seventh Order tonight because

24 of the grant deadlines. And we need to pass

25 them before the end of the month.
 49

 1 And so we've noticed this trend in

 2 the past with some grants. And I don't -- I

 3 feel like the administration might not have an

 4 early enough deadline for entities to submit

 5 these grant applications to the city and then

 6 for them to come to Council.

 7 I'm not saying, you know, it's on

 8 the fault of the city; but I'd like to see them

 9 provide a bit more of a buffer time to these

10 organizations because I get that, you know,

11 maybe some of these later submissions, they

12 still wanted to accept because they're worthy

13 causes and worthy projects that we'd like to be

14 able to help them out.

15 But then it does put the Council in

16 a difficult situation with having to move them

17 to Seventh Order within the same meeting. So

18 if we could please make that request of the

19 administration. And I know in our caucus,

20 Solicitor Gilbride also did say he would

21 discuss this issue with legal. That's all I

22 have that on the question.

23 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Dr.

24 Rothchild. Anyone else on the question? All

25 those in favor signify by saying aye.
 50

 1 MR. KING: Aye.

 2 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

 3 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

 4 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

 5 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

 6 have it and so moved.

 7 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-G. FOR

 8 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING THE

 9 MAYOR AND OTHER APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO

10 EXECUTE AND SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION ON

11 BEHALF OF LAVISH WIGS TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF

12 PENNSYLVANIA ACTING THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH

13 FINANCING AUTHORITY FOR A LOCAL SHARE ACCOUNT

14 (MONROE) GRANT, PURSUANT TO THE PA RACEHORSE

15 DEVELOPMENT AND GAMING ACT FOR UP TO $50,000.00

16 TO BE USED TOWARDS THE LAVISH WIGS PROJECT.

17 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

18 entertain a motion that Item 5-G be introduced

19 into its proper committee.

20 MR. KING: So moved.

21 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.

22 MR. SMURL: On the question? All

23 those in favor of introduction signify by

24 saying aye.

25 MR. KING: Aye.
 51

 1 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

 2 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

 3 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

 4 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

 5 have it and so moved.

 6 DR. ROTHCHILD: I make a motion to

 7 suspend the rules and move Item 5-G to Seventh

 8 Order for a final vote.

 9 MR. MCANDREW: Second.

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

11 floor and a second to suspend the rules and

12 move Item 5-G to Seventh Order for a final

13 vote. On the question? All those in favor

14 signify by saying aye.

15 MR. KING: Aye.

16 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

17 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

18 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

19 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

20 have it and so moved.

21 MR. VOLDENBERG: SIXTH ORDER. No

22 business at this time.

23 SEVENTH ORDER. 7-A. FOR

24 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES - FOR

25 ADOPTION - FILE OF THE COUNCIL NO. 94, 2025 -
 52

 1 AMENDING CHAPTER 379 OF CITY CODE ("SECONDHAND

 2 GOODS AND DEALERS") TO EXPLICITLY AUTHORIZE

 3 REQUIRING ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION

 4 AND TO UPDATE OTHER LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT

 5 PROVISIONS.

 6 MR. SMURL: As Chairperson for the

 7 Committee on Rules, I recommend final passage

 8 of Item 7-A.

 9 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

10 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll

11 call, please.

12 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. King.

13 MR. KING: Yes.

14 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Schuster.

15 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.

16 MS. HERBSTER: Dr. Rothchild.

17 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

18 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. McAndrew.

19 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.

20 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Smurl.

21 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare

22 Item 7-A legally and lawfully adopted.

23 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-B. FOR

24 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC

25 SAFETY - FOR ADOPTION - FILE OF THE COUNCIL NO.
 53

 1 95, 2025 - AUTHORIZING ENTRY-LEVEL EMPLOYMENT

 2 IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITHOUT COMPETITION

 3 UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AFFECTING PUBLIC

 4 SAFETY.

 5 MR. SMURL: What is the

 6 recommendation of the Chairperson for the

 7 Committee on Public Safety?

 8 MR. MCANDREW: As Chairperson for

 9 the Committee on Public Safety, I recommend

10 final passage of Item 7-B.

11 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.

12 MR. SMURL: On the question?

13 MR. SCHUSTER: On the question, so I

14 did -- I saved this answer for on the question

15 with this specific item. I did ask last week

16 or the week before about the Civil Service

17 Commission in September and if the

18 administration had any information from that

19 solicitor or board to show their opinions in

20 favor of this legislation.

21 So the answer I did get back was

22 that the commission did meet in September, but

23 it was proposed to them at the meeting before.

24 So it would have been the August Civil Service

25 Commission's meeting. It does say that the
 54

 1 Chief and the Law Department have been in close

 2 communications with the commission's solicitor

 3 who is prepared to assist the commission in

 4 implementing this legislation.

 5 And the Police CBA does not -- it

 6 doesn't cover anything other than the fact that

 7 the Civil Service Commission does have to

 8 certify this list. I would like to make a

 9 motion to table Item 7-B until we could just

10 get the opinion from the Civil Service

11 Commission Solicitor who in this answer it does

12 say that they are prepared to assist with this

13 legislation.

14 So if we could just get that opinion

15 from the commission, I think it would -- would

16 help to ensure that we're doing this properly.

17 So I'd like to make that motion to table until

18 we reach out to the commission to get their

19 official opinion.

20 MR. MCANDREW: I'll second, because

21 this isn't really time-sensitive legislation.

22 I mean, I understand it's this lateral --

23 these lateral hires have happened in the past.

24 And this is more of a -- what am I trying to

25 say, something in writing for this to occur.
 55

 1 So if we need an opinion of their

 2 solicitor and we could wait a week, I'm okay

 3 with that.

 4 MR. SMURL: Okay. So we have a

 5 motion and a second on the floor. On the

 6 question? So we'll do a roll call, please on

 7 just the -- to table it.

 8 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. King.

 9 MR. KING: Yes.

10 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Schuster.

11 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.

12 MS. HERBSTER: Dr. Rothchild.

13 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

14 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. McAndrew.

15 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.

16 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Smurl.

17 MR. SMURL: Yes. So this item will

18 be tabled until we either get the answer or the

19 next available date it's open.

20 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-C. FOR

21 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC

22 SAFETY - FOR ADOPTION - RESOLUTION NO. 255,

23 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 SCRANTON FIRE DEPARTMENT TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF

 2 PENNSYLVANIA ACTING THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH

 3 FINANCING AUTHORITY FOR A LOCAL SHARE ACCOUNT

 4 (MONROE) GRANT, PURSUANT TO THE PA RACEHORSE

 5 DEVELOPMENT AND GAMING ACT FOR UP TO

 6 $120,000.00 TO BE USED TOWARDS THREE NEW

 7 GENERATORS AND TWO NEW BOILERS.

 8 MR. SMURL: What is the

 9 recommendation of the Chairperson for the

10 Committee on Public Safety?

11 MR. MCANDREW: As Chairperson for

12 the Committee on Public Safety, I recommend

13 final passage of Item 7-C.

14 MR. KING: Second.

15 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll

16 call, please.

17 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. King.

18 MR. KING: Yes.

19 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Schuster.

20 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.

21 MS. HERBSTER: Dr. Rothchild.

22 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

23 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. McAndrew.

24 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.

25 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Smurl.
 57

 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 COMMUNITY

 5 DEVELOPMENT - FOR ADOPTION - RESOLUTION NO.

 6 256, 2025 - AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND OTHER

 7 APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE AND

 8 SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF THE

 9 STEAMTOWN CHURCH TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF

10 PENNSYLVANIA ACTING THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH

11 FINANCING AUTHORITY FOR A LOCAL SHARE ACCOUNT

12 (MONROE) GRANT, PURSUANT TO THE PA RACEHORSE

13 DEVELOPMENT AND GAMING ACT FOR UP TO $78,000.00

14 TO BE USED TOWARDS THE STEAMTOWN CHURCH

15 SIDEWALK PROJECT.

16 MR. SMURL: What is the

17 recommendation of the Chairperson for the

18 Committee on Community Development?

19 DR. ROTHCHILD: As Chairperson for

20 the Committee on Community Development, I

21 recommend final passage of Item 7-D.

22 MR. KING: Second.

23 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

24 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll

25 call, please.
 58

 1 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. King.

 2 MR. KING: Yes.

 3 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Schuster.

 4 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.

 5 MS. HERBSTER: Dr. Rothchild.

 6 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

 7 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. McAndrew.

 8 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.

 9 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Smurl.

10 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare

11 Item 7-D legally and lawfully adopted.

12 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-E. FOR

13 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY

14 DEVELOPMENT - FOR ADOPTION - RESOLUTION NO.

15 257, 2025 - AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND OTHER

16 APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE AND

17 SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF THE

18 WESTON PARK BASEBALL TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF

19 PENNSYLVANIA ACTING THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH

20 FINANCING AUTHORITY FOR A LOCAL SHARE ACCOUNT

21 (MONROE) GRANT, PURSUANT TO THE PA RACEHORSE

22 DEVELOPMENT AND GAMING ACT FOR UP TO $52,370.00

23 TO BE USED TOWARDS THE WESTON PARK BASEBALL

24 FIELD RENOVATION PROJECT.

25 MR. SMURL: What is the
 59

 1 recommendation of the Chairperson for the

 2 Committee on Community Development?

 3 DR. ROTHCHILD: As Chairperson for

 4 the Committee on Community Development, I

 5 recommend final passage of Item 7-E.

 6 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

 7 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll

 8 call, please.

 9 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. King.

10 MR. KING: Yes.

11 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Schuster.

12 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.

13 MS. HERBSTER: Dr. Rothchild.

14 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

15 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. McAndrew.

16 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.

17 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Smurl.

18 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare

19 Item 7-E legally and lawfully adopted.

20 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-F. FOR

21 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY

22 DEVELOPMENT - FOR ADOPTION - RESOLUTION NO.

23 258, 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 SCRANTON CULTURAL CENTER TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF

 2 PENNSYLVANIA ACTING THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH

 3 FINANCING AUTHORITY FOR A LOCAL SHARE ACCOUNT

 4 (MONROE) GRANT, PURSUANT TO THE PA RACEHORSE

 5 DEVELOPMENT AND GAMING ACT FOR UP TO $96,416.00

 6 TO BE USED TOWARDS THE SCRANTON CULTURAL CENTER

 7 FACILITY UPGRADES PROJECT.

 8 MR. SMURL: What is the

 9 recommendation of the Chairperson for the

10 Committee on Community Development?

11 DR. ROTHCHILD: As Chairperson for

12 the Committee on Community Development, I

13 recommend final passage of Item 7-F.

14 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

15 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll

16 call, please.

17 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. King.

18 MR. KING: Yes.

19 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Schuster.

20 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.

21 MS. HERBSTER: Dr. Rothchild.

22 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

23 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. McAndrew. Mr.

24 Smurl.

25 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare
 61

 1 Item 7-F legally and lawfully adopted.

 2 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-G. FOR

 3 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY

 4 DEVELOPMENT - FOR ADOPTION - RESOLUTION NO.

 5 259, 2025 - AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND OTHER

 6 APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE AND

 7 SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF THE

 8 PROVIDENCE PREGNANCY CENTER TO THE COMMONWEALTH

 9 OF PENNSYLVANIA ACTING THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH

10 FINANCING AUTHORITY FOR A LOCAL SHARE ACCOUNT

11 (MONROE) GRANT, PURSUANT TO THE PA RACEHORSE

12 DEVELOPMENT AND GAMING ACT FOR UP TO $42,840.00

13 TO BE USED TOWARDS THE PAVING OF 17,700 SQUARE

14 FEET OF BLACKTOP PARKING AREAS AND DRIVEWAY

15 PROJECT.

16 MR. SMURL: What is the

17 recommendation of the Chairperson for the

18 Committee on Community Development?

19 DR. ROTHCHILD: As Chairperson for

20 the Committee on Community Development, I

21 recommend final passage of Item 7-G.

22 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

23 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll

24 call, please.

25 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. King.
 62

 1 MR. KING: Yes.

 2 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Schuster.

 3 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.

 4 MS. HERBSTER: Dr. Rothchild.

 5 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

 6 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. McAndrew. Mr.

 7 Smurl.

 8 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare

 9 Item 7-G legally and lawfully adopted.

10 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-H. FOR

11 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY

12 DEVELOPMENT - FOR ADOPTION - RESOLUTION NO.

13 260, 2025 - AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND OTHER

14 APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE AND

15 SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION BEHALF OF THE

16 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROPERTIES, SCRANTON,

17 INC. D/B/A CDPS TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF

18 PENNSYLVANIA ACTING THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH

19 FINANCING AUTHORITY FOR A LOCAL SHARE ACCOUNT

20 (MONROE) GRANT, PURSUANT TO THE PA RACEHORSE

21 DEVELOPMENT AND GAMING ACT FOR UP TO

22 $153,300.00 TO BE USED TOWARDS THE REPAIR OF A

23 NONOPERATING ELEVATOR PROJECT.

24 MR. SMURL: What is the

25 recommendation of the Chairperson for the
 63

 1 Committee on Community Development?

 2 DR. ROTHCHILD: As Chairperson for

 3 the Committee on Community Development, I

 4 recommend final passage of Item 7-H.

 5 MR. KING: Second.

 6 MR. SMURL: Roll call, please.

 7 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. King.

 8 MR. KING: Yes.

 9 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Schuster.

10 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.

11 MS. HERBSTER: Dr. Rothchild.

12 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

13 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. McAndrew.

14 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.

15 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Smurl.

16 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare

17 Item 7-H legally and lawfully adopted.

18 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-I. FOR

19 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY

20 DEVELOPMENT - FOR ADOPTION - RESOLUTION NO.

21 261, 2025 (AS AMENDED) - AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR

22 AND OTHER APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE

23 AND SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF THE

24 CITY OF SCRANTON TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF

25 PENNSYLVANIA ACTING THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH
 64

 1 FINANCING AUTHORITY FOR A LOCAL SHARE ACCOUNT

 2 (MONROE) GRANT, PURSUANT TO THE PA RACEHORSE

 3 DEVELOPMENT AND GAMING ACT FOR UP TO

 4 $150,000.00 TO BE USED TOWARDS THE DAVIS STREET

 5 PEDESTRIAN CROSSING PROJECT, AS WELL AS TRAFFIC

 6 CONTROL SAFETY MEASURES IN THE AREAS OF LUZERNE

 7 STREET AND GREEN RIDGE STREET.

 8 MR. SMURL: What is the

 9 recommendation of the Chairperson for the

10 Committee on Community Development?

11 DR. ROTHCHILD: As Chairperson for

12 the Committee on Community Development, I

13 recommend final passage of Item 7-I.

14 MR. KING: Second.

15 MR. SCHUSTER: Second.

16 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll

17 call, please.

18 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. King.

19 MR. KING: Yes.

20 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Schuster.

21 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.

22 MS. HERBSTER: Dr. Rothchild.

23 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

24 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. McAndrew.

25 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.
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 1 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Smurl.

 2 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare

 3 Item 7-I legally and lawfully adopted.

 4 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-J. FOR

 5 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY

 6 DEVELOPMENT - FOR ADOPTION - RESOLUTION NO.

 7 262, 2025 - AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND OTHER

 8 APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE AND

 9 SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF VALLEY

10 IN MOTION TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

11 ACTING THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH FINANCING

12 AUTHORITY FOR A LOCAL SHARE ACCOUNT (MONROE)

13 GRANT, PURSUANT TO THE PA RACEHORSE DEVELOPMENT

14 AND GAMING ACT FOR UP TO $105,000.00 TO BE USED

15 TOWARDS THE BIKE LANE PROJECT.

16 MR. SMURL: What is the

17 recommendation of the Chairperson for the

18 Committee on Community Development?

19 DR. ROTHCHILD: As Chairperson for

20 the Committee on Community Development, I

21 recommend final passage of Item 7-J.

22 MR. KING: Second.

23 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll

24 call, please.

25 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. King.
 66

 1 MR. KING: Yes.

 2 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Schuster.

 3 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.

 4 MS. HERBSTER: Dr. Rothchild.

 5 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

 6 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. McAndrew.

 7 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.

 8 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Smurl.

 9 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare

10 Item 7-J legally and lawfully adopted.

11 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-K. FORMALLY 5-F.

12 FOR CONSIDERATION - BY THE COMMITTEE ON

13 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - FOR ADOPTION -

14 RESOLUTION NUMBER 266, 2025 - AUTHORIZING THE

15 MAYOR AND OTHER APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO

16 EXECUTE AND SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION ON

17 BEHALF OF THE UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS OF

18 NEPA ("UNC") TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF

19 PENNSYLVANIA ACTING THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH

20 FINANCING AUTHORITY FOR A LOCAL SHARE ACCOUNT

21 (MONROE) GRANT, PURSUANT TO THE PA RACEHORSE

22 DEVELOPMENT AND GAMING ACT FOR UP TO

23 $150,000.00 TO BE USED TOWARDS AN EXTERIOR

24 UPGRADES PROJECT.

25 MR. SMURL: What is the
 67

 1 recommendation of the Chairperson for the

 2 Committee on Community Development?

 3 DR. ROTHCHILD: As Chairperson for

 4 the Committee on Community Development, I

 5 recommend final passage of Item 7-K.

 6 MR. KING: Second.

 7 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll

 8 call, please.

 9 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. King.

10 MR. KING: Yes.

11 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Schuster.

12 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.

13 MS. HERBSTER: Dr. Rothchild.

14 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

15 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. McAndrew.

16 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.

17 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Smurl.

18 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare

19 Item 7-K legally and lawfully adopted.

20 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-L. FORMALLY

21 5-G - FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON

22 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - FOR ADOPTION -

23 RESOLUTION NUMBER 267, 2025 - AUTHORIZING THE

24 MAYOR AND OTHER APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO

25 EXECUTE AND SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION ON
 68

 1 BEHALF OF LAVISH WIGS TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF

 2 PENNSYLVANIA ACTING THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH

 3 FINANCING AUTHORITY FOR A LOCAL SHARE ACCOUNT

 4 (MONROE) GRANT, PURSUANT TO THE PA RACEHORSE

 5 DEVELOPMENT AND GAMING ACT FOR UP TO $50,000.00

 6 TO BE USED TOWARDS THE LAVISH WIGS PROJECT.

 7 MR. SMURL: What is the

 8 recommendation of the Chairperson for the

 9 Committee on Community Development?

10 DR. ROTHCHILD: As Chairperson for

11 the Committee on Community Development, I

12 recommend final passage of Item 7-L.

13 MR. MCANDREW: Second.

14 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll

15 call, please.

16 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. King.

17 MR. KING: Yes.

18 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Schuster.

19 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.

20 MS. HERBSTER: Dr. Rothchild.

21 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

22 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. McAndrew.

23 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.

24 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Smurl.

25 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare
 69

 1 Item 7-L legally and lawfully adopted.

 2 MR. VOLDENBERG: EIGHTH ORDER.

 3 8-A. FILE OF THE COUNCIL NO. 91,

 4 2025.

 5 MR. SMURL: This ordinance is the

 6 2026 Capital Budget. It has been tabled until

 7 a public hearing could be this evening. It

 8 will be brought back from the table next week

 9 and placed in Seventh Order for a final vote.

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

11 entertain a motion to adjourn.

12 MR. SCHUSTER: One more just comment

13 on Item 8-A.

14 MR. SMURL: Yes.

15 MR. SCHUSTER: Next week, I'll be

16 making a motion to amend the Capital Budget,

17 page 12, paragraph two under Engine 10

18 building.

19 I would like it to read -- the

20 second paragraph starts off with the city will

21 apply for a local share grant in the amount of

22 $350,000 to fund the predesign, design, and the

23 construction oversight costs of the project to

24 meet the needs -- to meet the staffing and

25 apparatus needs of the Scranton Fire Department
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 1 and shall remain in its place on -- and shall

 2 remain in its current location on East Mountain

 3 is what I would like to add on the end of that.

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

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

 6 a motion to adjourn.

 7 MR. MCANDREW: Motion to adjourn.

 8 MR. SMURL: Thank you. This meeting

 9 is adjourned.

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 258 [1] - 59:23 61:1 58:19, 60:2, 61:9, amend [1] - 69:16
$105,000.00 [1] - 259 [1] - 61:5 7-G [3] - 61:2, 61:21, 62:18, 63:25, 65:11, AMENDED [1] - 63:21
 65:14 260 [1] - 62:13 62:9 66:19, 68:2 AMENDING [1] - 52:1
$120,000.00 [1] - 56:6 261 [1] - 63:21 7-H [3] - 62:10, 63:4, activity [3] - 28:22, amount [1] - 69:21
$150,000 [2] - 17:7, 262 [1] - 65:7 63:17 33:4, 35:9 AN [3] - 41:25, 47:20,
 17:24 266 [1] - 66:14 7-I [3] - 63:18, 64:13, Acuri [1] - 3:7 66:23
$150,000.00 [3] - 267 [1] - 67:23 65:3 add [1] - 70:3 AND [47] - 4:7, 4:25,
 47:20, 64:4, 66:23 28th [1] - 5:9 7-J [3] - 65:4, 65:21, added [3] - 16:15, 43:21, 44:16, 44:17,
$153,300.00 [1] - 66:10 24:14, 34:15 47:12, 47:13, 47:19,
 62:22 3 7-K [3] - 66:11, 67:5, adding [1] - 16:21 50:9, 50:10, 50:15,
$18,600 [1] - 45:3 67:19 address [5] - 14:3, 52:2, 52:4, 55:23,
$350,000 [1] - 69:22 3.A [1] - 4:6 7-L [3] - 67:20, 68:12, 19:10, 31:16, 32:10, 55:24, 56:5, 56:7,
$42,840.00 [1] - 61:12 3.B [1] - 4:9 69:1 33:7 57:6, 57:7, 57:13,
$50,000.00 [2] - 50:15, 3.C [1] - 4:12 addressing [1] - 32:20 58:15, 58:16, 58:22,
 68:5 3.D [1] - 4:15 8 adjourn [3] - 69:11, 59:23, 59:24, 60:5,
$52,370.00 [1] - 58:22 3.E [1] - 4:18 70:6, 70:7 61:5, 61:6, 61:12,
$78,000.00 [1] - 57:13 3.F [1] - 4:21 8-A [2] - 69:3, 69:13 adjourned [1] - 70:9 61:14, 62:13, 62:14,
$96,416.00 [1] - 60:5 3.G [1] - 4:23 administration [19] - 62:21, 63:22, 63:23,
 30th [2] - 8:2, 8:4 9 10:24, 13:17, 14:24, 64:3, 64:7, 65:7,
 22:16, 22:23, 23:20, 65:8, 65:14, 66:15,
 1 31st [1] - 41:19
 9 [1] - 5:1 66:16, 66:22, 67:24,
 36 [1] - 6:15 23:22, 26:14, 35:5,
10 [2] - 12:16, 69:17 91 [2] - 21:6, 69:3 35:17, 36:1, 36:15, 67:25, 68:5
 379 [1] - 52:1
100 [1] - 20:14 94 [1] - 51:25 37:3, 39:12, 45:18, announcements [2] -
12 [3] - 4:25, 5:2, 95 [1] - 53:1 46:6, 49:3, 49:19, 5:6, 32:23
 4 9th [3] - 28:15, 32:7, Annual [1] - 5:10
 69:17 53:18
120 [1] - 10:3 41 [1] - 21:3 45:17 adopted [11] - 52:22, answer [12] - 9:7,
12th [1] - 5:9 57:2, 58:11, 59:19, 9:24, 19:18, 22:25,
141 [1] - 43:23 5 A 61:1, 62:9, 63:17, 24:8, 24:16, 25:17,
144 [1] - 8:16 65:3, 66:10, 67:19, 45:22, 53:14, 53:21,
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 5-A [1] - 22:1 abandoned [3] - ADOPTION [12] - answers [1] - 22:15
150 [2] - 12:3, 13:11
 5-B [5] - 16:4, 18:23, 12:25, 36:22, 38:25 51:25, 52:25, 55:22, anyway [1] - 31:2
15th [2] - 23:6, 23:20
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 5-C [1] - 43:3 ability [2] - 32:19, 71:7 61:4, 62:12, 63:20, APPLICATION [12] -
17 [1] - 4:17
 5-D [2] - 43:18, 44:1 able [1] - 49:14 65:6, 66:13, 67:22 47:13, 50:10, 55:25,
17,700 [1] - 61:13
 5-E [2] - 44:14, 44:22 above-cause [1] - ads [1] - 15:23 57:8, 58:17, 59:25,
1800 [1] - 24:8
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1st [1] - 41:19
 47:10, 47:23, 48:12, Academy [1] - 31:19 advantage [1] - 13:14 65:9, 66:16, 67:25
 48:18, 66:11 accept [2] - 10:5, advertisements [1] - application [1] - 23:12
 2 49:12 14:6 applications [1] - 49:5
 5-G [7] - 3:24, 48:22,
20 [5] - 4:11, 4:13, 50:7, 50:18, 51:7, ACCEPTING [1] - affected [1] - 23:24 applied [2] - 7:16,
 4:19, 4:22, 23:25 51:12, 67:21 43:19 AFFECTING [1] - 53:3 16:16
2023 [1] - 41:19 according [1] - 24:16 affecting [1] - 8:13 apply [2] - 69:21,
2024 [3] - 5:1, 8:1, 6 ACCOUNT [12] - afford [3] - 28:18, 71:22
 41:19 47:17, 50:13, 56:3, 29:1, 29:10 appoint [1] - 36:25
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 58:15, 59:23, 61:5, 52:22 3:8 agreed [2] - 31:10, 8:19, 8:20, 8:21,
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 67:24 AVE [1] - 43:24 behavior [1] - 35:9 brings [1] - 14:23 CENTERS [2] - 47:14,
APPROPRIATENES Avenue [6] - 5:15, behind [1] - 17:15 brought [7] - 15:15, 66:17
 S [1] - 43:22 5:18, 6:10, 14:7, benefits [1] - 10:11 22:6, 22:8, 22:9, Centers [2] - 17:6,
April [1] - 23:2 33:19, 34:10 best [3] - 6:5, 6:9, 71:6 25:25, 31:20, 69:8 46:11
ARCHITECTURAL [1] AVENUE [1] - 44:19 better [5] - 5:12, budget [2] - 22:17, certain [2] - 8:13, 9:12
 - 43:20 awaiting [1] - 42:12 20:18, 21:6, 21:13, 23:14 CERTAIN [1] - 53:3
area [3] - 6:5, 6:17, awarded [1] - 46:3 36:2 Budget [2] - 69:6, certainly [2] - 9:2,
 32:11 aware [14] - 9:10, bid [5] - 14:13, 24:7, 69:16 15:14
AREAS [2] - 61:14, 11:14, 23:12, 29:14, 24:10, 31:6, 46:2 budgeted [1] - 30:6 certificate [1] - 71:21
 64:6 30:1, 33:25, 35:5, Biden [1] - 6:11 budgets [1] - 25:11 CERTIFICATE [1] -
article [1] - 37:14 36:2, 37:7, 38:23, big [2] - 14:18, 31:20 buffer [1] - 49:9 43:21
AS [3] - 63:21, 64:5 38:25, 39:1, 39:7 BIKE [1] - 65:15 buffet [1] - 13:25 certify [2] - 54:8, 71:3
assist [2] - 54:3, 54:12 aye [8] - 42:21, 43:11, bike [1] - 14:19 building [3] - 17:24, certifying [1] - 71:24
assistance [4] - 28:20, 44:7, 47:3, 48:4, bikes [3] - 33:4, 33:18, 41:12, 69:18 chair [1] - 18:18
 29:7, 29:23, 30:7 49:25, 50:24, 51:14 33:22 buildings [2] - 12:20, CHAIR [1] - 43:5
ASSISTANT [1] - 2:9 Aye [40] - 42:22, BILLBOARD [1] - 40:17 Chair [1] - 18:9
associated [1] - 32:21 42:23, 42:24, 42:25, 43:23 burning [1] - 17:10 Chairperson [23] -
Association [1] - 46:9 43:1, 43:12, 43:13, bit [4] - 5:8, 30:22, business [3] - 51:22, 52:6, 53:6, 53:8,
assured [1] - 14:10 43:14, 43:15, 43:16, 38:13, 49:9 69:10, 70:5 56:9, 56:11, 57:17,
AT [1] - 43:23 44:8, 44:9, 44:10, BLACKTOP [1] - buyout [3] - 23:1, 57:19, 59:1, 59:3,
attend [2] - 23:7, 23:9 44:11, 44:12, 47:4, 61:14 23:5, 23:11 60:9, 60:11, 61:17,
attending [1] - 26:9 47:5, 47:6, 47:7, blatant [1] - 19:19 buyouts [1] - 22:18 61:19, 62:25, 63:2,
attention [1] - 11:21 47:8, 48:5, 48:6, blight [6] - 18:7, 20:4, BY [12] - 51:24, 52:24, 64:9, 64:11, 65:17,
Attorney [1] - 42:16 48:7, 48:8, 48:9, 20:25, 28:1, 29:21, 55:21, 57:4, 58:13, 65:19, 67:1, 67:3,
Attorneys [2] - 32:10, 50:1, 50:2, 50:3, 40:16 59:21, 61:3, 62:11, 68:8, 68:10
 32:24 50:4, 50:5, 50:25, blighted [3] - 20:2, 63:19, 65:5, 66:12, chairs [1] - 19:1
ATTY [2] - 42:15, 45:6 51:1, 51:2, 51:3, 20:10, 20:24 67:21 challenge [1] - 15:19
 51:4, 51:15, 51:16, Blind [1] - 46:9 bylaws [1] - 38:4 CHAMBERS [1] - 1:12
ATV [2] - 33:3, 33:10
 51:17, 51:18, 51:19 block [3] - 13:1, 13:2, change [1] - 21:16
auctioned [1] - 12:3
 ayes [8] - 43:1, 43:16,
audit [3] - 8:1, 41:18, 24:8 C changed [2] - 5:11,
 44:12, 47:8, 48:9, blow [1] - 40:20 18:24
 41:22
 50:5, 51:4, 51:19 Blue [2] - 26:12, 26:15 Canada [1] - 17:10 changes [2] - 42:11,
audited [1] - 25:11
auditors [1] - 8:5 board [7] - 37:24, cancelled [1] - 23:2 42:17
August [3] - 36:23, B 37:25, 38:2, 38:3, cannot [1] - 38:1 changing [2] - 18:22,
 38:25, 53:24 38:5, 39:16, 53:19 cans [4] - 7:10, 13:22, 26:2
 backup [1] - 21:23 26:25, 27:7
AUGUST [5] - 4:8, BOARD [4] - 4:13, channel [1] - 15:1
 bad [1] - 27:22 Capital [2] - 69:6,
 4:11, 4:13, 4:19, 4:16, 4:22, 43:21 Channel [1] - 15:9
 bags [1] - 27:2 69:16
 4:22 boards [2] - 36:12, Chapter [1] - 8:16
 Baker [1] - 3:10 capital [2] - 22:17,
authorities [1] - 36:12 36:18 CHAPTER [1] - 52:1
 bar [1] - 24:20 23:14
AUTHORITY [12] - boat [1] - 15:22 chapter [1] - 8:24
 Bargaining [1] - 7:22 Capouse [2] - 5:17,
 47:17, 50:13, 56:3, bodies [1] - 40:24 charities [1] - 17:13
 Barrett [1] - 3:8 5:18
 57:11, 58:20, 60:3, body [4] - 16:9, 16:11, Charter [1] - 8:25
 Barry [2] - 28:5, 28:9 car [1] - 13:20
 61:10, 62:19, 64:1, 17:2, 40:1 chase [1] - 34:5
 base [1] - 13:1 care [4] - 35:7, 35:14,
 65:12, 66:20, 68:3 bogus [1] - 21:3 chasing [1] - 33:11
 BASEBALL [2] - 37:4
authority [3] - 36:18, BOILERS [1] - 56:7 cheap [1] - 13:25
 58:18, 58:23 CARRERA [1] - 2:9
 36:19, 37:19 bottom [2] - 10:16, cheats [1] - 13:24
 basis [1] - 27:10 carry [1] - 29:18
AUTHORIZE [1] - 52:2 10:18 Chief [3] - 9:23, 11:2,
 BE [12] - 47:20, 50:16, case [2] - 8:20, 11:23
authorizing [1] - 8:11 Boulevard [1] - 5:14 54:1
 56:6, 57:14, 58:23, casino [1] - 13:24
AUTHORIZING [14] - boxed [1] - 5:24 choose [1] - 18:13
 60:6, 61:13, 62:22, Catholic [1] - 12:9
 44:15, 47:11, 50:8, branch [1] - 29:19 chose [1] - 21:22
 64:4, 65:14, 66:23, caucus [7] - 16:23,
 53:1, 55:23, 57:6, branches [1] - 29:11 chosen [1] - 14:20
 68:6 19:18, 22:9, 25:25,
 58:15, 59:23, 61:5, break [1] - 34:19 CHURCH [2] - 57:9,
 Becker [1] - 3:9 34:17, 42:12, 49:19
 62:13, 63:21, 65:7, break-ins [1] - 34:19 57:14
 become [3] - 7:17, causes [1] - 49:13
 66:14, 67:23 breaks [1] - 12:19 Citizens [1] - 4:2
 10:8, 19:14 CBA [1] - 54:5
automatically [1] - BRIC [1] - 23:2 citizens [2] - 14:17,
 BEHALF [12] - 47:14, CDPS [1] - 62:17
 9:14 bridges [2] - 20:12, 19:19
 50:11, 55:25, 57:8, celebrate [1] - 6:22
available [5] - 11:4, 20:16 CITIZENS [1] - 7:3
 58:17, 59:25, 61:7, CENTER [3] - 60:1,
 30:7, 41:20, 41:22, bring [4] - 11:1, 11:2, City [5] - 18:1, 21:21,
 62:15, 63:23, 65:9, 60:6, 61:8
 55:19 11:5 29:4, 31:18, 40:11
 66:17, 68:1 Center [1] - 6:17
Ave [2] - 24:18, 24:20
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city [36] - 5:13, 7:13, 54:15, 54:18 COMPETITION [1] - costs [1] - 69:23 danger [1] - 33:10
 11:7, 14:20, 15:25, COMMISSION [3] - 53:2 COUNCIL [6] - 1:1, dangerous [4] - 29:7,
 16:19, 19:15, 19:20, 4:7, 4:10, 4:19 completed [5] - 23:16, 1:12, 2:10, 51:25, 29:11, 29:20, 33:20
 19:21, 20:18, 20:21, Commission's [1] - 24:9, 25:8, 45:24, 52:25, 69:3 date [1] - 55:19
 21:17, 21:22, 23:20, 53:25 45:25 Council [18] - 5:5, DATE [1] - 4:24
 23:22, 24:9, 26:21, commission's [1] - complying [1] - 8:23 14:3, 14:4, 16:6, DAVIS [1] - 64:4
 26:24, 28:20, 29:20, 54:2 COMPOSITE [1] - 4:21 18:5, 18:21, 19:3, days [1] - 41:17
 29:21, 30:5, 31:3, committed [2] - 32:20, con [1] - 21:5 19:20, 21:24, 25:12, deadline [1] - 49:4
 31:15, 31:25, 33:12, 33:23 concern [1] - 29:25 25:15, 36:13, 37:16, deadlines [1] - 48:24
 35:1, 35:8, 35:14, Committee [24] - 36:9, concerned [3] - 45:11, 39:3, 42:10, 46:1, deal [2] - 15:17, 41:3
 35:15, 35:23, 40:3, 52:7, 53:7, 53:9, 46:9, 46:10 49:6, 49:15 DEALERS [1] - 52:2
 49:5, 49:8, 69:20 56:10, 56:12, 57:18, concerns [4] - 16:3, countries [1] - 6:16 debris [1] - 24:11
CITY [19] - 1:1, 2:8, 57:20, 59:2, 59:4, 18:14, 25:3, 46:11 County [2] - 3:11, December [1] - 41:19
 2:9, 4:23, 44:16, 60:10, 60:12, 61:18, CONDITIONS [1] - 40:12 deciding [1] - 15:12
 47:12, 50:9, 52:1, 61:20, 63:1, 63:3, 53:3 county [3] - 12:4, declare [11] - 52:21,
 55:24, 57:7, 58:16, 64:10, 64:12, 65:18, conditions [1] - 8:13 41:10, 41:11 57:1, 58:10, 59:18,
 59:24, 61:6, 62:14, 65:20, 67:2, 67:4, confusion [1] - 31:2 COUNTY [1] - 4:6 60:25, 62:8, 63:16,
 63:22, 63:24, 65:8, 68:9, 68:11 Connell [3] - 26:18, couple [9] - 6:16, 65:2, 66:9, 67:18,
 66:15, 67:24 COMMITTEE [12] - 26:23, 27:13 12:5, 28:16, 30:2, 68:25
CITY'S [1] - 42:1 51:24, 52:24, 55:21, consideration [1] - 31:21, 32:1, 32:23, deferred [1] - 13:13
city's [3] - 16:5, 23:12, 57:4, 58:13, 59:21, 28:6 34:20, 35:25 Delaware [1] - 5:23
 41:21 61:3, 62:11, 63:19, CONSIDERATION [12] course [5] - 5:10, 6:3, demolition [1] - 28:6
civil [2] - 8:17, 8:22 65:5, 66:12, 67:21 - 51:24, 52:24, 33:15, 35:3, 37:15 demonstrates [1] -
Civil [6] - 9:21, 11:3, committee [6] - 38:15, 55:21, 57:4, 58:13, Court [2] - 1:24, 71:11 30:8
 53:16, 53:24, 54:7, 42:5, 44:2, 44:23, 59:21, 61:3, 62:11, cover [1] - 54:6 DENYING [1] - 43:21
 54:10 47:24, 50:19 63:19, 65:5, 66:12, COYNE [2] - 14:4, department [5] - 8:12,
clarification [1] - committing [1] - 34:1 67:21 16:25 24:19, 25:7, 33:23,
 46:15 COMMONWEALTH considering [1] - 26:5 Coyne [2] - 14:5, 22:9 34:8
clarifying [1] - 46:24 [24] - 47:15, 47:16, consisting [1] - 32:8 crazy [2] - 33:22, DEPARTMENT [2] -
clarity [1] - 46:23 50:11, 50:12, 56:1, constantly [1] - 14:16 34:22 53:2, 56:1
clarity's [1] - 36:10 56:2, 57:9, 57:10, constructing [1] - created [1] - 20:1 Department [5] -
clean [2] - 7:15, 41:6 58:18, 58:19, 60:1, 13:5 creek [1] - 25:2 27:11, 27:16, 32:14,
cleaned [1] - 24:22 60:2, 61:8, 61:9, construction [1] - crew [1] - 20:25 54:1, 69:25
cleaning [1] - 27:8 62:17, 62:18, 63:24, 69:23 crime [4] - 20:11, descriptions [1] - 31:8
clear [2] - 46:3, 46:15 63:25, 65:10, 65:11, CONSTRUCTION [1] - 32:19, 32:21, 35:1 deserve [3] - 18:17,
clerical [2] - 20:5, 21:1 66:18, 66:19, 68:1, 44:18 criminal [2] - 32:15, 19:21, 21:13
CLERK [2] - 2:8, 2:9 68:2 consulted [1] - 10:25 35:9 design [1] - 69:22
climate [1] - 20:1 communications [1] - contact [1] - 23:22 crisis [2] - 32:11, designed [1] - 29:8
close [2] - 20:14, 54:1 54:2 contacted [2] - 8:15, 32:21 desired [1] - 14:18
closed [1] - 17:15 Community [19] - 9:5 Crisp [2] - 24:18, destroyed [1] - 12:11
code [1] - 29:20 29:6, 57:18, 57:20, contained [1] - 71:4 24:20 detail [3] - 16:24, 17:2,
Code [3] - 17:9, 26:12, 59:2, 59:4, 60:10, cross [2] - 6:5, 6:8
 continue [2] - 21:7, 22:8
 26:15 60:12, 61:18, 61:20, crossing [1] - 31:19
 34:13 Detective [3] - 3:9,
CODE [1] - 52:1 63:1, 63:3, 64:10, CROSSING [1] - 64:5
 continuing [1] - 32:10 3:10
Cody [1] - 3:9 64:12, 65:18, 65:20,
 CONTRACT [1] - crosswalk [1] - 31:25 determine [1] - 10:12
coffee [1] - 13:20 67:2, 67:4, 68:9,
 44:17 crosswalks [2] - 19:7, developers [1] - 12:18
 68:11
cold [2] - 17:21, 26:13 contract [2] - 9:13, 20:24 DEVELOPMENT [23] -
 COMMUNITY [10] -
Collective [1] - 7:21 21:8 CULTURAL [2] - 60:1, 4:7, 47:19, 50:15,
 57:4, 58:13, 59:21,
coming [5] - 6:15, contribute [1] - 32:19 60:6 56:5, 57:5, 57:13,
 61:3, 62:11, 62:16,
 13:15, 21:16, 23:15, control [2] - 5:12, current [3] - 20:1, 58:14, 58:22, 59:22,
 63:19, 65:5, 66:13,
 24:24 71:23 26:14, 70:2 60:5, 61:4, 61:12,
 67:22
comment [1] - 69:12 CONTROL [1] - 64:6 cut [5] - 13:8, 19:21, 62:12, 62:16, 62:21,
 community [2] - 3:7,
comments [5] - 5:3, controversy [1] - 11:8 20:21, 20:23, 40:19 63:20, 64:3, 65:6,
 46:8
 22:4, 22:13, 25:22, coordinator [3] - cuts [1] - 19:15 65:13, 66:13, 66:22,
 company [2] - 19:23,
 28:13 17:12, 28:1, 29:21 cutting [2] - 31:3, 67:22, 68:5
 20:21
Commission [5] - 9:9, copy [3] - 8:3, 8:16, 31:12 Development [19] -
 COMPARISON [2] -
 9:22, 53:17, 54:7, 71:5 29:6, 57:18, 57:20,
 4:24, 4:25
 54:11
 competition [2] - 8:12,
 correct [1] - 71:6 D 59:2, 59:4, 60:10,
commission [5] - corrupt [1] - 21:17 60:12, 61:18, 61:20,
 10:13 D/B/A [1] - 62:17
 39:8, 53:22, 54:3, cost [2] - 29:10, 29:24 63:1, 63:3, 64:10,
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 64:12, 65:18, 65:20, 58:5, 59:13, 60:21, 10:10, 10:11 14:4, 18:5, 21:24, 51:12, 52:7, 53:10,
 67:2, 67:4, 68:9, 62:4, 63:11, 64:22, eliminated [1] - 5:25 69:7 56:13, 57:21, 59:5,
 68:11 66:4, 67:13, 68:20 Ellman [1] - 11:19 everywhere [2] - 32:4, 60:13, 61:21, 63:4,
devices [1] - 34:2 DR [42] - 3:18, 6:20, ELLMAN [1] - 11:20 40:1 64:13, 65:21, 67:5,
died [1] - 13:2 25:23, 27:18, 42:24, emailed [1] - 42:16 evidence [1] - 71:4 68:12, 69:9
difference [2] - 10:3, 43:8, 43:14, 44:4, embrace [2] - 28:17, evident [1] - 32:22 finally [1] - 19:7
 41:15 44:10, 44:25, 47:6, 29:5 exact [1] - 16:24 financial [2] - 12:8,
different [3] - 6:15, 48:1, 48:7, 48:11, Emenheiser [1] - 3:10 exams [1] - 10:11 25:12
 26:20, 31:8 48:20, 50:3, 50:21, emergency [2] - 8:21, except [2] - 36:12, FINANCING [12] -
difficult [1] - 49:16 51:2, 51:6, 51:17, 9:3 36:19 47:17, 50:13, 56:3,
DIGITAL [1] - 43:23 52:17, 53:11, 55:13, employee [2] - 31:5, exciting [1] - 6:16 57:11, 58:20, 60:3,
direct [1] - 71:23 56:22, 57:19, 58:6, 40:3 EXECUTE [13] - 44:17, 61:10, 62:19, 64:1,
directed [1] - 41:1 59:3, 59:14, 60:11, employees [5] - 7:13, 47:13, 50:10, 55:24, 65:11, 66:20, 68:3
directly [2] - 5:17, 60:22, 61:19, 62:5, 18:8, 21:7, 21:16, 57:7, 58:16, 59:24, Fire [1] - 69:25
 5:18 63:2, 63:12, 64:11, 40:10 61:6, 62:14, 63:22, fire [2] - 38:1, 38:7
director [2] - 21:11, 64:23, 65:19, 66:5, EMPLOYMENT [1] - 65:8, 66:16, 67:25 FIRE [1] - 56:1
 25:10 67:3, 67:14, 68:10, 53:1 exhausting [1] - 30:15 FIREFIGHTERS [1] -
Director [2] - 7:17, 68:21 employment [1] - 8:11 expected [1] - 45:21 4:10
 39:25 drinking [1] - 13:20 empty [2] - 26:25, 27:7 explained [1] - 9:21 fires [1] - 17:9
disability [1] - 10:9 driver [1] - 21:3 encouraged [1] - 23:7 EXPLICITLY [1] - 52:2 firing [1] - 38:11
disappointed [2] - DRIVEWAY [1] - 61:14 encroaching [1] - 29:3 express [1] - 25:7 first [5] - 7:4, 7:8,
 26:3, 36:4 driving [1] - 33:17 end [2] - 48:25, 70:3 EXTERIOR [2] - 47:20, 25:24, 28:16, 32:2
discuss [1] - 49:21 dropped [1] - 11:14 ended [1] - 21:12 66:23 fiscal [1] - 30:7
discussed [3] - 16:22, drug [2] - 32:10, 32:21 endorsing [1] - 11:22 exterior [1] - 17:8 five [1] - 20:9
 22:8, 42:12 Duck [1] - 19:4 enforce [1] - 33:24 extra [1] - 37:10 fix [1] - 17:24
Dispense [1] - 4:3 duck [2] - 21:23, 21:24 enforced [1] - 18:24 flags [1] - 8:14
 Ducks [1] - 21:19
disrespect [2] - 19:5, enforcement [5] - F floor [3] - 48:17,
 19:19 due [2] - 28:2, 32:1 29:20, 32:8, 32:16, 51:11, 55:5
DISTRIBUTED [1] - dumpster [1] - 41:5 32:17, 34:15 face [1] - 21:19 flying [1] - 33:18
 4:24 during [4] - 4:2, 6:12, ENFORCEMENT [1] - FACILITY [1] - 60:7 Flynn [1] - 40:11
District [2] - 32:9, 16:22, 25:5 52:4 fact [3] - 15:19, 35:21, followed [1] - 18:22
 32:24 Dynasty [1] - 19:4 enforcing [1] - 19:15 54:6 followup [1] - 34:3
ditch [2] - 24:20, Engine [1] - 69:17 factor [1] - 33:15 FOR [60] - 1:1, 4:15,
 24:22 E Engineer [1] - 31:18 fantastic [1] - 33:1 4:24, 5:1, 41:24,
dokey [2] - 7:20, 8:8 engineer [2] - 20:15, far [1] - 17:20 43:3, 43:18, 43:22,
dollars [1] - 22:18 e-mails [1] - 46:9 fault [1] - 49:8 44:14, 44:19, 47:10,
 20:19
DONATING [1] - 43:4 early [1] - 49:4 favor [12] - 39:16, 47:17, 47:19, 50:7,
 engineers [1] - 45:25
done [10] - 8:7, 17:16, East [1] - 70:2 42:10, 42:20, 43:10, 50:13, 50:15, 51:23,
 ensure [1] - 54:16
 17:20, 17:25, 19:12, Economic [1] - 29:6 44:6, 46:21, 47:2, 51:24, 52:23, 52:25,
 ensured [1] - 18:21
 22:24, 31:23, 32:2, Eddie [1] - 21:11 48:3, 49:25, 50:23, 55:20, 55:22, 56:3,
 ensuring [1] - 29:24
 37:11, 37:12 effectiveness [1] - 51:13, 53:20 56:5, 57:3, 57:5,
 ENTER [1] - 44:17
doors [4] - 17:15, 30:9 fearful [3] - 13:12, 57:11, 57:13, 58:12,
 entered [2] - 9:14,
 34:21, 35:19, 35:25 eight [1] - 45:12 13:15, 13:19 58:14, 58:20, 58:22,
 9:18
down [12] - 5:18, 5:23, EIGHTH [1] - 69:2 FEET [1] - 61:14 59:20, 59:22, 60:3,
 entertain [7] - 42:4,
 6:9, 7:11, 11:6, either [2] - 30:16, 44:1, 44:22, 47:23, FEMA [1] - 24:9 60:5, 61:2, 61:4,
 12:24, 20:4, 20:22, 55:18 50:18, 69:11, 70:5 Ferdinand [5] - 24:5, 61:10, 61:12, 62:10,
 20:24, 36:17, 37:9, elderly [3] - 28:18, entities [1] - 49:4 24:6, 24:8, 24:10, 62:12, 62:19, 62:21,
 39:3 29:9, 30:10 24:15 63:18, 63:20, 64:1,
 entry [1] - 8:11
downhill [1] - 20:9 election [1] - 18:16 few [5] - 22:14, 25:24, 64:3, 65:4, 65:6,
 ENTRY [1] - 53:1
downtown [6] - 6:9, elections [1] - 17:22 28:14, 38:8, 41:8 65:12, 65:14, 66:12,
 ENTRY-LEVEL [1] -
 12:17, 13:24, 40:10, Electric [2] - 5:15, FIELD [1] - 58:24 66:13, 66:20, 66:22,
 53:1
 40:17, 41:15 5:22 Fifth [1] - 3:24 67:21, 67:22, 68:3,
 equivalent [1] - 10:4
DPW [12] - 7:17, 18:8, electric [2] - 33:18, FIFTH [1] - 22:1 68:5
 Eskra [1] - 42:16
 19:11, 20:3, 20:6, 33:22 FILE [3] - 51:25, forbid [1] - 11:8
 especially [2] - 3:7,
 20:7, 21:6, 21:15, ELECTRONIC [1] - 52:25, 69:3 force [3] - 17:15, 26:8,
 46:8
 24:18, 28:17, 28:20, 52:3 filed [1] - 5:5 32:12
 ESQ [1] - 2:10
 31:4 electronic [1] - 33:4 filled [3] - 24:23, 31:4, forced [1] - 36:7
 euthanize [1] - 17:19
Dr [17] - 3:17, 6:25, ELEVATOR [1] - 62:23 31:14 foregoing [1] - 71:21
 EVALUATION [1] - 4:8
 25:21, 28:11, 49:23, eligibility [1] - 9:17 final [19] - 3:25, 8:6, forester [1] - 29:21
 evening [5] - 3:23,
 52:16, 55:12, 56:21, eligible [3] - 10:9, 48:13, 48:18, 51:8, forgotten [1] - 17:3
 5

formal [1] - 28:5 grades [1] - 32:1 55:12, 55:14, 55:16, Human [1] - 36:8 INSTALLATION [1] -
formality [2] - 36:17, GRANT [24] - 47:13, 56:17, 56:19, 56:21, humanity [1] - 18:1 43:22
 37:17 47:18, 50:10, 50:14, 56:23, 56:25, 58:1, humongous [1] - 7:10 instead [6] - 10:5,
FORMALLY [2] - 55:25, 56:4, 57:8, 58:3, 58:5, 58:7, 20:6, 21:11, 32:3,
 66:11, 67:20 57:12, 58:17, 58:21, 58:9, 59:9, 59:11, I 35:11
forth [2] - 9:18, 45:14 59:25, 60:4, 61:7, 59:13, 59:15, 59:17, insulting [1] - 21:14
forward [3] - 8:9, 11:6, 61:11, 62:15, 62:20, 60:17, 60:19, 60:21, identify [1] - 34:7 insurance [1] - 29:19
 34:2 63:23, 64:2, 65:9, 60:23, 61:25, 62:2, identity [1] - 33:25 intellectual [1] - 21:14
four [5] - 13:6, 14:6, 65:13, 66:16, 66:21, 62:4, 62:6, 63:7, ignore [2] - 15:16, interest [2] - 28:22,
 16:2, 40:10, 40:15 67:25, 68:4 63:9, 63:11, 63:13, 18:14 30:8
Fourth [1] - 4:2 grant [5] - 23:2, 23:13, 63:15, 64:18, 64:20, ignored [2] - 18:14, internal [1] - 15:11
FOURTH [1] - 7:2 48:24, 49:5, 69:21 64:22, 64:24, 65:1, 19:2 INTO [1] - 44:17
Fox [1] - 17:17 grants [1] - 49:2 65:25, 66:2, 66:4, illegal [1] - 33:14 introduce [1] - 26:4
FRANK [1] - 2:8 grass [2] - 13:8, 40:19 66:6, 66:8, 67:9, impacted [1] - 23:3 introduced [5] - 42:4,
Friday [1] - 40:5 great [5] - 24:19, 67:11, 67:13, 67:15, impacting [1] - 23:10 44:1, 44:22, 47:23,
Frink [2] - 25:1, 25:2 27:13, 29:25, 30:13, 67:17, 68:16, 68:18, implemented [1] - 50:18
fuels [1] - 41:18 42:19 68:20, 68:22, 68:24 28:23 introduction [6] -
fully [1] - 71:4 Green [2] - 6:5, 6:6 hereby [12] - 52:21, implementing [1] - 42:21, 43:10, 44:6,
 GREEN [1] - 64:7 57:1, 58:10, 59:18, 54:4 47:2, 48:3, 50:23
function [1] - 20:5
 growing [1] - 29:3 60:25, 62:8, 63:16, improvements [1] - INTRODUCTION [6] -
fund [3] - 14:22,
 guard [2] - 35:10, 36:3 65:2, 66:9, 67:18, 25:5 41:25, 43:4, 43:19,
 41:18, 69:22
 guess [10] - 12:2, 68:25, 71:3 IN [3] - 53:2, 64:6, 44:15, 47:11, 50:8
funded [2] - 40:11,
 13:9, 13:10, 14:12, herself [1] - 27:14 65:10 invasions [1] - 34:19
 40:23
 15:10, 15:20, 22:6, high [1] - 29:10 INC [2] - 44:18, 62:17 investigations [1] -
funding [2] - 23:14,
 35:18, 37:7, 39:3 High [1] - 36:6 incident [1] - 36:6 32:15
 23:15
 guidelines [1] - 16:18 hire [1] - 11:11 incidents [2] - 36:3, invited [1] - 23:7
FUNDS [1] - 4:23
 guys [1] - 41:6 hired [2] - 9:14, 10:13 37:4 involvement [1] -
funds [5] - 14:21,
 hires [2] - 9:18, 54:23 include [1] - 32:15 11:15
 14:25, 17:11, 30:14,
 40:14 H historic [1] - 12:20 included [1] - 24:11 iota [1] - 12:12
future [1] - 28:6 HISTORIC [1] - 43:20 includes [1] - 45:3 Isaiah [1] - 3:10
 half [1] - 19:8 HISTORICAL [2] - including [2] - 10:9, Isett [2] - 28:6, 28:9
 handled [1] - 20:5 43:5 29:9
 G happy [2] - 6:21, 33:1 Hodowanitz [2] - 7:6,
 islands [1] - 5:16
 income [2] - 29:22, issue [3] - 15:21, 32:5,
GAMING [12] - 47:19, HARB [1] - 43:21 7:7 30:10 49:21
 50:15, 56:5, 57:13, Harrison [1] - 34:10 HODOWANITZ [8] - increase [1] - 33:3 issues [4] - 11:6, 34:5,
 58:22, 60:5, 61:12, Hashanah [1] - 6:21 7:7, 7:20, 7:25, 8:8, Independent [1] - 38:7, 38:8
 62:21, 64:3, 65:14, hazard [1] - 23:13 9:24, 10:7, 10:18, 46:11 Item [35] - 8:10, 42:4,
 66:22, 68:5 head [2] - 5:18, 11:2 10:22 indicated [1] - 31:5 44:1, 44:22, 47:23,
garage [1] - 41:11 hear [3] - 18:10, 33:1, Home [1] - 8:25 inevitably [1] - 25:1 48:12, 48:18, 50:18,
garages [1] - 34:12 39:25 home [5] - 28:2, INFORMATION [1] - 51:7, 51:12, 52:8,
garbage [7] - 7:10, heard [6] - 9:3, 9:11, 29:18, 33:17, 33:19, 52:3 52:22, 53:10, 54:9,
 13:22, 27:2, 27:7, 18:16, 39:23, 40:1 34:19 information [8] - 56:13, 57:2, 57:21,
 40:16, 40:20, 41:5 hearing [1] - 69:7 homeless [2] - 17:18, 15:10, 26:1, 26:5, 58:11, 59:5, 59:19,
gardens [1] - 40:17 Heart [1] - 10:10 17:25 30:14, 30:22, 35:4, 60:13, 61:1, 61:21,
Gassenmeyer [1] - heartbreaking [1] - homeowner [1] - 35:16, 53:18 62:9, 63:4, 63:17,
 21:13 12:7 29:24 informed [4] - 22:21, 64:13, 65:3, 65:21,
gathered [2] - 14:21, height [1] - 20:17 homeowners [2] - 22:22, 35:8, 35:13 66:10, 67:5, 67:19,
 15:10 held [1] - 23:6 29:9, 30:11 infrastructure [1] - 68:12, 69:1, 69:13
GENERATORS [1] - HELD [6] - 1:4, 4:10, hope [1] - 8:2 18:7 item [2] - 53:15, 55:17
 56:7 4:13, 4:16, 4:19, hopefully [1] - 13:23 inhouse [1] - 20:18 Items [1] - 3:24
gentlemen [1] - 7:10 4:22 horrible [1] - 35:25 input [5] - 9:6, 10:25, items [1] - 5:4
GERALD [1] - 2:2 helmet [1] - 33:21 horrific [1] - 34:21 14:15, 14:17, 15:15 itself [1] - 38:3
Gilbride [1] - 49:20 help [4] - 12:12, 29:8, hospital [1] - 12:22 inquired [1] - 24:4
GILBRIDE [3] - 2:10, 49:14, 54:16 house [6] - 12:10, inquiries [3] - 23:17, J
 42:15, 45:6 helping [1] - 6:7 12:25, 13:3, 13:4, 28:15, 30:25
gloves [1] - 27:2 HERBSTER [63] - 34:21, 35:25 inside [1] - 17:11 Jackson [1] - 31:19
God [1] - 11:8 3:13, 3:15, 3:17, household [1] - 29:22 inspect [1] - 20:15 jail [1] - 17:18
GOODS [1] - 52:2 3:19, 3:21, 52:12, houses [2] - 13:2, inspector [1] - 19:22 January [1] - 41:18
government [2] - 52:14, 52:16, 52:18, 13:3 inspectors [1] - 20:24 JEFFERSON [1] -
 15:12, 15:22 52:20, 55:8, 55:10, housing [1] - 22:18 inspects [1] - 19:23 43:23
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Jeffries [1] - 7:4 LANE [1] - 65:15 loaded [1] - 12:10 44:24, 45:10, 47:7, money [3] - 12:13,
JESSICA [1] - 2:4 lane [1] - 6:12 local [2] - 15:22, 69:21 47:25, 48:8, 48:15, 13:5, 40:13
Jewish [1] - 6:22 large [1] - 33:3 LOCAL [12] - 47:17, 50:4, 51:3, 51:9, MONROE [12] - 47:18,
Jimmy [1] - 15:21 last [14] - 9:4, 9:9, 50:13, 56:3, 57:11, 51:18, 52:19, 53:8, 50:14, 56:4, 57:12,
Joan [3] - 7:6, 7:7, 11:7, 14:8, 22:24, 58:20, 60:3, 61:10, 54:20, 55:15, 56:11, 58:21, 60:4, 61:11,
  11:18 24:19, 25:6, 25:9, 62:19, 64:1, 65:12, 56:24, 58:8, 59:16, 62:20, 64:2, 65:12,
joan [1] - 9:20 27:20, 31:20, 34:18, 66:20, 68:3 63:14, 64:25, 66:7, 66:21, 68:4
job [6] - 24:19, 33:1, 36:5, 40:4, 53:15 LOCATED [1] - 43:23 67:16, 68:13, 68:23, month [1] - 48:25
  38:11, 40:15, 40:21, lateral [2] - 54:22, location [1] - 70:2 70:7 morning [1] - 7:9
  41:13 54:23 LOCATION [1] - 1:10 McAndrew [16] - 3:19, most [5] - 12:8, 12:18,
jobs [1] - 31:8 launching [1] - 30:4 lock [2] - 35:19 28:12, 31:5, 40:8, 20:2, 36:11, 39:2
joint [1] - 32:11 LAVISH [4] - 50:11, lockdown [1] - 36:7 52:18, 55:14, 56:23, motion [22] - 3:23,
Joseph [1] - 3:7 50:16, 68:1, 68:6 look [3] - 9:13, 34:16, 58:7, 59:15, 60:23, 22:7, 37:18, 37:20,
Joseph's [1] - 6:17 law [3] - 8:17, 32:8, 46:1 62:6, 63:13, 64:24, 38:15, 39:16, 42:4,
 32:17 looking [5] - 8:9, 66:6, 67:15, 68:22 44:1, 44:22, 47:23,
 Law [1] - 54:1 McCool [2] - 1:24, 48:11, 48:16, 50:18,
 K 12:21, 17:22, 17:23
 71:10
 lawfully [11] - 52:22, lost [3] - 12:6, 12:14, 51:6, 51:10, 54:9,
KATHY [1] - 2:9 57:2, 58:11, 59:19, 12:25 mean [9] - 18:25, 54:17, 55:5, 69:11,
keep [1] - 14:19 61:1, 62:9, 63:17, low [2] - 29:8, 30:10 26:20, 27:6, 27:13, 69:16, 70:6, 70:7
Keyser [3] - 22:19, 65:3, 66:10, 67:19, lower [1] - 20:12 31:25, 35:3, 37:16, MOTION [1] - 65:10
 23:3, 23:4 69:1 luck [1] - 21:23 39:15, 54:22 MOTIONS [1] - 22:2
Keystone [1] - 17:11 lawsuits [1] - 11:9 Lung [1] - 10:11 means [1] - 71:22 motions [4] - 22:4,
killed [1] - 33:21 lead [1] - 17:17 LUZERNE [1] - 64:6 MEASURES [1] - 64:6 22:12, 25:21, 28:13
Kimmel [1] - 15:21 leadership [1] - 31:15 media [1] - 30:19 Mountain [1] - 70:2
 left [2] - 5:15, 5:19 meet [4] - 29:22, move [8] - 3:24, 39:6,
kind [5] - 5:24, 12:25, M 53:22, 69:24
 25:11, 34:4, 36:4 legal [2] - 38:7, 49:21 48:12, 48:18, 48:22,
kindly [1] - 8:16 legally [11] - 52:22, mails [1] - 46:9 MEETING [5] - 4:10, 49:16, 51:7, 51:12
KING [37] - 2:6, 3:14, 57:2, 58:11, 59:19, Main [1] - 33:19 4:13, 4:16, 4:19, moved [14] - 42:6,
 5:7, 10:16, 10:19, 61:1, 62:9, 63:17, maintenance [1] - 4:22 43:2, 43:7, 43:17,
 16:22, 22:5, 42:6, 65:3, 66:10, 67:19, 40:16 meeting [13] - 7:24, 44:3, 44:13, 44:24,
 42:22, 43:7, 43:12, 69:1 man [1] - 13:4 8:4, 23:3, 23:9, 47:9, 47:25, 48:10,
 44:3, 44:8, 47:4, legislation [15] - 4:1, MANCINI [1] - 18:4 23:19, 26:8, 26:10, 50:6, 50:20, 51:5,
 48:5, 50:1, 50:20, 9:11, 16:13, 26:6, Mancini [1] - 18:6 40:3, 45:18, 49:17, 51:20
 50:25, 51:15, 52:13, 45:3, 45:12, 45:19, marathon [1] - 6:9 53:23, 53:25, 70:8 MR [239] - 3:3, 3:14,
 55:9, 56:14, 56:18, 45:23, 46:2, 46:20, Marathon [2] - 5:9, meetings [4] - 14:25, 3:16, 3:20, 3:22, 4:5,
 57:22, 58:2, 59:10, 48:21, 53:20, 54:4, 5:10 15:4, 15:6, 15:8 5:3, 5:7, 6:18, 6:25,
 60:18, 62:1, 63:5, 54:13, 54:21 Maria [2] - 1:24, 71:10 meets [1] - 17:15 7:2, 7:4, 7:18, 7:23,
 63:8, 64:14, 64:19, legislative [1] - 16:11 Mark [1] - 3:9 members [4] - 5:5, 8:5, 9:20, 10:1,
 65:22, 66:1, 67:6, letting [1] - 36:2 MARK [1] - 2:3 10:8, 18:21, 23:1 10:14, 10:16, 10:19,
 67:10, 68:17 LEVEL [1] - 53:1 marked [1] - 29:20 men [1] - 3:5 10:20, 11:18, 11:20,
King [14] - 6:18, 22:3, level [1] - 8:11 marketed [1] - 30:23 mention [3] - 6:14, 14:1, 14:4, 16:22,
 52:12, 55:8, 56:17, liable [1] - 38:13 7:8, 26:18 16:25, 18:3, 18:4,
 Marty [1] - 40:11
 58:1, 59:9, 60:17, LICENSING [1] - 52:4 mentioned [3] - 8:1, 21:25, 22:1, 22:3,
 mass [1] - 7:9
 61:25, 63:7, 64:18, lieu [1] - 31:22 19:8, 34:17 22:5, 22:11, 22:14,
 Mayor [11] - 11:23,
 65:25, 67:9, 68:16 lifetime [1] - 18:20 method [1] - 33:9 24:3, 24:4, 25:14,
 14:5, 14:16, 15:9,
king [2] - 3:13, 22:11 light [2] - 45:20 Michael [1] - 3:8 25:16, 25:20, 27:17,
 15:19, 17:17, 19:4,
knocking [2] - 20:4, mid [1] - 26:9 28:11, 28:14, 37:21,
 lights [5] - 45:5, 20:1, 21:16, 36:10,
 20:24 mid-October [1] - 26:9 37:23, 37:24, 38:14,
 45:12, 46:4, 46:12, 38:1
knowing [1] - 34:11 might [4] - 5:8, 8:24, 38:17, 38:19, 38:20,
 46:16 MAYOR [13] - 44:16,
knows [1] - 33:5 37:10, 49:3 38:22, 39:6, 39:9,
 limit [1] - 30:6 47:12, 50:9, 55:23,
 Mike [1] - 18:5 39:10, 39:12, 39:14,
 Lincoln [1] - 31:19 57:6, 58:15, 59:23,
 39:20, 39:21, 39:22,
 L lines [1] - 16:14 61:5, 62:13, 63:21, million [1] - 22:17
 40:2, 40:6, 40:8,
 liquid [1] - 41:18 65:7, 66:15, 67:24 minimum [1] - 41:7
LACKAWANNA [3] - Minooka [1] - 14:5 41:24, 42:3, 42:6,
 list [5] - 9:22, 10:17, Mayor's [2] - 15:12,
  4:6, 43:5, 44:19 minutes [2] - 4:4, 30:2 42:7, 42:8, 42:9,
 10:18, 24:15, 54:8 16:2
Lackawanna [4] - MINUTES [4] - 4:9, 42:14, 42:19, 42:22,
 litter [4] - 7:11, 7:15, MCANDREW [37] -
  6:10, 14:7, 32:9, 4:12, 4:18, 4:21 42:23, 42:25, 43:1,
 27:4, 27:8 2:3, 3:20, 28:14,
  40:12 43:3, 43:7, 43:9,
 live [1] - 29:17 37:23, 38:14, 38:19, mitigation [1] - 23:13
lady [2] - 12:9, 13:2 43:12, 43:13, 43:15,
 lived [1] - 12:14 38:22, 39:22, 40:6, moderate [1] - 29:8
LAND [1] - 4:7 43:16, 43:18, 43:25,
 Living [1] - 46:11 42:25, 43:15, 44:11, moment [1] - 3:4
 7

 44:3, 44:5, 44:8, 58:3, 58:5, 58:7, 59:22, 61:4, 62:12, 32:10, 32:24 41:25
 44:9, 44:11, 44:12, 58:9, 59:9, 59:11, 63:20, 65:6, 69:3 OFFICE [1] - 4:23 ordinance [4] - 8:10,
 44:14, 44:21, 44:24, 59:13, 59:15, 59:17, nobody [1] - 21:6 Officers [1] - 3:11 18:23, 26:2, 69:5
 45:1, 45:2, 45:8, 60:17, 60:19, 60:21, non [1] - 12:23 Official [2] - 1:24, ordinances [2] -
 45:10, 47:1, 47:4, 60:23, 61:25, 62:2, NON [2] - 4:12, 4:15 71:11 18:22, 19:16
 47:5, 47:7, 47:8, 62:4, 62:6, 63:7, non-profits [1] - 12:23 official [1] - 54:19 Oregon [1] - 21:19
 47:10, 47:22, 47:25, 63:9, 63:11, 63:13, NON-UNIFORM [2] - OFFICIALS [13] - organizations [1] -
 48:2, 48:5, 48:6, 63:15, 64:18, 64:20, 4:12, 4:15 44:16, 47:12, 50:9, 49:10
 48:8, 48:9, 48:14, 64:22, 64:24, 65:1, noninsured [1] - 55:24, 57:7, 58:16, OTHER [14] - 44:16,
 48:15, 48:16, 49:23, 65:25, 66:2, 66:4, 33:13 59:24, 61:6, 62:14, 47:12, 50:9, 52:4,
 50:1, 50:2, 50:4, 66:6, 66:8, 67:9, NONOPERATING [1] - 63:22, 65:8, 66:15, 55:23, 57:6, 58:15,
 50:5, 50:7, 50:17, 67:11, 67:13, 67:15, 62:23 67:24 59:23, 61:5, 62:13,
 50:20, 50:22, 50:25, 67:17, 68:16, 68:18, nonprofit [1] - 7:13 okey [2] - 7:20, 8:8 63:22, 65:7, 66:15,
 51:1, 51:3, 51:4, 68:20, 68:22, 68:24 nonregistered [1] - okey-dokey [2] - 7:20, 67:24
 51:9, 51:10, 51:15, MULTISCAPE [1] - 33:13 8:8 otherwise [1] - 30:11
 51:16, 51:18, 51:19, 44:18 Norma [2] - 7:4, 7:6 old [1] - 20:15 outdated [2] - 16:4,
 51:21, 52:6, 52:9, MUNICIPAL [2] - 4:13, normally [1] - 9:14 Oleski's [1] - 13:10 16:7
 52:10, 52:13, 52:15, 4:16 North [3] - 5:20, 5:22, ON [23] - 47:13, 50:10, OUTDATED [1] - 42:1
 52:19, 52:21, 52:23, must [2] - 28:4, 29:17 22:18 51:24, 52:24, 55:21, outside [4] - 15:14,
 53:5, 53:8, 53:12, mutually [1] - 31:10 Northeastern [1] - 55:25, 57:4, 57:8, 17:24, 20:21, 30:2
 53:13, 54:20, 55:4, 17:7 58:13, 58:17, 59:21, outsourced [2] -
 55:9, 55:11, 55:15, N 59:25, 61:3, 61:7, 20:22, 20:23
 Northern [1] - 3:11
 55:17, 55:20, 56:8, 62:11, 63:19, 63:23, overall [1] - 28:2
 notes [1] - 71:5
 56:11, 56:14, 56:15, names [2] - 15:5, 15:7 65:5, 65:9, 66:12, overgrown [2] - 27:22,
 nothing [7] - 13:9,
 56:18, 56:20, 56:24, narcotic [1] - 32:16 66:16, 67:21, 67:25 28:3
 16:8, 16:20, 17:16,
 57:1, 57:3, 57:16, naturally [1] - 40:23 once [4] - 18:11, overrun [1] - 12:17
 17:20, 17:25, 18:25
 57:22, 57:23, 57:24, necessary [1] - 42:18 18:18, 26:12, 45:25
 noticed [2] - 27:1, oversight [1] - 69:23
 58:2, 58:4, 58:8, need [5] - 26:5, 30:8, one [20] - 6:12, 10:20,
 49:1 overwhelming [1] -
 58:10, 58:12, 58:25, 30:24, 48:24, 55:1 10:21, 12:9, 12:12,
 noticing [1] - 26:22 30:5
 59:6, 59:7, 59:10, needs [6] - 11:7, 13:2, 13:7, 13:18,
 NUMBER [2] - 66:14, own [1] - 29:18
 59:12, 59:16, 59:18, 19:17, 35:13, 36:1, 13:23, 15:18, 20:12,
 67:23 owners [2] - 12:18,
 59:20, 60:8, 60:14, 69:24, 69:25 27:19, 31:20, 33:18, 28:18
 60:15, 60:18, 60:20, neighbor [1] - 34:23 34:20, 35:24, 41:8,
 60:25, 61:2, 61:16, neighborhood [2] -
 O
 48:22, 69:12 P
 61:22, 61:23, 62:1, 5:24, 35:6 one-sided [1] - 15:18
 obviously [4] - 26:4,
 62:3, 62:8, 62:10, NEIGHBORHOOD [2] 29:18, 30:17, 37:11 ones [4] - 12:1, 12:2, PA [14] - 19:13, 19:17,
 62:24, 63:5, 63:6, - 47:14, 66:17 occupy [1] - 29:18 31:23, 32:3 47:18, 50:14, 56:4,
 63:8, 63:10, 63:14, Neighborhood [1] - occur [1] - 54:25 open [3] - 6:12, 13:24, 57:12, 58:21, 60:4,
 63:16, 63:18, 64:8, 17:6 occurred [1] - 31:11 55:19 61:11, 62:20, 64:2,
 64:14, 64:15, 64:16, neighborhoods [3] - occurring [1] - 24:16 operations [1] - 16:1 65:13, 66:21, 68:4
 64:19, 64:21, 64:25, 20:2, 20:8, 20:10 October [2] - 5:9, 26:9 operators [1] - 33:11 page [1] - 69:17
 65:2, 65:4, 65:16, neighbors [2] - 23:21, OF [45] - 1:1, 4:9, opiate [3] - 32:11, paid [2] - 17:12, 38:12
 65:22, 65:23, 66:1, 28:25 4:12, 4:18, 4:21, 32:16, 32:21 Paige [1] - 21:24
 66:3, 66:7, 66:9, neighbors' [1] - 29:3 42:2, 43:20, 43:22, opinion [4] - 54:10, paint [1] - 19:9
 66:11, 66:25, 67:6,
 NEPA [2] - 47:15, 47:14, 47:15, 50:11, 54:14, 54:19, 55:1 painted [1] - 19:7
 67:7, 67:10, 67:12,
 66:18 51:25, 52:1, 52:3, opinions [1] - 53:19 paper [2] - 36:21, 39:2
 67:16, 67:18, 67:20,
 never [3] - 15:4, 15:14, 52:25, 55:25, 56:1, opportunity [1] - 25:4 paragraph [2] - 69:17,
 68:7, 68:13, 68:14,
 28:23 57:8, 57:9, 58:17, Opposed [8] - 43:1, 69:20
 68:17, 68:19, 68:23,
 NEW [2] - 56:6, 56:7 58:18, 59:25, 60:1, 43:16, 44:12, 47:8, PARK [2] - 58:18,
 68:25, 69:2, 69:5,
 new [1] - 33:7 61:7, 61:9, 61:13, 48:9, 50:5, 51:4, 58:23
 69:12, 69:14, 69:15,
 New [1] - 6:22 61:14, 62:15, 62:17, 51:19 Park [1] - 26:19
 70:4, 70:7, 70:8
 News [1] - 17:17 62:22, 63:23, 63:24, Order [11] - 3:25, 4:2, park [4] - 26:20, 27:4,
MS [70] - 3:13, 3:15,
 next [11] - 8:3, 12:20, 64:6, 65:9, 65:10, 5:4, 8:3, 48:13, 27:8, 34:13
 3:17, 3:19, 3:21, 7:7,
 13:3, 30:15, 30:23, 66:17, 66:18, 68:1, 48:18, 48:23, 49:17, parking [2] - 34:10,
 7:25, 8:8, 9:24, 10:7,
 39:18, 42:13, 48:22, 69:3 51:8, 51:12, 69:9 34:12
 10:18, 10:22, 52:12,
 55:19, 69:8, 69:15 off-street [1] - 34:12 order [1] - 10:2 PARKING [1] - 61:14
 52:14, 52:16, 52:18,
 nice [1] - 7:14 offenders [1] - 33:10 ORDER [6] - 4:5, 7:2, parks [2] - 26:22,
 52:20, 55:8, 55:10,
 night [1] - 18:2 office [3] - 13:10, 22:1, 51:21, 51:23, 27:11
 55:12, 55:14, 55:16,
 56:17, 56:19, 56:21, NO [11] - 51:25, 52:25, 15:12, 41:11 69:2 Parks [3] - 27:10,
 56:23, 56:25, 58:1, 55:22, 57:5, 58:14, Office [3] - 29:6, ORDINANCE [1] - 27:16, 39:24
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part [5] - 16:1, 20:25, 12:1, 12:5, 12:10, 17:4 42:1, 52:5 receive [1] - 25:13
 36:11, 37:13, 39:2 13:11, 13:15, 15:5, President [1] - 42:15 Public [5] - 18:9, 53:7, received [10] - 5:5,
participate [1] - 38:24 17:10, 19:6, 28:24, PRESIDENT [2] - 2:2, 53:9, 56:10, 56:12 23:18, 27:19, 27:24,
participated [1] - 37:1 30:24, 40:9, 46:8 2:3 PUBLIC [3] - 52:24, 29:16, 30:5, 31:13,
Participation [1] - 4:3 per [1] - 36:25 pretty [5] - 6:16, 28:4, 53:3, 55:21 34:14, 41:17, 46:8
PARTICIPATION [1] - PERFORM [1] - 44:18 36:22, 41:1 public [12] - 8:13, recently [1] - 13:9
 7:3 person [7] - 36:7, previously [2] - 19:1, 15:2, 15:16, 16:3, recommend [13] -
particular [2] - 6:2, 36:21, 37:5, 37:15, 19:12 29:14, 30:16, 32:23, 11:16, 52:7, 53:9,
 37:25 37:19, 38:4, 38:24 prioritized [1] - 31:25 33:11, 35:8, 36:2, 56:12, 57:21, 59:5,
particularly [1] - 30:10 personally [1] - 19:20 problem [2] - 33:5, 37:6, 69:7 60:13, 61:21, 63:4,
partnerships [1] - persons [1] - 34:1 34:25 publication [1] - 15:25 64:13, 65:21, 67:5,
 32:17 picking [3] - 7:11, problems [2] - 12:8, PURSUANT [12] - 68:12
parts [2] - 14:20, 21:20, 27:4 28:25 47:18, 50:14, 56:4, recommendation [12]
 35:23 piece [3] - 46:17, proceedings [1] - 71:3 57:12, 58:21, 60:4, - 39:17, 53:6, 56:9,
pass [3] - 11:16, 34:7, 46:19, 48:21 process [2] - 38:16, 61:11, 62:20, 64:2, 57:17, 59:1, 60:9,
 48:24 pieces [1] - 4:1 39:8 65:13, 66:21, 68:4 61:17, 62:25, 64:9,
passage [12] - 52:7, Pisano [1] - 21:12 produces [1] - 15:18 put [5] - 14:18, 15:9, 65:17, 67:1, 68:8
 53:10, 56:13, 57:21, place [4] - 6:23, 26:12, profits [1] - 12:23 40:12, 41:4, 49:15 RECOMMENDATION
 59:5, 60:13, 61:21, 41:12, 70:1 program [12] - 23:1, [1] - 43:20

 63:4, 64:13, 65:21, placed [1] - 69:9 23:5, 23:11, 23:13, Q Recovery [1] - 14:23
 67:5, 68:12 plan [3] - 13:13, 21:23, 28:17, 29:5, 29:7, recovery [1] - 17:11
passed [1] - 3:6 26:9 29:23, 29:25, 30:9, qualify [1] - 29:17 red [1] - 8:14
past [9] - 5:21, 20:9, PLANNING [1] - 4:6 30:13, 41:1 quarter [1] - 32:2 Red [1] - 17:9
 20:20, 33:16, 37:1, plans [3] - 14:12, Project [1] - 14:7 questions [4] - 9:4, redevelopment [1] -
 41:13, 45:16, 49:2, 14:13, 26:14 PROJECT [12] - 44:20, 9:12, 10:23, 23:10 27:25
 54:23 Pledge [1] - 3:1 47:21, 50:16, 57:15, quickly [2] - 30:6, 46:1 reference [1] - 27:25
patient [1] - 6:2 point [3] - 23:19, 58:24, 60:7, 61:15, quiet [1] - 12:2 reflection [1] - 3:4
pause [1] - 31:24 25:10, 25:24 62:23, 64:5, 65:15, quite [2] - 24:5, 27:23 refuse [1] - 21:3
pave [3] - 19:15, pointed [1] - 8:17 66:24, 68:6 regard [1] - 23:11
 19:21, 20:23 police [6] - 6:7, 8:12, project [5] - 23:10, R REGARDING [1] -
pavement [2] - 16:17, 9:5, 9:13, 33:22, 25:8, 45:24, 46:18, 42:1
 16:18 34:7 69:23 race [1] - 6:12 regarding [4] - 16:5,
paving [3] - 18:23, Police [5] - 3:11, 9:9, projects [5] - 16:3, RACEHORSE [12] - 26:7, 31:3, 31:18
 24:13, 24:14 11:2, 32:14, 54:5 17:8, 23:5, 24:2, 47:18, 50:14, 56:4, Regional [1] - 3:11
PAVING [2] - 42:1, POLICE [2] - 4:18, 49:13 57:12, 58:21, 60:4, regular [1] - 27:10
 61:13 53:2 promotion [1] - 10:11 61:11, 62:20, 64:2, related [1] - 45:19
pavings [1] - 16:5 proof [1] - 29:19 65:13, 66:21, 68:4
 political [1] - 11:22 Relations [1] - 36:8
pay [1] - 12:1 proper [5] - 42:5, 44:2, radar [1] - 46:7
 pose [1] - 22:15 relax [1] - 18:4
paying [2] - 9:16, 44:23, 47:24, 50:19 railroad [1] - 20:12
 poses [1] - 33:15 relay [1] - 25:18
 11:21 properly [1] - 54:16 raises [1] - 9:12
 position [11] - 17:12, released [1] - 15:2
PEDESTRIAN [1] - 31:3, 31:4, 31:6, properties [7] - 12:3, raising [1] - 20:17
 relentless [1] - 13:17
 64:5 31:9, 31:12, 31:14, 12:22, 13:11, 20:4, ran [1] - 13:5
 remain [5] - 3:3,
peep [1] - 16:3 31:16, 36:22, 38:12, 20:25, 23:25, 34:11 rash [1] - 34:19 32:18, 32:20, 70:1,
Penn [1] - 21:19 39:1 PROPERTIES [1] - reach [2] - 31:17, 70:2
PENNSYLVANIA [12] - positions [2] - 8:22, 62:16 54:18 remaining [1] - 31:18
 47:16, 50:12, 56:2, 40:15 property [8] - 12:6, reached [4] - 22:23, remains [1] - 32:14
 57:10, 58:19, 60:2, positive [1] - 9:7 12:18, 24:25, 27:22, 23:21, 46:13, 46:23 remember [4] - 28:22,
 61:9, 62:18, 63:25, possess [1] - 10:3 28:8, 28:18, 28:21, reaching [3] - 11:25, 30:21, 31:23, 33:9
 65:10, 66:19, 68:2 possibly [1] - 31:7 29:12 28:24, 30:6 removal [6] - 24:11,
Pennsylvania [1] - posted [1] - 32:24 proposed [1] - 53:23 read [1] - 69:19 28:19, 29:1, 29:7,
 17:7 posts [1] - 30:19 protect [1] - 35:15 reading [1] - 4:3 45:3, 45:20
Pension [1] - 9:9 predesign [1] - 69:22 protections [1] - realize [1] - 12:7 remove [2] - 28:21,
PENSION [5] - 4:10, PREGNANCY [1] - 11:12 really [9] - 9:6, 10:22, 38:2
 4:13, 4:16, 4:19, 61:8 provide [1] - 49:9 21:17, 29:14, 30:1, removed [8] - 16:14,
 4:22 premature [1] - 5:8 PROVIDENCE [1] - 30:24, 32:25, 33:8, 37:6, 37:19, 37:25,
pension [3] - 9:16, 61:8 54:21 38:4, 45:13, 46:5,
 prepared [3] - 46:22,
 9:17, 10:10 54:3, 54:12 provides [1] - 29:23 rear [2] - 27:21, 41:11 46:16
pensions [1] - 10:9 present [4] - 3:14, provisions [2] - 8:23, reasons [1] - 42:18 removing [5] - 16:7,
people [17] - 6:1, 6:8, 3:16, 3:20, 31:8 16:5 Rec [3] - 27:11, 27:16, 16:17, 29:10, 38:11,
 9:8, 11:11, 11:24, presented [2] - 17:1, PROVISIONS [2] - 39:25 46:20
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RENOVATION [1] - review [5] - 8:6, 14:11, 55:5, 56:14, 57:23, shall [3] - 18:19, 70:1
 S
 58:24 14:12, 28:5, 28:9 60:14, 61:22, 64:14, shame [2] - 35:17
REPAIR [1] - 62:22 REVIEW [1] - 43:21 Safety [4] - 53:7, 53:9, 64:15, 65:22, 67:6, shameful [1] - 18:1
repairs [1] - 12:13 REVIEWED [1] - 4:8 56:10, 56:12 68:13, 69:20 Shanah [1] - 6:21
REPEALING [1] - revisit [2] - 33:3, 34:9 SAFETY [4] - 52:25, Second [7] - 43:8, shape [2] - 18:20,
 41:25 RIDGE [1] - 64:7 53:4, 55:22, 64:6 44:4, 44:25, 53:11, 27:23
repealing [1] - 16:4 Ridge [2] - 6:5, 6:6 safety [6] - 8:13, 57:22, 59:6, 63:5 SHARE [12] - 47:17,
replace [1] - 37:14 riot [2] - 8:21, 9:2 29:24, 32:5, 33:15, secondhand [1] - 50:13, 56:3, 57:11,
replaced [2] - 16:10, risk [1] - 15:22 33:23, 34:5 39:24 58:20, 60:3, 61:10,
 24:21 road [3] - 11:6, 24:12, sake [2] - 36:10, 46:23 SECONDHAND [1] - 62:19, 64:1, 65:12,
replacement [2] - 24:21 Sam [1] - 3:7 52:1 66:20, 68:3
 20:16, 45:21 road's [1] - 18:7 sat [1] - 18:25 secret [2] - 17:14, 36:5 share [2] - 29:19,
replacing [3] - 16:8, roads [4] - 18:20, Saturday [2] - 21:18, Section [1] - 8:18 69:21
 24:20, 46:12 19:13, 19:24, 19:25 21:23 sediment [1] - 24:23 sheet [1] - 14:2
replanting [1] - 40:17 roadway [1] - 33:14 saved [1] - 53:14 see [18] - 7:9, 7:14, Shelter [2] - 26:12,
REPORT [3] - 4:8, Robert [1] - 3:8 saw [2] - 45:11, 45:12 8:14, 14:5, 16:19, 26:15
 4:24, 5:1 rocking [1] - 15:22 schedule [1] - 34:15 16:20, 22:23, 25:4, Sheriffs [1] - 32:9
reported [2] - 36:21, roll [7] - 3:12, 52:10, scheduled [1] - 7:24 26:3, 28:8, 30:20, shirt [1] - 11:21
 39:1 55:6, 56:15, 60:15, school [1] - 10:6 30:22, 34:6, 39:17, shortly [1] - 41:22
Reporter [2] - 1:24, 63:6, 68:14 School [1] - 36:7 40:25, 41:15, 41:22, show [2] - 15:20,
 71:11 Roll [6] - 57:24, 59:7, Schuster [17] - 18:8, 49:8 53:19
reporter [1] - 71:24 61:23, 64:16, 65:23, 22:12, 25:20, 31:1, seeing [5] - 8:3, 28:23, shows [1] - 16:9
reproduction [1] - 67:7 52:14, 55:10, 56:19, 30:2, 30:21, 36:20 side [2] - 13:7, 24:20
 71:22 ron [1] - 11:18 58:3, 59:11, 60:19, seek [1] - 28:5 sided [1] - 15:18
request [2] - 38:4, Ron [2] - 11:19, 14:1 62:2, 63:9, 64:20, seem [2] - 24:1, 30:20 SIDEWALK [1] - 57:15
 49:18 Rosh [1] - 6:21 66:2, 67:11, 68:18, sell [1] - 12:22 sidewalks [2] - 7:11,
requested [2] - 39:13, ROTHCHILD [43] - 70:4 Senator [1] - 40:11 34:10
 48:22 2:4, 3:18, 6:20, SCHUSTER [43] - 2:5, send [1] - 27:17 sign [1] - 14:2
requesting [1] - 16:23 25:23, 27:18, 42:24, 3:16, 22:14, 24:4, seniority [1] - 10:12 sign-in [1] - 14:2
requirements [3] - 43:8, 43:14, 44:4, 25:16, 39:6, 39:10, sense [1] - 34:4 significance [1] -
 11:13, 20:17, 29:22 44:10, 44:25, 47:6, 39:14, 39:21, 42:7, sensitive [1] - 54:21 11:22
REQUIRING [1] - 52:3 48:1, 48:7, 48:11, 42:9, 42:23, 43:13, sent [5] - 8:16, 25:12, signify [8] - 42:21,
resident [1] - 27:3 48:20, 50:3, 50:21, 44:9, 45:2, 45:8, 25:14, 28:15, 45:25 43:10, 44:6, 47:2,
resident's [1] - 24:25 51:2, 51:6, 51:17, 47:5, 48:6, 48:14, September [6] - 1:7, 48:3, 49:25, 50:23,
residents [17] - 18:15, 52:17, 53:11, 55:13, 50:2, 51:1, 51:16, 8:2, 8:4, 45:17, 51:14
 19:21, 22:16, 22:20, 56:22, 57:19, 58:6, 52:9, 52:15, 53:13, 53:17, 53:22 signs [1] - 46:12
 22:22, 23:3, 23:5, 59:3, 59:14, 60:11, 55:11, 56:20, 57:23, SEPTEMBER [4] - silent [1] - 3:4
 23:6, 23:8, 23:11, 60:22, 61:19, 62:5, 58:4, 59:6, 59:12, 4:16, 4:25, 5:1 SINGLE [1] - 4:23
 23:18, 23:23, 25:2, 63:2, 63:12, 64:11, 60:14, 60:20, 61:22, served [2] - 18:5, site [1] - 25:5
 25:6, 27:15, 29:9, 64:23, 65:19, 66:5, 62:3, 63:10, 64:15, 20:18 situation [2] - 9:3,
 29:17 67:3, 67:14, 68:10, 64:21, 66:3, 67:12, Service [6] - 9:22, 49:16
resigned [2] - 39:25, 68:21 68:19, 69:12, 69:15 11:3, 53:16, 53:24, situations [2] - 35:12,
 40:4 Rothchild [17] - 3:17, schuster [1] - 3:15 54:7, 54:10 35:22
RESOLUTION [15] - 7:1, 25:21, 28:12, Scott [1] - 21:12 service [4] - 3:5, 8:17, SIXTH [1] - 51:21
 43:4, 43:19, 44:15, 49:24, 52:16, 55:12, Scranton [16] - 7:8, 8:22, 32:23 SMURL [96] - 2:2, 3:3,
 47:11, 50:8, 55:22, 56:21, 58:5, 59:13, 8:15, 14:17, 18:6, SERVICES [1] - 44:19 3:22, 5:3, 6:18, 6:25,
 57:5, 58:14, 59:22, 60:21, 62:4, 63:11, 19:6, 19:24, 21:17, services [1] - 12:10 7:4, 7:18, 7:23, 8:5,
 61:4, 62:12, 63:20, 64:22, 66:4, 67:13, 21:22, 22:19, 29:5, set [1] - 26:8 9:20, 10:1, 10:14,
 65:6, 66:14, 67:23 68:20 29:17, 32:14, 36:6, Seventh [8] - 3:24, 10:20, 11:18, 14:1,
respond [2] - 23:17, RPR [2] - 1:24, 71:10 40:12, 41:2, 69:25 48:12, 48:18, 48:23, 18:3, 21:25, 22:3,
 37:22 Rubicon [1] - 21:2 SCRANTON [8] - 1:1, 49:17, 51:7, 51:12, 22:11, 25:20, 28:11,
response [6] - 27:19, Rule [1] - 8:25 4:9, 4:18, 56:1, 60:1, 69:9 37:21, 37:24, 38:17,
 27:24, 30:5, 31:13, RULES [1] - 51:24 60:6, 62:16, 63:24 seventh [1] - 21:11 38:20, 39:9, 39:12,
 31:24, 33:6 rules [6] - 3:23, 16:20, Scranton's [1] - 18:1 SEVENTH [1] - 51:23 40:2, 40:8, 42:3,
responses [1] - 28:15 48:12, 48:17, 51:7, se [1] - 36:25 several [4] - 9:4, 42:8, 42:14, 42:19,
responsibility [2] - 51:11 seats [1] - 19:5 22:21, 24:23, 24:25 43:1, 43:9, 43:16,
 19:11, 36:15 Rules [1] - 52:7 second [21] - 42:7, severe [1] - 28:5 43:25, 44:5, 44:12,
responsible [2] - runners [2] - 5:13, 48:1, 48:14, 48:15, Sgt [1] - 3:9 44:21, 45:1, 47:1,
 19:14, 36:13 6:15 48:17, 50:21, 51:9, shaken [2] - 34:24, 47:8, 47:22, 48:2,
rest [1] - 19:3 51:11, 52:9, 54:20, 34:25 48:9, 48:16, 49:23,
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 50:5, 50:17, 50:22, 15:11, 15:14 stuff [2] - 30:20, 41:6 57:14, 58:13, 58:15, 68:1, 68:4, 68:5,
 51:4, 51:10, 51:19, standing [1] - 3:3 SUBDIVISION [1] - 4:7 58:17, 58:18, 58:19, 68:6
 52:6, 52:10, 52:21, standpoint [1] - 32:12 SUBMISSION [1] - 58:21, 58:23, 59:21, today [5] - 6:23, 18:15,
 53:5, 53:12, 55:4, start [3] - 9:16, 10:15, 52:3 59:23, 59:25, 60:1, 18:22, 20:13, 45:7
 55:17, 56:8, 56:15, 39:13 submissions [1] - 60:2, 60:4, 60:6, Tom [1] - 14:5
 57:1, 57:16, 57:24, started [3] - 18:19, 49:11 61:3, 61:5, 61:7, tomorrow [1] - 6:23
 58:10, 58:25, 59:7, 38:18, 39:8 SUBMIT [12] - 47:13, 61:8, 61:9, 61:11, Tomorrow [1] - 41:2
 59:18, 60:8, 60:15, starts [3] - 26:13, 50:10, 55:25, 57:8, 61:13, 62:11, 62:13, tonight [5] - 18:6,
 60:25, 61:16, 61:23, 38:15, 69:20 58:17, 59:25, 61:7, 62:15, 62:17, 62:18, 22:9, 25:19, 26:4,
 62:8, 62:24, 63:6, State [1] - 21:19 62:15, 63:23, 65:9, 62:20, 62:22, 63:19, 48:23
 63:16, 64:8, 64:16, state's [1] - 8:17 66:16, 67:25 63:21, 63:23, 63:24, took [1] - 13:14
 65:2, 65:16, 65:23, statements [1] - 25:12 submit [1] - 49:4 63:25, 64:2, 64:4, top [2] - 21:10, 28:8
 66:9, 66:25, 67:7, states [1] - 6:15 suggest [1] - 18:10 64:6, 65:5, 65:7, total [1] - 23:25
 67:18, 68:7, 68:14, stay [2] - 17:10, 28:8 Summer [1] - 25:17 65:10, 65:11, 65:13, Tovah [1] - 6:21
 68:25, 69:5, 69:14, steadfast [1] - 32:14 Sunday [1] - 5:8 65:15, 66:12, 66:14, TOWARDS [12] -
 70:4, 70:8 STEAMTOWN [2] - supersede [1] - 8:25 66:17, 66:18, 66:19, 47:20, 50:16, 56:6,
Smurl [14] - 3:21, 57:9, 57:14 supervision [1] - 66:21, 67:21, 67:23, 57:14, 58:23, 60:6,
 25:19, 52:20, 55:16, Steamtown [2] - 5:9, 71:23 68:1, 68:2, 68:4, 61:13, 62:22, 64:4,
 56:25, 58:9, 59:17, 5:10 supply [1] - 9:22 68:6, 69:3 65:15, 66:23, 68:6
 60:24, 62:7, 63:15, still [7] - 5:14, 7:21, supportive [1] - 15:18 they've [2] - 19:12, towards [3] - 17:7,
 65:1, 66:8, 67:17, 8:14, 9:21, 32:8, supposed [2] - 10:2, 21:9 19:19, 22:18
 68:24 38:13, 49:12 14:25 Third [2] - 5:4, 8:3 towed [1] - 13:20
snap [1] - 17:21 stilly [1] - 15:24 surrounding [1] - 28:3 THIRD [1] - 4:5 town [2] - 6:4, 41:2
snow [1] - 17:22 stone [1] - 24:21 suspend [5] - 3:23, THOMAS [2] - 2:5, track [1] - 33:10
social [1] - 30:19 stop [2] - 45:20, 46:12 48:12, 48:17, 51:7, 2:10 tractor [1] - 20:11
SOCIETY [1] - 43:6 stories [1] - 15:18 51:11 THREE [1] - 56:6 tractor-trailer [1] -
solicitor [4] - 46:14, storm [1] - 25:5 three [3] - 13:1, 13:7, 20:11
 53:19, 54:2, 55:2 40:24
SOLICITOR [1] - 2:10
 stormwater [1] - 23:4 T THROUGH [13] - 5:1,
 TRAFFIC [1] - 64:5
 straight [1] - 5:20 traffic [5] - 5:12,
Solicitor [3] - 46:24, table [6] - 11:1, 11:16, 47:16, 50:12, 56:2, 33:23, 34:1, 45:5,
 strategy [1] - 33:7
 49:20, 54:11 54:9, 54:17, 55:7, 57:10, 58:19, 60:2, 45:20
 STREET [3] - 64:4,
solicitors [1] - 11:4 69:8 61:9, 62:18, 63:25, trail [1] - 14:19
 64:7
solve [1] - 32:19 tabled [2] - 55:18, 65:11, 66:19, 68:2 trailer [1] - 20:11
 Street [12] - 5:15, 6:6,
someone [5] - 7:14, 69:6 throughout [1] - 3:5 transcript [2] - 71:6,
 6:11, 24:5, 24:6,
 26:24, 27:20, 37:25, task [3] - 17:14, 26:7, tickets [1] - 13:21 71:21
 24:9, 24:10, 24:15,
 38:1 32:11 time-sensitive [1] - trash [2] - 26:25, 27:4
 25:1, 25:2, 25:18,
soon [1] - 19:18 tax [6] - 12:19, 12:21, 54:21 tree [7] - 28:18, 29:1,
 27:21
sorry [1] - 11:20 13:1, 13:13, 13:23, timeframe [1] - 45:18 29:7, 29:19, 31:3,
 street [8] - 12:14,
sounds [2] - 29:25, 41:18 timelines [1] - 15:20 31:12, 31:14
 12:24, 13:4, 13:7,
 30:12 24:14, 34:12, 34:13, TAX [1] - 4:23 TO [67] - 4:24, 4:25, trees [4] - 20:21,
South [1] - 25:17 40:21 taxpayer [1] - 8:15 43:5, 44:16, 44:18, 28:21, 29:2, 29:11
SPD [3] - 32:9, 33:3, streetlights [4] - 45:4, team [1] - 32:8 47:12, 47:15, 47:18, tremendous [1] -
 34:2 45:5, 46:4, 46:20 technical [1] - 45:22 47:19, 47:20, 50:9, 12:19
SPD's [1] - 34:15 temporary [3] - 8:18, 50:11, 50:14, 50:15, trend [1] - 49:1
 streets [2] - 16:6,
speaker [1] - 18:12 8:20, 8:21 50:16, 52:2, 52:4,
 33:12 triangulation [1] -
specific [1] - 53:15 tenure [1] - 8:18 55:24, 56:1, 56:4,
 STREETS [1] - 42:2 33:9
specifically [1] - 29:8 THE [97] - 1:1, 4:9, 56:5, 56:6, 57:7,
 Streetscape [1] - 14:7 trimmer [1] - 31:14
specifications [1] - 4:12, 4:15, 4:18, 57:9, 57:12, 57:13,
 STREETSCAPE [1] - truck [1] - 21:3
 45:23 4:21, 42:1, 43:5, 57:14, 58:16, 58:18,
 44:19 truth [1] - 39:24
specifics [1] - 26:1 43:19, 43:20, 43:21, 58:21, 58:22, 58:23,
 striking [2] - 16:20, try [2] - 34:6, 37:14
spring [1] - 30:3 43:22, 44:15, 44:19, 59:24, 60:1, 60:4,
 20:11 trying [2] - 7:15, 54:24
Spruce [1] - 6:11 47:11, 47:14, 47:15, 60:5, 60:6, 61:6,
 strong [1] - 30:8 Tuesday [1] - 1:7
SQUARE [1] - 61:13 47:16, 47:18, 50:8, 61:8, 61:11, 61:12,
 stronger [1] - 32:18 turn [1] - 32:4
SRA [2] - 25:9, 25:13 50:11, 50:12, 50:14, 61:13, 62:14, 62:17,
 strongly [1] - 18:9 turnover [1] - 21:10
 50:16, 51:24, 51:25, 62:20, 62:21, 62:22,
St [1] - 6:17 struck [2] - 16:10, twice [1] - 18:10
 52:24, 52:25, 53:2, 63:22, 63:24, 64:2,
stabilization [1] - 16:13 two [12] - 13:3, 25:9,
 55:21, 55:23, 55:25, 64:3, 64:4, 65:8,
 24:12 struggle [1] - 30:11 30:25, 31:7, 33:16,
 56:1, 56:2, 56:4, 65:10, 65:13, 65:14,
staffing [1] - 69:24 students [1] - 32:5 37:1, 38:6, 38:24,
 57:4, 57:6, 57:8, 66:15, 66:18, 66:21,
stakeholders [5] - study [2] - 45:15, 41:14, 41:17, 45:16,
 57:9, 57:10, 57:12, 66:22, 66:23, 67:24,
 14:25, 15:3, 15:8, 45:20 69:17
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TWO [1] - 56:7 UPGRADES [3] - 5:20, 5:22 31:20, 41:8
type [3] - 35:9, 40:16, 47:21, 60:7, 66:24 Water [2] - 19:14, YEAR-TO-DATE [1] -
  46:4 urgency [1] - 26:11 19:17 4:24
 USED [12] - 47:20, wealthy [1] - 12:18 YEAR-TO-YEAR [1] -
 U 50:16, 56:6, 57:14, website [3] - 30:17, 4:25
 58:23, 60:6, 61:13, 30:18, 41:21 years [12] - 12:6, 12:9,
unable [1] - 30:18 62:22, 64:4, 65:14, weeds [1] - 40:17 12:16, 17:8, 20:9,
unaware [2] - 23:9, 66:23, 68:6 week [15] - 9:5, 9:9, 20:14, 21:4, 24:23,
 36:24 24:17, 24:19, 25:6, 37:1, 38:6, 38:24,
UNC [2] - 47:15, 66:18 V 27:20, 28:1, 36:5, 41:8
uncovered [1] - 13:22 39:18, 42:13, 53:15, yesterday [2] - 12:2,
UNDER [1] - 53:3 vacant [2] - 13:3, 53:16, 55:2, 69:8, 33:17
under [5] - 8:12, 27:22 69:15 York [1] - 3:11
 10:13, 14:24, 69:17, Valley [3] - 22:19, 23:4 week's [1] - 8:4 yourself [1] - 21:22
 71:23 VALLEY [1] - 65:9 weekend [5] - 14:6, YouTube [2] - 15:1,
underfunded [1] - Vegas [1] - 13:25 26:18, 26:19, 34:18, 15:9
 14:9 vehicle [1] - 33:14 35:22
undoubtedly [1] - vehicles [2] - 6:3, 34:9 weekends [1] - 16:2 Z
 11:24 verify [4] - 35:23, weeks [5] - 25:9, 32:1,
unfortunately [1] - 35:24, 45:4, 45:6 33:17, 41:14, 45:16 zoning [2] - 36:12,
 19:25 versus [1] - 33:10 WELL [1] - 64:5 36:19
UNIFORM [2] - 4:12, vet [1] - 36:14 West [1] - 36:6
 4:15 vetting [1] - 37:11 WESTON [2] - 58:18,
unilaterally [1] - 31:11 viability [1] - 28:2 58:23
union [11] - 9:5, 9:13, VICE [1] - 2:3 whispers [1] - 18:16
 9:15, 9:19, 10:8, vile [1] - 13:17 whole [2] - 35:7, 46:18
 10:25, 11:1, 11:8, vindictive [1] - 13:18 WIGS [4] - 50:11,
 11:13, 21:1, 31:15 violations [2] - 33:24, 50:16, 68:1, 68:6
unionized [1] - 21:6 34:1 WILLIAM [1] - 2:6
UNITED [2] - 47:14, visible [1] - 30:16 windows [1] - 35:19
 66:17 visited [1] - 28:1 winter [1] - 17:23
United [1] - 17:6 visiting [1] - 26:19 wise [1] - 21:5
unknown [1] - 28:2 Voldenberg [2] - wish [1] - 46:6
unless [1] - 71:23 39:19, 41:23 WITH [1] - 44:17
unsheltered [2] - VOLDENBERG [27] - WITHOUT [1] - 53:2
 17:14, 26:7 2:8, 4:5, 7:2, 22:1, witnessed [2] - 20:8,
up [29] - 5:15, 5:16, 24:3, 25:14, 27:17, 20:11
 5:22, 7:11, 7:15, 39:20, 41:24, 43:3, woman [1] - 27:1
 11:25, 12:10, 13:16, 43:18, 44:14, 47:10, women [2] - 3:5, 12:21
 13:24, 16:12, 17:5, 50:7, 51:21, 52:23, wondered [1] - 11:23
 21:12, 22:6, 22:7, 55:20, 57:3, 58:12, word [1] - 21:4
 22:8, 22:9, 25:25, 59:20, 61:2, 62:10, words [3] - 18:13,
 27:4, 27:8, 31:21, 63:18, 65:4, 66:11, 18:24
 34:21, 34:24, 34:25, 67:20, 69:2 Works [1] - 18:9
 37:16, 37:17, 41:7, vote [8] - 3:25, 36:17, world [1] - 3:5
 42:10 37:17, 48:13, 48:19, worse [1] - 13:21
UP [12] - 47:19, 50:15, 51:8, 51:13, 69:9 worst [1] - 18:20
 56:5, 57:13, 58:22,
 worthy [2] - 49:12,
 60:5, 61:12, 62:21, W 49:13
 64:3, 65:14, 66:22,
 writing [1] - 54:25
 68:5 wait [1] - 55:2
 written [1] - 16:15
UPDATE [1] - 52:4 walk [1] - 31:19
update [5] - 23:23, walkability [3] - 14:8,
 31:11, 39:15, 39:18, 45:15, 45:19 Y
 39:19 walking [2] - 7:10, yards [2] - 24:25, 29:4
updated [2] - 23:1, 27:2 Year [1] - 6:23
 24:1 wall [1] - 14:18 YEAR [3] - 4:24, 4:25
updates [1] - 26:16 Walnut [2] - 5:19 year [10] - 5:11, 18:17,
updating [1] - 22:16 wants [1] - 12:22 19:7, 19:12, 24:11,
upgrade [1] - 17:8 Washington [2] - 30:7, 30:15, 30:23,