COUNCIL — Scranton, PA
Date: 2025-04-07

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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 - absent
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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 Tommy Selemba, Katie

 8 Esposito and Dan Tini. Thank you. Roll call,

 9 please.

10 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. King.

11 MR. KING: Present.

12 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Schuster.

13 MR. SCHUSTER: Present.

14 MS. HERBSTER: Dr. Rothchild.

15 DR. ROTHCHILD: Here.

16 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. McAndrew.

17 MR. MCANDREW: Present.

18 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Smurl.

19 MR. SMURL: Here. Dispense with the

20 reading of the minutes.

21 MR. VOLDENBERG: THIRD ORDER.

22 3.A. OVERTIME REPORT FOR ALL

23 DEPARTMENTS FOR MARCH 2025, AS PROVIDED BY CITY

24 CONTROLLER, RECEIVED MARCH 26, 2025.

25 3.B. LACKAWANNA COUNTY PLANNING
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 1 COMMISSION SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT

 2 EVALUATION REPORT REVIEWED MARCH 20, 2025.

 3 3.C. CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED FROM

 4 CITY BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ON MARCH 31, 2025,

 5 REGARDING UPDATED PAYROLL PREPARATION TAX

 6 COLLECTIONS AS OF MARCH 25, 2025.

 7 MR. SMURL: Are there any comments

 8 on any of the Third Order items?

 9 MR. SCHUSTER: Taking a look at 3-A,

10 all of the city departments are at about 25

11 percent for the first quarter of the year, plus

12 or minus except Parks and Recreation just to

13 point that out.

14 And then 3-C, when it comes to the

15 payroll preparation tax, it looks like it's

16 outperformed every quarter since its

17 implementation.

18 MR. SMURL: Anyone else? If not,

19 received and filed. Do any Council members

20 have any announcements at this time?

21 MR. KING: I have an announcement.

22 The city was notified I think today or

23 yesterday that the city has won the Secretary's

24 Award for Municipal Excellent. And the Mayor

25 and some cabinet members and I know several of
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 1 us have been invited to go down to Harrisburg

 2 to receive that award on Wednesday, April 16th.

 3 So I think that's a great honor for

 4 the City of Scranton. So congratulations to

 5 everyone working in administration and all of

 6 us sitting up here. So that's it. Thanks.

 7 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Anyone else?

 8 DR. ROTHCHILD: I have a couple of

 9 announcements to announce. There is an art

10 show that's going to be coming up from Connor

11 McGuigan and it's called the Two Connors. And

12 its opening is going to be Friday, April 4th at

13 Tusk, which they had moved from the building.

14 So their new place now is at 308 Penn Avenue.

15 And his art work will also be on

16 display for a month so everyone can enjoy it.

17 And there's one other thing that I wanted to

18 make an announcement for. Yesterday was the

19 International Transgender Day of Visibility.

20 And that's a day that's been

21 celebrated since 2009. And it's an annual

22 event dedicated to celebrating trans people

23 raising awareness of discrimination faced by

24 trans people and acknowledging their

25 contributions to society. So I just wanted to
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 1 recognize that day. And that's all that I

 2 have. Thank you.

 3 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Anyone else?

 4 MR. MCANDREW: Yeah, in addition to

 5 tonight's moment of silence, I'd like to offer

 6 my personal condolences, thoughts and prayers

 7 to the Selemba family and the West Scranton

 8 Invader community. Tommy's impact on the youth

 9 of this community is immeasurable and it's a

10 very sad loss in West Side. That is all I

11 have. Thank you.

12 MR. SMURL: Thank you.

13 MR. VOLDENBERG: FOURTH ORDER.

14 CITIZENS PARTICIPATION.

15 MR. SMURL: First, Joan Hodowanitz.

16 MS. HODOWANITZ: Joan Hodowanitz,

17 Scranton. I just want to start off with a

18 public service announcement. I received a

19 phone call late this afternoon that the County

20 Commissioner's meeting that was scheduled for

21 tomorrow at 10 is being cancelled because of

22 the lack of a quorum.

23 So anybody planning to go to that

24 meeting, call the County Commissioner's office

25 or the Government Center first just to make
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 1 sure because you don't want to be driving

 2 downtown looking for parking just to find out

 3 that the meeting's been moved back to April

 4 9th, I believe.

 5 Okay, I notice that our stained

 6 glass windows are gone. Are they gone for

 7 rehabilitation, restoration?

 8 MR. SMURL: Yeah, probably over a

 9 month ago.

10 MS. HODOWANITZ: Okay.

11 MR. SMURL: And in the Governor's

12 room also.

13 MS. HODOWANITZ: Okay, inch by inch,

14 day by day we're getting there. I too noticed

15 the overtime report. Parks and Rec had used

16 half of its overtime budget. Do we know what

17 is driving the increased overtime in Parks and

18 Rec?

19 MR. SMURL: Yes, the code blue that

20 we have for the shelter. And we've had a

21 colder than normal winter so the shelter has

22 been open.

23 MS. HODOWANITZ: Okay, that's fine.

24 As long as we know what's driving it and it's

25 not something that could be corrected, I don't
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 2 MR. SMURL: No, we increased the

 3 budget from last year.

 4 MS. HODOWANITZ: And what you might

 5 want to do, you know, when the next budget

 6 rolls around maybe that needs to be -- that

 7 overtime budget needs to be upped to take

 8 account of that kind of situation.

 9 MR. SMURL: It was increased this

10 year, Joan, but --

11 MS. HODOWANITZ: Yeah, well, it was

12 a strange year. The winter from hell

13 so-to-speak. DPW, the negotiations still going

14 on for the Collective Bargaining Agreement?

15 MR. SMURL: Yes.

16 MS. HODOWANITZ: Okay, because it's

17 now been over three months that they're dealing

18 without a contract. Sooner or later, that

19 thing is either going be resolved or go to

20 arbitration, so we'll see. And so I assume

21 that the 2024 audio is still ongoing?

22 MR. SMURL: It's underway, yes.

23 MS. HODOWANITZ: The progress, okay.

24 Now, I have some happy news. It has nothing to

25 do really with city business. But it's a great
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 1 opportunity for all the residents of Scranton.

 2 The Lackawanna County Library

 3 System, we have this thing called the American

 4 Masters Lecture Series. Last time I think was

 5 the fall of 2023 we brought in Goodwin,

 6 presidential historian. And she was a smash

 7 hit.

 8 So on April 30th, 7 p.m. at the

 9 Cultural Center and this is free, okay, we're

10 bringing in Rick Steves. I don't know if any

11 of you ever watch PBS and you see his travel

12 show that he does going to Europe, going to

13 Asia and everything else. He's been doing

14 this, like, for 40 years.

15 He is an A-list speaker. He's got

16 the gift of gab down pat. And I'm sure he's

17 going to have a lot of very interesting tales

18 about touring Europe and touring the orient.

19 He's experienced.

20 And even if you never intend to go

21 overseas or travel or even leave the boundaries

22 of Scranton like I'm now a permanent resident

23 here, this show is fascinating. And not the

24 least of which is everywhere he goes he always

25 shows you what the people eat and goes into the
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 1 local restaurants and everything else.

 2 It's just a great show. So this is

 3 free. You could get your -- pick up your

 4 tickets at any of the Lackawanna County

 5 libraries. They're free. Or you could go on

 6 Ticket Master and pick them up that way. But

 7 it gives a chance to do something other than

 8 worry about reassessment or stormwater or all

 9 the other crappy things that go on in our

10 lives.

11 It will be a fun evening. And it

12 will be good thing to do on a Wednesday

13 evening, April 30th at 7 p.m. So if anybody is

14 interested in tickets and would like to pick

15 some up, I do have a few in my purse. Thank

16 you.

17 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Joan. Les

18 Spindler.

19 MR. SPINDLER: Good evening,

20 Council, Les Spindler, city resident,

21 homeowner. Here we go again, I'm wondering if

22 the corner that I was promised that was going

23 to get fixed, like, three and a half years ago

24 is going to get fixed this year because the

25 weather is getting nicer now.
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 1 So I'm not holding my breath. But I

 2 hope we get something done this year. Next

 3 thing, several months ago I brought up a house

 4 at 1702 Elizabeth that neighbors told me they

 5 think it's an Airbnb.

 6 And these neighbors told me because

 7 I talked to them the other day. They said it's

 8 definitely an Airbnb. And they don't think

 9 it's registered. So I think that should be

10 looked into.

11 Next thing, the garbage I spoke

12 about last week that was left from a homeless

13 camp on the ramp coming off the expressway,

14 well, most of it was picked up. But there's

15 still some garbage left there. They didn't

16 finish it. So hopefully they could get the

17 rest of it.

18 Next thing, the reassessment,

19 whoever these jokers were that did, it was

20 ridiculous. I have a 116-year-old house,

21 bought it 36 years old for $56,000. It needs

22 work. It was reassessed at $194,000. That's

23 ridiculous. I wouldn't get half of that if I

24 tried to sell it today.

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 1 that did the reassessment. If they came in my

 2 house and looked at the work it needs, I

 3 know -- there's no way I would get that much.

 4 So I think this reassessment was a joke.

 5 Lastly, for years I heard people

 6 come in here and people all over the country

 7 complaining about the job that President Joe

 8 Biden did, oh, the economy is terrible. Oh, my

 9 God, we couldn't afford this and that. Well,

10 just wait and see what's going to happen now

11 with the joker that's in the White House.

12 With his tariffs, we're going to be

13 paying more for everything. Right now a new

14 car is costing more than $6,000 more than it

15 would last year.

16 This morning on the news there was

17 an economist for Moody's that said we're

18 probably looking at a recession in a few

19 months. The guy's in here -- not even in there

20 three months and they're talking about

21 recession already. I said, you know, that's

22 ridiculous.

23 I mean, like I said, people

24 complained about Joe Biden. What's going on

25 now, you ain't seen nothing yet. Wait to you
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 1 see what's going to happen in the next few

 2 months. By the time he's out of office, people

 3 will be wishing that Joe Biden was the

 4 President again. Thank you for your time.

 5 That's all I have.

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

 7 Lee Morgan.

 8 MR. MORGAN: Good evening, Council,

 9 Lee Morgan. The first thing I have here today

10 is, you know, I appreciate people's opinions in

11 regards to the reassessment. But I don't think

12 the local government really cares what people

13 think.

14 And I just think in this mayoral

15 election and the Council election, we need to

16 stop talking about blight and the roads. Okay,

17 we need to start really talking about the

18 issues that really should mean something to the

19 residents, okay, the inability to earn a living

20 here, low wage base, no economic development,

21 just an elected political class that really has

22 no really -- no real understanding of the

23 people they represent or the things that need

24 to be done to make this city begin to grow

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 1 We really need some independent

 2 candidates. We don't really need Democrats and

 3 Republicans because we seem to have a terrible

 4 gridlock. I just listened to Les stand here

 5 and speak about Joe Biden. Well, he let 2

 6 million cross the border and gave them Social

 7 Security numbers and let them collect Social

 8 Security.

 9 He did a host of other things and

10 you can't really blame Joe Biden because he

11 never really knew he was President. That's why

12 he kept saying he was a Senator because he had

13 such mental issues that people propped him up

14 to use him with his auto pen to sign all kinds

15 of legislation that did hellacious damage to

16 this country.

17 And then, of course. We had a

18 Council that went and named things after him

19 and now doesn't have enough nerve to take the

20 name down. And, you know, when we look at our

21 city, we've spent so much time talking about

22 utterly silly things, you know, and developing

23 parks, dog parks.

24 You know, people need jobs. We

25 aren't talking about the real issues. We
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 1 aren't talking about Moses Taylor Hospital. We

 2 aren't talking about Regional Hospital. We're

 3 talking about it in a light where some people

 4 want the State of Pennsylvania to come forward

 5 and give the money to buy these hospitals. But

 6 we're not really talking about the issues.

 7 You know, we've failed to talk about

 8 issues here in this community almost my entire

 9 life. Okay, we haven't talked about when

10 George Yuhas lived on Mulberry Street and he

11 fought the closure of the Scranton State

12 General Hospital and the surgeon who offered to

13 give them land outside the city to build a

14 veterans' center to save that hospital and how

15 Governor Casey decided to devest the

16 Commonwealth of all the hospitals that the

17 Commonwealth owned.

18 We've just been misled over almost

19 my entire lifetime. Even when you take a look

20 at public education and you see where that is,

21 a third grader in Singapore has the same

22 education as an 8th grader in America. What

23 does that tell you for our country, honestly.

24 We talk about tariffs as if, like,

25 they're a terrible thing what the President is
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 1 doing when all of our manufacturing base has

 2 been stripped out of our country including the

 3 pharmaceutical industry. And the tariffs are

 4 the only way to bring some of this stuff back.

 5 But then we had Joe Biden handing

 6 money out to people for absolutely no reason

 7 because the people he was giving it to didn't

 8 need it. You know, the pain -- the road ahead

 9 is going to be very painful because we've had a

10 lack of leadership in the Congress and Senate

11 for most of my lifetime.

12 Just like I've come here for almost

13 40 years and I could tell you that the ability

14 of the people that have been elected Council

15 members over the course of my time here, some

16 of them have been relatively good. But the

17 bulk of them seem to believe that either

18 they're for the Mayor or they're against the

19 Mayor and that's not their job.

20 And nobody is representing the

21 residents because if you look around our city,

22 we talk about the homeless camps, well, people

23 should realize that when you know the trade

24 treaties America's negotiated over my lifetime,

25 we've lost our whole manufacturing sector.
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 1 So instead of these people going to

 2 Scranton Lace or Johnny Fabric or the Manhattan

 3 Shirt Factory on Capouse Avenue, they don't go

 4 anywhere. They go under the bridge because

 5 we're more interested in whether people in

 6 Vietnam and China and the far east have a job

 7 or Mexico.

 8 And now the Chinese are

 9 manufacturing in Mexico so they could sign all

10 the treaties and avoid all the sanctions.

11 We've got -- we've raised in this country a

12 very severe problem, illiteracy. Thank you.

13 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Anyone else?

14 MR. COYNE: Tom Coyne, Minooka.

15 Starting off for another week with Rubicon.

16 We've talked -- I've talked on the fact that

17 without maps and obviously since they said if

18 we did not have Rubicon in, we'd have no way of

19 tracking where trash trucks were supposed to

20 go.

21 Do we not have a policy for

22 continuation of business of restoration in case

23 of an emergency of hard copies in case

24 something should happen, because that

25 standalone system is down at DPW. What if that
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 1 standalone system gets Ransomware.

 2 What if it gets locked up. Now I

 3 understand that according to this body here if

 4 they didn't have that mapping for the last --

 5 that they've had for the last three years, the

 6 40 years beforehand are irrelevant and DPW

 7 would have no idea how to operate because they

 8 don't remember day-to-day where they drive.

 9 They are too substandard to remember

10 what a route is. And obviously management and

11 the directors cannot cross train. Obviously

12 DPW if they cannot live without Rubicon, this

13 body thinks DPW is incompetent and has no

14 skills unless they are led around by the nose,

15 which is sad to say for them because they've

16 done a fantastic job.

17 And they've done a fantastic job for

18 long before Rubicon was in this city. All

19 software in the city really should be backed up

20 on a ZFS system. It does snapshots. It

21 protects from Ransomware and you could take the

22 entire data structure and protect it.

23 But then again, it's not in a

24 Microsoft world and it's actually a more secure

25 way of backing up. So we don't want to look at
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 1 that because it's an intelligent and safe way

 2 to protect the systems of the city like the

 3 fifth week of the desktop downstairs in the

 4 lobby being completely unsecured and open for

 5 viruses.

 6 I see the walkability study still

 7 has legs, pun intended. It's costing the same

 8 as the water projects. It's costing 20 million

 9 dollars at this point. So the water projects

10 over on East Mountain and West Mountain, they

11 cost about the same as the walkability study.

12 And when we were up at the old

13 Central building we had a meeting on it. We

14 were told that the blind people could just walk

15 out in front of traffic because traffic will

16 stop for them at stop signs rather than

17 streetlights that makes signals because they

18 had no idea of the clue.

19 And we are increasing directions

20 from one way into one-way streets to traffic in

21 all directions which will make it even more

22 hazardous for people to cross because now they

23 have right and left at every intersection and

24 cutting right and left from them.

25 Once you remove those traffic
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 1 signs -- once you remove those traffic lights,

 2 they can't go back up because we have to have a

 3 certain amount of volume of traffic to be able

 4 to put up lights in Center City.

 5 It was talked about there at the

 6 meeting at Central that once they are put down

 7 they'll never go back up because we don't have

 8 the traffic to put them in per state

 9 regulations. So it's a one-way street. You

10 got to stop sign and that's it.

11 But 20 million dollars is fantastic

12 to put into Center City when 20 million dollars

13 is all you're putting into flooding for

14 neighborhoods over 20 or 30 years. Last week

15 we had a complaint about people speaking

16 politics from the podium. Guess what, when

17 they are not elected they are citizens and

18 could talk about whatever they want to.

19 This podium here is for public

20 speaking. And if they think they have things

21 they need to bring forward they should. At the

22 same time, Dr. Rothchild and Mr. King both

23 castigated people for coming up here and doing

24 that.

25 Mr. King then afterwards went into a
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 1 conversation on the Mayor's lovely plan for the

 2 city that none of the public was actually

 3 invited to because it was the save the city was

 4 behind locked doors.

 5 It's amazing that you could sit here

 6 and do a political speech for the Mayor on

 7 everything that she has done from that and tell

 8 the public they can't speak on issues relating

 9 to them. Have a good night.

10 MR. ARGENTA: Virgil Argenta,

11 Scranton. My condolences to the family Tommy

12 Selemba. Week after week during public comment

13 questions are asked by citizens. The Fifth

14 Order usually address these questions, although

15 it rarely does.

16 Last week's Fifth Order was unusual

17 and a bit bizarre to say the least. It sounded

18 like a political statement perhaps for

19 incumbents who all need to be replaced. After

20 a few disparaging remarks, the Councilman

21 discussed what they describe as

22 accomplishments.

23 We pay taxes for amenities like

24 pools, pickleball and tennis courts, street

25 paving, new police officers, quality of life
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 1 tickets to be issued, blight property

 2 demolished and good credit ratings, applying

 3 for grants and neighborhood improvements. We

 4 pay for all of that.

 5 This administration played no role

 6 in our 30 year distress status except perhaps

 7 maybe signing some papers. You had nothing to

 8 do with that. Your speech overlooked several

 9 important issues in Scranton such as

10 homelessness, rampant crime, gang activity, the

11 police, fire, DPW, clerical union healthcare

12 are in disarray.

13 We have unsettled contracts and

14 threats to the DPW recycling department.

15 Remember the bins of files outside? The fire

16 departments' pension board has had a vacant

17 seat for three years, almost as long as you've

18 all been elected, three years.

19 Police testing now includes six

20 tests given taken by hundreds of applicants.

21 Forty officers needed in the department,

22 however, only five new officers were hired.

23 Would it surprise you that one of them was the

24 Chief's son?

25 You mention street paving but only
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 1 select streets including those of city

 2 officials were paved. Mr. King, your street

 3 was paved. The Mayor's street was paved, a few

 4 alleys were paved. Good job, Mr. King. Keyser

 5 Valley flood victims are still waiting for

 6 answers. And those that took advantage of the

 7 $5,000, guess what they got in the mail?

 8 1099s. Proud of that?

 9 No wonder why you're not running.

10 What about Rubicon, a disaster telling local

11 DPW workers where Scranton streets are costing

12 taxpayers million and millions of dollars plus

13 a multiyear contract. Good job. Let's not

14 forget about the Mulfehan, remember the gang

15 experts that came here?

16 Remember we paid a quarter of a

17 million of dollars for two years for them to

18 tell us United States Veterans are the

19 potential terrorists? Not one of you guys

20 stood up to them, shameful. No wonder why

21 you're not running.

22 Millions are wasted on studies that

23 could have saved millions being done inhouse.

24 The Nay Aug pool destruction of slides and

25 pools, the lap pool was another deception with
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 1 claims of no funds. That claim was false. You

 2 were one of the biggest cheerleaders.

 3 Millions were wasted on studies that

 4 could have been saved. It could have been done

 5 inhouse. You had Mr. Pocius in here speaking

 6 bringing attention to grants that were expiring

 7 for much needed bridge repairs, only to tell

 8 him his time was up. Remember that, Mr. Smurl?

 9 MR. SMURL: Yes.

10 MR. ARGENTA: Okay, splash pad

11 versus pools and multiple bid rounds on other

12 projects is another issue that we'll wait for,

13 the lockdown of City Hall, the petition for

14 removal of Biden Street signs. They only want

15 it returned to its rightful name, Spruce Street

16 with a petition with over 30,000 signatures.

17 Meanwhile, citizens -- senior

18 citizens, veterans, and residents face huge tax

19 hikes and a looming 50 year reassessment

20 barrelling down after that, rising utility

21 bills and millions of dollars in lawsuits,

22 Mr. King, in the school district and in City

23 Council.

24 And if you need some names of who

25 those lawsuits are, let me know. Absurd dollar
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 1 amounts of raises given out to City Hall

 2 employees and Scranton City Council voted

 3 themselves raises. Disgusting. This speaks

 4 volumes about your priorities.

 5 On another note, what point is the

 6 lack of commentary on a possible ethics

 7 violation involving a Council candidate, their

 8 employer, and the City of Scranton using

 9 federally state funding. Well, you're

10 endorsing that candidate, silence might be

11 preferred because that's your candidate of

12 choice, remember, to take your seat?

13 Well, I hope you educate him on how

14 not what to do. You're a lame duck, Mr. King.

15 You shouldn't be voting on anything at all to

16 deal with the city. You're done.

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

18 Anyone else?

19 MS. LABROSKY: Good evening,

20 Council, Lynn Labrosky, homeowner, business

21 owner. I did also want to also extend my

22 condolences to Mr. Selemba's family. And he

23 will be greatly missed in the community.

24 I did want to thank Council for

25 getting Parks and Rec to clean up South Third
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 1 Street. They didn't quite do the whole street,

 2 but they did clean it up. So that was

 3 appreciated. And then speaking of the West

 4 Scranton Little League, I did speak to one of

 5 the board members. And I just wanted to put it

 6 out there that maybe the city could help pay

 7 for an additional defibrillator.

 8 So each field, the West Side behind

 9 Burger King and then Sloan also, they're in

10 need of an additional one. They each have one.

11 But if there were an emergency with a child,

12 then they'd have to go probably a good half

13 mile to the other side of the field to get that

14 defibrillator.

15 So I know they're looking to see if

16 the school board could pay for one and then I

17 was thinking maybe I don't know if there is any

18 ARPA funds or anything like that that could

19 possibly fund a purchase of a second one. And

20 so that being said, they were doing a lot of

21 cleanups and improvements back there.

22 I do believe they have some homeless

23 issues right by that field. They did have some

24 issues though with DPW picking up some of the

25 stuff. I think they finally did. And then
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 1 there's another volunteer that's going to go

 2 down there tomorrow because they have trees

 3 that are, like, falling and it's -- it needs a

 4 lot of work.

 5 So I just wish that the city could

 6 step up and help the little league field. We

 7 don't want gang activity. We want our kids

 8 engaged. We want them playing and doing things

 9 that are, you know, going to keep them out of

10 trouble. So I don't see why the city can't

11 pitch in and help with keeping the fields, you

12 know, in good condition.

13 And then also, I wanted to myself

14 speak on politics at the podium. So I was a

15 little taken back last week by the whole entire

16 end of the meeting because I know a lot of

17 people do get up here and they speak about

18 politics or whatever their intentions are.

19 And maybe I don't like what some

20 people say or how they it, but that's up to you

21 guys as a Council to keep the decorum. So but

22 I believe residents in Scranton do have a right

23 to get up here at the podium and speak whatever

24 they feel and speak about city issues.

25 I think it should be kept to city
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 1 issues. And if somebody feels that city

 2 leaders or administration are not doing their

 3 job and they feel they could do a better job,

 4 then they have every right to get up here and,

 5 you know, say that.

 6 So but again, at the same time I did

 7 hear one of the Council members basically give

 8 a stump speech for the Mayor -- the incumbent

 9 mayor that's running again for reelection. And

10 that really, really bothered me. That felt to

11 me very hypocritical.

12 So, you know, if you tell someone

13 not to stand here and talk about politics, then

14 you shouldn't sit behind that desk, any of you,

15 and really -- I'm sorry, endorse any candidate.

16 I happened to be at the state of the city

17 speech because I happen to be a Chamber member

18 and I was invited through the Chamber.

19 So I was there. I don't know why it

20 wasn't televised. Has it been televised since

21 then? No? Because I saw ECTV was there that

22 day, but, no. So I don't know what we're

23 hiding but I know the auditorium wasn't full.

24 That's for sure.

25 So, yeah, I mean, that's how I feel.
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 1 I mean, I'm running for Mayor as a Republican

 2 candidate this year. And if I want to get up

 3 here and tell the public that, then I don't see

 4 anything wrong with that. You know, it doesn't

 5 mean you're campaigning from the podium. It

 6 means you're speaking your intentions.

 7 A small group of volunteers yet

 8 again spent all day Saturday cleaning up the

 9 heritage trail. They filled another 40 yard

10 dumpster. I don't know when we're going to

11 find a solution to the problems. The homeless

12 problem is growing.

13 I know they are staying at the train

14 station again. It's not just the Heritage

15 Trail. It's really -- it's taking over the

16 city. So I know there is an unsheltered task

17 force. If the public could -- if you guys

18 could push for the public to be invited to

19 those meetings, I think that would be helpful.

20 And the same with the gang

21 prevention, you know, force or whatever you

22 have. I don't see why everybody cannot have a

23 seat at the table when it comes to these issues

24 because there's a lot of smart people in

25 Scranton with really good ideas.
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 1 If everybody could come together and

 2 work together, we could get some of these

 3 things resolved. So that's all I have for

 4 tonight. I appreciate your time.

 5 MR. SMURL: Thank you.

 6 MR. MANCINI: Good evening, Council,

 7 Mike Mancini, Scranton. Tonight I stand before

 8 these five chairs with a suit on out of respect

 9 trying to look almost as good as Mr.

10 Voldenberg. I think I did pretty well.

11 I didn't receive that same respect

12 last Tuesday evening, Dr. Rothchild. You

13 managed to put a four syllable word into my

14 mouth. You could have asked for clarification

15 before I walked away.

16 My mother never raised a fool. I

17 was raised by a single mother. Mr. King, you

18 knew her very well who worked two, sometimes

19 three jobs just to get by. Your reckless

20 aggression towards me insulted that upbringing

21 that gets me by on a daily basis.

22 I have been tested more in life than

23 most. Her strength without ever giving up has

24 resinated in my life. She's made me stronger

25 than I ever could have known. You insulted
 31

 1 her. You insulted me and insulted those who

 2 have elected you.

 3 You insulted that chair and the good

 4 people of Scranton. You've insulted amazing

 5 women who have sat in that chair before you

 6 like Judy Gatelli, Janet Evans, Mary Kay Holmes

 7 to name a few.

 8 I'm respectfully requesting your

 9 resignation. You want to hear -- all you

10 wanted to do is hear something you didn't. I

11 brought up many things like leachate lines and

12 all I got from you was crickets. Do not like

13 the direction which our city is going.

14 The good people of Scranton deserve

15 better. Mr. King, you mentioned after your

16 infomercial that our current mayor -- for our

17 current mayor that you're not happy with the

18 fact that I've spoken about a campaign to give

19 the city back to its people.

20 What you neglected to mention is

21 that the rules have changed, apparently over

22 the years, so have you. You remember George

23 Capwell, 41 years he drove a garbage truck in

24 the City of Scranton without Rubicon.

25 Yet, you rubber stamped everything
 32

 1 handed down by this expansion team. Why? Your

 2 street was paved last year. There are hundreds

 3 of other blocks that need resurfacing more so

 4 than your road. That makes me wonder what

 5 streets are going to be paved in an election

 6 year. The garbage truck drivers know what

 7 roads need to be paved.

 8 Yours was not one of them, Mr.

 9 Smurl. Lee Morgan brought in six months ago a

10 bottle of water from his tap that no one ever

11 would have given to their pet. But yet you

12 said nothing. You are no Bob McGoff. Good

13 luck with your future projects.

14 As a true Independent, I call a

15 spade a spade. I call a heart a heart. I

16 witnessed how Mr. McAndrew and Mr. Schuster

17 always seem frustrating asking the right

18 questions and just getting delayed half answers

19 or no answers at all. I mentioned crickets in

20 the past.

21 Let me make one thing perfectly

22 clear. The comments were not directed towards

23 the two of you. The comments were directed

24 towards the three rubber stamps. Thank you,

25 both of you for respecting those chairs and
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 1 caring about the good people of Scranton.

 2 For the most part we have a great

 3 slate of City Council candidates. I am

 4 confident that we will fix the situation. I

 5 don't like the direction which our city is

 6 going. The good people of Scranton deserve

 7 better.

 8 Last week I mentioned leachate

 9 lines, where are they? The city never received

10 host fees for them. Ask Gene Barrett where the

11 lines are. He was a former sewer director for

12 the Sewer Authority. He knows. Guess who's

13 funding his campaign? I could care less what

14 your name is.

15 I promise to always do the right

16 thing. We will find those lines. I know how

17 to collect money. I'll go back and backdate

18 and get those host fees. Quit voting for those

19 with different last names with the same

20 mediocre results like a rainbow in the dark.

21 It's time to give your city back to

22 the people. These police calls have been very

23 alarming. We need change. Morale's at an all

24 time low. I found our next police chief and

25 public safety director. We will remove
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 1 politics from our finest.

 2 Once he speaks to those that he

 3 selects to round out his department, we will

 4 announce them as a group so he won't be

 5 targeted like I was last week. It's important

 6 to know exactly what you vote for. A winning

 7 team is needed and so is a good voice for the

 8 people of Scranton.

 9 I will be honored to be that voice.

10 I will not let anybody down. God bless our

11 first responders. God bless Tommy Selemba.

12 Good evening, Council.

13 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Anyone else?

14 MR. LITTLE: Hello, Council, Rik

15 Little, Scranton, property owner and taxpayer.

16 This is part of my property 5.98 and I did pay

17 tax on it from Staples. This -- a couple weeks

18 I usually speak off the top of my head saying

19 and I said about maybe a couple weeks ago that

20 everything's unconstitutional.

21 And, I mean, it sounds like a crazy

22 statement. Everybody is always shooting that

23 word around, you know, my rights, my

24 constitution. But it seems to me that the

25 problem with the Constitution is directly
 35

 1 involved with the Judicial Branch of

 2 government.

 3 Now, last week when I came here I

 4 found this article in the paper, this one about

 5 police, homeless man attacks hospital staff.

 6 Who knew he was homeless? Who decided he was

 7 homeless? Where is the record of that? I

 8 mean, I'm a filmmaker. That's what I do. I

 9 look into the facts, you know, maybe it's a

10 good story.

11 This is a story and the reporter

12 actually cited that according to police he's

13 homeless, Corey McNulty, 31. So I set out to

14 find out what happened to this guy because I

15 had this -- I'm homeless. And about 25 days in

16 of homelessness, I could not take it anymore

17 and I was too cold, needed to go to the

18 hospital.

19 And, you know, I didn't know what I

20 was doing. But I could have been in the same

21 place as this guy. They could have locked me

22 up. They have a law called a 302 and 1551.

23 That's a mandatory psych evaluation.

24 Now, according to the article, he

25 just goes into the hospital at 10 a.m., and
 36

 1 then he's arrested I think at 4:27 a.m. the

 2 psych evaluation is supposed to take 45

 3 minutes. I don't know if he was there

 4 voluntary or involuntary.

 5 But at some point according to the

 6 article, one of the security guards at the

 7 hospital restrained him, a bunch of people

 8 restrained him. And it sounds like they tied

 9 him up, you know, but this is your liberty.

10 Before they take your liberty, any

11 place, you have Constitutional rights. And

12 this is part of the Constitutional rights. I

13 tried to visit the guy in jail, what a

14 rigmarole going through that.

15 Everybody pushed back from the

16 sheriffs, from the jail, from the criminal

17 court. I sat in on the criminal court. You

18 can't even witness what's happening over there

19 at the criminal court. You could sit there if

20 you -- once you get in, you know.

21 But, you know, some lawyer called in

22 the thing -- and the only reason he's

23 languishing in jail is because this thing

24 happened on the 15th on a complaint by a

25 Scranton Police Officer.
 37

 1 And the rest of it is hearsay, all

 2 the people at the hospital. But supposedly he

 3 was restrained. And he's spitting at people.

 4 He's fighting mad. And now he's facing felony

 5 charges. He's put on $50,000 bail. And none

 6 of this is adding up to me.

 7 And so he was supposed to have a

 8 preliminary hearing I believe on the 17th. And

 9 he didn't have it. So I'm asking why didn't he

10 have it, you know? And the only reason is the

11 arresting police officer didn't show up. They

12 call him the affiant. He didn't show up. So

13 the guy remains in jail.

14 And I don't know this guy. I mean,

15 he's 31 years old. He seems Irish, McNulty.

16 But this can't keep happening. This sort of --

17 you can't take a person's liberty away and then

18 just move it along because everybody is making

19 money. The hospital makes money on a 155150 or

20 a 302.

21 I don't know which one of it it is,

22 but those are the medical things where they

23 think you're a danger to yourself. But, you

24 know, he's in jail. Thank you.

25 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Mr. Little.
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 1 Anyone else?

 2 MR. DOBRZYN: Good evening, Council,

 3 Dave Dobrzyn, resident taxes paid as of last

 4 week. We're talking about the roads

 5 constantly. On the 600 of Crown Avenue it was

 6 recently paved. They stole away with my curb,

 7 the old slate curb. And there's a dig already

 8 and a big divot at the end of the block when

 9 you're closing in on the intersection.

10 And on the 800 of Hickory, now that

11 is a prime example -- another dig -- a prime

12 example of how they do not seal the ends of the

13 cut. They cut down with the stone saw and the

14 groves are left there for the water to get

15 into. I suggest an inspection after the dig

16 and make them come back and fix it.

17 Don't raise my taxes for -- to fix

18 the roads because typically a lot of times

19 we're not the ones ruining them. And it's

20 pretty sickening to see that a recently paved

21 road -- street. And once again, we need a tax

22 exempt study and go to the state and try and

23 establish some kind of limit. We're at 40

24 percent and I contend that's too high.

25 Somewhere else might have a little
 39

 1 church in the valley by the wild woods in the

 2 fire hall. Okay, Mount Airy, there was an

 3 article in the paper a bunch of people are

 4 suing. Now, you know, no two friends part

 5 faster than a fool and their money.

 6 So but they were taking the tips off

 7 the dealers and stuff and paying floor bosses.

 8 It's improper and basically stiffing people.

 9 And the wages they were paying for dealing

10 cards at 11:30 on a Saturday night, I wanted to

11 regurgitate.

12 Okay, let's get to the other stuff

13 going on. We have a Health and Human Services

14 Robert Kenney. And he's suggesting cod liver

15 oil and Vitamin A to fight measles instead of a

16 vaccination. Only one percent of the kids in

17 the US are Vitamin A deficient. And it could

18 cause seizures, coma and liver damage.

19 And it more or less manifests itself

20 like a case of hepatitis, yellow eyes. And, I

21 mean, what a retard that guy is. And he's had

22 every education. I wouldn't ever call somebody

23 like that that was actually mentally

24 challenged. But he is a retard.

25 DR. ROTHCHILD: There's no need for
 40

 1 that.

 2 MR. DOBRZYN: What's that?

 3 DR. ROTHCHILD: There's no need to

 4 use inappropriate language like that.

 5 MR. DOBRZYN: Yeah, okay, I

 6 apologize. But it's very frustration when

 7 somebody has all kinds of access to an

 8 education and a good life and they run around

 9 and start trouble like this.

10 Now, number of firms have been

11 blackballed, law firms in Washington. And,

12 you know, it's really ridiculous. They're

13 actually escorting free labor, Trump. Musk

14 offered 2 million dollars for votes. That's a

15 felony in Wisconsin.

16 F-35 customers because of all of

17 this are afraid of being cut off in a military

18 crisis from supply. So they're not going to

19 buy F-35s. Three to five trillion dollars have

20 been lost in the stockmarket in over three or

21 four weeks.

22 Trevor Milton pardoned in security

23 fraud, one half billion restitution for cyber

24 whatever -- cyber coins or if could you call

25 them that. Inflation is up 2.4 percent. And
 41

 1 I'll stop there. But --

 2 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Mr. Dobrzyn.

 3 MR. DOBRZYN: Don't expect my

 4 sympathy if you had --

 5 MR. SMURL: Thank you. Anyone else?

 6 MS. SCHUMACHER: Marie Schumacher, I

 7 wasn't going to come up but after sitting there

 8 from this time, I'd like to know if you have

 9 one thing or the top three things that this

10 city needs.

11 And so I would like to ask each of

12 you, tell me what you think the number one

13 thing for this city to continue and do the

14 things you're supposed to do for the residents.

15 MR. SMURL: All right. Well, Marie,

16 this is your time to speak. So in Fifth Order,

17 then if anybody wants to address that they are

18 welcome to. But this right now is your time.

19 MR. SCHUMACHER: I'm giving it to

20 you. It's a gift.

21 MR. SMURL: Well, we will do our

22 part in Fifth Order as we normally do.

23 MS. SCHUMACHER: Oh, well, thank

24 you.

25 MR. SMURL: Anyone else?
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 1 MR. SIMRELL: Good evening, Council,

 2 Bailey Simrell. So I just want to follow up on

 3 my concerns from last week. I see that the

 4 solicitor is not here again, none of my

 5 business where he is. Do we know when he'll be

 6 back or if --

 7 MR. SMURL: He'll be here next week.

 8 MR. SIMRELL: Cool. Yeah, so just

 9 to reiterate, I'm just kind of looking to get

10 some sort of opinion or explanation or any

11 cohesive thought from the City's Law Department

12 or Council, the city continuing to use and pay

13 for Rubicon for a three-month period before

14 Council approved it.

15 So trying to figure that out, not

16 going to let up on it. I'll leave all the

17 other issues aside for now. So that's it.

18 Thanks.

19 MR. SMURL: Thank you. I believe

20 that's it.

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

22 MOTIONS.

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

24 any motions or comments?

25 MR. KING: Just a few comments. We
 43

 1 just found out tonight that the PUC hearing

 2 that was scheduled for April 9th, it was

 3 supposed to be at Lackawanna College at 6 p.m.,

 4 that the PUC cancelled that and now moved it

 5 to 1 p.m. on -- actually it was at 1 p.m. on

 6 April 9th in Wilkes-Barre.

 7 And they were supposed to come up

 8 here and do it at 6 p.m. at Lackawanna College.

 9 But for some reason it was cancelled. As I

10 said, just found that out in caucus tonight.

11 I know there was talk about possibly

12 having it in here. But at 6:00 next -- April

13 9th that evening is a zoning hearing meeting.

14 And I know they have a long agenda.

15 They are actually going to be

16 addressing some Airbnb issues that evening,

17 plus the sense was based on the past PUC

18 hearing we had at the Cultural Center, this

19 chamber wouldn't have been able to handle the

20 number of people that would be here, a little

21 disappointed in that.

22 I don't know if there's anything we

23 could attempt to do to try to get them to

24 reconsider moving it back up here somewhere,

25 but that's something that needs to happen. As
 44

 1 far as last week me highlighting some of the

 2 state of the city things that were brought out

 3 at the state of the city that was held last

 4 week, I never sit here and say that our city is

 5 perfect.

 6 It's far from it. I acknowledge we

 7 have a lot of work to do, no two ways about it.

 8 There's lots of things that need to be

 9 addressed. For instance, we need to -- I wish

10 we could do -- we have a paving list for this

11 year.

12 I wish we could do more paving than

13 we are. I will say this. The streets that are

14 being addressed with the stormwater, they're

15 not listed on the paving list. But I spoke to

16 Tom Reilly, our engineer, because those roads

17 are being ripped up for the stormwater

18 remediation projects on East Mountain and

19 Keyser Valley, they're actually going to be

20 paved in conjunction with the stormwater

21 project.

22 So I think that's a good thing. So

23 that will add to the list of streets that are

24 already on the list of streets that need to be

25 paved. Back to Marie's, I think that
 45

 1 homelessness is something we could do a better

 2 job on and we need to work on and to address.

 3 And the gang issues, we need to work

 4 on trying to improve that issue. For the

 5 longest time there was denial that there were

 6 gangs in the city. And, you know, I think we

 7 all well know that there are. And that's

 8 something that needs to be addressed.

 9 As far as me being a lame duck,

10 well, I'm on this Council. I was elected to a

11 four-year term. I'm here. I will vote on

12 anything that comes before me. And I'm an

13 elected official until December when I leave.

14 I chose to leave on my own. I decided not to

15 run.

16 But I see nothing wrong -- I have to

17 sit here and listen to criticism every week.

18 That's fine. That's part of my job as a

19 Council person to sit here and listen to

20 criticism. But I find nothing wrong, nothing

21 wrong whatsoever for me to come up and talk

22 about some of the accomplishments that we've

23 achieved over the last three and a half years.

24 I know rarely, if ever, are we going

25 to hear any of that from the podium. So I
 46

 1 think it's important that at least the citizens

 2 hear a little bit about some of the positive

 3 things that have occurred over the last few

 4 years. And, quite frankly, I'm very proud to

 5 have been a part of that. Thank you.

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

 7 Mr. Schuster, do you have any motions or

 8 comments?

 9 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes, I have a few

10 comments. From some of the question in the

11 previous weeks I did ask about the HUP test

12 getting an update on the HUP test. And at this

13 point in time they said the city administrator

14 said to date, the County has not mailed the

15 letter requesting information from those tax

16 exempt properties.

17 So at this point in time, Mr.

18 Voldenberg, after we received that answer, can

19 we ask what are the city's next actions to be

20 taken and what the company that we hired, what

21 is city administration and that company's next

22 actions going to be in regards to the HUP test?

23 MR. VOLDENBERG: We will, sir.

24 We're reaching out to the Commissioners

25 tomorrow.
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 1 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you. Regarding

 2 Meadow Brook, I've asked the same questions on

 3 February 27th. There was a meeting with the

 4 homeowners. The homeowners were happy with the

 5 meeting with the engineers. But they're

 6 awaiting on some of the updates that were made.

 7 Over the last three weeks I've

 8 continued to ask for those updates. The answer

 9 that I got was the city cannot share those

10 updates currently because the Pennsylvania

11 Department of General Services is -- they're

12 waiting on approval from them.

13 So once that's approved from them,

14 they could release that to the homeowner. So

15 at this time we're just waiting for that

16 approval. I'm happy to say we did -- Council

17 did receive a letter today letting us know that

18 the retired fire -- the fireman Mr. Morgan will

19 be seated to the pension board. So that is --

20 that has been done and that individual will be

21 seated.

22 When it comes just to some of things

23 just off the top of my head, Marie, when it

24 comes to the city, I always think finance.

25 Since the days when I was on the School Board,
 48

 1 I always thought finances is the top thing on

 2 the list.

 3 The city was in Act 47. The School

 4 District was going into recovery. We're seeing

 5 what's going on with the county now. And I

 6 think always we need to stay on top of our

 7 finances to keep the city financially healthy

 8 and do our part.

 9 Right now blight, I know you see

10 lots of complaints. We see lots of complaints

11 come in. This Council fields lots of

12 complaints from the city and we get it out to

13 our code enforcement.

14 And I think it's something that we

15 have to stay on them about and we have to

16 improve. Currently we're looking at zoning.

17 Some of the ordinance was passed in 2023. But

18 as the Zoning Board is going through that,

19 we're seeing some gray areas. And I think that

20 definitely needs to be updated since it's been

21 into effect.

22 Also as Mr. King said, crime. Right

23 now the DA's Office, we're seeing a lot of

24 coordination with them. We're seeing some

25 groups that are selling drugs being taken out.
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 1 And we're seeing that coordination. That

 2 coordination has to continue to happen to fight

 3 crime in our city.

 4 So off the top of my head, those are

 5 some of the issues I see. And with that being

 6 said, I spoke in caucus tonight about once Mr.

 7 Gilbride gets back about getting on some of the

 8 subjects we spoke about with the Zoning Board.

 9 We did meet with the Zoning Board to

10 see some of the problem areas that are arising

11 as they're going through some cases. And once

12 he gets back, I would like to continue on that

13 process and improve as we go. That's all.

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

15 Dr. Rothchild, do you have any motions or

16 comments?

17 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes, I do. Let's

18 see. First off, we had received contact from

19 someone and they had sent it to 311 as well.

20 And it's regarding some branches that are

21 behind on 600 Stipp Court in that location. So

22 if we could request if DPW is able to pick up

23 those branches. I just want to make sure they

24 received it.

25 MR. VOLDENBERG: It's been reported.
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 1 DR. ROTHCHILD: Excellent. Thank

 2 you. And then we -- I received some responses

 3 from some of my questions from last week.

 4 First off, I asked regarding the Serrenti

 5 Center, there was a letter that we received

 6 from a resident who lives nearby about it.

 7 And the response we received, the

 8 city administration has reviewed the letter and

 9 will meet with relevant city departments to see

10 what can be done to address resident's

11 concerns. So I'm hoping that there will be

12 some corrections made there that will be able

13 to be cleaned up for this resident. So I'll

14 stay in communication with them to make sure

15 that's happening.

16 And another response I received, I

17 had asked about City Hall's open door policy

18 and if City Council had, like, the power to be

19 able to change that or who that fell under.

20 And I know our usual solicitor isn't with us.

21 I'll probably have him answer it as well.

22 But the administration had responded

23 that the administration by and through the

24 Mayor's executive authority vested in the

25 City's Home Rule Charter determines the
 51

 1 appropriate levels of access to specified areas

 2 of city infrastructure to ensure safety,

 3 confidentiality of sensitive materials, i.e.,

 4 evidence obtained by law enforcement and

 5 personnel records and operational efficiency.

 6 So that's the response I had

 7 received from them. And last week I was able

 8 to attend a celebration at the Nancy K. Holmes

 9 Library. And we were disappointed we didn't

10 see Miss Hodowanitz there. We expected to see

11 you, but a lot of other great people who

12 attended to celebrate some of the changes and

13 renovations that they've made there and largely

14 it being more accessible now to those who might

15 be using wheelchairs or strollers.

16 I actually brought my son with the

17 stroller to try out the new ramp. And it

18 worked great. And the doors were automatic and

19 there were quite a few people there that do use

20 wheelchairs. And so I'm proud to see that

21 library becoming accessible.

22 And one of the -- one of the people

23 that we had spoken with had brought up a

24 concern about the pool renovations and we

25 talked about it a little bit in caucus. But he
 52

 1 wanted to make sure that there would be, you

 2 know, some way that people could get into the

 3 water who do use wheelchairs because, like, his

 4 usual wheelchair, a power wheelchair you

 5 wouldn't be able to bring it.

 6 It would be -- it would be damaged.

 7 So there used to be -- they have availability

 8 of lifts to bring people in and out. So I

 9 think we still might have that equipment. So I

10 wanted to see if we explore that or I believe

11 Councilman Smurl was also -- we were provided

12 with some other information on like aqua

13 wheelchairs that could be used so that people

14 could enter the water, like, the pool at Nay

15 Aug is going to be a zero entry pool.

16 So that would be something that

17 would potentially work well there. So I just

18 wanted to make mention of that. And I know

19 Miss Schumacher had asked about some of our --

20 our top concerns. And Councilman Schuster had

21 brought up, like, all the three that I had

22 written down too, so definitely our city's

23 financial stability is very important to me and

24 a high priority as well as crime and public

25 safety.
 53

 1 And then blight has always been very

 2 high on my list since I've been on Council as

 3 well. You're welcome. And, oh, and I just

 4 wanted to respond to some comments that were

 5 directed towards me in public comment. So I'm

 6 not planning on resigning from my position as a

 7 Council member.

 8 I'm not sure why I would. Last week

 9 I did state that I wasn't -- I wasn't fully

10 sure if that is what I had heard from

11 Mr. Mancini. And I, you know, appreciate that

12 you clarified your remarks with me. I, you

13 know, I still don't think that singling out any

14 group of people and calling them sexual

15 predators is something I agree with.

16 I do agree that we should continue

17 addressing as a city sexual predators in the

18 city. And I appreciate the Scranton Police in

19 doing that for us. So I understand, you know,

20 why that would be a concern.

21 But I just don't think we need to

22 single out a community, whether it's the LGBTQ

23 community or the homeless community that he had

24 clarified that he meant to say. So I also do

25 stand by what I said regarding politics within
 54

 1 this room.

 2 I do appreciate what people have to

 3 bring to the table and, you know, are meant to

 4 discuss your problems within the city. And

 5 there is also a lot of positive things

 6 happening with the city. But I want people to

 7 come here and tell us what we need to work on

 8 and what we need to fix or correct.

 9 But I think that there's a gray line

10 when it can also cross over into more a

11 campaign discussion as opposed to just bringing

12 issues regarding the city to us. And there was

13 one other thing that I just wanted to mention

14 since I had brought that up last week and just

15 wanted to discourage it.

16 It's not to say that you can't say

17 whatever you would like at the podium. You

18 certainly can. There was one other thing

19 brought up tonight, you know, some language

20 that was used and really appreciate if people

21 would use respectful language in here that is

22 within our -- within our Council rules and what

23 we ask of you.

24 I think it's really offensive to use

25 that terminology, especially people who are
 55

 1 intellectually disabled I think would be

 2 greatly offended by that or those with loved

 3 ones who have intellectual disability. So I

 4 wanted to make sure I point that out. That's

 5 all that I have. Thank you.

 6 MR. SMURL: Thank you, Dr.

 7 Rothchild. Mr. McAndrew, do you have any

 8 motions or comments?

 9 MR. MCANDREW: I have a few. So I

10 also have a problem with the "R" word. Come

11 on. I'm a big proponent of freedom of speech.

12 I speak my mind. I never have a problem doing

13 it. But I'm an educator. And I'm surrounded

14 by all types of kids and their levels of

15 learning.

16 And that's a word that's not

17 tolerated anywhere. You could call whatever

18 you want, but that word I just have a huge

19 problem with and I hope it doesn't happen here

20 again.

21 Okay, next, so for Mr. Spindler, how

22 about we take a look -- another look at 1704

23 Elizabeth Street, okay, you know, is it an

24 Airbnb? Has code enforcement been there? Have

25 they issued either a notice or citation at this
 56

 1 property?

 2 And if so, also contact in tandem

 3 zoning. See if they appeared or petitioned at

 4 a meeting for a special exception. Maybe we

 5 could, you know, get some final closure on this

 6 property and what the activity really is.

 7 MR. VOLDENBERG: I will and I'll

 8 report back.

 9 MR. MCANDREW: Thank you. Let's

10 see -- I also was shocked when I heard from the

11 PUC's cancelling their meeting. You know, you

12 really disappointed and did a number on the

13 residents with the proposed rate hike and then

14 you cancel the meeting here.

15 And supposedly if all of you or if

16 any of us want to go, it's going to be during

17 the day, Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport. I just

18 think that's a -- that wasn't a good move.

19 You're not making friends doing that. All

20 right.

21 And so, yeah, I agree with my two

22 colleagues here. Issues, what are the three --

23 there's more than three. All right. The three

24 biggest I agree we have to be financially

25 sound, right, keep taxes at bay. Public
 57

 1 safety, we need to work on that because of the

 2 current climate.

 3 Also, you know, blight's an issue.

 4 It's always going to be an issue. But I have

 5 personal ones, Marie. I feel we -- my personal

 6 needs are I think that are priorities for me or

 7 I'd like to see done better here in City Hall

 8 is better communication.

 9 And when I mean better

10 communication, I mean timely responses to our

11 inquiries that we bring forth for you in this

12 room. All right. They're not timely. All

13 right. So I think -- I think we need -- I'd

14 like to see that improve.

15 I'd also like to see transparency.

16 Everybody in this building claims and it's one

17 of their top priorities; but unfortunately, I

18 hear stuff on the street or on social media or

19 in the paper before I hear it formally from

20 here.

21 So I have a problem with that. And

22 I also think that this, you know, this building

23 or the people within it and administration

24 needs to pay better attention to the needs and

25 interest of all of you. And I'm only just
 58

 1 circling around with better communication --

 2 and I know you guys come and we forward a lot

 3 of concerns, issues.

 4 We inquire on your behalf, not just

 5 all of you sitting in the room. We do it 24/7.

 6 You would not believe the amount of e-mails

 7 that comes with the job. And I love it and I

 8 try to answer every one in a timely fashion.

 9 I'm asking for it here so I try to do it myself

10 and (inaudible) you know, the behavior I seek

11 from here.

12 But it's something that, you know,

13 we do. And I know it's frustrating to us.

14 It's frustrating to you. And we don't have the

15 answers. But there is only so much we can do.

16 We're not here day-to-day. We're not

17 day-to-day operations people.

18 But just to sum it up, they're the

19 three things that I'd like to see in addition

20 to the obvious ones that we need to do better

21 with. Also, we talked a little bit in caucus

22 about the pools, right, that's been a hot topic

23 since I'm here five -- I'm here, Jesus, five,

24 six years.

25 And I'm a little confused because I
 59

 1 have been seeing some, you know, addresses from

 2 the Mayor. I'm seeing some, you know,

 3 information on the website, on Facebook. I

 4 want to know every pool that we're working on,

 5 the depth from end to end.

 6 I don't want to be surprised a year

 7 or two from now that every pool is 3 feet. I'm

 8 just afraid of that. I'm not accusing

 9 anything. But I just for clarity's sake, I

10 want to know the depth of every pool that's

11 being worked on in this city or every project

12 that we're working on over the next two years.

13 All right.

14 Also, we had an issue -- there was

15 an issue that a resident came to me about a lot

16 next door to Willard School, right, the blight.

17 The property has a lot of blight, overgrowth.

18 And we did reach out through you and myself

19 that we got they cleaned it up a little bit.

20 But the neighbor said, you know,

21 they never came back. So can we have code

22 enforcement just circle around because, guess

23 what, my grass is starting to grow in my

24 backyard. So this is leftover stuff that I'm

25 sure that it's going to get worse over there if
 60

 1 we don't circle back and take a peek at that.

 2 And I think -- that's all I have. Thank you.

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

 4 I will start off with last week Mr. Rodriguez

 5 was here and he had some concerns about his

 6 taxes. And he had met with Adam Joyce our

 7 Treasurer. But there is something that needs

 8 to be addressed.

 9 The problem with it is when a person

10 pays a delinquent tax on a property at the

11 Single Tax Office, they are not being informed

12 that they still owe for trash fees. Now,

13 delinquent trash fees are sent to Portnoff for

14 collection.

15 So that's really a different agency.

16 So I'm hoping we can either get together with

17 the Single Tax Office and perhaps put up a

18 notice or at least let people know if their

19 trash is delinquent it is sent somewhere else

20 for collection. And maybe this will help them

21 from getting a large accumulation after fees.

22 So, Mr. Voldenberg, if you would

23 send that to the Single Tax Office and ask if

24 there's some way they could put up a note or

25 something if they know people -- if their tax
 61

 1 for their garbage fee is delinquent, would they

 2 tell them at that point so that they know it

 3 has been sent to a different office.

 4 MR. VOLDENBERG: I will, Mr. Smurl.

 5 MR. SMURL: Thank you. The second

 6 thing is, ARPA on our website, I've been asked

 7 about not being able to get to any of the ARPA

 8 information. So I did go onto Scranton's

 9 website, Scrantonpa.gov and I typed ARPA --

10 A-R-P-A, in the top right search column of the

11 city's website.

12 I got -- as soon as I typed that in

13 and I typed in ARPA, I got nine pages of every

14 single transaction that's done with the ARPA

15 money, every single dollar spent. And that has

16 come through Council also. So, Mr. Argenta, I

17 know you've been looking for this. So this is

18 available there. Thank you.

19 The other thing, for NeighborWorks,

20 they -- I guess you could call them a loan.

21 But the money that NeighborWorks has from

22 ours -- from us is one of the loans, if you

23 call it that, is actually renovation of 635

24 Brook Street.

25 And that building should be created
 62

 1 or, I'm sorry, completed by April. And then

 2 the money will turn back to the city if that is

 3 sold. And there is another one for $200,000.

 4 That also is with NeighborWorks. It's for the

 5 Home Buyer Project. And if you look that up,

 6 that's project number 60021501.100.00000000.

 7 So that's -- so that's where

 8 there's -- so it's actually like 200 and some

 9 or 300 and some thousand dollars that's out.

10 But that's kind of reoccurring. The financial

11 disclosures from people on boards from the

12 city, I did ask for those. And I received

13 them.

14 But we still seem to have a pile of

15 people that are still listed on boards but they

16 are not. So I asked Mr. Voldenberg to send it

17 to the Law Department because it is their job

18 to provide us with all of those forms. And if

19 somebody doesn't have it, that's their job to

20 get it.

21 So hopefully we'll have that -- an

22 updated one this coming week with all of these

23 other people deleted off of there so we could

24 have a current one. The other thing, the USB

25 port on the computer in the foyer coming in,
 63

 1 I spoke with the IT Department.

 2 And they said before that was put

 3 out in service out in use that the IT

 4 Department secured it so you could not get

 5 anything out of there. The price for the

 6 holiday lights, the removal of the light --

 7 this is the contract. And this is also online.

 8 So if you need to see it, it is there.

 9 It is -- it gives you a list of what

10 they what the company did, the price removal of

11 city lights from the storage unit, inspect,

12 repair, replace bulbs, brackets, install

13 lights, remove the decorations, all the

14 electrical extension cords, all the repair,

15 broken lighting.

16 And the total of that is $87,484.

17 This company was the lowest responsible bidder

18 and that did come through Council. And the

19 award of the contract did not come through

20 Council, but it doesn't have to to be honest

21 with you. They could make that choice without

22 us.

23 So that was paid -- there was one

24 payment was out in December. And I think it

25 was for about $57,000. Do you remember
 64

 1 approximately $57,000?

 2 MR. VOLDENBERG: Fifty-four

 3 thousand.

 4 MR. SMURL: I'm sorry, $54,000, no

 5 payment since then. So that's where that is

 6 right now. The financial update meeting I

 7 attend monthly. This one I attended we went

 8 over the current cash position of the city,

 9 revenues and the audit which is under way,

10 worker's comp funding account, removal

11 insurance policies and our debt service.

12 We also spoke about the HUP test,

13 which comes up a lot. And the thing with the

14 HUP test is -- and I believe the letters to be

15 sent out have been prepared I believe somewhere

16 in October of last year. So I had -- I asked

17 Mr. Voldenberg to send a letter to Mr. Tobin

18 and to the County Commissioners.

19 I don't know if they're aware that

20 they have not been sent out there. I don't

21 know if it was a mistake or if -- I hope we

22 have the money to send them out because that

23 is -- that's holding up the entire process of

24 the company that we hired and that the city is

25 paying for.
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 1 On the financial update, the thing

 2 that stuck out the most was the DPW -- or, I'm

 3 sorry, the Parks and Rec overtime. But that

 4 like before we explained was because of the

 5 code blues that we had an extensively cold

 6 winter this year. So that's why we had all of

 7 that overtime.

 8 We did increase that in the budget

 9 last year. But this year it was -- it was just

10 very different. It was cold a lot more than

11 normal. So I don't know if adding more money

12 next year is the right answer.

13 Maybe leave it alone and hopefully

14 the weather will balance out. But I don't know

15 that answer. So that will be for -- that will

16 be for the administration to decide. The other

17 thing, there was a complaint about -- about

18 South Main Avenue and Rundle Street.

19 It was a bunch of illegally parked

20 cars. And I believe Scranton -- yeah, this is

21 the Scranton Highway Unit went out. And can

22 they coordinate a response with city code

23 enforcement and also with Taylor Police

24 Department and Taylor Code Enforcement.

25 Scranton PD tagged six cars parked
 66

 1 illegally on the roadway and Scranton also

 2 seized six improper registration license

 3 plates. Code enforcement officers cited eight.

 4 And Taylor PD also addressed approximately 15

 5 vehicles that were in violation of South Main

 6 Avenue in Taylor.

 7 So that was taken care of. I was

 8 also -- I was able to attend a meeting with the

 9 Mayor yesterday and Eileen Cipriani.

10 PennDOT our -- PennDOT secretary was here. And

11 they were speaking about implementing the

12 walkability study and the connectivity plan and

13 also about all of the bridges in the City of

14 Scranton and what we have to go through to get

15 these done.

16 It's a long process. And there's

17 still a ton of work that has to be done.

18 Lackawanna Avenue also came up. So I believe

19 we will be looking at that and did try to

20 separate the top of Lackawanna Avenue. That is

21 separated in the plans. So hopefully that will

22 be released before we have to do the entire

23 project of Lackawanna Avenue.

24 We also had a vacant property review

25 committee meeting yesterday afternoon,
 67

 1 basically like a work session. We discussed

 2 what properties we want to do and what we --

 3 our plans are doing with demolition and all the

 4 blight in the city.

 5 So the first meeting because it will

 6 be -- the attorneys will be finished with

 7 that -- with all of that. The first meeting

 8 will be June 30th at 3 p.m. It will be open to

 9 the public. So everyone's invited to come with

10 any of your suggestions of blighted property.

11 And there are many of them.

12 And believe me, we have lists and

13 lists and lists. So they're not all going to

14 be done this year. There's just way too many

15 things to take care of. But that has begun.

16 That process has begun. And another thing I

17 went over this week was another truck stuck

18 under Luzerne Street bridge.

19 So it's evident the signage just

20 simply didn't work. I looked at other

21 municipalities and what they do with low bridge

22 problems. So what I found is -- this is just

23 one company and it's called an over height

24 warning system.

25 And that seems to be the most
 68

 1 effective. It works on either 110 volt or it

 2 works on solar panels. What it does is, it

 3 sends a beam across like if you have a garage,

 4 if you walk through the garage and your garage

 5 door is coming down, you break that beam, it

 6 sends a signal out.

 7 So what this does if the truck is

 8 too high it breaks the beam and then you could

 9 have it actually go to lighted signs before you

10 get to the underpass or you could have it go to

11 anything really, but something to warn them to

12 stop them from doing that.

13 And I do have this pamphlet, Mr.

14 Voldenberg, if you will forward this. I don't

15 know if this would go to administration or the

16 police department, whoever would maybe look

17 into this. I don't know if they're aware of

18 this type of thing.

19 But it is available and hopefully we

20 could do something with these because signage

21 really isn't working.

22 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll take care of

23 it.

24 MR. SMURL: Thank you. And two

25 other things, one is the phone system. City
 69

 1 Hall, we've had our phone system updated in the

 2 past couple months. And one of the main

 3 concerns was the people saying they called and

 4 they don't get anybody or nobody calls them

 5 back.

 6 So in this phone system now what

 7 happens is if you call a department and you

 8 happen to leave an e-mail or a message on the

 9 phone, our phone system now turns that into an

10 e-mail and it goes to that person, whoever you

11 sent it to. It is recorded, the day and the

12 time and who it was sent to.

13 If you happen to call and just hang

14 up and not leave a message, your phone number

15 is recorded. So is the time and day. But

16 naturally we don't have a name so we can't

17 really process that. But if you say you are

18 not getting a call back -- if you just get us

19 close to the day and the time, we will find out

20 exactly what happened to your call if it was

21 dropped, if it was lost, if they had gotten it

22 and just didn't respond.

23 But now we have that availability to

24 us. And we can trace every phone call that

25 comes into City Hall. So I believe that's a
 70

 1 good thing so that we could start clearing up

 2 all of the calls that people say they are not

 3 getting. I have one last thing.

 4 This is the letter from

 5 NeighborWorks that we were supposed to have

 6 received. So it was brought to my attention

 7 that a copy of a letter that was sent to

 8 NeighborWorks Board of Directors dated March

 9 5th, was also copied to Scranton City Council.

10 I finally received a copy of the letter on

11 March 28th.

12 It remains unknown why City Council

13 did not receive our copy until then. The

14 letter in question was sent by Attorney Brendan

15 N. Fitzgerald from the law firm of Joyce

16 Carmody and Moran, PC, 9 North Main Street,

17 Pittston, PA.

18 The letter clearly states that it is

19 Attorney Fitzgerald's opinion that Todd Pousley

20 is an employee of NeighborWorks and a City

21 Council candidate has clear conflict of

22 interest if elected to the position and asked

23 the Board directly to clarify whether

24 Mr. Pousley intends to resign from his position

25 at NeighborWorks or whether he should be
 71

 1 elected -- whether if he should be elected to

 2 City Council position.

 3 Now, the source of this letter is

 4 kind of confusing to me since to the best of my

 5 knowledge Attorney Fitzgerald does not live in

 6 the City of Scranton, therefore, would not be

 7 eligible to even vote in the May 20th, '25,

 8 primary election for City Council.

 9 In addition, the attorney does not

10 indicate in this letter that he's representing

11 anybody, specifically a voter from the City of

12 Scranton. Additionally, Joseph Joyce, a

13 partner in the JCM law firm is also the Vice

14 Chair of the board member of NeighborWorks. To

15 make it more interesting, Attorney Larry Moran,

16 Jr., another partner in the law firm, to my

17 knowledge is and has been very involved in

18 Lackawanna County Democratic Committee in

19 various leadership positions.

20 So one could view that this letter

21 is an effort to intimidate Board of Directors

22 on NeighborWorks into forcing Mr. Pousley to

23 withdraw from the Democratic primary race for

24 the City of Scranton. So I hope this clearly

25 is not the case.
 72

 1 Mr. Pousley has also served several

 2 years with the -- as a member of the Chairman

 3 of the Scranton City Planning Commission with

 4 great distinction and not a single issue has

 5 ever happened and there's no questions or

 6 conflict of interest during this time.

 7 So, Mr. Voldenberg, I would ask you

 8 at this time send a letter to the leadership of

 9 NeighborWorks requesting they do an internal

10 investigation on the potential of conflict of

11 interest of Mr. Pousley serving on City Council

12 from their perspective.

13 And as part of that investigation if

14 they could contact the State Ethics Commission

15 also for an opinion. I will also instruct

16 Council Solicitor Gilbride when he returns to

17 do the same as well as the City of Scranton

18 Ethics Code language and then render an opinion

19 to us. I do have that -- all of that

20 information in that letter available if anybody

21 else would like it.

22 MR. VOLDENBERG: I will. Thank you,

23 sir.

24 MR. SMURL: Thank you.

25 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-B. FOR
 73

 1 INTRODUCTION - AN ORDINANCE - APPROVING AND

 2 AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION BY EASEMENT

 3 AGREEMENTS, DEED IN LIEU OF CONDEMNATION, OR

 4 OTHERWISE OF THE NECESSARY RIGHTS, FRANCHISES,

 5 LICENSES, EASEMENTS OR TITLES OF LAND REQUIRED

 6 FOR PERMANENT EASEMENTS IN ORDER TO COMPLETE

 7 THE KEYSER VALLEY FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT

 8 ("THE PROJECT") (GROUP 2 OF EASEMENTS) AND

 9 AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A DECLARATION OF

10 TAKING PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE EMINENT

11 DOMAIN CODE, IF REQUIRED.

12 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

13 entertain a motion that Item 5-B be introduced

14 into its proper committee.

15 MR. MCANDREW: So moved.

16 MR. KING: Second.

17 MR. SMURL: On the question? All

18 those in favor of introduction signify by

19 saying aye.

20 MR. KING: Aye.

21 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

22 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

23 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

24 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

25 have it and so moved.
 74

 1 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-C. FOR

 2 INTRODUCTION - AN ORDINANCE - APPROVING AND

 3 AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION BY EASEMENT

 4 AGREEMENTS, DEED IN LIEU OF CONDEMNATION, OR

 5 OTHERWISE OF THE NECESSARY RIGHTS, FRANCHISES,

 6 LICENSES, EASEMENTS OR TITLES OF LAND REQUIRED

 7 FOR PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY EASEMENTS IN ORDER

 8 TO COMPLETE THE EAST MOUNTAIN STORMWATER AND

 9 DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT ("THE PROJECT")

10 (GROUP 2 OF EASEMENTS) AND AUTHORIZING THE

11 FILING OF A DECLARATION OF TAKING PURSUANT TO

12 SECTION 302 OF THE EMINENT DOMAIN CODE, IF

13 REQUIRED.

14 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

15 entertain a motion that Item 5-C be introduced

16 into its proper committee.

17 MR. KING: So moved.

18 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.

19 MR. SMURL: On the question? All

20 those in favor of introduction signify by

21 saying aye.

22 MR. KING: Aye.

23 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

24 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

25 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.
 75

 1 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

 2 have it and so moved.

 3 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-D. FOR

 4 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - RESOLUTION FOR

 5 PLAN REVISION FOR NEW LAND DEVELOPMENT LOCATED

 6 IN THE 500 BLOCK OF WYOMING AVENUE.

 7 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

 8 entertain a motion that Item 5-D be introduced

 9 into its proper committee.

10 MR. MCANDREW: So moved.

11 MR. KING: Second.

12 MR. SMURL: On the question? All

13 those in favor of introduction signify by

14 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: 5-E. FOR

22 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - RESOLUTION FOR

23 PLAN REVISION FOR NEW LAND DEVELOPMENT (WESTON

24 FIELD POOL COMPLEX) LOCATED IN THE 900 BLOCK OF

25 PROVIDENCE RD.
 76

 1 MR. SMURL: At this time I'll

 2 entertain a motion that Item 5-E be introduced

 3 into its proper committee.

 4 MR. MCANDREW: So moved.

 5 MR. KING: So moved.

 6 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.

 7 MR. SMURL: On the question? All

 8 those in favor of introduction signify by

 9 saying aye.

10 MR. KING: Aye.

11 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye.

12 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

13 MR. MCANDREW: Aye.

14 MR. SMURL: Aye. Opposed? The ayes

15 have it and so moved.

16 MR. VOLDENBERG: SIXTH ORDER.

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

18 COUNCIL NO. 64, 2025 - AN ORDINANCE -

19 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND OTHER APPROPRIATE

20 CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE AND ENTER INTO AN

21 INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT AND

22 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF

23 SCRANTON AND BOROUGH OF MOOSIC REGARDING

24 COORDINATION ON ZONING, PLANNING AND CODE

25 ENFORCEMENT OF 53 GLENMAURA NATIONAL BOULEVARD.
 77

 1 MR. SMURL: You've heard reading by

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

 3 MR. MCANDREW: Mr. Chairman, I move

 4 that Item 6-A pass reading by title.

 5 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.

 6 MR. SMURL: On the question? All

 7 those in favor signify by 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: SEVENTH ORDER.

15 7-A. FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE

16 COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS - FOR ADOPTION - FILE

17 OF THE COUNCIL NO. 62, 2025 - ACCEPTING THE

18 PROPOSAL BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

19 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PURCHASE A

20 RIGHT-OF-WAY AND A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION

21 EASEMENT OF A PORTION OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY

22 LOCATED ON THE EASTERLY SIDE OF MATTES AVENUE

23 WITH A TAX MAP NUMBER 156.12-010-002 FOR

24 PURPOSES OF THE CEDAR AVENUE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT

25 PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND OTHER
 78

 1 APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE AND ENTER

 2 INTO THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO CONVEY THE

 3 SAME.

 4 MR. SMURL: What is the

 5 recommendation of the Chairperson for the

 6 Committee on Public Works?

 7 MR. SCHUSTER: As Chairperson for

 8 the Committee on Public Works, I recommend

 9 final passage of Item 7-A.

10 MR. KING: Second.

11 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll

12 call please.

13 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. King.

14 MR. KING: Yes.

15 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Schuster.

16 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.

17 MS. HERBSTER: Dr. Rothchild.

18 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

19 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. McAndrew.

20 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.

21 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Smurl.

22 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare

23 Item 7-A legally and lawfully adopted.

24 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-B. FOR

25 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY
 79

 1 DEVELOPMENT - FOR ADOPTION - FILE OF THE

 2 COUNCIL NO. 63, 2025 - AMENDING FILE OF THE

 3 COUNCIL NO. 10 OF 2024 ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS

 4 GOVERNING EXCAVATIONS WITHIN THE PUBLIC

 5 RIGHTS-OF-WAY OF THE CITY OF SCRANTON.

 6 MR. SMURL: What is the

 7 recommendation of the Chairperson for the

 8 Committee on Community Development?

 9 DR. ROTHCHILD: As Chairperson for

10 the Committee on Community Development, I

11 recommend final passage of Item 7-B.

12 MR. MCANDREW: Second.

13 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll

14 call, please.

15 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. King.

16 MR. KING: Yes.

17 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Schuster.

18 MR. SCHUSTER: Yes.

19 MS. HERBSTER: Dr. Rothchild.

20 DR. ROTHCHILD: Yes.

21 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. McAndrew.

22 MR. MCANDREW: Yes.

23 MS. HERBSTER: Mr. Smurl.

24 MR. SMURL: Yes. I hereby declare

25 Item 7-B legally and lawfully adopted.
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 1 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-C. FOR

 2 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE - FOR

 3 ADOPTION - RESOLUTION NO. 192, 2025 - RATIFYING

 4 EXECUTION OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH

 5 MID-ATLANTIC WASTE SYSTEMS FOR TWO REFUSE

 6 TRUCKS.

 7 MR. SMURL: What is the

 8 recommendation of the Chairperson for the

 9 Committee on Finance?

10 MR. KING: As Chairperson for the

11 Committee on Finance, I recommend final passage

12 of Item 7-C.

13 DR. ROTHCHILD: 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.

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 1 Item 7-C legally and lawfully adopted.

 2 MR. VOLDENBERG: 7-D. FOR

 3 CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES - FOR

 4 ADOPTION - RESOLUTION NO. 193, 2025 -

 5 APPOINTMENT OF PAUL W. WELBY, SCRANTON,

 6 PENNSYLVANIA, 18510 AS ALTERNATE MEMBER NO. 1

 7 OF THE ZONING HEARING BOARD FOR THE CITY OF

 8 SCRANTON. MR. WELBY WILL REPLACE ALBERT YOUNG

 9 WHOSE TERM EXPIRED JULY 1, 2024. MR. WELBY'S

10 TERM WILL EXPIRE ON JULY 1, 2028.

11 MR. SMURL: As Chairperson for the

12 Committee on Rules, I recommend final passage

13 of Item 7-D.

14 MR. KING: Second.

15 MR. SMURL: On the question? Roll

16 call, please, roll call.

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.
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 2 Item 7-D legally and lawfully adopted.

 3 MR. VOLDENBERG: EIGHTH ORDER. No

 4 business at this time.

 5 MR. SMURL: If there's no further

 6 business, I'll entertain a motion to adjourn.

 7 MR. MCANDREW: Motion to adjourn.

 8 MR. SMURL: Thank you. This meeting

 9 is adjourned.

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$5,000 [1] - 23:7 26 [1] - 3:24 6:00 [1] - 43:12 ACQUISITION [2] - 73:3, 74:4
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 5:5, 22:5, 28:2, 73:8, 74:2, 74:7,
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1704 [1] - 55:22 4:27 [1] - 36:1 68:15 76:24, 77:20, 77:25,
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17th [1] - 37:8 4th [1] - 5:12 ADMINISTRATION [1] 78:1
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193 [1] - 81:4 46:13 announcement [3] -
 5-A [1] - 42:21 absent [1] - 2:10
1st [1] - 1:7 adopted [4] - 78:23, 4:21, 5:18, 6:18
 5-B [2] - 72:25, 73:13 absolutely [1] - 16:6
 79:25, 81:1, 82:2 announcements [2] -
 5-C [2] - 74:1, 74:15 absurd [1] - 24:25
 2 ADOPTION [4] - 4:20, 5:9
 5-D [2] - 75:3, 75:8 ACCEPTING [1] - 77:16, 79:1, 80:3, annual [1] - 5:21
2 [4] - 14:5, 40:14, 5-E [2] - 75:21, 76:2 77:17 81:4 answer [6] - 46:18,
 73:8, 74:10 5.98 [1] - 34:16 access [2] - 40:7, 51:1 advantage [1] - 23:6 47:8, 50:21, 58:8,
2.4 [1] - 40:25 50 [1] - 24:19 accessible [2] - 51:14, affiant [1] - 37:12 65:12, 65:15
20 [5] - 4:2, 19:8, 500 [1] - 75:6 51:21 afford [1] - 12:9 answers [4] - 23:6,
 20:11, 20:12, 20:14 53 [1] - 76:25 accomplishments [2] afraid [2] - 40:17, 59:8 32:18, 32:19, 58:15
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 66:25 appeared [1] - 56:3
 35:12, 35:24, 36:5
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2024 [3] - 8:21, 79:3, agency [1] - 60:15 apply [1] - 83:22
 81:9 6 [2] - 43:3, 43:8 64:10
 agenda [1] - 43:14 applying [1] - 22:2
2025 [11] - 1:7, 3:23, 6-A [3] - 76:17, 77:2, accumulation [1] -
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 3:24, 4:2, 4:4, 4:6, 77:4 60:21
 ago [5] - 7:9, 10:23, 81:5
 76:18, 77:17, 79:2, 600 [2] - 38:5, 49:21 accurately [1] - 83:4
 11:3, 32:9, 34:19 appreciate [6] - 13:10,
 80:3, 81:4 60021501.100. accusing [1] - 59:8
 agree [4] - 53:15, 30:4, 53:11, 53:18,
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 53:16, 56:21, 56:24 54:2, 54:20
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appropriate [1] - 51:1 automatic [1] - 51:18 best [2] - 71:4, 83:6 branches [2] - 49:20, candidates [2] - 14:2,
APPROPRIATE [2] - availability [2] - 52:7, better [10] - 28:3, 49:23 33:3
 76:19, 78:1 69:23 31:15, 33:7, 45:1, break [1] - 68:5 cannot [4] - 18:11,
approval [2] - 47:12, available [3] - 61:18, 57:7, 57:8, 57:9, breaks [1] - 68:8 18:12, 29:22, 47:9
 47:16 68:19, 72:20 57:24, 58:1, 58:20 breath [1] - 11:1 Capouse [1] - 17:3
approved [2] - 42:14, AVENUE [3] - 75:6, BETWEEN [1] - 76:22 Brendan [1] - 70:14 Capwell [1] - 31:23
 47:13 77:22, 77:24 bid [1] - 24:11 bridge [4] - 17:4, 24:7, car [1] - 12:14
APPROVING [2] - Avenue [8] - 5:14, bidder [1] - 63:17 67:18, 67:21 cards [1] - 39:10
 73:1, 74:2 17:3, 38:5, 65:18, Biden [7] - 12:8, BRIDGE [1] - 77:24 care [4] - 33:13, 66:7,
April [10] - 1:7, 5:2, 66:6, 66:18, 66:20, 12:24, 13:3, 14:5, bridges [1] - 66:13 67:15, 68:22
 5:12, 7:3, 9:8, 10:13, 66:23 14:10, 16:5, 24:14 bring [6] - 16:4, 20:21, cares [1] - 13:12
 43:2, 43:6, 43:12, avoid [1] - 17:10 big [2] - 38:8, 55:11 52:5, 52:8, 54:3, caring [1] - 33:1
 62:1 awaiting [1] - 47:6 biggest [2] - 24:2, 57:11 Carmody [1] - 70:16
aqua [1] - 52:12 Award [1] - 4:24 56:24 bringing [3] - 9:10, CARRERA [1] - 2:9
arbitration [1] - 8:20 award [2] - 5:2, 63:19 billion [1] - 40:23 24:6, 54:11 cars [2] - 65:20, 65:25
areas [3] - 48:19, aware [2] - 64:19, bills [1] - 24:21 broken [1] - 63:15 case [4] - 17:22,
 49:10, 51:1 68:17 bins [1] - 22:15 Brook [2] - 47:2, 61:24 17:23, 39:20, 71:25
ARGENTA [2] - 21:10, awareness [1] - 5:23 bit [5] - 21:17, 46:2, brought [11] - 9:5, cases [1] - 49:11
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argenta [1] - 25:17 75:14, 76:9, 77:7 bizarre [1] - 21:17 44:2, 51:16, 51:23, cash [1] - 64:8
Argenta [2] - 21:10, Aye [25] - 73:20, blackballed [1] - 52:21, 54:14, 54:19, castigated [1] - 20:23
 61:16 73:21, 73:22, 73:23, 40:11 70:6 caucus [4] - 43:10,
arising [1] - 49:10 73:24, 74:22, 74:23, blame [1] - 14:10 budget [5] - 7:16, 8:3, 49:6, 51:25, 58:21
ARPA [7] - 26:18, 74:24, 74:25, 75:1, bless [2] - 34:10, 8:5, 8:7, 65:8 CEDAR [1] - 77:24
 61:6, 61:7, 61:9, 75:15, 75:16, 75:17, 34:11 build [1] - 15:13 celebrate [1] - 51:12
 61:10, 61:13, 61:14 75:18, 75:19, 76:10, blight [7] - 13:16, building [5] - 5:13, celebrated [1] - 5:21
arrested [1] - 36:1 76:11, 76:12, 76:13, 22:1, 48:9, 53:1, 19:13, 57:16, 57:22, celebrating [1] - 5:22
arresting [1] - 37:11 76:14, 77:8, 77:9, 59:16, 59:17, 67:4 61:25 celebration [1] - 51:8
art [2] - 5:9, 5:15 77:10, 77:11, 77:12 blight's [1] - 57:3 bulbs [1] - 63:12 center [1] - 15:14
article [4] - 35:4, ayes [5] - 73:24, 75:1, blighted [1] - 67:10 bulk [1] - 16:17 Center [6] - 6:25, 9:9,
 35:24, 36:6, 39:3 75:19, 76:14, 77:12 blind [1] - 19:14 bunch [3] - 36:7, 39:3, 20:4, 20:12, 43:18,
AS [3] - 3:23, 4:6, 81:6 BLOCK [2] - 75:6, 65:19 50:5
Asia [1] - 9:13 B 75:24 Burger [1] - 26:9 Central [2] - 19:13,
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ASSISTANT [1] - 2:9 backdate [1] - 33:17 blocks [1] - 32:3 17:22, 25:20, 42:5, certain [1] - 20:3
assume [1] - 8:20 backed [1] - 18:19 blue [1] - 7:19 82:4, 82:6 certainly [1] - 54:18
ATLANTIC [1] - 80:5 backing [1] - 18:25 blues [1] - 65:5 BUSINESS [1] - 4:4 certificate [1] - 83:21
attacks [1] - 35:5 backyard [1] - 59:24 board [5] - 22:16, buy [2] - 15:5, 40:19 certify [1] - 83:3
attempt [1] - 43:23 bail [1] - 37:5 26:5, 26:16, 47:19, Buyer [1] - 62:5 certifying [1] - 83:24
attend [3] - 51:8, 64:7, Bailey [1] - 42:2 71:14 BY [9] - 3:23, 73:2, Chair [1] - 71:14
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attended [2] - 51:12, Bargaining [1] - 8:14 Board [7] - 47:25, 77:18, 78:25, 80:2, Chairman [2] - 72:2,
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attention [3] - 24:6, barrelling [1] - 24:20 70:8, 70:23, 71:21 Chairperson [7] -
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attorney [1] - 71:9 base [2] - 13:20, 16:1 62:15 79:9, 80:8, 80:10,
Attorney [4] - 70:14, based [1] - 43:17 Bob [1] - 32:12 cabinet [1] - 4:25 81:11
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attorneys [1] - 67:6 bay [1] - 56:25 border [1] - 14:6 campaign [3] - 31:18, 32:25
audio [1] - 8:21 beam [3] - 68:3, 68:5, BOROUGH [1] - 76:23 33:13, 54:11 challenged [1] - 39:24
audit [1] - 64:9 68:8 bosses [1] - 39:7 campaigning [1] - chamber [1] - 43:19
auditorium [1] - 28:23 becoming [1] - 51:21 bothered [1] - 28:10 29:5 Chamber [2] - 28:17,
Aug [2] - 23:24, 52:15 beforehand [1] - 18:6 bottle [1] - 32:10 camps [1] - 16:22 28:18
Authority [1] - 33:12 begin [1] - 13:24 bought [1] - 11:21 cancel [1] - 56:14 CHAMBERS [1] - 1:12
authority [1] - 50:24 begun [2] - 67:15, BOULEVARD [1] - cancelled [3] - 6:21, chance [1] - 10:7
AUTHORIZING [6] - 67:16 76:25 43:4, 43:9 change [2] - 33:23,
 73:2, 73:9, 74:3, behalf [1] - 58:4 boundaries [1] - 9:21 cancelling [1] - 56:11 50:19
 74:10, 76:19, 77:25 behavior [1] - 58:10 brackets [1] - 63:12 candidate [6] - 25:7, changed [1] - 31:21
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charges [1] - 37:5 claim [1] - 24:1 32:22, 32:23, 42:24, condition [1] - 27:12 copied [1] - 70:9
Charter [1] - 50:25 claims [2] - 24:1, 42:25, 46:8, 46:10, condolences [3] - 6:6, copies [1] - 17:23
cheerleaders [1] - 57:16 49:16, 53:4, 55:8 21:11, 25:22 copy [4] - 70:7, 70:10,
 24:2 clarification [1] - Commission [2] - confident [1] - 33:4 70:13, 83:5
chief [1] - 33:24 30:14 72:3, 72:14 confidentiality [1] - cords [1] - 63:14
Chief's [1] - 22:24 clarified [2] - 53:12, COMMISSION [1] - 51:3 Corey [1] - 35:13
child [1] - 26:11 53:24 4:1 conflict [3] - 70:21, corner [1] - 10:22
China [1] - 17:6 clarify [1] - 70:23 Commissioner's [2] - 72:6, 72:10 correct [2] - 54:8, 83:6
Chinese [1] - 17:8 clarity's [1] - 59:9 6:20, 6:24 confused [1] - 58:25 corrected [1] - 7:25
choice [2] - 25:12, class [1] - 13:21 Commissioners [2] - confusing [1] - 71:4 corrections [1] - 50:12
 63:21 clean [2] - 25:25, 26:2 46:24, 64:18 congratulations [1] - CORRESPONDENC
chose [1] - 45:14 cleaned [2] - 50:13, committee [5] - 66:25, 5:4 E [1] - 4:3
church [1] - 39:1 59:19 73:14, 74:16, 75:9, Congress [1] - 16:10 cost [1] - 19:11
Cipriani [1] - 66:9 cleaning [1] - 29:8 76:3 conjunction [1] - costing [4] - 12:14,
circle [2] - 59:22, 60:1 cleanups [1] - 26:21 COMMITTEE [4] - 44:20 19:7, 19:8, 23:11
circling [1] - 58:1 clear [2] - 32:22, 70:21 77:16, 78:25, 80:2, connectivity [1] - Council [39] - 4:19,
citation [1] - 55:25 clearing [1] - 70:1 81:3 66:12 10:20, 13:8, 13:15,
cited [2] - 35:12, 66:3 clearly [2] - 70:18, Committee [8] - Connor [1] - 5:10 14:18, 16:14, 24:23,
CITIZENS [1] - 6:14 71:24 71:18, 78:6, 78:8, Connors [1] - 5:11 25:2, 25:7, 25:20,
citizens [5] - 20:17, clerical [1] - 22:11 79:8, 79:10, 80:9, CONSIDERATION [4] 25:24, 27:21, 28:7,
 21:13, 24:17, 24:18, CLERK [2] - 2:8, 2:9 80:11, 81:12 - 77:15, 78:25, 80:2, 30:6, 33:3, 34:12,
 46:1 climate [1] - 57:2 Commonwealth [2] - 81:3 34:14, 38:2, 42:1,
City [26] - 5:4, 20:4, close [1] - 69:19 15:16, 15:17 constantly [1] - 38:5 42:12, 42:14, 45:10,
 20:12, 24:13, 24:22, closing [1] - 38:9 COMMONWEALTH constitution [1] - 45:19, 47:16, 48:11,
 closure [2] - 15:11, [1] - 77:18 34:24 50:18, 53:2, 53:7,
 25:1, 25:2, 25:8,
 31:24, 33:3, 50:17, 56:5 communication [4] - Constitution [1] - 54:22, 61:16, 63:18,
 50:18, 57:7, 66:13, clue [1] - 19:18 50:14, 57:8, 57:10, 34:25 63:20, 70:9, 70:12,
 69:25, 70:9, 70:12, cod [1] - 39:14 58:1 Constitutional [2] - 70:21, 71:2, 71:8,
 70:20, 71:2, 71:6, code [7] - 7:19, 48:13, COMMUNITY [1] - 36:11, 36:12 72:11, 72:16
 71:8, 71:11, 71:24, 55:24, 59:21, 65:5, 78:25 CONSTRUCTION [1] - COUNCIL [7] - 1:1,
 72:3, 72:11, 72:17 65:22, 66:3 community [8] - 3:7, 77:20 1:12, 2:10, 76:18,
CITY [11] - 1:1, 2:8, CODE [3] - 73:11, 6:8, 6:9, 15:8, 25:23, contact [3] - 49:18, 77:17, 79:2, 79:3
 2:9, 3:23, 4:4, 76:20, 74:12, 76:24 53:22, 53:23 56:2, 72:14 Councilman [3] -
 76:22, 77:21, 78:1, Code [2] - 65:24, Community [2] - 79:8, contained [1] - 83:4 21:20, 52:11, 52:20
 79:5, 81:7 72:18 79:10 contend [1] - 38:24 country [5] - 12:6,
city [61] - 4:10, 4:22, cohesive [1] - 42:11 comp [1] - 64:10 continuation [1] - 14:16, 15:23, 16:2,
 4:23, 8:25, 10:20, coins [1] - 40:24 company [5] - 46:20, 17:22 17:11
 13:24, 14:21, 15:13, cold [3] - 35:17, 65:5, 63:10, 63:17, 64:24, continue [4] - 41:13, County [7] - 6:19,
 16:21, 18:18, 18:19, 65:10 67:23 49:2, 49:12, 53:16 6:24, 9:2, 10:4,
 19:2, 21:2, 21:3, colder [1] - 7:21 company's [1] - 46:21 continued [1] - 47:8 46:14, 64:18, 71:18
 23:1, 25:16, 26:6, colleagues [1] - 56:22 complained [1] - continuing [1] - 42:12 county [1] - 48:5
 27:5, 27:10, 27:24, collect [2] - 14:7, 12:24 contract [4] - 8:18, COUNTY [1] - 3:25
 27:25, 28:1, 28:16, 33:17 complaining [1] - 12:7 23:13, 63:7, 63:19 couple [4] - 5:8,
 29:16, 31:13, 31:19, collection [2] - 60:14, complaint [3] - 20:15, contracts [1] - 22:13 34:17, 34:19, 69:2
 33:5, 33:9, 33:21, 60:20 36:24, 65:17 contributions [1] - course [2] - 14:17,
 41:10, 41:13, 42:12, COLLECTIONS [1] - complaints [3] - 5:25 16:15
 44:2, 44:3, 44:4, 4:6 48:10, 48:12 control [1] - 83:23 court [3] - 36:17,
 45:6, 46:13, 46:21, Collective [1] - 8:14 COMPLETE [2] - 73:6, CONTROLLER [1] - 36:19
 47:9, 47:24, 48:3, College [2] - 43:3, 74:8 3:24 Court [3] - 1:24,
 48:7, 48:12, 49:3, 43:8 completed [1] - 62:1 conversation [1] - 49:21, 83:11
 50:8, 50:9, 51:2, completely [1] - 19:4 21:1 courts [1] - 21:24
 column [1] - 61:10
 53:17, 53:18, 54:4, COMPLEX [1] - 75:24 CONVEY [1] - 78:2 COYNE [1] - 17:14
 coma [1] - 39:18
 54:6, 54:12, 59:11, computer [1] - 62:25 cool [1] - 42:8 Coyne [1] - 17:14
 coming [6] - 5:10,
 62:2, 62:12, 63:11, concern [2] - 51:24, COOPERATION [1] - crappy [1] - 10:9
 11:13, 20:23, 62:22,
 64:8, 64:24, 65:22, 53:20 76:21 crazy [1] - 34:21
 62:25, 68:5
 67:4, 68:25 concerns [6] - 42:3, created [1] - 61:25
 comment [2] - 21:12, coordinate [1] - 65:22
City's [2] - 42:11, 50:11, 52:20, 58:3, credit [1] - 22:2
 53:5 coordination [3] -
 50:25 60:5, 69:3 crickets [2] - 31:12,
 commentary [1] - 25:6 48:24, 49:1, 49:2
city's [3] - 46:19, CONDEMNATION [2] 32:19
 COORDINATION [1] -
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crime [4] - 22:10, 26:14 33:25 DPW [11] - 8:13, 16:17, 55:25, 60:16,
 48:22, 49:3, 52:24 deficient [1] - 39:17 directors [1] - 18:11 17:25, 18:6, 18:12, 68:1
criminal [3] - 36:16, definitely [3] - 11:8, Directors [2] - 70:8, 18:13, 22:11, 22:14, elected [10] - 13:21,
 36:17, 36:19 48:20, 52:22 71:21 23:11, 26:24, 49:22, 16:14, 20:17, 22:18,
crisis [1] - 40:18 delayed [1] - 32:18 disability [1] - 55:3 65:2 31:2, 45:10, 45:13,
criticism [2] - 45:17, deleted [1] - 62:23 disabled [1] - 55:1 Dr [9] - 3:14, 20:22, 70:22, 71:1
 45:20 delinquent [4] - 60:10, disappointed [3] - 30:12, 49:15, 55:6, election [4] - 13:15,
cross [4] - 14:6, 60:13, 60:19, 61:1 43:21, 51:9, 56:12 78:17, 79:19, 80:20, 32:5, 71:8
 18:11, 19:22, 54:10 Democratic [2] - disarray [1] - 22:12 81:21 electrical [1] - 63:14
Crown [1] - 38:5 71:18, 71:23 disaster [1] - 23:10 DR [20] - 3:15, 5:8, eligible [1] - 71:7
Cultural [2] - 9:9, Democrats [1] - 14:2 disclosures [1] - 39:25, 40:3, 49:17, Elizabeth [2] - 11:4,
 43:18 demolished [1] - 22:2 62:11 50:1, 73:22, 74:18, 55:23
curb [2] - 38:6, 38:7 demolition [1] - 67:3 discourage [1] - 54:15 74:24, 75:17, 76:6, emergency [2] -
current [5] - 31:16, denial [1] - 45:5 discrimination [1] - 76:12, 77:5, 77:10, 17:23, 26:11
 31:17, 57:2, 62:24, DEPARTMENT [1] - 5:23 78:18, 79:9, 79:20, EMINENT [2] - 73:10,
 64:8 77:19 discuss [1] - 54:4 80:13, 80:21, 81:22 74:12
customers [1] - 40:16 department [5] - discussed [2] - 21:21, DRAINAGE [1] - 74:9 employee [1] - 70:20
cut [3] - 38:13, 40:17 22:14, 22:21, 34:3, 67:1 drive [1] - 18:8 employees [1] - 25:2
cutting [1] - 19:24 68:16, 69:7 discussion [1] - 54:11 drivers [1] - 32:6 employer [1] - 25:8
cyber [2] - 40:23, Department [6] - disgusting [1] - 25:3 driving [3] - 7:1, 7:17, end [4] - 27:16, 38:8,
 40:24 42:11, 47:11, 62:17, disparaging [1] - 7:24 59:5
 63:1, 63:4, 65:24 21:20 dropped [1] - 69:21 endorse [1] - 28:15
 D DEPARTMENTS [1] - Dispense [1] - 3:19 drove [1] - 31:23 endorsing [1] - 25:10
 3:23 display [1] - 5:16 drugs [1] - 48:25 ends [1] - 38:12
DA's [1] - 48:23 departments [2] - distinction [1] - 72:4 duck [2] - 25:14, 45:9 ENFORCEMENT [1] -
daily [1] - 30:21 4:10, 50:9 distress [1] - 22:6 dumpster [1] - 29:10 76:25
damage [2] - 14:15, departments' [1] - District [1] - 48:4 during [3] - 21:12, Enforcement [1] -
 39:18 22:16 district [1] - 24:22 56:16, 72:6 65:24
damaged [1] - 52:6 depth [2] - 59:5, 59:10 divot [1] - 38:8 enforcement [6] -
Dan [1] - 3:8 describe [1] - 21:21 DOBRZYN [4] - 38:2, E 48:13, 51:4, 55:24,
danger [1] - 37:23 deserve [2] - 31:14, 40:2, 40:5, 41:3 59:22, 65:23, 66:3
dark [1] - 33:20 33:6 e-mail [2] - 69:8, 69:10 engaged [1] - 27:8
 Dobrzyn [2] - 38:3,
data [1] - 18:22 desk [1] - 28:14 41:2 e-mails [1] - 58:6 engineer [1] - 44:16
date [1] - 46:14 desktop [1] - 19:3 DOCUMENTS [1] - earn [1] - 13:19 engineers [1] - 47:5
dated [1] - 70:8 destruction [1] - 78:2 EASEMENT [3] - 73:2, enjoy [1] - 5:16
Dave [1] - 38:3 23:24 dog [1] - 14:23 74:3, 77:21 ensure [1] - 51:2
day-to-day [3] - 18:8, determines [1] - 50:25 dollar [2] - 24:25, EASEMENTS [6] - enter [1] - 52:14
 58:16, 58:17 developing [1] - 14:22 61:15 73:5, 73:6, 73:8, ENTER [2] - 76:20,
days [2] - 35:15, 47:25 development [1] - dollars [9] - 19:9, 74:6, 74:7, 74:10 78:1
deal [1] - 25:16 13:20 20:11, 20:12, 23:12, East [2] - 19:10, 44:18 entertain [5] - 73:13,
dealers [1] - 39:7 Development [2] - 23:17, 24:21, 40:14, east [1] - 17:6 74:15, 75:8, 76:2,
dealing [2] - 8:17, 79:8, 79:10 40:19, 62:9 EAST [1] - 74:8 82:6
 39:9 DEVELOPMENT [4] - DOMAIN [2] - 73:11, EASTERLY [1] - 77:22 entire [6] - 15:8,
debt [1] - 64:11 4:1, 75:5, 75:23, 74:12 eat [1] - 9:25 15:19, 18:22, 27:15,
December [2] - 45:13, 79:1 done [15] - 11:2, economic [1] - 13:20 64:23, 66:22
 63:24 devest [1] - 15:15 13:24, 18:16, 18:17, economist [1] - 12:17 entry [1] - 52:15
deception [1] - 23:25 different [4] - 33:19, 21:7, 23:23, 24:4, economy [1] - 12:8 equipment [1] - 52:9
decide [1] - 65:16 60:15, 61:3, 65:10 25:16, 47:20, 50:10, ECTV [1] - 28:21 escorting [1] - 40:13
decided [3] - 15:15, dig [3] - 38:7, 38:11, 57:7, 61:14, 66:15, educate [1] - 25:13 especially [2] - 3:7,
 35:6, 45:14 38:15 66:17, 67:14 education [4] - 15:20, 54:25
DECLARATION [2] - direct [1] - 83:23 door [3] - 50:17, 15:22, 39:22, 40:8 Esposito [1] - 3:8
 73:9, 74:11 directed [3] - 32:22, 59:16, 68:5 educator [1] - 55:13 ESQ [1] - 2:10
declare [4] - 78:22, 32:23, 53:5 doors [2] - 21:4, 51:18 effect [1] - 48:21 establish [1] - 38:23
 79:24, 80:25, 82:1 direction [2] - 31:13, down [12] - 5:1, 9:16, effective [1] - 68:1 ESTABLISHING [1] -
decorations [1] - 33:5 14:20, 17:25, 20:6, efficiency [1] - 51:5 79:3
 63:13 directions [2] - 19:19, 24:20, 27:2, 32:1, effort [1] - 71:21 Ethics [2] - 72:14,
decorum [1] - 27:21 19:21 34:10, 38:13, 52:22, eight [1] - 66:3 72:18
dedicated [1] - 5:22 directly [2] - 34:25, 68:5 EIGHTH [1] - 82:3 ethics [1] - 25:6
DEED [2] - 73:3, 74:4 70:23 downstairs [1] - 19:3 Eileen [1] - 66:9 Europe [2] - 9:12, 9:18
defibrillator [2] - 26:7, director [2] - 33:11, downtown [1] - 7:2 either [5] - 8:19, EVALUATION [1] - 4:2
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evaluation [2] - 35:23, facts [1] - 35:9 80:11 four-year [1] - 45:11 government [2] -
 36:2 failed [1] - 15:7 finances [2] - 48:1, FOURTH [1] - 6:13 13:12, 35:2
Evans [1] - 31:6 fall [1] - 9:5 48:7 foyer [1] - 62:25 Government [1] - 6:25
evening [12] - 10:11, falling [1] - 27:3 financial [4] - 52:23, FRANCHISES [2] - Governor [1] - 15:15
 10:13, 10:19, 13:8, false [1] - 24:1 62:10, 64:6, 65:1 73:4, 74:5 Governor's [1] - 7:11
 25:19, 30:6, 30:12, family [3] - 6:7, 21:11, financially [2] - 48:7, FRANK [1] - 2:8 grader [2] - 15:21,
 34:12, 38:2, 42:1, 25:22 56:24 frankly [1] - 46:4 15:22
 43:13, 43:16 fantastic [3] - 18:16, fine [2] - 7:23, 45:18 fraud [1] - 40:23 grants [2] - 22:3, 24:6
event [1] - 5:22 18:17, 20:11 finest [1] - 34:1 free [4] - 9:9, 10:3, grass [1] - 59:23
everywhere [1] - 9:24 far [4] - 17:6, 44:1, finish [1] - 11:16 10:5, 40:13 gray [2] - 48:19, 54:9
evidence [2] - 51:4, 44:6, 45:9 finished [1] - 67:6 freedom [1] - 55:11 great [7] - 5:3, 8:25,
 83:4 fascinating [1] - 9:23 fire [4] - 22:11, 22:15, Friday [1] - 5:12 10:2, 33:2, 51:11,
evident [1] - 67:19 fashion [1] - 58:8 39:2, 47:18 friends [2] - 39:4, 51:18, 72:4
exactly [2] - 34:6, faster [1] - 39:5 fireman [1] - 47:18 56:19 greatly [2] - 25:23,
 69:20 favor [5] - 73:18, firm [3] - 70:15, 71:13, FROM [1] - 4:3 55:2
example [2] - 38:11, 74:20, 75:13, 76:8, 71:16 front [1] - 19:15 gridlock [1] - 14:4
 38:12 77:7 firms [2] - 40:10, frustrating [3] - 32:17, group [3] - 29:7, 34:4,
EXCAVATIONS [1] - February [1] - 47:3 40:11 58:13, 58:14 53:14
 79:4 federally [1] - 25:9 first [9] - 4:11, 6:15, frustration [1] - 40:6 GROUP [2] - 73:8,
Excellent [1] - 4:24 fee [1] - 61:1 6:25, 13:9, 34:11, full [1] - 28:23 74:10
excellent [1] - 50:1 fees [5] - 33:10, 33:18, 49:18, 50:4, 67:5, fully [2] - 53:9, 83:4 groups [1] - 48:25
except [2] - 4:12, 22:6 60:12, 60:13, 60:21 67:7 fun [1] - 10:11 groves [1] - 38:14
exception [1] - 56:4 feet [1] - 59:7 Fitzgerald [2] - 70:15, fund [1] - 26:19 grow [2] - 13:24,
EXECUTE [2] - 76:20, fell [1] - 50:19 71:5 funding [3] - 25:9, 59:23
 78:1 felony [2] - 37:4, 40:15 Fitzgerald's [1] - 33:13, 64:10 growing [1] - 29:12
EXECUTION [1] - 80:4 felt [1] - 28:10 70:19 funds [2] - 24:1, 26:18 guards [1] - 36:6
executive [1] - 50:24 few [11] - 10:15, 12:18, five [5] - 22:22, 30:8, future [1] - 32:13 guess [5] - 20:16,
exempt [2] - 38:22, 13:1, 21:20, 23:3, 40:19, 58:23 23:7, 33:12, 59:22,
 46:16 fix [4] - 33:4, 38:16, 61:20
 31:7, 42:25, 46:3, G
expansion [1] - 32:1 46:9, 51:19, 55:9 38:17, 54:8 guy [6] - 35:14, 35:21,
expect [1] - 41:3 field [4] - 26:8, 26:13, fixed [2] - 10:23, 10:24 gab [1] - 9:16 36:13, 37:13, 37:14,
expected [1] - 51:10 26:23, 27:6 flood [1] - 23:5 gang [5] - 22:10, 39:21
experienced [1] - 9:19 FIELD [1] - 75:24 FLOOD [1] - 73:7 23:14, 27:7, 29:20, guys [4] - 23:19,
experts [1] - 23:15 fields [2] - 27:11, flooding [1] - 20:13 45:3 27:21, 29:17, 58:2
EXPIRE [1] - 81:10 48:11 floor [1] - 39:7 gangs [1] - 45:6
EXPIRED [1] - 81:9 Fifth [4] - 21:13, follow [1] - 42:2 garage [3] - 68:3, 68:4 H
expiring [1] - 24:6 21:16, 41:16, 41:22 fool [2] - 30:16, 39:5 garbage [5] - 11:11,
explained [1] - 65:4 fifth [1] - 19:3 FOR [23] - 1:1, 3:22, 11:15, 31:23, 32:6, half [7] - 7:16, 10:23,
explanation [1] - FIFTH [1] - 42:21 3:23, 72:25, 73:6, 61:1 11:23, 26:12, 32:18,
 42:10 fifty [1] - 64:2 74:1, 74:7, 75:4, Gatelli [1] - 31:6 40:23, 45:23
explore [1] - 52:10 fifty-four [1] - 64:2 75:5, 75:21, 75:22, Gene [1] - 33:10 hall [1] - 39:2
expressway [1] - fight [2] - 39:15, 49:2 75:23, 77:15, 77:16, General [2] - 15:12, Hall [5] - 24:13, 25:1,
 11:13 fighting [1] - 37:4 77:23, 78:24, 79:1, 47:11 57:7, 69:1, 69:25
extend [1] - 25:21 figure [1] - 42:15 80:1, 80:2, 80:5, George [2] - 15:10, Hall's [1] - 50:17
extension [1] - 63:14 FILE [4] - 76:17, 81:2, 81:3, 81:7 31:22 handed [1] - 32:1
extensively [1] - 65:5 77:16, 79:1, 79:2 force [2] - 29:17, GERALD [1] - 2:2 handing [1] - 16:5
eyes [1] - 39:20 filed [1] - 4:19 29:21 gift [2] - 9:16, 41:20 handle [1] - 43:19
 files [1] - 22:15 forcing [1] - 71:22 Gilbride [2] - 49:7, hang [1] - 69:13
 foregoing [1] - 83:21 72:16 happy [4] - 8:24,
 F FILING [2] - 73:9,
 74:11 forget [1] - 23:14 GILBRIDE [1] - 2:10 31:17, 47:4, 47:16
F-35 [1] - 40:16 filled [1] - 29:9 formally [1] - 57:19 given [3] - 22:20, 25:1, hard [1] - 17:23
F-35s [1] - 40:19 filmmaker [1] - 35:8 former [1] - 33:11 32:11 Harrisburg [1] - 5:1
Fabric [1] - 17:2 final [5] - 56:5, 78:9, forms [1] - 62:18 glass [1] - 7:6 hazardous [1] - 19:22
face [1] - 24:18 79:11, 80:11, 81:12 forth [1] - 57:11 GLENMAURA [1] - head [3] - 34:18,
Facebook [1] - 59:3 finally [2] - 26:25, forty [1] - 22:21 76:25 47:23, 49:4
faced [1] - 5:23 70:10 forward [4] - 15:4, God [3] - 12:9, 34:10, Health [1] - 39:13
facing [1] - 37:4 FINANCE [1] - 80:2 20:21, 58:2, 68:14 34:11 healthcare [1] - 22:11
fact [2] - 17:16, 31:18 finance [1] - 47:24 fought [1] - 15:11 Goodwin [1] - 9:5 healthy [1] - 48:7
Factory [1] - 17:3 Finance [2] - 80:9, four [4] - 30:13, 40:21, GOVERNING [1] - hear [7] - 28:7, 31:9,
 45:11, 64:2 79:4 31:10, 45:25, 46:2,
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 57:18, 57:19 35:13, 35:15, 53:23 improper [2] - 39:8, intelligent [1] - 19:1 items [1] - 4:8
heard [4] - 12:5, homelessness [3] - 66:2 intend [1] - 9:20 itself [1] - 39:19
 53:10, 56:10, 77:1 22:10, 35:16, 45:1 improve [4] - 45:4, intended [1] - 19:7
HEARING [1] - 81:7 homeowner [3] - 48:16, 49:13, 57:14 intends [1] - 70:24 J
hearing [4] - 37:8, 10:21, 25:20, 47:14 improvements [2] - intentions [2] - 27:18,
 43:1, 43:13, 43:18 homeowners [2] - 22:3, 26:21 29:6 jail [5] - 36:13, 36:16,
hearsay [1] - 37:1 47:4 IMPROVEMENTS [1] - interest [4] - 57:25, 36:23, 37:13, 37:24
heart [2] - 32:15 honest [1] - 63:20 74:9 70:22, 72:6, 72:11 Janet [1] - 31:6
height [1] - 67:23 honestly [1] - 15:23 IN [6] - 73:3, 73:6, interested [2] - 10:14, JCM [1] - 71:13
HELD [1] - 1:4 honor [1] - 5:3 74:4, 74:7, 75:6, 17:5 JESSICA [1] - 2:4
held [1] - 44:3 honored [1] - 34:9 75:24 interesting [2] - 9:17, Jesus [1] - 58:23
hell [1] - 8:12 hope [5] - 11:2, 25:13, inability [1] - 13:19 71:15 Joan [4] - 6:15, 6:16,
hellacious [1] - 14:15 55:19, 64:21, 71:24 inappropriate [1] - INTERGOVERNMEN 8:10, 10:17
hello [1] - 34:14 hopefully [5] - 11:16, 40:4 TAL [1] - 76:21 job [14] - 12:7, 16:19,
help [4] - 26:6, 27:6, 62:21, 65:13, 66:21, inaudible [1] - 58:10 internal [1] - 72:9 17:6, 18:16, 18:17,
 27:11, 60:20 68:19 inch [2] - 7:13 International [1] - 23:4, 23:13, 28:3,
helpful [1] - 29:19 hoping [2] - 50:11, includes [1] - 22:19 5:19 45:2, 45:18, 58:7,
hepatitis [1] - 39:20 60:16 including [2] - 16:2, intersection [2] - 62:17, 62:19
HERBSTER [25] - Hospital [3] - 15:1, 23:1 19:23, 38:9 jobs [2] - 14:24, 30:19
 3:10, 3:12, 3:14, 15:2, 15:12 incompetent [1] - intimidate [1] - 71:21 Joe [6] - 12:7, 12:24,
 3:16, 3:18, 78:13, hospital [7] - 15:14, 18:13 INTO [2] - 76:20, 78:2 13:3, 14:5, 14:10,
 78:15, 78:17, 78:19, 35:5, 35:18, 35:25, increase [1] - 65:8 introduced [4] - 16:5
 78:21, 79:15, 79:17, 36:7, 37:2, 37:19 increased [3] - 7:17, 73:13, 74:15, 75:8, Johnny [1] - 17:2
 79:19, 79:21, 79:23, hospitals [2] - 15:5, 8:2, 8:9 76:2 joke [1] - 12:4
 80:16, 80:18, 80:20, 15:16 increasing [1] - 19:19 INTRODUCTION [4] - joker [1] - 12:11
 80:22, 80:24, 81:17, host [3] - 14:9, 33:10, incumbent [1] - 28:8 73:1, 74:2, 75:4, jokers [1] - 11:19
 81:19, 81:21, 81:23, 33:18 incumbents [1] - 75:22 Joseph [1] - 71:12
 81:25 hot [1] - 58:22 21:19 introduction [4] - Joyce [3] - 60:6,
hereby [5] - 78:22, House [1] - 12:11 independent [1] - 14:1 73:18, 74:20, 75:13, 70:15, 71:12
 79:24, 80:25, 82:1, house [3] - 11:3, Independent [1] - 76:8 Jr [1] - 71:16
 83:3 11:20, 12:2 32:14 Invader [1] - 6:8 Judicial [1] - 35:1
heritage [1] - 29:9 huge [2] - 24:18, indicate [1] - 71:10 investigation [2] - Judy [1] - 31:6
Heritage [1] - 29:14 55:18 individual [1] - 47:20 72:10, 72:13 JULY [2] - 81:9, 81:10
Hickory [1] - 38:10 Human [1] - 39:13 industry [1] - 16:3 invited [5] - 5:1, 21:3, June [1] - 67:8
hiding [1] - 28:23 hundreds [2] - 22:20, inflation [1] - 40:25 28:18, 29:18, 67:9
high [4] - 38:24, 32:2 infomercial [1] - 31:16 involuntary [1] - 36:4 K
 52:24, 53:2, 68:8 HUP [5] - 46:11, information [5] - involved [2] - 35:1,
highlighting [1] - 44:1 46:12, 46:22, 64:12, 46:15, 52:12, 59:3, 71:17 KATHY [1] - 2:9
Highway [1] - 65:21 64:14 61:8, 72:20 involving [1] - 25:7 Katie [1] - 3:7
hike [1] - 56:13 hypocritical [1] - informed [1] - 60:11 Irish [1] - 37:15 Kay [1] - 31:6
hikes [1] - 24:19 28:11 infrastructure [1] - irrelevant [1] - 18:6 keep [5] - 27:9, 27:21,
hired [3] - 22:22, 51:2 issue [8] - 8:1, 24:12, 37:16, 48:7, 56:25
 46:20, 64:24 I inhouse [2] - 23:23, 45:4, 57:3, 57:4, keeping [1] - 27:11
historian [1] - 9:6 24:5 59:14, 59:15, 72:4 Kenney [1] - 39:14
hit [1] - 9:7 i.e [1] - 51:3 inquire [1] - 58:4 issued [2] - 22:1, kept [2] - 14:12, 27:25
Hodowanitz [3] - 6:15, idea [2] - 18:7, 19:18 inquiries [1] - 57:11 55:25 Keyser [2] - 23:4,
 6:16, 51:10 ideas [1] - 29:25 inspect [1] - 63:11 issues [19] - 13:18, 44:19
HODOWANITZ [8] - IF [2] - 73:11, 74:12 inspection [1] - 38:15 14:13, 14:25, 15:6, KEYSER [1] - 73:7
 6:16, 7:10, 7:13, illegally [2] - 65:19, install [1] - 63:12 15:8, 21:8, 22:9, kids [3] - 27:7, 39:16,
 7:23, 8:4, 8:11, 8:16, 66:1 instance [1] - 44:9 26:23, 26:24, 27:24, 55:14
 8:23 illiteracy [1] - 17:12 instead [2] - 17:1, 28:1, 29:23, 42:17, kind [5] - 8:8, 38:23,
holding [2] - 11:1, immeasurable [1] - 39:15 43:16, 45:3, 49:5, 42:9, 62:10, 71:4
 64:23 6:9 instruct [1] - 72:15 54:12, 56:22, 58:3 kinds [2] - 14:14, 40:7
holiday [1] - 63:6 impact [1] - 6:8 insulted [6] - 30:20, IT [2] - 63:1, 63:3 King [7] - 26:9, 42:23,
Holmes [2] - 31:6, implementation [1] - 30:25, 31:1, 31:3, Item [14] - 73:13, 46:6, 78:13, 79:15,
 51:8 4:17 31:4 74:15, 75:8, 76:2, 80:16, 81:17
Home [2] - 50:25, 62:5 implementing [1] - insurance [1] - 64:11 77:2, 77:4, 78:9, KING [20] - 2:6, 3:11,
homeless [10] - 11:12, 66:11 intellectual [1] - 55:3 78:23, 79:11, 79:25, 4:21, 42:25, 73:16,
 16:22, 26:22, 29:11, important [4] - 22:9, intellectually [1] - 80:12, 81:1, 81:13, 73:20, 74:17, 74:22,
 35:5, 35:6, 35:7, 34:5, 46:1, 52:23 55:1 82:2 75:11, 75:15, 76:5,
 7

 76:10, 77:8, 78:10, lawyer [1] - 36:21 lines [4] - 31:11, 33:9, mails [1] - 58:6 37:15
 78:14, 79:16, 80:10, leachate [2] - 31:11, 33:11, 33:16 main [1] - 69:2 Meadow [1] - 47:2
 80:17, 81:14, 81:18 33:8 list [8] - 9:15, 44:10, Main [3] - 65:18, 66:5, mean [11] - 12:23,
king [10] - 3:10, 20:22, leaders [1] - 28:2 44:15, 44:23, 44:24, 70:16 13:18, 28:25, 29:1,
 20:25, 23:2, 23:4, leadership [3] - 16:10, 48:2, 53:2, 63:9 man [1] - 35:5 29:5, 34:21, 35:8,
 24:22, 25:14, 30:17, 71:19, 72:8 listed [2] - 44:15, managed [1] - 30:13 37:14, 39:21, 57:9,
 31:15, 48:22 League [1] - 26:4 62:15 management [1] - 57:10
knowledge [2] - 71:5, league [1] - 27:6 listen [2] - 45:17, 18:10 means [2] - 29:6,
 71:17 learning [1] - 55:15 45:19 MANCINI [1] - 30:6 83:22
known [1] - 30:25 least [4] - 9:24, 21:17, listened [1] - 14:4 mancini [1] - 53:11 meant [2] - 53:24,
knows [1] - 33:12 46:1, 60:18 lists [3] - 67:12, 67:13 Mancini [1] - 30:7 54:3
 leave [7] - 9:21, 42:16, LITTLE [1] - 34:14 mandatory [1] - 35:23 meanwhile [1] - 24:17
 L 45:13, 45:14, 65:13, live [2] - 18:12, 71:5 Manhattan [1] - 17:2 measles [1] - 39:15
 69:8, 69:14 lived [1] - 15:10 manifests [1] - 39:19 media [1] - 57:18
labor [1] - 40:13 Lecture [1] - 9:4 liver [2] - 39:14, 39:18 manufacturing [3] - medical [1] - 37:22
LABROSKY [1] - led [1] - 18:14 lives [2] - 10:10, 50:6 16:1, 16:25, 17:9 mediocre [1] - 33:20
  25:19 Lee [2] - 13:7, 13:9 living [1] - 13:19 MAP [1] - 77:23 meet [2] - 49:9, 50:9
Labrosky [1] - 25:20 lee [1] - 32:9 loan [1] - 61:20 mapping [1] - 18:4 meeting [17] - 6:20,
Lace [1] - 17:2 left [5] - 11:12, 11:15, loans [1] - 61:22 maps [1] - 17:17 6:24, 19:13, 20:6,
lack [3] - 6:22, 16:10, 19:23, 19:24, 38:14 lobby [1] - 19:4 MARCH [5] - 3:23, 27:16, 43:13, 47:3,
  25:6 leftover [1] - 59:24 local [3] - 10:1, 13:12, 3:24, 4:2, 4:4, 4:6 47:5, 56:4, 56:11,
Lackawanna [8] - 9:2, legally [4] - 78:23, 23:10 March [2] - 70:8, 70:11 56:14, 64:6, 66:8,
  10:4, 43:3, 43:8, 79:25, 81:1, 82:2 LOCATED [3] - 75:5, Maria [2] - 1:24, 83:10 66:25, 67:5, 67:7,
  66:18, 66:20, 66:23, legislation [1] - 14:15 75:24, 77:22 Marie [4] - 41:6, 41:15, 82:8
  71:18 legs [1] - 19:7 location [1] - 49:21 meeting's [1] - 7:3
 47:23, 57:5
LACKAWANNA [1] - Les [3] - 10:17, 10:20, LOCATION [1] - 1:10 meetings [1] - 29:19
 Marie's [1] - 44:25
  3:25 14:4 lockdown [1] - 24:13 MEMBER [1] - 81:6
 MARK [1] - 2:3
lame [2] - 25:14, 45:9 less [2] - 33:13, 39:19 locked [3] - 18:2, 21:4, member [4] - 28:17,
 Mary [1] - 31:6
land [1] - 15:13 letter [15] - 46:15, 35:21 53:7, 71:14, 72:2
 Master [1] - 10:6
LAND [5] - 4:1, 73:5, 47:17, 50:5, 50:8, longest [1] - 45:5 members [5] - 4:19,
 Masters [1] - 9:4
  74:6, 75:5, 75:23 64:17, 70:4, 70:7, look [11] - 4:9, 14:20, 4:25, 16:15, 26:5,
 materials [1] - 51:3
language [4] - 40:4, 70:10, 70:14, 70:18, 15:19, 16:21, 18:25, 28:7
 MATTES [1] - 77:22
  54:19, 54:21, 72:18 71:3, 71:10, 71:20, 30:9, 35:9, 55:22, MEMORANDUM [1] -
 Mayor [8] - 4:24,
languishing [1] - 72:8, 72:20 62:5, 68:16 76:22
 16:18, 16:19, 21:6,
  36:23 letters [1] - 64:14 looked [3] - 11:10, men [1] - 3:5
 28:8, 29:1, 59:2,
lap [1] - 23:25 letting [1] - 47:17 12:2, 67:20 mental [1] - 14:13
 66:9
large [1] - 60:21 levels [2] - 51:1, 55:14 looking [7] - 7:2, mentally [1] - 39:23
 mayor [3] - 28:9,
largely [1] - 51:13 LGBTQ [1] - 53:22 12:18, 26:15, 42:9, mention [4] - 22:25,
 31:16, 31:17
Larry [1] - 71:15 liberty [3] - 36:9, 48:16, 61:17, 66:19 31:20, 52:18, 54:13
 MAYOR [2] - 76:19,
last [30] - 8:3, 9:4, 36:10, 37:17 looks [1] - 4:15 77:25 mentioned [3] - 31:15,
  11:12, 12:15, 18:4, libraries [1] - 10:5 looming [1] - 24:19 Mayor's [3] - 21:1, 32:19, 33:8
  18:5, 20:14, 21:16, Library [2] - 9:2, 51:9 loss [1] - 6:10 message [2] - 69:8,
 23:3, 50:24
  27:15, 30:12, 32:2, library [1] - 51:21 lost [3] - 16:25, 40:20, 69:14
 mayoral [1] - 13:14
  33:8, 33:19, 34:5, license [1] - 66:2 69:21 met [1] - 60:6
 McAndrew [8] - 3:16,
  35:3, 38:3, 42:3, LICENSES [2] - 73:5, love [1] - 58:7 Mexico [2] - 17:7, 17:9
 32:16, 55:7, 60:3,
  44:1, 44:3, 45:23, loved [1] - 55:2 Microsoft [1] - 18:24
 74:6 78:19, 79:21, 80:22,
  46:3, 47:7, 50:3, MID [1] - 80:5
 LIEU [2] - 73:3, 74:4 lovely [1] - 21:1 81:23
  51:7, 53:8, 54:14, MID-ATLANTIC [1] -
 life [5] - 15:9, 21:25, low [3] - 13:20, 33:24, MCANDREW [20] -
  60:4, 64:16, 65:9, 80:5
 30:22, 30:24, 40:8 67:21 2:3, 3:17, 6:4, 55:9,
  70:3 might [5] - 8:4, 25:10,
 lifetime [3] - 15:19, lowest [1] - 63:17 56:9, 73:15, 73:23,
lastly [1] - 12:5 38:25, 51:14, 52:9
 16:11, 16:24 luck [1] - 32:13 74:25, 75:10, 75:18,
late [1] - 6:19 Mike [1] - 30:7
 lifts [1] - 52:8 Luzerne [1] - 67:18 76:4, 76:13, 77:3,
Law [2] - 42:11, 62:17 mile [1] - 26:13
 light [2] - 15:3, 63:6 Lynn [1] - 25:20 77:11, 78:20, 79:12,
law [6] - 35:22, 40:11, 79:22, 80:23, 81:24, military [1] - 40:17
 lighted [1] - 68:9
  51:4, 70:15, 71:13, 82:7 million [7] - 14:6,
  71:16
 lighting [1] - 63:15 M
 lights [5] - 20:1, 20:4, McCool [2] - 1:24, 19:8, 20:11, 20:12,
lawfully [4] - 78:23, mad [1] - 37:4 83:10 23:12, 23:17, 40:14
 63:6, 63:11, 63:13
  79:25, 81:1, 82:2 mail [3] - 23:7, 69:8, McGoff [1] - 32:12 millions [5] - 23:12,
 limit [1] - 38:23
lawsuits [2] - 24:21, 69:10 23:22, 23:23, 24:3,
 line [1] - 54:9 McGuigan [1] - 5:11
  24:25 mailed [1] - 46:14 24:21
 McNulty [2] - 35:13,
 8

Milton [1] - 40:22 7:11, 7:19, 8:2, 8:9, multiyear [1] - 23:13 21:25, 22:22, 51:17 offered [2] - 15:12,
mind [1] - 55:12 8:15, 8:22, 10:17, Municipal [1] - 4:24 news [2] - 8:24, 12:16 40:14
Minooka [1] - 17:14 10:19, 13:6, 13:8, municipalities [1] - next [14] - 8:5, 11:2, office [3] - 6:24, 13:2,
minus [1] - 4:12 17:13, 17:14, 21:10, 67:21 11:11, 11:18, 13:1, 61:3
minutes [2] - 3:20, 24:9, 24:10, 25:17, Musk [1] - 40:13 33:24, 42:7, 43:12, Office [4] - 48:23,
 36:3 30:5, 30:6, 34:13, 46:19, 46:21, 55:21, 60:11, 60:17, 60:23
misled [1] - 15:18 34:14, 37:25, 38:2, N 59:12, 59:16, 65:12 Officer [1] - 36:25
Miss [2] - 51:10, 52:19 40:2, 40:5, 41:2, nicer [1] - 10:25 officer [1] - 37:11
missed [1] - 25:23 41:3, 41:5, 41:15, name [5] - 14:20, night [2] - 21:9, 39:10 officers [4] - 21:25,
mistake [1] - 64:21 41:19, 41:21, 41:25, 24:15, 31:7, 33:14, nine [1] - 61:13 22:21, 22:22, 66:3
moment [2] - 3:4, 6:5 42:1, 42:7, 42:8, 69:16 NO [7] - 76:18, 77:17, official [1] - 45:13
money [11] - 15:5, 42:19, 42:21, 42:23, named [1] - 14:18 79:2, 79:3, 80:3, Official [2] - 1:24,
 16:6, 33:17, 37:19, 42:25, 46:6, 46:9, names [2] - 24:24, 81:4, 81:6 83:11
 39:5, 61:15, 61:21, 46:23, 47:1, 49:14, 33:19 nobody [2] - 16:20, OFFICIALS [2] -
 62:2, 64:22, 65:11 49:25, 55:6, 55:9, Nancy [1] - 51:8 69:4 76:20, 78:1
month [3] - 5:16, 7:9, 56:7, 56:9, 60:3, NATIONAL [1] - 76:25 none [3] - 21:2, 37:5, officials [1] - 23:2
 42:13 61:4, 61:5, 64:2, naturally [1] - 69:16 42:4 oil [1] - 39:15
monthly [1] - 64:7 64:4, 68:22, 68:24, Nay [2] - 23:24, 52:14 normal [2] - 7:21, old [4] - 11:21, 19:12,
 72:22, 72:24, 72:25, nearby [1] - 50:6 65:11 37:15, 38:7
months [7] - 8:17,
 73:12, 73:15, 73:16, NECESSARY [3] - normally [1] - 41:22 ON [8] - 4:4, 76:24,
 11:3, 12:19, 12:20,
 73:17, 73:20, 73:21, 73:4, 74:5, 78:2 North [1] - 70:16 77:16, 77:22, 78:25,
 13:2, 32:9, 69:2
 73:23, 73:24, 74:1, need [30] - 13:15, nose [1] - 18:14 80:2, 81:3, 81:10
Moody's [1] - 12:17
 74:14, 74:19, 74:22, 13:17, 13:23, 14:1, note [2] - 25:5, 60:24
MOOSIC [1] - 76:23 once [9] - 19:25, 20:1,
 74:23, 74:25, 75:1, 14:2, 14:24, 16:8,
morale's [1] - 33:23 notes [1] - 83:5 20:6, 34:2, 36:20,
 75:3, 75:7, 75:10, 20:21, 21:19, 24:24,
Moran [2] - 70:16, nothing [7] - 8:24, 38:21, 47:13, 49:6,
 75:11, 75:12, 75:15, 26:10, 32:3, 32:7,
 71:15 12:25, 22:7, 32:12, 49:11
 75:16, 75:18, 75:19, 33:23, 38:21, 39:25,
Morgan [4] - 13:7, 45:16, 45:20 one [40] - 5:17, 19:20,
 75:21, 76:1, 76:4, 40:3, 44:8, 44:9,
 13:9, 32:9, 47:18 notice [3] - 7:5, 55:25, 20:9, 22:23, 23:19,
 76:5, 76:7, 76:10, 44:24, 45:2, 45:3,
MORGAN [1] - 13:8 60:18 24:2, 26:4, 26:10,
 76:11, 76:13, 76:14, 48:6, 53:21, 54:7,
morning [1] - 12:16 noticed [1] - 7:14 26:16, 26:19, 28:7,
 76:16, 77:1, 77:3, 54:8, 57:1, 57:13,
Moses [1] - 15:1 notified [1] - 4:22 32:8, 32:10, 32:21,
 77:6, 77:8, 77:9, 58:20, 63:8
most [6] - 11:14, number [6] - 40:10, 35:4, 36:6, 37:21,
 77:11, 77:12, 77:14, needed [4] - 22:21,
 16:11, 30:23, 33:2, 41:12, 43:20, 56:12, 39:16, 40:23, 41:9,
 78:4, 78:7, 78:10, 24:7, 34:7, 35:17
 65:2, 67:25 62:6, 69:14 41:12, 51:22, 54:13,
 78:11, 78:14, 78:16, needs [13] - 8:6, 8:7,
mother [2] - 30:16, NUMBER [1] - 77:23 54:18, 57:16, 58:8,
 78:20, 78:22, 78:24, 11:21, 12:2, 27:3,
 30:17 numbers [1] - 14:7 61:22, 62:3, 62:22,
 79:6, 79:12, 79:13, 41:10, 43:25, 45:8,
motion [6] - 73:13, 62:24, 63:23, 64:7,
 79:16, 79:18, 79:22, 48:20, 57:6, 57:24, 67:23, 68:25, 69:2,
 74:15, 75:8, 76:2, 79:24, 80:1, 80:7, 60:7
 O
 82:6, 82:7 70:3, 71:20
 80:10, 80:14, 80:17,
MOTIONS [1] - 42:22 neglected [1] - 31:20 obtained [1] - 51:4 one-way [2] - 19:20,
 80:19, 80:23, 80:25,
motions [4] - 42:24, negotiated [1] - 16:24 obvious [1] - 58:20 20:9
 81:2, 81:8, 81:9,
 46:7, 49:15, 55:8 negotiations [1] - 8:13 obviously [3] - 17:17, ones [4] - 38:19, 55:3,
 81:11, 81:14, 81:15,
Mount [1] - 39:2 neighbor [1] - 59:20 18:10, 18:11 57:5, 58:20
 81:18, 81:20, 81:24,
Mountain [3] - 19:10, neighborhood [1] - occurred [1] - 46:3 ongoing [1] - 8:21
 82:1, 82:3, 82:5,
 44:18 22:3 October [1] - 64:16 online [1] - 63:7
 82:7, 82:8
MOUNTAIN [1] - 74:8 neighborhoods [1] - OF [41] - 1:1, 4:6, open [4] - 7:22, 19:4,
 MS [36] - 3:10, 3:12,
mouth [1] - 30:14 20:14 73:3, 73:4, 73:5, 50:17, 67:8
 3:14, 3:16, 3:18,
move [3] - 37:18, neighbors [2] - 11:4, 73:8, 73:9, 73:10, opening [1] - 5:12
 6:16, 7:10, 7:13,
 56:18, 77:3 11:6 74:4, 74:5, 74:6, operate [1] - 18:7
 7:23, 8:4, 8:11, 8:16,
moved [13] - 5:13, 7:3, NeighborWorks [10] - 74:10, 74:11, 74:12, operational [1] - 51:5
 8:23, 25:19, 41:6,
 43:4, 73:15, 73:25, 61:19, 61:21, 62:4, 75:6, 75:24, 76:17, operations [1] - 58:17
 41:23, 78:13, 78:15,
 74:17, 75:2, 75:10, 70:5, 70:8, 70:20, 76:22, 76:23, 76:25, opinion [4] - 42:10,
 78:17, 78:19, 78:21,
 75:20, 76:4, 76:5, 70:25, 71:14, 71:22, 77:17, 77:18, 77:19, 70:19, 72:15, 72:18
 79:15, 79:17, 79:19,
 76:15, 77:13 72:9 77:20, 77:21, 77:22, opinions [1] - 13:10
 79:21, 79:23, 80:16,
moving [1] - 43:24 nerve [1] - 14:19 77:24, 79:1, 79:2, opportunity [1] - 9:1
 80:18, 80:20, 80:22,
MR [155] - 3:3, 3:11, never [8] - 9:20, 14:11, 79:3, 79:5, 80:4, Opposed [5] - 73:24,
 80:24, 81:17, 81:19,
 3:13, 3:17, 3:19, 20:7, 30:16, 33:9, 81:5, 81:7 75:1, 75:19, 76:14,
 81:21, 81:23, 81:25
 3:21, 4:7, 4:9, 4:18, 44:4, 55:12, 59:21 offended [1] - 55:2 77:12
 Mulberry [1] - 15:10
 4:21, 5:7, 6:3, 6:4, NEW [2] - 75:5, 75:23 offensive [1] - 54:24 opposed [1] - 54:11
 Mulfehan [1] - 23:14
 6:12, 6:13, 6:15, 7:8, new [5] - 5:14, 12:13, offer [1] - 6:5 OR [4] - 73:3, 73:5,
 multiple [1] - 24:11
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 74:4, 74:6 45:18, 46:5, 48:8, 54:2, 54:6, 54:20, podium [7] - 20:16, 13:4, 14:11, 15:25
ORDER [8] - 3:21, 72:13 54:25, 57:23, 58:17, 20:19, 27:14, 27:23, PRESIDENT [2] - 2:2,
 6:13, 42:21, 73:6, PARTICIPATION [1] - 60:18, 60:25, 62:11, 29:5, 45:25, 54:17 2:3
 74:7, 76:16, 77:14, 6:14 62:15, 62:23, 69:3, point [8] - 4:13, 19:9, presidential [1] - 9:6
 82:3 partner [2] - 71:13, 70:2 25:5, 36:5, 46:13, pretty [2] - 30:10,
Order [5] - 4:8, 21:14, 71:16 people's [1] - 13:10 46:17, 55:4, 61:2 38:20
 21:16, 41:16, 41:22 pass [1] - 77:4 per [1] - 20:8 Police [3] - 36:25, prevention [1] - 29:21
ORDINANCE [3] - passage [4] - 78:9, percent [4] - 4:11, 53:18, 65:23 previous [1] - 46:11
 73:1, 74:2, 76:18 79:11, 80:11, 81:12 38:24, 39:16, 40:25 police [9] - 21:25, price [2] - 63:5, 63:10
ordinance [1] - 48:17 passed [2] - 3:6, 48:17 perfect [1] - 44:5 22:11, 22:19, 33:22, primary [2] - 71:8,
orient [1] - 9:18 past [3] - 32:20, 43:17, perfectly [1] - 32:21 33:24, 35:5, 35:12, 71:23
OTHER [2] - 76:19, 69:2 perhaps [3] - 21:18, 37:11, 68:16 prime [2] - 38:11
 77:25 pat [1] - 9:16 22:6, 60:17 policies [1] - 64:11 priorities [3] - 25:4,
OTHERWISE [2] - PAUL [1] - 81:5 period [1] - 42:13 policy [2] - 17:21, 57:6, 57:17
 73:4, 74:5 paved [11] - 23:2, PERMANENT [2] - 50:17 priority [1] - 52:24
outperformed [1] - 23:3, 23:4, 32:2, 73:6, 74:7 political [3] - 13:21, problem [9] - 17:12,
 4:16 32:5, 32:7, 38:6, permanent [1] - 9:22 21:6, 21:18 29:12, 34:25, 49:10,
outside [2] - 15:13, 38:20, 44:20, 44:25 person [3] - 45:19, politics [6] - 20:16, 55:10, 55:12, 55:19,
 22:15 paving [5] - 21:25, 60:9, 69:10 27:14, 27:18, 28:13, 57:21, 60:9
overgrowth [1] - 22:25, 44:10, 44:12, person's [1] - 37:17 34:1, 53:25 problems [3] - 29:11,
 59:17 44:15 personal [3] - 6:6, pool [8] - 23:24, 54:4, 67:22
overlooked [1] - 22:8 pay [7] - 21:23, 22:4, 57:5 23:25, 51:24, 52:14, proceedings [1] - 83:3
overseas [1] - 9:21 26:6, 26:16, 34:16, personnel [1] - 51:5 52:15, 59:4, 59:7, process [5] - 49:13,
overtime [6] - 7:15, 42:12, 57:24 perspective [1] - 59:10 64:23, 66:16, 67:16,
 7:16, 7:17, 8:7, 65:3, paying [4] - 12:13, 72:12 POOL [1] - 75:24 69:17
 65:7 39:7, 39:9, 64:25 pet [1] - 32:11 pools [4] - 21:24, progress [1] - 8:23
OVERTIME [1] - 3:22 payment [2] - 63:24, petition [2] - 24:13, 23:25, 24:11, 58:22 PROJECT [5] - 73:7,
owe [1] - 60:12 64:5 24:16 port [1] - 62:25 73:8, 74:9, 77:25
own [1] - 45:14 PAYROLL [1] - 4:5 petitioned [1] - 56:3 PORTION [1] - 77:21 Project [1] - 62:5
OWNED [1] - 77:21 payroll [1] - 4:15 pharmaceutical [1] - Portnoff [1] - 60:13 project [4] - 44:21,
owned [1] - 15:17 pays [1] - 60:10 16:3 position [5] - 53:6, 59:11, 62:6, 66:23
owner [2] - 25:21, PBS [1] - 9:11 phone [8] - 6:19, 64:8, 70:22, 70:24, projects [5] - 19:8,
 34:15 PC [1] - 70:16 68:25, 69:1, 69:6, 71:2 19:9, 24:12, 32:13,
 PD [2] - 65:25, 66:4 69:9, 69:14, 69:24 positions [1] - 71:19 44:18
 P peek [1] - 60:1 pick [4] - 10:3, 10:6, positive [2] - 46:2, promise [1] - 33:15
 pen [1] - 14:14 10:14, 49:22 54:5 promised [1] - 10:22
p.m [7] - 9:8, 10:13, Penn [1] - 5:14 picked [1] - 11:14 possible [1] - 25:6 proper [4] - 73:14,
 43:3, 43:5, 43:8, PennDOT [2] - 66:10 picking [1] - 26:24 possibly [2] - 26:19, 74:16, 75:9, 76:3
 67:8 PENNSYLVANIA [2] - pickleball [1] - 21:24 43:11 properties [2] - 46:16,
PA [1] - 70:17 77:18, 81:6 pile [1] - 62:14 potential [2] - 23:19, 67:2
pad [1] - 24:10 Pennsylvania [2] - pitch [1] - 27:11 72:10 PROPERTY [1] -
pages [1] - 61:13 15:4, 47:10 Pittston [1] - 70:17 potentially [1] - 52:17 77:21
paid [3] - 23:16, 38:3, pension [2] - 22:16, place [3] - 5:14, 35:21, Pousley [5] - 70:19, property [9] - 22:1,
 63:23 47:19 36:11 70:24, 71:22, 72:1, 34:15, 34:16, 56:1,
pain [1] - 16:8 people [59] - 5:22, PLAN [2] - 75:5, 75:23 72:11 56:6, 59:17, 60:10,
painful [1] - 16:9 5:24, 9:25, 11:25, plan [2] - 21:1, 66:12 power [2] - 50:18, 66:24, 67:10
pamphlet [1] - 68:13 12:5, 12:6, 12:23, PLANNING [2] - 3:25, 52:4 proponent [1] - 55:11
panels [1] - 68:2 13:2, 13:12, 13:23, 76:24 prayers [1] - 6:6 PROPOSAL [1] -
paper [3] - 35:4, 39:3, 14:13, 14:24, 15:3, Planning [1] - 72:3 predators [2] - 53:15, 77:18
 57:19 16:6, 16:7, 16:14, planning [2] - 6:23, 53:17 proposed [1] - 56:13
papers [1] - 22:7 16:22, 17:1, 17:5, 53:6 preferred [1] - 25:11 propped [1] - 14:13
pardoned [1] - 40:22 19:14, 19:22, 20:15, plans [2] - 66:21, 67:3 preliminary [1] - 37:8 protect [2] - 18:22,
parked [2] - 65:19, 20:23, 27:17, 27:20, plates [1] - 66:3 preparation [1] - 4:15 19:2
 65:25 29:24, 31:4, 31:14, played [1] - 22:5 PREPARATION [1] - PROTECTION [1] -
parking [1] - 7:2 31:19, 33:1, 33:6, playing [1] - 27:8 4:5 73:7
Parks [4] - 4:12, 7:17, 33:22, 34:8, 36:7, pleasure [1] - 77:2 prepared [1] - 64:15 protects [1] - 18:21
 25:25, 65:3 37:2, 37:3, 39:3, Pledge [1] - 3:1 present [2] - 3:11, proud [3] - 23:8, 46:4,
parks [3] - 7:15, 14:23 39:8, 43:20, 51:11, plus [3] - 4:11, 23:12, 3:13 51:20
part [9] - 33:2, 34:16, 51:19, 51:22, 52:2, 43:17 Present [1] - 3:17 provide [1] - 62:18
 36:12, 39:4, 41:22, 52:8, 52:13, 53:14, Pocius [1] - 24:5 President [4] - 12:7, PROVIDED [1] - 3:23
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provided [1] - 52:11 rarely [2] - 21:15, reflection [1] - 3:4 reporter [2] - 35:11, review [1] - 66:24
PROVIDENCE [1] - 45:24 REFUSE [1] - 80:5 83:24 REVIEWED [1] - 4:2
 75:25 rate [1] - 56:13 regarding [5] - 47:1, represent [1] - 13:23 reviewed [1] - 50:8
psych [2] - 35:23, 36:2 rather [1] - 19:16 49:20, 50:4, 53:25, representing [2] - REVISION [2] - 75:5,
Public [2] - 78:6, 78:8 RATIFYING [1] - 80:3 54:12 16:20, 71:10 75:23
public [14] - 6:18, ratings [1] - 22:2 REGARDING [2] - 4:5, reproduction [1] - Rick [1] - 9:10
 15:20, 20:19, 21:2, RD [1] - 75:25 76:23 83:22 ridiculous [4] - 11:20,
 21:8, 21:12, 29:3, reach [1] - 59:18 regards [2] - 13:11, Republican [1] - 29:1 11:23, 12:22, 40:12
 29:17, 29:18, 33:25, reaching [1] - 46:24 46:22 Republicans [1] - 14:3 RIGHT [1] - 77:20
 52:24, 53:5, 56:25, reading [3] - 3:20, Regional [1] - 15:2 request [1] - 49:22 RIGHT-OF-WAY [1] -
 67:9 77:1, 77:4 registered [1] - 11:9 requesting [3] - 31:8, 77:20
PUBLIC [2] - 77:16, READING [1] - 76:17 registration [1] - 66:2 46:15, 72:9 rightful [1] - 24:15
 79:4 real [2] - 13:22, 14:25 regulations [1] - 20:9 REQUIRED [4] - 73:5, rights [3] - 34:23,
PUC [3] - 43:1, 43:4, realize [1] - 16:23 REGULATIONS [1] - 73:11, 74:6, 74:13 36:11, 36:12
 43:17 really [26] - 8:25, 79:3 resident [6] - 9:22, RIGHTS [3] - 73:4,
PUC's [1] - 56:11 13:12, 13:17, 13:18, regurgitate [1] - 39:11 10:20, 38:3, 50:6, 74:5, 79:5
pun [1] - 19:7 13:21, 13:22, 14:1, rehabilitation [1] - 7:7 50:13, 59:15 RIGHTS-OF-WAY [1] -
PURCHASE [2] - 14:2, 14:10, 14:11, Reilly [1] - 44:16 resident's [1] - 50:10 79:5
 77:19, 80:4 15:6, 18:19, 28:10, reiterate [1] - 42:9 residents [7] - 9:1, rigmarole [1] - 36:14
purchase [1] - 26:19 28:15, 29:15, 29:25, relating [1] - 21:8 13:19, 16:21, 24:18, Rik [1] - 34:14
PURPOSES [1] - 40:12, 54:20, 54:24, relatively [1] - 16:16 27:22, 41:14, 56:13 ripped [1] - 44:17
 77:24 56:6, 56:12, 60:15, release [1] - 47:14 resign [1] - 70:24 rising [1] - 24:20
purse [1] - 10:15 68:11, 68:21, 69:17 released [1] - 66:22 resignation [1] - 31:9 road [3] - 16:8, 32:4,
PURSUANT [2] - reason [4] - 16:6, relevant [1] - 50:9 resigning [1] - 53:6 38:21
 73:10, 74:11 36:22, 37:10, 43:9 remain [1] - 3:3 resinated [1] - 30:24 roads [5] - 13:16,
push [1] - 29:18 reassessed [1] - 11:22 remains [2] - 37:13, RESOLUTION [6] - 32:7, 38:4, 38:18,
pushed [1] - 36:15 reassessment [6] - 70:12 75:4, 75:22, 80:3, 44:16
put [10] - 20:4, 20:6, 10:8, 11:18, 12:1, remarks [2] - 21:20, 81:4 roadway [1] - 66:1
 20:8, 20:12, 26:5, 12:4, 13:11, 24:19 53:12 resolved [2] - 8:19, Robert [1] - 39:14
 30:13, 37:5, 60:17, Rec [4] - 7:15, 7:18, remediation [1] - 30:3 Rodriguez [1] - 60:4
 60:24, 63:2 25:25, 65:3 44:18 respect [2] - 30:8, role [1] - 22:5
putting [1] - 20:13 receive [4] - 5:2, remember [9] - 18:8, 30:11 Roll [1] - 79:13
 30:11, 47:17, 70:13 18:9, 22:15, 23:14, respectful [1] - 54:21 roll [5] - 3:8, 78:11,
 Q RECEIVED [2] - 3:24, 23:16, 24:8, 25:12, respectfully [1] - 31:8 80:14, 81:15, 81:16
 4:3 31:22, 63:25 respecting [1] - 32:25 rolls [1] - 8:6
quality [1] - 21:25 received [14] - 4:19, removal [4] - 24:14, respond [2] - 53:4, room [4] - 7:12, 54:1,
quarter [3] - 4:11, 6:18, 33:9, 46:18, 63:6, 63:10, 64:10 69:22 57:12, 58:5
 4:16, 23:16 49:18, 49:24, 50:2, remove [4] - 19:25, responded [1] - 50:22 ROTHCHILD [21] -
questions [6] - 21:13, 50:5, 50:7, 50:16, 20:1, 33:25, 63:13 responders [1] - 34:11 2:4, 3:15, 5:8, 39:25,
 21:14, 32:18, 47:2, 51:7, 62:12, 70:6, render [1] - 72:18 response [4] - 50:7, 40:3, 49:17, 50:1,
 50:3, 72:5 70:10 renovation [1] - 61:23 50:16, 51:6, 65:22 73:22, 74:18, 74:24,
quit [1] - 33:18 recently [2] - 38:6, renovations [2] - responses [2] - 50:2, 75:17, 76:6, 76:12,
quite [3] - 26:1, 46:4, 38:20 51:13, 51:24 57:10 77:5, 77:10, 78:18,
 51:19 recession [2] - 12:18, reoccurring [1] - responsible [1] - 79:9, 79:20, 80:13,
quorum [1] - 6:22 12:21 62:10 63:17 80:21, 81:22
 reckless [1] - 30:19 repair [2] - 63:12, rest [2] - 11:17, 37:1 Rothchild [9] - 3:14,
 R recognize [1] - 6:1 63:14 restaurants [1] - 10:1 20:22, 30:12, 49:15,
 recommend [4] - 78:8, repairs [1] - 24:7 restitution [1] - 40:23 55:7, 78:17, 79:19,
race [1] - 71:23 79:11, 80:11, 81:12 80:20, 81:21
 REPLACE [1] - 81:8 restoration [2] - 7:7,
rainbow [1] - 33:20 recommendation [3] - 17:22 round [1] - 34:3
 replace [1] - 63:12
raise [1] - 38:17 78:5, 79:7, 80:8 restrained [3] - 36:7, rounds [1] - 24:11
 replaced [1] - 21:19
raised [3] - 17:11, reconsider [1] - 43:24 36:8, 37:3 route [1] - 18:10
 REPLACEMENT [1] -
 30:16, 30:17 record [1] - 35:7 results [1] - 33:20 RPR [2] - 1:24, 83:10
 77:24
raises [2] - 25:1, 25:3 recorded [2] - 69:11, resurfacing [1] - 32:3 rubber [2] - 31:25,
 report [2] - 7:15, 56:8
raising [1] - 5:23 69:15 retard [2] - 39:21, 32:24
 REPORT [2] - 3:22,
ramp [2] - 11:13, records [1] - 51:5 39:24 Rubicon [7] - 17:15,
 4:2
 51:17 recovery [1] - 48:4 retired [1] - 47:18 17:18, 18:12, 18:18,
 reported [1] - 49:25
rampant [1] - 22:10 Recreation [1] - 4:12 returned [1] - 24:15 23:10, 31:24, 42:13
 Reporter [2] - 1:24,
Ransomware [2] - recycling [1] - 22:14 returns [1] - 72:16 ruining [1] - 38:19
 83:11
 18:1, 18:21 reelection [1] - 28:9 Rule [1] - 50:25
 revenues [1] - 64:9
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rules [2] - 31:21, 81:8 sensitive [1] - 51:3 Simrell [1] - 42:2 solicitor [2] - 42:4,
 54:22 Scranton's [1] - 61:8 sent [10] - 49:19, Singapore [1] - 15:21 50:20
Rules [1] - 81:12 Scrantonpa.gov [1] - 60:13, 60:19, 61:3, Single [3] - 60:11, Solicitor [1] - 72:16
RULES [1] - 81:3 61:9 64:15, 64:20, 69:11, 60:17, 60:23 SOLICITOR [1] - 2:10
run [2] - 40:8, 45:15 seal [1] - 38:12 69:12, 70:7, 70:14 single [5] - 30:17, solution [1] - 29:11
Rundle [1] - 65:18 search [1] - 61:10 separate [1] - 66:20 53:22, 61:14, 61:15, someone [2] - 28:12,
running [4] - 23:9, seat [3] - 22:17, 25:12, separated [1] - 66:21 72:4 49:19
 23:21, 28:9, 29:1 29:23 Series [1] - 9:4 singling [1] - 53:13 sometimes [1] - 30:18
 seated [2] - 47:19, Serrenti [1] - 50:4 sit [6] - 21:5, 28:14, somewhere [4] -
 S 47:21 served [1] - 72:1 36:19, 44:4, 45:17, 38:25, 43:24, 60:19,
 second [9] - 26:19, service [4] - 3:5, 6:18, 45:19 64:15
sad [2] - 6:10, 18:15 61:5, 73:16, 76:6, 63:3, 64:11 sitting [3] - 5:6, 41:7, son [2] - 22:24, 51:16
safe [1] - 19:1 77:5, 78:10, 79:12, Services [2] - 39:13, 58:5 soon [1] - 61:12
safety [4] - 33:25, 80:13, 81:14 47:11 situation [2] - 8:8, sooner [1] - 8:18
 51:2, 52:25, 57:1 Second [2] - 74:18, serving [1] - 72:11 33:4 sorry [4] - 28:15, 62:1,
sake [1] - 59:9 75:11 session [1] - 67:1 six [5] - 22:19, 32:9, 64:4, 65:3
SAME [1] - 78:3 secretary [1] - 66:10 set [1] - 35:13 58:24, 65:25, 66:2 sort [2] - 37:16, 42:10
sanctions [1] - 17:10 Secretary's [1] - 4:23 SEVENTH [1] - 77:14 SIXTH [1] - 76:16 sound [1] - 56:25
sat [2] - 31:5, 36:17 SECTION [2] - 73:10, several [4] - 4:25, skills [1] - 18:14 sounded [1] - 21:17
Saturday [2] - 29:8, 74:12 11:3, 22:8, 72:1 slate [2] - 33:3, 38:7 sounds [2] - 34:21,
 39:10 sector [1] - 16:25 severe [1] - 17:12 slides [1] - 23:24 36:8
save [2] - 15:14, 21:3 secure [1] - 18:24 sewer [1] - 33:11 Sloan [1] - 26:9 source [1] - 71:3
saved [2] - 23:23, 24:4 secured [1] - 63:4 Sewer [1] - 33:12 small [1] - 29:7 South [3] - 25:25,
saw [2] - 28:21, 38:13 Security [2] - 14:7, sexual [2] - 53:14, smart [1] - 29:24 65:18, 66:5
scheduled [2] - 6:20, 14:8 53:17 smash [1] - 9:6 spade [2] - 32:15
 43:2 security [2] - 36:6, shameful [1] - 23:20 Smurl [9] - 3:18, 24:8, speaker [1] - 9:15
School [3] - 47:25, 40:22 share [1] - 47:9 32:9, 52:11, 61:4, speaking [6] - 20:15,
 48:3, 59:16 see [30] - 8:20, 9:11, shelter [2] - 7:20, 7:21 78:21, 79:23, 80:24, 20:20, 24:5, 26:3,
school [2] - 24:22, 12:10, 13:1, 15:20, sheriffs [1] - 36:16 81:25 29:6, 66:11
 26:16 19:6, 26:15, 27:10, Shirt [1] - 17:3 SMURL [69] - 2:2, 3:3, speaks [2] - 25:3, 34:2
SCHUMACHER [3] - 29:3, 29:22, 38:20, shocked [1] - 56:10 3:19, 4:7, 4:18, 5:7, special [1] - 56:4
 41:6, 41:19, 41:23 42:3, 45:16, 48:9, shooting [1] - 34:22 6:3, 6:12, 6:15, 7:8, specifically [1] - 71:11
Schumacher [2] - 48:10, 49:5, 49:10, show [6] - 5:10, 9:12, 7:11, 7:19, 8:2, 8:9, specified [1] - 51:1
 41:6, 52:19 49:18, 50:9, 51:10, 9:23, 10:2, 37:11, 8:15, 8:22, 10:17, speech [5] - 21:6,
schuster [1] - 3:12 51:20, 52:10, 56:3, 37:12 13:6, 17:13, 24:9, 22:8, 28:8, 28:17,
Schuster [8] - 32:16, 56:10, 57:7, 57:14, shows [1] - 9:25 25:17, 30:5, 34:13, 55:11
 46:7, 49:14, 52:20, 57:15, 58:19, 63:8 sickening [1] - 38:20 37:25, 41:2, 41:5, spent [3] - 14:21,
 78:15, 79:17, 80:18, seeing [7] - 48:4, SIDE [1] - 77:22 41:15, 41:21, 41:25, 29:8, 61:15
 81:19 48:19, 48:23, 48:24, side [1] - 26:13 42:7, 42:19, 42:23, Spindler [4] - 10:18,
SCHUSTER [15] - 2:5, 49:1, 59:1, 59:2 Side [2] - 6:10, 26:8 46:6, 49:14, 55:6, 10:20, 13:6, 55:21
 3:13, 4:9, 46:9, 47:1, seek [1] - 58:10 sign [3] - 14:14, 17:9, 60:3, 61:5, 64:4, SPINDLER [1] - 10:19
 73:21, 74:23, 75:16, seem [4] - 14:3, 16:17, 20:10 68:24, 72:24, 73:12, spitting [1] - 37:3
 76:11, 77:9, 78:7, 32:17, 62:14 73:17, 73:24, 74:14, splash [1] - 24:10
 signage [2] - 67:19,
 78:16, 79:18, 80:19, seized [1] - 66:2 74:19, 75:1, 75:7, spoken [2] - 31:18,
 68:20
 81:20 seizures [1] - 39:18 75:12, 75:19, 76:1, 51:23
 signal [1] - 68:6
Scranton [36] - 5:4, select [1] - 23:1 76:7, 76:14, 77:1, Spruce [1] - 24:15
 signals [1] - 19:17
 6:7, 6:17, 9:1, 9:22, selects [1] - 34:3 77:6, 77:12, 78:4,
 signatures [1] - 24:16 stability [1] - 52:23
 15:11, 17:2, 21:11, Selemba [4] - 3:7, 6:7, 78:11, 78:22, 79:6,
 signify [5] - 73:18, staff [1] - 35:5
 22:9, 23:11, 25:2, 21:12, 34:11 79:13, 79:24, 80:7,
 74:20, 75:13, 76:8, stained [1] - 7:5
 25:8, 26:4, 27:22, selemba's [1] - 25:22 80:14, 80:25, 81:11,
 77:7 stamped [1] - 31:25
 29:25, 30:7, 31:4, sell [1] - 11:24 81:15, 82:1, 82:5,
 signing [1] - 22:7 stamps [1] - 32:24
 31:14, 31:24, 33:1, selling [1] - 48:25 82:8
 signs [4] - 19:16, 20:1, stand [4] - 14:4,
 33:6, 34:8, 34:15, Senate [1] - 16:10 snapshots [1] - 18:20
 24:14, 68:9 28:13, 30:7, 53:25
 36:25, 53:18, 65:20, Senator [1] - 14:12 so-to-speak [1] - 8:13
 silence [2] - 6:5, 25:10 standalone [2] -
 65:21, 65:25, 66:1, send [5] - 60:23, Social [2] - 14:6, 14:7
 silent [1] - 3:4 17:25, 18:1
 66:14, 70:9, 71:6, 62:16, 64:17, 64:22, social [1] - 57:18
 silly [1] - 14:22 standing [1] - 3:3
 71:12, 71:24, 72:3, 72:8 society [1] - 5:25
 simply [1] - 67:20 Staples [1] - 34:17
 72:17 sends [2] - 68:3, 68:6 software [1] - 18:19
 SIMRELL [2] - 42:1, start [5] - 6:17, 13:17,
SCRANTON [5] - 1:1, senior [1] - 24:17 solar [1] - 68:2
 42:8 40:9, 60:4, 70:1
 76:23, 79:5, 81:5, sense [1] - 43:17 sold [1] - 62:3
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starting [2] - 17:15, 24:3 taxes [5] - 21:23, 38:3, throughout [1] - 3:5 57:15
 59:23 study [4] - 19:6, 19:11, 38:17, 56:25, 60:6 Ticket [1] - 10:6 TRANSPORTATION
State [3] - 15:4, 15:11, 38:22, 66:12 taxpayer [1] - 34:15 tickets [3] - 10:4, [1] - 77:19
 72:14 stuff [6] - 16:4, 26:25, taxpayers [1] - 23:12 10:14, 22:1 trash [4] - 17:19,
state [7] - 20:8, 25:9, 39:7, 39:12, 57:18, Taylor [5] - 15:1, tied [1] - 36:8 60:12, 60:13, 60:19
 28:16, 38:22, 44:2, 59:24 65:23, 65:24, 66:4, timely [3] - 57:10, travel [2] - 9:11, 9:21
 44:3, 53:9 stump [1] - 28:8 66:6 57:12, 58:8 Treasurer [1] - 60:7
statement [2] - 21:18, SUBDIVISION [1] - 4:1 team [2] - 32:1, 34:7 Tini [1] - 3:8 treaties [2] - 16:24,
 34:22 subjects [1] - 49:8 televised [2] - 28:20 tips [1] - 39:6 17:10
states [1] - 70:18 substandard [1] - TEMPORARY [2] - TITLE [1] - 76:17 trees [1] - 27:2
States [1] - 23:18 18:9 74:7, 77:20 title [2] - 77:2, 77:4 Trevor [1] - 40:22
station [1] - 29:14 suggest [1] - 38:15 tennis [1] - 21:24 TITLES [2] - 73:5, 74:6 tried [2] - 11:24, 36:13
status [1] - 22:6 suggesting [1] - 39:14 term [1] - 45:11 TO [8] - 73:6, 73:10, trillion [1] - 40:19
stay [3] - 48:6, 48:15, suggestions [1] - TERM [2] - 81:9, 81:10 74:8, 74:11, 76:20, trouble [2] - 27:10,
 50:14 67:10 terminology [1] - 77:19, 78:1, 78:2 40:9
staying [1] - 29:13 suing [1] - 39:4 54:25 tobin [1] - 64:17 truck [4] - 31:23, 32:6,
step [1] - 27:6 suit [1] - 30:8 terrible [3] - 12:8, today [4] - 4:22, 11:24, 67:17, 68:7
Steves [1] - 9:10 sum [1] - 58:18 14:3, 15:25 13:9, 47:17 TRUCKS [1] - 80:6
stiffing [1] - 39:8 supervision [1] - terrorists [1] - 23:19 Todd [1] - 70:19 trucks [1] - 17:19
still [11] - 8:13, 8:21, 83:23 test [5] - 46:11, 46:12, together [3] - 30:1, true [1] - 32:14
 11:15, 19:6, 23:5, supply [1] - 40:18 46:22, 64:12, 64:14 30:2, 60:16 Trump [1] - 40:13
 52:9, 53:13, 60:12, supposed [7] - 17:19, tested [1] - 30:22 tolerated [1] - 55:17 try [6] - 38:22, 43:23,
 62:14, 62:15, 66:17 36:2, 37:7, 41:14, testing [1] - 22:19 Tom [2] - 17:14, 44:16 51:17, 58:8, 58:9,
Stipp [1] - 49:21 43:3, 43:7, 70:5 tests [1] - 22:20 Tommy [3] - 3:7, 66:19
stockmarket [1] - supposedly [2] - 37:2, THE [37] - 1:1, 73:2, 21:11, 34:11 trying [3] - 30:9,
 40:20 56:15 73:4, 73:7, 73:8, Tommy's [1] - 6:8 42:15, 45:4
stole [1] - 38:6 surgeon [1] - 15:12 73:9, 73:10, 74:3, tomorrow [3] - 6:21, Tuesday [2] - 1:7,
stone [1] - 38:13 surprise [1] - 22:23 74:5, 74:8, 74:9, 27:2, 46:25 30:12
stood [1] - 23:20 surprised [1] - 59:6 74:10, 74:12, 75:6, ton [1] - 66:17 turn [1] - 62:2
stop [6] - 13:16, surrounded [1] - 75:24, 76:17, 76:19, tonight [6] - 30:4, turns [1] - 69:9
 19:16, 20:10, 41:1, 55:13 76:22, 77:15, 77:17, 30:7, 43:1, 43:10, Tusk [1] - 5:13
 68:12 syllable [1] - 30:13 77:18, 77:22, 77:24, 49:6, 54:19 TWO [1] - 80:5
storage [1] - 63:11 sympathy [1] - 41:4 77:25, 78:2, 78:25, tonight's [1] - 6:5 Two [1] - 5:11
STORMWATER [1] - System [1] - 9:3 79:1, 79:2, 79:4, took [1] - 23:6 two [9] - 23:17, 30:18,
 74:8 system [8] - 17:25, 79:5, 80:2, 80:4, top [10] - 34:18, 41:9, 32:23, 39:4, 44:7,
stormwater [4] - 10:8, 18:1, 18:20, 67:24, 81:3, 81:7 47:23, 48:1, 48:6, 56:21, 59:7, 59:12,
 44:14, 44:17, 44:20 68:25, 69:1, 69:6, themselves [1] - 25:3 49:4, 52:20, 57:17, 68:24
story [2] - 35:10, 69:9 therefore [1] - 71:6 61:10, 66:20 type [1] - 68:18
 35:11 SYSTEMS [1] - 80:5 they've [4] - 18:5, topic [1] - 58:22 typed [3] - 61:9, 61:12,
strange [1] - 8:12 systems [1] - 19:2 18:15, 18:17, 51:13 total [1] - 63:16 61:13
Street [9] - 15:10, thinking [1] - 26:17 touring [2] - 9:18 types [1] - 55:14
 24:14, 24:15, 26:1, T thinks [1] - 18:13 towards [4] - 30:20, typically [1] - 38:18
 55:23, 61:24, 65:18, third [1] - 15:21 32:22, 32:24, 53:5
 67:18, 70:16 table [2] - 29:23, 54:3 THIRD [1] - 3:21 trace [1] - 69:24 U
street [9] - 20:9, tagged [1] - 65:25 Third [2] - 4:8, 25:25 tracking [1] - 17:19
 21:24, 22:25, 23:2, TAKING [2] - 73:10, THOMAS [2] - 2:5, trade [1] - 16:23 unconstitutional [1] -
 23:3, 26:1, 32:2, 74:11 2:10 traffic [7] - 19:15, 34:20
 38:21, 57:18 tales [1] - 9:17 thoughts [1] - 6:6 19:20, 19:25, 20:1, under [5] - 17:4,
streetlights [1] - 19:17 tandem [1] - 56:2 thousand [2] - 62:9, 20:3, 20:8 50:19, 64:9, 67:18,
streets [7] - 19:20, tap [1] - 32:10 64:3 trail [1] - 29:9 83:23
 23:1, 23:11, 32:5, targeted [1] - 34:5 threats [1] - 22:14 Trail [1] - 29:15 underpass [1] - 68:10
 44:13, 44:23, 44:24 tariffs [3] - 12:12, three [19] - 8:17, train [2] - 18:11, 29:13 UNDERSTANDING [1]
strength [1] - 30:23 15:24, 16:3 10:23, 12:20, 18:5, trans [2] - 5:22, 5:24 - 76:22
stripped [1] - 16:2 task [1] - 29:16 22:17, 22:18, 30:19, transaction [1] - 61:14 underway [1] - 8:22
stroller [1] - 51:17 Tax [3] - 60:11, 60:17, 32:24, 40:19, 40:20, transcript [2] - 83:6, unfortunately [1] -
strollers [1] - 51:15 60:23 41:9, 42:13, 45:23, 83:21 57:17
stronger [1] - 30:24 TAX [2] - 4:5, 77:23 47:7, 52:21, 56:22, Transgender [1] - union [1] - 22:11
structure [1] - 18:22 tax [7] - 4:15, 24:18, 56:23, 58:19 5:19 unit [1] - 63:11
stuck [2] - 65:2, 67:17 34:17, 38:21, 46:15, three-month [1] - transparency [1] - Unit [1] - 65:21
studies [2] - 23:22, 60:10, 60:25 42:13 United [1] - 23:18
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unknown [1] - 70:12 Vice [1] - 71:13 water [6] - 19:8, 19:9, withdraw [1] - 71:23
unless [2] - 18:14, victims [1] - 23:5 32:10, 38:14, 52:3, WITHIN [1] - 79:4
 83:23 Vietnam [1] - 17:6 52:14 witness [1] - 36:18
unsecured [1] - 19:4 view [1] - 71:20 WAY [2] - 77:20, 79:5 witnessed [1] - 32:16
unsettled [1] - 22:13 violation [2] - 25:7, ways [1] - 44:7 women [2] - 3:5, 31:5
unsheltered [1] - 66:5 weather [2] - 10:25, won [1] - 4:23
 29:16 Virgil [1] - 21:10 65:14 wonder [3] - 23:9,
unusual [1] - 21:16 viruses [1] - 19:5 website [4] - 59:3, 23:20, 32:4
up [59] - 5:6, 5:10, Visibility [1] - 5:19 61:6, 61:9, 61:11 wondering [1] - 10:21
 10:3, 10:6, 10:15, visit [1] - 36:13 Wednesday [2] - 5:2, woods [1] - 39:1
 11:3, 11:14, 14:13, Vitamin [2] - 39:15, 10:12 word [5] - 30:13,
 18:2, 18:19, 18:25, 39:17 week [23] - 11:12, 34:23, 55:10, 55:16,
 19:12, 20:2, 20:4, voice [2] - 34:7, 34:9 17:15, 19:3, 20:14, 55:18
 20:7, 20:23, 23:20, VOLDENBERG [21] - 21:12, 27:15, 33:8, worker's [1] - 64:10
 24:8, 25:25, 26:2, 2:8, 3:21, 6:13, 34:5, 35:3, 38:4, workers [1] - 23:11
 26:24, 27:6, 27:17, 42:21, 46:23, 49:25, 42:3, 42:7, 44:1, Works [2] - 78:6, 78:8
 27:20, 27:23, 28:4, 56:7, 61:4, 64:2, 44:4, 45:17, 50:3, works [2] - 68:1, 68:2
 29:2, 29:8, 30:23, 68:22, 72:22, 72:25, 51:7, 53:8, 54:14, WORKS [1] - 77:16
 31:11, 35:22, 36:9, 74:1, 75:3, 75:21, 60:4, 62:22, 67:17 world [2] - 3:5, 18:24
 37:6, 37:11, 37:12, 76:16, 77:14, 78:24, week's [1] - 21:16 worry [1] - 10:8
 40:25, 41:7, 42:2, 80:1, 81:2, 82:3 weeks [5] - 34:17, worse [1] - 59:25
 42:16, 43:7, 43:24, Voldenberg [7] - 34:19, 40:21, 46:11, written [1] - 52:22
 44:17, 45:21, 49:22, 30:10, 46:18, 60:22, 47:7 WYOMING [1] - 75:6
 50:13, 51:23, 52:21, 62:16, 64:17, 68:14, WELBY [2] - 81:5,
 54:14, 54:19, 58:18, 72:7 81:8
 59:19, 60:17, 60:24, WELBY'S [1] - 81:9
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 volt [1] - 68:1
 62:5, 64:13, 64:23, volume [1] - 20:3 welcome [2] - 41:18, yard [1] - 29:9
 66:18, 69:14, 70:1 volumes [1] - 25:4 53:3 year [21] - 4:11, 8:3,
upbringing [1] - 30:20 voluntary [1] - 36:4 West [5] - 6:7, 6:10, 8:10, 8:12, 10:24,
update [3] - 46:12, volunteer [1] - 27:1 19:10, 26:3, 26:8 11:2, 12:15, 22:6,
 64:6, 65:1 volunteers [1] - 29:7 WESTON [1] - 75:23 24:19, 29:2, 32:2,
updated [3] - 48:20, vote [3] - 34:6, 45:11, whatsoever [1] - 32:6, 44:11, 45:11,
 62:22, 69:1 71:7 45:21 59:6, 64:16, 65:6,
UPDATED [1] - 4:5 voted [1] - 25:2 wheelchair [2] - 52:4 65:9, 65:12, 67:14
updates [3] - 47:6, voter [1] - 71:11 wheelchairs [4] - years [19] - 9:14,
 47:8, 47:10 votes [1] - 40:14 51:15, 51:20, 52:3, 10:23, 11:21, 12:5,
upped [1] - 8:7 voting [2] - 25:15, 52:13 16:13, 18:5, 18:6,
US [1] - 39:17 33:18 White [1] - 12:11 20:14, 22:17, 22:18,
USB [1] - 62:24 whole [3] - 16:25, 23:17, 31:22, 31:23,
usual [2] - 50:20, 52:4 26:1, 27:15 37:15, 45:23, 46:4,
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utility [1] - 24:20 WHOSE [1] - 81:9 58:24, 59:12, 72:2
utterly [1] - 14:22 wage [1] - 13:20 wild [1] - 39:1 yellow [1] - 39:20
 wages [1] - 39:9 Wilkes [2] - 43:6, yesterday [4] - 4:23,
 V wait [3] - 12:10, 12:25, 56:17 5:18, 66:9, 66:25
 24:12 Wilkes-Barre [2] - YOUNG [1] - 81:8
vacant [2] - 22:16, waiting [3] - 23:5, 43:6, 56:17 yourself [1] - 37:23
 66:24 47:12, 47:15 WILL [2] - 81:8, 81:10 youth [1] - 6:8
vaccination [1] - walk [2] - 19:14, 68:4 Willard [1] - 59:16 Yuhas [1] - 15:10
 39:16 walkability [3] - 19:6, WILLIAM [1] - 2:6
VALLEY [1] - 73:7 19:11, 66:12 Williamsport [1] - Z
Valley [2] - 23:5, 44:19 walked [1] - 30:15 56:17
valley [1] - 39:1 wants [1] - 41:17 windows [1] - 7:6 zero [1] - 52:15
various [1] - 71:19 warn [1] - 68:11 winning [1] - 34:6 ZFS [1] - 18:20
vehicles [1] - 66:5 warning [1] - 67:24 winter [3] - 7:21, 8:12, zoning [3] - 43:13,
versus [1] - 24:11 Washington [1] - 65:6 48:16, 56:3
vested [1] - 50:24 40:11 Wisconsin [1] - 40:15 Zoning [3] - 48:18,
Veterans [1] - 23:18 WASTE [1] - 80:5 wish [3] - 27:5, 44:9, 49:8, 49:9
veterans [1] - 24:18 wasted [2] - 23:22, 44:12 ZONING [2] - 76:24,
veterans' [1] - 15:14 24:3 wishing [1] - 13:3 81:7
VICE [1] - 2:3 watch [1] - 9:11 WITH [2] - 77:23, 80:4