Remarks by Andre Horton
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Well, as someone who lives on the Lower East Side, I won't speak for the mayor either, but we'll take all the wins that we can get. And so we want to encourage development. contrary to what it looks like sometime up here. We will always put the citizens first, but we do truly encourage and welcome development in the city of Erie. Thank you.
I'm going to echo the same thing that I echoed at the county. It makes me sick, even though I know the state of the property, to see properties leaving local control for $250 a pot. And so it's going to be really, really compelling. Whether you table it or not, I'm probably going to be a no-brainer. on those group sales going forward.
And I want to be consistent with what I've been for the last three or four years at the county. And so I wear it on my sleeve. Nobody has to even guess how I feel about them. I'm probably going to be a staunch now.
I mean, if you all want to table it, I'm just telling you now, I won't do that. I think that's a great suggestion, too, by Council. So just move. Okay.
And I don't believe that that, does that require a motion for us to pull it, counsel? I don't think, I think here at the caucus level we could just pull it. I want to be consistent there as well.
We've kind of gotten through most of this already, but just to the two contracts that are being added, I get it, where it's being transferred to and where it's being transferred from. But can you just again tell us, I know it's all storm related, can you again just tell us what it's for? Yes. Not looking for complete itemized, but... Just because I'm slow like that.
Again, I won't speak for the mayor, but she did say that she would give us a breakdown as time goes. I'm just sitting here, and if I'm just voting for a million dollars, I haven't heard one iota of what I'm paying for.
Great. I think for brevity's sake, because I don't really need a... Pre show, I think that when it comes up. Uh, for 1st, the 2nd motion, when you go to discussion, I think it'd be appropriate. So those ones that we could ask the mayor to inject that at that time.
And again, I don't get off into the weeds on it or whatever. Just like a couple bullet points, and this is what it is.
Give me one second. So under first read ordinance that we're waiving, the $1 million taken from the fund balance being transferred into the emergency management services line number blah, blah, blah, 455, and that in turn is going to be transferred into the emergency management services account, an item two for a total of three million, or is that going to be a four million? It's four million.
Well, we're actually not waving, but I'm going to suggest that we move them to a second reading because it is an emergency. It is an emergency. It is something that I ordinarily would not do. But I would ask this body to consider moving those ordinances to a second reading just because everybody and their brother has a contractor out for trucking and grinding or whatever. You can't really, residents can't even contract with anyone hardly right now to do any of the removal. And so I don't know about the third class city code or whatever, but I don't see why an ordinance of this type should…
Okay, I got you. Your money's going to be the money anyway.
I just want to make sure the contract is.
I'm slow. No, no, no. I always remind you.
I just want to say right here, right now, publicly, before our meeting starts, to thank you on behalf of all the families in the city of Erie, any travelers, anybody who was visiting here. What a Herculean lift and task. Residents should be proud. If ever our textile was ever at work, it was at work. If ever citizens needed to pull together, it was a time like that and we did. I got to speak with some of you personally and express that. I want to say that right here publicly in our caucus. Thank you. Thank you so much. I know that there are still a lot of challenges ahead, but if we move…
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Can't wait to see all the photos. We've got so much work ahead of us to do still on this. I mean, it's mid-September now, but our kids are usually trick-or-treating in freezing rain. And so we've got that to consider as well.
Before you continue with the meeting, I'd like to just add another member of the team, actually the team leader. I'd like to acknowledge the work of our fine mayor, too, because every good team needs a great leader. And the leadership that you provided during the emergency, I think the way that your temperament and your calm approach to things bled over into the residents. And we've seen a spirit of unity. We've seen the residents stay calm. And it's a true testament to your leadership. And you should be applauded as well.
Thank you. Citizens don't always want to stick around, but I believe in our caucus, and someone can stop me from speaking out of sorts, but the Salvation Army on 11th and Liberty, or 10th and Liberty, because we have been designated an emergency under PEMA, they have opened up a mark center there, ma'am, and they're helping with those type of issues or the potential to help with those type issues. That's the Salvation Army on 10th and Liberty or 11th and Liberty. It's like an emergency. It's like a resource center there for storm damage and people that's found with claims or looking for help.…
Well, we can't legislate any of that. What I'm suggesting to you is that the Mark Center is a resource center and that there may be some help for you or your neighbor to accomplish what you're trying to accomplish. That's a great place to start. To accomplish, to get the city to take responsibility? First of all, well, I don't want to get into a back and forth. And the city is not the land bank. They're two entirely different things. I'm trying to suggest to you that there may be someone to help you with your issue other than that if the city if it's any if it's any if it's getting the tree…
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That's what I thought, and then everyone... Can we call for a re-vote?
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