City Council - Regular Meeting

Good evening everyone and welcome to the Troy City Council. Um, as you can tell, I have little to no voice. So, I'm going to be deferring to my right hand, our president prom this evening for a lot of the help. Um, but please join me in the pledge of allegiance. To the flag of the United States of America, Present.

Council member McLaren. Present. Council member McKe. Present. Council member Favro. Present. Council member Campbell Cohen.

And Council President Steel present. Um before we begin our special finance committee agenda, we will be having a presentation by our controller on the 2025 AFR. the Q4 and Q1 reports. So, I'd like to invite everyone forward for that presentation. Thank you for being here.

Good evening, council. Uh once again uh thank you again. Um so uh what we sent the AFR which uh was filed before the deadline of April 30th. April 30th. Uh Michael answering questions on that. You also have in front of you the fourth quarter 2025 and the first quarter of 2026. I know Michael also brought over um and amended uh fourth quarter of 2025. So please replace your 2025 fourth quarter with that. Um before we uh hand over to Mike um just couple quick things. Um, most importantly, uh, as many folks know, uh, since taking office, uh, we continue to do more with less, um, when we talk less in terms of not just, um, a reduced staff, but really thinking differently about how services here in the city of Troy are, uh, given to our residents, to our taxpayers. Um we're very proud of the past two years, five months. Um our safer, cleaner quality of life action crews and um there is no doubt that our city is cleaner than it's been in probably decades. On top of it, we all know that uh gun violence, uh guns off the street, uh crime, we uh have the stats uh in terms of how crime has uh reduced here in the city of Troy from 2024

uh through 2025 and here we are in 2026. Why uh we talk about this is because hand inhand with revitalizing our neighborhoods, keeping our streets safer and cleaner. All comes down to budget. You have to pay for this. You have to pay for the milling, the paving, the lead pipe replacement. Um and someone did ask uh how are you doing it? How are you being more efficient? um just today because we know what's happening in other municipalities with the unfunded mandates of pension cost of health care cost. Um we continue to stretch every penny. We continue um to literally um you know use our workforce in the most efficient manners. I can't say enough about these folks that are at the table, about our department heads, our supervisors, and once again, um the boots on the ground, folks who are getting it done day in and day out, keeping our uh streets safer and cleaner. Um, one of the things before I hand over to Mike, for the first time, uh, since the temporary garbage uh, fee was put into place, which ultimately the following year turned into a permanent garbage fee. Um, where folks were getting it included in their taxes before that. Uh, for the first time ever, uh, we reduced the garbage fee, as you know, for 2026. Um and for the first time ever, we actually um did not lose money. Um so saying that it's it's a real testament to the deputy mayor, the controller, the general services commission, the boots

on the ground, the quality of life action crew. Um as mentioned, we're competing with the private sector because we are providing services more efficient. uh the bulk uh drop offs at the Alamo has a big impact on that also. Um so we're very proud uh where we've come. We're very proud where we're going. ARPA, as you know, um you're um going to see obviously the federal aid ARPA will be spent by the end of this year. Um it must be and so saying that uh the steering committee will regroup on that. So I'll hand over to Mike. uh we'll hit the AFR first uh fourth quarter 2025 and then the first quarter and once again the first quarter obviously it's so premature right now um and at times I believe would literally the prior prior controller because we're kind of going off of uh that basis um in that formula but saying that um the first quarter we wouldn't even really go uh hard into until June because that's really when um the real lipmus is because the first quarter is uh um so premature in terms of the budget and the AFR. Um we obviously um will go through and the fourth quarter replicates the AFR. So saying that uh let's hit the AFR if you have any questions. We'll take it from there. Thank you, mayor. Good evening, council. So, we will go over the results of the 2025 annual financial report filed with New York State. Um, but first, I just

wanted to give a shout out to the staff and the administration for their assistance in completing the AFR. Uh the controller treasures office is um extremely busy office. I mean responsible from mailing creating mailing posting payments on some 85,000 bills a year. Uh processing 9,000 vouchers for payment for the multitude of vendors. The 15,000 checks per year to keep the city staff going. Human resources providing the employees the information they need on the multitude of benefits. And lastly, the accounting staff working with the nearly 90,000 lines of data throughout the roughly 1,800 active ledger accounts so that I can eventually pull the data needed to complete the AFR. So, that being said, I'll just briefly go over the powerpoints of the um AFR and then we'll roll right into the fourth quarter because there were ultimately the exact same numbers or should be which is presented in the AFR. So the current year's operations for the general water sewer and the CL the garbage fund all ended the year with a surplus. Uh the general fund and again I I have to preface this with the um reality that these are pre- audit unodudited figures. you know, this is the basically the starting blocks for the audit and it will be getting, you know, the audits will come in over the next five months and we'll to nail down the final results. But that being said, general fund showed a surplus of 453,000. Water fund a surplus of 411,000. Sewer fund a surplus of 187,000. Garbage fund uh a $5,000 surplus. Um and that service

it did have a service of 38 but that's not obviously not an operating fund. Um do need to note there is a prior period accounting entry in the AFR to recclass fund balance between the capital and the water funds. It was due to ordinance passage back in 2023. Uh the ordinances required the transfer of some $1.3 million from the water fund to the capital projects fund. Um the required reclass entry reduced the water funds fund balance by set amount and it increased the capital projects fund balance by the same amount in the 2025 books. Um some of the bigger some of the uh other items cash balances at the end of 25 were about 72 72.2 million in cash. Uh we ARP of expenditures were about 6.7 million spent in 2025. Um the reserves in the general fund um maintain their balances uh that were there in 2024. Capital reserve it's 3.3 million. The snow and ice reserve is 627,000. Insurance 343,000. Unemployment reserve 314,000. And the workers comp reserve has 69,000. Um the city's total indebtedness at the end of 25 equals the 2024 levels at about 104 million. Um and lastly before we get into the actual reports from the fourth quarter which is actually for the year um just wanted to note that you know Troy as every New York state municipality faces

the um increases in pension and healthcare the increase in the 2025 pension cost was 1.2 million over 2024 and healthc care increase a million and a half. Um, again, numbers that we have no control over. That being said, we'll roll into the fourth quarter reports. Again, these are the same numbers that you'll see in the AFR. Mike, uh, excuse me, we entertain questions on the AFR.

Sure. Before we go into the quarterly reports, do any council members have questions on the of Mike on the AFR? Yes.

Uh on page three of the AFR, there is a line for credits with National Grid. I was just wondering what those credits are for, how long we get them, etc. Yeah, those are credits that are being generated from our solar farms, I believe, um that are outpacing the credits we can apply against our electric bills. So, the numbered page three Oh yeah, there it is. Yeah. 1.6. So, does that answer the question? Yes. Thank you.

Mhm. Council President Dorenzo. [clears throat] So, um, for the for the AFR, I believe it's page 46. It's for the water fund. I notice we have about 11.9 million uh in the cash account. Um, but there's also uh a large or seem a seemingly large figure, 8.5 million in uh due funds. Correct. I just wondering if you could explain that a little. It's just the seems to have increased a lot since last year,

but the net effect is the fund balance. So, I mean, it did the fund balance did increase. It's just a moving of money. We have clearing accounts that it's like a treasury account holds all the funds and the money's pulled as needed to pay various bills and whatnot and sets up to do two froms. Uh it could be a multitude of reasons why the money's moving and sitting where it's at, but there's basically two large accounts that's housing a large majority of the city's monies as far as the operating funds are need that are needed. So it it it all levels out between all funds. It has to balance. Um, okay.

It's just um an accounting mechanism to ease the um movement of funds to pay bills and invest. Council President, Council Member Ster, starting on page 38 for the miscellaneous special revenue account. Uh could you just go over for those of us listening who might not be very financially knowledgeable uh could you explain what the miscellaneous special revenue account is for?

Uh the the vast majority of the funds in there is for the is to deal with the uh payment of the and the uh expending of the ARPA funds. Now there is some smaller grants that might move through there but um I'd say the majority but the large majority is to deal with the ARPA expenditure and then follow up according to the report it is in the negatives right now. Could you explain how it works?

Correct. Yeah, there's it's a well they um so there's monies that move between the capital project and the um and the CM fund. So there's there's projects that are housed in the H fund um that were set up years ago. So there's going to be that that that's going to net out with the capital projects in the end. You're right. There should be little or no movement in the CM fund on the fund balance, but that'll all come out in the audit. I couldn't find it right away, but it's just a, you know, last minute post on here, but it's sitting the expenditures are what they are. There's no question. It's just a matter posting an interfont transfer from the capital projects.

Okay. Thank you. And if I could um if I could jump in on that. Um one thing with the accounting um which we're looking forward to is Tyler uh being complete. It's obviously going it's taking time to implement that new accounting system. As you know uh the KBS does multiple multiple number of accounts. Um, but saying that Tyler will make uh just the reporting um looking for various capital accounts, things like that. Don't get me wrong, uh Mike eventually finds them, but it's weaving through a 1980s KBS program. We're looking forward to Tyler and so say that um you know, a lot of the reporting will become more efficient also. And I'll let Mike jump in on that if you want. Oh yeah. Yeah. Which once we implement the new software, we're hoping to streamline a lot of the processes and peel out. I mean, I didn't set obviously set up this setup. It's anyway, but it is what it is. So, we're dealing with it and we're moving on. Council President,

Council Member McKe, uh, with the new software, will you be able to, uh, issue it's very hard to hear. Thought it was. Yes. With the new software, uh, will you be able to issue reports in a more standard format? I think these are on Excel spreadsheets, financial statements. Um I well it depends on what the the report format we're looking to get to you. So I I don't know what's in the canned reports so to speak so I can't really speak on that. Okay. I have sorry.

Okay. I have another question. Um at the end of the year resolution uh or or I'm sorry ordinance 46 uh the city council appropriated 250,000 from the capital fund H account uh to provide funds uh to the LDC amount of 250,000 uh for the pre-development cost I believe of the uh move to Proctors and can you tell me when that uh payment was made and um how it was booked. Um I'd have to look into that. I can't I I honestly couldn't give you an honest answer. Can you get back to me on

Sure. The 200 What was it? 250 250. Yeah. I think it was split between $500,000. I think Sheamus is aware, right? Um 250 uh from the LDC and 250 from the city. Oh, okay. to the city hall um project I believe on the books the audited books of the LDC uh it shows up as a grant from the city to the LDC. Yeah, I I'm sure it was booked if the money moved. There would have been a due to Yeah, I'll have to get back to you.

Okay. And that um amount would have been added to the uh purchase price of the proctors by the LDC. The purchase price is up to 2.8 million, not the 1.8 million. That I don't know. It's on the It's on the books of the LDC. Did it We're having a microphone problem right now. So, sorry. Can you hear me? Okay. The I'm sorry. Can you say that again? Yeah. Uh the 500 million for the pre-development cost and then there was another 5 500,000

500,000 sorry uh 500,000 for uh uh development cost that went to uh Joe Nicola and that was a million dollars. It was a million dollars that was um booked as um uh part of the purchase price, part of the co part of the cost of uh purchasing the building.

Yeah. So the the actual purchase of the old proctors, the new city hall is $1.8 million. That $500,000 the two different the the million altogether. So the $500,000 that went as a development fee, let's say that also that was broken out separately from the purchase price, the $250 from the city and the 250 from the LDC were either to serve as two things. If we did not uh if we did not um if the lease ended up not getting approved by the city council, uh you it kind of was referred to almost of a breakup fee because there was almost half a million dollars worth of design and different work that already went into the project. Uh as the project went through, it went into it as equity.

It's on the books of the LDC as 2.8 million. Okay. audited financial statement.

Yes. The and and I know as being an LDC board member, um we've you know had some discussion about some of those items at our board. Um but just for clarification, those are whether how it is necessarily booked on the LDC. The 1.8 million is what is considered the sales price of the building. Those two other fees are are separate outside of the purchase price. But the grant uh so the 250 from the city uh that went to the pre-development cost is booked as a grant received from the city by the LDC. Correct. You're aware of that?

Correct. Okay. And please could you get that get back to me on uh the date that that was sent? Council member Campbell Cohen. Um I have a handful. I'll do a few and then back off and let other folks go. But um the ones that were most the items in the AFR that I was most seeking clarification on are basically all of pages 81 and 82. It's um for debt service. It it just seems like something has obviously changed. Uh and I was hoping to get some insight into what that is. 8 82 81 and 82.

Yeah. And what's the question? Um just if if for these two pages you could walk us through what is happening such that the numbers are pretty dramatically different from the previous years. So like yeah I can't attest to the 24 numbers. So again I don't know what's behind those. Those are unaudited figures. They didn't end up in the financials. We'd have to measure this against the um audited financials to get a give you a full picture of if you're looking for the variances here. Um but I mean the cash is the cash I there's really not much in the fund. What's your is there a specific question?

Well I I mean we're seeing in 2023 a cash balance of about 6.4 million. In 2024 a cash balance of about 7.6 million. So there's like a uh yeah level there and then we're dropping to 1.8 million the next year and then due from

but do you see but do you see so you have 7.6 million and again this is un audited. I'd have to pull the financials but you have a a due two of almost 4 million sitting in the account. So and basically wipes out 4 million from your cash if you wanted to settle up. You know what I'm saying? Okay. There's still a little bit missing from the till there. Yeah. Again, that the 24 I'd have to pull the 24 financials. Again, I can't measure against the AFR numbers.

Okay. And is the answer the same for um lines 914 and 9:15? Just pretty pretty big shifts again. Yeah. I have to pull the financials in and get you back.

So, I mean the the operations will show you what actually the move in the fund balance for 25 was without question. Again, it's unudited. But, you know, if you look at the um revenues of 8 million, expenditures of 8 million, the difference in the bottom line. So the fund balance was a again this is 24 I can't even measure against that it's a large restatement. Yeah. Um the numbers in 25 are are ultimately what's going to move the fund balance. And again that moved I think $38,000 in 25.

Okay. Maybe we put a pin in this and just follow up over email after. Um yeah, we again I'll have to provide Do you guys have the audited financials from 24? Oh yeah. Yeah. So look at that's what you need to look at to measure against this number because there is yeah there was definitely a move that's not reflected in the in the AFR in the 24 numbers. I don't know what happened. Okay. In the

we'll put a pin in that but definitely return to it um at not tonight but at another time. Um and then um my other sort of big question just looking at the budget and what's coming through in the AFR and the quarter 4 report as well. I what I'm seeing is a structural expectation of the water fund to get more revenue than it needs to sustain water operations. Um because there's an inner fund transit the budgeted into um the water fund is a transfer out um to the general fund to transfer. Yes. Yeah. That's been that's been the case for Yeah.

into the budget. It is.

Are we my understanding is that the cost of these rates for water rates and things like that is supposed to be proportionate to the maintenance of the system itself. Should we be trying to bring that number back down and not budgeting out transfers transfer? From my my understanding, I could be wrong. My understanding is that if you have like a great windfall one year, like you expected less revenue and then it turns out there's more, then that's an appropriate place to have a transfer out. But when it's budgeted at the beginning of the year, then that means that you know the water rates exceed the cost of maintaining the water. Um, [snorts] I've always been of the opinion you need to look at the entire budget, but how much you need to raise for the entire budget and how start peacemealing it between funds. I never, but that's the the OSC guidance requires you to to budget as such. But if you put it all together and have just everything in the general fund budget, you'd still be raising the same amount of revenue one way or another. Whether it's you want to call it a water tax, you want to call it a a property tax. You know what I'm saying?

If Mike and a council member, I think you're I think I get where you're coming from, too. So, if you were I think where it would be unadvisable if you started to sacrifice the health of the water fund to benefit the health of the general fund, you could get into get into a bad area. Um, I think that I mean, look, having minimizing transfers between any of the the funds you could argue is is would not be a a negative thing to take on. Um, but as you'll see through the history of Troy's budget, um, you know, there has been consistently that transfer uh just due to being such a strapped uh a limited revenue source city uh that water is an instance where we, you know, can gain our revenues. So, I do know that those transfers can go to support. Um, again, you you wouldn't want to do anything that would necessarily damage the other fund from things that I've read from OSC uh guidance. Um, and you know, of course, there's also inter fund revenues that are more tied to more exact. What are we billing the other funds? Things like that.

Okay. That's I think you know, I follow what you're saying. I think we may have a difference of opinion, but that's fine. But and that's okay. Absolutely. Okay. Um, I'm gonna not dominate questions here, so I'll let go. Council member Fe. Yes. Um, and I apologize. I don't have a digital copy of this in front of me. Uh, so I'm relying on some of my notes here. Um, but looking at the AFR, I see that we raised, I think it was like $230,000 in adult cannabis use. So, I see that broken out in the AFR, but I don't see that broken out in our current budget or in any of the quarterlys. Can you tell me what line that is?

Yeah. Well, there's obviously a line if we receive some revenue, right?

Yeah. No, but yeah, it's a new revenue, so in the future you will see it, but because it was new and we it's the first year we received it. So, um, yeah. No, I mean, as far as the category that landed in, we'll get it. It's under the the local it's it's not under local sources sales tax. It's under local pilot interest penalties, utility taxes, etc. That's where the excise taxes are filed.

Okay. Um and I just it it's I I know I had requested a call with you or um some email just because I have a lot of differences like this going line by line for example fines and for uh forures on the quarterly report shows 895,000 but in the AFR it's over one point it's 1.4 million. So I guess this is just me publicly asking for a phone call so that we can go through this um because the budget is a huge interest of mine and I would love to be able to understand. Sure. Well, just email me the the questions and I'll respond accordingly.

Sure. Um and for clarification, the AFR is done in an acrruel or is that cash basis? It's a modified acrruel. Modified. Okay. Um and a general uh request moving forward um looking at the quarterly I take that I mean this all the funds here in the city are in a modified acrruel basis so there's no proprietary funds here so including the quarterly

I mean otherwise it'd be full acrals involved but anyway that's so yeah it's I believe everything's modified acrruel in these these financials I should say in the financials in the AFR and the quarterlys are reported on a what basis? The same basis. It's all modified. Cool. We're we're measuring the same way. That's just a different answer that was given to me this week when I had emailed. Um well, yeah, I believe you said ac versus cash. It's modified acrruel, which is Yeah. different than a cruel. Yeah. Um, I'll hand it over while I pull myself together. Yeah. Council President,

Council Member McLaren. Um, because of the state budget not being done yet, do we have I mean, obviously that's a blank in here, um, is there any indication that, um, what's a blank? I'm sorry. Actually, it doesn't. It's It's blank on page 41.

It's blank.

Oh, yeah. Well, there wouldn't have been any. If we received anything, it would have been posted there. Okay. This is that's you know that's not that's that's 25 numbers we're looking at there obviously has nothing to do with the current budget. Okay. So I assume oh okay that's not where the aim goes. The aim doesn't go on that line but the the aim was recorded accordingly that's received in 25. Okay. So the 26 they're holding up. Okay. And I know you said you can't speak to the 24 numbers. Um but there was you know half a million in 23 2.3 million in 24. Yeah. Why you don't Yeah. Sorry.

Okay. I I can only assume what it is. Okay. Without me. Thank you. And I don't have council member. Um, looking at Q4 2025 or the AFR, um, picker poison, I guess, uh, for sales tax revenue, I'm seeing us falling a little bit short of the projection. Are we on to the reports now? Are we done with the Well, I suppose you could also get there through the AFR. Yeah. No, this council president asked that we just address the AFR which is basically the same numbers as the fourth quarter report.

I will if we look at the AFR and then look at the sales tax revenue for the exact same period of time. What I'm seeing is um that our projections fell a bit short of what was actually collected in 2025. And then I'm seeing our projection for this year even higher, but the last report I saw from OC was that sales tax was actually slightly down. Do we need to adjust our revenue projections for sales tax?

I again I don't know. I didn't see that report whatever's but the as far as the 25 sales tax reported there. Um I have to audit but should be correct. Um but it did outperform 24's numbers. It did. It just underperformed our projection by Yeah. Yeah. As the as the Yeah. The report does state such. Yeah. Yeah. Um

I feel less nervous about misses on expenditures than revenue projections. Uh but but as a council, we can amend uh projections. So I'm just I'm just requesting that we take a look at that. Again, it's in I'm sorry. Go. No, no, no. Okay. Okay. Thank you, Council Member Stubber. Going to page 51 of the AFR. Which page? I'm sorry.

51. Uh, in the the water operations, there's a line item for unclassified miscellaneous revenue. And I was wondering what kinds of things that is. I believe I believe that's the um employees contribution to health insurance is the large majority of that. Okay. In other parts of the report it specifically says employee contribution and this one did not. It doesn't have it doesn't have that option in the water fund for what the OSC doesn't provide the drop down for that. Okay. Thank you. You're welcome, Council President.

Council member Favo, um I just have a general question because um you started off the presentation stating that we came out ahead in each of the um accounts. The accounts I stated. Yeah. Yes. In the operating the in the 25 operations. Correct. Correct. Um and do you have a total for those? a total of of how much we saved essentially. We didn't we well it's here it's here in the AFR. We can if you go it's all listed there in the I just um I totaled in I wanted to make sure it was it was just about $2.5 million.

Uh that sounds high. I think it was about a million. So I do have I had I think I brought up Oh yeah, here it is right here. written top for the general water, sewer, garbage, and debt service. Just it's just under 1.1 million. And what do we do with those funds at the end of the year? Like how are they built into our current budget? To your current budget? Well, um

I mean the only it's the results are just coming out. So obviously it is what it is. It's sitting on your balance sheet. Okay. And do we h do we track how much we come ahead or below each year? I'm just curious. Yeah, that's what the Yeah, the AFR shows you that. That's the whole purpose of that of this report to see how the funds operate and perform as you move through. The fund balance is your is your barometer for these funds. There's nothing there's no net positions in here. after he

Oh, yeah. No, I understand. Yeah, it's hard to see you. Yeah. Any other questions on the AFR? If not, we'll move on to the fourth quarter, please. Council President. Oh, Council Member Daritza. Uh, so, uh, flipping to, uh, the garbage fund revenue page. Um, something that jumped out at me was we had Are we on the AFR? We are. Okay. To the

for uh inter fund transfers says we have a 523% change uh which for 2024 we had you know $80,500. For 25 we have 52,000. I'm sorry. Which fund are you looking at? uh CL fund garbage fourth quarter 25 revenue and the line item is interfund transfers. Okay.

Uh and so you know looking at that it looks like we moved some money in here to you know it looks like we have a we're falling short with the garbage fund. Um is that you know what's happening or why is that interfund transfer so much higher this year? I was clearly budgeted as such, but I'd have to look at the actual budget and

is the question why was it budgeted as such then? Yeah, I guess so. Because without that transfer, we wouldn't be able to cover our expenses. Be a little short.

Yes. Yes, you I mean you you see throughout the budget uh kind of going back off to the water fund where there's various inter not only just in fund transfers but inner fund revenues um you know and those uh again and just to be clear too and and kind of one of the other council members noted earlier about trying to keep those transfers down as well but um you know it's like the mayor had noted since the garbage fund was instituted that the general fund in one way or another, whether it it ran in the red um is is would be picking up some of the slack in that too. So, it's just maybe a little higher of a transfer to try to support it that that much more. Um again, it's kind of that balancing act between all the different funds to try to get to the ultimate whole goal of being, you know, positive across the whole funds while minimizing the impact on the taxpayer.

Okay. Council President, Council Member Campbell Cohen on the AFR. Um on page 10, um number 2705, gifts and donations. I approve now. [laughter] Sorry, I have another do not pass code [laughter] for uh gifts and donations. uh seemed like a pretty stable number going back and then a pretty I'd have to get back to you on what's populating that. Okay. Um I'd be grateful for it. I mean if for no other reason to than to know who to thank.

Um that's the CRM. So we can council member we can double check uh we can double check for you but I do believe that's where the Troy Redevelopment Foundation is uh is normally booked and I will say that when we got into office which was really uh it's more of kind of an accounting obviously there's a bunch of accounting issues but there was a lag in the TRF and then I think when we got into it might not have by the time it came in the way it was booked um that equates to I believe somewhere around 200 $155,000 a year. Um, and if you again, we can double check, but

okay, that makes sense to me. I do recall from an accounting the accounting side that uh especially too when we were using BST, I think that that because they just recognized it as it came in, although it was really allotted for other years. Uh, we can double check, but that's that just that that's kind of ringing a bell to me. Okay, I think that's about my answer.

And I'm going to stay with the AFR too before you switch over. [laughter] Page 19, I'm looking at debt service for leases. So, back in 2023, we were paying close to $680,000 for a lease. And the last two years, uh, we don't have anything. Do you know what zeroed out there? I again I can't attest to why there's anything populating 23, but there isn't any debt service as far as classifying principal and interest payments in the budget for the funds. Everything's an inter or a transfer to other funds. All the principal and interest is recorded in the debt service fund itself. So I don't know what was going on in 23 here, but And then I had another question in regard to ARPA. Um, looking at the fourth quarter ending number, it looks like we have about $14 million left to be spent in 2026. At the ARPA steering committee meeting, we received a spreadsheet that said we had about $1 million.

Yeah, there's defin I I'd have to get back to you on that. I don't know what's these these are I I I didn't set these numbers up that are sitting in the budget is that's what's driving that number that you're seeing. I I would um you know although and I there again and and Mike can look into it but I don't know if there's a lag of from one goes to one goes to the other but just to give clarification the the spreadsheet that you were provided at our steering committee uh that is as the checks reimbursements are physically going out the door being recorded on that sheet. So, um, again, I'd understand why you want to see those two numbers to match, but just to give perspective of what the, again, if there might be an accounting lag or something on that end, but, uh, that the number that was provided at the steering committee should be the most up-to-date accurate um, number that we have.

Okay. And because this is an acrruel, modified acrruel, um it's showing our real property taxes revenue that we received for example for the general fund was at 99.98%. I'm assuming that's just because that's what we've invoiced for. Do you guys have That's correct.

Do you have an update of what we actually received? I I believe the rate is 97 98% has been the the uh ratio of collections. Um so that'll and that'll all come out in audit. So they'll adjust the revenues if need be. there's a swing, you know, especially if you have a, you know, big uh swing in the economy, which will cause people not to pay their taxes, and you'll see a big hit against this line. Yeah.

And that's a concern of mine, admittedly, uh, piggybacking off of what Greg said earlier in in regards to the local sales tax. And I did see that report that came out for the first quarter of 2026 and we were in the negative um compared to last year. So um I would moving forward with the quarterly I would love to have an update of of what people are actually paying and if we have to be concerned moving forward in order to to make well we provide the sales tax number in the report.

Okay. There was there hasn't been any sales tax collected for four or four first quarter that we recognize from the county hasn't been received yet. We the first payment doesn't come till June I think. Yeah. Oh, for like t uh taxes and the water bills and stuff moving forward. It'd be good to know if there's any changes happening just with the cost of it. Yeah. Know we just looked I just looked at the rate. I believe it was a little better than 97%. Okay, thank you. And that was just through and actually we get to measure through February 60 days after the year end. So it was probably even better than that.

Council member Campbell Cohen. Thank you very much. Um this looks like a positive shift at least at first glance, but I was hoping to hear sort of the thinking behind it. It it looks like um on page two of the AFR we're moving some of our cash into cash and time deposits. Can you just walk us through how you arrived at that relative to what you're seeing in previous years where that wasn't? Uh again, I can't attest to the 24 figures. We're definitely trying to take advantage of all the interest income we can retrieve as possible. So, okay. That's, you know, one of the revenue streams we do have.

And are you finding that helpful? Are you finding that helpful? I'm Oh, I'm sorry. What's helpful? Are you finding the new practice is helpful? Taking advantage of the caption time. Well, I mean, it's just common sense. You just try to, you know, maximize interest income. So, put them in any vehicle that and, you know, there's limited choices for municipalities, but yeah. No. Okay, great. And I'm just curious, piggybacking off of that, is it Cedars or Cedars or CDs or what are you investing?

No, it's just we're just the P. It's all sitting with Pioneer. They're given very competitive rates. Um, so we're currently sitting in Pioneer. Are you aware of um New York liquid acid acid assets? I think it's foundation nylass. NALF. Nightclass. It used to be NLClass, but I think they merged and it's now NYAF. Is that what it is? Okay. Yes. Yeah, I'm very familiar with it. Okay. Are we eligible to be participating in that? I don't know what the rates. I would have a conversation with I'm sure we are eligible. We'd have to look at the investment policy that city follows, but

because it would if not you'd have to obviously update the policy, but that thinking the same. It just merged. Yeah, they have great if they did. I wasn't aware of that. Yeah. Any other questions?

We'll move on to the first quarter then. Yeah. I tried to. So, as the mayor alluded to earlier on the first quarter results, they're they are skewed and it's not uncommon when you're rolling into the first quarter, you make sure the

and I mean, mind you, the time

the time constraints, but regardless, um, to pile these reports together like this is, you know, sometimes counterproductive, but the, um, yeah, so There's timing issues, there's acrruels you've got to be sure have been reversed out. Um, so first quarter, yeah, it's and or just the fact of a payable just not posting in the proper quarter, you know, being paid in April versus March, it's going to skew the numbers, especially when you're paying insurance bills, which are normally paying the premiums upfront for the year for the most part for some of these larger policies. Um, so that's that can swing these numbers dramatically as far as when you're looking at a quarterly report. It's it's really it's a bad measurement tool at this point right now. But they're there. I tried to scrub down the numbers best I could to if you have any questions and hopefully I'll have an answer for you. President Council member Feo,

uh, can you please explain what intergovernmental charges are? We haven't received any revenue there. So, I was just curious. Intergovernmental charges. Oh, for the first quarter. What? I did look at that. Um, oh, wait. Something here. school districts and the is the grade credits in there.

Hold on a second. I think you're right.

Yeah. So, oops.

It looks like we're So, there we are. the the the um national good credits are in there. Uh civil services for school districts and the rental of real property it looks like. So that that's normally a year-end adjustment. It's when we cuz we have to request an analysis from national grid to see what was posted to what and then we'll make the necessary adjustment. Well, we should make the necessary adjustment by increasing your expenditures and increasing your revenue. Um really in the end it's can it's being the way to look at it you're you're going to see the reduction in your utility bills throughout the year and then there'll be an adjusting entry made when the financials come through.

Okay. And flipping over to the expenses for the general fund. It looks like we have over spent already for snow plowing. Um and I think we had a tough winter here. Yeah, we did expenditures. Let's see. There's not going to be any snow in 2026. Okay, so you heard it here.

You heard it here. Um you project obviously mother nature hard to predict a very very long tough winter and it actually actually extended longer as we know into 2026. So what'll happen I mean if we have to come back for a transfer at the end of the year um that you know will happen but um or the reserve council member Campbell Cohen

I would just on that point about the transfer at the end of the year um obviously with something like snow plowing you know you might go overtime in two weeks um depending on how crazy it gets um uh so I understand how you could go over on overtime on something like that. But I would love if we were adjusting the budget more regularly than at the end of the year um for for transfers just we typically try to address them when they go over. Uhhuh. We technically is the process I believe.

Okay. And I think to just when specifically when it comes to snow plowing, I know that there is certain end of the year transfers that are referred to as cleanup transfers, things like that, but even this even the snow plowing, I think what we're referring to is we would come to before we get into I know we all would hope there's no snow plow when we get into the time that we might see uh more snowfall, especially since it uh you know, trickled over just a bit here. Um Okay. Yeah, I think my we're understanding. Okay, council. Council member Pee,

I just have a quick question. When do we typically get our state aid? I saw that there's about 13 some million. The state aid, it's um it's later in the year. Didn't bring it with I had it with me too. Um the largest portion of our state aid comes in December. So it literally December 15th I think is the normal time for the 12 11 12 million I forget I think 11.5 million it might be of the but the the temporary aim that comes in that might come mid year maybe a piece of it and then later on another piece but that's up to the state to we're at the okay mercy

of the state there's a schedule public I'm not surprised Any other questions from the council? Trivial, but yes, council president. Council member Fever. Uh, looking at water fund expenses under miscellaneous salaries. I'm just curious what those are and miscellaneous. I've only noted it because we're already at 67% remaining. If it's not permanent or temporary.

Oh no. Miscellane. That's that's the various payouts for um could be uh allowances. Um what's the various pays? Well, I mean the um could be uniform allowances, could be um

uniform is down below. No, but I mean as far as it's a pay it's it's something related to payroll. It's it's a there's probably six, seven items in that category. Um so I'd have to get back to you if you give you a specific breakdown of what lines up in there. I don't have the list here with me. Longevity goes in there. Yeah, there's like I said, there's six or seven items that are rolling through the payroll. Comp is another. Yes. Well, I want to thank you all for coming. Really appreciate it. Um, we'll be getting you sending you an email with the questions, Mike, if that's helpful.

Sure. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. We'll take a few moments to rearrange the room a bit uh in order to have our public forum. We've already done the phone call.

I'll just we'll do the public form. I can do that and then if you would take over under the presentation of agenda. Sure. And after each one you ask for is there a motion? Okay. And I mean I can write them down. It's just a case that I state it and say we have a motion. We have a second. Yeah. Any discussion on the We often say that the person who does that. Gotcha. Yep. So, okay. Motion made by council member McLaren and seconded by Okay. It helps public recordwise in case she misses it.

Yes. Okay. Where are all these people? Central. What's his face is brought. Oh, because he's nobody came to the other one.

Yeah, we don't do that. Yeah, we haven't been doing that for two years. Well, we did it the one time for um I forget what it was. We did do it once because we were expecting a big

Yeah. Yep. [laughter] They were sitting in seats reserves for you know reserve seats. Maybe that's the guy who's running my

Oh, no. There are seats. There are reserve seats. I see. There are reserve seats. I see that have been reserved. Um, we also have uh blank seats up here, empty chairs. If anyone is interested in sitting, it would be helpful if you did not stay in the hallway. It distracts from the proceedings. At this point, we have a public forum on any agenda item. We have one ordinance and a number of resolutions. And I'm going to turn it over to our president prom. Oh, no, we don't. I'm sorry. If you are interested in speaking, please come forward. Give your name and uh place of residence.

Marie Gavazi, Fifth Avenue, Troy. Is the mic on? Marie, I don't know. That doesn't sound like it. It is. Um Marie Gavazi, Fifth Avenue, Troy, you can't hear me. No, that's mic is that one. Is this better? Much better. Thank you. Yay.

Marie Gavazi, Fifth Avenue, Troy. I just wanted to come and thank you for the award of the NIP um funds for the downtown planters that are done by Troy and Bloom. I think it's a wonderful program. I think it's a great program for Troy in that there's a lot of bang for the buck that goes into it. So, thank you once again. Thank you for all you do, Marie. and planting around Troy. I don't do the planting. I just tell other people to do it. Okay.

Hi, my name is Darra. I live uh on Second Street in District 6. And I'm also thanking you for uh approving the Ozgood neighborhood greening project through the NIP grants. That's excellent. It's been a project that we started last year as a neighborhood uh and we're looking forward to doing it for another successful year. And I'm also up here to uh give a big shout out specifically to my council member Greg Campbell Cohen for uh taking an issue that many of the urban farmers identified as part as a failure in the uh sewer the county sewer uh fee application to the broader uh to all of the properties actually in the city of Troy. I'm really grateful that this is getting resolved. So, thank you so much. The solution that you've come up with is uh actually exceeds what my expectations were. So, I really really want to give a shout out to collaboration on this one. Thanks so much. Thanks, Darra. Hello. Good evening everyone. Thank you so much for your time. Uh my name is Eko Gooff and I'm a resident of the fifth district. My council person is Jonah Favro. Uh, I'm a longtime proud resident of Troy and a local small business owner and I'm here today to put uh some information into the record on the uh proposed passing of local law number three on the agenda.

It's not on the agenda. Well, for the finance meeting. This is the finance meeting. Oh, this is the finance part. Okay. Um, can you save your comments? Absolutely. Apologies. Apologies. Thank you. [laughter] said that there

does anyone else wish to address the council? If not, we'll move on with our agenda. uh for ordinances. Uh ordinance number nine, an ordinance authorizing and approving the filing of the city of Troy's application for funding pursuant to the housing and community development act of 1974, the McKenna Act emergency shelter grant program and the home investment partnership program and designating the mayor as the authorized representative of the city for those purposes. Council member Dorenzo, Council President Steel at the request of the administration. Do I have a motion? Motion. Um, second.

Okay, we have a motion by Council Member Struber and a second by Council Member uh McKe. Uh, discussion on the ordinance. Um, is somebody from the administration available for a few questions? um constituents reached out with a little bit of mostly just clarifying questions. Um not to take objection with the ordinance itself.

Um one of the residents in D6 asked how the city determines which areas get street and sidewalk improvements through CDBG. And I was hoping you could help walk us through that. We go through numerous neighborhood group meetings when we uh plan the five-year consolidated planning process. So, we meet with each neighborhood, we post public notices and then based on all the input we get from the the residents because every single neighborhood comes out, every single neighborhood wants the projects. So we look at which one is actually the worst and start there and make our determination on who really needs it more and how it affects more people

in general. And that's how HUD actually looks at it is based on LMI people in a neighborhood that benefits more than just kind of regular neighborhoods. Right. I follow. And then um the second question is the same resident. Um they asked what is the process for designing these projects and um how does the city determine the treatments each of these areas get? I don't understand the question.

Um I if we split up the first one is just what is the process for designing these projects um on the city's end like how once you've decided to do it how how do you go? We'll uh my department will go through and we'll draw up our proposals and then we'll meet with um the city engineer. Okay.

Then we meet with the water department so we have everybody involved in the process of how we're going to do it and make sure that we're covered as far as water services and that we're not going to affect any of that stuff. And then the city engineer find uh is the final sign off on our design. Okay. And um the last one um these are residents of South Troy, so they're kind of invested. Um uh a lot of folks have noticed striping happening in South Troy right now. Um is that related to CDBG from Unrelated? Unrelated.

Okay. All right. I think that's it on my end. Thank you very much, Carolyn. There's also is there not a um income? Uh it's it's yeah it's based on the census tracks the LMI areas. There's certain areas in the city unfortunately. Well luckily but unfortunately there isn't a whole lot of areas that don't qualify but there are very few that will not be able to get the service. My district never got nor mine [laughter] but I'm okay. I don't want eyeballs.

I do. No, no. [laughter] Thank Thank you. Any other questions? You're fine. You're fine. Stay here. Council member uh Campbell Cone. I just wanted you to know the striping is part of the milling and paving that was striping that should have been done last year. The milling and paving uh the RFP went out. We'll be solidifying that contract. the striping will continue over the summer. Okay. And is is Fourth Street included in that? I'll take a look, but I would imagine so, but we'll take a look. Doesn't look like that's the plan, but yeah. Okay. Thank you. Thanks.

Any other questions? Nope. All in favor? I. Uh, seven eyes and zero nos. The ordinance passes. Um on to resolutions. Um resolution 50, a resolution pro proclaiming May 2026 as mental health awareness month in Troy New York. Um by myself, council member SP McLaren. Do we have a motion? Motion. Second.

Okay. We have a motion by council member Favro and a second by council member Dorenzo. Any discussion? I would just like to um thank my colleagues on the council for um agreeing to um you know to this resolution. um we had done it in the past but I think um it's so important now um more than ever as um you know I won't read the whole resolution but I do want to take a couple parts of it um because I know you probably don't have that in front of you maybe you were able to look at it online um obviously mental health is an essential part of our well-being and it impacts families communities individuals Um, one in four American adults experiences a mental health condition and suicide is now the second leading cause of death in the age group of 10 to 24. I mean, think about that. um is an increase of 52% since 2000 um 10 year olds and the mental health care system across America is in crisis but I it's es especially in crisis in Troy and in our area there's a a desert of providers um and the they come and go um they don't stay long um folks establish themselves with someone and then they disappear and you know I think what happens a lot of times is that they don't go back uh they don't seek out more help. Um so what this uh resolution does is urges all residents um to educate themselves and others about mental health

conditions, treatment options and available resources. Um luckily tellaalth is a is a um a very viable option right now and I know a lot of people take advantage of it. Um, I would encourage everyone to challenge the stigma, um, by speaking respectfully about mental health conditions, um, about people who might be struggling, um, about judging people because of what what might be a mental health condition. Um, and creating safe and important and or supportive environments. Um, and having open conversations about it. um it's here. It's here to stay. And I think um you know, using certain terminology maybe needs to stop. Um saying things that make um you know, like something as simple as the word crazy or, you know, the nutouse or the crazy train, things like that. Even though I know when we approved Azie Osborne, I I did bring up crazy train and now regretting that a little bit. Um um however um I think when used in the wrong context it really sends a message that that kind of thing is okay and um I don't believe it is and I'm hoping that you know the larger community would also um challenge those things when they hear them. Um so that's my spiel. Um

thank you on the um motion. All in favor? I I I So we have seven yes and zero nos. So the resolution passes. Uh resolution 51, resolution of Troy City Council scheduling a public hearing on proposed local law number three of 2026 establishing standards governing the city's use of automatic license plate readers or ALPR systems. Um Council Member McKe, do we have a motion? Motion. Second.

So, we have a motion by Council Member Campbell Cohen, a second by Council Member Struber. We need to fill in the blanks of this resolution. Um, so I think we've It's in there. June 4th, May. Uh, May 21st. May 21st. No, it's not. It can't be May 21st. Okay. No, you don't want to because we have so many committees. Has to go through all the committees and then act on it. Oh, the public hearing. I'm sorry. Correct. No, it's June 4th. Should be June 4th at 5:30. So, we'll have to make an amendment.

Yeah, I guess so. So, do we have a motion for an amendment? Motion. Second. So, the emotion would state that this public hearing would be on June 4th at 5:00. 5:30. Oh, I'm sorry. 5:30. So, we have a motion by Council Member Fabro, a second by Council Member Campbell Cohen. Um, on the amendment, all in favor? I. Okay, that's 70. Seven yeses and zero nos. Now, on the amended resolution 51, all in favor? I

Okay, so that's seven yes and zero no. Resolution 51 passes. Uh number 52, a resolution appointing James Brent Mason as city marshall for the city of Tri. Council President Steel. Do we have a motion? Motion. Second. Okay, we have a motion by council member Struber, a second by Council Member McKe. Uh all in fa Oh, discussion on the no. Okay. All in favor? I

opposed. Okay, we have seven eyes and zero nos. Resolution 52 passes. And resolution 53, a resolution appointing commissioner of deeds for the city of Troy, Council President Steel. On the motion, motion. Second. Second. Okay. So, we have a motion by council member Struber, a second by council member Fabro. All in favor? I opposed. Okay. Seven yes and zero no. Resolution 53 is adopted. Uh do we have a motion to adjurnn? Motion. Second. Okay.

All in favor? All in favor? I. That means we are adjourned. We'll take just a real break or we want to go right into it. We have a small break. Five minutes. Small break. Just a few moments, please. Five minutes. Yeah. Five minutes. Five minute break. Okay. The land bank.

Oh, we're going to do that next. Yep. I know it's a Thursday. It's better than that. I'm

And we have a special presentation this evening. We have a special presentation this evening by the Troy Community Land Bank. I would ask you to introduce yourselves because I have no voice.

Yes. My name is Brad Lewis. I'm the executive director of the Troy Community Land Bank. And this is Paul Donnelly, our director of operations. So, we'll be real brief because I know you guys have a lot to get through today, but per our the city code, we have to deliver our annual report to you and this is our day to do it. So, we put together a little slideshow. We also provided the city council with a uh a book like we did last year. I'll briefly introduce the land bank and we'll get through the slideshow and you guys can get on your regular meeting. [clears throat] The Troy Community Land Bank uh is established to deal with vacant buildings in the city of Troy. Um it's a public authority. There's four in the city, the LDC, the CRC, the IDA, and the Land Bank. So, we operate as a discrete component unit of the city of Troy. So we're audited just like every other public authority and then the books wrap in into the city's final you know report that they deliver to the state. So we fill out a parish report every year just like um those other public authorities. We are we dealing resident residential vacant buildings and our board has charged us to focus solely on affordable housing. So just mentioning that you can slide. So this is our annual report. We delivered our annual report to our board March 18th. So that's why it says that, you know, just for anybody reading it. I'll read our mission statement just to just to get through that. Our core purpose is to redevelop vacant, abandoned, and under underutilized properties through community partnerships and strategic planning. Our goal is to encourage economic growth, long-term sustainability, and new opportunities for all of Troy's residents, businesses, and businesses so we can build a stronger neighborhood and enjoy a greater quality of life. So obviously I introduced the staff already. We have a board of directors. We have 10 board of directors right now and we have one vacant seat from the Lancingberg school district which we would love to fill if they want to

appoint one. Our boards appointed four seats by the city council, four by the mayoral office, one from each city school district and one is uh elected by the majority vote of the board members. So it's appointed by the majority of the board. on our website, we have listed who has appointed whom and and I think their when their term expires, but I I did email Sue and let her know your appointments as they expire this year. So, part of our report is to mention our corporation councils, Whiteitman, Austerman, and Hannah. Uh we are audited by Bonad Deal Group, which I think the city also uses. And part of our report is to tell you what B board members attended what meetings. So that's in your book there. And then what committee meet, who is on each committee. So I won't mention every name, but the committees and that's that's also on our website at troy community landbank.org if anybody wants to look at any of that. So we'll get on to our accomplishments for this year, which I was pretty proud of many things. Um the first of which is we finished 791 River Street the year before and we were able to finally sell it. And it's a very modern building and it was something we inherited. I think it took quite a while and then Paul and I came on the scene and almost uh within a year it was sold and people live there now restricted 100% affordable for the first or the second and third floor apartments and they're I believe there's a pit permit on the window to build out the commercial space. So that's exciting. We did a bunch of stabilization to all the projects or properties that we owned last year and uh and which led to many removal of red X's on various properties in 2025. So as you see in the one we actually had rotten floor joist and the other one we built a brand new deck out back and we were able to make it so that it was safe for the firefighters to go inside and leave. In in the case of the building on

the right, there was no back deck and there were holes in the so if you'd walk out, the firefighter would fall maybe two or three stories and that's not safe. So that's why the red X was on the building. When we made it safe, then they were able to remove it. So sometimes it's as simple as that to make a building safe for people to actually work on. And so this is just a picture of our one of our red X removal days. And then we started three large projects this year. And of course, this is a 25 2025 uh report. So I have to tell you about everything that happened last year. Even though some of these projects are done now, I'm telling you that we started these three large projects. 871 River Street, which is now completed, and we moved our offices there, and 834 River Street, which many of you attended the ribbon cutting there. And we're almost wrapping up 3340 6th Avenue, but we started those last year. So less than a year turnaround on many projects. We did a brand new foundation at 32 Glenn Avenue and we're going to we've gotten a grant this year to fix that looking forward completely and then sell it to an owner occupied affordable homeowner. We collaborated with Habitat for Humanity at 7911 13 Park Avenue and I believe there was an event today I'll let Paul talk about. Sure. As our council president knows and a few others in the room along with the mayor, uh this morning, uh Habitat for Humanity unveiled these four new parcels, brand new homes. People are ready to move in, very happy and excited. Lots of local people showed up. Uh how this all got started is three of the four properties were landbank properties. Uh we made a deal with Habitat along with the city providing ARPA funds to finish the project and we have four brand new homeowners that are really really happy people right now. So thank you.

It's great.

Now we last year we did 13 facade program projects which were just mini grants that we executed on behalf from the state through the land bank. I should note that the land bank itself can't use our funds for private citizens property, but we can execute grants for the benefit of other people, which you'll see a little later, but we were able to do 13 projects where we're maybe painting the building or repairing the vinyl siding or the sophet in the case of the one building there. One of the facade programs was an accessibility ramp that we had put in over at 33706. We also did one at 33616th Avenue. And then we collaborated with the historic Albany donate doors. We collaborated with the firefighters to do trainings at 32 Glenn Avenue. This is obviously before the foundation went in, but they would do artificial trainings. They might get the hose live with water but not leak in the building and then rather just so the pe the firefighters can actually drag the heavy hose through a real building where they won't cause any harm to the building. Uh I participated in a Senate round table to discuss housing and affordability in New York State. Paul and I did a lead education. We're certified lend renovators. If anybody needs assessments, I guess we can tell you how it's done. Um, we're current on par all Paris filings. We've conducted um a various neighborhood meetings throughout the city to talk about the repair program that we're launching this year. And um I part of the the annual report has to be what we sold and what we bought and who we bought and sold from and to. So that's the next slide there. And so we sold six buildings last year and those are the people it's listed in your report there. I'll go over the financials real quick. We had a million dollar ARPO award and I I know that at the end of 26 we have to spend all that money at 2024. At the end of the year, we spent $961,000 in the

final 38 $39,000 we spent in 2025. It was simple enough to just tell you exactly who we spent it on, what we spent it on, and where it went to. It's, you know, part of an Excel document that we keep so that the comproller can reconcile that at the end of the year. Um, we operate on two grants mainly. One's an operational gr grant to cover our overhead. That's how we allocate that money. And then we have a grant that we just were awarded for $ 1.925 million to fix three buildings to um do the pre-development work, acquire a building, and to do a repair program for $500,000 for the citizens. We'll move to the fin Yep. So, our financial statement now, of course, this asterisk is here at the printing of the book. They were they were the rough draft financials. So, the actual final drafts not much different. In fact, I think most of the numbers are exactly the same, but we put an asterisk there to say you can go to troy community landbank.org and go to the reports page to see exactly these numbers from our auditors, Bonado. But basically, our cash grew $350,000. The value of our property grew about the same amount of money and our net position for the land bank is about 1.6 million. That means free if if you sold and liquidated everything, that's the value of the land bank itself. Um, our revenues obviously were largely increased by doing some of the rehabs we were doing. And our net income went up substantially to $821,000 last year. Now, we have to list our current properties. Those are the ones we own. That's again on our website. And then the final page is our goals for 2026. And we're going to invest that 1.3 million into the rehabs at the three properties that we own. We just launched this week a $500,000 repair program for owner occupied homeowners to fix their homes for code violations and things like that. And we're really hoping we can construct 13 new homes with the move in New York program. We have a call next week because we've been moved to the

next stage with that and that's been a about a six-month process so far. So that's what we're looking forward to and we're open to any questions and again we thank you guys for taking the time to listen to us. Are any questions? Council President. Council member Febra. Um, really quick because well, first thank you for this very comprehensive and easy to follow along and I did take a look at the new program that you launched and it sounds really awesome. So, anybody watching or listening to this um, make sure you check out their website and the tool that you have to see if you qualify is is really easy to follow. Um, you mentioned constructing 13 new homes. Where are those going to be?

Right. So, in November of last year, there was a resolution put out by the by the um city council to in say basically tell New York State that you you approve of the move in New York application. The 13 locations, possible locations. I'll try to try my best to remember them, but um there's four or five potential builds on Fifth A, 150 Fifth A, I think it is the the old Haskell School. I think it might be Sixth Avenue. um 6th Avenue. There's one on St. Vincent's. There's one on Tyler Street, one two maybe two on Tyler Street, two on Man Avenue, one on Erie Street. And these are all vacant lots that the city owns that, you know, the city is looking to transfer to the land bank so that we can execute this program.

Thank you. Any question, Council President? Council member Camp Govin.

Uh first of all, I just wanted to thank you guys like Janna. Um I find this very easy to follow and it seems like no matter how you slice things, things are moving in a really positive direction with the land bank. Um there have been two questions here from uh constituents about um the repair program for owner occupied homes. Um, uh, Jonah mentioned that there's a tool on the website and obviously that's going to be more comprehensive, but um, just for a moment, could you share like what kinds of things you expect that to be used for and what would make someone qualify or not just so that they have a sense here?

Gotcha. Yeah. For the people viewing at home or the people here today. Um, so the repair program is for homeowners with households of varying size. That's not the important part factor, but the 120% AMI for that household is the restrictive income level. They they can't make more than that level. And we have that level listed on our website for communityland.org/repair-program or there's a button at the top of the page you can click and it's and then in in there it tells you what those numbers are for your household side and it defines what a household is. The repairs to the owner occupied homeowners homes are supposed to be things like code violations, life safety issues, um issues with accessibility, maybe somebody's aging in place and they in their stairs are breaking, handrails are breaking, foundations are bad, heating systems are on the fritz, those sort of things. Roofs are leaking. That we're really trying to make sure again our core mission is to to fight the vacant building problem in a city. So, if we can play offense by fixing problems that are going to inevitably lead to a vacant building, that's our goal in executing this program. It's largely determined by the state what we can do. And their point in making it um more of these life safety code violation issues was so that people didn't end up becoming removed from their home and they were able to stay in those homes. that that kind of disqualifies cosmetic things like if you don't like the tile in your bathroom but your tile's fine. It's not really intended to be for that. So if you know if we had one application and it was just to replace the tile because there was like black mold in between it I think then probably our board and internally it would score in our rubric. We have a rubric and and rules and how many points you get for each thing. could score as a as a a thing that might be financed but or paid for but the point of it is not to to do cosmetic fixes if that makes sense.

Yeah. May the income levels the income levels were determined uh by New York State. So that's that's where they sit just in case you had that question. And 110 AMI is pretty pretty high.

120 AMI. Oh, just to say a single family home, owner occupied, has to be owner occupied is 97,560. So, I mean, I think plenty of people qualify at that level, you know, and it goes up to like if you have five people in the home, it's 150,000 as your max income of your household. So, if it's a a couple with three kids, it's 150,000 is the max they can make. And last question about this. Um, especially on like the cross streets in South Troy, a lot of folks have asked about sidewalks, whether that qualifies. Uh, do you know off the top of your head whether

Yes, I think I think that they do qualify. The issue is whether we're doing like a stretch of sidewalks like a public works project versus fixing somebody in front of their home. So, there's a distinction of what they're trying to accomplish. Okay. Thank you. And then um last one and then I'll move off is just uh for rental property. I think for some folks this just seems like a new thing for it's it's outside of the scope of what people imagine a land bank to be doing and so it must be owner occupied. It's owner and less than four units. Okay. Are you talking about our rental property

for your rental properties? Yeah. So, so there are in in the state law for land banks and enables the land bank to be landlords or or owners of so most municipalities or foreclosing governmental units will transfer their properties as a tax foreclosing right to the land bank itself which usually comes with a person that lives inside of it. Typically, they're not evicted by the foreclosing governmental unit. They're just transferred to the land bank. So because that problem existed, I believe the intention was to allow the land bank to let that person stay there, which they had to give them the power to lease properties. So for instance, at 871 River Street, we own the building, we rehab the building, and we occupy the commercial space, but there's two residential units there. So there was two options. We're enabled by legislation to rent them, or we could sell it and rent it back from the the P person we sold it to. Now, the land bank's position and the board's position was that it by bringing in these rental units, we're able to use that money to stabilize both the neighborhoods, but also stabilize more buildings in different vacant buildings that we own and also stabilize operations. For context, um our insurance is probably like 75,000 a year just because of the vacant lots and the fact that people could break into buildings, fall through buildings, you know, that sort of thing. Um there's high operational costs and we do not get any money from the city itself. We're funded fully by the state and we're just a public authority that we pass through those state funds to the city.

Okay, gotcha. I think that does answer the question. Um well, thank you very much for your time and again the you guys are doing great work over here and it's you know the data doesn't lie here. So thanks so much for all you do. Any other questions? Thank you both. Um I know I speak for all of us. We really really appreciate uh the fine work you're doing. Um it's affordable housing near and dear to my heart, but owner occupied. I mean that's that's one step uh beyond. So thank you. Yep.

Thank you. Good evening guys. This time we will have a public forum on agenda items. Uh, anyone wishing to speak on any item on the agenda is asked to come forward. Give your name and place of residence. All right, good evening everyone. I'm Frank Maven, North Central Community and Solidarity Group CEO and director. And of course, we're here to talk about uh resolution number 49, which our city councilwoman Shakle Schuber certainly put in for us. And um we're here for that. Um, and we just want to uh say uh a few things uh in support of that. So, we're going to start with uh the bishop uh from our area. He's the he runs the he's the president of all the black pastors in our area in the north central area in the city of Troy. He's Bishop Mlin. And I'm going to let him come right now and just start this off and we'll just run it through. Bishop Mlin. Thank you, brother Frank. And to the [clears throat] council, the president, I'd like to present a proclamation to Mr. Frank Maben. Certificate of achievement from the bishop Dr. Norman R. Aman, New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church,

founder and pastor in the city of Troy, 313 10th Street, across from Stewarts. We usually say this is to congratulations to Mr. Frank Mabin, executive director, North Central Community Organization Solid Sol Solidarity Group. Uh he's our church outreach coordinator. True leadership is defined not by authority by but by the courage to serve. Your organization embodies a civic virtue that binds our neighborhoods together, ensuring that no one stands alone in time of need. It is profound honor to recognize the North Central Community and Solidarity Group for their distinguished services to our community. For many many years, this organization has acted as a vital catalyst for change, addressing the needs of many with the hands of few dedicated people. Awarded this day on the 7th day of May, 2026 at city hall, Troy, New York. I am Bishop Dr. Mlin, uh Mrs. Pakola, Mlin, church assistant, and Miss Olympia Straoud, assistant church clerk. Thank you so much.

Thank you. you.

So, I just want to ask that everybody in the room, North Central stand, please. All of us stand up. This is not just Frank Maven. This is the North Central community in South D. So, all of us. All right. And there's plenty more. A long night, but uh I have another one of them this morning. I want I'll get through this. Broke my glasses through this. This one is from the office of our district attorney, Mary Pat Donnelly, Ranchel County District Attorney's Office. Certificate of Rex. This is just on. So, as soon as we heard that Shakle put this out for us and we just kind of let people know that it's out there, he said, "Frank, get in here. We got something for you. Go down there and say this certificate of this. This award is given to the North Central Community Solidarity Group for your efforts to build a strong community for youth and families in Troy. On this 7th day of May, 2026, Mary Pat Donnelly, District Attorney Troy. So all of this one is from the Rinsler County Re-entry Task Force Assistance, guidance, and support May 7, 2026. to whom it may concern. On behalf of the Rinselair County Re-entry Task Force, I am writing to formally recognize and express our deepest gratitude for the outstanding contributions the North Central Community Solidarity Group under the toutelage of Frank Maven has made to the city of Troy, New York. As a community partner, Frank has collaborated with our

office on many occasions to enhance the positive path for individuals with justice involvement as they navigate their journey following incarceration. Frank and the North Central Community Solidarity Group share our commitment of creating and maintaining a supportive, compassionate, and nurturing environment while simultaneously promoting community safety. We are truly grateful for their dedication and enthusiasm enthusiasm to the city of Troy, New York. Sincerely, Heidi Rena, coordinator, Wrestler County Ranchy Task Force. Statement for the Troy City Council honoring Frank Maven and the North Central Community and Solidarity Group. Council President, members of the council, and Mr. Maven, on behalf of the Troy Public Library, I'd like to add our voice to tonight's recognition of Frank Maven and the North Central Community Solidarity Group. For years, Frank and his collaborators have done the kind of neighborhood work that makes residents feel more at home in Troy. We are proud to have supported some of these efforts through our public library resources. Our staff are always happy to see Frank make use of the printers at our main branch because we know those flyers and signup forms are a small but important part of his efforts in North Central. The solidarity group has borrowed a pickle ball set from our library of things more than once for their public

park activities. We're grateful for it because every use of the resources makes the next use more likely. Word travels and neighbors notice and we see our work paying off. That's the cycle of generosity. Frank and other community organizations into the Troy Troy's neighborhoods. What we give to them come back through the patronage and civic investment of the residents they reach. We're proud to be part of it. That's the piece we want to underline tonight. When the council recognizes people who organize their own communities and supports the institutions that help them do it, the result of what has helped to nurture a Troy that looks out for his kids and shows up for its neighbors. We're grateful to Frank, to the solidarity group, and to the council for honoring this work. One more. This one. So, we have a So, we also have, you probably hear me. So, we have a list also of like board members. Okay. So, we have a list of like board members and you know, bylaws and everything that come with 501c3. So, we we've been blessed, right? So, we first want to give, you know, our our thanks and praise going to our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ. I'm telling you, without him, none of this.

Um, this is one of our board members, Mr. Beijian. He's one of our He's our boardman, George Bian. He ran the uh the former business known as the JSON uh HVAC for years. He certainly uh he sold the business a few years back, but he certainly owns the building. It's probably the most It is definitely the most uh opportunic opportunistic uh place right now in the city of Detroit, especially for location. And so we're looking to do great things with that. He holds on to it and and that's a part of what we're doing going forward. One second. Okay. My name is Mike Tumi. I'm a lifelong Troy resident, local business owner, and board member with the North Central Community Solidarity Group. I just wanted to say thank you to the city of Troy for recognizing the organization tonight and for the continued support the city has shown to North Central neighborhood over the years. North Central is a neighborhood that has faced challenges for a long time, but it's also a neighborhood filled with families, resilient people, and a strong sense of community. I've had the opportunity to help sponsor and participate in events with the group over the years, trunk or treats, basketball programs, back to school events, and other community outreach. And what stands out to me is the consistency. People showing up year after year because they genuinely care about the neighborhood and the kids growing up. And a lot of that starts and a lot of that leadership starts with Frank Maven. Thank you, Mike. Frank and I actually met over 30 years ago under some pretty unusual circumstances when we were much younger and both going through some different chapters in life.

I don't think any one of us imagine we one day be standing together at Detroit City Council meeting talking about community improvement. But I think that says something important about growth and what can happen when people decide to dedicate themselves to helping others. So, thank you again to the city of Troy, to everyone involved with the organization, and to the residents of North Central who continue to fight for their community every day. Thank you. And so that is just a little piece of you know what we've been doing over the 11 years. And thank you Shakle for after you know getting to she's been working with us throughout. Thank you all of the community. I just want to allow [snorts] of course my staff they're all present again all stand again. Come on. Come on y'all. Uh I I like I like just for just a second for our president. All right. I'm the CEO, but here's our president. He's playing McCauley. All I can say is like thank you for the belief in us and supporting us is much appreciated. Again, thank you.

Hi, council. I I was here before and I didn't start off too good, so I wrote some notes. My name is Priscilla Hilton McCaulay. I live in district 2. My address is 1511 Street. Um I am a member of NCCSG. I would like to thank the council for recognizing our small but mighty work that we do in the community. Um we have uh insurance professionals, parallegal assistants, um self-taught cooks, uh New York State workers, medical assistants, office workers, all a part of our uh our a part of our group. And um what we all have in common is the love of Troy and community and the people. Um we are all at different stages in our life. Some um empty nesters, some um wanting to be empty nesters. Um and um we are in it to help the moms and dads who are falling short um with funds or with um advice. Um, a lot of times there's there's moms raising kids, no father, um, or the father just isn't there. And, um, some of the kids are left to figure it out on their own. And that's what we want to help with. As I said before, we're not a big organization and we don't have 500 hats to give out, but, you know, if if we could, we would. And we just want to um help all the

kids to um divert them away from their illegal activity and um and the gun violence and um be productive uh citizens uh in our in our town. Um, we've done Easter egg hunt, um, Halloween trickor treat, um, activities for for back to school. Um, we've collaborated with a couple different groups, um, you and I, which is a a group from Albany, but they um, United Neighbors Initiative, and they came and clean up Geneva Pompy Park for free. And um so I I just want to thank our members and I want to thank the council for recognizing us and um hope that our our uh presence makes a difference. Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you so much. I just want to acknowledge a few in the room. So like she said we picked up like quite a few people from right here if you stand up that's Rob Mel Rantry he's our new he's our new mentor and motivational speaker right here Devon if you stand please this is Devon Diego service specialist if our cook if you ever come with us and we have an opportunity to eat some good food she all right uh Ruthan if he's got shot seven times over. He's still living and we're going to for him and his family. And so that's what this standing behind here is just a second. That's one of our 2025 graduates, Diana. And I just want you to see so that we're on the search and Latino uh impact center here in the city of Troy located at 68 D. Um you'll see a lot of things into action and put a lot of things in action there. One of the big things that we do was we found out that our kids really didn't have an identity. They didn't even know who they were. So that's what you see on the back of our shirts. I am all right. And so what I am is I am somebody. I am uh a homeowner. I am a graduate. I am North Central. And we give them an identity. They get to say who they are. And that's the beginning of who they can become. For them to be for them to become them, you know, have a purpose and know they have to first know who they are. And that's what we're giving them an

identity. And that's what we hoping that y'all will all help us to do and moving forward. And I think I've got it. If anybody else from North Central right now just want to say anything, I'm moving. You You sure? Come on. My name is Khalila Ma. I just want to acknowledge my son is a graduate from this year as well. He graduated. Um he actually is a what is it called? A camp um a chaplain for EOC right now and he's in college. He's 18. He couldn't be here cuz he had to work. But yeah, I just want to acknowledge him.

Thank you. Absolutely. We just wanted that's another one of our tech in 2025 and he's again he's a chap he's moving forward so outstanding that if all our just one more time no central stand up right thank you thank you so much thank you so much for the opportunity do you want to bring the whole group up and we'll do I just want to say thank you to the council for recognizing one of our church members um thank you very I'm not.

I think it's Shak. Who's taking her picture? Anasha. Okay. You're all welcome.

I'm I'm sorry. Please, please, I do not want to leave this out. Oh, Joe, get up here. I also want you to know that this guy right here, this is Joe of J and K. He owns And please just recognize Joe and K. We're getting it done. Thank you, Joe. I'm getting this thing. Good.

Oh, wow. I didn't know you could. Thank you.

At this time, we're still Folks, we'd like to continue the public forum. Is there anyone else who'd like to come up and speak on any agenda item? Good evening, uh, council members. um like to uh tonight um quickly uh just speak as mayor and also resident here in the city of Troy. Um, tonight I rise in strong opposition to the legislation that would severely restrict the Troy Police Department's use of automated license plate reader technology, commonly known as ALPRs. This proposal is not a thoughtful reform. It's beyond reckless. It's dangerous. It's impractical. and it undermines the public safety in our city. I want to speak directly about several sections of this legislation because the residents of Troy deserve to understand exactly what this proposal would do. Under section 3A, ALPR use would be limited only to vehicles registered to an individual subject to an outstanding felony arrest warrant. Think about that for a moment. That means if a vehicle is connected to a violent domestic

incident, a shots fired call, a stalking case, an assault, or even a sexual abuse investigation. Our officers could be prohibited from utilizing this technology unless the suspect already has an outstanding felony warrant. That is simply not how policing works in the real world, folks. Police officers responding to an incident do not have the luxury of knowing at the outset whether charges will ultimately rise to the level of a felony. Investigations evolve. Facts develop over time. This legislation creates unrealistic and dangerous restrictions that would tie the hands of law enforcement during critical moments. Sections 3A through 3E collectively narrow the use of ALPR technology so dramatically that it would effectively strip our Troy Police Department of one of the most important investigative tools available in modern policing. This proposal would prevent officers from using proven technology to investigate common and serious crimes, including lararseny, criminal mischief, property crimes, domestic violence incidents, assaults, and other offenses that directly impact the quality of life and the safety of our residents. I also want to address section 5A.

This particular section requires all captured license plate data to be permanently deleted within 48 hours. This provision is completely unrealistic and deeply harmful to criminal investigations. Many investigations take days, weeks, or even months to fully develop. In some cases, victims do not even report crimes until 48 hours have already passed. Under this proposal, potentially critical evidence connected to suspect vehicles could already be permanently deleted before investigators even have the opportunity to review it. Why would we place these arbitrary restrictions on evidence that could help solve crimes, identify suspects, recover stolen vehicles, or protect victims. This does not help public safety. It undermines it. I also have very serious concerns regarding section 7A. This section attempts to create a new cause of action against the city of Troy where damages would not even have to be proven and where claims of mental pain and suffering could expose taxpayers to significant and unnecessary liability. This section is practically an open invitation for frivolous litigation against our city and against our taxpayers. Additionally, this legislation infringes upon the authority of the mayor and the

chief and chief dewolf to supervise and regulate the Troy Police Department, raising more serious legal and constitutional concerns about whether this proposal could even withstand judicial scrutiny. At a time when we should all be working together, supporting our police officers and giving them the tools they need to keep neighborhoods safe. This legislation sends exactly the wrong message. You cannot claim to support public safety while simultaneously stripping our law enforcement of the technology they rely on to solve crimes and protect residents. Since taking office, our administration has invested in modern policing tools and proactive public safety initiatives, and the results speak for themselves. Since taking office, uh, violent crime down 23% compared to last year and 27% compared to the 5-year average. Property crime down 13% year-over-year. Burglaries, motor vehicle thefts, shootings, and shots fired incidents have all declined significantly. Those improvements don't happen by accident. They happen because our police department has been empowered to use every lawful tool available to keep our community safe here in Troy. I want to thank the district attorney, Mary Pat Donley, and Chief Dwolf for speaking out against this proposal and for their continued commitment to protecting the

residents of Troy. This is about protecting our families, our seniors, our children, our neighborhoods, and our business owners. I urge all of you to please reconsider this legislation. listen to the experts in law enforcement, the professionals, and stop advancing policies that weaken public safety and put our residents at great risk. Thank you.

Does anyone else wish to address the council? Hello. Hello. My name is Emma Delipia. Uh I live in Troy on UCLAV and I also want to address the uh local law establishing standards and governing the city use of automatic license plate reader systems. I love the proposed legislation. I think it's great. Um though I do share some concerns with the mayor over section seven. Seeing as it requires uh a person who has been harmed by this law to uh retain counsel or go to court in order to resolve this, I think you should consider uh stricter penalties against any city official who violates this law that don't necessarily require a citizen to sue the city. Um, perhaps the director of an agency violating this law should be fired or removed from any city capacity. Um, I also love the 48 hour data retention. Um, I think that's a great idea. And I'd like to reiterate, I don't think our civil liberties should end where the mayor or cops thinks it makes it more difficult for them to resolve crimes. Um, our civil liberties exist for a reason. Stalking people because you're scared one of them might potentially commit a crime is morally unacceptable. Thank you.

Good evening, council. Steven Maple, South Troy. Um I think it's really interesting that the mayor is now interested in listening to experts when you know for many many other uh subject matters just easily brushed aside. Um, I'd also just like to say that, um, I think it's interesting that, you know, lots of concerns about this potential legislation from the mayor. Um, and yet we, uh, you know, they're they're still assiduously refusing to turn over any sort of evidence and documentation to this body, to the public. Um, so I think it's very rich to be making demands on this body when they have not even complied in for simple data requests. um and assurances um and and they simply have not even address acknowledge or addressed the many real concerns. If we're going to talk about stalking, we we have documented evidence of of off police officers using this technology to stalk illegally. They're using it for their own purposes for stalking people they they wish to stalk. So, we haven't heard anybody address address that whatsoever or even acknowledge it. So I think it just a little bit of um um balance here is is an it's an interesting way to see this unfold. So thank you.

Hello. My name is Deerra district 4 and I'm here to comment also on the introduction of local law number three. Um, I just want to say thank you to the city council for uh listening to our concerns and taking this actionable step towards a safer toy for everyone. Um, I do believe that we could go further, but um, [clears throat] I kind of want to skip over that because I want to address what the mayor is going has just said essentially. Um, just last week on May 1st, the Dayton, Ohio Police Department announced an indefinite suspension of their Flock ALPR system. The police department announced this after learning that Flock had lied to them about who they were sharing data with. Dayton Police Department discovered this when they noticed a higher than expected level of data sharing this past fall and looked into it. They found several thousand instances of data being shared for immigration purposes without their permission. They also found that because of the way Flock shares audited information, they have no way of knowing what data has been accessed by these federal agencies. They just know that they have access to it, all of it. As a concerned community member, I am repeating our demands for an audit. Who has had access to Troy's data in the past 5 years? Has the national lookup feature been turned back on? ICE and Border Patrol have been reported frequently in the region for the past week. Has our community data been shared with these agencies? We demand to know because we don't know. There has not been an audit and there has been no transparency. I understand that the council is not necessarily responsible for calling for an audit. I hope that the mayor would consider it as we have been asking for months now and the police department. The administration and TPD have ignored all of our requests for transparency. If they would like community support to keep ALPRs, perhaps they should provide evidence that the system has actually contributed to crime reduction here. Evidence and not percentages without citations as we keep getting.

But the most chilling thing is that when we do get audits, we will not know exactly what has been done with our data. And this is deeply troubling. A company offering comprehensive safety services doesn't actually have the tools to know exactly what data has been accessed and by whom. This is unacceptable and should be to any law enforcement agency. I keep going back to what council member Campbell Cohen said on March 19th, and I'm paraphrasing here, but I think he said, "If the police don't need a warrant to enter somebody's home, they should would probably solve more crime." But they do, and it's for a reason. Mass surveillance isn't the solution to solving crime. There are intentional restrictions designed in our constitution that restrict police to warrants, and this legislation is following that example. I also just want to add one more thing that the city of Aurora, Colorado, just settled a $ 1.9 million lawsuit with a mother who was pulled over by the police for faulty um after a false ALPR identification. Her four daughters under the age of 18 were held at gunpoint by this police department during this mistake and then they realized that they made a mistake and they just let them go. $1.9 million is a lot of money. So, if you're thinking about lawsuits, there are also things like that to consider. I still hope that the mayor is willing to listen to our concerns. Yet, the declaration of emergency is still going on. And I urge the council to continue working towards legislating long-term protections for this community. And I urge the mayor, TPD, and the DA to consider the concerns and the rights of the public in regards to this surveillance technology. Please end the emergency and remove the flock cameras. Um, and I support the passing of a new law restricting the use of ALPRs. I do think we could have a little more

definition on public oversight. Who is reviewing audits? Who is in charge of that? Like public the public perhaps. Um, but again, we can talk about that the next meeting perhaps. Thank you. Hopefully I'm not um pushing these mics off. I My name is Silva Manard and I live on Fifth AB between Federal and Jacob. Thank you all for being here tonight and for serving the public. Um, I'd like to address a couple things. One of the points that came up specifically to me was liability. And I think it's really important that we address the fact that our flock contract actually states that the city is liable 100% for any failures of their system. And we are seeing out of different studies and reporting that um regarding audits that up to 37 38% of flock data is flawed and resulting in things like the issue in Aurora. We have a fellow um not sure where he is but every time he drives through a town he's on a hot list because they police entered a zero and a O. And both of those possible plates are on a hot list. So he keeps getting pulled over day after day after day after day after day. He's white. If he's black, he's going to be in more harm. Um so our liability Aurora 1 point almost $2 million. Our liability is huge and we need to address that. Um, the mayor signed a contract without

council authorization, without that oversight that is required that gives every single taxpayer that full liability. It gets passed on to us. We're the ones that are footing the bills. And so when we're looking at professionals, there are lots of professionals who have the knowledge and the resources. military um you know military folks who have worked with Palunteer that's using the same technology that are saying look this is dangerous and they're showing up and they're speaking publicly about this having had professional history with this we need to be talking to them because they're there warning us this is looking for pattern of life this is not safety it's surveillance we need to be talking about that a lot are. Thank you for this. Test test test. Hi all, my name is Kalisto S and I live downtown at 471 Fulton. I'll keep this really brief. Uh, I appreciate your good faith efforts to address many of the concerns that our community have voiced about the Flock ALPR cameras, but I do not think your legislation goes far enough in remediating many of our concerns. Specifically, one of my main concerns with the Flock cameras are their poor security standards. Uh, I'm currently a cyber security professional, hold a master's degree in cyber security, and formerly worked as a vulnerability researcher. So, I do know a little bit about what I'm talking about. It is my professional opinion that hacking the flock cameras over the internet is trivially easy. Gaining access to the footage on these specific cameras with the ability to either upload new footage or delete existing footage is frankly very simple. Somebody with either rudimentary cyber security knowledge or jailbroken AI

model like chat GBT could perform the necessary hack without much difficulty. This directly endangers the people of Troy and undermines public safety. Hosting what security researcher Ben Jordan refers to as Netflix for stalkers on our street is not in our best interest. Thank you.

Good evening council. I'm Joshua Michael King. um new to your community. So, thank you for the work that you've been doing thus far. I live on Tyler Street in South Troy. Um first and foremost, please don't forget about us.

I'll just leave it at that. I'll also say that communities can and will take care of themselves when and if they have the opportunities, the resources, and the supports. I won't go on about myself. You can feel free to Google me about my resume, but there are a lot of experts in the room. You're not alone in what it is that you're trying to do here. I see what you're trying to do here. See what the police are trying to do here. Really takes building bridges. Right now, those built bridges are not being built. They're being divided now more than ever. Not even just in this city, but across the country. I've lived in more than half of the counties in this state. The issues are the same. We have a laundry list of them. The solutions are not being brought to the table and when they are, they're not necessarily being entertained. So, really take a look and examine the need for this system. um particularly the amount of money that it cost to operate. Uh I will say that in the past couple of days since I've called the police department and city hall, I see officers on my street. I see them now walking. I see them parking right in front of that damn crack house. So those kinds of moves and movements are what needs to happen so that our communities and our neighborhoods can say safe and sound. It empowers me to speak up when I do see these things. And trust me, I have no issues speaking up. It seems as though a lot of folks don't have any issues speaking up. They just need a platform to do so. So, I again applaud you for the work that you're doing. I understand these things from all levels. But first and foremost, I'm a taxpaying citizen and quite frankly, our opinions matter way more than the government. And that's really all I got. I hope to choose this

as a a longer term placement after my assignment is finished and hopefully uh be able to apply all of this experience and expertise that I have. Thank you.

Thank you. Hello, I'm Bri Harrington and I'm technically in the fourth district, but the boundary for the third and fourth districts actually runs right down my street, so I'm kind of a cusper. First off, um I just want to wish everyone on the city council a happy Mother's Day. Us mothers do a lot and it can be a thankless job. So, it's nice to be acknowledged every now and then. Maybe for some of you, the fate of motherhood was anticipated. Maybe for some of you, it was an unexpected blessing. But make no mistake about it, you're all moms now. constantly having to clean up messes, having to use your mom patience, using momisms like money doesn't grow on trees, and of course, the classic setting rules based on logic and wisdom only to be branded the bad guy. Now, even though I too am a mom, these are things I don't know much about because honestly, my kid is like a angel. I can't say whether it's nature or nurture issue with you guys, but your kids are real delinquents. I know that's a big no no talking [ __ ] about other mom's kids, but sometimes it has to be said. Like all of us other moms have been cringing from the sidelines, shaking our heads at the bad behavior. They're just running a muck, tearing up the neighborhood, making reckless decisions without getting your permission, taking money out of your purse when you're not looking, without so much as a receipt, mouththing off, telling lies. And I get

it. You've tried to put your foot down. You've set the consequence of taking away their toy for a little while. And of course, it's always that toy that's like the flashiest, most expensive one. And a lot of times that toy they don't even really care about until you take it away. And then all of a sudden it's like the holy grail of toys and they absolutely can't live without it. And they'll fabricate all of these like important benefits as a last stitch effort to keep that toy even though they can't provide proof of these benefits and don't know what the hell they're really talking about. And of course a major rule of parenting is you don't negotiate with a child. And why they even have the toys beyond you. You didn't agree to them having it. their wacky uncle went over your head and just showed up with it one day. And let's face it, he really bought it for himself. He fell for a sales pitch by this dude who doesn't even have a background in toy making. It didn't come with any instructions and has this weird subscription thing he had to commit to, which makes you wonder who the toy even belongs to. And there's been many recalls on this toy. reports from all over the country coming out about false advertising, how it doesn't really do what it claims to do and how it does much, much more than anyone could have ever imagined. Sometimes putting people in danger. There are even some uncles who have swallowed their pride and returned the toys. But unfortunately, this uncle is slow to act because of the carrying on of these kids. Maybe there's still a chance of listen to reason. The only way these kids would do the right thing is if they grew up, but they refused to. Let's see if this unlawful emergency declaration that is still in effect, for example, gets them grounded. Or maybe even a one rate ticket to reform school. So again, from a mother to anothers, you're appreciated for all you do and

for all you put up with. For those about to brunch, we salute you. Get the flock out of Troy. Thank you very much. Hello and good evening, city council. Uh, members of the city council, my name is Eko Goff. I'm a resident of the fifth district. I am now speaking at the correct time. [clears throat and laughter] Uh uh I'm here today to speak in strong favor of passing the proposed local law number three on the agenda. Um I'll say excuse me in advance if I'm not quite as articulate as I was because there are some things that I need to address after hearing the mayor speak. The mayor talks about fiscal irresponsibility with having a clause in the local law uh leaving the city available to lawsuits with misuse of flock. Did the mayor not call a state of emergency to use funds to keep flock going? Talk about a misuse of funds. Talk about a misuse of funds. I'm sorry. Those are funds to be used for things like natural disasters, complete states of unrest. I've been walking around downtown going about as normal, and I don't see any natural disasters going on. So, I would like to say that that is a gross, irresponsible use of funds. It's childish. It's pitiful and it's unlawful. And I would like to see some accountability held against her for that.

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I would like to commend and say that I appreciate how much the city council has listened to our concerns bringing forward this new legislation. Uh thank you to the sponsors of this. This is a great step in the right direction. This would help establish a more transparent path forward and ensure that we don't fall into an unconstitutional contract again even with a different ALPR provider. I'd like to propose that we approve this law and cancel the Flock contract and replace it with a closed network standard license plate reader. A few things about Flock as a company. As said by previous people speaking, unfortunately, they seem to be an incredibly untrustworthy entity as they are being sued numerous times for violating agreements. And the thing is, they are a billiondoll company. They have big lawyers at their disposal. They can kind of do what they want in a lot of ways. Unfortunately, they're a private nationwide data gathering network. And that's a scary thing. They're not a camera company. They are a data collection AIdriven network. And something that I could see, they mimic quite a bit of something a company called, sorry, let me bring my notes. um of Planteer Technologies, which Planteer is genuinely named after the allseeing eye in Lord of the Rings, not a joke. And one the CEO of that company is one of the biggest investors in Flock and they have shared a lot of similarities and how they're going about things. They're just doing it at a more nationwide level versus whereas Planter is doing a lot of overseas things. Um, Plantier uh uh uses AI surveillance in direct collaboration with ICE. Amnesty International called out the company

under the United Nations human's rights principles to immediately cease their work with the Trump deportation program. Plantier is also a major contributor to war crimes in Gaza as they have direct supportive partnership with Israel and their AI powered missiles have contributed to thousands of deaths of innocent Palestinians. Do we as Troy want to be putting money in the hands of this man and this company? And it's clear that Flock is aiming to create a mass surveillance state. And one of the main issues with this company is that they have some huge security issues. And this is something that they will never come out and say, "We're very easy to hack. We have some big security issues." They will never be able to be held accountable for that because like I said before they're a multi-billion dollar company. [sighs] So I would like to ask we have numerous examples of flock violating agreements such as stated from the people for me. I think that this is a great law that we should pass and I would ask that we really try to hold flock accountable if we do not cancel the flock contracts and I hope we cancel the flock contracts. So please keep listening, keep fighting for the betterment of Troy. Please hold our mayor accountable for state declaring a state of emergency. I know many people who were personally encouraged after the March meeting to be more involved and speak up more because they did feel their voices were being listened to. And this is what will build trust between the people of Troy and its local government. Let's do what the city does well. Stand up and stand out. Let's pass this local law and cancel the contract. Let's be an example for other cities that it is possible to break away from mass surveillance. Thank you very much for your time.

Does anyone else wish to address the council? Beex Cahill, District 6. Uh first off, happy day 36 of Carmela Mantel's illegal state of emergency. I would like to begin by addressing the proposed law. Uh, first I would like to thank the council for listening to to constituents concerns and proposing ALPR legislation as well as maintaining a constantly calm and professional demeanor while the city's administration continues to use inflammatory language, fear-mongering, and smear tactics. Legislation is a huge step in the right direction. However, the proposed legislation needs work. For example, a $1,000 fine holds absolutely no meaning to a multibillion dollar company. As for public concerns around the restriction of ALPR use, I once again would like to state on record that organizers have repeatedly reached out to both the mayor and the police department requesting a chance to sit down together and hear them out. They have repeatedly refused. We have repeatedly asked for them to provide the data supporting their claims that this technology has completed an annual $78,000 worth of police work. They have refused, which speaks for itself to tell us that the data does not exist. If it existed, where is it?

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So again, that would be 20 or $78,000 being removed from the Troy Police Department budget and put towards harming the community instead. Effectively, the administration is actively defunding the police. Flock Safety is a private company. They will never put our collective safety over their profits and market shares. The mayor just stood here and claimed to have concern over protecting victims of stalking. What about the 14 documented cases of law enforcement using flock cameras to stalk exes and love interests? What about March 4th, the first time I spoke at a city council meeting when I came up here and said, "Hey, my stalker has been using flock cameras in Troy, New York to harm me and stalk me for six months." Carmela doesn't seem too concerned about me. It's also worth mentioning that the mayor claims that stolen cars will be excluded from the legislation, which is strange because it's explicitly called out as a legitimate and authorized use under section 3B. Has she actually read the legislation? Finally, in the face of mountains of evidence proving flock to be causing significant harm, the administration's continued support of this technology can only possibly be due to sheer incompetence or malicious intent. I suspect both. Finally, I would like to take a moment to address Troy City Charter Article 8, Section C33, Subsection C, which covers the duty of the mayor and states to attend all to take part in discussion but not vote. Oh, sorry. [clears throat] To attend all regular and special meetings of the council and to take part in discussion but not to vote except by the power of

veto as set forth Kierin. It is the job description that she attends and participates in these meetings in full. So personally, I propose that she is given a specially reserved seat and expected to spend these meetings sitting with the city she represents instead of standing in the back hallway talking over the council and constituents to the point where the people actually in the room can hear her instead of the meeting. If Mantel can't feain interest in her constituents and meet the bare minimum of her job requirement, she is more than welcome to resign. The petition for her resignation started by Troy citizens has already reached at least 246 signatures from constituents. I just want to make sure you can hear me for back Mantel. That is again me personally telling you do your job or resign. Stop making the city a joke. Thank you. Hi everyone. I'm Francis from South Troy. Um, I just have a short little thing to say. um on Facebook, uh a place that has long been a safe haven for the mayor and her team to make inappropriate posts, about 90 people commented on city hall's latest posts about the new legislation. 63 were against flock and only 20 were for it. I have never seen the mayor get ratioed on Facebook, so that's really fun for me. Um, the mayor continuously claims that

we are the minority, that most people want flock cameras tracking their movements without a warrant. But where are those people? Were they here tonight? Were they here on March 19th? No. What it actually seems like is the mayor doesn't want to admit that she and her friends are the minority in this issue. The council has heard the majority of people's concerns about flock and drafted legislation, which is the appropriate and responsible thing to do. I've only read it a couple times. I'm not a huge expert. I did see a couple loopholes and I do hope that the draft is tightened up over the next few weeks. I am just really glad to see a council who is listening to the people and acting in concrete rate ways to improve our city. So, thank you all. I just wanted to recognize once again the value in the funding of the neighborhood improvement program by the council. It enables all sorts of neighborhood groups to beautify the city. In particular, Troy and Bloom appreciates the funding that allows us to plant over 70 planters in downtown Troy. Thank you for funding us again this year.

Thank you. Oh, I can thank you. Forgot to say I'm Marie Gavazi from Fifth Avenue in Troy. Thank you, Marie.

Anyone else wishing to speak? Okay, seeing none, we will begin with the local law. Local law number three, a local law establishing standards governing the city's use of automatic license plate reader ALPR systems. This is for introduction only. Council member McKe. Thank you. Is this on? other way. There it goes. Can you hear me? Yeah.

I'm happy to present local law number three, establishing standards governing the city's use of ALPR systems. These systems would provide the guard rails necess I'm sorry. This law would provide the guard rails necessary to protect privacy rights while preserving law enforcement's ability to use the technology to solve crimes. The council is eager, I want to repeat, eager to engage in honest, productive dialogue with law enforcement and the public to finalize this legislation. We are united by a common purpose to equip our officers with effective tools to fight crime while upholding the constitutional protections, particularly our fourth amendment right to privacy that every cit every resident of Troy is entitled to.

Thank you. Moving on to ordinances. Ordinance seven, an ordinance amending the rules and regulations of the Troy the city of Troy Department of Public Utilities. Council member Campbell Cohen, Council President Steel. Do we have a motion? Motion. Second. Okay, we have a motion by Council Member Stuber, a second by Council Member Fabro. Any discussion on the ordinance? Okay. All in favor?

I against. Okay. We have seven eyes and zero nos. Ordinance seven is adopted.

Uh, ordinance eight. Ordinance 8, ordinance amending chapter 264 of the Troy City Code. Council member Campbell Cohen, Council President Steel. Is there a motion? Motion. Second. A motion by Council Member Dorenzo with a second by Council Member Struber. Any discussion? Uh, council member Please. I was just going to say for those in the room who weren't at our previous meeting, uh many of these were discussed at our last meeting. So that's why it seems like we're moving fairly quickly.

Yes, I'll add to that that um there was also uh discussion with the administration about these to try to um make this a sensible ordinance. I did want to see if anyone from um DPU or the administration wanted to come out um if there's anything that might be a barrier to implementation or if we're happy with it as is. Andrew is back there. I don't know. He may not have heard you.

Okay, that sounds good. Um, okay. Well, then, um, I guess for the time being, we're we're ready to go. And, um, yeah, I want to thank, uh, residents who have been dealing with sewer fee problems, particularly urban farmers or people dealing with underutilized land, um, for their patience while this has been getting resolved. I know it's been a long time coming. Um, and I I think that this is just fair legislation that uh sort of writes a a longtime issue that has contributed to pretty jarring bills for wateries.

Um, so that's all I have to say. Anything else on the motion? I'm I'm sorry. on the ordinance. All in favor? I

opposed. Okay, that's seven eyes and zero nos. The ordinance passes. Ordinance nine. Ordinance number nine, ordinance authorizing and approving the filing of the city of Troy's application for funding pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, the McKini Act Emergency Shelter Grant Program, and the Home Investment Partnership Program, and Designating the Mayor as the authorized representative of the city for those purposes. Council member Dorenzo, Council President Steel at the request of the administration. There a motion?

Motion. Second. Motion by council member McKe, seconded by Councilman Campbell Cohen. Any discussion? All in favor? I I opposed. Okay, that's seven eyes and zero nos. Ordinance nine is approved. Ordinance 10. Ordinance 10. Ordinance authorizing the reconveyance of real property acquired by INREM foreclosure 34 Center View Drive. Council member Spain McLaren, Council President Steel at the request of the administration. Do we have a motion?

Motion. Second. Uh motion by Council Member Dorenzo, seconded by Council Member Stuber. Any discussion? All in favor? I I opposed. Seven I zero nos. The ordinance passes. Ordinance 11. Ordinance 11. Ordinance adopting. Ordinance approving a grant of easement to Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation and Verizon New York, Inc. Council President Steel at the request of the administration. Do we have a motion? Motion.

Second. Uh motion by council member Strouer, seconded by council member McKe. Any discussion? All in favor? I opposed. Seven eyes, zero nos. The resolution or ordinance passes. Ordinance 12. Ordinance 12. Ordinance authorizing settlement of claim to wit, New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company, ASO. Anna L. Hughes versus Michael Bordon in the city of Troy, [clears throat] Wensler County Supreme Court Index number EF202271535, Council President Steel at the request of the administration.

Do we have a motion? Motion. Second. Uh motion by council member Fabro with a second by council member Dorenzo. Any discussion? All in favor? I opposed. Seven I zero knows. The ordinance passes. Ordinance 13. Ordinance 13 or ordinance authorizing awards of neighborhood improvement project funds. Council President Steel. Council member Spain McLaren. Council member Strer. Do we have a motion? Motion. Second. Camp. Motion. You can second, but not motion. So, do we have another motion?

Another motion. [laughter] Thank you. Um, a motion by council member Campbell Cohen with a second by council member McKe. Um, any discussion? All in favor? I opposed. Seven eyes. Zero knows the ordinance passes.

On to resolutions number 41. Resolution 41, resolution of the Troy City Council accepting Main Street Grant in the amount of $200,000 for the Lancingberg building renovation program and authorizing the mayor to enter into an agreement with TAP, Inc. to administer the grant. Council President Steel, Council Member Dorenzo at the request of the administration. Do we have a motion? motion in second. Second. Uh we have a motion uh by council member McKe with a second by council member Struber. Any discussion? All in favor? I opposed. Seven eyes, zero nos. The resolution passes.

Resolution 42. Resolution 42. Resolution ratifying acceptance of a grant from the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation to undertake engineering planning activities at the city of Troy John P. Buckley Water Treatment Plant. Council President Steel at the request of the administration. Do we have a motion? Motion. Second. Second. Uh we have a motion uh from Council Member McKe with a second by Council Member Stuber. Any discussion? All All in favor? I opposed. Seven eyes, zero nos. The resolution passes. Resolution 43.

Resolution 43. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the city to enter into a contractual agreement with CDM Smith to investigate the city's sledge lagoons and sledge handling processes and to identify solutions that will bring them into regulatory compliance. Council President Steel at the request of the administration. Do we have a motion? Motion. Second. Second. Uh we have a motion from Council Member Favro with a second by Council Member Stuber. Any discussion on the resolution? All in favor? I opposed. Seven eyes, zero nos. The resolution passes.

Resolution 44. Resolution 44. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the city to enter into a contractual agreement with Finch Turf Inc. to purchase Foley Grinders, Council President Steel at the request of the administration. Do we have a motion? Motion. Second. We have a motion from Council Member Stuber and a second by Council Member Darenzo. Uh, any discussion? I just want to say that I know how happy the folks at the golf course are. Um I forget how many years they told me, but it's been like 30 or 40 years since um they've had these replaced. So they're very happy about it. All in favor?

I oppose. Seven eyes, zero nos. The resolution passes. Resolution 45. Resolution 45. A resolution of the Troy City Council ratifying acceptance of a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Urban and Community Forestry Grant and authorizing administration of the grant. Council President Steel at the request of the administration. Do we have a motion? Motion. Second. We have a motion by Council Member Stuber with a second by Council Member Campbell Cohen. Any discussion on the resolution? All in favor? I I opposed.

Seven eyes, zero nos. The resolution passes. Resolution 46. Resolution 46. A resolution of the Troy City Council proclaiming May 1st, 2026 to be International Workers Day in the city of Troy. Council member Campbell Cohen. Uh, do we have a motion? Motion. Motion. N. We'll have a motion by Council Member McKe with a second by Council Member Stuber. Any discussion? Council member Kim Mccoen.

Um I've already spoken about this resolution. I'm really grateful to my colleagues here on the council for um helping it bringing it to this point and I hope it passes in a moment. I just wanted to comment on um I think record turnout at Mayday events all across the country um this year. I think um people are sort of waking up and realizing that um now is a time to be in community with one another, to be working in solidarity with one another, and um what better place to start than in your workplace where you are often for eight or more hours a day. Um um you know, it's it's a scary and exciting time. Um and um I think Mayday honors uh sort of a legacy of of facing down your fears and and uh finding uh common ground with people around you. Um and um yeah, I'm [clears throat] I'm really happy to see this moving forward. Thank you. I would just like to add that my um my parents were on a long um long awaited trip um abroad and they happened to be in Paris on Mayday and um found themselves in the middle of a Mayday parade um in the streets of Paris and it was really it was really neat to see. They just kind of commented that it was just really cool to be in a different country and having people celebrate the same way that we do here. So,

it's a it's a lot rowdier in Europe. Yeah. Yeah. A lot more police barricades. [laughter] Um, all in favor? I opposed. Seven eyes, zero nos. The resolution passes. Resolution 47. Resolution 47, a resolution of the Troy City Council proclaiming May 22nd, 2026 to be Harvey Milk Day in the city of Troy. Council member Campbell Cohen, Council Member Dorenzo, Council Member Spain McLaren. Do we have a motion? Motion. Second. We have a motion by Council Member Fabro, a second by Council Member Struber, and discussion on the resolution. Council President.

Yes.

Uh I just wanted to say I'm proud to co-sponsor this resolution recognizing Harvey Milk Day. Uh and I want to thank Council Member Campbell Cohen for drafting it. Um, I think it's just it's very it's it's important that we recognize such a distingu distinguished individual uh in Harvey Mil. His courage is his courage and visibility helped open doors for countless people across America. And I think as elected officials here, um, it's important that, you know, we have a responsibility to set an example, uh, for our community and for our city to the values that we uphold, um, and the people that we recognize. And so, you know, I think it's important that this council continues to move forward um, recognizing um, you know, inclusivity and people that are community oriented. um let's continue to um recognize people and organizations who contribute to expanding freedom and equality uh in our country and in our city. And so I'm glad to say that District 1 is helping to support this resolution tonight. So, thank you.

Um I would just like to add that I'm equally proud to um co-sponsor this and and thank uh Council Member Campbell Cohen for for bringing it um to the table. Um, I think it's important that we keep the memory of people like Harvey Mil alive, um, when others have tried to eradicate it. Um, namely by removing his name from a ship that was named after him. Um, you know, we can still honor him and remember him, um, and everything that he stood for. Um, so we'll be celebrating on May 22nd. Um, all in favor opposed.

Seven eyes, zero knows. The resolution passes.

Resolution 48. Resolution 48, a resolution of the Troy City Council urging the state of New York to preserve the Martin Dunham reservoir and dam in Grafton Lake State Park. Council member Campbell Cohen, Council Member Favro. Do we have a motion? Motion. Second. We have a motion by Council Member Struber with a second by Council Member McKe. Any discussion? Um, I just think it's important to note that this was our original be before the Tom Hanick, this was our source of water for the city of Troy and it's important that it be preserved. um on the resolution. I mean, all in favor, I'm sorry.

I I opposed. Seven eyes, zero nos. The resolution passes. Resolution 49. Resolution 49, a resolution to commend the North Central Community Solidarity Group for continued service to the community. Council member Strooper. Um I can make a motion. Do we have a second? Second. Um, council a motion by myself and a second by council member McKe. Um, any discussion on the resolution? Council President. Yes.

I just wanted to thank the North Central Community Solid Solidarity Group and every person who came out for them today. Uh I've been working with them for years and appreciate everything that they do at a grassroots level and I know how hard it is with limited resources to do the kind of work in the community that they do. So very happy to put forward this resolution and hoping to help them continue their work. Council member. Yes.

I just wanted to say thank you to Council Member Stuber for bringing this forward. prior to this resolution, I had never heard of this group. Um, and so hearing them all show up, come tonight and and speak up. Um, their enthusiasm is high, [laughter] their impact seems extremely high, and so now they're on my radar. Thank you for that. And, um, great work to them. Thank you. All in favor? I I opposed. Seven eyes, zero nos. The resolution passes.

Resolution 50. Resolution 50. A resolution proclaiming May 2026 as mental health awareness month in Troy, New York. Council member Spain McLaren. We have a motion. Motion. Second.

We have a motion by Council Member McKe with a second by Council Member Stuber. Any discussion? Um I I spoke earlier about it. Um would just like to speak again to reiterate um the fact that the second just want to make sure I get it completely right. Suicide is now the second leading cause of death for the age group of 10 to 24 year olds. Um, an increase of 52% since the year 2000, which I think is astounding and very noteworthy. Um, again, I think Troy is uh in crisis as is um a lot of the country providers just leaving the area. It's almost a desert. um and would continue to encourage people to um speak out to uh to not encourage the stigma um especially for marginalized groups. Um you know it's prevalent and and we need to make sure that people are getting the support that they need. Um, so all in favor

I I opposed. Seven eyes, zero nos. The resolution passes. Resolution 51. Resolution 51, a resolution of the Troy City Council scheduling a public hearing on proposed local law number three of 2026, establishing standards governing the city's use of automatic license plate reader ALPR systems. Council member McKe. Do we have a motion? Motion second. Okay.

A motion by council member Stuber with a second um by council member Dorenzo. Any discussion? And so we have set the public hearing for June 4th at 5:30 in case you missed it the first time. um on the resolution. Uh all in favor I I I opposed. Seven eyes, zero nos. The resolution passes.

Resolution 52. Resolution 52. A resolution appointing James Brent Mason as city marshal for the city of Troy. Council President Steel. Do we have a motion? motion. I can second. So, we have a motion by council member Dorenzo with a second by council member Spay McLaren. Um, any discussion? Okay. All in favor? Opposed? Seven eyes, zero nos. The resolution passes. And resolutions 53. Resolution 53, a resolution appointing commissioner of deeds for the city of Troy. Council President Steel. Do we have a motion? Motion. Second.

Second. A motion by Council Member Stuber with a second by Council Member McKe. Discussion. All in favor? Opposed? Seven eyes, zero nos. The resolution passes. Governor

this point in the evening uh anyone can speak on any item not necessarily on the agenda but any item and if so please come forward and share us share your name and place of residence Hello, my name is Frankie and I'm a resident of Troy and I just want to say how refreshing it is to hear from council member Dorenzo that Harvey Mil is an important person because we remember I remember who was in your seat when it came to the Pride Month acknowledgement last year and it's a good day for Troy that you're sitting in that seat and I just want to thank you very much for that. Does anyone else wish to address the council? I thought well I was still here anyway. I might as well. I I want to um speak to those benches that were were removed from downtown. I really missed those. They were place I used to sit and um it seems unfair to deprive 50,000 people of those benches. So if anyone can do anything about that I would really appreciate it. Marie Gavazi Fifth Avenue

Troy once again. Thank you. Thank you Marie. Good evening again. Silva Manard, fifth house between Federal and Jacob. Uh just a very quick comment. Last year we only received two out of four quarterly financial reports from the mayor's office. I'd like to see the first quarter report from 2026 promptly. Thank you.

Hello Avi Manard, Fifth A, Troy, New York. Okay, so I would like to see some transparency from the administration. We want an audit on Flock. If it is truly a key tool for policing, we want to know. But if it isn't and the data doesn't show that, then that's a discussion that needs to be had. But there needs to be dialogue and I would urge the administration to come and talk to the council. Same with the police and do your research, please. Thank you. Seeing no one uh else wishes to address the council, I would entertain a motion to adjurnn.

Motion second. Second. We have a motion made and seconded. All in favor? I the coast.