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Can you ask Mr. Giorgio for clarification since the staff won't let me ask that question? Thank you. Mr. Giorgio, can you please, since we were cut off at the last pre-meeting, explain your position on how this proclamation correlates to the flag ordinance that was passed?

Can I ask a quick question Let me clarify some things. Did we not hire somebody to do a tree inventory on all the city-owned trees? Yeah, we've got—

All right, we can ask her to come in again. The next piece is an ordinance amending the fees. This is something that we've got to talk about from the beginning of the year. So again, if anybody has any recommendations that's other than free and they want to adjust this, I have no problem, but I still haven't gotten anything from any Councilperson.

In regards to what fees should be established and how many in the city meeting last year and voting that on roll call stuff. So maybe we can ask Mayor Galime I think we need to give some, a rundown on what the cost was and expected to see what we need to do with those costs. The next one is an ordinance amending Section 2-29-7 of the zoning code, and furthering battery energy storage systems. Do we have any update on that?

1:32:30

Can you ask Mr. Giorgio for clarification since the staff won't let me ask that question? Thank you. Mr. Giorgio, can you please, since we were cut off at the last pre-meeting, explain your position on how this proclamation correlates to the flag ordinance that was passed?

20:40

Can I ask a quick question Let me clarify some things. Did we not hire somebody to do a tree inventory on all the city-owned trees? Yeah, we've got—

43:25

All right, we can ask her to come in again. The next piece is an ordinance amending the fees. This is something that we've got to talk about from the beginning of the year. So again, if anybody has any recommendations that's other than free and they want to adjust this, I have no problem, but I still haven't gotten anything from any Councilperson.

44:00

In regards to what fees should be established and how many in the city meeting last year and voting that on roll call stuff. So maybe we can ask Mayor Galime I think we need to give some, a rundown on what the cost was and expected to see what we need to do with those costs. The next one is an ordinance amending Section 2-29-7 of the zoning code, and furthering battery energy storage systems. Do we have any update on that?

57:46

I've got a point of order because I've got a serious question that actually relates to the Common Council in regards to legislation tonight. So Miss Aiello sent us a proclamation in regards to Juneteenth. Okay, no problem with that because usually you do proclamations all the time, no problem. She said, hi everyone, attached is a proclamation honoring Utica's role and significance in Juneteenth to be introduced and voted on tonight. Please let me know who would like to have their names added as a sponsor, as a sponsor, and we'll get this ready for tonight's meeting. So I responded to her, I said, dear Councilmembers, I have a genuine question. I promise it is not intended to be sarcastically. Do proclamations simply serve to recognize a month or cause, or does supporting a proclamation also imply support for a related flag raising? I ask because in the past the Pride Month proclamation and flag raising seemed to coincide. And I'm not— and I'm trying to better understand the distinction. If a councilmember supports proclamation recognizing a particular month or group, does that necessarily mean that they also support raising the associated flag, or are those considered separate actions? Thank you for clarifying this for me. And Miss Aiello responded, any and all ordinances, resolutions, or proclamations are deemed city expressions. People and organizations can fill out an application for a flag-raising ceremony for any number of city expressions. Now here's the thing, I mean, you're also now tying this to the flag because again, in that ordinance, it states that you have to have a resolution that supports that in order to have that raised.

3:15:36

Why the 24th? Okay, so then can we ask Bonadio on the 24th? Councilperson Betar, we could do an extra. Can we ask them for the 24th, see what their availability is, and if if we have to readjust the schedule for—

3:02:44

Can I ask why just Councilman LoMedico from the Comptroller's Office was on there? Is there a specific reason that I wasn't called as a minority leader?

Um, the only reservation I have on this is I did ask for an updated fund balance balance on the fund balance, and I have yet to receive it. I'll vote for this, but just to put on record and notice that I would like it as soon as possible.