Good evening, everyone.

If everyone could, if all members could sit down and we'll go through the agenda.

Just a quick note before I go through the agenda, and everyone's mailboxes is the financial disclosure statement.

Just make sure you fill that out.

Um we have resolution 1632 26R from Councilmember Zamer.

That will go to planning because we do not fully have the Peg ad hoc board together.

Um so that is the a resolution reappointing Donald Hyman to the public to the bag peg board.

Next um from councilmember Adams, we have resolution 1732 26R.

We'll be voting on that tonight.

That is a resolution in support of the Sunshine School and the CECRA review, um, so that does not have to have a full environmental review.

Next we have from Councilmember Lumpkin resolution 1832 26R.

That is a resolution commemorating the centennial black history observance and celebrating the 91st anniversary of the NWCP Albany branch.

We'll actually be taking that out of order.

Um so that will take up right after the um member comments for the initial public comment period.

So we'll have public comment, member comments on public comment, should there be any, and then we will go into that resolution, take that out of order.

And I believe that we are all co-sponsors on that, so that will just be a voice vote.

Um, and then we'll have an opportunity for an official presentation, and we'll invite people to take a picture.

Next, we have resolution 1932 26R from Councilmember Hoey.

Um that will go to the finance committee, and in resolutions held from councilmember Zamer, resolution 1431 26R.

Um that is that passed through the planning committee, and that's something we will be voting on.

Do a quick note that um council president Kimbrough is not able to be here tonight.

He's a little under the weather.

Um, so I'll be taking over up there.

Councilmember Ballorin will be doing the president potem position, and we'll shift things through that way.

Um councilmember Flynn.

I was just wondering if we're gonna do uh miscellaneous like we did last week or two weeks ago about the public comment after common councilmember speak like today.

We will it is in the agenda.

Um just a quick note to as councilmember Robinson did note that it is something that can lengthen meetings a bit.

So if especially for something the resolution that we're about to have, if there are other opportunities to speak on it, please wait for those opportunities.

But it is an opportunity for members to speak um when they feel it necessary.

So we will be doing that, and then we'll be doing the NAACP resolution.

Anything else?

Councilmember Holy.

Thank you, uh President Pro Temp.

Um I just want to real fast just to tell everybody um because I know there was a question brought up about the trip to Baltimore for the anti-violence, and uh I was one of the people to attend, um, and several other council members did go.

Um this was all self-funded.

I had to take a vacation day off work.

I had to pay, I actually flew down because I couldn't afford to be more than one day away from home because I had some responsibilities at home.

So I ended up having to pay for my own airfare, and I did a lot of walking.

It was like seven miles wherever I could save money by taking rapid transit.

I did, I got to walk around the city.

But I just want to make sure everybody knows that this just wasn't a junket um that we just all went on a trip.

Everybody had a you know come up, either drive themselves or fly or take a train to get down there.

Um it was you know, trying to go back over it and try to remember every detail for me.

It's gonna be difficult getting up there in years, but um I'll be glad to, you know, I got impressions, and that's my main thing from that trip was the impressions of safety and how people are moving forward.

So looking forward to discussions on it.

Um, but uh to be able to do a report.

I'm not gonna be able to do um to actually put down every hour what I was doing.

So I just wanted to pass that along to our council members.

Thank you.

Councilmember Robinson.

And I just like to um piggyback off my colleague because there's a lot of um uh conversation going back and forth on Facebook.

It's all about taxpayers' money was spent on this trip.

It was no taxpayers' money spent on this trip.

We paid for it out of our own pocket.

Um, and I think part of the hope is that a lot of the questions that were asked would actually be discussed at the meeting.

Um just keeping in mind that um a lot of different things on um, are having a lot of have a lot of different responsibilities and making sure that we are able to gauge things, and sometimes it's hard to ask members to come up with an itemized thing of all the details of their trip.

Um it is the hope that members will talk about that in more detail at that meeting.

So many of those answers will probably or many of those questions will likely be answered at the meeting itself.

Does anybody else have anything?

Um, then we will at seven o'clock, we'll start the meeting.

Good evening, everyone.

We'll call to order tonight Albany Common Council meeting, Monday, March 16th, 2026.

Can the clerk please call the roll?

Adams.

Present.

Anani.

Present.

Ballorin.

Present.

Brody.

Present.

Farrell.

Here.

Glenn.

Present.

Howie.

Present Johnson.

Present.

Jones.

Keegan.

Here.

Lumpkin.

Present.

Powell.

Present Robinson.

Here.

Williamson.

Present.

Zamer.

Here.

Fourteen present, one absent.

Please stand with me for the pledge of allegiance and a moment of silence.

I pledge allegiance.

Thank you.

Now we'll move to public comment.

You have five minutes to speak on any issue you wish to speak upon.

Please do not address the council members.

Council members cannot address your comments during public comment period.

If they wish to do so, they will do so at a different point in the meeting.

When you get to the table, please say your name and the town or city you live in.

Can the clerk please call the first speaker?

First speaker is Deborah Brown.

Councilman Lumpkin.

And all of you, council members.

And I have ask the NAACP.

You just have a representation here of our representatives from our executive committee as well as our members.

As you know, the NAACP has been in existence here in Albany since 1935.

It was founded by a dentist, Dr.

Fletcher Brown, who saw a need at that time with the treatment of African Americans in Albany, and held the first meeting in the African American Methodist Church here on Hamilton Street.

Here we are 91 years later, still engaged here in Albany, still dealing with some of the same issues, which is unfortunate, but understanding that the mission and the need is to ensure equity and access for all people, to ensure a quality of life for everyone, and to end discrimination.

So we all come before you.

This is, and let it be known, this is not a paid position.

We are all volunteers, and we volunteer because we believe in the work.

We volunteer because we know that the mission is important.

We volunteer because we know education, health, employment, being able to live where you desire as opposed to where people have directed you to is important.

We know that economic development and environmental justice is important, and we know that we have had situations where people have been directed, people have been discriminated against, and our role is to ensure that that does not continue.

So we thank you for this honor today.

I will also like to acknowledge that we have with us today our regional director, Gwen Polk, and we also have with us our most renowned president of the NAACP, former president and regional director, Miss Ann Pope.

And I'd like to thank Ms.

Ann Pope because it's on her shoulder that I stand on.

It is being able to observe and watch her as I moved into this role that enabled me to do and serve the Albany community and to meet the needs of the community residents.

Again, I thank you.

Thank you for this opportunity.

Good evening, respectable council members.

My name is Danielle Gillespie, and I'm here before you as the county legislator that represents the 12th district.

And I wanted to make some very brief comments about the importance of local law E of 2026 that I'm pretty sure is being referred to public safety.

Um hopefully this piece of legislation will solve a decade.

Excellent.

Excuse me.

County legislator, do you mind just uh for the record stating your name and I'm sorry, it's Daniel Gillespie.

I live at Three Pitch Pine Road in the 12th, and these comments are specific to local law E.

And hopefully it will address a serious issue that the residents that live along Washington Ab Extension have been experienced and have encountered for decades.

Um drag racing creates a quality of life issue, it's a safety issue and the potential for destruction of private property.

Um while my colleague Rachel and I were out petitioning, we heard countless comments about the concern of the drag racing, and then when the Pine Bush Neighborhood Association meeting started up again, that was also a topic of consideration was the concern with the drag racing.

So those are my comments.

I plan on coming to uh the committee meetings when we discuss where local law E of 2026 is discussed.

There'll probably be some folks from the 12th that'll also come out and share their concerns with the drag racing.

We've noticed that the participants and then also the folks that watch the drag racing are getting considerably younger and younger, and the crowds are increasing, and it's a huge safety issue.

So hopefully local law E of 2026 will successfully pass through this highly esteemed body, and it'll address a decades old problem.

That's my comment as the county legislator.

As a member of the NAACP, there's no time like the present for organizations like this to exist.

We are under attack as a population as a society full of democrats, and to see the NAACP be recognized and celebrated is extremely important along with us celebrating 100 years of Black History Month.

Thank you for your time.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Perhaps continue move through public comment.

Thanks.

The next speaker is Anaya A.

Good evening.

Anaya A, and I'm a new resident of Albany.

I think is that okay?

Yes?

Okay.

Yeah, so I don't want to take up too much of your time, but I was here just a couple of weeks ago.

Um I was invited by my advocate, Miss Tabora Marcus, in regards to the different issues that I was facing as I just got here from the city.

And this evening I came back because since I did share my concerns, even though I try to keep it very positive and I try to spin it a little bit and talk about the Navy SEALs and bringing some of the great people of our communities here to Albany, I was retaliated against at this facility, the facility that I was living in.

Thankfully, since then I have relocated.

However, I'm still concerned for others that have faced similar or worse tragedies at this location, between stabbings, between sexual assault, as well as for me particularly, my wallet with a lot of political contacts information, personal numbers, office information, et cetera, and my passport was stolen.

I cannot understand why people are doing what they're doing in these facilities.

It's supposed to be called Safe Haven.

26 South Swan Street is the location that I'm referring to.

IPH is a government-ran donation-ran organization and entity, yet somebody like myself that did not try to cause any trouble.

I came in every night, I did what I had to do, and every day it was like a nightmare.

But being a political activist as well as an advocate, I chose to, you know, go above and try my best to help people.

Last time I was here, I brought Papa John Gaddy, and after we left here that night, we went to court the following morning, and he's a free black young 23-year-old.

I made sure I screamed out Reverend Dr.

Al Sharpton's name as a lifetime member of the National Action Network.

I screamed out Ben Crump's name because that's a mentor and a very close friend of mine, and now this young man is not in prison.

But in the same breath, I'm stuck without an international passport.

God forbid I have to fly to Haiti, fly to the Dominican Republic, fly to Switzerland, fly anywhere, and I can't do so.

So this evening with the next two minutes, I just wanted to share.

Before I got here, I made copies of the police reports as well as the emergency room visit that I ended up going to.

I was advised that I should send it out and give it to you guys because at the end of the day, you need to know for yourselves.

Yes, this is personal information, but hell, my HIPAA laws were violated already.

When people are stealing from you and they're going through your bags and they're stealing clothes from you and everything else, like your passport, what's left?

So I've made copies, I've handed them to Mr.

Bryan, and he has copies for each one of you, council members, because I want you to understand.

I have a degree, I have a lifestyle that I've led.

I'm not accustomed to what I experienced.

But I never look down on anybody.

I'm fleeing a bad situation from the city.

For me to be going through this and for activism to not be available, it's a shame.

And it's sad.

Where are our activists?

Where are our advocates?

And why aren't they being alerted that young black people are being attacked?

But it's not just me.

It's not just black people, it's white people, it's Hispanics, it's Asians.

So with that being said, you all have a copy, because again, why should I hide the information since I've already been violated, right?

I was sexually assaulted by a big man with a big thing between his legs and everything.

I didn't get raped, thank God.

But when I try to complain about that situation, it was swept under the rug again.

But yet IPH has how many different facilities that they're operating in the city of Albany?

Something needs to be done, but I want to thank the mayor as well as Chief Cox for meeting with me this past Friday at EMAC and Boleos.

That was a great conversation.

But now it's time for follow-up, as well as making sure that this office of prevention of violence and things of that nature isn't enacted, and we definitely take this very seriously that people are suffering in silence.

I'm just a little bit more vocal, so I'm gonna say what I have to say.

But there are a lot of people living in fear presently.

Thank you very much.

Good night.

Thank you.

Our next speaker is Helen Gleason.

Hi, my name is Helen Cleison.

I live at 817, excuse me, Livingston Avenue.

I'm asking the common council to research and clarify the fire code, which the Albany Fire Department cites as a rationale for placing prominent placards with FX designations on the front of vacant buildings.

The intent is to notify first responders about potential dangers.

My understanding is that there is room for municipalities to request variants if it can be demonstrated that there are other means to achieve the same goal.

And the reality is that the supervisor on the scene makes a determination about safety with information at hand.

Some buildings are designated as unsafe when there's been no internal assessment.

The fire chief said at a recent public safety committee meeting that these placards are for public safety.

The placards are actually invitations to use these properties for shelter and drug use for the risk of fires being started and spreading to other properties.

The plackets also create an environment where people feel less safe.

We know that perceptions are more important than statistics.

This is clearly not happening.

Thank you.

Next speaker is Marlon Anderson.

Marlin Anderson.

That is our last speaker.

Thank you, Ms.

Clerk.

We're now on to comments from members.

Do members have any comments this evening?

Seeing none, um Mr.

Ballard.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

I asked that we amend the uh agenda to uh take resolution 18.3236 out.

All out of order.

Can I have a second?

Second.

All those in favor?

Aye.

Motion passes.

Mr.

Lumpkin.

Thank you, Madam President.

I notice resolution 18.32.26R and acts with introduction and passage.

A resolution of the Common Council commemorating the centennial of Black History Observate Observance, excuse me, and celebrating the 91st anniversary of the NAACP Albany branch.

Any discussion?

I have remarked.

Mr.

Lumpkin.

Thank you, Madam President, and to my esteemed colleagues in the Common Council.

I would also like to thank the clerk for reading on this significant resolution.

Is your microphone on, Mr.

Lincoln?

Excuse me.

Is your microphone on?

Yes.

Thank you.

Today we are not merely marking dates on a calendar.

We are pausing to reflect on two profound and interconnected milestones.

The 100th anniversary of the National Observance of Black History and the 91st anniversary of our very own NAACP Albany Branch.

One hundred years ago, the historian Dr.

Carter G.

Woodson launched the first Negro History Week.

His vision was born from a simple, powerful conviction that the history of black Americans was not a separate story, but an integral and essential thread in the fabric of American history itself.

He understood that to remake the future, we must first reclaim the past.

Now a century later, we celebrate his legacy, not just for a week or a month, but as a continuous pursuit of knowledge and recognition.

It is fitting that as we honor this National Centennial, we also celebrate a legacy of action right here in our own city.

Ninety-one years ago in February of 1935.

The NAACP Albany branch was chartered.

It was founded not in a time of ease, but in a time of struggle.

It was an act of profound courage by founders like Dr.

William Fletcher Brown, who tirelessly gathered the signatures needed to give our community a voice in the national fight for civil rights.

For nine decades, the Albany NAACP has been that voice.

It has been a shield against injustice, a beacon of hope for the marginalized, and a constant advocate for equality in housing, education, and law enforcement.

The history they fought to make in our streets and in our legislative halls is the very history that Dr.

Woodson implored us all to study and to celebrate.

These two anniversaries remind us that history and actions are inseparable.

We learn from the past not to remain in it, but to be inspired by it.

We honor the struggles of our predecessors by continuing their work with the same vigor and determination.

Therefore, as we pass this resolution, let it be more than a symbolic gesture.

Let it be a renewal of our commitment as a council and as a city to the principles of justice, equality, and remembrance.

Let us continue to support the vital work of the NAACP Albany Grant under the dedicated leadership of this current president, Deborah Y.

Brown, and assure that the next century of black history is one of continued progress and triumph.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Any other comments?

Councilmember Johnson.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Um I'll be brief, but when I look at the faces that make up the executive committee, it just warms my heart because growing up, you will always hear the NAACP fighting for things that were near and dear to my parents' heart, my grandmother's heart.

So I'm always grateful to see the faces behind it.

And you know, everybody knows my personal relationship with Miss Ann Pope.

And it was a beautiful thing to walk into City Hall today and see her.

The first thing I wanted to know was wrong, you know, what's going on.

Um, but you know, it's just an honor any time that I could be in her presence, and uh, I'm grateful um to be here today to support this, and I want to say thank you to uh Mr.

Mumpkin for sponsoring it.

Thank you.

Councilman Fernani.

Uh thank you, Mr.

President.

Again, just want to um stand in solidarity and just show support for the NAACP on the 91st anniversary.

I mean, think about 91 years ago, you know, that was like the middle of the Great Depression, and um so much going on, and individuals had the foresight to want to start an organization like this.

Um, but no sinister that that kind of longevity tells us something.

It speaks to the resilience, the commitment, and also the deep roots uh this organization has an impact that have had in our city.

Um I was a couple of months ago, particularly, uh, was talking about uh talking to someone about you know NAACP's like man, why you know look at the Black Lives Matter movement, look what they have been labeled to chief.

And I had to like correct them.

It's like when a lot of y'all was getting arrested, it was the NAACP funds that was bailing them out.

Um, and that's something that a lot of people forget during those type of movements were taking place.

Uh, notice NAACP has played a such a vital role in um particularly expanding voting rights, uh, fighting discrimination and strengthen civic engagement here in our city in the Capitol Region.

And let me say when uh I know Derek said it when uh leaders of NAACP call you, you pick up.

You know, especially she called you better pick up because the work that they continue to do and the organ the mission that they have is something that we all strive to do on a daily basis.

So, again, as we celebrate this milestone, I want to thank the leaders, the volunteers and all the members for the great work they did doing.

Thank you.

Councilmember Valerie.

Thank you, Madam President.

I'm gonna be brief as well, but I want to say thank you to all of the current and past leadership and members of the NAACP.

Uh very few, all volunteer organizations last 91 years.

Um, very few can keep their mission focused and keep their work going forward.

Uh and in your organization, because of all of you that have been committed to the mission and the work have kept this organization vibrant and engaged in our community.

Uh so I thank you.

I thank you for the work you've done.

I thank you for the work you're going to continue to do, and I thank you for all of those who've come before you that have done the work to keep this organization very needed organization uh engaged and active in our city.

Thank you.

And with that, all members are co-sponsors, so we will do a voice vote.

All those in favor?

Motion passes.

We would like to welcome the members of the NAACP up so we could take a picture.

So if everybody can assume the positions, thank you so much.

Next we have reports of standing committees.

Councilmember Zamor.

Thank you.

President Pro Temp Farrell.

We voted two ordinances through with favorable recommendations, ordinance forty four thirty-one twenty-six uh concerning the Sunshine School on Delaware Avenue and fourteen thirty-one twenty six R concerning the reauthorization of the CRC.

We have a meeting uh Wednesday, March eighteenth, where we will take up the inclusionary uh housing legislation.

Thanks.

Councilmember Hoey.

Uh thank you, President.

Um public safety meeting uh committee will be meeting on March twenty-fifth uh before caucus.

And um where's it after Cork is I'm in the state, but anyhow, we'll be meeting on the uh twenty fifth.

We're gonna be discussing local law E and also local law F.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Any other members?

Um next we have approval of minutes, Mr.

Ballering.

Thank you, Madam President.

I act I asked the introduction of minutes for my last meeting.

Second, which will be the March fifth of the last meeting on March fifth.

Second.

All those in favor?

Aye.

Thank you.

Next in local laws, um, Councilmember Powell.

Councilmember Powell.

Thank you, Madam President.

I notice local law E of 2026 and ask for its introduction.

Clerk, please read.

A local law amending chapter 359, vehicles in traffic of the code of the city of Albany by adding a new vehicle six new Article 16, thereto establishing the authority to investigate and penalize certain conduct related to unlawful speech contests, side shows, and races.

Mr.

Ballorin.

Thank you, Madam President.

That will go to public safety.

Thank you.

Councilmember Howie.

Thank you, President.

I notice local law F and ask for it to be introduced.

Clerk, please read.

A local law establishing an office of violence prevention and amending chapter 183, equity agenda of a code of the city of Albany in relation to the violence prevention task force.

Mr.

Ballorin.

Thank you, Ms.

President.

That will also go to public safety.

And with that, that is the rest of local laws are held.

Thank you, Mr.

Ballarin.

Moving on to ordinances.

Thank you.

Um president.

Uh I notice ordinance 632 26 for majority consent.

We first have to vote on um for taking out majority consent.

Okay.

Yes.

Oh, add it to the um the agenda, majority consent.

Can I get a second?

Seconded by Councilmember Howie.

All those in favor of thank you.

Councilmember Anani.

Thank you, Madam President.

On behalf of uh President of Pro Temp, uh Jenny Farrell, I ask for uh ordinance six thirty-two twenty-six for his introduction by majority consent.

Clerk, please read an ordinance authorizing the lease of a portion of 520 Livingston Avenue, tax map parcel number 65.36-1-19 to the Black Nurses Coalition Incorporated, Mr.

Ballorin.

Thank you, Ms.

President.

That will be sent to finance.

Thank you.

And with that, that's the rest of our rest of our ordinance are held.

Thank you.

Next we move on to resolutions.

Councilmember Zamer.

Thank you, President Pro Temp.

Um, I notice resolution 1632 26R and ask for its introduction.

Clerk, please read.

A resolution of the common council reappointing Donald Hyman to the public education and government access oversight board.

Mr.

Ballorin.

Thank you, Ms.

President.

That will go to the planning committee.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Councilmember Howie.

Okay.

I'm I'm sorry, uh Madam President.

I notice resolution 1932 26 and ask for its introduction.

Clerk, please read.

A resolution of the common council approving a transfer of budgeted funds in a change in the authorized positions included in the 2026 city budget, which will affect a salary rate or salary total.

Mr.

Ballorin.

Thank you, Ms.

President.

That will go to finance.

And with that, the rest of our wait, no, we still have some other meetings.

Moving on to resolutions held.

Thank you, Madam President.

Um would like to notice resolution.

Excuse me.

Yeah, resolution 1732 26R.

Um acts first reading.

Clerk, please read.

A resolution of the common council declaring the city of Albany to be lead agency for the state environmental quality review of ordinance for dot 31.26 and declaring its in it's an unlisted action that will not have a negative impact on the environment.

And apologies, that was in resolutions introduced.

Um clerk, please call the role.

Adams.

Yes.

Anani.

Yes.

Ballerin?

Yes.

Brody.

Yes.

Farrell.

Yes.

Co-sponsor, please.

Glenn.

Yes.

Howie.

Yes.

Johnson.

Yes.

Keegan.

Yes.

Lumpkin?

Yes.

Powell.

Robinson.

Yes, co-sponsor, please.

Williamson.

Yes.

Zamer.

Yes.

13 in the affirmative.

The resolution passes.

Next, we move on to resolutions held.

Councilmember Zamer.

Thank you, President Pro Temp.

Um I notice resolution 1431 26R and ask for its passage.

Clerk, please read.

A resolution of the Common Council amending the City of Albany's Capital Resource Corporation certificate of incorporation authorizing the continuation of the authority of the City of Albany Capital Resource Corporation to issue obligations to finance projects to be undertaken by the corporation.

Clerk, please call the roll.

Adams.

Yes.

Anani?

Yes, co-sponsor, please.

Ballerin.

Yes, co-sponsor, please.

Brody.

Yes, co-sponsor, please.

Farrell.

Yes, co-sponsor, please.

Glenn?

Yes, co-sponsor.

Hoey?

Yes, co-sponsor, please.

Johnson?

Yes.

Keegan.

Yes.

Mumpkin?

Yes.

Powell.

Robinson.

Williamson.

Yes.

Zamer.

Yes.

13 in the affirmative.

Resolution passes.

Councilmember Balance.

Thank you, Madam President.

And the rest of the resolutions are held.

Thank you.

Moving on to miscellaneous.

Do members have anything in the miscellaneous?

Councilmember Johnson.

Thank you.

I'm just trying to figure out what's wrong with this picture when we have to come up with an answer to drag racing.

I think that if we know if the community knows that people are going to assemble there, why can't are we wrong for having an expectation on APD?

I just find it hard to believe that we're we're asked to come up with a um resolution.

Who's going to enforce it?

It goes back to APD again.

So I I think that are we being unreasonable to have expectations.

I think that we have to put the expectations back on APD for them to um address quality of life issues that are happening in the city.

And um I just find it um troublesome that we have to have the conversation in here before an attempt to address something out there.

And I just think of us passing the um the uh dirt bike and and nothing happened, nothing came about that, and then you know it was an incident, and then the next thing you know, the uh sheriff had um picked up 55 bikes.

So I just think that um a lot of money goes in the direction of um the Albany Police Department each year from the city's budget, and it just seems like more and more responsibilities, things that they have been handling in the past, um, get shifted in other um directions.

And you know, as I said, I sympathize that um that community is experiencing that, but you know, we've been having similar um issues um in other parts of the city, and once again it shouldn't come um from legislation from inside this chambers uh for um action um to be felt in in um locations if people are um congregating there's no reason why it shouldn't be a police present.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Johnson, and just a quick note that a reminder that a full discussion on this will happen as we move through the committee structure, and all members are welcome and encouraged to go uh to the committee meeting to share their thoughts and um also have an opportunity to ask questions from APB to get specific answers on things.

Councilmember Powell.

I mean, uh I just want to address this very briefly and say that we'll talk about it more at committee, but I think that uh both Danielle Galletzby and I several uh community members have had a variety of conversations with both our DA Lee Kinlan and Chief Cox around this uh legislation and this issue, and so I think that we're just trying to give Albany PD uh and our DA Lee Kinlan more tools to use to address this issue.

But again, we'll talk about that more on the 25th.

I don't want to take up any more time.

Um I appreciate um council member Johnson's uh feedback, and uh I hope that um we can have this conversation then.

Thank you.

Um seeing no other miscellaneous comments, motion to adjourn.

All those in favor?

Meeting adjourned.