City Council
Regular MeetingSchenectady, NY · May 24, 2021
Minutes
Samanta R. Mykoo
From: Walter Urbanski
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2021 10:21 AM
To: Samanta R. Mykoo
Subject: Dirt Bikes, ATV’s and Other Off-Road Vehicles on City Streets
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To the Schenectady City Council:
Dirt bikes, ATV’s and other off‐road recreational vehicles have become a real and growing problem in Schenectady’s
streets and parks. It is time for the City Council to take positive action toward control and use of the vehicles in public
spaces. This is an issue of public safety. We live on Garner Avenue. Each evening at about dinner time we hear and see
the dirt bikes start up and run up and down through our neighborhood. The bikes have no lights making them hard to
see. The operators are without helmets and operating with little regard to either pedestrians, playing children or traffic.
The city police are no where.
Please stand up and do the right thing. Ban use of the vehicles in the city.
Thank you.
Beat regards,
Walter S. Urbanski
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Samanta R. Mykoo
From: PD Ironclad
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2021 11:16 AM
To: John Mootooveren; Samanta R. Mykoo; Andrew Koldin; Carmel Patrick; John Polimeni; Karen
ZalewskiWildzunas
Subject: Schenectady Council Agenda May 10, 2021
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May 17, 2021
I successfully entered May 10, 2021 to speak on PH#1 using Webex, however, when it came time to speak others were
called upon and I was not. I tried to speak but was not called upon and the hearing was closed.
I have many issues regarding CDBG $2+M spending increases; particularly Better Neighborhoods $260,000; Affirmative
Action $108,000 increase; Schenectady Ring of Hope $236,000 budget for something I have never heard of in my 20+
years attending council meetings. Also AOH $24,000 paid meal increase when the public is asked to pay for their own;
Better Community, Inc. $85,000, (a duplicate service ‐ only bureaucratic).
Still the issue is wny was I not allowed to speak!
Regarding Council Committee meeting for May 17, 2021, what are the bid amounts for intersection improvements at
Forest and Francis?
P. D. Voorhis
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Samanta R. Mykoo
From: noreply@civicplus.com
Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2021 8:52 AM
To: John Mootooveren; Samanta R. Mykoo
Subject: Online Form Submittal: City Council Privilege of the Floor Submission Form
City Council Privilege of the Floor Submission Form
First Name Megan
Last Name Rose
Address
City Schenectady
State Ny
Zip Code 12304
Phone Number
Email Address
Privilege of the Floor CITY BUSINESS
Register to Speak during the City Business - items not on the Council Agenda
Council Meeting
Comments My name is Megan Rose. I have been a teacher at a local
daycare for going on 22 years. As I’m sure you have heard new
requirements were put in place last week that make it
necessary to mask children in our centers starting at the age of
two. This was never required prior to now from the state office
of children and family service. Per OCFS “children in care”
were excluded from this requirement.
The problem is this. These children spend 8-10 hours a day 5
days a week in daycare. That will mean upward of 6 hours a
day they will now have to wear a mask. This is not trip to the
grocery store this is there whole day. I have been a toddler
teacher my entire career and I can tell you this is not good.
These babies are just that, they still self sooth with a finger or
binky. They do not yet know to acknowledge when they are
dripping boogers down their face. The drool buckets because
they are still teething. How can this be appropriate for these
children? How do teachers appropriately care for their needs
when we can no longer see them. What happens when the
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sneak something into their mouth under that mask and are
choking but we can’t tell until it’s too late. Not to mention the
obvious problems this will cause in social interactions and
speech development.
Daycare has been open and taking as many precaution as
possible to keep these children safe since the start of this
pandemic. We made policies and spent time and money on
new procedures and cleaning. All with little guidance from our
state. We as a whole have not seen huge clusters of covid
rates as stated in a report put out by Governor Cuomo in the
end of summer/fall, daycare was at the bottom of the list in
infection rates. The county executive of Dutchess county has
put out a formal statement that he will not follow such
requirements and I am writing you today to ask you to follow
that lead. This is dangerous to our youth.
Thank you for your consideration.
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Agenda
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OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK
AGENDA FOR
THE COUNCIL CAUCUS
AND
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Webex Link:https://schenectadyny.webex.com/schenectadyny/onstage/g.php?MTID=ed87ec36c36993549c8cd8255f01494cb
Webex Meeting Phone #: 1-415-655-0001; Meeting #: 161 093 7893; Meeting Password: CityCouncil
Monday, May 24, 2021
5:30 p.m.
FINAL CONSIDERATION
01 Council Member AN ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 248 of the
Administrative Code of the City of
Schenectady Related to Off-Road Vehicles
Votes Required 4
ORIGINAL CONSIDERATION
02 Council Member A RESOLUTION Calling for a Public Hearing to
Amend Chapter 183 of the City Code Related
to Business Certificates of Use
Votes Required 4
ORIGINAL CONSIDERATION
03 Council Member A RESOLUTION Authorizing the Allocation of
$25,000 in CDBG Funding to SJTA Partnership
with Community Fathers, Inc. for Youth
Training and Employment Program
Votes Required 4
ORIGINAL CONSIDERATION
04 Council Member A RESOLUTION Authorizing the City of
Schenectady, as Lead Agency regarding the
Proposed Alienation of Parkland Located in
the Stockade Historic District, to Declare that
the Project Will Not Have a Significant Impact
on the Environment
Votes Required 4
Please visit our website: http://cityofschenectady.com/158/City-Council to add a public comment for Privilege of the Floor.
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Monday, May 24, 2021
5:30 p.m.
ORIGINAL CONSIDERATION
05 Council Member A RESOLUTION Requesting that the NYS
Legislature Enact Special Legislation
Alienating Parkland Located in the Stockade
Historic District
Votes Required 4
ORIGINAL CONSIDERATION
06 Council Member A RESOLUTION Authorizing the Sale of 313
Front Street
Votes Required 4
ORIGINAL CONSIDERATION
07 Council Member A RESOLUTION Authorizing the Sale of 825
Emmett Street
Votes Required 4
ORIGINAL CONSIDERATION
08 Council Member A RESOLUTION Authorizing the Issuance of
Revocable Permit No. 661 to Schenectady
County Community College for a Sign that Will
Encroach the City's Right-of-Way at 108 State
Street
Votes Required 4
ORIGINAL CONSIDERATION
09 Council Member A RESOLUTION Recognizing the Month of May
as Motorcycle Saftey and Awareness Month
Votes Required 4
Public comments may also be submitted by mail to:
Samanta R. Mykoo, City Clerk
City Hall, 105 Jay Street, Room 107
Schenectady, New York 12305
Please visit our website: http://cityofschenectady.com/158/City-Council to add a public comment for Privilege of the Floor.
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