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Minutes of the TROY CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING June 4, 2020 7:00 P.M. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, this meeting was held remotely via videoconference. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Council President Mantello. Pledge of Allegiance Good News: Commendations were given to Avery Fera, Sophia Jabour, and Ella Miller. Roll Call: The roll being called, the following answered to their names: Council Member Gulli, Council Member Ashe-McPherson, Council Member Steele, Council Member Cummings, Council Member Zalewski, Council Member McDermott, Council President Mantello, Chair. In attendance were Mayor Patrick Madden, Deputy Mayor Monica Kurzejeski, and Corporation Counsel Richard T. Morrissey. Public Forum – a written statement was submitted by the following individual and is appended to these minutes:  Marie Gavazzi 28. Ordinance Authorizing And Directing Sales By The Proposal Sale Method Of City-Owned Real Property (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 7 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions. 49. Resolution Confirming The Appointment Of Richard T. Morrissey As City Of Troy Corporation Counsel (Council President Mantello) Resolution passed 7 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions. 51. Resolution Recognizing June 2020 as Pride Month in the City of Troy (Council President Mantello, Council Member Gulli, Council Member Ashe-McPherson, Council Member Steele, Council Member Zalewski, Council Member McDermott, Council Member Cummings) Added via unanimous consent. Resolution passed 7 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m. A video recording of this meeting is on file at the City Clerk's office. June 4, 2020 Public Forum Dear City Council Members, I would like to encourage the City Council to move ahead on the distribution of the Neighborhood Improvement funds. In this of all times, it is most important to promote a feeling of normalcy for our residents. Many of the NIP projects plant flowers in our neighborhoods. Being surrounded by those flowers engenders a sense of well-being and normalcy. Even the act of planting the flowers, as they’ve done every year for decades, will help the NIP volunteers to cope with the uncertainty that we’re experiencing. Don’t hesitate to let me know if there is something I can do to facilitate the resumption of this process that can have such an on our citizens. Thank you. Marie Gavazzi, Troy