2026-09-08 - Board of Alders

00:00Live by principles and lead with peace

00:03and provide stability for those around

00:05you. Because in the end, success isn't

00:08defined by how loudly the world

00:10celebrates you. It's defined on how

00:12consistently you become the kind of

00:14person who earns that success one

00:18intentional day at a time. Thank you,

00:20Madam President. [applause]

00:36Thank you, Madam President.

00:40>> Should be

00:44approval of the journal 2026.

00:48>> Second,

00:50second discussion. Are there any

00:52corrections taking? All in favor say I.

00:55>> I

00:58pass.

01:00>> Thank you, Madam President. Sen as you

01:02see in item number one from the chief of

01:04police submitting a resolution of the

01:06board of the city of New Haven

01:08authorizing the mayor of the city of New

01:09Haven to accept the donation of a 2025

01:13through 2026

01:15Harley Davidson road from America's 911

01:20Foundation Incorporated and to execute

01:22any necessary docation.

01:24>> Is anyone to consent to majority?

01:28>> I move the item second. The item has

01:30been a second discussion. So none. All

01:34in favor say I.

01:35>> I.

01:37And did I pass?

01:39>> Thank you, Madam President. I ask

01:40members consent item number two from the

01:42director of health submitting a

01:43resolution of the board of authors of

01:44the city of New Haven authorizing the

01:46mayor of the city of New Haven to apply

01:48for and accept a healthy homes

01:50production grant from the US department

01:52of housing and urban development in the

01:55amount of

01:56uh $4 million for the period of November

02:002nd 2026 to May 1st 2030 and to execute

02:06acknowledge implement and deliver any

02:08and all docu ments as may be considered

02:11necessary or appropriate with respect to

02:14>> is there anyone going to deny unanimous

02:17consent seeing none

02:19>> I move the item

02:20>> second

02:20>> the item has a move and second

02:22discussion seeing none all in favor say

02:25I

02:26>> oppose any passes

02:30>> thank you madam president I ask

02:31unanimous consent item number three from

02:33the coordinator for office of violence

02:35prevention submitting an order of the

02:37board of the city of New Haven

02:38authorizing the mayor controller or

02:40question director to amend the contract

02:43with the Justice Education Center

02:45project longevity to extend the contract

02:48until September 30, 2027 for an

02:51additional $78,248.50

02:5550 cents to cover programmatic

02:58costs to continue supporting the

03:01implementation of activities funded

03:03under a federal grant award from the US

03:07Department of Justice, Office of Justice

03:09Programs.

03:10>> Is there anyone going to deny consent?

03:13[clears throat] Seeing none, message.

03:15>> I move the item

03:16>> second.

03:16>> The item has been moved and second

03:18discussion. Seeing none, all in favor

03:20say I. I.

03:22>> Any opposed? Any stitch? It passes

03:24majority.

03:25>> Thank you, Madam President. I ask unan

03:27item number four from the town green

03:29special services district requesting an

03:32order of the board of alers of the city

03:35of New Haven approving the street

03:36closure extension of George Street at

03:39the at the Orange Street intersection

03:42for the summer New Haven night market

03:45event on Friday, October 9, 2026. Is

03:49there anyone going to deny unanimous

03:51consent? Seeing none, let's move.

03:54>> I move the second.

03:55>> The item has been moved and second

03:57discussion. Seeing none, all in favor

03:59say I. I. Any oppos? The item passes.

04:04>> Thank you, Madam President. We're

04:05skipping over item number five by asking

04:08Senate items 6 through 11. Six from

04:11Daryl

04:13Bey submitting an order of the board of

04:16concerning assistance to tax account

04:18number 760 6192

04:22858426

04:24and 842177

04:28from Joseph Garcia submitting an order

04:30towards concerning assistance with tax

04:32account numbers 85409

04:3569672

04:37and 69621

04:391 8 from Frank Green submitting an order

04:43of the board of concerning assistance

04:44with tax account number 7199070886

04:5086098

04:51and 70860

04:54nine from Lawrence order concerning

04:58assist numbers 79577467110852

05:0678387795

05:09576 78386

05:12and 88511

05:1510 from Aoya Lawrence submitting an

05:17order of the board of orders concerning

05:19assistance of tax account number 79449

05:22[clears throat]

05:2211 from Corey Maddox Jr. Submitting an

05:25order to the board of orders concerning

05:26the system of tax account number 781

05:300001.

05:3112 from Tahara

05:33uh Sharif submitting an order

05:38for the board of orders concerning

05:39assistance with tax account numbers

05:4188818

05:42and 100072.

05:4613 from Danielle Williams in order of

05:49the board of orders concerning

05:50assistance with tax account numbers

05:5292618

05:54107451107702

05:58and 107932

06:0114 from Michael Y submitting an order

06:03the board of concerning assistance with

06:05tax account numbers 108686

06:0993552107

06:13uh excuse me 1057

06:16711 [clears throat]

06:1710579

06:20and 108430

06:2315 from Cheryl Pis Antonune submitting

06:26an order of the board of orders for

06:28abatement deferral of collection of

06:31taxes due on her residents grand list of

06:342025.

06:36>> Is there anyone going to deny the man's

06:38consent on these items? Seeing none,

06:42Miss

06:43>> I move the items.

06:45>> Second.

06:45>> The items have been moved to second

06:47discussion. I call on order for work

06:48too.

06:49>> Thank you, Madam President. These are

06:51tax play taxpayers who wish to pay their

06:54taxes and requesting that be approved

06:57for waving their interest so they can do

06:59so. And one repeat tax abatement for

07:03property owner who qualifies for that

07:05program. I ask the board to support

07:07these requests. Thank you, Madam

07:10President.

07:11>> Any further discussion?

07:13Seeing none, all in favor say I.

07:15>> I. Any extension by pass?

07:20>> Thank you, Madam President. Under or no

07:23communication 16 through 53

07:27uh including the correction

07:29[clears throat]

07:29on number 16 that was given to us

07:32earlier.

07:35Am I right? Okay. And I'm looking I'm

07:39scrolling down for first readings. I

07:41know first readings 54 through 60

07:46which brings us to our second readings

07:49our voting items

07:51for this evening.

07:54Under second readings, I move item 61,

07:57community development favorable order

07:59the board of the city of New Haven

08:01authorizing the mayor to execute a

08:03development and land disposition

08:05agreement among the city of New Haven,

08:08the New Haven parking authority and W2

08:12Church Street LLC together with all such

08:15anary documentation as may be required

08:18to implement a new innovation cluster

08:21grant from the state of Connecticut as

08:24updated with the information provided by

08:26the economic development administration.

08:29>> Second.

08:30>> The item has a movement in discussion. I

08:32call a vote for war.

08:35>> Thank you, Madam President. On

08:37Wednesday, July 15, 2026, the community

08:39development committee met and we voted

08:41to favorably recommend the authorization

08:44of executing a development and land

08:46disposition agreement among the city of

08:48New Haven, the New Haven Parking

08:50Authority, and we too Church Street LLC.

08:54We heard from the city's economic

08:56economic development office. We two

08:59church street LLC led by Carter and

09:02Stanford and tech partners who are

09:04launching an innovation cluster focused

09:06on life sciences quantum computing and

09:10clean technology. The project involves

09:13developing a new commercial labs and

09:15office building on a vacant 1.8 8 acres

09:18site at 2 Church Street, marking the

09:22final phase of replacing the former

09:24Route 34 Expressway. Supported by the

09:27state department of economic and

09:29community development funding, the

09:30development will feature a new public

09:32plaza connecting the Hill neighborhood

09:35to downtown. Complete infrastructure

09:38tunnels linking I95

09:41I and I I 911, excuse me, and 95 to the

09:44air rights garage and offer space for

09:47institutional partners to slate quantum

09:49connect.

09:52[snorts] After hearing several public

09:53testimonies in support of the public, we

09:55too support the authorization of

09:57executing the development and land

09:59agreement and ask for the full board

10:01support as well. Thank you, Madam

10:03President. [cough]

10:04>> Any further [clears throat] discussion?

10:08Seeing none, all in favor say I. I. Any

10:11oppos? We pass.

10:15>> Thank you, Madam President. Continue the

10:17first readings under item 62A finance

10:19favorable ordinance amendments of all

10:22those appropriate ordinance number three

10:24for fiscal year 2025 through 26 pursuant

10:27to [clears throat] seven of the city

10:30code of ordinances and section 2-388

10:34to2-397

10:37transferring $1 million in capital funds

10:40from telecommunications to the

10:42innovation

10:43Costa second.

10:46>> The item has moved to second discussion

10:48October October 25.

10:51>> Thank you, Madam President. The finance

10:53committee heard this request on Monday,

10:54July 13th. The proposed transfer would

10:57move would move unused monies from an IT

11:01capital account to support site

11:03improvement work associated with the

11:04innovation cluster project.

11:07Representative representatives from

11:09economic development urged automatic

11:11approval of this request.

11:12[clears throat] which will go towards

11:14the city's share of funding to enable

11:17this critical initiative for the city.

11:19The finance committee voted to give this

11:21item a favorable recommendation and I

11:23ask colleagues to vote to approve this

11:25trans. [clears throat]

11:26Thank you, Madam President.

11:28>> Any further discussion?

11:31Seeing none, this is the ordinance

11:32amendment town.

11:35>> Yes.

11:36>> Douglas, yes.

11:38>> Yes.

11:39>> Rodriguez,

11:40>> yes. S.

11:41>> Yes.

11:41>> Rodriguez.

11:42>> Yes.

11:43>> Yes.

11:46>> Murphy.

11:48>> Yes.

11:52>> Yes.

11:53>> Yes.

11:55>> Yes.

11:57>> Yes.

11:57>> Edwards.

11:58>> Yes.

11:59>> Yes.

12:01>> Morrison.

12:02>> Yes.

12:03>> Myers.

12:03>> Yes.

12:04>> Hamilton.

12:07>> Yes.

12:07>> Marks.

12:08>> Yes.

12:09Yes.

12:10>> Yes.

12:12>> Yes.

12:14>> Is there anyone who is wishing to vote?

12:17Is there anyone who wish to change their

12:20passion?

12:22>> Thank you, Madam President. language

12:25item 62B order

12:28the mayor budget director in order to

12:30extend a multi-year agreement with

12:33textual tech in the amount of 200

12:37uh $244,290

12:42for consulting services in assisting the

12:45office of policy management grants and

12:47administrative compliance reporting and

12:50close out of the American Rescue Plan

12:53Act. act funding received by the city of

12:56New Haven for the period of July 1, 2024

12:59through July 31, 2027.

13:03>> The move second discussion order for

13:06boards 25.

13:08>> Thank you, Madam President. On Monday,

13:11July 13th, the finance committee heard

13:13this request to extend the contract with

13:16Tech to assist with complex ARPA

13:19reporting requirements and with the

13:21closeout of all ARPA projects. The total

13:25cost of this agreement, including this

13:27extension, has been and will be covered

13:30by ARPA funds.

13:32The finance committee voted to give this

13:34request a favorable recommendation, and

13:36I ask colleagues to vote in favor of the

13:38item. Thank you, Madam President.

13:41>> Any further discussion? Seeing none, all

13:43in favor say I

13:46decision.

13:49>> Thank you, Madam President. I move items

13:5162 C and D order to read and file the

13:53updated budgetary financial reports for

13:56the month of April 2026 in compiance

13:58with article 8 section 5.

14:01B to read and file the updated budgetary

14:03financial reports for the month of May

14:052026 in compiance with article 8 section

14:07five of the chart. Second.

14:09>> The item has a move and second

14:11discussion. Seeing none, all in favor of

14:13items file say I.

14:15>> I.e.

14:19>> Thank you, Madam President. I move item

14:2163 tax favor a order concerning real

14:25property taxes of Shioal K. Santos on

14:27motor vehicle tax accounts 93825

14:309616398363

14:34at 98377

14:36be order abading deferring collection of

14:39real property taxes due from Patricia A

14:41Boozer under residence for grant list

14:452024 and 2025 and C order concerning

14:48real property tax front development tax

14:52account number 752

14:54>> second the Any discussion?

14:59>> Thank you, Madam President.

15:02These are taxayers who wish to pay their

15:04taxes and came to the committee to

15:07request assistance. Committee heard

15:09their cases and recommended assisting

15:13them. I ask the board to support these

15:14recommendations of the committee. Thank

15:17you, Madam President.

15:19>> Any further discussion? Seeing no. All

15:21in favor say I.

15:22>> I. Any oppos? any other and before a

15:27motion to adjourn is appropriate. I

15:29would like to ask everyone to please

15:31stand with me for a moment of silence

15:33for all their forces sister and all

15:37their

15:49>> Thank you. And I'm going just ask the

15:51board to keep them in your prayers. Are

15:55there anyone?

16:02[clears throat]

16:04>> Thank you.

16:06Thank you.

16:08Thank you, Madam President. I comes in

16:12to let everyone know that on next week

16:17on um Friday, September 18th, the Q

16:20House will be hosting it second annual

16:23Pew House ball ball. This is a ball that

16:25we put on every year. We've been doing

16:29it since our um our gala 2024 where we

16:33raise funds to be able to do specialized

16:36services and programming. And so it will

16:39be held next Friday on the 18th at the Q

16:42House, 197 Dixo Avenue. Um,

16:46pre-reception starts at 5:30. The

16:48balloon itself starts at 700 p.m. And

16:51tickets are available on the Q House

16:54website.org.

16:57So I hope all of you can participate as

17:00this is a wonderful evening of

17:02excellence as we honor um a lot a few

17:06not a lot but a few of our wellness

17:09providers our doctors our dentists

17:11different providers from our community

17:14as they've done so much to support New

17:17Haven and behind so if you could come

17:20please do thank you

17:23>> I will now call on board

17:26>> thank you madam President, I rise to

17:28thank each and every one of you. Today,

17:30we celebrated the ribbon cutting over at

17:33the Tobert Regional Recreational Center

17:37that will be filled with seniors and

17:40youth at different times of the week.

17:43Come on down, take a peek at the center.

17:45I look forward to having you all um take

17:49and enjoy the space. Uh we have our

17:53youth

17:54uh Wendelyn Bush who is going to be one

17:57of the directors and then we have Tommy

18:00V our other director for the seniors.

18:02They've already started Taiishi and a

18:04bunch of other things but if you haven't

18:06had a chance um today we opened our

18:09doors completely. We were having a soft

18:11opening but please come out over to

18:13Tobert Square. Enjoy the park. We have

18:15new things for the children and come out

18:17and enjoy the youth center. But again, I

18:20thank each and every one of you. One

18:22person can't do this alone and each and

18:25every one of you move this forward.

18:27Thank you because the community

18:29appreciates you. And again, I I can't

18:32thank everyone who was there and all of

18:33you who sent out messages. Thank you so

18:35much.

18:36>> Congratulations. CONGRATULATIONS.

18:38[applause]

18:43>> I will now call three.

18:46>> Thank you, Madam President. Um

18:50This weekend, the hill will be very

18:53busy. Um September 12th at 12:00 p.m. at

18:58Career High School. Um everyone received

19:01the flyer. It's a youth speak. We

19:04listen. So the youth has a platform. So

19:07it's their town hall basically. Um

19:10they're telling us what we want. We're

19:11going to meet them at your level. Um and

19:15we have great a great pen. um the mayor,

19:19chief of police, um

19:22um programs, juvenile probation,

19:26psychologists, social workers, um

19:29anybody that can reach our youth will be

19:32there and presence is needed as well

19:35because we are the city. So, um that

19:38will be on September 12th and then on

19:41September 13th, we will be having a real

19:45unity community. um block party um in

19:50collaboration with keys to success. Um

19:54we'll be giving out at least 120 pairs

19:56of sneakers for the first time from the

19:58kids. It's still going. Um ebike

20:02obviously donations of $50 gift card. I

20:06know like 20 of them. So it's a great

20:09give back to the community. But again,

20:11even though it's in the hill and that

20:14event will be at John C. Danielles and

20:16it will start at 2, but that's also a

20:18citywide event. So hopefully everyone

20:20can be in attendance. Thank you.

20:29>> Oh no, I know. I will now call on board

20:3230.

20:32>> Thank you, Madam President. First and

20:35foremost, I would like to say welcome to

20:37my young babies from my war that came

20:40out.

20:42[applause]

20:45Secondly, I would like to invite

20:46everyone that's in here to I'm so proud

20:49of this because we're have hosting our

20:51first jazz concert there um at the West

20:55Rock stream the old West Rocks Dream

20:57Academy um where we're going to have uh

21:00Naji, Alex Bun, Marian Meadows, Jro,

21:05uh Tim Marta, Dre um and others that are

21:10going to be here. I have the fly. I send

21:12it out. Um the tickets is to support the

21:14kids in community so that they can um

21:16come to a safe place. Tickets are $40,

21:19but if you see me, I'll give you a good

21:21discount. You know, should take care of

21:24you all. But I hope that you all come

21:26out and enjoy great company, great

21:29music, um and great food that will be

21:32there. Looking forward to seeing you all

21:33there. Thank you,

21:34>> madam. [clears throat]

21:37I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

21:39This will be September 27th. This one is

21:42Sunday, September 27th. Then it starts

21:45at 2 p.m. from [cough]

21:48[clears throat]

21:50now on board.

21:52>> Thank you, Madam President. Um, can we

21:54all rise for a moment of silence in

21:57remembrance of Michael Spencer, who lost

22:00his life on August 12th due to a

22:03senseless act of violence, an argument

22:05that started in Py's library um downtown

22:09and went out onto the green. Michael was

22:12a son of New Haven, a graduate of Hill

22:14House High School. He was in the library

22:17on the computer trying to find a job. Um

22:20and although Kim and I have had the

22:22opportunity to meet his family and

22:23friends um after the arrest and yeah

22:26it's just incredibly sad and so just

22:28take a moment of silence. Thank you.

22:35>> Thanks everyone. Thank you.

22:38Now wonderful

22:41[snorts] president. Thank you. Um I'd

22:44like to share a little bit about today's

22:47eventual

22:48center. [clears throat] That's that was

22:51a tremendous um event. I thank my

22:55colleague Armen and I thank you to our

22:59former alder Dolores Colon and a number

23:03of other individuals who worked so hard

23:05in making that happen today where we

23:09literally were able to open. But I'd

23:12like to surface an individual that spoke

23:15in the crowd today at the press

23:17conference.

23:19That individual said that they have

23:21waited so long

23:23for what was happening to now happen

23:26again. And it is therefore the reason

23:29why I bring to this chamber of the board

23:32of alters the name of Cheryl Bami Moore.

23:37Cheryl Bami Moore left a legacy. He left

23:41his life for the youth at the time when

23:45I was a young person and after him he

23:50retired. elected under the hands of K.

23:53Johnson. And I'd like to bring this

23:57today because their legacy lives on and

24:01because today we're letting them know

24:04that the fruits of their work were never

24:06in vain to the hope that there were

24:09individuals who were begging to see it

24:11happen again. I know it's going to be

24:14better and I'm very happy that we have

24:17the youth director and our elderly

24:20services Tommy uh who is working on

24:25making great things happen in that

24:27center and it's going to be thank you

24:30madam

24:32madam president

24:33>> are there any approved for seven

24:37>> thank you madam president I'd also like

24:39a moment for everyone to stand for a

24:41moment of silence

24:43for [clears throat] a war central

24:44residence. Also on August 12th, horrible

24:47day in our city, uh for Tisha

24:51Marin Nokio, age 42, who was stabbed in

24:55a domestic violence incident by um in

24:57the McQueen

24:59um and this is well known and we

25:04um I ask that um everyone look out for

25:08each other. If you see anything, city

25:11>> has Can someone please turn off your

25:13phone? Resources

25:16um

25:21uh resources like CT safe connect um

25:24which you can call at 8887742900

25:2824 hours a day or 844831-9200

25:33in Espanol. um we have many services and

25:37domestic violence continues to be um a

25:40scourge upon our community and our

25:43children and our women. So just a moment

25:45of silence for Tisha. Thank you.

26:01Are there any?

26:04I would like to also have everybody

26:08please congratulate

26:11war 22 on her engagement. [applause]

26:27motion to

26:31motion.

26:32All in favor of

26:4217.

27:00>> [laughter]

27:11>> She was like, "What?"

27:21>> No.

27:37Hey girl, how you doing?

27:53>> What's up

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