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1430.74 SPEAKER41430.74 -1430.74 Yes.1430.74

1431.78 SPEAKER21431.78 -1431.78 Councilor1431.78 Izzo?1432.17

1432.82 SPEAKER51432.82 -1432.82 Yes.1432.82

1433.13 SPEAKER21433.13 -1433.13 Councilor1433.13 Palumba?1433.54 Yes.1434.1 Councilor1434.34 Piccherelli?1434.65 Yes.1435.38 Councilor1435.78 Arashian?1436.17 Yes.1436.58 Councilor1436.82 Bays?1437.22

1437.62 SPEAKER51437.62 -1437.62 Yes.1437.62

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1726.38 SPEAKER11726.38 -1726.38 Any1726.38 discussion?1726.78 Roll1728.46 call,1728.7 please.1729.1

1731.34 SPEAKER21731.34 -1731.34 Councilor1731.34 Gannon?1731.9 Yes.1732.7 Councilor1733.71

1734.76 SPEAKER41734.76 -1734.76 Gardner?1734.76 Yes.1735.15

1735.88 SPEAKER21735.88 -1735.88 Councilor1735.88 Izzo?1736.28

1736.84 SPEAKER41736.84 -1736.84 Yes.1736.84

1737.23 SPEAKER21737.23 -1737.23 Councilor1737.23 Palomba?1737.63 Yes.1738.12 Councilor1738.36 Piccherelli?1738.67 Yes.1739.32 Councilor1739.63 Arasian?1740.12

1740.52 SPEAKER31740.52 -1740.52 Yes.1740.52

1740.76 SPEAKER21740.76 -1740.76 Councilor1740.76 Baez?1741.15

1741.55 SPEAKER51741.55 -1741.55 Yes.1741.55

1741.79 SPEAKER21741.79 -1741.79 Councilor1741.79 Feltner?1742.12

1742.76 SPEAKER51742.76 -1742.76 Yes.1742.76

1742.99 SPEAKER21742.99 -1742.99 President1742.99 Sedaris?1743.47 SIDERIS1744.19 -1744.19 Yes.1744.19 Thank1744.43 you.1744.67 And1744.84 as1745.08 we1745.23 can1745.39 see,1745.63 Mary1746.35 brought1746.75 all1746.91 her1747.07 friends1747.23 with1747.55 her1747.71 tonight.1747.87 They1748.27 filled1748.51 the1748.83 room.1748.91 So1749.87 thank1750.11 you1750.27 all1750.43 for1750.67 coming1750.83 to1751.23 honor1751.31 Mary.1751.63 Yeah.1754.91 So1755.07 that's1755.31 only1755.55 some1755.87 of1756.11 your1756.19 friends.1756.43 Thank1758.67 you.1758.99 Thank1769.71 you1769.88 very1770.12 much,1770.36 and1770.6 congratulations.1770.76

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1880.13 SPEAKER11880.13 -1880.13 Any1880.13 discussion?1880.45 Roll1882.3 call,1882.62 please.1882.93

1883.89 SPEAKER21883.89 -1883.89 Councilor1883.89 Gardner?1884.38 Yes.1886.78 Councilor1887.1 Izzo?1887.5

1887.98 SPEAKER41887.98 -1887.98 Yes.1887.98

1888.38 SPEAKER21888.38 -1888.38 Councilor1888.38 Palumbo?1888.78 Yes.1889.26 Councilor1889.5 Piccherelli?1889.74 Yes.1890.38 Councilor1890.7 Oration?1891.1 Yes.1891.58 Councilor1891.9 Bass?1892.38

1892.78 SPEAKER11892.78 -1892.78 Yes.1892.78

1893.1 SPEAKER21893.1 -1893.1 Councilor1893.1 Feltner?1893.42

1893.98 SPEAKER51893.98 -1893.98 Yes.1893.98

1894.3 SPEAKER21894.3 -1894.3 Councilor1894.3 Gannon?1894.7 Yes.1895.18 President1895.5 Sedaris?1895.98 1896.54 SIDERIS1896.54 -1896.54 Yes.1896.54 Thank1896.7 you1897.02 for1897.18 the1897.34 donations.1897.58 Next1899.13 item1899.38 is1899.7 committee1900.02 reports1900.41 and,1900.82 8a1902.26 is1902.49 a1902.73 committee1902.82 on1903.13 climate1903.78 and1904.1 energy1904.26 report1904.65 regarding1905.06 its1905.38 meeting1905.62 on1905.93 March1906.1 10.1906.41 Council1906.73 of1907.06 Palomba.1907.21 1907.62 ANTHONY1907.62 PALOMBA1907.62 -1907.62 CITY1907.62 COUNCIL1907.62 MEMBER1907.62 -1907.62 Thank1907.62 you.1907.86 The1908.02 committee1908.1 on1908.49 climate1908.65 and1909.06 energy1909.21 convened1909.7 at1910.1 05:301910.26 in1910.89 the1911.06 City1911.21 Council1911.46 Office1911.93 on1912.26 03/10/2025.1912.49 The1914.83 purpose1914.99 of1915.23 the1915.47 meeting1915.63 was1915.95 to1916.27 interview1916.43 Wallace1916.91 Cole1917.31 for1918.03 appointment1918.27 to1918.75 the1918.91 we31920.11 c.1920.43 The1920.83 meeting1920.99 was1921.23 called1921.47 to1921.71 order1922.03 by1922.43 myself.1922.67 Also1923.15 present1923.47 were1923.95 councilor1924.11 base,1924.67 the1924.99 vice1925.07 chair,1925.39 and1925.63 councilor1925.87 Arasian,1926.43 the1926.83 secretary.1927.07 Mr.1928.09 Cole1928.33 has1928.72 served1928.96 on1929.2 sim1929.44 a1929.85 similar1930.09 board1930.57 in1930.88 his1931.04 former1931.28 town1931.68 called1932.48 the1932.8 Sustainable1932.96 Winchester1933.61 Energy1934.33 Commission1934.8 and1935.53 loved1935.77 the1936.01 experience.1936.16 He1937.2 would1937.37 like1937.53 to1937.77 apply1938.01 some1938.8 of1939.04 his1939.2 personal1939.53 skills1940.01 in1940.4 the1940.48 solar1940.64 industry1941.2 to1942.07 help1942.23 achieve1942.47 some1942.95 of1943.07 the1943.19 goals1943.35 outlined1943.83 in1944.39 the1944.55 climate1944.71 action1945.11 plan.1945.51 One1946.39 thing1946.63 you1946.79 would1946.95 like1947.11 to1947.35 see1947.51 done1947.83 soon1948.23 faster1948.71 or1949.19 better1949.43 is1949.83 building1950.47 decarbonization1951.11 as1952.39 he1952.55 understands1952.79 the1953.35 importance1953.59 of1954.07 reducing1954.31 emissions.1954.95 1955.98 For1955.98 the1956.14 last1956.22 few1956.7 several1956.94 months,1957.27 Mr.1957.59 Cole1957.98 has1958.31 sat1958.55 on1958.79 the1958.94 we3c's1960.63 meeting1961.03 sat1961.42 in1961.59 on1961.83 the1961.98 wec3's1962.94 meetings1963.27 and1963.74 has1963.98 been1964.14 impressed1964.38 with1964.87 the1965.03 diversity1965.18 of1965.74 skill1965.9 of1966.31 the1966.38 current1966.55 committee.1966.94 He1968 mentioned1968.16 there1968.72 will1969.12 need1969.52 to1969.76 be1969.92 a1970.08 lot1970.16 of1970.4 hard1970.56 work1970.8 to1971.12 be1971.28 innovative1971.68 to1972.32 help1972.48 ease1972.8 some1973.12 of1973.28 the1973.44 issues1973.6 coming1974 from1974.32 the1974.56 federal1974.64 level1975.12 at1975.52 this1975.68 point1975.92 in1976.16 time.1976.32 He1977.2 also1977.36 believes1977.68 he1978.08 will1978.24 add1978.48 value1978.64 to1979.04 the1979.2 current1979.36 composition1979.68 of1980.4 the1980.56 committee.1980.72 Councilor1981.9 Bays1982.38 made1982.71 a1982.95 motion1983.03 to1983.42 recommend1983.59 to1984.14 the1984.31 city1984.47 council1984.87 to1985.42 appoint1985.74 Wallace1986.23 Cole1986.63 to1986.95 the1987.18 we3c1988.14 for1988.95 a1989.18 term1989.27 expiring1989.59 November1990.23 2027.1991.88 The1993.8 motion1993.96 was1994.36 seconded1994.6 by1995.08 Councilor1995.24 Raisin1995.8 and1996.12 passed1996.36 31996.68 to1997 0.1997.16 The1998.28 motion1998.36 was1998.68 made1998.92 and1999.16 second1999.32 to1999.72 adjourn.1999.96 The2000.44 meeting2000.52 ended2000.92 at2001.24 42001.48 05:45.2001.96 And2003.16 thank2003.4 you2003.56 to,2003.8 Councilor2005 Airasian2005.4 for2005.4 preparing2005.64 the2006.04 minutes.2006.2 2007.28 SIDERIS2007.28 -2007.28 Thank2007.28 you.2007.52 Can2007.68 I2007.85 get2008 a2008.16 motion2008.24 to2008.57 accept2008.72 the2009.04 report?2009.2 2009.76 PICCIRILLI2009.76 -2009.76 So2009.76 moved.2010 2010.4 SIDERIS2010.4 -2010.4 Is2010.4 there2010.64 a2010.8 second?2010.88 2011.37 FELTNER2011.37 -2011.37 Second.2011.37

2011.85 SPEAKER12011.85 -2011.85 Any2011.85 discussion?2012.16 Roll2013.85 call,2014.16 please.2014.4

2015.37 SPEAKER22015.37 -2015.37 Councilor2015.37 Izzo?2015.76

2016.33 SPEAKER42016.33 -2016.33 Yes.2016.33

2016.8 SPEAKER22016.8 -2016.8 Councilor2016.8 Palomba?2017.2 Yes.2017.76 Councilor2018.09 Piccherelli?2018.4 Yes.2019.13 Councilor2019.44 Raisin?2020 Yes.2020.4 Councilor2020.76 Bays?2021.16

2021.56 SPEAKER82021.56 -2021.56 Yes.2021.56

2021.88 SPEAKER22021.88 -2021.88 Councilor2021.88 Feltner?2022.28

2022.84 SPEAKER52022.84 -2022.84 Yes.2022.84

2023.24 SPEAKER22023.24 -2023.24 Councilor2023.24 Gannon?2023.64 Yes.2024.12 Councilor2024.52 Gardner?2024.84 Yes.2025.96 President2026.52 Sedaris?2026.92 2027.72 SIDERIS2027.72 -2027.72 Yes.2027.72 Thank2028.04 you.2028.28 Can2028.52 I2028.76 get2028.92 a2029.08 motion2029.16 to,2030.04 confirm2030.92 the2031.32 appointment2031.48 of2031.88 Wallace2031.96 Cole2032.36 to2032.76 the2032.84 Watertown2033.42 Energy2033.83 Environment2034.38 and2034.79 Energy2034.95 Committee2035.35 for2035.74 a2035.9 term2036.07 to2036.31 expire2036.46 11/15/2027?2037.18 2039.51 PICCIRILLI2039.51 -2039.51 So2039.51 moved.2039.83 2040.14 SIDERIS2040.14 -2040.14 Is2040.14 there2040.38 a2040.55 second?2040.63 2041.11 FELTNER2041.11 -2041.11 Second.2041.11

2041.59 SPEAKER12041.59 -2041.59 Any2041.59 discussion?2041.9 Roll2043.9 call,2044.14 please.2044.46

2045.71 SPEAKER22045.71 -2045.71 Councilor2045.71 Izzo?2046.03

2046.83 SPEAKER42046.83 -2046.83 Yes.2046.83

2047.23 SPEAKER22047.23 -2047.23 Councilor2047.23 Palumbo?2047.55 Yes.2048.03 Councilor2048.35 Piccirilli?2048.67 Yes.2049.39 Councilor2049.71 Raichin?2050.11 Yes.2050.67 Councilor2051.07 Bass?2051.47

2051.87 SPEAKER12051.87 -2051.87 Yes.2051.87

2052.19 SPEAKER22052.19 -2052.19 Councilor2052.19 Feltner?2052.59 Yes.2053.15 Councilor2053.55 Gannon?2053.95 Yes.2054.51 Councilor2055.15 Garner?2055.55 Yes.2056.35 President2056.83 Sediras?2057.31

2057.95 SPEAKER12057.95 -2057.95 Yes.2057.95

2058.27 SIDERIS2058.27 -2058.27 Thank2058.27 you.2058.51 Next2059.96 item2060.2 on2060.53 the2060.76 agenda2060.84 is,2061.48 8b,2062.53 which2062.76 is2062.84 a2063.09 committee2063.16 on2063.48 state,2063.64 federal,2063.96 and2064.28 regional2064.44 government2064.84 report2065.24 regarding2065.64 its2066.05 meeting2066.2 on2066.53 March2066.68 31.2067.16 Councilor2067.64 Gardner.2068.13 2069.24 NICOLE2069.24 GARDNER2069.24 -2069.24 CITY2069.24 COUNCIL2069.24 MEMBER2069.24 -2069.24 Thank2069.24 you,2069.48 Mr.2069.96 President.2070.84 The2070.84 committee2071.01 convened2071.48 on2071.88 Monday,2072.05 March2072.44 312072.84 at2073.24 5PM2073.48 in2073.96 the2074.12 city2074.2 council2074.52 office.2075 Present2075.64 were2076.04 myself2076.2 chair,2076.68 Anthony2077.4 Palomba2077.8 vice2078.36 chair,2078.6 and2079.16 Emily2079.4 Izzo2079.72 secretary.2080.12 And2080.92 the2081.08 purpose2081.24 of2081.48 the2081.56 meeting2081.72 was2082.04 to2082.2 conduct2082.28 an2082.68 interview2082.84 for2083.24 the2083.4 board2083.56 of2083.8 election2083.96 commissioners.2084.36 The2086.26 committee2086.41 interviewed2086.89 Ms.2087.45 Margie2087.7 Applebaum,2088.18 and2089.14 this2089.3 would2089.45 be2089.53 Ms.2089.7 Applebaum's2089.93 first2090.57 time2090.82 serving2091.05 on2091.38 the2091.45 Board2091.61 of2091.86 Election2091.93 Commissioners.2092.41 Ms.2093.45 Applebaum2093.7 stated2094.26 her2094.57 interest2094.82 in2095.14 elections2095.38 started2096.18 from2096.57 a2097.14 young2097.3 age2097.53 when2097.78 she2098.01 would2098.18 go2098.34 with2098.41 her2098.66 father2098.82 to2099.14 vote,2099.3 and2099.79 the2099.95 moment2100.11 she2100.27 turned2100.51 182100.83 years2101.15 old,2101.39 she2101.71 registered.2101.87 She2102.83 has2102.99 been2103.15 active2103.31 in2103.55 elections2103.79 ever2104.35 since.2104.59 Ms.2105.47 Efelbaum2105.71 has2106.35 recently2106.51 brought2106.91 this2107.15 passion2107.31 to2107.71 her2107.79 workplace2108.03 at2108.43 the2108.59 New2108.67 England2108.83 Conservatory,2109.23 where2109.95 she2110.19 has2110.27 looked2110.43 to2110.67 as2110.83 a2111.07 leader.2111.23 The2112.03 Dean2112.27 of2112.43 Students2112.59 asked2113.07 her2113.23 to2113.47 assist2113.63 in2113.95 getting2114.19 out2114.43 the2114.59 vote2114.75 and2115.47 encouraging2115.71 students2116.19 and2116.59 faculty2116.91 to2117.32 participate2117.55 in2118.03 elections.2118.28 She2119.32 discussed2119.47 her2119.88 efforts2120.11 in2120.43 getting2120.51 out2120.76 the2120.91 vote2121.07 activities2121.39 and2121.88 talked2122.19 passionately2122.51 about2123.16 registering2123.39 not2123.95 only2124.19 students2124.51 who2124.84 are2124.99 Massachusetts2125.23 residents,2125.88 but2126.76 also2126.99 urging2127.32 students2127.64 registered2127.95 in2128.43 other2128.59 states2128.84 and2129.07 countries2129.33 to2129.73 participate2129.89 in2130.37 their2130.61 elections2130.93 as2131.25 well.2131.41 2132.29 She2132.29 described2132.53 voting2132.93 as2133.25 the2133.41 great2133.57 equalizer.2133.81 This2134.85 is2135.09 her2135.25 fourth2135.41 time2135.57 applying2135.89 for2136.21 the2136.45 role.2136.53 She2136.85 has2137.09 had2137.57 a2137.73 long2137.97 standing2138.29 interest2138.69 in2139.01 serving2139.17 on2139.57 this2139.73 board.2139.97 To2141.3 prepare2141.45 for2141.69 this2141.78 role,2142.01 she2142.34 has2142.49 looked2142.66 at2142.82 online2143.05 meeting2143.45 minutes2143.78 from2144.09 past2144.26 election2144.57 commission2144.97 meetings.2145.38 Miss2146.09 Afflebein2146.34 discussed2146.89 how2147.3 she2147.45 has2147.61 always2147.78 had2148.09 positive2148.34 election2148.73 experiences2149.14 in2149.69 Watertown.2149.86 She2150.73 mostly2150.97 votes2151.3 in2151.61 person2151.69 but2152.01 has2152.17 voted2152.34 by2152.66 mail2152.82 and2153.14 has2153.38 participated2153.61 in2154.34 early2154.57 voting.2154.82 She2155.88 acknowledged2156.04 the2156.36 concerns2156.6 around2157 inactive2157.32 voters2157.72 and2158.12 emphasized2158.36 the2158.76 importance2158.92 of2159.4 communicating2159.64 with2160.12 residents2160.2 when2160.68 it2160.92 comes2161 to2161.24 completing2161.4 their2161.8 census.2162.04 She2163.08 also2163.32 believes2163.56 communication2163.96 is2164.52 the2164.6 best2164.76 way2165 to2165.16 get2165.24 more2165.48 participation2165.72 in2166.44 elections.2166.6 Miss2167.56 Afflebaum2167.93 also2168.48 explained2168.8 how2169.2 she2169.45 is2169.53 interested2169.68 in2170.01 learning2170.24 more2170.57 about2170.8 ranked2171.05 choice2171.45 voting2171.84 as2172.41 an2172.64 option2172.72 for2173.13 voters.2173.28 Councilor2174.32 Palumbo2174.8 made2175.36 a2175.53 motion2175.61 seconded2175.93 by2176.32 Councilor2176.48 Izzo2176.97 to2177.28 recommend2177.45 that2177.84 the2178.01 city2178.09 council2178.32 confirm2178.72 Margie2179.13 Afflebaum2179.53 for2180.09 a2180.24 term2180.32 of2180.57 appointment2180.72 to2181.28 the2181.36 board2181.53 of2181.76 election2181.84 commissioners2182.24 for2183.18 a2183.26 term2183.5 to2183.58 expire2183.9 on2184.38 04/01/2029,2184.7 and2186.38 this2186.54 was2186.7 voted2186.86 32187.26 to2187.5 0,2187.66 after2188.22 which2188.54 the2188.78 meeting2188.86 was2189.26 adjourned.2189.74 2191.34 SIDERIS2191.34 -2191.34 Thank2191.34 you.2191.66 Can2192.06 I2192.3 get2192.38 a2192.54 motion2192.62 to2192.94 accept2193.1 the2193.42 report?2193.58 2193.98 PICCIRILLI2193.98 -2193.98 So2193.98 moved.2194.22 2194.7 SIDERIS2194.7 -2194.7 Is2194.7 there2194.86 a2195.1 second?2195.18 2195.58 FELTNER2195.58 -2195.58 Second.2195.58

2196.06 Any2196.06 discussion?2196.38 Roll2198.14 call,2198.3 please.2198.78

2199.66 SPEAKER22199.66 -2199.66 Councilor2199.66 Palomba?2200.14 Yes.2200.61 Councilor2201.09 Piccherelli?2201.41 Yes.2202.14 Councilor2202.61 Raisin?2203.01

2203.49 SPEAKER72203.49 -2203.49 Yes.2203.49

2203.82 SPEAKER22203.82 -2203.82 Councilor2203.82 Bays?2204.3 Yes.2204.69 Councilor2205.01 Feltner?2205.41 Yes.2205.97 Councilor2206.45 Gannon?2206.86 Yes.2207.34 Councilor2207.66 Garner?2207.97

2208.86 SPEAKER42208.86 -2208.86 Yes.2208.86

2209.34 SPEAKER22209.34 -2209.34 Councilor2209.34 Izzo?2209.82

2210.3 SPEAKER52210.3 -2210.3 Yes.2210.3

2210.53 SPEAKER22210.53 -2210.53 President2210.53 Sedaris?2211.09 2211.66 SIDERIS2211.66 -2211.66 Yes.2211.66 Thank2211.89 you.2212.14 Can2212.45 I2212.81 get2212.89 a2212.97 motion2213.05 to2213.45 confirm2213.69 the2214.01 appointment2214.25 of2214.65 Marjorie2214.89 Applebaum2216.25 to2217.13 the2217.37 Board2217.45 of2217.69 Election2217.77 Commissioners2218.17 for2218.65 a2218.81 term2218.97 to2219.21 expire2219.37 on2219.69 04/01/2029?2219.93 2222.09 PICCIRILLI2222.09 -2222.09 So2222.09 moved.2222.33 2222.65 SIDERIS2222.65 -2222.65 Is2222.65 there2222.81 a2222.97 second?2223.05 2223.53 FELTNER2223.53 -2223.53 Second.2223.53

2224.01 SPEAKER12224.01 -2224.01 Any2224.01 discussion?2224.33 Roll2225.88 call,2226.2 please.2226.43

2227.32 SPEAKER22227.32 -2227.32 Councilor2227.32 Palumbo?2227.72 Yes.2228.36 Councilor2228.68 Piccherelli?2229.08 Yes.2229.8 Councilor2230.11 Raisin?2230.59 Yes.2230.99 Councilor2231.32 Bays?2231.8

2232.2 SPEAKER142232.2 -2232.2 Yes.2232.2

2232.59 SPEAKER22232.59 -2232.59 Councilor2232.59 Feltner?2232.91

2233.47 SPEAKER52233.47 -2233.47 Yes.2233.47

2233.8 SPEAKER22233.8 -2233.8 Councilor2233.8 Gannon?2234.28 Yes.2234.91 Councilor2235.32 Gardner?2235.8 Yes.2236.68 Councilor2237.08 Izzo?2237.56 Yes.2238.04 President2238.28 Sedaris?2238.68

2239.32 SPEAKER12239.32 -2239.32 Yes.2239.32

2239.56 SIDERIS2239.56 -2239.56 Thank2239.56 you.2239.8 HC2240.73 is2240.97 a2241.37 committee2241.45 on2241.69 economic2241.93 development2242.41 and2242.81 planning2242.97 report2243.37 regarding2244.17 its2244.57 meeting2244.73 on2245.05 March2245.21 26.2245.73 Council2246.25 of2246.57 Feltner.2246.73 2247.37 FELTNER2247.37 -2247.37 Thank2247.37 you,2247.61 Mr.2248.09 President.2248.57 The2248.57 council2248.73 committee2249.13 on2249.45 economic2249.69 development2250.09 and2250.57 planning2250.73 convene2251.05 on2251.45 Wednesday,2251.61 March2252.17 262252.69 at2253.21 05:30PM2253.37 in2254.65 the2254.73 city2254.89 council2255.21 office.2255.61 Present2256.49 were2256.72 myself2256.89 as2257.36 chair,2257.61 John2258.09 Gannon2258.32 as2258.72 vice2258.97 chair,2259.13 and2259.45 Vincent2259.61 Piccirilli2260.01 as2260.64 secretary.2260.89 The2261.41 purpose2261.93 of2262.24 our2262.32 meeting2262.41 was2262.72 to2262.89 conduct2263.05 a2263.36 historic2263.53 district2264.01 commission2264.41 interview2264.89 with2265.2 Thomas2265.45 Faust,2265.93 who2266.57 is2266.8 an2266.97 architect2267.13 currently2267.77 working2268.24 for2268.49 the2268.64 firm2268.97 SMMA.2269.68 He2271.11 has2271.27 lived2271.43 in2271.59 Watertown2271.75 since2272.31 20222272.71 and2273.75 is2273.99 interested2274.15 in2274.55 history2274.71 and2275.19 adaptive2275.35 reuse2275.99 of2276.39 historic2276.55 buildings.2277.03 He2277.75 feels2277.91 that2278.15 being2278.39 on2278.55 the2278.71 historic2278.87 district2279.35 commission2279.67 is2280.07 a2280.23 way2280.31 for2280.55 him2280.71 to2280.87 become2281.03 more2281.35 engaged2281.59 with2281.99 the2282.15 community.2282.31 In2283.19 his2283.35 career,2283.59 he2284.07 had2284.31 worked2284.55 on2284.87 a2285.03 reuse2285.27 project2285.75 for2286.49 Church2286.64 of2286.89 the2286.97 Holy2287.13 Name2287.36 of2287.61 Jesus2287.68 in2288.01 New2288.24 York2288.32 City,2288.57 which2289.13 he2289.36 feels2289.45 would2289.68 be2289.84 particularly2290.16 helpful2290.64 as2291.05 a2291.28 church2291.45 at2291.84 802292.16 Mount2292.41 Auburn2292.64 Street,2293.13 which2293.68 is2293.93 located2294.09 in2294.41 the2294.57 historic2294.64 district,2295.05 is2295.61 proposed2295.77 for2296.24 redevelopment.2296.64 And2298.57 I2299.13 will2299.2 note2299.36 that2299.61 there's2299.77 not2300.01 a2300.24 particular2300.32 redevelopment,2301.33 project2302.37 being2302.77 proposed,2303.09 but2303.65 we2303.89 rezoned2304.13 that2304.61 during2304.77 the2305.01 Watertown2305.41 Square,2306.05 hearings.2307.49 And2308.69 the2308.93 action2309.09 item2309.41 was2309.81 to2310.05 confirm2310.53 appointment2311.01 for2311.41 Thomas2311.65 Faust.2312.05 The2312.61 meeting2312.77 adjourned2313.09 at2313.57 06:10PM2313.73 and2314.77 thank2315.09 you2315.33 for2315.57 so2315.73 quickly,2315.97 councilor2316.97 Piccirilli2317.28 getting2317.84 this2318.16 report2318.32 to2319.28 council.2319.61 2320.64 SIDERIS2320.64 -2320.64 Thank2320.64 you.2320.8 Can2320.97 I2321.13 get2321.28 a2321.36 motion2321.45 to2321.77 accept2321.93 the2322.24 report?2322.41 2322.8 PICCIRILLI2322.8 -2322.8 So2322.8 moved.2322.97 2323.36 SIDERIS2323.36 -2323.36 Is2323.36 there2323.53 a2323.68 second?2323.84 2325.13 FELTNER2325.13 -2325.13 Second.2325.13

2325.93 SPEAKER12325.93 -2325.93 Any2325.93 discussion?2326.24 Roll2328.01 call,2328.32 please.2328.57

2329.77 SPEAKER22329.77 -2329.77 Councilor2329.77 Piccirilli?2330.09 Yes.2331.2 Councilor2331.68 Raisin?2332.08 Yes.2332.56 Councilor2332.88 Bays?2333.36

2333.84 SPEAKER132333.84 -2333.84 Yes.2333.84

2334.16 SPEAKER22334.16 -2334.16 Councilor2334.16 Feltner?2334.48 Yes.2335.12 Councilor2335.52 Gannon?2335.92 Yes.2336.48 Councilor2336.8 Gardner?2337.28 Yes.2338.16 Councilor2338.64 Izzo?2339.04

2339.6 SPEAKER42339.6 -2339.6 Yes.2339.6

2339.84 SPEAKER22339.84 -2339.84 Councilor2339.84 Palumbo?2340.24

2340.8 SPEAKER62340.8 -2340.8 Yes.2340.8

2341.12 SPEAKER22341.12 -2341.12 President2341.12 Sedaris?2341.6

2342.16 SPEAKER12342.16 -2342.16 Yes.2342.16

2342.32 SIDERIS2342.32 -2342.32 Thank2342.32 you.2342.56 Can2342.8 I2342.96 get2343.12 a2343.28 motion2343.36 to2344.24 confirm2345.03 the2345.36 appointment2345.59 of2345.91 Thomas2346.16 Faust2346.55 to2346.88 the2347.03 historic2347.28 district2347.76 commission2348.16 for2348.88 a2348.99 term2349.11 to2349.36 expire2349.51 on2349.91 11/15/2027?2350.16 2352.55 PICCIRILLI2352.55 -2352.55 So2352.55 moved.2352.8 2353.2 SIDERIS2353.2 -2353.2 Is2353.2 there2353.36 a2353.51 second?2353.68 2354.07 FELTNER2354.07 -2354.07 Second.2354.07

2354.55 SPEAKER12354.55 -2354.55 Any2354.55 discussion?2354.88 Roll2356.47 call,2356.72 please.2357.03

2357.99 SPEAKER22357.99 -2357.99 Councilor2357.99 Piccherelli?2358.31 Yes.2359.27 Councilor2359.67 Raichten?2359.99

2360.47 SPEAKER72360.47 -2360.47 Yes.2360.47

2360.79 SPEAKER22360.79 -2360.79 Councilor2360.79 Bays?2361.19 Yes.2361.59 Councilor2361.91 Feltner?2362.31 Yes.2362.87 Councilor2363.19 Gannon?2363.59 Yes.2364.15 Councilor2364.55 Gardner?2364.95

2365.99 SPEAKER42365.99 -2365.99 Yes.2365.99

2366.39 SPEAKER22366.39 -2366.39 Councilor2366.39 Izzo?2366.79

2367.27 SPEAKER42367.27 -2367.27 Yes.2367.27

2367.59 SPEAKER22367.59 -2367.59 Councilor2367.59 Palumba?2367.99 Yes.2368.47 President2368.71 Sedaris?2369.19

2369.75 SPEAKER12369.75 -2369.75 Yes.2369.75

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