[Common Council Special Meeting/Work Session on October 16, 2025.]
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WE'VE CALLED THIS SPECIAL MEETING BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO TIME SENSITIVE ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO ACT ON.
AND SO WE'RE HERE TODAY TO TAKE TAKE CARE OF THAT ITEM.
NUMBER ONE IS A COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO CLOSE CERTAIN PORTIONS OF PUBLIC STREETS TO HOLD IN OCTOBER.
OH. I'M SORRY, DID WE CALL IT A ROLL? YEAH. OKAY.
ORDINANCE OF THE TOLD ON OCTOBER CELEBRATION.
I MOVE THE COMMUNICATION BE FILED AND SPREAD IN FULL UPON THE MINUTES.
MARRIED. AND ITEM TWO IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS.
AUTHORIZING THE CLOSURE OF CERTAIN PORTIONS OF PUBLIC STREETS FOR OCTOBERFEST.
I OFFER THE ORDINANCE AND ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO MOVE ITS ADOPTION.
I MOVE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE.
SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
JUST SO PEOPLE KNOW, THIS WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR THE DAY OF THE NOR'EASTER AND WITH A TENT INVOLVED AND AND EVERYTHING ELSE AND THE CONCERNS ALSO ABOUT, UM, IF WE NEEDED A AND WE WE DID TO SOME EXTENT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL FREE FOR ANY KIND OF EMERGENCIES.
AND WHAT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE MOVING THE WHAT THE BID IS DOING IS MOVING THE RESOURCES TO ANOTHER DATE, WHICH WILL BE THIS SUNDAY.
I'M SORRY, NOT THIS SUNDAY, BUT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, 2025, FROM 9 TO 9.
UM, SO THAT'S HOW THAT'S HOW THE STREET CLOSURE IS GOING TO WORK.
UM, BUT JUST CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THE ACTUAL EVENT.
IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT THAN OKTOBERFEST, BUT IT'S STILL GOING TO BE FUN.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. BRASH? YES, MR. FRY PEARSON.
YES. ITEM THREE IS A COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO RECEIVE A GRANT FOR FIREFIGHTER TRAINING.
THE COMMUNICATION BE FILED AND SPREAD IN FULL UPON THE MINUTES.
CARRIED. ITEM FOUR IS AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT TO RECEIVE A GRANT FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FOR FIREFIGHTER TRAINING.
I OFFER THE ORDINANCE AND ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO MOVE ITS ADOPTION HEARING.
MOVE. ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. BRASH? YES, MR. FRY PEARSON.
YES. THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING FOR THIS MORNING.
I WANT TO THANK ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR GETTING COMING TOGETHER ON SHORT NOTICE TO GET THIS DONE.
IT'S BOTH IMPORTANT ITEMS. AND WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVE.
OPPOSED? THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.