Statements by David L. Anderson
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Aug 10, 2026, Regular Council Meeting
Either Either either way. Um, Mr. President, I move the adoption of the by title only reading by title only.
Play from 15:16Aug 10, 2026, Regular Council Meeting
Aye.
Play from 15:32Aug 10, 2026, Regular Council Meeting
Mr. President.
Play from 16:58Aug 10, 2026, Regular Council Meeting
Thank you, Mr. President. I have a a quick question for uh our principal planner, Miss is uh Dawn Melson-Williams. If you could direct the place up. Uh just uh what's the property around it? Is it also R-20, uh the rest of the property in that, pretty much?
Play from 17:05Aug 10, 2026, Regular Council Meeting
Is is there a particular reason why the R-20 was uh chosen instead of like RG-2 or? I'm just just curious. So, I just want to walk into this with my eyes open because it's an R, I mean the property doesn't seem large enough for apartments to pop up or anything.
Play from 19:08Aug 10, 2026, Regular Council Meeting
Oh, thank you. That was very informative. And unless one of my colleagues has a question, I'll make a motion for adoption.
Play from 22:00Aug 10, 2026, Regular Council Meeting
Uh, and move--
Play from 22:10Aug 10, 2026, Regular Council Meeting
Yes.
Play from 22:28Jul 29, 2026, Construction and Property Maintenance Code Board of Appeals Meeting
and entertain this uh next month.
Play from 16:03Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
This meeting to order, it is 3:00. Okay, the meeting is now called to order.
Play from 00:00Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
The first order of business is the adoption of the agenda.
Play from 00:06Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
Council President Neil has moved to adopt the agenda, and Mr. Garfinkel has seconded. Is there discussion?
Play from 00:13Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
All in favor?
Play from 00:22Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
Any opposed?
Play from 00:25Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
The motion is adopted, the agenda is adopted.
Play from 00:27Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
First, first of all, I uh see, I want to uh introduce uh Council President Neil who has a, who I think has a wonderful vision for uh where we are going in general. And and I'd like to give him the opportunity to uh present it. Council President Neil?
Play from 00:32Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
Thank you, Mr. President. That's appreciated, and there's, and if you uh many of you have it, I know some of you may be a little newer to the system uh under the meetings and agendas. If you haven't seen it yet, there's a packet. Some of you may have checked back when it was just the agenda, but there's a full packet of information, and you which is uh being shown on the screen right now, and you are are welcome to uh go back into it at any time. Uh there's uh uh the President's original memo. I also included a memorandum which gave gives a little bit of uh of an overview of the Newark court. Uh there's also statewide uh caseload information, and there's uh budgetary information right from the uh Chief Alderman, then who we hope we're in contact with and hope to have at a future meeting.
Play from 05:33Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
So uh when we I'm going to introduce the clerk of the court in a moment, um and and we'll be able to have questions afterwards. But um the clerk of the court is more administrates the court. So um that's so, you know, don't ask the clerk of the court legal questions. You know, if uh that's we we'll have another opportunity, uh God willing, with the judge, uh the the the Alderman, the Chief Alderman in a in a future meeting. Uh Dr. Hall?
Play from 07:16Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
That is correct.
Play from 08:03Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
That is correct. What we uh and this is uh and uh if you could please um uh just uh pass the sign-in sheet uh around. In case some people uh have missed it, because uh I think I know everyone here, but I don't know that Ruthie does, and we want to make sure that she has the opportunity to have everyone's attendance and welcome Kristen.
Play from 08:07Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
The um so now let's uh let's do the tough part, uh the fun part. Let's see if the uh if the part that always has a little bit of trepidation to it. Let's see if the uh if the system works. Uh uh I want to introduce to you the clerk of the court in Newark Alderman's Court, uh Ms. Terry Conover. Uh welcome.
Play from 08:53Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
Yes, we can. All right.
Play from 09:28Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
Thank you. Um could you please uh tell us a little bit uh about the court, uh maybe a little history, a and uh and its structure and how it works?
Play from 09:40Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
Sure. Do I call or uh Sure, go ahead. All right, thank you. Um I'm going to uh uh start with uh uh Councilman Lewis, go around to Mr. Garfinkel and to Dr. Hall, and then, yes.
Play from 12:51Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
Thank you. And I know that you have have uh something around 4:00, that you had were with us till 4:00 and it's uh uh 4:00 now. Was there any concluding
Play from 1:00:55Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
Was there any conclusions you wanted to make?
Play from 1:01:11Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
A concluding thought?
Play from 1:01:16Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
Madam Clerk, do you have any concluding thoughts?
Play from 1:01:20Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
I think it was 2012, yeah.
Play from 1:02:36Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
And so you found it they obviously found it beneficial if you all kept it.
Play from 1:02:55Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
Thank you.
Play from 1:03:42Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
Thank you so much.
Play from 1:03:45Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
Oh, we do have another question.
Play from 1:03:51Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
Yeah, it's pretty rare. Well, that's good. Thank you. And you've been with how long again?
Play from 1:04:42Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
Thank you.
Play from 1:05:15Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
Uh thank you for for that insight, and uh and we'll be in communication, and get and uh and well, I'm sure we'll we'll pull uh other guests uh uh from you all.
Play from 1:05:20Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
It is, because we have to decide on what we want, set the goals, what the jurisdiction would be, and yeah, I mean that we're we're starting fortunately, we don't have to start from ground zero, because this is not the first time this is done in Delaware.
Play from 1:05:54Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
Uh we have Newark and some other We have other places, six other jurisdictions we can pull from. But so that's a um But definitely we are But yeah. But but I remember the debate in 2012, mainly the state wanted the money.
Play from 1:06:07Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
That's what it was about. It was about the money. But it was
Play from 1:06:28Jul 21, 2026, Alderman's Court Ad Hoc Meeting
Great. Glad it does. Thank you.
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