{"id":8025,"date":"2019-02-25T22:20:13","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T03:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=8025"},"modified":"2019-02-25T22:59:03","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T03:59:03","slug":"batavia-councilwoman-gets-in-the-face-of-speaker-businesswoman-at-city-council-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2019\/02\/25\/batavia-councilwoman-gets-in-the-face-of-speaker-businesswoman-at-city-council-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/Councilwoman gets in the face of speaker\/businesswoman at City Council meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5v-IMNoGUAs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After sitting and listening to at least a dozen or more speakers talk about their dislike or like of the NYS Reproductive Health Act in the Public Comments section of the Batavia City Council Conference meeting, City Council members were asked if they had any response to the comments made during the hour long polarizing topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Councilwoman Rosemary Christian raised her hand and started to speak of the unfairness that was present at February 11th meeting towards some speakers and disagreed with Council President Eugene Jankowski about the civility of the meeting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Christian then stated she was upset about people threatening to &#8220;vote her out&#8221; after the last meeting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is when Christian turned her chair around and rolled towards Diane Kastenbaum, who was the last speaker, and pointing her finger at her yelled,  &#8220;They are not going to be able to vote me out.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A heated exchange then developed between the two women as Council President Eugene Jankowski tried to get the meeting back to order, even threatening to end the meeting if Christian didn&#8217;t stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christian introduced a resolution that City Council send a letter to Governor Cuomo opposing the NYS Reproductive Health Act after a citizen requested it, which resulted in many people showing up to the last two council meetings to push council to send the letter on the City&#8217;s behalf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YoGwRjT4ZCI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Christian&#8217;s theatrics, Jankowski and Councilman John Canale along with Bob Bialkowski made a few statements in regards to sending the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/28dUVYNqOvM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each time the councilmembers explained their reasoning in not sending a letter, they were interrupted, which prompted Council President Jankowski to kick the person(s) out for disrupting the councilperson as they were speaking. About 5 people had to leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qY7114UaI64?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a brief respite, going over communications, Council then put the letter issue up for a vote to move it to the next business meeting on March 11, 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The only hand raised to move the resolution to the business meeting was Christian&#8217;s. The motion was not carried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People yelled comments like shameful and cowards as they left the meeting in disgust, threatening the council that they would be back again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yDPwKDRpsSI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">City Council members stressed that they represent all people of the City of Batavia, not just some.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VqlSdg-Nw0E?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After sitting and listening to at least a dozen or more speakers talk about their dislike or like of the NYS Reproductive Health Act in the Public Comments section of the Batavia City Council Conference meeting, City Council members were asked if they had any response to the comments made \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2019\/02\/25\/batavia-councilwoman-gets-in-the-face-of-speaker-businesswoman-at-city-council-meeting\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[1502,1501],"class_list":["post-8025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-batavia","tag-diana-kastenbaum","tag-rosemary-christian"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-25r","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":29116,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/11\/15\/batavia-city-of-batavia-council-member-christian-resigns\/","url_meta":{"origin":8025,"position":0},"title":"BATAVIA\/City of Batavia Council member Christian resigns","author":"aka","date":"November 15, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"BATAVIA, NY \u2013 The City of Batavia will hold a gathering for the Honorable Rose Mary Christian on Monday November 22, 2021 in the Council Chamber beginning at 5:30 P.M. 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