Welcome. This is a public hearing of the Common Council for Tuesday, May 13, 2025. And I'm calling this hearing to order at 6.03 p.m. I'd ask our clerk to call the roll. Alderman Simpson. Present. Alderman Scott. Here. Alderman McAdam. Here. Alderman McNamara. Here. Alderman Malinowski. Here. Alderman Russell. Here. Alderman Hargraves. Here. Alderman Barbosa. Present. Alderman Bologna-Savagia. Here. Alderman Connors. Here. Alderman Gibson. Here. Alderman Pabon. Alderman Sanchez, Alderman Santiago, Alderman Smedley. Eight present. You have a court. Thank you, Mr. Clerk. I'd ask the clerk to read into the record notice of public hearing unless... Mr. Chair. I'll make a motion to waive the reading of the legal notice. Second. All those in favor? Aye. It's a vote. Just the way we rehearsed it. The motion having been noticed properly, we will begin a public hearing. Anybody wishing to speak, please state your name and address for the record and limit your speaking time to three minutes. This public hearing is for one item, authorization for the City of New Britain to join the Connecticut Municipal Development Authority, CMDA, as a member municipality. Are there any speakers? Any speakers? Any speakers? Hearing none. No one calling in, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Hearing none, the public hearing for this matter is closed at 6.05 p.m. The special meeting of the zoning subcommittee will begin shortly.