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2026-07-07 - Common Council Meeting

Summary

Built from the official proceedings (minutes) of the meeting; no video or transcript on file.

  • Ten names on the roll, including Byamungupreto; ten voted on the minutes. Minutes of June 23 accepted unanimously on Halton-Pope's motion, seconded by Golombek.
  • Mayor's items approved: Annual Action Plan amendments and the 2026-2027 plan, geotechnical and soil testing for MOVE-IN NY, abstract title and survey contracts, and property sales reports. Local landmark for 619 Exchange Street and Planning Board findings of June 15 referred to Legislation.
  • Comptroller: correspondence on the sale of the parking ramps and the May cashflow report referred to Finance.
  • Public works approved: change orders (Caz Ice Rink $100,000; History Museum; a community center), encroachments on City right of way, Michigan Avenue Complete Street funds, roof and pump station bids.
  • Parks: Environmental Protection Fund award amendment ($750,000) and a pesticide treatment schedule approved.
  • Police and fire: PathStone contract extension, a donation, new police vehicles under a 2024 grant and a Vector Solutions contract approved. Detective and other appointments referred to Civil Service.
  • Claims (four) referred to the Claims Committee; permit and license items (lodging house, food truck, sidewalk cafe, property manager) referred to Legislation.
  • Administration: MOVE-IN NY grant funds, a Climate Smart Communities grant application, NY Main Street application and tow trucks for the Parking Department approved.
  • Committee reports: Otto Street abandonment and a South Park Avenue air rights easement for a pedestrian bridge approved; about 20 older Community Development items and many older Finance and Civil Service items received and filed; Legislation approved two food store licenses, property manager license, special use permits and a zoning map amendment; a second-hand dealer license approved with conditions.
  • Resolutions: fee waivers for events approved; drinking fountain modernization in schools and Good Food NY bill support adopted; four Budget and Personnel Amendments approved; 17 Board of Education bond resolutions referred to Finance; Nowakowski's discharge of an interfund loan item adopted.

Annual Action Plan 2026-2027

  • Plan amendments and the 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan approved.

Board of Education Bond Resolutions

  • Seventeen resolutions (about $56.8 million) referred to Finance.

Parking Ramps Sale

  • Comptroller's correspondence on the sale of the parking ramps referred to Finance.

MOVE-IN NY Program

  • Grant funds and geotechnical testing approved.

Michigan Avenue Complete Street

  • Funding agreement approved.

Local Landmark Designations

  • 619 Exchange Street (Iroquois Door Company Building) referred to Legislation.

Erie Basin Marina

  • Older long-term planning item received and filed.

Property Tax Base Proportions

  • Legal opinion request on mayoral authority to increase the homestead tax rate received and filed.

Other items

  • Petitions: special use permits for outdoor dining and a tobacco shop (hearing September 8) referred to Legislation.
  • Constituent concerns about City pools and a South Park concern referred to Community Development.

Agenda

Item-by-item results are in the Summary above; the full agenda and item packets are on the Council's meeting portal.

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