of the
CITY OF SYRACUSE
REGULAR MEETING – SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
1:00 P.M. / (9/12)
1. /
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag - (Led by Hon. Van B. Robinson President of the Syracuse Common Council)
2. /Invocation - (Delivered by Rev. Jill Andrews of Unity Church and Spiritual Center of Syracuse)
3. /Roll Call - (All Present - 9)
4. /Minutes - August 22, 2011 - (Adopted 9-0)
5. / Public Hearing - Relative to Agenda Item #54, “Authorize - Ground Lease Agreement with US Airways, Inc. for US Airways, Inc. to install and operate deicing facilities including storage tanks(s), pipelines and deicing vehicles at the Fuel Farm for its aircraft at Syracuse Hancock International Airport for the term of ten years.” (Public Hearing held on Monday, September 12, 2011 at 1:00 P.M.) (NO APPEARANCES)Public Hearing - Relative to Agenda Item #55, “Authorize - The Commissioner of Aviation to enter into a Military Construction Cooperative Agreement (MCCA) with the National Guard Bureau for funding in the amount of $800,000 for the removal of the aircraft arresting system located on the east and west sides of Runway 10-28 at Syracuse Hancock International Airport. The MCCA must be executed no later than September 30, 2011 or the funding for this project will be lost.” (Public Hearing held on Monday, September 12, 2011 at 1:00. P.M.) (NO APPEARANCES)
6. /
Petitions - (none)
7. /Committee Reports - (Public Safety; Parks, Recreation & Youth Programs (Veteran’s Affairs)
8. /Communications - (From Ronald Rescignaro of Twin Trees Too! a letter accepting terms and conditions of Ord. #371-11.
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BY PRESIDENT ROBINSON:
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9-0 / Resolution - Approving the Appointment of Various Persons as Commissioners of Deeds for 2011- 2012. / 30-R
BY COUNCILOR JOY:
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H / Authorize - Payment-in-lieu-of-tax (PILOT) agreement, as detailed in Exhibit “A”, for property located at 438-446 North Franklin Street with 460 North Franklin Street Associates, LLC. / H
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H / Authorize - Payment-in-lieu-of-tax (PILOT) agreement, as detailed in Exhibit “A”, for property located at 352-368 Warren Street (aka 125 East Jefferson Street) with 360 Warren Associates, LLC. / H
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9-0 / Contract - With edr Companies for services associated with the Hiawatha Boulevard Brownfield Opportunity Area grant from the executed contract date through March 6, 2013, on behalf of the Bureau of Planning & Sustainability. Total cost not to exceed $236,000 to be charged to grant account #02.05103.0.000. / 482
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9-0 / Contract - With Trowbridge & Wolf Landscape Architects for services associated with the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program grant from the executed contract date through December 31, 2012, on behalf of the Bureau of Planning & Sustainability. Total cost not to exceed $226,590 to be charged to grant account #02.05101.0.000. / 483
BY COUNCILOR KESSNER:
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9-0 / Amend - Ord. #241 (06/06/11), “Contract - With National Elevator Inspection Services, Inc. for services related to elevator/conveyance inspection and plan review for the period of three years with (2) one-year options with one 90-day extension through June 9, 2011. Total yearly cost of $9,000. Total cost not to exceed $27,000.” Amend to authorize a final extension though December 31, 2011. No additional funds required. / 484
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9-0 / Lease Agreement - With Catholic Charities of Onondaga County for the use of City owed green space at 1812 Lodi Street to create a Community Garden for neighboring residents at the total rent of $1.00 per year for the period of five years. / 485
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H / Sell - Through the Vacant Structure for Non-Profits Program, all right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 128 W. Borden Avenue, an unfinished wood house, to Home Headquarters, Inc. for the total sum of $151. / H
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H / Sell - Through the Lots for Non-Profits Program, all right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 134 W. Borden Avenue and Landon Avenue, a vacant lot, to Home Headquarters, Inc. for the total sum of $151. / H
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H / Sell - Through the Vacant Structure for Non-Profits Program, all right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 135 W. Borden Avenue and Landon Avenue, a wood house, to Home Headquarters, Inc. for the total sum of $151. / H
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H / Sell - Through the Lots for Non-Profits Program, all right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 129 McLennan Avenue, a vacant lot, to Home Headquarters, Inc. for the total sum of $151. / H
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H / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 137-139 McLennan Avenue, an unfinished double wood house, to Home Headquarters, Inc. for the total sum of $1,150. / H
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H / Sell - Through the Lots for Non-Profits Program, all right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 1916 -1918 S. Salina Street, a vacant lot, to Home Headquarters, Inc. for the total sum of $151. / H
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H / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 1922-1924 S. Salina Street, a wood house and garage, to Home Headquarters, Inc. for the total sum of $1,150. / H
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H / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 2223-2237 S. Salina Street and Elk Street, a wood house and brick building, to Home Headquarters, Inc. for the total sum of $60,550. / H
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WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 409 E. Laurel Street, an unfinished wood house, to Syracuse Urban Renewal Agency for the total sum of $151. / WD
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WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 418 Midland Avenue, a wood house, to Syracuse Urban Renewal Agency for the total sum of $151. / WD
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WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 720 Tully Street, a wood house, to Syracuse Urban Renewal Agency for the total sum of $151. / WD
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WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 114 W. Borden Avenue, an unfinished wood house, to Syracuse Urban Renewal Agency for the total sum of $151. / WD
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9-0 / Special Permit - To allow a restaurant on property located at 3001-3023 James Street and 114 North Midler Avenue, “Extreme Pizza Kitchen”. Six people spoke in favor of and three people spoke in opposition to this proposal. The Planning Commission granted waivers from the James Street Overlay District regarding signage, setback parking surface coverage and parking. Tino Marcoccia, owner/applicant. / Gen.
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9-0 / Special Permit - To allow a restaurant on property located at 3001-3023 James Street and 114 North Midler Avenue, “Fifi’s Ice Cream Parlor”. Six people spoke in favor of and three people spoke in opposition to this proposal. The Planning Commission granted waivers from the James Street Overlay District regarding signage, setback parking surface coverage and parking. Tino Marcoccia, owner/applicant. / Gen.
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9-0 / Special Permit - To allow a restaurant on property located at 645-647, 649-651, 653-655 and 657 North Salina Street, 206, 208, 210, 212 and 214 East Division Street and 928 and 936 North State Street. Two people spoke in favor and no one spoke in opposition to this proposal. The Planning Commission granted a waiver from the sign regulations regarding the quantity and area of wall signs. ESW Realty, LLC, applicant. Estate of Michael P. Creno, c/o Joseph M. Creno, Executor, owner. / Gen.
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9-0 / Special Permit - To allow modification to a restaurant on property located at 1602 and 1606 West Genesee Street. No one spoke either in favor of or in opposition to this proposal. The Planning Commission granted a waiver of three parking spaces if the owner is granted a permission to encroach and 21 spaces if it is denied. Ken Sniper, owner, applicant. / Gen.
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BY COUNCILOR DENNO:
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H / Authorize - The 2011/2012 Department of Public Works Flushing and Sweeping Program for the streets as listed in Exhibit “A” cost thereof to be charged to the premises fronting thereon, Exhibit “B”. Total cost not to exceed $1,674,975 to be charged to Account #09.00526. (Public Hearing held on Monday, August 1, 2011 at 1:00 P.M.) / H
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WD / Appropriate Funds - From 2011/2012 Sweeping and Flushing Capital Account #09.00527.0.000 in the amount of $280,000 to 2011/2012 Sweeping and Flushing Capital Equipment for the purchase of a sweeper ($160,000) and a ten-wheel dump truck ($120,000), on behalf of the Department of Public Works. / WD
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H / Appropriate Funds - From 2011/2012 Unallocated Cash Capital Account #07.01101.0.000 in the amount of $75,000 to an account to be determined by the Commissioner of Finance for the 2011/2012 Street Lighting Rehabilitation Program to repair and/or replace equipment in the City-owned Streetscape such as CBD, Inner Harbor, Solar St., University Hill, Marshall St., St. Joseph’s Hospital-Prospect and Unions Sts. and Creekwalk, on behalf of the Department of Public Works. / H
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9-0 / Application & Agreement - To and with the NYS DOT for $1,000,000 in multi-modal funds to be used for reconstruction of West Street to include green infrastructure, street amenities, bike infrastructure and signal reconstruction to return side streets to two-way, on behalf of the Department of Public Works. There is no local match required. / 486
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WD / Appropriate Funds - From 2011/2012 Unallocated Cash Capital Account #07.01101.0.000 in the amount of $325,000 to D.P.W 2011/2012 Parking Garage Rehabilitation/Security Improvements cash capital account to be used to improve the condition of the City’s Parking Garages, specifically the Harrison and Madison garages, on behalf of the Department of Public Works. / WD
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H / Lease Agreement - With the Syracuse Urban Renewal Agency and Synapse Sustainability Trust, Inc. for the City to provide an option for Synapse Sustainability Trust, Inc. to lease up to 14 parking spaces in the parking lot at 200-214 South Salina Street, the “Farmers Market Lot” for the period of five years with (1) 5-year renewal option with the approval of the Syracuse Urban Renewal Agency, the Mayor and the Common Council. Utilization of the leased parking spaces would be on a space by space basis based upon electric car utilization and limited to EVPlugSite/Blink members. The rental for each space is $55 per month. / H
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9-0 / Amend - Ord. #246 (06/06/11), “Permission - To Onondaga County and the Onondaga County Sanitary District, pursuant to Section 3.4 of the Intermunicipal Agreement from 2007, (Ord. #226-06/04/07), and paragraph 13 of Amendment No. 1 from 2009, to access to the City properties as, detailed in Appendix “A”, to install and maintain green infrastructure to include landscape, porous concrete sidewalks and other green related improvements, at no cost to the City, for the period of five years with (3) five-year renewal options with the approval of the Mayor and the Common Council.” Amend to include additional projects as detailed in revised Appendix “A” / 487
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9-0 / Permission - To SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital to install, own and maintain two telecommunication duct banks and two electrical manholes consisting of 4-4 inch schedule 40 PVC conduits encased in reinforced concrete crossing Adams Street near Almond Street for the new Cancer Center Expansion and an underground duct bank containing 12-4 inch conduits encased in reinforced concrete for 6 conduits to house SUNY Upstate communication/utilities cabling in addition to 6 conduits for use by Verizon, Fiber Tech, Intellifiber and Time Warner Cable in the Adams Street ROW near Almond Street. / 488
BY COUNCILOR HUNTER:
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9-0 / Accept - Reimbursement from Onondaga County in the amount of $4,955 for backfill overtime to allow 3 members of the Syracuse Fire Department to attend the Highway Emergency Response Specialist Course, a Federal Emergency Management National Training and Education Division sponsored course. Funding is from the State Homeland Security Program Grant for WMD Training administrated by Onondaga County, Department of Emergency Management. / 489
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9-0 / Accept - Reimbursement from Onondaga County in the amount of $1,862 for backfill overtime to allow 2 members of the Syracuse Fire Department to attend the WMD Radiological/Nuclear Course for HazMat Technicians, a US Department of Homeland Security Office for Domestic Preparedness sponsored course. Funding is from the State Homeland Security Program Grant for WMD Training administrated by Onondaga County, Department of Emergency Management. / 490
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9-0 / Appropriate Funds - From 2011/2012 Cash Capital #07.01101.0.000 in the amount of $75,000 to Capital Budget Account #07.03001.0 to be used for projects as detailed in Schedule “A”, on behalf of the Department of Fire. / 491
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9-0 / Appropriate Funds - From 2011/2012 Cash Capital #07.01101.0.000 in the amount of $330,000 to Capital Budget Account #07.03013.0 to be used for projects as detailed in Schedule “B”, on behalf of the Department of Fire. / 492
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9-0 / Appropriate Funds - From 2011/2012 Cash Capital #07.01101.0.000 in the amount of $65,000 to Capital Budget Account #07.03002.0 to be used to purchase a 6-Column Garage Service Lift System, on behalf of the Department of Fire. / 493