of the
CITY OF SYRACUSE
REGULAR MEETING –MARCH 16, 2015
1:00 P.M. / (3/16) / (xx)
1. /
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag - (Led by Hon. Van B. Robinson, President of the Syracuse Common Council)
2. /Invocation (Delivered by Pastor, David Piltch of Teen Challenge, Syracuse, New York)
3. /Roll Call – (Present – 8; Councilor Hudson - Absent)
4. /Minutes –Regular Meeting – March 2, 2015 - (Adopted 8-0)
Special Meeting – March 4, 2015 – (Adopted 8-0)
5. /Petitions – (none)
6. /Committee Reports – (Finance & Taxation & Assessment jointly with Education & Human Development)
7. /Communications – (From Hon. David J. Valesky, NYS Senator, a letter acknowledging receipt of Resolution No. 3-R-2015; From Mary E. Vossler, Director of Budget, the 2014-2015 Mid-Year Budget Report; From Kevin M. Gilligan, St Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, a letter accepting the terms and conditions of Ord. #136- (02-09-2015);
8. /UNFINISHED BUSINESS WHICH MAY BE CONSIDERED:
BY COUNCILOR DOUGHERTY:
a.8-0 / Local Law – To Amend - “The Revised General Ordinances of the City of Syracuse, Chapter 9, Article 14, entitled “snow removal contractors,” Enforcement Authority Section 9-164; In addition to Police Officers, the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and management personnel designated by the Commissioner are hereby authorized to issue Appearance Tickets for violations of this ordinance. (Article 14) / LL
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NEW BUSINESS
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BY PRESIDENT ROBINSON:
8-09. / Resolution - Approving the Appointment of Various Persons as Commissioners of Deeds for 2015-2016. / 9-R
BY COUNCILOR JOY:
10.
8-0 / Approve - Compromise Settlement of Claim – Mileke Williams vs. City of Syracuse, et al.Index No.: 9:11-cv-826. Settlement amount of $10,000 for a claim alleging two Syracuse Police Officers used excessive force in plaintiff’s arrest on September 18, 2008. From Judgment & Claims Account #01.19300.0.000. / 154
11.
8-0 / Contract - With Naughton and Associates for Computer Networking services for three years from date of execution with the option of 2 one (1) year extensions. Cost not to exceed $125,000/annually (Hourly rate of $85). To be charged to Department of Information Technology account #01.16800.0.415 and IT Capital PC and Network Infrastructure Account #’s 07.01151.0.014, .015 and .016. / 155
BY COUNCILOR KESSNER:
12.
H / Application - To the US Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Five Year Plan Budget 2015-2019and the (Year 41) Consolidated Plan: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) ($4,603,746) HOME Investment Partnership Grant ($1,051,124) Housing Opportunities for person with AIDs (HOPWA) ($287,354) Emergency Solutions Grant ($425,827).(Public Hearing to be held on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 5:00P.M.) / H
8-013. / Correct Tax Rolls – (1 Destiny USA Dr., 306 Hiawatha Blvd W.) for various charges for Tax Year 2014/2015. / 156
8-014. / Authorize - The City of Syracuse to adopt a Negative Declaration pursuant to the SEQR Act for the Lake Lounge Project along the Onondaga Creekwalk. / 157
15.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 421 Alvord Street S., a wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
16.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 812 Alvord Street N., a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
17.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 608 Avery Avenue, a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
18.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 100-102 Barrett Street, a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
19.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 209 Barrett Street, a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
20.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 217 Barrett Street, a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
21.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 219 Barrett Street, a wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
22.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 311 Bear Street, a brick house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151 / WD
23.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 509 Bear Street, a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
24.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 510 Bear Street, a church, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
25.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 608 Bear Street, a wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
26.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 610 Bear Street, a wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
27.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 609 Beech Street S., a wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
28.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 733 Beech Street S., a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
29.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 161 Berger Avenue, a wood house & garage unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
30.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 112-114 Bishop Avenue, a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
31.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 130 Bishop Avenue, a wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
32.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 304 Bishop Avenue, a wood house unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
33.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 332 Bishop Avenue & Brighton Avenue, a wood house unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
34.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 159 Bissell Street E., a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
35.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 163 Bissell Street E., a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
36.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 169 Bissell Street E., a wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
37.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 232-234 Brighton Avenue W., a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
38.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 262 Brighton Avenue W., a wood house & barn, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
39.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 623 Brighton Avenue W., a wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
40.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 718 Brighton Avenue W., a wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
41.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 810 Butternut Street, a wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
42.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 284 Calthrop Avenue W., a wood house & garage unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
43.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 406 Cannon Street, a wood house & garage unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
44.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 913 Carbon Street, a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
45.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 1109 Carbon Street, a wood house unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
46.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 1116 Carbon Street & Lemoyne Avenue, a wood house and garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
47.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 1317 Carbon Street, a wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
48.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 202 Cayuga Street & Milton Avenue, a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
49.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 290 Coleridge Avenue, a brick & wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
50.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as529 Columbus Avenue, a wood house unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
51.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 1115 Colvin Street E., a Florist Shop, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
52.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 101 Commonwealth Avenue, a wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
53.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 501-503 Court Street & Carbon Street, a wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
54.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 109 Davis Street, a wood house unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
55.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 205 Davis Street, a wood house & garage unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
56.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 217 Davis Street, a wood house & concrete garage unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
57.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 201 Dudley Street, a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
58.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 203 Fitch Street, a wood house & garage unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
59.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 247 Fitch Street, a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
60.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 144-146 Forest Avenue, a wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
61.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 745-749 Geddes Street S. & Merriman Avenue, a wood house & store, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
62.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 640 Hiawatha Boulevard E., a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
63.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 259 Hudson Street & Sterling Avenue, a wood house unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
64.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 311 Marguerite Avenue, a vacant lot, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
65.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 408 Merriman Avenue, a wood house unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
66.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 1407 Park Street, a wood house unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
67.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 214 Putnam Street, a wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
68.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 316 Putnam Street, a wood house unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
69.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 319 Putnam Street, a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
70.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 603 Second North Street, a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
71.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 617 Second North Street, a wood house unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
72.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 314 Shonnard Street, a wood house unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
73.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 319 Shonnard Street, a wood house unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
74.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 2108 South Avenue & Fairfield Avenue, a wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
75.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 1204 Spring Street, a wood house unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
76.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 1404 Spring Street, a vacant lot, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
77.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as1606 Spring Street, a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
78.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as119 Washington Square, a vacant lot, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
79.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 250 Webster Avenue, a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
80.
WD / Sell - All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 504 Wolf Street, a wood house unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / WD
BY COUNCILOR HUDSON:
81.
H / Amend - Ord. #184 (05/11/09), “Establish - Parking Rates at various parking garages owned and managed by the City of Syracuse Department of Public Works as per attached Schedule A. Amend to reduce existing rates for the first two hours as detailed in the revised Schedule A”. Amend to establish new parking garage rates effective July 1, 2015 per attached Schedule A. / H
82.
8-0 / Advertise Public Hearing - Relative to amend Section 5-206 G of Chapter 2, Article V of the Charter of the City of Syracuse entitled “Ornamental lighting”, to add a new paragraph §5-206 (6) Consolidation of existing special or ornamental light districts. (Public Hearing to be held Monday, April 13, 2015 at 5:30 P.M., to consider the aforementioned changes.) / 158
83.
H / Local Law – To amend Section 5-206 G of Chapter 2, Article V of the Charter of the City of Syracuse entitled “Ornamental lighting”, to add a new paragraph §5-206 (6) Consolidation of existing special or ornamental light districts. / H
84.
8-0 / Amend – Ord. #835 (08/25/14), “Bond Ordinance - Authorizing the issuance and sale of bonds of the City of Syracuse to be used to defray the cost of the design phase of the Dickerson Street Bridge over Onondaga Creek Project, PIN 3752.90. Total amount not to exceed $1,395,000 for construction and construction inspection phase with 80% federal reimbursement through TIP.” Amend to increased bonding amount by $100,000 for the construction and construction inspection phase of the project. Total cost not to exceed $1,495,000. / 159