of the
CITY OF SYRACUSE
REGULAR MEETING –JANUARY 25, 2016
1:00 P.M. / (1/22) / (xx)
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Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag– (Led by Hon. Van B. Robinson, President of the Syracuse Common Council)
2. /Invocation -– (Delivered by Pastor Mike Kelly, Grace Baptist Church, Syracuse, New York)
3. /Roll Call – (All Present – 9)
4. /Minutes –January 11, 2016 – (Adopted 9-0)
5. /Petitions – (none)
6. /Committee Reports – (none)
7. /Communications – (From Tom Fabbioli, a letter accepting the terms and conditions of Ord. #891-2015).
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BY COUNCILOR CARNI:a.
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Carni, Maroun / Contract – With LCP Tracker/B2GNow for workforce development to track down individuals who benefit from City-issued contracts for the period of January 1, 2016 –December 31, 2016. Total cost not to exceed $23,300 charged to the CDBG Budget Account #595860. The Mayor has waived the RFP process. / 41
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NEW BUSINESS
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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 2016. / 1-R
BY COUNCILOR THOMPSON:
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9-0 / Agreement - With Vantage Point Network Systems for COP Camera Platform Installation and Integration Services for the Upper Onondaga Park project. Total cost not to exceed $118,500 from the DASNY TED Grant Account #599802.02.205490016. The Mayor has waived the RFP Process. / 42
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Kessner / Agreement - With CedarPath Solutions Group for COP Camera Platform Installation and Integration Services for the Midland & West Ostrander Neighborhood project. Total cost not to exceed $91,926, from the JAG 2013 Grant Account #599802.02.204668000 ($35,547) and the JAG 2015 Grant Account #599802.02.204761018 ($56,379). The Mayor has waived the RFP Process. / 43
BY COUNCILOR KESSNER:
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H / Special Permit - To approve modification for a restaurant located at 129-131 Marshall Street. No one spoke in favor of or in opposition to the proposal. The Commission granted one waiver regarding signage requirements. Charles Hatem, applicant, Milad Hatem Irrevocable Trust, owner. / H
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9-0 / Special Permit – For Indoor Amusement and Recreation on property situated at 2815 Erie Boulevard East. No one spoke in favor of or in opposition to the proposal. The Commission granted one waiver regarding parking requirements. Trillium Wellness Center, LLC, applicant, 2815 Erie Boulevard East, LLC, owner. / Gen.
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9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 211 Ashworth Place, a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 5) / 44
15.
H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 234-238 Burt Street State Street S., a wood house & store, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / H
16.
H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 204 Collingwood Avenue South, a wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / H
17.
H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 326 Colvin Street W., a wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / H
18.
H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 100 Enfield Place & Hillsboro Parkway, a wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / H
19.
H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 120 Hutchinson Avenue & Edgewood, a shingle house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / H
20.
9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 126-128 Lincoln Avenue, a wood house & garage, unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / 45
21.
H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 102 May Avenue, a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / H
22.
H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 914 McBride Street N., two wood houses, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / H
23.
H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 1125 Midland Avenue & McLennan Avenue, a wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / H
24.
H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 406 Nottingham Road, a vacant lot, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / H
25.
H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 1084-1086 Onondaga Street W., a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / H
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9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 182 Ostrander Avenue W., a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / 46
27.
H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 207 Raynor Avenue E., a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / H
28.
H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 103 Sabine Street, a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / H
29.
9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 735 South Avenue, a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / 47
30.
H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 718 Tully Street, a wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation 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 218-220 Turtle Street to Cummings Avenue, a wood house & two garages, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation 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 140 Worden Avenue, a wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. / H
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9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 112 Bradley Street, a wood house unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 2) / 48
34.
H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 127-129 Cannon Street, a wood house & barn & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 4) / H
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H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 308 Cannon Street, a wood house & garage unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 4) / H
36.
H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 527 Colvin Street W., a wood house unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 4) / H
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H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 201 Corning Avenue W. & Cannon Street, a wood house unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 4) / H
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9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 229 Croly Street, a vacant lot, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 5) / 49
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9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 231 Elliott Street & Bradley Street, a wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 2) / 50
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9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 2421-2423 Fayette Street E., a vacant lot, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 5) / 51
41.
H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 139-141 Fernwood Avenue, a wood house & garage, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 4) / H
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9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 140 Fitch Street, a wood house unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 2) / 52
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9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 141 Fitch Street, a wood house unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 2) / 53
44.
9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 144 Fitch Street, a vacant lot, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 2) / 54
45.
9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 225 Harriette Avenue, a vacant lot, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 4) / 55
46.
H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 105 Hatch Street, a wood house unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 4) / H
47.
H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 117 Hatch Street, a wood house & garage unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 4) / H
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H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 123 Hatch Street, a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 4) / H
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H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 127 Lafayette Avenue E., a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 4) / H
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9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 137 Lakeview Avenue, a vacant lot, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 2) / 56
51.
9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 240 Leon Street, a vacant lot, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 4) / 57
52.
9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 313 Marguerite Avenue, a vacant lot, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 3) / 58
53.
H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 150-152 Matson Avenue W., a wood house unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 4) / H
54.
9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 259 Matson Avenue W. & Midland Avenue, a vacant lot, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 3) / 59
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9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 345 Midland Avenue, a vacant lot, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 4) / 60
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9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 630 Newell Street W. to Onondaga Creek, a wood house & garage unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 3) / 61
57.
9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 1128 Onondaga Street W., a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 2) / 62
58.
H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 190-192 Ostrander Avenue W. & Cannon Street, a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 4) / H
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9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 1002 Park Street, a wood house, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 1) / 63
60.
9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 310 Putnam Street, a wood house & garage unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 2) / 64
61.
H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 2905 Salina Street S. & Lafayette Avenue, a wood house unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 4) / H
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9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 3027-3029 Salina Street S. & Newell Street E., a vacant lot, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 4) / 65
63.
9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 308 Shonnard Street, a vacant lot, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District2) / 66
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9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 133 South Avenue, a vacant lot, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 2) / 67
65.
9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 135 South Avenue Rear, a vacant lot, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 2) / 68
66.
9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 1421-1423 South Avenue, a vacant lot, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 3) / 69
67.
H / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 118 Warner Avenue, a wood house & garage unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 4) / H
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9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 118 White Street, a vacant lot, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 2) / 70
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9-0 / Sell – All right, title and interest of the City of Syracuse in and to the premises known as 152 Wiman Avenue, a wood house unfinished, to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for the total sum of $151. (District 3) / 71
BY COUNCILOR HUDSON:
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9-0 / Agreement - With NYS Department of Transportation for the Traffic Control Center Operations Program Pin #3756912 that includes salaries, fringe and professional services, under the Federal Aid STIP program for the period of (2) years June 2, 2015-June1, 2017. Total cost not to exceed $563,000 with 80%, reimbursed by NYS Department of Transportation as details in Appendix A. / 72
BY COUNCILOR RYAN:
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9-0 / Agreement - With Onondaga Earth Corps to provide training, programming and supervision to youths hired for the remaining winter months to run the “Walkable Winter” programs as a youth employment and service program. Total cost not to exceed $7,000 tobechargedto Syracuse Opportunity Works budget Account #01.14810.541500. / 73
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9-0 / Agreement - With Society of Municipal Arborist (SMA) Internship Program to recruit and pay for a temporary intern selected from a pool of college student nationwide, on behalf of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Youth Programs. The City will be reimbursed for wages paid and will provide liability and worker’s compensation insurance. Total cost not to exceed $5,400 to be charged to Account #01.70200.510300. / 74
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9-0 / Application & Agreement - To and with the Syracuse Parks Conservancy Inc., through the Central New York Community Foundation, in an amount not to exceed $750. Funds to be used toward the youth Garden Club at the Seals Community Center to expand the program and/or start similar clubs in other Parks Department centers. Funds to be deposited in the Parks Improvement Account, Revenue #25.404770. / 75
74.
H / Bond Ordinance - Authorizing the issuance and sale of bonds of the City of Syracuse to be used to defray the cost of the 2015/2016 Capital Improvement Program, Park Road/Sidewalk Paving. Total amount not to exceed $200,000. / H
75.
H / Authorize - The 2015/2016 Capital Improvement Program, for the Park Road/Sidewalk Paving projects as detailed in Schedule “A” on behalf of the Department of Parks, Recreation & Youth Programs. Total cost not to exceed $200,000. / H
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9-0 / Contract – With George’s Pro Sound for the Tree Lighting ceremonies at Clinton Square,for the period of one year (2016) with a one-year renewal option (2017) with the approval of the Mayor and Common Council, on behalf of the Department of Parks, Recreation & Youth Programs. Total cost not to exceed $1,285 from Budget Account #541500.01.71400. / 76
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H / Resolution – Memorializing the NYS Governor, the NYS Senate and the NYS Assembly to support New York State Assembly Bill 01548 and Senate Bill 00782 to amend Public Health Law to require all acute care facilities and nursing homes to meet standards for appropriate staffing ratios of nursing and unlicensed direct care staff. / H
BY COUNCILOR BEY:
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9-0 / Resolution - To appoint Bob Dougherty to the Land Bank Citizens Advisory Board for the term ending December 31, 2018. This is aFourth District Councilor appointment. / 2-R
BY COUNCILOR MAROUN:
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9-0 / Correct Tax Rolls - (900 McBride Street North, 2223-2237 Salina Street & Elk Street, 1916 Salina Street South, 114 Hawley Avenue, 823 Townsend Street North & Ash Street, 616 McBride Street North, 608 Townsend Street North, 137-139 McLennan Avenue, 135 McLennan Avenue, 129 McLennan Avenue, 1018 James Street, 1014 James Street) For various charges for Tax Year 2015/16. / 77
(SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA – JANUARY 25, 2016)
WAIVER OF THE RULES REQUIRED TO INTRODUCE:
BY COUNCILOR KESSNER, PRESIDENT ROBINSON & COUNCILOR HUDSON, THOMPSON, NICOLETTI, BOYLE, BEY, MAROUN:
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Carni / Resolution – To urge the Governor, NYS Senate and the NYS Assembly and National political leaders to oppose the extension of disastrous trade policies including the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). / 3-R
Syracuse Common Council
Adjourned at 1:20 P.M.
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