City Operations

CITY OPERATIONS Tuesday, February 3, 2026 – 6:00 p.m. Council Chambers – Olean Municipal Building Present: Members: Chairman Bennion, Vice Chairman Anastasia, Alderman Keary, and Alderman McCall. Others: Alderman Forney; Alderman Robinson; Mayor Amy Sherburne; Michael Morgan, City Attorney; Lens Martial, City Auditor; James Sprague, Director of Public Works, and Tiffany Taylor, Managerial Confidential Administrative Secretary. 1. Roll Call Alderman Bennion called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and asked the record show that all committee members were present except Alderman Crawford, who was absent. 2. Approval of Minutes of the Previous Committee Meeting (Tuesday, January 20, 2026) A motion to approve the minutes of the January 20, 2026 committee meeting was made by Alderman Bennion, seconded by Alderman Anastasia. Voice vote, ayes all. Motion carried. 3. Unfinished Business a. I & I / Sewer Overflow Issues Update Director Sprague explained Ramboll is working on their report, and noted this is the engineer commissioned directly by the DEC. He explained the report is due by March 1st, but we were told unofficially that it may be a week or two late. He explained until we have this report in hand, we have no updates on where we go from here. Alderman Bennion asked if this study is focusing on the overflow rather than I&I, and Director Sprague explained they are concentrating on the City’s portion that flows to the South 5th Street pump station. b. Levee Reaccreditation Update Mayor Sherburne explained each Alderman will have a binder with capital project information for the next meeting, and explained updates for this project will be included. Ms. Taylor noted handouts were provided to the Council, and explained the same handout will be placed in the binders as well. She explained binders will include summaries of each capital project, including funding information and contractors, and explained resolutions and other pertinent documents will be included for the Council. Mayor Sherburne explained this will allow the Council to have constant updates on projects rather than have to ask for updates at meetings. Mayor Sherburne explained as we have completed phase I, when phase II begins we will need to have a discussion about funding as well as funding availability though FEMA. Alderman Bennion asked if there is a timeline for when the next step will occur. Mayor Sherburne explained there is no date established, and we will find out more when FEMA provides information. 4. New Referrals for Consideration None 5. Committee Reports None 6. Adjournment A motion to adjourn was made by Alderman Bennion, seconded by Alderman Anastasia. Voice vote, ayes all. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at approximately 6:05 p.m.