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January15,2019 CITYOFSARATOGASPRINGS CityCouncilMeeting RecreationCenter 15VanderbiltAvenue 7:00PM 6:25PMP.H. –AmendCapitalBudget toAddExcelsiorAve.Water Treatment PlantRepairs P.H. –ProposedZoning Amendment – Liberty Affordable HousingProject 7:00PM CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL SALUTE TO FLAG PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD / 15MINUTES PRESENTATIONS CONSENT AGENDA 1. Approvalof1/2/19CityCouncilMeeting Minutes 2. Approvalof1/2/19Pre-AgendaMeeting Minutes 3. Approvalof12/31/18CityCouncilMeetingMinutes 4. ApproveUseofInsurance ReserveResolution #1 5. ApproveBudgetAmendment – UseofInsurance Reserve #1 6. ApproveBudgetAmendments – Regular (Increases) 7. ApproveBudgetTransfers - Regular 8. ApprovePayroll1/04/19 $390,645.44 9. ApprovePayroll1/11/19 $515,112.58 10. Approve Warrant –201818MWDEC4 $69,184.56 11. Approve Warrant –201919MWJAN1 $6,131.32 12. Approve Warrant –201818DEC4 $866,154.19 13. Approve Warrant –201919JAN2 $205,726.38 MAYOR’SDEPARTMENT 1. Announcement: SpecialCityCouncilMeeting –Workshop RE: ZoningMapJanuary22,2019 2. Announcement: StateoftheCityAddressJanuary 29,2019 3. Announcement: OpenSpaceAdvisoryCommittee NaturalResource InventoryWorkshop January31, 2019 4. Announcement: Recreation Programs andLeagues 5. Appointment: ZoningBoardofAppeals 6. Discussion andVote: Approval ofSalaryforPart-TimeCityHistorianasAdoptedin2019Budget City Council Meeting 1/15/19 7. Discussion andVote: ApprovalofSalaryandStepforAdministrative DirectorRecreationasAdopted in2019Budget 8. Discussion andVote: Saratoga Springs Recreation Department Part-Time/Seasonal Personnel/RefereeProposal 9. Discussion andVote: Authorization fortheMayortoSignNYSDOHRenewal 10. Discussion andVote: AcceptSaratogaCountyTrailsGrantAwardforBogMeadowTrail 11. Discussion andVote: Authorization forCDTCCapitalCoexistMini-GrantApplication 12. Discussion andVote: AcceptSEQRA LeadAgencyforFlatRockCentreProject 13. Discussion andVote: Authorization fortheMayortoSignSettlement Agreement withBastHatfield 14. SetPublicHearing: ToAmendCityCode171Entitled “Plumbing” ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT 1. Discussion andVote: ApproveEmployee SalaryandStepIncreaseasAdoptedinthe2019Budget 2. Discussion andVote: Authorization forMayortoSignAddendum No.1withGARAssociates 3. Discussion andVote: Authorization forMayortoSignRecordsManagement GrantApplication, Supporting Documents, andSubmitApplication toNewYorkStateArchives 4. Discussion andVote: IncreaseHourlyWageforPartTimeSeniorClerkasApprovedwith2019 Budget 5. AwardofBid: WaterTreatment PlantFlocculation TankEquipment Installation toTrinityConstruction, Inc. FINANCE DEPARTMENT 1. Discussion andVote: Authorization forMayortoSignUniversal Preservation Hall (UPH)Incentive ProposalOfferedbyEmpireStateDevelopment 2. Announcement: Regarding theCity-WideFiberNetwork 3. Announcement: Economic Development Lunch &LearnSeries: AlforUpstate NY1/24 (othertopics willincludeBlockchain (Feb),Innovation Centers (April),andConnected StreetLighting (June)) 4. Discussion andVote: BudgetAmendment – UseofFundBalances CityCenter, WaterandSewer Funds PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 1. DiscussionandVote: Authorization forMayortoSignContractwithTrinityConstruction, Inc.forthe Installation ofTankEquipment fortheWTPFlocculation Tanks 2. Discussion andVote: Authorization forMayortoSignFive-YearAgreement andAnnualBudgetwith theUnifiedCourtSystem 3. Discussion andVote: Amend2019Capital BudgettoAddExcelsior AveWaterTreatment Plant Repairsfor $353,692 4. SetPublicHearing: CapitalBudgetAmendment toAddSanitaryPumpStationUpgrades PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT 1. Discussion andVote: AcceptDonationtotheCityof $ 500fromAdirondack TrustCompany 2. Discussion andVote: ApprovalofNewPart-TimeCivilServicePositionasFundedinthe2019Budget PartTimeTrafficControlTechnician 3. Discussion andVote: Authorization forMayortoSignaLeaseAgreement withSaratoga Historic Properties 4. Announcement: Update –SecondCitizens’ AdvisoryBoardMeeting 5. Announcement: Temporary Personnel Relocation fromPoliceStation Page 2 of 13 City Council Meeting 1/15/19 SUPERVISORS MattVeitch 1. CountyOrganizational Meeting 2. Committee Assignments for2019 3. Economic Development Committee TaraGaston 1. HealthandSocialServicesCommittee 2. Legislative Priorities 3. Veterans’ Assistance ADJOURN Page 3 of 13 City Council Meeting 1/15/19 January15,2019 CITYOFSARATOGASPRINGS CityCouncilMeeting RecreationCenter 15VanderbiltAvenue 7:00PM PRESENT: MegKelly, Mayor MicheleMadigan, Commissioner ofFinance JohnFranck, Commissioner ofAccounts AnthonyScirocco, Commissioner ofDPW PeterMartin, Commissioner ofDPS STAFFPRESENT: LisaShields, DeputyMayor MikeSharp, DeputyCommissioner, Finance MaireMasterson, DeputyCommissioner, Accounts JoeO’Neill,DeputyCommissioner, DPW JohnDaley, DeputyCommissioner, DPS VincentDeLeonardis MatthewVeitch, Supervisor TaraGaston, Supervisor RECORDING OFPROCEEDING Theproceedings ofthismeetingweretapedforthebenefitofthesecretary. Becausetheminutesarenota verbatimrecordoftheproceedings, theminutesarenotaword-for-wordtranscript. PUBLIC HEARINGS AmendCapitalBudgettoAddExcelsiorAveWaterTreatment PlantRepairs MayorKellyopenedthepublichearingat6:27p.m. Noonespoke. MayorKellyclosedthepublichearingat6:27p.m. AmendChapter225oftheCityCode –AlternateSideParkingonHydeStreet MayorKellyopenedthepublichearingat6:30p.m. Commissioner Franckadvised30minutesissetasidetonightforpubliccomments. MatthewJones, Esq. presented aquickupdateofthechangesmadetotheproject. Page 4 of 13 City Council Meeting 1/15/19 MattJonesadvisedCRMisthemanageroftheproperty. ThepropertysitsonCrescentAvenueandis surrounded bytheinstitutional horsetrackrelateddistrict. Theywereaskedtolookatanadditional 20 parcelsbyCommissioner MartintobesureanyproposalmadetotheCouncil didnothaveunintended consequences. Theproposalinvolvesasubdivision ofapproximately 30acresinto2 -15acreparcels. Therearewetlandsonthisparcel – buildingsarebeingdesignedaroundthewetlands. Theyareasking foramapandtextamendment. Theordinance doesnotdefine aprovision foraffordable housingor workforce housing. (copyofpresentation attached) FranLudwig, president ofClubhouse EstatesHOA, statedtheyarenotinfavoroftheproposed map, zoning, andtextamendment. Itisunsuitable locationforhousing192unitsand278parkingspaces. Thereareenvironmental, infrastructure, andsafetyconsequences. Pedestrian walkways havenotbeen addressed adequately. Theyarealsoconcernedthatthisisa ‘company’ townratherthancommunitywide affordable housing. (hardcopyofsignatures infile) PamMichaelson ofClubhouse Estatesstatedshehasanumberofconcerns. Sheisconcerned with wheretherun-offisgoingtogo;provisions forsewage; traffic, safety; andtheimpactonfuture development withchangingthezoning. DennisBrobston, President ofSaratogaEconomic Development Corporation, statedtheywereaskedtodo anindependent reviewbyMattJones. SEDCwillpaynoroleinthisprojectgoingforward. Theapplicant hasbeeninbusinesssince2002andisanot-for-profitbasedorganization withexperience inprovidinglow incomehousing assistance. Liberty hasbeeninvolvedwith30projectsbuthechose3todohisdue diligence. (copyofduediligencereportattached) JackCassonof39Clubhouse Drivestatedhismainconcernisthelocation oftheproject. Healsoinquired howmanypeoplearegoingtoactuallybecomingintotheseapartments. PamMichaelson addedacomment thataesthetically thislookslikeanurbanproject; itlookssooutof place. ToddSchimkus, presidentofSaratogaCountyChamberofCommerce, statedoneofthemainconcernsof thelocalbusinessesistheycan’tfindpeopletowork. Partofthatproblemispeoplecan’taffordtolive here. Thisproposal isalocationthatisonabusline,anumber oflargeemployers whohavejobs available. Weneedmoreaffordable housing. SkipCarlsonofSaratogaCasinoHotelstatedhisbusinesshasevolved. SaratogaCasinoHotelisselling theproperty. Sincetheopeningofthecasinotothesouth, theyhavelost500,000people. Theyhave sharedthisprojectwiththeiremployees andreceivedaoverwhelming positiveresponse. Hebelievesthis areallygoodproject. (hardcopyofsignatures infile) TracyofClubhouse Drivestatedsheisallforaffordable housingandokwiththelocationbutsheisnotok withthenumberofapartments forthatarea. SamGerrityofNYCandSaratogaSpringsstatedheisheretorepresent SaratogaCasinoandHotel. The qualityoflifeoftheiremployees isimportant tothem. Theyfullysupportthisproject. RussPittingerofGeorgeStreetstateditappearstobeagreatleapfromruralresidential toinstitutional horserelated. Thescaleandscopeofthisprojectislargerthanthe character ofthecommunity inthat area. Hebelievestherewon’tbeaccesstotheparcel; itmaybelandlocked. SamBrewerofSaratogaSpringsstatedheisagainsthighdensitydevelopment especially intheoutskirts oftheCity. Thereareothersolutions. MayorKellyconcludedthepublichearing at7:16p.m.andkeptitopen. Page 5 of 13 City Council Meeting 1/15/19 CALL TO ORDER MayorKellycalledthemeetingtoorderat7:17p.m. PUBLIC COMENT Mayor Kelly said thepublic comment period islimited toatotal of15 minutes and individuals are limited totwo minutes. MayorKellyopenedthepubliccomment periodat7:18p.m. ThomasMurphy of1Hearthstone Drive, Wilton, statedheisaschoolresourceofficerinQueensbury. He thankedtheCouncilfortheresolution supporting schoolresourceofficers. SamBrewerofSaratogaSprings statedhewasaccostedyesterday atthelibrarywhichrequired thepolice togetinvolved. HesuggestedtheCitystarttolookatadifferentmodelforahomeless shelter. MayorKellyclosedthepubliccommentperiodat7:22p.m. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Kelly moved and Commissioner Madigan seconded toapprove theconsent agenda as follows: 1. Approvalof1/2/19CityCouncilMeeting Minutes 2. Approvalof1/2/19Pre-AgendaMeeting Minutes 3. Approvalof12/31/18CityCouncilMeetingMinutes 4. ApproveUseofInsurance ReserveResolution #1 5. ApproveBudgetAmendment – UseofInsurance Reserve #1 6. ApproveBudgetAmendments – Regular (Increases) 7. ApproveBudgetTransfers - Regular 8. ApprovePayroll1/04/19 $390,645.44 9. ApprovePayroll1/11/19 $515,112.58 10. Approve Warrant –201818MWDEC4 $69,184.56 11. Approve Warrant –201919MWJAN1 $6,131.32 12. Approve Warrant –201818DEC4 $866,154.19 13. Approve Warrant –201919JAN2 $205,726.38 Ayes – All MAYOR’SDEPARTMENT Announcement: SpecialCityCouncilMeeting –Workshop RE: ZoningMapJanuary 22,2019 MayorKellyannounced aspecialCityCouncilmeetingonJanuary22,2019at7p.m.regarding thezoning map. MeetingwillbeheldattheRecreation Center. Announcement: StateoftheCityAddressJanuary29,2019 MayorKellyannounced theStateoftheCityAddress willbeheldonJanuary 29th at7p.m.attheCity Center. Announcement: OpenSpaceAdvisory Committee NaturalResource Inventory Workshop January31, 2019 Page 6 of 13 City Council Meeting 1/15/19 MayorKellyannounced theOpenSpaceAdvisoryCommittee willbeholdingaNaturalResourceInventory Workshop onJanuary31st atthelibraryat6:30p.m. Thisisopentothepublic. Announcement: Recreation Programs andLeagues MayorKellyannounced variousprograms andleaguesthatareongoingattheRecreation Center. All detailscanbefoundontheRecreation Department’swebpage. Appointment: ZoningBoardofAppeals MayorKellyappointed Christopher Hempstead totheZoningBoardofAppeals. Chriswillbefinishing the termofamemberwhoresigned. Discussion andVote: Approval ofSalaryforPart-TimeCityHistorianasAdoptedin2019Budget (19-016) MayorKellyadvised thiswillcompletetheprocessofestablishing asalaryfortheparttimeCityhistorian. Theratewillbeincreased from $20perhourto $21perhour. Mayor Kelly moved and Commissioner Martin seconded toapprove the salary forthe part time city historian at $21 per hour which iseffective January 1,2019. Ayes - All Discussion andVote: Approval ofSalaryandStep forAdministrative DirectorRecreation asAdopted in 2019Budget (19-017) MayorKellyadvisedthiswillcompletetheprocessofestablishing thesalaryandstepoftheadministrative directorofrecreation andwillputthisposition inlinewithotherdirector levelpositionsintheCity. The positionwillbeupgraded tograde16. Mayor Kelly moved and Commissioner Franck seconded toapprove the salary for administrative director ofrecreation atgrade 16step 1which iseffective January 1,2019. Ayes – All Discussion andVote: Saratoga SpringsRecreation Department Part-Time/Seasonal Personnel/Referee Proposal (19-018) MayorKellyadvisedtherateswereapprovedatthe12/18/18CityCouncilmeeting butwerenotcorrect. Theratesbeingbroughtforwardtonightarethecorrectrates. Mayor Kelly moved and Commissioner Scirocco seconded toapprove the Saratoga Springs Recreation Department part-time/seasonal personnel/referee proposal as included with the agenda. Ayes - All MayorKellyrestatedhermotiontogiveaneffective date. Mayor Kelly moved and Commissioner Madigan seconded toapprove the Saratoga Springs Recreation Department part-time/seasonal personnel/referee proposal asincluded with the agenda effective 1/1/19. Ayes – All Discussion andVote: Authorization fortheMayortoSignNYSDOHRenewal (19-019) Page 7 of 13 City Council Meeting 1/15/19 MayorKellyadvisedthisisanannualrenewalfortheconcession stand. Mayor Kelly moved and Commissioner Martin seconded toapprove the New York State DOH renewal application as included with thisagenda. Ayes – All Discussion andVote: AcceptSaratogaCountyTrailsGrantAwardforBogMeadowTrail (19-020) MayorKellyadvised theCountyhasreceivedagrantintheamountof $ 10,000andrequires a $ 10,000 match. Mayor Kelly moved and Commissioner Madigan seconded toaccept the Saratoga County Trails Grant award forthe Bog Meadow Trail asincluded with this agenda. Ayes – All Discussion andVote: Authorization forCDTCCapitalCoexistMini-GrantApplication (19-021) MayorKellystatedtheambassador programwillprovide $5,000infederalfundingprojecttoprovide bicycleandpedestriansafety, education, andtraining. Thereisa25%matchfromgrantrecipients. Mayor Kelly moved and Commissioner Franck seconded toauthorize the mayor tosign and submit the CDTC Capital Coexist Mini-Grant Application asincluded with this agenda. Ayes – All Discussion andVote: AcceptSEQRALeadAgencyforFlatRockCentreProject (19-022) MayorKellystatedonDecember 4,2018theCityCouncilinitiatedSEQRA reviewforthisproject; identified asaType1actionandunanimously votedtoseekleadSEQRAagencyforenvironmental review. MikeIngersol oftheLAGroupprovidedaquickoverviewoftheproject. TheCityCenterhasacquireda topographic andutilitiessurvey; ageotechnical report, andanarcheological report sincewelastmet. TherewillberoomfortheGreenbelt Trailtobeconnected. Alltheprincipals arestillthere; greenspaceis stillthere. Theparking structureisnolongergoingoverthestreet. Thereareplaceholdersforadditional parkingandbuildings. Theydonothaverenderings yet. BradBirge ofthePlanningDepartment reminded theCounciltheyadopted aresolution onNovember 20, 2018toproceedwiththisdesignbaseduponthisconcept. TheCouncilvotedonDecember 4,2018to seekleadagency. Thereare3otherpotentially involvedagencies. Eachofthoseorganizations received correspondence thattheCouncilwishedtobeleadagent; theyallresponded anddeferredtotheCouncil. AtthenextCityCouncilmeeting, theCouncilcanundergoPartIIandpotentially thePartIII. Mayor Kelly moved and Commissioner Madigan seconded toassume SEQRA lead agency forthe review ofFlat Rock Centre Project. Ayes – All Discussion andVote: Authorization fortheMayortoSignSettlement Agreement withBastHatfield (19- 023) Mayor Kelly moved and Commissioner Madigan seconded toauthorize the mayor tosign the settlement agreement with Bast Hatfield. Ayes – All Page 8 of 13 City Council Meeting 1/15/19 SetPublicHearing: ToAmendCityCode171Entitled “Plumbing” MayorKellysetapublichearingforTuesday, February5,2019at6:55p.m. ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT Discussion andVote: ApproveEmployee SalaryandStepIncrease asAdoptedinthe2019Budget Commissioner Franckpulledthisitemfromhisagenda. Discussion andVote: Authorization forMayortoSignAddendum No.1withGARAssociates (19-024) Commissioner Franckadvisedtheaddendumistoincreasethecontractamount by $50,000. Thiswill allowtheAccounts Department toreceiveadditionalprofessional servicesdescribedintheCommercial RealEstateValuation ConceptPlan. Thisincludesbutnotlimitedtoreviewofcommercial properties into appropriate neighborhoods; adeskandfieldreviewofallcommercial properties; newdigitalsketchand photograph; andupdateofthecommercial valuationfactorfiles. Commissioner Franck moved and Commissioner Martin seconded toauthorize the mayor tosign addendum No. 1with GAR Associates asdistributed with the agenda. Ayes - All Discussion andVote: Authorization forMayortoSignRecordsManagement GrantApplication, Supporting Documents, andSubmitApplication toNewYorkStateArchives (19-025) Commissioner FranckadvisedthattheAccounts Department hasanopportunity toapplyforagrant throughtheNewYorkStateArchives LocalGovernment Improvement Fund. Thisisacompetitive application processwithnon-matching funds. Theprojectwillincludehaving152boxesofinactive planningprojectfilesprofessionally scannedandindexed. Theamountofthegrantis $ 74,823. Commissioner Franck moved and Commissioner Madigan seconded toauthorize the mayor tosign any related documents and permission tosubmit anon-matching competitive application fora grant from the New York State Archives Local Government Improvement Fund. Ayes - All Discussion andVote: IncreaseHourlyWageforPartTimeSeniorClerkasApproved with2019Budget 19-026) Commissioner Francktheparttimeseniorclerkhasbeeninthispositionandatthesamehourlywage since2011. Herecommended a $1perhourincrease. Commissioner Franck moved and Commissioner Martin seconded toapprove increasing the hourly wage ofthe part time senior clerk position within theAccounts Department from $15perhour to 16perhour effective January 1,2019. Ayes - All AwardofBid: WaterTreatment PlantFlocculation TankEquipment Installation toTrinityConstruction, Inc. 19-027) Commissioner Franck moved and Commissioner Scirocco seconded toaward the bid forWater Treatment Plant Flocculation Tank Equipment Installation toTrinity Construction, Inc. inthe amount not toexceed $248,543. Page 9 of 13 City Council Meeting 1/15/19 Ayes - All FINANCE DEPARTMENT Discussion andVote: Authorization forMayortoSignUniversal Preservation Hall (UPH)Incentive ProposalOfferedbyEmpireStateDevelopment (19-028) Commissioner Madigan advised theawardisfor $800,000fromEmpire StateDevelopment toUniversal Preservation Hallforitsrenovation. Theproposalcallsfora10%equitycontribution ofthetotalproject cost. Thiscontribution willbeprovidedbyUniversal Preservation Hall. Commissioner Madigan moved and Commissioner Martin seconded toapprove the mayor tosign the Universal Preservation Hall Incentive Proposal offered byEmpire State Development as previously distributed with the agenda. Ayes – All Announcement: Regarding theCity-WideFiberNetwork Commissioner Madiganannounced anarticlewaspublished lastweekintheTimesUnion. Basedupon quotesinthearticlesande-mailsshereceived; sheprovided factsandreasonswhytheCitybelievesitisa goodprojectforthem. Improved broadband serviceswillallowbusinessestoleveragetechnologies ina waytheypreviously thoughtwouldnotbepossibleandresidentswillbeabletousecuttingedge technology. TheCitywillnotbepurchasing orleasingfromSciFi. SciFiNetworks isintheplanning phasewiththeCity. Announcement: Economic Development Lunch &LearnSeries: AIforUpstateNY1/24 (othertopicswill includeBlockchain (Feb),Innovation Centers (April),andConnected StreetLighting (June)) Commissioner Madiganannounced theAIforUpstateNewYorkwillbeheldonJanuary 24th alongwith IgniteUattheCityCenter. Attendance isfreebutlimitedto100. Theywillcoverblockchain inFebruary, innovation centersinAprilandstreetlightinginJune. Discussion andVote: BudgetAmendment – UseofFundBalances CityCenter, WaterandSewerFunds 19-029) Commissioner Madigan moved and Commissioner Scirocco seconded toapprove the budget amendment – useoffund balances City Center, Water and Sewer Fund as previously distributed with the agenda. Ayes - All PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Discussion andVote: Authorization forMayortoSignContractwithTrinityConstruction, Inc.forthe Installation ofTankEquipment fortheWTPFlocculation Tanks (19-030) Commissioner Sciroccoadvisedtheequipment isexpectedtobedeliveredtheendofthismonth. Commissioner Scirocco moved and Commissioner Martin seconded toauthorize the mayor tosign acontract with Trinity Construction Inc. for the installation of tank equipment forthe Water Treatment Plant Flocculation Tanks inthe amount of $248,543. Ayes – All Page 10 of 13 City Council Meeting 1/15/19 Discussion andVote: Authorization forMayortoSignFive-YearAgreement andAnnualBudgetwiththe UnifiedCourtSystem (19-031) Commissioner Sciroccoadvised thecontractperiodisfromApril1,2018 through March31,2023. Includedinthisisabudgeted amountinanticipation ofthecourtspaceexpansionduringtheCityHall renovation. Commissioner Scirocco moved and Commissioner Madigan seconded toauthorize the mayor to sign the renewal contract with the New York State Unified Court System forthe period ofApril 1, 2018 – March 31, 2023 inthe amount of $42,828. Ayes – All Discussion andVote: Amend2019CapitalBudgettoAddExcelsiorAveWaterTreatment PlantRepairs for $353,692 (19-032) Commissioner Sciroccoadvised thisisforrepairstotheWaterTreatment Plant roof,walls, andwindows. Thefundswillnotbebonded. Commissioner Scirocco moved and Commissioner Madigan seconded toamend the2019 capital budget toadd the Excelsior Ave Water Treatment Plant repairs inthe amount of $353,692. Ayes – All SetPublicHearing: CapitalBudgetAmendment toAddSanitaryPumpStationUpgrades Commissioner SciroccosetapublichearingforTuesday, February5,2019at6:55p.m. PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT Discussion andVote: AcceptDonationtotheCityof $500fromAdirondack TrustCompany (19-033) Commissioner Martinadvisedtheywanttodonate $500astokenoftheirappreciation fortheassistance of ourFireDepartment whentheirWiltonbranchcaughtfire. Commissioner Martin moved and Commissioner Madigan seconded toaccept the donation of $500 from Adirondack Trust Company tothe City ofSaratoga Springs. Ayes – All Discussion andVote: ApprovalofNewPart-TimeCivilServicePositionasFundedinthe2019 Budget – PartTimeTrafficControlTechnician (19-034) Commissioner Martinadvised thisposition wasauthorized inthe2019adoptedbudget. Thepositionis parttimeat20hoursperweekanddoesnothaveanybenefits. Therateforthisyearis $ 20perhouror approximately $20,800fortheyear. Thispositionwasapproved bytheCivilServiceCommission atthe December 2018meeting. Commissioner Martin moved and Commissioner Scirocco seconded toapprove the creation ofa part time position; traffic control technician, as approved by the Civil Service Commission. Commissioner MadiganaskedCommissioner Martinifhecouldaddtheeffectivedatetohismotion. Page 11 of 13 City Council Meeting 1/15/19 Commissioner Martin moved and Madigan seconded toapprove the creation ofapart time position; traffic control technician, asapproved bythe Civil Service Commission effective January 16, 2019. Ayes – All Discussion andVote: Authorization forMayortoSignaLeaseAgreement withSaratoga Historic Properties (19-035) Commissioner Martinadvisedthisisaleaseagreement forspaceintheCollamerBuildingforinterviews. It isthesamelocationoftheformerHumanresources office. Therateis $ 450permonth. Commissioner Martin moved and Commissioner Madigan seconded toauthorize the mayor tosign alease with Saratoga Historic Properties. Ayes – All Announcement: Update –SecondCitizens’ AdvisoryBoardMeeting Commissioner Martinadvisedthesecondmeetingwasheld. Theydiscussed themissionandvisionofthe board. ThenextmeetingwillbeinFebruary. Announcement: Temporary Personnel Relocation fromPoliceStation Commissioner Martinannounced thetrafficsergeantandadministrative officerswillberelocatedtothe recreation center. SUPERVISORS Matt Veitch CountyOrganizational Meeting Supervisor Veitchreported KevinTollison fromtheTownofHalfmoon waselectedaschairoftheBoardof Supervisors andPrestonAllenfromtheTownofDaywaselectedasvice-chair. Committee Assignments for2019 Supervisor Veitchreported hehasbeenassignedaschairtotheBuildings & GroundsCommittee; appointed totheRacingCommittee, appointed totheEconomic Development Committee.; appointed tothe HumanResources andInsurance Committee; appointed totheCasinoHotelFoundation; appointed tothe NYRALocalAdvisoryBoard; appointed totheLongRangeCapitalCommittee; andappointed totheTrails Committee. HewillcontinueontheLawLibraryBoardofTrustees. Economic Development Committee Supervisor Veitchreportedtheywillbeholdingapublichearingontheexpansion oftheAgricultural District 2onFebruary13th at4:25p.m.attheBoardofSupervisors. Tara Gaston HealthandSocialServicesCommittee Page 12 of 13 City Council Meeting 1/15/19 Supervisor Gaston reported theyapproved anewcontractforlegalservicesforseniorsages60andover. Theywillprovideassistance onwillsandpowerofattorney. Theyreceived morefundingforrabiespost exposureandanimalvaccinations. Legislative Priorities Supervisor Gaston reportedshehasbeenassigned totheLegislative andResearch Committee. Veterans’ Assistance Supervisor Gastonreported thereisaveteran’s trustfundthatallowsveteranswhoareinneedofshort termfinancial assistance toapplyforgrants. Supervisor Gaston addedthatshehasbeenappointed totheNativeAmerican Affairs &Gaming Committee. Also, avarietyofelectionreformhasbeenpassedbythelegislature. ADJOURNMENT Therebeingnofurtherbusiness, MayorKellyadjourned themeetingat8:19p.m. Respectfully submitted, LisaRibis Clerk Approved: 2/5/19 Vote: 5 -0 Page 13 of 13 CityCouncilCityCouncil  JonesStv,AryaLwCRMHuigDlpmhb&JonesSteves, MathewJ.ons,EqArthurLomisArthurLomisMathewJ.Jones,Esq. Devel ProjectProject CounselProject EnngiAttorneysatLaw opmentCounselDevelopmentCoordi neerProjectEngi eer nator atorCoordi Amendthedesignation description of provisionofatleast20% provisionofatleast20%ofthehousing ofthehousing WithneComprsvPla,cfWithintheComprehensive Plan, thecreationof CityCouncilCityCouncil