City Council

City of Saratoga Springs Angela T. Rella OFFICE OF THE MAYOR Deputy Mayor Mayor Ron Kim Melissa M. Briggs Executive Assistant CITY HALL 474 Broadway Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Telephone 518-587-3550 City Council Meeting Tuesday, October 3, 2023 Meeting Sequence - 6:00pm - Call to Order Roll Call Salute to Flag Consent Agenda Presentations 2024 Comprehensive Budget – Finance Department Supervisors’ Agendas Mayor’s Recognitions Indigenous Peoples Day (Monday October 9, 2023) -Joseph Bruchac, City of Saratoga Springs Poet Laureate Lisa Morahan, City of Saratoga Springs Assistant Administrative Director of Recreation, Cancer Survivor – Founder of Floyd Warriors - On or After 7:00pm - Public Hearings Public Comment Executive Session Remaining Agenda Items 2nd Public Comment Period (Virtual) 9/29/23, 3:20 PM NovusAGENDA CLOSE CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS City Council Meeting October 3, 2023 Music Hall, 3rd Floor of City Hall 07:00 PM P.H. - Local Law #4 of 2023 - Amendments to UDO (Mayor's Agenda No. 10) Print 6:00 PM CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL SALUTE TO FLAG PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD / 15 MINUTES PRESENTATION(S): 1. 2024 Comprehensive Budget (Finance Department) EXECUTIVE SESSION: CONSENT AGENDA 1. Approval of 9/15/2023 Pre-Agenda Meeting Minutes 2. Approval of 9/19/2023 City Council Meeting Minutes 3. Approve Mid-Warrant 2023, 23MWSEP3 $5,241,805.14 4. Approve Warrant 2023, 23OCT1 $1,089,188.38 5. Approve Payroll 9/29/23 $508,750.85 6. Approve Payroll 9/22/23 $737,987.88 7. Approve Budget Transfers - Regular 8. Approve Budget Amendments - Regular MAYOR’S DEPARTMENT 1. Mayor's Recognition: Poet Laureate, Joe Bruchac Reading Poem Honoring Indigenous People's Day 2. Announcement: City Attorney's Office Requests Guidance from NYS Board of Elections regarding Unsolicited Political Campaign Emails to City Staff agenda.saratoga-springs.org/agendainternal/MeetingView.aspx?MeetingID=1623&MinutesMeetingID=-1&doctype=Agenda 1/3 9/29/23, 3:20 PM NovusAGENDA 3. Announcement: Complete Streets Advisory Board Recommends City Council Consider 25 mph Speed Limit in Saratoga Springs 4. Announcement: Office of Planning and Economic Development Has Issued a Request for Proposals for Complete Streets Project on Grand Ave. 5. Announcement: Appoint Lindley Hickox to Complete Streets Advisory Board 6. Discussion and Vote: Appoint Ellen Brodie to Special Assessment District 7. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for Mayor to Accept Award from CRTC and CDRPC for Truck Traffic Study in Saratoga Springs 8. Discussion and Vote: Authorize Mayor to Sign Letter in Support of HELPER ACT 9. Discussion and Vote: Resolution Adopting SEQRA Determination Concerning Proposed Local Law 4 of 2023 10. Discussion and Vote: Local Law 4 of 2023 (Amend UDO to Correct Errors & Omissions) 11. Discussion and Vote: Authorization to Extend Permit Application Deadline for Sidewalk at 743 North Broadway 12. Discussion and Vote: Accept $4,535.00 Donation from the Saratoga Springs Friends of Recreation Fund of The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region 13. Discussion and Vote: Accept $70,100.08 Skate Park Capital Project Donation from the Saratoga Institute, Inc, On Deck Saratoga ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT 1. Appointment: Re-appoint Sheila Sperling to the Board of Assessment Review 2. Award of Bid: Vehicle Exhaust System for Station 3 to Air Vacuum Corporation 3. Award of Bid: Non-Profit Short Term Rental Lease to RISE Housing and Support Services 4. Announcement: New Years Eve Fest 5. Announcement: Business Milestones 6. Announcement: Special Events FINANCE DEPARTMENT 1. Announcement: 2024 Budget Workshop Schedule 2. Set Public Hearing: 2024 Comprehensive Budget 3. Discussion and Vote: Authorization to Reimburse Employee in the amount of $78.60 for mileage expenses 4. Discussion and Vote: Update to Finance Policy Manual 5. Discussion and Vote: Budget Transfers - Payroll & Benefits 6. Discussion and Vote: Budget Transfers - Payroll DPS 7. Discussion and Vote: Budget Transfer - Contingency 8. Discussion and Vote: Budget Amendments - Fund Balance PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 1. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for Mayor to Sign Contract with American Rock Salt Co. for Rock Salt agenda.saratoga-springs.org/agendainternal/MeetingView.aspx?MeetingID=1623&MinutesMeetingID=-1&doctype=Agenda 2/3 9/29/23, 3:20 PM NovusAGENDA 2. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for Mayor to Sign Short Term Rental Lease with RISE Housing and Support Services 3. Authorization for Mayor to Sign Agreement with Sustainable Saratoga for Tree Stewards Pilot Program 4. Announcement: NY 77th Infantry Regiment Monument PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT 1. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for the Mayor to sign a contract with Air Vacuum Corporation 2. Discussion and Vote: Acceptance of De-Escalation Training Grant Award 3. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for the Mayor to sign a contract with Peregrine Data Platform Services 4. Discussion and Vote: Authorization to pay invoice to Firematic Supply 5. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for the Mayor to sign an agreement with Spectrum Cable for the Police Department 6. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for the Mayor to sign a contract with drb Business Interiors for Fire Station 3 7. Announcement: Accreditation of the Saratoga Springs Police Department 8. Announcement: Status of Fire Station 3 9. Discussion and Vote: Resolution Rescinding Previous Resolution SUPERVISORS 1. Matthew Veitch 1. Saratoga Casino Hotel Foundation 2023 Grants ADJOURN agenda.saratoga-springs.org/agendainternal/MeetingView.aspx?MeetingID=1623&MinutesMeetingID=-1&doctype=Agenda 3/3