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 17, 2023 Meeting Sequence - 6:00pm - Call to Order Roll Call Salute to Flag Consent Agenda Presentations New City Welcome Signage – Matthew Veitch, County Supervisor Missing Links Sidewalk Project – Jen Dunn, Administrator of Parks, Open Lands and Historic Preservation Supervisors’ Agendas - On or After 7:00pm - Public Hearings Public Comment Executive Session Remaining Agenda Items 2nd Public Comment Period (Virtual) 10/16/23, 12:07 PM NovusAGENDA CLOSE CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS City Council Meeting October 17, 2023 Music Hall, 3rd Floor of City Hall 07:00 PM P.H. - 2024 Comprehensive Budget Print 6:00 PM CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL SALUTE TO FLAG PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD / 15 MINUTES PRESENTATION(S): 1. New City Welcome Signage 2. Missing Links Sidewalk Project EXECUTIVE SESSION: 1. Discussion regarding Proposed, Pending, or Current Litigation: Mount v. City of Saratoga Springs CONSENT AGENDA 1. Approval of 10/3/2023 City Council Meeting Minutes 2. Approval of 9/29/2023 Pre-Agenda Meeting Minutes 3. Approve Mid-Warrant 2023, 23MWOCT1 $70,388.28 4. Approve Mid-Warrant 2023, 23MWOCT2 $477,706.00 5. Approve Warrant 2023, 23OCT2 $1,488,001.02 6. Approve Payroll 10/06/2023 $711,367.48 7. Approve Payroll 10/13/2023 $474,081.42 8. Approve Budget Transfers - Regular 9. Approve Budget Amendments - Regular MAYOR’S DEPARTMENT agenda.saratoga-springs.org/agendainternal/MeetingView.aspx?MeetingID=1624&MinutesMeetingID=-1&doctype=Agenda 1/3 10/16/23, 12:07 PM NovusAGENDA 1. Announcement: Halloween Skate and Winter Registration 2. Announcement: City Hall Trick-Or-Treat Tuesday, October 31st 3pm-5pm 3. Announcement: Recreation Department Completes Westside Destination Playground at Veteran's Memorial Park 4. Set Public Hearing: Amend Chapter 225 - Remove Time Limit Parking on Joseph Street 5. Set Public Hearing: Amendments to Chapter 225 of the City Code to Reduce Speed Limit in Inner Tax District to 25 mph 6. Announcement: Meeting Schedule for Restorative Justice Panel 7. Announcement: Former City Official Request for Separate Counsel in Figueroa vs City of Saratoga Springs 8. Announcement: Mayor's Office to Receive $66,226 from Opioid Settlement Fund Regional Abatement to Support People in Treatment and Recovery for Opioid Use Disorder 9. Discussion and Vote: Resolution Declaring the City of Saratoga Springs a Safe Haven for Trans Youth 10. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for Mayor to Sign Contract with The Towne Law Firm to Conduct Workplace Investigation 11. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for Mayor to Sign Contract with SHI to Allow the City to Retain Text Messages for All City Cell Phones 12. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for Mayor to Sign Addendum Two with Carousel Industries 13. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for the Mayor to Sign NYS DOH Renewal 14. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for Mayor to Sign Visitors Center Management Agreement 15. Discussion and Vote: Resolution Waiving Fees for SSHA Allen Drive Affordable Housing Redevelopment Project ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT 1. Announcement: Early Voting 2. Announcement: Special Events 3. Appointment: Lynn Keating to Complete Streets 4. Announcement: Short Term Rental Update 5. Set Public Hearing: Amend Chapter 136 of the City Code 6. Award of Bid: Casino Parlor and Bar Room Plaster Restoration to PCC Contracting, Inc. FINANCE DEPARTMENT 1. Announcement: Update on City Finances - Audited Financial Statements 2. Set Public Hearing: Comprehensive Budget for 11/08/2023 Council Meeting 3. Discussion and Vote: 2022 Excess Fund Balance 4. Discussion and Vote: Update to City Finance Manual 5. Discussion and Vote: Budget Transfers - Insurance 6. Discussion and Vote: Budget Transfers - Payroll & Benefits 7. Discussion and Vote: Budget Amendments - Benefits agenda.saratoga-springs.org/agendainternal/MeetingView.aspx?MeetingID=1624&MinutesMeetingID=-1&doctype=Agenda 2/3 10/16/23, 12:07 PM NovusAGENDA 8. Discussion and Vote: Budget Amendments - Fund Balance PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 1. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for Mayor to Sign Contract with PCC Contracting, Inc. for Canfield Casino Restoration Project PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT 1. Announcement: Darryl Mount verdict 2. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for the Mayor to sign a contract with Ferrario Chrysler Dodge Jeep 3. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for the Mayor to sign a contract with Stilsing Electric Company 4. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for the Mayor to sign a contract with Amchar 5. Discussion and Vote: Waiving fees for additional police patrols for our Jewish houses of worship SUPERVISORS 1. Matthew Veitch 1. Funding for New Historical Markers 2. Funding for Frederick Allen Lodge kitchen 3. South Broadway Sewer extension 4. Preliminary Saratoga County Budget schedule 2. Tara Gaston 1. Narcan Training 2. Saratoga County Budget 3. Code Blue ADJOURN agenda.saratoga-springs.org/agendainternal/MeetingView.aspx?MeetingID=1624&MinutesMeetingID=-1&doctype=Agenda 3/3