City Council

OF THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED .MEETING OF THE SCHENECTADY CITY COIJNCIL lVlarch 28, 2016 to Rededication of St. Anthony's Church. to on PIJBLIC HEARINGS: None  March COMl\UTTEE REPORTS None PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR (LEGISLATIVE ITEMS) to the 508 Union Street property sale is a best value objective making the 508 Union Street property sale reports plans for a have staff of $50,000 worth of labor which was not included in the to compare bids but added not apples to apples. Furthermore it is a dereliction of duty for City Council to hold a public hearing streets and the Council president say the Gazette survey should determine votes  Minutes March 2016 8 past. Peter Della Ratta, Schenectady - Noted that is an attorney representing Mark Swanson who '-'>HHC'-,U a bid the purchase of 508 Union Street from the City. He noted he introduced Mark to he noted Mark made plans to Mark was the highest bidder the sale of the property to Mark by C¥"'l~"'r<:lt'" more tax revenue for the City. He closed by advocating fairness and noted fiber. are etlects. She closed by adding the new who came before us. Privilege Floor on the INTRODUCTION OF A.~D ACTION UPON LOCAL LAWS, ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:  Minutes March 2016 I Page of comments to amount developer will have on taxes. She noted there will be a return on their She added any community would have received similar benefits based on the casino project of the street important to some residents not a trivial matter. Noted on the street name when way is why was elected to not was asking for an alternative street name. He noted or nothing. He is not going to mean anything other than the name of the casino. He noted he was looking for at least one concession. He noted Benjamin Rush had some strange ideas including blood- letting. He noted he stands strongly opposed to the street name and that their should have been an alternative provided. He closed by noting deep pockets are getting what they want.  Minutes March 6/ PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR: to IS on meetings and provides workshops and presentations for landlords. She themselves of the knowledge and support offered by SUe. She also encouraged landlords to screen tenants, provide detailed lists, monitor maintenance and to follow proper legal procedures. She noted the lead safety housing program offered by the City is commendable. She funding is available to address lead in homes. She made special note of the recent City efforts to  2016/ 6 of 8 noted concerns disabilities. need to be addressed in the He closed by congratulations criticized staff not making the website ADA compliant. She should go around the block and not to fix up the curbs and sidewalks because people are «"'''LUES the to about this. not extra money even thought we paid $700,000 to repair Erie Blvd, the gateway to <"'-AU4" eight They did something they should not LUU,U\.<"':HJULv'v. done. The Mayor was one who voted for the eight year contract. In the mean time, he sold the Mayor's car and kept 35 cars for employees to drive home. Other cities don't do that. He keeps the seniority system in the PBA contract. The system is costly to the taxpayers and discriminates against the rookie policemen. His budget spends more than $15 million dollars on employee pensions and  Minutes 6/ 8 I\USCELLANEOUS BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL Mr. Kosiur Noted summer youth employment program is gearing up for another season. He  6 8 8 By Charles Thorne Schenectady City Clerk