City Council Committees

SCHENECTADY CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE AGENDA for Tuesday, September 08, 2015 5:30 p.m. Room 110 The Council President reserves the to add or delete any agenda item to Committee MPPrlrln SURA Meeting City Development & Planning Kosiur Removal Avenue LV1HUJ,U Mancini 554 LH'.ALU,LVL St Mancini 562 Mumford St and 950 11 Sale 708 Street Mancini Public Service & Utilities 1 Review - Amending Chpt 151 - Excavations I Chapt 228 - Streets & Sidewalks Chris Wallin Public Safety 1 Civilian Police Review Board - Quarterly Report John Mootooveren 2 Health &  Carl 2 Carl 2  CITY OF SCHENECTADY LEGISLA TION REQUEST FORM COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: City Development & Planning DATE: 09/08/2015 TO: COUNCILMEMBERS FROM: Marion Porterfield SUBJECT: Ceremonial Resolution - Hispanic Heritage Month Background Information: Evaluation!Analysis: Recommendation: LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY 3  CITY OF SCHENECTADY LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: City Development & Planning DATE: 09/08/2015 TO: COUNCILMEMBERS FROM: Ed Kosiur SUBJECT: Ceremonial Resolution - Adopt a Park Background Information: Evaluation!Analysis: Recommendation: LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY 4  CITY OF SCHENECTADY LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: City Development & Planning DATE: 09/08/2015 TO: COUNCILMEMBERS FROM: Ed Kosiur SUBJECT: Ceremonial Resolution - CDTA Bus Rodeo Background Information: Evaluation!Analysis: Recommendation: LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY 5  CITY OF SCHENECTADY LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: CD&P DATE: September 8, 2015 TO: COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM: Peggy King SUBJECT: Support of NY Folk Lore Grant Application Background Information: NY Folklore is applying for an "Our Town" Grant through NEA. Municipal support is required to complete the grant. There is no fmancial obligation required from the City. Evaluation!Analysis: Recommendation: LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 6 FROM: Steven Strichman Transfer to SURA OF September to LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY Steven Strichman 7  CITY OF SCHENECTADY LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: City Development & Planning DATE: 09/08/2015 TO: COUNCILMEMBERS FROM: Mayor McCarthy SUBJECT: Planning Commission - Appointment Background Information: Evaluation!Analysis: Recommendation: See attached letter. LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY 8 9  OF ,-,,,-,'L""JC," LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: DATE: Septembel 2015 TO: City Council FROM: JacIyn Mancini, Director of Development SUBJECT: Purchase of Seven SURA Properties for Demolition Background Information: "UTnu, seven nrr.nprhpQ 5. seven o Crane 49.46-3-10 319 Duane 49.49-4-l3 Wyllie 49.49-6-25 Evaluation/Analvsis: 10  CITY OF SCHENECTADY LEGISLATIVE REQUEST FORi,\{ COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT:6 DATE: September 8, 2015 TO: City Council FROM: Jaclyn Mancini, Director of Development SUBJECT: Award the Bid and Contract for "The Demolition and Debris Removal of Select Vacant Buildings in the City of Schenectady" to Jackson Demolition 706 Crane Street o Crane Street 113 Duane Avenue 319 Duane Avenue 11  OF SCHENECTADY LEGISLATIVE REQUEST FORM COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: DATE: September 3,2015 TO: City Council FROM: Jaclyn Mancini, Director of Development SUBJECT: Sale of 1027 Holland Avenue Background Information: Evaluation/Analysis: 12  OF LEGISLATIVE REQUEST FORl~I COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: DATE: September 3, 2015 TO: City Council FROM: Jaclyn Mancini, Director of Development SUBJECT: Sale of 320 Germania A venue, 554 Mumford Street, 556 Mumford Street, 558 Mumford Street, 562 Mumford Street and 950 Strong Background Information: EvaluationlAnalysis: 13  CITY OF SCHENECTADY LEGISLATIVE REQUEST FORl\tI COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: DATE: September 3,2015 TO: City Council FROM: Jaclyn Mancini, Director of Development SUBJECT: Sale of 708 Craig Street Background Information: Evaluation/Analysis: 14  CITY OF SCHENECTADY LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: Public Services & Utilities DATE: 09/0812015 TO: COUNCILMEMBERS FROM: Chris Wallin SUBJECT: Review - Amending Chpt 151- Excavations 1 Chpt 228 - Streets & Sidewalks Background Information: Public Hearing to take place on September 14, 2015. Evaluation!Analysis: Recommendation: See attached backu p. LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY 15  PROPOSED CITY OF SCHENECTADY CODE CHANGES • All holders making excavations in streets or places shall guarantee restoration work for a period of five years from the City's date of acceptance of the permanent restoration. The permit holder shall be required to completely re-excavate, refill, and repave any permanent restoration that fails within the guaranteed period. The permit holder is responsible anytime in the future for the proper restoration of permit work found not in compliance with the City standards. Upon notification by the City, the Permit Holder shall completely re-excavate, refill and repave the excavation. It All areas of disturbance made within the City'S right-of-way must be repaired or restored back to within thirty (30) days beginning from the date of the initial disturbance. or to of the reconstructed and within after service of and the City Engineer or his designee upon the person whom such was removed Of, if such was the purpose of a connection between any or for any sewer or pipes in the or constructing or otherwise any or lot. • All persons, or other entities proposing to install or repair pipe, cable, wire, conduit or other facilities on or over any the public right-of-way in the City of Schenectady or otherwise dig in or open the same shall be responsible for reviewing the City's list of streets and sidewalks scheduled for repair or reconstruction, to be prepared and maintained by the Department of Engineering, and shall make provision to do any work, except emergency work, which requires the opening or use of any such street or sidewalk prior to or during construction the use open any street or sidewalk which 16  CITY OF SCHENECTADY LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: Public Safety DATE: 09/08/2015 TO: COUNCILMEMBERS FROM: John Mootooveren SUBJECT: Civilian Police Review Board - Quarterly Report Background Information: Evaluation!Analysis: Recommendation: LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY 17  CITY OF SCHENECTADY LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: Public Safety DATE: 09/08/2015 TO: COUNCILMEMBERS FROM: Vince Riggi SUBJECT: Disc - Unified Dispatch Background Information: Evaluation!Analysis: Recommendation: LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY 18 Chuck Thorne Sent: AM Peggy King Cc: Thorne; John Mootooveren; John Mootooveren Subject: Committee items and CR's Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Categories: Yellow t,;ateoorv Good morning Peggy, for this upcoming cycle, can we Dispatch, an 19  CITY OF SCHENECTADY LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: Health & Recreation DATE: 09/08/2015 TO: COUNCILMEMBERS FROM: Carl Falotico SUBJECT: Final Review - Woodlawn Preserve a Park Background Information: Public Hearing took place on August 24 and there were four speakers Evaluation!Analysis: Recommendation: LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY 20  /") -/ CITY OF SCHENECTADY LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: Health & Recreation DATE: 09/08/2015 TO: COUNCILMEMBERS FROM: Marion Porterfield SUBJECT: Info - Recreation Advisory Recommendations - Playground Equipment Background Information: Presentation by the Chair of the Recreation Advisory Commission Evaluation!Analysis: Recommendation: LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY 21  Fr CITY OF SCHENECTADY LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: Finance DATE: 09/0812015 TO: COUNCILMEMBERS FROM: Chuck Thorne SUBJECT: Standard Workday and Reporting Resolution Background Information: Evaluation!Analysis: Recommendation: LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY 22  Regulation on Reporting for Elected or Appointed Officials 31 or aPl)Olnte'd VLU'~'UI" a Except as otherwise provided subdivision, an elected or appointed official shall record or her work . months. shall not apply to or appointed official is not a member Retirement System nor to any elected or appointed official whose employer maintains a daily actual time worked. In recording work such official hours that requires V~~'VHUHJ,~toanp~,pr'JPr\0U ULL\_HU1H5 and any subsequent a at ten years and and complete copies thereof shall be provided to the State Comptroller upon his or her request. (ii) In the event the initial recording of work activities for a period of three consecutive 23  number purpose u!n,rir,o'ti no hours nor more than eight hours shall established as a standard work day. Such shall be adopted no than the regular meeting held 180 days commencement of the term of office and shall be applicable to employers whose elected and appointed officials are memlJ,ers of the and are reported to the Retirement System by the submits an alternate record of pursuant to this section, the governing board may pass an total number of days per month that be appropriate personnel to ,..",,",,-.14'"'' to or, the event public, such resolution shall be posted on main entrance to the clerk municipality or similar thirty certified copy resolution by or clerk the governing board within 45 days the adoption of the resolution. board to adopt such resolution shall result in the suspension and membership benefits for elected or appointed official until such time as the resolution is adopted, posted, and filed with the Comptroller. In the event the governing board submits an additional resolution amending the maximum total number of days per month that will be reported for an official pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section, such additional resolution shall be subject to 24  c;o- / CITY OF SCHENECTADY LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: Government Operations DATE: 09/0812015 TO: COUNCILMEMBERS FROM: Peggy King SUBJECT: Staff Participation in Public Hearings at City Council Background Information: Evaluation!Analysis: Recommendation: LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY 25  CITY OF SCHENECTADY LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: Government Operations DATE: 09/0812015 TO: COUNCILMEMBERS FROM: Mayor McCarthy SUBJECT: Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp - Board Appointment Background Information: Evaluation!Analysis: Recommendation: See attached letter. LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY- - 26  CITY OF SCHENECTADY OFFICE OF THE MAYOR Ciry Hall - Jay Street Schenectady, New York t230S Office: (518) 382-.5000 Gary R. McCarthy Cell: (518) 424-0483 Mayor Email: OMcCarthy@SchenectadyNY.Gov September 4, 2015 The Honorable Margaret King President, Schenectady City Council 105 Jay Street, Room 107 Schenectady, NY 12307 Dear Peggy: I am appointing the following members to the Board of Directors of the Downtown Special Assessment District (DSAD) and Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corporation (DSIC). With this latest l'ound of appointments, the DSAD/DSIC now has a full complement of nine (9) board members with staggered tenns as follows: Board Member Affiliation --- - -- ,-"-"--. Term End Date Joe O' Connot (Re~Appointment) TW & Associates May 31,2018 Jack McDonald (Re-Appointment) McDonald Engineering, etc May 31, 2018 Cannel Patrick (New) miSei May 31, 2018 Lori Selden (New) Mexican Radio May 31,2016 Favorable consideration of their appointments by the City Council is appreciated. cc: Chuck Thome, City Clerk 27  CITY OF SCHENECTADY LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: Government Operations DATE: 09/0812015 TO: COUNCILMEMBERS FROM: Leesa Perazzo SUBJECT: Final Review - Building Permit Fee Waiver Background Information: Public Hearing took place on August 24 and there was one speaker. Evaluation!Analysis: Recommendation: LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY 28  ORDINANCE NO. Councilmember offered the following: An Ordinance Amending Chapter 138 of the Administrative Code of the City of Schenectady. BE IT ENACTED by the Council of the City of Schenectady, in regular meeting convened, as follows: § 138-21 Fees. A. The application fee for the issuance of a residential building permit is $50. The application fee for the issuance of a commercial building permit is $100. B. The fee for application for issuance of a building permit is: Total Valuation of Work Fee Not exceeding $1,000.00 $10.00 Over $1,000.00, but not exceeding $10,000.00 1% Over $10,000.00, but not exceeding $100,000.00 $100.00 plus 112% of the amount over $10,000.00 Over $100,000.00 $600.00 plus 115% of the amount over $100,000.00 C. The fee for the issuance of the following permits are: Permit Fee For demolition of 1- or 2-family dwellings $75.00 For demolition of garages $50.00 For demolition of multifamily dwellings $75.00 For demolition of commercial or industrial buildings $200.00 For repair of a roof Residential structure $50.00 Commercial structure $100.00, plus 1% of the total value of the repair For moving a building or other structure over City streets For the tirst I, I 00 feet $200.00 29  1,000 a state or on Falotico Corporation Counsel 30  CITY OF SCHENECTADY LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: Government Operations DATE: 09/08/2015 TO: COUNCILMEMBERS FROM: Leesa Perazzo SUBJECT: Ceremonial Resolution - City Trashers Softball Background Information: Evaluation!Analysis: Recommendation: LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY 31  7K-( CITY OF SCHENECTADY LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM CO MMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: Intergovernmental Relations DATE: 09/08/2015 TO: COUNCILMEMBERS FROM: Leesa Perazzo SUBJECT: Home Investment Partnership Funding Support Background Information: Evaluation!Analysis: Recommendation: LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY 32