City Council Committees
Regular MeetingSchenectady, NY · September 21, 2020
Agenda
SCHENECTADY CITY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE AGENDA
for
Monday, September 21, 2020
5:30 p.m.
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SURA
1 Transfer to SURA Andrew Koldin
Health & Recreation
1 Discussion – Rose Garden Permit Fee for Photographers John Polimeni
2 Central Park Greenhouse Storage Building Chris Wallin
Finance
1 Sale Tax Agreement with Schenectady County Andrew Koldin
2 CDBG-CV1: Economic Recovery Funding to the Schenectady Economic Empowerment Derek Gugumuck /
Center (SEEC) Ron Gardner
3 Authorize the Contract between the City of Schenectady and SHDFC Derek Gugumuck
Public Safety
1 Updates – Police Reform / Task Force Marion Porterfield /
Ed Kosiur
Ed Kosiur /
2 Discussion – Residential Property Nuisances
John Mootooveren
3 Discussion - Excessive Speeding Marion Porterfield
Government Operations
1 Managerial Vacation Accrual Leave Ed Kosiur
City Development & Planning
1 Discussion – Flat Rate Permit Fee for Purchasers of City Owned Houses (PH 09/14/2020) Karen Zalewski-Wildzunas
2 Property Transfer to Schenectady Urban Renewal Agency Andrew Koldin
3 Sale of 8 Elbert Street, Vacant Lot Maurice Brown, III
4 Sale of 38 Willow Avenue Maurice Brown, III
5 Sale of 302 Division Street Maurice Brown, III
6 Sale of 319 Twelfth Street Maurice Brown, III
7 Sale of 417 Clayton Road Maurice Brown, III
8 Sale of 538 Summit Avenue Maurice Brown, III
9 Sale of 1531 Ardsley Place Maurice Brown, III
10 Sale of 1568 VanVranken Avenue, Vacant Lot Maurice Brown, III
11 Sale of 1610 Avenue B Maurice Brown, III
12 Sale of 1643 Foster Avenue Maurice Brown, III
Monday, September 21, 2020
CITY OF SCHENECTADY
LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: DATE: September 21, 2020
TO: COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: Andrew Koldin
SUBJECT: Transfer to SURA
Background Information:
During 2019, the City foreclosed on several properties as part of an in rem
tax foreclosure action and took title to them after summary judgment. At
this point, the City needs to transfer those properties to the Schenectady
Urban Renewal Agency.
30.84‐1‐32 2315 VAN VRANKEN AVE
39.35‐1‐21 448 CLARENDON ST
39.35‐3‐61 1856 FOSTER AVE
39.74‐3‐31 701 WINDSOR TER
40.61‐1‐14 1338 PARKWOOD BLVD
48.68‐1‐5 820 BRADT ST
49.40‐1‐19 536 SCHENECTADY ST
49.47‐2‐30 905 FRANCIS AVE
49.51‐3‐24 91 DIVISION ST
49.53‐2‐25 946 DAVIS TERR
49.72‐3‐10.1 CHRISLER AVE
49.72‐3‐9 1501 CHRISLER AVE
Evaluation/Analysis:
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The City annually transfers properties to the Schenectady Urban Renewal
Agency. The properties are eventually transferred back to the City for
conveyance.
Recommendation:
Transfer the properties to the Schenectady Urban Renewal Agency.
Authorize acceptance of the properties back from the Schenectady Urban
Renewal Agency at a future point in time.
LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY Law
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SCHENECTADY CITY COUNCIL
Legislative Request Form
Committee: Health & Recreation Committee Date: Monday, September 21, 2020
From: John Polimeni
Subject Discussion - Rose Garden Permit Fee for Photographers
Background Info:
Evaluation/Analysis
Recommendation
Friday, September 18, 2020
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Access: The Rose Garden is open to the public. Your party must be respectful to the public and the
Rose Garden plants, water features, sculptures, stone walls, and structures. Photography sessions should
not disrupt visitor access, Rose Garden Restoration Committee volunteer access and City of
Schenectady employee access. Clients/models must arrive camera-ready as there no dressing room
facilities. No temporary changing tents are allowed.
Liability: The City of Schenectady and Central Park Rose Garden Restoration Committee assume no
responsibility for personal injury or loss, theft, or damage to equipment or other property.
All photographers, videographers, and their clients must follow the rules of the Rose Garden Restoration
Committee and the City of Schenectady, including, but not limited to the following:
Do not touch or move plant life.
Do not step on the plants or plant beds.
Do not climb structures, stone walls, fountains or sculptures.
Do not hang any objects, including props, lighting, clothing, or bags, from plants, architectural features,
or any other parts of the Rose Garden property.
Do not place anything in the plant beds or soil. Nothing may be staked into the ground, including
photography equipment, props or signs.
Do not enter or place anything in bodies of water.
Do not move Rose Garden property, including plants, trash cans or signs.
Do not block off garden paths, walkways or sections of the Rose Garden with photography equipment.
All materials brought in by permit holders, including trash must be removed from the Rose Garden. All
areas shall be left in the condition in which they were found. The use of confetti, sparklers or similar
props is prohibited.
No drone photography.
The Permit must be visibly displayed by the Permit Holder during all photo shoots in the Rose Garden.
The City of Schenectady reserves the right to halt any photography sessions deemed to be
disruptive. Annual permits may be revoked if any Permit holder does not abide by the above listed rules
of conduct.
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Application Questions:
Name of Permit applicant
Name of business
Business address
Business email
Business phone number
I ___________________, the undersigned, agree to follow all applicable rules and regulations relating
to the use of the Central Park Rose Garden and acknowledge receipt of the Central Park Rose Garden
Code of Conduct for Photographers. I understand the public will have access to the Central Park Rose
Garden at all times during photography sessions.
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Signature of permit applicant date
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Legislative Request Form
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING
CHRISTOPHER WALLIN, P.E., CITY ENGINEER
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: DATE: September 17, 2020
TO: City Council
FROM: Christopher R. Wallin, P.E., City Engineer
SUBJECT: Central Park Greenhouse Storage Building
TO BE PLACED ON COUNCIL AGENDA OF: September 28, 2020
Background Information:
The City of Schenectady in cooperation with the Friends of the Greenhouse was awarded a
$50,000 State Grant for the construction of a storage building at the Central Park
Greenhouse. This storage building will replace several smaller storage units currently existing
onsite.
Evaluation/Analysis:
The grant disbursement agreement between the City and DASNY was officially executed on
January 3, 2020. It was the Department of Engineering’s intent that this work would be
completed in the early summer of 2020 however the project was put on hold due to the
COVID pandemic. In order to keep current anticipated pricing the Department of Engineering
requests the Council to authorize the Finance Department to setup a code for the immediate
bidding and award of this work with construction anticipated in the spring of 2021. The grant
is 100% reimbursable to the City. Costs in excess of the grant amount will be paid for by the
Friends of the Greenhouse up to $30,000.
Recommendation:
Authorize the Finance Department to setup a code for the construction of a storage building
at the Central Park Greenhouse.
LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY: Engineering
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CITY OF SCHENECTADY
LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: DATE: September 21, 2020
TO: COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: Andrew Koldin
SUBJECT: Sales Tax Agreement with Schenectady County
Background Information:
Under State Law, municipalities are empowered to impose certain taxes on retail
sales and other similar transactions (hereinafter, “sales tax”), which are administered by
New York State. Of the eight percent (8%) of sales tax collected in Schenectady County,
half of it (4%) is distributed to County and then subsequently distributed pursuant to
agreements with municipalities or as directed by law. The 4% was further broken down
as follows:
1/2% was divided between Metroplex (70%) and the County’s towns
(30%);
1/2% went to the County;
3% was divided pursuant to the agreements between the County and the
County’s municipalities, including the City.
The City of Schenectady currently has an agreement with the County that took
effect on December 1, 2012 and is set to expire on November 30, 2020. Under the terms
of this agreement, the City received $11,700,000 for the first year of the agreement. For
the remaining seven years, the City received the same percentage of the 3% sales tax
revenue collected as it did in the first year of the agreement. The percentage was
17.195%. The percentage was calculated as $11,700,000 divided by $68,043,000, which
was the total amount of the 3% sales tax revenue collected during the first year.
Over the past several months, the City and the County have been negotiating the
terms for a new sales tax agreement to begin December 1, 2020 and expire on November
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30, 2028. The proposed terms are a reflection of the growth of the City over the past eight
years and the expected continuity of that growth. The proposed terms are as follows:
Year 1: The City will receive 17.195% of the 3% sales tax revenue
collected by the County during Year 1, plus $1,000,000.
o The $1,000,000 is for the following agreements currently in
place: Hazmat ($600,000); Police ($200,000); and Community
redevelopment and demolition of structures ($200,000).
Years 2 through 8: The City will receive the same percentage of the
3% sales tax revenue collected as it did in the first year of the
agreement. Mathematically, this can be shown as:
17.195% of the 3% sales tax revenue collected in Year 1 + $1,000,000
3% sales tax revenue collected in Year 1
=
A new percentage for Years 2 through 8
The City also plans to re-negotiate the terms of a Vehicle Mechanical Repair and
Preventative Maintenance agreement with the County to address changes that have been
made at the County and City levels.
Evaluation/Analysis:
The agreement is win-win for the City and the County. While neither the City nor
the County knows what the impact COVID-19 will have on sales tax receipts from
December 1, 2020 through November 30, 2021 (Year 1 under the proposed new
contract), the proposed agreement ensures that the City will receive more than the current
17.195% that it has annually received under the previous agreement.
Recommendation:
Pass a legislative request for a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a sales
tax agreement with Schenectady County and any other agreements to effectuate the terms
of the sales tax agreement.
LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY Law
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CITY OF SCHENECTADY LEGISLATIVE REQUEST FORM
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: DATE: September 17, 2020
TO: City Council
FROM: Derek Gugumuck, Interim Director of Development and Ronnie Gardner,
Affirmative Action Officer
SUBJECT: Approve CDBG-CV1: Economic Recovery funding to the Schenectady Economic
Empowerment Center (SEEC)
Background Information:
In response to the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) has allocated stimulus funding through the Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG-CV). The City of Schenectady Office of Affirmation Action will partner with selected organizations
with the capacity to administer the program. Appropriate steps will be taken to advertise request for
proposals. The “SEEC” will be partially funded ($100,000) under the approved Economic Recovery budget
allocated by the CDBG-CV portion of the Cares Act. This allocation is authorized by the Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law 116-136.
Evaluation/Analysis:
The Schenectady Economic Empowerment Center will offer mentoring and training to small businesses located
within the City of Schenectady affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The mission is to guide and demonstrate skill
sets that are essential to operate a business.
The City of Schenectady continues to work with our partners, service providers and community to identify the
most immediate needs and projected long-term needs as a result of COVID-19 in order to align these resources
in a timely manner to the highest priorities identified.
Recommendation:
We recommend the City Council approve funding to the Economic Empowerment Center with the funding
source CDBG-CV1: Economic Recovery.
LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY_____LAW DEPARTMENT_________
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THE SCHENECTADY ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT CENTER
140 Erie Blvd., Schenectady
2020-2021 Strategic Plan / Project Narrative
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Vision
A vibrant mid-sized city where citizens and small businesses thrive:
Background and Context
Our vision was prepared in service to the vision and direction of the City of Schenectady-
which aims to create more jobs, safer more vibrant neighborhoods, better educational
opportunities, and equal pay for equal work. Our narrower scope of activity makes the
growth and sustainability of a vibrant and inclusive economy for our primary markets
sufficiently ambitious and appropriate.
Mission
The mission of The City of Schenectady Economic Empowerment Center is to facilitate
cross-sector collaboration between government, non-profits, the private sector, anchor
institutions, and the community, with the goal of advancing Economic Empowerment policies,
programs, initiatives, and systems throughout the Capital Region. The center works to foster
economic equity by serving the diverse needs of residents and small businesses ina culturally
congruent and sustainable way.
What is Economic Empowerment?
Economic Empowerment is an intentionally inclusive process of collaboration among a
broad array of stakeholders. Our goals are to foster financial empowerment and access
that inspires equitable and inclusive economic and community development. Its
priorities include the democratic ownership of assets, and opportunities to build
intergenerational wealth within historically disenfranchised communities. Economic
Empowerment is a comprehensive framework that transpires across individual, family,
group, institutional, and regional levels.
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Strategic Direction & Goals
Direction 1: Facilitate the development and coordination of viable entrepreneurial and small
business eco-systems.
• Goal 1: Strengthen relationships with the City's network of regional partners to align
capital, professional and technical support services.
• Goal 2: Collaborate with regional partners to develop a comprehensive model, depicting
Schenectady’s functional economy from the perspective of entrepreneurs and small businesses.
• Goal 3: Recommend and pursue initiatives to strengthen regional ecosystems.
The program would be coordinated through The City of Schenectady Office Of Affirmative Action
Key Assumptions
A variety of regional resources exist that have historically operated in silos.
With the current emphasis on scale and evidence-based practice, there is a
greater climate for collaboration.
Raising awareness of resources available to the small business community is
essential to access and utilization. Working together to identify and strengthen
regional eco-systems can yield synergies capable of improving organizational
indicators of success and continuity.
Direction 2: Increase financial inclusion and access to credit.
• Goal 1: Collaborate with traditional financial institutions to make lending
practices more accessible and culturally congruent.
• Goal 2: Raise awareness of new and existing financial products, services, and
strategies available to residents and small businesses.
• Goal 3: Assist groups and community-based organizations with establishing
cultural-congruent resource pools and credit-based assets.
Key Assumptions
Perceived distances between the cultural characteristics of institutions and their
customers create significant barriers to access and unfavorable financial
programs and service models.
Customer-focused strategies offered through relevant communication
avenues, with targeted messaging, can improve adoption and success
rates.
Arrays of 21st century funding options are available, capable of satisfying
market needs.
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Direction 3: Foster business, employment, and workforce development.
• Goal 1: Spear head new market development and business accelerator initiatives to
foster small business growth and improve performance measures.
Goal 2: Work with regional partners to enhance matchmaking between the workforce and
sustainable employment opportunities.
• Goal 3: Convene a regional network of training providers to align workforce
development activities.
Goal 4: Take full advantage of HUD Section 3 and the available resources
cultivate develop and train Section 3 business and Section 3 residents
Key Assumptions
Virtual, mobile, and temporary markets present new opportunities to small businesses.
Each of these activities requires intentionality in their design, consistent
execution, and continuous improvement over a sustained period of time to
maximize their value.
Interdependent thought and action will supersede self-interest and independent action.
Direction 4: Facilitate asset building, savings, and investments.
• Goal 1: Convene city-wide resources and programs available to residents.
• Goal 2: Centralize education and training via enrollment-based programs for
residential and small business communities.
• Goal 3: Cultivate direct investment and export opportunities for residents and small
businesses across regional, national, and international contexts.
Key Assumptions
Addressing short- and long-term interests of residents and small businesses must
be balanced to attain favorable outcomes. The value of both perspectives must be
obvious.
Making complete information more freely accessible will improve decision-making
quality.
Changes in systems and institutional policies are important/actors to address in
order to liberate asset-building resources from excessively complicated
administrative procedures.
Individual and group development accounts are essential strategic tools.
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Operating Principles
The following ideas and standards reflect the manner in which the City of Schenectady
Economic Empowerment Center Building was conceived:
• Community-centeredness: Economic Empowerment is a community-focused economic
development strategy that attempts to democratize the ownership of wealth "from
the bottom up" to mitigate economic inequality and poverty. Specifically, we seek the
acquisition and spread of knowledge amongst the common people, not just privileged
elites such as clergy and academics. Opportunity areas includes the development and
cultivation of local talent, capacities, capital, and expenditure flows intended to spur
sustainable asset building, saving, and investing.
•· Market Segmentation: Our primary markets can be broadly divided into residential and
small business communities. However, significant differences exist within each of these
populations, which form the basis by which we focus our efforts. By tailoring our work
to the distinct needs, challenges, abilities, and ambitions of each subgroup, we
enhance the probability of goal attainment.
• Inclusive Excellence: Going beyond valuing diversity-Le., multiculturalism-to
advance economic equity is quintessential to our operations. This includes sourcing
ideas and actions for empowerment and systems change from the very communities
we serve in order to ensure the perceptions of our activities and their value reflect the
diverse cultural attributes of the community.
• Community Partnerships: Collaboration with internal and external partners plays an
essential role in the performance of our work. This underscores our commitment to
maintaining lasting mutually beneficial relationships with our stakeholders built on trust.
• Resource Centralization: We aspire to be a public champion for residents and small
businesses by convening regional providers and relevant support services available to
them.
. • Portfolio Integration: To maximize value for our vital stakeholders, we seek to
pursue an assortment of complementary programs, projects, and systemic change
initiatives that fit together so success in one area of activity creates ripple effects
across our portfolio of work.
• Strategic Resource Development: Selectively targeting funding options from
foundations and private investors is an essential financial strategy for advancing and
sustaining our community progress agenda. This includes the full gamut of mission,
program-related, and impact investments that prioritize community wealth building.
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Critical Office P r o c e s s e s
• Facilitate community engagement opportunities to provide financial literacy
education and general empowerment for residents and small business owners.
• Provide direct support and referrals to small businesses across all stages of the
business development lifecycle.
• Provide resources and support to improve the community's access to credit.
• Secure and leverage funding opportunities for new projects, programs and systems
change initiatives.
• Collaborate with community partners to identify and make recommendations for policy
change and take action around strategic areas of focus.
Key Performance Indicators
• Portfolio of projects, programs, and systemic change initiatives managed
- .
• Individuals and businesses receiving direct coaching and other developmental support
services
• Individuals and businesses referred to organizational partners and subject matter
experts
• External organizational partnerships formalized and sustained via memorandums and
contracts
• Funds secured and managed for projects, programs and systemic change initiatives
• Funds leveraged to support new and existing collaborative programs.
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Asset-Building Strategies· by Category
The examples below reflect a comprehensive range of approaches to Economic
Empowerment derived from the work and the early research of Democracy Collaborative
of The Aspen Institute, (www.aspeninstitute.org) and The Black Institute,
(www.theblackinstitute.org)
Level Families / Groups Institutional/Community Municipal/Regional
Segment Individuals and Small, Local public and General public and
Households community subsets community segments
Examples Individual development For profit and non-profit: Ecosystem building,
accounts, educational Community development services and programs,
advancement, home corporations, Community policy change,
and property development financial municipal-owned
ownership, small institutions, social enterprises (i.e., public -
business development, enterprises, land trust, utilities, real estate
lending and investment employee-owned stock investments, large
circles, earned income plans, cooperatives hotels, convention
tax credit benefits centers), venture fund
creation, pension fund
investments in private
equity firms
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Vital Stakeholders
*Also see "Markets Served" below
• Internal: City of Schenectady administration, departments, and Mayor's Office staff
• External: Schenectady County Office of Affirmative Action, Metroplex Development
Authority, State University of New York,(SUNY), SUNY Career and Counseling Center,
U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), SUNY Schenectady County
Community College, Hudson Valley Community College, Schenectady County SJTA,
Schenectady County Action program,(SCAP), The Community Loan Fund, Associated
General Contractors of New York State (AGC), Association of Minority Enterprises of
New York, (AMENY), New York State Department of Transportation, (NYS DOT), New
York State Department of Labor, ( NYS DOL ) The Black Institute, Empire State
Development, ESD), city of Schenectady residents, businesses, neighborhood
groups, community service providers, public and private educational institutions,
philanthropic partners, neighborhood stakeholders, and nonprofit organizations.
Markets Served
Since the needs of our primary markets are varied, our principal strategy for ensuring their
satisfaction is meeting them where they are. This compels us to get to know them in authentic
ways. The groupings below reflect some of the common ways different parts of our community
self-identify, or may be described, and how we tailor our activities and offerings to serve them.
Residential Communities by Demographics:
Race /Ethnicity-Based
• ALANA - People of African, Latino, Asian, and Native American descent or ancestry
• White (Hispanic and non-Hispanic) - People of European descent or ancestry
Gender-Based
• Male
• Female
• Gender Nonconforming
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Socioeconomics-Based
• Low to Moderate Income
• Middle Class
• Un-/Underemployed
Generation-Based
• Baby Boomers
• Generation X
• Generation Y/Millennials
• Generation Z/ iGeneration
Identity-Based
• Veterans
• Disabled
• Faith-based
• LGBTQ+
• New Americans: Immigrants and Refugees
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Organizational Communities by
Firmographics: Type-/Size-Based
• Small Businesses: Includes for-profit sole proprietorships, partnerships, family
owned
Businesses, microenterprises (i.e., fewer than 10 employees, up to
$250,000 in sales), cooperatives, and B/C/S corporations as defined by
Small Business Administration.
• Non-profit Organizations: Includes anchor institutions and public service
organizations, which can also include community development corporations and
community development financial institutions.
• Investment Groups/Clubs: Includes groups of people bound by their affinities and
interests.
• Associations: Includes membership-based professional, trade, social, and civic
organizations. Certification-Based
• SBEs: Small business enterprises
• MWBEs: Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises
• DBEs: Disadvantage business enterprises
• VBEs: Veteran-owned business enterprises
• DVBEs: Disabled Veteran-owned business enterprises
• LGBTBEs: LG BT-owned business enterprises-not currently recognized in New York
State
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The Schenectady Economic Empowerment Center, COVID Relief Budget
Project Revenue Dollar Amount Percent Description
CDBG - CV (Economic Recovery) $ 100,000.00 34%
CDBG (Section 3 Program Funds) $ 90,000.00 31% Approved Funding
***Local Grants*** $ 100,000.00 34%
Total Revenue $ 290,000.00 100%
Program Expenses Dollar Amount Percent Description
Curriculum and Program Design $ 12,000.00 4% Consultant to develop a comprehensive curriculum
Small Business/Micro Business Development $ 63,000.00 22% Consultants for Small Business Development: Legal, Accounting, Marketing
Mentor / Protégé' Capacity Building Program $ 67,000.00 23% Construction Management Training . 2 Cohorts each session 6 Months. In Kind services through Associated General Contractors (AGC and AMENY)
Total Program Expenses $ 142,000.00 49%
Construction Program Staffing Expenses Dollar Amount Percent Description
Director
Planning and Program Coordination $ 100,000.00 34%
Support Staff ***Contingent upon local grant funding***
Total Grants Distributed $ 100,000.00 34%
Total Operating Expenses Dollar Amount Percent Description
Marketing / Public Relations and Outreach $ 12,000.00 4% Recruitment, Marketing, social Media and technology
Telephone and internet services $ 2,000.00 1% High speed FIOS with 100 Meg Band with and security
Insurance $ 2,000.00 1% Insurance
Office Rent / Lease $ 12,000.00 4% Use office Space 140 Erie Blvd.
Office Equipment $ 20,000.00 7% Computers, Printers, Copier, Fax. Office Furniture
Total Operating Expenses $ 48,000.00 17%
Total Project Cost $ 290,000.00 100.00%
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CITY OF SCHENECTADY
LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: Finance DATE: September 17, 2020
TO: City Council
FROM: Derek Gugumuck, Interim Director of Development
SUBJECT: Authorize contract between City of Schenectady and SHDFC
Background Information:
2016 HOME Funds (program income generated from sale of rehabbed property) in the
amount of $50,000.00 to be granted to the SHDFC to assist low to moderate income First
Home Buyers.
Evaluation/Analysis:
Approximately 5 ($10,000 each) first-time City of Schenectady home buyers will be
assisted with this funding source. Seventy-five percent of each loan will transition into a
grant if all requirements are satisfied. Twenty-five percent of each loan will require
monthly payments.
Recommendation:
We recommend the City Council authorize this agreement in order for the SHDFC to
continue to assist first-time City of Schenectady home buyers.
LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY ____Law Department____
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SCHENECTADY CITY COUNCIL
Legislative Request Form
Committee: Public Safety Committee Date: Monday, September 21, 2020
From: Marion Porterfield / Ed Kosiur
Subject Updates - Police Reform / Task Force
Background Info:
Evaluation/Analysis
Recommendation
Friday, September 18, 2020
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SCHENECTADY CITY COUNCIL
Legislative Request Form
Committee: Public Safety Committee Date: Monday, September 21, 2020
From: Ed Kosiur / John Mootoovere
Subject Discussion - Residential Property Nuisances
Background Info:
Evaluation/Analysis
Recommendation
Friday, September 18, 2020
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SCHENECTADY CITY COUNCIL
Legislative Request Form
Committee: Government Operations Committee Date: Monday, September 21, 2020
From: Ed Kosiur
Subject Managerial Vacation Accrual Leave
Background Info:
Evaluation/Analysis
Recommendation
Friday, September 18, 2020
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SCHENECTADY CITY COUNCIL
Legislative Request Form
Committee: City Development & Planning Committee Date: Monday, September 21, 2020
From: John Polimeni
Subject Discussion - Flat Rate Permit Fee for Purchasers of City-Owned Houses (PH 9-14-2020)
Background Info:
Evaluation/Analysis
Recommendation
Friday, September 18, 2020
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CITY OF SCHENECTADY
LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: City Development & Planning DATE: 9/21/20
TO: COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: Development
SUBJECT: Sale of Vacant Lot, 8 Elbert St.
Background Information:
Evaluation/Analysis:
Recommendation:
LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY Development
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CITY OF SCHENECTADY
LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: City Development & Planning DATE: 9/21/20
TO: COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: Development
SUBJECT: Sale of 38 Willow Ave.
Background Information:
Evaluation/Analysis:
Recommendation:
LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY Development
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CITY OF SCHENECTADY
LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: City Development & Planning DATE: 9/21/20
TO: COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: Development
SUBJECT: Sale of 302 Division St.
Background Information:
Evaluation/Analysis:
Recommendation:
LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY Development
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CITY OF SCHENECTADY
LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: City Development & Planning DATE: 9/21/20
TO: COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: Development
SUBJECT: Sale of 319 Twelfth St.
Background Information:
Evaluation/Analysis:
Recommendation:
LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY Development
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CITY OF SCHENECTADY
LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: City Development & Planning DATE: 9/21/20
TO: COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: Development
SUBJECT: Sale of 417 Clayton Rd
Background Information:
Evaluation/Analysis:
Recommendation:
LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY Development
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CITY OF SCHENECTADY
LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: City Development & Planning DATE: 9/21/20
TO: COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: Development
SUBJECT: Sale of 538 Summit Ave
Background Information:
Evaluation/Analysis:
Recommendation:
LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY Development
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CITY OF SCHENECTADY
LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: City Development & Planning DATE: 9/21/20
TO: COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: Development
SUBJECT: Sale of 1531 Ardsley Pl
Background Information:
Evaluation/Analysis:
Recommendation:
LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY Development
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CITY OF SCHENECTADY
LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: City Development & Planning DATE: 9/21/20
TO: COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: Development
SUBJECT: Sale of Vacant Lot, 1568 Van Vranken Ave
Background Information:
Evaluation/Analysis:
Recommendation:
LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY Development
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CITY OF SCHENECTADY
LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: City Development & Planning DATE: 9/21/20
TO: COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: Development
SUBJECT: Sale of 1610 Avenue B
Background Information:
Evaluation/Analysis:
Recommendation:
LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY Development
84
CITY OF SCHENECTADY
LEGISLATION REQUEST FORM
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: City Development & Planning DATE: 9/21/20
TO: COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: Development
SUBJECT: Sale of 1643 Foster Ave.
Background Information:
Evaluation/Analysis:
Recommendation:
LEGISLATION WILL BE PREPARED BY Development
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