City Council

Minutes of the TROY CITY COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE December 19, 2019 6:00 P.M. The meeting was called to order at 6:06 p.m. by Council President Mantello. Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call: The roll being called, the following answered to their names: Council Member Gulli, Council Member Garrett, Council Member Cummings, Council Member Bissember, Council Member Kennedy, Council President Mantello, Chair. Council Member Paratore was absent. In attendance were Mayor Patrick Madden, Deputy Mayor Monica Kurzejeski, Corporation Counsel James Caruso, Deputy Comptroller Andrew Piotrowski, and Deputy Director of Public Information John Salka. Approximately 12 members of the public attended. Public Forum: No one came forward. Dave Sheeran Principal Code Inspector provided an update on Uncle Sam Parking Garage. Deputy Comptroller Andrew Piotrowski presented the bond report. 117. Ordinance Authorizing The Relevy Of Unpaid Amounts Relating To Water Bills Onto The 2020 Property Tax Bills (Council Member Bissember) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 5 ayes, 0 nos, 1 abstention (Mantello), 1 absence (Paratore). 118. Ordinance Authorizing The Relevy Of Unpaid Amounts Relating To Garbage Fees Onto The 2020 Property Tax Bills (Council Member Bissember) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 119. Ordinance Authorizing The Relevy Of Unpaid Amounts Relating To Vacant Building Fees Onto The 2020 Property Tax Bills (Council Member Bissember) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 120. Ordinance Authorizing The Relevy Of Unpaid Amounts Relating To Water And Sewer Shopwork Bills Onto The 2020 Property Tax Bills (Council Member Bissember) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 1 121. Ordinance Authorizing The Relevy Of Unpaid Amounts Relating To Garbage Bulk Fees And Garbage Violations Onto The 2020 Property Tax Bills (Council Member Bissember) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 5 ayes, 0 nos, 1 abstention (Cummings), 1 absence (Paratore). 122. Ordinance Adopting The General Fund Balance Policy (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 123. Ordinance Amending The 2019 General Fund Budget To Appropriate Funds From The Capital Reserve (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 124. Ordinance Amending The 2019 General Fund And Capital Projects Fund Budgets To Appropriate Funds From The Capital Reserve For The Purpose Of Mt. Ida Dam (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 125. Ordinance Amending The 2019 General Fund Budget To Appropriate Funds From The Snow And Ice Removal Reserve (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 126. Ordinance Amending The Special Revenue Budget To Accept A NYS Homeland Security Grant For The Purpose Of Purchasing Cyber Security And Interoperable Communications Equipment (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 127. Ordinance Declaring Certain City Owned Property As Surplus And Directing The Comptroller To Dispose Of Said Property (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 128. Ordinance Transferring Funds Within The Special Grants Fund Budget (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Withdrawn, December 16, 2019. 129. Ordinance Amending The Capital Projects Fund And General Fund Budgets (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 130. Ordinance Amending The Capital Projects Fund And General Fund Budgets (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 5 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 2 absences (Paratore. Kennedy). 2 131. Ordinance Transferring Funds Within The 2019 Water Fund Budget (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 132. Ordinance Transferring Funds Within The 2019 Sewer Fund Budget (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 133. Ordinance Transferring Funds Within The 2019 General Fund Budget (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 134. Ordinance Authorizing The City To Create Multiple Capital Projects And Amending The Capital Projects Fund Budget To Allow Funding For Capital Projects (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 135. Ordinance Amending The Code Of The City Of Troy: Section 189 (Council Member Bissember) Ordinance passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 136. Ordinance Authorizing And Directing Sales By The Proposal Sale Method Of City- Owned Real Property (Council Member Cummings) Ordinance passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 92. Resolution Appointing Commissioners Of Deeds For The City Of Troy (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Resolution passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 93. Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of An Agreement By And Between The City Of Troy And Von’s Airline Service Station, Inc. And Phil’s Automotive Resolution passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 94. Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of An Agreement By And Between The City Of Troy And W&B Golf Carts Inc. Resolution passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 95. Resolution Authorizing The Mayor To Enter Into A Three (3) Year Agreement With Comstar, LLC For Ambulance Billing Services For The Fiscal Years 2020, 2021 And 2022 Resolution passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 96. Resolution Determining That Proposed Actions Are Type II Actions For Purposes Of The New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Resolution passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 3 97. Bond Resolution Of The City Of Troy, New York, Authorizing The Issuance Of $200,000 Serial Bonds To Finance The Cost Of The Demolition Of Buildings And Structures In The City (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Resolution passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 98. Bond Resolution Of The City Of Troy, New York, Authorizing The Issuance Of $905,000 Serial Bonds To Finance The Cost Of Various Projects For The Department Of Public Works (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Resolution passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 99. Bond Resolution Of The City Of Troy, New York, Authorizing The Issuance Of $800,000 Serial Bonds To Finance The Cost Of Various Projects For The Fire Department (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Resolution passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 100. Bond Resolution Of The City Of Troy, New York, Authorizing The Issuance Of $160,000 Serial Bonds To Finance The Cost Of Various Equipment For The City Golf Course (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Resolution passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 101. Bond Resolution Of The City Of Troy, New York, Authorizing The Issuance Of $350,000 Serial Bonds To Finance The Reconstruction Of Various Streets And Sidewalks In The City (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Resolution passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 102. Bond Resolution Of The City Of Troy, New York, Authorizing The Issuance Of $422,500 Serial Bonds To Finance The Cost Of Various Projects For The Recreation Department (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Resolution passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 103. Bond Resolution Of The City Of Troy, New York, Authorizing The Issuance Of $3,777,000 Serial Bonds To Finance The Reconstruction Of Various Bridges In The City (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Resolution passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 104. Bond Resolution Of The City Of Troy, New York, Authorizing The Issuance Of $1,870,000 Serial Bonds To Finance The Reconstruction And Improvement Of The Golf Course In The City (Council Member Cummings) (At The Request Of The Administration) Resolution amended to change total figure in Title, Section 1, and Section 2 to $1,870,000, 4 ayes, 2 nos (Garrett, Mantello). Resolution passed 4 ayes, 2 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 4 105. Bond Resolution Of The City Of Troy, New York, Authorizing The Issuance Of An Additional $150,000 Serial Bonds To Finance The Reconstruction Of South Troy Pool (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Resolution passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 106. Bond Resolution Of The City Of Troy, New York, Authorizing The Issuance Of $325,500 Serial Bonds To Finance The Cost Of Various Projects For The Police Department (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Resolution passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 107. Bond Resolution Of The City Of Troy, New York, Authorizing The Issuance Of $647,500 Serial Bonds To Finance The Cost Of Various Projects For The Garbage Department (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Resolution passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 108. Resolution Authorizing The Retention Of Outside Legal Counsel For Litigation And Other Law-Related Matters (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Resolution passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 109. Resolution Authorizing The Retention Of Outside Legal Counsel For Litigation And Other Law-Related Matters (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Withdrawn, December 19, 2019. 110. Resolution Authorizing The Retention Of Outside Legal Counsel For Bankruptcy And Bankruptcy-Related Matters (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Resolution passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). 111. The Troy City Council Requests The Mayor Implement An "Adopt A Fire Hydrant Program" (Council President Mantello) (At The Request Of The Administration) Resolution passed 6 ayes, 0 nos, 0 abstentions, 1 absence (Paratore). Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m. An audio recording of this meeting is on file at the City Clerk's office. 5