City Council

Minutes of the TROY CITY COUNCIL Finance MEETING May 23rd, 2024 6:00 P.M. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Council President Steele. Roll Call: The roll being called, the following answered to their names: Council Member Keal Council Member Brosnan, Council Member Spain-McLaren, Council Member Vera, Council Member Sorriento, Council Member Casey, Council President Steele, Chair. In attendance were Mayor Carmella Mantello, Deputy Mayor Seamus Donnelly, Corporation Counsel Dana Salazar, City Comptroller Dylan Spring, Approximately 5 members of the public attended. Public Forum: -No one came forward 24. Ordinance Accepting Transfer Of A Waterline Constructed By The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency To Supply City Of Troy Drinking Water To Waterford And Halfmoon And Accepting Waterline Utility Easements Located On Private Lands In The City Of Troy At Or Near 1011 Second Avenue (Council Member Casey, Council President Steele) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 7 ayes, 0 nos 0 abstentions. 0 absent 25. Ordinance Authorizing Settlement Of Claim, To Wit: Lyons Et Al., Petitioners, V. City Of Troy Et Al., Respondents, Supreme Court, Rensselaer County, Index No. Ef2023- 274507 (Council Member Sorriento, Council President Steele) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 7 ayes, 0 nos 0 abstentions. 0 absent 26. Ordinance Authorizing Settlement Of Claim, To Wit: City Of Troy, Plaintiff V. Citibank, N.A. As Trustee For CMLTI Asset Trust And Fay Servicing, LLC Defendants, Troy City Court, Index No. Cr-0618-20 (Council Member Sorriento, Council President Steele) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 7 ayes, 0 nos 0 abstentions. 0 absent 27. Ordinance Transferring Funds Within The 2024 General Fund For Facilities Maintenance Equipment Repair (Council Member Casey, Council President Steele) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 7 ayes, 0 nos 0 abstentions. 0 absent 1 28. Ordinance Authorizing Settlement Of Claims Filed In Rensselaer County Supreme Court Against The City Of Troy By Troy Slag Products Company, Inc. (Index No. Ef-2022- 272195), Adams St. Properties, LLC (Index No. Ef-2022-272194), And American Rock Salt Company LLC(Index No. Ef2022-272214), For Property Taken By Eminent Domain (Council Member Casey, Council President Steele) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 7 ayes, 0 nos 0 abstentions. 0 absent 29. Ordinance Amending Chapter 216 Of The Troy City Code (Council Member Casey, Council Member Sorriento, Council Member Keal, Council Member Brosnan, Council President Steele) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 7 ayes, 0 nos 0 abstentions. 0 absent 30. Ordinance Amending The 2024 Special Revenue Fund Budget To Accept And Appropriate American Rescue Act Funds From Rensselaer County For The Knickerbacker Ice Rink Restoration Project (Council Member Casey) (At The Request Of The Administration) Ordinance passed 7 ayes, 0 nos 0 abstentions. 0 absent 91. Resolution Implementing A “Pitch In” Program-Residents & Businesses To Adopt An Alleyway, Gateway, Neighborhood Area Or Waterfront Site (Council Member Casey, Council Member Sorriento, Council Member Keal, Council Member Brosnan) (At The Request Of The Administration) Resolution passed 7 ayes, 0 nos 0 abstentions. 0 absent 92. Resolution Of The Troy City Council Recognizing Pride Month (Council Member Sorriento, Council President Steele) (At The Request Of The Administration) Resolution passed 6 ayes, 1 no (Keal) 0 abstentions. 0 absent 93. Resolution To Declare June 2, 2024, As Cancer Survivors Day In The City Of Troy (Council Member Casey, Council Member Brosnan, Council Member Keal, Council Member Sorriento, Council President Steele) (At The Request Of The Administration) Resolution passed 7 ayes, 0 nos 0 abstentions. 0 absent 94. Resolution Authorizing The Mayor To Enter Into A Contract To Receive American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) Funds From Rensselaer County For The Expenses Of Renovation And Improvement Of The Knickerbacker Recreational Facility (Council Member Casey) (At The Request Of The Administration) Resolution passed 7 ayes, 0 nos 0 abstentions. 0 absent 95. Resolution Authorizing The Mayor To Enter Into A Contractual Addendum With The Troy Industrial Development Authority (“Troy IDA”) To Assist The Lansingburgh Building Assessment (Council Member Casey, Council Member Keal, Council Member Brosnan, Council Member Sorriento) (At The Request Of The Administration) Resolution passed 5 ayes, 0 nos 2 abstentions (Steele, Brosnan). 0 absent 2 96. Resolution Determining That Proposed Action Is A Type II Action For Purposes Of The New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (Council Member Casey, Council President Steele) (At The Request Of The Administration) Resolution passed 4 ayes, 3 nos (Steele, Vera, Spain-McLaren) 0 abstentions. 0 absent 97. A Resolution Authorizing The Implementation, And Funding In The First Instance 100% Of The Federal-Aid And State "Marchiselli" Program-Aid Eligible Costs, Of A Transportation Federal-Aid Project, And Appropriating Funds Therefor (Council Member Casey, Council President Steele) (At The Request Of The Administration) Resolution passed 7 ayes, 0 nos 0 abstentions. 0 absent 98. Bond Resolution Of The City Of Troy, New York, Authorizing The Issuance Of $500,000 Serial Bonds To Finance The Reconstruction Of Streets In The City, Including Congress Street And Ferry Street Corridor Improvements (Council Member Casey) (At The Request Of The Administration) Resolution passed 7 ayes, 0 nos 0 abstentions. 0 absent Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8:11 p.m. A video recording of this meeting is on file at the City Clerk's office. An audio recording of this meeting is on file at the City Clerk's office. Audio and video recordings of this meeting are on file at the City Clerk's office. 3