Common Council Meeting Minutes

City of Utica Common Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 17, 2021  PRO. RES. 2 RESOLUTION TO CREATE A QUIET ZONE IN THE CITY OF UTICA, NY. MOTION TO DISPENSE FROM COMMITTEE: 1) MCNIEL 2) WILLIAMSON DISPENSED.  RES. 1 COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS RENEWAL FOR JACK N. SPAETH, CARMEN LEE SCALISE. INTRODUCED BY: MCNIEL AYES: MCNIEL, BURMASTER, FRIEND, MEOLA, MOODY, BETRUS, WILLIAMSON, LOMEDICO, DIBRANGO – 9 NAYS: 0 ADOPTED.  RES. 2 DETERMINE PROPOSED ACTION (PAVING) IS A TYPE II ACTION UNDER SEQR ACT. FROM COMMITTEE: 1) MCNIEL 2) DIBRANGO AYES: MCNIEL, BURMASTER, FRIEND, MEOLA, MOODY, BETRUS, WILLIAMSON, LOMEDICO, DIBRANGO – 9 NAYS: 0 ADOPTED.  ORD. 8 ORDINANCE TO AMEND SEC. 2-2-128 OF THE UTICA CITY CODE FOR FEES PERTAINING TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW REQUESTS. FROM COMMITTEE: 1) MCNIEL 2) MEOLA AYES: MCNIEL, BURMASTER, FRIEND, MEOLA, MOODY, BETRUS, WILLIAMSON, LOMEDICO, DIBRANGO – 9 NAYS: 0 ADOPTED.  PRO. ORD. 1 ORDINANCE ENACTING A NEIGHBORHOOD NOTIFICATION AND MEETING CLAUSE TO CITY CODES FOR ALL PROJECTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE CITY OF UTICA OVER 20,000 SQ. FT. OR $2,000,000. MOTION TO DISPENSE FROM COMMITTEE: 1) FRIEND 2) MOODY DISPENSED.  PRO. RES. 13 REGARDING THE NEW ACT RE: THE REPEAL OF 50-A OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS LAW. MOTION TO DISPENSE FROM COMMITTEE: 1) MEOLA 2) DIBRANGO DISPENSED.  PRO. ORD. 2 ORDINANCE TO AMEND SEC. 2-2-128 OF THE UTICA CITY CODE FOR FEES PERTAINING TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW REQUESTS. MOTION TO DISPENSE FROM COMMITTEE: 1) MEOLA 2) MOODY DISPENSED.  ORD. 9 ANNUAL ESTIMATE 2021-2022 FISCAL YEAR. FROM COMMITTEE: 1) MEOLA 2) LOMEDICO AYES: MCNIEL, BURMASTER, FRIEND, MEOLA, MOODY, BETRUS, WILLIAMSON, LOMEDICO, DIBRANGO – 9 NAYS: 0 ADOPTED.  ORD. 10 BOND ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $2,500,000 SERIAL BONDS OF THE CITY OF UTICA, ONEIDA COUNTY, NEW YORK TO FINANCE THE COST OF STREET PAVING PROJECTS. FROM COMMITTEE: 1) MEOLA 2) LOMEDICO MOTION TO AMEND: 1) MEOLA 2) LOMEDICO AMENDED. AYES: MCNIEL, BURMASTER, FRIEND, MEOLA, MOODY, BETRUS, WILLIAMSON, LOMEDICO, DIBRANGO – 9 NAYS: 0 ADOPTED.  RES. 3 RESOLUTION TO ADOPT CITY OF UTICA POLICE REFORM PLAN. INTRODUCED BY: MOODY MOTION TO AMEND: 1) MOODY 2) LOMEDICO AMENDED. AYES: MCNIEL, BURMASTER, FRIEND, MEOLA, MOODY, BETRUS, WILLIAMSON, LOMEDICO, DIBRANGO – 9 NAYS: 0 ADOPTED.  PRO ORD. 5 FERAL CATS ORDINANCE. MOTION TO DISPENSE FROM COMMITTEE: 1) BETRUS 2) WILLIAMSON DISPENSED.  RES. 4 HONORING STEVE WYNN AND THE WYNN FAMILY FOUNDATION. INTRODUCED BY: BETRUS AYES: MCNIEL, BURMASTER, FRIEND, MEOLA, MOODY, BETRUS, WILLIAMSON, LOMEDICO, DIBRANGO – 9 NAYS: 0 ADOPTED.  ORD. 11 FENCE PERMIT FOR ZEHRUDIN SARACEVIC AT 901 ONTARIO STREET. INTRODUCED BY: BETRUS AYES: MCNIEL, BURMASTER, FRIEND, MEOLA, MOODY, BETRUS, WILLIAMSON, LOMEDICO, DIBRANGO – 9 NAYS: 0 ADOPTED.  RES. 5 RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PRESIDENT TO AWARD THE METAL OF HONOR, POSTHUMOUSLY, TO PRIVATE WARREN H. SHOREY. INTRODUCED BY: WILLIAMSON AYES: MCNIEL, BURMASTER, FRIEND, MEOLA, MOODY, BETRUS, WILLIAMSON, LOMEDICO, DIBRANGO – 9 NAYS: 0 ADOPTED.  RES. 6 RESOLUTION AFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR NURSING HOME REFORM LEGISLATION TO PASS IN THE NEW YORK STATE BUDGET. FROM COMMITTEE: 1) LOMEDICO 2) WILLIAMSON MOTION TO AMEND: 1) LOMEDICO 2) MEOLA AMENDED. AYES: MCNIEL, BURMASTER, FRIEND, MEOLA, MOODY, BETRUS, WILLIAMSON, LOMEDICO, DIBRANGO – 9 NAYS: 0 ADOPTED.