Common Council Meeting (Special Meeting) -- 05.23.2022

Submitted to council by: Councilmember Colosimo-Testa Proposed Ordinance No. 7 Submitted to council on: 5 / 11 / 22 Proposed Resolution No. Sent to Council Attorney on: 5 / 11 / 22 Thursday Rule Waiver Required? N Date of Legislation: 5 / 18 / 22 Explanation provided to council on: / / ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CITY OF UTICA Department of Legislation Common Council Sponsored by: Councilmember Colosimo-Testa AMENDING THE COMPOSITION OF THE BUREAU OF FIRE FOR THE CITY OF UTICA, NEW YORK BE IT ORDAINED, that the Common Council of the City of Utica, New York does hereby amend Sec. 2-2- 168 (a) of the City of Utica Code of Ordinances to read as follows: Sec. 2-2-168. Fire Department Composition. (a) The sworn personnel strength and composition of the Bureau of Fire of the Department of Public Safety shall consist of the following members and ranks: Rank Number Authorized Fire Chief 1 Assistant Fire Chief 1 Chief Fire Marshal 1 Assistant Maintenance Superintendent 1 Deputy Fire Chiefs 4 Fire Captains 8 Fire Marshal 1 Fire Lieutenants 22 26 Firefighters & Firefighters/EMT 85 Total 124 128 MEMBERS AYES NAYS MEMBERS AYES NAYS ADOPTED OR DISAPPROVED BY 1 K. Aiello 6 J. Betrus THE FOLLOWING VOTE: 2 R. Burmaster 7 M. Williamson AYES _______ NAYS _______ 3 C. Friend 8 S. Colosimo-Testa DATE ADOPTED _____/_____/ 2022 4 F. Meola 9 F. DiBrango 5 V. Ervin 10 M. Galime  Submitted to council by: Councilmember Colosimo-Testa Proposed Ordinance No. 8 Submitted to council on: 5/ 17 / 22 Proposed Resolution No. Sent to Council Attorney on 5/ 17 / 22 Thursday Rule Waiver Required? Y Date of Legislation: 5 / 18 / 22 Explanation provided to council on: / / ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CITY OF UTICA Department of Legislation Common Council Sponsored by: Councilmember Colosimo-Testa BE IT ORDAINED, that Sec. 2-16-136 SPEED LIMITS GENERALLY be rescinded to include the following: Sec. 2-16-136 SPEED LIMITS GENERALLY (Code 1964, § 17-103) The driver of any vehicle shall not drive or operate the vehicle on any of the public streets of the City at a rate of speed greater than 30 miles per hour except in school zones where the rate of speed shall be 15 miles per hour and except as otherwise provided. MEMBERS AYES NAYS MEMBERS AYES NAYS ADOPTED OR DISAPPROVED BY 1 K. Aiello 6 J. Betrus THE FOLLOWING VOTE: 2 R. Burmaster 7 M. Williamson AYES _______ NAYS _______ 3 C. Friend 8 S. Colosimo- DATE ADOPTED _____/_____/ 2022 Testa 4 F. Meola 9 F. DiBrango 5 V. Ervin 10 M. Galime  Submitted to council by: Councilmember Colosimo-Testa Proposed Ordinance No. 9 Submitted to council on: 5/ 17 / 22 Proposed Resolution No. Sent to Council Attorney on 5/ 17 / 22 Thursday Rule Waiver Required? Y Date of Legislation: 5 / 18 / 22 Explanation provided to council on: / / ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CITY OF UTICA Department of Legislation Common Council Sponsored by: Councilmember Colosimo-Testa BE IT ORDAINED, that Sec. 2-16-137 EXCEEDING ESTABLISHED SPEED LIMITS be rescinded to include the following: Sec. 2-16-137 EXCEEDING ESTABLISHED SPEED LIMITS [Code 1964, § 17-104] No person shall operate a vehicle on any highway or private road open to public motor vehicle traffic at a rate of speed in excess of the maximum speed established in this article and in Section 2-16-369. MEMBERS AYES NAYS MEMBERS AYES NAYS ADOPTED OR DISAPPROVED BY 1 K. Aiello 6 J. Betrus THE FOLLOWING VOTE: 2 R. Burmaster 7 M. Williamson AYES _______ NAYS _______ 3 C. Friend 8 S. Colosimo- DATE ADOPTED _____/_____/ 2022 Testa 4 F. Meola 9 F. DiBrango 5 V. Ervin 10 M. Galime  Submitted to council by: Councilmember Colosimo-Testa Proposed Ordinance No. 10 Submitted to council on: 5/ 17 / 22 Proposed Resolution No. Sent to Council Attorney on 5/ 17 / 22 Thursday Rule Waiver Required? Y Date of Legislation: 5 / 18 / 22 Explanation provided to council on: / / ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CITY OF UTICA Department of Legislation Common Council Sponsored by: Councilmember Colosimo-Testa BE IT ORDAINED, that Sec. 2-16-369 SCHEDULE N: SPEED LIMITS be rescinded to include the following: Sec. 2-16-369 SCHEDULE N: SPEED LIMITS [Code 1964, § 17-266] Ord. No. 342 of 1989, 7-5-1989; Ord. No. 343 of 1989, 7-5-1989; Ord. No. 350 of 1989, 7-5-1989; Ord. No. 434 of 1989, 11-1-1989; Ord. No. 447 of 1989, 11-15-1989; Ord. No. 187 of 1990, 4-18-1990; Ord. No. 197 of 1990, 5-2-1990; Ord. No. 273 of 1990, 8-22- 1990; Ord. No. 276 of 1990, 8-22-1990; Ord. No. 284 of 1990, 9-5-1990; Ord. No. 309 of 1990, 9-19-1990; Ord. No. 80 of 1991, 6-5-1991; Ord. No. 17, 2-1-1995; Ord. No. 30, 3-6-1996; Ord. No. 94, 5-7-1997; Ord. No. 98, 6-20-2001] Upon the basis of engineering and traffic investigations, 25 miles per hour is established as the maximum speed at which vehicles may proceed within the corporate limits of the City, on the highways listed below except where a different speed is indicated below: Adrean Terrace East and Adrean Terrace West, 20 miles per hour Arthurs Street from Mohawk Avenue to Conkling Avenue Auburn Avenue, from Genesee Street to Holland Avenue Barton Avenue, in the vicinity of Notre Dame Elementary, located at 11 Barton Avenue, 15 miles per hour for eastbound and westbound traffic [Added 8-17-2016 by Ord. No. 191; amended 8-17-2016 by Ord. No. 192] Boyce Avenue Broad Street, from Culver Avenue to east City line, 35 miles per hour Brookline Drive, from Genesee Street to Sunnyside Drive Chenango Road, from the intersection of the West Shore Railroad tracks southwest to the City line, 15 miles per hour Coolidge Road and Booth Street, in vicinity of Thomas Jefferson School Court Street to Warren Street, on the York Street side of Kernan School, 15 miles per hour Culver Avenue, from Broad Street to Albany Street, 30 miles per hour Cypress Street [Added 10-2-2013 by Ord. No. 253] Deerfield Drive East, in the vicinity of JFK Junior High School Dudley Avenue, 1500 block French Road from Chenango Road to Genesee Street Genesee Street, from Carlile Avenue to south City line, 30 miles per hour Herkimer Road, from Elmhurst Road to east City line, 35 miles per hour Jewett Place from Oneida Street to Genesee Street Kensington Drive from Edgewood Road to Oneida Street Keyes Road, in the vicinity of General Herkimer Elementary School, 15 miles per hour (NOTE: This area is a school zone and the safety of the pedestrian and vehicular traffic is paramount.) [Added 3-20-2013 by Ord. No. 62] Leland Avenue, for a distance of 200 feet, north and south, approaching the bridge spanning the Mohawk River, 20 miles per hour Lorraine Avenue Notre Dame Lane Oneida Street, from Mason Road to south City line, 30 miles per hour Oneida Street, from Van Vorst Street to the Memorial Parkway [Added 3-2-2016 by Ord. No. 29] Oriskany Street West, from Jason Street to west City line, 35 miles per hour Park Edge Estates, 20 miles per hour Parkway, from Albany Street to Sherman Drive, 30 miles per hour Proctor Boulevard [Added 10-16-2013 by Ord. No. 258] Rhoads Drive in the Utica Business Park, 25 miles per hour [Added 1-2-2014 by Ord. No. 21] Ridge Road, from 103 Ridge Road to 137 Ridge Road Riverside Drive, from Wells Place to west City line, 30 miles per hour  St. Agnes Avenue [Added 11-6-2013 by Ord. No. 270; repealed 7-8-2015 by Ord. No. 136] Seymour Avenue extension, located between Memorial Parkway and Pleasant Street having direct access to the Utica Zoo, 15 miles per hour Seymour Avenue, 1500 block Steuben Street, 1500 block Tamarack Street [Added 10-2-2013 by Ord. No. 253] Washington Court, starting opposite Washington Street and coming out at Broadway, 20 miles per hour Woodhaven Road Woodlawn Avenue, East . MEMBERS AYES NAYS MEMBERS AYES NAYS ADOPTED OR DISAPPROVED BY 1 K. Aiello 6 J. Betrus THE FOLLOWING VOTE: 2 R. Burmaster 7 M. Williamson AYES _______ NAYS _______ 3 C. Friend 8 S. Colosimo- DATE ADOPTED _____/_____/ 2022 Testa 4 F. Meola 9 F. DiBrango 5 V. Ervin 10 M. Galime  Submitted to council by: Councilmember Colosimo-Testa Proposed Ordinance No. 13 Submitted to council on: 5/ 17 / 22 Proposed Resolution No. Sent to Council Attorney on 5/ 17 / 22 Thursday Rule Waiver Required? Y Date of Legislation: 5 / 18 / 22 Explanation provided to council on: / / ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CITY OF UTICA Department of Legislation Common Council Sponsored by: Councilmember Colosimo-Testa BE IT ORDAINED, that Sec. 2-16-136 SPEED LIMITS GENERALLY be replaced to include the following: Sec. 2-16-136 SPEED LIMITS GENERALLY The driver of any vehicle shall not drive or operate a vehicle on any of the public streets of the City at a rate of speed greater than 30 miles per hour except as otherwise provided below in section A & B of this section: A. SCHOOL ZONES A 15mph speed limit will be enforced in the vicinity of all school zones in the City of Utica and are listed below: (NOTE: These areas listed below are in a school zone, and the safety of the pedestrian and vehicular traffic is paramount.) Thomas R. Proctor High School 1203 Hilton Ave Notre Dame Junior Senior High School 2 Notre Dame Ln Senator Donovan Middle School 1701 Noyes St John F. Kennedy Middle School 500 Deerfield Dr E Watson Williams Elementary School 107 Elmwood Pl Dr Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School 211 Square St Kernan Elementary School 929 York St John F Hughes Elementary School 24 Prospect St Hugh R Jones Elementary School 2630 Remington Rd Albany Elementary School 1151 Albany St Columbus Elementary School 934 Armory Dr Jefferson Elementary School 190 Booth St Conkling School 1115 Mohawk St General Herkimer Elementary School 420 Keyes Rd Notre Dame Schools 11 Barton Ave B. EXCEPTIONS A list of city roads that have a specific speed in city limits, that are not in a school zone: 15mph Chenango Road, from the intersection of the West Shore Railroad tracks southwest to the City line Seymour Avenue extension, located between Memorial Parkway and Pleasant Street having direct access to the Utica Zoo Brookline Drive, from Genesee Street to Sunnyside Drive Cypress Street Dudley Avenue, 1500 block French Road from Chenango Road to Genesee Street Kensington Drive from Edgewood Road to Oneida Street Lorraine Avenue Proctor Boulevard Ridge Road, from103 Ridge Roadto137 Ridge Road Seymour Avenue, 1500block Tamarack Street 20 mph Adrean Terrace East and Adrean Terrace West Leland Avenue, for a distance of 200 feet, north and south, approaching the bridge spanning the Mohawk River Oneida Street, from Van Vorst Street to the Memorial Parkway Park Edge Estates Washington Court, starting opposite Washington Street and coming out at Broadway 25mph Rhoads Drive in the Utica Business Park Brookline Drive, from Genesee Street to Sunnyside Drive Cypress Street Dudley Avenue, 1500 block French Road from Chenango Road to Genesee Street Kensington Drive from Edgewood Road to Oneida Street Lorraine Avenue Proctor Boulevard Ridge Road, from103 Ridge Roadto137 Ridge Road Seymour Avenue, 1500block Tamarack Street 35mph Broad Street, from Culver Avenue to east City line Herkimer Road, from Elmhurst Road to east City line Oriskany Street West, from Jason Street to west City line  MEMBERS AYES NAYS MEMBERS AYES NAYS ADOPTED OR DISAPPROVED BY 1 K. Aiello 6 J. Betrus THE FOLLOWING VOTE: 2 R. Burmaster 7 M. Williamson AYES _______ NAYS _______ 3 C. Friend 8 S. Colosimo- DATE ADOPTED _____/_____/ 2022 Testa 4 F. Meola 9 F. DiBrango 5 V. Ervin 10 M. Galime