Meeting #52
Auburn City Council
Regular Meeting
December 5, 2002
Roll Call Councilor Jacobs, McNabb, Hunter, Dempsey and Mayor Carnicelli Present.
Staff present: Vijay Mital, Director of Planning and Economic Development/Acting City Manager, Nancy Hussey Assistant Corporation Counsel, Debra McCormick, City Clerk.
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag – Jazmine McNair a first grade student at Owasco Elementary School lead the pledge.
Presentations and Proclamations – The City Clerk read.
Public Announcements – Clerk read.
City Manager’s Report – None
Public to be Heard –
Gary Temple, Auburn spoke to council to comment on the fact that commission and board members are not paid for the time they work, referring to the resolution on the agenda for salary raises for Councilors and Mayor.
Report of City Officials – None
Committee Reports - None
Presentation of Petition and Communications – Clerk read.
Ordinances - None
Resolution
Mayor Carnicelli asked for Council’s consent to move item 11A up to first on the agenda. All agreed.
Council Resolution #221 of 2002 determining that proposed actions of acquisition and installation of computer assisted system to access flow and pressure data for the City’s Water System are Type II actions for purposes of the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act. Vote: Councilors Jacobs, McNabb, Hunter, Dempsey and Mayor Carnicelli, all vote aye. PASSED
Bond Ordinance #19 of 2002 authorizing the issuance of $225,000 Serial Bonds to finance the cost of the acquisition and installation of a computer assisted system to access flow and pressure data for the City Water System.
Vote: Councilors Jacobs, McNabb, Hunter, Dempsey and Mayor Carnicelli, all vote aye. PASSED
Bond Ordinance #20 of 2002 authorizing the issuance of an additional $2,000,000 Serial Bonds to finance additional costs of upgrading the City’s Water Filtration Plant. Vote: Councilors Jacobs, McNabb, Hunter, Dempsey and Mayor Carnicelli, all vote aye. PASSED
Council Resolution #222 of 2002 authorizing that the City Council meeting of Thursday, December 26, 2002 be held on Monday, December 23, 2002. Vote: Councilors Jacobs, McNabb, Hunter, Dempsey and Mayor Carnicelli, all vote aye. PASSED\
Council Resolution #223 off 2002 authorizing the Mayor to execute Change Order #1 with C&S Engineering, Inc., for an amount of $15,576 for the Arterial Greening Project. Vote: Councilors Jacobs, McNabb, Hunter, Dempsey and Mayor Carnicelli, all vote aye. PASSED
Council Resolution #224 of 2002 authorizing the Mayor to execute a Change Order with Marcy Excavation, of Utica, New York, for an amount not to exceed $66,000 to accommodate excavation and fill of area designated for the Intermediate Processing Facility. Vote: Councilors Jacobs, McNabb, Hunter, Dempsey and Mayor Carnicelli, all vote aye. PASSED
Council Resolution #225 of 2002 authorizing the Mayor to execute a Change Order with R&D Engineering, of Buffalo, New York, in the amount of $90,000 to accommodate additional Engineering Services for Phase II Water Plant Improvements. Vote: Councilors Jacobs, McNabb, Hunter, Dempsey and Mayor Carnicelli, all vote aye. PASSED
Award Resolution #226 of 2002 authorizing award of contracts for Phase II of the Water Treatment Plant Improvement Project, as follows: General Construction to C.O. Falter Construction of Syracuse, New York, in the amount of $1,039,101 and Electrical Construction to O’Connell Electric Co. of Victor, New York, in the amount of $849,120. Vote: Councilors Jacobs, McNabb, Hunter, Dempsey and Mayor Carnicelli, all vote aye. PASSED
Council Resolution #227 of 2002 authorizing a fifteen percent (15%) salary increase for the Office of Mayor, from Eleven Thousand Eight Hundred Sixteen ($11,816) Dollars to Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-eight ($13,588) Dollars annually. Vote: Councilor Hunter and Mayor Carnicelli vote aye, Councilors Jacobs, McNabb, and Dempsey vote no, NOT CARRIED.
Council Resolution #228 of 2002 authorizing a fifteen percent (15%) salary increase for the position of City Councilor, from Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-five ($9,845) Dollars to Eleven Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-two ($11,322) Dollars annually. Councilor Hunter and Mayor Carnicelli vote aye, Councilors Jacobs, McNabb, and Dempsey vote no, NOT CARRIED.
Council Resolution #229 of 2002 authorizing the City Manager to transfer up to Ten Thousand ($10,000) Dollars from the General Contingency Fund into the Mayor’s Special Projects Fund to assist with the feral and public nuisance cat population. Councilor Hunter and Mayor Carnicelli vote aye, Councilors Jacobs, McNabb, and Dempsey vote no, NOT CARRIED.
Local Law - None
Tabled Legislation - None
Other Business –
Councilor Dempsey commented on the resolution regarding $10,000. to be used for Animal Control. He recommended including all animals, not just cats.
Mayor Carnicelli thanked Gary Temple for his work on the Zoning Board.
Second Public to be Heard - None
Recap – Clerk read.
Motion to adjourn to Executive Session at 7:03PM ending at 7:15PM.
Council resumed meeting at 7:15PM
Councilor Dempsey discussed his confusion on the process regarding new business development on Grant Ave. Mr. Mital commented.
Adjournment – Meeting adjourned at 7:20PM.
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