Auburn City Council
Meeting #43
August 31, 2006 - Thursday
3:00PM – time changed to accommodate road dedication ceremony for John Walsh Boulevard.
Roll Call – Councilor Graney, McNabb, Smith and Mayor Lattimore – Present. Councilor Dempsey absent.
Staff Members Present – Mike Long, Interim City Manager, Thomas Leone, Corporation Counsel, Debra McCormick, City Clerk
All stood for the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
The Mayor asked for a moment of silence.
Presentations and Proclamations – The Clerk read.
Public Announcements - None.
City Manager’s Report
Mike Long, Interim City Manager reported on the following:
· The Property Auction will be held on September 6, 2006 at the Emerson Park Pavilion.
· The Hydro Grant application has been submitted
· He met with Senator Nozzolio, along with Councilor McNabb to discuss the Owasco Lake quality issues.
· Public Works completed work on the new playground at Pomeroy Park, which was funded with CDBG funds.
· Landfill Bids are in.
Public to be heard –
Earl Starring, 214 Woodlawn Ave. spoke to Council about asbestos.
Mary Lou Picciano, 32 Cayuga St. spoke to Council about her son.
The City Clerk read a First Reading of Ordinance #14 of 2006 authorizing amendment to the Code of the City of Auburn Chapter 125, Building Construction and Fire Prevention.
Council Resolution #199 of 2006 approving the expenditures presented for payment and authorizing the Comptroller to process the payment of same. ~ Vote: Councilor Graney, McNabb, Smith and Mayor Lattimore, aye. Councilor Dempsey absent. CARRIED.
Appointment Resolution #200 of 2006 authorizing appointment of William Graney, 7 Sumner Street, Auburn, New York, to fill a vacancy on the Auburn Industrial Development Authority, and said term to expire on December 31, 2008. Vote: Councilor Graney, abstained, McNabb, Smith and Mayor Lattimore, aye. Councilor Dempsey absent. CARRIED.
Council Resolution #201 of 2006 authorizing the Mayor to apply for and accept a grant from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services in the amount of Twelve Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty ($12,920) Dollars to be utilized for various programs in the City of Auburn Department of Parks and Recreation. Vote: Councilor Graney, McNabb, Smith and Mayor Lattimore, aye. Councilor Dempsey absent. CARRIED.
Award Resolution #202 of 2006 authorizing award of bid to Jacob’s Press of Auburn, New York for letterhead and business cards in the amount of $3,256.40 and MDI of Syracuse, New York for envelopes in the amount of $2,136.96, to be charged to Central Stores Account #A1660.441. Vote: Councilor Graney, McNabb, Smith and Mayor Lattimore, aye. Councilor Dempsey absent. CARRIED.
Appointment Resolution #203 of 2005 authorizing appointment of John Montone, 6 Cady Street, Auburn, New York, as Chairperson of the Auburn Municipal Power Agency Vote: Councilor Graney, McNabb, Smith and Mayor Lattimore, aye. Councilor Dempsey absent. CARRIED.
Council Resolution # 204 of 2006 authorizing the Mayor to apply for and accept a grant from the US Department of Energy in the amount of $891,000. for the Auburn Incinerator Waste Heat Plant Project. Vote: Councilor Graney, McNabb, Smith and Mayor Lattimore, aye. Councilor Dempsey absent. CARRIED.
Council Resolution #205 of 2006 directing the Mayor to enter in to an agreement with Autumn Secor, 38 Garrow St. for repayment of taxes. Vote: Councilor Graney, McNabb, Smith and Mayor Lattimore, aye. Councilor Dempsey absent. CARRIED.
Other Business
Councilor McNabb asked that the plaque on the Lake Ave Bridge be cleaned.
The Clerk read the recap.
Council adjourned the meeting to travel to dedication of the new road intersecting with Grant Ave. to be named John Walsh Blvd.
Meeting adjourned at 3:45PM.
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