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Home My WebLink About99-1208ss 99-1208ss.txt No. CORPORATION PROCEEDING COMMON COUNCIL BUFFALO SPECIAL PUBLIC HEARING AT TRIANGLE ACADEMY DECEMBER 8, 1999 AT 7:00 PM MAYOR Hon. Anthony M. Masiello COMPTROLLER Joel A. Giambra COMMON COUNCIL PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL James W. Pitts PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE David A. Franczyk MAJORITY LEADER Rosemarie Lo Tempio COUNCILMEMBERS-AT-LARGE Beverly Gray Rosemarie LoTempio Charley H. Fisher DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBERS ALFRED T. COPPOLA - DELAWARE BARBARA MILLER-WILLIAMS - ELLICOTT DAVID A. FRANCZYK - FILLMORE RICHARD A. FONTANA - LOVEJOY BYRON BROWN - MASTEN ROBERT QUINTANA - NIAGARA DALE ZUCHLEWSKI - NORTH DENNIS T. MANLEY - SOUTH KEVIN J. HELFER - UNIVERSITY REGULAR COMMITTEES CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEE: Beverly Gray, Chairman, Alfred T. Coppola, Kevin J. Helfer, Dennis T. Manley CLAIMS COMMITTEE: Robert Quintana, Chairman, Alfred T. Coppola, David Franczyk, Kevin J. Helfer, Barbara Miller-Williams, Members COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE: Dale L. Zuchlewski Chairman, Byron Brown, Richard A. Fontana, Kevin J. Helfer, Rosemarie LoTempio, Barbara Miller- Williams Members Page 1 99-1208ss.txt FINANCE COMMITTEE: David Franczyk, Chairman, Byron Brown, Beverly Gray, Kevin J. Helfer, Dennis T. Manley, Dale Zuchlewski Members. LEGISLATION COMMITTEE: Alfred T. Coppola, Chairman, Richard A. Fontana, Kevin J. Helfer, Rosemarie LoTempio, Robert Quintana, Members RULES COMMITTEE: James W. Pitts, Chairman Kevin J. Helfer, Rosemarie LoTempio , Members EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Barbra A. Kavanaugh Chairman, Beverly Gray, Kevin J. Helfer, Barbara Miller-Williams, Dale Zuchlewski Members SPECIAL COMMITTEES TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE: James W. Pitts, Chairman, Alfred T. Coppola, Richard A. Fontana, Beverly Gray, Kevin J. Helfer BUDGET COMMITTEE: Rosemarie LoTempio , Chairman, Byron Brown , Alfred T. Coppola, David Franczyk, Kevin J. Helfer, ERIE BASIN MARINA LEASE COMMITTEE: James W. Pitts, Chairman, Alfred T. Coppola, Richard A. Fontana, Kevin J. Helfer, Rosmarie LoTempio, Robert Quintana POLICE REORGANIZATION COMMITTEE: Robert Quintana, Chairman, Beverly Gray, Kevin J. Helfer, Rosemarie LoTempio, Dennis T. Manley CORPORATION PROCEEDINGS COMMON COUNCIL CITY HALL - BUFFALO PRESENT – James W. Pitts, President of the Council , and Council Members Fisher, Fontana, Lotempio, Manley and Williams Absent-Brown, Coppola, Franczyk, Gray, Helfer, Quitana, and Zuchlewski-7 NO. 2 RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Mrs. LoTempio moved that the Common Council now resolve into the Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of conducting the Public Hearing on Communication #168 of November 30, 1999 regarding Justice for Abby St./Hickory Woods Page 2 99-1208ss.txt Residents. Seconded by Mr. Manley Carried. NO. 3 Council Member Fontana now took his/her seat at 7:20 PM. NO. 4 By: Messrs. Pitts and Manley, Mrs. LoTempio and Ms. Gray JUSTICE FOR ABBY STREET/HICKORY WOODS RESIDENTS Whereas: Since the 1980's, the City has been putting up homes in the Hickory Woods neighborhood, many, if not all of which are located on former Republic Steel/LTV property; and Whereas: It has turned out that at least some of the soils in this neighborhood are contaminated with high levels of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH's), compounds that are believed to be carcinogenic; and Whereas: Residents of this neighborhood have been warned by the Department of Health not to dig gardens and some are very concerned about possible health effects from the PAH contamination; and Whereas: Housing values in this neighborhood are low to non-existent as a result of the contamination problems, and many residents are anxious to leave this area; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved That: This Common Council recognizes that some residents of the Abby Street/Hickory Woods neighborhood have suffered significant financial losses as a result of purchasing homes in this City-sponsored development; and Be It Further Resolved That: This Common Council also recognizes that the health concerns of the residents of this area are legitimate and need to be fully addressed in a way that satisfies the residents; and Be It Further Resolved That: This Common Council requests Mayor Masiello to propose a plan to provide justice for the residents of the Abby Street/Hickory Woods neighborhood that addresses the following issues: *relocating the residents who would like to leave *remediating the contamination in a comprehensive fashion *developing a formula for making up the financial losses of the residents with resources provided by LTV, Inc., and various levels of government including the City of Buffalo, Erie County, New York State (perhaps through the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act) and the Federal Government providing adequate avenues for full public Page 3 99-1208ss.txt input on this issue; and Be It Further Resolved That: This Common Council requests the New York State Department of Health to work closely with the residents of this neighborhood to develop a plan to address their health concerns in a comprehensive way. ADOPT FIRST THREE RESOLVES AND THE REMAINDER FOR A PUBLIC HEARING IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE NO. 5 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE RESOLVED INTO THE COMMON COUNCIL There being no further business before the Committee of the Whole, it was moved by Mrs. LoTempio, seconded by Mr. Fisher that the Committee of the Whole now resolved into the Common Council. CARRIED. No. 6 ADJOURNMENT On a motion by Mrs. Lotempio, Seconded by Mr. Fisher. the Common Council adjourned at 10:15 P.M. Page 4