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Home My WebLink About98-0630S 98-0630S.txt No.( #) COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO SPECIAL SESSION JUNE 30, 1998 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 Barbara Kavanaugh Rosemarie LoTempio 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, Barbra Kavanaugh, 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 98-0630S.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, Barbra Kavanaugh, 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 TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1998 AT 9:50 P.M. PRESENT - James W. Pitts President of the Council, and Council Members Brown, Coppola, Fontana, Gray, Helfer, LoTempio,Manley, Pitts, Williams and Zuchlewski - 10 ABSENT - Councilmembers Franczyk, Kavanaugh, Quintana-3 FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL Mr. Charles L. Michaux, III City Clerk 1308 City Hall Buffalo, New York Dear Mr. Michaux: Pursuant to Section 30 of the Charter of the City of Buffalo, Page 2 98-0630S.txt upon the written request of five Council Members of the City of Buffalo, dated June 25, 1998, presented to you herewith, I hereby call a Special Meeting of the Common Council, to be held in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Buffalo, New York, on June 30, 1998 at 9:50 a.m. for the following purpose: To discharge the Committee of the Whole, receive and take appropriate action on the Garbage User Fee Ordinance. Very Truly Yours, James W. Pitts President of the Council TO EACH MEMBER OF THE COMMON COUNCIL: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that, pursuant to Section 30 of the Charter of the City of Buffalo, upon the written request of five Council Members, dated June 25, 1998 JAMES W. PITTS, President of the Common Council, has called a Special Meeting of the Common Council, to be held in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Buffalo, New York, on June 30, 1998 at 9:50 a.m. for the following purpose: To discharge the Committee of the Whole, receive and take appropriate action on the Garbage User Fee Ordinance. Very Truly Yours, CHARLES L. MICHAUX III City Clerk Hon. James W. Pitts President Common Council 1315 City Hall Buffalo, New York 14202 Dear Sir: WE, the undersigned, members of the Common Council, hereby request that you call a Special Meeting of the Common Council, pursuant to Section 30 of the Charter of the City of Buffalo, for the following purpose: To discharge the Committee of the Whole, receive and take appropriate action on the Garbage User Fee Ordinance. We request that this Special Meeting be held on June 30, 1998 at 9:50 a.m. Dale Zuchlewski Byron Brown Richard Fontana Barbara Miller-Williams Alfred Coppola Pursuant to Rule 2 of the Rules of Order of the Common Council of the City of Buffalo, each of the following named members of the Common Council, to wit: BYRON BROWN BARBRA KAVANAUGH ALFRED T. COPPOLA ROSEMARIE LoTEMPIO RICHARD FONTANA DENNIS T. MANLEY DAVID A. FRANCZYK ROBERT QUINTANA BEVERLY GRAY BARBARA A. MILLER-WILLIAMS KEVIN J. HELFER DALE L. ZUCHLEWSKI hereby states that he/she received 24 hours' notice of the time and purpose of the Special Meeting of the Common Council duly called to be held on June 30, 1998 at 9:50 a.m. Dale ZuchlewskiK.Gould for Lotempio Byron BrownAnna Gustina for Helfer Richard FontanaJacqueline White for Gray Barbara Miller-WilliamsDennis Manley Page 3 98-0630S.txt Alfred CoppolaRobert Quintana Barbra KavanaughJames Chlebowy for Franczyk STATE OF NEW YORK ) COUNTY OF ERIE )ss: CITY OF BUFFALO ) On this day of June, 1998, before me, the subscribers, personally appeared to me known to be the same persons described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and they duly and severally acknowledged to me that they executed the same. Gerald A. Chwalinski Commissioner Deeds, in and for the City of Buffalo, New York Commission expires: 12/31/98 NO. 2 DISCHARGE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ORD. AMEND. CH. 175 - SEC. 216 - USER FEE (ITEM 179, MAY 12, MS) Whereas: The above item is currently in the Committee of the Whole- and Whereas: It is no longer necessary for this item to be considered by that committee; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved: That this Common Council does hereby discharge the Committee Of the Whole from further consideration of this item, and said item is now before the Council. Carried Mrs. LoTempio now moved to receive and file Ord. Amend. Ch. 175 - Sec. 216 User Fee (item 179, CCP 5/12/98). Seconded by Zuchlewski ADOPTED NO. 3 By:Mrs. LoTempio ORDINANCE AMENDMENT CHAPTER 175 - FEES The Common Council of the City of Buffalo does hereby ordain as follows: That Chapter 216 of Chapter 175, Fees, of the Code of the City of Buffalo be amended to read as follows: 216-55, residential user fees Annual Fee RV Vacant lots [$135.24] $95.05 RI Single [$141.301 $119.12 R2 Double [$169.18] $154.32 R3 Triple [$170.94] $156.90 R8 2 houses on 1 lot [$172.06] $158.46 Late charge, per quarter $5.00 216-56, commercial user fees. The minimum rate the Commissioner may charge covering the cost of collection shall be fixed cost plus variable rate per 100 square [foot] feet. Annual Fee Fixed cost [$103.44] $70.98 User category (variable per 100 sq. ft.) Cl/E I low user (0 to 40 lbs. per 100 sq. ft.) [$0.39] $.80 C2 II medium-low user (40 to 80 lbs. per 100 sq. ft.) [$1.19] $2.40 C3 III medium user (80 to 120 lbs. per 1 00 sq. ft.) [$1.97] $4.01 C4 IV medium-high user (120 to 160 lbs. per 100 sq. ft.) [$2.78] $5.61 C5 V high user (over 160 lbs. per 100 sq. Ft.) [$3.54] $7.21 No fixed cost Page 4 98-0630S.txt V2 Parking Lot $2.40 It is hereby certified, pursuant to Section 34 of the Charter, that the immediate passage of the foregoing ordinance is necessary. APPROVED AS TO FORM Michael Risman Corporation Counsel NOTE:Matter in brackets to be deleted; matter underlined is new. PASSED AYES-10, NOES-0 NO. 4 ADJOURNMENT At 10:01 A.M., Mrs. LoTempio moved to Adjourn Seconded by Mr Coppola ADOPTED Page 5