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HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-0324S 1CORPORATION PROCEEDINGS COMMON COUNCIL CITY HALL -- BUFFALO Tuesday, March 24, 1992 1:30 P.M. Present- George K. Arthur, President of the Council and Councilmembers: Bakos, Bell, Collins, Coppola, Fahey, Franczyk, LoTempio, PerIa, Zuchlewski. - 10. Absent- Amos, Higgins, Pitts - 3. No. 1 Call for Special Meeting Pursuant to Section 30 of the Charter of the City of Buffalo, upon the written request of five Council Members of the City of Buffalo, dated March 20, 1992, 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 March 24, 1992 at 1:30 PM. for the following purpose: (1) To discharge the Special Committee on Budget from further consideration of Item No. 110 C.C.P. March 3, 1992 - Home Rule Message relating to the Utility Income Tax, and to receive, consider and take appropriate action on said item. (2) To receive, consider and take appropriate action for authorization to apply to H.U.D. for HOME and HOPE Funding. GEORGE K. ARTHUR President of the Council 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: (1) To discharge the Special Committee on Budget from further consideration of Item No. 110, C.C.P., March 3, 1992 - Home Rule Message relating to the Utility Income Tax, and to receive, consider and take appropriate action on said item. (2) To receive, consider and take appropriate action for authorization to apply to H.U.D. for HOME and HOPE Funding. WE request that this Special Meeting be held on March 24, 1992 at 1:30 PM. Dale Zuchlewski David Collins Alfred T. Coppola Clifford Bell Brian Higgins 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: ARCHIE L. AMOS, JR. DAVID FRANCZYK NORMAN M. BAKOS CARL A. PERLA, JR. CLIFFORD BELL BRIAN HIGGINS DAVID. COLLINS ROSEMARIE LOTEMPIO ALFRED T. COPPOLA JAMES W. PITTS EUGENE FAHEY DALE ZUCHLEWSKI hereby states that he received twenty-four (24) hours notice of the time and purpose of the Special Meeting of the Common Council duly called to be held on March 24, 1992 at 1:30 PM. STATE OF NEW YORK) COUNTY OF ERIE) SS: CITY OF BUFFALO On this 23rd of March, 1992, before me, the subscribers, personally appeared Clifford Bell, Norman Bakos, David A. Collins, Brian Higgins, David Franczyk, Dale Zuchlewski, James W. Pitts, Rosemarie LoTempio, Alfred T. Coppola, Carol A. PerIa, Jr. (office Notified) Eugene M. Fahey (Office Notified) Archie L. Amos, Jr. (Office Notified) 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. Richard Okoniewski Commissioner of Deeds in and for the City of Buffalo My Commissioner Expires 12/31/92. 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 March 19, 1992 the HON. GEORGE K. ARTHUR President of the Council, has called a Special Meeting of the Common Council, to be held in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Buffalo, New York, on March 24, 1992 at 1:30 PM. for the following purpose: (1) To discharge the Special Committee on Budget from further consideration of Item No. 110, C.C.P., March 3, 1992 - Home Rule Message relating to the Utility Income Tax and to receive, consider and take appropriate action on said item. (2) To receive, consider and take appropriate action for authorization to apply to H.U.D. for HOME and HOPE Funding. Yours truly, Charles L. Michaux, III City Clerk RECEIVED AND FILED. No. 2 Request Council Authorization to Apply for Funding As you may know, Congress has approved the Housing Act of 1992 which eliminated several U.S. Department of H.U.D. programs. Among those programs which were discontinued were: the 312 Loan Program and the Rental Rehabilitation program. In seeking to provide new and more flexible Housing Development mechanisms for communities Congress has allocated funding for several new H.U.D. Programs. The most comprehensive of these new programs are HOME and HOPE. The City of Buffalo has been notified that $5.4 million has been reserved for local housing renewal efforts here in our City. In order to reserve available HOME funding the City of Buffalo must submit a funding request by no later than Thursday, March 26, 1992. Staff assigned to the Dept. of Inspections and Community Revitalization are preparing the funding request at this time. No specific projects/programs will be obligated at this stage.. It is to the City's advantage to reserve the funds and to seek approval of as many project/program options as possible. We also intend to take this approach with HOPE funding when it becomes available. Common Council authorization for Mayor Griffin to sign and submit funding request to H.U.D. for the HOME and HOPE Programs is hereby requested. Please be advised that all the funding request described above will be filed with the City Clerk for Common Council informational purpose and review. In terms of specific housing development projects Councilmembers are urged to contact Dir. J. Gary Rogers, Division of Community Revitalization for program information and to discuss project/program options. Mr. Fahey moved: That the communication from the Commissioner of the Department of Inspections and Community Revitalization, dated March 17, 1992, be received and filed, and That the Mayor be, and he hereby is, authorized to execute and submit funding requests to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Home Investment Partnership Act (HOME) program and for the Home ownership and Opportunities For People Everywhere (HOPE) program, and That the City of Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency be, and hereby is, authorized to administer the HOME and HOPE programs for, and on behalf, of the City of Buffalo, and That, the projects to be funded under these programs shall be submitted to the Common Council for approval. Seconded by Mr. Franczyk. PASSED. AYES-10 NOES-0. No. 3 Mr. Pitts took his seat in the Chambers at 1:45 P.M. No. 4 BY MR. FAHEY Discharge Item from Special Committee on Budget Item No. 110, C.C.P. 3/ 3/92 - Home Rule Message relating to the Utility Income Tax Whereas: The above item is presently before the Special Committee on Budget, 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 Special Committee on Budget from further consideration of the above item, and said item is now before the Council. Seconded by Mr. Bakos. CARRIED. AYES- ARTHUR, BAKOS, BELL, COLLINS, FAHEY, FRANCZYK, LOTEMPIO, PERLA, PITTS, ZUCHLEWSKI-10. NOES-COPPOLA-1. Mr. Fahey now moved approval as follows, seconded by Mr. Zuchlewski: HOME RULE MESSAGE ASSEMBLY BILL NO. Al0228 SENATE BILL NO. S7379 UTILITY INCOME TAX (ITEM NO. 110, C.C.P., MAR. 3, 1992) WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Buffalo at a regular meeting held on the 21st day of January, 1992 adopted a resolution which, among other things, contained the following resolve: "That this Common Council memorializes the New York State Legislature to immediately introduce and enact legislation which would grant to the City of Buffalo the power to increase the utility tax by 1% to a maximum of 4% ;;and WHEREAS, there has been introduced in the Assembly a bill numbered A10228 and in the Senate a bill numbered S7379 which would grant to the City of Buffalo the requested power to increase its utility income tax; and WHEREAS, the necessity exists for the enactment of such legislation because the City of Buffalo does not have the power to enact such legislation by local law without such enabling legislation: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Buffalo does hereby request the enactment into law of Assembly Bill No. A10228 and Senate Bill No. S7379 entitled: "AN ACT to amend the General City Law, in relation to the rate of tax on utilities authorization for the City of Buffalo." And the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify the passage of this resolution to the State Legislature and to send copies thereof to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the Assembly. ADOPTED. AYES- ARTHUR, BELL, FAHEY, FRANCZYK, LOTEMPIO, PERLA, ZUCHLEWSKI- 7. NOES- BAKOS, COLLINS, COPPOLA, PITTS- 4. No. 5 Adjournment On motion by Mr. Collins, Seconded by Mr. Bell, the Council adjourned at 1:58 P.M. Charles L. Michaux III City Clerk Meeting reported by Leonard G. Sciolino, Council and Committee Reporter.