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HomeMy WebLinkAbout97-1201 COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO SPECIAL SESSION DECEMBER 1, 1997 TASKFORCES MAYOR AUDITORIUM AND STADIUM TASK FORCE: James Hon. Anthony M. Masiello W. Pitts, chairman, Kevin J. Helfer, Bonnie K. Lockwood, Rosemarie LoTempio , Corporation Counsel/Designee, COMPTROLLER Commissioner of Public Works/Designee, Commissioner of Joel A. Giambra Community Development/Designee, Commissioner of Administration and Finance/Designee, President of COMMON COUNCIL Development Downtown. PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL James W. Pitts ERIE BASIN MARINA TASK FORCE: James W. Pitts, Chairman, Kevin J. Helfer, Bonnie K. Lockwood, PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE Comptroller/Designee, Commissioner of Public David A. Franczyk Works/Designee, President of Slip Renter’s Assoc/Designee, Buffalo Sabres/Aud Club. MAJORITY LEADER Rosemarie Lo Tempio PARKS CONSERVANCY TASK FORCE: David Franczyk, Chairman, Kevin J. Helfer, Dale L. Zuchlewski, John COUNCILMEMBERS-AT-LARGE Scardino, Robert Kresse, Pamela DiPalma, Mark Mistretta, Beverly Gray Albert Howard, Marge Miller, Patty Farrell, Jack McGowan, Barbara Kavanaugh Thomas J. Barnes, Wes Olmsted, Robert Meldrum, Paula Rosemarie LoTempio Mulligan, Louise Snyder, Rev. Benny Sheppard, Friends of Olmsted desingee, Commissioner of Parks/Designee, DISTRICTCOUNCILMEMBERS Commissioner of Public Works/Desingee, Commissioner of ALFRED T. COPPOLA - DELAWARE Community Development/Designee. BARBARA MILLER-WILLIAMS - ELLICOTT DAVID A. FRANCZYK - FILLMORE GREENWAY TASK FORCE: Bonnie Kane-Lockwood, DAVID J. CZAJKA - LOVEJOY Chairman, James August, Frederick Holman, Barry Boyer, BYRON BROWN - MASTEN Allan Jamieson, Lucy Cook, Jesse Kregal, Mark Mistretta, ROBERT QUINTANA - NIAGARA Thomas Pallas, Philip Snyder, Lorraine Pierro, Cynthia DALE ZUCHLEWSKI - NORTH Schwartz, Ann Poole, Suzanne toomey-Spinks, Dr. Rae BONNIE KANE LOCKWOOD - SOUTH Rosen, MargaretWooster, Jerry Malloy, David P. Comerford, KEVIN J. HELFER - UNIVERSITY Tammy Barnes, Terry Wherry CARBON MONOXIDE TASK FORCE: David Czajka, REGULARCOMMITTEES Chairman, Fred Larson, Matthew Baudo, Paul Mielcarek, David Pierowicz, Phil Haberstro, Mike Rabb, Donna DeCarolisle, jay CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEE: David J. Czajka, Burney, Mark Kubiniec, Yerby Dixon Chairman, Alfred T. Coppola, Kevin J. Helfer, David Franczyk, Bonnie Kane-Lockwood, Members CLAIMS COMMITTEE: Bonnie K. Lockwood, Chairman, Kevin J. Helfer, Alfred T. Coppola, David Franczyk, Barbara Miller-williams, Members COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE: Dale L. ZUCHLEWSKI Chairman, Barbara Miller-Williams, Byron Brown, Kevin J. Helfer, Robert Quintana, Rosemarie LoTempio Members. FINANCE COMMITTEE: David Franczyk, Chairman, Byron Brown, Beverly Gray, Kevin J. Helfer, Bonnie Lockwood, Dale Zuchlewski Members. LEGISLATION COMMITTEE: Alfred T. Coppola, Chairman, David J. Czajka, Kevin J. Helfer, Rosemarie LoTempio , Robert Quintana, Barbara Kavanaugh Members RULES COMMITTEE: James W. Pitts, Chairman Kevin J. Helfer, Rosemarie LoTempio , Members EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Barbara A. Kavanaugh Chairman, Dale Zuchlewski, Kevin J. Helfer, Beverly Gray, Bonnie K. Lockwood, Barbara Miller-Williams Members SPECIALCOMMITTEES TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE: James W. Pitts, Chairman, Beverly Gray, Robert Quintana, Alfred T. Coppola, Kevin J. Helfer BUDGET COMMITTEE: Rosemarie LoTempio , Chairman, Alfred T. Coppola, David Franczyk, Kevin J. Helfer, Byron Brown ERIE BASIN MARINA LEASE COMMITTEE: James W. Pitts, Chairman, Kevin J. Helfer, Bonnie K. Lockwood, Carl a. Perla, Jr. POLICE REORGANIZATION COMMITTEE: David J. Czajka Chairman, Kevin J. Helfer, Rosemarie LoTempio CORPORATION PROCEEDINGS SPECIALSESSION COMMONCOUNCIL TUESDAY,DECEMBER1,1997 CITYHALL-BUFFALO AT3:00P.M. Kevin J. Helfer, Barbra Kavanaugh, Bonnie Kane Lockwood, PRESENT:Council Members Brown, Coppola, Franczyk, Gray, Rosemarie LoTempio, Robert Quintana, Barbara A. Miller- Kavanaugh, Lockwood, LoTempio, Quintana, Williams and -9 Williams, and Dale L. Zuchlewski to me known to be the same ABSENT Council President Pitts and Councilmembers Czajka, persons described in and who executed the foregoing Helfer, Pitts and Zuchlewski-4. instrument, and they duly and severally acknowledged to me that they executed the same. NO.1 Gerald A. Chwalinski December 1, 1997 Commissioner of Deeds, in and for the City of Buffalo, N.Y. Mr. Charles L. Michaux, III Commission expires 12/31/98 City Clerk 1308 City Hall NO.3 Buffalo, New York By: Mrs. LoTempio, Mrs. Gray, Ms. Kavanaugh, Mrs. Dear Mr. Michaux: Lockwood, Mrs. Williams and lMessrs.. Brown, Coppola, Pursuant to Section 30 of the Franczyk Quintana, Charter of the City of Buffalo, upon the written request of five CITYOFBUFFALO Council Members of the City of Buffalo, dated December 1, LOCALLAWNO.(1997) 1997, presented to you herewith, I hereby call a Special INTRODUCTORYNO.11(1997) Meeting of the Common Council, to be held in the Council A LOCAL LAW amending Section five hundred Chambers, City Hall, Buffalo, New York, on December 1, 1997 thirty-three or Article twenty- at 3:00 p.m. for the following purpose: eight of the Charter of the City To receive and take appropriate action on extending of Buffalo in relation to the the deadline for the STAR Program taxable status date. Yours very truly, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL JAMES W. PITTS OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO AS FOLLOWS-. President of the Council Section 1. That Section rive hundred thirty-three of Article twenty-eight of the Charter of the City of Buffalo, adopted pursuant to law, is hereby amended to read as follows: NO.2 Sec. 533. Taxable Status Fixed. The taxable status of all persons and properties in December 1, 1997 the city shall be fixed each year on the first day of December for the following fiscal year. For purposes of the senior citizen TO EACH MEMBER OF THE COMMON COUNCIL: tax exemption and the New York State Tax Relief (STAR) proRram, the taxable status date shall be fixed as of the fifteenth dqy of December for the 1997-1998 fiscal year. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that, Section 2. This local law shall take effect pursuant to Section 30 of the Charter of the City of Buffalo, immediately. upon the written request of five Council Members, dated IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, Pursuant to Section December 1, 1997 JAMES W. PITTS, President of the 20 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, that the immediate Common Council, has called a Special Meeting of the Common passage of this Local Law is necessary. Council, to be held in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Buffalo, ANTHONY M. MASIELLO New York, on December 1, 1997 at 3:00 p.m. for the following MAYOR purpose: APPROVED AS TO FORM To receive and take appropriate action on Michael B. Risman extending the deadline for the STAR Program Corporation Counsel Yours very truly, NOTE: Matter underlined is new. C. L. MICHAUX, III PASSED. City Clerk AYES -9. NOES-0. NO.4 December 1, 1997 ADJOURNMENT Hon. James W. Pitts At 3:12 P.M., Mrs. LoTempio moved to Adjoum. President Common Council Seconded by Mrs. Gray. 1315 City Hall ADOPTED. 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 receive and take appropriate action on extending the deadline for the STAR Program WE request that this Special Meeting be held on December 1, 1997 at 3:00 P.M Bonnie Kane Lockwood Barbra Kavanaugh Kevin Helfer Rosemarie LoTempio Barbara Miller-Williams 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, BONNIE KANE LOCKWOOD, DAVID J. CZAJKA, ROSEMARIE LoTEMPIO, DAVID A. FRANCZYK, ROBERT QUINTANA, BEVERLY GRAY, BARBARA A. MILLER-WILLIAMS, KEVIN J. HELFER, DALE L. ZUCHLEWSKI hereby agrees that twenty-four (24) hours' notice be waived of the time and purpose of the Special Meeting of the Common Council duly called to be held on December 1, 1997 at 3:00 p.m. STATE OF NEW YORK ) COUNTY OF ERIE Ss: CITY OF BUFFALO On this I st day of December, 1997, before me, the subscribers, personally appeared Byron Brown, Alfred T. Coppola, David J. Czajka, David A. Franczyk, Beverly Gray,