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COMMON COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
CITY OF BUFFALO
SPECIAL SESSION
DECEMBER 4, 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
COMMONCOUNCIL
CITYHALL-BUFFALO
SPECIALSESSION
NO.2
PRESENT - James W. Pitts President of the Council, ITEMRECALLEDFROMMAYOR
and and Council Members Brown, Coppola, Franczyk, LOCALLAWINTRO.1
Gray, Helfer, Lockwood, LoTempio, Pitts, Quintana, (NO.3,C.C.P.,DECEMBER1,1997)
Williams and Zuchlewski - 11.
Mrs. LoTempio moved that Item No. 3, C.C.P., December 1,
ABSENT - Councilmembers Czajka and Kavanaugh-2 1997 be recalled from the Mayor, seconded by Mr. Brown.
CARRIED
NO.1 Mrs. LoTempio now moved that the above item is properly
DECEMBER 4, 1997 before the Common Council and that the same be, and hereby
TO EACH MEMBER OF THE COMMON COUNCIL: is, received and filed, seconded by Mr. Brown.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that, pursuant to Section 30 of ADOPTED
the Charter of the City of Buffalo, upon the written request of
five Council Members, dated December 4, 1997 JAMES W. By: Mrs. LoTempio
PITTS, President of the Common Council, has called a Special NO.3
Meeting of the Common Council, to be held in the Council CITYOFBUFFALO
Chambers, City Hall, Buffalo, New York, on December 4, 1997 LOCALLAWNO.(1997)
at 10:00 a.m. for the following purpose: INTRODUCTORYNO.12(1997)
To receive and take appropriate action on extending the A LOCAL LAW amending Section five hundred thirty-
deadline for the STAR Program three of Article twenty-eight of the Charter of the City of Buffalo
in relation to the taxable status date.
Yours very truly, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CHARLES L. MICHAUX, III CITY OF BUFFALO AS FOLLOWS:
City Clerk Section 1. That Section five hundred thirty-three of Article
twenty-eight of the Charter of the City of Buffalo, adopted
December 4, 1997 pursuant to law, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Mr. Charles L. Michaux, III Sec. 533. Taxable Status Fixed.
City Clerk The taxable status of all persons and properties in the city shall
1309 City Hall be fixed each year on the first day of December for the
Buffalo, New York following fiscal year. For purposes of the senior citizen tax
exemption and the New York State Tax Relief (STAR) program,
Dear Mr. Michaux: the taxable status date shall be fixed as of the fifteenth day of
Pursuant to Section 30 of the Charter of the City of Buffalo, December for the 1998-1999 fiscal year.
upon the written request of five Council Members of the City of Section 2. This local law shall take effect on December 1,
Buffalo, dated December 4, 1997, presented to you herewith, I 1997.
hereby call a Special Meeting of the Common Council, to be IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, pursuant to Section 20 of the
held in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Buffalo, New York, on Municipal Home Rule Law, that the immediate passage of this
December 4, 1997 at 10:00 a. m. for the following purpose: Local Law is necessary.
To receive and take appropriate action on extending the APPROVED AS TO FORM
deadline for the STAR Program MICHAEL B. RISMAN
ACTING CORPORATION COUNSEL
Yours very truly NOTE:MATTER UNDERLINED IS NEW.
JAMES PITTS, PASSED
President of the Council AYES-11. NOES-0.
December 4, 1997
Hon.James W. Pitts ADJOURNMENT
President Common Council At 10:20 A.M., Mrs. LoTempio moved to Adjourn.
1315 City Hall Seconded by Mr. Quintana
Buffalo, New York 14202 ADOPTED.
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
4, 1997 at 10.00 a.m.
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 LOTEMPI0
DAVID A. FRANCZYK ROBERT QUINTANA
BEVERLY GRAY BARBARA A. MILLER-WILLIAMS
KEVIN J. HELFER DALE L. ZUCHLEWSKI
hereby states that he/she waives 24 hours' notice of the time
and purpose of the Special Meeting of the Common Council
duly called to be held on December 4, 1997 at 10: 00 a.m.
STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF ERIE
CITY OF BUFFALO
On this 4th day of December, 1997, 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.
Commissioner of Deeds, in and for the City of Buffalo, N.Y.
Commission expires 12/31/98