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Home My WebLink About98-0319 No.( #) SPECIAL SESSION COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO MARCH 19, 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 DISTRICTCOUNCILMEMBERS 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 REGULARCOMMITTEES 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 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 SPECIALCOMMITTEES 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 COMMONCOUNCIL CITYHALL-BUFFALO TUESDAY,03-19-98 for the City of Buffalo,N.Y. AT10:30A.M. Commission Expires 12/31/98 NO.2 PRESENT - James W. Pitts President of the Council, BY: MR.ZUCHLEWSKI and Council Members Brown, Coppola, Fontana, DISCHARGECOMMITTEEONCOMMUNITY Franczyk, Gray, Helfer, Kavanaugh, LoTempio,Manley, DEVELOPMENT Pitts and Zuchlewski - 11. ASSIGNMENTOFLDA625-637MAIN (COM65,MAR17,1998) ABSENT - Quintana and Williams 2. Whereas: The above item is currently in the Committee on Community Development; and NO.1 Whereas: It is no longer necessary for this item to be CALLFORSPECIALSESSION considered by that committee; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved: Mr. Charles L. Michaux, III That this Common Council does hereby discharge the City Clerk Committee on Community Development from further 1308 City Hall consideration of Item 65, C.C.P. March 17, 1998, and said item Buffalo, New York is now before the Council. Dear Mr. Michaux: Carried Pursuant to Section 30 of the Charter of the City of Buffalo, Mr. Zuchlewski moved to amend the item as follows: upon the written request of five Council Members of the City of Future assignments of the LDA will require Common Council Buffalo, dated March 18, 1998, presented to you herewith, I approval. hereby call a Special Meeting of the Common Council, to be Before the completion of construction, the BEDC or their held in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Buffalo, New York, on agents will advertise a request for proposals for the March 19, 1998 at 10:30 a.m. for the following purpose: management and sale of the Market Arcade apartments To receive and take appropriate action on subject to Common Council approval. 1. 625-637 Main Approval of Assignment LDA Seconded by Mrs. LoTempio. 2. LDA Downtown Ent. Distr. CARRIED Hon. James W. Pitts Mrs. LoTempio now moved approval of Item 65, C.C.P., March President Common Council 17, 1998, - Assignment of LDA 625-637 Main, as amended 1315 City hall Seconded by Mr. Zuchlewski Buffalo, New York PASSED Dear Sir: AYES- BROWN, COPPOLA, FONTANA, FRANCZYK, WE, the undersigned, members of the Common Council, GRAY, KAVANAUGH, LOTEMPIO, MANLEY, PITTS, hereby request that you call a Special Meeting of the Common ZUCHLEWSKI 10 Council, pursuant to Section 30 of the Charter of the City of NOES- HELFER 1 Buffalo, for the following purpose: NO.3 To receive and take appropriate action on BY: MR.ZUCHLEWSKI 1. 625-637 Main - Approval of Assignment LDA DISCHARGECOMMITTEEONCOMMUNITY 2. LDA Downtown Ent. Distr. DEVELOPMENTLDADOWNTOWNENT.DISTR. We request that this Special Meeting be held on March 19, (COM64,MAR3,1998) 1998 at 10:30 a.m. Whereas:The above item is currently in the Committee on Dennis Manley, Dale Zuchlewski, Richard Fontana, Barbara Community Development; and Kavanaugh Whereas:It is no longer necessary for this item to be TOEACHMEMBEROFTHECOMMONCOUNCIL considered by that committee; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that, Pursuant to Section 30 That this Common Council does hereby discharge the of the Charter of the City of Buffalo, upon the written request of Committee on Community Development from further five Council Members of the City of Buffalo, dated March 18, consideration of Item 64, C.C.P. March 3, 1998, and said item 1998, JAMES W. PITTS, President of the Common Council, is now before the Council. has called a Special Meeting of the Common Council, to be Carried held in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Buffalo, New York, on Mr. Zuchlewski moved to amend the item as follows: March 19, 1998 at 10:30 a.m. for the following purpose: If the Root Building requires additional CDBG or HOME To receive and take appropriate action on funds or any additional BNRC, BEDC or BURA program 1. 625-637 Main Approval of Assignment LDA income funding, the use of these funds will require Common 2. LDA Downtown Ent. Distr. Council approval. Pursuant to Rule 2 of the Rules of Order of the Common In addition to the 4% interest on the BURA purchase money Council of the City of Buffalo, each of the following named mortgage the developer will pay to BURA an additional members of the Common Council, to wit: mortgage interest payment each year equal to 10% of the BYRON BROWN, BARBRA KAVANAUGH, ALFRED T. amount of gross revenues realized by the amounts projected in COPPOLA, ROSEMARIE LOTEMPIO, DAVID A. their Proforma. FRANCZYK, DENNIS T. MANLEY, RICHARD FONTANA, Seconded by Mrs. LoTempio. ROBERT QUINTANA, BEVERLY GRAY, BARBARA Carried. A.MILLER-WILLIAMS, KEVIN J. HELFER, DALE L. Mrs. Lotempio now moved approval of Item 64, C.C.P., March ZUCHLEWSKI 3, 1998, - LDA Downtown Ent. Distr., as amended. Seconded hereby states that he/she waives 24 hours notice of the time by Mr. Zuchlewski. and purpose of the Special Meeting of the CommonCouncil PASSED duly called to be held on March 19, 1998 at 10:30 a.m. AYES- 11 NOES- 0 BYRON BROWN BARBRA KAVANAUGH DAVID FRANCZYK ROSEMARIE LOTEMPIO NO.4 RICHARD FONTANA DALE ZUCHLEWSKI ADJOURNMENT DENNIS MANLEY ALFRED COPPOLA At 11:09 A.M., Mrs. LoTempio moved to Adjourn. ROBERT QUINTANA KEVIN HELFER Seconded by Mr Helfer BEVERLY GRAY ROSCOE HENDERSON-ADOPTED Councilmember Williams Office Notified STATE OF NEW YORK ) COUNTY OF ERIE ) Ss: CITY OF BUFFALO On this 18th day of March, 1998, before me, the subscribers, personally appeared Byron Brown, Richard Fontana, Dennis Manley,Beverly Gray, David Franczyk, Kevin Helfer, Barbra Kavanaugh, Rosemarie Lotempio, Alfred Coppola, Dale Zuchlewski, Roscoe Henderson(Councilmember Williams 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. Gerald Chwalinski Commissioner of Deeds, in and