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Home My WebLink About98-0501F No.( #) COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO SPECIAL SESSION (MAY 1, 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 FRIDAY ,(MAY1,1998) COUNTY OF ERIE )Ss: AT2:00P.M. CITY OF BUFFALO ) On this 30th day of April, 1998, before me, the subscribers, PRESENT - James W. Pitts President of the Council, personally appeared to me known to be the same persons and and Council Members Brown, Coppola, Fontana, described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and Gray, Helfer, Kavanaugh, LoTempio,Manley, Pitts, they duly and severally acknowledged to me that they executed Williams and Zuchlewski - 11. the same. NO.2 ABSENT - COUNCILMEMBER FRANCZYK, QUINTANA The Honorable Common Council - 2 1308 City Hall Buffalo, NY 14202 NO.1 Mr. Charles L. Michaux, HI Dear Councilmembers: City Clerk Attached hereto for your consideration is the 1998-99 1308 City Hall Mayor's Recommended Budget. My budget message is Buffalo, New York included in the Budget book. REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Dear Mr. Michaux: NO.3 Pursuant to Section 30 of the Charter of the City of Buffalo, By Mrs. LoTempio upon the written request of five Council Members of the City of DISCHARGECOMMITTEEONBUDGET Buffalo, dated April 30, 1998, presented to you herewith, I WAIVEBIDDINGPROCESSFORK-9DOGS(POL) hereby call a Special Meeting of the Common Council, to be ITEMNO.131,CCP,APRIL28,1998 held in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Buffalo, New York, on Whereas: The above item is currently in the Committee on May 1, 1998 at 2:00 p.m. for the following purpose: Budget, and To receive and take appropriate action on: Whereas: It is no longer necessary for this item to be 1. Mayor's Budget for fiscal year 1998-1999 considered by that committee; 2. Discharge the Committee on Budget and take Now Therefore Be It Resolved: appropriate action on Waive the Bidding Process for K-9 That this Common Council does hereby discharge the Dogs, Item No. 131, C.C.P., April 28, 1998. Committee on Budget from further consideration of Item 131, CCP, 4/28/98 and said item is now before the Council. Hon. James W. Pitts CARRIED President Common Council Mrs. LoTempio moved: 1315 City Hall That the Commissioner of Police be and, he hereby is, Buffalo, New York 14202 authorized to waive the bidding requirement for the remaining four (4) narcotic sniffing dogs, and Dear Sir: That the narcotic dogs shall be decentralized and used within the Council Districts in the Narcotics Section as opposed to WE, the undersigned, members of the Common Council, traffic duty, and hereby request that you call a Special Meeting of the Common That a plan for the reduction of bomb detection dogs in the Council, pursuant to Section 30 of the Charter of the City of department be submitted to this Common Council. Buffalo, for the following purpose: Mrs. LoTempio now moved that the above item be, and To receive and take appropriate action on: hereby is, approved, as amended. 1. Mayor's Budget for fiscal year 1998-1999 Seconded by Mr. Zuchlewski. 2. Discharge the Committee on Budget and take PASSED appropriate action on Waive the Bidding Process for K-9 Dogs, AYES-BROWN, COPPOLA, FONTANA, GRAY, Item No. 131, C.C.P., April 28, 1998. KAVANAUGH, LOTEMPIO, MANLEY, PITTS, WILLIAMS, WE request that this Special Meeting be held on May 1, ZUCHLEWSK-10, 1998 at 2:00 P M. NOES-HELFER- 1 Beverly Gray NO.4 Barbara Miller-Williams By: Mrs. LoTempio Byron Brown COUNCILMEMBERFRANCZYKEXCUSEDFROMTHE Kevin Helfer SPECIALMEETINGHELDONMAY1,1998. Richard Fontana Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved: That Councilmember David A. Franczyk be excused from TOEACHMEMBEROFTHECOMMONCOUNCIL: attendance at the stated Common Council meeting of May 1, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that, pursuant to Section 30 1998. of the Charter of the City of Buffalo, upon the written request of ADOPTED five Council Members, dated April 30, 1998 JAMES W. PITTS, NO.5 President of the Common Council, has called a Special By: Mrs. LoTempio Meeting of the Common Council, to be held in the Council COUNCILMEMBERQUINTANAEXCUSEDFROMTHE Chambers, City Hall, Buffalo, New York, on May 1, 1998 at SPECIALMEETINGHELDONMAY1,1998. 2:00 p.m. for the following purpose: Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved: To receive and take appropriate action on: That Councilmember Robert Quintana be excused from 1. Mayor's Budget for fiscal year 1998-1999 attendance at the stated Common Council meeting of May 1, 2. Discharge the Committee on Budget and take appropriate 1998. action on Waive Bidding Process for K-9 Dogs, Item No. 131, ADOPTED C. C.P., April 28, 1998. NO.6 Pursuant to Rule 2 of the Rules of Order of the Common RECESS Council of the City of Buffalo, each of the following named On motion of Mrs. LoTempio, , the Council recessed until members of the Common Council, to wit: 9:00 a.m., Monday, May 4, 1998, at which time Budget BYRON BROWN BARBRA KAVANAUGH Hearings will begin. ALFRED T. COPPOLA ROSEMARIE LoTEMPIO Seconded by Mrs. Gray. RICHARD FONTANA DENNIS T. MANLEY ADOPTED DAVID A. FRANCZYK ROBERT QUINTANA RECESSEDSESSION BEVERLY GRAY BARBARA A. MILLER-WILLIAMS COMMONCOUNCIL KEVIN J. HELFER DALE L. ZUCHLEWSKI CITYHALL-BUFFALO hereby states that he/she waives 24 hours' notice of the time MONDAY,MAY4,1998 and purpose of the Special Meeting of the Common Council AT9:00A.M. duly called to be held on May 1, 1998 at 2:00 p.m. Present - James W. Pitts, President of the Council, and Beverly Gray Lotempio-Office Notified Councilmembers: Brown, Coppola, Fontana, Franczyk, Gray, Barbara Miller-Williams Dale Zuchlewski Helfer, Kavanaugh, LoTernpio, Manley, Williams, Zuchlewski. - B. Kavanaugh Office Notified Richard Fontana 12 Byron Brown Coppola-Office Notified Absent - Quintana Kevin Helfer Manley-notified NO.7 Franczyk-office notifies Quintana-Hospital RESOLVEINTOTHECOMMITTEEOFTHEWHOLE STATE OF NEW YORK ) Mrs. LoTempio moved that the Common Council now resolve into the Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of RECESSEDSESSION considering the Mayors Budget COMMONCOUNCIL Estimates for the Fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and CITYHALL-BUFFALO ending June 30, 1999. WEDSDAY,MAY6,1998 Seconded by Mr. Helfer AT1:30P.M. Carried. Present - James W. Pitts, President of the Council, and NO.8 Councilmembers: Brown, Coppola, Fontana, Franczyk, MEMBERSTAKETHEIRSEATSINCHAMBERS Kavanaugh, LoTempio, Manley, Zuchlewski. - 9 Council Member Coppola now took his seat in the Council Absent -Gray, Helfer, Quintana, Williams - 4 Chamber at 9:14 a.m. CouncilMember Gray now tool her seat in the Council Chamber NO.16 at 9:37 am RECONVENECOMMITTEEOFTHEWHOLE Council Member Brown now took his seat in the Council At 1:40 pm, the Committee of the Whole reconvened with the Chamber at 9:47 am following members present: NO.9 Councilmembers Brown, Coppola, Fontana, Franczyk, Gray, RECESS Helfer, Kavanaugh, LoTempio, Manley, Pitts, Williams, At 12:47 PM Mrs. LoTempio moved to recess until1:30 P.M. to Zuchlewski - 13 continue the Budget Hearings. Absent - 0 Seconded by Mr. Fontana Seconded by Fontana CARRIED. CARRIES RECESSEDSESSION NO.17 COMMONCOUNCIL MEMBERSTAKETHEIRSEATS CITYHALL-BUFFALO Council Member Gray now her seat in theCouncil Chamber MONDAY,MAY4,1998 at 1:42 pm. AT1:30P.M. Council Member Miller-Williams now took her seat in the Present - James W. Pitts, President of the Council, and Council Chamber at 2:02 pm Councilmembers: Brown, Coppola, Fontana, Franczyk, Gray, NO.18 Helfer, Kavanaugh, LoTempio, Manley, Williams, Zuchlewski. - RECESS 12 At 4:25 pm, Mrs. LoTempio mpved to recess until 7:00pm to Absent - Quintana-1 continue the Budget hearings. NO.10 Seconded by Mr. Fontana At 1:40 P.M., the Committee of the Whole reconvened with the CARRIED following members present: Councilmembers Brown, Coppola, Fontana, Franczyk, Gray, RECESSEDSESSION Helfer, Kavanaugh, LoTempio, Manley, Pitts, Quintana, COMMONCOUNCIL Zuchlewski - 13. CITYHALL-BUFFALO Absent: WEDNESDAY,MAY6,1998 Seconded byMr. Helfer AT7:00P.M. CARRIED. Present - James W. Pitts, President of the Council, and NO.11 Councilmembers: Coppola, Franczyk, Gray, Kavanaugh, There being no further business in connection with the Manley, Zuchlewski. - 7 consideration of the Mayor's Budget Estimates for the fiscal Absent -Brown, Fontana, Helfer, LoTempio, Quintana, Williams year 1998-1999 before the - Committee of the Whole, it was -6 moved by Mrs. LoTempio, seconded by -Mr. Helfer, that the Committee of the whole now resolve into the Common Council. NO.19 CARRIED RECONVENECOMMITTEEOFTHEWHOLE NO.12 At 7:05 pm the Committee of the Whole reconvened with the On a motion by Mrs. Lotempio, Seconded by Ms. Gray following members present: the Common Council adjourned at 4:55 P.M. Councilmembers Coppola, Franczyk, Gray, Kavanaugh, RECESSEDSESSION Manley, Pitts, Zuchlewski - 7 COMMONCOUNCIL Absent: Brown, Fontana, Helfer, LoTempio, Quintana, Williams CITYHALL-BUFFALO -6 WEDSDAY,MAY6,1998 Seconded by Zuchlewski AT9:00A.M. CARRIED. Present - James W. Pitts, President of the Council, and Councilmembers: Brown, Coppola, Fontana, Franczyk, Gray, NO.20 Helfer, Kavanaugh, LoTempio, Manley, Williams, Zuchlewski. - MEMBERSTAKETHEIRSEATS 12 Council Member Fontana now took his seat in the Council Absent -Quintana Chamber at 7:10 pm NO.13 Council Member Helfer now took his seat in the Council RESOLVEINTOTHECOMMITTEEOFTHEWHOLE Chamber at 7:10 pm Mrs. LoTempio moved that the Common Council now resolve Council Member Brown now took his seat in the Council into the Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of Chamber at 7:12 pm considering the Mayors Budget Estimates for the Fiscal year Council Member Williams now took her seat in the Council beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999. Chambers at 7:14 pm Seconded by Mr. Helfer Carried. NO21 NO.14 RESOLVEINTOCOMMONCOUNCIL MEMBERSTAKETHEIRSEATSINCHAMBER There being no further business in connection with the Council Member Gray now took her seat in the consideration of the Mayor's Budget Estimates for the fiscal CouncilChamberat 9:30AM year 1998-1999 before the Committee of the Whole, it was Council Member Fontana now took his seat in the moved by Mr. Helfer seconded by Mr. Brown, that the Council Chamber at 9:33 AM. Committee of the whole now resolve into the Common Council. CouncilMember Kavanaugh now took her seat in the CARRIED. Council Chamber at 10:08 AM NO. 15 NO.22 At 12:20 P.M.Mrs. LoTempio moved to recess until 1:30 P.M to ADJOURNMENT continue the Budget Hearings. On a motion by Mrs. Gray, Seconded by Mr. Helfer the Seconded by Mr. Zuchlewski Common Council adjourned at 10:50 pm CARRIED NO.15 RECESSEDSESSION RECESS COMMONCOUNCIL At 12:20 pm Mrs. LoTempio moved to recess until 1:30 pm CITYHALL-BUFFALO to continue the Budget Hearings. Seconded by Mr. Zuchlewski. THURSDAY,MAY7,1998 CARRIED AT9:00A.M. Present - James W. Pitts, President of the Council, and Councilmembers: Fontana, Franczyk, Helfer, Kavanaugh, RESOLVEINTOCOMMITTEEOFTHEWHOLE LoTempio, Quintana, Williams, - 7 Mrs. LoTempio moved that the Common Council now resolve Absent - Brown, Coppola, Gray, Manley,Quintana, Zuchlewski. into the Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of - 6 considering the Mayor's Budget Estimates for the Fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999. NO.23 Seconded by Mr. Helfer RESOLVEINTOCOMMITTEEOFTHEWHOLE CARRIED Mrs. LoTempio moved that the Common Council now resolve into the Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of NO.31 considering the Mayor's Budget Estimates for the Fiscal year MEMBERSTAKETHEIRSEATS beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999. Council Member Brown now took his seat in the Council Seconded by Mr. Helfer Chamber at 9:10 am CARRIED Council Member Coppola now took his seat in the in the in the Council Chamber at 9:12 am NO.24 MEMBERSTAKETHEIRSEATS NO.32 Council Member Manley now took his seat in the RECESS Council Chamber at 9:06 am At 1:00 P.M.Mr. Manley moved to recess until 1:30 P.M. to Council Member Gray now took her seat in the continue the Budget Hearings. Council Chamber at9:06 am Seconded by Mrs. Grayf Council Member Zuchlewski now took his seat in the CARRIED. Council Chamber at 9:12 am Council Member Coppola now took his seat in the RECESSEDSESSION COUNCILCHAMBERAT9:12AM COMMONCOUNCIL Council Member Brown now took his seat in the CITYHALL-BUFFALO Council Chamber at 9:32 am FRIDAY,MAY8,1998AT1:30PM Present - James W. Pitts, President of the Council, and NO.25 Councilmembers: Brown, Fontana, , Gray, Helfer, Kavanaugh, RECESS LoTempio, Manley, Williams, Zuchlewski. - 10 At 11:10 am Mrs. LoTempio moved to recess until 1:30pm to Absent Coppola, Franczyk, Quintana - 3 continue the Budget Hearings. Seconded by Mr. Brown NO.33 CARRIED. RECONVENECOMMITTEEOFTHEWHOLE At 1:40 pm the Committee of the Whole reconvened with the RECESSEDSESSION following members present: COMMONCOUNCIL Councilmembers Brown, Coppola, Fontana, Gray, Helfer, CITY14ALL-BUFFALO Kavanaugh, LoTempio, Manley, Pitts, Quintana, Williams, THURSDAY,MAY7,1998 Zuchlewski - 13. AT1:30P.M. Absent: Franczyk - 1 Seconded by Mr. Brown Present - James W. Pitts, President of the Council, and CARRIED. Councilmembers: Brown, Coppola, Fontana, Gray, Helfer, Kavanaugh, LoTempio, Manley, NO.34 Williams, Zuchlewski. - 11 MEMBERSTAKETHEIRSEATS Absent -Franczyk, Quintana -2 Council Member Franczyk now took his seat in the Council Chamber at 1:45 pm NO.26 RECONVEYANCECOMMITTEEOFTHEWHOLE NO.35 At 1:36 the Committee of the Whole reconvened with the RESOLVEINTOTHECOMMONCOUNCIL following members present: There being no further business in connection with the Councilmembers Brown, Coppola, Fontana, Gray, Helfer, consideration of the Mayor's Budget Estimates for the fiscal Kavanaugh, LoTempio, Manley, Pitts, Quintana, Williams, year 1998-1999 before-the Committee of the Whole it was Zuchlewski - 13. moved by Mrs. LoTempio, seconded by Mr. Brown, that the Absent: , Franczyk -1 Committee of the whole now resolve into the Common Council Seconded by Mrs. Williams CARRIED. CARRIED. NO.36 NO.27 ADJOURNMENT MEMBERSTAKETHEIRSEATS On a motion by Mr. Brown Seconded by Mrs. Williams Council Member Franczyk now took his seat in the the Common Council adjourned at 1:50 P.M. Council Chamber at 2:16 pm RECESSEDSESSION NO28 COMMONCOUNCIL RESOLVEINTOCOMMONCOUNCIL CITYHALL-BUFFALO There being no further business in connection with the MONDAY,MAY11,1998 consideration of the Mayors Budget Estimates for the fiscal AT9:00A.M. year 1998-1999 before the Committee of the Whole, it was Present - James W. Pitts, President of the Council, and moved by Mrs. LoTempio, seconded by Mr. Fontana, that the Councilmembers: Coppola, Fontana, , LoTempio, Manley, Committee of the whole now resolve into the Common Council. Williams, Zuchlewski. - 7 CARRIED. Absent Brown, Franczyk, Gray, Helfer, Kavanaugh, Quintana - 6 NO.29 ADJOURNMENT NO.37 On a motion by Mrs. LoTempio, Seconded by Mr. Brown the RESOLVEINTOCOMMITTEEOFTHEWHOLE Common Council adjourned at 4:57 P.M. Mrs. LoTempio moved that the Common Council now resolve into the Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of RECESSEDSESSION considering the Mayor's Budget Estimates for the Fiscal year COMMONCOUNCIL beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999. CITYHALL-BUFFALO Seconded by Mr. Helfer FRIDAY,MAY8,1998 CARRIED AT9:00A.M. Present - James W. Pitts, President of the Council, and NO.38 Councilmembers: Fontana, Franczyk, Gray, Helfer, MEMBERSTAKETHEIRSEATS Kavanaugh, LoTempio, Manley, Williams, Zuchlewski. - 10 Council Member Franszyk now took his seat in the Council Absent - Brown, Coppola, Quintana -3 Chamber at 9:06 am Council Member Helfer now took his seat in Council Chamber NO.30 at 9: 13am Council Member Gray now took her seat in Council Chambers at 9:16 am Council Member Brown noww took his seat in the Council Chamber at 9:34 am NO.39 RECESS At 11:35 am Mrs. LoTempio moved to recess until 1:30 pm to continue -the Budget Hearings. Secondedby Mr. Coppola CARRIED. RECESSEDSESSION COMMONCOUNCIL CITYHALL-BUFFALO MONDAY,MAY11,1998 AT1:30P.M. Present - James W. Pitts, President of the Council, and Councilmembers: Coppola, Fontana, Gray, LoTempio, Manley, Williams, Zuchlewski. - 8 Absent - Brown, Franczyk, Helfer, Kavanaugh, Quintana 5 NO.40 RECONVENECOMMITTEEOFTHEWHOLE At 1:35 pm the Committee of the Whole reconvened with the following members present: Councilmembers Coppola, Fontana, Gray, LoTempio, Manley, Pitts, Williams, Zuchlewski -8 Absent: Brown, Franczyk, Helfer, Kavanaugh, Quintana Seconded CARRIED. NO.41 MEMBERSTAKETHEIRSEATS Council Member Helfer now took his seat in the Council Chamber at 1:37 pm Council Member Brown now took his seat in the Council Chamber at 1:39 pm Council Member Franczyk now took his seat in the Council Chamber at 1:39 pm Council Member Quintana now took his seat in the Council Chamber at 1:40 pm NO.42 RESOLVEINTOCOMMONCOUNCIL There being no further business in connection vAth the consideration of the Mayor's Budget Estimates for the fiscal year 1998-1999 before !he Committee of the Whole, it was moved by Mrs. LoTempio, seconded by , that the Committee of the whole now resolve into the Common-Council. CARRIED. NO.43 ADJOURNMENT On a motion by Mrs. LoTempio Seconded by Mr. Brown the Common Council adjourned at 3:40 pm