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Home My WebLink About98-0616 SPECIAL COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO (JUNE 16, 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 SPECIAL SESSION CITYHALL-BUFFALO TUESDAY,(JUNE16,1998) COMMONCOUNCIL AT9:50AM CITY OF BUFFALO PRESENT - Council Members Brown, Coppola, Fontana, , Gray, Kavanaugh, LoTempio, Manley, - 7 On this 15th day of June, 1998, before me, the subscribers, personally appeared ABSENT - James W. Pitts President of the Council, and Council Members Franczyk, Helfer, Quintana, Dale Zuchlewski. Beverly Gray, Alfred Coppola, Byron Brown, Williams and Zuchlewski - 6 Michael Kearns (Manley), Robert Quintana, Barbra Kavanaugh, Michelle Mazyck(Helfer), David Franczyk, Kathryn Gould(LoTempio), Richard Fontana, Roscoe NO.1 Henderson(Williams) CALLFORSPECIALSESSION Mr. Charles Michaux, III to me known to be the same persons described in and who City Clerk executed the foregoing instrument, and they duly and severally 1308 City Hall acknowledged to me that they executed the same. Buffalo, New York Gerald A. Chwalinski, Commissioner of Deeds, City of Buffalo, NY Dear Mr. Michaux: RECEIVED AND FILED NO.2 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 HOMERULEMESSAGE-S.6739-C;A.10I22-C: Buffalo, dated June 15, 1998, presented to you herewith, I FINANCINGCOSTSOFREMEDIATIONOFHAZARDOUS hereby call a Special Meeting of the Common Council, to be SUBSTANCEANDHAZARDOUSWASTESITESINTHE held in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Buffalo, New York, on CITYOFBUFFALO June 16, 1998 at 9:50 a.m. for the following purpose: Whereas:There has been introduced in the New York State To receive and take appropriate action on a home rule message Legislature Senate Bill S. 673 9-C and Assembly Bill A. 10 relating to financing costs of remediation of hazardous waste 122-C, "An act to amend the local finance law, in relation to sites in the City of Buffalo; and Permission to Art Voice to hang financing costs of remediation of hazardous substance and banners. hazardous waste sites in the City of Buffalo"; and Yours truly, Whereas: The purpose of this bill is to provide a period of James Pitts probable usefulness of twenty years in the Local Finance Law for financing investigation, remediation and removal costs To Each Member of the Common Council: incurred in relation to sites in the City of Buffalo; and YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that, pursuant to Section 30 of Whereas: The current Local Finance Law does not provide for the Charter of the City of Buffalo, upon the written request of such a period of probable usefulness, thereby preventing the five Council Members, dated June 15, 1998 JAMES W. City of Buffalo from spreading removal and remediation costs PITTS, President of the Common Council, has called a Special over time for various environmental restoration projects; and Meeting of the Common Council, to be held in the Council Whereas: Amending the Local Finance Law to benefit the City Chambers, City Hall, Buffalo, New York, on June 16, 1998 at of Buffalo would enable the City to prepare contaminated 9:50 a.m. for the following purpose: properties for economic development and reentry onto the City To receive and take appropriate action on a home rule message tax rolls; relating to financing costs of remediation of hazardous waste Now Therefore Be It Resolved: sites in the City of Buffalo; and Permission to Art Voice to hang That the City of Buffalo hereby requests the enactment into law banners. of Senate Bill S. 6739-C and Assembly Bill A. 10122-C, "An Yours truly, act to amend the local finance law, in relation to financing costs Charles Michaux, III of remediation of hazardous substance and hazardous waste sites in the City of Buffalo"; and Hon. James W. Pitts Be It Further Resolved: President of the Common Council That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify 1315 City Hall passage of this resolution and to send copies thereof to the Buffalo, New York 14202 Home Rule Counsel of the Senate and the Assembly and to the members of the Western New York delegation of the State WE, the undersigned, members of the Common Council, Legislature. hereby request that you call a Special Meeting of the Common PASSED Council, pursuant to Section 30 of the Charter of the City of AYES- 7 NOES- 0 Buffalo, for the following purpose: To receive and take appropriate action on a home rule message NO.3 relating to financing costs of remediation of hazardous waste BY: MS.KAVANAUGH,MR.QUINTANAANDMS.MILLER sites in the City of Buffalo; and WILLIAMS Permission to Art Voice to hang banners. DISPLAYBANNERSFORARTVOICESTREET WE request that this Special Meeting be held on June 16, FESTIVAL 1998 at 9:50 a.m. Whereas:ARTVOICE will celebrate its 8th anniversary on Sunday, June 28, 1998 with its annual street festival on Dale Zuchlewski, Alfred Coppola, Byron Brown, Robert Chippewa Street between Pearl and Franklin; and Quintana, Barbra Kavanaugh Whereas: To promote this neighborhood festival of art and music, ARTVOICE has requested permission to display two Pursuant to Rule 2 of the Rules of Order of the Common banners, one on Chippewa between Franklin and Delaware and Council of the City of Buffalo, each of the following named one on Elmwood near the intersection with Allen; and members of the Common Council, to wit: Whereas: The organizers would like to display the banners from June 18, 1998 through June 29, 1998; BYRON BROWN, BARBRA KAVANAUGH, ALFRED T. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved: COPPOLA, ROSEMARIE LoTEMPIO, RICHARD FONTANA, That this Common Council grants permission to ARTVOICE to DENNIS T. MANLEY DAVID A. FRANCZYK ROBERT display the two banners requested, pursuant to the conditions QUINTANA, BEVERLY GRAY, BARBARA A. MILLER- established by the Commissioner of Public Works, the WILLIAMS, KEVIN J. HELFER, DALE L. ZUCHLEWSKI Corporation Counsel and the Special Events Advisory Committee. hereby states that he/she waives 24 hours' notice of the time PASSED and purpose of the Special Meeting of the Common Council AYES- 7 NOES- 0 duly called to be held on June 16, 1998 at 9:50 a.m. NO.4 Dale Zuchlewski. Beverly Gray, Alfred Coppola, Byron Brown, ADJOURNMENT Michael Kearns (Manley), Robert Quintana, Barbra Kavanaugh, On a motion by Mrs. LoTempio, Seconded by Ms. Michelle Mazyck(Helfer), David Franczyk, Kathryn Kavanaugh the Council adjourned at 10:15 am Gould(LoTempio), Richard Fontana, Roscoe CHARLES L. MICHAUX, III Henderson(Williams) CITY CLERK STATE OF NEW YORK ) COUNTY OF ERIE ) Ss: