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Home My WebLink About12-1101ssCOMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS SPECIAL SESSION NOVEMBER 1, 2012 AT 3:00 P.M. 1. Call for Special Session 2. Capital Budget- Mayors Recommendations 2013 & Improvements 3. Adjourn COW PT PRESENT: Council President Fontana, Demone Smith Majority Leader, and Council members Golombek, LoCurto, Rivera, Russell and Scanlon - 7 Absent, Franczyk, Pridgen -2 NO. 1 CALL FOR SPECIAL SESSION Mr. Gerald A. Chwalinski City Clerk 1308 City Hall Buffalo, New York Dear Mr. Chwalinski: Pursuant to Section 3.9 of the Charter of the City of Buffalo. upon the written request of Five Councilmembers, dated November 1, 2012 presented to you herewith, I hereby call a Special Meeting of the Common Council to be held in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Buffalo, New York, on November 1, 2012 at 3:00 P.M. for the following purpose: To receive and take appropriate action on All Items Relating To 1) Capital Budget- Mayors Recommendations Yours very truly, Richard A. Fontana President of the Council November 1, 2012 Hon. Richard A. Fontana President Common Council 1315 City Hall Buffalo, New York 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 3.9 of the Charter of the City of Buffalo. for the following purpose: To receive and take appropriate action on All Items Relating To 1.) Capital Budget- Mayors Recommendations 2013 & Improvements We request that this Special Meeting be held on November 1, 2012 Michael J. LoCurto Demone A. Smith Richard A. Fontana Christopher P. Scanlon Joseph Golombek Jr. 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: DAVID FRANCZYK MICHAEL LOCURTO DAVID A. RIVERA CHRISTOPHER SCANLON JOSEPH GOLOMBEK DARIUS G. PRIDGEN BONNIE E. RUSSELL DEMONE SMITH hereby states that he /she received twenty -four (24) hours' notice of the time and purpose of the Special Meeting of the Common Council duly called to be held on November 1, 2012 at 3:00 P.M. David A. Franczyk Christopher Scanlon- Office notified Bonnie Russell- office notified David A. Franczyk- office notified Demone Smith Richard A. Fontana Joseph Golombek Jr. STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF ERIE) ss: CITY OF BUFFALO) On this 1 st day of November 2012, 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. Gerald A. Chwalinski Commissioner of Deeds, in and for the City of Buffalo, N.Y. My Commission expires 12/31/12 November 1, 2012 TO EACH MEMBER OF THE COMMON COUNCIL: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that, pursuant to Section 3.9 of the Charter of the City of Buffalo, upon the written request of Five Councilmembers, dated November 1, 2012, RICHARD A. FONTANA, President of the Common Council, has called a Special Meeting of the Common Council, to be held in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Buffalo, New York, on November 1, 2012 at 3:00 P.M. for the following purpose: To receive and take appropriate action on all items relating to 1. Capital Budget- Mayors Recommendations 2013 & Improvements Yours very truly, Gerald A. Chwalinski City Clerk NO. 2 2013 CAPITAL BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS & 2013 -2017 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM RECOMMENDATIONS In accordance with §20 -24 of the City Charter, attached please find my recommended 2013 City of Buffalo Capital Budget and 2013 -2017 Capital Improvements Program. The 2013 Capital Budget consists of $21,071,885 in funding for City of Buffalo projects. In recommending individual expenditures, my administration has thoroughly reviewed the recommendations of the Citizens Planning Council (CPC). My administration is greatly appreciative of the difficult task performed by the CPC in evaluating more than $97 million in request. As evidenced by the attached budget, I have adhered closely to the recommendations of the CPC. My recommended Capital Budget contains a wide variety of capital improvement projects with more than $1,823,900 in funding for City -wide Parks improvements including the Olmsted Parks, LaSalle Park, Roosevelt Park and historic Broderick Park. I have recommended $550,000 in funding for the Buffalo Zoo's new Polar Bear Exhibit and additional funds for streetscape improvements surrounding the Darwin Martin House. The City's $21,071,885 in capital funding is highlighted by: • Citywide infrastructure Reconstruction, including: $6,000,000 Colvin Ave -Spot Sidewalk Replacement - Hertel Ave to Kenmore Ave South District Median and Street Renovations Abbott Rd Streetscape Design Clinton St Streetscape Improvements Phase II- Bailey Ave. to the City line Lovejoy St Streetscape Improvements Phase II Bailey Ave. Streetscape and Improvements - E. Delavan Ave to Berkshire Ave Seabrook St and Belmont St Improvements Durham Ave and Suffolk St • Citywide Demolitions and Building Code Compliance $3,253,000 • Citywide Parks Improvements (including Broderick Park) $1,823,900 • Municipal Building Improvements (including Buffalo Fire $1,600,000 Department, Buffalo Police Department, Major Municipal Buildings and City Services Buildings such as JFK and Pratt Willert Community Centers) • Fire and Snow Fighting Apparatus $1,400,000 • Hatch Restaurant Additions & Alterations $1,361,425 • Ellicott St. Improvements — Buffalo Niagara Medical $ 802,500 Campus • Arts & Cultural Organizations, including: $ 757.560 Monument Restoration ($238,610) Kleinhan's Music Hall ($171,200) Citywide Libraries ($347,750) • Coca -Cola Field (Downtown Ball Park) Improvements $ 750,000 • Citywide Tree Removal & Planting $ 642,000 • Citywide Street Lighting, including: $ 500,000 University Circle Walden Heights MLK Park • Johnnie B. Wiley Improvements $ 250,000 • Allen Street Streetscape $ 250,000 • MLK Casino Exterior Renovation & Design $ 214,000 My administration is available to meet with Your Honorable Body should you wish. Thank you for your consideration. Byron W. Brown Mayor Mayor's 2013 Capital Budget Recommendations available for review in the City Clerk's Office NO. 3 ADJOURNMENT On a motion by Councilmember Smith, Seconded by Mrs. Russell the Council adjourned at GERALD A. CHWALINSKI CITY CLERK