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Here is the agenda for Tuesday’s (June 14th, 2022) Cortland Common Council meeting. The meeting will take place at City Hall (25 Cortland Street, Cortland NY 13045) at 6pm. According to the City of Cortland website, the meeting will be live streamed Via Zoom video.
Here is the Zoom Meeting ID: 923 566 4700
Agenda
Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Salute to the Flag
- Moment of silence/reflection
- Proclamations/Presentations
- Privilege of the floor
- Mayor’s report
- Ward Reports
- Finance Report
- Approval of Minutes
Proclamations/Presentations
Proclamation #1 - Congratulating and Recognizing the Cortland High School Varsity Baseball Team on Winning the Section III Class A Championship
- WHEREAS, the City of Cortland is proud to be home to Cortland High School; AND
- WHEREAS, in addition to achieving excellence in education and extracurricular areas, the school and City now celebrate being home to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Section III Class A Champions; AND
- WHEREAS, the team completed the season with an overall record of 20-3 and a league record of 13-1, winning the Salt City Athletic Conference Championship; AND
- WHEREAS, this demanding athletic accomplishment requires the highest levels of athleticism, skill, determination, teamwork and focus on selfless commitment to a common purpose; AND
- WHEREAS, team members Caden Albright, Tyler Blake, Caden Congdon, Austin Cotterill, Rowen Dankert, Alex Dintino, Luciano Devito, Max Gambitta, Tyler Gilbert, Ethan Hay, Scott Hourigan, Ethan Johnson, Kooper Knabe, Andrew Partigianoni, Matteo Rabusin, Luke Rogoff, Evan Shank, Constantine Souzas, Liam Woodard, Chris Yang, and Nick Yonta have represented themselves, their families, their school and their community proudly; AND
- WHEREAS, the team was coached by head coach Ben Albright with assistance from Abe Johnson and Jeff Gambitta; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
- RESOLVED, that the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Cortland hereby commends, congratulates, and gives special recognition to the Cortland High School Varsity Baseball team for its extraordinary achievement of winning the Section III Class A Championship and for its appearance in the state baseball tournament.
Supporting Documents
- Supporting Documents 1
- PBA Contract 2022-2025 Final
- Cortland Projects Budget Summary WIFIA 1 - May 2022
- Grant Update Chart June[1]
- 2020 OO Housing Rehab
- 2021 CDBG Income Propert
- LWRP Report June 22
- 2022 June Update New York Hemp
- 2022 YTD BUDGET 6-10-22
- Funding Update June update
Resolutions
Agenda Item #1 - Sidewalk Program Conflict of Interest Disclosure
- WHEREAS, Resolution No. 54 of 2022 Appropriated funding for the 2022 City Sidewalk Program; AND
- WHEREAS, Thoma Development, administrator of the Sidewalk program has received applications from the following persons with ties to the City:
- Constance Sorrells, employed by the City as a Senior Account Clerk;
- Derek Reynolds and Andrea Piedigrossi, employed by the City as Fire Department Battalion Chief and Youth Bureau Director, respectively;
- Linda Piedigrossi, mother of city employee Andrea Piedigrossi; AND
- WHEREAS, in the interest of transparency, said persons’ participation in the Sidewalk Program should be openly discussed at a Common Council meeting: AND
- WHEREAS, the Corporation Counsel has issued an Opinion of Counsel letter to assure that participation does not violate City or State law; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
- RESOLVED, that it is hereby disclosed to the Common Council and the public that Constance Sorrells, Derek Reynolds, Andrea Piedigrossi and Linda Piedigrossi, having ties to the City of Cortland, have submitted applications for funding through the City’s Sidewalk Program; AND BE IT FURTHER
- RESOLVED, that the Common Council, upon the Opinion of Counsel letter, concur that their participation does not violate City or State law, and that said applications may be accepted pursuant to established policies of the program.
Agenda Item #2 - Authorize Agreement with Syracuse Signal for Traffic Signal Upgrade Project in the Intersection of Elm Street and Pomeroy Street
- WHEREAS, the traffic signal in the intersection of Elm Street and Pomeroy Street has been deemed obsolete; AND
- WHEREAS, the City of Cortland Department of Public Works (DPW) put forth a request for proposal to rectify this situation; AND
- WHEREAS, the upgrade would have a great benefit to the community and its infrastructure; AND
- WHEREAS, Syracuse Signal will furnish all labor (including traffic control), materials, equipment, tools necessary to install two span poles with foundations, new LED light heads that match the existing signal configuration, span wire, microcomputer cabinet, all associated components, wiring, and new LED hand/man pedestrian signals with timers and push buttons that control pedestrians all possible directions, and will remove and dispose of all existing equipment; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
- RESOLVED that the Mayor is hereby authorized to sign an agreement with Syracuse Signal for replacement of a traffic signal in the amount of $96,155.54 for work that will commence within 60 days.
Agenda Item #3 - Authorize Agreement with Adhan Piping for Curb and Sidewalk Ramp Replacement Project
- WHEREAS, the City of Cortland had identified specific city streets scheduled for resurfacing that are in need of new granite curbing and the New York State Department of Transportation requires all sidewalk ramps to be compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) on streets where Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) funding is applied and; AND
- WHEREAS, the City of Cortland Department of Public Works (DPW) put forth a request for proposal to install 5500 linear feet of curbing and 75 curb ramps at various locations; AND
- WHEREAS, the upgrade would have a great benefit to the community and its infrastructure; AND
- WHEREAS, Adhan Piping will furnish all labor (including traffic control), materials, equipment, tools necessary to remove existing curbing, and install approximately 5500 linear feet of curbing and to replace and or rehabilitate approximately 75 curb ramps in accordance with the Americans with the ADA on various streets within the city limits and will include full site restoration for $775,000.00; AND
- WHEREAS, this work will commence in accordance to the scheduled resurfacing work of DPW during the 2022 construction season; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
- RESOLVED, that the Mayor is hereby authorized to sign an agreement with Adhan Piping in the amount of $775,000.00 for removal of existing curbing, installation of new curbing, and replacement or rehabilitation of curb ramps.
Agenda Item #4 - Amend the 2022 Adopted General Fund Budget for Increases in the New York State 2022/2023 Budget for Assistance for City Street repairs.
- WHEREAS, the City has available to it $213,657.68 in allocated 2021/2022 CHIPS funds; AND
- WHEREAS, the City has available to it $107187.47 in allocated 2021/2022 EWR funds; AND
- WHEREAS, the City has available to it $12,134.31 in allocated 2021/2022 PaveNY funds; AND
- WHEREAS, the City has available to it $137,135.69 in allocated 2021/2022 STR funds; AND
- WHEREAS, the City’s allocated 2022/2023 CHIPS funding is $347,898.64; AND
- WHEREAS, the City’s allocated 2022/2023 EWR funding is $64,962.10; AND
- WHEREAS, the City’s allocated 2022/2023 PaveNY funding is $96,874.62; AND
- WHEREAS, the City’s allocated 2022/2023 Touring Route funding is $855,429.85; AND
- WHEREAS, the City’s allocated 2022/2023 POP funding is $64,583.08; AND
- WHEREAS, the City now has available to it for current use $561,556.32 in CHIPS funding; AND
- WHEREAS, the City now has available to it for current use $172,149.57, in EWR funding; AND
- WHEREAS, the City now has available to it for current use $109,008.93, in PaveNY funding; AND
- WHEREAS, the City now has available to it for current use $992,565.54, in Touring Route funding; AND
- WHEREAS, the City now has available to it for current use $64,585.08, in POP funding; NOW,
- THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that upon the recommendations of the Public Works Commission that the City’s 2022 General Fund Adopted Budget be amended to reflect the following uses of available funding:
- Expenditure of $385,444.39 of available CHIPS funding for repair towards repair streets and curbing;
- Expenditure of $176,111.93 of available CHIPS funding for repair towards equipment purchases;
- Expenditure of $172,149.57 of available EWR funding towards repair of streets and curbing; • Expenditure of $109,008.93 of available PaveNY funding towards repair of streets and curbing;
- Expenditure of $992,565.54 of available Touring Route funding towards repair of streets, curbing and traffic signals;
- Expenditure of $64,583.08 of available POP funding for repair towards repair of streets and curbing.
Agenda Item #5 - Authorize Agreement with CCI Companies Inc. for Construction Related to the Downtown Revitalization Initiative
- WHEREAS, the City of Cortland has made a commitment to improving the appearance and infrastructure of the downtown area within the City; AND
- WHEREAS, the City of Cortland put forth a request for proposal to advance these efforts; AND
- WHEREAS, the upgrade would have a great benefit to the community and its infrastructure; AND
- WHEREAS, the CCI Companies, Inc. from Canastota NY shall install new, lighting, traffic signals, curbing, sidewalks, landscaping, asphalt, road striping as well as upgrades to the sanitary, storm and water systems as per the project plans and specifications engineered by Fisher Associates for a cost of $11,844,430.83; AND
- WHEREAS, the funds available and allocated to this project from the Downtown Revitalization Initiative ("DRI") grant fall short of the costs to be incurred under the bid awarded to CCI Companies, Inc., in an amount that exceeds $1,000,000.00; AND
- WHEREAS, the City has identified available funds in its Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act ("WIFIA") loan that are sufficient to bridge the shortfall and has the discretion to allocate said funds to this project; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
- RESOLVED that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute an agreement with CCI Companies, Inc. in the amount of $11,844,430.83 for construction work related to the Downtown Revitalization Initiative project; AND BE IT FURTHER
- RESOLVED that the Mayor is authorized to allocate the necessary funds from the City's WIFIA loan in an amount up to $1,500,000.00 to cover the shortfall in DRI allocated funds for this project, and execute required documentation, if any, to facilitate the same.
Agenda Item #6 - Authorize Execution of Collective Bargaining Agreement on Behalf of the City of Cortland with the Cortland Police Benevolent Association
- WHEREAS, the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Cortland Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (“Cortland PBA”) and the City of Cortland (“City”) expired on December 31, 2020; AND
- WHEREAS, the PBA and the City have engaged in extensive contractual negotiations over a significant period time in an effort to reach a fair and equitable agreement for a contractual period that retroactively commenced on January 1, 2021 to expire on December 31, 2025; AND
- WHEREAS, the parties’ respective bargaining units have come to such an agreement, and their representatives having executed a Memorandum of Agreement memorializing the resolved negotiations; AND
- WHEREAS, the prospective Collective Bargaining Agreement dated January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2025 has been presented to the voting Cortland PBA members to approval ratification; AND
- WHEREAS, the Cortland PBA members having voted to approve the ratification of the Collective Bargaining Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
- RESOLVED, that the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Cortland Police Benevolent Association, Inc. and the City of Cortland is hereby by approved and ratified; AND BE IT FURTHER
- RESOLVED, that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute said Collective Bargaining Agreement on behalf of the City of Cortland with the Cortland Police Benevolent Association, Inc. for dated January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2025.
Agenda Item #7 - Appoint Cortland Youth Bureau Deputy Director
- WHEREAS, the Deputy Director position in the Cortland Youth Bureau is currently vacant; AND
- WHEREAS, the filling the position has been approved by the Youth Bureau Advisory Board and Director; AND
- WHEREAS, the Youth Bureau Advisory Board and Director have recommended the promotion of Heather Johnson to Deputy Director; AND
- WHEREAS, sufficient funds have been appropriated in the Youth Bureau budget for this salary; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
- RESOLVED, that the Common Council does hereby approve the promotion of Heather Johnson as Cortland Youth Bureau Deputy Director effective June 14, 2022 at a salary of $57,000
Discussion Items
- Discussion Item #1 - Director of Administration & Finance
- Discussion Item #2 - Parker School Ad Hoc Planning Committee
- Discussion Item #3 - Trash and Recycling Ad Hoc Advisory Committee
- Discussion Item #4 - Town and Gown Ad Hoc Planning Committee
