1. Active Calendar 1.I. Active Calendar April 3 2023 Documents: ACTIVE CALENDAR APRIL 3 2023.PDF 2. Supporting Legislation 2.I. April 3, 2023 Documents: APRIL 3, 2023.PDF 2.II. ORDINANCE 10.31.23 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CERTAIN PURCHASES BY THE CITY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK AT A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST OF $980,000.00 Documents: ORDINANCE 10.31.23 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CERTAIN PURCHASES BY THE CITY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK AT A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST OF 980,000.00.PDF 2.III. ORDINANCE 14.32.23 (ZAMER)AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF 1 ASPEN CIRCLE (TAX MAP NUMBER 64.62-2-4) TO AHMED AMER Documents: ORDINANCE 14.32.23 (ZAMER)AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF 1 ASPEN CIRCLE (TAX MAP NUMBER 64.62-2-4) TO AHMED AMER .PDF 2.IV. Ordinance 3.21.23 (Kimbrough) AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CLOSING OF DEWITT STREET Documents: ORDINANCE 3.21.23 (KIMBROUGH) AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CLOSING OF DEWITT STREET IN THE CITY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK.PDF 2.V. Ordinance 4.21.23 (Kimbrough) AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF DEWITT STREET IN THE CITY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK, TO WHITNEY M. YOUNG, JR. HEALTH Documents: ORDINANCE 4.21.23 (KIMBROUGH) AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF DEWITT STREET IN THE CITY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK, TO WHITNEY M. YOUNG, JR. HEALTH.PDF 2.VI. Ordinance 7.22.23 (Love) AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF 254 LIVINGSTON AVENUE TO BRENDA ROBINSON Documents: ORDINANCE 7.22.23 (LOVE) AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF 254 LIVINGSTON AVENUE TO BRENDA ROBINSON.PDF 2.VII. Ordinance 8.22.23 (MC) (Balarin) - Affordable Housing Requirement Documents: ORDINANCE 8.22.23 (MC) (BALARIN) - AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENT.PDF 2.VIII. Resolution 12.22.23R (Finance) APPROVING THE REPLACEMENT OF A LABORER III POSITION WITH A SEWER CAMERA TRUCK OPERATOR POSITION Documents: RESOLUTION 12.22.23R (FINANCE) APPROVING THE REPLACEMENT OF A LABORER III POSITION WITH A SEWER CAMERA TRUCK OPERATOR POSITION.PDF 2.IX. Resolution 22.32.23R (Updated 3.16.23) - Salary Changes, Treasurer's Office Documents: RESOLUTION 22.32.23R (UPDATED 3.16.23) - SALARY CHANGES, TREASURERS OFFICE.PDF 3. Minutes 4. Majority Consent (MC) 5. Supporting Document 6. Written Comment 7. Amended Legislation 8. Meeting Agenda 8.I. 23 Agenda 0403 Documents: 23 AGENDA 0403.PDF Page 1 of 2 Albany Common Council Active Calendar Meeting of Monday, April 3, 2023 (NOTE: The Active Calendar is meant to indicate items which are anticipated to come up for action at the indicated Common Council meeting. Items on a committee agenda prior to the indicated Council meeting are included subject to committee action and recommendation. New items on the agenda for introduction, but which will not be acted upon on the evening of introduction is not included on the Active Calendar. This Calendar does not preclude the addition of items for action by Majority Consent of the Council. Items added by Majority Consent are those which were not available for the agenda within the required deadline but which cannot wait for the subsequent Council meeting for introduction and/or action.) Section Number Agenda Sponsor Subject Number Ordinances Held (b) 3.21.23 4 Kimbrough AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CLOSINGOF DEWITT STREET IN THE CITY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK Ordinances Held (b) 4.21.23 5 Kimbrough AN ORDINANCE OFTHE COMMON COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE SALE OFDEWITT STREET IN THE CITY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK, TO WHITNEY M. YOUNG, JR. HEALTH Ordinances Held (b) 7.22.23 7 Love AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZINGTHE SALE OF 254 LIVINGSTON AVENUE(TAX MAP NUMBER 65.65-5-17) TO BRENDA ROBINSON Ordinances Held (a) 8.22.23(MC) 8 Balarin AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 375 (UNIFIED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY IN RELATION TO INCREASING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENT IN NEW DEVELOPMENTS Ordinances Held (b) 9.31.23 9 Robinson AN ORDINANCEAUTHORIZING THE SALE OF 284 LIVINGSTON AVENUE(TAX MAP NUMBER 65.65-5-2) TO BRANDI POCZIK Ordinances Held (b) 10.31.23 10 Frederick AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CERTAIN PURCHASES BY THE CITY OFALBANY, NEWYORK AT A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST OF $980,000.00 AND AUTHORIZING Page 2 of 2 THELEASEFINANCING OR THE ISSUANCE OF $980,000.00 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID CITY TO PAYTHECOST THEREOF (PLANNING – SOUTH END CONNECTOR PHASE) Ordinances Held (b) 14.32.23 14 Zamer AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF 1 ASPEN CIRCLE (TAX MAPNUMBER 64.62-2-4) TO AHMED AMER Resolutions Held (b) 12.22.23R 3 Frederick A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL APPROVING THE REPLACEMENT OF A LABORER III POSITION WITH A SEWER CAMERA TRUCK OPERATOR POSITION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND WATER SUPPLY, WHICH WILL AFFECT A SALARY TOTAL Resolutions Held (b) 22.32.23R 7 Frederick A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL APPROVING A CHANGE IN STATUS FOR THE DIRECTOR OF PARKING VIOLATIONS FROM A PART- TIME TO A FULL TIME POSITION AND THE FUNDING OF THE ACCOUNTANT II POSITION WITHIN THE TREASURER’S OFFICE, WHICH WILL AFFECT SALARY TOTALS Resolutions Introduced (a) 30.41.23R Flynn A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF STEPHEN SMITH Resolutions Introduced (a) 31.41.23R Keegan A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL COMMEMORATING APRIL OF 2023 AS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH (a) Pending Discussions at Caucus on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 @ 5:30pm IN PERSON in the Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, City Hall (b) Pending discussion at Finance, Assessment and Taxation Committee Meeting, March 30, 2023 @ 5:30pm IN PERSON in the Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, City Hall (3/24/2023) COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALBANY SUPPORT LEGISLATION APRIL 3, 2023 LOCAL LAWS C of 2023 A LOCAL LAW MAKING THE CURBSIDE WASTE COLLECTION FEE, CODIFIED AT SECTION 313(B) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY, PERMANENT ORDINANCES 15.41.23 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE V (COMPLETE STREETS) OF CHAPTER 323 (STREETS AND SIDEWALKS) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY IN RELATION TO PEDESTRIAN SIGNALIZATION AND PEDESTRIAN INTERVALS RESOLUTIONS 28.41.23R A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL HONORING REVEREND DOCTOR DAMONE PAUL JOHNSON AND RENAMING A PORTION OF SECOND STREET IN HIS HONOR 29.41.23R A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL REAPPOINTING JAMES SANO AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW 30.41.23R A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF STEPHEN SMITH 31.41.23R A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL COMMEMORATING APRIL OF 2023 AS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH Council Member Frederick, on behalf of the Committee on Finance, Assessment, and Taxation, introduced the following: LOCAL LAW C OF 2023 A LOCAL LAW MAKING THE CURBSIDE WASTE COLLECTION FEE, CODIFIED AT SECTION 313-3(B) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY, PERMANENT Be it enacted, by the Common Council of the City of Albany, as follows: Section 1. Section 5 of Local Law 1-2016, as amended by Local Law 5-2019 and Local Law 11-2021, amending Chapter 313 (Solid Waste) of the Code of the City in relation to establishing a curbside waste collection fee, is amended to read as follows: Section 5. This local law shall take effect upon final passage, public hearing and filing with the Secretary of State; provided, however, that it shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after January 1, 2016 and that the amendments made to Chapter 313 of the Code of the City of Albany by Section 2 of this local law shall be deemed repealed and of no further force and effect for the period after December 31, 2022. Section 2. This local law shall take effect upon final passage, public hearing, and filing with the Secretary of State and it shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after January 1, 2023. APPROVED AS TO FORM THIS 24TH DAY OF MARCH, 2023 ______________________________ Corporation Counsel Material to be deleted in strikethrough. New material is underlined. To: Danielle Gillespie, City Clerk From: Brett Williams, Esq., Sr. Assistant Corporation Counsel Re: Common Council Legislation Supporting Memorandum Date: March 24, 2023 Sponsor: Council Member Frederick, o/b/o Finance Committee Local Law C of 2023 TITLE A LOCAL LAW MAKING THE CURBSIDE WASTE COLLECTION FEE, CODIFIED AT SECTION 313-3(B) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY, PERMANENT GENERAL PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION This local law makes permanent, with retroactive effect, the waste collection fee, first enacted in 2016 and currently set at $90 per dwelling unit, and which technically expired on December 31, 2022. NECESSITY FOR LEGISLATION AND ANY CHANGE TO EXISTING LAW When the curbside waste collection fee was introduced by Local Law 5-2016, that local law stated that “the amendments made to Chapter 313 of the Code of the City of Albany by section 2 of this local law shall be deemed repealed and of no further force and effect for the period after December 31, 2019.” Prior to that 2019 expiration date, the Council acted, through Local Law 5-2019, to amend Local Law 5-2016 by changing the relevant language to the following: “[T]he amendments made to Chapter 313 of the Code of the City of Albany by Section 2 of this local law shall be deemed repealed and of no further force and effect for the period after December 31, 2022.” (emphasis added). Local Law 11-2021 further amended the curbside waste collection fee program by including waste collection fee bills on property tax bills and changing the structure of late payment penalties, but did not extend the repeal date established in Local Law 5-2019. Indeed, Local Law 11-2021 stated specifically “that the amendments made by this Local Law shall not affect the expiration of, and shall expire at the same time and manner as provided in section 5 of Local Law No. 1-2016 as amended by Local [Law] 5-2019.” This Local Law C of 2023 will make the fee permanent, with retroactive effect to the first of the year, so that there will be no interruption to the City’s collection of the fee, and no further need to amend the repeal date every few years. FISCAL IMPACT None, though failure to pass this legislation in a timely manner could jeopardize collection of the waste collection fee, which would imperil the City’s curbside collection program. The Council already approved a projected waste collection fee income of $2,785,950 for calendar year 2023 in the 2023 Budget. See pp. 13, 25, 51, and 134 of the 2023 Budget Book. For ease of reference, the Budget Book states, on p. 134, that The fees to be charged by the City of Albany for curbside waste collection for calendar year 2023 shall be in the amount of $90 per unit per year. Property Type Fee Single Family $90 2 Unit $180 3 Unit $270 4 Unit $360 This rate of $90 per unit is in accordance with Code § 313-3 (B). Buildings with more than four residential dwelling units are not eligible for the curbside waste collection program and are therefore not charged the waste collection fee. See Code § 313-3 (A). MESSAGE OF NECESSITY Since the legislation enabling the waste collection fee technically expired and was deemed repealed on December 31, 2022, passage of this local law is requested for the April 3, 2023 meeting at which it is introduced so that there is no interruption in the City’s ability to collect the fee. In order for a local law to be passed at the same meeting in which it is introduced “the Mayor shall have certified as to the necessity for its immediate passage and [the local law must] be passed by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the voting power of the Common Council.” Council Rules § 4.4 (7). The Mayor’s certification as to the necessity of immediate passage will be provided soon. Councilmembers Romero, Anane, and Zamer introduced the following: ORDINANCE 15.41.23 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE V (COMPLETE STREETS) OF CHAPTER 323 (STREETS AND SIDEWALKS) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY IN RELATION TO PEDESTRIAN SIGNALIZATION AND PEDESTRIAN INTERVALS The City of Albany, in Common Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Section 1. This ordinance may be referred to as the “Crossing with Dignity Ordinance.” Section 2. Article V (Complete Streets) of Chapter 323 (Streets and Sidewalks) of Part II (General Legislation) of the Code of the City of Albany is hereby amended to read as follows: Article V Complete Streets § 323-88 Legislative Findings. The City of Albany Common Council finds that the mobility of freight and passengers and the safety, convenience, and comfort of motorists, cyclists, other non-motorized forms of transportation, pedestrians, including people requiring mobility aids, transit riders, and neighborhood residents of all ages and abilities should all be considered when planning and designing Albany's streets. Integrating sidewalks, bike facilities, transit amenities, and safe crossings into the initial design of street projects avoids the expense of retrofits later. Streets are a critical component of public space and play a major role in establishing the image and identity of a city. By encouraging good planning, more citizens will achieve the health benefits associated with active forms of transportation while traffic congestion, collisions, and auto-related air pollution will be reduced. The goal of this article is to improve the access and mobility for all users of streets in the community by improving safety through reducing conflict and encouraging nonmotorized transportation and transit. § 323-89 Complete Street Redesign A. For all street construction, reconstruction, or resurfacing projects (as per Section C(2)) that are undertaken by the City and not covered under the New York State Complete Streets Law contained in §331 of the Highway Law, the department planning such project shall consider the convenient access and mobility on the street by all users of all ages, including motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, other non-motorized forms of transportation, and public transportation users through the use of complete street design features in the planning, design, construction, reconstruction and resurfacing, but not including maintenance or emergency projects. B. Complete street design features are roadway design features that accommodate and facilitate convenient access and mobility by all users, including current and projected users, particularly pedestrians, bicyclists, other non-motorized forms of transportation, and individuals of all ages and abilities. These features may include, but need not be limited to, Material to be deleted in strikethrough. New material is underlined. sidewalks, paved shoulders suitable for use by bicyclists, lane striping, bicycle lanes and improved bicycle parking and storage, share-the-road signage, street and sidewalk lighting, crosswalks or median refuges, road diets, pedestrian control signalization, bus pullouts and improved pedestrian access to bus stops, curb cuts, raised crosswalks and ramps and traffic- calming measures, and recognize that the needs of users of the road network vary. C. This section shall not apply if it has been determined and set forth in publicly available documents that one of the following exists: (1) Use by bicyclists, other non-motorized forms of transportation, and pedestrians is prohibited by law, such as within interstate highway corridors; or (2) The cost would be disproportionate to the need as determined by factors including, but not limited to, the following: land use context, current and projected traffic volumes, and population density; or (3) Demonstrated lack of need as determined by factors including, but not limited to, land use, current and projected traffic volumes, including population density, or demonstrated lack of community support; or (4) Use of the design features would have an adverse impact on, or be contrary to, public safety. D. The following shall be implemented: (1) Pedestrian signals that exist in areas of medium to high pedestrian daily traffic volume where a traffic light is present shall operate on a pre-timed cycle and shall not require pedestrian actuation. Such pedestrian walk signal intervals shall not last for less than fifteen seconds. (2) Leading pedestrian intervals at all intersections with areas of medium to high pedestrian daily traffic volume during which a walk indication is displayed for the crosswalk while red indications continue to be displayed to parallel through and/or turning traffic for at least three seconds. § 323-90 Development of guidelines; reporting requirements. A. Guidelines will be developed by the Department of General Services, Division of Traffic Engineering, and the Division of Planning with stakeholder input and shall include street typologies, design guidance and implementation. B. No later than two years after the final adoption of Complete Streets Guidelines and biennially thereafter, the Department of General Services shall publish a report showing how it has complied with this article and improvements made to the roadways of the City. § 323-91 through § 323-95. (Reserved). Material to be deleted in strikethrough. New material is underlined. Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect 180 days from final passage APPROVED AS TO FORM THIS 24TH DAY OF MARCH, 2023 _____________________________ Corporation Counsel Material to be deleted in strikethrough. New material is underlined. To: Danielle Gillespie, City Clerk From: Gabriella Romero, Council Member, 6th Ward Re: Common Council Legislation Supporting Memorandum Date: March 8, 2023 Sponsors: Council Members Romero, Anane, and Zamer Ordinance 15.41.23 TITLE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE V (COMPLETE STREETS) OF CHAPTER 323 (STREETS AND SIDEWALKS) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY IN RELATION TO PEDESTRIAN SIGNALIZATION AND PEDESTRIAN INTERVALS GENERAL PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION Pedestrian safety is public safety. The Crossing with Dignity Ordinance will improve walkability across the City of Albany by requiring automatic pedestrian walk signals and leading pedestrian signals in dense parts of Albany. This bill will remove the requirement for a pedestrian to press a button to simply cross a street. As of November 2022, pedestrians Tanisha Brathwaite, Kathleen McBride, and Larry Cunningham were killed by vehicles in Albany in that year alone. Traffic violence remains on a steady increase across the United States, despite a decrease in vehicle miles driven. 1 According to the New York State Department of Health, on average, 312 people are killed by vehicles annually in New York State.2 As a city, we must work to prevent all traffic deaths. That starts by making it easier and safer to cross the street. Other cities like New York City use pre-timed signals, leading pedestrian intervals, and even exclusive pedestrian signals.3 In fact, the United States Department of Transporation’s Traffic Signal Timing Manual recommends that pre-timed signals be used in “central business districts,” while fully-actuated controls be used in “locations without nearby signals; rural, high speed locations; intersection of two arterials.”4 Further, the US Federal Highway Administration recommends that municipalities install leading pedestrian intervals because they reduce pedestrian crashes by 13%.5 1 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/27/upshot/road-deaths-pedestrians-cyclists.html 2 https://www.health.ny.gov/statistics/prevention/injury_prevention/traffic/county_of_residence.htm#pedestrian 3 https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/infrastructure/signals.shtml 4 https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop08024/chapter5.htm 5 https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/step/resources/docs/fhwasa19040.pdf This ordinance will help curb traffic violence and make it less likely for a pedestrian to cross a street when they are not permitted to by making certain crossing signals automatic and by adding leading pedestrian intervals NECESSITY FOR LEGISLATION AND ANY CHANGE TO EXISTING LAW This ordinance provides necessary safety enhancements to the City’s existing Code article on Complete Streets. FISCAL IMPACT To be determined. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT To be clear, this ordinance will not eliminate buttons that trigger audible traffic signals, as they provide assistance to pedestrians in our city with a variety of disabilities. This ordinance will simply remove our reliance on a button to receive a pedestrian walk signal. Pedestrian safety is an equity issue, and this ordinance supports our city’s Equity Agenda by adding protections for pedestrians. There is a large body of research that shows that if you are a person of color, live in a low-income census tract, or are a person with disabilities you are at a far greater risk of being killed by a vehicle.6 Furthermore, those who follow certain religious practices are prohibited from actuating a pedestrian crossing signal. For example, many in the Orthodox Jewish community are unable to cross the street legally in certain neighborhoods due to their rules that prohibit operating electrical machinery on Shabbat. 6 https://smartgrowthamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Dangerous-By-Design-2022-v3.pdf Council Member Robinson introduced the following: RESOLUTION NUMBER 28.41.23R A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL HONORING REVEREND DOCTOR DAMONE PAUL JOHNSON AND RENAMING A PORTION OF SECOND STREET IN HIS HONOR WHEREAS, the Reverend Dr. Damone Paul Johnson is the Senior Pastor of the Metropolitan New Testament Mission Baptist Church of Albany, New York. Since he began his pastoral ministry in 2003, the church body has increased spiritually and numerically. Under his leadership, the church has grown in ministry and mission. Dr. Johnson led the ministry through the completion of a new edifice that facilitates the ministry needs of this growing and thriving congregation and the beloved community. In September 2022, a mortgage burning service was held to celebrate the retirement of a 25-year multi-million dollar mortgage, 15 years ahead of time; and WHEREAS, Dr. Johnson has earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Religion and Philosophy with a minor in Music from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, and a Master of Divinity degree from Colgate-Rochester Divinity School in Rochester, New York. In May 2007, Dr. Johnson was conferred the Doctor of Ministry degree with a concentration in Pastoral Preaching from Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, Indiana. He received the distinguished Dr. H. Beecher Hicks Jr. preaching award, demonstrating strong promise in preaching and pastoral ministry; and WHEREAS, Dr. Johnson serves as the Moderator of the Central Hudson Baptist Association. He also serves as the Vice President-at-Large of the Empire Baptist Missionary Convention Congress of Christian Education; and WHEREAS, he is the author of A Life Worth Rebuilding and Bonded Love: How God’s Love Shines Through Imperfect Relationships. Dedicated to the work of community, he is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Beta Phi Lambda Chapter and serves as Chaplain for the Eastern Region. Dr. Johnson consistently serves as a guest lecturer at the University at Albany and has previously served as an adjunct professor for Martin University of Indianapolis. Committed to family, he is married to the former Angela D. Davis; and WHEREAS, his life verse is Romans 8:28, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” Walking in his purpose, Pastor Johnson has made a significant impact in Arbor Hill and the City of Albany at large. His commitment to the community and the flock that he shepherds has been immeasurable. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City of Albany celebrates Pastor Johnson and his commitment to loving and serving God and his community, by renaming a portion of Second Street “Reverend Dr. Damone Paul Johnson Way” in his honor; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Common Council directs that two signs shall be produced reading “Reverend Dr. Damone Paul Johnson Way,” which shall be placed in consultation with the Division of Traffic Engineering. To: Danielle Gillespie, City Clerk From: Jahmel Robinson, Council Member, 5th Ward Re: Common Council Legislation Supporting Memorandum Date: March 15, 2023 RESOLUTION 28.41.23R TITLE A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL HONORING REVEREND DOCTOR DAMONE PAUL JOHNSON AND RENAMING A PORTION OF SECOND STREET IN HIS HONOR GENERAL PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION To officially celebrate the contributions and commitment of Reverend Dr. Damone Paul Johnson, and create an honorary street sign at the proposed location. NECESSITY FOR LEGISLATION AND ANY CHANGE TO EXISTING LAW To comply with the procedure and policy as established under Ordinance 37.102.19, for honorary street renaming. MAP OF HONORARY STREET RENAMING SIGNS The star(s) denote the proposed street sign locations. FISCAL IMPACT None Council Member Frederick on behalf of the Committee on Finance, Taxation, and Assessment introduced the following, which was approved: RESOLUTION 29.41.23R A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL REAPPOINTING JAMES SANO AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW WHEREAS, pursuant to section 523 (1)(b) of the Real Property Tax Law, “The board of assessment review shall consist of … members appointed by the legislative body of the local government” and such “[m]embers shall have a knowledge of property values in the local government…”; and WHEREAS, James Sano served as a member of the Board of Assessment for a term which ended on September 30, 2022, and continues to serve in a holdover capacity; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that James Sano is hereby reappointed as a member of the Board of Assessment Review for a five year term of office ending September 30, 2027. To: Danielle Gillespie, City Clerk From: Brett Williams, Esq., Sr. Assistant Corporation Counsel Re: Request for Common Council Legislation Supporting Memorandum Date: March 24, 2023 Resolution 29.41.23R TITLE A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL REAPPOINTING JAMES SANO AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW GENERAL PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION: This resolution reappoints James Sano to his seat on the City of Albany’s Board of Assessment Review. His previous term expired on September 30, 2022 and he has been serving in a holdover capacity ever since. NECESSITY FOR LEGISLATION AND ANY CHANGE TO EXISTING LAW The Common Council is tasked, by the Real Property Tax Law, with appointing members to the Board of Assessment Review. All members serving on the board must receive training upon appointment or reappointment. Since such training is scheduled for some time in April, time is of the essence for Mr. Sano’s reappointment. FISCAL IMPACT(S) None. Council Members Flynn and Johnson introduced the following: RESOLUTION NUMBER 30.41.23 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF STEPHEN SMITH WHEREAS, it is with great sadness that the Common Council of the City of Albany has learned of the sudden passing of Stephen Smith on March 14, 2023, at the age of 66; and WHEREAS, Stephen was born on August 25, 1956, in Murfreesboro, Tennesee, to Mary Mulderry Smith and Dennis Smith, and grew up in Buffalo; and WHEREAS, Stephen graduated from St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute in 1974, Manhattan College in 1978, majoring in physical education, and earned a master's degree in special education from The College of Saint Rose; and WHEREAS, Stephen was a deeply respected teacher of physical education at the former St. Theresa's School in Albany, Arbor Hill School, Albany High School, and the Albany School of Humanities; and WHEREAS, Stephen met the the love of his life, Ann, through teaching, and adopted her three children, Karen, Mark, and Gregory. After, Stephen devoted his life to his family; and WHEREAS, outside of teaching, Stephen was a basketball official and a proud member of the Adirondack Chapter of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials (IAABO36) for over 35 years, while serving 15 years as board secretary and as a member of the Executive Committee, where Stephen was a valuable mentor to many officials; and WHEREAS, Stephen made long and lasting friendships with referees and their families, and had a talent for bringing people together, like how he would organize his friends who met every year, either in Bolton Landing or for their annual golf and March Madness trip to Florida; and WHEREAS, Stephen was a very giving person who volunteered for over 20 years officiating basketball events and coordinated the ZIP tournament in Manhattan to raise money to continue the work of his cousin, Stephen Mulderry, who perished at the World Trade Center in 2001; and WHEREAS, Stephen also found time to volunteer for the Referees Against Cancer tournament, the Special Olympics, Parkinson's Disease, and many more, and his willingness to help others was one of the hallmarks of his character; and WHEREAS, Stephen Smith was a very special person who was a selfless caregiver possessing a ready smile, a quick wit, and shoulders to lean on, and he will be remembered as someone who made people happy; and WHEREAS, Stephen Smith is survived by his daughter, Karen, and son, Gregory, as well as his siblings, Mark, Amy, Denise, Christopher, and Jeremy, many cousins, nieces, and nephews, and his dog, Gracie; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City of Albany expresses its heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Stephen Smith and its appreciation for his many years of service and dedication to his community, his students, and his colleagues; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution, suitably embossed, will be provided to his family. To: Danielle Gillespie, City Clerk From: Jake Eisland, Esq., Research Counsel Re: Common Council Legislation Supporting Memorandum Date: March 20, 2023 Sponsor: Council Member Flynn Resolution 30.41.23R TITLE A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF STEPHEN SMITH GENERAL PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION Honoring the Life and Legacy of Stephen Smith, a teacher referee, and coach who changed the lives of those he worked with. FISCAL IMPACT(S) None. MESSAGE OF NECESSITY Stephen Smith’s untimely death occurred to soon before the deadline for legislation to properly write him a resolution to place on the agenda through normal procedure. Council Member Keegan introduced the following: Resolution Number 31.41.23R A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL COMMEMORATING APRIL OF 2023 AS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH WHEREAS, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that affects communication, behavior, and social interaction, and according to the National Institute of Mental Health, it affects approximately twenty-three out of every 1000 children in the United States; and WHEREAS, April is recognized as Autism Awareness Month to promote understanding, acceptance, and inclusion for individuals with ASD, and to highlight the need for early intervention and effective treatments; and WHEREAS, individuals with ASD face unique challenges in their daily lives, and they often require support and accommodations to succeed in school, employment, and community activities; and WHEREAS, organizations, educators, health professionals, and families across Albany work tirelessly to promote awareness and support for individuals with ASD and their families, and to advocate for better policies, services, and research in this field; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Albany Common Council recognizes April as Autism Awareness Month, and encourages all residents to learn more about ASD, to promote acceptance and inclusion for individuals with ASD and their families, and to support the efforts of local organizations and advocates working to improve the lives of individuals with ASD in Albany; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council supports Cost of Living Adjustments and true living wages for direct care workers at the state and federal level who provide necessary support services to ensure those with ASD and other intellectual and developmental disabilities can live a full and inclusive life in our communities; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Albany Common Council encourages businesses, schools, and organizations in the City of Albany to take steps to ensure that their facilities and programs are accessible and accommodating to individuals with ASD, and to promote awareness and understanding of ASD among their staff, members, and customers; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Albany Common Council extends its gratitude to the many advocates, educators, health professionals, and organizations in Albany who work tirelessly to support individuals with ASD and their families, and who promote understanding and inclusion for all individuals in our community; and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be sent to Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer; Senator Kirsten Gillibrand; Congressman Paul D. Tonko; State Senator Neil D. Breslin; and State Assemblymember Patricia A. Fahy. To: Danielle Gillespie, City Clerk From: Jake Eisland, Research Counsel Re: Supporting Memorandum Date: March 22, 2023 Sponsor: Counsel Member Keegan Resolution 31.41.23R TITLE A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL COMMEMORATING APRIL OF 2023 AS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH GENERAL PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION To officially commemorate Autism Awareness Month. NECESSITY FOR LEGISLATION AND ANY CHANGE TO EXISTING LAW This resolution is necessary to support the people in Albany with Autism and the advocates, educators, health professionals, and organizations in Albany who work to support them. FISCAL IMPACT None. Council Member Frederick, on behalf of the Committee on Finance, Taxation, and Assessment, introduced the following: ORDINANCE 10.31.23 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CERTAIN PURCHASES BY THE CITY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK AT A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST OF $980,000.00 AND AUTHORIZING THE LEASE FINANCING OR THE ISSUANCE OF $980,000.00 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID CITY TO PAY THE COST THEREOF (PLANNING – SOUTH END CONNECTOR PHASE) The City of Albany, in Common Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Section 1. The objects or purposes to be authorized and financed pursuant to this ordinance are set forth below, together with estimates of the maximum estimated costs thereof; determinations of the periods of probable usefulness thereof and the subparagraphs of Section 11.00(a) of the New York Local Finance Law pursuant to which it is determined; the maximum amount of the bonds to be issued with respect to such object or purpose and the maximum term of the obligations to be issued with respect to each project or purpose. Object or Purpose: South End Connector Local Finance Law Section 11 Subparagraph: 35 Period of Probable Usefulness: 5 years Maximum Term of Obligations: 5 years Maximum Estimated Cost: $980,000 Maximum Amount of Bonds: $980,000 Treasurer’s Bond Authorization Number(s): AB-20 Treasurer’s Project Number(s): GH.8020.9027 Section 2. The plan of financing such objects or purposes is the lease financing of or the issuance of $980,000.00 serial bonds hereby authorized to be issued. Section 3. It is hereby ordered and directed that the projects specified above be undertaken and the amounts set forth as the maximum estimated costs are hereby appropriated therefor. The Board of Contract and Supply is hereby authorized to take such necessary and further steps to carry out the provisions of this section. Section 4. Pending the sale of the bonds herein authorized, the temporary use of funds from the City’s general fund, pursuant to the provisions of section 165.10 of the New York Local Finance Law, is hereby authorized. The City reasonably expects to reimburse such temporary expenditures with the proceeds of the bonds or bond anticipation notes authorized by Section 1 of this ordinance. This ordinance shall constitute the City’s “official intent” to reimburse such temporary expenditures in accordance with Untied States Treasury Regulation section 1.150-2. Section 5. The faith and credit of the City of Albany, New York, are hereby irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such leases or bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such leases or bonds becoming due and payable in such year and such debt service payments may be made in substantially level or declining amounts as may be authorized by law. There shall annually be levied on all taxable real property of said City, a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such leases or bonds as the same become due and payable. Section 6. Subject to the provisions of the New York Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the serial bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated in the City Treasurer, as chief fiscal officer of the City of Albany. Such notes shall be of such terms, form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said City Treasurer, consistent with the provisions of Local Finance Law. Section 7. The City Treasurer is further authorized to take such actions and execute such documents as may be necessary to ensure the continued status of the interest on the leases or bonds authorized by this resolution and any notes issued in anticipation thereof, as excludable from federal income taxation pursuant to Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and to designate the bonds authorized by this resolution, and any notes issued in anticipation thereof as “qualified tax-exempt bonds” in accordance with Section 265(b)(3)(B)(i) of the Code. Section 8. The City Treasurer is further authorized to enter into a continuing disclosure agreement with the initial issuer of the leases or the purchaser of the bonds or notes authorized by this resolution, containing provisions which are satisfactory to such purchaser in compliance with the provisions of Rule 15c12-12, promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Section 9. The validity of such leases or bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested only if: (a) Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said City is not authorized to expend money, or (b) The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of this ordinance pursuant to Section 8 hereof are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or (c) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. Section 10. Upon this ordinance taking effect, the Clerk of the Common Council is hereby authorized and directed to publish the same together with a notice in substantially the form set forth in section 81.00 of the New York Local Finance Law. Section 11. It is hereby determined that except as hereinafter specified, the authority and funding of the projects aforesaid constitute either unlisted or Type II actions under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder having no adverse effect upon the environment. Section 12. This ordinance shall be dated March 6, 2023, and shall take effect upon its approval by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment of the City of Albany. APPROVED AS TO FORM THIS 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2023 _______________________________ Corporation Counsel To: Danielle Gillespie, City Clerk From: Brett Williams, Esq., Sr. Assistant Corporation Counsel Re: Common Council Legislation Supporting Memorandum Date: February 24, 2023 Sponsor: Council Member Frederick o/b/o Finance Committee ORDINANCE 10.31.23 TITLE AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CERTAIN PURCHASES BY THE CITY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK AT A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST OF $980,000.00 AND AUTHORIZING THE LEASE FINANCING OR THE ISSUANCE OF $980,000.00 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID CITY TO PAY THE COST THEREOF (PLANNING – SOUTH END CONNECTOR PHASE) GENERAL PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION Ordinance 42.111.19 authorized $2,000,000 in bonding for Planning Department work on Maiden Lane. The Planning Department recently determined that it no longer needed the remaining $980,000 remaining in that bond account for Maiden Lane work, and that the funds could be better applied to further improvements to the South End Connector. This bond ordinance would authorize the Planning Department to use those funds for its continued work on the South End Connector NECESSITY FOR LEGISLATION AND ANY CHANGE TO EXISTING LAW Once a bond ordinance is passed, the Treasurer’s Office puts the bond out on the market, and the account authorized by the ordinance is funded, the original enabling ordinance cannot be amended to apply the funds to a new purpose. This ordinance, by authorizing a new, separate bond for South End Connector activities, will allow the left-over Maiden Lane funds to be used for that new purpose. FISCAL IMPACT None, as the funds are already available; they are simply legally constrained from being used for anything other than the Maiden Lane project at this time. Council Member Zamer introduced the following: ORDINANCE 14.32.23 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF 1 ASPEN CIRCLE (TAX MAP NUMBER 64.62-2-4) TO AHMED AMER The City of Albany, in Common Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Section 1. It is hereby ordered and directed that all the right, title, and interest of the City of Albany in and to the 0.65± acre parcel at 1 Aspen Circle (Tax Map Parcel Number 64.62-2-4), be sold at private sale, pursuant to the provisions of Local Law No. 4 of 1984, to Ahmed Amer. SUBJECT to all easements, restrictions, and rights of way of record. Section 2. It is hereby determined that the aforesaid property has been abandoned for municipal or public purposes. Section 3. The form, content, terms, and conditions of such conveyance shall be approved by the Corporation Counsel and shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, and if approved by said Board, the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute a proper deed of conveyance for valuable consideration. Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect immediately. APPROVED AS TO FORM THIS 9TH DAY OF MARCH, 2023 ________________________________ Corporation Counsel To: Danielle Gillespie, City Clerk From: Brett Williams, Esq., Sr. Assistant Corporation Counsel Re: Common Council Legislation Supporting Memorandum Date: March 9, 2023 Sponsor: Council Member Zamer ORDINANCE 14.32.23 TITLE AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF 1 ASPEN CIRCLE (TAX MAP NUMBER 64.62-2-4) TO AHMED AMER GENERAL PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION Ahmed Amer would like to purchase this currently-vacant parcel at the intersection of Aspen Circle and Krumkill Road to build a single-family residence. The proposed purchase was approved by the Technical Review Committee. NECESSITY FOR LEGISLATION AND CHANGES TO EXISTING LAW The sale of City-owned property requires Common Council approval. FISCAL IMPACT(S) Mr. Amer has agreed to pay $40,000 for the property. Council Member Kimbrough introduced the following: ORDINANCE 3.21.23 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CLOSING OF DEWITT STREET IN THE CITY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK The City of Albany, in Common Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Section 1. It is hereby ordered and directed that DeWitt Street, an approximately 188 linear foot road running perpendicular to Montgomery Street, be discontinued and closed upon conveyance of the property as described and authorized in Ordinance 4.21.23. Section 2. It is hereby determined that the right-of-way of said DeWitt Street has been abandoned for municipal or public purposes. Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect after public hearing and final passage. APPROVED AS TO FORM THIS 19TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2023 _____________________________ Corporation Counsel To: Danielle Gillespie, City Clerk From: Brett Williams, Esq., Senior Assistant Corporation Counsel Re: Common Council Legislation Supporting Memorandum Date: January 19, 2023 Sponsor: Kimbrough ORDINANCE 3.21.23 TITLE AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CLOSING OF DEWITT STREET IN THE CITY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK GENERAL PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION This ordinance will close and discontinue DeWitt Street, which will then be sold to Whitney Young Health. Whitney Young owns the only parcel facing DeWitt Street. Whitney Young is planning to expand its current facility on DeWitt Street, at which it provides medical services, primarily to patients with low or no income. The decommissioning and acquisition of the current DeWitt Street right-of-way will enable Whitney Young to do so by consolidating the parcel that will be created from DeWitt Street with two other parcels it currently owns, which consolidation will be a condition of the sale. NECESSITY FOR LEGISLATION AND ANY CHANGE TO EXISTING LAW Closing and discontinuance of rights-of-way requires legislative action, which is accomplished by ordinance. FISCAL IMPACT(S) None. Council Member Kimbrough introduced the following: Ordinance 4.21.23 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF DEWITT STREET IN THE CITY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK, TO WHITNEY M. YOUNG, JR. HEALTH The City of Albany, in Common Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Section 1. It is hereby ordered and directed that all the right, title, and interest of the City of Albany in and to DeWitt Street be conveyed, pursuant to the provisions of Local Law No. 4 of 1984, to Whitney M. Young, Jr. Health, SUBJECT to all easements, restrictions, and rights-of-way of record. Section 2. It is hereby determined that the aforesaid property has ben abandoned for municipal or public purposes. Section 3. The form, content, terms, and conditions of such conveyance shall be approved by the Corporation Counsel and shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, and, if approved by said Board, the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute a proper deed of conveyance for a valuable consideration. Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect immediately. APPROVED AS TO FORM THIS 19TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2023 _________________________ Corporation Counsel To: Danielle Gillespie, City Clerk From: Brett Williams, Esq., Senior Assistant Corporation Counsel Re: Common Council Legislation Supporting Memorandum Date: January 19, 2023 Sponsor: Kimbrough ORDINANCE 4.21.23 TITLE AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF DEWITT STREET IN THE CITY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK, TO WHITNEY M. YOUNG, JR. HEALTH GENERAL PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION Whitney Young Health wishes to purchase the decommissioned right-of-way of DeWitt Street (which would be decommissioned by Ordinance 3.21.23) in order to expand their existing health clinic on DeWitt Street. Whitney Young will be required to consolidate the former right-of-way with parcels they already own. NECESSITY FOR LEGISLATION AND ANY CHANGE TO EXISTING LAW Under Local Law 4 of 1984, the sale of City-owned property requires Council approval by a three- fourths majority vote. This is accomplished by ordinance. FISCAL IMPACT Whitney Young will pay the fair market value for the property. Council Member Love introduced the following: ORDINANCE 7.22.23 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF 254 LIVINGSTON AVENUE (TAX MAP NUMBER 65.65-5-17) TO BRENDA ROBINSON The City of Albany, in Common Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Section 1. It is hereby ordered and directed that all the right, title, and interest of the City of Albany in and to the 0.02± acre parcel at 254 Livingston Avenue (Tax Map Parcel Number 65.65-5-17), be sold at private sale, pursuant to the provisions of Local Law No. 4 of 1984, to Brenda Robinson. SUBJECT to all easements, restrictions, and rights of way of record. Section 2. It is hereby determined that the aforesaid properties have been abandoned for municipal or public purposes. Section 3. The form, content, terms, and conditions of such conveyance shall be approved by the Corporation Counsel and shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, and if approved by said Board, the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute a proper deed of conveyance for valuable consideration. Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect immediately. APPROVED AS TO FORM THIS 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2023 ________________________________ Corporation Counsel Matter in strikethrough to be deleted. Matter underlined is new material. To: Danielle Gillespie, City Clerk From: Brett Williams, Esq., Sr. Assistant Corporation Counsel Re: Common Council Legislation Supporting Memorandum Date: April 22, 2021 Sponsor: Council Member Love ORDINANCE 7.22.23 TITLE AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF 254 LIVINGSTON AVENUE (TAX MAP NUMBER 65.65-5-17) TO BRENDA ROBINSON GENERAL PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION Dr. Brenda Robinson, to whom the Council approved the sale of 256 and 258 Livingston Avenue (Ord. 12.52.21) also wishes to purchase 254 Livingston Avenue. Indeed, this parcel was inadvertently left off the previous ordinance. NECESSITY FOR LEGISLATION AND CHANGES TO EXISTING LAW The sale of City-owned property requires Common Council approval. FISCAL IMPACT(S) 254 Lancaster has an assessed value of $500. Matter in strikethrough to be deleted. Matter underlined is new material. Matter in strikethrough to be deleted. Matter underlined is new material. Council Member Balarin introduced the following: ORDINANCE 8.22.23 (MC) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 375 (UNIFIED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY IN RELATION TO INCREASING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENT IN NEW DEVELOPMENTS The City of Albany, in Common Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Section 1. Paragraph c (Affordable Housing Requirement) of Sub-Section 5 (Incentives and affordable housing requirements) of Section 375-401 (Dimensional Standards) of Article IV (Development Standards) of Chapter 375 is amended to read as follows: (c) Affordable housing requirement. Each new residential or mixed-use development or redevelopment containing 50 20 or more new dwelling units shall be required to sell or rent at least 5% a portion of its new dwelling units at sales or prices affordable to persons earning no more than 100 60% of the area median household income for the City of Albany, as determined by affordability methods used by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area. The minimum portion of affordable dwellings for each development or redevelopment shall be determined by the following standard: (i) 7% of new dwelling units shall be affordable for developments or redevelopments with 20 or more but no more than 49 new dwelling units, (ii) 10% of new dwelling units shall be affordable for developments or redevelopments with 50 or more but no more than 60 new dwelling units. (iii) 12% of new dwelling units shall be affordable for developments or redevelopments with more than 60 but no more than 75 new dwelling units. (iv) 13% of new dwelling units shall be affordable for developments or redevelopments with 76 or more new dwelling units. Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately. APPROVED AS TO FORM THIS 23RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2023 ________________________________ Corporation Counsel To: Danielle Gillespie, City Clerk From: John-Raphael Pichardo, Esq., Research Counsel Jake Eisland, Esq., Research Counsel Re: Common Council Legislation Supporting Memorandum Date: February 21, 2023 Sponsor: Council Member Balarin ORDINANCE 8.22.23 (MC) TITLE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 375 (UNIFIED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY IN RELATION TO INCREASING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENT IN NEW DEVELOPMENT LEGISLATIVE INTENT The Common Council Legislature finds that present and historical divestment along income and racial lines have left lasting impacts on the City of Albany. These impacts include a lack of affordable housing, a concentration of affordable housing in low-income neighborhoods, and a high level of residential segregation. Inclusionary housing zoning ordinances are increasingly recognized as an important part of a comprehensive plan to redress these unequal and unjust development patterns. This ordinance proposed to amend the Code of the City of Albany by modifying the provision thereof commonly referred to as the Affordable Housing Ordinance (AHO). These proposed amendments address two important aspects (1) the level of affordability and (2) City of Albany history of redlining, other key features of the program, with the goal to bring these features in line with national averages and best practices. The key features are (1) the level of affordability, (2) the minimum project size, and (3) the number of affordable units set-aside. Our proposal seeks to bring Albany in-line with national best practices, and if adopted as proposed would place Albany squarely within national averages for each of these features. Affordability and Other Key Features The key features of any AHO are (1) the level of affordability, (2) the minimum project size, and (3) the number of affordable units set-aside. Our proposal seeks to bring Albany in-line with national best practices, and if adopted as proposed would place Albany squarely within national averages for each of these features. (1) Level of Affordability Currently, our AHO contemplates affordability at 100% of area median income (AMI). By contrast, the vast majority of cities aim for a lower affordability rate. The proposed affordability standard would bring Albany in line with the most other municipalities and provide real value for hardworking Albany renters and owners who are feeling the squeeze of rising rents and ownership prices.1 (2) Minimum Project Size Currently, our AHO contemplates a minimum project size of 20 dwelling units. This is far in excess of national averages, which show that 70% of reporting AHO programs set a minimum project size of ten units or less, and a full 27% setting the threshold between 2 and 5 units. 2 Lowering the minimum project sizes provides for a more uniform playing field for developers, and the Furman Center notes in a 2015 white paper that uniform policies are “relatively simple for the city to enforce.”3 At 20 dwelling units the ordinance would both bring Albany in line with the overwhelming majority of inclusionary housing programs nationwide and create a uniform playing field for developers while leaving untouched small and owner-occupied developments. (3) Minimum Set-Aside Currently, our AHO contemplates a minimum set-aside of 5% of a development’s units. This is drastically out of line with the national average, where a full 84% of programs set aside more than 10% of units.4 “This study identifies a total of 1,019 inclusionary housing programs in 734 jurisdictions at the end of 2019.” (p. 5) Nationwide, the “average set-aside for affordable units is 16%” and of the 1k+ programs across the country (as of 2019), “29% of IH [Inclusionary Housing] programs require 20% or more” set-aside. (p.5) 5 While mandatory inclusionary housing policies such as the AHO are only one of many policy tools that must be mobilized to satisfy the unmet demand for affordable housing, they are increasingly recognized as important policy tools to combat residential segregation. 6 1 See, e.g., Ruoniu Wang & Sowmya Balachandran, Inclusionary Housing in the United Prevalence, Practices, and Production in Local Jurisdictions as of 2019, GROUNDED SOLUTIONS NETWORK (2021). 2 Ruoniu Wang & Sowmya Balachandran, Inclusionary Housing in the United States Prevalence, Practices, and Production in Local Jurisdictions as of 2019, GROUNDED SOLUTIONS NETWORK (2021) at pg. 31. 3 Josiah Madar, Inclusionary Housing Policy in New York City: Assessing New Opportunities, Constraints, and Trade-offs, NYU Furman Center (March 26, 2015). 4 Stephanie Reyes & Ruoniu Wang, Inclusionary Housing: Secrets to Success, SHELTERFORCE (March, 2021), using data from Ruoniu Wang & Sowmya Balachandran, Inclusionary Housing in the United States Prevalence, Practices, and Production in Local Jurisdictions as of 2019, GROUNDED SOLUTIONS NETWORK (2021). 5 Stephanie Reyes & Ruoniu Wang, Inclusionary Housing: Secrets to Success, SHELTERFORCE (March, 2021), using data from Ruoniu Wang & Sowmya Balachandran, Inclusionary Housing in the United States Prevalence, Practices, and Production in Local Jurisdictions as of 2019, GROUNDED SOLUTIONS NETWORK (2021). 6 A study of two localities with inclusionary zoning (IZ) policies similar to the AHO (Montgomery County, MD and Suffolk County, NY) found that “tracts where IZ units were built became more racially integrated than neighborhoods without IZ units.” Kontokosta, Constantine E, Mixed-Income Housing and Neighborhood Integration: Evidence from Inclusionary Zoning Programs, Journal of Urban Affairs 36 (4): 716–41 (2014). Address the City of Albany’s History with Redlining Over the last few years, we have seen several media publications highlighting the negative history of the City of Albany and our redlined neighborhoods. The articles have publicly shown the history that we can all see as we walk about city. As this coverage has shown, the residential investment and demographic patterns we see today map almost perfectly onto the redlining pattern established nearly a century ago. A recent Times Union article explains how redlining worked: “Parts of the city were "redlined" beginning in 1938 as part of a post-Depression survey conducted by the federal Home Owners’ Loan Corp., an entity established to stem the tide of home foreclosures. Officials composed maps of hundreds of U.S. cities that categorized certain neighborhoods based on what local banks and realtors perceived to be the market for real estate investment. Those deemed too “hazardous” for investment were shown in red.” 7 The impact of redlining was severe: areas shows in red on the HOLC maps were unable to secure loans from most banks, and lenders that did lend in redlined areas commonly did so on predatory terms. Today when you look at a map of where we are currently building affordable housing compared to where we are building market rate housing, the lines still match up many of those invisible borders from 1938. On Central Ave towards Livingston Ave, you have affordable house being built, and on the other side of Central Ave from Washington Ave towards New Scotland Ave we have market rate housing being built. This bill will be a small step in correcting our past failures. GENERAL PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION This legislation lowers the threshold of dwelling units from 50 to 20, increases the minimum requirement of affordable units from 5% to between 7 and 13% and lowers the area median household income requirement from 100% to 60% of regional AMI. FISCAL IMPACT(S) None. 7 Massarah Mikati & Eduardo Medina, A City Divided: How New York's capital city was splintered along racial lines, Times Union (June 6, 2021), available at: https://www.timesunion.com/projects/2021/albany-divided/ Council Member Frederick, on behalf of the Committee on Finance, Assessment, and Taxation, introduced the following: RESOLUTION 12.22.23R A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL APPROVING THE REPLACEMENT OF A LABORER III POSITION WITH A SEWER CAMERA TRUCK OPERATOR POSITION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND WATER SUPPLY, WHICH WILL AFFECT A SALARY TOTAL WHEREAS, section 604 (D)(b) of the Charter of the City of Albany dictates that any transfer of budgeted funds that affects a salary rate or salary total, occurring after the adoption of the annual budget, requires the approval of the Common Council; and WHEREAS, the Water Department has requested to eliminate one Laborer III position and replace it with one Sewer Camera Truck Operator Position; and WHEREAS, this change will be budget neutral, because the salary from the eliminated Laborer III position will be transferred to the new Sewer Camera Truck Operator position and vacancy savings will be used to pay for the difference in salary; and WHEREAS, these changes are reflected in the following chart: Action Title Budget Line Amount Eliminate Laborer III BW.8120.7000 $11,212 Create Sewer Camera Truck Operator BW.8120.7000 $11,212 Total $0 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City of Albany consents to the transfer of budgeted funds affecting a salary total due to the elimination of one Laborer III position and the creation of one Sewer Camera Truck Operator position in the Department of Water and Water Supply. To: Danielle Gillespie, City Clerk From: Brett Williams, Esq., Senior Assistant Corporation Counsel Re: Common Council Legislation Supporting Memorandum Date: February 10, 2023 Sponsor: Frederick o/b/o Finance RESOLUTION 12.22.23R TITLE A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL APPROVING THE REPLACEMENT OF A LABORER III POSITION WITH A SEWER CAMERA TRUCK OPERATOR POSITION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND WATER SUPPLY, WHICH WILL AFFECT A SALARY TOTAL GENERAL PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION The Water Department wants to replace one currently vacant Laborer III position with a Sewer Camera Truck Operator position. NECESSITY FOR LEGISLATION AND ANY CHANGE TO EXISTING LAW Pursuant to section 604 (D)(b) of the City Charter “any transfer of budgeted funds that affects any salary rate or salary total” requires the approval of the Common Council. FISCAL IMPACT The increase will be budget neutral because the salary of the open Laborer III position will be applied to the new Sewer Camera Truck Operator position, and the difference in salary will be covered by other departmental vacancy savings. Council Member Frederick, on behalf of the Committee on Finance, Assessment, and Taxation, introduced the following: RESOLUTION 22.32.23R A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL APPROVING A CHANGE IN STATUS FOR THE DIRECTOR OF PARKING VIOLATIONS FROM A PART-TIME TO A FULL TIME POSITION AND THE FUNDING OF THE ACCOUNTANT II POSITION WITHIN THE TREASURER’S OFFICE, WHICH WILL AFFECT SALARY TOTALS WHEREAS, section 604 (D)(b) of the Charter of the City of Albany dictates that any transfer of budgeted funds that affects a salary rate or salary total, occurring after the adoption of the annual budget, requires the approval of the Common Council; and WHEREAS, the Treasurer’s Office has requested that the Parking Violations Director position, which is currently part-time, be made full time; and WHEREAS, the Treasurer’s Office has also requested that the Accountant II position in the office, which has a budget line but is not currently funded, be funded at a salary of $63,000 per year; and WHEREAS, these changes will be budget neutral, because the required increases in salary will be covered by departmental vacancy savings as well as a $10,000 projected increase to sales tax revenue; and WHEREAS, these changes are reflected in the following chart: Action Title Budget Line Grade Previous New Diff. Increase Dir. of Parking Violations A.1325.7000 W.8 $35,000 (p/t) $75,000 (f/t) $40,000 Increase Accountant II A.1325.7000 W.6 $0 $63,000 $63,000 Increase Sales and Use Tax 1120 N/A $46,951,000 $46,961,000 $10,000 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City of Albany consents to the transfer of budgeted funds affecting a salary total due to a change in status for the Director of Parking Violations position and the funding of the Accountant II position within the Treasurer’s Office. To: Danielle Gillespie, City Clerk From: Brett Williams, Esq., Senior Assistant Corporation Counsel Re: Common Council Legislation Supporting Memorandum Date: March 3, 2023 Updated March 16, 2023 Sponsor: Council Member Frederick o/b/o Finance RESOLUTION 22.32.23R TITLE A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL APPROVING A CHANGE IN STATUS FOR THE DIRECTOR OF PARKING VIOLATIONS WITHIN THE TREASURER’S OFFICE FROM A PART-TIME TO A FULL-TIME POSITION, WHICH WILL AFFECT A SALARY TOTAL GENERAL PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION The Treasurer wants to change the status of the Parking Violations Director position within his office from part-time to full-time and to fund the Accountant II position in his office at a salary of $63,000. NECESSITY FOR LEGISLATION AND ANY CHANGE TO EXISTING LAW Pursuant to section 604 (D)(b) of the City Charter “any transfer of budgeted funds that affects any salary rate or salary total” requires the approval of the Common Council. FISCAL IMPACT The increase will be budget neutral because the salary increases will be covered by other departmental vacancy savings and a projected $10,000 increase in sales tax revenue. AGENDA FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ALBANY COMMON COUNCIL Monday, April 3, 2023 The Common Council meets the first and third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. (note: when Monday falls on a legal holiday or day of special observance, the Council meeting is ordinarily moved to the following Thursday). This meeting will be held in the Common Council Chambers in City Hall and live streamed on Facebook. If we experience any technical difficulties on Facebook, the video will be streamed to YouTube. For more information on how to be heard please visit our website. If you wish to speak during the meeting or provide written comments, they must be received by 12noon on the day of the meeting. All comments are memorialized on our Facebook page, website, and are subject to FOIL. ORDER OF BUSINESS: Roll Call Welcome Pledge of Allegiance Moment of Silence Public Hearings Public Comment Period (30 Minutes) Approval of Minutes from Previous Meetings Consideration of Local Laws Communications from the Mayor, Department Heads and other City Officials Consideration of Vetoes Presentation of Petitions and Communications Reports of Standing Committees Reports of Ad Hoc Committees Consideration of Ordinances Consideration of Resolutions Additional Public Comment (30 Minutes) Miscellaneous or Unfinished Business Adjournment LOCAL LAWS INTRODUCED C of 2023 A LOCAL LAW MAKING THE CURBSIDE WASTE COLLECTION FEE, CODIFIED AT SECTION 313(B) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY, PERMANENT LOCAL LAWS HELD 1. Johnson LOCAL LAW C-2022 A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER 42 (DEPARTMENTS AND COMMISSIONS) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY IN RELATION TO CREATING A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION *Referred to Public Safety* 3. Planning LOCAL LAW G OF 2022 A LOCAL LAW AMENDING PART 4 (HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION), PART 13 (PLANNING BOARD OF CITY OF ALBANY), AND PART 35 (BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS) OF CHAPTER 42 (DEPARTMENTS AND COMMISSIONS) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY IN RELATION TO REDUCING THE SIZE OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION AND AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF ALTERNATE MEMBERS TO THE HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION, CITY PLANNING BOARD, AND BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS *Referred to Planning, Economic Development, and Land Use Committee* 4. Romero LOCAL LAW I of 2022 A LOCAL LAW CREATING A COMMUNITY COMMISSION TO STUDY THE ENACTMENT OF REPARATIONS REMEDIES RELATED TO THE SALE OF CANNABIS IN THE CITY OF ALBANY 5. Romero LOCAL LAW J of 2022 A LOCAL LAW AMENDING ARTICLE VIIB (ALBANY POLICE DEPARMENT INTERACTIONS) OF PART 1 (DEPARTMENT OF POLICE) OF CHAPTER 42 (DEPARTMENTS AND COMMISSION) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY IN REALTION TO PROHIBITING THE ALBANY POLICE DEPARMENT FROM PURCHASING, STOCKPILING, AND USING KINETIC ENERGY MUNITIONS *Referred to Public Safety Committee* 6. Romero LOCAL LAW K of 2022 A LOCAL LAW AMENDING ARTICLE VIIB (ALBANY POLICE DEPARMENT INTERACTIONS) OF PART 1 (DEPARTMENT OF POLICE) OF CHAPTER 42 (DEPARTMENTS AND COMMISSION) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY IN REALTION TO PROHIBITING THE ALBANY POLICE DEPARMENT FROM PURCHASING, STOCKPILING, AND USING CHEMICAL WEAPONS *Referred to Public Safety Committee* 7. Kimbrough LOCAL LAW L OF 2022 A LOCAL LAW AMENDING ARTICLE VIIB (ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT INTERACTIONS) OF PART 1 (DEPARTMENT OF POLICE) OF CHAPTER 42 (DEPARTMENTS AND COMMISSIONS) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY WITH REGARD TO THE USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND KINETIC ENERGY MUNITIONS ON CIVILIAN POPULATIONS *Referred to Public Safety Committee* 8. Zamer LOCAL LAW M OF 2022 A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER 359 (VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC) REDUCING THE SPEED LIMIT OF THE CITY OF ALBANY FROM 30 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR *Referred to Public Safety Committee* 9. Romero LOCAL LAW Q of 2022 A LOCAL LAW AMENDING PART 3 (DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY) OF CHAPTER 42 (BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY CODIFYING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD *Referred to Public Safety Committee* ORDINANCES INTRODUCED 15.41.23 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE V (COMPLETE STREETS) OF CHAPTER 323 (STREETS AND SIDEWALKS) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY IN RELATION TO PEDESTRIAN SIGNALIZATION AND PEDESTRIAN INTERVALS ORDINANCES HELD 1. Farrell Ordinance 16.72.22 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE I (BICYCLES AND ALL MOTOR VEHICLES) OF CHAPTER 359 (VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY IN RELATION TO THE REGULATION OF SKATEBOARDING ON SIDEWALKS *Referred to Law, Buildings and Code Enforcement Committee* 2. Love Ordinance 19.91.22 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PART 21 (COMMON COUNCIL) OF CHAPTER 42 (DEPARTMENTS AND COMMISSIONS) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY ENACTING A SUMMER RECESS IN LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS *Referred to Council Operations and Ethics* 3. Anane Ordinance 49.121.22 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PART 3 (DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY) OF CHAPTER 42 (DEPARTMENTS AND COMMISSIONS) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY IN RELATION TO POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS *Referred to Public Safety Committee* 4. Kimbrough Ordinance. 3.21.23 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CLOSING OF DEWITT STREET IN THE CITY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK *Referred to Finance, Assessment, and Taxation Committee* 5. Kimbrough Ordinance 4.21.23 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF DEWITT STREET IN THE CITY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK, TO WHITNEY M. YOUNG, JR. HEALTH *Referred to Finance, Assessment, and Taxation Committee* 6. Anane Ordinance 5.21.23 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE I (LOITERING; DISTURBANCES; DEFACING PROPERTY) OF CHAPTER 255 (PEACE AND GOOD ORDER) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY IN RELATION TO SIMPLIFYING THE ENFORCEMENT GUIDELINES FOR LOITERING. 6 7. Love Ordinance 7.22.23 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF 254 LIVINGSTON AVENUE (TAX MAP NUMBER 65.65-5-17) TO BRENDA ROBINSON *Referred to Finance, Assessment, and Taxation Committee* 8. Balarin Ordinance 8.22.23 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 375 (UNIFIED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY IN RELATION TO INCREASING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENT IN NEW DEVELOPMENTS *Referred to Finance, Assessment, and Taxation Committee* 9. Robinson Ordinance 9.31.23 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF 284 LIVINGSTON AVENUE (TAX MAP NUMBER 65.65-5-2) TO BRANDI POCZIK *Referred to Finance, Assessment, and Taxation Committee* 10. Frederick Ordinance 10.31.23 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CERTAIN PURCHASES BY THE CITY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK AT A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST OF $980,000.00 AND AUTHORIZING THE LEASE FINANCING OR THE ISSUANCE OF $980,000.00 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID CITY TO PAY THE COST THEREOF (PLANNING – SOUTH END CONNECTOR PHASE ) *Referred to Finance, Assessment, and Taxation Committee* 11. Clarke Ordinance 11.32.23 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 375 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY (UNIFIED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE) CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF 64 COLVIN AVENUE, 65 COLVIN AVENUE, 67 COLVIN AVENUE AND 69 COLVIN AVENUE FROM “MIXED-USE COMMUNITY URBAN” (MU-CU) TO “MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER” (MU-NC) AND AMENDING THE ZONING MAP ACCORDINGLY *Referred to Planning, Economic Development, and Land Use Committee* 12. Clarke Ordinance 12.32.23 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 375 (UNIFIED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY REGARDING THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS IN MIXED-USE- NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER DISTRICTS 7 *Referred to Planning, Economic Development, and Land Use Committee* 13. Love Ordinance 13.32.23 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE III (OMNIBUS HUMAN RIGHTS LAW) OF CHAPTER 48 (EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROTECTIONS) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY IN RELATION TO PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HAIR TEXTURE AND STYLE *Referred to Human Resources, and Human Rights Committee* 14. Zamer Ordinance 14.32.23 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF 1 ASPEN CIRCLE (TAX MAP NUMBER 64.62-2-4) TO AHMED AMER *Referred to Finance, Assessment, and Taxation Committee* 8 RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED 28.41.23R A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL HONORING REVEREND DOCTOR DAMONE PAUL JOHNSON AND RENAMING A PORTION OF SECOND STREET IN HIS HONOR 29.41.23R A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL REAPPOINTING JAMES SANO AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW 30.41.23R A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF STEPHEN SMITH 31.41.23R A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL COMMEMORATING APRIL OF 2023 AS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH 9 RESOLUTIONS HELD 1. Hoey Resolution 13.21.22R A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL REQUESTING THE ALBANY WATER BOARD TO FLOURINATE THE WATER OF THE CITY OF ALBANY *Referred to General Services, Health & Environment Committee* 2. Hoey Resolution 14.21.22R A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL EXPRESSING ITS DESIRE TO CREATE A BIKE/WALKING TRAIL ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY *Referred to Parks, Recreation, and Family Service Committee* 3. Frederick Resolution 12.22.23R A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL APPROVING THE REPLACEMENT OF A LABORER III POSITION WITH A SEWER CAMERA TRUCK OPERATOR POSITION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND WATER SUPPLY, WHICH WILL AFFECT A SALARY TOTAL *Referred to Finance, Assessment, and Taxation Committee* 4. Love Resolution 15.22.23R A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND CONTRIBUTION OF REGINA BURNS TO THE COMMUNITY, HER FAMILY, AND THE CITY 5. Balarin Resolution 20.32.23R A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL CONSENTING TO THE RE- APPOINTMENT OF JENNIFER CEPONIS TO THE ALBANY PARKING AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS *Referred to Planning, Economic Development, and Land Use Committee* 6. Balarin Resolution 21.32.23R A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL CONSENTING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF MARTHA MAHONEY TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS *Referred to Planning, Economic Development, and Land Use Committee* 7. Frederick Resolution 22.32.23R A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL APPROVING A CHANGE IN STATUS FOR THE DIRECTOR OF PARKING VIOLATIONS FROM A PART-TIME TO A FULL 10 TIME POSITION AND THE FUNDING OF THE ACCOUNTANT II POSITION WITHIN THE TREASURER’S OFFICE, WHICH WILL AFFECT SALARY TOTALS *Referred to Finance, Assessment, and Taxation Committee* 8. Love Resolution 23.22.23R A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL HONORING THE LIFE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF WARD TAYLOR DeWITT, SR. AND RENAMING A PORTION OF HALL PLACE IN HIS HONOR *Referred to General Services, Health & Environment Committee* 11