Elmira City Council

Elmira City Council Meeting Minutes RE: AGENDA, ELMIRA CITY Monday, January 13, 2025 – 5:30 PM COUNCIL MEETING 2025-1 Act on resolution dispensing with the minutes of the Joseph Duffy regular Meeting held on Monday, December 30, 2024. CM Moss absent for Resolutions 1 through 8 MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Joseph H Duffy VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Corey Cooke, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 1 2025-2 Receive communication from the City Manager and act on Mayor Mandell resolution reporting the Personnel Actions for the City of Elmira, whereby Lynley M. Decker has elected to resign from her position as Police Officer, effective December 23, 2024. CM Moss absent for Resolutions 1 through 8 MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Daniel Mandell VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Corey Cooke, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 1 2025-3 Act on resolution approving and adopting the 2025 Gary Brinn Operating Budget, a summary of which is attached hereto. CM Moss absent for Resolutions 1 through 8 MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Gary Brinn VOTE: 5- 1 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Corey Cooke, Joseph H Duffy, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 5 NAYS: Nick Grasso TOTAL: 1 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 1 1 2025-4 Act on resolution approving and adopting the 2025 Joseph Duffy Capital Budget, a summary copy of which is attached hereto. CM Moss absent for Resolutions 1 through 8 MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Joseph H Duffy VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Corey Cooke, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 1 2025-5 Act on resolution approving and adopting the 2025 Mayor Mandell American Rescue Plan Budget, a summary of which is attached hereto. CM Moss absent for Resolutions 1 through 8 MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Daniel Mandell VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Corey Cooke, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 1 2025-6 Act on resolution approving and adopting the 2025 Corey Cooke Community Development Enterprise Partners Budget, a summary of which is attached hereto. CM Moss absent for Resolutions 1 through 8 MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Corey Cooke VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Corey Cooke, Joseph H Duffy, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson, Nick Grasso TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 1 2025-7 Receive communication from the City Manager and act on Jackie Wilson resolution amending prior Resolution No. 2024-432 by revising the Chemung County's Omnia Cooperation Contract #10-03 to be utilized by the City to purchase the playground equipment and splash pad from Landscape Structures, Inc. 2  CM Moss absent for Resolutions 1 through 8 MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Jackie Wilson VOTE: 5- 1 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Corey Cooke, Joseph H Duffy, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 5 NAYS: Nick Grasso TOTAL: 1 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 1 2025-8 Act on resolution accepting the grant awards totaling Mayor Mandell $4,000.00 to assist with Community Development Projects, authorizing the Mayor to execute "Acknowledgements of the Grant Terms and Conditions" for each Project, copies of which are attached hereto, and expressing its appreciation to the Chemung County and the County Legislature for generous approval of these grants. CM Moss absent for Resolutions 1 through 8 MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Daniel Mandell VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Corey Cooke, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 1 2025-9 Act on resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Joseph Duffy agreement with the low successful proposer meeting all specifications for the publication of acts of the City Council for the year 2025; said agreement subject to Corporation Counsel approval. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Joseph H Duffy VOTE: 7- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Corey Cooke, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 7 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: TOTAL: 0 2025-10 Act on resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Nan Moss Chamberlain to enter into agreement(s) on behalf of City of Elmira from banks to act as official depositories for funds of the City for the year 2025; said agreement(s) subject to Corporation Counsel approval. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Nannette M Moss VOTE: 7- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Corey Cooke, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, 3  Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 7 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: TOTAL: 0 2025-11 Act on Anti Displacement Learning Network Grant Jackie Wilson Program Audit. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Jackie Wilson VOTE: 7- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Corey Cooke, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 7 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: TOTAL: 0 2025-12 Act on Downtown Revitalization Initiative Program Corey Cooke Audit. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Corey Cooke VOTE: 7- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Corey Cooke, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 7 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: TOTAL: 0 2025-13 Act on Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program Audit. Gary Brinn MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Gary Brinn VOTE: 7- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Corey Cooke, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 7 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: TOTAL: 0 2025-14 Act on Community Development Block Grant Program Mayor Mandell Audit. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Daniel Mandell VOTE: 7- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Corey Cooke, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 7 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: TOTAL: 0 2025-15 Act on Audit. Nan Moss MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Nannette M Moss VOTE: 7- 0 4  AYES: Daniel Mandell, Corey Cooke, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 7 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: TOTAL: 0 2025-16 Act on resolution to adjourn. Joseph Duffy MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Joseph H Duffy VOTE: 7- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Corey Cooke, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 7 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: TOTAL: 0 5