Elmira City Council

Elmira City Council Meeting Minutes RE: AGENDA, ELMIRA CITY Monday, March 24, 2025 – 5:30 PM COUNCIL MEETING 2025-72 Act on resolution dispensing with the minutes of the Corey Cooke Special Meeting held on Friday, March 14, 2025. Sponsored by Mayor Mandell: CM Cooke absent MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Daniel Mandell VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Corey Cooke TOTAL: 1 PUBLIC HEARING for the purpose of receiving comments from the public regarding an amendment to Article XII of Appendix B to add a new section numbered 1201 “Applicability” to provide that the provisions of Appendix B and B-1 shall not be applicable to any governmental activity, project, function, plan or undertaking by the City or its department, the Elmira Water Board. 2025-73 Receive communication from the City Manager and act on Joseph Duffy resolution reporting the personnel actions for the City of Elmira whereby Landon A. Morton is no longer employed as a Public Works Specialist I, effective February 26, 2025; Anthony E. Hodgkiss is no longer employed as a Solid Waste Specialist II, effective February 28, 2025; and Alexander M. Maximiek, Big Flats, NY has been appointed to the position of Police Officer, effective March 10, 2025 at annual salary of $63,083.70. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Joseph H Duffy VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Corey Cooke TOTAL: 1 1 2025-74 Receive communication from the City Manager Nan Moss announcing the reappointments of Leslie Gordon and Joseph Cost to the Board of the Elmira Housing Authority with terms expiring on March 22, 2030. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Nannette M Moss VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Corey Cooke TOTAL: 1 2025-75 Receive communication from the Mayor and act on Mayor Mandell resolution reappointing Joseph Derito to the Historic Preservation Commission with term expiring on February 29, 2028. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Daniel Mandell VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Corey Cooke TOTAL: 1 2025-76 Receive communication from the Mayor and act on Gary Brinn resolution reporting the reappointments of Angela Niforatos, Anna Eide, and Allen Smith to the Public Arts Commission with terms expiring on March 31, 2028. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Gary Brinn VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Corey Cooke TOTAL: 1 2025-77 Resolution Scheduling a Public Hearing to Receive Public Jackie Wilson Comment on the City of Elmira's 2025-2030 Five Year Consolidated Plan and 2025 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnership Programs. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Jackie Wilson VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Corey Cooke TOTAL: 1 2 2025-78 Corey Cooke Act on resolution reporting the results of the Elmira Housing Authority Election of a Tenant Representative to the Elmira Housing Authority, held on March 4, 2025, declaring Leslie Gordon elected with a term to expire March 22, 2027. Sponsored by Mayor Mandell: CM Cook absent MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Daniel Mandell VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Corey Cooke TOTAL: 1 2025-79 Receive communication from the City Manager and act on Joseph Duffy resolution declaring the abandoned and impounded vehicles as surplus property and authorize the sale of said vehicles. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Joseph H Duffy VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Corey Cooke TOTAL: 1 2025-80 Act on resolution to approve and execute all necessary Mayor Mandell Agreements, certifications or reimbursement requests for Federal Aid and/or Marchiselli Aid on behalf of the City of Elmira with the New York State Department of Transportation in connection with the advancement or approval of the Church and Water Streets Gateway Study, County of Chemung P.I.N. 6755.60, D041499 (the "Project"). MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Daniel Mandell VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Corey Cooke TOTAL: 1 3 2025-81 Receive communication from the City Manager and act on Corey Cooke resolution awarding a contract to Dalrymple Gravel and Contracting Co., Inc., the lowest bidder meeting all bid specifications, for the East Water Street "Rejuvenation "Project", with the base bid in the amount of $4,044,830.50, and authorizing the Mayor to sign all documents to implement the contract with Dalrymple. Sponsored by Mayor Mandell: CM Cooke absent MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Daniel Mandell VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Corey Cooke TOTAL: 1 2025-82 Receive communication from the City Manager regarding Gary Brinn a proposed amendment to the Zoning Map of the City of Elmira to rezone 1330, 1340, 1344, and 1350 College Ave. to Light Industrial, to be referred to the City Planning Commission and the County Planning Board. Amended MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Gary Brinn VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Corey Cooke TOTAL: 1 2025-83 Act on resolution rejecting all bids opened on December Mayor Mandell 20, 2024 for one Parking Access Control Systems for the Centertown Garage and authorize the issuance of a new Request for Bids (RFB) for the purchase of two Parking Access Control Systems. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Daniel Mandell VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Corey Cooke TOTAL: 1 2025-84 Act on resolution changing the numbering/title to the local 4 Joseph Duffy law to read "A Local Law No. 1 of 2025, A Local Law of the City of Elmira, New York, regulating the unlicensed cannabis sales in the City of Elmira.". MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Joseph H Duffy VOTE: 5- 1 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 5 NAYS: Nick Grasso TOTAL: 1 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Corey Cooke TOTAL: 1 2025-85 Receive communication from the City Manager and act on Jackie Wilson resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a supplemental agreement with Erdman Anthony for construction support and construction inspection services, at a maximum cost of $278,000.00, regarding the East Water Street Rejuvenation Project; agreement subject to Corporation Counsel approval. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Jackie Wilson VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Corey Cooke TOTAL: 1 2025-86 Receive communication from the City Manager and act on Corey Cooke resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an access agreement with Honeywell International, Inc. and the City of Elmira to install two wells on City owned property at 1448 Sullivan Street; said agreement subject to Corporation Counsel approval. Sponsored by Mayor Mandell: CM Cooke absent MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Daniel Mandell VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Corey Cooke TOTAL: 1 2025-87 Receive communication from the City Manager and act on Gary Brinn resolution reporting the overtime for the Elmira Fire Department for pay periods 4 and 5 of 2025 in the amount of $42,869.39. 5  MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Gary Brinn VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Corey Cooke TOTAL: 1 2025-88 Act on Vacant Rental Property Grant Program Audit. Mayor Mandell MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Daniel Mandell VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Corey Cooke TOTAL: 1 2025-89 Act on Downtown Revitalization Initiative Grant Program Corey Cooke Audit. Sponsored by Mayor Mandell: CM Cooke absent MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Daniel Mandell VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Corey Cooke TOTAL: 1 2025-90 Act on Anti Displacement Learning Network Program Gary Brinn Audit. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Gary Brinn VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Corey Cooke TOTAL: 1 2025-91 Act on Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program Audit. Nan Moss MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Nannette M Moss VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Corey Cooke TOTAL: 1 6 2025-92 Act on Community Development Block Grant Program Joseph Duffy Audit. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Joseph H Duffy VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Corey Cooke TOTAL: 1 2025-93 Act on Audit. Jackie Wilson MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Jackie Wilson VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Corey Cooke TOTAL: 1 2025-94 Act on resolution to adjourn. Mayor Mandell MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Daniel Mandell VOTE: 6- 0 AYES: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso, Joseph H Duffy, Nannette M Moss, Gary Brinn, Jackie Wilson TOTAL: 6 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Corey Cooke TOTAL: 1 7