TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2010 COUNCIL CHAMBERS Regular session of the Lackawanna City Council met in the Council Chambers, Council President Chuck Jaworski presiding. The meeting was preceded by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Council President Jaworski. Meeting called to order/Pledge of Allegiance NB: Meeting being recorded. Roll Call: Present: Noman, Szymanski, Kulczyk, Schiavi, Jaworski Dept.Heads: Present: Law, Public Works, Public Safety, Comptroller, Development Excused: Recreation Approval of Minutes Moved by Kulczyk, seconded by Schiavi to approve the minutes of regular meeting of May 17, 2010. Yeas: Noman, Szymanski, Kulczyk, Schiavi, Jaworski. Carried 5 - 0 Departmental Reports:
Moved by Jaworski, seconded by Kulczyk to receive and file departmental reports. Yeas: Noman, Szymanski, Kulczyk, Schiavi, Jaworski. Carried 5 - 0 Communications from the Mayor: Buy-Out Offer To: City Council I request your honorable body allow the city to offer a $15,000 buy-out to our employees who are willing to retire between July 31 and October 15, 2010. This will help reduce the work force in our city. MAYOR NORMAN L. POLANSKI JR. Moved by Jaworski, seconded by Kulczyk to refer to City Attorney for further details on the terms of the buyout. Yeas: Noman, Szymanski, Kulczyk, Schiavi, Jaworski. Carried 5 - 0 Communications from the Council: Credit Card Facilities City Clerk/City Treasurer Offices To: City Council I am asking your support for approval of the contract from JP Morgan Chase, allowing our residents to use credit cards in the City Clerk and Treasurer Offices. There is no charge to the city for their services. CHUCK JAWORSKI, COUNCIL PRESIDENT Moved by Jaworski, seconded by Szymanski to receive and file, act on resolution. Yeas: Noman, Szymanski, Kulczyk, Schiavi, Jaworski. Carried 5 - 0 Classic Card Show Matthew Glab Post To: City Council Please approve a one day permit for the Matthew Glab Post on July 17, 2010, hours of operation 12 noon to 6 pm for a Classic Car Show with Sound System. CHUCK JAWORSKI, COUNCIL PRESIDENT Moved by Jaworski, seconded by Kulczyk to approve request. Yeas: Noman, Szymanski, Kulczyk, Schiavi, Jaworski. Carried 5 - 0 Parking on Spruce Street To: City Council I seek approval of traffic ordinance amending the parking on Spruce Street . The Council approved a traffic ordinance which maintained parking on one side of Jackson Street at the meeting of April 19, 2010. This ordinance amending parking on Spruce Street will alleviate the persistent problem of cars parking on both sides of Spruce Street , making it impossible for any emergency vehicles to enter. CHUCK JAWORSKI, COUNCIL PRESIDENT Moved by Jaworski, seconded by Noman to receive and file, act on ordinance. Yeas: Noman, Szymanski, Kulczyk, Schiavi, Jaworski. Carried 5 - 0 DPW Building Repair To: City Council I have received a memo from the city attorney regarding repairs to the damaged DPW building. He states that per the engineering company, TVGA, repairs should proceed under emergency procedure of the city code because the bidding process can result in an unmanageable delay. Please act on the proposed action. CHUCK JAWORSKI, COUNCIL PRESIDENT Moved by Jaworski, seconded by Szymanski to have three (3) informal bids submitted to the Council for approval, along with a recommendation from TVGA Engineering. Yeas: Noman, Szymanski, Kulczyk, Schiavi, Jaworski. Carried 5 - 0 Communications from Department/Division Heads Budget Amendment Repairs to Senior Center To: City Council The City of Lackawanna has received a grant from NYS for repairs to the Senior Building . In order to account for the grant it will be necessary to amend the current operating budget recognizing the revenues and expenditures relating to the project. Attached is the ordinance prepared by the Law department for your approval. ROBERT MARCINIAK, CITY COMPROLLER Moved by Jaworski, seconded by Noman to receive and file, act on ordinance. Yeas: Noman, Szymanski, Kulczyk, Schiavi, Jaworski. Carried 5 - 0 Budget Amendment Gasoline Tanks To: City Council The City Council awarded the contract for removal and replacement of the gas tanks at the City Garage to Environmental Consultants. Since insufficient monies are available in Code A5132.444, Repairs and Replacements, it will be necessary for your honorable body to amend the budget. Attached please find an ordinance prepared by the Law Department for your approval. ROBERT MARCINIAK, CITY COMPTROLLER Moved by Szymanski, seconded by Jaworski to receive and file, act on ordinance. Yeas: Noman, Szymanski, Kulczyk, Schiavi, Jaworski. Carried 5 - 0 Budget Amendment Fire Grants To: City Council The city has received three grants. In order to account for the grants it will be necessary for your honorable body to amend the current operating budget recognizing the revenues and expenditures relating to these projects. Attached please find an ordinance prepared by the City Attorney for your approval. ROBERT MARCINIAK, CITY COMPTROLLER Moved by Jaworski, seconded by Szymanski to receive and file, act on ordinance. Yeas: Noman, Szymanski, Kulczyk, Schiavi, Jaworski. Carried 5 - 0 Resolutions: Resolution #17, 2010 J P Morgan Chase Credit Cards Be it resolved, that the mayor is authorized to sign the service agreement with JP Morgan Chase to allow payment processing service of credit card payments to the city to be effective on the date the agreement is accepted by the bank. The term of three years will automatic annual renewals thereafter. This resolution shall take effect immediately. Moved by Schiavi, seconded by Jaworski to adopt resolution as written. Yeas: Noman, Szymanski, Kulczyk, Schiavi, Jaworski. Carried 5 - 0 Ordinances: An ordinance amending the 2009-2010 budget ordinance to provide for funding for the repairs at the Senior Citizen Center. The budget is hereby amended to add $200,000 to budget code A16210.0443 and revenue code A3890, State Aid Senior Citizens Center. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT AFTER THE SIGNATURE OF THE MAYOR. Moved by Jaworski, seconded by Schiavi to adopt ordinance as written. Yeas: Noman, Szymanski, Kulczyk, Schiavi, Jaworski. Carried 5 - 0 Budget Amendment Removal/Replacement of Gas Tanks DPW An ordinance amending the 2009-2010 budget ordinance to provide for funding for the removal and replacement of gas tanks at the City Garage. The budget is amended to add the sum of $190,000 to budget code A5132.0443, repairs and replacements, to appropriate $190,000 of the city's fund balance. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT AFTER THE SIGNATURE OF THE MAYOR Moved by Jaworski, seconded by Schiavi to adopt ordinance as written. Yeas: Noman, Szymanski, Kulczyk, Schiavi, Jaworski. Carried 5 - 0 Budget Amendment Grants for Fire Department An ordinance amending the 2009-2010 budget ordinance to provide the funding for three Fire Department Grants. The budget is amended to add the sum of $56,628 to new budget code A3410.0281 Fire Equipment Grants, and new revenue code A3810, State Aid-Fire Equipment Grants. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT AFER THE SIGNATURE OF THE MAYOR Moved by Jaworski, seconded by Schiavi, to adopt ordinance as written. Yeas: Noman, Szymanski, Kulczyk, Schiavi, Jaworski. Carried 5 - 0 Budget Ordinance Operating Budget 2010-2011 An ordinance adopting the current expense budget of the City Lackawanna for the fiscal year 2010-2011. as follows: Section 1. The City Charter requires the City Council adopt a current expense budget for the fiscal year August 1, 2010 through July 31, 2012, showing all city expenditures and revenues and including the real property tax rate. Section 2. That the sum of $8,888,675 being the entire amount determined to be necessary to be raised by taxation to defray the expense of the City for years 2010-2011 fiscal year, apportioned in the amount of $3,888,559 for properties qualifying as homestead properties and $5,000,116 for non-homestead properties, in accordance with the detailed statement of revenues and expenses as estimated and adopted by the City Council be and the same hereby levied upon all real and person property subject to taxation upon the assessment roll of the City of Lackawanna. Section 3. That the City Clerk be and hereby is directed to extend and apportion the said sum levied and to be raised by taxation as aforesaid in the last assessment roll of the City, delivered to her and to deliver a certified duplicate of the same, with a warrant annexed, under the seal of the City of Lackawanna, commanding her to receive, levy and collect the several sums in said roll, specified as assessed against persons or property therein mentioned or described with such percentage in the manner provided by law for the collection and levying of city taxes by the City Treasurer. Section 4. That the following schedule be and the same is hereby adopted as the current expense budget of the city of Lackawanna for fiscal year August 1, 2010 through July 31, 2011, along with the revenues and taxation estimated and levied therein be and hereby is appropriated in the sums set forth in the third column of said schedule to the use of several boards, departments and offices for the purposes enumerated therein to wit: Homestead tax rate $11.93 of assessed valuation Non-Homestead rate $35.25 of assessed valuation Section 5. That the City Clerk be and is hereby directed to forward a copy of this ordinance to the City Treasurer, Administration and Finance, City Comptroller and City Attorney. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT AFTER THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR. Moved by Szymanski, seconded by Noman to table for study. Nays: Kulczyk, Schiavi, Jaworski. Yeas: Szymanski, Noman motion defeated 3 2 Moved by Jaworski, seconded by Kulczyk to adopt ordinance as written. Yeas: Noman, Kulczyk, Schiavi, Jaworski. Carried 4-1 Nays: Szymanski Traffic Ordinance: An ordinance amending chapter 2215 of the Lackawanna Municipal Code entitled Traffic & Vehicles: Be it enacted by the City Council as follows: • Spruce Street From April 15 th through December 1 st Parking on the east side of Spruce Street Only. From December 1 st through April 15 th On the east side: - no parking from Sunday 4:00 p.m. to Wednesday 6:00 p.m. On the west side: - no parking from Wednesday 4:00 p.m. to Sunday 6:00 p.m. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT AFTER THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR. Moved by Jaworski, seconded by Noman to adopt ordinance as written. Yeas: Noman, Szymanski, Kulczyk, Schiavi, Jaworski. Carried 5 - 0 Moved by Jaworski, seconded by Kulczyk to waive rules. Yeas: Noman, Szymanski, Kulczyk, Schiavi, Jaworski. Carried 5 - 0 Ordinance An ordinance amending the budget to add $20,000 to new budget code A1990.1970, Chamber of Commerce, from City's fund balance. Moved by Jaworski, seconded by Kulczyk to adopt ordinance as written. Yeas: Noman, Szymanski, Kulczyk, Schiavi, Jaworski. Carried 5 - 0 Moved by Jaworski, seconded by Kulczyk, meeting is adjourned. Yeas: Noman, Szymanski, Kulczyk, Schiavi, Jaworski. Carried 5 - 0 CHUCK JAWORSKI, COUNCIL PRESIDENT BARBARA ROSINSKI, DEPUTY CLERK
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