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The Syracuse Common Council held a regular meeting on May 27, 2025, with all nine members present, where they adopted the previous meeting's minutes and reviewed communications including the Mayor's objections to budget amendments. The Council approved several items including a $500,000 bond ordinance and authorization for a Municipal Dog Shelter Project, agreements with Broadcast Music Inc. ($2,000) and Cumulus Media ($10,000) for promotional services, and a cooperative agreement with the Syracuse City School District for use of Fire Department training facilities at $1 per year.
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The Syracuse Common Council held a regular meeting on July 24, 2023, addressing multiple items including a local law to grant permanent easements to Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation and Verizon New York for electric and telecommunication services at Shea Middle School and Bellevue Elementary School for $1.00. New business items included approving various commissioner appointments, authorizing agreements for youth recreation programs with costs up to $250 and $400 respectively, and endorsing a Downtown Committee grant application of up to $500,000 to the New York State Environmental Protection Fund for downtown infrastructure and recreation improvements. Additional matters covered a proposed local law amendment to increase income eligibility limits for property tax exemptions for persons with disabilities and corrections to tax assessment rolls for several properties.
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The Syracuse Common Council held a regular meeting on December 5, 2022, where all nine members were present and unanimously approved multiple items of business. Key decisions included amending city budgets to reflect retroactive 3% salary increases for Unit 6 Confidential Employees effective January 1, 2021 and 2022; authorizing $150,000 in bonds and improvements for downtown parks including Clinton Square, Shot Clock Park, and Onondaga Creekwalk; increasing lifeguard training certification fees effective January 1, 2023; and approving service agreements with Cogent Communications for City Hall internet ($400/month) and Verizon Wireless for use of city property at Morningside Reservoir.
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The Syracuse Town Council held its regular meeting on June 16, 2009, with four members present, approving payment of claims #609–#728, adopting Ordinance 09-05 for two-hour parking on Pearl Street, and issuing a proclamation celebrating the Syracuse-Turkey Creek Township Public Library's 100th anniversary. The council approved a three-year heating and air conditioning maintenance agreement with Havel Brothers at no additional cost through July 31, 2012, and authorized a $19,794.00 purchase of a bad weather warning siren from Federal Signal to be paid from the Cumulative Fire Fund, leaving a balance of $6,910. Town Manager Henry DeJulia also reported on the completion of the Dana Water Tower demolition and delays in obtaining Elkhart County approval for the town's DPUD.
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On April 21, 2009, the Syracuse Town Council approved payment of claims totaling over $21,000 (including an SRF claim where Ken Jones agreed to waive $900), transferred funds from the Rainy Day Fund via Ordinance #09-02, and discussed upcoming community events including an Arbor Day celebration with local third graders and a banner project for downtown featuring 27 banners at a cost of approximately $2,000. Town Forester Jerry Riffle announced the Arbor Day event scheduled for that Friday, and Tammy Cotton of the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce presented details on decorative banners being designed by Kathy Boyts and manufactured by the Image Group.
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On July 19, 2022, the Syracuse Industrial Development Agency Board of Directors met via videoconference and unanimously approved the June 21, 2022 meeting minutes. The Board authorized a public hearing for a financial assistance application from Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company for a $4,700,000 office reconstruction project at Equitable Towers, occupying approximately 143,564 square feet across the 3rd, 4th, and 5th floors, with the company requesting a sales and use tax exemption valued at $366,608 and anticipated completion by year-end 2022.
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The Syracuse Urban Renewal Agency Board of Directors met via videoconference on May 25, 2021, and unanimously approved minutes from the previous April 27, 2021 meeting. The board discussed an ongoing agreement with Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, Inc. regarding installation of a steel sculpture titled "Whales Tale" at Perseverance Park, addressing insurance requirements ($1 million per occurrence/$2 million aggregate coverage with Stone Quarry listed as additional insured) and a $1,500 concrete pad installation cost, with the final agreement language to be circulated to the board for review before execution.
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On November 21, 2023, the City of Syracuse Industrial Development Agency Board held a meeting to consider a public hearing and vote on an Inducement Resolution for JMA Tech Properties, LLC's proposed $24 million warehouse and logistics center project. The project, located across from JMA's current campus, would create approximately 40 new jobs and expand the company's footprint in the city. The board approved the prior meeting minutes and received a Finance Committee report recommending positive consideration of the JMA project and other contract matters.
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The Syracuse Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors held a meeting on November 2, 2023, with five board members present but without a quorum. The board reviewed and discussed multiple loan financing requests, including applications for the ARPA Micro Enterprise Fund (Syracuse Soap Works), ARPA Community Impact Fund (CNY Pizza, LLC), and Traditional SEDCO financing (Jordan Davis Services, LLC), with decisions to be made via email vote following the meeting. Additional agenda items included approval of the 2024 board meeting schedule, a review of the 2024 SEDCO budget, and discussion of the mayor's office initiative to reduce gun violence.
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The Syracuse Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors met on April 6, 2023, with five of eleven board members present; noting a lack of quorum, the group agreed to discuss agenda items and report findings to the full board for email voting. The meeting covered the FY 2022 audit overview and review of multiple loan requests under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding programs, including a $5,000 request from All Money Spends and a $25,000 request from Finessin' Barber Lounge, which the board countered with a $5,000 micro-enterprise loan offer based on SEDCO lending guidelines limiting borrowing to previous year revenues. The agenda also included discussion of ARPA Community Impact Fund requests, including one from Whiskey Coop seeking $185,000.
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The City of Syracuse Industrial Development Agency Board of Directors met via video/telephone conference on June 15, 2021, with five board members present. The meeting included two public hearings for projects at 101 North Salina Street LLC and 1970 W. Fayette LLC, neither of which received written comments or public testimony in favor or opposition. The board also reviewed and approved minutes from the previous May 18, 2021 meeting.
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The Syracuse Urban Renewal Agency Board of Directors met on September 28, 2021, to approve minutes from the previous meeting and adopt Resolution No. 3447, which formally establishes an updated investment policy required by the Public Authorities Law. The investment policy, originally from 2009, was updated by Treasurer Brad O'Connor to reflect current practices, including investments in Time Deposits and Certificates of Deposit for idle cash during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, and was unanimously approved by the board members present.
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The Syracuse Industrial Development Agency Board of Directors held a virtual meeting on March 23, 2021, where members approved the February 2021 meeting minutes and accepted the Agency's 2020 financial statements following a clean audit with no control or process issues. The audit report noted that financing fees in 2020 were primarily generated from the Joint Schools Construction Board bond issuance and the JMA Wireless project, along with approximately $800,000 in legal settlement fees related to the Hotel Syracuse project, with all expenses aligned with board-approved budgets.
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