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Audited bills and claims: The auditor presented bills and claims totaling $915,524.24 for audit and payment; the council approved payment by roll call vote (recorded as six ayes). The auditor was authorized to draw warrants for the amounts listed.

Capital funds and park projects: The council approved creation of multiple capital funds (agenda item PL 7-25) tied to items including a pool project for War Vets Park and zoning updates; the resolution passed by roll call vote (recorded as six ayes) and was referred to appropriate committees for implementation.

State DOT request: By voice vote the council approved a resolution (PO 8-25) requesting the New York State Department of Transportation to repair potholes and pursue a permanent roadway fix between exits 24 and 26 on I‑86 in both directions; council members asked that copies be sent to the state senator and assemblymember. The measure was referred for follow-up with the DOT and the governor's regional office.

Property deadline extension: The council authorized an extension for Flux Property Concepts LLC to complete renovations and obtain a certificate of occupancy for 301 West Oak Street until Dec. 31, 2025 (PO 10-25); the resolution passed by roll call vote (six ayes).

Postponed items: The council postponed several agenda items (PL 6-25 parking ordinance; PL 11-25 Bartlett House roof bid documents; PL 12-25 historical-carving follow-up; PL 13-25 levee reaccreditation) for committee review or to obtain additional information. The meeting also recorded other referrals and committee scheduling.

Ending: The council handled payments and several routine authorizations, advanced a DOT request, and left several substantive items open for further public notice and technical follow-up.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Of Olean Common Council Meetings (1/28/2025)","oneSentenceSummary","At the Jan. 28 regular meeting the Common Council approved audited bills totaling $915,524.24, created several capital funds, and sent a request to the New York State DOT to address potholes on I‑86; the council also approved a construction deadline extension for one property and postponed several other agenda items.","taxTitle","Olean, Cattaraugus County, New York","taxId",69897,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6108567,"Council delays levee reaccreditation contract while members seek FEMA and funding clarifications",292,2109075,2401940,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2767880-7ec3fcb94e51b223b76d6b0e58660b42&start=2109&end=2401","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2767880-7ec3fcb94e51b223b76d6b0e58660b42/thumbnail_2109075.jpg","/articles/6108567/Olean/Cattaraugus-County/New-York/Council-delays-levee-reaccreditation-contract-while-members-seek-FEMA-and-funding-clarifications","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6108567-a5d1e0ab0d8a03a484dcef71d03db92e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157633&Signature=i-FUF4KqUUuI~CIzZuXGMRFV8loq51uwZQINY1Zaqj9VcmnIC~dXZkklWXXkp-hQykoH1v6aCim7oCpgVCt6WTkpE62t7DKlfiv~cObhUfMmcUw9HzWXpAGZkSl-3PX1tY9-Pf92gKZMjGdNEZm512s386AxnlQSzAzH1jhkP84ov4sy4x5WtH0ipxA82mlfzp0z~sADWIGvuJeDFNVqb8PAIbTHdDzvErMy0LOis47EsCv1ZXia2fOonAHZEQ39XusnthYorG0i8M0TIDxiEbfJ~QqyA6cmd7RCbzNIEwp~ZYXd6m8YY-3Cjk~RgCjScS4UY64yRt7W0NLIi-GKyg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Councilors discussed a proposed agreement to hire Hedgeson, Durham & Richardson Architecture & Engineering PC to begin a multi-year levee reaccreditation evaluation but postponed action to get clarifications about federal requirements and local funding.

Mayor Mary Galio and staff member Brad said the engineering work would assess where the city's levee system meets or falls short of standards from state and federal agencies (DEC, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, FEMA). The contract amount was stated in the agenda as $132,166.28 and staff described the work as the start of a multi-year process intended to document compliance and potentially reduce flood-insurance impacts for residents.

Alderman Robinson asked whether pursuing the study could be wasted effort if FEMA’s programs or requirements change; councilors sought legal or regulatory guidance on any deadlines tied to map updates and whether federal responsibilities were shifting. Brad said the study funding was set aside in a sewer-capital project from prior fiscal-year carryover, not from a new grant, and that the firm had been told the council was discussing the matter that evening.

After discussion, Alderman Robinson moved to postpone PL 13-25 and request clarification on FEMA or equivalent agency requirements; the motion was seconded and carried. No contract was authorized at the meeting.

Ending: Council members instructed staff to return with written clarification about the funding source, any deadlines tied to federal flood-map updates, and the precise scope the city would request from the engineering firm before authorizing the contract.","Councilors discussed hiring an engineering/architecture firm to assess the city's levee system and asked for clarification about FEMA requirements and funding; the hiring authorization (PL 13-25) was postponed to gather more information.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6108572,"Council postpones Twelfth Street parking ban after public pushback; members agree to test limits on 200 block",515,455400,971250,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2767880-7ec3fcb94e51b223b76d6b0e58660b42&start=455&end=971","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2767880-7ec3fcb94e51b223b76d6b0e58660b42/thumbnail_455400.jpg","/articles/6108572/Olean/Cattaraugus-County/New-York/Council-postpones-Twelfth-Street-parking-ban-after-public-pushback-members-agree-to-test-limits-on-200-block","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6108572-7238cf5a7938a0f6b308b8f82f3258c8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157633&Signature=i8rMrnO8xlRK4BTRaCxOi3zzjCOPVTRUeqt-Evj9AaZhJdYEdx0UFC07Y5YlWjSvGBR2BDBhyKWSg2mz~14EmLlL9T~XvvbYHFrTUlctKGhQJz9IV0aOxZPKyDn34I1wC9DpP9OWjxxE-we6tJB-OIJNsDV8JizkAMlm2DNcMPecRClB~9mKBCiHAB8OoOdEPLw08Va76lqgP~M2LcxC0IM0lvT9y25LzDYsXcIfa9g1IvXKJRzKkYeoMlDJ7n06pkgydLyK3wMWQ7kBNHsKRpWZ7Jv0sPXCm8c8YFPBRi20UEz-8MpZ0lyT2We0HSAJ1lJWJySpCYuu9aF-hbExrA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Common Council postponed a proposed ordinance to ban parking on North Twelfth Street on Jan. 28 after council members and residents raised concerns about displacement, safety and effects on older residents.

The ordinance (PL 6-25), introduced earlier in the process, would have prohibited parking on North Twelfth Street from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays; sponsors originally filed changes that would remove prior parking restrictions and impose the new hours citywide on the street. During committee discussion Alderman Robinson and others described safety issues caused by heavy parking on the 200 block that can impede school buses and large vehicles and said the restriction was intended to ease bottlenecks during business hours.

Council members also said many residents who live on the street oppose a blanket ban and worried that removing parking on one block would push problems to the 100 or 300 blocks. Several members proposed a narrower approach: restrict parking only on the 200 block during business hours and monitor the result. Changing the scope to the 200 block, however, would require republication and reposting of the ordinance language and timelines.

President Oliver Crawford made a motion to postpone PL 6-25 indefinitely; Alderman Robinson seconded the motion and the committee carried the motion by voice vote. Crawford asked staff to prepare a republished version targeting the 200 block and to make it available for public comment at the next regular meeting.

Public commenters who live on or near North Twelfth Street expressed mixed views. Chris Kranick said he initiated the 200-block request because a commercial tree service operating in the residential area uses large vehicles and trailers that regularly block the street. Laurie McCarthy and other residents from the 100 block said they rely on curbside parking and warned that removing it could increase speeding and make it harder for visitors and elderly residents to access homes. Charlotte Hardy urged council members to notify directly affected homeowners before changing parking rights.

Ending: The council left the ordinance open for revision and public comment; members asked the administration to prepare a 200-block-specific draft and to publish notification of that change before the next hearing.","A proposed city ordinance to ban daytime parking on North Twelfth Street was postponed indefinitely after council members and residents discussed local impacts; council directed staff to prepare a published proposal limited to the 200 block for further public comment.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6108577,"Council member: City has invested about $32.7 million in sewer work; calls for quarterly public updates",3651,10400,3661885,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2767880-7ec3fcb94e51b223b76d6b0e58660b42&start=10&end=3661","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2767880-7ec3fcb94e51b223b76d6b0e58660b42/thumbnail_10400.jpg","/articles/6108577/Olean/Cattaraugus-County/New-York/Council-member-City-has-invested-about-327-million-in-sewer-work-calls-for-quarterly-public-updates","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6108577-5996e33e515b32ae8c9bf828202d7702/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157633&Signature=Fp5LDRe2HYgIf1SlUoz0jpdcEZhbpDI7L8g4-vIj9~cetb6keqhFkdNgbye1w5kvWKH81jpLVcCrbr7n-kMd0gsRV5QgaqO3xbl2SQNUt41B6B2m6AvSvsziVn~tgIMGptsNqS8k-KLL1qL2DNmsjfz~6LkUP1LYSFEj2~GohTkaHPM94ahAynTmIeMm4WhQSEjadCgQF4QEbIZrJgD8IqKB0sWZ3NJghsqJZ7xb3sb~dedImL4x7-E9kcN5gw-kjx44lf8v6VpGKuvsn0EQBzR5tkGLKR9R4Y8RRTZkwgf-QvI8cW~HQ0DvKEdmfjlO7pG3QucohBGvKIvh6Jj~Sg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Council President Oliver Crawford told the Committee of the Whole on Jan. 28 that the city has invested about $32.7 million in sewer-system improvements and that he will propose a resolution to require quarterly public updates on major repairs and bypass events.

Crawford said the inventory he requested from Superintendent Camp and the mayor is meant to increase transparency about repairs, disconnections of illegal sanitary-to-storm connections, and “each and every major sewer repair or investment that we continue to do.” He asked that the administration publish a running record on the city website so the public can track work and costs.

The request traces work back to a dye-testing study from 2003 and, Crawford said, shows a concentrated period of bypass events roughly from February 2007 through February 2013 and more recent overflows tied to intense short-duration storms. Superintendent Camp and other staff provided the report materials referenced in the meeting.

Residents and advocates who spoke during the public-comment period pressed for clearer plans and faster action. Glenwall Littlebelly said he had asked the mayor and staff repeatedly for a plan and described receiving test results and ordinance language by email but not a forward-looking schedule. Littlebelly recounted that after a prior meeting a city official told him, “we're moving forward,” and said he wants concrete, public, written steps rather than verbal assurances.

Crawford and others on the council said the quarterly reporting resolution is intended to show work completed, current priorities and projected short- and medium-term timelines for repairs. Crawford also asked staff to include a summary of recorded bypass events and the city’s progress on correcting identified illegal connections.

Staff and several council members raised next steps that would come after the reporting proposal: a strategic plan for remaining large-scale projects and funding options for those projects. No formal vote on the proposed quarterly-report resolution occurred; Crawford said he will introduce it at an upcoming meeting.

Ending: Council members said they want the public record improved and more predictable timelines for major sewer repairs. Crawford asked staff to prepare the reports and supporting documentation the council requested and to post updates online once the resolution is drafted.","Council President Oliver Crawford reviewed a multi-decade record of sewer repairs and said he will propose a resolution requiring quarterly public updates; staff and residents urged clearer timelines and follow-up on bypass events and dye-testing results.","actionData","errors"]

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Council approves audited bills, several capital funds and DOT request; multiple items postponed

Council delays levee reaccreditation contract while members seek FEMA and funding clarifications

Council postpones Twelfth Street parking ban after public pushback; members agree to test limits on 200 block

Council member: City has invested about $32.7 million in sewer work; calls for quarterly public updates