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Key outcomes

- Resolution 50: Accepted a $500 donation to the city from Cataldo \"Kid\" Nashton. Motion moved by Councilor Dursley, seconded by Councilor Anderson; resolution carried.

- Resolution 51: Authorized an interfund transfer from the water fund into the general fund. Moved and seconded; carried.

- Resolution 52: Authorized use of general funds for future construction projects capital reserve; carried.

- Resolution 53: Authorized Amendment No. 1 to the capital account HGP Woodhaven Complete Streets; carried.

- Resolution 54: Authorized Amendment No. 2 to the capital account HGI City Green. The council approved an amendment changing the \"Turing 2023\" amended amount from $340,410.82 to $403,017.82 (an increase of $62,607). The amendment carried and the resolution as amended was approved.

- Resolution 55: Determination that proposed improvements to the Rome Water Filtration Department chlorine storage building are a Type II action under SEQRA; tabled pending municipal ops committee review and cost estimates (see separate item).

- Resolution 56: SEQRA determination for proposed improvements to the Ro Martin Community Center; carried.

- Resolutions 57'59: SEQRA determinations for road reconstruction/resurfacing, water supply equipment replacement, and sewer system equipment replacement; all carried.

- Resolution 60: Authorizing amendment to the capital account, City Hall Elevator Capital Project (HGD); tabled pending receipt of estimates from A and M Graphics and municipal ops review.

- Ordinance 9 7 7 6: Authorizing placement of two handicap parking spaces on the north side of the 100 block of West Dominic Street; tabled after members raised procedural concerns about routing through DPW and corporation counsel.

- Ordinance 9 7 7 7: Bond ordinance authorizing issuance of bonds not to exceed $75,000 to finance improvements to the Rome Water Filtration Department chlorine storage building; tabled (moved by Councilor Anderson for committee review).

- Ordinance 9 7 7 8: Bond ordinance authorizing issuance of bonds not to exceed $30,000 to finance improvements to the Ro Martin Community Center; carried.

- Ordinance 9 7 7 9: Bond ordinance authorizing issuance of bonds not to exceed $150,000 to finance reconstruction/resurfacing of certain roads for the water filtration department; carried.

- Ordinance 9 7 8 0: Bond ordinance authorizing issuance of bonds not to exceed $475,000 to finance replacement of equipment, machinery, or apparatus for the city water supply and distribution system; carried.

- Ordinance 9 7 8 1: Bond ordinance authorizing issuance of bonds not to exceed $732,000 to finance replacement of equipment, machinery or apparatus for the city sewer system; carried.

- Ordinance 9 7 8 2: Authorized assignment of office space in Rome City Hall to Grama Peterson Incorporated; carried.

- Resolution 61 (waiver of rule 6) and donation: Council waived rule 6 to accept a $348 donation from Andro Computational Solutions, LLC for tree replacements; Councilor Smith abstained because he said the company is his employer; the motion carried with one abstention.

Several items were carried by voice vote or unanimous consent; the meeting record shows no roll-call tallies except where abstentions or procedural motions were recorded.

Next steps

Councilors asked staff to provide supporting documentation and cost estimates for tabled items (the chlorine storage building, City Hall elevator project and the handicap parking placement) and to route project requests through the appropriate offices before returning the items to committee or the council.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","4/9/25 Common Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","At its April 24 meeting the Rome Common Council carried a slate of routine resolutions and bond ordinances, amended one capital account, accepted two small donations (one with an abstention), and tabled several items that require further committee review or cost estimates.","taxTitle","Rome, Oneida County, New York","taxId",54217,"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},6608183,"Rome council tables $75,000 chlorine storage project after concerns over estimates and committee review",583,1090000,1673000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2940636-60b2bd203fb040689ef89a0445efc0cd&start=1090&end=1673","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2940636-60b2bd203fb040689ef89a0445efc0cd/thumbnail_1090000.jpg","/articles/6608183/Rome/Oneida-County/New-York/Rome-council-tables-75000-chlorine-storage-project-after-concerns-over-estimates-and-committee-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6608183-e29655bd5f3ef890c9a2b51ae9f2863b/orig.mp4?Expires=1774949186&Signature=SLMOdf29MpJ8ToHV0~gCTqL28l1QKWJnckfxoG5N-EgJxGNfzj~OZQa6DfY1zkJyTO9Pp2FN7uIxTKwxUhFkKpM~E9tfneelXMAPjNA0kmcBzABt4Xph44LMfgIYGmMfvm53C2hcVCJXiYb~FGNbwNTW1~5a8T6NPXBWXNcKWtiR1DcUYdBtPvL4adIPTV~ePWNXM6F5X6r4Xk6DUD4pDV80QHHpgAjZREtDtzLAGhDh5JF7DnY-2fyFHQzXTSBe25hsJGkarvOnKLvPcn~nrRqv4pH~eGfBpP6upMnbJaRa82enORAPK1tMSraPU3xSUjNNkOoWxsHxneyc9v8OHg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rome Common Council on April 24 voted to table Resolution 55, a declaration that proposed improvements to the Rome Water Filtration Department chlorine storage building are a Type II action under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), and later tabled the related bond ordinance authorizing up to $75,000 in bonds for the improvements.

Councilor Kathleen Anderson said she visited the filtration plant and that no work estimates were available to the municipal operations committee. She asked that the matter be returned to the municipal operations committee for further review and moved to table Resolution 55. The motion to table was seconded and carried.

DPW Commissioner Joe Giuliano said the chlorine-building work had not been discussed at the municipal operations meeting on March 19 and that the item appeared with his title on the agenda though it had not been run through his office. \"The chlorine building at the water filtration plant was not discussed at that March meeting,\" Giuliano said, and asked for additional research before the council moves forward.

Later in the meeting, the council moved to table Ordinance 9 7 7 7, a bond ordinance authorizing issuance of bonds not to exceed $75,000 to finance improvements to the chlorine storage building. Councilor Anderson moved to table that ordinance as well; the motion was seconded and carried.

Councilors said they wanted firm cost estimates and the municipal operations committee's review before advancing the funding measure. No votes were taken on the substance of the improvements; the tabling leaves the proposal pending additional staff information and committee consideration.","The council voted to table a SEQRA determination and a proposed $75,000 bond for improvements to the Rome Water Filtration Department chlorine storage building, after Councilor Kathleen Anderson and DPW Commissioner Joe Giuliano said estimates and municipal-ops review were lacking.",{"_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},6608185,"Rome vendor permit schedule draws calls for change from local business owner",786,102000,888000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2940636-60b2bd203fb040689ef89a0445efc0cd&start=102&end=888","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2940636-60b2bd203fb040689ef89a0445efc0cd/thumbnail_102000.jpg","/articles/6608185/Rome/Oneida-County/New-York/Rome-vendor-permit-schedule-draws-calls-for-change-from-local-business-owner","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6608185-fcac7ed89e456a34fd45cee5ab3a4b62/orig.mp4?Expires=1774949186&Signature=PqF~-atpnbUWD66Vpf8aNoTaHeLTbkFbTWLdT22bIujILDsu~RP2WQHUv4QH~ySO8EwY8EX82SlXwNmTtKT583tDsld93NDTfUjKvR0~H8~gC05AB3jKWUPPJK3lUHwY0~-SvZLiL-oMXCnJgJNNgwnd4ejWUBVDgn2gF4XMW4DHoxbJzA0BgGp6WFpYzRpu6S59MCGewxpMabarG90Oq2eG03IuoiwSe7kmSX5AKhbYDX-m8QT~3TGBOIXoGzGlvl8LNCeIVj-A9tAyWs~mClUozPEoPoNOHpzOKumq-HsbCg5BcPe2IEw3g8~0nvjeXCLAStqla4DFko005ATJtA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sarita Ruiz, a Rome business owner, told the Rome Common Council on April 24 that the city's vendor (peddler) permit schedule and fees disadvantage seasonal vendors and asked the council to amend the six-month permit term to May through October and reduce the six-month fee to $100.

Ruiz said the current process requires proof of insurance, workers'comp and disability forms, health permits for food vendors, references, a background check and an application fee of $50 due at submission; the remainder of the fee is due upon approval. She told the council Rome issues about 16 peddler permits a year, generating roughly $3,000 in revenue, and said the paperwork warns the process can take up to three weeks. \"This is not necessarily a difficult process if you know what you're doing,\" Ruiz said.

Ruiz compared Rome's permit structure with neighboring cities. She said Utica offers permits that begin on the day of issuance and run for six months or a year at $100 and $150, respectively, with a three-day processing period. Watertown, she said, charges $150 for a yearly permit that runs May 1 to April 30. By contrast, she said Rome's calendar-year permit (January'December) costs $200, while the city's six-month permit runs July'December and costs $125. \"Farmers' markets usually begin in May and run into September,\" Ruiz said, arguing that a May'October six-month window would better match the local season.

Council members said staff will review the schedule. Councilor Dursley said she obtained a list of 15 peddler applications for 2024 from the clerk's office and that the council's municipal operations committee will discuss permit timing and fees at a future meeting. \"We are going to get into the details in what works best for the city of Rome,\" Dursley said.

Councilor Anderson expressed support for taking a closer look at the fee structure and processing documentation during committee review.

The city clerk's office and the police department perform application verification and a background check, respectively, before permits are finalized. Ruiz offered free assistance to vendors through her website and praised current clerk's office staff as \"helpful, knowledgeable, and very respectful.\" She said she received notice this week that her permit was approved within one week, faster than the three weeks she saw earlier in her vending career.

Councilors did not take immediate action at the April 24 meeting. Dursley said the municipal ops committee will examine other municipalities' approaches and report back at a subsequent council meeting.

The council did not vote on any change to the permit schedule or fees at the April 24 meeting; Councilor Dursley said the item will be considered further at committee.","A Rome business owner urged the Common Council to change the city's peddler-permit timing and fees, arguing the current calendar-year and July'December 6-month options shortchange seasonal vendors. Councilors said staff will review the permit schedule ahead of a follow-up committee meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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