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The public-works agenda included a proposed change order for City Hall annex repairs and a second change order from the same contractor for repairs to the front steps. The department also reported an intent to award a contract to Ehrlich contingent on the contractor satisfying insurance requirements.

Public Works also recognized the city street crew for emergency response on Aug. 6, when a Saratoga County asphalt truck collided with a passenger vehicle and the asphalt truck came to rest on top of the passenger vehicle. According to the department, the DPW street crew dug through hot asphalt to open the vehicle’s windows and assisted in ensuring the occupant was alive. The crew reportedly declined publicity for the incident but were commended by the department.

No final contract awards or votes were recorded in the meeting summary; the Ehrlich award remains contingent on meeting insurance requirements and the change orders were listed for discussion and vote at a subsequent meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Saratoga - City Council Pre Agenda Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Public Works presented change orders for City Hall annex repairs and front steps and an award pending insurance requirements; staff recognized a DPW street crew for digging through hot asphalt to rescue a vehicle occupant after an August 6 accident involving an asphalt truck.","taxTitle","Saratoga Springs City, Saratoga County, New York","taxId",7807,"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},6590314,"Mayor’s department to seek accessibility grant, extend donated sick leave and consider memorial bench donation",154,709000,863000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5593542-da6da871a39961ec368895fabef45295&start=709&end=863","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5593542-da6da871a39961ec368895fabef45295/thumbnail_709000.jpg","/articles/6590314/Saratoga-Springs-City/Saratoga-County/New-York/Mayors-department-to-seek-accessibility-grant-extend-donated-sick-leave-and-consider-memorial-bench-donation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6590314-2b2a917bba767bcf34bb5ee24e835a50/orig.mp4?Expires=1770436902&Signature=aBGEdk9VthspnVKRcZAGl7rULoyLHJcD6zdBRxhA7wChYxnGotTT-HyfD2ZuVzR3wvNYJSBK0nPBwp2cVWVRXAZfL~hRDGXFeT1IB13Io-cRTys3HojDWUHArOGoODavGNgp68VYGyDtzZ9FA7Ey4iHn0x-6bv05Uy-fm0Q7OYlzrv0msrfyb9BqMw78oMBEk8kwpA5LwnFAycj3yx8iFH9nboDYVagXq2Oy21twG~4BMOLXl~iY5RCvXQiGBooyM2EexKnO5Wsq05p66RebFHIXlNucoBiZ4M0~YG60oJhHbYmDz6kkzhHKA7eEy1XABFFnrbjrxggR4unyTrQVvA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Saratoga Springs announced several mayoral-department items affecting community services and personnel.

The city will seek Saratoga County Community Accessibility and Inclusion funding: the county is receiving a one-time $48,128 allocation from the New York State Department of Health for community projects to increase accessibility and inclusion for children and youth with special health care needs. The planning office will coordinate with the ADA nonprofit Inclusive Saratoga and Pitney Meadows Community Farm on a tactile sensory trail and a mural, the mayor said.

The council also listed a proposed donation: Friends groups of Tim Cole and Chuck Marshall have offered $1,500 for a bench in memory of Joshua Jane to be placed on public property. Two commissioners indicated possible conflicts and said they would consult the city attorney before voting; the city attorney said gifts to the city for a public purpose may be appropriate, but he would check the record to confirm.

City staff will also seek authorization for a memorandum of agreement extending the use of donated sick leave for employee number 500. The MOA would extend previously approved donated leave through December 31, 2025; at the June 30 expiration the employee had about 110 hours of donated leave remaining and the CSEA City Hall unit requested the extension while the employee is on leave to care for a family member with a serious health condition.

Finally, the mayor indicated the council will consider adopting a management confidential handbook that sets terms and conditions of employment for nonunion, full-time, permanent city employees, including a wage schedule and benefits plan. The handbook had been distributed to council members for review.

No final votes on these items were recorded in the meeting summary; several items will be set for future discussion and vote as appropriate.","City officials will apply for a $48,128 county grant to support accessibility projects for children and youth with special health care needs, consider a $1,500 bench donation in memory of Joshua Jane, extend a donated sick-leave MOA for an employee, and adopt a management confidential handbook.",{"_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},6590317,"Council to add legal contract items to agenda; two lawsuits reported as discussed or settled",299,333000,632000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5593542-da6da871a39961ec368895fabef45295&start=333&end=632","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5593542-da6da871a39961ec368895fabef45295/thumbnail_333000.jpg","/articles/6590317/Saratoga-Springs-City/Saratoga-County/New-York/Council-to-add-legal-contract-items-to-agenda-two-lawsuits-reported-as-discussed-or-settled","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6590317-8b5b6c9b8ce62de34dd5730a29becd66/orig.mp4?Expires=1770436902&Signature=faSx5kiHdIVrvHKEB3hDvA4fjQlF2HPBPfwrJnJOE5CzOmV07IIS-ZSbYY1-m-C3dGghudl5n~3AZ8AFb40obo33JjFQ4APb5i9UdNOUz5V3xRPRzqAPIyRLqh-n6qSxqb4fj0tmR09K2kS5D-0paJtdWYvFSJ9ryOXk5N7lt40z3E-TQvhBzp31tcvxXQeq79YZKFJGynfyyes-wF~lPNf9M7MTx9MGjsewAkJ0h~alE8tJkxAQSl0eEggjNQzwaYO5oE-1QtmS7zBvHQWhfhyoZ-DLC8GgaPpftRWkj5omaPxq1bepG5DeTOqrjDM3~4pw5f~l2ff-KJ1M0lb78g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","After an executive session, the City of Saratoga Springs council announced it will add multiple discussion-and-vote items to its agenda related to outside legal work and billing and reported two pending civil matters.

Mayor Stafford told the council that the meeting’s executive session resulted in plans to add an agenda item to authorize a contract with Hinman Straub for constitutional issues not to exceed $25,000, and an agenda item to authorize Goldberg & Kremer to appeal a hearing officer's decision in a Section 75 matter not to exceed $20,000. The mayor also said the council would consider a discussion-and-vote to authorize payment of a Goldberg & Kremer invoice in the amount of $11,592.70; that bill had been approved for payment at the previous meeting but was reduced pending an appeal outcome.

“We discussed basically five things,” Mayor Stafford said when reopening the public meeting. He listed the contracts and the invoice and then reported on litigation developments.

The council was told the Jamaica Miles case against the city and others was settled by the city’s insurance company; Mayor Stafford said no council action is required at this time. The case caption was described during the meeting as Jamaica Miles v. City et al. The council also discussed the Sanders matter — identified in the meeting as Miranda Sanders v. City of Saratoga Springs, Casino Holdings, Edward Moore, Eileen Cotter and Saratoga Springs police officer Christopher Camaro, Civil Action No. 122-CV-1154 — and indicated no immediate council action is necessary.

A notice of claim filed Friday by Jason Golub alleging civil-rights violations in federal court was also identified during the executive-session discussion; staff said insurers or attorneys may handle further assessment and the council did not take public action on that notice.

Council members did not vote on the contracts or invoice during the open meeting; the mayor’s announcement indicates those items will be added to the council agenda for a future public discussion and vote.","Following an executive session, council members said they will add agenda addendums to seek contracts for outside counsel and to resolve invoicing; the insurance carrier settled one lawsuit and another was discussed with no immediate council action.",{"_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},6590319,"Saratoga Springs to hold public hearing on proposal to lower citywide speed limit to 25 mph",1111,87000,1198000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5593542-da6da871a39961ec368895fabef45295&start=87&end=1198","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5593542-da6da871a39961ec368895fabef45295/thumbnail_87000.jpg","/articles/6590319/Saratoga-Springs-City/Saratoga-County/New-York/Saratoga-Springs-to-hold-public-hearing-on-proposal-to-lower-citywide-speed-limit-to-25-mph","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6590319-c1c84ce025eab3d55f7a8306ef9bcf51/orig.mp4?Expires=1770436902&Signature=Pego~1iakmpn-6sqsUHJQug1qYwhCUpxZird0vCSBPJs7t3GBwOn2PlBSHOg3Z9EO14oqJTx-uBmWHUn7NeilCdbyvjetsJ6xGQ3nN5~gx33xhxw6wqdJ6okcDoKUzNS5l-MEIFWNJ6S5QlOOMdYqb0JihZO~CE2CWs6h2bB~dNRqdXSLvFAmiksafUd3ou8rKq9JuvFvNUNXZOmaCeb4StrUKq1Ayfj9VvDIQzYONMyXH3z9pF0lkKNpELqF3Z~QcQaFlQxdmoF4CxPsApeJ1Fgo3CDuv--XMYkN-isnJPxHs6a94FKbKQkIdt~w2dnqpNSe2SAVZYKSfnss~5cWg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Saratoga Springs will hold a public hearing tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. to consider three ordinance amendments that together would lower the default speed limit in the city from 30 miles per hour to 25 miles per hour, with exceptions for state and county roads, school zones and some arterial streets.

City officials said the three amendments to chapter 225 of the city code, article 9, would be combined into a single hearing. Deputy Mayor Kiernan is scheduled to present the capital budget and programs before the hearing; the speed-limit measures are the first of the public hearings the council listed.

“The 3 amendments to the ordinance will involve lowering the speed limit from 30 miles an hour to 25 miles an hour throughout the entire city, with some exceptions,” the Public Safety commissioner said during the meeting.

City staff and the public will be able to comment during the hearing; the council did not take any final votes on the ordinance during the meeting. The proposed changes would amend the vehicle and traffic provisions of the city code and specify exceptions on roads shared with county or state jurisdictions, plus school zones and key arterial streets.

If adopted after public comment and any subsequent votes, the amendment would change the default posted speed on many city streets. Officials emphasized that some roads under county or state control, as well as designated school and arterial corridors, would be exempted from the blanket reduction.

The hearing is listed as the first of seven public hearings scheduled for the meeting night. The city advised that details, including the exact text of the ordinance amendments and any maps of affected streets, will be available with the public hearing materials circulated prior to the hearing.","The City of Saratoga Springs announced a public hearing to consider amendments that would lower the citywide speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph with specified exceptions; the proposal will be part of a group of three related ordinance amendments.","actionData","errors"]

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