The Rochester City Council approved a broad package of measures at its September 2025 full meeting, adopting bond ordinances, appropriations, leases, grant agreements and vendor contracts affecting housing, parks, public safety and public works.

The measures approved included appropriations and loan agreements tied to affordable housing projects, multiple bond ordinances to finance roof and facility repairs at city firehouses and at the Rochester Community Sports Complex, agreements to advance sidewalk, street and intersection reconstruction, and several professional services and vendor contracts for parks, waterworks and public safety services. Several items were adopted by roll call votes as required by charter; others passed by voice vote.

Why it matters: the package moves city capital repairs and several housing projects into funded implementation, and authorizes contracts the administration said are necessary to complete construction, maintenance and operations work this fiscal year.

Key items approved (motion text where not stated in the meeting transcript is listed as “not specified”):

- Introductory 332 — authorizing sale of real estate (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 333 — authorizing lease agreement for the Clinton Section Police Station office at Upper Falls Shopping Center (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 334 — authorizing lease amendments for Bill Gray’s Inc. (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 335 — authorizing agreements related to sustainable home electrification (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 336 — authorizing appropriations, a loan agreement, and a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement for the Gateway Apartments affordable housing project (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 337 — authorizing appropriations, a loan agreement, and a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement for the Monica Place affordable housing project (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 338 — resolution authorizing an appointment to the electrical examining board (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 340 — amending the zoning map to designate Cobbs Hill Park and Washington Grove Park as the Cobbs Hill Park Preservation District (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 339 — discharge from committee and consideration of the single-family manufactured/modular homes item (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote; item discharged from committee and adopted).
- Introductory 341 — authorizing agreements and appropriation for Rock City Skatepark Phase 2 (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 342 — appropriating funds for City Hall sidewalk, stair and areaway replacement and repair (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 343 — appropriating funds for Dewey Avenue and Emerson Street improvement project (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 344 — resolution to accept and fund 100% federal/state transportation-aid-eligible costs for the Dewey Avenue/Emerson Street reconstruction and intersection project (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 345 — authorizing a professional services agreement for park garage evaluation and repair (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 346 — agreement related to Rochester Community Sports Complex roof replacement project (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 347 — bond ordinance authorizing issuance of $1,534,000 in bonds to finance the Rochester Community Sports Complex roof replacement (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (roll call).
- Introductory 348 — bond ordinance authorizing issuance of $718,000 in bonds to finance Bridal/Island Firehouse roof replacement (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (roll call).
- Introductory 349 — authorizing a mandatory agreement related to Groveland Island/Goodman/Bridal firehouse roof replacement (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote where noted).
- Introductory 351 — authorizing amendatory agreements relating to Goodman Firehouse Priority Improvements (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 352 — authorizing a grant agreement related to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Urban and Community Forestry Grant (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 353 — authorizing a mandatory agreement related to a joint Rochester Water Works/Monroe County Water Authority erosion-control study (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 354 — authorizing an agreement with Great Lakes Gaming (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 355 — authorizing an agreement for athletic skill development and academic support services (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 356 — authorizing an agreement for a competitive swimming program for youth (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 357 — authorizing implementation of a positive rent-reporting program (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 358 — amending city bond ordinances (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (roll call where required).
- Introductory 359 — authorizing cancellation or refund of erroneous taxes and charges (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 360 — authorizing agreements to provide revenue-control equipment services for municipal parking garages and lots (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 361 — authorizing a legislative management/agenda software agreement (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 366 — amending an ordinance relating to Age-Friendly Cities planning (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introductory 367 — resolution approving an appointment to the board of directors of Action for a Better Community, Inc.; disclosure filed and recusal noted (motion text: not specified). Outcome: approved (voice vote; recusal recorded).
- Introductory 362, 363, 364, 365 — (public safety-related agreements: fitness-for-duty clinical services for RPD; agreement with Simcy/SimSci Inc.; counseling/stress-management services for fire department; agency medical director services) — outcomes: approved (voice votes and roll calls where recorded).

The meeting transcript records multiple roll calls where individual councilmembers were recorded as voting yes or no on some items; where the roll call was recited the measure passed. A number of items were advanced from committee (discharged) before the full vote.

What the council did not do: the transcript does not show detailed motion text for many items; where full motion language was not read aloud the description above is taken from the committee reports read into the record. When the transcript did not include motion text it is marked "not specified."