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Votes at a glance: council approves appointments, land-use notices and multiple resolutions
Summary
At its April 11 meeting the Ogdensburg City Council approved the consent agenda, three appointments, contract amendments, grant submissions, public-hearing notices for rezoning and a parcel sale, and a settlement authorization note; roll calls recorded approval for each item listed.
The Ogdensburg City Council on April 11 recorded roll-call approvals for a bundle of routine and substantive matters. Key outcomes listed on the record included:
- Consent agenda (warrants): General Fund warrant No. 6-2025 for $667,432.29, Capital Fund warrant No. 6-2025 for $74,671. Approved by roll call.
- Appointments: Christopher Pitcher appointed alternate to the Planning Board (term 03/24/2025–12/31/2029); Steve Smithers appointed to the Beautification Commission (term 03/24/2025–12/31/2027); Mark Boyer appointed to the Ogdensburg Public Library Board of Trustees to fill an unexpired term (term 03/24/2025–12/31/2028). Each appointment was approved by roll call.
- Remediation contract amendment: Council authorized Amendment No. 3 to the April 27, 2021 agreement with Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C., for remediation at the former Shade Roller site (approved by roll call). See related article for details.
- Zoning/public hearing: Council introduced an ordinance and scheduled a public hearing on rezoning parcel 48.078-9-13 (100 Fourth Street) from Business District to Residential Business Mixed Use; both the City and County planning boards had recommended approval. Resolution to set a public hearing passed by roll call.
- Property sale/public hearing: Council introduced an ordinance and set a public hearing for the proposed sale of a 2.73-acre city-owned parcel (tax map 59.001-2-12.1) to the Ogdensburg City School District for use in a transportation hub; council approved setting the public hearing by roll call.
- Grants and contracts: Council authorized submission of a 2025 wastewater infrastructure planning grant (I&I), an application to the DWSP2 drinking water technical-assistance program, and an agreement with Barton & Loguidice for East David Street engineering services (all approved by roll call). Council also approved an amendment to EDR professional services for pump station rehabilitation tied to the city’s consent order (approved by roll call).
- Pump station and consent-order work: Council recorded that engineering and bidding are planned for 2025 with construction targeted for 2026 to meet consent-order deadlines.
- Legal settlement: Council recited that at a prior meeting it had authorized the city manager to execute a settlement in Mac v. Steven Skelly, Jeffrey Skelly and the City of Ogdensburg; the settlement includes payment of $30,000 to the plaintiffs, as previously authorized by resolution.
Roll calls were recorded on each action; in items where a roll call was read the transcript shows unanimous approval among the five members present (Mayor Michael Tooley and councilors Silley, Scamperley, Stevenson and Trim). Councilor Powers was excused for the meeting.
