Tonawanda council adopts routine event permits, a bond amendment and project resolutions

Tonawanda City Council read and approved a slate of agenda resolutions at its informal meeting. The council adopted resolutions numbered 1 through 14; most motions were routine calendar and event permits, and notable items included an amendment to a bond resolution to recognize an $800,000 Erie County grant for a sewer generator and authorization to proceed with design and construction work on the swing-bridge park area.

Votes at a glance

- Resolution 1: Waive reading of the minutes — adopted by roll call. - Resolution 2: Change annual meeting dates (annual update) — adopted by roll call. - Resolution 3: Authorize Mayor White to sign a lease for water bikes at the canal (water recreation lease) — adopted by roll call. - Resolution 4: (Naming/organizing resolution circulated by mayor's office; draft text provided to council) — adopted by roll call. - Resolution 5: Permit for VBA Philadelphia fundraiser (June 7) — adopted by roll call. - Resolution 6: Special-event permit (end-of-summer event, August — date not fully specified in transcript) — adopted by roll call. - Resolution 7: Ignite the Waterfront (event permit) — adopted by roll call. - Resolution 8: Visual performing arts application: Art of the Riverwalk (July 13) — adopted by roll call. - Resolution 9: Special-events permit amended to require certificate of insurance naming the City of Tonawanda as additional insured by 06/20/2025 — amendment adopted; resolution adopted by roll call. - Resolution 10: (Event/permit; specific details not specified in transcript) — adopted by roll call. - Resolution 11: Memorial Day/Renaissance Bridge closing (May 27 time window referenced) — adopted by roll call. - Resolution 12: Amend September meeting dates (originally 09/18/2025 changed to September 11 and September 25) — amendment and resolution adopted by roll call. - Resolution 13: Authorization related to swing-bridge design and Park Patterson improvements (design/construction phase authorization) — adopted by roll call. - Resolution 14: Bond resolution amendment for sewer generator project; staff clarified this amendment recognizes an $800,000 Erie County grant and aligns the bond resolution to reflect combined funding — adopted by roll call.

What the council said: staff clarified that the bond amendment for Resolution 14 does not add new borrowing; it reconciles the prior $800,000 bond authorization with a newly awarded Erie County grant so the project funding totals match. For Resolution 9 councilmembers amended the special-events language to require the city be named as additional insured and a certificate filed with the clerk by 06/20/2025.

Ending: All resolutions on the agenda were adopted during the session. Several councilmembers used the meeting to thank local organizations that host city events and to note follow-up administrative steps (insurance proof, amended meeting dates, and contract execution).