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Council reviews land‑bank endorsements and renews demolition‑contract options
Summary
Council staff presented municipal endorsement and a required template resolution for the Greater Cedar Syracuse Land Bank's Move in New York program and asked councilors to review vote batches; officials also asked to renew a one‑year option for demolition contractors and confirmed budget allocations for demolition work.
Caitlin Hubbard, neighborhood planner with the city’s MBD, presented a municipal endorsement request and the template resolution required by New York State for the Greater Cedar Syracuse Land Bank’s Move in New York program. Staff said the resolution must confirm that the identified homes meet building code and are eligible to participate; the template language will be provided to councilors later in the day.
Hubbard also reviewed vote batches for property transfers to the land bank (vote batch 19 and vote batch 20), noted a withdrawal for item 53 and said some parcels were missing from staff lists; she agreed to resend parcel maps and vote lists for council review before the next meeting.
Jake Deshaude, Deputy Commissioner of Code Enforcement, asked the council to renew demolition contractor agreements for one year under the RFQ renewal option. He said the demolition program budget typically is set at about $750,000 and that the number in the resolution ($632,934) reflects the line item used for demolitions; the RFQ will be reissued next year for future contracting.
Councilors asked staff to clarify parcel lists and to provide maps showing how properties are distributed across the city; staff committed to follow up.
