The Syracuse Common Council approved a wide package of routine items and resolutions during its regular meeting, adopted an honorary street sign and a resolution recognizing Columbus Baking Company’s more-than-125-year history, and recorded several held or withdrawn items.
Many agenda items were adopted by voice or roll call with unanimous support. Councilors approved omnibus items 13–29 and a second batch of consent items (36–38, 40–41, 43, 48, 50–64) after the clerk called each roll; most passed without substantive debate. Several items were held for later consideration (including items 32, 34, 35 and 47) and a few were withdrawn (items 45, 46 and 49).
Item 9, introduced by Councilor Pena Agua, passed on a recorded roll call that showed six councilors voting yes (Michaux, Pena Agua, Nave, Williams, Jones Rausser, Mato) and three voting no (Caldwell, Gathers, Hogan). Item 10 was adopted unanimously. Item 17, after a council discussion that included a public reminder about downtown parking needs, passed by unanimous consent.
A licensing-fee measure (item 11) generated debate and at least one abstention. Councilor Hudson said she opposed adopting the measure without a citywide review of fees; other councilors said it was time to begin updating certain licensing and event fees. The transcript contains inconsistent tallies for the final vote on item 11 (the roll-call entries show an abstention and a mix of yes/no entries while later tallies are reported differently). The meeting record notes at least one abstention (Councilor Nave) and discussion that the council should consider a broader, citywide review of fees, but the transcript records contradictory numerical tallies for the final count.
Item 30 and an accompanying resolution (item 31) recognizing Columbus Baking Company — also described in the meeting materials as Columbus Bakery — were introduced by Councilor Nave and adopted unanimously. The items create an honorary street sign reading Columbus Bakery Way for one year and present a formal recognition to the Retzels family for the bakery’s long history on the city’s Northside and its 2022 induction into the New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry.
Several procedural notes: dozens of routine procurement, grant, and administrative items were approved by consent; several items were specifically held or withdrawn as indicated on the record; and the council concluded with farewell remarks to departing members before adjourning.
Votes at a glance (selected items recorded in the transcript):
- Item 9: Adopted on roll call (Yes: Michaux, Pena Agua, Nave, Williams, Jones Rausser, Mato; No: Caldwell, Gathers, Hogan) — recorded as 6–3.
- Item 10: Adopted unanimously.
- Item 11 (licensing fees): Adopted; transcript records at least one abstention (Councilor Nave) and conflicting tallies in the record (see audit note).
- Item 17: Adopted unanimously after a discussion on parking and garage maintenance costs.
- Item 30 (honorary sign) and Item 31 (resolution recognizing Columbus Baking Company): Adopted unanimously.
The council also recorded a number of holds (32, 34, 35, 47) and withdrawals (45, 46, 49) for future consideration. The meeting ended after a series of farewell remarks and closing acknowledgments.