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From YouTube: November 3, 2021 Common Council Meeting - Part 2 of 3
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Part 2 of 3
A
D
D
Yeah,
thank
you
thank
you
and
we
are
back
into
the
main
meeting.
I
appreciate
we've
moved
and
secondly,
come
out
of
executive
session
further
discussion
on
the
proposed
budget
as
as
amended
and
as
is
on
the
floor
right
now.
A
I'm
guessing
now
is
an
appropriate
time
for
me
to
just
take
a
moment
to
point
council
to
an
email
that
I
sent
you
this
afternoon
and
to
just
touch
on
the
core
of
the
issue
there,
which
is
that,
as
you
know,
the
proposed
budget
includes
adjustments
to
council
and
mayor
salaries,
and
there
is
a
separate
local.
So
I
just
want
to
remind
everyone
that
there's
a
separate
local
law
that
will
need
to
be
passed
in
order
to
effectuate
those
changes.
A
At
this
point,
I
believe
dev
is
targeting
a
discussion
and
committee
level
vote
on
that
local
law
at
november
22nd
city
administration
committee
and
then
at
the
december
council
meeting,
because
it's
a
local
law
and
it
has
to
age,
and
there
turns
out,
sadly
not
to
be
enough
time
between
november
22nd
and
december
1st,
for
it
to
age.
We
will
need
to
lay
it
on
the
table
before
the
city
administration
committee
meeting,
which
means
that
it
can't
be
amended
there.
A
If
you
want
to
vote
it
through
at
december
council,
so
if
you
have
any
edits
to
it,
the
sooner
you
can
send
them
my
way,
the
better
and-
and
I
see
deb
just
said
that
in
ca
is
on
november.
So
my
apologies.
I
thought
it
was
on
monday,
the
22nd,
but
apparently
I'm
wrong.
I
see
pdcs
on
november
no
okay,
I
guess
you
know
dev
will
speak
to
the
date
of
the
meeting.
A
I'm
not
sure,
and
the
last
thing
that
I
should
make
sure
to
say
on
this
topic-
is
that
because
the
local
law
is
pursuant
to
state
municipal
home
rule
law,
subject
to
permissive
referendum,
there
will
it
will
not
be
able
to
take
effect
until
late
january
or
perhaps
even
sometime
in
february,
but
it
can
be
retroactively
effective
to
january
1st,
for
those
salary
adjustments
for
council
and
the
mayor,
so
apologies
for
the
procedural
morass
that
surrounds
that,
but
not
that
there
it
is.
D
Thanks
sorry,
further
discussion
on
the
yes,
graham.
D
F
Ari,
I
just
had
a
question
about
that
permissive
referendum.
Can
you
just
explain
what
that
would
entail?
Oh
for
sure,.
A
I'm
sorry
yeah,
so
what
that
means
another
name
for
that
is
referendum
on
petition.
It
means
that
after
council
passes
the
local
law
and
the
mayor
signs
it
that
there
is
a
45-day
period
during
which
members
of
the
public
could,
if
they
so
chose,
gather
signatures
on
a
petition
calling
for
a
referendum
on
the
local
law,
and
they
would
have
to
gather
the
number
of
signatures
specified
by
state
law
and
there's
a
formula
for
that
in
the
state
law.
And
if
a
valid
petition
were
filed
within
that
45-day
window.
A
It
would
then
delay
the
effectiveness
of
the
local
law
until
it
were
approved
on
a
general
election
ballot
or
a
special
election
ballot,
but
on
a
ballot
absent
that
it
can,
at
the
expiration
of
the
45
day
period.
F
A
Then
be
filed
with
the
new
york
department
of
state
and
take
effect,
but
again
because
of
that
process,
it
can't
take
effect
until
late
january
or
quite
possibly,
early
february,
though
it
can
do
so
on
a
retroactive
basis
to
january
1st
or
2022.
If
that's
council's
desire.
Okay,
thank
you.
F
C
A
Oh,
thank
you,
and
actually,
if
it
is
november,
17
I'll
double
check
the
dates.
It
may
be
that
we
can
just
squeak
in
for
for
any
amendments
at
ca,
but
I'm
not
sure
of
that
because
of
the
holiday.
So
I
need
to
count
that
out.
E
H
H
You
know
they
have
a
multi-year
plan,
a
pretty
ambitious
one
and
you
know
we
wanted
to
see
it
get
started
and
I'm
fully
supportive
of
continuing
that
support
as
we
see
them
grow.
So
this
isn't
the
only
year
that
we're
going
through
this.
From
my
perspective,.
D
Thank
you
yes,
laura
and
then
cynthia.
I
I
think
it
would
be
best
to
look
at
future
funding.
Look
at
partnering
with
any
match
grants,
they're
able
to
receive
and
with
information
we
received
some
information
from
upi,
but
it
was
very,
very
late
this
afternoon,
so
I
haven't
had
a
chance
to
fully
look
at
that
yet,
but
I
think
it
is
important
to
consider
future
funding
for
this
growing
grassroots
organization.
D
D
D
All
those
in
favor,
forgive
me,
julie,
the
next.
The
tax
rate
is
a
roll
call,
but
this
one
is
just
a
regular.
B
D
Okay,
all
those
in
favor
of
the
budget
as
amended.
D
C
Right
so
now
we're
adopting
the
tax
rate,
whereas
the
2022
budget
was
approved,
adopted
and
confirmed
in
the
total
amount
of
84
million
334
thousand
four
hundred
and
forty
dollars,
and
whereas
the
estimated
revenues
total
57
million
699,
000
and
81
dollars,
leaving
26
million
635
359
dollars
in
the
amount
the
amount
to
be
raised
by
taxation
and
whereas
the
assessment
role
has
been
certified
and
whereas
under
charter
provisions,
the
tax
limit
for
city
purposes
amounts
to
forty
one
million
eight
hundred
ninety
four
thousand
six
hundred
and
twenty
four
dollars
for
twenty
twenty
two
therefore
be
resolved.
C
The
tax
rate
for
general
purposes
for
fiscal
year
2022
is
established
and
fixed
at
11.89
per
1000
of
taxable
evaluation,
as
shown
certified
and
extended
against
the
respective
properties
of
the
2022
tax
roll,
thereby
making
a
total
tax
levy
as
near
to
26
million
six
hundred
thirty
five
thousand
three
hundred
and
fifty
nine
dollars
we
get
further
resolved.
The
same
levy
is
put
upon
the
property
shown
on
the
city.
Tax
roll
at
that
same
rate,
11.89
per
thousand
dollars,
and
be
it
further
resolved
that
the
chamberlain
is
directed
to
extend
an
apportion.
C
The
city
tax
as
above,
and
that,
upon
the
completion
and
of
the
extension
of
said
role,
the
clerk
shall
prepare
a
warrant
on
the
city
chamberlain
for
the
collection
of
the
levy.
The
mayor
and
the
city.
Clerk
are
authorized
and
directed
to
sign
and
affix
the
corporate
seal
to
the
warrant
and
forthwith
to
file
the
same
with
the
tax
roll
with
the
city
chamberlain
via
further
resolve
that
upon
the
execution
and
filing
of
the
warrant
and
tax
roll
with
the
chamberlain.
C
The
amounts
of
the
city
tax
set
opposite
each
and
every
property
will
become
liens
due
payable
and
collectible
in
accordance
with
provisions
of
the
charter
and
other
laws,
and
be
it
further
resolved
that
the
total
sum.
Eighty
four
million
three
hundred
and
thirty
four
thousand
four
hundred
and
forty
be
appropriated
in
accordance
with
the
adopted
budget
to
the
respective
boards
offices
and
departments
for
the
purposes
set
forth.
C
D
You
is
there
a
second
second
by
rob
any
discussion.
H
So
I
don't
have
the
latest
list
spreadsheet
so
does
someone
have
the
newly
computed
average
impact
on
you
know
on
the
median
home
and
other
stats
that
we
usually
compute
when
we
do
the
budget.
E
D
Why
don't
you
do
that
calculation?
While
we
continue,
I
think
it's
so
it's
11,
it's
1189!
D
No,
I
I
I
just
did
a
calculation
and
I'm
there's
no
chance,
I'm
gonna
say
it
out
loud.
I'm
gonna
wait
for
steve
because
I
don't
want
to
be
wrong.
D
E
D
E
D
Okay,
well,
yeah.
I
think
we
can
actually
vote
and
then
we'll
we'll
get
that
we'll
get
that
amount
when
once
he
does
it
ready
so
further
discussion.
D
D
I
think
it
and
I'll
just
say,
because
I
I
haven't
yet
really
wanted
this
to
be
a
year
where
we
could
make
huge
new
investments
in
our
infrastructure
and
our
workforce
and
in
our
social
service
provisions
with,
while
also
being
giving
a
break
to
our
taxpayers.
My
initial
budget
lowered
taxes,
just
a
smidge
a
couple
dozen
dollars
this
one
should
raise
it
just
to
smidge
a
couple
dozen
dollars
with
the
additions
from
council,
and
I
think
it.
I
think
this
budget
accomplishes
everything
we
set
out
to
do,
makes
big
new
investments.
D
Investors
in
our
workforce
will
result
in
real
material
changes
to
people's
lives
and
a
functionally
level
tax
freight,
which
is
just
very
good,
extremely
good,
and
for
that
we
have
to
thank
all
the
new
development,
our
rebounding
sales
tax
numbers,
the
strength
of
the
state's
pension
fund
and
maybe
most
of
all,
the
federal
government's
passage
of
the
arpa
bill,
which
which
delivered
quite
a
lot
of
funds
to
our
community,
and
all
of
you,
of
course,
worked
really
hard
to
put
this
budget
together.
E
So
that
the
change
is
nine
dollars
and
sixty
cents.
D
Glad
I
didn't
say
it
so:
it's
nine
dollars
more,
the
median
home
will
pay
nine
dollars.
Yeah.
D
See
and
that's
two:
I
gotta
run
okay.
So
now
four
point:
three.
C
Now
we're
adopting
the
wastewater
treatment
plant
budget,
whereas
council's
considering
adoption
of
the
amended
joint
activity
fund
budget
for
2022,
as
approved
by
committee
of
the
whole,
and
whereas
it
is
consensus
of
the
council,
that
the
total
appropriations
and
estimated
revenues
has
set
forth
in
that
budget
for
2022
and,
as
those
amounts
may
be
altered
by
the
common
council
at
its
november
3rd
meeting
or
adequate
for
the
operation
of
the
ithaca
area.
Wastewater
treatment
plant.
C
Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
that
common
council
accepts
and
approves
amended
joint
activity
fund
budget
for
2022
in
the
total
amount
of
five
million.
Two
hundred
and
thirty
three
thousand
two
hundred
and
seventy
one
dollars
and
be
a
further
resolve
that
the
following
sections
of
that
budget
be
approved
and
it
lists
the
section.
So
I
will
move
it
as
written.
D
All
those
in
favor,
okay,
that
carries
unanimously.
H
D
It
passes
12
to
12
to
zero
and
cats,
have
nine
lives
so
should
get
an
equal
number
of
votes.
C
Yep
now
we're
looking
at
2022,
sidewalk,
improvement,
district
assessment,
budget
budget
and
schedule
of
work,
whereas
section
c73
of
the
charter
creates
five
sidewalk
improvement
districts
for
the
construction
and
repair
of
sidewalk
and
provides
an
assessment
against
each
property
and
whereas
the
board
of
public
works
has
recommended
a
budget
schedule
of
work
and
schedule
of
assessments
for
2022,
subject
to
review
amendment
and
confirmation
by
common
council
and
whereas
the
section
provides
that
council
shall
amend
his
appropriate
and
confirm
assessments,
budget
and
schedule
of
work
after
a
public
hearing
and
whereas
the
appropriate
public
hearing
has
been
held
and
council
has
given
due
consideration
to
any
comments
made.
D
Thank
you
for
a
second
segment
by
rod.
Any
discussion.
D
Call
so
my
apologies
julie.
Would
you
like
to
call
the
roll.
K
K
L
H
C
F
D
Thank
you
next
4.5.
C
Great
before
we
move
on
from
budget
related
ones,
I
know
you
all
were
wonderfully
generous
in
thanking
me,
but
it
doesn't
happen
by
myself.
I
know
we
mentioned
city
staff,
but
steve
and
all
of
his
staff
faith
jumping
right
in
a
lot
of
people
behind
the
scenes
really
make
the
budget
work
and
as
my
last
process,
I
hope
that
I've
I've
already
handed
over
the
dropbox
keys
to
faith.
So
she
has
the
last
x
number
of
years
of
files
of
documents
and
I'm
not
going
anywhere.
C
So
you
can
certainly
rely
on
me,
but
thank
you
so
much
to
steve
and
his
staff
and
everybody
else
on
the
staff.
It's
they
make.
C
It
look
easy
for
me,
so
thank
you
to
all
of
them
all
right,
moving
on
which
something
in
the
future
might
make
the
budget
process
even
easier,
an
amendment
to
the
city
charter
and
code
to
enable
the
common
council
to
create
a
city
manager
position,
whereas
under
our
current
charter,
the
mayor
is
elected
every
four
years
and
serves
as
the
chief
executive
officer
of
the
city,
the
political
leader
of
the
city
and
the
chair
of
the
common
council.
C
C
C
An
elected
mayor
may
not
have
experience
administering
a
large,
complex
organization.
The
mayor's
salary
is
not
commensurate
with
the
level
of
responsibility
and
is
significantly
lower
than
the
salaries
of
department
heads
managed
by
the
mayor.
Under
the
system.
The
mayor
is
accountable
to
the
electorate.
Every
four
years,
though
elected
the
mayor,
only
votes
with
council
to
break
a
tie.
C
If
the
mayor
has
a
chief
of
staff,
that
person's
role
is
ambiguous
and
so
far
as
department
heads
do
not
report
to
and
are
not
evaluated
or
hired
by
the
chief
of
staff.
Furthermore,
the
appointed
chief
of
staff
reports
directly
to
the
mayor
and
may
be
replaced
upon
the
election
of
a
new
mayor
talked
a
little
bit
about
this
alternative
form
of
government,
allowing
common
council
to
select
and
hire
trained,
experienced
person
to
be
the
chief
executive
officer
of
the
city.
C
C
D
C
Just
to
remind
everyone
that
what
will
happen
is
then
this
will
get.
This
is
just
basically
for
the
public
benefit
if
they
hadn't
been
following
along.
This
will
be
put
on
the
ballot
in
next
november,
as
referendum,
to
be
put
out
to
the
voters
in
november,
and
we
will
be
doing
a
a
pretty
broad
and
comprehensive
public
information
campaign
and
q,
a's
and
forums
and
info
sessions
in
advance
of
of
that
before
it
goes
on
referendum.
F
C
B
D
Thank
you
well
done
everyone,
and
now
it's
off
to
the
voters.
Next
4.56.
C
C
Finally,
it's
done.
It
was
just
stuck
scrolling
already
ordinance
to
amend
the
city
code
to
incorporate
the
creation
of
city
manager
position.
What's
the
matter,
oh,
I
heard
some
weird
feedback,
whereas
under
our
current
charter,
the
mayor
is
elected
every
four
years.
This
is
very
similar
to
what
we
read,
whereas
the
mayor
oversees
many
departments
and
a
budget
and
six
four
hundred
employees
bargaining
units,
whereas
political
head,
the
mayor,
appoints
committees,
etc,
whereas
the
common
council
may
or
believe
it
is
in
the
best
interest
to
shift
to
an
alternative
form
of
government.
C
Oh
my
gosh,
my
computer
is
hates
me
tonight
and
whereas
this
action
requires
an
amendment
of
the
city
charter
by
local
law,
addressed
in
the
companion,
local
law
and
various
code
changes
by
ordinance
addressed
by
this
ordinance.
Now,
therefore,
be
it
ordained
by
the
common
council
of
the
city
of
ithaca
as
follows,
and
I
will
move
it
as
written.
A
And
deb,
are
you?
Are
you
moving
that,
as
in
the
version
that
was
circulated
with
some
minor
updates
last
night,.
H
D
Is
there
a
second
second
by
donna
fleming,
any
discussion.
A
Procedural
note
I'll
note
that,
unlike
the
local
law,
if
there
are
any
amendments
tonight
that
we
are,
of
course,
procedurally
able
to
amend
an
ordinance,
that's
not
a
problem
right
now,
and
this
ordinance,
of
course,
is
the
effectiveness
of
the
ordinance.
If
you
vote,
for
it
is
contingent
upon
the
local
law
being
approved
that
referendum,
so
the
ordinance
won't
have
any
effect
unless
the
local
law
so
takes
effect
because
they
work
together.
D
C
So
we
thought
this
would
give
us
a
little
bit
more
of
a
buffer
for
those
meetings
and
we
kind
of
circulated
it
to
chairs
and
some
staff
first.
It
seemed
okay
to
them.
So
and
then
I
I'm
not
certain
if
the
final
date
has
been
set
for
the
swearing-in
of
new
council
members,
but
we
don't
have
to
talk
about
that
right
now.
C
I
know
some
city
staff
are
working
on
talking
about
what
that
would
look
like
today,
so
stay
tuned
for
that,
but
at
least
pedc
and
ca
are
set
with
those
new
dates
for
november
and
december.
E
Just
to
add
my
many
thanks
to
common
council,
the
mayor,
all
the
senior
staff
and
actually
all
of
the
city
staff
without
all
of
everybody's
hard
work
and
dedication,
we
could
not
operate
the
city
and
provide
the
necessary
city
services.
So
thank
you
all.
It
just
wouldn't
work
without
everybody's
cooperation
and
dedication.
So
that's
that's
my
report.
D
Here
steve,
thank
you
yes
and
that
the
the
easier
we
the
more
accessible
we
make
this
process.
I
just
want
there
to
be
no
confusion,
the
more
accessible
we
make
this
process
for
counseling
the
public,
the
harder
it
is
on
staff.
So
it's
there's
a
whole
ton
of
work
happens
behind
the
scenes
and
and
steve
does
the
line
share
that
work.
I
really
appreciate
you
we're
going
to
planning
and
economic
development
jeremiah.
L
So
this
is
the
proposed
court
street
rezoning
declaration
of
lead
agency
resolve
that
the
common
council
of
the
city
of
ithaca
does
hereby
declare
itself
lead
agency
for
the
environmental
review
of
the
proposal
to
rezone
properties
along
the
north
side
of
portions
of
court
street.
All
properties
in
the
courthouse
special
use
district
to
b1a,
and
I
so
move.
D
Is
there
a
second
second
by
jackson,
discussion
in
the
first
bit?
Yes,.
L
D
Thank
you
all
those
in
favor
of
declaring
our
council
to
be
lead
agent.
L
Next
step
is
the
environmental
review,
so
I'll
just
read.
The
results
here
resolve
the
common
council's
lead
agency
in
this
matter,
hereby
adopts
as
its
own.
The
findings
and
conclusions
more
fully
set
forth
in
the
full
environmental
assessment
form
dated
september
30th
2021
be
a
further
resolve
that
this
common
council's
lead
agency
in
this
matter
hereby
determines
that
the
proposed
action
issue
will
not
have
a
significant
effect
on
the
environment
and
that
further
environmental
review
is
unnecessary.
D
Thank
you
seconded
by
laura
discussion.
L
And
finally,
five
one
c
is
the
ordinance
itself,
be
it
ordained
and
enacted
by
the
city
of
ethical
common
council
as
follows:
I'm
just
gonna
move
as
written
and
there
is
a
memo
from
megan
wilson
in
the
agenda,
along
with
a
map
that
shows
the
area
of
the
proposed
rezoning.
D
Thanks
jeff
is
there
a
second
second
by
donna
discussion.
A
No,
if
you'd
like
to
go
ahead.
First,
that's
fine.
L
Gonna
give
a
brief
summary
of
our
discussion
at
pdc
on
this.
I
think
initially
would
trigger
this,
as
as
megan
explains
in
her
memo
is
that
there
are
a
lot
of
non-conforming
properties
in
this
area
and
it's
triggered
a
lot
of
variances
over
the
years
and
it's
it's
been
hard
for
people
to
make
moderations
to
their
properties,
property
owners-
and
you
know
so.
This
came
along
as
a
proposal.
We
circulated
it.
L
There
was
a
lot
of
concern,
especially
from
residents
along
the
400
block
of
cuga
street,
because
we
had
proposed
that
we
would
also
include
the
400
block
of
cuga
street.
So
we
we
removed
the
400
block
of
cuga
street,
but
we're
still
decided
to
vote
for
the
the
court
street
rezoning
and
that
was
based
on
a
recommendation
from
the
ithaca
landmarks
preservation
commission.
They
felt
that
that
was
appropriate,
given
that
those
properties
have
the
protection
of
the
historic
district.
L
A
So
I
just
wanted
to
update
council,
as
I
believe
you're
aware,
a
petition
was
submitted
just
today,
so
we've
had
only
a
relatively
few
business
hours
to
work
through
the
legal
implications
of
it.
A
petition
was
filed
with
the
signatures,
I
believe,
of
14
property
owners.
I'm
opposed
in
that
area.
I'm
opposing
the
zoning
to
be
specific
and
I'm
so
sorry
before
I.
I
am
specific.
That
petition,
of
course,
has
two
potential
levels
of
import.
A
I
guess
you
could
say
one
level
of
import
is
a
is
a
political
statement
that
there
are
a
number
of
owners
in
that
area
that
are
opposed
to
it,
and
my
my
comments
on
the
legal
aspect,
of
course,
do
not
diminish
that
at
all.
That
political
report
is
exactly
what
it
is
where
the
legal
aspect
is
concerned.
The
other
level
of
potential
import
is
that
under
general
city
law,
section
83
a
petition
signed
by
at
least
20
of
the
by
the
owners
of
land
comprising
at
least
20
percent
of
the
land
area.
A
Within
a
area,
that's
being
rezoned
will
trigger
a
super
majority
threshold
for
the
council's
vote
on
the
zone,
which
would
in
particular,
be
a
three-quarters
vote
or,
in
council's
case
eight
votes
that
would
be
required.
But
that's
only
if
twenty
percent
of
the
land
area
being
rezoned
is
represented
by
the
signatures
on
the
petition
or,
if
20
of
the
buffer
immediately
surrounding
that
land
area,
specifically
a
100
foot
buffer,
are,
is
represented
by
these
signatures
planning
staff
very
helpfully.
A
Had
our
gis
team
run
an
initial
analysis
of
the
land
area
represented
by
the
signatures
on
the
petition,
and
they
report
that
so
the
petition
was
signed
by
property
owners
of
14
properties
relevant
to
the
area
of
these
14
properties.
Seven
are
included
in
the
rezoning
proposal
as
a
point
of
reference.
A
A
The
other
seven
properties
that
also
signed
the
proposal
that
but
are
not
proposed
for
rezoning,
are
all
located
within
100
feet
of
the
north
side
of
port
street
and
the
gis
team,
through
our
planning
folks
reports
that
those
seven
properties
represent
12.1
percent
of
the
land
area,
immediately
adjacent
to
properties
within
100
feet.
A
The
and
therefore
neither
of
the
20
thresholds
that
would
be
applicable
to
this
petition
appear
to
be
satisfied,
though
the
18.2
percent
is
awfully
close
to
20
and
therefore
what
I
will
excuse
me.
A
What
I
will
say
at
this
point
is
that
if
council
happens
to
end
up
voting
with
more
than
eight
votes
or
less
than
six
votes
for
or
against,
respectively,
on
this
zoning,
it
will
eliminate
a
slightly
hairy
legal
question,
because
we,
if
council
votes
with
six
or
seven
votes
for
this,
we
will
need
to
further
evaluate
whether
that
18.2
is
exactly
correct.
A
Again,
we
received
this
petition
this
afternoon
and
had
about
four
business
hours
I
think
in
which
to
reach
the
conclusions
that
I
just
shared
with
you,
so
they
are
not
certain,
but
that
is
where
things
stand
right
now.
My
conclusion
is
that
a
super
majority,
a
threshold
of
eight
votes,
is
not
required
to
pass
this
ordinance
at
this
time.
D
Yeah
I
like
that,
I
you
know
I
back
up
the
the
planning
department
here.
I
I
certainly
heard
from
the
neighbors
and
I
would
understand
their
concern
about
a
shift
in
that
the
culture
of
that
neighborhood,
but
I
do
think
this
is
largely
codifies
the
the
culture
that
exists
and
that
I
think,
is
positive
on
on
those
blocks.
So
I'm
I'd
support
it.
K
K
A
A
So
that
is
the
way
it
is
written
and-
and
I
can
see.
I
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
I
have
to
confess
to
struggling
with
this
issue.
I
have
a
great
deal
of
respect
for
our
planning
department
staff
and
they
do
a
wonderful
job
and
I
think
the
efforts
to.
I
I
One
is
that
any
of
the
court
street
properties
can
expand
or
make
changes
to
their
office
or
their
structures
by
use
variance.
Is
that
correct?
N
So
they
can
get
a
used
variance.
I
mean
it
is
a
right
of
any
property
owner
use.
Variances
are
very
difficult
to
obtain.
N
You
have
to
prove
that
the
property
cannot
be
used
for
each
and
every
one
of
the
listed
allowed
uses
in
that
zone,
which,
in
a
structure
that
often
was
built
originally
as
a
residential
structure
and
has
become
office
over
time,
can
be,
can
be
challenging.
I'm
not
saying
it's
impossible,
but
you
experiences
in
general
are
different
than
area
variances
and
we
see
very
few
of
them
because
they
are
so
difficult
to
obtain.
I
N
Either
dewitt
park
or
east
hill,
all
of
them
are
the
map.
Our
file
hasn't
been
updated
to
show
the
new
expansion
east
hill
on
the
far
east
end.
I
So
that
would
mean
there
are
restrictions
on
what
could
be
changed.
It.
I
For
any
proposed
changes
go
through
the
ilpc
process.
Correct!
Yes,
okay!
That's
that's
helpful.
This
is
a
tough
tough
issue,
but
I
I'm
afraid
I'm
not
going
to
be
able
to
support
the
zoning
change.
D
Thank
you
next
is
graham
and
then
george
and
then
seth.
F
Thank
you
cevante,
so
hi
megan,
I
haven't
seen
you
in
ages,
but
I
was
just
looking
at
the
map
so
in
particular
at
the
east
end,
so
you're
saying
that
the
properties
between
aurora
and
lynn
that
are
marked
they're
now
in
the
historic
district
is
that
right.
N
Yes,
brian
corrected
me
that
I
thought
some
of
them
were
not,
but
all
of
those
properties
are
in.
F
Okay
and
then
I
guess
my
other
question
is
you'd
mentioned
that
this,
the
greatest
difference
is
the
lock
coverage,
even
though
so
it
goes
from
35
to
50,
even
though
some
of
them
are
presumably
already
over.
That
35
limit
is
that
what
you're
saying
in
the
memo.
N
Yeah,
so
I
did
look
at
several
of
the
properties,
so
some
of
the
notable
differences
I
would
say
and
again,
depending
on
the
zone,
because
there's
r3a
in
r3
double
a
in
this
area
and
I
think
one
or
two
r2b,
so
the
difference.
N
The
height
difference
is
very
minimal
in
terms
of
height
and
feet,
one's
three
versus
the
the
r3
double
a
oh,
I'm
sorry,
we
actually
removed
all
the
r3
double
a
so
the
height
is
very
similar,
so
the
difference
would
be
the
lot
coverage,
which
is
the
difference
between
35
percent
and
50
percent
I
and
front
yard,
which
is
10
in
the
r3a
and
down
to
five
or
10
10
feet
and
down
to
five
feet
with
the
the
b1a.
N
A
lot
of
the
properties
also
were
over
the
lot
coverage
already,
I'm
not
saying
they
were
at
the
full
50
percent,
but
it's
not
uncommon
to
see
a
38
41
that
kind
of
range
in
there
and
so
again
that,
as
of
now,
would
trigger
a
variance
if
they
needed
any
additions
or
change
in
footprints,
but
that
would
help
there.
N
The
one
other
difference
that
I
would
note
is
the
parking
requirement
between
the
csu
and
the
b1a.
N
The
b1a
actually
has
a
more
stringent
parking
requirement
for
office
use,
so
in
the
csu,
which
is
that
area
along
north
tioga
street
right
now,
you
have
to
have
one
parking
space
for
every
250
square
feet
of
office
and
the
b1a
is
going
to
change
that
to
be
one
for
every
500
square
feet
that
was
not
necessarily
by
by
design
and
that
that
was
not
the
first
thing
we
looked
at,
but
we
were
looking
more
at
the
other
area
requirements
in
that
area.
F
And
then
just
finally,
so
the
the
height
in
you're,
saying
the
height
of
the
maximum
height,
is
the
same
in
b1a
and
r3.
It's
that
four
stories
and
40
feet
right.
K
Oh,
I'm
not
muted,
so
I
too
have
a
lot
of
respect
for
megan's
skills
and
and
dedication
to
her
job.
K
Staff
said
at
their
planning
committee
meeting
about
north
carolina
street
and
and
wanted
to
keep
that
residential
and
that's
and
that's
a
big
part
of
why
that
section
of
this
proposal
was
dropped.
K
K
So
it
seems
to
me
that
this
proposal
is
is
being
driven
by
the
the
desire
of
some
property
owners
to
make
these
properties
more
office
oriented,
and
I
think
particularly
since
we
have
so
much
office
space
opening
up
downtown
that
we
don't
need
to
do
this
and
we
can
listen
to
the
residents
of
of
this
neighborhood.
So
that
will
drive
how
I
vote
this
evening.
L
So
I
have
concerns
that
are
very
similar
to
george's.
Actually-
and
I
do
you
know,
I
want
to
repeat
what
others
have
said
about
the
work.
That's
been
done
on
this
because
I
think
I
think
this
is
trying
to
solve
a
very
real
problem,
which
is
that
you
know
throughout
a
lot
of
the
city
we
have
as
a
result
of
restrictive
zoning
being
voted
in.
L
We
have
a
lot
of
properties
that
are
non-conforming
and
it
creates
a
real
burden
for
those
property
owners
because
they
have
to
seek
variances
if
they
want
to
make
alterations
or
renovations
their
properties,
and
I
also
want
to
say
that
you
know
I
I
want
to
support
the
businesses
here
in
this
this
neighborhood.
I
don't
think
it's
fair
that
they're
so
burdened
you
know,
I
don't
think
you
know
the
need
to
go
through
this
expensive
process
with
the
city
or
challenging
complicated
process
for
the
city.
L
Every
time
they
make
an
alteration
is
is
the
best
outcome,
but
the
concern
I
have
is
really
with
the
supply
of
of
housing
in
the
area
that
if
we
make
this
change
with
the
b1a
zoning,
there
is
the
potential
to
lose
housing
for
units
that
are
now
taken
up
by
office
or
to
or
by
housing
to
revert
to
office
uses,
and
I
think
that's
my
concern
with
you
know.
As
george
said,
we
talk
about
the
affordable
housing
crisis
all
the
time.
L
You
know
a
lot
of
the
housing
stock,
that's
the
most
affordable
is
the
housing
that's
already
there,
and
you
know
this
is
personal
for
me
too,
because
I
lived
as
a
renter
on
the
400
block
for
five
years
in
a
beautiful,
very
affordable
apartment,
and
you
know
when
I
think
about
that
apartment,
switching
to
an
office
use.
I
do
find
that
kind
of
depressing,
because
it
means
that
there's
some
grad
student
or
young,
professional
or
senior
out
there-
that's
not
going
to
be
able
to
live
there
as
as
I
did
now.
L
I
don't
think
that's
likely.
I
think
if
we
made
this
change,
you
know
it's
it's
a
lot.
More
profitable
rental
housing
is
more
profitable
than
office
rentals,
but
I
do
think
it's
it's
still
possible
and
you
know
who
knows
if
there
will
be
a
change
in
the
economy
or
whatnot,
and
you
know
I
think,
what
a
second
what
george
said.
We
don't
really
have
an
absence
or
a
lack
of
of
office
housing
in
the
city,
but
we
do
have
a
really
serious
absence
of
affordable
housing.
L
So
I
don't
think
that
this
is
the
right
zoning
for
this
block.
You
know,
I
think,
ultimately,
I
think
we
do
have
to
look
at
fixing
these
deficiencies.
You
know,
I
often
hear
it
said
that
if
you
know
fall,
creek
was
burned
to
the
ground
tomorrow.
God
forbid
that
it
couldn't
be
rebuilt
in
its
current
form,
because,
like
98
of
the
neighborhood
is
illegal
right,
and
so
I
do
think
it
is
really
important
to
fix
that
problem
and
to
move
forward
with
zoning.
L
A
You
say
that
that
98
of
the
neighborhood
is
illegal.
You
mean
non-conforming,
but
perfectly
legal
as
a
grandfathered
status.
L
D
M
M
I
think
it
makes
sense
to
re-zone
and
so
that
fewer
properties
are
in
not
in
compliance,
and
we
also
have
to
remember
that
r3
zoning
did
in
the
past,
allow
for
certain
office
uses,
and
that
was
changed.
I
think
a
couple
of
decades
or
so
ago,
or
something
so
that's
why
we
have
there
it's
my
understanding
that
we
have
certain
kind
of
offices
there
now
that
are
legally
non-conforming,
but
they
have
to
go
through
this
rigmarole
when
they
want
to
expand.
M
So
megan
can
say
more
about
that,
but
that's
kind
of
it
was
a
change
a
couple
decades
ago
that
that
triggered
this
problem.
So
I
I
do
want
to
in
our
pedc
packet.
We
had
a
map
that
showed
the
number
of
non-conforming
properties
and
I
can't
find
it
right
now,
but
I
would
like
to
ask
megan
to
remind
us
how
many
non-conforming
properties
are
already
among
these
31
and
also
to
ask
about
their
permitted
use
in
in
r3.
M
Now
one
permitted
use
is
a
home
office
which
one
I
think
some
of
these
properties
have.
So
I
would
like
megan
to
remind
us
what's
limiting
about
the
home
office
use
that
gives
the
b
one
zoning
more
a
greater
advantage,
and
I'd
also
like
to
stress
the
point
that
if
all
these
properties
are
in
the
historic
district
there's
to
be
very
few
extra
exterior
changes
anyway.
M
So
that's
all
I
have
to
say,
but
I
do
have
those
questions
for
megan
to
remind
all
of
us.
Thanks.
N
Okay,
so
I
think,
can
you
all
see
the
map
I
put
up
that
shows
the
non-conforming
uses?
Okay,
so
to
donna's
point:
there
are
certain
things
that
are
allowed
by
special
permit,
which
is
basically
an
as
of
right
use
that
just
requires
a
higher
level
review,
so
the
special
permits
are
issued
by
the
planning
board.
N
One
of
those
is
home
occupations
which
are
a
business
use,
but
it
was
required
to
be
limit
a
certain
floor,
print
or
footprint,
a
portion
of
the
building,
there's
other
requirements
about
parking
and
deliveries,
but
the
I
don't
want
to
say
the
challenge,
but
the
issue
with
a
lot
of
these
properties
is
that
it
requires
the
the
person
involved
in
the
home
occupation
to
live
in
the
same
building.
N
So
you
have
to
use
a
very
small
percentage
of
the
building
and
you
have
to
live
there
so
and
there's
a
limit
to
the
number
of
employees.
So
if
you
have,
for
example,
a
dental
office
that
has
you
know
five
employees
that
does
not
meet
the
the
criteria
for
a
home
occupation
and
that
is
a
non-conforming
use.
N
The
other
thing
that's
allowed
by
special
permit
now
in
this
area
is
what
we
call
neighborhood
commercial,
and
that
is
small
scale.
Business
operations
that
are
intended
to.
N
Service,
the
surrounding
neighborhoods,
so
you're
thinking,
laundromats
coffee
shops,
small
cafes,
it
could
be
fitness
studio.
It
could
be
trying
to
think
of
some
of
the
others
that
we've
that
we've
seen
a
small,
even
small,
retail
or
hair
salons.
That
kind
of
thing
business
and
professional
office
is
not
allowed
by
special
permit
right
now.
N
So
those
are
how
some
of
those
uses
are
allowed.
But
these
again,
as
donna
mentioned
up
until
the
mid
1980s,
were
allowed
as
a
right
in
the
r3
zoning
district.
So
you
could
have
a
business
or
professional
office.
The
council
at
the
time
then
changed
that
so
that
it
had
to
be
medical
or
dental
office,
and
then,
after
that
it
was
changed
so
that
no
offices
were
allowed
and
it
was
single.
Two
and
three
in
multiple
dwellings
was
that
both
questions,
donna.
D
Then
further
questions
that
yeah,
that
was
very
useful
megan.
Thank
you.
Further
questions
or
discussion.
H
I
pretty
much
said
everything
I
wanted
to,
including
bringing
up
the
non-conforming
properties
map
from
pdc,
which
I
thought
was
very
useful.
I
I
really
don't
I
mean
for
the
reasons
I've
stated
that
that
housing
is
simply
more
profitable
and
there's
a
greater
need.
I
just
don't
see
this
there's
too
much
concern
about
there
being
major
turnover
to
the
business
use
in
this
area.
I'm
interested
in
you
know
letting
those
properties
roll
into
conformance
this
other
goal,
too,
of
getting
rid
of
the
court
special
usage
zoning.
M
I
I
can't
tell
if
this
is
gonna
pass
or
fail,
but
I
do
hope
if
it
fails
that
we
can
revisit
the
csu
zoning,
because
I
think
that
should
be
collapsed
into
another
form
of
zoning.
D
E
F
D
Oh
yeah,
I
think
his
hand
was
just
raised
from
before
all
all
those
in
favor.
D
Next
up
in
planning
committee
is
5.2.
D
I
think
it
was
I'm
pretty
sure
it
was
6'4.
Could
you
raise
again
yeah?
Could
you
raise
again?
I
believe
it
was
patrick,
graham
and
okay.
So
all
those
in
favor
do
it
again
all
those
in
favor,
deb
donna
and
then
all
those
opposed
yeah.
L
D
There
you
go:
is
there
a
second
second
by
laura
all
those
in
favor
of
lead
agency
that
carries
unanimously.
L
L
Next
step
is
the
environmental
review,
so
common
council
is
acting
in
lead
agency
in
this
matter
and
hereby
determines
that
the
proposed
action
will
not
have
a
significant
effect
on
the
environment,
resolve
that
this
resolution
constitutes
notice
of
this
negative
declaration
and
the
city
clerk
is
hereby
directed
to
file
a
copy
of
the
same
in
the
city,
clerk's
office
and
smooth.
L
So
the
first
step
is
the
change,
in
definition,
into
grade
plane
and
I'll.
Just
try
to
summarize
this
a
little
bit
so,
whereas
the
city
is
amending
the
zoning
ordinance
to
revise
how
building
height
is
calculated
to
improve
consistency
between
the
zoning
ordinance,
new
york
state
building
code,
whereas
building
height
is
measured
from
grade
plane
to
the
highest
level
of
a
flat
or
mansard
roof
or
the
average
height
of
a
pitch
proof.
And
this
method
of
measurement
is
the
same
under
both
the
zoning
ordnance
and
nys
building
code.
L
And
whereas
the
remaining
difference
between
the
two
codes
is
in
the
definition
of
grade
plane,
where
the
zoning
ordinance
measures
grade
plane
at
a
point
ten
feet
from
the
building
and
the
new
york
state
building
code
measures
it
at
a
point
six
feet
from
the
building,
whereas
aligning
the
two
definitions
of
grade
plane
would
create
a
better,
more
consistent
building,
height
calculation
under
this
zoning
code
and
nys
building
code
and
would
still
simplify
project
analysis
for
staff
and
property
owners.
L
Now,
therefore,
be
it
ordained
enacted
by
the
common
council
of
the
city
of
ithaca.
The
chapter
325
of
the
mystical
code
of
the
city
of
ithaca
is
amended
as
follows,
and
I
will
move
it
as
well.
H
D
And
one
on
plane:
street,
okay,
graham.
F
So,
just
to
help
me
understand
this
megan,
it's
really
just
the
distance,
so
you're
not
really
changing
the
kind
of
calculation.
It's
just
the
distance
from
the
building
that
is
changing.
Is
that
correct.
N
That's
right,
so
it's
it's
going
to
make
more
of
a
difference
on
a
slope
site
than
it
is
on
a
flat
site
so
that
it's
right
now
we
basically
have
one
grade
plane
for
zoning
in
one
grade
plane
for
building
code.
How
we
actually
measure
the
height
of
the
building
is
the
same,
but
we
end
up
having
have
end
up
having
two
different
starting
points.
Basically,
because
of
that,
so
it's
really
just
to
align
that.
L
It's
5.2
d,
so
this
is
the.
This
is
the
second
of
those
definitions.
This
one
is
for
changing
the
definition
of
the
two
family
dwelling,
so
two
family
dwelling
is
a
definition
in
the
code
and
it
includes
occupancy
restrictions
for
two
family
downlines
in
the
r1
r2
and
r3
zoning
districts.
L
L
So
it's
unnecessary
to
specify
this
occupancy
limit
in
the
r3
zone
where
multiple
drawings
are
already
allowed,
and
the
inclusion
of
this
limit
in
the
definition
contradicts
the
allowed
uses
for
the
district.
Now,
therefore
be
ordained
and
enacted
by
the
common
council
of
the
city
of
ithaca,
that
chapter
325,
the
missile
code
of
the
city
of
it.
That
could
be
amended
as
follows,
and
I
move
it
as
written.
L
Okay,
sorry,
I
just
gotta
go
through
this.
L
So
next
up
is
5.3
a
this.
Is
the
declaration
of
lead
agency
on
a
change
to
the
definition
of
multiple
dwelling
and
dormitory
and
related
parking
requirements
so
resolve
that
the
common
council
of
the
city
of
ithaca
does
hereby
declare
itself
lead
agency
to
conduct
the
environmental
review,
and
I
said,
move.
D
Thank
you
second,
by
laura
discussion,
all
those
in
favor
that
carries
unanimously.
L
D
So
your
second
second
by
patrick
all
those
in
favor
and
that
carries
unanimously.
L
So
this
changed
there's
a
couple
of
whereases
here
that
summarize
this.
In
the
r3
district
and
subsequent
higher
density
zones,
multiple
dwellings
are
permitted
primary
use
along
with
rooming
or
boarding
house
row,
house,
townhouse
or
garden
apartment
living.
All
of
these
uses
are
classified
as
multiple
dwellings,
but
are
listed
separately
in
the
zoning
chart.
Some
of
these
subcategories
of
multiple
dwelling
of
different
offspring
programming
requirements.
L
L
D
Second,
second,
by
donna
discussion.
D
L
So
I
I
do
support
this
change
for
the
sake
of
consistency,
but
I'll
just
say
that
I,
I
really
hope
the
next
council
eliminates
parking
requirements
citywide
because
I
think
they're
it's
terrible
policy
and
it's
something
that
I've
I've
always
supported
doing.
But
I
know
that
we
tried
to
do
it
a
few
years
ago
and
were
not
successful.
But
I
do
think
it
would
be
a
very
good
step
for
the
city
and
would
encourage
a
lot
more
affordable
housing.
D
It's
like
10
years
ago,
yeah.
D
This
is
now
to
five
four,
I
believe,
which
is
right
to
rene
right
to
council.
L
Right
to
council
resolution,
so
this
is
quite
lengthy,
so
I'm
just
going
to
try
to
hit
on
some
of
the
high
points.
L
So,
whereas
74
of
residents
in
the
city
of
ithaca
are
renters,
including
56
percent
of
tenants
who
are
housing,
costs
burdened,
whereas
49
of
black
renters
and
45
percent
of
latinx
renters
in
the
city
of
ithaca
are
severely
housing
gosperton,
whereas
black
residents
and
female-headed
households
are
disproportionately
subject
to
non-payment
evictions.
L
Whereas
a
resolution
was
passed
on
april,
1st
2020
by
common
council,
urging
our
state
representatives
to
suspend
for
90
days,
rent
payments
of
residential
tenants
and
small
business
commercial
tenants,
who've
suffered
loss
of
income
as
a
result
of
government
ordered
code,
19
restrictions.
L
Whereas
the
ongoing
impact
of
the
pandemic
prompted
the
cdc
to
issue
an
eviction
moratorium,
the
eviction
moratorium
issued
by
new
york
state
has
gone
through
august
31st,
2021
suspending
all
non-payment,
evasion,
proceedings
and
pending
eviction
orders,
whereas
funding
has
been
made
available
through
the
emergency
rental
assistance
program.
But
it's
been
played
with
difficulties
at
the
state
level.
L
Whereas
upon
the
urging
of
governor
hopeful,
the
new
york
state
legislature
to
return
to
albany
for
a
special
session
voted
to
extend
the
state's
eviction
moratorium.
L
Whereas
several
cities
across
the
united
states
have
enacted
or
are
already
enacting
legislation
to
ensure
tenant
protections
and
eviction
eviction
cases
through
right
to
counsel,
whereas
citizens
noted
above
that
have
adopted
right
to
counsel
bills,
have
seen
the
number
of
victims
of
evictions
dropped
significantly.
L
Tenants
have
been
able
to
remain
in
their
homes,
whereas
legal
advice
and
full
representation
for
tenants
would
also
protect
against
retaliatory
non-renewal
by
empowering
a
tenant
to
sue
a
landlord.
If
by
raising
concerns.
As
of
the
physical
condition
of
a
housing
tenant,
a
tenant
is
retaliated
against
in
the
form
of
non-renewable
lease,
whereas
the
ithaca
eviction
displacement,
defense
project
defense
project,
founded
in
january
2020
through
a
grant
from
enterprise
partners
and
managed
locally
by
the
human
services
coalition
of
tompkins
county,
has
provided
funding
and
developed
partnerships
with
cornell
law.
L
Schools,
tenants,
rights,
practicum
la
la
new
york
and
a
number
of
other
organizations
advocating
for
tenants
resolved
that
the
city
of
ithaca
common
council
commits
city
resources
and
work
with
local
partners
named
this
resolution
to
ensure
tenant
protections
through
a
right
to
council
program.
That
will
provide
legal
representation
to
tenants
facing
eviction
court
and,
I
said,
move.
D
L
So
a
big
thank
you
to
laura
for
for
bringing
this
forward
and
championing
it.
There's
really
two
pieces
to
this.
There's
the
the
funding
in
the
budget
that
laura
had
moved
during
the
budget
process,
and
I
think
we
were
seeing
this
and
laura
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong.
It's
just
sort
of
a
this
resolution
as
a
expression
of
our
resolve
to
move
forward
with
this
program
and
it's
similar
to
what
other
cities
have
done
when
they're
enacting
these
programs,
as
well
as
to
pass
a
resolution
alongside
a
budgetary
commitment.
I
Yeah
I'll
just
add
that
this
resolution
was
prepared
prior
to
our
budget
deliberation.
So
maybe
there's
more
information
in
here
than
might
be
needed
by
everyone,
but
it.
I
Will
commit
resources
and
work
with
local
partners,
and
I
think
it's
really
important
to
recognize
that
those
local
partnerships
have
been
developed
and
that
is
really
leveraging
services
that
will
benefit
our
most
vulnerable
residents
and
those
relationships
will
continue
to
be
built
between
law,
new
york,
where
there
will
be
a
memo
of
understanding
prepared
for
the
disbursement
of
those
city
budget
funds
that
we
approved
last
thursday
and
the
another
positive
outcome
is
when
there
is
a
relationship
between
those
lawyers
from
law.
New
york
will
be
building
relationships
within
the
the
court
system.
I
They
will
be
aware
of
resources
that
can
benefit
tenants.
They
will
be
able
to
build
relationships
with
judges
so
that
judges
are
familiar
with
the
services
that
can
be
provided
to
tennis
tenants.
So,
yes,
I
see
this
as
a
huge
benefit
again
to
the
most
vulnerable,
some
of
the
most
vulnerable
in
our
community.
O
L
Next
up
is
five
point:
five
resolution
to
authorize
mayor
savanteric
to
designate
a
program
manager
for
the
city
of
ithaca's,
energy
efficiency,
retrofitting
and
thermal
load
electrification
program,
whereas
city
of
ithaca
has
demonstrated
his
desire
and
commitment
to
be
a
leader
in
sustainability
with
the
ithaca
greener
deal,
whereas
the
city
will
need
to
adopt
emissions
reduction
strategies
to
reach
its
goals,
whereas
the
implementation
of
the
green
new
deal
will
require
reduction
of
greenhouse
gases,
buildings
and
transportation,
whereas
to
reduce
emissions
in
new
construction,
major
renovations,
the
city
adopted
the
ithaca
energy
code.
L
Tatum
engineering,
alturus
guidehouse,
energetic
insurance
with
support
from
cornell,
cooperative
extension,
nyserda
and
u.s
department
of
energy,
therefore
be
it
resolved
that
the
common
council
approves
the
design
of
the
consortium
led
by
the
aforementioned
companies
and
resolve
that
the
common
council
authorizes
mayor,
savante
meyer,
to
sign
an
agreement
with
said
consortium
designating
them
as
program
manager,
including
these
elements,
and
I
won't
read
them
all
out
I'll.
Just
move
them
as
listed
be
further
resolved.
L
That
such
agreement
will
not
include
any
obligation
of
the
city
of
ithaca
to
provide
loan
guarantees
or
include
any
obligation
that
would
negatively
affect
the
city's
financial
liability
credit
rating.
Be
it
further
resolve.
The
city
will
continue
to
support
the
implementation
of
the
energy
efficiency,
retrofitting
and
thermal
load
electrification
program
by
convening
stakeholders,
developing
partnerships
and
assisting
with
outreach
to
the
community
and
iceland.
D
F
D
D
D
And
again,
forgive
me,
everybody
is
still
lagging
so
feel
free
to
unmute
yourself
and
jump
in,
because
I
can't
I
can't
see
your
hands
raised.
G
So
first
of
all
well
more
of
a
comment.
I
I
think
this.
I
really
want
to
express
my
gratitude
to
luis
for
putting
together
an
incredibly
innovative
and
dynamic
program
to
provide
funding
to
help
the
city
work,
with
property
owners
to
electrify
in
existing
buildings,
to
reduce
obviously
greenhouse
gas
emissions
and
achieve
our
green
building
goals.
G
This
is
an
incredibly
innovative
program.
It's
garnered
a
lot
of
attention
and
questions
across
the
nation.
I
know
that
there
are
a
lot
of
people
watching
this.
I
actually
asked
received
an
email
from
someone
from
the
washington
post,
so
I
know
people
are
asking
questions,
so
I
want
to
give
luis
an
opportunity
to
describe
how
this
funding
mechanism
will
help
provide
funding
to
enable
this
program
and
how
the
city
is
protected
in
terms
of
having
done
its
putting
together
programs
locally.
G
That
will
administer
the
program.
Make
sure
that
the
city
is
not
extending
itself
financially
in
terms
of
providing.
G
Loan
security
to
this
program
and
answer
some
of
these
larger
questions
that
people
have
with
regards
to
how
this
is
all
going
to
come
together.
Q
Sure
cynthia
should
I
go
now
or
should
we
yeah.
Q
Okay,
well,
thank
you
so
much
for
for
your
kind
words
and
for
your
support.
I
think
it's
been
the
work
of
you
know
once
again
of
a
lot
of
people
trying
to
put
this
together
and
the
idea
is,
you
know,
to
address
the
main
concern
of
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
which
is
buildings
in
our
city
from
energy
use
in
most
cases,
and
if
we
were
to
tackle
this
and
be
successful
at
it,
we
would
reduce
at
least
40
of
the
emissions
that
we
have
in
the
city.
Q
The
problem
is
that
to
do
it
at
scale
at
the
scale
that
we
need
at
the
speed
that
is
required,
given
the
goals
of
the
80
degree
new
deal
and
currently
the
goals
of
the
entire
country
to
decarbonize
we
needed
to
have
a
very
large
program.
Normally
sources
of
funding
for
the
city,
you
know,
would
be
borrowing
money,
but
in
this
case
the
intention
was
not
for
the
city
to
borrow
money,
but
to
have
the
government
become
a
catalyst
for
investment.
Q
The
idea
was
to
create
the
proper
conditions,
so
the
city
and
the
community
would
be
a
target
for
private
investors,
but
at
the
same
time,
we
need
to
create
the
conditions
that
will
guarantee
that
the
city
and
the
community
will
be
protected
from
any
liability.
Q
So
we
held
conversations
with
private
equity
funds
and-
and
we
talked
to
them
about
the
program-
a
lot
of
them
are
involved
in
similar
programs
across
the
country.
A
lot
of
them
have
been
talking
to
the
different
authorities
at
the
state
and
federal
level.
Q
Looking
into
this
as
an
opportunity
and
in
these
conversations
emerged
that
they
were
looking
for
a
demonstration
project,
something
at
scale
that
nobody
has
done
in
the
united
states
or
in
the
entire
planet
really
so,
given
that
by
working
at
scale,
we
would
achieve
important
savings.
I
am
guessing
that
we're
talking
about
between
30
and
35
in
terms
of
savings
due
to
the
economies
of
scale
and
bulk
purchasing
power
and-
and
that
goes
for
parts
and
labor
as
well.
Q
Q
However,
I
believe
and
conversations
with
ariel
that
the
city
is
not
necessarily
equipped-
and
it's
not
for
the
city
government
to
manage
a
fund
to
execute
this,
so
he
had
to
be
a
third
party,
an
outside
entity
that
would
manage
this,
so
the
conversations
with
investors
were
never
about
them.
Investing
in
government
then
investing
in
any
way
in
in
what
we
are
doing.
It
was
about
upfront
in
the
capital
and
helping
local
companies
through
a
subrecipient
approach.
Q
This
problem
by
you
know
paying
for
the
retrofitting
in
advance
and
creating
a
financial
product
that
will
allow
everybody
to
participate
in
doing
that,
we
needed
to
find
a
program
manager
that
could
set
up
a
financing
facility
and,
through
this
financing
facility,
manage
the
funds
that
will
be
used
for
this
work.
Q
Local
companies
will
work
with
the
program
manager.
These
local
companies,
for
example,
tatum
engineering,
will
work
with
the
program
manager
and
the
moment
there
is
a
number
of
projects.
There
will
be
a
capital
call,
and
that
means
that
money
will
be
put
in
place
in
this
financial
facility.
That
will,
in
turn
be
used
for
these
programs
through
the
local
companies.
Q
The
there
was
a
need
to
provide
credit
enhancements,
so
we
could
actually
do
this
with
low-income
people,
because
otherwise
it
was
gonna
be
a
pro
a
program
you
know
defined
mostly
for
middle
and
upper
middle
class,
so
we
decided
that
we
needed
to
provide
some
sort
of
long
guarantee.
Q
The
syria
attorney
advised
against
a
loan
guarantee
due
to
conflict
with
new
york
state
constitution.
So
we
talked
to
the
state.
We
talked
to
nyserda
in
the
hope
of
setting
up
a
loan
loss
reserve
program,
and
what
that
means
is
the
state
through
nyserda
and
were
in
conversations
with
the
new
york
green
bank.
Q
We
could
have
a
loan
loss
reserve
that
would
basically
serve
to
back
low
income
people
as
a
way
of
providing
great
enhancement
and
long
guarantee,
and
therefore
making
them
able
to
make
use
of
the
financial
products
that
we
are
developing
by
adding
all
the
new
new
york
state
and
federal
incentives,
plus
rebates
and
incentives
from
the
utility
company
will
be
able
to
reduce
the
cost
of
capital,
to
the
point
that
it
would
be
a
very
low
or
zero
interest
rates,
depending
on
on
the
way
this
each
individual
plan
is
established,
and
that
would
allow
low-income
people
to
participate
in
this,
and
this
will
not
only
set
itaka
as
the
leader
nationwide
in
terms
of
what
we're
trying
to
do,
we
will
be
the
first
city
in
the
entire
world
and
to
attempt
a
full
decarbonization
of
the
building
stock.
Q
The
reason
why
the
washington
post
is
writing
the
story.
The
garden
is
writing
the
story.
Nbc
is
writing.
Q
A
story
is
because
this
week
we
have
the
climate
summit
and
during
the
climate
summit
donnell
bert,
the
ceo
of
block
power
was
invited
to
speak
with
vice
president
harris
and
on
secretary
grantham
to
discuss
the
potential
of
electrifying,
the
entire
country-
and
it
was
mentioned
in
that
conversation
that
itaca
is
the
perfect
demonstration
place
to
show
how
a
combination
of
innovative
technologies
and
innovative
financing
and
political
will
could
make
this
happen
for
the
entire
country.
Q
So
the
last
thing
I
want
to
say
is
that
we,
as
a
country
the
the
government
two
days
ago,
published
a
new
roadmap
to
the
carbonization
for
the
country.
We
are
the
federal
government.
The
by
the
administration,
is
looking
into
the
accelerating
the
decarbonization
and
electrification
of
the
country,
so
we
are
leading
the
charge
and
we
have
established
conversations
with
washington
because
they
are
looking
at
us
to
succeed.
So
we're
gonna
get
more
help
than
what
we
thought
we
had
before
to
make
this
happen.
D
Thank
you,
luis,
yes,
and
any.
P
D
Much
energy
at
quarter
to
nine,
it's
like
player,
coming
off
the
bench
and
injecting
fresh
blood.
George.
K
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
had
a
conversation
with
luis
today
and
the
opportunities
for
local
job
creation
and
and
the
more
complete
use
of
our
industrial
zone
for
actually
making
things
here
in
ithaca
again
is
really
really
exciting
to
me,
and
I
think
we
can
raise
our
whole
underpaid
class
of
people
in
this
town
through
this
initiative,
and
I
I
really
feel
fortunate
that
we
have
luis
in
our
corner.
D
Here
here,
seeing
thumbs
up
and
nodding
too
from
council
yeah,
truly
transformative,
transformative
stuff.
I'm
very
excited,
I'm
daunted
by
the
work
you
know,
we've
got
to
sign
this
mou
and
then
get
to
work,
but
I
want
to
appreciate
louise
and
nick
and
rebecca
evans
and
the
entire
team,
including
you
know,
the
the
informal
group
of
advisors
that
have
helped
us
get
to
this
point
and
ari's
just
a
normal
enormous
amount
of
legal
research
to
make
sure
that
this
novel
approach
checks
out.
Q
Yeah-
and
I
I
need
to
mention-
I
mean
joanne,
cornish
was
absolutely
you
know
fundamental
to
make
this
happen.
She
was,
you
know,
checking
on
everything
she
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we,
wouldn't
you
know,
bother
harry
with
anything
that
we
didn't
need
to.
So
it
was,
you
know
the
first
stop
and
then
the
second
one
was
harry
and
the
major.
So
it
was
a
lot
of
people
involved
in
putting
this
together.
A
D
H
D
Q
That
is,
that
is
fantastic.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
you
know
for
making
this
possible.
I
promise
you.
You
are
not
going
to
be
disappointed.
We
have
keith
kinch
one
of
the
founders
of
block
power
who
wanted
to
use
just
two
minutes,
no
more
because
we
know
we're
tired
to
offer
a
few
words,
so
you
can
put
a
face
to
block
power
kit.
Can
you
enable
your
your
video,
please.
P
P
Thank
you
for
ithaca,
stepping
out
and
and
being
a
leader,
not
just
an
energy
efficiency,
but
a
job
creation
and
setting
the
standard
for
the
country.
We're
we're
really
excited
to
work
with
ithaca
community
stakeholders,
community
leaders
and
local
folks
on
the
ground
to
make
this
happen.
So
we're
super
excited
and
we
look
forward
to
your
leadership
and
inner
guidance
through
this
process.
P
O
O
O
I
spoke
to
president
barack
obama
three
weeks
ago
and
told
him
that
you
guys
were
close
to
passing
this
program
and
he
was
excited
and
he
wants
to
personally
fly
out
and
figure
out
how
to
support
all
of
this.
So
so
why
is
that?
Well,
I'm
a
I'm,
a
parent,
as
many
of
you
are.
I
have
a
six-year-old
son
and
by
the
time
my
kid
is
40.
O
Gandhi,
who
who
I
I
don't
pretend
to
understand
or
know
much
or
study,
but
he
did
have
a
quote
that
I
do
understand,
which
is
that
you
have
to
be
the
change
that
you
want
to
see
in
the
world.
You
have
to
do
it
and
everyone's
talking
about
a
green
new
deal
and
climate
emissions,
but
not
enough
people
are
doing
it
because
not
enough
people
have
the
courage
to
take
the
leap
of
faith,
that
kierkegaardian
leap
of
faith
and
move
forward
and
be
the
change
that
the
world
needs.
O
I'm
telling
you
I'm
here
in
portugal,
there's
people
who
are
excited
about
what
you
guys
are
doing
in
ithaca,
who
are
going
to
be
following
on
a
daily
basis,
what's
happening
because
you
are
injecting
hope
into
an
entire
world
that
needs
leadership
and
needs
hope
on
how
we're
going
to
address
climate
change.
So
I'm
incredibly
grateful
to
the
mayor
and
to
the
council
and
to
the
city
of
ithaca.
O
Our
approach
is,
we
are
here
to
facilitate
there's
a
lot
of
expensive
engineering
and
financial
and
workforce
development
costs.
Our
job
is
to
remove
all
of
that
friction
so
that
all
of
you,
as
stakeholders
in
the
city
of
ithaca,
can
can
easily
and
seamlessly
reach
your
goals
to
decarbonize
your
city
and
become
the
first
city
in
the
world.
To
do
that.
Luis
is
a
gem
there's
other
mayors
who
definitely
want
to
steal
him
from
the
city
of
ithaca,
and
so
congratulations
to
all
of
you
on
your
tremendous
leadership
and
accomplish
this
evening.
Thanks
so
much.
D
Thank
you,
keith.
Thank
you,
donnell.
We
have
in
fact
cut
off
the
landline
to
luisa's
house,
so
no
calls
are
getting
through.
I
think
that's
an
important
bit
of
infrastructure
to
take
care
of.
Thank
you
for
joining
us
thanks
for
joining
us
from
portrait.
D
I
can't
even
imagine
what
time
it
is
there
and
and
good
luck
over
there
shout
out
to
david
k,
who
is
one
of
our
informal
advisors,
long
time,
member
of
ithaca's
planning
board
and
the
one
of
the
co-chairs
of
our
comprehensive
plan
who
is
representing
us
as
we
speak
in
europe,
which
is
really
cool,
really
really
cool.
D
Okay,
thank
you.
Seth!
We
are
back
to
the
agenda
where
all
we
have
left
to
do
is
an
entire
pud
wellness
program,
some
appointments
and
another
executive
session.
L
Okay,
so
this
is
5.6
in
ordinance
to
amend
the
municipal
code
of
the
city
of
ithaca
to
establish
the
cliff
street
retreat
plan
unit
development
district,
whereas
common
council
adopted
legislation
creating
a
planned
unit,
development
overlay
district
back
in
2018,
whereas
the
city
of
ithaca
has
received
an
application
for
from
407
holdings
llc
for
a
planned
unit.
Development
to
be
located
at
407
cliff
street.
The
applicant
is
proposing
the
adaptive
reuse
of
the
approximately
25
290
square
foot,
existing
building
from
industrial
manufacturing
to
a
mix
of
long-stay
and
short-stay
residential
use.
L
A
small
conference
and
meeting
room
function,
office,
spaces
maker
spaces
and
retail
space
along
the
street,
whereas
the
applicant
has
stated
that
the
project
could
not
proceed
under
the
existing
zoning
due
to
setback
and
height
requirements,
and
whereas
a
public
information
session
hosted
by
the
applicant
was
held
on
may
6
2021
and
the
meeting
was
advertised
in
the
affiliate
journal.
The
property
was
posted
with
signs
and
property
owners
within
500
feet
of
the
property
were
notified
by
mail
of
the
meeting.
L
D
Thank
you
second,
by
cynthia
discussion.
D
I
Tonight
also,
I've
said
before
I'm
very
excited
by
this
proposal.
I
really
like
the
adaptive
reuse
of
a
building
that,
since
in
kotama,
has
moved
so
I
will
be
supporting
this.
I
did
have
a
question
about
the
project
description.
I
I
I
Oh
hi,
listen
or
link,
I'm
not
sure
who
has
the
information.
J
J
K
K
G
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
I'm
really
excited
about
this.
I
think
the
the
installation
and
addition
of
two
long-term
rentals
in
the
form
of
these
cottages
really
demonstrates
how
responsive
the
developers
are
being
to
the
requests
of
neighbors.
G
I
believe
that
this
was
proposed
because
the
property
immediately
adjacent
was
looking
to
have
sort
of
a
protected
residential
area
and
the
installation
of
two
single-family
residential
units
right
there
gave
that
neighborhood
feel
or
supported
that
neighborhood
feel
to
the
the
the
homeowner
that
lives
right
there,
and-
and
this
is
just
one
in
many
ways-
that
these
developers
have
listened
to
the
concerns
of
neighbors
have
worked
with
them
to
address
their
needs
in
terms
of
changing
their
designs
or
changing
their
proposals,
and,
and
really
is
this-
is,
I
think,
going
to
be
an
a
gem
in
the
neighborhood
in
terms
of
a
little
micro
retail
zones,
a
little
cafe,
as
well
as
meaning
space
and
maker
space
for
job
development
and
job
creation.
G
Turning
this
industrial
site
into
a
more
residential
and
asset
to
the
community,
that's
going
to
be
really
attractive.
So
I'm
really
grateful
for
all
the
investment
and
the
time
that
link
and
his
team
has
put
into
this
and
and
happy
to
see
this
move
forward.
D
Yeah,
I
would
second
all
of
that.
I
think
it's
really
well
said,
cynthia
an
exciting,
exciting
proposal.
D
D
Seth
we'll
go
now
to.
I
think
that
was
the
last
thing
on
the
planning
committee
agenda
yeah.
Any
other
report.
L
The
only
thing
is,
we
are
holding
a
public
hearing
on
the
good
cause,
the
anti-eviction
legislation
and
yeah
there'll,
be
a
public
hearing
and
we'll
have
it
down
as
an
action
item.
So
if
they're
members
of
council
who
are
not
pdc
committee
members,
who
would
like
to
attend
that
meeting,
you're
more
than
welcome.
F
D
Thank
you
we'll
go
now
to
individual
member
files
resolution
so
we'll
go
back
to
deb.
Actually,
we've
got
6.1.
C
Yep
this
is
updated
wellness
program,
whereas
in
the
face
of
pandemic
in
2020,
the
city
changed
health
insurance
options
for
management
and
confidentials
to
establish
the
platinum
plan
as
the
standard
health
insurance
option
and
whereas,
in
summer,
2021
the
csea
administrative
unit
likewise
agreed
to
a
labor
contract
establishing
the
platinum
plan
as
the
standard
health
insurance
option
for
its
membership
and
in
support
thereof,
the
city
agreed
to
provide
all
employees
in
that
bargaining
unit
and
confidentials,
who
are
enrolled
in
the
platinum
plan.
C
The
opportunity
to
receive
substantial
financial
incentives
for
participation
in
the
plan's
wellness
program.
Whereas
on
september,
1st
2021
council
adopted
a
resolution
that
implemented
wellness
program,
incentives
for
management
and
likewise
expanded
2021
payment
eligibility
for
this
same
for
confidentials.
Providing
those
employees
who
were
in
were
enrolled
in
the
platinum
plan.
C
The
city
should
provide
those
employees
with
full
year.
2021
recognition
of
the
pandemic
induced
shift
to
the
platinum
plan
as
the
standard
insurance
option.
Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
in
that,
in
light
of
the
inability
to
administer
wellness
testing
in
the
remainder
of
2021,
all
management
employees
who
are
enrolled
in
the
platinum
plan.
As
of
january
1,
2021
shall
receive
applicable.
C
Wellness
amounts
in
2021
at
100
value,
without
any
need
to
satisfy
the
wellness
targets
in
2021,
for
example,
2
000
for
family
plan
and
750
for
individuals
and
in
succeeding
full
years
at
100
percent
value.
Subject
to
achieving
the
targets,
as
provided
in
the
fringe
benefits
for
managerial
personnel
policy
and
associated
implementation
of
the
wellness
program,
be
it
further
resolved
that,
in
light
of
the
unique
circumstance
caused
by
the
pandemic,
that
resulted
in
confidential
employees
shifting
to
the
platinum
plan
as
their
standard
health
insurance?
C
Much
earlier
than
did
the
csea
admin
contract
and
further
due
to
the
inability
to
administer
wellness
testing
in
the
short
remainder
of
2021
all
confidential
employees
enrolled
in
the
plan
as
of
january
1,
2021,
shell
and
lieu
of
the
2021
wellness
program,
benefits
provided
by
the
contract
receive
applicable.
Wellness
amounts
prorated
at
100
value
without
any
need
to
satisfy
wellness
targets,
be
it
further
resolved
in
2022
and
beyond
the
compensation
and
benefits
for
confidentials,
including
the
wellness
program
incentive.
C
Shell
without
regard
to
this
resolution,
or
its
predecessor
continue
to
track
csca
admin
contract,
to
which
confidential
compensation
and
benefits
is
standardly
tracked
and
be
it
further
resolved
that
those
employees
qualifying
for
2021
wellness
incentive
payment
under
the
terms
of
the
september
resolution,
but
not
qualifying
under
the
terms
of
this
resolution,
still
shall
still
benefit
under
the
terms
of
the
september.
1
2021
resolution
and
I
so
move.
D
Thank
you
for
a
second
second
by
graham
any
discussion.
A
Yes,
ari
yeah
apologies
for
interjecting,
one
last
thought
steve.
If
you
have
an
opinion
on
it,
one
quick
question
that
has
come
to
my
mind
is:
should
this
refer
to
folks
who
are
on
platinum
as
of
january
1st
2021,
who
remain
employed
by
the
city
as
of
today
or
some
similar
date?
I'm
sorry
that
that
particular
element
didn't
come
to
my
mind
to
ask
earlier.
A
I
mean
so
right
now.
The
resolution
says
that
those
who
were
on
confidentials
and
management
who
are
on
platinum
as
of
january
1st
2021,
are
eligible.
Should
it
say
that
it's
those
who
were
on
platinum
as
of
january
1st,
2021
and
continued
employment
with
us
through.
A
So
I
I
with
apologies
for
offering
that
amendment
to
the
what
is
that
the
third
to
last
resolved
in
the
middle
of
that
paragraph.
It
says.
A
Who
were
enrolled?
This
is
actually
I'm
sorry.
This
is
both
the
first
and
second
resolves
is
the
way
to
say
this:
each
refer
to
those
who
were
enrolled
in
the
platinum
plan
as
of
january
1st
2021,
and
then
it
would
insert
the
words
and
remain
employed
with
the
city
as
of
november
3rd
2021..
A
A
D
Thank
you
for
so
we'll
consider
that
friendly.
I'm
sorry
who
is
the
seconder.
D
Okay,
discussion
further
discussion.
H
D
Well,
in
the
resolution,
all
those
in
favor.
D
And
that
carries
unanimously.
Thank
you
very
much
appreciate
it
so
we'll
go
now
to
I
believe
it's
appointments
are
up
next
appointments
to
tcat
board
of
directors
and
to
the
board
of
zoning
appeals.
Would
anyone
like
to
move
those
appointments
moved
by
deb
seconded
by
ducks
and
all
those
in
favor.
D
And
that
carries
unanimously
appreciation
to
laura
for
being
our
our
representative
straubhanger.
Do
we
still
call
home,
strap?
Hangers?
Yes,
yes,
okay,
good,.
D
D
None
is
there
a
report
of
reported
council
liaisons.
What
could
we
say
to
each
other?
We've
we've
been
together
every
night
for
for
a
month,
report
of
city
clerk.
D
Okay,
reporter
city
attorney.
A
As
mentioned,
and
with
apologies,
there
is
a
an
executive
session
that
I
would
recommend
council
enter
into
to
discuss
pending
litigation
and
should
council
choose
to
enter
into
that
executive
session.
I
will
also
note
that
there
is
a
potential
I
think,
likely
action.
That
council
would
take
on
the
floor
publicly
of
council
after
the
executive
session.
D
Okay,
so
let
me
send
another
link,
I
think
here
we
need
steve
and
ari.
D
D
Litigation
yeah
thank
you
seconded
by
laura
all
those
in
favor,
and
that
cares
unanimously.
Okay,
see
you
over
there.