AUBURN - The Auburn City Council reached a formal arrangement that upgraded the city's gentleman's agreement with the Auburn Downtown Business Improvement District.
The contract will not have a large impact on the BID's maintenance worker, but simply relieve the city of any liability, City Manager Mark Palesh said. The document states the employee works for BID, but the city will continue to partially fund the position.
Council passed the measure 3-1, with Mayor Timothy Lattimore and councilors Thomas McNabb and Matt Smith approving it, and councilor David Dempsey voting no. Councilor William Graney was absent.
The city also will give an older truck in its fleet to the maintenance program. Currently, the employee drives a city-owned vehicle. BID also will provide automobile insurance instead of Auburn.
Palesh pointed to the importance of keeping downtown well-maintained for encouraging tourism and downtown commerce.
“We're basically giving them (BID) a grant to take care of business we would normally take care of ourselves,” Palesh said.
In other news:
€ The council set a public hearing about extending the Empire Zone to a manufacturing company in Ira. Residents are welcome to attend the hearing at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 26, at city hall to share their views on the possibility of extending the city Empire Zone benefits to the former Increda-meal manufacturing facility on Route 34 with more than $635,000 in state tax breaks.
The law in concern is titled “A Local Law Designating a Regionally Significant Project within the City of Auburn, New York.”
- After council unanimously voted to make Park Place a street with parking allowed year-round, Lattimore suggested Palesh look into imposing alternating parking on city streets throughout the year. This arrangement may help with garbage curbside pick-up, street cleaning, and possibly public safety, they said. Currently, regulations make vehicles stay one side of the street through the winter months for snow removal.
- Council appointed Auburn resident Michael Moore to oversee the downtown improvement project, which council approved last week. Moore will inspect the project for an estimated $60,000.
“We were really excited to get a local person for this (job),” said Jennifer Haines, director of the Office of Planning and Economic Development. “This is the guy who will be on site full time to watch this project.”
Council also voted 3-1 to contract with Environmental Design and Research to prove engineering support. Lattimore, McNabb and Smith approved it, and Dempsey voted no. Graney was absent.
The $23,000 contract will include construction document development and final drawings.
Both these professional services are included in the estimate, Haines said The project will cost $140,000 annually for two decades and will be funded out of the city's Community Development Block Grant yearly allocation.
Staff writer Jessica Soule can be reached at 253-5311, ext 267 or jessica.soule@lee.net
Council passed the measure 3-1, with Mayor Timothy Lattimore and councilors Thomas McNabb and Matt Smith approving it, and councilor David Dempsey voting no. Councilor William Graney was absent.
The city also will give an older truck in its fleet to the maintenance program. Currently, the employee drives a city-owned vehicle. BID also will provide automobile insurance instead of Auburn.
Palesh pointed to the importance of keeping downtown well-maintained for encouraging tourism and downtown commerce.
“We're basically giving them (BID) a grant to take care of business we would normally take care of ourselves,” Palesh said.
In other news:
€ The council set a public hearing about extending the Empire Zone to a manufacturing company in Ira. Residents are welcome to attend the hearing at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 26, at city hall to share their views on the possibility of extending the city Empire Zone benefits to the former Increda-meal manufacturing facility on Route 34 with more than $635,000 in state tax breaks.
The law in concern is titled “A Local Law Designating a Regionally Significant Project within the City of Auburn, New York.”
- After council unanimously voted to make Park Place a street with parking allowed year-round, Lattimore suggested Palesh look into imposing alternating parking on city streets throughout the year. This arrangement may help with garbage curbside pick-up, street cleaning, and possibly public safety, they said. Currently, regulations make vehicles stay one side of the street through the winter months for snow removal.
- Council appointed Auburn resident Michael Moore to oversee the downtown improvement project, which council approved last week. Moore will inspect the project for an estimated $60,000.
“We were really excited to get a local person for this (job),” said Jennifer Haines, director of the Office of Planning and Economic Development. “This is the guy who will be on site full time to watch this project.”
Council also voted 3-1 to contract with Environmental Design and Research to prove engineering support. Lattimore, McNabb and Smith approved it, and Dempsey voted no. Graney was absent.
The $23,000 contract will include construction document development and final drawings.
Both these professional services are included in the estimate, Haines said The project will cost $140,000 annually for two decades and will be funded out of the city's Community Development Block Grant yearly allocation.
Staff writer Jessica Soule can be reached at 253-5311, ext 267 or jessica.soule@lee.net
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