Syracuse City Council Meeting – December 8, 2025
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Syracuse City Council Meeting – December 8, 2025
The Syracuse City Council met to review and act on a number of agenda items, including several grant applications and a withdrawal. Councilors reported items as ready or held, and a representative from the Mayor's office presented supplemental grant items. No public comments were heard, and the meeting included a motion to adjourn executive session.
Discussion Items
- Councilor Majok (via a colleague): Withdrew item 8. Items 11, 12, and 13 declared ready.
- Councilor Gathers: Items 14–16 declared ready (no questions on item 15).
- Councilor Paniagua: Item 17 declared ready (no questions).
- Councilor Hogan: Items 18–24 declared ready, except item 18 was noted as a hold (corrected later). Item 25 declared ready.
- Councilor Williams: Items 26–32 – held item 26, remainder ready.
- Councilor Jones (via Councilor Monteau): Items 33, 42, 50, 51, and 53 held; others ready.
- Councilor Monteau: Item 55 continued to be held.
- Supplemental Agenda (Items 56–62): A chief (representing Councilor Majok's office) presented the following:
- Item 56: Application agreement for the Pell program, funding 14 jobs for 14–19 year olds for 6–10 weeks. A committee meeting was requested but not to hold the item.
- Item 57: Application for the 2025 Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership (50% match). The city expects not to receive it because it is too large an agency.
- Item 58: Cybersecurity grant for IT; no one present to speak to it. Noted as accepting money, a recurring item.
- Item 59: Application for the FY23 tactical team targeted grant ($75,000) for SWAT training, a new SUV, and a gas deployment system for the BearCat.
- Items 60/61: Application for the FY23 bomb squad initiative grant ($285,000 split three ways with Onondaga County and Village of Endicott; city share $95,000) for robot upgrades, training, and maintenance. Also a related grant for helmets, body armor, and training ($110,000 total; city share $36,667).
- Item 62: Application for the FY23 critical infrastructure grant ($50,000, split with fire department) for a weapons detection system in the new public safety building (described as less intrusive than a metal detector).
- Item 63: To be discussed in executive session (per Councilor Williams).
Key Outcomes
- Multiple items were declared ready for a vote: 11–13, 14–16, 17, 19–24, 25, 27–32 (excluding holds).
- Items held: 8 (withdrawn), 18, 26, 33, 42, 50, 51, 53, 55.
- Supplemental items 56–62 were presented; no vote recorded. A committee meeting was requested for item 56.
- A motion to adjourn executive session was made and passed (no further details).
Meeting Transcript
Ready to roll? Okay, I have it number eight, and I am going to be withdrawing that one. All righty. Who's Councilor Majok? Jimmy. Councillor Mantos for Councillor McJoe. Uh Councilor Majoke has uh 11, 12, and 13, and those are all ready. Thank you. Councillor Gathers. Thank you, Madam President. I've had items 14 through 16. I believe uh there were no questions in regards to item 15. Just uh substantially stood out. So we'll accept everything. If there's any other questions. Thank you. Councillor Paniagua. Uh good afternoon again. I have item number 17. If there are no no questions, it's ready. Thank you. Councilor Hogan. Uh thank you, President Hudson. I have items 18 through 24. I there and I'll call them all ready. Thank you. 18. 18 is no excuse me. No, it's a whole. Thank you, guys. Thank you for catching me. Yes. Alrighty. 18 is a whole. All righty. Councillor Hogan again. Uh thank you. Uh President Hudson. I have item 25, and that is ready. Thank you. Counselor Williams. Thank you, Madam President. I have items 26 for 32. We will hold 26. The remainder are ready for vote. Thank you. Councillor Jones Rousser. Who she told me who would she did. She told me. This is 30.
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