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Syracuse Common Council Regular Meeting - May 4, 2026

Public Meetings — Monday, May 4, 2026
BodySyracuse, New York
SessionPublic Meetings
DateMonday, May 4, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
2:10

Oh, here we go.

2:13

So how you on this one?

2:19

When you get here, you're gonna say um you're not you you're not gonna do this gonna be a special meeting thing.

2:26

We were we would deal with this at the special meeting.

2:30

Yeah, and you're gonna you're gonna say the municipal side wall program would be uh would be added to the special meeting um Friday.

2:39

We'll be added.

2:47

On Friday again.

2:49

Yep.

2:55

So did so do the nap it all in the butt.

2:58

You can just say on the last two uh the next two meetings um the these two public heroes would be uh Maybe at the special meeting in that question.

3:12

Oh wait just one.

3:13

Oh no no, you don't have to say that about this.

3:16

You can just say we had a public meeting.

3:18

This right here is we had a public meeting.

3:20

We had and that's one bad class.

3:40

I do a thing.

3:41

Is it time?

3:43

No, two minutes.

3:48

Oh, this is where where you present the bike.

3:50

Yes, right.

4:25

Yeah, no, this is controlled.

4:27

Right, did we get an order for the blue phone?

4:29

Like, we can order for the blue thing.

4:32

Yes.

4:33

They were out of stock, so they're just on back order.

4:36

This is no one's answering downstairs.

4:39

I'm gonna go get up.

4:40

Uh no, no, no, no, they uh I'm gonna go get her a pair of glasses.

4:48

Oh, it's one o'clock.

4:50

Okay, it is one o'clock.

4:52

We're gonna start uh we're regular meeting meeting.

5:00

Okay, please rise from the pledge of allegiance.

5:10

One nation, another guy, indivisible.

5:17

Thank you.

5:18

Uh we invite to the podium, Reverend Mayor, celebrating 200 years at St.

5:23

Paul's Episcopal Church.

5:31

Yes.

5:36

Gracious God, we give you thanks for bringing us to this place.

5:39

We give you thanks for the many, many people who serve your people in our beautiful city, the city of Syracuse.

5:47

We give you thanks especially for our mayor, for members of the council, police officers, sanitation workers, teachers, firefighters, nurses and doctors, home health care aides, construction workers, all the people who help us follow the rules, and all of those who write the rules of government.

6:07

Truly, you have blessed us richly with these wise, courageous, thoughtful people.

6:14

Grant wisdom and insight and understanding to members of our council that they may lead us in living peacefully and constructively and healthfully together.

6:30

We pray this in your name.

6:33

Amen.

6:37

Okay.

6:39

Uh would the clerk please call the roll.

6:41

Counselor Cardwell.

6:43

Present.

6:44

Councilor Michelle.

6:45

Council Aaron Right.

6:46

Counselor Hudson.

6:48

Counselor Navi.

6:49

President.

6:50

Counselor Moore.

6:51

Counselor Williams here.

6:53

Councillor Jones Browser.

6:54

President.

6:54

Counselor Monto.

6:56

All present.

6:58

May I have a motion?

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural█████████████████████████████████████████████64%
Health Awareness███████10%
Historic Preservation██████9%
Community Engagement█████7%
Youth Programs█████7%
Mental Health Awareness██3%
Summary of Proceedings

Syracuse Common Council Regular Meeting - May 4, 2026

The Syracuse Common Council held its regular meeting on May 4, 2026, at 1:00 PM. The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation by Reverend Mayor, celebrating 200 years at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. All council members were present. The council approved previous minutes, held a public hearing with no speakers, received committee reports, and voted on numerous resolutions, including proclamations and honorary street naming. Several items were held for later consideration.

Public Hearing

  • A public hearing was held relative to authorizing the DPW 2026-27 municipal site work program (Item 14). No members of the public spoke, and the hearing was closed.

Committee Reports

  • On April 27, the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee met for an update on the street lighting program.
  • On April 28, the Neighborhood Preservation Committee met for an update on the community broadband program.

Resolutions and Proclamations (Passed Unanimously)

  • Item 9A: Local law introduced by Councilor Monto, adopted unanimously.
  • Item 8A: Adopted unanimously.
  • Item 10 with Item 11: Resolution recognizing May 8, 2026, as Child Care Providers Appreciation Day in Syracuse. Introduced by Councilor Aaron Rick on behalf of all councilors. Nicole Pouj provided remarks. Adopted unanimously.
  • Item 12: Introduced by Councilor Caldwell, adopted unanimously.
  • Items 15-19, 21-24: Introduced by Councilor (unclear), all adopted unanimously. (Items 13, 14, and 20 were held.)
  • Items 25-27: Introduced by Councilor Aaron Rick, all adopted unanimously.
  • Items 28-30: Introduced by Councilor Moore. Item 30 was a resolution requesting an honorary street sign at the intersection of Austin and Bellevue in honor of Charlotte Bufkowski. Michael, a neighbor, spoke in support, reading quotes from community members, including former Mayor Ben Walsh. The resolution was adopted unanimously after discussion.
  • Item 34: Introduced by Councilor Jones Rousser, adopted unanimously. (Item 33 was held.)
  • Items 35-40: Introduced by Councilor Monto, all adopted unanimously.

Items Held or Tabled

  • Items 13 and 14: Held.
  • Item 20: Held.
  • Item 31: Held for vote at 12:00 PM on May 8, 2026 (Friday).
  • Item 32: Introduced and tabled by Councilors Williams, Monto, and Mashuk.
  • Item 33: Held.

Key Outcomes

  • The council unanimously approved multiple resolutions, including Child Care Providers Appreciation Day and an honorary street sign for Charlotte Bufkowski.
  • Several items (13, 14, 20, 31, 33) were held for future consideration.
  • Item 32 was tabled.
  • Council President recognized May as Mental Health Month, urging the public to respond with sympathy to individuals experiencing mental health challenges.

Meeting Transcript

Oh, here we go. So how you on this one? When you get here, you're gonna say um you're not you you're not gonna do this gonna be a special meeting thing. We were we would deal with this at the special meeting. Yeah, and you're gonna you're gonna say the municipal side wall program would be uh would be added to the special meeting um Friday. We'll be added. On Friday again. Yep. So did so do the nap it all in the butt. You can just say on the last two uh the next two meetings um the these two public heroes would be uh Maybe at the special meeting in that question. Oh wait just one. Oh no no, you don't have to say that about this. You can just say we had a public meeting. This right here is we had a public meeting. We had and that's one bad class. I do a thing. Is it time? No, two minutes. Oh, this is where where you present the bike. Yes, right. Yeah, no, this is controlled. Right, did we get an order for the blue phone? Like, we can order for the blue thing. Yes. They were out of stock, so they're just on back order. This is no one's answering downstairs. I'm gonna go get up. Uh no, no, no, no, they uh I'm gonna go get her a pair of glasses. Oh, it's one o'clock. Okay, it is one o'clock. We're gonna start uh we're regular meeting meeting. Okay, please rise from the pledge of allegiance. One nation, another guy, indivisible. Thank you. Uh we invite to the podium, Reverend Mayor, celebrating 200 years at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Yes. Gracious God, we give you thanks for bringing us to this place. We give you thanks for the many, many people who serve your people in our beautiful city, the city of Syracuse. We give you thanks especially for our mayor, for members of the council, police officers, sanitation workers, teachers, firefighters, nurses and doctors, home health care aides, construction workers, all the people who help us follow the rules, and all of those who write the rules of government. Truly, you have blessed us richly with these wise, courageous, thoughtful people. Grant wisdom and insight and understanding to members of our council that they may lead us in living peacefully and constructively and healthfully together. We pray this in your name. Amen. Okay. Uh would the clerk please call the roll. Counselor Cardwell. Present. Councilor Michelle. Council Aaron Right.

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