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Syracuse City Council Study Session - May 18, 2026

Public Meetings — Monday, May 18, 2026
BodySyracuse, New York
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DateMonday, May 18, 2026
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1:19

So we're gonna start our study session.

1:23

Are you ready?

1:24

Okay.

1:26

Thank you.

1:29

Your items gotta be uh withdraw, Council President.

1:34

Which one are we this one?

1:36

When you get there.

1:37

Oh, okay.

1:39

All right, so let's see.

1:40

Councilor Williams.

1:43

Thank you, Madam President.

1:45

Um we on behalf of myself, Councilman Joe, Councilor Monto, we have item eight A that is ready.

1:51

Um we had a fairly impactful committee meeting with Dan Schwartz from Nike on Thursday, and um we're ready for vote.

2:02

Okay, thank you.

2:04

A resolutions, do we have any resolutions?

2:06

Um Patricia.

2:08

No, okay.

2:10

Withdrawn.

2:11

Okay.

2:12

Councilor Caldwell.

2:14

Yes, I have items nine A.

2:16

I mean nine and ten, they're already I'm sorry.

2:24

Oh, okay.

2:25

Hey, Councilor you're gonna take children.

2:28

Council Major's oh, oh go ahead, thank you.

2:31

All righty, Councilman Majok has items eleven to twenty-two.

2:35

Councillor, I mean, counselor, item eleven is being held, twelve is ready, thirteen is ready, fourteen is ready, fifteen is ready, sixteen is held, seventeen is ready, eighteen is held, nineteen is held, twenty is ready, twenty-one is ready, twenty-two is ready.

2:56

Thank you.

2:56

Any questions?

2:57

Anybody?

2:58

No, moving on.

2:59

I like it.

3:00

Counselor Aaron Bay, yes.

3:03

Thank you.

3:03

I have item num trip number twenty-three.

3:05

It is ready.

3:06

Okay.

3:07

Counselor Hudson.

3:09

Thank you.

3:09

I have item twenty-four through twenty-seven, and they're all ready.

3:14

And Councilor Hudson, you did schedule committee meeting for the third stars.

3:18

Yeah, Thursday at one o'clock.

3:22

Yes.

3:23

Perfect.

3:24

Okay.

3:26

Um Nathan and Caleb to put five prior to that for you all.

3:34

Okay, are we all set?

3:36

Okay.

3:37

Counselor Navy.

3:38

Thank you, madam president.

3:40

I have item twenty-eight, resolution recognition.

3:46

Thank you.

3:47

Councillor Moore.

3:48

Thank you, Madam President.

3:49

I have items twenty-nine through thirty-one.

3:51

Twenty-nine is being withdrawn.

3:53

Thirty and thirty-one are ready to go.

3:56

Okay.

3:59

Counselor Williams.

4:00

Thank you, Madam President.

4:01

Item 32 through 35.

4:04

Um item 32.

4:06

I just wanna point out that Natalie Studston, the executive director of the Airy Canal Museum, was here for a study session.

4:14

I did not notice her in the audience.

4:16

Otherwise, I would have acknowledged her and and said thank you to her for the work that they do.

4:20

Uh beyond that, 32 through 35, we're ready.

4:24

Okay.

4:26

Thank you.

4:26

Counselor.

4:27

Oh again, Counselor Williams and Monto.

4:30

Uh thank you, Madam President.

4:32

We have a resolution urging the adoption of the state level of a variety of bills related to biometric surveillance and algorithmic price setting.

4:42

Um that resolution is ready.

4:44

Thank you.

4:45

Counselor oh, who's gonna take uh counselor James Rouse?

4:49

You take it?

4:49

Yeah, Counselor Um Jones Rowser has items 37 38, 39, and far as I know they're on.

4:58

Um sorry, I'm gonna cut the last country.

5:02

Um what is the that wasn't held items from before at the beginning of the case?

5:05

Oh, that's right.

5:06

Yeah, but they I thought at the study session they were ready to get it.

5:09

Yeah, they moved it.

5:10

Yeah, they moved it.

5:11

Yeah to be 71 anyway.

5:13

Yeah, 38, 39, they're all ready.

5:15

Okay, thank you.

5:17

Councilor Monta.

5:19

Thank you, madam president.

5:20

I have items 40 through 43, and they are ready.

5:24

Excellent.

5:25

And then we're gonna go to the supplemental agenda.

5:28

Councilor Moore.

5:30

Thank you, Madam President.

5:31

I have items, a waiver for items 44 and 45, and they are ready to go.

5:36

Okay.

5:37

Is there anything else we want to bring for discussion?

5:41

No, so this meeting is at during.

5:43

Thank you.

5:45

There we go.

5:46

All in favor, there we go.

5:50

We don't have any exact decision.

6:12

Okay, right.

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Summary of Proceedings

Syracuse City Council Study Session - May 18, 2026

The Syracuse City Council held a study session on May 18, 2026, to review and prepare agenda items for a upcoming regular meeting. Councilors reported on the status of their assigned items, declaring many ready for vote, with some withdrawn or held. No formal votes were taken during this session.

Discussion Items

  • Councilor Williams noted that a committee meeting with Dan Schwartz from Nike was held on Thursday (May 14) and that item 8A was ready for vote.
  • Councilor Majok reported items 11-22, with item 11 held, 16 held, 18 held, 19 held, and the rest ready.
  • Councilor Hudson scheduled a committee meeting for the third stars (likely a committee name) for Thursday at 1:00 PM.
  • Councilor Williams acknowledged Natalie Studston, Executive Director of the Airy Canal Museum, who had attended a prior study session. Items 32-35 were ready.
  • Councilors Williams and Monto introduced a resolution urging the state to adopt bills related to biometric surveillance and algorithmic price setting, which was declared ready.
  • Councilor Moore had items 29-31, with item 29 withdrawn and 30-31 ready.
  • Councilor Navy had a recognition resolution (item 28).
  • Councilor Monta had items 40-43 ready. Councilor Moore had supplemental items 44-45 with a waiver, ready.

Key Outcomes

  • No decisions were made at the study session; all item statuses (ready, withdrawn, held) were recorded for the subsequent regular meeting.
  • The meeting was adjourned after all councilors reported and no further discussion was requested.

Meeting Transcript

So we're gonna start our study session. Are you ready? Okay. Thank you. Your items gotta be uh withdraw, Council President. Which one are we this one? When you get there. Oh, okay. All right, so let's see. Councilor Williams. Thank you, Madam President. Um we on behalf of myself, Councilman Joe, Councilor Monto, we have item eight A that is ready. Um we had a fairly impactful committee meeting with Dan Schwartz from Nike on Thursday, and um we're ready for vote. Okay, thank you. A resolutions, do we have any resolutions? Um Patricia. No, okay. Withdrawn. Okay. Councilor Caldwell. Yes, I have items nine A. I mean nine and ten, they're already I'm sorry. Oh, okay. Hey, Councilor you're gonna take children. Council Major's oh, oh go ahead, thank you. All righty, Councilman Majok has items eleven to twenty-two. Councillor, I mean, counselor, item eleven is being held, twelve is ready, thirteen is ready, fourteen is ready, fifteen is ready, sixteen is held, seventeen is ready, eighteen is held, nineteen is held, twenty is ready, twenty-one is ready, twenty-two is ready. Thank you. Any questions? Anybody? No, moving on. I like it. Counselor Aaron Bay, yes. Thank you. I have item num trip number twenty-three. It is ready. Okay. Counselor Hudson. Thank you. I have item twenty-four through twenty-seven, and they're all ready. And Councilor Hudson, you did schedule committee meeting for the third stars. Yeah, Thursday at one o'clock. Yes. Perfect. Okay. Um Nathan and Caleb to put five prior to that for you all. Okay, are we all set? Okay. Counselor Navy. Thank you, madam president.

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