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Record of Proceedings

Syracuse Common Council Meeting – June 29, 2026

Public MeetingsMonday, June 29, 2026
BodySyracuse, New York
SessionPublic Meetings
DateMonday, June 29, 2026
StatusFILED
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3:01

And if we keep standing for the Are you are you gonna do a prayer for us?

3:06

Yeah.

3:07

Come right.

3:09

Yes.

3:10

Could you please introduce yourself?

3:15

My name is Dwayne Barkins, Pastor of the Brotherly Love Church, and I've been asked to open up in a prayer.

3:21

So let us pray.

3:23

Father, we thank you for this day.

3:24

God, I asked you to cover this local legislative of common council.

3:29

Let every ordinance be reviewed with an open mind in every law that's in act in every decision that is made on today.

3:37

Let it be made in the goodness of the communities and this local government.

3:42

Let there be blessings and safety and protection even now.

3:45

Jesus' name, amen.

3:53

Yes, Madam President.

4:02

Councillor Cardwell.

4:04

Councillor Machot.

4:06

Councilor Aaron.

4:08

Councillor Hudson.

4:09

Councillor Navi.

4:11

Councilor Moore.

4:12

Councilor Williams.

4:14

Councillor Jones Browser.

4:17

Councilor Mato.

4:21

Thank you.

4:22

Um, may I have a motion to approve the meaning of June 18th?

4:27

All in favor.

4:28

I oppose.

4:30

All right.

4:31

So here we go.

4:33

Do we have any petitions?

4:35

No, madam president.

4:37

Committee reports.

4:40

Do we have any comedian reports?

4:41

Yes.

4:42

Yes, I got two of them.

4:48

So on June twenty-third, uh, public works and infrastructure met uh to discuss bonds around Syracuse housing strategy project.

5:00

And then on June 29th today at 11 a.m.

5:04

We had a committee meeting as well to talk about right away and uh fee violation and schedules.

5:12

Thank you.

5:13

Thank you.

5:13

Any other committee reports?

5:15

All right.

5:16

Any petitions?

5:17

I'm sorry, any communications?

5:18

Yes, we have one from Syracuse University.

5:21

First of the acceptance of terms and condition of ordinance number 225, 2026, the graduate hotel communication.

5:30

Thank you.

5:30

Councillor Monto for Councillor Williams.

5:33

Thank you, President Panagwa.

5:34

On behalf of Councilor Williams, I have item 8A.

5:37

I will introduce it in urgent adoption.

5:41

Okay.

5:41

Um item 8A.

5:44

Any dis any objections?

5:48

Any discussion?

5:49

Please call the roll.

5:50

All in favor, opposed, unanimous.

5:54

Item nine, we is being withdrawn.

5:57

Uh councilor.

5:59

Thank you, madam president.

6:00

Blessings to all today.

6:01

I have items 10 through 12, 10 and 11 will be introduced.

6:05

12 and 13 will be hold for public hearing on June 6th at 5:30 p.m.

6:11

I'll introduce them urge or option 10 and 11.

6:14

Thank you.

6:15

10 and 12.

6:16

I do do I do want to mention that there are some um official flyers for um public hearings that you guys have reward us to do for one going forward for it.

6:25

We can do as well.

6:26

So they can be printed out for you if you want to give them the one.

6:29

Thank you.

6:31

Are you saying yes?

6:33

Okay, item 10.

6:35

Any objections?

6:37

Any discussion, please call the roll.

6:40

All in favor, aye opposed, unanimous.

6:43

Item 11 will be held.

6:44

Item 12.

6:46

Any objections?

6:48

Any discussion?

6:49

Please call the roll.

6:50

All in favor, aye opposed, item 13 will be held.

6:55

Uh councillor Machop.

6:57

Madam President, I have item 14 to 40.

6:59

I would like to introduce them and urge the adoption.

7:04

You're not holding anything?

7:07

Not here.

7:08

Later.

7:09

All righty.

7:10

So item 14.

7:12

Any objections?

7:13

Any discussion?

7:15

Please call the roll.

7:16

All in favor?

7:17

Aye.

7:17

Opposed.

7:19

Item 15.

7:20

Any objections?

7:21

Any discussion?

7:23

Please call the roll.

7:24

All in favor?

7:25

Aye.

7:25

Opposed.

7:27

Aye.

7:28

Item 16.

7:29

Any objections?

7:30

Any discussion?

7:32

Please call the roll.

7:33

All in favor.

7:34

Aye.

7:34

Opposed.

7:36

Item 17.

7:37

Any objections?

7:39

Any discussion?

7:40

Please call the roll.

7:42

All in favor.

7:42

Aye.

7:43

Opposed.

7:45

Item 18.

7:46

Any objections?

7:48

Any discussion?

7:49

Please call the roll.

7:51

All in favor.

7:52

Aye.

7:52

Opposed.

7:53

Unanimous.

7:54

Item 19.

7:55

Any objections?

7:56

Any discussion?

7:58

Please call the roll.

7:59

All in favor.

8:00

Aye.

8:00

Opposed.

8:01

Unanimous.

8:02

Item 20.

8:03

Any objections?

8:04

Any discussion?

8:06

Please call the roll.

8:07

All in favor?

8:08

Aye.

8:08

Opposed.

8:09

Unanimous.

8:10

Item 21.

8:11

Any objections?

8:13

Any discussion?

8:14

Please call the roll.

8:15

All in favor?

8:16

Aye.

8:16

Aye.

8:17

Opposed.

8:19

Item 22.

8:20

Any objections?

8:21

Any discussion?

8:22

Please call the roll.

8:24

All in favor?

8:25

Aye.

8:25

Opposed.

8:27

Item 23.

8:28

Any objection?

8:30

Any discussion?

8:31

Please call the roll.

8:32

All in favor?

8:33

Aye.

8:34

Opposed.

8:36

Item 25.

8:38

Any objections?

8:40

I'm sorry, 24.

8:41

24.

8:42

Any objections?

8:44

Any discussion?

8:45

Please call the roll.

8:46

All in favor?

8:47

Aye.

8:48

Opposed.

8:49

Item 25.

8:51

Any objections?

8:52

Any discussion?

8:56

Please call the roll.

8:57

All in favor.

8:57

Aye.

8:58

Opposed.

8:59

Shunanimous.

9:00

Item 26.

9:02

Any objections?

9:03

Any discussion?

9:04

Please call the roll.

9:06

All in favor?

9:07

Aye.

9:07

Opposed.

9:08

Shunanimous.

9:09

Item 27.

9:10

Any objections?

9:11

Any discussion?

9:13

Please call the roll.

9:14

All in favor?

9:15

Aye.

9:16

Opposed.

9:16

Unanimous.

9:17

Item 28.

9:19

Any objections?

9:20

Any discussion?

9:21

Please call the roll.

9:23

All in favor.

9:23

Aye.

9:24

Opposed.

9:25

Unanimous.

9:26

Item 29.

9:27

Any objections?

9:28

Any discussion?

9:30

Please call the roll.

9:31

All in favor?

9:32

Aye.

9:32

Opposed.

9:33

Unanimous.

9:34

Item 30.

9:35

Any objections?

9:36

Any discussion?

9:38

Please call the roll.

9:39

All in favor?

9:40

Aye.

9:40

Aye.

9:40

Opposed.

9:41

Shananimous.

9:42

Item 31.

9:44

Any objections?

9:45

Any discussion?

9:46

Please call the roll.

9:48

All in favor?

9:49

Aye.

9:49

Opposed.

9:51

Item 32.

9:53

Any objections?

9:54

Any discussion?

9:56

Please call the roll.

9:57

All in favor?

9:58

Aye.

9:59

Opposed.

10:00

Unanimous.

10:01

Item 33.

10:03

Any objections?

10:04

Any discussion?

10:06

Please call the roll.

10:07

All in favor.

10:08

Aye.

10:09

Opposed.

10:10

Unanimous.

10:10

Item 34.

10:12

Any objections?

10:14

Any discussion?

10:15

Please call the roll.

10:16

All in favor.

10:17

Aye.

10:18

Opposed.

10:19

Item 35.

10:21

Any objections?

10:22

Any discussion?

10:24

Please call the roll.

10:25

All in favor.

10:26

Aye.

10:26

Opposed.

10:27

Item 36.

10:29

Oops, sorry.

10:32

I won't be on it.

10:34

Item 36.

10:36

Any objections?

10:37

Any discussion?

10:39

Please call the roll.

10:40

All in favor.

10:41

Aye.

10:42

Opposed.

10:42

Unanimous.

10:44

Any um item 37.

10:47

Any objections?

10:49

Any discussion?

10:51

Please call the roll.

10:52

All in favor.

10:53

Aye.

10:53

Opposed.

10:54

Unanimous.

10:55

Item 38.

10:57

Any objections?

10:58

Any discussion?

11:00

Please call the roll.

11:01

All in favor?

11:02

Aye.

11:02

Opposed.

11:03

It's unanimous.

11:04

Item 39.

11:05

Any objections?

11:07

Any discussion?

11:09

Please call the roll.

11:10

All in favor?

11:11

Aye.

11:12

Opposed.

11:12

Unanimous.

11:13

Item 40.

11:15

Any objection?

11:16

Any discussion?

11:18

Please call the roll.

11:19

All in favor?

11:20

Aye.

11:20

Opposed.

11:21

It's unanimous.

11:22

Okay.

11:23

Uh councillor Energy.

11:26

Thank you, Madam President.

11:27

I have items 41 through 70.

11:34

Um, I would like to introduce and urge the adoption of items 41 through 46.

11:41

Counselor, I want to um bring to your attention.

11:43

There's a couple on here that um I'm gonna look into just to make sure we did not vote on them already.

11:49

I think it's a couple on here that we voted on, and I'll get back in touch with you sometime this week.

11:55

Okay, these all look new to me.

11:57

Yeah, well, I've been here for a long time.

12:01

Okay, so I just want to let you know.

12:03

Are those from the ones we're holding?

12:04

You mean?

12:05

No, no, yeah, it's it's it's in the group that we're holding.

12:07

I'm just gonna look them up and make sure that um there are anyways.

12:11

Yeah, we're gonna hold them and we're gonna hold them anyway.

12:13

I just want I'm just saying to you.

12:15

Okay, okay.

12:16

It might be amendments instead of so interesting.

12:19

Just to be clear, okay.

12:20

41 to 46 are being introduced.

12:25

Then we're holding 47 and 60.

12:27

47 through 60.

12:29

And the rest are introduced.

12:30

And the rest are introduced 61 through 70.

12:33

Okay, gotcha.

12:35

Alrighty, so item number 41.

12:38

Any objections?

12:40

Any discussion?

12:42

Please call the roll.

12:43

All in favor?

12:44

Aye.

12:44

Oh, wait, somebody wants to abstain.

12:47

Oh, you're abstaining.

12:49

Because in the extent.

12:54

Okay.

12:55

Council Paniagua, same for me.

12:56

Abstention.

12:57

Okay.

12:58

Okay, two abstentions.

12:59

All right.

13:00

All in favor?

13:01

Opposed?

13:02

It's unanimous.

13:03

So it says six zero vote.

13:05

And I get that right go ahead.

13:09

Item number 42.

13:11

Any objections?

13:13

Any discussion?

13:15

Please call the roll.

13:16

All in favor.

13:17

Aye.

13:18

Opposed.

13:18

It's unanimous.

13:19

Item 43.

13:21

Any objections?

13:22

Any discussion?

13:24

Please call the roll.

13:25

All in favor.

13:26

Aye.

13:26

I oppose.

13:27

It's unanimous.

13:29

Item 44.

13:30

Any objections?

13:32

Any discussion?

13:34

Please call the roll.

13:35

All in favor.

13:36

Aye.

13:37

Opposed.

13:37

Unanimous.

13:38

Item 45.

13:40

Any objections?

13:41

Any discussion?

13:42

Please call the roll.

13:44

All in favor.

13:45

Aye.

13:45

Opposed.

13:46

Unanimous.

13:47

Item 46.

13:50

Any objections?

13:53

Any discussion?

13:55

Please call the roll.

13:56

All in favor.

13:57

Aye.

13:57

Opposed.

13:58

Item 47 will be held.

14:02

Item 48 will be held.

14:04

49 will be held.

14:07

50 will be held.

14:09

51 will be held.

14:11

52 will be held.

14:13

53 will be held.

14:16

54 will be held.

14:18

55 will be held.

14:20

56 will be held.

14:22

57 will be held.

14:25

58 will be held.

14:27

59 will be held.

14:29

60 will be held.

14:32

Item 61.

14:34

Any objections?

14:36

Any discussion?

14:37

Please call the roll.

14:39

All in favor?

14:40

Aye.

14:40

Opposed.

14:41

Unanimous.

14:42

President Paniagua.

14:43

Can I uh councillor Emerick?

14:44

Are we sure we're holding 59 and 60?

14:46

The Creekwalk Trails?

14:47

Is that part of that package?

14:49

I've decided to hold it for the committee meeting.

14:51

Okay.

14:52

Thanks.

14:53

Okay.

14:54

Anyone else?

14:55

We're moving on.

14:57

Did we vote on 61?

15:00

61 we did.

15:00

62.

15:01

Okay.

15:01

Item 62.

15:03

Any objections?

15:05

Any discussion?

15:06

Please call the roll.

15:09

In favor?

15:09

Aye.

15:10

Opposed.

15:11

Unanimous.

15:12

Item 63.

15:13

Any objections?

15:15

Any discussion?

15:17

Please call the roll.

15:18

All in favor.

15:19

Aye.

15:19

Opposed.

15:20

Unanimous.

15:21

Item 64.

15:23

Any objections?

15:26

Please call the roll.

15:27

All in favor.

15:28

Aye.

15:28

Opposed.

15:29

It's unanimous.

15:30

Item 65.

15:32

Any objections?

15:33

Any discussion?

15:35

Please call the roll.

15:36

All in favor?

15:37

Aye.

15:37

Opposed is unanimous.

15:39

Item 66.

15:41

Any objections?

15:43

Any discussion?

15:45

Please call the roll.

15:47

All in favor?

15:48

Aye.

15:48

Opposed.

15:50

Item 67.

15:51

Any objections?

15:53

Any discussion?

15:54

Please call the roll.

15:55

All in favor.

15:56

Aye.

15:57

Opposed.

15:57

Unanimous.

15:59

Item 68.

16:00

Any objections?

16:02

Any discussion?

16:04

Please call the roll.

16:05

All in favor.

16:06

Aye.

16:06

Opposed.

16:08

Item 69.

16:10

Any objections?

16:12

Any discussion?

16:14

Please call the roll.

16:15

All in favor.

16:16

Aye.

16:17

Opposed.

16:17

Unanimous.

16:18

Item 70.

16:20

Any objections?

16:22

Any discussion?

16:23

Please call the roll.

16:25

All in favor?

16:25

Aye.

16:26

Opposed.

16:26

Unanimous.

16:27

Counselor Hudson.

16:29

Thank you.

16:29

I have item 7174.

16:32

I can please.

16:35

Thank you.

16:36

Item 71.

16:38

Any objections?

16:40

Any discussion?

16:42

Please call the roll.

16:43

All in favor.

16:44

Aye.

16:44

Opposed.

16:45

Unanimous.

16:46

Item 72.

16:48

Any objections?

16:50

Any discussion?

16:52

Please call the roll.

16:53

All in favor.

16:54

Aye.

16:55

Opposed.

16:55

Unanimous.

16:57

Item 73.

16:59

Any objections?

17:01

Any discussion?

17:03

Please call the roll.

17:04

All in favor.

17:05

Aye.

17:06

Opposed.

17:06

Unanimous.

17:07

Item 74.

17:09

Any objections?

17:11

Any discussion?

17:13

Please call the roll.

17:14

All in favor.

17:15

Aye.

17:16

Opposed.

17:16

Unanimous.

17:18

Council.

17:27

Excellent.

17:28

Item 75.

17:30

Any objections?

17:32

Any discussion?

17:33

Please hold the roll.

17:35

All in favor?

17:36

Aye.

17:36

Opposed.

17:37

Unanimous.

17:38

Item 76.

17:40

Any objections?

17:42

Any discussion?

17:43

Please call the roll.

17:45

All in favor?

17:46

Aye.

17:46

Opposed.

17:48

Item 77.

17:50

Any objections?

17:52

Any discussion?

17:53

Please call the roll.

17:55

All in favor?

17:55

Aye.

17:56

Opposed.

17:57

Unanimous.

17:58

Item 78.

17:59

Any objections?

18:02

Any discussion?

18:03

Please call the roll.

18:05

All in favor.

18:06

Aye.

18:06

Opposed.

18:08

Item 79.

18:09

Any objections?

18:11

Any discussion?

18:13

Please call the roll.

18:14

All in favor.

18:15

Aye.

18:16

Opposed.

18:16

Unanimous.

18:17

Item 80.

18:18

Any objections?

18:20

Any discussion?

18:22

Please call the roll.

18:23

All in favor.

18:24

Aye.

18:25

Opposed.

18:26

Unanimous.

18:27

Item 81.

18:28

Any objections?

18:30

Any discussion?

18:32

Please call the roll.

18:33

All in favor.

18:34

Aye.

18:35

Opposed.

18:35

Unanimous.

18:36

Item 82.

18:38

Any objections?

18:40

Any discussion?

18:41

Please call the roll.

18:43

All in favor.

18:43

Aye.

18:44

Opposed.

18:45

Unanimous.

18:45

Item 83.

18:47

Any objections?

18:49

Any discussion?

18:50

Please call the roll.

18:51

All in favor.

18:53

Aye.

18:53

Opposed.

18:54

Unanimous.

18:55

Item 84.

18:57

Any objection?

18:59

Any discussion?

19:00

Please call the roll.

19:02

All in favor.

19:02

Aye.

19:03

Opposed.

19:04

Unanimous.

19:05

Item 85.

19:06

Any objection?

19:09

Any discussion?

19:10

Please call the roll.

19:12

All in favor?

19:12

Aye.

19:13

Opposed.

19:14

Shunanimous.

19:14

Counselor Monto for Councillor Williams.

19:19

Six through 90.

19:20

I'll introduce and urge the adoption of 86 through 89.

19:23

And we will hold 90.

19:26

Can you say that one more time?

19:28

I'll introduce and urge the adoption of 86 through 89 and hold item 90.

19:33

Okay.

19:34

Item 86.

19:37

Any objections?

19:38

Any discussion?

19:40

Please call the roll.

19:42

All in favor.

19:43

Aye.

19:43

Opposed.

19:44

Unanimous.

19:45

Item 87.

19:47

Any objections?

19:49

Any discussion?

19:51

Please call the roll.

19:52

All in favor.

19:53

Aye.

19:53

Opposed.

19:54

Unanimous.

19:55

Item 88.

19:57

Any objections?

20:00

Any discussion?

20:01

Please call the roll.

20:02

All in favor.

20:03

I opposed.

20:05

Item 89.

20:06

Any objections?

20:08

Any discussion?

20:10

Please call the roll.

20:11

All in favor.

20:12

I'm opposed to anonymous.

20:14

Item 90 will be held.

20:16

Councillor Jones Rousser.

20:19

Madam President, I have item 91.

20:21

Item 91 is ready.

20:23

I'll introduce an urgent adoption.

20:25

I'm sorry, no, that one's being held.

20:26

I'm sorry.

20:27

Clearly circled.

20:28

Sorry.

20:29

That's being held.

20:30

We'll hold it in.

20:30

Yeah.

20:32

Item 91 will be held.

20:34

Uh counselor Jones Rousser.

20:36

Item number two is ready.

20:38

I introduce and urge adoption.

20:40

Okay.

20:40

I think item 92.

20:42

Any objections?

20:44

Any discussion?

20:45

Please call the roll.

20:46

All in favor.

20:47

I oppose unanimous.

20:50

Okay.

20:50

Councilor Ramoto.

20:52

Thank you, President Paniagu.

20:53

I have 93 through 95.

20:55

Hold on, hold on.

20:55

Jimmy, hold on, hold on.

20:57

What are you saying?

20:58

I want to go back on 88.

21:01

88.

21:02

A motion need to be made in the council.

21:04

I have another.

21:05

How do we how do we do that?

21:06

Make a motion.

21:10

Second.

21:11

All in favor?

21:12

Aye.

21:12

Aye.

21:12

Opposed.

21:14

Okay.

21:14

And what's the goal?

21:16

I want to number no vote.

21:18

You want to change your vote?

21:19

Yes.

21:20

Oh, okay.

21:20

Okay.

21:21

Um, so um, how would I how would I do that?

21:26

Do we need to make a motion for her to change the vote as well, or just revote?

21:33

Okay, that makes sense.

21:34

Yeah.

21:34

Okay, so I need a motion to reconsider my vote.

21:41

All in favor, aye.

21:43

Opposed.

21:45

All right, say.

21:46

So then item 88.

21:48

Any objections?

21:50

Any discussion?

21:52

Do you have any discussion?

21:53

Do you want to talk about it?

21:54

No, I just went.

21:56

I'm watching how we've raised the water rates probably every year for the last four to five years.

22:02

And I'm just not comfortable to keep tagging on another four percent to the water.

22:09

Please call the roll.

22:10

All in favor, aye.

22:12

Opposed.

22:13

No.

22:14

No.

22:15

And no.

22:16

Do we have two?

22:18

No.

22:19

Opposed is fine.

22:20

Okay.

22:21

Opposed.

22:21

Okay.

22:22

So counselor Codwell.

22:24

Yes.

22:24

Council Michelle, yes.

22:26

Council and right.

22:27

Yes.

22:27

Counselor Hudson.

22:28

No.

22:28

Counselor Nave.

22:30

No.

22:30

Counselor Bohr.

22:32

Yes.

22:33

Councillor Joe Browser.

22:34

Yes.

22:35

Counselor Mato.

22:37

Yes.

22:38

The item passes with a six to sixty two vote.

22:44

Thank you.

22:46

Gotcha.

22:48

All right.

22:48

So where were we?

22:50

93, right?

22:51

93, yes.

22:52

So Jimmy, you were introducing your your own.

22:55

Introduce and urge the adoption of 93 and 95.

22:58

We'll hold uh 94.

23:01

So holding 93 and 95?

23:03

No, holding 94 and introducing and urging the adoption of 93 and 95.

23:07

Gotcha.

23:08

Okay.

23:08

Item 93.

23:10

Any objections?

23:12

Any discussion?

23:13

Please call the roll.

23:14

All in favor.

23:15

Aye.

23:16

Opposed.

23:17

Unanimous.

23:18

We're holding 90.

23:20

Item 94.

23:22

Item 95.

23:24

Any objections?

23:26

Any discussion?

23:28

Please call the roll.

23:29

All in favor.

23:30

I oppose unanimous.

23:32

Councilor Monto for Councillor Williams.

23:34

Uh item 96.

23:35

I will introduce and urge its adoption.

23:40

Wave the rules.

23:40

Oh, we need to wave the rules.

23:42

Oh, sorry.

23:42

I'll like to make a motion to wave the rules for item number 96.

23:46

Second.

23:47

All in favor.

23:48

Aye.

23:48

Opposed.

23:50

So item 896.

23:52

Any objections?

23:55

Any discussion?

23:56

Please call the roll.

23:57

All in favor.

23:58

I oppose.

24:00

Councilor Majok.

24:02

We gotta wave them again.

24:03

Yes.

24:04

Okay.

24:05

I'll like to make a motion to waive the rule for item 97 and 98.

24:09

Second.

24:11

All in favor?

24:11

Aye.

24:12

Opposed.

24:13

Unanimous.

24:14

Uh Madam President, I would like to introduce item 97 and 98.

24:18

And no, no, I would like to hold item 97.

24:21

Okay.

24:21

And then introduce 98.

24:24

Thank you.

24:25

Item 97 is being held.

24:28

Uh night.

24:30

Item 98.

24:31

Any objections?

24:33

Any discussion?

24:34

Yes.

24:35

So I wanna extend appreciation to all the counselors, uh, especially my colleague.

24:42

Uh at the a large position, council Codwell, Council Energy, and Councillor Hudson.

24:49

Uh, here we have held as as a council uh from the equity point of view to make sure that at least on the CRB, that there is at least one new American on the CRB.

25:00

Uh, here we have held as as a counsel uh from the equity point of view to make sure that at least on the CRB that there is at least one new American on the CRB, and we have held that for a while, and when our previous uh board member left his position, uh we still reached out to find another uh uh fine new American to hold his position, and uh Ibrahim Mohammed is sitting right there in the back, and we are going to be appointing Ibrahim to fill the seat, and uh really really appreciate all of us for working together to to bring it to this point.

25:40

So thank you.

25:41

Thank you.

25:43

Item 98.

25:44

Any objections?

25:46

Any discussion?

25:48

Please call the room.

25:49

All in favor, okay.

25:53

So motion to adjourn.

25:54

So moved.

25:55

Second favor, all in favor, aye.

25:58

Opposed unanimous.

26:02

All right, all right.

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Summary of Proceedings

Syracuse Common Council Meeting – June 29, 2026

The Syracuse Common Council met on June 29, 2026, at approximately 5:00 PM to conduct routine business, including approval of minutes, committee reports, and adoption of numerous items. The meeting opened with a prayer led by Pastor Dwayne Barkins of Brotherly Love Church. Notable actions included a vote on a water rate increase (item 88) that passed 6–2, and the appointment of Ibrahim Mohammed to the Citizen Review Board (CRB).

Opening & Minutes Approval

  • Council approved the minutes of the June 18, 2026 meeting unanimously.

Committee Reports

  • Councillor reported that the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee met on June 23 to discuss bonds around the Syracuse Housing Strategy Project.
  • A second committee met on June 29 (the same day) at 11:00 AM to discuss right-of-way and fee violation schedules.

Communications

  • A communication was received from Syracuse University regarding acceptance of terms and conditions of Ordinance No. 225, 2026 (the Graduate Hotel communication).

Adoption of Ordinances & Resolutions

Council introduced and adopted a large block of items (items 8A, 10–11, 14–46, 61–70, 71–85, 86–89, 92, 93, 95, 96, 98) mostly by unanimous vote. Items held for later consideration included: 9 (withdrawn), 12, 13 (public hearing on June 6 at 5:30 PM – discrepancy noted: date appears prior to meeting), 47–60, 90, 91, 94, 97.

Discussion & Vote on Item 88 (Water Rate Increase)

  • Councillor initially voted in favor of item 88, then moved to reconsider her vote, stating: "I'm watching how we've raised the water rates probably every year for the last four to five years. And I'm just not comfortable to keep tagging on another four percent to the water." She and Councillor Hudson and Councillor Nave voted against. The item passed with a vote of 6–2 (Councillors Codwell, Machot, Aaron, Moore, Jones Browser, Mato in favor; Hudson and Nave opposed).

Appointment to the Citizen Review Board (Item 98)

  • Councillor Majok expressed appreciation to colleagues for holding a seat for a new American on the CRB. He introduced Ibrahim Mohammed to fill the vacant position. The appointment was adopted unanimously.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned by unanimous consent.

Meeting Transcript

And if we keep standing for the Are you are you gonna do a prayer for us? Yeah. Come right. Yes. Could you please introduce yourself? My name is Dwayne Barkins, Pastor of the Brotherly Love Church, and I've been asked to open up in a prayer. So let us pray. Father, we thank you for this day. God, I asked you to cover this local legislative of common council. Let every ordinance be reviewed with an open mind in every law that's in act in every decision that is made on today. Let it be made in the goodness of the communities and this local government. Let there be blessings and safety and protection even now. Jesus' name, amen. Yes, Madam President. Councillor Cardwell. Councillor Machot. Councilor Aaron. Councillor Hudson. Councillor Navi. Councilor Moore. Councilor Williams. Councillor Jones Browser. Councilor Mato. Thank you. Um, may I have a motion to approve the meaning of June 18th? All in favor. I oppose. All right. So here we go. Do we have any petitions? No, madam president. Committee reports. Do we have any comedian reports? Yes. Yes, I got two of them. So on June twenty-third, uh, public works and infrastructure met uh to discuss bonds around Syracuse housing strategy project. And then on June 29th today at 11 a.m. We had a committee meeting as well to talk about right away and uh fee violation and schedules. Thank you. Thank you. Any other committee reports? All right. Any petitions? I'm sorry, any communications? Yes, we have one from Syracuse University. First of the acceptance of terms and condition of ordinance number 225, 2026, the graduate hotel communication. Thank you. Councillor Monto for Councillor Williams. Thank you, President Panagwa. On behalf of Councilor Williams, I have item 8A.

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