Common Council - Regular Meeting
The Syracuse Common Council approved minutes from June 29th and discussed public hearings from July 6th regarding the naming of the Homer Wheaton Park concession stand and the McChesney Community Center basketball court. A significant debate occurred over proposed legislation concerning right-of-way closures, which ultimately passed with a 5-4 vote. The Council also held discussions on various other items, including the Westminster staircase repair funds and an increase in boot fees.
About this meeting
- Government Body
- Common Council
- Meeting Type
- Common Council
- Location
- Syracuse, NY
- Meeting Date
- July 13, 2026
Published excerpts
Only published remarks appear here. The full transcript is not published.
61 sections (from 83 segments)
Yes, everything's great with me. How about with you? Yeah, everything good. Thank you. Oh, it is 1 o'clock. All right, it is 1 o'clock. We're going to start our regular meeting. Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, Thank you. Now we invite Pastor Bill Turner to bless our meeting.
Amen. I'll give you two minutes to get to the other side. Thank you. And it's your turn to do the closing of the roll call. One second.
Here. All present. Excellent. So let's move to approve the minutes. for June 29th. All in favor? Aye. Thank you. All right. We had two public meetings on July 6th, I believe. Let me get the notes. Councilor Culver, do you want to take that?
So the public hearings occurred in July 6th, 5.30 p.m. relative to authorize the naming of the Homer Wheaton Park concession stand to the Alfonsi Gunn concession stand pursuant to the revised general ordinance of the City of Syracuse, Chapter 17, Article 5, and then authorize the naming of the McChesney Community Center basketball court to the Dennis by Danette Volkart, pursuant to the revised general ordinance of the City of Syracuse, Chapter 17, Article 5. And with that said, any petitions? No, Madam President. Any committee reports?
EXCELLENT. ANY OTHER COMMITTEE REPORTS? OKAY. ANY COMMUNICATIONS? NO, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 10 IS BEING WITHDRAWN, CORRECT? NO RESOLUTION?
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. COUNCILOR COTWELL.
Thank you. Item 11, any objections? Any discussion? Please call the roll. All in favor? Aye.
Item 12, any objections? Any discussion? Please call the roll.
Item 13, any objections? Any discussion?
Okay. Any additional discussion? Please call the roll. Oh, I'm sorry.
Okay, moving on. Item number 14, any objections? Any discussion? Please call the roll.
Item number 15, any objections? Any discussion? Please call the roll. Aye. Opposed? Synonymous. Item number 16, any objections? Any discussion? Please call the roll.
Item number 17, any objections? Any discussion? Please call the roll.
Item number 18, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll. All in favor?
Item number 19, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll. All in favor? Aye. Item number 20, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
Item number 22, any objections? Oh, 21. Any objections? Any discussion? Please call the roll.
Anonymous. Item number 22, any objections?
Aye. Opposed? Item number 23, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll. All in favor? Aye.
Anonymous. Item 25, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll. All in favor? Item number 26, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
Item number 27, Any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll. Aye. Opposed? Synonymous. Item number 28. Any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll. All in favor?
Item 29. Any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
Item number 30. Any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
Synonymous. Item 31, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
Item 32, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
Item 33, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
Item 34, any objection? Discussion? Please call the roll. Aye. Opposed? Synonymous. Item 35, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll. Opposed? Synonymous. Item 36, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
It's unanimous. Item 37, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll. All in favor? Aye. Opposed? It's unanimous. Item 38, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll. All in favor? Aye. It's unanimous. Item 39, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
Item 40, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
Anonymous. Item 41 will be held. Item 42 will be held.
So he did already, but the item number 40 is put in front of the council, separating the application from the agreement. Right.
Thank you. Number 43. Any discussion? Any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll. Synonymous? 44. Any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll. All in favor? Aye. Opposed? It's unanimous. Number 45, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
Number 46, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll. All in favor? Aye. Opposed? It's unanimous. Number 47, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll. All in favor?
I think that you should keep the others moving.
All right, so items, just to be clear, items 47 and 48 will be held for the next agenda.
Any objections? Any discussion? Please call the roll.
Synonymous. 51. Any objections? Any discussion? Please call the roll.
Synonymous. 52. Any objections? Any discussion? Please call the roll.
53. Any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll. Shenanigans. 54. Any objections? Any discussion? Please call the roll. Shenanigans. 55. Any objections? Any discussion? Please call the roll. Aye. Opposed? Shenanigans. 56. Any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
57, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
58, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll. Synonymous. 59, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll. Synonymous. 60, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
61. Any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
Thank you. Item 62, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll. Synonymous. Item 63, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll. Synonymous. Item 64, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll. All in favor? Item 65, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
Thank you. Item 66, any objection? Discussion? Please call the roll. Item 67, any objections? Please call the roll. Item 68, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
Yes. Councillor, item 70. Any objections? Discussions?
Thank you. Anybody else? All right. Item 17. Any additional discussion? Please call the roll. Opposed? Seeing none. Item 71. Any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
Item 72, any objections? Discussion? Please vote.
Any additional discussion? Please call the roll. All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Item 73. Any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
Item 75. Any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll. Item 76. Any objections?
Any additional discussion? Please call the roll. Synonymous. Item 77. Any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
Item 78. Any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
Unanimous. Item 79, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
Item 80, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
Unanimous. Item 81, any objections? DISCUSSION, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALL IN FAVOR?
Thank you. Item 82, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll. Aye. Opposed? It's unanimous. Item 83, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll. Opposed? Do we have a discussion? No, I'm in opposition. Oh, okay.
Item 84, any objection? Discussion? Please go. 84. Okay.
Thank you any other discussion. Please call the roll.
All right. Item 85. Any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
Anonymous? Item 86. Any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
Shenanigans? Item 87, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
Shenanigans? Item 88, any objections? Discussion? Please call the roll.
Item 89. Any objection? Discussion? Please call the roll. All in favor? Aye. Opposed? This concludes our meeting. Motion to adjourn. Second. All in favor? Aye.
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