I want to thank our
head of maintenance here Dan Dan Gray here.
Dan Mac Thank you very much for
making the decorating decisions. He
picked out the colors and the draperies
in our chamber and I think he did a
beautiful job. Now got the patio doors
that go out onto veranda and some
sunlight in here. So I really want to
thank him. He worked hard at this. It
took him a lot of time, a lot of thought
and the craftsman that we hired did a
great job.
So thank you Dan.
>> Great good. Great job.
» Whenever you guys ready.
>> I will call to order.
Now call
August 4th, 2026
at 5:30
>> [clears throat]
>> p.m.
Okay.
Resolution 2627-19
Resolution adopting the minutes from the
last council.
That is fine.
Resolution 2627-20
Alderman Marcello.
>> Um
We're going to give the SPCA
It's a $7,000 increase from last year.
So we discussed this.
But
Mayor and I talked about it already.
>> Yeah.
Um
the problem is that um
What do you call the animals they pick
up and
What's the term stray dogs?
>> Fair feral feral animals
>> No, no, no. What they call the term they use for dogs that get
brought and don't get picked up. They
There's been a big problem at the SPCA
not just here but nation nation
nationwide where animals are
>> dogs? Abandoned?
>> Not abandoned but There's been no
reclamations of dogs. They're being
brought to the SPCA and I don't want to
say redemptions cuz that's the wrong
thing. But people are not coming to pick
up their dogs and they're not able to
distribute the strays. So as a result
they they met with me several months ago
actually
to talk about the fact that they needed
more money from the city to handle the
number of dogs that they're
they have to count for longer periods of
time. And um
it was a significant increase. I did not smile when they told me about
it. You know, I I asked for facts. They
gave me the facts, but it's a lot of
money. It's a big increase, but there's
a real problem nationwide that they're
having with us since COVID as a matter
of fact where people are bringing dogs
to the SPCA the people are our our
animal control officers picking up stray
dogs and no one is claiming them.
So that that was the biggest driver of
this. That plus of course the their
utility bills are higher etc. etc.
Um but they don't have the space they
need
to take care of all of our dogs and also
others as well. So we have to pay more
for the space is basically what they're
telling us.
>> This might be a crazy question, but do
you think that there's
a lack of education regarding, you know,
hey, are you missing your dog? Maybe
check in with the SPCA kind of thing,
right? Like
>> Could I I don't know.
>> Is there anything we can do as a city to
kind of
promote like
>> I believe they do,
but but do you own a dog? Do you have a
>> I used to. Yeah, and that's just kids
now. So it's
>> I know that if anything ever happened to
my wife's dog, [clears throat] she'd be
over the SPCA in about a second.
>> Right. Not everyone.
>> It's a situation where I think um
you know, it's nationwide, so it isn't
just in Amsterdam.
>> It's true.
>> These these these animals are being
>> The reason why they have a license is to
prevent any event you lose your dog.
>> That's true, too. Yeah.
>> You call the city hall to see if anybody
is found the dog.
>> They got a tag. If anybody is found the
dog, believe me, I see them
They have been
>> add They have been
>> We do We do have So, the police
department where usually we encounter a
stray dog, especially after hours, the
animal control officer. We have had
great success with just posting to
social media as a network of other care
agencies and other pet places that will
share our posts. So, we do get a lot of
dogs where yes, there is an owner that
is looking for them. We're able to get
that quickly and even get the dog right
back to them or pick it up at their
headquarters. But we have we have seen
people that dumped their dog from a
neighboring community, so no one
recognizes it. It's not to get right. If
you're the owner of the dog and you want
your dog, you're you find you're going
to go get it back. A lot of these dogs
is an unfortunate situation where
they're They come from
a different community, bring them here,
drop them, and go.
>> Yeah.
>> And I when when we spoke to the officers
of the SPCA regarding this increase, I
had Gina Kline come over. Does fantastic
job. She knows animals in our city
better than anyone. And she confirmed
every all the facts and figures that
they were giving me in terms of the
number of days that our dogs were now
being kept versus what they used to be
kept, etc. And she agreed that, you
know, it's really an issue. She's doing
all she can.
But you know,
that's why I brought this in front of
you tonight such an increase.
>> Is this the same increase that we
approved during the budget?
>> Um I believe it is. It It is the number
of vagaries. It is At least I believe we
had that number in our budget.
>> contractual to catch up with what we
approved. Okay.
>> Yeah, yes, we discussed it at length.
Yes, we did.
>> Mhm.
>> Okay.
Give me when you're done.
>> Yes.
>> Resolution 2627-21.
Resolution authorizing the mayor to
renew the
lease agreement [clears throat] with New
York State Senate for Senator Patricia
A. Fahy's district office at City Hall.
>> Yeah, um
Senator Fahy's uh
office is again leasing an office space
here at City Hall. As a matter of fact,
I think this goes beyond her term.
Um, it's going to, you know, hopefully
she gets reelected, but again, it's it's going to be a the office for
Amsterdam's representative in the state
Senate uh, regardless of when
who's who's going to So, they're doing
it through 2030.
>> 30.
From January 2027 to December 2030.
>> The only issue here is they have more
paperwork that got when it comes to
>> It is
>> having to sign the lease on it.
But, we're very grateful that they're
going to still have their presence here
at City Hall. It's a convenient thing
for our residents.
» Resolution 2627-22.
>> [clears throat]
>> Mr. Mayor, should I
>> Yes, the the tugboat
are down at the Riverlink Park.
As you can see, we received it in
November 23rd.
Now, the Canal Corporation, well, like I
said, they take over ownership
of it.
>> Thank you.
>> It's on our property.
>> Okay.
>> We accepted it. Again, um,
we have we were trying to get a grant.
We had an issue that blocked our ability
to get a grant to fix to paint that and
do
>> Um, it was it had been a line item in a
larger grant that we had applied We were
going to apply for.
Um, and the larger grant just the scope
of the grant didn't quite fit the
>> Well, we still need to do that because
our originally when they brought us the
tender that the state official who
actually accompanied the tender to
Amsterdam,
uh, spoke with me for about a half an
hour regarding he said, "Apply for this
grant." which we did. Uh, this was
before you were here again, I believe,
when it came in.
And, uh, we didn't get it. He said, "You
you guarantee you're going to get it.
you know, it'll be enough to paint.
We're going to build a deck around it so
that it could be really used as a as
what it we hoped it would be a tourist
attraction." So, we're going to continue
to try and do that, but we didn't get
that grant. Uh, so, it's sitting there
right now. Mike, you found some
batteries in there, correct?
>> Quite a few batteries, yeah.
>> Which we have to get rid of as well.
>> It was that that boat was originally
diesel powered and sometime in the past
dozen years or so they converted it to
an electric motor and there's
» So I'm going to address We're going to
address those batteries and uh continue
to search for a grant to try and make
that what we envisioned it to be when we took it out. But now they want
us to take it over officially, so it's
going to be ours.
Jimmy, if you got room in your backyard
>> Yeah, I would I would like to have it.
It's just matter of getting it there.
>> No, it will be it will be nice. We just
got to keep working at it.
» Resolution 2627-23.
Resolution authorizing uh contract
renewal Municipal Solutions Ultimate.
>> Yes, Municipal Solutions is a company
that we've been
in contract with contract with since
2008. And what it's a company that um
controller's office utilizes for when we
go out for bonds, bans, and what they do
is they go out and find the lowest
interest on these bans and they bring
them back to us. So when I say we're
going to bond something, we're going to
take out a note or lease
and that's what they do.
>> And Louise, you've been happy with them?
>> Yeah, very much.
>> And they also provide advice and counsel
regarding how to how to finance
>> Yeah.
>> our projects, so
» Yep.
Resolution 2627-24.
Resolution authorizing
new renewal period for 5-year contract
with New York State Unified Court
System.
>> Mike, uh Chief Spencer, you want to talk
about this at all?
>> Yeah, this is uh we're up We do usually
do it in 5-year increments, so we're
coming up on that milestone. Um
The court system is located in the
public safety building on the second
floor. They have a few offices and we uh
provide locker room space for their
personnel, the court officers and
offices for for both of the city city
court buildings.
So, this is a continuation of a an
agreement relationship that we've had
long-standing and it's continuing to
work out favorably.
>> Move the phone.
You have that?
Okay.
Thank you, Chief.
Resolution 2627-25,
resolution schedule public hearing to
consider submission of an application
under New York State Community
Development Block Grant. Alderman
Carpenter.
>> This [clears throat] is for 24 Willow
Street um
and I believe it was the last meeting
that we we passed a resolution to become
the
seeker.
Did I Did I say that right?
>> Yeah, seeker.
>> Um this is for the cleanup and
remediation of it for us to apply for
um the HCR grant.
Is anything else to add?
>> Yeah, this is for the public hearing.
>> The public hearing.
>> So, next next meeting we'll have the
public hearing and and then adopt the
seeker.
>> Um August 18th at 5:55. So.
>> The next step is we'll be able to apply
to get the public hearing. That's what
we'll do.
>> And Dan, is this is going to be uh
is this connected to the county funding?
>> This is the county funding, it's the
brownfield money.
>> Okay.
>> This is This is This is That's to do
testing, this is to clean up the area.
» Resolution 2627-26,
resolution authorizing interfund loans
for upgrades to Shadow Lawn Park.
Alderman Holiday.
>> Great, thank you. Um
I could speak on this, but Louis, do you
have more information? I mean
>> Well, we've been awarded a grant.
>> Sure.
>> As as you often are.
And it's a reimbursement grant. So, this
is just a way of avoiding having to
borrow the funds. We're just sort of
just
lending the funds from one
fund to another fund internally so that
we can you know I move forward with
these this initiative and then we will
be reimbursed by DEDC.
>> Right.
>> Eventually.
>> Thank you.
>> We've spent approximately half of the
money
on the scoreboard and we have other
projects up there that have not started
yet. We're waiting for the state
contract
on this $520,000 grant. We've been
assured
>> [clears throat and cough]
>> We've been assured in a letter from
Alderman Santa Barbara that
the Alderman and Santa Barbara's office
that the money is coming but we don't
have the contract in place yet. So
but already half of the proceeds have
been spent and we're working on the
other half.
>> Wonderful. Thank you.
Do you know what the other items are?
>> Uh yeah, we have some I think project
with softball.
I think it's about $90,000.
>> They need a lot of work.
>> We have some pickleball work to do.
>> I'm like you can do it. You know what's
going on up there?
Is softball
>> Yeah, pickleball, softball
Um
>> You don't get the truck route truck
trail.
>> Oh, that's right. Yeah.
>> are the three main
>> Cool.
>> It'd be an awesome place for the truck
trail to go through.
I love it.
>> [laughter]
>> Thank you.
Resolution 2627-27.
Alderman Carpenter.
>> Okay, this is a resolution. Now if you
remember last year um the
property company 5 Corners Development
and NPR Group applied for an HDR grant.
The HDR grant was denied at that time.
Um and they're [clears throat]
reapplying this year
um for the development of the 66
affordable housing senior units at 1719
Edward Street where the old mill used to
be. You this is the one that we talked
about before the meeting where we needed
to change the date on the second whereas
to 2026.
2023 was was incorrect.
And it's just for the council to support
this project.
For the HCR application.
» Resolution 2627-28
[clears throat] resolution approving
recommendation from the Amsterdam
property disposition committee.
And authorizing the sale of two
properties.
» So this is for 21 2nd Avenue and 11
Edison Street. The 21 2nd Avenue is
going to go for $1,000 and I'm going to
let Mayor Sponaugle
tell us what Methilie's last name is
because I
>> Well, no, they
again both both of these parcels are
being sold parties that expressed an
interest in purchasing them. We put them
out for bid. After the property
disposition committee, these were the
high bidders on both property but each
of those properties and the property
disposition committee voted unanimously
to recommend to the council that they
sell these two properties to these two
bidders.
The
Is the they're both going to be
maintained as vacant lots.
They're going to be of course maintained
which they are not right now.
The
one of these is going to the cart the
golf cart company and they do a great
job with their property.
>> right it's virtually right next door to
the golf cart company where Methilie's
is right next door to the house she owns
on on Vanderveer.
>> Right. So we expect we expect to see an
improvement and you know, right now
we're cutting them.
We won't have to cut them any longer but
we're hoping more cases they are
maintained.
» Any questions? They're they're both very
good people very good lots.
>> Resolution 2627-29
resolution approving the audit.
is fine. [laughter]
We have consent.
2627-30,
resolution of award contract
[clears throat] for the 102650.58
accident and pedestrian safety project.
Hold in Marcel.
>> I think Dan, you explained it very well
in your email.
What the subproject is about.
This one about the sidewalks and Main
Street. I mean not in the
Yes, not in the Main Street.
>> Yes, so this is the
>> Sidewalks, road program, lights.
Um
Yes, you you explained it. Go ahead.
>> So this is the this is the complete
streets project.
Um it is where they're
We put it out to bid. Um we got bids
back July 24th.
Um Becky
Joint Line LLC came in as the low bid
and this is to fix to do the
improvements for Main Street. Um
>> Sidewalks.
>> The sidewalks, the lighting, and do the
paving. Um do the part from the mall to
where Stewart's is.
On the other side to do some
improvements on Bridge Street and then
do some improvements along Skyway
Street, which will allow us to
eventually close down the Route 5
eastbound corridor.
>> Okay.
>> It's going to be a big project.
>> [clears throat]
>> Because right now they're already
starting.
I'm already starting to get com-
compliments on Well, I see people
working on down there and the parking,
paving, the sidewalks, the street
lighting. All this is going to be a big
improvement. Especially that one area.
So thank you very much for all those
Well, thank you very much.
And thank you, Dan.
Engineer, thank you.
» Yes.
Resolution 2627-31,
consent.
Resolution budget transfer
appropriation, hold in holiday.
>> Cool. So, um
this is a tree removal expense that was
originally not
in the
operating budget. Um so, we're just kind
of moving some money around.
» And the boardwalk splash
>> Boardwalk splash pad.
>> Okay.
>> Yep.
That's true. Yep, they're removing it to
paint.
Make it safe.
So, we are
>> I don't know which tree.
>> You know, I don't know.
>> Probably the one at um
>> I have to get a phone call on this one.
» I think it's the sassafras one.
I had to guess what would cost $15,000.
That's a big tree.
>> That's a big tree.
» That concludes our agenda.
I had a couple of things for the golf
and recreation. I got an email from uh
one of the Arnold Avenue neighbors uh
commending recreation department on the
work that they did at the Arnold Avenue
Park.
>> paint and the um
>> and the cement around it and then also
the fence.
Um so, that was great to hear that the
neighborhood is seeing some pride in
that. Um and then on Sunday the uh golf
course the Union Golf Foundation had a
family tournament. And Alderman
Martuscello and I were both in it.
>> Nice.
>> Yeah.
>> Did she uh another request tell me how
to golf?
>> It was a lot of fun.
Um and it's been subsidized by the
foundation and by some of the other like
groups that donate for youth sports and
I hope um they're going to have two more
and I hope people will join that, but um
there was a marshmallow hitting contest
and Alderman Martuscello beat me. Um he
hit the marshmallow further than I did.
But, that was really great to see some
activity up there.
>> Foundation
>> is a great job.
>> The work that they're doing and the
improvements. And then after And it was
the only day that that golf course was
not underwater this week. So, um there's
been a lot of that in the city. And I
know that the DBW's have worked hard
to get things cleared up and public
safety
keeping our roads safe.
>> Yeah, I'm just going to uh piggyback on
that. I was going to talk about the uh
the flooding. Uh we came out of it uh
basically well. I'm sure Michael will
address it further. But again, you know,
I know our DBW was out there all night.
Uh our police department our our
>> [laughter]
>> our fire department everyone was out
there working uh to There was a lot of
water. Uh this city cannot swallow that
much water.
Uh and uh the thing that really amazed
me was that the the old uh Brookside exterior reservoir
filled up and overflowed.
>> Yeah.
>> I mean, that's a lot of rain.
>> Yeah.
>> So, uh thank you everybody all the all
the city employees who worked uh very hard to try and uh mitigate those
problems. And they did a good job.
Mike, we'll let you go from there.
>> And Mike, can you just uh
piggyback on what Holly said? The golf
course, a lot of people were inquiring.
I know Kelly got calls, too. On the golf
cart pass, can you give us an update
about that?
>> Well,
yeah, sure. I I've actually got that in
my record.
So, we have that
project uh it's being bid right now. I
have um
It it's it's advertised. I have a
pre-bid meeting tomorrow. There's been
quite a turnout. I think we've got six
or seven plan holders.
Um and I have a bid It's a pre-bid
meeting tomorrow.
Anybody that's that I'm going to accept
a bid from has got to show up because
it's
not like paving a street. We're more
particular [laughter] and access is
crucial so we don't tear the place up in
the process of fixing the paths,
we're going to open it next Monday,
which
I the mayor and I talked
I don't want to wait until the next
meeting because time is of the essence
at this point. So,
hoping for a quick special meeting next
week to
award and whoever's going to do that
contractor whoever's ever going to do
that work.
Um
but
we want to start and we want to get it
going as soon as we can.
We've gone through the steps.
In other news,
um
>> Mike, I just want to interrupt. I wanted
to announce that yeah, I think most of
you know that Senator Fahey did provide
us with a grant. Uh and as part of that
project, it's going to fix the paths,
but it's also going to make it possible
for us to have a cross-country ski uh
loop this summer or this winter, which
will be about a mile in length. And Joe
and BrightView and
Joe and the foundation had worked
together and the golf commission, I
should say, to to to have that done. But
I want to thank Senator Fahey for that
contribution. So,
it's going to be it's going to make the
golf course so much more of a
season-round
year-round venue.
» Is there going to be a rental shop
there?
>> Well, yeah, we have skates now. I mean,
no, we have skates We're going to put
our We're going to also bring our ice
skating rink. I'm sorry. Well, we do not
rent cross-country skis, but that's a
possibility.
>> Cool.
» All right, Mike. I'm sorry. Go ahead.
» Uh okay. Remember at the last meeting,
we talked last February about
authorizing us to
enter into the intermunicipal or revised
intermunicipal agreement with the town
of Amherst and for sewer. That's fully
ex- executed now.
As a requirement of that and also a BBC,
uh we are upgrading or right now we're
up- upsizing a line on Henrietta
between Guy Park and Stuart
called 15-in is
It'll be a couple week project at least.
And we've committed a lot of our forces
to it. It's a joint venture. Towns has
brought in a lot of the materials for us
and
for backfill and they're providing
trucking and hauling out all the spoils.
Um
which is a a huge help.
Um
And [clears throat] again, that that
it's one of the requirements that gets
us back in the good standing with
the EC and
does the same for the town. Um
Also
in a short
>> I mean, remember the odor
on Stuart Street of backed up sewer gas?
>> Yes.
>> Um this right, Mike? Which we've
>> That's what they should So,
>> [clears throat]
>> you've got Stuart Street is is 12-in
line. Everything above it's 15-in line.
So, almost all the water waste water
from the town of Amsterdam all the way
up Route 30
comes to the golf course,
down along the edge and into that line.
And when it down that steep hill, when
it hits that smaller line, it
pressurizes it.
>> Right.
>> Uh that's also why you may or may not
have seen some levitating manholes when
we had some really high water last week.
Um because they're flowing it actually
pressurized it.
>> Right.
>> It pushes that gas ahead of it and it
goes out where you know, because some of
our catch basins are tied in. And it'll
vent on certain conditions.
Um Henrietta is one of them. South side
it also occurs as well. Uh periodically
on Broadway when there's heavy flow from
Vizza. Um anyway
it's going to increase the capacity and
hopefully reduce or eliminate that
the the the the methane odor that
>> And I know the residents of
I was up there two nights uh
3 years ago and we're walking around
trying to figure out where this smell
was coming from. And now we know where
we're hoping this is going to resolve
that. So,
>> Could that be over like on Ramsey and
Francisco, too? Off of Van Dyke? Yeah.
>> you can get it.
>> That That would make sense for the town.
» Yeah, so I'll go ahead and look
>> I also mentioned the Dan already covered
it and folks discussed the resolution
two bids
received for complete streets project.
I've tabulated them
in the report.
I
» [laughter]
» Uh we now have approval from
HCR to advertise for bid for the wet
service line project. We're going to do
that this week.
That's going to be 3-week period and I
expect
opening bids on August 28th. And
so the reality of that is by the end of
September we'll be It's late in the
season, but we'll be
hopefully mobilizing a contractor to do
those services. Um
Southside Boardwalk splash pad is open.
That's good news.
Uh
it
actually
looks really nice and people seem to
enjoy it. Um
And what else was I going to mention to
you? Uh and
the road program is underway and I still
expect they'll signal in here shortly to
begin paving.
Uh I think where they're going to be
first is on the longest streets that
have the least
um have the most milling and the least
amount of structures. So, the upper
piece of
Market Street um
Sloan is another one. I believe all the concrete work is done there and
that's a
large
heavy quantity street in terms of tons
of asphalt. Um the last one that's going
to get done and I'm hoping the timing
works out is Northampton. I expect it
will and National Grid's making good
progress.
Uh and again they're replacing
low-pressure gas line all the way from
its intersection with Guide Board all
the way to Route 30. And from Van
[clears throat] Dyke up, they're also
running a parallel medium-pressure line.
Uh
which is going to serve that area and it
actually should help boost pressure to
um sections of the city like well, like
our golf course clubhouse, for example.
We're We're off a low-pressure line, but
they had It's because it that ends they
National Grid has told me that in the
winter they bump pressures up through
the regulators to so you get adequate
flow. Um
it's going to help that area It's going
to help that entire area with that.
So as soon as they're done with that, I
expect to be right behind them and repay
that entire road.
>> Thank you, Alderman.
>> That's about a mile road, actually.
>> Uh call the meeting to order. Please
stand for a pledge.
>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
>> Alderwoman Quesdemars? Here. Alderman
Holiday?
>> Here.
>> Alderwoman Collins? Here.
>> Alderman Carpenter?
>> Here.
>> Alderman Marticella?
>> Here.
>> Motion to adopt the agenda.
» Oh, sorry.
Motion to adopt the agenda with 11
resolutions and two concepts.
>> Okay.
>> Call the roll. Alderwoman Collins?
>> Aye.
>> Alderman Carpenter?
>> Aye.
>> Alderman Marticella?
>> Aye.
>> Alderwoman Quesdemars?
>> Aye.
>> Alderman Holiday?
>> Aye.
>> Uh we have no proclamations this evening
Uh and no communications and
presentations I'm thinking. Um there's
only two people out there in the public
and I don't think either one of them
wants to talk to us tonight.
But if you do, now's the time. But I
would like to ask our fire chief
Agresta, could you talk a little bit
about the fire? In the paper we talked
about some of the
Yeah.
The There were five firefighters who
required treatment. Could you just go
through that a little bit and tell
>> Council explain the fire.
>> There was a fire on Saturday.
Temperatures were extremely warm. The
fire was extremely hot.
The house structure had a lot of contents in it and it was just
a very hot fire where initial attack
crews were going through their second
bottle and in some cases were getting
into a third bottle. We had evaluations
and rehab on scene and an ankle injury
in another fire go to the hospital for
treatment.
>> And they're all good? Everybody's
healthy? Hanging in there?
And they did a great job They did a
great job on the fire. We appreciate
that. Chief Spencer
>> Some animals lost.
Investigations still getting finished
up. I think actually on the way back or
shortly after that they were feeling up
being kind of a red-tailed hawk and found the red-tailed hawk and was
able to contact DEC and get the hawk
placed where it should be.
So we didn't need the SPCA.
>> What would that cost?
» Chief Spencer, you guys had any drug
raid? You want to talk about that a
little bit?
>> Uh yes. Yep. Uh the other morning we had
a culmination of a very long
investigation into narcotics trafficking
and uh
you know, it led us to the the main
target of the investigation who was was
his name was charged in the press
release of an A1 felony, the highest
felony there is for a drug trafficking.
A considerable amount of narcotics. Uh
there was 26 oz of cocaine along with a
weapon. Uh secondary co-conspirators,
different houses. So it's a It really is
a it's a
good good chunk of a network of drug
distribution, not just in our city, but
into into the neighboring cities as
well.
Um so, I'm very very pleased with the result of the investigation.
Very pleased with the performance of the
investigators and the SWAT operators.
Um we and our partners at the Sheriff's
Office and the State Police who also
assisted us. Um so, very very happy with
that with that outcome having the drugs
and the guns off our streets.
>> Congratulations, Alderman Collins.
>> Thank you.
>> Mhm.
>> Thank you, both guys. Um
And Mike, you already did your
engineering report.
So, we are on to old business and we
don't have any.
And so, we are on to new business.
>> [clears throat and cough]
>> Resolution number 2627-19,
resolution adopting minutes from last
Common Council meeting.
Alderman
Alderwoman Collins.
>> Aye.
>> Alderman Carpenter.
>> Aye.
>> Alderman Marticello.
>> Aye.
>> Alderwoman Christman.
>> Aye.
>> Alderman Holiday.
>> Aye.
>> Resolution number 2627-20,
resolution authorizing Mayor to execute
dog shelter services agreement with
Montgomery County SPCA by Alderman
Marticello.
>> So moved.
Any discussion?
Call the roll.
>> Alderman Marticello.
>> Aye.
>> Alderwoman Christman.
>> Aye.
>> Alderman Holiday.
>> Aye.
>> Alderwoman Collins.
>> I will abstain.
» Alderman Carpenter.
>> Aye.
» Resolution number 2627-21,
resolution authorizing Mayor to renew a
lease agreement with the New York State
Senate for Senator Patricia A. Fahy's
district office at City Hall by
Alderwoman Collins.
>> Just read the resolve.
>> Resolved that the Mayor that Mayor
Santangelo is hereby authorized to enter
into a foresaid agreement with the New
York State Senate for a four-year term
commencing January 1st, 2027 and ending
December 31st, 2030 in the amount of
$1,200
annually payable to the city of
Amsterdam in equal monthly installments
of $100.
>> So moved.
Any questions? Call the roll.
>> Alderwoman Collins.
>> Aye.
>> Alderman Carpenter.
>> Aye.
>> Alderman Marcella.
>> Aye.
>> Alderwoman Questel-Mars.
>> Aye.
>> Alderman Holiday.
>> Aye.
» Resolution number 2627-22,
[clears throat] resolution authorizing
agreement to accept ownership of vessel
known as Tender 4 from the New York
State Canal Corporation by Alderman
Marcella.
>> Aye. Please read it.
>> Okay.
Whereas NYSCC delivered a tugboat Tender
4 to the city in November 2023, which is
displayed at Riverlink Park, and whereas
NYSCC wishes to transfer ownership of
the vessel to the city at no cost, and
whereas a copy of the ownership transfer
agreement being attached here to, it is
hereby resolved that the attached
agreement with the New York State Canal
Corporation is hereby authorized.
>> So moved.
Question, please.
Call the roll.
>> Alderman Marcella.
>> Aye.
>> Alderwoman Questel-Mars.
>> Aye.
>> Alderman Holiday.
>> Aye.
>> Alderwoman Collins.
>> Aye.
>> Alderman Carpenter.
>> Aye.
» Resolution number 2627-23,
resolution authorizing contract renewal
Municipal Solutions Inc. by Alderman
Marcella.
>> Please read that. Third [clears throat]
Ward Alderman.
>> Whereas the services provided by
Municipal Solutions Inc. pertain to the
goal of borrowing at the lowest overall
cost to taxpayers, with the services
more specifically pertaining to bond
anticipation note borrowing and
long-term serial bond borrowing.
>> Thank you. Any questions?
Call the roll.
>> [clears throat]
>> Alderman Marcella.
>> Aye.
>> Alderwoman Questel-Mars.
>> Aye. Alderman Holiday.
>> Aye. Alderwoman Collins. Alderman
Carpenter.
Resolution number 2627-24,
resolution authorizing new renewal
period for 5-year contract with New York
State Unified Court System by Alderwoman
Collins.
Whereas, by way of background, Amsterdam
City Court is located at the Public
Safety Building located at 1 Guy Park
Avenue. Said building being owned by the
City of Amsterdam. And whereas, by way
of resolution 2324-45,
entered into a contract for a period of
up to 5 years, retroactive to the date
of April 1st, 2023, with the New York
State Unified Court System relating to
interior cleaning, minor repairs, and
preventative building and property
maintenance services for court
facilities.
And whereas, pursuant to section 1 of
the contract, New York State Unified
Court System seeks to establish a new
period of renewal retroactive to April
1st, 2026, and ending on March 31st,
2027, with maximum compensation to the
City of Amsterdam for said period being
$115,200.
Alderwoman Collins.
Alderman Carpenter.
Alderman Marsello. Alderwoman
Quist-Martz. Alderman Holiday.
» [clears throat]
>> Resolution number 2627-25,
a resolution scheduling public hearing
to consider the submission of an
application under the New York State
Community Development Block Grant CDBG
program for the cleanup and remediation
of activities at 24 Willow Street by
Alderman Carpenter.
>> Stacey, just read the section 1 and 2 of
now therefore be it resolved.
>> Public hearing date and location. of
public hearing shall be conducted by the
common council on August 18th, 2026 at
5:55 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers,
61 Church Street, Amsterdam, New York to
hear all interested parties and citizens
on the CDBG program and the proposed
cleanup activities at 24 Willow Street.
Notice of public hearing, the city clerk
is hereby authorized and directed to
cause a notice of said public hearing to
be published in the official newspaper
of the City of Amsterdam at least 10
days prior to the day of hearing in
compliance with section 570.486
subpart 1 of the code of federal
regulations CFR and state guidelines.
>> So moved. Any questions?
Call the roll, please.
>> Alderman Carpenter.
>> Aye.
>> Alderman Martuscello.
>> Aye.
>> Alderwoman Quist-Martz.
>> Aye.
>> Alderman Holiday.
>> Aye.
>> Alderwoman Collins.
>> Aye.
» Resolution number 26-27-26,
resolution authorizing interfund loans
for upgrades to Shuttleworth Park by
Alderman Holiday.
>> Stacey, if you could just read the
fourth whereas, that that would be it.
Thank you.
>> Whereas, the city has been awarded a
state and municipalities SAM grant in
the amount of $525,000
for upgrades and enhancements to
Shuttleworth Park. The recreation
department The recreation department is
seeking authorization to allow an
interfund transfer as a temporary
borrowing between the general fund and
the capital fund for this project. The
amount transferred must be repaid either
in the same fiscal year or the following
fiscal year if the transfer takes place
within the final 120 calendar days of a
fiscal year.
>> Thank you, Stacey. Um so moved. Any
questions? Call the roll, please.
>> Alderman Holiday.
>> Aye.
>> Alderwoman Collins.
>> Aye.
>> Alderman Carpenter.
>> Aye.
>> Alderman [clears throat] Martuscello.
>> Aye.
>> Alderwoman Quist-Martz.
>> Aye.
» Resolution number 26-27-27,
resolution in support of Five Corners
and Home Leasing Senior Housing project
for 17 through 19 Edward Street by
Alderman Carpenter.
Whereas Five Corners Development and NRP
Group wish to construct 66 affordable
senior housing units at 17 through 19
Edward Street. And whereas this project
supports the goals outlined in both the
city of Amsterdam's 2026 comprehensive
plan, which is the most recent
comprehensive plan adopted by the city,
and the goals outlined in the Northern
Neighborhoods Brownfield Opportunity
Area. Now, therefore, be it resolved the
city of Amsterdam supports Five Corners
NRP Group's senior housing project.
>> So moved. Any questions?
>> Andrew, I have questions. Why are we
supporting
Why is it necessary we are supporting
this now?
>> Because we supported it last time when
they applied for their HDR grant as part
of the application process, and they're
reapplying because we didn't get it
before, so they're reapplying for the
HDR grant again, and they they want the
city council support.
>> It adds strength to their application.
>> Okay. Thank you.
>> Thank you.
» So moved. Any questions?
Call the roll.
>> Alderman Carpenter.
>> Aye.
>> Alderman Martuscello.
>> Aye.
>> Alderwoman Quist-Martz.
>> Aye.
>> Alderman Holiday.
>> Aye.
>> Alderwoman Collins.
>> Aye.
» Resolution number 2627-28,
resolution approving recommendations
from the Amsterdam Property Disposition
Committee and authorizing the sale of
two parcels by Alderman Carpenter.
>> Stacie, just read um
this third whereas and the fourth
whereas, please.
>> Whereas with regard to 21 Second Ave,
the city having received a total of one
bid from Methilie Methuselah in the
amount of $1,273,
and the PDC having recommended the sale
of said parcel to Methilie Methuselah
for $1,273. And whereas, with regard to 11 Edson
Street, the city having received a total
of two bids, one from Israel Edery in
the amount of $1,500,
and a bid from Par for the Course Prop
LLC in the amount of $1,501,
and the PDC having recommended sale of
said parcel to Par for the Course Prop
LLC in the amount of $1,501.
>> So moved. Any questions?
Call the roll, please.
>> Alderman Carpenter.
>> Aye.
>> Alderman Martuscello.
>> Aye.
>> Alderwoman Quist-Martuscello.
>> Aye.
>> Alderman Holiday.
>> Aye.
>> Alderwoman Collins.
>> Aye.
» Resolution number 26-27-29,
resolution approving audit by Alderwoman
Collins.
>> So moved. Any questions?
Call the roll.
>> Alderwoman Collins.
>> Aye.
>> Alderman Carpenter.
>> Aye.
>> Alderman Martuscello.
>> Aye.
>> Alderwoman Quist-Martuscello.
>> Aye.
>> Alderman Holiday.
>> Aye.
>> Resolution number 26-27-30,
consent resolution awarding contract for
the PIN 2650.58
Amsterdam Pedestrian Safety Project to
Kubricky Joint Venture LLC by Alderman
Martuscello.
Whereas,
>> I need just need reading last
the now therefore be it resolved.
>> Now therefore be it resolved by the
Common Council of the City of Amsterdam
that the contract for PIN 2650.58
Amsterdam Pedestrian Safety Project is
hereby awarded to Kubricky Joint Venture
LLC located at Wilton, New York for the
total base bid amount of $3,222,000.
>> Thank you.
So moved. Is there any discussion?
Thank you very much. Call the roll,
please.
>> Alderman Martuscello.
>> Aye.
>> Alderwoman Quist-Martuscello.
>> Aye.
>> Alderman Holiday.
>> Aye.
>> Alderwoman Collins.
>> Aye.
>> Alderman Carpenter.
>> Aye.
>> [clears throat]
>> Resolution number 26-27-31,
resolution budget transfer recreation by
Alderman Holiday.
>> Just read the two first whereases if you
don't mind.
>> Whereas the recreation department
incurred a $15,500
tree removal expense that was not
included in the 2026-27 operating
budget. Whereas the recreation
department had to absorb a $12,064
expense for removing the paint on the
boardwalk/splash pad.
>> Okay, thank you Stacy. I'll so move.
Any discussion? Call the roll, please.
>> Alderman Holiday.
>> Hi.
>> Alderwoman Collins.
>> Hi.
>> Alderman Carpenter. [clears throat]
>> Hi.
>> Alderman Marticello.
>> Hi.
>> Alderwoman Krystyniak.
>> Hi.
>> So Council, can we the bidding the bid
opening might be
Monday, correct for the golf course?
>> Monday at 11:00 a.m.
>> Can we schedule a meeting for as early
as possible next week? A special
[clears throat] meeting?
>> I'm available.
>> Is a day good, bad?
>> Um Tuesday's out for me. Any other day
is fine.
>> Wednesday?
Monday afternoon would be too soon?
>> Probably.
>> Wednesday?
>> Wednesday's fine.
>> Thursday?
>> I'm fine any day.
>> Wednesday's fine
>> I like mornings if we could.
>> Is Wednesday good for you?
>> Yeah, I'll make it happen.
>> Anyone else?
We need three we we would need at least
three members to form a quorum and then
we have to be a unanimous consent at
that point, but
>> Wednesday morning's fine with me.
>> Wednesday's good for you. We got two. Do
we have a third?
>> I'll do my best.
August is tough.
>> We have four of us. You're you're not
here Jim, right?
>> Jim is not.
>> Right.
>> Wednesday?
>> Yeah, I'm here.
>> Are you here?
>> Next Wednesday.
>> Wednesday the 12th.
>> Yeah, I'm here.
>> Good.
That's three.
>> I don't know.
Possibly.
>> Possibly impossibly.
So 10:00 good?
Any earlier? Nine?
>> Earlier.
>> Nine would be nice. Nine?
>> Nine.
okay?
>> Yeah.
>> Okay, nine.
>> Nine.
>> Make sure it's on Thursday. [laughter]
>> I will.
>> Put that in my calendar.
>> Um is tonight
>> night out?
>> Yes.
>> At Veterans?
>> Yes.
>> And it's going on right now.
So, if you have an opportunity to get up
there, that's our public safety people
are up there doing a great job and then
we had a lot of vendors. Swimming pool
is open. I think they had they had a
show movie tonight for the kids.
>> That's right.
>> Usually there's bounce houses.
>> Yes, so it should be a nice night. We
have great weather.
» Motion to adjourn.
>> Before we wrap it up.
>> Yeah.
>> The Water Proof Foundation would like to
thank the mayor for his incredible job.
At 518 Got Talent, our second in our
second year. Um it was an incredible
show and everybody really sung their
hearts out.
>> [clears throat]
>> And you know, I I I got to tell you, I
really appreciate the work that mayor
puts in to MC'ing it because he just
doesn't get up there and read from a
piece of paper. He really does his research. And as I
told the council before you walked in
here, if you were allowed to be
performing that show, you would have
taken first place.
>> No.
>> So so it's a mission mission of love.
>> Thank you. [clears throat] Thank you
very much for for all your work.
>> it. Thank you. It was a great show. We
appreciate what AWF does for our city.
>> Okay. Roll the roll.
>> Okay.
>> [clears throat]
>> Alderman Collins. Hi. Alderman
Carpenter.
>> Hi.
>> Alderman Martis Calloway.
>> Hi.
>> Alderman Preston Marlowe.
>> Hi.
>> Alderman Holiday.
>> Hi.
>> Thank you very much. Wednesday then?
>> Yep.
>> At 9:00.
>> [clears throat]
>> I only do show tunes.
>> I can see it.
>> Yes, sir.