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The measure, introduced as a bond ordinance, was read and required a roll-call vote. Council recorded unanimous support during the roll call for Introductory No. 220, which authorizes issuance of $160,000 in bonds to finance a site characterization at 52 and 96 Falls Street.

Council member votes were recorded individually. The roll-call record in the meeting shows all council members voting in favor during the roll-call for this item.

The ordinance will allow the city to contract for environmental assessment work necessary to determine the presence and extent of contamination at the two properties and to inform any subsequent remediation planning. The council did not discuss contract award details during the reading; the measure proceeds to allow procurement and contracting for site characterization services.

The council also separately authorized an agreement for site characterization services (Introductory No. 221) following the bond ordinance, and those items passed as presented.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Rochester, NY City Council Meeting - June 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Rochester City Council approved a bond ordinance authorizing issuance of $160,000 to finance site characterization of suspected environmental contamination at 52 and 96 Falls Street.","taxTitle","Rochester City, Monroe County, New York","taxId",3654,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6194784,"Council approves consolidated community development and annual action plan amendments and multiple program appropriations",504,17000,521000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3863171-5cfbf4ba3e22351556b90e905b0072da&start=17&end=521","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3863171-5cfbf4ba3e22351556b90e905b0072da/thumbnail_17000.jpg","/articles/6194784/Rochester-City/Monroe-County/New-York/Council-approves-consolidated-community-development-and-annual-action-plan-amendments-and-multiple-program-appropriations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6194784-ea63511afb7a08dc42d03089febb26ea/orig.mp4?Expires=1770968634&Signature=nfBRN~jm~GvIlwfQ547mJC4cv4YaWShEthfS7r0xLFLv7r2wjVfA4-neOUsM8doAL8tFzG9q22N4Tkq8F3aMo31iDx5AOieJM7Y3jgto2cj9wjdNmxepQM8bRoIpyMce7oC1eNQRapCjtZbAaVGGCK7T9b9oWsAzDY2KJkk86TKUTyRtYisHRUCUEr93XDUurv4vmFaX2e6JCFVfzgKdJz71bw5rQHzVkRiic5jdxTUV6r9CJCY2oyf0JNb4d1Ybu-GeiOJt8Wttpdsvw1rmLRmHw3gdxZPHT1G0ZlxHvPDq-LgmXKoieXrj2YeYLl5sY86yrpU~a9fgSNi1fo4LSQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rochester City Council approved amendments to the Consolidated Community Development Plan and the 2025-26 annual action plan and appropriated funds for a suite of community development and housing programs, voting on a package of introductory items during its legislative session.

The council voted to authorize expenditures and agreements for programs that include economic development services, public integrity office leases, neighborhood commercial assistance, street liaison services, demolition, emergency assistance, lead hazard control, owner-occupant rehabilitation, foreclosure prevention, HOME program management, tenant-landlord services, aging-in-place projects, senior legal services and housing opportunities for persons with AIDS (HOPWA), among others.

Councilors moved the measures in a batch of introductory items (multiple introductory numbers). Most were adopted by voice vote with the presiding officer calling for \"All in favor, please say aye\" and the result recorded as \"Motion carries.\" In one instance Council member Mitch Gruber identified a small discrepancy of about $5,000 between figures in the transmittal and the legislation and asked staff to follow up. \"We'll double check our math,\" a staff response indicated.

The approvals also included authorizing substantial amendments for prior-year annual action plans and an allocation of City Development Fund program appropriations. Some items required roll-call votes; others were approved by voice vote. The items collectively implement federally funded programs and local housing initiatives that the city administers through Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME and related funding sources.

Councilors did not add new policy conditions on these appropriations at the time of the vote, though they asked administration staff to confirm and correct clerical errors that appeared in attachment spreadsheets for one item. Several housing- and service-related programs approved are intended to continue ongoing assistance such as the Home Rochester program, lead remediation, and foreclosure prevention services.

The council also approved authorizations to submit the citizen participation plan amendment and to execute grant agreements tied to the Consolidated Community Development Plan and annual action plans.

Council members emphasized that clerical or transmittal discrepancies would be fixed administratively and that final grant agreements would reflect the corrected numbers before execution.","Rochester City Council approved a series of amendments and appropriations to the Consolidated Community Development Plan and the FY25-26 Annual Action Plan, funding programs such as demolition, lead hazard control, owner-occupant rehabilitation, tenant-landlord services and senior legal services.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6194788,"Rochester City Council adopts 2025-26 municipal budget after hours of debate, 7-2",1116,2068000,3184000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3863171-5cfbf4ba3e22351556b90e905b0072da&start=2068&end=3184","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3863171-5cfbf4ba3e22351556b90e905b0072da/thumbnail_2068000.jpg","/articles/6194788/Rochester-City/Monroe-County/New-York/Rochester-City-Council-adopts-2025-26-municipal-budget-after-hours-of-debate-7-2","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6194788-280954eb60838170eeacc4a10b677b3d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770968634&Signature=GscuJ6r9XxwxwBi4KE3lu5B7F-yudbdESiz0o225qcPzQ~hrXCeLY6EHR7dR3tq~M7gGnhFqbh3W~ZVHR5LxOB1gDh9Hv1BxgH~Mesu9m0xnWfmksjGxJfLJkTEWYsQWlxrw8Q4obRx88NwqWg6KRIQUkLOQysBK688cKejoAyoIERl9SBZfoQ6oKnyL3qOEi1CsKiQBztx1ooyMWPzClWq85a8ZWs2nrsEkTu7gWcJmO5k-9eF1KP9~q0yIWbG8DpPuSZbI8t8pXArmrdtkv4-rWG411qrZ3zDTRdxiHZd4Jm1N1wbX6LyvL73b~qb~QUafMwjk4q59CKVNg1pKVg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rochester City Council adopted the city's municipal budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, following several hours of debate and a roll-call vote that passed 7-2.

Council member Mitch Gruber, the finance committee chair, said the budget was difficult to assemble this year because the city is winding down federal ARPA funding and faced federal-level uncertainty. \"This was a difficult budget year,\" Gruber said, and he praised the Office of Management and Budget and department staffs for their work.

The vote matters because it sets city spending priorities for the coming year and determines allocations to major programs and services, including public safety, neighborhood services and payments required by state law to the Rochester City School District.

Council members who supported the budget said the document closed substantial gaps without layoffs and preserved many neighborhood and youth programs. \"The foundation of it, the fact that we can, hopefully move forward tonight with the majority of council without laying people off, without cutting any services explicitly, it's pretty remarkable,\" Gruber said.

Opponents said the budget did not go far enough to address poverty, reduce reliance on policing, or fund frontline workers and youth services at the scale needed. Council member Mary Lupien said the budget reduces investments in some youth and violence-prevention programs while increasing police funding and that it does not address a housing crisis or guarantee income pilots she and others support. \"We can't sweep poverty aside. We need to invest in our people now,\" Lupien said.

Other council members urged follow-up work on outstanding issues. Gruber and others noted unanswered operational questions, including how programs initiated with ARPA funds will be sustained now that that funding ends. Several council members who voted yes said they would pursue additional changes or funding adjustments in the coming months, particularly around neighborhood service centers, mental-health responses and code enforcement efforts.

The roll-call vote on Introductory No. 236 (adoption of the municipal budget estimates for fiscal year 2025-26) recorded the following: Yes — Mitch Gruber, Willie J. Lightfoot, Bridget Monroe, Michael A. Patterson, Kim Smith, Vice President Alicia D. Harris, President Miguel A. Melendez Jr.; No — Mary Lupien, Stanley Martin. Motion carries, 7-2.

Council members also discussed the city's relationship with the Rochester City School District during the budget debate. Council members noted that state law requires a payment to the school district and referenced a $119,000,000 annual obligation; speakers emphasized coordination between the council, the administration and the school board to align city and district services.

The council indicated multiple follow-up items. Finance committee chair Mitch Gruber and other members said they would press administration staff for more detail on how the city will sustain programs previously supported by ARPA and for further work on neighborhood service centers and code enforcement. No additional amendments were adopted on the floor when the budget passed.

Looking ahead, council members who voted yes and no alike said they intend to press for changes in program funding and implementation during the coming fiscal year.","The Rochester City Council approved the city's fiscal year 2025-26 municipal budget after extended debate about priorities for youth services, neighborhood centers and public safety funding. The measure passed by roll call vote 7-2.","actionData","errors"]

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Council authorizes $160,000 bond ordinance for site characterization at Falls Street parcels

Council approves consolidated community development and annual action plan amendments and multiple program appropriations

Rochester City Council adopts 2025-26 municipal budget after hours of debate, 7-2