SYRACUSE CITY
Syracuse City Council Work Session Agenda
August 26, 2025 - 6:00 p.m.
In-Person Location: Syracuse City Hall, 1979 W. 1900 S.
Electronic Via Zoom
Connect via telephone: +1-301-715-8592 US, meeting ID: 850 3705 2284
Streamed on Syracuse City YouTube Channel
a. Meeting called to order.
b. Public Comment: This is an opportunity to address the Council regarding your concerns or ideas. Please limit your comments to three minutes. (Individuals wishing to provide public comment may do so via email to City Recorder Cassie Brown, cassieb@syracuseut.gov, by 4:00 p.m. on August 26, 2025. Comments submitted by the deadline will be read for the record of the meeting.)
c. Annual update on UTOPIA Fiber project in Syracuse City. (10 min.)
d. Planning items:
1. Recommendation from Planning Commission: application for zone change for property located at 2402 W. 2700 S., Agriculture (A-1) to Residential (R-2), applicant David Bennett. (10 min.)
2. Continued discussion and review of City land rental/lease policies and identification of properties potentially available for lease/rental to a commercial entity. (15 min.)
3. Continued discussion - request for consideration of lease of City property for a mobile food operation operated by Amanda and Michael Hildebrand. (10 min.)
4. Continued discussion and review of Syracuse Municipal Code 9.15 regarding building permit requirements. (10 min.)
5. Code Enforcement policies related to business landscaping - first reading. (10 min.)
e. Discussion regarding Syracuse City employee recruitment and retention policy. (20 min.)
f. Annual fraud risk assessment and review. (5 min.)
g. Discussion regarding scheduling of Heritage Days. (15 min.)
h. Policy manual amendments - observance of Juneteenth holiday. (10 min.)
i. Discussion regarding proposed reprioritization of the 3000 West culinary and secondary waterline projects in the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). (10 min.)
j. Adjourn.
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CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
The undersigned, duly appointed City Recorder, does hereby certify that the above notice and agenda was posted within the Syracuse City limits on this 22nd day of August 2025 at Syracuse City Hall on the City Hall Notice Board and at http://www.syracuseut.gov/. A copy was also provided to the Standard-Examiner on August 22, 2025.
CASSIE Z. BROWN, MMC
SYRACUSE CITY RECORDER
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
In compliance with the Americans Disabilities Act, persons needing auxiliary communicative aids and services for this meeting should contact the City Offices at 825-1477 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.