{"id":75138,"date":"2026-05-11T19:40:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T23:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=75138"},"modified":"2026-05-11T19:40:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T23:40:29","slug":"batavia-city-council-business-meeting-may-11-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/batavia-city-council-business-meeting-may-11-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/City Council Business Meeting\/May 11, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uAcdkiU4xsE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Video of meeting-May 11, 2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">BATAVIA CITY COUNCIL<br>BUSINESS MEETING<br>City Hall &#8211; Council Board Room<br>One Batavia City Centre<br>Monday, May 11, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.<br>AGENDA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I. Call to Order<br>II. Invocation \u2013 Councilmember Lord<br>III. Pledge of Allegiance<br>IV. Public Comments<br>V. Council Response to Public Comments<br>VI. Approval of March 2026 Financials<br>VII. Approval of April 2026 Minutes<br>VIII. Assignment of Agenda Items<br>IX. Council President Report<br>a. Announcement of the next City Council Meeting to be held on Tuesday,<br>May 26, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. at the City Hall Council Board Room, 2nd Floor,<br>City Centre<br>I. City Attorney\u2019s Report<br>II. City Manager\u2019s Report<br>III. Committee Reports<br>IV. Communications<br>V. Unfinished Business<br>VI. New Business<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">61-2026-Resolution to Schedule a Public Hearing to Provide Information to the<br>Public on the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Closeout<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">62-2026-Resolution to Release and Transfer $37,396.73 from Committed Fund<br>Balance to Unassigned Fund Balance for Zoning Code Update and Future<br>Land Use Planning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">63-2026-Resolution to Release and Transfer $43,984.01 from Committed Fund<br>Balance to Unassigned Fund Balance from the FEMA Flood Map Project<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">64-2026-Resolution to Release and Transfer $1,363.04 from Committed Fund<br>Balance to Unassigned Fund Balance for Brisbane Mansion Sale<br>Preparation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">65-2026-Resolution to Transfer $434,500 from Water Fund Capital Improvement<br>Reserve to the Water Fund Equipment Reserve, and Utilize $434,500 of<br>Water Fund Equipment Reserves and $325,000 of Sewer Fund Equipment<br>Reserves to Purchase a Hydro-Excavation Truck, a Lead Puller and a<br>Hydrant Cleaner and Amend the Fiscal Year 2026\/2027 Budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">66-2026-Resolution to Reclassify the Position of Secretary to Planning Clerk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">67-2026-Resolution to Reclassify the Position of Ordinance Enforcement Officer to<br>Planning Coordinator &amp; Ordinance Enforcement Officer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">68-2026-Resolution to Amend the 2026-2027 Police Department Budget to Reflect<br>the Receipt of a New York State Statewide Targeted Reduction in Intimate<br>Partner Violence (STRIVE) Initiative Award in the Amount of $250,096<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">69-2026-Resolution Authorizing the City of Batavia to Execute a Memorandum of<br>Understanding with Genesee County<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">70-2026-Resolution of The City of Batavia Adopting the 2025 Genesee County<br>Hazard Mitigation Plan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">71-2026-Resolution Declaring the Brisbane Mansion as Surplus Property,<br>Discontinuing Public Use, and Authorizing the Transfer of Said Property to<br>the Batavia Development Corporation (BDC) to Support Redevelopment<br>and CDBG Anchor Grant Eligibility<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">72-2026-Resolution to Submit an Application for Funding Through the New York<br>State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) Strengthening Essential<br>Cybersecurity for Utilities and Resiliency Enhancement (SECURE) Grant<br>Program<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">73-2026-Resolution to Enter into an Agreement with E.J. Militello Concrete, Inc. for<br>City Sidewalk Replacement Project &#8211; 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VII. Executive Session\u2026. Litigation &amp; Employment<br>VIII. Adjournment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video of meeting-May 11, 2026 BATAVIA CITY COUNCILBUSINESS MEETINGCity Hall &#8211; Council Board RoomOne Batavia City CentreMonday, May 11, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.AGENDA I. Call to OrderII. Invocation \u2013 Councilmember LordIII. Pledge of AllegianceIV. Public CommentsV. Council Response to Public CommentsVI. Approval of March 2026 FinancialsVII. Approval of April 2026 \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/batavia-city-council-business-meeting-may-11-2026\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":75142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4705],"tags":[1898],"class_list":["post-75138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city-of-batavia","tag-batavia-city-council-meeting"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-jxU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":74221,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/genesee-county-batavia-city-council-business-meeting-april-13-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":75138,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Batavia City Council Business Meeting\/April 13, 2026","author":"aka","date":"April 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/i-SR-JAgZE0 Video of meeting-April 13, 2026 Swearing In of Sergeant Weglarski (top photo) and Detective Yung (bottom photo) during the Batavia City Council Business Meeting on Monday evening. 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