City of Batavia Committee of the Whole met Aug. 18.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
5. Consent Agenda
(The Consent Agenda is made up of items recommended by city staff that requires recommendation to the full City Council by the COW. This agenda is placed as a separate item on the COW agenda. The items on the Consent Agenda are usually minor items, already budgeted, standard non-policy activities or outgrowths of earlier meetings and are voted on as a “package” in the interest of saving time on non-controversial issues. However, any council member may, by simple request, have an item removed and placed on the “regular” agenda.)
a) Approval: COW Executive Session Minutes July 14, 2020
Motion: To approve the Consent Agenda as presented
Maker: Knopp
Second: Uher
Roll Call Vote:
Aye: Knopp, Baerren, Wolff, O’Brien, Callahan, Uher, Miller, Russotto, Beck
Nay: None
9-0 Vote, 5 Absent, Motion carried.
6. Ordinance 20-43: Limiting the Number of Video Gaming Sites in the City of Batavia (LN 6/30/20) GS
Alderman Beck exited the meeting at 7:04pm
Motion: To recommend to City Council the removal of video gaming and to allow establishments that already has video gaming to retain their license.
Maker: Uher
Second: Knopp
Roll Call Vote:
Aye: Uher, Knopp, Miller
Nay: Baerren, Wolff, O’Brien, Callahan, Russotto
3-5 Vote, 6 Absent, Motion failed.
Alderman Beck re-entered the meeting at 7:29pm
7. Discussion: COVID Grants for Small Businesses and Not for Profits
The consensus of the Committee was in favor of authorizing twenty grants for up to one thousand dollars for small businesses and not for profits utilizing the same format as the previous small business grants.
Chair Wolff asked for the list from the first round of small business loans to be distributed to the Committee for review.
https://www.cityofbatavia.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_08182020-1596
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