Canandaigua City Council Organizational meeting & Environmental and Ordinance Committees Jan 5, 2026

A. City Council Rules and Procedures B. Election of City Council President C. Appointment of Standing Committees D. Designation of Official Newspapers a. Daily Messenger E. Appointment of City Historian a. Preston Pierce F. Appointments of BID Representatives a. City Council – Ellen Polimeni b. City Manager – Rick Brown c. Mayor – Stephen Cole G. Appointment of Canandaigua LDC Representative a. Denise Chaapel H. Establishing Time for Regularly Scheduled Meetings

A Local Law Establishing and Imposing Sewer Rents in the City of Canandaigua.

This agreement establishes a five-year term for participation in the Ontario-Wayne Stormwater Coalition. The purpose of the Coalition is for member municipalities and agencies to work collaboratively to meet Phase II Federal Stormwater (MS4) regulations and permit requirements. Coalition activities include protecting and improving local water quality, coordinating the use of existing and future resources, researching and implementing appropriate funding mechanisms, and ensuring compliance with applicable Federal, State, County, and local water quality policies. The Coalition will also provide annual progress reports regarding regulatory compliance and funding efforts. Each Coalition member is required to pay an annual membership fee of $5,000 to support stormwater compliance activities.

To help develop an effective and appropriate approach to collecting data on individuals using Kershaw Beach during the summer of 2026, staff is looking for clarification from Council on the intended purpose and desired outcomes of this data collection. Specifically, it would be helpful to understand what Council is seeking to accomplish and how the data will be used to inform policy and/or planning.

The current ordinance addressing temporary dumpsters was amended last year, but some concerns have been raised regarding the ordinance and some changes are necessary. The ordinance limits the amount of time that dumpsters are permitted on a property. This presents compliance challenges for commercial and multi-family properties that require long-term dumpster use beyond the 90-day limit. Changes would need to commercial properties and/or those multi-family properties that use dumpsters year-round for refuse collection as well as larger commercial construction projects. Concerns have also been raised regarding residential projects and applying stricter limit. Dumpsters tied to building permits could be limited to a total of 90 days per calendar year to prevent extended or consecutive use. This would prevent consecutive building permits resulting in a dumpster on site for extended periods. Long-term remodels could accommodate multiple shorter placements within that limit or a variance process could be used in those circumstances, allowing review by an appointed board with public input. Rick Brown, Director of Planning, will be in attendance to discuss his proposed amendments.