February 2023 City Manager Report 

• USDA Grant: The Town and City submitted a joint USDA grant on sustainability and have an executed contract. As part of the grant program, we will be receiving support from a part-time sustainability coordinator. The part-time employee, the Town Supervisor, and representatives from the Green Committee and the Town's Sustainability Committee will be meeting in the near future to discuss this grant and the implementation.
• Empire State Development Round 7 Funding: We supported the submittal of Restore NY funding for Pretzel Logic to the Empire State Development last week. We have just received the official notice of award for the Round 6 project (Middle Street Apartments) and will soon have an executed contract and renovations can begin.
• Marina: We have reached out to our consultants on this project in regards to the remaining permitting information. We are still awaiting DEC approval to move to applying for the Federal Environmental Review and additional permits. 
• Updated Event Applications: An updated event application is now available for any organizations interested in hosting events in the City for 2023. 
• Veteran’s Kiosk at Welcome Center: Yesterday, the City was represented at the unveiling of the Veteran’s Services Kiosk at the Welcome Center. 
• Director of Planning and Economic Development Recruitment: Meeting with the internal and external teams to discuss the Director position on February 14, 2023. Looking to begin recruitment of this position in March of this year. 
• Police Chief Recruitment: The Chief of Police test is now posted and interested qualified candidates can now sign up for the exam. Application Deadline February 17, 2023. All candidates must participate in the Civil Service Examination held on March 25, 2023. 
• Zoning Update: Final discussion with community partners and then will be on Council agenda. 

As you may be aware, Ontario County is conducting a Housing Needs Assessment to provide an understanding of the county-wide housing market and to identify key housing issues and current/future housing needs in the region.

To assist us with this project, we have retained Urban Partners, a community and economic development consulting firm. An additional part of the process involves the widespread gathering of public input about their housing experience through a Housing Survey (accessed through the QR code attached). The survey gathers information about residents’ current housing situations and future plans to assist Urban Partners with understanding the county’s diverse and complex housing market.

If you can, please take a few minutes to complete the housing survey and distribute the attachment to your friends, relatives, and colleagues. The more responses received, the more accurate the representation of the housing needs will be.

The survey is anonymous and responses are confidential.
 We look forward to hearing your feedback on this important community topic. With your honest responses and experience working and/ or living in this community, the more accurate the study results and recommendations will be. We appreciate your participation! (Click photo to be re-directed to survey)