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COVID-19 Community Briefing Thank you for joining. Please standby the update will begin shortly COVID-19 Community Briefing City of Syracuse May 1, 2020 Introductions Hon. Helen Hudson, President, Common Council Sharon Owens, Deputy

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COVID-19 Community Briefing

Thank you for joining. Please standby – the update will begin shortly

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COVID-19 Community Briefing

City of Syracuse

May 1, 2020

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Introductions

  • Hon. Helen Hudson, President, Common Council

Sharon Owens, Deputy Mayor

  • Hon. Ben Walsh, Mayor

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Agenda

  • Update on COVID-19
  • Report on City Services
  • Actions to Address Fiscal Impact
  • Thoughts on Restart

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COVID-19 COMMUNITY BRIEFING CITY OF SYRACUSE Syracuse, 439 Clay, 87 Manlius, 53 DeWitt, 47 Salina, 43 Onondaga, 70 Camillus, 34 Cicero, 29 Lysander, 28 Geddes, 29 Pompey, 21 Skaneatles, 14

439 cases in City

  • f Syracuse

48% of total cases in Onondaga County Highest case rate in Onondaga County

COVID-19 Update

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City Services Carry On

Virtually all city services continue – some with modifications City workers on the job and working remotely deserve our thanks and support Continue to respect and protect our essential workers

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Trash Collection

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10,798 10,782

  • 2,000

4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 2019 2020

Tons Collected Year

TONS OF COLLECTED TRASH

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Water Usage is Slightly Down

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50 100 150 200 250 300 1-Feb 3-Feb 5-Feb 7-Feb 9-Feb 11-Feb 13-Feb 15-Feb 17-Feb 19-Feb 21-Feb 23-Feb 25-Feb 27-Feb 29-Feb 2-Mar 4-Mar 6-Mar 8-Mar 10-Mar 12-Mar 14-Mar 16-Mar 18-Mar 20-Mar 22-Mar 24-Mar 26-Mar 28-Mar 30-Mar 1-Apr 3-Apr 5-Apr 7-Apr 9-Apr 11-Apr 13-Apr 15-Apr 17-Apr

Millions of Gallons per Week Week

PAUSE IMPACT ON WATER USAGE

4.77% Change

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Crime Rate Impacted by PAUSE

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131 124 117 107 77 87 100 86 101 81 66 82 72 86 76 59 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 1/13/2020 2/13/2020 3/13/2020 4/13/2020

Number of Crimes Year

POLICE PART ONE CRIMES

Part One Offense Comparison City Wide January 1 to April 27 2020 v 2019 with 5 year Average Part One Incident Total 2020 v 2019 Last 5 Years 2020 2019 % Change Avg. % Change Homicide 2 8

  • 75%

8.8

  • 77%

Rape 19 24

  • 21%

34.6

  • 45%

Robery 52 76

  • 32%

109.4

  • 52%

Aggravated Assault 216 231

  • 6%

230.4

  • 6%

Violent Crime 289 339

  • 15%

383.2

  • 25%

Burglary/B&E 244 200 22% 308.6

  • 21%

Larceny/Theft 879 846 4% 1102.6

  • 20%

Stolen Vehicle 163 165

  • 1%

154.8 5% Property Crime 1286 1211 6% 1566

  • 18%

Part One Crime Total 1575 1550 2% 1949.2

  • 19%

Calls for Service Total 17738 18557

  • 4%

18435

  • 4%
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Fire/EMS Impacted by PAUSE

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  • 500

1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 Prior to PAUSE (43 Days) PAUSE

Number of Calls

PAUSE IMPACT ON FIRE/EMS CALLS

Fire False Calls EMS Other

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Online Meetings

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Permits Drop but Don’t Stop

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1454 1178 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2019 2020

Number of Applications Year

NUMBER OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS

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Innovation to Enable Progress

Central Permit Office

  • Open daily by appointment

with safety precautions

  • Sensors tracking activity

throughout day: 18 people came through on 4/27 between 3-4 p.m.

  • Public will be able to track
  • nline

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City Services Update

Yard waste and construction debris resumes this weekend – NE quadrant (May 2-3)

– SE: May 9-10 – SW: May 16-17 – NW: May 23-24

Gotcha’s Syracuse Sync Bike Share operating

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Managing Fiscal Impact

Monitor and adjust to changing landscape Reduce city spending and costs Access fund balance for short term relief but protect for long term fiscal sustainability Serve city residents

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Tax Collection Status

State action required to change property tax deadlines and fees Extension to May 15 for residents on Tax Trust payment plans

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86.5% 78.3% 0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0% 2019 2020

Percentage Collected Year

TAX LEVY COLLECTED

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Financial Impact – Sales Tax Revenue

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FY 2019 FY 2020 Proj. FY 2021 Proj. 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Sales Tax Revenue (Millions)

  • FY 2019 Sales Tax Revenue

collected was $89.3M

  • Difference between

budgeted and current projection for FY 2020 is $13.4M

  • Projected loss for sales tax

revenue for FY 2021 is $10.7M

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Financial Impact – State Aid

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FY 2020 FY 2021 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 State Aid (Millions)

  • FY 2020 State Aid was

$71.8M

  • Projected FY 2021 State

Aid with a 20% reduction is $57.4M

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Actions to Address Impact

FY2020 Immediate temporary leave without pay for 104 non-essential workers Freeze all non-essential spending effective May 1

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Actions to Address Impact

FY2021 Assembled Financial Contingency Committee

Representatives of Administration, Council and private sector

Prepare contingency reduced spending plans

Staffing levels and frequency of service

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Commitment to Our Constituents

Push for federal aid to state and local governments Protect City’s fund balance and growing fiscal sustainability Reject bankruptcy and fiscal control board

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Census 2020 Response Rate

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  • 43.2% of city residents have

responded to the 2020 Census

  • 58.6% response rate in

Onondaga County

  • 48.8% response rate in New

York State

  • As of April 29, 2020
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  • HON. HELEN HUDSON

Syracuse Common Council President

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Council Work Continues

  • Common Council has conducted 62 committee

meetings

  • Together, Councilors have spent about 300

hours in online meetings

  • Budget public hearing is May 4 at 5 p.m.

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Data-driven Phased Restart

Close local, county and state coordination

  • Regional Economic Development Council/Resiliency

Task Force

  • Central New York and Mohawk Valley
  • Four Syracuse leaders on New York Forward

Reopening Advisory Group

Monitor regional indicators and adjust for health and safety

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QUESTIONS

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