A proposal aimed at opening more land near Jefferson Park to multifamily housing will come before Canandaigua City Council committees tonight, alongside a review of the city’s midyear finances and a new three-year agreement for public-access television services.
The Planning and Finance committees will meet at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers at the Hurley Building, 205 Saltonstall St. The meeting will also be available virtually and through the city’s livestream.
The Planning Committee will discuss a potential rezoning of properties around Jefferson Park as the city looks for opportunities to expand its housing supply.
The proposal would create additional R-3 multifamily residential zoning in an area identified in the city’s comprehensive plan as the Southeast Quadrant. City officials said the committee is seeking input from affected property owners before deciding whether to advance the rezoning.
An ad hoc housing and zoning committee previously recommended opening vacant land near Jefferson Memorial Park for residential development where appropriate. The broader goal is to make more land available for affordable and multifamily housing.
Potential development patterns identified by the committee include attached single-family homes, patio homes, zero-lot-line projects, duplexes, triplexes and larger multifamily buildings.
The affected area includes a mix of residential, manufacturing, residential-office and planned-unit-development zoning. Any formal rezoning would require additional action by the full City Council.
The Finance Committee will review a proposed successor agreement with the Finger Lakes Community College Foundation for Finger Lakes Television, which records, broadcasts and archives city government meetings and certain community events.
Under the proposed contract, the city would pay $39,750 annually in 2027 and 2028 before a 2% increase raises the amount to $40,545 in 2029. The city would also request and transfer an annual $10,000 public-access programming grant from Charter Communications.
That would bring the total annual payment to $49,750 during the first two years and $50,545 in 2029.
The agreement would run from Jan. 1, 2027, through Dec. 31, 2029. Services would include coverage of City Council and committee meetings, Planning Commission sessions, Zoning Board of Appeals meetings and several city events.
Recordings would be carried on the public-access channel and online, with archived, on-demand access. The agreement also calls for captions and meeting transcripts.
Treasurer Ashley Doyle and City Manager John Goodwin are also expected to present the city’s six-month financial review, giving committee members an updated look at revenues, spending and the city’s overall fiscal position halfway through the year.
The committees are expected to enter executive session to discuss collective bargaining negotiations and the possible acquisition, sale or lease of real property.
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