The board held a public hearing on the proposed battery ban but could not vote on it. Ordinance 9884 would amend the city code to prohibit the establishment, installation, and construction of battery energy storage systems anywhere in Rome. The board opened a public hearing on the ordinance, and no one spoke. It was then scheduled to make a recommendation to the Common Council, which casts the final vote. But Vice Chairman Calandra recused himself from the item, and because Chairman Mark Esposito and member Eric Gonzalez were both absent, only two board members were left. This was fewer than the quorum needed to take action. The recommendation was tabled to a future meeting.

The battery project at 600 Canal Street stayed on the table. The board was set to take up the environmental review and site plan for a roughly 4.97-megawatt battery energy storage system proposed at 600 Canal Street. The applicant is listed as Demeter Land Holdings, LLC. Both items remained tabled: the state environmental review, known as SEQR, is still open, and the applicant was not present at the meeting.

A proposed cell tower remained tabled as well. The environmental review and site plan for a 190-foot telecommunications tower proposed by Tarpon Towers III, LLC and Verizon at 6507 Lowell Road (State Route 26) stayed on the table, where they have been since June, pending an independent engineering review and completion of the environmental review.

The board approved a parking lot for a trading-card store, with a condition. Jerrit Williams, co-owner of Ret's Card Utopia, is buying 1239 Erie Boulevard West to expand the store. He asked to build a roughly 37-space parking lot behind the building, replacing an existing gravel area. The single access lane is about 11 feet wide, below the city code's 20-foot minimum for two-way traffic, and the parcel is too narrow to widen the lane within its own lines. Staff and the board discussed fire truck and emergency access, while the applicant and the broker who handled the sale noted the gravel area has been used for parking for decades. The board granted conditional approval, requiring Williams to obtain an easement or lease from a neighboring property owner to provide the 20-foot width and to revise the site plan to match. The environmental review was classified as a Type 2 action, meaning no further environmental review was required.

The board recommended approval of two projects in the historic district. Because Rome has a designated historic district, certain changes to properties within it come to the board for an opinion before the city acts. At 612 N. George Street, a homeowner plans to rebuild a deteriorating porch, replacing the flooring and steps and restoring the columns. At 140 W. Liberty Street, Zion Church plans to add an ADA-accessible ramp and entry improvements at its parish hall, using composite decking with wrought-iron railings matched to the existing building. The board recommended that the city approve both.