Yonkers Insider: Yonkers City Hall Beat: Yonkers City Council Rules and Education Committee Meetings - February 2, 2021.

 

The Yonkers City Council held a Rules Committee Meeting and an Education Committee meeting today, Tuesday, February 2, 2021. All items on both agendas appear below, as well as what decisions were taken by the City Council in regard to the items on both agendas.

Rules Committee meeting agenda:

Items Introduced by City Council Members:

Old Business:

1. Resolution - advice and consent to the appointment of Barbara O'Connell to the Landmarks Preservation Board. (No Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) Moved to Council Agenda of February 9, 2021

2. Resolution - advice and consent to the appointment of Mark Silberblatt to the Landmarks Preservation Board. (No Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) Moved to Council Agenda of February 9, 2021

3. Resolution - advice and consent to the appointment of Glenn Madison to the Landmarks Preservation Board. (No Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) Held in Committee as appointee was not present for meeting.

4. Resolution - advice and consent to the appointment of William Celestino to the Landmarks Preservation Board. (No Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) Moved to Council Agenda of February 9, 2021

5. Resolution - advice and consent to the appointment of Ralph Battista to the Zoning Board of Appeals. (No Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) Moved to Council Agenda of February 9, 2021

6. Resolution - advice and consent to the appointment of Edward Murray to the Planning Board. (No Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) Moved to Council Agenda of February 9, 2021

New Business:

1. By Council President Mike Khader, Majority Leader Corazon Pineda-Isaac, Councilperson Shanae Williams, Councilperson Tasha Diaz, and Councilperson John Rubbo - A Resolution proclaiming and recognizing February 4, 2021 as "World Cancer Day" throughout the City of Yonkers. (Moved to Council Agenda of February 9, 2021)

2. By Council President Mike Khader - A Resolution by the City Council of Yonkers proclaiming that the City of Yonkers shall form a Blue-Ribbon Commission to study and analyze the City of Yonkers Building Department. (Moved to Legislation & Codes Committee for further discussion)

3. By Council President Mike Khader - A Local Law creating a new Chapter 38 of the Code of the City of Yonkers entitled "third party delivery services". (Moved to Legislation & Codes Committee for further discussion)

4. By Council President Mike Khader,- A General Ordinance amending article iii of Chapter 56 of Part III of the Code of the City of Yonkers entitled "building permits" (Moved to Legislation & Codes Committee for further discussion)

5. By Council President Mike Khader and Council Member Diaz - A General Ordinance amending Part VII of the Code of the City of Yonkers by adding a new Chapter 88 entitled "tenant-landlord relations council". (Moved to Legislation & Codes Committee for further discussion)

6. By Council President Mike Khader, Majority Leader Pineda-Isaac, Minority Leader Breen, Councilmembers Williams, Diaz, Rubbo, and Merante - A Resolution of the Council of the City of Yonkers to recognize the significance of Black History Month and commemorate February 2021 as the celebration of Black History Month in the City of Yonkers. (Moved to Council Agenda of February 9, 2021)

7. By Councilmember Rubbo - A Resolution of the Council of the City of Yonkers calling on the City of Yonkers to provide all city employees with paid time off to receive covid-19 vaccine. (Moved to Budget Committee for further discussion).

8. By Majority Leader Pineda-Isaac - A Resolution of the City Council of Yonkers calling on the City of Yonkers to encourage the participation of certified service-disabled veteran-owned business in city contracts. (Moved to Legislation & Codes Committee for further discussion)

9. By Councilmembers Diaz and Williams - A Resolution of the City Council of Yonkers calling on the City of Yonkers to create a framework or program to allow personal protective equipment (PPE) to be donated. (Moved to Council Agenda of February 9, 2021)

10. By Council President Khader, Majority Leader Pineda-Isaac, Minority Leader Breen, Councilmembers Williams, Diaz, Rubbo and Merante - A Resolution by the City Council of Yonkers to declare January 21 to February 27 as "Dominican Heritage Month" in the City of Yonkers. (Moved to Council Agenda of February 9, 2021)

11. By Minority Leader Breen and Councilmember Merante - A Resolution by the City Council of Yonkers in opposition to NYS Assembly Bill A.2491 that seeks to terminate the longstanding tradition of the Columbus Day holiday as recognition of the contributions of Italian-Americans and their heritage in America and in the City of Yonkers. (Moved to Council Agenda of February 9, 2021)

12. By Council President Khader, Majority Leader Pineda-Isaac, Minority Leader Breen, Councilmembers Williams, Diaz, Rubbo and Merante - A Resolution Commissioner of Deeds. (Moved to Council Agenda of February 9, 2021)

Items introduced by the Administration:

1. Special Ordinance - Authorizing an encroachment in the Right-of-Way on Bennett Avenue, subject to certain terms and conditions. (No Fiscal Impact.) (Councilmember Merante). (Moved to Council Agenda of February 9, 2021)

2. Settlement Resolution - $623,384.27 - City of Yonkers vs. Verizon - to allow the City of Yonkers to receive settlement on two customer accounts. (Positive Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Council Agenda of February 9, 2021)

3. Resolution - Authorizing the State of New York to make improvements to Murray Avenue over the Cross County Parkway Deck. (No Fiscal Impact.) (Councilmember Breen.) (Moved to Council Agenda of February 9, 2021)

Education Committee Meeting Agenda:

1. A Resolution By The City Council Of Yonkers Calling On The Trustees Of The Yonkers Board Of Education To Adopt An Expanded Caregivers Bill Of Rights & Responsibilities (Moved to Rules Committee meeting of February 16, 2021).

 

2. Resolution Of The City Council: Urging The Yonkers Board Of Education To Adopt The Recommendations Of The Committee On Children With Special Needs (Moved to Rules Committee meeting of February 16, 2021).

 

3. Resolution by the City Council of Yonkers Proclaiming that the Yonkers City School Board should contract student transportation to a bus company that uses electric buses. (Moved to Rules Committee meeting of February 16, 2021).

I encourage Yonkers city residents to keep up with these items to stay current on what is happening in our city!

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