Yonkers Insider: Yonkers City Council Rules Committee Meeting and Legislation & Codes - December 7, 2021.

 

The Yonkers City Council held a Legislation & Codes Committee Meeting, as well as a Rules Committee Meeting this evening, December 7, 2021. All items on the agendas appear below, as well as the decisions taken by the City Council in regard to these items. 

Legislation & Codes Committee Meeting 1. Local Law to amend Chapter 38 of Part IV of the Code of the City of Yonkers entitled "Business Regulations, Licensing and Consumer Protection, Third Party Food Delivery Services" to add a new Section 38-4 'Sunset Provision' (Kept in Committee for further discussion)   2. General Ordinance - amending Chapter 91 of the Code of the City of Yonkers also known as "Garbage and Refuse" in regards to commercial garbage collections (Positive Fiscal Impact) (Kept in Committee for further discussion) Items for Consideration by Administration  1. Settlement by Law Department -$ 14,336.42 – STATE FARM a/s/o ANTONIO HENRIQUES – claimant sustained property damage to their stone wall at 124 Park Avenue when it was struck by a City of Yonkers police vehicle on July 3, 2020. (Fiscal impact – amount of settlement.) (All Councilmembers.) - Moved to City Council Stated Meeting agenda of December 14, 2021   2. Settlement by Law Department -$ 60,000.00 – MARY JEAN HOWLAND - claimant sustained personal injuries when she tripped and fell on the steps at the Third Precinct at 435 Riverdale Avenue due to defective sign and missing handrail. (Fiscal impact – amount of settlement.) (All Councilmembers.) - Moved to City Council Stated Meeting agenda of December 14, 2021   3. Resolution –appointment of Jean M. Tickell to the Zoning Board of Appeals. (No Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) - Moved to City Council Stated Meeting agenda of December 14, 2021 (voted 6-1)   4. Resolution - reappointment of Hector Lopez to the Zoning Board of Appeals. (No Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) - Moved to City Council Stated Meeting agenda of December 14, 2021   5. Resolution – reappointment of Harry Singh to the Zoning Board of Appeals. (No Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) - Moved to City Council Stated Meeting agenda of December 14, 2021   6. Resolution – approval of tax certiorari settlements. (No Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) - Moved to City Council Stated Meeting agenda of December 14, 2021   7. Resolution -  approval of a Special Use Permit Application to allow for a philanthropic institution providing social services at Section 2, Block 2040, lot 16 on the property known as 10 Saint Casimir Avenue pursuant to Article VII of the Yonkers Zoning Ordinance. (Positive Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) - Moved to City Council Stated Meeting agenda of December 14, 2021   8. Resolution -  approving an Inter-Municipal Agreement between the City of Yonkers and the County of Westchester to accept EISEP Information & Assistance Service PY 2021 Grant Funding. (Positive Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) - Moved to City Council Stated Meeting agenda of December 14, 2021   9. General Ordinance - amending Chapter 20 of the Yonkers City Code in regard to Hawking, Peddling and Commercial Soliciting. (Positive Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) - Moved to Legislation & Codes Committee for further discussion   10. Special Ordinance – authorizing and directing the acquisition of portions of properties required in connection with the installation of three (3) chlorine monitoring stations for the City of Yonkers Water Supply to meet state and federal drinking standards. (Negative Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) - Moved to City Council Stated Meeting agenda of December 14, 2021   11. Special Ordinance – authorizing acceptance of a Grant issued by the Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services under the Expanded In-Home Services for the Elderly Program (EISEP) in the amount of $283,522.00 and amending the City of Yonkers Grant Budget for Fiscal Year 2022. (Positive Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) - - Moved to City Council Stated Meeting agenda of December 14, 2021   12. Special Ordinance – authorizing acceptance of Federal 2021 ESG Grant Year 47 Funding from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of $303,839.00 and amending the City of Yonkers Grant Budget for Fiscal Year 2021/22. (Positive Fiscal Impact. (All Councilmembers.) - Moved to City Council Stated Meeting agenda of December 14, 2021   13. Special Ordinance – authorizing acceptance of Federal 2021 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Year 47 Funding from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of $ 3,633,482 and amending the City of Yonkers Grant Budget for Fiscal Year 2021/22. (Positive Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) - Moved to City Council Stated Meeting agenda of December 14, 2021   14. Special Ordinance – authorizing acceptance of Federal 2021 Home Grant Year 47 Funding the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of $ 1,293,279 and amending the City of Yonkers Grant Budget for Fiscal year 2021/22. (Positive Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) - Moved to City Council Stated Meeting agenda of December 14, 2021   15. Special Ordinance – authorizing acceptance of Federal Emergency Rental Assistance Grant Program Funding from the United States Department of Treasury in the amount of $8,615,833 and amending the City of Yonkers Grant Budget for Fiscal Year 2021/22. (Positive Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) - Moved to City Council Stated Meeting agenda of December 14, 2021   16. Special Ordinance – amending the Budget for the City of Yonkers for the 2021/22 Fiscal Year in relation to transferring funds from various accounts. (Neutral Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) - Moved to City Council Stated Meeting agenda of December 14, 2021 Items for Consideration by City Council 1. By Council President Khader- Resolution in support of New York Senate Bill S6209 and Assembly Bill A7797, also known as the Crown Act 2021 - Moved to City Council Stated Meeting agenda of December 14, 2021 2. By Councilmember Merante- Resolution approving a special use permit for a veterinary office at the existing Petco store at block: 4850, lot: 20, on the property known as 2320 aka 2350 Central Park Avenue, pursuant to Article VII and Article IX of the Yonkers zoning ordinance - Moved to City Council Stated Meeting agenda of December 14, 2021 3. By Councilmember Merante- Resolution of the Yonkers City Council to honor the family and community’s request to honorarily rename the portion of Horatio Street between Dunbar Street and Clement Street “Rita Gross Nelson” Way. - Kept in Rules Committee. Public Hearing to be scheduled. 4. By Councilmember Williams- Resolution of the City Council of Yonkers declaring its intention to dedicate 60 Lincoln Terrace as Parkland and calling on the City of Yonkers to initiate a review and consideration of such Parkland Dedication - Moved to City Council Stated Meeting agenda of December 14, 2021 5. By City Council - Resolution of the City Council of Yonkers recognizing December 10, 2021 as Human Rights Day - Moved to City Council Stated Meeting agenda of December 14, 2021 6. By Council President Khader- Resolution of the Council of the City of Yonkers reappointing Devin Willacy (current Board Assessment Review Chair) to the Yonkers Board of Assessment and Review - Moved to City Council Stated Meeting agenda of December 14, 2021 7. By Council President Khader- Resolution of the Council of the City of Yonkers appointing Jean Tickell to the Yonkers Board of Assessment and Review - Moved to City Council Stated Meeting agenda of December 14, 2021 8. By City Council- Resolution hereby appointing and/or reappointing to the Office of Commissioner of Deeds for a period of two years to expire December 31, 2023 - Moved to City Council Stated Meeting agenda of December 14, 2021 9.Add-on A RESOLUTION TO ISSUE A DETERMINATION OF SIGNIFICANCE PURSUANT TO THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT (“SEQRA”) RELATING TO AN AMENDMENT TO GENERAL ORDINANCE 4-2000, ALSO KNOWN AS CHAPTER 43 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS, MAKING “AUTOMOBILE RENTAL ESTABLISHMENTS” A PERMITTED USE (WITH SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS) IN THE B “RESTRICTED BUSINESS AND APARTMENT HOUSES MEDIUM-DENSITY” DISTRICT OF THE CITY. - Moved to City Council Stated Meeting agenda of December 14, 2021. Public hearing on this to take place on December 14, 2021 at 7:00pm I encourage Yonkers city residents to keep up with these items to stay current on what is happening in our city! As a friendly reminder, although the City Council has resumed its in-person Stated meetings, all Committee meetings, including Rules, will be held virtually for the time being. Tune in via the City Council Facebook page, City Hall TV (accessible via the City of Yonkers website), Optimum channel 78, or Verizon Fios channel 39.  

Best regards,   Hon. Corazon Pineda-Isaac E-mail: corazon.pineda.isaac@yonkersny.gov Tel: (914) 377-6312

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