Yonkers Insider: Yonkers City Councilwoman Corazon Pineda Issac 2nd District: Yonkers City Council Meetings- June 7, 2022.

 

This evening, June 7, 2022, the Yonkers City Council held a Legislation & Codes Committee Meeting, a Real Estate Committee meeting and a Rules Committee Meeting. All items on all agendas appear below, as well as the decisions taken by the City Council in regard to these items.

Legislation & Codes Committee Agenda 1.   General Ordinance amending Chapter 109 of the Code of the City of Yonkers entitled “Vehicles and Traffic” to include new limitations on the parking of commercial vehicles (Moved to Rules Committee) Real Estate Committee Agenda 1.Resolution Finding that the Action to Transfer 66 Pier Street to the City of Yonkers Industrial Development Agency for the Purpose of Developing Housing, Open Space and Public Improvements will Not Have a Significant adverse Impact on Environment. (Moved to Rules Committee)   2.Local Law authorizing the Sale of City-Owned Property at 66 Pier Street to the City of Yonkers Industrial Agency for the Development of Housing, Open Space and Public Parking Improvements (Moved to Rules Committee)   3. Resolution by the City Council of Yonkers urging the Yonkers Department of Housing and Buildings to provide an online registry of available affordable rental housing units (Kept in Real Estate committee for further discussion)   4.Local Law – Repealing and Replacing Article XV of Chapter 43 entitled “Affordable Housing” for the City of Yonkers (Kept in Real Estate committee for further discussion) Rules Committee Items for Consideration by the Administration Old Business  1.    Resolution – advice and consent to the reappointment of Thomas Meier, Jr to the Parks, Recreation and Conservation Board. (No Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Stated Council Meeting agenda of June 14, 2022) 2.    Resolution –advice and consent to the reappointment of John Larkin to the Planning Board. (No Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Stated Council Meeting agenda of June 14, 2022) 3.    Resolution – advice and consent to the reappointment of Charlie Hensley as Chairman to the Landmarks Board. (No Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Stated Council Meeting agenda of June 14, 2022) New Business 4.    Special Ordinance – authorizing acceptance of Federal Home Program American Rescue Plan Grant Funding from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of $4,687,217 and amending the City of Yonkers Grant Budget for Fiscal Year 2021/22. (Positive Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Stated Council Meeting agenda of June 14, 2022) 5.    Special Ordinance – amending the budget for the City of Yonkers for the 2021/22 Fiscal Year in relation to transferring funds to and from various accounts for the purpose of: down payment on purchase of parkland. (Neutral Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Real Estate Committee for further discussion) 6.    General Ordinance – amending Chapter 50 of the Code of the City Yonkers entitled “Green Buildings” in relation to application of Green Building Standards. (No Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Stated Council Meeting agenda of June 14, 2022) 7.    General Ordinance – amending Chapter 50 of the Code of the City of Yonkers entitled “Green Buildings” in relation to Electric Vehicle Charging Stations. (No Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Stated Council Meeting agenda of June 14, 2022) 8.    General Ordinance – amending Chapter 91 of the Code of the City of Yonkers also known as “Garbage and Refuse” in regard to Garbage Receptacles. (No Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Stated Council Meeting agenda of June 14, 2022) 9.   Special Ordinance –authorizing and permitting the property owner of 9 Fenway South, Block 6216, Lot 15 to make a long house sewer connection to the city’s sanitary system into Parkway North – no expense to the city. (No Fiscal Impact.) (Councilmember Rubbo.) (Moved to Stated Council Meeting agenda of June 14, 2022) 10. Special Ordinance - authorizing and directing the acquisition of the following property required in connection with the development of parkland. (Negative Fiscal Impact.) (Councilmembers Diaz and Williams.) (Moved to Real Estate Committee for further discussion) 11. Resolution – approving an agreement entered into by the New York State Attorney General on behalf of entities including the City of Yonkers related to the distribution of Opiods. (Positive Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Stated Council Meeting agenda of June 14, 2022) 12. Resolution – approving an agreement between the City of Yonkers and CBS Blue Bloods. (Positive Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Stated Council Meeting agenda of June 14, 2022) 13. Resolution – approving an agreement between the City of Yonkers and Local 456, International Brotherhood of Teamsters. (Negative Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Budget Committee for further discussion) 14. Resolution – advice and consent of Sam Borrelli as Commissioner of Housing and Buildings. (No Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Stated Council Meeting agenda of June 14, 2022) Rules Committee Items for Consideration by Council Member Old Business   1. Resolution of the City Council of Yonkers appointing Roberto Williams, Jeannette Garcia-Alonzo, Patrick K. Murphy and Charles A. Ruemmeley to the Human Rights Commission.”  (Moved to Stated Council Meeting agenda of June 14, 2022)  New Business 2.Resolution of the City Council of Yonkers declaring the month of June 2022 “Juneteenth Month.” (Moved to Stated Council Meeting agenda of June 14, 2022) 3.     Resolution of the City Council of Yonkers declaring the month of June 2022 “LGBTQ + Pride Month.” (Moved to Stated Council Meeting agenda of June 14, 2022) 4.     Commissioner of Deeds appointments – City Clerk’s office (Moved to Stated Council Meeting agenda of June 14, 2022) As a friendly reminder, although the City Council has resumed its in-person Stated meetings, some Committee meetings, including Rules, will be held virtually for the time being, unless otherwise noted. Many committee meeting, other than Rules, have returned to in-person meetings. 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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