Yonkers Insider: Yonkers City Council Meeting- September 6, 2022 by Yonkers City Councilwoman Corazon Pineda Issac 2nd District.

 

Yesterday evening, September 6, 2022, the Yonkers City Council held its first Rules Committee Meeting of the new 2022/2023 legislative session. All items on the agenda appear below, as well as the decisions taken by the City Council in regard to these items.

Rules Committee Items for Consideration by the Administration 1.    Settlement by Law Department –Compromise of Workers Compensation Lien – Nathaniel Johnson – ($10,330.66) – Paid to the City of Yonkers. (Positive Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Council Agenda of September 13, 2022)     2.    Resolution – to approve an amendment to the Comprehensive Development Plan and Planned Urban Redevelopment Special Use Permit on properties known as 170-174, 178, 188 & 209 Warburton Avenue and 8 Willow Place (Cottage Place Gardens Phase 6) also known as Section 2, Block 2094: Lots 1, 3, 40, 56, Block 2095: Lot 33 and Block 2096: Lot 33, pursuant to Article VII of the Yonkers Zoning Code. (No Fiscal Impact.) (Councilmember Williams.) (Moved to Real Estate Committee for further discussion before being placed on Council Agenda of September 13, 2022)     3.    Resolution – advice and consent to the appointment of Jason G. Baker as Deputy Commissioner for the Department of Public Works. (No Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Council Agenda of September 13, 2022)   4.    Resolution – advice and consent to the appointment of James A. Gibbons as Deputy Commissioner for the Department of Housing and Buildings. (No Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Council Agenda of September 13, 2022)   5.    Resolution – advice and consent to the appointment of Ted Von Hoene as Deputy Commissioner of Human Resources. (No Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Council Agenda of September 13, 2022)   6.    Resolution – advice and consent to the appointment of Wilson Kimball as Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals. (No Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Council Agenda of September 13, 2022)   7.    Special Ordinance – authorizing acceptance of New York State Grant Funding from the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) in the amount of $250,000 and amending the City of Yonkers Grant Budget for Fiscal Year 2022/23. (Positive Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Council Agenda of September 13, 2022)   8.    Special Ordinance – authorizing acceptance of NYS Traffic Safety Committee’s Child Passenger Safety Program 2023 Grant in the amount of $1,400 and amending the City of Yonkers Grant Budget for Fiscal Year 2022/23. (Positive Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Council Agenda of September 13, 2022)   9.    Special Ordinance – authorizing acceptance of New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services Integrating Communications, Assessment and Tactics Grant in the amount of $100,000 and amending the City of Yonkers Grant Budget for Fiscal Year 2022/23. (Positive Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Council Agenda of September 13, 2022)   10. Resolution – approving an Inter-Municipal Agreement by and between the City of Yonkers and the County of Westchester to accept Grant Funding for the Youth Bureau. (Positive Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Council Agenda of September 13, 2022)   11. Special Ordinance – authorizing the Municipal Youth Bureau Funding Grant from the Westchester County Youth Bureau in the amount of $71,428.00 and amending the City of Yonkers Grant Budget for Fiscal Year 2022/23. (Positive Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Council Agenda of September 13, 2022)   12. Resolution – approving an Inter-Municipal Agreement between the County of Westchester and the City of Yonkers, The Provision Of A Youth Employment Program Through The City’s Youth Bureau. (Positive Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Council Agenda of September 13, 2022)   13. Special Ordinance – authorizing the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) Grant from the Westchester County Youth Bureau in the amount of $16,954,00 and amending the City of Yonkers Grant Budget for Fiscal Year 2022/23. (Positive Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Council Agenda of September 13, 2022)   14. Resolution – accepting Grant from the United States Justice Department to participate in the 2021 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant and approving an Inter-Municipal Agreement with Westchester County, Mount Vernon and New Rochelle thereto. (Positive Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Council Agenda of September 13, 2022)   15. Special Ordinance – authorizing acceptance of the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) 2021 Grant Program in the amount of $48, 674 and amending the City of Yonkers Grant Budget for Fiscal Year 2022/23. (Positive Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Council Agenda of September 13, 2022) 16. Special Ordinance – amending the City of Yonkers Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2022/2023 by increasing the Capital Budget by $48,000 (Moved to Budget Committee for further discussions) 17. Resolution – declaring the City Council’s intention to seek lead agency status for the purposes of SEQRA review for proposed construction of the Cacace Center Parking garage on properties known as block and lots 490-3, 490-21, 490-22, 490-24, 490-72, 490-80, 490-202 on the Official Tax Map of the City of Yonkers AKA 92, 96, and 100 South Broadway, 33 and 37 Guion Street and 209 New Main Street. (Moved to Real Estate Committee for further discussion before being placed on Council Agenda of September 13, 2022)   Rules Committee Items for Consideration by Council Members 1. Local law adopting written procedures governing the use of videoconferencing by the members of a public body of the City of Yonkers (Moved to Legislation & Codes Committee meeting for further discussion)   2.Local law to permit the use of videoconferencing by a public body of the City of Yonkers (Moved to Legislation & Codes Committee meeting for further discussion)   3.Local law amending Section 96-2 of Article 1 of Chapter 96 Part VII of the Charter of the City of Yonkers in relation to the restoration of street surfaces after excavation. (Moved to Legislation & Codes Committee meeting for further discussion)   4.Local law amending Section 103-33 of Article IV of Chapter 103 Part VIII of the Charter of the City of Yonkers in relation to cutting and restoring pavement. (Moved to Legislation & Codes Committee meeting for further discussion)   5.Resolution of the City Council of the City of Yonkers to declare intent to act as lead agency under SEQRA for the proposed amendment of Chapter 43 of the Code of the City of Yonkers, commonly known as the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Yonkers and the accompanying zoning map to reclassify and rezone the properties located at 312, 316 and 322 Warburton Avenue from the BR district (restricted businesses, residences excluded) to B district (neighborhood business and apartment houses, medium density) and all related actions. (Moved to Real Estate Committee meeting for further discussion)   6.Resolution by the City Council of Yonkers commemorating September 2022 as Prostate Cancer Awareness month in the City of Yonkers (Moved to Council Agenda of September 13, 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