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Yonkers Insider: Yonkers City Council Meetings- February 28, 2023 by Yonkers City Councilwoman Corazon Pineda Issac 2nd District.

 


On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, the Yonkers City Council held a Stated City Council meeting. All items on the agenda appear below, as well as the decisions taken by the City Council in regard to these items.

Stated City Council Meeting Agenda


1. Local Law –amending Chapter 75 of the Code of the City of Yonkers entitled “Police” by amending Article VI entitled “Public Nuisance Abatement”. (Adopted 7-0)

2. Local Law –authorizing the discontinuance as a Public Street and Conveyance of a portion of Old Saw Mill River Road (Adopted 7-0)

3. General Ordinance amending General Ordinance No. 4-2000 and the accompanying map, also known as Chapter 43 of the Code of the City of Yonkers, and more commonly known as the Zoning Code of the City of Yonkers, to facilitate a transit oriented, mixed-use development at three project sites: the Teutonia Hall site, the Chicken Island site, and the North Broadway site to be located on the real property known as 41 Buena Vista Avenue and designated on the City of Yonkers tax map as Section 1, Block 512, Lot 11; the properties known as 20 Palisade Avenue and 32 John Street, and designated on the City of Yonkers tax map as Section 1, Block 485, Lot 1 and Section 1, Block 475, Lot 51, respectively; and the properties 7 Overlook Terrace, 15 Overlook Terrace, 23 Overlook Terrace, 14 Overlook Terrace, 12 Overlook Terrace, 14 North Broadway (part), 16 North Broadway, 18 North Broadway, 50 North Broadway, 2 Baldwin Place, 10 Baldwin Place, and 18 Baldwin Place, and designated on the City of Yonkers tax map as Section 2, Block 2018, Lots 8, 12, 16.18, 20, 25, 48 (part), 50, 51, 67, 71, 75, and 79, respectively. (Adopted 7-0)

4. Resolution of the City Council approving plan modifications for amendments to the City of Yonkers Getty Square Urban Renewal Plan, Riverview Urban Renewal Plan, and Downtown Master Plan. (Adopted 7-0)

5. Resolution – approving an Inter-Municipal Agreement between the City of Yonkers and County of Westchester for the Renewed Prisoner Transportation Agreement for the term 2022-2023. (Adopted 7-0)

6. Resolution -Settlement - GEICO a/s/o DANIEL MARJI vs. City of Yonkers - $13, 809.82 (Adopted 7-0)

7. Resolution - Settlement - THEODORE PERNICANO vs. City of Yonkers –$ 20,000.00 (Adopted 7-0)

8. Resolution Settlement – VERDE ELECTRIC MAINTENANCE CORPORATION vs. City of Yonkers – $ 43,000.00 (Adopted 7-0)

9. Resolution – Home Rule Message for Senate Bill S400 and Assembly Bill A3598 in relation to Bonds and Notes. (Adopted 7-0)

10. Resolution – supporting Senate Bill S1633 that would amend the Eligibility of Occupants of Public Housing Authorities for Rental Assistance. (Adopted 6-0, with 1 abstention by Council President Collins-Bellamy)

11. Resolution – issuing a Determination of Significance pursuant to the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act relating to the Proposed Discontinuance of a Public Street and Conveyance of a Portion of Old Saw Mill River Road (Adopted 7-0)

12. Resolution – advice and consent to the appointment of Jeni Wallace to the Planning Board. (Adopted 7-0)

13. Resolution acknowledging and denouncing the continuing expansion of the scourge of shoplifting in the City of Yonkers and throughout the state and, once again, calling for immediate changes to the “Bail Elimination Act of 2019” (Adopted 4-3, with the following council members voting no: Council President Collins-Bellamy, Council Member Williams, and Council Member Pineda-Isaac)

 14. Resolution calling for the New York State Department of Transportation to repair and repave the numerous state roads that traverse the City of Yonkers (Adopted 7-0)

15. Resolution consenting to the declaration of the Planning Board of the City of Yonkers to serve as “Lead Agency” for the coordinated review of a site plan amendment and other related approvals at Block 59, Lot 75 on the property known as 345 Mclean Avenue. (Adopted 7-0)

16. Resolution commemorating the 66th Annual Yonkers St. Patrick’s Day Parade and other celebrations of Irish-American culture and heritage in the City of Yonkers (Adopted 7-0)
 
17. Commissioner of Deeds  (Adopted 7-0)



You can tune in to City Council meetings 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
Tel: (914) 377-6312

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