Yonkers Insider: Yonkers City Council: Yonkers City Council President Lakisha Collins-Bellamy: Yonkers Special City Council Decision 6-16-24.

 

On Tuesday, July 16, 2024, the Yonkers City Council called a Special City Council meeting. All decisions taken by the City Council are below:

Special City Council Meeting  July 16, 2024.

1. GENERAL ORDINANCE –ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM WITHIN THE CITY OF YONKERS PENDING APPROPRIATE REVIEW (ADOPTED 6-0)   2. GENERAL ORDINANCE – INSTITUTING AN EIGHT-MONTH MORATORIUM ON SELF-STORAGE FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY OF YONKERS IN ORDER TO CONDUCT A THOROUGH REVIEW OF HOW TO BETTER SERVE THE CITY’S ECONOMIC GROWTH (ADOPTED 6-0)   3. RESOLUTION – INCREASING THE ROOM OCCUPANCY TAX RATE IN THE CITY OF YONKERS (WITHDRAWN)   4. RESOLUTION – “MARCHISELLI” PROGRAM-AID ELIGIBLE COSTS, OF THE YONKERS GREENWAY PROJECT, A TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL AID PROJECT, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS (ADOPTED 6-0)   5. RESOLUTION – TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD TO DESIGNATE THE EXTERIOR FAÇADE OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF ST. MARY’S CHURCH, ITS PARISH HALL AND RECTORY AS LANDMARK (ADOPTED 6-0)   6. RESOLUTION – COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS (ADOPTED 6-0) 6A. LOCAL LAW AMENDING A PART OF ARTICLE XVI OF CHAPTER 15 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS ENTITLED "ROOM OCCUPANCY TAX" TO CONFORM TO THE 2024 AMENDMENTS OF THE NEW YORK STATE TAX LAW. (ADOPTED 7-0)