Yonkers Insider: Yonkers City Council Meeting - September 4, 2024 by Yonkers City Councilwoman Corazon Pineda Issac 2nd District.

 

On Wednesday, September 4, 2024, the Yonkers City Council held its first Rules Committee meeting of the 2024-2025 legislative session. All items on the agenda appear below, as well as the decisions taken by the City Council in regard to these items. 

City Council Rules Committee Meeting Items for Consideration by Administration 1. Settlement by Law Department - $30,000.00 – TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT v. City of Yonkers – for personal injury protection (PIP) benefits paid on behalf of Nelly Bautista arising from a motor vehicle accident that happened on March 25, 2010 at the interchange of the Cross County Parkway and Saw Mill River Parkway. (Fiscal Impact – amount of settlement.) (Moved to Budget Committee for further discussion and will be placed on the agenda for the Stated City Council meeting of September 10, 2024) 2. Settlement by Law Department - $30,000.00 – TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT v. City of Yonkers – for personal injury protection (PIP) benefits paid on behalf of Jazmin Seminario arising from a motor vehicle accident that happened on March 25, 2010 at the interchange of the Cross County Parkway and Saw Mill River Parkway. (Fiscal Impact – amount of settlement.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Budget Committee for further discussion and will be placed on the agenda for the Stated City Council meeting of September 10, 2024) 3. Settlement by Law Department - $315,000.00 – ERCILIA PEREZ v. City of Yonkers and Daniel Farrell – claimant sustained personal injuries, medical expenses and other expenses arising out of an alleged incident that plaintiff was injured by a City of Yonkers motor vehicle in the vicinity of Yonkers Avenue and Walnut Street. (Fiscal Impact – amount of settlement.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Budget Committee for further discussion and will be placed on the agenda for the Stated City Council meeting of September 10, 2024) 4. Special Ordinance – authorizing acceptance of State Grant Funding from the United States Department of Agriculture Forestry Service in the amount of $1,000,000 and amending the City of Yonkers Grant Budget for Fiscal Year 2024/2025. (Positive Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Budget Committee for further discussion and will be placed on the agenda for the Stated City Council meeting of September 10, 2024) 5. Resolution – approving an Inter-Municipal Agreement between the City of Yonkers and the County of Westchester for the Prisoner Transportation Agreement for the term 2024-2025. (Positive Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Stated City Council meeting agenda of September 10, 2024) 6. Resolution – approving an Inter-Municipal Agreement by and between the City of Yonkers and the County of Westchester to accept funding for the National Night Out Program. (Positive Fiscal Impact.) (All Councilmembers.) (Moved to Stated City Council meeting agenda of September 10, 2024) (Add-on) 7. Ordinance of the City of Yonkers, New York, adopted September 10, 2024 determining the terms, form, and details of issuance of $13,760,000 school serial bonds - 2024C and $11,455,000 general obligation serial bonds - 2024D (Federally Taxable) of the City, directing their private sale, and providing for the rights of the holders of said bonds and other obligations of the City. (Moved to Budget Committee for further discussion and will be placed on the agenda for the Stated City Council meeting of September 10, 2024) Items for Consideration by Council 1. Resolution by the City Council of Yonkers commemorating September 2024 as National Sickle Cell Awareness Month in the City of Yonkers (Moved to Stated City Council meeting agenda of September 10, 2024)   2. Resolution by the City Council of Yonkers commemorating September 2024 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in the City of Yonkers (Moved to Stated City Council meeting agenda of September 10, 2024)   3. Resolution by the City Council of Yonkers commemorating September 2024 as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in the City of Yonkers (Moved to Stated City Council meeting agenda of September 10, 2024)   4. Resolution of the City Council of Yonkers declaring September 11, 2024 “Patriot Day and National Day of Service in Honor of 9/11.” (Moved to Stated City Council meeting agenda of September 10, 2024)   5. Resolution of the City Council of Yonkers declaring September 12, 2024 “National Police Woman’s Day” in the City of Yonkers (Moved to Stated City Council meeting agenda of September 10, 2024)   6. Resolution by the City Council of Yonkers declaring September 15th to October 15th Hispanic Heritage Month in the City of Yonkers (Moved to Stated City Council meeting agenda of September 10, 2024)   7. Resolution of the Yonkers City Council proclaiming September 2024 as “National Suicide Prevention Month.” (Moved to Stated City Council meeting agenda of September 10, 2024)   8. Resolution of the Yonkers City Council to proclaim September 2024 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in the City of Yonkers. (Moved to Stated City Council meeting agenda of September 10, 2024)   9. Local Law amending Section C14-20, entitled “Reserved”, of Part E, entitled “Office of Human Rights and Affirmative Action”, of Article XIV of the Charter of the City of Yonkers, entitled “Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation” (Moved to Community and Mental Health Services Committee for further discussion) 10. General Ordinance amending Part VII of the Code of the City of Yonkers entitled “Nuisances, Public Welfare and Criminal” by adding a new Chapter 89 entitled “Wearing a Mask, Hood, or other Device on Public Property” (Moved to Legislation & Codes Committee for further discussion)   11. Resolution expressing the Yonkers City Council’s wish that the Yonkers Planning Board serve as lead agency for the purposes of SEQRA review and its referral to the City and County Planning Boards and all other appropriate agencies a proposed amendment of Chapter 43 of the Code of the City of Yonkers known as the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map of the City of Yonkers to add a new “Planned Film & Educational Development Use” to the MG district (Moved to Stated City Council meeting agenda of September 10, 2024 and Clerk's office to refer this item to the City and County Planning Boards)   12. Resolution referring the proposed amendment to the definition of the term family as contained in the Yonkers Zoning Code to allow for the building department’s more effective enforcement of same to protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the City of Yonkers to the Westchester County and Yonkers Planning Boards pursuant to the general municipal law and the Yonkers City Code. (Moved to Stated City Council meeting agenda of September 10, 2024) (Moved to Real Estate Committee for further discussion)   13. General Ordinance amending Section 43-8 “Definition of Terms” of article II of Chapter 43 Part V of the Charter of the City of Yonkers. (Moved to Real Estate Committee for further discussion)     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 E-mail: corazon.pineda.isaac@yonkersny.gov Tel: (914) 377-6312