Yonkers Insider: Yonkers City Council: Yonkers City Council Meeting - November 19, 2024 by Yonkers City Councilwoman Corazon PIneda Issac 2nd District.

 

On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, the Yonkers City Council held a Rules Committee meeting. All items on the agenda appear below, as well as the decisions taken by the City Council in regard to these items. 

Rules Committee Meeting Items for Consideration – Administration 1.A Resolution authorizing acceptance of a bequest from Joseph P. McLaughlin  (Moved to Stated City Council meeting agenda for November 26, 2024)   Items for Consideration – Council Old Business: 1.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 (Kept in Committee pending response from Planning Board) 2.General Ordinance amending Chapter 43 of the Code of the City of Yonkers entitled "Zoning" in regard to rooming houses in certain districts (Kept in Committee pending response from Planning Board) 3.Resolution - advice and consent to the appointment of Mark V. Territo to the position of Deputy Commissioner of Planning and Development. (No fiscal impact.) (All Councilmembers.)  (Moved to Stated City Council meeting agenda for November 26, 2024) New Business: 1.Resolution of the City Council of Yonkers recognizing December 10, 2024 as Human Rights Day. (Moved to Stated City Council meeting agenda for November 26, 2024)  2. Resolution authorizing the initiation of the review process for the discontinuance and removal of the easternmost portion of McMahon Avenue at its intersection with Central Park Avenue from the official map of the City of Yonkers. (Moved to Stated City Council meeting agenda for November 26, 2024)  3. Resolution of the City of Yonkers expressing the City Council's continued opposition to the MTA's Central Business District Tolling Program, also known as congestion pricing, and praising Governor Hochul's decision to pause the program in response to public outcry including the City Council's unanimously adopted resolution 4-2024 that previously opposed the same. (Moved to Stated City Council meeting agenda for November 26, 2024)   4. A General Ordinance amending Chapter 109 Vehicles and Traffic, Article VIII Animals, Motorcycles, Bicycles, Coasters and Other Devices of the Code of the City of Yonkers by adding Sections 109-71 through 109-80 entitled "General Applicability of Traffic Laws," where operation is permitted", "safe operation", and "equipment requirements" and "penalties for offenses" for "electric mobility devices” (Moved to Legislation & Codes Committee for further discussion)  5. A General Ordinance amending General Ordinance 4-2000, also known as 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: a) to reclassify and rezone the properties located at: 1) 24 Alexander Street; 2) 60 Alexander Street; 3) 58 Alexander Street rear; 4) 62 Alexander Street; 5) 72 Alexander Street; 6) 80 Alexander Street; 7) 110 Alexander Street; 8) 104 Alexander Street; and 9)60 Babcock Place, which properties are also designated on the official tax map of the city as Section 2608, lot 1, 14.18, 70, 20.23, 25 35 and block 2618, lots 1, 2, and 200 respectively from I District to D-MX District; and b) to amend 43 attachment 14 of the Zoning Ordinance entitled "Map B: Height District Map" to include the above-referenced properties and to allow a maximum permitted building height of 325 feet. (Moved to Real Estate Committee for further discussion; Public Hearing scheduled for December 3, 2024 at 6:45pm)   6.A General Ordinance amending Section 56-98, titled "Scaffolding Required; Permit; Fee," of Article X of Chapter 56 Part VI of the Charter of the City of Yonkers. (Moved to Legislation & Codes Committee for further discussion)   7. Resolution of the City Council of Yonkers calling for the New York State Department of Transportation to study, develop and implement appropriate safety measures on the northbound central park avenue (Route 100) access ramp to the northbound Sprain Brook Parkway near the intersection with Palmer Road. (Moved to Stated City Council meeting agenda for November 26, 2024)   8. Commissioner of Deeds (Moved to Stated City Council meeting agenda for November 26, 2024) **Notice for Public Hearing Regarding Appeal for Self-Storage Moratorium - Scheduled for December 3, 2024 at 7:00pm   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