1. LOCAL LAW – AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF THE FORMER PUBLIC SCHOOL # 9 FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF SAID PROPERTY. (POSITIVE FISCAL IMPACT.) (COUNCILMEMBER DIAZ.) A LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION HAS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN PURCHASING THE FORMER PUBLIC SCHOOL #9 FOR THE SUM OF 3.2 MILLION DOLLARS TO REDEVELOP INTO A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH APPROXIMATELY 65 MARKET-RATE APARTMENTS. (ADOPTED 6-0)
2. LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER 43 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS TITLED “ZONING” BY AMENDING ARTICLE XV IN RELATION TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ADOPTING NEW SPECIFIC PURPOSES SUCH AS IMPLEMENTING A PROGRAM WHERE ALL NEWLY CONSTRUCTED MULTIFAMILY HOUSING WILL BE REQUIRED TO INCLUDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS, CHANGING THE HOUSEHOLD EARNING TO BETWEEN 40% AND 120% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME, AND OTHERS. (ADOPTED 6-0)
3. SPECIAL ORDINANCE – CONFIRMING THE TAX ROLL FOR WESTCHESTER COUNTY TAXES, INCLUDING SEWER DISTRICT TAXES AND REFUSE DISPOSAL DISTRICT TAXES FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2026, AND LEVYING AND ASSESSING THE TAXES CONTAINED THEREIN. (NO FISCAL IMPACT.) (ALL COUNCILMEMBERS.) THE CITY ASSESSOR HAS FINALIZED THE 2026 PROPERTY TAX RECORDS, AND TAXES SHOWN ON IT ARE FORMALLY APPROVED AND CHARGED TO EACH PROPERTY OWNER-LISTED. (ADOPTED 6-0)
4. SPECIAL ORDINANCE – AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF STATE NEIGHBORHOOD NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT COMMUNITY (“NNORC”) GRANT FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,682 FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND AMENDING THE CITY OF YONKERS GRANT BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27. (POSITIVE FISCAL IMPACT.) (ALL COUNCILMEMBERS.) NEW YORK STATE OFFICE FOR THE AGING HAS AWARDED THE CITY OF YONKERS A GRANT FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR FIVE YEARS, WHERE THE CITY WILL PROVIDE MATCHING FUNDS. (ADOPTED 6-0)
5. RESOLUTION – ISSUING A DETERMINATION OF SIGNIFICANCE PURSUANT TO THE NEW YORK STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACE FOR THE PROPOSED SALE OF CITY REAL ESTATE KNOWN AS 53 MORNINGSIDE AVENUE (OLD PS 9). (NO FISCAL IMPACT.) (COUNCILMEMBER DIAZ.) BASED ON THE CITY COUNCIL’S REVIEW OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM, THE CITY ADOPTS A NEGATIVE DECLARATION UNDER SEQRA, FINDING THE PROPOSED SALE WILL HAVE NO SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. (ADOPTED 6-0)
6. RESOLUTION – APPROVING CERTAIN TAX CERTIORARI SETTLEMENTS. (NEGATIVE FISCAL IMPACT.) (ALL COUNCILMEMBERS.) LIST OF APPROVED SETTLEMENTS TO BE RECORDED. (ADOPTED 6-0)
7. RESOLUTION -INITIATING THE REVIEW TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CERTAIN STREET SHALL BE DECLARED PUBLIC. (NO FISCAL IMPACT.) (MAJORITY WHIP NORMAN.) A REQUEST TO DECLARE A CERTAIN PORTION OF JOHN F. KENNEDY MEMORIAL DRIVE A PUBLIC STREET. A REVIEW MUST BE CONDUCTED WHERE INFORMATION IS GATHERED FROM VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS TO ASSESS THE REQUEST AND DETERMINE IF IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY. (ADOPTED 6-0)
8. RESOLUTION – APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF YONKERS AND THE LOCAL 456, INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS (WHITE COLLAR UNIT). (NEGATIVE FISCAL IMPACT.) (ALL COUNCILMEMBERS.) THE SUCCESSOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF YONKERS AND LOCAL 456 FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2025, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2029. (ADOPTED 6-0)
9. SETTLEMENT RESOLUTION – $10,000.00 – HYNES, V. CITY OF YONKERS – PLAINTIFF ALLEGEDLY SUSTAINED PERSONAL INJURIES WHEN HE WAS ENTERING A CITY OF YONKERS OFFICE FOR THE AGING VEHICLE, SLIPPED, FELL ON HIS BACK. (FISCAL IMPACT – AMOUNT OF SETTLEMENT.) (ALL COUNCILMEMBERS.) SETTLEMENT FOR INJURY SUSTAINED BY PLAINTIFF. THE CITY DRIVER CONFIRMED THAT HE DID NOT ASSIST THE PLAINTIFF IN GETTING INTO THE VAN. (ADOPTED 6-0)
10. RESOLUTION – APPROVING SETTLEMENT WITH GTL CONSTRUCTION LLC. (NEGATIVE FISCAL IMPACT.) (ALL COUNCILMEMBERS.) FOR A CLAIM MADE BY GTL CONSTRUCTION LLC IN CONNECTION WITH THE WORK PERFORMED AT THE HUDSON RIVER MUSEUM. (ADOPTED 6-0)
11. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE INITIATION OF THE REVIEW PROCESS FOR THE DISCONTINUANCE AND REMOVAL OF THE SOUTHERNMOST PORTION OF RIDGEVIEW AVENUE BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE PETITIONER’S PROPERTY AND ENDING AT THE SOUTHERN END OF RIDGEVIEW AVENUE WHICH PORTION IS AN UNIMPROVED “PAPER” STREET FROM THE OFFICIAL MAP OF THE CITY OF YONKERS. OWNER OF PREMISES AT 10 RIDGEVIEW AVENUE HAS FILED A PETITION REQUESTING DEMAP A PORTION OF THE STREET FROM THE OFFICIAL CITY MAP. CITY COUNCIL WILL AUTHORIZE THE INITIATION OF THE REVIEW PROCESS. (ADOPTED 6-0)
12. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF YONKERS TO APPOINT SADE GILCREST TO THE YONKERS’ HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION. THEY WILL BE APPOINTED FOR A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS. (ADOPTED 6-0)
13. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF YONKERS TO APPOINT NURYEL BENITEZ TO THE YONKERS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION. THEY WILL BE APPOINTED FOR A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS. (STAYED IN COUNCIL & 3.3.26 AGENDA)
14. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YONKERS AMENDING ITS WRITTEN PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE USE OF VIDEOCONFERENCING AND ITS RULES OF PROCEDURE TO INCORPORATE THESE WRITTEN PROCEDURES. THE CITY IS UPDATING ITS PROCEDURES ON VIDEOCONFERENCING. MEETINGS ARE STILL IN PERSON, BUT REMOTE PARTICIPATION IS ALLOWED IN LIMITED SITUATIONS, AND MEETINGS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE, RECORDED, AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. (ADOPTED 6-0)
15. RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YONKERS COMMEMORATING THE 69th ANNUAL YONKERS ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE AND OTHER CELEBRATIONS OF IRISH AMERICAN CULTURE AND HERITAGE IN THE CITY OF YONKERS. CELEBRATING THE RICH CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF THE IRISH PEOPLE IN YONKERS AND THROUGHOUT THE U.S., THE PARADE WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 21, 2026. (ADOPTED 6-0)
16. A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YONKERS TO DECLARE MARCH 2026 AS DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF YONKERS. WE RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE EFFORTS OF THE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE WORKED TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND CELEBRATE AND SUPPORT DIVERSITY AND CAPABILITIES OF ALL OUR CITIZENS. (ADOPTED 6-0)
17. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF YONKERS DECLARING THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026 “WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH.” AND DECLARING MARCH 8, 2026, AS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY”. THE MONTH OF MARCH OBSERVES THE VITAL ROLE WOMEN HAVE PLAYED IN THIS GREAT NATION AND CITY, WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS IN MILITARY, ARTS, MEDICINE, POLITICS, AND OTHER FIELDS. (ADOPTED 6-0)
18. RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 26, 2026, AS PURPLE DAY FOR EPILEPSY AWARENESS IN THE CITY OF YONKERS TO PROMOTE EDUCATION, COMPASSION, AND SUPPORT FOR RESIDENTS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY EPILEPSY. PURPLE DAY IS OBSERVED ANNUALLY ON MARCH 26 TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ON A NEUROLOGICAL CONDITION AFFECTING MORE THAN 50 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. (ADOPTED 6-0)
In Attendance:
City Council President Lakisha Collins Bellamy, Council President
Majority Leader – John Rubbo, District 4
Majority Whip – Deana Norman, District 1
Minority Leader – Mike Breen, District 5
Councilmember Tasha Diaz, District 3
Councilmember Tim Hodges, District 6
