Rules Committee
City Hall – City Council Chambers 4th Floor
Agenda — 20 items
- 1 Call To Order
- 2 Items for Consideration - Administration
- 1. RESOLUTION ISSUING A HOME RULE MESSAGE FOR SENATE BILL S.8859 AND ASSEMBLY BILL A.9520 IN RELATION TO BONDS AND NOTES
- 2. RESOLUTION SUPPORTING NEW YORK STATE SENATE BILL S.1187 AND ASSEMBLY BILL A.1793 AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITIES IN NEW YORK STATE TO USE SURVEILLANCE TO ADDRESS ILLEGAL DUMPING
- 3. A RESOLUTION REQUESTING NEW YORK STATE AMEND THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW TO EXTEND SCHOOL ZONE SPEED CAMERA ENFORCEMENT TO SCHOOL ZONES WITHIN THE CITY OF YONKERS
- 4. A RESOLUTION REQUESTING NEW YORK STATE AMEND THE NEW YORK PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW AND OPEN MEETINGS LAW TO PROTECT PERSONAL INFORMATION
- 5. RESOLUTION SUPPORTING NEW YORK STATE SENATE BILL S.7217 AND ASSEMBLY BILL A.7675 AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITIES IN NEW YORK STATE TO PERMIT SELF-CERTIFICATION BY LICENSED PROFESSIONALS TO STREAMLINE BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS
- 6. RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INTER-MUNICIPAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF YONKERS AND THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER FOR THE PRISONER TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENT FOR THE TERM 2026-2027
- 7. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YONKERS AUTHORIZING APPLICATION OF THE STATUTORY EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW SECTION 422
- 14 Items for Consideration - Council
- 15 Old Business
- 1. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO HONOR THE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY'S REQUEST TO HONORARILY RENAME PROSPECT STREET AS JAMES EDWARD DEGREE WAY
- 2. 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: BLOCK 621 LOT 25, BLOCK 622 LOT 11, BLOCK 621 LOT 1, BLOCK 625 LOT 1, BLOCK 625 LOT 100 RESPECTIVELY FROM I DISTRICT TO D-MX DISTRICT; AND B) TO AMEND 43 ATTACHMENT 13 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE ENTITLED “MAP A: KEY STREETS” TO INCLUDE THE ABOVE REFERENCED PROPERTIES; C) 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 150 FEET AND OTHERWISE CLARIFY THE MAP; D) TO AMEND 43 ATTACHMENT 15 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE ENTITLED “MAP C: ADDITIONAL SIDEWALK WIDTH REQUIREMENT MAP” TO INCLUDE THE ABOVE-REFERENCED PROPERTIES; AND E) TO AMEND 43 ATTACHMENT 16 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE ENTITLED “MAP D: DISTRICTS” TO INCLUDE THE ABOVE-REFERENCED PROPERTIES
- 3. RESOLUTION TO ISSUE A DETERMINATION OF SIGNIFICANCE PURSUANT TO THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT (“SEQRA”) RELATING TO THE REZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT: BLOCK 621 LOT 25, BLOCK 622 LOT 11, BLOCK 621 LOT 1, BLOCK 625 LOT 1, BLOCK 625 LOT 100 RESPECTIVELY FROM I DISTRICT TO D-MX DISTRICT AND FOR CORRESPONDING AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE
- 19 New Business
- 1. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL URGING THE NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO REJECT THE APPLICATIONS BY CONSOLIDATED EDISON TO INCREASE GAS AND ELECTRIC UTILITY RATES AND URGING THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE NEW YORK STATE SENATE AND THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY TO OPPOSE THE UTILITY’S RATE INCREASE REQUESTS.
- 2. RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JANUARY AS MATERNAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
- 3. RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YONKERS TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE LATE REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AND RECOGNIZE JANUARY 19, 2026, AS A DAY OF SERVICE IN THE CITY OF YONKERS
- 4. A 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”.
- 24 Adjournment