Rules Committee

City Hall – City Council Chambers 4th Floor

Agenda — 14 items

1. 1 Call To Order
2. 2 Items for Consideration - Administration
3. 1. RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF YONKERS AND LOCAL 456, INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS RES.157-2025 referred
4. 2. RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE ORANGE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AS A BANK PERMITTED TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE CITY OF YONKERS. RES.158-2025 referred
5. 5 New Business
6. 6 Items for Consideration - Council
7. 1. 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 GO.1-2026 referred
8. 2. A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YONKERS, PURSUANT TO ARTICLES VII AND IX OF THE CITY’S ZONING ORDINANCE, TO APPROVE A SITE PLAN AND SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION TO DEMOLISH THE EXISTING CONVENIENCE STORE LOCATED AT BLOCK 5245, LOT 5, ON THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 1282 MIDLAND AVENUE AKA 838 KIMBALL AVENUE, ZONED “BR” DISTRICT, AND CONSTRUCT A LARGER CONVENIENCE STORE. RES.159-2025 referred
9. 3. RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF YONKERS PROCLAIMING AND RECOGNIZING JANUARY 9, 2026 AS "LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY" THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF YONKERS. RES.162-2025 referred
10. 4. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL URGING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO FOREGO PROPOSED CHANGES TO FEDERAL REGULATIONS THAT WOULD NO LONGER RECOGNIZE NURSING AND OTHER HEALTH-RELATED OCCUPATIONS AS “PROFESSIONAL” AND, AMONG OTHER THINGS, LIMIT THE AVAILABILITY OF, AND ACCESS TO, CRITICAL STUDENT LOAN FUNDS TO THOSE SEEKING EMPLOYMENT IN THOSE ESSENTIAL OCCUPATIONS. RES.160-2025 referred
11. 5. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL DECLARING LEAD AGENCY FOR THE PROPOSED GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 43 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS TITLED “ZONING” BY AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS AND THE ACCOMPANYING ZONING MAP 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 FOR CORRESPONDING AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE, AMENDING ATTACHMENTS 13,14, 15,16, AND FURTHER THAT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT BE REFERRED TO THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY PLANNING BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 239-M OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT RES.161-2025 referred
12. 6. COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS RES.163-2025 referred
13. 13 Adjournment
14. 15 Notes: We will be having a Budget and Finance Committee meeting on December 9th at 6pm for the presentation of the Annual Audit Report by PKF O’Connor Davies