RESOLUTION
BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT COLLINS-BELLAMY, MAJORITY LEADER RUBBO, MAJORITY WHIP ROBINSON, MINORITY LEADER BREEN, COUNCILMEMBERS, PINEDA -ISAAC, DIAZ AND MERANTE:
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RESOLUTION FINDING THAT THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN CITY-OWNED PROPERTY AT 337 SOUTH BROADWAY TO THE CITY YONKERS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MIXED INCOME HOUSING AND PUBLIC PARKING IMPROVEMENTS WILL NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT
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SEQR Status: Type I ___ Unlisted _XX_ .
Determination of Significance: Negative Declaration xx . Positive Declaration ____
WHEREAS, the City of Yonkers desires to transfer certain property at 337 South Broadway, also known on the Official Tax Map as Section 1, Block 161, Lot 32, to the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency for the purpose of developing mixed income housing and public parking improvements (the "Property"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 8 of the New York Environmental Conservation Law, Chapter 43-B of the Consolidated Laws of New York, as amended, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto by the Department of Environmental Conservation of the State of New York, being 6 NYCRR Part 617.1, et. Seq., as amended (collectively, "SEQRA"), the City Council of the City of Yonkers (the "City Council") must satisfy the requirements contained in SEQRA prior to making a final determination whether to approve the Transfer; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to SEQRA, to aid the City Council in determining whether the transfer may have a significant adverse impact upon the environment, the City Council has completed, received, and/or reviewed: (1) Part 1 of a Short Form Environmental Assessment Form, dated October , 2024 (the "EAF"); and (2) other relevant environmental information, as well as reviewing and completing Parts 2 and 3 of the Full EAF for the Transfer (the Short EAF and other relevant environmental information, collectively, the "Environmental Information" or "Administrative Re...
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