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 APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF YONKERS AND TOWN OF GREENBURG RELATED TO THE EXTENSION OF DRAINAGE SYSTEMS ON EDGEMONT ROAD
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WHEREAS, the City of Yonkers has been dealing with flooding in the vicinity of Edgemont Road near the City's border with the Town of Greenburgh; and
WHEREAS, the City has a plan to improve the flooding conditions on Edgemont Road by extending the drainage systems; and
WHEREAS, an extension of the drainage systems would traverse the border into the Town of Greenburgh; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Greenburgh also has flooding concerns and would like the drainage system improvements to extend over the border; and
WHEREAS, the City and Town desire to enter unto an Intermunicipal Agreement to address the flooding conditions, whereby the City shall extend the existing drainage system in the City and Town to improve flooding conditions and the Town shall contribute to the costs of said drainage improvements; and
WHEREAS, New York State General Municipal Law Article 5-G, Section 119-o, authorizes municipal corporations and districts to enter into agreements for the performance of various functions; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the intermunicipal agreement between the City of Yonkers and Town of Greenburgh for the extension of the drainage system on Edgemont Road is hereby approved; and be it further,
RESOLVED, that the above constitutes a "Type II" action under the State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA"), and its implementing regulations, 6 NYCRR Part 617, which is an action determined not to have a significant effect on the environment and therefore does not require further environment review; and be it further
RESOLVED, that Mayor or his authorized designee is hereby empowered to execute all instruments and ta...
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