SPECIAL ORDINANCE
BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT COLLINS-BELLAMY, MAJORITY LEADER RUBBO, MAJORITY WHIP ROBINSON, MINORITY LEADER BREEN, COUNCILMEMBERS, PINEDA -ISAAC, DIAZ AND MERANTE:
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A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING FROM THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000,000 AND AMENDING THE CITY OF YONKERS GRANT BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/25.
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The City of Yonkers hereby ordains and enacts:
Section 1: That New York State directed spending via the N.Y. State Department of Transportation's 2024 Transportation Alternatives Program has authorized funding of $5,000,000 to the City of Yonkers toward a key community initiative.
Section 2: The said grant will provide funding for the construction of the Yonkers Greenway project. The City, led by the Department of Planning and Development, will create a 3.1-mile recreational trail in the densely populated southwest quadrant of Yonkers by transforming the abandoned Putnam rail bed and by creating on-street bike lanes.
Section 3: The said grant will also provide funding for the rehabilitation of South Broadway, the on road portion of the Greenway and a major commercial corridor. These streetscape improvements will include new sidewalks, road resurfacing, bike lanes, street furniture, lighting and trees.
Section 4: There is a $1,250,000 minimum local match required for this grant.
Section 5: The above constitutes an "Unlisted" action under SEQRA and its implementing regulations, 6 NYCRR Part 617. Upon review of a Full Environmental Assessment Form, the City Council determined no further review was necessary and issued a Negative Declaration on October 25, 2016.
Section 6: The Mayor of the City or his authorized designee is hereby empowered to execute any and all instruments and take such other actions as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes hereof.
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NYSDOT 2024 TAP Grant $5,000,000
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