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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A RESOLUTION ISSUING A DETERMINATION OF SIGNIFICANCE PURSUANT TO THE NEW YORK STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT FOR THE PROPOSED SALE OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTIES KNOWN AS 221 ROCKLAND AVENUE, 56 RIDGEVIEW AVENUE, 95 ASH STREET, 14 LAWTON PLACE, 79, 81, 83 BYRON AVENUE AND 115-117 HERRIOT STREET.
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WHEREAS, there is pending before the City Council of the City of Yonkers (the "City Council"), a proposed local law authorizing the sale of properties owned by the City of Yonkers (the "City") located in the State of New York, County of Westchester, and City of Yonkers known as 221 Rockland Avenue, 56 Ridgeview Avenue, 95 Ash Street, 14 Lawton Place, 79, 81, 83 Byron Avenue and 115-117 Herriot Street, and designated on the Official Tax Map of the City as Section 1, Block 250, Lot 115, Block 455, Lot 38, Section 3, Block 3156, Lot 47, Section 5, Block 5105, Lot 17, Block 5193, Lots 1, 2, 3 and Block 178, Lots 19 and 20, respectively (collectively, the "Properties"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 8 of the New York Environmental Conservation Law, as amended, and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto by the Department of Environmental Conservation of the State of New York, as amended (collectively, "SEQRA"), the City Council must review the proposed action, which consists of the sale of the Properties (the "Proposed Action") in accordance with SEQRA; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the Proposed Action is classified as an Unlisted Action, as defined by SEQRA; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has carefully reviewed and considered the Proposed Action, the documentation related to the Proposed Action, including the Environmental Assessment Form ("EAF"), and the criteria set forth in Section 617.7 of 6 NYCRR Part 617 under SEQRA ...
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