RESOLUTION
BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT COLLINS-BELLAMY, MAJORITY LEADER RUBBO, MAJORITY WHIP NORMAN, MINORITY LEADER BREEN, COUNCILMEMBERS, PINEDA -ISAAC, DIAZ AND MERANTE:
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RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF YONKERS AND VILLAGE OF BRONXVILLE
RELATED TO THE CITY’S AWARE CRIME CONTROL CENTER
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WHEREAS, the City operates a crime monitoring center known as the AWARE Crime Control Center (the “AWARE Center”), staffed with personnel who monitor license plate readers (“LPRs”) and surveillance cameras throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Bronxville has installed fixed surveillance cameras and LPR units throughout the Village that are compatible with the City’s AWARE software; and
WHEREAS, the City has offered, at no cost to the Village, to integrate the Village’s surveillance cameras and LPRs into the AWARE Software so that AWARE personnel will receive alerts relating to crimes and will be able to notify the Bronxville Police Department desk officer for appropriate action; and
WHEREAS, that integration of the Village’s cameras and LPRs into the AWARE Software will enhance public safety for City and Village residents and improve the efficiency of criminal investigations and emergency responses; and
WHEREAS, the City and Village desire to enter unto an Intermunicipal Agreement for the integration of Village facilities into the AWARE Center and effect mutual crime deterrence; 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 an intermunicipal agreement between the City of Yonkers and Village of Bronxville related to the AWARE Center 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 take all actions reasonable and necessary to effectuate the purposes hereof; and be it further
RESOLVED, that this resolution will take effect immediately.