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 STATE GRANT FUNDING FROM THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (NYSERDA) IN THE AMOUNT OF $712,500 AND AMENDING THE CITY OF YONKERS GRANT BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025.
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The City of Yonkers hereby ordains and enacts:
Section 1: : NYS Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) under its Clean Energy Communities Program has awarded a grant of $712,500 to the City of Yonkers to help fund the purchase and installation of Electronic Vehicle (EV) charging stations.
Section 2: The City is not required to provide a local matching share.
Section 3: The purchase of equipment is a “Type II” action under SEQRA and its implementing regulations, 6 NYCRR Part 617, which constitute actions determined not to have a significant effect on the environment and therefore requiring no further environmental review.
Section 4: 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.
Section 5: The City’s Grant Budget for fiscal year 2024/2025 is hereby amended by increasing revenues and appropriations for the Department of Public Works, as follows:
Estimated Revenues
NYSERDA Clean Energy Communities Program 2025 $712,500
Estimated Expenses
NYSERDA Clean Energy Communities Program 2025 $712,500
Section 6: This ordinance shall take effect immediately.