Annotated Agenda  
Tuesday, September 16, 2025  
4:00 PM  
City Hall – City Council Chambers 4th Floor  
City Council of Yonkers Stated Meeting  
PRESENT:  
PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL  
LAKISHA COLLINS-BELLAMY  
DISTRICT:  
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MAJORITY LEADER JOHN RUBBO  
MAJORITY WHIP DEANA R. NORMAN  
MINORITY LEADER MICHAEL B. BREEN  
COUNCIL MEMBERS:  
DISTRICT:  
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CORAZON PINEDA-ISAAC  
TASHA DIAZ  
ANTHONY MERANTE  
Roll Call  
Michael B. Breen  
Lakisha Collins-Bellamy  
Tasha Diaz  
Present:  
Anthony J. Merante  
Deana Norman  
Corazon Pineda Isaac  
John Rubbo  
Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag followed by a minute of silence  
to invoke God's guidance and Blessing upon our deliberations.  
MInutes of the Stated Meeting held on June 25, 2025 and Special Meeting held  
on July 29, 2025 approved by Majority Leader Rubbo.  
COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY OFFICIALS  
NO COMMUNICATIONS  
COMMUNICATIONS - GENERAL  
NONE  
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE  
NO SPEAKERS  
INDEX  
LOCAL LAW AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF 101  
WOODLAND AVENUE  
1.  
2.  
This Local Law was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE  
OF A $50,000 GRANT ISSUED BY THE NEW YORK  
STATE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY &  
EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THE 2022 CRITICAL  
INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM FOR USE BY  
THE YONKERS POLICE DEPARTMENT.  
This Special Ordinance was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE  
OF A $50,000 GRANT ISSUED BY THE NEW YORK  
STATE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY &  
EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THE 2022 CYBER  
SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM FOR USE BY THE  
YONKERS POLICE DEPARTMENT.  
3.  
This Special Ordinance was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
A RESOLUTION ISSUING A DETERMINATION OF  
SIGNIFICANCE PURSUANT TO THE NEW YORK STATE  
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT FOR THE  
PROPOSED SALE OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY  
KNOWN AS 101 WOODLAND AVENUE  
4.  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
SETTLEMENT – KEVIN KING V. COY - $24,000.00  
5.  
6.  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
SETTLEMENT – JAMES P. MITCHELL V. COY -  
$11,941.81  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
SETTLEMENT – ALICIA YUQUI V. COY - $40,000.00  
7.  
8.  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
SETTLEMENT – SHEILA MCMASTER V. COY -  
$500,000.00  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
RESOLUTION RENEWING AND EXTENDING THE USE  
OF THE ERUV DISTRICT FOR NORTHEAST YONKERS  
JEWISH CENTER  
9.  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
RESOLUTION OF THE YONKERS CITY COUNCIL TO  
PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 2025 AS CHILDHOOD  
CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF  
YONKERS.  
10.  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF YONKERS  
COMMEMORATING SEPTEMBER 2025 AS NATIONAL  
SICKLE CELL AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF  
YONKERS  
11.  
12.  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF YONKERS  
DECLARING SEPTEMBER 15TH TO OCTOBER 15TH  
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IN THE CITY OF  
YONKERS  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF YONKERS  
COMMEMORATING SEPTEMBER 2025 AS NATIONAL  
OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY  
OF YONKERS  
13.  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
RESOLUTION OF THE YONKERS CITY COUNCIL  
PROCLAIMING SEPTEMBER 2025 AS “NATIONAL  
SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH.”  
14.  
15.  
16.  
17.  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF YONKERS  
DECLARING SEPTEMBER 11, 2025 “PATRIOT DAY AND  
NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE IN HONOR OF 9/11.”  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF YONKERS  
DECLARING SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 “NATIONAL POLICE  
WOMAN’S DAY” IN THE CITY OF YONKERS  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF YONKERS  
COMMEMORATING SEPTEMBER 2025 AS PROSTATE  
CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF  
YONKERS  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS  
18.  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
RESOLUTION – APPROVING COMMUNITY BENEFITS  
AGREEMENT WITH MGM YONKERS, INC. (POSTIVE  
FISCAL IMPACT.) (MAJORITY LEADER RUBBO)  
18A.  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
RESOLUTION – SEEKING LEAD AGENCY AND  
18B.  
18C.  
18D.  
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE REFERRAL OF  
THE PROPOSED LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER 43  
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS, ENTITLED,  
“ZONING” WITH REGARD TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.  
(NO FISCAL IMPACT.) (ALL COUNCILMEMBERS.)  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
RESOLUTION – AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE  
REFERRAL OF THE PROPOSED GENERAL  
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AN OFFICIAL MAP OR  
PLAN OF THE CITY OF YONKERS PURSUANT TO THE  
PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 3 OF THE GENERAL CITY  
LAW. (NO FISCAL IMPACT.) (ALL COUNCILMEMBERS.)  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
RESOLUTION – APPROVING AMENDMENT OF THAT  
CERTAIN INTER-MUNICIPAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN  
THE CITY OF YONKERS AND THE COUNTY OF  
WESTCHESTER RELATED TO THE JFK MARINA TO  
INCLUDE THE FUNDING OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS  
TO THE HUDSON RIVER MUSEUM. (NO FISCAL  
IMPACT.) (ALL COUNCILMEMBERS.)  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
SPECIAL ORDINANCE – AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE  
OF FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER  
IN THE AMOUNT OF $227,925 AND AMENDING THE  
CITY OF YONKERS GRANT BUDGET FOR FISCAL  
YEAR 2025/26. (POSITIVE FISCAL IMPACT.) (ALL  
COUNCILMEMBERS.)  
18E.  
This Special Ordinance was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
SPECIAL ORDINANCE – AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR  
THE CITY OF YONKERS FOR THE 2025/26 FISCAL  
YEAR IN RELATION TO TRANSFERRING FUNDS TO  
AND FROM VARIOUS ACCOUNTS FOR THE PURPOSE  
OF: 1) BUILDING ACQUISITION. (NEUTRAL FISCAL  
IMPACT.) (ALL COUNCILMEMBERS.)  
18F.  
This Special Ordinance was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DISPOSITION OF  
CERTAIN SURPLUS CITY OWNED PROPERTIES  
(POSITIVE FISCAL IMPACT.) (ALL COUNCILMEMBERS.)  
18G.  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
COMMITTEE REPORTS  
THIS MEETING STARTED AT 4:18PM  
THIS MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 4:55PM