Annotated Agenda  
Tuesday, April 22, 2025  
7:00 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. ROBINSON  
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  
Corazon Pineda Isaac  
Deana R. Robinson  
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 April 8, 2025 approved on motion of  
Majority Leader Rubbo.  
COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY OFFICIALS  
NO COMMUNICATION  
COMMUNICATIONS - GENERAL  
NONE  
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE  
NO SPEAKERS  
INDEX  
A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF  
YONKERS TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDING FOR THE  
NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT COMMUNITY  
(NNORC) PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,682 AND  
AMENDING THE CITY OF YONKERS GRANT BUDGET  
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2029  
SO.18-2025  
1.  
This Special Ordinance was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Pineda Isaac, Robinson, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ADOPTION AND  
PUBLICATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF  
YONKERS OF THE DETERMINATION AND FINDINGS  
(AS DEFINED BELOW) UNDER SECTION 204 OF THE  
NEW YORK EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEDURE LAW  
CONCERNING THE PROPOSED CONDEMNATION OF  
CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY CONSISTING PRINCIPALLY  
OF A LEASEHOLD INTEREST ON ONE PARCEL, IN  
CONNECTION WITH THE PROJECT (AS DEFINED IN  
THE DETERMINATION AND FINDINGS)  
RES.53-2025  
2.  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Pineda Isaac, Robinson, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
RESOLUTION - SETTLEMENT - HOWARD SCHLEIFER  
VS. COY - $312,500.00  
RES.54-2025  
RES.55-2025  
3.  
4.  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Pineda Isaac, Robinson, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
RESOLUTION - SETTLEMENT - GEORGE SAYEGH VS.  
COY - $425,000.00  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Pineda Isaac, Robinson, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
RESOLUTION TO URGE THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY  
BOARD OF LEGISLATORS, THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE  
AND THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY HEALTH  
RES.56-2025  
5.  
DEPARTMENT TO STUDY, IDENTIFY AND PROVIDE  
STANDARDS AND RESOURCES FOR THE SAFE AND  
EFFECTIVE INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND  
MITIGATION OF POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND  
CONTAMINATING BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE  
SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT WESTCHESTER COUNTY  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Pineda Isaac, Robinson, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF YONKERS  
RECOGNIZING TURQUOISE TAKEOVER AND  
RES.57-2025  
6.  
DECLARING THE WEEK OF MAY 5-11, 2025 AS LUNG  
CANCER ACTION WEEK IN THE CITY OF YONKERS  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Pineda Isaac, Robinson, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF YONKERS  
DECLARING THE MONTH OF MAY 2025 “MENTAL  
HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.”  
RES.58-2025  
RES.59-2025  
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8.  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Pineda Isaac, Robinson, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF YONKERS  
PROCLAIMING AND RECOGNIZING MAY 2025 AS  
"ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH"  
THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF YONKERS.  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Pineda Isaac, Robinson, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF YONKERS  
OBSERVING NATIONAL POLICE WEEK AND  
DECLARING THE WEEK OF MAY 12th "YONKERS  
POLICE WEEK" IN THE CITY OF YONKERS  
RES.60-2025  
9.  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Pineda Isaac, Robinson, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF YONKERS  
RES.61-2025  
RES.62-2025  
10.  
11.  
DECLARING  
THE MONTH OF MAY 2025 "ALS  
AWARENESS MONTH"  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Pineda Isaac, Robinson, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF YONKERS  
OBSERVING NATIONAL NURSES WEEK AND  
DECLARING THE WEEK OF MAY 6-12, 2025 AS  
NATIONAL NURSES WEEK IN THE CITY OF YONKERS.  
Nurses Week Resolution.pdf  
Attachments:  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Aye:  
Pineda Isaac, Robinson, and Rubbo  
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF YONKERS  
PROCLAIMING AND RECOGNIZING MAY 2025 AS  
"JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH"  
RES.63-2025  
RES.64-2025  
12.  
THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF YONKERS.  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Pineda Isaac, Robinson, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL DECLARING THE  
INTENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO SEEK LEAD  
AGENCY UNDER SEQRA FOR THE ALIENATION OF  
CERTAIN PARKLAND WITHIN UNTERMYER PARK AND  
GARDENS  
12A.  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Pineda Isaac, Robinson, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
RESOLUTION REQUESTING PREPARATION BY THE  
NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE OF LEGISLATION  
AUTHORIZING THE ALIENATION OF CERTAIN  
PARKLAND WITHIN UNTERMYER PARK AND  
GARDENS  
RES.65-2025  
12B.  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Pineda Isaac, Robinson, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
RESOLUTION - SETTLEMENT - COY VS. CONSTANCE  
BRAUN  
RES.66-2025  
12C.  
This Resolution was adopted.  
Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,  
Pineda Isaac, Robinson, and Rubbo  
Aye:  
COMMITTEE REPORTS  
THIS MEETING STARTED AT 7:06PM  
THIS MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 7:26PM