Annotated Agenda

Tuesday, June 10, 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:

MAJORITY LEADER JOHN RUBBO

MAJORITY WHIP DEANA R. NORMAN

MINORITY LEADER MICHAEL B. BREEN

COUNCIL MEMBERS:

DISTRICT:

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 Special Meeting and Stated Meeting held on May 28, 2025

approved on motion of Majority Leader Rubbo.

INDEX

OLD BUSINESS

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF YONKERS

TO APPOINT KARSTINA WONG TO THE YONKERS

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

RES.82-2025

RES.83-2025

This Resolution was adopted.

Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,

Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo

Aye:

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF YONKERS

TO APPOINT MATTHEW ALBERT TO THE YONKERS

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

This Resolution was adopted.

Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,

Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo

Aye:

NEW BUSINESS

GENERAL ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE EFFECTIVE

DATE OF GENERAL ORDINANCE 10-2024 IN REGARDS

TO SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING PARKING

REQUIREMENTS

GO.6-2025

This General Ordinance was adopted.

Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,

Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo

Aye:

A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE

OF NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL

JUSTICE SERVICES STATEWIDE TARGETED

SO.32-2025

REDUCTIONS IN INITIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE

(STRIVE) YEAR 1 GRANT FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT

OF $380,478 AND AMENDING THE CITY OF YONKERS

GRANT BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025.

This Special Ordinance was adopted.

Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,

Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo

Aye:

A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE

OF NEW YORK STATE GRANT FUNDING FROM

DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW

YORK IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000 AND AMENDING

THE CITY OF YONKERS GRANT BUDGET FOR FISCAL

YEAR 2024/2025.

SO.33-2025

This Special Ordinance was adopted.

Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,

Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo

Aye:

A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE VII OF

CHAPTER 43 (“ZONING CODE”) OF THE YONKERS

CITY CODE APPROVING THE PLANNING BOARD’S

JULY 18, 2018 APPROVAL OF THE SITE PLAN AND

SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR A

PROPOSED CONVENIENCE STORE IN CONJUNCTION

WITH AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION AT 853-855

McLEAN AVENUE

RES.84-2025

This Resolution was adopted.

Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,

Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo

Aye:

RESOLUTION - SETTLEMENT - $57,000.00

RES.85-2025

RES.86-2025

This Resolution was adopted.

Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,

Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo

Aye:

RESOLUTION SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JUNE

17, 2025 AT 6:15 P.M. TO CONSIDER THE RENEWAL

OF A CABLE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH CROWN

CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. (“CCIC”) IN THE CITY

OF YONKERS.

This Resolution was adopted.

Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,

Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo

Aye:

RESOLUTION FOR HARRIET TUBMAN UNDERGROUND

RAILROAD NEW YORK SCENIC BYWAY NOMINATION

AND CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN ADOPTION

RES.87-2025

RES.88-2025

This Resolution was adopted.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF YONKERS

TO APPOINT DAISY CRUZ TO THE YONKERS HUMAN

RIGHTS COMMISSION

10.

This Resolution was adopted.

Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,

Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo

Aye:

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF YONKERS

TO APPOINT MICHAEL SPANO JR. TO THE YONKERS

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

RES.89-2025

11.

This Resolution was adopted.

Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Diaz, Merante,

Norman, Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo

Aye: