Roll Call

Michael B. Breen

Lakisha Collins-Bellamy

Anthony J. Merante

Deana Norman

Corazon Pineda Isaac

John Rubbo

Present:

Absent:

Tasha Diaz

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.

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, PURSUANT

TO RULE 1.3 OF THE CITY COUNCIL RULES, DO HEREBY CALL A SPECIAL

MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, TO BE HELD ON [DATE] AT [TIME]. FOR

THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE:

TO DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON:

INDEX

A LOCAL LAW AMENDING PARTS OF ARTICLE IV OF

CHAPTER 15 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF

YONKERS ENTITLED “SALES AND USE TAX” TO

CONFORM TO THE 2025 AMENDMENTS OF THE NEW

YORK STATE TAX LAW.

LL.4-2025

LL.5-2025

LL.6-2025

This Local Law was adopted.

Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Merante, Norman,

Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo

Aye:

Diaz

Absent:

A LOCAL LAW AMENDING SECTION 15-141 OF THE

CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS, IN RELATION TO

EXTENDING THE CITY OF YONKERS MORTGAGE

RECORDING TAX TO CONFORM TO THE 2025

AMENDMENTS OF THE NEW YORK STATE TAX LAW.

This Local Law was adopted.

Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Merante, Norman,

Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo

Aye:

Diaz

Absent:

A LOCAL LAW AMENDING SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 15

OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS ENTITLED

“TAXES” IN RELATION TO THE IMPOSITION OF A CITY

OF YONKERS INCOME TAX SURCHARGE TO

CONFORM TO THE 2025 AMENDMENTS OF THE NEW

YORK STATE TAX LAW.

This Local Law was adopted.

Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Merante, Norman,

Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo

Aye:

Diaz

Absent:

A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE

ACCEPTANCE OF THE SUMMER YOUTH

EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM GRANT FROM THE

WESTCHESTER COUNTY YOUTH BUREAU IN THE

AMOUNT OF $16,667.67 AND AMENDING THE CITY OF

YONKERS GRANT BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR

2025-2026

SO.38-2025

This Special Ordinance was adopted.

Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Merante, Norman,

Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo

Aye:

Diaz

Absent:

A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE

OF THE SEXUAL RISK AND AWARENES GRANT FROM

THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY YOUTH BUREAU IN THE

AMOUNT OF $32,602.00 AND AMENDING THE CITY OF

YONKERS GRANT BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR

2025-2026.

SO.39-2025

This Special Ordinance was adopted.

Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Merante, Norman,

Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo

Aye:

Diaz

Absent:

RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INTER-MUNICIPAL

AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF

WESTCHESTER AND THE CITY OF YONKERS THE

PROVISION OF A YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

THROUGH THE CITY’S YOUTH BUREAU

RES.102-2025

This Resolution was adopted.

Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Merante, Norman,

Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo

Aye:

Diaz

Absent:

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO

EXECUTE AN INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENT WITH

WESTCHESTER COUNTY FOR THE ”SEXUAL RISK

AVOIDANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM”

RES.103-2025

RES.104-2025

RES.105-2025

This Resolution was adopted.

Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Merante, Norman,

Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo

Aye:

Diaz

Absent:

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR NYS

DEPARTMENT OF STATE’S SMART GROWTH

COMMUNITY PLANNING PROGRAM FOR THE SOUTH

BROADWAY AREA PLAN AND ZONING UPDATES

This Resolution was adopted.

Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Merante, Norman,

Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo

Aye:

Diaz

Absent:

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR A

NEW YORK STATE CLIMATE SMART COMMUNITIES

GRANT FOR FOOD SCRAP COLLECTION

This Resolution was adopted.

Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Merante, Norman,

Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo

Aye:

Diaz

Absent:

RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT GIFT OF ARTWORK FROM

BLUE DOOR ART CENTER

RES.106-2025

RES.107-2025

10.

11.

This Resolution was adopted.

Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Merante, Norman,

Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo

Aye:

Diaz

Absent:

COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS

This Resolution was adopted.

Breen, Collins-Bellamy, Merante, Norman,

Aye:

Pineda Isaac, and Rubbo

Diaz

Absent: