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City of Mount Vernon, New York 1 ROOSEVELT SQ. RM. 104 CITY HALL, MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK 10550 & VIA FACEBOOK.COM/A/JOUNTVERNONNY !"14) Meeting Agenda Final Thursday, May 30, 2024 10:30 AM CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS - ROOM 206 City Council Special Meeting TANESIA M. WALTERS, J.D., M.PA. City Clerlc NICOLE J. EON1LL4, M.E.A. Depxity City Clerlc City Counci( SpeciaJ Meeting Meeting Agenda - Final May 30, 2024 A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY OF THE MOUNT VERNON CITY COUNCIL HELD ON THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2024 Scheduled for 10:30AM pm in the City Council Cliambers, City Hall, Mount Vernon, New York. *'* This meetingwas held in the City Counci7 Chainbers, with virtual participarion via ZOOMand CMVNY Facebook. The meeting was not closed to the public. *** PRESIDING: Cathlin B. Gleason, President OTHERS: Tanesia M. Walters, City Clerk; Antoinette Anderson, Legislative Aide; Brian G. Johnson, Corporation Counsel; Johan Powell, Deputy Corporation Counsel. CALL TO ORDER / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council President Cathlin B. Gleason called tlie meeting to order and provided general liouse-keeping rules, including encouraging citizens to sliare the meeting on social media and what to do "in case of emergency". Council President Gleason explained the 3-minute-plus-1 public comi'nent rule. She then asked a Councilperson to lead the council in the Pledge of Allegiance. Council President then proceeded to the Public Speakers session of the evening (listed below as public comment). REFERRAL SESSION Roll Call administered by City Clerk Tanesia M. Walters REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND ACTION THEREON To the Council: LEGISLATION AND PUBLIC WORKS City Council: Resolution for Home Rule Request in Support of State Senate Bill No. 89735 and 1. Assembly Bill No. A9956-B Code: LPW OTHER BUSINESS/CLOSING COMMENTS Page l of 1 MAY3 0 2024 l RESOLUTION FOR HOME RULE REQUEST $3PECJA IN SUPPORT OF STATE SENATE BILL NO. S9735 AND ASSEMBLY BILL N0. 56-B WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety that the New State Legislature enact a special state law authorizing amend Chapter 101 of the laws of 2014, amending the general miu'iicipal law, and the public officers law re to City of Mount Vernon, in relation of extending the pro WHEREAS, State Senator Jarnaal Bailey has a before the New York State Legislature entitled, "An the laws of 2014 amending the vehicle and traffic law, and the public officers law relating to owner liability a in relation of extending the provisions of such Chapter"; WHEREAS, Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow has B before the New York State Legislature entitled, "An the laws of 2014 amending the vehicle and traffic law, and the public officers law relating to owner liability a in relation of extending the provisions of such Chapter"; WHEREAS, the Bills, if passed by our State the City of Mount Vernon to adopt and amend a local a demonstration program imposing monetary liability o failure of an operator thereof to comply with traffic-co and WHEREAS, such program shall empower the traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devi City; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT A HOME RULE REQUES IS MADE TO YORK ST ATE LEGISLATURE AS FOLLOWS: TO THE LEGISLATURE: Pursuant to Article IX of the constitution, the C Vernon requests the enactment of Senate Bill No. S 5 and Assembly A9956-B, "An act to amend Chapter 101 of the laws o 2014 and traffic law, the general municipal law, and the lic officers law owner liability in the City of Mount Vernon, in relation of such Chapter." It is hereby declared that a necessQ exists or the enactment of legislation and that the facts establishing such necessity as follows: The local government does not have the power enact such local law; and Implementing a program to empower the City f Mount Vernon to and operate traffic-control signal photo violation-mo within the City and impose monetary liability upon v cle owners for comply with the law is in the best interests of the City is essential to the City's financial stability.  Such request is made by the Mayor of the City of Mount Vernon, and concuned with by a majority of the total membership of the City Council; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be directed to forward copies of this home rule request, certified by the Mayor and the City Clerk of the City of Mount Vernon, as follows: * two (2) copies to the New York State Senate, and @ two (2) copies to the New York State Assembly. Councilperson APPROVED AS TO FORM THIS ORDINANCE /Assistant Corporation Counsel o cri E o o City Clerk APPROVED o APPROVED Dept. Page 2