Capital Projects Board

COMMON COUNCIL AGENDA REGULAR STATED MEETING March 2, 2015 7:30 P.M. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG: Hon. John Martin ROLL CALL: City Clerk RECOGNITION: Daniel Gilder, Eagle Scout Junior Assistant Scoutmaster Troop 613 Boy Scouts of America APPOINTMENTS: 1. Communication from the Council President in relation to the re-appointment of Luz H. Barrera and Tim James to the Library Board to a term which will expire on December 31, 2017. ADJOURNED PUBLIC HEARINGS: 2. Public Hearing in relation to the application submitted by Daniel J. Coughlan, Proprietor, on behalf of Coughlan, Inc., for a renewal of a Special Permit to operate a cabaret at The Coliseum located at 15 South Broadway. 3. Public Hearing in relation to the application submitted on behalf of Executive Billiards Inc., (“Applicant”) for a Special Permit to operate a cabaret at Executive Billiards located at 109 Mamaroneck Avenue. 4. Public Hearing in relation to the application submitted on behalf of Ron Blacks Beer Hall for a renewal of a Special Permit to operate a Cabaret at Ron Blacks Beer Hall, located at 181 Mamaroneck Avenue. 5. Public Hearing in relation to an application submitted on behalf of Ichiro Asian Fusion, Inc., (“Applicant”), for a Special Permit to operate a Cabaret at Ichiro Restaurant, located at 80 Mamaroneck Avenue. 6. Public Hearing in relation to the application submitted on behalf of Red Plum 888 (“Applicant”) for a Special Permit to operate a Cabaret at The Red Plum Restaurant, located at 91 Mamaroneck Avenue. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 7. Public Hearing in relation to the approval of an Urban Renewal Plan for the Westchester Avenue Urban Renewal Project, Project No. WPUR-14, entitled, “Westchester Avenue Urban Renewal Area Project No. WPUR-14 Phase I Urban Renewal Plan. 8. Communications from Commissioner of Planning 9. Environmental Officer 10. Environmental Findings Resolution 11. Resolution of the Common Council of the City of White Plains approving the Phase I Urban Renewal Plan for the Westchester Avenue Urban Renewal Project, Project No. WPUR-14. 12. Public Hearing in relation to the proposed amendment to Section 8.3 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of White Plains with respect to the parking requirements for “Stores for Sales at Retail or Performance of Customary Personal Services or Services Clearly Incident to Retail Sales, Including ‘Cafes’ and ‘Real Estate Offices’, but not Including Sales and Automobile Parts and Accessories Including Installation at the Point of Sale,” by adding a new parking requirement for the certain use of “Retail Stores” of 4.0 spaces per 1,000 square feet of floor area, where the use is located outside of the Central Parking Area (CPA), and has a gross floor area of at least 150,000 square feet. 13. Communications from Commissioner of Building 14. Design Review Board 15. Commissioner of Planning 16. Commissioner of Public Safety 17. Commissioner of Public Works 18. Deputy Commissioner, Traffic Division 19. Traffic Commission 20. Environmental Officer 21. Environmental Findings Resolution 22. Ordinance amending an ordinance entitled, “The Zoning Ordinance of the City of White Plains” with respect to the parking requirements for “Stores for Sales at Retail or Performance of Customary Personal Services or Services Clearly Incident to Retail Sales, including “Cafes” and “Real Estate Offices, “ but not including Sales of Automobile Parts and Accessories including installation at Point of Sale”. FIRST READING ORDINANCES: 23. Communication from the Mayor in relation to the temporary appointment of John G. Callahan, Corporation Counsel, as Acting City Clerk. 24. Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains authorizing pursuant to Section 50 of the Charter of the City of White Plains the appointment of Corporation Counsel and Chief of Staff John G. Callahan as Acting City Clerk in the absence of the City Clerk. 25. Communication from Commissioner of Public Works in relation to the closure of certain public streets and appropriate parking restrictions on Saturday, March 14, 2015, for the 18th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. 26. Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains authorizing the closure of certain public streets and appropriate parking restrictions on March 14, 2015, for a Saint Patrick’s Day Parade sponsored by the White Plains Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Committee and the White Plains Business Improvement District. 27. Communication from Commissioner of Public Safety in relation to an amendment to the Municipal Code Chapter 4-15 to provide an extension of a temporary surcharge of $1.00 per trip. 28. Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains amending Article V, entitled, “Rates and Charges,” of Chapter 4-15 of the White Plains Municipal Code, entitled “Taxicabs,” at Section 4-15-71(j) with respect to a temporary fuel surcharge. 29. Communication from Commissioner of Finance in relation to a three year agreement between the City and Danziger & Markhoff LLP, to provide OPEB actuarial and consulting services for Fiscal Years ending June 30, 2015, June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2017. 30. Ordinance authorizing the Mayor to direct the Commissioner of Finance to enter into a three (3) year agreement with Danziger & Markhoff LLP. 31. Communication from Director, Youth Bureau, in relation to the Schedule of User Fees for FY 2015-2016 to take effect July 1, 2015. 32. Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains establishing and approving a Schedule of User Fees for FY 2015-2016, for the White Plains Youth Bureau. 33. Communication from Director, Youth Bureau, in relation to a contract with the Westchester County Invest in Kids Program and accepting an award in the amount of $35,000 to operate the Higher Aims Program. 34. Ordinance authorizing the Mayor or his designee, to enter into a contract with the Westchester County Invest In Kids Program to accept an award on behalf of the City of White Plains, through its Youth Bureau, to operate the Higher Aims Program for the period of January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017, and to amend the FY 2014-2015 Youth Development Fund to reflect said award. 35. Communication from Director, Youth Bureau, in relation to a contract with the Westchester County Invest in Kids Program to accept an award in the amount of $135,000, to operate the Step Up Program. 36. Ordinance authorizing the Mayor or his designee, to enter into a contract with the Westchester County Invest In Kids Program to accept an award on behalf of the City of White Plains, through its Youth Bureau, to operate the Step Up! Program for the period January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017, and to amend the FY 2014-2015 Youth Development Fund to reflect said award. 37. Communication from Director, Youth Bureau, in relation to a contract with the Westchester County Invest In Kids Program to accept an award in the amount of $135,000 to operate the Healthy & Fit for Life Program. 38. Ordinance authorizing the Mayor or his designee, to enter into a contract with the Westchester County Invest In Kids Program to accept an award on behalf of the City of White Plains, through its Youth Bureau, to operate the Healthy and Fit for Life Program for the period of January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017, and to amend the FY 2014-2015 Youth Development Fund to reflect said award. 39. Communication from Director, Youth Bureau, in relation an amendment to a previously adopted ordinance in relation to a contract with the Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health to increase a previously awarded amount of $181,299 by $1,151 to $182,450 to operate the Project Hope Program. 40. Ordinance amending an ordinance adopted January 5, 2015 entitled, “An ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract with the County of Westchester Department of Community Mental Health, in order to receive $181,299 in funding to continue the Project Hope Program through the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) providing alcohol and substance prevention services to the City of White Plains. 41. Communication from Director, Youth Bureau, in relation to an amendment to a previously adopted ordinance in relation to a contract with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Free Communities Grant to increase a previously awarded amount of $125,000 by $7,333 to $132,233 to operate a Drug Free Communities Program. 42. Ordinance amending an ordinance adopted October 6, 2014 entitled, “An ordinance authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into a contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), to receive a Drug Free Communities Grant in the amount of $125,000 and to authorize the Budget Director to amend the FY 2014-2015 Youth Development Fund to reflect this grant.” 43. Communication from Director, Youth Bureau, in relation to an amendment to a previously adopted ordinance regarding an award from the Westchester Clubmen Foundation to operate the Clubmen Higher Aims Program, and increasing the same from $25,000 to $45,000, and to accept a one-time grant in the amount of $1,000 from the New York Community Trust and the Gleason Family Fund. 44. Ordinance amending an ordinance adopted January 5, 2015 entitled, “An ordinance amending an ordinance adopted October 6, 2014, ‘An ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to execute a contract to accept, on behalf of the City of White Plains Youth Bureau, an award from the Westchester Clubmen Foundation to be used to operate the Clubmen Higher Aims Program, and to authorize the Budget Director to amend the FY 2014-2015 Youth Development Fund to reflect this award’.” 45. Communication from Deputy Commissioner of Parking in relation to proposed amendments to the Traffic Ordinance. 46. Ordinance amending the Traffic Ordinance of the City of White Plains in relation to deleting a “Fifteen Minute Parking” Zone on the south side of Lyon Place; deleting a “Fifteen Minute Parking” Zone on the north site of Lyon Place; creating a “Thirty Minute Parking” Zone on both sides of Lyon Place; and creating a “No Parking 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Monday through Friday” zone on both sides of Hawley Street. RESOLUTIONS: 47. Communication from Commissioner of Building in relation to a proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance with respect to Special Permit Uses in Non-Residential Districts, revising the definition of “Cabaret” and adding the definition of “Primary Cabaret” and “Accessory Cabaret”, and proposed amendment to the White Plains Municipal Code “Cabarets” by amending Article I of Chapter 4-4 in its entirety and amending Section 4-4-30 of Article II of Chapter 4-, and scheduling a public hearing for April 6, 2015. 48. Communication from the Planning Board 49. Resolution of the Common Council of the City of White Plains scheduling a public hearing for April 6, 2015, in relation to the proposed amendment to various sections of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of White Plains with respect to Special Permit Uses in non-residential districts, revising the definition of “Cabaret” and adding the definition of “Primary Cabaret” and “Accessory Cabaret.” 50. Communication from Corporation Counsel in relation to an application submitted on behalf of St. Gregory the Enlightener Armenian Church for an amendment to a previously approved site plan to construct a one story, approximately 7,000 sq. ft, addition to the existing Church building which is proposed to house the Church Sunday School, and connected to the existing structure vial an enclosed walkway. 51. Communication from Commissioner of Building 52. Resolution of the Common Council of the City of White Plains scheduling a public hearing for April 6, 2015, in relation to the application submitted on behalf of St. Gregory the Enlightener Armenian Church, for an amendment to its approved site for a proposed one story, approximately 7,000 sq. ft. addition to the existing Church building located at 1131 North Street. 53. Communication from the Mayor in relation to authorization to certify a Home Rule Request extending the Sunset Provision in relation to the City of White Plains Occupancy Tax. 54. Resolution of the Common Council of the City of White Plains authorizing the certification of a Home Rule Request seeking enactment of State Legislation amending Section 1202-AA of the Tax Law to extend the Sunset Provision in relation to authorizing the City of White Plains to impose an Occupancy Tax (Assembly Bill No. A05138) (Senate Bill No. S03303). 55. Communication from the City Clerk in relation to a requested submitted on behalf of Renaissance Hotel Partners, LLC and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC, d/b/a Ritz- Carlton Westchester, 221 Main Street, White Plains, for a waiver of the thirty (30) day notification requirement for a new hotel On-Premises License to seel alcoholic beverages. 56. Resolution of the Common Council of the City of White Plains waiving the thirty (30) day notification requirement set forth in the New York Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, in regard to an application submitted on behalf of Renaissance Hotel Partners, LLC and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC, d/b/a Ritz- Carlton Westchester, located at 221 Main Street, for a new hotel On-Premises License to sell alcoholic beverages. ITEM FOR REFERRAL: 57. Communication from Acting Commissioner of Planning in relation to a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of White Plains to establishing a new Light Industrial Mixed Use (LI-M) Zoning District and re-zoning certain properties in the Light Industrial (LI) Zoning District. 58. Communication from Commissioner of Building in relation to a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of White Plains amend Section 12.7 regarding the requirement for publication of notice of a public hearing and reducing the requirement from three (3) days to one (1) day for zoning amendments, special permit applications, variances, site plans involving an environmental sensitive site, appeals from the determinations from the Commissioner of Building, and other zoning related applications. 59. Communication from Commissioner of Building in relation to an application submitted on behalf of the Hindu Temple of Tri-State requesting an extension on a previously approved site plan for the construction of a two story, approximately 15,000 sq. ft Temple at 390 North Street. 60. Communication from the City Clerk in relation to a petition to amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of White Plains submitted on behalf of White Plains LLC (Saber) and Chauncey White Plains LLC (Chauncey) for amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map potentially affecting real property known and designated as Section 126.61, Block 3 Lots, 11-15, 16.2, 23-29, (Westchester Avenue Urban Renewal Project WPUR - 14). ITEM FOR INFORMATION: 61. Communication from the City Clerk transmitting copies of Parts 1 and 2 of the NYS Environmental Quality Review - Full Environmental Assessment Forms to supplement the submission of the petition to amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of White Plains submitted on behalf of White Plains LLC (Saber) and Chauncey White Plains LLC (Chauncey) for amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map potentially affecting real property known and designated as Section 126.61, Block 3 Lots, 11-15, 16.2, 23-29, (Westchester Avenue Urban Renewal Project).