White Plains Urban Renewal Agency

THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS Official Proceedings of the Common Council Vol. 101 City of White Plains, N.Y., September 29, 2015 No. 30 THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS OFFICERS Mayor.... THOMAS M. ROACH Council President.... JOHN M. MARTIN City Clerk.... ANNE MCPHERSON ________ COUNCIL MEMBERS: Nadine Hunt-Robinson Milagros Lecuona John Kirkpatrick John M. Martin Dennis E. Krolian Beth N. Smayda The Special Meeting of the Common Council called for Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at eight forty five in the morning in the Mayor's Conference Room, Municipal Building. Mayor Roach presiding and the following Members present: Mrs. Hunt- Robinson, Mr. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Krolian, Mrs. Lecuona and Mr. Martin. Absent: Mrs. Smayda. ________ The Mayor called this Special Meeting to consider legislation in relation to the closure of a portion of a public right-of-way and appropriate parking restrictions on Saturday, October 3, 2015 from 3:00 P.M. to 11: P.M. for the purpose of a Family Movie Night/Downtown. ________ Mr. Martin moved adoption of the following ordinance. AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WIDTE PLAINS AUTHORIZING THE CLOSURE OF A PORTION OF A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY ON COURTSTREET BETWEEN MARTINE AVENUE AND MAIN STREET ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2015 (RAIN DATE OCTOBER 10, 2015), FROM 3:00 P.M. TO 11:00 P.M., FOR THE PURPOSE OF A FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT/DOWNTOWN WITH A MOVIE SCREENING OF "THE WIZARD OF OZ," SPONSORED BY THE WHITE PLAINS BUSINESS IMPROVElv1ENT DISTRICT (BID). AND THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS. WHEREAS, the City of White Plains, in conjunction with the White Plains Business Improvement District (BID), is sponsoring Family Movie Night/Downtown with a movie screening of "The Wizard of Oz," to be held on October 3, 2015 (rain date October 10, 2015) ; and DISTRICT (BID). AND THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS. WHEREAS, the City of White Plains, in conjunction with the White Plains Business Improvement District (BID), is sponsoring Family Movie Night/Downtown with a movie screening of "The Wizard of Oz," to be held on October 3, 2015 (rain date October 10, 2015) ; and WHEREAS, this family fun event will encourage families to bring lawn chairs and picnic blankets to participate in an evening of sing-a-longs, popcorn, apple cider and glow sticks; and WHEREAS, the event will require the closure of Court Street between Martine Avenue and Main Street on October 3, 2015 (rain date October 10, 2015) between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m; this includes the time for setup, breakdown and clean up; and WHEREAS, overtime funding for the event is proposed to be absorbed by the budgets of the Departments of Public Safety and Public Works; and WHEREAS, the City of White Plains is desirous of conducting the event; now, therefore The Common Council of the City of White Plains hereby ordains and enacts as follows: Section 1. Portions of Court Street (between Martine Avenue and Main Street) shall be closed on Saturday, October 3, 2015, (rain date October 10, 2015) from 3:00 p.m. through 11:00 p.m., for the purpose of holding a Family Movie Night/Downtown with a movie screening of "The Wizard of Oz," with sing-a-longs, popcorn, apple cider and glow sticks. Section 2. Appropriate parking restrictions shall be enforced by the Department of Public Safety during the event at said location, on Saturday, October 3, 2015 (rain date October 10, 2015), from 2:00 p.m. through 11:30 p.m. Section 3. The Mayor is hereby authorized to publish, if necessary, a public notice of any bus services being rescheduled or rerouted by reason of the temporary closing of the aforementioned portions of Court Street (between Martine Avenue and Main Street) for the event, further detailing specific traffic changes, if any, required for same. Section 4. Any fee or deposit for the issuance of a roadway permit as may be required by an ordinance establishing Rules and Regulations for Sidewalks, Curbs and Driveways, and Controlling Street Openings and Street Obstructions are hereby waived as well as any deposit and permit fees for the Departments of Building and Public Safety. The sponsor BID shall provide, however, all necessary insurance coverage for the event. Section 5. No more than 40% of the width of any sidewalk shall be permitted to be occupied by merchandise and/or equipment or otherwise obstructed, and in any event, unobstructed passage not less than six (6) feet in width be maintained at all times. In addition, no motor vehicles of any kind should be operated or parked on any sidewalk. Section 6. No food shall be cooked 01:1 the public sidewalk, and the sale of any food for this event shall be limited to food store owners within the area covered by this permit. Section 7. The extended use of sidewalk areas, as proposed for retail sales purposes, will significantly increase the level of cleanup efforts required of the City, and that although these additional cleanups are most practically performed by the City's Department of Public Works, this shall not relieve the individual merchants and property owners of their responsibilities to remove as often as necessary, litter which accumulates around individual vending and display sites on the sidewalks. Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect immediately. are most practically performed by the City's Department of Public Works, this shall not relieve the individual merchants and property owners of their responsibilities to remove as often as necessary, litter which accumulates around individual vending and display sites on the sidewalks. Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect immediately. Mrs. Hunt-Robinson seconded the motion. Adopted by the following roll call vote: Mrs. Hunt-Robinson, Mr. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Krolian, Mrs. Lecuona, Mr. Martin, and the Mayor - 6 - 0. Absent: Mrs. Smayda. ________ On motion of Council President Martin, seconded and duly carried, the Common Council adjourned the meeting. ________ Anne M. McPherson, CMC City Clerk