White Plains Urban Renewal Agency

THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS Official Proceedings of the Common Council Vol. 102 City of White Plains, N.Y., March 31, 2016 No. 8 THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS OFFICERS Mayor.... THOMAS M. ROACH Council President.... JOHN KIRKPATRICK 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 Thursday, March 31, 2016 at six fifteen o'clock in the evening in the Common Council Chamber, Municipal Building. Mayor Roach presiding and the following Members present: Mrs. Hunt-Robinson, Mrs. Lecuona, Mr. Krolian, and Mrs. Smayda. Absent: Mr. Kirkpatrick and Mr. Martin. ________ The Mayor called this Special Meeting to consider: Ordinance authorizing the settlement of certain tax review proceedings; Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains to amend the Capital Projects Fund by amending Capital Project No. C5347, entitled, City Hall Rehabilitation Electrical Design to City Hall Rehabilitation Electrical Systems; Bond Ordinance dated April 4, 2016, authorizing the issuance of $707,000 aggregate principal amount serial bonds of the City of White Plains, County of Westchester, State of New York to finance the costs of the construction of electrical system improvements to City Hall; Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains to amend the Capital Projects Fund by establishing Capital Project No. C5475, Renaissance Fountain Led Light Replacement; Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains authorizing the closure of a portion of a public right-of-way on Mamaroneck Avenue on Friday morning, May 20, 2016, to early Monday morning, May 23, 2016, for the Annual Spring Exhibition in the Arts Exchange Building at 31 Mamaroneck Avenue, with a preview reception to be held on Friday, May 20, 2016, and sponsored by the Arts Westchester/Westchester Arts Council; Ordinance repealing Chapter 4-15 of the White Plains Municipal Code and adding a new Chapter 4-15 of the White Plains Municipal Code entitled, "Taxicabs,"; Ordinance authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into a revocable license agreement between the City and 707/709 Westchester Avenue Owner SPE LLC, and 925/1025 Westchester Avenue Owner SPE LLC, for use of parking lots in connection with the City of White Plains Independence Day Fireworks Display Celebration; Ordinance amending the Community Development Fund Budget by appropriating Fund Balance and allocating such increase to the Municipal Code and adding a new Chapter 4-15 of the White Plains Municipal Code entitled, "Taxicabs,"; Ordinance authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into a revocable license agreement between the City and 707/709 Westchester Avenue Owner SPE LLC, and 925/1025 Westchester Avenue Owner SPE LLC, for use of parking lots in connection with the City of White Plains Independence Day Fireworks Display Celebration; Ordinance amending the Community Development Fund Budget by appropriating Fund Balance and allocating such increase to the Rehabilitation Revolving Fund Program; Ordinance accepting the 2016-2017 Budget for the White Plains Downtown Business Improvement District and directing the preparation of an assessment roll based thereon; Ordinance authorizing the Mayor or his designee, to enter into a contract with the Nepperhan Community Center to accept an award funded through the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (AFC) in the amount of $6,000 for the White Plains Youth Bureau to partner with the Nepperhan Community Center to provide Healthy Marriage and Relationship Services for the Lower Hudson Valley Healthy Families and Relationship Initiative (LHVHFR), and to authorize the Budget Director to amend the FY 2015/2016 Youth Development Fund to reflect this grant.; Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains amending an ordinance adopted January 4, 2016, 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 $183,662, in funding to continue the Project Hope Program through the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuses Services (OASAS) providing alcohol and substances preventions services to the City of White Plains;" Ordinance amending the Traffic Ordinance of the City of White Plains in relation to creating a "Left Turn on Red Prohibited" on Westchester Avenue at South Broadway; modifying "Overnight Flashing of Intersection Traffic Control Signals - Under Computer Control," for the intersection of Mamaroneck Avenue at Main Street; modifying "Overnight Flashing of Intersection Traffic Control Signals - Under Computer Control," for the intersection of Martine Avenue at E. J. Conroy Drive (City Center Parking Garage Driveway); and modifying a "No Parking At Any Time" Zone on the south side of Russell Street. ________ Mrs. Hunt-Robinson offered only an ordinance entitled, "Ordinance authorizing the settlement of certain tax review proceedings." ________ Mrs. Hunt-Robinson offered only an ordinance entitled, "Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains to amend the Capital Projects Fund by amending Capital Project No. C5347, entitled, City Hall Rehabilitation Electrical Design to City Hall Rehabilitation Electrical Systems." ________ Mrs. Hunt-Robinson offered only an ordinance entitled, "Bnd Ordinance dated April 4, 2016, authorizing the issuance of $707,000 aggregate principal amount serial bonds of the City of White Plains, County of Westchester, State of New York to finance the costs of the construction of electrical system improvements to City Hall." ________ Mrs. Hunt-Robinson offered only an ordinance entitled, "Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains to amend the Capital Projects Fund by establishing Capital Project No. C5475, Renaissance Fountain Led Light Replacement." ________ Mrs. Hunt-Robinson offered only an ordinance entitled, "Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains authorizing the closure of a portion of a public right-of-way on Mamaroneck Avenue on  ________ Mrs. Hunt-Robinson offered only an ordinance entitled, "Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains authorizing the closure of a portion of a public right-of-way on Mamaroneck Avenue on Friday morning, May 20, 2016, to early Monday morning, May 23, 2016, for the Annual Spring Exhibition in the Arts Exchange Building at 31 Mamaroneck Avenue, with a preview reception to be held on Friday, May 20, 2016, and sponsored by the Arts Westchester/Westchester Arts Council." ________ Mrs. Hunt-Robinson offered only an ordinance entitled, "Ordinance repealing Chapter 4-15 of the White Plains Municipal Code and adding a new Chapter 4-15 of the White Plains Municipal Code entitled, "Taxicabs." ________ Mrs. Hunt-Robinson offered only an ordinance entitled, "Ordinance authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into a revocable license agreement between the City and 707/709 Westchester Avenue Owner SPE LLC, and 925/1025 Westchester Avenue Owner SPE LLC, for use of parking lots in connection with the City of White Plains Independence Day Fireworks Display Celebration." ________ Mrs. Hunt-Robinson offered only an ordinance entitled, "Ordinance amending the Community Development Fund Budget by appropriating Fund Balance and allocating such increase to the Rehabilitation Revolving Fund Program." ________ Mrs. Hunt-Robinson offered only an ordinance entitled, "Ordinance accepting the 2016-2017 Budget for the White Plains Downtown Business Improvement District and directing the preparation of an assessment roll based thereon." ________ Mrs. Hunt-Robinson offered only an ordinance entitled, "Ordinance authorizing the Mayor or his designee, to enter into a contract with the Nepperhan Community Center to accept an award funded through the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (AFC) in the amount of $6,000 for the White Plains Youth Bureau to partner with the Nepperhan Community Center to provide Healthy Marriage and Relationship Services for the Lower Hudson Valley Healthy Families and Relationship Initiative (LHVHFR), and to authorize the Budget Director to amend the FY 2015/2016 Youth Development Fund to reflect this grant." ________ Mrs. Hunt-Robinson offered only an ordinance entitled, "Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains amending an ordinance adopted January 4, 2016, 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 $183,662, in funding to continue the Project Hope Program through the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuses Services (OASAS) providing alcohol and substances preventions services to the City of White Plains." ________ County of Westchester (Department of Community Mental Health) in order to receive $183,662, in funding to continue the Project Hope Program through the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuses Services (OASAS) providing alcohol and substances preventions services to the City of White Plains." ________ Mrs. Hunt-Robinson offered only an ordinance entitled, "Ordinance amending the Traffic Ordinance of the City of White Plains in relation to creating a "Left Turn on Red Prohibited" on Westchester Avenue at South Broadway; modifying "Overnight Flashing of Intersection Traffic Control Signals - Under Computer Control," for the intersection of Mamaroneck Avenue at Main Street; modifying "Overnight Flashing of Intersection Traffic Control Signals - Under Computer Control," for the intersection of Martine Avenue at E. J. Conroy Drive (City Center Parking Garage Driveway); and modifying a "No Parking At Any Time" Zone on the south side of Russell Street." ________ On motion of Councilwoman Smayda, seconded and duly carried, the Common Council adjourned the meeting. ________ Anne M. McPherson, CMC City Clerk