White Plains Urban Renewal Agency

COMMON COUNCIL AGENDA REGULAR STATED MEETING JUNE 5, 2017 7:30 P.M. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG: Hon. Milagros Lecuona ROLL CALL: City Clerk PUBLIC HEARING: 1. Public Hearing in relation to an application submitted on behalf of Esposito’s Ristorante & Pizzeria II, Inc., for a Special Permit for Outdoor Dining on the roof of 359 Mamaroneck Avenue. OPENED/CLOSED. Recusal: Mr. Kirkpatrick ITEMS 2 - 12 F/S 2. Communications from Commissioner of Building 3. Design Review Board 4. Commissioner of Planning 5. Planning Board 6. Commissioner of Public Safety 7. Commissioner of Public Works 8. Deputy Commissioner, Traffic Division 9. Transportation Commission 10. Commissioner of Parking 11. Westchester County Planning Board 12. Environmental Officer 13. Environmental Findings Resolution ADOPTED. Recusal: Mr. Kirkpatrick 14. Resolution of the Common Council of the City of White Plains approving the application submitted on behalf of Esposito’s Restaurant and Pizzeria II, Inc, (“Applicant”), located at 359-369 Mamaroneck Avenue for a three year renewal of a Special Permit to allow outdoor rooftop dining on the premises, commencing on June 5, 2017 and extending to June 1, 2020, subject to the findings and conditions contained in this 2017 extension approval resolution herein. ADOPTED Recusal: Mr. Kirkpatrick FIRST READING ORDINANCES: 15. Communication from Corporation Counsel in relation to certain tax review proceedings. F/S 16. Ordinance authorizing the settlement of certain tax review proceedings. ADOPTED 17. Communication from Corporation Counsel in relation to a request from the White Plains Housing Authority for approval of a tax abatement agreement pursuant to Private Housing Finance Law Section 577 in connection with a project of the DeKalb Housing Development Fund Corporation and Schuyler DeKalb LLC. F/S 18. Ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into a tax abatement agreement pursuant to Private Housing Finance Law Section 577, in connection with a project of the DeKalb Housing Development Fund Corporation and Schuyler DeKalb LLC. ADOPTED 7 - 0 19. Resolution of the Common Council of the City of White Plains approving the White Plains Housing Authority’s sale of 86 DeKalb Avenue to the DeKalb Housing Development Fund Corporation, and other entities in order to obtain federal benefits to maintain low income housing. ADOPTED 20. Communication from Chairman, Capital Projects Board, in relation to Capital Project No. C5479, Miscellaneous Street Reconstruction FY 2017. F/S 21. Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains establishing Capital Project No. C5479, Miscellaneous Street Reconstruction FY 2017. ADOPTED 7 - 0 22. Communication from Commissioner of Public Works in relation to a grant from the New York State Department of Health, to be used to finance the City’s Fluoride System Capital Projects. F/S 23. Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains authorizing the Mayor or his designee to execute grant documents on behalf of the City of White Plains in relation to the acceptance of a drinking water fluoridation grant, in the amount of $1,000,000, from the New York State Department of Health, to be used to finance the City’s Fluoride System Capital Projects. ADOPTED 7 - 0 24. Communication from Commissioner of Public Works in relation to a proposed amendment to the Municipal Code Section VII pertaining to water meters and to add a new Subsection 7-8-76(j), which would allow the installation of two water meters from a singe tap for a single building for which a vertical subdivision may has been filed with the County Clerk. F/S 25. Ordinance amending Title VII of the Municipal Code of the City of White Plains pertaining to water meters to add a new Subsection 7-8-76 (j). ADOPTED 7 - 0 26. Communication from Commissioner of Public Safety in relation to an Inter-municipal Agreement with the County of Westchester to assign certified police instructors to the County’s Police Training Facility. F/S 27. Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains authorizing the mayor or his designee to enter into an Inter-municipal Agreement (“IMA”) with the County of Westchester in relation to assigning certified police instructors to the County’s Police Training Facility. ADOPTED 7 - 0 28. Communication from Commissioner of Recreation and Parks in relation to agreements with the County of Westchester to provide programs under the Titles III-B, III-C-1, and the Nutrition Services Incentive Program of the Older Americans Act. F/S 29. Ordinance authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into agreements with the County of Westchester for the continuing operation by the City of White Plains for Programs for Year 2017 under Titles III-B, III-C-1, and the Nutrition Services Incentive Program of the Older Americans Act. ADOPTED 7 - 0 30. Communication from Commissioner of Parking in relation to a one year lease agreement between the City and Kenmin Partners for the lease of the Minerva/Kensico Parking Lot. F/S 31. Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a one year lease agreement with Kenmin Partners for the lease of the Minerva/Kensico Parking Lot. ADOPTED 7 - 0 32. Communication from Commissioner of Parking in relation to a transfer of funds from Reserve for Financing to cover the cost of overtime expenses related to snow plowing and snow removal. F/S 33. Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains authorizing the transfer of $37,500 from Reserve for Financing in relation to snow plowing and snow removal operations overtime expenses incurred by the Department of Parking. ADOPTED 7 - 0 34. Communication from Director, Youth Bureau, in relation to donations received in the amount of $3,664, to be used to offset expenses for the 2016 Father Daughter and Mother Son Dances. F/S 35. Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to accept on behalf of the City of White Plains (through  its Youth Bureau), donations in the amount of $3,664 from participants to be used to offset the expenses for the 2016 Father Daughter Dance and Mother Son Dance, and to amend the FY 16/17 Youth Bureau General Fund to reflect said donations. ADOPTED 7 - 0 36. Communication from Chairman, Transportation Commission, in relation to proposed amendments to the Traffic Ordinance at various locations around the City. F/S 37. Ordinance amending the Traffic Ordinance of the City of White Plains in relation to modifying a “Two Hour Parking” Zone on the west side of Ferris Avenue. ADOPTED 7 - 0 RESOLUTIONS: ITEMS 38 - 49 F/S 38. Communication from Commissioner of Building in relation to an application submitted on behalf of Heritage White Plains (f/k/a The Venue on Bloomingdale Road) for a site plan extension and Special Permit approval for the development of a specialty retail and restaurant development. 39. Communications from Design Review Board 40. Commissioner of Planning 41. Planning Board 42. Commissioner of Public Safety 43. Commissioner of Public Works 44. Deputy Commissioner, Traffic Division 45. Transportation Commission 46. Commissioner of Parking 47. Westchester County Planning Board 48. Conservation Board 49. Environmental Officer 50. Environmental Findings Resolution ADOPTED 51. Resolution of the Common Council of the City of White Plains approving the application submitted on behalf of 120 Bloomingdale Road LLC (“Applicant”) for an additional one year extension of an amended site plain approval under Section 7 and 3.6 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of White Plains (“Zoning Ordinance”) granted by the Common Council by resolution adopted May 7, 2013, amended February 3, 2014, and extended for one year each by consecutive extension resolutions adopted July 7, 2014, June 1, 2015, and June 6, 2016, to construct approximately 46,843 square feet fo new upscale retail use on the existing site located at 120 Bloomingdale Road which is currently developed with an approximately 141,427 square foot office building, including an approximately 10,000 square foot day care facility, and for a Special Permit under Section 6 of the Zoning Ordinance to establish restaurants and outdoor dining associated with such restaurants for approximately 6,000 square feet, for a total of approximately 53,000 square feet of retail/restaurant use and associated  parking, for the new development to be known as “Heritage White Plains” (formerly known as The Venue), with the principal portion of the site being located in the B-1 “S” Zoning District (approximately 5.8 acres) and a smaller portion of the site being located in the R2-2.5 Zoning District along Hale and Carhart Avenues (approximately .87 acres) and being together declared a single development site by the Common Council in its prior May 5, 2008 site plan/special permit approval, and further being an environmentally sensitive site under Section 4.4.25 of the Zoning Ordinance. ADOPTED 7 - 0 ITEMS 52 - 62 F/S 52. Communication from Commissioner of Building in relation to an application submitted on behalf of Esplanade of White Plains Venture Partnership, for a one year site plan extension for their project at 95 South Broadway and 4 Lyon Place. 53. Communications from Design Review Board 54. Commissioner of Planning 55. Planning Board 56. Commissioner of Public Safety 57. Commissioner of Public Works 58. Deputy Commissioner, Traffic Division 59. Transportation Commission 60. Commissioner of Parking 61. Westchester County Planning Board 62. Environmental Officer 63. Environmental Findings Resolution TABLED 64. Resolution of the Common Council of the City of White Plains approving a one year extension of the project site plan approval granted to Esplanade White Plains Venture Partnership (“Applicant”), the owner of the project referred to herein as “The Esplanade” and consisting of the re-purposing and re- development of existing buildings located at 95 South Broadway and 4 Lyon Place (Section 125.84, Block 4, Lot 8, and Section 125.84, Block 5, Lot 2), pursuant to Section 7 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of White Plains (“Zoning Ordinance”), such re-purposing and re-development includes a mixed use development on a single development site, changing from the current assisted living facility and hotel use, to a predominantly residential development consisting of the construction of 212 upscale rental apartments, 13 units (6%) of which will be affordable units, and supported by amenities, including a pool, fitness center and outdoor gathering spaces, with 2,116 square feet of retail use, 6,750 square feet of restaurant use, and 9,000 square feet of medical office space at the ground level, all of which will be located within the existing structures, with associated parking, joint use parking and payment by the applicant of fee-in-lieu of parking for twenty spaces, and payment of fee-in-lieu, in the amount of $626,500 to be used exclusively for park, playground and other recreational purposes, including the acquisition of real property, to mitigate the recreational impact of the new multi-family project, in accordance with General City Law Section 27-A. TABLED 65. Communication from Commissioner of Public Works in relation to a proposed amendment to condition 43 of a resolution previously adopted in 2014 granting site plan approval to LCOR 55 Bank Street LLC, which would authorize the City to receive a payment of $250,000 to fulfill to requirement to reline/replace the existing sanitary sewer line and storm sewer line as needed. F/S 66. Resolution amending Condition 43 of a resolution of the Common Council of the City of White Plains adopted in 2014 and granting site plan approval to LCOR 55 Bank Street LLC for private redevelopment of the property known as 55 Bank Street. ADOPTED 67. Communication from the City Clerk in relation to the change of the date of the Regular Stated Meeting of July 2017, from July 3, 2017 to July 5, 2017. F/S 68. Resolution of the Common Council of the City of White Plains setting the date for the date for the Regular Stated Meeting of the Common Council for the Month of July 2017 from Monday, July 3, 2017 to Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at 7:30 pm. ADOPTED ITEMS FOR REFERRAL: 69. Communication from Commissioner of Building in relation to a request submitted on behalf of The Salvation Army of Greater New York for an extension to a site plan approval for proposed construction/expansion at 16 Sterling Avenue. F/S AND REFERRED TO LAW, BUILDING DEPT., DESIGN REVIEW BOARD, PLANNING DEPT., PLANNING BOARD, PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC WORKS, TRAFFIC DIVISION, TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, PARKING DEPT., WESTCHESTER COUNTY PLANNING BOARD AND ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER.