White Plains Urban Renewal Agency

COMMON COUNCIL AGENDA REGULAR STATED MEETING January 6, 2025 7:30 PM PLEDGE TO THE FLAG: Hon. John Martin ROLL CALL: City Clerk RECOGNITION: White Plains Youths of the Year APPOINTMENTS: 1. Appointment of Elizabeth Cleary to the position of Legislative Aide. F/S 2. Reappointment of members to the White Plains Library Board. F/S 3. Appointment of members to the Mayor’s Youth Board. F/S 4. Appointment of members to the Mayor’s Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities. F/S 5. Appointment of a member to the Planning Board. F/S 6. Reappointment of members to the Budget and Management Committee. F/S 7. Reappointment of members to the Community Development Citizens Advisory Committee. F/S PUBLIC HEARING: 8. Public Hearings in relation to the petition submitted on behalf of Galleria City Holding Company LLC to amend the Zoning Ordinance to create a new “Transit Development- 2 (TD-2) District” affecting real property known as 100 Main Street, White Plains, New York, and further in relation to a Draft Environmental Impact Statement prepared in connection with the above-referenced petition. OPEN/ADJOURNED TO 2/3/2025 FIRST READING ORDINANCES: 9. Communication from the Capital Projects Board in relation to amending the Capital Projects Fund by amending Capital Project No. 5552 entitled, “Rolling Stock acquisition Electric Garbage Truck.” F/S 10. Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains amending the Capital Projects Fund by amending Capital Project No. 5552 entitled, “Rolling Stock acquisition Electric Garbage Truck.” ADOPTED 7-0 11. Communication from the Capital Projects Board in relation to the Intergenerational Community Center Feasibility Study. F/S 12. Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains to amend the operating budget and the Capital Projects Fund by establishing Capital Project No. C5656 entitled “Intergenerational Community Center Feasibility Study.” ADOPTED 7-0 13. Communication from the Mayor recommending the amendment of White Plains Municipal Code Chapter 3-4 regarding internal combustion leaf blowers. F/S 14. Ordinance amending the White Plains Municipal Code relating to the operation of internal combustion leaf blowers. ADOPTED 7-0 15. Communication from the Corporation Counsel in relation to the settlement of certain tax review proceedings. F/S 16. Ordinance authorizing the settlement of certain tax review proceedings. ADOPTED 7-0 17. Communication from the Corporation Counsel in relation to a tax abatement agreement pursuant to Private Housing Finance Law Section 577 in connection with a project of WP Three Housing Development Fund Corporation and Trinity Brookfield Commons Phase Three Limited Partnership. 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 WP Three Housing Development Fund Corporation and Trinity Brookfield Commons Phase Three Limited Partnership. ADOPTED 7-0 19. Communication from the Corporation Counsel in relation to the assignment of an agreement for a pedestrian bridge on Lyon Place, White Plains. F/S 20. Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains authorizing the assignment of an agreement for a pedestrian bridge. ADOPTED 7-0 21. Communication from the Commissioner of Planning in relation to the application submitted by the White Plains Housing Authority under Section IV of the City’s Affordable Home Ownership Program for a grant of $2,750,000 from the City’s Affordable Housing Assistance Fund for an affordable housing project to develop one hundred and sixty-eight (168) affordable rental housing units at Brookfield Commons Phase 3. F/S 22. Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains granting the application submitted by the White Plains Housing Authority under Section IV of the City’s Affordable Home Ownership Program for a grant of $2,750,000 from the City’s Affordable Housing Assistance Fund for an affordable housing project to develop one hundred and sixty-eight (168) affordable rental housing units at Brookfield Commons Phase 3. ADOPTED 7-0 23. Communication from the Commissioner of Public Works in relation to authorizing an agreement with New York State Energy Research and Development Authority for an electric garbage truck and related charging infrastructure. F/S 24. Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains authorizing the City to receive a grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority for the purchase of a battery electric vehicle and related improvements. ADOPTED 7-0 25. Communication from the Commissioner of Recreation and Parks in relation to entering into an agreement with ArtsWestchester. F/S 26. Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains authorizing the execution of an agreement with ArtsWestchester to provide a ceramic art workshop. ADOPTED 7-0 27. Communication from the Director of the Youth Bureau requesting authorization to receive a grant from New York State to run the Project Hope Program. F/S 28. Ordinance of the Common Council authorizing the City to receive a grant from the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports for the Youth Bureau’s Project Hope Program. ADOPTED 7-0 29. Communication from the Director of the Youth Bureau requesting authorization to receive a grant from the County of Westchester for the Youth Bureau’s Youth Employment Program. F/S 30. Ordinance of the Common Council authorizing the City to receive a grant from the County of Westchester to fund Summer Youth Employment Services. ADOPTED 7-0 3 31. Communication from the Director of the Youth Bureau requesting authorization to receive a grant from the County of Westchester for the Youth Bureau’s Sports Program. F/S 32. Ordinance authorizing the City of White Plains to receive a grant from the County of Westchester for the Sports Program ADOPTED 7-0 33. Communication from the Acting Chairman of the Transportation Commission requesting various amendments to the Traffic Ordinance of the City of White Plains. F/S 34. Ordinance amending the Traffic Ordinance of the City of White Plains to modify “No Parking” Zones on Bank Street and Hamilton Avenue, modify a “One Hour Parking” Zone on Bank Street, create “Two Hour Meter Parking” Zones on both sides of Bank Street, rescind a “Two Hour Parking” Zone on Irving Place, rescind a “No Standing at Any Time” Zone on both sides of Hamilton Ave., and to modify a “No Stopping at Any Time” on Hamilton Ave. ADOPTED 7-0 35. Communication from the Senior Advisor to the Mayor in relation to an agreement with Labella Associates, D.P.C. to undertake an Intergenerational Community Center Feasibility Study and Implementation Plan. F/S 36. Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains authorizing the execution of an agreement with Labella Associates, D.P.C. to undertake an Intergenerational Community Center Feasibility Study and Implementation Plan. ADOPTED 7-0 RESOLUTIONS: 37. Communication from the Commissioner of Building in relation to an application submitted on behalf of Hindu Temple of Tristate for a second amendment to its existing site plan. TABLED ITEMS 38-49 TABLED 38. Communications from Design Review Board 39. Commissioner of Planning 40. White Plains Planning Board 41. Commissioner of Public Safety 42. Commissioner of Public Works 43. Deputy Commissioner of Parking 44. Transportation Commission 45. Commissioner of Parking 46. Westchester County Planning 47. Environmental Officer 48. Environmental Findings Resolution 4 49. Resolution of the Common Council of the City of White Plains approving the application submitted on behalf of Hindu Temple of Tristate for a second amendment to its existing site plan relating to property known as 390 North Street, White Plains, New York in order to construct a second story upon an existing building as well as a two (2) story addition upon an existing foundation. 50. Communication from the City Clerk requesting the designation of The Journal News as the official newspaper of the City of White Plains for the purposes of Public Notices. F/S 51. Resolution designating The Journal News as the official newspaper of the City of White Plains for the purposes of Public Notices. ADOPTED ITEMS FOR INFORMATION: 52. Reappointment of Gregory Smith and Sergio Sensi to the White Plains Housing Authority Board. F/S/A 5