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Monday, July 30, 2007

New LDC Set Up by Yonkers to Aquire Properties: Will Eminent Domain be Used?



















To Read the Journal News Article

http://lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070730/NEWS02/707300345/1018/NEWS02

To See The Meeting go to YonkersTV

http://yonkerstv.blogspot.com/2007/07/blog-post_26.html



Press Release from City Hall
http://www.cityofyonkers.com/Index.aspx?page=10&recordid=946

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Green Team Meeting Today at 5:00pm

Green Policy Task Force meets today at 5pm in the City Council Conference Room 4th Floor of City Hall Yonkers

City to set up New LDC: New Main Street Development Corporation: NMSDC: See Link to YonkersTribune for the Story


http://yonkerstribune.typepad.com/yonkers_tribune/2007/07/saw-mill-river-.html

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Yonkers Planning Board at 5:30pm Tomorrow in Council Chambers at City Hall

To See Agenda Click on the link below:

http://communityfirstdevelopmentcoalition.blogspot.com/2007/07/ridgehill-and-kimber-mafacturing-back.html

BOCS Meeting Wednesday at 10:30.

Board of Contract and Supply (BOCS) Meetings
Date: 7/25/2007 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Location: Mayor's Reception Room, City Hall Yonkers 10701

Agenda Not Available at time of Posting

http://www.yonkersny.gov/Index.aspx?page=23

Friday, July 20, 2007

RidgeHill and Kimber Manufacturing and Ginsberg Back in front of the Planning Board

CITY OF YONKERS Philip A. Amicone, Mayor

PLANNING BOARD Roman Kozicky, Chairman
PLANNING BOARD AGENDA YONKERS, NEW YORK

AGENDA: FOR A REGULAR MEETING OF THE YONKERS PLANNING BOARD TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2007 AT 5:30 P.M. IN THE MAYOR’S RECEPTION ROOM, CITY HALL, 4TH FLOOR, YONKERS, NY.

PLEASE NOTE: ANY MATTER REQUIRING A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE
HEARD AFTER 7 P.M. ITEMS MAY BE TAKEN OUT OF ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE PUBLIC COMMENT.
MINUTES:
1. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR PLANNING BOARD
MEETING HELD ON JUNE 13, 2007.
OLD BUSINESS:
SUBDIVISION 2. PRELIMINARY PLAT REVIEW FOR A PROPOSED
APPLICATION THREE LOT SUBDIVISION AT BLOCK: 6351
PUBLIC HEARING LOTS: 28 & 29 ON THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 25
(CONTINUED) THURTON PLACE PURSUANT TO THE CITY OF
YONKERS SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS

MICHAEL MCGARVEY, REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PROPOSAL
A. PUBLIC HEARING (CONTINUED)
B. SEQRA: UNLISTED ACTION
LEAD AGENCY: PLANNING BOARD
DECISION ON THE PROPOSAL

SITE PLAN 3. SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR PROPOSED
REVIEW IMPROVEMENTS AT BLOCK: 5170 LOTS: 40-200 ON THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS CROSS COUNTY SHOPPING CENTER PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IX OF THE YONKERS ZONING ORDINANCE

ALFRED DEL BELLO, REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PROPOSAL
A. SEQRA: EIS COMPLETED
LEAD AGENCY: PLANNING BOARD
PLANNING BOARD REVIEW

SITE PLAN 4. SITE PLAN REVIEW DETERMINATION ON
REVIEW PERMITTED USE STATUS AND PROPOSED CHANGE
TO SWEP COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
FOR A PROPOSED COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY (CINTAS) FACILITY AT BLOCK: 3455 LOT: 1 ON THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 325 CORPORATE BOULEVARD PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IX OF THE YONKERS ZONING ORDINANCE

ALFRED DEL BELLO, REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PROPOSAL
A. SEQRA: UNLISTED ACTION
LEAD AGENCY: PLANNING BOARD
COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN/
SITE PLAN
PERMITTED USE STATUS
PLANNING BOARD REVIEW

OFFICIAL 5. REFERRAL FROM THE YONKERS CITY COUNCIL
MAP ACTION REGARDING A REQUEST TO DISCONTINUE A PAPER STREET KNOWN AS COURTSIDE TERRACE
A. SEQRA: UNLISTED
LEAD AGENCY: CITY COUNCIL
RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL

ZONING 6. REFERRAL FROM THE YONKERS CITY COUNCIL
AMENDMENT FOR A PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE FROM A “CM” ZONE TO AN “MG” ZONE AT BLOCK: 2075 LOTS: 11-14 ON THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 4-10 ORCHARD STREET AND BLOCK: 2076 LOTS: 17-32 ON THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 14-44 ORCHARD STREET
A. SEQRA: EIS COMPLETED
RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL


SITE PLAN 7. SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR A PROPOSED
REVIEW PARKING LOT AT BLOCK: 5364 LOT: 51 ON THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 31 AKA 45 WREXHAM ROAD (SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE) PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IX OF THE YONKERS ZONING ORDINANCE

MICHEAL RENGERS, REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PROPOSAL
A. SEQRA: UNLISTED ACTION
LEAD AGENCY: PLANNING BOARD
PLANNING BOARD REVIEW

SITE PLAN 8. SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR A PROPOSED
REVIEW 6 STORY APARTMENT BUILDING AT BLOCK: 30 LOTS: 39 & 40 ON THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 157 BRUCE AVENUE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IX OF THE YONKERS ZONING ORDINANCE

JANET GIRIS, REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PROPOSAL
A. SEQRA: UNLISTED ACTION
LEAD AGENCY: PLANNING BOARD
PLANNING BOARD REVIEW

SPECIAL USE 9. SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND SITE PLAN REVIEW
PERMIT/ SITE FOR PROPOSED 24 HOUR USE AT BLOCK: 3414
PLAN REVIEW/ LOT: 94 ON THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 9 ODELL
PUBLIC HEARING PLAZA (ANIMAL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL) PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IX AND ARTICLE VII OF THE YONKERS ZONING ORDINANCE.

AL DEL BELLO, REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PROPOSAL
A. PUBLIC HEARING
B. SEQRA: UNLISTED ACTION
LEAD AGENCY: DETERMINATION
PLANNING BOARD REVIEW

SITE PLAN 10. SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR THE PROPOSED
REVIEW RIVER CLUB PROJECT AT BLOCK: 3570 LOT: 32 ON THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 1105-1135 WARBURTON AVENUE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IX OF THE YONKERS ZONING ORDINANCE

ANDREW MANIGLIA, REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PROPOSAL
A. SEQRA: UNLISTED ACTION
LEAD AGENCY: PLANNING BOARD
PLANNING BOARD REVIEW
NEW BUSINESS:

SITE PLAN 11. SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR A PROPOSED
REVIEW CHANGE TO A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SITE PLAN AT BLOCK: 54 LOT: 20 ON THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 16 HARRISON AVENUE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IX OF THE YONKERS ZONING ORDINANCE

DAVID BARBUTI, REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PROPOSAL

A. SEQRA: UNLISTED ACTION
LEAD AGENCY: PLANNING BOARD
DECISION ON THE PROPOSAL

SITE PLAN 12. SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR A PROPOSED
REVIEW PARKING LOT AT BLOCK: 495 LOT: 150 ON THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 100 RIVERDALE AVENUE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IX OF THE YONKERS ZONING ORDINANCE

JOSE LARA, REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PROPOSAL

A. SEQRA: UNLISTED ACTION
LEAD AGENCY: PLANNING BOARD
PLANNING BOARD REVIEW

SITE PLAN 13. SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR A PROPOSED
REVIEW PARKING LOT AT BLOCK: 2165 LOTS: 11, 14-16, 54 & 55 ON THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 255 RIDGE AVENUE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IX OF THE YONKERS ZONING ORDINANCE

STUART MARKOWITZ, REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PROPOSAL

A. SEQRA: UNLISTED ACTION
LEAD AGENCY: PLANNING BOARD
DECISION ON THE PROPOSAL

SITE PLAN 14. SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR A PROPOSED
REVIEW GROUND SIGN AT BLOCK: 5186 LOT: 47 ON THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 876 MILE SQUARE ROAD PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IX OF THE YONKERS ZONING ORDINANCE

NASSER AQEEL, REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PROPOSAL

A. SEQRA: UNLISTED ACTION
LEAD AGENCY: PLANNING BOARD
PLANNING BOARD REVIEW
OTHER
BUSINESS
15. REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR
SUBDIVISON APPLICATION AT 1 RIDGE HILL BOULEVARD

16. REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR
A SITE PLAN APPLICATION AT 68-70 MAIN STREET

17. REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR
A SITE PLAN APPLICATION AT 590 NEPPERHAN AVENUE

REQUEST AMEND FAƇADE AT 1077 WARBURTON
AVENUE

19. SCHEDULE WORK SESSIONS AS NECESSARY

SFC DEIS is Now Available Online:

http://www.sfcyonkers.com/deis/

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Special Meeting of the Board of Contract and Supply Tomorrow at 3:00pm City Hall

Board of Contract & Supply - Special Meeting
Date: 7/20/2007 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Location: Mayor's Reception Room - Yonkers City Hall
40 South Broadway
Yonkers, New York 10701

There is only one item on the agenda of this Special Meeting of the Board of Contract & Supply.

Item 1: Rehabilitation of the Concord 1 Million Gallon Elevated Water Storage Tank in Rory O’Moore Park. Time is of the essence in performing this work: 1) the type of work can only be performed at this time of year; 2) the water tower can only be taken out of service during specific months. The city is endeavoring to have the work begin by August 1.

Note: This Special Meeting of the Board of Contract & Supply has been called with 24-hours notice in accordance with the New York State Open Meetings Law and in accordance with the Charter of the City of Yonkers.

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Solar Costs from the Times


http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/15/realestate/15cov.html?_r=1&ref=realestate&oref=slogin

Yonkers Industrial Development Agency Meeting of October 31st 2006: Trick or Treat?

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http://yonkerstv.blogspot.com/

This meeting discusses the sale of YIDA famous "sinkhole" nValley, the Ratner Lawsuit with Greenburg, and the Florence Nightingale Dialysis Centers PLACE HOLDER LEASE AGREEMENT into the nValley.

To read more on the Dialysis Center move go to http://foilyonkers.blogspot.com/

Saturday, July 14, 2007

More Green for Brown: Brownfield Grants

http://lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070714/NEWS05/707140343/1018/NEWS02

Sidney G. Sloves: Letter to the Journal News on Outrageous Tax Abatements in Yonkers

Letters to the Editor, The Journal News
(Original publication: July 13, 2007)

Tax abatements are outrageous

The actions of the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency in granting tax abatements to the Cross County Shopping Center is outrageous. Mayor Phil A. Amicone is spitting in the face of every hard-working taxpaying resident of this city.

In the 32 years I served as a member and chairman of the Yonkers Board of Assessment Review, I'd be hard pressed to recall one year out of the 32 that the shopping center did not petition for reductions in its property assessments resulting in the center receiving millions of dollars in property tax rebates.

The arrogance of this mayor in the face of an unbalanced budget and a major deficit for 2008-09 is appalling.

Nowhere is it written that because you have the right to grant tax abatements you must use that right even when your city is in financial chaos. And make no mistake about it, when we have to go year in and year out with our hat in our hand for bailouts, we are not fiscally stable and should forgo tax abatements to multi-million, nay, multi-billion dollar corporations, at least until our broken system is fixed.

Sidney G. Sloves
Yonkers

Friday, July 13, 2007

Your Comments are requested for the Glenwood Power Plant

BROWNFIELD CLEANUP PROGRAM

Site Name: Former Glenwood Power Plant
Site Address: 45 Water Grant Way
Yonkers, NY 10701
County: Westchester
Site No.: C360100
Requestor: REMI Companies

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) administers the Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) pursuant to State Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) 27-1400 et seq. The BCP was created to encourage the remediation and redevelopment of contaminated properties known as brownfields. The requestor indicated above has submitted a BCP application for the site indicated above.

NYSDEC will accept public comments concerning the application. A copy of the application and other appropriate documents (application package) is available in the site document repository located at the address indicated below.

NYSDEC will review the application package and public comments received and then make a determination on the eligibility of the application.

Comments should be submitted by July 28, 2007 to:

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Environmental Remediation
Remedial Bureau B
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-7016
Attention: Robert Filkins

Repository address:

Yonkers Public Library
Riverfront Branch
1 Larkin Center
Yonkers, NY 10701

More Tax Breaks from the YIDA

http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070712/BUSINESS01/707120340/1066/BUSINESS01

Getting Green for Brown: Cappelli's Tax Breaks in White Plains

http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070712/NEWS02/707120368/1245/NEWS0223

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Reminder Budget Meeting tonight at 5:30pm

Budget Committee Meeting for Thursday, July 12th, 2007 at 5:30 P.M. at the Riverfront Library- Auditorium-1 Larkin Center

Green Meeting Moved to Riverfront Library tonight at 5:00pm

The Green Policy Task Force meeting for Thursday, July 12th at 5pm has been moved to the Riverfront Library.

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT AT THE RIVERFRONT

AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YONKERS
SPECIAL MEETING
THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2007

TIME: __8:00PM_____


PRESENT: PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL
CHUCK LESNICK

DISTRICT
1 MAJORITY LEADER PATRICIA D. McDOW
4 MINORITY LEADER LIAM J. McLAUGHLIN

COUNCIL MEMBERS:
DISTRICT
2 SANDY ANNABI
3 DENNIS M. ROBERTSON
5 JOHN M. MURTAGH
6 DEE BARBATO


I, THE UNDERSIGNED PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL, PURSUANT TO RULE 1 (2) OF THE CITY COUNCIL RULES, DO HEREBY CALL A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY JULY 12, 2007 AT THE YONKERS RIVERFRONT LIBRARY, ONE LARKIN CENTER, YONKERS, NEW YORK AT 8:00 P.M. FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE:

TO DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON:

1. RESOLUTION – DE -DEDICATION OF LAND (COLLINS)

2. RESOLUTION - VERIZON FRANCHISE AGREEMENT

3. SPECIAL ORDINANCE – CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET

4. GENERAL ORDINANCE - PROTO REALTY LLC.

5. SPECIAL ORDINANCE – FULLERTON AVENUE (CON-ED)

6. SPECIAL ORDINANCE – MILE SQUARE RD (CON-ED)

7. SPECIAL ORDINANCE - MIDLAND AVENUE (CON-ED)

8. ALL OTHER BUSINESS COMING BEFORE THE COUNCIL

CHUCK LESNICK
CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Public Hearing on the Verizon Cable TV Franchise Agreement: Also on Thursday and at the Library

THURSDAY, July 12 (continued):

2nd VERIZON Franchise Public Hearing before the City Council, 7:00 PM, Riverfront Library

CDA Public Hearing on the Collins II Project

Yonkers Community Development Agency and the City Council of the City of Yonkers Public Hearing, 6:30 PM
Riverfront Library Auditorium

NOTICE BELOW


CORPORATION NOTICE
YONKERS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY NOTICE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YONKERS
CITY OF YONKERS – NEW YORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Yonkers Community Development Agency (the “Agency”) and the City Council of the City of Yonkers pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of subdivision 2 in Section 507 of Article 15 of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, that the City Council of the City of Yonkers, New York will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, July 12, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. at the Riverfront Library Auditorium, 1 Larkin Center, Yonkers, New York on the following matters, to wit:

A Public Hearing on the approval of a proposed amendment to the Land
Disposition Agreement between the Agency and Collins Yonkers II, LLC (“Collins”) dated as of June 1, 2006 (“LDA”) to provide for the disposition of certain additional land acquired by the Agency from the City of Yonkers as a result of the discontinuation of certain public streets adjacent to the Parcels B, C, D and a portion of J, as such parcels are designated in the Yonkers Downtown Waterfront Master Plan and Design Guidelines (“Master Plan”) for the redevelopment of a major portion of the downtown waterfront area of the City, extending north and south from the foot of Main Street and situated principally within Riverview Urban Renewal Area (“Additional Lands”); and

The Additional Lands, comprised of the streets known as Water Street, portions of Wells Avenue and Dock street, located adjacent to Section 2, Block 2600 and Block 2605 as shown on the Office Tax Map of the City of Yonkers, were discontinued upon the recommendation of the Planning Board, subject to proper relocation of any existing utility easements of record, and the City Council by Special Ordinance No. 14-2007 adopted on April 24, 2007 approved such discontinuance and authorized and directed the City Engineer to change the Official Map of the City of Yonkers to reflect such discontinuance.

The proposed disposition of the Additional Lands to Collins will be on the
same terms and conditions in the LDA as for Parcels B, C, D and a portion of J, and the Additional Lands shall be deemed part of the Collins project under the proposed First Amendment. The LDA provides that upon substantial completion of the project, Collins shall have an exclusive option to purchase the development site, less the Community Open Space, for the purchase price of $1,200,000 per acre, with the final price determined based on the acreage comprising the actual portion of the site acquired by Collins for the residential project. Substantially all of the Additional Lands will be developed as Community Open Space, and within five years of completion shall be dedicated for public use.



By resolutions adopted by the Agency on April 26, 2006 and by the City Council
on May 23, 2006, Collins was re-confirmed as a qualified and eligible sponsor in accordance with Articles 15 and 15-A of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York for redevelopment of Parcels B, C, D and a portion of J of the Master Plan.

A copy of the proposed form of the amendment to the LDA and the LDA are available for public examination at the office of the Agency, 87 Nepperhan Avenue, Yonkers, New York for a period of ten (10) days commencing on the date of publication of this Notice, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.


JOAN DEIRLEIN
City Clerk
City of Yonkers
City Hall
Yonkers, N.Y. 10701

June 29, 2007

Budget Committee Meeting Thursday at the Riverfront Library at 5:30pm

Please be advised that we have scheduled a Budget Committee Meeting for Thursday, July 12th, 2007 at 5:30 P.M. at the Riverfront Library- Auditorium-1 Larkin Center.

The following item(s) will be discussed:

1. Status Report - Board of Education Capital Improvement Projects (CIP)

We are requesting that Superintendent Pierorazio attend as well as any other personnel he deems necessary.
Please make every effort to attend.

Thank You,

Liam J. McLaughlin,Budget Chair
Dennis M. Robertson,Budget Co-Chair

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

City of Yonkers Finally Competes with the Blogs such as this one and Launches a Second Website.

http://www.yonkersny.gov/Index.aspx?page=1

IDA Meeting Wednesday at the Community Friendly Time of 8:30pm

WEDNESDAY, July 11: Yonkers Industrial Dev Agency Board Meeting

Yonkers IDA Meeting
July 11, 2007
8:30 a.m.
Yonkers City Hall
Mayor's Reception Room

The agenda for the IDA board meeting is attached, and can also be found at:
http://www.cityofyonkersida.com/PDFs/Agendas/Agenda_7_11_07.pdf

Zoning Board of Appeals Special Meeting Tonight at 5:00pm

TUESDAY, July 10: Zoning Board of Appeals Special Meeting
Date: 7/10/2007 5:00 PM
Location: City Council Chambers, City Hall
40 South Boadway,
Yonkers, New York 10701

Please note in particular this item, which, if approved, will set a precedent for allowing a "boarding" high school with dormitories:
CONTINUED HEARINGS:


# 5045 –Use & Area Variance & Appeal of an Interpretation of the Commissioner of Buildings of the Use Variance Requirement – Andrew Romano, Esq. on behalf of K’Hal Adath Jeshurum (owner), to make interior alterations to the existing vacant Synagogue, creating a high school with dormitories. Pursuant to Section 43-35D(4), no school building shall be located closer than 25’ to an adjacent residentially used property line. Also, pursuant to Section 43-27, dormitories for a High School are not permitted, on premises known as 222 Grandview Blvd. Block: 4600 Lot: 1, Zone: “S-100”.

Full Agenda can be found out:
http://www.yonkersny.gov/?page=10&recordid=460&returnURL=%2findex.aspx

Charter Revision Meeting Monday 7:00pm in the Law Library

Charter Revision Meeting Monday 7:00pm in the Law Library according to the new city of Yonkers website.

Public Relations Driven Article on Building High in the Sunday Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/08Rcover.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin