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The package discussed in the meeting includes three notable components the city described: 1) availability of approximately 80 additional municipal spaces beyond the current 38 ground-floor municipal spaces, 2) a covenant that 10% of the building’s units would be affordable at 70% of area median income (AMI) with New Rochelle residency preference applied through a city-administered lottery, and 3) about $1,350,000 in owner-funded interior and common-area improvements to address building maintenance and amenity concerns raised by residents and council members.

Staff said an extension of an existing pilot and parallel actions with the Industrial Development Agency (IDA) will be used to ensure revenue neutrality and durability of the public benefits; any affordability covenant would last 25 years from passage of the agreement. Council members praised the creative, leverage-based approach as a way to increase downtown parking without building a new municipal lot.

Councilman Tarantino recused himself from the vote on Item 27 because of his business interests; the council moved the authorization to negotiate and execute the license agreement to the consent agenda with the recusal noted.

Ending: Staff will finalize terms with the garage owner and the IDA, return with executed license terms and the affordability-covenant language, and implement lottery and administration through the city’s housing office once the agreement is completed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","New Rochelle - City Council Meeting - Jul 08, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Council authorized staff to negotiate a license to secure roughly 80 additional municipal parking spaces at the Skyline Garage; the proposal includes a 10% set-aside of building units at 70% of AMI and about $1.35 million in interior and common-area improvements, and the council recorded a recusal by one member.","taxTitle","New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York","taxId",76423,"location","New York","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6698555,"Council moves a broad consent agenda; votes recorded for multiple ordinances, grants and agreements",2379,3397000,5776000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5333072-1a3faa4629cf57a641b12e0e08d810e8&start=3397&end=5776","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5333072-1a3faa4629cf57a641b12e0e08d810e8/thumbnail_3397000.jpg","/articles/6698555/New-York/Council-moves-a-broad-consent-agenda-votes-recorded-for-multiple-ordinances-grants-and-agreements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6698555-db9c060fdd87f35c0d5f7be72b45023b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137931&Signature=kTspoFmbVHljaeZAv6omojEzPmViHg69D64LS1xGnUv2uYrCYZim2fEjbxm4JhzQviAq3vMRRIDR83UsYSM7AUQa-qPSUYDXeEAzNDWjx-kK1o6xRf9TKrQ6BttukJB6UcNPlEkfCad~AfJWrWQ0Ywh8F25hFczlaq9IlsKs2DWTz6-xV~OO84cTizAhk63KSd4GSCRU2bG43GRf-IJF3WIri9GN7ZtHrzkj~D4k6wmq8H0GitEbfp1NA593LQoKJb81Huiy1Yb2ooIwrcwleUT2gaePUu2yYL724nYVkZnvYfb1vips9cgxV3SDk5bjNPird0awa0WjEjFhBBHwYw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Committee of the Whole considered multiple items July 8 and moved most to the consent agenda or adopted them after brief staff explanations. Council members voiced few objections during the procedural votes and generally approved motions by voice vote.

Key items the council moved to the consent agenda or adopted at the meeting included:

- Item 4: Proposed ordinance increasing settlement authority from $5,000 to $25,000 (moved to consent agenda).
- Item 5: Clean-up amendment to the city code regarding record retention (moved to consent agenda).
- Item 6: Proposed second-quarter budget adjustments to the 2025 budget (net-zero adjustments; marina enterprise fund uses fund balance for deck timing) (moved to consent agenda).
- Items 7–10: A series of parking and traffic regulation changes for specified streets and driveways throughout the city (moved to consent agenda individually).
- Item 11: Proposed amendments regarding opening of newly paved streets; staff outlined a requirement for curb-to-curb restoration in many cases; item moved to present/pending agenda for action (motion passed to move forward for further consideration).
- Item 12: Amendment to Chapter 224 (Parks) regarding public bathing that allows city programs and city employees to use certain waterfront areas for programming (adopted at the meeting).
- Item 13: Acceptance of a Westchester County Youth Bureau grant for summer youth employment (approximately $32,000) (moved to consent agenda).
- Item 14: Cleanup of city code language to list parks parking lots correctly, including Five Islands Park (moved to consent agenda).
- Item 15: Acceptance of a Taneth Grama workforce award (~$123,100) from the Westchester Putnam Workforce Investment Board (moved to consent agenda).
- Items 16–18: License agreements with Bethesda Baptist Church, United Hebrew of New Rochelle and Monroe University to host additional cooling-center locations for 2025 (moved to consent agenda; one council member noted a personal conflict on item 16 and recused from that matter for the record).
- Items 19–20: Introduction and scheduling of a public hearing for proposed veteran/active-duty parking designations; the hearing was scheduled for Sept. 9 (item 20 adopted to set the public hearing).
- Items 21–22: Introduction and scheduling of the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) 2026 annual PHA plan for HUD compliance (public hearing scheduled and item moved as required).
- Item 23: Authorization to apply for New York State BRICKS grant for build-out of the 11 Garden Street Community Center (roughly $3 million project; $2.4M state request with $600,000 match) (moved to consent agenda).
- Item 24: Authorization to apply for New York State Green Resiliency Grant (to seek replacement funds for stormwater elements lost in a federal rescission) (moved to consent agenda).
- Item 25: The Quaker Ridge Road Complete Streets application was tabled so staff can add a public hearing and gather additional public input before submission.
- Item 26: Authorization to submit the 2025 Consolidated Funding Application to New York State (moved to consent agenda).
- Item 27: Authorization to negotiate and execute a license agreement regarding additional municipal parking at Skyline Garage; item moved to consent agenda with Councilman Tarantino recusing himself from the vote on the matter.

Most procedural votes were taken by voice (\"All in favor, say aye\"), and the minutes record the motions, the named movers and seconders for each consent motion and unanimous \"aye\" responses where recorded. Several items with more detailed staff presentations (notably the curb-to-curb paving restoration proposal and the Skyline garage negotiations) received substantive discussion before action to advance them on the agenda.

Ending: Council then voted to enter executive session to consider settlement and real-estate valuation matters; the public hearing portion of the agenda resumed later that evening.","The Committee of the Whole advanced a large consent agenda July 8 including budget adjustments, parking and traffic regulations, grant acceptances, cooling-center license agreements and the introduction or public hearing scheduling of several local laws; most items were moved to the consent agenda or adopted by unanimous voice vote.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6698560,"Public raises transparency, scale and timing concerns at Vanguard overlay public hearing",3514,3330000,6844000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5333072-1a3faa4629cf57a641b12e0e08d810e8&start=3330&end=6844","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5333072-1a3faa4629cf57a641b12e0e08d810e8/thumbnail_3330000.jpg","/articles/6698560/New-York/Public-raises-transparency-scale-and-timing-concerns-at-Vanguard-overlay-public-hearing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6698560-9d62e4a2a4764cc2f0a7f3f81a8d8902/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137931&Signature=jblhMDd8XN9JdyykC580WtTiN5OteyIcIHnK8cSUmnm35LiM74nha9G5EsKrrdR76fwXMy842ucj7VYyu4ojAEEA4W5ko24H7UW8pGuovx3LCjSvZ~Vm3-QEeiEdX-Lc~bJZhsjuJnWBNgUIye8OKBo3xof16XzfiAunYQRfRQfVvHJ4N9VWiE39wI2bMzPvsWFucsFgNTXzB9UTmFJL5JTj9r-pALbZM1roKeVqlZ7ZgGIeI9s-OUpUYbeI5K5FMq8la2nCkm1o~sV1UbqHe7YwAz~3N75uV7YfPZKZbuYhbmaierDZZSPQFY38RddQwoF5v~vcA1Dl-MsFS2GOyg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City Council heard public comment July 8 on a proposed zoning-code amendment to expand the \"Vanguard\" overlay zone, and several residents urged the council to provide clearer metrics and more time to evaluate the pilot program before expanding the boundary.

Sean Wayawatski (25 Leroy Place) said there was nothing inherently wrong with zoning changes that spur business but asked for transparency: \"What KPIs were used to determine the success? What were the targets? What was achieved?\" He also asked how staff determined which new business types to authorize and why the proposed boundary was so large.

James Clorin, a downtown resident and business owner, said the public-notice process felt cursory and warned that quick changes could exclude community input. \"To hold a perfunctory... notice June 24 and to hold the meeting tonight... is clearly not a public hearing,\" he told the council.

Serge Vacher (25 Leroy Place) repeated concerns about timing and the short pilot period (the Vanguard pilot began in October 2024). He said the city’s parking and traffic studies are still underway and cautioned that an expansion should await those study results.

City staff had listed the Vanguard overlay amendment as an item subject to public hearing earlier in the evening during the Committee of the Whole agenda. The public hearing notice cited applicable state and county statutes and the sections of the City Code that would be amended. No formal zoning vote was taken July 8; the hearing record will be part of the council’s public review process.

Ending: City officials did not take immediate action on the zoning proposal during the public comment period; several speakers requested more detail on performance measures, the pilot timeline and outreach before any expansion is adopted.","Three downtown residents and business stakeholders urged the council to slow, clarify and better justify a proposed expansion of the Vanguard overlay zone at a public hearing that focused on timing, metrics and community engagement.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6698564,"New Rochelle rolls out quality-of-life program: app launch, lighting upgrades, pet-waste pilot and more",1691,101000,1792000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5333072-1a3faa4629cf57a641b12e0e08d810e8&start=101&end=1792","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5333072-1a3faa4629cf57a641b12e0e08d810e8/thumbnail_101000.jpg","/articles/6698564/New-York/New-Rochelle-rolls-out-quality-of-life-program-app-launch-lighting-upgrades-pet-waste-pilot-and-more","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6698564-f32b12ab4dd51d99ed575f926ca772d7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137931&Signature=UOcdKqgw4eHNIMgsFBQL3OMd9KuZLhi6i~ZZgRuVLcX3p4pkqlGza9h99lbbiQqk7zdHHLPnPPgZHq3sX0kRO~eScHi3MU--1bPdHlrBg7W56Vor8kslEjYkO97g9k4KRQ0w8gzeGS2VW6G-lU44sWn5-eIagFDo~u1i0ImU40b3k6l8Uv8HxRfWR2uQ-GVnnal5a9ffp~KgAvSWrJoGf9DWMc4UAZg~ssP5WYPXb5E~eWNmNPAX~3JbSlKKeutcKUVXi0f1br4g6Xubl1m8ie8vOXyDubKoSrremMswyIF7No7C8zDaTHOT7QOFn4V03KyTofW-YgMS0A4nevGGNg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Manager Steve Madrigs gave a progress report July 8 on a multi-pronged Quality of Life initiative meant to coordinate public-safety, cleanliness, business vitality and civic engagement efforts across New Rochelle.

\"We embarked on this quality of life campaign at the end of last year,\" Madrigs said, describing the program as an organizational umbrella for many projects already on the 2025 work plan.

Madrigs said the city has replaced 120 LED ornamental streetlight modules so far and is repainting poles in two priority corridors: North Avenue (between East Chester Road and Mayflower Avenue) and the downtown area bounded roughly by LaCount Place, Main Street and adjacent blocks. The Department of Public Works and traffic operations are doing the work in-house with budgeted fixtures the city purchased this year.

On pet waste, staff installed four pet-waste receptacle stations downtown as a pilot after mapping complaint locations and dog license data. \"In the areas where there were more registered pet owners, there was a lot more compliance,\" Madrigs said. The city is partnering with the business improvement district (BID) on maintenance and is offering a small leash-mounted bag container to residents who register their pets.

A new mobile reporting tool, the GoGoV app (branded as a New Rochelle mobile app in the presentation), will launch the day after the meeting. The app lets residents submit issue reports with photos, choose from multiple report categories, track status updates and access municipal information in English and Spanish. Madrigs said reports go straight to the city manager’s office and from there into the complaint-tracking system; staff confirmed submitters who provide contact information will receive email confirmations and status updates.

Public-safety elements in the update included converting an underused structure at Ruby D. Park into a staffed police kiosk and staging area for the bicycle unit and planned downtown ambassadors; the city is in design and consultant phases for interior renovations, lighting and signage. The downtown bicycle patrol has been operating for six to seven weeks and, according to the presentation, responded to 14 city-code or parking violations and six disorderly-behavior reports in that short interval — a decline of about 10 incidents compared with the same period last year, Madrigs said, while cautioning that the data set is small.

The city added three community service officers (CSOs) focused on downtown parking enforcement and reported an increase in enforcement actions so far this season compared with 2023–24. Private security mobile overnight patrols now run from about 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. in municipal lots, the transit station and the garage, intended to boost visibility and deter unwanted activity.

A \"soap and water\" downtown power-washing program is slated to begin in August with a monthly cycle proposed initially to clean sidewalks and curbs. The administration also outlined tactical urbanism ideas for temporary sidewalk and plaza improvements (planters, benches, partlets and wayfinding) to improve retail walkability; staff said placements will be modular and coordinated with parking-management consultants and the BID to avoid taking excessive parking.

On long-term vacancy management, the city plans a storefront vacancy registration (proposed start in September) aimed at properties vacant more than 90 days to create a live storefront map for brokers and tenants. Madrigs said the first year would be fee-free while the city builds an inventory; thereafter a small fee would cover administrative and enforcement costs.

Madrigs summarized recent code and enforcement changes that have already been enacted: zoning and permitting requirements for smoke shops and legal cannabis dispensaries, adopted massage-parlor regulations that led to the inspection and closure of 13 facilities, and a January code change creating an official designation and rules for pedestrian plazas.

On social services, the administration described a \"Need Assistance\" outreach campaign after meetings with about 15 social-service providers. Staff have created printed and digital outreach, a resources web page, and partnerships to promote services at community events; the effort also expanded a resource list to include Sun River Health and Lexington Center for Recovery.

Cooling centers: the city expanded its cooling-center inventory from two (a prior year set of locations) to at least five locations this year and said the activation criteria were revised; staff confirmed centers were being activated the day of the meeting in response to high heat.

Enforcement and streets: the city signaled stepped-up property-code enforcement — graffiti abatement, junked vehicles, landscaping and litter — and proposed pursuing a \"home rule\" request and state legislative support to pilot school-zone speed cameras at selected sites (Madrigs cited Pelham Road by Webster Avenue and other corridors as candidate locations). Madrigs framed the camera proposal as a public-safety, not revenue, measure and said the city will seek assembly and senate backing for the home-rule authority.

Council members asked for clarifications during the Q&A: Councilman Peters urged attention to a local \"kids zone\" near Brook Street and Memorial Highway where residents have asked for physical traffic calming for years. Councilmember Stern and others pressed for app functionality (notifications, anonymous reports, and attachments), and staff said app users who sign in can receive status updates and that anonymous submissions are allowed.

Police Commissioner Neil Reynolds and staff said traffic and speed concerns reported by residents are investigated by the traffic unit and that the app will provide location data useful to enforcement and planning.

Madrigs and council members repeatedly framed the update as data-driven and cross-cutting, with at least a dozen new initiatives launched or expanded in 2025, and noted the projects will continue to be refined as staff gather usage and performance information.

The presentation closed with council praise for staff work and a request for continued attention to communications and branding — council members asked that city vehicles and cleaning units be visibly marked as New Rochelle operations and that any police kiosk use clear language such as \"community police center\" to balance approachability and clarity.

Next steps identified in the meeting included ongoing monitoring of pilots (pet-waste receptacles, bicycle patrols and power washing), rollout of the mobile app, formalizing agreements for additional cooling-center sites, and developing the home-rule request for school-zone cameras for subsequent council review.

Ending: Council thanked city staff for the presentation and moved on to other agenda items, including zoning and grant public hearings scheduled for later in the evening.","City Manager Steve Madrigs presented a broad “quality of life” update July 8, detailing streetlight replacements, a downtown pet-waste pilot, a new mobile service app, expanded cooling centers and enforcement and cleanliness initiatives tied to an emerging Vanguard downtown plan.","actionData","errors"]

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