Council adopts several resolutions, including home-rule request on New Rochelle Armory; multiple grant applications advanced

The Committee of the Whole recorded a number of formal actions on June 10, including a roll-call adoption of a home-rule request related to the New York State Armory in New Rochelle, council approval to submit several federal and state grant applications, and the movement of a set of bond authorizations and zoning/code amendments onto the consent agenda.

Home-rule request for the New York State Armory

The council adopted a resolution authorizing city officers to sign a home-rule request asking the state legislature to enact S.7989-A / A.8559-A relating to the New York State Armory in New Rochelle. The measure was the subject of a roll-call vote requested by Councilmember Centrino; the roll call recorded the following votes (as read into the record): Lopez — yes; Tarantino — no; Peters — yes; Assen Waya — yes; Kaye — yes; Stern — yes; Mayor Ramos Herbert — yes. The resolution passed.

Grant applications and authorizations

Councilmembers approved resolutions authorizing staff to submit several federal and state grant applications. Those votes included USDOT and related submissions for corridor and safety programs (examples recorded in the meeting): - Authorization to submit a USDOT Roadway Safety Action Plan application (Pine Brook Boulevard Section 1 Complete Streets) — adopted by voice vote. - Two separate Safe Streets and Roadways for All (SS4A) and tactical-urbanism grant applications for Vanguard tactical urbanism and Quaker Ridge complete-streets — both resolutions were adopted by voice vote.

Bond resolutions and consent agenda movement

Council members moved a multi-item slate of bond authorizations and ordinances to the consent agenda; each item was moved and supported on the record and placed on the consent calendar for formal adoption. The slate included bond-authority resolutions for equipment and vehicles, sidewalks, park improvements, drainage projects, property acquisition and other capital items (items in the meeting packet: Nos. 12 through 25 and multiple subsequent bond items). Several zoning and parking code amendments and grant acceptances were also moved to the consent agenda.

Executive session and other matters

The council moved into executive session at the end of the meeting for four matters: pending litigation, a personnel matter, a lease of real property and an appointment. The executive session motion was adopted by voice vote.

Ending

The docket contained multiple public hearing notices and consent-item votes; councilmembers and staff said they would reconvene in public after executive session as required. The committee scheduled public hearings for several zoning and program amendments noted on the agenda.