WPCNR COMMON COUNCIL CHRONICLE-EXAMINER. September 4,2010 UPDATED 10:30 A.M. September 5, 2010:
The White Plains Common Common Council meets Tuesday evening at 7:30 P.M. at City Hall, with several items of interest.
New Metropolitan Plaza Main Street Proposal, according to Council Agenda it includes retail, offce space and a hotel. Details to come in an upcoming work session, council sources say.
The Plaza balconey wraps around overlooking City Place. City Center Garage is in background.
A communication from the Commissioner of Buildng which is scheduled to go out to city departments for review describes a site plan revision for Metropolitan Plaza construction (currently undergoing a facelift phase diagonally across the street from City Hall, it is property owned by the developer, A.J. Rotundi). The description indicates a beginning of possble economic revival across the street from Wal Mart and city hall, including a small hotel. The item of interest reads in part:
“a site plan application submitted on behalf of Metropolitan Plaza, WP, LLC, for the re-development of the first story at 250-270 Main Street for retail space, the construction of 17,000 square feet of retail space on the second floor, a pedestrian walkway from City Center Garage to Main Street, the construction of 9,000 square feet of office space over existing buildings at 254 – 270 Main Street, the construction of a mechanically operated parking system for up to 150 cars under 250 Main Street, and a Phase II to add an additional six to eight stories of additional hotel rooms or residential units over 150 Main Street
Elizabeth Wallace will have her contract extend through 2016 as Personnel Director.
The council will amend Traffic Ordinances doing away with overnight parking and the hours where one hour and two-hour parking are allowed at parking meters, (details upcoming when backup material is obtained by WPCNR), there is a new round of certioraris affecting the 2011 tax roll.
Councilman David Buchwald explains, “I saw your online article on the upcoming Common Council meeting and wanted to inform you that there is no item on the agenda “doing away with overnight parking.” You may have seen that the reference to the Traffic Commission Ordinance says that it will amend, among other things, a “No Parking 6:00PM to 6:00AM” provision. However, this is simply a proposal to change from No Parking 6PM to 6AM to No Parking 6PM to 8AM on a small stretch of Church Street to line up the No Parking restriction with the 15 minute parking zone that begins at 8AM.”
WPCNR notes that there always has been no overnight parking from 2 A.M. to 6 P.M. with courteous exceptions granted. However, police since mid-August, now are only granting relief and requests for overnight parking in the city only in emergencies. The Common Council did not weigh in on that policy change at all, which inconveniences residents when they have overnight guests.
Public hearings involving the granting of cabaret licenses for The Hudson Grille, Sela Salong Lounge, Wicked Wolf Tavern, Black Bear Saloon and Section 8 guidelines are also scheduled.
The Agenda:
COMMON COUNCIL
AGENDA
REGULAR STATED MEETING
September 7, 2010
7:30 P.M.
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG: Hon. Benjamin Boykin
ROLL CALL: City Clerk
APPOINTMENT:
1. Communication from the Mayor in relation to the re-appointment of Elisabeth Wallace as Personnel Director to a term which will expire on September 15, 2016.
ADJOURNED
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
2. Public Hearing in relation to an application submitted by BMS Management Corp. for an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to allow the parking of commercial vehicles at motor vehicle service stations in the BR-1 District.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
3. Public Hearing in relation to the application submitted on behalf of 165 Café Corp., (“Applicant”) for a one year Special Permit to operate a cabaret at The Hudson Grille located at 165 Mamaroneck Avenue.
4. Public Hearing in relation to a request submitted by Selah Salon Lounge for a Special Permit for Cabaret Use at 182 East Post Road.
5. Public Hearing in relation to a request submitted on behalf of WPENT Inc., d/b/a Wicked Wolf Tavern for a Special Permit for Cabaret Use at Wicked Wolf at 166 Mamaroneck Avenue.
6. Public Hearing in relation to a request submitted on behalf of WPENT Inc., d/b/a Black Bear Saloon for a Special Permit for Cabaret Use at Black Bear Saloon at 166 Mamaroneck Avenue.
7. Public Hearing in relation to the approval of amendments to the White Plains Section 8 Program Administrative Plan.
FIRST READING
ORDINANCES:
8. Communication from Corporation Counsel in relation to the settlement of various tax review proceedings.
9. Ordinance authorizing the settlement of certain tax review proceedings.
10. Communication from Commissioner of Public Works in relation to an amendment to the Water Fund Budget in order to encumber funds for goods and service not received by fiscal year end June 30, 2010.
11. Ordinance authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to direct the Budget Director to amend the FY 2010-2011 Water Fund Budget in order to make payment for outstanding purchase orders and contracts for goods and services that have not yet been received by the end of FY 2009-2010.
12. Communication from Commissioner of Public Works in relation to the closure of a portion of a certain City street and appropriate parking restrictions on September 22, 2010 for a rally to be held by the Service Employees International Union, Inc.
13. Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains authorizing the closure of a portion of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvdv., near the intersection of Barker Avenue and any appropriate parking restrictions on Saturday, September 22, 2010, for a rally to be held by the Service Employees International Union, Inc.
14. Communication from Commissioner of Public Safety in relation to a grant in the amount of $1,000 from the National Law Enforcement and Firefighter’s Children’s Foundation to support the Public Safety Explorer Program.
15. Ordinance authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to accept a donation from the National Law Enforcement and Firefighter’s Children’s Foundation to be used for the Public Safety Explorer Program for the purchase of uniforms and to amend the FY 2010-2011 General Fund Budget to reflect said donation.
16. Communication from Commissioner of Public Safety in relation to a grant from Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee in the amount of $15,748.00 to be used in support of the Buckle Up New York Campaign.
17. Ordinance authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a modification agreement accepting a Buckle Up New York Grant from the State of New York Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee and to amend the FY 2010-2011 General Fund Budget to reflect said grant.
18. Communication from Commissioner of Public Safety in relation to a grant from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program in the amount of $14,456 to be used for the purchase of computers and other programs.
19. Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains authorizing the Mayor to execute grant documents on behalf of the City of White Plains, including an Inter-municipal Agreement (IMA) for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program for funds to be used by the Department of Public Safety.
20. Communication from Commissioner of Planning in relation to a Community Development Special Rehabilitation Loan to Habitat for Humanity to be used for the rehabilitation of 10 Odell Avenue.
21. Ordinance authorizing a Community Development Rehabilitation Program Special Rehabilitation Loan not to exceed $100,000 to Habitat for Humanity, Inc., for the rehabilitation of the property located at 10 Odell Avenue pursuant to an agreement with the White Plains Urban Renewal Agency, as owner of the property, and a Special Rehabilitation Loan Agreement with the Community Development Rehabilitation Program.
22. Communication from the Commissioner of Planning in relation to the appropriation of Restore Program Fund Balance to the Restore Revolving Fund.
23. Ordinance amending the Restore Program Fund Budget by appropriating Fund Balance to the Restore Program.
24. Communication from Director, Youth Bureau, in relation to an amendment to a previously adopted ordinance authorizing a contract with the Westchester Workforce Development Academy for Youth (WWDAY) and the Westchester/Putnam Workforce Investment Board to include the authority to contract with those agencies through the County of Westchester Department of Social Services.
25. Ordinance amending an ordinance adopted July 6, 2010 entitled, An ordinance authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract with the Westchester/Putnam Workforce Investment Board in order to receive a grant to provide Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Youth Employment Services to In-School Youth 14 to 18 years of age.”
26. Communication from Director, Youth Bureau, in relation to an amendment to a previously adopted ordinance authorizing a contract with the Westchester Workforce Development Academy for Youth (WWDAY) and the Westchester/Putnam Workforce Investment Board to include the authority to contract with those agencies through the County of Westchester Department of Social Services.
27. Ordinance amending an ordinance adopted July 6, 2010 entitled, An ordinance authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract with the Westchester/Putnam Workforce Investment Board in order to receive a grant to provide Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Youth Employment Services to Out-of-School Youth 19 to 21 years of age.”
28. Communication from Deputy Director, Youth Bureau, in relation to a donation from Mr. Stephen Abrams in the amount of $25,000 and a request to amend a previously adopted ordinance to replace the consulting services with authorization to purchase tickets for the event.
29. Ordinance amending an ordinance adopted July 6, 2010 entitled, “An ordinance authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to accept a donation from Mr. Stephen R. Abrams to support the professional production of “Slow Dance on a Killing Ground” for six performances at the White Plains Performing Arts Center during September 2010 and to enter into a contract for consultant services in this regard.”
30. Communication from Deputy Director, Youth Bureau, in relation to a donation from ShopRite Grocery Stores in the amount of $500 in support of the Growing White Plains Community Agricultural Project Community Gardens at New York Presbyterian Hospital.
31. 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 Youth Bureau, a donation from the ShopRite Grocery Stores to support the purchase of supplies for the Community Gardens at New York presbyterian Hospital and to amend the FY 2010-2011 General Fund Budget for the After School Centers to reflect said contributions.
32. Communication from Council Member Buchwald and Council President Roach in relation to an amendment to Section 7-6-16 of the White Plains Municipal Code in relation to the penalty for Solid Waste Violations.
33. Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains amending Section 7-6-16 of the White Plains Municipal Code in relation to the penalty for Solid Waste Violations.
34. Communication from Council President Roach and Council Members Lecuona and Power, in relation to an Inter-municipal Agreement for the City of White Plains to join the Long Island Sound Watershed Inter-municipal Council (LISWIC).
35. Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains authorizing the Mayor to execute on behalf of the City of White Plains an Inter-municipal Agreement to join the Long Island Sound Watershed Inter-municipal Council (LISWIC).
36. Communication from Chairman, Traffic Commission, in relation to proposed amendments to the Traffic Ordinance at various locations around the City.
37. Ordinance amending the Traffic Ordinance of the City of White Plains in relation to Parking Meter Zones, No Parking, One Hour Parking, Two Hour Parking, No Stopping at Any Time, No Standing at Any Time, and No Parking 6:00 P.M. To 6:00 A.M.
RESOLUTIONS:
38. Communication from Commissioner of Building in relation to a request for an amendment to a Special Permit for Outdoor Dining at the Porter House Restaurant and Bar, 169 Mamaroneck Avenue, for a reduction in the number of tables and seats in the rear yard, and an application submitted by 165 Café Corp., d/b/a Hudson Grille, 169 Mamaroneck Avenue, for a Special Permit for Outdoor Dining behind the restaurant.
39. Communications from Design Review Board
40. Commissioner of Planning
41. Planning Board
42. Commissioner of Public Safety
43. Commissioner of Public Works
44. Commissioner of Traffic
45. Traffic Commission
46. Commissioner of Parking
47. Westchester County Planning Board (2)
48. Environmental Officer
49. Environmental Findings Resolution
50. Resolution of the Common Council of the City of White Plains granting the application made on behalf of Porter House Restaurant and Bar for an amendment to its existing Special Permit granted by the Common Council on June 4, 2007, to allow Outdoor Dining in the rear yard located at 163-169 Mamaroneck Avenue by reallocating 13 tables and 52 seats of the approved 27 tables and 108 seats from the Porter House Restaurant and Bar located at 169 Mamaroneck Avenue to the new Hudson Grille located at 165 Mamaroneck Avenue.
51. Resolution of the Common Council of the City of White Plains granting the application made on behalf of 165 Café Corp., d/b/a Hudson Grille, for a Special Permit to allow Outdoor Dining directly behind the bar/restaurant, located at 165 Mamaroneck Avenue, expiring October 31, 2010, subject to the conditions contained herein.
52. Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains authorizing the execution of license agreement(s) between the City of White Plains and 165 Café Corp., d/b/a Hudson Grille, located at 165 Mamaroneck Avenue.
ITEMS FOR REFERRAL:
53. Communication from Commissioner of Building in relation to a request submitted by SOMA 107, Inc., d/b/a Cabo, 107 Mamaroneck Avenue, for a one year renewal of a Special Permit Cabaret Use
54. Communication from Commissioner of Building in relation to a site plan application submitted on behalf of Metropolitan Plaza, WP, LLC, for the re-development of the first story at 250-270 Main Street for retail space, the construction of 17,000 square feet of retail space on the second floor, a pedestrian walkway from City Center Garage to Main Street, the construction of 9,000 square feet of office space over existing buildings at 254 – 270 Main Street, the construction of a mechanically operated parking system for up to 150 cars under 250 Main Street, and a Phase II to add an additional six to eight stories of additional hotel rooms or residential units over 150 Main Street
55. Communication from Commissioner of Building in relation to an amendment to a proposed site plan previously submitted in May 2008 on behalf of Westchester Church of Christ, 511 North Street, for an addition to an existing building to add auditorium and classroom space.
56. Communication from the City Clerk in relation to a request submitted on behalf of Crown Atlantic Company LLC, to permit MetroPCS New York, Inc., to co-locate additional antenna on a pre-existing telecommunications facility located on City-owned Property on Reservoir Road (a/k/a Old Road to Kensico), and approval of a tri-party agreement in relation to the same.
57. Communication from Commissioner of Building in relation to an application submitted on behalf of 44 South Broadway Property LLC, (a/k/a Westchester One) for an amendment to a previously approved site plan, to permit the installation of three monument signs on the property located at 44 South Broadway.
58. Communication from Commissioner of Building in relation to an application submitted on behalf of Westchester Healthcare Properties I, LLC, for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval for the construction of a 180 bed skilled nursing facility at 116-120 Church Street, (at the corner of Church and Barker Avenue), to be known as White Plains Institute of Rehabilitation and Healthcare
59. Communication from Commissioner of Building in relation to an application submitted by Antinozzi Associates Architects on behalf of Webster Bank, for a proposed amendment to a previously approved site plan for the installation of signage at One North Broadway, (a/k/a White Plains Plaza) on the North Broadway and Main Street sides of the building, including a new ATM proposed for the “Via” leading from North Broadway to the building lobby.
60. Communication from Commissioner of Planning in relation to a proposed change to the fee-in-lieu payment schedule.
ITEMS FOR INFORMATION:
61. Communication from Budget Director transmitting the Capital Improvement Program Status Report for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2010.
62. Communication from Commissioner of Finance transmitting a report on the Contingency and Tax Stabilization Reserve Fund.
