COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

APRIL 28, 1997 1:00 P.M.

 

I. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION:

 

A. Agenda Items

 

II. ITEMS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE

 

A. County Executive-Forwarding an IMA between the County and

the Town of Yorktown regarding the Yorktown Country Residence (1/29/96) (Awaiting ministerial changes from Administration)(90 DAY ITEM)

 

B. Hon. Carsky, and Bronz: Forwarding a resolution from the City

of Yonkers asking the Board to approve its HRR and to

support the City’s efforts to maintain control of its court-

ordered housing desegregation plan and to control its

destiny as a self-governing municipality and to release any

reverter interest that the County may have in the four and

one half acre site of land in Northeast Yonkers (4/7/97)

 

C. County Executive: Forwarding the Residents recreation Preferences Survey for 1996. (4/21/97 also ENV)

 

D. Hon. Carsky: Forwarding a letter from the Vice President of the

Westchester Aviation Association regarding the plan to provide better and more modern facilities for light general aviation at the Westchester County Airport. (1/27/97 - also referred to B&A & Env.

 

E . Hon. Carsky and Mosiello: Forwarding a copy of a resolution passed by the Yonkers City Council requesting the Westchester County Department of Transportation to consider adding special Sunday services to permit Yonkers Senior Citizens to arrive at their different destinations. 4/21/97

 

 

 

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F. Hon. Oros: Forwarding a letter from the Mayor of the City of Yonkers regarding the City’s Home Rule Message which requests permission to use a portion of land in the vicinity of Jennifer Lane and East Grassy Sprain Road as a site for Affordable Housing

(4/21/97)

 

G. Hon. Carsky and Bronz: Forwarding a letter from the Chairman of the Yonkers Chamber of Commerce to reconsider the vote on Rory O’Moore (4/7/97)

 

H. County Executive: Proposed Act authorizing the County to submit an Urban County Application under the Federal

Community Development Block Grant Program, including an action plan, and to accept such a grant. (also B&A 3/24/97)

 

I. None

 

J. Hon. Latimer: Forwarding 7 initiatives from the 1997 WCA

Children’s Issues Breakfast: Welfare Reform-Impact on Children; Child Care; Child Health; etc. (also TF Families 3/24/97)

 

K. Hon. Albanese - Forwarding a proposal to bring the New York

Yankees to Yonkers. (7/22/96) (90 DAY ITEM)

 

L. Hon. Bronz: Forwarding a letter from a County Resident detailing a list of complaints about the conditions at the North Ridge Equestrian Center (3/24/97 )

 

M. Hon. Bronz and Swanson: Forwarding a copy of a letter from the Chairperson of the Mount Pleasant Airport Advisory Board regarding pollution caused by airplane exhausts. (10/21/96 Also referred to ENV) (90 DAY ITEM)

 

N. O. P, Q. R. & S. NONE

 

 

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T. Comm. Hon. Noto, Delfino, and Abinanti: Forwarding a letter from a law firm regarding County Airport Projects - Mitigation Proposal (2/26/97 also ENV)

 

U. Comm. Hon. Latimer: Forwarding a copy of a letter to the Chairman of the Airport Adv. Bd. from the County’s Noise Abatement Officer regarding Hushkit documentation from Northwest Airlines (2/26/97 also ENV)

 

V. Comm. Hon. Abinanti: Forwarding two letters from constituents concerned about the proposal to cut or top trees in the Quaker

Meeting House Cemetery located near the County Airport (2/26/97 also ENV)

 

W. Comm. Hon. Oros: Forwarding correspondence from Historic Hudson Valley. (2/26/97 also ECON DEV. TF)