Fighting Over Turf, Talking Cash & More: Rye City Council Agenda for Wednesday, November 29, 2023

The city council’s agenda for its meeting at 6:30pm on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 is out. The meeting will be held in-person at Rye City Hall.

The meeting will also be aired on Cablevision Channel 75 and Verizon Channel 39. We’ll also see you on the Internet (live and archive).

Formal office hours of the Mayor and other officials have been suspended. The Council will convene at 5:15pm and will adjourn into Executive Session to discuss pending litigation, personnel matters and pending contracts.

Let’s check the batting order and highlights from the 11 agenda items.

• My, All About Rye. For the Record. Recognition of Robin Jovanovich, former publisher of The Rye Record.
• Fighting Over Turf. Public comment on the City’s potential project to replace an existing grass athletic field with a synthetic turf field on a City-owned property located at 421 Milton Road in the City of Rye, New York and Council discussion of the related EAF and CAF.
• Talking Cash. 2024 Proposed Budget Discussion.
• Open Mic. Members of the public may be heard on matters for Council consideration that do not appear on the agenda.
• Free Parking. Resolution to waive parking restrictions and parking fees in all downtown parking lots and Purchase Street on December 6 through December 9 for Hanukah and December 20 through December 23 plus December 26 for Christmas and Kwanzaa for 2023.
• Calendaring. Resolution designating the days and time of regular meetings of the City Council for 2024 setting January 10, 2024, as the first regular meeting.
• Parades & Fairs – CONSENT AGENDA
  • a) Consideration of a request by the Midland Fair Committee to approve a parade to precede the Midland Elementary School Fair on Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.
  • b) Consideration of a request from the Milton School PTO to have 2-3 food trucks for the Midland Fair on Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The City Council will have to waive § 144-8D and G of the City Code.
  • c) Consideration of a request by the Rye Little League to approve a parade to kickoff Opening Day of the Little League Season on Saturday, April 13, 2024, beginning at 11:00 a.m.

The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at 6:30pm.