Bureaucratic Marathon; Deputy Dawg; No More Dead Trees: Rye City Council Agenda for Wednesday, January 8, 2025
The city council’s agenda for its meeting at 6:30pm on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 is out. 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).
Note: The Council will convene at 6:00pm for the swearing in of new Councilmember James Ward.
Formal office hours of the Mayor and other officials have been suspended.
Let’s check the batting order and highlights from the 16 agenda items.
- Open Mic. Members of the public may be heard on matters for Council consideration that do not appear on the agenda.
- Greg’s Grist. Report of the City Manager.
- Fore! Approval of appointments to the Rye Golf Club Commission.
- Bureaucratic Marathon. Presentation by Steven Wrabel on the Toughman Westchester Triathlon and Consideration of a request from Westchester Endurance Corp., for the use of City streets on September 21, 2025.
- Painting a New Picture. Consideration of a petition from the Rye Arts Center, Inc. to amend the text of the Rye City Code to permit “Arts Center Use” as a new use permitted subject to additional standards and requirements in the R-1 to RT Residence Districts.
- Deputy Dawg. Appointment of the 2025 Deputy Mayor by the Mayor.
- Under the Hood. Designation of the City Council’s Audit Committee by the Mayor.
- Hub and Spoke. Designation of the City Council’s Liaisons by the Mayor.
- No More Dead Trees. We Vote MyRye.com. Designation of the official City newspaper.
- No 311. Consideration to set a public hearing for the Jan 29, 2025 meeting to amend the City Charter Section C23-1. “Liability in certain actions” to exclude electronic notification through email or the City’s website as constituting prior written notice.
- Patronage. Appointments to Boards and Commissions.
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at 6:30pm.
