(PICTURE: Rye City Hall by local artist Heather Patterson)
The city council’s agenda for its meeting on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 is out.
The council will hold the council meeting virtually at 5:30pm (note early start time). The Council will convene via ZOOM CONFERENCE at 5:15 p.m. and it is expected they will
adjourn into a teleconference Executive Session to discuss pending litigation.
PURSUANT TO GOVERNOR CUOMO’S EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 202.1, REQUIREMENTS
UNDER THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED AND PUBLIC BODIES MAY
MEET WITHOUT ALLOWING THE PUBLIC TO BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT. FOR THE
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ALL, CITY HALL WILL REMAIN CLOSED. THE MEETING WILL
BE HELD VIA ZOOM VIDEO-CONFERENCING WITH NO IN-PERSON LOCATION AND WILL
BE BROADCAST ON THE CITY WEBSITE. A FULL TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING WILL BE
MADE AVAILABLE AT A FUTURE DATE.
RESIDENTS MAY EMAIL COMMENTS REGARDING THE PUBLIC HEARING TO:
PUBLICHEARINGCOMMENTS@RYENY.GOV. ALL COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY
4:15 PM ON MAY 13, 2020. THE SUBJECT OF THE EMAIL NEEDS TO READ, “OSBORN
ZONING CHANGE”. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE ATTEND THE MEETING VIA
ZOOM VIA THIS LINK:
https://zoom.us/j/92839711353?pwd=dDZTVjdyM0trSE1Qc2dqQ2hMcWNxUT09
Password: 815298
Or Telephone:
US: (646) 558-8656 or (312) 626-6799 or (301) 715-8592 or (253) 215-8782 or
(346) 248-7799 or (669) 900-9128
Press *9 to raise your hand to speak during the public hearing
Webinar ID: 928 3971 1353
Password: 815298
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.
Let’s check the batting order and highlights from the 12 agenda items.
- Bumpy Road. Presentation and consideration of a Road Paving Plan for 2020.
- Dive In. Consideration of request by the Rye Golf Commission to temporarily remove/extend the early enrollment deadline for the pool for 2020.
- Draining Funds. Authorization of the City Manager to approve refunds for all pool-only members who have already paid partially or in full for their 2020 Membership in the event that a governing body declares the pool will not be permitted to open for the entirety of the 2020 pool season.
- Be There Friday Between 12-5pm. Authorization of the City Manager to enter into an Inter-Municipal Agreement with Westchester County to install new subscriber radios and equipment to the facilities and identified apparatus for first line emergency response which will replace outdated equipment. The new equipment will be provided by the County at no cost.
- A Higher Zone. Continue SEQRA discussion regarding a zoning petition from The Miriam Osborn Memorial Home to amend the text of the City of Rye Zoning Code Association to create a new use and development standards for “Senior Living Facilities” in the R-2 Zoning District.
- The Zoom Zone. Open a public hearing for consideration of a petition from The Miriam Osborn Memorial Home to amend the text of the City of Rye Zoning Code Association to create new use and development standards for “Senior Living Facilities” in the R-2 Zoning District. All public hearing comments should be emailed to publichearingcomments@ryeny.gov with “Osborn Zoning Change” as the subject.
- The Graduates. Authorization for the City of Rye School District to use the City streets on May 31, 2020 from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM for a graduation vehicle parade to acknowledge and celebrate the Class of 2020.
- Patronage. Appointments to Boards and Commissions by the Mayor with Council approval.
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 5:30pm.
Wash your hands!
