RYE, NY (September 14, 2025) — The Rye City Council is set to convene Wednesday for a regular meeting packed with discussions on environmental concerns, financial reports and infrastructure projects, according to the agenda released ahead of the 6:30 p.m. session in City Hall’s council chambers.
Members of the public will have a chance to speak on non-agenda items before the council hears a report from City Manager Brian Shea.
Key presentations include one by Caden Powers, Miles Dinger and Keaton Greenberg on nitrogen pollution from fertilizers, highlighting impacts like soil degradation, groundwater contamination and algal blooms in local waterways such as the Long Island Sound. The trio, rising seniors at Rye Country Day School working with Save the Sound, proposes legislation to restrict high-nitrogen fertilizers and promote slow-release options, citing examples from Maryland and New York state laws.
Council members will also discuss customer outdoor seating and hear a report from Martha Monserrate and Nick Everett on a resolution supporting recommendations from the Intermunicipal Airport Master Plan Task Force for Westchester County Airport. The resolution endorses limits on airport expansion, improvements to passenger experience without increasing capacity, and measures to address noise, air quality, groundwater and stormwater issues.
The agenda includes consideration of updates to Rye Police Department policies on public safety video surveillance, service animals, Native American graves protection, extreme risk protection orders and bias-based policing.
Financial items feature a presentation on 2024 city results by Jonathan Gibbs of BST & Co. LLP, a preliminary 2024 summary from Comptroller Joe Fazzino, and Fazzino’s report on six-month financials.
A public hearing is scheduled on a local law to amend zoning code Chapter 197, reducing maximum building height in the B-2 Central Business District from 40 feet to 35 feet, based on a report from a CBD Development Review Committee that found current height limits exceed needs for three-story buildings.
The council will consider awarding a bid for the Sanitary Sewer Cleaning and CCTV Project (Contract #2025-01) to National Water Main Cleaning Company for $263,780.20, as recommended by the Department of Public Works.
Additional resolutions include authorizing Shea to transfer $1,000,000 from Rye Golf Club’s unrestricted net assets to various project accounts: $20,000 for miscellaneous equipment, $125,000 for building improvements, $600,000 for golf course enhancements, $225,000 for irrigation upgrades and $30,000 for swimming pool work.
The council will vote on declaring surplus equipment, including a 2002 John Deere Gator from the Boat Basin, an HP desktop and Smartboard from communications, and nine Samsung Galaxy S10e phones from IT.
A request from the Rye Sustainability Committee to use the Highland Lot from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 18 for a “250 Acorns to Oaks Giveaway” will be considered.
The meeting wraps with old and new business before adjournment.
The next session is Oct. 8, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.
Meetings air live on Cablevision Channel 1310, Verizon Channel 39 and the city website.
This article was drafted with the aid of Grok, an AI tool by xAI, under the direction and editing of Robert Cox to ensure accuracy and adherence to journalistic standards.
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