NEW ROCHELLE, NY (January 9, 2026) — The New Rochelle City Council will convene its Committee of the Whole session on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 3:45 p.m. in the first-floor Council Conference Room at City Hall to review a wide range of agenda items.
The meeting agenda includes presentations on the Local Safety Action Plan (LSAP) and an overview of Participatory Budgeting.
A previously scheduled public hearing on a proposed resolution amending Condition No. 4 of 2010 City Council Resolution No. 129-2010 has been canceled, with no hearing to take place that evening. A separate item proposes rescheduling the public hearing to February 10, 2026.
The council will consider introducing Proposed Local Law, Intro. No. 1, which would adopt a property tax exemption for veterans with a 100% service-connected disability. The legislation would amend Article IV, Veterans Alternative Exemption, Section 288-14 (Limitation of Exemption) and Section 288-14.1 (Cooperative Corporation Exemption) of Chapter 288, Taxation, of the Code of the City of New Rochelle. A proposed resolution would direct a public hearing on the local law for February 10, 2026.
The Department of Public Works has several parking regulation changes on the agenda, including:
- An ordinance amending handicapped parking provisions for 44 Woodbury Street.
- Amendments to parking prohibitions at all times, time-limit parking, and no stopping or standing rules for Westchester Place.
- An amendment to parking prohibited at all times on Plain Avenue.
The Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking approval to accept three grant awards from the Westchester County Youth Bureau under the 2026-2028 Invest-In-Kids Request for Proposal and related funding:
- $150,000 for the STEP University program.
- $108,000 to establish R.O.D.N.E.Y’s Place After School Program for middle school-aged boys.
- $23,000, in connection with the New York State Office of Children and Family Services Youth Sports & Education Funding, for the establishment of a Mommy & Me Sport and Fitness Academy.
Each grant acceptance would amend Ordinance No. 198 of 2025 (the 2026 city budget) and appropriate the funds.
Additional items include a proposed ordinance to amend Chapter 9 of the city code to establish a Participatory Budget Steering Committee, authorization to initiate the Local Safety Action Plan process and establish a Local Road Safety Action Committee, and an ordinance amending parking regulations for the Two Clinton Garage valet-only permit parking facility.
The agenda also features resolutions related to eminent domain proceedings for properties at 662 Main Street and 625 North Avenue (including the adjacent Treno Street lot and 637 North Avenue), as well as a proposed resolution declaring lead agency and issuing a positive declaration for amendments to the Downtown Overlay Zones and revisions to the city’s official zoning map.
A discussion item on cannabis sales tax revenue, requested by Council Member Sara R. Kaye, is listed.
Public hearings are scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m., to be followed by citizens to be heard.
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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