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Meeting Date:
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8/18/2021 - 6:30 PM
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Category:
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DIVISION OF NON-INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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20.4 Authorization for the Yonkers Public Schools to Opt-in to the City of Yonkers' Local Law No. 5-2020
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District Goals:
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Goal 1 To educate all students for academic excellence.
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Rationale:
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Safety and well-being of School District students and the community
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Funding:
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Resolution:
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WHEREAS, the Yonkers Public Schools and the City of Yonkers have mutually committed to the safety and well-being of all students traveling to and from school, and;
WHEREAS, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has determined that children face the greatest risk to their safety when getting on or off a school bus, and;
WHEREAS, on August 6, 2019, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation authorizing and empowering municipalities to adopt a local law to establish a demonstration program imposing monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle for failure to comply with traffic-control indications;
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2020, the City of Yonkers City Council adopted Local Law No. 5-2020 amending Chapter 109 of the Code of the City of Yonkers empowering the City of Yonkers to establish a program imposing monetary liability for failure of a vehicle operator to stop for a school bus displaying a red visual signal and stop-arm (the “Program”) with the goal of enhancing public safety through the enforcement of School Bus Stop-Arm violations;
WHEREAS, the Yonkers Public Schools endorses the City of Yonkers Local Law No. 5-2020 and wishes to opt-in to the Program; and
WHEREAS, it is acknowledged and agreed that pursuant to the terms of that certain intermunicipal agreement by and between the City of Yonkers Board of Education ("BOE") and the City of Yonkers (the "City") as filed in the office of the City Clerk on June 16, 2014, the terms of any ensuring agreement may be subject to review and revision by the Corporation Counsel, as well as approval by the City's Board of Contract and Supply.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Yonkers Public Schools hereby elects to participate in the Program pursuant to New York Vehicle & Traffic Law § 1174-a; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Yonkers Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools, and/or his designee(s) to take all necessary and appropriate actions in order to institute the Program, and all the provisions of Local Law No. 5-2020 and New York Vehicle & Traffic Law §1174-a.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Dr. Fenix Arias - Manager of Administration
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Signed By:
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Finance Department - Finance Reviewer
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Signed By:
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Tom Collich - Purchasing Director
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Signed By:
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Elizabeth Janocha - Deputy Commissioner
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Signed By:
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Matthew Gallagher - Corporation Counsel
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Signed By:
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Dr. Edwin M. Quezada - Superintendent of Schools
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | Member Lakisha Collins-Bellamy Moved, Member Sheila Greenwald seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS, the Yonkers Public Schools and the City of Yonkers have mutually committed to the safety and well-being of all students traveling to and from school, and;
WHEREAS, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has determined that children face the greatest risk to their safety when getting on or off a school bus, and;
WHEREAS, on August 6, 2019, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation authorizing and empowering municipalities to adopt a local law to establish a demonstration program imposing monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle for failure to comply with traffic-control indications;
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2020, the City of Yonkers City Council adopted Local Law No. 5-2020 amending Chapter 109 of the Code of the City of Yonkers empowering the City of Yonkers to establish a program imposing monetary liability for failure of a vehicle operator to stop for a school bus displaying a red visual signal and stop-arm (the “Program”) with the goal of enhancing public safety through the enforcement of School Bus Stop-Arm violations;
WHEREAS, the Yonkers Public Schools endorses the City of Yonkers Local Law No. 5-2020 and wishes to opt-in to the Program; and
WHEREAS, it is acknowledged and agreed that pursuant to the terms of that certain intermunicipal agreement by and between the City of Yonkers Board of Education ("BOE") and the City of Yonkers (the "City") as filed in the office of the City Clerk on June 16, 2014, the terms of any ensuring agreement may be subject to review and revision by the Corporation Counsel, as well as approval by the City's Board of Contract and Supply.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Yonkers Public Schools hereby elects to participate in the Program pursuant to New York Vehicle & Traffic Law § 1174-a; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Yonkers Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools, and/or his designee(s) to take all necessary and appropriate actions in order to institute the Program, and all the provisions of Local Law No. 5-2020 and New York Vehicle & Traffic Law §1174-a.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 6 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 6 - 0 | | | | | Sheila Greenwald | Yes | | Gail Burns | Yes | | Lakisha Collins-Bellamy | Yes | | Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio | Yes | | Andrea Brown | Yes | | Kevin Cacace | Yes | |
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