City Council:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MOUNT VERNON DESIGNATING ITSELF
AS LEAD AGENCY FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
OF THE ENVISION MOUNT VERNON COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN, REFERRING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO
THE CITY CORPORATION COUNSEL, CITY PLANNING
BOARD, AND WESTCHESTER COUNTY PLANNING
BOARD, AND SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING
WHEREAS, in 2022, recognizing the need to update the 1968 Comprehensive Plan, and in accordance with New York General City Law ("GCL") Section 28-a, the City Council appointed a Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee ("Committee"), comprised of a diverse group of community stakeholders, for the purposes of assisting City staff and a consultant team with preparing a new Comprehensive Plan for the City entitled Envision Mount Vernon ("Draft Plan");
WHEREAS, following an extensive Community Engagement Process, which involved numerous conversations with the community, meetings, working sessions, interviews, roundtables, public workshops, and digital engagement, the Committee, City staff, and the City's consultant team prepared the Draft Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is appreciative of its staff and consultants' efforts, and is also grateful to the Mount Vernon community-at-large for participating in the planning process; and
WHEREAS, a copy of the Draft Plan can be viewed in the office of the City Clerk, or online at: https://www.envisionmtvernon.com; and
WHEREAS, the Draft Plan is classified as a Type I Action under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act and its implementing regulations, 6 N.Y.C.R.R. Part 617 ("SEQRA"); and
WHEREAS, the proposed action will not require permits and approvals from any other local, regional, State, or Federal agencies prior to adoption, and coordinated SEQRA review is, therefore, not required;
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to designate itself as Lead Agency for the review of the Draft Plan under SEQRA pursuant to 6 N.Y.C.R.R. Section 6...
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