City Council:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON ADOPTING A
NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND LOCAL LAW
NO. __- 2024 AMENDING THE CITY CODE TO
ENACT BAMBOO LEGISLATION
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Mount Vernon proposes to amend the Code of the City of Mount Vernon ("Code") to enact Chapter 90 entitled "Bamboo;" and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is necessary and desirable, as a matter of public policy, to regulate bamboo in the City of Mount Vernon by banning running bamboo within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, in conjunction with its Staff, prepared a draft "A Local Law to Enact Chapter 90 (Bamboo) of the Code of the City of Mount Vernon to Ban Running Bamboo" ("Code Amendment"), a copy of which is annexed to this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the Code Amendment is classified as an Unlisted 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, at a meeting of the City Council held October 10, 2024, the City Council designated itself Lead Agency for the uncoordinated review of the Code Amendment under SEQRA pursuant to 6 N.Y.C.R.R. Section 617.6(b)(1), and scheduled a Public Hearing on the Code Amendment for October 23, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the City Council duly published notice of a Public Hearing for the Code Amendment in three issues of the official newspaper for the City on October 15, 2024, October 17, 2024, and October 21, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Public Hearing was duly held at City Hall on October 23, 2024, at 7:00 P.M., and all parties in attendance were permitted an opportunity to speak on behalf of or in opposition to the Code Amendment, and written comments were accepted for 10 days thereafter; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, after due deliberation, and having carefully considered the com...
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