At-a-glance: New Rochelle committee moves several items to consent, holds one parking change and records abstentions on zoning and eminent domain items

At the Jan. 13 Committee of the Whole meeting the council moved a series of routine and substantive items to the consent agenda for final approval at a subsequent meeting, held one parking item for further study, and recorded abstentions on several development-related items after a brief executive session.

Key actions recorded in committee:

- Item 4: The council set a public hearing for Hudson Country Montessori School for Feb. 10, 2026 (voice vote, motion by Kaye; second Asha Loye).

- Items 7 and 9: An ADA parking space request at 44 Woodbury Street (item 7) and other parking amendments were moved to consent. Item 8 (reactivation of meter parking on Westchester Place) was held for further assessment and the commissioner will return with a map and loading-area analysis.

- Items 10–12: Grant acceptances from the Westchester County Youth Bureau (including a $150,000 award for the steppers program over three years and other youth-program grants) were moved to consent after brief presentations.

- Items 13–15: Participatory budgeting ordinance edits (item 13), an 80-space Clinton Garage valet permit plan (item 14), and authorization to initiate the Local Road Safety Action Plan and form the LSAP committee (item 15) were moved to the consent agenda.

- Item 16 (DOZ downtown overlay amendments): Council held an executive-session discussion concerning potential conflicts and then moved the lead-agency, positive-declaration resolution to consent; Council member Tarantino announced an abstention on the DOZ item.

- Items 17 and 18: Resolutions authorizing staff to pursue eminent-domain steps for 662 Main Street and 625 North Avenue (old CVS) were moved to consent. Appraisals and proposed offers were described on the record; Tarantino announced abstentions on these items as well.

Staff will prepare finalized consent legislation and return to the council for formal adoption. Item 8 (Westchester Place meter reactivation) remains held pending a commissioner follow-up with maps and a loading-area assessment.