[Common Council Special Meeting/Work Session on October 21, 2025.]
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MO RN ING . I C AL L T HI S M EE TING O F TH E WHI TE PLA IN S C OM MON C OUNC IL FOR OCT OB ER 2 1ST , 2 025 T O O RDER .
MA DA M C LE RK , W OULD Y OU PLE AS E CA LL T HE ROL L ? MR .
MA RTIN , HER E , M R . P AY NE , Y EAH .
MS . P RE SSER , H ERE , M RS .
M AYOR , C OUNC IL WOMA N PU JA S ENT A W AIVE R A UT HORI ZI NG AC TI ON O N O RDIN AN CES T HAT A RE ON F OR F IRST R EA DING .
TH ANK Y OU , A ND I ' LL , I ' LL JUS T NO TE THA T S HE HAD A L ON G PL ANNE D T RIP , A ND T HIS I S A QU IC KLY C AL LED M EETI NG A ND I AP PR ECIA TE THA T EV ER YONE E LSE I S HER E .
I T ' S , UH , IT S AY S A L OT ABO UT , U M , EV ERYO NE ' S C OM MITM EN T T O T HE PEOP LE OF O UR C IT Y , U M , THE FI RS T I TE M O N O UR A GEND A I S A CO MMUN IC ATIO N F ROM T HE CO MMIS SI ONER O F B UILD IN G RECO MM ENDI NG THE A DOPT IO N O F A RE STAT ED CIT Y O F WHI TE P LA INS SU PP LEME NT AL BUI LD ING COD E .
CO MM UNIC AT ION B E F IL ED A ND SP READ I N F UL L U PO N THE M INUT ES .
SECO ND , A LL IN F AV OR ? A YE A YE IT EM 2 IS A C OMMU NI CATI ON F ROM THE E NV IRON ME NTAL O FFIC ER .
COMM UN ICAT IO N B E F IL ED A ND SP READ I N F ULL U PON THE M IN UTES .
OP POSE UH , AND I TE M 3 I S A N O RD INAN CE OF T HE COM MO N C OUNC IL OF T HE CITY O F WHI TE P LA INS A DOPT IN G A REST AT ED C ITY OF W HITE P LAIN S SU PP LEME NT AL BUI LD ING COD E .
I OF FE R T HE O RDIN AN CE AND ASK UNAN IM OUS C ON SENT T O M OVE ITS ADOP TI ON .
HE ARIN G NO O BJEC TI ON , SUC H CO NS ENT I S GRA NT ED .
I A DO PTIO N OF THE O RDIN AN CE .
SEC ON D , THE N MO VE TO 2 . I S THE RE ANY DISC US SION ? I ' M J US T , I ' LL J UST C OMME NT TH AT UM E VE RYON E IS A WA RE O F THE R ECEN T , U H , ISS UE T HAT OC CU RRED A T A P RIVA TE GAR AG E I N OU R C IT Y .
UM , A ND IT , U H , T HEY H AD B EEN SE RVED WIT H U H NOT IC E TO PR OVID E .
UH A SSES SM ENTS OF THE IR OF T HE CON DI TION O F T HE G AR AGE FR OM A N ENG IN EER , W HICH IS W HA T ST AT E L AW R EQ UIRE S .
BY WE , W E ' VE , W HEN WE R EALI ZE D THAT W E L OO KED I NTO THE T O THE DE PT H H OW MAN Y U H A RE O UT OF COMP LI ANCE .
WE H AVE A N UM BER O F GA RA GES THA T W ER E OUT O F CO MPLI AN CE A ND UM T HIS P AST WEEK EN D , B EG INNI NG ON F RI DAY AND I NTO S ATUR DA Y W E H AD CO MMIS SI ONER A MA DEO , D O Y OU WA NN A T AL K A BO UT I T ? GOOD UM , A S T HE MAY OR S TATE D , U H , AND I T HINK A T T HE LAS T , AT T HE LAST M EE TING W HEN I P RE SENT ED TH E C OD E F OR INI TI AL R EVIE W .
W E TA LK ED A BOUT THE FAC T T HAT WE ' RE I NCOR PO RATI NG A PRIV AT E P ARKI NG G ARAG E IN SPEC TI ON C ODE IN A S ONE OF OUR C HAPT ER S .
AND T HI S WAS A R ESUL T O F LE GI SLAT IO N THA T C AM E D OW N FRO M TH E S TATE I N 201 8 , R EQUI RI NG ASSE SS MENT S TO B E FOR ME D I N ALL PRIV AT E , UH , P AR KING G AR AGES , ALL G ARAG ES IN T HE S TA TE O F N EW YORK , U H , THE A SS ESSM EN T HAS T O BE P ER FORM ED B Y PRO FE SSIO NA L ENGI NE ER .
IN 201 8 , W E S ENT L ETTE RS TO ALL , UH , O WN ERS O F GAR AG ES , P RIVA TE GA RA GES IN W HITE P LAIN S
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, F AI RLY LENG TH Y L IS T .U H, W E D ID G ET CE RT AIN R ES PONS ES A ND REP OR TS WE RE SUB MI TTED .
UH, T HERE WER E I ND IVID UA LS , CO MP ANIE S T HAT D ID N OT S UB MIT , SO WE SEN T ANO TH ER NOT IC E RE MIND IN G T HEM .
WE GOT MOR E R ES PONS ES , B UT T HEN WE S EN T A T HIRD NOT IC E TO THE RE MAIN IN G , U H, C OMPA NI ES . U M , WE DO H AV E A B AL ANCE OF LO CA TION S T HAT HAV E N OT F IL ED , UM , ON F RI DAY IN C ON SULT AT ION WIT H T HE MAY OR , MY E NFOR CE MENT S TAFF , I NCLU DI NG MY SE LF AND T HE D EPUT Y CO MM ISSI ON ER W ALKE D THR OU GH A LL TH E , T HE G ARAG ES T HAT W E D ID NO T H AV E A R EP ORT O N , J UST T O MA KE SUR E THA T T HERE W ERE NO , UM SURP RI SING I SSUE S T HAT MIG HT EXIS T IN THE SE GAR AG ES T HAT WE DIDN ' T HAV E THE REP OR TS FOR .
W E FO UND N O S ER IOUS , U H , PRO BL EMS .
TH E G AR AGES ARE F INE FOR UTIL IZ ATIO N , U M , WE S TI LL A RE NOW G OI NG TO P URSU E T HROU GH CO URT A PPEA RA NCE T ICKE TS .
UH , GET TI NG THO SE OWN ER S T O SU BMIT THE IR REP OR TS , U M , A ND EN SU RE T HAT W E H AVE AL L GAR AG ES U P T O D AT E .
WI TH T HE INS PE CTIO N IN AS SE SSME NT S .
THAN K YOU UM , THI S O CCUR RE D O N O CT OBER 15TH A ND UM H ERE W E ARE ON OC TO BER 2 1S T T O PAS S THI S LE GISL AT ION . O RI GINA LL Y , W E WE RE GON NA HAV E IT ON F OR THE CO UN CIL M EETI NG , BUT I FEL T VERY STR ON GLY T HA T , Y OU K NO W , TH IS , THI S LEG IS LATI ON , U M , TH ES E C HA NGES SHO UL D HAV E BEE N BR OU GHT B Y T HE BUI LD ING DEPA RT MENT M ANY YEA RS AGO .
HE RE WE A RE T OD AY A S QUI CK LY A S WE C AN , W E ' RE G ON NA A CT AND I WA NN A S AY I C AL LED E VE RYON E ON THIS C OUNC IL .
EV ER YONE A GREE D T HA T WE W AN TED TO JUS T G ET IN H ER E A ND G ET TH IS D ONE S O I T ' S LES S THA N A WE EK WE ' RE H ERE TO V OTE , U M, AND I C AN T ELL YOU T HAT THE SU MMON SE S A RE R EADY T O GO FOR TH E PEO PL E T HAT HAV E N OT , U H , CO MPLI ED A ND T HE Y W ILL B E SE RVED T OD AY O NC E T HI S LEGI SL ATIO N IS PAS SE D .
CO UNCI LM AN M AR TIN , I T HA NK Y OU , MA YOR . U H , A S YOU ' VE NOT ED , TH IS ORD IN ANCE DOE S A L OT O F IM PO RTAN T U H T HI NGS AND A LS O DOES A L OT O F C LARI FI CATI ON S AN D , A ND R EORG AN IZAT IO N T O MAK E IT E ASIE R T O NAV IG ATE , B UT I DON ' T W ANT I T T O GO U NSAI D , O NE OF THE , U H , SMA LL T HING S T HA T IT DOE S , B UT I T ' S , IT ' S A B IG HE LP T O HOM EO WNER S IS IT UPDA TE S T HE L IS T O F A CT IVIT IE S TH AT D O A ND D O N OT REQ UI RE T HE ISSU AN CE O F A B UI LDIN G P ER MIT IN 1 A ND 2 FAM IL Y H OMES .
I K NOW EVEN M YSEL F , I IF I G O T O D O S OMET HI NG A T M Y HO US E, I ' M O FT EN WON DE RING , WA IT , D OE S T HI S N EE D A PER MI T OR D OESN ' T I T ? AND A L OT O F PE OP LE A RE IN THA T S AM E B OA T , AND I T HINK THI S L IST WIL L BE A VERY H ELPF UL U H I TEM F OR T HEM CO MING O UT O F THI S ORD IN ANCE AS WELL .
YEA H , I JUS T W ANT T O PO IN T O UT T HE RE ' S A NUM BE R O F UPDA TE S AND UH A C LE ANUP W ORK D ONE A S PAR T OF THIS P ROPO SA L .
I T ' S J US T T HA T BE CA USE O F T HE GAR AG E S ITUA TI ON TH AT CAM E TO LIG HT , W E WAN TE D TO ACC EL ERAT E T HIS A ND SO , U M , THE O THER PRO VI SION S A RE ALO NG FOR T HE R ID E , U M , B UT , UH SO , WEL L , H AVIN G S AI D A LL T HA T , MA DA M C LE RK , WOU LD YOU PLE AS E CA LL T HE ROL L ? MR .
FRY P EARS ON , YE S , M R . M AR TIN , Y ES , MR .
PAY NE , YE S , MIS S PRE SS ER , Y ES , M RS . M R .
IS THE RE A M OTIO N TO ADJ OU RN ? SO M OV E . S EC OND , ALL I N F AV OR ? AYE A YE , OPP OS ED . M EE TING I S AD JO URNE D .
T HANK Y OU , E VE RYON E .
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.