Infrastructure & Housing - 2026-04-27

Act 2026-187 authorizing permanent and temporary easements to NYPA and Transport LLC for underground transmission lines through approximately one acre (44,000 square feet) of Bronx River Reservation parkland in the Bronxville/Tuckahoe area along Tuckahoe Rd. County receives $950,000 total compensation ($94,000 for temporary easement, balance for permanent). Segments include Tuckahoe Rd from Grassy Sprain Rd to Salisbury Rd, Tuckahoe Rd from Iroquois Rd to Parkview Ave, and Village of Tuckahoe from Cameron Place to Winter Hill Rd.

Items 195 and 196 approving $3.54 million capital budget amendment and bond for replacement of failed chiller CH-3 at Norwood Correctional Center GF tower. The 26-year-old chiller suffered catastrophic gear failure. Project includes temporary rental chillers ($579,000 for six months plus $145,000 installation) to maintain cooling capacity through summer while permanent replacement is installed. New chiller will have variable frequency drive for improved energy efficiency. Design estimated at two months (in-house), construction eight months.

Item 188 approving federal JAG grant distribution: County Sheriff receives $30,506.25 for narcotics unit overtime assisting with violent crime investigations in Mount Vernon and Yonkers. City of Mount Vernon receives $21,000 for body cameras. City of Yonkers receives portion of grant. Grant based on three-year crime statistics formula.

Items 191 and 192 approving new 25-year lease (15-year base plus two 5-year options) with Citigroup for corporate aviation tenant hangar (one-third of Hangar E-Echo) at county airport. Rate set at $40 per square foot based on fair market value appraisal. Projected revenue of $22 million over 15-year base term, approximately $1.2 million annually with escalations. Lease establishes template for future corporate hangar leases with no county capital cost-sharing and annual escalations at greater of CPI or 3-5%.

Items 182, 190, 179, 180, 181, 178, and 183 approving $40 million additional funding for County Water District Number 3 Eastview Water Pumping Station project, bringing total to $42.4 million ($2.4 million previously approved for design now at 90%). Project provides new drinking water pumping station, transmission main, and UV treatment access from NYC DEP Catskill/Delaware UV Treatment Facility at Eastview in Town of Mount Pleasant. Provides backup water supply for Gate of Heaven Pumping Station serving hospital and jail.

Item 184 authorizing $41.9 million in transfers across departments to close out 2025 fiscal year. Major variances include: $15.6 million for Medicaid disproportionate share (DISH) payment to medical center (offset by revenue), special education tuition overages due to retroactive rate increases and higher caseloads, $11.6 million health insurance overage due to utilization and 10 catastrophic cases, and Board of Elections savings from three elections.

Item 185 resolution authorizing $21.8 million in transfers within departments to balance line items, including Parks and Recreation hourly wages excess of $3.6 million for Playland operations not originally budgeted for 2025.

Item 186 adding reserves to 6N self-insurance fund for child victim and adult victim cases without statute of limitations, increasing liability reserves based on quarterly actuary review.