nValley Assignment and Assumption Agreement with I-Park 11-1-06

Peter Klein's e-Mail to SFC Survey Takers

----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Klein
To: info@sfcyonkers.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 7:04 PM
Subject: SFC Yonkers Redevelopment Project - We Need Your Help

Thank you for recently completing the SFC survey. Your input is very important in helping us identify key issues in our Yonkers redevelopment project.

The survey showed that residents are most interested in the tax revenue and economic benefits that our project will bring to Yonkers. People want to see more jobs created in the downtown. And when asked how they would vote on the project, most people said YES.

The SFC project needs to be processed thoroughly but without further delay. The City Council should be comprehensive yet swift with its review.

Yonkers cannot afford to miss this opportunity for major private investment in its downtown. We need our approvals in order to get financial commitments for construction of this project. We have prospective tenants who are ready to come to downtown Yonkers but cannot commit without an approved project.

We need your help NOW!

Please call or write to the City Council members and let them know you support the SFC project.

Voicing your support at public meetings is vitally important. Council meetings tend to be dominated by a handful of vocal critics who want to slow down the approval process. Please email us (info@sfcyonkers.com) and let us know if you would be available to speak in favor of the project at a City Council meeting.

Thank you for your continued support. Together, we can move forward with this important revitalization of Yonkers.

Regards,
Peter
Peter Klein
Project Manager
Struever Fidelco Cappelli LLC
www.sfcyonkers.com

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Council President Chuck Lesnick (914) 377-6060 Chuck.Lesnick@Yonkersny.gov
Councilwoman Patricia McDow (1st District)(914) 377-6311Patricia.McDow@Yonkersny.gov
Councilwoman Sandy Annabi (2nd District)(914) 377-6312 Sandy.Annabi@Yonkersny.gov
Councilwoman Joan Gronowski (3rd District)(914) 377-6313 Joan.Gronowski@Yonkersny.gov
Councilman Liam McLaughlin (4th District)(914) 377-6314 Liam.McLaughlin@Yonkersny.gov
Councilman John Murtagh (5th District)(914) 377-6315 John.Murtagh@Yonkersny.gov
Councilwoman Dee Barbato (6th District)(914) 377-6316 Dee.Barbato@Yonkersny.gov

Mayor Sends Letter to Civic Leaders in Yonkers relating to Demolition Delay Ordinance

Happy Birthday YonkersTV. One Year old and Going Strong

YonkersTV celebrates it's first birthday. YonkersTV will continue to bring City of Yonkers Government business held in camera, to light, via the lens of YonkersTV. You will find many meetings not televised by City Government, only on YonkersTV. With thousands of Viewers, YonkersTV would like to thank the Google Corporation and Youtube for making this possible. Thank You.
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Mayor Amicone cannot use public funds to Promote Charter Revision Amendments according to the Ethics Board

Ethics Board Decision on Mayor's use of Public Funds to Promote his own Political Agenda. The Ethics Board ruled that he cannot use public funds for the purpose of promoting Charter Revision Amendments.
(This was one of Dennis Robertson issues in last years Mayoral Election. The Editor of this website would like to know if Dennis was aware of this decision. If he was aware of this before the election why did he not make this known to the public. Why is Chuck Lesnick cutting a deal with Mayor Amicone and okaying the use of public funds to promote these amendments. Why was this done in secret and do both of these men have the authority to spend public funds without apparent public oversight?

Access Denied by City of Yonkers and City Council President Lesnick

More Financial Assistance From The YIDA. The Cross County Incentives

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No Documents Available from IDA on Dialysis Project

Deirdre Hoare
xx xxxxxxxxxxx
Yonkers, NY XXXXX

January 26, 2007
Ms. Melvina Carter CFO
Yonkers Industrial Development Agency
470 Nepperhan Avenue
Yonkers, New York 10701

VIA E-Mail
Re: FOIL Request for Documents related to N-Valley Technology Center “Legal Update” as per Minutes of YIDA Board Meeting of October 31, 2006

Dear Ms. Carter:

I am requesting relevant back-up documentation, including Resolutions or other written statements adopted by the Yonkers IDA Board of Directors on October 31, 2006, as per the below excerpt from the meeting minutes:

In addition, I request all documentation related to the referenced “Dialysis Project,” including any applications for YIDA financial assistance from applicant Florence Nightingale, LLC d/b/a Riverside Dialysis or other entity, inducement resolutions, agreements, contracts, leases, etc. pertaining to this project.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

Deirdre Hoare

Deirdre Hoare
XX XXXXXXXX
Yonkers, NY XXXXX

May 31, 2007

Ms. Melvina Carter CFO
Yonkers Industrial Development Agency
470 Nepperhan Avenue
Yonkers, New York 10701

VIA E-Mail and U.S. mail

Dear Ms. Carter:

I am writing in regard to the attached FOIL request dated 1/26/07. Subsequently you provided me with copies of documents partially filling my request.

However, the leases provided lacked the referenced Exhibits, which are an integral part of those documents, and I would appreciate receiving the missing exhibits as soon as possible. No resolutions were provided. In addition, no documents were provided responsive to this part of my request:

“I request all documentation related to the referenced “Dialysis Project,” including any applications for YIDA financial assistance from applicant Florence Nightingale, LLC d/b/a Riverside Dialysis or other entity, inducement resolutions, agreements, contracts, leases, etc. pertaining to this project.”

I am therefore resubmitting this request.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

Warm regards,

Deirdre Hoare

Ridge Hill Lease Amendments 1 - 6 Now Available Online Courtesy FOIL Yonkers Website

Robert J. Freeman, Executive Director of the Committee on Open Government Advisory Opinion: Yonkers Cannot Impose the Use of It's Form

From: Martin Mc Gloin
Date: 2007/02/13 Tue PM 01:03:47 CST
To: RFreeman@dos.state.ny.us
Subject: FOILING YONKERS

Dear Mr. Freeman, I wonder if you could give me an advisory opinion as to
whether it is Lawful to only allow a FOIL request by e-mail, using a specific form, specified by a municipality, in this case the Corporation Counsel of the
City of Yonkers. The links to the City and the FOIL request form are below.
http://www.cityofyonkers.com/http://www.cityofyonkers.com/foil/index.htm if you click on the FOIL form on this link, you can download it)

This specific Adobe PDF, is locked and therefore one cannot save it to a
computer. One is asked to print it, and therefore the intention appears to be
to force those not computer literate enough to send the request by snail mail.
I have figured a way around this form, however I am very computer literate and
I would be very surprised if all who try to use this form are successfully
able to e-mail it. Actually many people have commented to me that they find it
"clunky" and do not use it at all.

So can they, the City of Yonkers, or any governing body for that matter,
force one to use this form only or is a regular e-mail format such as this very
e-mail allowed under the revisions to the FOIL Laws passed last year.

If you need clarification on anything in this communication, please do not
hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely

Martin McGloin


RESPONSE FROM ROBERT FREEMAN TODAY


June 7, 2007

E-MAIL

TO: Martin McGloin

FROM: Robert J. Freeman, Executive Director

The staff of the Committee on Open Government is authorized to issue advisory opinions. The ensuing staff advisory opinion is based solely upon the facts presented in your correspondence.

Dear Mr. McGloin:

I have received your letter and the materials attached to it. Please accept my apologies for the delay in response.

You questioned the propriety of a policy adopted by the City of Yonkers requiring that “[a]ll e-mail requests must use [its] FOIL request form.” In this regard, it has been recommended that agencies create email addresses dedicated to the receipt of requests and that forms may be developed in an effort to expedite the public’s ability to request records pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law. Further, as required by §89(3)(b) of the Freedom of Information Law, the Committee on Open Government has created model forms that may be used by the public when requesting records via email and by agencies for use in responding to those requests. However, those forms are merely recommended models or templates, and it has been advised that agencies may choose to adopt the form recommended by the Committee, alter it, or create its own form. Notwithstanding that guidance, there is nothing in the Freedom of Information Law that requires that a person seeking records must use an agency’s prescribed form. That being so, although use of the City of Yonkers form would likely be of benefit to a person seeking City records, I do not believe that the City may require those seeking records via email to use the City’s form.

I hope that I have been of assistance.

RJF:tt

cc: Corporation Counsel