New York Record
White Plains
VS

Valerie Simmons

Council Member2026-02-02 – December 2026

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At a glance

News mentions
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Term ending Dec 1, 2026.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
5
Total speaking time
2:28
Avg per meeting
0:30
Segments
29

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Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)

high↓Sep 2026[11]

YWCA resident conditions at 69 North Broadway

medium↓Sep 2026[10]

Pedestrian and child passenger safety grants

$35,000 in state grant funding, no local cost.

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

Fire Apparatus Repair Funding

Draws on the general fund reserve; the specific amount is not stated on the agenda.

medium↓Jul 2026[7]

Rodent activity on Martine Avenue

low↓Sep 2026[6]

Quality-of-life issues downtown: shopping carts, pigeons, rats, and parking meters

medium↓Sep 2026[6]

Citywide rodent problem

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

E-Bike Enforcement (May Luv Initiative)

low↓Oct 2026[5]

Traffic safety grants for police

$35,000 in state grant funding, no local cost.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

Package deliveries blocking apartment lobbies

low↓Oct 2026[5]

Cannabis delivery operations in Waller Avenue parking lot

medium↓Jun 2026[4]

Feral cat population control

Costs no more than $8,000 per year.

medium↓Feb 2026[3]

Public Safety Building prisoner elevator rehabilitation funding increase

$606,000 in new bond debt with up to a 25-year maturity.

high↓Aug 2026[2]

Shopping cart hazards from downtown garage

high↓Feb 2026[2]

Immigration resolution and law enforcement identification ordinance

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

FBI joint terrorism task force agreement

medium↓Aug 2026[2]

Flock license-plate surveillance cameras

medium↓Mar 2026[1]

Card Access Security System Upgrade

Borrowing of $757,500 repaid over five years.

medium↓Mar 2026[1]

Fire Station #7 Roof Replacement

Costs $225,000, drawn from existing fund balance rather than borrowing.

medium↓May 2026[1]

City Hall security contract

The proposed private security contract could cost taxpayers up to $190,000.

medium↓May 2026[1]

Film permit enforcement in Gedney Farm

Decisions during term (10)

Recorded while Simmons was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

Voting record (1)(Public Safety)

1 yes0 no

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