address linter errors & warnings in the edited files

[gvelez17]

Description

Fix linter error and some of the warnings - lets see if we have to fix all the warnings in unrelated files

How Has This Been Tested?

Describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Provide instructions for reproduction.

• [ ] Test A (e.g. Test A - New test that ... ran in local, docker, and dev unstable.)
• [ ] Test B

PR checklist

Before submitting this PR, please make sure:

• [ ] I have tagged the relevant reviewers and interested parties
• [ ] I have updated the READMEs of affected packages
• [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation

References:

Please list relevant documentation (e.g. tech specs, articles, related work etc.) relevant to this change, and note if the documentation has been updated.