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Also attached to this agenda item: MINUTES AUGUST 19 2026

Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 1 held on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, in the Georgianna Grant Meeting Room at the 2 Stanley Kellerhouse Municipal Building, Van Wyck Street, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 3 10520. 4 5 6 1. Mayor Pugh called the meeting to order at 7:00pm and led everyone in the 7 Pledge of Allegiance. 8 2. APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS 9 Trustee Simon made a motion to approve the following Fiscal Year Vouchers, 10 dated August 5, 2026, Claims numbered 27000772-270001079. The Motion 11 was seconded by Trustee Nicholson and approved with a 5-0 Vote. 12 General Fund $545,512.10 Water Fund $54,368.97 Sewer Fund $2,204.31 Capital Fund $152,208.52 Trust Fund $8,490.02 13 Trustee Simon made a motion to approve the following Fiscal Year Vouchers, 14 dated August 19, 2026, Claims numbered 270001092-27001288. The Motion 15 was seconded by Trustee Nicholson and approved with a 5-0 Vote. 16 General Fund $182,077.50 Water Fund $12,054.52 Sewer Fund $3,807.15 Capital Fund $810,638.15 17 3. RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS SUBMITTED BY EMAIL: None 18 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS: 19 Tom Kaplan, Captain of the Croton on Hudson Fire Department, gave an 20 update on their upcoming Fire Fair to be held on October 4th, the Croton-on- 21 Hudson Fire Department, in partnership with the National Fire Protection 22 Association (NFPA), theme this year is “Charge Into Fire Safety: Safe Charging 23 Is a Superpower”. It emphasizes safe charging habits for devices powered by 24 Mayor Pugh Trustee Simon Village Manager Bryan Healy Trustee Nachtaler Village Attorney Lori Lee Dickson (via zoom) August 19, 2026 lithium-ion batteries, such as phones, tablets, laptops, e-bikes, scooters, 1 power tools, and toys and encouraged everyone to attend. 2 Joe Streany, Assistant Fire Chief, stated that battery fires are a great concern 3 for the Fire Department and we do not have all of the information we need 4 with respect to battery storage, there are things such as a fire safety plan and 5 additional fire training that will be necessary and stressed the importance of a 6 Knox box to allow access into the facility. Chief Streany stated that before we 7 start going into battery systems in the village, the Fire Department needs to 8 play a role in this and to understand the areas where they are going to be go. 9 Village Manager Healy stated that these are lithium iron phosphate batteries, 10 not the lithium ion that have caught fire in previous places, the lithium iron 11 phosphate is much more durable, but the chief raises good points and we will 12 investigate his other points. 13 Nora Regis Odland, Van Wyck Street, Croton on Hudson, addressed the Board 14 regarding the public hearing on local law 10 scheduled for September 2nd 15 banning pigeons and asked that it be revised to grandfather those with existing 16 pigeon coups. Ms. Odland stated that she understands that members of the 17 community have concerns but emphasized that pigeons do not carry bird flu, 18 their biggest risk comes from their droppings when they are dried but there 19 has only been 10 confirmed cases by the CDC over the past 16 years. Ms. 20 Odland stated that the evidence shows that responsibly kept domestic pigeons 21 do not pose a health risk and if the concern is cleanliness, odor, noise or 22 overcrowding, those are issues that can be addressed. 23 Tony Vukaj, 148 Old Post Road North, Croton on Hudson, spoke in support of 24 being able to keep his pigeons, he explained that he vaccinates them two to 25 three times a year, trains them well and releases them once a day for one or 26 two hours just for training. Mr. Vukaj explained that he specifically bought his 27 home because he was told he could keep pigeons on the property and he does 28 not understand why this is an issue now. 29 Mayor Pugh stated that he understands this is a topic that has generated a lot 30 of interest, but everyone will have the opportunity to comment during the 31 public hearing. 32 To hear the complete comments made by the public, you may click on the 33 following: https://play.champds.com/crotononhudsonny/event/1187 (section 34 1.08.6). 35 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 E-mail Comments: 1 Kate Elliott 2 Piney Point Avenue 3 I’m writing because I’m having a hard time understanding the need for a complete 4 ban on keeping pigeons in the Village, and I keep coming back to one basic question: 5 What specific problem is this ban actually trying to solve? If the concern is public 6 health, I’d like to understand what evidence shows that responsibly kept domestic 7 pigeons pose a meaningful risk. If the concern is cleanliness, odor, noise, or 8 overcrowding, those seem like issues that can be addressed directly through 9 reasonable rules —sanitation standards, limits on flock size, housing requirements, 10 setbacks, and enforcement of existing nuisance laws. Those kinds of regulations 11 would address the actual concerns without banning pigeon keeping altogether. I was 12 also struck by comments from the May 27 work session, where the Village Attorney 13 reportedly suggested that even a temporary moratorium might be excessive given 14 that only one resident had expressed interest in keeping pigeons. If that’s the case, 15 it’s hard to understand why a permanent, Village-wide prohibition is now being 16 considered—especially none that would impact an existing keeper and his birds. 17 I’m also concerned about the decision not to grandfather existing pigeons. Tarrytown 18 was mentioned as a nearby example where pigeon keeping is prohibited but existing 19 owners were grandfathered in. That feels like a reasonable and humane compromise 20 here. If then Village believes a ban is necessary going forward, why not allow the 21 current flock to remain? If the Board is rejecting that option, I’d appreciate an 22 explanation of what specific harm would result from allowing these existing birds to 23 stay under reasonable conditions. I also want to ask how “pigeon” is being defined. 24 Would domesticated doves be included?, Since pigeons and doves are part of the 25 same biological family, that distinction matters, and it should be clearly spelled out 26 in any law. Finally, I hope the Board will consider the animals themselves. Pigeons 27 are intelligent, social animals that form strong bonds with each other and with their 28 caretakers. Asking someone to disperse an established flock isn’t just regulating a 29 hobby—it has real consequences for living creatures that have formed a home and 30 social structure here. I’m not arguing for unlimited or unregulated pigeon keeping. If 31 there are legitimate concerns, they should absolutely be addressed. But regulation 32 and prohibition are not the same thing, and a ban should require a clear, well- 33 supported justification. Before moving forward, I respectfully ask the Board to clarify: 34 What documented problem requires a full ban? What evidence supports the idea that 35 responsibly kept pigeons are a risk? What less restrictive options were considered 36 and why they were rejected? Why grandfathering was not adopted, as in other 37 municipalities? What harm would result from allowing the existing flock to remain? 38 How “pigeon” will be defined in the law? What consideration has been given to animal 39 welfare impacts? If there is a specific issue at a specific property, that should be 40 addressed directly. But a Village-wide ban feels like a very broad solution to what 41 appears to be a very limited situation. Croton is a community that values fairness 42 and thoughtful decision-making, and I hope those values guide this process. 43 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 At a minimum, I ask the Board to reconsider grandfathering the existing birds so they 1 can remain with their owner. Additionally, I am attaching a comprehensive study 2 regarding pigeons and transmission of disease to humans. 3 Kate Elliott 4 Piney Point Avenue 5 6 Doug Simmons 7 Finney Farm Road 8 I'm deeply concerned that the motivation driving the proposed pigeon ban is being 9 personally directed at my neighbor. He followed the rules in building his coop in 10 which he currently and immaculately cares for his beloved pets. They are beautiful 11 creatures. It's wrong to use the law to deny a single citizen the right to pursue his 12 happiness in a legal manner. I've just learned there's an agenda item on tomorrow's 13 board meeting to schedule a public hearing on this issue. I'm curious to hear the 14 board's thoughts on the sudden need for this law. If the law is to become a reality he 15 must be grandfathered in as has happened in similar circumstances in Westchester 16 County. 17 18 Georgiana E Mitchell (GEM) 19 12 Prickly Pear Hill Road 20 I'm deeply concerned that there may be personal motivation driving the proposed 21 pigeon ban on our neighbor. He followed the rules of record in building his coop in 22 which he currently and immaculately cares for his beloved pets. They are beautiful 23 creatures who have a long history of helping humans and are highly intelligent! It's 24 wrong to modify the law to deny a single citizen the right to pursue his happiness in 25 what has been and should remain a legal pursuit in our village. It’s recently come to 26 light that there's an agenda item on tomorrow's board meeting to schedule a public 27 hearing on this issue. Why is there a sudden need for this law? If the law is to become 28 a reality, he must be grandfathered as has happened in similar circumstances 29 throughout Westchester County. The sounds of cooing doves and pigeons is beautiful 30 to the ear and calming to the soul. Surely our precious village can accommodate a 31 few of these special residents! I know many others in our village feel as I do on this 32 matter. I trust our elected officials will operate in a balanced and fair way. 33 34 James C. Miller 35 18 wolf road 36 Shouldn’t trustee Len Simon recuse himself from any deliberations regarding the 37 “pigeon coop” law? This law seems specifically designed to address an issue with 38 Trustee Simon’s neighbor and it is my understanding that some of the impetus for 39 this legislation is a complaint by Trustee Simon regarding the pigeon coop 40 41 Andrea Furey & David Cohen 42 14 Morningside Drive 43 We appreciate your dedication to the village and its residents. This note is regarding 44 Local 45 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 Law 10. We are not able to attend tonight's meeting but feel strongly that you are 1 overreaching when you decide to reshape a law to specifically target an individual 2 community member and his pets especially since he has complied with all Village 3 rules and regulations. There has been no credible information brought forward to 4 indicate that there is a health hazard being caused by this individual and his pigeons, 5 or that he has been slacking off on their hygiene or care. To have them unilaterally 6 removed by trustee vote, pitting the rights of one community member against 7 another in this way seems arbitrary, troubling and frankly, scary, especially since 8 there are so many other ways in which the situation can be handled. To abruptly 9 remove this individual's pet birds is putting them at risk and is astonishingly cruel. 10 You are literally breaking the heart of a community member and putting his flock in 11 harm’s way. You are probably familiar with how difficult it is to re-home pets. If there 12 is such a ground swell of support a new law, then by all means change it in any way 13 that seems democratic and without favoritism and let the situation of this one person 14 and his pigeons be grandfathered. 15 16 Amy Gardiner 17 224 Cleveland Drive 18 I am appalled that this town is considering a ban on keeping pigeons. As a child 19 growing up in Suffolk County, LI there were many neighbors in my community that 20 kept pigeons and there were NEVER any issues. Pigeon keeping is an age-old practice 21 that has never caused any harm to people or the environment. During World Wars 22 pigeons were war heroes delivering messages of importance. Today, the keeping of 23 these gentile creatures is the same as having any other household pet. I will be totally 24 ashamed of this Village if a ban is put on such a peaceful practice. What NEEDS to 25 be put under review is the keeping of BEE HIVES as non-native honeybees compete 26 with our native pollinators and put them at risk. I do wish you could all get your 27 priorities in order. 28 29 30 5. REPORT FROM THE VILLAGE MANAGER: 31 Village Manager Healy addressed the PFAS (polyfluoroalkyl Substances) in the 32 water supply and emphasized that our water supply is safe, it does have some 33 low levels of PFAS contamination, but they are well below the State and Federal 34 guidelines, the exact levels are listed in our water quality report and is available 35 on the Village website. Village Manager Healy added that we will also take the 36 necessary steps to recoup whatever funds we can so that if there needs to be 37 potential remediation in the future, Croton residents should not have to pay the 38 costs of what corporations did 30 years ago, in 2023 the Board retained a law 39 firm to represent Croton in these various lawsuits and to date we have recouped 40 $1,078,778, these funds are in the in the Water Fund and can be used for future 41 projects related to our water system. 42 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 The Half Moon Bay Bridge project is moving along, final plans and specifications 1 have been submitted to the New York State Department of Transportation, we 2 have also received some additional funding from New York State towards this 3 project, and we believe we will most likely not have to act on the Bond that we 4 approved in June for $1,250,000. 5 The Farrington Road steps and railings should be completed by the end of the 6 week and open in time when school begins. 7 We are working on our new website, and hope to launch it a week from 8 tomorrow. 9 The Governor has signed the School Speed Camera Bill into law on August 11th, 10 and we will schedule a work session at some point in the future to discuss. 11 We received the second quarter sales tax payment from Westchester County; 12 we saw a 5.1% increase which amounted to roughly $40,000 more than what 13 we received last year. 14 6. CONSENT AGENDA: 15 On Motion by Trustee Simon and seconded by Trustee Nicholson the Board 16 approved the Consent Agenda. Motion was approved with a 5-0 Vote. 17 a. CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD: 18 1. 2025 Energy Benchmarking Program Report from the Village Manager's 19 Office. 20 https://play.champds.com/ATT/crotononhudsonny/2026- 21 08/426296ec214038b4defa56b7c3c8ee1adc9c0d9a.pdf 22 2. Notice from Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and 23 Services seeking nominations for the Westchester Senior Citizens Hall 24 of Fame 25 https://play.champds.com/ATT/crotononhudsonny/2026- 26 08/0f68e5c351512a5792b3d81c4f97f16515f56cdb.pdf 27 3. Letter from Carole J. Voisey, Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of 28 Commerce Executive Director, requesting permission to conduct the 29 annual scarecrow contest. 30 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 https://play.champds.com/ATT/crotononhudsonny/2026- 1 08/fee55c0ab91ce96d556293d06bd64804c1c2212a.pdf 2 4. Letter from Conor Devaney, MTA/MNR Project Manager, requesting a 3 consistency review under the Village's Local Waterfront Revitalization 4 Program (LWRP) for the MTA Signal Project along the Metro-North 5 Railroad Hudson Line. 6 https://play.champds.com/ATT/crotononhudsonny/2026- 7 08/6b65ea27ca88a58cb72aaccfdde44d42a943b5d7.pdf 8 5. Email from Gerri DiSalvo, Public Affairs Outreach Specialist at AAA 9 Northeast, announcing the Village of Croton-on-Hudson has won a 10 Gold Award in the 2026 AAA Community Traffic Safety Awards 11 Program. 12 https://play.champds.com/ATT/crotononhudsonny/2026- 13 08/5947b3cd0a38cf1be8c76056e5ea750a24879fb8.pdf 14 15 RESOLUTION #179-2026 was moved to Proposed Resolutions for further 16 discussion. 17 Resolution #182-2026 18 The Board had a lengthy discussion regarding Resolution #182-2026 exempting some 19 homeowners to clear their sidewalks of snow and ice where geographical limitations 20 put an undue burden on the property owner. As per Village Manager Healy’s memo 21 he recommended adding two sections on Farrington Road to the law explaining that 22 the western section of the sidewalk on Farrington Road abuts the Farribank Condos 23 on Bank Street and there is no easy access to this sidewalk, after further discussion 24 the board agreed to add these two properties to the law. To review the local law and 25 the Manager’s memo, you may click on the following link: 26 https://play.champds.com/ATT/crotononhudsonny/2026- 27 08/9bdc2457e322e1520f841382af4a501453af9ba0.pdf 28 https://play.champds.com/ATT/crotononhudsonny/2026- 29 08/5c185ca16d2db365e6ff2bec32a78693b3400c79.pdf 30 b. RESOLUTIONS: 31 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 Resolution #180-2026 1 On motion of TRUSTEE SIMON, seconded by TRUSTEE NICHOLSON, the following 2 resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 3 New York with a 5-0 vote. 4 WHEREAS, the Village Board of Trustees desires to update the language in the Village 5 Code regarding the keeping of domestic animals and farm animals on residential 6 properties; and 7 WHEREAS, under the direction of the Village Board, the Village Manager has worked 8 with the Village Attorney and the Village Planner to develop language that would 9 permit the keeping of domestic animals as pets, the keeping of farm animals under 10 certain conditions and would prohibit the keeping of roosters and pigeons; and 11 WHEREAS, Local Law Introductory No. 10 of 2026 has been drafted for such 12 purposes; and 13 WHEREAS, the Village Board has received comments back on the law from the County 14 Planning Board, Village Planning Board and the Waterfront Advisory Committee, 15 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Village Board of Trustees hereby 16 schedules a Public Hearing to be held on September 2, 2026, at 7:00 PM in the 17 Georgianna Grant Meeting Room of the Stanley H. Kellerhouse Municipal Building to 18 consider the adoption of Local Law Introductory No. 10 of 2026, to amend Chapter 19 230, Zoning, of the Village Code to update the provisions regarding the keeping of 20 domestic animals and farm animals on residential properties. 21 Resolution #181-2026 22 On motion of TRUSTEE SIMON, seconded by TRUSTEE NICHOLSON, the following 23 resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 24 New York with a 5-0 vote. 25 WHEREAS, the New York State Budget for 2026-2027 included legislation that 26 increased the income limits for the senior citizen rental income exemption and 27 disabled persons rental income exemption programs from $50,000 to $75,000; and 28 WHEREAS, these changes were discussed at a work session held on July 22, 2026; 29 and 30 WHEREAS, Local Law Introductory No. 11 of 2026 has been drafted to increase the 31 statutory limits in the Village Code, 32 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Village Board of Trustees hereby calls 1 for a Public Hearing on September 2, 2026, at 7:00 PM in the Georgianna Grant 2 Meeting Room of the Stanley H. Kellerhouse Municipal Building to consider Local Law 3 Introductory No. 11 of 2026 to amend Chapter 204, Taxation, of the Village Code to 4 update the limits for the senior citizen rental income exemption and disabled persons 5 rental income exemption programs. 6 Resolution #182-2026 7 On motion of TRUSTEE SIMON, seconded by TRUSTEE NICHOLSON, the following 8 resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 9 New York with a 5-0 vote. 10 WHEREAS, the Village Code requires that property owners clear their sidewalks of 11 snow and ice within 12 hours after the end of a snow event; and 12 WHEREAS, the Village Code also provides an exemption for certain areas where 13 geographical limitations put an undue burden on the property owner; and 14 WHEREAS, following the winter of 2025-2026, the Village Manager and Department 15 of Public Works reviewed the list of existing exemptions and requests for new 16 exemptions, and developed proposed changes; and 17 WHEREAS, these changes were discussed at a work session held on June 24, 2026; 18 and 19 WHEREAS, Local Law Introductory No. 12 of 2026 has been drafted to reflect these 20 changes, 21 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Village Board of Trustees hereby calls 22 for a Public Hearing on September 2, 2026, at 7:00 PM in the Georgianna Grant 23 Meeting Room of the Stanley H. Kellerhouse Municipal Building to consider Local Law 24 Introductory No. 12 of 2026 to amend Chapter 197, Streets and Sidewalks, of the 25 Village Code to update the list of sidewalks exempt from the duty to clear or make 26 safe. 27 Resolution #183-2026 28 On motion of TRUSTEE SIMON, seconded by TRUSTEE NICHOLSON, the following 29 resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 30 New York with a 5-0 vote. 31 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 WHEREAS, the Village Board of Trustees desires to update the language in the Village 1 Code to provide clarification in the review of site development plans by the Planning 2 Board; and 3 WHEREAS, under the direction of the Village Board, the Village Manager has worked 4 with the Village Attorney and the Village Planner to develop language that would 5 provide the Planning Board with additional information as part of the application 6 process and allow them to request more information on certain aspects of a project 7 if deemed necessary during the review process; and 8 WHEREAS, Local Law Introductory No. 13 of 2026 has been drafted for such 9 purposes; and 10 WHEREAS, the Village has completed Part 1 of a Short Environmental Assessment 11 Form (EAF) and a Coastal Assessment Form (CAF), 12 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: 13 14 1. The Village Board hereby determines that the Proposed Action is an Unlisted Action. 15 2. The Village Board hereby declares itself to be the Lead Agency for SEQRA purposes in 16 connection with the Proposed Action. 17 3. The Village Board hereby issues the EAF and CAF which it has before it in connection 18 with the Proposed Action. 19 4. The Village Board hereby refers the Draft Law, the EAF and the CAF to the Village 20 Planning Board for a recommendation back to the Village Board in accordance with 21 Village Law. 22 5. The Village Board hereby refers the Draft Law, the EAF and the CAF to the Village 23 Waterfront Advisory Committee for a recommendation back to the Village Board in 24 accordance with Village Law. 25 6. The Village Board hereby refers the Draft Law, the EAF and the CAF to the Westchester 26 County Planning Board for review in accordance with law. 27 7. The Village Board hereby directs Village staff to make any other circulations and 28 notifications regarding the Proposed Action as may be required by law. 29 30 Resolution #184-2026 31 On motion of TRUSTEE SIMON, seconded by TRUSTEE NICHOLSON, the following 32 resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 33 New York with a 5-0 vote. 34 WHEREAS, the Village Board of Trustees desires to update the language in the Village 35 Code to provide clarification in the review of land use applications for consistency 36 with the Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan; and 37 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 WHEREAS, under the direction of the Village Board, the Village Manager has worked 1 with the Village Attorney and the Village Planner to develop language that will provide 2 for the Waterfront Advisory Committee to comment on land use applications that 3 come before the Village Board of Trustees, Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals 4 and/or Water Control Commission; and 5 WHEREAS, Local Law Introductory No. 14 of 2026 has been drafted for such 6 purposes; and 7 WHEREAS, the Village has completed Part 1 of a Short Environmental Assessment 8 Form (EAF) and a Coastal Assessment Form (CAF), 9 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: 10 11 1. The Village Board hereby determines that the Proposed Action is an Unlisted Action. 12 2. The Village Board hereby declares itself to be the Lead Agency for SEQRA purposes in 13 connection with the Proposed Action. 14 3. The Village Board hereby issues the EAF and CAF which it has before it in connection 15 with the Proposed Action. 16 4. The Village Board hereby refers the Draft Law, the EAF and the CAF to the Village 17 Waterfront Advisory Committee for a recommendation back to the Village Board in 18 accordance with Village Law. 19 5. The Village Board hereby directs Village staff to make any other circulations and 20 notifications regarding the Proposed Action as may be required by law. 21 22 Resolution #185-2026 23 On motion of TRUSTEE SIMON, seconded by TRUSTEE NICHOLSON, the following 24 resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 25 New York with a 5-0 vote. 26 WHEREAS, the installation of a rapid rectangular flashing beacon (RRFB) on Maple 27 Street at Van Cortlandt Place/Wells Avenue was included in the 2025-2026 Capital 28 Budget; and 29 WHEREAS, as Maple Street is a state roadway, it is necessary to obtain approval from 30 the New York State Dept. of Transportation (NYSDOT) for this installation; and 31 WHEREAS, a maintenance agreement for the RRFB system is required as part of the 32 approval process, 33 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Village Board of Trustees affirm the 34 Village Manager’s execution of the maintenance agreement from the New York State 35 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 Department of Transportation for the RRFB system on Maple Street at Van Cortlandt 1 Place/Wells Avenue. 2 Resolution #186-2026 3 On motion of TRUSTEE SIMON, seconded by TRUSTEE NICHOLSON, the following 4 resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 5 New York with a 5-0 vote. 6 WHEREAS, the Village has a long-term lease with Metro-North Railroad to maintain 7 the planting areas on either side of the Croton-Harmon Train Station building; and 8 WHEREAS, a number of trees must be removed from the southern section of the 9 planting area; and 10 WHEREAS, an entry permit has been obtained for the Village’s tree contractor to 11 conduct this work, 12 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Village Manager is hereby authorized to 13 execute the entry permit with Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company for the work 14 described above. 15 Resolution #187-2026 16 On motion of TRUSTEE SIMON, seconded by TRUSTEE NICHOLSON, the following 17 resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 18 New York with a 5-0 vote. 19 WHEREAS, Westchester County maintains a system called the Westchester County 20 Repository for Integrated Criminalistic Information (RICI) to allow for the electronic 21 transmission and storage of criminal records and police blotter information, which 22 includes information related to a subject’s arrest, booking, detention or incarceration; 23 and 24 WHEREAS, the information is stored chronologically on a central computer 25 maintained by the County and is shared by multiple law enforcement agencies having 26 access to the system; and 27 WHEREAS, the Village of Croton-on-Hudson had signed an agreement with the 28 County to request access to the RICI system and supplemental computer services 29 from Westchester County which has since expired; and 30 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 WHEREAS, Chief of Police John Nikitopoulos has requested that Village renew this 1 agreement with the County for an additional five-year term, 2 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Village Manager is hereby authorized to 3 sign the agreement with Westchester County to renew access to the Westchester 4 County Repository for Integrated Criminalistic Information for the period beginning 5 November 1, 2026, through October 31, 2031. 6 Resolution #188-2026 7 On motion of TRUSTEE SIMON, seconded by TRUSTEE NICHOLSON, the following 8 resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 9 New York with a 5-0 vote. 10 WHEREAS, the current Inter-Municipal Agreement for solid waste and recyclables 11 between Westchester County and the Village expired on October 21, 2024; and 12 WHEREAS, the Village desires to continue the agreement which will allow the Village 13 to bring municipally-collected solid waste to the Charles Point Resource Recovery 14 Facility in Peekskill, New York, and recyclables to the Town of Cortlandt Recycling 15 Facility for subsequent transfer to the Materials Recovery Facility in Yonkers, New 16 York; and 17 WHEREAS, this agreement will cover the period commencing October 22, 2024, 18 through October 21, 2029; and 19 WHEREAS, the tipping fee for the disposal of municipally-collected solid waste was 20 set at $45 per ton effective June 1, 2025; and 21 WHEREAS, such tipping fee will be subject to an adjustment factor equal to the 22 Consumer Price Index for each year thereafter that the Inter-Municipal Agreement 23 remains in effect; and 24 WHEREAS, there shall continue to be no fee for the delivery of recyclable materials 25 to the facility, unless such delivery contains more than 10% of Rejects, which will 26 then be charged the above-stated tipping fee, 27 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Village Manager is hereby authorized to 28 execute the agreement with Westchester County for the disposal of municipally- 29 collected solid waste and recyclables for the period between October 22, 2024, and 30 October 21, 2029. 31 Resolution #189-2026 32 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 On motion of TRUSTEE SIMON, seconded by TRUSTEE NICHOLSON, the following 1 resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 2 New York with a 5-0 vote. 3 WHEREAS, the onsite audit has been scheduled for the 2025-2026 fiscal year end; 4 and 5 WHEREAS, the following budget transfers are required as detailed in the attached 6 schedules, 7 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Board of Trustees authorizes the Village 8 Treasurer to transfer $215,895.97 from the restricted for employee benefits fund 9 balance to the General Fund; and 10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the Board of Trustees authorizes the Village 11 Treasurer to make the following budget transfers to the 2025-2026 General and 12 Water Fund budgets: 13 GENERAL FUND Increase Expenses Dept Item Description Amount A1010 1200 BOT-PERSONNEL SRVCS TAPE MEETI $82.50 A1210 1000 MAYOR-PERSONNEL SRVCS $0.04 A1230 1000 MANAGER-PERSONNEL SRVCS $351.34 A1230 4000 MANAGER-CONTRACTUAL $5,870.61 A1325 1000 TREASURER-PERSONNEL SRVCS $3,547.12 A1325 1100 TREASURER-PERSONNEL SRVCS PT $77.81 A1325 1200 TREASURER-PERSONNEL SRVCS OT $494.90 A1420 4000 LAW-CONTRACTUAL $20,074.35 A1420 4010 LAW-CONTRACTUAL LEGAL $1,486.48 A1440 1000 ENGINEER-PERSONNEL SRVCS $174,901.51 A1440 4200 ENGINEER-SUPPLIES $87.84 A1620 4300 BUILDINGS-NATURAL GAS $574.75 A1620 4600 BUILDINGS-BLDGS & GROUNDS MAINT $598.11 A1640 4000 GARAGE-CONTRACTUAL $94.10 A1640 4800 GARAGE-FUEL GAS & DIESEL $25,806.57 A1940 4000 PURCHASE OF LAND-CONTRACTUAL $2,305.00 A3120 1000 POLICE-PERSONNEL SRVCS $25,006.77 A3120 1241 POLICE-PERS SRV OT YOUTH OUTRE $4,394.35 A3120 1250 POLICE-PERS SRV OT PATROL BOAT $1,067.68 A3189 1200 AUXILIARY-PERSONNEL SRVCS OT $326.13 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 A3410 4202 FIRE-RETENTION $748.85 A3410 4240 FIRE-VEH CLEAN SUPPL $193.15 A3410 4300 FIRE-FUEL/GAS $786.68 A3410 4400 FIRE-ENERGY ELECTRICITY $2,491.18 A3410 4710 FIRE-VEHICLE REPAIRS $54,067.58 A4020 1000 REGISTRAR-PERSONNEL SRVCS $514.00 A4540 4000 AMBULANCE-CONTRACTUAL $2,149.56 A5010 4000 DPW ADM-CONTRACTUAL $12.40 A5010 4200 DPW ADM-SUPPLIES $154.22 A5110 1100 ST MAINT-PERSONNEL SRVCS PT $1,224.00 A5140 1100 BRUSH-PERSONNEL SRVCS PT $208.60 A5142 4200 SNOW-SUPPLIES $22,947.40 A5650 1999 PERSONAL SERVICES COMP $63.08 A5650 4000 PARKING-CONTRACTUAL $465.80 A7020 1000 REC-PERSONNEL SRVCS $7,407.75 A7180 1100 SPEC REC-PERSONNEL SRVCS PT $36.00 A7610 4000 SENIORS-CONTRACTUAL $377.31 A8010 1100 ZONING-PERSONNEL SRVCS PT $602.50 A8090 1100 RECYCLING-PERSONNEL SRVCS PT $32.30 A8140 4000 STORM SEWR-CONTRACTUAL $77,031.45 A8160 4150 REFUSE-DISPOSAL FEES $10,753.21 A8510 1100 BEAUTIFICATION-PERS SRVCS PT $59.12 A9030 8000 SOCIAL SECURITY-UNDISTRIBUTED $64,723.89 A9031 8000 MEDICARE-UNDISTRIBUTED $14,377.93 A9730 7000 BAN-INTEREST $0.08 Total Increase $ 528,576.00 Decrease Expenses Item Description Amount A1110 1000 JUSTICE COURT-PERSONNEL SRVCS $14,061.88 A1110 1100 JUSTICE COURT-PERSONNEL SRVCS PT $3,951.70 A1440 1100 ENGINEER-PERSONNEL SRVCS PT $21,534.37 A1640 1000 GARAGE-PERSONNEL SRVCS $42,763.46 A1640 2000 GARAGE-EQUIPMENT $3,459.89 A1640 4301 GARAGE-PROPANE $5,817.07 A1650 4000 COMM-CONTRACTUAL $6,160.87 A1980 4000 MCTM TAX PAYROLL-CONTRACTUAL $10,622.07 A1990 4000 CONTINGENCY- CONTRACTUAL $22,791.10 A3120 1200 POLICE-PERSONNEL SRVCS OT $43,311.52 A3120 1210 POLICE-PERSONNEL SRVCS OT INVEST $11,615.18 A3189 1000 AUXILIARY-PERSONNEL SRVCS $6,779.42 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 A3189 1100 AUXILIARY-PERSONNEL SRVCS PT $10,937.54 A3410 1100 FIRE-PERSONNEL SRVCS PT $7,154.33 A5010 1000 DPW ADM-PERSONNEL SRVCS $32,688.73 A5650 1100 PARKING-PERSONNEL SRVCS PT $12,347.55 A6410 4000 PUBLICITY-CONTRACTUAL $8,226.87 A7140 1100 COM REC-PERSONNEL SRVCS PT $12,496.10 A7140 4000 COM REC-CONTRACTUAL $3,535.59 A7310 4000 YOUTH-CONTRACTUAL $4,731.00 A7550 1100 CELEBRATIONS-PERSONNEL SRVCS PT $2,861.85 A7550 4000 CELEBRATIONS-CONTRACTUAL $2,336.15 A8040 4000 HUMAN RIGHTS-CONTRACTUAL $6,659.39 A9050 8000 UNEMPLOYMENT-UNDISTRIBUTED $2,983.56 A9060 8010 INSURANCE-HOSPITAL/MEDICAL INS $8,301.24 A9060 8020 INSURANCE-DENTAL INSURANCE $4,551.60 Total Decrease $ 312,680.03 WATER FUND Increase Expenses Dept Item Description Amount F1650 4400 COMM-ENERGY ELECTRICITY $1,559.43 F1650 4410 COMM-POSTAGE $454.24 F8320 1200 SUPPLY-PERSONNEL SRVCS OT $224.09 F8340 1200 DISTRIB-PERSONNEL SRVCS OT $438.29 F8340 1999 DISTRIB-PERSONNEL SRVCS COMP $1,600.92 F8340 2000 DISTRIB-EQUIPMENT $146.95 F8340 4000 DISTRIB-CONTRACTUAL $61.41 F9030 8000 SOCIAL SECURITY-UNDISTRIBUTED $1,693.32 F9031 8000 MEDICARE-UNDISTRIBUTED $429.29 F9060 8010 INSURANCE-HOSPITAL/MEDICAL INS $12,195.51 F9060 8030 INSURANCE-MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT $447.50 Total Increase $ 19,250.95 Decrease Expenses Dept Item Description Amount F1320 4000 AUDITOR-CONTRACTUAL $404.59 F1650 4000 COMM-CONTRACTUAL $580.07 F1650 4500 COMM-TELEPHONE $828.96 F1910 4000 INSURANCE-CONTRACTUAL $693.63 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 F1950 4000 TAXES & ASSESSMENTS- CONTRACTUAL $145.20 F1980 4000 MCTM TAX PAYROLL-CONTRACTUAL $1,611.88 F1990 4000 CONTINGENCY-CONTRACTUAL $2,461.22 F8310 1000 WTR ADM-PERSONNEL SRVCS $4,185.98 F8310 1200 WTR ADM-PERSONNEL SRVCS OT $750.00 F8310 4000 WTR ADM-CONTRACTUAL $213.60 F8310 4200 WTR ADM-SUPPLIES $14.23 F8320 1000 SUPPLY-PERSONNEL SRVCS $871.49 F8320 4000 SUPPLY-CONTRACTUAL $375.47 F8320 4200 SUPPLY-SUPPLIES $86.20 F8320 4500 SUPPLY-TELEPHONE $362.10 F8340 1000 DISTRIB-PERSONNEL SRVCS $1,944.55 F8340 4170 DISTRIB-PAVEMENT REPLACEMENT $610.65 F8340 4210 DISTRIB-VEHICLE MAINT SUPPLIES $4.25 F8340 4710 DISTRIB-VEHICLE REPAIRS $38.00 F8397 2000 WTR CAPITAL PROJECTS-EQUIPMENT $830.38 F9040 8000 WORKERS COMP-UNDISTRIBUTED $15.02 F9045 8000 LIFE INSURANCE-UNDISTRIBUTED $30.10 F9060 8020 INSURANCE-DENTAL INSURANCE $0.04 F9730 7000 BAN-INTEREST $0.50 Total Decrease $ 17,058.07 Increase Revenues Dept Item Description Amount F1000 2140 METERED WATER SALES $2,192.88 Total Increase $ 2,192.88 1 2 Resolution #190-2026 3 On motion of TRUSTEE SIMON, seconded by TRUSTEE NICHOLSON, the following 4 resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 5 New York with a 5-0 vote. 6 WHEREAS, there are a number of capital projects that have been completed 7 throughout the past fiscal year; and 8 WHEREAS, upon discussion with the Village Manager, the Village Treasurer 9 recommends closing the capital accounts associated with these projects as follows: 10 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 1 09190 Harmon FH HVAC System Overhaul $ 236.40 11223 Sprinkler System – Harmon FH - 20369 Command Car Replacement $ 5,068.26 22393 Command Car Replacement $ 6,584.64 22394 IT Upgrades $ 375.49 23446 EMS Replacement Radios $ 3,902.47 23460 HVAC Replacement – Municipal Bldg. - 24467 DPW Equipment $ 79.78 24471 Washington FH Repairs $ 328.23 24480 Roof Replacement & Bollards $ 671.93 25485 Improvements to No. Highland Gate $ 1,414.03 25486 Large Dump Truck - 25497 Manes Field Improvements $ 2.61 2 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Board of Trustees authorizes the Village 3 Treasurer to close the above listed accounts as of May 31, 2026, and return 4 $5,068.26 to the General Fund and $13,595.58 to the Debt Service Fund. 5 Resolution #191-2026 6 On motion of TRUSTEE SIMON, seconded by TRUSTEE NICHOLSON, the following 7 resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 8 New York with a 5-0 vote. 9 WHEREAS, a ground ladder owned by the Village of Croton-on-Hudson was damaged 10 during the installation of spray foam in the police department storage shed; and 11 WHEREAS, the spray foam company has provided restitution for the ladder in the 12 amount of $355.30; and 13 WHEREAS, Chief of Police John Nikitopoulos has requested that the funds received 14 be allocated to the police supplies budget line to allow for the purchase of a new 15 ladder, 16 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Village Board hereby authorizes the 17 Village Treasurer to amend the 2026-2027 General Fund budget as follows: 18 GENERAL EXPENSES 19 Increase 20 A3120.4200 Police – Supplies $355.30 21 22 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 GENERAL REVENUES 1 Increase 2 A3120.1520 Police Fees $355.30 3 4 Resolution #192-2026 5 On motion of TRUSTEE SIMON, seconded by TRUSTEE NICHOLSON, the following 6 resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 7 New York with a 5-0 vote. 8 WHEREAS, the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department hosts an annual Fire Fair during 9 Fire Prevention Month to educate residents about preventing fires in the home; and 10 WHEREAS, part of this event involves an appearance by the National Fire Protection 11 Association mascot, Sparky the Fire Dog; and 12 WHEREAS, the current costume used during the event is more than 10 years old and 13 needs to be replaced; and 14 WHEREAS, the cost of this replacement was not anticipated in the 2026-2027 General 15 Fund budget, 16 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Village Board hereby authorizes the 17 Village Treasurer to make the following budget transfer in the 2026-2027 General 18 Fund budget: 19 GENERAL EXPENSES 20 Increase 21 A3410.4110 Fire – Public Ed & Fire Prevention $2,619 22 23 Decrease 24 A1990.4000 Contingency $2,619 25 26 Resolution #193-2026 27 On motion of TRUSTEE SIMON, seconded by TRUSTEE NICHOLSON, the following 28 resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 29 New York with a 5-0 vote. 30 Resolution #193-2026 31 32 WHEREAS, the brackets holding the pumps in the Arrowcrest Sewer Pump Station 33 failed last month; and 34 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works undertook emergency repairs to ensure 1 the continued operation of the pump station; and 2 WHEREAS, the cost of these repairs was not anticipated in the 2026-2027 Sewer 3 Fund budget, 4 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Village Board hereby authorizes the 5 Village Treasurer to make the following budget transfer in the 2026-2027 Sewer Fund 6 budget: 7 SEWER EXPENSES 8 Increase 9 G8120.4000 Sewer – Contractual $13,130 10 11 Decrease 12 G1990.4000 Contingency $13,130 13 14 15 c. Approval of Minutes 16 Motion to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting held on Jule 15, 17 2026, was made by Trustee Simon. The motion was seconded by 18 Trustee Nachtaler and approved with a 3-0 vote. 19 7. PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS: 20 Resolution #179-2026 21 Trustee Nachtaler addressed her concerns regarding referring the Consistency 22 Review request from the Metro-North Railroad to the Waterfront Advisory Committee 23 for their review and comment. Trustee Nachtaler stated that she believes that just 24 by looking at the agenda, the community is not going to fully understand that this is 25 probably one of the most significant Metro North Railroad projects we are facing. 26 Trustee Nachtaler stated that she does not believe the WAC will be able to answer 27 many of the Coastal Assessment questions based on the information that Metro North 28 has provided and believes the information provided is incomplete. Trustee Nachtaler 29 stated that we really do not know the magnitude of this project is, and is asking that 30 before we refer this to the WAC, we ask Metro North for more information. 31 Village Manager Healy stated that he has already requested more information, and 32 does not see the benefit in delaying the referral for another two weeks because the 33 WAC will be able to get the necessary information to make these determinations. 34 Village Manager Healy emphasized that the Board is not being asked at this time to 35 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 make a determination, but rather to refer it to the WAC for their review, Metro North 1 has agreed to appear before the WAC to answer any questions. 2 Trustee Nachtaler stated that she does not want to be a roadblock, the work is very 3 important and needs to be done but she wants the Village to be transparent and 4 wants the community to understand the project. 5 After further discussion, the Board moved on the following: 6 On motion of TRUSTEE SIMON, seconded by TRUSTEE NICHOLSON, the following 7 resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 8 New York with a 5-0 vote. 9 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Village Board of Trustees hereby 10 undertakes the following actions: 11 12 1. Approving the request to hold the Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce 13 scarecrow contest during fall 2026. 14 2. Refer the consistency review request from MTA Metro-North Railroad to the 15 Waterfront Advisory Committee for their review and comment. 16 3. Filing for the record the 2025 Energy Benchmarking Report, the letter from 17 Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services for the Senior 18 Citizens Hall of Fame and the letter from AAA Northeast announcing the 2026 Gold 19 Award for the Village of Croton-on-Hudson in the AAA Community Traffic Safety 20 Awards Program. 21 22 Resolution #194-2026 23 On motion of TRUSTEE SIMON, seconded by TRUSTEE NICHOLSON, the following 24 resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 25 New York with a 5-0 vote. 26 WHEREAS, the Village of Croton-on-Hudson recently solicited sealed bids for trade 27 labor services under Bid No. 22-2025; and 28 WHEREAS, this bid was broken down into the following categories, allowing vendors 29 to individually bid on the categories applicable to them: general construction, 30 plumbing, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), masonry and roofing; 31 and 32 WHEREAS, six bids were submitted by the deadline of January 22, 2026; and 33 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 WHEREAS, of the six bids received, two vendors submitted proposals for the plumbing 1 portion of the bid; and 2 WHEREAS, the lowest responsive bid received was from Joe Lombardo Plumbing of 3 Suffern, New York, in the amount of $42,557.60; and 4 WHEREAS, Frank Balbi, Superintendent of Public Works, has reviewed the bids and 5 recommends moving forward with this bidder, 6 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Village Manager is hereby authorized to 7 award Bid No. 22-2025 for trade labor services (plumbing) to Joe Lombardo 8 Plumbing, of Suffern, New York, in the amount of $42,557.60. 9 Resolution #195-2026 10 On motion of TRUSTEE SIMON, seconded by TRUSTEE NICHOLSON, the following 11 resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 12 New York with a 5-0 vote. 13 WHEREAS, the Village issued an Invitation to Bid on July 16, 2026, for the purchase 14 of a 2025 or 2026 Chevrolet Tahoe police pursuit vehicle; and 15 WHEREAS, one bid was submitted by the deadline of July 24, 2026; and 16 WHEREAS, the lowest bid received was from Emergency Vehicle Specialist of 17 Poughkeepsie, New York, in the amount of $51,900; and 18 WHEREAS, John Nikitopoulos, Chief of Police, has recommended moving forward with 19 the low bidder, 20 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Village Manager is hereby authorized to 21 award Bid No. 7-2026 to Emergency Vehicle Specialist of Poughkeepsie, New York, 22 in the amount of $51,900. 23 Resolution #196-2026 24 On motion of TRUSTEE SIMON, seconded by TRUSTEE NICHOLSON, the following 25 resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 26 New York with a 5-0 vote. 27 WHEREAS, the Village issued an Invitation to Bid on July 30, 2026, for the purchase 28 of a loader mounted snow blower; and 29 WHEREAS, four bids were submitted by the deadline of August 11, 2026; and 30 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 WHEREAS, the lowest bid received was from FDR Hitches of Roselle Park, New Jersey, 1 in the amount of $62,599; and 2 WHEREAS, Frank Balbi, Superintendent of Public Works, has recommended moving 3 forward with the low bidder, 4 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Village Manager is hereby authorized to 5 award Bid No. 10-2026 to FDR Hitches of Roselle Park, New Jersey, in the amount of 6 $62,599. 7 Resolution #197-2026 8 On motion of TRUSTEE SIMON, seconded by TRUSTEE NICHOLSON, the following 9 resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 10 New York with a 5-0 vote. 11 WHEREAS, the replacement of traffic signals on South Riverside Avenue at its 12 intersection with Benedict Boulveard and its intersection with Croton Point Avenue 13 was included in the 2025-2026 Capital Budget; and 14 WHEREAS, the level of technical specification needed for the development of the bid 15 documents require third-party assistance; and 16 WHEREAS, Nelson & Pope Engineering, Architecture and Land Surveying of Melville, 17 New York, has provided a proposal in the amount of $9,500 to develop the bid 18 documents and provide assistance during bid review, 19 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Village Manager is hereby authorized to 20 accept the proposal from Nelson & Pope Engineering, Architecture and Land 21 Surveying of Melville, New York, in the amount of $9,500. 22 Resolution #198-2026 23 On motion of TRUSTEE SIMON, seconded by TRUSTEE NICHOLSON, the following 24 resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 25 New York with a 5-0 vote. 26 WHEREAS, the Village of Croton-on-Hudson assumed the ownership of and 27 maintenance requirements for the Half Moon Bay Bridge over the Metro-North 28 Railroad tracks in 1996; and 29 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 WHEREAS, in order to address past safety issues and the proper maintenance of the 1 bridge, the Village is moving ahead with the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the 2 Half Moon Bay Bridge; and 3 WHEREAS, on February 7, 2024, the Village Board of Trustees adopted Resolution 4 29-2024 to accept the proposal from Tectonic Engineering of Rocky Hill, Connecticut, 5 to provide consulting and engineering design services for the project; and 6 WHEREAS, Tectonic has provided a proposal to cover an additional scope of work 7 related to submissions required by the New York State Department of Transportation 8 in the amount of $32,230, 9 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Village Board hereby authorizes the 10 Village Manager to accept the proposal from Tectonic Engineering for the above scope 11 of work; and 12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that funding for such work is available in account 13 H5110.2106.15287. 14 8. PUBLIC COMMENT - NON-AGENDA ITEMS: 15 David Lowell, Farrington Road, Croton on Hudson, thanked whoever was 16 responsible for the yellow markers in the no parking spots on Riverside at 17 Farrington and High Street, this is a tremendous help trying to navigate those 18 left turns. Mr. Lowell continued to addressed the magnitude of toxins going 19 into our air from gas-powered leaf blowers, and implored the Board to stop 20 this unnecessary fossil fuel pollution that affects the health of our residents, 21 and move forward on a complete ban, yet this public health threat has been 22 turned over to the CAC for their review which has created a further delay. 23 Ed Riely, 110 Truesdale Drive, Croton on Hudson, stated that his landscaper 24 has a low noise gas-powered leaf blower and believes that gas powered lawn 25 mowers create the same amount of dust and fumes. Mr. Riely stated that any 26 development on the 425 S. Riverside Avenue property will require major 27 reinforcement on the hill of that property, the building should be appropriately 28 sized for the lot as well as being in sync with the neighborhood, concerned 29 about what transit-oriented development will look like in Croton, also 30 addressed his objection to abortion drugs. 31 Ned Rust, Morningside Drive, Croton on Hudson, addressed the issue of leaf 32 blowers, encouraging the Board to do a complete ban. Mr. Rust went on to 33 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 describe how bad gas leaf blowers are to the health of the community as well 1 as landscapers. 2 To hear the complete comments made by the public, you may click on the 3 following: https://play.champds.com/crotononhudsonny/event/1187 (section 4 2.27.13). 5 9. REPORTS: 6 Trustee Slippen stated that the Arboretum looks terrific and thanked them for 7 all their hard work over the summer, thanked the Friends of Croton Parks who 8 have also been busy at work all summer. Trustee Slippen stated that we are 9 grateful to all our committees, their work is very important to everyone in the 10 village and looks forward to our continued discussions on improving how our 11 committees interact with the community, we also look forward to meeting 12 with our high students on September 15th to talk about their participation on 13 some of our committees, a meeting was held today regarding more planning 14 for the Gouveia park, we have some really exciting ideas and we are 15 collaborating with the Recreation Advisory Committee and the Arts and 16 Humanities Committee. Trustee Slippen stated that she really wants to be 17 thoughtful about how we proceed with local law No. 10 relating to domestic 18 animals, and asked that we be careful about what we are considering because 19 a lot of people are going to be impacted. 20 Trustee Nachtaler stated that, upon further reflection, she would like to change 21 her vote on resolution #179-2026 regarding referring the consistency review 22 request from Metro-North Railroad to the Waterfront Advisory Committee for 23 their review and comment to a “no” vote. 24 Village Attorney Dickson stated that you cannot change a vote once the vote 25 is moved and seconded, it would be up to the Mayor to introduce another 26 resolution to revoke that resolution. 27 Mayor Pugh stated that he was not inclined to propose an additional resolution. 28 Village Manager Healy stated that he does not believe we have ever recalled a 29 vote, and suggested that the minutes reflect Trustee Nachtaler’s objections 30 and proceed from there. 31 Trustee Nachtaler stated that on August 16th she attended the 50th annual 32 Jewish Music and Arts Festival put on by the Westchester Jewish Council, our 33 Fire Department and EMS answered several calls today and she is grateful for 34 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 everything they do for the community, Westchester County Emergency 1 Services has put out new fire safety tips and videos which we should consider 2 putting on the website, thanked the Planning Board for their hard work on the 3 425 S Riverside project, they handled the meeting with a lot of professionalism, 4 thanked Village Manager Healy for giving the Visual Advisory Board an 5 opportunity to weigh in on the color for underneath the Half Moon Bay bridge, 6 a BBQ will be held on August 28th for our seniors as well as a pizza party at 7 the Yacht Club on September 11th, and thanked those who spoke this evening 8 sharing their concerns regarding local law #10. 9 Trustee Nicholson thanked our DPW for their assistance in making this year’s 10 summer concert series a huge success, excited to see that the sidewalks on 11 Old Post Road are being taken care of, as well as all of the new painting and 12 road work on Cleveland Drive, thanked the Recreation Department on a very 13 successful camp program as well as handling the many challenges at Silver 14 Lake this summer, looks forward to seeing what the Landscape Architect will 15 be putting together for Gouveia Park, and the Friends of Croton Parks is now 16 a nonprofit, separate from the Village, and they are going to plan some 17 upcoming opportunities where they will be doing a lot of work at Gouveia park. 18 Trustee Simon advised that on July 16th he and the Mayor met with the Bicycle 19 and Pedestrian Committee where we received an update on the next steps to 20 updating the Bicycle Pedestrian Master Plan, we are seeking funding from 21 Project Mover for infrastructure projects that include bike lanes, bike racks 22 and signage and looks forward to reporting on that in the future, on July 24th 23 he sat in on a zoom meeting that Congressman Lawler hosted for local officials 24 where he gave a briefing on the Housing Bill, work he's doing on Surface 25 Transportation Reauthorization and how he's pushing back against some of the 26 proposed amendments to the grant process, on July 25th the Croton River 27 Community Paddle was held, after travelling upriver everyone enjoyed a river 28 talk with local historians Scott Craven and Village Historian Marc Cheshire, the 29 425 South Riverside project is going to be a great project and is proud of the 30 Planning Board's care and deliberate work along with our Engineer, Planning 31 staff and Village Attorney in making sure that we're going step by step and 32 holding the proposed developer to a very high standard, thanked the Lions 33 Club for putting on the July 29th sunset barbecue at Senasqua Park, on July 34 30th he had the great honor to appear with Senator Pete Harkham to receive 35 $100,000 in Crest Funds (Community Resiliency, Economic Sustainability, and 36 Technology) which we hope to use for the Harmon Firehouse new roof, on 37 August 1st, local historian Duane Jackson and Joseph Cerreto, on the grounds 38 Village Board of Trustees August 19, 2026 of the Van Cortlandt Manor, put on a Revolutionary War Re-enactment 1 Showcase as part of the Village's America250 Celebration, the Heart 2 Committee honored Mark Cheshire and the Historical Society for all the great 3 work they do, National Night Out held last week was a huge success and 4 thanked our Police Department, Fire Department, EMS, DPW and everyone else 5 who contributed to a very successful program, and finally we will be taking the 6 seniors on a trip to FDR where they will get a tour of the library. 7 Mayor Pugh thanked the Trails Committee, a subcommittee of the 8 Conservation Advisory Council, for a great clean up on August 8th, advised that 9 there will be an upcoming Town Hall meeting on a potential New York Forward 10 application which could be a potential to receive State funding for economic 11 development, in order to prepare our application we want to get public input 12 sooner rather than later and our Planner/ Grant Writer will be explaining some 13 of the thinking in terms of the overall strategy for this application; on 14 September 3rd Mayor Marjorie Hsu of the Village of Sleepy Hollow, which was 15 a previous New York Forward winner, will summarize some of the projects that 16 New York forward has allowed Sleepy Hollow to pursue. 17 Resolution 18 On motion by Trustee Slippen, and second by Trustee Simon the Board of 19 Trustees approved the Mayor’s appointment of Jan Johnsen as chair of the 20 Visual Environment Board for a term ending December 2026, with a 5-0 vote. 21 There being no further business to come before the Board, a motion to close the 22 meeting was made by Trustee Simon. Motion was seconded by Trustee Nicholson and 23 approved with a 5-0. Meeting adjourned at 8:45pm. 24 Respectively submitted, 25 Judy Weintraub, Board Secretary 26 __________________________ 27 Paula DiSanto, Village Clerk 28