Resolution 51-2025 Metro-North Agreements

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Meeting: portal event 1025 (no meeting page on file)

Agenda item: Proposed Resolutions — Consider authorizing the Village Manager to execute the following documents with the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company related to the Croton-Harmon Train Station Parking Lot: Property Maintenance Agreement, Release of Right to Repurchase, Permanent Easement Agreement and Temporary Easement Agreement.

Resolution, 1 page. Attached to agenda item: “Proposed Resolutions — Consider authorizing the Village Manager to execute the following documents with the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company related to the Croton-Harmon Train Station Parking Lot: Property Maintenan”

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Also attached to this agenda item: Easement - Permanent-2-25-2025 draft Easement - Temporary-2-25-2025 draft Exhibit A updated 2.3.25 Prop Maintenance Agmt Village Feb 25 2025 draft Release of Right to Repurchase 2-25-2025

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On motion of TRUSTEE ___, seconded by TRUSTEE ____, the following resolution 
was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton- on-Hudson, New York, 
with a - vote. 
 
Resolution #51-2025 
 
WHEREAS, the Village of Croton-on-Hudson purchased portions of the parking lot at 
the Croton-Harmon Train Station from the New York Central Railroad in the 1960s; and 
 
WHEREAS, the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company (“Metro-North”) is the 
successor railroad to the New York Central; and 
 
WHEREAS, included in the purchase and sale agreement with New York Central was 
the right to repurchase the property for railroad purposes; and 
 
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board voted to terminate these 
rights at their October 2022 board meeting; and 
 
WHEREAS, the Village has a number of property maintenance agreements with Metro-
North regarding the sidewalks, parking areas and planting areas adjacent to the railroad 
tracks; and 
 
WHEREAS, the Village has agreed to maintain the sidewalk in front of the station house 
in exchange for the termination of the repurchase rights; and 
 
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of both parties to consolidate these agreements into 
one Property Maintenance Agreement; and 
 
WHEREAS, Metro-North has sought permanent and temporary easements from the 
Village related to railroad operations and construction; and 
 
WHEREAS, the Village Engineer and Superintendent of Public Works have reviewed 
these requests and do not anticipate any issue arising from the granting of the easements, 
 
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Village Board of Trustees authorizes 
the Village Manager to execute the following agreements, subject to the final approval 
of the Village’s Special Counsel: Property Maintenance Agreement, Release of Right to 
Repurchase, Permanent Easement Agreement and Temporary Easement Agreement. 
 
Dated: March 12, 2025

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