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Also attached to this agenda item: F-2025-0643 F-2025-0645 LWRP Memo and Enclosures LWRP Pavement Markings Memo to VB re Pavement Markers

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 the following vote: Resolution #244-2025 WHEREAS, the Village of Croton-on-Hudson has adopted a Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) to guide the use of its waterfront and adjacent areas in a manner consistent with sound waterfront planning and environmental protection principles; and WHEREAS, the Village of Croton-on-Hudson has received a referral for review of the New York State Department of Transportation’s proposed projects involving federal funding for the application of epoxy and preformed pavement markings over existing markings, and re-marking and re-applying long line pavement markings to restore marking visibility on various state highways; and WHEREAS, on October 14, 2025, the Village’s Waterfront Advisory Committee (WAC) reviewed the proposed project for consistency with the policies of the LWRP; and WHEREAS, the WAC has evaluated the Coastal Assessment Form and the policies of the LWRP and determined that the following policies are relevant to the proposed project: Policy 7: Significant coastal fish and wildlife habitats will be protected, preserved, and, where practical, restored so as to maintain their viability as habitats. Policy 7A: The quality of the Croton River and Bay Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitat and Haverstraw Bay Significant Fish and Wildlife Habitat shall be protected and improved for conservation, economic, aesthetic, recreational, and other public uses and values. Its resources shall be protected from the threat of pollution, misuse, and mismanagement. Policy 7B: Materials that can degrade water quality and degrade or destroy the ecological system of the Croton River and Bay Significant Fish and Wildlife Habitat and the Haverstraw Bay Significant Fish and Wildlife Habitat shall not be disposed of or allowed to drain in, or on land within, the area of influence in the significant fish and wildlife habitats. Policy 7C: Storage of materials that can degrade water quality and degrade or destroy the ecological system of the Croton River and Bay Significant Fish and Wildlife Habitat or Haverstraw Bay Significant Fish and Wildlife Habitat shall not be permitted within the area of influence of the habitat unless best available technology is used to prevent adverse impacts to the habitat. Policy 7D: Restoration of degraded ecological elements of the Croton River and Bay and Haverstraw Bay Significant Fish and Wildlife Habitats and shorelands shall be included in any programs for cleanup of any adjacent toxic and hazardous waste sites. Policy 7G: Construction activity of any kind must not cause significant degradation of water quality or impact identified significant fish and wildlife habitats. Policy 8: Protect fish and wildlife resources in the coastal area from the introduction of hazardous wastes and other pollutants which bio-accumulate in the food chain, or which cause significant sub-lethal or lethal effect on those resources. Policy 30: Ensuring that municipal, industrial, and commercial discharges of pollutants into coastal waters conform to state and national water quality standards; Policy 33: Implementing Best Management Practices to control stormwater runoff and combined sewer overflows; Policy 33A: The flow of stormwater discharge shall be controlled to limit the flow of pollutants from street and parking areas, etc. directly into the river and water bodies; Policy 44: Preserve and protect tidal and freshwater wetlands and preserve the benefits derived from these areas. Policy 44A: Wetlands, water bodies and watercourses shall be protected by preventing damage from erosion or siltation, minimizing disturbance, preserving natural habitats and protecting against flood and pollution. WHEREAS, the WAC has found that the specifications for the proposed work are protective of the environment and that the project will extend the life of the infrastructure in a manner consistent with the LWRP; and WHEREAS, the WAC has issued its recommendation of consistency with the LWRP, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Village Board of Trustees hereby declares the proposed projects, the application of epoxy and preformed pavement markings over existing markings, and re-marking and re-applying long line pavement markings to restore marking visibility on various state highways, to be consistent with the Village’s Local Waterfront Revitalization Program. Dated: October 29, 2025