Town Board Meeting — 2026-08-11 — Agenda

Page 1 TOWN OF CORTLANDT Town Supervisor RICHARD H. BECKER, MD OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK Town Clerk Town Hall Town Board Members LAROUE R. SHATZKIN 1 Heady Street JAMES F. CREIGHTON Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567 CRISTIN JACOBY Deputy Town Clerk P: 914-734-1020 F: 914-734-1102 ROBERT E. MAYES AMANDA SHAFIULLAH www.townofcortlandt.com/townclerk JOYCE C. WHITE NOTICE: Clickable Agenda from Town Clerk, Laroue Shatzkin Dear Viewer, In an effort to make online information easier to access and interact with, the Agenda has been updated to be “Clickable”. You can access these features in two ways. 1. From any device, click directly on the Agenda Item you wish to view, and you will be taken to that page of the packet. 2. If accessing from a computer, through the town website, you will have a Table of Contents and thumbnails available. a. Open your options using this button on the top left of the screen: b. Thumbnails should automatically appear. To see the table of contents, click this button: c. and this will pop up: d. Click the arrow next to the word Agenda, and a fully clickable Table of Contents becomes available. 3. If you have downloaded the Agenda, you can click directly on the Agenda item, or access the table of contents by opening the bookmarks, which look like this: I hope you enjoy these features as I continue to work to improve your experience. Please feel free to reach out to me at the office if you have feedback or suggestions. Warmly, Laroue Shatzkin Page 2 TOWN OF CORTLANDT Town Supervisor RICHARD H. BECKER, MD OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK Town Clerk Town Hall Town Board Members LAROUE R. SHATZKIN 1 Heady Street JAMES F. CREIGHTON Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567 CRISTIN JACOBY Deputy Town Clerk P: 914-734-1020 F: 914-734-1102 ROBERT E. MAYES AMANDA SHAFIULLAH www.townofcortlandt.com/townclerk JOYCE C. WHITE REGULAR MEETING TOWN BOARD AGENDA – AUGUST 11, 2026 PLACE: TIME: TOWN HALL 7:00 PM ORDER OF BUSINESS MEETING CALLED TO ORDER PLEDGE TO THE FLAG SUPERVISOR’S PROCLAMATIONS & REPORTS ROLL CALL TOWN BOARD REPORTS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Approve the Minutes for the July 21, 2026 Regular Meeting. PUBLIC HEARINGS Page 3 Town Board Agenda August 11, 2026 Page 2 HEARING OF CITIZENS – AGENDA ITEMS ONLY REPORTS Receive and File the following: For the month of July 2026 from the Office of the Aging, Purchasing Department, Receiver of Taxes and the Town Clerk. OLD BUSINESS: Receive and File the following: NEW BUSINESS Receive and File the following: RESOLUTIONS 1. Authorize the Settlement of a Tax Certiorari with Perryco Homes of Westchester, Inc. 2. Authorize the Purchase of a new Passenger Bus for Nor-West Regional Special Services. 3. Accept a CREST Grant to build a garage at 74 Locust Avenue for Paramedics Vehicles. 4. Authorize car show for Road Knights for Sept 19th and 20th, 2026. 5. Agenda Items for DOTS: a. Award TE Contract 2026.05(R) - LED Sign Route 6 (Kohl's). b. Authorize DOTS to Obtain Proposals for Architectural Services for Town Hall Roof Replacement c. Authorize DOTS to Obtain Proposals for Incidental Repairs to Town Hall Purchasing Building 6. Appoint Seasonals in DES. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA - NONE BUDGET TRANSFERS - NO Page 4 Town Board Agenda August 11, 2026 Page 3 REPORTS FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS REPORTS FROM STANDING & SPECIAL COMMITTEES SECOND HEARING OF CITIZENS ADJOURNMENT NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING September 15, 2026 at 7:00 pm Town Hall Web Site address: www.townofcortlandt.com Page 5 A Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Cortlandt was conducted on July 21st, 2026 with the following elected officials and appointed staff in attendance: RICHARD H. BECKER Supervisor JOYCE WHITE Councilmember CRISTIN JACOBY Councilmember ROBERT MAYES Councilmember JAMES CREIGHTON Councilmember Also present: TOM WOOD Town Attorney MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM Deputy Town Attorney LAROUE ROSE SHATZKIN Town Clerk- ABSENT AMANDA SHAFIULLAH Deputy Town Clerk ANN SCAGLIONE Comptroller MICHAEL PREZIOSI Director, DOTS CLAUDIA VAHEY Human Resources Coordinator JOE BASSELL Junior Network Specialist CHRIS GROSS Deputy Director, DES- ABSENT MEETING CALLED TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:04 P.M. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG Supervisor Becker started the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance. SUPERVISOR’S PROCLAMATIONS & REPORTS ROLL CALL Amanda Shafiullah, Deputy Town Clerk took roll call, and all Town Board members were present. TOWN BOARD REPORTS 1 Page 6 Town Board Minutes July 21, 2026 Page 2 Councilperson Cristin Jacoby gave her report OF NOTE: Councilperson Jacoby thanked Councilperson White for all of her efforts with the Juneteenth Event. She thanked her for hard work in putting together the event. She also spoke about Councilperson Joyce White gave her report OF NOTE: Councilperson White commented about attending an Affordable Housing Conference hosted by Pace University, where she was able to learn more about how the Town Board can apply affordable housing to the Town of Cortlandt. Councilperson Robert Mayes gave his report OF NOTE: Councilperson Mayes commented about Councilperson James Creighton gave his report OF NOTE: Councilperson Creighton commented Supervisor Becker the Town received 1,000 composting bins from a grant from Assemblyperson Dana Levenberg. If residents are interested please reach out to the Supervisors office while supplies last. Supervisor Becker commented about “Contact the Gov” APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Approve the Minutes for the June 9, 2026 Regular Meeting. Councilperson Mayes made a motion to approve the above Minutes, seconded by Councilperson Jacoby, with all voting AYE. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Public Hearing to Consider Extending the Battery Energy Storage Moratorium through December 31, 2026. a: Open Public Hearing RESOLUTION NO 167-26: Declare Action as Type II. Page 7 Town Board Minutes July 21, 2026 Page 3 RESOLUTION NO 168-26: Adopt Resolution for Moratorium. 2. Public Hearing to Consider Omnibus Zoning Text Amendments. a. Open Public Hearing RESOLUTION NO 169-26: Adopt Negative Declaration. RESOLUTION NO 170-26: Adopt Resolution for Omnibus Zoning Text Amendments. HEARING OF CITIZENS – AGENDA ITEMS ONLY REPORTS Receive and File the following: For the months of April and May 2026 from the Recreation Department. For the month of June 2026 from the Office of the Aging, Purchasing Department, Receiver of Taxes, and the Town Clerk. OLD BUSINESS: Receive and File the following: NEW BUSINESS Receive and File the following: 1. Letter from Evergreen Knolls Homeowner’s Association requesting two Yield signs to improve safety; refer to DES. 2. Letter from the Family Resource Center of Peekskill requesting a letter of support for their application to NYS HCR for energy efficient improvements; refer to Legal. Councilperson Jacoby made a motion to receive and file the above, seconded by Councilperson Creighton, with all voting AYE. RESOLUTIONS Page 8 Town Board Minutes July 21, 2026 Page 4 RESOLUTION NO 171-26: Authorize Conveyance of 21 Cook Lane to the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, Subject to Permissive Referendum. RESOLUTION NO 172-26: Authorize the Conveyance of 3216 Lexington Avenue to two neighboring property owners, Subject to Permissive Referendum. RESOLUTION NO 173-26: Adopt the New York Association of Town’s Bill of Rights. RESOLUTION NO 174-26: Support legislation passed by both the State Senate and State Assembly (S.9617A/A.10949) to continue the Indian Point Cessation Fund. RESOLUTION NO 175-26: Authorize the Supervisor to execute an Out-of-District Sewer Agreement with the Owner of 32 Woodland Boulevard. RESOLUTION NO 176-26: Authorize Repairs to Sanitation Truck 222. RESOLUTION NO 177-26: RFP 2025-02 for Unarmed Security. 1. Update Town Depositories for 2026. 2. Authorize Parking on Quaker Bridge Road for Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct and the NY-NJ Trail Conference to combat invasive species on August 29, 2026 from 9am to 2pm. MOTION 3. Agenda Items for DOTS: a. Authorize a Change in Scope to TE Contract 2024.10 Furnace Woods Sewer District (R) to include additional pavement restoration. 4. Authorize an Employment Continuation Agreement with Chris Kehoe. 5. Appoint Falon Miller to the title of Senior Office Assistant (Automated Systems) in accordance with a change in title as per Civil Service. 6. Appoint Alice Laughlin to the title of Senior Office Assistant (Automated Systems) in accordance with a change in title as per Civil Service. Page 9 Town Board Minutes July 21, 2026 Page 5 7. Appoint Kyle Godridge to the title of Motor Equipment Operator. 8. Appoint Zephaniah Daniels to the title of Motor Equipment Operator. 9. Appoint Anthony Cardillo to the title of Motor Equipment Operator. 10. Appoint Dave M. Perez to the title of Assistant General Foreman. 11. Appoint Russell Jaeschke to the title of Assistant Water and Sewer Foreman. 12. Appoint Seasonal Employees in Recreation Department for Camp and Pool. 13. Appoint Seasonal Employees in DES. 14. Appoint Seasonal Employee in Town Hall. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA –YES BUDGET TRANSFERS – NONE REPORTS FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS REPORTS FROM STANDING & SPECIAL COMMITTEES SECOND HEARING OF CITIZENS ADJOURNMENT Councilperson Jacoby made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Councilperson Creighton with all voting AYE. Page 10 Town Board Minutes July 21, 2026 Page 6 The meeting was adjourned at 7:41 P.M. NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING August 12th, 2026 at 7:00 P.M Town Hall Web Site address: vwww.townofcortlandtny.gov Respectfully submitted, Laroue Rose Shatzkin Town Clerk Amanda Shafiullah Deputy Town Clerk Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 RESOLUTION NUMBER X-26 RE: (AUTHORIZING THE SETTLEMENT OF A TAX CERTIORARI WITH PERRYCO HOMES OF WESTCHESTER, INC.) WHEREAS, Perryco Homes of Westchester, Inc. filed a tax certiorari for the year 2025; and WHEREAS, after discussions and review with the Town Assessor it was deemed that a reduction in the roll would be appropriate; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to review and approve this reduction; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Attorney be and hereby is authorized to execute a Consent Judgment and Stipulation of Settlement with respect to the above referenced tax certiorari proceedings as follows: Tax Map No.: 55.18, Block 1, Lot 11 Assess. Assessed Valuation Amount of Year Reduced From Reduced To Reduction 2025 $12,700 $8,470 $4,230 Tax Map No.: 55.18, Block 1, Lot 18 Assess. Assessed Valuation Amount of Year Reduced From Reduced To Reduction 2025 $27,975 $15,730 $12,245 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that upon approval of the Justice of the Supreme Court, all appropriate steps will be taken by the appropriate Town Officials to effectuate the changes herein. BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF CORTLANDT LAROUE ROSE SHATZKIN, TOWN CLERK Adopted August 11, 2026 At a Regular Meeting Held at Town Hall Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 RESOLUTION NUMBER X-26 (AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF A NEW PASSENGER BUS FOR NOR-WEST REGIONAL SPECIAL SERVICES) WHEREAS, Nor-West is a collaboration of municipalities that serves residents in Cortlandt, Peekskill, Ossining, and Yorktown with developmental disabilities; and WHEREAS, Nor-West is interested in purchasing a new bus to transport its participants to events; and WHEREAS, the Town of Cortlandt is in charge of the administration for Nor-West; and WHEREAS, the proposed bus is a commercial 24 passenger 2027 Ford Micro Bird D- Series bus sold through Bird Bus Sales & Service for $131,100; and WHEREAS, Westchester County has confirmed that the Town could use a $75,000 CDBG grant for the bus; and WHEREAS, Nor-West has a not-for-profit fundraising arm that is not affiliated with the Town of Cortlandt, which will supply the remainder of the funds; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Supervisor is authorized to sign the purchase order for the 24 passenger 2027 Ford Micro Bird D-Series bus. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff is directed to complete all grant and funding steps necessary for the purchase of the bus. BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF CORTLANDT LAROUE ROSE SHATZKIN, TOWN CLERK Adopted August 11, 2026 At a Regular Meeting Held at Town Hall Page 27 RESOLUTION NUMBER X-26 (ACCEPT A CREST GRANT TO BUILD A GARAGE AT 74 LOCUST AVENUE FOR PARAMEDICS VEHICLES) WHEREAS, the Northern Westchester Joint Water Works (“NWJWW”) owns 74 Locust Avenue, Cortlandt Manor, New York 10567; and WHEREAS, the Town has a lease with NWJWW to allow the paramedics to use 74 Locust Avenue as the headquarters for its paramedics program; and WHEREAS, the paramedics program is run by Cortlandt-Peekskill RPS, Inc. which is a partnership between the Town of Cortlandt and City of Peekskill for paramedic services (the “Paramedics”); and WHEREAS, the Paramedics need a garage to house their vehicles; and WHEREAS, a garage would protect the vehicles from the elements expanding their useful life, and it would also allow for climate-controlled storage of medical supplies; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town accepts the CREST grant for $100,000 to be used for a garage for the Paramedics. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff is directed to complete all necessary grant and funding steps. BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF CORTLANDT LAROUE ROSE SHATZKIN, TOWN CLERK Adopted August 11, 2026 At a Regular Meeting Held at Town Hall Page 28 RESOLUTION NUMBER X-26 (AUTHORIZE THE SUPERVISOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ROAD KNIGHTS FOR USE OF TOWN-OWNED PROPERTY FOR A CAR SHOW) WHEREAS, the Road Knights contacted the Town to request to use Town-owned land on Riverview Avenue for its annual classic car festival; and WHEREAS, the Road Knights successfully held the event at the waterfront in Verplanck in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 and have a history of strong charitable and civic engagement; and WHEREAS, this event will provide another opportunity for the Town to showcase its waterfront; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Supervisor is authorized to execute a license agreement with the Road Knights for a car event to be held on September 20, 2026 at Town-owned Property with set up on September 19th, 2026. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the fee for this event shall be $2,000. BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF CORTLANDT LAROUE ROSE SHATZKIN TOWN CLERK Adopted August 11, 2026 At a Regular Meeting Held at Town Hall Page 29 RESOLUTION NUMBER X-26 (RE: AUTHORIZE THE APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING SEASONAL EMPLOYEES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR THE YEAR 2026) NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the following seasonal employees will be appointed in the Department of Environmental Services, with a start date of (See Below) and an end date four months thereafter. This appointment is subject to completion of drug screening. NAME START DATE HIGHWAY Kevin Lojano 08/24/2026 NAME START DATE SANITATION Alexander Pio 08/17/2026 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, all temporary employees in the Department of Environmental Services shall be compensated at an hourly rate of pay of $20.00. BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF CORTLANDT LAROUE ROSE SHATZKIN, TOWN CLERK Adopted on August 7, 2026 at a Regular Meeting Held at Town Hall