Parks & Environment  
BOL Meeting Minutes -  
Final  
800 Michaelian Office Bldg.  
148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor  
White Plains, NY 10601  
Committee Chair: Erika Pierce  
WestchesterLegislatorsNY.gov  
Monday, February 9, 2026  
10:00 AM  
Committee Room  
Joint with B&A and I&H  
CALL TO ORDER  
Please note: Meetings of the Board of Legislators and its committees are held at the  
Michaelian Office Building, 148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor, White Plains, New York, 10601,  
and livestreamed via the WebEx video conferencing system. Legislators may participate in  
person or via Webex. Members of the public may attend meetings in person at any of its  
locations, or view the meeting and its video recording online on the Westchester County  
Legislature’s website: https://westchestercountyny.legistar.com/. This website also provides  
the links to documents to be discussed at a given meeting.  
With a quorum present, Chair Pierce called the meeting to order at 10:26 a.m.  
Others in Attendance: BOL: Legislators: Tyrae Woodson-Samuels and Anant Nambiar;  
Legislator Judah Holstein (Remote); Committee Coordinators: Jill Axelrod, James Silverberg,  
Ethan Samuel, Dayana Gomez, and Sebastian Loreti; Lisa Hochman; Greg Casciato; Budget  
Dept.: Larry Soule, Christina Rampata and Dianne Vanadia; Law Dept.: Justin Adin  
Legislator Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams and Legislator Williams  
Present:  
Johnson  
Legislator Nolan  
Absent:  
Remote:  
Legislator Gashi  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
I.  
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION  
Organizational meeting for the 2026 legislative term:  
1. Set a quorum.  
2. Select Committee Vice-Chair.  
3. Set a meeting date and time.  
Chair Pierce said that Legislator Jewel Williams Johnson will serve as committee Vice-Chair.  
She said that the committee's scheduled meeting time is Tuesday at 2:00 p.m., but the  
committee will often meet with the Budget committee on Mondays at 10:00 a.m.  
With a motion by Legislator Williams Johnson seconded by Legislator Williams, the committee  
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voted unanimously to set the quorum at three members.  
1.  
ACT-2026-9  
CBA-RP056-Playland Infrastructure, Rides and Site Work  
Guests: Law Dept.: Assistant Chief Deputy County Attorney Justin Adin; Budget Dept.: Deputy  
Director Christina Rampata  
Mr. Adin discussed Item #s 2026-40, 41 and 42 together. These three items related to the  
arbitration proceeding between Westchester County and Standard Amusements, including  
two budget amendments and an amended Bond Act. In July 2025, the arbitration panel found  
Standard to be in default for having left management of the park, shielding the County from  
additional penalties. These items conclude the BOL’s work related to the settlement.  
In May 2025, the BOL authorized $36 million in funding for expenses. This amount included  
$24 million in funds to reimburse Standard for money they had invested in Playland, as was  
required per the agreement. Since any funds found to be owed to Standard were subject to  
18% interest, the County approved funding in order to minimize any interest expense. That  
payment was made in May. In November, the County submitted an additional $12 million to  
Standard.  
As discussed in the meeting, an additional $519,294 representing the final portion of the 18%  
interest owed to Standard per the contract provisions needed to be approved.  
Two of the items discussed reclassified amounts originally booked to the County’s Operating  
Budget, moving them to the Capital Budget. Eligible capital expenditures consist of ride- and  
site-related improvements at Playland Amusement Park that were undertaken by Standard  
Amusement during its management of the County park. These adjustments included an  
increase of $27,710,000 to the Capital Budget and a decrease in the same amount to the  
Operating Budget, and an increase of $519,524 to the Operating Budget for interest expense.  
Overall, the county paid Standard $36,519,294.  
With a motion by Legislator Williams Johnson seconded by Legislator Williams, the committee  
voted unanimously to go into executive session at 11:00 a.m. to discuss legal advice for the  
three items. With a motion by Legislator Williams Johnson seconded by Legislator Tubiolo, the  
committee voted unanimously to come out of executive session at 11:12 a.m.  
On motion of Legislator Williams Johnson, seconded by Legislator Williams, the above item  
was signed by committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams and Legislator  
Williams Johnson  
Absent:  
Away:  
Legislator Nolan  
Legislator Gashi  
2.  
ACT-2026-10  
2025 Operating Budget Amendment-RP056-Playland Infrastructure,  
Rides and Site Work  
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Guests: Law Dept.: Assistant Chief Deputy County Attorney Justin Adin; Budget Dept.: Deputy  
Director Christina Rampata  
See Item #1 above.  
On motion of Legislator Williams Johnson, seconded by Legislator Williams, the above item  
was signed by committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams and Legislator  
Williams Johnson  
Absent:  
Away:  
Legislator Nolan  
Legislator Gashi  
3.  
ACT-2026-11  
BOND ACT(Amended)-RP056-Playland Infrastructure, Rides and Site  
Work  
Guests: Law Dept.: Assistant Chief Deputy County Attorney Justin Adin; Budget Dept.: Deputy  
Director Christina Rampata and Associate Director Dianne Vanadia  
See Item #1 above.  
On motion of Legislator Williams Johnson, seconded by Legislator Williams, the above item  
was signed by committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams and Legislator  
Williams Johnson  
Absent:  
Away:  
Legislator Nolan  
Legislator Gashi  
II.  
OTHER BUSINESS  
RECEIVE & FILE  
III.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Moved by Legislator Williams, seconded by Legislator Tubiolo, the Committee adjourned at  
11:15 a.m. by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams and Legislator  
Williams Johnson  
Absent:  
Away:  
Legislator Nolan  
Legislator Gashi