Committee of the Whole  
BOL Meeting Minutes -  
Published Draft  
800 Michaelian Office Bldg.  
148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor  
White Plains, NY 10601  
Committee Chair: Vedat Gashi  
WestchesterLegislatorsNY.gov  
Thursday, August 13, 2026  
11:00 AM  
Committee Room  
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  
the links to documents to be discussed at a given meeting.  
Legislator Colin Smith will be participating remotely from 1132 Main Street, Suite 1, Peekskill,  
NY 10566.  
Legislator Jenn Puja will be participating remotely from 595 West Hartsdale Ave., White  
Plains, NY 10607.  
Legislator Jose Alvarado will be participating remotely from 285 Nepperhan Avenue,  
Yonkers, NY 10701  
Legislator Emiljana Ulaj will be participating remotely from 520 White Plains Road, Tarrytown,  
New York 10591  
Legislator Margaret Cunzio will be participating remotely from 99 Business Park Drive,  
Armonk, NY 10504  
With a quorum present, Chairman Gashi called the meeting to order at 11:19 AM.  
Others in Attendance: GUESTS: Emily Saltzman, Peter McCartt, Lou Vetrone, Vincent  
Kopicki; BOL: Gregory Casciato, Santiago Caceres, Lisa Hochman, Adrienne Sanders Kaye,  
Ethan Samuel, Jill Axelrod, and Sebastian Loreti.  
Legislator Imamura, Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Ulaj, Legislator Pierce, Legislator  
Nolan, Legislator Williams Johnson, Legislator Alvarado, Legislator Cunzio,  
Legislator Barr, Legislator Williams, Legislator Clements, Legislator  
Woodson-Samuels and Legislator Gashi  
Present:  
Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Smith, Legislator Puja and Legislator Holstein  
Remote:  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
Committee of the Whole  
BOL Meeting Minutes - Published Draft  
August 13, 2026  
I.  
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION  
Yonkers Joint Wastewater Treatment Plant Power Failure and Sewage Spill  
Guest:  
Department of Environmental Facilities  
Commissioner Vincent Kopicki  
First Deputy Commissioner Louis Vetrone  
II.  
OTHER BUSINESS  
RECEIVE & FILE  
III.  
ADJOURNMENT  
On motion of Legislator Williams, seconded by Legislator Pierce, the above item was  
adjourned. The motion carried.