Seniors & Youth  
BOL Meeting Minutes -  
Published Draft  
800 Michaelian Office Bldg.  
148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor  
White Plains, NY 10601  
Committee Chair: José Alvarado  
WestchesterLegislatorsNY.gov  
Monday, May 18, 2026  
10:00 AM  
Committee Room  
Joint with B&A  
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.  
Legislator Jose Alvarado will be participating remotely from 285 Nepperhan Avenue,  
Yonkers, NY 10701  
Legislator Jenn Puja will be participating remotely from 595 W. Hartsdale Avenue,  
White Plains, NY 10607  
With a quorum present, Vice-Chair Tubiolo called the meeting to order at 01:16 PM.  
Others in Attendance:Ethan Samuel, Sebastian Loreti, Ralph Esposito GUESTS: Westchester  
County Youth Bureau  
Ernest McFadden, Executive Director ; BOL: Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Jenn Puja,  
Legislator James Nolan, Chairman Gashi  
Legislator Nolan, Legislator Tubiolo and Legislator Gashi  
Legislator Alvarado and Legislator Cunzio  
Legislator Puja  
Present:  
Absent:  
Remote:  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
I.  
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION  
1.  
ACT-2026-93  
IMA-Youth Development Program-Mount Vernon  
AN ACT authorizing the County of Westchester to enter into an inter-municipal agreement  
with the City of Mount Vernon for the provision of certain youth development services under  
the Municipality's Youth Development Program, for the period commencing retroactively on  
January 1, 2026 and continuing through December 31, 2026, in a total amount not to exceed  
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTEEN ($150,718) DOLLARS.  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS AND SENIORS &  
Seniors & Youth  
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YOUTH  
Guest: Youth Bureau  
Executive Director: Ernest McFadden  
On motion of Legislator Nolan, seconded by Legislator Gashi, the above item was signed by  
committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Nolan, Legislator Puja, Legislator Tubiolo and Legislator Gashi  
Absent:  
Legislator Alvarado and Legislator Cunzio  
2.  
2026-226  
IMA-Sixth Grade Leadership Academy Program-Yonkers  
AN ACT authorizing the County of Westchester to enter into an inter-municipal agreement  
with he City of Yonkers, for a Sixth Grade Leadership Academy program for the period  
commencing retroactively on January 1, 2026 and expiring on December 31, 2026, for a total  
amount of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND ($132,000) DOLLARS, comprised of  
an amount not to exceed SIXTY-SIX THOUSAND ($66,000) DOLLARS payable by the County  
plus a 100% match.  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS AND SENIORS &  
YOUTH  
Guest: Youth Bureau  
Executive Director: Ernest McFadden  
On motion of Legislator Nolan, seconded by Legislator Gashi, the above item was signed by  
committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Nolan, Legislator Puja, Legislator Tubiolo and Legislator Gashi  
Absent:  
Legislator Alvarado and Legislator Cunzio  
3.  
2026-228  
IMA-Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow Summer Camp-Tarrytown  
AN ACT authorizing the County of Westchester to enter into an inter-municipal agreement  
with the Village of Tarrytown, pursuant to which the municipality will operate a positive youth  
development program known as the Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow Summer Camp, for a term  
commencing retroactively on January 1, 2026 and expiring on December 31, 2026 for a total  
amount not to exceed TWENTY-NINE THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED NINETY-THREE  
($29,193) DOLLARS.  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS AND SENIORS &  
YOUTH  
Guest: Youth Bureau  
Executive Director: Ernest McFadden  
On motion of Legislator Nolan, seconded by Legislator Gashi, the above item was signed by  
committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Nolan, Legislator Puja, Legislator Tubiolo and Legislator Gashi  
Absent:  
Legislator Alvarado and Legislator Cunzio  
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II.  
OTHER BUSINESS  
RECEIVE & FILE  
III.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Moved by Legislator Nolan, seconded by Legislator Gashi, the Committee adjourned at 1:28  
PM. by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Nolan, Legislator Puja, Legislator Tubiolo and Legislator Gashi  
Absent:  
Legislator Alvarado and Legislator Cunzio