Budget &  
Appropriations  
BOL Meeting Minutes -  
Final  
800 Michaelian Office Bldg.  
148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor  
White Plains, NY 10601  
Committee Chair: Tyrae Woodson-Samuels  
WestchesterLegislatorsNY.gov  
Monday, February 9, 2026  
10:00 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  
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 Woodson-Samuels called the meeting to order at 10:25 a.m.  
Others in Attendance: BOL: Legislators: David Imamura, Colin Smith, Nancy Barr (Remote);  
Committee Coordinators: Jill Axelrod, James Silverberg, Ethan Samuel, Dayana Gomez, and  
Sebastian Loreti; Lisa Hochman; Greg Casciato; Parks Dept: Robert Lopane, Budget Dept.:  
Larry Soule, Christina Rampata and Dianne Vanadia; Law Dept.: Justin Adin, Sean Carey,  
Mark Gardner, Taryn Langrin, Christine Feimer, Michael Callan; David Chen, Esq Bleakley  
Platt, Lalit Loomba, Esq., Quinn Law Firm.  
Legislator Woodson-Samuels, Legislator Holstein, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator  
Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams, Legislator Williams Johnson and  
Legislator Gashi  
Present:  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
I.  
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION  
1.  
ACT-2026-4  
BOND ACT(Amended)-RBR07-Bronx River Pathway Reconstruction  
A BOND ACT (Amended) authorizing the issuance of an additional ONE MILLION, SEVEN  
HUNDRED THOUSAND ($1,700,000) DOLLARS in bonds of Westchester County making the  
total amount ELEVEN MILLION, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY THOUSAND ($11,130,000)  
DOLLARS to finance Capital Project RBR07 - Bronx River Pathway Reconstruction.  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS AND  
INFRASTRUCTURE & HOUSING  
Joint w/I&H  
Guest: Dept of PRC: Robert Lopane, Director of Park Planning.  
Budget Dept.: Dianne Vanadia, Associate Director  
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This Bond Act amendment request for $1.7 Million would fund design, construction and  
construction management of project RBR07 that addresses the Bronx River Pathway  
reconstruction, bringing the project to a total of $11.1 Million. Rehabilitation and improvements  
will be conducted throughout several segments on the pathway and include pathway  
pavement, footbridges, railings, stone walls and other upgrades. Design is being conducted  
primarily in-house and construction is anticipated to take 18 months to complete.  
On motion of Legislator Williams, seconded by Legislator Pierce, the above item was signed  
by committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Woodson-Samuels, Legislator Holstein, Legislator Nambiar,  
Legislator Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams, Legislator Williams  
Johnson and Legislator Gashi  
2.  
ACT-2026-9  
CBA-RP056-Playland Infrastructure, Rides and Site Work  
AN ACT amending the 2025 County Capital Budget Appropriations for Capital Project RP056 -  
Playland Infrastructure, Rides and Site Work.  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE  
& HOUSING AND PARKS & ENVIRONMENT  
Joint w/I&H and PE  
Law Dept.: Assistant Chief Deputy County Attorney Justin Adin  
Budget Dept.: Christina Rampata, Deputy Director, Dianne Vanadia, Associate Director  
With a motion by Legislator Williams seconded by Legislator Tubiolo the committee voted  
unanimously to go into executive session at 11:00 a.m. to discuss legal advice for ID #s  
2026-40, 41, and 42.  
With a motion by Legislator Williams seconded by Legislator Tubiolo, the committee voted  
unanimously to come out of executive session at 11:10 a.m.  
This item was discussed in conjunction with items #3 and #4. Approval of these items would  
authorize the County to amend the 2025 Operating Budget to reduce the previously approved  
amount and the 2025 Capital Budget to increase the previously approved amount for Capital  
Project RP056-Playland Infrastructure, Rides and Site Work. The Bond Act amendment would  
increase the previously authorized bond number 83-2025, to $36.5 Million for liquidated  
damages, as a result from the arbitration between the County and Standard Amusements  
LLC.  
With a motion by Legislator Woodson-Samuels seconded by Legislator Pierce, the committee  
voted unanimously to go into executive session at 11:00am. With a motion by Legislator  
Woodson-Samuels seconded by Legislator Pierce, the committee voted unanimously to come  
out of executive session at 11:12am. The committee voted to go into executive session  
pursuant to the New York State Open Meetings Law Section 105(f).  
On motion of Legislator Pierce, seconded by Legislator Williams, the above item was signed  
by committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the following vote:  
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Aye:  
Legislator Woodson-Samuels, Legislator Holstein, Legislator Nambiar,  
Legislator Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams, Legislator Williams  
Johnson and Legislator Gashi  
3.  
ACT-2026-10  
2025 Operating Budget Amendment-RP056-Playland Infrastructure,  
Rides and Site Work  
AN ACT to amend the 2025 Operating Budget in connection with Capital Project RP056 -  
Playland Infrastructure, Rides and Site Work.  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE  
& HOUSING AND PARKS & ENVIRONMENT  
Joint w/I&H and PE  
Law Dept.: Assistant Chief Deputy County Attorney Justin Adin  
Budget Dept.: Christina Rampata, Deputy Director, Dianne Vanadia, Associate Director  
Please refer to item #2 for discussion.  
On motion of Legislator Pierce, 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 Woodson-Samuels, Legislator Holstein, Legislator Nambiar,  
Legislator Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams, Legislator Williams  
Johnson and Legislator Gashi  
4.  
ACT-2026-11  
BOND ACT(Amended)-RP056-Playland Infrastructure, Rides and Site  
Work  
A BOND ACT (Amended) to increase the amount of bonds authorized by Bond Act No.  
83-2025 in connection with the resolution of a dispute entitled "Arbitration between the County  
of Westchester and Standard Amusements LLC a.k.a. Arbitration Proceeding." This would  
authorize the issuance of THIRTY-SIX MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED NINETEEN THOUSAND,  
TWO HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR ($36,519,294) DOLLARS in bonds of Westchester County.  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE  
& HOUSING AND PARKS & ENVIRONMENT  
Joint w/I&H and PE  
Law Dept.: Assistant Chief Deputy County Attorney Justin Adin  
Budget Dept.: Christina Rampata, Deputy Director, Dianne Vanadia, Associate Director  
Please refer to item #2 for discussion.  
On motion of Legislator Pierce, seconded by Legislator Williams, the above item was signed  
by committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the following vote:  
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Aye:  
Legislator Woodson-Samuels, Legislator Holstein, Legislator Nambiar,  
Legislator Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams, Legislator Williams  
Johnson and Legislator Gashi  
5.  
ACT-2026-5  
ACT - Workers Comp Settlement M.S.  
AN ACT authorizing the County Attorney and the Commissioner of Finance to compromise the  
liability of the County of Westchester and pay a reduced lump sum to a former County  
employee in lieu of future payments.  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS AND LITIGATION  
Joint w/LIT  
Guest: Law Dept.: Associate County Attorney Sean Carey  
Mr. Carey discussed the item.  
On motion of Legislator Woodson-Samuels, seconded by Legislator Nambiar, the above item  
was signed by committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Woodson-Samuels, Legislator Holstein, Legislator Nambiar,  
Legislator Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams, Legislator Williams  
Johnson and Legislator Gashi  
6.  
ACT-2026-6  
ACT - Insurance Settlement Claims  
AN ACT authorizing the County Attorney to settle the insurance claims and resulting insurance  
coverage dispute with Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Company, f/k/a American  
Centennial Insurance Company ("ACIC"), for THREE HUNDRED SIX THOUSAND ($306,000)  
DOLLARS.  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS AND LITIGATION  
Joint w/LIT  
Guest: Law Dept.: Senior Assistant County Attorney Mark Gardner  
Mr. Gardner discussed the item.  
On motion of Legislator Nambiar, seconded by Legislator Pierce, the above item was signed  
by committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Woodson-Samuels, Legislator Holstein, Legislator Nambiar,  
Legislator Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams, Legislator Williams  
Johnson and Legislator Gashi  
7.  
ACT-2026-7  
ACT - Retainer Amendment with Sheppard Mullin  
AN ACT authorizing the County of Westchester to amend a retainer agreement with the law  
firm of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, for the provision of outside counsel legal  
services in connection with a default (the "Default") by Custom Marine, Inc. ("Custom") under  
Department of Public Works & Transportation (the "Department") Contract No. 12-517-REV,  
in order to increase the authorized not-to-exceed amount of the Agreement by NINE  
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THOUSAND ($9,000) DOLLARS.  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS AND LITIGATION  
Joint w/LIT  
Guest: Law Dept.: Assistant Chief Deputy County Attorney Justin Adin  
Mr. Adin discussed the item.  
On motion of Legislator Williams, seconded by Legislator Tubiolo, the above item was signed  
by committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Woodson-Samuels, Legislator Holstein, Legislator Nambiar,  
Legislator Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams, Legislator Williams  
Johnson and Legislator Gashi  
8.  
ACT-2026-8  
ACT - Lawsuit Settlement of Jefferson v. Westchester County, etc.  
AN ACT authorizing the County Attorney to settle the lawsuit of Syreeta L. Jefferson v.  
Westchester County; Archdiocese of New York; St. Cabrini Home; Missionary Sisters of the  
Sacred Heart of Jesus; Redemptorists of the Baltimore Province a/k/a The Redemptorists;  
and Does1-10, in the amount of SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($750,000)  
DOLLARS, inclusive of attorney's fees.  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS AND LITIGATION  
Joint w/LIT  
Guests: Law Dept.: Assistant Chief Deputy County Attorney Taryn Langrin, Senior Assistant  
County Attorney Christine Feimer, and Assistant County Attorney Michael Callan  
Ms. Langrin and Mr. Callan discussed the item.  
On motion of Legislator Woodson-Samuels seconded by Legislator Pierce the above item was  
signed by committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Woodson-Samuels, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Pierce,  
Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams, Legislator Williams Johnson and  
Legislator Gashi  
Absent:  
Legislator Holstein  
9.  
ACT-2026-12  
ACT - Lawsuit Settlement of Gabari v. Westchester County, et al.  
AN ACT authorizing the County Attorney to settle the lawsuit of Melanie Gabari v. The County  
of Westchester, Jeffrey Munson, George Munson and Carol Munson in the amount of SEVEN  
HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($750,000) DOLLARS, inclusive of attorney's fees.  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS AND LITIGATION  
Joint w/LIT  
Guests: Law Dept.: Assistant Chief Deputy County Attorney Taryn Langrin; David Chen, Esq.,  
Bleakley Platt  
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Ms. Langrin and Mr. Chen discussed the item.  
With a motion by Legislator Williams seconded by Legislator Tubiolo the committee voted  
unanimously to go into executive session to discuss legal advice at 11:38 a.m.  
With a motion by Legislator Williams seconded by Legislator Nambiar, the committee voted  
unanimously to come out of executive session at 11:56 a.m.  
On motion of Legislator Pierce, seconded by Legislator Tubiolo, the above item was signed by  
committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Woodson-Samuels, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Pierce,  
Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams, Legislator Williams Johnson and  
Legislator Gashi  
Absent:  
Legislator Holstein  
10.  
ACT-2026-13  
ACT - Lawsuit Settlement Pompey v. Westchester County  
AN ACT authorizing the County Attorney to settle the lawsuit of Pompey v. Westchester  
County in the amount of TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND ($200,000) DOLLARS, inclusive of all  
costs and attorney fees.  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS AND LITIGATION  
Joint w/LIT  
Guests: Law Dept.: Assistant Chief Deputy County Attorney Justin Adin; Lalit Loomba, Esq.,  
Quinn Law Firm  
Mr. Adin and Mr. Loomba discussed the item.  
With a motion by Legislator Williams seconded by Legislator Tubiolo the committee voted  
unanimously to go into executive session to discuss pending litigation at 12:07 p.m.  
With a motion by Legislator Williams seconded by Legislator Nambiar, the committee voted  
unanimously to come out of executive session at 12:25 p.m.  
On motion of Legislator Tubiolo, seconded by Legislator Pierce, the above item was signed by  
committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Woodson-Samuels, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Pierce,  
Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams and Legislator Williams Johnson  
Absent:  
Legislator Holstein and Legislator Gashi  
II.  
OTHER BUSINESS  
RECEIVE & FILE  
III.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Moved by Legislator Nambiar seconded by Legislator Pierce the Committee adjourned at  
12:27 p.m. by the following vote: