Litigation  
BOL Meeting Minutes -  
Final  
800 Michaelian Office Bldg.  
148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor  
White Plains, NY 10601  
Committee Chair: David Imamura  
www.westchesterlegislators.com  
Monday, February 9, 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 Colin Smith will be participating remotely from 1132 Main Street, Suite 1, Peekskill,  
NY 10566.  
With a quorum present, Chair Imamura called the meeting to order at 10:27 a.m.  
Others in Attendance: BOL: Legislators: Tyrae Woodson-Samuels, Erika Pierce, Jewel  
Williams Johnson, David Tubiolo, and Shanae Williams; Legislator Judah Holstein (Remote);  
Committee Coordinators: Jill Axelrod, James Silverberg, Ethan Samuel, Dayana Gomez, and  
Sebastian Loreti; Lisa Hochman; Law Dept.: Justin Adin, Sean Carey, Mark Gardner, Taryn  
Langrin, and Michael Callan; Guests: David Chen and Lalit Loomba  
Legislator Imamura, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Smith and Legislator Williams  
Present:  
Johnson  
Legislator Barr and Legislator Gashi  
Remote:  
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 Imamura said that Legislator Colin Smith will serve as committee Vice-Chair. He said  
that the committee's scheduled meeting time is Wednesday at 1:00 p.m., but the committee  
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will often meet with the Budget committee on Mondays at 10:00 a.m.  
With a motion by Legislator Smith seconded by Legislator Nambiar, the committee voted  
unanimously to set the quorum at three members.  
By duly adopted motions, the committees on Budget & Appropriations and Infrastructure &  
Housing entered into executive session at 11:02 a.m. to discuss legal advice related to Item  
#2026-40, 41, and 42 regardingRP056-Playland Infrastructure, Rides and Site Work, as listed  
on the B&A and I&H agendas. The Litigation committee members agreed that since their  
meeting had been opened, it should also enter into executive session.  
On motion of Legislator Smith, seconded by Legislator Nambiar, the committee voted  
unanimously to go into executive session at 11:02 a.m. On motion of Legislator Smith,  
seconded by Legislator Nambiar, the committee voted unanimously to come out of executive  
session at 11:12 a.m.  
1.  
ACT-2026-5  
ACT - Workers Comp Settlement M.S.  
Guest: Law Dept.: Associate County Attorney Sean Carey  
Mr. Carey discussed the item.  
On motion of Legislator Smith, 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 Imamura, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Smith, Legislator Williams  
Johnson and Legislator Gashi  
Away:  
Legislator Barr  
2.  
ACT-2026-6  
ACT - Insurance Settlement Claims  
Guest: Law Dept.: Senior Assistant County Attorney Mark Gardner  
Mr. Gardner discussed the item.  
On motion of Legislator Smith, 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 Imamura, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Smith, Legislator Williams  
Johnson and Legislator Gashi  
Away:  
Legislator Barr  
3.  
ACT-2026-7  
ACT - Retainer Amendment with Sheppard Mullin  
Guest: Law Dept.: Assistant Chief Deputy County Attorney Justin Adin  
Mr. Adin discussed the item.  
On motion of Legislator Smith, 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 Imamura, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Smith, Legislator Williams  
Johnson and Legislator Gashi  
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Away:  
Legislator Barr  
4.  
ACT-2026-8  
ACT - Lawsuit Settlement of Jefferson v. Westchester County, etc.  
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 Williams Johnson, 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 Imamura, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Smith, Legislator Williams  
Johnson and Legislator Gashi  
Away:  
Legislator Barr  
5.  
ACT-2026-12  
ACT - Lawsuit Settlement of Gabari v. Westchester County, et al.  
Guests: Law Dept.: Assistant Chief Deputy County Attorney Taryn Langrin; David Chen, Esq.,  
Bleakley Platt  
Ms. Langrin and Mr. Chen discussed the item.  
With a motion by Legislator Smith seconded by Legislator Nambiar, the committee voted  
unanimously to go into executive session to discuss legal advice at 11:38 a.m.  
With a motion by Legislator Smith seconded by Legislator Nambiar, the committee voted  
unanimously to come out of executive session at 11:56 a.m.  
On motion of Legislator Nambiar, seconded by Legislator Smith, the above item was signed  
by committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Imamura, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Smith, Legislator Williams  
Johnson and Legislator Gashi  
Away:  
Legislator Barr  
6.  
ACT-2026-13  
ACT - Lawsuit Settlement Pompey v. Westchester County  
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 Smith seconded by Legislator Nambiar, the committee voted  
unanimously to go into executive session to discuss pending litigation at 12:07 p.m.  
With a motion by Legislator Smith seconded by Legislator Nambiar, the committee voted  
unanimously to come out of executive session at 12:25 p.m.  
On motion of Legislator Nambiar, seconded by Legislator Williams Johnson, the above item  
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was signed by committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Imamura, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Smith and Legislator  
Williams Johnson  
Away:  
II.  
Legislator Barr and Legislator Gashi  
OTHER BUSINESS  
RECEIVE & FILE  
III.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Moved by Legislator Nambiar, seconded by Legislator Williams Johnson, the Committee  
adjourned at 12:27 p.m. by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Imamura, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Smith, Legislator Williams  
Johnson and Legislator Gashi  
Away:  
Legislator Barr