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, March 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 10:10 AM.  
Others in Attendance: GUESTS: Thomas Roach, Carol Arcuri, Hugh Greechan, Robert  
Abbamont (remote), Dianne Vanadia, Ernest McFadden, Jazmin Logan, Steve Elie-Pierre,  
Marian Pompa, Peter Tartaglia and Robert Lopane; BOL: Legislator David Tubiolo, Legislator  
Nancy Barr (remote), Legislator Jose Alvarado (remote), Legislator Jennifer Puja (remote),  
Legislator Terry Clements (remote), Gregory Casciato (remote), Santiago Caceres, Adrienne  
Sanders-Kaye (remote), Ethan Samuel, Jill Axelrod, Althema Goodson and Dayana  
Gómez-Holguín  
Legislator Woodson-Samuels, Legislator Holstein, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator  
Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo and Legislator Williams  
Legislator Williams Johnson  
Present:  
Absent:  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
Monday, February 17, 2025 at 10:00am  
On motion of Legislator Tubiolo, seconded by Legislator Pierce, the above item was approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Woodson-Samuels, Legislator Holstein, Legislator Nambiar,  
Legislator Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo and Legislator Williams  
Absent:  
Legislator Williams Johnson  
I.  
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION  
1.  
2026-54  
CLERK OF THE BOARD - 2025 Westchester County Clerk Annual  
Report  
Forwarding the 2025 Westchester County Clerk Annual Report.  
COMMITTEE REFERRAL: COMMITTEE ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS  
Budget & Appropriations  
BOL Meeting Minutes - Final  
March 9, 2026  
Guest: Westchester County Clerk Thomas M Roach  
Westchester County Clerk Thomas M. Roach and Deputy Clerk Carol F. Arcuri presented the  
2025 Annual Report, noting revenue exceeded projections by $440,000, largely due to raising  
pistol license fees from $10 to $175. Total expenditures were $6,626,909 and revenue  
reached $8,101,701. They reported declines in foreclosure filings and judgments, possibly tied  
to lower rates or successful settlement conferences that enabled loan modifications. The  
Mobile Outreach program continues visiting municipalities to assist residents—especially  
seniors—on issues like mortgage and tax fraud. They also highlighted expanded uses of  
County IDs as local government-issued identification, though not valid for air travel  
2.  
ACT-2026-35  
BOND ACT(Amended)-RB04P-Westchester Ave East Over  
Mamaroneck River, White Plains  
A BOND ACT (Amended) authorizing the issuance of additional bonds of Westchester County  
in the amount of FOUR MILLION, SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND ($4,600,000) DOLLARS  
making the new total FIVE MILLION, TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND ($5,025,000) DOLLARS to  
finance Capital Project RB04P - Westchester Ave East Over Mamaroneck River, White Plains.  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS AND  
INFRASTRUCTURE & HOUSING  
Joint with I&H  
Guests: Department of Public Works & Transportation  
Commissioner Hugh Greechan and Director of Operations for the Capital Planning Program  
Robert Abbamont  
The requested $4.6 Million will cover the construction and construction management costs of  
the Westchester Avenue East over Mamaroneck River in White Plains, bringing the total for  
this work to $5.025 Million. This bridge was built in 1962, has an average annual daily traffic of  
9,811 vehicles and New York State rated it with a 3.67 in 2025. Design is complete for this  
project and construction is expected to take about nine months, which is why it is ready to go  
out for bid. The department is confident with their requested amount as they obtained prices  
as recently as November 2025 and there was also funding leftover from the design bonding,  
which they are using as contingency.  
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 and Legislator Williams  
Absent:  
Legislator Williams Johnson  
3.  
ACT-2026-36  
CBA-SSM21-Saw Mill Section B Relief Sewer  
AN ACT amending the 2026 County Capital Budget Appropriations for Capital Project SSM21  
- Saw Mill Section B Relief Sewer.  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS AND  
INFRASTRUCTURE & HOUSING  
Budget & Appropriations  
BOL Meeting Minutes - Final  
March 9, 2026  
Joint with I&H  
Guests: Department of Environmental Facilities  
Director of Maintenance Marian Pompa, Director of Maintenance Steve Elie-Pierre and  
Environmental Project Director Jazmin Logan  
This item was discussed in conjunction with item #4. The capital budget amendment (CBA)  
requests an increased funding amount of $11 Million and the amended bond act would add  
the aforementioned amount to the previously authorized $15 Million, totaling $26 Million for  
design, construction and construction management costs of the Saw Mill Sanitary Sewer  
District’s Section B in New Castle. During the bidding process, geotechnical studies were  
conducted and determined that there was harder rock to get through than anticipated and lead  
bids exceeding cost estimates. The selected bidder will hold the price until April 30, 2026 and  
construction is anticipated to take about 30 months to complete.  
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 and Legislator Williams  
Absent:  
Legislator Williams Johnson  
4.  
ACT-2026-37  
BOND ACT(Amended)-SSM21-Saw Mill Section B Relief Sewer  
A BOND ACT (Amended) authorizing the issuance of an additional ELEVEN MILLION  
($11,000,000) DOLLARS in bonds of Westchester County, making the total amount  
TWENTY-SIX MILLION ($26,000,000) DOLLARS, to finance Capital Project SSM21 - Saw  
Mill Section B Relief Sewer.  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS AND  
INFRASTRUCTURE & HOUSING  
Joint with I&H  
Guests: Department of Environmental Facilities  
Director of Maintenance Marian Pompa, Director of Maintenance Steve Elie-Pierre and  
Environmental Project Director Jazmin Logan  
Please refer to item #3 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 and Legislator Williams  
Absent:  
Legislator Williams Johnson  
5.  
ACT-2026-44  
IMA-Invest In Kids-Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Peekskill, White  
Plains, Village of Ossining  
AN ACT authorizing the County of Westchester to enter into inter-municipal agreements with  
the Cities of Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Peekskill and White Plains, and the Village of  
Ossining, acting by and through their Youth Bureaus, for the provision of positive youth  
development programs under the County's "Invest In Kids" Program.  
Budget & Appropriations  
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SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS AND SENIORS &  
YOUTH  
Joint with S&Y  
Guests: Westchester County Youth Bureau  
Executive Director Ernest McFadden  
Act authorizing the County of Westchester to enter into inter-municipal agreements with the  
Cities of Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Peekskill and White Plains, and the Village of  
Ossining, acting by and through their Youth Bureaus, for a three-year period to provide  
positive youth development programs under the County’s “Invest In Kids” Program; staff noted  
that, in light of the County’s current financial circumstances, the traditional 35% municipal  
match requirement has been temporarily reduced to 10%, resulting in an estimated savings of  
approximately twenty thousand dollars per municipality over the term, and that program  
impact will continue to be measured through established rubrics, performance measures and  
milestones, with the County Youth Bureau providing technical assistance to support municipal  
compliance and effective implementation.  
On motion of Legislator Williams, 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 and Legislator Williams  
Absent:  
Legislator Williams Johnson  
6.  
ACT-2026-47  
ACT-Resource Allocation Plan  
AN ACT authorizing the County of Westchester to execute and submit to the State of New  
York a Resource Allocation Plan which will provide State reimbursement for certain youth  
services programs and enter into inter-municipal agreements with various municipalities to  
implement certain of those programs.  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS AND SENIORS &  
YOUTH  
Joint with S&Y  
Guests: Westchester County Youth Bureau  
Executive Director Ernest McFadden  
The Committee reviewed an Act authorizing the County of Westchester to execute and submit  
to the State of New York a Resource Allocation Plan (RAP) to secure State reimbursement for  
designated youth services programs, while also entering into inter-municipal agreements with  
various municipalities to implement those programs, including the Youth Employment Program  
(YEP), general Youth Development programs, Youth Sports and education initiatives, teen  
sports activities, and services supporting runaway youth; questions arose regarding resource  
demand for runaway youth services, to which staff noted that the County Youth Bureau  
collaborates extensively with numerous nonprofit groups and organizations, observing no  
significant instances of youth living on the streets despite "couch surfing" as a form of  
undefined homelessness, and that the Executive Director emphasized close coordination with  
The Sanctuary that is apart of Children's Village to address such needs effectively.  
On motion of Legislator Tubiolo, seconded by Legislator Nambiar, 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 and Legislator Williams  
Absent:  
Legislator Williams Johnson  
7.  
ACT-2026-48  
BOND ACT(Amended)-RP028-Playland Structural Restoration  
A BOND ACT (Amended) amending, in part, prior Bond Act No. 196-2020 removing TWELVE  
MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($12,500,000) DOLLARS of the prior SIXTEEN  
MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND ($16,800,000) DOLLARS authorization for Capital  
Project RP028 - Playland Structural Restoration, thereby decreasing the estimated maximum  
amount of bonds authorized to FOUR MILLION, THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND  
($4,300,000) DOLLARS.  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE  
& HOUSING AND PARKS & ENVIRONMENT  
Joint with I&H and P&E.  
Guests: Department of Parks, Recreation & Conservation  
First Deputy Commissioner Peter Tartaglia  
Director of Park Planning Robert Lopane  
This item was discussed in conjunction with items #8, #9 and #10. Project RP028 had  
previously received funding approval in the amount of $16.8 Million for Playland structural  
restorations. There was an unused portion of $12.5 Million and via a new bond request, the  
department is requesting that this amount be repurposed for the design, construction and  
construction management for this project. Project RP056 includes a capital budget  
amendment (CBA) of $6 Million for a total bond request of $9 Million for design, construction  
and construction management of Playland infrastructure rides and site work. Further  
discussions included additional Playland projects being phased in, cell phone coverage at the  
park and future request for proposals opportunities for restaurant vendors.  
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 Tubiolo and Legislator Williams  
Absent:  
Legislator Williams Johnson  
WO Prejudice: Legislator Pierce  
8.  
ACT-2026-49  
BOND ACT-RP028-Playland Structural Restoration  
A BOND ACT authorizing the issuance of TWELVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND  
($12,500,000) DOLLARS in bonds of Westchester County to finance Capital Project RP028 -  
Playland Structural Restoration.  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE  
& HOUSING AND PARKS & ENVIRONMENT  
Budget & Appropriations  
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March 9, 2026  
Joint with I&H and P&E.  
Guests: Department of Parks, Recreation & Conservation  
First Deputy Commissioner Peter Tartaglia  
Director of Park Planning Robert Lopane  
Please refer to item #7 for discussion.  
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 Tubiolo and Legislator Williams  
Absent:  
Legislator Williams Johnson  
WO Prejudice: Legislator Pierce  
9.  
ACT-2026-50  
CBA-RP056-Playland Infrastructure, Rides and Site Work  
AN ACT amending the 2026 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 with I&H and P&E.  
Guests: Department of Parks, Recreation & Conservation  
First Deputy Commissioner Peter Tartaglia  
Director of Park Planning Robert Lopane  
Please refer to item #7 for discussion.  
On motion of Legislator Tubiolo, 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 Tubiolo and Legislator Williams  
Absent:  
Legislator Williams Johnson  
WO Prejudice: Legislator Pierce  
10.  
ACT-2026-51  
BOND ACT(Amended)-RP056-Playland Infrastructure, Rides and Site  
Work  
A BOND ACT (Amended) authorizing the issuance of an additional NINE MILLION  
($9,000,000) DOLLARS in bonds of Westchester County, bringing the total bond amount to  
TWENTY-ONE MILLION ($21,000,000) DOLLARS to finance Capital Project RP056 -  
Playland Infrastructure, Rides and Site Work.  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE  
& HOUSING AND PARKS & ENVIRONMENT  
Budget & Appropriations  
BOL Meeting Minutes - Final  
March 9, 2026  
Joint with I&H and P&E.  
Guests: Department of Parks, Recreation & Conservation  
First Deputy Commissioner Peter Tartaglia  
Director of Park Planning Robert Lopane  
Please refer to item #7 for discussion.  
On motion of Legislator Tubiolo, 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 Tubiolo and Legislator Williams  
Absent:  
Legislator Williams Johnson  
WO Prejudice: Legislator Pierce  
II.  
OTHER BUSINESS  
RECEIVE & FILE  
III.  
ADJOURNMENT  
On motion of Legislator Tubiolo, seconded by Legislator Nambiar, the Committee adjourned at  
11:43am..