Litigation  
BOL Meeting Minutes -  
Final  
800 Michaelian Office Bldg.  
148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor  
White Plains, NY 10601  
Committee Chair: David Imamura  
WestchesterLegislatorsNY.gov  
Monday, March 2, 2026  
10:00 AM  
Committee Room  
Joint with B&A and P&E  
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, Vice-Chair Smith called the meeting to order at 11:11 a.m.  
Others in Attendance: BOL: Legislators: Tyrae Woodson-Samuels, Shanae Williams, and  
Judah Holstein; Committee Coordinators: Jill Axelrod, Ethan Samuel, and Dayana Gomez;  
Lisa Hochman, James Silverberg, and Greg Casciato; GUESTS: DEF: Lou Vetrone and  
Melissa Rotini  
Legislator Barr, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Smith, Legislator Williams Johnson  
Present:  
and Legislator Gashi  
Legislator Imamura  
Remote:  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
Monday, February 9, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.  
I.  
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION  
ACT-2026-33  
Act - DEF/EPA Consent Agreement  
Guests: Dept. of Environmental Facilities: Commissioner Vincent Kopicki, First Deputy  
Commissioner Louis Vetrone, Assistant Commissioner Melissa Rotini  
Mr. Vetrone said this will authorize DEF to enter into a consent agreement to settle claims with  
the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the Brockway Place Transfer Station in White  
Plains, which is operated by the County on behalf of Refuse Disposal District No. 1.  
Litigation  
BOL Meeting Minutes - Final  
March 2, 2026  
With a motion by Vice-Chair Smith seconded by Legislator Williams Johnson, the committee  
voted unanimously to go into executive session to discuss potential litigation at 11:13 a.m.  
With a motion by Legislator Barr seconded by Legislator Williams Johnson, the committee  
voted unanimously to come out of executive session at 11:48 a.m.  
Legislator Pierce asked Mr. Vetrone to discuss the lease agreement and who built the transfer  
station on the facility. Mr. Vetrone said the district constructed the facility, and the property  
was leased to the County on behalf of the district, with the express purpose of building a solid  
waste and recyclables transfer station there in the 1980s. He said he did not recall when the  
lease began, but it expired, and has continued on a year-to-year basis.  
On motion of Legislator Nambiar, seconded by Legislator Williams Johnson, the above item  
was signed by committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Imamura, Legislator Barr, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Smith,  
Legislator Williams Johnson and Legislator Gashi  
II.  
OTHER BUSINESS  
RECEIVE & FILE  
III.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Moved by Legislator Williams Johnson, seconded by Legislator Barr, the Committee adjourned  
at 11:52 a.m. by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Imamura, Legislator Barr, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Smith,  
Legislator Williams Johnson and Legislator Gashi