Infrastructure &  
Housing  
BOL Meeting Minutes -  
Published Draft  
800 Michaelian Office Bldg.  
148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor  
White Plains, NY 10601  
Committee Chair: Shanae Williams  
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Tuesday, May 26, 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,  
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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 Shanae Williams called the meeting to order at 10:13 AM.  
Others in Attendance:Ethan Samuel, Jill Axelrod, sebastian Loreti, James Silverberg, Greg  
Casciato, Santiago Caceres GUESTS: Guests: Parks Department: First Deputy Commissioner  
Peter Tartaglia and Director of Park Planning Robert Lopane; Planning Deptartment:  
Commissioner Blanca Lopez, Associate Transportation Planner Stephen Courage and  
Director of Transportation Planning Craig Lader; BOL: Terry Clements, Colin Smith, Nancy  
Barr, Jewel Williams Johnson, Chairman Vedat Gashi  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
I.  
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION  
1.  
BOND ACT-RCC17-County Center Facility Improvements  
Guests: Parks Department: First Deputy Commissioner Peter Tartaglia and Director of Park  
Planning Robert Lopane  
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:  
Legislator Williams, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Pierce, Legislator  
Woodson-Samuels and Legislator Gashi  
Aye:  
Aye:  
Legislator Williams, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Pierce, Legislator  
Woodson-Samuels and Legislator Gashi  
Legislator Holstein  
Absent:  
Absent:  
Legislator Holstein  
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2. 2026-250  
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CBA-BPL39-Complete Streets Municipal Assistance Program  
AN ACT amending the 2026 County Capital Budget Appropriations for Capital Project BPL39 -  
Complete Streets Fund.  
COMMITTEE REFERRAL: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS AND  
INFRASTRUCTURE & HOUSING  
Guests: Planning Dept.: Commissioner Blanca Lopez, Associate Transportation Planner  
Stephen Courage and Director of Transportation Planning Craig Lader.  
On motion of Legislator Pierce, seconded by Legislator Woodson-Samuels, the above item  
was signed by committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Williams, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Pierce, Legislator  
Woodson-Samuels and Legislator Gashi  
Absent:  
Legislator Holstein  
3.  
2026-251  
BOND ACT-BPL39 (Design) - Complete Streets Municipal Assistance  
Program  
A BOND ACT authorizing the issuance of FOUR MILLION ($4,000,000) DOLLARS in bonds  
of Westchester County to finance Capital Project BPL39 - Complete Streets Fund.  
COMMITTEE REFERRAL: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS AND  
INFRASTRUCTURE & HOUSING  
Guests: Planning Dept.: Commissioner Blanca Lopez, Associate Transportation Planner  
Stephen Courage and Director of Transportation Planning Craig Lader.  
On motion of Legislator Pierce, seconded by Legislator Woodson-Samuels, the above item  
was signed by committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Williams, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Pierce, Legislator  
Woodson-Samuels and Legislator Gashi  
Absent:  
Legislator Holstein  
4.  
2026-252  
IMA (Design) - Complete Streets Municipal Assistance Program-11  
Municipalities  
AN ACT authorizing the County of Westchester to enter into intermunicipal agreements with  
eleven municipalities for the County to undertake the design of the municipalities' complete  
streets projects and take back an easement in the municipally owned roads and real  
properties on which the projects will be located for a term which shall commence on execution  
and terminate when the bonds issued for the design of the projects have been paid in full.  
COMMITTEE REFERRAL: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS AND  
INFRASTRUCTURE & HOUSING  
Guests: Planning Dept.: Commissioner Blanca Lopez, Associate Transportation Planner  
Stephen Courage and Director of Transportation Planning Craig Lader.  
On motion of Legislator Pierce, seconded by Legislator Woodson-Samuels, the above item  
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was signed by committee and referred to Budget & Appropriations. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Williams, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Pierce, Legislator  
Woodson-Samuels and Legislator Gashi  
Absent:  
Legislator Holstein  
5.  
2026-253  
BOND ACT-BPL39 (Construction) - Complete Streets Municipal  
Assistance Program  
A BOND ACT authorizing the issuance of ONE MILLION, THREE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE  
THOUSAND ($1,395,000) DOLLARS in bonds of Westchester County to finance Capital  
Project BPL39 - Complete Streets Fund.  
COMMITTEE REFERRAL: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS AND  
INFRASTRUCTURE & HOUSING  
Guests: Planning Dept.: Commissioner Blanca Lopez, Associate Transportation Planner  
Stephen Courage and Director of Transportation Planning Craig Lader.  
On motion of Legislator Pierce, seconded by Legislator Woodson-Samuels, the above item  
was signed by committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Williams, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Pierce, Legislator  
Woodson-Samuels and Legislator Gashi  
Absent:  
Legislator Holstein  
6.  
2026-254  
IMA-(Construction) - Complete Streets Municipal Assistance  
Program-Mount Kisco  
AN ACT authorizing the County of Westchester to enter into an intermunicpal agreement with  
the Town of Mount Kisco for the Town to construct and install its complete streets project  
entitled "Mount Kisco Streetscape Sidewalk Improvements Phase 3B" on its municipally  
owned roads and real properties with the County reimbursing up to 50% of the costs incurred  
by the Town of Mount Kisco for construction and construction management related to the  
project for a term commencing on execution and terminating when the bonds issued for the  
construction of the project has been paid in full.  
COMMITTEE REFERRAL: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS AND  
INFRASTRUCTURE & HOUSING  
Guests: Planning Dept.: Commissioner Blanca Lopez, Associate Transportation Planner  
Stephen Courage and Director of Transportation Planning Craig Lader.  
On motion of Legislator Pierce, seconded by Legislator Woodson-Samuels, the above item  
was signed by committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Williams, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Pierce, Legislator  
Woodson-Samuels and Legislator Gashi  
Absent:  
Legislator Holstein  
II.  
OTHER BUSINESS  
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III.  
RECEIVE & FILE  
ADJOURNMENT  
Moved by Legislator Woodson-Samuels, seconded by Legislator Pierce, the Committee  
adjourned at 11:23 AM by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Williams, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Pierce, Legislator  
Woodson-Samuels and Legislator Gashi  
Absent:  
Legislator Holstein