Infrastructure &
Housing
BOL Meeting Minutes -
Final
800 Michaelian Office Bldg.
148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor
White Plains, NY 10601
Committee Chair: Shanae Williams
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
1:00 PM
Committee Room
Joint with 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
the links to documents to be discussed at a given meeting.
With a quorum present, Chair Williams called the meeting to order at 1:02 PM.
Others in Attendance: GUESTS: Peter Tartaglia (remote) and Robert Lopane (remote); BOL:
Legislator Jewel Williams Johnson, Lisa Hochman (remote), Jill Axelrod, Jared Nieves,
Sebastian Loreti and Dayana Gómez-Holguín
Legislator Williams, Legislator Nambiar and Legislator Pierce
Present:
Legislator Holstein and Legislator Woodson-Samuels
Absent:
MINUTES APPROVAL
I.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
Capital projects from the Department of Parks, Recreation & Conservation
Guests: Department of Parks, Recreation & Conservation
First Deputy Commissioner Peter Tartaglia
The Westchester County Department of Parks and Conservation is over 100 years old and
oversees 54 facilities, making up 18,000 acres. Over the last eight years they have bonded
about $575 Million in Capital Projects for their facilities. The upgrades conducted in most
facilities are once in a generation upgrades, such as trailway repairs, among others. Their
capital projects program is part of their overall five-year project that totaling $978 Million, which
is why they continue returning to the Board of Legislators for funding, in addition to other
funding resources. Currently, there are 14 ongoing continuous projects that help many
facilities and get longevity out of the parks. There are 13 projects in the design phase and 43
in the construction phase, with a completion expectation within the next few months to a year.
The Parks Department Master Plan components have been updated for the first time in 25
years and includes community engagement, resource and data collection, needs assessment
