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VILLAGE OF COLD SPRING 85 MAIN STREET COLD SPRING, NEW YORK 10516 TEL. 845–265–3611 WWW.COLDSPRINGNY.GOV Village of Cold Spring Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting Minutes Wednesday July 9, 2025 @ 7:00 PM The Board of Trustees of the Village of Cold Spring held its Monthly Meeting on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Village Hall. Present were Mayor Kathleen E. Foley, Trustees Laura Bozzi, Eliza Starbuck, Tweeps Phillips Woods and Aaron Freimark. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Mayor Foley. Announcements K. Foley made the following announcements: • Thanked everyone for making Community Day a success • The Village has open positions for a 1) Parking Enforcement Officer and 2) School Crossing Guard. Interested parties should contact Officer in Charge Matt Jackson • Fair Street reconstruction has begun Add/Modify Agenda Items - None Public Hearing on Proposed Local Law Establishing a 6-month Moratorium on Licensing Food Trucks K. Foley made a motion to open the public hearing. T. Phillips Woods seconded the motion, and it passed by a vote of 5-0. K. Foley clarified that this is not a local law to ban food trucks but instead to establish a 6- month moratorium on issuing licenses for food trucks to operate in the Village (including private property) while the Board explores how to best manage licensing food trucks within the Village. The mayor also noted that the moratorium does not apply to food trucks previously scheduled for events within the Village. Public Comment Doug Price, Doug’s Pretty Good Pub – Stated that food trucks hurt existing brick and mortar food service businesses. Gaston Alonzo, 34 West Street – Food trucks negatively impact the quality of life for residents through increased noise, traffic and garbage Derek Graham, 32 West Street – Food trucks are another imposition for residents living in the area of lower Main Street. Licensing them to operate is non-compliant with existing Village Code and will add to noise and garbage in the area. 1 Board Discussion A. Freimark made the following comments: • Food trucks already exist at special events in the Village but hasn’t heard feedback on how or if they impact local businesses. • Current Licensing Code addresses this issue. Creating additional processes specific to food trucks will be an added burden on the Board and Village staff. E. Starbuck stated that a problem doesn’t currently exist and that the current code is sufficient to address the issue. L. Bozzi commented that there are enough locations where existing Zoning code doesn’t prohibit food trucks that the need exists to have structure in place to manage for the future. T. Phillips Woods stated that it is the responsibility of the Board to establish guardrails to protect the Village and its’ residents. K. Foley commented that drafting and enacting legislation allows the Board to establish necessary criteria for permitting food trucks. The Board agreed to keep the Public Hearing open while they addressed other agenda items. Reports from Village Departments and Boards (attached) All reports were accepted as submitted with the following items called out: • Financial: $2.5M for the damn repair grant has been received • Roadways & Facilities: Crew Chief Robert Downey reviewed items identified by New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC) that the Roadways and Facilities Department could perform. These included: o Installing additional Stop Signs at the intersection of Lunn Terrace and Market Street thus making it a 3-way Stop. o Enhanced Crosswalks at the intersection of Lunn Terrace and Market Street o Installation of Wayfinding signage at the end of Lunn Terrace o Add Crosswalk across Main Street at Lunn Terrace/Depot Square with ADA pads at each end of the crosswalk • Water/Wastewater: L. Bozzi made a motion to authorize the purchase through Ti Sales of a new 6” Neptune Pump for the Wastewater Treatment Facility. T. Phillips Woods seconded the motion, and it passed by a vote of 5-0. • Historic District Review Board: Code Enforcement is following up on the non- compliance items it had identified. • Recreation Commission: The Board took the following actions on submitted applications: o T. Phillips Woods made a motion to approve the Kida application for a wedding at the Bandstand on 10/18/25. L. Bozzi seconded the motion, and it passed by a vote of 5-0. o K. Foley made a motion to deny the application of CARE of DC Animal Rescue to use the Bandstand area for a fundraiser on 7/13/25. T. Woods seconded the motion, and it passed by a vote of 5-0. o T. Phillips Woods made a motion to approve the request of the Cold Spring Fire Company to close Church Street on 7/25/25 for the annual Junior Fire Academy BBQ. E. Starbuck seconded the motion, and it passed by a vote 2  of 5-0. Report of the Mayor and Trustees E. Starbuck: Working on improvements to the parking program K. Foley: Drafting updates to Chapter 108 – Streets and Sidewalks L. Bozzi: Preparing BAN for Fair Street Restoration T. Phillips Woods: Working on updates to the Employee Handbook A. Freimark: Preparing for migration to new website Board Business Resolution 24-2025 Declaring East Belvedere a Public Road by Use (attached): T. Phillips Woods made a motion to adopt Resolution 24-2025 declaring East Belvedere Street as a public street within the meaning of New York State Village Law § 6-626. E. Starbuck seconded the motion, and on roll call it passed by a vote of 5-0. Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Docking Requests: Clearwater made a request to dock at the riverfront Nov. 6-10, 2025 to conduct educational sales and for the fees to be waived. The standard fee will be charged if any chartered sales take place. L. Bozzi made a motion to approve the Clearwater request. A. Freimark seconded the motion, and it passed by a vote of 5-0. Review of Proposed Code Revisions and Additions The Board discussed the following proposed Code revisions: Garbage and Recycling • Remove references to garbage from Chapter 59 (Littering) and repeal Chapter 93 (Recycling) • Create a new chapter for Garbage and Recycling Discussion followed on the wording and organization of the draft. K. Foley to follow up with the Village Attorney for clarification on wording. A. Freimark to re-organize the draft to delineate Village responsibilities versus property owner responsibilities. Recreation Commission (Chapter 27) Removing responsibility for application approvals so the Commission can focus on development and usage of facilities Parades (Chapter 83) The draft was reviewed, and it was noted that it was modeled after Village of Bronxville code. Discussion ensued regarding the enforcement and penalties section with Board members expressing that the maximum penalties (1 year imprisonment) are excessive. A. Freimark to edit the drafts for 7/23/25 meeting. Approval of Bills Current Year: L. Bozzi made a motion to approve Batch # 7952 in the amount of 3 $155,805.83. E. Starbuck seconded the motion, and it passed by a vote of 5-0. Prior Year: L. Bozzi made a motion to approve Batch # 7951 in the amount of $25,430.64. E. Starbuck seconded the motion, and it passed by a vote of 5-0. Approval of Minutes • T. Phillips Woods made a motion to accept the Minutes of the 6/5/24 meeting as submitted. L. Bozzi seconded the motion, and it passed by a vote of 5-0 • K. Foley made a motion to approve the Minutes of the 6/12/24 as submitted. T. Phillips Woods seconded the motion, and it passed by a vote of 5-0 • K. Foley made a motion to approve the Minutes of the 5/21/25 as submitted. A. Freimark seconded the motion, and it passed by a vote of 3-0-0-2 (L. Bozzi and E. Starbuck abstained) Public Hearing on Proposed Local Law Establishing a 6-month Moratorium on Licensing Food Trucks (cont.) K. Foley made a motion to close the Public Hearing. A. Freimark seconded the motion, and it passed by a vote of 5-0. Resolution 25-2025 Adopting Local Law 02-2025 Establishing a 6-Month Moratorium on Licensing Food Trucks. K. Foley made a motion to adopt Resolution 25-2025. T. Phillips Woods seconded the motion, and on roll call is passed by a vote of 3-2-0-0 (E. Starbuck and A. Freimark voting against). Executive Session K. Foley made a motion at 9:10pm to enter Executive Session for the purpose of discussing the employment history of an individual. E. Starbuck seconded the motion, and it passed by a vote of 5-0. K. Foley made a motion to exit Executive Session at 9:25pm. L. Bozzi seconded the motion, and it passed by a vote of 5-0. Contract for Officer In Charge T. Phillips Woods made a motion to approve the contract with Officer in Charge Jackson. E. Starbuck seconded the motion, and it passed by a vote of 5-0. Adjournment K. Foley made a motion to adjourn the meeting. L. Bozzi seconded the motion, and it passed by a vote of 5-0. The meeting was adjourned at 9:27PM. Submitted by: Jeff Vidakovich 4