Village Board of Trustees Meeting
Regular MeetingNyack, NY · October 8, 2024
Minutes
Minutes of the Regular Meeting
of the Village of Nyack Board of Trustees
Held at Village Hall at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Present: Joseph Rand, Mayor
Pascale Jean-Gilles, Trustee
Donna Lightfoot-Cooper, Trustee
Joseph Carlin, Trustee
Nathalie Riobe-Taylor, Trustee
Also Present: Andrew Stewart, Village Administrator
Linda Donnelly, Village Clerk
Dennis Michaels, Village Attorney – 9 :15 pm arrival
Absent: Jennifer Hetling, Village Treasurer
Meeting called to order at 7:30 pm
Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor’s Introduction
PRESENTATIONS
Andy Stewart - Nyack’s application to the NYS Downtown Revitalization Initiative
• Drazen Cackovic – Main Street Streetscape Project
• Chris Sorensen – John Green House Restoration
• Susan Wilmink – Angel Nyack Project, NY Forward Grant
• Karon Shovers/Debbie Reich – Hudson Valley Mural Arts
Mayor Rand – Nyack Holiday Village Project Plan
PUBLIC HEARINGS
ADOPTION OF MINUTES – 09/26/24
On motion of Trustee Lightfoot-Cooper, seconded by Trustee Jean-Gilles and unanimously
carried. The minutes of the meeting held on 09/26/24 were accepted as presented.
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ACTION ITEMS
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-148 – ACCEPTING AUDITED VOUCHER SUMMARY
The following resolution was offered by Trustee Jean-Gilles, seconded by Trustee Riobe-Taylor
WHEREAS, the Audited Voucher Summary was presented to the Nyack Village Board of
Trustees at its regularly scheduled meeting of October 8, 2024.
RESOLVED, the Village Board hereby approves the General Fund Claims set forth on
pages 1 through 14 in the amounts of
GENERAL FUND $63,016.14
PARKING AUTHORITY $ 3,182.58
WATER FUND $ 7,385.21
CAPITAL PROJECTS – 2017 Improvements $ 3,528.44
On roll call the vote was a follows:
Trustee Jean-Gilles . . . . . . . Yes Trustee Riobe-Taylor . . . . Yes
Trustee Lightfoot-Cooper . . Yes Mayor Rand . . . . . . . . . . . Yes
Trustee Carlin. . . . . . . . . . . Yes
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-149 – ACCEPTING PROPOSAL FOR EMPLOYEE
HANDBOOK FROM PUBLIC SECTOR HR, LLC
The following resolution was offered by Trustee Jean-Gilles, seconded by Trustee Lightfoot-
Cooper
RESOLVED, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Nyack approves a proposal from
Public Sector HR for the development of an Employee Handbook, for a cost of $6,500.
On roll call the vote was a follows:
Trustee Jean-Gilles . . . . . . . Yes Trustee Riobe-Taylor . . . . Yes
Trustee Lightfoot-Cooper . . Yes Mayor Rand . . . . . . . . . . . Yes
Trustee Carlin. . . . . . . . . . . Yes
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DEPARTMENT REPORTS (based on availability)
Orangetown Police Department –
Village Administrator – Threshold reached in Clean Energy Communities rating system
positioning village for $365,000 in grants; $265,000 in grants for solar arrays
Village Clerk –
Village Treasurer – Fund Balance Report
OLD BUSINESS
Street Fair Dates – 4/13, 5/18, 7/13, 9/7 and 10/12
NEW BUSINESS
2025 Board Meeting Calendar Review
Choice Words Grant Writing Agreement for DRI Application Review
COMMUNICATIONS
Pride Center Street Closures
PUBLIC COMMENT
Shirley Swann – Construction on Willow Ave
Rev. Amos Joseph – Community Outreach Program 10/19, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
EXECUTIVE SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
Motion to adjourn offered by Trustee Riobe-Taylor, seconded by Trustee Jean-Gilles and
unanimously carried.
VILLAGE CLERK
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Agenda
Village of Nyack
Village Hall, 9 North Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960
Meeting of the Village Board of Trustees
October 8, 2024 7:30 pm
YouTube meeting livestream access link (public comment is in-person only):
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJIPWjS1Be7gq4S7KiIh7Ag
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Mayor’s Introduction
3. Public Comment on Any Topic (1-3 minutes depending on the quantity of speakers)
4. Presentations
Andy Stewart - Nyack’s application to the NYS Downtown Revitalization Initiative
Mayor Rand – Nyack Holiday Village project plan
5. Public Hearings - None
6. Adoption of Minutes – minutes from 9/26/2024
7. Action Items (includes Public Comment for each item, 1-3 minutes depending on the quantity
of speakers)
THE DRAFT RESOLUTIONS SET FORTH BELOW ARE FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE
VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (“BOARD”), WHICH RESOLUTIONS MAY BE APPROVED,
OR MAY NOT BE APPROVED, OR MAY BE APPROVED WITH MODIFICATION(S), OR MAY
BE TABLED WITHOUT ANY ACTION BEING TAKEN BY THE BOARD – THEIR INCLUSION
IN THIS AGENDA IS NOT, IN ANY WAY, DETERMINATIVE OF A DECISION, IF ANY, TO BE
MADE BY THE BOARD.
6.1 Resolution No. 2024-148 Resolution of the Nyack Village Board accepting audited
voucher summary
WHEREAS, the Audited Voucher Summary was presented to the Nyack Village Board of trustees at
its regularly scheduled meeting of October 8, 2024.
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RESOLVED, that General Fund Claims set forth on pages 1 through 10 in the amounts of
General fund - $63,061.14
Parking – $3,182.58
Water – $7,620.21
Capital Projects – 2017 Improvements $3,528.44
8. Department Reports to the Board of Trustees (based on availability)
7.1 Orangetown Police Department
7.2 Village Administrator
7.3 Village Clerk
7.4 Village Treasurer
8. Old Business
8.2 Street fair dates
9. New Business
9.1 2025 Board meeting calendar review
10. Communications
11. Public Comment on Any Topic (1-3 minutes depending on the quantity of speakers)
12. Executive Session
13. Adjournment
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