Special Meeting

AGENDA Village of Ossining BOARD OF TRUSTEES - SPECIAL MEETING Wednesday, July 9, 2025 @ 7:30 PM 16 Croton Ave. Board Room OSSINING, NEW YORK and VIA ZOOM Members of the public can view the meeting via computer or mobile app: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83519013039 Members of the public can listen to the meeting by dialing in via phone: +1 929 205 6099 Webinar ID: 835 1901 3039 **Please note that by dialing in, your phone number will be visible to the host, participants, and attendees of the meeting.** MAYOR Rika Levin BOARD OF TRUSTEES Robert M. Fritsche Omar Lopez Dana White Patrick Yost I. CALL TO ORDER – PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – ROLL CALL II. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS Visitors shall be accorded one (1) four (4) minute opportunity to address the Board on any of the resolutions on the agenda. III. VILLAGE BOARD RESOLUTIONS A. Approval of Voucher Detail - July 9, 2025 RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Ossining hereby approves the Voucher Detail Report dated July 9, 2025 in the amount of $607,641.60. VOUCH DET 070225 B. Approval of IBWTP Voucher Detail - July 9, 2025 RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Ossining hereby approves the IBWTP Voucher Detail Report dated July 9, 2025 in the amount of $2,062,841.33. VOUCH DET IB070225 Special Meeting July 9, 2025 Page 1 of 3  C. Adoption of Local Law 4-2025, “A Local Law amending Chapter 270 (Zoning) of the Village of Ossining Code”. WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Ossining (“Village Board”) has been considering the adoption of proposed Local Law -2025, titled, “A Local Law amending Chapter 270 (Zoning) of the Village of Ossining Code”; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was conducted on June 18, 2025 at 7:30 pm at the Birdsall Fagan Police-Court Facility, 86-88 Spring Street, Ossining, New York and via the Zoom platform affording members of the public an opportunity to be heard; and WHEREAS, the public hearing was closed on June 18, 2025; and WHEREAS, pursuant to section 617.3(f) of the State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) regulations, no determination of significance, environmental impact statement or findings statement is required for Type II actions; and WHEREAS, SEQR regulation 617.5(c) lists Type II actions including adoption of a moratorium on land use development or construction and WHEREAS, the proposed local law is a Type II action requiring no determination of significance pursuant to the SEQR regulations; and WHEREAS, there are no impediments to approving the proposed local law; now therefore be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Ossining hereby adopts as Local Law 4-2025, A Local Law amending Chapter 270 (Zoning) of the Village of Ossining Code; and be it further RESOLVED, that Local Law 4-2025 shall become effective upon filing with the Secretary of State pursuant to the Municipal Home Rule Law. D. Amended resolution- Length of Service Award Program- Ossining Volunteer Fire Department WHEREAS, on June 18, 2025, the Board of Trustees adopted a resolution, In the matter of establishing a Service Award Program for active volunteer firefighter members of the Ossining Volunteer Fire Department; and WHEREAS, subsequent to the Board of Trustees adopting the above-referenced resolution it was determined that Section 8 of the resolution needed to be revised to effectuate the board’s intent and to be consistent with the requirements of Article 11-A of the General Municipal Law; now therefore be it RESOLVED, that Section 8 of the resolution In the matter of establishing a Service Award Program for active volunteer firefighter members of the Ossining Volunteer Fire Department is amended as follows: Special Meeting July 9, 2025 Page 2 of 3  Section 8 Up to three years of service credit may be earned under the Point System by eligible Participants for service prior to January 1, 2026. To be eligible to earn credit for such service, a volunteer must earn a year of service credit during calendar year 2026. An active volunteer firefighter member eligible to earn credit for service before January 1, 2026 (during calendar years 2025, 2024, or 2023), who dies or becomes totally and permanently disabled, shall be considered to have been a Participant at the time of his or her death or disablement. Further, he or she shall be given credit for his or her otherwise allowable pre-2026 service if during calendar year 2025, 2024, or 2023, he or she was prevented by his or her death or disablement from earning service credit under the Point System (as determined by the Village Board of the Village of Ossining/LAC). Participants who earn years of service credit for years before calendar year 2026 shall be paid a $20 service award for such years of service credit earned for years after calendar year 2022; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees’ June 18, 2025 resolution is revised to include the above language in place of the previously approved Section 8; and be it further RESOLVED, that the remainder of the June 18, 2025 resolution remains in effect. IV. ADJOURNMENT - WORK SESSION Special Meeting July 9, 2025 Page 3 of 3