Mayor & Village Board of Trustees

Pursuant to Part E of Chapter 417 of the Laws of 2021 all in-person public access to Village Board of Trustees Meeting is suspended. Each Village Trustee will participate remotely either by video or telephone via Zoom. VILLAGE OF PELHAM BOARD OF TRUSTEES SPECIAL MEETING TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2022, 7:00 PM VILLAGE HALL - 195 SPARKS AVENUE, PELHAM, NY 10803 Join by Video: https://zoom.us/j/98917409392?pwd=U09KN2MxTnJHWEU2Nm9ndWxQSEgwZz09 Join by Telephone: (929) 205-6099 Meeting ID: 989 1740 9392 Passcode: 030699 AGENDA ITEMS 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call Non-Recurring Items 4. Further Consideration by the Village Board of Trustees of the Draft Preliminary Generic Environmental Impact Statement “Downtown Restoration Initiatives” 5. Determination of Completeness of Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement Submitted for “Downtown Restoration Initiatives” (if necessary) Next Regularly Scheduled BOT Meetings: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 (Note: Fiscal Year 2022-23 Tentative Budget Hearing) Tuesday, April 26, 2022 (Note: Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget Adoption) Village Board of Trustees Special Meeting Tuesday, March 29, 2022 Item # 1 - Meeting Called to Order: Item # 2 - Pledge of Allegiance: Item # 3 - Roll Call: Attendee Name Present Absent Late Mayor Mullen ☐ ☐ ☐ Deputy Mayor Carpenter ☐ ☐ ☐ Trustee Hill-Ries ☐ ☐ ☐ Trustee Kamal Eldahry ☐ ☐ ☐ Trustee McGreal ☐ ☐ ☐ Trustee Otondi ☐ ☐ ☐ Trustee Solomon ☐ ☐ ☐ Village Administrator Scelza ☐ ☐ ☐ Asst. to the Village Administrator Zia ☐ ☐ ☐ Village Board of Trustees Special Meeting Tuesday, March 29, 2022 Non-Recurring Items Item # 4 – Further Consideration by the Village Board of Trustees of the Draft Preliminary Generic Environmental Impact Statement PLEASE TAKE NOTICE the Board of Trustees of the Village of Pelham hereby schedules a special meeting at 7:00 p.m., or soon thereafter, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. This meeting will be held virtually on Zoom pursuant to Part E of Chapter 417 of the Laws of 2021. The purpose of this meeting is to further consider the preliminary Draft Generic Environmental Statement “Downtown Restoration Initiatives” and to make a determination as to whether it is complete for the purpose of public review. https://zoom.us/j/98917409392?pwd=U09KN2MxTnJHWEU2Nm9ndWxQSEgwZz09 Join by Telephone: (929) 205-6099 Meeting ID: 989 1740 9392 Passcode: 030699 This meeting notice is provided in compliance with the New York State Open Meetings Law. By order of Chance Mullen, Mayor and Village Board of Trustees Dated: March 23, 2022 Terri Rouke, Village Clerk Village Board of Trustees Special Meeting Tuesday, March 29, 2022 Item # 5 – Determination of Completeness of Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement Submitted for “Downtown Restoration Initiatives” Whereas, to further the goals of the 2008 Comprehensive Plan the Village Board of Trustees has proposed a set of Downtown Restoration Initiatives to implement recommendations in the Village’s Comprehensive Plan; and Whereas, the purpose of the Restoration Initiatives is to revitalize and activate the downtown by consolidating municipal services into a new municipal center, encouraging mixed-use transit- oriented development, upgrading village infrastructure, and enhancing the experience of living and conducting business in downtown with improved amenities for walkers and bicyclists; and Whereas, the Proposed Restoration Initiatives include a public-private venture that includes a mixed-use transit-oriented development with 127 resident units and 5,000 square feet of commercial space to be constructed on Village-owned land in exchange for the construction of a new 27,545 square foot municipal center to consolidate fire, police and municipal administration services; and Whereas, as described in the Environmental Assessment Form, the Proposed Restoration Initiatives include text amendments to the Business District Floating Zone (“BDFZ”); and Whereas, the Proposed Restoration Initiatives is a Type I action pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act (“SEQRA”); and Whereas, the Village Board of Trustees declared their intent to be Lead Agency on March 23, 2021 and issued a Positive Declaration for this Type I action that required the preparation of a Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (“DGEIS”); and Whereas, on May 11, 2021, the Village Board of Trustees adopted a Scoping Outline for the preparation of the DGEIS; and Whereas, the Scoping Outline was circulated to all known Involved and Interested Agencies; and Whereas, on March 22, 2022 the Village Board of Trustees received a preliminary DGEIS (“PDGEIS”); and Whereas, the Village Board of Trustees and Village staff took a hard look at the PDGEIS for completeness in terms of content and scope; and Whereas, the Village Board of Trustees created an errata sheet of corrections and text changes to be made to the PDGEIS. Now, therefore, be it resolved, that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Pelham hereby finds the PDGEIS to be complete and adequate for public review with respect to its scope and content pursuant to 6 NYCRR 617.9(a)(2) subject to the revisions being made to the PDGEIS as contained in the errata sheet; and Village Board of Trustees Special Meeting Tuesday, March 29, 2022 Be it further resolved, that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Pelham shall conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at Village Hall, 195 Sparks Avenue and virtually via Zoom with respect to the Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DGEIS) and proposed text amendments to the BDFZ. Public comments will be received and considered by the Village Board of Trustees for no less than 30 calendar days from the first filing and circulation of the notice of completion or no less than 10 calendar days following the public hearing at which the DGEIS is considered, whichever is later; and Be it further resolved, that Village staff and/or consultants are hereby directed to prepare a Notice of Completion of the DGEIS and Notice of Public Hearing on the DGEIS pursuant to 6 NYCRR 617.9 and 6 NYCRR 617.12, have copies of the DGEIS filed with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Office of the Village Clerk for public review, and have a copy of the DGEIS, Notice of Completion and Notice of Public Hearing circulated to all involved and interested agencies, and have the DGEIS posted on the Village’s website at: www.pelhamgov.com; and Be it further resolved, that Village staff and/or consultants are directed to comply with 6 NYCRR 617.9 and 6 NYCRR 617.12 with respect to the filing, distribution and publication of the Notice of Completion, Notice of Public Hearing and DGEIS, including distribution of the documents to all Involved and Interested Agencies; and Be it further resolved, that the Village Board of Trustees hereby refers the DGEIS to the Westchester County Planning Board, Westchester County Department of Health, the Town of Pelham, and the Village of Pelham Planning Board for report and recommendation and directs the Village Clerk to make those referrals. Vote Record - Item # 5 - Resolution Authorizing the Promotion of a Fire Lieutenant to Fire Captain in the Village of Pelham Fire Department Village of Pelham Board of Trustees Special Meeting Tuesday, March 29, 2022 Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent ☐Approved Mayor Mullen ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐Approved as Deputy Mayor Carpenter ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Amended Trustee Hill-Ries ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐Tabled Trustee Kamal Eldahry ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐Withdrawn Trustee McGreal ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐Discussed Trustee Otondi ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Trustee Solomon ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐