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Votes at a glance

- Greenway Communities Grant Program application: The board authorized an application for funding under the Greenway Communities Grant Program to help develop and implement a revised Village Comprehensive Plan. The board noted the grant would match 50% of project costs and cited a $15,000 grant opportunity; motion passed unanimously (mover Trustee Nell; second Trustee Rose and Asher).

- SEQRA negative declaration for Estawood and Wallgrove drainage improvements: Trustees classified the public-works drainage project as an unlisted action under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) and adopted a negative declaration; motion passed unanimously (mover Trustee Patino; second Trustee Sullivan).

- Livingston Avenue on-street parking and street-cleaning changes: After a public hearing, the board updated on-street parking restrictions on Livingston Avenue (allowing alternate-side parking to assist street cleaning and snow clearing); motion to amend Chapter 290 (Vehicles and Traffic) passed unanimously (mover Trustee Pitino; second Trustee Rosenberg).

- Referral of site-plan review for 87 Beechdale Road to Planning Board: The board deferred site-plan review and final authority to the Planning Board for renovations and a small addition at 87 Beechdale Road; motion passed unanimously (mover Trustee Pitino; second Trustee Galen).

- Approval of parade and events: The board granted permission for Dobbs Ferry Little League’s opening day parade on April 5, 2025, and discussed the Wickers Creek Market (scheduled for April 27) and related vendor/fee issues; opening day parade permission passed unanimously.

- Administrative and personnel items: The board certified the 2024 points listing for volunteer ambulance workers under the Length of Service Awards Program; approved a step increase for court clerk Tracy Foley; and approved the audit of claims as submitted (all motions passed unanimously).

- Recreation master-fee schedule revision: Trustees approved revised recreation fees for 2025 after correcting an apparent typographical error for the junior teen camp nonresident weekly fee (adjusted to $4.75). Motion passed unanimously.

- Engineering consultant rate schedule update: Trustees approved updated rate schedules for the village’s engineering consultant (Ai Engineers); motion passed unanimously.

- Request for proposals: The board authorized the recreation department to issue an RFP for summer camp buses for 2025; motion passed unanimously.

- Conservation Advisory Board grant application: Trustees authorized the Conservation Advisory Board to pursue a $4,300 grant from the Greater Irvington Land Trust for a pollinator-garden fence and plantings at Chauncey Park; motion passed unanimously.

Several items required follow-up by staff, including filing local laws with the Department of State, routing work proposals to labor counsel (for field maintenance questions), notifying property owners about drainage work and easement access, and coordinating DPW scheduling for approved projects.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees Meeting 2025-03-12","oneSentenceSummary","At its March 11 meeting the board approved a Greenway Communities grant application, a SEQRA negative declaration for drainage work, updates to parking and traffic regulations, fee schedule changes, and several other routine resolutions. All listed motions passed unanimously.","taxTitle","Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County, New York","taxId",73089,"location","New York","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6105570,"Dobbs Ferry officials tell Little League to coordinate repairs through village staff; union rules may limit private work on municipal fields",226,1419000,1645000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2786168-d5b7122de754cea89ec449ea5730fc39&start=1419&end=1645","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2786168-d5b7122de754cea89ec449ea5730fc39/thumbnail_1419000.jpg","/articles/6105570/New-York/Dobbs-Ferry-officials-tell-Little-League-to-coordinate-repairs-through-village-staff-union-rules-may-limit-private-work-on-municipal-fields","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6105570-6e3a0bed0858584a3d1a1ae74a1f3f9b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770452827&Signature=gH9us9ttsIoB0ylCCX3QmQHL9x5aaLHrBxy5SOjy4mFJjsrLz8IRM7-eMoDSIa23FQ3q7mKZaGXe2m6bnxOgMNehUOEW1JS~lls0QvqOe~f7FiBTH-mzsXxqH5ouui5XnGgyLpKulsYI69ZNO2yxM60xcLSMziDjUZ0agyqKU1W5WTdpdbJHu9w5~hFMrNUSzkiFwK-vF4GU9TmQ6-g0HIXplBUBF8PRoWN20Kkp~tORnyAZfeuwXjMZkyS2lEAavDpjs9ib4jQKd0WNn3zLVieo7GeWap4Vaa4AzejoX8M4m2PPHoybE0hFUeZlsIvXjeP3KC7wKxosNN04QQun0A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representatives of Dobbs Ferry Little League asked trustees Tuesday for permission to allow field repairs — including work on the pitching mound and infield clay — before the league’s April 5 opening day. The group presented a vendor quote and asked that the village permit work to begin promptly.

“I sent an email and can follow up with the quote for the $9,000 for the repair of the infield prior to opening day,” Jason Macias, representing Dobbs Ferry Little League, told trustees. He said work would include redoing the clay, removing crabgrass and reseeding to restore conditions after normal wear and tear since the field was renovated two years earlier.

Village officials told the league that maintenance of municipal athletic fields is subject to the village’s collective bargaining agreements and exclusive work rights of unionized staff. Village staff asked the league to email a written scope, contractor identity, and a price quote so the village’s labor counsel could review and, if needed, negotiate a site-specific agreement with the union. “We cannot have you maintaining … certain aspects because that’s exclusively the right of the Union,” a village official said, noting the risk of grievance if the process is not followed.

Officials suggested separating capital improvements (which the league could donate or fund) from maintenance tasks that are subject to union work rules. Trustees did not approve direct permission for private contractors to perform the maintenance at the meeting; instead they directed the league to submit detailed documentation to Rob (village staff) so the administrator and labor counsel could pursue the correct procedural path or arrange DPW participation.

League representatives said they were willing to fund the work and preferred to complete repairs before opening day; staff said the village would review the quote and respond. No formal vote was taken on allowing private work.","Dobbs Ferry Little League asked the board for permission to repair the infield and pitching mound before the April 5 opening day; trustees said union contracts limit private contractors doing municipal maintenance and directed the group to submit details to village staff and labor counsel.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6105575,"Dobbs Ferry moves to survey DOT surplus property ahead of county transfer; board approves $9,000 not-to-exceed survey contract",238,2970000,3208000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2786168-d5b7122de754cea89ec449ea5730fc39&start=2970&end=3208","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2786168-d5b7122de754cea89ec449ea5730fc39/thumbnail_2970000.jpg","/articles/6105575/New-York/Dobbs-Ferry-moves-to-survey-DOT-surplus-property-ahead-of-county-transfer-board-approves-9000-not-to-exceed-survey-contract","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6105575-0798c7fe9b1e99b22cca3162bac37f65/orig.mp4?Expires=1770452827&Signature=KpFZuLwbiQpUyKUfuHfrDRYoQrK8A0GdLy~eNToAvbBaayulaOEivcpLcCocxEXamzETXi~ctIybatIFDCvZKz-6T9PdZcynZR91IbS3UM-Pxfij481pERglB5WFUuAXRIBXDvLQP2H~1AwjGgDJFpL-5AtbzM40-R0nbb47Dquw4uby86H0JozjoQNLAC~KfvBfdb~K58o3MvUHhUbHsjlad0xRs7mxRdMlSU2bzEXvfIxyiEDMJI5syXPpY6v4THFrVa-jPmrx3f02Wjnn6~nXS-7wSLN1XOF29O299Anx~Ypx57FsZCnCK7YK52XWfwARl9uySqojLHm2QpizTw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees voted unanimously to engage Ward Carpenter engineers for surveying services not to exceed $9,000 as part of a long-running effort to acquire surplus property adjacent to the Sawmill River Parkway from the New York State Department of Transportation.

Trustees described the parcel as a multi-acre piece that would connect two existing village parks into a larger public space. The board heard a lengthy staff briefing about procedural delays and special DOT formatting requirements that have stretched the acquisition process over several years. Mayor Vincent Rosillo and trustees highlighted that the property was declared surplus and must be surveyed in a DOT-prescribed format before it can be transferred to the county and ultimately to the village.

A village presenter said the DOT requires parcels within 30 feet of the travel way to be retained and that the parcel the village can acquire will exclude a triangular area adjacent to the roadway. “We found approximately 1,050 square feet … that needs to be retained by the Department of Transportation because it’s within 30 [feet],” a village official said during the discussion. Trustees also referenced outreach by Senator Andrea (Andrew) Stewart-Cousins’ office (staff member Susan Tolchin) that helped advance the application.

Board members approved the engagement: Trustee Patino moved to retain Ward Carpenter for the required survey work; Trustee Rosenberg seconded the motion and the board voted unanimously to approve the contract authorization not to exceed $9,000.

Trustees framed the expenditure as an essential, relatively small investment to acquire roughly eight acres of surplus that, when combined with current village holdings, would create an approximately 14.8-acre park area. Staff cautioned that DOT will require multiple rounds of revisions in a particular format, and that the engineering work is likely to involve repeated submissions. The board directed staff to proceed and to keep neighbors and stakeholders informed as the process moves forward.","The board agreed to hire Ward Carpenter engineers for survey work needed to transfer surplus state highway-adjacent land to the village, in a project the trustees described as lengthy but strategically important to create a larger village park.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6105580,"Dobbs Ferry adopts local law adding stop signs at Price Street and Hickory Hill Drive",341,639000,980000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2786168-d5b7122de754cea89ec449ea5730fc39&start=639&end=980","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2786168-d5b7122de754cea89ec449ea5730fc39/thumbnail_639000.jpg","/articles/6105580/New-York/Dobbs-Ferry-adopts-local-law-adding-stop-signs-at-Price-Street-and-Hickory-Hill-Drive","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6105580-bdc082208bfe50f779dad9bafa14611e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770452828&Signature=PbTPLL8vrH-k6z~O3ajsOViJ8C9DCt-4U3PD2VEjGPpwNNYD1u1tstwsRUMdOCtiND23cSeJXfoi0cOJIifpqU2UyUAwhLSRBb2fL7jaeBpr193iu7IkK8YsKFDyan6roDBdqdo9SsyWEP5zAOCXUK5lLWzje3cw43CRkb3GeK99--FPfOxroWAiR8W0yFbHyo1K1LixRELjYLj08lGHr1xc6JviKFnXRZxckebu-QXhZMjuk-BEw~ERe9W99SuJCjgiWv0xp9X4ubfggE6r5bpX1z0lw8wt5K38u9nHt8fKw4YpknQABkrQQmQSfIniWjSRNVShGVlcDcaYQcvMfQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees unanimously adopted a local law Tuesday to install two stop signs at the intersection of Price Street and Hickory Hill Drive following a public hearing that drew residents who said the crossing poses visibility and pedestrian-safety risks.

Residents who live near the intersection told trustees the location is frequently congested, has on-street parking that limits sightlines and lacks sidewalks. “Visibility is so hard because there’s parking on both sides of the street, which forces people into the street,” said Leslie Papa of 81 Price Street during the public hearing. “I have two small children who are getting older and walking to school … that one intersection in particular is such a danger.”

Village staff said the traffic committee and the police chief reviewed the location and supported adding stop signs. A village staff member present at the hearing said the chief and traffic committee members concluded the intersection has a “big visibility issue” and recommended moving forward. After the public comment period closed, Trustee Rosenberg moved to adopt the local law; Trustee Garen seconded the motion and the board voted unanimously to approve it.

Trustees and staff said the change is intended to slow vehicles, give drivers a pause to assess oncoming pedestrians and bicycles, and reduce the risk for children who walk to nearby Springhurst School. Village staff said they would file the local law with the New York State Department of State as required and that Department of Public Works can order and install the signs promptly.

The action followed the public hearing process: the board opened the hearing, took testimony from residents and staff, closed the hearing and then adopted the local law on the same night. No opposition from other residents was recorded in the transcript.

The board did not set a firm installation date at the meeting but said the DPW could order the signs and would coordinate installation after filing the local law with the Department of State.","After a public hearing with nearby residents and a recommendation from traffic staff and the police chief, the Village Board unanimously adopted a local law to install two stop signs at the intersection of Price Street and Hickory Hill Drive.","actionData","errors"]

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