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Dobbs Ferry trustees approve range of routine actions and grant applications; summary of votes
Summary
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.
The Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees voted on and approved a series of routine resolutions and applications during its March 11 meeting. The items below passed unanimously unless noted; the board handled public hearings, grant applications and administrative updates.
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.
