[0:26] The front door open. Good evening
[0:28] everybody and welcome to the July 20th
[0:31] 2026 board of trustees meeting for the
[0:34] village of Tuo. Will everybody please
[0:35] stand?
[0:39] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[0:42] United States of America and to the
[0:44] republic for which it stands one nation
[0:47] under God indivisible with liberty and
[0:50] justice for all.
[0:53] >> Camille, will you please call the role?
[0:58] present.
[1:00] >> Present mayor
[1:02] >> present. Um, Trusty Dice is not with us.
[1:07] We have no appointments or presentation.
[1:10] We'll go to the adoption of minutes for
[1:13] Can I get a motion to approve the
[1:15] minutes for the June 1st, 2026 meeting?
[1:18] >> So move.
[1:19] >> Second.
[1:20] >> All in favor?
[1:21] >> I.
[1:22] >> Any opposed? Any abstensions?
[1:25] This brings us to the first opportunity
[1:26] to address the board on agenda items.
[1:29] Anybody would like to address the board
[1:31] either in person or on Zoom. Okay.
[1:36] Moving on to resolutions. May I have a
[1:38] motion to set a public hearing for
[1:41] September 14th to consider a proposed
[1:44] modification to the Tuo Village Code as
[1:46] it relates to the expansion of residency
[1:49] requirements for Village of Tuo
[1:51] employees. And so right now um there is
[1:55] a requirement that uh Tahoe Village
[1:58] employees are uh residents of the county
[2:02] of Westchester and so we would like to
[2:04] expand that to
[2:06] all of New York State. So may I have a
[2:08] motion to set that public hearing?
[2:09] >> So moved. Second.
[2:11] >> All in favor?
[2:12] >> I opposed. Any abstensions? Moving on.
[2:17] Authorizing uh may I have a motion to
[2:19] authorize waving rental costs for the
[2:21] Eastchester Taho Chamber of Commerce for
[2:24] a period of six months for office space
[2:26] at Village Hall in the amount of $2100?
[2:30] >> So moved.
[2:32] >> Second.
[2:33] >> All in favor?
[2:35] >> I.
[2:35] >> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Let me
[2:38] just explain this a little bit. Um the
[2:40] Chamber of Commerce has approached us.
[2:43] They are trying to expand services and
[2:46] in in an attempt to do that and to build
[2:48] capacity they would um like some relief
[2:51] so from their rent for 6 months and so
[2:55] after some close conversations this is
[2:57] something that the board has agreed to
[2:59] do. We really value our chamber of
[3:01] commerce and businesses in general and
[3:04] so we thought that this was an important
[3:06] thing to do. Does anybody have any
[3:09] comment on that?
[3:11] Very good. All right, moving on. May I
[3:13] have a motion authorizing a licensing
[3:15] agreement between the village of Tuahode
[3:18] and Leonard Covik, and please excuse me
[3:21] if I said that wrong. To construct and
[3:23] maintain three decorative masonry
[3:26] pillars located within the villages
[3:27] right of way at the premises of 14
[3:30] Governor's Road.
[3:32] >> So moved.
[3:33] >> Second.
[3:34] >> All in favor?
[3:35] >> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Very nice.
[3:39] Good. Um, number four, may I have a
[3:41] motion authorizing an intergovernmental
[3:43] agreement between the village of Tuo and
[3:45] New York State Office of Information
[3:47] Technology Services and the New York
[3:49] State Division of Homeland Security and
[3:51] Emergency Services for the purpose of
[3:53] assessing endpoint detection and
[3:55] response software and information
[3:57] sharing. Um, Chief, is this you?
[4:04] » Sure, I'll take this. I worked uh David
[4:06] was working on this, but it's uh it's
[4:08] basically cyber security. The county
[4:10] already had the software um that we're
[4:13] using. Now the state took it over, so
[4:15] they're going to mandate it for all
[4:16] municipalities throughout the state. So
[4:17] the county will get it actually at a
[4:18] better cost. So overall, uh it's called
[4:20] Crowd Strike. We're not changing
[4:22] anything. It's just the state is it's
[4:23] being encompassed in the technology
[4:25] within New York State.
[4:26] >> Thank you.
[4:27] >> Good thing it's not costing us anything
[4:28] as well.
[4:28] >> Wonderful. Thank you, Chief. Uh may I
[4:31] have a motion?
[4:32] >> So moved. Second.
[4:34] >> All in favor? I.
[4:35] >> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Great.
[4:39] Moving on. Number five, authorizing the
[4:41] mayor to May I have a motion to
[4:43] authorize the mayor to execute an
[4:44] intermunicipal agreement on IMA between
[4:47] the village of Tuo and the town of
[4:48] Eastchester for sharing services for the
[4:51] purpose of sidewalk and curb
[4:53] replacement.
[4:55] >> So moved.
[4:56] >> Second.
[4:56] >> All in favor? I.
[4:58] >> Any opposed? Any abstensions?
[5:01] Moving on. Number six, authorizing the
[5:04] mayor to execute an intermunicipal
[5:06] agreement between the village of Tuo,
[5:07] the town of Eastchester, the village of
[5:09] Bronxville, and the Tuo and Eastchester
[5:11] Union Free School Districts for sharing
[5:13] services for the purpose of street
[5:15] resurfacing and repairs of asphalt and
[5:17] concrete. This is to save a little money
[5:19] by sharing services. May I have a
[5:22] motion?
[5:23] >> So moved. Second.
[5:25] >> All in favor?
[5:26] >> I.
[5:26] >> Any opposed? Any abstensions?
[5:29] Number seven. May I have a motion to
[5:32] authorize the extension of an IMA
[5:34] between the village of Tuo and
[5:36] Westchester County for the pro purposes
[5:38] of processing and disposing of solid
[5:40] waste?
[5:41] >> So moved.
[5:42] >> Second.
[5:43] >> All in favor?
[5:44] >> I.
[5:44] >> Any opposed? Any abstensions?
[5:48] May I have a motion to authorize the
[5:51] closure of Oak Avenue and Cottage Place
[5:53] on this is after the fact on Saturday,
[5:56] July 18th, 2026 for their annual block
[5:58] party.
[6:00] >> So moved. Second.
[6:01] >> All in favor?
[6:02] >> I.
[6:02] >> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Good.
[6:06] Number nine, authorizing an amendment to
[6:08] the Cedar Place block party closure to
[6:10] include the closure of Lawrence Avenue
[6:12] on Saturday, July 25th, 2026. May I have
[6:15] a motion?
[6:16] >> So move.
[6:17] >> Second.
[6:18] >> All in favor?
[6:19] >> I.
[6:19] >> Any opposed? Any abstensions?
[6:23] Very nice. Good. Um, number 10. May I
[6:26] have a motion authorizing the closing of
[6:28] the following capital projects? Projects
[6:31] 2014-000077
[6:34] catchbasation rest reconstruction and
[6:38] project 2019-0119
[6:42] library chiller. May I have a motion?
[6:45] >> So move.
[6:46] >> Second.
[6:46] >> All in favor?
[6:47] >> I.
[6:48] >> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Last one.
[6:52] Number 11. authorizing the approval of
[6:54] vouchers in the amount of $59,57912.
[7:00] » So moved.
[7:01] >> Second.
[7:02] >> All in favor?
[7:03] >> Any opposed? Any abstensions?
[7:07] Okay. Um so we have one discussion item
[7:11] is the upcoming Tuo Music Festival. Um
[7:16] Trusty Go, do you want to talk a little
[7:18] bit about that?
[7:18] >> Sure. So um the Taco Music Festival we
[7:22] started it last year. It was our first
[7:25] uh annual music festival. It was great.
[7:28] We did it in a smaller scale from 6 to 9
[7:31] and we had about 200 people. This year
[7:34] we want to expand it, make it a full day
[7:37] uh affair. So it's on August 15th, a
[7:40] Saturday from 2:30 p.m. in the afternoon
[7:43] to 9:00 p.m. in the evening. We'll have
[7:45] four bands uh and they will all cover
[7:48] songs from Beatles to Beyonce, right?
[7:51] From uh all the way from classic rock to
[7:54] Taylor Swift. So, and everyone is local.
[7:57] Uh there'll be food trucks and beverages
[8:00] and other stuff for kids to do. So,
[8:02] please come bring your chair and uh
[8:05] let's have fun together.
[8:06] >> Where is going to be?
[8:07] >> Uh Main Street Park. Sorry, I got
[8:10] carried away. Main Street Park.
[8:12] >> Well done. Thank you. Um, I want to just
[8:14] take a moment to thank Trusty Goende for
[8:16] his ongoing work with this. This has
[8:17] been a real um, vision of his for many
[8:21] years and he got to bring it to fruition
[8:23] last year. It was a really wonderful
[8:25] evening. We had a lot of fun. So, please
[8:27] do make a point of coming out and
[8:28] supporting um, our local musicians who
[8:32] are incredible and they really give so
[8:34] much to the community. So, I'll see you
[8:37] all on August 15th. Is that right?
[8:40] >> That's right.
[8:40] >> All right. Um, departmental reports.
[8:43] Chief Roa.
[8:50] » Good evening. I just want to start off
[8:52] by uh hoping all the residents are
[8:54] enjoying their summer. It's been
[8:55] beautiful weather the past couple days
[8:57] even though we've had some rain. Um, we
[8:59] needed it for the plants out there. Um,
[9:01] I want to start off also by thanking all
[9:03] the village staff uh involved in this
[9:06] successful fireworks display on July
[9:07] 11th here. There was a lot of
[9:09] coordination amongst uh village agencies
[9:11] uh between DPW, John Galuzi, town of
[9:14] Eastchester. Um I want to specifically
[9:17] thank our law enforcement partners. As
[9:19] you all saw, uh we had great
[9:21] coordination efforts pre-planning uh
[9:23] with Eastchester PD, Scarsdale PD, uh
[9:25] Westchester County Deputy, Sheriff's,
[9:27] Westchester County Police, Westchester
[9:28] County Realtime Crime, and also Putinham
[9:31] County.
[9:32] uh using uh cutting edge technology,
[9:34] assessing information out there,
[9:35] assessing all our encompassing
[9:38] technology into one on scene for
[9:40] incident command should we need it. So,
[9:42] it was a great event. Uh it worked out
[9:44] really well and we look forward to next
[9:45] year.
[9:47] This coming August 4th is uh Tuck Police
[9:50] will be hosting uh police national night
[9:52] out in the main street park. Uh it's
[9:55] going to be starting from 5:30 going to
[9:56] 8:30 this year. We did a little later
[9:58] start uh just to give parents some time
[10:00] to get home from work. So, it's starting
[10:01] at 5:30 this is here and we're going to
[10:03] 8:30. Uh, we're going to be uh hosting
[10:06] it in conjunction with Eastchester PD
[10:07] and Broxville PD. Uh, Scarsdale will
[10:10] also be bringing their dog by. Um,
[10:12] again, National Night Out is a uh
[10:16] basically an annual event nationwide to
[10:19] build partnerships between police and
[10:21] the community. And um, year after year,
[10:23] we keep making it better and better.
[10:25] Last year was the first year in the Main
[10:26] Street Park and it was a success. We had
[10:28] so much positive feedback that we said
[10:30] we have to do it back here again. So,
[10:32] it's going to be a great night and we
[10:33] received some grant money uh to host the
[10:36] event and each agency that's part of it
[10:37] is bringing grant money they received
[10:39] and we're putting it all together to
[10:40] make a really really neat event for the
[10:42] kids. So, I hope everyone comes out for
[10:44] that.
[10:46] Moving on, uh the police department this
[10:48] past month uh concluded New York State
[10:50] traffic safety grant enforcement. Uh we
[10:52] received 2160 in New York State buckle
[10:54] up seat belt enforcement and we received
[10:57] uh 5409 in New York State uh traffic
[11:00] safety enforcement in general. So we
[11:03] have to spend that uh enforce it at a
[11:05] certain time um spend the money we
[11:07] receive and then submit it to New York
[11:08] State for reimbursement.
[11:11] Also the department received $1950
[11:14] uh 1952 exactly from the Department of
[11:16] Justice to assist with the purchase of
[11:18] four bulletproof vests for our officers.
[11:22] I'd like to give an update on uh Lincoln
[11:24] Avenue. It's been a project um that
[11:26] we've been really pushing for to get
[11:28] completed uh in conjunction with uh
[11:30] David Burke uh and Frank DeMarco uh to
[11:34] make uh more of a pedestrian safe
[11:36] corridor on Lincoln Avenue in the most
[11:38] cost effective way as possible. Um so we
[11:41] are going to be rehabbing the crosswalk
[11:43] entrances um on the corners of the
[11:46] streets going up the corridor of Lincoln
[11:48] Avenue. As we all know, there will be a
[11:50] busing uh issue within the town of
[11:51] Eastchester. So, we hope to complete
[11:53] this project prior to the start of the
[11:55] school year. And then we'll be able to
[11:57] actually have safe, handicapped,
[11:58] accessible uh crosswalks. We're going to
[12:00] have painted in the roadway now and then
[12:02] ADA compliant ramps. Uh so, the children
[12:04] in the north end will have safe passage
[12:07] throughout Lincoln Avenue.
[12:10] Moving on to the crimerevention tip. Uh
[12:12] there's been a recent uptick in gold
[12:13] scams. Um one of our trustees um
[12:16] contacted me and advised us regarding
[12:18] it. We did a little research and it's a
[12:19] nationwide scam specifically targeting
[12:21] elderly people. So this past Thursday we
[12:24] were at the community center where it
[12:26] was a nice event where we had the
[12:27] seniors we presented to the seniors our
[12:29] usual fraud pre prevention tips. We also
[12:31] went into the new gold bar scam that's
[12:33] uh seems to be ticking up. Um you should
[12:36] never buy gold if someone contacts you
[12:38] on the phone or online. Uh do that in
[12:40] person and with the right business uh
[12:43] intent.
[12:46] This past weekend, we had some unlocked
[12:48] cars rumaged through. This is a
[12:49] preventable nuisance uh issue, low-level
[12:53] crime that can be prevented. Um we can't
[12:56] be on every single street, every minute
[12:59] of of the overnight. We are protecting
[13:01] the entire village. So, it can happen
[13:03] within a matter of 15 minutes, someone
[13:05] walking down the street. This started up
[13:07] in Eastchester and it kind of trickled
[13:09] down to the village here, um several
[13:12] streets in the north and got hit. Um, no
[13:14] cars were stolen, just cars rummaged
[13:16] through. We posted on social media
[13:18] reminding our residents to lock your car
[13:20] doors. Um, it's so simple and it's
[13:22] something that prevents um, really a
[13:25] nuisance to walk out and see your car
[13:27] rummage through andor change taken. Um,
[13:30] I'd also like to remind residents if you
[13:32] do see your ring notification go off, I
[13:34] know you may be sleeping, but if you
[13:36] happen to wake up and see that it went
[13:38] off, it probably went off for a reason.
[13:40] um may have been an animal or something
[13:42] or some sort of movement. But if you do
[13:45] notice several motion alerts, so please
[13:47] contact us right away so we can get to
[13:49] that area immediately and perhaps um
[13:51] catch the person that's been trying to
[13:53] do this uh this individual. We're
[13:55] working the case pretty hard uh to try
[13:57] to identify the individual. We had about
[14:00] eight cars rumaged through over the
[14:01] weekend. So
[14:04] overall, I hope all the uh children in
[14:06] the village enjoy the rest of their
[14:08] summer. school will be starting soon in
[14:09] September. So, we'll be out uh we have
[14:11] some AAA traffic safety um paraphernalia
[14:14] to hand out and distribute. We'll put
[14:16] that online as well um for school bus
[14:18] safety and the buses that are in the
[14:20] south end of the village. We do have the
[14:22] uh school bus safety technology with
[14:25] traffic uh enforcing cameras if vehicles
[14:28] do pass the school bus. So, we'll have
[14:29] that in when the buses are in the south
[14:31] end of the village. But overall, we're
[14:33] going to be out and about in the north
[14:34] end. Uh really really enforcing traffic
[14:37] on Lincoln Avenue, all the corridor
[14:39] where students from that are going to
[14:41] Eastchester School District will be
[14:43] walking. Um pedestrian safety will be a
[14:45] top priority for this department.
[14:48] >> Any questions?
[14:51] >> Okay.
[14:52] >> All right. Thank you.
[14:53] >> Actually, I do have one. Uh, did they
[14:56] make it down to the seniors on Thursday
[14:59] to get to speak to them about the
[15:01] >> Yes, they did. At 11:30, we had both
[15:03] detectives and two police officers and
[15:04] myself took Eddie down as well. So, it
[15:06] was uh wellreceived. It was really nice
[15:08] to see that size crowd um in the
[15:11] community center um and climate
[15:14] controlled. So, it was a nice event.
[15:16] >> They seem to be enjoying themselves down
[15:18] there.
[15:18] >> Yes. Yes, sir. Thank you.
[15:20] >> All right. Thanks.
[15:22] Um, library director Giovanai.
[15:27] Welcome.
[15:29] >> Thank you. Good evening, everyone. I'll
[15:31] make this brief. Our summer reading
[15:34] programs are in full swing. And last
[15:37] Monday, July 13th, the bubble bus made
[15:40] its annual appearance and filled the
[15:42] library parking lot in a haze of fun
[15:45] bubbles. Antonyina can
[15:48] speak to that. The event was sponsored
[15:51] by the friends of the library and it's
[15:53] not too late to sign up for our summer
[15:55] reading program. There are incentives
[15:57] for all ages. It's not just about
[16:00] reading. It's about attending programs
[16:02] using our online services whether it's
[16:04] Libby or Canopy or Medici, checking out
[16:09] items from our library of things, and
[16:11] borrowing museum passes. So, thanks to
[16:14] the friends of the library, we have a
[16:16] dozen museum passes available for Taco
[16:19] card holders and members of the friends
[16:21] group to borrow. New passes include the
[16:24] 911 memorial and museum, the Frick
[16:27] Museum, the Empire Pass, which provides
[16:31] access to all New York State parks, and
[16:34] the Stepping Stones Museum in for
[16:36] children in Norwalk, Connecticut.
[16:39] Highlights of the upcoming programs for
[16:42] children and teens includes a novice
[16:44] gardener workshop with Lucia Maestro,
[16:47] the director of horiculture and garden
[16:49] education at the J Heritage Center in
[16:52] Ry. Anyone thinking of starting their
[16:55] own garden in their yard is welcome to
[16:57] join us. We have yarn flowers with
[17:00] Elizabeth Bardwell for ages 8 to 13 on
[17:03] Saturday, July 25th at noon. Legos at
[17:07] the library, which is a big
[17:09] crowd-pleaser for ages 4 to 10, is next
[17:12] Thursday, July 31st at 3:30. Everyone's
[17:15] creation is placed on display in the
[17:18] library for 1 month with their name. On
[17:21] August 1st, we have a theater and art
[17:24] workshop at noon. That's a Saturday for
[17:26] ages 7 to 13. For adults, the library is
[17:30] offering the country line dancing on
[17:32] Thursdays. That's coming up this
[17:34] Thursday, the 23rd at 1:30 p.m. in the
[17:36] community center. We also have Zumba
[17:39] Gold, which is a full hour. They're both
[17:41] full hour programs on Monday, July 27th
[17:44] at 10:30. Also in the community center,
[17:48] we have Tower Table, a community salad
[17:51] experience, which is happening on
[17:54] Monday, July 27th at 6 p.m. We will be
[17:57] harvesting lettuce and greens from the
[18:00] library's Tower Garden. If you haven't
[18:02] stopped by to see yet, you should. It's pretty amazing and people have been
[18:07] harvesting and taking home fresh produce
[18:09] from it. And that'll be with wellness
[18:12] coach Danielle Kolivita. And she'll
[18:14] create a delicious salad for everyone to
[18:17] enjoy together. The next bibliootherapy
[18:20] book discussion is coming up on Monday,
[18:22] August 3rd at 6:15. and the topic is
[18:25] healthy relationships and we will be
[18:28] discussing two short readings both of
[18:30] which are available for pickup at the
[18:32] library. We have books and pizza which
[18:35] is scheduled on Wednesday August 5th at
[18:37] 6:30 and we'll be discussing recommended
[18:40] reads and new book releases for August
[18:42] and September. So there's plenty more
[18:44] happening in August. We have several end
[18:47] of summer reading events the second week
[18:49] in August. So, please do check our
[18:51] online calendar. While we're still in
[18:54] the midst of summer reading, we're
[18:56] planning ahead to the fall and ask you
[18:58] to save the date for the library's first
[19:02] fall author fest on Saturday, September
[19:05] 26. It's from 1 to 5:00 p.m. We're
[19:08] partnering with our new local bookstore,
[19:10] Gather Paper and Clay, and they're
[19:13] scheduled to open next month. and we'll
[19:16] they'll be selling copies of each
[19:18] author's latest book during the event.
[19:21] Speakers include John Kenny, Jim and
[19:23] Han, Rob Hart, Mariah Frederick's,
[19:26] Elizabeth Wellington Rollins, Vince Yu,
[19:29] and more. The full roster of authors is
[19:31] posted on our events calendar. If you
[19:34] have any ideas for a program, I know a
[19:36] lot of times people say, "Why don't you
[19:37] have this or you should have this
[19:39] program, let us know. And if you know
[19:41] someone who could actually facilitate
[19:43] the program, that's even better. So, any
[19:46] questions about anything, please feel
[19:48] free to reach out. We're always there or
[19:50] it feels like we're always there. So,
[19:53] any questions from anyone?
[19:56] >> Okay. Thank you.
[19:57] >> Thank you,
[20:00] >> Camille,
[20:01] David,
[20:03] Gary, Andrew.
[20:07] >> Okay, World Cup is over, so we don't
[20:11] have to run home to watch any games. All
[20:13] right. So, miscellaneous business. The
[20:16] um the Tuahoo Farm and Maker Market,
[20:18] just remember, is ongoing. The new hours
[20:21] are 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. I want to
[20:23] just take a moment to thank the people
[20:25] who really make this market happen every
[20:28] week. Um Andrew Coleman does a lot of
[20:32] work behind the scenes along with Sarah
[20:33] Darice, Trusty Darice, and I just want
[20:35] to say a big thank you. And then every
[20:37] Sunday morning we have a little cadra of
[20:39] volunteers that show up including Justin
[20:42] Smith, Alvin Scholes, um Sum and Sanvi
[20:46] Gowendi. I could not we could not get
[20:49] this done without them. So thank you and
[20:51] to thank you to uh Trusty Goindi who has
[20:53] gotten us some really wonderful musical
[20:56] acts and to the rest of this board who
[20:59] shows up and anything we ask they just
[21:01] do it. So
[21:03] >> and spend all of our money. Yes, I know.
[21:05] I've already gotten complaints about all the money that's getting spent. Um,
[21:10] the police national night out is on Main
[21:12] Street Park is at Main Street Park on
[21:15] August 4th, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The police
[21:17] really do such a great job with this.
[21:19] It's a really fun event. There's some
[21:20] extra special activities this year. Um,
[21:24] so you'll have to come and check those
[21:25] out. Our last movie night of the summer,
[21:29] it will be on August 7th. It's Karate
[21:31] Kid Legends. I want to take a moment to
[21:34] say thank you to Elcan Industries who
[21:37] sponsored this past Friday's movie night
[21:39] with an ice cream truck. It's always a
[21:41] really good time. Um, I want to take a
[21:44] moment also to thank all the volunteers
[21:46] that I have on movie nights. So, I'll
[21:48] just shout them out. Carter Perryman,
[21:51] Johnny Gunther, Ayana and Tanya Charity,
[21:54] Justin Smith, Quinn Cronin, Alicia and
[21:56] Aisha um Alvin and Aisha Skoles, and of
[22:01] course the deputy mayor and trustee uh
[22:04] Josh Gachion who show up and run around
[22:07] like maniacs with me. So, and plus all
[22:09] the help from the DPW and the police
[22:11] department that this is really a group
[22:13] effort to get those movies running. So,
[22:15] um, please do come up out for our last
[22:17] movie night on August 7th and we'll move
[22:20] on to Trusty Reports. Trusty Darice,
[22:23] >> not here.
[22:24] >> Good evening. Um, I am here. Sorry. I
[22:27] was
[22:28] >> Oh, she is. She made it.
[22:29] >> Yeah,
[22:29] >> I made it.
[22:30] >> I couldn't find my phone. I still can't
[22:32] find my phone, but here I am. Put that
[22:34] in the record in the minutes. No phone.
[22:37] >> Um,
[22:38] >> for the Chamber of Commerce, we'd like
[22:40] to welcome um Valon I don't
[22:43] >> Nixie. Mixie uh as the new president, we
[22:46] are really looking forward to um what
[22:48] he's going to do to help promote the
[22:51] businesses here in Tuo and in
[22:52] Eastchester. He has a lot of great
[22:54] ideas. Um and this past week, we
[22:57] welcomed a new business to Tahoe, Yoga
[22:59] Spark, which is a hot yoga studio on
[23:01] Marbledale Road, right across from
[23:02] Broken Bow. Um they first two weeks,
[23:05] they're going to be offering free
[23:06] classes, so if anybody's interested in
[23:08] some hot yoga, head over on there and
[23:11] check them out. Um, and I believe we can
[23:14] also be all very excited that the bow is
[23:17] coming back to life, which we are all
[23:19] really looking forward to. I believe
[23:21] their target was July 29th that they're
[23:24] going to be reopening. So, most um,
[23:26] everyone will be excited to get back out
[23:29] at Broken Bow as well.
[23:32] For the seniors, they are hosting a
[23:34] lunch this week at the 1876 house in
[23:37] Tapan as an outing for to celebrate the
[23:40] 250th um of this country.
[23:45] It is the oldest tap house, I believe,
[23:48] in the country. So, they're very excited
[23:49] to celebrate that a little bit. And
[23:51] Trusty Gion says it's also haunted. So,
[23:53] maybe we'll learn a little bit on
[23:54] Thursday about that.
[23:56] Um, and then next week is their last
[23:58] session for the summer where they'll be
[23:59] hosting an ice cream party on Thursday.
[24:02] Um, and taking a break for the month of
[24:04] August. Um, also a quick shout out to
[24:06] Mayor Cronin and John Galuzzi over at
[24:09] the community center for making sure the
[24:12] seniors had somewhere to go the last
[24:14] couple of weeks while Father Faul um the
[24:16] air conditioning was being repaired
[24:18] there. So, they were able to host them
[24:19] at the community center and they were
[24:21] all very happy and very excited to not
[24:23] have to miss their um bi-weekly
[24:25] sessions. So, thank you for making that
[24:27] happen. Um no update for
[24:29] beautifification. So, that's it for me.
[24:35] » Okay, Trusty Gundy,
[24:38] >> uh only have uh the schools are closed.
[24:40] So, uh kids uh please uh make sure that
[24:43] you read your summer reading list. It's
[24:46] important. don't leave it for the last
[24:47] minute which is what they all do. Uh
[24:49] that's the only thing I have for for the
[24:51] kids. Uh and again I would like to
[24:55] reiterate that August 15th in the main
[24:58] street park is the music festival. So
[25:00] please make sure that we are all there
[25:02] and enjoy the music. That's it for me.
[25:08] » Trustee Gachion.
[25:10] >> Thank you Madam Mayor. Uh, first I want
[25:12] to say before I forget, I want to wish a
[25:15] happy early birthday to our village
[25:17] administrator, David Burke. Happy early
[25:20] birthday.
[25:22] >> Uh, I also want to pick up where the
[25:24] chief left off in regarding scams. This
[25:26] was going to be part of my veterans
[25:27] report, but we're seeing this not only
[25:29] for veterans, but for seniors and others
[25:31] as well. Some of these scams are include
[25:34] are targeting veterans include postcard
[25:37] scams, uh survivor benefit scams,
[25:40] overpayment scams, anything like this.
[25:42] If you have any questions, if you
[25:44] learned any information from the chief,
[25:45] follow that. Um in addition to that, you
[25:48] can always call the county department of
[25:49] consumer protection at 9149952155.
[25:55] And the commissioner's name is Jim
[25:56] Misano. Really good guy, and he'll uh
[25:58] he'll set you straight with anything you
[26:00] need assistance with.
[26:02] Keeping up with veterans, August 9th is
[26:04] Veterans Appreciation Day at Playland
[26:06] Park. Any veteran in Westchester County
[26:08] can register and receive up to six
[26:10] bracelets, ride bracelets, and parking
[26:12] passes. There'll be a resource fair from
[26:15] 10 to 1 along with some other freebies
[26:18] there that day. Um, there'll be an ice
[26:20] coffee truck, too. So, going to come for
[26:22] that if nothing else. Um, I want to
[26:25] thank uh Trusty Gindi. The two goats
[26:28] band will be playing there. They picked
[26:29] up the slack when our our other band
[26:31] cancelled. So, we'll be happy to have
[26:33] them there. And you can register for
[26:35] tickets by going to westchester
[26:37] countyny.gov
[26:39] or calling 9148135145.
[26:45] Lastly, zoning board of appeals met on
[26:47] July 8th. They had two items on their
[26:50] agenda. 210 Marble Dell requested an
[26:53] area variance for a lot line adjustment
[26:55] to accommodate parking and 31 Pleasant
[26:58] Place requested um an area variance for
[27:01] expanding a driveway. And that is all I
[27:04] have. Madame Mayor, thank you.
[27:05] >> Thank you, Deputy Mayor.
[27:07] >> Thank you, Madame Mayor. The Tuckle
[27:09] Housing Authority, the housing authority
[27:11] has hired new staff,
[27:14] um two people. The first one is a IT
[27:16] person dedicated to modernizing
[27:19] THA's technology to improve efficiency
[27:22] and strengthen cyber security. And the
[27:25] second one is a part-time administrative
[27:28] assistant that has 10 years of public
[27:30] housing and housing choice voucher
[27:32] section 8 experience.
[27:35] Uh they have executed new maintenance
[27:38] protocols and new rental policies for
[27:40] THA property.
[27:43] um developed residency and also
[27:45] developed the residency complaint form.
[27:48] They have centralized their email and
[27:52] revised the spark parking
[27:55] rental space agreement.
[27:57] Um
[27:59] they had recently hired a new area
[28:01] director. Her name is Angela Hemmings
[28:04] and we are already working with her uh
[28:08] to
[28:10] basically fix some of the issues that
[28:14] clearly was there upon her arrival and
[28:17] just looking forward to working with her
[28:20] um and making the necessary changes we
[28:23] need to make things successful. the
[28:26] Eastchester Community Action
[28:27] Partnership. Um their camp, they have a
[28:31] summer camp for the kids in after school
[28:32] program. Um it started on July 6th and
[28:36] it goes to August 14th. It's from 9 9:00
[28:39] a.m. to 3:00 p.m. And then every year
[28:42] they have a summer youth employment uh
[28:45] for kids, I believe age 14 to 21.
[28:51] uh that started on July 6th and that's
[28:53] also ends on the 14th. And lastly, they
[28:57] have their monthly food pantry is
[29:01] scheduled for August 5th. Um but that
[29:04] date might change. So they're suggesting
[29:06] you call before you come to make sure
[29:09] that they're going to have it on that
[29:11] day. Uh I just want to say one thing
[29:14] about the fireworks um that evening. I
[29:18] think everything
[29:20] went great that evening. I don't I'm not
[29:22] sure the chief might know if there was
[29:25] any issues, but I did get to see um them
[29:29] monitoring the drones.
[29:32] Um and I saw the screens and I've seen
[29:35] them flying overhead, but I got to
[29:37] actually see them how they monitor them.
[29:39] And I think that that is a awesome thing
[29:42] for the village when it comes to
[29:43] security.
[29:45] um very impressed by how fast they move,
[29:49] but I think the program is really
[29:51] helping the police, you know, um because
[29:57] they also I think the chief also
[29:59] mentioned they can go to Bronxville,
[30:01] they can go to other municipalities. Um
[30:03] so it's not just for Tuck. So I think
[30:05] that is a great program that we have
[30:08] now. That's it.
[30:10] >> All right. Thank you, Deputy Mayor. Um,
[30:13] I want to take a moment to thank the
[30:15] community fund. Uh, we have some young
[30:18] people as part of the main street park
[30:19] program who go to Lake Isle every year
[30:24] um as part of this program and they when
[30:26] we um when we lost the trolley we they
[30:31] did no longer had access to
[30:33] transportation. So, I want to thank the
[30:35] community fund who stepped up with the
[30:36] help of some discretionary funds and
[30:38] trustee darice uh to help make
[30:40] transportation happen for these kids so
[30:42] that they can take four trips to Lake
[30:43] Isle this summer. So, a big thank you to
[30:46] everybody who got that done for them.
[30:48] Um, and again, I want to reiterate what
[30:50] an incredible event the July 11th
[30:53] fireworks and the America 250 day of
[30:56] happenings was. It was really incredible
[30:59] to see everybody come together, but the fireworks display and the
[31:04] operationalized event were flawless. I
[31:07] will say it, they were flawless. Really
[31:09] well done. Thank you to the police
[31:10] department. Thank you to DPW. Thank you
[31:13] to everybody involved, but a huge thank
[31:14] you to John Guzi who organizes that. And
[31:16] we had some really outstanding fireworks
[31:18] this year and really outstanding act
[31:20] singers. So, um, that was it was great
[31:23] to sit with people and have them tell us
[31:25] I I just wish like we could move here.
[31:27] It's such a great community and and it
[31:29] is. I agree. I'll allow it. Um
[31:34] on June 30th, one more business is
[31:36] opening. On June 30th, Weezy D is having
[31:38] their ribbon cutting ceremony. So, you
[31:40] may remember Weezy D was once in
[31:42] Bronxville and then moved here above the
[31:44] Carell, but they now have a street level
[31:47] storefront property. Um that and uh Miss
[31:50] Wheezy is opening June 30th at at 6 p.m.
[31:55] Sorry, July 30th. I've been doing that
[31:57] all summer. I'm trying to go backwards,
[31:59] folks. Um, July 30th at 6 PM, please
[32:02] come out and support this new local
[32:04] business. Um, it'll be a lot of fun and
[32:06] you can some great clothes. And I'll end
[32:10] with the
[32:12] next board meeting is September, sorry,
[32:15] the next work work session will be
[32:16] September 10th at 7 p.m. and the board
[32:18] meeting September 14th at 7 p.m. Um,
[32:22] that is all I have for you today. This
[32:24] is our second opportunity to address the
[32:26] board and I believe Mr. Longhan you're
[32:28] here.
[32:29] >> Thank you.
[32:30] >> Yes.
[32:34] » Good evening everybody.
[32:35] >> Good evening
[32:35] >> and uh thank you for everything you do.
[32:37] It is truly a great community. I live at
[32:41] 120 Main Street. I see all the work that
[32:44] the board does and does behind the
[32:47] scenes that we were not aware of and the
[32:49] many hours you guys put in. the chief
[32:52] sanitation DPW. It's amazing. We love
[32:56] this community and uh living at 120 Main
[32:59] Street, apartment B. Uh I urge the
[33:02] village of Tuco to opt into Senate Bill
[33:05] 1183,
[33:07] which would establish a real property
[33:09] tax exemption for veterans with 100%
[33:12] service connected disabilities.
[33:16] Excuse me. Yeah, the bill represents a
[33:18] meaningful step towards recognizing the
[33:20] profound sacrifices made by our most
[33:23] severely injured veterans.
[33:26] who live total service
[33:28] connected disabilities often face
[33:29] significant challenges in their daily
[33:32] lives.
[33:34] Providing them with this property tax
[33:36] exemption is an impactful way to ease
[33:38] that burden and honor their service and
[33:41] allow them to stay in their communities.
[33:44] This exemption would provide a critical
[33:47] relief.
[33:48] Passing the optin legislation would show
[33:51] Tuo support for our most vulnerable.
[33:54] Thank you for your time.
[33:56] >> Thank you, Mr. Lan. And we will
[33:59] definitely put that in as a discussion
[34:00] item on the next work session agenda.
[34:03] Thank you. This is something that we
[34:05] have discussed previously and we put on
[34:08] hold pending any changes. I think those
[34:10] changes have been made. Is that correct?
[34:12] Yep. Okay. So, thank you for your
[34:15] service and for coming to talk about
[34:18] that. If there is nothing else, this is
[34:20] the second opportunity still to address
[34:22] the board. Young lady, do you want to
[34:24] tell us anything?
[34:28] It's okay. No pressure. No pressure. No
[34:30] pressure. All right. With that, I'll ask
[34:31] for a motion to adjurnn.
[34:34] >> Second.
[34:34] >> All in favor?
[34:36] >> I.
[34:36] >> All right, folks. Uh, we do not meet in
[34:38] August, so we will see everybody in
[34:40] September. I hope you enjoy the rest of
[34:41] your summer and stay cool. Thank you
[34:43] very much. Good night, Tuo.
[35:18] Heat up here.