[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.

7/20/2026 Tuckahoe Village Board Meeting

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