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Pleasantville Village Board of Trustees Regular Meeting – June 9, 2025

Village Board of Trustees & Boards — Tuesday, June 10, 2025

BodyPleasantville, New York

SessionVillage Board of Trustees & Boards

DateTuesday, June 10, 2025

StatusFILED

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Speaker 1

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Meeting of the village of Pleasantville.

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It is June 9th, uh 2025.

0:06

I'm correct.

Speaker 2

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2025.

Speaker 1

0:12

Don't still know where I

Unassigned speaker

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am,

Speaker 1

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more or less.

0:15

All right.

0:15

I am subbing for our mayor Peter Scher this evening, who is away this week.

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I am trustee Nicole Asquith, and I'm here with my fellow trustees.

0:26

Before we get going with our resolutions, I just have a few announcements.

0:32

First of all, um biggest announcement is that our new village pool is opening this weekend.

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Yay!

0:42

So we are having a grand opening on Saturday the 14th.

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Anybody who wants to come and check out the pool is welcome to come, whether you have bought your passes to the pool yet or

Unassigned speaker

0:54

not.

Speaker 1

0:55

There will be music, races, splash contests, kiddie pool scavenger hunts, all kinds of fun.

1:03

Now, those of you who have looked at the forecast may have some reservations.

1:08

So we are keeping a close eye on the for the cast.

1:12

If it turns out that it's a rainy day, we may very likely reschedule it.

1:18

So keep an eye on your village email and on our Facebook page for updates about the pool opening.

1:24

But

Unassigned speaker

1:24

the

Speaker 1

1:24

pool is looking terrific.

1:26

It has a new slide, it has all kinds of bells and whistles.

1:30

So definitely come check it

Unassigned speaker

1:32

out.

Speaker 1

1:38

The village is benefiting from a grant, um, a state grant that's administered by Arts Westchester for the creation of a mural on Jackson Valley, Jackson Alley.

1:50

That came out funny, but on uh off of Wheeler between Meobi and Fat Root.

1:55

Um, so there is uh a committee um that reviewed all of the different submissions for this mural, of which there were quite a few.

2:04

And that list has been whittled down to three um proposals.

2:09

Um, and we are now asking for your feedback on the proposals.

2:14

So those will be made available again, also via email and Facebook.

2:19

Um so keep a lookout for that, and we'll be asking for any feedback thoughts you have via email.

2:26

Uh thirdly, um

Unassigned speaker

2:28

if

Speaker 1

2:28

you haven't already done so, you're encouraged to get your tickets for the Pleasantville Music Festival, which will be on July 12th.

2:35

Go to Pleasantville Musicfestival.com to buy tickets and also to learn about this year's exciting lineup.

2:43

Um, I noticed that there's gonna be um this is like not at the top of the lineup, but I noticed that for kids there's gonna be Taylor Swift music for the Swifties

Speaker 3

2:56

right now.

2:57

So uh so they they took notes for what we

Speaker 1

3:00

suggested,

Speaker 3

3:00

which is awesome.

3:01

They secured it.

Speaker 1

3:02

Oh,

Speaker 3

3:02

that's incredible.

3:03

No, that will be a flocking.

3:04

That's we should prepare for that.

Speaker 1

3:06

Um we should.

3:07

I mean, we should talk about social media,

Speaker 3

3:09

put that on social media.

3:10

You saw that in the planes one last time.

3:12

Did we talk about this?

3:14

That person, I think that's performing at the puzzle music festival.

3:17

There was our entire train station was just filled with people

Speaker 1

3:20

who were joined

Speaker 3

3:21

up.

3:21

So that's what I mean.

3:22

We may have an influx.

Speaker 1

3:23

Oh, that's that's awesome.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting

Community Events█████████████████████████████████████████████60%

Procedural████████████████21%

Personnel Matters███████████14%

Arts And Culture████5%

Summary of Proceedings

Pleasantville Village Board of Trustees Regular Meeting – June 9, 2025

The Pleasantville Village Board of Trustees held a regular meeting on June 9, 2025, at 8:00 PM at Village Hall (80 Wheeler Ave, 2nd Floor). Trustee Nicole Asquith presided in the absence of Mayor Peter Scher. The board unanimously approved 19 resolutions covering budget amendments, payment of claims, a public hearing for a new stop intersection, sponsorship agreements for the 2025 Pleasantville Music Festival, an award for roadway paving, and personnel changes for parks groundskeepers. The meeting also featured announcements about the opening of the new village pool, a mural project, and other community events.

Consent Calendar

Res. No. 2025-206: Approved the minutes of the Regular Meeting held on May 27, 2025.
Res. No. 2025-207: Approved budget amendments for FYE 2025 totaling $19,725 in the General Fund and $7,502 in the Water Fund.
Res. No. 2025-208: Approved payment of claims for FYE 2025 totaling $1,793,292.16, with $1,659,529.34 from the Capital Fund for the new pool.
Res. No. 2025-209: Approved payment of claims for FYE 2026 totaling $283,024.76.
Res. No. 2025-210: Scheduled a public hearing for June 23, 2025, to consider Intro. Local Law 3 of 2025 designating a stop-intersection at Ashland Avenue and Nanahagan Road.
Res. No. 2025-211: Authorized the Village Administrator to sign a sponsorship agreement with Goosefeathers for the 2025 Pleasantville Music Festival.
Res. No. 2025-212: Authorized payment of $5,000 to Soup's on Entertainment as a talent buyer for the 2025 Pleasantville Music Festival.
Res. No. 2025-213: Authorized the Village Administrator to sign a sponsorship agreement with Northwell Health for the 2025 Pleasantville Music Festival.
Res. No. 2025-214: Authorized the Village Administrator to sign a sponsorship agreement with Tarrytown House Estate for the 2025 Pleasantville Music Festival.
Res. No. 2025-215: Authorized the Village Administrator to sign a vendor agreement for the Pleasantville Music Festival to participate in the Hudson River Festival.
Res. No. 2025-216: Awarded Bid 2025-02 Roadway Pavement Management Program to ELQ Industries, Inc. (base bid $279,530; base + alternates $352,198), the lowest bid received.
Res. No. 2025-217: Authorized the Village Administrator to sign a sponsorship agreement with ChargerGoGo Inc. for the 2025 Pleasantville Music Festival.
Res. No. 2025-218: Authorized a title change for Brenden Gallagher from Motor Equipment Operator to full-time Parks Groundskeeper, CSEA Wage Schedule A, Step 6, at an annual salary of $90,224, effective June 10, 2025.
Res. No. 2025-220: Approved the promotion of Brendan Duane to full-time Parks Groundskeeper, CSEA Wage Schedule B, Step 3, at an annual salary of $76,816, effective June 10, 2025.
Res. No. 2025-219: Approved the promotion of Shawn Tiffany to full-time Parks Groundskeeper, CSEA Wage Schedule B, Step 3, at an annual salary of $76,816, effective June 10, 2025.
Res. No. 2025-221: Authorized a change order of $1,750 from PRM Electric, Inc. for electrical updates at Parkway Field for the 2025 Pleasantville Music Festival.
Res. No. 2025-222: Authorized the Village Administrator to sign a sponsorship agreement with Penny Lick Ice Cream Company LLC for the 2025 Pleasantville Music Festival.
Res. No. 2025-223: Authorized no parking and restricted street access for the Pleasantville Music Festival on July 12, 2025, from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM on Hopper Street, Village Lane, Elm Street, Pine Street, and Lincoln Avenue; also authorized no parking on Castleton Street for emergency personnel staging and authorized the Police Chief to tow violating vehicles.
Res. No. 2025-224: Authorized a perimeter for the Pleasantville Music Festival including Hopper Street, Village Lane, and Marble Avenue between them to prohibit unauthorized solicitation, peddling, and campaigning on July 12, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM.

Public Comments & Testimony

No public comments were made during the meeting.

Discussion Items

Announcements: Trustee Asquith announced the grand opening of the new village pool on Saturday, June 14 (weather permitting), with music, races, and splash contests; a community mural project on Jackson Alley with three finalist proposals seeking public feedback; the Pleasantville Music Festival on July 12 featuring a Taylor Swift tribute band and a Battle of the Bands winner; a summer concert series at the new civic space on June 28, July 26, and August 23 with food trucks; the opening of Roselle Playground later in the week; and recapped community events including Break the Hold's "Into the Light" walk and the Pleasantville Pride picnic.
Budget amendments: The two sets of payment claims (FYE 2025 and FYE 2026) were explained: one covers bills from the previous fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, and the other covers bills at the start of the new fiscal year.
Public hearing for stop intersection: Trustee Asquith noted that the proposed stop-intersection at Ashland Avenue and Nanahagan Road resulted from meetings with the Pedestrian Committee and residents to address a chaotic area with high pedestrian traffic.
Personnel changes: Superintendent of Parks Mike Newman advocated for park-specific titles; the changes (title change and promotions) make the positions more competitive for future hires. It was noted that residents have raised concerns about trash and maintenance in parks.
Roadway paving award: The low bid from ELQ Industries (a previous vendor) came in on budget per the village engineer's estimate.

Key Outcomes

All 19 resolutions were adopted unanimously by voice vote.
The public hearing for Intro. Local Law 3 of 2025 (stop-intersection) will be held on June 23, 2025, at 8:00 PM at Village Hall.

Meeting Transcript

Meeting of the village of Pleasantville. It is June 9th, uh 2025. I'm correct. 2025. Don't still know where I am, more or less. All right. I am subbing for our mayor Peter Scher this evening, who is away this week. I am trustee Nicole Asquith, and I'm here with my fellow trustees. Before we get going with our resolutions, I just have a few announcements. First of all, um biggest announcement is that our new village pool is opening this weekend. Yay! So we are having a grand opening on Saturday the 14th. Anybody who wants to come and check out the pool is welcome to come, whether you have bought your passes to the pool yet or not. There will be music, races, splash contests, kiddie pool scavenger hunts, all kinds of fun. Now, those of you who have looked at the forecast may have some reservations. So we are keeping a close eye on the for the cast. If it turns out that it's a rainy day, we may very likely reschedule it. So keep an eye on your village email and on our Facebook page for updates about the pool opening. But the pool is looking terrific. It has a new slide, it has all kinds of bells and whistles. So definitely come check it out. The village is benefiting from a grant, um, a state grant that's administered by Arts Westchester for the creation of a mural on Jackson Valley, Jackson Alley. That came out funny, but on uh off of Wheeler between Meobi and Fat Root. Um, so there is uh a committee um that reviewed all of the different submissions for this mural, of which there were quite a few. And that list has been whittled down to three um proposals. Um, and we are now asking for your feedback on the proposals. So those will be made available again, also via email and Facebook. Um so keep a lookout for that, and we'll be asking for any feedback thoughts you have via email. Uh thirdly, um if you haven't already done so, you're encouraged to get your tickets for the Pleasantville Music Festival, which will be on July 12th. Go to Pleasantville Musicfestival.com to buy tickets and also to learn about this year's exciting lineup. Um, I noticed that there's gonna be um this is like not at the top of the lineup, but I noticed that for kids there's gonna be Taylor Swift music for the Swifties right now. So uh so they they took notes for what we suggested, which is awesome. They secured it. Oh, that's incredible. No, that will be a flocking. That's we should prepare for that. Um we should. I mean, we should talk about social media,

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