Pleasantville Village Board of Trustees Work Session Summary: April 15, 2026

The Pleasantville Village Board of Trustees held a work session beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Village Hall, 80 Wheeler Ave, 2nd Floor, Pleasantville, NY. The agenda listed three discussion items: a proposed radio upgrade for the Department of Public Works, a Woodard & Curran change order for the Nannahagan Brook Wall project, and changing Sunday morning field-use start times. No formal votes were taken during the discussion items. Note: the agenda and raw transcript date the meeting as Monday, April 13, 2026, while the requested date for this summary is April 15, 2026; no official minutes were available.

Radio Upgrade Project for the Department of Public Works

• Evan McClain, a Metrocom consultant, presented a proposal to replace DPW's aging analog radio system with a digital radio system. Anthony Carr, village engineer and superintendent of public works, introduced the item and answered questions.
• The current system is direct radio-to-radio analog communication with no central infrastructure, resulting in coverage gaps and reliance on end-of-life equipment. The proposed digital system would add a repeater at the water storage tank site and provide GPS location, text messaging, unit ID signaling, private calls, and clearer audio.
• Existing reusable assets include the utility pole, shelter, generator, power, cabinet, and the wireless link between the DPW garage and the water tank site. The two repeater antennas tested were not usable, and the existing analog Motorola MTR2000 radios cannot be reused for the digital system.
• The DPW capital request was stated as $50,000, with the proposal estimate below that amount. It includes 15 mobile/vehicle radios and 5 portable/handheld radios, for 20 units total. McClain estimated most equipment lead times at roughly two to three weeks and said an FCC license application would come first.
• McClain said the new system could reasonably have a 20-year service life. Radios carry a three-year warranty; after that, flat-rate repair for handhelds would be $325 per radio. Equipment would be procured through New York State, Westchester County, and Sourcewell contracts.
• The Mayor expressed support for the project. Metrocom's Michael Arsene thanked the board and praised McClain's work. A remote Lohud News attendee did not speak when called on.

Woodard & Curran Change Order for Nannahagan Brook Wall Project

• Steve Laurie and Anthony Catalano of Woodard & Curran discussed amendment number three for the Nannahagan Brook Wall project.
• The main driver was New York State's January 1, 2025 wetlands regulation overhaul, which made wetland jurisdiction stricter and required a field wetland delineation and a jurisdictional determination request to the DEC. The project had been outside mapped wetlands under the earlier rules.
• After the delineation and report, the DEC determined the site is not a New York State wetland or protected buffer zone, which the consultants described as a significant win. The regulatory review also affected the Army Corps joint permit process and delayed the schedule.
• Additional design work was completed for the Greenway Trail. The village plans to separate the trail/asphalt walkway work and have DPW bid it as a standalone project for logistics and cost savings.
• The proposed amendment was described as $49,500; officials noted that Woodard & Curran also provided about $10,000 of water-records analysis at no cost, with Carr saying the 'delta' was really better than $9,500 when including that value.
• Board members acknowledged the extra time and cost but expressed understanding that the amendment resulted from regulatory changes and added work. No vote was taken.

Sunday Morning Field Usage Start Times

• The board discussed a request, supported by youth soccer and Dad's Club programs and reviewed by the PRAP, to amend village rules so organized field use can begin at 9:00 a.m. on Sundays instead of 11:00 a.m.
• A youth soccer representative said both programs have grown and need more flexibility to reschedule games after weather cancellations. He said his programs do not use amplified music at Sunday games.
• Board members noted fields are already used informally before 11 a.m. on Sundays and that weekend leaf-blower quiet hours end at 9:00 a.m., making the requested change consistent with existing practice.
• A board member observed that school district enrollment is down about 15% over the last 15 years while the youth programs are growing. The board indicated general support for moving forward.

Key Outcomes

• No formal resolutions or votes were recorded on the radio upgrade, the Woodard & Curran change order, or the Sunday field-use start time request during this work session.
• The DPW radio upgrade would be subject to approval of the fiscal year 2027 capital budget; officials mentioned fund balance as a possible funding source.
• The Sunday field-use change would proceed through the local law process, including introduction of a local law and scheduling a public hearing.
• The agenda listed an executive session at 8:30 p.m. to discuss personnel matters; no discussion from that session appears in the available transcript.