Westchester County Infrastructure & Housing Committee Meeting - July 13, 2026
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Westchester County Infrastructure & Housing Committee Meeting - July 13, 2026
The Infrastructure & Housing Committee of the Westchester County Board of Legislators met jointly with the Budget & Appropriations and Seniors & Youth committees on Monday, July 13, 2026, at 10:02 AM in the Michaelian Office Building, White Plains. Chair Shanae Williams presided. The meeting covered bond acts for park pool rehabilitation and flood mitigation, an amendment to the Stormwater Reconnaissance Plan, an intermunicipal agreement for flood mitigation, and other business. All items were approved unanimously.
Consent Calendar
- Minutes Approval: The minutes of the June 29, 2026 meeting were approved by a unanimous vote (motion by Legislator Woodson-Samuels, seconded by Legislator Pierce).
- Receive & File: A resolution from the Village of Briarcliff Manor requesting to add a parcel (398 South State Road) to the Saw Mill Sewer District was received, filed, and approved unanimously.
Discussion Items
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2026-301 Bond Act – Tibbetts Brook Park Pool Rehabilitation ($800,000): Acting Parks Commissioner Peter Tartaglia and Rob Lopane presented the need for design funding to rehabilitate the pool, lazy river, splash pad, filter system, and other features. The pool, rebuilt around 2009, has experienced cracking, tile damage, leaking, and outdated mechanical systems. The design phase is estimated to take 15 months. The bond act will finance the design; construction funding will come later. Legislators questioned capacity (~2,000 at a time), frequency of reaching capacity during heat waves, and ADA compliance. The item was approved and referred to the Board of Legislators by a unanimous vote.
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2026-316 Bond Act – Flood Mitigation at Powderhorn Road, Ardsley ($550,000): Assistant Planning Commissioner David Kvinge explained that the project will install new stormwater piping, catch basins, and curbing within the municipal right-of-way to address chronic flooding on residential properties. The area is not currently in a FEMA flood hazard zone, so an amendment to the Stormwater Reconnaissance Plan (2026-317) was needed to make the project eligible for county funding. The Village of Ardsley has designed the project and is ready to bid; construction is expected to take a few months. The county provides up to 50% funding assistance. Legislator Nambiar thanked his colleagues for supporting the project, which he worked on with Ardsley. All three related items (2026-316, 2026-317, 2026-318) were approved together and referred to the Board.
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2026-317 Act – Amend Stormwater Reconnaissance Plan: This act adds the Powderhorn Road flood problem area to the Saw Mill and Pocantico Rivers Stormwater Reconnaissance Plan, as required for eligibility under the County Stormwater Management Law.
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2026-318 IMA – Flood Mitigation with Ardsley: This intermunicipal agreement authorizes the county to enter into an agreement with the Village of Ardsley to implement the flood mitigation project (Capital Project BPL26).
Key Outcomes
- Tibbetts Brook Pool Rehabilitation Bond Act (2026-301): Approved unanimously by the Infrastructure & Housing, Budget & Appropriations, and Parks & Environment committees; referred to the Board of Legislators.
- Powderhorn Road Flood Mitigation Bond Act (2026-316): Approved unanimously by Infrastructure & Housing and Budget & Appropriations; referred to the Board.
- Stormwater Reconnaissance Plan Amendment (2026-317): Approved unanimously; referred to the Board.
- Intermunicipal Agreement with Ardsley (2026-318): Approved unanimously; referred to the Board.
- Briarcliff Manor Sewer District Request (2026-309): Received, filed, and approved.
- The meeting adjourned at 11:10 AM.
Meeting Transcript
We got time. Okay. Great. Thank you. This meeting is being recorded and summarized. Maybe we noticed. We'll double check. All right. All right. Good morning, everyone. Today is July 13th. I'm legislator Woodson Samuels, chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. I'm gonna start out by facilitating a roll call votes. If I can find my tally sheet, committee coordinator. Ethan. Uh tally sheet. I don't have a tally sheet. All right. Well, in the interroom, I will use uh our sign-in sheet as a makeshift tally sheet. And that's uh all right. So I am present. Um guarding leader hosting perfect time, sir. Legislator non BR. Yeah. Legislator Pierce Committee Vice Chair Tubio Present. Here Legislative Williams Johnson and Chairman Goshi. Okay, we have a full house, and uh we are opening at 1012 a.m. That'll be yes. I am happy to open infrastructure and housing committee. Um here vice chair peers present, legislator, legislative non-BR. Okay. All right, so our first three items we're actually gonna be taking together package. Uh we have we'll be speaking about it together. Sorry, absolutely. Oh so we have items 303, 304, and 305 would deal with the WCC 2026-2027 budget. Uh the first item covers the public hearing, which will be setting for August 3rd, 2026 at 20:30 a.m. The second deals with the public hearing rules, and the third item deals with the suspension of rules to give us more flexibility during the public hearing and budget process. Uh so um Ethan, can we take these together or do we have to take these individually? I don't have the tally sheet individually individually. All right, so can I have a motion for item 303? So have a motion in a second. Um, and I also want to acknowledge for the record we've been joined by legislative bar before we tally a vote for this item. Um in a second. Um all in favor? Any opposed? The ayes have and can I have a motion for 304? Motion motion and a second, all in favor, any opposed. The ayes have it, and finally, for this tranche of items uh 305, motion and a second. Motion section. All in favor.
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