Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson Board of Trustees

Re-organizational Meeting

 7:00 p.m., Monday, April 7, 2025

https://youtube.com/live/MErrlW42_uQ

            Swearing In: Trustee Carnright & Trustee Braine/Mayor Kane

1. Appointments: Deputy Mayor; Village Officers; Department Heads and Other Positions.
2. Attorney, Engineer, and Auditor for the Village.
3. Appointments to Planning, Zoning, and Ethics boards.
4. Appointments to Village Board Committees.
5. Appointments to Workplace Violence Prevention Committee.
6. Appointments to Safety Committee.
7. Appointments to Board of Fire Commissioners.
8. Summer Playground: Update.
9. Set Crossing Guard Salary.
10. Village Board Meetings: Schedule, Agenda, Public Comment.
11. Purchases and Payment of Claims.
12. Designating Depositories.
13. Signature Cards.
14. Procurement Policy.
15. Fund Balance Policy.
16. Mileage Allowance.
17. Attendance at Meetings, Conferences, Schools.
18. Fee Schedule.
19. Department Goals.
20. Official Newspapers.

Resolutions

Minutes: Board Meeting 3/24/25

Contract for dock pilings agreement with the CYC

SEQR for the RTP Grant/Dock Hill Road Connector Trail

Amend minutes of the 4-8-24 Re-org meeting

Public Comment

FYI

-Village Board Work Session April 14^th at 7 p.m.

-Village Board Business Meeting April 21^st at 7:00 p.m.

Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, Apr 8, 2025
Village Hall 1800 hours
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll call
Reading of the minutes from the last meeting
Previous business
• Replacement Engine
• E412 insurance progress
• Tower Ladder replacement
• Building repairs
• Bunk-in program
New business
• Motion: Officer reappointments, congratulations
• May 6 PTO event
• Review monthly membership report
• Review monthly department report
• Review monthly budget reports
• Social media policy
• Goals
Ongoing business
• Engineer report & study
• Village Attorney response to training stipend
• Policies, bylaws, guidelines
Any additional business

Agenda

Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson

Donahue Committee

Meeting: Wednesday Apr 23^rd 2025, 6:00 PM, Donahue Farm

• Call to Order

• Minutes from last meeting, 3/19/25

• Liaison Remarks: Trustee Braine

• Yacht Club agreement
• Village indemnification for activities
• Events schedule

• Barn & Shed Update
  • Electrical service
    • External Plugs, Automatic Lighting & buried Pump Power
    • Smoke Alarms
  • Shed:
    • Paint Disposal – DPW
  • Discuss Wood Milling
    • Scheduled 428 – 4/30
    • Stacking and stickering the cut lumber
    • Discuss cutting down leaning black locust tree/s on southern edge of old kennel plot

• Kennel Demolition
  • Concrete pad removal & Clean Up
  • Re-meadowing kennel area CYGC

• Mary’s Residence Roof
  • Add to next year’s Village budget
  • Add security lighting

• Riverfront Update
  • Kayak Rack plans

• Vehicles on grassed areas plans
  • Discuss areas where driving is and isn’t allowed and how to block off non-driving areas
  • Wood chip drop off paused

• Community Garden Update
  • Opening Day Sat 4/26 !!
  • Garden Sub Committee
  • Applications and Indemnification Doc
  • Fence Repairs
  • Raised Beds
    • Design & Wood
  • • Community Pumpkin Patch for Pumpkin Chunking Event
    • Community Heirloom Apple & Pear Orchard

• NY Forward Grant proposals for the Riverfront and Farm
  • Connector Trail: Complete trail planning
    • Traffic calming
  • Barn renovation
    • Barn/Horse Stall Redo as demo for renovation work

• Events: Ms Murphy

• Events:
  • Poetry Reading for local authors in Mid Aug 12-6:00
  • Petting Zoo 2 by 2 with Animals, Sept 6th
  • Pumpkin Chunking, Oct 25th
    • Pumpkin Patch for Event
  • Class and Demonstration Ideas: Mr Hazirjian

Master Gardener Class: Cornell Cooperative

Pottery Class: invitee

Blacksmithing: invitee

Chair caning: Sheldon Stowe

Spoon/spatula carving: Chuck Trella

Live edge, bench and tabletop building: Deke

Electric guitar bodies: Manny

Cutting boards/charcuterie boards: Deke

• CFOS Account:
  • Balance 3/17/25: $5,613
  • Recent Activity:
    • Donations for 70 Total Plots, 2025 garden season,$1,750 rec’d
  • Planned Activity:
    • Approx. $600 for 2 by 2 Zoo Event

• Historic Subcommittee comments

• Advisory member comments

•  Public comment (3-5 mins per person)

• Date and Location for Next Meeting
• Adjourn Meeting