All boards · 2026

Accept the minutes from the July 13, 2026 Board of Trustees Special Workshop and July 13, 2026 Board of Trustees Meeting.

Add a letter of support for a Town of Red Hook grant (not related to Sawkill pedestrian bridge) to the agenda.

Add the topics of the Bard College tours and school field lighting to the agenda.

Accept the agenda as revised.

Authorize the Mayor to sign the contract to renew CloudPlan web service to the Village's ChargePoint EV charging ports.

Accept the sidewalk easement from Hughes Holdings of Dutchess LLC for the Farmhouses property.

Confirm members to the Pedestrian Advocacy Committee for two-year terms ending April 3, 2028.

Adopt the Gender-Based Violence & the Workplace Policy.

Authorize the Mayor to send a letter in support of the Town of Red Hook's grant application for the proposed Sawkill pedestrian bridge.

Authorize application to the NYS DEC Urban & Community Forestry Grant (Round 17) for a tree inventory, assessment, and community forest management plan.

Approve the Audited Vouchers as presented by the Treasurer for payment in the amounts of General Fund $41,811.12, Water Fund $7,402.92, and Sewer Fund $14,795.99.

Adjourn the July 27, 2026 Village Board Workshop Meeting at 8:41pm.

Adjourn the July 27, 2026 Village Board Special Workshop Meeting.

Accept the minutes from the June 22, 2026 Board of Trustees Workshop.

Approve the agenda as amended.

Table the ChargePoint Cloud Plan subscription renewal to the next meeting.

Table the approval of the Hughes property sidewalk easement.

Accept sewer and water main easements from Hughes Holdings of Dutchess LLC.

Amend the bond resolution adopted February 10, 2025, to increase the authorized bond principal from $20,000,000 to $28,000,000 for wastewater treatment plant Phase 2 improvements.

Authorize application for an Intermunicipal Grant (IMG) from NYSEFC for wastewater treatment plant Phase 2 expansion.

Authorize application for a Water Quality Improvement Grant (WQIP) from NYSDEC for up to $10,000,000.

Correct the pay rate for Jennifer Cavanaugh to $29.71/hr effective June 1, 2026.

Authorize Mayor Smythe to sign the Sponsor Approval Form for the 2025 Firefighter Records listing for the Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP).

Accept the Treasurer's Report for June 30, 2026.

Ratify bills paid in advance of audit and approve audited vouchers.

Go into Executive Session to discuss current litigation.

Resume public session.

Authorize settlement in the matter of Jennifer Fier against Village of Red Hook for $125.00.

Adjourn the July 13, 2026 Village Board Meeting.

Adjourn the July 13, 2026 Village Board Special Workshop Meeting.

Accept the minutes from the June 8, 2026 Board of Trustees meeting.

Accept the agenda as revised.

Go into executive session to discuss matters pertaining to employment.

Return to public session.

Appoint Jennifer Cavanaugh as Registrar and Diana Devens as Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics.

Amend the Resolution Authorizing a Temporary Interfund Advance to state that interest will be paid if required by law.

Authorize a temporary interfund advance from the General Fund to the Sewer Fund for payment of Delaware Engineering invoices related to the Red Hook Sewer Phase 2 project.

Authorize the Mayor to sign the Internship Agreement with Ursula Wolfe.

Raise non-union Village employee wages effective June 1, 2026.

Create the Pedestrian Advocacy Committee.

Amend the General, Water, and Sewer Fund budgets for fiscal year ending May 31, 2026.

Set a Special Workshop on July 13 from 1-3 PM to discuss Local Law 'A' of 2026 regarding Gateway North zoning district and workforce housing provisions.

Approve the Audited Vouchers for payment: General Fund $60,317.04, Water Fund $7,519.89, and Sewer Fund $5,948.99.

Confirm members appointed by the Mayor to the Wetland Rehabilitation and Vitalization Committee for two-year terms ending April 3, 2028.

Adjourn the June 22, 2026 Village Board Workshop Meeting.

Accept the minutes from the April 27, 2026 Board of Trustees Workshop, May 11, 2026 Board of Trustees Meeting & Public Hearing, and May 26, 2026 Board of Trustees Workshop.

Approve the agenda as amended.

Authorize the Mayor to sign the letter of engagement with Kerri Yamashita as the Special Prosecutor for the Village.

Appoint Alex Geller as the Village of Red Hook's Primary Director to the PANDA Board of Directors and Faith Barr as the Village's Alternate Director with terms ending June 7, 2028.

Create a Wetland Rehabilitation and Vitalization Committee.

Establish public videoconference access at Board meetings.

Accept the Treasurer's Report for May 2026.

Approve payment of audited vouchers totaling General Fund $59,978.30, Water Fund $14,853.34, Sewer Fund $9,166.49.

Adjourn the June 8, 2026 Village Board Meeting.

Table the acceptance of the April 27, 2026 Board of Trustees Workshop minutes.

Table the acceptance of the May 11, 2026 Board of Trustee Meeting and Public Hearing minutes.

Accept the agenda as revised to add a discussion of 'School Lighting'.

Authorize transfer of USDA-RD Short Term Asset Reserve Fund to the Water Fund to cover emergency repair costs for Well 12.

Confirm members to the Public Spaces Committee for two-year terms ending April 3, 2028.

Accept the Hardscrabble 2026 (50th anniversary) event application.

Fly the Pride flag on the Village's municipal flagpole at the Prince Street entrance for the month of June.

Approve expenditure of up to $150.00 for printing of a Village Green postcard.

Ratify bills paid in advance of audit and approve audited vouchers as presented by the Treasurer.

Adjourn the May 26, 2026 Village Board Workshop Meeting at 9:08pm.

Accept the minutes from the April 13, 2026 Board of Trustees Special Workshop Meeting.

Accept the minutes from the April 29, 2026 Board of Trustees Special Workshop Meeting.

Add a letter to the Town of Red Hook regarding the Community Preservation Fund to the agenda.

Approve the agenda as amended.

Open the public hearing on the proposed Fee Schedule.

Close the public hearing on the proposed Fee Schedule.

Table the PANDA Board of Directors appointment to the June 8, 2026 Board of Trustees meeting.

Authorize the issuance of not to exceed $206,000 budget notes for expenses relating to the construction and operation of the Wastewater Treatment Plant and related sewer facilities.

Authorize the tax levy and warrant for fiscal year 2026-2027 at a rate of $4.441892 per $1,000 of assessed valuation.

Adopt the Village Fee Schedule as amended, effective June 1, 2026.

Authorize Mayor Smythe to sign the Intermunicipal Agreement for Shared Services with Dutchess County.

Authorize Mayor Smythe to sign the Unallocated Insurance 2026-2027 New York Municipal Insurance Reciprocal (NYMIR) Renewal with Marshall & Sterling.

Authorize professional training attendance and establish the procedure for Village payment of training fees for municipal officials and employees.

Approve sending a letter to the Town of Red Hook Town Council regarding the Community Preservation Fund as drafted by Deputy Mayor Kjarval.

Accept the Treasurer's Report for April 2026.

Approve payment of audited vouchers totaling General Fund $31,633.57, Water Fund $11,998.17, and Sewer Fund $22,629.63.

Adjourn the May 11, 2026 Village Board Meeting.

Relevy unpaid utility bills and property maintenance charges onto 2026-2027 Village property taxes.

Adjourn the April 29, 2026 Village Board Emergency Workshop Meeting.

Accept the agenda for the April 27, 2026 meeting.

Accept the Pride Celebration event application contingent on submission of a Certificate of Insurance.

Convert the General Fund advance to the Sewer Fund authorized by Resolution 7–2026 to a permanent transfer, eliminating the repayment obligation.

Adopt the 2026–2027 Sewer Fund budget in the amount of $451,490.

Accept the Guidelines for Village of Red Hook Board Meetings as revised.

Table the resolution to authorize professional training attendance and establish the procedure for Village payment of training fees.

Approve payment of audited vouchers as presented in the Treasurer's report dated April 23, 2026.

Adjourn the April 27, 2026 Village Board Workshop Meeting at 9:55 pm.

Accept the minutes from the March 22, 2026 Board of Trustees Special Workshop Meeting.

Approve the agenda.

Open the public hearing on the 2026-2027 Village Budgets (General, Water, Sewer).

Close the public hearing on the 2026-2027 Village Budget (General, Water, Sewer).

Go into attorney-client session with Village Land Use Attorney Victoria Polidoro.

Come out of attorney-client session.

Request supporting documentation from the Chief Budget Officer for the proposed sewer operations budget, including basis for projections, assumptions, degree of certainty, and comparison to current-year spending.

Adopt the 2026-2027 Budget for General Fund ($2,652,305.50) and Water Fund ($598,100).

Authorize resubmission of the Hudson River Valley Greenway McHenry Planning Grant application requesting $15,000 for a Prioritized Plan to Improve Pedestrian Experience in the Village Center, with Village match of $15,000 from Unrestricted Fund Balance.

Conduct the annual Board reorganization by consolidating appointments, department liaisons, committee assignments, bank designations, meeting schedules, and acknowledgment of existing policies and laws.

Adopt the Dutchess County 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan in accordance with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000.

Authorize submission of two grants to the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley for up to $15,000 total for a summer intern and civil engineering support for the Richard M. Abrahams Memorial Park master plan.

Accept the Treasurer's Report for March 31, 2026.

Ratify bills paid in advance of audit since the last meeting and approve audited vouchers as presented by the Treasurer, excluding the voucher for NYCOM Winter Legislative meeting (A. Maccarini).

Go into Executive Session to discuss public security.

Return to public session from Executive Session.

Adjourn the April 13, 2026 Village Board Meeting.

Add a resolution supporting a school speed zone for Linden Avenue Middle School and the Red Hook High School.

Table the discussion of the Hardscrabble Day event application.

Add a discussion of the use of Zoom for Board meetings.

Accept the agenda as amended.

Adopt the North Broadway Corridor Land Use and Zoning Study as an amendment to the Village Comprehensive Plan.

Schedule a public hearing to consider amendments to the Village fee schedule.

Authorize the Mayor to sign the Ancillary Administrative Services Agreement with Lifetime Benefit Solutions, Inc. if it is the only HRA administrator company contracted to work with CDPHP.

Accept the Apple Blossom Day event application.

Support the proposal to create a school speed zone on State Route 199 and County Route 79 for Linden Avenue Middle School and Red Hook High School.

Adopt the Policy for the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools and Confidential Information.

Pay all Village bills after audit.

Go into Executive Session to discuss a personnel matter related to employment history.

Return to public session.

Adjourn the March 23, 2026 Village Board Workshop Meeting.

Set the public hearing for the 2026-2027 Budget on April 13, 2026 at 6:35pm and authorize the Village Clerk to notice the public hearing in the newspaper of record.

Adjourn the March 22, 2026 Village Board Special Workshop Meeting.

Accept the minutes from the February 9, 2026 Board of Trustees Meeting & Public Hearing as amended.

Approve the agenda for the March 9, 2026 meeting.

Open the continuation of the second public hearing on the North Broadway Corridor Land Use & Zoning Study.

Close the second public hearing on the North Broadway Corridor Land Use & Zoning Study.

Replace Table 10 in Section D of the North Broadway Corridor Land Use & Zoning Study with a revised table including authorship, source citation, and A.I. notation, with removed text placed in an appendix.

Accept the Treasurer's Report.

Adopt Resolution #8-2026 for budget adjustments to Village General, Water, and Sewer Funds.

Go into Executive Session to discuss possible litigation against the Village.

Return to public session from Executive Session.

Pay all Village bills after audit.

Adjourn the March 9, 2026 Village Board Meeting.

Add a water supply agreement for 65 Willow Brook Lane to the agenda.

Add a discussion of the 2026-2027 budget timeline to the agenda.

Add a review of Trustee Uku's 'Red Hook Village Sewer Billing' document and next steps to the agenda.

Accept the agenda as amended.

Authorize a temporary interfund advance from the General Fund to the Sewer Fund for payment of debt service.

Authorize the Mayor to sign the Water Supply Agreement with 65 Willow Brook Lane, Town of Red Hook.

Set two special workshops to discuss the 2026-2027 Village Budget on March 12th at 6:30pm and March 22nd at 6:00pm.

Pay all Village bills after audit.

Adjourn the February 23, 2026 Village Board Workshop Meeting.

Accept the minutes from the January 12, January 26, and February 5 meetings.

Add a report on Trustee Uku's participation in NYCOM's Winter Legislative Meeting to the agenda.

Approve the agenda as amended.

Open the public hearing on Sewer Rate Increases.

Close the public hearing on Sewer Rate Increases.

Open the continuation of the second public hearing on the North Broadway Corridor Land Use & Zoning Study.

Refer the adoption of an amendment to the Village Comprehensive Plan to the Dutchess County Department of Planning and Development and the Village Planning Board.

Authorize the Mayor to sign the NYCOMCO 5-year contract for Police Department radios.

Authorize the Mayor to sign the NYCOMCO 5-year contract for Department of Public Works radios.

Authorize the Mayor to sign the ElectricAce Operations LLC Generator Preventative Maintenance 5-year contract.

Amend sewer user fees (O&M) and update capital fee EDU assessments.

Accept the Treasurer's Report.

Make budget adjustments to the Village General Fund.

Approve the payment of all Village bills after audit.

Go into Executive Session to discuss possible litigation against the Village.

Return to public session.

Adjourn the February 9, 2026 Village Board Meeting.

Adjourn the February 5, 2026 Village Board Special Workshop Meeting.

Table the acceptance of the minutes from the January 12, 2016 Board of Trustees Meeting and Public Hearing.

Add a discussion of Trustee training and training budget to the agenda.

Accept the amended agenda.

Set a public hearing on a proposed resolution to amend sewer O&M rates and update sewer capital fee EDU assessments.

Authorize the Mayor to sign the contract with Dutchess County associated with the $500,000 Grant for Sewer Expansion.

Authorize the Mayor to sign the contract with ArchTop Fiber for internet services.

Hold a special workshop meeting of the Board of Trustees on February 5, 2026 at 6PM to discuss the amended Northeast Quadrant Land Use & Zoning Study.

Charge users of the Village's public electric vehicle charger 12 cents/kW as of February 15, 2026, with a Board review of use data in 6 months.

Set a Village policy allocating one-quarter of the Trustee training budget to each Trustee for municipal training fees and associated expenditures without prior Board approval, subject to Board approval if expenses exceed allocation.

Pay all Village bills after audit.

Adjourn the January 26, 2026 Village Board Workshop Meeting at 8:17pm.

Accept the minutes from the December 22, 2025 Board of Trustees Workshop.

Add a resolution related to the Village Green Committee to the agenda.

Approve the agenda as amended.

Open the second public hearing on the North Broadway Corridor Land Use & Zoning Study (an amendment to the Village of Red Hook Comprehensive Plan).

Extend the public hearing on the North Broadway Corridor Land Use & Zoning Study to February 9, 2026 at 6:30pm and direct the Village Clerk to put a public notice in the newspaper of record.

Accept the Village of Red Hook Justice Court audit for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025.

Authorize the Mayor to sign the contract with ADP to create the NYSLRS Custom Report.

Authorize the Mayor to sign the Dutchess County Workers' Compensation Agreement.

Schedule a public hearing to consider amendments to sewer service charges, establishing an updated sewer O&M service charge of $178 per benefit unit per quarter, beginning with the March 2026 billing.

Revise the snow removal and salting fee schedule to implement a tiered penalty system based on number of offenses in a season.

Appoint Village Green Committee members and officers for 2026, with meetings scheduled for 1/15/26, 4/16/26, 7/16/26, and 9/17/26 at 6pm at Village Hall.

Accept the Treasurer's Report for December 2025.

Pay all Village bills after audit.

Adjourn the January 12, 2026 Village Board Meeting at 9:32 pm.

Approve the Planning Board minutes dated April 9, 2026.

Table the site plan application for 31 East Market Street (Tax Parcel ID 6272-10-482721) to June 11, 2026 at 6:30pm.

Classify the KZE signage action as a Type II Action requiring no further environmental review.

Approve freestanding signage for property at 7564 N. Broadway (Tax Parcel ID 6272-06-479800) with conditions regarding lighting, security, and code compliance.

Table the signage application for 7508 North Broadway to June 11, 2026 at 6:30pm.

Adjourn the May 14, 2026 Planning Board meeting at 7:01pm.

Approve the Planning Board Minutes dated March 16, 2026.

Open the public hearing for site plan application for 87 E. Market Street.

Adjourn the public hearing for site plan application for 87 E. Market Street indefinitely until applicant requests reinstatement.

Table the site plan application for 31 East Market Street to May 14, 2026 at 6:30pm.

Adjourn the April 9, 2026 Planning Board meeting.

Approve the Planning Board Minutes dated February 12, 2026.

Classify the signage application for 7528 North Broadway as a Type II Action requiring no further environmental review.

Approve the proposed façade and freestanding signage for property located at 7528 North Broadway (Tax Grid #6272-06-461750), conforming to all provisions of Section 200-38 of the Code of the Village of Red Hook.

Open the public hearing for site plan application for 87 E. Market Street at 6:44pm.

Close the public hearing for site plan application for 87 E. Market Street at 6:47pm.

Table the public hearing and continue the site plan application for 87 E. Market Street to April 9, 2026 at 6:30pm.

Table the site plan application for 31 East Market Street to April 9, 2026 at 6:30pm.

Deem the site plan application for the RHCSD Field Lighting Proposal as complete and send to Dutchess County Department of Planning & Development per 239m review.

Set a public hearing for the site plan application for the RHCSD Field Lighting Proposal to April 9, 2026 at 6:30pm.

Table the site plan application for the RHCSD Field Lighting Proposal to April 9, 2026 at 6:30pm.

Grant extension approval for site plan for St John Street (Tax Parcel ID 6272-06-383756) to September 10, 2026.

Adjourn the March 16, 2026 Planning Board meeting at 7:37pm.

Approve the Planning Board Minutes dated January 8, 2026.

Classify the Hudson Valley Chiropractic signage application as a TYPE II Action requiring no further environmental review.

Waive a public hearing for the Hudson Valley Chiropractic signage application.

Approve the proposed 12 square foot façade signage for Hudson Valley Chiropractic at 35 Firehouse Lane.

Open the public hearing for the site plan application for Red Hook Commons, LLC at 87 E. Market Street.

Table and continue the public hearing for the site plan application for 87 E. Market Street to March 12, 2026 at 6:30pm.

Table the site plan application for 31 East Market Street (Connor & Liam O'Farrell) to March 12, 2026 at 6:30pm.

Request escrow in the amount of $750.00 to retain the services of Planning Board Attorney Victoria Polidoro for the Red Hook Central School District field lighting site plan application.

Adjourn the site plan application for Red Hook Central School District field lighting to March 12, 2026 at 6:30pm.

Adjourn the February 12, 2026 Planning Board meeting.

Open the January 8, 2026 Planning Board Meeting at 6:44 pm.

Approve the Planning Board minutes dated December 11, 2025.

Table the site plan for 31 East Market Street (Tax Parcel ID 6272-10-482721) to February 12, 2026 at 6:30 pm.

Open the public hearing for the site plan for 87 E. Market Street (Tax Parcel ID 6272-11-656717) at 6:52 pm.

Table the public hearing for the site plan for 87 E. Market Street (Tax Parcel ID 6272-11-656717) to February 12, 2026 at 6:53 pm.

Table the site plan application for 87 E. Market Street (Tax Parcel ID 6272-11-646717) to February 12, 2026.

Adjourn the January 8, 2026 Planning Board Meeting at 6:54 pm.

Approve the ZBA minutes from the April 23, 2026 meeting.

Open the public hearing for the area variance application for 25 Fisk Street.

Close the public hearing for the area variance at 25 Fisk Street.

Approve the area variance for proposed 10-foot fence at 25 Fisk Street with the condition that the fence can only be a wire fence as proposed in the submitted application.

Adjourn the May 28, 2026 ZBA Meeting.

Approve the ZBA minutes from the March 26, 2026 meeting.

Open the public hearing for the area variance application for 7449 South Broadway (Tax Parcel ID 6272-10-385673).

Close the public hearing for the area variance application for 7449 South Broadway (Tax Parcel ID 6272-10-385673).

Deny the area variance application for 7449 South Broadway seeking relief from front yard setback requirements (from 55 feet to 39.25 feet).

Open the public hearing for the area variance application for 31 East Market Street (Tax Parcel ID 6272-10-482721) for parking relief.

Close the public hearing for the area variance application for 31 East Market Street (Tax Parcel ID 6272-10-482721) for parking relief.

Deny the area variance application for 31 East Market Street seeking relief from parking space requirements (from 1.5 to 1 space per dwelling unit).

Approve the application for 25 Fisk Street as submitted as complete.

Classify the fence application for 25 Fisk Street as a Type II action requiring no further environmental review.

Schedule a public hearing for the area variance application for fence at 25 Fisk Street to May 28, 2026 at 6:30pm.

Table the area variance application for fence at 25 Fisk Street to May 28, 2026 at 6:30pm.

Adjourn the April 23, 2026 ZBA meeting.

Approve the ZBA minutes from the December 18, 2025 meeting.

Approve the application for 7449 South Broadway as complete.

Classify the 7449 South Broadway variance action as a Type II Action requiring no further environmental review.

Schedule a public hearing for the variance application for 7449 South Broadway for April 23, 2026 at 6:30pm.

Table the area variance application for 7449 South Broadway to April 23, 2026 at 6:30pm.

Approve the application for 31 East Market Street as complete.

Classify the 31 East Market Street variance action as a Type II Action requiring no further environmental review.

Schedule a public hearing for the area variance application for 31 East Market Street for April 23, 2026 at 6:30pm.

Table the area variance application for 31 East Market Street to April 23, 2026 at 6:30pm.

Adjourn the March 26, 2026 ZBA Meeting at 7:01pm.