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VILLAGE OF RED HOOK RESOLUTION #___ - 2025 DATED: MAY 22, 2025

A meeting of the Village of Red Hook Board of Trustees was convened in public session at the Village Hall, 7467 South Broadway, Red Hook, NY on May 22, 2025. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Smythe.

RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A CLIMATE SMART COMMUNITIES TASK FORCE

WHEREAS, The Village of Red Hook, New York, formally adopted a "Climate Smart Communities" Pledge and Resolution on February 11, 2019, recognizing the threat of climate change to our Village operations, citizens, and the planet and outlining initial steps that should be taken to mitigate this threat, increase energy efficiency, and build resilience and sustainability in our Village.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Village Board of the Village of Red Hook hereby creates a task force, which shall be known as the “Climate Smart Communities Task Force” hereinafter called the “CSC Task Force,” and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the CSC Task Force shall be constituted as specified by the following:

Membership; Terms of Office; Vacancies

  • A. The CSC Task Force will contain a minimum of four (4) and a maximum of seven (7) members. The members will be appointed by the Village Board of Trustees and made up of the following:

    1. A representative of the Village Board of Trustees, who shall be responsible for maintaining a collaborative relationship between the CSC Task Force and the Village Board.

    2. At least one representative who is either on an environmental committee and/or has environmental expertise.

    3. A minimum of three (3), excluding the Village Trustee, shall be residents of the Village of Red Hook, based on their experience and/or willingness to participate in the CSC Task Force.

    4. Additional members who are not Village residents may be appointed based on their expertise or experience with environmental and sustainable work.

    5. A Chair shall be appointed by the Mayor from among these members in consultation with the Village Board of Trustees.

  • B. The term of office of CSC Task Force members shall be two (2) years, except when members are first appointed, three (3) members shall serve for one year and four (4) members shall serve for full two year terms.

  • C. When a member's term ends, he or she may remain on the CSC Task Force until such time as a replacement is appointed and may be reappointed for another two-year term at the discretion of the Village Board of Trustees.

  • D. Vacancies on the CSC Task Force shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, except that a vacancy occurring other than by the expiration of term of office shall be filled only for the remainder of the unexpired term.

Officers; Rules; Records; Meeting Schedule

  • A. The Chair shall preside over all official meetings of the CSC Task Force.

  • B. Agendas and records of all meetings shall be kept and filed with the Village Clerk.

  • C. A meeting schedule shall be established by the Chair and all meetings shall be posted one week ahead of time on the Village website and be open to the public.

Powers & Duties

The powers and duties of the CSC Task Force shall be to:

  • A. use the NY State DEC Climate Smart Communities Pledge Elements to prioritize actions to be undertaken by the Village government and residents such that the GHG impacts are maximized to the greatest extent achievable.

  • B. recommend the prioritized actions to the Village Board for approval.

  • C. plan actions approved by the Village Board for decreasing electricity and fossil fuel energy demand consistent with the Climate Smart Communities pledge, with the goal of achieving Bronze Certification as quickly and efficiently as possible, followed by increasing levels of Climate Smart Community certification.

Reports to the Mayor & the Village Board

The CSC Task Force shall maintain ongoing communication with the Mayor, Village Board, and any relevant Village boards, commissions, working groups, and departments. Annually, at a date to be determined by the Village Board of Trustees in consultation with the CSC Task Force, a written report will be submitted by the CSC Task Force to the Village Board outlining its activities over the past year and goals for the next year.

Compensation & Expenses of Members

The members of the CSC Task Force shall receive no compensation for their service as members.

CSC Task Force Sunset Clause

The CSC Task Force has no termination date. It will continue to function as long as there are sustainability issues worth reviewing and projects to implement for Climate Smart Community certification and maintenance. It can be terminated at any time by the Board of Trustees.

Motion by: ____________________

Seconded by: _________________

The foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote, which resulted as follows:The foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote, which resulted as follows:The foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote, which resulted as follows:The foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote, which resulted as follows:The foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote, which resulted as follows:The foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote, which resulted as follows:
Mayor Smythe☐Aye☐Nay☐Abstain☐Recuse☐Absent/Excused
DeputyMayor Kjarval☐Aye☐Nay☐Abstain☐Recuse☐Absent/Excused
Trustee Uku☐Aye☐Nay☐Abstain☐Recuse☐Absent/Excused
Trustee Smith☐Aye☐Nay☐Abstain☐Recuse☐Absent/Excused
Vacant☐Aye☐Nay☐Abstain☐Recuse☐Absent/Excused
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ResultMotion:

I hereby attest that the above Resolution was approved by the Board of Trustees at its May 22, 2025 meeting, and that I have been authorized to sign this Resolution by decision of the Board of Trustees

______________________ ____________________ Jennifer Cavanaugh, Clerk Date

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The document was significantly reduced, removing the Village Green Committee and most of the Sewer Department report.

  • Title changed from 'Village Green Committee Monthly Report — January 2025' to 'Sewer Department Monthly Report — January 2025'
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  • Removed majority of Sewer Department report, including details regarding the Audit, the 'food dump' in December, the RFP for WWTP/Water systems, and the meeting with the New York Rural Water Association
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Village of Red Hook ~ Village Green Committee ~ Monthly Report ’ ' January 2025 Spring Planting planning is underway, if you are interested in having trees planted, please reach out. We are looking to add trees to any of our village streets so if you are out and about a see an open space maybe in front of new or old businesses you can send those suggestions to us as well. We are actively recruiting members. If you are interested in giving back to your community but don’t have a lot of time to give this may be the perfect committee for you! Village of Red Hook Y Sewer Department ' Monthly Report ‘ 1 January 2025 In January we worked hard to continue to address the issues that the WWTP has been having. We had received our report back from the Audit that had been scheduled the previous month. Unfortunately, there were several areas of concern, even after the “food dump” in December, that came out of the audit. The audit was thorough and documented many facets of the state of the wastewater treatment plant, processes in place, etc. Based on the report from the project manager we worked on a priority list and slowly have been working to rectify and fix each area we can as quickly as possible – some of which is on an operational standpoint and others are mechanical. Systems had been down and are waiting on parts to fix completely. Additionally, as we think about the expansion, we been working with the Senior Project Manager to provide detailed SOPs for our Wastewater Treatment Operator to follow. The Board also voted to send out an RFP for our WWTP and our Water systems. We continue to have conversations at the department level of what makes the most sense. Additionally, mid-January the team met with a representative from New York Rural Water Association who has experience with sewer code and functionality of WWTPs in general. We are seeking out the experts in the field to continue to help guide us in this endeavor. We are sympathetic to the concerns that this under operating plant has caused and that is why we are actively working to try to fix and repair what has been done and to implement process along that way to hopefully prevent this from happening again. We meet every other Friday. If you have concerns about the expansion and/or are currently in the Sewer Use Area and have comments, concerns, etc. please do not hesitate to reach out. There is also the expression of interest form up on our website if you are wanting to connect into the sewer (capacity required). It will put you on our list of places to consider and puts you on our radar. Village of Red Hook Y Speed Limit Initiative ' Monthly Report ‘1 January 2025 ‘ We are waiting to hear back from the Engineering team about tackling a portion of the report around the School Zone separately from the overall Village speed limit so that we can move forward. Village of Red Hook ~ Town of Red Hook Greenway and Trails Committee ’ Monthly Report ’ ' January 2025 The meeting met on the second Thursday of the month at Town Hall. The committee picked up where it had left off in November continuing to discuss signage along the trails, new blazing projects with Winnakee Land Trust, as well as wanting to collaborate to create alternative or safer pathways into the village from the neighborhoods just next to it. Village of Red Hook i Climate Smart Communities Monthly Report ‘ 1 January 2025 We tabled at the recent Repair Café announcing that the Compost program will be launching soon. This had a lot of community engagement and residents seem to be excited about this program coming directly to the Village Center.
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We meet every other Friday. If you have concerns about the expansion and/or are currently in the Sewer Use Area and have comments, concerns, etc. please do not hesitate to reach out. There is also the expression of interest form up on our website if you are wanting to connect into the sewer (capacity required). It will put you on our list of places to consider and puts you on our radar. Village of Red Hook Y Speed Limit Initiative ' Monthly Report ‘1 January 2025 ‘ We are waiting to hear back from the Engineering team about tackling a portion of the report around the School Zone separately from the overall Village speed limit so that we can move forward. Village of Red Hook ~ Town of Red Hook Greenway and Trails Committee ’ Monthly Report ’ ' January 2025 The meeting met on the second Thursday of the month at Town Hall. The committee picked up where it had left off in November continuing to discuss signage along the trails, new blazing projects with Winnakee Land Trust, as well as wanting to collaborate to create alternative or safer pathways into the village from the neighborhoods just next to it. Village of Red Hook i Climate Smart Communities Monthly Report ‘ 1 January 2025 We tabled at the recent Repair Café announcing that the Compost program will be launching soon. This had a lot of community engagement and residents seem to be excited about this program coming directly to the Village Center.

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