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Compost Program: Connecting the Dots

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Compost Program: Connecting the Dots

Let’s please have a discussion about the elements that need tying together to get Village Compost off the ground. We have a grant reporting deadline fast approaching, and eager residents waiting!

Design/Marketing

Polina Malikin/other CSC members design ( ongoing involvement? waiting to hear back )

Melkorka updates or alternative designs

Operations

Highway Foreman - Physical Shed/Bins, Installation, Security

Amelia Legare/Ozone - Hauler ( Waiting to hear back )

Outreach/Communications/Education

Kym previous email/website setup/automation? Can we recapture resident signups from Apple Blossom Day, or any others?

Michelle Gluck ( possibly will contribute in multiple categories )

More Space for Notes

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The document transitioned from a draft summary to a formal, structured Board Resolution including specific voting officials and attestation.

  • Status changed from a summary of clauses to a formal 'VILLAGE OF RED HOOK RESOLUTION # - 2025' with a voting table and attestation section
  • Added specific parties: 'Mayor Smythe', 'Deputy Mayor Kjarval', 'Trustee Uku', 'Trustee Smith', 'Trustee Maccarini', and 'Jennifer Cavanaugh, Clerk'
  • Added meeting location and context: 'Village Hall, 7467 South Broadway, Red Hook, NY'
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**VILLAGE OF RED HOOK RESOLUTION # - 2025 DATED: October 6, 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 October 6, 2025. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Smythe. ## **RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE SUBMISSION OF GREENWAY GRANT APPLICATION FOR VILLAGE CENTER PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT** WHEREAS clauses: -, the Village of Red Hook became a Greenway Compact Community in June 16, 2016 by amending the Village Code, adding Chapter 25 – Greenway Compact -, and WHEREAS, one value of the Greenway Compact is Strengthening Centers (B) which includes supporting and developing Walkable Communities (B-2) and Slower, Safer Streets (B-4) -, and WHEREAS, an additional value is Site Specifics (E) which includes Landscaping (E1), Signs (E2), Lighting (E4), and Street Trees (E5) -, and WHEREAS, Greenway Compact Communities are eligible to apply for matching grants up to $50,000 to fund projects in keeping with the Greenway Compact -, and WHEREAS, the match for the grant can be in-kind matches including paid & volunteer labor, materials, and equipment -, and WHEREAS, Village residents, visitors, and business owners have all consistently expressed the need for improvements to the pedestrian experience in the Village Center -, and WHEREAS, the current cycle of Greenway Compact grants has a due date of October 31st31[st] , 2025 . NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED clauses: -that the Village Board of Trustees authorizes the mayor to submit a Greenway Compact Grant application for the Village Center Pedestrian Safety Improvement Project which is for planning and initial implementation of this project -, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Village's in-kind match will consist of the DPW labor, material & equipment used for the initial implantation portion of the proposed project. Motion by: Seconded by: Vote: |Vote:|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Mayor Smythe|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused| |DeputyMayorKjarval|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused| |Trustee Uku|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused| |Trustee Smith|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused| |Trustee Maccarini|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused| |Vote Total|||||| |Result|Motion:||||| I hereby attest that the above Resolution was approved by the Board of Trustees at its October 6, 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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