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Trustee Uku Village Green Report — December 2025

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Trustee Uku Village Green Report for December 2025

Jan 12, 2025

The Village Green Committee had no meetings in the month of December. The following are committee members as of 12/31/2025:

Tara Barrett Dave Pearson Kevin Joseph McGinnis Joy Glass Jim Cashen Brenda Cagle

Reminders:

  • I have set up a Village Street Tree Request Form. Ask your Clerk (or a neighbor) if a complimentary street tree is right for you. The form can be accessed from the Agenda page for this meeting on the Village website.

  • If you have a little free time and want to meet fun neighbors, the Village Green might be just the place for you. Please contact the Clerk, or email Chair Tara Barrett: hilbarr@gmail.com

As always, it’s a pleasure to serve this hardworking team.

francesuku@redhookvillage.gov

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The document transitioned from a formal resolution template to a condensed summary of the resolution's core clauses.

  • Document date changed from '2026-04-09' to '2026-04-13'
  • Removed formal header including 'VILLAGE OF RED HOOK RESOLUTION # - 2026 DATED: April 13, 2026'
  • Removed meeting details regarding location, time, and presiding officer (Mayor Smythe)
  • Removed voting table and individual trustee names (Deputy Mayor Kjarval, Trustee Uku, Trustee Allen, Trustee Rothstein)
  • Removed attestation and signature lines for Clerk Jennifer Cavanaugh
  • Reshaped content from a formal legal resolution into a bulleted list of 'WHEREAS' and 'RESOLVED' clauses
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**VILLAGEWHEREAS OF RED HOOK RESOLUTION # clauses: - 2026 DATED: April 13, 2026** 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 April 13, 2026. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Smythe. ## **RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE DUTCHESS COUNTY 2025 HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN (HMP)** WHEREAS the Village of Red Hook Board of Trustees recognizes the threat that natural hazards pose to people and property within the Village of Red Hook; and WHEREAS - the Village of Red Hook has prepared a multi-hazard mitigation plan, hereby known as Dutchess County 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan in accordance with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000; and WHEREAS - Dutchess County 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan identifies mitigation goals and actions to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property in the Village of Red Hook from the impacts of future hazards and disasters; and WHEREAS - adoption by the Village of Red Hook Board of Trustees demonstrates their commitment to hazard mitigation and achieving the goals outlined in the Dutchess County 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE OF RED HOOK, NY, THATclauses: Section 1. - In accordance with (local rule for adopting resolutions), the Village of Red Hook Board of Trustees adopts the Dutchess County 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan. This plan, approved by the community, may be edited or amended after submission for review, but will not require the community to re-adopt any further iterations. This only applies to this specific plan and does not absolve the community from updating the plan in 5 years. Motion by: Seconded by: The foregoing motion was duly put to a vote, which resulted as follows: |Mayor Smythe|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |DeputyMayorKjarval|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused| |Trustee Uku|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused| |Trustee Allen|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused| |Trustee Rothstein|☐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 April 13, 2026 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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