Resolution to Authorize Resubmission of Greenway Grant Application for Village Center Pedestrian Safety Improvement Project

VILLAGE OF RED HOOK RESOLUTION # - 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 AUTHORIZE RESUBMISSION OF GREENWAY GRANT APPLICATION FOR VILLAGE CENTER PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

WHEREAS, 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, 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 Village of Red Hook is applying to the Hudson River Valley Greenway for a grant under the Hudson River Valley Greenway McHenry Planning Grant Program for a project to develop a Prioritized Plan to Improve Pedestrian Experience to be located in the Village Center, and

WHEREAS, the Village of Red Hook requests $15,000 and agrees to provide funding match and/or in-kind match in the amount of $15,000 equal to or greater than the amount requested, and

WHEREAS, the current cycle of Greenway Compact grants has a due date of April 24, 2026.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Village of Red Hook Board of Trustees hereby does approve and endorse the application for a grant under the Hudson River Valley Greenway McHenry Planning Grant Program, for a project know as Prioritized Plan to Improve Pedestrian Experience in the Village Center, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Village’s $15,000 match will come from the Unrestricted Fund Balance of the General Fund.

Motion by:

Seconded by:

The foregoing motion was duly put to a vote, which resulted as follows:

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