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## **VILLAGE OF RED HOOK RESOLUTION #___ – 2026 DATED: JULY 27, 2026**
## **RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION TO THE NYS DEC URBAN & COMMUNITY FORESTRY GRANT (ROUND 17)**
**WHEREAS clauses:
-,** the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is offering Round 17 of its Urban & Community Forestry grant program, which funds tree inventories, assessments, and community forest management plans
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**WHEREAS,** this grant program is offered only periodically — the prior round (Round 16) was offered in 2023, approximately three years ago — so a comparable opportunity may not recur for several years
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**WHEREAS,** the Village'’s most recent tree inventory dates to 2007, and an updated inventory and community forest management plan would support the sound, data-driven stewardship of the Village'’s public trees
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**WHEREAS,** the Village Green Committee has recommended that the Village pursue this opportunity
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**WHEREAS,** applications must be submitted through the New York State Statewide Financial System (SFS)
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**WHEREAS,** applications are due to the State by **August 12, 2026, at 2:00 PM
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**NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED** clausesby the Board of Trustees of the Village of Red Hook as follows:
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**1. Authorization.** The Board authorizes the submission of an application to the NYS DEC Urban & Community Forestry Grant, Round 17, for a tree inventory, assessment, and community forest management plan for the Village of Red Hook
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**2. Preparation.** The application shall be prepared by Trustee Uku with the assistance of the Village Green Committee
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**3. Authorized Representative.** The Board designates Mayor Smythe, as Chief Executive Officer and SFS Grants Administrator, the Village'’s authorized representative for this grant, and authorizes her to execute and submit the application
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**4. Preparer Access.** Mayor Smythe, as Grants Administrator, shall establish within the Statewide Financial System the preparer account and access necessary for Trustee Uku to prepare and upload the application materials, in sufficient time to meet the August 12, 2026 deadline
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**5. No Match.** No local match is required, and this Resolution commits no matching Village funds
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**6.** This Resolution shall take effect immediately.
Motion by: ____________________ Seconded by: __________________
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 Allen|□Aye|□Nay|□Abstain|□Recuse|□Absent/Excused|
|Trustee Rothstein|□Aye|□Nay|□Abstain|□Recuse|□Absent/Excused|
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|Result|Motion:|||||
I hereby attest that the above Resolution was approved by the Board of Trustees at its July 27, 2026 meeting, and that I have been authorized to sign this Resolution by decision of the Board of Trustees.
Jennifer Cavanaugh, Clerk
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