Mark Fetzer

The 2026 Multi-Year Capital Plan for the City of Peekskill serves as a comprehensive roadmap for capital investments. It identifies key priorities such as renovations and upgrades to municipal buildings, enhancements for police and fire departments, extensive public works projects including street maintenance and stormwater management, improvements to parks and recreational facilities, strategic economic development initiatives, and critical infrastructure investments in water and sewer systems.

The committee meeting featured presentations regarding a PILOT program for 41 N. Division Street, the acceptance of a sculpture donation, and the adoption of local regulations for scooters and similar devices. The agenda items included discussions on the 2026 Wellness and Nutrition Program contract, biking on Depew Park trails, a grant award for the Youth Bureau, a capital plan review, and authorization to bid on water infrastructure improvements. Additionally, the committee addressed a landscaping agreement extension, a prisoner transportation inter-municipal agreement with Westchester County, amendments to the parking administrative code, and liaison reports. An executive session was planned to discuss employment and personnel matters.

The Committee of the Whole meeting addressed several municipal initiatives, including a planning presentation for 41 N Division Street and a sculpture donation. Discussions covered the adoption of local regulations for scooters, nutrition program funding, recreational trail paths for mountain biking, and the 2026 SRAEP grant for the Youth Bureau. Additionally, the committee reviewed the multi-year capital plan, water infrastructure project bids, a landscaping agreement extension for the Department of Public Works, a police agreement with the Westchester County Department of Correction, and a parking amendment for Welcher Avenue.

The board reviewed financial reports for both the corporation and the Firehouse Kitchen Incubator project, which is facing a budget shortfall. Discussions included project phase strategies to initiate construction, potential funding deferrals, and value engineering options. The board also deliberated on a funding request from the Business Improvement District for a downtown-waterfront shuttle program, noting a need for a more detailed business plan, routes, and fiscal strategy before making a decision. Additionally, the board considered a professional services agreement for an economic development consultant to support grant management and funding strategy.

The council held a public hearing regarding zoning text amendments for cannabis regulations. Key resolutions included authorizing a temporary street closure for North Division Street, appointing a new member to the Human Relations Commission, amending a professional services agreement for the Employee Assistance Program to include volunteer firefighters, and applying for a wastewater planning grant. Additionally, the council awarded an engineering contract for dam safety evaluations, authorized a grant application to the NY PLAYS initiative for playground and restroom improvements at Riverfront Green Park, and accepted a community crime prevention grant from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services.