Board of Estimate & Contract
MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM
Agenda — 45 items
- 1 Call to Order: At 4:00 PM by Chairwoman Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard
- Roll Call: Roll Call and reading of agenda items administered by City Clerk Nicole Bonilla. Noticed in the Journal News.
- OTHERS: Chief of Staff Malcolm Clark, Asst. Corporation Counsel Greg Bailey, Deputy City Clerk Jordan A. Riullano, 1st Deputy Comptroller Condell Hamilton
- 4 ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGENDA
- 5 RESOLUTIONS APPROVING ORDINANCES
- 1. Department of Management Services: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into Addendum No. 1 to the Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) Agreement with Sunlight Technologies, Inc. (D/B/A "Readly") for the Two-Year Renewal of the City's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform and Authorizing Payment Therefor
- 2. Department of Management Services: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into a Cell Phone Disposal and Data Removal Agreement with PaceButler Corporation and Authorizing the Disposal of Eighty-Six (86) Obsolete Smartphones
- 3. Management Services: An Ordinance Authorizing a Three-Year Microsoft Office 365 Subscription Agreement with SHI International Corp. through the New York State Office of General Services Contract for the Mount Vernon Police Department
- 4. Management Services: An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 14, Adopted by the City Council on May 13, 2026, Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Three-Year Lease Agreement with BEI Holdings, Inc. DBA Electronics for the Upgrade of the Police Department Interview Room Recording System
- 5. Department of Public Works: An Ordinance Authorizing Certain Budget Line Transfers Within the Department of Public Works for the Purpose of Covering Current Negative Balances, Amounts Owed, and Anticipated Expenditures
- 6. Youth Bureau: An Ordinance Retroactively Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into a Municipal Agreement with the City of White Plains in the Amount of $15,000 to Support the Grandpa's United Program through the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau for the Contract Period of December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2026
- 7. Youth Bureau: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into an Agreement with the Westchester-Putnam Local Workforce Development Board for the Workforce Development for Academy for Youth (WDAY) Program and Accept $135,000 in Reimbursable Grant Funds
- 8. Youth Bureau: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into an Agreement with the New York State Office of Children and Family Services for the Acceptance and Administration of a $20,000.00 Grant for the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau's EmpowerMED Program
- 9. Fire Department: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Renew the Agreement with Alpine Software Corporation Inc. for the RedAlert Records Management System Software and Cloud Hosting Services for the Mount Vernon Fire Department
- 10. City Council: An Ordinance Amending Chapter 256 of the Municipal Code to Authorize a School Bus Stop-Arm Demonstration Program and Imposing Penalties for Violations
- 11. Law Department: Referral Letter to the City Council for Legislative Aide (Contract Specialist) Position in the Office of the Corporation Counsel
- 12. Department of Planning and Community Development: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Interboro Partners, LLC for the Preparation of the City of Mount Vernon's Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Update
- 13. Youth Bureau: An Ordinance of the City of Mount Vernon, New York, Authorizing the Consolidation and Transfer of the Executive Assistant Position within the Youth Bureau, Creating the Title of Assistant Director, Approving the Necessary Budget Transfers, and Amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Salary Schedule
- 19 AUSTERITY
- 14. Office of the Comptroller: A Resolution Authorizing the Comptroller to Attend the NYCOM Fall 2026 Training School in Saratoga Springs, New York - (September 14, 2026, through September 18, 2026)
- 15. Office of the Mayor: A Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to Attend the New York Conference of Mayors (NYCOM) 71st Fall Training School in Saratoga Springs, New York - (September 14, 2026 through September 18, 2026)
- 16. Office of the Mayor: A Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to Attend the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) 2026 Fall Leadership Meeting in San Diego, California - (September 24, 2026 through September 26, 2026)
- 17. Department of Human Resources: A Resolution Authorizing Payment for the 2026 Mandatory Sexual Harassment Prevention and Workplace Violence Prevention Training
- 18. Department of Public Safety: A Resolution Authorizing Attendance at Law Enforcement Grant Writing 101 Training Course - (September 17th and 18th, 2026)
- 19. Office of the Comptroller: A Resolution Authorizing the 1st Deputy Comptroller to Attend the Smart Cities Conference - (September 22–24, 2026)
- 26 RESOLUTION(S) AUTHORIZING PARTIAL PAYMENT
- 20. Department of Public Works: A Resolution Authorizing Partial Payment No. 6 for Edison Avenue Pump Station Upgrades to Inter Contracting Corp. - $88,537.51
- 29 RETAINER
- 21. Law Department: Referral Letter to retain Consultant for Parking and Traffic Violations - (Valissa Buntin, Esq.)
- 22. Law Department: Referral Letter to retain Simonsen Sussman LLP and Baron & Budd, P.C. - (to commence and prosecute an individual antitrust action arising from the City's purchases of fire apparatus)
- 32 SALARY RESOLUTIONS
- 23. Salary Resolution No. 1 - Minimum-Maximum for the position of Assistant Director in the Youth Bureau
- 24. Salary Resolution No. 4 - All Positions for the position of Assistant Director in the Youth Bureau
- 25. Salary Resolution No. 14 - All Positions from the position of Secretary to Assistant Director in the Youth Bureau
- 26. Salary Resolution No. 14 - All Positions from the position of Assistant Corporation Counsel to Legislative Aide (Contract Specialist) in the Law Department
- 37 SETTLEMENTS
- 27. Settlement of Claim for Property Damage - Lorna Harpaul v. the City of Mount Vernon - $2,231.44
- 28. Settlement of Claim for Abdonasser Ashubi v. the City of Mount Vernon - $850.00
- 40 TAX REVIEW SETTLEMENTS
- 29. Resolution for Interest for Tax Settlement for Lucas Building Company LLC - $11,015.44
- 30. Resolution for Interest for Tax Settlement forJKM 510 S. Fulton Avenue Realty, LLC - $935.76
- 44 Agenda was concluded at 5:14 PM
- 45 Chairwoman Patterson-Howard asked if there was new business:
- 46 Mayor asked for a motion to adjourn.
- 47 There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:27 PM.