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Board of Estimate & Contract

April 15, 2025 ·3:00 PM Final

MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM - 1st FLOOR

Agenda — 31 items

  1. 1 Call to Order: At 3:00 PM by Chairwoman Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard
  2. Roll Call: Roll Call and reading of agenda items administered by City Clerk Nicole Bonilla. Noticed in the Journal News.
  3. OTHERS: Chief of Staff Malcolm Clark, Asst. Corporation Counsel Johan Powell, City Clerk Nicole Bonilla, Assistant Comptroller Condell Hamilton
  4. 4 OPENING OF BID FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - "TOWING SERVICES"
  5. 5 ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGENDA
  6. 6 RESOLUTIONS APPROVING ORDINANCES
  7. 1. Office of the Mayor: A Resolution Authorizing the Hiring of Joel R. Dichter of Dichter Law LLC as Special Counsel to Represent Participating Westchester Municipalities in Con Edison's Electric and Gas Rate Case Before the Public Service Commission TMP -1250 approved Pass
  8. 2. Charter Review Commission: An Ordinance Authorizing the Extension of the Contract with the National Civic League (NCL) for Professional Services to Assist the 2024 Mount Vernon Charter Review Commission TMP -1305 approved Pass
  9. 3. Office of the Mayor: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Attend the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Cities Initiative 2025 Annual Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from May 14th to May 16th, 2025 TMP -1303 withdrawn
  10. 4. Office of the Mayor: An Ordinance Authorizing the Installation of a Total Wellness Sensory Room in City Hall's First Floor Employee Women's Bathroom TMP -1304 approved Pass
  11. 5. Department of Public Works: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Accept a $126,920 Technical Assistance Voucher from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program for a Citywide Traffic Signal Study TMP -1290 approved Pass
  12. 6. Department of Public Works: An Ordinance Authorizing the City of Mount Vernon to Host the 2025 Arbor Day Celebration in Partnership with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. - Zeta Nu Omega Chapter TMP -1306 approved Pass
  13. 7. Department of Public Works: An Ordinance Authorizing a Budget Line Transfer Within the Department of Public Works for Education and Training Related to Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Requirements TMP -1312 approved Pass
  14. 8. Department of Public Works: An Ordinance Authorizing Internal Training of Qualified Staff for Stormwater and Sewer State Mandates and Federal Consent Decree Actions TMP -1311 approved Pass
  15. 9. Department of Recreation: An Ordinance Authorizing the City of Mount Vernon Recreation and Police Departments to Co-Sponsor "Rolling into Peace" in Hartley Park on Saturday, June 14, 2025 TMP -1296 approved Pass
  16. 10. Department of Recreation: An Ordinance authorizing the City of Mount Vernon, through the Department of Recreation, to Co-Sponsor the Cinco de Mayo Celebration with Westchester Latino Unidos - (May 5, 2025 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Hartley Park, with the rain site designated as the Doles Center at 250 South 6th Avenue) TMP -1314 approved Pass
  17. 11. Department of Recreation: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Accept a Grant under the Environmental Protection Fund Grant Program for the South Fourth Street Park Green Infrastructure Project (Project No. 2152), Execution of Necessary Agreements, and Implementation of Required Compliance Measures TMP -1292 approved Pass
  18. 12. Youth Bureau: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into an Agreement with the Flying Classroom for the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau's Solar Go Kart Summer Academy - (July 8th, 2025, to August 14, 2025 for $45,000.00) TMP -1308 approved Pass
  19. 13. Youth Bureau: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into an Agreement with Krishna Shah, CEO of Wellness with Krishna, to Provide Mental Wellness Sessions for the Ready4LIFE Program - (April 18th, 2025, to July 11, 2025 for $10,000) TMP -1309 approved Pass
  20. 14. Department of Public Safety: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into an Agreement with the Westchester County Department of Correction for Reimbursement of Prisoner Transportation Services for the Years 2023 and 2024 TMP -1284 approved Pass
  21. 15. Department of Assessment: An Ordinance Authorizing the Transfer of Funds Within the Department of Assessment Budget Lines for the Purpose of Assessor's Remapping TMP -1287 approved Pass
  22. 16. Department of Public Safety: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into a Contract with the City Court Marshal for Booting Services TMP -1320 approved Pass
  23. 23 SETTLEMENT
  24. 17. Settlement of the Claim of Brenda Smith - ($15,000) TMP -1324 approved Pass
  25. 25 TAX REVIEW SETTLEMENTS
  26. 18. Tax Settlement for 501 Seventh Avenue South - ($1,754.41) TMP -1322 approved Pass
  27. 19. Tax Settlement for 46 Sanford Boulevard West - ($1,002.52) TMP -1323 approved Pass
  28. 28 Agenda was concluded at 4:19 pm.
  29. 29 Chairwoman Patterson-Howard asked if there was new business:
  30. 30 Mayor asked for a motion to adjourn. approved Pass
  31. 31 There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:27 pm. Nicole Bonilla, MBA City Clerk