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April 24, 2024 ·7:00 PM Final

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Agenda — 37 items

  1. 1 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF THE MOUNT VERNON CITY COUNCIL HELD ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2024 Scheduled for 7:00 pm in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, Mount Vernon, New York.
  2. 2 *** This meeting was held in the City Council Chambers, with virtual participation via ZOOM and CMVNY Facebook. The meeting was not closed to the public.***
  3. PRESIDING: Danielle Browne, Esq., Acting President
  4. OTHERS: Tanesia M. Walters, City Clerk; Antoinette Anderson, Legislative Aide; Brian G. Johnson, Corporation Counsel; Johan Powell, Deputy Corporation Counsel.
  5. 5 CALL TO ORDER / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  6. 6 Acting Council President Danielle Browne, called the meeting to order and provided general house-keeping rules, including encouraging citizens to share the meeting on social media and what to do “in case of emergency”. Acting Council President Browne explained the 3-minute-plus-1 public comment rule. She then asked a Councilperson to lead the council in the Pledge of Allegiance. Council President then proceeded to the Public Speakers session of the evening (listed below as public comment).
  7. 7 PRESENTATIONS
  8. 8 2017 Annual Independent Audit Presentation by PKF O'Connor Davies
  9. 9 PUBLIC COMMENT
  10. 10 REFERRAL SESSION
  11. 11 Roll Call administered by City Clerk Tanesia M. Walters
  12. 12 REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND ACTION THEREON
  13. 13 To the Council:
  14. 14 LEGISLATION AND PUBLIC WORKS
  15. 1. Office of the Mayor: An ordinance authorizing the Mayor to attend the Democratic Mayors Association “Champions of Democracy Summit” in Washington DC. (May 9 - 11, 2024) TMP -549 adopted Pass
  16. 2. Office of the Mayor: An ordinance authorizing the Mayor's attendance at the 2024 New York Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials (NYCOM) Annual Membership Conference (May 15 - 17, 2024). TMP -548 adopted Pass
  17. 3. Office of the Mayor: An ordinance authorizing the Mayor to attend the 2024 EPA Local Government Advisory Committee’s (LGAC) Public Meeting (Washington DC, May 21 and May 22, 2024). TMP -559 adopted Pass
  18. 4. Department of Public Works: An ordinance proclaiming May 19, 2024 through May 25, 2024, as National Public Works Week TMP -553 adopted Pass
  19. 5. Department of Recreation: An ordinance authorizing the Co-Sponsorship of the Annual Community Baby Shower (co-sponsorship with Senator Bailey's office on May 10, 2024, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Doles Community Center). TMP -552 adopted Pass
  20. 6. Department of Recreation: An ordinance authorizing the Mexican/Latin Cultural Celebration Co-sponsorship at Hartley Park (with Miztili LLC). TMP -563 adopted Pass
  21. 7. Department of Recreation: An ordinance authorizing the Department to co-sponsor the Cinco de Mayo Celebration in collaboration with Westchester Latinos Unidos TMP -562 adopted Pass
  22. 8. City Council: An ordinance Repealing Outdated Procurement Legislation and Adopting an Updated Procurement Policy for the City of Mount Vernon, New York TMP -547 adopted Pass
  23. 23 To the Council:
  24. 24 HUMAN RESOURCES
  25. 9. Youth Bureau: An ordinance authorizing the Mayor to retroactively enter into an agreement between the City of Mount Vernon and Barrington Irving Technical Training School (BITTS) - (March 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024). TMP -550 adopted Pass
  26. 10. Youth Bureau: An ordinance authorizing the Mayor to retroactively enter into an agreement with Chef Giovanni Green of Break Bread not Hearts (March 1, 2024, to June 30, 2024). TMP -551 adopted Pass
  27. 11. Youth Bureau: An ordinance authorizing attendance at the National Association for Relationship and Marriage Education (NARME) Summit (June 23rd to June 26, 2024) TMP -560 adopted Pass
  28. 28 To the Council:
  29. 29 PUBLIC SAFETY AND CODES
  30. 12. Department of Buildings: An ordinance authorizing Commissioner Patrick Holder to attend the 2024 International Code Council (ICC) Annual Conference Expo - (October 20-23, 2024) TMP -546 held Pass
  31. 13. Department of Buildings: An ordinance authorizing Retroactive Payment for Repairs on Non-City-Owned Properties TMP -564 adopted Pass
  32. 14. Department of Public Safety: An ordinance authorizing retroactive attendance for two (2) Members of Service ("MoS") at the Consensual Encounters Training (Thursday, February 8, 2024)(Not Adopted - 2nd vote Needed). TMP -533 adopted Pass
  33. 33 To the Council:
  34. 33 Motion to adjourn. approved Pass
  35. 34 FINANCE AND PLANNING
  36. 15. Comptroller's Office: An ordinance authorizing the acceptance of the 2017 Annual Independent Audit by PKF O'Connor TMP -569 adopted Pass
  37. 36 OTHER BUSINESS/CLOSING COMMENTS