Board of Estimate & Contract

MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM - 1st FLOOR

Agenda — 18 items

1. 1 Call to Order: At 11:15 AM by Chairwoman Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard ▶ jump to 7:45
2. Roll Call: Roll Call and reading of agenda items administered by City Clerk Tanesia M. Walters. Noticed in the Journal News. ▶ jump to 8:07
3. OTHERS: Corporation Counsel Brian Johnson, City Clerk Tanesia M. Walters, Deputy City Clerk Donna Jackson, Assistant Comptroller Condell Hamilton, Assistant Corporation Counsel Ralston Dickson, Legislative Aide Antoinette Anderson. ▶ jump to 9:05
4. 4 ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGENDA ▶ jump to 9:08
5. 5 RESOLUTIONS APPROVING ORDINANCES
6. 1. City Council: An ordinance authorizing Jaevon Boxhill to attend the New York State Conference of Mayors: Winter Legislative Meeting 2024 - (Albany, NY from February 4-6, 2024), TMP -339 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 9:31
7. 2. Comptroller: An ordinance authorizing revisions to the 2024 City Budget Appropriations for the Police Department and the Parking Collections and Funds Transfer (revised Police and Parking 2024 Budget) TMP -338 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 10:56
8. 3. Comptroller: An ordinance authorizing the transfer of funds and authorization for the Comptroller, Assessor, one City Council Member and the Deputy Comptroller to attend Putting Assets to Work Cohort Session. TMP -337 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 13:14
9. 4. Law Department: Referral Letter and Settlement Agreement between the City of Mount Vernon (the "City") and the Federal Government of Nigeria ("Nigeria) in the amount of $148,301.11. TMP -330 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 13:42
10. 5. Public Works: An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 5, adopted by the City Council on May 10, 2023 authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Agreement with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ("NYSDEC") and accept an MS-4 Mapping Grant in the amount of $75,000 for developing GIS Mapping of the City's Sewer System. TMP -327 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 15:27
11. 6. Department of Planning and Community Development: An ordinance authorizing the Mayor to accept a grant from the African American Mayors Association in support of the Mount Vernon Financial Empowerment Center - ($30,000). TMP -325 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 21:23
12. 7. Youth Bureau: An ordinance authorizing eight (8) chaperones and twenty-three (23) participants of the Safe Place for our Girls Program to visit Washington D.C. (the White House, the Capital, the National Mall and the National Museum of African American History and Culture - Feb. 19-20, 2024) TMP -324 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 23:51
13. 8. Public Safety: An ordinance authorizing the payment of Annual Dues for Westchester County Chiefs of Police Association (Department of Public Safety's Executive Leadership Team). adopted Pass ▶ jump to 27:01
14. 9. Youth Bureau: An ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with Startup Smartup for Mount Vernon Safe Place for our Girls Program (January 1, 2024 through August 30, 2024). adopted Pass ▶ jump to 27:50
15. 15 Agenda was concluded at 11:35 PM. Mayor made a Motion to go into executive session, Council President seconded; Roll Call ALL AYES to enter executive session at 11:36AM. Executive session ended at 11:55am. Motion to Exit Executive session by Council President Gleason, seconded by Comptroller Morton. ALL AYES to exit executive session at 12:00pm. No votes were taken. This was a legal update from Corporation Counsel. ▶ jump to 29:56
16. 16 Chairwoman Patterson-Howard asked if there was new business: NONE ▶ jump to 32:43
17. 17 Mayor asked for a motion to adjourn. adopted Pass ▶ jump to 32:59
18. 18 There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:02 p.m. Submitted by: Donna Jackson, Deputy Clerk ▶ jump to 34:04