City Council
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY HALL
Agenda — 34 items
- 1 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF THE MOUNT VERNON CITY COUNCIL HELD ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2025. Scheduled for 7:00 pm in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, Mount Vernon, New York.
- 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.***
- PRESIDING: Edward Poteat, Acting President
- OTHERS: Nicole Bonilla, City Clerk; Jordan A. Riullano, Deputy City Clerk; Antoinette Anderson, Legislative Aide; Johan Powell, Deputy Corporation Counsel.
- 5 CALL TO ORDER / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
- 6 Acting Council President Edward Poteat 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 Poteat explained the 3-minute-plus-1 public comment rule. He then asked a Councilperson to lead the council in the Pledge of Allegiance. Acting Council President then proceeded to the Public Speakers session of the evening (listed below as public comment).
- 7 PUBLIC COMMENT
- 8 REFERRAL SESSION
- 9 Roll Call administered by City Clerk Nicole Bonilla
- 10 REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND ACTION THEREON
- 11 To the Council:
- 12 LEGISLATION AND PUBLIC WORKS
- 1. Management Services: An Ordinance Adopting a Computer System Security Breach Notification Policy in Compliance with New York State Technology Law Section 208
- 2. Department of Public Works: An Ordinance Authorizing the City Comptroller to Condemn and Dispose of Certain City-Owned Police Vehicles Determined to be Junk
- 3. Department of Public Works: An Ordinance Authorizing the Transfer of Funds to Support the Purchase of 32-Gallon Trash Receptacles for Citywide Beautification and Sanitation Improvements
- 4. Department of Public Works: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Amendment No. 4 to the Contract with Arcadis of New York, Inc. for Sewer Engineering Services, Extending the Term through March 15, 2026, and Increasing the Contract Amount by $500,000
- 17 Motion to Adjourn
- 18 To the Council:
- 19 HUMAN RESOURCES
- 5. Youth Bureau: An Ordinance Authorizing Attendance at the 53rd Annual Youth Development Leadership Training Conference - (Albany, NY, on November 19, 2025)
- 6. Youth Bureau: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into an Agreement with the Westchester-Putnam Local Workforce Development Board to Accept Funds in the Amount of $180,000 for the Workforce Development Academy for Youth (WDAY) Program
- 7. Youth Bureau: An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 13, adopted by the City Council on April 9, 2025, entitled “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE FLYING CLASSROOM, A PARENT COMPANY FOR THE BARRINGTON IRVINGTON TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOOL (BITTS), FOR THE MOUNT VERNON YOUTH BUREAU’S SOLAR GO KART SUMMER ACADEMY”
- 8. Youth Bureau: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into an Agreement with the Westchester-Putnam Local Workforce Development Board for the Youth Employment Program (YEP) Grant
- 24 To the Council:
- 25 PUBLIC SAFETY AND CODES
- 9. Industrial Development Agency: An Ordinance to Establish Business Registration Requirement for For-Profit Businesses Operating Within the City of Mount Vernon
- 26 To the Council:
- 30 FINANCE AND PLANNING
- 31 To the Council:
- 10. Department of Planning & Community Development: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Three-Year Service Agreement with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Software
- 33 ADD-ON
- 34 LEGISLATION AND PUBLIC WORKS
- 11. Office of the City Clerk: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into an Agreement with General Code, a Member of ICC Community Development Solutions, LLC, for the eCODE360 API Service
- 36 OTHER BUSINESS/CLOSING COMMENTS
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