City Council

CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY HALL

Agenda — 38 items

1. 1 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF THE MOUNT VERNON CITY COUNCIL HELD ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 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: Cathlin B. Gleason, 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 Council President Cathlin B. Gleason 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”. Council President Gleason 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 PUBLIC COMMENT
8. 8 REFERRAL SESSION
9. 9 Roll Call administered by City Clerk Tanesia M. Walters
10. 10 REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND ACTION THEREON
11. 11 To the Council:
12. 12 LEGISLATION AND PUBLIC WORKS
13. 1. Department of Public Works: An ordinance authorizing the transfer of funds for travel expenses (to attend Smart Cities Connect Spring conference) TMP -516 adopted Pass
14. 2. Department of Public Works: An ordinance authorizing attendance to the 2024 Smart Cities Connect Spring Conference & Expo. TMP -515 adopted Pass
15. 3. Department of Recreation: An ordinance authorizing co-sponsorship the 3rd Annual Autism Awareness Walk TMP -521 adopted Pass
16. 16 Motion to enter into Executive Session for interviews 8:21pm. go into Executive Session Pass
17. 17 Motion to adjourn. approved Pass
18. 19 To the Council:
19. 20 HUMAN RESOURCES
20. 4. Department of Recreation: An ordinance authorizing attendance at the Convention Sports Entertainment Facility (CSEF) - three employees to attend the 2024 CSEF Conference) TMP -526 adopted Pass
21. 22 To the Council:
22. 23 PUBLIC SAFETY AND CODES
23. 5. 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 held Pass
24. 6. Department of Public Safety: An Ordinance Authorizing the Conversion of Municipal Lot 17 to permit parking TMP -534 adopted Pass
25. 7. Department of Public Safety: An ordinance authorizing the attendance of two (2) Members of Service ("MoS") at the Criminal Interdiction Workshop Training (April 24-26, 2024) TMP -535 adopted Pass
26. 8. Department of Public Safety: An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 19, adopted by the City Council on March 27, 2024, entitled “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ATTENDANCE AT THE 2024 MOTOROLA PUBLIC SAFETY SUMMIT (April 28th – May 2, 2024)” TMP -543 adopted Pass
27. 27 To the Council:
28. 28 Motion to hold item #12 on the floor. approved Pass
29. 29 To the Council:
30. 30 FINANCE AND PLANNING
31. 9. Department of Planning & Community Development: An ordinance authorizing the title change of Associate Commissioner to Assistant Commissioner TMP -536 adopted Pass
32. 10. Department of Planning & Community Development: An ordinance authorizing the Budget Specialist to attend the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Conference (April 12-16, 2024). TMP -537 adopted Pass
33. 32 Motion to exit Executive Session at 8:40pm. approved Pass
34. 11. Department of Planning & Community Development: An ordinance authorizing the attendance of the GIS Administrator at the 2024 Esri User Conference from (July 15-19, 2024) TMP -538 adopted Pass
35. 34 ADD-ON
36. 35 LEGISLATION AND PUBLIC WORKS
37. 12. City Council: An ordinance Repealing Outdated Procurement Legislation and Adopting an Updated Procurement Policy for the City of Mount Vernon, New York TMP -547 held Pass
38. 37 OTHER BUSINESS/CLOSING COMMENTS

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