Board of Estimate and Contract:
RESOLVED, that an Ordinance adopted by the City Council on June 10, 2026, and signed by the Mayor on June 11, 2026, authorizing an Amendment to the Emergency Declaration for the Rehabilitation of Fire Station Apparatus Aprons at Fire Department Stations 2 and 3, Authorizing Emergency Procurement, and Authorizing the Receipt of Urban Renewal Agency Funding - (the City Council hereby authorizes the acceptance, receipt, and expenditure of funding from the Urban Renewal Agency for the purpose of financing the rehabilitation and repair of the apparatus aprons at Fire Department Station 2 and Fire Department Station 3); and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT
TO THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION FOR THE
REHABILITATION OF FIRE STATION APPARATUS
APRONS AT FIRE DEPARTMENT STATIONS 2 AND 3,
AUTHORIZING EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT, AND
AUTHORIZING THE RECEIPT OF URBAN RENEWAL
AGENCY FUNDING
The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain, and enact:
Whereas, by correspondence dated June 1, 2026, the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Public Works requested authorization to amend Ordinance No. 3, adopted by the City Council on May 27, 2026, entitled "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ADVERTISEMENT AND SOLICITATION OF BIDS FOR IFB NO. 4.26 - CITY OF MOUNT VERNON FIRE STATION APRON REHABILITATION (STATIONS 2 & #); and
Whereas, on May 27, 2026, the City Council of the City of Mount Vernon authorized an Emergency Declaration concerning deteriorated conditions at Fire Department of Mount Vernon ("FDMV") Station 2 and FDMV Station 3; and
Whereas, the Department of Public Works has determined that an amendment to the Emergency Declaration is necessary to further clarify the procedures governing emergency repair and remediation work and to ensure compliance with applicable City procurement policies and requirements; and
Whereas, two separate inciden...
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