Board of Estimate and Contract:
RESOLVED, that an Ordinance adopted by the City Council on August 12, 2026, and signed by the Mayor on August 13, 2026, authorizing the Mayor to Enter into a Municipal Agreement with the City of White Plains in the Amount of $15,000 to Support the Grandpa's United Program through the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau for the Contract Period of December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2026 - (the funds associated with the Municipal Agreement shall be accounted for as follows:
* Revenue Code: A2229.8
* Appropriation/Budget Code: A7336.458
* Amount: $15,000.00
; and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE RETROACTIVELY AUTHORIZING
THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A MUNICIPAL
AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS
IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000 TO SUPPORT THE
GRANDPAS UNITED PROGRAM THROUGH THE
MOUNT VERNON YOUTH BUREAU FOR THE
CONTRACT PERIOD OF DECEMBER 1, 2025,
THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2026
Whereas, in correspondence dated July 15, 2026, the Executive Director of the Youth Bureau requested authorization for the Mayor of the City of Mount Vernon to retroactively enter into a Municipal Agreement with the City of White Plains, in an amount not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), for the purpose of supporting and implementing the Grandpas United Program through the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon, through its Youth Bureau, seeks to provide meaningful intergenerational programming and mentoring opportunities for youth residing in the City of Mount Vernon; and
Whereas, the Grandpas United(tm) Program is an intergenerational program designed to give back to the community by connecting with and enriching the lives of Mount Vernon youth between the ages of five (5) and twenty-one (21); and
Whereas, the Grandpas United Program provides free mentoring by vetted mentors and offers informal group mentoring, one-on-...
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