Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that a resolution adopted by the City Council on March 12, 2025, and signed by the Mayor on March 13, 2025, authorizing the Mayor to Accept a Grant for $1,322,500 from the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) in the amount of $1,322,500 for Upgrades and Capital Improvement to the City of Mount Vernon’s Edison Avenue Pump Station - (the Office of the Comptroller is directed to create a capital expenditure code to properly manage and track the use of grant funds following applicable financial and auditing procedures); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
ACCEPT A GRANT FROM THE NEW YORK STATE
ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES CORPORATION
(“EFC”) IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,322,500 FOR
UPGRADES AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT TO
THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON'S EDISON
AVENUE PUMP STATION
Whereas, by letter dated February 21, 2025, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works has requested legislation authorizing Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard authorized to accept the grant from the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (“EFC”) for One Million Three Hundred Twenty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,322,500) for upgrades and capital improvements to the Edison Avenue Pump Station; and
Whereas, the Edison Avenue Pump Station serves a critical function in the City’s infrastructure, ensuring efficient wastewater and stormwater management, thereby safeguarding public health and environmental quality; and
Whereas, the acceptance of this grant will provide the City with essential funding to upgrade and improve the pump station, enhancing its capacity and efficiency, and reducing the risk of system failures; and
Whereas, the City is required to establish a capital expenditure code via the Office of the Comptroller to properly allocate and manage the grant funds under applicable financial and reporting requirements; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved That
The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact:
Section 1. The Mayor of the City of Mount Vernon, Shawyn Patterson-Howard, is hereby authorized to accept the grant from the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation ("EFC") for One Million Three Hundred Twenty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,322,500) for upgrades and capital improvements to the Edison Avenue Pump Station.
Section 2. The Mayor, or her designee, is authorized to execute all documents necessary to effectuate the acceptance of the grant and ensure compliance with the terms and conditions set forth by the EFC.
Section 3. The Office of the Comptroller is directed to create a capital expenditure code to properly manage and track the use of grant funds following applicable financial and auditing procedures.
Section 4. The Department of Public Works shall oversee the implementation of the project, ensuring that all upgrades and capital improvements are completed in compliance with local, state, and federal requirements.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the Board of Estimate & Contract.