Board of Estimate and Contract:
RESOLVED, that an Ordinance adopted by the City Council on May 27, 2026, and signed by the Mayor on May 27, 2026, authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Agreement with National Outdoor Media for Transit Shelter Advertising Services and to Accept Additional Opiod Settlement Funding for Drug Prevention and Harm Reduction Programming - (the Mayor is hereby authorized to accept additional Opioid Settlement Fund monies for State Fiscal Year 2026 in the amount of Seven Thousand Four Hundred Two Dollars ($7,402.00), as administered through the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS). The cost of the transit shelter media campaign shall not exceed Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty Dollars ($9,950.00) and shall be paid from Budget Code A7330-458; and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH
NATIONAL OUTDOOR MEDIA FOR TRANSIT
SHELTER ADVERTISING SERVICES AND TO
ACCEPT ADDITIONAL OPIOID SETTLEMENT
FUNDING FOR DRUG PREVENTION AND
HARM REDUCTION PROGRAMMING
Whereas, in correspondence dated May 8, 2026, the Deputy Director of the Youth Bureau formally requested authorization for the Mayor to enter into an agreement with National Outdoor Media for the display of five (5) transit shelter advertisements promoting drug prevention and harm reduction messaging at designated locations throughout the City from June 1, 2026, through July 26, 2026; and
Whereas, the Mayor and the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau have requested authorization from the Mount Vernon City Council for the Mayor to enter into a contract with National Outdoor Media for the placement and display of transit shelter advertisements promoting drug prevention and harm reduction messaging throughout the City of Mount Vernon; and
Whereas, the proposed transit shelter advertisements shall be displayed from June 1, 2026, through July 26, 2026, at the following locations within the City of Mount Vernon:
• 5th Avenue and 3rd Street;
• August P. Petrillo Plaza and Park Avenue;
• Columbus Avenue and 3rd Street;
• Gramatan Avenue and Williams Street; and
• Sandford Boulevard and Columbus Avenue; and
Whereas, the messaging associated with the transit shelter advertisements is intended to support public awareness, opioid misuse prevention, substance abuse education, and harm reduction efforts within the community; and
Whereas, by Ordinance dated October 23, 2024, the Mount Vernon City Council authorized the Mayor to accept an award in the amount of Ten Thousand Fifty-Three Dollars ($10,053.00) from the Opioid Settlement Fund for State Fiscal Year 2025, as administered by the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (“OASAS”); and
Whereas, said funding was designated for administration by the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau to develop and implement evidence-based prevention activities aimed at reducing and preventing opioid misuse within the community; and
Whereas, the City has been notified of the availability of additional Opioid Settlement Fund monies for State Fiscal Year 2026 in the amount of Seven Thousand Four Hundred Two Dollars ($7,402.00); and
Whereas, the City Council finds that the acceptance of said additional funding and the implementation of the proposed public awareness campaign are in the best interests of the residents of the City of Mount Vernon and will further the City’s public health and community outreach objectives; and
Whereas, the total cost of the media advertisement campaign shall not exceed Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty Dollars ($9,950.00), to be charged to Budget Code A7330-458.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Authorization to Enter Contract. The Mayor of the City of Mount Vernon is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with National Outdoor Media for the display of five (5) transit shelter advertisements promoting drug prevention and harm reduction messaging at designated locations throughout the City from June 1, 2026, through July 26, 2026.
Section 2. Approved Transit Shelter Locations. The authorized transit shelter advertisement locations shall include:
1. 5th Avenue and 3rd Street;
2. August P. Petrillo Plaza and Park Avenue;
3. Columbus Avenue and 3rd Street;
4. Gramatan Avenue and Williams Street; and
5. Sandford Boulevard and Columbus Avenue.
Section 3. Acceptance of Additional Funding. The Mayor is hereby authorized to accept additional Opioid Settlement Fund monies for State Fiscal Year 2026 in the amount of Seven Thousand Four Hundred Two Dollars ($7,402.00), as administered through the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS).
Section 4. Funding and Expenditures. The cost of the transit shelter media campaign shall not exceed Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty Dollars ($9,950.00) and shall be paid from Budget Code A7330-458.
Section 5. Purpose of Funds. The funds accepted pursuant to this Ordinance shall be administered by the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau and utilized for evidence-based opioid misuse prevention activities, public awareness initiatives, and harm reduction programming within the City of Mount Vernon.
Section 6. Authorization to Execute Related Documents. Mayor, Comptroller, Youth Bureau officials, and any other appropriate City officials are hereby authorized to execute any and all documents and take all actions necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this Ordinance.
Section 7. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or portion of this Ordinance shall be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof.
Section 8. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council and subsequent approval by the Board of Estimate and Contract.