Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that a resolution adopted by the City Council on February 11, 2025, and signed by the Mayor on February 11, 2025, authorizing the Conveyance of 0 Vernon Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY, to Myrtle Jones and to Authorize the Mayor to execute all necessary documents, (including but not limited to a deed of conveyance and any closing documents, to effectuate the transfer of the subject property to Myrtle Jones), and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE
CONVEYANCE OF 0 VERNON AVENUE,
MOUNT VERNON, NY, TO MYRTLE JONES
AND TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO
EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS
Whereas, by letter dated January 10, 2025, the Corporation Counsel has requested legislation authorizing the conveyance of the vacant lot located at 0 Vernon Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY (Block 4047, Lot 12), to Myrtle Jones, the owner of the adjoining property at 286 McClellan Avenue; and
Whereas, Myrtle Jones purchased property at 286 McClellan Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY, in 2012, which shares the same Block and Lot number (Block 4047, Lot 12) with an adjoining vacant lot located at 0 Vernon Avenue; and
Whereas, due to an error by Ms. Jones’s title company, Partners Abstract Corp., the back taxes for 286 McClellan Avenue were paid in 2014, but the taxes for the adjoining vacant lot were inadvertently omitted; and
Whereas, this error resulted in the City of Mount Vernon retaining title to the vacant lot at 0 Vernon Avenue despite the delinquent taxes being later paid in full by the title company; and
Whereas, the Real Estate Committee, at its September 29, 2023, meeting, reviewed this matter and recommended the transfer of 0 Vernon Avenue to Myrtle Jones to rectify the longstanding error; and
Whereas, this conveyance is not a real estate sale but rather a deed transfer to address the administrative oversight and return the vacant lot to its rightful owner; and
Whereas, it is in the interest of justice and fairness for the City of Mount Vernon to complete this transfer without further delay; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved That
The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact:
Section 1. Authorization to Convey. The City Council authorizes the conveyance of the vacant lot located at 0 Vernon Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY (Block 4047, Lot 12), to Myrtle Jones, the owner of the adjoining property at 286 McClellan Avenue.
Section 2. Execution of Documents. The Mayor of the City of Mount Vernon is hereby authorized and directed to execute all necessary documents, including but not limited to a deed of conveyance and any closing documents, to effectuate the transfer of the subject property to Myrtle Jones.
Section 3. No Consideration. This transfer is made at no additional cost to Myrtle Jones, as it is intended to correct an administrative oversight and not as a sale of real property.
Section 4. Severability. Suppose any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this Ordinance shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid. In that case, such a judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this Ordinance. Still, it shall be confined to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its approval by the Board of Estimate & Contract.