Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that a resolution adopted by the City Council on September 10, 2025, and signed by the Mayor on September 11, 2025, authorizing the Mayor to Accept the Community Resilience, Economic Sustainability, and Technology Program (“CREST”) Grant Awarded by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York ("DASNY) for Renovations at the Doles Center – (grant amount: $2,704,000.00; the Comptroller’s Office shall open and maintain a dedicated bank account for the receipt and disbursement of all grant funds in accordance with DASNY requirements. All revenues and expenditures shall be accounted for in accounts H7141.203 C958 and H3889 C958, respectively; and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
TO ACCEPT THE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE,
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY, AND TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM (“CREST”) GRANT AWARDED BY THE
DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
(“DASNY”) FOR RENOVATIONS AT THE DOLES CENTER
Whereas, in correspondence dated August 26, 2025, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works formally requested authorization for Shawyn Patterson-Howard to accept the CREST grant award from the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York in the amount of $2,704,000.00 on behalf of the City of Mount Vernon; and
Whereas, the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (“DASNY”), by award dated August 18, 2025, has granted the City of Mount Vernon (“City”) funding through the Community Resiliency, Economic Sustainability, and Technology Program (“CREST”) in the amount of Two Million Seven Hundred Four Thousand Dollars ($2,704,000.00); and
Whereas, the CREST grant funds shall be used for renovations at the Doles Center, located at 250 South 6th Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York 10550; and
Whereas, the grant expires three (3) years from the execution of the DASNY agreement, requiring the City to act promptly to plan and execute this long-awaited project; and
Whereas, the Comptroller’s Office will open and maintain a dedicated bank account for all receipts and disbursements associated with the grant, in compliance with DASNY’s requirements; and
Whereas, all revenues and expenditures will be accounted for in accounts H7141.203 C958 (Expenditures) and H3889 C958 (Revenues), respectively; and
Whereas, the City Council recognizes the importance of the Doles Center renovations to the community and supports the Department of Public Works in moving this project forward; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved That
The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact:
Section 1. Authorization to Accept Grant. The Mayor, Shawyn Patterson-Howard, is hereby authorized to accept the CREST grant award from the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York in the amount of $2,704,000.00 on behalf of the City of Mount Vernon.
Section 2. Use of Funds. The grant funds shall be used exclusively for renovations at the Doles Center, located at 250 South 6th Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York 10550.
Section 3. Grant Management. The Comptroller’s Office shall open and maintain a dedicated bank account for the receipt and disbursement of all grant funds in accordance with DASNY requirements. All revenues and expenditures shall be accounted for in accounts H7141.203 C958 and H3889 C958, respectively.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council and subsequent approval by the Board of Estimate & Contract.