Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that an ordinance adopted by the City Council on June 11, 2025, and signed by the Mayor on June 12, 2025, authorizing the Partnership Between the City of Mount Vernon Department of Recreation and the New York Presbyterian Division of Community and Population Health for a Summer Youth Market Program (June 1, 2025, through August 15, 2025, at no cost to the City of Mount Vernon, with NYP providing all supplies and support); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF
MOUNT VERNON DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION
AND THE NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN DIVISION
OF COMMUNITY AND POPULATION HEALTH
FOR A SUMMER YOUTH MARKET PROGRAM
Whereas, in correspondence dated May 22, 2025, the Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Recreation formally requested authorization from the City Council to establish a partnership between the City of Mount Vernon Department of Recreation and the New York Presbyterian Division of Community and Population Health (NYP) for the implementation of the 2025 Summer Youth Market Program; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon recognizes the importance of fostering community revitalization, youth engagement, and public health initiatives within the city; and
Whereas, the Office of the Mayor, the Commissioner of Recreation, and the New York Presbyterian Division of Community and Population Health (NYP) have developed a collaborative partnership to implement a summer Youth Market Program to provide youth with valuable work experience and to advance wellness education, nutrition, and food access; and
Whereas, this partnership will enable the Mount Vernon Department of Recreation to host NYP Youth Market interns for a summer program, which will include playground activation programming and on-site wellness initiatives; and
Whereas, the collaboration is scheduled to take place during the period of June 1, 2025, through August 15, 2025, at no cost to the City of Mount Vernon, with NYP providing all supplies and support; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved That
The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact:
Section 1. Authorization and Approval. The City of Mount Vernon hereby authorizes and approves the partnership between the City of Mount Vernon Department of Recreation and the New York Presbyterian Division of Community and Population Health (NYP) for the implementation of the 2025 Summer Youth Market Program.
Section 2. Terms of the Partnership.
Under this partnership:
1. The Mount Vernon Department of Recreation will:
o Participate in at least two planning meetings with the NYP Youth Market team during the program term (June 1, 2025 - August 15, 2025).
o Host the Youth Market team once weekly from July 10, 2025, to August 14, 2025 (Thursdays), to support playground activation programming.
2. New York Presbyterian Division of Community and Population Health will:
o Provide guided public health work experience for interns under the supervision of the CHALK team.
o Supervise intern implementation of playground activations in Mount Vernon.
o Document the time and attendance of interns and provide this information to the community-based organization partners that recruited the interns.
o Provide onboarding training for interns under NYP’s SYE program.
o Co-brand with the Mount Vernon Department of Recreation on Youth Market promotional materials and reports.
o Provide all necessary supplies for the program.
Section 3. Program Schedule. The program term shall run from June 1, 2025, through August 15, 2025, with the following scheduled events:
• June 2025: Planning and coordination of collaboration.
• July 10 - August 14, 2025: Weekly Youth Market programming, including one day per week of playground activation by the Mount Vernon Department of Recreation.
Section 4. No Cost to the City. This partnership shall be implemented at no cost to the City of Mount Vernon. NYP shall provide all supplies, training, and supervision.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its approval by the Board of Estimate & Contract.