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, Imposing Fees in Addition to Fines and Request Reimbursement of Costs Incurred In Response to an Illicit Sewer Discharge Incident - (costs incurred in response to January 17, 2025, Chicken Hut shall reimburse illicit discharge: (a) Employee wages and hours worked; (b) Equipment usage rates and hours operated; and (c) Total assessed cost: $1,938.54); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING FEES IN ADDITION
TO FINES AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT OF
COSTS INCURRED IN RESPONSE TO AN ILLICIT
SEWER DISCHARGE INCIDENT
Whereas, by letter dated January 28, 2025, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works has requested legislation authorizing additional fees and requests reimbursement for costs incurred by the City of Mount Vernon in responding to illicit sewer discharge incidents; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon is committed to maintaining a safe and clean municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) to protect public health and environmental quality; and
Whereas, on January 17, 2025, the Department of Public Works Emergency Sewer Bureau (E.S.B.) identified an illegal sewer discharge by Aid & J Hood Cleaners, a vendor hired by Chicken Hut, at 10 North 3rd Ave, cross: 17-1 East Prospect Ave, Mount Vernon, NY 10550; and
Whereas, the vendor was observed discharging fats, oils, and grease (F.O.G.) directly into the MS4 system in violation of city code ?154-6; and
Whereas, the Department of Public Works (D.P.W.), in coordination with the Public Works Deputy Commissioner, the Building Department, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (N.Y.S.D.E.C.) Spill Response, took immediate corrective measures to mitigate the contamination; and
Whereas, the response necessitated the deployment of personnel and equipment, incurrin...
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