Board of Estimate and Contract:
RESOLVED, that an Ordinance adopted by the City Council on February 25, 2026, and signed by the Mayor on February 26, 2026, authorizing the Mayor to Accept Two (2) Pierce Sabre 1,500 GPM Fire Pumpers Funded through the HUD Community Development Block Grant Program and provided by the Urban Renewal Agency - (at a total cost not to exceed $1,799,500.00, funded through the HUD Community Development Block Grant program); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
ACCEPT TWO (2) PIERCE SABRE 1,500 GPM FIRE
PUMPERS FUNDED THROUGH THE HUD COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM AND
PROVIDED BY THE URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY
Whereas, in correspondence dated February 5, 2026, the Commissioner of the Fire Department formally requested that the City Council authorize the Mayor to accept the acquisition of two (2) Pierce Sabre 1,500 GPM fire pumpers from the Urban Renewal Agency, at a total cost not to exceed $1,799,500.00, with funding provided through the HUD Community Development Block Grant Program; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon is committed to ensuring the safety, health, and welfare of its residents through the provision of effective fire protection and emergency response services; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon Fire Department requires modern and reliable fire apparatus in order to maintain appropriate response capabilities and to replace aging equipment; and
Whereas, the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Mount Vernon ("URA") has made available two (2) Pierce Sabre fire pumpers, each with a 1,500-gallon-per-minute pumping capacity (collectively, the "Fire Apparatus"), at a total cost not to exceed One Million Seven Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,799,500.00); and
Whereas, the Fire Apparatus will be paid for using funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") Community Development...
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