Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that a resolution adopted by the City Council on April 9, 2025, and signed by the Mayor on April 10, 2025, authorizing the Mayor to Accept a $126,920 Technical Assistance Voucher from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program for a Citywide Traffic Signal Study - (No Direct Funding to the City. The City of Mount Vernon acknowledges that it will not receive direct funds under this voucher. The DOE will select and directly compensate a qualified vendor to perform the study, adhering to its established procurement policies); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
TO ACCEPT A $126,920 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
VOUCHER FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY'S (DOE) ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND
CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT (EECBG)
PROGRAM FOR A CITYWIDE TRAFFIC SIGNAL STUDY
Whereas, in a letter dated March 20, 2025, the Director of Sustainability and the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works requested legislation authorizing the Mayor to accept a $126,920 Technical Assistance Voucher from the U.S. Department of Energy's EECBG Program to conduct a citywide traffic signal study; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon is committed to improving traffic management, energy efficiency, and sustainability; and
Whereas, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program, has awarded the City a Technical Assistance Voucher valued at $126,920 to facilitate a comprehensive citywide traffic signal study; and
Whereas, this study will assess and analyze traffic flow, signal timing, energy efficiency, and opportunities for smart traffic management technologies across the City's 367 signalized intersections; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon will not receive direct funding, but rather the DOE will procure and directly compensate a qualified vend...
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