Board of Estimate3 & Contract:
RESOLVED, that a resolution adopted by the City Council on November 12, 2025, and signed by the Mayor on November 13, 2025, authorizing the Suspension of Parking Meter Enforcement in Certain Municipal Parking Lots and Garages to Promote Holiday Shopping - (December 8th - 24th, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. to include December 31, 2025), as follows:
1. Lot No. 1 - South 5th Avenue
2. Lot No. 8 - North 3rd Avenue
3. Lot No. 9 - Roosevelt Square
4. Lot No. 11 - East Prospect Avenue
; be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SUSPENSION
OF PARKING METER ENFORCEMENT IN CERTAIN
MUNICIPAL PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES
TO PROMOTE HOLIDAY SHOPPING
Whereas, by correspondence dated October 28, 2025, the Deputy Chief of the Department of Public Safety formally requested authorization to suspend parking meter enforcement in the municipal parking garages and lots listed in Section 2 below, to promote holiday shopping during the period of December 8, 2025, through December 24, 2025, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., and on December 31, 2025, during the same hours; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon recognizes the importance of supporting local businesses and encouraging residents and visitors to shop locally during the holiday season; and
Whereas, the Department of Public Safety has recommended the temporary suspension of parking meter enforcement in designated municipal parking garages and lots to facilitate convenient parking and promote increased patronage of local establishments; and
Whereas, the City Council finds that such suspension will enhance accessibility and convenience for shoppers, thereby contributing to the economic vitality of the downtown business districts;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Mount Vernon, in the County of Westchester and State of New York, as follows:
Secti...
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