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File #: TMP -1527    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Reported to Council
File created: 7/16/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/13/2025 Final action:
Title: Youth Bureau: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Accept Foundation Funds from the New York Community Trust and its Westchester Advisory Board to Support the Expansion of Mount Vernon Youth Empowerment Advocacy Council
Sponsors: HR
Attachments: 1. YEAC-referal 2025-2027, 2. YEAC Awarded letter
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City Council:

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
TO ACCEPT FOUNDATION FUNDS FROM THE
NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST AND ITS
WESTCHESTER ADVISORY BOARD TO SUPPORT
THE EXPANSION OF MOUNT VERNON YOUTH
EMPOWERMENT ADVOCACY COUNCIL

Whereas, in correspondence dated July 14, 2025, the Executive Director of the Youth Bureau formally requested authorization for the Mayor to accept foundation funds in the amount of Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars ($85,000) from the New York Community Trust and its Westchester Advisory Board to expand the Mount Vernon Youth Empowerment Advocacy Council (YEAC) from June 2025 through June 2027; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon is committed to providing meaningful opportunities and resources for the youth of the City through innovative programming and community partnerships; and
Whereas, the New York Community Trust and its Westchester Advisory Board has awarded the City of Mount Vernon a grant in the amount of Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars ($85,000) over two years ($42,500 each year) to expand the Mount Vernon Youth Empowerment Advocacy Council (YEAC) from June 2025 through June 2027; and
Whereas, this grant award is the first of its kind for the City's Youth Bureau and will directly support the achievement of specified goals as outlined in the attached award letter; and
Whereas, the first payment of Forty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($42,500) has been received by the Comptroller's Office via ACH on July 14, 2025, and the second installment will be released upon submission of a satisfactory interim report; and
Whereas, the acceptance and use of this grant funding will not add any additional expense to the City's general fund and shall be properly accounted for under Revenue Code A3820.3 and expended under Budget Codes A7330.101; A7330.402; A7330.467; A7330.423; A7330.458; and A7330.467; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved That
The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and...

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