Board of Estimate and Contract:
RESOLVED, that an Ordinance adopted by the City Council on August 17, 2026, and signed by the Mayor on August 17, 2026, authorizing the Mayor to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Interboro Partners, LLC for the Preparation of the City of Mount Vernon's Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Update - (the total compensation payable to Interboro Partners, LLC pursuant to the Professional Services Agreement shall not exceed Nine Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars ($955,000.00), subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement and the availability of appropriated funds and the expenditure authorized herein shall be charged to the Department of Planning and Community Development's Contracted Outside Services account, Budget Line 8020.405, as appropriated in the adopted 2026 City Budget); and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH INTERBORO PARTNERS, LLC
FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE CITY OF MOUNT
VERNON'S COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE UPDATE
Whereas, by correspondence dated August 14, 2026, the Commissioner of the Department of Planning & Community Development formally requested authorization for the Mayor, on behalf of the City of Mount Vernon, to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Interboro Partners, LLC for the preparation of the City of Mount Vernon's Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Update; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon recognizes the importance of maintaining a modern, comprehensive, predictable, transparent, and legally defensible land use regulatory framework that reflects the City's current planning objectives, development patterns, community needs, and long-term vision; and
Whereas, in November 2025, following a multi-year, two-phase planning process that included extensive public engagement, technical analysis, and intergovernmental coordination, the City of Mount Vernon adopted its...
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