Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that an Ordinance adopted by the City Council on December 23, 2025, and signed by the Mayor on December 24, 2025, authorizing the Mayor to Enter Retroactive into a Renewal Lease Agreement with WEST-H.E.L.P. (H.E.L.P. USA, Inc.) for City-Owned Property Located at 230 and 240 South Franklin Avenue - (COMP2025-26) - (Term of Lease. The lease shall be for a term of five (5) years, retroactive to January 1, 2025, and ending on December 31, 2029, with an option for one (1) additional five-year renewal term, subject to City approval in accordance with applicable law. Rent and Financial Obligations.
A. The Lessee shall pay annual rent in the amount of $420,000, payable in equal monthly installments of $35,000.
B. The Lessee shall be solely responsible for all taxes, assessments, utilities, insurance, maintenance, and operating expenses associated with the Premises.
C. All rental revenue shall be deposited into Revenue Account A-2420 - Rental of Real Property.
; be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
ENTER INTO A RETROACTIVE RENEWAL LEASE
AGREEMENT WITH WEST-H.E.L.P. (H.E.L.P. USA, INC.)
FOR CITY-OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 230 AND
240 SOUTH FRANKLIN AVENUE (COMP2025-26)
Whereas, in correspondence dated December 22, 2025, the Comptroller formally requested authorization for the Mayor of the City of Mount Vernon to enter into retroactive a lease agreement with WEST-H.E.L.P., also known as H.E.L.P. USA, Inc., for the City-owned property located at 230 and 240 South Franklin Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York, substantially in the form presented to the City Council and the Board of Estimate and Contract; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon ("City") is the owner of certain real property located at 230 and 240 South Franklin Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York (the "Premises"); and
Whereas, the City and WEST-H.E.L.P., also known as H.E.L.P. USA, Inc. ("Lesse...
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