City Council:
AN ORDINANCE RESCINDING THE
RECOMMENDATION FOR THE SALE OF
CERTAIN CITY-OWNED REAL PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 328 SOUTH 1ST AVENUE, MOUNT
VERNON, NEW YORK (PARCEL ID: 169.31.3120.01)
Whereas, in correspondence dated February 2, 2026, the Secretary of the Real Estate Committee formally requested that the City Council rescinds and nullifies any prior recommendation, authorization, or approval to convey the City-owned real property located at 328 South 1st Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York, Parcel ID: 169.31.3120.01, to Alonzo Webb of Webb Development Services Corp. for the sum of $200,000.00; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon is the owner of certain real property located at 328 South 1st Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York, identified on the City Tax Map as Parcel ID: 169.31.3120.01 (the "Property"); and
Whereas, the Property was acquired by the City through foreclosure due to the non-payment of real property taxes; and
Whereas, by letter dated November 21, 2025, the Mayor requested that the City Council consider and approve authorization to convey the Property to Alonzo Webb of Webb Development Services Corp. for the total sum of $200,000.00 (Two Hundred Thousand Dollars); and
Whereas, subsequent review confirmed that the proposed purchase price of $200,000.00 did not constitute the next-highest bid for the Property; and
Whereas, this discrepancy resulted from an inadvertent system-related miscalculation affecting the bid evaluation process; and
Whereas, all documentation and circumstances relating to this error were reviewed by the City Council Real Estate Committee at its meeting held on January 30, 2026; and
Whereas, the Real Estate Committee, by unanimous vote, approved a recommendation to rescind the prior recommendation for sale of the Property; and
Whereas, by letter dated February 2, 2026, the Mayor formally requested that the City Council rescind the prior recommendation authorizing the conveyance of...
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