Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that an ordinance adopted by the City Council on June 11, 2025, and signed by the Mayor on June 12, 2025, authorizing the Partnership Between the City of Mount Vernon Department of Recreation and the New York Presbyterian Division of Community and Population Health for a Summer Youth Market Program (June 1, 2025, through August 15, 2025, at no cost to the City of Mount Vernon, with NYP providing all supplies and support); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF
MOUNT VERNON DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION
AND THE NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN DIVISION
OF COMMUNITY AND POPULATION HEALTH
FOR A SUMMER YOUTH MARKET PROGRAM
Whereas, in correspondence dated May 22, 2025, the Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Recreation formally requested authorization from the City Council to establish a partnership between the City of Mount Vernon Department of Recreation and the New York Presbyterian Division of Community and Population Health (NYP) for the implementation of the 2025 Summer Youth Market Program; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon recognizes the importance of fostering community revitalization, youth engagement, and public health initiatives within the city; and
Whereas, the Office of the Mayor, the Commissioner of Recreation, and the New York Presbyterian Division of Community and Population Health (NYP) have developed a collaborative partnership to implement a summer Youth Market Program to provide youth with valuable work experience and to advance wellness education, nutrition, and food access; and
Whereas, this partnership will enable the Mount Vernon Department of Recreation to host NYP Youth Market interns for a summer program, which will include playground activation programming and on-site wellness initiatives; and
Whereas, the collaboration is scheduled to take place during the period of June 1, 2025, through Aug...
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