City of Mount Vernon, New York  
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CITY HALL, MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK 10550  
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Meeting Agenda - Final  
Tuesday, August 20, 2024  
4:00 PM  
MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM - 1st FLOOR  
Board of Estimate & Contract  
Call to Order: At 4:00 PM by Acting Mayor Cathlin B. Gleason  
Roll Call:  
Roll Call and reading of agenda items administered by City Clerk Tanesia M. Walters.  
Noticed in the Journal News.  
OTHERS:  
City Clerk Tanesia M. Walters,Deputy Clerk Nicole J. Bonilla, Assistant Comptroller  
Condell Hamilton, Procurement Manager Keith G. Eversley  
ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGENDA  
OPENING OF TWO (2) BIDS FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS  
Department of Public Works: An ordinance authorizing the Department of Public Safety to  
advertise for "Resurfacing of Various Streets in the City of Mount Vernon, New York – 2024”  
Department of Public Works: An ordinance authorizing the Advertisement for Bids for Various  
Public Works Construction Equipment Rentals  
RESOLUTIONS APPROVING ORDINANCES  
1.  
2.  
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Law Department: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Enter Into a Contract with Gallagher  
Bassett for Third-Party Administrator Services  
Department of Management Services: An Ordinance Authorizing the Transfer of Funds Within  
the Department of Management Services Budget  
Department of Management Services: An Ordinance Retroactively Approving the Attendance of  
Director Allen at the National Association of Black Journalists' Convention (July 31st to August  
4, 2024)  
4.  
5.  
Office of the Mayor: An Ordinance Authorizing the Sponsorship of the 3rd Annual Hispanic  
Heritage Month Celebration (to be sponsored by the Mayor's Office, Recreation Department, and  
Westchester Latinos Unidos).  
Office of the Mayor: An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor to Accept Funding from the Urban  
Renewal Agency for the Office of Neighborhood Safety & Engagement - ($400,000.00 from the  
URA)  
6.  
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8.  
Office of the Mayor: An Ordinance authorizing the Transfer of Funds within the Office of the  
Mayor for the Purchase of Office Furniture  
Department of Public Works: An Ordinance authorizing a Budget Line Transfer to Cover the  
Purchase of Lactation Pods for Mount Vernon City Hall  
Department of Public Works: An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Payment  
Contract Agreement with A+ Technology & Security Solutions Inc. for the Installation of  
Avigilon Cameras at DPW's Main Building (Canal Street) and Marina  
9.  
Department of Public Works: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Payment  
Contract Agreement with A+ Technology & Security Solutions Inc. for the Installation of  
Interior and Exterior Avigilon Cameras at Memorial Field  
10.  
11.  
12.  
Department of Public Works: An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Payment  
Contract Agreement with A+ Technology & Security Solutions, Inc. for the Installation of  
Avigilon Cameras at City Hall  
Department of Public Works: An Ordinance to Approve Engagement with Safety Kleen  
Systems, Inc. for Cleaning the Oil Water Separator at the Department of Public Works Facility  
(NYSDEC Consent Order Compliance)  
Department of Public Works : An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 2, Adopted by the City  
Council on October 25, 2023, Entitled "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE  
ACQUISITION OF SMART COVER TECHNOLOGY FOR MS4 MANAGEMENT AND  
DATA COLLECTION"  
13.  
Department of Recreation: An Ordinance Retroactively Authorizing the Co-Sponsorship of "the  
Twilight Series" by the Department of Recreation and Friends of Mount Vernon, Recreation and  
Youth Programs, Inc.  
14.  
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18.  
Board of Water Supply: An Ordinance Authorizing the Renewal of the Accounting Consultancy  
with Ms. Cynthia Owens for the Board of Water Supply  
Board of Water Supply: An Ordinance authorizing a Water Rate Increase Effective January 1,  
2025  
Department of Recreation: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into a Memorandum  
of Understanding (MOU) with Feeding Westchester  
Youth Bureau: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Agreement with Smart  
Steps for the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau's Safe Place  
Youth Bureau: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Retroactively Enter Into an Agreement  
with Break Bread, Not Hearts for the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau's Safe Place for Our Girls  
and Safe Haven Summer Programs  
19.  
Youth Bureau: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Retroactively Enter into an Agreement  
with Inferno365 Fitness for the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau's Safe Place for Our Girls and  
Girls Embracing Maturing Programs (from July 9, 2024 to August 16, 2024)  
20.  
21.  
Fire Department: An Ordinance Authorizing the Transfer of Funds for the Purchase of a Fire  
Department Command Vehicle  
Fire Department: An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 17, approved by the City Council on  
September 14, 2022, entitled “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT  
TO PURCHASE TWO (2) COMMAND VEHICLES AND PAYMENT OF THE EQUIPMENT  
WITH ARPA FUNDS”  
22.  
23.  
Department of Public Safety: An ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into a One-Year  
Agreement with CentralSquare for Software Licensing and Maintenance  
Department of Public Safety/Parking Bureau: An Ordinance Authorizing the Transfer of Funds  
Between Budget Lines Funded by the Police Department and the Parking Bureau  
24.  
25.  
Department of Public Safety: An Ordinance Authorizing the Use of Funds from the State of  
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, Law Enforcement Technology  
(LETECH) Grant for the Purchase of License Plate Reader Cameras and Related Technology  
Department of Public Safety: An Ordinance Authorizing the Use of Funds from the State of  
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services Law Enforcement Technology Grant for  
the Construction of the Command Central Aware Room  
26.  
27.  
Department of Public Safety: An Ordinance Authorizing the Purchase of Essential Equipment  
for the Emergency Service Unit (ESU) of the Department of Public Safety  
Department of Public Safety: An Ordinance Authorizing the Attendance of Department of public  
Safety Members at the 2024 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference  
(October 18, 2024 to October 22, 2024)  
28.  
29.  
Department of Public Safety: An Ordinance Authorizing Attendance of Department of Public  
Safety Members at the 2024 Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) Annual Public Safety  
Symposium - (September 17 to September 20, 2024)  
Department of Public Safety: An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 13, adopted by the City  
Council on July 10, 2024, entitled "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF  
FUNDS BETWEEN BUDGET LINES FUNDED THROUGH THE AMERICAN RESCUE  
PLAN ACT (ARPA)"  
30.  
Department of Public Safety: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Enter Into a Contract with  
Electronic Systems Solutions, Inc. (ESS) for the Installation and Maintenance of a Citywide  
Camera Surveillance System  
31.  
32.  
33.  
34.  
Department of Public Safety: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into a Contract  
with Motorola Solutions Inc. for the Purchase of a Citywide Camera Surveillance System  
Office of the Comptroller: An Ordinance Authorizing the Comptroller to Write Off Unpaid  
Property Taxes and Interest for Certain Properties with New Homeowners  
Office of the Comptroller: An Ordinance Authorizing a Partnership with Working Advantage  
Plum Benefits For Employee Discounts  
Department of Planning: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Contract with  
Cleary Consulting for Professional Planning Services for the Mount Vernon Comprehensive  
Plan  
35.  
36.  
Department of Planning: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Contract with  
AKRF, Inc. for Progress for Planning Analysis Services for the Mount Vernon Comprehensive  
Plan  
Department of Planning: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Contract with  
Mid-Hudson Pattern for Progress for Planning Analysis Services for the Mount Vernon  
Comprehensive Plan  
SALARY RESOLUTIONS  
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38.  
39.  
Salary Resolution (All Position) - Director of Neighborhood Safety & Engagement (Office of the  
Mayor)  
Salary Resolution (All Position) - Assistant Commissioner of Planning (Department of Planning  
and Community Development)  
Salary Resolution (Minimum/Maximum) - Assistant Commissioner of Planning (Department of  
Planning and Community Development)  
40.  
41.  
Salary Resolution (Minimum/Maximum) - Records Clerk  
Salary Resolution Amendment No. 1 - for Fixing the Salary (Minimum-Maximum) for the  
Deputy Commissioner of Public Works - Administration  
42.  
43.  
Salary Resolution Amendment No. 4 - (CSEA - ALL POSITIONS) for the Deputy  
Commissioner of Public Works - Administration (Grant Funded, EFC)  
Salary Resolution Amendment No. 14 - (ALL POSITIONS) for the Deputy Commissioner of  
Public Works - Administration (Grant Funded, EFC)  
AUTHORIZATION OF PARTIAL PAYMENTS  
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47.  
Department of Public Works: A Resolution authorizing Partial Payment No. 2 for National  
Water Main Sewer Cleaning  
Department of Public Works: A Resolution Authorizing Partial Payment No. 3 to National  
Water Main - Sewer System Rehabilitation – Phase 1  
Department of Public Works: A Resolution authorizing Partial Payment No. 4 to National Water  
Main for Sewer Rehabilitation  
Department of Public Works: A Resolution Authorizing Partial Payment No. 5 to National  
Water Main - Sewer System Rehabilitation – Phase 1  
SETTLEMENTS  
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55.  
Settling the Claim for Property Damage - KAREEM LLOYD  
Settling the Claim for Property Damage - DEZANZA FOSTER  
Settling the Claim for Property Damage - DONNA WILLIAMS  
Settling the Claim for Property Damage - LIBERTY LINES  
Settling the Claim for Property Damage - PROGRESSIVE a/s/o KRYSTLE WALKER  
Settling the Claim for Property Damage - DAVID CLARKE  
Settling the Claim for Property Damage - PROGRESSIVE a/s/o NIGEL PINNOCK  
Settling the Claim of RAYVON RUTHERFORD and REGINAL GALLMAN  
TAX REVIEW SETTLEMENTS  
56.  
57.  
Tax Review Settlement - A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 13 adopted by the Board of  
Estimate & Contract on April 30, 2024 Regarding RS South 6th Avenue Family Partnership  
Tax Review Settlement - Resolution Amending Resolution No. 23 regarding Tax Review  
Settlement for 22 West First Street  
Agenda was concluded at ____ PM  
Acting Mayor Cathlin B. Gleason asked if there was new business:  
Mayor asked for a motion to adjourn.  
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at ____