City of Mount Vernon, New York  
1 ROOSEVELT SQ. RM. 104  
CITY HALL, MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK 10550  
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Meeting Minutes - Final  
Tuesday, June 17, 2025  
3:00 PM  
MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM - 1st FLOOR  
Board of Estimate & Contract  
Call to Order: At 3:00 PM by Chairwoman Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard  
Roll Call and reading of agenda items administered by City Clerk Nicole Bonilla.  
Noticed in the Journal News.  
Roll Call:  
Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard, and Danielle Browne Esq.  
Comptroller Darren Morton  
PRESENT  
ABSENT  
OTHERS:  
Chief of Staff Malcolm Clark, Asst. Corporation Counsel Johan Powell, City Clerk  
Nicole Bonilla, Deputy City Clerk Jordan Riullano, Assistant Comptroller Condell  
Hamilton  
ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGENDA  
RESOLUTIONS APPROVING ORDINANCES  
()  
1.  
TMP  
-1398  
Code:  
LPW  
LSLFC - Referral Letter  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Mayor  
Patterson-Howard  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Comptroller Morton  
Absent:  
()  
2.  
TMP  
-1399  
Code:  
LPW  
LSLA - Referral Letter  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Mayor  
Patterson-Howard  
On the question: none  
Response: Mayor Patterson-Howard - discussed the necessity  
for the salary increase and that the positions are grant funded.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Comptroller Morton  
Absent:  
()  
3.  
TMP  
-1448  
Code:  
HR  
NYP Referral letter- Artwork Program  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Mayor  
Patterson-Howard  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Comptroller Morton  
Absent:  
()  
4.  
TMP  
-1452  
Code:  
HR  
Storage Container  
Attachments:  
Cassone Custom Container Worksheet  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Mayor  
Patterson-Howard  
On the question: none  
Response: Mayor Patterson-Howard - Westchester Soccer  
Club is renting out Memorial Field and needed additional  
storage.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Comptroller Morton  
Absent:  
()  
5.  
TMP  
-1420  
Code:  
HR  
Summer Youth Referral  
Attachments:  
Award Letter for 2025-TANF-196,960  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Mayor  
Patterson-Howard  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Comptroller Morton  
Absent:  
()  
6.  
TMP  
-1453  
Code:  
HR  
BITTS referral letter- Aviation 2nd Cohort $60  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Mayor  
Patterson-Howard  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Comptroller Morton  
Absent:  
()  
7.  
TMP  
-1433  
Code:  
PSC  
Business Electronics Referral Letter  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Mayor  
Patterson-Howard  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Comptroller Morton  
Absent:  
Roll Call  
Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard, Comptroller Darren Morton, and Danielle Browne  
Esq.  
PRESENT  
None  
ABSENT  
()  
8.  
TMP  
-1444  
Code:  
PSC  
Updated IACP Conference Referral Letter  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Mayor  
Patterson-Howard  
On the question: none  
Response: Mayor Patterson-Howard - explained there is no  
cost to the city and explained the need for the chief to attend  
the conference.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
9.  
TMP  
-1439  
Code:  
FP  
22 BROOKFIELD RD LETTER  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Mayor  
Patterson-Howard  
On the question: Comptroller Morton - Is this to correct the  
past tax errors, not the current?  
Response: Council President Browne - Yes. Clerk is this the  
same property that the residents spoke of at the council  
meeting?  
Clerk Bonilla - Yes, it is.  
Mayor Patterson-Howard - This is a tax-exempt entity and we  
are working with them and the school district to have  
overflow parking allowed in the school parking lot.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
10.  
TMP  
-1445  
Code:  
FP  
40 N. 10th Avenue City Council Letter0001  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Mayor  
Patterson-Howard  
On the question: Comptroller Morton - Is this also a  
correction?  
Response: Council President Browne - Yes, this property  
was classified as commercial instead of residential.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
11.  
TMP  
-1457  
Code:  
FP  
Custodial Acct 55 Pondfield  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Mayor  
Patterson-Howard  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE PARTIAL PAYMENTS - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC  
()  
12.  
TMP  
-1458  
RESOLUTION FOR PARTIAL PAYMENT N  
WATER MAIN CLEANING COMPANY FOR  
CLEANING & TELEVISING - PHASE 1 -$12  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Mayor  
Patterson-Howard  
On the question: Comptroller Morton - How is this being  
funded?  
Response: Assistant Comptroller Morton - WQIP.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
SETTLEMENTS  
(Settlement in the Lawsuit in the 13.  
matter of Jacqueline Smith -  
$5,000)  
TMP  
-1461  
SETTLEMENT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZIN  
Attachments:  
PERSONAL INJURY - PEDESTRIAN SLIP A  
(JACQUELINE SMITH)  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Mayor  
Patterson-Howard  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
TAX REVIEW SETTLEMENTS  
(Resolution for Tax Settlement for 14.  
SMQ, LLC - $47,096.60)  
TMP  
-1463  
Tax Settlement for Sixty SMQ LLC - $47,096.6  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Mayor  
Patterson-Howard  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
(Resolution for Tax Settlement for 15.  
Praetorian Mandeville LLC -  
$6,341.49)  
TMP  
-1462  
Tax Settlement for Praetorian Mandeville LLC  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Mayor  
Patterson-Howard  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
Agenda was concluded at 3:23 PM  
Chairwoman Patterson-Howard asked if there was new business:  
Mayor Patterson-Howard - spoke on the procedure for purchasing vehicles for different departments  
and spoke on an unfortunate accident that happened to one our staff and the use of grant funds to  
purchase lifesaving equipment and our partnership with Empress. Thanks NYC PD and FD as we  
transported to Jacobi hospital.  
Mayor asked for a motion to adjourn.  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Mayor Patterson-Howard  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Aye:  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:28 PM.  
Nicole Bonilla, MBA  
City Clerk