A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF THE MOUNT VERNON CITY COUNCIL

HELD ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2024

Scheduled for 7:00 pm in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, Mount Vernon, New York.

*** This meeting was held in the City Council Chambers, with virtual participation via ZOOM and

CMVNY Facebook. The meeting was not closed to the public.***

PRESIDING: Danielle Browne, Esq., Acting President

OTHERS:

Tanesia M. Walters, City Clerk; Antoinette Anderson, Legislative Aide; Brian G.

Johnson, Corporation Counsel; Johan Powell, Deputy Corporation Counsel.

CALL TO ORDER / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Acting Council President Danielle Browne, called the meeting to order and provided general

house-keeping rules, including encouraging citizens to share the meeting on social media and what to do

“in case of emergency”. Acting Council President Browne explained the 3-minute-plus-1 public

comment rule. She then asked a Councilperson to lead the council in the Pledge of Allegiance. Council

President then proceeded to the Public Speakers session of the evening (listed below as public

comment).

PRESENTATIONS

2017 Annual Independent Audit Presentation by PKF O'Connor Davies

PUBLIC COMMENT

REFERRAL SESSION

Roll Call administered by City Clerk Tanesia M. Walters

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND ACTION THEREON

To the Council:

LEGISLATION AND PUBLIC WORKS

Office of the Mayor: An ordinance authorizing the Mayor to attend the Democratic Mayors

Association “Champions of Democracy Summit” in Washington DC. (May 9 - 11, 2024)

LPW

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Office of the Mayor: An ordinance authorizing the Mayor's attendance at the 2024 New York

Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials (NYCOM) Annual Membership Conference

(May 15 - 17, 2024).

LPW

Code:

Office of the Mayor: An ordinance authorizing the Mayor to attend the 2024 EPA Local

Government Advisory Committee’s (LGAC) Public Meeting (Washington DC, May 21 and May

22, 2024).

LPW

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Department of Public Works: An ordinance proclaiming May 19, 2024 through May 25, 2024, as

National Public Works Week

LPW

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Department of Recreation: An ordinance authorizing the Co-Sponsorship of the Annual

Community Baby Shower (co-sponsorship with Senator Bailey's office on May 10, 2024, from

4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Doles Community Center).

LPW

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Department of Recreation: An ordinance authorizing the Mexican/Latin Cultural Celebration

Co-sponsorship at Hartley Park (with Miztili LLC).

Department of Recreation: An ordinance authorizing the Department to co-sponsor the Cinco de

Mayo Celebration in collaboration with Westchester Latinos Unidos

Code:

City Council: An ordinance Repealing Outdated Procurement Legislation and Adopting an

Updated Procurement Policy for the City of Mount Vernon, New York

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To the Council:

HUMAN RESOURCES

Youth Bureau: An ordinance authorizing the Mayor to retroactively enter into an agreement

between the City of Mount Vernon and Barrington Irving Technical Training School (BITTS) -

(March 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024).

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Youth Bureau: An ordinance authorizing the Mayor to retroactively enter into an agreement with

Chef Giovanni Green of Break Bread not Hearts (March 1, 2024, to June 30, 2024).

Code:

Youth Bureau: An ordinance authorizing attendance at the National Association for Relationship

and Marriage Education (NARME) Summit (June 23rd to June 26, 2024)

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To the Council:

PUBLIC SAFETY AND CODES

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Department of Buildings: An ordinance authorizing Commissioner Patrick Holder to attend the

2024 International Code Council (ICC) Annual Conference Expo - (October 20-23, 2024)

PSC

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Department of Buildings: An ordinance authorizing Retroactive Payment for Repairs on

Non-City-Owned Properties

PSC

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Department of Public Safety: An ordinance authorizing retroactive attendance for two (2)

Members of Service ("MoS") at the Consensual Encounters Training (Thursday, February 8,

2024)(Not Adopted - 2nd vote Needed).

PSC

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To the Council:

FINANCE AND PLANNING

15.

Comptroller's Office: An ordinance authorizing the acceptance of the 2017 Annual Independent

Audit by PKF O'Connor

OTHER BUSINESS/CLOSING COMMENTS

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