A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF THE MOUNT VERNON CITY COUNCIL
HELD ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2025.
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.***
Danielle Browne, President
PRESIDING:
OTHERS:
Nicole Bonilla, City Clerk; Jordan A. Riullano, Deputy City Clerk; Antoinette
Anderson, Legislative Aide; Johan Powell, Deputy Corporation Counsel.
CALL TO ORDER / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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”. 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).
PUBLIC COMMENT
1. Barabara Schrock 22 E Grand St, 10552
"What's happening in Fleetwood"
CM Poteat- requested more information from the speaker regarding the time frame of the double
parking. Speaker explained it is constant and she and her neighbors call to have tickets issued.
CM Gleason-requested more specific description of the location 34 E. Grand (double parking)
and explained that DPW is going out for bid for a company to conduct a traffic study.
CMThompson-will look into the issue with council members
CP Browne-will work with Antoinette Anderson, Legislative Aide to speak with DPW on the
one-way street bigger signage. Traffic study takes time and we are going to do a city -wide
traffic study.
2. Patricia Richards 137 S Fulton Ave, 10550 *no show*
3. Mary Kingsley 99 Beekman Ave, 10553
"Charter Review Commission budget and spending"
CM Poteat-will review the recommendations to be implemented for next year.
CM Gleason-agreed with the speaker with processes and procedures in place for the CRC and
the structure needs to be reviewed.
CM Thompson-requested to speak offline
CP Browne-requested more clarification from the speaker as to why the CRC is not following a
specific procedure on the budget and as to why the speaker is brining this to the attention of the
Council.
4. Hope Marabel 2 Fisher Dr, 10552
"Renaming theater at the Doles Center after Tina Satin"
CM Gleason-Thinks it’s a good idea to rename the theater after Tina Satin
CM Thompson-agreed as Tina Satin is responsible for molding our great MV talent.
CP Browne-going to look into, did not know much about Tina Satin, we can speak with the
administration to get it done. We are working on a process on naming streets, buildings and
