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, April 29, 2025  
3:00 PM  
MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM - 1st FLOOR  
Board of Estimate & Contract  
Chief of Staff Malcolm Clark, Asst. Corporation Counsel Johan Powell, City Clerk  
Nicole Bonilla, Assistant Comptroller Condell Hamilton  
OTHERS:  
OPENING OF BID FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS: SEWER SYSTEM  
CLEANING AND INVESTIGATION  
1. Insituform Technologies Inc. Chesterfield, MO 63005  
5% Bid Bond  
$1,450,450.00  
2. National Water Main Cleaning Co. Kearny, NJ 07032  
5% Bid Bond  
$2,210,120.00  
3. Tully Environmental Inc. dba ClearBrook Bay Shore, NY 11706  
5% Bid Bond  
$2,744,390.00  
4. AARCO Environmental Lindenhurst, NY 11757  
5% Bid Bond  
$1,813,700.00  
OPENING OF RFP FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS: PEST CONTROL SERVICES  
1. Pestonix -Pest Terminators Melville, NY 11747  
2. DBM Pest Control  
3. Scurry, Inc. New York, NY 10032  
4. Top Level Pest Control Hartsdale, NY 10530  
5. Nature Plus Pest Control  
6. Predator Pest Control Inc. Howard Beach, NY 11414  
Roll Call and reading of agenda items administered by City Clerk Nicole Bonilla.  
Noticed in the Journal News.  
Roll Call:  
Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard, Comptroller Darren Morton, and Danielle Browne  
Esq.  
PRESENT  
ABSENT  
None  
ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGENDA  
RESOLUTIONS APPROVING ORDINANCES  
()  
1.  
TMP  
-1316  
Code:  
LPW  
Street Resurfacing RFP Letter for 25-26  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
()  
()  
2.  
3.  
4.  
TMP  
-1333  
Code:  
LPW  
Town of Carmel 2025  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
TMP  
-1337  
Code:  
LPW  
Request to Accept Three Trees  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
TMP  
-1330  
Code:  
LPW  
Rec juneteenth Interfaith Health fair  
DPW Juneteenth  
Attachments:  
PD Annual Juneteenth Celebration and Interfait  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Aye:  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
5.  
TMP  
-1332  
Code:  
LPW  
cityfest referral letter 2025  
DPW City Fest  
Attachments:  
PD City Fest  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: Comp. Morton - I will abstain because I'm  
affiliated with Friends of Mount Vernon.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, and Browne  
Aye:  
None  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
Abstain:  
Comptroller Morton  
()  
6.  
TMP  
-1291  
Code:  
LPW  
0657_001  
Attachments:  
Lancaster-MWC-External-Agenda-15  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
adopted  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
7.  
TMP  
-1319  
Code:  
LPW  
Referral Letter - 04072025  
Attachments:  
Referral Doc - Senior Account Clerk ordinance  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
8.  
TMP  
-1331  
Code:  
HR  
summer breeze  
Attachments:  
DPW Summer Breeze  
PD Summer Breeze Concert Series  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
9.  
TMP  
-1325  
Code:  
PSC  
Acceptance of Parking Spaces Referral Letter  
Montefiore Letter for Parking Spaces  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
10.  
TMP  
-1326  
Code:  
PSC  
FARO Technologies Referral Letter  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: Council President Browne - They are not  
foregoing the procurement process, they are using a company  
on state contract.  
Clerk Bonilla - Correct, they are not foregoing the  
procurement process, they are asking to not go through the  
bidding process. It was explained to the department head  
during our referral session on how to work the letter in the  
future when using companies on state contracts and/or  
cooperative bidding lists.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
11.  
TMP  
-1327  
Code:  
PSC  
Avigilon Unity Training Referral Letter  
Avigilon Unity Training Docs  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
12.  
TMP  
-1338  
Code:  
FP  
COMP2025-04 - Installment Plan Standard Ter  
COMP2025-04A Installment Plan Terms  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
13.  
TMP  
-1339  
Code:  
FP  
COMP2025–05 NYSHIP Payment Plan  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: Comptroller Morton - explained the liability the  
city carries with NYSHIP, an inherited debt form the 2021  
health premiums. Payment plan is until 2030 or sooner if we  
get ORE funds.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
14.  
TMP  
-1340  
Code:  
FP  
Comp2025-06 - Aflac Supplemental Dental  
COMP2025–06A - AFLAC Supplementary De  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: Comptroller Morton - some unions offer vision  
and supplemental dental. For us, the dental is only $700 per  
year. Through AFLAC there will be a pilot program that is  
allow us to execute and utilize.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
15.  
TMP  
-1343  
Code:  
HR  
READY Vibe Check Referral letter  
Youth Bureau R4L Vibe Check event  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
16.  
TMP  
-1181  
Code:  
LPW  
Referral Letter - Budget Transfer Request  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: Mayor Patterson-Howard - explained that the  
budget transfer of funds is not for purchases but for future  
travel expenditures.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE PARTIAL PAYMENT - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC  
(A Resolution Authorizing Partial 17.  
Payment No. 5 to Petrillo  
TMP  
-1335  
Contracting, Inc. - $53,869.79)  
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTIAL  
FOR RESURFACING OF VARIOUS STREET  
CONTRACTING INC. - $53,869.79  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
SALARY RESOLUTIONS  
(Department of Buildings:  
Minimum / Maximum Salary  
Resolution for Plan Room  
Coordinator)  
18.  
TMP  
-1356  
SALARY RESOLUTION NO. 1 - MINIMUM-  
THE PLAN ROOM COORDINATOR  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: Comptroller Morton - abstained to avoid conflicts  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, and Browne  
Aye:  
None  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
Abstain:  
Comptroller Morton  
(Department of Buildings: All  
Positions Resolution No. 4 for Plan  
Room Coordinator)  
19.  
TMP  
-1359  
SALARY RESOLUTION NO. 4 (ALL POSITI  
COORDINATOR - DEPARTMENT OF BUIL  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: Comptroller Morton - abstained to avoid conflicts  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, and Browne  
Aye:  
None  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
Abstain:  
Comptroller Morton  
(Department of Public Works: All 20.  
Positions - Salary Resolution No. 4  
for Code Enforcement Officer)  
TMP  
-1357  
SALARY RESOLUTION NO. 4 (ALL POSITI  
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
(Board of Water Supply: All  
Positions - Salary Resolution No. 7  
for Senior Account Clerk)  
21.  
TMP  
-1358  
SALARY RESOLUTION NO. 7 (ALL POSITI  
WATER SUPPLY - (Senior Account Clerk)  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
SETTLEMENTS  
Motion to take items 22-24 as a block vote.  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
take items as block vote  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Aye:  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
(Settling the Claim of Stacy Mario 22.  
Hines - $2,500)  
TMP  
-1354  
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SETTLE  
CLAIM OF MARIO HINES - $2,500  
Attachments:  
approved  
(Settlement of the Claim of Ronald23.  
Jones ($30,000))  
TMP  
-1328  
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SETTLE  
CLAIM OF RONALD JONES - ($30,000)  
Attachments:  
approved  
(Settling the Claim of Stacy Ann 24.  
Melillo - $90,000)  
TMP  
-1353  
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SETTLE  
CLAIM OF STACY ANN MELILLO - $90,00  
Attachments:  
approved  
approved the Consent Agenda  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
Aye:  
None  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
Agenda was concluded at 4:10 pm  
Chairwoman Patterson-Howard asked if there was new business:  
Mayor Patterson-Howard - discussed the state of the city and all the data needed to collect for milling  
and paving. Thirty miles of paving has been completed with a total of one hundred and one miles of  
roads within the city.  
Mayor asked for a motion to adjourn.  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller Morton  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
Aye:  
None  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:20 pm.  
Nicole Bonilla, MBA  
City Clerk