Call to Order: At 3:00 PM by Chairwoman Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard

Roll Call:

OTHERS:

Roll Call and reading of agenda items administered by City Clerk Nicole Bonilla.

Noticed in the Journal News.

Chief of Staff Malcolm Clark, Asst. Corporation Counsel Johan Powell, City Clerk

Nicole Bonilla, Assistant Comptroller Condell Hamilton

OPENING OF BID FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - "TOWING SERVICES"

ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGENDA

RESOLUTIONS APPROVING ORDINANCES

Office of the Mayor: A Resolution Authorizing the Hiring of Joel R. Dichter of Dichter Law

LLC as Special Counsel to Represent Participating Westchester Municipalities in Con Edison's

Electric and Gas Rate Case Before the Public Service Commission

LPW

Code:

REFERRAL LETTER - Retaining Special

Counsel for Con Edison Rate Case 1

J Dichter - Con Ed rate case

Attachments:

Resolution - PSC Con Ed Special Counsel

Charter Review Commission: An Ordinance Authorizing the Extension of the Contract with the

National Civic League (NCL) for Professional Services to Assist the 2024 Mount Vernon

Charter Review Commission

LPW

Code:

Ltr to CMV Council re NCL 3.18.2025

3.18.2025 Procurement Justification - NCL

NCL Charter Related Efforts

Attachments:

Office of the Mayor: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Attend the Great Lakes & St.

Lawrence Cities Initiative 2025 Annual Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from May 14th to

May 16th, 2025

LPW

Code:

Great Lakes and St Lawrence Conference

Attachments:

Office of the Mayor: An Ordinance Authorizing the Installation of a Total Wellness Sensory

Room in City Hall's First Floor Employee Women's Bathroom

LPW

Code:

Referral Letter - Total Wellness Sensory Room

Attachments:

Department of Public Works: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Accept a $126,920

Technical Assistance Voucher from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Efficiency

and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program for a Citywide Traffic Signal Study

LPW

Code:

Authorization to Accept $126,920. Technical

Assistance Voucher from DOE

Attachments:

Department of Public Works: An Ordinance Authorizing the City of Mount Vernon to Host the

2025 Arbor Day Celebration in Partnership with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. - Zeta Nu

Omega Chapter

LPW

Code:

Arbor day tree Planting

Attachments:

Department of Public Works: An Ordinance Authorizing a Budget Line Transfer Within the

Department of Public Works for Education and Training Related to Municipal Separate Storm

Sewer System (MS4) Requirements

LPW

Code:

Transfer of Funds for Stormwater Coordinator

Training

Attachments:

Department of Public Works: An Ordinance Authorizing Internal Training of Qualified Staff for

Stormwater and Sewer State Mandates and Federal Consent Decree Actions

LPW

Code:

Request for Training Stormwater

Attachments:

Department of Recreation: An Ordinance Authorizing the City of Mount Vernon Recreation and

Police Departments to Co-Sponsor "Rolling into Peace" in Hartley Park on Saturday, June 14,

2025

LPW

Code:

MVPD Juneteenth-Rolling into peace

Attachments:

10.

Department of Recreation: An Ordinance authorizing the City of Mount Vernon, through the

Department of Recreation, to Co-Sponsor the Cinco de Mayo Celebration with Westchester

Latino Unidos - (May 5, 2025 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Hartley Park, with the rain site

designated as the Doles Center at 250 South 6th Avenue)

LPW

Code:

cinco de mayo

Attachments:

DPW Event Responses- Easter Egg

Hunt-Cinco de Mayo

Pd Response

11.

Department of Recreation: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Accept a Grant under the

Environmental Protection Fund Grant Program for the South Fourth Street Park Green

Infrastructure Project (Project No. 2152), Execution of Necessary Agreements, and

Implementation of Required Compliance Measures

Code:

NYSPRC Referral Letter for 4th Street Park as

of March 14th - SIGNED

Attachments:

Mount Vernon NY_NFC Matching Quote as of

March 14th

NYS Grant - 4th St Park_ EPF Award Letter

12.

Youth Bureau: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into an Agreement with the

Flying Classroom for the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau's Solar Go Kart Summer Academy -

(July 8th, 2025, to August 14, 2025 for $45,000.00)

Code:

BITTS -Flying Classroom- SOLAR Go Kart

2025

Attachments:

Weekly Schedule- Solar Kart 2025

13.

14.

Youth Bureau: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into an Agreement with Krishna

Shah, CEO of Wellness with Krishna, to Provide Mental Wellness Sessions for the Ready4LIFE

Program - (April 18th, 2025, to July 11, 2025 for $10,000)

Code:

Wellness with Krishna 2025 - MVYB

Attachments:

Department of Public Safety: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into an Agreement

with the Westchester County Department of Correction for Reimbursement of Prisoner

Transportation Services for the Years 2023 and 2024

PSC

Code:

Prisoner Transportation Referral Letter

Attachments:

15.

16.

Department of Assessment: An Ordinance Authorizing the Transfer of Funds Within the

Department of Assessment Budget Lines for the Purpose of Assessor's Remapping

Code:

Transferoffund407to2040001

Attachments:

Department of Public Safety: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into a Contract

with the City Court Marshal for Booting Services

PSC

Code:

PD Booting Referral Letter

Attachments:

SETTLEMENT

Settlement of the Claim of Brenda Smith - ($15,000)

17.

SETTLEMENT RESOLUTION FOR A TRIP

AND FALL ACCIDENT FOR BRENDA

SMITH ($15,000)

Attachments:

TAX REVIEW SETTLEMENTS

18.

19.

Tax Settlement for 501 Seventh Avenue South - ($1,754.41)

Tax Settlement for 501 Seventh Avenue South

- ($1,754.41)

Attachments:

Tax Settlement for 46 Sanford Boulevard West - ($1,002.52)

Consent Judgment for 46 Sanford Boulevard

West

Attachments:

Tax Settlement for 46 Stanford Boulevard

West - ($1,002.52)

Agenda was concluded at ____ PM

Chairwoman Patterson-Howard asked if there was new business:

Mayor asked for a motion to adjourn.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at ____