City of Mount Vernon, New York  
1 ROOSEVELT SQ. RM. 104  
CITY HALL, MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK 10550  
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Meeting Minutes  
Tuesday, September 30, 2025  
3:00 PM  
MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM - 1st FLOOR  
Board of Estimate & Contract  
NICOLE BONILLA, MBA  
City Clerk  
JORDAN RIULLANO, JD  
Deputy City Clerk  
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, Comptroller Darren Morton, and Danielle Browne  
Esq.  
PRESENT  
None  
ABSENT  
Chief of Staff Malcolm Clark, Asst. Corporation Counsel Johan Powell, Deputy City  
Clerk Jordan A. Riullano, Assistant Comptroller Condell Hamilton  
OTHERS:  
ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGENDA  
RESOLUTIONS APPROVING ORDINANCES  
1.  
2.  
3.  
4.  
TMP  
-1603  
Code:  
PSC  
Building Safety Inspections Referral Letter (1)  
Multi-dwelling-Legislation  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton  
On the question: none.  
Response: none.  
adopted  
TMP  
-1613  
Code:  
FP  
MAP  
Attachments:  
Amended CC letter for 545 So. Fulton Ave  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton  
On the question: none.  
Response: none.  
adopted  
TMP  
-1624  
Code:  
LPW  
MOU with CEEP  
Pledge to Support and Participate in CAPI 2025  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton  
On the question: none.  
Response: none.  
adopted  
TMP  
-1625  
Code:  
LPW  
Referral letter for three staff to attend OpenGov training in Huntington  
on 10-01-2025  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton  
On the question: none.  
Response: none.  
adopted  
5.  
TMP  
-1626  
Code:  
PSC  
Mutual Aid and Rapid Response Plan Letter  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton  
On the question: none.  
Response: none.  
adopted  
6.  
TMP  
-1630  
Code:  
LPW  
Approval of VMware support contract and payment Davenport group  
EstimateOnly-DG15765 - Mount Vernon NY - VMWare - 1 Year  
Term  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton  
On the question: none.  
Response: none.  
adopted  
7.  
TMP  
-1631  
Code:  
LPW  
Bid Acceptance-Various Public Works Construction Rentals  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton  
On the question: none.  
Response: Comptroller Morton: Why is DPW renting the equipment?  
Mayor Patterson - Howard: Because it is project based, they will be using equipment we will not  
have all the time.  
Assistant Comptroller Hamilton: They currently dont have a cost attached because it is on a need  
basis.  
Mayor SPH: the repairs can be done in house but we just need the equipment so that we dont  
have to outsource all repairs.  
Comptroller Morton: we need to explore more open PO's before we approve this.  
held  
8.  
TMP  
-1632  
Code:  
HR  
revised pumpkin fest letter  
PD Response  
Attachments:  
DPW Response  
Recreation Response  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton  
On the question: none.  
Response: none.  
adopted  
Motion to take items #9 - 10 as a block vote  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton  
take items as block vote  
9.  
TMP  
-1636  
Opengov Training Referral Letter 9.16.25  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton  
On the question: none.  
Response: none.  
adopted  
10.  
TMP  
-1637  
Code:  
LPW  
Authorization for the Mount Vernon City staff to attend OpenGov  
training  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton  
On the question: none.  
Response: none.  
adopted  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton  
On the question: none.  
Response: none.  
approved the Consent Agenda  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller Morton, and Browne  
Aye:  
None  
None  
Nay:  
Absent:  
11.  
TMP  
-1644  
Code:  
LPW  
Referral Letter 091925  
Attachments:  
Supporting Docs 091925 -  
agenda_WET_FacilitatorAttendee_Sep25_Syracuse  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton  
On the question: none.  
Response: none.  
adopted  
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS - REQUEST TO MAKE PARTIAL PAYMENT  
12.  
TMP  
-1654  
Nuvista Designs - PP 2- PD Courts  
Attachments:  
RESOLUTION FOR PARTIAL PAYMENT NO. 2 TO NUVISTA  
DESIGNS GENERAL CONTRACTORS LLC FOR EMERGENCY  
REPAIRS TO THEPOLICE DEPARTMENT AND COURTS  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton  
On the question: none.  
Response: none.  
adopted  
SETTLEMENT(S)  
13.  
TMP  
-1657  
Settlement in the Lawsuit of Eduardo Baerga v. the City of Mount  
Vernon - $390,000.00  
Attachments:  
SETTLEMENT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CLAIM FOR  
PERSONAL INJURY - UNCOVERED MANHOLE (EDUARDO  
BAERGA)  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton  
On the question: none.  
Response: Comptroller Morton: $350,000 is being paid by the city because that is our threshold.  
adopted  
14.  
TMP  
-1662  
Code:  
LPW  
BOE- EPA Settlement  
Attachments:  
EPA Field Citation Letter  
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF A  
SETTLEMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION  
AGENCY (EPA) FOR A TANK FIELD CITATION AT THE 50  
WEST THIRD STREET FIREHOUSE  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton  
On the question: none.  
Response: none.  
adopted  
Agenda was concluded at 3:53 PM  
Chairwoman Patterson-Howard asked if there was new business:  
Mayor Patterson - Howard: Announced that all departments received budget estimates, and it is in  
review for revenues and expense projections.  
Comptroller Morton: further explained the draft budget processes and the timelines. Gave an update on  
real estate committee and phase 1 of the city owned properties not for municipal use and the bidding  
process. Two tax lien sales in June $600K and one last week if fully executed will be $1.5 - $1.6  
million. Any properties not chosen will be in-rem foreclosure. The final tax lien sale will be in  
December.  
Mayor asked for a motion to adjourn.  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton  
approved  
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:53 PM.  
Jordan Riullano, JD  
Deputy City Clerk