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

HELD ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 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.***

PRESIDING: Edward Poteat, Acting President

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

Acting Council President Edward Poteat 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 Poteat explained the 3-minute-plus-1 public comment

rule. He then asked a Councilperson to lead the council in the Pledge of Allegiance. Acting Council

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

comment).

PUBLIC COMMENT

REFERRAL SESSION

Roll Call administered by City Clerk Nicole Bonilla

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND ACTION THEREON

To the Council:

LEGISLATION AND PUBLIC WORKS

Management Services: An Ordinance Adopting a Computer System Security Breach

Notification Policy in Compliance with New York State Technology Law Section 208

LPW

Code:

Department of Public Works: An Ordinance Authorizing the City Comptroller to Condemn and

Dispose of Certain City-Owned Police Vehicles Determined to be Junk

LPW

Code:

Department of Public Works: An Ordinance Authorizing the Transfer of Funds to Support the

Purchase of 32-Gallon Trash Receptacles for Citywide Beautification and Sanitation

Improvements

LPW

Code:

Department of Public Works: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Amendment No.

4 to the Contract with Arcadis of New York, Inc. for Sewer Engineering Services, Extending the

Term through March 15, 2026, and Increasing the Contract Amount by $500,000

LPW

Code:

To the Council:

HUMAN RESOURCES

Youth Bureau: An Ordinance Authorizing Attendance at the 53rd Annual Youth Development

Leadership Training Conference - (Albany, NY, on November 19, 2025)

Code:

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

Westchester-Putnam Local Workforce Development Board to Accept Funds in the Amount of

$180,000 for the Workforce Development Academy for Youth (WDAY) Program

Code:

Youth Bureau: An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 13, adopted by the City Council on

April 9, 2025, entitled “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO

AN AGREEMENT WITH THE FLYING CLASSROOM, A PARENT COMPANY FOR THE

BARRINGTON IRVINGTON TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOOL (BITTS), FOR THE

MOUNT VERNON YOUTH BUREAU’S SOLAR GO KART SUMMER ACADEMY”

Code:

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

Westchester-Putnam Local Workforce Development Board for the Youth Employment Program

(YEP) Grant

Code:

To the Council:

PUBLIC SAFETY AND CODES

Industrial Development Agency: An Ordinance to Establish Business Registration Requirement

for For-Profit Businesses Operating Within the City of Mount Vernon

PSC

Code:

To the Council:

10.

Department of Planning & Community Development: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to

Execute a Three-Year Service Agreement with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.

(ESRI) for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Software

Code: