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

HELD ON WEDNESDAY, WEDNESDAY 26, 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; 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

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

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Office of the Mayor: A Resolution Appointing Members to the Cable Television Advisory

Committee - (Jahi Lafeyette and George McClendon Jr.)

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Department of Public Works: An Ordinance Establishing a Standardized Policy for Tree

Planting in the Municipal Right-of-Way

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Department of Public Works: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into a Contractual

Agreement with Bonanza Contracting LLC for Renovations to the Mount Vernon Police

Department's A.W.A.R.E. Room Areas

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Department of Public Works: An Ordinance Authorizing the Release of a Request for Proposals

(RFP) for Pest Management and Pest Control Services for Various Municipal Facilities

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

with Signify North America Corporation to Upgrade the Current Street Lighting Management

Software System from CityTouch to Interact City

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Department of Public Works: An Ordinance Authorizing the advertisement of Bids for a Year 2

- Sewer System Cleaning and Investigation (Outfall 15,30, 31, 43, 48, 53 and 34 Drainage

Areas)

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Department of Recreation:

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An Ordinance Authorizing the Department of Recreation to

Co-Sponsor the Latin Cultural Festival with Miztili LLC, May 18, 2025 at Hartley Park.

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To the Council:

HUMAN RESOURCES

Department of Recreation: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into a Three-Year

Agreement with Turf Tank for the Leasing and Utilization of Field-Marketing Equipment

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To the Council:

PUBLIC SAFETY AND CODES

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

with the New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services for the Gun Involved

Violence Elimination ( 2024-2025) Grant

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

Software-as-a-Service Agreement with Simsi, Inc. for CAD and RMS Software for Three Years

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

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the County of Westchester, the City of Yonkers,

and the CIty of New Rochelle for Participation in the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice

Assistance Grant (JAG) Program and to Utilize JAG Funds for the Purchase and Installation of

Motorola APX8500 Radios

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Department of Public Safety: An Ordinance Authorizing the Transfer of Funds from the

Training Budget to the Equipment Budget for the Purchase of Guns and Ammunition for the

Police Department

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Department of Public Safety: An Ordinance Authorizing the Allocation of Funds for the Full

Circle Health Training and Counseling Workshop for Members of Service of the Police

Department

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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

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To the Council:

FINANCE AND PLANNING

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Office of the Comptroller: An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 3 adopted on December 11,

2024, to Authorize the Issuance of Serial Bonds of the City of Mount Vernon to Finance the

Costs of Certain Equipment for the Department of Public Works

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Office of the Comptroller: An Ordinance Authorizing the Acceptance and Adoption of the 2019

Final Annual Audit Independent Audit Prepared by PKF O'Connor Davies

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Office of the Mayor: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mount Vernon Appointing

Members to the Mount Vernon Economic Task Force - (Kyle Munoz, Dan Casterella, Robert

Potack, Pamela Tarlow and Onolder Yizar)

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City Council: An Ordinance Amending No. 19 adopted on December 27, 2023 - Economic

Development Task Force

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City Council: An Ordinance Amending Chapter 267 of the Code of the City of Mount Vernon,

New York, Entitled "Zoning"

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City Council: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mount Vernon Adopting a

Findings Statement Pursuant to SEQRA for the Downtown Transit-Oriented Arts District

(DTOAD)

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ADD-ON

LEGISLATION AND PUBLIC WORKS

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City Council: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mount Vernon to Re-Appoint

Leslie Alpert to the Board of Ethics - (for a two (2) year term from March 26, 2025 - March 25,

2027)

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FINANCE AND PLANNING

Office of the Comptroller: An Ordinance Fixing the County and Special District Tax Rate,

Levying Said Tax and Confirming the County and Special District Taxes for the Year 2025 and

Ordering the Issuance of a Warrant Therefore

OTHER BUSINESS/CLOSING COMMENTS

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