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, January 28, 2025  
3:00 PM  
MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM - 1st FLOOR  
Board of Estimate & Contract  
Call to Order: At 3:25 PM by Chairwoman Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard  
Roll Call and reading of agenda items administered by Deputy 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 Nicole Bonilla, Assistant Comptroller Condell Hamilton  
OTHERS:  
OPENING OF RFQ FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS:  
OPENING OF RFQ FOR CITY OF MOUNT VERNON EDISON AVENUE PUMP STATION  
UPGRADE PROJECT - EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT  
1. Mace Contracting Corporation  
OPENING OF RFQ FOR CITY OF MOUNT VERNON EDISON AVENUE PUMP STATION  
UPGRADE PROJECT - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION  
1. Mace Contracting Corporation  
2. Inter Contracting Corporation  
ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGENDA  
RESOLUTIONS APPROVING ORDINANCES  
()  
1.  
Code:  
LPW  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: Comptroller Morton - Is this a two-year  
lease?  
Response: Mayor Patterson-Howard - the city is not ready to  
go online with our existing office spaces.  
Comptroller Morton - discussed having a conversation with  
the Commissioner and the Assistant Engineer about the  
property across the street.  
Deputy Corporation Counsel - Commercial properties tend to  
be a five year lease. I will follow-up.  
Comptroller Morton - We can hold this until we get more  
clarification because the lease does not expire until June.  
withdrawn  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
Aye:  
None  
None  
Nay:  
Absent:  
()  
2.  
Code:  
LPW  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: Comptroller Morton - this trip will exhaust  
the budget line.  
Response: Mayor Patterson-Howard - I am aware. This  
conference is intense and informative. March 10-12th, is the  
Council going?  
Council President Browne - I might go.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
3.  
Code:  
PSC  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: Mayor Patterson-Howard - they go into the  
cruisers to add data in real-time and this will increase  
efficiency and bring us in compliance with the DOJ  
recommendations.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
4.  
Code:  
LPW  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: Comptroller Morton - Is this new?  
Response: Mayor Patterson-Howard - started for the lead  
service project. This project is much more involved and  
requires upgraded job positions.  
Comptroller Morton - NYS grant funded.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
5.  
Code:  
LPW  
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:  
()  
6.  
Code:  
HR  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: Mayor Patterson-Howard - This is a federal  
grant. We do not know if the cease of this grant is short term  
or long term.  
Response: Comptroller Morton - We're ok until March  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
Aye:  
None  
None  
Nay:  
Absent:  
()  
7.  
Code:  
FP  
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:  
()  
8.  
Code:  
FP  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: Comptroller Morton - explained the  
process  
Response: Mayor Patterson-Howard - explained that most of  
our homes are owner-occupied and not to destabilize the  
community by doing a wholesale tax sale.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS REQUEST TO MAKE PARTIAL PAYMENTS  
()  
9.  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: Mayor Patterson-Howard - state money  
Response: Assistant Comptroller Hamilton - the "C" code is  
incorrect in the referral letter.  
Motion to correct the code on the floor to C937 - sanitary and  
C938 - storm  
Moved: Browne, Danielle Seconded: Morton, Darren  
approved  
Aye: Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller Morton and  
Browne  
Nay: None  
Absent: None  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
SETTLEMENTS  
(Settlement of Noel Santa -  
$22,500)  
10.  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: Council President Browne - will abstain because  
counsel did not send settlements for council to review.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, and Comptroller  
Aye:  
Morton  
None  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
Abstain:  
Browne  
Motion to take items 11-13 as a block vote  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: Council President Browne - will abstain because counsel did not send settlements for council  
to review.  
take items as block vote  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, and Comptroller  
Morton  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
None  
Absent:  
Browne  
Abstain:  
(Settlement of Shimeka Punter - 11.  
$12,500)  
Attachments:  
approved  
(Settlement of Romie Lawrence - 12.  
$18,000)  
Attachments:  
approved  
()  
13.  
Attachments:  
approved  
approved the Consent Agenda  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, and Comptroller  
Morton  
Aye:  
None  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
Abstain:  
Browne  
TAX REVIEW SETTLEMENTS  
Motion to take items 14-18 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:  
(Consent Judgment and Resolution 14.  
for 8 Bedell LLC)  
Attachments:  
approved  
(Consent Judgment and Resolution 15.  
for Stonetown LLC)  
Attachments:  
approved  
(Consent Judgment and Resolution 16.  
for JP Edwards Associates LLC)  
Attachments:  
approved  
(Notice of Entry and Application 17.  
for Refund for KBJB TEMP LLC)  
Attachments:  
approved  
(Consent Order & Judgment - Tori 18.  
Holding Corp.)  
Attachments:  
approved  
approved the Consent Agenda  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
Aye:  
None  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
SALARY RESOLUTIONS  
Motion to take items 19-21 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:  
()  
19.  
Attachments:  
approved  
()  
()  
20.  
21.  
Attachments:  
approved  
Attachments:  
approved  
approved the Consent Agenda  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
Aye:  
None  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
Agenda was concluded at 4:17PM  
Chairwoman Patterson-Howard asked if there was new business: none  
Mayor asked for a motion to adjourn.  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller Morton  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Aye:  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:23 pm.  
Nicole Bonilla, MBA  
City Clerk