City of Mount Vernon, New York  
1 ROOSEVELT SQ. RM. 104  
CITY HALL, MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK 10550  
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Meeting Agenda - Final  
Tuesday, April 1, 2025  
3:00 PM  
MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM - 1st FLOOR  
Board of Estimate & Contract  
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  
ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGENDA  
RESOLUTIONS APPROVING ORDINANCES  
1.  
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  
LPW  
Code:  
2.  
3.  
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-Marking Equipment  
HR  
Code:  
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  
PSC  
Code:  
4.  
5.  
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  
PSC  
Code:  
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  
PSC  
Code:  
6.  
7.  
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  
PSC  
Code:  
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  
FP  
Code:  
REQUEST TO MAKE PARTIAL PAYMENT - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS  
8.  
9.  
Department of Public Works: A Resolution Authorizing Partial Payment No. 12 for Sewer  
System Rehabilitation - Phase 1 to National Water Main Cleaning Company - ($305,780.46)  
RETAINER  
Engagement of Zarin & Steinmetz as Special Counsel for Planning Board's Review of Land Use  
Applications  
SALARY RESOLUTIONS  
LAW DEPARTMENT - CSEA Minimum - Maximum, Foil Officer  
LAW DEPARTMENT - CSEA All Positions, Foil Officer  
10.  
11.  
12.  
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS - ALL POSITIONS - (Stormwater Coordinator, EFC  
Funded and Assistant Engineer, EFC Funded)  
SETTLEMENTS  
13.  
14.  
15.  
Settlement of the Claim of Geico General Insurance Company a/s/o Richard Garth ($3,000)  
Settlement of the Claim of Nicole Smith - ($300,000)  
Settlement of the Claim of Geico General Insurance Company a/s/o Nelcida Armand - ($15,000)  
TAX REVIEW SETTLEMENT  
16.  
Settlement Resolution for 21st Mortgage Corp. - ($722.57)  
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 ____