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, May 20, 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 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, City Clerk  
Nicole Bonilla, Deputy City Clerk Jordan Riullano, Assistant Comptroller Condell  
Hamilton  
OTHERS:  
OPENING OF BID FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS  
Jenoptik Smart Mobility Solutions, Inc. Jupiter, Florida  
35% revenue to vendor  
65% revenue to the city  
ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGENDA  
RESOLUTIONS APPROVING ORDINANCES  
()  
1.  
TMP  
-1362  
Code:  
LPW  
Referral Letter -Bloomberg Harvard City Leade  
MOU_Bloomberg  
Attachments:  
*HELD*  
Deputy Corporation Council Powell - The MOU was  
amended after the council voted on it. Adjustments will be  
made and the item will go back to council for approval.  
held  
()  
2.  
TMP  
-1347  
Code:  
LPW  
Amendment to Mount Vernon City Code  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: Comptroller Morton - What is the change?  
Response: CP Browne - the increase in fines and change of  
the language.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
Aye:  
None  
None  
Nay:  
Absent:  
()  
()  
()  
3.  
4.  
5.  
TMP  
-1360  
Code:  
LPW  
Animal Shelter Land Lease  
Animal Shelter - Land Lease Agreement (1) (1)  
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:  
TMP  
-1367  
Code:  
LPW  
Traffic Signal Technician Training- B.Whitley  
Traffic-signal-brochure  
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:  
TMP  
-1365  
Code:  
HR  
rec assistant letter  
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.  
TMP  
-1375  
Code:  
HR  
referral letter-4th street basketball classic2025  
basketball cal  
Attachments:  
DPW 4th Street Classic  
PD Basketball Classic  
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:  
()  
7.  
TMP  
-1366  
Code:  
PSC  
STRIVE Initative Referral Letter  
Westchester County STRIVE  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: Mayor Patterson-Howard - explained the initiative  
which comes from Governor Hochul's office.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
8.  
TMP  
-1372  
Code:  
FP  
COMP2025-8– Request for Budget Transfer to  
Review Legal Services  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: Comptroller Morton - explained that the  
request for additional funds was received from the Charter  
Revision Commission chair and that the commission's budget  
is almost depleted.  
Response: Mayor Patterson-Howard - requests that the  
commission have a clear process on how the money is being  
spent.  
Council President Browne - questioned if there is an internal  
mechanism for monitoring the spending of the additional  
$25,000.  
Comptroller Morton - explained that the comptroller's office  
will monitor and notify.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
9.  
TMP  
-1384  
Code:  
PSC  
Temporary Help Ref letter  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: Comptroller Morton - questioned the work  
that is to be done?  
Response: Mayor Patterson-Howard - explained that code  
enforcement position is difficult to fill and that a study was  
one in the buildings department on what was needed.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
10.  
TMP  
-1404  
Code:  
FP  
COMP2025-09 Recommendation to Issue a Ta  
Program for Commercial Properties  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: Comptroller Morton - explained and clarified the  
tax amnesty program for commercial properties.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE PARTIAL PAYMENT - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS  
()  
11.  
TMP  
-1364  
Code:  
LPW  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: Assistant Comptroller Hamilton - explained the  
funding and the timeline for reimbursement.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
RETAINER  
(Engagement Letter - to retain the 12.  
Oxman Law Group, PLLC)  
TMP  
-1406  
Engagement Letter to retain the Oxman Law G  
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RETE  
OXMAN LAW GROUP, PLLC, TO PROVIDE  
ON TAX LIEN SALES AND IN-REM FOREC  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: Comptroller Morton - explained the need for a  
retainer for tax lien sales.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
(A Resolution Authorizing the  
Retention of the Office of Kristen  
K. Wilson for the Charter Review  
Committee)  
13.  
TMP  
-1355  
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RETE  
OFFICE OF KRISTEN K. WILSON AS SPEC  
THE CHARTER REVISION COMMITTEE  
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:  
SETTLEMENTS  
Motion to take items 14 -18 as a block vote.  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller Morton  
take items as block vote  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Aye:  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
(Settlement of Claim of Cynthia 14.  
McMullen - ($950.00))  
TMP  
-1379  
Settling the Claim of Cynthia McMullen - ($95  
SETTLEMENT RESOLUTION FOR PROPER  
CYNTHIA MCMULLEN - (damage to fence)  
Attachments:  
approved  
(Settlement of Claim of Geico  
a/s/o Toi Williams-Lloyd -  
($7,000.00))  
15.  
TMP  
-1380  
Settling the Claim of Geico a.s.o. Toi Williams  
SETTLEMENT RESOLUTION FOR PROPER  
GEICO a-s-o TOI WILLIAMS-LLOYD - (2020  
CHEROKEE)  
Attachments:  
approved  
(Settlement of Claim of Allstate 16.  
Insurance Company, as Subrogee  
TMP  
-1394  
of Bennet Fox - (17,000.00))  
SETTLEMENT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZIN  
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, AS S  
BENNET FOX - (2023 AUDI Q8 PREMIUM P  
Attachments:  
approved  
(A Resolution Authorizing the  
Settlement Claim of Filed by  
Leticia Sotero - (80,000.00))  
17.  
18.  
TMP  
-1400  
SETTLEMENT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZIN  
PERSONAL INJURY - PEDESTRIAN STRUC  
SUV IN CROSSWALK (LETICIA SOTERO)  
Attachments:  
approved  
(Settlement of Claim of Kamil  
Mamak - (4,783.73))  
TMP  
-1405  
Settlement of Claim for Mr. Kamil Mamak - ($  
SETTLEMENT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZIN  
PROPERTY DAMAGE TO 2017 TOYOTA C  
MAMAK)  
Attachments:  
approved  
approved the Consent Agenda  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
Aye:  
None  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
TAX REVIEW SETTLEMENTS  
Motion to take items 19-22 as a block vote.  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller Morton  
take items as block vote  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Aye:  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
(Resolution for Tax Settlement - 19.  
60 West Broad Street Inc. -  
$58,123.67)  
TMP  
-1401  
Settlement for 60 West Broad St. Inc. - ($58,12  
Attachments:  
approved  
(Resolution for Tax Settlement - 20.  
210 West LLC - for property  
located at 135 Sindey Avenue -  
$3,317.24)  
TMP  
-1403  
Settlement Resolution for 135 Sindey Avenue  
Settlement Resolution for 139 Sindey Avenue  
Attachments:  
approved  
(Resolution for Tax Settlement - 21.  
210 West LLC - for property  
located at 139 Sindey Avenue -  
$3,856.45)  
TMP  
-1407  
Attachments:  
approved  
(Resolution for Tax Settlement - 22.  
41 South Avenue R.E. Corp. -  
$2,762.68)  
TMP  
-1402  
Settlement Resolutions for 41 SOUTH 4TH AV  
($2,762.68)  
Attachments:  
approved  
approved the Consent Agenda  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
Aye:  
None  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
Agenda was concluded at 4:04 PM  
Chairwoman Patterson-Howard asked if there was new business:  
Council President Browne - spoke on today being election day for the Mount Vernon City School  
District budget and board positions as well as a position for library trustee.  
Mayor asked for a motion to adjourn.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
Aye:  
None  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:04 pm.  
Nicole Bonilla, MBA  
City Clerk