Board of Estimate & Contract

i-1. r I 2aZ"1{'i'-"':'- ' !. t iJ V BOARD OF ESTIMATE & CONTRACT AGENDA TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021 9 30 AM MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM - CITY HALL MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK & VIA FACEBOOK.COM/MOUNTVERNONNY RESOLUTIONS APPROVING ORDIANCES Authorizing the Mayor, City Coiu'icil, and the Board of Estimate to enter into an agreement with the Mount Vernon City Clerk and the Mount Vernon Board of Water Supply establishing the Office of the City Clerk as the fiduciary charged with receipt of payments for deposit in a designated depository and Mount Vernon Board of Water Supply as the Financial Manager of all funds received under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; US Department of Treasury and FEMA funds directed at the City of Mount Vernon, New York. Directing the Comptroller to pay the vendor-Thompson Reuters-Westlaw. ($20,629 67) Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with Verizon Coru'iect. (GPS-real time tracking) Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with 105 Stevens Center, LLC. c/o The Hakimian Organtzatlon* (Mt. Vemon Youth Bureau STRONG Program) Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with New York State Department of Heal(h. (C,'U"P Program) Requesting permission to re-classify/defiind the position of "Cleaner" and fund the position of "Laborer" within the Department of Recreation. Directing the Comptroller to pay the Civil Service Proctors/Monitors. ($7,500.00) Requesting permission to defund the position of "Building Inspector", fund the position of "Building Clerk", create a temporary help budget line and transfer funds within the Department of Buildings. Granting permission to the Department of Public Safety to accept four (4) police vehicles from Westchester County Police Department. TAX REVIEW SETTLEMENTS 10. Settling tax review proceedings - 524 South 10' Corp. - 524 South 10' Avenue - $16,506.57. 11. Settling tax review proceedings - 55 Ehrbar Tenants Corp. - 55 Ehrbar Avenue - $12,112.16. 12. Settling tax review proceedings - Breffini Enterprises LLC - 8 N. MacQuesten Parkway - $20,786.17. APR 2 g 2021 RESOLVED, that an ordinance adopted by the City Council on I April 14, 2021 and signed by the Mayor on April 14, 2021, authorizing the Mayor, City Council, and the Board of Estimate to enter into an agreement with Mount Vernon City Clerk and the Mount Vernon Board of Water Supply establishing the Office of the City Clerk as the fiduciary charged with receipt of payments for deposit in a designated depository and Mount Vernon Board of Water Supply as the Financial Manager of all funds received under the Atnerican Rescue Plan Act of 2021; US Department of Treasury and FEMA funds directed at the City of Mount Vernon, New York, be and the same hereby is approved. PROVED A ADOPTED BY BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND CONTRACT Assistant z APPROVED Q)a:l Dept. Clerk /2/ APR! 4 202! . AN ORD)NANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, : AND THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MOUNT VERNON CITY CLERK AND THE MOUNT THE OFFICE OF VERNON BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY ESTABLISHING WITH RECEIPT OF THE CITY CLERK AS THE FIDUCIARY CHARGED PAYMENTS FOR DEPOSIT IN A DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY AND MOUNTVERNON BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY AS THE FINANCIAL RESCUE MANAGER OF ALL FUNDS RECEIVED UNDER THE AMERICAN PLAN ACT OF 2021 : US DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY NEW AND FEMA FUNDS DIRECTED AT THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON, YORK. WHEREAS, Article V, Section 32, Legislative Power of the City Council authorizes the City Council to enact ordinances, not inconsistent with law, for the government of the City and the management of its business; and WHEREAS, Section 91 of the Mount Vernon City Charter empowers the Mount Vernon Comptroller, among other things to "...demand, collect, receive and have the care and custody of and shall disburse all moneys by belonging to or due the City from every source, except as otherwise provided law" ; and WHEREAS, Charter provision addressing the powers of the City never envisioned the emergency conditions that have enveloped Comptroller entity in the the City of Mount Vernon a(ong with every other governmental State of New York, Nation and globally; and County of Westchester, WHEREAS, the Federal Government has deemed the City of Mount Vernon worthy of allocations under key provisions for LocaJ Aid in the American Plan Act of 202j as an Entitlement Municipality eligible for a modified Rescue poverty, and housing instability; and CDBG formula that reflects population, WHEREAS, the Federal Government has allocated $21 million to the City of Mount Vernon payable up front within two months in 2021 ; and $21 mil(ion in 2022; and WHEREAS, an additional stream of operating funding to the City of from the Federal Emergency Mount Vernon will be made available Agency (FEMA) on a reimbursable basis whereby the Federal Management will repay FEMA eligible advanced outlays that government meet the guidelines; and exigent circumstances exist necessitating legislative action WHEREAS, arising out of the adverse impact of the Corona Virus on the people of the City impact of the down turn in the economic and of Mount Vernon; the adverse of local tax revenues on the business activity of the City, the availability municipal operations; and The New York State Office of the State Comptroller's Report WHEREAS, 2020M-96 entitled "City of Mount Vernon: Financial Reporting of Examination dated September 2020 found that the Comptroller of the City of and Oversight" financial reports Mount Vernon failed to provide the City Council "interim but not limited to, budgetary status reports, cash flow reports and including, projections" ; and fails to conduct periodic audits of all fund balance departments and administrative officials at least once in each year and submit year; and reports to the Board and the Council by June 30 each APRf 4 202f WHEREAS, the Comptroller of the City of Mount Vernon has failed to comply with the award or a Writ of Mandamus from the New York State Supreme Court compelling her to "undertake any and all actions necessary to facilitate the disclosure of... financial records and which were specified in the August 2020 0rdinances of the Mount Vernon City Council in her capacity as Comptroller of the City of Mount Vernon; as specified in the August 2020 Ordinances of the City Council denominated Item #1, 2, 4,5,and 6 at a SPECIAL MEETING of the City Council of Mount Vernon dated Wednesday, August 5, 2020; See the Decision and Order of New York State Supreme Court Judge Susan Cacace on March 9, 2021 ; Copeland, et.al. v. Reynolds, Index No. 62962/20; and WHEREAS, the current Comptroller of the City of Mount Vernon has willfully, intentionally and inexplicably turned away payments of Federal funds that were paid by United States Department of Housing and Urban Development that were intended to defray important public safety, life safety and human services expenses incurred by the City of Mount Vernon; and consequently the City Council previously passed an ordinance that permit the use of an affiliated entity (The Mount Vernon Urban Renewal Agency) to receive designated funds through a passthrough account administered by the Mount Vernon City Clerk; and WHEREAS, best practices requires a segregation of duties between the receipt of revenue and the use of those funds by a municipality; and WHEREAS, the Mount Vernon City Clerk is a branch of the City Government that is appointed by the Mount Vernon City Council; and WHEREAS, the Mount Vernon Water Department is independent of the City Council; and is administered under the Mount Vernon Board of Water Supply, which is incorporated as a separate IRC 501(c)(3) organization that is independent of the oversight of the Mount Vernon City Council; and WHEREAS, the Board of Water Supply has the resources of a fully functional Financial Management structure which is capable of following the guidelines of the New York State Office of the New York State Comptroller and the City Charter of the City of Mount Vernonwith regard to all funds received in behalf of the City of Mount Vernon from the Federal Government; and The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened does hereby ordain and a enact: Section 1. The City Council shall direct the Corporation Counsel to formulate a MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BE'n/\/EEN THE CITY' OF MOUNT VERNON and the BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY OF THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON that shall, at a minimum, provide that: a. All funds received from the United States Department of Treasury under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and FEMA shall be received by the Office of the Mount Vernon City Clerk and deposited to a depository designated by the Board of Estimateand Contract of the City of Mount Vernon as a PASSTHROUGH ACCOUNT/ARPA.2021.and.FEMA; b. Upon receipt of funds received pursuant to this ordinance by the City Clerk; a Notice of Funds Availability shall be provided to the Mayor, Chief of Staff, City Council President, the City Comptroller, and the Mount Vernon Water Commissioner; APR } 4 202) c. Upon receipt of the Notice of Funds Availability from the City transfer Clerk; from the PASSTHROUGH ACCOUNT/ARPA.2021and FEMA to an OPERATIONS ACCOUNT/ARPA.2021and FEMA under the financial management and control of the Board of Water Supply shall be accomplished within three (3) days of receipt of the Notice of Funds Availability from the Office of the City Clerk; and d. All reporting required by the United States Department of the Treasury shall be the responsibility of the Board of Water Supply; e. All budgeting, projections of revenues and expenses shall be submitted to the Board of Estimate and Control and the Mount Vernon City Council by the Board or Water Supply following the budgeting process contained in the City Charterthat would otherwise emanate from the Department of Finance and/or The City Comptroller; following the accounting requirements of the United States Department of the Treasury and the New York State Office of the State Comptroller; f. The Board o( Water Supply shall provide the Executive Branch with all of the services required of the Comptroller as described in the City Charter except for the voting role on the Board of Estimate and Contract as it pertains to the receipt and disbursement of funds provided to the City of Mount Vernon through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ; g. The Board of Water Supply shall assure that all contracts, procurement and spending decisions follow the usual course of approvals from the Mount Vernon City Council, the Board of Estimate and Contract and authorized for payment by the Board of Water Supply or any Department of the City of Mount Vernon to whom authority is delegated by the Mayor of the City of Mount Vernon; and shall thereafier follow its (Board of Water own financial Supply's) management systems to assure quality use, oversight and review of al) funds received and expended; and Section authorize the Mayorto enter into a 2. The City Council shall Management Agreement as described in Section 1 of this ordinance with the Mount Vernon Board of Water Supply that shall be counter signed by no !ess than a simple majority of the members of the Mount Vernon City Council and no less than a simple majority of the members of the Board of Estimate and Contract; and the Chairperson of the Mount Vernon Board of Water Supply. APR j 41202f f Section 3. That the Management Agreement shali be fully executed and effective upon the completion of Section 2 of this Ordinance. Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval by the Board of Estimate and Contract and shall sunset on June 30, 2022. tx-r.tiql"iMk / Councilperson APPR FORM PTE C C Assistant President o o o o 0 Citv Clerk E o iAPPROV,ED o APPROVED Dept. i APR2 D 2U21 RESOLVED, that an ordinance adopted by the City Council on April 14, 2021 and signed by the Mayor on April 14, 2021, directing the Comptroller to pay the vendor-Thompson Reuters-Westlaw, be and the same hereby is approved. APPROV DA ADOPTED BY BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND CONTRACT Assistant @ co o APPROVED c o :S Dept. o cri Clerk a> Cf APR'[ 4 202J A SPECIAL ORDINANCE DIRECTING THE COMPTROLLER TO PAY THE VENDOR - THOMPSON REUTERS-WESTLAW. WHEREAS, by letter dated April 8, 2021, the Corporation Counsel has informed this City Council that tlie legal search engine known as Thompson Reuters-Westlaw utilized by the Law Department Attorneys has been suspended due to nonpayment by the Comptroller; and WHEREAS, the current amount outstanding is over $20,629.67 and this amount has not been reconciled since 2018. The Finance Department has had a histoi'y of paying the most cunent invoices, some old, but never reconciling the. account to the point of permanent service termination unless and until their accorint is fully reconciled; and WHEREAS, the City Cormcil is directing the Comptroller to make immediate payment to Thompson Reuters-Westlaw in the amount of $20,639.67 and all related invoices; NOW, THEREFORE, The City of Morint Vernon, in City Council convened does hereby ordain and enact: Sectionl. Tlie City Council directs the Comptroller to make immediate payment to Tliompson Reuters-Westlaw in the amount of $20,639.67 and all related invoices. Section 2. Funds for the aforesaid in the amount of $20,639.67 are available from Budget Code A1420.408 (Litigation), Law Department 2021 Budget. Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect ripon its approval by the Board of Estimate and Contract. APP VED M Assistant o C:(t) 7 City,8erk o iAPPRCX/ED APPROVED Dept. Mayor APR2 U 2027 RESOLVED, that an ordinance adopted by the City Council on April 14, 2021 and signed by the Mayor on April 14, 2021, authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with Verizon Connect, be and the same hereby is approved. ADOPTED BY PROVE7AS BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND CONTRACT Assistant o o APPROVED Dept. APRj % 202j AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH VERIZON CONNECT. WHEREAS, by letter dated April 12, 2021, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works has requested legislation authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with Verizon Connect for GPS real-time tracking service at an amount of $1,200.00 per month; and WHEREAS, it is requested to implement this upgrade into the DPW fleet management for the following key factors: Snow removal Reducing fuel costs Improving Driver Behavior/Vehicle Usage Increased Safety and Security WHEREAS, the aforesaid implementation will consist of installation for 5i vehicles with no upfront cost; NOW, THEREFORE, The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Section z. The Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with Verizon Connect for GPS real-time tracking service at An amount of $1,200.00 per month. Section 2. Funds not to exceed $1,200.00 per month are available in Budget Code A:i64o.458 (DPW Motor Vehicle Control-Other Expense), Department of Public Works 2021 Budget. Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approvalby the Board of Estimate and Contract. Councilperson APPRRVED BCC (Na) Assistant C poratio ounsel aa) 0 City Clerk -O c (q -0 m APPROVED Dept. Mayor OLLO APR 2 g 2021 RESOLVED, that an ordinance adopted by the City Council on by the Mayor on April 14, 2021, authorizing the Mayor to April 14, 2021 and signed enter into an agreement with 105 Stevens Center, LLC. c/o The Hakimian Organization, be and the same hereby is approved. ADOPTED BY AS APPROV< BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND CONTRACT Assistant APPROVED Dept. APR ? 4 2(12! AN ORDINANCE AtTTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH 105 STEVENS CENTER, LLC. C/O THE HAKIMIAN ORGANIZATION. WHEREAS, by letter dated April 7, 2021 tl'ie Deputy Director of the Youth Bureau has requested legislation authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with 105 Stevens Avenue, LLC c/o The Hakimian Organization in the amount of $5,000.00 per month at an annual amount of $60,000.00 for the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau's Mount Vernon STRONG Program to provide lease space for the contract period of May 1, 2021- April 30, 2022; and WHEREAS, the aforesaid agreement is part of a grant with New York State Education Department/21s' Century Community Learning Center accepted by the City througli legislation dated June 28, 2017 in the amount of $1,120,000.00 annually for the contract period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2022; and a WHEREAS, the aforesaid agreement will allow the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau to subcontract with 105 Stevens Center, LLC c/o The Hakimian Organization to rent space at 105 Stevens Avenue and will include (2) two bathrooms, two (2) parking spaces, full eat-in kitchen, reception area, and five (5) offices/classrooms; NOW, THEREFORE, The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordaain and enact: Section 1. The Mayor is hereby arithorized to enter into an agreement witli 105 Stevens Avenue, LLC c/o The Hakimian Organization in the amount of $5,000.00 per month at an annual amount of $60,000.00 for the Mount Vernon Yoritli Bureau's Mount Vernon STRONG Program to provide lease space for the contract period of May 1, 2021 - April 30, 2022. Section 2. The total cost not to exceed $60,000.00 will be accounted for in Budget Code A73 16.405, Youth Bureau 2021 Budget. Sectiori 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval by the CouncilpersoO N CE City Clerk o APPROVED Dept. ayor APR adopted by the City Council on RESOLVED, that an ordinance the Mayor to 5 April 14, 2021 and signed by the Mayor on April 14, 2021, authorizing of Health, be and the an agreement with New York State Department enter into ADOPTED BY BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND CONTRACT o /i7:4a"'-5>u:y '/' ] Cl'erk APR %2D2J AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTE.R INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH NEW YORK ST ATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. WHEREAS, by letter dated March 4, 2021, the Executive Director of the Youth Bureau has requested legislation arithorizing tlie Mayor to enter into an agreement with New York State Department of Health in the amount of $291,047.00 which will be used by the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau to implement the Comprehensive Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Community based initiative (CAPP) for tlie contract period of January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021; and WHEREAS, the aforesaid allows the development and expansion of the primary prevention programs aimed at decreasing tlie incidence of adolescent pregnancy. Tlie Mount Vernon Youth Bureau works to implement a comprehensive and coordinated approach to reduce the risk of initial and repeat pregnancies, STD's and HIV/AIDS rates among Mount Vernon and New Rochelle adolescents; NOW, THEREFORE, The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Section 1. The Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with New York State Department of Health in the amount of $291,047.00 which will be used by the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau to implement the Comprehensive Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Community based initiative (CAPP) for the contract period of January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. Section 2. The aforesaid funds in an amount not to exceed $291,047.00 are to be accounted for in Revenue Code A4820 to provide for an appropriation in CAPP Budget Codes A7321.101 (Salaries & Fringe Benefits), A7321.402 (Travel), A7321.405 (Contracted Outside Service) and A7321.458 (Consumables,Program Supplies, Rent, Stipends). There is no matching fund required for this grant. Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval by the Board of Estimate and Contract. SO NAfSICE APPRO7D PTE Y Assistant p a'n CIG) a o City Clerk E EO "5 : (Cl APPROVED a) 4 e Dept. 01(U CiuO Mayor APR 2 g 2021 adopted by the City Council on RESOLVED, that an ordinance 14, 2021, requesting permission to 14, 2021 and signed by the Mayor on April April of "Cleaner" and fund the position of "Laborer" re-classify/defund the position be and the same hereby is approved. within the Department of Recreation, PROVED A ADOPTED BY BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND CONTRACT ASsistant Corp ation C unsel APPROVED Q)('O Dept. Clerk hPR j4 202? AN ORDINANCE REQUESTING PERMISSION TO TO RE-CLASSIFY/DEFUND THE POSITION OF "CLEANER?' AND FUND THE POSITION OF "LABORF,R" WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION. Of the WHEREAS, b7 letter dated MarCh 10, 2021, the Comrnlsstoner Department of Recreation lias reqriested that legislation be enacted to re-classify/ defimd the position of "Cleaner" andfitnd the position of "Laborer" (Neighborhood Center-Recreation Department) within said Department; and Facilities Center-Doles the Department of Recreation has funds available for t'he WHEREAS, at the annual salary of $56,013.00 available in Budget Code "Laborer" position A7141.101; and the "Laborer" position has a Min/Max of $i44,905.72- WHEREAS, $61,319.62; NOW, THEREFORE, of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain The City and enact: 1. The Department of Recreation is hereby authorized to re- Section classify/defimd the position of "Cleaner" and fund the position of "Iaborer" (Neighborhood Facilities Center-Doles Center-Recreation Department). Funds for the aforesaid in the amount of $56,013.00 are Sectiori 2. available in Budget Code A7141.101 (Salaries & Wages), Department Recrea'aon 2021 Budget. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval by the Section 3. Board of Estimate and Contract. Councilperson0 APPR ORM AssistantCorp *io ounset President City <k C (O ,C Ll % Q) .u u :"-o C ' -O ('] APPROVED Dept. CiThO Mayor APR 2 U 21)27 RESOLVED, that an ordinance adopted by the City Council on 1 April 14, 2021 and signed by the Mayor on April 14, 2021, directing the to pay the Civil Service Proctors/Monitors, be and the same hereby is Comptroller approved. PROVED AS ADOPTED BY BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND CONTRACT Assistant APPROVED (l)(t c o o Dept. o C/) Clerk a) ai Cj APR( 4 2021 A SPECIAL ORDINANCE DIRECTING THE COMPTROLLER TO PAY THE CIVIL SERVICE PROCTORS/MONITORS. WHEREAS, by letter dated April 9, 2021, the Civil Service Commission Secretary lias informed this City Council that the Civil Service Proctors/Monitors a total of 15 individuals have not been paid for their services from October 2020; and WHEREAS, tlie Mount Vernon Municipal Civil Service Commission conducted a Police Officer Physical Agility examination during the months of Jrily, August and September 2020. These are specially trained and certified individuals that perform these critical fi'inctions for the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council is directing the Comptroller to make immediate payment to the Civil Service Proctors/Monitors in tlie amount of $7,500.00 and all related invoices; NOW, THEREFORE, The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened does hereby ordain and enact: Section 1. The City Council directs the Comptroller to make immediate payment to the Civil Service Proctors/Monitors in the amount of $7,500.00 and all related invoices. Section 2. Funds for the aforesaid in the amount of $7,500.00 are available from Budget Code A1430.401 (Examinations), Municipal Civil Service Commission 2020 Budget. Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval by the Board of Estimate and Contract. kcCb- [l\- &)/Q=,i- Councilperson ,) a PROVE,D AS OR 0 N CE PTE B ATTESJ': o City Clerk E o APPROVED Dept. Mayor APR 2 g 2027 RESOLVED, that an ordinance adopted by the City Council on April 14, 2021 and signed by the Mayor on April 14, 2021, requesting permission to defund the position of "Building Inspector", fund the position of "Building Clerk", create a temporary help budget line and transfer funds within the Department of Buildings, be and the same hereby is approved. PRO ADOPTED BY BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND CONTRACT a Assistant Corpor ion C nsel APPROVED o Dept. APR V4 202t AN ORDINANCE REQUESTING PERMISSION TO TO DEFUND THE POSITION OF "BUILDING INSPECTOR", FUND THE POSITION OF "BUILDING CLERK", CREATE A TEMPORARY HELP BUDGET LINE AND TRANSFER F'UNDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS. WHEREAS, by letter dated April 7, 2021, the Second Deputy Commissiorler of the Depaitment of Buildings has requested that legislation be enacted to defund tlie position of "Building Inspector" and fimd the position of "Building Clerk" within tlie Department of Buildings; and WHEREAS, the "Building Inspector" position has an annual salary of $65,000.00 and the "Building Clerk" position has an annual salary of $41,413.66 and WHEREAS, it is further requested to transfer funds in the amount of $23,586.34 to create a Temporary Help Line within the Department of Buildings 2021 Budget; NOW, THEREFORE, The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Section 1. The Department of Buildings is hereby authorized to defimd the position of "Building Inspector" and fimd the position of "Building Clerk" witl'iin the Department of Buildings. Section 2. The Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to transfer the sum of $23,586.34 witliin the Department of Buildings from Budget Code A3620.101 (Salaries) to Budget Code A3620.101 (Salaries), Department of Buildings 2021 Budget. Section 3. The Building Department is hereby authorized the create a Temporary Help Line within the Department of Buildings 2021 Budget. Section 4. Funds for the "Building Clerk" positton in the amount of $41,413.66 are available in Bridget Code A3620.101 (Salaries & Wages), Department of Buildings 2021 Budget. Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval by the Board of Estimate and Contract. PROV D AS IS DINANCE YC AssistantCorporatio Co sel ATTE :'{.- o o City Clerk E o APPROVED ))9 Dat'e Dept. Mayor APR 2 D 2821 14, 2021, granting permission to approved. ADOPTED BY BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND CONTRACT §' co o APR! 2 2021 SPEC!!A AN ORDINANCE GRANTING PERMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ACCEPT f FOUR (4) POLICE VEHICLES FROM WESTCHESTER COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT. WHEREAS, by letter dated April 12, 2021, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety has requested legislation authorizing permission to lease four (4) vehicles in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per vehicle for a total of Four Dollars ($4.00) from the Westchester County Police Department; NOW, THEREFORE, The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Section 1. Permission is hereby granted to the Department of Public Safety to lease four (4) vehicles in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per vehicle for a totaI of Four Dollars ($4.00) from the Westchester County Police Department. Section 2. The four (4) vehicles to be leased are as follows: VEHICLE # MAKE VIN ID# RMPl60fl 2010 Ford Crown Vic RMP1612'201 1 FordCrownVic RMP1614 2008 Ford Crown Vic 2F AHP71VX8X115558 RMP1630 2016 Ford Utility 1FM5K8AR2GGB89114 Section 3. Funds for the aforesaid not to exceed Four Dollars ($4.00) are available in Budget Code A3120.203 (Equipment), Department of Public Safety 2021 Budget. Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval by the Board of Estimate & Contract. "i Councilperson PRO DA NANCE PTE B ,/ Coporation Assistant Co sel c o C/) 0 City cr!;r E o C t- APPROVED Dept. APR 2 0 2U21 WHEREAS, proceedings for the review of final tax assessments have been brouglit against the City of Mount Vernon for the reduction of the final assessed valuations as 10 hereinafter set forth; WHEREAS, the Mount Vernon City Charter, section 152, provides that the Corporation Counsel shall, whenever he considers that the interests of the City will be subserved thereby, enter into written agreement subject to the approval of the Board of Estimate and Contract to compromise and settle any claim against the City; and WHEREAS, upon the recommendation of the Corporation Counsel, this Board of Estimate and Contract deems it in the best interests of the City to settle said proceedings as hereinafter provided; NOW, THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED, that the settle'i'nents of tax review proceedings for the reduction of tax assessments brought in the Supreme Court, Westchester County, by the hereinafter named petitioner against the Coini'nissioner of Assessment and the Board of Assessment Review, which proceedings are filed under the Westchester County Clerk's Index Numbers as indicated, are hereby authorized and directed, and the following assessed valuations of the said properties for the respective years hereina'fter set forth are hereby allowed, together with refunds of excess taxes paid hereinafter provided: INDEX N0. 62950/13, 63649/14, 64227/15 PREMISES: 524 South 10('I Avenue 61990/16, 62285/17, 62305/18, 63248/19 PETITIONER: 524 SOUTH 10TH CORP. /20 Map No. 169.46 Block 3032 Lot 11 Adjusted Tax to be Assessment Tax Prior Total Total Refunded By Year Year Assessment Assessi'nent Reduction City 2013 2014 20,000 12,224 7,77600 2,86110 2014 2015 20,000 12,530 7 ,47000 2 ,86534 2015 2016 20,000 11,200 8 ,80000 3 ,44749 2016 2017 16,600 13,944 2 ,656.00 1,051 .70 2017 2018 16,600 13,288 3 ,31 200 1,311 .49 2018 2019 16,600 12,555 4 ,045 OO I ,63264 2019 2020 16,600 12,555 4,045 OO 1,661.69 2020 2021 16,600 12,555 4,045 OO 167512 16,50657 TOT AL: $16,506.57 TOTAL REFUND - $16,506.57 without costs and with interest, which interest shall be waived by petitioner if the refunds are paid within 90 days of the service of the judgment with notice of entry and demand for payment. Amount of refund based upon calculation and the assumptions that all taxes have been paid at the prior total assessment and all refunds will be paid within 90 days of service of the judgment with notice of en'J and demand for payment. The amount to be actually refunded is subject to audit and approval of the Comptroller; and be it further JD APR2 (? 2U21 RESOLVED, that in each said case, the Cornrnissioner of Assessment is hereby sO authorized, upon receipt of a certified copy of the proper judgment made by a Justice of the Supreme Court of the County of Westchester, and entered in the office of the Clerk of the County of Westchester, to correct the respective assessment roll or rolls in relation to the said respective properties of the abovementioned property owner to reflect the respective reduced assessments as hereinabove set forth and provided in said judgment; and be it further RESOLVED, that in any of the said cases, upon receipt by the Corporation Counsel of the certified copy of the respective appropriate judgment or order signed by a Justice of the Supreme Court of said County, in said respective proceedings, directing the correction of the assessment or assessments involved on the roll or rolls for the designated year or years, and directing a refund the excessive taxes paid as stated above, and settling and discontinuing such proceeding, with prejudice, which said papers shall be satisfactory to the Corporation Counsel and upon receipt by the Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to audit and allow and to draw a draft or drafts to the order of the said respective taxpayers or their attorneys who have paid said tax or taxes and are entitled to such refunds of the City taxes, without costs with interest which interest shall be waived by the petitioner if refunds as paid within 90 days of service of the judgment with notice of entry and demand for payment, and be it further RESOLVED, that this Resolution shall take effect immediately. AP AS TO FORM ADOPTED BY BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND CONTRACT C (j.lerk a Dept. LAW o )D APR I 0 202? WHEREAS, proceedings for the review of final tax assessments have been brought against tlie City of Mount Veianon for the reduction of tlie final assessed valuations as N hereinafter set fortli; WHEREAS, tlie Mount Veinon City Charter, section 152, provides that the Corporation Counsel sl'iall, whenever lie considers tliat the interests of the City will be subserved thereby, enter into written agreement subject to the approval of the Board of Estimate and Contract to compromise and settle any claim against the City; and WHEREAS, upon the recommendation of the Corporation Counsel, this Board of Estimate and Contract deems it in tlie best interests of tl'ie City to settle said proceedings as hereinafter provided; NOW, THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED, tliat the settlements of tax review proceedings for the reduction of tax assessments brought in tlie Supreme Couit, Westchester County, by the hereinafter named petitioner against tlie Commissioner of Assessment and the Board of Assessment Review, which proceedings are filed under tl'ie Westchester County Clerk's Index Numbers as indicated, are hereby autliorized and directed, and tlie following assessed valuations of the said properties for the respective years hereinafter set forth are hereby allowed, together with refunds of excess taxes paid liereinafter provided: INDEX N0. 63307/13, 63824/14, 65033/15 PREMISES: 55 Ehrbar Avenue 62049/16, 62841/17, 63429/18, 63233/19 PETITIONER: 55 EHRBAR TENNANTS CORP Map No. 165.49 Block 2154 Lot 4 Adj usted Tax to be Assessment Tax Prior Total Total Refunded By Year Year Assessi'nent Assessment Reduction City 2013 2014 97,500 90,250 7,25000 2,667.57 2014 2015 97,500 91,000 6,50000 2,493.27 2015 2016 97,500 92,000 5,50000 2,15468 2016 2017 97,500 93,000 4,500.00 1,78187 2017 2018 97,500 94,000 3,50000 1,38593 2018 2019 97,500 95,500 2,000.00 80724 2019 2020 97,500 95,500 2,00000 82160 12,11216 TOT AL: $12,112.16 TOTAL REFUND - $12,112.16 without costs and with interest, which interest shall be waived by petitioner if tlie refunds are paid within 90 days of the service of the judgment with notice of entry and demand for payment. Amount of refund based upon calculation and the assumptions tliat all taxes have been paid at the prior total assessment and all refunds will be paid within 90 days of service of tlie judginent with notice of entry and demand for payment. The amount to be achially refunded is subject to audit and approval of the Comptroller; and be it further RESOLVED, tliat in eacli said case, the Commissioner of Assessment is hereby autliorized, upon receipt of a ceitified copy of the proper judgi'nent made by a Justice of the APR 2 0 20741 correct the respective assessment roll or rolls in relation to the said 18 and be it further directing the correction of tlie and and settling and discontinuing such refunds of the City taxes, as paid and ADOPTED BY BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND CONTRACT o o 0CL APR 2 U 2021 WHEREAS, proceedings for tlie review of final tax assessments liave been brought against tlie City of Mount Veriion for tlie reduction of the final assessed valuations as liereinafter set foitli; WHEREAS, tlie Mount Veiiion City Cliaiter, section 152, provides tl'iat the Corporation Counsel sliall, wlienever he considers that the interests of the City will be subserved tliereby, enter into wiitten agreement subject to the approval of tlie Board of Estimate and Contract to compromise and settle any claim against the City; and WHEREAS, upon the recommendation of tlie Corporation Counsel, tl'iis Board of Estimate and Contract deems it in the best interests of the City to settle said proceedings as liereinafter provided; NOW, THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED, tliat tlie settlements of tax review proceedings for the reduction of tax assessments brougl'it in tl'ie Supreme Court, Westcliester County, by the liereinafter named petitioner against the Commissioner of Assessment and the Board of Assessment Review, wliich proceedings are filed under the Westcliester County Clerk's Index Numbers as indicated, are liereby autliorized and directed, and the following assessed valuations of the said properties for tlie respective years liereinafter set forth are liereby allowed, together with refunds of excess taxes paid hereinafter provided: INDEXN0. 64345/15, 61430/16, PREMISES: 8 North Mac0uesten Parkway 61816/17, 62925/18, 62456/19 PETITIONER: BREFFINI ENTERPRISES LLC. Map No, 164.68 Block 1056 Lot 6 Adj usted Tax to be Assessi'nent Tax Prior Total Total Refunded By Year Year Assessi'nent Assessi'nent Reduction City 2015 2016 36,000 26,050 9,95000 3,898.01 2016 2017 36,000 28,550 7 ,45000 2 ,949.98 2017 2018 36,000 27,100 8 ,900.00 3 ,524.22 2018 2019 36,000 25,400 10 ,60000 4 ,258.19 2019 2020 36,000 24,300 11 ,70000 4 806.36 19,436.76 TOT AL: $19,436.76 PREMISES: 6 North MacQuesten Parkway Map No. 164.68 Block 1056 Lot 7 Adjusted Tax to be Assessi'nent Tax Prior Total Total Refunded By Year Year Assessi'nent Assessi'nent Reduction City 2015 2016 2,500 1,790 71000 278.15 2016 2017 2,500 1,994 506-00 200.36 2017 2018 2,500 1,892 60800 240.76 2018 2019 2,500 1,753 747-00 301 .50 2019 2020 2,500 1,700 80000 328.64 1,349.41 TOT AL: $1,349.41 TOTAL REFUND - $20,786.17 witliout costs and with interest, which interest shall be waived by petitioner if the refunds are paid witliin 90 days of the service of the judgq'nent APR 2 g 2021 with notice of entry and demand for payment. Amount of refund based upon calculation and IJ;)- the assumptions that all taxes have been paid at tlie prior total assessment and all refunds will be paid within 90 days of service of tlie ju%'nent with notice of entry and demana for payment. The amount to be actually refunded is subject to audit and approval of the Comptroller; and be it fiirtlier RESOLVED, that in each said case, tlie Commissioner of Assessment is liereby authorized, upon receipt of a certified copy of tlie proper judgment made by a Justice of the Supreme Coutt of the County of Westcliester, and entered in tlie office of the Clerk of the County of Westchester, to correct the respective assessment roll or rolls in relation to the said respective properties of the abovementioned propeity owner to reflect the respective reduced assessments as hereinabove set fortli and provided in said judgi'nent; and be it furtlier RESOLVED, that in any of the said cases, upon receipt by tlie Corporation Counsel of the certified copy of the respective appropriate judgment or order signed by a Justice of the Supreme Couxt of said County, in said respective proceedings, directing tlie correction of the assesst'nent or assessments involved on tlie roll or rolls for the designated year or years, and directixig a refund tlie excessive taxes paid as stated above, and settling and discontinuing such proceeding, witl'i prejudice, wliicli said papers shall be satisfactory to the Corporation Counsel and upon receipt by the Comptroller is liereby autliorized and directed to audit and allow and to draw a dra'ft or drafts to the order of the said respective taxpayers or tlieir attorneys wl'io have paid said tax or taxes and are entitled to such refiinds of the City taxes, without costs witli interest whicli interest sliall be waived by the petitioner if refunds as paid within 90 days of service of tlie judgi'nent with notice of entry and demand for payment, and be it further RESOLVED, tl'iat tl'iis Resolution shall take effect immediately. APPROVED AS TO FORM ADOPTED BY BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND CONTRACT ounsel APPROVED: FFICE OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL Clerk Dept. LAW p-