Board of Estimate & Contract
Regular MeetingMount Vernon, NY · February 18, 2025
Minutes
City of Mount Vernon, New York
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Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
3:00 PM
MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM - 1st FLOOR
Board of Estimate & Contract
Board of Estimate & Contract Meeting Minutes February 18, 2025
Call to Order: At 3:14 PM by Chairwoman Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard
Roll Call: Roll Call and reading of agenda items administered by Deputy City Clerk Nicole
Bonilla. Noticed in the Journal News.
PRESENT Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard, Comptroller Darren Morton, and Danielle Browne
Esq.
ABSENT None
OTHERS: Chief of Staff Malcolm Clark, Asst. Corporation Counsel Johan Powell, Deputy City
Clerk Nicole Bonilla, Assistant Comptroller Condell Hamilton
ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGENDA
RESOLUTIONS APPROVING ORDINANCES
1. TMP
-1181
Code: LPW
Attachments: Referral Letter - Budget Transfer Request
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton
On the question: none.
Response: none.
held
2. TMP
-1180
Code: LPW
Attachments: Referral Letter - AAMA Conference 2025
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton
On the question: none.
Response: none.
approved
3. TMP
-1151
Code: LPW
Attachments: Referral.pdf
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton
On the question: none.
Response: none.
approved
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4. TMP
-1167
Code: LPW
Attachments: 2025 NYSBOC Municipal Code Enforcement Conference.pdf
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton
On the question: none.
Response: none.
approved
5. TMP
-1186
Code: LPW
Attachments: Fees in Addition to Fines-Request for Reimbursement of Costs
Incurred In Response to Illicit Sewer Discharge Incident
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton
On the question: none.
Response: none.
approved
6. TMP
-1192
Code: LPW
Attachments: Requestfor Qualifications (RFQ) - Design and Construction Inspectton
Services rorthe City Owned Bridge Rehabilitation- South Fulton
Avenue Bridge (BIN2225220- Constructed 1912
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton
On the question: none.
Response: none.
approved
7. TMP
-1193
Code: LPW
Attachments: FEMA-4615-DR-NY - Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
Project #461S-0004 CMVNY South Third & South Columbus
Avenues Flood Mitigation
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton
On the question: none.
Response: none.
approved
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8. TMP
-1206
Code: LPW
Attachments: iWorq - Transfer of Funds Referral Letter
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton
On the question: none.
Response: none.
approved
9. TMP
-1194
Code: LPW
Attachments: iworQ Referral Letter
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton
On the question: none.
Response: none.
approved
10. TMP
-1171
Code: LPW
Attachments: 01232025 Referral Letter - Senior Account Clerk.pdf
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton
On the question: none.
Response: none.
approved
11. TMP
-1175
Code: HR
Attachments: Payment Acceptance ACH and Wire Transfers.pdf
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton
On the question: none.
Response: none.
approved
Motion to take items #12-13 as block vote
12. TMP
-1190
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Code: HR
Attachments: easter egg hunt
PD Easter Egg Response
DPW Event Responses- Easter Egg Hunt-Cinco de Mayo
approved
13. TMP
-1191
Code: HR
Attachments: summer outdoor movies
Moved: Comptroller Morton, Seconded by Council President Browne
On the question: none.
Response: none.
approved the Consent Agenda
Aye: Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller Morton, and Browne
Nay: None
Absent: None
14. TMP
-1188
Code: HR
Attachments: Referral letter updates
Supporting documents- BOL award letter
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton
On the question: none.
Response: none.
approved
15. TMP
-1185
Code: PSC
Attachments: NYSBOC 2024
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton
On the question: none.
Response: none.
approved
16. TMP
-1139
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Code: PSC
Attachments: Interaction Insight Referral.pdf
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton
On the question: none.
Response: none.
approved
17. TMP
-1182
Code: PSC
Attachments: Request for Legislation- FBI LEEDA Training
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton
On the question: none.
Response: none.
approved
19. TMP
-1184
Code: PSC
Attachments: Request for Legislation-RICI Livescan and Mugshot System
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton
On the question: none.
Response: none.
approved
18. TMP
-1183
Code: PSC
Attachments: Request for Legislation-Cummins Allison
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton
On the question: none.
Response: none.
approved
21. TMP
-1145
Code: FP
Attachments: 0 Vernon Avenue Referral Letter
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton
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On the question: none.
Response: none.
approved
20. TMP
-1202
Code: FP
Attachments: Custodian Acct 22 W. First St. and Boys and Girls Club 2025
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton
On the question: none.
Response: none.
approved
22. TMP
-1216
Attachments: Referral Letter for Salary Amendment (Department of Planning and
Community Development)
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton
On the question: none.
Response: none.
held
SALARY RESOLUTION
SETTLEMENTS
23. TMP
-1217
Attachments: Resolution for Settlement of Claim for for Carlon Thompson
($7,049.77)
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Browne
On the question: none.
Response: none.
approved
24. TMP
-1219
Attachments: Resolution for Settlement of Claim for for James Moore - ($1,775.26)
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton
On the question: none.
Response: none.
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approved
25. TMP
-1221
Attachments: SETTLEMENT RESOLUTION ALLEGING FALSE ARREST AND
UNLAWFUL IMPRISONMENT, VIOLATION OF RIGHT TO FAIR
TRIAL - ($150,000)
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton
On the question: none.
Response: none.
approved
TAX REVIEW SETTLEMENT
26. TMP
-1218
Attachments: Resolution for Tax Settlement for RJR 1720 PROPERTIES LLC
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded by Comptroller Morton
On the question: none.
Response: none.
approved
Agenda was concluded at 4:28 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 4:40 PM
Jordan Riullano, JD
Deputy City Clerk
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