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An ordinance authorizing the Department of Public Works to TRANSFER FUNDS transfer funds within the 2020 budget ($68,000). An ordinance authorizing the Mount Vernon Board of Water s EXECUTE Supply to enter into an agreement with Springbrrok Software. DOCUMENT HUMAN RESOURCES the Mayor to enter into an agreement EXECUTE DOCUMENT J-. An Metis ordinance Associates authorizing through the Ready4Life Program. An ordinance authorizing the carryover of vacation days AUTHORIZE beyond the allowed 20 days carryover time. VACATION CARRYOVER PUBLIC SAFETY AND CODES An ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement EXECUTE with the County of Westchester Department of Public Safety DOCUMENT and the Westchester County Office of Drug Abuse Prevention and STOP-DWI FINANCE AND PLANNING 8. An ordinance amending ordinance No.26 adopted September AMENDMENT 9, 2020 entitled "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING RESOLUTION N0.8 ADOPTED MARCH 11,2020, ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE A/IAYOR TO ACCEPT A GRANT FROM THE MOUNT VERNON URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY. ($365,782.00).  DE(, 9 f AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO ACCEPT A DONATION OF 50 CHISTMAS TREES FROM RIDGEWAY GARDEN CENTER WHEREAS, by letter dated December 3, 2020, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works (DPW) has requested legislation authorizing said department to accept a donation of 50 Christmas trees.; and WHEREAS, the Cmistmas trees will be donated by Ridgeway Garden Center located in White Plains, NY; and WHEREAS, the donated Christmas trees will be given out to the residents of the City of Mount Vernon free of charge; and WHEREAS, since this is a donation from the Ridgeway Garden Center there is no charge incurred by the City; NOW, THEREFORE, The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Section 1. The Department of Public Works is hereby authorized to accept the donation of 50 Christmas Trees from Ridgeway Garden Center. Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval by the Baard of Estimate & Contract. Councllperson ASSiStant Corporation Counsel President ATT T: /' l)eputJ ay Clerk APPROVED APPROVED o:i :% Dept. o o Mayor LL  DEC - 9 2028 C2 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMNT WITH LAYER 3 TECHNOLOGIES. WHEREAS, by letter dated December 9, 2020, the Cornrnissioner of Management Services has requested legislation authorizing tlie Mayor to enter into an annual maintenance agreement with Layer3 Technologies; and WHEREAS, Layer3 Tecmologies is a reseller for Sophos, the tecbnology needed to provide remote VPN access to City of Mount Vernon employees. WHEREAS, Layer 3 Technologies is on the state contract and meets the procurement policy which does not require a bidding process; and WHEREAS, the cost of this service is $17,530.20 and will be satisfied from budget line A1680.405; 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 Layer3 Technologies. Section 2. the aforesaid will be funded through budget line A1680.405. Sectirxi 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval by the Board of Estimate & Contract. Councilperson THIS ORDINANCE A Assistant Corporation CounseJ ATTEST APPROVED APPROVED 0 tj co Dept. Mayor -a) .a' (B (U , , m C O:)o00 0 LL 0 DEC - 9 2020 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO TRANSFER MONIES WITHIN THE 2020 BUDGET TO COVER VENDOR INVOICES WHEREAS, by letter dated December 4, 2020, the Cornrnissioner of the Department of Public Works (DPW) has requested legislation authorizing said - department to transfer the sum of sixty-eight thousand dollars ($68,000.00) within the 2020 budget.; and WHEREAS, this transfer request is reflected in the table below: FROM TO iAl440.405 Engineering-Contracted 1A1640.434 Motor Vehicle Control - Supplies for Outside Services - $40,000.00 Auto Maintenance A1620.442 A1620.414 Building Maintenance Building Maintenance ' Window Cleaning - $10,000.00 Repairs to Plant & Equipment A7111.404 A8160.203 Maintenance of Parks Sanitation Maintenance of Equipment - $10,000.00 Equipment A5410.432 A8120.447 Sidewalks Sanitary & Storm Sewers Sidewalk Repairs - $5,000.00 ' Materials & Supplies A1440.405 ' A8160.203 Engineering Contracted Outside Services - $3,000.00 Sanitation , Equipment I I WHEREAS, this transfer is requested to cover the cost of invoices owed to vendors; NOW, THEREFORE, The City- of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Section 1. The Department of Public Works is hereby authorized to transfer $68,000.00 from the various account listed in the table above to such corresponding accounts. Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval by the Board of Estimate & Contract. Councilperson ROVED ADQPTED BY <,.iqy COUNCIL r Corporation Counsel Deputy City APPROVED APPROVED 2020 Dept. o Mayor o 0 DEC - 9 2020 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MOUNT VERNON BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH SPRINGBROOK SOFTWARE. WHEREAS, by letter dated December 1, 2020, the Commissioner of the Board of Water Supply has requested legislation authorizing said department to enter into an agreement with Springbrook Software for the contract period of January 10, 2020 through December 31, 2020.; and WHEREAS, Springbrook Software will provide various functions that-will facilitate the Board of Water Supply's service to residents to full capacity; and WHEREAS, the cost for this agreement is up to $50,000.00 per annum; and WHEREAS, funding for this agreement is available from the Water Supply 2020 Budget, which does not require a budget code; NOW, THEREFORE, The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Sectionl. The Mount Vernon Board of Water Supply is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with Springbrook Software. Section2. Funds for the aforesaid is up to fifty thousand dollars ($50.000.00) is available from the Board of Water Supply 2020 Budget. Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval by the Board of Estimate & Contract. Councilperson FORM THIS ORDINANCE Assistant Corporation Counsel APPROVED APPROVED Dept. o Mayor o  DEC 9 2020 5 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMNT WITH METIS ASSOCIATES THROUGH THE READY4LIFE PROGRAM FOR THE CONTRACT PERIOD OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 THROUGH AUGUST 21, 2025. WHEREAS, by letter dated November 19, 2020, the Deputy Director of the Youth Bureau has requested legislation authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with Metis Associates; and WHEREAS, the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau will subcontract with Metis Associates for the contract period of September 30, 2020 through August 21, 2025, to perform mandated evaluations within the READY4LIFE program through a 5 (five) year plan to evaluate at Ieast 140 students and their parents; and WHEREAS, in an ordinance dated November 12, 2020 the Moiu'it Vernon Youth Bureau was approved to accept a grant from the Administration for Children & Families/The Office of Family Assistance in the amount of $745,235.00 annually from the year 2020 through 2025; and WHEREAS, the allowance for the evaluation has been justified within the grai'it and has been approved by the administration for Children & Families; 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 Metis Associates for the contract period of September 30, 2020 through August 21, 2025. Section 2. the aforesaid will be funded through the grant from the Administration for Children & Families/The Office of Family Assistance. Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval by the Board of Estimate & Contract. -)1 Councilperson PRO THIS ORDINANCE Corporation Counsel Depu. CityClerk o o o CCI APPROVED Dept. Mayor o 0 DEC 9 2020 A SPECIAI ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON AUTHORIZING THE CARRYOVER OF VACATION DAYS BEYOND THE ALLOWED 20 DAYS CARRYOVER TIME FROM 2020 INTO CALENDAR YEAR 2021 pursuant to the City of Mount Vernon Charter Section 50-5 entitled Vacations', a WHEREAS, city employee is entitled to carryover 20 days of vacation time; and due to the COVID 19 pandemic it is critical to ensure that the City employees are WHEREAS, available to serve the business as needed; and WHEREAS, the traditional practice is for vacation accrued time during the year is the allowance over 20 days with the excess needing to be used before the end of the calendar year; of carrying and the COVID 19 pandemic caused a national shutdown that lasted for a few months WHEREAS, of the year and the subsequent re-entering of the workforce caused the during the beginning inability to have employees take "time off"; and since the 2020 calendar year is weeks from concluding, the commissioner of Human WHEREAS, that the City employees be allowed to carry over aJl unused time (over Resources is requesting the allowed 20 days); and calls to allow the City's employees to carryover their allotted unused WHEREAS, this proposition the requirement of that time must be used within the first quarter of the year 2021; time with and the City is cognizant of how policy changes will be viewed by its employees and feels WHEREAS, is an appropriate and fair solution to remedy this unique circumstance without harming that this and penalizing the City's employees for something that was out of anyone's control; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: 1. The City Council authorizes the carryover of all allotted unused vacation time d-uring Section the year 2020. 2. the carryover vacation time must be used by the first quarter of the calendar year Section 2021. 3. This Ordinance shall take effect upon approval by the Board of Estimate and Contract. Section lya l Councilperson PRO FORM Corporation Counsel ParesidGt \ i ATTE :- a'- Depu, CityClerk APPROVED 5' a:lEL DEC 10 2020 APPROVED Dept. o Mayor o % ( C"!O 5!3 'ffl E' EL CILLO DEC- 9 2020 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY OFFICE OF DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND STOP-DWI. WHEREAS, by letter dated November 20, 2020, the Commissioner of Public Safety, Glenn Scott has requested legislation authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the County of Westchester Department of Public Safety and the Westchester County Office of Drug Abuse Prevention and STOP-DWI, to participate in the Westchester County STOP-DWI Program/Datamaster Project; and WHEREAS, the agreement will allow the Mount Vernon Police Departm,ent to receive funding for proactive DWI enforcement patrols; and WHEREAS, the agreement will commence January 1, 2021 and will conclude on December 31, 2025; and WHEREAS, the Mount Vernon Police Department have participated in this program in the past in an effort to keep the roads of Mount Vernon and Westchester County safe for all its citizens; and WHEREAS, the STOP-DWI patrols will allow the Mount Vernon Police Department, working with the Westchester County Department of Public Safety to conduct road safety patrols, which have proven to deter driving while intoxicated and enhance public safety; WHEREAS, the maximum amount payable under this agreement is eight thousand and four hundred dollars ($8,400.00) per year as follows: the police department may seek reimbursement for police overtime as a result of participation in the Westchester County STOP-DWI program/Datamaster Project for an amqunt up to $8,400.00 per year; WHEREAS, there are no matching funds required on behalf of the City of Mount Vernon; 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 the County of Westchester Department of Public Safety and the Westchester County Office of Drug Abuse Prevention and STOP-DWI. Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval by the Board of Estimate & Contract. Councilperson ROVED S THIS ORDINANCE Assistant Corporation Counsel o APPROVED C DEC10 2028 APPROVED Dept. Mayor o 0 DEC 9 2020 ORDINANCE NO. 26 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER g, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE AMENDING RESOLUTION N0. 8, 2020 ENTITLED"AN MARCH 11, 2020, ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE A{JTHORIZING ADOPTED TO ACCEPT A GRANT FROM THE MOUNT VERNON URBAN THE MAYOR RENEWAI,AGENCY. ($365,782.00)." Vernon, in the City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: The City of Mount fifth and sixth decretal paragraph of Ordinance NO.26, Section 1. The fourth, adopted September 9, 2020, entitled "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING RESOLUTION 11, 2020, ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE A{JTHORIZING THE N0. 8, ADOPTED MARCH A GRANT FROM THE MOUNT X7ERNON URBAN RENEWAL MAYOR TO ACCEPT AGENCY. ($365,78:.oo)." is hereby amended as follows: amends a resolution originally adopted on March u, WHEREAS, this salary ordinance subsequently 2020 and March 17, 2020 by the City Council and Board of Estimates, and by the City Council and Board amended on September g, 2020 and September 15, 2020, "An ordinance authorizing the mayor to accept a grant from the of Estimates entitled Mount Vernon Urban Renewal Agency the Commissioner of the Department of WHEREAS, by letter dated February 24, 2020, Development has requested legislation authorizing the Mayor Planning and Community the Mount Vernon Urban Renewal Agency in the amount of to accept a grant from [$365,782.00] for the fiscal year 2020 and the creation of three (3) new grant funded positions; and Vernon Urban Renewal Agency is a recipient of the funds from WHEREAS, the Mount Partners, Inc. to support the Mount Vernon RISE Initiative the Enterprise Community on behalf of the City of Mount Vernon; and and resolution require the following amendments based on WHEREAS, the ordinance adherence to the CSEA salary schedule: * Reduction of the accepted grant amount from $365,782.00 to $362,616.85 the grant specifically provides funds effective for inclusion in the iogz WHEREAS, annual estimate (January z, zozi-December 3i, zoai) for the City to hire a Code Manager at Enforcement Officer at an annual salary of $5o,o74.64, a Code Enforcement Counsel (Code an annual salary of $72,44Q.Q6 and an Assistant Corporation fringe benefits; Enforcement) at an annual salary of $q5,ooo. All positions will include and Urban Renewal Agency will issue advance payments to WHEREAS, the Mount Vernon These funds should be received in a revenue code designed the City in one installment. for as appropriation in the Department of Planning and by the Comptroller, accounted Development expense Budget Code 8o:o.ioi ($217,524.60 for salaries, and Community under code range QOIO through QO70 ($izi5,oqx.75 for fringe benefits). There are no matching funds for this grant. NOW THEREFORE, Vernon, in the City convened, does hereby ordain and enact: The City of Mount DEC 9 202U Section s. The Mayor is hereby authorized to accept a grant from the Mount Vernon Urban Renewal Agency in the amount of $362,616.85 for the fiscal year 2020 and 2021 and the creation of three (3) new grant funded positions. Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval by the Board of Estimate and Contract. New Matter Underlined Deleted Matter in Brackets [] ' ' Councfflrson THIS ORDINANCE Corporation Counsel o APPROVED o APPROVED Dept. Mayor