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' , I ' , -.' a. - ., " : :, i : a-' i 2a. al.l . II"lL21J .Jl,i .'il.. OC:J CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2021 9:00 AM CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK & VIA FACEBOOK.COM/MOUNTVERNONNY REVISED LEGISLATION AND PUBLIC WORKS EXECUTE 1. An ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Memorandiun DOCUMENT of Understanding by and between the City of New York and the City of Mount Vernon to rent eight (8) Rear Loader 25 Yard Collection Trucks. AMENDMENT 2. An ordinance atnending ordinance No. 3, adopted July 16, 2021, entitled "AN ORDINANCE GRANTING PERMISSION TO GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH TO HOLD A BLACK AND BLUE PANEL DISCUSSION AND PERMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO CLOSE SOUTH 6"' AVENUE BETWEEN WEST 2"' STREET AND WEST 1' STREET." APPROVAL 3. An ordinance authorizing the approval and submission of the 2021 OF ACTION PLAN Annual Action Plan and Expenditure of Community Development Block Grant, Home Investment Partnerships Program, and Emergency Solutions Grant Funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development  202i ...'i ": '-l' Li: 2 2 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2021 9:00 AM CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK & VIA FACEBOOK.COM/MOUNTVERNONNY LEGISLATION AND PUBLIC WORKS EXECUTE 1. An ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Memorandum DOCUMENT of Understanding by and between the City of New York and the City of Mount Vernon to rent eight (8) Rear Loader 25 Yard Collection Trucks. JUL2 0 2021 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO SPE-CjA A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERST ANDING BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON TO RENT EIGHT (8) REAR LOADER 25 YARD COLLECTION TRUCKS. WHEREAS, by letter date July 19, 2021 tlie Mayor is requesting legislation autliorizing her to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") by and between tlie City of New York Acting through its Department of Sanitation and the City of Mount Vernon,, and WHEREAS, on July 15, 2021, effective at 9 a.m., the Mayor declared a city- wide state of emergency due to a public health and safety crisis that has threatened the public liealth and safety of the City's residents. Due to tlie City's current inability to rectify this threat, the Mayor has reached out to New York City for assistance, and they have agreed to assist the City of Mount Vernon by allowing us to rent eight (8) Rear Loader 25 Yard Collection trucks from the NYC Department of Sanitation for a period of 90 days for $1.00 per truck available in Budget Code A8160.203 (DPW Sanitation- Equipment); NOW, THEREFORE, Tlie City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Section 1. The City Council does hereby authorize the Mayor to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") by and between the City of New York Acting tl'u'ough its Department of Sanitation and the City of Mount Vernon. Section 2. The City Council does liereby authorize tlie City of Mount Vernon to rent eight (8) Rear Loader 25 Yard Collection Ttucks from the NYC Department of Sanitation for a period of 90 days at a cost not to exceed $1.00 per truck available in Budget Code A8160.203 (DPW Sanitation-Equipment). Section 3. The City Council does hereby authorize DSNY to transport the Tnicks from DSNY's Bronx 12 Garage at 1635 East 233rd Street, Bronx, NY 10475 in which they are stored and deliver them to Mount Vernon at City of Mount Vernon Department of Public Works, 33 Canal Street, Mt. Vernon, MY 10550. DSNY shall pick up the trucks from Mount Vernon at the end of the term in the same condition in which they were provided to Mount Vernon, reasonable wear and tear excepted. The serial numbers and Vel'iicle Identification Numbers (VINs) of the Trucks that will be rented are: i. BXO9 25DD-550 1M2AUO2C5CMOO6126 ii. BXO9 25DD-758 1M2AUO2C4CMOO6442 iii. BXI 1 25DD-770 1AA2AUO2COCMOO6454 iv. BXI I 25DN-777 1M2LR1GC5KMOO1516 v. BXI I 25DN-776 1M2LR1GC3KMOO1515 JUL 2 p tot* SPECIAL vi. BXI 1 25DT-135 1M2AUO2CODMOO7783 vii. BXI 1 25DD-600 1M2AUO2C9CMOO6176 'i viii. BXI 1 25DD-562 1M2AUO2C1CMOO61382 Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval by the Board of Estimate and Contract. Councilperson APPROVED AS TO FORM .ADQPTlD ZfflWunsei li Presiden-t i "C) C: City Cler co o a) 0 o o o APPROVED o 0 APPROVED Dept. By Mayor o Holmes, William From: Howard, Shawyn Sent: Monday, July 19, 2021 4:03 PM To: Griffith, Marcus; Thompson, Derrick; Copeland, Lisa; Duarte, Janice; Farquharson, Delia; Reynolds, Deborah Cc: Holmes, William; Taneisa M. Waiters; Gootzeit, Elias; Morton, Darren; Johnson, Brian; Clark, Malcolm; Evans, Kaliah Subject: MOU with NYC for Sanitation Equipment Council President Griffith, As per our conversation on Sunday, July 18, 202011 executed the MOU with the Department of Sanitation for the City of New York. While the normal course of action is a City Council resolution and Board of Estimate approval; during this declared State of Emergency we agreed that we needed to expedite this process. Insurance for the trucks have been secured and we will be receiving the equipment at 6am Tuesday morning. Please contact my office should you have any questions. Mayor SPH 1 JUL 2 0 2021 SPECIAL AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 3, ADOPTED 2/ JULY 16, 2021, ENTITLED "AN ORDINACE GRANTING PERMISSION TO GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH TO HOLD A BLACK AND BLUE PANEL DISCUSSION AND PERMISSION TO THE DEP ARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO CLOSE SOUTH 6m AVENUE BETWEEN WEST 2"" STREET AND WEST 1' STREET." The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Section 1. The first and second decretal paragrapl'i and Sections 1, 2 and 4 of Ordinance No. 3, adopted July 16, 2021, entitled "AN ORDINACE GRANTING PERMISSION TO GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH TO HOLD A BLACK AND BLUE PANEL DISCUSSION AND PERMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO CLOSE SOUTH 6"' AVENUE BETWEEN WEST 2""' STREET AND WEST IST STREET" is hereby amended as follows: WHEREAS, by letter dated June 25, 2021, Grace Baptist Cliurch has requested authorization to liold a Black and Blue Panel discussion on Saturday, July 24, 2021 [July 17, 20211 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; and WHEREAS, Grace Baptist Church 'further requests the Department of Public Safety close South 6"1 Avenue to veliicular traffic from West Ist Street to West 2"d Street duting the stated event on July 24, 2021 jJuly 17, 20211; and WHEREAS, it is further requested that Grace Baptist Church be allowed to park in the Municipal Lot across the street from 52 Soutli 6f'l Avenue; NOW, THEREFORE, Tlie City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Section 1. Pen'nission is liereby granted to Grace Baptist Cliurch to hold a Black and Blue Panel discussion on Saturday, July 24, 2021 jJuly 17, 2021] from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Section 2. The Department of Public Safety is hereby authorized and directed to close Soutli 6t'l Avenue to vehicular traffic from West Ist Street to West 2"d Street during the stated event on July 24, 2021 JJuly 17, 2021], from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Section 3. Permission is hereby granted to the Department of Public Works to drop off barricades at tlie intersection of West 2nd Street and South 6I'l. Section 4. Permission is granted to the Parking Bureau to post "No Parking" signs to reflect no parking on July 24, 2021 jJuly 17, 2021] from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. Signs should be on botli sides of the street on South 6I'1Avenue between West 2nd Street and West ISt Street at least 72 hours piior to the aforesaid event. Section 5. The City of Mount Vernon Fire Department has no objection to the aforesaid event. In case of a food vendor being on site an inspection and pennit is necessary for any open flames or warning units before the event, and in case of gasoline, kerosene or diesel generator(s), an inspection and pennit is necessary before the event. Section 6. The Department of Recreation has no objection to the aforesaid event. Section 7. The pen'nission hereby granted is conditioned upon the aforesaid location being maintained, cleaned and kept in good condition by Grace Baptist Church at its sole cost and expense during said event. The peri'nission hereby granted is further conditioned upon the maintenance by Grace Baptist Church, its members and guests, of access to such street at all times for emergency services in the event of necessity JUL2 0 2021 SPfc(Hp( access to such street at all times for emergency services in the event of necessity 2 therefore, Grace Baptist Cliurcli shall also be responsible for the obsei-vance by its members and guest of all conditions of tliis ordinance. Section 8. The forgoing pen'nission is granted upon tlie express condition tl'iat Grace Baptist Church sliall assume all liability for and will indeinnify and hold tlie City of Mount Vernon lian'nless of and from any and all damages that occur to persons or property by reason of the liolding of said panel discussion, and that Grace Baptist Churcli before acting upon this ordinance, sliall file witli the City Clerk and to be approved by the Corporation Counsel, a public liability policy covering the City'of Mount Vernon as an additional insured witl'i limits of at least $1,000,000.00 per occurrence. Section 9. This ordinance sliall take effect only upon the filing of tlie above- described documents in tlie office of the City Clerk of tlie City of Mount Vernon. ,/ - Councilperson APPROVED AS TO FORM AIS oziwawct Xassi;tang2 ATT5E3T: City Clerk o o APPROVED Dept. Mayor SPECIAL IUL 1 6 2021 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE APPROV AL AND SUBMISSION OF THE 2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND HELD EXPENDITURE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM, AND EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT FUNDS FROM THE UNITED ST ATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN JUL I 0 '2fl21 DEVELOPMENT. SPEC/AL WHEREAS, Congress of the United States enacted Public Law 93-383 Title I of 3 the Housing and Coinmunity Development Act of 1974 (which established the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program; Public Law 101-625, tlie Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (which establislied tlie HOME Investment Partnersliips Program (HOME); and Public Law 100-77, the McKinney- Vento Homeless Assistance Act as amended by the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act of 2009 (Public Law 112-141), which re-autliorized the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program; and WHEREAS, tlie City of Mount Vernon is an Entitlement Coi'nu'nunity forpurposes of the Coini'nunity Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), and HOME Investment Paitnersliips Program (HOME); and Emergency Solutions Grant Program (ESG); and WHEREAS, as a recipient of Federal entitlement grant funds, the City of Mount Vennon (City) is required to submit an annual action plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and WHEREAS, HUD infon'ned the City tliat it is receiving FY 2021 entitlement funding in the following amounts: Community Development Block Grant $1,710,229 HOME Investment Partnerships Grant $478,089 Emergency Solutions Grants $145,882 Total 2020 Entitlement Funding: $2,334,200 WHEREAS, The Department of Planning and Coi'nununity Development/Urban Renewal Agency recommends approval of tlie 2021-2022 j'u'tnual Action Plan by the Mount Veriion City Council; NOW, THEREFORE, Tlie City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Sectionl. Theapprovalofthe2021-2022AnnualActionPlan. Section 2. Authorized for the Mayor to submit the 2021 -2022 Annual Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and to execute all certifications and assurances contained therein, and to approve minor changes and provide additional information as requested by HUD. ,,81 SPECIA jUL i 6 2021 HELD, Section 3. Autl'iorized for tlie Mayor to execute all subrecipient agreements zd witli tl'ie nonprofit organizations selected to receive allocations of CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds in the 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan. IUL 2 n 2121 iPECIAL Section 4. Tliis ordinance shall take effect upon its approval by tlie Board of 3 Estimate and Contract. APPROVED AS TO FORM 'KHIS ORDINANCE ' B UN ],,,Z LAX V a Assistant cg4oration Counsel U City Clerk o APPROVED Dept. %