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r"'Ts'r ')i'- P 4':01 2';J,l'47Llaa""'a" CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2022 4:45 P .M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS - ROOM 206 CITY HALL, MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK & VIA FACEBOOK.COM/MOUNTVERNONNY FINANCE AND PLANNING ANNUAL 1. An ordinance setting a date for a public hearing ESTIMATE regarding the 2023 Proposed Annual Estimate for the City of Moiu'it Vernon, New York. LAW 2. A Local Law to override the tax levy limit LOCAL N0. 7 established in General Municipal Law Section 3-C. LEGISLATION AND PUBLIC WORKS 3. An ordinance authorizing the transfer of funds TRANSFER between City Council Expense Accounts OF FUNDS ($35,000.00 from expense account A1010.401 "Office Expense" to A 10?0.405 "Contracted Outside Services"). 4. An ordinance authorizing and directing the Comptroller to make payments in full to Granicus Corporation as follows. Year 1 $27,625.00 Year 2 $38,782.00 Year 3 $38,782.00 TOT AL AMOUNT $105,189.00 TO BE PAID (Funds in the full amount of $105,189.00 are to be paid from expense account Al010.405 "Contracted Outside Services" for the 2022 budget year). City Council Meeting Agenda December 26, 2022 "SPECIAL" AUTHORIZATION An ordinance authorizing the Department of Public Works ("DPW") to purchase snow equipment - salt spreaders, light bars, and conveyor chains. Three (3) Salt Spreaders + shipping @ $27,456.00/ea. = $82,868.00 * Three (3) Safety Light Bars @ $1,528/ea. = $ 4 584.06 Total = (2022FY budget. The Department of Public Works - ARPA - Sanitation and Street Cleaning - A8160.203ARP) PUBLIC SAFETY AND CODES AMENDMENT An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 29 adopted on December 14, 2022, entitled "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A SERVICE CONTRACT WITH THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF WESTCHESTER AT NEW ROCHELLE FOR JX)G SHELTER SERVICES." term of December 15, 2022, through December 31, 2023. The costs for the contract will be apportioned in two amounts: $6,287.67 - the prorated amount for 12/15/22- 12/31/2022 (17 days), payable from FY22 A3510.445; and $135,000.00 - the initial aru'iual amount for 1/l/2023-12/31/2023, payable from FY23 A3510.445 (in an aru'iual payment or equally quarterly, whichever frequency the City shall elect.) Page 2 DEC! G 2822 AN ORDINANCE SETTING THE DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE 2023 PROPOSED ANNUAL ESTIMATE FOR THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Section 1. The City Clerk is hereby directed to give public notice, pursuant to Section 81 of the City Charter of the City of Mount Vernon, New York, as amended, that a public hearing will be held in reference to the proposed annual estimate for the year 2023 at a meeting of the City Council of the City of Mount Vernon, to be held at the City Council Chambers, Municipal Building, Mount Vernon, New York, on the 28' day of December, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). The cost of said notice is to be paid from Budget Code A10IO.401 (Office Expense) City Council, 2022 Budget. Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately. - /l Councilperson ADOPTEDBY CITY COUNCIL AsJtistant Corporatioa'r"Counsel ATTESt "7 City Clerk APPROVED 2022 APPROVED al(DF- Dept. Mayor DEC! 6 2022 LOCAL LAW N0. 7 0F 2022 A LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT EST ABLISHED IN GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW SECTION 3-C. Be it enacted by the City Council of the City of Mount Vernon in the County of Westchester in the State of New York, as follows: Section 1. Legislative Intent. The New York State Comptroller recently released the "2 Percent Tax Cap" figures for the budget year 2023 and advised the City of Mount Vernon that the tax cap, in actuality, will be 2.0%. The City of Mount Vernon acknowledges that it is vitally important to use the taxes of the City in a fiscally responsible manner and it is necessary to keep the tax levy on the property taxpayers to a minimum amount, especially in economically hard times. However, the financial position of the City determines that the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget may require a tax levy increase that is greater than that allowed by General Municipal Law §3-c. It is the intent of this Local Law to override the limit on the amount of real property taxes that may be levied by the City of Mount Vernon, County of Westchester, State of New York, pursuant to General Municipal Law §3-c, and to allow the City of Mount Vernon to adopt a budget for (a) City punposes and (b) any other special or improvement governed by the City Council for the fiscal year 2023 that requires a real property tax levy in excess of the "tax levy limit" as defined by General Municipal Law §3-c. Section 2. Authority. The local law is adopted pursuant to subdivision 5 of General Municipal Law §3-c, which expressly authorizes the City Council to override the tax levy limit by the adoption of a local law approved by vote of sixty percent (60%) of the City Council. Section 3. Tax Levy Limit Override. The City Council of the City of Mount Vernon is hereby authorized to adopt a budget for the fiscal year 2023 that requires a real property tax levy in excess of the limit specified in General Municipal Law, §3-c.  Section 4. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this Local Law or the application thereof to any person, firm or corporation, or circumstance, shall be adjusted by any coiut of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such order of judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this Local Law or in its application to the person, individual, firm or corporation or circumstance, directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment or order shall be rendered. Section 5. Effective Date. This Local Law shall be operative upon its approval by the City Council and shall take effect immediately upon filing in the office of the New York State Secretary of State. PLEASE TAKE TO THE EXTENT NOTICE THAT THIS LOCAL LAW MAY CONFLICT WITH APPLICABLE PORTIONS OF THE GENERAL CITY LAW OF THE ST ATE OF NEW YORK, IT IS THE ST ATED INTENTION OF THE CITY TO EXERCISE ITS AUTHORITY TO SUPERSEDE AND AMEND, AS GRANTED UNDER THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, SECTION 10. THE CITY HEREBY PROVIDES NOTICE THAT IT IS EXERCISING ITS AUTHORITY TO SUPERSEDE AND AMEND PURSUANT TO MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW OF THE ST ATE OF NEW YORK SECTION 22. Councilperson APPROVED AS T FORM THIS ORDINANCE - 7j Counse Corpoiatign 7ssistani City Clerk APPROVED Date APPROVED Dept. Mayor Page 2 DE(, I 6 2822 AN ORDINANCE REQUE.STING PERMISSION TO TRANSFER FtJNDS BETWEEN CITY COUNCIL EXPENSE ACCOUNTS WHEREAS, by letter dated December 15, 2022, the City Clerk has requested the City Council approve legislation authorizing the Comptroller to transfer funds between City Council Expense Accounts in the amount of $35,000.00 from expense account A1010.401 "Office Expense" to A1010.405 "Contracted Outside Services" to allow payment to Granicus Corporation, in full, for legislation management software; NOW, THEREFORE, The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Section 1. The Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to transfer fiuids between City Council Expense Accounts in the amount of $35,000.00 from expense account A1010.401 "Office Expense" to A1010.405 "Contracted Outside Serv'ices" to allow payment to Granicus Corporation, in fiill, for legislation management software. Secticn 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval by the Board of Estimate & Contract. APPROVED AS TO FORM fil lffi""stanlt'Corp/orakr(o/nllCAou""nsel ,;'/di< L/ o o APPROVED Dept. DEC 1 6 2022 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE COMPTROLLER TO MAKE PAYMENT IN FULL TO GRANICUS CORPORATION WHEREAS, by letter dated December 15, 2022, the City Clerk has requested that the City Council approve legislation authorizing and directing the Comptroller to make payment to Granicus Corporation in the amount of $105,189.00 which represents payment in full for legislation management software. Legislation dated October 4, 2022, stated that payment would be made in installments as set forth below: Year l $27,625.00 Year 2 $38,782.00 Year 3 $38,782.00 TOTAL AMOUNT $105,189.00 TO BE PAID NOW, THEREFORE, The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Section 1. The Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to draw the drafts to the order Granicus Corporation in the amounts and on the dates shown in the Chart above in the total amount of $105,189.00 which represents payment in full for legislation management software. Section2. Funds in the full amount of $105,189.00 are to be paid from expense account A1010.405 "Contracted Outside Services" for the 2022 budget year. Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval by the Board of Estimate & Contract. Councilperson APPROVED AS TO FORM THIS ORDINANCE V // // V /") ATTEST: City Clerk APPROVED o 0 ! 2022 ( o APPROVED Dept. Mayor DE(, 1 6 2022 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS ("DPW") TO PURCHASE SNOW 5 EQUIPMENT AND - SALT CONVEYOR SPREADERS, CHAINS LIGHT BARS, WHEREAS, by letter dated Octobey 25, 2022, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works ("DPup') requested legislation authorizing the purchase of Snow Equipment - Salt Spreaders, Light Bars, and Conveyor Chains; and WHEREAS, the following equipment identified is from Henderson Products, Inc, in Chicago, Illinois, operating un.der Sourcewell Contract Award - # 080818-HPI. The prices they have quoted the City of Mount Vernon for the requested items are as forlows: Three (3) Salt Spreaders+ shipping @ $27,456.00/ea.= $82,868.00 Three (3) Safety Light Bars @ $1,528,'ea. = $ 4.584.06 Total = NOW, THEREFORE, The CitH,r of Mowit Vernon in City Council-convened, does hereby ordairi and enact: Section ].. The Department of Public Works. is hereby authorized to make the purchase of-Snow Equipment - Salt Spreaders, Light Bars, and Conveyor Chains. Section 2. Funding for this equipment is available in the 2022FY- budget. The Departmerit of Public Works - ARPA - Sanitation and Street ' Cleaning A8t60.203ARP. Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approvai by the Board of Estimate & Contract. Councilperson THIS ORDINANCE President 4 ,%/, J ATTEST: City Clerk APPROVED Dept. Mayor DECI 6 2022 AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 29 ADOPTED ON DECEMBER 14, 2022, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A SERVICE (70 CONTRACT WITH THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF WESTCHESTER AT NEW ROCHELLE FOR DOG SHELTER SERVICES" The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Section 1. The first decretal paragraph, and Sections 1 and 2 of Ordinance No. 29, adopted on December 14, 2022, entitled "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A SERVICE CONTRACT WITH THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF WESTCHESTER AT NEW ROCHELLE FOR DOG SHELTER SERVICES" is hereby amended as follows: WHEREAS, by letter dated December 15, 2022 jDecember 7, 2022], the Chief of Staff for the Honorable Mayor has requested legislation authorizing the Mayorto enter into a [one (1) year service] contract for the term of December 15, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The costs for the contract will be apportioned in two amounts: * $6,287.67 - the prorated amount for 12/15/22-12/31/2022 (17 days), payable from FY22 A3510.445; and * $135,000 - the initial annual amount for 1/1/2023-12/31/2023, payable from FY23 A3510.445 (in an annual payment or equally quarterly, whichever frequency the City shall elect.) [cornmencing January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023], with the Humane Society of Westchester at New Rochelle for dog (and cat) shelter services [for an initial annual amount of $135,000.00. The siun is payable in an annual payment or equally quarterly, whichever frequency the City shall electl; and WHEREAS, the contract will replace the current shelter services at the Mount Vernon Animal Shelter ("MVAS") located at 600 Garden Avenue. The City is required to license dogs and as a result must either maintain a shelter for dogs or contract for pound or shelter services within any other municipality or humane society. Since 1974 the City has run its own animal shelter, which in recent years has fallen into various stages of disrepair as documented in NYS Agriculture reports and staffing challenges. Additionally, the shelter has struggled with adoption rates, housing the animals much longer than what is best for the animals, and drastic negative revenue variances; and WHEREAS, as a solution in the best interests of the animals and the financial condition of City, the Office of the Mayor is proposing the contracting of these services to the nearest Humane Society (New Rochelle) that just underwent a $5 Million renovation to provide the care and services needed for the animals. This solution will be a cost savings to the city of Mount Vernon of approximately 55% over the current b udgeted and unbudgeted staffing and shelter expenses; and WHEREAS, the City is still responsible for animal control services, dog catching, transport of animals to the shelter inNew Rochelle, and the emergency seizure of animals and will retain the position of Animal Warden during the tansition to contracted services and will modify the position accordingly to accurately reflect the duties that complement the contract; NOW, THEREFORE, DEC I 6 2022 SPEC The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Section 1. The Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into a [one (1) year service] contract for the term of December 15, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The costs for the contract will be apportioned in two amounts as set forth below jcornmencing January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023], with the Humane Society of Westchester at New Rochelle for dog (and cat) shelter services [for an initial annual amount of $135,000.00. The sun'i is payable in an annual payment or equally quarterly, whichever frequency the City shall elect]. Section 2. Funds for the service contract fee will not exceed the following amounts: * $6,287.67 - the prorated amount for 12/15/22-12/31/2022 (17 days), payable from FY22 A3510.445: and * $135,000 - the initial annual amount for 1/1/2023-12/31/2023, payable from FY23 A3510.445 (in an annual payment or eq.ually quarterly, whichever frequency the City shall elect.) [of $135,000.00. The sum is payable in an annual payment or equally quarterly, whichever frequency the City shall elect, originating from A3510.445 in the FY2023 budget.] The contract is renewable on an annual basis in an amount equal to the increase, if any, in the All-Urban Consumer Price Index for the New York, New Jersey Metropolitan Area (typically 3%). Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval by the Board of Estimate & Contract. New Matters Underlined Deleted Matter in Brackets [] Councilperson THIS ORDINANCE ADOPTj3,BYCIT'FOUNCIL (;['hAPpRovEDA:aMToFRM7/ ATTEST. o City Clerk o OCL APPROVED Dept. Page 2 Mayor