Board of Estimate and Contract approves ordinances, transfers and payments across city departments

The Board of Estimate and Contract of the City of Mount Vernon voted on Oct. 14 to approve a series of ordinances, budget transfers and payments covering public safety training, tree removal, technology contract payments, property sales and capital repairs.

The board approved all items on the agenda by roll call, with the documented votes recorded as aye for Comptroller Morton, Acting President Thompson and the Mayor (name as listed in the meeting record). No votes against or abstentions were recorded in the transcript for the items listed below.

Votes at a glance (agenda items as recorded on the meeting agenda):

1) Department of Public Safety — ordinance authorizing the mayor to enter into an addendum agreement with Passport Labs Inc. for integrated parking enforcement and mobile payment services. Outcome: approved by roll call.

2) Department of Public Works — ordinance authorizing the mayor to enter into an emergency contract for removal of dead trees along Question Parkway in the City of Mount Vernon. Outcome: approved by roll call.

3) Assessor — ordinance amending ordinance No. 12 (adopted 06/25/2025) authorizing the mayor to execute a contract with Catalyst Enterprise (Kamala) for software services. Outcome: approved by roll call.

4) Department of Public Works — ordinance amending prior authorizations to select Woodard & Curran for the South Third and South Columbus Avenues flood mitigation project under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), and to utilize their services for Bronxville Field Club cost estimate review. Outcome: approved by roll call.

5) Department of Public Works — budget transfer within DPW for emergency tree removal, debris management and site restoration along Question Parkway. Outcome: approved by roll call.

6) Department of Public Works — ordinance authorizing the Director of Sustainability to enroll in the Green Project Manager (GPM) Basic certification program and to fund associated costs. Outcome: approved by roll call.

7) Department of Public Safety — ordinance authorizing eight members of the Department of Public Safety to attend an interview and interrogation training course at the Westchester County Police Academy, Dec. 1–4, 2025. Outcome: approved by roll call.

8) Department of Public Safety — ordinance authorizing four members of service to attend a female-enforcement/peak performance and resilience course. Outcome: approved by roll call.

9) Department of Public Safety — ordinance authorizing transfer of funds for contractual payments to Tyler Technologies related to system conversion and outstanding items. Outcome: approved by roll call.

10) Department of Public Safety — ordinance authorizing transfer of funds to cover prisoner meal costs. Outcome: approved by roll call.

11–17) Real estate committee — ordinances authorizing the sale or conveyance of multiple city-owned properties (individual addresses listed on the agenda). The board took items 11–17 as a block vote and approved them by roll call. The meeting record notes that the ordinance documents include purchaser names and prices even where the agenda did not list that information. Outcome: approved by roll call.

18) Office of the City Clerk — budget line transfer to cover additional annual memberships for clerk staff. Outcome: approved by roll call.

19) Department of Public Works — resolution authorizing partial payment no. 18 for sewer system rehabilitation phase 1 to National Water Main Cleaning Company: $60,940.56. Outcome: approved by roll call.

20) Department of Public Works — resolution authorizing partial payment no. 3 to NuVista Designs General Contractors LLC for emergency roof repairs at the police department and courts: $147,250. Outcome: approved by roll call.

21) Settlement — payment for property damage (Verna Clara v. Lydia Malvernon): $15,000. Outcome: approved by roll call.

Other actions and notes recorded in the meeting transcript: the board heard staff explanations about prior auction and bidding processes for city properties, about outstanding items arising during the City’s conversion to Tyler Technologies, and about capital repair work covering multiple municipal buildings. The transcript includes a staff estimate that the total from the property-sales package (across phases) would be approximately $22,300,000 (figure stated in the meeting record). The meeting adjourned at 4:14 p.m.

Provenance: Items and vote calls enumerated above appear throughout the meeting transcript at multiple roll-call segments and the ordinance descriptions starting at the portion of the record describing agenda items 1–21.