County of Westchester  
Board of Acquisition and Contract  
Meeting Minutes  
Thursday, January 30, 2025  
Roll Call  
11:00 AM County Executive Conference Room  
Michaelian Office Building  
Mr. Lawrence C. Soule, Mr. Vedat Gashi, and Mr. Richard  
Wishnie  
Present:  
Attendees:  
Deputy Commissioner of Finance  
Associate Chief Deputy County Attorney  
Board of Legislators  
Board of Legislators  
Board of Legislators  
Mario Arena  
Tami Altschiller  
Greg Casciato  
Santiago Caceres  
Lisa Hochman  
Raymond Sculky  
Joan Cocciardi  
Secretary BAC  
Assistant Secretary BAC  
Mr. Wishnie presided.  
Mr. Wishnie said, “The Board of Acquisition and Contract permits in-person access to  
the meeting and virtually through Webex.  
For the record, has the Secretary gone to the reception area to invite any members of  
the public who wish to attend today’s meeting in person to come to this conference  
room?”  
Mr. Sculky said, “Yes I have.”  
Acquisition & Contract.  
Minutes of the meeting1/23/25 and the SEQR Review for agenda items.  
R. Sculky  
Mr. Wishnie moved to receive and file the foregoing minutes and SEQR review,  
which were duly seconded and approved.  
1.  
110351Human Resources - Enter into an agreement with the Scarsdale Union  
Free School District, pursuant to which the Scarsdale Union Free School  
District will grant the County a permit to use up to 20 classrooms at  
Scarsdale High School on 3/1/25 to administer civil service exams, for a  
total fee of $6,340.  
L. Denig  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
2.  
110222County Attorney - Compromise the County of Westchester’s right to be  
reimbursed for health care and wage benefits paid or owing to or on  
behalf of a County employee, identified as “M.H.”, from a settlement of  
her legal claim against several third parties; and that the County’s  
reimbursement is $321,662.46, representing a 43.00% reduction of its  
lien, with full reservation of the County’s right to set off M.H.’s net  
recovery against any future compensation in accordance with the  
provisions of New York State Workers’ Compensation Law.  
J. Nonna  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
3.  
110338Planning / County Executive/Ctywide Admin Svc - 1) Enter into any  
and all agreements necessary to purchase approximately 0.93 acres of  
real property located at 99 Church Street and 6 Cottage Place, in the City  
of White Plains from the current owner(s) of record in an amount not to  
exceed $10,000,000 and to subsequently convey the Property to WBP  
Development LLC, its successors or assigns, or any entity created to  
carry out the purposes of the proposed transaction for ONE ($1.00)  
DOLLAR and to grant and/or accept any and all property rights in  
connection therewith. 2) Enter into an Inter-Municipal Developer  
Agreement (the “IMDA”) with the City of White Plains and the Developer,  
to fund the construction of certain infrastructure improvements, with  
County administrative costs and other related work in support of the  
affordable housing Development to be constructed at 99 Church Street, in  
an amount not to exceed $4,420,000 from Capital Project  
BPL1A-Housing Implementation Fund II and to grant and accept all  
necessary property rights in connection therewith for the purpose of  
creating 108 affordable homeownership condominium units that AFFH.  
B. Lopez  
C. Steers  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
4.  
110340Planning - Enter into agreements with 28-30 Holdings, LLC and three  
contractors for rehabilitation of the property located at 30 Locust Hill  
Avenue in Yonkers, New York, pursuant to which the contractors will  
make repairs to multiple apartments for the benefit of low income  
residents residing at the Property through the Lead Safe Westchester  
Program. These agreements will be for a total aggregate amount not to  
exceed $138,000. The term of the agreements will commence on 2/14/25  
- 2/13/26. The work will include, but not be limited to, repairing  
deteriorated areas identified in lead inspections and risk assessments.  
B. Lopez  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
5.  
110214Social Services - Enter into an agreement (DSS2000PD-25) with the  
University of Denver, acting by and through its Butler Institute for  
Families, Graduate School of Social Work, to provide leadership  
development and executive coaching consultant services, in an amount  
not-to-exceed $172,382, for the term 3/1/25 - 2/28/26, payable in equal  
quarterly installments, with the County having the sole option to extend  
the term of the agreement for up to two (2) additional one (1) year periods  
on the same terms and conditions.  
L. Townes  
This Resolution was held over by the Board of Legislators.  
6.  
7.  
110173Health - Pursuant to Section 3(a)(xxi) of the Westchester County  
Procurement Policy and Procedures, to exempt from procurement an  
agreement with Joseph C. LoCascio, Robert Ponzini and Ilan D. Gilbert.  
S. Amler  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
110174Health - Enter into Contracts with Joseph C. LoCascio, Robert Ponzini  
and Ilan D. Gilbert as Hearing Officers, for the term 3/1/25 - 2/28/26, for a  
total aggregate not-to-exceed amount of $80,000, payable at the listed  
contract rates.  
S. Amler  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
8.  
110326Health - Enter into an agreement with Open Door Family Medical Center,  
Inc., to accept funding for the WIC Community Innovation and Outreach  
project in the not-to-exceed amount of $32,000, for the period from 1/6/25  
- 12/31/26.  
S. Amler  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
9.  
110366Health - 1) Enter into a three-party Lead Remediation Agreement with  
Elton A. Williams and Natalie Marchan Williams (the “Participant(s)”) and  
AltaVista Lead Improvement Inc., pursuant to which the Contractor will  
perform lead remediation services on Participant’s property located at 353  
South 3rd Ave - 2nd Fl. Mt. Vernon, NY 10550, in accordance with New  
York State’s Leading in Lead Prevention Pilot Program, for the period  
upon execution of the agreement between all parties through 3/31/26, in  
an amount not to exceed $40,000; and 2) enter into a Local Program  
Administrator Agreement (the “LPA”) with the Participant(s), pursuant to  
which the County will provide an amount not-to-exceed $40,000 to assist  
the Participant(s) with the direct costs of the Services to be performed on  
the Property in accordance with the Program; in consideration for the  
Grant Assistance to be provided pursuant to the LPA, the Participant(s)  
will agree, inter alia, to allow a Declaration of Interest (the “DOI”) to be  
recorded on the Property and that the term of the LPA will commence  
upon execution of the LPA by both parties and will continue for a period  
of five (5) years thereafter, or until the term of the DOI expires, whichever  
is later.  
S. Amler  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
10. 110268College - Contract No.WCC-25-723 for Photocopier Services,  
Westchester Community College, Valhalla, New York. Advertise for bids.  
B. Miles  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
11. 110333College - To accept the termination of the Agreement with Elaine L. Craft  
Educational Consulting, LLC and amend the agreement with Arizona  
State University, by increasing the not to exceed amount to be paid to  
Arizona by $498,223, for the period from 10/1/23 - 9/30/28, for a total  
amount not to exceed $1,399,445, pursuant to which Arizona will also  
provide grantsmanship mentoring and promote learning and collaboration  
among two-year colleges.  
B. Miles  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
12. 110334District Attorney - 1) Enter into a grant agreement - Agreement No.  
C11423GG - with the New York State Office of Victim Services to accept  
a grant in the amount of $363,773 in state and federal pass through  
funds, for the District Attorney’s Office to provide various services to  
assist crime victims, for a term commencing retroactively on 10/1/24 -  
9/30/25; and 2) enter into an agreement with the Westchester Jewish  
Community Services, Inc., to provide psychotherapy services for crime  
victims, in an amount not-to-exceed $188,843, for a term commencing  
retroactively on 10/1/24 - 9/30/25.  
C. Cacace  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
13. 110315Information Technology / Public Safety - Amend an agreement  
(IT-1686) with Intergraph Corporation, d/b/a Hexagon Safety &  
Infrastructure, pursuant to which Intergraph agreed to provide the County  
with services regarding the installation, implementation and project  
management of a new web-based OnCall Dispatch System, which  
includes essential integration services related to Geographic Information  
Systems (GIS) functionality within the system, for a term of two (2) years,  
commencing upon the date the agreement is executed by both parties,  
for a total aggregate amount not-to-exceed $1,013,330.34, in order to (i)  
add additional services to refresh the OnCall Dispatch System database  
and update the System archive database, as detailed in Schedule “A”  
listed in the Resolution; (ii) increase the amount of the agreement by  
$38,810.50, to a new total amount not-to-exceed $1,052,140.84; (iii)  
extend the term by eighteen (18) months, to commence retroactively on  
3/14/24 - 9/13/25.  
M. Beirne  
T. Raynor  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
14. 110213Parks - Enter into an agreement with Fox Party Rental Inc., DBA  
Westside Party Rental, 210 West Lincoln Avenue, Mt. Vernon, New York  
10550, to provide quality tents, tables, and chairs for various special  
events at Westchester County, for the period of 4/1/25 - 3/31/28, in an  
amount not to exceed $125,346.  
K. O'Connor  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
15. 110248Parks - Enter into an agreement with BOID Entertainment Systems, Inc.,  
115 Boutonville Road, South Salem, New York 10590, to provide quality  
audio equipment and professional services for various special events at  
Westchester County, for the period from 4/1/25 - 3/31/28, in an amount  
not to exceed $136,950.  
K. O'Connor  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
16. 110320Parks - Enter into an agreement with Nunataks, Ltd. d/b/a The  
Greenburgh Nature Center, 99 Dromore Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583, for  
the provision of various family nature programs and environmental  
education programs that will serve the people of Westchester County,  
during the period 1/1/25 -12/31/25, for an amount not to exceed $48,655.  
K. O'Connor  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
17. 110324Parks - Contract No. PRC-1455 for Maintenance And Repair Services,  
For Electrical Systems At Various Department Of Parks, Recreation And  
Conservation Facilities. Advertise for bids.  
K. O'Connor  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
18. 110325Parks - Contract No. PRC-1456 for Maintenance And Repair Services  
For Water Pumps, Air Compressors, And Electric Motors At Various  
Department Of Parks, Recreation And Conservation Facilities. Advertise  
for bids.  
K. O'Connor  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
19. 110316Public Safety - Enter into an agreement with the Student Assistance  
Services Corporation (“SAS”), pursuant to which SAS will help to  
coordinate the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s STOP School Violence  
Program by implementing the Schools Transforming Real Interventions to  
Violence Project (aka “Project STRIV”) that will help improve school  
safety by providing students, parents and school personnel with tools to  
recognize, respond quickly, and prevent acts of violence and to help  
ensure a positive school climate, for a one (1) year term commencing  
retroactive to 10/1/24 - 9/30/25 and that in consideration for services to  
be rendered, the County will pay SAS an amount not-to-exceed  
$118,000, in accordance with an approved budget and payment  
schedule.  
T. Raynor  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
20. 110339DPW/Transportation - Enter into an agreement with the State of New  
York Department of Transportation, to accept a grant of approximately  
$31,810 for a Capital Project at the Westchester County Airport. The  
funds received from the State grant will be credited to the following  
projects: A0118 Runway 16/34 Rehabilitation at the Westchester County  
Airport - (8A00.32) and that the County will contribute a local share of  
approximately $31,810 of this Capital Project, which funding will come  
from the Airport Special Revenue Fund.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
21. 110332DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 20-527 with Clean Air Quality  
Service, Inc., for Humidity Control, Microbiology Division, Department of  
Laboratories and Research, 10 Dana Road, Valhalla Campus, Valhalla,  
New York. Approval of Change Order No. 1 to extend the term of  
Contract No. 20-527 through 3/3/25.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
22. 110335DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 24-515 with Laura Li Industries, LLC  
(WBE) for Roadway Milling, Resurfacing and Additional Improvements,  
Murray Avenue, CR#74, Town of Mamaroneck; McLean Avenue,  
CR#127, City of Yonkers; South Ridge Street, CR#54B, Village of Rye  
Brook; and Columbus Avenue, CR#64-II, Town of Mount Pleasant; A  
Total Distance of 1.89 Miles, Westchester County, New York. Approval  
of Central Industries, Inc. (WBE), Yonkers, NY, as a subcontractor.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
23. 110336DPW/Transportation / County Executive/Ctywide Admin Svc - Enter  
into Lease Agreement No. 25-901 with WP Plaza Owner LLC and WP  
Plaza 715 LLC, for the entire 8th floor, approximately 28,388 square feet  
of space, at 445 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, New York, to be used by  
the Board of Elections during the construction of the LOFT LGBTQ+  
Community Center at 25 Quarropas Street. Landlord will also provide the  
County up to 142 non-reserved parking spaces on a “first-come, first  
serve” basis in the parking garage located at 275 Main Street and the  
term of the lease will be five (5) years, with rent commencing upon  
substantial completion of Landlord’s improvements needed to make the  
Leased Premises ready for the County, which will constitute the rent  
commencement date. Under the lease agreement, the County will initially  
pay Landlord $32.50 per square foot in base rent, with annual escalations  
as listed, for a total amount of $4,801,299.49.  
H. Greechan  
C. Steers  
Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
There being no further business, the Chair declared the meeting adjourned. All  
approved resolutions are on file electronically with the Board of Acquisition and  
Contract.  
I have reviewed the foregoing minutes and have found them to be correct as written.  
Signed: Raymond Sculky, Secretary  
Dated: 01/30/2025