County of Westchester  
Board of Acquisition and Contract  
Meeting Minutes  
Thursday, October 31, 2024  
Roll Call  
11:00 AM County Executive Conference Room  
Michaelian Office Building  
Mr. Kenneth W. Jenkins, Mr. Lawrence C. Soule, and Mr.  
Vedat Gashi  
Present:  
Attendees:  
Commissioner of Finance  
Associate Chief Deputy County Attorney  
Board of Legislators  
Karin Hablow  
Tami Altschiller  
Greg Casciato  
Dylan Tragni  
Board of Legislators  
Secretary BAC  
Assistant Secretary BAC  
Raymond Sculky  
Joan Cocciardi  
Mr. Jenkins presided.  
Mr. Jenkins 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.”  
Mr. Jenkins asked, "Are there any other matters to be discussed?"  
Mr. Gashi said, "Trick or Treat safely."  
Acquisition & Contract.  
Minutes of the meeting 10/24/24 and the SEQR Review for agenda items.  
R. Sculky  
Mr. Jenkins moved to receive and file the foregoing minutes and SEQR review,  
which were duly seconded and approved.  
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3.  
109815County Executive/Youth Bureau - Amend an agreement with Family  
Services of Westchester, Inc. (“FSW”), pursuant to which FSW was to  
perform services to provide its ‘Healing Circles’ tobacco education  
program for youths related to the County’s tobacco and education work,  
for the period from 11/1/23 - 10/31/24, for a total amount not-to-exceed  
$35,000, by extending the term by two (2) months, to a new expiration  
date of 12/31/24.  
E. McFadden  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
109816County Executive/Youth Bureau - Amend an agreement with The Loft:  
The Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, Inc., for services to  
provide tobacco education programs to LGBTQ+ youths, for the period  
from 11/1/23 - 10/31/24, by, 1) extending the term by two (2) months, to a  
new expiration date of 12/31/24, without any increase in its existing  
$35,000 not-to-exceed amount; and 2) correcting the name of the  
contractor within the agreement.  
E. McFadden  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
109845County Executive/Youth Bureau - 1) Enter into an agreement with the  
New York State Office of Children & Family Services (“OCFS”) to accept  
funds in the total aggregate amount of $1,725,564, for the County to  
provide a variety of youth services programs in Westchester County  
under the following OCFS’s programs: (i)Youth Development  
Programming, (ii) Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (“RHYA”), (iii)  
Youth Sports and Education Opportunity Funding, and (iv) Youth Team  
Sports program, for a term commencing on 10/1/24 - 9/30/25; 2) enter  
into an agreement with The Children’s Village, Inc., for the purpose of  
operating its “Sanctuary Program,” under the OCFS Runaway and  
Homeless Youth Act program, to provide crisis shelter services to  
runaway and homeless youth through the operation of a 14 bed 24 x 7  
shelter, for a total amount not to exceed $192,562, comprised of  
$140,899 in OCFS funds and $51,663 in County matching funds, for a  
term commencing on 10/1/24 - 9/30/25.  
E. McFadden  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
4.  
109852County Attorney - Enter into an agreement with the Law Office of  
Joseph Slaughter, pursuant to which Mr. Slaughter will provide legal  
services and representation to the County and its co-defendants  
Westchester Community College, John Flynn and Patrick Hennessey, in  
an “of counsel” capacity to the County Attorney, as needed, in connection  
with the civil case of Fields v. County of Westchester, et al, Index No.  
50797/2016, for a term commencing on 11/1/24 and continuing until the  
conclusion of the Case, for an amount not-to-exceed $100,000, payable  
at the hourly rate of $550. Mr. Slaughter shall also be reimbursed for all  
reasonable and necessary out of pocket costs and disbursements.  
J. Nonna  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
5.  
109870County Attorney - 1) Enter into a grant agreement with the New York  
State Office of Indigent Legal Services for the Second Statewide  
Expansion of Hurrell-Harring, for the receipt of $8,451,219.48 in grant  
funds to improve the quality of mandated indigent legal services for the  
term commencing retroactively on 4/1/24 - 3/31/27; and 2) enter into an  
agreement with The Legal Aid Society of Westchester County to  
implement a portion of the work plan under the Grant in an aggregate  
amount not to exceed $3,421,769.34, for the term commencing  
retroactively on 4/1/24 - 3/31/27 that an aggregate amount of  
$5,029,450.14 be allocated to the County Independent Office of Assigned  
Counsel, for the period commencing retroactively on 4/1/24 - 3/31/27.  
J. Nonna  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
6.  
109871County Attorney - 1) Enter into a grant agreement with the New York  
State Office of Indigent Legal Services for the Fourth Upstate Quality  
Improvement and Caseload Reduction grant for the receipt of $279,566 in  
grant funds to improve the quality of mandated indigent legal services for  
the term commencing retroactively on 7/1/23 - 6/30/26; and 2) enter into  
an agreement with The Legal Aid Society of Westchester County to  
implement the work plan under the Grant in an amount not to exceed  
$279,566, for the term commencing retroactively on 7/1/23 - 6/30/26.  
J. Nonna  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
7.  
109848Emergency Services - Enter into a grant agreement - DHSES No.  
WM24190967/ Project No. SH24-1052-D00 - with the New York State  
Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services to accept federal  
grant funds in an amount not-to-exceed $683,944, for the period 9/1/24 -  
8/31/27, to assist the County in its efforts related to emergency planning  
and prevention activities in order to prevent and address terrorist attacks,  
mitigate against man-made and natural hazards, protect the people of  
New York, the State’s critical infrastructure and key resources, and  
prepare to respond to and recover from both man-made and natural  
disasters, amongst other things, in compliance with the FY2024 State  
Homeland Security Grant Program and the County is authorized to  
defend and indemnify DHSES according to the listed indemnification  
language contained within the Grant Agreement.  
R. Wishnie  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
8.  
109819Social Services - 1) Rescinding a 7/18/24 resolution, which provided  
authority to enter into an agreement with BNF Consulting, Inc., pursuant  
to which it was to provide housing quality standards inspections and  
lead-based paint inspections and risk assessments for properties that  
may participate in the County’s ‘Emergency Housing Assistance  
Program’, and 2) Authority to enter into an agreement with Altavista  
Lead Improvement Inc., pursuant to which it will provide housing quality  
standards inspections and lead-based paint inspections and risk  
assessments for properties that may participate in the County’s  
‘Emergency Housing Assistance Program’, for the period from 11/1/24 -  
12/31/24, for an amount not-to-exceed $44,250, with the County having  
the option, in its sole discretion, to extend the term for up to four (4)  
additional one (1) year periods on the same terms as the initial term,  
except for costs.  
L. Townes  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
9.  
109858Social Services -Authority to retroactively: (1) enter into a grant  
agreement with the New York State Office of Children and Family  
Services to accept a grant in the amount of $60,000 pursuant to which  
the County will provide the Domestic Violence Liaison services for the  
Mobile Crisis Response Program for the term from September 1, 2024  
through August 31, 2025 (DSS6061-24; the “Grant Agreement”); and (2)  
enter into an agreement with Westchester Community Opportunity  
Program, Inc., for the Domestic Violence Liaison services to implement  
the County work plan under the Grant in an amount not to exceed  
$60,000 for the term September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025,  
payable pursuant to an approved budget (DSS6061A-24; the  
“Agreement”).  
K. McGuire  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
10. 109851Senior Programs and Services - Enter into an agreement with  
Westchester Jewish Community Services, Inc. (“WJCS” also the  
“Contractor”), pursuant to which WJCS will provide Project Locator -  
Project Lifesaver services in accordance with the Community Services for  
the Elderly Program. State funding for Services rendered under the  
agreement shall be payable on a monthly basis, in an amount  
not-to-exceed $100,000 and for a term commencing retroactively on  
4/1/24 - 3/31/25.  
M. Carpenter  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
11. 109807Parks - Contract No. PRC-1441 for Maintenance Service for Fuel  
Systems and Related Equipment, Various Parks, Recreation and  
Conservation Facilities, Westchester County, New York. Award to the  
Low Bidder, American Petroleum Equipment & Construction Company,  
Inc., Walden, New York, in the amount of $1,593,115. (3 bids)  
K. O'Connor  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
12. 109854DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 24-518 for the New Mental Health  
Clinic, 112 East Post Road, White Plains, New York. Award to the Low  
Bidder Jennings Co., Inc., Harrison, NY, in the amount of $785,000.  
Approval of ABM Air Conditioning & Heating, Inc., Hawthorne, NY; My  
Electrician Inc., New Rochelle, NY; and VFR Contracting, Briarcliff, NY,  
as subcontractors. (6 bids)  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
13. 109855DPW/Transportation - Amend Agreement No. 15-952 with LaRocca  
Greene Architects, LLC, Somers, NY, retroactively from 12/31/23 to  
provide for architectural and engineering services in connection with the  
Main House Renovation, Lasdon Park, Arboretum, and Veterans  
Memorial, Somers, New York. The Consultant shall provide additional  
design services associated with this project that is outside of the scope of  
work included in the existing agreement and for the additional services  
rendered in accordance with the Consultant’s proposal, LaRocca Greene  
Architects, LLC, shall be paid a fee of $5,000, increasing the total  
maximum fee to $322,000 and that the completion date of the agreement  
shall be extended to 12/31/24.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
14. 109856DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 23-532 for Terminal Building  
HVAC-1 and HVAC-2 Upgrades, Westchester County Airport, Towns of  
Harrison and North Castle and Village of Rye Brook, New York. Reject  
All Bids and Re-Advertise as Contract No. 23-532-Rev.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Jenkins moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
15. 109857DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 21-524 with SumCo Eco-Contracting  
LLC, for Installation of Living Shoreline and Reef, Playland Park, City of  
Rye, New York. Approval of Northern Fence Company Inc., Yorktown  
Heights, NY, as a subcontractor.  
H. Greechan  
Mr. Jenkins 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:10/31/2024