County of Westchester  
Board of Acquisition and Contract  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Thursday, July 9, 2026  
Roll Call  
11:00 AM County Executive Conference Room  
Michaelian Office Building  
Ms. Joan McDonald, Mr. Vedat Gashi, and Mr. Lawrence C.  
Soule  
Present:  
Attendees:  
Commissioner of Finance  
Associate Chief Deputy County Attorney  
Board of Legislators  
Board of Legislators  
Board of Legislators  
Karin Hablow  
Tami Altschiller  
Greg Casciato  
Santiago Caceres  
Lisa Hochman  
Raymond Sculky  
Lindsay Jackson  
Secretary BAC  
Assistant Secretary BAC  
Ms. McDonald presided.  
Ms. McDonald 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 replied, "yes."  
Acquisition & Contract.  
Minutes of the meeting 7/2/2026 and the SEQR Review for agenda items.  
R. Sculky  
Ms. Mc Donald moved to receive and file the foregoing minutes and SEQR  
review, which were duly seconded and approved.  
1.  
2.  
113918County Executive - Pursuant to Section 3(a)(xxi) of the Westchester County  
Procurement Policy and Procedures, to exempt from procurement an agreement  
with Community Capital New York, Inc.  
K. Jenkins  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
113917County Executive - Amend an agreement with Community Capital New York,  
Inc. to administer payments to grantees under the Business FIRST program in  
order to extend the term of the Agreement for an additional period, commencing  
retroactively on 1/1/2025 - 3/31/2027 at no additional cost to the County.  
K. Jenkins  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
3.  
114021County Executive/Office of Economic Development - Agreement with the  
County of Westchester Industrial Development Agency for a one year period  
commencing retroactively on 1/1/2026 whereby the County shall provide office  
space, personnel and support services for an amount not to exceed  
$1,052,789.  
K. Jenkins  
B. Gibbons  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
4.  
114027County Executive/Office of Economic Development - An Agreement with the  
Westchester County Local Development Corporation for a one year period  
commencing retroactively on 1/1/2026, whereby the County shall provide office  
space, personnel and support services for an amount not to exceed $343,726.  
K. Jenkins  
B. Gibbons  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
5.  
114015County Attorney - Agreement with Steven G. Leventhal in which he will serve  
as both independent consultant and special counsel to the Westchester County  
Board of Ethics, and in an “of Counsel” capacity to the Westchester County  
Attorney, for a term commencing on 8/1/2026- 7/31/2029 in an amount not to  
exceed $90,000.  
J. Nonna  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
6.  
114023County Attorney -Authority to retain the law firm Sheppard, Mullin, Richter &  
Hampton LLP to provide outside counsel and legal services to the County in  
connection with a dispute the County is having with NGM Insurance Company,  
for a term commencing retroactively on 5/14/2026 and continuing until matter  
has been resolved, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.  
J. Nonna  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
7.  
8.  
113994Planning -Pursuant to section 3(a) (xxi) of the Westchester County  
Procurement Policy and Procedures, to exempt from procurement an agreement  
with VHB Engineering, Surveying, Landscape Architecture, and Geology, P.C.  
B. Lopez  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
113995Planning - First Amendment to an Agreement between the County of  
Westchester and VHB Engineering, Surveying, Landscape Architecture, and  
Geology, P.C. for On-Call Planning Consultant Services, in order to: (i) extend  
the term thereof from 7/14/2026 to 12/31/2027 and (ii) to increase the not to  
exceed amount by $100,000 to cover the cost of services during the extended  
term, for an aggregate total amount not to exceed $250,000.  
B. Lopez  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
9.  
113996Planning - Agreement with Peekskill Housing Authority for Phase I Bathroom  
Renovations at Bohlmann Towers, for a term commencing 8/1/2026 - 7/31/2027,  
in an amount not to exceed $200,000 of Community Development Block Grant  
Program funds.  
B. Lopez  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
10. 114029  
Planning - Agreement with Peekskill Presbyterian Church to replace sidewalks  
along the South Street and Washington Street frontages of its property, in an  
amount not to exceed $60,000 of Community Development Block Grant funds,  
for a term commencing 7/31/2026 - 8/2/2027.  
B. Lopez  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
11. 113946  
Health - Award of 11 contracts for the transportation of pre-school and early  
intervention children with special needs, each of which is for a specified  
program(s) or region(s), for the period from 9/1/2026 through 8/31/2031.  
S. Amler  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
12. 113988Health - (i) Enter into a three-party Lead Remediation Agreement with Gabmar  
Realty Corp. and Lead Professionals Inc., pursuant to which the Contractor will  
perform lead remediation services on the property located at 81 Ferris Avenue,  
Apt. 2, White Plains, in accordance with the New York State Leading in Lead  
Prevention Pilot Program for the period upon execution of the agreement  
between all parties through 3/31/2027 in an amount not to exceed $40,000; and  
(ii) enter into a Local Program Administrator Agreement with the Participant, to  
provide an amount not to exceed $40,000 to assist with the direct costs of lead  
remediation to be performed on the property, as well as any eligible related  
costs, in exchange for a Declaration of Interest secured as a recorded lien on  
the property.  
S. Amler  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
13. 113989Health - Amend a resolution approved on 4/30/2026 to enter into a three-party  
Lead Remediation Agreement for the property located at 240 Valentines Lane,  
1st & 3rd Floor, Yonkers to: (i) change the name of the Participant from Kier  
Collins to Keir Collins, Eva Collins, and Cassandra Collins.  
S. Amler  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
14. 113993Public Safety - A grant agreement with the United States Department of  
Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, pursuant to which the County will accept  
grant funds in an amount not to exceed $75,545 under the FY24 Edward Byrne  
Memorial Justice Assistance Grant, for the period from 10/1/2023 - 9/30/2027.  
T. Raynor  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
15. 114003Public Safety - A grant disbursement agreement with the Division of Homeland  
Security and Emergency Services of the State of New York for an amount not to  
exceed $227,272 of funding from the Federal Department of Homeland  
Security’s FY2023 Bomb Squad Initiative Grant Program for the purchase of  
Bomb Squad equipment, supplies and training to be used by the Department’s  
Hazardous Devices Unit and certified bomb technicians for the term  
commencing 4/1/2026 - 8/31/2027.  
T. Raynor  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
16. 114004Public Safety - A grant disbursement agreement with the Division of Homeland  
Security and Emergency Services of the State of New York from the Federal  
Department of Department if Home Land Security’s FY2024 Bomb Squad  
Imitative Grant Program to purchase Bomb Squad equipment, supplies and  
training to be used by the Department’s Hazardous Devices Unit and certified  
bomb technicians in an amount not to exceed $81,818 for a term commencing  
4/1/2026 - 8/31/2027.  
T. Raynor  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
17. 114000Probation - (i) Enter into a grant agreement with the New York State Division of  
Criminal Justice to accept $589,026 in grant funding to implement the county’s  
Alternatives to Incarceration Service Plan, for a period commencing retroactively  
7/1/2025 - 6/30/2026; and (ii) enter in to agreements with the 3 listed contractors  
to implement portions of the plan for a term commencing 7/1/2025 - 6/30/2026  
for an aggregate total amount not to exceed $167,444.50.  
R. Pozzi  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
18. 114011Probation -Agreement with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice to  
accept $75,000 in grant funding to operate the Statewide Targeted Reductions  
in Intimate Partner Violence program for a period commencing retroactively on  
4/1/2026 - 3/31/2027.  
R. Pozzi  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
19. 113981Parks - Agreement with The Hayes Initative, LLC, New York, NY for use of  
certain areas of Kensico Dam Plaza to host The World Cup Watch Experience  
on 7/19/2026 for which the County will receive $175,000.  
P. Tartaglia  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
20. 114010Parks - An agreement with Health Research, Inc. to accept funding for a  
program entitled PRC Fishing Ambassadors, for a period commencing  
retroactively on 1/1/2026 - 12/31/2026 in the amount not to exceed $14,575.  
P. Tartaglia  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
21. 113982DPW/Transportation -Contract No. 23-511 with Peter J. Landi, Inc. for Bronx  
River Pathway Reconstruction, Bronx River Reservation from Kensico Dam  
Plaza to Greenacres Avenue, City of White Plains, Towns of Greenburgh and  
North Castle and Village of Scarsdale, New York. Approval of R&J Tree Service,  
Inc. (MBE), Brewster, New York as a subcontractor.  
H. Greechan  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
22. 113984DPW/Transportation -Amend Short Form Agreement No. 21-807 to: (i)  
retroactively extend the term of the contract from 7/15/2026 - 7/14/2027 and; (ii)  
increase the contract amount by $15,000 to cover the cost of services during the  
extended term, for an aggregate total of $30,000.  
H. Greechan  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
23. 113985DPW/Transportation - Agreement with New York State Industries for the  
Disabled, Inc. to provide janitorial and related services for the Richard J.  
Daronco Courthouse/Annex, White Plains, for a term from 9/1/2026 - 8/31/2031  
in an amount not to exceed $13,879,444.11.  
H. Greechan  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
24. 113986DPW/Transportation - Pursuant to section 3(a) (xxi) of the Westchester County  
Procurement Policy and Procedures, to exempt from procurement an agreement  
with Tri-State Planning Engineering & Land Surveying, P.C.  
H. Greechan  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
25. 113990DPW/Transportation -Amend an agreement No. 21-916 with Tri-State Planning  
Engineering & Land Surveying P.C. to (i) to modify the scope of services to  
include construction administration for two projects; (ii) increase the not to  
exceed amount by $2,089,860.95 for an aggregate total of $2,801,921.88; and  
(iii) modify the budget to allocate additional funds.  
H. Greechan  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
26. 114026DPW/Transportation - Amending resolution approved on 6/25/2026 authorizing  
the County of Westchester to award Contract 19-529 for Replacement of Bronx  
River Parkway Bridge (NB: North of County Center - BIN 3348679) and Three  
Culverts (CBP0040, CBP0050, and CBP0060) over the Bronx River, Town of  
Greenburgh and City of White Plains, New York to the low bidder Montesano  
Bros. Inc., in order to correct the Bridge Identification Number identified therein  
from - BIN 3348679 to BIN 3348670.  
H. Greechan  
Ms. McDonald moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and  
unanimously approved.  
27. 114028DPW/Transportation - License Agreement No. 26-962 with the Town of  
Bedford to temporarily use a portion of the Town’s property at 65 Greenwich  
Road, Bedford, for construction staging, a temporary detour, and construction  
access, associated with County’s project to rehabilitate the Greenwich Road  
Bridge over the Mianus River.  
H. Greechan  
Ms. McDonald 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: July 9, 2026