County of Westchester

Board of Acquisition and Contract

Meeting Minutes

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Roll Call

11:00 AM County Executive Conference Room

Michaelian Office Building

Mr. Richard Wishnie, 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

Santiago Caceres

Dylan Tragni

Secretary BAC

Assistant Secretary BAC

Raymond Sculky

Joan Cocciardi

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 meeting 3/20/25 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.

11072 5County Executive/Office for Women - Enter into an agreement with The

Child Care Council of Westchester, Inc., to provide training, technical

assistance, consultations and conferences to child care centers to ensure

quality environments and appropriate programming, for the period 1/1/25

- 12/31/25, for an amount not to exceed $293,814, with the County having

the option, in its sole discretion, to renew the agreement for up to two (2)

additional one (1) year renewal periods, subject to the same terms and

conditions as the initial agreement.

K. Jenkins

R. Schlaff

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

11072 7County Executive/Office for Women - Enter into an agreement with The

LOFT: The Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, Inc. (“The

LOFT”) pursuant to which The LOFT will provide information, education

and training for Westchester’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and

queer + (“LGBTQ+”) community, their families and service providers

seeking support for LGBTQ+ clients, for a term commencing 1/1/25 -

12/31/25, for an amount not to exceed $60,000, with the County having

the option, in its sole discretion, to renew the agreement for up to two (2)

additional one (1) year renewal periods, subject to the same terms and

conditions as the initial agreement.

K. Jenkins

R. Schlaff

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

11072 8County Executive/Office for Women - Pursuant to Section 3(a)(xxi) of

the Westchester County Procurement Policy and Procedures, to exempt

from procurement an agreement with United Community Center of

Westchester, Inc.

K. Jenkins

R. Schlaff

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

11073 0County Executive/Office for Women - Enter into an agreement with

United Community Center of Westchester, Inc., to provide

community-based domestic violence support services for those affected

by domestic and family violence, for the 4/1/25 - 3/31/26, for an amount

not to exceed $77,240, with the County having the option, in its sole

discretion, to renew the agreement for up to two (2) additional one (1)

year renewal periods, subject to the same terms and conditions as the

initial agreement.

K. Jenkins

R. Schlaff

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

11075 3County Executive/Office for Women - Enter into a grant agreement with

the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence,

pursuant to which the County will accept a grant to provide financial

assistance to victims and survivors of domestic violence throughout

Westchester, for a term from 1/1/25 - 12/31/25, for an amount not to

exceed $51,120.21, consisting of New York State funds through the

through the Survivors Access Financial Empowerment Program.

K. Jenkins

R. Schlaff

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

11071 6County Executive/Office of Economic Development - Pursuant to

Section 3(a)(xxi) of the Westchester County Procurement Policy and

Procedures, to exempt from procurement an agreement with WEVE

ACCELERATION, INC. pursuant to which WEVE ACCELERATION, INC.,

agreed to develop and launch a Technology Accelerator program for the

Westchester County Office of Economic Development to attract,

assemble and connect entrepreneurs and investors, by extending the

term thereof through 12/31/25 and increasing the not-to-exceed amount

to $613,376.

B. Gibbons

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

11073 8County Executive/Youth Bureau - Enter into an agreement with Family

Service Society of Yonkers, for the provision of its Intergenerational

Academic Support Program, commencing retroactively on 1/1/25 -

12/31/25, in an amount not to exceed $71,324.

E. McFadden

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

11073 1Board of Legislators - Pursuant to Section 3(a)(xxi) of the Westchester

County Procurement Policy and Procedures, to exempt from procurement

an agreement with Latino U College Access, Inc.

V. Gashi

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

11073 2Board of Legislators - Enter into an agreement with Latino U College

Access, Inc., to provide community information sessions and workshops

for students at six (6) local school districts, for the term 1/1/25 - 12/31/25,

in an amount not to exceed $125,000.

V. Gashi

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

10. 11073 3Board of Legislators - Enter into an agreement with Teatown Lake

Reservation, Inc., (“Teatown”) pursuant to which Teatown will provide the

Nature Girls Program, for the period commencing retroactively on 1/1/25

-12/31/25, for an amount not to exceed $51,500, payable in an amount

not to exceed $25,750 within thirty (30) days of contract execution, and

an amount not to exceed $25,750 on or about July 1, 2025, after the

receipt of appropriate invoices.

V. Gashi

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

11. 11070 1County Attorney - Settle the lawsuit of Chrishvae D. Christie and Errol K.

Nelson-Chambers against Westchester County, Westchester County

Bureau of Purchase and Supply, Westchester County Police Department

and P.O. Rachel Santiago, by payment from the County of Westchester

to Chrishvae D. Christie and Errol K. Nelson-Chambers in an amount not

to exceed $150,000.

S. Dolgin-Kmetz

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

12. 11075 5County Attorney - Pursuant to Section 3(a)(xxi) of the Westchester

County Procurement Policy and Procedures, to exempt from procurement

an agreement with Latham & Watkins LLP.

J. Nonna

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

13. 11075 6County Attorney - Enter into an agreement with Latham & Watkins LLP

for The Honorable Jonathan Lippman (Ret.) (“Judge Lippman”) to serve

as Chair of an Arbitration Panel, alongside fellow arbitrators Judge Shira

A. Scheindlin and Judge Anthony J. Carpinello, in connection with a

dispute that has arisen between the County and Standard Amusements,

LLC under the Second Restated and Amended Playland Management

Agreement, for a term commencing on 3/18/25 and continuing until the

dispute has been resolved, payable at the rate of $1,450 per hour, plus

reasonable expenses, not to exceed the aggregate sum of $200,000,

which fees and expenses shall be split evenly between the County and

Standard Amusements, LLC.

J. Nonna

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

14. 11071 7Planning - Enter into an agreement with 1) Congregation Linked In Urban

Strategy To Effect Renewal Inc. “CLUSTER”, 2) Human Development

Services of Westchester, Inc. (“HDSW”) and 3) CHOICE of New

Rochelle, Inc., through the Emergency Solutions Grant Program, in the

combined amount of $205,000, for a period beginning 1/1/25 - 12/31/25.

Services will be provided to families and individuals who are at or below

30% of the area median income and reside in a jurisdiction that does not

receive its own ESG funding, to prevent them from becoming homeless.

B. Lopez

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

15. 11074 9Planning - Pursuant to Section 3(a)(xxi) of the Westchester County

Procurement Policy and Procedures, to exempt from procurement an

agreement with Scenic Hudson, Inc.

B. Lopez

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

16. 11075 0Planning - Amend an agreement with Scenic Hudson, Inc., pursuant to

which Scenic Hudson was to provide environmental review services

concerning an extension of the Westchester RiverWalk under the

Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, including a connection to the shared

use path of that bridge, for a term commencing on 8/1/22 - 3/31/25, for an

amount not-to-exceed $1,300,000; by, a.) extending its term by

twenty-one (21) months, to a new expiration date of 12/31/26, and b.)

modifying its terms to require quarterly reports starting 6/30/26.

B. Lopez

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

17. 11037 0Social Services - Amend a 12/12/24 Resolution to enter into an

agreement (DSS6018-25) with Family Ties of Westchester, Inc., for the

provision of the “Family Team Decision Meetings - Child Safety

Conference” program to implement conferences and plans in situations

where children are deemed at high risk of removal from their families due

to safety concerns, or who have already experienced an emergency

removal, for the period from 1/1/25 - 12/31/25, for an amount not to

exceed $475,338, by increasing the amount by $20,439, to a new total

not to exceed amount of $495,777.

L. Townes

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

18. 11046 9Social Services - Amend a 12/12/24 Resolution to enter into an

agreement with Greater Mental Health of New York, Inc., for the provision

of Mental Health Case Management Assessment and Collaboration for

families with children at risk of foster care placement, for the period from

1/1/25 - 12/31/25, for an amount not to exceed $328,486, by increasing

the amount by $25,000, to a new total not-to-exceed amount of $353,486.

L. Townes

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

19. 11054 7Social Services - Amend a 12/5/24 Resolution, to enter into an

agreement (DSS6008-25) with North American Family Institute

Connecticut, Inc. (“NAFI CT”), pursuant to which NAFI CT would provide

its Enhanced Family Wraparound Program, for the period from 1/1/25 -

12/31/25 for an amount not to exceed $432,640, by increasing the

amount by $21,970, to a new total amount not to exceed $454,610.

L. Townes

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

20. 11054 8Social Services - Amend a 12/5/24 Resolution to enter into an

agreement (DSS6009-25) with North American Family Institute

Connecticut, Inc. (“NAFI CT”), pursuant to which NAFI CT would provide

the evidenced-based program, Parenting with Love and Limits Front End

Prevention Program, for the period from 1/1/25 - 12/31/25, for an amount

not to exceed $540,950, by increasing the amount by $17,710, to a new

total amount not to exceed of $558,660.

L. Townes

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

21. 11072 0Social Services - Amend an agreement (DSS3012-C-21) with Westhab,

Inc., (“Westhab”), pursuant to which Westhab agreed to operate the

Vernon Plaza Family Center (the “Vernon Plaza Center”) as a Tier II

Shelter for Families, as defined in 18 NYCRR Part 900, (a “Tier II

Shelter”) as well as operate an emergency overnight shelter within the

Vernon Plaza Center, for adults with children, on an as-needed basis, as

such need is determined by the County, for an aggregate amount

not-to-exceed $7,834,818, for the period from 2/1/21 - 1/31/25, and

amend the agreement by, 1.) extending its term by one (1) year, to a new

termination date of 1/31/26; 2.) increasing its amount by $2,057,609, to a

new total not-to-exceed amount of $9,892,427, to pay for the Services

rendered during the Third Option Term, and payable as specified in the

agreement for the Third Option Term; and 3.) reflecting the fact that the

County will not have any remaining options.

L. Townes

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

22. 11070 0Health - Enter into an agreement with the Housing Trust Fund

Corporation, a subsidiary of the New York State Housing Finance

Agency, to accept a grant in the amount of $1,200,240 in New York State

funds under the Leading in Lead Prevention Pilot Program, which funds

will be used by the Department to identify and remediate lead paint

hazards in high risk housing in the County, as well as provide

training/education to property owners in safe abatement and remediation

practices, for a two-year term commencing 4/1/25 - 3/31/27.

S. Amler

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

23. 11071 9Health - Amend a contract with Public Health Solutions to accept funding

for the Early Intervention Services - TriCounty Program Grant, for the one

year budget period from 3/1/25 - 2/28/26, in an amount not-to-exceed

$26,719 and also to indemnify and defend Public Health Solutions, as

listed.

S. Amler

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

24. 11075 4Community Mental Health - 1) Enter into an agreement with the United

States Department of Housing and Urban Development in order to accept

a grant in the amount of $13,836,013 under its Continuum of Care

Competition and Noncompetitive Award of Youth Homeless

Demonstration Program Renewal and Replacement Grant in support of

the Rental Assistance Project, for the provision of permanent supportive

housing for homeless or formerly homeless adults with one or more

disabilities including mental illness and/or chemical dependency

disorders, in the amount of $13,727,036, for the period from 3/1/25 -

2/28/26; and 2) enter into six (6) sub-recipient agreements with the

agencies listed for the provision of permanent supportive housing for

homeless or formerly homeless adults with one or more disabilities

including mental illness and/or chemical dependency disorders, under

HUD’s Continuum of Care - Rental Assistance Project, for the period from

3/1/25 - 2/28/26, in a total aggregate amount not-to-exceed $13,727,036,

in the individual amounts listed.

M. Orth

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

25. 11073 5Parks - Enter into a license agreement with Daughters of Liberty’s

Legacy, Inc., for the purpose of providing educational programs, activities

and services in connection with the County’s operation and maintenance

of a museum known as the Miller House located at 140 Virginia Road,

White Plains, New York 10603, for a term commencing retroactively on

1/1/25 - 12/31/27, for an amount not-to-exceed $10,000 per year, payable

in two (2) equal installments, for a total aggregate amount not-to-exceed

$30,000, with the County having the sole option to renew the license

agreement for an additional three (3) year term upon the same terms and

conditions.

K. O'Connor

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

26. 11074 4Parks - Enter into License Agreement No. PRC-1456 with Park & Coast

Hospitality Group, LLC, Thornwood, NY, for the operation of the Pier

Restaurant known as Tiki Beach at Playland Park in Rye, New York as

well as for the operation of a daily boat parking service utilizing the

service dock, ramp and moorings located off the Playland Pier including

the operation of a boat shuttle to and from the moorings to a floating

dock, for a license fee of $240,000 and a term commencing on 5/1/25 -

12/31/26.

K. O'Connor

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

27. 11080 2DPW/Transportation / Parks - Enter into two (2) non-exclusive revocable

license agreements one with the Beczak Environmental Education

Center, Inc. (Agreement No. 25-909) and another with Sarah Lawrence

College (Agreement No. 25-910), to allow Licensees to use certain

County-owned property located at 21 and 35 Alexander Street, Yonkers,

New York, which is comprised of a building and parking, as well as

portions of Habirshaw Park which includes the entrance roadway,

sidewalks and parking areas for environmental education programs for

the benefit of the public and each license will be for a five-year term

commencing 4/1/25 - 3/31/30, with the County having an option to renew

for an additional five-year period.

H. Greechan

K. O'Connor

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

28. 11057 5DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 15-517-Rev., with J.T. Cleary, Inc.,

Flushing, NY, for Outfall Jetty Rehabilitation, Mamaroneck Wastewater

Treatment Plant, Mamaroneck, New York. Acceptance of completed

work and approval of Final Contract Amount of $5,223,599.

H. Greechan

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

29. 11070 2DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 22-517 for Hastings Forcemain

Relocation, North Yonkers Sewer District, Hastings-On-Hudson, New

York. Award to the Low Bidder, ELQ Industries, Inc., New Rochelle, NY,

in the amount of $793,000. (4 bids)

H. Greechan

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

30. 11070 3DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 19-516 with Inter Contracting Corp.,

for Bulkhead Rehabilitation, Port Chester Wastewater Treatment Plant,

Port Chester, New York. Approval of FCS Group LLC (MBE), Springfield,

NJ and JMC Stone Corp., Mineola, NY, as subcontractors.

H. Greechan

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

31. 11070 4DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 20-502 with LeChase Construction

Services, LLC for Low Rise Building Renovations and HVAC

Improvements- Phase II, 110 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, White

Plains, New York. Approval of Clancy Moving Systems, Inc., Patterson,

NY, Quality Structures Inc., Rochester, NY and Island Painting, Inc., Long

Island City, NY, as subcontractors.

H. Greechan

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

32. 11070 5DPW/Transportation - Amend Agreement No. 21-906 with Reed

Hilderbrand Landscape Architecture P.C., Cambridge, MA, be further

amended to provide for additional Planning Consulting Services in

connection with Master Plan Development, Hilltop Hanover Farm and

Environmental Center, Yorktown, New York, for a fee of $139,160,

increasing the total maximum fee to $762,960. Approval of AKRF, Inc.,

White Plains, NY and Li Saltzman Architects (“LSA”), an WBE Firm, NYC,

as subconsultants.

H. Greechan

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

33. 11070 6DPW/Transportation - Amend Agreement Number 22-906 with STV

Incorporated White Plains, NY, for the provision that the Consultant shall

provide project management services for Transportation Projects at

various locations in Westchester County, New York, to assist Department

personnel in managing the capital program and the procurement of

buses, paratransit vehicles and associated infrastructure, including

electric vehicle charging infrastructure, for a fee of $2,000,000, increasing

the total maximum fee to $4,750,000 and the completion date of the

agreement shall be extended to 3/31/27.

H. Greechan

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

34. 11070 7DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 22-513 with Laura Li Industries LLC,

West Harrison, NY, for Resurfacing and Related Improvements to Pines

Bridge Road, CR#1323, from Brookside Lane to New Castle/Yorktown

Line, A Total Distance of 2.86 Miles, Town of New Castle, New York.

Acceptance of completed work and approval of Final Contract Amount of

$1,676,021.

H. Greechan

Mr. Wishnie moved the Resolution, which was duly seconded and

unanimously approved.

35. 11072 9DPW/Transportation - Amend Agreement No. 20-926 with

Environmental Design & Research, Landscape Architecture, Engineering

& Environmental Services, D.P.C. a WBE firm, Syracuse, NY, in order to

provide for additional engineering services in connection with Wastewater

Treatment System Upgrades, Alfred B. DelBello Muscoot Farm, Somers,

New York, for a fee of $171,300, increasing the total maximum fee to

$263,750 and the completion date of the agreement shall be extended to

12/31/27.

H. Greechan

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:03/27/2025