County of Westchester

Board of Acquisition and Contract

Meeting Minutes

Thursday, November 14, 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

Santiago Caceres

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.”

Acquisition & Contract.

Minutes of the meeting 11/7/24 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.

10990 6Senior Programs and Services - Amend a 4/4/24 Resolution to enter

into an agreement with Lifeline Systems Company for the provision of

personal emergency response system services to frail, homebound

seniors under the Expanded In-Home Services for the Elderly Program,

for a term commencing on 4/1/24 - 3/31/25, in an amount not-to-exceed

$40,609, payable pursuant to the rates set forth in Schedule “A”, with

Lifeline required to contribute $13,537 in matching funds toward the cost

of the Services; and in order to change the subcontractor authorized to

perform portions of the work under the agreement from Progressive

Healthcare Solutions, Inc., 300 Mulberry Street Suite 602, Macon, GA

02180 to IT Premise Link, LLC., 34 Maple Avenue, Suite 205, Pinebrook,

NJ 07058 and further to change the specific services to be provided by

the subcontractor from employee installers services to equipment

installation and retrieval services.

M. Carpenter

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

unanimously approved.

10991 0Senior Programs and Services - Enter into an agreement with DOROT,

Inc. (“DOROT”), pursuant to which DOROT will provide ‘In-Home Contact

& Support Services’ (not ‘Consumer Directed’) to elderly persons 60 years

or older residing in Westchester County, in accordance with Title III, Part

B, section 321(a)(5) of the Older Americans Act, as previously amended,

and its implementing regulations, 45 CFR Part 1321 et seq., as they may

be amended from time to time, for an amount not-to-exceed $48,516,

payable on a unit cost basis for the Services actually provided and for

which data is entered into the New York State Office For the Aging’s

PeerPlace System, for the period from 1/1/24 - 12/31/24 and DOROT will

be required to contribute $5,392 in matching funds to the Services.

M. Carpenter

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

unanimously approved.

10983 8Corrections - Enter into an agreement with Upon This Rock Ministries,

pursuant to which the Contractor will provide a re-entry program called

“The Family Restoration Project” for individuals who are incarcerated at

the Westchester County Jail and who are leaving prison and returning

home, for a term commencing on 1/1/25 - 12/31/25, in an amount

not-to-exceed $40,000.

J. Spano

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

unanimously approved.

10984 4Corrections - Enter into an agreement with Leo Technologies, LLC

(“LeoTech”), pursuant to which LeoTech will license to the County its

VERUS software solution and provide supporting professional services to

assist the Department with management of its inmate

telecommunications system, for a fifteen (15) month term commencing on

1/1/25 - 3/31/26, for a total amount not-to-exceed $399,726, payable at

the rate of five ($.05) cents per minute for a total of 8,565,525 minutes.

J. Spano

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

unanimously approved.

10984 9District Attorney - Enter into an agreement with Precise Translations,

LLC, pursuant to which Precise Translations will provide foreign language

interpretation and translation services for the Westchester County District

Attorney's Office, for the period from 1/1/25 - 12/31/25, for an amount not

to exceed $75,000.

M. Rocah

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

unanimously approved.

10984 6Public Safety - Enter into an agreement with Student Assistance

Services Corporation (“SAS”) pursuant to which SAS will provide the

educational program Reduce Our Adolescents’ Drinking, Drugging and

Driving, the Westchester Youth Task Force and other related programs

and services in selected high schools throughout Westchester County, for

a term commencing on 1/1/25 - 12/31/25, for an amount not to exceed

$400,000, payable in accordance with an approved payment schedule.

T. Raynor

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

unanimously approved.

10991 4DPW/Transportation - Amend Agreement No. 19-922 dated 11/22/19

with Ameresco, Inc., for the operation of the Westchester County Central

Heating Plant in Valhalla, New York, for a term commencing on 12/1/19 -

11/30/24, for a total not to exceed amount of $4,962,894, to exercise the

County’s option to renew the term of the agreement for one five (5) year

renewal period, commencing on 12/1/24 - 11/30/29, for an additional total

amount not to exceed of $5,533,287, bringing the new total not to exceed

amount to $10,496,181, under the listed terms and conditions.

H. Greechan

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

unanimously approved.

10991 5DPW/Transportation - Renew Contract No. WCA 21004 with Royal

Environmental Services Corp., Pelham, NY, to provide glycol removal and

transport services at the Westchester County Airport, and thereby, a.)

increasing the amount of the agreement by $112,500, from an amount of

$450,000, to a new amount of $562,500 and b.) extending the termination

date of the agreement from 9/15/24 to 9/14/26.

H. Greechan

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

unanimously approved.

10991 9DPW/Transportation - Enter into Permit Agreement No. 24-936 with the

State of New York, acting by and through its Office of General Services

(“NYSOGS”), pursuant to which NYSOGS will authorize the County to

construct a temporary movable bridge and a temporary electric cable over

state-owned lands under the waters of New Rochelle Harbor,

northeasterly of the Glen Island Approach Bridge, in connection with a

capital project to rehabilitate the Glen Island Approach Bridge and the

term of the Permit shall commence upon execution of the Permit by both

parties and approval of same by the Office of the Westchester County

Attorney, and will expire on 12/31/27, under the listed terms and

conditions.

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:11/14/2024