County of Westchester

Board of Acquisition and Contract

Meeting Minutes - Final

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Roll Call

11:00 AM County Executive Conference Room

Michaelian Office Building

Mr. Kenneth W. Jenkins, Mr. Vedat Gashi, and Mr. Lawrence

C. Soule

Present:

Attendees:

Commissioner of Finance

Associate County Attorney

Board of Legislators

Secretary BAC

Karin Hablow

Dave Vutera

Greg Casciato

Santiago Caceres

Lisa Hochman

Raymond Sculky

Lindsay Jackson

Assistant Secretary BAC

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 replied, "Yes, I have."

Acquisition & Contract.

Minutes of the meeting 8/14/25 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.

11163 0Board of Legislators - Enter into an agreement with the Northeast

STEM Starter Academy at Mt. Vernon, Inc. (“Northeast STEM”), pursuant

to which Northeast Stem will provide its Summer STEM Camp program,

for a term commencing 1/1/25 - 12/31/25. In consideration for services

rendered, Northeast STEM shall be paid an amount not to exceed

$45,064, half due and payable upon contract execution and half due and

payable on or about 10/1/25.

V. Gashi

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

unanimously approved.

11163 1Board of Legislators - Pursuant to Section 3(a)(xxi) of the Westchester

County Procurement Policy and Procedures, to exempt from procurement

an agreement with African American Chamber of Commerce of the

Hudson Valley Inc., for the provision of a variety of programs for children

and adults that foster economic empowerment, education and community

engagement, for a term commencing retroactively on1/1/25 - 12/31/25, in

an amount not to exceed $20,000.

V. Gashi

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

unanimously approved.

11163 2Board of Legislators - Enter into an agreement with the Young

Women’s Christian Association of Yonkers to provide a series of

educational and developmental programs / services promoting the

physical, mental and emotional health of County residents, for a term

commencing retroactively on 1/1/25 - 12/31/25, for an amount not to

exceed $39,676.

V. Gashi

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

unanimously approved.

11163 3Board of Legislators - Enter into an agreement with Hit a Home Run

Against Drugs, Inc., for the provision of youth services, for a term

commencing 1/1/25 - 12/31/25, for an amount not to exceed $68,734.

V. Gashi

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

unanimously approved.

11158 3County Attorney / Information Technology -Enter into an agreement

with Computer Sciences Corporation, pursuant to which it will provide the

cloud-based version of its ‘Assure Claims’ risk management software

system as a service, together with implementation, training, and

maintenance services, for the period from 9/1/25 - 6/30/30, for a total

amount not-to-exceed $320,517.88.

J. Nonna

M. Beirne

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

unanimously approved.

11164 1County Attorney - 1) Amend a grant agreement with the New York State

Office of Indigent Legal Services for the Second Statewide Expansion of

Hurrell-Harring grant, in order to increase the amount of the grant from

$8,451,219.48 to $8,958,292.65; and 2) amend an agreement with The

Legal Aid Society of Westchester County, in order to increase the not to

exceed amount from $3,421,769.34, to a new amount not to exceed

$3,649,002.51, that the work plan for the Grant Agreement will be

amended to reflect this additional funding and that the amount allocated

to the County Independent Office of Assigned Counsel will be increased

from an amount not to exceed $5,029,450.14, to a new amount not to

exceed $5,309,290.14.

J. Nonna

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

unanimously approved.

11150 0Social Services - Enter into an agreement (“the proposed Agreement,”

DSS2001PD-25) with Adelphi University (“Adelphi”), pursuant to which

Adelphi’s social work students and Department employees enrolled in

Adelphi’s social work program will participate in a field

education/internship placement at the Department, delivering quality care

to the Department’s clients, for the period from 9/1/25 - 8/31/26, for which

there will be no monetary compensation paid to the County for its

participation in this program.

L. Townes

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

unanimously approved.

11150 1Social Services - Enter into an agreement (“the proposed Agreement,”

DSS2002PD-25) with Grand Canyon University (“Grand Canyon”),

pursuant to which Department employees enrolled in Grand Canyon’s

social work program will participate in a field education/internship

placement at the Department, delivering quality care to the Department’s

clients, for a period commencing retroactively on 5/14/25 - 5/1/30, for

which there will be no monetary compensation paid to the County for its

participation in this program.

L. Townes

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

unanimously approved.

11162 8Social Services - 1) Amend a grant agreement with the New York State

Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance for the Rental Supplement

Program, in an amount not to exceed $3,029,553, for the period

commencing retroactively on 4/1/25 - 3/31/26; and 2) amend an

agreement with Community Housing Innovations, Inc. (DSS3030-C-22)

for the provision of the Program, in an amount not to exceed $3,029,553,

for the period commencing retroactively on 4/1/25 - 3/31/26.

L. Townes

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

unanimously approved.

10. 11165 9Health - 1) Enter into a three-party Lead Remediation Agreement with

Sophia Graham-Bowen, the Participant and Altavista Lead Improvement,

Inc., the Contractor, pursuant to which the Contractor will perform lead

remediation services on Participant’s property located at 28 North 9th

Avenue, 2nd Floor, Mount Vernon, New York 10550 in accordance the

New York State Leading in Lead Prevention Pilot Program, for the period

upon execution of the agreement between all parties through March 31st,

2026 in an amount not-to-exceed $40,000; and 2) enter into a Local

Program Administrator Agreement with the Participant, pursuant to which

the County will provide an amount not-to-exceed $40,000 to assist the

Participant with the direct costs of lead remediation to be performed on

Participant’s property, as well as any eligible related costs, including

tenant relocation costs, in exchange for which the Participant will execute

a Declaration of Interest which will be secured as a recorded lien on the

property.

S. Amler

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

unanimously approved.

11. 11166 0Health - 1) Enter into a three-party Lead Remediation Agreement with

14-16 Martens Place Corp., the Participant and Lead Professionals, Inc.,

the Contractor, pursuant to which the Contractor will perform lead

remediation services on Participant’s property located at 14-16 Martens

Place, Apt. E1, Mount Vernon, New York 10550 in accordance the New

York State Leading in Lead Prevention Pilot Program, for the period upon

execution of the agreement between all parties through March 31st, 2026

in an amount not-to-exceed $40,000; and 2) enter into a Local Program

Administrator Agreement with the Participant, pursuant to which the

County will provide an amount not-to-exceed $40,000 to assist the

Participant with the direct costs of lead remediation to be performed on

Participant’s property, as well as any eligible related costs, including

tenant relocation costs, in exchange for which the Participant will execute

a Declaration of Interest which will be secured as a recorded lien on the

property.

S. Amler

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

unanimously approved.

12. 11156 6College - Enter into an agreement with the Port Chester - Rye Union

Free School District, whereby the College will provide college-level

courses in Health and Fitness for Life to students at Port Chester High

School, for a term commencing on 9/1/25 - 8/30/26 and in consideration

for the college-level course provided, the School District will pay the

College a total amount not-to-exceed of $38,500.

B. Miles

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

unanimously approved.

13. 11161 8DPW/Transportation - Enter into a license agreement with Seasafe Aero

Services, Inc., for the use of space in Building 4 at Westchester County

Airport, for the term from 8/1/25 - 7/31/30, with the County’s option to

renew the license for five more years with the licensed premises to

consist of approximately 3,500 square feet of space located in Building 4

and approximately 9,000 square feet of paved surface for vehicular

parking in the vicinity of the building. Seasafe will use the space for

airport ground service equipment (GSE) maintenance and repair services;

and as consideration for the use of the licensed premises, Seasafe shall

pay the County a license fee at a rate of $35.00 per square foot, equating

to a total of $122,500 in the first year of the term ($10,208.33 monthly),

for a total amount of $612,500, under the listed terms and conditions.

H. Greechan

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

unanimously approved.

14. 11162 2DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 18-525 with Mengler Mechanical,

Inc., for Aeration and Heating System Upgrade, Peekskill Wastewater

Treatment Plant, Peekskill, New York. Approval of the ten (10) listed

subcontractors.

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: August 21, 2025