County of Westchester

Board of Acquisition and Contract

Meeting Minutes

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Roll Call

11:30 AM County Executive Conference Room

Michaelian Office Building

Mr. Richard Wishnie, Mr. Vedat Gashi, and Mr. Lawrence C.

Soule

Present:

Attendees:

Commissioner of Finance

Secretary BAC

Assistant Secretary BAC

Karin Hablow

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 replied, “Yes I have.”

Acquisition & Contract.

Minutes of the meeting 6/12/25 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.

11129 5Information Technology - Amend a 5/29/25 Resolution to enter into

Sublicense Agreement IT-1831 with the Town of Bedford for the Town’s

installation of radio equipment in the County’s radio equipment shelter

located on school property under a license agreement with the Bedford

Central School District, for a sublicense fee of $1.00 each per year, for a

term of five (5) years, in order to amend the term of the sublicense

agreement from five (5) years to five (5) years with two (2), five (5) year

automatic extension terms, unless sooner terminated as provided for in

the sublicense agreement.

M. Beirne

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

unanimously approved.

11126 2County Attorney - 1) Enter into a grant agreement with New York State

Office of Indigent Legal Services for the Fourth Counsel at First

Appearance Grant, for the receipt of $723,326.40 in grant funds to

improve the quality of mandated indigent legal services, for the term

commencing retroactively on 1/1/23 - 12/31/25; and 2) enter into an

agreement with The Legal Aid Society of Westchester County, for the

term commencing retroactively on 1/1/23 - 12/31/25, implement the work

plan for the grant in an amount not to exceed $723,326.40.

J. Nonna

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

unanimously approved.

11127 9Planning - Enter into agreements with the U.S. Department of Housing

and Urban Development, to accept the Fiscal Year 2025 funds from the

following grant programs: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

$4,646,543 / HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME)

$1,027,065.08 / Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) $ 389,755, for a total

approximate amount of $6,063,363.08. These Fiscal Year 2025 funds

will finance an array of community development activities within the

municipalities that comprise the Urban County Consortium, as well as

homeless prevention activities under the Emergency Solutions Grant and

increase affordable housing opportunities under the HOME Investment

Partnership Program, all programs that benefit low and very low-income

households.

B. Lopez

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

unanimously approved.

11132 1Planning - Amend a 6/12/25 Resolution to enter into an agreement with

Dorcas Nunez, pursuant to which: i) Dorcas Nunez would agree to

assume and comply with all terms and conditions contained within that

certain County held Mortgage, which encumbers real property comprising

of a one-bedroom condominium located at 17 Broadway, Unit 2C,

Harrison, New York; and ii) the County, to ensure the continued

affordability and viability of the Property, would subordinate its rights

under the County held Mortgage to a new mortgage given by

LoanDepot.com, LLC, in order to authorize the County to subordinate its

rights under the County held Mortgage to two (2) additional mortgages,

one by LoanDepot.com, LLC and another by the New York State

Affordable Housing Corporation.

B. Lopez

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

unanimously approved.

11128 4Emergency Services - Enter into a memorandum of understanding with

the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency

Services (the “DHSES”), to accept possession, not ownership, of flood

mitigation equipment, for use in preparation for or response to an

emergency or upon approval of DHSES, and not for private, commercial

or personal use, for a term commencing upon execution and continuing

for an indefinite duration with the County having the right to terminate the

agreement if it no longer needs the equipment, the equipment is no

longer usable, or if the County wishes to withdraw from the DHSES

program.

S. Spear

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

unanimously approved.

11123 3Social Services - Amend an agreement (DSS7012-B-23) with Dr. Robert

D. Holland, to perform Medical Director services for the County’s

Department of Social Services, for the term commencing 6/1/23 - 5/31/24,

in an amount not-to-exceed $50,000, in order to extend the term of the

agreement commencing retroactively on 6/1/25 - 12/31/25, at the rates

set forth in the original agreement.

L. Townes

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

unanimously approved.

11123 5Social Services - 1) Enter into an agreement (DSS3046-25) with AM-PM

Super Movers, Inc., to provide emergency storage services through the

rental and lease of storage units to the County for the County to store its

homeless customers/recipients’ belongings and furniture on an as

needed basis, for a term commencing upon 6/1/25 - 5/31/27, for an

amount not to exceed $189,600, with the County having the option, in its

sole discretion, to renew the agreement for up to three (3) additional one

(1) year renewal periods subject to the same terms and conditions and

with the unit storage pricing being subject to an escalator of 50% of the

percentage change, if any, in the C.P.I. for the option period; and 2)

authorizing the County to enter into an agreement with the homeless

customer/recipient concerning the storage of the recipient’s personal

belongings and furniture.

L. Townes

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

unanimously approved.

11125 2Health - Enter into agreements with Westchester County School Districts

listed on the Attachment to accept federal IDEA Flow-through Funds for

Part B, Section 611 and 619 for the periods as specified by the School

Districts (7/1/25 - 8/31/26 or 9/1/25 - 8/31/26 or 7/1/25 - 8/31/29), in

amounts to be determined by the respective school districts’ October 1st

2024 Federal Count.

S. Amler

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

unanimously approved.

11131 3Parks - Enter into an agreement with Special FX Wizard, Inc., 124

Pineway Avenue, Mastic Beach, NY 11951, to provide electronically fired

fireworks displays at Playland, for an amount not to exceed $111,300,

pursuant to agreed upon rates, for a term commencing 7/1/25 - 9/1/25.

K. O'Connor

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

unanimously approved.

10. 11126 7DPW/Transportation - Enter into Grant Agreement No NY-2025-017 with

the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for $14,625,000 (Federal

$12,431,250/85% and Local $2,193,750/15%) to fund the replacement of

Forty-Foot diesel coaches with up to 15 Forty-Foot Hybrid Diesel-Electric

buses/or all electric 40-foot replacement buses, associated services,

specification preparation, review, inspection, training, tools and parts for

the Bee Line bus system, commencing upon execution and ending

12/31/27.

H. Greechan

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

unanimously approved.

11. 11126 9DPW/Transportation - Enter into Grant Agreement No. NY-2025-16 with

the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for $625,000 (Federal

$500,000/80% and Local $125,000/20%) to fund the replacement of

Forty-Foot diesel coaches with up to 95 Forty-Foot Hybrid Diesel-Electric

buses, associated services, specification preparation, review, inspection,

training, tools and parts for the Bee Line bus system, commencing upon

execution and ending 12/31/27.

H. Greechan

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

unanimously approved.

12. 11127 6DPW/Transportation - Enter into Grant Agreement No. NY-2025-021

with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for $19,000,000 (Federal

$19,000,000/80% and Local $4,750,000/20%) to fund the preventive

maintenance operations for Bee Line fixed-route buses, commencing

upon execution and ending 4/30/26.

H. Greechan

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

unanimously approved.

13. 11129 8DPW/Transportation - Enter into Terminal Use Agreement (“TUA”) No.

WCA-25007 with Qualified Airlines operating, or seeking to operate, at

the Westchester County Airport, for a term from 6/1/25 - 5/31/30, for an

amount of $170,366,385.

H. Greechan

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

unanimously approved.

14. 11126 5DPW/Transportation - Extend Agreement No. 17-930 with H2M

Architects, Engineers, Land Surveying and Landscape Architecture,

D.P.C. d/b/a H2M architects + engineers, Melville, NY, in connection with

engineering services for the Phase I and Phase II Roof Replacement

Rehabilitation, Port Chester Water Resource Recovery Facility, Port

Chester, New York, by extending the term retroactively from 12/31/24 -

12/31/28.

H. Greechan

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

unanimously approved.

15. 11126 6DPW/Transportation - Extend Agreement No. 15-930 with H2M

Architects, Engineers, Land Surveying and Landscape Architecture,

D.P.C. d/b/a H2M architects + engineers, Melville, NY, in connection with

engineering services for the Electrical and HVAC Equipment Upgrades,

Port Chester Wastewater Treatment Plant, Port Chester, New York, by

extending the term retroactively from 12/31/24 - 12/31/28.

H. Greechan

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

unanimously approved.

16. 11126 8DPW/Transportation - Contract No. 23-200 with American Petroleum

Equipment and Construction Co., Inc., to provide a Service Contract for

Environmental Remediation for Petroleum Based Products, Various

County Facilities, Westchester County, New York. Approval of Change

Order No. 1 in the amount of $300,000, increasing the total contract

amount to $1,127,775.

H. Greechan

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

unanimously approved.

17. 11127 3DEF - Amend a 4/16/24 Resolution with Trojan Technologies Group ULC,

for preventative maintenance services for the Central Avenue water

treatment plant, the Orchard Street water treatment plant and the Gates

of Heaven water treatment plant, for a term commencing on 1/9/24 -

1/8/26 and to consent to the assignment of Contract No. EF-2408, from

Trojan Technologies Group ULC to Trojan Technologies Corp., effective

as of the date of execution of the assignment, for which Trojan

Technologies Corp., will comply with all contract provisions and the notice

provision of the agreement shall be amended to include the following

address for notice to Trojan Technologies Corp.: Trojan Technologies

Corp. 839 State Route 13, Cortland, New York 13045-5630.

V. Kopicki

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: 06/17/2025