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Board approves leases, grants, software, payments and settlements in April 1 meeting
Summary
On April 1 the Board of Estimate and Contract approved a block of ordinances and resolutions including equipment leases, state grants, software agreements, radio purchases through JAG, transfers for police equipment, partial payment for sewer rehabilitation, a retainer for special counsel and several settlements.
The Board of Estimate and Contract on Tuesday, April 1, approved a series of ordinances, agreements, payments and settlements covering recreation equipment leases, public safety grants and software, capital financing adjustments, vendor payments and legal settlements.
Votes at a glance (all outcomes approved unless noted):
- Turf Tank — three-year lease for field-marking equipment for the Department of Recreation (vote: unanimous aye by roll call).
- New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services — acceptance of the Gun Violence Elimination grant for 2024–2025 for the Department of Public Safety (vote: unanimous aye).
- SIMC Inc. — three-year software-as-a-service agreement for CAD and RMS software for the Department of Public Safety (vote: unanimous aye).
- Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) participation — memorandum of understanding with Westchester County, Yonkers and New Rochelle and use of JAG funds for Motorola APX 8500 radios for the police department (vote: unanimous aye).
- Transfer of funds — movement of training-budget funds to the equipment budget for purchase of firearms and ammunition for the police department (vote: unanimous aye).
- Amendment to bond authorization — Office of the Comptroller ordinance amending Ordinance No. 3 (adopted 12/11/2024) to authorize issuance of serial bonds to finance certain Department of Public Works equipment (vote: unanimous aye); staff described the change as a financing mechanism tied to a prior lease guarantee.
- Partial payment No. 12 — Seward System Rehabilitation Phase 1 to National Watermain Cleaning Company for $305,780.46 (vote: unanimous aye).
- Retainer engagement — Zarin & Simons retained as special counsel for the planning board’s review of a land-use application (vote: unanimous aye).
- Salary resolutions and position approvals — multiple CSEA position adjustments and two EFC-funded Department of Public Works positions (vote: unanimous aye as block votes).
- Settlements — three settlements approved as a block: GEICO (ASO) for Richard Gar, $3,000; Nicole Smith, $300,000; GEICO (ASO) Missilda Arman, $15,000 (vote: unanimous aye). A tax-review settlement for "20 first mortgage" for $722.57 was also approved.
Board members briefly discussed a separate City Council authorization to join other municipalities in litigation or coordinated response regarding a Con Edison rate increase (authority to contribute up to $5,000 was cited as passed by the council). Board members noted that authorization did not appear on the BOE agenda and said it would be added later or handled separately.
Ending: Most items were handled as routine business with unanimous roll-call approval. The board paused only for the previously described procurement discussion related to the police-department renovations (covered in a separate item) and for brief public-safety notifications during the meeting.
