Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 7/15/2020 - 6:00 PM
Category: TRANSPORTATION
Type: Action
Subject: 17.5 High School students’ monthly and single ride MetroCards’ from County of Westchester D.P.W. & Transportation.
District Goals:
Enclosure MetroCard BOCS worksheet
File Attachment:
Metrocard - BOCS.xlsx
Rationale: As required Yonkers Public Schools Board of Education is requesting to purchase monthly MetroCards’ for High School students at a discounted rate of $58.00 (each) and the purchase of single ride MetroCards’ at $2.75 (each) from County of Westchester D.P.W. & Transportation.
Funding: Projected cost for the 20/21 school year is $900,000.00
Account: 450-5142-100000-5551-B2307
Resolution: Whereas the Board of Education wishes to purchase from the County of Westchester monthly student and single ride MetroCards’ for the 2020-2021 School Year.

Whereas the Board of Education authorizes the purchase from the County of Westchester to provide public transportation for high school students.

Now Therefore Be It Resolved: That the Board Of Education hereby authorizes the purchase of monthly and single ride MetroCards’ from the County of Westchester D.P.W. & Transportation.

The purchase shall not be completed until approved by the Superintendent of Schools.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Luisa Erika Lassi - Director of Transportation
Signed By:
Dr. Fenix Arias - Manager of Administration
Signed By:
Finance Department - Finance Reviewer
Signed By:
Tom Collich - Purchasing Director
Signed By:
Elizabeth Janocha - Deputy Commissioner
Signed By:
John Liszewski - Commissioner
Signed By:
Matthew Gallagher - Corporation Counsel
Signed By:
Dr. Edwin M. Quezada - Superintendent of Schools
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Kevin Cacace Moved, Member Lakisha Collins-Bellamy seconded to approve the Original motion 'Whereas the Board of Education wishes to purchase from the County of Westchester monthly student and single ride MetroCards’ for the 2020-2021 School Year.

Whereas the Board of Education authorizes the purchase from the County of Westchester to provide public transportation for high school students.

Now Therefore Be It Resolved: That the Board Of Education hereby authorizes the purchase of monthly and single ride MetroCards’ from the County of Westchester D.P.W. & Transportation.

The purchase shall not be completed until approved by the Superintendent of Schools.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 8 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 8 - 0
   
Andrea Brown     Yes
Rev. Steve Lopez     Yes
Judith_Ramos Meier     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Abdool H. Jamal     Yes
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Dr. John Castanaro     Yes
Lakisha Collins-Bellamy     Yes