Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 11/17/2021 - 6:00 PM
Category: TRANSPORTATION
Type: Action
Subject: 17.3 Transportation- NYSED- Piggyback Contract between Yonkers Public Schools and Mount Vernon School District (effective 10/6/2021) for the 2021-22SY.
District Goals:
Goal 1
To educate all students for academic excellence.
Enclosure
File Attachment:
Rationale: Mount Vernon School District has requested the Yonkers Board of Education’s permission to piggyback off the Yonkers Public Schools’ existing contract with MAT BUS.
Funding: No additional funding- Mount Vernon will provide payment directly to MAT BUS.
Resolution: WHEREAS the Yonkers Public Schools has an existing contract (NYSED contract # C751474/ YPS contract # 2021-000000157) with MAT BUS; and
WHEREAS the Mount Vernon School District has requested to enter into a piggyback contract with a Yonkers Public Schools’ transportation vendor pursuant to New York Education Law 305(14)(g) for the purpose of providing transportation for one of their students to travel to Mill Neck School for the Deaf; and
WHEREAS, Mount Vernon School District has determined that the contract cost is appropriate and will result in a cost savings to the Mount Vernon School District and that the proposed piggyback contract meets all the criteria set forth in New York Education Law 305(14)(g); and

WHEREAS the proposed piggyback contract between the Mount Vernon School District and MAT BUS will result in no additional expenditures or cost to the Yonkers Public Schools and the Yonkers Board of Education finds it in the best interest to approve Mount Vernon School District’s piggyback request;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Yonkers Board of Education hereby approves of Mount Vernon School District’s piggyback request with the Yonkers Public Schools’ contract with MAT BUS (NYSED contract # C751474/ YPS contract # 2021-000000157) , and hereby directs the Superintendent of Schools and those under his direction to take all steps necessary to effectuate and implement this Resolution.
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 Lakisha Collins-Bellamy Moved, Member Amjed Kuri seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the Yonkers Public Schools has an existing contract (NYSED contract # C751474/ YPS contract # 2021-000000157) with MAT BUS; and
WHEREAS the Mount Vernon School District has requested to enter into a piggyback contract with a Yonkers Public Schools’ transportation vendor pursuant to New York Education Law 305(14)(g) for the purpose of providing transportation for one of their students to travel to Mill Neck School for the Deaf; and
WHEREAS, Mount Vernon School District has determined that the contract cost is appropriate and will result in a cost savings to the Mount Vernon School District and that the proposed piggyback contract meets all the criteria set forth in New York Education Law 305(14)(g); and

WHEREAS the proposed piggyback contract between the Mount Vernon School District and MAT BUS will result in no additional expenditures or cost to the Yonkers Public Schools and the Yonkers Board of Education finds it in the best interest to approve Mount Vernon School District’s piggyback request;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Yonkers Board of Education hereby approves of Mount Vernon School District’s piggyback request with the Yonkers Public Schools’ contract with MAT BUS (NYSED contract # C751474/ YPS contract # 2021-000000157) , and hereby directs the Superintendent of Schools and those under his direction to take all steps necessary to effectuate and implement this Resolution.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 9 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 9 - 0
   
Amjed Kuri     Yes
Gail Burns     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Yes
Lakisha Collins-Bellamy     Yes
Rev. Steve Lopez     Yes
Andrea Brown     Yes
Dr. John Castanaro     Yes
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes