RESOLUTION NO. 316
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INCREASE AND IMPROVEMENT OF FACILITIES OF THE ALBANY COUNTY WATER PURIFICATION DISTRICT IN THE COUNTY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK
Introduced: 9/14/26
By Public Works Committee:
Recitals
WHEREAS, Pursuant to proceedings heretofore had and taken in accordance with the provisions of Article 5-A of the New York County Law, including approving orders of the State Comptroller, the Albany County Sewer District, has heretofore been established, and
WHEREAS, In October 2017, the name of the Albany County Sewer District was changed to the Albany County Water Purification District (the “District”); and
WHEREAS, The County of Albany (the “County”) has heretofore authorized the North and South Plant HVAC Upgrade Project (the “HVAC Upgrade Project”), which includes the study, design, and construction of improvements to existing HVAC systems at both the North and South Treatment Plants, expected to be completed in accordance with the engineering evaluation being prepared for the District by CHA Consulting Inc., Albany, New York, as part of the County’s 2025-2029 Capital Plan; and
WHEREAS, On September 8, 2025 the County Legislature adopted an amending bond resolution authorizing bonds in the principal amount of $1,500,000 for the HVAC Upgrade Project; and
WHEREAS, It has been determined that the estimated cost of said HVAC Upgrade Project has increased from $1,500,000 to $2,000,000 and that it is necessary and in the public interest to include such increase of $500,000 as part of the County’s 2027-2031 Capital Plan and to amend the bond resolution heretofore adopted for such project by a like amount; and
WHEREAS, Following a determination that certain upgrades to the District’s treatment facilities are necessary and in the public interest, the County has determined to undertake the design and installation of (1) an odor control system for the North Plant’s sludge holding tanks (the “Odor Control System Project”), expected to be compl...
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