File #: 23-012    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 12/29/2021 In control: Public Works Committee
On agenda: Final action: 2/13/2023
Title: AUTHORIZING A DISBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK STATE REGARDING THE VOORHEESVILLE QUIET ZONE PROJECT AND AMENDING THE 2023 PUBLIC WORKS BUDGET
Sponsors: Public Works Committee
Attachments: 1. DASNY QZ RLA, 2. 3011 RLA Form, 3. DASNY Award Notice, 4. Budget Amendment Quiet Zone, 5. GDA Draft, 6. 23-012 PW 2 - TMP - 3011 - Authorizing_Agreement_DASNY_Quiet_Zone_Project_BA

RESOLUTION NO. 12

 

AUTHORIZING A DISBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK STATE REGARDING THE VOORHEESVILLE QUIET ZONE PROJECT AND AMENDING THE 2023 PUBLIC WORKS BUDGET

                                          

                     Introduced:  2/13/23

                     By Public Works Committee:

 

                     WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 505 for 2016, this Honorable Body authorized an agreement with the Village of Voorheesville for the installation of quad gate systems at CSX Railroad crossing of County Routes 201 and 306 in the Village of Voorheesville with the cost thereof, after any State grants, to be borne 80% by the County of Albany and 20% by the Village of Voorheesville, and

 

                     WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 137 for 2018, this Honorable Body authorized the submission of a grant application to the Dormitory Authority of New York State (DASNY) regarding the Voorheesville Quiet Zone Project and remaining cost of the engineering study as well as the design, construction, and associated costs of the quad gate system, and

 

                     WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 251 for 2018, this Honorable Body authorized an agreement with the Village of Voorheesville for easements regarding the construction of a Quiet Zone by modification of two railway/road intersections on County Routes 201 and 306, and

 

                     WHEREAS, The Commissioner of the Department of Public Works has requested authorization to enter into a disbursement agreement with DASNY for the acceptance of grant funding for the design and construction of a Quiet Zone in the Village of Voorheesville in the amount of $340,000, and

 

                     WHEREAS, The Commissioner has indicated that the project will benefit pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicle traffic safety and will also improve quality of life because the enhanced safety infrastructure means trains no longer need to sound their horn as they approach the crossings, and

 

                     WHEREAS, The Commissioner has also indicated that a 2023 Department of Public Works budget amendment is necessary to incorporate the aforementioned funding, now, therefore, be it

 

                     RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into a disbursement agreement with DASNY to accept grant funding in the amount of $340,000 regarding the Voorheesville Quiet Zone Project, and, be it further

 

                     RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the 2023 Department of Public Works Budget is amended as follows:

 

                     Increase Revenue Account D3073 Special Projects by $340,000

 

                     Increase Appropriation Account D5110.4 by $340,000 increasing Line Item                      D5110 4 4079 Special Projects by $340,000

 

and, be it further

 

                     RESOLVED, That the County Attorney is authorized to approve said grant application as to form and content, and, be it further

 

                     RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the County Legislature is directed to forward certified copies of this resolution to the appropriate County Officials.