RESOLUTION NO. 11
AUTHORIZING AGREEMENTS WITH NATIONAL GRID REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF COUNTY OWNED STREETLIGHTS AND AMENDING THE 2021 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET
Introduced: 2/8/21
By Public Works Committee, Messrs. Beston, O’Brien, Cleary, Fein, Peter, Reinhardt, Burgdorf, Perlee, Bruschi and Miller:
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 126 for 2019, this Honorable Body authorized
a five-year Energy Services Program Master Cost Recovery Agreement with the New York Power Authority (NYPA) as a preliminary action necessary for the implementation of an aggregated streetlight conversion program and the associated purchase of streetlights and the installation of LED lighting in Albany County, and
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 494 for 2020, this Honorable Body authorized the initial Customer Project Commitment with the NYPA for the purchase and conversion of approximately 105 County-owned streetlights throughout Albany County to new energy efficient LED streetlights in the amount of $282,774 as amended, and
WHEREAS, The County Executive has requested authorization to enter into a Purchase and Sale agreement with National Grid regarding the aforementioned 105 County-owned streetlights which governs the terms and conditions of the sale in an amount not to exceed $150,000, and
WHEREAS, The County Executive has also requested authorization to enter into a License Agreement for Customer-Owned Street and Area Lighting Attachments to Utility Poles and Structures which is necessary for any street lighting assets that will remain on National Grid electric facilities for a term consistent with the Customer’s Service Agreement, and
WHEREAS, The County Executive has indicated that the NYPA is financing the purchase and conversion project for Albany County and will provide reimbursement for the full purchase price of $150,000 for the streetlights, and
WHEREAS, The County Executive has also indicated that a budget amendment is necessary to incorporate said funds into the 2021 Department of Public Works Budget, now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into a Purchase and Sale agreement with National Grid, Syracuse, NY 13202 regarding the aforementioned 105 County-owned streetlights which governs the terms and conditions of the sale in an amount not to exceed $150,000, and, be it further
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into a License Agreement for Customer-Owned Street and Area Lighting Attachments to Utility Poles and Structures which is necessary for any street lighting assets that will remain on National Grid electric facilities for a term consistent with the Customer’s Service Agreement, and, be it further
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature, that the 2021 Department of Public Works Budget is amended as follows:
Increase Revenue Account D3074 NYPA Streetlight Purchase Program by $150,000
Increase Appropriation Account A5110.4 by $150,000 by increasing line item D5110 4 4012 Streetlight Purchase Program by $150,000
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the County Attorney is authorized to approve said agreement 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.