RESOLUTION NO. 432
AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO AND AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ALBANY COMMUNITY LAND TRUST AND AMENDING THE 2024 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET
Introduced: 7/8/24
By ARPA Executive Committee, Lekakis, Pedo, Rosano and McLaughlin:
WHEREAS, The County of Albany received $29.6 million in funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) which may be used for various projects and programs within the County to help mitigate the long-term effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic, and
WHEREAS, The Albany County Legislature created the ARPA Executive Committee and its various Subcommittees to determine how these funds should be distributed and to review applications for these monies, and
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee and its various Subcommittees have worked tirelessly over the last year in order to establish guidelines that will assist them in reviewing and evaluating the numerous applications they will receive, and
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee, having evaluated numerous proposals, has requested authorization to disburse ARPA funding in the amount of $133,333 to and enter into an agreement with the Albany Community Land Trust (ACLT) for a term commencing July 8, 2024 and ending December 31, 2026, and
WHEREAS, ACLT was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a loss of rental income and increased operational challenges, and
WHEREAS, ACLT seeks funding to expand its Gun Violence Prevention program by partnering with the Albany County Department of Probation to recruit mentors, facilitate programs for parents of justice-involved youth, and provide additional support services such as training and volunteer opportunities in order to reduce youth crime and promote positive personal development, and
WHEREAS, The Gun Violence Prevention Program will benefit Albany County by reducing gun violence, strengthening families, and supporting the reintegration of justice-involved youth into the community, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to disburse ARPA funding in the amount of $133,333 to and enter into an agreement with the Albany Community Land Trust, Albany, New York 12210 regarding Preventing and Responding to Violence activities for a term commencing July 8, 2024 and ending December 31, 2026, and, be it further
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the 2024 Albany County Budget is hereby amended as follows:
Increase Revenue Account CM.4.3703S.04089Z.ARP24 by $133,333
Increase Appropriation Account CM.9.3703S.44046Z.ARP24 by $133,333 by increasing Line Item 44046Z.ARP24 by $133,333
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.