RESOLUTION NO. 486
AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO AND AN AGREEMENT WITH GRAND STREET COMMUNITY ARTS INC. AND AMENDING THE 2023 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET
Introduced: 10/10/23
By ARPA Executive Committee, Beston, Clay, Cleary, Commisso, Feeney, A. Joyce, Lekakis, McLaughlin, Miller, Plotsky, Reidy, Reinhardt, Ricard, Rosano, Simpson and Willingham:
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 $150,000 to and enter into an agreement with Grand Street Community Arts, Inc. for a term commencing September 11, 2023 and ending December 31, 2026, and
WHEREAS, Grand Street Community Arts, Inc. seeks funding to support the rehabilitation and renovation of both the interior and exterior infrastructure for the building located at 68 Grand Street in the City of Albany so that the building can be returned to full use for community purposes, and
WHEREAS, This project will expand the ability of Grand Street Community Arts, Inc. to provide its various community programs including community radio, after-school youth programming, programs to feed the community, voter registration programs, COVID vaccination programs, as well as offering community space for mayoral debates, neighborhood meetings, and meetings with local government officials, among many others, now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to disburse ARPA funding in the amount of $150,000 to and enter into an agreement with Grand Street Community Arts, Inc., 148 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12206 regarding Industrial and Commercial Property Revitalization activities for a term commencing September 11, 2023 and ending December 31, 2026, and, be it further
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the 2023 Albany County Budget is hereby amended as follows:
Increase Revenue Account CM.4.2504S.04089Z.ARP23 by $150,000
Increase Appropriation Account CM.9.2504S.44046Z.ARP23 by $150,000 by increasing Line Item 44046Z.ARP23 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.