RESOLUTION NO. 416
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 391 FOR 2024 REGARDING THE DISBURSEMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO AND AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ADVANCE ALBANY COUNTY ALLIANCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE CENTRAL WAREHOUSE DEMOLITION PROJECT
Introduced: 11/9/26
By Audit and Finance Committee:
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, By Resolution No. 391 for 2024, this Honorable Body authorized the disbursement of $3,000,000 in ARPA funding to the Advance Albany County Alliance for the Central Warehouse Demolition Project, and
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 415 for 2026, this Honorably Body authorized the unexpended ARPA funding in the amount of $72,323.67 from various subrecipients to be designated for the Central Warehouse Demolition Project, and
WHEREAS, An amendment to Resolution No. 391 for 2024 is necessary for the Advance Albany County Alliance to accept and utilize there funds, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature, that Resolution No. 391 for 2024 is hereby amended to reflect an ARPA disbursement amount of $3,072,323.67, rather than $3,000,000, 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.