File #: 20-494    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 12/9/2020 In control: Public Works Committee
On agenda: Final action: 12/21/2020
Title: AUTHORIZING A CUSTOMER PROJECT COMMITMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY REGARDING THE STREETLIGHT CONVERSION PROJECT
Sponsors: Public Works Committee, Nathan L. Bruschi, Joseph E. O'Brien, Matthew T. Peter, Mark E. Grimm
Attachments: 1. Albany County ICPC RLA Cover Letter, 2. 2126 RLA Form, 3. ES-ESN-0851 Albany County - LED Street Lighting - unsigned, 4. Albany County Streetlight Project Financials, 5. Resolution 259 for 2020 - MCRA, 6. Albany County_ES_MCRA_2019 - signed, 7. 20-494 PW 1 - Authorizing_Commitment_Agreement_NYPA_Streetlight_Installation_Project

RESOLUTION NO. 494

 

AUTHORIZING A CUSTOMER PROJECT COMMITMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY REGARDING THE STREETLIGHT CONVERSION PROJECT

 

Introduced:  12/21/20

                     By Public Works Committee:

 

                     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. 259 for 2019, this Honorable Body authorized an agreement with the NYPA regarding an authorization to proceed with the development phase of this project, and

 

                     WHEREAS, The County Executive has requested authorization to enter into an initial Customer Project Commitment with the NYPA for the purchase and conversion of approximately 105 County-owned streetlights throughout Albany County  from high-intensity discharge to new energy efficient LED streetlights in the amount of $272,774, and

 

                     WHEREAS, The County Executive has indicated that this project will reduce County maintenance and operating expenses, improve visibility and safety of roadways, and decrease greenhouse gas emissions by 29.3 metric tons per year, and

 

WHEREAS, The County Executive has further requested authorization to enter into discussions with the NYPA regarding a long-term financing agreement for the project, now, therefore be it

 

                     RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into 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 $272,774 and, be it further

 

RESOLVED, That the County Executive is further authorized to enter into discussions with NYPA regarding a long-term financing agreement for the project 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.