File #: 23-484    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 10/2/2023 In control: County Legislature
On agenda: Final action: 10/10/2023
Title: AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO AND AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC POLICY AND EDUCATION FUND AND AMENDING THE 2023 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET
Sponsors: Andrew Joyce, Dennis A. Feeney, Robert J. Beston, William M. Clay, Mickey Cleary, Frank J. Commisso, Lynne Lekakis, Carolyn McLaughlin, Matthew J. Miller, Victoria Plotsky, Dustin M. Reidy, William Reinhardt, Bill L. Ricard, Ellen Rosano, Merton D. Simpson, Wanda F. Willingham
Attachments: 1. Public Policy and Education Fund - Application, 2. 23-484 ARPA - TMP 4691 - Property Revitalization - Public Policy and Education Fund

RESOLUTION NO. 484

 

AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO AND AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC POLICY AND EDUCATION FUND 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 $75,000 to and enter into an agreement with the Public Policy and Education Fund for a term commencing September 11, 2023 and ending December 31, 2026, and

 

                     WHEREAS, the Public Policy and Education Fund seeks funding to support the remediation, contaminant removal, and eventual renovation of its Citizen Action of New York building at 94 Central Avenue in the City of Albany, to help offset costs associated with the removal of several health hazards existing on site, including mold, mildew, and asbestos, and to allow for this space - which has long served the community - to once again be available for use by staff and community members, now, therefore be it

 

                     RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to disburse ARPA funding in the amount of $75,000 to and enter into an agreement with the Public Policy and Education Fund, 94 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.4.2505S.04089Z.ARP23 by $75,000

 

                     Increase Appropriation Account CM.9.2505S.44046Z.ARP23 by $75,000 by                      increasing Line Item 44046Z.ARP23 by $75,000

 

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.