RESOLUTION NO. 101
AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING AND AN AGREEMENT WITH RADIX ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY CENTER AND AMENDING THE 2024 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET
Introduced: 2/12/24
By ARPA Executive 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, The ARPA Executive Committee, having evaluated numerous proposals, has requested authorization to disburse ARPA funding in the amount of $100,000 to and enter into an agreement with Radix Ecological Sustainability Center, for a term commencing February 12, 2024 and ending December 31, 2026, and
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee has indicated that such funding would be used to host professional development seminars to help youth employees plan their futures and fund the salary of a Community Health Worker who will provide health support services to youth employees and their families, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to disburse ARPA funding in the amount of $100,000 to and enter into an agreement with Radix Ecological Sustainability Center, Albany, NY 12202 regarding the Youth Employment Program for a term commencing February 12, 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.4.2212S.04089Z.ARP24 by $100,000
Increase Appropriation Account CM.9.2212S.44046Z.ARP24 by $100,000 by increasing Line Item 44046Z.ARP24 by $100,000
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.