File #: 24-380    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 5/29/2024 In control: County Legislature
On agenda: Final action: 6/10/2024
Title: AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO AND AN AGREEMENT WITH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP OF THE CAPITAL REGION INC. AND AMENDING THE 2024 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET
Sponsors: ARPA Executive Committee
Attachments: 1. Affordable Housing Partnership of the Capital Region Inc., 2. 24-380 ARPA - TMP-5559 - Affordable Housing Partnership of the Capital Region
RESOLUTION NO. 380

AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO AND AN AGREEMENT WITH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP OF THE CAPITAL REGION INC. AND AMENDING THE 2024 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET

Introduced: 6/10/24
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 $375,000 to and enter into an agreement with the Affordable Housing Partnership of the Capital Region Inc. for a term commencing June 10, 2024 and ending December 31, 2026, and

WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee has indicated that such funding would be used in conjunction with the Albany County Rural Housing Alliance, Inc. and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County to assist low-income households with home repairs to meet building codes, increase energy efficiency, and improve health and safety, now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to disburse ARPA funding in the amount of $375,000 to and enter into an agreement with the Affordable Housing Partnership of the Capital Region Inc., Albany, NY 12210 regarding a home repair program for a term commencing June 10, 202...

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