RESOLUTION NO. 489
AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH NEW YORK STATE HOMES AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL TO RECEIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CARES ACT FUNDS
Introduced: 12/6/21
By Audit and Finance Committee:
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 266 for 2021, this Honorable Body held a public hearing on two applications for funding under the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) regarding programs for Albany County, and
WHEREAS, The County Executive has indicated that the New York State Homes and Community Renewal, which is administering the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), has awarded Albany County a total of $1,389,890 under the program for a term commencing immediately and ending November 10, 2022, and
WHEREAS, The program will fund $1,000,000 in renovations in the City of Albany, to be administered by the Albany County Land Bank Corporation for parcels in need of improvements for which other funds were not available, and
WHEREAS, The program will further fund $389,890 in supports for mental health services in underserved areas of Albany County, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into an agreement with New York State Homes and Community Renewal regarding the acceptance of Community Development Block Grant Program funding in the amount of $1,389,890 for a term commencing immediately and ending November 10, 2022, 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.