File #: 24-429    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 6/21/2024 In control: County Legislature
On agenda: Final action: 7/8/2024
Title: AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO AND AN AGREEMENT WITH ST. CATHERINE'S CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND AMENDING THE 2024 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET
Sponsors: ARPA Executive Committee, Ellen Rosano
Attachments: 1. St. Catherine’s Center for Children, 2. 24-429 ARPA - TMP-5651 - St. Catherine's Center for Children
RESOLUTION NO. 429

AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO AND AN AGREEMENT WITH ST. CATHERINE'S CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND AMENDING THE 2024 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET

Introduced: 7/8/24
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 $150,000 to and enter into an agreement with St. Catherine's Center for Children for a term commencing July 8, 2024 and ending December 31, 2026, and

WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee has indicated that such funding would be used to expand the Pathways to Health and Housing Program to assist participants from homelessness to housing and supports each individual or family with strategies to secure sustainable housing, now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to disburse ARPA funding in the amount of $150,000 to and enter into an agreement with St. Catherine's Center for Children, Albany, NY 12203 for a term commencing July 8, 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...

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