County of Albany - File #: 23-457

• File #: 23-457
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/20/2023
• In control: County Legislature
• Final action: 10/10/2023
• Title: AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO AND AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ALBANY COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION 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

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/10/2023	1	County Legislature

RESOLUTION NO. 457

AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO AND AN AGREEMENT WITH UNDERGROUND RAILROAD EDUCATION CENTER AND AMENDING THE 2023 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET

Introduced: 10/10/23
By ARPA Executive Committee, A. Joyce, Feeney, Beston, Clay, Cleary, Commisso, 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 $80,000 to and enter into an agreement with the Underground Railroad Education Center (UREC) for a term commencing September 11, 2023 and ending December 31, 2026, and

WHEREAS, UREC seeks funding to support the construction of the Interpretive Center, a critical component of its expansion plans, which will enable the organization to provide larger and more diverse programs, exhibits, and events related to the history of the Underground Railroad, and to attract upwards of 10,000 visitors annually, thereby enhancing UREC's ability to serve the community and promote tourism in Albany County; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to disburse ARPA funding i...