RESOLUTION NO. 330
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 11 FOR 2021 REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF COUNTY OWNED STREETLIGHTS AND AMENDING THE 2021 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS BUDGET
Introduced: 10/12/21
By Public Works Committee:
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 126 for 2019, this Honorable Body authorized
a five-year Energy Services Program Master Cost Recovery Agreement with the New York Power Authority (NYPA) as a preliminary action necessary for the implementation of an aggregated streetlight conversion program and the associated purchase of streetlights and the installation of LED lighting in Albany County, and
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 494 for 2020, this Honorable Body authorized the initial Customer Project Commitment with the NYPA for the purchase and conversion of approximately 105 County-owned streetlights throughout Albany County to new energy efficient LED streetlights in the amount of $282,774, and
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 11 for 2021, this Honorable Body authorized a Purchase and Sale agreement with National Grid regarding the aforementioned 105 County-owned streetlights which governs the terms and conditions of the sale in an amount not to exceed $150,000, and
WHEREAS, The County Executive has requested an amendment to the aforementioned agreement with National Grid due to an increase in the estimated sale price and the need for a small buffer moving forward, for a new total amount of $160,000, and
WHEREAS, The County Executive has also indicated that a budget amendment is necessary to incorporate said funds into the 2021 Department of Public Works Budget, now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that Resolution No. 11 for 2021 for the Purchase and Sale agreement with National Grid regarding 105 County-owned streetlights is hereby amended to a total new amount of $160,000, and, be it further
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the 2021 Department of Public Works Budget is amended as follows:
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