File #: 24-440    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 MAIMONIDES HEBREW DAY SCHOOL AND AMENDING THE 2024 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET
Sponsors: ARPA Executive Committee, Gary W. Domalewicz, Samuel I. Fein, Lynne Lekakis, Carolyn McLaughlin, Ellen Rosano
Attachments: 1. Maimonides Hebrew Day School, 2. 24-440 ARPA - TMP-5638 - Maimonides_Hebrew_Day_School
RESOLUTION NO. 440

AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO AND AN AGREEMENT WITH MAIMONIDES HEBREW DAY SCHOOL AND AMENDING THE 2024 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET

Introduced: 7/8/24
By ARPA Executive Committee, Fein, Lekakis, McLaughlin and Rosano:

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 $100,000 to and enter into an agreement with Maimonides Hebrew Day School 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 for a youth project aimed to create a dynamic and multifaceted outdoor learning environment to establish a discovery deck, an inclusive playground, and a Holocaust Memorial Garden for the youth, now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to disburse ARPA funding in the amount of $100,000 to and enter into an agreement with Maimonides Hebrew Day School, Albany, NY 12208 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...

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