RESOLUTION NO. 68
AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OF SARATOGA COUNTY FOR THE REMOVAL OF INVASIVE SPECIES AT THE ANN LEE POND AND AMENDING THE 2021 DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CONSERVATION AND PLANNING BUDGET
Introduced: 3/8/21
By Conservation, Sustainability and Green Initiatives Committee, Messrs. Beston, Bruschi, Clay, Cleary, Commisso, Ms. Cunningham, Messrs. Efekoro, Ethier, Feeney, Fein, A. Joyce, R. Joyce, Kuhn, Ms. Lekakis, Mr. Mayo, Mss. McLaughlin, McLean Lane, Messrs. Miller, Peter, Reidy, Reinhardt, Ricard, Simpson, Smith, Ward and Ms. Plotsky:
WHEREAS, The Department of Economic Development, Conservation and Planning has requested authorization to enter into an agreement with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County in collaboration with the Capital-Mohawk Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM) regarding the removal of Lesser Celandine at the Ann Lee Pond in an amount not to exceed $7,200 for a term commencing March 1, 2021 and ending December 20, 2021, and
WHEREAS, Lesser Celandine is an invasive perennial flowering plant species that has been detected near the northern parking lot in a drainage area of the Ann Lee Pond and needs to be removed, and
WHEREAS, The Department has indicated that the agreement would allow PRISM to manually eradicate Lesser Celandine from the Ann Lee Pond Nature and Historic Preserve as a project to be performed by a certified applicator under a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) permit and pursuant to a variance from the County Pest Management Committee, and
WHEREAS, The Department has also indicated that a budget amendment is necessary to incorporate said funds into the 2021 Department of Economic Development, Conservation, and Planning Budget, now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to execute an agreement with Cornell Cooperative E...
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