RESOLUTION NO. 467
AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO AND AN AGREEMENT WITH BRING ON THE SPECTRUM, INC. AND AMENDING THE 2023 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET
Introduced: 10/10/23
By ARPA Executive Committee, Beston, Clay, Cleary, Commisso, Feeney, A. Joyce, 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 $50,000 to and enter into an agreement with Bring on the Spectrum, Inc. for a term commencing September 11, 2023 and ending December 31, 2026, and
WHEREAS, Bring on the Spectrum Community Space and Sensory Gym is the only one of its kind within a three-hour radius of Albany County and it hosts social, recreational, and lifestyle activities for neurodiverse individuals of all ages and all abilities, and
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee has indicated that such funding would be used to create the Bring on the Spectrum Family Getaway to Albany County project to bring neurodiverse families within a 200-mile radius to Albany County by giving them the ability to travel and visit attractions that are not only of interest...
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