RESOLUTION NO. 391
AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO AND AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ADVANCE ALBANY COUNTY ALLIANCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE CENTRAL WAREHOUSE DEMOLITION PROJECT AND AMENDING THE 2024 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET
Introduced: 6/10/24
By ARPA Executive Committee:
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, By Resolution No. 672 for 2023, this Honorable Body previously designated $404,382 in ARPA funding to be used for the creation of a Broadband Coordinator position, which position is now being handled using existing County resources, and therefore such allocation is no longer needed, and
WHEREAS, The expected cost of abatement and demolition at the Central Warehouse property is approximately $13 million, and
WHEREAS, Albany County has applied for RestoreNY grant funding from New York State in the amount of $10 million in connection with the Central Warehouse Demolition Project (Project),
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee has requested authorization to disburse ARPA funding in the amount of $3 million to and enter into an agreement with the Advance Albany County Alliance, acting as administrator, to serve as matching funds to cover costs above the RestoreNY grant funds for the Project, and
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