RESOLUTION NO. 643
AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO AND AGREEMENTS WITH VARIOUS BROADBAND SERVICE PROVIDERS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CONSERVATION AND PLANNING REGARDING EXPANDED INTERNET ACCESS THROUGHOUT ALBANY COUNTY AND AMENDING THE 2024 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET
Introduced: 10/15/24
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, Albany County has supported broadband internet expansion projects throughout the County, targeting those areas that are either unserved and under-served, and
WHEREAS, Request for Proposals (RFP) 2024-059 was issued regarding projects to provide broadband services in the various Towns of Albany County, of which five proposals were received, and
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee, following the evaluation of numerous proposals, has requested authorization to disburse ARPA funding in the total amount of $2,907,700 to and enter into agreements with State Telephone Company Inc., in the amount of $110,000, and Mid-Hudson Cablevision in the amount of $2,797,700 regarding broadband expansion projects in Albany County for a term commencing October 15, 2024 and ending December 31, 2026, and
WHEREAS, New York State recently launched a Count...
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