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Supervisor DeSena offered the following resolution and moved its adoption, which resolution was declared adopted after a poll of the members of this Board:

RESOLUTION NO. 220 - 2024

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE TAKING OF RELATED ACTION.

WHEREAS, the Town Board (the “Board”) of the Town of North Hempstead (the “Town”) is desirous of rehabilitating the ballfields at John D. Caemmerer Park in Albertson (the “Project”); and,


WHEREAS, the Grant Coordinator has recommended that the Town accept a grant nomination from Assembly Member Gina Sillitti for a grant from the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (the “Grant”); and


WHEREAS, the Grant is in the amount of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($125,000.00), with no local match requirement; and  


WHEREAS, the Board wishes to accept the grant nomination from Assembly Member Gina Sillitti, and to authorize the Grant Coordinator to prepare and submit an application to the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York for the Grant (the “Application”).


NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT


RESOLVED that the Board hereby accepts the grant nomination from Assembly Member Gina Sillitti for a grant from the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York for the Project; and, be it further; 


RESOLVED, that the Board hereby authorizes the preparation and submission of the Application for the Grant; and be it further


RESOLVED that the Board hereby authorizes the Supervisor and/or her designee to execute any and all contracts, project agreements and other instruments or documents required in connection with the awarding and receipt of the Grant (“Contract Documents”), file the Contract Documents in the Office of the Town Clerk, submit Project documentation, and take such other action as my be reasonably required to undertake and complete the Project and receive the Grant; and be it further


RESOLVED that the Office of the Town Attorney be and hereby is authorized and directed to negotiate and supervise the execution of the Contract Documents in connection with the Project and the Grant.


Dated: Manhasset, New York


May 7, 2024


The vote on the foregoing resolution was recorded as follows:


Ayes:  Councilperson Adhami, Councilperson Dalimonte, Councilperson Liu, Councilperson Scott, Councilperson Walsh, Supervisor DeSena. 

 

Nays:   None.

 

Absent: Councilperson Troiano.