Narrative of Resolution:
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To seek authorization to file an application through the NYS Consolidated Funding Application. The application would target funding available through the NYS Department of State to update the regional plan for the Upper Delaware River and to complete the process to make it a Local Waterfront Revitalization Program. Funding would be sought in the amount of $150,000 with an anticipated County match of $50,000.
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If Resolution requires expenditure of County Funds, provide the following information:
Amount to be authorized by Resolution: $50,000
Are funds already budgeted? No
Specify Compliance with Procurement Procedures: appropriated with the 2024 Operating Budget.
RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY THE PLANNING REAL PROPERTY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TO AUTHORIZE AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDING TO UPDATE THE REGIONAL PLAN FOR THE UPPER DELAWARE RIVER AND COMPLETE THE PROCESS TO MAKE IT A LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the New York State Department of State (NYS DOS) administers funding to advance preparation, refinement or implementation of Local Waterfront Revitalization Programs (LWRP), made available to local governments under Title 11 of the New York State Environmental Protection Fund Local Waterfront Revitalization Program; and
WHEREAS, the Upper Delaware River is an Approved Inland Waterway under the LWRP and the NYS DOS Division of Coastal Resources; and
WHEREAS, through an LWRP grant received in 2009, the Sullivan County Division of Planning, Community Development, and Environmental Management ("Planning") created a regional plan for the Upper Delaware River Corridor in 2015; and
WHEREAS, the 2015 regional plan for the Upper Delaware River Corridor is not a Local Waterfront Revitalization Program; and
WHEREAS, a Local Waterfront Revitalization program would become a basis for aligning local, state and federal actions and increase the funding opportunities for projects identified in the plan...
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