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Amsterdam council authorizes $2.2 million temporary loan for CHIPS program, OKs $28,000 for public-art mural
Summary
The Common Council approved a temporary $2,200,000 interfund loan to support the CHIPS capital program and a separate $28,000 loan to fund a state‑grant public-art mural; councilmembers discussed mural placement and reimbursement procedures.
The Amsterdam Common Council unanimously approved Resolution 25-26-42 authorizing two temporary interfund loans: $2,200,000 from the general fund to the capital fund for the CHIPS program and $28,000 from the general fund to the capital fund for a public-art project funded by a New York State grant.
Stacy, the city clerk, read the loan language on the record: "Interfund loan number 1, the general fund is temporarily lending $2,200,000 to the capital fund for the CHIPS program." Louisa, the controller, described the loans as a cash-flow management step and reviewed a summary of outstanding interfund loans, noting that amounts shown in red in the summary were historical and already paid. "Anything in red was I'm leaving it there for the history, but they were paid in full," she said.
Council members asked staff where the mural and related pieces would be sited. The mayor described the mural location and nearby property: "That 28,000 is for the mural that will be... on the Crillow's Building," and staff confirmed they are also trying to place an 'eagle' memorial in the nearby Bergen Park area as part of the DRI-funded public-art work. The $28,000 loan was described as covering costs that will be reimbursed to property owners once work is completed.
The motion passed on a recorded roll call. The minutes and the resolution text state the $28,000 public-art loan is being funded by a grant from the New York Department of State and that the CHIPS loan is temporary and intended to manage capital cash flow.
