Referred to: The Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit

Committee (Chairman Briggs and Legislators Allen, Archer, Bartels, Litts, Maio, and

Maloney), The Public Works and Capital Projects Committee (Chairman Fabiano

and Legislators Archer, Greene, Loughran, and Roberts), and The Ways and Means

Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Allen, Belfiglio, Briggs, Gregorius,

Maio, Maloney, and Richard Parete)

Legislators Mary Beth Maio, Hector Rodriguez and Ken Wishnick offer the

following:

WHEREAS, a Project for the Hudson Valley Rail Trail West: Phase 4, PIN

8761.21 (the “Project”) is eligible for funding under Title 23 U.S. Code, as amended,

that calls for the apportionment of the costs of such program to be borne at the ratio

of 80% federal funds and 20% non-federal funds; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County desires to advance the Project by making a

commitment of 100% of the non-federal share of the costs of preliminary engineering

and right-of-way incidental work; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, the Ulster County Legislature hereby approves the preliminary

engineering 

Federal Aid and any amendments thereto on behalf of Ulster County with the New

York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) in connection with the

advancement or approval of the Project and providing for the administration of the

Project and the municipality’s first instance funding of Project costs and permanent

funding of the local share of federal aid Project costs and all Project costs within

appropriations therefore that are not so eligible; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that in addition to the County Executive, the following

municipal titles-- Director of Purchasing, Commissioner of Public Works, and

Director of Planning—are also herby authorized to execute any necessary

Agreements or certifications on behalf of the Municipality/Sponsor, with NYSDOT

in connection with the advancement or approval of the Project identified in the

Federal-Aid Local Project Agreement; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this resolution be filed with the New

York State Commissioner of Transportation by attaching it to any Agreement in

connection with the Project; and it is further

RESOLVED, this Resolution shall take effect immediately,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Wishnick)

Passed Committee: Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning, and

Transit on April 7, 2015

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on April 9, 2015

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on April 15, 2015

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$175,000.00 – CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS- 80% REIMBURSABLE ($140,000-

BUDGETED FEDERAL REVENUE DOLLARS, $35,000 COUNTY

SHARE)

STATE OF NEW YORK

 ss:

COUNTY OF ULSTER

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Legislature of the County of Ulster, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is

the original resolution adopted by the Ulster County Legislature on the 21st Day of April in the year Two Thousand and

Fifteen, and said resolution shall remain on file in the office of said clerk.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the County of Ulster this 23rd Day of April in

the year Two Thousand and Fifteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

Submitted to the County Executive this Approved by the County Executive this

23rd Day of April, 2015. 28

th Day of April, 2015.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella |s| Michael P. Hein

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Michael P. Hein, County Executive

Ulster County Legislature