Referred to: 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)

Chairman of the Public Works & Capital Projects Committee, Dean J. Fabiano,

and Deputy Chairman Peter M. Loughran offer the following:

WHEREAS, the County Executive has established an Infrastructure

Investment Program known as “Building a Better Ulster County” to begin addressing

critical road and bridge improvements at the County level; and

WHEREAS, this program will restore and improve the County’s aging

infrastructure and will be in addition to the County’s core capital program; and

WHEREAS, the Acting Commissioner of Public Works has prepared a list of

various Cor-Ten Steel Bridges in need of deck and stringer replacement; and

WHEREAS, it is now necessary to fund Capital Project Nos. 417, 418, 420,

and 422 in the total amount of $455,000; and

WHEREAS, the Acting Commissioner of Public Works requests that the 2015

– 2020 Capital Program be amended to establish Capital Project Nos. 417, 418, 420,

and 422, and funded in the amount of $455,000.00 in order to rehabilitate the bridges

by replacing decks and stringers to various Cor-Ten Steel Bridges; and

WHEREAS, it may be necessary for the Commissioner of Finance to transfer

funds between these projects as the rehabilitation progresses; and

WHEREAS, based upon examination by the Ulster County Legislature, the

County’s funding of this Project constitutes a Type II action as defined under

Sections 4.5.5 of the County of Ulster’s State Environmental Quality Review Act

(SEQRA) Type II List, which was adopted pursuant to Resolution No. 118 dated

April 20, 2010; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County has determined that this funding action does not

pose a significant potential environmental impact and may be progressed as a Type II

action in accordance with 6 NYCRR Part 617 of SEQRA, and does not require any

further determination or procedure under SEQRA; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that Capital Project Nos. 417, 418, 420, and 422 for “Building a

Better Ulster County” Infrastructure Investment Program, Various Cor-Ten Steel

Bridges is hereby established as follows:

CREATE

Capital Project No. 417 Sawkill Bridge #92

Town of Saugerties $110,000.00

Capital Project No. 418 Buttermilk Falls Bridge #22

Town of Denning $100,000.00

Capital Project No. 420 Traver Bridge #114

Town of Rochester $120,000.00

Capital Project No. 422 Little Maben Hollow Bridge #184

Town of Shandaken $125,000.00

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the 2015 Capital Fund Budget is hereby amended as

follows:

 INCREASE AMOUNT

HH.5197.0417.4100.4100 Capital Project No. 417 $110,000.00

(App. #) Sawkill Bridge #92

Town of Saugerties

Road & Bridge Materials

HH.5197.0417.3500.5710 Serial Bonds $110,000.00

(Rev. #)

 INCREASE AMOUNT

HH.5197.0418.4100.4100 Capital Project No. 418 $100,000.00

(App. #) Buttermilk Falls Bridge #22

Town of Denning

Road & Bridge Materials

HH.5197.0418.3500.5710 Serial Bonds $100,000.00

(Rev. #)

HH.5197.0420.4100.4100 Capital Project No. 420 $120,000.00

(App. #) Travel Bridge #114

Town of Rochester

Road & Bridge Materials

HH.5197.0420.3500.5710 Serial Bonds $120,000.00

(Rev. #)

HH.5197.0422.4100.4100 Capital Project No. 422 $125,000.00

(App. #) Little Maben Hollow Bridge #184

Town of Shandaken

Road & Bridge Materials

HH.5197.0422.3500.5710 Serial Bonds $125,000.00

(Rev. #)

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 23 NOES: 0 

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on February 5, 2015

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on February 11, 2015

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$455,000.00 – COUNTY FUNDS – SERIAL BONDS

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 17th Day of February 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 20th Day of

February 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

20th Day of February, 2015. 27

th Day of February, 2015.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature