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, an existing retaining wall along Elting Road, in the Town of

Rosendale, is quickly deteriorating and its integrity has become compromised; and

WHEREAS, it has been determined that now would be the most cost effective

time to rebuild the shoulders associated with the retaining wall; and

WHEREAS, the additional construction costs for the shoulders of the road are

estimated to be $10,000.00; and

WHEREAS, project expenditures in the amount of $75,000.00 for Elting Road

Retaining Wall Construction, were approved in the 2015 – 2020 Capital Program;

and

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works requests that the 2015-2020

Capital Program be amended to reflect a change in cost of the Elting Road Retaining

Wall project from $75,000.00 to $85,000.00 to include removal of the deteriorating

wall and construction of a new concrete modular block wall, and the associated

shoulder work; and

WHEREAS, it is now necessary to fund Capital Project No. 443 in the amount

of $85,000.00; 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 4.5.3 and 4.5.6 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 the 2015-2020 Capital Program is hereby amended to

reflect a change in cost of the Elting Road Retaining Wall project from $75,000.00 to

$85,000.00 to include removal of the deteriorating wall and construction of a new

concrete modular block wall, and the associated shoulder work; and, be it further

RE

RESOLVED, that the 2015 Capital Fund Budget be amended as follows:

 INCREASE AMOUNT

HH.5197.0443-4100.4125 Road/Highway Materials $85,000.00

(Appr. #) Capital Project # 443

 Elting Road (C.R. #113)

 Retaining Wall Construction & Shoulder Repair

 Town of Rosendale

HH.5197.0443-3500.5710 Serial Bonds $85,000.00

(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:

$85,000.00 – COUNTY DOLLARS – SERIAL BOND

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. 27th Day of February, 2015.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature