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

Committee (Chairman Maloney and Legislators Berky, Delaune, Lapp, Litts, Maio

and Rodriguez), The Public Works and Capital Projects Committee (Chairman

Fabiano and Legislators Greene, Litts, Loughran, and Maloney), and The Ways and

Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Allen, Bartels, Belfiglio,

Briggs, Maio, and Maloney)

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

Deputy Chairman Peter M. Loughran offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been offered by the County Executive on

behalf of the Department of Planning; and

WHEREAS, the Hudson Valley Rail Trail West: Phase 4 project (the

“Project”) will design and construct a multi-use trail from New Paltz Road to South

Street in the Town of Lloyd extending the Hudson Valley Rail Trail (HVRT)

westward towards New Paltz and expanding the HVRT to approximately 5.5-miles

upon completion of the Town of Lloyd’s pending Phase 3 extension; and

WHEREAS, the County was awarded competitive federal Transportation

Alternatives Program (TAP) funding for 80% of the costs for the Project and has

received a Federal-Aid Local Project Agreement for funding reimbursement for

right-of way acquisition for the Project (PIN 8761.21); and

 WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 139 of April 21, 2015, the Ulster

County Legislature established the Project and authorized design and right-of-way

incidental work totaling $175,000.00 ($140,000.00 Federal funds and $35,000.00

County share); and

 WHEREAS, the preliminary engineering design and right-of-way incidental

work has advanced sufficiently for the New York State Department of Transportation

to authorize commencement of right-of-way acquisition work totaling $84,835.00

($67,868.00 Federal funds and $16,967.00 County share); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 45 of January 26, 2016, the Ulster

County Legislature adopted and issued a determination of non-significance (“Negative

Declaration”) under 6 NYCRR Part 617 of the Regulations of Article 8 of the

Environmental Conservation Law of New York State (“SEQRA”); now, therefore, be it 

RESOLVED, that Capital Project 451- Hudson Valley Rail Trail West: Phase

4- is hereby amended in the amount of $84,835.00 for right-of-way acquisition; and

be it further

RESOLVED, that the 2015 Ulster County Capital Fund Budget is hereby

amended as follows:

CREATE

HH.7197.0451.2300.2555 Land Acquisition

(Appr.#)

INCREASE AMOUNT

HH.7197.0451. 2300.2555 Land Acquisition $84,835.00

(Appr.#)

HH.7197.0451.3400.4897 Federal Aid $67,868.00

(Rev.#)

HH.7197.0451.3500.5710 Serial Bonds $16,967.00

(Rev.#)

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Loughran)

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

Transit on April 5, 2016

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on April 7, 2016

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on April 12, 2016

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$84,835.00 – CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS- 80% REIMBURSABLE ($67,868.00-

BUDGETED FEDERAL REVENUE DOLLARS, $16,967.00 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 19th Day of April in the year Two Thousand and

Sixteen, 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 April in

the year Two Thousand and Sixteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

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

21st Day of April, 2016. 29th Day of April, 2016.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature