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 submitted by the County Executive on

behalf of the Department of Planning; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature adopted Resolution No. 139 of

2015 thereby establishing Capital Project No. 451for the design and right-of-way

incidental work for the Hudson Valley Rail Trail West: Phase 4 in the Town of

Lloyd, County of Ulster, State of New York (hereinafter the “Project”); and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature adopted Resolution No. 141 of

2015 thereby authorizing an agreement between the County of Ulster (hereinafter the

“County”) and the New York State Department of Transportation (hereinafter

“NYSDOT”) to fund design and right-of-way incidentals for the Project; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature adopted Resolution No. 45 of 2016

pursuant to 6 NYCRR Part 617 et seq. of the Regulations of Article 8 of the

Environmental Conservation Law of New York State (hereinafter “SEQRA”) thereby

adopting and issuing a determination of non-significance under SEQRA (hereinafter

the “Negative Declaration”); and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature adopted Resolution No. 237 of

2016 authorizing the County to pay in the first instance 100% of the federal and nonfederal share of the cost of right-of-way acquisition work for the Project (hereinafter

the “Resolution No. 237”); and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 237 appropriated and made the sum of

$84,835.00 available from Capital Project No. 451 to cover the cost of the right-ofway acquisition work; and 

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature adopted Resolution No. 270 of

2016 thereby authorizing the Ulster County Legislature to conduct a public hearing

for the proposed acquisitions for public purpose of real property for the Project on

June 21, 2016; and

WHEREAS, said public hearing was conducted on June 21, 2016 at 7:00

P.M.; and, now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Commissioner of Finance is authorized

to make payments associated with the right-of-way acquisitions; and, be it further,

RESOLVED, the Ulster County Legislature hereby authorizes the Chairman

of the Ulster County Legislature to execute, on behalf of the County of Ulster, any

and all documents related to the right-of-way acquisitions as approved by the County

Attorney,

and move its adoption.

 ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: NOES:

No Action Taken in Committee: Economic Development, Tourism, Housing,

Planning, and Transit on July 5, 2016

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

Transit on ______________.

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on_______________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on_______________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$84,835.00 – BUDGETED CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS80% REIMBURSABLE

($67,868.00- BUDGETED FEDERAL REVENUE DOLLARS,

 $16,967.00 COUNTY SHARE)