Referred to: The Laws and Rules, Governmental Services Committee (Chairman

Roberts and Legislators Belfiglio, Donaldson, R. Parete and Rodriguez), and The

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

Belfiglio, Briggs, Maio, and Maloney)

Chairman of the Legislature, Kenneth J. Ronk, offers the following:

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

behalf of the Department of Public Works; and

WHEREAS, Resolutions No. 458 approved on December 5, 2015 established

Capital Project No. 458 – Replacement of the Carmine Liberta Bridge; and

WHEREAS, the existing Carmine Liberta Bridge (hereinafter the “Bridge”)

carries a waterline that services the Village of New Paltz (hereinafter the “waterline”)

that will need to be relocated as part of the bridge replacement; and

WHEREAS, the cost associated with the waterline is solely the responsibility

of the Village of the New Paltz and

WHEREAS, the Village of New Paltz hired a consulting firm that estimated

the cost to replace the waterline at $89,500.00; and

WHEREAS, the Village of New Paltz subsequently secured funding for the

waterline replacement project from the New York Rising Program in the amount of

$89,500.00; and

WHEREAS, the funding in the amount of $89,500.00 is to be applied to

Capital Project No. 458 – Replacement of the Carmine Liberta Bridge for costs

associated with the waterline project; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to an Inter-Municipal Agreement – approved through

Resolution No. 74 of January 26, 2016 the Village of New Paltz is obligated to

reimburse the County for any and all costs associated with waterline project in excess

of the $89,500.00 already awarded; and

WHEREAS, at the request of the Village of New Paltz Department of Public

Works Supervisor, additional items were added to the original bid specs; including

but not limited to – a hydrant and valve assembly to provide fire protection for

commercial and residential properties; a new gate valve after it was discovered that

the original valves were non-functional and expanded pipeline expansion connections

totaling an additional $39,546.00; and 

WHEREAS, the Village of New Paltz is solely responsible for the additional

$39,546.00 in costs associated with the waterline project component of the Carmine

Liberta Bridge Replacement Project; and

WHEREAS, due to the enhanced scope of work requested by the Village of

New Paltz, and after receipt of sealed competitive bids, the total cost of installing the

waterline is $129,046.00; and

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works hereby requests Capital

Project No. 458 be amended to reflect an increase in appropriations and revenue for

the Village of New Paltz water main installation at the Carmine Liberta Bridge in the

amount of $39,546.00, and now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the 2016 Ulster County Capital Fund is hereby amended as

follows:

 INCREASE AMOUNT

HH.5197.0458-2300.2550 Construction $39,546.00

(App. #) Capital Project No. 458

HH. 5197.0458-3200.2397 Intergovernmental Charges $39,546.00

(Rev. #) Capital Project No. 458

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 18 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislators Belfiglio, Briggs, Litts,

Loughran, and Maloney)

Passed Committee: Laws and Rules, Governmental Services on September 19, 2016

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on September 20, 2016

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$39,546.00 – ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS

$39,546.00 – ADDITIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUE 

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 20th Day of September 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 21st Day of

September 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 September, 2016. 29th Day of September, 2016.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature