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

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

and Rodriguez), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and

Legislators Allen, Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs, Maio, and Maloney)

Chairman of the Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning, and Transit

Committee, James F. Maloney, and Deputy Chairman Hector Rodriguez offer the

following:

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

behalf of the Department of Public Transportation; and

WHEREAS, there is a need to reduce highway congestion and reduce the

number of single occupancy vehicles on the roads; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Public Transportation currently provides

public transit service connecting Ulster and Dutchess Counties (New Paltz Loop),

including service to the Metro North Train Station; and

WHEREAS, many SUNY New Paltz students utilize the bus service to

connect to the Metro North Train Station in Poughkeepsie; and

WHEREAS, the SUNY New Paltz Student Association has requested that

UCAT continue to provide the service to include weekends, beginning August 24,

2016 and will reimburse UCAT in an amount equal to the required local share of the

service which is estimated to be $21,238.00 annually (total operational cost of

$42,725 less anticipated revenue of $21,487); and

 WHEREAS, the balance of the annual funds necessary to provide this

expanded service will be derived from New York State Operating Assistance

($8,754.00), Federal Share ($7,323.00), Non-SUNY fares ($1,059.00); from in-kind

donation of fuel and administrative expenses from SUNY New Paltz ($4,350); and

therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby

authorized to sign an agreement with the SUNY New Paltz Student Association, for a

one year term, to fund the local municipal share of the costs of expanding bus transit

service between the Town of New Paltz, the Village of New Paltz, and the State

University of New York at New Paltz in order to connect services in Ulster and

Dutchess Counties; and, be it further 

RESOLVED, that continuation of this expanded service is contingent upon the

local operating funds being provided by the SUNY New Paltz Student Association

and bus fares being available and adequate to cover the costs of the service; and, be it

further

RESOLVED, that if funding for this service is inadequate or discontinued,

then the service and/or positions will be eliminated as well,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 20 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislators Delaune, Gerentine, and

Maloney)

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

on October 3, 2016

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on October 13, 2016

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$14,241.00 – BUDGETED 2016 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$14,241.00 – BUDGETED 2016 REVENUE DOLLARS

$42,725.00 – BUDGETED 2017 APPROPRATION DOLLARS

$42,725.00 – BUDGETED 2017 REVENUE DOLLARS 

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 18th Day of October 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 19th Day of October

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

19th Day of October, 2016. 24th Day of October, 2016.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature