Referred to: 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’s

Office on behalf of the Department of Public Works – Highways and Bridges; and

WHEREAS, a Project for shoulder widening and reconstruction on Route 299

(County Routes 7 & 8) from Libertyville Road to Route 44/55 in the Towns of New

Paltz and Gardiner, PIN 8051.11 (the “Project”) is eligible for funding under Title

23U. S. Code, as amended, that calls for the apportionment of the costs of such

program to be borne at the ratio of 80% Federal funds, 8% State Marchiselli funds

and 12% County funds; and

WHEREAS, the Project is listed on the Transportation Improvement Program

(TIP) under PIN 8051.11 with a date to begin the engineering design phase in 2017;

and

WHEREAS, the Federal-Aid Agreement has now been approved and requires

an approved, certified Resolution before the Agreement may be fully executed; and

WHEREAS, the Project will help improve the safety of motorists, bicyclists,

pedestrians and other users of this segment of Route 299; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County desires to advance the Project by making a

commitment of 100% of the federal and non-federal share of the costs of preliminary

engineering and right-of-way incidental work; and 

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works requests funds for widening

and reconstruction on Route 299 (County Routes 7 & 8) from Wallkill River on

Libertyville Road to Route 44/55 in the Towns of New Paltz and Gardiner, PIN

8051.11 (the “Project”), for the Preliminary Engineering and Right Of Way

Incidentals in the amount of $487,000.00 which is eligible for 80% Federal funds,

8% State Marchiselli funds and 12% County funds; and

WHEREAS, the project was approved by the Ulster County Transportation

Council in the 2017 – 2021 Transportation Improvement Program, now, therefore, be

it

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby authorizes Ulster

County to pay in the first instance 100% of the federal and non-federal share of the

cost of preliminary engineering and right-of-way incidental work for the Project or

portions thereof, and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the sum of $487,000.00 is hereby appropriated and made

available to cover the costs of participation in the above phase of the Project, and, be

it further

RESOLVED, that the County Executive of Ulster County be and is hereby

authorized to execute all necessary Agreements, certifications or reimbursement

requests for Federal Aid and/or applicable Marchiselli Aid on behalf of Ulster

County with the New York Department of Transportation in connection with

shoulder widening and reconstruction on Route 299 (County Routes 7 & 8) from

Wallkill River on Libertyville Road to Route 44/55 in the Towns of New Paltz and

Gardiner, PIN 8051.11 (the “Project”), and the municipality’s first instance funding

of projects costs and permanent funding of the local share of federal-aid and state-aid

eligible Project costs and all Project costs within appropriations therefore that are not

so eligible, and, be it further 

RESOLVED, the 2016-2021 Ulster County Capital Fund is hereby amended

as follows:

 INCREASE AMOUNT

HH.5197.0488-4300.4355 Engineer Services $487,000.00

(App. #) Capital Project No. 488

 Widening Shoulders Rte. 299 (TIP)

HH.5197.0488-3500.5710 Serial Bond Proceeds $487,000.00

(Rev. #’s)

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Loughran)

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on December 8, 2016

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on December 13, 2016

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$487,000.00 – CAPITAL PROJECT NO. 488 APPROPRIATIONS

$389,600.00 – REIMBURSABLE FROM FEDERAL FUNDS

$ 38,440.00 – REIMBURSABLE NYS MARCHISELLI FUNDS

$ 58,960.00 – SERIAL BONDS 

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 December 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

December 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

22nd Day of December, 2016. 28th Day of December, 2016.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature