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 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 Ulster County Area Transportation Department; and

WHEREAS, the project will replace two existing 30’ diesel fuel buses with

over 540,000 miles with 2 30’ low floor biodiesel buses and provide funding for the

purchase of one (1) gas cutaway bus to provide senior and disabled transportation

service for the County of Ulster; and

WHEREAS, the approved 2016 – 2021 Capital Improvement Program

includes a project “Mandatory Replacement - Buses” in the amount of $6,558,000.00

for such project; and

WHEREAS, such buses will be used by UCAT to provide public mass

transportation service for the County of Ulster; and

WHEREAS, the total estimated capital cost for the purchase of two (2) 30

foot buses is $800,000.00 with funding sources of 80% Federal ($640,000.00), 10%

State ($80,000), and 10% Local ($80,000); and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 235 of April, 2016 authorized the Chairman to

accept funding for the purchase of one cutaway bus; and

WHEREAS, the total capital cost for the purchase of one (1) cutaway bus is

$49,387.00 with funding sources of $39,510.00 Federal funds and $9,877.00 Local

funds; now, therefore, be it;

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 490, Purchase of Mass Transit Buses is

hereby established; and, be it further 

RESOLVED, that the 2016 Ulster County Capital Fund Budget is hereby

amended as follows:

INCREASE AMOUNT

HH.5997.0490-2100.2140 Vehicles- Vehicles $849,387.00

(App. #)

HH.5997.0490-3500.5710 Revenue - Serial Bonds $849,387.00

(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 December 7, 2016

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

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on December 13, 2016

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$849,387.00 – 2016 COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$849,387.00 – 2016 COUNTY SERIAL BONDS

$679,510.00 – FEDERAL AID REIMBURSEMENT

$ 80,000.00 – STATE AID REIMBURSEMENT

$ 89,877.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL COST 

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