Referred to: The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators

Allen, Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs, Maio, and Maloney), and The Laws and Rules,

Governmental Services Committee (Chairman Roberts and Legislators Belfiglio,

Donaldson, Lopez, Loughran, R. Parete and Rodriguez)

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

Committee, James F. Maloney, offers the following:

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

behalf of the Ulster County Department of Public Transportation; and

 WHEREAS, Ulster County is a designated recipient of Section 5307 and

Section 5311 funds from New York State and the Federal Transit Administration;

and

WHEREAS, Ulster County Area Transit (UCAT) is submitting a request for a

consolidated grant of funds to the New York State Department of Transportation,

pursuant to Section 5311, Title 49 United States Code, for Operating Assistance and

the purchase of four (4) low floor 24 foot buses for to replace vehicles that have

reached their useful life for the 2017/2018 fiscal year; and

WHEREAS, the application requires the signature of the Chief Elected

Officer; and

WHEREAS, the operating assistance and buses will be used by UCAT to

provide transportation service to rural areas of Ulster County; and

 WHEREAS, Ulster County and the State of New York have entered into a

continuing agreement which authorizes the undertaking of bus purchases and the

guarantee of payment by the State Federal Share for such buses used in rural areas of

Ulster County; and

WHEREAS, the total estimated cost of these capital purchases for the buses

$584,000 with funding sources of 80% Federal ($467,200), 10% State ($58,400), and

10% Local ($58,400); and 

WHEREAS, the total estimated operating assistance requested is $725,000

with funding sources of 50% Federal ($362,500), and 50% Local ($362,500), and

WHEREAS, the total request for 5311 funding is $1,309,000 with funding

sources of Federal $829,700, State $58,400 and Local $420,900; and

WHEREAS, the required 50% Local Funds to match Federal funding for

Operating Assistances ($362,500) will be met utilizing New York State Operating

Assistance (STOA) payments available to the County; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Executive is hereby authorized to execute

an agreement, and any amendments thereto, with the New York State Department of

Transportation to apply for and accept funding of New York State and Federal funds

for operating assistance and the purchase of four low floor buses in the amount of

$1,309,000 with funding sources of Federal $829,700, State $58,400, STOA

$362,500 and Local $58,400 for fiscal year 2017/2018, in the form as filed with the

Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature or as modified with the approval of the

County Attorney; and, be it further

RESOLVED, if funding for this project is eliminated, the project will be

eliminated unless other non-county funding sources are found,

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 23 NOES: 0

Passed Committee: Laws and Rules, Governmental Services on March 13, 2017

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on March 22, 2017 

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$178,500.00 – 2017 BUDGETED APPROPRIATIONS DOLLARS

$178,500.00 – 2017 BUDGETED STOA REVENUE DOLLARS

$233,600.00 – 2017 FEDERAL REVENUE DOLLARS

$ 29,200.00 – 2017 STATE REVENUE DOLLARS

$ 29,200.00 – 2017 BUDGETED APPROPRIATIONS DOLLARS

$184,000.00 – 2018 ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS DOLLARS

$178,500.00 – 2018 ANTICIPATED STOA REVENUE DOLLARS

$233,600.00 – 2018 ANTICIPATED FEDERAL REVENUE DOLLARS

$ 29,200.00 – 2018 ANTICIPATED STATE REVENUE DOLLARS

$ 29,200.00 – 2018 ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATION 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 22nd Day of March in the year Two Thousand and

Seventeen, 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 24th Day of March

in the year Two Thousand and Seventeen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

Submitted to the County Executive this Approved by the County Executive this

24th Day of March, 2017. 30th Day of March, 2017.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature