Referred to: The Public Works and Capital Projects Committee (Chairman Fabiano

and Legislators Greene, Litts, Loughran, and Maloney), The Energy and

Environment Committee (Chairman R. Parete and Legislators Bartels, Heppner,

Lapp, and Wawro), 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 on

behalf of the Department of Public Works; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature has Enacted Local Law No. 3 of

2015; A Local Law Establishing a Sustainable Green Fleet Policy; and

 WHEREAS, said law establishes the policy of the County “to purchase …the

most energy efficient and cost effective vehicles possible…;” and

WHEREAS, the law further states “…Ulster County is committed to using

electric, hybrid-electric, hybrid and sustainable green vehicles across the fleet;” and

WHEREAS, the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the

Ulster County Department of Public Works in response to a rebate/grant program

issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for

the 2016 Municipal Zero-emission Vehicle (ZEV) & ZEV Infrastructure Rebate

Program applied for and was awarded rebates totaling $15,000 for the purchase of

EV vehicles; and

WHEREAS, three qualifying vehicles were purchased; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works requests that the Chairman of

the Ulster County Legislature be authorized to enter into the agreement (DEC01-

T00255GG-3350000), with the New York State Department of Environmental

Conservation (DEC) for the 2016 Municipal Zero-emission Vehicle (ZEV) & ZEV

Infrastructure Reb

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

authorized to execute the agreement with the New York State Department of

Conservation (Contract DEC01-T000255GG-3350000), for the purpose of accepting

the rebates totaling $15,000 for the purchase of ZEV vehicles,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

 (Absent: Legislator Briggs)

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on April 5, 2017

Passed Committee: Energy and Environment on April 10, 2017

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on April 11, 2017

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$15,000.00 – ADDITIONAL 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 April 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 21st Day of April 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

21st Day of April, 2017. 27th Day of April, 2017.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature