Referred to: The Laws and Rules, Governmental Services Committee (Chairman

Roberts and Legislators Belfiglio, Donaldson, Lopez, Loughran, R. Parete and

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

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

Chairman Kenneth J. Ronk, Jr. 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 funding through the

Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Bus and Bus Facilities Program (Section

5339 funds) from the FTA and administered by New York State; and

WHEREAS, UCAT recently received notice of the availability of additional

funding through such program; and

WHEREAS, UCAT must apply for these additional funds by April 24, 2017;

and

WHEREAS, funding from the grant would allow UCAT to make additional

necessary capital improvements; and

WHEREAS, the cost for these improvements will be borne up to the following

ratio: 80% Federal Share ($75,622.00), 10% New York Share ($9,453.00) and 10%

Ulster County Share ($9,453.00); now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby supports a grant

application to the Federal Transit Administration’s Bus and Bus Facilities Program;

and, be it further

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

required applications or agreements, and any amendments to any documents, to

accept the funding agreement with the Federal Transit Administration,

and move its adoption. 

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

 (Absent: Legislator Briggs)

Passed Committee: Laws and Rules, Governmental Services on April 17, 2017

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on April 18, 2017

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$75,622.00 – ADDITIONAL 2017 FEDERAL REVENUE DOLLARS

$ 9,453.00 – ADDITIONAL 2017 NYS REVENUE DOLLARS

$ 9,453.00 – ADDITIONAL 2017 COUNTY DOLLARS

$94,528.00 – TOTAL ADDITIONAL 2017 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 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. 24th Day of April, 2017.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature