Referred to: The Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit

Committee (Chairman James Maloney and Legislators Archer, Delaune, Litts, Maio,

Rodriguez, and Woltman), The Legislative Programs, Education and Community

Services Committee (Chairman Donaldson and Legislators Collins, Delaune, Eckert,

Haynes, Wawro and Woltman), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman

Gerentine and Legislators Archer, Bartels, Lopez, James Maloney, Joseph Maloney,

and Petit)

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 Department of Planning; and

WHEREAS, it has been determined that a more reliable and adequate water

supply source is necessary to meet the needs of SUNY Ulster Stone Ridge campus;

and

WHEREAS, it has been determined that the best means of ensuring an

adequate and reliable supply of water to the SUNY Ulster Stone Ridge Campus is

through an extension of a public water supply line from the High Falls Water District

along public roads and across a private property to reach the SUNY Ulster Campus in

Stone Ridge hereinafter known as “the Project”; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 260 passed on December 09, 2009,

the Ulster County Legislature declared its intent to serve as lead agency for the

Project under 6 NYCRR Part 617 State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA)

and 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 156 of March 15, 2016 the Ulster

County Legislature adopted and issued a Negative Declaration Under 6 NYCRR Part

617 State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) pertaining to the

construction and operation of the Project; and

WHEREAS, this agreement between that County and High Falls Water

District will ensure that the Water District will allow installation, maintenance, and

repair of the waterline to serve SUNY Ulster in accordance with the terms and

conditions allowing the County to complete design, obtain the necessary permits and

make the needed decisions on funding for the Project; and

WHEREAS, SUNY Ulster has negotiated an agreement with the High Falls

Water District for the purchase of water from the District for which the waterline is

necessary to convey water to the College, now, therefore be it;

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

authorized to execute an Agreement, and any amendments thereto, with the High

Falls Water District for the installation, maintenance, and repair of the waterline to

serve Ulster County Community College, as filed with the Clerk of the Legislature,

or as modified with the approval of the County Attorney,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 23 NOES: 0

Passed Committee: Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit

on June 5, 2018

Passed Committee: Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services on

June 12, 2018

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on June 12, 2018

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

TBD 

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 19th Day of June in the year Two Thousand and

Eighteen, 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 22nd Day of June in

the year Two Thousand and Eighteen.

|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 June, 2018. 29th Day of June, 2018.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature