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

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

Rodriguez, 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, and Deputy Chair Hector Rodriguez offer the

following:

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

behalf of the Department of Public Transportation, and

WHEREAS, funding is provided annually by NYSDOT to ensure continuing

public transit service connecting Ulster and Dutchess Counties, including service to

MetroNorth Train Station, for a period of one year, and expanding service in the

NYS Route 9W corridor with the Kingston to Poughkeepsie Link; and

WHEREAS, the Director of Public Transportation has received notification

that the New York State Department of Transportation will reimburse eligible costs

not to exceed $340,000; and

WHEREAS, the Director of Ulster County Area Transit requests the

Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature be authorized to execute an agreement

with the New York State Department of Transportation (project ID#8823.24.129) for

the term January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018 in an amount not to exceed

$340,000; 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 New York

State Department of Transportation to accept reimbursement for the operation of the

LINK service (Project ID Number 8823.24.129) including Saturday Service in an

amount not to exceed $340,000, in form as filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County

Legislature or as modified with the approval of the County Attorney,

and move its adoption. 

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Collins)

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

Transit on January 31, 2018

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on February 6, 2018

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$340,000.00 -BUDGETED 2018 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$340,000.00 -BUDGETED 2018 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 13th Day of February 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 14th Day of

February 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

15th Day of February, 2018. 23rd Day of February, 2018.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature