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

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

Rodriguez, and Woltman), The Public Works and Capital Projects Committee

(Chairman Fabiano and Legislators Greene, Litts, Nolan, and Roberts), and The

Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Archer, Bartels,

Lopez, Maio, 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 Ulster County Department of Public Transportation; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 493 of December 19, 2017 established Capital

Project No. 513 for the purchase of equipment and facility upgrades for Ulster

County Area Transit (UCAT); and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 253 of June 19, 2018 authorized the County

Executive to apply, accept, and administer $768,459 in grant funding through the

New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Public Transportation

Modernization and Enhancement Program; and

WHEREAS, UCAT will allocate $200,000 of such funding for the purchase of

technical equipment for training room upgrades; and

WHEREAS, such funding will be used to purchase training room equipment

including one (1) overhead projector, two (2) smart monitors, one (1) desktop

computer, and one (1) bus driver simulator at an estimated cost of $200,000; and

WHEREAS, UCAT will allocate $100,000 of such funding for the purchase of

additional technical equipment to be installed on buses due to anticipated expansion

of service; and

WHEREAS, such funding will be used to purchase SEON bus cameras and

hardware, DVR devices, Trackstar AVL hardware, Tripspark scheduling hardware,

and expansion of software licenses an estimated cost of $100,000; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 252 of June 19, 2018 authorized the County

Executive to apply, accept, and administer $117,950 in grant funding through the

NYSDOT Accelerated Transit Capital Program; and 

WHEREAS, grant funding remaining from awards received previously in

2016 and 2017 through the NYSDOT Accelerated Transit Capital Program totals

$81,906; and

WHEREAS, UCAT will allocate $127,974 of such funding for the purchase of

one (1) bus tire storage shed, purchase and installation of security bollards in front of

the UCAT facility’s dispatch area, and replacement of driver report area countertops;

and

WHEREAS, no County contribution or matching funding is required; now,

therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the 2019-2024 Ulster County Capital Improvement

Program is hereby amended as follows:

ADD AMOUNT

Training Room Upgrades

and Bus Driver Simulator

$200,000.00

Computer/Technical

Equipment for Buses

$100,000.00

Facility Maintenance $127,974.00

and be i

and be it further

RESOLVED, the 2019 Ulster County Capital Fund Budget is hereby

amended as follows:

 INCREASE AMOUNT

HH.5997.0513-2300.2500 Other Equipment & Capital $300,000.00

(App.#) Outlays: Other Equipment

HH.5997.0513-2300.250 Other Equipment & Capital $127,974.00

(App.#) Outlays: Construction

HH.5997.0513-3500.5710 Proceeds of Obligations: $427,974.00

(Rev.#) Serial Bonds

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 21 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislators Collins and Maio)

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

on December 4, 2018

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on December 5, 2018

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on December 11, 2018

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$427,974.00 – ADDITIONAL 2019 CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS

$427,974.00 – ADDITIONAL COUNTY FUNDS-COUNTY SERIAL BONDS

($427,974.00 STATE AID REIMBURSEMENT)

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 December 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 19th Day of

December 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

21st Day of December, 2018. 27th Day of December, 2018.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature