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

Roberts and Legislators Donaldson, Haynes, Heppner, and James Maloney), and The

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

Lopez, Maio, James Maloney, Joseph Maloney, and Petit)

Chairman of the Public Works and Capital Projects Committee, Dean J. Fabiano,

offers the following:

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

 WHEREAS, the approved 2018- 2023 Capital Improvement Program includes

a project “Fire Training Center” in the amount of $4,551,000.00 for the construction

of a fire training center; and

 WHEREAS, a fire training center will provide critical required training for the

County’s firefighters and other first responders necessary for their safety and the

safety of others when encountering the conditions they are likely to be exposed to

during emergency situations; and

 WHEREAS, the County desires to engage the services of a construction

management firm in as part of the final design phase of the project and extending into

construction to ensure that the design and execution of the project protects the

interest of the County; and

 WHEREAS, the County pursuant to Resolution No. 379 of August 2016

established Capital Project No. 483 provided funding in the amount of $152,000.00

for the design and necessary environmental work for the Fire Training Facility as

well as declaring the County’s intent to serve as lead agency pursuant to 6 NYCRR

Part 617.6(b) (3), of the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA); and

 WHEREAS, the County pursuant to Resolution No. 395 of October 2018

authorized the Chairman of the Legislature to enter into a deed of easement and a

Memorandum of Agreement for the fire training facility to be located in the Town of

Ulster, and

 WHEREAS, the County pursuant to Resolution No. 392 of October 2018

increased the funding for Capital Project No.483 in the amount of 315,000.00 for the

final design of public safety facilities to be located at the proposed site in the Town

of Ulster, and 

 WHEREAS, the County issued a Request for Proposals No. UC 2018-069 for

Construction Management Services for the Fire Training Center Facility to be located

in the Town of Ulster, and

 WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works requests that Capital Project

No. 483 be amended to increase the funding available for construction management

services plus contingencies, in keeping with the results of RFP UC 2018-069; now

therefore, be it

 RESOLVED, this resolution authorizes expenditures exclusively for

construction management services necessary to effectuate the final design of the Fire

Training Center and its construction when so authorized; and, be it further

 RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 483, Fire Training Center is hereby

amended as follows:

INCREASE AMOUNT

HH.1997.0482-2300.2550 Construction $176,000.00

(App. #)

HH.1997.0482-3500.5710 Revenue- Serial Bonds $176,000.00

(Rev. #)

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 21 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislators Collins and Maio)

Passed Committee: Laws and Rules, Governmental Services on December 17, 2018

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on December 18, 2018

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$176,000.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$176,000.00 – COUNTY REVENUE – SERIAL BONDS

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