Referred to: The Public Works and Capital Projects Committee (Chairwoman Petit and Legislators Fabiano, Greene, Litts, and Nolan), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairwoman Archer and Legislators Gerentine, Maio, James Maloney, Joseph Maloney, Petit, and Rodriguez)

Chairwoman of the Public Works and Capital Projects Committee, Laura Petit, and Deputy Chair Dean J. Fabiano offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted by the Acting County Executive on behalf of the Department of Public Works; and

WHEREAS, the 2019-2024 Capital Improvement Program contained Old Tongore Road in the Slope Analysis and Stabilization Project, but the null alternative was decided for this site; and

            WHEREAS, the slope of Old Tongore Road has deteriorated to a point where the Road can no longer be supported safely; and

WHEREAS, Capital Project No. 475 was established pursuant to Resolution No. 162 dated March 5, 2016, in the amount of $780,000.00 for slope analysis and repairs for indicated county roads; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 140 dated April 17, 2018 amended Capital Project No. 475 to include construction inspection, construction, and construction supervision costs, for indicated roads, in the amount of $392,480.00, bringing the total project cost to $1,172,480.00; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 390 dated October 16, 2018 amended Capital Project No. 475 to include additional costs for construction, for indicated roads, in the amount of $52,000.00, bringing the total project cost to $1,224,480.00; and

            WHEREAS, based upon examination by the Ulster County Legislature, the County’s funding of this Project constitutes a Type II action as defined under Sections 4.5.6 of the County of Ulster’s State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) Type II List, which was adopted pursuant to Resolution No. 118 dated April 20, 2010; and

WHEREAS, due to an unfavorable winter climate, Old Tongore Road is now in need of emergency repairs; and

WHEREAS, the County of Ulster desires to use soil nailing to fix the unsafe conditions; and

            WHEREAS, Ulster County has determined that this funding action does not pose a significant potential environmental impact and may be progressed as a Type II action in accordance with 6 NYCRR Part 617 of SEQRA, and does not require any further determination or procedure under SEQRA; now, therefore, be it

            RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 543 is hereby established as follows:

                                             CREATE                                                   AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 543       Old Tongore Road Slope Stabilization     $532,000.00

and be it further,

            RESOLVED, the 2019 Ulster County Capital Fund Budget is hereby amended as follows:

                                                INCREASE                                    AMOUNT

HH.5197.0543.4300.4505               Capital Project No. 543                    $284,000.00

(App. #)                                             Old Tongore Road

                                                            Professional Services

HH.5197.0543.4100.4125              Capital Project No. 543                    $248,000.00

(App. #)                                             Old Tongore Road

                                                            Road Materials

HH.5197.0543.3500.5710              Serial Bonds                                        $532,000.00

(Rev. #)

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                        NOES:    

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on ______________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ________________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$532,000.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$532,000.00 – COUNTY REVENUE – SERIAL BONDS

***A BOND RESOLUTION WILL BE REQUIRED***