Resolution No. 56

Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Execute An Agreement With The New York State Department Of Transportation To Accept New York State Funds For Ulster And Dutchess County Public Transit Service (LINK) – Department Of Public Transportation (Ulster County Area Transit)

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Status: 
Adopted

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Referred to:  The Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit Committee (Chairman Hector S. Rodriguez and Legislators Archer, Delaune, Maio, James Maloney, Joseph Maloney, and Woltman), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairwoman Archer and Legislators Gerentine, Maio, James Maloney, Joseph Maloney, Petit, and Rodriguez)

 

Chairman of the Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning, and Transit Committee, Hector S. Rodriguez, and Deputy Chair Brian Woltman 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 the New York State Department of Transportation (“NYSDOT”) to ensure continuing public transit service connecting Ulster and Dutchess Counties, including service to Metro North 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 NYSDOT will reimburse eligible costs not to exceed $360,000, and 

 

WHEREAS, UCAT has budgeted $360,000.00 of this aid in the 2019 budget and expects to apply for reimbursement of its costs equal to $360,000; and

 

WHEREAS, the Director of Ulster County Area Transit requests the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature be authorized to execute an agreement and any amendments thereto with NYSDOT (Project ID No. 8823.80.121) to accept reimbursement for the operation of the LINK service for the term beginning January 1, 2019 and ending December 31, 2019, in an amount not to exceed $360,000.00; now, therefore be it 

 

RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby authorized to execute an agreement and any amendments thereto with NYSDOT (Project ID No. 8823.80.121) to accept reimbursement for the operation of the LINK service for the term beginning January 1, 2019 and ending December 31, 2019, in an amount not to exceed $360,000.00, 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:                        NOES:    

 

 

Passed Committee: Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit on _____________.

 

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ______________.

 

 

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$360,000.00 - BUDGETED 2019 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$360,000.00 - BUDGETED 2019 STATE AID REVENUE

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Updated: April 5, 2019