Referred to:  The Public Works and Capital Projects Committee (Chairman Fabiano and Legislators Cahill, Greene, Heppner, and Litts), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairwoman Archer and Legislators Bartels, Gavaris, Haynes, Maio, Ronk, and Walter)

Chairman of the Public Works and Capital Projects Committee, Dean J. Fabiano, and Deputy Chair Manna Jo Greene offer the following:

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

WHEREAS, the Maltby Hollow Bridge, in the Town of Olive, has undergone continuous wear and tear and is in need of replacement with a more resilient structure with increased hydraulic capacity; and

WHEREAS, the approved 2020 – 2025 Capital Improvement Program includes replacement of the Maltby Hollow Bridge (the “Project”) in the amount of $3,000,000.00; and

WHEREAS, Capital Project No. 533 was established pursuant to Resolution No. 65 dated February 19, 2019 in the amount of $120,000.00 authorizing design work for the Project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 437 dated October 15, 2019 authorized an application for a grant from the Catskill Watershed Corporation (CWC) for funding available through its Flood Hazard Mitigation Implementation Program (FHMIP); and

WHEREAS, Ulster County has been awarded a grant from the Catskill Watershed Corporation (CWC) in the amount of $1,000,000.00 to offset Construction Expenses; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County has been awarded grants from the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) in the amount of $230,000.00 to offset Design and Construction Inspection expenses; and

WHEREAS, bids have been received for construction and construction inspection services for the Project; and

            WHEREAS, it is now necessary to fund the construction and construction inspection phase of Capital Project No. 533 in the amount of $2,480,000.00, bringing the total cost of the project to $2,600,000.00; 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 Section 4.5.5 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, 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 the 2020 Ulster County Capital Fund Budget is hereby amended as follows:

                                                       INCREASE                                         AMOUNT

HH.5197.0533-4300.4505        Professional Services Other Fees     $2,480,000.00

(App. #)                                     

HH.5197.0533-3200.2397         Intergovernmental Charges              $1,150,000.00

(Rev. #)

HH.5197.0533-3500.5710         Serial Bonds                                      $1,330,000.00

(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:

$2,480,000.00 – ADDITIONAL 2020 CAPITAL APPROPRIATONS

$1,330,000.00 – ADDITIONAL COUNTY FUNDS – COUNTY SERIAL BONDS

$1,150,000.00 – ADDITIONAL GRANT REVENUE DOLLARS

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