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 Commissioner of Public Works has identified three bridges in the 2020 DPW Bridge Program list, and

WHEREAS, the project will replace deficient bridges utilizing in-house engineering and labor; and

WHEREAS, the approved 2020-2025 Capital Plan includes the amount of $570,000.00 for the 2020 DPW Bridge Program; and

            WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works desires to fund the project to replace the existing superstructure of the Floyd Ackert Bridge located in the Town of Esopus; and

            WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works requests that Capital Project No. 561 be established and funded in a total amount of $175,000.00; 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 Sections 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 Capital Project No. 561 – DPW Bridge Program is hereby established as follows:

                                                            CREATE                                           AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 561                   Floyd Ackert Bridge #195              $175,000.00             Town of Esopus                                              

and, be it further

            RESOLVED, that the 2020 Ulster County Capital Fund is hereby amended as follows:

                                                       INCREASE                                         AMOUNT

HH.5197.0561.4100.4100              Bridge Materials                                   $175,000.00

(App. #)                                            

HH.5197.0561.3500.5710              Serial Bonds                                            $175,000.00

(Rev. #)

and moves 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:

$175,000.00– COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$175,000.00 – COUNTY REVENUE - SERIAL BONDS

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