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

            WHEREAS, Sections 133-A, 135, and 135-A of Article 6 of the New York State Highway Law provide authorization for the County to enter into inter-municipal agreements with towns for the maintenance of County roads and for the County to lease its highway machinery, tools or equipment to towns for the purpose of maintaining County roads, subject to approval by resolution of both the Ulster County Legislature and the respective town board; and

            WHEREAS, some County roads are so located that it is more efficient for towns to perform snow plowing, sanding and salting of the road, thereby greatly decreasing the cost to the County of the road maintenance performed; and

            WHEREAS, a 0.18-mile length of County Road 155 (Main Street, Phoenicia) and a 2.90-mile length of County Road 145 (Galli-Curci Road), both in the Town of Shandaken, are so located that it would be more efficient for the Town of Shandaken to maintain them; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Commissioner of Public Works has requested that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature enter an agreement with the Town of Shandaken for the Town to perform snow plowing, sanding, and salting on these roads, which total 3.08 centerline miles, for the fixed fee of $24,200.00 per year, for the three year period beginning October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2023; and      

            WHEREAS, as part of the agreement, the County will further compensate the Town, based on the number of centerline miles, a performance incentive in the amount of $2,200.00 per year; and

WHEREAS, as part of the agreement, the County will further compensate the Town, based on the increase, if any, in the cost of diesel fuel, in the amount of $2,000.00 over the life of the agreement; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby authorized to enter an agreement with the Town of Shandaken for the performance of snow plowing, sanding and salting for the period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2023, in the 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.