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, Parete, 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 at the request of the County Executive on behalf of the Department of Public Works; and

WHEREAS, the approved 2021 – 2026 Capital Improvement Program includes a project “Guide Rail Replacement Program” totaling $780,000.00, with the amount of $130,000.00 designated in 2021 for the replacement of damaged or destroyed guide rails; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Department of Public Works will replace damaged and destroyed guide rail as it is needed to assure public safety; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Department of Public Works intends to contract with outside contractors for the guide rail replacement; 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 4.5.6 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, 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. 589 – 2021 Guide Rail Replacement Program is hereby established as follows:

                                                  CREATE

Capital Project No. 589      2021 Guide Rail Replacement                  $130,000.00

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the 2021 Ulster County Capital Fund is hereby amended as follows:

                                                       INCREASE                                        AMOUNT

HH.5197.0589.2300.2550             Construction                                     $130,000.00

(App. #)                                     

HH.5197.0589.3500.5710            Serial Bonds                                    $130,000.00

(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:

$130,000.00– COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$130,000.00 – COUNTY REVENUE – SERIAL BONDS

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