Referred to: The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee (Chairwoman Walter and Legislators Fabiano, Haynes, Heppner, and Parete), The Public Works and Capital Projects Committee (Chairman Fabiano and Legislators Cahill, Greene, Heppner, and Litts), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Archer, Bartels, 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 by the County Executive on behalf of the Department of Public Works; and

WHEREAS, the fire alarm system and heating and cooling controls at the Ulster County Law Enforcement Center are reaching the end of their useful life and certain parts for each system are no longer made; and

WHEREAS, a replacement of both systems is required to maintain the safety of both employees and inmates in the facility; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works will contract with outside vendors for the replacement of each of these systems; and

            WHEREAS, the project expenditures in the amount of $600,000.00 for the Ulster County Law Enforcement Center Fire Alarm & Heating/Cooling Controls Upgrade, were approved in the 2021 – 2026 Capital Program; and

            WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works requests that Capital Project

No. 592 be established and funded; now, therefore, be it

            RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 592 for the purchase of Ulster County Law Enforcement Center Fire Alarm & Heating/Cooling Controls Upgrade be established as follows:

                                                              CREATE                                        AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 592                    UCLEC Fire Alarm &                 $600,000.00

                                              Heating/Cooling Controls Upgrade

and, be it further

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

                                                            INCREASE                                       AMOUNT                                             

HH.1997.0592-2300.2550              Construction                                    $600,000.00

(App. #)                                   

HH.1997.0592-3500.5710              Serial Bonds                                     $600,000.00

(Rev. #)

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                       NOES:         

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on _____________.

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on _____________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on _____________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$ 600,000.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$ 600,000.00 – COUNTY REVENUE – SERIAL BONDS

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