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 Ways and Means Committee, John Gavaris, and Deputy Chair Kenneth J. Ronk, Jr. 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 county issued RFP-UC21-029 for the Architectural & Engineering services for the Government Operations Building; and

WHEREAS, the Architectural & Engineering services are to provide comprehensive full phase architectural, engineering and/or consulting services for the design of the new Ulster County Public Safety Communications Building to include the Ulster County Emergency Operations Center (EOC)/Government Operations Center (GOC), all the divisions of the Ulster County Department of Emergency Services, and the County’s Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP); and

WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works is requesting funding for the first two phases of the project; and

WHEREAS, phase 1 will be to provide the analyses of facility needs and suitable locations to enable site selection; and

WHEREAS, phase 2 will entail full site and building design services; and

            WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works requests that Capital Project

No. 607 be established and funded for architectural and engineering services and Construction Management services; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the 2021-2026 Ulster County Capital Improvement Program is amended as follows:

                                    ADD                                                 AMOUNT

Government Operations Center                         $1,353,624.00

and, be it further

            RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 607 for the Government Operations Center be established as follows:

                                                                        CREATE                              AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 607                    Gov. Operations Center             $1,353,624.00

and, be it further

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

                                                            INCREASE                                  AMOUNT                                                  

HH.1997.0607 -4300.4505            Capital Project No. 607             $1,353,624.00

(App. #)                                           Professional Services

HH.1997.0607 -3500.5710            Revenue- Serial Bonds               $1,353,624.00

(Rev. #)

and move its adoption.

 ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

 AYES:                       NOES:

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­____________.

Passed Committee: Public Works and Public Safety on ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­____________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­____________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$1,353,624.00 – ADDITIONAL CAPITAL APPRORPRIATION DOLLARS

$1,353,624.00 – SERIAL BOND REVENUE

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