Referred to:  The Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit Committee (Chairman Cahill and Legislators Archer, Corcoran, Delaune, Litts, Maio, and Uchitelle), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Archer, Bartels, Haynes, Maio, Parete, Ronk, and Walter)

Chairman of the Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning, and Transit Committee, Brian B. Cahill, and Deputy Chair Herbert Litts, III offer the following:

WHEREAS, this Resolution has been submitted at the request of the County Executive on behalf of Ulster County Area Transit (UCAT); and

WHEREAS, Ulster County is a designated recipient of funding through the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Bus and Bus Facilities Program (Section 5339 funds); and

WHEREAS, funding from these grants would allow UCAT to purchase buses to replace those that will reach the end of their useful lives; and

WHEREAS, the cost to purchase the four buses will be borne up to the following ratio: 80% Federal Share ($1,168,485), 10% New York Share ($146,060) and 10% Ulster County Share ($146,060); now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby supports and authorizes a grant application to the FTA’s Bus and Bus Facilities Program; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the County Executive is hereby authorized to execute any required applications or agreements, and any amendments to any documents, to accept the funding agreement with the FTA,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                        NOES:

Passed Committee: Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit on ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­____________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­____________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$1,460,606 – ANTICIPATED 2021 COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$1,460,606 –ANTICIPATED 2021 COUNTY SERIAL BONDS

($1,168,485 ANTICIPATED FEDERAL AID REIMBURSEMENT,

 $146,060 ANTICIPATED 2019 STATE AID REIMBURSEMENT,

 $146,060 ANTICIPATED COUNTY CAPITAL COST)