Referred to:  The Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit Committee (Chairman Cahill and Legislators Archer, Corcoran, Delaune, Litts, Maio, and Uchitelle), 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 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 the Ulster County Department of Public Transportation; and

            WHEREAS, the 2021-2026 Capital Improvement Program includes a project “Mandatory Replacement – Buses” in the amount of $11,039,3000 for such project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 391 supported amending Capital Project 529 to include Federal Section 5311 funding for bus replacements in the amount of $1,499,092.00 (80% federal share; 10% state share and 10% local share); and 

WHEREAS, $72,800 of additional Federal Section 5311 funds were made available to UCAT as part of its 2020 allocation, and

WHEREAS, funds from this grant will be utilized to purchase additional buses to replace buses that have reached the end of their useful life; and

              WHEREAS, such buses will be used by UCAT to provide public mass transportation service for the County of Ulster; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to fund such project in the amount of an additional $91,000 ($72,800 federal funds, $9,100 state funds, and $9,100 local funds); now, therefore be it

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

                                                INCREASE                                       AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 529                   Purchase of Mass Transit Buses     $91,000.00

                                                And Related Equipment

and, be it further

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

INCREASE                                     AMOUNT

HH.5997.0529-2100.2100            Buses                                                  $91,000.00

(App.#)

HH.5997.0529-3500.5710              Serial Bonds                                      $91,000.00

(Rev.#), 

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                        NOES:

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

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­____________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­____________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$91,000.00 – ADDITIONAL 2021 CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS

$91,000.00 – ADDITIONAL COUNTY FUNDS-COUNTY SERIAL BONDS

($72,800 FEDERAL AID; $9,100 STATE AID REIMBURSEMENT; $9,100 COUNTY FUNDS)

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