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 “UCAT Equipment & Facility Upgrade”; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 389 supported an application to the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT’s) Modernization and Enhancement Program which included funds in the amount of $655,730, of which $205,730 is being sought for immediate use for upgrades to UCAT bus technical equipment; and 

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 390 supported an application to NYSDOT’s Accelerated Transit Capital which included funds in the amount of $178,990 for upgrades to UCAT bus technical equipment; and 

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

WHEREAS, it is necessary to fund such project in the amount of $384,720; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 610 is hereby established as follows:

                                                            CREATE                                           AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 610                   UCAT Equipment and                     $384,720.00

                                                            Facility Upgrade

and, be it further      

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

INCREASE                                    AMOUNT

HH.5997.0610-2300.2500              Equipment                                         $384,720.00

(App.#)

HH.5997.0610-3500.5710              Serial Bonds                                      $384,720.00

(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:

$ 384,720.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$ 384,720.00 – COUNTY REVENUE – SERIAL BONDS

   ($349,720.00 NYS REIMBURSEMENT)

***A BOND RESOLUTION WILL BE REQUIRED**