Referred to:  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 at the request of the County Executive on behalf of the Department of Public Works; and

WHEREAS, Capital Project No. 584 was established pursuant to Resolution No. 70 dated February 16, 2021, in the amount of $55,000.00 for the design services of superstructure repairs for four County bridges; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works desires to enter into a contract for the rehabilitation of the Sawkill Church Bridge in the Town of Kingston (BIN 3347750) and Powdermill Bridge in the Town of Kingston (BIN 3347860); and

WHEREAS, based upon examination by the Ulster County Legislature, the County’s funding of this Project constitutes a Type II action as defined under Section 4.5.5 of the County of Ulster’s State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) Type II List, which was adopted pursuant to Resolution No. 118 dated April 20, 2010; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County has determined that this funding action does not pose a significant potential environmental impact and may be progressed as a Type II action in accordance with 6 NYCRR Part 617 of SEQRA, and does not require any further determination or procedure under SEQRA; and

            WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works requests that Capital Project No. 584 be amended to increase the funding available for construction and construction inspection services in the amount of $619,822.00 for a total project cost of $674,822.00; now therefore, be it

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

                                                      INCREASE                                          AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 584             Superstructure Repairs                       $619,822.00

and be it further,

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

                                                            INCREASE                                    AMOUNT                                               

HH.5197.0584-2300.2550              Capital Project No. 584                $551,972.00

(App. #)                                           Construction

HH.5197.0584-4300.4505              Capital Project No. 584                $  67,850.00

(App. #)                                           Professional Services

HH.1997.0584-3500.5710             Revenue- Serial Bonds                 $619,822.00

(Rev. #),

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                        NOES:

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­____________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­____________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$619,822.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$619,822.00 – COUNTY REVENUE – SERIAL BONDS

***A BOND RESOLUTION WILL BE REQUIRED**