Referred to: The Public Works and Capital Projects Committee (Chairman Fabiano and Legislators Cahill, Greene, Heppner, and Litts), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairwoman Archer and Legislators Bartels, Gavaris, Haynes, Maio, 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 by the County Executive on behalf of the Department of Public Works – (Highways & Bridges); and

WHEREAS, the substructure of a bridge is a primary structural element for all bridges; and

WHEREAS, a bridge preservation approach to make repairs to the bridge substructure will extend the life of the bridge; and

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works has identified three bridges for the 2021 Bridge Substructure Repairs project; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Department of Public Works intends to contract with an outside agency for the evaluation and design of substructure repairs for these three bridges; and

WHEREAS, the approved 2021-2026 Capital Plan includes the amount of $90,000.00 for evaluation and design of substructure repairs for the three bridges; 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.585 be established and funded for the evaluation and design of substructure repairs; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 585– Bridge Substructure Repairs is hereby established as follows:

                                                     CREATE

Capital Project No. 585            Bridge Substructure Repairs               $66,000.00

and, be it further

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

                                          INCREASE                                    AMOUNT

HH.5197.0585.4300.4505           Professional Services                         $66,000.00

(App. #)                                                                                        

HH.5197.0585.3500.5710            Serial Bonds                                     $66,000.00
(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:

$66,000.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$66,000.00 – COUNTY REVENUE – SERIAL BONDS

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