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 County owns and maintains HVAC Equipment, Boilers, and other pieces of critical infrastructure in all of its buildings; and

WHEREAS, the County, in conjunction with the Climate Action Plan, desires to replace some of this equipment that has reached the end of its useful life with more energy efficient models; and

WHEREAS, these replacements will increase operation efficiencies and energy conservation; and

WHEREAS, the last HVAC replacement capitals were Capital Projects 392-402 of August 18, 2015; and

WHEREAS, a new capital project number will be established every year to track these replacements; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works will supply the Legislature with a list of planned replacements for fiscal year 2021 with the understanding that if any piece of building equipment has a critical failure and must be replaced it will take priority over this list; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works is requesting that Capital Project No. 586 be funded prior to the projected list going out to bid so that any critical failures have the funds to be replaced in a timely fashion; and

          WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works requests that Capital Project No. 586 be established and funded in the amount of $800,000.00; now, therefore, be it

          RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 586 – HVAC & Building Infrastructure Replacement is hereby established as follows:

CREATE

Capital Project No. 586      HVAC & Building                                  $800,000.00 

Infrastructure Replacement               

and, be it further

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

                                          INCREASE                                    AMOUNT

HH.1997.0586.4300.4355           Engineering Services                         $100,000.00

(App. #)                                     Prof Serv. Engineering

HH.1997.0586 .2300.2550            Construction                                    $700,000.00

(App. #)                                    

HH.1997.0586.3500.5710            Serial Bonds                                     $800,000.00
(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:

$800,000.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$800,000.00 – COUNTY REVENUE – SERIAL BONDS

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