Referred to: The Public Works, Capital Projects and Transportation Committee (Chairwoman Petit and Legislators Fabiano, Litts, Nolan, and Stewart), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Cahill, Fabiano, Ronk, and Walter)

Chairwoman of the Public Works, Capital Projects and Transportation Committee, Laura Petit, and Deputy Chair Dean J. Fabiano 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, the County owns 158 bridges that undergo biannual inspections by NYSDOT; and

WHEREAS, in 2021 the County received 39 Yellow Flags, 2 Red Flags and 2 Safety Flags on bridges as a result of said inspections; and

WHEREAS, these yellow and red flags may require an immediate response by the Department of Public Works to assure public safety; and

WHEREAS, the approved 2022-2027 Capital Plan includes the amount of $110,250.00 for Bridge Flag Response; and

            WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works requests that Capital Project No. 623 be established and funded so that the Department of Public Works can address these flags in a timely fashion to support public safety; now, therefore, be it

            RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 623 – 2022 Bridge Flag Response is hereby established as follows:

                                CREATE                                       AMOUNT               

Capital Project No. 623         2022 Bridge Flag Response             $110,250.00 

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the 2022 Ulster County Capital Fund is hereby amended as follows:                 

                                             INCREASE                               AMOUNT

HH.5197.0623-4100.4100             Bridge Materials                        $110,250.00

(App. #)                                             

HH.5197.0623-3500.5710              Serial Bonds                               $110,250.00
(Rev. #),

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                     NOES:               

Passed Committee: Public Works, Capital Projects and Transportation on _________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on _____________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$110,250.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$110,250.00 – COUNTY REVENUES-SERIAL BONDS

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