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, Capital Project No. 577 was established pursuant to Resolution No. 452 dated December 15, 2020, in the amount of $120,000.00 for the design of the replacement of the McKinstry Bridge in the Town of Gardiner; and

WHEREAS, the McKinstry Bridge (BIN 3347450) is currently closed to public use; and

WHEREAS, the project expenditures in the amount of $3,350,000.00 for the construction of the McKinstry Bridge, were approved in the 2022 – 2027 Capital Program; 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 Sections 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. 577 be amended to increase the funding available for construction and construction inspection services in the amount of $2,883,835.00 for a total project cost of $3,003,835.00; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 577 for the McKinstry Bridge Replacement be amended as follows: 

   INCREASE                                AMOUNT 

Capital Project No. 577        Mckinstry Bridge Replacement      $2,883,835.00 

and be it further, 

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

                                                  INCREASE                               AMOUNT                                         

HH.5197.0577-2300.2550            Construction                              $2,684,400.00

(App. #)                                        

HH.5197.0577-4300.4505            Professional Services                   $   199,435.00

(App. #)                                        

HH.5197.0577-3500.5710              Serial Bonds                               $2,883,835.00

(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:

$2,883,835.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$2,883,835.00 – COUNTY REVENUE – SERIAL BONDS

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