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 Ulster County’s inventory lists 152 large culverts which have spans between 5ft and 20ft; and

WHEREAS, engineering inspections have evaluated and rated the conditions of Ulster County’s large culvert inventory; and

WHEREAS, the culvert on Awosting Road (C.R. 109A) in the Town of Shawangunk, has signs of deterioration, cracking and efflorescence and recommended for replacement; and

            WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works has identified several culverts in the 2022 DPW Large Culvert Program list; and

WHEREAS, the goal of the program is to replace deficient culverts utilizing in-house engineering and labor; and

WHEREAS, the approved 2022-2027 Capital Plan includes the amount of $60,000.00 for the DPW Large Culvert 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. 640 be established and funded in the amount of $60,000.00; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 640 is hereby established as follows:

     CREATE                                              AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 640            C.R. 109A Culvert #8                           $60,000.00  

                                                     Awosting Road

 and, be it further

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

                                             INCREASE                                 AMOUNT

HH.5197.0640.4100.4100               Bridge Materials                           $60,000.00     

(App. #)                                                                                            

HH.5197.0640.3500.5710              Serial Bonds                                  $60,000.00

(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:

$60,000.00– COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$60,000.00– COUNTY REVENUE – SERIAL BONDS

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