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 Transportation; and

WHEREAS, the 2022-2027 Capital Improvement Program includes a project “UCAT Bus Replacement” in the amount of $20,620,093.00 for such project; and

WHEREAS, a grant application will be submitted to the Federal Transit Administration to accept and administer Federal 5339 funding for fleet replacements and expansions in the amount of $752,403.00; and

WHEREAS, as part of the Federal 5339 grant, UCAT will reallocate $752,403.00 for the federal share for the purchase of two (2) additional battery electric buses (BEB) and up to eight (8) 100% electric, zero carbon support vehicles for the UCAT fleet; and

          WHEREAS, the County match on the purchase of these vehicles is not to exceed 10% or $299,180.70; and

          WHEREAS, it is necessary to establish and fund such project in the amount of $2,991,807; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 643 is hereby established as follows:

                                                 CREATE                                         AMOUNT

 Capital Project No. 643             2022 UCAT Bus Purchase                  $2,991,807.00

 and, be it further

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

                                                         INCREASE                              AMOUNT

HH.5997.0643-2100.2100               Vehicles Buses                             $2,991,807.00 

(App. #)           

HH.5997.0643-3500.5710                    Serial Bonds                              $2,991,807.00

(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:

$2,991,807.00 – ANTICIPATED 2022 COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$2,991,807.00 –ANTICIPATED 2022 COUNTY SERIAL BONDS

($2,393,446.00 ANTICIPATED FEDERAL AID REIMBURSEMENT, $299,181.00 ANTICIPATED 2022 STATE AID REIMBURSEMENT, $299,180.00 ANTICIPATED COUNTY CAPITAL COST)

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