Referred to: The Energy, Environment and Sustainability Committee (Chairwoman Greene and Legislators Hansut, Erner, Maloney, and Stewart), 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 Energy, Environment and Sustainability Committee, Manna Jo Greene, and Deputy Chair Gina Hansut offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted at the request of the County Executive on behalf of the Department of the Environment; and

WHEREAS, the County endeavors to complete a planning study for the establishment of an Ulster County Reuse Innovation Center facility to divert, recover, repair, reuse, and resell materials from the County-generated solid waste stream; and

WHEREAS, planning for such a facility supports Ulster County Green New Deal goals and community-scale solid waste diversion and greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals; and

WHEREAS, the project expenditures in the amount of $75,000.00 for the Reuse Innovation Center Planning Study were approved in the 2022 – 2027 Capital Program; and

WHEREAS, the County solicited, through its RFP No. RFP-UC22-040, proposals for the development of an Ulster County Reuse Innovation Center Planning Study; and

WHEREAS, the firm Sustainable Hudson Valley was a successful proposer with a proposed project budget of $73,570.00; and

WHEREAS, it is now necessary to establish and fund Capital Project No. 646 in the amount of $73,570.00; and

            WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of the Environment requests that Capital Project No. 646 be established and funded in the amount of $73,570.00; and

WHEREAS, based upon examination by the Ulster County Legislature, said Capital Project constitutes a Type II action as defined under Sections 4.5.11 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; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that Ulster County has determined that this 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, be it further

            RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 646 for a Reuse Innovation Center Planning Study be established as follows:

                                                            CREATE                                          AMOUNT

Capital Project No.  646                 Reuse Innovation Center                 $73,570.00

Planning Study Project       

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the 2022-2027 Ulster County Capital Fund Budget is hereby amended as follows:

INCREASE                                      AMOUNT

HH. 8997.0646.4300.4505             Other Fees for Professional Svcs.  $73,570.00

(App. #)                                            

HH. 8997.0646.3500.5710             Serial Bonds                                      $73,570.00

(Rev. #),

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                    NOES:            

Passed Committee: Energy, Environment and Sustainability on ___________.

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

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on  ___________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$73,570.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$73,570.00 – COUNTY REVENUE – SERIAL BONDS

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