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 Acting County Executive on behalf of the Department of Public Works; and

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works has identified four bridges in the 2023 DPW Bridge Program list; and

WHEREAS, the four bridges identified in the project will utilize inhouse engineering and labor; and

WHEREAS, the 2023-2028 Capital Improvement Program includes the amount of $705,000.00 for the 2023 DPW Bridge Program; and

WHEREAS, it may be necessary for the Commissioner of Finance to transfer funds between these projects if necessary; and

WHEREAS, Public Works desires to establish this project earlier to alleviate long lead times for materials and future inflation costs; and

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works requests that Capital Project Nos. 649 through 652 be established and funded in a total amount of $916,000.00; 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; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the 2023-2028 Ulster County Capital Improvement Program is amended as follows:

                    INCREASE                                             AMOUNT

                    2023 DPW Bridge Program                      $211,000.00

and, be it further

          RESOLVED, that Capital Project Nos. 649 through 652 for the 2023 Bridge Program be established as follows:

                                                      CREATE                               AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 649                     Cemetery Bridge                             $255,000.00

                                                       Town of Saugerties

Capital Project No. 650                     Seager Bridge                           $197,000.00

                                                      Town of Hardenburgh

Capital Project No. 651                     Cape Avenue Bridge                 $265,000.00

                                                      Town of Wawarsing

Capital Project No. 652                     Marshall Bridge                        $199,000.00

                                                      Town of Rochester

and, be it further

          RESOLVED, that the 2023 Ulster County Capital Fund budget is hereby amended as follows:

                                                            INCREASE                               AMOUNT                                  

HH.5197.0649-4100.4100            Bridge Materials                         $255,000.00

(App. #)                                        

HH.5197.0649-3500.5710            Serial Bonds                                 $255,000.00

(Rev. #)

HH.5197.0650-4100.4100            Bridge Materials                         $197,000.00

(App. #)                                        

HH.5197.0650-3500.5710             Serial Bonds                                 $197,000.00

(Rev. #)

HH.5197.0651-4100.4100            Bridge Materials                          $265,000.00

(App. #)                                        

HH.5197.0651-3500.5710            Serial Bonds                                 $265,000.00

(Rev. #)

HH.5197.0652-4100.4100            Bridge Materials                         $199,000.00

(App. #)                                                            

HH.5197.0652-3500.5710             Serial Bonds                                 $199,000.00

(Rev. #),

and, be it further

RESOLVED, the Commissioner of Finance is authorized to transfer funds between these projects if necessary,

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:

$916,000.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$916,000.00 – COUNTY REVENUE – SERIALS BONDS

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