Referred to:  The Public Works, Capital Projects and Transportation Committee (Chairwoman Petit and Legislators Erner, Fabiano, Litts, and Nolan), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Cahill, Roberts, 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 project expenditures in the amount of $ 2,050,000.00 for the County Vehicle Fleet, were approved in the 2023 – 2028 Capital Program; and

          WHEREAS, these fleet acquisitions are needed to replace existing vehicles because of extensive rust and corrosion that are not cost effective to repair; and

          WHEREAS, the project is established to purchase a total of forty (40) vehicles:  ten (10) vehicles for the Sheriff’s Office (Criminal Division), six (6) vehicles for Department of Social Services, four (4) vehicles for the Probation Department, five (5) vehicles for Emergency Management, three (3) vehicles for Office for the Aging, two (2) vehicles for the Department of Public Works, one (1) vehicle for Human Rights, one (1) vehicle for Safety, one (1) tow truck for Central Auto, one (1) vehicle Sheriff’s Office, one (1) vehicle for Department of Public Works Buildings and Grounds, three (3) vehicles for the Health Department, one (1) vehicle for the Medical Examiner, one (1) vehicle for Veterans Services; 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 4.6.1 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. 656 be established and funded; now, therefore be it

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

                              INCREASE                                             AMOUNT

                     2023 Central Auto Vehicles                                $550,000.00

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 656 for the purchase of replacement of County vehicles during the year 2023 be established as follows:

                                                  CREATE                                   AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 656             2023 Central Auto Vehicles            $2,600,000.00

and, be it further

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

                                             INCREASE                                AMOUNT

HH.1997.0656-2100.2140            Vehicles                                     $2,600,000.00

(App. #)                                        

HH.1997.0656-3500.5710            Serial Bonds                                $2,600,000.00

(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:

$ 2,600,000.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$ 2,600,000.00 – COUNTY REVENUE – SERIAL BONDS

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