Referred to: The Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts and Agriculture Committee (Chairman Cahill and Legislators Corcoran, Criswell, Hewitt, Litts, Maloney and Sperry), The Health, Human Services and Housing Committee (Chairman Uchitelle and Legislators Corcoran, Erner, Lopez, Nolan, Petit, and Stewart), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Cahill, Roberts, Ronk, and Walter)

Chairman of the Health, Human Services and Housing Committee, Abe Uchitelle, offers the following:

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

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Planning Department launched the Housing Smart Communities Initiative in Fall 2022, in which the support for and development of affordable accessory dwelling units was established as a Housing Smart Action as part of the program; and

WHEREAS, NYS Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) issued a request for proposals (RFP) inviting eligible applicants to apply for funding from the Plus One Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Program, an initiative to provide up to $125,000 per qualified household (e.g., 100% Ulster County Area Media Income (AMI) or below) to create and improve ADUs and, in exchange, require the ADUs to be rented at an affordable rate for a period on ten (10) years; and

WHEREAS, eligible applications were required to include a partnership between a non-profit housing organization and a municipal and/or county government and the roles that each would perform in the Program; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County sought a partnership with the City of Kingston and RUPCO in applying for the Plus One ADU Program administered by NYS HCR; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature passed Resolution No. 501 on October 18, 2022, authorizing the Ulster County, in partnership with RUPCO and the City of Kingston, to submit a competitive proposal to participate in Plus One ADU Program, requesting $2,000,000.00 to implement the program; and

WHEREAS, as part of the application  the City of Kingston agreed that it would  assume the coordination roll for local approvals within the City of Kingston, and RUPCO  agreed that would assume the responsibilities of determining income qualification of applicants, securing the services of appropriate design professionals, working with individual homeowners, construction oversight, etc.; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County received notice in December 2022 that it was awarded $1,750,000.00 by NYS HCR to implement the Plus One ADU Program (SHARS ID: 20230059); and

WHEREAS, in order to accept and appropriate this funding, it is necessary to amend the 2023 Ulster County Budget; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the 2023 Ulster County Budget is hereby amended as follows:

    INCREASE                                      AMOUNT

BB.8668.3755-4600.4660     Misc. Contractual Expense, Other           $1,750,000.00

(App.#)

BB.8668.3755-3400.4989     FA, Other Homes & Comm. Svces.          $1,750,000.00

(Rev.#),

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                       NOES:      

Passed Committee: Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts and Agriculture on ______________.

Passed Committee: Health, Human Services and Housing on ______________. 

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ______________. 

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$1,750,000.00 – ADDITIONAL 2023 STATE REVENUE DOLLARS

FROM THE NYS HOUSING TRUST FUND

CORPORATION/ HOMES AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL

$1,750,000.00 – ADDITIONAL 2023 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS