Referred to: The Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts and Agriculture Committee (Chairman Cahill and Legislators Corcoran, Criswell, Hewitt, Litts, Maloney and Sperry) 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,thisResolutionhasbeensubmittedat the request oftheCountyExecutiveonbehalfoftheDepartmentofPlanning;and

WHEREAS,aProjectfortheKingstonRailTrail,PIN8758.04,toconstructanapproximately1.8mileshared-usepath(“railtrail”)connectingtheHurley(O&W)RailTrailintheTownofHurleytoWashingtonAvenueintheCity of Kingston (the“Project”)iseligibleforfundingunderTitle23U.S.Code,asamended,thatcallsfortheapportionmentofthecostsofsuchprojecttobeborneattheratioof80%federalfundsand20%non-federalfunds;and

WHEREAS,CapitalProjectNo.334-KingstonRailTrail-wasestablishedpursuanttoResolutionNo.58ofMarch16,2010, wasamendedpursuanttoResolutionNo.291ofAugust19,2014,toprovideauthorizationandfundingforengineeringandright-of-wayincidentalsworkfortheProjectin  theamountof $245,000.00, and amended pursuant to Resolution No. 276 of June 19, 2018 for additional funding for right of way in the amount of $60,000.00, and amended  pursuant to Resolution No. 455 of September 19, 2022 to provide funding for construction in the amount of $2,811,000.00 of which $335,305.00 was required for construction inspection;and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature in approving the increase in funding as provided for in the above cited resolutions approved and agreed to advance the Project by committing 100% of the federal and non-federal shares of the cost of for construction and construction inspection and additional design costs pursuant to  work in the first instance; and

WHEREAS,theUlsterCountyLegislatureadoptedResolutionNo.168onMarch15,2016pursuantto6NYCRRPart617etseq.oftheRegulationsofArticle8oftheEnvironmentalConservationLawofNewYorkState(hereinafter“SEQRA”)therebyadoptingandissuingadeterminationofnon-significanceunderSEQRA(hereinafterthe“NegativeDeclaration”);and

WHEREAS,UlsterCountydesirestoadvancetheProjectbymakingacommitmentof100%ofthefederalandnon-federalshareofthecostsof construction and construction inspection as well as increased costs the cost of construction for theProject;and

WHEREAS, the Planning Director requests that Capital Project No. 334 be amended and funded for $605,235.00 for a total project cost of $3,867,235.00; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED,theUlsterCountyLegislatureherebyapprovesthefurtherprogressoftheabove-subjectProjectforthe construction phase of the project;and,beitfurther

RESOLVED,thatthe UlsterCountyLegislatureherebyauthorizesUlsterCountytopayinthefirstinstance100%ofthefederalandnon-federalshareofthecostoftheconstruction phase fortheProjectorportionsthereof;and,beitfurther

RESOLVED,thatintheeventthefullfederalandnon-federalsharecostsoftheProjectexceedstheamountappropriatedabove,theUlsterCountyLegislatureshallconveneassoonaspossibletoappropriatesaidexcessamountimmediatelyuponthenotificationbytheUlsterCountyExecutivethereof;and,beitfurther

RESOLVED,thattheChairoftheUlsterCountyLegislaturebeandisherebyauthorizedtoexecuteallnecessaryAgreements,certificationsandreimbursementrequestsforfederalaidonbehalfofUlsterCountywiththeNewYorkStateDepartmentofTransportation(“NYSDOT”)inconnectionwiththeadvancementorapprovaloftheProjectandprovidingfortheadministrationoftheProjectandtheCounty’sfirstinstancefundingofProjectcostsandpermanentfundingofthelocalshareoffederalaideligibleProjectcostsandallProjectcostswithinappropriationsthereforethatarenotsoeligible;and,beitfurther

RESOLVED,thatinadditiontotheChairoftheUlsterCountyLegislature,thefollowingmunicipaltitles--DirectorofPurchasing,DirectorofPlanning,andDeputyDirectorofPlanning—arealsoherbyauthorizedtoexecuteanyAgreements,certifications,andreimbursementrequestsonbehalfoftheCountywithNYSDOTinconnectionwiththeadvancementorapprovaloftheProjectidentifiedintheFederal-AidLocalProjectAgreement;and,beitfurther

RESOLVED,thattheUlsterCountyCommissionerofFinanceisauthorizedtomakepaymentsassociatedwithconstruction phase of the project;and,beitfurther

RESOLVED,thatacertifiedcopyofthisResolutionwillbefiledwiththeNewYorkStateCommissionerofTransportationbyattachingittoanynecessaryAgreementinconnectionwiththeProject;and,beitfurther

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

                                                      INCREASE                               AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 334                   Kingston Rail Trail                   $605,235.00 

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 334 is hereby established as follows:

                                                         CREATE                                AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 334                   Kingston Rail Trail                   $605,235.00

and, be it further

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

INCREASE                               AMOUNT                                  

HH.7197.0334-2300.2550            Construction                                   $605,235.00

(App. #)                                        

HH.7197.0334-3500.5710            Serial Bonds                                 $605,235.00

(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: Public Works, Capital Projects and Transportation on _______________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on _______________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$ 605,235.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$ 605,235.00 – COUNTY REVENUE – SERIAL BONDS

(COUNTY FUNDS $605,235.00; TOTAL PROJECT COST $3,867,235.00;

COUNTY SHARE 15.7%)