Referred to:  The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee (Chairwoman Hansut and Legislators Bowen, Hewitt, Fabiano, and Uchitelle), 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, Criswell, Roberts, and Ronk)

Chairwoman of the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee, Gina Hansut, Deputy Chair Chris Hewitt offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted at the request of the Ulster County Executive on behalf of Department of Emergency Communications/ Emergency Management; and

WHEREAS, the approved 2023-2028 Capital Improvement Program includes a project “County Wide Radio System” in the amount of $28,462,750.00 for the project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 377 of 2016 established Capital Project No. 482 and provided authorization and funding of $420,000.00 for the Project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 243 of 2018 amended Capital Project No. 482 and provided authorization and funding of $524,993.00 for the Project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 69 of 2019 amended Capital Project No. 482 and provided authorization and funding of $575,721.00 for the Project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 428 of 2019 amended Capital Project No. 482 and provided authorization and funding of $477,385.00 for the Project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 536 of 2019 amended Capital Project No. 482 and provided authorization and funding of $8,475,000.00 for the Project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 35 of 2020 amended Capital Project No. 482 and provided authorization and funding of $563,271.00 for the Project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 181 of 2021 authorized the Chair to execute an agreement with the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services for the 2018 Statewide Interoperable Communications Targeted Grant (SICG), for the period beginning March 1, 2021 and ending February 28, 2025, in the amount of $6,000,000.00; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 527 of 2021 amended Capital Project 482 and provided authorization and funding of $3,150,000.00 for the Project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 587 of 2021 amended Capital Project 482 and provided authorization and funding of $2,850,000.00 for the Project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 84 of 2022 amended Capital Project 482 and provided authorization and funding of $540,609.00 for the Project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 568 of 2022 amended Capital Project 482 and provided authorization and funding of $1,091,873.00 for the Project; and

WHEREAS, the purpose of this program is to make necessary improvements and provide for sustainment of Land Mobile Radio Systems (LMR), implementation and maintenance of components supporting interoperability, continuous training and exercise, sustainment and further development of the governance structure; and

WHEREAS,  the Department of Emergency Services seeks to expend $299,998.60 on LMR changes to include: add civil work to improve and develop the Kingston Shelter site, add civil work to accommodate the LMR system equipment, generator, and transfer switches, add a generator and transfer switches to power aforementioned equipment in the event of a power outage, add Nokia SR-X routers to direct and control site system data, and VESTA changes to include: add two VESTA positions for Ulster Primary location, add four IP phones for Ulster Primary location, add Peripheral Kit for the Ulster Primary Location, add routers and switches for Highland, add Operating System migration; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 482 for the County Wide Radio System be amended as follows:

                                              INCREASE                                      AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 482            County Wide Radio System              $299,999.00

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the 2023 Capital Fund Budget is hereby amended as follows:

                                             INCREASE                            AMOUNT                                                          

HH.3097.0482.2300.2320       Other Equipment                      $299,999.00

(App.#)

HH.3097.0482.3500.5710       Serial Bonds                             $299,999.00

(Rev.#),       

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                       NOES:

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on ______________.

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

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ______________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$299,999.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS    

$299,999.00 – COUNTY REVENUES – SERIAL BONDS

                        (100% NYS REIMBURSED)

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