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, Criswell, Roberts, and Ronk)

Chairwoman of the Public Works, Capital Projects and Transportation Committee, Laura Petit, and Deputy Chair Dean 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 Ulster County Office Building is equipped with two (2) hydraulic elevators used to transport passengers and equipment a total of seven (7) floors, and

WHEREAS, Elevator Modernization Project expenditures in the amount of $400,000.00 was approved in the for the 2023 – 2028 Capital Program; and

WHEREAS, both elevators are used by the public and county employees to conduct business in the Ulster County Office Building; and

WHEREAS, an examination of the two hydraulic elevators located at the County Office Building, 244 Fair Street, Kingston, New York, was conducted to determine the condition of the elevators, and evaluated the possibility of reuse or modification of existing components, examined space conditions, A.D.A. conformance; electrical supply characteristics, lighting, existing security, and life safety provisions to determine how they affect or may be affected by the modernization program, and

WHEREAS, upon completion of an in-depth field examination of all equipment, it has been determined both elevators must be modernized because many components are obsolete and lead to entrapments or leaving the elevator out of service for extended periods of time; and 

WHEREAS, several factors justify the need for a modernization project, including age and condition of components; availability of spare parts, reliability and downtime, and potential increase in costs for emergency repairs; 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. 673 be established and funded; now, therefore be it

          RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 673 for the Elevator Modernization Projectbe established as follows:

                                                  CREATE                                   AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 673                Ulster County Office Building           $400,000.00 

                                                  Elevator Modernization Project

and, be it further     

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

                                                  INCREASE                               AMOUNT

HH.1997.0673-2300.2550            Construction                                 $400,000.00 (App. #)

HH. 1997.0673-3500.5710           Serial Bonds                                $400,000.00 (Rev. #),

and move 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:

$ 400,000.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$ 400,000.00 – COUNTY REVENUE – SERIAL BONDS

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