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 Transportation; and

     WHEREAS, Ulster County is a designated recipient of funding through the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) allocations of funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act enacted on March 11, 2021, which directly allocated funding to the Mid-Hudson Transportation Management Area based on Section 5307/5340 Urbanized Area Formula funds apportioned to UZA89; and

     WHEREAS, funding from this grant would allow UCAT seek reimbursement for operating expenses incurred during the recovery period of COVID-19; and

     WHEREAS, the total funding available to UCAT is $1,310,906.00 at 100% federal share; now, therefore, be it

     RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby supports a grant application to the FTA for ARP Act funds; and, be it further

     RESOLVED, that the County Executive is hereby authorized to execute any required applications or agreements, and any amendments to any documents, to accept the funding agreement with the FTA,

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:

$1,310,906.00 – ANTICIPATED 2023 COUNTY REVENUE DOLLARS