Referred to: The American Rescue Plan Act Special Committee (Chairman Criswell and Legislators Corcoran, Levine, Lopez, and Sperry), The Public Works, Capital Projects and Transportation Committee (Chairwoman Petit and Legislators Fabiano, Litts, Nolan, and Stewart), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Cahill, Criswell, Fabiano, and Ronk)

Legislator Joe Maloney offers the following:

WHEREAS, Ulster County was awarded funding in the amount of $34,491,474.00 for the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA); and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature has authorized and dedicated ARPA Projects in the amount of $34,353,626, leaving $137,847 of ARPA Funding unallocated to a specific purpose; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature adopted Resolution No. 96 of 2022 authorizing $5,000,000.00 of ARPA funds for the Ulster County ARP Water and Sewer Infrastructure Program; and

WHEREAS, thirteen (13) municipalities were awarded a total of $4,641,554.00 under the ARP Water and Sewer Infrastructure Program, leaving a remaining amount of $358,446.00 of ARPA Water and Sewer funds unobligated; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature adopted Resolution No. 167 of 2022 for the Demolition of the Former Ulster County Jail located on Golden Hill in the amount of $1,500,000.00; and

WHEREAS, the Demolition of the Former Ulster County Jail is now complete at a total cost of $1,364,900.00, leaving a total of $135,100.00 of ARPA Jail Demolition funds unobligated; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature adopted Resolution No. 289 of 2022 authorizing $2,000,000.00 of ARPA funds for the Ulster County ARPA Parks Program; and

WHERAS, sixteen (16) municipalities have been awarded funding in the total amount of $1,543,865.00 under the ARPA Parks Program, leaving a remaining amount of $456,135.00 of APRA funds unobligated; and

WHERAS, the Legislature is currently considering the use of $419,079.00 from the ARPA Parks Program to reallocate funding to the ARP Small Business and Recovery Program, which if approved would leave a remaining amount of $37,056.00 of APRA Parks Program funds unobligated; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County has reported $14,031,357.00 in Total Estimated Revenue Loss to the U.S. Department of Treasury under the ARPA Revenue Loss Provision; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature deems it necessary and appropriate to record ARPA Federal Aid in the amount of $668,449.00 for the provision of government services to the extend of revenue loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the 2023 Ulster County Capital Fundis hereby amended as follows:

                                                  DECREASE                              AMOUNT

HH.8097.0604.4300.4505            Fees for Professional Services          $358,446.00

(App.#)                                       ARP Water & Sewer

HH.8097.0604.3400.4097            Federal Aid, ARPA                     $358,446.00

(Rev.#)

HH.8097.0630.2300.2550            Construction                               $135,100.00

(App.#)                                       Jail Demolition

HH.8097.0630.3400.4995            Federal Aid, ARPA                     $135,100.00

(Rev.#)

HH.7197.0635.4300.4505            Fees for Professional Services      $ 37,056.00

(App. #)                                      ARP Parks Program

HH.7197.0635.3400.4995            Federal Aid, ARPA                     $ 37,056.00

(Rev.#)

and, be it further

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

INCREASE                               AMOUNT

AA.1310.1079.3400.4095            Federal Aid, ARPA                     $668,449.00

DECREASE                              AMOUNT

AA.9900.9900-3700.9990            Appropriated Fund Balance          $668,449.00

and, be it further

          RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Commissioner of Finance is hereby authorized and directed to record revenue recognition in the amount of $668,449.00 for the receipt of Federal ARPA Funds due to Revenue Loss,

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                       NOES:    

Passed Committee: American Rescue Plan Act on __________.

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

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on __________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$668,449.00 – COUNTY APPROPRIATIONS