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, 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, 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’s inventory lists 152 large culverts which have spans between 5ft and 20ft; and

WHEREAS, engineering inspections have evaluated and rated the conditions of Ulster County’s large culvert inventory; and

WHEREAS, the culvert on Malden Turnpike (C.R. 89) in the Town of Saugerties, has signs of deterioration, and noticeable erosion and settlement of the embankment over the culvert on Malden Turnpike; and

WHEREAS, the goal of this project is to replace one (1) five-foot culvert that spans 125 feet on the same alignment utilizing in-house engineering and labor; and

WHEREAS, the approved 2023-2028 Capital Plan includes funding in the amount of $400,000.00 for the Malden Turnpike Culvert Replacement; and

WHEREAS, it is now necessary to fund the Malden Turnpike Culvert Replacement Project in the amount of $90,000.00; 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 4.5.5 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. 655 be established and funded in the amount of $90,000.00; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 655 for the replacement of the Malden Turnpike Culvert be established as follows:

                                                  CREATE                                   AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 655             Malden Turnpike Culvert                   $90,000.00

and, be it further

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

                                            INCREASE                                 AMOUNT

HH.5197.0655-4100.4100            Road Materials                             $90,000.00

(App. #)                                        

HH.5197.0655-3500.5710            Serial Bonds                                 $90,000.00

(Rev. #),      

and moves 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:

$ 90,000.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$ 90,000.00 – COUNTY REVENUE – SERIAL BONDS

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