Referred to: The Public Works, Capital Projects and Transportation Committee (Chair Nolan and Legislators Donaldson, Kovacs, Litts, and McCollough), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Collins, Hansut, Kovacs, Nolan, and Roberts)

Chair of the Public Works, Capital Projects and Transportation Committee, Kathy Nolan, and Deputy Chair Herbert Litts, III 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 Law Enforcement Center (UCLEC) comprises over 277,000 square feet of space in the City of Kingston and serves as the Ulster County jail and Administrative building with heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems operating continuously with the building occupied 24 hours a day seven days a week; and

WHEREAS,  this project is seeking to replace three existing Sellers, dual fuel, fire-tube boilers with two Fulton VTG-6000DF and two DeDetreich GT-530A-25 boilers, including new breeching installed on a consolidated concrete housekeeping pad; and

WHEREAS, this project also includes installation of seven PVI manufactured electric water heaters at various mechanical spaces, A new heat exchanger, pumps, separators, and expansion tank with control system within the facility; and

WHEREAS, Capital Project No. 519 was established pursuant to Resolution No. 95 dated March 20, 2018, in the amount of $250,000.00 for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects at the Ulster County Law Enforcement Center; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 359 dated September 20, 2018 amended Capital Project No. 519 to include funds for a flex tech study, in the amount of $31,000.00, bringing the total project cost to $281,000.00; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 203 dated May 21, 2019 amended Capital Project No. 519 to include funds for a natural gas line extension from County Route 32 to the Ulster County Law Enforcement Center, in the amount of $242,000.00, bringing the total project cost to $523,000.00; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 40 dated February 18, 2020 amended Capital Project No. 519 to include funds for construction of piping from the new natural gas main to the boilers at the Ulster County Law Enforcement Center, in the amount of $108,000.00, bringing the total project cost to $631,000.00; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 449 dated December 15, 2020 amended Capital Project No. 519 to include funds for design of replacement boilers at the Ulster County Law Enforcement Center, in the amount of $54,000.00, bringing the total project cost to $685,000.00; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 363 dated August 17, 2021 amended Capital Project No. 519 to include additional funds for design of replacement boilers at the Ulster County Law Enforcement Center, in the amount of $39,800.00, for a total design cost of $93,800.00 bringing the total project cost to $724,800.00; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 476, dated September 19, 2023 amended Capital Project 519 to include funds for the replacement of refrigeration system, including coolers and freezers with rooftop condensers in the amount of $175,000.00 bringing the total project cost to $899,800.00; and

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works requests that Capital Project No. 519 be amended to increase the funding available for construction services for the final phase of this project, which includes four new boilers in the amount of $3,950,000.00 for a total project cost of $4,849,800.00; and, be it further

WHEREAS, a capital project for the boiler replacement project titled, “UCLEC Energy Upgrades” was approved in the 2024 – 2029 Capital Program for $800,000 in 2024 and $2,000,000 in 2025 for a total project cost of $2,800,000.00; now, therefore be it

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 519 for UCLEC Energy Upgrades be amended as follows:

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the 2024 Ulster County Capital Fund budget is hereby amended as follows:

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:

$3,950,000.00 – 2024 COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPRORIATION

$3,950,000.00 – COUNTY REVENUE - SERIAL BONDS

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