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 project expenditures in the amount of $ 2,580,000.00 for the County Vehicle Fleet, were approved in the 2024 – 2029 Capital Program; and

            WHEREAS these fleet acquisitions are needed to replace existing vehicles because of extensive rust and corrosion and as such are not cost-effective to repair; and

            WHEREAS, the project is established to purchase a total of 23 vehicles:  Fourteen (14) vehicles for the Sheriff’s Office (Criminal Division), seven (7) vehicles for Department of Social Services and two (2) vehicles for the District Attorney’s Office; and

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works requests that Capital Project No. 656 be established and funded; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, 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, be it further

RESOLVED, 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, be it further

RESOLVED,  that Capital Project No. 697 – Central Auto Vehicles is hereby established as follows:

                                    CREATE                                           AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 697       Central Auto Vehicles                   $ 1,790,000.00

and, be it further

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

                                                            INCREASE                                       AMOUNT                                             

HH.1997.0697-2100.2140              Central Auto Vehicles                     $ 1,790,000.00

(App. #)                                          

HH.1997.0697-3500.5710             Revenue- Serial Bonds                   $ 1,790,000.00

(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:

$ 1,790,000.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$ 1,790,000.00 – COUNTY REVENUE – SERIAL BONDS

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