Referred to: The Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts and Agriculture Committee (Chairwoman Sperry and Legislators Clinton, Corcoran, Hewitt, Litts, Stewart and Walls), 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)

Chairwoman of the Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts and Agriculture Committee, Megan Sperry, 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 SUNY Ulster; and

WHEREAS, the elevator servicing the Dewitt Library on SUNY Ulster’s Stone Ridge campus is currently in-operable due to flooding of the elevator shaft; and

WHEREAS, this elevator provides the only ADA access and is in need of emergency replacement to ensure ADA compliance; and

WHEREAS, in order to ensure that the elevator shaft is designed to avoid future mechanical failure, it is necessary to design and re-engineer the current mechanical room to protect against potential flooding and water damage; and

WHEREAS, in order to establish a capital project for such, it is necessary to amend the 2024-2029 Capital Improvement Program to add Capital Project No. 688- $2,000,000.00; now, therefore be it

 RESOLVED, that the 2024 – 2029 Capital Program is hereby amended as follows:

                    ADD                                                              AMOUNT

          Capital Project No. 688                                              $2,000,000.00

          SUNY Ulster – ADA Compliance

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 688– SUNY Ulster ADA Compliance is hereby established as follows:

CREATE                                                       AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 688 -                                                  $2,000,000.00

SUNY Ulster – ADA Compliance          

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the 2024-2029 Ulster County Capital Fund Budget is hereby amended as follows:

        INCREASE                                         AMOUNT

HH.2497.0688-4300.4355          Professional Services Engineering        $   500,000.00

HH.2497.0688-2300.2550          Equipment and Capital                                $1,500,000.00

        Construction Outlays                               

HH.2497.0688-3500.5710           Revenue – Serial Bonds                       $2,000,000.00            

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                 NOES:    

Passed Committee:  Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts and Agriculture on _____________.

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

Passed Committee:  Ways and Means on _____________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$2,000,000.00 – ADDITIONAL CAPITAL PROJECT NO. 688 APPROPRATIONS (50% REIMBURSABLE FROM NEW YORK STATE DORMITORY AUTHORITY)                      

$2,000,000.00 – ADDITIONAL CAPITAL PROJECT NO. 688 SERIAL BONDS AUTHORIZED

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