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

Chair of the Public Works and Capital Projects Committee, Kathy Nolan, and Deputy Chair Herbert Litts, III offer the following:

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section C-11(O) of the Ulster County Charter and Section A2-5(15) of the Administrative Code, the Ulster County Legislature shall have the power to approve the execution of certain contracts and amendments in the amount of $50,000.00 or in excess of $50,000.00 entered into by the County; and

            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 Pool Complex has suffered critical damage and requires rehabilitation; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 414, dated July 16, 2024, approved the submission of a grant application to offset the costs of the required rehabilitation work at the Ulster County Pool; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County has received an award letter dated August 27, 2024 from the Dormitory Authority State of New York (DASNY) with an award allocation of Three Million Nine Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($3,920,000.00); and

WHEREAS, the 2025-2030 Capital Improvement Program contains a project called “Ulster County Pool Upgrades” with a total budget of Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,500,000.00); and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 701, dated December 17, 2024, established this project as Capital Project No. 716 and amended the 2025 Capital Fund Budget; and

WHEREAS, DASNY has provided the Ulster County Department of Public Works with a draft grant revenue contract; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, Ulster County is authorized to accept these grant funds in an amount not to exceed Three Million Nine Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($3,920,000.00) for the project described in the grant application; and, be it further

RESOLVED, Ulster County is authorized to agree to the terms and conditions of the State of New York Contract for Grants (“Contract”) with DASNY for various repairs and improvements to the Ulster County Pool; and, be it further

RESOLVED, the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby authorized to execute an agreement, and any amendments thereto, in the amount of $3,920,000.00 with the Dormitory Authority State of New York, in the form as filed with the Clerk of the Legislature, or as modified with the approval of the County Attorney, 

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                        NOES:      

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on ______________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ______________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$3,920,000.00 – INCREASE TO 2025 STATE REVENUE CAPITAL DOLLARS