Referred to: The Energy, Environment and Sustainability Committee (Chairman Hewitt and Legislators Donaldson, Greene, Litts, Nolan, Stewart, and Walls), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Collins, Hansut, Kovacs, Nolan, Roberts, and Uchitelle)

Chairman of the Energy, Environment and Sustainability Committee, Chris Hewitt, Deputy Chair Richard Walls, and Legislators Corcoran, Hansut and Litts offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted at the request of the County Executive on behalf of the Department of Finance, Division of Recovery and Resilience; and

          WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature passed Resolution No. 78 of 2023 establishing and funding Capital Project Number 659, subsequently renumbered to Capital Project Number 674, in the amount of two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000.00) to establish a program to partner with Ulster County municipalities and match up to 50% of the net cost of each solar infrastructure or EV charging project. with a maximum contribution of $100,000.00 per project; and

WHEREAS, the County and the Town of Lloyd (the “Town”) desire to enter into an Intermunicipal Agreement (IMA) where the Town will be a recipient of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) of Ulster County funds; and

          WHEREAS the Town will be responsible under the IMA for administering a program to install solar panels at the Town of Lloyd Highway Garage; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby authorized to execute the Intermunicipal Agreement with the Town of Lloyd to partially fund the installation of solar panels at the Town of Lloyd Highway Garage 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: Energy, Environment and Sustainability on ________________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ________________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$100,000.00 – BUDGETED COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS