Referred to: The Housing and Transportation Committee (Chairman Collins and Legislators Clinton, Corcoran, Harmon, Kitchen, McCollough, and Stewart), The Laws, Rules and Government Services Committee (Chairman Kovacs and Legislators Gavaris, Hansut, Harmon, Kitchen, Levine, and Uchitelle), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Collins, Hansut, Kovacs, Nolan, Roberts, and Uchitelle)

Chair of the Legislature, Peter J. Criswell, offers the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted at the request of the County Executive on behalf of Ulster County Area Transit (UCAT); and

WHEREAS, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Urbanized Area Formula Funding program for 5339 funds is a formula grant which makes federal resources available to recipients for transit capital assistance and transportation-related planning in urbanized areas; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County Area Transit (UCAT) is a designated recipient of FTA 5339 funding and annually receives Urbanized Area Formula Program assistance authorized in the form of 5339 funds; and

WHEREAS, funding from this grant would allow UCAT to use these funds to purchase (4) Cutaway Buses at a cost of $132,347.00 per bus with a total commitment of $529,388.00; and 

WHEREAS, the total cost will be borne up to the following:  Federal Share ($423,510.00), New York State DOT Share ($52,939.00) and Ulster County Share ($52,939.00); and

WHEREAS, funding from this grant would allow UCAT to use these funds to cover Preventive Maintenance Expenses with a total commitment of $462,096.00, until all funds are expended; and

WHEREAS, the total cost of $462,095.00 will be borne up to the following:  Federal Share ($369,677.00), New York State DOT Share ($46,209.00), and Ulster County Share ($46,209.00); now therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby supports the grant application to the FTA for 5339 Funds; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the County Executive is hereby authorized to execute any required applications or agreements, and any amendments to any documents, to accept the funding agreement with the FTA,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                    NOES:      

Passed Committee: Housing and Transportation on ________________.

Passed Committee: Laws, Rules and Government Services on ________________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ________________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$793,187.00 – ANTICIPATED 2026 FEDERAL REVENUE DOLLARS

$  99,148.00 – ANTICIPATED 2026 NYS REVENUE DOLLARS

$  99,148.00 – ANTICIPATED ULSTER COUNTY SHARE