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

Chairman of the Housing and Transportation Committee, Jeff Collins, and Deputy Chair Thomas Corcoran, Jr. offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted at the request of the County Executive on behalf of the Department of Public Transportation; and

WHEREAS, funding is provided annually by NYSDOT to ensure continuing public transit service connecting Ulster and Dutchess Counties, including service to the Metro-North Train Station, for a period of one year, and expanding service in the NYS Route 9W corridor with the Kingston to Poughkeepsie LINK; and

WHEREAS, the Director of Ulster County Public Area Transportation (UCAT) has received notification that the New York State Department of Transportation will reimburse eligible costs not to exceed three hundred sixty thousand dollars ($360,000.00); and

WHEREAS, the 2025 Ulster County Budget includes funding of $360,000.00 for this purpose and expects to apply for reimbursement of its costs equal to $360,000.00; and

WHEREAS, the Director of Ulster County Area Transit requests the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature be authorized to execute an agreement with the New York State Department of Transportation (Project ID# 8824.17) for the term January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $360,000.00; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby authorized to execute an agreement, and any amendments thereto, with the New York State Department of Transportation to accept reimbursement for the operation of the LINK service (Project ID # 8824.16) including Saturday Service in an amount not to exceed $360,000.00, in form as filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature or as modified with the approval of the County Attorney,     

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                       NOES:             

Passed Committee: Housing and Transportation on ________________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ________________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$360,000.00 - BUDGETED 2025 BUDGETED STATE AID REVENUE