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

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works maintains a list of various Ulster County buildings in need of HVAC/Weatherization replacement/upgrade; and

WHEREAS, the project will replace aging cooling towers at Ulster County Office Building and Ulster County Law Enforcement Center resulting in increased operational efficiencies, energy conservation and improve ventilation; and

WHEREAS, project expenditures in the amount of $3,406,075.00 for HVAC/Weatherization Project in Various County Buildings were approved in the 2025 – 2030 Capital Improvement Program; and

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works requests that Capital Project No. 738 be established and funded in a total amount of $600,000.00 in order to complete HVAC/Weatherization replacements/upgrades at the Ulster County Office Building and the Ulster County Law Enforcement Center; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, based upon examination by the Ulster County Legislature, the County’s funding of this Project constitutes a Type II action as defined under Section 2.1 of the County of Ulster’s State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) Type II List, which was adopted pursuant to Resolution No. 118 dated April 20, 2010; and, be it further

RESOLVED, Ulster County has determined that this funding action does not pose a significant potential environmental impact and may be progressed as a Type II action in accordance with 6 NYCRR Part 617 of SEQRA, and does not require any further determination or procedure under SEQRA; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 738 is hereby established as follows:

        RESOLVED, that the 2025 Ulster County Capital Fund budget is hereby amended as follows:

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:

$600,000.00 – INCREASE TO COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$600,000.00 – INCREASE TO COUNTY REVENUE - SERIAL BONDS

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