Referred to: The Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit

Committee (Chairman Briggs and Legislators Allen, Archer, Litts, Maio, Maloney,

and Rodriguez), The Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services

Committee (Chairman Donaldson and Legislators Archer, Gregorius, Lopez and

Wawro), The Public Works and Capital Projects Committee (Chairman Fabiano and

Legislators Allen, Greene, Loughran and Roberts), and The Ways and Means

Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Bartels, Briggs, Belfiglio, Maio,

Maloney, Provenzano and Rodriguez)

Chairman of the Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services

Committee, David B. Donaldson, and Deputy Chairman Mary Wawro offer the

following:

 WHEREAS, this Resolution has been submitted by the County Executive on

behalf of the Department of Planning; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County is moving forward with implementation of the

Strategic Taxpayer Relief through Innovative Visions in Education (“STRIVE”)

Project; and

WHEREAS, STRIV

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 Resolution No. 96 March 18, 2014

Amending Capital Project No. 370, STRIVE – SUNY Ulster Satellite

Campus, To Include The Costs of Building Acquisition, Design of

Green Infrastructure Elements, And Additional Architectural

Services

WHEREAS, the County Legislature supported the implementation of

STRIVE, UCCC Renovation of Sophie Finn Elementary School pursuant to

Resolution No. 300 dated November 19, 2013, supporting a revised “Project” totaling

$7,057,450; and

WHEREAS, in December 2013, following the passage of Resolution No. 300,

Ulster County received notice of an additional $439,000 grant award from New York

State Environmental Facilities Corporation for design and construction of Green

Infrastructure elements, including pervious parking areas, rain gardens, and other

innovative storm water management elements, requiring further revisions to the

Project design; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 391 dated December 17, 2013, the

Ulster County Legislature adopted and issued a Negative Declaration under 6

NYCRR Part 617 State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) for the

purchase and rehabilitation of Sophie Finn for use as the SUNY Ulster Kingston

Extension Center; and

 WHEREAS, on January 13, 2014, the County received conditional

Subdivision Approval from the City of Kingston for the subdivision of the

approximately 6-acre Sophie Finn Building site from the Kingston High School

property and is now finalizing easements with the Kingston City School District in

order to facilitate the transfer of the building and site; and

 WHEREAS, the Capital Project, which was previously authorized for

architectural, legal and SEQRA review, and construction management services, now

needs to be amended to provide funding for building acquisition and completion of

final architectural design, which will now include green infrastructure elements

recently-funded through additional State grants; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 370 and the Capital Fund are hereby

amended as follows:

INCREASE AMOUNT

H4-0370-2904 Building Acquisition $300.000.00

(Appr.#) 

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 Resolution No. 96 March 18, 2014

Amending Capital Project No. 370, STRIVE – SUNY Ulster Satellite

Campus, To Include The Costs of Building Acquisition, Design of

Green Infrastructure Elements, And Additional Architectural

Services

H4-0370-2961 Architectural Services $75,410.00

H3-0370-5710 Serial Bonds $366,085.00

(Rev.#)

DECREASE AMOUNT

H4-0370-2909 SEQRA Review $4,775.00

H4-0370-2973 Legal $4,550.00

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 23 NOES: 0

Passed Committee: Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit

on March 4, 2014

Passed Committee: Legislative Programs, Education & Community Services on

March 5, 2014

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on March 6, 2014

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on March 12, 2014

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$366,085.00 – ADDITIONAL 2014 CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS

$366,085.00 – ADDITIONAL SERIAL BONDS 

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 Resolution No. 96 March 18, 2014

Amending Capital Project No. 370, STRIVE – SUNY Ulster Satellite

Campus, To Include The Costs of Building Acquisition, Design of

Green Infrastructure Elements, And Additional Architectural

Services

STATE OF NEW YORK

 ss:

COUNTY OF ULSTER

This is to certify that I, the undersigned Clerk of the Legislature of the County of Ulster have compared the

foregoing resolution with the original resolution now on file in the office of said clerk, and which was adopted by said

Legislature on the 18th Day of March, 2014, and that the same is a true and correct transcript of said resolution and of the

whole thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the County of Ulster this 20th Day of March

in the year Two Thousand and Fourteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

Submitted to the County Executive this Approved by the County Executive this

20th Day of March, 2014. 24th Day of March, 2014.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella |s| Michael P. Hein

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Michael P. Hein, County Executive

Ulster County Legislature