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

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

and Wishnick), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and

Legislators Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs, Maio, Maloney, Provenzano, and Rodriguez)

Chairman of the Economic Development and Tourism Committee, Thomas J. Briggs,

and Deputy Chairman James F. Maloney offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted by the County Executive

on behalf of the Department of Public Transportation; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County Area Transit (UCAT) currently provides public

transit service that connects Ulster and Dutchess Counties, including service to the

MetroNorth Train Station (the LINK Route); and

WHEREAS, the Director of Public Transportation has recently been notified

that the New York State Department of Transportation will reimburse Ulster County

for eligible costs associated with this route, not to exceed $340,000, which is the

amount contained in the 2015 Ulster County Budget; and

WHEREAS, the Director of UCAT requests the Chairman of the Ulster

County Legislature be authorized to execute an agreement with the New York State

Department of Transportation for the term January 1, 2015 through December 31,

2015 in an amount not to exceed $340,000; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the Chairman 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 in an amount not to exceed $340,000, for the term January 1, 2015

through December 31, 2015, in form as filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County

Legislature or as modified with the approval of the County Attorney,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Richard Parete) 

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Resolution No. 461 December 17, 2014

Authorizing The Chairman Of The Ulster County Legislature To

Execute An Agreement With The New York State Department Of

Transportation To Accept New York State Funds For Public Transit

Service Between Ulster And Dutchess County (LINK) – Department

Of Public Transportation (Ulster County Area Transit)

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

Transit on December 4, 2014

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on December 10, 2014

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$340,000.00 – BUDGETED 2015 REVENUE DOLLARS

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 17th Day of December, 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 19th Day of

December 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

19th Day of December, 2014. 29th Day of December, 2014.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature