Referred to: The Public Works and Capital Projects Committee (Chairman Fabiano

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

Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Allen, Belfiglio, Briggs, Gregorius,

Maio, Maloney, and Parete)

Majority Leader Gregorius and Minority Leader Ronk offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been filed by the County Executive on behalf

of the Department of Public Works; and

WHEREAS, the County Executive has established an Infrastructure

Investment Program known as “Building a Better Ulster County” to begin addressing

critical road and bridge improvements at the County level; and

WHEREAS, this program will restore and improve the County’s aging

infrastructure and will be in addition to the County’s core capital program; and

WHEREAS, the Acting Commissioner of Public Works has prepared a list of

various roads in need of Nova Chip and Asphalt Overlay; and

WHEREAS, the list of roads has been divided into two Capital Projects which

groups the roads into two sections known as Section A and Section B in order to

manage each Capital Project in an efficient manner; and

WHEREAS, it is now necessary to fund Capital Project No. 425 (Section A)

in the amount of $2,011,440.00 and Capital Project No. 426 (Section B) in the

amount of $3,776,860.00 for a total of $5,788,300.00; and

WHEREAS, it may be necessary for the Commissioner of Finance to transfer

funds between these projects when bids are opened; and

WHEREAS, the Acting Commissioner of Public Works requests that Capital

Project Nos. 425 and 426 be established and funded in a total amount of

$5,788,300.00; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Department of Public intends to contract with

outside contractors for the Nova Chip and Asphalt Overlay; and

WHEREAS, based upon examination by the Ulster County Legislature, the

County’s funding of this Project constitutes a Type II action as defined under

Sections 4.5.6 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

WHEREAS, 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 now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that Capital Project Nos. 425 and 426 for “Building a Better

Ulster County” Infrastructure Investment Program, Nova Chip and Asphalt Overlay –

Various Roads is hereby established as follows:

CREATE

Capital Project No. 425 Asphalt Overlay $2,011,440.00

Section A

Capital Project No. 426 Asphalt Overlay/Nova Chip $3,776,860.00

Section B

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the 2015 Capital Fund Budget is hereby amended as

follows:

INCREASE AMOUNT

HH.5197.0425-4100.4125 Capital Project No. 425 $2,011,440.00

(App. #) Road Materials

HH.5197.0425-3500.5710 Revenue - Serial Bonds $2,011,440.00

(Rev. #)

INCREASE AMOUNT

HH.5197.0426-4100.4100 Capital Project No. 426 $3,776,860.00

(App. #) Road Materials

HH.5197.0426-3500.5710 Serial Bonds $3,776,860.00

(Rev. #)

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:

$5,788,300.00 – COUNTY DOLLARS – SERIAL BONDS

$5,788,300.00 – 2015 CAPITAL APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

**A BOND RESOLUTION WILL BE REQUIRED**