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

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

Maloney), 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 Richard Parete)

Legislators Mary Beth Maio, Hector Rodriguez and Ken Wishnick offer the

following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been offered by the County Executive on

behalf of the Department of Planning; and

WHEREAS, the Hudson Valley Rail Trail West: Phase 4 project (the

“Project”) will design and construct a multi-use trail from New Paltz Road to South

Street in the Town of Lloyd, extend the Hudson Valley Rail Trail (HVRT) westward

towards New Paltz and expand the HVRT to approximately 5.5-miles upon

completion of the Town of Lloyd’s pending Phase 3 extension and implementation of

the Project; and

WHEREAS, the County was awarded competitive Federal Transportation

Alternatives Program (TAP) funding for 80% of the costs for the Project and has

received a Federal-Aid Local Project Agreement for funding reimbursement for

engineering design and right-of way incidental work for the Project (PIN 8761.28);

and

WHEREAS, Ulster County desires to advance the Project by authorizing

design and right-of-way incidental work totaling $175,000.00 ($140,000.00 Federal

funds and $35,000.00 County share); and

WHEREAS, as funded, the project constitutes a Type II action under section

4.2.2 of the County of Ulster's State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) Type

II List that was adopted in Resolution No. 118 on April 20, 2010; and

WHEREAS, as per section 3 of the County's Type II List, this action does not

pose a significant potential environmental impact and may be progressed as a Type II

action; and now, therefore, be it 

RESOLVED, that the 2015 – 2020 Capital Program is hereby amended to

include “Hudson Valley Rail Trail West: Phase 4” in the amount of $175,000.00;

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that Capital Project 451- “Hudson Valley Rail Trail West: Phase

4” is hereby established; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the 2015 Ulster County Capital Fund Budget is hereby

amended as follows:

INCREASE AMOUNT

HH.7197.0451.4300.4355 Professional Services $175,000.00

(Appr.#) Engineering

HH.7197.0451.3400.4897 Federal Aid $140,000.00

(Rev.#)

HH.7197.0451.3500.5710 Serial Bonds $ 35,000.00

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Wishnick)

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

Transit on April 7, 2015

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on April 9, 2015

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on April 15, 2015

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$175,000.00 – CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS- 80% REIMBURSABLE

($140,000.00- BUDGETED FEDERAL REVENUE DOLLARS,

$ 35,000.00- SERIAL BONDS)

STATE OF NEW YORK

 ss:

COUNTY OF ULSTER

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Legislature of the County of Ulster, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is

the original resolution adopted by the Ulster County Legislature on the 21st Day of April in the year Two Thousand and

Fifteen, and said resolution shall remain on file in the office of said clerk.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the County of Ulster this 23rd Day of April in

the year Two Thousand and Fifteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

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

23rd Day of April, 2015. 28

th Day of April, 2015.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature