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

and Legislators Greene, Litts, Loughran, and Maloney), and The Ways and Means

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

Maio, and Maloney)

Chairman of the Public Works and Capital Projects Committee, Dean J. Fabiano, and

Deputy Chairman Peter M. Loughran offer the following:

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

behalf of the Department of Public Works; and

WHEREAS, a Capital Project for Sawkill Road over the Sawkill Creek in the

Town of Ulster: The Sawkill School Bridge (BIN 3347630), PIN 8756.20 (the

“Project”) is eligible for funding under Title 23 U.S. Code, as amended, that calls for

the apportionment of the costs of such program to be borne at the ratio of 80%

federal funds 20% non-federal funds; and

WHEREAS, the Project is eligible for New York State Marchiselli Aid, and if

this aid becomes available, and Ulster County’s financial obligation to the Project

will be diminished from its present 20% share to a 5% share; and

WHEREAS, Capital Project No. 264 was established pursuant to Resolution

#142, April 11, 2002, to provide authorization and funding for preliminary

engineering and right-of-way-incidental work for the Sawkill School Bridge (BIN

3347630), PIN 8756.20), over the Sawkill Creek, located on Sawkill Road in the

Town of Ulster; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature approved and agreed to advance the

Project by committing 100% of the federal and non-federal shares of the costs of

preliminary engineering and right-of-way incidental work, in the first instance; and

WHEREAS, it was subsequently found necessary to undertake additional

preliminary engineering work not contemplated in the original agreement authorized

by the previous resolution; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County desires to advance the Project by making a

commitment of 100% of the federal and non-federal share of the costs of Preliminary

and Detailed Design; and

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works requests funds from serial

bonds for the Sawkill Road over the Sawkill Creek: the Sawkill School Bridge

Project, PIN 8756.20 to complete the additional preliminary and detailed design

engineering for the Project in the amount of $134,217.00; and now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby authorizes Ulster

County to pay in the first instance 100% of the federal and non-federal share of the

cost of the additional preliminary engineering and right-of-way incidentals work for

the Project or portions thereof; and, it is further

RESOLVED, that the sum of $134,217.00 is appropriated from serial bond

funding and made available to cover additional required preliminary and detailed

design engineering of the Project; and, it is further

RESOLVED, that in the event the full federal and non-federal share costs of the

Project exceeds the amount appropriated above, the Ulster County Legislature shall

convene as soon as possible to appropriate said excess amount immediately upon the

notification by the County Executive thereof; and, it is further

RESOLVED, that the County Executive of Ulster County be and is hereby

authorized to execute all necessary Agreements, certifications or reimbursement

requests for Federal Aid and/or applicable Marchiselli Aid on behalf of Ulster

County with the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) in

connection with the advancement or approval of the Project and providing for the

administration of the Project and the municipality’s first instance funding of Project

costs and permanent funding of the local share of federal-aid and state-aid eligible

Project costs and all Project costs within appropriations therefore that ate not so

eligible; and, it is further

RESOLVED, that in addition to the County Executive, the following municipal

titles: Commissioner of

RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this resolution will be filed with the New

York State Commissioner of Transportation by attaching it to any necessary

Agreement in connection with the Project; and, it is further

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

amended as follows:

INCREASE AMOUNT

HH.5197.0264-4300.4355 Professional Services- Engineering $134,217.00

(App. #) Capital Project No.264

Sawkill School Bridge

HH.5197.0264-3500-5710 Serial Bond Proceeds $134,217.00

(Rev. #s)

and it is further

RESOLVED, that this resolution shall take effect immediately,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(1 Abstention: Legislator Litts)

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on January 21, 2016

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on January 26, 2016

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$134,217.00– CAPITAL PROJECT NO. 264 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$134,217.00 – SERIAL BOND PROCEEDS

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 26th Day of January in the year Two Thousand and

Sixteen, 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 29th Day of January

in the year Two Thousand and Sixteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

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

29th Day of January, 2016. 5

th Day of February, 2016.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature