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, the County Executive is continuing an infrastructure investment

program known as “Building a Better Ulster County” as a commitment to addressing

critical road and bridge improvements at the County level; and

WHEREAS, the approved 2016 – 2021 Capital Improvement Program

includes a project “Slope Analysis & Stabilization” in the amount of $780,000.00;

and

 WHEREAS, five sites on Ulster County roads have eroding or slumping

slopes that are impacting, or close to impacting, the travel lane(s); and

 WHEREAS, the Ulster County Commissioner of Public Works requests funds

for geotechnical engineering analysis of the eroded or slope failures and to

implement the necessary repairs; and

WHEREAS, project expenditures in the amount of $780,000.00 for Slope

Analysis and Repairs for five (5) sites, were approved in the 2016 – 2021 Capital

Program; and

WHEREAS, it is now necessary to fund Capital Project No. 475 in the amount

of $780,000.00 for five sites along County roads; and

 WHEREAS, the Ulster County Department of Public Works intends to

contract with an outside agency for the analysis and repairs; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that 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, be it further 

RESOLVED, that 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, be it further

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 475 - “Building a Better Ulster County”

Infrastructure Investment Program, Slope Analysis & Stabilization is hereby

established as follows:

 CREATE

Capital Project No. 475 Slope Analysis & Stabilization

and, be it further

 RESOLVED, that the 2016 Capital Fund Budget be amended as follows:

 INCREASE AMOUNT

HH.5197.0475-4300.4355 Professional Services/Engineering $255,000.00

(App. #)

HH.5197.0475-2300.2550 Construction $525,000.00

(App. #) Capital Project # 475

 Slope Analysis & Stabilization

HH.5197.0475-3500.5710 Serial Bonds $780,000.00

(Rev. #)

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Legislator Lopez left at 7:19 PM) 

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on March 3, 2016

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on March 8, 2016

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$780,000.00 – COUNTY DOLLARS – 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 15th Day of March 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 17th Day of March

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

17th Day of March, 2016. 23rd Day of March, 2016.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature