Referred to: The Energy and Environment Committee (Chairman R. Parete and

Legislators Bartels, Heppner, Lapp and Wawro), 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)

Legislator John R Parete offers the following:

 WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 332 dated September 15, 2015, the

Ulster County Legislature determined that it was responsible to establish a policy

regulating the use of Ulster County electric vehicle charging stations; and

WHEREAS, at the time the “Ulster County Electric Vehicle Charging Station

Policy” was adopted, the promotion of tourism was a legal justification to offer the

electric free of charge to all non-commercial vehicles; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 446 dated December 15, 2015 the

Ulster County Legislature determined that it was reasonable and appropriate to

charge a fee-for-service for use of the charging stations; and

WHEREAS, the usage reports supplied by the Ulster County Department of

the Environment include driver postal codes demonstrating that the overwhelming

majority of individuals using the charging stations are Ulster County residents; and

WHEREAS, the current disingenuous practice creates an unfair benefit to a

small segment of Ulster County residents, and is contrary to both the spirit of the

policy and the legal justification for the offering, now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby amends the “Ulster

County Electric Vehicle Charging Station Policy” to add an additional section

addressing fees for electric use for Ulster County residents, as attached hereto as

Exhibit A,

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: NOES: 

No Action taken in Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on August 4, 2016

Passed Committee: Energy and Environment on _______________.

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on _______________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on _____________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

UNDETEMINED POTENTIAL COUNTY REVENUE DOLLARS