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

Committee (Chairman Maloney and Legislators Berky, Delaune, Lapp, Litts, Maio,

and Rodriguez), 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 Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning, and Transit

Committee, James F. Maloney, and Deputy Chairman Hector S. Rodriguez 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 create a shared-use trail from New Paltz Road to South Street in the

Town of Lloyd extending the Hudson Valley Rail Trail (HVRT) westward towards

New Paltz and expanding the HVRT to approximately 5.5-miles upon completion of

the Town of Lloyd’s pending Phase 3 extension and the County’s Project; and

WHEREAS, the County was awarded competitive federal Transportation

Alternatives Program (TAP) funding for the Project and has received a Federal-Aid

Local Project Agreement for funding reimbursement for engineering, right-of-way

incidentals, and right-of way acquisition for the Project (PIN 8761.21); and

 WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 139 of April 21, 2015, the Ulster

County Legislature established the Project and authorized engineering and right-ofway work totaling $175,000.00 ($140,000.00 Federal funds and $35,000.00 County

share); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 45 of January 26, 2016, the Ulster

County Legislature adopted and issued a determination of non-significance (“Negative

Declaration”) under 6 NYCRR Part 617 of the Regulations of Article 8 of the

Environmental Conservation Law of New York State (“SEQRA”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 238 of April 19, 2016, the Ulster

County Legislature amended the Project to include right-of-way acquisition costs

estimated at $84,835.00 ($67,868.00 Federal funds and $16,967.00 County share);

and 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 375 of August 16, 2016, the Ulster

County Legislature issued the Determination and Findings Statement related to the

public purpose and benefit of the Project; and

WHEREAS, the Capital Project needs to be increased to cover costs of

additional services for engineering and right-of-way services, which are necessary

due to required supplementary environmental reviews, additional wetland surveys,

expanded title research and right-of-way professional services; and therefore be it

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

4- is hereby amended in the amount of $41,040.00 for professional services; and be it

further

RESOLVED, that the 2016 Ulster County Capital Fund Budget is hereby

amended as follows:

INCREASE AMOUNT

HH.7197.0451.4300.4355 Professional Services $41,040.00

(Appr.#) Engineering

HH.7197.0451.3500.5710 Serial Bonds $ 41,040.00

(Rev. #)

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

 AYES: 22 NOES: 0

 (Absent: Legislator Briggs)

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

on November 9, 2016

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on November 10, 2016

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on November 15, 2016 

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$41,040.00 – ADDITIONAL 2016 CAPITAL APPROPRIATION

$41,040.00 – ADDITIONAL 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 22nd Day of November 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 23rd Day of

November 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

23rd Day of November, 2016. 30th Day of November, 2016.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature