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 – (Buildings & Grounds); and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Fairgrounds was previously the site of the

Ulster County Poorhouse, a tax supported residential institute for those in need,

between 1828 and 1976; and

 WHEREAS, although the buildings no longer stand, efforts to remember and

honor the past include research and educational materials; and

 WHEREAS, a historical memorial to honor those who lived at the Poorhouse

would serve as a powerful reminder of those still in need; and incorporating the

memorial into a capital project would be a commitment to commemorating a part of

Ulster County history; and

 WHEREAS, the approved 2017 – 2022 Capital Improvement Program

includes a project “Poor House Memorial” in the amount of $100,000.00 to construct

a memorial; and

 WHEREAS, it is now necessary to establish and fund Capital Project No. 484

in the amount of $100,000.00; and

WHEREAS, the project constitutes a Type II action under section 2.2 of the

County of Ulster’s State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) Type II List

that was adopted by 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 in accordance with 6 NYCRR Part 617 of SEQRA; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No.484, Poorhouse Memorial is hereby

established as follows: 

 CREATE

Capital Project No. 484 Poorhouse Memorial $100,000

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the 2017 Ulster County Capital Fund is hereby amended

as follows:

 INCREASE AMOUNT

HH.1997.0484-4300.4330 Professional Services Architectural $10,500.00

HH.1997.0484-2300.2550 Construction $89,500.00

(App. #)

HH.1997.0484-3500.5710 Revenue- Serial Bonds $100,000.00

(Rev. #)

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 21 NOES: 2

(Noes: Legislators Briggs and Roberts)

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on March 1, 2017

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on March 7, 2017

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$100,000.00 – CAPITAL PROJECT NO. 484 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$100,000.00 – 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 22nd Day of March in the year Two Thousand and

Seventeen, 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 24th Day of March

in the year Two Thousand and Seventeen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

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

24th Day of March, 2017. 30th Day of March, 2017.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature