Resolution Information
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Referred to: The Energy and Environment Committee (Chairman R. Parete and
Legislators Bartels, Heppner, Lapp, and Wawro), and The Ways and Means
Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Allen, Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs,
Maio, and Maloney)
Chairman of the Energy and Environment Committee, Legislator Richard A. Parete,
and Deputy Chairman Tracey A. Bartels offer the following:
WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted by the County Executive on
behalf of the Department of the Environment; and
WHEREAS, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
released a request for proposals to solicit projects for Climate Smart Communities
grant funding through the 2016 Regional Economic Development Council Awards;
and
WHEREAS, the Ulster County Department of the Environment, in
consultation with the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency (hereinafter
“UCRRA”), responded to the request for proposals with a project to expand
municipal composting; and
WHEREAS, this project would provide for the expansion and improvement of
the compost facility at UCCRA including such items as the purchase and installation
of a bagging machine to increase the marketability of finished compost product,
purchase and distribution of compost bins for commercial customers, other
improvements increasing the capacity of the facility, identification and mapping of
food service operations and institutional generators within the UCCRA service area,
and establishing a pilot organics recovery program at a County facility; and
WHEREAS, Ulster County was awarded $261,000.00 in grant funding from
the NYS DEC with the match by Ulster County being comprised of previously
budgeted staff time of existing County & UCCRA personnel associated with the
grant scope of work and equipment purchased by the Ulster County Resource
Recovery Agency which requires execution of a State Assistance Agreement with
NYS DEC; and
WHEREAS, Ulster County, with subsequent legislative approval, will enter
into a sub-recipient contract with UCCRA, detailing the a scope of work to be
performed to fulfill the grant agreement; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby
authorized to execute the agreement, and any amendments thereto, with the New
York State Department of Environmental Conservation (Contract DEC01-
C00385GG) for the purpose of accepting a grant in the amount of $261,000.00 from
the Climate Smart Communities Program; and, be it further
RESOLVED, following execution of the State Assistance Contract, the
Coordinator of the Department of the Environment is hereby authorized to submit all
necessary grant related documentation and otherwise act for the County regarding
this grant funding; and, be it further
RESOLVED, that the 2017 Ulster County Budget is hereby amended as
follows:
INCREASE AMOUNT
AA.8090.3552-3300-3910 State Aid – Conservation Programs $261,000.00
(Rev. #)
AA.8090.3552-4500-4505 Professional Services $237,000.00
(App. #)
AA.8090.3552-4600- 4660 Other Misc. Contractual $ 20,000.00
(App. #)
AA.8090.3552-4000- 4040 Program Supplies $ 4,000.00
(App. #)
and move its adoption.
ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES: 22 NOES: 0
(Absent: Legislator Briggs)
Passed Committee: Energy and Environment on April 10, 2017
Passed Committee: Ways and Means on April 11, 2017
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
$261,000.00 – ADDITIONAL 2017 STATE REVENUE
$261,000.00 –ADDITIONAL 2017 APPROPRITAIONS
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 18th Day of April 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 21st Day of April 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
21st Day of April, 2017. 27th Day of April, 2017.
|s| Victoria A. Fabella |s| Michael P. Hein
Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Michael P. Hein, County Executive
Ulster County Legislature
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Updated: January 29, 2019
Votes on this Resolution
yes no abstained no voteVote to Adopt Resolution No. 162
Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 162
Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 162
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