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

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

and Rodriguez), 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 Rodriguez offer the

following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted by the County Executive on

behalf of the Ulster County Department of Transportation (UCAT); and

WHEREAS, Ulster County is a designated recipient of funding through the

Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Bus and Bus Facilities Program (Section

5339 funds) and Urbanized Area Formula Grant Funding Program (Section 5307

funds); and

WHEREAS, funding from these grants would allow UCAT to purchase one

(1) 40 foot Low Floor Bus and three (3) 26 foot Low Floor Buses to replace four

buses that are currently in the fleet and will reach the end of their useful lives; and

WHEREAS, the cost to purchase the four buses will be borne up to the

following ratio: 80% Federal Share ($800,000.00), 10% New York Share

($100,000.00) and 10% Ulster County Share ($100,000.00); now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby supports a grant

application to the Federal Transit Administration’s Bus and Bus Facilities Program

and Urbanized Area Formula Grant Funding Program; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the County Executive is hereby authorized to execute any

required applications or agreements, and any amendments to any documents, to

accept the funding agreement with the Federal Transit Administration,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Allen) 

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

on June 6, 2017

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on June 12, 2017

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

 $1,000,000.00 - ANTICIPATED 2018 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

 $ 800,000.00 - ANTICIPATED 2018 FEDERAL REVENUE DOLLARS

 $ 100,000.00 - ANTICIPATED 2018 NYS REVENUE DOLLARS

 $ 100,000.00 - ANTICIPATED 2018 COUNTY DOLLARS

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 20th Day of June 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 22nd Day of June 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

22nd Day of June, 2017. 28th Day of June, 2017.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature