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 Rodriguez offer the

following:

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

behalf of Ulster County Area Transportation (UCAT); and

WHEREAS, the approved 2017-2022 Capital Improvement Program includes

a project “Mandatory Replacement – Buses” in the amount of $6,520,000 for such

project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 551 of December 20, 2016 established Capital

Project No. 490 for the purchase of two (2) 30’ diesel fuel buses and for one (1) gas

cutaway bus to provide senior and disabled transportation service for Ulster County;

and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 274 of June 20, 2017 supported a grant

application to the Federal Transit Administration to accept and administer Federal

5339 (B) and 5307 funding for bus replacements in the amount of $1,000,000 (80%

federal share, 10% state share and 10% local share); and

WHEREAS, the UCAT will allocate such funding to replace one (1) existing

40’ diesel buses, and three (3) existing 26’ gas cutaway buses; and

WHEREAS, the total estimated capital cost for the purchase of the one (1) 40’

bus is $475,000 with funding sources of 80% Federal ($380,000), 10% State

($47,500) and 10% Local ($47,500); and

WHEREAS, the total estimated capital cost for the purchase of the three (3)

26’ are $474,997 with funding sources of 80% Federal ($379,997), 10% State

($47,500) and 10% Local ($47,500); and 

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 343 of August 15, 2017 supported a grant

application to the New York State Department of Transportation to apply, accept and

administer the Public Transportation Modernization and Enhancement program for

the funding of buses and bus facility capital investments in the amount of $1,551,311

(100% state share); and

WHEREAS, as part of Public Transportation Modernization and Enhancement

Program UCAT will allocate $887,912, the for the purchase of one (1) 40’ bus and

one (1) 35’ bus; and

WHEREAS, the total estimated capital cost for the purchase of the one (1) 40’

bus is $475,000 and one (1) 35’ bus is $412,912 with funding sources of 100% State

($887,912); and

WHEREAS, such buses will be used by UCAT to provide public mass

transportation service for the County of Ulster; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to establish and fund such project in the amount of

$1,837,909; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 514 is hereby established as follows:

 CREATE AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 514 Mandatory Replacement

Buses

$1,837,909

and be it further;

RESOLVED, the 2017 Ulster County Capital Fund Budget is hereby

amended as follows:

 INCREASE AMOUNT

HH.5997.0514-2100.2140 Vehicles – Vehicles $1,837,909

(App.#)

HH.5997.0514-3500.5710 Revenue – Serial Bonds $1,837,909

(Rev.#) 

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Bartels)

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

on December 5, 2017

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on December 13, 2017

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on December 19, 2017

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$1,837,909– ADDITIONAL 2017 CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS

$1,837,909 – ADDITIONAL COUNTY FUNDS-COUNTY SERIAL BONDS

($759,997.00 FEDERAL AID; $982,912.00 STATE AID

REIMBURSEMENT; $95,000.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL COST) 

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 19th Day of December 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

December 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 December, 2017. 28th Day of December, 2017.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature