Referred to: The Public Works and Capital Projects Committee (Chairwoman Petit and Legislators Fabiano, Greene, Litts, and Nolan), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairwoman Archer and Legislators Gerentine, Maio, James Maloney, Joseph Maloney, Petit, and Rodriguez)

Chairwoman of the Public Works and Capital Projects Committee, Laura Petit, Deputy Chair Dean J. Fabiano offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted by the Acting County Executive on behalf of the Department of Public Works; and

WHEREAS, the 2019-2024 Ulster County Capital Improvement Program included funding of $1,000,000.00 for the replacement of a failed retaining wall on Dewitt Lake Road in the Town of Rosendale; and

WHEREAS, Capital Project No. 475 was established pursuant to Resolution No. 162 dated March 5, 2016, in the amount of $780,000.00 for slope analysis and repairs for indicated county roads; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 140 dated April 17, 2018 amended Capital Project No. 475 to include construction inspection, construction, and construction supervision costs, for indicated roads, in the amount of $392,480.00, bringing the total project cost to $1,172,480.00; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 390 dated October 16, 2018 amended Capital Project No. 475 to include additional costs for construction, for indicated roads, in the amount of $52,000.00, bringing the total project cost to $1,224,480.00; and

            WHEREAS, design services for Dewitt Lake Road were paid for out of Capital Project No. 475 in the amount of $35,000.00; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works desires to proceed further on this project; and

WHEREAS, the design has identified the land acquisition needs consisting of one (1) temporary easement and one (1) permanent easement to construct the project; and

WHEREAS, owners of the lands have been contacted, are agreeable to the project, and are seeking no compensation at this time; and

WHEREAS, based upon examination by the Ulster County Legislature, the County’s funding of this Project constitutes a Type II action as defined under Sections 4.1.4 of the County of Ulster’s State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) Type II List, which was adopted pursuant to Resolution No. 118 dated April 20, 2010; and

            WHEREAS, Ulster County has determined that this funding 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, and does not require any further determination or procedure under SEQRA; now, therefore, be it

            RESOLVED, the Ulster County Legislature hereby authorizes the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature to execute any and all documents related to the land acquisitions as approved by the County Attorney,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                        NOES:    

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on ______________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ________________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

NONE