Referred to:  The Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit Committee (Chairman Cahill and Legislators Archer, Corcoran, Delaune, Litts, Maio, and Uchitelle), The Public Works and Capital Projects Committee (Chairman Fabiano and Legislators Cahill, Greene, Heppner, and Litts), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairwoman Archer and Legislators Bartels, Gavaris, Haynes, Maio, Ronk, and Walter)

Chairman of the Public Works and Capital Projects Committee, Dean J. Fabiano, and Deputy Chair Manna Jo Greene offer the following:

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

WHEREAS, this project is to redevelop the formerly known Bank of America Building in the Town of Ulster into a hub for small-scale manufacturing and arts-related uses; and

WHEREAS, this work is needed in order to support the County’s economic development strategy to encourage the creation of high-quality jobs; and

WHEREAS, the project will return the property to productive uses that generate municipal tax revenues; and

WHEREAS, this resolution represents phases “a” and “b” as outlined in the new 2021-2026 County Executive Capital Improvement Program, which will secure the building and prevent further deterioration as well as complete necessary repairs to meet minimum building occupancy standards to building 201; and

WHEREAS, throughout fiscal year 2020 the Department of Public Works has installed new electrical and natural gas service to the building and performed general building maintenance on the premises; 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 Section 2.2 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, that the 2020-2025 Ulster County Capital Improvement Program is amended as follows:

                                    ADD                                                 AMOUNT

Ulster County Enterprise West                             $399,282.00

and be it further,

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 576 is hereby established as follows:

         CREATE                              AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 576          Ulster County Enterprise West             $399,282.00

and, be it further

            RESOLVED, the 2020 Ulster County Capital Fund Budget is hereby amended as follows:

                                                       INCREASE                                     AMOUNT

HH.1997.0576.4300.4505               Professional Services                       $399,282.00

(App. #)                                            

HH.1997.0576.3500.5710              Serial Bonds                                        $399,282.00

(Rev. #)

and move its adoption.       

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                     NOES:    

Passed Committee: Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit on _______________.

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on _______________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on _______________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$399,282.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$399,282.00 – COUNTY REVENUE – SERIAL BONDS

*** A BOND RESOLUTION WILL BE REQUIRED ***