Referred to: 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, the Commissioner of Public Works has identified four bridges in the 2021 DPW Bridge Program list; and

          WHEREAS, one of the four identified bridges has been selected for potential funding by another program; and

WHEREAS, the remaining three bridges identified in the project will utilize in-house engineering and labor; and

WHEREAS, the approved 2021-2026 Capital Plan includes the amount of $750,000.00 for the 2021 DPW Bridge Program; and

WHEREAS, funding needed to replace the three remaining bridges is $559,000.00; and

WHEREAS, it may be necessary for the Commissioner of Finance to transfer funds between these projects if necessary; and

          WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works requests that Capital Project Nos. 578 through 580 be established and funded in a total amount of $559,000.00; 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 4.5.5 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, may be progressed as a Type II action in accordance with 6 NYCRR Part 617 of SEQRA, and therefore does not require any further determination or procedure under SEQRA; now, therefore be it

          RESOLVED, that Capital Project Nos. 578 through 580 – DPW Bridge Program is hereby established as follows:

                                                  CREATE

Capital Project No. 578      Samsonville Bridge #180             $192,000.00

                                        Town of Olive                            

Capital Project No. 579      Oakis Bridge #96                         $185,000.00

                                        Town of Shandaken                    

Capital Project No. 580      Broad Street Hollow Bridge #47   $182,000.00

                                        Town of Shandaken                    

and, be it further

          RESOLVED, that the 2021 Ulster County Capital Fund is hereby amended as follows:                                       

                                                   INCREASE                                                             AMOUNT

HH.5197.0578.4100.4100            Bridge Materials                          $192,000.00 

(App. #)                                     

HH.5197.0578.3500.5710            Serial Bonds                               $192,000.00

(Rev. #)

HH.5197.0579.4100.4100            Bridge Materials                         $185,000.00 

(App. #)                                               

HH.5197.0579.3500.5710            Serial Bonds                               $185,000.00

(Rev. #)

HH.5197.0580.4100.4100            Bridge Materials                          $182,000.00 

(App. #)                                                                                                 

HH.5197.0580.3500.5710            Serial Bonds                               $182,000.00

(Rev. #)

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:

$559,000.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$559,000.00 – COUNTY REVENUE – SERIAL BONDS

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