Referred to: The Energy and Environment Committee (Chairwoman Greene and Legislators Bruno, Criswell, Petit, and Wawro), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Archer, Bartels, Haynes, Maio, Parete, Ronk, and Walter)

Chairwoman of the Energy and Environment Committee, Manna Jo Greene, and Deputy Chair Mary Wawro offer the following:

            WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted at the request of the County Executive on behalf of the Ulster County Department of the Environment; and

            WHEREAS, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) Hudson River Estuary Program released a request for proposals to solicit projects for grant funding for Local Stewardship Planning; and

            WHEREAS the Ulster County Department of the Environment, in consultation with the Ulster County Planning Department and Information Services, responded to the request for proposals with a project to complete an Ulster County Natural Resources Inventory and Cloud-Based Mapping Portal; and

            WHEREAS, Ulster County is in receipt of a Notice of Grant Award (DEC01-T01183GG-3350000) in the amount of $46,554.00 from the NYS DEC Hudson River Estuary Program; and

WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of the Environment requests the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature be authorized to enter into the Ulster County Natural Resources Inventory and Cloud-based Mapping Portal intermunicipal agreement with NYS DEC; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby authorized to execute the intermunicipal agreement with required assurances, and any amendments thereto, with the NYS DEC (Contract DEC01-T01183GG-3350000) for the purpose of accepting a grant in the amount of $46,554.00 from the Hudson River Estuary Program for the completion of the Ulster County Natural Resources Inventory and Cloud-based Mapping Portal project.

RESOLVED, that the 2022 Ulster County Budget is hereby amended as follows

INCREASE                                   AMOUNT 

AA-8090-3552-2300.2500            Other Equipment                              $  3,804.00

(App.#)

AA-8090-3552-4300.4505             Other Fees,                                        $42,000.00

(App.#)                                              Professional Services

AA-8090-3552-4600-4650             Printing Services                              $     750.00

(App.#)

AA-8090-3552-3300-3910             State Aid                                            $46,554.00

(Rev. #)         

and moves its adoption. 

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                      NOES:          

Passed Committee:  Energy and Environment on _____________.

Passed Committee:  Ways and Means on _____________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$46,554.00 - ADDITIONAL 2022 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$46,554.00 - ADDITIONAL 2022 STATE AID REVENUE DOLLARS