Referred to:  The Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services Committee (Chairman Delaune and Legislators Corcoran, Criswell, Parete, and Wawro), The Public Works and Capital Projects Committee (Chairman Fabiano and Legislators Cahill, Greene, Heppner, and Litts), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Archer, Bartels, Haynes, Maio, Parete, Ronk, and Walter)

Chairman of the Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services Committee, James Delaune, and Deputy Chair Thomas Corcoran, offer the following:

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

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 149, dated April 16, 2019, approved the establishment and funding of Capital Project No. 541, SUNY Ulster - Facilities Equipment in the amount of $153,000; and

WHEREAS, SUNY Ulster has many equipment and vehicles that are old, and need to be replaced with the new equipment to ensure that campus maintenance staff have adequate equipment to maintain the roads, sidewalks, grounds and parking lots; and

            WHEREAS, SUNY Ulster shall replace old equipment with new equipment in accordance with the County’s Environmental Considerations Checklist for Capital Projects; and

WHEREAS, SUNY Ulster Board of Trustees approved an increase in funding in the amount of $100,000 for SUNY Ulster – Facilities Equipment Capital Project via Resolution No. 21-11-131, at the Board of Trustees meeting held on November 16, 2021; and

WHEREAS, the $100,000 cost to replace facilities equipment for campus facilities in 2021 would be divided as follows: $50,000 State and $50,000 Ulster County; and

WHEREAS, the 2020-2025 Capital Improvement Program included funding of $100,000 for SUNY Ulster Facilities Equipment; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 541 – SUNY Ulster Facilities Equipment is hereby increased as follows:

INCREASE                                       AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 541       SUNY Ulster – Facilities Equipment        $100,000.00

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the 2021-2026 Ulster County Capital Fund Budget is hereby amended as follows:

INCREASE                                     AMOUNT

HH.2497.0541-2300.2500              Other Equipment                              $100,000.00

(App.#)

HH.2497.0541-3500.5710              Serial Bonds                                      $100,000.00

(Rev.#)          

and moves its adoption. 

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                      NOES:          

Passed Committee:  Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services on _____________.

Passed Committee:  Public Works and Capital Projects on _____________.

Passed Committee:  Ways and Means on _____________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$100,000.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRATIONS                   

$100,000.00 – COUNTY REVENUES - SERIAL BONDS

(50% REIMBURSABLE FROM NEW YORK STATE DORMITORY AUTHORITY)     

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