Referred to: The American Rescue Plan Act Special Committee (Charmain Criswell and Legislators Corcoran, Levine, Lopez, and Sperry), The Public Works, Capital Projects and Transportation Committee (Chairwoman Petit and Legislators Fabiano, Litts, Nolan, and Stewart), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Cahill, Fabiano, Ronk, and Walter)

Chairman of the ARPA Special Committee, Peter J. Criswell, and Deputy Chair Thomas Corcoran, Jr. offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted at the request of the County Executive on behalf of the Department of Finance, Division of Recovery and Resilience; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature passed Resolution No. 333 on August 17, 2021 creating Capital Project No. 602, entitled “ARP Infrastructure and Trails”; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 333 resolved that funding for Capital Project No. 602 shall be subject to the further approval of the Ulster County Legislature; and

WHEREAS, a purpose of Capital Project No. 602 is to utilize federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for water and sewer infrastructure investments that assist economic development and affordable housing projects in Ulster County; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Housing Action Plan called for the County to increase the available inventory of transitional and supportive housing to break the cycle of homelessness in the County; and

WHEREAS, this extension of water and sewer infrastructure by the Town of Ulster would immediately benefit a planned redevelopment of the vacant Quality Inn & Suites hotel site into supportive homeless housing; and

WHEREAS, this project is estimated to cost $2,000,000.00 of ARPA Funds from Ulster County to provide an extension of sewer and water infrastructure under the New York State Thruway; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the 2022 Ulster County Capital Fund is hereby amended as follows:

                                                            INCREASE                           AMOUNT

HH.7197.0602.4300.4505              Other Fees                             $2,000,000.00

(App. #)

HH.7197.0602.3400.4895              Federal Aid, ARPA              $2,000,000.00

(Rev. #),

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                     NOES:               

Passed Committee: ARPA Special Committee on _____________.

Passed Committee: Public Works, Capital Projects and Transportation on _____________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on _____________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$2,000,000.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$2,000,000.00 – FEDERAL CAPITAL FUND REVENUES