Referred to: The Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts and Agriculture Committee (Chairwoman Sperry and Legislators Clinton, Corcoran, Hewitt, Litts, Stewart and Walls), The Public Works, Capital Projects and Transportation Committee (Chair Nolan and Legislators Donaldson, Kovacs, Litts, and McCollough), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Collins, Hansut, Kovacs, Nolan, and Roberts)

Chairwoman of the Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts and Agriculture Committee, Megan Sperry, and Deputy Chair Herbert Litts, III offer the following:

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

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature via Resolution No. 684, dated December 6, 2023, approved the advancement of capital projects for the Ulster County Community College that were included in the approved 2024-2029 Ulster County Capital Improvement program; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature via 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, the Ulster County Legislature via Resolution No. 569, dated December 21, 2021, approved an increase in funding of Capital Project No. 541, SUNY Ulster - Facilities Equipment in the amount of 100,000; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature via Resolution No. 347, dated July 19, 2022, approved an increase in funding of Capital Project No. 541, SUNY Ulster - Facilities Equipment in the amount of 340,000; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature via Resolution No. 332, dated June 13, 2023, approved an increase in funding of Capital Project No. 541, SUNY Ulster - Facilities Equipment in the amount of 300,000; and

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

WHEREAS, the $250,000 cost to replace facilities equipment for campus facilities in 2024 would be divided as follows: $125,000 State and $125,000 Ulster County; and

WHEREAS, the 2024-2029 Ulster County Capital Improvement Program included funding of $250,000 for SUNY Ulster Facilities Equipment; now, therefore be it

 RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 541 is hereby amended as follows:

                                               INCREASE                                    AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 541                  Facilities Equipment                       $250,000.00 

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the 2024 Ulster County Capital Fund Budget is hereby amended as follows:

INCREASE                                      AMOUNT

HH.2497.0541-2100.2120              Vehicles & Equipment                    $250,000.00

(App. #)                                              

HH.2497.0541-3500.5710              Revenue - Serial Bonds                   $250,000.00

(Rev. #),

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                        NOES:             

Passed Committee: Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts and Agriculture on ________________.

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

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ________________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$250,000.00 – CAPITAL PROJECT APPROPRATION DOLLARS                  

$250,000.00 – SERIAL BONDS – REVENUE (50% REIMBURSABLE FROM NEW YORK STATE DORMITORY AUTHORITY)    

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