Referred to: 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)

Chair of the Public Works, Capital Projects and Transportation Committee, Kathy Nolan, 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 the Department of Public Works; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Pool Complex has suffered critical damage and requires rehabilitation; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 414 dated July 16, 2024, approved the submission of a grant application to offset the costs of the required rehabilitation work at the Ulster County Pool; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County has received an award letter dated August 27, 2024 from the Dormitory Authority State of New York (DASNY) with an award allocation of Three Million Nine Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($3,920,000.00); and

WHEREAS, the 2025-2030 Capital Improvement Program contains a project called “Ulster County Pool Upgrades” with a total budget of Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,500,000.00); and

WHEREAS, in order to execute the grant agreement DASNY requires the Capital Project be funded with a funding source other than serial bonds; and

WHEREAS, the County of Ulster desires to advance the Project by making a commitment of 100% of the costs of preliminary design, detailed design, construction, and construction inspection work for the Project or portions thereof; and

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works requests Capital Project No. 716 be established in the amount of Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,500,000.00);  for a total project cost of Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,500,000.00); and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature, duly convened does hereby; now therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby approves the Project; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby authorizes the County of Ulster to pay 100% of the cost of preliminary design, detailed design, construction, and construction inspection work for the Project or portions thereof, with the understanding that qualified costs will be reimbursed from DASNY funding; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the sum of Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,500,000.00); is hereby appropriated from funding sources that are not serial bond funding and made available to cover the cost of participation in the above Project; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby agrees that the County of Ulster shall be responsible for all costs of the project, including costs that exceed the amount of reimbursement available from DASNY; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that in the event the costs of the Project exceed the amount appropriated above, the County of Ulster Legislature shall convene as soon as possible to appropriate said excess amount immediately upon the notification by the County Executive thereof; and, be it further

RESOLVED, based upon examination by the Ulster County Legislature, the County’s funding of this Project constitutes a Type II action as defined under Section 2.1 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 be it further

RESOLVED, Ulster County has determined that this funding action does not pose a significant potential environmental impact and may be progressed as a Type II action in accordance with 6 NYCRR Part 617 of SEQRA, and does not require any further determination or procedure under SEQRA; and, be it further

          RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 716 for Ulster County Pool Upgrades is hereby established as follows;

INCREASE                     AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 716                Ulster County Pool            $5,500,000.00

Upgrades         

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the 2025 Ulster County Operating Budget is hereby amended as follows:

INCREASE                     AMOUNT

AA.9900.9900-3700.9990             Appropriated Fund              $5,500,000.00

(Rev. #)                                          Balance

AA.9901.4600-9000.9025            Interfund Transfer to            $5,500,000.00

 (App. #)                                        Capital Projects Fund

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the 2025 Ulster County Capital Fund budget is hereby amended as follows:

INCREASE                     AMOUNT

HH.1997.0716-3520.5031              Interfund Transfer In            $5,500,000.00

(Rev. #)  

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                    NOES:    

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

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ____________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$5,500,000.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$5,500,000.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND INTERFUND REVENUE

                           (TO BE OFFSET BY $3,920,000.00 IN STATE FUNDING)

$5,500,000.00 – COUNTY GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATED FUND BALANCE

$5,500,000.00 – COUNTY GENERAL FUND INTERFUND TRANSFER

                           APPROPRIATION