Resolution Information
RESOLUTION TEXT +-
Referred to: The Housing and Transportation Committee (Chairman Collins and Legislators Clinton, Corcoran, Harmon, Kitchen, McCollough, and Stewart), The Public Works and Capital Projects Committee (Chair Nolan and Legislators Donaldson, Kovacs, Litts, and McCollough), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Collins, Hansut, Kovacs, Nolan, Roberts, and Uchitelle)
Chairman of the Housing and Transportation Committee, Jeff Collins, and Deputy Chair Thomas Corcoran offer the following:
WHEREAS, this Resolution has been submitted at the request of the County Executive on behalf of Ulster County Area Transportation (UCAT); and
WHEREAS, this project includes the purchase of buses to replace existing Rolling Stock that has met their useful life; and
WHEREAS, the 2025 – 2030 Capital Improvement Program includes $19,785,040.00 for the replacement of bus rolling stock, $3,020,547.00 of which is scheduled for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025; and
WHEREAS, this project includes the purchase (2) 35’ Allison E Gen Flex Gillig Hybrid Buses that will replace (2) diesel buses currently covering our longest route at a cost of $1,983,402.00 with a contingency of (5%) $99,170.00; and
WHEREAS, a grant application has been submitted, and this purchase will be offset by Grant Award NY-2024-067, using Section 5339 funds with $856,776.00 in federal award dollars, $107,097.00 in state award dollars, with a $107,097.00 County match required for a total project amount of amount of $1,070,970.00; and
WHEREAS, a grant application has been submitted, and this purchase will be offset by part of Grant Award NY-2024-069, using Section 5339 funds with $397,529.00 in federal award dollars, $49,691.00 in state award dollars, with a $49,691.00 County match required for a total project amount of amount of $496,911.00; and
WHEREAS, a grant application has been submitted, and this purchase will be offset by part of Grant Award NY-2022-071, using Section 5339 funds with $411,753.00 in federal award dollars, $51,469.00 in state award dollars, with a $51,469.00 County match required for a total project amount of amount of $514,691.00; and
WHEREAS, the Director of public transportation requests Capital Project No. 732 be established and funded in the amount of $2,082,572.00 for the purchase of (2) 35’ Allison E Gen Flex Gillig Hybrid Buses; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, based upon examination by the Ulster County Legislature, the County’s funding of this Project constitutes a Type II action as defined under Sections 4.6.2 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. 732 is hereby established as follows:
CREATE AMOUNT
Capital Project No. 732 Rolling Stock $ 2,082,572.00
and, be it further
RESOLVED, that the 2024 Ulster County Capital Fund budget is hereby amended as follows:
INCREASE AMOUNT
HH.5997.0732-2100.2100 Vehicle Buses $ 2,082,572.00
(App. #)
HH.5997.0732-3500.5710 Revenue - Serial Bonds $ 2,082,572.00
(Rev. #),
and moves its adoption.
ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES: NOES:
Passed Committee: Housing and Transportation on ________________.
Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on ________________.
Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ________________.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
$2,082,572.00 - INCREASE TO 2025 CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATION
DOLLARS
$2,082,572.00 - INCREASE TO COUNTY REVENUE - SERIAL BONDS
(REIMBURSED BY $1,666,058.00 FEDERAL AND $208,257.00 STATE GRANT DOLLARS AND A COUNTY PORTION OF $208,257.00)
***A BOND RESOLUTION WILL BE REQUIRED***
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Updated: May 2, 2025
Votes on this Resolution
yes no abstained no voteCommittee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 223
Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 223
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