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 four (4) < 30’ cutaway 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 UCAT – Fleet Electrification Program, of which $3,020,547.00 was intended for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 and $2,082,572.00 was authorized in Resolution No. 223 of May 20, 2025 for the establishment of Capital Project No. 732 – Rolling Stock; and
WHEREAS, a grant application has been submitted to the Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) for the purchase of fleet replacement < 30 ft. rolling stock in the amount of $529,388.00 pursuant to Resolution No. 318 of 2025; and
WHEREAS, this purchase will be offset by the above-mentioned grant application using Fiscal Year 2022 Section 5339 funds; and
WHEREAS, once the grant is awarded, the capital cutaway bus purchase will be reimbursed with a total Federal Transit Authority (FTA) amount of $423,510.00, New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) amount of $52,939.00, and Ulster County Share ($52,939.00); and
WHEREAS, the Director of Public Transportation requests Capital Project No. 737 be established and funded in the amount of $529,388.00 for the purchase of four (4) < 30’ Ford Cutaway 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. 737 is hereby established as follows:
CREATE AMOUNT
Capital Project No. 737 < 30’ Rolling Stock $529,388.00
and, be it further
RESOLVED, that the 2025 Ulster County Capital Fund budget is hereby amended as follows:
INCREASE AMOUNT
HH.5997.0737-2100.2100 Vehicle Buses $529,388.00
(App. #)
HH.5997.0737-3500.5710 Revenue- Serial Bonds $529,388.00
(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:
$529,388.00 - INCREASE TO COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS
$529,388.00 - INCREASE TO COUNTY REVENUE - SERIAL BONDS
(REIMBURSED BY $423,510.00 FEDERAL AND $52,939.00 STATE GRANT DOLLARS)
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Updated: June 27, 2025
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