PERTAINS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS – PUBLIC TRANSIT DIVISION

PUBLIC WORKS & CAPITAL PROJECTS RE: RESOLUTION NO. 2025110 AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF SECTION 5307 and 5339 GRANT APPLICATIONS WITH FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION AND NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MATCHING FUNDS FOR CAPITAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ACT OF 1964, AS IT PERTAINS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS - PUBLIC TRANSIT DIVISION Legislators METZGER, HOUSTON, PAOLONI, VERSACI, GORMAN, CASWELL, D'AQUANNI, KAUL and LAWLER offer the following and move its adoption: WHEREAS, the Federal Transit Administration is authorized to make grants for mass transportation projects, and WHEREAS, the contract for financial assistance will impose certain obligations upon Dutchess County, hereinafter referred to as "the County", including provision by it of the local share of project costs and the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works will be advised if and when the Federal Transit Administration will grant funds to the County under Sections 5307 and 5339, and WHEREAS, the Federal Transit Administration requires, in accord with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, that in connection with the filing of an application for assistance under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, the County give an assurance that it will comply with Title VI of the "ivil Rights Act of 1964 and the Federal Transit Administration requirements thereunder, and WHEREAS, grant applications will be filed with the Federal Transit Administration for capital assistance under Sections 5307 and 5339 in an amount up to $6,633,938, which will be used to assist in funding Dutchess County Public Transit (hereinafter "DCPT") for the purchase of twelve (12) heavy duty replacement transit buses, all of which have exceeded their 10-year useful life and to amend the existing FTA Grant NY-2023-034 to include additional Section 5339 funds for the acquisition of new fare boxes for the DCPT system, and WHEREAS, of the total project cost of $8,292,422, federal funding will consist of $6,633,938 (including up to $6,080,000 from Section 5307 and up to $553,938 from Section 5339) with State matching funds of $829,242 and County matching funds of $829,242, all of which will to be used to assist in funding Dutchess County Public Transit for the aforementioned buses and are essential to reducing the cost to taxpayers for the County transit system now and in the future, and WHEREAS, contemporaneously, Bond Resolution No. 2025082 is being submitted to the Legislature for consideration to authorize the issuance of $767,600 in serial bonds to finance the bulk of the County's required matching portion of $829,242, and WHEREAS, State Mass Transportation Capital Aid is available to fund projects approved by the Commissioner of Transportation, and WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works has been advised by the Federal Transit Administration nat the County has Pre-Award Authority in carrying out the above-described projects covered under Sections 5307 and 5339, and WHEREAS, it is necessary to establish a capital account to provide for the receipt and expenditure of federal, state and local funds for said transit capital projects now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the County Executive or her designee be and is hereby authorized to execute and file applications with the Federal Transit Administration for Sections 5307 and 5339 Capital project funds and under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, and to furnish such additional information as the Federal Transit Administration may require in connection with the applications, and be it further RESOLVED, that the County Executive or her designee be and is hereby authorized to execute such grant agreements arising from such applications on behalf of Dutchess County with the Federal Transit Administration to aid in the financing of capital projects pursuant to Sections 5307 and 5339 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, and be it further RESOLVED, that the County Executive or her designee, be and is hereby authorized to receive on behalf of the County, financial assistance for capital projects pursuant to Sections 5307 and 5339 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, and be it further RESOLVED, that the County Executive, or her designee, be and is hereby authorized to execute any necessary agreements arising from such applications on behalf of Dutchess County with the New York State Department of Transportation to aid in the financing of capital projects, and be it further RESOLVED, that the County Executive, or her designee, be and is hereby authorized to receive on behalf of the County financial assistance for capital projects from the New York State Department of Transportation, and be it further RESOLVED, that the County is permitted to acquire project funding under Pre-Award Authority of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration in an amount not to exceed $8,292,422 of total funding of which $6,633,938 are Federal funds, $829,242 are State funds, and $829,242 are County funds. CA-055-25 G-1523-S EMW/rjw 05/08/2025; Rev'd 5/20/25 Fiscal Impact: See Attached. APPROVED Susa Serine SUSAN J. SERINO COUNTY EXECUTIVE Date tuly 17,2025 STATE OF NEW YORK SS: COUNTY OF DUTCHESS This is to certify that I, the undersigned Clerk of the Legislature of the County of Dutchess, have compared the forgoing resolution with the original resolution now on file in the office of said clerk, and which was adopted by said Legislature on the 14h day of July 2025, and that the same is a truc and correct transcript of said original resolution and of the whole thereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said I cgislature this 14% day FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT NO FISCAL IMPACT PROJECTED APPROPRIATION RESOLUTIONS (To be completed by requesting department) Total Current Year Cost $ 8,292,422 Total Current Year Revenue $ 7,463,180 and Source $553,938 - FFY 2022 5339 Funds $6,080,000 - FTA 5307 Funds $829,242 - NYS Matching Funds $829,242 - Local Matching Funds Source of County Funds (check one): • Existing Appropriations, Contingency, Transfer of Existing Appropriations, • Additional Appropriations, • Other (explain). Identify Line Items(s): Amendments are included with the bond resolution. Related Expenses: Nature/Reason: Amount $ Anticipated Savings to County: $7,463,180 Net County Cost (this year): $829,242 Over Five Years: Additional Comments/Explanation: Grant applications will be submitted to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for assistance under Section 5307 ($6, 080,000) and Section 5339 ($553,938). These funds will be used to support the Dutchess County Public Transit system. The applications aim to secure funding for: -The purchase of twelve heavy-duty replacement buses for Dutchess County Public Transit (DCPT) using 5307 funds, all of which have exceeded their 10-year useful life. -Amend the existing FTA Grant NY-2023-034 to include additional Section 5339 funds for the acquisition of new fare boxes for the DCPT system. The total project cost is $8,292,422, which of $6,633,938-Federal Funds; $829,242-State Matching Funds and $829,242- County Matching Funds. The budget amendments are included with the bond authorization resolution. Prepared by: David C. Whalen Prepared On: 5/6/2025 Dut.pdf Public Works and Capital Projects Roll Call District Name District 7 - Hyde Park and Pleasant Valley Truitt* District 25 - Amenia, Washington, Pleasant Valley & Millbrook Houston* District 3 - LaGrange Polasek* District 16 - Fishkill and Beacon Valdés Smith* District 9 - City of Poughkeepsie Atkins* District 1 - Town of Poughkeepsie Gorman District 10 - City of Poughkeepsie Johnson (VC) District 12 - East Fishkill Metzger (C) District 13 - East Fishkill and Wappinger Paoloni District 15 - Wappinger Faust District 20 - Red Hook, Tivoli, and Rhinebeck Munn District 23 - Pawling, Beekman and East Fishkill Rolison Yes absent about Present: Absent: Resolution: Motion: Absent Total : 9 Yes Abstentions: O Vacant: No No 2025110 AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF SECTION 5307 AND 5339 GRANT APPLICATIONS WITH FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION AND NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MATCHING FUNDS FOR CAPITAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ACT OF 1964, AS IT PERTAINS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS - PUBLIC TRANSIT DIVISION JULY 10, 2025 Roll Call Sheets District District 7 - Hyde Park and Pleasant Valley District 25 - Amenia, Washington, Pleasant Valley & Millbrook District 3 - LaGrange District 16 - Fishkill and Beacon District 9 - City of Poughkeepsie District 1 - Town of Poughkeepsie District 2 - LaGrange, Pleasant Valley & Town of Poughkeepsie District 4 - Hyde Park and Town of Poughkeepsie District 5 - Town of Poughkeepsie District 6 - Town of Poughkeepsie District 8 - City and Town of Poughkeepsie District 10 - City of Poughkeepsie District 11 - Clinton, Pleasant Valley, and Rhinebeck District 12 - East Fishkill District 13 - East Fishkill and Wappinger District 14 - Wappinger and Town of Poughkeepsie District 15 - Wappinger District 17 - Town and Village of Fishkill District 18 - City of Beacon and Fishkill District 19 - North East, Stanford, Pine Plains, Milan & Red Hook District 20 - Red Hook, Tivoli, and Rhinebeck District 21 - East Fishkill District 22 - Beekman and Union Vale District 23 - Pawling, Beekman and East Fishkill District 24 - Dover, and Pawling Resolution: _ Motion: Last Name YES Truitt Houston Polasek Valdés Smith abseut Atkins Gorman Travelpiece Lawler absent D'Aquanni Kaul Brendli Johnson Kearney Metzger Paoloni Versaci Faust McHoul Page Drago Munn Caswell Garito Rolison House Total: Yes Abstentions: Q NO Present: Absent: Vacant: No 2025110 AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF SECTION 5307 AND 5339 GRANT APPLICATIONS WITH FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION AND NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MATCHING FUNDS FOR CAPITAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ACT OF 1964, AS IT PERTAINS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS - PUBLIC TRANSIT DIVISION JULY 14, 2025