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Committee approves series of appointments, grants and contracts; UCRA appointment, watershed grant and clean‑energy contract cleared
Summary
Committee approved several routine resolutions: appointed an independent administrative hearing officer for UCRA (resolution 41), confirmed Thomas Rafaldi to the Fish & Wildlife Board (resolution 31), accepted a $150,000 Hudson River Foundation grant for a watershed coordinator (resolution 32), and authorized a $75,000 contract with the Hudson Valley Regional Council for municipal clean‑energy technical services (resolution 33).
The committee approved multiple administrative resolutions during the Feb. 4 meeting.
Resolution 41, moved earlier in the agenda to accommodate Director Ryder’s schedule, appoints Eric Zadens to serve as the independent administrative hearing officer for the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency; the item cited a $12,000 financial impact and passed by voice vote.
Resolution 31 confirmed Thomas Rafaldi as the sportsman representative on the Fish and Wildlife Board; the seat carries a term from Jan. 1, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2027. The committee approved the appointment unanimously.
Resolution 32 authorizes acceptance of a $150,000 award from the Hudson River Foundation to fund an Ulster County watershed coordinator. The award was described in the agenda as a three‑year funding stream (year‑by‑year breakdown provided in the presentation) and the committee accepted the grant unanimously.
Resolution 33 approves a $75,000 contract with the Hudson Valley Regional Council to provide technical support to municipalities on clean‑energy and energy‑efficiency projects, including EV charging, storage, heat pumps and weatherization. That resolution also passed unanimously.
All routine resolutions were approved by voice vote and no roll‑call tallies were recorded in the transcript. Committee members expressed support for program goals such as watershed coordination and municipal energy planning and thanked staff for the work in securing grants and contract partners.
