Chairman John M. Duchessi has called a meeting of the Education/Government Committee for 6:25 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 in the Legislative Chambers, County Office Building, 64 Broadway, Fonda, New York. Items on the agenda, at this time, are as follows:

1. DISCUSSION

    A. Privilege of Committee Chair, Committee Members & Legislators to discuss items of interest, etc., regarding departments governed by this Committee

2.  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FMCC CAMPUS CRITICAL MAINTENANCE PROJECT – CAMPUS LABS & CLASSROOMS – PHASE 1

3.  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NO. 2 WITH D & L UTILITY SERVICES FOR FMCC ALLEN HOUSE PROJECT

4.  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AN AGREEMENT WITH JMZ ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS, PC FOR SCHEMATIC DESIGN WORK ON FMCC CLASSROOM BUILDING LABS AND BATHROOMS RENOVATION PROJECT

5.  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE NYS CANALWAY TRAIL (COUNTY EXECUTIVE)

6.  RESOLUTON SETTING THE DATE AND TIME OF THE 2018 ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING (COUNTY LEGISLATURE)

7.  OTHER

RESOLUTION NO. 289 of 2017 DATED: December 19, 2017 RECOMMENDATION:

WHEREAS, the Fulton Montgomery Community College Board of Trustees has recommended that the Campus Labs and Classrooms Phase 1 project be undertaken at Fulton Montgomery Community College; and 

WHEREAS, the College proposes completion of said project utilizing monies from New York State 50% Match Funds and the County Sponsors as follows:

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Montgomery County Legislature hereby approves the Campus Labs and Classrooms Project Phase 1 at Fulton Montgomery Community College at a cost not to exceed $1,000,000.00; and 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution is contingent upon passage of a similar resolution by the Fulton County Board of Supervisors.

RESOLUTION VOTE, passed with Aye(9). (12/19/2017)

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RESOLUTION NO. 290 of 2017 DATED: December 19, 2017 RECOMMENDATION:

WHEREAS, the FMCC Allen House Project is being constructed with no dollars from Montgomery and Fulton Counties, and 

WHEREAS, Resolution #133 of 2017 authorized the County Executive to execute certain Agreements for the FMCC Allen House Project, and

WHEREAS, one of these Agreements was with D & L Utility Services to provide electrical work, and 

WHEREAS, FMCC needs to pay for unanticipated asbestos removal costs during installation of cable in underground duct 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Executive is hereby authorized and directed to execute Change Order No. 2 in the amount of $1,000 with D & L Utility Services, and be it further 

RESOLVED, that D & L Utility Services’ revised contract amount will now be: 

MOTION TO AMEND by Legislator Pepe, seconded by Legislator Kelly,  to change the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED clause to reflect the amount of $2,000 to be consistent with the RESOLVED clause

passed with Aye(9).(12/19/2017)

RESOLUTION VOTE, passed with Aye(9). (12/19/2017)

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RESOLUTION NO. 291 of 2017 DATED: December 19, 2017 RECOMMENDATION:

WHEREAS, in 2016, FMCC requested from Fulton and Montgomery Counties a 2017 capital appropriation of $100,000 to prepare schematic design plans, cost estimates and project phasing and $1.0 million capital appropriations in both 2018 and 2019 to prepare final design plans and bid specifications and construct the Classroom Building Labs and Bathrooms Renovation Project, and 

WHEREAS, the Classroom Building Labs and Bathrooms Renovation Project is projected to cost $2.5 million, and due to the size and complexity of the construction work involved, it is anticipated that the construction work will take 2-3 construction years to complete, and

WHEREAS, FMCC developed a scope of work for the schematic design work and sent it to JMZ Architects and Planners, PC to use to prepare a cost proposal, and

WHEREAS, JMZ has submitted a proposal to perform the schematic design work for a total fee of $95,500, and 

WHEREAS, FMCC is recommending that Amendment No. 1 to JMZ’s Agreement be approved to have JMZ: 

• Design and specify all telecom cabling for the building, which includes data and telephone cabling.
• Develop a site-specific telecom cable specification with the assistance of the college’s IT staff.
• Coordinate where the telecom cables should be routed to with IT staff. Update design drawings to show these termination locations.
• Review shop drawings associated with the telecom equipment.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Executive is hereby authorized and directed to execute Amendment No. 1 to an Agreement with JMZ Architects and Planners, PC in the amount of $2,100 to perform this work.

RESOLUTION VOTE, passed with Aye(9). (12/19/2017)

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RESOLUTION NO. 292 of 2017 DATED: December 19, 2017 RECOMMENDATION:

WHEREAS, per Resolution 238 of 1986, the County entered into a 25-year agreement with the State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation for the purposes of maintenance of the former West Shore RR Right-of-Way by the County (commonly referred to as the NYS Canalway Trail); and

WHEREAS, per Resolution 69 of 2012 this agreement was converted to a 5 year agreement with a term of May 10, 2012 through May 9, 2017 ; and

WHEREAS, this agreement has expired and New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has extended an offer to Montgomery County to continue the agreement for an additional five years pursuant to Article 1 of the Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Montgomery County Executive is authorized and directed to extend the 5 year agreement with New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation for the purposes of maintenance of the NYS Canalway Trail for an additional five years, commencing on May 10, 2017.

RESOLUTION VOTE, passed with Aye(9). (12/19/2017)

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RESOLUTION NO. 293 of 2017 DATED: December 19, 2017 RECOMMENDATION:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Montgomery County Charter § 2.05, the County Legislature shall on the first Tuesday, after the first Monday in January of each year, meet and organize by election from among its members a Chair, a Deputy Chair and such other legislative officials as it deems appropriate. The Chair shall appoint members of the County Legislature to serve on such legislative committees as are provided by the rules of the County Legislature.

RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the Legislature shall give notice that the Organizational Meeting for the Montgomery County Legislature is hereby scheduled for January 2, 2017 at 6:00 pm in the Legislative Chambers, 64 Broadway, Fonda, NY.

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