Referred to: The Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning, and Transit

Committee (Chairman Briggs and Legislators Allen, Archer, Bartels, Litts, Maio, and

Maloney), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and

Legislators Allen, Belfiglio, Briggs, Gregorius, Maio, Maloney, and R. Parete)

Chairman of the Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit

Committee, Thomas J. Briggs, and Deputy Chairman James F. Maloney offer the

following:

WHEREAS, Ulster County has established a 30 day review period for the

addition of lands to Agricultural Districts in accordance with New York State

Agriculture and Markets Law Article 25AA, Section 303-b; and

WHEREAS, the 30 day review period for the additions of lands to

Agricultural Districts as set by the County ended on March 30, 2015; and

WHEREAS, the Agricultural Farmland Protection Board received requests

from landowners to include parcels of land in Agricultural Districts; and

WHEREAS, Agriculture and Markets Law Article 25AA, Section 303-b

requires a Public Hearing to be held concerning the addition of one or more parcels

of land to Agricultural Districts; and

WHEREAS, Agriculture and Markets Law Article 25AA, Section 303-b also

requires directly notifying, in writing, those municipalities whose territory

encompasses lands proposed for inclusion in Agricultural Districts; now, therefore,

be it

RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature shall act in

accordance with NYS Agriculture and Markets Law Section 303-b and cause a legal

notice of said Public Hearing to be published, and provide a copy of the hearing

notice in writing, to all municipalities that have lands proposed for inclusion in

Agricultural Districts; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that said Public Hearing will be held on June 16, 2015 at 7:15

PM, or as soon thereafter as the public can be heard, in the Legislative Chambers,

Ulster County Office Building, 244 Fair Street, Kingston, New York;

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 23 NOES: 0

Passed Committee: Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit

on May 5, 2015

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on May 13, 2015

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$300.00 – APPROXIMATE ADVERTISING COSTS

STATE OF NEW YORK

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COUNTY OF ULSTER

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Legislature of the County of Ulster, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is

the original resolution adopted by the Ulster County Legislature on the 19th Day of May in the year Two Thousand and

Fifteen, and said resolution shall remain on file in the office of said clerk.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the County of Ulster this 20th Day of May in

the year Two Thousand and Fifteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature