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 Richard 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, this resolution has been submitted by the County Executive on

behalf of the Department of Planning; and

WHEREAS, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets has

notified Ulster County that Agricultural District No. 2 in the Towns of Esopus,

Gardiner, New Paltz, Plattekill, Rosendale, Shawangunk and the Village of New

Paltz is approaching its eight-year anniversary date of July 21, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Agricultural Markets Law Article 25AA requires the County to

cause a review of the District to be conducted and completed within 300 days; and,

WHEREAS, as part of the review, Agricultural Markets Law Article 25AA

requires a Public Hearing to be held concerning the review of the district and any

proposed modifications to the district; and,

WHEREAS, Agricultural Markets Law Article 25AA requires that the Public

Hearing be held between day 120 and day 180 of the 300 day Review; now,

therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby

authorized to call such Public Hearing no later than March 23, 2015; and, be it

further

RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature shall cause a

legal notice of said Public Hearing to be published according to law; and, be it further

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

writing to all affected municipalities a copy of the hearing notice,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 23 NOES: 0

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

Transit on February 3, 2015

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on February 11, 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 17th Day of February 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

February in the year Two Thousand and Fifteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature