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

Committee (Chairman Maloney and Legislators Berky, Delaune, Lapp, Litts, Maio

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

Legislators Allen, Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs, Maio, and Maloney)

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

Committee, James F. Maloney, and Deputy Chairman Hector Rodriguez offer the

following:

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

behalf of the Department of Planning; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County was the recipient of a Community Development

Block Grant (CDBG) administered by the New York State Office of Community

Renewal to provide funding for low and moderate income households to achieve

homeownership; and

WHEREAS, participation in this program requires two public hearings; the

first being to seek direction and comments on the application for funding and the

second to allow the public an opportunity to comment on its implementation; and

WHEREAS, the County held the first of two required public hearings on the

Achieving Homeownership in Ulster County Program on December 10, 2013, prior

to submitting its application; and

WHEREAS, the County, through its sub-recipient RUPCO, has implemented

much of the CDBG funded Achieving Homeownership in Ulster County Program

making it appropriate for holding the required second public hearing; now, therefore,

be it

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

to call such a public hearing no later than April 12, 2016; 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 a

copy of the written notice of hearing to all municipalities within Ulster County, 

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Legislator Lopez left at 7:19 PM)

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

Transit on March 1, 2016

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on March 8, 2016

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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 15th Day of March in the year Two Thousand and

Sixteen, 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 17th Day of March

in the year Two Thousand and Sixteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature