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

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

and Rodriguez)

Legislators Hector Rodriguez, Jennifer Schwartz Berky and James H. Delaune offer

the following:

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature, Ulster County Development

Corporation, Ulster County Industrial Development Agency and the Ulster County

Planning Board created a partnership that led to the development of a Sustainable

Economic Development Plan for Ulster County known as Ulster Tomorrow; and

WHEREAS, Ulster Tomorrow was a first of its kind effort in our community

to engage business leaders, developers, environmentalists, public officials and the

general public in a dialogue to advance all interests in the county; and

WHEREAS, Ulster Tomorrow engaged professional services and technical

expertise in economic development planning and professional facilitation to assist the

Steering Committee and the participants in reaching consensus; and

WHERAS, Ulster Tomorrow produced several detailed reports on key

economic sectors critical to the economic well-being of the County as identified by

the public engagement process as well as identifying emerging sectors of our

economy; and

W

WHEREAS, in April 2008 the Ulster County Legislature passed Resolution

119, adopting Ulster Tomorrow as part of Ulster County’s Comprehensive Plan;

now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, the Ulster County Legislature requests the County Executive to

update Ulster Tomorrow by reconvening the stakeholders in Ulster County; and, be it

further

RESOLVED, the Legislature requests to be a collaborative partner in this

process; and, be it further

RESOLVED, the Legislature recognizing the need for public input and

professional expertise, requests the Executive to engage in a collaborative process

with the public/stakeholders to update the document and to utilize professional

facilitation to achieve this; and, be it further

RESOLVED, the Ulster County Legislature requests the Executive to conduct

public information sessions and seek comments as needed or requested by individual

municipalities and report back to the Legislature, on the conduct of those sessions

and any comments received,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

 AYES: NOES:

Postponed in Committee: Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning, and

Transit on March 1, 2016

Postponed in Committee: Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning, and

Transit on April 5, 2016

No Action Taken in Committee: Economic Development, Tourism, Housing,

Planning, and Transit on May 3, 2016

No Action Taken in Committee: Economic Development, Tourism, Housing,

Planning, and Transit on June 7, 2016 

No Action Taken in Committee: Economic Development, Tourism, Housing,

Planning, and Transit on July 5, 2016

Postponed in Committee: Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning, and

Transit on August 2, 2016

No Action Taken in Committee: Economic Development, Tourism, Housing,

Planning, and Transit on September 6, 2016

Postponed in Committee: Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning, and

Transit on October 3, 2016

Postponed in Committee: Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning, and

Transit on November 9, 2016

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

Transit on _____________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

NONE