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

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

and Rodriguez)

 Legislators Thomas J. Briggs and Craig V. Lopez offer the following:

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature is committed to encouraging

economic growth and promoting tourism in Ulster County; and

WHEREAS, the Nevele Resort, Spa and ProSport Campus will transform the

former iconic Nevele Resort into a year-round premier youth sports destination in the

Northeast and the premier group and event destination in New York State; and

WHEREAS, youth travel sports represents a $7 billion business, and there is a

national trend in the youth travel sports industry where players and their families mix

destination youth sports with recreation; and

WHEREAS, youth sports destinations exist throughout most of the United

States, but there are currently no such destinations in New York or the entire

Northeast; and

WHEREAS, the site of Nevele Resort, Spa and ProSport Campus is located

in Ulster County in the Town of Wawarsing and adjacent to the Village of Ellenville,

which is an economically distressed community, as designated by the Hudson Valley

Regional Council; and

WHEREAS, the project will create 3,299 jobs within the region, including

2,230 jobs during the construction and development period and roughly 1,069 new

jobs for ongoing operations; and

WHEREAS, the project will create an anticipated $154.53 million in labor

income and household earnings, and $257.15 million dollars in GDP; and

WHEREAS, the Nevele Resort, Spa and ProSport Campus will draw in over

one million visitors per year, making it one of the largest economic impacts in Ulster

County; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby supports the

redevelopment of the Nevele Resort in Ellenville, Town of Wawarsing, as a Resort

and ProSport Campus; and, be it further 

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature encourages examination of

this worthy economic development project on the state and federal level to ensure

that all available funding is secured; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature shall forward

copies of this resolution to the Mid Hudson Regional Economic Development

Council Co-Chairs Dennis Murray and Leonard S. Schleifer, Regional Council

Director Meghan Taylor, Ulster County Office of Economic Development Director

Suzanne Holt, Town of Wawarsing Supervisor Leonard Distel and Village of

Ellenville Mayor Jeff Kaplan,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 20 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislators Fabiano, R. Parete and

Roberts)

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

on July 5, 2016

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

NONE

STATE OF NEW YORK

 ss:

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 July 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 20th Day of July in

the year Two Thousand and Sixteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature