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 Tourism; and

WHEREAS, the “I Love New York” Matching Funds Local Assistance

Program (the “Program) has been designated by New York State for fiscal year 2016-

2017; and

WHEREAS, for the past twenty years the Ulster County Department of

Tourism has participated in the Program which is administered by the New York

State Department of Economic Development, Division of Tourism; and

WHEREAS, the Program requires the County to match funds received from

New York State; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Tourism anticipates applying for between

$30,000.00 and $135,250.00 in matching funds; and

WHEREAS, the Program allows for additional advertising which is vital to

the continuing growth of Tourism in Ulster County; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that Ulster County hereby pledges to match funds received from

the “I Love New York” Matching Funds Local Assistance Program during New York

State fiscal year 2016-2017 in an amount no more than $135,250.00 and no less than

$30,000.00; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that Ulster County hereby reserves the right to accept or not

accept funds from the Program,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 23 NOES: 0

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

Transit on January 19, 2016

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on January 26, 2016

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$67,498 – 2016 BUDGETED APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

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 26th Day of January 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 29th Day of January

in the year Two Thousand and Sixteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

Submitted to the County Executive this Approved by the County Executive this

29

th Day of January, 2016. 5

th Day of February, 2016.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella |s| Michael P. Hein

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Michael P. Hein, County Executive

Ulster County Legislature