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

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

and Rodriguez), The Energy and Environment Committee (Chairman R. Parete and

Legislators Bartels, Heppner, Lapp, and Wawro), 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, offers the following:

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

behalf of the Department of Planning; and

WHEREAS, the State of New York has allocated $2,300,000 in capital project

funding for the construction of the Ulster County Rail Trail Project- Ashokan Rail

Trail; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County is required to enter into a Grant Agreement with

the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for the allocated

funding for the construction phase of the Ashokan Rail Trail project, which is

proposed to commence in late 2017; and now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby

authorized to execute a Grant Contract (Contract No. DEC01-C00288GG-3350000)

and any amendments thereto, with the New York State Department of Environmental

Conservation for grant funding for the Ashokan Rail Trail project; and be it further

RESOLVED, following execution of the Grant Contract, the Director of

Planning and the Deputy Director of Planning are hereby authorized to submit all

necessary grant related documentation and otherwise act for the County regarding

this grant funding,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 16 NOES: 6

(Noes: Legislators Donaldson, Greene, Lopez,

J. Parete, R. Parete, and Wawro)

 (Absent: Legislator Briggs) 

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

Transit on April 4, 2017

Passed Committee: Energy and Environment on April 10, 2017

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on April 11, 2017

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$2,300,000.00- ANTICIPATED CAPITAL PROJECT REVENUE 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 18th Day of April in the year Two Thousand and

Seventeen, 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 21st Day of April in

the year Two Thousand and Seventeen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

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

21st Day of April, 2017. 27th Day of April, 2017.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature