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 Richard 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, and Deputy Chairman Hector Rodriguez offer the

following:

WHEREAS, the State of New York has allocated $1,000,000 in additional

capital project funding for the construction of the Ashokan Rail Trail- Capital Project

No. 459; 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 will

commence in 2018; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby

authorized to execute a Grant Contract (Contract No. DEC01-C00477GG-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: 15 NOES: 7

(Noes: Legislators Donaldson, Fabiano, Greene,

Lapp, J. Parete, R. Parete, and Wawro)

(Absent: Legislator Bartels) 

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

on December 5, 2017

Passed Committee: Energy and Environment on December11, 2017

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on December 12, 2017

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$1,000,000- ANTICIPATED 2018 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 19th Day of December 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

December 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 December, 2017. 28th Day of December, 2017.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature