Referred to: The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators

Archer, Bartels, Lopez, Maio, James Maloney, Joseph Maloney, and Petit)

Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Richard A. Gerentine, and Deputy

Chair Laura Petit offer the following:

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

behalf of the Department of Finance; and

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Finance has requested permission to accept

bids for parcels of county-owned real property as hereinafter described, which was

acquired by the County by reason of non-payment of taxes, and has previously been

offered at a public auction; and

WHEREAS, said parcel #63 of the 2018 Public Auction, listed as 1.00 acre,

100 feet by 460 feet, described as vacant, N Ohioville Rd., in the Town of New Paltz,

section block and lot number 87.9-1-25, has unpaid taxes in the amount of

$10,416.00 dating back to the year 2013; and

WHEREAS, the prospective purchaser of parcel #63 has bid $1,500.00 for the

property which is the upset price as determined by the Real Property Tax Service

Agency; and

WHEREAS, the prospective purchasers shall be responsible for the 2018-19

school tax and all subsequent tax levies; and

WHEREAS, these conveyances constitute Type II actions under section 4.1.5

of the County of Ulster’s State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) Type II

List that was adopted in Resolution No. 118 on April 20, 2010; and

WHEREAS, as per section 3 of the County’s Type II List, these actions do not

pose a significant potential environmental impact and may be progressed as Type II

actions in accordance with 6 NYCRR Part 617 of SEQRA; now therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Commissioner of Finance is authorized

to accept payment as follows:

PREVIOUS OWNER TOWN BIDDER BID AMOUNT

Valentino, Lenore & Ralph New Paltz Scialpi, Robert $1,500.00

SBL#: 87.9-1-25 Moradel, Amanda

Parcel # 63 158 South Main Street

Unpaid Taxes: $10,416.00 Ellenville, NY 12428

and, be it further,

RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature is authorized

and directed to make, execute and deliver to said bidder making payment, a quitclaim

deed conveying the interest of the County in said parcel, which quitclaim deed shall

contain the covenant that the said County of Ulster shall in no event be or become

liable for any defects in title conveyed for any cause whatsoever, and that no claim or

demand of any nature shall ever be made against the County of Ulster arising from

such sale, conveyance or the proceedings leading thereto,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Collins)

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on August 14, 2018

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

TOTAL UNPAID TAXES: $10,416.00

TOTAL ACCEPTED BID: $ 1,500.00

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 14th Day of August in the year Two Thousand and

Eighteen, 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 15th Day of August

in the year Two Thousand and Eighteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

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

15th Day of August, 2018. 23rd Day of August, 2018.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature