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

Committee (Chairman James Maloney and Legislators Archer, Delaune, Litts, Maio,

Rodriguez, and Woltman)

Chairman of the Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning, and Transit

Committee, James F. Maloney, Deputy Chair Hector Rodriguez, and Legislator

Nolan offer the following:

WHEREAS, the State of New York (the “State”), through the Office of Parks,

Recreation, and Historic Preservation (“OPRHP”) and the New York State

Department of Transportation (“NYSDOT”), is planning to construct and establish

the Empire State Trail, a 750-mile interconnected shared-use trail system, a segment

of which runs through Ulster County (the “Trail”); and

WHEREAS, the State desires to construct an approximately 1,500 foot

segment of the Trail along North Putt Corners Road (also identified as County Route

17) from Route 299 to Henry W. Dubois Drive in New Paltz (the “Property”), which

would widen and improve this segment of the County’s road for walking and

bicycling; and

WHEREAS, the County recognizes the safety and economic development

benefits of the establishment of the Trail through Ulster County and desires to enter

into the Empire State Trail Work Agreement (the “Agreement”) with OPRHP and

NYSDOT to allow the improvements to be made on Property, including widening of

the road for bike lanes and installation of a drainage swale, signage, striping, two

rectangular rapid flashing beacons, and landscaping, which will be maintained by

Ulster County following construction of the improvements; and now, therefore, be it

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

authorized to execute the Empire State Trail Work Agreement with the Office of

Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (“OPRHP”) and the New York State

Department of Transportation (“NYSDOT”) to improve and maintain North Putt

Corners Road from Route 299 to Henry W. Dubois Drive in New Paltz as part of the

Empire State Trail,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 21 NOES: 0

(Legislator Petit arrived at 8:53 PM)

(Absent: Legislator Fabiano)

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

on September 4, 2018

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 20th Day of September 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 21st Day of

September 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

24th Day of September, 2018. 1st Day of October, 2018.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature