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

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

Rodriguez, and Woltman), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman

Gerentine and Legislators Archer, Bartels, Lopez, Maio, James Maloney, Joseph

Maloney, and Petit)

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

Committee, James F. Maloney, and Deputy Chair 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

2019; and

WHEREAS, for the past twenty (20) years, the Ulster County Department of

Tourism has participated in the Program, which is administered by the Division of

Tourism of the New York State Department of Economic Development; 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 Program during New York State fiscal year 2019 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: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Roberts)

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

on October 3, 2018

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on October 9, 2018

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$70,709.00 – ANTICIPATED 2019 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 16th Day of October 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 17th Day of October

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

17th Day of October, 2018. 23rd Day of October, 2018.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature