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 were

acquired by the County pursuant to Article 11 of Real Property Tax Law by reason of

non-payment of taxes, and have previously been offered at a public auction; and

WHEREAS, said parcel #171 of the 2018 Public Auction, listed as .02 acre,

described as vacant, 501 Heather Ridge Way, in the Town of Wawarsing, Village of

Ellenville, section block and lot number 83.62-3-75, has unpaid taxes in the amount

of $1,233.00 dating back to the year 2015; and

WHEREAS, the prospective purchaser of parcel #171 has bid $1,233.00 for

the property, which is the amount of tax due; and

WHEREAS, said parcel #172 of the 2018 Public Auction, listed as .02 acre,

described as vacant, 503 Heather Ridge Way, in the Town of Wawarsing, Village of

Ellenville, section block and lot number 83.62-3-76, has unpaid taxes in the amount

of $1,233.00 dating back to the year 2015; and

WHEREAS, the prospective purchaser of parcel #172 has bid $1,233.00 for

the property, which is the amount of tax due; and

WHEREAS, said parcel #173 of the 2018 Public Auction, listed as .03 acre,

described as vacant, 507 Heather Ridge Way, in the Town of Wawarsing, Village of

Ellenville, section block and lot number 83.62-3-77, has unpaid taxes in the amount

of $1,227.00 dating back to the year 2015; and

WHEREAS, the prospective purchaser of parcel #173 has bid $1,227.00 for

the property, which is the amount of tax due; and 

WHEREAS, said parcel #174 of the 2018 Public Auction, listed as .02 acre,

described as vacant, 510 Heather Ridge Way, in the Town of Wawarsing, Village of

Ellenville, section block and lot number 83.62-3-78, has unpaid taxes in the amount

of $1,240.00 dating back to the year 2015; and

WHEREAS, the prospective purchaser of parcel #174 has bid $1,240.00 for

the property, which is the amount of tax due; and

WHEREAS, said parcel #175 of the 2018 Public Auction, listed as .02 acre,

described as vacant, 508 Heather Ridge Way, in the Town of Wawarsing, Village of

Ellenville, section block and lot number 83.62-3-79, has unpaid taxes in the amount

of $1,238.00 dating back to the year 2015; and

WHEREAS, the prospective purchaser of parcel #175 has bid $1,238.00 for

the property, which is the amount of tax due; and

WHEREAS, said parcel #176 of the 2018 Public Auction, listed as .02 acre,

described as vacant, 506 Heather Ridge Way, in the Town of Wawarsing, Village of

Ellenville, section block and lot number 83.62-3-80, has unpaid taxes in the amount

of $1,233.00 dating back to the year 2015; and

WHEREAS, the prospective purchaser of parcel #176 has bid $1,233.00 for

the property, which is the amount of tax due; and

WHEREAS, said parcel #179 of the 2018 Public Auction, listed as .68 acre,

described as vacant, 151 Center St., in the Town of Wawarsing, Village of Ellenville,

section block and lot number 91.22-1-12, has unpaid taxes in the amount of

$3,923.00 dating back to the year 2015; and

WHEREAS, the prospective purchaser of parcel #179 has bid $3,923.00 for

the property which are the taxes due; 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

Valley Services Inc. Wawarsing Heather Q LLC $1,233.00

SBL#: 83.62-3-75 Village of 265 Sunrise Highway, Suite 50

Parcel # 171 Ellenville Rockville Centre, NY 11570

Unpaid Taxes: $1,233.00

Valley Services Inc. Wawarsing Heather Q LLC $1,233.00

SBL#: 83.62-3-76 Village of 265 Sunrise Highway, Suite 50

Parcel # 172 Ellenville Rockville Centre, NY 11570

Unpaid Taxes: $1,233.00

Valley Services Inc. Wawarsing Heather Q LLC $1,227.00

SBL#: 83.62-3-77 Village of 265 Sunrise Highway, Suite 50

Parcel # 173 Ellenville Rockville Centre, NY 11570

Unpaid Taxes: $1,227.00

Valley Services Inc. Wawarsing Heather Q LLC $1,240.00

SBL#: 83.62-3-78 Village of 265 Sunrise Highway, Suite 50

Parcel # 174 Ellenville Rockville Centre, NY 11570

Unpaid Taxes: $1,240.00

Valley Services Inc. Wawarsing Heather Q LLC $1,238.00

SBL#: 83.62-3-79 Village of 265 Sunrise Highway, Suite 50

Parcel

PREVIOUS OWNER TOWN BIDDER BID AMOUNT

Thomas Jr., Tyrone E Wawarsing Hopper, Earl Russell $3,923.00

SBL#: 91.22-1-12 Village of 10 Grand St.

Parcel # 179 Ellenvlle Newburgh, NY 12550

Unpaid Taxes: $3,923.00

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: 21 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislators Collins and Maio)

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on December 11, 2018

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

TOTAL UNPAID TAXES: $11,327.00

TOTAL ACCEPTED BIDS: $11,327.00

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 18th Day of December 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 19th Day of

December 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

21st Day of December, 2018. 27th Day of December, 2018.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature