Referred to:  The Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit Committee (Chairman Cahill and Legislators Archer, Corcoran, Delaune, Litts, Maio, and Uchitelle), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairwoman Archer and Legislators Bartels, Gavaris, Haynes, Maio, Ronk, and Walter)

Chairwoman of the Ways and Means Committee, Lynn Archer, and Deputy Chair Kenneth J. Ronk, Jr. offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted by the County Executive on behalf of the Ulster County Planning Department; and

            WHEREAS, the New York State Urban Development Corporation, d/b/a Empire State Development (the “ESD”), has notified Ulster County that it has allocated $277,430.00 in funding to the County to conduct outreach for the 2020 Census (the “Funds”); and

            WHEREAS, the Ulster County Planning Department has submitted an Expression of Interest to the State indicating its interest in the Funds and is in the process of submitting the formal application for the Funds; and

WHEREAS, the ESD has provided a draft Grant Disbursement Agreement (the “Agreement”) which will become finalized once the County’s application is approved; and

WHEREAS, conducting Census outreach is time sensitive because the United States Census Bureau will begin to ask residents to complete 2020 Census forms in mid-March and require the forms to be submitted by July 31, 2020; and

WHEREAS, the County desires to execute the Agreement as early as possible to ensure that Funds are available for our outreach efforts which are to begin now and continue through July 31, 2020; and

            WHEREAS, the Director of the Planning Department requests the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature be authorized to execute the Grant Disbursement Agreement once it is finalized, any amendments thereto, and any accompanying documents necessary for Ulster County to receive the Funds; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby authorized to execute the Grant Disbursement Agreement and any amendments thereto, with the New York State Urban Development Corporation, d/b/a Empire State Development, in the form as filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature or as modified with the approval of the County Attorney and any accompany documents necessary for Ulster County to receive the Funds,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                        NOES:    

Passed Committee: Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit on _____________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on _____________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$277,430.00– ADDITIONAL 2020 STATE REVENUE DOLLARS