Referred to:  The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Cahill, Fabiano, Ronk, and Walter)

Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, John Gavaris, and Deputy Chair Kenneth J. Ronk, Jr. offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted at the request of the County Executive on behalf of the Department of Finance; and

           WHEREAS, the Ulster County Commissioner of Finance has requested permission to allow the former owner of parcel #242 in the Town of Wawarsing, tax map number 75.81-1-2, to reacquire the property pursuant to the reacquisition policy that was adopted by Resolution No. 261 on September 11, 2003; and

            WHEREAS, the Ulster County Commissioner of Finance has requested permission to accept payment in the amount of $75,501.00 from the former owner of parcel #242 in the Town of Wawarsing, pursuant to the reacquisition policy of September 11, 2003; and

            WHEREAS, this conveyance constitutes a Type II action 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, this action does not pose as significant potential environmental impact and may be progressed as a Type II action in accordance with 6 NYCRR Part 617 of SEQRA; and

          RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Commissioner of Finance is authorized to accept and payment as above set forth with respect to the following:

TOWN PARCEL #                        DEED TO                                         AMOUNT

Wawarsing    242                             Quick, Ruth                                       $75,501.00

SBL#: 75.81-1-2                              PO Box 54

Unpaid Taxes: $7,687.00                Wawarsing, NY  12489

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that upon receipt of such payment with respect to this parcel, the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature is authorized and directed to make, execute and deliver to said owner 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, or that no claim or demand of any nature shall ever be made against the County of Ulster arising from such sales or any proceedings leading thereto,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                    NOES:           

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on _______________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

TOTAL ACCEPTED BID: $75,501.00

TOTAL UNPAID TAXES: $ 7,687.00