Referred to: The Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts and Agriculture Committee (Chairwoman Sperry and Legislators Clinton, Corcoran, Hewitt, Litts, Stewart and Walls), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Collins, Hansut, Kovacs, Nolan, and Roberts)

Chairwoman of the Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts and Agriculture Committee, Megan Sperry, and Deputy Chair Herbert Litts, III offer the following:

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

WHEREAS, the County, by and through its Department of Economic Development, desires to extend an agreement for entrepreneur and business expansion support services; and

WHEREAS, the County solicited, through RFP No. 2022-080, proposals for entrepreneur and business expansion support services and the Venture Hub at SUNY New Paltz was a successful proposer; and

WHEREAS, the County agreed to engage the Venture Hub at SUNY New Paltz, who has agreed to contract with the County to provide entrepreneur and business expansion support services pursuant to RFP No. 2022-080; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature through Resolution 285 of 2023 authorized the County to enter into a intermunicipal agreement with SUNY New Paltz for one year, with the option to continue via two (2) one-year extensions; now therefore, be it

RESOLVED, the Chair of the Legislature is hereby authorized execute an amendment to an intermunicipal agreement with the Venture Hub at SUNY New Paltz for one year, with the option to one (1) additional one-year extensions, and any amendments hereto, in the form as filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature or as modified with the approval of the County Attorney,

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                     NOES:             

Passed Committee: Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts and Agriculture on __________________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on __________________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$54,477.00 - BUDGETED 2024 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$18,159.00 - ANTICIPATED 2025 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS