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

Committee (Chairman Briggs and Legislators Allen, Archer, Litts, Maio, Maloney,

and Wishnick)

Chairman John Parete and Vice Chairman David B. Donaldson offer the following:

 WHEREAS, it has been the intent of the Ulster County Legislature to

encourage the development of the County owned railroad corridor; and

 WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature has sought the advice of the

citizens of Ulster County in these matters; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 70 of 1985, the Railroad Advisory

Committee was established; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Ulster County Charter Section C-16 and the

Administrative Code Section A2-11: “Advisory committees, commissions and

boards. Members of all citizens' committees, commissions and boards appointed

pursuant to § C-11K of the Charter shall serve at the pleasure of the County

Legislature. They shall serve without compensation other than for actual and

necessary expenses within appropriations made therefor, unless otherwise provided

by resolution of the County Legislature. The Chairman of the County Legislature

shall be a member ex-officio of all such committees, commissions and boards;” now,

therefore, be it

 RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby appoints the following

individuals to the Ulster County Railroad Advisory Committee for the purpose of

continuing the on-going efforts of the previous Railroad Advisory Committee, and to

explore innovative means in which the railroad could be utilized to enhance

economic development in Ulster County; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Railroad Advisory Committee be

comprised of the following members for the term commencing immediately through

December 31, 2015, or until new members are appointed and or re-appointed:

• Ulster County Legislature (5 members): Legislators Donaldson, Greene,

Lopez, Richard Parete, and Ronk;

and, be it further

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Resolution No. 187 June 17, 2014

Appointing Members To The Ulster County Railroad Advisory

Committee – Ulster County Legislature

RESOLVED, representatives from the Ulster County government and the

community are invited to attend all meetings of the Ulster County Railroad Advisory

Committee, and may be asked from time to time to participate and advise the

Railroad Advisory Committee,

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 June 3, 2014

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

NONE

STATE OF NEW YORK

 ss:

COUNTY OF ULSTER

This is to certify that I, the undersigned Clerk of the Legislature of the County of Ulster have compared the

foregoing resolution with the original resolution now on file in the office of said clerk, and which was adopted by said

Legislature on the 17th Day of June, 2014, and that the same is a true and correct transcript of said resolution and of the

whole thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the County of Ulster this 20th Day of June in

the year Two Thousand and Fourteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature