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

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

and Rodriguez), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and

Legislators Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs, Maio, Maloney, Provenzano and Rodriguez)

Chairman of the Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit

Committee, Thomas J. Briggs, and Deputy Chairman James F. Maloney offer the

following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted by the County Executive on

behalf of the Department of Tourism; and

 WHEREAS, the “I Love New York” Matching Funds Local Assistance

Program (the “Program”) has been reinstated by New York State for fiscal year

2014-2015; and

WHEREAS, for the past twenty years the Ulster County Department of

Tourism has participated in the Program which is administered by the New York

State Department of Economic Development, Division of Tourism; and

WHEREAS, the Program requires the County to match funds received from

New York State; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Tourism anticipates applying for between

$30,000.00 and $135,250.00 in matching funds; and

WHEREAS, the Program allows for additional advertising which is vital to

the continuing growth of Tourism in Ulster County; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that Ulster County hereby pledges to match funds received from

the “I Love New York” Matching Funds Local Assistance Program during New York

State fiscal year 2014-2015 in an amount no more than $135,250.00 and no less than

$30,000.00; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that Ulster County hereby reserves the right to accept or not

accept funds from the Program,

and, move its adoption. 

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Resolution No. 109 March 18, 2014

Pledging Matching Funds For The “I Love New York” Tourism

Promotion – Department Of Tourism

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 23 NOES: 0

Passed Committee: Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and

Transit on March 4, 2014

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on March 12, 2014

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$60,589.00 – 2014 BUDGETED STATE AID DOLLARS

$42,000.00 – 2014 BUDGETED MATCHING FUNDS

$18,589.00 – 2014 BUDGETED COUNTY DOLLARS

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 18th Day of March, 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 March

in the year Two Thousand and Fourteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

Submitted to the County Executive this Approved by the County Executive this

20th Day of March, 2014. 24th Day of March, 2014.

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

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