Referred to: The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators

Allen, Belfiglio, Briggs, Gregorius, Maio, Maloney, and Richard Parete)

Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Richard A. Gerentine, and Deputy

Chairman Donald Gregorius offer the following:

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

behalf of the Department of Finance; and

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Finance has requested permission to accept

bids for parcels of county-owned real property as hereinafter described, which was

acquired by the County by reason of non-payment of taxes, and has previously been

offered at a public auction; and

WHEREAS, said parcel # 197 of the 2015 Public Auction, listed as 6.00 acres,

vacant, in the Town of Ulster, section block and lot number 39.20-1-28, has unpaid

taxes in the amount of $3,457.00 dating back to the year 2009; and

WHEREAS, the prospective purchasers of parcel # 197 bid $2,000.00 for the

property which is the upset price determined by the Real Property Tax Service

Agency; and

WHEREAS, the prospective purchasers shall be responsible for the 2015-16

school tax and all subsequent tax levies; 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 a significant potential environmental impact and may be progressed as a Type II

action in accordance with 6 NYCRR Part 617 of SEQRA; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Commissioner of Finance is authorized

to accept payment as follows:

PREVIOUS OWNER TOWN BIDDER BID AMOUNT

Fox, Rodney C. Ulster Albright, Luther $2,000.00

SBL#: 39.20-1-28 Albright, Tina

Parcel # 197 Hubbard, Justin

Hubbard, Felicia

Albright, Stephen

56 Tuytenbridge Rd.

Lake Katrine, NY 12449

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature is authorized

to execute and deliver to said bidder 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, and that no claim or demand of

any nature shall ever be made against the County of Ulster arising from such sale,

conveyance or the proceedings leading thereto,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Fabiano)

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on October 14, 2015

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

TOTAL UNPAID TAXES: $3,457.00

TOTAL ACCEPTED BID: $2,000.00

STATE OF NEW YORK

 ss:

COUNTY OF ULSTER

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Legislature of the County of Ulster, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is

the original resolution adopted by the Ulster County Legislature on the 20th Day of October in the year Two Thousand and

Fifteen, and said resolution shall remain on file in the office of said clerk.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the County of Ulster this 22nd Day of

October in the year Two Thousand and Fifteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

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

22nd Day of October, 2015. 28th Day of October, 2015.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature