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

Committee (Chairman James Maloney and Legislators Archer, Delaune, Litts, Maio,

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

Gerentine and Legislators Archer, Bartels, Lopez, James Maloney, Joseph Maloney,

and Petit)

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

Committee, James F. Maloney, and Deputy Chair Hector Rodriguez offer the

following:

WHEREAS, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic

Preservation has awarded Ulster County a grant in the amount of $500,000 for the

construction of the Ashokan Rail Trail- Capital Project No. 459; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County is required to enter into a Grant Agreement with

the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation for the

allocated funding for the construction phase of the Ashokan Rail Trail project, which

will commence in spring 2018; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby

authorized to execute a Grant Contract (Contract No. C168355) and any ancillary

documents and/or amendments thereto, with the New York State Office of Parks,

Recreation and Historic Preservation for grant funding for the Ashokan Rail Trail

project; and, be it further

RESOLVED, following execution of the Grant Contract, the Director of

Planning and the Deputy Director of Planning are hereby authorized to submit all

necessary grant related documentation and otherwise act for the County regarding

this grant funding,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 17 NOES: 5

(Noes: Legislators Donaldson, Greene, Joseph

Maloney, Petit, and Wawro)

(Absent: Legislator Collins) 

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

Transit on January 31, 2018

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on February 6, 2018

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$500,000.00- ANTICIPATED 2018 REVENUE DOLLARS

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 13th Day of February in the year Two Thousand and

Eighteen, 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 14th Day of

February in the year Two Thousand and Eighteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

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

15th Day of February, 2018. 23rd Day of February, 2018.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature