RESOLUTION
A regular meeting of County of Sullivan Industrial Development Agency (“Agency”) was convened in public session at the Sullivan County Government Center, 100 North Street, Village of Monticello, Sullivan County, New York on August 10, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. local time.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Ira Steingart, and, upon roll being called, the following members of the Agency were:
PRESENT ABSENT
Ira Steingart [ X ] [ ]
Edward T. Sykes [ X ] [ ]
Suzanne Loughlin [ X ] [ ]
Charles Barbuti, Jr. [ X ] [ ]
Sean Rieber [ X ] [ ]
Howard Siegel [ X ] [ ]
Carol Roig [ X ] [ ]
Paul Guenther [ X ] [ ]
The following persons were also present:
Steve White, Chief Executive Officer
Jennifer C.S. Brylinski, Agency Executive Director
Jennifer M. Flad, Agency Vice-President of Government Affairs and Business Development
The following resolution was duly offered by Suzanne Loughlin, and seconded by Paul Guenther to wit:
Resolution No. 20 – 15
RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE SALES TAX ABATEMENT PERIOD FOR THE VERIA LIFESTYLE INC. PROJECT NUNC PRO TUNC FROM JULY 1, 2015 THROUGH AND INCLUDING DECEMBER 31, 2015
WHEREAS, by Title 1 of Article 18-A of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York (“State”), as amended, and Chapter 560 of the Laws of 1970 of the State, as amended and codified as Section 960 of the General Municipal Law (collectively, the “Act”), the Agency was created with the authority and power to own, lease and sell property as authorized by the Act; and
WHEREAS, on or about November 27, 2013, the Agency closed a lease/leaseback transaction with the Company consisting of: (i) the acquisition by the Agency of a leasehold interest in approximately 22 parcels of land containing in the aggregate approximately 1,310 acres located in the Town of Thompson, Sullivan County, New York, and being comprised of the commonly known Kutshers Country Club, Camp Anawana, Camp Sherwood, Old Liberty Road Sewer Treatment Plant, Fair Hills Bungalow Colony and Kutshers Country Club Golf Course, all as more particularly identified in the Company’s Application (collectively, the “Land”) and the existing building, buildings, structure or structures located thereon (collectively, the “Existing Improvements”), (ii) the demolition of certain of the Existing Improvements (the “Building Improvements”), (iii) the construction, reconstruction, renovation and/or repair of water and sewer infrastructure located on the Land (the “Infrastructure Improvements”), and (iv) the acquisition and installation by the Company in and around the Existing Improvements, the Building Improvements and the Infrastructure Improvements of certain items of equipment and other tangible personal property (the “Equipment” and, collectively with the Land, the Existing Improvements, the Building Improvements and the Infrastructure Improvements, the “Project” or “Facility”); and
WHEREAS, by resolution, dated March 9, 2015, the Agency approved the extension of sales tax abatements to facilitate the Company’s ongoing (i) demolition; and (ii) construction, reconstruction, renovation and/or repair of the water and sewer infrastructure to June 30, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the Company by Letter, dated June 30, 2015, requested that the sales tax abatement period be extended for another six (6) months to December 31, 2015 to continue the demolition and infrastructure repair; and
WHEREAS, the Agency contemplates authorizing the extension of the sales tax abatement period for six (6) additional months nunc pro tunc from July 1, 2015 through and including December 31, 2015 for the purpose of facilitating the foregoing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the sales tax abatement period for the Project be, and hereby is, extended nunc pro tunc from July 1, 2015 through and including December 31, 2015 to facilitate the ongoing demolition and infrastructure work.
The question of the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote on roll call, which resulted as follows:
Ira Steingart [ x ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Absent [ ] Abstain
Edward T. Sykes [ x ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Absent [ ] Abstain
Suzanne Loughlin [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Absent [ ] Abstain
Charles Barbuti, Jr. [ x ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Absent [ ] Abstain
Sean Rieber [ x ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Absent [ ] Abstain
Howard Siegel [ x ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Absent [ ] Abstain
Carol Roig [ x ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Absent [ ] Abstain
Paul Guenther [ x ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Absent [ ] Abstain
The resolution was thereupon duly adopted.
STATE OF NEW YORK :
:ss.:
COUNTY OF SULLIVAN :
I, the undersigned Secretary of the County of Sullivan Industrial Development Agency, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT:
- I have compared the foregoing copy of a resolution of the County of Sullivan Industrial Development Agency (“Agency”) with the original thereof on file in the office of the Agency, and that the same is a true and correct copy of such resolution and of the proceedings of the Agency in connection with such matter.
- Such resolution was passed at a meeting of the Agency duly convened in public session on the 10th day of August, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Sullivan County Government Center, 100 North Street, Village of Monticello, Sullivan County, New York, at which the following members were present:
PRESENT ABSENT
Ira Steingart [ x ] [ ]
Edward T. Sykes [ x ] [ ]
Suzanne Loughlin [ x ] [ ]
Charles Barbuti, Jr. [ x ] [ ]
Sean Rieber [ x ] [ ]
Howard Siegel [ x ] [ ]
Carol Roig [ x ] [ ]
Paul Guenther [ x ] [ ]
- The question of the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote on roll call which resulted as follows:
Ira Steingart [ x ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Absent [ ] Abstain
Edward T. Sykes [ x ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Absent [ ] Abstain
Suzanne Loughlin [ x ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Absent [ ] Abstain
Charles Barbuti, Jr. [ x ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Absent [ ] Abstain
Sean Rieber [ x ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Absent [ ] Abstain
Howard Siegel [ x ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Absent [ ] Abstain
Carol Roig [ x ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Absent [ ] Abstain
Paul Guenther [ x ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Absent [ ] Abstain
and therefore, the resolution was declared duly adopted.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that (i) all members of the Agency had due notice of said meeting, (ii) pursuant to Sections 103a and 104 of the Public Officers Law, said meeting was open to the general public and public notice of the time and place of said meeting was duly given in accordance with such Sections 103a and 104, (iii) the meeting in all respects was duly held, and (iv) there was a quorum present throughout.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal on the 10th day of August, 2015.
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Secretary
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