ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO AGRICULTURE AND MARKET LAW SECTION 303-B, TO CONSIDER RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FARMLAND PROTECTION BOARD TO CONSIDER REQUESTS

ENVIRONMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2026101 RE: ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO AGRICULTURE AND MARKET LAW SECTION 303-b, TO CONSIDER RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FARMLAND PROTECTION BOARD TO CONSIDER REQUESTS THAT PROPERTY OWNERS BE INCLUDED WITHIN DUTCHESS COUNTY CERTIFIED AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT 21 Legislators VALDES SMITH, MUNN, ALEXANDER, BRENDLI, DRAGO, LAWLER, REDL, RHODES, SHAH and WINS BY offer the following and move its adoption: WHEREAS, in accordance with New York State Agriculture and Markets Law Section 303-b, the Dutchess County Legislature pursuant to Resolution No. 204098 established an annual thirty (30) day period in which landowners may submit requests to the County Legislature to include predominantly and viable Agriculture land within the existing Certified Agricultural District, and WHEREAS, a notice to all owners of viable farmland in Dutchess County was publicized, and WHEREAS, the requests by property owners for inclusion of their property within the existing Agricultural District were referred to the Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board, and WHEREAS, the Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board will issue a report containing recommendations as to the requests of individual property owners for inclusion of their property in the existing Agricultural District, and WHEREAS, the County Legislature is required to adopt or reject the proposed inclusion of land in the existing Agricultural District following a Public Hearing pursuant to Agriculture and Markets Law Section 303-b, now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the Dutchess County Legislature hereby establishes July 13, 2026, as the date for a Public Hearing pursuant to the recommendations of the Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board at 6:30 P.M. and that the Clerk of the County Legislature hereby is directed to publish a Notice of Public Hearing in accordance with the provisions of Subdivision 3 of the Section 303-b of the Agriculture and Markets Law and that written notice of the Public Hearing be given directly to those municipalities whose territory encompasses the lands which are proposed to be included in the Agricultural District and a notice shall also be sent to the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. STATE OF ::\"EW YORK ss: COL"KTY OF DCTCHESS This is to certify that I, the undersigned Clerk of the Legislature of the Count, of Dutchess, ha,-e compared the foregoing Resolution "·ith the original Resolution now on file in the office of said Clerk, and ,;,·hich was adopted b, said Legislature on the 8th day of June, 2026, and the same a true and correct transcript of said original Resolution and the whole thereof. APPROVED -~~~~~D SUSAN J. SERINO COUNTY EXECUTIVE Dae ~ /:J, fW-j, Environment Committee Roll Call District Name Yes No District 16 - Fishkill and Beacon Valdés Smith* X District 9 - City of Poughkeepsie Atkins* X District 20 - Red Hook, Tivoli, and Rhinebeck Munn* X District 3 - LaGrange Polasek* X District 12 - East Fishkill Metzger* X District 1 - Town of Poughkeepsie Redl X District 5 - Town of Poughkeepsie Shah X District 6 - Town of Poughkeepsie Kaul (C) X District 13 - East Fishkill and Wappinger Giles X District 14 - Wappinger and Town of Poughkeepsie Winsby (VC) ABSENT District 21 - East Fishkill Caswell X District 25 - Amenia, Washington, Pleasant Valley & Millbrook Alexander X 11 Present: ____ 1 Absent: ____ Vacant: ____ Resolution: ____ Motion: ____ 11 Total : ______ ______ Yes No Abstentions: ______ 2026101 ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO AGRICULTURE AND MARKET LAW SECTION 303-b, TO CONSIDER RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FARMLAND PROTECTION BOARD TO CONSIDER REQUESTS THAT PROPERTY OWNERS BE INCLUDED WITHIN DUTCHESS COUNTY CERTIFIED AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT 21 Roll Call Sheets District Last Name YES NO District 16 - Fishkill and Beacon Valdés Smith District 9 - City of Poughkeepsie Atkins District 20 - Red Hook, Tivoli, and Rhinebeck Munn District 3 - LaGrange Polasek District 12 - East Fishkill Metzger District 1 - Town of Poughkeepsie Redl District 2 - LaGrange, Pleasant Valley & Town of Poughkeepsie Arnoff District 4 - Hyde Park and Town of Poughkeepsie Lawler District 5 - Town of Poughkeepsie Shah District 6 - Town of Poughkeepsie Kaul District 7 - Hyde Park and Pleasant Valley Darrow District 8 - City and Town of Poughkeepsie Brendli District 10 - City of Poughkeepsie Johnson District 11 - Clinton, Pleasant Valley, and Rhinebeck Kearney District 13 - East Fishkill and Wappinger Giles District 14 - Wappinger and Town of Poughkeepsie Winsby District 15 - Wappinger Faust District 17 - Town and Village of Fishkill McHoul District 18 - City of Beacon and Fishkill Rhodes District 19 - North East, Stanford, Pine Plains, Milan & Red Hook Drago District 21 - East Fishkill Caswell District 22 - Beekman and Union Vale Tresca District 23 - Pawling, Beekman and East Fishkill Rolison District 24 - Dover and Pawling House District 25 - Amenia, Washington, Pleasant Valley & Millbrook Alexander X X X X X X X X X X X ABSENT ABSENT X X X X X X X X X X X X 23 Present: ____ 2 Absent: ____ Vacant: ____ Resolution: ____ Motion: ____ 23 Total : ______ ______ Yes No Abstentions: ____ CONSENT AGENDA: RESOLUTIONS 076, 077, 093, 094, 099, 101, 102, 106, 107 OF THE YEAR 2026