_ PETITION BY ONEIDA COUNTY, N. Y., BOARD OF LEGISLATORS. for __- MEMORIALIZING PETITION BN, 2015- SPONSOR(S): Legislators Fort, Tallarino, Chaney, Fun get, Davis A MEMORIALIZING PETITION URGING THE REPRESENTATIVES OF NEW YORK STATE IN THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY AMEND STATE LEGISLATION TO INCREASE THE RATIO OF RECEIPTS PROVIDED TO THE OWNERS OF VERNON DOWNS FROM 41% TO 50% TO ENSURE THE OPERATION OF VERNON DOWNS RACINO. WHEREAS, the successful existence of Vernon Downs Raceway and Racino is crucial to the ability of taxpayers, employees and related businesses to survive and continue to contribute to the existence of Oneida County and the closely-situated towns, villages and municipalities; and WHEREAS, the county as well as local municipalities have already sustained significant negative impacts to their tax bases and cannot afford the loss of the sizeable tract of land encompassing Vernon Downs and its related property taxes; and WHEREAS, the Oneida Nation Agreement precludes the sale of Vernon Downs from any other entity aside from the Oneida Nation which also would not provide input to the property taxes of the county or ‘municipalities; and WHEREAS, the tax paying residents of Oneida County and the towns of Vernon and Verona already ‘compensate for the losses of said tax levies from the Oneida Nation-owned properties; and WHEREAS, the employees of Vernon Downs and those of related industries (feed suppliers, veterinarians, blacksmiths, lay-up farms, truckers, etc.) as well as businesses closely situated to the track will suffer dire consequences if the track and racino do not remain open for business; now THEREFORE, the members of this Board of Legislators finds it appropriate and reasonable to support the amendment presented above to ensure the survival and suecess of the Vernon Downs racino and its employees, horsemen and businesses, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Petition shall be forwarded by mail to the following: New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, Congressman Richard L. Hanna, All Members of the House of Representatives, United States Senator Charles H. Schumer, United States Senator Kirsten B. Gillibrand, New York State Senator Joseph A. Griffo, New York State Senator David Valesky, New York State Assembly Representative Claudia Tenney, New York State Assembly Representative Anthony Brindisi, New York State Assembly Representative Ken Blankenbush, New York State Assembly Representative William McGee, New York State Assembly Mate Butler, and all others deemed necessary and proper.LEGISLATORS SUPPORTING PETITION, LEGISLATORS OPPOSING PETITION dnp fo, Follhwwus O4al/ (eek The enclosed petition represents the opinion of those members of the Oneida County Board of Legislators signing the same regarding the contents or subject matter of the petition. Under the Rules of the Board, a Legislator may sign said petition or may, in the alternative, elect not to sign the petition, ‘There are 23members of the Oneida County Board of Legislators. Dated: February 11, 2015