395.2006
RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO.: 362,2006 CONCERNING
GRANT FUNDING FROM THE NEW YORK STATE CANAL
COPORATION TO IMPLEMENT ERIE CANAL GREENWAY
PROGRAM
RESOLUTION NO.: 395, 2006
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Tim Brewer WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Richard Sanford
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 362, 2006, the Queensbury Town Board expressed its
support of the creation ofa voluntary Erie Canal Greenway, as proposed by the Governor and
recommended in the Report by the Interagency Task Force, and
WHEREAS, since the time that the Town Board adopted such Resolution, the Senior Planner
has advised the Town Board that additional information is available regarding the scope and
administration of the project, and
WHEREAS, the County of Warren and the Feeder Canal Alliance wish to coordinate efforts
with the Town to further the common public purposes of the project, and
WHEREAS, cooperation between municipalities and non-profit entities is encouraged by the
statute creating the Canal Grant Program, and
WHEREAS, the amount of grant funds available to the Town will not be affected by the
involvement of the City and/or the Feeder Canal Alliance, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to amend Resolution No. 362, 2006 accordingly,
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby amends Resolution No.: 362,2006
such that the Town of Queensbury will act in cooperation with the County of Warren and the Feeder
Canal Alliance to apply for grant funds from the New York State Canal Corporation for improvements
to the Feeder Canal, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the project will include recreation improvements in the area of the canal
both within and outside the Hudson River Overlook Park, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board will provide matching funds for the Project consistent with
the Grant Program with the total cost not to exceed fifty-percent (50%) of the total Hudson River
Overlook Park Project costs of up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to join in the
application for grant funds which will be filed by the County, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to enter into
Intermunicipal agreements and/or interagency agreements as necessary to affect this Resolution, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Senior Planner to forward a
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copy of this Resolution and any other needed documentation to the New York State Canal
Corporation and the Senior Planner and/or Town Supervisor to take any action necessary to effectuate
the terms of this Resolution, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby affirms and ratifies Resolution No.: 362, 2006 in
all other respects.
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Duly adopted this 14 day of August, 2006, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Sanford, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec, Mr. Boor
NOES : None
ABSENT: Mr. Strough
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