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337.2001 RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATION TO BE SUBMITTED BY TOWN OF MOREAU AND INVOLVING BORDERING HUDSON RIVER COMMUNITIES RESOLUTION NO.: 337, 2001 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Tim Brewer WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Daniel Stec WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury's Senior Planner has advised the Town Board that she recently met with the Moreau Town Supervisor who advised that the New York Department of State is now accepting applications from eligible communities to compete for Local Waterfront Revitalization Program funds, and WHEREAS, the purpose of the grant application is to develop a Local Waterfront Master Plan for the Hudson River including those communities bordering the Town of Moreau along both sides of the river, including the Town of Queensbury, and the Town of Moreau has hired a grant writer to develop the grant application, and WHEREAS, Goal 9 of the Town of Queensbury 1998 Comprehensive Land Use Plan is to "Pursue Regional Cooperation," and WHEREAS, the Moreau Town Supervisor has requested letters from surrounding communities in support of the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program grant application, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby expresses its support of the Town of Moreau’s submission of a New York Department of State Local Waterfront Revitalization Program Grant Application under the 1996 Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act and Environmental 1 Protection Fund (EPF) for a 50/50 matching grant for the preparation of a Local Waterfront Revitalization Program Master Plan for the Hudson River, including the Town of Queensbury, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes a combination of matching funds and in- kind services not to exceed the amount of $10,000 should the grant funds be awarded, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to sign any documentation and take any action necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. th Duly adopted this 20 day of August, 2001 by the following vote: AYES : Mr. Stec, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Brower, Mr. Martin, Mr. Turner NOES : None ABSENT: None 2