089.2009RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT WITH ADIRONDACK
ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS AND VILLAGES REGARDING SEWER AND
WATER INFRASTUCTURE INVENTORY AND REPORT
RESOLUTION NO.: 89, 2009
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Ronald Montesi
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Daniel Stec
WHEREAS, the Adirondack Association of Towns and Villages (AATV), in partnership with
the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) and the Towns of Arietta and Chester (Partners),
applied for a Quality Communities Grant to conduct an inventory of sewer and water infrastructure of
Adirondack communities (including the Town of Queensbury), conduct a survey and prepare a report
regarding municipal needs and land uses in Adirondacks towns, villages and counties, including a study
of how those uses and needs are impacted by current state land ownership and how they would be
impacted by future state land acquisitions, and
WHEREAS, New York State has funded the Partners' Quality Communities Grant
Application in the amount of $92,800, and
WHEREAS, the Partners propose to conduct the sewer and water infrastructure inventory to
assess the regional capacity for economic development in Adirondack Park hamlets, towns and villages
and the survey to assess the needs of towns and villages, and
WHEREAS, this will be the first time a regional effort has been undertaken to determine the
needs of Adirondack communities, the impediments they experience in planning for their future and
how the Adirondack region's mix of public and private lands impacts infrastructure needs and projects,
and
WHEREAS, such inventory and survey is expected to produce a report which documents the
Adirondack communities' infrastructure, opportunities they have to improve their communities and
their infrastructure and the obstacles they face in achieving their communities' goals, and
WHEREAS, a proposed Agreement has been presented at this meeting
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the Agreement between the
Town and Adirondack Association of Towns and Villages concerning the AATV's sewer and water
infrastructure inventory as described in the preambles of this Resolution and substantially in the form
presented at this meeting and authorizes the Town's share of $400 toward the cost of funding such
inventory, survey and report, such amount to be paid for from an account determined appropriate by
the Town Budget Officer, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to execute
such Agreement and forward it, along with a certified copy of this Resolution, to the AATV and the
Town Supervisor and/or Town Budget Officer to take any other actions necessary to effectuate the
terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this 9r'' day of March, 2009, by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec, Mr. Montesi
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mr. Metivier