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086.2024 Authorizing Agreement TOQ and Saratoga Warren Musicians Performance & Scholarship Fund - GF City Band Park Concert Series RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND SARATOGA WARREN MUSICIANS PERFORMANCE AND SCHOLARSHIP FUND, INC. - GLENS FALLS CITY BAND - CITY PARK CONCERT SERIES RESOLUTION NO.: 86,2024 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Harrison Freer WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr.Anthony Metivier WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 484, 2007, the Queensbury Town Board provided for the Town's receipt of occupancy tax revenues from Warren County in accordance with the Local Tourism Promotion and Convention Development Agreement(Agreement) entered into between the Town and Warren County, and WHEREAS, the Agreement provides that specific expenditure of the funds provided under the Agreement are subject to further Resolution of the Town Board, and WHEREAS, the Saratoga Warren Musicians Performance and Scholarship Fund, Inc., working with the Glens Falls City Band, provides for weekly concerts to take place in the Glens Falls City Park during the months of June, July and/or August, thereby helping to promote the cultural development of the community, attracting many persons to the Queensbury area and providing an economic boon to the community, and WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to provide funding to the Saratoga Warren Musicians Performance and Scholarship Fund, Inc., in the amount of $7,350 with occupancy tax revenues received from Warren County and accordingly enter into an agreement with the Saratoga Warren Musicians Performance and Scholarship Fund, Inc., for the year 2024 for the promotion of performances and events to Town residents, 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 the Saratoga Warren Musicians Performance and Scholarship Fund, Inc., and authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to execute the Agreement substantially in the form presented at this meeting, with funding for the Agreement in the sum of$7,350 and to be provided by occupancy tax revenues the Town receives from Warren County, to be paid for from Account No.: 050-6410-4412, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Budget Officer to take all actions necessary to amend the Town Budget and increase appropriations and revenues as necessary as follows: • Revenue Acct No. —050-0000-51113 Occupancy Tax Revenue $7,350; • Expense Acct. No. —050-6410-4412 Use of Occupancy Tax $7,350; and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that such Agreement is expressly contingent upon confirmation by the Town that unallocated occupancy tax funds are available from Warren County. Duly adopted this 26t'day of February, 2024,by the following vote: AYES Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon NOES None ABSENT: None