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185.2016 Agreement Glens Falls Collaborative RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND GLENS FALLS COLLABORATIVE RESOLUTION NO.: 185, 2016 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Brian Clements WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury has received a request for membership and funding from the Glens Falls Collaborative regarding the Glens Falls Collaborative’s creation of maps, panels, ads and promotion brochures which will in part promote the Town of Queensbury, City of Glens Falls and their businesses and amenities, at various City events in 2016, such funds to be from Warren County occupancy tax revenues received by the Town, and WHEREAS, such events with respective maps and brochures will help to attract a significant number of people to the Town of Queensbury, City of Glens Falls and the general community, thereby serving as an economic development tool for tourism in Queensbury and the surrounding area, 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 Queensbury Town Board, and WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to provide funding to the Glens Falls Collaborative in the amount of $1,500 for membership in the Glens Falls Collaborative and panel, logo placement and other recognitions on event promotion brochures, ads and maps, with occupancy tax revenues received from Warren County, and WHEREAS, a proposed Agreement has been presented at this meeting, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves the Agreement between the Town and the Glens Falls Collaborative substantially in the form presented at this meeting and authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to execute the Agreement, with funding for the Agreement not exceeding the sum of $1,500 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 such Agreement is expressly contingent upon the Town Budget Officer confirming that the Town has unallocated occupancy tax funds available from Warren County. th Duly adopted this 16 day of May, 2016, by the following vote: AYES : Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Clements NOES : None ABSENT:None