338.2016 Authorizing Transportation Agreement with GF City - Greater GF Transit RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN CITY OF GLENS FALLS -GREATER GLENS FALLS TRANSIT
SYSTEM AND TOWN OF QUEENSBURY FOR 2017/2018
RESOLUTION NO.: 338,2016
INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Brian Clements
WHEREAS, the City of Glens Falls operates a public mass transportation system known as the
Greater Glens Falls Transit System (Transit System) which provides transit bus service within portions
of Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties, and
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury's current Transportation Agreement with the Transit
System will expired as of December 31St, 2016 and the Transit System has submitted a new
Transportation Agreement for January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2018 to the Town for approval,
and
WHEREAS, such Agreement provides for the continuance of an Advisory Transportation
Committee consisting of two members from the Transit System and two members from each
participating community, and historically the Town of Queensbury's two representatives have been the
Town Supervisor and Senior Planner, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board believes that this public transportation service benefits and
serves the public interest of Town residents, and
WHEREAS, a copy of the Agreement has been presented at this meeting and is in form
acceptable to Town Counsel,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves the Transportation
Agreement between the City of Glens Falls' Greater Glens Falls Transit System and Town of
Queensbury presented at this meeting for an amount of$56,840 annually for 2017 and the amount for
2018 will be set by the Advisory Committee in 2017 (on which the Town has two representatives), to
be paid from the appropriate account, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further approves of the appointment of the Town
Supervisor and Senior Planner as the Town of Queensbury's representatives on the Greater Glens Falls
Transit System Advisory Transportation Committee, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to execute the
Agreement and the Town Supervisor, Senior Planner and/or Budget Officer to take such other and
further action necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this 3rd day of October, 2016,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Clements
NOES None
ABSENT: None