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3.09 3.9 AGREEMENTS\\Occupancy Tax Agreement Funding – 6-17-19 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING LOCAL TOURISM PROMOTION AND CONVENTION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS RESOLUTION NO.: ___________________________________________________, 2019 INTRODUCED BY: ___________________________________________________ WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: ___________________________________________________ WHEREAS, by prior Resolution the 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 of Queensbury has received applications for such occupancy tax funding from various organizations and the Town Board has met and deliberated concerning such funding requests, and WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to provide funding and enter into Agreements with certain organizations, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves and authorizes 2019 funding to the following organizations to assist in funding their various events and authorizes Local Tourism Promotion and Convention Development Agreements (Agreements) between the Town and each organization and authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to execute the Agreements as follows: NAME OF ORGANIZATION FUNDING AMOUNT Adirondack Balloon Festival $15,000 Adirondack Civic Center Coalition $ 5,000 Adirondack Film Commission $15,000 Adirondack Hockey Coalition $ 4,000 Adirondack Theater Festival $ 5,500 Chapman Museum $ 9,500 Feeder Canal Alliance $ 5,000 Glens Falls City Band/Saratoga Musical Union $ 6,230 Glens Falls Symphony $ 6,000 Golden Goal Sports Park $ 5,000 Great Escape $15,000 Hyde Collection $10,000 Lake George Chamber of Commerce $ 7,500 NY Spyder Riders $ 2,500 Underdog Race Timing $ 1,500 Under the Woods Foundation $ 4,000 Warren County Historical Society $ 2,500 Warren County Safe & Quality Bicycling Organization $ 7,500 World Awareness Children’s Museum $ 5,300 and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that such funding shall 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 Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes an increase of appropriations in Occupancy Tax Account No.: 050-6410-4412 by $132,030 and increasing the revenue coded 050-0000-51113 Occupancy Tax by $132,030, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Budget Officer to amend the Town Budget, make any adjustments, budget amendments, transfers or prepare any documentation necessary, and the Town Supervisor and/or Town Budget Officer to take such other and further action as may be necessary to effectuate all terms of this Resolution, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that each 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 17 day of June, 2019, by the following vote: AYES : NOES : ABSENT: