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136.2019 Establishing Climate Smart Communities Capital Project Fund NO 226 and Appointmenting Members to Committee RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CLIMATE SMART COMMUNITIES CAPITAL PROJECT FUND NO.: 226 AND ESTABLISHING AND APPOINTING MEMBERS TO TOWN OF QUEENSBURY CLIMATE SMART COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE RESOLUTION NO.: 136, 2019 INTRODUCED BY: Mrs. Catherine Atherden WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mrs. Jennifer Switzer WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 230, 2017, the Queensbury Town Board adopted and established its Energy Benchmarking Policy (Project), and WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 71, 2019, the Town Board adopted the New York State Climate Smart Communities Pledge (Pledge) comprised of the following ten (10) elements: 1) Build a climate-smart community. 2) Inventory emissions, set goals, and plan for climate action. 3) Decrease energy use. 4) Shift to clean, renewable energy. 5) Use climate-smart materials management. 6) Implement climate-smart land use. 7) Enhance community resilience to climate change. 8) Support a green innovation economy. 9) Inform and inspire the public. 10) Engage in an evolving process of climate action. and WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to establish a Capital Project that will provide funding toward implementation of this Pledge and establish and fund the Revenue and Expense Accounts for the Capital Project in a total amount of $20,000, and WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to accordingly establish the Climate Smart Communities Capital Project Fund No.: 226 for the Project, and WHEREAS, the Town Board also wishes to establish and appoint members to a Town Climate Smart Communities Committee (Committee) whose primary mission will be to:  help the Town of Queensbury develop actions that would help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change in accord with New York State’s Climate Smart Communities (CSC) program (jointly sponsored by the following six New York State agencies: Department of Environmental Conservation; Energy Research and development Authority (NYSERDA); Department of Public Service; Department of State; Department of Transportation; and Department of Health); and  act as the Town’s Task Force; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the Climate Smart Communities Capital Project and authorizes and directs establishment of the Climate Smart Communities Capital Project Fund No.: 226 in the amount of $20,000 which will establish funding for expenses associated with this Capital Project, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs that funding for such Capital Project shall be by a transfer of $20,000 from the General Fund Unappropriated Fund Balance No.: 001-0000-0909 to Climate Smart Communities Capital Project Fund No.: 226, and BE IT FURTHER, 2 RESOLVED that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Budget Officer to take all action necessary to establish the following accounts for such appropriations and revenues as necessary:  001-9950-9030 Transfer to Capital Project - $20,000  226-0000-55031 Interfund Revenue - $20,000  226-8030-4720 Consultant Fees - $20,000; 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 to establish such appropriations and estimated revenues, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes the establishment of the Town of Queensbury’s Climate Smart Communities Committee, such Committee to be advisory only, and appoints the following members to such Committee:  Lisa Adamson  Catherine Atherden  John Braico  Kathy Braico  Kathy Bozony  Dianne Collins  Steve Danna  David Deeb 3  Harrison Freer  Lionel Lemery  Tony Krivitski  Bernice Mennis  Harvey Noordsy  Pema Reed  John Strough  Stephen Traver  Travis Whitehead and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that such Committee members shall serve at the direction of the Town Board with their terms to begin immediately, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board appoints Kathy Bozony as Chairperson of the Committee and as such, the Chairperson:  shall call and preside at all meetings of the Committee;  with the advice of the Committee, develop an action plans in accord with the Committee’s mission;  be the liaison between the Committee and the Town Board;  provide periodic updates to the Town Board;  seek Town Board approvals for actions plans and financial allocations;  assure the planning and administration action plans; and  following Town Board approval, apply for grants and administer awarded grants; 4 and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to forward a certified copy of this Resolution to Kathy Bozony, Chairperson of the Climate Smart Communities Committee, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor, Town Clerk and/or Town Budget Officer to take all actions necessary to effectuate this Resolution. th Duly adopted this 15 day of April, 2019, by the following vote: AYES : Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mrs. Atherden, Mr. Ferone, Mrs. Switzer NOES : None ABSENT : None 5