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321.2006 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND WARREN COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADIRONDACK WATERFEST RESOLUTION NO.: 321, 2006 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Roger Boor WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. John Strough WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury has received a request for funding in the amount of $2,000 from the Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District (County), which organization is sponsoring the Adirondack Waterfest to be held at the Gurney Lane Recreation Area in Queensbury on th August 25, 2006 in conjunction with the Greater Adirondack RC&D and Regional Planning Board, and WHEREAS, such event is expected to draw at least 1,000 to 2,000 people to the Town of Queensbury, its hotels and motels, restaurants, stores and other businesses, thereby benefiting the general economy of the Town and all of Warren County, and 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 Board wishes to provide funding for the Adirondack Waterfest event in the amount of $2,000, with occupancy tax revenues received from Warren County, and WHEREAS, a proposed Agreement between the Town and County has been presented at this meeting, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves and authorizes the funding of the Adirondack Waterfest to be held at the Gurney Lane Park in Queensbury and the Agreement between the Town and the Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District (County) substantially in the form presented at this meeting, and authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to execute the Agreement, with such funding not exceeding the sum of $2,000 and to be provided by occupancy tax revenues the Town receives from Warren County, to be paid for from Account No.: 001-6410-4412, 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 19 day of June, 2006, by the following vote: AYES : Mr. Stec, Mr. Boor, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Brewer NOES : None ABSENT:None ABSTAIN:Mr. Strough