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105.2020 Agreement Eastern NY Marine Trades Association RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND EASTERN NY MARINE TRADES ASSOCIATION RESOLUTION NO.: 105, 2020 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. George Ferone WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Harrison Freer WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury has received a request for funding from the Eastern NY Marine Trades Association to assist in funding its Great Upstate Boat Show to be held at the thth Adirondack Sports Complex (The Dome) in the Town of Queensbury on March 27 – 29, 2020, and WHEREAS, such event will promote the Town of Queensbury, its amenities and prosperity and is expected to draw many people to the Town of Queensbury and its surrounding area’s hotels and motels, restaurants, stores and other businesses, thereby benefiting the general economy of the Town and all of Warren County, and 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 Eastern NY Marine Trades Association in the amount of $15,000 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 Eastern NY Marine Trades Association 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 $15,000 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 the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Budget Officer to take all actions necessary to amend the Town Budget and increase appropriations and revenues as necessary as follows:  Revenue Acct No. –050-0000-51113 Occupancy Tax Revenue $15,000;  Expense Acct. No. – 050-6410-4412 Use of Occupancy Tax $15,000; 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 9 day of March, 2020, by the following vote: AYES: Mr. Freer, Mr. Ferone, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES: None ABSENT: Mrs. Switzer