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294.2020 Res. Agrrement City of GF & Greater GF Transit System 2021-2022 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF GLENS FALLS – GREATER GLENS FALLS TRANSIT SYSTEM AND TOWN OF QUEENSBURY FOR 2021/2022 RESOLUTION NO.: 294, 2020 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. George Ferone WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Harrison Freer 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 st System will expire as of December 31, 2020 and the Transit System has submitted a new Transportation Agreement for January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022 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, 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 $59,137 annually for 2021 and the amount for 2022 will be set by the Advisory Committee in 2021 (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 actions necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. th Duly adopted this 14 day of September, 2020, by the following vote: AYES : Mrs. Magee, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Ferone NOES : None ABSENT: None