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3.4 r. 3.4 AGREEMENTS\Student Connection Office in LG—Renew for 2022—2-24-2022 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING 2022 FUNDING TOWARD VILLAGE OF LAKE GEORGE STUDENT CONNECTION OFFICE RESOLUTION NO. ,2022 INTRODUCED BY: WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: WHEREAS, by prior Resolution the Queensbury Town Board authorized a Memorandum of Agreement between the Town and the Village of Lake George concerning Lake George Village's creation of the Student Connection Office in Lake George Village to assist students in employment matters and appointed Town Councilperson Anthony Metivier to the Student Connection Board of Directors, and WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to authorize $3,000 in funding toward the Student Connection Office for 2022 contingent upon approval of the 2022 J1 Visa Travel and Work Program, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes and directs funding in the amount of$3,000 toward Lake George Village's Student Connection Office to assist students in employment matters contingent upon approval of the J1 Visa Travel and Work Program for 2022 and further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to sign any needed Student Connection Agreement between the Town of Queensbury and Village of Lake George Village in form acceptable to the Town Supervisor, Town Budget Officer and/or Town Counsel, and BE IT FURTHER, �x r RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Budget Officer to arrange for payment from the Community Service Contracts Account No.: 001-8989-4414 and take any other necessary actions including Town Budget amendments and/or adjustments,and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further affirms its appointment of Councilperson Anthony Metivier to the Board of Directors of the Student Connection to serve at the direction of the Town Board, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor, Councilperson Metivier and/or Town Budget Officer to take such other and further action as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 20' day of February, 2022 by the following vote: AYES NOES ABSENT i �1 LA VgLLAGE OF LAKE GEORGE, NEW YORK TRUSTEES 4., RO. BOX 791 John Earl 12845 Ray Perry John Root S. ROBERT M. BU11S Joseph P�lastrodomenico,Jr. Mayor 518-668-577 1 Fax. 518-GGB-37335 DEBRA J. MI-KINNEY ycprr comE-mad: Igv,ille@na . . F� �p Clerk -AI IL ✓ ��FAdEfl1�A� ©� PORAI Received by / February 7, 2022 FIEB 112022 John Strough,Supervisor Town of QueenSbu y Town of Queensbury Suen►isor's Office 742 Bay Road Queensbury, NY 12804 Dear John: f I have received information from the Department of State that we can expect a great amount of students coming to Lake George this season. Most embassies are willing to cooperate and the Visa Program has improved over 2021.Of V!� course,an increase in the Omicron variant can affect the numbers. J-1 student levels will be much stronger than last year. Housing remains a top problem. I will reconvene the Student Connection. Bolton and Lake George has a credit from our original discussions of$3,000&$5,000 respectively.The Village pays$5,000 as well. Do you wish to participate? Your original amount was$3,000.Our 2022 budget will be$15,000. The budget is as follows and includes: • (2)Greeting/orientation events • Staffing an office to handle problems,complaints,etc. • Securing bicycles, backpacks,etc. • (2) Bus trips for cultural credits(Boston,Washington, DC etc.) • Seminar for businesses by the Department of State This program has been extremely successful and both the students and businesses will need our assistance. Please appoint a representative and advise me the contact information. Sincerely, o ert .Blais Mayor RMB/das Web address: www.villageoflakegeorge.us