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2.08 2.8 AGREEMENTS\GLENS FALLS TRANSIT-2012-2013-11/19/12 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF GLENS FALLS-GREATER GLENS FALLS TRANSIT SYSTEM AND TOWN OF QUEENSBURY FOR 2013/2014 RESOLUTION NO.: , 2012 INTRODUCED BY: WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: 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 System will expire December 31 st, 2012 and the Transit System has submitted a new Transportation Agreement for January 1,2013 through December 31, 2014 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 and is in form approved by Town Counsel, 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$53,562 annually for 2013 and the amount for 2014 will be set by the Advisory Committee in 2013 (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 action necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 19th day of November, 2012,by the following vote: AYES NOES ABSENT: 2