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3.08 3.8 AGREEMENTSTG Village-Asian Clam-OCCUPANCY TAX FUNDS—12-3-12 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND VILLAGE OF LAKE GEORGE CONCERNING ASIAN CLAM RAPID RESPONSE TASK FORCE RESOLUTION NO.: 92012 INTRODUCED BY: WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury has received a request for funding from the Village of Lake George (Village) on behalf of the Lake George Asian Clam Rapid Response Task Force, a coalition of community organizations, scientists and regulatory agencies, to assist in funding the implementation of an eradication effort of the invasive Asian Clam in Lake George, and WHEREAS, the goal of such effort is to eliminate the Asian Clam population in Lake George and protect the Lake's ecosystem, thereby serving as an economic development tool for tourism in Queensbury, Lake George,Warren County and the surrounding area, 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 to the Village in the amount of $5,000 with occupancy tax revenues received from Warren County, and WHEREAS, a proposed Intermunicipal Agreement between the Town and the Village has been presented at this meeting, NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves and authorizes funding to the Village of Lake George, on behalf of the Lake George Asian Clam Rapid Response Task Force to assist in funding the implementation of an eradication effort of the invasive Asian Clam in Lake George, and authorizes the Intermunicipal Agreement between the Town and the Village 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$5,000 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 amend the Town Budget and/or take any actions needed to provide for such payment, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that such Intermunicipal Agreement is expressly contingent upon the Town Budget Officer confirming that the Town has unallocated occupancy tax funds available from Warren County. Duly adopted this 3rd day of December,2012,by the following vote: AYES NOES ABSENT: