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AGREEMENTS\Qby School—OCCUPANCY TAX FUNDS—Cross Country Rwuling Events—8-19-13
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF
QUEENSBURY AND QUEENSBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT-
HOSTING OF 2013 CROSS COUNTRY EVENTS:
QUEENSBURY ADIRONDACK INVITATIONAL AND
NYSPHSAA STATE CHAMPTIONSHIPS
RESOLUTION NO.: ,2013
INTRODUCED BY:
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY:
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury has received a request for funding in the amount of
$13,000 from the Queensbury Union Free School District which will be hosting two major Cross
Country running events on the Queensbury campus: the Queensbury Adirondack Invitational on
September 21St, 2013 and the NYSPHSAA State Championships on Saturday, November 9th, 2013, as
well as a number of more local spin-off races, and
WHEREAS, such events are expected to draw thousands of participants and supporters to the
Town of Queensbury and the 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 prior Resolution, 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 Queensbury Union Free School
District in the amount of$12,000 with occupancy tax revenues received from Warren County, and
WHEREAS, a proposed Agreement between the Town and the Queensbury Union Free
School District has been presented at this meeting,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves and authorizes funding to the
Queensbury Union Free School District in support of the School's hosting of two major Cross Country
running events on the Queensbury campus: the Queensbury Adirondack Invitational on September
21St, 2013 and the NYSPHSAA State Championships on Saturday, November 9th, 2013, as well as a
number of more local spin-off races, and authorizes the Agreement between the Town and
Queensbury Little League, Inc., substantially in the form presented at this meeting, and authorizes and
directs the Town Supervisor to execute the Agreement, with funding not to exceed the sum of 12,000
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 Agreement is contingent upon the Town Budget Officer confirming
that the Town has unallocated occupancy tax funds available from Warren County.
Duly adopted this 19th day of August, 2013, by the following vote:
AYES
NOES:
ABSENT: