82-6654R86
RESOLUTION N0. 6654
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FILING OF APPLICATION
AND EXECUTION OF GRANT PROJECT AGREEMENTS
TO DEVELOP OPEN SPACE UNDER THE PROVISION OF
THE STATE NATURAL RESOURCE FUND
WHEREAS, the State Natural Resources Fund provides for
the making of grants to assist local public bodies in the
acquisition and development of outdoor recreation projects, and
WHEREAS, the City of Richfield desires to develop certain
land known as Richfield Lake, which land is to be held and
used for permanent open space, and
WHEREAS, in order for the proposed project to be eligible
for approval, there must be proof that it is part of a
comprehensive outdoor recreation plan. and five-year action
program (capital improvement), and
WHEREAS, the City of Richf field has an original or revised.
five-year action program which includes Richfield Lake, and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the cost of developing
said. interest shall be $300,000 with $210,000 of the total cost
eligible for grant purposes, and
WHEREAS, upon project approval the City of Richfield must
enter into formal grant project agreements with the state for
the specific purpose of developing Richfield Lake,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Richfield, Minnesota:
1. That an application be made to the State of Minnesota,
Department of Energy, Planning and Development, Office of Local
Government, for a grant from the Natural Resources Fund (Minnesota
Laws, 19?9, Chapter 333, Section 31, Subdivision 3, paragraphs
(c) and (d), for an amount presently estimated to be $105,000
and the City of Richfield will pay the balance of the cost from
other .funds available to it.
2. That the city manager and mayor are hereby directed tc
execute and file: a) such application; b) the five-year action
program with the State of Minnesota, Department of Energy, Plan-
ning and Development, Office of Local Government, and to provide
additional information and furnish such documents as may be
required by said Department; and c) to act as the authorized
correspondents of the City of Richfield
3. That the proposed development is in accordance with
plans for the allocation of land for open space uses, and that
should said grant be made, the applicant will develop and retain
said land for use(s) designated in said application and approved
by the Office of Local Government and the National Park Service
(NPS) .
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4. That the Unite States of American and the State of
Minnesota be, and they hereby are, assured of full compliance by
the City of Richfield with the regulations of the Department
of the Interior, effectuating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964.
5. That the City Qf Richfield enter into an agreement
with the state of Minneosta, Department of Energy, Planning and
Development, Office of Local Government to provide such grants
as are specified in numbered paragraph 1, above, for the year(s)
1953-1985.
6. That the mayor and/or'the city manager are authorized and
directed to execute such agreement and any supplemental agreements
thereof.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Hennepin
County, Minnesota, this 13 t1
ATTEST.