78-5856R126
RESOLUTION N0. 5856.
RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE WOOD LAKE NATURE CENTER AS PART OF THE CITY OF
RICHFIELD LONG RANGE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act {LAWCON) and the State
Natural Resources Fund provide for grants to assist local public bodies in the
acquisition and development of outdoor recreation; and
WHEREAS, the Rules and Regulations for LAWCON and the State Natural
Resources Func! ;~roVide criteria that apnli'catibns -must meet; 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 re.creation
plan and five year action program (capital improvement); and
GdHEREAS, the City of Richfield has, since the 1960`s, viewed the Wood
Lake Nature Center as a significant activity and fac7lity; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richfield continues to perceive the Wood Lake
Nature Center as a significant activity and facility and supports continuing
and`additonal improvements to the Center; and
WHEREAS, the. City of Richfield has included the Wood Lake Nature Center
in long range capital improvement programs,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the city council of the City of
Richfield, Minnesota, that the city manager is hereby. authorized and directed
to forward'such long range capital improvement programs to the State of
Minnesota, Office of Local and Urban Affairs of the State Planning Agency..
Passed by the city council of the City of Richfield th is 23rd day of January,
1978.
ren L. Law Mayor
ATTEST:
Thomas J. Mo n City ,Clerk