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RESOLUTION NO. 9655
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF RICHFIELD TO ACCEPT A MINNESOTA
RELEAF GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (DNR) IN
THE AMOUNT OF $19,000 TO BE USED TO REIMBURSE RESIDENTIAL HOME-
OWNERS FOR A PORTION OF THE COST OF DISEASED TREE REMOVALS.
WHEREAS, the Public Works Department, Forestry Division, has applied for and
received a Minnesota Releaf Grant in the amount of $19,000; and
WHEREAS, the City intends to use these funds to reimburse residential
homeowners for 20% of the cost of diseased tree removals; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute 465.03 requires every acceptance of a grant or
devise of real personal property on terms prescribed by the donor be made by resolution of
more than two-thirds majority of the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of
Richfield, Minnesota, as follows:
1. That the City Council of the City of Richfield hereby accepts the Minnesota Releaf
Grant from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in the amount of
nineteen thousand dollars and authorizes the City to administer the funds in
accordance with grant agreements and terms described by the DNR.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 13th day of
September 2005.
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