HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES.169.12-18-1985 BILL NO. 85-124 RESOLUTION N0.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
APPLY FOR A GRANT-IN-AID UNDER THE LAND AND
WATER CONSERVATIOr1 FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF
CONSTRUCTING MULTIPLE-USE COURTS AT CHEROKEE
AND SHAWNEE PARKS
WHEREAS, the City of Cape Girardeau is an expanding City in
the growing county of Cape Girardeau , Missouri ; and
WHEREAS, the existing City has a population �n excess of
34 ,000 people and there is a need for further park development;
and
WHEREAS, the City desires to construct Multiple-Use Courts
at Cherokee and Shawnee Parks for the use and enjoyment of the
Citizens of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI , AS FOLLOWS:
1. That application be made under the Land and Water
Conservation Fund of the United States Government for a
grant-in-aid of fifty per cent (50� ) of the total cost of the
project .
2 . That a project proposal be prepared and submitted to
the Department of Interior , National Park Service through the
State Inter-Agency Council for Outdoor Recreation for said
grant-in-aid.
3 . The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the
necessary documents for forwarding the project proposal
application for the grant-in-aid under the Land and Water
Conservation Fund Program.
4 . If a grant is awarded, the City of Cape Girardeau ,
Missouri , accepts all responsibilies under the Land and 4Jater
Conservation Fund Act , as amended, and the policies of the
National Park Service and the State Inter-Agency Council for
Outdoor Recreation . This includes , but is not limited to
maintenance of the park for public outdoor recreation purposes
in perpetuity, compliance with the provisions of Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 , underground wiring of all
telephone and electrical wires under 15KV within the park both
under this project and in the future, provisions of facilities
which are accessible to and usable by the physically
handicapped.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS _���� DAY OF , 1985 .
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Howard C . Tooke, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Alvin M. Stoverink , City Clerk