HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions R23-05-648 - 05/01/2023 - Pre-Application for a Land & Water Conservation Fund GrantSTATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FULTON
RESOLUTION NO. R23-05-648
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MILTON AUTHORIZING
A PRE -APPLICATION FOR A LAND & WATER CONSERVATION FUND GRANT WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
WHEREAS, O.C.G.A. § 36-35-3 provides that the governing authority of a
municipality may adopt clearly reasonable ordinances, resolutions, and regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City of Milton has drafted a Pre -Application for a grant from the
Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund, as administered by the Georgia Department
of Natural Resources, attached as Exhibit "A"; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Pre -Application is to obtain preliminary approval for
a grant supporting the construction of 6 tennis courts, a tennis viewing pavilion,
playground and the reconfiguration & renovation of the parking lot at Milton City Park
and Preserve in the City of Milton (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, by approval and execution of this Resolution, the City of Milton assures
the Georgia Department of Natural Resources that the City has the ability and intention
to finance at a minimum, 50 percent of the estimated total Project cost and, in the event
the City's Pre -Application is recommended for funding by the DNR, the City will move
forward with due diligence to prepare, or have prepared, appropriate documentation
required for a formal Land & Water Conservation Fund grant application; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council believes it is appropriate and in the best interest of the
City to authorize submission of the Pre -Application to the Georgia Department of Natural
Resources.
THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED;
That the Mayor, or other City staff members as appropriate, are authorized and
directed to execute the Pre -Application and deliver it to the Georgia Department of
Natural Resources.
RESOLVED this 15' day of May 2023.
Pe Jamison, Mayor
Attest:
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' Tammy Lowit, City Yrk \