HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions R23-10-669 - 10/16/2023 - Authorizing Pre-Application for a RTP Grant through GA DNRSTATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FULTON
RESOLUTION NO. R23-10-669
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MILTON AUTHORIZING
A PRE -APPLICATION FOR A RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM 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 is drafting a Pre -Application for the Recreational Trails
Program grant, funded by the Federal Highway Administration and administered on the
state level by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Pre -Application is to qualify for a grant supporting
the construction of a trailhead restroom facility in Milton's Birmingham Park (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 Department of Natural
Resources, the City will move forward with due diligence to prepare, or have prepared,
appropriate documentation required for a formal Recreational Trails Program 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 16th day of October, 2023.
tPy t mison, Mayor
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