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Request for Acceptance of Grant - Recommendation to accept the terms of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant Program Development Grant 26-01838 between the City of Rochester Hills and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) for Innovation Hills - Universal Playground Development
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Whereas, on March 25, 2019, City Council gave support to the Parks & Natural Resources Department in the submittal of a grant application to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) through their Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant Program. The application was submitted and resulted in the MDNR offering Development Project Agreement 26-01838; and
Whereas, the development of Innovation Hills (f/k/a Riverbend Park) shows the City's continued desire to deliver the finest recreational opportunities to our residents; and
Whereas, the Parks & Natural Resources Department, based on detail in the Innovation Hills Strategic Framework has calculated the City's cost for this project to be approximately $300,000 as the required minimum 50% match to the grant; and
Whereas, one of the goals of the City of Rochester Hills Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2016-2020 includes development of high quality parks; and
Whereas, this project has been identified in the City’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP #PK-13); and
Be It Resolved, that Rochester Hills City Council does hereby accept the terms of Development Project Agreement 26-01838 Grant as received from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) for the Innovation Hills - Universal Playground Development, and that the City Council does hereby specifically agree, but not by way of limitation, as follows:
1. To appropriate all funds necessary to complete the project during the project and to provide three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) to match the grant authorized by the MDNR.
2. To maintain satisfactory financial accounts, documents, and records to make them available to the MDNR for auditing at reasonable times.
3. To construct the project and provide such funds, services, and materials as may be necessary to satisfy the terms of said Agreement.
4. To regulate the use of the facility constructed and reserved under this Agreement to assure the use thereof by the public on equal and reasonable terms.
5. To comply with any and all terms of said Agreement including all terms not specifically set forth in the foregoing portions of this Resolution.
Further Be It Resolved, that the Mayor or his designee is authorized to execute Development Project Agreement 26-01838 on behalf of the City.