HomeMy WebLinkAbout2349RESOLUTION NO. 2349
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING I.A.C. APPLICATION
FOR BLUEBERRY PARK
CITY OF BREMERTON
A RESOLUTION authorizing applications for funding
assistance for an outdoor recreation project to the
Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation as provided
by the Marine Recreation Land Act.
WHEREAS, in 1989 the City Council of Bremerton approved
a "Comprehensive Park and Recreation Plan" for the urban area which
identifies a neighborhood park on land adjacent to Armin Jahr
Elementary School in the Northern part of the City; and
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Marine Recreation
Land Act, state and federal funding assistance has been authorized
and made available to aid in financing the cost of land for parks
and the construction of outdoor recreation facilities of local
public bodies; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Bremerton
considers it in the best public interest to develop a neighborhood
park in the northern part of the City on the site formerly known as
White's Blueberry Farm;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON
1. That the Mayor be authorized to make formal application
to the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation for
funding assistance.
2. That any fund assistance so received be used in the
development of six (6) acres of land in the northern part
of the City of Bremerton, Washington,
ATTE S T:
That the City's share of the project will be derived from
Fund 304, the Parks Capital Fund,
The City of Bremerton does hereby certify that the City
is responsible to support all non-cash commitments to the
local share should they not materialize,
That any property acquired with financial aid through the
Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation be placed in
use as an outdoor recreation facility and be retained in
such use in perpetuity unless as otherwise provided and
agreed to by the City Council, the Interagency Committee
for Outdoor Recreation, and any affected federal agency,
and
That this resolution become part of a formal application
to the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation,
That the City of Bremerton does certify that the City is
owner of the land to be developed and based on current
knowledge, provides assurance there are no encumbrances
on the land which would restrict recreation use of the
land as proposed in this application.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton this 5th
day of June 1991.
LYNN HORTON, Council President
APPROVED this 7 day of June, 1991.
LOUIS MENTOR, Mayor
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN McCLUSKEY, Clerk