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41-R-14
A RESOLUTION
Authorizing the City Manager to Sign a Resolution of Authorization for
an Open Space Land Acquisition and Development (11OSLAD11) Grant
Application for the Lovelace Park Athletic Field Renovation Project
WHEREAS, the Open Space Land Acquisition and Development
(hereinafter, "OSLAD") Grant is a state -financed program operated by the Illinois
Department of Natural Resources; and
WHEREAS, an OSLAD Grant can be requested for acquisition and/or
development of land for public outdoor recreational purposes; and
WHEREAS, the OSLAD Grant Program operates on a reimbursement
basis providing up to fifty percent (50%) assistance for approved project costs, with a
maximum award of four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00); and
WHEREAS, an applicant, as part of its proposal, must adopt and submit
a Resolution of Authorization by July 1, 2014, certifying and acknowledging that it has
100% of the funds necessary to complete the project within the timeframe specified;
and
WHEREAS, the City's Department of Public Works is preparing a grant
proposal for the Lovelace Park Athletic Field Renovation Project (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, the City Council will designate up to one million fifty thousand
dollars ($1,050,000.00) in property tax -supported bond money in the FY 2015 Capital
Improvement Program to provide funds for the Project; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best
interests of the City of Evanston to submit an application for the Project to the OSLAD
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Grant Program of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are hereby found as fact and
incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2: The City Council adopts the State of Illinois OSLAD Doc-3
Resolution of Authorization ("Resolution of Authorization") attached hereto and
incorporated by reference as Exhibit "1."
SECTION 3: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to
execute the Resolution of Authorization and the OSLAD Program Grant Application by
and between the City of Evanston and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
SECTION 4: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to
negotiate any additional conditions of the Resolution of Authorization and the OSLAD
Program Grant Application as he may determine to be in the best interests of the City.
SECTION 5: This Resolution 41-R-14 shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
Attest:
Ro ney Greer, City Clerk
Adopted: �xu,( , 2014
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Elizeeth B. Tisdahl, Mayor
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EXHIBIT 1
STATE OF ILLINOIS OSLAD DOC-3 RESOLUTION OF AUTHORIZATION
Resolution
Page 1 of 1
STATE OF ILLINOIS / DNR DOC-3 RESOLUTION OF AUTHORIZATION
OSLAD/LWCF PROJECT APPLICATION FORM
1. Project Sponsor:
City of Evanston
2. Project Title:
Lovelace Park Athletic Field Renovations
The City of Evanston (local project sponsor) hereby certifies and acknowledges that it has 100% of
the funds necessary (includes cash and value of donated land) to complete the pending OSLAD/LWCF prcject within the
timeframes specified herein for project execution, and that failure to adhere to the specified project timeframe or failure to
proceed with the project because of insufficient funds or change in local recreation priorities is sufficient cause for project grant
termination which will also result in the ineligibility of the local project sponsor for subsequent Illinois DNR outdoor recreation
grant assistance consideration in the next two (2) consecutive grant cycles following project termination.
Acquisition and Development Proiects
It is understood that the project should be completed within the timeframe established in the project agreement and the
reimbursement request must be submitted within one year of the expiration date. Failure to do so will result in the
Project Sponsor forfeiting all project reimbursements, and relieves DNR from further payment obligations on the
grant.
The City of Evanston (local project sponsor) further acknowledges and certifies that it will comply
with all terms, conditions and regulations of 1) the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) program (17 IL
Adm. Code 3025) or federal Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) program (17 IL Adm. Code 3030), as applicable, 2) the
federal Uniform Relocation Assistance & Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-646) and/or the Illinois
Displaced Persons Relocation Act (310 ILCS 40 et. seq.), as applicable, 3) the Illinois Human Rights Act (775 ILCS 5/1-101
et.seq.), 4) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, (P.L. 83-352), 5) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (P.L. 94-135), 6) the
Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1988, (P.L. 100-259) and 7) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (PL 101-336); and will
maintain the project area in an attractive and safe conditions, keep the facilities open to the general public during reasonable
hours consistent with the type of facility, and obtain from the Illinois DNR written approval for any change or conversion of
approved outdoor recreation use of the project site prior to initiating such change or conversion; and for properly acquired with
OSLAD/LWCF assistance, agree to place a covenant restriction on the project property deed at the time of recording that
stipulates the property must be used, in perpetuity, for public outdoor recreation purposes in accordance with the OSLAD/LWCF
programs and cannot be sold or exchanged, in whole or part, to another party without approval from the Illinois DNR.
BE IT FURTHER PROVIDED that the City of Evanston (local project sponsor) certifies to the best of
its knowledge that the information provided within the attached application is true and correct. This Resolution of Authorization
has been duly discussed and adopted by the City of Evanston (local project sponsor) at a legal meeting
held on the day of 20_.
ATTESTED BY:
(title)
(Authorized Signature)
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https://dnr.state.il.us/ocd/OSLADApplication/Resolution.asp 5/21/2014