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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS-2014-011-R-142/19/2014 11-R-14 A RESOLUTION Authorizing the City Manager to Sign a Resolution of Authorization for the Illinois Park and Recreational Facility Construction Grant Program for the Robert Crown Center Expansion and Renovation Project WHEREAS, the Illinois Park and Recreational Facility Construction Grant Program (hereinafter, "PARC") is a state -financed program operated by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources; and WHEREAS, a PARC Grant can be requested for the acquisition, development, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, architectural planning and installation of capital facilities consisting of buildings, structures and land for park or recreation purposes and open spaces and natural areas as those terms are defined in Section 10 of the Open Land Trust Act; and WHEREAS, the BAAD Grant Program operates on a reimbursement basis providing up to seventy-five percent (75%) assistance for approved project costs, with a maximum award of two and one half million dollars ($2,500,000.00); and WHEREAS, an applicant, as part of its proposal, must adopt and submit a Resolution of Authorization by March 10, 2014, certifying and acknowledging that it has 100% of the funds necessary to complete the pending PARC project within the timeframes specified for project execution; and WHEREAS, the City's Department of Public Works is preparing a grant proposal for the Robert Crown Center Expansion and Renovation Project (the "Project"); and WHEREAS, the City Council will designate fourteen million, five hundred thousand dollars ($14,500,000.00) in property tax -supported bond money in the Capital Improvement Program to provide funds for the Project; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1: That the foregoing recitals are hereby found as fact and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 2: That the City Council adopts the State of Illinois PARC-3 Resolution of Authorization (attached hereto as Exhibit A) and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 3: That the City Manager is hereby authorized to sign and the City Clerk herby authorized to attest, on behalf of the City of Evanston, the Certification Statement and the Grant Application to apply for a PARC Grant for the Project. SECTION 4: That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to negotiate any additional conditions of the Resolution of Authorization and the Grant Application as may be determined to be in the best interest of the City. SECTION 5: That this Resolution 11-R-14 shall be in full force and effect from the date of its passage and approval in the manner provided by law Eli a eth B. Tisdahl, Mayor Attest: RodGreen i y Clerk y Adopted: , 2014 EXHIBIT A State of Illinois PARC-3 Resolution of Authorization STATE OF ILLINOIS / IDNR PARC-3 RESOLUTION OF AUTHORIZATION PARC PROJECT APPLICATION 1.ProjectSponsor: City of Evanston 2. Project Title: Robert Crown Center Expansion and Renovation Project The City of Evanston hereby certifies and acknowledges that it has 100% of the funds (local project sponsor) necessary to complete the pending PARC project 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 indoor or outdoor recreation grant assistance consideration in the next two (2) consecutive grant cycles following project termination. ALL Proiects It is understood that the project should be completed within the timeframe established in the project agreement and the Final Billing 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 fiuther 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 Park and Recreational Facility Construction Grant Program (PARC) (17 IL Adm. Code 3070) 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 condition, keep the facilities open to the general public during reasonable hours consistent with the type of facility, cease any farming operations, 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 property acquired with PARC 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 indoor or outdoor recreation purposes in accordance with the PARC 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 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 at a legal (local project sponsor) meeting held on the 24th day of February 20 14 (Authorized Signature and Title) ATTESTED BY: (Name and Title)