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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS-2010-058-R-10• 11 /08/2010 58-R-10 A RESOLUTION Authorizing the City Manager to Sign a Resolution of Authorization for an Illinois Park and Recreational Facility Construction (PARC) Grant Application for the Ecology Center Greenhouse Addition Project WHEREAS, the Illinois Park and Recreational Facility Construction (hereinafter, "PARC") Grant is a state -financed program operated by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources; and WHEREAS, a PARC Grant can be requested for acquisition, development, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, architectural planning and installation of capital buildings, structures and land for • park or recreation purposes; and WHEREAS, the PARC 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 million, five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000.00); and WHEREAS, an applicant, as part of its proposal, must adopt and submit a Resolution of Authorization by November 29, 2010, certifying and acknowledging that it has one hundred percent (100%) of the funds necessary to complete the pending project within the required time; and WHEREAS, the City's Parks, Recreation and Community Services • Department is preparing a grant proposal for the Ecology Center Greenhouse Addition Project; and 58-R-10 ; WHEREAS, the City Council has designated one -hundred and . twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000) in property tax supported bond money in the FY 2011 Capital Improvement Program to provide matching funds for the Ecology Center Greenhouse Addition 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 made a part 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 Resolution of Authorization and the Application for a PARC Grant for the Ecology Center Greenhouse Addition Project. SECTION 4: That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to negotiate any additional conditions of the Resolution of Authorization and Grant Application as may be determined to be in the best interest of the City. SECTION 5: That this Resolution 58-R-10 shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law, • —2— I Attest: A,0- �- FJJI'�-e Rodney . eene, City Clerk Adopted: g , 2010 r� U Eliza h B. Tisdahl, Mayor 58-R-10 -3- 58-R-10 EXHIBIT A • State of Illinois PARC-3 Resolution of Authorization • .7 �4� • • • STATE OF ILLINOIS / IDNR PARC-3 RESOLUTION OF AUTHORIZATION PARC PROJECT APPLICATION I 1. Project Sponsor: City of Evanston 2. Project Title: Ecology Center Greenhouse Addition 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 timefi-ames specified herein for project execution, andthat failure to adhere to the specified project timeframe or failure to proceed with the project because of insufficient fiords 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. 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 will be submitted to IDNR as soon as possible after project completion. 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 (310ILCS 40 et seq.), as applicable, 3) the Illinois Human Rights Act (775 ILCS 5/1- 141 et.seq.), 4) Title VI ofthe Civil Rights Act of 1964, (P.L. 83-352), 5) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (P_ -. 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 generalpublic 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 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. '4W BE IT FURTHER PROVIDED that the City of Evanston certifies to the best of its (local project sponsor) 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 meeting held on the 8th day of November 20 10 (l� p�� Sponsor) orized Signature) City Manager ATTESTED BY:(title) City Clerk (tide) Approved as to torM, W. Grant Farrar Corporation Collnsp'