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<br />April 26. 2005 <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), provides <br />funds to assist political subdivisions of the Commonwealth of Virginia in acquiring and <br />developing open space and park lands; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, there are urgent needs within the City of Portsmouth to develop <br />park land; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve is deemed an area of high <br />acquisition and development priority by the Council of the City of Portsmouth; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve proposes to replace its <br />temporary and inadequate facility with a public recreational and educational center <br />which shall be referred to as the Hoffler Creek Nature Center; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in order to obtain funding assistance from DCR, the City of <br />Portsmouth must provide assurance that it is willing to contribute a proportionate <br />share of the cost thereof; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the proportionate project share proposed to be funded by the City <br />of Portsmouth is $200,000. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth that the Department of Conservation and Recreation is respectfully <br />requested to assist in approval and funding of the Hoffler Creek Nature Center Project <br />in order to enhance the standard of public recreational enjoyment for all of <br />Portsmouth's citizenry. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager is hereby authorized to <br />cause such information or materials as may be necessary to be provided to the <br />Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and to enter into such agreements <br />as may be necessary to permit the formulation, approval and funding of the Hoffler <br />Creek Nature Center Project. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Council of the City of Portsmouth gives its <br />assurance that the funds needed as the proportionate share of the cost of the <br />approved program will be provided, up to $ 200,000. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Portsmouth gives <br />its assurance that the general provisions of the Land and Water Conservation Fund <br />Act (L&WCF) and the Virginia Outdoors Fund Fiscal Procedures will be complied with <br />in the administration of this project. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Portsmouth will operate and <br />maintain the public recreation facility in good condition and will provide permanent <br />project acknowledgement signs of the participating funding agencies and that this <br />signage will clearly state that the said facility is a "public" recreational facility. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Portsmouth will dedicate the <br />metes and bounds of the Hoffler Creek Nature Center property, in perpetuity, for <br />public outdoors recreational purposes in accordance with the Land and Water <br />Conservation Fund (L&WCF) Act. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Portsmouth gives <br />its assurance that all other applicable federal and state regulations governing such <br />expenditure of funds will be complied with in the administration, development, and <br />subsequent operation of this Hoffler Creek Nature Center." <br /> <br />Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst, Holley <br />Nays: None <br />