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488 <br /> <br />June 13, 1989 <br /> <br /> The master plan for City Park provides for future phases <br />based upon demand and funding ava.ilabil~y. The State Division <br />of Parks and,~Recreation has funding available from~ the Land and <br />Water Conservati~-r{--F~l~d' to assist: localities ~n ~mpro~i~g and~' <br />developin~ recreational facilitles. Based~,~p~n ou~ suece~s~o <br />date, I ~ee~l~w~'~:~a-~,g60d' 6h'a'~ for receiving <br />funds from:th-is agency2~ The Directo~ of Parks and~Recreation; <br />working~with?~h~ Gran~s,-Office has de~eloped a~ propesal- <br />request~hg $~0¥588 f~m ~h&~State tb fufld ~hase'II:'~of;:tha:Ci~ty <br />Park Master Plan. -The proposal requests funding,fo~?,ad~i~ous1 <br />landscaping; golf course irrigation; golf course improvements <br />to 9re~ns;:)~ees>and fairways;' additioNal;park~shelters; <br />additional:tables, ~benches and~ <br />of a maintenance facility and a fishing pier. <br />lines require that cities contribute 50% ($120,500 for a ~total <br /> projec%~c~st~of $2~,080). 'c - ~ ~ -5 <br /> <br /> The grant guidelines require that the local governing body <br />approve a resolution authorizing: the/submiSsion' of' %he ~r~nt. <br />Attached,~5~ yo~r.~o~ideration is such~'a resolu~ionq <br />funding co~itment is requested of City Councl~ ~t ~%s~timel <br />Dr. Patton is working with the CIP C~ittee to e~su~re ~h;at <br />adequate' fUnd~ing(~is available inf th~' eveh%~' that ~tha g~an~ is <br />approved.~ !The~~ ~r2ntc ~as writte~in' ~m~n~ ~ha{ if~ a~ <br />~ount is approved by the State the project can proceed. <br /> <br /> City Coun~c it '~s ~favorable conside~ra%ion of %~h~' ~es~ut~on <br /> is req~,e,s~d~" ~., ~ ~. <br /> <br /> O~ mo~t<ioh~ of,' Mr% Simpson a~n~d seconded by ,Mr. Hawks ~he <br /> following resolution was adopted, ,ahd by the following ~ote: <br /> <br /> "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO FILE AN <br /> APPLICATION TO- THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION' AND HISTORIC <br /> RESOURCES, 'DIVISION OF PARKS AND RECREATION FOR L~D-,AND <br /> WATER CONSERVATION FUNDS FOR THE CONTINUED DEVELO?~{EN~ OF <br /> CITY PARK. <br /> <br /> ~EREAS, the Virginia Department-of Conservation and <br /> Historic Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation pro~ides <br /> funds to ~s3si~%:political subdivisibns of the Co~onwealth of <br /> Virginia i~n acqu~irin~ and developing ,open spa'ce and~ park~ lands; <br /> and <br /> <br /> ~EREAS, the City of Portsmouth is eligible to submit a <br /> g~ant appl~ication to t,he Department of Conservation and <br /> Historic Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation for land <br /> and water conservation ffunds for the continued development of <br /> City Park; and <br /> <br /> WHEREA"S, there are urgent' needs Within the City <br /> develop park la~d,-and City Park is deemed of high development <br /> priority :by ~he ~City Council; and <br /> <br /> ~EREAS, in order to attain funding assistance from the <br /> Virginia Department of Conservation and Historic Resources, <br /> Division of Parks and Recreation, it is necessary that the City <br /> Council gu-a~rantee a proportionate share of the cost ther~:of, <br /> and that the project is to be funded fifty percent (50%) by the <br /> Virginia-Department of Conservation and Hi~storic Resources, <br /> Division of Parts and Recreation and fifty percent (50%) 'by the <br /> City of Portsmouth. <br /> <br /> <br />