05033
RESOLUTION
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Title:
Authorizing application to Bergen County Trust Fund for
Acquisition of
Three Properties; Block 908, Lot 16 (Pawn) ,
(49 Lafayette
and 6 Center)
WHEREAS, the Bergen County Open
Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund (“County”)
provides grants to municipal governments and grants to nonprofit organizations
for assistance in the acquisition and development of lands for outdoor
recreation and conservation purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Borough of Hillsdale
desires to further the public interest by obtaining a grant of $549,000 from
the County to fund the following project:
Acquisition of Three Properties to Prevent
Development in the Flood Hazard Area and Preserve These Parcels as Open Spaces.
County
Funds Borough Appraised
Property Requested
Funds Value
Block
909, Lot 7 $
275,000 $ 125,000 $ 400,000
Block
908, Lot 16 (Pawn) $
118,000 $ 57,000 $
175,000
&
6 Center) $
156,000 $
74,000 $ 230,000
Total $
549,000 $ 256,000 $ 805,000
NOW,
THEREFORE, the governing body resolves that Christopher P.
Statile, P.E. or the successor to the office of Borough Engineer is hereby
authorized to:
(a)
make an application for such a grant
(b)
provide additional application information and
furnish such documents as may be required
(c)
act as the authorized correspondent of the above
named applicant; and
WHEREAS, the
County shall determine if the application is complete and in conformance with
the scope and intent of the Bergen County Trust Fund, and notify the applicant
of the amount of the funding award; and
WHEREAS,
the applicant is willing to use the county’s funds in accordance with such
rules, regulations and applicable statutes, and is willing to enter into an
agreement with the county for the above named project;
WHEREAS,
the Borough of Hillsdale previously submitted two separate applications to the
Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund, one for the acquisition of Block 909, Lot
7, and another for the acquisition of two properties identified as Block 908,
Lot 16, and Block 1111, Lots 1 & 2; and
WHEREAS,
the Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund believes all three properties are part
of the Borough’s efforts to prevent development in flood prone areas and has
therefore requested the Borough to replace the two previously submitted
applications with one combined application;
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this resolution authorizes the
submission of a single application for the three properties identified above to
the Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund;
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, by the Borough Council of the Borough of Hillsdale
that:
1. That the Mayor of the above named body is hereby authorized to execute an agreement and any amendment thereto with the County; and
2. That the applicant has its share of the project, if a match is required, in the amount of $256,000; and
3. That, in the event the County funds are less
than the total project cost specified above, the applicant has the balance of
funding necessary to complete the project; and
4. The applicant agrees to comply with all
applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations in its
performance of the project; and
5. That this resolution shall take effect
immediately.
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Abstain
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Bogle, Jim |
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Chapman, Donna |
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Hanlon, Marie |
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Prospero, Frank |
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Rush, Ken |
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Sapanara, John |
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Adopted: February 8, 2005
Attest: ________________________ ____________________________________
Robert P. Sandt, RMC Dennis S. Deutsch, Mayor
Municipal Clerk