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BOROUGH OF HILLSDALE

 

 

RESOLUTION

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Title:   2007 Application for Open Space Acquisition Projects through

County Trust Fund Program

 

WHEREAS, the Bergen County Open Space, Recreation, Farmland & Historic Preservation Trust Fund (“County Trust Fund”), provides grants to municipal governments and to non-profit organizations for assistance in the acquisition of lands for open space conservation purposes and/or outdoor recreation facilities; and

 

WHEREAS, the Borough of Hillsdale desires to further the public interest by obtaining a grant of $192,085 from the County Trust Fund to acquire flood prone properties in Block 1106, Lots 24 and 27; and

 

WHEREAS,   the governing body has reviewed the County Trust Fund Program Statement, the County Program Open Space Policy and Procedures Manual, and the open space application and instructions and desires to make an application for such a grant and provide application information and furnish such documents as may be required; and

 

WHEREAS,  as part of the application process, the governing body will hold a public hearing at a regularly scheduled public meeting of the governing body to receive comments prior to the submission of said application; and

 

WHEREAS, the County of Bergen shall determine whether the application is complete and in conformance with the scope and intent of the County Trust Fund; and

 

WHEREAS, the applicant is willing to use the County Trust Fund in accordance with such rules, regulations and applicable statutes, and is willing to enter into an agreement with the County of Bergen for the above named project; and

 

WHEREAS, if the applicant is successful in acquiring said project through the use of a County Trust Fund grant, then the applicant will permanently preserve said project for open space conservation and outdoor recreation purposes through a recorded deed of easement.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Hillsdale:

 

1.                            That it is hereby authorized to submit the above completed project application to the County by the deadline of August 31, 2007, as established by the County; and

2.                            That in the event of a County Trust Fund award that may be less than the grant amount requested above, the applicant has, or will secure, the balance of funding necessary to complete the project; and

3.                            That the applicant agrees to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations in its performance of the project; and

4.                            That this resolution shall take effect immediately.

 

 

 

Council member

Motion

Second

Yes

No

Absent

Abstain

Arnowitz, Max

 

 

x

 

 

 

Prospero, Frank

x

 

x

 

 

 

Rush, Ken     

 

 

x

 

 

 

Sapanara, John

 

 

x

 

 

 

Schiavone, Donna

 

x

x

 

 

 

Weinstein, Andrew

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

Adopted: September 5, 2007                                                 

 

                                                                      

Attest: ________________________             ____________________________________

Robert P. Sandt, RMC                        Kenneth R. Rush, Acting-Mayor

            Municipal Clerk