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HomeMy Public PortalAbout033-2016 - Grant - Department of Natural Resources - Development of TrailsCOMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA ORDINANCE NO. 33-2016 AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF A GRANT FROM THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM AND AMENDING PRIOR GRANT ORDINANCE 23-2015 WHEREAS, In accordance with Indiana Code (IC) 36-1-4-10, a municipality may execute any documents necessary to receive money from the state or federal government or any other source, and said documents are prepared and executed by the City executive administration, provided that the Common Council of the City of Richmond as the legislative body of the City approves an ordinance for the appropriation of any monies received in accordance with IC 36-4-6-18; and WHEREAS, On April 6, 2015, the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, passed a grant ordinance designated as Ordinance 23-2015 in connection with a grant submitted to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for funding available to communities for trail development through the Recreational Trails Program (RTP); and WHEREAS, The City of Richmond, Indiana (City), had submitted said grant application to obtain the funds in cooperation with the Society for the Preservation and Use of Resources (SPUR) and the final grant amount applied for and received was the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($200,000.00), with a corresponding local match amount of Sixty-four Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars and Zero Cents ($64,250.00); and WHEREAS, Said local match consists of a land donation and materials from SPUR and Fourteen Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars and Zero Cents ($14,250.00) in trail improvements by the City; and WHEREAS, The grant funds obtained will be used for trail development along the East Fork of the Whitewater River in Richmond, Indiana, as previously set forth in prior Ordinance No. 23-2015; and WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the City to amend the prior grant ordinance designated as Ordinance No. 23-215, passed by the Common Council on April 6, 2015. NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, as follows: 1. The City of Richmond, Indiana, has submitted, as authorized by IC 36-1-4-10, a RTP grant application to the Indiana DNR for trail development related activities along the East Fork of the Whitewater River. 2. The City of Richmond, Indiana, in cooperation with SPUR, is hereby authorized to accept from the Indiana DNR grant funding in an amount up to Two Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($200,000.00) and the local match shall consist of a land donation and materials from SPUR and Fourteen Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars and Zero Cents ($14,250.00) in trail improvements by the City of Richmond, Indiana, with the total local match being valued at Sixty-four Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars and Zero Cents ($64,250.00). 3. The prior grant ordinance passed on April 6, 2015, and designated as Ordinance No. 23-2015, shall be amended accordingly and said increased amounts are appropriated for use of trail development along the East Fork of the Whitewater River in Richmond, Indiana. Passed and adopted this � day o 2016, by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana. 9"49=b- President (Bruce Wissel) ATTE (Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC) PRESENTED to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this day o 2016, at 9:00 a.m. 9&4rnt Clerk �� , City (Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC) APPROVED by me, David M. Snow, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this day of juL , 2016, at 9:05 a.m. l , Mayor Snow f_�_ Alevz rk (Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)