HomeMy Public PortalAbout006-2012 - To Approve an Environmental Restrictive Covenant ARESOLUTION 6- 2012
A RESOLUTION FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND,
INDIANA TO APPROVE AN ENVIRONMENTAL RESTRICTIVE COVENANT
AGREEMENT FOR THE STARR- GENNETT TRAM; REAL ESTATE
WHEREAS, The Board of Parks and Recreation for the Parks Department of the City of Richmond, Indiana
( "Board"} is the disposing agent for real property owned and to be transferred or acquired by the
Parks Department of the City of Richmond, Indiana ( "City ") pursuant to the provisions of Indiana
Code (IC) 36- 11 -3 -11; and
WHEREAS, The City of Richmond, by and through its Department of Parks and Recreation, owns real estate
commonly known as the Starr- Gennett/Gorge Trail ( "real estate ") connecting to the Cardinal
Greenway, which real estate consists of approximately sixty (60) acres in Richmond, Indiana, and
said real estate has been extensively remediated by the City after the City acquired the real estate
and said redevelopment has been conducted in accordance with the Indiana Department of
Environmental Management ( "IDEM ") brownfield program ( "Program"); and
WHEREAS, Environmental concerns in connection with the redeveloped properly allow the real estate to be
used for recreational purposes as set forth in the Environmental Restrictive Covenants and the
City on behalf of itself and IDEM wishes to approve the Environmental Restrictive Covenant
Agreement in order that certain restrictions running with the land will be recorded and binding
upon the City of Richmond and all future owners of the real estate; and
WHEREAS, The Environmental Restrictive Covenant Agreement as well as all exhibits it incorporates by
reference is attached to this Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PARKS AND RECREATION, that it
authorizes Anthony L. Foster as designee to execute the Environmental Restrictive Covenant for the City and to
take all other action necessary to record the instrument at the Wayne County Recorders Office.
This Resolution is duly passed and adopted this � day of 2012.
In
By:
APPROVED.
Sarah L. Hutton, Mayor
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