ADOPTED - JUNE 13, 2006

Agenda Item No. 9

 

Introduced by the County Services Committee of the:

 

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION TO THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR A LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND GRANT TO DEVELOP A SNOW TUBING HILL AT HAWK ISLAND COUNTY PARK

 

RESOLUTION #06-149

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Parks Master Plan was developed under the direction of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners to establish a systematic plan to meet the goal of providing adequate recreational facilities for the residents of Ingham County; and

 

WHEREAS, the development of Hawk Island County Park was listed as a top priority; and

 

WHEREAS, the location of Hawk Island County Park is ideal for the development of a snow tubing hill due to the proximity of the park to the majority of the population of Ingham County; and

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Parks & Recreation Commission has recommended that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorize an application to be submitted to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources requesting a grant from the Land and Water Conservation Fund in the amount of $75,000 to assist in the development of a snow tubing hill, complete with equipment and utilities, at Hawk Island County Park with a total cost of $150,000 as detailed below:

 

                                                                                                Ingham County Proposed 2007 Appropriation $  75,000

            Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant                    $  75,000

 

            TOTAL PROJECT COST                                        $150,000

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes a grant application to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for a Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant in the amount of $75,000, subject to review and approval by the Ingham County Parks & Recreation Commission.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that page 66 and the “Capital Improvement Schedule” of the Ingham County Park Facility Master Plan be modified to reflect the addition of the tubing hill project.

           

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners commits the local match of $75,000, to be available in 2007 contingent upon the grant being approved.

 

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:   De Leon, Holman, Copedge, Severino

    Nays:  None             Absent:  Schor, Vickers    Approved 6/6/06