ADOPTED - MARCH 9, 2004
Agenda Item No. 15

Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees 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 SPRAY WATER PLAYGROUND AT HAWK ISLAND COUNTY PARK

RESOLUTION #04-69

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 spray water playground due to the proximity of the park to the majority of the population of Ingham County; and

WHEREAS, the City of Lansing, realizing the benefit of such a facility to the area, has pledged $50,000 in support of the project; and

WHEREAS, $40,000 is included within the Parks Department's 2004 Budget; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Parks Board 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 $150,000 to assist in the development of a spray water playground at Hawk Island County Park with a total cost of $300,000 as detailed below:

City of Lansing $ 50,000
Ingham County Currently Appropriated $ 40,000
Ingham County Proposed 2005 Appropriation $ 60,000
Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant $150,000

TOTAL PROJECT COST $300,000

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that an application be submitted to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for a Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant in the amount of $150,000.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners commit the local match of $60,000, in addition to the current 2004 appropriation of $40,000, to be available in 2005 contingent upon the grant being approved.

COUNTY SERVICES: Yeas: Swope, Thomas, De Leon, Hertel
Nays: None Absent: Severino, Nevin Approved 3/2/04

FINANCE: Yeas: Lynch, Grebner, Dedden, Thomas
Nays: None Absent:De Leon, Minter Approved 3/3/04