ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 26, 2008

ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Agenda Item No. 12

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 TO DEVELOP A FISHING DOCK AND EXPAND THE BOARDWALK AT THE BURCHFIELD PARK POND

RESOLUTION #08-044

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 events and activities to attract people, multiple uses within the parks, and undeveloped natural/quiet areas were listed as top priorities; and

WHEREAS, Burchfield Park is the Ingham County Parks Department’s largest park and provides the premier public access natural area within Ingham County; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Parks Department, in conjunction with the Department of Natural Resources, stocks the Burchfield pond with fish every year; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Natural Resources has provided past support to provide fishing gear and increase fishing opportunities at Burchfield Park; and

WHEREAS, a youth Summer Day Camp held throughout the summer at Burchfield Park would benefit from increased fishing opportunities and outdoor teaching space; 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 Michigan Natural Trust Fund in the amount of $60,000 to assist in the development of a fishing dock and expansion of the boardwalk at Burchfield Park with a total cost of $80,000 as detailed below:

Ingham County Proposed 2009 Appropriation $20,000

Michigan Natural Trust Fund Grant $60,000

TOTAL PROJECT COST $80,000

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 $60,000, subject to review and approval by the Ingham County Parks & Recreation Commission.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners commits the local match of $20,000, to be available in 2009 contingent upon the grant being approved.