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Member Theodore Willard introduced the following resolution and
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 68 -96
RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF
OPEN SPACE LANDS
WHEREAS, on April 18, 1966, the (then) Village Council authorized the
submission of an application to the Federal Government for Financial assistance
in the amount of $81,938.00 for the acquisition of public open space lands with-
in the community, the cost of which was estimated to be $163,875.00; and
WHEREAS, said application having been subsequently numbered application
No. Minn. OSA -17, was approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development,
and pursuant thereto, the (then) Village Council did appropriate on December 5, 1966
the sum of $83,000.00 as the City's share for acquisition of open space lands listed
in said application and proceeded in the acquisition of said lands; and
WHEREAS, the City Council did appropriate on May 15, 1967 the sum of
$82,000.00 as the Federal share for acquisition of open space lands listed in said
application; and
WHEREAS, a part of the 1966 appropriation in the amount of $2,670.92 and
a part of the 1967 appropriation in the amount of $13,196.50 were unexpended in
those years because of delays in the acquisition of land and subsequently trans
fered to General Fund Unappropriated Surplus; and
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WHEREAS, the City is now eligible for reimbursement by the State of Minnesota
for 50% of the City's share of the total cost of acquisition to a maximum reimbursement
of $40, 968.00; and
WHEREAS, the City is also eligible for reimbursement by Hennepin County
for a maximum of $4,900.00 for costs of acquiring land in the Palmer Lake Basin;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn
Center that the sum of $61,735.00 be appropriated for the acquisition of open
space lands; that said appropriation be made to account No. 475 -50 (Park Capital
Outlay -Land Acquisition); and in accordance with Section 7.08 of the City Charter
that such funds be provided from the following sources:
General Fund Unappropriated Surplus (Account No. 265)
Grants (Account No. 343)
April 29, 1968
Date
$15,867.00
$45,868.00
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RESOLUTION NO. 68 -96
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by
member John Leary and upon vote being taken thereon, the following
voted in favor thereof: Philip Cohen, John Leary, Earl Rydberg and Theodore
Willard;
and the following voted against the same: none,
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
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