HomeMy WebLinkAbout977Resolution NO. 977 ,
A RESOLUTION approving an Uplands
(Milwaukee) Playfield Master Plan; authorizing
applications for funding assistance for an
outdoor recreation project to the Interagency
Committee for Outdoor Recreation as provided
by the Marine Recreation Land Act.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kent, has
approved a "Cpmprehensive Park and Recreation Plan" for the urban
area which identifies a neighborhood park on the valley floor of
the City; and;
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Marine Recreation
Land Act, Chapter 43.99 RCW, state and federal funding assistance
has been authorized and made available to aid in financing the
cost of land for parks and the construction of outdoor recrea-
tional facilities of local public bodies; and;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kent considers
it in the best public interest to acquire a neighborhood park on
the valley floor part of the City generally located south of Smith
Street, north of Meeker Street and bordering on the Puget Power
Interurban Trail on the West;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON,
l. That the Uplands (Milwaukee) Playfield Master Plan,
attachment "A" hereto, is approved and adopted.
2. That the Mayor be authorized to make formal applica-
tion to the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation for fund
assistance.
3. That any fund assistance so received be used in the
acquisition or development of two and sixteen one-hundredth (2.16)
acres of land on the valley floor part of the City of Kent,
Washington.
4. That the City's share for the project will be
derived from the donation of the property by Union Pacific Land
Resources Corporation.
5. That any property acquired with financial aid
through the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation be placed
in use as an outdoor recreation facility and be retained in such
use in perpetuity unless as otherwise provided and agreed to by
the City council, the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recrea-
tion, and any affected federal agency.
6. That adequate notification has been given and oppor-
tunity provided for public input.
7. That this resolution become part of a formal appli-
cation to the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Kent,
washington, at its regular meeting held fktr&,t'1g~.
day of
Concurrence by the Mayor of the City of Kent, this ~
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ATTEST:
MARIE JENS , CIT CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
P. STEPHEN DiJULIO, CITY ATTORNEY
3212-94A
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