HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 0527 - IAC for Outdoor Recreation Grant Application - Pedestrian and Bicycle Pathway on Green RiverCI Y OF UKWI_A
WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO 527
A RESOLUTION 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 Tukwila has approved a
"Comprehensive Park and Recreation Plan" for the urban area which identifies
a pedestrian /bicycle pathway on the Green River in the southern portion of
the city as number one priority, and;
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Marine Recreation Land Act,
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 out-
door recreational facilities of local public bodies; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Tukwila considers it in
the best public interest to develop a pedestrian /bicycle pathway in the
southern part of the city generally located on the west side of the Green River
between Interstate 405 and south 180th Street on what is commonly referred to
as Christensen Road.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the mayor be authorized to make formal application
to the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation for fund assistance.
Section 2. That any fund assistance so received be used in the
development of 1.8 miles of land in the southern part of the City of Tukwila,
Washington, for pedestrian /bicycle purposes and associated improvements.
Section 3. 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 other-
wise provided and agreed to by the City Council, the Interagency Committee for
Outdoor Recreation, and any affected federal agency, and
Section 4. That this resolution become part of a formal application
to the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a
regular meeting thereof this 19th day of April 1976.
Edgar D. Bauch Mayor
Shirlee Kinney City Clerk