HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - R-10-016 - 11/15/2010 - SUPPORT PARC GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR WASHROOMS AT FRESOLUTION
R-10- 016
WHEREAS, the Park and Recreational Facility Construction Act (PARC) was created by Public
Act 096-0820 effective November 18, 2009 in order to provide grant funds to be disbursed by
the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to eligible local governments for park and
recreation unit construction projects; and
WHEREAS, a PARC Project includes the acquisition, development, construction,
reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvements, architectural planning, and installation of capital
facilities consisting of, but not limited to, buildings, structures, and land for park and recreation
purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City of McHenry intends to construct and install permanent washroom facilities
at Fox Ridge Park and Shamrock Farms Park in its corporate boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the City of McHenry intends to make application for PARC Grants for the
construction and installation of the Washroom Facilities Project (Project) in (a) Fox Ridge Park
and (b) Shamrock Farms Park for a 75% reimbursement of funds expended if grants are
successfully awarded from the IDNR PARC Fund; and
WHEREAS, the afore -mentioned Project meets the following PARC Grant Criteria:
I. The useful life of the proposed project meets the established guidelines of the mNR;
2. The Project addresses public health and safety needs;
3. The City has a high economic needs for proposed grant assistance;
4. The implementation of the Project would correct accessibility deficiencies u defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act;
5. The Project will provide a great benefit in terms of cost per capita in the City's corporate limits.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the McHenry City Council goes on record in support of
the City of McHenry's applications for PARC Grant monies from the Illinois Department of Natural
Resources for its Washroom Facilities Project at Fox Ridge Park and Shamrock Farms Park.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be included in the Washroom Facility
Project PARC Grant Applications documentation.
Dated this 15" day of November, 2010
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Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk
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