HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 66-16 BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Columbia
Heights, that
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota is authorized by law
to exercise responsibilities for the preservation of open-space land
within its boundaries through acquisition by gift, grant, devise ?ur-
chase, or condemnation of lands which have value for park and recre-
ation purposes; and
WHEREAS, a comprehensive plan is now being prepared by the Planning
Commission for the physical growth n~
, a~_e development of the territory
within the boundaries of the seven-county Twin Cities Metropolitan
Area, %~hich plan is being made wi=h the general purpose of guiding
and coordinating the orderly growth and development of the Area; and
kq~EREAS, the parties of this Agreement are fully cognizant of the need
and urgency of expediting the acquisition of open-space land in order
to meet the recreation needs of a rapidly exp~anding population, in
accordance with orderly and cooperative plans and procedures, and rec-
ognize that Title VIZ of the United States Housing Act of 1961 and the
Land and Water Conservation Acu of 1965 are valid methods of encouraging
and assisting Public Bodies in the acquisition of additional open-space
land~
t~OI~ THEREFORE, the Planning Commission and the Public Body agrees as
follows:
!. The Public Body will prepare long-range recreation and open-space
plans for their respective jurisdictions, in cooperation with the
Planning Commission. On completion, such plans will be certifie~ as
to conformance with the comprehensive plan now being completed by ~he
Commission. -
2. .~he Public Body, in acquiring additional open-space land
~tn~n its
respective jurisdiction will do so in accordance with its official
open-space plans.
3~ T~....e Public Body will use its best efforts to implement its official o~
open-space plans with or without the use of grants under the Federal Open-
Space Land Program.
4. %~ere grants are received under the Federal Open-Space Land Program,
the Public Body will provide the local funds as needed and %,~i!i use their
best efforts to increase their open-space land program in proportion to
any such grants receive~.
5. Prior to the acquisition of open-space lan~, or prior to the filing
of 5n application for a ~e~era_ grant under Title Vii of the Housing
Act of 1961, each Public ~o~y shall submit an open-space land acquisition
progr~ to the Planning Commission for review as to conformance ~ith the
comprshensive plan now being completed un,er the Joint Program for Land-
Use-Transportation Planning. Each Public Body shall be guided by the
revie~.,~s, plans and policies of the Planning Co~mission.
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6. Nothing contained herein is intended to require a Public Body to
take any action which is not authorized to take, or to refrain from
any action which it is required to take, pursuant to the federal, state,
or local law under which such Public Body is created or under which it
exercises responsibilities for the acquisition and preservation of open-
space land.
7. This Agreement shall take effect upon execution of all Parties mentic
ed in the Preamble. Thereafter, additional Public Bodies may, froa~
time to time, execute this Agreement and such execution subsequent to th~
date of this Agreement shall not be deemed to require its re-execution
by any Party which had therefore executed the same.
This Agreement shall allow parties not satisfied with the performance
of same to withdraw upon sixty days written notice to the other signa-
turies.
Passed this 13th day of June,
Offered by: King
Seconded by Orendorff
Roll Call - All Ayes.
Secretary of the Council
1966