08/08/2023 Resolutions 2023-190RESOLUTION 2023-190
WHEREAS, the City of Grand Island Parks and Recreation Department is
applying to the FY23 Recreational Trails Grant through the Nebraska Game and Parks
Commission for federal assistance to restore the Cedar Hills Trail at Cedar Hills Park.
WHEREAS, the Cedar Hills Trail has damage to the asphalt throughout the trail
path that needs to be removed and replaced with PCC pavement; and
WHEREAS, the cost for the removal and replacement of the .45 mile Cedar Hills
Trail is estimated at $306,906.25 with $245,525.00 of that cost being requested in federal grant
funding and $61,381.25 is requested in local match funding for FY24; and
WHEREAS, the City of Grand Island will commit the necessary financial
resources to operate and maintain the completed trail in a safe and attractive manner; and
WHEREAS, the City of Grand Island will comply will all rules and regulations of
the Recreational Trails Program, applicable Executive Orders and all state laws that govern the
grant application during the performance of the project; and
WHEREAS, the City of Grand Island comply with the Federal disability access
and use standards where they can be reasonably applied, in accord with the American with
Disability Act of 1991; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, that the FY23 Recreational Trails Grant
application and $62,381.251ocal match in FY24 is hereby approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed
to execute such grant application on behalf of the City of Grand Island, including any
agreements, contracts or other documents that are required by the State of Nebraska or the
Federal Highway Administration.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, August 8, 2023.
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Rog . Steele, Mayor
Attest:
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Granere, Deputy City Clerk