05/12/2009 Resolutions 2009-108RESOLUTION 2009-108
WHEREAS, the Platte River Recovery Program (Program) is a cooperative effort of
the three states in the Platte River basin and the federal government to restore the Platte River to a
more natural condition for the benefit of the endangered species that utilize the riverine habitat in
central Nebraska ;and
WHEREAS, the Program has requested permission for its contractor to access the
river channels adjacent to the Grand Island Wellfield through 2019 to make precise measurement of
the river channels adjacent to the Wellfield; and
WHEREAS, the limited access requirements of this request are a minimal burden to
the Utilities Department, and the Department will retain control of the access by requiring that those
accessing the City property be required to check-out a gate key for entrance and return it immediately
upon completion of their annual measurements; and
WHEREAS, the Program Executive Director has requested that the City execute the
Anchor Point Access Permission form.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, that the Mayor is hereby authorized to, on behalf
of the City, execute the Anchor Point Access Permission form for the Platte River Recovery Program.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, May 12, 2009.
Margaret ornady, Mayor
Attest:
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RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
Approved as to Form d
May 12, 2009 ~ City Attorney