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RESOLUTION # cV/O <br /> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR FUNDING ASSISTANCE TO THE INTERAGENCY <br /> COMMITTEE FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION AS PROVIDED BY THE 6,34-t.LOc,c%r iQS XYaa Ja d, <br /> FOR FUNDING OF AN NOVA MANAGEMENT AND DESIGN MASTER PLAN FOR RIVERFRONT PARK <br /> WHEREAS, the Everett City Council acknowledges the need for continued <br /> development at Riverfront Park on the Snohomish River; and <br /> WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Unclaimed Gas Tax 100% <br /> funding assistance has been authorized and made available to aid in financing <br /> the cost of land for parks and the construction of outdoor recreational <br /> facilities for local public bodies; and <br /> WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Everett considers it in the best <br /> public interest to continue development of Riverfront Park in the northern <br /> part of the city located on Smith Island adjacent to the Snohomish River <br /> comprised of approximately one (1) mile of waterfront and fifty-eight (58) <br /> acres of land; and <br /> WHEREAS, An application for Phase I development of Riverfront Park was <br /> submitted to and approved by the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation <br /> in 1986; and <br /> WHEREAS, there currently exists a dredge spoils area on the Riverfront <br /> Park site that is unofficially used by ATV's, dirtbikes and fat tire ORV's; and <br /> WHEREAS, there is concern regarding current and potential conflicts by <br /> users of park facilities, concern regarding liability exposure and concern <br /> regarding destruction of natural areas, and <br /> WHEREAS, it is imparative a feasibility study be completed to assist Park <br /> Board, The Mayor and City Council to determine if Riverfront Park is an <br /> appropriate site for this type of activity; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF <br /> EVERETT, WASHINGTON, <br /> 1. That the Mayor be authorized to sign a formal application to the <br /> Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation for a NOVA Non-Capital funding <br /> grant. <br /> 2. That any funding assistance so received be used to conduct a <br /> feasibility study of the unofficial Non-Highway and Off-Road Vehicle <br /> Activities area at the fifty-eight (58) acre site of Everett Riverfront Park <br /> on Smith Island. <br /> 3. That $34,200 be authorized and appropriated as a source of revenue <br /> from the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation, Non-Highway and <br /> Off-Road Vehicle Activities Grant fund and as a source of revenue to and a <br /> form of expense in, the Parks and Recreation Department 857 Program in the <br /> 1988 City of Everett budget. <br /> 4. That this resolution become part of a formal application to the <br /> Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, to submit this resolution to the <br /> Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation, that the City has officially <br /> obligated to conducting the RiverfroPar ow,- ibility Study. <br /> U-co--4<.A_Ja,f <br /> Counc' man Introducing Resolution <br /> Passed and approved this6�day of, , 1987 <br /> ncil President <br /> 11G/co <br />