RESOLUTION NO. 2018-04

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR TO FILE

AN APPLICATION WITH THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, THROUGH THE STATE OF OHIO NATUREWORKS GRANT PROGRAM, FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE RIVERSIDE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK IN THE VILLAGE OF ANTWERP, OHIO,

AND DECLARING IT TO BE AN EMERGENCY

 

WHEREAS, the State of Ohio, through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, administers financial assistance for public recreation purposes, through the State of Ohio NatureWorks Grant Program, and

 

WHEREAS, the Council of the Village of Antwerp desires financial assistance under the NatureWorks Grant Program in order to make improvements at the Riverside Veterans Memorial Park, specifically to resurface the roads at the park (Island Street and East Woodcox Street) and install parking spaces.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Village of Antwerp, County of Paulding, State of Ohio, as follows:

 

Section 1.  The Council of the Village of Antwerp approves filing an application for financial assistance in order to make improvements at the Riverside Veterans Memorial Park, specifically to resurface the roads at the park (Island Street and East Woodcox Street) and install parking spaces.

 

Section 2.  The Village Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to execute and file an application with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and to provide all information and documentation required to become eligible for possible funding assistance.

 

Section 3.  The Village of Antwerp agrees to obligate the funds required to satisfactorily complete the proposed project and become eligible for reimbursement under the terms of the NatureWorks Grant Program.

 

Section 4.  It is found and determined that all formal actions of the Council concerning and relating to the passage of this Resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of the Council and its committees that resulted in such formal action, were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements including all lawful ordinances, resolutions, and any applicable provisions of Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code.

 

Section 5.  This Resolution is declared to be an emergency measure necessary for immediate preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare of the Village and for the further reason that the Village wants to submit an application for funds from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, through the State of Ohio NatureWorks Grant Program, to improve the park roads and install parking spaces at the park, and that this Resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately after its passage; otherwise, it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law.

 

Date: ______________________

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Ray Delong, Mayor

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF RECORDING OFFICER

 

I, the undersigned, hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the resolution adopted by the Council of the Village of Antwerp held on the 21st day of May, 2018, and that I am duly authorized to execute this certificate.

 

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Aimee Lichty, Fiscal Officer