City Council Resolution 1986-05RESOLUTION 86-5
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LOCAL OUTDOOR RECREATION FUNDING
A resolution supporting the Presidents Commission on Americans Outdoors
(PCAO), the Commission on Minnesotans Outdoors (COMO), and the revitalization
of Minnesota's local and regional recreation grant programs.
WHEREAS, PCAO and COMO will study public and private outdoor recreation
patterns; and
WHEREAS, PCAO and COMO will prepare findings and recommendations
to the President and Congress and the Governor and Legislature;
and
WHEREAS, PCAO and COMO are requesting input from traditional recreation
providers; and
WHEREAS, the City of Monticello has a history dedicated to acquiring
and developing parks and open space facilities in the public interest, and
WHEREAS, without the assistance of the federal Land and Water Conservation
Fund (LAWCON), the State Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources
Fund (LCMR) and the Regional Recreation Open Space Capital Grants
Program, many of the existing recreation amenities would not have
been possible; and
WHEREAS, there is a continuing need to expand and improve outdoor
recreation opportunities in the City of Monticello and to plan for
the recreation opportunities of generations to come; and
WHEREAS, the LAWCON, LCMR, and the Regional Recreation Open Space
Capital grants programs provide additional benefits to local communities
by strengthening the statewide tourism market, by creating local
jobs, by promoting volunteerism, and by conserving our natural heritage.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF MONTICELLO
hereby recommends that the recently created Presidents Commission
on Americans Outdoors and the state's Commission on Minnesotans
Outdoors strongly consider, in their findings, the present and future
need to expand local and regional outdoor recreation opportunities
in Minnesota and throughout the Nation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City of Monticello recommends a
strengthening and revitalized commitment by the United States and
State of Minnesota to financially assist local governments in their
efforts to continue developing the recreation estate by creating
a dedicated trust fund for that purpose.
Adopted this 10th day of March, 1986.
Arve A. Grimsmo, Mayor
Thomas A. Eidem
City Administrator