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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-04 Approving Joint Effort by Vail Recreaction District. the Vail Alpine Gardend Foundation, the Vail Valley Foundation, and TOV to Solicit Funding for Ford Park ImprovementsRESOLUTION No. 4 Series of 2000. A RESOLUTION ENDORSING AND APPROVING A JOINT EFFORT BY THE VAIL RECREATION DISTRICT (VRD), THE VAIL ALPINE GARDEN FOUNDATION (VAGF), THE VAIL VALLEY FOUNDATION (VVF), AND THE TOWN OF VAIL (TOV) TO SOLICIT FUNDING FROM GREAT OUTDOORS COLORADO (GOCO) FOR COLLECTIVE IMPROVEMENTS TO FORD PARK. WHEREAS, GOCO's mission is to "help the people of Colorado preserve, enhance, appreciate, and enjoy our parks, wildlife, trails, rivers, and open space by making strategic grants;" and WHEREAS, there is a general recognition there are more good projects than available funds, the collective effort demonstrated by the VRD, the VAGF, the WF, and TOV, to coordinate and recommend "Local Government and Outdoor Recreation" grants through GOCO that support the "construction of recreation facilities related to parks such as playgrounds, sports fields, or other recreation fixed assets; or local government funds available for the construction of environmental education facilities" merit approval of such local projects for GOCO funding; and WHEREAS, the VRD, VAGF, VVF, and TOV believe their application for funding meets the standards, criteria, and requirements for GOCO grants to satisfy the need for the project, what is to be accomplished, and how such grant funds will be used; and WHEREAS, the Vail Town Council previously approved amendments to the Ford Park Master Plan (April 1997) which outline, define, and reinforce the improvements to Ford Park as collectively recommended; and WHEREAS, through the leveraging of dollars individually funded through each of the aforementioned user groups, the partnership formed for this collective funding bid represents a community resolve to complete improvements as set forth in the Ford Park Master Plan. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Town Council of the Town of Vail, Colorado: 1. The Vail Town Council approves and directs the Town Manager to work in coordination with the VRD, the VAGF, and the WF to obtain funding from Great Outdoors Colorado for park improvements to Ford Park. 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. INTORDUCED, READ, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of September 2000. 9:Nliflth Off U0,& relei i onaldson, Town Clerk Ludwig Kurz, own Mayor lI O Q 3 Q. a 1 Q DD Q N c p O O ti Q. 5' O p N Q 3 D O 3 0 0 O Q N 7 Q Q peopiedodsmeu consecutive insertions; and that the first pub- 0-1 0 0 Q 0 0 D 0 3 Q O rt O Q m m N 5 rt 5 n 0 c 3 0 m Q D Q D 0 Q O O 0 3- Q O 0 O 0 D n D Q 0: 3 0) D Q 0 0) 3 Q 0 D 3 0 3- 0. 0 3 3 0 Q 3 0. c 3 3 2 D D Q_ 5 N Q 0- 0 Q. 3 5 D 0 O_ m Q CQ D O n 0 0 Q 0 Q 7 0. 7 0 Q W m Q O Q 0 3 3- XON> I N3l1VaukWO 1 I DL4moms /luwalosop1IV1l l IVA3H1Jo 319b' 3 30ALNfO3 0 0 0 T c O