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RESOLUTION NO.84 SERIES 2021 A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE'S ACCEPTANCE OF A NON -MOTORIZED TRAILS GRANT FOR THE 2021 DAVIDSON MESA OPEN SPACE TRAILS RESURFACING PROJECT WHEREAS, the Colorado State Recreational Trails Grant Program is a partnership among Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Great Outdoors Colorado, the Federal Recreational Trails Program, and the Land and Water Conservation Fund; and WHEREAS, the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department has applied to the Colorado State Recreational Trail Grant Program for a Trails Maintenance Grant in the 2021 Non -Motorized Grant Cycle in the amount of $250,000; and WHEREAS, as stated in a Conditional Award letter from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department of Natural Resources, the City's application has been recommended by the State Trails Committee for a grant in the amount of $250,000, pending final approval by the Parks and Wildlife Commission on March 17-18, 2021; and WHEREAS, the City Council by this resolution desires to express its support for the grant application, to accept the Conditional Award, and to express its support for the completion of the City's 2021 Davidson Mesa Open Space Trail Resurfacing Capital Improvement Project (the "project") if the grant is finally awarded, and maintenance of the improvements following project completion; and WHEREAS, the City Council understands that all properties on which State Trails' funded projects take place must be under the control of the applicant or authorized agent and open to the public for at least 25 years; and WHEREAS, the City Council further understands that local governments applying for planning grants must contribute a minimum of 30% match, 10% of which match must be cash; and WHEREAS, the City Council further understands that the City must secure and maintain specific insurance policies, dependent upon the type of project and organization, and that required insurance policies must be in place and active 30 days prior to the start of the project; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the resurfacing and maintenance of the Davidson Mesa Open Space trail system is necessary and beneficial to the Louisville community. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO: Section 1 The City Council strongly supports the grant application to the Colorado State Recreational Trail Grant Program for $250,000 to assist in funding the City's 2021 Resolution No. 84, Series 2021 Page 1 of 2