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j.., ..... 't <. ~ < TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN PLANNING COMMISSION 220 Griggs-Mldway Building, st. Paul, Minnesota 55104 PARKS AND OPEN 5 PACE AGREEMENT Th i s Agreement, made and entered Into ttd 5_2Sday of. Apr I ! , 1967, by the ~ Twin Cities Metropolitan Plall'H'llng Commission, hereinafter-referred to as the uPlanning Commission," and NeW' Brighton, Mhll'lElsota, hereinafter referred to as the 'IPUb!11C Body.1I Wrrn~SSETH THAr; WHEREAS, New Brighton, Minnesota, is authorized by law to exercise responsibilities for the preservation of open-space land within its boundaries through acquisition by gift, grant, devise purchase, or condemnation of ~ands which have value for park and recreation purposes; and WHEREAS, a comprehensive pian Is now being prepared by the Planning Commission, for the physical growth and development of the territory within the boundaries of the seven- county Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, which pian is being made with the general purpose of guiding and coordinating the order~y growth and deve~opment of the Area; and WHEREAS, the parties to this Agreement are ful~y cognizant of the need and urgency of expediting the acquisition of ope~=space land in order to meet the recreation needs of a rapidly expanding population, In accordance with orderly and cooperative plans and procedures, and recognize that Tii'[e VI l of the United States Housing Act of 1961 and the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965 are valid methods of encouraging and assisting Pub~lc Bodies in the acquisition of addli'!onal open-space land; NOW THEREFORE, the Planning Commlsslon and the Public Body agrees as fo~lows: I . The Public Body wiil prepare long-range recreation and open-space plans for their respective judsdlctlons, in cooperation with the Planning Commission. On cOmpletion, such p!al!'\s wi~ i be certIfied as to conformance with the comprehensive pian now being compieted by the Commission. 2. The Public Body, in acquiring add~tional open-space land within its respective jurisdictions wi II do so in accordance with its official open-space plans. 3. The Public Body wil! use its best efforts to implement its official open-space pians with or without the use of grants under the Federal Open-Space land Program. 4. Where grants are received under the Federal Open-Space land Program, the Public Body wil! provide the local funds as needed and wi!! use their best efforts to Increase their open-space land programs In proportion to any such grants received. 5. Prfo~ to the acquisition of open-space land, or prior to the filling of an application for federal grant under Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961, each Pub! Ie BOdy shall submit an open-space land acqulsltior. program to the Planning Commission for review as to conformance with the comprehensive pian now being completed under the Joint cProgram for Land Use-Transportation Planning. Each Public Body shal I be guided by the reviews, plans and policies of the P!annlng Comm) ss Ion. 6. Nothing contained herein Is intended to require a Public Body to take any action whlch it is not authorized to take, or to refrain from any action which it Is not authorized to take, or to refrain from any action which it is required to take, pursuant to the federal, state, or local !aw under which it exercises responslbilitles for the acquisition and preservai'lon of OpEH1~space land. 7. This Agreement shall take effect upon execution by ~! I Parties mentioned in the Preamble. Thereafter, additional Public Bodles may, from time to time, execute this Agreement and such execution subsequent to the date of this Agreement shal i not be deemed to require its re-execution by any Pady which had theretofore executed the same. This Agreement shal I al low parties not satisfied with the performance of same to with- draw upon sixty days written notice t'o the other signatories. , ,