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, ... -- .. RESOLUTION NO. 1220 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY VILLAGE OF NEW BRIGHTON RES.OLUTION REQm;:STIN'G "LEGISLATIVE SUPPORfFOR INCREASED STATE PARK AND OPEN SPACE FUND:EN,G '0 ,. . ' ..1' WHEREAS the State of Minnesota has recognized the importance of parks, recreation, and open space in the quality of life for the residents of Minnesota, and has assigned ~ high priority to the provision of said parks, recreation, and open space areas and :facilities, and WHEREAS the State Legislature has established a Natural Resources Fund in the amount of $9,750,000 for the. last biennium fot'" regional and local park, recreation, and open space needs to be used to match federal gr~nt assistance for said prog:r:ams, and 'WHEREAS federal allocations for parks, recreation"and open space programs have been reduced from approximately $6,000,000 in the last biennium to an anticipated $400,000 for the Federal GoV'ern~ent's fiscal year 1974, and WHEREAS demands for parks, recreation, and open space have increased substantially, th'$s requiring a greater effort on the part of all units and levels of government to meet this demand NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED , That the New Brighton Village Council does hereby request the .Minnesota state Legislature to appropripte an amount of at least $5,000,000 to the Local Assistance Account of the Natural Resource Fund, otherwise referred to as paragraph g. These monies to be distributed to municipalities within the State of Minnesota by the state Planning Agency, Office of Local and Urban Affairs, on a 50-50 ~atching basis to assist in meeting the park, recreation, and open space needs of the State of Minnesota, said monies to be distributed to municipalities without regard to federal grant assistance. Adopted this 8th Day of May 1973. . Mayor ATTEST: / ~ /, _~e Q;~ / - ~' '_ .... /'121l/L~/"= wctck. Thomas F. Lewcoc , Manager Vernon C. Pederson, Clerk Treasurer (SEAL)