Subject: 20237/GrantAppl/TNRiverpark/BatteryPlaceSegment
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 1990 13:00:00 -0500


                             RESOLUTION NO.   20237 
                  
                  
                   A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
                   EXECUTE AND SUBMIT A JOINT APPLICATION WITH
                   HAMILTON COUNTY FOR GRANT FUNDS FROM THE
                   DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION
                   FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE BATTERY PLACE SEGMENT
                   OF THE TENNESSEE RIVERPARK AND TO ASSURE THE
                   LOCAL REQUIRED MATCH.
                  
                  
                                                    
                  
                  
       	    	 WHEREAS, the City of Chattanooga is committed to the
       controlled development and preservation of our riverfront as
       detailed in the Tennessee Riverpark Master Plan; and,
       	    	 WHEREAS, the Tennessee Riverpark serves to conserve our
       riverfront as well as provide a new and needed leisure resource;
       and,
       	    	 WHEREAS, the Battery Place segment of the Riverpark will
       link the Hunter Museum/Bluff Furnace and Rowing Center to provide 

       more than two (2) miles of continuous Riverwalk; and,
       	    	 WHEREAS, grant support from the Division of Recreation
       Services of the State Department of Environment and Conservation
       is available through the Local Parks and Recreation Fund to 
assist
       with said development; and,
       	    	 WHEREAS, by agreement, funding will be divided by
       Hamilton County and the City of Chattanooga; and,
       	    	 WHEREAS, Hamilton County will also meet half of the
       local matching requirement; and,
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       	    	 WHEREAS, the Tennessee Riverpark's success demonstrates
       the effectiveness of public and private sectors working together
       in our community's interest;
       	    	 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
       THE CITY OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, That the Mayor be and is
       hereby authorized to execute and submit a joint application with
       Hamilton County for $250,000 in grant funds from the Local Parks
       and Recreation Fund of the Department of Environment and
       Conservation for development of the Battery Place segment of the
       Tennessee Riverpark;
       	    	 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the City of Chattanooga
       assures that the requirements for the local match will be met by
       funds to be budgeted in the Capital Budget, provided that the
       City's share will be equal to that of Hamilton County.
      
       ADOPTED:	 May 24, 1994
      
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