2003-023
CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2003-023
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING APPLICATION TO THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT
OF NATURAL RESOURCES LOCAL TRAIL CONNECTIONS GRANT PROGRAM
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Hopkins has the power and authority to
adopt from time to time programs for the promotion of public health, safety and welfare,
such as programs related to parks, recreation and transportation facilities; and
WHEREAS numerous desirable trail connections have been identified in the City
of Hopkins Trail and Sidewalk Master Plan and the Hopkins Capital Improvement Plan
for future construction; and
WHEREAS the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Local Trail
Connections Grant Program is intended to promote trail connections between
residential neighborhoods and important local and regional trail facilities; and
WHEREAS the City of Hopkins acknowledges that a fifty percent cash match will
be required if such a grant is received; and
WHEREAS the City has the institutional, managerial and financial capability to
ensure adequate project administration and the subsequent operation and maintenance
of the proposed facilities; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Hopkins supports the
application submitted to.the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Local Trail
Connections Grant Program on February 28, 2003;
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota, this 4th day of March,
2003.
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Eug e J axwell, Mayor
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