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RESOLUTION NO 1616
Senes of 1997
TIl'l I '\ RFSOU iTlON l"l \1 iPPORT OF THE GREAT Ol iT/)OOR COLORADO GRANT
\PPI ICUION FOR DE\ LLOPMENT m AN IN-lINE SKnING RINK IN
CONJUNCTION \Vlnt 1'111-: SKATEBOARD PARk. AT /\NDERSON PA.RK
WHE~REAS, the C1\y of Wheat Rldge owns the real property located at West 44th Ave and
held In Wheat Ridge, Colorado, commonly referred to as Anderson Park, but also prevlOuslv
knoV\n a~ Wheat RIdge Park. and
\ IIEREAS, Wheat RIdge City Park Master Plan Goals state
"The Clty of Wheat RIdge WIll provide a balanced and eqllllahlc park and
recreatlon system which IS responsIVe to all age groups and user groups, and WIll
also meet thc needs of speCIal user groups," and
WHERE A..S, on Apnl 2lL I ')l)7 the Wheat Ridge CIty Council apploved the locatIOn of a
\katclmard Park at A..nderson I)ark and
WHI.REAS, at the same Cltv ConcIl meeting, theClty ConcIl authonzed the acceptance of
a Jefferson County Open Space Jomt Venture Grant In the amount of $50,000 and the budget
c:o-pendlture 01'$50,000 from Ihe Wheat RIdge ConservatIon Trust Funds, and
WHI"REAS, current budget estimates for the Total Project Costs are $170,000; and
WHEREAS, Amendment 8 was passed by the Colorado Voters In November, 1993,
estahlt,hmg Great Outdoors Colorado and deSIgnating lottery proceeds as a Jundmg rnechalllsm
for parks and recreatIon projects Therfore, Great Outdoors Colorado establIshed a rnatchmg
grant program for local governments to meet the parks and recreatIonal needs of commullItles,
and
WHLREAS, Wheat Ridge IS applymg for a grant to GOCO m the alllount 01'$70,000 for
the Wheat RIdge Skateboard Park and In-Lme Skatmg Rink
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RL-:SOL VEl), that the Wheat RIdge CIty Council supports
the gl ant apphcatlon to Great Outdoors Colorado for the Wheat RIdge '-;kateboard PMk and In-
Line \katmg Rmk m the amounl of $70,llOO
BE IT FURTHER RESOl \ ED that the Wheat Ridge C1\V Council encuura~ the Board
of (tl cJ( Outdoors Colorado 10 tund thIS projcct
UW.:F A.'\iD RESOLvED THIS 11th day ofAuguSL 19')7
ATTEST:
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Dan Wildc, :\1avor
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