HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 86-40 - Supporting Local Outdoor Recreation Funding - CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 85-40
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RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LOCAL OUTDOOR RECREATION FUNDING
A Resolution supporting the President ' s Commission on Americans Outdoors (PCAO) , the
Commission on Minnesotans Outdoors (COMO) and the revitalization of Minnesota ' s
local and regional recreation grant programs .
WHEREAS , PCAO and COMO will study public and private outdoor recreation
patterns ; and
WHEREAS , PCAO and COMO will prepare findings and recommendations to the
President and Congress and the Governor and Legislature; and
WHEREAS , PCAO and COMO are requesting input from traditional recreation
providers ; and
WHEREAS , the City of Eden Prairie has a history dedicated to acquiring and
developing parks and open space facilities in the public interest, and
WHEREAS, without the assistance of the Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund
(LAWCON) , the State Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources Fund (LCMR) and
the Regional Recreation Open Space Capital Grants Program, many of the existing
recreation amenities would not have been possible; and
WHEREAS , there is a continuing need to expand and improve outdoor recreation
opportunities in Eden Prairie and to plan for the recreational opportunities of
generations to come; and
WHEREAS , the LAWCON, LCMR, and the Regional Recreation Open Space Capital
grants programs provide additional benefits to local communities by strengthing the
statewide tourism market, by creating local jobs , by promoting volunteerism, and by
conserving our natural heritage.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Eden
Prairie hereby recommends that the recently created President' s Commission on
Americans Outdoors and the State' s Commission on Minnesotans Outdoors strongly
consider, in their findings , the present and future need to expand local and
regional outdoor recreation opportunities in Minnesota and throughout the nation .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Eden Prairie recommends a strengthing
and revitalized commitment by the United States and the State of Minnesota to
financially assist local governments in their efforts to continue developing the
recreation estate by creating a dedicated trust fund for that purpose.
Gary D.,- eterson , - ayor
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