HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-018 Authorizing CM to enter into angeement with interagency committee for outdoor recreation for reimbursement of costs re: creation of urban lake wildlife corridor
RESOLUTION NO. 05-018
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND,
WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE FOR OUTDOOR
RECREATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
CREATION OF AN URBAN WILDLIFE CORRIDOR ON A PORTION OF THE
LEVINSKI PROPERTY IN NORTHWEST PORT TOWNSEND
WHEREAS, the City applied for a 50/50 cost share grant in 1996 from the
Washington State Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation (lAC) to acquire
property in the Winona Wetlands for an Urban Wildlife Corridor which was not funded
until 2004; and
WHEREAS, the lAC subsequently determined that the City purchase of the
46.76-acre Levinski Property near 49th Street was also eligible for the grant if the City
agreed to a deed of right for conservation purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that a 9.66-acre portion of the Levinski
parcel, classified as wetlands and wetland buffer, is suitable for use as wildlife corridor;
and
WHEREAS, an appraisal by the Columbia Valuation Group, fnc. values the 9.66
acres at $72,500,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Port Townsend that the City Manager is authorized to enter into the necessary
agreements to issue the deed of right for conservation purposes with the lAC on 9.66
acres of wetlands and wetland buffer on the Levinski Property and to be reimbursed by
the lAC for this acquisition.
ADOPTED by the City Council ofthe City of Port Townsend at a regular
meeting thereof, held this second day of May, 2005.
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Catharine Robinson, Mayor
Attest:
Approved as to form:
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Pamela Kolacy, CMC v """"""""'-ð
City Clerk
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John Watts
City Attorney
Resolu/ion 05-018