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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL & HISTORIC AFFAIRS TO ACCEPT A GRANT UNDER THE STEWARDSHIP GRANT FY24 FROM THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, GREEN ACRES PROGRAM, FOR THE LAMBERT CASTLE HISTORIC LANDSCAPE RESTORATION PROJECT PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40A:20-1, ET SEQ.
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WHEREAS, the County of Passaic (hereafter “County”) is a government body incorporated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:18-1, et seq. and vested with all rights contained therein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:20-1 the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic (hereafter “Board”) is vested with managing the property, finances, and affairs of the County; and
WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Green Acres Program (“State”), provides loans and/or grants to municipal and county governments and grants to nonprofit organizations for assistance in the acquisition and development of lands for outdoor recreation and conservation purposes; and
WHEREAS, the County has previously obtained a Green Acres grant of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) for the Lambert Castle Historic Landscape Restoration Project (“Project”), Project Number 1600-21-064; and
WHEREAS, the County has been informed by the State that it is eligible to accept additional grant funds in the amount of one million twenty-five thousand dollars ($1,002,500.00) from the State to fund the Project(s); and
WHEREAS, the County is required to provide a monetary match of 25%, totaling two hundred fifty-six thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($256,250.00) as required by the State; and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the May 8, 2024 meeting of the Public Works Committee, and is being recommended to the Board for approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic hereby authorizes Kelly C. Ruffel, the Director of the Department of Cultural & Historic Affairs, is hereby authorized to:
1. Accept a grant in the amount of one million dollars twenty-five dollars ($1,002,500.00) to fund the Lambert Castle Historic Landscape Restoration Project, Project Number 1600-21-064.
2. Provide additional information and furnish such documents as may be required, and
3. Act as the authorized correspondent of the County of Passaic.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic hereby authorizes the monetary match of 25%, totaling two hundred fifty-six thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($256,250.00) as required by the State; and
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County agrees to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations in its performance of the Lambert Castle Historic Landscape Restoration Project, Project Number 1600-21-064.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution shall take effect immediately.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk to the Board, County Counsel, Director of Cultural & Historic Affairs, and the Director of the Board are authorized to take any other steps necessary to carry out the purpose of this resolution.
KJB May 21, 2024