Columbus, Georgia

A RESOLUTION



NO. ________



A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ADOPTION OF A COMMUNITY GREENSPACE PROGRAM AND THE

ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY GREENSPACE TRUST FUND FOR THE CITY OF COLUMBUS,

GEORGIA.



WHEREAS, the Georgia General Assembly enacted legislation creating a Georgia

Greenspace Program to promote the permanent protection as greenspace of at

least 20 percent of each eligible county?s geographic area; and,



WHEREAS, the Georgia General Assembly enacted legislation creating the Georgia

Greenspace Trust Fund and provided appropriations to that fund for the purpose

of awarding grants to eligible counties and municipalities as provided for in

the Georgia Greenspace Program; and,



WHEREAS, the Georgia Greenspace Program requires that each county and each

municipality electing to participate in the Georgia Greenspace Program

establish a Community Greenspace Trust Fund; and,



WHEREAS, the Georgia Greenspace Program requires that each county and each

municipality that has received approval of its Community Greenspace Program by

the Georgia Greenspace Commission shall sign a grant award agreement executed

by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources; and,



WHEREAS, the City Council of the Columbus Consolidated Government recognizes

that the preservation of community greenspace is in the best interest of the

citizens of our county; and,



WHEREAS, the City Council of the Columbus Consolidated Government desires to

participate in the Georgia Greenspace Program; and,



WHEREAS, the City Council of the Columbus Consolidated Government desires to

receive grants from the Georgia Greenspace Trust Fund to assist the county in

achieving the goal of permanently protecting greenspace; and,



WHEREAS, the City Council of Columbus Consolidated Government recognizes that

the establishment of a Community Greenspace Trust Fund is in the best interest

of the citizens of the City of Columbus.



NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the City Council of the Columbus

Consolidated Government hereby adopts the Community Greenspace Program

described in the report attached to this resolution and by reference

incorporated herein, and that said report sets forth the City of Columbus?

greenspace protection goal and the methods and schedule this body intends to

use to achieve that stated goal; and,



IT IS HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the Columbus

Consolidated Government will diligently pursue the implementation of the

Community Greenspace Program as described in the attached report; and,



IT IS HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the Columbus

Consolidated Government hereby authorizes and shall establish a Community

Greenspace Trust Fund to accept grants from the Georgia Greenspace Trust Fund

and to accept funds from any other sources consistent with the Georgia

Greenspace Program; that such Community Fund shall be a special revenue fund as

defined in O. C. G. A. Section 36-81-2; and that such Community Fund shall be

consistent with the provisions of O. C. G. A. Section 36-22-4, 36-22-7 and

36-22-12 and with the Rules of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources

Chapter 391-1-4 for administering the Georgia Greenspace Program; and,



IT IS HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Columbus Consolidated

Government has described the sources of funding for greenspace that are

available to the county other than the funds it will receive from the Georgia

Greenspace Trust Fund; and,



IT IS HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of Columbus Consolidated

Government will enter into a contractual agreement with the Georgia Department

of Natural Resources to receive grant funds from the Georgia Greenspace Trust

Fund, by authorizing the City Manager of the Columbus Consolidated Government

to sign the grant award agreement for the county.



This Resolution is adopted this 11th day of _February__, 2003.



Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia held the

__11th __day of February 2003, and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative

vote of __________ members of said Council.



Councilor Allen voting ____________

Councilor Anthony voting ____________

Councilor Davis voting ____________

Councilor Henderson voting ____________

Councilor Hunter voting ____________

Councilor McDaniel voting ____________

Councilor Turner Pugh voting ____________

Councilor Rodgers voting ____________

Councilor Suber voting ____________

Councilor Woodson voting ____________







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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council Robert S. Poydasheff, Mayor