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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF JONESBORO TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH THE ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT (AHTD) FOR THE FY 2016 RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM (RTP) - JONESBORO CRAIGHEAD FOREST PARK TRAIL PHASE 3
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WHEREAS, the City of Jonesboro was awarded the FY 2016 Recreational Trail Program Grant in the amount of $448,750 of which $359,000 are federal-aid funds (80%); and
WHEREAS, the City of Jonesboro will match the federal-aid funds with $89,750 in local funds (20%) of said trail construction; and
WHEREAS, the City of Jonesboro will accept all accounting, reporting, and project responsibilities for said grant; and
WHEREAS, the City of Jonesboro will use said funds to construct a trail from the Craighead Forest Park Trail out along Lincoln Road then to the Craighead Forest Road ending at Harrisburg Road for pedestrian and bicycle use.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS THAT:
SECTION 1: The City of Jonesboro will enter into agreement with the Arkansas State Highways and Transportation Department to accept the 2016 RTP - Jonesboro Craighead Forest Park Trail Ph. 3 Grant in the amount of $448,750; and
SECTION 2: The Mayor, City Clerk, and the City Attorney are hereby authorized by the City Council for the City of Jonesboro to execute all documents necessary to effectuate this contractual agreement.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 6th of December, 2016.