Preconsidered Resolution No. 1491 Title Resolution authorizing the filing of applications for state assistance payments for municipal park projects, local waterfront revitalization projects, and a Hudson River Valley Greenway project within the City of New York and the signing of associated state contracts under the appropriate laws of New York State. Body By Council Members Berman, Marshall, Abel and Stabile (by request of the Mayor); also Council Members Carrion, Freed, Leffler, Rivera and Wooten Whereas, The State of New York provides financial assistance for municipal park projects; and Whereas, Articles 54 and 56 of the New York State Environmental Conservation Law ("ECL") and any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto require a resolution to be adopted by the governing body of a municipality to authorize applications for such state assistance payments; and Whereas, The State of New York also provides financial assistance for local waterfront revitalization projects; and Whereas, ECL, Article 54 and any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto require a resolution to be adopted by the governing body of a municipality to authorize applications for such state assistance payments; and Whereas, The State of New York also provides financial assistance for Hudson River Valley Greenway projects; and Whereas, ECL, Articles 44 and 56 and any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto require a resolution to be adopted by the governing body of a municipality to authorize applications for such state assistance payments; and Whereas, The City of New York has examined and duly considered the applicable laws of the City and State of New York and deems it to be in the public interest to file one or more than one application for such financial assistance payments; and Whereas, The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation has prepared applications to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation for the municipal park projects and Hudson River Valley Greenway project, entitled the 79th Street Boat Basin Public Piers and Docks project, all of which are also identified in the list attached to this Resolution and incorporated herein by this references as Attachment No. 1; and Whereas, The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation has also prepared applications to the New York State Department of State for the local waterfront revitalization projects, which are also identified in the list attached hereto as Attachment No. 1; and Whereas, The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation has also prepared an application to the Greenway Heritage Conservancy for the 79th Street Boat Basin Public Piers and Docks project, which is also identified in the list attached hereto as Attachment No. 1; and Whereas, If the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation approves the applications for the municipal parks, it is necessary that a contract by and between the State of New York and the City of New York be executed in connection with such state assistance payments for each approved project application; and Whereas, If the New York State Department of State approves the applications for the local waterfront revitalization projects, it is necessary that a contract by and between the State of New York and the City of New York be executed in connection with such state assistance payments for each approved project application; and Whereas, If the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation or the Greenway Heritage Conservancy approves the application for the 79th Street Boat Basin Public Piers and Docks project, it is necessary that a contract by and between the State of New York and the City of New York be executed in connection with such state assistance payments for the approved project application; and Whereas, The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation is the agency charged with the management and physical improvement of all designated parkland owned by the City of New York; now therefore, be it Resolved by the Council of the City of New York that: 1. The filing of an application for such sate assistance payments for the projects specified in Attachment No. 1 in the form required by the State of New York, in conformity with the applicable laws of the State of New York, including all understandings and assurances required by said applications, is hereby authorized; 2. Henry J. Stern, as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, or his successor(s), is hereby authorized and directed as the official representative of the City of New York to submit an application for funds to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation in accordance with the provisions of Title 3 of the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of 1996 (Title 3 of ECL, Article 56) and Title 9 of the Environmental Protection Act (Title 9 of ECL, Article 54) for the municipal park projects, in an amount not to exceed the amounts specified therein; to act in connection with such applications for grants of state assistance payments, including the provision of such additional information as may be required; and upon approval of said application by New York State for such projects, to enter into and execute project agreements for state assistance contracts with the State for such financial assistance to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation for each said approved application; 3. Henry J. Stern, as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, or his successor(s), is hereby authorized and directed as the official representative of the City of New York to submit an application for funds to the New York State Department of State in accordance with the provisions of Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Act (Title 11 of ECL, Article 54) for the local waterfront revitalization projects, in an amount not to exceed the amounts specified therein; to act in connection with such applications for grants of state assistance payments, including the provision of such additional information as may be required; and upon approval of said application by New York State for such projects, to enter into and execute project agreements for state assistance contracts with the State for such financial assistance to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation for each said approved application; 4. Henry J. Stern, as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, or his successor(s), is hereby authorized and directed as the official representative of the City of New York to submit an application for funds to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and to the New York Greenway Heritage Conservancy in accordance with the provisions of Title 3 of the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of 1996 (Title 3 of ECL, Article 56), "Hudson River Valley Greenway," and the Hudson River Valley Greenway Act (ECL, Article 44) for the 79th Street Boat Basin Public Piers and Docks project, in an amount not to exceed the amounts specified therein; to act in connection with such application for a grant of state assistance payments, including the provision of such additional information as may be required; and upon approval of said application by New York State for such project, to enter into and execute a project agreement for state assistance contract with the State for such financial assistance to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation for each said approved application; 5. Fifteen certified copies of this resolution shall be prepared for forwarding to the New York State Department of Parks and Recreation, the New York Sate Department of State, and the Greenway Heritage Conservancy. ATTACHMENT NO. 1 Environmental Protection Act Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of 1996 1. Forever Wild: Preserving New York City Natural Areas 2. Sediment/Erosion Control Education Program 3. Water Watch-Dog Program 4. Pelham Bay Park - Hunter's Island and Twin Island's Pedestrian Bridges 5. 79th Street Boat Basin - Public Piers and Docks 6. Fort Totten Historic Preservation and Interpretive Plan - Phase I 7. Staten Island Bikeway and Cultural Trail - The Beach 8. North Shore Waterfront Esplanade - Reconstruction and Enhancement 9. Conference House Park - Slope Stabilization and Interpretative Walking Path Hudson River Valley Greenway 1. 79th Street Boat Basin - Public Piers and Docks Adopted; Office of the City Clerk, ) The City of New York ) ss,: I, Carlos Cuevas, the duly qualified and acting Clerk of the City of New York, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of New York held on August ____, 2000, and is on file and of record, and that said resolution has not been altered, amended and revoked and is in full force and effect. _____________________________ City Clerk, Clerk of the Council |1013| |1013|