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Resolve: That it is the sense of the Malden City Council that the Mayor file and accept grants with and from the Commonwealth Of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs for the Parklands Acquisition and Renovation for Communities Grant Program for improvements to the Malden River Works Park
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Resolved: That the Mayor be authorized to apply for grants and execute documents required to affect planned renovations to the Malden Department of Public Works Yard located at 356 Commercial Street, including any deeds, instruments and contracts relating thereto, and that actions taken prior to this vote be ratified and confirmed.
Resolved: That the Mayor be authorized to file and accept a Parklands Acquisition and Renovation for Communities grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs for improvements to 356 Commercial Street for the creation of the Malden River Works Park.
Whereas: The Malden River Works Park will be the first municipally-owned open space on the Malden River, fulfilling a priority action in the City’s 2017 Open Space and Recreation Plan Update; and
Whereas: The Board of the Malden Redevelopment Authority has dedicated the future park land to park and recreation purposes under M.G.L. Chapter 45, Section 3; and
Whereas: The Malden River Works Park will significantly increase public access to the Malden River and create opportunities for passive and active recreation along its shores and on the river itself, with the installation of a new public boathouse, a grass lawn, and a segment of the Malden River Greenway; and
Whereas: The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) has awarded a $500,000 grant to the City of Malden through the Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities grant program (301 CMR 5.00) which offers reimbursable grants to cities and towns to support the preservation and restoration of urban parks; and
Whereas: The total project cost for the scope of work in the PARC Grant application is $1,308,549; and
Whereas: In anticipation of the listed grant reimbursement program the City appropriates the total cost of the project, subject to the execution of grant agreements before the City actually obtains the appropriated amount;
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved:
1. That the Mayor be and is hereby authorized to file and accept grants from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA); and
2. That the Mayor be and is hereby authorized to take such other actions as are necessary to carry out the terms, purposes, and conditions of this grant to be administered by the Malden Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development; and
3. That the Mayor be and is hereby authorized to execute any deeds, instruments, and/or other contracts to effectuate the purposes herein; and
4. That all actions taken to effectuate the purpose of this Order through the date of its passage are hereby ratified and affirmed;
5. That this Order shall take effect upon passage.