HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-1188-12/07/2009This Resolution prepared by Carol Failor, Deputy City Clerk, 715
Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa.
RESOLUTION NO. 2009-1188
RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WATERLOO, IOWA, APPROVING APPLICATION TO
THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR
LOW -HEAD DAM SAFETY PROGRAM FUNDING.
WHEREAS, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
administers the Low -Head Dam Safety Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Waterloo, in partnership with the Black
Hawk County Conservation Board and other metropolitan
jurisdictions, is investing in recreational improvements to the
Cedar River in the form of the Cedar River Water Trail project;
and
WHEREAS, the development of the Cedar River Water Trail is
critical to the revitalization and renewed interaction with the
Cedar River in Black Hawk County; and
WHEREAS, as part of the Cedar River Water Trail, it is
necessary to develop signage and portages relating to the Park
Avenue Dam and the 6 h Street Dam in downtown Waterloo; and
WHEREAS, the city is applying for Low -Head Dam Safety
Program funds to go towards the construction of three portages to
allow safe passage around the Park Avenue and 6th Street Dams.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WATERLOO, IOWA, that the City Council authorizes the application
to be submitted to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for
Low -Head Dam Safety Program funding.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of December, 2009.
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Tim Hurley, Mayo
ATTEST:
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