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• JOINT RESOLUTION -RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION OF. THE RANN PRESERVE AND APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. WHEREAS., the Virginia Commission of Outdoor Recreation provides funds to assist political subdivisions of -the Commonwealth of Virginia in acquir- ing and developing open space and park lands; and WHEREAS, there is an urgent need within the Charlottesville -Albemarle Community to preserve open space lands for present and future. recreational. use; and_ . WHEREAS, the property owned by the Nature Conservancy, containing. approximately 80 acres, adjacent to the Rivanna Reservoir ;and State Routes 743 and 676 in Albemarle County, which is sometimes referred to as the Rann Preserve, is deemed to be of high priority for acquisition and', preservation as open space Land; and 'WHEREAS, in order-to.attain-furiding assistance for this project it is required that each political subdivision provide a proportionate share of. the cost thereof; and • WHEREAS, the proposed project would be funded in --the ratio of fifty percent from the Virginia Commission of Outdoor Recreation,.'twenty-five percent from the County of Albemarle, and twenty-five.percent from the City of Charlottesville;' NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT JOINTLY,RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Albemarle and the Council of the.City of Charlottesville that the County Executive and City'Manager are hereby authorized and directed•to furnish such information and materials as, may be necessary -to make application to the appropriate State and Federal agencies for.fund ing of the acquisition of the aforesaid property; and' BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors and City Council give their assurances that the funds required as the respective propor- ,tionate shares of the County and City.in the funding of such projects will be provided, up to a maximum of 70.o00 dollars from each juris- diction; and'. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County of Albemarle and City of Charlottesville will -abide by,all•apj�licable. State and Federal regulations governing the expenditure;of such, funds to be`provided by the Virginia Commission of Outdoor Recreation; and ~a