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BOARD RESOLUTION OF AUTHORIZATION & COMMITMENT OF FUNDS
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WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park is applying to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for an Open Space Land Acquisition Development Grant (OSLAD) for improvements to the Centennial Park Pickleball Complex, Orland Park, Illinois, and
WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park, upon award of the OSLAD funds, as the lead sponsor hereby certifies and acknowledges that it has the sufficient funds necessary (includes cash and value of donated land) to complete the pending OSLAD project within the timeframes specified herein for project execution, and that failure to adhere to the specified project timeframe or failure to proceed with the project because of insufficient funds or change in local recreation priorities is sufficient cause for project grant termination which will also result in the ineligibility of the local project sponsor for subsequent Illinois IDNR outdoor recreation grant assistance consideration in the next two (2) consecutive grant cycles following project termination.
WHEREAS, it is understood that the project must be completed within the timeframe established. The OSLAD timeframe is two (2) years as is specified in the project agreement. The Billing Certification Statement must be submitted within 45 days of the grant expiration date and the last reimbursement request must be submitted within one year of the grant expiration date. Failure to do so will result in the Project Sponsor forfeiting all project reimbursements and relieves IDNR from further payment obligations on the grant.
WHEREAS, the Sponsor further acknowledges that it will comply with all terms, conditions and regulations of the 1) the Open Space Lands Acquisitions and Development (OSLAD) program (17 IL Adm. Code 3025); 2) the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act (30 ILCS 705); 3) the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance & Real Property Acquisitions Policies Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-646) and/or the Illinois Displa...
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