2002-308RESOLUTION # 2002-308
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
APPLY FOR A STATE GRANT FOR THE PURPOSE
OF CANADA GEESE ABATEMENT AND CONTROL
WHEREAS, the City of Janesville desires to control urban wildlife populations of
Canada geese to abate wildlife damage and population control, and
WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin is providing 50% matching grants for this
purpose, and
WHEREAS, the City of Janesville shall comply with all financial recordkeeping
and disclosure requirements and other requirements of State Statute 29.887 and
Natural Resources code 50.23 pertaining to Urban Wildlife Damage Abatement and
Control, and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to apply for and accept such grant
funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City of
Janesville hereby authorizes the City Manager or his designated representative to
submit a State grant application to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for
the Urban Wildlife Damage Abatement and Control program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City of Janesville
does hereby authorize future grant applications for the same program if matching grants
are allocated in future City budgets.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Janesville is hereby authorized to
expend the funds appropriated and the funds to be received from the State of Wisconsin
for the Urban Wildlife Damage Abatement and Control program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Janesville shall maintain
appropriate records to document all expenditures made during and for the Urban
Wildlife Damage Abatement and Control program identified above and shall submit to
the DNR a final report summarizing expenditures and describing objectives, activities,
achievements and problems in accomplishing the project identified above. The City of
Janesville hereby grants DNR employees access to inspect all planned operations
proposed in this program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this State grant for implementing control
projects identified in the Urban Wildlife Damage Abatement and Control program, such
control work shall be completed within two years of the grant contract being signed.
ADOPTED: November 25, 2002
APPROVED:
Steven E. Sheiffer, City Manager
ATTEST:
Je~ Ann Wulf, City Clerk-Tre-asu~,'f
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney ~ / ~' '
Proposed by: Leisure Services
Prepared by: Leisure Services
MOTION BY: Murphy
SECOND BY: DeGarmo
COUNCILMEMBER AYE NAY PASS ABSENT
STEEBER X
MURPHY X
DAMRON X
WILLIAMS X
DEGARMO X
BRIEN X
O'LEARY X