RESOLUTION #11-2004

A RESOLUTION OF THE RICHFIELD TOWNSHIP BOARD
OF TRUSTEES TO AUTHORIZE THE TERMINATION OF THE RISING VALLEY PARK BOARD, THE ACCEPTANCE OF FEE TITLE TO
+/- 44.7 ACRES OF LAND, THE DONATION OF +/- 183.3 ACRES OF LAND TO THE CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT AND THE GRANTING OF A PERPETUAL EASEMENT TO THE CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT

WHEREAS, Richfield Township and Hinckley Township jointly own the +/- 228 acre Rising Valley Park, which was transferred jointly to Richfield Township and Hinckley Township by the United States in 1977; and

WHEREAS, the development and maintenance of the Rising Valley Park has been overseen by a joint recreational board known as the Rising Valley Park Board pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Cooperative Agreement dated February 2, 1978 between the Board of Trustees of Richfield Township and the Board of Trustees of Hinckley Township; and

WHEREAS, funding for the maintenance and capital improvement of the Rising Valley Park has been provided, in part, through annual contributions of $6,000 per year by each of the townships; and

WHEREAS, the Richfield Township Trustees find it in the best interest of Richfield Township to authorize and carry out a plan to terminate the Cooperative Agreement, dissolve the Rising Valley Park Board, and provide for the separate maintenance of that +/- 44.7 acre portion of the Rising Valley Park located within Richfield Township; and

WHEREAS, the Richfield Township Trustees find it in the best interest of Richfield Township to donate the remaining +/- 183.3 acre portion of the Rising Valley Park located within Hinckley Township to the Cleveland Metropolitan Park District, and to grant the Cleveland Metropolitan Park District a perpetual easement to access and maintain such property, including a trailhead parking area for +/- 10 cars near an existing sledding hill located within Richfield Township; and

WHEREAS, the transfer of some or all of the Rising Valley Park property requires the approval of the United States Secretary of the Interior;

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved, by the Board of Trustees of Richfield Township, Summit County, Ohio, that the Township, by and through Trustee Shano Cica-Mraz, or any other member of the Board of Trustees of Richfield Township, is authorized to take such necessary actions to terminate the Cooperative Agreement and dissolve the Rising Valley Park Board;

FURTHER RESOLVED, that Trustee Shano Cica-Mraz, or any other member of the Board of Trustees of Richfield Township, is authorized to take such necessary actions to complete and execute the transfer to Richfield Township of that +/- 44.7 acre portion of the Rising Valley Park located within Richfield Township and to provide for the maintenance of such property.

FURTHER RESOLVED that Trustee Shano Cica-Mraz, or any other member of the Board of Trustees of Richfield Township, is authorized to take such necessary actions to complete and execute the donation of the +/- 183.3 acre portion of the Rising Valley Park located within Hinckley Township to Cleveland Metroparks and to grant Cleveland Metroparks a perpetual easement to access and maintain such property, including a trailhead parking area for +/- 10 cars near an existing sledding hill located within Richfield Township.

FURTHER RESOLVED, that Trustee Shano Cica-Mraz, or any other member of the Board of Trustees of Richfield Township, is authorized to take such necessary actions to obtain the approval of the United States Secretary of the Interior for the actions authorized herein.

Date Trustee
Attest:


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Township Clerk


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