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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR24-022 Supporting a GOCO Great Outdoors Colorado Grant Applicaiton - Eagle Valley Outdoor Movement Program DocuSign Envelope ID:25E6136D-36B6-4A69-A9A5-9D05D6BD399C Commissioner chandler-Henry moved adoption of the following Resolution: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO RESOLUTION No. 2024 022 RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A GREAT OUTDOORS COLORADO GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE EAGLE VALLEY OUTDOOR MOVEMENT PROGRAM WHEREAS,Eagle County supports the Eagle Valley Outdoor Movement's(EVOM) Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO)2023 Generation Wild grant application spearheaded by Walking Mountains Science Center; and WHEREAS,Eagle County partnered with Walking Mountains Science Center and other Eagle County Organizations(Youth Power 365, SOS Outreach,the Cycle Effect, Eagle County School District, Eagle River Watershed Council,Betty Ford Alpine Gardens,Mountain Recreation,and many more)to formulate the Eagle Valley Outdoor Movement program in 2018 due in part to the receipt of a GOCO Generation Wild grant; and WHEREAS,the EVOM program has broken down barriers ensuring equitable outdoor access for participants and Eagle County residents since inception; and WHEREAS,Walking Mountains Science Center has been awarded seven-hundred and fifty thousand, six-hundred ninety-six($750,696.00) from GOCO for use during the summer of 2024 to continue advancing the Eagle Valley Outdoor Movement program goals through 2026; and WHEREAS, Eagle County supports the goals of the Eagle Valley Outdoor Movement program and has agreed to serve as the co-grantee for the grant. NOW,THEREFORE,be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado(the"Board"): THAT, the Board hereby authorizes the Chair to sign the grant agreement upon successful review and hereby agrees that the County will act as co-grantee for Great Outdoors Colorado grant. THAT,the Board finds, determines and declares that this Resolution is necessary for the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado. DocuSign Envelope ID:25E6136D-36B6-4A69-A9A5-9D05D6BD399C MOVED, READ AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado, at its regular meeting held the 2nd day of April, 2024. DocuSigned by: COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO, By and Through Its BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: DocuSigned by: ,¢�,� �,Do_ ' cuuSignedby:, brtiilAAL Oti F9D02F240090440... By: itaSZL Tiotu4ia... Clerk to the Board of Matt Scherr County Commissioners County Commissioners Chair Jeanne McQueeney Commissioner �DocuSigned by:�/� v ' tAAPI -86A68 FEB84403... Kathy Chandler- Henry Commissioner Commissioner scherr seconded adoption of the foregoing resolution. The question having been called the vote was as follows: Commissioner Scherr Aye Commissioner McQueeney Absent Commissioner Chandler-Henry Aye This resolution passed by 2/0 vote of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado.