47-20 Resolution Authorizing Library to Seek Grant.pdf

2 4823-6909-8165, v. 1 WHEREAS, on or about January 23, 2020, the Library Board of Trustees executed the MOA; and WHEREAS, the Library is in the midst of submitting a grant application; and WHEREAS, the Library is an integral part of the Township and provides critical and necessary services which will be maintained and expanded at the New Library Site; and WHEREAS, the Library Board of Trustees, its non-profit entity, and the Township have and will continue to work closely to develop the New Library Site; and WHEREAS, submission of this Resolution is necessary and critical to the Township Library grant application. NOW, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange, that the Township hereby authorizes, empowers and endorses the Library submission of a grant application under the Bond Act for use at 10 Rooney Circle in the Township of West Orange; and it is further RESOLVED that the Township hereby unconditionally agrees that the New Library Site shall unconditionally be used and dedicated for the Library for not less than twenty (20) years. Karen J. Carnevale, R.M.C. Michelle Casalino Township Clerk Council President Adopted: March 3, 2020