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WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:65-5 requires that such a contract be authorized by resolution; and

WHEREAS, the Township of Jackson desires to enter into a Shared Services Agreement with the MUA for the purpose of providing water/sewer emergency repairs and service on an as-needed basis.

ANN MARIE EDEN, R.M.C. TOWNSHIP CLERK

DATED: 9/14/10

RESOLUTION NUMBER: 404R-10 TITLE: RESOLUTION SUPPORTING PRESERVATION OF A PORTION OF THE JACKSON VALLEY PROJECT IN TOWNSHIP OF JACKSON

MOTION TO APPROVE BY: KAFTON MOTION SECONDED BY: BRESSI YES: KAFTON, RIVERE, UPDEGRAVE, BRESSI & MARTIN

WHEREAS, the Township of Jackson (“Township”) Council recognizes that an approximately 300 acre portion of the Township located adjacent to the Colliers Mill Park / Wildlife Management Area and part of the pending Jackson Valley development proposal (such approximately 300 acre property, the “Property”), is available for conservation protection through purchase; and

WHEREAS, if developed in accordance with the terms of the development proposal, as many as 373 housing units could be built on the Property; and;

WHEREAS, the Township Council wishes to assist in the purchase of the Property to protect and preserve, among other things, the integrity of the headwaters area of the Toms River; and

WHEREAS, The Trust for Public Land (“TPL”) is a national non-profit organization with offices in New Jersey that, through real estate transactions, assists local governments in achieving their open space goals; and

WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Green Acres Program (“GA”), acquires land for State ownership and provides loans and/or grants to municipal and county governments and grants to nonprofit organizations for assistance in the acquisition and development of lands for outdoor recreation and conservation purposes; and

WHEREAS, the County of Ocean (the “County”) has expressed an interest in preserving land around the Toms River and its headwaters areas, providing that the local government supports said preservation; and

WHEREAS, the purpose of these Resolutions is to express the support of the Township Council of Township of Jackson for the funding and acquisition of the Property described herein and to provide adequate inducement and authorization for the Township, its officers and employees, to pursue the necessary steps to complete said project.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Council of Township of Jackson that it:

• (a)will cooperate with TPL, GA and the County to help acquire and preserve the Property;
• (b)will commit $2,000,000.00 of funds toward said acquisition and preservation;
• (c)supports the TPL’s application to the County of Ocean seeking an open space grant in the amount of $1,750,000.00 to be used in preserving this property;