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Program Summary 1999-2018 BERGEN COUNTY OPEN SPACE, RECREATION, FLOODPLAIN PROTECTION, FARMLAND & HISTORIC PRESERVATION TRUST FUND An alphabetical listing of grant awards from the Trust Fund Programs from 1999 through 2018 PROGRAM SUMMARY 1999-2018 March 6, 2019 BERGEN COUNTY OPEN SPACE, RECREATION, FLOODPLAIN PROTECTION, FARMLAND & HISTORIC PRESERVATION TRUST FUND Open Space, Recreation, Floodplain Protection, Farmland & Historic Preservation Trust Fund Under State Law, the Board of Chosen Freeholders needed voter approval to create and fund such a trust. The County of Bergen recognized the merits of a trust and, on November 3, 1998, placed a public question on the ballot to determine whether the County should establish such a trust fund. The ballot question was approved by a two-to-one majority of those who voted. The vote of approval allowed the Freeholder Board to establish a trust fund, which they did via Resolution #1853 on November 24, 1998, entitled the Bergen County Open Space, Recreation, Farmland & Historic Preservation Trust Fund (hereinafter “Trust Fund”). Bergen County’s Trust Fund had an initial life span of 5 years, ending in 2003. Based on the success of this initial effort, the County of Bergen sought to re-authorize the Trust Fund, via a public question to the electorate on the ballot of November 4, 2003. The ballot question was approved by a two-to-one majority of those who voted. The vote of approval allowed the Freeholder Board to re-authorize and modify the Trust Fund, which they did via Resolution #1753 on December 17, 2003, which took effect in 2004. The Trust Fund is divided into two separate programs, each having its own distinct goals and objectives. The County Program uses Trust Fund dollars on a countywide basis for the following: 1. acquisition of land for conservation or recreation purposes; 2. development and redevelopment of land existing or acquired for recreational and/or conservation purposes; 3. beginning in 2014, the acquisition of flood-prone properties along waterways for floodplain protection via open space conservation/restoration; 4. acquisition of agricultural lands for farmland preservation purposes; and, 5. historic preservation activities such as acquisition or upgrade. Those that are eligible to apply to the County Program include: County agencies, local municipalities, and non-profit corporations with Qualified Charitable organizations as per Tax Section 501(c). The second program of the Trust Fund is the Municipal Park Improvement Program. Each of Bergen County’s 70 municipalities is eligible to apply to this program in order to improve their municipal open space and recreational facilities. This program is designed to supplement municipal efforts and does not serve as a full funding resource. In September of 2011, the state’s Trust Fund Law was amended to include an additional purpose to acquire flood-prone properties, otherwise known as “Blue Acres Projects.” Based upon this amendment, the County of Bergen sought the approval of the voters, via a 2013 ballot question, to add this new program category. The ballot question was approved by nearly a two-to-one majority of those who voted. The vote of approval allowed the Freeholder Board to amend the Trust Fund, which they did via Resolution # 1762-13 on December 18, 2013, and to rename the program the “Bergen County Open Space, Recreation, Floodplain Protection, Farmland & Historic Preservation Trust Fund.” March 6, 2019 BERGEN COUNTY OPEN SPACE, RECREATION, FLOODPLAIN PROTECTION, FARMLAND & HISTORIC PRESERVATION TRUST FUND The Trust Fund Public Advisory Committee The Trust Fund Public Advisory Committee consists of 15 members appointed by the County Executive and approved by the Board of Chosen Freeholders, who participate in the project review process by making final project recommendations for selection and funding. Members of the Trust Fund Public Advisory Committee are representatives from county government, municipal government, environmental organizations, and members of the public. Trust Fund 1999-2003 During its first five years, 1999-2003, the Trust Fund was financed through a property tax assessment authorized annually be the county’s governing body at a rate not exceeding one-half cent per $100 of total county equalized real property valuation. It was also funded through the issuance of county indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $20 million during the five-year period. All Trust Fund money was allocated to the Trust Fund Programs as follows: 75% to the County Program and 25% to the Municipal Program. In these first five years of operation (1999-2003), the Trust Fund collected $23,238,929 through the dedicated property tax assessment and authorized $19,343,558 in County capital bonding. Trust Fund 2004-Present Beginning in 2004, the Board of Freeholders instituted the following changes in the Trust Fund via Resolution #1753 on December 17, 2003, which resulted from the passage of the referendum question in November 2003: property tax assessment authorized annually by the county’s governing body is at a rate not to exceed one cent per $100 of total county equalized real property valuation; elimination of dedicated county capital bonding; allocation of Trust Fund money is to be 70% to the County Program and 30% to the Municipal Program; and elimination of a sunset provision for the Trust Fund’s operation. March 6, 2019 BERGEN COUNTY OPEN SPACE, RECREATION, FLOODPLAIN PROTECTION, FARMLAND & HISTORIC PRESERVATION TRUST FUND Trust Fund Open Space Tax 1999-2018 This chart and graph illustrate the amount of open space tax collected in each year 1999-2018. The Board of Chosen Freeholders set the open space tax assessment rates per $100 of total county equalized real property valuation as follows: • 1999-2003 at ½ of 1 cent (An additional $20 million in County bonding was also available in years 1999-2003.) • 2004-2009 at 1 full cent • 2010-2016 at ¼ of 1 cent • 2017-present at 1 full cent YEAR TAX COLLECTED 1999 $3,614,280 2000 $4,268,955 2001 $4,726,655 2002 $5,249,107 2003 $5,737,688 2004 $12,160,170 2005 $13,646,599 2006 $15,398,469 2007 $17,286,350 2008 $18,276,751 2009 $18,758,007 2010 $4,585,302 2011 $4,331,463 2012 $4,218,700 2013 $4,135,912 2014 $4,057,528 2015 $4,111,496 2016 $4,199,094 2017 $17,203,084 2018 $17,636,511 $183,602,121 March 6, 2019 BERGEN COUNTY OPEN SPACE, RECREATION, FLOODPLAIN PROTECTION, FARMLAND & HISTORIC PRESERVATION TRUST FUND Trust Fund Grant Award Totals Through the 2018 funding round, the Board of Chosen Freeholders have provided grants to 1,205 projects totaling over $192 million to a variety of projects located throughout all of Bergen County. The list of grant awards begins on the following pages. The graph below shows the total number of project grant awards approved by funding year. March 6, 2019 BERGEN COUNTY OPEN SPACE, RECREATION, FLOODPLAIN PROTECTION, FARMLAND & HISTORIC PRESERVATION TRUST FUND March 6, 2019 BERGEN COUNTY OPEN SPACE, RECREATION, FLOODPLAIN PROTECTION, FARMLAND & HISTORIC PRESERVATION TRUST FUND Award Recipient: Funding Municipality, Non-Profit or Grant Trust Fund Year County Entity Project Name Amount/Paid Program Project Type 2001 Allendale Crestwood Park Improvements $38,681 Municipal Recreation 2002 Allendale Crestwood Park Improvements $69,558 Municipal Recreation 2003 Allendale Crestwood Park Improvements $56,000 Municipal Recreation 2004 Allendale Crestwood Park Improvements $50,000 Municipal Recreation 2004 Allendale Orchard Commons Park Acquisition $600,000 County Open Space 2006 Allendale Memorial Park Field Improvements $60,000 Municipal Recreation 2007 Allendale Orchard Commons Park Acquisition $500,000 County Open Space 2007 Allendale Orchard Commons Park Improvements $72,525 Municipal Recreation 2008 Allendale Orchard Commons Park Improvements $68,532 Municipal Recreation 2009 Allendale Backstop Replacement Projects $66,201 Municipal Recreation 2010 Allendale Crestwood Lake Improvements $24,516 Municipal Recreation 2011 Allendale Crestwood Lake Youth Playground Improvements $30,000 Municipal Recreation 2012 Allendale Crestwood Lake Improvements $11,732 Municipal Recreation 2014 Allendale Tennis Court Rehabilitation $39,000 Municipal Recreation 2015 Allendale Tennis Court Rehabilitation Phase II $39,000 Municipal Recreation 2016 Allendale Crestwood Park/Allendale Rec. Park Imp. $33,000 Municipal Recreation 2017 Allendale Band Shell/Crestwood Park Improvements $50,000 Municipal Recreation 2018 Allendale Crestwood Park Restoration and Trail Addition $75,000 Municipal Recreation 2004 Alpine Alpine Preservation Project Acquisition $500,000 County Open Space 2006 Alpine Soccer Field Upgrade $38,428 Municipal Recreation 2007 Alpine Town Center Park Acquisition $250,000 County Open Space 2010 Alpine Landscape Development of Passive Park $7,029 Municipal Recreation 2014 Alpine Soccer Field Upgrade Phase II $27,800 Municipal Recreation 2000 BC Agriculture Devel Board Sun Valley Farm Farmland Preservation, Mahwah $684,520 County Farmland Pres 2002 BC Agriculture Devel Board Twinbrook Nurseries Farmland Preservation, Franklin Lakes $379,200 County Farmland Pres 2003 BC Agriculture Devel Board Brooks Farm Farmland Preservation, Closter $890,749 County Farmland Pres 2004 BC Agriculture Devel Board Demarest Farms Farmland Preservation, Hillsdale $1,667,098 County Farmland Pres 2005 BC Agriculture Devel Board Deepdale Farm Farmland Preservation, Mahwah $234,737 County Farmland Pres 2005 BC Agriculture Devel Board Kohout Farm Farmland Preservation, Mahwah $1,623,261 County Farmland
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