[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of Hoboken 1-2-2008 by Ord. No. DR-343. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 1-15-2020 by Ord. No. B-218]
There is hereby established a reserve in the General Capital fund which shall be known and designated as the "Trust Fund For Open Space Acquisition" (hereinafter referred to as the "Trust Fund"). A special bank account shall be opened and maintained for this purpose. Funds from the Trust Fund may, as directed by the Mayor and City Council, be utilized exclusively for the following purposes:
A. 
Acquisition of lands, improved or unimproved, exclusively for recreation and conservation purposes;
B. 
Development of lands for recreation and conservation purposes;
C. 
Historic preservation of historic properties, structures, facilities, sites, areas, or objects, and the acquisition of such properties, facilities, sites, areas, or objects for historic preservation purposes;
D. 
Payment of debt service on indebtedness issued or incurred by the City of Hoboken for the purposes set forth above; provided, however, that a minimum of 75% of the annual amount raised by the Trust Fund shall be utilized for the acquisition and development of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, or the payment of debt service on indebtedness issued or incurred by the City of Hoboken for the acquisition and development of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
[Amended 1-15-2020 by Ord. No. B-218]
The Trust Fund shall be funded through the dedication to the fund of an amount of $0.03 per $100 of assessed valuation of each annual tax levy commencing with the first tax quarter in calendar year 2020. The Trust Fund shall also be permitted to accept testamentary bequests, any other donations, and such supplementary funding as the Mayor and the City Council may elect, in their sole discretion, to authorize and appropriate. Any and all interest accruing with respect to the Trust Fund shall be added to the Trust Fund.
No property acquired with funds from the Trust Fund shall be leased or sold, unless action has been authorized by the Mayor and City Council and by referendum in the manner prescribed by law. The deed of any property acquisition with funds from the Trust Fund shall contain the specific notation reflecting that the property was acquired with funds from the Trust Fund, and are subject to the limitations contained herein.