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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-1995-092 Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation• • RESOLUTION NO. R-95- 92 This reso/u.66,k) has d €eva aNr►. oL oC . R -9s—/ A RESOLUTION: Authorizing the execution and filing of a funding assistance application for an outdoor recreation or habitat conservation project to the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation. WHEREAS. the City Council of the City of Yakima has approved a "Comprehensive Park and Recreation Plan" for the urban area which identifies a neighborhood park in the northeast part of the city; and, WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Washington Wildlife Recreation Program, state and federal funding assistance has been authorized and made available to aid in financing the cost of land for parks and habitat conservation areas and the construction of outdoor recreational facilities of local public bodies, and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Yakima considers it in the best public interest to develop a park in the northeast part of the city generally located at 1407 Swan Ave, now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: The City Manager of the City of Yakima is hereby authorized to execute and file an application with the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation for funding assistance provided by the Washington Wildlife Recreation Program, and the City Manager is further authorized to make any necessary assurances or certifications required for funding assistance under that program to develop a park at 1407 Swan Avenue ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 'O day of, 1995. ATTEST' )advad p,��, ITY CLERK MAYOR v MEMORANDUM May 24, 1995 TO: Council Members and Dick Zais, City Manager FROM: Jerry Copeland, Public Works Director John C. Williamson, Parks & Recreation Mgr. SUBJECT: Swan Park The proposal for the Swan Park project involves the combination of a grant from the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation in the amount of $61,066 and a matching amount of $61,066. The total cost for the project is $122,132. This would include sprinklers, grass, a playground, picnic shelter, benches, tables, trees and shrubs. Our proposal to provide the $61,066 in matching funds involved the $27,892.07 plus accrued interest from the Schumacher Fund, $25,000 from the Neighborhood Improvement Project Funds, $5,000 from the Parks and Recreation Force Account and the rest, in volunteer labor. Although $25,000 was requested by Phil Hoge it appears that $15,000 is what will be available from the $50,000 that is in the Neighborhood Improvement Fund. It may be necessary to ask that some funds from the reserve account be used if the volunteer labor cannot account for the balance. We will be having a Technical Review of our project as well as some of the other projects from around the State, in Quincy, Washington on Monday June the 5th. There are 110 projects from throughout the state that are vying for IAC funds. This technical review will allow us the opportunity to get input from other professionals on our presentation and make changes as needed. This will be followed in August with a presentation to the IAC and that is anticipated to be in Olympia, Washington. The neighborhood around Swan Park is high density and has a low income level with currently no developed "active" city parks in the area and the need for some park and recreational area is definitely there. We have not received the grant yet as we still have to go through the process and see where our project is in comparison to the others that will be presented. What we are currently trying to do is line up .the matching funding so that when we get the grant we will be able to provide them with the documentation they need on our portiion of the funding. I have attacheda copy of the grant application that Phil Hoge submitted to the Office of Housing and Neighborhood Conservation and a copy of the grant application that the Parks and Recreation Division submitted to the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation.