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RESOLUTION NO. R-95- 92
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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.
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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.