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Home My WebLink About02/05/2008 12 Kiwanis Park Skateboard Facility Grant Agreement with Tony Hawk Foundation • 0 BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. 12 -- For Meeting of: February 5, 2008 ITEM TITLE: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign a Grant Agreement with the Tony Hawk Foundation for the Skateboard facility at Kiwanis Park SUBMITTED BY: Chris Director of Public Works Denise Nichols, Parks and Recreation Manager • CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE: Denise Nichols 575 -6020 SUMMARY EXPLANATION: Yakima Parks and Recreation has been awarded a grant from the Tony Hawk Foundation to assist in the construction of the skateboard facility at Kiwanis Park. The grant from the Tony Hawk Foundation is for $25,000. The committed resources for 0 construction of the skateboard facility are as follows: Council Bond Block Grant $214,000 Kiwanis Clubs 1 0 00 Donations 12,000 Tony Hawk Grant 700 Total Resources 77,200 $277,200 The design of the skatepark is complete. The Engineering Division is working on bid documents. It is our intent to be under construction late spring with completion this summer. Resolution X Ordinance Other (Specify) Grant Agreement document Contract X Mail to (name and address): Miki Vuckovich, Executive Director, 1611 -A S. Melrose Drive #360, Vista, CA 92081 Funding Source: Parks and Recreation : - •g- APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL: City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff respectfully requests the City Council to adopt the Resolution authorizing and directing the City Manager to execute a grant agreement and all appropriate documentation necessary to construct the Skateboard facility at Kiwanis Park. BOARD /COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: • COUNCIL ACTION: 11/ RESOLUTION NO. R-2008- RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to execute a Grant Agreement with the Tony Hawk Foundation for a public Skateboard facility at Kiwanis Park. WHEREAS, the City of Yakima has approved a Parks and Recreation Comprehensive Plan that includes the park area for the Upper Kiwanis Park Redevelopment Project which includes a Skateboard Park; and WHEREAS, skateboarders actively engaged in the planning process to evaluate specific conceptual needs for the skateboard facility during the development of a preliminary Skatepark Design Study and a Master Site Plan evaluation to build an outdoor skatepark facility; and WHEREAS, resources have been identified including combined donations for the local match from non - profit partnerships such as the Yakima Kiwanis, Lions, and the Rotary Clubs for the Upper Kiwanis Park Redevelopment Project, along with a $25,000 grant from the Tony Hawk Foundation to aid in financing the cost to build an outdoor skateboard facility at Kiwanis Park; and II WHEREAS, the City of Yakima considers it to be in the best public interest to accept the T ony Hawk Grant in accordance with the terms and conditions of the attached agreement for the skateboard facility at Kiwanis Park, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute the attached and incorporated Grant Agreement along with all appropriate documents necessary to construct the public outdoor Skateboard facility at Kiwanis Park. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this _ day of , 2008. ATTEST: David Edler, Mayor City Clerk III (Resolation- TonyHawk Grant.df 1� „ �` £ , TO NY F I —V K ry vt k '',.-_,.,.- \ -;Nit:4, t',,A.51 d..2 --. ;A:oitmfi,v-*ilt; - ---",,47: tei,Pg,it,P5A:17002:ANZ, - 111 December 20, 2007 City of Yakima, Washington Parks and Recreation Division 2301. Fruitvale Blvd. Yakima, WA 98902 Attn: Denise Nichols Dear Denise, I'm pleased to inform you that the Tony Hawk Foundation has raised $25,000 to assist in the construction of your public, non - profit skatepark in Yakima. Please review and sign the grant agreement outlined below. It is our hope that a check from the Tony Hawk Foundation might also help raise your project's public profile and accelerate local fundraising efforts. We'll leave such publicity strategies to your discretion. We only ask that you don't imply that Tony will be appearing at your park, and that no one exploits his name for personal gain. Please return this agreement to: 1611 -A S. Melrose DR #360, Vista, CA 92081. The grant is made subject to the following conditions: III 1. You agree to assume any and all liability for: a. The construction and operation of the skateboard park, and b. The implementation of any information or advice given to you by the Foundation. 2. The Foundation has the right to terminate the grant, to modify or withhold any payment otherwise due under the grant, or to require repayment of any expended or unexpended grant funds if the skatepark is not operational within two (2) years of the date of this agreement, or if in the Foundation's sole judgment: a. Grant funds or income arising from the grant have been used for purposes other than those described above; or b. Your organization has failed to comply with any of the terms of the grant. 3. You agree to provide a written progress report (not to exceed two pages) on or before six months from the date of this agreement, and every six months thereafter until the skatepark opens, detailing the manner in which the Grant money has been spent and the progress you've made in accomplishing the purpose of the Grant. Upon opening the skatepark, you agree to submit a final report, including a photograph (or photographs) showing the entire skatepark. 4. You qualify as a public charity as described in Section 501(c)(3) and under IRC sec. 170(b)(1)(a), or you are a. state or local agency, including public school systems or public projects. You agree to inform the Foundation immediately of any alterations in your organization's structure or activities which may adversely affect its status under this Code III provision. 1 611 -A S. MELROSE DRIVE #360 • VISTA, CA • 92081 • P: 760.477.2479 • F: 760,477.2474 5. You agree NOT to expend Tony Hawk Foundation grant funds: a. To carry on propaganda or otherwise to attempt to influence legislation within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code 4945(d)(1), or b. To influence the outcome of any specific public election or to carry on, directly or indirectly, any voter registration drive within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code Section 4945(d)(2). (The term "legislation" in this case does not include actions by executive, judicial or administrative bodies, such as school boards, housing authorities, zoning boards, and similar federal, state or local special - purpose bodies.) 6. You are welcome to make any appropriate public announcements about this grant — particularly if they are designed to boost local fundraising efforts. 7. You give the Foundation permission to publicly release information concerning this grant, including your statements and correspondence with the Foundation. Please signify your agreement to the above terms of the grant by signing below. The agreement must be signed by the officer or officers who are, under your bylaws and the law governing you, authorized to execute contracts on your organization's behalf. Please return both pages of the executed original of the letter to us, and keep a copy for your records. The original, signed agreement must be returned no later than Wednesday, March 19, 2008 (90 days from the date of this agreement). After we've received the signed original of this letter, we'll send you the check. Please use this 411 address: 1611 -A S. Melrose DR #360, Vista, CA 92081. Sincerely, Miki Vuckovich Executive Director Tony Hawk Foundation Agreed to and accepted on behalf of the City of Yakima, Washington this day of , 2008 By: (signature) Name: (please print) Title: The check to be made payable to: City of Yakima, Washington Address and name of the person to whom the check should be mailed: 0