Title
Memorialize ADCNR Coastal Access Grant application
Summary
DESCRIPTION OF TOPIC: (who, what, when, where, why, and how much)
Consider memorialization of an application for an ADCNR 306A Coastal Access Grant for Acquisition of 4.3 acres of coastal land south of Wolf Creek Park (approximate cost of $150,000) and Construction of the Graham Creek Outdoor Classroom, Play Area and Learning Stations (cost of $50,000). Grant funding would be available October 1, 2013. Application is for both projects at an approximate value of $200,000 with $50,000 federal grant funds.
SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Please provide the amount requested: $200,000
Is this a budgeted item? No
Please provide the budgeted amount: $_____________ Account No. ___________________________
If budgeted, is this a capital purchase, capital project, or special fund? _________________________
Was this item included in the Fiscal Year Capital Projects Plan? No
If yes, please provide the amount included in Capital Projects Plan: $___________
Body
WHEREAS, the ADCNR, State Lands Division, Coastal Section, accepted applications for 306A Coastal Access Grants in the Alabama Coastal Area for Fiscal Year 2014,
WHEREAS, the grant funds will be made available by the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and administered by the ADCNR on a competitive basis, and
WHEREAS, the maximum award will be $50,000 and will require a 50/50 match funds, which may consist of cash, materials, in-kind services or donations that support the project, and
WHEREAS, the deadline for applications was March 1, 2013, and
WHEREAS, if granted the funds, the funds will be used to purchase an additional 4.3 acres to expand Wolf Creek Park at an approximate cost of $150,000 and for construction of an outdoor classroom, play area, and six learning stations at Graham Creek Nature Preserve at a cost of $50,000.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Foley, Alabama, as follows:
SECTION 1: Approves the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, State Lands Division, Coastal Section grant application in the amount of $50,000, with the understanding that if awarded there is a 50/50 matching funds required, for the Wolf Creek land acquisition and Graham Creek Preserve outdoor classroom construction.
SECTION 2: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption as required by law.