Title
Request to Apply for FY2015 Recreational Trails Program Grant
Summary
Description of Topic: (who, what, where, when, why and how much)
Request to apply for the 2015 Recreational Trails Program Grant to complete the mountain bike trail system at Graham Creek Preserve in the amount of $35,000 with a 20% match ($7000) of in kind labor using volunteers and city staff. The grant funds would be used to purchase equipment to grub the trails, bike stations, signage, and parking trailhead improvements. The grant would be a partnership with the local mountain bike group.
Budgetary Impact:
Non-Capital Item:
____ Budgeted under account #_______________ (discussion item)
____ Not budgeted, requesting transfer of $__________ from Account #______________ to Account #_____________.
____ Not budgeted requiring increase to account #___________ in the amount of $____________.
Capital - Departmental
____ Budgeted under account #______________ for $___________ and described in budget as __________________________________.
Additional amount needed, if any: Increase in budget of $_____________ OR, transfer of $___________ from Account #____________ to Account #_______________
____ Not Budgeted - account #____________ requires budget increase of $_____________.
Capital Project
In current year Capital Projects Plan:
_____ Yes, planned amount $___________, requesting $_________ as total project estimate, including contingencies, under account #_________________
__X___ No, requesting $42,000 as total project estimate, including contingencies, under account #____________________ and Revenue of $35,000
Body
WHEREAS, the Recreational Trails Program is a federal grant program to assist with funds to develop or improve trail and trail-related resources with a 2015 grant maximum of $35,000 for non-motorized single-use trails and $100,000 for non-motorized, diverse-use trails with a 20% req...
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