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DATE SUBMITTED: March 15,2008'
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AGENDA BILL
CITY OF BREMERTON
CITY COUNCIL
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Committee Meeting Date: ' ~ch 26, 2888 3/i J,../ () g
COUNCIL MEETING Date: April 2, 2008 I I
Department: Parks and Recreation
Presenter: Wyn Birkenthal
Phone: (360) 473-5752
SUMMARY: The grant will fund an outdoor recreation and environmental learning program for
Bremerton children and teens. The activities will use state and local parks as outdoor classrooms,
giving participants first hand experience with the Puget Sound environment and connecting urban '
children with nature based activities. Parks staff, School District science teachers and outdoor skills
specialists will lead activities.
SUBJECT: Request to apply for No Child
Left Inside grant from Washington Parks
State Cormrtission in the amount of $47,000.
School District staff, including the Superintendent, has rev-iewed this grant program offered by the
State Parks Commission for the first time in 2008, and assisted with the application.
The Public Safety and Parks Committee heard the item at their March 12 meeting.
ATTACHMENTS: Grant Narrative
FISCAL IMPACTS (Include Budgeted Amount): No Cash Match required, Approx., 20 wor~ days
for recreation coordinator position.
$ 2000 of fee revenue from participants
APPROVALS:
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR:
CITY ATTORNEY:
FINANCE DIRECTOR:
MAYOR:
COMMITTEE CHAIR
COUNCIL PRESIDENT:
CONSENT AGENDA
GENERAL BUSINESS D
PUBLIC HEARING D
RECOMMENDED MOTION: I move approval for the Park and Recreation Department to apply to
the Washington State Parks Commission for a No Child Left Inside grant to promote outdoor skills
and environmental learning for Bremerton's youth.
COUNCIL ACTION: ~ Approve 0 Deny 0 Table
o Continue
o No Action