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CITY OF BREMERTON
CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Community Forestry Grant Study Session Date: August 14th, 2013
Agreement with Department of Natural COUNCIL MEETING Date: August 21st, 2013
Resources for Evergreen Rotary Park Department: Parks
Presenter. Wyn Birkenthal
Phone: 473 -5752
SUMMARY:
The attached Community Forestry Assistance Grant Agreement with the Washington State
Department of Natural Resources pays for the cost of shade and habitat trees at Evergreen Rotary
Parts. The grant is intended to demonstrate the use of trees to shade the shoreline, increase habitat
values and filter storm water runoff from paved surfaces. The grant also pays for educational signage
explaining the advantages of shoreline trees This grant is a sister grant to the RCO grant for
Evergreen Rotary Park improvements and the RCO grant serves as the local match for Community
Forestry grant. The grant project helps Bremerton maintain its Tree City USA designation by planting
species appropriate urban trees to publicly owned lands.
ATTACHMENTS: Community Forestry Grant Agreement
FISCAL IMPACTS (Include Budgeted Amount) Match is budgeted through $36,300 Recreation and
Conservation Office Grant The total project budget is $447,900 comprised of. $211,350 RCO Grant;
$160,850 Community Development Block Grant, $50,500 Cash Donations; $10,000 DNR grant and
$15,200 of park crew labor.
STUDY SESSION AGENDA: ❑ No Presentation ® Full Presentation
STUDY SESSION ACTION: ❑ Consent Agenda ® General Business ❑ Public Hearing
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
I move to authorize the Mayor to finalize and enter into the Community Forestry Grant Agreement
with Department of Natural Resources for Evergreen Rotary Park with substantially the same terms
and conditions as presented.
COUNCIL ACTION: &6 Approve ❑ Deny ❑ Table ❑ Continue ❑ No Action
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