Title
2019 Arizona State Parks and Trails Recreational Trails Program Grant for Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area (Ordinance S-45396)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for and, if awarded, accept funds and enter into agreements for the 2019 Arizona State Parks and Trails Recreational Trails Program in an amount up to $75,000. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and for the City Controller to disburse, any grant monies awarded.
Report
Summary
Staff is seeking City Council authorization to submit an application for the 2019 Arizona State Parks and Trails Recreational Trails Program, Non-Motorized Trail Projects grant.
The Arizona State Parks and Trails Motorized and Non-Motorized Program, funded through the Federal Recreational Trails Program, can provide funding of up to $75,000 and requires a 5.7 percent match. Staff’s intent is to utilize the grant funds to enhance, restore and maintain the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area. Applications for the 2019 Arizona State Parks and Trails Recreational Trails Program, Non-Motorized Trail Projects grant applications are due March 1, 2019. Staff is exploring potential partnerships for this grant application which could include the Sierra Club, Audubon, Liberty Wildlife, and Bank of America. This grant can provide short and long-term tangible benefits by improving the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area’s viability.
If successful, staff's intent is to use the grant funds at the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area to mitigate invasive species of flora and fauna and replace broken and/or missing wayfinding signage throughout the Rio Salado Restoration Habitat Area.
Financial Impact
The amount of the grant application is $75,000, with a 5.7 percent match equaling $4,275, to be satisfied by applying administrative and field staff hours, along with volunteer hours.
Location
Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, 641 W. Lower Buckeye Road
Council District: 8
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Deanna Jonovich and the Parks and Recreation Department.