Title
2020 Arizona State Parks and Trails Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant (Ordinance S-46253)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for and, if awarded, accept funds and enter into agreements for the 2020 Arizona State Parks and Trails Department Land and Water Conservation Fund grant in an amount up to $130,000. 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 2020 Arizona State Parks and Trails Department Land and Water Conservation Fund grant.
The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant is funded through revenues from Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing, which is administered at the federal level by the National Park Service and at the state level by the Arizona State Parks and Trails. LWCF reimbursement grants can provide funding up to $130,000 and require a 50 percent match plus a 10 percent surcharge payable to State Parks. The LWCF grant application deadline is Feb. 1, 2020.
The Parks and Recreation Department obtained a grant from the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) for the purchase of an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) fishing dock. If successful in receiving the LWCF grant funds, staff's intent is to use the grant funds for the installation of the ADA fishing dock and construction of an ADA compliant concrete ramp from the parking lot to the new fishing dock at the largest of the three ponds at Papago Park, providing access to an underserved community. This grant can provide short- and long-term tangible benefits through ADA compliant access and amenities.
Financial Impact
The amount of the grant application is $130,000, with a 50 percent match equaling $65,000 and a surcharge of $6,500. The grant match total of $71,500 will be partially satisfied by applying $33,000 from a current AZGFD Heritage Fund grant. The remaining $38,500 will be satisfied with a combination of applying administrative and field staff hours, along with utilizing a portion of the Parks and Recreation Department's Natural Resources - Trails funds. No additional City General Funds will be required.
Location
Papago Park, 625 N. Galvin Pkwy.
Council District: 6
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Acting Deputy City Manager Toni Maccarone and the Parks and Recreation Department.