Explanation
It is necessary for the Director of Recreation and Parks to submit a Resolution of Support from the Columbus City Council along with the Department's application to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Pulling it Together: Managing Invasive Species 2011 Grant. An application is being submitted to the National Fish And Wildlife Foundation - Pulling It Together: Managing Invasive Species 2011 grant
The application is for $ 75,000 to be used to assist and support the Recreation and Parks Department's Honeysuckle Removal Program begun in 2011. The funds will be used to acquire equipment and materials to assist volunteers removing honeysuckle in the riparian corridor of four watersheds, focusing on Columbus' city parks. The application will be for $75,000 grant amount.
The City's matching portion of this grant (equal to grant request) is in the form of in-kind services from volunteer service hours and staff salaries directly involved in invasive species removal. The amount of matching contribution is $75,506.00.
Emergency action is requested so the resolution can be included in the grant application package due October 14, 2011.
Fiscal Impact:
$ 75,000 in grant funding is being applied for and requested from the Pulling It Together: Managing Invasives 2011 grant administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. No City funds are anticipated beyond staff salaries directly involved in the removal of honeysuckle. In-kind hours from Volunteer events directly removing honeysuckle are tracked to provide matching contribution.
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To support the Director of Recreation and Parks' grant application for funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for the management of invasive species project; and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is accepting applications for the Pulling it Together: Managing Invasive Species 2011 Grant; and
WHEREAS, a Resolution of Support from Cit...
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