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Department of Parks and Recreation
Reference: Resolution Authorizing the Signing of a Grant Agreement with Adams County for Mini-Grant Funding in the Amount Not to Exceed $3,270.00 for the "Brighton Parks, Open Space, and Trails Map"; Authorizing the City's Matching Obligation of $3,270.00; Authorizing a 2018 Budget Amendment; Authorizing the City Manager to Sign and Execute the Mini-Grant Agreement; and Setting Forth Other Related Details.
To: Mayor Kenneth J. Kreutzer and Members of City Council
Through: Philip A. Rodriguez, City Manager
Prepared By: Gary Wardle, Director of Parks and Recreation
Mark Heidt, Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation Development
Date Prepared: January 8, 2018
PURPOSE
A Resolution authorizing the City of Brighton to enter into a Grant Agreement with Adams County, for grant funding in the amount not to exceed $3,270.00 for the "Brighton Parks, Open Space, and Trails Map"; authorizing the City's matching obligation of $3,270.00; authorizing a 2018 Budget Amendment; authorizing the City Manager to sign and execute the Mini-Grant Agreement; and setting forth other related details.
BACKGROUND
The City of Brighton's Parks and Recreation Department has received many requests for a new Parks, Open Space, and Trails map, from residents and individuals that are visiting our community. The Department applied through an Adams County Open Space Mini-Grant for development and printing costs to create a new map; and recently received approval for funding the map from Adams County. The grant funding and match from the City will cover the costs of: design and layout (including text), map artwork, printing of 5,000 copies of a 25-1/2 inch by 36 inch full-color fold-out map, and shipping.
The awarded grant funding from Adams County through an Adams County Open Space Mini-Grant is in the amount of $3,270.00 (50.0% of the total) for the maps. The City's match for this map project is $3,270.00 (50.0% of the total). (Ada...
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