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Department of Parks and Recreation
Reference: Resolution Authorizing the Signing of a Grant Agreement with Adams County for Grant Funding in the Amount Not to Exceed $550,000.00 for the "Downtown Plaza Park - Phase 1 Project"; Authorizing the City's Matching Obligation of $725,000.00; Authorizing a 2018 Budget Amendment; Authorizing the City Manager to Sign and Execute the Grant Agreement; and Setting Forth Other Related Details.
To: Mayor Kenneth J. Kreutzer and Members of City Council
Through: Philip Rodriguez, City Manager
Prepared By: Gary Wardle, Director of Parks and Recreation
Mark Heidt, Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation Development
Date Prepared: May 23, 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 $550,000.00 for the "Downtown Plaza Park - Phase 1 Project"; authorizing the City's matching obligation of $725,000.00; authorizing a 2018 Budget Amendment; authorizing the City Manager to sign and execute the Grant Agreement; and setting forth other related details.
STRATEGIC FOCUS AREA
Facilities, Amenities, and Open Space
BACKGROUND
The City of Brighton has been working with Brighton Urban Renewal Authority to create a park at the southwest corner of Bridge Street and Main Street in Downtown Brighton. This is a highly visible corner in Brighton. The property, which presently contains a large building, was purchased and is now sitting vacant. The goal for the site is to demolish the old vacant building and to create a new "plaza style" park in Downtown. The City hired Norris Design to develop a Downtown Plaza Master Plan with conceptual drawings for the site and this was completed in October 2017. After demolition of the site the preferred design of the Downtown Plaza Park was estimated to be over $2,300,000.00. For this reason, the project will be phased, with the greatest amount of cost in the first phase. The firs...
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