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Department of Parks and Recreation
Reference: Resolution Approving the Submittal of a Grant Application to Adams County for an Amount Not to Exceed $246,250.00 for the Ken Mitchell Open Space Entrance Property Acquisition, and to Authorize the City Manager to Sign the Grant Application.
To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Manuel Esquibel, City Manager
Chontel Trujillo, Assistant City Manager of Operations
Prepared By: Gary Wardle, Director of Parks and Recreation
Mark Heidt, Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation-Development
Date Prepared: July 11, 2015
PURPOSE
A Resolution authorizing the City of Brighton to submit to Adams County Open Space, an Open Space Passive Grant Application requesting grant funding in the amount not to exceed $246,250.00 for the Ken Mitchell Open Space Entrance Property Acquisition, and to authorize the City Manager to sign the Grant Application.
BACKGROUND
The Parks and Recreation Department Staff will apply for grant funding from Adams County Open Space for the Ken Mitchell Open Space Entrance Property Acquisition. The Open Space Passive Grant funding will be used for the land acquisition of the 14.1-acres that form the entrance to the Ken Mitchell Open Space adjacent to Old Brighton Road. This 14.1-acre property contains two parcels - one parcel is 13.0-acres and the other parcel is 1.1-acres. This grant funded acquisition of the 14.1-acre property also includes a survey, appraisal, baseline assessment, phase 1 assessment, and a mineral rights and gas report. The total cost for this Ken Mitchell Open Space Entrance Property Acquisition is estimated to be $522,500.00.
It is estimated that the Adams County Open Space Passive Grant will pay for $246,250.00 (47.13% of total) of the Acquisition. The NRD (Natural Resource Damages) Funding from the Rocky Mountain Arsenal will cover $226,250.00 (43.30% of total) of the Acquisition. The City's matching portion is an e...
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