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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 $3,900.00 for the High School Seniors Beautification Project in Brighton Park, 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 Mini-Grant Application requesting grant funding in the amount not to exceed $3,900.00 for the "High School Seniors Beautification Project in Brighton Park"; and to authorize the City Manager to sign the Grant Application.
BACKGROUND
The Parks and Recreation Department, during the springs of 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 have worked with Brighton High School on park beautification projects with their High School Seniors. (The Seniors have completed four beautification projects within the City's Open Space and Parks instead of participating in "Senior Ditch Day".)
Due to the success and growth in participants of the past four High School Seniors Beautification Projects; the City's Parks and Recreation Department - Parks Section realizes that Brighton Park is in need of additional trees and shrubs on the park's southwest hill west of the Recreation Center, and this High School Seniors Beautification Project is an appropriate project for the Seniors in 2016. The trees and shrubs are being requested from this Adams County Open Space Mini-Grant.
The total amount of the proposed Adams County Open Space Mini-Grant application is $6,500.00. The City's match for this Project is $2,600.00 (40% of the total) for the purchase ...
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