Body
Department of Parks and Recreation
Reference: Resolution Authorizing the Grant Agreement with Adams County for Grant Funding in the Amount Not to Exceed Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000.00) for the Brighton Parks, Recreation, Trails, and Open Space Master Plan Project; Authorizing the City's Matching Obligation of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00); and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Agreement
To: Mayor Kenneth J. Kreutzer and Members of City Council
Through: Philip Rodriguez, City Manager
Marv Falconburg, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Gary Wardle, Director of Parks and Recreation
Mark Heidt, Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation Development
Date Prepared: December 5, 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 $70,000.00 for the Brighton Parks, Recreation, Trails, and Open Space Master Plan project; authorizing the City's matching obligation of $100,000.00; and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Grant Agreement.
STRATEGIC FOCUS AREA
Innovative, Data-Driven, Results-Focused City Government
BACKGROUND
Presently, the City of Brighton Parks and Recreation Department has four documents that make up the Master Plans: Brighton Parks and Recreation Master Plan (October 1999); Brighton Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update (February 2008); Brighton Greenways and Trails Master Plan (July 2004); and Brighton Open Space Plan (August 2001). The documents are nearly 11 to 20 years old. Since 1999, Brighton has more than doubled in both population and square mileage. Much of the content in each of the Master Plans has already been accomplished, or needs to be updated due to the community's growth. The Parks and Recreation Department has determined that all of the previous Master Plans need to be combined into one document for easier referencing. The City will involve Brighton residents in the Mast...
Click here for full text