Title
Resolution to Approve a Michigan Department of Natural Resources Trust Fund (MNRTF) Grant Development Project Agreement for Veterans Memorial Park Skate Park Development, Accept and Appropriate up to $300,000.00 in Funding, and Establish a Project Budget of $800,000.00 (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and action is a resolution to approve a project agreement with Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MNRTF) or (DEPARTMENT) for the approved grant to develop a skate park in Veterans Memorial Park, to accept and appropriate up to $300,000.00 in funding from the MNRTF, and establish a project budget of $800,000.00.
The City is required to approve the grant agreement between the City and the MNRTF. The Park Advisory Commission recommended approval of the grant application on March 15, 2011. On March 21, 2011, the Mayor and Council adopted a resolution that approved the MNRTF grant application.
The grant provides up to $300,000.00 to the City of Ann Arbor to develop and construct a 30,000+/- square foot skate park at Veterans Memorial Park. Local match funding in the amount of $500,000.00 for the project consists of $400,000.00 from the Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission and $100,000.00 previously received from private donations raised by the Friends of the Ann Arbor Skate Park.
The required resolution for the grant agreement is included in the attached resolution.
Staff
Prepared by: Amy Kuras, Landscape Architect
Reviewed by: Colin Smith, Manager of Parks and Recreation Services and Sumedh Bahl, Community Services Area Administrator
Approved by: Steven D. Powers, City Administrator
Body
Whereas, The Michigan Department of Natural Resources approved a matching grant application through the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Trust Fund (MNRTF) or (DEPARTMENT) for development of a Skate Park to be constructed at Veterans Memorial Park,
Whereas, The Park Advisory Commission recommended approval of the ...
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