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Resolution to Approve a 2025 Recreation Passport Grant Application to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Grants Management for Improvements at Clinton Park
Memorandum
This resolution authorizes a grant application to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Grants Management's (MDNRGM) Recreation Passport Grant for accessibility and sustainability improvements to Clinton Park. If the grant application is selected to move forward, staff will return at a later date with a request to commit matching funds.
Grant Description: The Recreation Passport fund is a State grant administered by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. PA 32 of 2010 created the Local Public Recreation Facilities Fund to be used for the development of public recreation facilities for local units of government. Money for this fund is derived from the sale of the Recreation Passport which replaces the resident Motor Vehicle Permit (MVP) - or window sticker - for state park entrance. After $14,285,400.00 is set aside for lost revenue and Secretary of State administration, ten percent of remaining revenue is used to fund the Recreation Passport local grant program. Grant amounts range from $7,500.00 to $150,000.00 and require a 25% match of total project cost from local funds. There is no federal money associated with this grant. Grant applications are due April 1, 2025.
Background: Clinton Park is a 4.82-acre park located in the southeastern region of Ann Arbor. The park contains many amenities including a playground, basketball courts, tennis courts, softball and soccer fields, and a small sledding hill. The park is also home to one of the city's "Champion Trees," a white fir that is the largest of its species in the city.
The southeastern region of Ann Arbor is an area that is characterized by higher racial diversity and lower median incomes. The park is in a residential neighborhood, adjacent to both single-family homes and within short walking distance of sever...
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