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Resolution to Commit $304,500.00 in Local Matching Funds for Improvements at Clinton Park if Awarded an MDNR 2025 Recreation Passport Grant
Memorandum
On March 17, 2025, Council approved a resolution (R-25-075) to authorize application to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Grants Management's (MDNRGM) Recreation Passport Grant for accessibility and sustainability improvements to Clinton Park. Staff applied to the grant on April 1, 2025. The grant application is now moving forward in the review process, and staff have obtained a detailed cost estimate. This resolution commits $304,500.00 to the project as local matching funds for the grant.
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.
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 ...
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