008-13 - Resolution - Repayment to RCO for Blackjack Wilderness Trail ProjectIntroduced by: Acting Development Director
Requested by: Finance Committee
Drafted by: City Treasurer
Introduced: April 23, 2013
Adopted: April23, 2013
RESOLUTION NO. oo8-13
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD,
WASHINGTON, DIRECfiNG THE REPAYMENT OF $10,090.94
TO THE RECREATION AND CONSEVATION OFFICE FOR
GRANT FUNDS DISBURSED FOR THE BLACKJACK
WILDERNESSTRAJLPROJECT
WHEREAS, the City adopted Resolution No. 041-09 supporting grant
applications for the Blackjack Creek Wilderness Trail seeking Federal and State funding
for trails through the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the National Recreation
Trails Program; and
WHEREAS, the City adopted Resolution No. 047-09 with specific language
which was submitted with an application to the Recreation and Conservation Office
(RCO) in order to secure grant funding; and
WHEREAS, the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board (RCFB) awarded
funding for the Blackjack Creek/Mosquito Trail Connection, RCO #09-1167C, and a
project agreement was executed on August 11, 2010, for management and construction
related expenses, with the City subsequently embarking on the planning, right-of-way
acquisition, development, and construction of the Blackjack Creek Wilderness Trail;
and
WHEREAS, the City encountered right-of-way acquisition challenges that it
could not overcome resulting in insufficient progress, in addition to ground disturbing
actives that occurred at the site prior to RCO staff authorization of such activities; and
WHEREAS, a letter dated March 13, 2013, from Kaleen Cottingham, Director
of Recreation and Conservation Office, terminated the grant Project Agreement and
RCO's funding obligation based upon insufficient progress and ground disturbing
activities requiring repayment of grant funds disbursed on or before April30, 2013; and
WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the Council Finance Committee to not
appeal the decision of the RCO; and
WHEREAS, the City expended $24,756.71 from the Cumulative Reserve for
Municipal Facilities Fund No. 302 with $10,090.94 reimbursed by the RCO #og-1167C
grant; now, therefore,
Resolution No. 008-13
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THE CTIY COUNCIL OF . THE CTIY OF PORT ORCHARD,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
THAT: the City Treasurer is directed to repay $10,090.94 to the
Recreation Conservation Office from the Cumulative Reserve for
Municipal Facilities Fund No. 302 budgeted for Blackjack Wilderness
Trail construction.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, SIGNED by the Mayor and
attested by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this 23rd day of April2013.