City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: APRIL 20, 2016
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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City Council Consideration of Grant Application to the 2016 Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) for Funding to Renovate Ewald Park in Accordance with the Neighborhood Parks Improvement Plan.
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ISSUE: City Council consideration of grant application to the 2016 Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) for funding to renovate Ewald Park in accordance with the Neighborhood Parks Improvement Plan.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council authorize the City Manager to:
1. Proceed with the grant application to the 2016 Land & Water Conservation Fund for funding in the amount of $500,000 for Ewald Park; and
2. Execute all necessary documents.
BACKGROUND: The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) administers a grant-in-aid program for the acquisition and/or development of public outdoor recreation areas and facilities. Local jurisdictions may apply for 50% matching fund assistance from the Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). These funds are provided from a federal apportionment from the National Park Service (NPS). Sites (or portions of sites) that receive LWCF funding must be open, operated, and maintained in perpetuity as public outdoor recreation areas and may not be converted to other uses without prior approval by the DCR and NPS. The program is a matching, reimbursement program, meaning that the City must provide a match and be capable of financing the project in its entirety while requesting periodic reimbursement.
The Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities (RPCA) staff proposes to seek LWCF funding for Ewald Park as part of the Neighborhood Parks Improvement Plan (Attachment).
DISCUSSION: In 2016, RPCA completed a multi-year proc...
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