City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MARCH 1, 2022
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of Grant Application to the 2022 Land & Water Conservation Fund for Funding to Renovate John Ewald Park consistent with the Neighborhood Parks Improvement Plan.
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ISSUE: Consideration of grant application to the 2022 Land & Water Conservation Fund for Funding to Renovate John Ewald Park consistent with the Neighborhood Parks Improvement Plan.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
1. Approve a grant application, due March 15, 2022, to the 2022 Land & Water Conservation Fund for funding park improvements in the amount of $1,000,000 at John Ewald Park; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents that may be required.
BACKGROUND: The National Parks Service (NPS) 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 NPS through the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). Sites that received LWCF funding must be open, operated, and maintained in perpetuity as public outdoor recreation areas and the entire site may not be converted to other uses without prior approval by the 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.
Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities staff seek LWCF funding for John Ewald Park, as part of the Neighborhood Parks Improvement Plan implementation.
DISCUSSION: In 2016, the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities (RP...
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