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RESOLUTION NO. — - t — 19
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of Port Angeles, Washington,
authorizing the certification of grant match as required for funding assistance
from the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP) for the
Hill Street -Olympic Discovery Trail (TRO 114) project.
Organization Name: City of Port Angeles
Project Name: Hill Street -Olympic Discovery Trail (TR0114)
WHEREAS, the City Council has approved a comprehensive parks and recreation
plan that includes this project; and
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program
(WWRP), state grant assistance is requested to aid in financing the cost of design for the Hill
Street portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail; and
WHEREAS, any grant match committed by the City will be used for direct costs
associated with implementation of the project referenced above; and
WHEREAS, the City hereby certifies that its matching share of the project funding is
available and will be derived from the Real Estate Excise Tax Fund (BEET) and that the City is
responsible for supporting all non-cash commitments to this project should they not materialize;
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WHEREAS, grant assistance, if approved, will be paid on a reimbursement basis,
meaning the City will only request payment from the Recreation and Conservation Office after
eligible and allowable costs have been incurred and payment remitted to our vendors, and that the
Recreation and Conservation Office will hold retainage until the project is deemed complete; and
WHEREAS, any facility developed through grant assistance from the Recreation and
Conservation Funding Board must be reasonably maintained and made available to the general
public at reasonable hours and times of the year according to the type of area or facility unless
other restrictions have been agreed to by the Recreation and Conservation Office Director or the
Recreation and Conservation Funding Board; and
WHEREAS, the City acknowledges that any facility developed with grant assistance
,."%� I I from the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board must be dedicated for public outdoor
recreation purposes, and be retained and maintained for such use for perpetuity unless otherwise
provided and agreed to by the City and the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board; and
WHEREAS, this resolution becomes part of a formal application to the Recreation and
Conservation Office for grant assistance; and
WHEREAS, the City provided appropriate opportunity for public comment on this
application; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it in the best public interest to complete the project
described in the application(s).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port
Angeles that the City Manager is authorized to commit 5203,100 to the Recreation and
Conservation Office for grant match to the 20018 WWRP Trails grant.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 7`" day of May, 2019.
ATTEST:
Kari Martinez -Bail , Cit Jerk
APPROVED AS TO
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Wil iam E. Bloor, City ttomey
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Sissi Bruch, Mayor