HomeMy WebLinkAbout10. 18-475 SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 18-475 RESOLUTION
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PURPOSE: AUTHORIZE 2019 GRANT APPLICATION — WISCONSIN
REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION AND WISCONSIN
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES GREAT LAKES
BASIN TREE PLANTING PROGRAM
INITIATED BY: PARKS DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, the Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission and Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources have made funding available for tree planting projects;
and
WHEREAS,the City of Oshkosh Forestry Division has identified the need to install
additional trees on City properties; and
WHEREAS, the City is required to provide a monetary match of twenty-five (25%)
percent for funding approval; and
WHEREAS, the twenty-five (25%) percent match will be derived from the Parks
Department labor and equipment used to complete the plantings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council for the City of
Oshkosh that City staff is hereby authorized to submit a grant application for a Wisconsin
Regional Planning Commission/Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Tree
Planting Grant in the amount of $15,000 to plant additional trees along the Fox River
Corridor Riverwalk on City properties.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the proper City officials are hereby authorized
and directed to execute any and all documents required for purposes of the same, and
are further authorized and directed, if said grant is awarded, to accept such funds,
pursuant to the terms of the grant application.
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: Ray Maurer, Parks Director
DATE: September 5, 2018
RE: Authorize 2019 Grant Application Submittal — Wisconsin Regional
Planning Commission/Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Great
Lakes Basin Tree Planting Program
BACKGROUND
The Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission and the Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources have grant funds available in 2019 designated for tree planting
projects within the Great Lakes basin. The City of Oshkosh meets several criteria for the
grant and is eligible to receive these funds.
ANALYSIS
The City of Oshkosh Parks Department actively seeks funding to better administer
ongoing programs specifically as they relate to tree planting within established
neighborhood associations that have insufficient tree stocking levels as well as new
project sites throughout the city.
FISCAL IMPACT
Grant request is $15,000 which will be matched at 25% ($3,750) by utilizing city labor
and equipment to complete the project.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends application for the grant to leverage additional funds for the ongoing
tree planting programs.
Respectfully Submitted,
Ray Maurer
Parks Director
Approved:
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Maohloff
City Manager
City Hall, 215 Church Avenue P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130 920.236.5000 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us