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FROM: Shelly Stanwyck,Parks and Recreation Director
Prepared By: Sheridan Bohlken,Administrative Analyst
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF PACIFIC FOREST AND WATERSHED LANDS
STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL GRANT APPLICATION FOR SANTA ROSA
SKATE PARK
RECOMMENDATION
Approve an application for grant funding through the Pacific Forest and Watershed Lands
Stewardship Council and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary grant documents.
DISCUSSION
Grant Program Information
In 2004,the Stewardship Council was created as a public benefit corporation to manage a settlement
between PG&E and the State of California ($10 million per year for 10 years). The focus of the
501(c)(3)private foundation is to link individuals to the natural community.
The Stewardship Council has two major funding programs: the Youth Investment Program ($3
million per year) and Land Conservation ($7 million per year). These programs were designed to
connect underserved youth to the outdoors and to develop land conservation plans for the 140,000
watershed acres currently owned by PG&E, respectively. Within the Youth Investment Program
(YIP)there are two major grant categories including outdoor programs and infrastructure funds.
The latter YIP fund supports efforts to improve community parks and open space to make them
more accessible, viable, and safe for children and youth. Other objectives include: increased
participation of underserved youth, improved cultural relevance, making the outdoors a more
integral part of youth's lives, improved park and urban open space infrastructure and the support of
coordinated approaches for project completion. Grant awards are given at a maximum of$200,000
and must involve existing facilities, demonstrate a broad community impact, be accessible by the
target population, and include outside funding. It is important to note that this grant also requires
project completion within two years of award distribution.
In 2009, the Parks and Recreation Department applied for the YIP Infrastructure Funds, but did not
receive an award. Staff is confident that this year's application will be more robust and explicit with
opportunities for youth to be connected to the outdoors (outside amphitheater, fitness walk and
additional programming options). These additions as well as meeting specific technical
requirements within the grant application are expected to improve the overall score of the
application.
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FISCAL IMPACT
The City is seeking$200;000 from the Stewardship Council to be used for the construction of the
Santa Rosa Skate Park project. Additional funds sought concurrently include the Prop 84 grant of
$1,272,600. Previously secured funding includes the Tony Hawk Foundation grant of $25,000
and Skatepark community fundraising of $20,000. All external funding sources (grants and
fundraisers) will result in decreases in the amount of City Parkland Development Fees needed to
support the project. Park Land Development fees of $500,000 and $130,000 from Public Art
funds are presently estimated to be needed to complete the project which has at present an
estimated total project cost of$1;947,600; however it was recommended from multiple sources
that to secure grant funding the City should contribute a significant portion toward the project.
Additional grant funds from Prop 84 and staff s continued fundraising will reduce the City's
overall contributions. The following summarizes potential funding for this project:
Potentia[Project Funding Sources
2010-11 2011-12 Total
Tony Hawk Grant 25,000 25,000
Prop 84 (pending grant application) 1,272,600 17272,600
Public Art Funds (estimated) 130,000 130,000
Parkland Development Fees (estimated with
Prop 84 Grant) 500,000' 500,000
Stewardship Council Grant (pending grant application) 200,000 200,000
Fundraising(as of May 2011) 1 20,000 1 20,000
This amount will decrease based on additional fund raising and/or additional grants received such as the Stewardship Council
Grant.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Vicinity Map
2. Approved Plans
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