HomeMy WebLinkAboutCAP 2007-10-23 Item 2D - Grant Application - Tukwila Pond Buffer Enhancement/Trail Construction
City of Tukwila
Steven M. Mullet, Mayor
Department of Community Development
Steve Lancaster, Director
MEMORANDUM
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Mayor Mullet
Jack Pace, Acting Director, DCD~~
October 18, 2007 ~
Tukwila Pond, Grant Proposal for Buffer/Public Access Improvements
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Briefmg on application for a competitive grant from King County for Tukwila Pond buffer improvements
and installation of some public access features along the east side of the pond.
BACKGROUND
Design of the improvements to Tukwila Pond, as outlined in the Council-approved Tubvila Pond Concept
Plan are currently underway through a contract with Robert Droll Landscape Architect, being managed by
Parks and Recreation and through a second contract with Tetra Tech for feasibility and design of water
quality improvements, being managed by DCD. The concept plan calls for improvements for public access
and amenities to and around the pond, as well as wildlife protection and enhancement.
In order to implement part of the Concept Plan and to dovetail with the recent wetland restoration project
completed as mitigation for the Southcenter Square project, staff is working collaboratively with Parks and
Recreation to pursue a grant funding opportunity for buffer and public access improvements on the east side
of the pond.
King County is offering competitive grants up to a maximum of $10,000 for projects that reforest urban areas
or restore habitats and provide public access within the Urban Growth Boundary. The grant program is
called Wild Places in City Spaces and is part of the Urban Restoration and Habitat Restoration Grant Fund.
The objectives of the project will be to remove invasive vegetation, install native plants, develop a low cost
meandering trail through the buffer, and install interpretive signage at the previous construction access point
to formalize it as a vievlpoint into the restored wetland.
City staff (DCD and Parks) would provide design and oversight. Labor for removal of invasive plants
(mainly blackberries) would be contracted out. Staff and volunteer groups will provide the labor for
planting, mulching and trail construction. .
The grant application will request $10,000 (the maximum allowed). A 10% cash match is required and will
come from the Tukwila Pond 2008 budget (carryover funds from 2007). Staff will submit the grant
application by November 5, 2007 and will be working to identify volunteer groups to help with the project
and for long-term stewardship of the pond.
S.Whiting H:ITukwila Pond Plan/CAP Info memo grant appl.
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