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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTIC 2019-01-23 Item 2C - Grant Acceptance - Green the Green Grant Agreement with Rose Foundation0 Allan Ekberg, Mayor 906 Public Works Department - Henry Hash, Director INFOR ATIONAL E ORANDU TO: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee FROM: Henry Hash, Public Works Director - BY: Mike Perfetti, Habitat Project Manager CC: Mayor Ekberg DATE: January 18, 2018 SUBJECT: Surface Water Fund - Green the Green Project No. 91641202 Grant Acceptance — The Rose Foundation ISSUE Authorize the Mayor to sign a grant agreement with the Rose Foundation. BACKGROUND The City's Green the Green Project is a public -private partnership that will restore sections of the Green/Duwamish River to provide habitat for ESA -listed Puget Sound Chinook salmon and for the enjoyment of the community. DISCUSSION Staff applied for a no -match $25,000 grant to fund additional work at the JSH site (14900 Interurban Ave S). The funding will be used to extend the project area to the south, restoring an additional 450 lineal feet of shoreline with native vegetation, bringing the total restoration length to approximately 1,000 lineal feet. FISCAL IMPACT Staff received approval from the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on April 23, 2018 to apply for future grant opportunities to fund the Green the Green project. The Rose Foundation grant was recently awarded for the requested amount of $25,000 and no City match is required. RECOMMENDATION Council is being asked to accept the grant agreement for $25,000.00 with the Rose Foundation and consider this item on the Consent Agenda at the February 4, 2019 Regular Meeting. ATTACHMENTS Map of project area • Grant Agreement W:\PW Eng\ PROJECTS\A- DR Projects \Green the Green1Grants \2010 Rose Foundation Grant\ Rose Foundation Grant Acceptancanfo Memo Grant Accept 01232019.docx 29 vet vN,', 'VA Kni;',1;),•iR" $?,•• W11, Tukwila Green the Green Project Overview Map JSH Properties 1 600 3 200 4 800 6 400 8 000 Doc unIrrn F'at! 11/1 Sh:91c,a i•tr•••,,otitr c•s'/ArThttatta[lott'eotttiar,,tc,c1 Sr•tvk Ffg - f1f ffrt)' TDAILMM Gt,eo (3.16,eWMAR', PrvicwMop ,„Ei• fg` J • DISCLAIMER While every precaution was taken in preparing this map the publisher disclaims any warranty of fitness or accuracy of the data The map is approximate in nature based on compilation of data from multiple sources and should not be rolled upon or referenced in legal documents including property deeds title reports and contract documents nor substituted for appropnate survey and \ or engineering analysis The user of the map acknowledges its limitations assumes all responsibility for its use and agrees to hold the publisher harmless for any damages that may result from the use of this map This map is subject to change without notice KCD Planner Knsten ei.qhardt Copynght ©2017 Ktng Conseryatioallstnct September 26, 2017 Legend JSH Property Boundary Zone 1 - Tidal/Wet Zone; Edge of River Zone 2 - Steep Slope; Use Stakes III Zone 3 - Ivy Hedge III Zone 4 - Dry, Sunny, Blackberry Zone 5 - Established Tree Canopy; Add Conifers Zone 6 - Planted 2016 200 Tukwila Green the Green Planting Zones Map JSH Properties 100 200 Feet :1,500 DISCLAIMER While every precaution was taken In preparing ths map the publisher disclaims any wartanty of fitness or accuracy of the data The map is approximate In nature based on complation of data from multiple sources and should not be relied upon o referenced in legal documents ncluding property deeds title reports and contract documents nusubstituted for appropriatesurvey andlor engneermg analysis The user of the map acknowledges its limitations assumes all responsibility for its use and agrees to hold the publisher harmless for any damages that may result from the use of Nis map This map is subtectto change without notice KCD Planner: Kristen ei hardt Copyright ©2017 King Conservati district October 19, 2017 DuCtlihrnt f=tr,h 71 \Strarr7 Rasourr sA ic'n r&unniCunuactori SrrfrrF , 77 Ll lwiwr<< Grr'rn ihn (r),1AMA/'J,JSiH Prnluxhos Ptfirnrury Il/Mps\JSHP'eurtr,r9Znttr.;M,'yo tnx[1 JSH Properties Figure 2: JSH Properties site, left bank, looking north/downriver; Starfire Sports Complex across the river 32 2014TH STREET, SUITE 102, OAKLAND, CA 94 607 R OS EPP 0 S D N .0 R 12/05/2018 R C) SE FOU ki DAT I ON for comi\AuNITIES .5nd the ENVIRONMENT Y E 11, R. ob. OFFICE: 510.658.0702 FAX: 510.658,0732 Grant Contract Puget Sound Stewardship & Mitigation Fall 2018 Jack Pace, Director, Dept. of Community Development City of Tukwila 6200 Southcenter Blvd Tukwila, WA 98188 Dear Jack, I'm happy to inform you that the Rose Foundation's Board of Directors has approved a grant of $25,000.00 to City of Tukwila for Green the Green. This grant is awarded through the Puget Sound Stewardship and Mitigation Fund, which was created by a record legal settlement between the Puget Soundkeeper Alliance and Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway, and has since been supplemented by several other pollution mitigation payments including SSA Terminals, Whitley Evergreen, Rainier Petroleum Corporation and Louis Dreyfus Company. More recently we received mitigation funds from Cargill, and another record settlement payment from BNSF, which involved Soundkeeper numerous other waterkeepers and the Sierra Club. The Fund's goal is to mitigate past pollution runoff by supporting community -based efforts to protect or improve the water quality of Puget Sound. In order to recognize Puget Soundkeeper Alliance's role in generating these funds for the community, this letter will specify language that you need to use in public communications related to the grant. Please see the Additional Conditions & Restrictions section for signage guidelines. This letter will serve as the grant contract. To acknowledge receipt of this grant and to accept its terms, please read, sign and return this grant contract at your earliest convenience. Contracts can be returned by mail, fax or email. Please keep a copy of the grant contract for your permanent records. Once we have received a signed copy of this grant contract, a grant payment will be sent by US Postal Service to the address above. We reserve the right to cancel this grant if a signed copy of the grant contract is not received by the Rose Foundation within 60 days of the date of this letter. 1 33 Grant Requirements The undersigned certifies that as a tax-exempt government or public agency, it is not subject to state or federal income taxes, shall comply with state and local regulations imposed on Code Cities organized under RCW 34A and agrees: Funds will only be expended in accordance to the provisions stated in the 09/14/2018 application. • To repay any portion of the amount granted which is not used for the furtherance of the project(s) referenced above. If the Foundation determines that grantee is not capable of satisfactorily completing the work of the grant, the Foundation may, at its discretion, demand repayment of grant funds, withhold payment of future grant funds and/or declare the grant terminated. • To notify the Foundation immediately of any change in its tax or legal status, including but not limited to federal or state tax exemption; or any change to the executive staff, or to staff responsible for achieving the grant purposes; • Not to expend any of these funds for any purpose other than religious, charitable, scientific or educational within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code Section 170(c)(2)(B). • Not to expend any of these funds on lobbying activities whatsoever, nor for electioneering activities such as endorsing, campaigning, or otherwise supporting elected officials or candidates for public office. • To make its books available to the Foundation upon reasonable advance notice during the grant period and for one year following the termination of the grant. • If in the sole judgment of the Foundation any contingencies required under this grant are not fulfilled within the grant period, the grant shall expire, and the Foundation can demand full or partial repayment of grant funds. Additional Conditions & Restrictions: 1. Any signage or publicly distributed materials related to a project must display the following acknowledgement: Support for (Project Name) was provided by the Puget Sound Stewardship and Mitigation Fund, a grantrnaking fund created by the Puget Soundkeeper Alliance and administered by the Rose Foundation for Corn in 1 L111 ities and the Envircnunent. 2. You are encouraged to notify the Puget Soundkeeper Alliance at psa@pugetsoundkeeper.org two weeks before any significant volunteer opportunities so they can coordinate with you and possibly provide volunteers to help with the event. 3. Because this grant comes in 2 installments of $12,500, the next payment will be made after receiving satisfactory interim report of the project. 2 34 Reporting Requirements You are required to report on the activities that you conducted with this grant. Your report due dates are as follows: Interim: 01/31/2020 Final: 1/31/2021 Please note that if you wish to reapply for a grant from this Fund, then the final report for this grant will be due before considering your organization for new funding (groups can reapply to a fund once every 12 months). To submit reports, please log onto our online application system at www.rosefdn.ore/onlineapplication. Fiscally Sponsored Proiects If your organization is fiscally sponsored by a 501c3 organization, both the project and the fiscal sponsor must sign and return the contract. We will send the contract to both the fiscal sponsor and the project. Once we have received the contract from both the project and the fiscal sponsor, the grant check will be mailed to the fiscal sponsor. Public Acknowledgement of Grant If it is appropriate, we would appreciate being listed as a source of financial assistance. Please use our full name, "Rose Foundation For Communities and the Environment." You may also use our logo, which can he downloaded at www.rosefdn.orellogo. Please also see Additional Conditions & Restrictions above for signage guidelines. Tim Little will be your program director for this grant. For all future communications, the best way to reach him is by email at tlittle@rosefdn.org, or you can also contact me by phone at (510) 658-0702. Sincerely, „,/ Tim Little Executive Director 3 35 To Execute this Grant Contract If you agree to these terms and conditions as outlined in this grant contact, please sign and return this letter. To expedite the grant payment, you may sign, scan and return the grant contract via email to grants@rosefdn.org or fax to (510) 658-0732. Or you may mail the signed contract to the Rose Foundation, 201 4th Street, Suite 102, Oakland, CA 94607. Please make a copy fat your records. SIGNATURE DATE PRINT NAME ORGANIZATION Check here if serving as the fiscal sponsor for the project 4 36