HomeMy WebLinkAboutCSS 2020-01-27 Item 1C - Grant Application - King Conservation District Funding Application for $21,000City of Tukwila
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
TO: Community Safety and Services Committee
FROM: Rick Still, Parks & Recreation Director
BY: Stephanie Brown, Parks & Recreation Analyst
CC: Mayor Ekberg
DATE: January 22, 2020
SUBJECT: King Conservation District Jurisdictional Funds Application
ISSUE
Authorization to apply for King Conservation District jurisdictional funds to support the Green
Tukwila program.
BACKGROUND
Each year, Tukwila receives a King Conservation District (KCD) allocation of jurisdictional funds.
KCD uses a grant process to track and monitor expenditures of jurisdictional funds. In 2018,
staff applied for and received funding to support initial implementation of the Green Tukwila
Program (GTP), the program that supports the Green Tukwila 20-Year Stewardship Plan
adopted by Council in 2017. Funding was utilized for staffing associated with the program.
Currently, Olena Perry, .75 FTE Recreation Specialist, dedicates .25 FTE of her job to GTP and
jurisdictional funds temporarily increase her hours by adding an additional ten hours a week to
focus on implementing GTP. 2018 and 2019 GTP work was impressive, the program focused
on three sites, as follows:
Volunteers
Volunteer
Hours
Native plants
laced
Square ft. of invasive
plants removed
Cottonwood Corner
S.128th St.
220
633
247
10,900
Crystal Springs Park
251
569
368
75,028
Tukwila Park
289
822
232
48,200
Total
760
2,024
847
134,128
The city's Green Tukwila management team (comprised of staff from Parks & Recreation, Public
Works, and Department of Community Development) agree it could benefit the city to continue
to utilize the jurisdictional funds for implementation of the Green Tukwila program, specifically
by increasing staff capacity. Additional funds are included in the proposal for supplies and
contracted professional crews. KCD is in support of the funds being used this way as it directly
improves natural resource conditions, provides education and outreach, and builds capacity
within the Green Tukwila Program.
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DISCUSSION
Staff have been encouraged by KCD staff to apply for funding to continue the Green Tukwila
workplan.
The grant project will be for a one-year scope of work and will include the temporary increase in
staff hours (10hrs/week), supplies, and contracted professional crews. Funds from Parks
Maintenance ($10,000) and the Recreation division ($5,000) budgets, along with staff time
(10hrs/week), will be used for the matching portion of the grant. With authorization to apply, staff
will be seeking to allocate a total of 20hrs/week (.5FTE) of time throughout the next year to
continue implementing the Green Tukwila program.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The total 2020 expense for this project is $71,400. The Parks & Recreation general fund budget
will cover 50,400 of the expense which exceeds matching recommendations for jurisdictional
funds. This is comprised of staff time already allocated to the program and contracted
professional restoration crews. The remaining $21,000 are grant funds that will be reimbursed to
the city by KCD, as summarized below:
Tukwila P&R Budget
$
50,400
KCD Funds
$
21,000
PROJECT TOTAL
$
71,400
Below is a table categorizing the funds and how they will be expended and reimbursed.
KCD Parks and Recreation
2020 Request/Reimbursement Budget (match)
Salaries & Benefits
21,000
33,400
Field Supplies
5,000
Professional Services
12,000
GRANT TOTAL
21,000
50,400
This is a reimbursement grant; therefore, initial expenditures will come from the Parks &
Recreation general fund budget, then will be reimbursed with King Conservation District
jurisdictional funds. While there is no net increase to the budget, due to reimbursement and
accounting procedures the P&R budget will be overspent by $21,000 in 2020, however those
funds will be reimbursed by the KCD jurisdictional funds. This will be included in the 2020 year-
end budget amendment. Finally, the request for funding is $21,000, therefore, once awarded
staff will seek the Mayor's signature for the agreement.
RECOMMENDATION
The Council Committee is being asked to authorize application for King Conservation District
jurisdictional funds.
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