HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012 Resolution No. 042RESO LUT ION NO .~
SE RIES OF 20 12
A RES OLUTI ON SUPPORTING THE CITY OF F:NGLEW OOD'S ARAPAH OE COUhTY
OPEN SPACE (ACO S) GRANT APPLI CAT ION ~UK PLA YGRO lJ ND REPLA C EMENT AT
THE NORTHWESTG:l.EE '-JHELT .
WHE REAS, in 200 3 Arapah oe Cc un1 y vo te rs app roved a 1en (10) year. quarter-o f-a-penn y
sa les and use iax to pa y for pre servat io n of op en spac e, prolec l lands, rrescrve \\·ater qua li ty an d
prov ide , ma intai n and imp rov e nei ghborh <1od pa rk s: sport fie lds, picni c facilitie s an d trails ; ;md
WHEREA S, m 2005 Arapahoe Count)' sel aside a port ion of lhe revenues to fw,d compc 1iti ve
g1 ~u1: proJ ccts. and
WHEREA S, each yea r, lhe Cll y of Englewood IS el igi bl e io apply for up to 1wo (2) erams; and
\VHEREA S, 1h , ex ist ing playgr ound ,s lo ca led in the nort hwesi 1,,rce,i bcl 1 al 2222 West Vassar
A venue:; and
WHEREAS, plan to remove all ol the ol d playgro und equipment and lo pro,·ide an ADA
co mpliant wa lkwa y to the playground ; and
WHEIU2AS , th, Englewood Parks and Rcc :ca 1ion Comnu ss ioa has identified the pl aygro unrl
rep lacement at the non '1wcst gre en belt as a prio rity, and
WHERE AS. the total project cos ts are est imated a, S260 ,400 ; ,f thi s app l ica ti on ior the
Arapahoe Cou nty Open Spac e Grant is awarded it will provide S 140 ,40 0; Lfie addit ional funding
of SI 20,000 has been budgeted in th e 2012 Open S?aee Sha.reback fund for Parks and Rec reation
Department ;
NO W, THERf FORE , BE IT RE SO L \'ED BY T HE CITY COUNC[L OF THE cm ' OF
E.N GLEW OO D, CO LORADO , TI-lAT:
Section I The City Counc il for the City of Eng lewood , Co lorado, he reby supports th e Ci ty's
Ara pa hoe c~"'''Y Open Space grant app l·ca ti on for playground replu ce ment at th e northw es t
greenbe lt proj ell , attac hed heret o as Exhi L it A
fo:c lilil}., ·rh ~ Director of Pe.rks .ind Recrcntion is au lho~ize d to sign 11ll 1l cccs SE1ry doc ument s
fo r th t:: Ar:1j):1hn i..: Connly Open Sp;i ce Ci r:mt npp!ict1 Lio n for ancl 011 bclrnlr or the Cit y Co1111cil and
1l1l: C i1y <1f'En g lc woc 1cl .
ARAPAHOE COUNTY
OPEN SPACES
Standard Grant
Application Form
for
Open Space, Parks & Trails Projects
-"-=' 2012 grant cycle ,;,-
Use this application for grant proposals
ranging from $25,100 to $250 ,000
Do NOT use this application for Small Grants or Planning Grants
Application Deadline : 1,oon , Friday, March 2 , 2012
Final Awards Announcer!: June , 2012
ARAPAHOE CO UN T Y
Ca~1:t i n gs rro 11 1 Ar.ipahoc Count y O pen Sp:tccs,
Open Space Grmts P ro!!T am
6934 S Lima St , Unit A
Ce:1tennial, Colorad Scl1'12
Ph o n e: 720 -874 -6723
Fa,:: 720 -874-6743
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f~>und ;J : b.!.!.;01 wwt.v.co .<1r:11i :,hn0.co .u~/ Departmc nts/P\•V /Op enSpa<'e Prngram.LQ,r-c n~~~~t•M ;i 1n .a !-. ~
Dt:adl1 1u . .: lo r !-\LI.. t;rc1n t' p :-upo~c:il ::i b 11uOH, r-r id c1y, fv1'11 c h 2, 2012.
ince 7.U0 5, L\r;-11::-i;,hoc CPunt y h n s inves ted n e a r ly ~il 6 rn dli nn in tJ() 111 e rit •has,:.'d p rn j,:cl",
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What 's n e w ru r 20 1 '.''
• VYl 'vi..: m nvcd 1/.!. mile c ;:-1~1 to 0 n ew Cnun!y 0 H1 cr· c0m p lc) a t l..im.:-, Pl a1.:i -a ddr<:'~S n bc,vc;
• 11i:1 v ,1ppli cat 1o n tor rn/cntcn~ !or sm:i l l µ;r :mts and o l;i nn11 H.' ~l.'Jlt~;
• r-~v i~~(1 applt.-;tl·inn for s t:rnd r1r d r-rri nt·~ (pl1-1ase ln<;s n r d0 li't·p n ld vr-•rsionr.);
• cri 1~:1 ia fur scu ri n ~-~ are h'i ~;hl i'~li L\;c(i.r~ yC:11 ~·;,~ tli n ,u g h n u l th e .,P l.)\ ic.:1L io n f l •I' l:rl '>Y r l.!krc n ::c.
Ten Sh!p S fnr Gr:111 1 Writin~ St1 rC4'S"-:
I . Allt.:nd i""llll' gra n :-w ork s h o r on t-.1l un::l.iy , h .:bru :1ry 6 rfiJ I :30p 1n , Open Srac.~:. Office c0mplc x;
2. Use thi s n:,.,plirnlion form.it fn r 1.!Vc ry ~cc licn;
~-Read a nd fulluw all instru ction 5. l{efe r al so lo Scc l1 on 111 : !\,1,li tw11nl l,1111/d 111cs 111 1,t ·1111::;
4 . Anr.,o\•c r all questions to add ress all the crite rfa:1 ;
5 13,-.8 in nnw Lo co:,tac l p otcn ti2.1 pa rtners, sf!t up pre-s u bmittal n~ce ti ngs, sec u re inlem~l n,;1 tching
f u nds .-,nd approv,,ls, tmcl to s lici t le tte rs o f $t:pporl ;
6 . V.Jnlc ,1 d1 :1 fl propostl l rt long with " bud get;
7 Us e th e uf fi ci,,I cv alt?at io n shee t to score \he pro posJI (and/or have an ou tside person score it;;
8 Fin :,li zC' Liu! prnpn:.,1 1, add sur1 pnr1 lc tt c r.i. ;m<i phr:o~, print rPrp iirrd rnpies;
9 . Wo rk th ro ugh th e su bmitta l ch eck lis t; and
10 . Cont.ict u s if y o u have questi o n s .
These b r a nts arc funded in pa r t b y you and a ll those w ho do business in A r;ipaho c o unt y . As
always. we w e lcom e yo ur comments and suggestio ns a s w e s:ri v c f,>r co n t in u o us :mpruveme nt.
Bc,t w ishes ,
1Jan ie f 'Einarsen
Danie l Einar,en
Crnnls & Acqui s itio ns Adminis trator
Stc111da10 Gran \ Applicat ion
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TABLE OF CONTENTS -Standard Grants
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I. Instructions Pages 2-6 '
:1 . County Open Space Grants Prog ram Description I . Grant Categories I : Requirements and Minimum Qualificat io ns I I .
I . Submission Ins tructions ' Evaluation Process. Criteria for Scoring, Timetable I .
I
' . Grantee Agreement, Reporting and Sionaoe Requirements I
' ; II . Format . Stand a rd G r ant Application Pages 7-13 ' ' Part A-Basic Project Information i
i Part B -Project Deta ils I
l Part C -M aps, Plans, Drawin gs '
I Part D -Photos !
Part E -Timeline I
Part F -Support Letters l
! Part G -Budget I
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I Ill. ~_dclition_a) GuLdelines __ and Tips .. . -·· .. _ _P age_s 1_4_-1 B ____
Section I. Instructions for Standard Grants
r ~unty Open Space Grants Program Description
olve pe rcen t of annua, revenue from !he Oper Space Sales & Use Tax is ded ica ted to fund c ompetitive
merit-based grants , avail3b le to el igibte governm~nt age ncies within Arapahoe County ;i.e . incorporated
munici palilies and outdoo r re r.reat ion -or ient ed special dislr ir.ts) The grant cycle is ofiered once each year.
Focus is o~ achievir.g significant resul ts by lovesting i1 qua li ty IJca l projecls for pu ~lic trails. parks. and open
space . T he applica nl brings matching funds to the table to leverage the grant.
Grant Categories (See Section Ill : Additiona l Guidelines and Tips for pro jected tu nding allocations)
• Small grants are up to $25,000 w1lh 10% minim um cash match from lhe applican t requi red .
• P la nn ing gra nts are up lo $50,000 with 10% mini mum cash match from the applicant requ ired .
• Standard grants are lrorn $2 5,110 to $~:i0,00 0 with 25% minim um cash match from app li cant re4ui1 eu.
Each eligib le agency may submit a ma~:m urn or tlire~ (3) yra11 t µrnposa ls with a to tat fundi ng cap o f $500 ,000
per agency . Each age ncy ma y a ppt y for up to two standa rd g ranls, and /or up lo one planni ng grant, and /or
up to one sma ll grant (no more than three tota l proposals). Li mit one proposal per site . Choo se th e corre c t
application form for ea ch grant category . Grant :iroµosa ls are evalua ted in their ow n res pe ctive category in a
competitive en vi ronme nt based on clea rl y established crite ria, then ranked for final runding decisions.
Requiremen Jnd Minimum Qualific ations
Basic Requirements :
Projects a,e to be we ll conceived , bud gete d and ready lo begin . Proposa ls mu st provdc substanl ialion of the
merits and timeliness of the pro1ect. Vra ble projec ts have a clear public need and urgency, address lo cal and
r.nunty pnoril1 es fo r outdoor recre at ior. such as : land acquis ;;ion , park or open space improvements, trail
1struction or site renova ti on; and demon strat e st rong cM1m unity support . Use of lhe Counly's grant form at
,s req uired . All parts mus! be tho roughly completed and submitted in the prop er se quence . Th e proposa l ,s to
be concise. pre cise , and peninent to the Coun ty 's Op en Space Mas ter Plan .
Siandard Gr ar1, Apohca110n
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Ch eck li s t -MininHl'11 Qu al ifications: W
s ,,e Secti on Ill · 1_clsfiliQJ.Y1I G,iideJinc s an c/ Tip s for details on each item be low . Failu re to mee l ea ch req ui re rient
nlrl \ res ull in d1 so ua lif ica tio n.
Applican l eil g ,bi li ly
Fon na t used co n sis te ntly on the correct c:ipplicatiun fo rm
Al1g nrn en1 wil h C ou nl y Ope n Spa ce ~t•ster ?Ian
A llowab le uses u l granl fun ds
M r:1 lr.hmQ runrls . mi rn mum r err.e1to g ~ as c~1sh (abnve t1nrl lP.yo1ct ;11y r.on·ingr-m cy ;,mo :n l)
Focusecl sea pe of pro1ect , hrnr ted 10 one locat ion
t.J o mcJ jor ,z,nc urn bra nces at r roj ec t ~1\e
I.:. v:denc 8 of comm1tm ent 1 ·om any ot her partner5
Ccmm 1tr no1t to pu bli c use of comp le te a proicc t
flut1 1or.~e d s 1;i n alu res and da les (Part A & Parl G)
Evid en ce of fu ll c,upport fro m th e og cnc y'c; hi ghes t outhonly
Evid ence of complelion of local p1e-sub m1t1 al planning proccs:; an d budqetinq
Cv 1dence of legal access an:1 c1u :ho rity to co mp lete the p1ojl.'r.· r,1 ~ite
i::vid~n ce of comm itme nt 10 tong-lerm site main tenance
Ev id en ce of co m muni ty sup por t (n o sig '1 if 1cant l Qn trov e rsy )
Sco re 111in i,1urn of 60 points on lhe compusit e score sl-eel
Co mplian ce with anv pt1st open space gran : ag reemen ts
Subm ission Instructions
Please lim it s tandard grant applicati on to 36 pages or less . SuJmi l 13 corn r lel,:, se:s as desc ribe d ::>e low .
No apr,ii ca li on mate , ·,is w ill be accepted afte r th e dea dline . P.,cepl any req 11ested by the C:-u nty .
Fir.a l appli ca t,on packet shall include: 0
One un bou nd se t, sin gle sided, cl ipped togeth er at the top -no slap les or b1n c:i ngs. Inc lude o cig inals
of al documems. maps, photos and letters in this unbo und se t:
Eleven bound sets , p rinte:l do uble-s id ed (stapled , spir al bou nd or 3-hole bound)
(maps may be sins le-sic!ed );
One comµcJc t dis : w nl airung oll aµp l1cotiu11 111ate1 i~ls (Adobe PDF u1 Word format). If photos are
enbeddeC in tile PD F, please s2ve eac h pl10!9 aga in as ;i se para le file on 1he c is c . L abel the disc
face cl e a rly with yea r. gra nt category, name ot g rant pro j~cl , na r:-J e of applica nt ag ency .
Submissi on Deadl ine : 12:00 noon, Friday, M n rch 2 , 2012 to :
1-. ,pah o e Cou nty Open Space Offi ce
Atten tio n : Grants Admini slra tor
6 934 S Lima St.
Cen lenn ia l, CO 80112
Standard C'1 rant Apphcation
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Contac l: Daniel Einarsen
DEi narsen@co .arapahoe .co .us
Oflice : 720-B74-6723
Checklist -Grant Application Packet Assembly Se yuence:
See Section 11 1 for Additional Guidelines a. 1d .I!fil.
Ap;.,lication must include, in this order: 0
COVER SHEET (d o not use an intro telle r or executive sum mary as a cover)
iext box or lin e 1 , top , r.e,nt er : Name of applicant a;iency (logo optiona l)
iext box or line 2. "Grant Proposal to Arapahoe County Open Spaces'
7ext box or line 3, "2012 Standard Grant"
7ext box or line 4, "Name o r Project " (p lease limi t to five words o r less )
__ PART A Basic P roject Information
__ 1) comple ted for-n
2) attac h letter of commitment from any fu nding partner(s)-cash and in-kin d = 3) attac h fo rma l Reso lutio n or letter of co mm itment fr om the mayor rr l:,ou rd chair
P.I\RT B Proj ect D etail s
__ 1 ) completed form
__ 2) atta ch letter from land owner if site is not owned by app:i c"m ;
__ 3) attac t, lette r of com mitm en t regarding future ma int enance of proje~t site
PART C Maps
PART :J F-ho tos
PARl E T im e li 11 e
P!'.;H F Support Letters
P ART G Budget
t:. valuation Process
Each appl ication is scree ned by County staf! fc,r compliance with m in imum requ ire merts, follo wed b y review
by the Ope n Spa ce and T rails Advisory Boa ,,i (0STA9) and other star!. Sit e vis i\s me scheduled p rio r to
conducting individ,ia l eval uat ion s . Propos als are scored based on the merits of the pro ject , wtt h point values
assigned to each objective crite ria Evaluatic-also cons iders the accurac)' or the proposal in conveyin g the
aeec and scope of t he proj ect, ability of th<-~pplica nt to achie·,e proposed resu lts according t.:> the bu:lget
an d wi thi n the r-iquired tim e frame , a nd :he capacity or th e enti ty t o m ai ntai ·1 th e project site in future years.
Tallied com posite score s determine the ranktng or projects and fin al recom mencation from OSTAB/st11ff to
the Boa rd of Coun ty Com miss ioners (BOCC). Th e final lis t ur app,oved p roject s. as de termine d by th e BOCC
in the mcn th of May, is based on me rit and ava ilable funds . Partial fu nding or a proiect is not genera ll y
co nsidered . During the evalualion process additio nal informa tion may be reques ted by the County.
triteri a.for=;sc'orffig : (numbc r~d critent1 are re ferenced '@_:y_eug Wi throughout the appli ca tion 1n Section II)
:U Pro ject Des cription (Goa ls. Exte nt. Ur gency. Expected Results )
[) Pub lic and Community Benefits
~ Project Planning, Desig n , Budge ling
[) Part nersh ips and Comm unity Support
2') Long -,emn Mainte nance/ or Educa tiona l Outcomes
[ Co nn ec tivity (Geographic, Social, E nvironme nta l)
20 Points
25 Points
25 Points
25 Points
15 Poin t s
10 Points
Ma ximum Score = 120 Points
Sta ndard Grant Appl ic ation
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Timetable -Annual Grant Round (2012 Schedule)
Ar.lion Item Timeframe or Deadline
. G ·,rnt _wo rk shop a l cou 1ty open space office ottered ;an ntJ ally (normally ,n Nnvem l~
·-~ppli ca lion subm iss ion dead lin e noon, first Fr ida~"' o~f.,.M~a-'rc~h ______ _
Pre screentng; disgualified ap;,licati~ri s sel aside bv second Fr :da~·-' o~f'-'M=a-'·c"-.h'-----·""4
__ Tour _ o r l?\O?0 Sed er:gj c c l silc , by ev·,tu alio n loam ______ . ___ tale March _____________ _
. R,a v,.e\•,.i and s~J?>.:'.evalu at ionlen 1~ ______ March -..!..\p~ ·--·--······--···-··· _Q..~"!: ~~<:_(!_mrne11J ;;liu 11s lu BOCC ___________ four\11 ~£1.'.'!.eY_c;f~---_______ _
_ !3-O CC decisic n on q ran\ aw a rd s ~c hearin m -'id~-M~3~Y __ _
_ Shareback and qranl s award s cerernonv June annua lly
__ ln\e r-go,ernrnenlal agreemen\ (IG,\) pe r granlee and ccu nly schedul es
Tra nsfe r of fund s ·o g ran tee/ notice lo proceed per finance procs~ures a nd sc 1edule
-~_t:,019r_:} s1aiu s_repor1 due to county staff Janua°ry_3i annually_,---,--,,-..,.----,---,
_ _<:,_C?.!_11p lg_L_q<J_o.f..R ro1ect I insta ll ation of grant sig na ~_. one lo tw o vears p'le~_fy nds di sbur sed
M-~~1~·,1 ~P..9!1 .. stue In r.~, mtv st::1 ff 60 Ci,1y~ :i ~.I9i~CJ...~~?1~J?leli cp ____ _
Grante e Ag ree m e nt & R e porting Requirements
Eacl1 gran t awa rd is ~u b1c c t to \h e execut ion o' an Inte r-g overnme nt al /1g reemen t (I GA ) be twee r th e County
and lh c grantee . Grnn tc c is rc ~p onsib b for subr:1itt in g rcq ui rccl ::.tu tus rc ;:>o ·t~ outl in ing progress , mi les tones ,
a nd u5e of rund s A nnual statu s reports 2re du e Jan ua ry 31. rrojects a re I::> be co m plete d wil hin two ye ars
aft er rund s di sper sa l. A co m prehen si,,e fin a l rcporl is due upon pro iec \ comp letio n
Final Report Specifications
T he fin al p roj ect report is due with in 60 days a'te r co mple lior . us 11 ,g the requi red le rmlate .
Repo n includes t~,ese elements: 1) executive sum mary summarizing lhe project re sult s and public b enefits;
2) sta feme n l sig n ed by a n au thor ized official ce rt ifying Iha! open sp ace fund s were used in accordance with
the IGA; 3) detail ed d escription of completed sc ope of work; 4) spreadshee'.s itemizing lhe actual expenses
compared wi th th e o ri gin al budget , 5) accounfin \l fo r lhe ma nagement of funds ; 6) descrip tion of partici pation
by o th er partners; 7 ) photos of pr ogress and fi na l re sulfs; 8) discussio n of cnallenges resolved during ~roject
impleme ntation : 9) s ummary of le sso ns lea rned ; and 10) suggestions or evalua t.ve co mments .
Signage R e quirement
Grantee ag ree s 10 inst--· 0 11 aµµ,uved sign whi ch ;;cknuwledges lhe County Open Space lax as a funding
source in a publi cly visib le locat,o n a t the project sile . Location, design, size and wording o f signage to be
app;oved by the Cou11ty prior to m a nufacture . Co sts a re to be inclu ded in the budg et, and can be charged to
th e Co unty grant. Grantee , res po r,~ib le lo order , in stall and rerrn anently maintain signage . Contact th e
grants ad mi ni sfra tor tc order a pre-appro ved , manu factured sign which meets all speci fi catio ns.
Th e reqL:irad sign may '~e post ed near other sign.:1ge a t the project si te , bul shall n o l be modilied without
writte n approval. Sign is lo be in st alled during completion of lhe proje:t, and lo be permanently maintained by
th e gran tee in an attractive and 1)resentab le cond il ,on . Failure lo comply w if h signage requirements ma y resu lt
in lo ss t1 f P.li gib ility for future gran ts .
Siandard Gram App lic ation
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~ End of Section I ,q,,
Section II.
l'.P APAHOE COUNTY
Q:>EN SP AC ES
Format -Standard Grant Application
Open Space Grants Program
2012 Standard Grant Application Form
Due Dato : Noon , Fr iday, March 2, 201 2
Th is a pplication fo rm is f or grants ranging from S25 , 100 to $250,000
PART A-Basi c Project !nfor~~tio~ ·· Stand '.!'°d ~•-~nts i-· 13et~f§c·0~.r.ia·~),.
Applicant / Project Profile .
Name of Applicant (eily, town or di :mict): Cit y o f Engle w :x,d
Name of Project tfivo word s or less, plc i sc ): ':ng lewoo-d=P,..la·,·-g-,o-u-n-"'".!""R'""e_n_o_va-:1-,o-na-t7N,-o-,t,-hw-e-st-G~,e-e_n,..b-:el,...t --··-
Contact Information , ,
Primary Co1,tac1 Name D ::!v c Lee
Titl e: Open Spc:ce M ;:rn ;,gP.r
Address
I Phone (wor k) 303-i62-2687
Pho ne /cell\ 720-8€4 7808
[ E-mail : dlee @,en9lewoodgov.or~
(street address , clly. statP., 7 1J1 co de rm mail d elivery): 11 55 \Nest O xford Aver,ue. En gl e wood, CO 80 11 O
Project .Type': '/ii!fchcck box to .the left ) ... ·., .•'.
T rail
X Site l mprovtm1e111 /Cons truc t io n
Ac:qu 1s1t ion
Env ,rcnmental or Cultu ral EducatiorJlnterpretatmn
Other (pl ease oesc ribe ):
Proieci Site Address: 2222 West Vassar Avenue, En ulewood, CO 801 10
Nea resl mai or cross stre ets : Dartmouth Avenue and Te ion Sl!eet
Cnv: E nqlewood I or I Uni ncorporated Arapahoe C ounty
If anv oart ol site is ou tside A raoahoe Cour.tv, oleas e i Jslifv oroposed use of funds outs ide Countv:
In th r et• wo r d s, su n11 11ali ze the benefits o f this project to your city, town t" •!1::;tricl Healt h, P lay , Creativity
Cnieffa.#2
Narnct?_l.P.!Ju nsdict1on(s) governing tne project si te C ity or Enqlewoort
Zornno descri ption at oroiect sile: R-2-B
Is re.zonino reauired to imolAment this oroiect'1 No
Name of landownerisl o r oroiect site or trail corridor. C 1tv of Enalewood
Has a sile plan for this project location been approverf? When ? N o , playgrounds are exempt from sit e plan
re view/aoorova l in City of Englewoo d. ~ileria'1/:l
If _n_o_t, is a site plan 2e nd1ng? Exoecled date to be adooted?
su'mmary =prOje ... Ct oeSCriiluO·n·~r:~ \ ·;.: .f1.•\.:,: :-7-_, -~.·· ::·,-:I.:.if _-t;{; •\I ~"=!::;•':· .. ~.)\ ~--:..:,-:~,.-::/f :.:·~:.:;:;;:f ::}l:,s-<· . .-:·•~
In one sentence lell us what you will do with th e grant money and whal the end result w ill be: T he City of
Englewood will replace c xis tin,; ten to lwenty yea r old ouldaled playgrcun d eq uipment a t N orthwes: G reenbelt wi th
modern , safe and ADA complia~t playg round modules including ru bberized fall zone surfacing a nd ADA accessible I walkway . Qrfif,.@]]
S1anoard G r ant Appl1 cat1on
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• -1, 150 words Di le:.;s , write a pr ess/news 1elease ab out your project (oroject mu11 1':!, local1u11, agt:ncy , yudl rur the
projt'?cl/c n rl result. who will benelll, why 1t 1s unporlc:tnl, elc.): Clitena #i,
Englcwoo~J Pl cl ygrm1nd Renov;:il 1on at Norlhwest G reenbelt
222 2 Wes t Va ss ar Ave nu e Englewood, CO 80110
Cily of Englewonrl
The City of En~;l c wood will replace te n to twe nty yedr ol~ 0l:t da1edlno11 -AO/\ com µ! ;1 111 playgroi_nd CQlnp me nl at
Northwest Greenbelt with mcdern. safe and ADI, compl•~.,t pl aygrnu nd lllO{lules A new ru bberized fal, zone
suic1cc and A DA ac:ccss1ble walkway 'NI ii be in cluc1 ecl in the p rojcc l Plr1ygrm ind cquipn1ent w ill lie age appropriate
:or 2 to 5 year ol rl ;.)1 nl 6 le• 12 yc ::i r old age ranges The new playgrc1111t! f'1ci hty will benefit the u nde r~erved
'J ort 11wo~~: Enale'N ood cn rnrnunli y. Currn1lly the re s only one park anr: M gracnbclt scrv .ng lhe neigt :be,rt,oocl. Tl·e
nc1qhborl1o od is larAel y surruunclt:cl by L 1gbt '1 nd GenerJ1 Use Industrial (1 -1 & 1·2) ::>u~mess c 5. The hou se holds n
the nor:hwc s t =.nnh.?wocd ner~hborhood are predom inantly low~r mcoi.le and the cl,ildrcn from ll1is ne19hbo·h ood
will greall y lienefil fro-n !"laving a ,e nov tc d and upd ate d pl aygrounc racilit y
Projec t F in~ncia l S ummary : (sa m e -n~r_nbP.rF-;is hucl get p:1g P. -rot~n_d a_ll figures to nea~f!~t $100)
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..l_Gra11 t Reauest $156,200 IOlal rco ues led fr om Co unlv
2 . Ca£h Mc1 11 ... n Fu ne s + $89 ,100 r1rn lir.rin l r.;1s h rr.;itr.h mus1 be minimum 25% of
t--=-::-,--=--=--------1-,,--------;---J 'rDIP.r.l ~[1h_:lol;il (linn '2}., _________ ---;
$ Nil\ _3..:...9Jher Ca:.-.h :?~u~LJ-'-rc~c~s _____ i-:-_.;.._ _____ ~ __ '1_1n_d_ir~1~1~f_:o_r..., .. _o_th-'-o_r _soc..u_r-'-ccc..s_· _ I
4 . In-kin d t.:on lributlons lul..il v alue of in•kmd contnbu!i~-:;;-·I $ N/A -
5 . Proje~J ~ub-to ta l --+=-==-'-------1 -10'--1-'-a1_0_1_1i_ne-'-,s'-'1 ._:1"-'-'-~-'a_n.c.d_,1 ______ _ = $245,300
$15,100 + r. Cnrl moenc:y es tim ;II e, may no 1 be char ge r! lo Cn unty an d may
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7 TOT ~L f>ROJEC T COST = $2G0,400
Lim~ 7 (n·,n •J~) must equa l cl ll ex Pc-'!;s es plus :010ngency a nd ;nus! l)P, the sam e as r,e $ ri gu re on the de\ailed
buclgo· r c,v-=-inr.l u rlf":tl lntPr i1 the g rant applicatior.. Ple a:;e doub ,e :heck tho~ all figur es .:sr e th e sam e on this page
and on lhl? h 11dr..,_p--'. 1-'~-"1"-,~"'r."h'--m'--e"n'--I ______________________ ----------!
Project Partner s (l!~t ~o:;tributing par l ne rs. c~s.h or in•kin_~; itcmi:-e 1n 1h_e budget: ~ttach lcttcr (s)
Funding / ln•kind Partners Contact lnform.itinn tNrlm e, Phnmi , E -m r\11)
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I, .lercell lllack, Dir ec lor , t1er eby afhrm lha l I am the authorized a;ien l for 11 ,e Cily of Enolewood
(;,rinl name legibly) (Cliy or Dis vict}
I ------~--ap p'ying for lhe gr an: a, descri bed he re11 1, and lhat I am legal ly a;th orrze d on be ha li of
sa ,d en1 ,ty to app ly for , as ils agent, thi s Arapa hoe Co unty Open ~pace Uranl an d lh at I have re ce iv ed and ag ree
10 ab1 '1e by the gr anl guidelines , policie s and pro ce dur es
.. ,· -·· Date : .. -
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Rlisolu ti on or L etter of Commitment: [Qifefia -#41
Attach an o ffi cial , dated Resolution or an offictal l ener from th e rn~yor, board chai r or authori.:ed official slating
yo ur Jgency's full com m itment to ih is proiect. Resolution/letter mus! include r.e r1 ify1ng statcmenls as follows: 1) the
oro icc l concc ol hnr; boen a pproved prior to the aopli ca lion de~dline; 2) aqencv is pr eoared to co mJlel e the oroie.ct :
51a ndurd G rant /\ppl 1calton
"age 8 of 2
3) rralch i ng funds are secured: 4 ) l he compleied project will be open lo the public or serve a public pu rpose : and
5 the ro ·ect meets the ,rmim um qual iflc ations spelled ou t in th e instruct io ns/guidelines in this applic ation .
PART B -Project Details ' · · -· ,-,. ' : ., . 'ii;i(tlitefia
II Select the appropri;,te project calegory below. Thea, pro•1 ide the required information reques·.ed in each box . Then
complete the a dd il 1onal section req uired for ALL projects Please keep respo nses succinct and fo cused on the
I question . Use fon t si2e no arger tha n 11pt . Refer to Se ction Ill for Additional Guidelines and T10s
I Trail _Project _(projec ls !hat .are aiostly_ trail co n_strucl ion or renovat ion/.restoration,'.t.rai _l, reI,a1e?_.bridges or '.ofl ' ·
r.rossings or tra il head pa rk:ng/s helt ers} . · · . . . · · ·~· .. :· : .· . · '.• /·· :-· · .. ,,_.,.. ::
I C-:;'tt~i:.#N/A .... : · :.~;--.. · '.-:.i. . .·· .. ··.; ··~.-· · ,_.; ~-...... ,.• .. •·-(·. · . ,J_• ---~:.t :
J Describe projec1 goal and exlenVscope and expected resulis (what w ill p ro1ec1 provide, lenglh of new or
re nnvated trail. bridqes , tra il heads):
1. Describe !rail surtace(sl: J!_ Disc uss lh e cu rrent use or the lan e arid plans for mul l!ple uses in the fJture : -
2 \ Describe servic e are_£!~~ proje ct ~de su rro un ding region, des tinations. co nnections . elc .):
2 De s cri be types or users fo r this trail (bic)•clis:s . walkers . in-l in e ska le rs. horse rid ers).
2 Discus s sIeos vou will take 10 m'_::1i::.:m:::IZ:coe:...l:..:1:..t1p"'a:.::C.::cls:..:lc:co-"1hc:e:..c,c;nc.;vc::"-=o:..:nm=e:..:nl"-:--------------~ Summanze you r plan r ing ef:'orts to da le and irwes tm ents made prior to submitting a grant proposal. Ou ar,ofY
and dc:lcribc on v p~~t funding commitmc ntc or aron t uccd to pr c-pl~n thic proj ect:
~ Describe efforts made, dales anri outcome s o( required pra -subm illal meetings wi th the planr ;ng der .,r1 men1 in
vour iurisd ictio n:
3 Des crib e tiow the trail pro ie ct will be designed cons1ru cted and man aa ed for susta inabilitv :
:,\ Di sc uss conlingencv plans . On the bu dqet pa9e in cl ude a conti n~ency line it em in bot h the rii, en ue section
and expense s ecilon (oath assioned 10 lhe aoolica n1).
§ Describe how this project improves access an:! connec tivit y to any ex 1sling trail network , natural resources
and /or commun ity reso urces :
' ·. ... ·, . . . ·,_.'. \..... . . . ., . \ , .. ~·:: .. ' --:.·>.'.:!. ~-. •.
Site Improvement/Construction Project: (site im.prov em en ts, cons tr uctio n or renovat ion projects suc h -as . ·:
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n~1ura r a:r-'e~ ·_re-v·ege1at i6[!/r est 9:atio rl: hist?:ic _site :>f .?u il ~ing_~~st6~ati_on: playgr?u "nd·s. -~hel_te"rS, l~~?Sc'a~!n9!,: s·p9,1· .
fielcs , may include short l [aii segm ents or conneclio ns but m ajority of p roje ct is site improvements other tha n the · · -· ~ii!~~Ki~i tnC_t~~~ i_t~~s tr,~_:-~~~~.o.~~.-~h.~ -~ar,ag _~~:;~~ /.i~-~~~-te;a~·~~ ~rsi!~~ / ~ ._:: _;\:,~.: : ·-~:--i:./::.~·-,_,::: .: :,· .'1:.-r;·:j:.r ;·i::-:;--, .
JJ I DEt'SCritiB:,·P,rOjec1-~goa 1:an d;exteriv sc Cl'pe · 3nd :eXpectecti;r.esU lt s1(Wtla t;,will;·pr dje cl ·pr0Vit.1t:!'1 si i e"''SQU0YB~ut lii iea 1
-. fe~t1:At1ffi~f6(b 1/ri1t?Or~du]'rt reet~6r 1~i,,.,ds"Cat>lnd·~rHmti'6A::rc:fe~ffe!~l6e1~:1l!°if,b'r.itit1bfi•dfelb§t~--
il.:~ Discuss how tho stte is currently manag ed and pro£ra mmed , ard the impacts of mult lple use;: Th e cu rr en t
playground lies on the ouler mos: boundary wilhin Northwesl G reen!Jell . The greenbelt is a drainage way fo r
Harvard Gulc h . Northwe sl Gr eenbelt prim ar ily serves as open space and a trail connection to the Soulh Platte
Rive r.
~j Descr ibe these-vic e area fer this pro ject (d istance peop le can expect to trave l to use improve ments ):
Northw est Greenbe lt and the playground located withtn lt'le pa rk are con s1 dere d a n~1ghborhood park and tiave
a service ar ea cf a ha,f mi le rad ius surroundi ng the oark . T he cumu lative park service area val ue is within 1.4 1
to 2 .40 aces pe r 1000 population value .
'£/ Describe the type o ( us ers (iarn iti es, c hi1dren , sen ior s, elc.) The type o! users will pre dom inanlly be ch1 loren (2
10 12 ye;:u old M;J P. rnrgH) ;:rnd lhe1r pa rents A number of sernors live 1n lhP. are a a nd will likP.ly visit the
olavoround w ith their Jrandchild ren.
~ Di sc us s steps you wil ; take :o minimize impacts to the envi ronmen t: The playg round is loca ted wit hin an
irrig ated bluegrass gree nb e.l. Con slruclion will hav e negligible enviroam enlal impacl. Erosion conlr ol w ill ~e in
place dur inQ construction .
~ ~~~!~~~_.t,(9;]J!~.,dates.ariWcmtL;om~eg0red'.p£SUljmi tlofineeli~~E6~ifallill!lY).~filiiTiile".QG_l_Tj
Vo ur.acm sd1ct10n :
6:,,1 Desc ri be how lhe pro1ec t improv es co n1ectiv1tv to local or reqion al tr ails. natu ral res ou ·ces af"\d/or commu nitv
S t2nri a rd G ra nl Apphc a tio n
Pa9e o o f 21
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resowccs: Th<:! new play°gro und will atlract m2ny new use •s anC in crease the usage from former and curren:
users of lhe pl ayg round and greenbeil. T he playground w,11 becoma a stop•ott :,01111 for famili es us l:1g the
1-ia·vard Gulch 1rall , whicr runs t hrough the gree11belt. The playgruJn(J will Lie t:1e firs t m o1ur improvemeni the
nonh west [n9!t!"!Ood neighborhood ha s seen in uppro)(im ate ly 30 yenr~. --~-----------1
Ac quisition Project: (1nvo1;:nq fee sirn~le acqu i"s it,~n ~f l~nc\cir ~jtii,/ope~ s~;ce, p;;k or trails; acqu i~itio~ cf
buffer lan d; acqui~i lion of a Ccinserva l ion easement and/o·r acq 1;is1 tiOn' of water rights . See sectio n' 111 · 6fi.Jlilinna l
Guidelifles anr(.T.il2 :'5. for rnore de tails and not·ce regard ing use-res lricl io 1s on land acquisition s .}
Criteria# N/A , ' ., ·
1; Desc ribe pro1ec1 goal, eX1-en-17 s_c_o-pe-.-e-,-p-e-ct:-e-cd-r-cs-u71,-s""(a-. c-re_a_g_e_, ,--,o-,-,,auO n:·e~lhnaled •,a lue, vol ume (W~
proxh rnty to ex1~•1J.1:!.9 park, optH 1 ':.i\:di,;W, Ir ail. etc .), dir.c.u5s int en de o use :
1
~~e5cribe the conse;vation vr.1lucs ond public bcricfit~/v~lug _of the !;:-ind , &a!;ernon: or w ater re~ource :
~ .. Q.c_c.crlbe t tie se rvice area c111d m tonc.Jcd usl:!.~_(mclud e di~tam.:e peopl'? m ay neeo t o travel to a ccAr:;r:; :-.il P.)·
3 Summ ari ze vour :ilannino eff~r~ lo n::tlP. r1m1 ~nvesl menl s made prto r to submitting_~_~a~s~a~l: ___ --1
3 Describe c'forts . dale s and .result s of 1111t ia l consu lt alion (s) I1eld w1 :h _l'1e Coun ty Open Spaces Dept
;! list the due d illqence items you will pursue (such as app raisa l , en vironmc mal site assessment , land surve y,
in ::-,pections, l 1tl r. commitment, gco-rnrnoteness analysis, stewaidship enclowrnenl, etc .) Include costs for eact-
as an e,:P._e!'~_inJte budget. (,:hcse items rnay need 10 be revi ewed by lhe Co unly_pr ,o r 10 trans fer ol lundinq .)
· 6. Ue!-.cr lr;e t10w the mo1 ect 1moroves connectl v~ty to tr ails . nat ural resou rces and /o r cornm unltv resource s·
Environmental or Culturai EduCauon,;nier'pr etat1on Pr~ject· (prn1 nc;s fnru~Prl :-in P.ri~1rn~liP.i'i!~l -~r c:ullt1r::ii'
P.rlur.:=\linn nr 1nl?.r [")rP.lr11ton installati o1.\· ma~ .include as~ociated sign h.ascs ,' pane ls, lan dscapint1. bericneS or
shelter s bul prlmar v pu rpose fo r ti ie pr·J1ect .s environmental rclucation/inle r piela tion) . ·· · CritC.~i'.'.t''N· NI A . ' · · . · . . · · · .... .. : ·
O, Desr~1be tile project goal, ex I !:!nl/ co pe,'-e-,p-e-c7·te-,d,--r-c-su-'I,--ls_a_r_d:-d,--e"'li-,,e-r-a1'"1l,-e-s ""(i-nt-e-,p-r-e,-t ,v-e-e-.:<""h"'il..,Jil:-, -,,-u,-n'c-b-er-o~r-s.,.ig'n S-
n r o • ,.!IS. b~q_:ffoCIS or artifa:ts , 1n1eracliv!! . .§!.l~mP.nl s, c:s~~cia l ed g1te improveme nt s etc.)
:\l U escn be l hc pro 1ect 11,eme aml sub-lh.cmes : ----· ---------1 ·2--Descr ite the ta rg eted aull1e 11ce di!~ wily 1~ lliis !JI ojt:Cl impc~t. ~C2_t_:a~ ~_u_d_,e_n_c_e_: __________ _
5 Di~L.us::i Ille lonq-lnm edu ca tio nal u ulcrnres expec ted -~~~-r~:.ult of comp ating th is p·ojcct :
6 Df!scribc how th e prujcc~ connoc·c people to each oth er. l he '1atu ral e rr1ir on me nt an di or comrn u11ily resource-:;:
Other Proje c t s: {9escriba qlher e ligible projects such :1s his 1or lc o r hent<1ge propurties stre~m r elrl1ert project~.
wild,ife hcbilat or r.~rnd oi ~. WcllP.r (ldfllily projeCts, that dp r.o t fit .Into one· of th~ above· cilleg0ries) . ,.. ' crrtJ;ia# NIA · · · . .· . • . · I • ,. •• ··: •• :··. • .: •'· •• , • ·_•._· ______ _
.J D escribe the P~•:jP.r:I no-11. f!X IP.n llsr.nne. exocc~od re::;Jlts and dchvera bles {or this pro1ect :
2 De scribe U1e service area for lhi s oro [ect
2 Des c11be the .type of users: .. _ ----·--·----------<
6 Discuss how th~ proiect improves co nnectivitv to trails. r.atu ral resources ano/o r commu:iily resourc=:s :
J.:J Discuss th~ 11..:ed a nd u rgency for thi s project, ar.d why il is a pri orily: T he nee d and urgency for ne w
p 1ayyro und cquipncnt ic hi gh . T--ic N o r th we~t Englewood neighbor hood has not h ad any irnpr::>verncnts to thei r
park areas in 20 to 30 yea,s It 1s 1m pcnant lo l!cninn r:;trnte to !his r.om rn11 r111y I h a t lhP.y have not hP.e n fnrg:'l tt en
~nd I11e city ,swilling_ to invest Arapa hoe Co unly Op_~o Spa ce fun,!l_s ,n lhcor .~£ig~rhood.;..,.. ______ _
i1 ✓ Descri be a ny hislnrir: v;il1 1P.s wilhin the !=ii1P. -histo;ic tra il s, bu ld 'ngs. l and scapcs. etc.: The re .:ire nc historic
va lues within the plavq!:ou nd renovat ion si\es .
·1...,1 Identify the native ecosyste m s, 1n oener(\\, 1mrl ?.rlying the r,rojec t si l f? (e.g short grass prairi e. w e tlands , elc .).
Do any po rt io ns. oi the native sysl ems rema in in tact? If so , are they beinQ preserved or restored? There are no
na live ecosysle ms impacled by the playground renovahon Th e playgro und is loc aled in an irr igate d bl uegr ass
oreenbe ll.
-1" Describe specifil; nalu ral resou rces inclu ding scenic and wa ler resources List predominant wild life species
and vegelal ion on sile. Di scuss impacts , posit ive and negative, lo lhese reso urces to resull from yo ur pr oject.
Hi gh lighl any species on slate or 'edP.ra l lists . (For birds pIease gro up speci es -1.e . songbirds, rap ,ors, etc.):
T he playgrounj renovation \•11II res ult 11· l1U1 1:: or no impact tu th P 1atural reso urces in the a rea . Predom inant
wikJ lifl! sµ1.::cies include re,:i fcx squi rrel, rabbit, red fox, coyote a .. o ,ariou s bird species :yp1ca 1 in lh e
urban/s u burban cctlino . I
2 . ..; Estimate tt1e number 0! .::id -llsers monthly :hat w ill be nefit fr om th is proiect · Esl imrll ed mon lh!v P.nd~11srHs 430 I
Standard Gr ant Applica tio,,
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12..1 De scribe how this pr oject addresses sp eci fic objcclives al County Open Space Resolu tion #0303 811 # 110637 :
T he Englewood Playgrouad Renovati,,n at "lorthwest Green be lt addresses the specific objectives set fo nh ;: 1
the Cour.ty Open So::ice Resolutions tl 03L3b0 r.nd #11063 7 by providi ng, m~1n tr1 ining and 1;n provino
neiahborho od oarks oer Section V II I.:. 3 . 0 .
~ L ist the elem enis o f :he Arapahoe Cou nty Open Space Master Pla n tha t aµp ly to this pro je ct. T he Araµa t 10•
Co unty Ope n Soace Master Plan ·s Mission and ?urpose Stateme nt proposes to maintain a1d im pro"e
neighbor hood parks in the st udy area of the mas:er plan ircluding tr,e C it y of Englewood . Goal# OS 1 .:l
esl ~hllshe s lev el oi se rvice standards for oai ks and tra ils in qrowth areas p9J 1c ·---·-'l1 Discuss the comm uni ty benefits and enhancement to quali ty of life to resull fr om the co mple tion of thi s pro1ect
(bolh for lile ,m ,Ti ediat e c:i:m rr.un ity and lhe wide r pub lic in the ~u rro undin g region ): C urrent ly ne ighbors to the
p'ayground trave l to nearoy D enver pa rk s to utilize playg rou nd s for th eir ch ild re n . The surrounding community
has re quesled that the pl ayg round be updot~d to a ll ow pare nts and ch il dren to utilize an d play in a loca l
p:a1•ground ratrer tha n having to trave l out side the a rea . Th e playground renovation wo uld all o w olde r children
a:cess to a pla'( facility without havi ng parental sup ervision at a pa r:, some distance away. The new pla yground
will benefit the commuml'/ and enha nce the qual ity of li fe for th e ne ig hborhood by creati ng a new g athering
olace or focal oo int for a co mmun it v that currc ntl v ha5 verv htt le 1n the wav of recreat ional op por1unities .
~~ De scribe relat ions hip of the pro ject to □n y loca l, regiona l, slale or sy sl ern wide mas te r plan G ive the name of
each plan and li st relat ed elemenu.s) with in the pla n -DO NOT aliach any plan beyond a one-page rendern1g:
2006 Engl ewood Pdrk s and Re cre ation Master Plan •
No nhwest Greenbelt• The Northwest Greenbell/West Harvard Gulc h Tra;t or iginates in tr.e City of Denver at
Fed e ral Bou levard , and follows the Harvard Gulch a lignme nt whe re it enter s th e C it y or
Eng lewood at Zuni Stree t. T he City of Englewood and Urban Crainage 2nd Flood Contro l are
curren tl y working toget her to ex tend the tra il tram Rari tan St reet to the east to co n nect with
the Sou th Pl ait~ ~iver Tra il. An ex isting outda ted playground sits at th e intersection of Vasser and Te1 on
Str ee ts within tne greenbelt. The playground serves the northwest sectio n of Englewood. Ame nit ie s w ith in tile
playgr ound are inadequote and ou tdatert in servino thP. needs of the com muni ty t-Je w pla yground equipment
would grea tly enhance \he cond it ions for play from c hildren in the neighborhood and wo ul d be an asset in
att racting ch ildren and adults in to the greenbelt v1 rJ !he trail co nnection from the Platte Rive r to FeCera l
Bo uleva rd.
;i., Descr ibe th e s:e ps :a ken to cate 10 make this project read y for implement at ion , and how, 1i fu nded your agency
will compl ele th e project with in one to !wo yea rs aft e r the re ce ipt o r funds: Playgr ound design a ad cost
c!;t imates ha ve been developed . Eng lewood City Cou ncil support~ mov ing forward with this pro ject by
allocati ng shareback fu nds for the project an d a res clu tion . Upo n successful award of th is Jrant , the p laygro un d
reno va tion will be bid out for cor.s tru cl1on . St~ff antici pate s thot ':lidd ing , bid award and co ns tru ct ion to take no
!on cer than 6 months deoe ndi nc on weather .
~ Lis t any permits that will need to be obtained for impler :entation or the project and ex 1stin~ status of obta ining
those pe rmi ts . (C lean Waler. Fet1 era l 404, Coun ty Plan rn ,1 g or Pu bl ic Works. City Plann ing or Public Works).
On the budget page, itemize expected costs for permits, gov e·nm en l fees and co n sulta nt s: Gra d ing a n d
sto rmwa lcr permit~ will be requi red .
l'i Does th e p;es ent zoning of ta e site permit the su gges ted use? If nol , v.hal changes wi ll ne~d to be
accom pli shed? W ha t 1s the umeline to accom plish any requ ired changes? Northwest Gree nbell is zo ned R-2·8
and the olavaround is a oermilled use . --1 ~~~~~~rt~~~to·~o)~a i.~:~~~~};i~T}:s:e-~i O}~!~.~uD !,i~f.~~J~~~~t~8·,~.~~~~$.ti!P-§JQr1a'SHJundi.Qg
or,:tn -klnil :conv1bu t1o ns 1,and,ria r ner. co 1111 11unitv,support .s;,ec1fica ll v,relatetl ao .tn1sioroiect: g Describe ownershi::l or IP.gal acce ss to the site . inc lut11n g right of access without tr espass ing on adjacen t
property . If the agency does not have fee si mple owners hip of the site, attach letter from propeny owner(s)
gm nti ng oc cc-s~ .:ind ~upport for th is project : The Ci ty of Eng lewoo d e;tabl1 shed ~nd owns lhe prop erty . Th e
orooe rtv is maiota i:,ed as a oen soace/oark land an d is ooen to the oublic from G a m to 11 om dai!v .
§::I Des cribe long-te rm mainte na nce of projecl / sit e. Attach a letter of comm itment or evidenc e of agreement
fr om th e manageme nVm ;,i n te nance agency addressin g lon g-t erm maintenance I funding of complete d pro ject:
Please se e attac hed lo ng 1erm mrintenaflce \e:!er.
§,:/ Desc,ibe how th is µrojec t address ~s 1nclu sivi ty per the Ameri ca ns wit h Di:wbi\1tics Act guidelines : T he
playground re novati on pro1 ect will address inclus ivi ty pe r AD.~ gu .delir.es th rou gh the a:!di tio n of a new whee l
cha ir assess cb le sidewa lk to the playg rou .,d . lnc lusi vlty 'Nill also l.Je c:1drJ1~s5ed on the pla ygr ound with th e
--~~d_1tion of a pou red_m Jlace rubJe nzed surface to allow arccs s to the olav struct ur es Enq1 nee red wood fi bar
S tandar d Gran t Ap j)hc ation
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--=1 mtllch w111 51l50 oe used1 0 U1e~nder ol lhf: ar eas surround ing lhe pla y equ ipment
(R If :,ucce ss h,1 1n obtai nin g th 1~ gr;:ml , how will the agency use this pro1ec t to in form c1ti z!?-n s about th e vnlu e of lh P. I Arapatiae Co unly O pe:, SpD cc ~a le tax'> Add ress publ c out rea ch pla n, signage plan. celebrat ion , f!IC .
1 ln fornH1lio11 co rcern1ng the :i luygrou nd rcno v:i tion and ihe use of ACOS sales tax do llars at Mo rthwes1
G recnhe ll Nill be inclu ded in the Englewood He ral d news pape r alo ng wi t:, gr and openin g ce lebration
1nlorm a lion a n d a pu bhc inv:1c . Informal.on w ill ol~o be di~~eminated via th e city's web Silt'! a nd ,n the
Englew ood C itiz.e;i newsle tt er, which th e ci ty di~t ribulc~ le, ::1 11 Engl e wood ho u seho lds An Arapa h oe:-County
Ope n Space s ign will be in s1a ll cd ot the ploygro und before lh e gr and opc ni1,9 celebrati on. County
Co01m 1ssionc r s cin d OST AB boa rd membe r~ w II be im.il cd 10 1hc comm unity ~ra nd open mg .
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1---------~---P'-A"-RT_ C -Maps , Plans, Draw--i __ n"'-"-qs _______ -.....c·c_ri~l•~--r-'-io_·11_·1-1·
F.ach se l of arr,lic:;a lion mate ri als sha li incl ude the loll owing maps . maximum size 1 r ·,1 i" lolded to 8.5"x 11 ':
a . Vt :;inil y ma1) -::;howiny ro a tJ ::;; cu1d LI tf: pro1 ec t area wi thin 8 larg er geogra;,hic :.::.on te xt. Th o vicinity mnn
s11oul cl be i:1 color and includ e th e lm.:a tio n of t:1e sit e as well a5 signifi cant land n ark s and cro ssr :>ads .
All ;1r.h lo Ire v ic inily map driving direct.ons to the pro 1ecl s,le, start ing fro m th e Arapahoe County Ope n
Spa ce Olfi ce a t 693 4 S Lima SI . Cf'rllenni al CO 80 112. to orient th e evcS luat ion team for a sit e visi t.
b. ~,o, ... ct s11 e rn a p, ;>Ian or drawing -showing ;ic11m e nt lu,,.,aliur1 ::o a11d/01 elements of yo ur proj ect
~1Q~9~1hir. map of :he s,te (if not ,nt eqral to tr.e Jrojg_c_I _si_Ie_m_a~p) _________ _
PART D -P hotos Crite nrrn 2
0 Iease includ e tw o or three ccl or photos of t'l e pro pos ed p:0Iect. i-'hotos mu st be 1,gt1 res olu Iion (JOO opI:,
enla rged to 8"x 10" for th e prin ted copies. Wh en sa•,tng file s lo the co111p act disc , ii you scan th e ap~l,ca tion
ma terials and sa v e as one comp lete Adob e PD F fil e, please save Ihe dig it al phot os i!lli!!D on the disc as
sP.r,ma le an d ind iv id•Jal hi gh reso lut ion ioco file s. Labe l fo : ea ch Ipeg fil e sho ul d includ e tho wo rd "p hoto ".
P A RT E -Proj_e_c _t _T_in_1_c_li_n_e _______ c:;r1 Ie ri a· 112 a'nd II 3
P rov icl E: n detai led timcl ir.c using the te'11plate below to li st maj or t;:i sks and es tinated time of completion.
Ah.c., inc.l ucie dc1tes for status reporting, projec t com ple tion. installa tio n of gran t s1gna ~0 and fi nal re port ing.
P 1u viU~ c111 es timc1tc:d da te whe n com ple ted proje ct will be u::;c d or open for publi c benefi l.
Conside r schad, ,l ,ng a ribbon c utting or celeb ra tion to encou ra ge co mmuni ty ~w nership an d pride .
Project status reports are due by January 3 1 ea ch year. Sub seque nt bri ef status repo rt s are appreci at ed al
six mont~ interva ls th ereafte r Gra nt projects are to be comple ted w1lh1n one to two yea rs atter funds
transfer. Sigmq e is to be installed in a ti me ly fa sh,on. Finni re port is due within 60 da ys aft er completion.
Tas k
I LiA Fina l ized
13ici°P l aygrou nd Project
P1 ujc.:1.:\ Co11 st11Jc tion
Esti mated Hours I Respon si ble
an d /or Pe rson/Group
Dale to Comolcte
Augu st 20 12
August 20 12
Scplcmbc r 20 12
E11gkwoud
En glewood
Engl ew ood
M oasu rablo
Objcctiv c/Dc livcrablo
l'inal IGA Docu111e11t
Did documents for
constructi on
Co rll ra clor dem o and
1,;onstruction
Gra n t Statu s Re p ort Janu ary 20 13 Eniilcw.£_09__ Cira11V sla tu s up<la l e on pro ject
Prn jcct Co1~ccc•tc:e.:.d _____ +M'-"a"rc"'.h--"?..::.0_l 1-'-__ +E=-•c:a1g"'l,.:.c,.::.v.::o.:.od::...__+-'-P"'la:..lY'"'i!.::.lrO.::.u::;1.:.;10=-· .::.re:.:a:.::d"'--'Y~:.::o.::.r.::u.::.sc=-----1
Gra11d Oµe nini. Celcbra1io n Aoril 2013 Ene)ewood Celebrat ion and re co gnition
Estimated TOTAL Hours and /or M arch 20 13
Final Oale of Comoletlon
Stan dard Grant Applk:tt ti un
Pag e 12 of 21
· PART F -Support Letters .. ·
(minimum of 2; maximum of B lettersl .
\ppllcant must provide ev id en ce of SLppo rt from both Internal an~ ex tern~! so urces . Evidence is i11 the fun,,
o f: authorized s1 gnal ure s, of;i c ial ResJ luti on 1.H com m1 tn e nl letter from th e ag ency; plus letters o r support,
w1lh n o sign ifican l co nt ro ve rsy exp re s;ed by the c ommunity or laod owner(s). See the ·submission
instructi on s c he c kli st'' and the "a Llhnrized signatures" se c tions (above). Prio r lo securing support
documents, applicant should be confid ent lhal proposal will meet all minimum qualifications .
Lett e rs o r commit m ent or suppo,1 should be limited in length , and come from : 0 partners (a ttach w/ Part A}.
G". the hig hest autho rity In the applicant's ag e ncy (a ttach w/ Pa rt A}; P1 p ro peny ow ner of sit e . if am1licable
{a ttach w/ "M 8 }; 0 the ma intenance department / co ntractor {attach w/ Part B}; and 0 ci tizens, business
lea de 1s, or yo vcn1 me nt :attad1 as Part f ). Letters must be project-sp ecifi c, origina l in nature and curren t.
Start securing docu:ne ntation 9..ill!Y , all owing plenty of time fo r letters to be de li vered d irec tlv to you pri or to
the d Ea dl 1ne , for i ndusio n in lhe i 3 sets ol application matenals lo r su bmission.
Each letter should be addresse d to : "A rapahoe County Open Spaces", and m a iled to your agency.
Le \l e rs amving separa te ly fro m th e applic a ti on packet or a ft er lhc ~ubmi z ~ion dead line moy be discarded .
See Sec lion Ill . Addifional Gu,dehres a.i d T,ps , ~a qe 16 unde r "E vice nce of strong com m,,n ily support · .
. PARTG-Bud et
Se e 111structi ons, refe r lo sariple b11rl ae t. anci use thP. budget template be low
Standard Gran t ApJlica :,on
?a ge 13 of 2 1
Part G -Sample Pro j ect Budg et -Ro u nd a rr fig ures t o neares t $100
Use this fo rnat. Un der ·s ourc P.s or Funds· li st the speci fic g rant request as we ll as co r.t m uti ons f1u111 your agency ar:d 'und ing partners
Under "Uses c f Fu nds," list major budge ! ,terns or expenditures in categori es approp na 1e to your prQJec t. nclu,j e an ticipa ted co sts for µe1£nr l
fees . design. en~i"eering. ccnt·act ta ter. equip11en t. ~rgnage, etc Once gr;ant s are a1sa rjed . t11e actua l expenses are expe cted 10 be
co nsis le nl wr lh p:oposed expenses . Con tingency fun ds are l ~ be i ) pr ov,de,j by ihe c ppl,ca nl ; 2) no t charged agcinsl the Co unty granl;
3) nol J1"n or the m inim um cas h mat ch (must be above an d be yo nd mi1imur11 j . and 4) no t ap plicable :o rand acqursi uo n or educ at•o n proje cts
I Sources o f Funds J Date I County Gra nt Req ues t ; Cas h Ma tch In -K i nd Mat c h I Total Project
i I Funds
Ara pahoe County O pe., Space Gran , I I -
6120 12 S 3 9,800 I s 39.800
Aoc li can l (Town of Bl ue La ke ! 1,2012 s 5 ,700 ,s 500 I s s.200
State Trails Furd Gra nt : 12i2011 'S 2 000 S 2 ,000
Part ne rs /Mad1so rr Ci l v) ! 2;20 12 !S -,.ooo S 1,000 S 2 .QOO_
Partn ers [Trail Vo lun teers) 5i20 13 I S 1 ,000 s 1.000
C on tinoencv '=10% or t~ta l pro,ect l 1;20 12 I S 5 000 S 5 000
Totals -Sources of Funds I S 39,800 1 S13,700 S 2,500 , S 56,0 00
Uses of Funds -Expenditu res I Date F rom C o u nty Grant I Ca s h Match I ln-KincJ M a t c h I T o tal Project
. Cos ts
P lc:11111irm Fees, P ermit s, =.tc. 10!2012• $12.:'C I S 2 300 -$ 14 800
1-'rorec t Ma te rials-cru s her roe,. I -culverts, tra il~gino . bo!l ards 512013 j S 14,40C I $ 1,500 S 15 900
Profess •onal Se rvices: I Is 1 ,.20c·
I I
Trail Desian I 1 1120 12 I S 3 800 $ 15 .000
C re w Leadc0 Tra ini1Q 4.'20 13 r r $ 1 ,000 S 1,000
Other: I I I -Voluntee r Suppon I 512013 iS 1 ,500 I $ 1,500
Yout h Corp s I 5.'201 3 s .. 3(10 I S 9 00 $ 2 .200
R e c ui red orant oroiecl s i~ I 4.'2 0 13 !$ 400 m .1n dat:>ri mi_r\·,nun /S 200 I s 300
Subtotal -Project Costs I S 39.80 0 _L s 8.700 $ 2 ,500 S 51.000
r on ti ng enc;r:: {""'#10% of tot al ero -cct} I 5.'20 1 3 -nm ch ar9ed to Co ·.1 nty -I s s ooo s 5,0 00
I Is 39,800
I
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Totals -Cost plus con~ng~1_£r.___j I s 13 ,100 S 2,500 S 5 6,0 00
GRAND T OTALS IN FAR RIGHT CO LU M N (Musi equal g,a nl ,eq ue s1 • ca;a ,,alch + ,n-Y.ird ma1 ch (= sulllol al) + conlr ngenc,·} S 56 ,00 0
Standard G r..t 11t Appl•calion
Page 14 ,·-1
Part G -{Budget Template} -Complete th l5 form Refer t o ins tructions on sample budget page above. Add m ore tine s a s needed.
Round all figures to nearest $100 . Double chec k all figures and column totals . Make sure all tota ls for the So•Jrce s of Funds are eq ual to
l he to ta ls of Use s of Funds. Tra n!i fe r to ta ls from th is p age to lhe P roject Fin a ncia l S umr,,a ry b nx frn md in P r1rt A .
Name c ; ;-, ujecl Eng lewooc Pla yg ro und Re novatio n a t No rt hwest G reen belt Name c l Cit y I Di stric t C ity of E ng lew ood
Sources :or Fi.inds <.'i.f:::cc :.J,;.s::-:1/Date,.i::·-.,:~.":\.-r.;:. CoLintv .Grant Reauesf·.·::ca sh Match
A raoahoe Counlv Ooen S cace $156 .200 n/a
J\Q □l ic ant ca sh m atch --n/a I $89 .100
Ot her fun d ina source
O th er fu ndinq source
Co ntingency (~10% of tota l proiec t) -no t froTI Cou nt y gran t • $15.100
To ta ls -Sources of Funds $156 .200 $104 ,200
U sl?s Of Furid5)=::Exoenditure$f.\t:.p roiected Da tO :f -From CoUntv Gr3nt ·_,.· :• . .-; Cash Match
Rem ove Pl avaround Sand
Re move Sidewa lk
Re move Plav Ea u i~men l
Remove Curb
S ulJ qrade P reo ara ii on
Fill
B ladil]Q _
Concrete Walk
Concre le Ra mo
Plava ro un d Edaer
Ru b be r Su rlacin q
Plavarou nd Eauioment
Sod
T oosoif
S oi l P reoara li on
Ceda r Mulch
~gatio n
Mobiliza tio n
S u rvey ina
Erosi on Co n trol
Permits (qrad in q & sto rmw ate r )
S 1a ndar d G rant Applicalion
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$10,500 $
$100 --1: -$1 ,500
$700 $
$ $5.300
$1.300 $
$1.90 0 $
$ $6,900
$1,600 $
-$8,600 $
$1 5,1 00 $6 8 .900
$92 ,500 $
$10,600 $
$ $3.90 0
$ $1.100
$100 $ --· $ $3 ,000
$7,000 $
$1 ,500 $
$1,100 $
$400 $
·:,In-Kind Match .. Total Proiect Funds
nla $156 .200
$8~.100
S et her cash/i n-kind
$ other cash lin-~'nd ----$15.100
S O ilier ma/ch S260.4 0 0
In-Kind Matc h Total Proiect Costs·
$1 0.50 0
$10 0
$1.500
$700
$5,300
$1,300
$1.900
$6,900
$1.600
$8.600
$84 ,000
$92 ,5 00
$1 0,600
$3.900
$1,1 0 0
$1 00
$3 ,000
$7,000
$1,500
$1,100
$4 •J O
Tesl ir.o and lnspeclions S1 ,3C O :s I '$1,:JO C
Sa les Ta x IS '$ I $ I ---IS $ ! s
Require~ signaae ;:;.cknowledging nsta i upon I minimum S40:J requ ,rnd S •'WO recu ired budget
c r ant from A r.::;0 2hoe Co1m 1v , -:omr.letior budget ExiJ ense hne 11e m c >:PEnsc
I I -Sub tot al -Pro ject Costs
Cont ir ge ncy {cfo%·o' fot al.i:![9iecJ) . not charg2d l o County -· S15. 100 I $15,100 -
I
To ta ls -Co s t tJ lus c ontino encv $156,200 : S104 ,200 S to tal in -k ind S260.<0 0
GRAN D TOTAL S IN FA R RI GHT C OLUMN {Mus; eq u al g ranl request+ cash match+ on-kind male,(= subtoIal) + contingency~40 0
• ,;< ; -• ~--••
Aumo;;~·~/i;~n atu re · · ·:-,
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Dale: ___________ _
Tille: ________ _
e c t 1on rps
Pl ease refer to these g uidelines to assi st in compl et ing y our gran t proposal
Governin g Law:
Re fer to Cou nty Open Space Resolu lion #030331 , a s amended b y Resolut ion ;;110637 which go ·1e rn s lhe use of Open Spa("': :.;x fu nds . Grant proposals
musl fu rther lhese goals and guidelines. ww•N.cu .arapahce.co.u5.'Dcparimqnt s/PW/OpenSp~cePro~,ram,'OpP.nS paceResoluliory/oQ:enspacereso !u l 1o n.asp.
Applica nt m usl be familia r w ilh 1'lis law lo accu ral ely com pl e te the a ppl cation. Each pro!ect Alenent and b L.dfel exoe nse roust comply. llems n:>t allowed
unde r the Re solution ca,not be funded.
Fu nding A llocations for 2012 Gra n! Round : (11oles as rel atec: to gran t ca ;egories ciscussed in Sectirn I. r age 3)
The County anticipates allocating 85 % of t he cum ulative grant fu n d bal;:m cc f or St andard G ri?nl s, i.e a roun d S2 .1 m illion f o r e igh t or more grants,
and allocating 10% ror P lanning Grants -apprcxirn at ely 5250,000 -'or fi ve o:-more grants : and 5% ior S mall Grants -;,ipprox irnatel)' S 125 .000 fo r fwe or
more gran ts. These pla.1 s are su bject 10 ava !a ble rundm{; a s of Ma}' 15, 20· 2, and subje :t lo lhe num:,er o: grant applrc;t tions subni illec'. the m erits of ead1.
and fi nal decisic ·.s by the Board of Co unty Commissioners. Funds nu t ultim3 tely as s!gned t:, a ca!egory may be moved to an other ca :e!;or:,• as needed. The
applica nl should consider needs a nd pnont ies ;;s well as which pr ujet,;l (:::.) mosl close ly mate~ the Cour1y·s fvr.d ing cri tc'ri a
Eac h ~a:e ~or y has its own a pplica ti on fo rm . All appHcatio 1 forms have t.,ee n rev1~ed . Piease toss or dc:ete ary previous version ::!?::: !.,R pr:-,:,'?r
ap µlicatio n form fo r each type o f gra nt . Failure l o use the proper application fu 111 1n ay resu lt m m1mea a te d1~cu.:;l 1fi:a lion of a grant appl:r:;;11on.
Re q u i rements and Mi n im um Q u alifi c ation s: (notes as re laled to Sect ion I shown on pages 3-4 J
Standa, tJ G r ant Application
Page 16• · ~1
• Applicant e lig i bility -the agencies in Arapahoe Cou:1ly vJh ich are eligible. by law. to apµ y for County Open Sµace gran:s a re the following:
1) incorporated municipalities; 2) recreation aistricts, J) special disIricts u,at ~•ovido recreational service:. or ,:.11nc ,1i 11e s .
• Fo rm at -application forms are in WORD ro rmat. which ailows for customizalion ul ll1t! leng th of resr,onses w ithin a gr.1nl proposal. H owever, the applicant
is nol rl t liberl y 10 change the rormatt ing or ter.1pla l es. ta:J lcs , or sequencing. Failure to follow instruction5 and format puts !he applicant's proposal al risk o f
disqual,ficalion, or reduc l on in score.
• A lig nme nt of project with C o unty Open Spuce Mos ter Plan -a ppl1canI is expected to undersl and and address l he County's Open Space Master P lan 10
con1pfete the gront application. See http //\v-.w, co.a rapahoe.co.u~:J!Jeparl ments/PW/OpenSpaceProgram/MasterP lan!OpenSpaccMa:>lcrPlan.asp. Proposed
proIecIs th.J I do n o t advance the goals o f the Master P lan may be ~nc!idales for disqualificallo n . Applicant 5hou!d a lso have on flle 11s own agency masl er
plan Proposed proiect shoulo fi l wi thin lhe scopP. nf !his adopl ed plan. Discuss il s relevance, plus any hnkage to other local . regional. stale or sys tem wide
master plans. G ive the name of each plan wi:h a list o f ·e/aled clemenl(s). DO NO T a !lach an y plan beyond a one-page renderin g which may satisfy the map
requ11 e 111~11t herein. If your city or di!itrict does not havi: its own a ct onted plan . explain and focJs on alignment w1 :h the County Master Plan.
• Allo w a ble uses o r g rant funds -per the C o unty Open Spa c e ~osolution #03 0381 , a s a mended by Re solution #1 106 37 to meel the g uidelines set
forth in the R esolu tions . hHp ://www.co .a rapat·,oe.eo .us/Oepart ments/PVJ/OpenSpaceProgram lOpenSpaceResolu tion/oranl prograrn .asp . If in dovbl, contact
lhc CounIy gran l s admin slrator fu1 clarification or plan lo PO}' for such costs through matching funds. Non-conforming elements or budget line items may be
excluded from fu nding (red •l ined ) al the discretion of the County, and/or I lle grantee m ay be required 10 pay fo r such.
Additional Guidelines & Tips -continued
Matc hing f unds -rcql 1;,.-..J matchin g funds from thP. applicant are l o be in the furm or cas h . Committing a ddil1onal (unds abo·,e the m inimu m and securing
partners with more matc h is e,couraged and strengthens the g rar.l pro;:,osa l. T he County may consider well -docum ented b -kind m a tches in he u of som e
cash match o n a case•by-casc b 3Sis . Contin;1ency funr15 shall not be su bstituted for cash match. Esltmated con!ingency sha ll be shown in the budget as
~bo'le and be}•ond cash m atch Grant funds recei·,eci from another open space granl from Arapahoe Coun:y cannot be used as match lor ano th er grant fro m
the C ounty . At time or Sl!b11 1iss ion, if you a.re awai'.ing results frnm ~n m1lside fu nding source such as GOCO or State Trails Prngrarn . please no11fy the
Coun ty gran t administratar o r the sialus of such grant a nd expected l im ing of p otep t!a l award .
Contingency planning -For construction, re noval ion and s ite im provement projects. include a l ine item in the budget of a pprox 1maIel}' 10% or m ore
for v nantic i::1 atc d cost increases. contractcr mflal ion. change order s , e l c . The ~mount shou ld be hs tecl m both reve,ue and expense sections of th e
!!!.!i!gg!. These fJnd s are to be charged l o 1he agency's cash match and NOT lis ted under th e Counl y or~n! colum n. Conlingency amount s:1a l! lJ e
above and beyond tho minimum cash match provided by the a;:>Phca nt. Conl in gency should not apply to acqu isitio:i pro:ects. Unspe nt coniingency
fu nds are accoun l ed fo r in the final report whi c h compares actual amou nls to !he original budget.
Direct costs as s ociated with pre-planning -If you have in curred direct cash costs for due Ci l1gence, er deliverables direclly assoclclted with lh is
project for design and plannin g . in order l o meet the pre-s11hmilfr1 I rP.g y iremenl for l he grant D..LQ~. yo•J may identify in your budget a reasonable
portion of those direct pre•submI1ta l costs (those incurred with in 90 days pri or to the granl sub,iission deadline). itemizej in the ·c ash rr atclC column
{bu t d o not i11c lude indir ect costs sucri as stafr time or o verhead).
In eligible matc hing funds -Value of agency capilal assel5, meel iny room space. general overhead, a nd non•pro;ecl relate d operal ing expenses o f
l he city or rl islrict a re NOT eligible for matching funds. Funds co m mitted lo a previous gra nt appl icalion .11ay no l be '"co unted· as cash m alc h a
suco nd time for new pro ject or against a second phase of a 11rojec l . Matching funds fr om outside sources must also tJe ·new· tunes 10 be eligil.llc .
Standard Grant /\po/ication
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• Focu sed s cope o f project , l i mited lo one site location -· one gJal fo r fundin~ grani proje cts 1s !O see on•l he-gruund r11::5ul1s ior puJt,c u se in cJ short
period of 1,me. Complex. multi•pr:mged proJ er.:s !end to get ~tailed . Therefore. each oroposal shou:d 1ocus on a s1a:1c -2 lone cru i;ct at 0 1 e s1!e. ·.vith
ele1·1enls that are re ad ·t to go and lim it~d in scope as ta \'Jhal car be con-pl eted m the expected t,me frame . Combining t\·-10 or mo,e 111d i•1 idJa l sub-pr oJec l s.
working at mulliple loca tion ~. or lum;::,in g togethe r of miscellar.eous el ements in:o one proposal is discouraged and may pu t the ~ntire gr a11t J1 upc sa l a t risk o f
a low sco;~ or disqualification. A complex muHi -year projecl should be btoken d ow n ir-to severa l phases . Each ,?t:~~e should be brie:ly desc1il.J ed in the
narrative of the g,ant propo~al. 1-'owe ver the ap plrcant should nnt n fer lhat a futJ re phase of a project will be funded. even 1f a grant is award~d ior Iii!! fi ,st
phase. The Cuunl y is ct lso nol inlerested in gran1mg time exlensio ns for complex. delayed pro jec ts due to poor pla nni ng or o ther e ncumbrances .
• No major encumbrances a t project s i te which could postpone or prohibi t completion -the applica"lt is respon s1 ~l e to concucl ore·su::>m1 11al r~sea rch
a ;id revea l any encumb,am;es or otstacles wt',1ch could prevent a pr oiec t irom movn,g forwar c in a i imely fcshio n. =xamples : acce ss, easemenls, floodala1n
issues, use•rtslriclions. zonin g. i;erini tti ng, utilllies, He ns , hazards, oul 5ide JJ risdi:tiona l conlrol. etc Appl icant m u si be c oniiden1 and provide evfdence if
reqt.:es led lhal ;::0h1bit 1ve issues na ve bee:=n resolved or are likely to be reso lved quickiy, 10 ass.isl in making grant fL nding decisic,ns.
•. E vidence of commitJT>qnt from an y identified funding partner s -this 15 a rra;or criteria and pri mity for the County . Contiibutions fl om fundin£ and in-
k nd partne rs are ta ngit,, .. ,d powerfu l . In Part A. prov ide a lis t of partners. In P3rt B, a:tach p a.-t n~r ellerf s } describing th~1 r comrrbul!ons a11d expectatior.s.
Partners may include ser,ice organrzatro~s. recreat1ur an d conserva ti•::r n groups, schools. bus nesses, HOP .• er governm~nt agency Qu3nf:fy !he va lu e of
volunteer time a t $2 1.60 pe r hou r pe r the Independent Sector: h tt :J.l,\w1w.indepcndentsecto;.o rg /,1 olunteer ·ime?s:,.•alue%2~j20volu r leer%20lime
• Com m itment that t ho completed p roject will be o p~n to the publi c or s erve a publ ic purpose -the offic ia l Resolution / leHe: cer ti fies this ccmmitmenl .
Additiona l Guidel ines & Tips -cont inued
• Required authorized signatures and d ates (both signature p cge and bL.d get page) -1f these it ems are m ,ssmg. the ~pp li ca :KJn 1s d1s o1..allfied.
• Evide nce of f u ll s upport from applicam·s highes t authority -velification sh all be 1n the •orm of an off1c1a l Resol ution or m2yo·al I board chair letter,
statlflg lh2I your c1ly council or d istric t board o ffiaally supports U1e proJect and ti1 1s grant p;oposa .
• Evi dence of c ompletion of grant p re-s ubmittal plannlng proce~s and b u dgeting • prio.-to a sk 1;-ig the County for a fl.!nc!m g comrnitmenl, !he proJect
sh o~fd be thoroughly vetted inl erna ly, approved and buCgeted. wilh m atching fu nds commilted by th e lo:al age nc y. Applicanf must inves liga '.e arnJ pl a n l o
oay for various jur isdiclic,al ,equiremer.ts. mvolvmg pe rmits . fee; and dt:a Clines Grant ;,ropc-sals mt.Si include evid ence tha t the i::roject has been filil@...!Y:
reviewed by the pla;ining departr.1ent of Junsd1c t1on, {Clly o r County;, II ru ugh the c us tom ary prc -subnrntal proc~ss. In !he or.:1 nr nropo!:al . ap;:>licant •s required
ro describe th e process. da les a nd resulls cf pre-submmal meetings helc wilh govern in g 1uri~d 1c11o n(s) and item ize the antidpaieG cos ls for fe~s . pcrrra ts. etc.
Examples include : due d ilige rce cos l s; planning I engineering ,evi~w fees ; building pern it:;; sur ,e ying or mapping costs: P..n v,ronmenta l assessment: clcanu
cos 1s: consulting fees ; ul·l il>' fe e s: grading. drainage, erosion and sediment conl!ol plans ard fees, etc .
Entities with projects in u nircorporoted Arapahoe County m ay be req uir ed to submi t a lcc;;tio:i end ex1e1t plan {L &E) pnor lo co1s trucllon. to the County
Public W orks Uepa rtme nt to be cpproved by the Coun ty P lanning Comrr ission Fees to be c h;uged by t~e County for plan1inglengineering re vie w o r permils.
may be included m :he g ram reyuesl end shown as an expense against th e g rant. C:ont~ct !he Fiannng Divi sior at leas l two monihs ::mar lo the app licatio n
d eacihne to set u p a pre-subm :tt a! 111ee ting to ,ev,e w the pr ecess. T he g ranl a;::,p hc ant ar:k nowte cges. by its ault10rized s1gnatute, a commitm ent to comply.
NOTE· If a construction or oject is r o t ~r ead y to go· f,om a plannin~ persnecllve _ consider cpplying for pl anning grant mst ead. or dela y applicct1on
until planning is complete . ProJect s deencd no t well planned or b udQP-IFd may score lo•N or be d isquali fied for l h is grant cycle . ~or acqws11io1 pojects.
descr ibe l he JJ'arning ;?ro c ess fo· d..1 e d iligE-nce items in l he narrnlivP-sect ion and ir.clude rela ieo a nt1c 1p-3 led cos ls in lhe budget
Standard G rant Application
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• Evi d e nc e o f legal access to and support for w ork o n the project s it r. -, .. ,~ase describ e and provide evidence of yo u r legal acces s, inc lu ding rignr o r
access w11hou1 lrespassing on adjacen~ pro pe rt y. If you r age ncy does nol have tee tiUe . attach a leller of pe rmission a nd su pport writlen by pro perty owner{s}
l o access ano impact me proj~ct ::il t: u, tra,l corridor o nd/or adjocorir c1ro :,
• Ev idence of commitment to long-le, m site m ai .,tenance -each proposed prof~ct should ;nclude a seri0t1 c; r ommi'.menl lo long-term mainlenance of a
project site . ce rl ified by an allached le l ie r or agr<:emen t from eir1er l he applic ant's r~!ain te nance departm ent or the mairler.a nce contractor. Tt1e maintenance
agency musl have adequate capaci ty and a fun ding siream to fulfill lu11y-term commitment. ldentif~ the !mat owne· of t11e project (1.e . land , facililies , installed
e~"'pment). Describe current opera tions ar.d future la nd manag ement plan lor the project. Dis cu ss the anticipated life span ol any imorovemenis. Describe
seasonal mainteriance needs a nd a nticipated an ,ual budget needed 10 properly ma·n tam 1t1e proje ct for its m,eful life s 1>a11 . Discuss you r financial p lan for
eve ntual replacement or r1P.pre c1 a ble assets Discuss bes I manayeirent practices and suslainal.Jihty Attach comr,itmenl lefler or agreement.
• E 11i der.cc of strong commu n ity sup port {no s iQnificant controversy) -(noles rel al ed lo Part F . S upport letters , page 1 1) T f1e Counly assumes the
app ica nt h as r. ..,enl adequate l ime g arnering putlic sup po rt prror l o su bmillin~ a ~ran l proposal. Demons trat,on al effort lncl utles a description o r the orocess
pu rsu ed to g ain :::omm unily support, a record of puolic meetings held , and suµpo1i lette rs which indic ate the communit y ge:ierall y stands behind the projecl
a nd is nol likely lo come for.-.ard later in o pposition. !' the applicant is unsure of broad comm unil y support. the grant proposal should t>e qo;tponed until
co11 :i denc.e is achieved . Number of com:ti •J,ity supoorl IP.UP.rs pe r a c,ohcat ion sllo~ld b~: minim u m o r 2 max rnurr of 8 (m add 1!ion 10 any lett er from a mayor,
board chair. land owner maintenance contrac!or o r funding partne1). Lellers snoutd Ue printed o n lhe supporter's let'.e rhead. No ro ;m lel!e.-s please.
• Score m !'limum of 60 of 120 possible points on t he cornposite s core sheet -on ce all 5cores art comp,led anu averaged. the projecl proposal must
cnrn a n avera ge of a l least EO puu rl s. c,therwise 11 will be disqualihe<l fo r fund ing .
Additional Guidelines & Tips -continued
Com p liance with any past ~greements regarding County open space grants -the app .i cant agency must be considered by the C oun ty 10 be
~u, ~ood stand ing· based on perfcrrnance with curre nt a nd /or past o pe n space g rant agreeme 11s . Evu.ience of complia,ce 1s fou nd in County records
regarding performance associated w iU1 required repo rl in!J . !imeliness of project com pletion . major projec l delays lead in J to non-complelion . mullip le 1equests
:or ex1ensio11s of tim e ror complet·on, fa il ure to compl y wI!11 signage ,equirements. poor site mainte,ance. violation of a conEerva tion easement agreement,
refLsal lo ack-,owleiJy e funding sou rce, etc .
Pro ject Ideas:
Pr ojects thal lend lo receivP. higher ooinf scores us ing tt1 e evaluation cnteri a are: land acq rnsi llons : s trateg ic constructio n I capital Improvemen1 to e).isting
open space. pa rk or tr ail c orridor. development cf a new p ark or trail ; m ajo r rcrova t1on; land res tora 11on, pro1e cts with lltgn visib ility arnJ µe 111 1a11en ce.
P:01ects that te nd lo receive l ower point scores . dehmed I routine m a1r1tena 1u.:t: on a : a building. sheller. playground , ;rrigati on syste m , sp orts co url. well.
If in d oubt a bout Hi e eligibility or a pro poseu µrojff.t idea or e xpense, contnct the Open Space Grants ,"\d minis lr;:J to r for r e vie•:✓ prior lo submilling a proposal.
"Bank ing" of funds :
County grant funds may NOT be ·ban~.cd· over 1Ime in order to accum uia le funds l e ini!iale a oroj ect. Projecls deemed not ·eady lo imple me~11 wi:hi n a
re?sonabie l ime frame shou !d N OT be pro posed for g rant 1unding u n!il rt~d y to go. A l tt-c end of a g ran t project. 'u nds not spent per intP.r -governmental
aqreemen! bet ween the Co unty and granlee are to be re tu rn ed to l he Counry"s grarl fund.
Pre•evaluation site visit :
The grant f'!valua l ion 1~3111 will c on c!ucl s i te v 1s 11s 10 oropos ed projec1s w11hin a few weeks a fr er l he g ranl ar,plica1 1on deadline . Tl1e brief (20 m inute) sile v1s1 ts
S1~n dar d G ranl Applicalron
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a:e an opportunity for evalu3tors :o obs~;ve l he ~rojec;: si!e ar d as~. Que sl 1on s a: the appll cani°s :liOJect manager pitor 10 cc nducting ino1.·iaua wr 1t1~n
eva uatro,s. No fcrma! ::·esertat1on :; expected. ;ind ·tvJb1in;;f 1s r.01 a! m ·:eC.
Project sta rt date: Nol1:e to proceeC co in :ides with :he date o' f-...rids t~a nsf-e r Spe r1C11;g of a ny the grantees iurCs or,or to ex':'C ut:on of an !GA. {int::r-90.iemmenta agreement)
is al the ~raniee·s own n~k .
Com p li:ince w ith Ame r ica n s wit h D isab i li t ie s A c t (ADA): Ev::iuators will sencu sly consider how the agency ~roJoses to ma ke tnIs pro1ec 1 a ba rrle-aee rec·eaE,on al s ite . T n:2 r o u c:d 1ve. as •.vefl as ~-dgct ~n ot.la
reflect your policies ard or92nizc tional capaci'y lo rnascia bly accom modate user s w,:h d1sab ht r-::s How does the A.Crl. ;p;>I;-!o your pro1e:t, and how will 11
addr1.:~s 1!lctusiv1 i y? VV11I you go :,eyond minimum requu:rr:ents to sahsf f pubhc needs?
R eim bursem ent s : An open s pace gra nt •fro11l-loc,d5'" a ;Jioject i .e lhc m:>ney is :ransferred a : 1h~ te~.niling. Ea the r than d Lring or afte r cornolebon T herefo:e. p·oposa!s should
rot include rnquests for re imb;rseme nls since the Co .m :y intencs to fun:: t=:ro1ects ·:i2l ~ rssources -not to backfi,I an 2genc y·~ bu d get. An excepticn
cot.Ad be for a land 3cquisI1ton v1h~1e urger.ct Is a,l issue neor the appllcat10n deadi•ne The County nay con sider a proJosal :o r:imou rse for a strategic
2cqu1s it1on 11 the clcsmg ,..,.as an u rsenl poonty, 2nd aco;:-;-,p li shed no more thzn 00 days prior !O the g:anr application oead.me
A d d it i onal Guidelin es & Ti p s -.:onti n u ed
Due d iligence rcqu i rcU for l a nd a c q u i s it io n : (noies as re fer·ed to in Secl:on II . Part B. page 9 for acquis1uon p·ojects)
Arapahoe County ma y \•,ish to revie'-'·' the fo!lowi-i!J r.1 1P. d1 hgence items related to 3 Ja nd aC=iw ,s1tor , pric · to ;r;nsfemng funos !O a ,;:antce.
1e~I es1ate ap;:,rarSa l repor. env1ronm9n:a1 site c ssessmen:. la nd sun.e y·. title co111 1Itment. clos1;ig settlem ent sheet. pJa, fo r fund ing he ~te\·.ardsh1p
endowment (for conser.,:it1on e asemeri:s ). elc Funds a·e 1r a:islerreo al ihe t me of real c.stale closing , aft er County rev e w of dua e1 ,119enc~ 1lems.
Use-Restriction f 1 r land a cqui sition : (notes as referred to in Seci •on II P an B. Jage 9 for acqu1S!l10 n p roJects}
Ara pahoe Coc,~11:--Tid y requir e a legal,y b:njirg use-rc:;l"ict1on (svch as a conseN.;l 1on easement) on la nd acquired \0,ilh County Open Space funds. to ensure
the long -terrn protect ion or la nds for ;>arks and open space purpo ·es. pcrsuant 10 County Resolu 11on ::o J038 1, as am ended t y Re so!Jl1on #11U 6J /. Such
rest11c11on may requ;,e u,~ 1t:moval of bL1ld rn r;s or si rudures fr om a proposer1 sir~. or reQ ui·e :11 21 str uch .• res be exdudet: from the ea~ement S pecifics will be
ou t,i ned in :he grant IGA.
Please identif/ the proµosed t1o lder o: a conservution c osement. 2 ,d inch..1de r:ost of ste .v2:d:.;.1 :, enCQ'. .. ment (annJal cost l o hold 3r:d monllcr en ea semenl)
1n tne b udget. If your agency 1s ,:or.ternpla:ing a ln nd .1 CQu siuor, or nearino a clns i"I~. please coniacl the County coe.'l sp~ce aca Lisi::ons aC,i 1ms:ra 1or for a
granl or e-sut>mitta, c u11~..:lta t1on at least o ne nonth prio r l o th e apptica110n de;;dhne
Cost over-runs : If the project costs n ~ than o ng ma tly proooied. the e:lces~ co!>t~ shall be borne oy the g;ante2. The Counly 1,; not obligated to incur 2ny addiltonal ccsl.
Grantee s hall report ac tual cos ls compareo \'.rth th-e c.my i11 al t udget on 2 sprcod~h ':?c l as pan o f the final o r::t nl re oort.
Standard G rant App!icat or
?a~e 20 ,.~ ... 1
Cost under-runs :
If the project costs less tha n cmt c ,p a ted, lh e g ra n tee must rep ort all ex c ess funds to the Couniy in a status report or d ·a ft of l he f!llai report TIie gra ntee shall
be allo'h-ed ro use up to 1oc10 o f Ihe to tal County grant. which remains as e .<ccss funds. to r Identical or sm1i l d1 l.Ju <l ge!ed ite m s . 2 m ernties :>r improve ments
re l-3 te d lo the approved pro1ec t ~t the same proJect s=:e. Sa id fu nds shall not b e tra r:sferred b;• grantee to ano1her p roject . site er account. R equesls to i.;se
ex cess funds g re ater th an 10% of the gra ni musl t ~ approved in advance by the CGun ty If re ouc>t is not aporoved, ex c e5s funds shall be returned to the
Cuu11:y Open Space gran!s progro
Self Evaluation :
Review an d score you r own OJo pcsal pri or to prod uci ng ihe final version . OR. a sk someone unfar r 1har wi th your project tu proof yo u · llrst draft and eva•u ate it
usin g the officia l score s heet. ass igning pDl n l val ues to ea ch c riteria .. '\llo w enough le ad ume for f!"1a l e j 1liuy
Standa rd Granl A-ppl icatior
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COUNCIL COMMUNICAT ION
Dale: 1 ~gcnrla It em : Subj eel:
Reso lution autl'oriz in g the
February 2 1, 2012 l 1 Ci C<ty's Arapahoe County Open
Spa ce grao t applica:ion fo r the
playgraund rep lac em en t at the
N\t\t Greenb elt
Initia ted By: Staff Source:
D ep art ment of P.uks and Rec rea ti on Da ve Lee, Mana ge r of O pen Spa ce
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COUNCIL GOA L ANO PR EVIOUS COUNCI L ACTION
Co l nLi l Go.1 1: A (11~1 th at pro vides di verse cultu ra l, rc c-e ati ona l and ~ntcrt a inm ent opp orlu nit ies .
Couru..i l ha:, !:lllµ!Jul te J all prev ious app licati ons ior ,\rapahoe County Open Space iu nd s.
Rl'COMMtNDEU AC !ION
Staff reco mm end ~ tha t Coun ci l approv e a resolu ll on c1u 1horiz ing 1he Ci ty's gran l ai:phc2 t1on to
Arap.i hoe County fn r rh P r lr1ygrn unrl rrplacernent at the Northw es t G re nbelt.
BACKGROU ND, ANALYSIS , AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFl fD
In JUU 3, Ara pah o e Co unty vo ters ap~rove d a ten•)'ear, quarter-of-a-penny sales an d use tax to pa y
for preserva ti o:1 of open space, protect lands , preserve water qualit\' and provide, maintain and
imp rove neighborho o d parks, spo rt f elcls, picnic faci liti es ,,nd trail s. Vo ters r eau thorized t he Open
Spa ce ta x in 20 11 fo r an add iti on al ten year< Th e rily ha , re,r1v~d annua l Shareb ac k Funds
generat ed by th e l3x shce 2004. In 20 05 , th e Cou nty se t as ide a p or ti on of t he re·,enues to fund
cu 111 ;.,t:lit iv~ ~1c111t µ1oj ects . Each year, th e Ci ty is eligib le to app ly for up 10 two gra nts. Sin ce 2005,
Englewood has rece ived ten grants tot alin g$ l ,7 j0,430 .
The ~x isting playground is located in the no rthwest ~ree nbe lt al 22 22 W . Vassar A ve nu e. The
playg round se rves th e ,orthw es: Englewood ne ighborhood around Bak er Pars . Plan s ar e t () 1emove
all of the old pla)'groun J equipment and to pr ovi de .rn '\DA wa lkway to the playgro und, a
rubberi ,ed suriac e for th e fa ll zont and a p layground for 2-5 year o lds and an addi tiona l p layground
for &-12 ye ar olds.
C ran t applicat io ns ar e du e Fricl,11•, M.irch 2, 2012 . C r a,t notification will ~e given in June 2012 .
FIN ANCIAL IMP ACT
Pro1 ec t Grant • 5,260,400
Gr an l l\equest -$140,400
C ra nl Match-$120,000
LI Sl OF ATTAC HM ENTS :
(Funding M atc h was approved in lhe 20 12 Open Space Fund)
E11 glt:wvud P,11 b c111cl Rec reat ion 1ecornm e nd,1tio n memo
Rcso lut:o n
/\ppi,ca tion
Memora ndum
TO : Engle woo d City Counci!
FRO~'l : Deb rnh Severa , Rec ord ing Secretary l ,..--
RE :
February 14, 20 12
Rccn m mc ndat ion regarding lell er of suppo rt for !\COS No rth wes t Greenbelt
Pla)grou nd gra nt applica tion
At the Fe bnia ry 9, 20 12, Pa rks and Recr ea tio n Comm ission mee ting, Manager of Open Sµacc
Dave Lee informec the Co mm iss io n 1ha1 the Park s an d Rec rea tion Depam 11 cn1 will uc
su hm itl ing an ,ppli cat ion fo r an A.rapaho e County Open Space gra nt fo r the Englewood
Pla ygroun d R cnc va ti on at Northw est Greenbe lt. Lee ;tat cd that there hav e bee n no major
improv rn1ents in th e las t 15 years at th e Northwest Grccnbc l1 pl aygro und and th is gr:tnl wo uld
help provide an ADA acce ss ible walkw ay to the par k, ne w equipm ent for two age ra nges (2 -5
yea rs and 6-12 years) a.,<l a rubberized fall surface that will also be AJJA acccss1bl c.
Fo ll owi ng discuss ion:
.-\ mo tio n wa s ma de by Commissio n Me mber Garr ett a ud seco nd ed by Vi ce
C hair pe rso n Waldm an to pro vi d e a lette r from th e Parks an d R ecron ti on
Co mmi ss ion in supp ort or th e Ara p ahoe C oun ty Open Space G r ant :i p p li cation fo r
th e E nglewoo d Pl aygro und Renov a tio n a t Nor th wes t Green be lt .
Ay es: ~'\lll er , Garrett, Wa ld ma n, Go mes
Nayes : No ne
~l oti on P:i ssc d.
(·KC 2012/Recornmcada tions/NW Greenb elt Pl aygrou nd Re novation
cc: Gary Sears
Mike Flaherty
Dan Brotzman
Park s and Rec reati on Comn:i ssio n
Jerrell Blac k
Da ve Lee