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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012 Resolution No. 074RESOLUTION NO 11 SERIES OF 20 12 -- A RESOLUTION AUTHORJZING THE GRANT APPLICATION TO GREAT OlITDOORS COLORADO =oR THE RE>EVELOPM.ENT OF DUNCA.K PARK . WHEREAS , the City of Englewood, Colorado has inain1ained and operated Duncan Park as a community park for over thini• years lhrou~h a lease agreement wilh Englewood Schools and is considered a valuable iU:d i,-1 eplaccable part of the Englewood park systein ; and WHEREAS , Duncan Park is lhe only Park lo caled in the sou1hcas 1 quadrant of the City of Englewood; ru,d WHEREAS, tl1e Euglcwood City Cowicil pa ssage of Ordin,nce No . 42, Series of 2007 authorized a Contract for Deed for 1he purchase of Duncan Park located at 4848 South PenDsy!n nia by the City; and WHEREAS, the City of Englewood received a grant from Great Outdoors Colorado 10 fund lile developmen t of a sit,-spccific park plan for DWlCan Park cede ve!opment; and vlHEREAS, the City of Englewood wishes :o apply fo r a grant from Great Outdoors Colorado for $350,000 10 fund th ,. ac.h1n l developme:il of Duncan Park with City providing matching funds of $140 ,0:lO fr om Arapahoe Coun1y Sharcback Funds. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS : Scc1io:i) The Cit) ':ounci l of1he City of En glewood suppo ns !he ·.ppli cati on. ~ The projccl site is owned by the City ofI::nglewooJ . The Englewood Home Rule Chaner daes 001 allow the sale o: park propeny without a vote of the people . Section 3. There are 110 federal funds in the Great Outdoors Co lorado Gran! or the Arapaho e County Shareback Funds whicb the Ci1y of Eugl~wood plans 10 u,;e as ma1ching funds . Mo1c:ting funds are bud~ctcxl in !he 2012 Open Space approved budget S1:,:1ll!!~ The Ci ty Counci l hereby "uth orizc s the M:,yc11 to sigu th e µrnnt applicatinn, allm:hcd as hd:i h it A. Al)(ll"IT;I) AND Al'l'RO VED thi s 20th day o r Au~ust, 201 2. I. I ,(1.1t:rir.hi a A . Elli !;, City Clerk forJiwpity (1f Englewood, Co lo rn<lo, hcn.:by ccnify tl :c 11lwvc is a true copy of Rc,nl ut ,nn No .~. !_;en<:•: of 211 12. -.1/ • /'J'/ rh~ -l-.1 ucn ,;l;;a A . Ellis. c;iy Clerk June 21, 2012 ■GREAT OUTDOORS COLORADO Fall 1012 Local Parks and Outdoor Recreation Grant Cycle The Slate Board of th e Greal Outdoors Co lorado Trust Fund (OOCO) is □ow soliciting grant appli cations frnm municip al ities, countie s, and park and recreation special districts lo assist lo cal gove.:nnents in acquiring, expnndi ng , en!iancing :i.,d improving parics, OJtdoor recreation nnd envi mnmental c,lu toaliun facilities. 111 <: GOCO LPOR grant process is very competitive. GOCO re ceives requests fo r approximately three times the amount of funding available in each grant cycle . Here are a few tips that will SU!')pOrt the success of your application : J::/= o as sist . j; ~ . ~ on c~ili,,.,~.,.. . ~ ,. -eginni,Jg~wo~ 9.rft ttA'll diF-~ 'tion t~, d:¥~~~e~ P.¥!.or t~,~~su~s~n1aa;>1 .·.·. ~, ~&iii\'.h8~~~ • Ask staff for sample applications . Applications must be received in the GOCO office no later than August 29. 2012. Grant applications will be evaluated firs! on compliance with eligibility re4ui rerm:11 ts aud U-,eu on responses to the selection criteria. The Board decision for this cy cle is tentatively sch edul ed for December \I , 2012 . To re ceive an applicat ion electronically, please visit our websit e at www .goco.org. Please direct any questions to Jackie Miller at 303 -226-4524 or Jake Houston at 303-226 -4517 . Thank you for your in teres1 in GOCO. The Board looks forward to fanning partnerships v. itb communities throughout the state to leverage its funds and improve Co lor a do's park, ou1do.ir recreation anrl environmental edu~ation opportunities . Sin ce rely, Jacki e Miller rro gram Manage r Jake Houston Program Coordinator • GREAT OU'I'DOORS COLORADO LOCAL T'ARKS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION GRANT APPLICATION */110 .-foc:i.\'ion dale mtty clumgc if th e !Jo ard changes its meeting scher/11 /e Section 2 -App!icatior ~iE~ ,., ~~,;.:'l.,s::f.Jil:'l!l~l!ifl]ifilll!§Jfill.llli._~-Q.1~--x=,_;:.·,~, ,;,,~4-~ •. ~-'":T\"o:--"" ~ .. ~ :-i Nam e: Mnili 11 g Address : 1 Appli c an l Contac t N nme: J Tille: Teleph one : j E ma il: J AJe you the pri mary conta ct fo r this grant : YES N0 I Do yo u curren tly have an open GOCO gra11t? lf yes, provide yo ur grant number(s): I Aud, i,:o u are rcgu ir ed to contact s taff Eriur to com Eletion oflhis •eelication . Teleµho ne : YES NO w~~~ ?roj ccl Tille: ------ Grant Rc c uest (no t to exceed $350,000): Total Project Casi: $ Percc11t o f overall match(%, ofto tol project co~l~: Percent o f cash matd1 (% of total project cos t): Co unty of Service: City (locat ion of project, i11clu tl ing crusg st ree t~): Brief Project Description (In 250 wo rds er less, answer the questions below : • Wh at is the proposed proj ec:, incl uding aU components: • Why is the project need ed ? How will it improve the park & rccrealion experience of residents? Who will benefit from thi s projec·'/ • ls the n: anyihing uniq~e abc ut cit iz en participation in des ign or financing uf the project? Section 2 -Applicatiou -Summary fo rm Verify that this a?pl icati on cont ains all of the followio6 required do cumen:s : 0 Signed Reso lutio::i t o□ Go verning Body 0 Compieted t.nnnnmenta! Checklist 0 Budget fonu CJ Preliminary T imeline Estimate 0 Ura.ft: In tergovernmental Agreement, o r othe.i coJt:ac t wilr. the 1,r•Jj ec: partner o r a siguc::c.l lca ej v f s upp:rrt fr o m ,pro/e~tfjjannet'l(illilec, □~ t □ ·r own paper) ~ ~r~~~ -:~~ ~q Q_ogl.~1-'l~Jl. S, ~;;~.: r~J 't!: ~~ ..... =~~r~ ~fl~"'}~~ ~l~ Doc-.unentatiou of any opposition to the proj e<c t, if app licabie By signing be!ow, the appli caul c e1lifies tl~a t it o wns, leasc:5, er othcr.,·i s c has co ntrol c.,.·c~ th e property o n -.,·h.ic:l LLi.is p:1..•j eci will be completed (col:ecjvely, "Control") (or is c.ppl ying on behalf of an enti ty U1al Las su:b Co;;uoi). A p plicant has on fi le riocL mcnt,tion e ·,i dencing i:s Control of the property and will provide such doc umeatatbn to GOC'.) on ~eq uest. AuU1orized Signeture: Da te : _________________ _ (From applicant orga11iz aiio11) Printed Name and Title: _________________ _ Section 2 -Application -Selection Criteria Questions AU a;,plicants must respond to the following selection criteria questions in seven to nine pages . This applicatiuu will be scored on a I 00 point basis with each question below worth five points. The seven to nine page limi t does not include attachmcn:s, photograph s, maps, lectcrs, etc. 2ach project w:11 be rev iewe r: by ouL~ide reviewers and GOCO sta:f, aod projects will be ranked scco rdin g to reviewer and sta ff scores In a separate document, please answer every qu estio n, restating the q ucstion that you are answering. Failur e to provide a respo Js c to any question will reduce yow-project's score. Please reference all attachments . I . Describe the community/neighborhood the pro jeer will serve . (If the project is designed to serve a pani:ular neigbbor:iood or population within a larger city/subdivision/comm,mity, focus on the neighborhoo d/pop ulation to be served.) Include population, income uala aud insight into the recre,,:innal interests of the co mmunity . 2. Describe access to the propose: project. Is it accessible by trai l? How is it situated in relation to where users live; how w1:1 users access it; is it near or linked to schools, other recreational amenities, or community gathering spots? Are the re obstacles to getting to the e provide a map rst:2":'!ll'."1'roj ect•siic;l\ :: .. rroWlds it. Also provide a tis ~ ...., 00 · r . . ' .... •~tl . o !be prciiect ao ho detennined? Des:ribe the consultations you have had with outside expi:rts, other comm unities , or knowledgeable individuals about, builuing this sort of project. How did -or will you choose parti cular vendors, materials, sys tems, etc.? 5. Wille CY CA-accredited youth corps or other local youth organization be us ed to .,n,iiement the project? If so, describe the collaboration yo.i 've had with that corps or organization and what work they'll be doing. Submit a lcner of support from the corps or organization that you will be collaborating with . If the corps will uot parti cipa te in the project , suhmit a len cr/cmail from CYCA explaipjng why . 6. Woo are the existing and/or expected use rs of the proposed project? What indi vidu al s, organized sports leagues and teams , school and youth groups, etc will th e project benefit? Provide use:-numbers for each user group (and bow did yo •J arriv e at that est imate?) 7 . Describe the recreational need s that th is project will serve . How will the project enhance recreational offerings , including programs, in the community? 'What oppon-unities are lost l f this projec t is not w1de11akc11 now? Section 2 -Application -Sel ectio n Criteria Questions 8. I-low .u c pult:mlia l us .;1 s of l :1c pi :..,j~cl co mp cn:;a ting no w fo r the la.ck of tl1:.; p1 ojv ~l-? Do th ~y have to visi t other communiti es to use a snnilnr iamenity; do ti1 t:y have a su!J slitule r,ffo ring availab le; or do lhcy simply go without? 9 . Whal cnvir.-,nmcntnl cclut,uti01: opportunili m; du cn th e projL:d pro •·idc: 111 wbnl wny::. doc~ the.:. proj c::;t in crca s::. cwan..:rn.:~s ufll:c loc.:al, rcg1ru1J\, ,,r i:1:11 t lilnd::c.:ap~cnvirurnn c11t ? 10 . How docs th e projc:cl prnvicl e H unique oppor tunity for youth 1111d their fami '.ic,; lo s pend time cngn gi ng in rn11dno r n.:crca tion '! A 111.;wcr one st·I or rp1csl'ion s I.I and 12 . lf your project is part of a ,nastcr plan , nnswcr set· 011c. If your pn•jc.:cl is not par( of :1 nrn ~l'c r plan, nnsW<!r sr.l two . 11. Is lh c project li sted as a priority in a developed master pl1t11'1 lf yeS: when wus lh c plun curnplelt:tl'i What pnonty 1s thi s Jll'OJCCI !i sled as within the plan'' I.: ii is not th e lop pric,nty; <l i~euss why lhi s project is being pursued ul lhis 1imc . i,r,-;[rl:dNi:1,.,\1.!'i P.'iWJ i.~.;.'-!·l·m!l!:lU~,i!~cs~j,d,r.t h~,1,),Ubl.ic~:.'!li:f 1. the master plan ? P.rnvide : tlJE: ~i)lhc_: <>fjij_~I& 'i~eti~.,¾h~,1~jlof.~r.cr?.1 ,.', , . c11i scd'/ How many pe.opl e .. ? Sum mar w,c th~.ccBbnuk rcccl\\fod,1\,1 .I:>.'? n.;~s, . · ,,ii 5 ni · 'r,if):)i\ · ~ .':'.~~•j'•·)"(;'fi' ~r,tt!]• 1!f1;)'t!, "t~r:_;ti~ (~-i;l't:-'li~ ~.~~•"'?";J·Oj 8{1li /~-~-.. ·,. .i~., l,j' \.~ r.{( •f. ~,q ' i··~ •1 -~ ' 1 .Z,\ T~ I t 'r· '1\ ~···-\ '\-i.:::.~.:...::., g< . :~!'.I !~~"·~· ,.:bi!) c~::1 . L/?' ·!:::c_ •• t) -~a _s\~ ~ .. I_... proJ~btns}n0./.'.t,pn11 of,u dcv cl q11ed ma~ler p~o,icus:diow 111 com · ...--11 ''2 ~·!·'-.!,,J;~'PI ·1. .f,',li.~,,11~ _,.i" .. ,·..,.:. 1.·,\\!J· _.,,o.,T,'J.'~ l:lfti~F,'• ti1 · ;;f! .UL,.,· '-,. I~. i!"lllOO'·ii.l,,u1 e·lV•?/;}in g r~r;!Jjii s ·.iii\'J~~\· ff r;~,p.1ic''11icli}~~~w,. ··. iur -,f'' r,r. ..::of~e a1:g\1ca~_o.Q,d~i'.'IJ.lg~,,~.\~ l;h$/?:N'~p~:,i:f".'.i~"'(C.,t)! , A , 1-iit,. / ,, • · ·a'follie'li!'ilveftiscmcnfs. :-low·m~ny·peoplc !itkn'11etl?"Jf ii'·su e '·was-te8;5h'6w many pecple and what groups were survey·.,d'/ ,·low 1rnmy people re~ponded? Provide one copy of a blank survey. 12 [)i,icu,.,; !he feedback rnceivcd from tne public and how i'. wan dclcnr.ined that your u11isliluc11t s w1111I. and will use the project? All a11plicants 11111 st proceed, answering qu estions 13-19 13 Who is supporling thr. pmj ecl (us ers, rnem!itrs of the commuuity , projet:I pa1lncrs) in ways nthe1 than cash or in-kind contributions? ln ch1dc 11p lo ,;even suppo11 lcll cr:;i<:muils from us ers, user groups, olher funtlern, comm~1ity mcmLcrs, volunteers, clc . Support let1 ers/crnnils rnur.t he included with ,he applir:nh -,,; :md will uol he accepted if'mailccl lo the OOCO office. 14 . Who is opposed to the projecl'/ Have neighbors, us er groups, or other parties obJeclcd lo the. pmji,cl'I lnr.!ude nny letters, pelitions, new~ m1:icles , or olhc: documents evidencing opposition. Whal has been done to address the concerns of thos e opposing und how hos the opposi tion responcied? Section 2 -Application -Selection Crite ri a Questio ns 15 . Js lh c proj ecl "shovel read y?" Provide evid ence that it will be co:npleted wilhin two years of the award date . Describe the planning that ha s gon e into the project ; is desi gn and eugin ce:ing comple te or i5 there work yet to be don e? ? 6. What is com pelling abo ut your commurut y's ,,ecd fo r OOC O funds '? Will Lh c proj e~t (or co mponents of il) get done if UOCO fun ds are nol ev ail ao le? Will applican t or partn er funds dedi c ai cd to the projecl he lost iiGOCO doesn't award a gran t now? J 7. How mu ch o:" yo ur plann ed cash mat c h is scc~red ? Ho w much of it i s yet io be raised an d what are yo ur plans for rnisioe th ose Rrlditional fund s? Whal is your "Pinn B" if you are unabl e to ra ise U1 ose furd s'/ ,~. Ues c tib e the cas h or in kind pilltm:rships cstaL lis hed fo, th is pr oject. 'T11i s doe , uul incl ude cash or iu kind par.nc:ship s that have co ntributed lo prev:ous phases or will i;onlribu te t0 futw-e phases. If cash o, in-kind partnership s for th is proj ~ct we re no t possibl ~. ex.p lain wby . J 9. Estim ate the a11nual cos ts lo n:aintam th e proj ect. How did you deli ve U1 os e numbers ; how Ju you iJtend to fund rnaintcoancc ; and who is rc spo~sibl e fo r m ainlcno.n:c ? 20 . Provide a det ailed ;,udgct that pr esents informati o n :onsi stcnt wiil1 the an swers presented 4'J!;.;;:th..IQs1P.b.Q1!J:l!_br&£1,s,cti~ -~\ .. · · o~.,_~W!1ifmy Fonn. ~ · .• "· . ·. !1 f.t.¥ Kl . • ~ :';,·-',' '._.t-:~ ;;;~ & ij . . lo~~. ~ ,~F·-,~J?'.'1'. .c:.'i -·c;•;, l• ,:.,, It.· ' ' 1.1'\ 1ii\ ' . tt .r "'l f/.'\ @ ·.,;~ \•..:...t1}W ·~k~-· t?:,~j L ~-9, ~ \~i<i::tf!?' Secti on 2 -Apµlica li o n -E n vironm e ntal C heck li ~t Th e upp li cu nl is rcs pum:ib le for ;:ecunng all ncccs r.iry permit::, li cense~, clc::urn nccs, uncl cnv11 ·onmc111.ul unn.l y:as tl ocu mcnln li on noc :cs~a ry to comply with locul, slate, c,r lcdura l law . IJ c::.crihi: lh c process or effort.~ made lo 1cvi ch' potc:n ti nl wilc ll tfc and cnv 1rn11111rn :lul 1111p11cl; of tltl' projl\C:I as c:omoi::c :y nnd spt,t:il"ically 11 :s prrn:t'.,l e. lndu ci c uuy rdcvnnl in frinnalic11 1 in cnch r,f the c:1l c11ory qu ei;ti nns li st.eel bcbw ancl indi cu tc wh 1c'1 qucsl ion ynu 11rc answ crin1;. Ern,npk:: am giv t:n or t'.·1e 1ypes of informal.ion th11I rn 11y \1 c vnl,1 nl1l c:. I f th e::ra: ri11c~ti c1 r1 !-l lll'C not 11 ppl ic:r1 l 1ic LO lni i: p1 n jccl 1 plc.:a:;c write NIA an d ~tal c: 1hc n:m,onint•,. I . S pc:dcs of Co11c:c rn. Is ii lik el y thul !J lnn l ur wildi ifc ::pcc ics of con ccn, arc prcsc ,r. on thc propo,a:cl project ::i lc'/ F<'.d1:rn ll y li::tccl lhrc nl.l:n cd or c11 dun~c.:rcd species S p1.:dc!i lh at arc rnrc or hnvc· li niil cid ra:1et": in C:o lo rndo H ahil.ul Value. H ow i1nporlanl, prnd 11ciivc1 or pri •,!.ine is ll u: wi k ll 1 fr ~ h<1bitnl :n !h e proj oct ,iretL? r.xi:;;ti1,g dcvdcprn,~n, or hu 11 11111 iinp.icl!-1 to lh u :1n:po~:ccl pmj::.t:1 are a C riti c11I 11111.>i lil l fi.,1 H pai ti1.:ula 1 ~pt:r~ic ~:1 n, ~111 arc11 wi lh 111 1.~h vntu c rc,r m.:~:ting, feedin g or <.:alvmg Management of users u11d rulnt<.:cJ 11 ct1 v1ti ~; wit:, :q;;11 ~;. f1.;ncin g, :ind cclu e:nio n 1,1,1grn 1ns '.i . lk ndi l. How i:; the prujecl plu 1111~d tn ltuvc a posi ti ve impae\ on wilcllifc'/ Hah1 lal i1111n1vcmc11t !;u~h :J!: res lora 1·i(ln o fwclland s1 nver c::>rridor dcan ••ttr, or 11l;111lin1;H fu : CO V\;I' 11c:-:li11 g ·r:dm:at iou of"u:;crs ll,ro u~h cnvirnnmcn tal c:lm,ulio n pro1Jn.ms, 011 port111 ii l1 e:i fo r "walchuh lc wi ldlife ," and wildlil'c imp uc l monil uri n~ l'rin dp al s uurcc (s) uf informalion : (e .g. Cu lornd o Divi ::iu11 of l'ark" m,d Wildl if'c , Co lurn do N11111rnl 1-lcrila gc Progr,11 11 , loca l agency, r:laffbio logist, eo nsult nn l) Pri11L cd ua n11•., fif'I ~ and tcl1~phon e number uf pl~rson cu nsulf cd: S ig;nnturc of person consulted Dale COU NCIL COMMUN ICATI O N Da le Agen da ll em Subject Augusl 20, W 12 y r, Rpi.;ol ution Sl/fl rortine th e City '~ GrP~I O uldoars Colorado grant applica lion for !he re development of D Jncan Park l nilia led By Staff Source Dopar tm e nl nf Pa rks clnd t!ec t ea tio n lerrcll Black, Dir ector of P,1rks an d Recrea ti o n l oe Sack, Rec r ea ti on Servrces Manager ----·----··- COUNC IL GOA L AND l'REVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION Ordinan c e# 35 , Se ri es of 1978 -ln1cr govN1rm en 1al agreement betw ee n the City o r Eng lewood and Englewoo d Sch c,oli for th e lease ol Du n ca n School/rroperl\' lor park and recrea t ional purposes . Coun ci l Bill N o. 41 , Se ri es ol 2007 autho riz ing a Co ntra ct lor Deed for !h e p urchase of D un can Park loc a'.cd at 4840 South Pe nns\i/v,,nia St r1::e1 betw ee n the Ci ty ot Eng lewoo d and Arapahoe Co unt y School Dislrict N o l (Englewood Schoo ls) Ccun dl ~;II N o. 52 Series of 200 7 a11 1horrz 1ng an Int ergovernm en tal Agree m ent r e garding !he 20t'J7 gr ant ol Ar,1pah oe C o un~• Open Spa ce between Arapah o e County and th e City o f Engle woc d, Colo rad o ior Du11can Park Acqw s1tion Coun cil Bill N o . f>, Series of 2008 authori ~ing an Intergov ernmental Agr ee m •nl regarding th e 200 7 gr an l o f Grea t Uutdoo rs Colorado between th e S:a1e Board of the G rea : Ou tdoor s Colorado Tru st Fund •rr tl tir e City of E,glewoo d . Colorado f:J r Duncan Par k Acquisition Coun cil Bill No . 52, Ordhar>Lt l~u.50, s~ri~, uf 2009 rn support o f 1he Ci ty's Grea t O utdoors C cl o rad o (C ~co ) granl app'ica ti on for design anri development ol D un ca n Pa rk . Rc:.uI ut io 11 N o.2 ~e ie!i of 20 10 in sup port oi the C ity's Arapahoe Cot.:nty Open Space (,\C 1SJ gru nt apo lrca t ion ior d esign and developm ent of D un ca n Park . Coun cil 3ill N o. I 0, Ordir ance No. :'O, Seri es of 201 1 rn support of the Ci ty'r, GOCO gran t award fo r th e Duncan Park Pl anning REC OMMEN DED ~CflON Recommendati o n fr om th e Pa,k s Jnd Rf:•r·1Villinn OPp;in m Pnt tn .1pr,rnvf' th P rP~olution ~upporting th e City 's granl app lical ion lo Grea t O utdc•ors Colo rado fo r th e r edeveloprn enl oi Dunc an Park . BACKGROUND , ANA l YSIS , AND ALTEHN/\T IVES IDENTIFIED Coun cil a111h ori wd th e purchJ$e oi Duncan Park from En r,lewood Schools in 2007 . TI,e purch ase of Duncan Pa •, was su pp ort ed by a COCO gra 11l a A COS grant ,md A rapa h oe Co u n ty Shareback Funds. Fir.al park acq ui si ti on w as completed in 20 I O Redevelopment ol D u ncan Park , ,ncl uding th e removal of the old sc h ool building is suppo rtl'd by th e Parks M ast er Pl an, adop ted in 2006. C o unc il autho ri ze d !h e acce ptance of the COCO D un ca n Planning gran t in 2011 During th e veiled pla nning process park amen iti es w ere d etermin e d 10 include: a pavilion, a multi-use sp ort fi eld, a basketball court , playgro un ds, re slroorn,, land sca ping a d an 111t crnal trai l. The e,1 ima1 ed cos! of th e total r edeve lopm en t of Dunca n Park is 1.2 milli o n dollars . ,\n1 1cipa1 ed funding 1ources rn cl u d e: COCO Loca l Parks and Outd oor Recrea tion Gran t ($350,000). ACOS Gran ! ($250,000), A rapa ho e County Shar ebac k Funds ($575,000) and C merva tr o n Tr u st F,mtl ($2 5,000) l'INANCIAI. IMl'A,r nw (.ii )''~ (;re :11 ()uldoors Colorad o grant npplic ation will 1equ(~S I $3~0 ,000 in gra nt (11nd ~ wit h a re qui re d Cil l' c ns h matc h u f $140,0 0 0 IArnpah oe Co u111 y 51i.1r el >:11 :k '111,d s). I.I ST OF !\TTACl·IMENT5 I ,:11(:r:, 1 if Supp c,r t ICJI Graff Appl iL,1lir,n I 'r()1Jwa~cl l~c•:<l l11l i<1 11 C 1 y 0 P ~. R t: S AND August I , 201 2 Great Ou1tl..ior s Co lorado Attn: Local Governme11 Prlcram 303 East 17" Avenue, Su ite 1060 Denver. CU 8ULOJ Dear Boa rd Members, F ~, E N G L E w 0 0 D R E CRE AT ION ( 0 MM I I SI O N On behalf of the City of Englewood Parks and Recreation Commission, I am writing this letter in support of the City of Englewcod 's gran: applicati,n for the development of Duncan Park. W ith GOCO 's gra nt support, the Ci~y was able to purchase the Dun can Park property from Englew ood Schoo l!a , who were d i~posinis o f ~u rplu> ~ruµ~rty tc offset budget red1.:ctions . We. we re able t o save the site as parkland ,1nd now we ha ve ra zed the small ~cho cl bu il ding and ~ompleted design and constr uct ion doc Jmenb for the park 1 ·develoome nt In May r,f 2006, ihe Parks and Re creat ion Corr.m ission adopted a Park s ano Recreat ion Master Plan which ir,entitied ,he s:>uth~ast ·es1dent1a l area of the City as presently being underserved; with a relatively low parklanj lev~I of service . The Pa,b dmJ Rt:Llt'ctlion Commis sion has identifi ed the redeve lopment of Dunc an Purk iJ!'i il5 h ighc~a park development priority. We appreciate the opportunity to be cons,dered for GOCO grant do llars for th i~ very im ponant p1ojec t. Smee rely, ,~· ./ /:, •'"' .-;/ ., Awi tin Gome ~. Ch i1 i q.,1 e1>on Parks and Recr ealion Corr1rn ss1o n City of Engl ewoo d 115 5 W Ox ru,cl A,C!,,ue En gle wood . Color,1tl u 30110 rhone 30}-761 ·2<,80 r ,u. JQ).762 ·2&8 8 WWI\' Cl t-11t lt.•1·.·-:Jod.,o "' uncan Park Neighbors Augu st I, 20 12 Ureat Ot1t:rlc,1\rs \:1,loradc, AT rt-:: r ,OC!II Gove rnment Progrtun Jll'.I E. J ·11" l,VCJllJ<:, Suile 1060 l.l1:iw,·I", CO 80203 Uc:11· CiOCO: En~lcwoOd, Col()l ildO W e ;ire a gro up or m:;11'1y : Otl hom co wrt '.:l"}i mul n1.:1ghhp· ; il vmi; ,1rou11 d l)uncan Par k i1 1 F ng.lL~woncl , C:olnr:-1clo who 1-:t \'C grea tly :ippn:ciatl:c L•.rnn1 111011r.y yon prl·vinu~ly nw;1dccl for th,; rn1rchas~ of our chcri:;hcd 11 cigh ho rhoc1 d park . As we' vc ~:hanid i1, the p1'1:l, lhi :1 r :11·k it: the c,11l y 11c ighl11,rhc,ud pt,rk to 1n ccl' tl1c ncctts of this cc,rnur of Engl1 iwond ·-an area that rcpr,~scir.s ap pro xinmt<!ly 2{) i.;c rcc111 of the ;.own's population.. Recently we learned tl,a l. ynu woultl wn,:dcr lhis 1wk for a developme nt gr:inl. With thi s money~ our Ci1.y to ld w: we would be able to move forwm ·d with the :mprovrnr1cnl:-1 to our J>Dtkl Thi •: little park has been in such aced of redevelopment. As much ai: we enjoy using it 1oday, we loolc (Orward tn when it ca n provide cv•.m more oppo11111 1il 11!s fnr otrcfoor uc.livi ~ict;. Th e City plans to work with ow· group as ii takes the nccc~snry steps lo iet'.ew our p3t'lt. We kn ow u gumt from you would give us all the rc~ourcc!: we m:c:d to do :m. Plcu9c help our ncigltb o rho ud rc illizc iL, dreams to give Duncan Pa:·k the ma keover it so genuinely needs . 4R 90 S . Penn sylvania Englewood, CO 801 13 Representing Duncan Parle Neighbors Englewood Unloashec PO Box :i8l Engl ewood . CO 80151 Great Outdoors Colorado Aun . Local Government Prol!ram 303 17"' Avenue, Suite 1060- Denver, CO 802U J July 27, 20 12 Dear GOCO Members, Englewo od Un leashed i~ a non-p rofit corpo cation that wa ~ formed t l su ppon off-le ash dog privileges at designated parks within the City of l:.nglewood Duncan Park is one of four "eighborhood parks in the City with off-leash privileges and the only park in southea st Englewood . EU works with, aids and assists the City of Englewood by raising funds and providing volunteer suppon to improve and better maintain the off-leash parks in Englewood in order to provide dogs a place to exercise without leash restramt in a clean, healthy and safe environment. W• are writing in support of the developmert grant, that Englewcod is applying for and we wis., to support their development effon of Duncan Park through a $500 donation . EU cultivates community spi:it and nc ,ghborhood relations through varioL1S outreach efforts . We be lie.ve that Duncan Park is one oi these valuable assets and hope that you w:11 view the project as wonhy of your funding dollars . Sincerely, ~ Englewood Unleashed President