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RESOLCT ION NO. /;~
SERIES OF 2010 --
A RES I UT ION SU Pl'OIU l,\l> TII E GREAT OU TD OO ltS COLORADO (GOC'fl J (il(A !,:-1
A PP LI CAT I N FOR !)LINCAN P . .\RK PLANl'\ING FUNDl~G
\\'11 1:.RE:-\S. 1hi: ity C0u ncil of lhc C n~ 0f I nglc" nnd autlH1n1l'd an 1111crgr1\l'nt1rn.:mal
agree ment between tht.· Cny and Englewood Scl hmb f<1r the k:i~c of Duncan Schol1I 1m1pc11~ fl 11
park and rccn:;u1onal purpm:c s. wnh the pa ssage of Ordinance: ~o. 35. Scnc, of' 1978: .!nd
\\'I-I EREAS. the City of Englewood ha s m:nntamt.:d and operated Duncan Park a') n
com mun 11y park for over th iny years through a lease agree ment \\ ith En gh.:wond Schools and the
park 1s co nsidered a vn\unblc: and 1m.:plnccnblc pan of the Engk,,·ood park system . ;111d
WHEREAS. Dunc:111 Park is the o nl y Park \oc:ucd m the s0i1theas1 quad 1am of th e C11~ of
l:nglc\\'ood: and
lll!EREAS. 111 2006 the Arapahoe Sc hool DJStrict t-:o ! (E nglewood School D1stn ct) 1otcd to
sell thi.: Du ncan Park propcny: and
\\'I I EREAS. the l.:.nglc"\10~! City C01111cil p;i s:-.ag c of Ordinm1cc N('t . -e. Serie~ 0f 200 7
:rnthnntcd :1 Co1111.11.:1 for the: pun.:ha'ic of Dunc:m P:ir\... hll'atcd at ➔8 -4 8 South 1•cnn ~ylva ni:1 h~ the
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\\'11\· RL·\S, lhc Lngl t:\\llO\l Clly C.\iunl·il pa,s:t};!l' (lt ( 1rd111a11..:c 1'P 8. Sern::-of ~()OS
aulllllntcd an f111<.:ri::11,i:rnmcn1:1\ :\grccmcnt n:g :U"d111g tht.: '.:!00 7 G,.1111 ol Circa! Ou1dnt1r:-
(\1lt1ralh, {GC )('()) (irnlll for the :1cqu 1~1110n of Du ncan !'ark: and
\\'111 :RF A 5. th e 1·1• ,ood C11y Council pa ss age c1f Ordinan cl.' No . 50. Se nt.::-tif 2009
:-.uppcincd th t.: Cn~ 1\. 0 gr:uu :1ppli cm1 <,n :·nr Duncan Park dc,·t.::,,pmi.:nt: :md
WI 11 :Rb\S. tht.: h1gk,,f1od C11y Cou 11.:tl :tcknowlcdgc!-that thl' gram app ll c;itifl n 111c\u(k:,.
m;itclung fund!-which Engk\\Oocl i:,, !<.O ll·1~ rc:,.pon'\1blc lo prn\'Jdc 11':i gram I!-:iwanh!d : anJ
\\'111 :RI :\S, lhl' m:udung fund, ha,e been appn,pn;itcd m tht: ~010 Hudgc1 and :1utl11in1,cd
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\\ 111 RI \~. thl' pa,,;1µL' lll 1111, R..:~1•lu1111n :,.upp1.in, lhl· l'll~ ·, gr.1111 ;1ppltl'.;11h1n lo 1 ~ -,.ooo
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.S.1·c 1ion I. The Cit y Co uncil of lhc City of Englewood suppons 1hc Grear Outdoors Colorado •
gram appli cation for fun din g for Duncan Park planning and ha s approprimed mm ching fund s in
1he 20 10 Budget ncce sary 10 meet th e 1em1s and obligarion s of any Gra m award ed .
ADOPTED A fD AP PR OVE D thi s l61h da) of Augus1 . 20 10.
~-r; b.Jmti-J ) ( J Jam,•s K . Woodward, Mayor
I. Loucri shia A. Ell is. Ci1 y Cler k fo r lh!'.P:;· of Engl c\\YO d. C ro.;d o, I ·eby cc 111fy lht
above is a 1ru e copv of Resolut ion 'o. 1 IS . Series of :w I •
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CO U N CIL COMMU N ICATION
Dat e: Age nda It em: Sub ject:
Augus t 16, 2010 11 C ii ResolutiJn supp o rting the City's Great Outck,ors
Col orado (GOCO) grant applica ti on for Dunca n
Pa rk planning
Initiated By: I Staff Source:
Depa rtment of Parks and Rec rea ti on Gary Hultberg, Rec rea ti on Manager
CO UNCI L GOAL AN D PREVI O US CO U N CIL ACTION
• Ordinanre o. 35, Series c,f 1978 -Intergovernmental Agree ment between th e City of
Engl ewood and Engle wood Schools for th e lease of Dunca n School/property fo r pa rk and
recreational purposes.
• Counci l Bill No. 41 , Series of 2007 authorizing a Contract for Deed for the purchase of
Duncan Park located at 4846 South Pennsyl vania Str ee t b etween th e City of Eng lewood a,,d
'-rapahoe County School District No. 1 (Englewood Schools)
• Cou ncil Bill No. 52 Serie s of 2007 auth orizi~g an Intergovernm ental Agreement regardin g
th e 2007 grant of Arapah oe County Open Space between Arapahoe Coun ty and th e Citv of
Englewood, Colorad o for Dun can Park Acquisiti on
• Council Bill No. 6, Se ri es of 2008 au th ori zi ng an Intergovernm ental Agree ment regarding
the 2007 gra nt of Great Outd oors Colorado between th e Stat e Boa rd of the Great
Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund anc •h e City of Englewood, Colo rad o for Duncan Pa rk
Acquisition
• Council Bill N o. 52 , Ordinance No. 50, Se ries of 2003 in suppo rt of th e City's GOCO gran t
applicati on for Dunca n Park deve lopment.
REC O MM ENDED ACTIO N
Staff recommends th at Cou11ci l approve th e attached reso lution supporting the Ci)''s gran t
applicati on to GOCO fo r a si te-specific p lanning grant for Dunca n Park .
BAC KG ROUND, ANA LYS IS, AND ALTE RNATI VE!, IDENTIF IED
Coun cil has authorized a three-ph ased purchase of Duncan Par k from Eng lewood Schoo ls. Th e fi nal
payment for Parcel #3 w ill be completed in 20 10. Redevelopment of Dunca n Park , including th e
removal of the old sc hool b uild ing is suppo rt ed by th e Pa rk s M as ter Pla n, adopted 2006. Th e Parks
and Recreati on Commissio n has identified redeve lopmen t of Dun ca n Pa rk as a high priority. Th e
City was un success ful in its grant applica tions to GOCO and Arapah oe Cou nty for pl anning an d
developm ent funding fo r Duncan Park in 2009. Both age ncies recom mended th at th e City would
likely b e more succes,: ,I h, subsequ ent gran t requests if Dunca n had a site-specific park
development plan in place rather than requ es tin g planning and developm ent fund ing togeth er. Th e
es timated cost of a Duncan Park plan is $14 0,000. Th e max imum grant awa rd for GOCO Pla nning
grants is S75 ,000 with a requ ired City match of 25% or $25,000.
FINANCIAL IM~ACT
Th e City 's COCO grant applicati on will reques t SiS,OQC, in gran t funds w ith a required r ;i1y
minimum match of 25% • $25 ,000, to be fu nd ed fr om Cons ervati on Trust Fu nds (lottery , and
$40,000 fr om Arapah oe Coun ty Open Sp ace Grant M a, ,1i ng Fund s l shar e ba ck fund •.) w hi ch ~re
presen tly budgeted .
LIST OF ATTAL HMENTS
Res olu tion -GOCO planning grant applica tion suppo rt .
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