HomeMy Public PortalAboutAB 09-018 LWCF application for USFS property purchaseMcCALL CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA BILL
Number
Meeting Date
216 East Park Street
McCall, ID 83638
AB 09-18
January 22, 2009
AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION
SUBJECT:
Land and Water Conservation Fund application
through Idaho Dept. of Parks and Recreation for
purchase of USFS property adjacent to Riverfront
Park
Approvals: Department/
Committee/Individual
Initials
Remarks
(Originator/
Support)
Mayor /Council
City Manager
Community Development
Treasurer
Clerk, Deputy City Clerk
Police Department
Public Works
Golf Operations
COST IMPACT: TBD via USFS appraiser
Parks & Recreation
FUNDING SOURCE: Land and Water Conservation
Fund grant; Parks Department
Airport
Library
TIMELINE: FY2010; grant is due Jan. 30th;
Funding available July 1, 2009
City Attorney
Grant Coordinator
originator
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
City staff has identified the need to acquire a 5 acre parcel
proposed Riverfront Park. The parcel is owned the US
Riverfront property.
The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation administers
Conservation Fund to pays for up to 50% of land acquisition
A formal appraisal of the property will be performed in
and for the purposes of the application, a general estimate
final appraisal information sent to IDPR once the appraisal
One aspect of the LWCF program that is important to note
USFS parcel, then that parcel as well as the land identified
designated as 6f property, to be used for outdoor recreation
Recreation Advisory Committee agree that this designation
of property adjacent to City land at the site of the
Forest Service, and contains the access road to the
grant funding through the Land and Water
costs for land to be used for recreation.
March. The grant application is due Jan. 30, 2009,
will be used for the property acquisition, with the
is completed.
is that if LWCF funding is used to acquire the
for future Riverfront Park development becomes
in perpetuity. City staff as well as the Parks and
is recommended for the Riverfront property.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve submission of a Land and Water Conservation Fund application to the Idaho Department of
Parks and Recreation Department and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents.
RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION
Meeting Date
ACTION
January 22, 2009
Approved by Council on Consent