NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION BOARD - Nate Monahan, Recreation Manager
Title
RECOMMENDATION TO AMEND THE 2020 - 2024 OPEN SPACE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Background
A panel of City Staff including the City Manager, Finance Director, Public Works Director and Parks and Recreation staff have reviewed the Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for the City’s Open Space Fund and is recommending a number of amendments to the 2020 component of the CIP. Staff is seeking the NRCB’s recommendation to bring the amendments forward to the City Council for approval and formal adoption into the Amended 2020-24 CIP.
In total, revenue has increase by $121,511 to $1,407,911, while recommended expenditures have dropped by $780,000 for 2020.
A summary of the recommended amendments are as follows:
2020 Revenues
• Wetland Credit Sales - an increase of $121,511 to reflect what has been taken in to date
2020 Expenses Budget
BWS - EDA Repayment Site 7: (Increased in total by $200,000 to $300,000):
• Internal borrowing for site 7 wetland banking to EDA has been amended from $100,000 up to $300,000 because of the increase in the wetland credit sale revenue.
BWS Site Development: (Reduced in total by $980,000 to $160,000):
• Move BWS Entrance Sign ($125,000) to 2021
• Move hiring a design structure consultant at BWS ($20,000) to 2021
• Move Structure Construction at BWS: ($500,000) to 2021
• Move Trail development of the BWS: ($335,000) to 2021
• Interpretive Signs: ($10,000) The signs for this are in production now and will be installed this week on the Boardwalk (Have $7,500 in sponsorship)
• Branch 3 trail permitting: ($25,000)
• Ash Tree Removal: ($40,000)
• Additional maintenance costs for areas that are not responding to treatments
($85,000) (Examples: Mowing, raking, seeding, spot herbicide treatments
Recommendation
By motion, recommend to the Blaine City Council the amended 2020 - 2024 Open Space Capital Improvement Plan.