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HAMMITT Bob <br /> From: ANDERSEN Chris F <br /> To: HAMMITT Bob; MEDLIN Johnny R <br /> Subject: RE: Greenscape Grant Application <br /> Date: Tuesday, February 07, 1995 12:49PM <br /> Johnny, Thanks for the update. THat's all I wanted to know. Chris <br /> From: MEDLIN Johnny R <br /> To: HAMMITT Bob <br /> Cc: POTTER Glen D; PLAMONDON Scott F; ANDERSEN Chris F <br /> Subject: Greenscape Grant Application <br /> Date: Tuesday, February 07, 1995 10:40AM <br /> Hi Bob, <br /> Regarding your question: "Did we send this through the IGR Committee ?" <br /> After having discussions on this issue with Glen Potter he <br /> agreed to give a blanket approval for grant applications up to <br /> $10,000 for tree plantings. This agreement is in place of the <br /> IGR committee review. His only requirement was that we send <br /> him a timely memo in a "memo to file" format letting him know <br /> what we are doing. <br /> A couple of the justifications for this action are: <br /> 1. The timeliness of going though the IGR committee process <br /> is a little lengthy and onerous for such a small grant. <br /> 2. There is little likelihood of any other department within <br /> the City doing grant requests for tree plantings or work <br /> within parks that would compete. <br /> 3. We are repeatedly pushed by the Mayor and a couple of <br /> other Councilors who ask why we haven't applied for these <br /> small grants (we have done only one I can remember in the <br /> past several years). In the past with Jan Staszewski and his <br /> workload issues, we were not comfortable with going ahead with <br /> grant requests. With the new Urban Forester now on the job <br /> many of these concerns have been resolved. We are carefully <br /> looking at the associated staff requirements that go with <br /> these grant requests and making sure we have the resources. <br /> There is a significant political PR benefit we will get for <br /> this program in doing these type of small grants. <br /> I hope that has answered your questions. Please let me know <br /> if you need additional info. <br /> Thanks <br /> Johnny <br /> Page 1 <br />