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• 7. SOURCE OF FUNDING - Provide information about the sources of funding for local match. How firm is your local match - have the matching funds been committed to this project by your council, board or commission? Describe whether or not funds have been included in current parks budget and whether or not they are available immediately. Describe any in -kind donations (volunteer labor, donated materials, etc) for this project . What other local commitments, partnerships, use of inmate labor, etc. and support is there? Is the local match available at the time of application? Describe agency's ability to meet longterm maintenance costs for the project (See also #8 Source of Funding Worksheet) The City's Parks and Open Space Division has committed $300,000 in City funding induding $150,000 from a Stream Corridor Management and Acquisition fund, and the remaining $150,000 for Ridgeline Park acquisition from the1998 Parks and Open Space Bond Measure. These funds are available immediately, and depending on the timing of the acquisition process • may be spent prior to final committee grant award decisions. Another $300,000 from The Nature Conservancy has been promised to the City as bridge funding to assure the City is able to meet the terms of the current owner. Long -term maintenance costs of this acquisition site's stream corridors are likely to be considerably Tess than they would be if the parcel was developed. The current owner of the site has indicated his intentions to develop the site if we do not acquire it, and current zoning would allow 2 -3 units per acre. Based upon similar south hills developments with similar constraints, we would expect something on the order of 78 housing units to be developed in this parcel. The change in impervious area and modifications to the existing vegetation could have significant impacts on this headwater stream necessitating much more intensive and expensive ti maintenance needs. Additionally, one of the most expensive maintenance costs we have incurred on similar sites is the initial often substantial effort required to clear such sites of invasive species such as ivy, blackberry, and scotch broom. After the majority of these species have been removed, the follow-up work tends to be less labor and capital intensive. This particular site exhibits a very low level of invasion by non -native plant spedes, a condition very rare within the urban area, and one which would require relatively minimal effort to maintain. Although there currently is no funding available for trail construction, when such funding is obtained this property would be a high priority for trail construction funds. On trail maintenance and construction projects, we have sought as many methods and resources as possible induding contracts with private businesses and with state service providers such as the Sheriffs jail crew, Northwest Youth Corps, in -kind services, volunteer efforts, and Recreational Trail Program grants.