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t ~ ~ <br /> Public Works <br /> Parks & Open Space Division <br /> I <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 1820 Roosevelt Blvd. <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97402 <br /> MEMORAND (541) 682-4800 <br /> UM <br /> (541) 682-4882 FAX <br /> i vwvw.ci.eugene.or:us <br /> Date: August 22; 2003 <br /> j <br /> ! To: Dennis Taylor, City Manager <br /> From: Carolyn Weiss, Parks and Open Space Planning <br /> <br /> I <br /> Subject: Interagency Agreement- Grant funding for Whilamut Natural Area <br /> Parks and en S ace staff submitted a <br /> Op p grant application to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife <br /> in the fall of 2001. The application requested funding for habitat improvements for the Whilamut Natural . <br /> Area of Alton Baker Park in the amount of $70,950. Due to delays in the approval process, the grant <br /> award has just recently become official. <br /> Attached is an agreement for signature, between ODFW and the City of Eugene. The agreement commits <br /> the City to the work outlined in the grant application, and identifies procedures for reimbursement and <br /> record keeping. The procedures are reasonable, and staff are excited about the work these funds will <br /> facilitate. Benefits of this grant will include increased riparian plantings along the Willamette River, <br /> better availability of native upland grasses for prairie restoration projects, educational signage through out <br /> the park, and support for the Stream Team Volunteer program. City matching funds will be provided in <br /> the form of staff time spent coordinating the project. <br /> Please contact Carolyn Weiss, project manager, with any questions, 682-4914. <br /> _ <br /> <br />