HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdmin Order 58-24-05 -- Authorizing Grant Application for Suzanne Arlie ParkADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-24-05
of the City Manager
AUTHORIZING THE EUGENE PARKS DIVISION MANAGER TO SIGN
AND SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR AN OREGON PARKS AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT GRANT FOR SUZANNE ARLIE
TRAILHEAD AND ACCESS PROJECT.
The City Manager of the City of Eugene finds that:
A. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is accepting applications for the
Local Government Grant Program.
B. The City of Eugene desires to participate in this grant program to the greatest extent
possible as a means of providing needed access improvements to a new metropolitan park that will
provide outdoor recreational hiking and mountain bike experiences for all Eugene residents.
C. The City has identified a high priority need to improve safe and public access to
Suzanne Arlie Park.
D. The grant-funded project would include access road widening, parking area
construction, trailhead development, ¾ mile of trail construction, and associated landscaping,
fencing, and trailhead furniture.
E. The City of Eugene has available local matching funds to fulfill its share of
obligation related to this grant application should the grant funds be awarded.
F. The City of Eugene will provide adequate funding for on-going operations and
maintenance of Suzanne Arlie Park and Access, should the grant funds be awarded.
On the basis of these findings, I order that:
Section 1. This administrative order is a demonstration that the City of Eugene officially
supports the Parks Division Manager’s submittal of a grant application to the Oregon Park and
Recreation Department for trailhead and access improvements to Suzanne Arlie Park.
Section 2. This Order shall be effective immediately upon my signing it.
Dated and effective this 28 day of March, 2023.
Sarah Medary, City Manager
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