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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Carolyn Poissant – Manager of Trails, Open Space, and Park Development
Mitch Overton – Director of Parks and Recreation
SUBJECT: Grant Agreement No. 2016-005 with Montana Fish, for the Northwest Bozeman Wayfinding Station at the Bozeman Sports Park
MEETING DATE: March 20, 2017
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Grant Agreement No. 2016-005 with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks for the Northwest Bozeman Wayfinding Station at the Bozeman Sports Park
and authorize the City Manager to sign the appropriate documents.
BACKGROUND: Resolution No. 4521 approved the allocation of Trails, Open Space and Parks
(TOP) bond funding in an amount not to exceed $7,500,000 for the acquisition park land and
development of the Bozeman Sports Park and called for the City to enter into a binding agreement with the party responsible for providing the required $976,100 cash and / or in-kind match for the
TOP project. An Agreement with the Bozeman Sports Park Foundation (“Foundation”) was
approved on February 23, 2015. The Foundation is continuing to solicit funds for the project.
Members of the Foundation suggested applying for, and assisted with the preparation of, a Land
and Water Conservation Fund Grant application for 2016 through the State of Montana. A grant application for $125,000, to be matched by $125,000 from the previously allocated TOP bond
funds was approved by Commission Resolution 4685 on April 11, 2016. This Agreement
(“Attachment A”) officially awards the grant through State of Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
(“FWP”). The wayfinding station project site is identified as the project location so as not to
encumber the entire Sports Park site by Land and Water Conservation Fund requirements.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES: The vending portion of the wayfinding station is intended to be
funded by Bozeman Sports Park Foundation match, which has not yet been provided.
ALTERNATIVES: Per Commission.
FISCAL EFFECTS: The grant require an equal match of $125,000 to come from the previously
approved TOP bond funds for the Sports Park construction budget. No new funds are requested.
Attachments: Attachment A – Grant Agreement with Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
Report compiled on: March 6, 2017
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