Title
Agenda Item:
Approval of Interlocal Agreement with Department of Natural Resources for Urban Forestry Work in City Parks and Downtown
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Although not referred to a committee, the General Government Committee received a brief overview of this DNR work crew opportunity during a general Urban Forestry work program report on July 25, 2013.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the Interlocal Agreement and authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement with Department of Natural Resources for Urban Forestry Work.
Body
Issue:
Whether to enter an Interlocal Agreement with Department of Natural Resources for Urban Forestry Work.
Staff Contact:
Michelle Bentley, Assistant Planner, Community Planning & Development 360.753.8301
Presenter(s):
None. Consent Calendar
Background and Analysis:
City has been awarded funding from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources Urban and Community Forestry Program (DNR). The attached Interlocal Agreement provides the City with a Puget Sound Corps (PSC) crew for at least eleven weeks, or more, to conduct urban forestry restoration tasks in the City of Olympia from October 1, 2013, to September 30, 2014. Under the Agreement, the PSC crew's work can begin the first week in October, with four 10-hour days, Monday through Thursday, each week. The value of crew work is approximately $5,000/week.
DNR will provide the following items to the City for urban forestry restoration projects:
* News release template to assist in building public awareness and event marketing.
* Baseline invasive plant species mapping.
* Crews will remove and/or control invasive plant material and complete related restoration tasks including installation of plant materials.
* Post-restoration mapping.
* Post-restoration report that includes a description of the project and the work accomplished.
* Template for three-year management plan.
* Template for annual ...
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