To: Ellen Ellenburg, Public Works Committee Chairperson
From: Patrick Linihan, Parks and Recreation Director
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RE: Approval to accept a grant from Community Project Funding administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in the amount of $850,000.00, to support projects in the City of Swartz Creek, Mundy Township, and Grand Blanc Township
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Genesee County Parks and Recreation staff requests the approval to accept a grant from Community Project Funding administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in the amount of $850,000.00.
BACKGROUND:
This HUD grant is a passthrough grant. Grant funds will be distributed to support projects in the City of Swartz Creek, Mundy Township, and Charter Township of Grand Blanc.
The City of Swartz Creek is working to provide Otterburn Park with an accessible pavilion with a universally designed restroom facility, and a parking lot with ADA accessible spaces.
Mundy Township is working to add sensory and additional barrier free elements to finish the Mundy Miracle Commons Barrier Free Park.
The Charter Township of Grand Blanc is working to improve Creasey Bicentennial Park with ADA accessible parking spaces, realign and stabilize the parking lot, stabilize the access road, install a splash pad that is inclusively designed, create pathway to connect the ADA parking to the existing multi-use court, paved trailways and splash pad.
DISCUSSION:
This is a passthrough grant. Funds will be distributed equally amongst the three municipalities in the amount of $283,333.333. Following acceptance of the grant, Subrecipient Agreements with each of the municipalities will be submitted for approval.
No match.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
None.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
Funds to be deposited into account 2088-751.01-504.000.
NO USE OF PARKS FUND. NO USE OF GENERAL FUND.
A budget amendment is attached.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
None.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
Acceptance of this grant is in support of building and maintaining relationships with local municipalities and improving services to the community.
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Parks and Recreation Director to authorize accepting a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant, in the amount of $850,000.00 to be deposited into account 2088-751.01-504.000, to fund projects in the City of Swartz Creek, Mundy Township, and the Charter Township of Grand Blanc, with no match requirement, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the October 2, 2024 meeting of the Public Works Committee of this Board), the Chairperson of this Board is authorized to execute the grant agreement on behalf of Genesee County, and the Chief Financial Officer is directed, as necessary, to record the attached budget amendment.