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Commission directs staff to withdraw EcoPark grant application, seeks other funding options
Summary
After staff reported a reduced project scope had been deemed ineligible by the granter, commissioners agreed to withdraw the current grant application for EcoPark, pursue other grant opportunities and consider private donor options; staff said plans are ready but permits will need reissuance and environmental constraints add cost.
City staff presented an update on EcoPark and asked the commission to choose whether to restore the original scope and find additional funding or to abandon the existing grant application.
Kevin (staff) said the original, larger scope previously bid out came in over budget; staff then rescoped the project to fit within the grantee’s guidance, but the granter subsequently determined that the reduced scope amounted to maintenance and would not qualify. "We either…
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