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Bryce Canyon City to pursue LWCF/CPR funding for town park; council authorizes consultant help
Summary
Council agreed to pursue stacking a CPR grant with federal LWCF dollars for the town park, authorized hiring consultant Jones on an hourly basis to prepare the application, and directed staff to coordinate portal access and documentation.
The Bryce Canyon City Council voted to pursue grant funding for a proposed town park and authorized staff to hire a consultant to prepare the applications.
During discussion, an unidentified staff member (Speaker 4) explained that the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) is a federal grant that can be stacked with the CPR grant; the speaker said the CPR award is smaller ("it's like 200,000 or so") and could serve as the local match for the federal grant. Speaker 4 described the application as largely an "essay writing exercise" that typically requires a two‑ or three‑day study and suggested the city could hire outside help on an hourly basis to prepare the submission.
Councilmembers asked how to coordinate portal access and documentation. Jean Tanner offered to help with the grant portal and application coordination. Speaker 2 and Speaker 4 advised that staff can create the login and that a short consultant engagement (two to three days of work) would likely be sufficient to assemble the application and supporting materials.
The council approved a motion to move forward with hiring Jones to assist at an hourly rate and to proceed with gathering supporting studies and application materials. The motion passed by voice vote; no roll‑call tally was recorded in the transcript. Council members discussed timing and competitiveness of the grant and asked staff to gather archaeological and project description documentation required by the applications.
