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Glendive council approves resiliency grant application for Penninger Park, accepts donated stage and pays rail authority dues
Summary
Council approved applying for a Resiliency Seed Fund planning grant for Penninger Park (25% local match), agreed to pay the city's $1,000 annual Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority fee and accepted a donated portable stage and barricades from Dawson County Economic Development with direction to draft a use policy.
The Glendive City Council voted to apply for a Resiliency Seed Fund planning grant to study erosion and recreational opportunities at Penninger Park, with the city committing to a potential 25% local match if the grant is awarded. Mayor Diane said the city filed a notice of intent after being alerted by Kristen Smith of Headwaters Opportunities and noted the grant could fund either Penninger Park work or a separate 205 levy project.
"It has a 25% match if it's approved," Mayor Diane said during the discussion, adding that a study in the $100,000 range would require roughly $25,000 from the city and that staff would likely program the match in next year's budget if awarded. The council approved the application after members noted additional matching planning grant opportunities through DNRC.
Separately, the council approved a budgeted, $1,000 membership/payment to the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority to maintain the city's affiliation with regional rail planning efforts. "I got a message from them that we hadn't paid them yet," the mayor said; the council approved the payment.
The council also accepted a donation of a portable stage and steel barricades from the Dawson County Economic Development Corporation. Councilmembers discussed storage at the city shop, possible liability and suggested the ordinance committee draft a use policy that would allow nonprofits free use and charge commercial users a fee. A council member described the stage as a trailer-delivered modular platform used for community events and street dances.
The council voted on each item during the meeting and directed staff and the ordinance committee to develop management and liability language for community borrowing of the equipment.
