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Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office Environmental Enhancement Grant to Help Fund Invasive Species Mitigation at Greenfield Park
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LEGISLATIVE INTENT/PURPOSE:
WHEREAS, Greenfield Park is a 250-acre park only one mile from the heart of downtown Wilmington, which encompasses the approximately 91-acre Greenfield Lake, forested land, and passive recreation areas; and,
WHEREAS, the Greenfield Park Master Plan was adopted by City Council on March 19, 2024, and the first recommendation in the plan was “One-Time Outsourcing to bring sites to a condition manageable by the City…Invasive plant species: The recommendation is for the City to contract with a landscape maintenance company on a one-time basis to return this area to the desired condition;” and,
WHEREAS, the Master Plan’s estimate for this work is $14,000 per acre, or $420,000 for 30 acres, which is deemed the area most in need of intervention; and,
WHEREAS, staff estimates the fee for an invasive species management plan to be approximately $30,000; and,
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office issued a Request for Proposals for the Environmental Enhancement Grant, which offers reimbursement grants for projects that improve the air, water, and land quality of North Carolina; and,
WHEREAS, City staff propose to request $450,000 in grant funding for this project.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
THAT, the City Manager is hereby authorized to submit an application for an Environmental Enhancement Grant from the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office to help fund the management of terrestrial invasive species at Greenfield Park and the development of a long-range invasive terrestrial and aquatic species management plan through a contracted agency.