HomeMy WebLinkAbout4719 Resolution - 2026 WA State Recreation & Conservation Office (RCO) Grant ApplicationsResolution – WA State Recreation & Conservation Office Grant Applications - 1
RESOLUTION NO. 4719
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON,
APPROVING SUBMISSION OF GRANT APPLICATIONS TO THE
WASHINGTON STATE RECREATION AND CONSERVATION OFFICE
FOR A VARIETY OF THE GRANT PROGRAMS.
WHEREAS, the City has desire and needs to update several park and athletic facilities to
improve safety and better meet the athletic and recreational needs of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the Washington State Legislature funds several outdoor recreation grant
programs on a biennial basis through the Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) for the
improvement of park, athletic, and other outdoor recreation facilities throughout the state; and.
WHEREAS, the RCO has issued the 2026 call for applications for these grant programs;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council acknowledges that successful grant applications will be
provided with a portion of the cost for each awarded project and local funds are necessary to
complete the projects.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON:
That the City Manager is authorized to execute the attached “Application
Resolution/Authorization” form as contained herein as Exhibit A, authorizing staff to apply for
each of the grants contained therein, and
Be It Further Resolved, that this resolution shall take effect immediately.
Resolution – WA State Recreation & Conservation Office Grant Applications - 2
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, on this 6th day of April,
2026.
Charles Grimm
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_____________________________ ___________________________
Krystle Shanks Ogden Murphy Wallace, PLLC
Deputy City Clerk City Attorney
Applicant Resolution/Authorization
Organization Name (sponsor) ______________________________________________________________________________
Resolution No. or Document Name________________________________________________________________________
Project(s) Number(s), and Name(s)___________________________________________________________________________
This resolution/authorization authorizes the person(s) identified below (in Section 2) to act as the authorized
representative/agent on behalf of our organization and to legally bind our organization with respect to the above Project(s) for which we seek grant funding assistance managed through the Recreation and Conservation
Office (Office).
WHEREAS, grant assistance is requested by our organization to aid in financing the cost of the Project(s)
referenced above;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that:
1.Our organization has applied for or intends to apply for funding assistance managed by the Office for
the above “Project(s).”
2.Our organization authorizes the following persons or persons holding specified titles/positions (and
subsequent holders of those titles/positions) to execute the following documents binding our
organization on the above projects:
Grant Document Name of Signatory or Title of Person Authorized to Sign
Grant application (submission thereof)
Project contact (day-to-day
administering of the grant and
communicating with the RCO)
RCO Grant Agreement (Agreement)
Agreement amendments
Authorizing property and real estate
documents (Notice of Grant, Deed of
Right or Assignment of Rights if
applicable). These are items that are
typical recorded on the property with
the county.
The above persons are considered an “authorized representative(s)/agent(s)” for purposes of the documents
indicated. Our organization shall comply with a request from the RCO to provide documentation of persons
who may be authorized to execute documents related to the grant.
CIty of Pasco
Erwin Park, Land Purchase Parks, Sac. Trail Levee Lowering
Brent Kubalek, Recreation Services Manager
Brent Kubalek, Recreation Services Manager
Harold Stewart, City Manager
Harold Stewart, City Manager
Harold Steward, City Manager
3.Our organization has reviewed the sample RCO Grant Agreement on the Recreation and Conservation
Office’s WEB SITE at: https://rco.wa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SampleProjAgreement.pdf. Weunderstand and acknowledge that if offered an agreement to sign in the future, it will contain an
indemnification and legal venue stipulation and other terms and conditions substantially in the formcontained in the sample Agreement and that such terms and conditions of any signed Agreement shall
be legally binding on the sponsor if our representative/agent enters into an Agreement on our behalf.The Office reserves the right to revise the Agreement prior to execution.
4.Our organization acknowledges and warrants, after conferring with its legal counsel, that its authorized
representative(s)/agent(s) have full legal authority to act and sign on behalf of the organization for their
assigned role/document.
5.Grant assistance is contingent on a signed Agreement. Entering into any Agreement with the Office is
purely voluntary on our part.
6.Our organization understands that grant policies and requirements vary depending on the grant
program applied to, the grant program and source of funding in the Agreement, the characteristics ofthe project, and the characteristics of our organization.
7.Our organization further understands that prior to our authorized representative(s)/agent(s) executing
any of the documents listed above, the RCO may make revisions to its sample Agreement and that suchrevisions could include the indemnification and the legal venue stipulation. Our organization accepts the
legal obligation that we shall, prior to execution of the Agreement(s), confer with our authorizedrepresentative(s)/agent(s) as to any revisions to the project Agreement from that of the sample
Agreement. We also acknowledge and accept that if our authorized representative(s)/agent(s) executes
the Agreement(s) with any such revisions, all terms and conditions of the executed Agreement shall beconclusively deemed to be executed with our authorization.
8.Any grant assistance received will be used for only direct eligible and allowable costs that are reasonableand necessary to implement the project(s) referenced above.
9.[for Recreation and Conservation Funding Board Grant Programs Only] If match is required for the grant,we understand our organization must certify the availability of match at least one month before funding
approval. In addition, our organization understands it is responsible for supporting all non-cashmatching share commitments to this project should they not materialize.
10.Our organization acknowledges that if it receives grant funds managed by the Office, the Office will pay
us on only a reimbursement basis. We understand reimbursement basis means that we will only requestpayment from the Office after we incur grant eligible and allowable costs and pay them. The Office may
also determine an amount of retainage and hold that amount until all project deliverables, grant reports,or other responsibilities are complete.
11.[for Acquisition Projects Only] Our organization acknowledges that any property acquired with grant
assistance must be dedicated for the purposes of the grant in perpetuity unless otherwise agreed to inwriting by our organization and the Office. We agree to dedicate the property in a signed “Deed of
Right” for fee acquisitions, or an “Assignment of Rights” for other than fee acquisitions (which
documents will be based upon the Office’s standard versions of those documents), to be recorded on
the title of the property with the county auditor. Our organization acknowledges that any property
acquired in fee title must be immediately made available to the public unless otherwise provided for in
policy, the Agreement, or authorized in writing by the Office Director.
12.[for Development, Renovation, Enhancement, and Restoration Projects Only–If our organizationownsthe project property] Our organization acknowledges that any property owned by ourorganization that is developed, renovated, enhanced, or restored with grant assistance must be
dedicated for the purpose of the grant in perpetuity unless otherwise allowed by grant program policy,or Office in writing and per the Agreement or an amendment thereto.
13.[for Development, Renovation, Enhancement, and Restoration Projects Only–If your organization
DOES NOT own the property] Our organization acknowledges that any property not owned by ourorganization that is developed, renovated, enhanced, or restored with grant assistance must be
dedicated for the purpose of the grant as required by grant program policies unless otherwise providedfor per the Agreement or an amendment thereto.
14.[Only for Projects located in Water Resources Inventory Areas 1-19 that are applying for funds
from the Critical Habitat, Natural Areas, State Lands Restoration and Enhancement, RiparianProtection, or Urban Wildlife Habitat grant categories; Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account; or
the Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration program, or a Salmon Recovery Funding Boardapproved grant] Our organization certifies the following: the Project does not conflict with the Puget
Sound Action Agenda developed by the Puget Sound Partnership under RCW 90.71.310.
15.This resolution/authorization is deemed to be part of the formal grant application to the Office.
16.Our organization warrants and certifies that this resolution/authorization was properly and lawfully
adopted following the requirements of our organization and applicable laws and policies and that ourorganization has full legal authority to commit our organization to the warranties, certifications,
promises and obligations set forth herein.
This resolution/authorization is signed and approved on behalf of the resolving body of our organization by the
following authorized member(s):
Signed ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Title ________________________________________________________________ Date _____________________________________
On File at:___________________________________________________________________________________________________
This Applicant Resolution/Authorization was adopted by our organization during the meeting held: (Local Governments and Nonprofit Organizations Only):
Location: ___________________________________________________________________Date:___________________________
Washington State Attorney General’s Office
Approved as to form _______________________________________________2/13/2020_____________________
Assistant Attorney General Date
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City Manager
City of Pasco Council Chambers