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CABARRUS HEALTH ALLIANCE Br'.Ti l II lk~J I~[ll~l I l I ~ I I (el I I &.~l Im II Ik~J II Ill Ih~l I]&~Jl ILIA1 I~klL~l Ill(I]OJ KlJ lllOI II ll'l; I El · I i mill I I {(llKfll El(il] II I~ ;{I B] t~,l I1 l u ~:_~LIII I (t MEMORANDUM To: From: Re: Date: Frank Clifton, Cabarrus County Manager Adam Hines, Cabarrus Health Alliance Cardiovascular Health Program Sustainable Development Challenge Grant Application Approval September 8, 1999 I met yesterday with representatives from the Kannapolis, Concord, and Cabarms County governments to discuss issues related to coordinated planning of parks and recreation, open space, green-ways, etc. through-out Cabarrus County. The group felt that such a plan is needed for incorporation into the Unified Development Ordinance and that they needed financial and technical assistance in planning, engineering, and the implementation of this plan. The Sustainable Development Challenge Grant (SDCG) program represents a great opportunity for the group to obtain funding to develop this plan for parks and recreation, open space, green-ways, bikepaths/lanes, etc. The SDCG program is a grant program of the Environmental Protection Agency from which a group can request up to $250,000 for use in such planning efforts. The program emphasizes investing in a sustainable future that links economic prosperity, environmental protection, and community well being. The program is a matching program which requires a 20% non-federal match of dollars or in kind services ($62,500 total would be needed if the entire $250,000 is requested). The group would like to use the existing funding ($25,000 pledged from each of the three governments) to leverage funds from the EPA through the SDCG. If we secure an award from the SDCG program, the money would be used to develop a county wide parks and recreation, open space, bikepath, greenway master plan. This grant would be used for, among other things, determining future placement of sites for incorporation into the UDO, setting priorities or procedures for land acquisition and development, technical consulting, community assessment of desires and acceptance of the plan, selection and construction of several multi- jurisdictional greenway implementation projects, and identifying possible funding sources for future site development. The proposal would be due the 29th of September 1999, and if our proposal is accepted, funding would be announced April of 2000. Funding would then be available beginning July I of 2000. The grant funding is for a three-year period. Our request is that the city councils/managers and county commissioners/manager give fomml approval to the group in submitting a proposal to the Sustainable Development Challenge Grant program. In doing so, we would need a letter of commitment by the 25th of September stating the commitment of the $25,000 to be used as a portion of the 20% match for the development of this master plan. Cabarms Health Alliance has agreed to draft the proposals on the behalf of the entire group, manage the grant if accepted, and facilitate community-input forums if necessary as its contribution to the project. Public Health Authority of Cabarrus County 1307 South Cannon Boulevard · Kannapolis, North Carolina 28083 · 704/939-1200 · Fax: 704/933-3345