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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGrant Request - Orchard Neighborhood#48 Economic Development Fund Discretionary Grant Program Organization: Orchard District Neighborhood (Deschutes County Weed Board) Organization Description: This Deschutes County Weed Board advises the Board of Commissioners on matters relating to noxious weeds and provides oversight of the County's vegetation management program. The Board works with the Bend Orchard District Neighborhood, which is a non-profit organization. Project Name: Let's Pull Together Project Description: Let's Pull Together is a countywide effort to raise awareness about noxious weeds and invasive species. Over the past ten years, it has grown from an Orchard Neighborhood Association's weed pull to what is now a statewide campaign. There are now weed pull sites identified countywide in Bend, Redmond, Sisters and La Pine. Last year, more than 900 volunteers participated in Deschutes County. In the past, a stipend for the event organizer has come from State and Provate Forest Health Act grant funding. Project Period: May 1, 2012 to June 9, 2012 Amount of Request: $3,000 Previous Grants: • May 2007: $1,500 Let's Pull Together (Baney $1,000; Luke $500) • May 2008: $3,500 Let's Pull Together (Luke $2,000; Baney $1,000; Daly $500) • April 2010: $1,500 Let's Pull Together (Luke $500; Baney $500; Unger $500) Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall St., Bend, OR 97701-1960 (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 385-3202 - www.deschutes.org DESCHUTES COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION Direct Application to: Commissioner Tammy Baney Commissioner Anthony DeBone Date: 3/29/12 Project Name: Project Beginning Date: Amount of Request: Commissioner Alan Unger All Three Commissioners x Let's Pull Together 5/1/12 Project End Date: $3,000.00 Applicant/Organization: Address: Date Funds Needed: Tax ID #: City & Zip: Telephone:1 Email: Orchard Neighborhood Association 1900 N.E. Third Street, Suite 106-49 Contact Name(s): Fax: Paul Stell 541-388-3613 Alternate Phone: 541-410-9040 6/9/12 5/1/12 11-3687192 Bend 97701 541-388-5435 paul@bendparksandrec.org On a separate sheet, please briefly answer the following questions: 1. Describe the applicant organization, including its purpose, leadership structure, and activities. 2. Describe the proposed project or activity. 3. Provide a timeline for completing the proposed project or activity. 4. Explain how the proposed project or activity will impact the community's economic health. 5. Identify the specific communities or groups that will benefit. 6. Itemize anticipated expenditures*. Describe how grant funds will be used and include the source and amounts of matching funds or in-kind contributions, if any. If the grant will support an ongoing activity, explain how it will be funded in the future. Attach: Proof of the applicant organization's non-profit status. * Applicant may be contacted during the review process and asked to provide a complete line item budget. Tammy Baney: Amount: Signature: Anthony DeBone: Amount: Signature: Alan Unger: Amount: Signature: April 29, 2012 To: Deschutes County Board of Commissioners From: Paul Stell, Chair Noxious Weed Advisory Board Re: Discretionary Grant Funding for the Let's Pull Together event Weed Advisory Board 61150 SE 27th St • Bend, Oregon 97702 (541 ) 322-7135 • FAX (541 ) 388-2719 In spite of these challenging times the Weed Board is committed to keeping the Let's Pull Together event alive. It is a critical component of the weed program and has been very successful at educating the public about negative environmental and economic impacts from noxious weeds. We are building an informed citizenry that can help contain the spread of these invasive species. Gaining enough funding this year is a challenge. We have raised about $4,100 so far. A successful event will need about $12,000. Last year $3,000 from the general fund and $2,000 in discretionary grant funding came from the county. We understand the general fund money is unavailable. We are asking for $3,000 in discretionary grant funding. We thank you for your consideration. ANi 7 2W2 On a separate sheet, please briefly answer the following questions: 1. Describe the applicant organization, including its purpose, leadership structure, and activities. The Deschutes County Weed Board advises the BOCC on matters relating to noxious weeds and provides oversight of the County's vegetation management program. The non-profit Bend Orchard Neighborhood Association works with the Weed Board as a mechanism through which private donations and sponsorships are channeled for Let's Pull together. The Weed Board Chair is Paul Stell, Natural Resource Manager for Bend Metro Park & Recreation District. Cheryl Howard is a founding member of the Orchard Neighborhood Association, a former Weed Board member and weed pull event organizer. Dan Sherwin is the Deschutes County Vegetation Manger. Along with other members of the Weed Board and many volunteers these are the lead people regarding the Let's Pull Together weed pull event and those requesting funds from the Deschutes County Economic Development Fund Discretionary Grant Program. Funds are needed for the public information campaign. The Weed Board supports the Vegetation Manager with several out reach efforts throughout the year, including the County Fair, Home and Garden Show, Sportsman Show, Riverfest, Neighborhood and Homeowner Association meetings, Farm Bureau, Cattlemen's Association, Soil and Water Conservation District and many other points of contact with the public. Let's Pull Together is the biggest outreach effort for the Weed Board and has been a tremendous success and a model for the state as featured on Oregon Public Broadcasting's Oregon Field Guide. 2. Describe the proposed project or activity. Let's Pull Together is a county -wide effort to raise awareness about noxious weeds and invasive species. Over the last ten years it has grown from the Orchard Neighborhood Association's first weed pull to what is now a statewide campaign. Other counties have started their own weed pulls following Deschutes County's example. There are so far weed pull sites identified countywide in Bend, Redmond, Sisters and La Pine. Last year over 900 volunteers participated in Let's Pull Together in Deschutes County. The event also continues to receive support from Central Oregon's legislators, city councils and mayors. Funding for Let's Pull Together in the past has come from sponsors and donors (see #6) as well as grants. 3. Provide a timeline for completing the proposed project or activity. The Let's Pull Together weed pull is scheduled for June 9. The public information campaign for the weed pull will begin in May. 4. Explain how the proposed project or activity will impact the community's economic health. Noxious weeds have a direct correlation with property values and environmental health. Agriculture and urban lands infested with weeds are not as productive or as appealing as a healthy landscape. Invasive species displace native plant communities and have a direct impact on wildlife. The primary engine in the Central Oregon economy is tourism. Weed infested landscapes detract from the natural beauty of Deschutes County. 5. Identify the specific communities or groups that will benefit. Raising awareness about noxious weeds will benefit everyone in Deschutes County, but specifically ranchers, farmers, real estate, COBA, tourism industry, fire fighters and wildlife. 6. Itemize anticipated expenditures. 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