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Home My WebLink AboutGrant Request - OR Youth Conservation CorpsEconomic Development Fund Discretionary Grant Program Organization: Oregon Youth Conservation Corps (OYCC) Organization Description: This organization's primary purpose is to assist in generating financial support for youth, conservation and service projects in the community. Project Name: Deschutes County "Day of Service" Project Description: Working in cooperation with the Heart of Oregon Corps, the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, OYCC will provide a "Day of Service" for five Deschutes County communities (Bend, Redmond, La Pine, Terrebonne and Sisters). Working with local city leaders, a project will be identified and completed by the OYCC Summer Conservation Corps crews. The grant funds will be used to pay one crew of six and a crew leader, as well as provide them with lunches, for a one week period. Project Period: June 22, 2009 — August 14, 2009 Amount of Request: $3,773,15 Previous Grants: None 50.Neyvt. 017301-50 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 Dennis R. Luke Date: Project Name: Project Beginning Date: Amount of Request: Commissioner Michael M. Daly All Three Commissioners DescLoivs Coory ,D 1 d4 Serv- (/tea%og $' 3, 773.1s Applicant/Organization: Address: Project End Date: ?/ / y/ Off Date Funds Needed: Tax ID #: City & Zip: Telephone: Email: OYcC, Inc. Pa Sox Ja9y6 Contact Name(s): Fax: Yol.r. j\5%er 503 -J7? -336S Alternate Phone: 603- 55-/- P9 ro 6/a al 07 9,1-3067.291 503-37f-?6ysr Jake. a Sia} 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. Amount Approved: By: Date: Declined: By: Date: 411 c..or.�s COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WORKSOURCE OREGON Public Service Building 255 Capitol Street NE Salem, Oregon 97310 Phone (503) 378-8648 Fax (503) 378-3365 http://egov.oregon.gov/CCWD YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS To: Tammy Baney, Deschutes County Commissioner From: John Asher, Director Date: December 10, 2008 Re: Oregon Youth Conservation Corps Dear Commissioner Baney, It was great seeing you again at the Association of Counties meeting last month in Eugene. Included with our application for Deschutes County Development Funds is the final report for our Summer Conservation Corps program in 2008. As noted, you will see the huge impact that we had on fifty-five youth and ten adults of Deschutes County hist summer. None of this would have been possible without the support of our wonderful partners (Heart of Oregon Corps, Deschutes/Ochoco National Forests and Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council. Also included is the budget for last summer's program. In cooperation with Crook and Jefferson Counties we had one of the largest USFS supported program in the United States, with over 100 youth and 20 adult crew leaders. I truly appreciate all of the support that the Deschutes County Commissioners have provided over the years. As budgets continue to shrink, it is more important than ever that communities stand together to provide our youth with valuable work and educational opportunities. Thank you for your consideration of our grant application and be confidant that if approved, ev- y dollar will be spent in accordance with our proposal. Jo Asher '%irector Oregon Youth Conservation Corps r isoIT, .,1HECl52OO8 L a BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ADMINIS1RAT ON CCWD/OYCC is an equal opportunity employer/program and offers auxiliary aids and services to individuals with disabilities, alternate formats and language assistance to individuals with limited English proficiency free of cost upon request. Contact CCWD for assistance. DESCHUTES COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION Oregon Youth Conservation Corps Inc. (OYCC Inc.) is a 501c3 non-profit whose primary purpose is ass sting in generating private and financial support for youth, conservation, and projects of service to communities. The Board consists of a President, Vice President and four board members. The OYCC Director (non -vol ing member), Chair and Vice Chair of the OYCC Advisory Committee (ex -officio, voting members) also serve on the Trust Board. Board members are unpaid volunteers and receive no compensation for sitting on the Bcard, other than reimbursement for expenses. PROPOSED PROJECT: OYCC Inc. in cooperation with OYCC, Heart of Oregon Corps, Deschutes/Ochoco National Forests and Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council propose to provide a "Day of Service" for each of the five communities in Deschutes County (Bend, Redmond, LaPine, Terrebonne and Sisters). Working with local city leaders, a project(s) of need will be identified and accomplished by OYCC Summer Conservation Corps crews. PROPOSED TIMELINE: The timeline will vary in response to the project(s) selected by each community, but all project(s) will occur between June 22 and August 14, 2008. These project(s) will impact the individual community's economic health by providing a workforce capable of assisting a community in accomplishing tasks that may not be possible or would otherwise prove to be a burden on current staff I foresee individual communities choosing projects such as park clean-up, set up/take down of community events, code enforcement on delinquent properties, painting, etc. The goal of this proposal is 10 allow the youth an opportunity to give back to the communities of Deschutes County at an honest, hands on level and building increased support for youth workforce and education programs. The communities of Bend, Redmond, LaPine, Terrebonne and Sisters will benefit equally. The budget is based upon one Crew Leader, one crew of six youth, taxes/ins and lunch per day: 1 CL $14.65 per hour x 10 hours per day x 17% x 5 days = 6 corpsmembers x $8.40 per hour x 9 hours per day x 17% x 5 days = Lunch for 7 people x 5 x $10.00 = Total Requested In -Kind and Matching Funds: Transportation for 7 x 5 days (50 mile avg.) x .585 = Supplies/Materials $50 x 5 days = $857.05 $2,653.60 $262.50 $3,773.15 $146.25 $250.00 $396.25 In 2008 the OYCC Summer Conservation Corps program in Deschutes County was valued at $247,596.82. Youth (55) wages accounted for $125,754.17 and adult Crew Leader (10) wages accounted for $42,120.0(' for a total of $167,874.17 in wages contributed to Deschutes County. This proposal will allow OYCC and its prrtners to gain exposure in the individual communities of Deschutes County and lead to increased community support for youth programs in the future. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DISTRICT DIRECTOR • 2 COPANIA CIRCLE MONTEREY PARK, CA 91755 Date: SEP 3 t' OREGON YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS 530 CENTER ST NE STE 300 SALEM, OR 97310 Dear Applicant: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Employer Identification Number: 94-3067291 Case Number: 953224002 Contact Person: JULIE Y CHAN Contact Telephone Number: (213) 725-6619 Our Letter Dated: August 11, 1988 Addendum Applies: no This modifies our letter of the above date in which we stated that you would be treated as an organization that is not a private foundation until the expiration of your advance ruling period. Your exempt status under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code as an organization described in section 501(c)(3) is still in effect. Based on the information you submitted, we have determined that you are not a private foundation within the meaning of section 509(a) of the Code because you are an organization of the type described in section 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). Grantors and contributors may rely on this determination unless the Internal Revenue Service publishes notice to the contrary. However, if you lose your section 509(a)(1) status, a grantor or contributor may not rely on this determination if he or she was in part responsible for, or was aware of, the act or failure to act, or the substantial or material change on the part of the organization that resulted in your loss of such status, or if he or she acquired knowledge that the Internal Revenue Service had given notice that you would no longer be classified as a section 509(a)(1) organization. If we have indicated in the heading of this letter that an addendum applies, the addendum enclosed is an integral part of this letter. Because this letter could help resolve any questions about your private foundation status, please keep it in your permanent records. We have sent a copy of this letter to your representative as indicated in your power of attorney. Letter 1050 (DO/CG) PROGRAM NAME: Central Oregon Youth Conservation Corps DUE DATE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 COUNTY: Deschutes SPONSORING AGENCY: Heart of Oregon Corps WORKSITE LOCATION: Bend Fort Rock Ranger District, Crescent Ranger District and Sisters Ranger District NAME & ADDRESS OF PERSON COMPLETING FORM: Lynn Roby 3160 NE Third Street Prineville, OR 97754 TITLE: Partnership Coordinator Ochoco and Deschutes NF's PHONE: 541-416-6542 NUMBER OF APPLICANTS: 80 NUMBER HIRED: 55 NUMBER OF APPLICANTS INTERVIEWED: 0 CORPS MEMBER NAME: 1. SEE ATTACHED LIST NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE EVER HAD CONTACT WITH THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM: CORPS MEM BER ADDRESS: SEE ATTACHED LIST 9 • 2. PROJECT STARTING DATE: JUNE 23, 2008 PROJECT ENDING DATE AUGUST 14, 2008 NUMBER OF CREW LEADER(S) OVER AGE 24: 10 HOURLY WAGE OF CREW LEADER(S) OVER AGE 24: 812.10 - $14.00 (VARIES) NUMBER OF CREW LEADER(S) UNDER AGE 24: 0 HOURLY WAGE OF CREW LEADER(S) UNDER AGE 24: NA NUMBER OF CORPS MEMBERS: 55 HOURLY WAGE OF CORPS MEMBERS: $7.80 — 8.30 CREW LEADER S • M /4 T W T �4 F ■ S CORPS MEMBER S M I T WT �4 :.4 F • S ■ • WORKDAYS • WORKDAYS CREW LEADER HOURS OF WORK PER DAY 10 CORPS MEMBER HOURS OF WORK PER DAY 9 - 10 NUMBER OF WORKING DAYS PER CREW LEADER 36 NUMBER OF WORKING DAYS PER CORPS MEMBER 36 TOTAL NUMBER HOURS FOR ALL CREW LEADER(S) OVER AGE 24 3600 TOTAL NUMBER HOURS FOR ALL CORPS MEMBER 15,840 TOTAL NUMBER HOURS FOR ALL CREW LEADER(S) UNDER AGE 24 na DID YOU OFFER ACADEMIC CREDIT? YES NO I ❑ EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT DLI %II. SPE( IEIC I;1)1 ('ATIONAL OR ENRICIIijI:NT AC'I MI llis. INCH DE API'120,0 NI VIT NI N110112 01,1101'12S WEN] IN EACH :1C7'IVIT1 1. Geology and Exploring Volcanoes 9 hours 2. Interpretive program at Mt Bachelor and hiking 6 hours 3. Rock Climbing at Smith Rock 9 hours 4. Lava Tube and cave exploration and bats 6 Hours 5. River Rafting and river ecology 4 Hours 6. 1 2 COMMUNITY BENEFITS ACCOMPLISHED: ALL WORK BENEFITED THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEIR NATIONAL FORESTS ,►ND THE YOUTH INVOLVED LEARNED GOOD WORK ETHICS, WHICH WILL MAKE THEM BETTER CITIZENS WORK ENVIRONMENT HIST WORK SKILLS LEARNED PROJECT OUTCOMES Llsl IN NILASURABLE TERMS (i.e., 25 MILES or TRAI1. lit ILT, 500 SEEDLINGS PLANTED, ETC.). 1. TEAM WORK DEVELOPMENT 1. 264 SLASH PILES CONSTRUCTED 2. USE OF A VARIETY OF HANDTOOLS 2. 5 DAYS CONSTRUCTING SPLIT RAIL FENCE 3' FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS 3. 4 DAYS CONSTRUCTING OHV RIPARIAN PROTECTION FENCE 4. ARRIVING FOR WORK ON TIME 4, 186 MILES OF TRAIL MAINTAINED / 504 LOGS AND TREES CUT FROM TRAILS /MAINTAINED OR CONSTRUCTED 249 WATERBARS 5. FENCING SKILLS DEVELOPED 5, REMOVED 3 TRUCK LOADS OF TRASH, PICKED UP 50 BAGS OF TRASH IN DISPERSE SITES 6. WORKING IN THE HEAT / KEEPIN G HYDRATED 6. 100 ACRES NOXIOUS WEEDS PULLED/ 25 MILES OF ROADSIDE WEEDS PULLED 7. SAFE WORKING PRACTICES 7, 190 BAGS NOXIOUS WEEDS PULLED 8. WORKING DILIGENTLY UNTIL BREAK TIME 8. CONSTRUCTED BEAVER BARRIERS IN SEED ORCHARD 9. 9, DEMOLISHED 2 MILES FENCE, BUILT 10 H BRACES, CLEARED FENCE LINE FOR 2 DAYS, ADDES 207 STAYS 10. 10. 10,000 KNAPWEED PLANTS PULLED, 50 TOADFLAX PULLED, 2,000 MULLIN PLANTS PULLED 11. 11. REPOTTED 446 ASPEN SEEDLINGS/COLLECTED 13 BAGS OF NATIVE GRASS SEED 12. 12. PEELED 352 LODGPOLE FOR ASPEN REHAB PROJECT 13. 13. SPENT THREE DAYS REPLACING A TRAIL BRIDGE 14. 14. maintianed 5 trail heads HOW WOULD YOU IMPROVE TIIIS PROJECT IF YOU WERE TO DO 11' AGAIN? ACCIDENTS OR SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS: No injuries! SIGNIFICANT SUCCESSES: Only one kid quit out of the entire Central Oregon program OTHER CON1NIENTS: Great summer! D11) CREW LEADER TRAINING AFFECT THE OUTCOME OF THE PROGRANI IN TERMS OF TEAM BUDDING, TEACHABLE NIOMENTS, ENRICHMENT OF PROGRAM AND AMOUNT OF WORK ACCOMPLISHED? Yes, new crew leaders gained some skills regarding team building and safety 2 I 1 ON A SEPARATE PAGE, PLEASE PROVIDE A NARRATIVE AND ANECDOTAL INFORMATION. MAIL COMPLETED FORMS TO: OYCC 255 CAPITOL STREET NE, THIRD FLOOR SALEM, OREGON 97310 Central Oregon Youth Conservation Corps Deschutes County - 2007 Roster Name Age Address Phone COIC 2363 NW Glacier Way Redmond Tyler Hayes M16 COIC 2363 NW Glacier Way Redmond, OR 97756 Casey Moleski M16 COIC 2363 NW Glacier Way Redmond, OR 97756 Tim Day M17 COIC 2363 NW Glacier Way Redmond, OR 97756 Vincent Chevez M17 COIC 2363 NW Glacier Way Redmond, OR 97756 Trent McAllister M18 COIC 2363 NW Glacier Way Redmond, OR 97756 Matt Straza M16 COIC 2363 NW Glacier Way Redmond, OR 97756 Paul Dunaway BFR M17 63565 Chaparrel Drive Bend, OR 97701 Zachary Adams M16 2710 Great Horned PI Bend, OR 97701 Taylor Rieger M16 2831 SW Helmholtz Way Redmond, OR 97756 Steven Dolan M17 60423 Zuni Road, Bend, OR 97702 Hillary Sarniak F17 61252 Dayspring Drive Bend, OR 97702 Danielle Scarborough F17 50 SE Craven Road Bend, OR 97702 George James M16 1700 SE Tempest Drive Apt # 203 Bend, OR 97702 Sierra Cardin F16 2055 SW 22"d Steet Redmond, OR 97756 Albert Watkins M16 23012 Oxbow Lane Bend, OR 97701 Brian Thompson M17 62988 Florence Drive Bend, OR 97701 Matthew Contreras M16 16892 S. Centrey Drive Bend, OR 97701 Tomas Stewart Ml 7 20708 Tango Creek Ave Bend, OR 97701 Ariel Hernandez F16 PO Box 1345 Sisters, OR 97759 Charles Novotny M16 PO Box 2243 Sisters, OR 97759 3 Davis Rapp M17 424 South Fir Street Sisters, OR 97759 Anna Rasmussen F16 14572 Crossroads Loop Sisters, OR 97759 Nathan Uttley M16 572 S Pine Meadow St Sisters, OR 97759 Andrew Vandiver M16 PO Box 1781 Sisters, OR 97759 Nathaniel Wright M16 PO Box 63 Camp Sherman, OR 97730 Casey Anderson M18 PO Box 3574 La Pine, OR 97739 Heath Dilley M17 PO Box 1623 La Pine, OR 97739 Cody Ekelund M18 52419 Antler Lane La Pine, OR 97739 Shelby Maguire F16 16448 Riley Street La Pine, OR 97739 Nygil McCune M18 15965 Woodland LaPine, OR 97739 Chantel] Neff F16 PO Box 304 Crescent, OR 97733 Matthew Hampton M17 PO Box 2425 La Pine, OR 97739 Benjamin Harris M17 PO Box 817 Gilchrist, OR 97737 Ashley Hicks F17 PO Box 297 Crescent, OR 97733 Alex Perkins M19 PO Box 456 Gilchrist, OR 97737 Kali Smith F16 PO Box 24 Crescent, OR 97733 Alfred Wynn M18 52110 Ponderosa Way La Pine, OR 97739 _ Markus Johnson M16 1773 Cheryl Drive La Pine, OR 97739 Dakota Link M16 PO Box 1010 La Pine, OR 97739 Paul Manes M16 15790 Paulina Ave. La Pine, OR 97739 Cera Scevers F16 PO Box 20 Crescent, OR 97733 Ryan Stinson M16 PO Box 54 Crescent, OR 97733 Sara Engebretson F17 534 SE Wildcat Drive Bend, OR 97702 Crystal Long F17 534 SE Wildcat Drive Bend, OR 97702 Samantha Scubert-Tatman F15 534 SE Wildcat Drive Bend, OR 97702 Kathrine Smart F16 534 SE Wildcat Drive Bend, OR 97702 4 April Smith F16 Melissa Weed F18 534 SE Wildcat Drive Bend, OR 97702 534 SE Wildcat Drive Bend, OR 97702 5 Program Narrative Heart of Oregon Corps Central Oregon Conservation Youth Corps Deschutes County The Central Oregon Youth Conservation Corps is a continuing partnership effort rising from a cooperative agreement between Heart of Oregon Corps, a non-profit youth training and employment program, the U.S. Forest Service, Oregon Youth Conservation Corps and Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council. Working together we have coordinated a youth program that annually employs between 100 and 110 youth (at minimum wage) for eight weeks to accomplish a wide variety of stewardship activities on national forest lands. Hands-on science education is an important element of the program; it helps the youth make the connection between their work projects and the value of that activity to the health of the land and the ecosystem. The program serves youth from eleven communities in Central Oregon and offers a unique experience for these young people to better understand natural resource issues, develop land stewardship values and ethics, gain leadership skills and earn wages. The project hosts a total of nineteen youth crews throughout the tri -county area, ten of which were located in Deschutes county on the Bend Fort Rock, Sisters and Crescent Ranger Districts. Projects included, but were not limited to the following: Recreation An important focus for all crews on the Deschutes National Forest was on recreation management. The forest has some of the highest visitor usage in the Northwest and is home to a number of popular destinations and a number of Wilderness Areas. Accomplishments in recreation are as follows: • Maintenance of more than 186 miles of trails • Harvested and split cedar trees for 1,000 foot cedar fence • Removed three truck loads and 50 bags of trash from disperse sites • Removed and replaced a trail bridge • Obliterated unauthorized OHV trails • Logged out 504 small trees and logs from trails • Cleared or constructed 249 waterbars User made off highway trails are becoming a serious problem on public lands, with dozens of trails in undesignated areas are becoming established, especially in the Meadow Lakes area. A number of trails were obliterated by crews this summer; they pulled in slash and rocks to cover the trails, hoping that will stop the use and the resource damage. They also decommissioned user made creek crossings. Crews worked at the Newberry Crater National Monument, the Meadow Lakes area of the Sisters Ranger District, on the Pacific Crest Trail and popular mountain bike trails, as well as in the high lakes and numerous campgrounds. Noxious Weed Eradication Eradicating invasive plants on public lands is one of the priorities of the Forest Service. Youth crews pulled weeds in approximately 100 acres and 190 industrial sized bags of Medusa Head, Hounds Tongue and Russian Knapweed. The Sisters crew pulled 10,000 knapweed plants, 50 toadflax and 2,000 Mullin! They said that to pass the time having more fun, they counted! 6 Fencing There are many different kinds of fences that YCC crews maintain in the National Forest; they include exclosures for wildlife, riparian protection, OHV control and campground fences. This summer one of the Sisters crews not only constructed a 1,000 foot split cedar fence, but they also harvested the cedar trees and peeled the bark. Other fences that are more typical are smooth wire, barbed wire, high tinsel and juniper split rail. Fencing projects are some of the most enjoyable for the crews because each person is assigned a certain task that they take ownership over, and they can see their progress. Crews also peeled 352 small lodge pole pines for a fencing project for aspen protection. Hazardous Fuels Reduction Deschutes National Forest crews worked in a variety of areas hand piling slash that had been cut in an effort to alleviate the risk of a catastrophic wild fire going through the area. They constructed several miles of fire line to prepare for fall burning and built 264 slash piles. Other Projects The Crescent crews worked on several projects to restore native vegetation by watering 2 acres of Aspen, Willow and Cottonwood plantations, repotted 246 Aspen seedlings in preparation for planting next year and collected 13 bags of native grass seed for propagation. Hands-on Science and Recreation Education The crews participated in four full days of recreational activities intended to increase their awareness of opportunities on public land for healthy outdoor and educational activities. The concept is embraced by the Forest Service's "Kids in the Woods Initiative," a program intended to get kids out in the woods and away from their computers and high tech activities. The Deschutes County crews participated in a strenuous backcountry hike up Tam MacArthur Rim in the Cascades, a trip to Crater Lake National Park, a day of rock climbing at Smith Rock State Park, a hike around Newberry Crater National Monument, and a day on Mt. Bachelor. All activities included hiking, interpretive education and exploring a special place in Oregon. 7 c O Ho U�U zti O 0 W FO O• W Z g W O 0 C7 W a G Cl ' ✓ N 0 Grantee Fiscal Contact. & Ph GRANTEE FEDERAL ID# 93-1303879 PO BOX 279 BEND, OR 97709 0 U z 0 0 rw 0 zw w x z U >- 0 U z O oo 00 0 0 0 0 00 00 O 0 O O N r O O 0 O O 0 O O O 0 O O O 0 O O O 0 0 0 O 0 O O 69 CV N M .69 O 0 O O O 0 O O 0,6 o 0 O 0 0 69 O s 69 0 p 0 O 0 N 7 U 0 0 r-- a. PROPOSED V y LL) 0 O fH PROPOSED q Z 'Kt h 00 b9 a q z 0 1.17 y u 0 U O O O c�1 r N 69 w q O O r N 69 � q Z vl a ct ct L1. z 0 U U 0 PROPOSED q z 0 q z q 0 y PROPOSED 0 o V Z o O • v a ce cri se ctc ta. 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