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Resolution No. 3-98
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A FISHING IS FUN GRANT
FROM THE COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE FOR PIKEVIEW RESERVOIR
WHEREAS, the City of Colorado Springs, The Palmer Foundation and Colorado Springs Utilities
have applied to the Colorado Division of Wildlife for a Fishing is Fun Grant, and
WHEREAS, the Colorado Division of Wildlife has approved this application in an amount of one
hundred twentyeight thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars, and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the best interest of the City of Colorado Springs to
accept this grant.
NOW, THEREFORE, BEIT
COLORADO SPRINGS.
ESOL 'ED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
Section 1. This grant of one hundred twentyeight thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars from
the Colorado Division of Wildlife is hereby accepted.
Section 2. The Mayor of the City of Colorado Springs is hereby authorized to execute an
agreement for this grant.
Dated at Colorado Springs, Colorado, this thirteenth day of January, 1998.
ATI'EST:
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INTEROFFICE
MEMORANDUM
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DATE: December 24, 1997
TO: James H. Mullen, City Manager
FROM: Charles L. Miller, City Development Group Support Manager
RE: Acceptance of a Fishing is Fun Grant from the Colorado Division of
Wildlife for Pikeview Reservoir
Recommendation: Approval of a resolution accepting a Fishing is Fun Grant and the
approval of the contract with the Colorado Division of Wildlife for Pikeview Reservoir in
the amount of $128,950.00
Background: The City Development Group, in conjunction with The Parks and
Recreation Department, Colorado Springs Utilities Water Resources Department and the
Palmer Foundation applied to the Colorado Division of Wildlife for a Fishing is Fun Grant
to develop improvements at Pikeview Reservoir in order to open the facility for access by
fishermen and the general public. Pikeview reservoir is located south of Garden of the
Gods Road along the Pikes Peak Greenway. This application was approved in the amount
of one hundred twenty-eight thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars by the Colorado
Division of Wildlife on June 10, 1997. The source for the matching hnds is the TOPS
hnding which was approved by City Council on November 25, 1997.
Improvements to the reservoir will include: restroom facilities, a parking lot, a fish
cleaning station, fencing, a gravel trail around the lake, fishing piers and a paved trail to
provide access for the disabled. The facilities will be connected to the Monument Creek
Multi-use Trail that currently extends along the entire Pikes Peak Greenway.
The total project budget of $257,900.00 will provide matching hnds toward the 1996
GOCO Legacy grant ($2,000,000) and the El Pomar grant ($1,510.000) for the
development of the Pikes Peak Greenway.
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