| Item Title: | Economic Development-National Park Service-SWBRPP Grant |
| Submitted By: | Jose Quinonez, Director, Economic Development Department (915) 546-2177 |
| Subject: | Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the Oñate Crossing/ Old Fort Bliss/ Harts Mill Project/ Historic Structure and Cultural Landscape/ Phase II/ Southwest Border Resource Protection Program/ Grant Award and Cooperative Agreement (No. P18AC00690 / Yr 2018-2020) from the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the amount of $50,000. This grant will allow the County of El Paso to complete Phase II of the ongoing Onate Crossing /Old Ft. Bliss /Harts Mill project. There is a $5,000 County match required. Funds are available in SR-TOURPROM-OPS CONTINGENCIES. (Contract No. 2018-0395) |
| Background: | The Service Agreement issued by the National Park Service through the Department of the Interior awards $50,000 for Phase II of the ongoing Oñate Crossing/Old Fort Bliss/Harts Mill project. Phase II involves the completion of a Cultural Landscape and Historic Structure Report, a crucial prerequisite for the masterplan that will comprise Phase III. |
| Fiscal Impact: | $50,000 award from the National Park Service SWBRPP.
A $5,000 competitive match authorized by the Court will be charged to the HOT Contingency Fund.
SR-TOURPROM-OPS CONTINGENCIES
COSR-6014-0000000-433-70-70000-0001-00000-690000- |
| Recommendation: | Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the Oñate Crossing/ Old Fort Bliss/ Harts Mill Project/ Historic Structure and Cultural Landscape/ Phase II/ Southwest Border Resource Protection Program/ Grant Award and Cooperative Agreement (No. P18AC00690 / Yr 2018-2020) from the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the amount of $50,000. This grant will allow the County of El Paso to complete Phase II of the ongoing Onate Crossing /Old Ft. Bliss /Harts Mill project. There is a $5,000 County match required. Funds are available in SR-TOURPROM-OPS CONTINGENCIES. (Contract No. 2018-0395) |
| Prior Action: | Commissioners Court Authorized the County Economic Development Department to apply for and include a competitive match during Regular Meeting of August 21, 2017. |
| Strategic Plan: | 2018.VC. |
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