Resolution 19-011 CERG Grant CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
SPOKANE COUNTY,WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. 19-011
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY, SPOKANE COUNTY,
WASHINGTON,AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY FOR GRANT FUNDING
ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION BOARD (CERB),FOR
A CERB PLANNING ONLY GRANT FOR AN APPLEWAY TRAIL ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT STUDY; AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO.
WHEREAS, CERB's Planning Grant program offers up to $25,000 to local agencies to
conduct feasibility and planning work that furthers economic development initiatives; and
WHEREAS, the City of Spokane Valley(the City)has approved a Comprehensive Plan that
includes a strategy to leverage the Appleway Trail to improve adjacent business opportunities; and
WHEREAS,the City seeks access feasibility, design considerations and potential mechanisms for
supporting private business improvements along the Appleway Trail corridor; and
WHEREAS, it would benefit the health, safety,and welfare of the citizens of the City to complete
the project described in the application.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Spokane Valley, Spokane
County, Washington,that:
1. The City Manager is authorized to make formal application to the CERB for grant assistance,not to
exceed $25,000;
2. Any grant assistance received may only be used for direct costs associated with the development of a
feasibility study for business improvements along the Appleway Trail;
3. The City hereby certifies that it will provide a matching share of the study up to 25 percent of the
grant award;
4. The City acknowledges that the grant assistance, if approved,will be paid on a reimbursement basis;
and
5. This Resolution shall become part of a formal application to the CERB grant.
This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption.
Passed by the City Council of Spokane Valley, Washington,this 9t1 day of July, 2019.
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