ORDINANCE NO. 177181

•  Accept a grant from the Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation in the amount of $5,000 for revegetation

work along Balch Creek (Ordinance)

The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1 the Council finds that:

1.  Water quality and watershed management is a key concern for the Portland Region.

2.  A successful practice to improve water quality, habitat, and restore native species is through revegetation.

3.  The Bureau of Environmental Services Watershed Revegetation Program provides revegetation services within the region.

4.  The Willamette River Watershed is a high priority project for the Watershed Revegetation Program. This project will enhance previous work performed in the Watershed to ensure non-native regrowth is minimized or eliminated, and native vegetation survives.

5.  The grant from the Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation has a match requirement. BES is providing $5,000.00 in actual fund outlay. The $5,000.00 is in this current fiscal years approved budget.

NOW THEREFORE, The Council directs:

a.  The Mayor is hereby authorized to accept a grant from the Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation in the amount of $5,000.00 for revegetation work along Balch Creek.

b.  The FY 02/03 budgets are hereby amended as follows:

 Sewage System Operating Fund

   Resources

   Private grants/ donations

   24651001.497000              $5,000

   Requirements

Bureau of Environmental Services

   24651001.529000              $2,000

24651001.532000              $3,000

Section 2. The Council declares that an emergency exists because to delay accepting these funds would deprive citizens of the benefits these grant funds will provide; therefore this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.

Passed by the Council, JAN 08 2003    Gary Blackmer

Commissioner Dan Saltzman        Auditor of the City of Portland

             By /s/Susan Parsons

Margaret Nover

December 2, 2002              Deputy

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BACKING SHEET INFORMATION

AGENDA NO. 15-2003

ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION/COUNCIL DOCUMENT NO. 177181