Eagle Point Park Resource Enhancement and ProtectionCopyrighted
November 6, 2017
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 6.
ITEM TITLE: Eagle Point Park Resource Enhancement and Protection
(REAP) Grant Award
SUMMARY: City Manager transmitting information about the City's
receipt of a $200,000 Fiscal Year 2018 Resource
Enhancement and Protection (REAP) grant award from the
Iowa Department of Natural Resources for Phase 2
implementation of the Eagle Point Park Environmental
Restoration Management Plan.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
REAP Grant Award for Eagle Point Park -MVM Memo City Manager Memo
Staff Memo Staff Memo
Media Release Supporting Documentation
REAP Grant Award funding since 1997 Supporting Documentation
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: REAP Grant Award for Eagle Point Park
DATE: October 29, 2017
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Planning Services Manager Laura Carstens is transmitting information about the City's
receipt of a $200,000 Fiscal Year 2018 Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP)
grant award from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for Phase 2
implementation of the Eagle Point Park Environmental Restoration Management Plan.
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FROM: Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager
SUBJECT: REAP Grant Award for Eagle Point Park
DATE: October 25, 2017
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This memo transmits information for the November 6, 2017 City Council meeting
regarding the FY18 Resource Enhancement and Protection grant award from the Iowa
Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) for Phase 2 implementation of the Eagle Point
Park Environmental Restoration Management Plan.
Eagle Point Park has long been recognized for its unique scenic beauty as a
community/regional park atop limestone bluffs on the Mississippi River. It is an area of
natural quality for outdoor recreation. Nevertheless, over 100 years of recreational use
and development have resulted in some environmental problems (erosion, invasive
plants, reduced diversity) that need to be addressed to build a sustainable future for the
Park.
With implementation of the 2017 Environmental Restoration Management Plan, much
more of Eagle Point Park's multipurpose recreational spaces and natural areas will be
available for use and enjoyment by the public as the impacts of severe erosion,
stormwater damage, loss of turf, and loss of native plants to invasive species are
mitigated and reversed. These ecological improvements will provide short and long term
public benefits by adding to the visitor experience and providing opportunities for
outdoor education.
Enclosed are the City's media release about the REAP grant award and the list of
REAP grants awarded to the City of Dubuque since 1997.
Enclosures
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CITY OF DUBUQUE CONTACTS:
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NEWS RELEASE
Oct. 18, 2017 - For Immediate Release
City Awarded Grant for Eagle Point Park Restoration
DUBUQUE, Iowa -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) has awarded the City of Dubuque
a grant of $200,000 from Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP).
The grant money will be used for Phase 2 Implementation of the Environmental Restoration Management
Plan at Eagle Point Park, a 164 -acre community park that opened in 1909 on Dubuque's northeast side.
Eagle Point Park is owned by the City of Dubuque and managed by the Leisure Services Department's
Park Division. The park overlooks the Mississippi River, providing a spectacular view of Iowa, Illinois, and
Wisconsin.
This project is part of an ongoing environmental restoration effort for Eagle Point Park that contributes to
Dubuque's mission of creating a sustainable future. It involves implementation of the Eagle Point Park
Environmental Restoration Management Plan that was completed under a REAP grant awarded in 2015.
Adopted by the City Council in 2017, the Management Plan addresses the park's recreational and natural
spaces that suffer the effects of severe erosion, invasive vegetation, and degraded natural habitats on the
rolling, rugged terrain. Some implementation of that plan will commence using funds from the federal
Land and Water Conservation Fund as well as funds from the previous REAP grant. All of this
environmental work must be done within the context of the park's rich cultural history.
Implementation will improve sustainability by restoring and enhancing native plant communities and soil
quality to provide new nature -based recreation opportunities for visitors, create habitat for wildlife, and
foster sustainability. Phase 2 will enhance 33 acres of existing forest/woodland areas, representing 20
percent of the 164 -acre regional park.
REAP invests in projects that enhance and protect the Iowa's natural and cultural resources. Fifteen
percent of REAP is set aside for grants to cities for projects that help establish natural areas, encourage
outdoor recreation and resource management.
In its 28 years, REAP has benefited every county in Iowa by supporting over 15,000 projects. REAP has
funded these projects with $300 million in state investments, leveraging two to three times the amount in
private, local, and federal dollars Collectively, these projects have improved the quality of life for all
Iowans with better soil and water quality, added outdoor recreation opportunities, sustained economic
development, enhanced knowledge and understanding of our ecological and environmental assets, and
preservation of our cultural and historic treasures
REAP has benefited the City of Dubuque greatly since 1997, with over $2 7 million from 14 REAP grants
invested in building off-road trails throughout the community and expanding the E B Lyons Interpretive
Area at the Mines of Spain State Recreation Area A complete list of these 14 City REAP Grant Awards
for park and recreation projects is available below or at
http //citvofdubuaue ora/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/6781
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CITY OF DUBUQUE REAP GRANT FUNDING SINCE 1997
PROJECT YEAR AMOUNT
Chaplain Schmitt Island - Heron Pond Wetlands Nature Trail 1997 $194,583
Mississippi Riverwalk Recreational Trail - Land Acquisiiton 2000 $200,000
Alliant Energy Powerline Trail 2002 $182,000
Iowa 32 Trail - Phase 1 (U.S. 52 to JFK Rd.) 2005 $200,000
Eagle Point Park -Trolley Line Trail 2007 $200,000
Iowa 32 Trail - Phase 2 (JFK Rd. to Plaza Dr.) 2008 $200,000
Iowa 32 Trail - Phase 3 (Plaza Dr. to Holliday Dr.) 2009 $200,000
E. B. Lyons Intepretive Area Expansion - Land Acquisition 2011 $200,000
E. B. Lyons Intepretive Area Expansion - Development 2012 $200,000
Iowa 32 Trail - Phase 4 (Holliday Dr. to Pennsylvania Ave.) 2013 $200,000
Iowa 32 Trail - Phase 5 (Penn Ave. to Chavenelle Dr., historic bridge) 2014 $200,000
Eagle Point Park - Environmental Restoration (phase 1) 2015 $200,000
Valentine Park Expansion - Land Acquisition 2016 $140,790
Eagle Point Park - Environmental Restoration (phase 2) 2017 $200,000
TOTAL $2,717,373
CITY OF DUBUQUE REAP GRANT FUNDING SINCE 1997
PROJECT YEAR AMOUNT
Chaplain Schmitt Island - Heron Pond Wetlands Nature Trail 1997 $194,583
Mississippi Riverwalk Recreational Trail - Land Acquisiiton 2000 $200,000
Alliant Energy Powerline Trail 2002 $182,000
Iowa 32 Trail - Phase 1 (U.S. 52 to JFK Rd.) 2005 $200,000
Eagle Point Park -Trolley Line Trail 2007 $200,000
Iowa 32 Trail - Phase 2 (JFK Rd. to Plaza Dr.) 2008 $200,000
Iowa 32 Trail - Phase 3 (Plaza Dr. to Holliday Dr.) 2009 $200,000
E. B. Lyons Intepretive Area Expansion - Land Acquisition 2011 $200,000
E. B. Lyons Intepretive Area Expansion - Development 2012 $200,000
Iowa 32 Trail - Phase 4 (Holliday Dr. to Pennsylvania Ave.) 2013 $200,000
Iowa 32 Trail - Phase 5 (Penn Ave. to Chavenelle Dr., historic bridge) 2014 $200,000
Eagle Point Park - Environmental Restoration (phase 1) 2015 $200,000
Valentine Park Expansion - Land Acquisition 2016 $140,790
Eagle Point Park - Environmental Restoration (phase 2) 2017 $200,000
TOTAL $2,717,373