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clfeeec r�4 —1 [ICS = � C.l c' Sri L c �r'a Lib..} <br />Five -Year Capital Improvement Program <br />Request for Capital Equipment or Capital Improvement Project <br />Project or Equipment Identification <br />ojeel' acne: 'rescribe. Lturns <br />Version of Request: 711542014 <br />Submitting Department/Division. Parks i Rucreaiiun <br />Impacted Departments /Divisions <br />Funding Sources }: <br />open Space P Parks Fund <br />out Funding <br />i [Ape erne nt Priority <br />Project Location Map, Equ <br />Percent <br />1 <br />100,. <br />'11 <br />Equipment or <br />Project Costs <br />Land Acquisition <br />!Design a Engineering <br />'Other Prof Services <br />!Construction <br />lather <br />!Capital Equipment <br />I Total Project Costs <br />Year <br />7015 <br />Estimated Expenditure Schedule <br />Year 2 <br />2016 <br />ear <br />2017 <br />Year <br />2019 <br />Years Hoe -Year <br />2019 <br />Total <br />Bevan <br />5 Years <br />7,000 <br />9,000 8,000 <br />23,000 <br />8,000 <br />7,000 <br />9,000 <br />8.000 <br />23,000 <br />8,000 <br />'Grant(s} or Other <br />Project Revenue <br />Impact to A00ual <br />MaineOp Cos t.! <br />(500j <br />(750) <br />1,550) <br />pmehtTdentjcation Photo. or Other <br />Project or Equipment Description and Justification <br />Please provide a general project description and include the cost allocation rnethodnlgy if <br />more than one funding Source is requested: <br />Development at a prescribed burn plan for Davidson Mesa, North and Aquarius Open <br />Space properties. <br />Please describe why this project is needed, how It supporst City -wide goals and <br />objectives, what realistic options or alternatives have been considered, and what <br />payback, or return on investment, has been calculated: <br />Re- introduce tire to the grassland ecosystem by implementing prescribed burning as a <br />management tool. This would be another teal to add to the restoration efforts that are <br />currently occurring. This work would be contracted out to a certified National Wildfire <br />Coordinating Group (NWCG) fire management organization. 2016 work would include <br />creation of a burn plan and a small pilot project at Davidson Mesa. WiI h the success of <br />the pilotprojectthe program would be expanded to Open Space properties with high <br />grassland restoration potential_ Properties to be treated would incltrt9e sections of <br />Davidson Mesa, Aquarius and North Open Space_ Small portions of the properties would <br />be burned on a rotating bases. <br />Eliminating tire from the grassland ecosystem has been shown to lead to ecological <br />homegenizatien or a decrease in flora and fauna diversity. If lire is not reintroduced <br />nutrient cycling will be diminished, biodiversity will be climiniehed and dead plant <br />materials will continue to accumulate. The increase in dead plant material will lead to <br />more fuel loading which could increase the likelihood and surface intensity of a wildland <br />fire and decrease in noxious weed treatment effectiveness. <br />Please provide a description of any grants andfor other revenue associated with this <br />project and the ongoing operational and !maintenance costs associated with this project.: <br />22 <br />