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Item 1.C.
 
City Council Regular
Date: 08/25/2025
Title: In-Kind Donation Acceptance - Billings Trail Net - Black Otter Trail Crack Sealing
Presented by: Brad Wright
Department: Parks/Rec/Public Lands
Presentation: No
Legal Review: Not Applicable
Project Number: N/A

RECOMMENDATION

PRPL seeks Council consent to accept an in-kind donation valued at $39,444.00 from Billings Trail Net.  This in-kind donation is for crack sealing and surface coating on the Black Otter Trail.

BACKGROUND (Consistency with Adopted Plans and Policies, if applicable)

Billings Trail Net applied for and was awarded a grant from FWP (Fish Wildlife Parks) in the amount of $39,444.00 to cover the cost of crack sealing and doing an acrylic overlay of the Black Otter Trail.  Work area to include the the trail from the airport roundabout to just before the tunnel under airport road. This grant provides funding for some timely repairs to the trail.

STAKEHOLDERS

City of Billings
PRPL
Billings Trail Net
Wharton Asphalt
Billings Trail Net
Daily Trail Users

ALTERNATIVES

City Council may:
  • Approve; or,
  • Not Approve

FISCAL EFFECTS

The project expense is covered by grant funding. Expected expenses from PRPL is a minimal amount of administration time. This project comes as a savings for the City of Billings and PRPL as it addresses trail repairs that have not been allocated in any portion of PRPL's budget. PRPL will not have to hire any FTEs.

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