R-010-16 Authorizing the Incredible Edible Community Garden to donate goods and services for a memorial grove

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Il 12 13 14 151 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. R-10-16 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON AUTHORIZING THE INCREDIBLE EDIBLE COMMUNITY GARDEN TO DONATE GOODS AND SERVICES FOR A MEMORIAL GROVE WHEREAS, the Incredible Edible Community Garden is a nonprofit 5010 dedicated to enrich communities by providing plots in a central gathering place for members of a community to plant vegetables, herbs, edible flowers, and shade trees: and WHEREAS, the Incredible Edible Community Garden has a portfolio of successful completed projects in other city jurisdictions proving experience and professionalism in the execution and follow through of these types of partnerships; and WHEREAS, the Incredible Edible Community Garden reached out to the City of Colton after the San Bernardino County shooting and wanted to offer a gift of trees in the form of a living memorial grove because one of the victims resided in the City of Colton; and WHEREAS, the Incredible Edible Community Garden has secured funding from the USDA Forest Service and CalFire to fund the ancillary costs in support of the cities and counties not being burdened to fundraise; and WHEREAS, the process they are proposing is as follows: • Meet with appropriate City officials to discuss the overall plan • Conduct two design charrettes with the community- first, to discuss the project and get input on design, tree types, and naming the grove and the second, to present the community with a professional design draft of their input • Inform the community when the site prep for the planting day and welcome them to join in to prepare the area • Schedule the planting day to plant the trees with the community • Schedule a ceremony dedicating the site • Provide ongoing care and maintenance of the grove as needed and;