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spaces, natural area access and interpretation. This project is also supported by the <br />recreational tourism priority for regional athletic competition facilities - the <br />National Disc Golf Association is quite active and the upgrades at the Disc Golf <br />Course willpromote more events and competitions. <br />Tourism Infrastructure Needs. The project addresses the need for local <br />communities who use lodging tax funds, by installing trail counters ("people <br />counters") to collect information on usership of tourism-related capital facilities <br />and attendance at events. The Disc Golf Course Project will increase tourism by <br />drawing serious disc golf enthusiasts and casually curious tourists off of I-90 to <br />compete or even just explore and stretch their legs. The 2020 Hanson Ponds Park <br />Project will be installing a restroom adjacent to the Disc Golf Course, as well as <br />improving parking and picnic facilities. Signs at the Hanson Ponds Park will also <br />include maps of other parks and trails in the Cle Elum recreational system, which <br />could direct visitors from the Disc Golf Course into the rest of the City in search <br />ofother recreational experiences, food, goodso and services. <br />3. Use of Grant Funds: Please explain exactly how the requested funds will be used. <br />lnclude an itemized list. <br />Grant funds will be used as follows: <br />Project Component #1 (as described above) <br />The City will purchase 5 hail counters. Two of these will be located for long-term <br />data collection as described in answer #l above, and the other three will be <br />deployed in alternate locations, depending on when the units are received. For <br />example, the three portable units may be placed at various parks or trails or even <br />in the downtown. IF the units were received before an equestrian event on the <br />Coal Mines Trail, a portable unit may be placed several feet above the long-term <br />Coal Mines Trail counter to pick up how many horse and riders were using the <br />trail at that time. <br />Project Component #2 (as described above) <br />The City will order signs for the existing disc golf course, contract a new logo, <br />create a brochure, and promote the disc golf course on applicable recreation <br />websites, such as the National Disc Golf Course Association website. <br />Grant fund expenditures are also itemized in the attached budget. <br />Matchedfands for the Dog Park trail counter includes the $69,675 park project <br />funding. The Dog Park project received a $53,000 City Lodging Tax grant in <br />February, 2020to construct the park, of which $3,000 was earmarked for a trail <br />counter. <br />Matchedfunds for the Disc Golf Course signs, logo, and brochures include <br />$34,520 in private grant funds (827,200) and City match ($8,220). <br />Together, the request constitutes 3%o of the total matchedfunds. Please see <br />attached proof of matchedfunds. <br />Match Frolcct PrcJect comDoncrrt Matched Funds 6rants Clty tundg <br />Hanson Ponds Park Uoprades Dlsc Golf Slsns & Promotlon 53s,42o Szt,zoo s8.220 <br />Dog Park Project Trail Counters 569,67s Ss3,ooo Sr6.67s <br />Totel Prolest Mstdrsd Furd$9105re5 80,200 sa.895