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Willamette Falls Legacy Project and Willamette Falls Trust Grant Agreement
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RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
Approval of the Willamette Falls Legacy Project and Willamette Falls Trust Grant Agreement
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The agreement between the Willamette Falls Legacy Project and Willamette Falls Trust lapsed and a formalized agreement is needed to support the work the Trust has been performing at the request of the Partners. The agreement was identified as one of the next steps at the May 12th City Commission Work Session. The agreement is valid until June 30, 2022.
BACKGROUND:
In 2011, the 23 acre Blue Heron Paper Mill at the edge of the falls closed, creating an opportunity for Oregon City, Metro, Clackamas County, and the State of Oregon to form a partnership (the Partners) to honor and reimagine the Willamette Falls Legacy Project (WFLP) site. The Partners formed a non-profit which was subsequently renamed Willamette Falls Trust (WFT) in 2015 to support the project in ways which the other government agencies were unable to.
The agreement between the Partners and WFT lapsed and a formalized agreement is needed to support the work the Trust has been performing at the request of the Partners. As the project has evolved, the tasks the Partners have asked the Trust to perform on their behalf have expanded to reflect the advancement in the design of the riverwalk. The proposed agreement acknowledges the following:
·· Community Engagement. The Trust will continue to conduct site tours, donor prospecting, leadership recruitment, and other events.
· Fundraising. The Trust has raised over $7 million to date towards the riverwalk. The agreement includes an additional minimum of $5,912,939 when the project meets specific criteria.
· Defining Expectations for World Class Programming. WFT will continue to lead initial planning for active programming of the riverwalk for the Legacy Project. WFT will continue to define the scope of “world class” active programm...
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