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Docusign Envelope ID: 1009E573-1ACF-4913-8247-790D900060D6 <br /> ...rv.J Inil 14r- _ <br /> FORESTRY <br /> INITIATIVE SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT <br /> $0,00 <br /> Total Direct Costs: $299,722.00 $299,722.00 <br /> Indirect Cost: $0.00 <br /> Total Project Cost: $299,722.00 $299,722.00 <br /> Budget Narrative: <br /> The following budget narrative is aligned to the Budget Summary as well as Section B of 424A. This budget narrative <br /> outlines the costs, by line item, involved in implementing the City of San Marcos,Texas—Urban&Community Forestry <br /> Strategic Management Plan. <br /> The City is requesting funding to support the development of an Urban Community Forestry Strategic Management Plan <br /> and a Tree Inventory. A Tree Canopy Study,Public Tree ordinance and application for designation as a Tree City,as <br /> planned in original submission, are still planned to occur within the grant period as well and will be paid for with City <br /> funds. The City will be supplementing the grant's project with its own funds to provide a holistic and comprehensive <br /> approach. <br /> The proposed project will be overseen and managed by a Certified Arborist Consultant or Consulting Firm,working in <br /> conjunction with the City's Urban Forester. As such, most of this proposal's costs will be located in the Consultant line <br /> item. <br /> The information below is for a four-year grant award period. <br /> A. PERSONNEL $0 <br /> The City's Urban Forester will work closely with the selected Consultant for this grant. However,no personnel costs are <br /> being requested or charged to this grant. <br /> B. FRINGE BENENFITS $0 <br /> Not applicable <br /> C. TRAVEL $0 <br /> D. EQUIPMENT $0 <br /> E. SUPPLIES <br /> TOTAL SUPPLIES $0 <br /> F. CONTRACTUAL <br /> A Consultant will be hired to develop the following deliverables: <br /> 1. Urban & Community Forest Strategic Management Plan -Develop Forest Management Plan. The primary <br /> activities for this primary deliverable include program evaluation,ordinance review, departmental review, <br /> remove and replace schedule with 5-, 10-, and 15-year budget projections,public relations plan, operations <br /> review, document review, plan development,analytic software and graphic design. <br /> Estimate for development of a plan was provided by Davey Resource Group. This accounts for potential inflation costs <br /> over the 4-year grant period and other cost drivers, such as time, size of area,report writing costs,#of <br /> meetings/interviews,specialized software and technology and required travel by Consultant. <br /> The estimated hourly rate range for an Urban Forestry Consultant is between$1004165. This rate varies based upon the <br /> activity that is being performed. In general,the formula would be Hourly Rate * Projected Cost Per Task. $180,000 <br /> 19 <br />