HomeMy WebLinkAbout10589RESOLUTION NO. 10589
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE AND
DELIVER A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR FUNDING
ASSISTANCE FROM THE PRESERVE AMERICA GRANT PROGRAM TO ASSIST IN
PLANNING THE ZEBULON PIKE EXPEDITION BI- CENTENNIAL COMMEMORATION 1806 -2006
AT THE PIKE'S PLAZA AREA LOCATED AT THE HISTORIC ARKANSAS RIVERWALK OF
PUEBLO (HARP)
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL PUEBLO, that:
The President of the City Council is hereby authorized to execute and deliver the attached
grant application to the National Park Service for funding assistance from the Preserve America
Grant Program, in the amount of $50,000 to assist in the promotion of the Pike's Plaza area
located in the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo, is hereby approved.
INTRODUCED December 12, 2005
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PRES1DENT 9F CITY CPYWIL
BY Michael Occhiato
Councilperson
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Background Paper for Proposed
Resolution
AGENDA ITEM # 15
DATE: DECEMBER 12, 2005
DEPARTMENT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT /JIM MUNCH
PLANNING DEPARTMENT /JIM MUNCH
TITLE
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE
AND DELIVER A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR
FUNDING ASSISTANCE FROM THE PRESERVE AMERICA GRANT PROGRAM TO
ASSIST IN PLANNING THE ZEBULON PIKE EXPEDITION BI- CENTENNIAL
COMMEMORATION 1806 -2006 AT THE PIKE'S PLAZA AREA LOCATED AT THE
HISTORIC ARKANSAS RIVERWALK OF PUEBLO (HARP)
ISSUE
Should the City Council submit an application (attached) to the National Park Service for
funding assistance for the Preserve America Grant program to assist in planning the
Zebulon Pike Expedition Bi- Centennial Commemoration 1806 -2006 at the Pike's Plaza
area located at the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo (HARP)?
Approve the Resolution.
BACKGROUND
The City of Pueblo is seeking $50,000 in funds from the Preserve America grant
program on behalf the HARP Foundation. The City of Pueblo is designated as one of
three Preserve America communities in Colorado. Funds will be used to fund a
curriculum guide, historic re- enactments, educational exhibits, the Pike Hike, and visual
interpretations by nationally acclaimed Lewis and Clark artist Michael Haynes. Current
plans call for funds from the Preserve America grant to be matched with $50,000 in
funds from the newly established Colorado Heritage Tourism Office (pending their grant
process to be conducted in January 2006). Funds from the Colorado Heritage Tourism
grant will be disseminated to the cooperative communities of Lamar, La Junta, Canon
City, Salida and Alamosa to plan events as they relate to Zebulon Pike in their own
area. Cooperative advertising and planning will be an integral element of the
administration of both grants overseen by the HARP Foundation. The initial investment
of Preserve America funds will support an entire region of Colorado that has been
historically overlooked in the overall tourism rich industry of Northern Colorado. A total
project cost is $100,000 (see attached budget).
FINANCIAL IMPACT
No City of Pueblo funds will be used in matching this grant. Once the grant is awarded,
the City will enter into an agreement with the HARP Foundation obligating them to
provide the matching funds for this project.
FY 2006 Preserve America
Historic Preservation Fund Grants to Preserve and
Promote America's Heritage and Cultural Assets
APPLICATION FORM
Please follow the Guidelines and Application Instructions to complete this application. Applicants must submit one (1)
signed original and seven (7) copies — a total of 8 — complete application packages plus one (1) additional photocopy of
this page for each project. See additional mailing instructions on the last page of the application form.
1. GENERAL PROJECT INFORMATION
Project Title (10 words or less) The Zebulon Pike Expedition Bi- Centennial Commemoration 1806 -2006
Name of Applicant (Provide the name of the community, local government, tribe, or SHPO applying for the grant)
Pueblo Colorado
Type of Applicant (sales only gnu
Preserve America Community ® Preserve America Neighborhood ❑ SHPO ❑
THPO ❑ CLG (in the process of applying for Preserve America designation) ❑
Project Category (select only OW
Research/Documentation ❑ Interpretation /Education ® Planning ❑ Marketing ❑ Training ❑
Amount Requested (Federal Share) $ 50.000 TOTAL Project Cost $100,000
U.S. Congressional District(s) 3 Name of U.S. Representative(s) John Salazar
2. APPLICANT CONTACT INFORMATION
Corttact Person Steven Meier Title Senior Planner
Organization City of Pueblo — Community Plannina
Address 200 W 1 1r Street Suite 312
City Pueblo State CO Zip Code 81003
Telephone (719) $53 -2252 FAX Number (719) 553 -2359 E-Mail smeieR®Dueblo.us
3. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZING OFFICIAL ( The applicant's authorizing official must sign and date this form.
Signatures must be original and in ink.)
Signature
Date December 12, 2006
Print Name and Tittle
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4. PROJECT SUMMARY
A. Briefly summarize your project emphasizing the primary objectives and results.
(Your summary must fit in the space provided. Use at least a 10 point font.)
In 1806 a young army Lieutenant was assigned the task to repatriate 125 Osage Indians to their tribe on the
Kansas/Nebraska border. In addition, he was to scout the headwaters of the Red River and examine the activities of the
Spaniards in the southern region of the Louisiana Purchase. His name was Zebulon Montgomery Pike. He led a group of
27 men into the wilderness as a self- described astronomer, surveyor, Commanding officer, clerk, spy, guide and hunter.
Subsequently, Pike was captured by the Spanish near the Conejos River in the San Luis Valley in Southern Colorado
after an unsuccessful attempt to climb a mountain that today bears his name. The oral tradition of Pike's Expedition has,
over the last 200 years, been lost as the communities that held the expedition abdicated the history of Zebulon Pike to
Colorado Springs, Colorado - the community where the mountain Pike attempted to ascend is located.
Today, a coalition of Southem Colorado communities have established the Southern Colorado Bi- Centennial
Commemoration Coalition to plan and co- ordinate events related to the heritage of our collective communities as it relates
to Pike's journey. The newly created Colorado State Heritage Tourism Office (established in May 2005) encourages
communities to develop sustainable Heritage Tourism plans to aid regional economic development. Lamar, La Junta,
Pueblo, Canon City, Salida and Alamosa have participated in the process to develop plans and activities that will be
sustained once the initial introduction has been completed. The goal of the Bi- Centennial Commemoration Coalition is to
establish several key components that will allow the Pike legacy to become a permanent part of each community's
vernacular. The Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo is the center of Pike Commemoration plans in Southern Colorado
and is situated, geographically, in the center of the Pike expedition. Furthermore, Pueblo participates in the Sister City
Program as the Sister City of Chihuahua, Mexico where Pike was incarcerated. Chihuahua, Mexico will send delegates to
Pueblo to join in the commemoration of the extraordinary friendship Pike and his captors established during his
Incarceration. Current plans also include a symposium in cooperation with CSU- Pueblo and Chihuahua, Mexico that
enable our communities to engage in constructive dialogue regarding issues surrounding Anglo /Hispanic relations, the
printing and distribution of 500 curriculum guides to Southern Colorado Educators, a slate of lectures at El Pueblo History
Museum, a reading series with the Rawlings Library to assist in the public education of Zebulon Pike, a region wide Pike
Hike to encourage health and fitness with Pike as the hike guide, a student passport program to encourage families to
visit cooperating communities, and stamp cancellations featuring each community participating in the commemoration
plans, and the production of 2 fine art pieces by renowned military history artist Michael Haynes.
5. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BUDGET
Describe your project by answering the questions that follow. Applicants are strongly encouraged to provide answers
in the spaces provided
A. Describe your community's historic resources, including whether they are listed in the National Register
of Historic Places.
In 1991 a coalition of several interested citizens discussed the idea of modeling a Riverwalk in Pueblo, Colorado after the
famous Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas. The project would utilize the Arkansas River that originally flowed through the
heart of downtown Pueblo, but had been diverted following a devastating flood in 1921. The citizens' coalition that
formed the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk Project anticipated that development of a Riverwalk would increase economic
activity, improve the quality of life for all residents, create a strong pedestrian linkage system throughout central downtown
Pueblo, preserve the history of the central Pueblo area, provide the incentive to permanently pull downtown Pueblo out of
an economic slump, and encourage publiGprivate development. The coalition named the project the Historic Arkansas
Riverwalk Project (HARP) and put it to a vote of the citizens of Pueblo. The citizens passed a $12.85 million bond issue.
The passing of the bond issue, and subsequent fund raising ($8 million to date), resulted in the completion of two phases
of a six phase project thereby creating the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo as it is known today. The Riverwalk is
located within the Historic Union Avenue District — a group of 37 1873 -1900 era buildings placed on the National Register
in 1986.
Other destinations that can be easily accessed from the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo include the Pueblo
Convention Center, Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commence, the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center and Buell Children's
Museum, El Pueblo History Museum, the Pueblo Ice Arena, the Pueblo Transit Center, the Union Avenue Historic District,
and the new Robert Hoag Rawlings Library. All of these destinations are within walking distance of HARP and serve to
add to a visitors' experience of the area.
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B. Project Objectives.
How will the proposed project promote the community's historic resources and cultural assets?
The community vision for the Riveuwalk included preserving the history of the area. In 2003 the educational component of
the Riverwalk came to fruition with the completion of the Boettcher Outdoor Education Center featuring Pike Plaza. The
Boettcher Foundation, together with Bonfils- Stanton Foundation and the Colorado State Historical Fund, constructed a $2
million outdoor classroom, laboratory and amphitheater and erected Pike Plaza. Pike Plaza is located where Pike
camped in 1808 and is an historic interpretation of Pike's journey. It includes quotes from his journal, set in ceramic relief
In the floor of the plaza, outlining his journey from Missouri, his capture by the Spanish in Southern Colorado, his
incarceration in Chihuahua, Mexico and his subsequent release in present day Louisiana. The curriculum guide and art
pieces by Michael Haynes will provide the community an opportunity to become educated about this element of history.
How does the proposed project contribute to the long -range goals of the community and preservation of
Us historic resources and cultural assets? (.e, how does the project meet the goals of the local or statewide
preservation plan, heritage tourism plan, or plan for an existing heritage area.) Identify the source of the community's
long -range goals and when they were developed and adopted by the community.
A coalition of Southern Colorado communities have established the Southern Colorado Bi- Centennial Commemoration
Coalition to plan and co- ordinate events related to the heritage of our collective communities as it relates to Pike's
journey. The newly created Colorado State Heritage Tourism Office (established in May 2005) encourages communities
to develop sustainable Heritage Tourism plans to aid regional economic development. Lamar, La Junta, Pueblo, Canon
City, Salida and Alamosa have participated in the process to develop plans and activities that will be sustained once the
initial introduction has been completed. The goal of the Bi- Centennial Commemoration Coalition is to establish several
key components that will allow the Pike legacy to become a permanent part of each community's vernacular. The Historic
Arkansas Rrverwalk of Pueblo is the center of Pike Commemoration plans in Southern Colorado and is situated,
geographically, in the center of the Pike expedition. Furthermore, Pueblo participates in the Sister City Program with
Chihuahua, Mexico where Pike was incarcerated. Chihuahua, Mexico will send delegates to Pueblo to join in the
commemoration of the extraordinary friendship Pike and captors established during his incarceration. Current plans also
include a symposium in cooperation with CSU- Pueblo and Chihuahua, Mexico that enable our communities to engage in
constructive dialogue about issues surrounding Anglo /Hispanic relations, the printing and distribution of 500 curriculum
guides to Southern Colorado Educators, a slate of lectures at El Pueblo History Museum, a reading series with the
Rawlings Library to assist in the public education of Zebulon Pike, a region wide Pike Hike to encourage health and
fitness with Pike as the hike guide, a student passport program to encourage families to visit cooperating communities,
and stamp cancellations featuring each community participating in the commemoration plans.
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Why is the proposed project the most appropriate action or strategy for the promotion of heritage tourism
and economic development at this time?
The proposed project is appropriate at this time because the bi- centennial of Zebulon Pike's expedition is 2006 -2007,
Pike Plaza at the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo has been completed, and communities along Pike's
expedition route have banded together to create a sustainable heritage tourism program for each community. The
synergy that has been created out of the collaboration between communities provides the opportune time to promote
heritage tourism in communities that have traditionally struggled to find a common thread for the Southern Colorado
region. Furthermore, U.S. Senator Ken Salazar and U.S. Senator Wayne Allard have co-sponsored S.Res.252
"recognizing the Bicentennial Anniversary of Zebulon Montgomery Pike's explorations in the interior West of the
United States and encouraging the people of the United States to celebration his contributions to our Nation's history
with appropriate ceremonies and activities through the year."
• Does the proposed project involve a public- private partnership that will continue to support the
resource(s) after the grant project is complete? Describe all entities that are involved with, or affected by, the
project Attach evidence of involvement from partner organizations directly involved in the project (see guidelines and pages
3-4 of the application regarding this documentation). Describe the extent to which the public will be involved with the project
Nationally, the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo is partnering with the Santa Fe Trail Association to assist in the
public education of Zebulon Pike. Regional Colorado entities include the Lamar Public Library, the Lamar Writer's Guild,
Preserve Lamar Committee, the Lamar Chamber of Commerce, the Rocky Ford History Museum, the La Junta Chamber
of Commerce, the Rawlings Public Library (Pueblo), the El Pueblo History Museum, the Sangre de Cristo Arts and
Conference Center, the Royal Gorge Bridge, Custer County Historical Society, Royal Gorge Regional Heritage Museum,
the Salida Chamber of Commerce, the Great Sand Dunes National Park, Scenic Byways of Southern Colorado, the
Huerfano County Tourism Board.
The public will be invited to participate in a wide a variety of activities that will be both educational and entertaining.
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C. Project Activities and Timelines. How and when will you perform the project activities to achieve the Grant Objectives?
List and describe the project tasks, schedule and products. All grant activities must be accomplished within the grant period
(generally 1 to 2 years).
Activities will begin in February 2006 with the visit of Clay Jenkins, National Public Radio — The Jefferson Hour,
interpreting Thomas Jefferson at CSU - Pueblo. Throughout the Winter months work will commence on the development
of the Pike Curriculum Guide with the goal to distribute the guides to Southern Colorado teachers Fall 2007. Pueblo, like
many communities involved in the commemoration, will host dual events due to the fact that Pike was in our area during the
winter months. July 15, 2006 will feature a day of historic re- enactments featuring the US Army Corps of Engineers Reenactment
Group, a Spanish interpretation, and a veteran's group interpreting the War of 1612 thereby giving the public the full retrospective of
Pike's distinguished military career. On November 11, Pueblo will invite the Fort Carson Color Guard to participate in a memorial in
recognition of Pike's service to his country and the loss of his infant son on November 23, 1806. We will not hold this event on
November 23, the day Pike arrived in Pueblo, as it falls on Thanksgiving Day 2006.
In addition to two specific commemorative days, Pueblo will participate in a region wide Pike Hike the week of May 19 to encourage all
school children in the Colorado region to hike to an area of significance as it relates to Pike's expedition through their community and a
Bike with Pike bike race through Southern Colorado on September 23.
Included in the final grant report will be an analysis of the events, a teacher responselcomment card, and a community
response/comment card to aid in evaluation.
D. Personnel Qualifications. List the project personnel. Describe their responsibilities and the amount of time
each will dedicate to the project. If you plan to obtain consultant(s) or technical assistance from universities,
professional organizations, or other institutions, describe the criteria that will be used to competitively select these
services. All personnel must be competitively selected.
Key project personnel include:
Steve Arveschoug — Executive Director — Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo
Margo Hatton -Wolf — Director of Development — Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo
Niki Toussaint — Marketing Director — Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo
J.T. Baker — Development Assistant — Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo
Gary Holder — Director of Education — Sangre de Cristo Arts Center
Debra Hill — City of Pueblo
Dr. Beatrice Spade — Professor of American History — CSU — Pueblo
Dr. Hector Carsco — Chairman, Teacher Education — CSU — Pueblo
Dr. Russ Meyer — Dean — History Department — CSU - Pueblo
Deborah Espinosa — Director — El Pueblo History Museum
Tracey Mattoon — Outreach Coordinator — Rawling Public Library (Pueblo)
Cathy Dehn —Active Community Environments — Pueblo Health Department
Dr. Ken Burger— Director of Education K -5 — Pueblo School District 60.
Personnel is not selected. This community wide event stresses cooperation and participation by all interested agencies.
Everyone is welcome participate in this unique regional commemoration.
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