Background/Discussion
In 2014, the Parks and Recreation Department develop an Integrated Roadside Vegetation Plan. The the purpose of the plan is to establish guidelines for future management of properties managed by the Parks and Recreation Department that are otherwise public properties and/ or right of ways under park’s jurisdiction. These properties include right of ways along trails, open space areas, and city – owned properties maintained by the Parks and Recreation Department.
The IRVM Plan was written following an assessment of current activities and input from Council Bluffs Parks Department and if approved by the Council Bluffs City Council, the plan will be submitted to the Iowa Department of Transportation for approval. Once approved by IDOT, the City will begin implementing the Plan and be eligible for state grants and funding opportunities to assist with purchases such as seed and equipment.
Ultimately, the approval of the plan and submission to IDOT will allow the Parks and Recreation Department to potentially generate another revenue source to offset the cost of purchasing equipment and seed material to complete work we are otherwise doing or plan to do in the future.