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Prescott City council Regular Voting Meeting — June 25, 2013 Page 4 COUNCILMAN LAMERSON MOVED TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF ,46010 CUSTODIAL SUPPLIES FROM WAXIE SANITARY SUPPLY USING MARICOPA COUNTY CONTRACT NO. 11023 THROUGH THE STRATEGIC ALLIANCE FOR VOLUME EXPENDITURES (SAVE) COOPERATIVE, OF WHICH THE CITY OF PRESCOTT IS A MEMBER, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $36,000 ANNUALLY, THROUGH THE END OF THE MARICOPA COUNTY CONTRACT WHICH EXPIRES AUGUST 15, 2015; SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARLOW; PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. D. Authorize payment to Prescott Creeks in the amount of $12,500 for management and restoration work in the Watson Woods Riparian Preserve. Joe Baynes, Parks and Recreation Director presented. He said the preserve is 126 acres on Highway 89, south of Watson Lake. Due to degradation at the turn of the century, the City of Prescott entered into a lease with Prescott Creeks in 1995 for management of that area. In 2008, Prescott Creeks secured a grant from the Arizona Water Protection Fund for $798,988.00. The work done with the grant included creek realignments, bank and flood plain planting, public education and site monitoring. As part of the grant, the City agreed to a financial contribution of $12,500.00 per year for six years, ending 2014. The money was budgeted in the 2013 Budget. Michael Byrd, representing Prescott Creeks, said restoration will help with surface quality issues. In addition to the almost $800,000 received from the Water Protection Fund, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality also invested about $665,000.00 to the restoration effort. He noted that the project involved hundreds of community members contributing thousands of hour's worth of in-kind labor. He said the Water Protection Fund has another grant cycle going for FY14 that they hope to take advantage of. Councilman Scamardo asked if there will be anticipated annual expenses in the next three to five years. Mr. Baynes said there is nothing more than what is in the current operating budget. City Manager McConnell said the future will involve watershed management on a larger scale. He is looking forward to working with Prescott Creeks with that goal. COUNCILMAN ARNOLD MOVED TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT TO PRESCOTT CREEKS FOR MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION WORK IN THE WATSON WOODS RIPARIAN PRESERVE IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,500.00; SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SCAMARDO; PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. E. Adoption of Resolution No. 4178-1340 setting certain rates and fees at Ernest A. Love Field for Fiscal Year 2014. Jeff Tripp, Airport Manager, presented. He gave a quick recap since Council reviewed the information at the June 11, 2013, meeting. The aircraft storage rates have not been