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May 2 - Agenda Questions & Responses - REVISED May 2 - Agenda Questions & Responses smartsheet . Response 03/21/23 Mayor Pro Tem Beck Consent K. 23-891 What compounds are being sprayed? In accordance with the Citywide Integrated Pest Management Standard Operating Procedures(IPM),during the initial term of the contract and for the extension the contractor will continue to ensured that application of products only contained in the IPM document are being used.The following nine compliant products have been identified being used for vegetation treatment on the airside portions of the Airport: Herbicides -Thiencarbaone-methyl,lodosulfuron-methyl-sodium,Dicamba -Sulfosulfuron -Glufosinate ammonium -Triclopyr:3,5,6-tricholoro-2-pyridinyloxyacetic acid,butoxyethyl -Halosu Ifu ron-methyl -Isopropylamine salt of Imazapyr -Triclopyr -Thiencarbazone-methyl,Foramsulfuron Halosulfuron-methyl -Indiaziflam 03/21/23 Mayor Pro Tem Beck Consent K. 23-891 What are the environmental impacts? The products being used are contained within the City's IPM and therefore would not appear to present any known environmental impacts.The use of these products do significantly reduce the amount of airside mowing needed,thus reducing amount of carbon emissions from mowing activities. 03/21/23 Mayor Pro Tem Beck Work Session C. 23-286 Through the IRA-act,the EPA has$313 for ECJBG/ECJ(Environment Since the Community Development Grant Program is based on direct requests from nonprofits using CDGB,HOME,General Fund, 3 and Climate Justice Block Grants). and temporary emergency relief funds,this would not be a funding or technical assistance source we would explore for this grant program.Because of different eligibility requirements and funding rules,when other funding sources are available the funds are awarded through a separate grant program specific to the funding source. 03/21/23 Mayor Pro Tem Beck Work Session C. 23-286 Has staff looked into additional funding that could help offset some While staff does have to be strategic when seeking other sources of funding to ensure there is capacity to administer funds awarded, costs associated with both programmed and unprogrammed projects, staff does a number of things to identify additional funding.Staff regularly researches other grant opportunities.Staff supports particularly gap funding for affordable housing and public facility nonprofits in their grant application efforts to leverage with City funding including referrals to eligible grants,letters of support,and development in traditionally lower AMI cohorts?Support for consideration of any collaborative grant applications.Even if the City is not a collaborative applicant staff often provides technical programmed projects would free up assets to decrease the number of support for agencies who have received federal grants and need our expertise to successfully administer the funds. unprogrammed projects. Exported on May 2,2023 1:26:29 PM CDT Page 1 of 1