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DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL UPDATE THE NATIONAL WETLANDS INVENTORY (NWI) TO PROVIDE A SCIENTIFIC BASE TO GUIDE THE CITY'S POLICIES, OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT; PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS; AND LEAD THE WAY FOR THE METROPOLITAN AREA TO PROTECT THIS NATURAL RESOURCE, STRENGTHEN LOCAL RESILIENCE, AND ENSURE SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE UPDATING THE NWI'S WETLANDS IN 35 HUC-12 (PARTIAL) WATERSHEDS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, CONDUCTING WATER QUALITY TESTING AND MACROINVERTEBRATE ASSESSMENTS FOR TEN SITES REPRESENTING DIFFERENT WETLAND CONDITIONS, AND CONDUCTING EDUCATION FOR AWARENESS AND PRACTICE, TARGETING DIFFERENT GROUPS. CITY POLICIES AND OPERATING PROCEDURES WILL BE IMPROVED TO INCORPORATE THIS UPDATED KNOWLEDGE.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE A GEODATABASE THAT CONTAINS THE GIS LAYERS NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT, QAPP, THE GEODATABASE UPDATED WITH NEWLY DERIVED GEOSPATIAL DATA, MAPS OF WETLAND DISTRIBUTION AND BOUNDARY AND RIPARIAN FOREST EXTENT, A DATABASE OF WETLAND ATTRIBUTES, AN UPDATED NWI OF WETLANDS, A REPORT ON MAPPING NWI AND SUMMARIZING RESULTS, A REPORT DOCUMENTING FINDINGS OF ANY PATTERNS OF AND FACTORS AFFECTING WETLAND CONDITION AND PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS ON CITY ACTIONS, WATER-QUALITY SAMPLING PLAN, WATER-QUALITY DATABASE OF THE PHYSIOCHEMICAL DATA AND PRIMARY MACROINVERTEBRATE METRICS, WATER-QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT DOCUMENTING FINDINGS OF KEY FACTORS AFFECTING WATER QUALITY AND PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS ON CITY ACTIONS, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH STRATEGIC PLAN, EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIVE MATERIALS, ACTIVITY EVENTS, MEETINGS, TRAININGS, AND PRESENTATIONS, NEW AND/OR IMPROVED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, A LONG-TERM WETLAND MONITORING PLAN, A REPORT DOCUMENTING AND REVIEWING THE ACTIVITIES AND EVALUATING OUTPUT/OUTCOME THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED KNOWLEDGE ABOUT LOCAL WETLAND CONDITION, BUILDUP OF THE CITY'S OWN TECHNICAL CAPABILITY FOR CONDUCTING FIELD ASSESSMENT AND USING A DRONE-LIDAR SYSTEM, IMPROVED WETLAND INVENTORY AND BASELINE CONDITION ASSESSMENT TO INFORM STATE'S WETLAND PROGRAM, AND TO ENHANCE THE CITY'S RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, ENHANCED CITY'S CAPABILITY OF UPDATING NWI, IMPROVED WATER QUALITY MONITORING EFFORTS FOR BETTER DATA RESULTS, INCREASED KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WETLAND CONDITION IN TERMS OF MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES, INCREASED KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WETLAND CONDITION IN TERMS OF WATER PHYSIOCHEMISTRY, EXPANDED DATABASE OF THE CITY'S STREAM WATER-QUALITY TO INFORM CITY'S ACTIONS TO PREVENT AND CONTROL POLLUTION, IMPROVED DIRECTION FOR EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS, INCREASED STAKEHOLDER'S AND DECISIONMAKER'S KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF WETLANDS, INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC CLEANUP EVENTS FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, INCREASED CITY CLEANUP SERVICES AND EVENTS FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, IMPROVED WETLAND CONDITION IN FOLLOW-UP OR LONG-TERM TRACKING, INCREASED EMPLOYEES' CAPABILITY TO ASSESS WETLAND CONDITION, INCREASED REFERENCE TO WETLAND IN THE CITY'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, IMPROVED CITY PRACTICES TO REDUCE POLLUTION AND PROTECT THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT, ENHANCED LOCAL RESILIENCE TO NATURAL DISASTERS INCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE, IMPROVED STREAM MONITORING EFFORTS, AND INCREASED VALUE OF STREAM MONITORING RESULT TO BETTER INFORM DECISIONMAKERS. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF KCMO AND USERS OF THE USFWS NWI.
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DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL UPDATE THE NATIONAL WETLANDS INVENTORY (NWI) TO PROVIDE A SCIENTIFIC BASE TO GUIDE THE CITY'S POLICIES, OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT; PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS; AND LEAD THE WAY FOR THE METROPOLITAN AREA TO PROTECT THIS NATURAL RESOURCE, STRENGTHEN LOCAL RESILIENCE, AND ENSURE SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE UPDATING THE NWI'S WETLANDS IN 35 HUC-12 (PARTIAL) WATERSHEDS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, CONDUCTING WATER QUALITY TESTING AND MACROINVERTEBRATE ASSESSMENTS FOR TEN SITES REPRESENTING DIFFERENT WETLAND CONDITIONS, AND CONDUCTING EDUCATION FOR AWARENESS AND PRACTICE, TARGETING DIFFERENT GROUPS. CITY POLICIES AND OPERATING PROCEDURES WILL BE IMPROVED TO INCORPORATE THIS UPDATED KNOWLEDGE.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE A GEODATABASE THAT CONTAINS THE GIS LAYERS NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT, QAPP, THE GEODATABASE UPDATED WITH NEWLY DERIVED GEOSPATIAL DATA, MAPS OF WETLAND DISTRIBUTION AND BOUNDARY AND RIPARIAN FOREST EXTENT, A DATABASE OF WETLAND ATTRIBUTES, AN UPDATED NWI OF WETLANDS, A REPORT ON MAPPING NWI AND SUMMARIZING RESULTS, A REPORT DOCUMENTING FINDINGS OF ANY PATTERNS OF AND FACTORS AFFECTING WETLAND CONDITION AND PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS ON CITY ACTIONS, WATER-QUALITY SAMPLING PLAN, WATER-QUALITY DATABASE OF THE PHYSIOCHEMICAL DATA AND PRIMARY MACROINVERTEBRATE METRICS, WATER-QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT DOCUMENTING FINDINGS OF KEY FACTORS AFFECTING WATER QUALITY AND PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS ON CITY ACTIONS, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH STRATEGIC PLAN, EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIVE MATERIALS, ACTIVITY EVENTS, MEETINGS, TRAININGS, AND PRESENTATIONS, NEW AND/OR IMPROVED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, A LONG-TERM WETLAND MONITORING PLAN, A REPORT DOCUMENTING AND REVIEWING THE ACTIVITIES AND EVALUATING OUTPUT/OUTCOME THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED KNOWLEDGE ABOUT LOCAL WETLAND CONDITION, BUILDUP OF THE CITY'S OWN TECHNICAL CAPABILITY FOR CONDUCTING FIELD ASSESSMENT AND USING A DRONE-LIDAR SYSTEM, IMPROVED WETLAND INVENTORY AND BASELINE CONDITION ASSESSMENT TO INFORM STATE'S WETLAND PROGRAM, AND TO ENHANCE THE CITY'S RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, ENHANCED CITY'S CAPABILITY OF UPDATING NWI, IMPROVED WATER QUALITY MONITORING EFFORTS FOR BETTER DATA RESULTS, INCREASED KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WETLAND CONDITION IN TERMS OF MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES, INCREASED KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WETLAND CONDITION IN TERMS OF WATER PHYSIOCHEMISTRY, EXPANDED DATABASE OF THE CITY'S STREAM WATER-QUALITY TO INFORM CITY'S ACTIONS TO PREVENT AND CONTROL POLLUTION, IMPROVED DIRECTION FOR EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS, INCREASED STAKEHOLDER'S AND DECISIONMAKER'S KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF WETLANDS, INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC CLEANUP EVENTS FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, INCREASED CITY CLEANUP SERVICES AND EVENTS FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, IMPROVED WETLAND CONDITION IN FOLLOW-UP OR LONG-TERM TRACKING, INCREASED EMPLOYEES' CAPABILITY TO ASSESS WETLAND CONDITION, INCREASED REFERENCE TO WETLAND IN THE CITY'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, IMPROVED CITY PRACTICES TO REDUCE POLLUTION AND PROTECT THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT, ENHANCED LOCAL RESILIENCE TO NATURAL DISASTERS INCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE, IMPROVED STREAM MONITORING EFFORTS, AND INCREASED VALUE OF STREAM MONITORING RESULT TO BETTER INFORM DECISIONMAKERS. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF KCMO AND USERS OF THE USFWS NWI.
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