Resolution 26-009 on the Camas City Council agenda would authorize an application to the Washington Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) for grant funding, as presented by the Parks & Recreation Director. While the specific park or recreation project is not detailed in the agenda, RCO grants typically fund park development, acquisition, trails, or facility improvements. At this stage the City is seeking permission to apply for outside funding, so no procurement has been initiated and no vendor is named. For landscape architects, park designers, engineers, and recreational equipment providers, this indicates a forthcoming, grant-backed project that will eventually require planning, design, and construction services once funding is secured. A productive next conversation is to understand which project they are targeting for the RCO grant and what preliminary concepts, cost estimates, or public engagement support they might need to strengthen the application and prepare for implementation.

RCO grants often require detailed scopes, cost estimates, and conceptual designs that external consu...