Res. No. 114-04-11893RESOLUTION NO.114-04-11893
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
MIAMI,FLORIDA,AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF
$112,500.00 FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO PALMER PARK;PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS,theCity of SouthMiamiParksandRecreationDepartmentoperatesandmaintains
Palmer Park,a 10-acre Community Park adjacent toSouthMiami Middle School;and
WHEREAS,PalmerParkisinneed of variousimprovementsduetothehighvolume of use of the
facility by youth and adult baseball,softball,football and soccer leagues;and
WHEREAS,theParksand Recreation Department hasappliedfor grant funding through the
Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program
for improvements to Palmer Park;and
WHEREAS,theFloridaLegislaturehasfundedthe2004-05FRDAP priority listandtheCityhas
been approved fora grant inthe amount of $112,500 forthe Palmer Park project.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI:
Section 1.That the City Manager is authorized to execute a grant agreement withthe
Florida Department of Environmental Protection inthe amount of $112,500.00 for improvements
to Palmer Park.
Section2.Thisresolutionshalltakeeffectimmediatelyuponexecution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 27thday of July ,2004.
ATTEST:
l^Ch^Q>t^rvJU
y clerk;r
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
cit^aTtorney
APPROVED:
Commission Vote:5_o
Mayor Russell:Yea
Vice Mayor Palmer:Yea
Commissioner Birts-Cooper:Yea
Commissioner Sherar:Yea
Commissioner Wiscombe:Yea
South Miami
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM 2001
To:Honorable Mayor,ViceMayor&Date:July27,2004
City Commission
From:Maria V.Davis fj0K*/O/}l£Subject:Agenda Item#
City Manager rU*Authorizing the City
^Manager to Execute a Grant
Agreement with the Florida
Department of
Environmental Protection
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,
FLORIDA,AUTHORIZINGTHECITYMANAGERTO EXECUTE A GRANT
AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION FOR A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $112,500.00 FOR
IMPROVEMENTS TO PALMER PARK;PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
In September 2003,the Parks and Recreation Department submitted a grant application
to the Florida Department ofEnvironmental Protection (DEP)fora grant through the
Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP).The application was for
fundingtoimproveexistingfacilitiesandaddnewfacilitiesto Palmer Park.The planned
improvements include new playground equipment,new picnic tables,a new exercise
trail,new bleachers and park signage as well as renovations to the ballfields,lighting,
restroom,parking lot and landscaping.InJuly,the Parks and Recreation Department
received notice from the DEP that the State Legislature has funded the 2004-05 FRDAP
priority list and that the City has been approved fora grant in the amount of $112,500
for the Palmer Park project.The Cityis required to make a matching contribution of
$37,500 providing a total of $150,000 in improvements to Palmer Park.
The attached resolution would authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement
with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the FRDAP grant program.
The City of South Miami has utilized FRDAP funding in the past for several other
projects including Dante Fascell Park and the Community Center.Aswith most grant
programs the FRDAP program isa reimbursement program requiring the Cityto pay for
expenditures and request regular reimbursements from the State.
RECOMMENDATION
We recommend that the City Manager be authorized to execute this grant agreement
with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.