07-26-05 Item 8To: Honorable Mayor, Vice Mayor &
City • •
From: Maria V. Davis
City Manager
RESOLUTION
Subject: Agenda Item #
Authorizing the City Manager to submit
a grant application to the Florida
Recreation Development Assistance
Program
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A GRANT
APPLICATION FOR FUNDING THROUGH THE FLORIDA RECREATION
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE DISON
PROPERTY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has announced that
applications are now being accepted for funding through the Florida Recreation
Development Assistance Program (FRDAP). The Parks and Recreation Department
has been awarded funding through FRDAP in the past for development of several
parks, and is now seeking funding for the purchase of vacant property to add to the
Cit_y's inventory of recreation/open space.
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The attached resolution would authorize the City Manager to submit an application to
the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for FRDAP grant funding. The
resolution also resins in additional points in scoring the City's application. If we are
successful in our attempt to secure grant funding, we will return with a separate
resolution requesting authority to enter into a grant agreement to accept the funding.
a gram appli,77don to
Florida Department of Environmental Protection for FRDAP funding for the purchase of
the Dison property.
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WBEREAS, the City of South Miami Parks and Recreation Department has received grant
funding in the past from the Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP); and
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Vd]EREAS, the Parks and Recreation Department has identified the acquisition of the Dison
property as a potential FRDAP 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 submit a grant application to the
Florida Department of Environmental Protection for FRDAP grant funding for the purchase of the
Dison property.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon execution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of P 2005.