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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. .ra • • .w - 1 • • - •. 0- - _•• • tl- M-9, ! -�_ • r • • - • 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. r"TWWRYNIN 11IN10441w 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 NO a 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.