CITY OF
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
TO: Honorable
Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Richard
D. Sala, City Manager
BY: Brian
K. Raducci, Finance Director
Mike Shields,
Public Works/Utilities Director
Dana Spencer,
Grants Administrator
DATE: March
27, 2007
SUBJECT: Application for the Florida Department of Agriculture
Division of Forestry 2007 Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program
The Florida Department of Agriculture has generated a request for proposal and opened the Fiscal Year 2007 Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program. This program will provide funding for Urban and Community Forestry activities as stated in the guidelines and priorities for funding set forth by the Division of Forestry.
This grant will be utilized to
purchase trees and materials to enhance the City’s urban forestry in the medians
along
The City will be submitting a grant application in the amount of $10,000 in state funds which will be used to enhance/expand the City’s tree canopy. The City would be required to provide 50/50 match which would be a combination of cash and in-kind services not exceeding $10,000 in value.
Recommendation:
The City Administration
recommends that the City Commission consider and approve the attached
Resolution authorizing and directing
the City Manager to take all steps necessary to submit an application for a $10,000
Florida Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry 2007 Urban and Community
Forestry Grant with a 50/50 City’s match which would be a combination of
cash and in-kind services not exceeding $10,000 in value for the purchase of trees and materials necessary to enhance the City’s
urban forest.
RESOLUTION NO. ______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH LAUDERDALE,
FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ALL STEPS NECESSARY
TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR A $10,000 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DIVISION
OF FORESTRY 2007 URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY GRANT WITH A 50/50 CITY’S MATCH WHICH WOULD BE A COMBINATION OF CASH AND IN-KIND SERVICES NOT EXCEEDING
$10,000 IN VALUE FOR THE PURCHASE OF
TREES AND MATERIALS NECESSARY TO ENHANCE THE CITY’S URBAN FOREST;
PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS WITH REGARD TO THE BENEFITS TO BE
DERIVED BY APPLYING FOR SUCH GRANT FUNDS; PROVIDING
FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the
City of
WHEREAS, in order to enhance the City of North Lauderdale, the City Commission desires to submit an application to the Florida Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry (“FDADF”), for the award of funds from the 2007 Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission recognizes the City’s obligation to provide matching cash and in-kind funds of $10,000 in value in the event the FDADF awards the grant to the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds
that the receipt of the grant funds from the FDADF will be in the best interest
of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens and residents of the City of
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by
the City Commission of the City of
Section 1. The foregoing “Whereas” clauses are hereby
ratified and confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific
part of this Resolution upon adoption hereof.
Section 2. That
the City Manager be and the same is hereby authorized and directed to apply to
the Florida Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry for the 2007 urban
and community forestry grant in an amount not to exceed $10,000 in order to
provide funding to enhance the City’s tree canopy.
Section 3. That
the CITY COMMISSION recognizes that in the event the grant is awarded to the
City, that the City will be obligated to provide matching cash and in-kind services
in an amount not to exceed $10,000 in value, which would be provided from the Public
Works Departmental Budget.
Section 4. That
the CITY COMMISSION finds and determines that it is in the best interest of the
citizens and residents of the City of North Lauderdale, Florida, to apply for said
grant funds.
Section 5. That
the CITY COMMISSION finds and determines that upon notification of award of
grant funds and upon the City’s acceptance of said funding that the City will
execute a Maintenance Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of
Agriculture.
Section 6. The proper
officers of City of North Lauderdale be, and each of them hereby is, authorized
and directed to execute and deliver any and all papers, instruments, opinions,
certificates, affidavits and other documents and to do or cause to be done any
and all other acts and things necessary or proper for carrying out this
resolution.
Section 7. All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section
8. If
any clause, section, other part or application of this Resolution is held by
any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, in part
or application, it shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions or
applications of this Resolution.
Section
9. That this resolution
shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the CITY COMMISSION
of the City of
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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SAMUEL S. GOREN, CITY ATTORNEY
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MAYOR JACK BRADY
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VICE MAYOR RICH MOYLE
ATTEST:
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C. MILLI DYER, CITY CLERK