Title
A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing One To One Matching Funds To Be Paid From Parks, Recreation And Cultural Arts Capital Improvement Project Funds For The Awarded 2023-2024 Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program Grant In The Amount Of $200,000.00 For Improvements To Oakridge Park; Further Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute All Applicable Grant Documents And Agreements; Amending The Fiscal Year 2024 Capital Improvement Plan.
Strategic Plan Focus
Infrastructure & Facilities
Body
Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
On December 7, 2022, Resolution No. R-2022-361 was passed and adopted by the City which approved an award with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in the Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program in the amount of $200,000.00 for improvements to Oakridge Park with the required grant match of 50% from the grant recipient.
Due to the grant award being dependent of the one-to-one match, the Director of Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts recommends the City Commission authorize the one-to-one grant matching funds.
Fiscal Impact:
Funding for the remainder of the grant match will be allocated by amending the FY 2024 Capital Improvement Plan as detailed in Exhibit “1”, subject to approval of this resolution.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
David Vazquez, Assistant Director, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts
Ricky Engle, Director, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts
Gus Zambrano, Assistant City Manager, Sustainable Development