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A Resolution Of The Hollywood, Florida, Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA"), Approving And Authorizing The Appropriate CRA Officials To Execute An Interlocal Agreement With The City Of Hollywood For Reimbursement To The CRA In An Amount Up To $750,000.00 For The Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Land And Water Conservation Fund Grant For The Keating Park Project.
Strategic Plan Focus
Infrastructure & Facilities
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
In 1964 Congress established The Land and Water Conservation Fund program which is managed at the state level Florida Department of Environmental Protection ("FDEP") and U. S. Department of the Interior, National Parks Service (NPS) at the federal level. the Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant Program ("LWCF") adopted to fulfill a bipartisan commitment to safeguard our natural areas, water resources and cultural heritage, and to provide recreation opportunities to all Americans.
Keating Park was identified within the 1997 Hollywood Beach Community Redevelopment Plan as it promotes redevelopment, expands recreational opportunities and eliminates the causes of physical and economic blight, while improving and enhancing the quality of life to the neighborhood and overall, Beach CRA District.
In September 2023, the CRA Board identified the Keating Park improvements as a Capital Improvement Project and approved the Capital Improvement Plan which included the Project's funding of $1,500,000.00, supported by Resolution R-CRA-2023-39.
During the 2023 - 2024 application cycle, the CRA submitted an application to the FDEP for the Fiscal Year 2023 - 2024 for the LWCF grant for the Keating Park project. The project's scope included all appropriate scopes of work as it pertained to the LWCF grant guidelines as outlined in the submitted LWCF grant application documents and grant work plan.
The Keating Park project scope encompasses the restroom structure renov...
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